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57TH ANNUAL

CAROL OF LIGHTS

By RYAN ORTEGON

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s the Christmas season approaches, Texas Tech celebrated its 57th annual Carol of Lights celebration Tuesday night at Memorial Circle and the Science Quadrangle.

People from around the Lubbock community gathered on the sidewalks and streets to catch a glimpse of the illuminated buildings.

The first Carol of Lights took place at Tech in 1959.

The inspiration for this event came from Dr. Gene Hemmle in the 1950s when he and a group of students gathered in Memorial Circle to sing Christmas carols,

according to the University Housing website.

Since then, Carol of Lights has been a tradition at Tech that has been carried down from generation to generation.

A team from the University Physical Plant starts placing various bulbs of different colors and sizes around the Tech campus in September.

During the ceremony, the members of the Residence Halls Association were introduced and thanked for their contribution to making the ceremony possible, as well as various sponsors from Tech and the Lubbock community.

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1. Students and community members gather at the Christmas tree at the end of the 57th annual Carol of Lights on Tuesday.

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2. The Geosciences, Chemistry and Math buildings are outlined by Christmas lights on Tuesday during the 57th annual Carol of Lights.

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3. Members of the Saddle Tramps carry flares around Memorial Circle toward the Geosciences building on Tuesday during the 57th annual Carol of Lights.

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RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Students participate in New York conference

By ARIEL GARCIA Staff Writer

Faculty and students of the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration and the Women in Business program attended the 2015 Women’s Entrepreneurship Day at the United Nations in New York City.

WED was started in 2014 and is hosted on Nov. 19 every year, according to the WED website, and it was recognized in 144 countries across the world this year.

The group, consisting of Shannon Rinaldo, associate professor of marketing, Jessica Carrillo, director of engagement of the Rawls College of Business, and two undergraduate business students, Mikaela Mitcham and Catherine Paulino, spent the weekend at the world’s largest celebration of women innovators and job creators.

Mitcham, a junior business management major from Colleyville and president of the WIB program, said she thought the confer-

ence would be a wonderful opportunity to learn information about women around the world who have proven to be successful in starting up their own businesses.

“We were excited to bring that information back to Texas Tech and function as ambassadors for the program to aide with women at Tech interested in becoming entrepreneurs,” Mitcham said. “We hope to start some type of funding over the next year so that a member of WIB will be able to go to New York and have the same experience we did.”

The group spent a total of three days in New York City with one day set aside specifically to network and learn from other attendees at the event.

“WED provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for all to listen to the visions of world-class speakers, and to be a part of a larger dialogue empowering women in business to thrive worldwide,” Carillo said. “This opportunity also provided networking opportunities for

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Catherine Paulino, a business management major from Kline, and Mikaela Mitcham, a junior business management major from Colleyville, traveled to New York City for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day. The day is hosted every year on Nov. 19, and its goal is to empower women in business to thrive worldwide.

our students with other universities and individuals.”

Mitcham said this was the most intimidating part of the trip, but she took the opportunity to represent Tech and let her confidence show.

“I’ve never really felt so out of my element,” she said, “but all the students there were from Yale and Harvard or Princeton, so I was a little intimidated sizing myself up.”

However, Mitcham said she did not allow herself to feel inferior.

“A really good point was made that Texas Tech students can rival an Ivy League student any day,” she said.

Tech funded the travel, and the students who accompanied the staff were hand selected after a vigorous application process and requests and letters to the dean of the Rawls

College of Business.

The program also wanted to make other students aware of their purpose and the purpose of WED, Mitcham said.

“Our preparation now is how to spread the message of WED, which is to empower women across the world to start their own businesses and become successful in sustaining their own funds, and perpetuate that message throughout Texas Tech,” Mitcham said.

One incident in particular that impacted Mitcham was a speaker who truly embodied the meaning of being a woman in business, Mitcham said.

During a panel discussion, the topic of what men can do to help women in the workforce was discussed.

The panel was made up of three men and a woman, Jen Welter, the first female coach in the NFL, was part of the panel.

“There was a female moderator who forgot to introduce Jen and continued to not refer to her

when asking different questions,” Mitcham said.

“She was about to conclude the panel when Jen spoke up and essentially called out the moderator, claiming she didn’t even refer to her the majority of the time of the panel.”

Welter took the opportunity to make it a teaching moment, claiming women should not stand by when they are not acknowledged, Mitcham said.

