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Managing sleep schedules affects efficiency during finals week

By ADÁN RUBIO news editor

During finals week, most students must make choices on what to study and work on first. However, students may not consider decisions regarding when to sleep and for how long.

As finals approach, some college students face a variety of stressors, which could impact how they sleep during a given day. Despite the need to finish studying for a test or to complete a project, properly managing one’s sleep may need to be prioritized.

Tony Ruiz, physician assistant at the Tech Student Wellness Center, said some students deprive themselves of sleep by staying up late.

“It’s important to restore the mind, it’s important to restore the body,” he said regarding sleep. “If deprivation is profound enough, I mean, literally your cognition and judgment will be impaired.”

Having more time to retain information for a test is one reason students say they pull all-nighters, Ruiz said. Although, all-nighters actually can be detrimental to one’s learning retention.

“Sleep is actually necessary to process memories and new information that we learned,” he said. “So, if we don’t sleep properly, we aren’t processing all that stuff we learned that day. All that cramming you did, it’s very superficial. Very little is going to stick.”

Sleep is a cyclical process, Ruiz said. When sleeping, one has a circadian rhythm that can determine feelings of sleepiness throughout the day.

Because it is a cycle, Ruiz said students need to not disturb their regular sleep schedule by staying up late or sleeping late.

“It is also vital to try to keep it fairly regular,” he said regarding sleep schedules.

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and completing final projects, some students may have to choose between staying up late to complete their work or waking up early to get tasks done.

Regardless if one sleeps in or stays up late, Ruiz said one should never disturb the sleep cycle. He said getting up early or staying up late will deprive a person of sleep.

“If you’re still depriving yourself of sleep, and you’re not getting proper sleep, it’s detrimental either way,” he said. “So, the takeaway there is try to get good solid sleep.”

One way students try to get extra sleep is by taking advantage of the snooze button to get small bouts of sleep after the first alarm, Ruiz said. Even though students may get extra sleep through this method, he said one will not get the proper rest they need.

“The problem with that is sleeping between 5 to 10 minute snoozes isn’t very restful sleep,” he said.

“You’re telling yourself ‘Oh, it’s OK. I can hit the snooze button 12 times or whatever.’

But the sleep you’re getting between each snooze, it’s not restful sleep. You’re actually kind of shortchanging yourself instead of getting a continuous restful sleep, which is the alternative.”

Having one longer interval of sleep is better than hitting the snooze button multiple times, Ruiz said.

Despite mistakes to avoid when sleeping during finals week, one may first need to develop an efficient sleep schedule that helps one get enough energy for the day.

Dr. Christopher Rose, medical director of the Sleep Lab at Covenant Health, said the time when one wakes up should be consistent.

“The most important time to set in your schedule is your wake-up time, and you do get up and you turn your lights on,” he said.

People typically feel drowsy when waking up, Rose said. But, one should allow for a few minutes to become more alert.

In addition, the average college student should aim for about nine hours of sleep each day, Rose said.

“So, if you want to wake up at eight o’clock in the morning, wake up at eight o’clock in the morning and do that every day including weekends and then set your bedtime for nine hours before that,” he said. “Then, follow that pattern of staying in a routine and pattern and not alter that pattern.”

Regardless of when a student sets their nine hours, they should have plenty of time to study and have enough energy to study efficiently, Rose said. If a student needs more time to study or work on a project, it is acceptable to stay up an additional hour but no more.

When preparing to go to sleep, there may be other factors to consider, so one can get to sleep as soon as possible.

An hour before bed time, Rose said a person should dim lights, turn off screens and stop using technology.

Even the blue LEDs in computer screens can make a person more awake, regardless if a person is doing something boring, such as reading or studying for a test.

“The blue LED hits retinal cells that produce melanopsin,” he said. “Melanopsin shuts off your body’s melatonin production. Even just looking at a screen makes it difficult to sleep.”

Even though they are detrimental when trying to get to sleep, Rose said using bright lights when waking up is necessary to become more awake.

Along with turning off screens and technology before bedtime, Rose said he suggests taking a hot shower. The shower will warm a person, which will make

them more awake. But as one cools down, the cooling trend tells the body to go to sleep.

“Your body cools down until about two hours before you wake up,” he said. “Two hours before you wake up is the coldest body temperature of the day, and at about two hours before you wake up, your body starts warming up, and that signals that it’s about time to wake up.”

Regarding sleep schedules for college students, whether it be during finals week or not, there may be certain issues students need to avoid to get proper rest.

For people who think they can make up missed hours of sleep by taking naps, Rose said problems could arise.

When taking a nap in the middle of the day to get some rest that was missed during the previous morning, one may not be able to fall asleep at the normal time they usually would, as naps can fragment sleep for the next night, Rose said. One cannot make up for missed sleep.

Because of this, Rose said having a set wake up time and sleep time every day is needed, as if a person sleeps late one day, their sleep cycle can be delayed.

This management of one’s

sleep schedule could lead to issues, such as delayed phase circadian rhythm disorder, Rose said.

Rose tends to see a lot of college students who claim they have insomnia because they cannot get to sleep as easily as they used to weeks prior, he said. But because a student disrupted their sleep schedule and their circadian rhythm is off, delayed phase circadian rhythm disorder is what they are actually facing.

