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Lubbock Animal Shelter accepting donations for homeless pet owners

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omelessness continues to be a problem, not only at the local level but nationwide.

The City of Lubbock has put forth efforts to alleviate the problem within the city to much success. The South Plains Homeless Consortium announced earlier this year the number of homeless in Lubbock decreased by 101 since 2017.

However, the problem persists.

With the winter months arriving, temperatures around Lubbock can reach single digits at night with wind chill making it even colder. This presents another problem the local homeless must face, especially those that have a pet.

Those at the Lubbock Animal Shelter have decided to step in to help these homeless pet owners. They are accepting donations of food, blankets and toys so the pet owners can tend to their pets needs while also taking care of themselves.

“We’re asking for food. Like dog food or cat food,” Deaon Bryant, a Lubbock Animal Services officer, said. “Toys or blankets, things like that. They don’t have to be new blankets, just as long as they’re clean.”

One of the main reasons those at the shelter decided to start these donations is because they don’t want people to give up their animals simply because they can’t afford it.

“What we do with the donated food is we give to those in need,” Bryant said. “Instead of you surrendering your animal, I’d rather give you a bag of dog food so that you can keep your pet and then you have the time to get back on your feet because we don’t want to make you give your animal up because of an unexpected life change.”

There are many communities around the city that provide a place for the homeless to take sanctuary during the harsh weather conditions West Texas is known for; however, many of these communities are not pet friendly.

“I understand why a shelter or community wouldn’t allow pets,” Shelby Oubre, an English graduate student from Garland, said. “They’re catering to a large group of people and some may have allergies which could pose a lot of problems. They would also need to deal with how these dogs are cared for and prevent any ticks or fleas. The way they’re set up just isn’t very pet friendly.”

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This holiday season, the Lubbock Animal Shelter is accepting donations for homeless pet owners. They are looking for items such as food, toys and blankets to help keep homeless people’s pets warm this winter. PHOTOS BY AUDREY KERR/The Daily Toreador

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Tech’s season ends with close loss in NCAA tournament

Christmas, holiday celebrations begin early

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Brooke Denesik takes possession of the ball and runs toward the goal on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, at the John Walker Soccer Complex. Texas Tech’s 2018 season ended with a loss to Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Championships.

By SAMUEL MEDLIN Staff Writer

The Texas Tech soccer team posted one of its most successful campaigns in program history during the 2017-2018 season.

The Red Raiders finished with a regular season record of 14-4-1 while going 5-3-1 in Big 12 play, marking the team’s best conference finish since the 2014, according to Tech Athletics.

The regular season concluded with a loss to Baylor in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Championship. Following the conference championship, Tech earned a

bid into the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time out of the last seven years.

The Red Raiders were paired up against No. 21 Princeton in the opening round of the postseason bracket, marking the first time in history the Tigers had ever visited Lubbock, according to Tech Athletics. Sophomore forward Kirsten Davis took charge and put Tech up front, earning player of the game after totaling four points on two critical assists and a goal coming early in the second half.

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By BRIANNA MALDONADO Staff Writer

With the last bits of Halloween candy still lingering in their apartments and dorms, students are already getting ready for the Christmas holiday more than a month away.

Although Thanksgiving hasn’t even passed, it is common for students and especially businesses to bypass fall decorations and jump straight to Christmas trees and outdoor lights.

Elise Winter, a senior biology major from Paris, Texas, started decorating for Christmas the first week of November. After she posted a picture of her Christmas tree on Snapchat, she posted another a couple days later clarifying that she was not skipping Thanksgiving. With three Christmas trees in her apartment, Winter said she has had a couple friends come over and question why she has decorated for Christmas so early.

Since growing up with her family always decorating early, Winter said she has always loved Christmas and the decorations add to it by putting her in a positive and happy mood.

“I wish I could celebrate it all year round,” she said. “I love Christmas decorations, I would leave them up all year if I could.”

George Sanford, the manager at Hobby Lobby, said they have Christmas decorations and crafts put on their shelves in June.

Although there are some costumers who wish the decorations

would wait until after Thanksgiving, Sanford said there is a big number of customers who ask the merchandise be out during summer.

Since Hobby Lobby focuses on arts and crafts, Sanford said the main reason the store places Christmas items out early is for the crafters, who make wreaths, ornaments, decor or presents.

“They love getting ready for it and just have an appreciation of the holiday,” Sanford said.

Ve l m a Perez, a Lubbock resident, said she has the majority of the presents she is gifting a n d is just f o cused o n deco rating the

house right now. Although she previously was one who did not like when people would start decorating prior to Thanksgiving, Perez said she started to embrace it because Christmas goes by so fast, especially when decorating takes over a week to set up.

“I go all out,” she said. “I decorate my entire home.”

With two guest bedrooms and a guest bathroom, Perez said she is currently in the process of redecorating those for the guests that visit during Thanksgiving and Christmas break. The decoration for those rooms, she said, includes a Christmas comforter, rug and even shower curtain.

After Thanksgiving, Perez said she will begin decorating the kitchen and living area.

