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Students benefit from learning second language

By ADÁN RUBIO Staff Writer

Junior wide receiver Antoine Wesley runs to the end-zone and scores a touchdown during Texas Tech’s game against West Virginia Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders finished the 2018 season 5-7, one win shy of bowl eligibility. PHOTO BY CIARA PEROZZI/The Daily Toreador

Despite early hope, 2018 season yields disappointment

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fter a shaky finish to the 2017 season, the expectation was former Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury would need a breakout season to earn another year, and despite a 5-2 start, a late season collapse would mark the end of the Kingsbury era as Tech slid to a 5-7 finish.

In the season opener, Tech’s struggles from last year continued, as starting quarterback McLane Carter suffered an injury that

would effectively derail his entire season. In relief, true freshman quarterback Alan Bowman showed promise, but the Ole Miss Rebels still had enough momentum to bury the Red Raiders, 47-27.

Moving forward, Bowman became “the guy” for Tech’s offense after a decent outing against Ole Miss. The following week Bowman, with help from true freshman running backs Ta’Zhawn Henry and SaRodorick Thompson, steamrolled Lamar in a true blowout, 77-0, with the Cardinals crossing the 50-yard line just one time all game.

Coming off the confidence surge from dominating Lamar, Bowman and Co. survived a shootout with Houston and its Heisman-hopeful quarterback D’Eriq King, with King’s 431 yards and five touchdown performance outshined by Bowman’s breakout 605-yard and five touchdown performance, a Big 12 freshman record.

To open conference play, the Red Raiders faced No. 15 Oklahoma State, and for the first time since 2001, Tech toppled the Cowboys on their home field, 41-17, with a dominant second half performance

sealing the deal for Tech. Bowman threw for 397 yards and two touchdowns in his first career conference game, while the defense shutout the Cowboys during the second half.

Riding the surge of confidence that comes with a three-game win streak, Tech faced No. 12 West Virginia at home, but an injury to Bowman in the first half sent Tech into a spiral, with sophomore quarterback Jett Duffey falling just short of a second-half comeback against the Mountaineers, 42-34.

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Online classes present different path to college degree

By COLEMAN TAYLOR Staff Writer

Attending a traditional four-year university and studying to receive a degree is one of the best ways to get a head start toward success in life.

It is not, however, the only way to do so. Every year, more students enroll in online programs offered by universities to complete their degrees.

According to a survey produced by the Babson Survey Research Group in 2017, 31.6 percent of all students will take an online course, also known as distance classes. That’s roughly 6 million students, an increase of 5.3 percent from last year.

Texas Tech has not missed out on the growing trends for online learning. Currently the university offers 10 entirely online bachelor degrees, 31 online master’s degrees and three online doctoral degrees.

Included in Tech’s eLearning department are a number of hybrid or mixed programs, and many different certificate and graduate certificate programs as well.

Students flock to their laptops for classes for many reasons, one of most commonly being the convenience offered by them.

Online classes don’t have to meet at a scheduled time every week, and assignments can be completed at a

student’s own pace, as long as they still meet deadlines. This is the first thing that comes to mind for Aerik Pachicano, a sophomore creative media industry major, who takes as many online classes as he can.

“I get to work on my own time with online classes,” he said. “Whenever I have time I can work, or rewatch lectures, which really helps.”

Delaney Moreno, a sophomore media strategies major, said this was one of the things that drew her toward online classes. Being able to work at a pace and in an environment where she can concentrate has really helped her succeed, she said.

“I tend to concentrate better doing assignments at home, and I feel less pressured than when I’m in an actual classroom,” she said.

Of course, there are drawbacks with online classes with technical problems being one of the most obvious. If a student’s primary device for accessing the class malfunctions, then they could lose hours of work or miss deadlines. Pachicano said Blackboard could often be frustrating, and difficult to use.

Another common complaint is communication with the professor of an online course can sometimes be a source of stress and anxiety.

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Whether it be for college requirements, a future career or simply personal interest, there are several reasons individuals may choose to learn another language.

Although, choosing this language may be challenging for students.

If a student wants to learn a second language, they may need to consider certain factors in choosing the appropriate one to learn. For some people, their cultural background can be a determining factor, while others might consider a foreign language which supports their pursuits toward a specific career field.

Charles Grair, professor of German and associate chair of Texas Tech Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures said learning a specific language for a college requirement depends on the student and their interests.

“Most students in Texas use Spanish as the default language,” he said. “But it’s not the only language. There are many other ones that we have that will open doors to other kinds of places.”

Depending on a student’s field of study, Grair said some languages are more useful than others. Whether it be students learning German to understand Greek and Latin research or music majors learning Italian to get a better grasp of different compositions, he said foreign language can benefit students in different ways.

“There is great need in this country for speakers of less commonly taught languages, like Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Japanese,” Grair said. “If you’re interested in government work, foreign service work, any of those languages will give you a great advantage.”

The difficulty of learning a language can be a factor that can sway one’s decision.

The grammatical structure is an aspect of a language, Grair said could make some languages harder to learn than others.

Despite this difficulty, Grair said students also should consider the challenge of learning a language in high school and having to continue that education in college.

“Don’t postpone the study,” he said. “If they take a semester or year off to take other courses, they’ll have a harder time connecting with the language and building upon what they already know.”