Insomnia consists of not being able to shut one’s brain off and go to sleep, which happens on consecutive days, Rose said. One with delayed phase circadian rhythm disorder can sleep fine if he or she is able to follow the sleep schedule that was originally set.

“If they were allowed to go to bed at 2 o’clock in the morning and wake up at 11 o’clock in the morning for a nine-hour sleep phase, they would have no daytime sleepiness at all,” he said.

Regardless of how one should manage his or her sleep schedule, a person may need to be aware of the negative short-term or long-term consequences that could arise when this schedule is mismanaged.

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sociate professor of medicine in the Tech Health Sciences Center Department of Internal Medicine, said sleep deprivation impairs mood, behavior and high levels of thinking. Because of this impairment, one should prepare for finals as early as possible, so he or she can set aside enough time to sleep.

“So, why do people cram and stay up late? Well, they’re trying to make a trade-off,” he said. “If they don’t have any knowledge, they are going to do badly on the test. If they stay up all night and are sleep deprived, they’re going to do somewhat badly on the test.”

When a person deprives themselves of sleep, Berdine said there can be long-term effects, such as being more susceptible to infections.

“If you don’t have enough time for sleep, you’re not having the self-repair, and you’re likely to get sick a lot,” he said.

All mammals need sleep to live, Berdine said. When one does not sleep to study for a final, that person can hinder their performance in class the next day.

“We don’t really know what happens during sleep,” he said. “But we know it’s essential to life.”

Woman says husband, 30, killed in shooting at Pearl Harbor HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. sailor shot three civilians, killing two of them, before taking his own life at Pearl Harbor, just days before thousands descend on the storied military base to mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese bombing that propelled the United States into World War II. Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick, commander of Navy Region Hawaii, said the military would evaluate whether security should be upgraded before the annual ceremony Saturday. About a dozen survivors of the 1941 bombing were expected to attend, along with dignitaries and service members.

The shooter was identified Thursday as 22-yearold G. Romero, according to a military official who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details that had not been made public.

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Campus personnel stress proper nutrition during finals

By ELIZABETH HERBERT Staff Writer

Finals are a stressful time of year for most college students, and one may not realize how his or her eating habits impact academic success and productivity.

Some students tend to load up on sugar and quick snacks in order to study, but what seems like a good idea in the short-run may not always pay off in the long-run.

Some students may try to completely change their diet to focus on healthy eating for finals, but Allison Childress, registered dietitian and assistant professor and director of the online master’s program for the Tech Nutritional Sciences department, said making a huge dieting change could cause more problems than it solves.

“Any sort of drastic change, whether that’s a positive change or a negative change, is going to throw our bodily processes off a little bit,” she said. “This can lead to things like mental fog. It can lead to issues with either sleeping too much or some insomnia. It can lead to issues with energy, focus and concentration levels.”

Students sometimes use simple sugars like caffeine to stay awake and study longer, Childless said. This can end up throwing off bodily processes more.

“What happens is students actually sabotage themselves,” she said. “So, they’ll

stay up all night studying and drinking coffee or energy drinks or whatever and maybe they studied well, but then when it’s time to go and actually take the exam, and they’re coming back down off of that caffeine, they can see some bad effects of that.”

Coffee is not all bad, however, as Childress said it is fine in moderation. Students still can enjoy their beverages, but they should simply impose the recommended 400-milligram daily limit.

“In an eight-ounce cup of coffee, there’s anywhere from about 120 to 150 milligrams of caffeine, so you can have two,” Childress said. “Now granted, that’s an eight-ounce cup of coffee, and rarely do we drink eight ounces — we’re usually drinking 16 or 20 ounces of coffee. In that case, it may be one coffee a day is going to give you enough caffeine, so you don’t have to stay away from it.”

A problem can arise when one combines coffee with other forms of caffeinated beverages such as energy drinks and sodas, but Childress said it is possible to gain energy without harsh consequences.

“I think timing it is important,” she said. “It usually takes anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes for you to start to see the effects of caffeine. If you’re needing it to study, I would probably start drinking it early in the studying bout because the effects of caffeine can last for a while. And just

sip on it. Keep it to those recommended amounts and try not to go over that, and then also making sure that as you are drinking coffee that you’re also drinking water.”

To prepare to the best of one’s abilities, Childress said students should try to maintain their average nutritional routine during finals week and should hydrate with non-caffeinated, unsweetened drinks, such as water. She said students who want to make a big change to their diet should do so about six weeks before finals.

“Other than hydration and limiting caffeine, you really want your body to stay kind of in that homeostasis that it’s been in because even though you think you might be making a positive change, your body might rebel a little bit against you,” Childress said.

Healthy dining options can be found throughout campus.

Alan Cushman, manager of business development for Hospitality Services, said supporting student health and success is a team effort involving employees including a director, an executive chef and registered dietitians, such as Mindy Diller, unit manager for Tech Hospitality Services, who oversee the food selection provided to students.

“One of the big things that Mindy has been instrumental in developing is our Smart Choices Wellness Program.

This is a program that is going

on yearly, it’s fall, it’s spring, it’s summertime,” Cushman said. “It’s not something that we see students just perk up at certain times wanting. It’s a daily need that we see our students are looking for, and faculty and stuff like that.”

The Smart Choices Wellness Program at Tech is meant to help students navigate their dietary needs, Diller said.