“I love Christmas, and it’s the best holiday for me,” she said. “I love that I’m smiling around this time of year. I think my heart gets 10 times bigger.”

The main reason she rushes to get it all done before the start of December is to be fully focused on watching Hallmark movies, she said, since they grasp the love and celebration of the season.

“Never forget the true meaning. It’s so important,” she said.

“One time out of the year, you can truly imitate our Jesus Christ because he is so giving to us all year long. If we can do that during this one time, maybe a little bit of us will imitate his great love and all the support he has given us, and we can show that to others.” @DailyToreador

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Gap years reshape typical college experiences

By ADÁN RUBIO Staff Writer

Taking a break from college may be an idea on some individuals’ minds but this may never be executed. For some students, time away from school is necessary to fulfill other goals.

Gap years typically are year-long breaks that occur between undergraduate and graduate education. For some people, gap years can be longer and take place in different moments of college.

Regardless of when or how long one’s gap is, taking time off from college is a decision which poses many benefits and costs a person should consider.

Mark Sheridan, dean of the Texas Tech Graduate School, said some students completing their undergraduate education often weigh the opportunity costs of sticking with their bachelor’s degree and entering the workforce.

“Whether a student is thinking about stopping and working for a while, there may be so many things that go in that decision,” he said.

“Just wanting to change their schedule. Maybe they want to make more money for a while.”

Whether a student wants to make more money or try something new, the reasons to utilize gap years may not have clear advantages or disadvantages.

“It’s hard to say what are the benefits and what are the drawbacks of a gap year,” Sheridan said. “It’s so individual specific and often times discipline specific that it’s hard to make a generalization.”

Despite the benefits and costs, gap years could provide

opportunities for people wanting to enter the workforce before pursuing their master’s degree. Depending on the student, returning to college can be difficult or easy.

Students who go back to college after leaving the workforce are people who could face difficulties during the transition.

Although, regarding examples of students who have taken gap years, he said people who go from the workforce to college may have a different sense of ambition, Sheridan said.

“There are those students who have finished a bachelor’s degree, gone into the workforce and now they really have a good sense and focus,” he said. “They take more seriously their education when they come back.”

Regardless if one thinks a gap year will help them focus on their pursued field, Sheridan said those who know what they want to do should take advantage of the accelerated graduate programs and get their master ’s degree as soon as possible. Depending on personal circumstances, he said utilizing accelerated programs may not be ideal for every person.

Personal circumstances or interests are factors, Sheridan said, which could determine one’s path, whether that path is going straight into a graduate program after receiving a bachelor’s degree or taking time off from college to learn what future is the best option.

One’s personal preferences can be a major factor when a student is deciding to take a gap year. For some students, the idea of a gap year may

seem great in theory but not when put into action.

Jennifer Cross, graduate admissions coordinator at the Tech department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, said students going to the workforce after their undergraduate education is common.

“We do see a fair number of students that would work one or a few years before they continue their graduate studies,” she said. “It’s not unusual at all.”

We do see a fair number of students that would work one or a few years before they continue their graduate studies JENNIFER CROSS GRADUATE ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR Gap years are opportunities Cross said students can use to gain work experience and practice within their field of study, while also obtaining a perspective on their future career choices.

“When you come back to do your advanced studies, then you are able to relate it to your work experience,” Cross said.

“Having that additional, prolonged immersion in the field, I think does have benefits.”

Although gap years are beneficial for some students, Cross said they might not be useful for others.

Despite whether a person thinks a gap year is appropriate for them, Cross said stu-

dents who do take advantage of breaks before graduate school could pick up different skills.

“Interacting with people, knowing how to work on a team in a real work setting, honing their communication skills are other things you get from a prolonged work experience,” she said. “It’s a little bit different actually using it in the work environment versus in an academic setting.”

Along with developing skills, Cross said, a student taking a gap year may have more opportunities to travel and volunteer.

Regardless of the benefits of taking a break from college, focusing on the goals one may accomplish during a gap year could help a student determine if this break is right for them.

“Like any other major decision, carefully consider the pluses and minuses,” she said.

“Define what it is you’re hoping to get out of a gap year.”

Careful consideration may be necessary for those taking a gap year before entering graduate school. But for students taking a break from school before starting their undergraduate education, this consideration can also prove to be vital to a student’s success.

Regardless of the reasons one might want a gap year, taking certain precautions could be beneficial for those delaying their college education.

“I think that there are a lot of considerations that need to be made,” Hansard said. “One of them is if they have gained admission into a university, they would need to work with that university to determine if they can defer their admission.”

For those wanting to engage in a gap year experience

before their undergraduate education, Hansard said deferment if it is allowed in a university, can affect different factors of enrolling in a college.

“Another factor of consideration would be a scholarship opportunity,” she said.

“You may have deferred admission to be allowed to participate in a gap year, but that may not be the same with a scholarship.”

The Texas Tech Presidential Scholarship is an example of financial support, Hansard said, which is still available for Tech students who defer, so long as they do not enroll at another institution. Whether it is scholarship opportunities or enrollment into a program,

she said students should consider many factors, as the deferment process can vary among different universities.

