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El Paso suspects wait for access to laywers eL PASO (AP) — Authorities in el Paso County failed to give indigent suspects access to lawyers in a timely manner and didn’t fairly distribute cases among attorneys, according to a report by a state panel.

The Texas Indigent Defense Commission found that whereas large counties like el Paso should appoint attorneys to poor suspects no later than a day after the request is made, that standard wasn’t met in roughly one-third of cases reviewed, the el Paso Times reported Sunday.

The commission pointed out two misdemeanor cases in which requests for a lawyer were never ruled upon, followed by the suspects signing a waiver and entering “an uncounseled plea.”

The review had been sought by an el Paso county commissioner who alleged that only a few lawyers from a large pool were being handed cases. A review of more than 500 cases in 2013 by the state panel found that el Paso County’s appointment system was not fair, neutral or nondiscriminatory.

“We were not wrong on a single point,” el Paso County Commissioner Vince Perez said.

The Texas Indigent Defense Commission monitors counties to make sure they are meeting the expectation of the Fair Defense Act. The commission includes five members appointed by the governor and is chaired by Judge Sharon Keller, who is the presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. el Paso County has until the end of January to address the issues the report raised.

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Red Raiders’ comeback falls short in final game of season

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TExaS TEch quaRTERback Patrick mahomes gets sacked by a baylor defender Saturday in aT&T Stadium. Tech would lose the final game of the season, 48-46.

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Texas Tech dropped its final football game of the 2014 season Saturday in AT&T Stadium, losing 48-46 to Baylor.

The Red Raiders were down by as many as 25 points in the third quarter, but came back and had a chance to tie the game on a two-point conversion with 1:42 left in the game.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said he was proud of the way his players fought in the game, but they were just not disciplined enough and that was something he had to work on as a coach.

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Family of slain Texas DA ready for trial DALLAS (AP) — The start of the murder trial of a former local justice of the peace charged with killing a North Texas district attorney, his wife and his assistant is coming as something of a relief to the prosecutor’s family.

Opening statements are scheduled for Monday in the case against eric Williams, who is accused of gunning down Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, in March 2013, two months after the shooting death of prosecutor Mark Hasse.

“We’re happy it’s here,” JR McLelland, the McLellands’ son, told The Dallas Morning News. “We went through what we went through and did our best to get back to normal. Now, we have to live it all over again and then get back there again.”

Authorities accuse Williams of shooting the three in revenge after McLelland prosecuted him for stealing county computer monitors. That conviction cost Williams his justice of the peace position and his law license.

An attorney for Williams declined to comment.

Williams’ wife, Kim, is accused of helping him carry out the slayings and is expected to testify against him. With her assistance, prosecutors have a gun linked to Hasse’s death and a mask believed to have been worn by the gunman. Both items were found by a dive team in a North Texas lake.

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fort since we basically lost out on bowl eligibility,” he said. “We talked about the character and playing hard and playing for those seniors and so the last couple of weeks I’ve felt like the effort was there.”

After trading possessions for most of the first quarter, the Bears got on the board first in the game on an eight-yard run from sophomore running back Shock Linwood.

Linwood carried the ball 24 times in the game for the Bears for 158 yards, which put him over the 1,000-yard mark for the season.

“Means a lot,” Linwood said. “For me to have my second season going over a thousand yards, it’s pretty good.

So I’d like to just thank my offensive line. They’re a big part of it. So it was good.”

The Red Raiders missed several scoring opportunities early in the first

quarter that could have tied the game or given them the lead, but three fumbles by three different players stopped them from getting in the end zone.

Tech got its first score with 13:12 left in the second quarter on a touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Patrick Mahomes to junior wide receiver Jakeem Grant.

Although it was Grant’s only touchdown reception against the Bears, he ended the game with five catches for a team-leading 155 yards.

“Coach (Kingsbury) knew we would have one-on-one battles the whole game. He just told us to work on release, that we would have time,” Grant said. “I mean, just going back to practice and doing the same stuff, routine, same routine stuff over and over translates to the game.”

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Texas Tech uses second-half Research fellow, team comeback to beat air Force exploring galaxy evolution

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TExaS TEch guaRd devaugntah Williams, dunks the ball to gives Tech the lead during Tech’s 63-62 victory against air Force on Sunday in the united Supermarkets arena.

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The Texas Tech men’s basketball team was down 19 points to the Air Force Falcons with 13 minutes left to play in the game. When the final buzzer sounded, however, the Red Raiders were on top, 63-62.

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the game, and he was proud of the perseverance his team showed.

“We were very fortunate to get the win today,” Smith said, “but also, have to compliment our guys. They showed a lot of heart and a lot of toughness, you know, never quit.

All the things that help you be competitive.

Had to make some big plays down the stretch, and we did.”

Air Force dominated the first half, allowing only 16 Red Raider points while scoring 32 of their own. The Falcons defense also forced Tech into 13 turnovers in the first half alone.

Falcons coach Dave Pilipovich said his team’s use of the Princeton offense threw Tech off defensively, and the Air Force defense fed off its offensive success.

“We fed off our offense and had our defense be more aggressive,” he said. “We got our hands on some balls and they turned it over and maybe played a little bit of stagnat zone.

We got them to stand around a little bit, but they did a great job adjusting at halftime.”

Tech senior forward Robert Turner said Smith was calm when he came into the locker room and just reminded the team that it could perform better than it had been doing.

Smith said one of the major halftime adjustments he had to make was the removal of a true low post and the movement to a smaller lineup.

Tech freshman forward Zach Smith played in the center position most of the second half, Smith said, because Air Force does not use a true center and Smith was able to keep up better defensively.

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Astronomer and postdoctoral research fellow in the Physics Department at Texas Tech, Paul Sell, was recently a member of a research team that explored the evolution of galaxies.

Sell led the research team to understand why some galaxies evolve from full of life and stars to a lifeless star graveyard, he said.

Sell and the team studied 12 rare galaxies with the smallest being 650 light-years away, he said, using the Hubble Space Telescope

and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which were launched into space in the 1990s.

“What we have concluded is the stars are the ones are blowing out of gas heating it up and SELL stopping the formation of the stars,” he said.

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Tech graduate announces endowed professorship Bill Hanley, a Texas Tech graduate, announced KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory firm, is doubling the endowment for the KPMG Professorship in the School of Accounting.

The gift, according to a Tech news release, was made in honor of Professor Herschel Mann, a professor retiring in 2016 after 44 years on the accounting faculty.

The professorship is now endowed at $600,000 and will be awarded in Honor of Professor Herschel Mann in the future, according to the release.

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Consumers use Thanksgiving weekend to shop for holidays holiday music for students who would like to come and get in the holiday spirit.