“It has a couple of components,” she said. “We have our website, we have brochures, we have a blog post that we post every week, we have

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House Speaker Pelosi rebukes reporter: ‘Don’t mess with me’ WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promptly set a reporter, and by inference, all of Washington, straight: “Don’t mess with me.”

Pelosi’s bristling response Thursday to a question about whether she “hates” President Donald Trump came two hours after she announced articles of impeachment against him.

The House speaker insisted she brought impeachment proceedings because Trump’s conduct and the Constitution left the House no choice.

But as the famously poised California Democrat began exiting her weekly press conference, a reporter asked, “Do you hate the

president, Madam Speaker?”

Pelosi stopped, jabbed a finger and fired back: “I don’t hate anybody.” She broke with her usual habit, returned to the podium and finished with a stark warning.

“Don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that,” she said, and walked out.

Moments later, Trump and House Republicans lashed out in heated personal tones.

Trump tweeted that Pelosi “just had a nervous fit.”

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy tweeted “Pelosi and the Democrats are clearly are blinded by their hate for the President.”

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turn as House speaker, second in line to the presidency.

In January, she forced Trump to re-open the government without the border wall he was demanding. She launched only the fourth presidential impeachment proceedings in history over Trump’s political pressure campaign on Ukraine. And Trump knows her fingerpointing well, most recently during a White House meeting in which she stood, pointed at him and said, “all roads lead to Putin,” Russia’s

president — and walked out.

Now, she’s leading an impeachment inquiry that’s roiled Capitol Hill and the sharply divided nation.

The president’s actions have seriously violated the Constitution,” “Pelosi said earlier from the speaker’s office at the Capitol. “He is trying to corrupt, once again, the election for his own benefit. The president has engaged in abuse of power, undermining our national security and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections .”

nutritional videos and then, certainly, nutritional content like nutrition facts and things like that for each location and all of our foods on campus.”

Students may look to resources such as “MyPlate,” the government-led alternative to the food pyramid, for a simple explanation of what is healthy to eat in a meal, Diller said.

Some foods provide more useful energy than others.

“Having quality carbohydrates from whole grains over simple carbohydrates, like those quick sugars and things that don’t last a long

time in the digestive system, and then adding in things that have brain power, like servings of seafood and berries and avocados and walnuts, things like that that have Omega-3s, which is going to be that fish and the walnuts, and then healthy fats from avocados and of course, those berries for that antioxidant brainpower,” she said.

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Movies to see during winter break

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ven though the semester is at its end, there still are so many movies to see. Classes are over, but we still have a solid month of free time, so might as well spend it at the movies with family and friends.

To give a bit of guidance, here are a few movies that are going to be released during the winter break and deserve attention from audiences. A

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note to remember is some movies won’t be wide release meaning they will only be released in select theaters in big cities.

Starting out is the weekend of Dec. 13 with a very mixed bag of movies. First up is the newest “Black Christmas” remake directed by Sophia Takal, who last worked on the “Into the Dark” Hulu series. Following that is the sequel to the “Jumanji” film series, “Jumanji: The Next Level,” with the same team as the 2017 film. To finish off the week is the surprise

release of the newest Adam Sandler film, “Uncut Gems.”

Since its film festival release, it has gained a good amount of positive reviews, but you’ll just have to go see it and find out for yourself.

The weekend of Dec. 20 will likely be the most anticipated weekend of the cinema season with the dual release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and the 2019 adaptation of the Broadway musical, “Cats.”

“The Rise of Skywalker” is directed by returning director, J.J. Abrams, who has solidified his name in the “Star Wars” franchise as the most ambitious creator to take over the series. This film is the third and last of the “Sequel Trilogy” and is set to be the finale of the Skywalker Saga, which is the name of all the

films that have been shown.

On the opposite end of the spectrum of cinema, you have “Cats”. This film is directed by Tom Hooper and is about this group of cats who sing and dance which stars a lot of famous names such as Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, James Corden, Ian McKellen and so many more. This film hos been both shamed and applauded for its mildly disturbing animation and also praised for its musical production value. The singing and the dancing is quite expansive with its scale and the expansive talent that went into it.

Going into the new year, there is a new remake of the original horror movie, “The Grudge,” being released on the Jan. 3. This surprised

horror fans because of its unexpected announcement and its rapid release. This film is directed by Hollywood newcomer, Nicolas Pesce, and a production credit from “Spiderman” director, Sam Raimi.

Personally, I am excited for this movie.

To w a r d t h e e n d o f the break, there are a few films that have been teased and have some hype starting off with “Bad Boys for Life,” the third and final film in the “Bad Boys” franchise. This film is directed by newcomer directing team, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and has returning roles for Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. It will be released Jan. 17. This film has been teased for around fifteen years now and has a

bit of a cult following from fans of the first two films.

With the break at its end, there is one last family film that is set to release of the Jan. 17, “Dolittle.” This film is directed by Stephen Gaghan with the title character being played by Hollywood legend, Robert Downey Jr. and is set as a remake of the 1998 Eddie Murphy franchise. With such an all-star cast, I do not imagine this film will fail to entertain audiences.