Whether it be people required to choose a language for a degree plan or those who are in the progress of completing their language courses, there are different factors a student will have to consider when choosing or sticking with a language. Some students may not be required to obtain credits but could benefit from selecting a second language to learn.

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Lying on resumes leads to complications

By ANTHONY TORRES Staff Writer

It is not uncommon in society for someone seeking a job to exaggerate, stretch the truth or lie on their resume.

More job seekers have decided to not be honest on their resumes so they are more likely to stand out in the eyes of their future employers.

Nicole Noble, associate director of employer relations at the University Career Center, works with students and has discovered many stretch the truth or lie on their resumes. Noble said individuals lie when it comes to achievements, accomplishments or previous employment locations.

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“Learning a foreign language is the best way to prepare oneself for dealing with cross-cultural contexts,” he said. “The best

“Education, where they worked, some of their accomplishments, the number of things that they’ve achieved,” Noble said. “Languages and also computer software that they know, they may not be totally accurate with. An alternative can be basic and/or familiar with Photoshop.”

Students and job seekers create these lies because they wish to stand out from the crowd.

“Students lie on their resumes to make themselves have a better impression,” Roberto Martinez, a junior architecture major from Montgomery, said. “College students lie on their resume to make it seem they have more achievements in their life when in reality it’s

much less.”

Students feel as if lying on their resumes is going to help them land the job, Noble said. They want to make sure they are the ones hired and are willing to stretch the truth a bit if it means they will be able to obtain a job.

“They are trying to make themselves stand out, but they are missing the point of what a lot of employers are looking for,” Noble said.

“GPA is another area that they might lie about. It’s more important to employers that you can accurately convey what you have done because you are ultimately going to represent their company.”

Job seekers have become fearful their future employ-

ers are not going to hire them because they do not fit the required skill sets of the job they are applying for. This leads the applicant stretching the truth so they fit the necessary requirements.

“Students lie on their resumes to overcompensate because they don’t believe in themselves enough to obtain the job they want,”

Braydon Dobbs, a junior biology major from Albuquerque, said.

Once someone has lied on their resume, they need to fix it. They should see if they are able to remove the application and resubmit it with new, updated information. If they are at the interview stage, they should confess about the error to the future employer, Noble said.

There are others way to improve their resume besides lying.

“They can quantify what they have done, they can focus on their achievements of what they have accomplished,” Noble said. “Focus on what they have done and not what they have learned if at all possible. Be concise,

and format it well. More information is not necessarily better.”

Lying on a resume ultimately will not be able to help in the grand scheme of job employment, Noble said. Even if one were to get the job, whenever the employer was to tell them to apply the job skills from the resume they would eventually find out the truth. It is better to be upfront about one’s skill set and highlight other qualifications.

“If people are tempted to lie, it’s because they are not aware of all of the neat things that they have already been involved in that we can help highlight, bring out and showcase,” Noble said.

way to develop sensitivity for that kind of thing is to study a foreign language.”

Culture is one aspect of learning a language people may not realize. Knowing the connections between a country’s culture and language could provide insight for students wanting to learn that language.

Christopher VasquezWright, director of the Language Learning Lab and Research Center, said when one knows the culture, they can learn to understand the people.

“Knowing a language is knowing the culture,” he said. “They’re inseparable.”

Regardless of the need to comprehend both the culture and language,

Vasquez-Wright said students need to understand that learning a language is not an easy task.

“Have long-term perspective,” Vasquez-Wright said.

“Learning a language is a long journey.”

For some people, this journey can consist of a variety of challenges and opportunities.

Whether they are currently learning a language or deciding on one, people can be interested in a language for different reasons.

Will Vaudry, graduate student from Dallas majoring in Spanish socio-linguistics, said simply listening to Spanish speakers in Mexican restaurants influenced him to want to speak the language more.

“The culture that surrounds you can attract you to a certain language,” he said.

In addition to his enjoyment with Spanish, Vaudry said his experience with the language has proved beneficial.

“I started getting job offers from personal financial services and banks,” Vaudry said.

“They just wanted me because I could speak Spanish.”

When learning a language, students may not realize the skills they gain can benefit them in the future.

Aside from the ability to speak with people of certain cultures, students can pick up other skills that also could provide future benefits.

Alec Cattell, assistant professor of practice in Ger-

man, said learning a second language can provide additional, important skills, which sometimes people overlook.

“They’re really important and employers really want them,” he said.

“Things like determination, being able to pay attention to details.”

Regardless of the necessary skill sets one can develop, people may pursue a language for different purposes.

Interest in a certain region or culture is one reason, Cattell said people may lean toward a language.

“Some people, for a specific purpose, they want to move to a country where that language is spoken or it’s a part of their studies or their work,”

Cattell said. “Other people come at it just as a hobby.”

Whether one has interest in a language or needs to speak a language for a college or career requirement, there are a variety of factors to consider when acquiring this new skill.

Learning a second language is an educational opportunity, Cattell said people should not disregard, as it proves important to develop a different skill set.

Regardless, one’s passion can be a determining factor when faced with choosing a foreign language to learn.

“Go with what you’re really interested in,” he said. “Try to set that goal for yourself.”