Today Las Posadas Time: 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Health Sciences Center So, what is it?

The Health Sciences Center will host Las Posadas, a reenactment of the Holy Family looking for a place to stay in Bethlehem. Attendees can join the procession, listen to the Texas Tech Mariachi Band and eat Christmas cookies. The event is free.

Carol of Lights Time: 7 to 8 p.m.

Where: Memorial Circle So, what is it?

The Tech Residence Halls Association is hosting the 56th annual Carol of Lights for students and community members. Traditional carols will be performed and all 25,000 holiday lights will be lit. The Carillon starts at 6:30 p.m. and the Ceremony begins at 7 p.m. in Memorial Circle and the Science Quad. The event is free and signers will be provided for the hearing impaired.

Open Mic Night Time: 7 to 10 p.m.

Where: Student Union building Barnes and Noble So, what is it?

Students can attend open mic night for free with Tech Activities Board. Those in attendance can practice their stand-up comedy, poetry or just watch others.

Carol Concert Time: 8 to 10 p.m.

Where: Hemmle Recital Hall So, what is it?

After the Carol of Lights attendees are invited into the Hemmle Recital Hall for a free performance by the Tech School of Music. The combined choirs will perform traditional holiday carols for those in attendance.

Tuesday

Make your own stocking Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Student Union building West Basement So, what is it?

Students can decorate a stocking for free at the Student Union building. Tech Activities Board will provide stockings, decorations and

Polar Express Train Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: 103 Steck Ave, Wolfforth, 79382 So, what is it?

Children and their families can ride the Polar Express Train and drink hot chocolate. Each child will receive a surprise.

To make a calendar submission email dailytoreador@ttu.edu.

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Monday 5:11 p.m. — a tech officer investigated a traffic accident in the intersection of 18th Street and Boston avenue. emergency medical Services transported one student involved in the accident to the University medical center emergency room.

6:36 p.m. — a tech officer investigated theft in the Stangel/ murdough residence Hall basement laundry room. a student’s unsecured laundry was taken.

9:33 p.m. — a tech officer arrested a non-student for driving with an invalid license, two outstanding warrants from the lubbock Police Department and four outstanding warrants from the lubbock county Sheriff’s office after a traffic stop in the 1100 block of University avenue.

the non-student was transported to the lubbock county Jail. the vehicle was released to a family member.

12:50 a.m. — a tech officer investigated theft at weymouth residence Hall. an exit sign was taken.

Tuesday 11:06 a.m. — a tech officer requested emergency medical Services for a non-student in the 1700 block of University avenue after a traffic stop. after complaining of chest pains the non-student was transported to covenant medical center by emergency medical Services.

9:03 p.m. — a tech officer investigated criminal mischief in murdough residence Hall. Seven room number signs were removed from walls in the dorm.

Information provided by B.J. Watson of the Tech Police Department.

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as consumers get farther into the holidays, retailers are moving farther into the black, making their largest profits of the year. with more businesses opening thanksgiving Day instead of waiting until Black Friday, consumer confidence declined in November, despite the increased access to retailers, according to the conference Board. the index was at 88.7, a five-month low. according to the National retail Federation, retail sales are expected to rise 4.1 percent during the holiday season and sales during November and December account for 19 percent of yearly revenue for retailers.

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while the Hubble Space telescope evaluates deep space and time, the chandra X-ray allows X-rays that are absorbed and not detectable by telescopes on earth to be seen, he said. the research team investigated the fact some galaxies can go from hundreds of stars to none so quickly, according to a tech news release. it is a common belief black holes at the center of the galaxies are usually responsible for heating up and expelling gas needed to form stars, Sell said.

Sell and the research team have found reasons to believe otherwise, he said. the team discovered evidence black holes

officer for Plante moran Financial advisers, said, according to an article by the associated Press, despite generally rising confidence, there has not yet been an increase in consumer spending. “consumer confidence remains on a gradual uptrend,” he said. “Gasoline prices are down, putting extra discretionary spending money in their pockets, while investment markets are higher year-to-date, raising portfolio values.”

Krista Brinks, an undeclared freshman from Dallas, said she was happy gas prices were lower because it allowed her to spend more money shopping instead of on gas. in the past she spent most of her money coming home and was not able to do anything with friends or go shopping because there was none left over, she said. “this year was my first year to actually go shopping on Black Friday,” she said. “i allotted so much money to gas that i didn’t end up using, so i got to buy myself a tV.

it was really fun and really cheap.” consumer confidence is not the only thing changing this holiday season, according to the federation.

Barbie is no longer the No. 1 coveted toy for girls during the holiday season. instead “Frozen” toys and merchandise took the No. 1 spot. according to a survey by the federation, 20 percent of parents are going to buy “Frozen”-related gifts for their daughters and 17 percent will buy Barbie. Boys’ No. 1 toy continued to be legos, with 14 percent of parents anticipating buying legos.

Pam Goodfellow, director of Prosper insights and analytics, which worked on the survey, said the popularity of other “Frozen” merchandise and the criticism for Barbie’s body proportions could have caused the switch in merchandise.

“Barbie has been the top girls’ toy for over a decade,” she said, “but it is no surprise that Disney’s ‘Frozen’ has taken the top seat as children have had it

do not have as much significance as the stars themselves in certain extreme cases where new stars are quickly halted.

Bursts of forming stars eject gas at very high speeds without requiring driving forces from black holes, according to Sell’s research. “rather, it’s just not needed,” he said. “there is enough energy from all the stars to do all this without needing a black hole.” there are two types of galaxies, he said, spiral galaxies like the milky way, which have an abundance of cold gas that is needed to form stars, and elliptical galaxies, which barely have cold gas. the only way stars form in these galaxies is if cold gases condense once the density is high enough for stars to form.

Blue stars are the biggest, brightest and hottest, according

to the release. they also burn out the fastest.

Sell’s team attempted to understand how galaxies go from blue, star-forming spiral galaxies to dead, red elliptical galaxies that have no cold air. the most intense formation of stars comes from the collision of spiral galaxies, Sell said. the two galaxies form a more compact galaxy that does not resemble either type of galaxy. “if you stop the flow of cold gas to form stars, that’s it,” Sell said. “the stars stop forming, and the galaxy rapidly evolves and may eventually become a red, dead galaxy. “ the discovery has forced astronomers to closely examine how galaxies are evolving, Sell said. “more work is needed to fully understand,” he said.

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• “Frozen” merchandise • Legos • Table/Apple iPad • My Little Pony • Hot Wheels on the mind.”