Though the break is over, this is still a new year of cinema before us, and I am very excited to see what the filmmakers of Hollywood have in store for us. I just hope there are still a few original films in the works, and they get the love they deserve. @MGutierrezDT

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Multimedia editor reflects on experience at publication

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hen I got accepted to Texas Tech, I had my mind set on earning my bachelors degree in some form of engineering. Four years and four months later, I’m wrapping up my last few projects before walking the stage on Dec. 14, 2019 to be recognized for a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

While I did accomplish what I initially came to Lubbock to do, I have picked up much more than I could have imagined along the way.

One of the opportunities I have had is working at Tech’s independent, student-run newspaper, The Daily Toreador. When I arrived at Tech, I was young and had much to learn. I didn’t even know the school had a newspaper. In fact, I don’t think I had ever used any camera more advanced than one of my dad’s point-andshoots that I would steal every now and then to take photos. It wasn’t until Spring 2016 that I finally did get around to using and eventually purchasing a DSLR camera.

I arrived to the Daily Toreador in August of 2018 as a staff member on the Multimedia Section led by then editor Ciara Perozzi. By this time, I’d made plenty of progress with my photography to be comfortable shooting things of all sorts. However, I entered with a bit of nervousness as photographing for a

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publication was going to be an entirely new experience and challenge of its own.

That, I knew. What I did not know was the journey that would entail.

I joined The DT my senior year, thinking I’d seen most of what Tech had to offer. No – I’d seen nothing. With each photo assignment came something new that I would experience for the first time at Texas Tech.

By the time I’d head home from any assignment I learned something new about the campus I went to class on and the city I lived in while doing so.

On paper, such may sound underwhelming to the average student, but I can vouch that it has been anything but.

A few weeks ago during the 2019 Homecoming I had the opportunity to photograph the annual “A Matador Evening” dinner, an event hosted by the Texas Tech Alumni Association to recognize and award alumni of the university that have positively impact their communities over the past year. It only takes one event like that to make one want to represent Texas Tech as best as they can by leaving their mark—no

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matter how large or small—in this world.

Being a photojournalist I’m also granted access to areas the vast majority of the population is not. This perk becomes especially enjoyable during sporting events. Admittedly, I’m not the most sports-knowledgeable person out there, but that takes nothing away from the doubleended blade of excitement and challenge when photographing a sporting event. I can’t count how many times I’ve stood or sat in place to grab the best possible shot as a Tech athlete dove, ran, or tackled in toward me on the sideline—I can however say I haven’t regretted doing so. I couldn’t have chosen a better time to come to The DT with the different teams performing well and receiving national recognition. The opportunity to have photographed those legacies is priceless.

The only thing more exciting that watching and photographing a game from sideline when it comes to photojournalism is breaking news. Take for example the April 6, 2019 riot following Texas Tech’s win over Michigan State in the Final Four to send the team to the NCAA Championship. The atmosphere of Texas Tech’s campus—the atmosphere of Lubbock as a whole—was one of thrill. The event started off with people taking to the streets to celebrate and ended

in crime. Experiencing and capturing those moments literally feet away from the action and the assailants provides is unmatched for a photographer.

There is something in every direction to shoot. I vividly remember getting one knee and even sitting the ground to photograph burning vehicles, totaled cars and the armored police force that evening. I only wish I could have one more breaking news experience before I left The DT—even if it’s just a false alarm like the Tech Alert evacuation message that sent campus into a mad spiral.

Now imagine shooting events like this on a near daily basis and you see how one can learn and grow and come to love a dusty (relatively) little city.

It didn’t take more than a few weeks of working on staff to affirm that I’d made the right decision in applying here. I was appreciated by not only my editor Ciara, but also by my fellow staff members (as evidenced by my photo of the month honor received just one month into the job), and advisors whom encouraged my growth in the position.

I wasn’t on staff long before I was promoted to an editor for Spring 2019. I decided to take the role of digital content manager, where I’d had some experience, but felt that I could make a difference

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in the online presence of the publication. This time saw a decrease in how much I photographed for the paper, but nonetheless provided me even more insight on Tech happenings as I read more of the stories as I published them online.

In April 2019, I earned another editorial role at The Daily Toreador as the Multimedia Editor. I began leading the section the following semester looking to improve the overall content and photography IQ of the entire staff. The past few months as multimedia have been truly rewarding, I’m sure I’ve photographed more this past semester than I have in the others combined. Some weeks saw up to 60 hours of work here at The DT, but I don’t think I’d change it if I had the power to. This publication has taught me some of the ins and outs of journalism, opened up a new avenue for a professional career, and shown me a new way of looking at the world around me.

The past 16 months at The DT I’ve built friendships, I’ve built journalism skills and I’ve built a family. I’ve contributed all that I can to the culture and product of the Daily Toreador newsroom, and so I bid farewell with fulfillment. @IkechukwuDikeDT

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Tech offers students resources during finals week

By AKHILA REDDY copy editor

As students at Texas Tech prepare for their finals, there are many resources across campus they can take advantage of to study, alleviate stress and more.

The Tech University Library will be open 24 hours through finals week from Wednesday to Tuesday, according to the University Library website.

Free snacks and water will be provided late in the evening on Friday and Saturday courtesy of the Texas Tech Friends of the Library, according to the Tech University Libraries Facebook page.

Additionally, the University Library will also be hosting the Dog Days of Finals in partnership with the South Plains Obedience Training Club

of Lubbock. On Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., dogs will be present in the Croslin Room to help students de-stress.