“It may not be intentional and the moderator certainly didn’t mean to exclude her,” she said, “but she made a very valid point that our voices are just as significant and it’s on us to speak up rather than wait to be called on.”

Mitcham said she plans to take the experience and apply it to her future successes.

“It was a wonderful experience, especially in regard to the students,” Carillo said. “To see their faces light up as they met some wonderful and influential women was truly priceless.” @DailyToreador

GREEK LIFE

SAE fraternity hosts toy drive

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The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosted a toy drive on Tuesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. at its lodge in Greek Circle.

The toy drive is part of their philanthropy, Clay Tompkins, a senior restaurant, hotel and institutional management major from

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Arlington and SAE philanthropy chair, said. Their national philanthropy is the Children’s Miracle Network.

The University Medical Center near campus is a Children’s Miracle Network hospital, so all the toys and money raised went to the

UMC, he said.

“We also did a GoFundMe for the event and we actually reached $5,000, which is our goal, today,” Thompkins said. “The Children’s Miracle Network has a playroom at the hospital and we wanted to stock them up with new

toys and give them money so they can add to whatever they need.”

This is the inaugural Christmas toy drive the fraternity will do, he said. Next semester it will do another event for the Children’s Miracle Network. @KristenBartonDT

CAMPUS

RISE office to host Title IX series

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O n T h u r s d a y, m e m bers of faculty and staff can participate in a Title IX series from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Teaching, Learning and Professional Development Center.

According to the Risk Intervention and Safety Education website, the RISE office, Dean of Students office, Student Resolution Center, Student Counseling Center

and Gender Equity Council will host the workshop to address violence myths. The workshop will teach faculty and staff their role in perpetuating the cycle of violence.

Kimberly Simón, director of the RISE office, said the discussion will be facilitated

by Dana Weiser from the Human Development and Family Studies department and Amy Murphy, dean of students.

“They will be looking at these rape myths and rape culture and looking at what you can do to get involved, speaking up, challenging those myths when you see them in real life,” she said.

The Gender Equity Council started the Title IX series for faculty and staff and it is a chance for professional development around Title IX topics, Simón said.

“All of these have been awareness-raising events for faculty and staff,” she said.

“We also have some people who come because they hear things like rape culture and rape myths and they wonder, ‘Is that really a thing?’ So we wanna provide some definitions for what that means and why it’s still a relevant conversation in 2015.” @KristenBartonDT

POLICE BLOTTER

Tech student arrested for possession of marijuana Monday 10:48 a.m. — A Te x a s Tech police officer investigated criminal mischief at the R1 parking lot. A vehicle’s window was shattered.

10:56 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft in West Village Residence Hall. A secured bicycle was taken.

11:14 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for possession of marijuana at the R1 parking lot. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

1:04 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft outside the Media and Communication Building. An unsecured bicycle

was taken.

3:27 p.m. — A Tech officer documented damaged property at an unknown location. A vehicle was damaged.

4:47 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft at the Z1B parking lot. A light bar was taken off of a vehicle.

4:57 a.m. — A Tech officer re-

sponded to a medical emergency in Murray Residence Hall. A student was complaining of feeling dehydrated. The student was transported to the University Medical Center by Emergency Medical Services.

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

CORRECTION In the Nov. 23 article Tech partners with Lubbock for ISD for early college program, “Locke” should be referred to as “Lock” and “she.”

The DT regrets this error.

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Students must not forget holiday season about giving, spending time with others

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hanksgiving has come and gone, and finals are now imminent, causing assorted feelings of relief, anxiety and panic among the student body.

The desire for last minute cramming will war with the desire to procrastinate just one more minute.

The freshmen have finally (I hope) figured out how to register for classes, the seniors are making

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plans for graduation and the bar owners are planning how to handle the decreased income over the next winter weeks.

Some students will attempt to socialize a little longer while organizations plan spring recruitment.

Holiday plans are being made, shuttle and plane tickets are being purchased and double-checked and carpooling is under intense debate.

Of course the White House will probably have some topic they urge citizens to discuss around holiday meals again.

Students are often bustling about their lives with single-minded determination and purpose this time of the year. People in general are focused on shopping for gifts for friends and family, making those last minute plans, shifting schedules around on their social calendars and discussing the year.

In all this hustle and bustle of sales and socials, it is important to wonder whether we students are forgetting the point of this season. Too often we are too focused on what we can get from, or achieve in,

this season. As a result, we often forget the point underpinning the festivities of the season itself.