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Trump says Manafort pardon ‘not off the table’ WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday a pardon for Paul Manafort is “not off the table” — a comment that drew swift rebuke from critics who fear the president will use his executive power to protect friends and supporters caught up in the Russia probe.

The president’s discussion of a possible pardon in an interview with the New York Post came days after special counsel Robert Mueller said Manafort had breached his plea deal by repeatedly lying to investigators. The former Trump campaign chairman denies that he lied.

Trump’s remarks are the latest sign of his disdain for

the Russia investigation, which has dogged him for two years and ensnared members of his inner circle.

In recent weeks, the president, armed with inside information provided to his lawyers by Manafort’s legal team, has sharpened his attacks, seizing on what he claims are dirty tactics employed by the special counsel and accusing investigators of pressuring witnesses to lie.

In the interview with the Post, Trump likened the Russia probe to Sen. Joe McCarthy’s pursuit of alleged communists in the 1950s.

“We are in the McCarthy era. This is no better than McCarthy,” Trump told the newspaper.

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Students share Winter Break plans

By BRIANNA MALDONADO Staff Writer

While student’s backpacks are full of notes and scantrons while their lives are revolving around group projects and studying for final exams, some have the mental push to end their semester on a high note to enjoy their Christmas break plans.

Britton Swanson, a junior public relations major from Rockwall, is attending a bachelorette party to celebrate her friend, Abby Grand-Lienard, in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Lienard will be married to Swanson’s brother, Parker

Swanson, so she said it will be the celebration of two very important people in her life.

“That’s my future sisterin-law,” she said. “It’s going to be so fun.”

With Lienard’s parents owning a house in Saint Thomas, she said the decision came easy when the bridesmaids only had to pay for airfare. Swanson said the bachelorette party will be hosted in December, and the bachelor party will be celebrated a month later in Saint Thomas, as well.

“They got engaged in the U.S. Virgin Islands too, so that’s why it’s kind of fun to go back,” she said. “Plus, It’s just

going to be nice to get away from the cold for a couple days.

We just have to get through these next two weeks. We just got to kill the finals.

It’s more of like a gift and something to look forward to.

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son said the bridal party is constantly counting down the days to the trip and discussing all their plans that include snorkeling, laying by the ocean, making playlists and shopping for beach outfits.

Laurel Young, a sophomore psychology major from Southlake, is visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands after Christmas and into the New Year. She said her grandparents, and their four children with all the grandkids will join the trip.

Located southeast of the Bahamas, Young said her family plans a trip every year to a tropical location during the Christmas break as a good

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Residence Hall Association to host annual Carol of Lights The Texas Tech Residence Hall Association will host the 60th annual Carol of Lights ceremony Friday, Nov. 30 at the Texas Tech campus.

The theme for this year’s ceremony is “A light that lasts a lifetime.” More than 25,000 colored lights placed around the campus at Memorial Circle, the Engineering Key and along Broadway will be illuminated, according to the press release.

A 38-foot Christmas tree will be illuminated west of the Texas Tech seal as well.

The festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a carillon concert at the Administration Building West Tower, according to the press release. The concert will be performed by retired School of Music associate professor Thomas Hughes, School of Music associate professor Peter Martens and a group of students.

At 7 p.m., the Torch Light Processional will begin, led by the Saddle Tramps, the Masked Rider and Raider

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Moreno said that having to rely their professor’s ability to organize and communicate consistently can sometimes be an issue.

When problems do arise too, it’s not always as easy as walking up to the teacher after class and asking a question, she said.

“It’s one of the things I like least about the classes,” she said. “Having to rely on the teacher without always being face to face with them can affect how you perform.”

break away from the cold.

“I’m so excited and ready,” she said. “It kind of motivates me to get everything done.”

Camryn Mayer, a junior public relations major from Scottsdale, Arizona, visits Disneyland often. From church to dance team, Disneyland was always her fun and desired location for the summer, she said.

“Disneyland is like my thing,” she said. “I have been like every year since I was in middle school.”

This past summer, Mayer was unable to work around her schedule to attend and said she was truly upset about it. Her parents decided to gift

Mayer and a friend with a trip to Disneyland for her 21st birthday present. Although her birthday was at the end of November, Mayer said she could not imagine a better way to celebrate her birthday.

With going less than a week after finals end, Mayer said she is focused on finishing exams, driving home to Arizona then soon after to California for to the happiest place on Earth.

“We’re both so excited,” she said. “We just have to get through these next two weeks.

We just got to kill the finals.

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LA legalizes street vending LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was his 63rd birthday but instead of staying home to celebrate Wednesday, Andres Garcia got in his truck and drove 25 miles to Los Angeles City Hall to see the little sidewalk vending business he’s run for 15 years finally become legal.

There, in the ornate City Council Chambers, he and more than 200 other sidewalk vendors — “micro-entrepreneurs” as Councilman Curren Price Jr. calls them — rose up to cheer, embrace one another and shout in Spanish, “we won, we won,” as the council voted 13-0 to legalize street vending.

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The lights are flipped on marking the conclusion of the 59th Annual Carol of Lights. This year’s event will take place Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.

Red, according to the press release. Accommodations will be available for the deaf and hard of hearing.