Student Union & Activities will be hosting Study at the SUB from Thursday to Wednesday, according to to the Student Union & Activities website. The Student Union Building will be open to students for 24 hours from 7 a.m. on Dec. 12 to 11 p.m. on Dec. 14, and from 12 p.m. on Dec. 15 to 11 p.m. on Dec. 18.

No music will be playing after 5 p.m. during the week, and the games area will be closed from Dec. 6 to Dec. 11, according to the Student Union & Activities Website. The doors by the CopyMail and the doors north and west of the bookstore will be open for the whole night

during Study at the SUB. During Study the SUB, free scantrons and blue books will be provided while supplies last from 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. at the Information Desk in the SUB across from the Barnes & Noble bookstore, according to the Student Union & Activities website. Additionally, free coffee will be provided from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. while supplies last.

As part of Study at the SUB, a free pancake and sausage breakfast also will be provided at midnight on Thursday, Friday and Sunday at the SUB CopyMail. Free donuts also will be available at midnight on Monday and Tuesday at the SUB CopyMail, according to the Student Union & Activities website. Student IDs are required, and the food will be provided while supplies last.

Texas Tech offers students many resources during finals week. Both the Student Union Building and the University Library will have extended hours for students to study during finals.

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Dorm, dining closures set for winter break

By AUSTIN WATTS Editor-in-Chief

With winter break just around the corner, there are several key dates for students to keep in mind regarding residence hall and dining facility closures.

“The official move out date for winter break is Thursday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. That’s when our residence halls officially close for winter break,” Leigh Prouty, assistant director at University Student Housing, said. “And so students all students do need to vacate at that time. They just need to leave, they don’t have to move out. They don’t have to do anything like that.”

With residence halls across campus closing shortly after the end of finals, the dining facilities on campus close Dec. 14, according to the Texas Tech Hospitality website. The lone exception

is the Chick-fil-A in the SUB will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day the week of Dec. 16-20.

“Our winter break halls that are going to stay open are Carpenter/Wells and West Village,” Prouty said. “The reason that we do that are those are complexes are areas that are apartments; they do have kitchens. It’s mostly our upper-class students that live there, and so, they are able to continue to cook because all of our dining facilities close over winter break.”

Before leaving for the break, certain precautions should be taken before leaving, such as cleaning up excess trash, unplugging all devices and making sure each room is ready for room checks, Prouty said. Over the break, all closed residence halls are powered down, so care is taken to make sure as little issues arise as possible.

“We do room checks again at winter break, but we’re looking that windows are closed, that no things are left turned on. Winter break is a little bit different because we do ask students to defrost the refrigerator and unplug it as well,” Prouty said. “We will provide a bulletin board that goes up in all of the residence halls. If it’s not on their direct floor, it’s either above or below. They’ll just need to check on that. But it walks them through the process of how to defrost your refrigerator.”

Students preparing to return to Tech in the spring can set their calendars for 10 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 12, the day that residence halls open, according to the TTU Housing website.

“Residence halls will open for the spring semester on Sunday, Jan. 12, starting at 10 a.m.” Prouty said.

“Our returning students, or students that you know

moved in the fall and everything, there’s no special check-in process that they have to do, as long as they have their keys, which they should still have, they can come back to the residence halls over that weekend starting on Sunday.”

For new students, movein starts on the same day as returning students. New students can pick up their keys at their dorm hall offices then start moving in.

“With our new students that are new for spring and have not lived with us before, they can start checking in on that Sunday as well,” Prouty said. “They’ll start at the hall office at the building where they’re assigned. Then there will be a process and paperwork that they’ll need to fill out. They’ll get their key, and then they can start moving their belongings.” @AustinWattsDT

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Dorms will close at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12 and re-open at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12.

Room checks will take place before the break to help prevent any issues that may arise over the break.

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Specific hours can be found on the Tech Hospitality website for Finals Week.

All campus dining locations* will be closed starting on Saturday, Dec. 14. *Chick-fil-A @ SUB will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the week of Dec. 16-20.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tech set to finish non-conference slate

By JAY STRADER Staff Writer

The Texas Tech’s men’s basketball team will play eight games over the break, including a game against No. 1 Louisville, and will begin Big 12 play. Five of those games will be played at the United Supermarkets Arena.

Following their match up against DePaul on Dec. 4, the Red Raiders will travel to New York to take on the current No. 1 team in the nation, Louisville.

Tech will have six days to prepare for the Cardinals as the game will take place at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9. The Cardinals are coming off their most impressive win of the season after beating No. 4 Michigan 58-43 on Tuesday. The team is led by junior forward Jordan Nwora who is averaging 22 points a game and seven rebounds, according to ESPN stats. The Cardinals as a team are holding opponents to just 59 points per

game and are shooting almost 50 percent from the field, according to Louisville Athletics.

After the game against Louisville, Tech will travel back to Lubbock to play Southern Mississippi at 6 p.m. on Dec. 16, beginning a five-game home streak in the United Supermarkets Arena. The Golden Eagles are 0-1 on the year against Big 12 opponent following a loss to Iowa State. Senior forward Boban Jacdonmi leads the team with 12 points per game and is shooting 61.4 percent from the field, according to ESPN stats.

The Golden Eagles have been allowing more points than they’ve been scoring this season, giving up 76 points a game while only scoring 68 points a game, according to Southern Miss Athletics.