This season is about others. Often people speak of ensuring others are fed or cared for, write a letter to their congressional representative about increasing benefits for the poor or drop a coin or two in the Salvation Army can outside of a grocery store. Yet, how often do we commit to an action for the express purpose of assisting another being, especially an action that actually costs us something?

Too often we are too focused on what we can get from, or achieve in, this season. As a result, we often forget the point underpinning the festivities of the season itself.

Maybe I’m just getting older and more sentimental, but why do we so often (myself included) do only those things for others that are convenient for ourselves this season?

We are so often satisfied with others doing charity on our behalf, though there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Are we slowly forgetting, as a so-

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similar to a few other tweets echoing a similar sentiment.

Interestingly enough, a Nov. 20 Politifact article reports there is no proof that those who tweeted these tweets were actually University of Missouri students. Whether it was actually University of Missouri students who tweeted the insensitive remarks or not, the damage was done regardless. Many news organizations published the article, including the Washington Times, and the story appeared all over popular websites, such as Twitter, Facebook and Reddit. Social media had at first given the protestors power, and then social media took away their credibility.

Though Colombia, Missouri, is a few hundred miles away from Texas, our state has acquired its own social media problems recently. The attacks on Paris slowly gave way to a tide of anti-Syrian refugee sentiments, which quickly gave way to a tide of anti-Islamic posts. These posts have ranged from small, frequent appearances on Facebook, to large, hurtful events, such as Irving anti-Islamic protesters posting local Muslims and Muslim-sympathizers names and personal addresses on Facebook.

While I used to not believe social media could largely affect a community, this surge of anti-Islam aggression has the power to create tension and division within a community. The Lubbock Islamic community, however small, has absolutely no history of abnormal violence or aggression.

Yet, when these citizens and students log on to Twitter or Facebook at the end of the day, they will see other commenters spewing threats and insults toward them. Even in the opinions section of The Daily Toreador we get antiIslam comments. In a town with a very small Islamic population and an increasing percentage of anti-Islamic citizens, each post worsens the situation.

If people online truly want to make a change, there are countless problems that go unnoticed everyday. Yesterday was World AIDS day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic, yet I would not have learned of it from social media. There are countless problems each day that go unnoticed by social media, and if Facebook users truly want to make a difference, they would seek out these things instead. jmiller@dailytoreador.com

COLUMN

Kobe Bryant made great role model, will be missed

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n recent news, one of the greatest of all time and most well-known faces around the world announced his retirement from the game of basketball.

Kobe Bryant, the fivetime NBA champion, twotime scoring leader, two-time Finals MVP and 15-time all-star entered the league straight out of Lower Merion High School with unbelievable talent. Bryant changed the face of the NBA and the Laker franchise and is regarded by many as the greatest player to ever live behind, of course, Michael Jordan.

As early as his fourth year in the league, Kobe won his first NBA championship as a Laker, and for the next two years did the

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same. Yes, he won three NBA championships in a row. Few players have accomplished such a task, and proving such excellence throughout his career reflects the admiration so many have for his hard work and amazing play.

From personal experience growing up and playing my favorite sport, basketball, I looked up to Kobe.

He was a role model to me.

Everything about him, the hard work, the attitude, the

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ciety, how to be personally charitable to other people?

What do you think means more to a homeless person?

Dropping a $20 bill in a charity tin, or actually going and giving blankets or food to the needy? How much would it mean to that person to have their hope in the humanity of humanity restored?

There are several more ways to give back — each only taking a marginal amount of time. In a more personal nature, how much might it cost to write a thank you note to someone for a gift you received? Or to put a little personal effort into something to go along with that wondrous gift card?

We have forgotten as a society how to be personally charitable to others.

We have no problem asking someone else to give on our behalf, or to ask the government to give or help on our behalf.

As Christmas draws nearer, students should consider doing something personally charitable this season. It is important we give that personal flair and personal investment into someone else’s life.

Let’s bring personal charity back to society and rekindle some fires of hope in peoples’ lives this season.

That’s what the season is about, after all.

uring the last few weeks, my Facebook feed has been a roller coaster of emotions.

The media was already ablaze from the University of Missouri fiasco when the tragic Paris attacks occurred. Soon, not only was my Facebook feed filled with condolences to Paris, but also with anti-Islamic and anti-refugee posts. When my Facebook feed was already suffering enough, comments regarding Joshua Feuerstein’s viral video on red Starbucks cups leapt into the ring and started beating everybody over the head with a metal chair.

After all the social media controversy lately, this last month should prove how social media activism over national, complex issues is always harmful.