Whether one is taking a gap year before or after their undergraduate college experience, there are a variety of considerations that could determine if a gap year will be a beneficial experience. For some students, gap years can provide different learning opportunities but can also hinder one’s entry into college.

“I think that they are limited,” Hansard said. “I also think there are a lot of advantages and opportunities that a gap year can provide for a student.” @AdanRubioDT

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Wildfires concern for California-native Tech students

By HAILEY WALTER Staff Writer

A total of 7,579 fires burning an area of 1,667,855 acres have been recorded this past year in California, making it one of the worst wildfire seasons on record in the state, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The fires have created over $2.975 billion in damages, thousands of firefighters have come from all over California to help, and many citizens have had to evacuate their homes.

Tatiana Jaramillo, a senior business marketing major at Texas Tech, finds the destructive fires saddening.

Despite attending college in Lubbock, she calls California home, she said it is where she has lived her whole life and where her entire family lives.

“The fires in California are truly devastating, it has destroyed the homes and lives of many families, it has left people with nothing, forcing them to start over,” Jaramillo said. “To have all your memories and place of comfort destroyed

is unimaginable.”

Jaramillo’s hometown is Manhattan Beach, California, and fortunately she said it has not been affected since it’s a town off the coast and does not have forests where wildfires are prone to ignite.

However, Jaramillo said she knows many who are not as fortunate.

“I have family and friends who live in Calabasas, who were forced to evacuate their homes, they were told to pack a suit case and some of their most valuable things in case their homes burned down,” she said. “Thankfully, as of now, their homes are stand-

ing. However, they are in hotels waiting to be told it’s safe to come back.”

Carly Marthens, a junior public relations major who also calls California home, said her hometown Yorba Linda in Orange County, California, has not been directly impacted.

“My hometown wasn’t directly affected, but we have good family friends that were,” Marthens said.

“The fire is so big though that some of the smoke is in the air in my hometown.”

Being from California, Marthens said this is not the first time she’s witnessed wildfires.

“We have had fires in my

hometown before that have resulted in our friends losing their homes, it’s a terrible and scary situation,” she said. “I know what it’s like to have the feeling of not knowing if you are going to be able to return to your home or not.”

Marthens said the wildfires don’t just affected those in the path but also those who serve to fight the fires.

“It’s not just the people that are losing their lives and homes, but it’s also the fire fighters and police officers who are coming from miles away to help,” she said. “They put their lives on the line to save others.”

The current death toll in Northern California from the “Camp Fire” is up to 76, with

1,276 people not accounted for, according to CNN. Despite the horrible tragedy, Marthens said she believes the state is coming to together as a whole.

“To be there for each other in times like these is super important,” Marthens said.

Both the native Californians and Tech students said they believe the State of California and the people of California are doing their best to respond to this tragedy and support one another.

“The destruction caused by these wildfires will take time to repair,” Jaramillo said. “I truly believe in time we will be able to repair the damage done and come back from this stronger.” @DailyToreador

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Students share fall break plans

By HANA KELETA Staff Writer

Next week, Texas Tech students will leave Lubbock and scatter across Texas and the United States for Thanksgiving break. From rest and relaxation, to feasting on homemade food or even competitive surfing, students have many reasons to look forward to the break.

Kylie Vaughan, a junior photography major from Midland, said during Thanksgiving break she usually spends a lot

of time with family and friends, along with a lot of time sleeping.

“I have Thanksgiving with all the sides of my family every year,” she said. “We try and get together with all the family we can because as we all get older and older that becomes more difficult.”

Vaughan said her favorite tradition is watching football with her family and enjoys resting before finals.

“Going back home makes me feel really happy, mostly because I’m

surrounded by people I love,” she said. “But also, it makes me feel kind of stressed because I’m on my own for so long then all of the sudden have to adjust and listen to the parents again.”

With only a week off for Thanksgiving break, Vaughan said she doesn’t believe it is enough time for people who are traveling.

“I’m glad we have fall break because I’m getting really tired of school,” she said.

Kathryn Soward, a freshman psychology prelaw major from Corpus

Christi, said she is going home to her family and is participating in a surfing competition to raise money for the victims of California wildfires.

“Annually, my family eats Thanksgiving dinner together and my uncle brings mac and cheese,” she said. “Going home makes me feel like I have a purpose, like someone loves me for how hard I’m working up here at school.”

For Soward the weeklong fall break is sufficient enough, she said it gives her time to celebrate

with her families and return back to school.

“I have a fantastic time with my family and we eat a bunch of food,” she said.

Surayya Ibrahim, a junior industrial engineering major from Dallas, said she will be heading back to Dallas to spend time with family.

“Me and my family usually go to my cousin’s house every Thanksgiving for dinner and watch the game as a family,” she said. “I’m very excited to go back home and spend some time with family and friends.”

Ibrahim said a week is barely enough time for her to enjoy her family and friends at home but she’ll take what she can get.

Rebekea Abraham, a junior pre-dental major from New Orleans, said she loves going home because it makes her feel secure due to the fact she usually doesn’t have to worry or stress about anything.