The lights will be illuminated by Bill Dean, college of media and communication associate professor. Dean initially played this role as a student at the first Carol of the Lights ceremony.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts will

host a Carol Concert following the event from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Hemmle Recital Hall. The show will feature the choir singing holiday classics and cookies and hot cocoa will be served after the show.

Admission to the show is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors 55 and over, $5 for children 18 and under and free for Tech students with their student ID. Parking for the Carol of

Lights ceremony is available to the general public at most faculty/staff parking lots after 5:30 p.m.

Signage should be checked before entering the lot.

Guest parking is not permitted in residence hall, Z parking lots. ADA parking will be provided in the R1 parking lot near the intersection of 15th Street and Detroit Avenue.

While it may not be a loss for other students, Pachicano said the lack of major interactions with other students was a drawback.

Engaging with students is one of the best ways to make connections and friends, he said, and online classes don’t facilitate that nearly as well as traditional ones.

“Deadlines and communication with the professor can be an issue, but not being able to engage with other students is disappointing sometimes too,” Pachicano said.

When it comes to choosing whether or not to take an online course though, it typically is determined by a student’s style of learning. Both Moreno and Pachicano said the only reason they’re able to do well in their online classes is because they fit their respective learning styles.

Online courses are selfdriven, and put a greater responsibility on the students to keep track of their learning and course work.

This increased degree of independence is not something that works well for all students.

Michael Wortham, a graduate student completing the majority of his degree online, described his transition from traditional classes as a rough one. In the end though, switching to online classes was beneficial because of his busy schedule, he said.

“At first, I hated them, and avoided them at all costs. I could barely remember to go to my regular classes anyway,” he said.

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Robin Hood and subliminal socialism A new Robin Hood movie started showing in theaters across the world last week, telling once again the story of the emerald archer extraordinaire who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. From humble beginnings as an English folk-tale told in ballads during the 15th century, the story has become a cultural mainstay in the western world. Because of this, it’s worth analyzing how it manages to keep an appeal after so many years and so many bad movies.

The initial, and more conventional, explanation argues that Robin Hood fights for and represent an appealing kind of populist justice. He anonymously battles a bloated aristocracy that preys on the weak common man, he does so with nothing but a bow, some arrows and his will.

However, a far more interesting explanation lurks just beneath the surface of this initial one.

Robin Hood remains popular to this day because

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his story appeals to, and reveals, the socialist tendencies inherent to the human subconscious. In other words: Robin Hood is a socialist and everybody loves that, even if they don’t know it.

To understand this argument though, one first must understand some cultural beliefs and assumptions common to most free market and capitalist economies.

Economic models that prioritize privatized control of production and competition in markets necessitate two key ideas: first, that everyone has the chance to become successful; and second, that individuals receive only what they have earned.

The United States loves these ideas; its economy thrives on them. President Herbert Hoover delivered a speech in 1928 espousing these ideals, and establishing the concept of Rugged Individualism, or that of

the “self-made man”. In the speech he said “We have carried this ideal farther into our life than has any other nation in the world. Equality of opportunity is the right of every American, rich or poor, foreign or native born, without respect to race or faith or color, to attain that position in life to which his ability and character entitle him.”

American history is filled to the brim with people who have benefited from this system. Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Ford, Walton, Gates, all names etched into history for building wealth on nothing but their ingenuity and grit. In America, a college dropout can become the richest man in the world, and a failed businessman and bankrupt store owner can become the most renowned president ever.

So, enter the Robin Hood conundrum. If America loves this concept of individual success and opportunity and idolizes selfmade billionaires, how can it also love Robin Hood?

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the modern premise of Robin Hood is distinctly anti-capitalist resistance.

It’s a story about outcasts who exiled themselves from society to live in the woods and redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor; it’s vigilante-enacted welfare. Robin Hood’s story tells the audience subliminally that not only is it just to fight and steal from a wealthy upper class, but it is heroic.

The story of Robin Hood getting retold every few years by a different form of mass media is the knee-jerk reaction of a society that knows in its heart of hearts that the system is broken.

People love to see these movies because it satiates a hunger to see someone take on the corrupt aristocrats and empower a disenfranchised lower class.

There are cracks in the American idealism, and everyone knows it. Most Americans will never reach Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people, and not because they didn’t work hard

enough. Just like it would’ve been near impossible for the common people of Robin Hood’s Middle Ages England to rise into the ranks of wealthy nobility, so it is for most Americans today.

Equality of opportunity has never really existed, even after the passage of laws designed to ensure it. Note that all the people listed above as some of the wealthiest Americans are white men, most of whom were born into wealthy families, or attended prestigious schools. Further, CNN Money put out a list in 2014 of the wealthiest Americans in history, of the top 20 listed not a single one isn’t a white man.

Hoover may have spewed rhetoric about equal opportunity all day, but it did nothing to change the fact that Jim Crow laws and segregation were both legal until the 1960s, and women weren’t truly accepted in the work force except in times of war. There have always existed institutional barriers impeding the progress and

success of minorities in this country, even to this day.

The constant production of Robin Hood media is a continued acknowledgment of these problems. Equal opportunity, rugged individualism, and the benevolence of a free market are all myths, and Robin Hood is still around shooting arrows at rich people because these myths are still believed.