Tech will continue their home play five days later with a matchup against University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at 1 p.m. on Dec. 21 at the USA. UTRGV’s leading scorer, Jordan Jackson,

is averaging 16.1 points game and is also a former Red Raider, according to UTRGV athletics. He transferred to UTRGV after his freshman season and is entering his final season of play as a graduate student. His mom, Sheryl Swoopes, played basketball for Tech from 19911993 and then was drafted into the WNBA in 1997.

The next opponent the Red Raiders will face is California State University Bakersfield at 3 p.m. on Dec. 29 at the USA. CSU is in the same conference as UTRGV and made the NCAA Tournament in the 2016-17 season. Junior forward Taze Moore is the Roadrunners’ leading scorer, averaging 12 points a game on 52.2 percent shooting from the field, according to CSU Athletics. The Roadrunners are shooting 46.2 percent from the field this season and holding opponents to a 41.9 shooting percentage.

Tech will play its first Big 12 matchup of the season against Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. on Jan. 4 at the USA. The Cowboys are undefeated so far this season and are coming off winning the NIT Season Tip-Off after beating Syracuse and Ole Miss.

The team’s leading scorer is sophomore guard Isaac Likekele who is averaging 13.7 points per game on 57 percent shooting from the field, according to OSU Athletics. The Red Raiders beat Oklahoma State both times they faced them last season. In their first matchup, Tech beat the Cowboys handedly with a 78-50 win. The second matchup was much closer with Tech winning 84-80 in overtime.

The Red Raiders will end their five-game home stretch with a conference game against Baylor at 8 p.m. on Jan. 7 at the USA. The Bears are currently ranked No. 18 in the nation and went 1-1 in the two matchups against Tech last

season. Returning sophomore guard Jared Butler leads the team in scoring with 19.4 points a game and is shooting 52.2 percent from the three-point line, according to Baylor Athletics.

Fellow returner Tristan Clark is averaging 6 points per game this season but did not face the Red Raiders last season. The Bears are averaging 80 points per game and shooting almost 40 percent from behind the arc.

Tech will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia to play West Virginia at 6 p.m. on Jan. 11 for their first road game in conference play. Last season the Red Raiders beat the Mountaineers in Morgantown for the first time with a 62-59 win. Tech beat West Virginia 81-50 in their second matchup to complete the regular season sweep against them.

However, the Mountaineers beat Tech in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship 79-74, ending the Red Raiders nine-game win streak heading into the NCAA

Tournament. West Virginia has four players averaging doubledigit points this season and are 7-0 so far this season.

To close out the break, Tech will travel to Manhattan, Kansas to play Kansas State at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14. The Wildcats and Red Raiders split the Big 12 title last season and their season series, with Tech winning the first matchup 63-57 and Kansas State winning the second matchup 58-45. The Wildcats will welcome two key players from last season’s roster, senior forward Xavier Sneed and junior guard Cartier Diarra. They are the top two scorers on the team, combining for 185 points which is 40 percent of the team’s offense this season, according to basketball-reference.com.

Tech will return from the break to play Iowa State at 3 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the United Supermarkets Arena. @JayStraderDT

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Raiders scheduled for eight games over break

By ZACH RICHARDS Staff Writer

Over winter break, the Texas Tech women’s basketball team will play eight

games, three of which are conference games.

The Lady Raiders begin their first game of the holiday season against Houston Baptist University at noon

on Dec. 15 at the United Supermarkets Arena. The Huskies sit in the middle of their conference with a 3-4 record. Their offense is centered around freshman guard Timia Jefferson, who leads the team with 10.5 points per game, according to ESPN. The Lady Huskies and Lady Raiders have some history as they have played twice since 2014. Tech has come out on top both times by single digit victories, per Tech Athletics.

Two days later at noon on Dec. 17, the women’s basketball team will play against Prairie View A&M University at the USA. The Lady Raiders have taken on the Lady Panthers twice in the past three years and won each game by over 20 points. The Lady Panthers are sixth in the SWAC conference, with a 2-5 record to begin the season, per the official SWAC website. Their offense is led by Bernesha Peters, who is 17th in the conference in scoring, averaging just over 10 points per

game, according to ESPN. Game four of the Lady Raiders’ seven game homestand will be played against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 7 p.m. on Dec. 20 at the USA. Arkansas-Pine Bluff sits at the bottom of their conference, yet to win a game with a 0-5 record. Their leading scorer averages 9.8 points per game and is ranked 18th in the conference offensively, according to ESPN. Since 2013, the Lady Raiders have matched up against the Lady Golden Lions three times and won two by double digits and the third by eight points, according to ESPN. In the most recent game in 2018, Lady Raider Brittany Brewer finished with 12 points, five rebounds and four blocks.

At 1 p.m. on Dec. 22 at the USA, the Lady Raiders will take on University of Louisiana-Monroe. Tech has played them twice since 2012, and per Tech Athletics, have won both games by over 40 points. The Warhawks are among the bottom teams

in the Sun Belt conference, with a 1-5 record so far.

Their only win this season was against Northwestern State, who was also defeated by the Lady Raiders. The Warhawk offense is led by Lauren Fitch, who according to SunBelt sports, is among the top-five scorers in the conference. Fitch, to open the season, put up 28 points against Tennessee Tech, and is averaging 16 points per game on the year.