Josh travis, a sophomore english major from austin, said all he did with his little sister when he was home was watch “Frozen” and listen to her sing songs from the movie. “it’s like she thinks she’s elsa,” he said. “i’m not sure buying her more ‘Frozen’ gear is the best thing, it will just spur her on, but i like to make my sister smile. i’ll probably end up buying her an elsa dress or something.” other ranked toys include teenage mutant Ninja turtles for boys, Disney Doc mcStuffins for girls and a tablet or apple iPad for both. ➤➤news@dailytoreador.com

christy tremonti, a team member from the University of wisconsin-madison, said, according to the NaSa website, she first identified from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey the galaxies were past their peak of starburst activity and ejecting gas at a high velocity. the research team’s work was published in the monthly notices of the royal astronomical Society. “we want to understand how much gas is being blown out, how it’s being blown out and whether it’s going to escape or fall back in,” Sell said. “we also want to figure out what types of galaxies these turn into. we see a lot of elliptical galaxies nearby. it’s not a new class of galaxies, but more that it could be a new subclass of galaxies.” ➤➤jlaurel@dailytoreador.com

Students win awards at arts, humanities research conference texas tech students were given awards for the 2014 arts and Humanities research conference, including lauren thompson, who won the best of conference award. the tech Graduate School hosted the fourth annual arts and Humanities Graduate research conference, according to the graduate school website.

Papers submitted included topics such as art, communication studies, linguistics and history, according to the website.

Students were invited to submit 250 to 300 word abstracts about their presentation, and 36 were chosen. thompson’s paper was titled the consequences of child Sex-

ual abuse and child Physical abuse: an examination of internalizing and externalizing Behaviors, according to the website.

First Place awards were, according to the website, Dora aranda, erin cawley, Josh De la rosa Prada, monica Flores, mark Hainline, evangeline Jimenez, morgan Keller, Kristy

Kristinek, Jamie lynn, abel rios, James Sandy, Susan Stone lawrence, amber thompson and lauren thompson. research that is more quantitative in nature will be submitted by students for the Graduate School’s annual poster competition in the spring, according to the website. ➤➤news@dailytoreador.com

Rawls College of Business leadership program accepting applications the rawls Business leadership Program, established Fall 2013, is now accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. the program, according to the Jerry S. rawls college of Business administration website, creates an environment in which students gain real-world knowledge and experiences help them to excel in leadership

roles they may experience at texas tech or in their future careers. the purpose of the program is to develop Nail students who are strong in academics as well as in their real-world experiences, both of

which are needed to become an innovative and ethical leader, according to the website. “at the rawls college of Business we strive to develop our students into the complete student where they both excel academically and garner the real-world experience needed to be a successful leader in life,” lance Nail, dean of the college, said, according to the website.

the program is applicable to all business majors, according to the website, and has four elements: experiential living and learning opportunities, real-world application, international experience and interactive personal development with a designated professional mentor. applications are currently being accepted and will be accepted until 5 p.m. Feb. 14. “the rawls Business leadership Program is the one of the many initiatives our students can utilize to ensure their success as a complete student,” Nail said, according to the website.

“Both the rawls college and i are proud of students who take this opportunity to better themselves by becoming thought leaders emerging from the rawls Business leadership Program.” ➤➤news@dailytoreador.com

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Singer Kyle Park discusses career, Lubbock

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

Kyle Park began his country music career in 2005 when he released his first studio album “Big Time,” and he has been touring to play his music since then.

Park has added three more albums to his career, and he released his most recent album “Beggin’ For More” in 2013.

The singer writes his own songs and has collaborated with other artists such as Josh Abbott and Rich O’Toole.

Park has played in Lubbock multiple times in the past including at the Josh Abbott Band Fest in September, and he will return to Lubbock and play on Dec. 5 at Wild West.

The singer/songwriter took time for a Q-and-A session about his career and upcoming show.

Q: What made you decide to pursue music as a career?

A: It’s the only thing I really ever wanted to do. I always loved to play baseball, but if you’ve ever met me before I’m not built to be a professional athlete. I played guitar when I was 14 and had my first gig when I was 15 in a bar of all places.

I’ve never wanted to be anything besides that.

Q: What goes into your songwriting process?

A: There’s not really one set way. A lot of times it’s conversation. I’ll be talking and I’ll hear someone say something or I’ll say something that would be cool in a song. Sometimes I’ll just start spitting out words and something will fall into place that catches for me. A lot of times it’s more about the lyrical melody and the way it sounds and what I’m saying at first.

Q: How do you feel you have developed as an artist throughout your career?

A: I’m still growing, and I think I’m still trying to make it. As much as we’ve done in eight years, I think we have so much room to grow. I’ve got four albums out already, and number five and six in the works. I think I have 20 more records after these two. I plan to do nothing else but make music the rest of my life. I’m just on the first lap.

I’m a lifer, no doubt about it.

Q: What are some of your favorite things about playing music?

A: One of my favorites is seeing people sing along to my

songs. Some songs have taken me years to write. Meeting new people is a very cool thing.

The thing I never thought would happen growing up was the friendships I’ve made from playing music. I don’t mean famous people, but real friends.

You really find out who your friends are.

Q: You often play in a venue multiple times. Do you enjoy that, and do you have to change your performance each time?

A: I like it because it’s a chance to see your friends again.

Do I want to play the exact same venue every three months for the rest of my life? No, because it’s important to break up the monotony. There’s a good chance I’m going to play for a different crowd every time. We change the set list up almost every show.

Q: What artists would you say have influenced your music the most?

A: I’m a big George Strait fan and a big Chris LeDoux fan.

The older I get, I’m still learning about what I like. I get new influences all the time. I think you should learn and branch out all the time.

Q: What is it you hope your audiences can take away from your music?

A: I think it depends on the song and what mood you’re in.

Take our last two radio singles, which are ‘Turn That Crown Upside Down’ and ‘Long Distance Relationship.’ I want people to have a good time, but I don’t mind pulling on people’s heartstrings because that’s what a good writer does. I had dozens of men and women write me handwritten letters telling me their life stories. I wouldn’t trade that.

Q: What has it been like, gaining fans, and what do you enjoy most about them?

A: It’s been great. Texas country music fans are great.

The scene has become bigger because of the fans. They’ve grown in numbers and spread the word.

I plan to grow with my fans.

Q: Do you enjoy playing in Lubbock?

A: I love playing Lubbock. I always have a great time, and I’ve played there for the past few years.

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TExAS COUnTRY SinGER Kyle Park will perform in Lubbock on Dec. 5 at Wild West. Park has released four studio albums since 2005.

Day care owners want exoneration College to host Celtic celebration AUSTIN (AP) — Former day care owners who spent 21 years in prison before being freed amid questions over their convictions for child abuse involving satanic rituals are struggling to convince prosecutors that they should be fully exonerated.