Ever since the Kony 2012 viral video that swept Facebook back in 2012, I have always been skeptical of social media movements. Though the Kony 2012 movement definitely brought focus to the overlooked issue of child soldiers, it also brought accusations of provoking “slacktivism,” a form of online support that actually does little to help or change the problem.

Despite the controversy surrounding the Kony 2012 movement, I still did not believe online social campaigns could be harmful to a community until this month. Of course, there are plenty of nut job organizations with online presences, but these were not viral, online social campaigns like Kony 2012 or the ones we have seen in recent weeks. In fact, it was the University of Missouri online fiasco that finally proved to me how harmful social media can be at a local level.

In many ways, social media caused the rise and downfall of the University of Missouri protests. As shown in the CNN article, “A timeline of the University of Missouri protests,” social media played a large part in getting the students together, from Student Government President Payton Head using Facebook to express his frustration with campus racism to ConcernedStudent1950 creating a strong online presence to organize students.

Yet, when the campus protests became a national issue, social media campaigns ultimately undermined the student’s protests. After the tragic attacks occurred in Paris, headlines swept across many news publications and social media feeds that University of Missouri students were outraged about how the national spotlight was drawn away from Missouri to Paris. @_kyrahardy tweeted, “Interesting how the news reports are covering the Paris terrorist but said nothing about the terrorist attack at #Mizzou.” The tweet was

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confidence, all drove and influenced my play. There were even times when I saw him do an astounding move on the court, and I went out to the court near my house and tried to imitate it, practice it and ultimately use it in the games I played.

Sadly, for me at least, the idol I grew up watching as a kid announced his retirement from the game of basketball on Sunday. Creatively, just as he is on the court, Bryant wrote an emotional and heartfelt poem on The Player’s Tribune to make the announcement.

As a true fan, I believe the announcement was made at the right time. After watching the beginning

of this most recent season and watching him struggle to be the same player he once was, I knew that his announcement would be coming soon, and was somewhat strategic, I might add. He’s got a little more than 60 games left to play in arenas all around the country with many people he knows. This gives him a great opportunity to play in all the rival arenas one last time. Also, opposing team’s staff, fans and even owners can give him one last goodbye before leaving the NBA for good.

Although Bryant is such a hard worker and “wants to figure this thing out,” as he said in his most recent postgame press conference, he

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knows that he’s the “tripleOG,” he stated, referring to being an old player in the league. Even though it was a tough decision, Bryant said “I had to accept the fact I don’t want to do this anymore.”

Although it is tough to see him go being a day one fan, all good things must come to an end. The future Hall-of-Famer will have to hang up the jersey after this year, and I hope the number 24 will be retired.

After everything Bryant has done for the franchise, the city of Los Angeles and the fans, it is only right to retire his jersey as a response to bringing so much success to the legendary organization. cpolkosnik@dailytoreador.com

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Tech basketball seeks fifth victory

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

The Texas Tech men’s basketball team seeks its fifth victory of the season against the Sam Houston State Bearkats in a home matchup at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Since suffering its first loss of the season to a ranked Utah team, the Red Raider offense improved its ball distribution with at least four players reaching double digit scoring numbers. Senior Devaugntah Williams leads the Red Raider offense in scoring with 18.8 points per game, which ranks second in the Big 12 Conference behind Oklahoma senior guard Buddy Hield.

With at least four players finishing with double digit scoring, Williams said Tech’s offense gains an edge over its opponent as it has more than one player able to do damage.

“It just makes us unpredictable if the whole team can just be productive on offense,” he said. “I feel like that’s the key to winning, we need more

production from everybody.”

In their last home game, the Red Raiders erased an early 11-point deficit versus Hawaii and won their second home game of the season, 82-74.

Williams led the Red Raiders in scoring with 19 points, while sophomore forward Zach Smith and sophomore center Norense Odiase tallied careerhigh scoring numbers with Smith scoring 15 and Odiase 16 points.

After closing out last season as the second place team in the Southland Conference with a 26-9 record, Sam Houston State has not achieved the early success it experienced last season, as it posts a 2-4 record with only one win on the road against Bethune-Cookman.

Despite Sam Houston State’s losing record, Tech’s upcoming game poses a number of challenges for the Red Raiders to assess, one of which includes playing without sophomore center Isaiah Manderson, who left the team to pursue a roster spot in a different program.