Stories are told to convey messages for the times they’re told in, they’re a mirror of some societal idea or issue. The fact that Hood’s story has been told numerous times every decade since the advent of film serves as a convincing indication that Americans are still longing for a hero to disrupt the current system. The American people may be paying money to go see a fictional movie, but they’re really paying to see someone do what they all secretly wish they could.

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Monolingual Latinos should be included in Latinx community

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onnections which form based on identity are strong.

They make us feel secure and accepted simply by acknowledging that there are others like us who might understand our unique plights. This level of understanding can form powerful connections.

Growing up in the suburbs near Austin, I had the opportunity to connect others very similar to me who

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had learned to wear their Latin identity proudly. We made connections based on this shared identity, and learned more about ourselves in the process. Not only did we form connections based on commonalities, we found ourselves admiring the differences in our cultures and dialects.

I recall these instances fondly. Discovering gaps in communication due to the differences in our countries dialects was hilarious on many occasions, whether it be words that don’t even exist in some countries or accidentally saying an offensive word

in someone else’s dialect.

We often found our differences important to our own identities, yet incredibly miniscule in the grand scheme of things.

Something important about this is mostly bilingual members of the Latinx community found these connections, in turn finding an irreplaceable sense of community. I only point out this distinction because I only recently found out monolingual members of the community often found themselves excluded from forming these bonds.

Anybody who knows me personally can attest to the fact that I frequently discuss privilege and acknowledge my own in many situations.

I’m constantly finding ways

in which I’ve been privileged, even as a Latina in the United States. I think this is an important exercise for everyone to participate in because it allows us to understand the intersectional identities of others that might cause us to have different experiences, and in turn different views.

This was a point of privilege of which I was entirely unaware. I didn’t know I was in fact privileged to have been taught Spanish along with English.

In light of this, I’d like to acknowledge those people of the Latinx community who have been excluded from the aforementioned sense of community, or even worse, shamed by their Latinx peers for not being able to

communicate in Spanish.

The inability to speak Spanish shouldn’t determine the value of these individuals in the Latinx community.

I had a friend who described the pain in her parents voices as they explained why they’d never taught her Spanish, citing the discrimination they’d faced in Texas as bilingual children. They hadn’t wanted her to grow up with the same burden.

It’s not the unwillingness to learn, as every monolingual person of Latin descent I’ve encountered has expressed their deep-rooted desire to learn Spanish. Rather, the decision of parents not to impart on their children what has been historically been seen as a burden is

more than likely a major reason behind many not being given the opportunity to learn Spanish.

I’d like to challenge those in the Latinx community who have the privilege to have understand our ancestral language to extend inclusion to their monolingual Latin friends.

It’s important for them to know that they are no less Latino than the rest of us, because so many have a deeply rooted fear they are not. Identity is not meant to ridicule, shame and exclude others. Instead our sense of identity is meant to bring us together and make us all feel included and valid. @DailyToreador

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bout a year and a half ago, before I started writing for The Daily Toreador, I created a blog.

I did this because I wanted to write and organize my thoughts in a way where I can show my work to others.

I only wrote a few things on the blog, but one of those things was an essay I called, “The Cognitive Distortions of the Left.”

This essay was based on a realization I came to after studying cognitive behavioral therapy in some of my psychology classes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely used and well researched therapy method by which the individual participating in the CBT attempts to gradually unlearn cognitive distortions that cause anxiety and depression.

I noticed many of these cognitive distortions were present on the left side of the political divide to a large extent and decided to write about it.

I published this essay on my blog Oct. 16, 2017, and I was very proud of what I had written. There were times when I thought about re-writing the essay for The Daily Toreador, but I became less sure about my theory and decided to put the re-write on hold. I did this because I wanted to ensure I was not simply using what I had learned in my psychology classes to try and hit political opponents with it.

Then I came across a book

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released this past July called “The Coddling of the American Mind,” by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff.

Jonathan Haidt is a wellrespected psychologist who is well known for his book “The Righteous Mind,” and his work to create moral foundations theory, or a theory of moral psychology.

I started to read this book and was shocked at what I found. This book is about how left leaning campus culture is encouraging the use of cognitive distortions treated by CBT. As I continued to read, I began to realize I was in fact onto something in my previous writing, because this wellrespected psychologist, who is not a right winger, was arguing the same thing I had previously thought.

This has given me the confidence to finally revisit the topic, and since Haidt inspired me to do so, I plan on citing his book several times to make my point.

The basic idea here is there are many cognitive distortions, like emotional reasoning, catastrophizing, dichotomous thinking and many others encouraged and reinforced in growing segments of leftist groups.

These distortions are not

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only bad for a person’s mental health, they are also faulty ways of thinking that should be discouraged so people can discuss ideas and positions in a rational way.

I’m going to give a couple of examples of cognitive distortions and how they are used on the left, so that this is less abstract. The first cognitive distortion I will use as an example is one Haidt also talks about in his book.

This is the cognitive distortion of mind reading. Distortion happens when someone believes that they can read another person’s mind.

This may sound silly, but this happens all the time on the left. People on the left constantly attribute racist motives to conservatives without people ever explicitly stating racist motives. They assume individuals have racist intent behind their policies without a racist word ever leaving their lips. This is the cognitive distortion of mind reading at play within the leftist world view.