Dan and Fran Keller, who divorced in prison, were freed on bond last year when the only physical evidence against them was found to be a mistake. They had been convicted in 1992 after therapists testified that they helped three children recover memories of satanic rituals and sexual abuse at an Austin preschool the Kellers operated.

The Kellers, who always denied the charges, want the courts to throw out their convictions.

But a year after they were freed from prison, Travis County prosecutors remain unwilling to proclaim them innocent, the

Austin American-Statesman reported Sunday.

Prosecutors say to overcome a jury finding of guilt, the courts require new evidence that unquestionably establishes innocence — something like an ironclad alibi or DNA proof.

“Our responsibility is to make sure the law is properly applied, and, under the applicable standards, we are not satisfied that they have established actual innocence under the law,” Travis County Assistant District Attorney Scott Taliaferro said.

That standard seems unfair to Fran Keller, who said there is no way to conclusively prove a negative.

“It’s so hard to prove you’re innocent when there was never a crime,” she said.

The Kellers had been sentenced to 48 years in prison.

During their trial, the only physical evidence came from an

emergency room doctor who testified that internal lacerations on one child were evidence of abuse.

But in court documents filed in 2013, Dr. Michael Mouw says what he thought were lacerations were actually normal physiology.

That prompted prosecutors in Travis County, which includes Austin, to agree that the case’s evidence was faulty and release the two on bond.

The Kellers’ claim of innocence will be decided by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where a core of conservative judges typically takes a skeptical view toward overturning jury verdicts. The court will be guided by the recommendations of Senior District Judge Wilford Flowers, who presided over the Kellers’ 1992 trial and their recent appeals — and who has already twice ruled that they had failed to prove their innocence.

Black Friday weekend slows down as allure fades NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday fatigue is setting in.

Early discounting, more online shopping and a mixed economy meant fewer people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend, the National Retail Federation said Sunday.

Overall, 133.7 million people shopped in stores and online over the four-day weekend, down 5.2 percent from last year, according to a survey of 4,631 people conducted

by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the trade group.

Total spending for the weekend is expected to fall 11 percent to $50.9 billion from an estimated $57.4 billion last year, the trade group estimated.

Part of the reason is that Target, J.C. Penney, Macy’s, Wal-Mart and other major retailers pushed fat discounts as early as Halloween.

Some opened stores even earlier on Thanksgiving. All that stole some thunder from Black Friday and the rest of the weekend.

Still, the preliminary data makes retailers worried that shoppers remain frugal despite improving employment and falling gas prices.

Matt Shay, the trade group’s CEO, said he thinks people benefiting from the recovery may not feel the need to fight crowds to get the deepest discount on a TV or toaster. And those who feel like the recession never ended may not have the money and will stretch out what they spend through Christmas.

And shoppers are still feeling the effects of high food prices and stagnant wages.

“While they’re more optimistic, they’re very cautious,” Shay said.

“If the deals are not right for them, they’re not going to spend.”

Bottom line: Expect more deep discounts, all season long.

“Every day will be Black Friday.

Every minute will be Cyber Monday,” he said.

That could be what it takes to get shoppers to open their wallets for the holiday shopping season, which accounts for about 20 percent of annual retail sales.

Besides economic factors, people are becoming more discerning when they shop. Armed with smartphones and price-comparison apps, they know what’s a good deal — and what’s not.

Kimani Brown, 39, of New York City, was among the Black Friday defectors. After four years of braving the crowds, the sales failed to lure him out this year.

“I consider myself a smart shopper. And it’s not as alluring as it used to be,” Brown said. “It’s a marketing tool, and I don’t want to be pulled into it.”

He also said the frenzy pushed him to overspend, and he paid the price in January on his credit card statement.

Instead, he said he will look online Monday, the online shopping day often called Cyber Monday.

Some who went shopping on Thanksgiving felt they were doing it against their will. Cathyliz Lopez of New York City said she felt forced to shop on the holiday.

“It’s ruining the spirit of Thanksgiving,” the 20-year-old said Thursday. “But I was checking all the ads, and the best deals were today.”

The National Retail Federation is still predicting a 4.1 percent increase in sales for the season. That would be the highest increase since the 4.8 percent gain in 2011.

Some stores and malls had rea-

son to be optimistic.

Dan Jasper, a spokesman at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, said customer counts are up 5 to 6 percent for the four-day weekend.

One plus: Shoppers were buying more for themselves, a sign of optimism.

“They felt confident in the economy,” he said.

CEOs at Target and Toys R Us said they saw shoppers not just focusing on the doorbuster deals but throwing extra items in their carts.

Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren told The Associated Press on Friday that he’s hoping lower gas prices will help spending.

“There’s reason to believe that confidence should continue to grow.

That should be good for discretionary spending,” he said.

Some of those discretionary dollars are migrating online.

Target said Thanksgiving saw a 40 percent surge in online sales and was its biggest online sales day ever.

And Wal-Mart reported Thanksgiving was its second-highest online day ever, topped only by Cyber Monday last year.

From Nov. 1 through Friday, $22.7 billion has been spent online, a 15 percent increase from last year, according to research firm comScore.

On Thanksgiving, online sales surged 32 percent, while Black Friday online sales jumped 26 percent.

In stores, shoppers spent $9.1 billion on Black Friday, according to research firm ShopperTrak, down 7 percent from last year. That was partly due to a 24 percent surge in Thanksgiving sales, to $3.2 billion.

ShopperTrak estimated that in-store sales for the two days combined slipped half a percent to $12.29 billion.

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It’s good our society recognizes racism is bad. But as a result of that, no one wants to have the discussion about race we need to have.

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he verdict is in and Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson will not be indicted for shooting Michael Brown. After the verdict was announced, violent riots ensued in Ferguson. Local stores and cars were set on fire and violent protesters have caused anarchy in this town and throughout the U.S. This violence is due to anger and frustration from people who are upset with the decision made by the grand jury to not indict Wilson. Protests and riots have spread across the U.S. with some being present in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas.

Due to this case being publicized so much by the media, it has also caused this issue to reach beyond our borders. According to a CNN article, the protests have extended beyond the U.S. with some taking place in London.

This case continues to produce mixed opinions on the grand jury’s decision. Many believe it is another form of racism, which is said to be prevalent in Ferguson.

Others feel the decision to not indict Wilson was justified after all evidence related to the shooting was produced.

Originally, when the shooting was first announced and publicized, I had already made my decision. I believed it was an act of racism against a young man.

I believed Wilson had no reason to shoot an innocent bystander. I believed Wilson deserved to be indicted for being a racist, for abusing power and for murdering Brown.

I have followed this case from the very beginning and I have voiced my opinion time and time again on how this act of brutality is still a present injustice forced upon minorities. I was able to see Brown’s family and the pain this has caused them, which helped me sympathize with them.