“This year I am thankful for my family and friends,” she said. “We are having a Friendsgiving this year and I can’t wait to eat good.” @DailyToreador

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Two-day Thanksgiving week inconvenient, should change

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our days before Thanksgiving, I am sitting down to write this column in Lubbock, more than 300 miles away from my home and family in Austin. I do not want to be here, nor is there any real rationale for me to be here. Yet, here I am, because of one unbelievably annoying reason: Texas Tech’s insistence on having a two-day week during the week of Thanksgiving.

I cannot comprehend why Texas Tech and, in all fairness, other schools in the state such as the University of Texas at Austin, insist on having this twoday week. From the way the two-day week cuts into or eliminates time spent with family, to the unproductivity characteristic of classes in those two days, the two-day week is incon-

Akhila Reddy is a junior Economics major from Austin.

venient, inefficient and should have been eliminated long ago.

My primary issue with the two-day week is the way in which it drastically shortens the time of the break, making it inconvenient or unfeasible for students to travel home.

Without the two-day week, students would have a nine-day stretch without classes, essentially seven days at home after (generously) accounting for travel time. With the two-day week, however, those nine days stretch gets cut down to five days, leaving just

three days at home after accounting for travel time.

The biggest casualty of this unfortunate situation is out of state students. Purchasing plane tickets at sky high Thanksgiving prices for just a three-day stay is simply not financially feasible or worth it for out-of -state students, resulting in many of them not even going home for Thanksgiving.

Even for students like me who are in driving distance from home or can take a bus, the long time that must be spent in the car combined with the money required for gas or bus tickets again makes it very inconvenient to travel home. By the time I make the six-hour drive to Austin on Wednesday morning, I scarcely have time for two or three nights in my own bed before I’m packing up to head back to Lubbock again.

The most aggravating part of the two-day week is despite all the inconvenience, there is no discernible benefit to the two days of classes. Students, faculty and staff have, to varying degrees, checked out mentally and even physically – half of my classes have been cancelled for Monday and Tuesday and in the classes that I do attend, I know that a good half of the students likely won’t show up. Even in my dorm, I have been notified the hot water and heating will be shut off on Tuesday, a day when the high is supposed to be in the 50s. Apparently, the housing staff doesn’t really expect us to be here either.

As students we have been trained to expect these two days to be pointless. When a professor decides to actually utilize

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“We’ve always taken donated food,” Bryant said. “We’re hoping to give (the homeless) a little bit of a break and spread some joy.”

For those that are looking to donate but feel they can’t part ways with items or find they don’t have any items worthy of donating, Bryant said monetary donations can be made so workers at the shelter can go out and purchase items.

“We’re not asking for anything major, just whatever the public wants to do to help,” Bryant said.

Donations can be made at the Lubbock Animal Shelter until Dec. 15.

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This Christmas season the Lubbock Animal Shelter is accepting donations for homeless pet owners. They are looking for items such as food, toys, and blankets to help keep the pets of the homeless warm this winter..

Wi t h L u b b o c k c o n stantly growing, it’s hard to determine where the homeless frequent. Due to this, Bryant said, the shelter will partner with the Lubbock Homeless Coalition to figure out certain spots around the city where the homeless tend to stay.

This is the first time the Lubbock Animal Shelter is accepting donations for homeless pet owners on such a large scale, Bryant said. Those at the shelter hope to continue it in the future.

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those two days, like last year when I had a test on the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving, it is instinctive for students to rail against the professor and how unfair he or she is.

But upon further thought this impulse is also unfair.

If those days are officially on the school calendar, it is a professor’s prerogative to treat them like any other day.

The problem goes higher up, to the Tech administration who have let this two-day week stay on the calendar despite the obvious problems with it I have mentioned.

At this point in an argument, I normally bring up the strongest argument from the opposing side and try to refute their point. I can’t even do that here because there is really, absolutely no reason for the two-day week.

Those two class days can be

moved to the beginning of the semester or after the semester or any other time.

I don’t care how or when, but it needs to happen.

The University of Texas at Dallas is a public school in Texas that has made this switch, giving students the full week off for Thanksgiving. If they can do it, so can we. This is a request to whatever Tech administrator or department is in charge of our calendar: please make this change, or at the very least, give me a compelling reason why we can’t make the change.

Next year, instead of debating whether it’s even worth going home for the brief trip, I actually want to be able to whole-heartedly look forward to my Thanksgiving break. @AkhilaReddyDT

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Rhodes scholars include many women, immigrants BOSTON (AP) — The latest crop of U.S. Rhodes scholars has more women than any other single class, and almost half of this year’s recipients of the prestigious scholarship to Oxford University in England are either immigrants or first-generation Americans, the Rhodes Trust announced Sunday.

Among the 32 winners is Harvard University senior Jin Park, the first recipient cov-

ered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation.

Park, 22, of the New York City borough of Queens, arrived from South Korea with his parents when he was 7, studied molecular and cellular biology at Harvard, and founded a nonprofit to help undocumented students apply to college.