The next cognitive distortion is one that, to my knowledge, Haidt does not talk about. This is the false consensus effect. The false consensus effect occurs when a person overestimates the extent to which other people agree with them. I argue that this happens within the victim groups the left likes to use as pawns for their ideology.

Let’s take black individuals for example. There is a

view that “real” black people are left leaning or vote democrat, and if a black person does not do those things, then they are not a “real” black person.

I think this view is racist and gross, but I have seen this happen over and over again to black conservatives.

I would quote some of the vile things I have seen thrown at people like Larry Elder or Colion Nior, both black men who break away from the democratic line, but frankly, I do not feel comfortable quoting the language used against these great men due to the extremely profane nature of it.

If you are curious, I encourage you to look into it and expect you’ll be shocked.

The last cognitive distortion is one Haidt spends a lot of time on, and for good reason. When I wrote my essay, I wrote this cognitive distortion “truly characterizes the lefts entire ideology.”

This cognitive distortion is the distortion of emotional reasoning. Haidt refers to this as one of his three great untruths. He refers to this untruth as, “Always trust your feelings.” This is the cognitive distortion that leads people to believe because they feel threatened it is OK to shut down speakers, because what matters is not that there is no hint of physical threat, but rather that they feel attacked.

This is where micro aggressions come in. This

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distortion tells people to always trust their feelings, so if you feel someone is offending you they must be microaggressing you, charitability in interpretation be damned.

I’ll end on a quote from the essay I wrote over a year ago. I highly recommend you check out Haidt’s book “The Coddling of the American Mind” for a much more in-depth analysis of the problem.

“Emotions are so important. They are what make us love, feel, and really what make us human, but they are very bad for solving problems. They lead to hasty judgements and bad decisions. So why has the left based their entire ideology behind emotions? Because they drive you. They make you passionate, they make you vote, and they make you hate the opposition.

Digging out the deep hatred of a race that has been historically abused and used as slaves by slandering others as racists or bigots is much more mobilizing than the brand new conservative simplified tax plan with fewer regulations to ensure economic freedom. Leftist ideology preys on emotion, hatred and pain. It encourages and feeds off of cognitive distortion. Those that promote this ideology may not be evil, but the ideology itself sure as hell is.” @DailyToreador

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fter putting on one of the best games of the year earlier this season in the Red River Showdown, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will meet in the Big 12 title game with possible playoff implications on the line.

Funny enough, the way I see it, the two teams meet at a crossroads of sorts. Texas is back in contention to win the Big 12 for the first time in nearly a decade, while Oklahoma appears to be have just a handful of games left before it is faced with the possibility of not having a Heisman-caliber quarterback at the helm for the first time in four seasons.

The Longhorns entered

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this season with relatively low expectations, despite a stellar recruiting class. Texas coach Tom Herman even said this week that Texas is currently “overachieving” this season, but an argument could be made that the Longhorns fell just short of being a playoff team.

Regardless, the Big 12 title game presents Texas with the opportunity to really be “back” for the first time since 2009, and every Longhorn fan out there is likely

excited by that chance.

Likewise, Oklahoma is facing some uncertainty that hasn’t bothered the Sooners in nearly two decades. Legendary coach Bob Stoops is gone, and now Oklahoma is faced with the possibility that a Heisman-hopeful won’t be running the offense in 2019, with Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray long gone by then. Second-year coach Lincoln Riley has shown extreme promise as the Sooners’ head coach, so much so that his name has gotten tossed around in various NFL coaching searches.

With 2019 looking more and more uncertain for the Sooners, the Big 12 title game gives Oklahoma a chance to really state its

case to be the fourth seed in the playoffs, and there seems to be a lot of hope banking on that for Sooners fans. On the other side, Texas wants to make a statement that the post-Mack Brown lull that the Longhorns have been wallowing in is finally over. All this makes for what will likely be a great football game.

Earlier this season, the Longhorns raised eyebrows and found themselves on the playoff radar after upsetting Oklahoma in this year ’s annual Red River Showdown, 48-45. Now, for the first time in over 100 years, the two teams meet for a second Red River Showdown, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Since their first meeting, which was the peak win of Texas’ season and the low point in Oklahoma’s season, the two teams have flipped trends, and Texas has struggled while the Sooners have toppled every opponent since. The two teams could not be more opposite, with the Sooners leaning on Murray’s insanely explosive quarterback play to win games despite a struggling defense, while Texas has built a balanced attack on both offense and defense to outplay its opponents on both sides of the ball.

I expect a good game from each quarterback, with Murray poised for his usual 4 or 5 touchdown outing, while Texas quarterback

Sam Ehlinger will pick up a handful of scores with almost no turnovers. As far as an outcome goes, the trend of each team since the first meeting leads me to believe that the Sooners will win this game, and they will do so convincingly.

With Murray truly looking like the Heisman-candidate he was pegged as heading into the season, I think the Sooners walk away with a 38-24 win in Arlington, and use this win to get into the College Football Playoffs.