After all the evidence had been released and after viewing Wilson’s interview with ABC News correspondent George Stephanopoulos, I became vexed on where I stood in this debate. I was able to see Wilson as a human being and to understand he has suffered as much as a dead man.

Viewers everywhere have been blinded by a race issue that never existed within this case. Citizens of Ferguson informed viewers countless times, in interviews, that a racial injustice exists within this town, but if this racial divide is so prevalent, why have they not fought for equality before now?

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If police officers are in danger they have a right to protect their own life and that is exactly what (Wilson) did.

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Brown’s death should not be an outlet for citizens to make claim to race issues. If race is so prevalent in Ferguson, citizens fighting and taking a stand against it may have prevented this from happening.

The media had me convinced Brown was a saint, but after viewing surveillance footage of him robbing a convenience store, I realized he was a thug, hoodlum and a delinquent. I am not alone in being vexed by this decision; according to The Daily Mail, singer Pharrell, after viewing the video, says Brown was acting “bully-ish.”

In my opinion Pharrell was making an understatement; Brown was acting like a criminal.

Brown’s mother claims her son was a good kid, but if he was such a good kid, he would not have robbed a convenience store.

CNN news correspondent Sunny Hostin has followed the case and has reported on it since the beginning. Before the ruling, Hostin made a statement in which she said parents of AfricanAmerican men need to warn them on the dangers of their race.

After all the facts were released, I was surprised Hostin decided to stick with her original argument and continue to make it in regards to how Brown’s actions cannot account for who he was as a person.

I h a v e changed my side of the argument because I realize now we are blinded by this race issue and fail to see this was self-defense by a police officer. If you feel you are in danger or if you feel threatened, you respond to a fight or flight instinct — you either run away or fight for your life.

Wilson chose to fight to save his life and defended himself against an attack. If police officers are in danger they have a right to protect their own life and that is exactly what he did. He acted on impulse and sadly someone lost their life, but who’s to say Wilson was safe from losing his?

This opinion in no way reflects my thoughts and views on racerelated issues. I am a person who stands up against all issues concerning wrongful actions against minorities, race issues in the present and fighting for equality amongst all races.

The Brown case has no such issues involved. This case involves a criminal and a police officer and in the end has spread and caused more chaos than there needed to be. We have to take into account the view of Wilson — would you defend yourself in this situation?

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This is the country that ended slavery after a long, bloody war — and that might have hurt business too. The civil rights movements, voting rights, so much of what our democracy preaches and tries to spread to other nations happened post-civil unrest.

So why is this any different?

Why isn’t more of the country outraged that an unarmed man was killed and the justice system is doing nothing about it?

If you’re furious, that’s good.

Stay angry because a man died and his murderer walked away unharmed. I’m sorry, I forgot, Wilson had a bruise.

Stay angry because the government expressed that black lives mean nothing to it. Stay angry because it is time for police brutality to end.

People will tell you that you’re radicals and negative and that this isn’t how to create change, but they don’t know history.

People will tell you to respond with love and peace and grace, but they will also tell you racism doesn’t exist.

It’s easy to advocate a stance of love and peace if you aren’t part of an oppressed group. It’s easy to advocate love and peace if you weren’t described as “it” or “a demon.” This is America; small businesses will recover and thrive again e v e n t u a l l y, but lives will continue to be lost until we do something about it.

If you’re not angry, if you’re justifying Wilson, step out of the way. It is time for reform, it is time for change, it is time to end anti-blackness. If you’re not angry, you’re on the wrong side of history.

It saddens me that there will, for at least as long as I’m alive, be an oppressed group in our nation. It saddens me that there will always be revolts like the ones we’re seeing now, but those revolutionaries will not be respected, they’ll be gassed.

I think what we have on our hands is different this time. I think the hands reaching for the sky screaming “Don’t shoot” are making more of an impact than America expected them to make.

I think this could spur the discussion we need. So please, don’t stop talking about this. Don’t stop talking about race in America.

Don’t forget the rage or apathy or fear or sadness you feel about this situation. This time, it’s different.

This time the oppressed will no longer be silent.

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he old proverb warning against making a mountain out of a molehill has obviously been lost in the shuffle in today’s society.

Last week, the grand jury’s verdict was announced in the Michael Brown case, and the jury declined to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Brown. Riots and protests sparked immediately in Ferguson and spread to other major American cities including Los Angeles and New York.

Many cried racism, as they have done since the news broke of Wilson, who is white, shooting Brown, who was black. Those same people elevated Brown into “a metaphorical symbol of injustice regardless of what actually happened,” according to an article in The Washington Post.

What actually happened was nothing close to what Brown’s supporters wanted to hear. Many self-proclaimed “witnesses” said Brown had his hands in the air when he was shot or that he was shot in the back, neither of which was true based on the physical evidence.

What turned out to be true was that Brown first robbed a convenience store, then assaulted Wilson through the open window of his patrol car and tried to grab his gun.

Brown’s blood was found on the inside of the door of the car as proof.

T h e n Brown ran, and after being chased by Wilson for a short while, turned around and charged at Wilson, at which point Wilson shot him dead.

Two separate autopsies concluded Brown was facing Wilson when he was shot, according to the article in The Washington Post.

If race baiters wanted an incident to use to spread their agenda, this was a bad one to choose. It’s an open and shut case based on the evidence and the witness testimony, and the grand jury clearly made the right decision. Wilson had every right to protect himself, and Brown’s race had no effect on that whatsoever.

Brown may have been a truly good person, as his supporters claim, but he certainly made his share of mistakes that day. It’s a shame that he lost his life, but if he hadn’t robbed that convenience store in the first place, none of this would have happened. Anyone who thinks they can do everything Brown did that day and get away with it is suffering from a severe lack of judgment.

But what does it say about our society when so many people take an unfortunate incident such as this and blow it up into something much bigger than it actually is?

Everyone knows, though some may

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refuse to admit, that if the roles were reversed — if Wilson had been black and Brown had been white — this incident never would have captured national attention, though the grand jury’s decision would still have been the same.

Yet in spite of the civil rights movement having been successful, and with programs such as affirmative action giving minorities an advantage, many still cling to the notion that minorities are oppressed in today’s society. It’s long past time for us to move past race issues in this country, yet there are many who simply refuse to do so.

I don’t dispute that racism still exists today. It doesn’t exist nearly to the degree it did 50 or 60 years ago, but there are still some vestiges of it left in a small minority of misguided individuals. But the thing about racism is that it’s not just confined to whites. There are racists of every color and creed, from every state and of every political persuasion and socioeconomic background. Old, rich white guys don’t have a monopoly on racism.