While junior forward Matt Temple and redshirt sophomore forward Rokas Ulvydas match Manderson’s size, their eligibility remains in question for the Red Raiders. As Tech’s only other active center on the roster, Manderson’s departure means Tech must rely on creating mismatches down the stretch with a smaller lineup.

Sophomore guard Justin Gray said coach Tubby Smith has switched him to the power forward position throughout games to help the Red Raiders guard opponents and stretch the floor.

“I think it gives a lot of mismatches on the court,” Gray said. “I think it’s good and it’s kind of one of our go-to mismatches that we have on the court.”

Although Sam Houston State currently posts a .304 3-point shooting percentage, Sam Houston State’s willingness to shoot the outside shot presents another challenge for the Red Raiders.

With the Bearkats averaging 21 3-point attempts per game, Tubby Smith said

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Texas Tech guard Keenan Evans looks to pass the ball in Tech’s last exhibition game against West Texas A&M on Nov. 9 in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Tech must take away the perimeter shot.

“It will be a challenge for us, although I think Zach (Smith) is very capable of getting out and guarding their perimeter guys,” he said. “We just have

to communicate better, contain them off the dribble, because everybody, especially Sam Houston, spreads the floor.”

Wednesday night’s matchup against the Bearkats marks Tech’s 10th all-time matchup

against Sam Houston State, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech leads the all-time series with seven wins, with its last loss dating back to 2007 in an away game. @DGaytanDT

FOOTBALL

Tech renovates baseball stadium Defensive coaches leave program The Red Raider baseball program has begun renovations on Rip Griffin Park, the Texas Tech Athletics department announced on Tuesday.

The project, according to the release, will install a new FieldTurf playing surface as well as replace the current video board, which Tech coach Tim Tadlock said will improve a ballpark that is already one of the top in the country.

“These enhancements to Rip Griffin Park can’t be understated,” he said in the release, “and doing both projects at once says a lot about Texas Tech’s commitment to our student athletes and fans.”

Replacing the old video board at Rip Griffin Park will be the video board that used to be used in Jones AT&T Stadium, according to the release.

The new board will have double the screen size, according to the release, from 15-by-20 to 48-by-22 feet, making it one of the largest video boards at a college baseball stadium in the U.S. Workers have already begun on the other part of the project, according to the release. The new FieldTurf playing surface will include a Double T in the outfield grass, and has already started to get installed in preparation for the team’s spring practice.

Tadlock said the new turf will be a major improvement and will benefit his players greatly in keeping them healthy.

“The new FieldTurf surface being installed on Dan Law Field is an incredible investment in our student athletes’ safety and performance,” Tadlock said in the release, “and it will also be a big selling point as we continue to recruit future Red Raiders here to Texas Tech.”

Both of these projects are being funded through donations to the athletics department, according to the release, as a part of the Campaign For Fearless Champions. @EvCorder_DT

Today, Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury announced coaches Mike Smith, Kevin Curtis and Trey Haverty will not be returning to the Red Raider staff, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

The changes will go into effect immediately.

Smith was the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for the Red Raiders behind defensive coordinator David Gibbs.

Curtis was the defensive backs coach and Haverty

coached the outside linebackers.

“We appreciate all that Mike KINGSBURY (Smith), K e v i n (Curtis) and Trey (Haverty) have done at Texas Tech over the last three seasons,” Kingsbury said in the release. “All three are great Red Raiders and we wish them the very best.”

The initial reports of

Smith and Curtis leaving Tech were from recruits across the state who were informed by Gibbs and others.

All three coaches joined the Tech coaching staff in 2013 with Kingsbury and are also alumni of the university.

Tech will learn who its opponent will be in its 2015 bowl game on Sunday, and that will be the final game for the Red Raiders until next season. @BSoliz_DT

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Lady Raiders set to take on Abilene Christian

By BRANDON SOLIZ Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Lady Raider basketball team is returning to the United Supermarkets Arena on Wednesday to face off against the Abilene Christian Wildcats.

Tech is back home in Lubbock after a short visit to Las Vegas for the South Point Shootout.

The Lady Raiders won their first match against Fordham but lost to Washington for the Lady Raiders first loss on the season.

Redshirt junior guard Ivonne CookTaylor said the biggest takeaway for the Lady Raiders in Las Vegas is that the team needs to play 40 minutes as a team and nothing less. “(The biggest takeaway) really is to just put in 40 minutes together,” CookTaylor said. “We had a good first half defensively, but our second half was a little rough.”

Against Washington, seniors Rayven Brooks and Jamie Roe led the team on a 10-0 run late in the second quarter to give the Lady Raiders the lead going into the half.