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Competitive politics remain important

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his past week I overheard a comment relating to politics that was somewhat worrisome. The individual said “I can’t wait to see what politics looks like in 20 years when all the Republicans are gone.”

In an ever-polarizing political climate like ours, I understand the extreme partisanship; that said, I don’t think this individual quite realizes how detrimental that could be to his own beliefs. It is

Jason Jones is senior political science major from Alvin.

also somewhat of a stretch to believe that the GOP would not take standpoints to absorb portions of the electorate based on certain issues, at some point down the road.

To wish for a single party government is downright moronic; electoral competi-

tion is one of the best ways to hold elected officials accountable to the people they represent. I for one, as a conservative, don’t think Beto represents the beliefs of the majority of Texas voters, however I believe his presence as a serious challenger was incredibly important to Texas politics. His challenge has brought Senator Ted Cruz back from D.C. to listen to his constituents and hear their feelings and desires, something he may not have

found as important had he not been challenged.

I also firmly believe that electoral competition requires the parties to present the very best candidate for the position. If they fail to do so, the result is opposition candidates winning offices in areas they historically wouldn’t or couldn’t win.

The 2017 special election in Alabama is a great example of this. There is much data to show Alabama as being one of the

most Republican states in the country, yet a terrible candidate like Judge Roy Moore was running to fill Jeff Sessions senate seat, and the election was won

by Democrat Doug Jones.

I predict when Jones is up for election in 2020, the Alabama Republican Party runs a much better candidate than Moore to challenge Jones.

As far as the Republican Party going extinct, I wouldn’t bet on it. The Democratic coalition en-

compasses many groups of people for many different reasons; the Republican coalition encompasses very few.

The GOP has the desire to stay a relevant political force, without a doubt, which means as time goes on the party will have to evolve and expand its coalition to encompass more diverse groups of people, and I see them doing exactly that. @DailyToreador

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Putting NASA’s new promotional video in context

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ast week, NASA released a video titled “We are NASA,” tweeting the promise that we are returning to the moon and preparing to go beyond Mars.

The video is exciting, includes the powerfully bipartisan enjoyed voice of Mike Rowe, and gives a promising hope for the future of Space Exploration. It is an exciting promotional video, one promoting more than 72 percent of United States citizens’, including my own, belief it is essential for the U.S. to be a world leader in space exploration. It is hope in a time we need it — but it is a hope dependent on congressional leadership, hope in space projects that we have seen scrapped time and again for budgetary concerns and by changes in Presidential Administration.

What NASA does is dependent on the funding the government believes it should provide them – and in an age of uncertainty of bipartisan agreement, hope rests in the government our nation is struggling to find hope in.

To put the hope in space

Robert Avila is a third-year law student from San Antonio.

exploration in to context, it is important to understand NASA was an organization created in response to another human emotion – fear during the Cold War. Fear is a powerful motivator, and during the tense age of the Cold War the Soviet Union’s launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, Oct. 4, 1957 was one of the biggest waves of it. While the 184-pound satellite, roughly the size of a beach ball, had a limited utility on its own transmitting radio signals for only 21 days the launch itself, the proof that humans could successfully place artificial satellites into orbit created a stunned wave of fear and excitement over the capabilities of space – along with the bitter image of the Soviet Union leading the way.

The U.S. public felt this wave with increase fear of the Soviet military capabili-

ties and nationally as a blow to U.S. self-confidence and optimism about the future.

Even though the U.S. had prior knowledge of the satellite and were attempting to build their own, the focus on the Eisenhower Administration was defending against the military capabilities of the Soviets, particularly their work on intercontinental missiles, to which he was reluctant to invest military resources on space.

The satellite was a public relations win for the Soviets, with the world able to see with the naked eye a Soviet achievement in space. Millions of Americans could tune their radios and hear the beeping of the Soviet satellite radio broadcast in their homes. American’s feared a technology gap between their Cold War rivals, and with fear as a motivator the U.S. Government began expanding a new hope.

The space race began and the U.S. reshaped its views on technology, values, and politics to emphasize a national priority in scientific research and engineering.

Newspapers and other media began shaping and expanding to cover science, medicine and technology. The urgency between the two countries heightened by a launch of Sputnik 2 only a month after Sputnik 1, and after our first satellite Explorer 1 was sent in 1958, a Democratic U.S. Congress established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration which began operating Oct. 1, 1958.

From the initial fears of Sputnik 1 it took the U.S. only 12 years to send the first humans to the moon on July 20, 1969. A hope in the extent of our technological capabilities extending to the stars was broadcast live in the homes of the same American’s who heard the sputniks tunes a decade before. A moment in time were urgency advanced our technology and society in just over a decade.

To understand the initial history of NASA is to understand the way in which our government operates. Congress largely passes things reactively to events, rather than pro-actively and with-

out an urgent need to return to the moon or go to Mars then, there is difficulty knowing whether what they say will be accomplished.

The question for space specifically seems to be, can we seek hope without a driving sense of fear riding behind us, without the idea that another country is advancing beyond us? If we cannot rely on NASA, should we place hope in private companies advancing to space before government exploration, as companies like Space X set launch to Mars by 2022?