Regardless of who the racist is and to which ethnicity the racism is targeted, it’s bad for society. Oppressing people because of their race is deplorable, but so is screaming about being oppressed when that oppression is absent.

For many, it’s simply easier to blame someone else for their problems than to tackle them themselves.

What the Ferguson situation brings to light is that although institutional racism was abolished long ago, and that racism is (with a few isolated exceptions) gone from society as a whole, many refuse to accept those facts while clinging to racism like a crutch. We as a society need to put a stop to this if we are to finally move away from race issues completely.

The great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of a day when his children would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

This is a message that has gotten somewhat lost today.

Brown did not exhibit good character when he robbed the store or during his confrontation with Wilson, and it was because of that poor character — not because of the color of his skin — that he sadly paid the ultimate price. Neither Wilson nor society is at fault for Brown’s death; Brown’s own decisions brought about his demise.

It is time for Americans of all races to stop looking at skin color and start looking at their character.

If we improve our character, we improve ourselves and improve our community. Racism will only be completely eradicated from society once all of society’s members decide to cast it out once and for all and move toward true equality.

Oppressing people because of their race is deplorable, but so is screaming about being oppressed when that oppression is absent.

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t’s time for America to engage in a discussion of race and anti-blackness.

Michael Brown’s death is about more than whether or not Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson was attacked. It’s about the treatment of the black body in America.

If this discussion makes you uncomfortable, you’re part of the problem. If your discomfort causes you to back away from the discourse needed after the events of Ferguson, you’re part of the reason racism is still alive.

Racism didn’t end with voting rights and the desegregation of schools — it just put a different mask on.

With the case of Brown, that mask is police brutality.

This isn’t a column about all the facts and statistics that have been thrown around in light of the grand jury decision. This is about the future and what happens next. This is about encouraging a discussion that should have happened a long time ago.

The rage people are feeling toward the police force is completely justified. People are dying because of a police force that allows officers to shoot to kill. Death rates from police brutality in the U.S. are some of the highest in the world, and it isn’t because the U.S. has more crime.

Wilson is not excluded from that number of police brutality cases.

There is a common stigma against racism. No one wants to be racist and no one wants to be called racist either, and that’s fine. It’s good our society recognizes racism is bad. But as a result of that, no one wants to have the discussion about race we need to have.

Why is a black teenager more than 20 times more likely to be shot by law enforcement than a white teenager? Questions like these have to be asked and resolved but a large majority of our population does not want to have the discussion of what we should do to change this.

Everyone says racism is bad, but not everyone is saying what we have to do to change it or that it’s alive today.

So let the riots continue, because no movement that has actually worked has ever been achieved without violence. This country was founded on a war against England. This is the country that dumped tea in a harbor because its citizens didn’t like taxes; I bet that was bad for

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Finals are fast approaching, and while texas tech students are busy studying, they are also thinking about the upcoming long break from school.

During the month off from school, several holidays occur, including christmas, Hanukkah and New year’s Day. James Fuller, a sophomore chemical engineering major from monroe, said his family usually goes to visit his grandparents in New york during the holiday season. “i’m not sure how that’s going to work out this year because they live so close to Buffalo,” Fuller said. “my parents are freaking out about all the snow up there and don’t want to end up stranded.”

Fuller first visited New york when he was six years old, he said, and has made it back at least every other year since then. many students travel across the state to visit family, Fuller said, but not as many have family from out of state. “it’s cool to get to at least do that every year because it is like our own mini vacation,” he said. “it’s not super exciting, but at least it’s a chance to get out of lubbock and texas for a while.” other students, such as meredith reiner, a junior nutrition major from lubbock, do not have to travel far from home for the holidays. most of reiner’s family lives in and around the lubbock area, she said, so she rarely travels anywhere else for the break. “one year, we decided to go

on vacation to california just said, so while they mainly celebrate christbecause we were so tired of being mas, they also in lubbock for have some so long,” reiner Jewish tradisaid. “we hadn’t tions. “my mom taken a vacation still likes to in a while anyhave the meways though, and since then norah out to we have pretty light and has much stayed a whole bunch here — most of her Jewish of our family toys she had comes to us for when she was JAMES FULLER the holidays.” a kid,” reinTEXAS TECH er said. “She one strange STUDENT brings them tradition reinout over the er’s family has, holidays for us she said, is celebrating both christmas and play with and for her to display.

Hanukkah each year. my five-year-old brother is obreiner’s father is christian sessed with one of her dreidels and her mother is Jewish, she and gets really upset when she

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(The trip is) not super exciting, but at least it’s a chance to get out of Lubbock and Texas for a while.

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puts it away every year.” other students celebrate only one holiday over the break and use the break to spend time with family they have not seen in a while.

Jeremy Berkley, a junior psychology major from austin, said he does not do anything special over the break except spend time with his family. “i don’t really get to see my parents too much since they live so far away and i’m really close to them,” he said. “my brother is still at home too, so it is just nice to get to go home and spend some time with them for a change.” the one tradition Berkley’s family has, he said, is visiting the Zilker Park trail of lights in austin every year.

His family has gone to the trail every year since Berkley was in

fourth grade, he said. “i’m not sure if i went when i was younger than that because i don’t remember,” Berkley said. “it is one of our favorite things to do because there are so many lights to look at and it is just a cool thing to do with your family.”

His family visits every year a few days before christmas, he said, as a way to get them even more excited for the holiday.

Berkley said his favorite part is getting to the giant light-up tree at the end of the trail and spinning underneath the tree until he gets dizzy. “i’m not sure why it’s my favorite because it is kind of stupid,” he said “i just remember doing it as a kid so i kept doing it when i got older too to continue my own little tradition.” ➤➤lsolis@dailytoreador.com

Ferguson mayor: No severance Doctor who died of Ebola virus package for Officer Wilson in Nebraska hailed as hero FerGUSoN, mo. (aP) — Ferguson police officer Darren wilson did not receive a severance package when he resigned over the weekend, the St. louis suburb’s mayor said Sunday. wilson, 28, won’t receive any further pay or benefits, and he and the city have cut their ties, mayor James Knowles told reporters a day after wilson tendered his resignation, which was effective immediately. wilson, who is white, had been on administrative leave since he killed michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, during an aug. 9 confrontation. a grand jury decided monday not to indict him, sparking days of sometimes violent protests in Ferguson and other cities. wilson wrote in his resignation letter that his “continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the city of Ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance i cannot allow.”