However, the Huskies would pull out in front of the Lady Raiders going into the final quarter and would hold

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on for a 77-73 victory.

Te c h c o a c h C a n d i Whitaker said she is happy with the team’s defense and how it played against Fordham in the first game of the tournament.

“We did a nice job at guarding (Fordham’s) inside presence,” Whitaker said. “We were able to really limit their post play and post opportunities, especially with players coming off of the bench.”

Whitaker said the biggest takeaway from the game against Washington was the ability for her team to play with tougher opponents.

Washington is currently unranked but is receiving AP votes to put the team into the top 25 teams in the nation. “(Against) Washington, I think what we take away is that we’re right there,” Whitaker said, “we have every opportunity to beat a very good team and a very talented PAC 12 (Conference) team, but we (didn’t) do a lot of things right … we really didn’t execute

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Texas Tech guard Ryann Bowser brings the ball down the court during the Lady Raiders’ game against Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 21 in the United Supermarkets Arena. Tech will face Abilene Christian at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the United Supermarkets Arena. down the stretch.”

Tech looks to bounce back against the Wildcats on Wednesday with a record of 18-7 in the all-time series against Abilene Christian.

When asked about fac-

ing off against a smaller school, Whitaker said the team is still treating the game with intensity just like any other opponent.

“I think there is times that you worry about your players

overlooking people simply based on their name or size of school,” Whitaker said. “We really focus on ourselves and preparing and playing every minute and we’ve done that from day one.”

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Tech coach Stone named Beckie named semifinalist for Mac Hermann Award regional Coach of Year Texas Tech soccer coach Tom Stone was announced as the NSCAA’s Central Region Coach of the Year on Monday afternoon.

Throughout his nine seasons as the Tech soccer coach, according to a Tech Athletics news release, Stone has become the winningest coach in Red Raider history, getting his 100th victory early in the 2015 season.

By the end of the 2015 season, Stone had amassed a career record of 108-57-20.

Stone’s team has made four straight postseason appearances, starting in

2011, according to the release, and has hosted the first-round tournament game each year.

This year, Tech ended the season with a 14-4-5 record and the program’s first Big 12 Conference Championship. Stone is also the winningest Big 12 coach of the last three years, according to the release, with 63 victories in that time.

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ert Hermann, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

In 2002, the award became unified for both men and women, according to the release, and Beckie is one of the 30 student-athletes up for the award.

Beckie led the Big 12 Conference in shots, goals and points during the season.

Along with that accomplishment, she is in the top 20 in the nation for goals.

Beckie was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year for her 2015 season.

Perhaps her biggest achievement came when she helped the team earn its first Big 12 championship in soccer.

The finalists, three men and three women, will be announced Dec. 11 during the 2015 NCAA Men’s College Cup, according to the NSCAA website.

Fans can support Beckie by voting for her on Missouri Athletic Club’s website. Voting began Tuesday. @BSoliz_DT

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76ers top Lakers for 1st win of season, snap 28-game skid PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kobe Bryant breezed through the Philadelphia 76ers locker room and said to no one in particular, “keep it going, guys.”

His homecoming game spoiled, Bryant said one final goodbye to Philly, which is winless no more.

The 76ers said good riddance to the longest losing streak in major U.S. professional sports — winless in 28 games dating to last season. And 0 for 18 to begin this one.

No more.

With the spotlight on Bryant during the final game of his career in his hometown, the Sixers stole the show and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 103-91 on Tuesday night for their first victory

of the season.

The Sixers remain tied for the worst start in NBA history with the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets, who also opened 0-18.

It was the first win for the Sixers since March 25 at Denver.

“Finally,” forward Nerlens Noel said.

Coach Brett Brown’s team has long languished at the bottom of the NBA standings and reeled off two separate losing streaks of at least 26 games in his three seasons.

For one night, in front of a sellout crowd of 20,510 that came to cheer Bryant, the streaks hardly mattered.

“I’m pleased for the city,” Brown said. “We don’t want this streak continuing.”

Hours earlier, Bryant felt

the love in Philadelphia as soon as he entered the arena.

He took selfies with fans who might never see him play again, and his presence injected a playoff atmosphere into a city that has lost much of its passion in NBA basketball.

With a packed crowd standing and roaring in appreciation, Bryant was lauded like a hometown hero, not the “Hometown Zero” he was once labeled in Philadelphia’s tabloids.