The answers will depend largely on congress, their ability to agree on a budget, an agreement between them and the president on an interest in space, and the ability for future changes in leadership to agree to continuing the same space plans.

As it stands, if our hope of NASA expanding its space exploration relies on congress agreeing, then we may not have much hope for the promises shown in the new video. @DailyToreador

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bet you didn’t know how politics were involved in your outfit today. If you’re wearing jeans, that’s right, your wranglers held up by your belt buckle or your black skinny jeans with cute leopard flats. In the back of your jeans, it likely says “Made in USA,” but it’s so much more complicated than this.

Tons of products are made through a process involving multiple countries, and trade deals help facilitate these processes. Recently, Trump

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ripped the rug out from under the North American Free Trade Agreement and left a lot of questions behind.

Now, negotiations have concluded and the United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement is here to take the place of NAFTA, which covered the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Created in 1994 through bipartisan efforts (I know, shocking), and pri-

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marily benefited agriculture, textiles and auto industries, according to Congress’ official website. Reducing tariffs and taxes, at the time the U.S. and Canada wanted to bolster the Mexican economy.

NAFTA worked, but almost too well. The U.S. traded more with its neighbors than ever.

Job markets in Mexico boomed and U.S. businesses flourished; however, with the shift in businesses, a lot of U.S. jobs were moved to Mexico. There was a different bad blood between

the U.S. and Canada. Canada did not fully reduce or remove taxes on all U.S. goods and at one point, Canada taxed U.S. dairy at 270 percent, according to Bloomberg.

Enter Trump.

One of Trump’s main campaign points was bringing jobs back to the U.S. The U.S. lost about 700,000 jobs to Mexico, according to U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer; however, most economists argue that it’s far more complicated than just NAFTA.

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With most studies showing NAFTA was likely the smallest contributor to the job losses, but Trump stayed determined to renegotiate the agreement.

So, what is “NAFTA 2.0?”

The agreement is supposed to take effect in 2020 and U.S. farmers should have improved access to Canadian dairy along with U.S. car parts being utilized more often. Congress still has to sign off on the USMCA, so the next step is still to be determined. Stay tuned. @DailyToreador

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Red Raiders return for home finale

By GABRIELLE TAITE Staff Writer

The Texas Tech volleyball team has posted a 17-11 record this year, going 7-3 at home and 5-7 while away as the end of the 2018 regular season approaches.

In August, the Red Raiders kicked off their three week long span of away matches with the first game coming against Abilene Christian, according to Tech Athletics.

During the matchups, Tech won eight of its 12 games against Abilene Christian, CSU Bakersfield, UC Irvine, Seton Hall, Sacred Heart, Houston Baptist, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley and Texas Southern.

In Big 12 play, Tech has only won two of its away matches, with the first being in a conference opener against Baylor University, 3-1, Sept. 19 and the second against Kansas State, 3-1, Nov. 17. Despite the recent setbacks, Tech coach Tony Graystone said he

was impressed with the team’s performance on the road, specifically in the non-conference games.

“We looked pretty much like we did at home,” Graystone said. “They did a nice job of traveling and playing them on the same day and following the game plan. There weren’t many surprises. It was a good environment, and we responded well.”

Senior setter Missy Owens said being on the road for so long was a nice change.

Owens collected her second straight 1,000 set season for Tech, following the 3-1 victory at Kansas State.

“It was a good adjustment for sure,” Owens said. “I think it was nice for all the new kids to see what it’s like on a road trip. It was kind of a learning experience because the older kids are used to it, but the (freshmen) got to feel what we do on gameday.”

Te c h e x c e l l e d e a r l y playing at home in the Red Raider Classic in August, according to Tech

Athletics. The team went on a three-game winning streak against Northwestern State, North Dakota and Rice University. When the team returned home in September for Big 12 play, they went on another three-game winning streak against West Virginia, Iowa State and Kansas State.

Additionally, Tech’s last home match was against Baylor on Monday with the Red Raiders losing, 1-3.

Graystone said he was proud the team was challenged before they returned home to compete in Big 12 play.

“We had been on this extended road trip, so we’d been playing in other people’s gyms a lot,” Graystone said.

“Every road match has a different environment, crowd, energy and a different set of things you have to overcome.

We’ve challenged the team a lot in that regard, and it was always with the idea of getting ready for Big 12. We’ve thrown everything at them that we can at this point.”

Last season the team finished 7-5 at home and 6-10 while away, causing them to finish 19-15 overall, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders even advanced into postseason play in the 2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship, where they won four out of the five away matches.

The Red Raiders are doing better this season as they finish their last two matches against Texas at home and Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.

Graystone said the team is working hard to finish this season out strong.

“There’s a lot of different things we’re working on right now and talking to them about,” Graystone said. “The biggest thing is just continuing to stay positive and just continuing to keep fighting.

We’re just not making plays at the end when we need to.”

The match against Texas is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21 in the United Supermarkets Arena.