The Red Raiders after the Warhawk matchup have a week’s rest, then come back to USA to face off against the University of Texas at San Antonio at noon on Dec. 29.

University of Texas at San Antonio is currently 3-4.

Their offense is funneled through Adryana Quezada, who averages 12 points per game, according to ESPN. Since 1998, The Lady Raiders have played and defeated the Roadrunners three times all by double digit margins, according to Tech Athletics.

The last game of the Lady Raiders’ homestand, and the first game of conference play will be against Iowa State at 7 p.m. on Jan. 3 at USA. In 2018 alone, the Lady Raiders played Iowa state three different times and lost all three matchups. Their offense is focused on a 6’0 tall Iowa native, Ashley Joens. Joens averages 23.5 points per game, which tops all of the Big 12 players. She also gets to the

line frequently, averaging almost 10 more free throws per game than the next highest player, according to Big12sports. Iowa is currently sitting in the middle of the Big 12 conference, with a 5-1 record.

Texas Tech women’s basketball will travel to Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth to play Texas Christian University at 6:30 p.m on Jan. 8.

Last year, The Lady Raiders played TCU twice and lost both times. This year, TCU is second in the conference, and so far, they are undefeated at 6-0. Although 6-0, they rank at the bottom of the conference offensively, averaging over 100 points fewer than any other team in the conference, per Big12sports. They are led by the 14th leading scorer in the conference, junior guard Lauren Heard, who is averaging 14.2 points per game.

Three days later, the Lady Raiders will return home to face Kansas State at United Supermarkets Arena at 3 p.m. on Jan. 11. The Wildcats are led by Christianna Carr, who averages 15.5 points per game, ranking 11th in the Big 12, according to Big12sports. The Lady Raiders played against Kansas State twice last year, and lost both games, according to Tech Athletics. Kansas State is sitting in the bottom half of the Big 12 conference, with four wins and three losses so far on the season. @ZachRichardsDT

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Tech wraps up football season

By MAX HENGST Sports Editor

The Texas Tech football team’s season came to an end on Friday as the Red Raiders finished their first season under head coach Matt Wells and his coaching staff.

To start the 2019 season, the Red Raiders played three teams outside of the Big 12 in: Montana State, University of Texas at El Paso and Arizona.

Wells picked up his first win as Tech’s head coach as the Red Raiders defeated Montana State 45-10 on Aug. 31. Sophomore quarterback Alan Bowman led Tech’s offense as he recorded 436 passing yards while passing for two touchdowns and rushing for one, according to Tech Athletics. Sophomore wide receiver Xavier White led the team with 107 receiving yards and a touchdown as senior running back Armand Shyne led the run game with 128 rushing yards.

Tech’s defense held the Wildcats to 289 total yards of offense, allowing just two third-down conversions in 16 attempts, according to Tech Athletics. The defense was led by senior linebacker Jordyn Brooks who recorded 11 tackles and a tackle for loss. Junior linebacker Evan Rambo recorded the Red Raiders’ only sack.

The Red Raiders’ success on defense carried over into the game against UTEP on Sept. 7 where Tech defeated the Miners 38-3 for its second win of the season at home.

The defense allowed just 131 total yards of offense and a field goal in their win, allow-

ing the UTEP to record just two third-down conversions in 15 attempts, according to Tech Athletics. The defense was led by Brooks who recorded 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.

Bowman once again led the offense as quarterback, passing for 277 yards and three touchdowns, according to Tech Athletics. Sophomore wide receiver Dalton Rigdon led the Red Raiders with 83 receiving yards while junior wide receiver T.J. Vasher recorded two touchdowns.

On the ground, Shyne and redshirt freshman SaRodorick Thompson both recorded 45 rushing yards, adding to Tech’s 148 total yards off the run.

With a 2-0 record, the Red Raiders traveled to Tucson, Arizona for their first road test of the season, taking on Arizona on Sept. 14. Tech suffered its first loss of the season, 28-14, after the Wildcats’ dual-threat quarterback Khalil Tate picked apart the Red Raiders’ defense with 185 passing yards and 129 rushing yards, according to Tech Athletics.

In Arizona, Bowman threw for 307 yards and a touchdown, according to Tech Athletics. Although he finished the game, Bowman suffered a shoulder injury which ended the sophomore quarterback’s season.

Vasher led the Red Raiders with 96 receiving yards as Shyne led the run game with 68 rushing yards.

Brooks continued to lead the team on defense, recording 13 tackles for his third consecutive game with 10 or more tackles, according

to Tech Athletics. Senior defensive back Douglas Coleman III ended the Red Raiders’ turnover drought as he picked off two passes by Tate along with a pass breakup.

Following the first loss of the season, Tech stayed on the road to open Big 12 play as the Red Raiders took on Oklahoma in Norman. In the Red Raiders’ conferenceopener, the Sooners blew Tech out, 55-16, according to Tech Athletics.

Once again, the Red Raiders struggled to contain a dual-threat quarterback in Jalen Hurts. Against Tech, Murray threw for 415 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 70 yards, according to Tech Athletics. Tech’s offense struggled without their starting quarterback as they started senior Jackson Tyner, but after completing just one of his five passes, junior Jett Duffey replaced him and threw for 120 yards.