His lawyer, Neil Bruntrager, told the associated Press that wilson decided to step aside after police chief tom Jackson told him about the alleged threats on Saturday. “the information we had was that there would be actions targeting the Ferguson (police) department or buildings in Ferguson related to the police department,” Bruntrager said. He said wilson, who had worked for the department for less than three years, and the city were already discussing an exit strategy, acknowledging that wilson staying on as an officer there would be impossible. many have criticized the authorities’ handling of the case,

but Knowles said no leadership changes were in the works. asked if he would resign, Jackson said flatly, “No.” Benjamin crump, an attorney for Brown’s family, said wilson’s resignation was not a surprise. “it was always believed that the police officer would do what was in his best interest, both personally and professionally,” crump said. “we didn’t believe that he would be able to be effective for the Ferguson community nor the Ferguson Police Department because of the tragic circumstances that claimed the life of michael Brown Jr.” crump said the family is still considering civil litigation such as a wrongful death lawsuit, “but don’t let that get confused with the fact that they really wanted the killer of their child to be held accountable.”

Victoria rutherford of Ferguson said she believed wilson should have not only resigned, but been convicted of a crime. “i’m upset. i have a 16-yearold son. it could’ve been him. i feel that he was absolutely in the wrong,” she said. others residents were more sympathetic. reed Voorhees said he hoped wilson could find similar work “someplace where he would enjoy life, and move on with his life.” wilson has spent his career as a police officer, first in neighboring Jennings, then in Ferguson.

Bruntrager said it’s all he’s ever wanted to do. “in terms of what it (the resignation) means, it means at this point he doesn’t have a paycheck,” Bruntrager said. “He has no income so he’ll have to make

some decisions pretty quickly.” wilson fatally shot Brown in the middle of a Ferguson street after the two scuffled inside wilson’s police SUV. Brown’s body was left for more than four hours as police investigated and angry onlookers gathered.

Some witnesses have said Brown had his hands up when wilson shot him. wilson told the grand jury that he feared for his life when Brown hit him and reached for his gun. the U.S. Justice Department is conducting a civil rights investigation into the shooting and a separate investigation of police department practices. it isn’t clear when those results will be announced. after the grand jury’s decision was announced, 12 commercial buildings in Ferguson were destroyed by fire. there have been well over 100 arrests at St. louisarea protests in that time.

Knowles said there hasn’t been a cost assessment of the damage in Ferguson yet, and he promised residents and businesses that the city will do all it can to seek financial help. “we are committed to rebuilding our city,” he said. reverberations of the Ferguson events were evident at the St. louis rams’ game. inside the dome, five rams players engaged in their own apparent show of solidarity for Ferguson protesters, standing with their arms raised in a “Hands Up” gesture before trotting onto the field for pregame introductions. all five — tavon austin, Kenny Britt, Stedman Bailey, Jared cook and chris Givens — are black.

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some of whom said they didn’t know Salia personally.

Salia’s wife, isatu Salia, wept as she carried a small black box containing her husband’s cremated remains into the church, flanked by the couple’s sons, 20-year-old maada and 14-yearold Hinwaii.

Bockari Stevens, the Sierra leonean ambassador to the United States, called Salia a national hero who abandoned “the luxuries of the United States” to aid his homeland. “it is a loss not only to your family. it is a loss to our country,” Stevens said.

Stevens called for the United States to do more to “ensure that this scourge is blighted” in Sierra leone, which is now bearing the brunt of the 8-month-old outbreak, and the other west african nations stricken by ebola. Klain pledged that more aid was on the way. “the world’s response has been too late, but now, help is coming,” he said to applause. the top United Nations official in the fight against the disease said Saturday in an interview with the associated Press that Sierra leone will soon see a dramatic increase in ebola treatment beds, but it’s not clear who will staff them. only about a quarter of a promised 1,200 treatment beds are up and running. the nation is also dogged by unsafe burials, which may account for up to 50 percent of all new cases, said anthony Banbury, head of the U.N. mission for ebola emergency response.

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He later served as a surgical resident in cameroon and also worked in Kenya and the United States. His dream had been to open his own hospital in Sierra leone, colleagues said.

Salia did not receive aggressive treatment for ebola until nearly two weeks after he first started showing symptoms. His formal diagnosis was delayed, and it took several days for him to be flown back to the United States. those delays, doctors said, probably made it impossible for anyone to save his life.

Dr. marilee cole, an international health consultant who ran a Georgetown University training program in cameroon, remembered Salia as an unusually humble physician. the diminutive, wiry surgeon was always in motion, she said, and despite his work ethic, he managed to organize a soccer league for the hospital staff. after he completed his residency and began training other doctors, they were awed by his multitude of skills, she said. “you never knew how hard he was working until you talked to your colleagues,” cole said. “over the course of many years, i came to understand there was something special about him.” in a brief interview after the mass, Salia’s older son said he was heartened by the esteem in which others held his father. “i’m really proud that he was able to do so many things for a lot of people,” maada Salia said.

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Penalties cost Tech in two-point loss Staff Writer

In a game that totaled a combined 1,259 yards on 179 offensive plays, both teams on the field were hampered by penalties. The Texas Tech Red Raiders were flagged 11 times in Saturday’s game for 125 yards while the Baylor Bears were penalized eight times for 80 yards.

Despite the 19 penalties throughout the game, Tech coaches, along with fans in the crowd, felt like another call was missed when freshman quarterback Patrick Mahomes was kneed in the head at the end of a play after a sack.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said he saw the incident happen live but there was nothing he could do about it.

“I did see it. (The refs) did not see it,” he said. “So I will just leave it at that.”

While Tech’s 712 offensive yards touchdown pass in the third quarter.

O n c e were the most again, Kingsever at a college bury could do football game nothing about at AT&T Stadium, its 125 the first spike, penalty yards but said his were the secplayers should ond-most ever know to never at the stadium. spike the ball.

Later in the “You can’t spike it. Our game, Baylor player knows quarterback that,” KingsBryce Petty bury said. “And spiked the ball after tripping it goes back to while running our discipline. kliff kingsbury the ball but was I think we had TEXAS TECH not flagged for it. five or six perFOOTBALL COACH Tech sophosonal fouls. You more wide reare not going to beat the top five ceiver Devin Lauderdale, however, was called for team in the country doing that.”

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I think we had five or six personal fouls.

You are not going to beat the top five team in the country doing that.

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chance to push the lead to 25.

Two plays into the drive, however, the Bears’ Heisman-contending CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 senior quarterback Bryce Petty Baylor found the end zone was hit in the backfield and three more times in the first half received a mild concussion that while the Red Raiders added would keep him out of the rest of one more touchdown and a the game. field goal, giving the Bears an Sophomore Seth Russell came 11-point lead and the ball to in to replace Petty and led the start the second half.