Meanwhile the Longhorns suffer a tough loss, but still prove that the Herman Era is here as they prep for a top-tier bowl game. @AustinWattsDT

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LEFT: Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger evades Tech linebacker Jordyn Brooks during Tech’s last home game of 2018. The Red Raiders were defeated by the Longhorns, 41-34. RIGHT: Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray has a pass knocked down by Tech defensive back Jah’Shawn Johnson. The Red Raiders were defeated by the Sooners, 51-46. The Longhorns and Sooners will face off for the second time this season in the Big 12 Conference Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

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Five Texas Tech football players were named to All Big 12 Teams on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Redshirt freshman back Adrian Frye, senior place kicker Clayton Hatfield and senior linebacker Dakota Allen were named to the Big 12 First Team for the first time in their careers, according to Tech Athletics. Tech has two secondtime recipients, sophomore lineman Jack Anderson and junior wide receiver Antoine Wesley, who were both named as second team honorees.

This announcement marks the first time Tech has been able to boast three first-team

honorees since 2008, and the first time Tech has had five or more first- or second-team recipients since 2012, according to Tech Athletics. Following a second team award in 2017, Allen became Tech’s first linebacker to land a first-team honor for his 73 tackles, five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries, one of which was for a touchdown.

Frye’s five interceptions and 13 pass breakups ranked him among the FBS’s top-10 players in both categories, leading him to become the first Tech freshman to score first-team honors since Mi-

chael Crabtree in 2007, according to Tech Athletics.

Hatfield was successful on 17 of 19 field goal attempts and all his 55 PAT attempts, according to Tech Athletics, posting the fifth-highest field goal percentage in the nation.

Other Red Raiders who achieved honorable mention status were Alan Bowman, De’Quan Bowman, Jordyn Brooks, Travis Bruffy, Seth Collins, Vaughnte Dorsey, DeMarcus Fields, Eli Howard, Jah’Shawn Johnson, Dominic Panazzolo, Terence Steele, Joseph Wallace and Broderick Washington Jr. @BrennaHaleDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Luka Doncic and Devin Harris each scored 20 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat Houston 128-108 on Wednesday night despite a tripledouble by Rockets star James Harden.

Harden had 25 points, 17 assists and 11 rebounds, but it wasn’t nearly enough for a team missing Chris Paul because of an injury. Houston dropped its fourth in a row after winning a season-high five straight.

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The record-setting quarterback will go for an 11th straight win after a seasonopening loss in a visit to the Cowboys on Thursday night.

That’s exactly what Dallas did when Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott were rookie sensations in 2016.

It won’t be a franchise record the way it was for

Dallas. The Cowboys might remember when New Orleans started 13-0 on the way to a Super Bowl title nine years ago, because they won on the road to start the Saints’ season-ending threegame skid.

The Saints can’t afford a similar slump if they want the NFC’s top seed, which Dallas had with 13 wins two years ago. The Los Angeles Rams enter the week with the same 10-1 record. But New Orleans can wrap up the division title with four games remaining with a win and a Carolina loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday.

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ing a steal for Texas Tech,” Borezello said, according to Tech Athletics. “Russel Tchewa has the potential to be a major factor as he develops. We’re talking about a 7-footer who can run the floor and finish in transition, or get the ball in the post and score with his back to the basket. Guys with size and athleticism don’t come around every day.”

Tech coach Chris Beard said the program is excited for Tchewa to join the team.

“Big Russ (Russel Tchewa), we’re excited this guy can be the sleeper in the class,” Beard said. “He’s somewhat of an unknown in our country but has played you know a lot of basketball in Italy.”

McCullar comes to Tech with family ties. His father is a former football player and his mother a Tech alumna, according to Tech Athletics.

The 6-foot-6 guard from San Antonio will join the squad

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The Texas Tech men’s basketball program signed three four-star prospects and a three-star prospect for next year. The signees include center Russel Tchewa, guard Kevin McCullar, forward Khalid Thomas and guard Jahmius Ramsey.

Tech recruited Tchewa out of Putnam Science Academy, the same preparatory school freshman forward Josh Mballa and sophomore forward Malik Ondigo attended. The Cameroon, Africa, native also has experience playing in Italy for three years, according to Tech Athletics.

Jeff Borezello from ESPN said he thinks the signing of Tchewa has potential to be huge for the Red Raiders, according to Tech Athletics, and guys like the Tchewa are hard to come by.

“This could end up be-

after he graduates from high school in December. In McCuller’s senior year of high school, he averaged 16.8 points a game and 6.6 rebounds and helped lead his team to a 6-A title in his sophomore year.

McCullar has potential to be a great point guard, Beard said, but can also move around the court to help the team as soon as he gets to campus.

“He’s a guy that is a true point guard to me he runs the team he distributes, but scores the ball need be,” Beard said. “He’s deserving of his top 100 ranking, just a good player, he’s gonna be the guy that plays the first day he’s here.”

A transfer from College of Southern Idaho, Thomas is coming to Tech after a solid freshman year, according to Tech Athletics. He averaged 14.5 points a game along with 6.5 rebounds a game, and was selected as

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Embiid powers 76ers past Knicks, 117-91 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid once had to spike his dad’s wish for him to become a volleyball player.

With his father making a rare trip to Philly, Embiid showed once again he was wise to ditch digs for dunks.

Embiid put on a show with his father in the stands for the first time this season, collecting 26 points and 14 rebounds while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 11791 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.