Oklahoma outplayed Tech, recording 644 total yards of offense compared to the Red Raiders’ 314, led with Thompson’s 100 yards rushing, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders struggled to get a first down, going one-for-14 in thirddown situations.

After his play against Oklahoma, Duffey was n a m e d Te c h ’s s t a r t i n g q u a r t e r b a c k w i t h B o wman out due to a shoulder injury. The Red Raiders then headed back home to take on a ranked Oklahoma State team, defeating the Cowboys, 45-35.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 7 Duffey led Tech’s offense with 424 passing yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers while also rushing for a single touchdown, according to Tech Athletics. Vasher led the team in receiving yard, recording 110 and a touchdown while Thompson led the run game with 69 rushing yards.

Tech’s defense also shined against the Cowboys as Brooks recorded a careerhigh 19 tackles and four tackles for loss while also sacking Oklahoma State’s quarterback three times and forcing a fumble, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders also intercepted three passes, with Coleman coming down with two and junior defensive back DaMarcus Fields snagging one.

With a 3-2 overall record, the Red Raiders traveled to Waco to take on Baylor on Oct. 12 and suffered a three-

point loss to the Bears, 33-30.

This game was controversial as the officials missed a call that could have cost the Red Raiders the game. The Big 12 admitted to its mistakes and after Athletics Director Kirby Hocutt released a statement regarding the incident, he was fined $25,000.

Duffey threw for 362 yards and a touchdown but was sacked five times while also throwing two interceptions, according to Tech Athletics.

Thompson led the run game with a career-high 153 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

On the defensive end, Brooks and Coleman led the team with eight tackles each as Coleman also recorded one of Tech’s three interceptions, according to Tech Athletics. Junior linebacker Evan Rambo and junior defensive back Ja’Marcus Ingram also intercepted a pass.

The Red Raiders came back home with a 3-3 overall record and suffered a 34-24 loss to Iowa State on Oct. 19 for

Tech’s first loss at Jones AT&T Stadium. Iowa State’s Brock Purdy picked apart Tech’s defense, throwing for 378 yards and three touchdowns.

Tech’s offense could not match Iowa State’s as Duffey threw for 239 yards and a touchdown and Thompson led the run game with 57 rushing yards, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders were also seven-for-17 in third-down situations.

Following their first loss at home, the Red Raiders looked to get their first win on the road as they played Kansas on Oct. 26. With a tie game in the last seconds of play, the Red Raiders blocked the Jayhawks’ field goal, but Coleman fumbled on the return.

Kansas then kicked the field goal to defeat Tech 37-34.

Kansas’ Carter Stanley threw for 415 yards while Duffey threw just 271, according to the release. While the Jayhawks found more success in their passing game, the Red Raiders ran

for 100 more yards with Thompson leading the team with 80 rushing yards.

With a 3-5 overall record and coming off three consecutive losses, the Red Raiders had four games left of the season to get two more wins to become eligible for a bowl game. Tech traveled to Morgantown and defeated West Virginia, 38-17.

The Red Raiders’ offense shined in Morgantown as Duffey threw for 354 yards with sophomore Dalton Rigdon leading the team with 106 receiving yards, according to Tech Athletics. While the Red Raiders ran for 127 yards, Tech’s defense stopped West Virginia’s run game, holding them to 51 rushing yards. The defense also picked off two passes as Coleman and Fields both recorded an interception while Brooks recovered a fumble while also picking up 11 tackles.

This was Tech’s last win of the season as the Red Raiders suffered a 33-31 loss to

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Duffey threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns against TCU while throwing for 334 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas State, according to Tech Athletics. He also threw three interceptions in the two games combined.

With Brooks’ time being limited on the field due to a shoulder injury, sophomore Adam Beck stepped up for the defense, recording a team-high 12 tackles against TCU while junior Riko Jeffers recorded seven tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack against Kansas State.

With bowl eligibility out of reach, the Red Raiders traveled to Austin to take on Texas. Despite starting the game with a 14-0 lead, the Red Raiders came up short as the Longhorns ended Tech’s season with a 49-24 loss.

In the Red Raiders’ final game, Duffey threw for 399 yards and two touchdowns

despite being sacked four times, according to Tech Athletics. Two Red Raiders recorded triple-digit receiving yards as sophomore wide receiver KeSean Carter led the team with 150 receiving yards followed by redshirt freshman wide receiver Erik Ezukanma with 135.

Tech’s defense struggled to stop the Longhorns in the red zone as Texas scored all five times, according to Tech Athletics. The Red Raiders, on the other hand, struggled in clutch situations as they went seven-for-16 on third down, one-for-four on fourth down and three-for-five in the red zone.

With the loss in Austin, the Red Raiders concluded the season with a 4-8 overall record and a 2-6 record against teams in the Big 12 Conference, according to Tech Athletics. Tech found more success at home this season, posting a 3-3 record at Jones AT&T Stadium while going 1-5 on the road. @MaxHengstDT

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LEFT: Junior quarterback Jett Duffey runs the ball during the Homecoming game against Iowa State on Saturday, Oct. 19. Texas Tech fell to Iowa State, 34-24. RIGHT: Redshirt freshman wide receiver Erik Ezukanma is brought down during the game against Oklahoma State University on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in the Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders defeated the Cowboys, 45-35.