Bryant, who will end his 20-year career this season, opened the first leg of his farewell tour in his hometown and was feted with the kind of reverence and gratitude normally reserved for a Sixers great.

“I wasn’t expecting that

type of reaction, ovation,” he said. “Deeply appreciative beyond belief. It was really, really special.”

Playing with the shot selection of a pickup artist, Bryant tried to deliver a special performance in his finale.

He buried a step-back 3-pointer off the opening tip.

He hit another 3 on the next possession.

Bryant made it 3 for 3 and had the Philly crowd chanting “M-V-P!” as he turned back the clock to his championship form.

“It was a little spurt of old-school Kobe,” Noel said.

Bryant said he could tell the start made the Sixers a little starstruck — most were babies when he started his career.

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Gasol’s 38 points lead Grizzlies past Pelicans, 113-104 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Marc Gasol scored a careerhigh 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-104 on Tuesday night.

New Orleans lost despite the return of starting

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Texas Tech soccer senior forward Janine Beckie was named a semifinalist for the Mac Hermann award, which is given to the highest intercollegiate athlete by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

The trophy is named after former National Professional Soccer League president Rob-

guard Tyreke Evans and top reserve Norris Cole.

Evans was the Pelicans’ best offensive player with 20 points and 10 assists, but that wasn’t enough to overcome a Memphis squad that scored 52 points in the paint and missed only one of

26 free throws.

Gasol was 11 of 22 from the field and made all 16 of his foul shots. Zach Randolph added 14 points, while Courtney Lee and Matt Barnes scored 13 each.

Anthony Davis had 17 points, 14 rebounds and ca-

reer high-tying nine blocked shots for the Pelicans. But he struggled with his shooting, going 4 of 15 from the field and 8 of 13 on free throws.

Ryan Anderson scored 16 for New Orleans, which has lost three straight, while Jrue Holiday had 12 points.

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Veteran walks across US to raise awareness

By MICHAEL CANTU Staff Writer

After a unique dream on Christmas Eve, Marine veteran Ryan Weldon decided to give up all he had to contribute to raising awareness of a growing epidemic plaguing veterans all across the United States.

Two weeks later, Weldon read an article about the rapid rise of veteran suicide rates in the country and the amount of veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. That was the match that started the fire, he said.

“And then seven weeks later I sold everything I owned and I just started walking from Dover, Delaware, to try to raise awareness to save lives,” Weldon said.

Since February of this y e a r, We l d o n h a s b e e n on a 5,000-mile journey covering the U.S. on his trek, camping out around roadsides, camping under bridges and taking refuge anywhere he could.

Weldon was able to stop in Lubbock and through some coordinating with Military and Veterans Affairs was able to speak to a crowd in the main lobby of the Student Union Building.

Mainstream media has not made this much of an issue, he said, and it is through this walk that he can make other people aware of the struggles of modern-day veterans. “ Yo u d o n ’ t h e a r t o o many veteran’s stories or military stories unless we’re in an active war, secret mission,” he said. “I think because the suicide rate has gotten so high, that’s why people have started to take notice. People are starting to realize because it’s affecting them, you know, it’s their spouse or their son or daughter.”

Weldon was an active

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Ryan Weldon, a 34-year old Marine veteran from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, speaks at the Student Union Building about post-traumatic stress disorder on Tuesday. Weldon is currently on mile 3,000 of his 5,000-mile hike across the United States.

duty soldier from 1999 to 2003 and he saw the effects of war and the way the country dealt with it, but was lucky enough not to be shipped to Iraq, he said.

It was through his own experiences with PTSD that he felt this walk needed to be done.

It was also through his own experiences that he was able to be educated on the signs, symptoms and effects of PTSD, he said.

For Weldon, he said now is the time for every veteran in the U.S. to stand up.

“It’s something that we can stop,” he said. “We have the power to stop it, we just need to do it.”

For this journey, Weldon gave up his livelihood — his car, home, anything and everything, he said. So far it has paid off for him, he said, and he has had life experiences that would have never happened had he not taken this chance.

Weldon has met interesting people, he said, and has talked to a few celebrities and was even able to

be a movie extra.

With a little less than a week to plan the event, it was a challenge with the weather for both Weldon and the veteran’s affairs department, Lou Ortiz, director of Military and Veterans Programs, said.

Weldon was able to stay until Tuesday afternoon to do the talk for the program, Ortiz said.

“I reached out to him.

He was on the road walking, literally, at the time.

You could hear the wind in the background,” Ortiz said. “At the time he was between Sweetwater and Post, and he answered the telephone and I asked him if he’d be willing to come and he said, ‘Sure, just let me know when.’”