“Embiid was doing some damage in the post,” Knicks rookie Kevin Knox said.

Embiid’s spin move into a one-handed jam earned a smile and applause from Thomas Embiid, a colonel in the Cameroon military who is visiting from the family’s home country and plans to spend a few weeks with his MVP candidate son. Growing

up, Embiid had to convince his father that basketball wasn’t a dangerous game and he didn’t have to abide

by Thomas’ wishes of becoming an elite volleyball player.

Embiid was aces against the Knicks.

The 7-footer had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the first half alone. He finished with his NBA-best 21st double-double and helped the Sixers improve to 11-1 at home.

He didn’t stick around to offer his usual quips and one-liners to the media — Embiid split to catch up with his family.

Philly’s last home game was a rare disaster, a 121-112 loss to woeful Cleveland on Friday. Coach Brett Brown said the Sixers didn’t play with spirit against the Cavs. They played with purpose against the road-weary Knicks.

JJ Redick hit four 3s and scored 24 points and Ben Simmons had 14 points.

Jimmy Butler hit a 3 in the third to make it 86-58 and give the Sixers a KO victory with former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins sitting courtside.

Redick made 10 of 14 shots and hit the 20-point mark for the third time in five games.

“I always feel like when I shoot the ball it’s going to go in, but there’s a different feeling I think when you haven’t missed and you’ve taken a few shots and you just keep seeing the ball go in,” he said.

“It certainly increases the dopamine levels in your brain.”

Enes Kanter and Mario Hezonja each scored 17 points for New York. The Knicks have played nine of 12 games on the road and were coming off a 115-108 loss to Detroit on Tuesday.

a NJAA All-American. The Portland, Oregon, native guided the team to a NJAA championship last season and is deemed as one of the best junior college players in the nation.

Beard said Thomas brings spirit to the team on and off the court and, with his versatility, he will help the team with his athleticism and ability to put points on the board.

“Khalid’s a guy that plays multiple positions, he’s a guy that’s got a great spirit to him, brings energy in the locker room, he’s a positive guy,” Beard said. “At 6-9, athletic, play multiple positions, he can really shoot the ball.”

Ramsey come to Tech after earning a national ranking of 28 on ESPN’s 100 list, which is the highest-rated recruit in Tech program history, according to Tech Athletics. The Duncanville native is also ranked fifth in his position

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The ensuing bye week gave Bowman time to recuperate from his lung injury, but the breakout freshman was not ready to go in time to face Texas Christian. In his stead Duffey filled in, doing just enough to lead Tech to its fourth victory of the season, 17-14.

Bowman recovered enough to retake the starting job against Kansas, picking up what would be the last win of the season for the Red Raiders. At the time, Bowman’s 408 yard, three TD performance gave Tech hope for the season moving forward, following Tech’s beatdown of Kansas, 48-16.

Unbeknownst to the Red Raiders or Kingsbury, the win over Kansas would mark the last win of the Kingsbury era at Texas Tech. The following five-game slate looked tough enough, but losing Bowman for a second time during the season would be the nail in the coffin for Tech.

After the win over Kansas, Bowman struggled heavily against Iowa State,

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by ESPN, and the third rated player in Texas, according to 24/7 Sports.

“A guy like (Jahmius) Ramsey wants to be coached,” Beard said. “He’s had great mentors in his

life starting with his father Avery. You know he wants to play at the highest level, he’s willing to put in the work to do that every day, it’s a certain toughness.”

41-30, his first and only game of the season he lost after playing the whole game. The following week disaster struck, as Bowman exited the game against No. 7 Oklahoma, and despite holding the halftime lead, Tech fell, 51-46, even after Duffey rallied Tech back to a one-score deficit.

With Bowman shut down for the season, Tech’s outlook on the final three games grew bleaker after each game. A tough loss to No. 15 Texas ended Tech’s chances of getting the bowl-qualifying sixth win at home. Duffey’s fourth quarter heroics got Tech back into the game late, but Texas QB Sam Ehlinger drove the length of field and scored the game winning TD, 41-34.

Now sitting at 5-5, a oncepromising season for Tech lay in ruin. Despite starting the season 5-2, Tech would need a win over the last two games to clinch a bowl berth, and neither Kansas State or Baylor seemed winnable.

Against Kansas State the Red Raider offense faltered with Duffey at the helm, and Tech was held to the second worst scoring total of Kings-

bury’s tenure, falling 21-6 to the Wildcats. In the season finale, Tech’s struggles continued with Carter back as the starter, and the Red Raiders fell to the Bears, 35-24.

Even after starting the season with a strong 5-2 record, a five-game losing streak to close the season pushed Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt to replace Kingsbury after six seasons, with three straight seasons muddled with “inconsistency” as the determining factor.

Moving forward, if Bowman remains at Tech, the young QB would likely be the entrenched starter despite the coaching change.

In his freshman season, Bowman finished with 2,638 yards, 17 TDs, and seven INTs with a completion percentage of 69.4 percent.

Currently, Tech appears to be in contention for a handful of candidates around the league, but a frontrunner has yet to emerge. With recruiting deadlines fast approaching, a decision on Tech’s 16th head coach in program history is expected in the coming days.

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