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Senior setter Missy Owens sends the ball over the net during the match against Baylor on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Texas will play its last home match of the season at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, against Texas.

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Late FG lifts Cowboys over Falcons, 22-19 Steelers pick up comeback win over Jags ATLANTA (AP) — Brett Maher shook off a missed extra point and kicked a 42-yard field goal on the final play, giving Dallas a 22-19 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday after the Cowboys squandered a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Ezekiel Elliott had a huge day for the Cowboys in what was a defensive slugfest until a wild fourth quarter, with the teams combining for 26 points over the last 15 minutes. He had 122 yards rushing on 23 carries, including a 23-yard touchdown, and led the team with seven catches for 79 yards.

Matt Ryan threw a 34-

yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones for Atlanta’s only touchdown with 1:52 remaining to tie the game. But Dallas drove 51 yards in 10 plays, setting up Maher’s winning kick as time expired .

The Cowboys (5-5) have won two straight on the road and trail Washington by only one game in the NFC East after the division leaders lost at home to Houston, 23-21. Atlanta (4-6) dropped its second in a row and now faces long odds to reach the postseason — especially playing in the NFC South, where the Falcons trail New Orleans and Carolina.

After a field goal battle be-

tween Maher and Atlanta’s Matt Bryant left the Falcons with a 9-6 lead heading to the final period, Dak Prescott and Elliott scored on a pair of runs to push the Cowboys to a 19-9 lead.

Grinding for every yard, Dallas needed 14 plays to cover 75 yards for the game’s first TD, Prescott’s 4-yard run after faking a handoff to Elliott . Prescott had a couple of 17-yard passes — one to Amari Cooper, another to Cole Beasley — but no other play on the possession went for more than 5 yards.

Maher hooked the extra point, however, leaving the Cowboys with a 12-9 lead.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger was far from perfect until the fourth quarter, and that was all that mattered for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

One week after Roethlisberger had a perfect quarterback rating, he overcame three interceptions and a 16-0 deficit by leading two late scoring drives. He lunged in from the 1 for the winning score with 5 seconds left for a 20-16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

The Steelers (7-2-1) won their sixth straight and likely ended any playoff hopes for the Jaguars, who

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The Jaguars (3-7) dropped their sixth in a row in a game they controlled until the final five minutes.

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Red Raiders seek bowl eligibility against Baylor

By NOAH MICIOTTO Sports Editor

The Texas Tech football team will search for bowl game eligibility in its final game of the regular season against the Baylor Bears, set for Saturday, Nov. 24, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

This season’s matchup will mark the final game the two teams will play in the Dallas-Fort Worth area over the course of ten years. The Bears and Red Raiders have battled things out at either the Cotton Bowl or AT&T Stadium since 2009, with Baylor leading the series in games played in Dallas, 5-4.

Although Baylor has played better in the metroplex, the Red Raiders claim the all-time series lead at 3837-1, according to mcubed. net. The Lone Star rivalry can be dated back to 1929, where the Red Raiders fell to the Bears, 34-0. Fast-forward

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The Red Raiders shutout the Tigers, 3-0, giving Tech a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament for just the fifth time in program history, according to Tech Athletics. Shortly after, the Red Raiders determined they were chosen to face off against No. 12 University of Virginia in the second round of the postseason at a neutral site in Waco.

The Virginia Cavaliers finished with a regular season record of 16-4, posting a record of 0-1 at neutral sites, according to Tech Athletics. Leading up to the game, the “Cavs” had advanced past the round of 32 portion of the NCAA Tournament every single year dating back to 2004, when they fell to Duke in the second round. Virginia has claimed three National Championship titles, in 1991 and recently in 2013 and 2014.

The Red Raiders played a hard-fought game, outlasting the Cavalier offensive push the entire match, according to Tech Athletics. The contest finished with a 0-0 score after regulation, forcing a golden goal overtime, in which the first team to score wins. Both teams were scoreless after two

two years later and Tech’s animosity toward the Bears football would only increase after the Bears shutout the Red Raiders once again, 32-0.

Moving ahead to 1947, the Red Raiders dropped 11 straight games to Baylor until finally taking a close victory over the Bears in 1961, 19-17.

Despite losing in this matchup for over a decade, Tech eventually halted Baylor’s charge with a 15-game win streak of its own from 1996 to 2010, according to mcubed.net.

With the Red Raiders having won two straight to snuff Baylor’s previous five-game win streak which began in 2011, is a fair assumption both of these teams will bring their A-game to Dallas this Saturday in hopes of being able to protect their bragging rights. Furthermore, Baylor will also be searching for bowl game eligibility, as the Bears enter the matchup at 5-6 on the year. periods of overtime play, sending the match into a game-deciding penalty kick competition.

Despite successful penalty kicks from sophomore goalkeeper Marissa Zucchetto and senior midfielder Carly Wickenheiser, Virginia prevailed, making their shots 4-2 in penalty picks, according to Tech Athletics. The Cavaliers will now move on to face No. 2 seed Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament.