Bears to the touchdown that Baylor was forced to punt the gave them their largest lead of ball away on its opening drive of the game. the second half, but Mahomes Tech senior linebacker Sam was picked off on the first play Eguavoen said Petty leaving of Tech’s ensuing drive to give t h e g a m e h e l p e d t h e Te c h the Bears the ball back, and they defense tremendously because it turned the Bears into a onescored again.

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routes that they were going to be running, the little short, medium routes. I don’t think (Russell’s) deep-throw accuracy was as good as Petty’s,” he said. “So, I mean, we just kind of turned it up a notch to kind of run on their quarterback. I mean, obviously it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to. But, I mean, it did — their playbook did shrink a little bit.”

Russell’s touchdown on his first drive ended up being the Bears last of the game, as Tech mounted a comeback and only allowed Baylor to score nine points after the 6:44 mark in the third quarter.

Tech, however, scored four touchdowns in the final quarter and a half, two of which were

ter, senior linebacker Sam Eguavoen had another major penalty called on him when he flew past defenders and sacked Petty. Petty lay on the field for a few minutes before walking off, but was left out of the rest of the game with a mild concussion.

Eguavoen was called for roughing the passer on the play, a 15yard penalty.

The senior linebacker said he was just trying to get to the quarterback and tackle him as quickly as possible on the play.

“We were in man coverage, and offense had us beat on the play,” he said. “So I just shot the gap and I got a good hit on (Petty), but they said it was late. I don’t know.”

Penalties were an issue all season for the Red Raiders as they were penalized 112 times for 1,070 yards, an average of 89 yards per game.

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TeammaTes and medical staff gather around Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty after he suffered an injury against Texas Tech saturday in aT&T stadium.

40-yard passes that went to senior wide receiver Bradley Marquez.

Marquez, who had six catches for 130 yards, was playing his last game in a Red Raider uniform, but said he has not decided what he will do after graduating in December.

“Yeah, it is emotional. I have invested a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this program, and they have been nothing but great to me,” he said. “So to leave this place is definitely emotional for me, and, you know, I’m going to — every day I will be a Red Raider and represent this university the best way possible. I just want to thank everybody for that.”

Marquez’s last touchdown for

Tech came with 1:42 left in the game and put the Red Raiders down by only two to the No. 5 Bears.

The Red Raiders attempted a two-point conversion that would have sent the game into overtime, but Mahomes was sacked on the play.

Kingbury said Baylor gave him the look he wanted, but the Red Raiders were unable to connect.

“Their DB, 38, did a great job of forcing our guy outside, and Pat ran around,” he said. “Learning experience, too. At that point, you just got to throw it up, it’s a two-point play, throw it up, see if we can make a play. Can’t take a sack there.”

When Tech was unable to recover the ensuing onside kick, Baylor sealed the victory. The Bears will play one final game against Kansas State Saturday, where they will look to impress the college football playoff committee.

Baylor, along with Texas Christian, sits atop the Big 12 Conference, and one of the two could make the playoff, but Kingsbury said he does not know which team it should be.

“They are both great teams,” he said. “Can’t say enough good things about both. I don’t know which one is better, but I’d love to see a Big 12 team get in.” ➤➤sports@dailytoreador.com

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Tech volleyball loses last game of season at ames The Texas Tech volleyball team dropped its final game of the 2014 season in three sets to the Iowa State Cyclones Nov. 26 in the Hilton Coliseum, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Prior to its match against the Cyclones, Tech lost a fifth set to the Cyclones in the two teams’ last matchup on Oct.18.

The NCAA Rules Committee determined Iowa State’s protest of a

misapplication of a rule had validity and the fifth set of the October matchup resumed at the time of the error with Tech leading 8-5.

The Red Raiders lost the protested set 18-16 and dropped to a 14-13 overall record and a 2-13 Big 12 record.

Following the replay of the October set, Tech lost the first set of its originally scheduled match at Ames 25-15.

Tech lost a highly contested second set 25-20, despite not allowing Iowa

State more than two consecutive points throughout the set.

The Cyclones completed their sweep of the Red Raiders with a 25-22 third-set win.

A 5-0 run from Iowa State with Tech leading 4-2 gave the Cyclones a lead they held onto for the rest of the set.

Tech trailed the Cyclones 22-19 late in the set and could not stop the Cyclones from scoring the vital three points they needed to take the set and

the match.

Senior outside hitter Breeann David and junior outside hitter Jenna Allen led the Tech offense with 10 kills each versus Iowa State.

With its loss at Ames, Tech finished the season with a 14-14 overall record and a 2-14 conference record. Tech’s 2014 overall record marks the first time since 2001 a Tech squad has finished with a .500 record. ➤➤dgaytan@dailytoreador.com

Beckie makes debut with canadian senior national Team Texas Tech junior forward Janine Beckie appeared in her first match for the Canadian Senior National Team Wednesday at Long Beach State on George Allen Field, according to a Tech news release.

The match was against Sweden, and ended in a 1-1 draw.

Beckie received the nod to join the Canadian Senior National Team Sunday evening, according

to the release. She caught up with the rest of the team in Long Beach, California, Monday afternoon.

Although not a starter, after halftime, Beckie was on the field to help Canada break the scoreless tie.

Sweden scored the first goal of the match in the 57th minute, according to the release. Eighteen minutes later, Canada knotted up the match again to create the final score.

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Monday to recover from the Air Force win before taking on Auburn Tuesday night in the United Supermarkets Arena.

A month into the season, Tubby Smith said the team’s execution is still not where he would like it to be, but they have improved from the first game to now.

“We’re competing, and we’re going to compete every game,” he said. “But as far as execution and taking care of the basketball, I’ve been disappointed.”

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“After having 13 turnovers in the first half, we said ‘Hey, we can limit our turnovers. We’ve got to take care of the ball to give ourselves a chance in the second half,’” Tubby Smith said. “Against an offense like this, their patience and their poise and execution, they can really burn.”

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Before the call from the national team, Beckie guided No. 3-seed Tech to its first ever appearance in the “Sweet 16” of the women’s NCAA Division I soccer tournament, according to the release.

Tech subsequently faced No. 2 Florida and lost 3-2.

Beckie previously gained experience in last summer’s FIFA U-20 World Cup. There she became Canada’s leading scorer with two

goals and an assist.

Training with the national team will continue for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year at several points during the spring, according to the release.

Beckie is putting in this work so she can make Canada’s final roster, which will compete in the upcoming women’s FIFA World Cup, hosted in Canada. ➤➤dhaile@dailytoreador.com

Ohio State player dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A missing Ohio State football player who disappeared shortly after sending a text message about his concussions was found dead Sunday, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Police tell media outlets

the body of 22-year-old Kosta Karageorge was found near the campus after a search since he went missing Wednesday. The senior defensive tackle from Columbus had last been seen at his apartment in Columbus, when his roommates said he left to go on a walk.