Nothing like this has come up before in the Tech area, Ortiz said, and this is a great way to bring attention to a problem that is so delicate.

The compassion and commitment that has been given through this walk is admirable, Ortiz said, and

it was important to capitalize on that and bring it to other people’s attention.

With belief and compassion in such a hardhitting issue, it takes a strong person to stand alone, Ortiz said, or in this instance to walk alone.

“In a lot of instances,

just to go with a crowd may not be the best solution for bringing attention to something that most people don’t want to share,” he said. “Most people don’t like to talk about challenges, whether it may be mental or physical. That’s not something people walk around sharing.”

Loren Gish, an army sergeant and ROTC cadet and junior university studies major from Bentonville, Arkansas, said it is important to take time to support fellow veterans.

It is because of the support he received from the veterans program that Gish felt the event was a good way to spread the word about the program to other veterans on campus.

Weldon’s talk hits close to home simply because he knows and sees the effects of PTSD up front, Gish said. When Gish transitions to an officer position in the military, he said PTSD is something members of the military have to be aware of and be prepared to deal with.

“So coming out and hearing stories and tes-

timonies — hearing any type of awareness about it is a great asset,” Gish said.

“It’s a great way to find out how I can contribute to soldiers who suffer from it and how I can support them whether they’re already out of the military or transitioning out or they’re trying to stay in.”

It is through events like Weldon’s walk that a great service to military veterans is being paid, Gish said. This serves as a way to get more people’s attention to the people who helped serve and protect the U.S. Weldon has set up a GoFundMe account under the name “5,000 mile walk for PTSD awareness” for any type of donation or more information.

There are also Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts with similar names that update a more than 8,000-follower fan base on Weldon’s progress.

“If I can save one life in the end, giving (everything) up is nothing,” he said. “Other guys gave up way more than I did.” @MichaelCantuDT

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The Administration building is outlined by Christmas lights on Tuesday during the 57th annual Carol of Lights. Lights across the Texas Tech campus will be turned on every night until Jan. 1.

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The combined choir performs Tuesday outside the Geosciences building during the 57th annual Carol of Lights.

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Christmas lights of white, orange and red lit up several buildings across campus during the 57th Annual Carol of Lights on Tuesday.

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The Mathematics and Statistics building was lit up during the 57th Annual Carol of Lights on Tuesday.

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Duane Nellis spoke to the crowd to give his Red Raider holiday message and get them ready for the lights to be turned on.

After everyone spoke, the band and choir worked in unison to send music through the air and get everyone in the crowd to sing along to the carols in unison.

Jay Killough, the director of the University Career Center, said Carol of Lights is a great way to get the Tech and Lubbock community into the Christmas spirit. “ I t h i n k t h a t Te x a s Tech spills over into the Lubbock Community and offers people who are not a part of Texas Tech to still feel a part of the university,” Killough said.

“Getting however many thousands out together singing Christmas carols and holiday songs to celebrate I think is a wonderful way to get everybody’s spirits up and make everybody happy.”

Despite the 37-degree w e a t h e r, t h o u s a n d s o f people showed up to participate in the event.

The excitement of the crowd started as soon as the music began to play and the Saddle Tramps walked through Memorial Circle with their red flares lighting the way.

Debbie Whitwordth, a member of the Lubbock community, said she has been coming to Carol of Lights for some time and she hopes to make it something she can share with future generations of her family.

“It’s a beautiful time on

campus, and I like to hear the choir sing and see all the lights and it puts you in the mood for Christmas,” she said. “We have been coming for several years, and now I have my new little great grandson who is two, and this is his second year, so we will be coming for a long time.”

Whitwordth said her favorite part of Carol of Lights is the music that accompanies the lights.

It’s a beautiful time on campus, and I like to hear the choir sing and see all the lights, and it puts you in the mood for Christmas.

DEBBIE WHITWORDTH LUBBOCK RESIDENT “When they start singing with the cold and the lights, it just gives such a warm feeling and you know Christmas is here,” she said.

The lights display has grown from 5,000 lights in 1959 to now including 16,000. The lights were recently replaced with all LED bulbs and reduced the energy usage by 84 percent, according to the housing website.

Maddie Bergmann, a senior mechanical engineering major, said she believes Carol of Lights is one of the many Tech traditions that needs to be kept alive.

“It gets a good sense of community with bringi n g Te c h a n d L u b b o c k together,” she said.

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