Sophomore goalkeeper Marissa Zucchetto finished the regular season in a threeway-tie for first in the nation in shutouts with 13 on the year, according to Tech Athletics. Zucchetto also ranked top-15 in the nation in average goals against, posting an impressive .558 after allowing only 12 goals in 21 games played.

Sophomore forward Kirsten Davis finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big 12 in total points, garnering 20 from her six assists and seven goals scored throughout the year, according to Tech Athletics.

Davis’ seventh goals puts her in a tie for seventh in the conference in the goals scored category.

Junior forward Jade King’s team best, eight goals

Though both teams are coming off losses, Tech must find a way to muster momentum if they wish to defeat Baylor. The Bears have outrushed Tech, 2,069 yards to 1,796 through 11 games played this year. Fortunately for Tech, the Red Raiders have totaled nearly 1,000 more passing yards than the Bears at 3,984 while Baylor has only posted 3,078.

In terms of total offense, Tech will have the advantage over Baylor, claiming 5,475 while the Bears enter with 4,822, according to Baylor Athletics. Additionally, Baylor’s sophomore quarterback Charlie Brewer has totaled 2,327 passing yards, trailing Tech’s true freshman standout quarterback Alan Bowman who has missed full games against Texas Christian, Texas and Kansas State while also missing a half of play against West Virginia and Oklahoma due

to a partially collapsed lung.

Should Bowman return in the game against Baylor, Tech’s chance to snag a victory will exponentially increase, as Bowman has a 150.06 rating in comparison to sophomore Jett Duffey’s 143.348, according to Tech Athletics. Bowman also has a marginal lead over Carter, who claims a 92.60 rating through four games played.

Regardless of who will be under center for the Red Raiders, Tech needs to take this final game in they wish to extend their season. The same can be said for the Baylor Bears; therefore, both squads will likely put up quite a fight in hopes of extending their seasons.

With Tech set to travel to Waco in 2019 to face off against Baylor, the Red Raiders will want to take advantage of this somewhat neutral site game. @NoahMiciottoDT

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Sophomore defensive lineman Eli Howard jumps for the ball during the last home game against Texas Saturday, Nov. 10, at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders fell to the Longhorns, 41-34.

Howard has totaled 34 tackles in his sophomore season.

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Stars beat Islanders, 6-2

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Senior midfielder Jordan Duke jumps up for the ball against Pepperdine University at John Walker Soccer Complex on Sunday, August 19th, 2018. The Red Raiders won, 1-0. Duke is one of Tech’s seven graduating seniors. scored, placed the striker at No. 6 overall in the Big 12 for the category, according to Tech Athletics. King also ranked eighth in the conference in goals per game, claiming an average of .36.

Sophomore forward Ally Griffin ranked third on the team in both assists and goals scored, totaling two assists to go along with her four goals, according to Tech Athletics. Two of Griffin’s three nets on the year turned out to be game-winners.

Freshman defenders Charlotte Teeter and Cassie Hiatt each tied for fourth on the team in goals, netting three on the season, accord-

ing to Tech Athletics. Hiatt was named to the Big 12 AllFreshman team toward the end of the season after her contributions to one of the nation’s top defenses.

Junior midfielder Jayne Lydiatt, the University of Oregon transfer, finished the season with a total of three assists and tacked on her lone goal at the beginning of the season, according to Tech Athletics.

The Red Raiders close out the season with plenty of accolades, but will need to replace the strong senior class who brought an influence to the team both on and off the field. @SamMedlinDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Esa Lindell scored twice during Dallas’ four-goal second period and the Stars beat the New York Islanders 6-2 Sunday.

Alexander Radulov had two goals and an assist, Tyler Seguin had a goal and two assists, and Roope Hintz also scored for the Stars, who have won two straight. Jamie Benn had three assists, Jason Spezza had two to top 900 points in his career, and Ben Bishop stopped 37 shots.

Anthony Beauvillier and Scott Mayfield scored for the Islanders, who lost in regulation for the third time in 12 games (7-3-2).

Thomas Greiss had 16 saves, but was pulled after giving up three goals on six shots in the first 7:08 of the second period.

Robin Lehner came on and finished with 11 saves.

Mayfield pulled the Islanders to 4-2 just 24 seconds into the third as he brought the puck around the back of the net and sent a centering pass that went off Bishop’s stick and in for his third of the season.

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Radulov then scored twice in less than two minutes to help the Stars pull away.

First, he restored Dallas’ three-goal lead as he skated in on Lehner on a breakaway and scored with a backhand at 7:35.

Radulov then tapped in a puck lying in the crease with Lehner out of position for his eighth of the season and 100th of his career to make it 6-2 at 9:16.

Trailing 1-0 after one period, the Stars went ahead with four goals in the second.

Lindell tied it as he got a pass from Seguin in the center above the circles and beat Greiss at 2:09.

Hintz put the Stars ahead with his first career goal as he got a pass from Spezza in the left circle and fired a shot through Greiss’ five-hole at 4:40.

The assist was Spezza’s 900th point.

Lindell gave Dallas a two-goal lead as he got his second of the game and third of the season with a onetimer from the right faceoff dot that also went through Greiss’ legs at 7:08.

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