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Play: Lubbock Community Theatre holds auditions for upcoming production.

Women’s Tennis: Lady Raiders look to build on historic 2017 season.

Column: Misunderstanding facts and analysis leads to harsh judgements.

Women’s basketball: The Lady Raiders lost to West Virginia on the road, 82-52.

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Selection process begins for next Masked Rider

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Laurie Tolboom, a mass communications graduate student from Dublin, Texas, served as the 2017-2018 Texas Tech Masked Rider.

Administration hopeful for top research designation by 2025

By MICHAEL A. CANTU

prominence and highlight the programs that were at Tech.

Instead of tweaking the new strategic goal old plan, Galyean said, it was has been set for the decided to start over. Now university and admin- the university has developed istration is starting to put a comprehensive approach efforts into full effect to gain that will lead Tech into its the desired prestige for a second century. university that will soon be Though Tech was desigmore than 100 years old. nated a Tier One Carnegie Tech is five years away research university in 2016, from the 100th anniversary it has remained in the bottom of its establishment and sev- quartile of the 115 r-1 universien years away from opening. ties, he said. Those in the top Therefore, instituting and 50 percent of universities are sticking to a strategic plan the most elite in the country. to increase the university’s “So, if you have that profile is needed. benchmark as your aspiraThis plan, dubbed “A Foun- tion, that’s going to get us dation for the Next Century,” into a class of universities,” is set as the Galyean said. foundation for “That certaina new set of ly would put us goals for the in the top tier, ... I think we’re university. in the nation, “ A s i t always going to in the world.” turned out, be focusing on the Three goals about a year have been set issue of affordability b e f o r e D r. to put the uni(Lawrence) and the issue of versity in that S c h o v a n e c serving the group spot: educate came in as of students that we and empower p r e s i d e n t , serve well. a student D r. ( M . body, enable Duane) NelJOE HEPPERT i n n o v a t i v e lis started VP FOR RESEARCH research and looking again creative activiat the strateties and transgic plan,” Michael Galyean, form lives and communities Tech provost and senior vice through strategic outreach president of academic affairs, and engaged scholarship. said. “And so when (SchoIt is within those three vanec) came in as president, goals administration hopes the I think he wanted to continue prominence of the university that process but also frame it will increase, he said. However, in a bit of a larger context.” with a newfound prominence In a letter sent out by and prestige, there may be Schovanec, he wrote about more cost associated, which the previous plan institut- could fall on students. ed by the university called “In spite of our aspirations “Making it Possible.” The to increase our prominence in previous plan was developed terms of our academic reputaas a way to increase national tion as well as our research

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1. A photo shows the Texas Tech Administration Building after it was built in the early 1920s. As the university comes closer to the 100th anniversary of the campus opening its doors, administration has put together plans to make it a highly accredited research university. 2. A photo of the Tech Administration Building dated March 20, 1925, shows the building as it was being built.

Texas Technological College was established in 1923 and opened to students in 1925. reputation, I think we’re always going to be focusing on the issue of affordability

and the issue of serving the group of students that we serve well,” Joe Heppert, vice

president for research, said.

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The process for selecting the 2018-2019 Masked Rider has begun.

Leading up to the Transferring of the Reins event, there will be a series of interviews and tryout sessions beginning with an information session at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in the Student Union Building’s Masked Rider Room.

The official Transferring of the Reins and the public announcement will occur on Friday, April 20.

There are several qualifications prospective Masked Riders must meet before beginning the tryout process, according to the Spirit Program page of the Tech website.

The candidates must be enrolled in Tech for Spring 2018, have at least 45 credit hours, undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least 12 hours, graduate students 9 hours, must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75, considerable equestrian experience, graduation cannot occur before May 2019 and several other qualifications.

After meeting these qualifications, candidates must also pass a written exam and complete a preliminary application before moving on to the tryout process, according to the website. After complet ing a tryout with Fearless Champion, the Masked Rider’s horse, the candidate must also complete a portion of the tryout in which they will drive the Masked Rider ’s van and Fearless Champion’s trailer.

If these steps are completed to judges’ satisfaction, the candidate will continue on to the interview session, according to the website. Following the interview session, the judges will make their selection for the 2018-2019 Masked Rider.

For more information candidates can reference https:// www.depts.ttu.edu/centerforcampuslife/spiritsquads/ MR_tryouts.php or contact Sam Jackson or Stephanie Rhode, the Masked Rider program advisers. @DailyToreador

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Peer pressure factor in social media Tide Pod Challenge

By MATTHEW SETZEKORN Staff Writer

With every new year comes a new social media trend or challenge. Most recently, Twitter has been flooded with videos of teens and young adults eating Tide pods.

Some people find the trend funny and good for social media likes and favors, others do not.

It turns out, however, that humor may not be the main reason these trends and challenges become so widespread.

Lindsay Greenlee, a research assistant professor and director of undergraduate online studies, said it may be due to a term called Social Proof.

Many of these trends spread because of peer pressure, she said.

“Now with online stuff, it’s not just a ‘hey look at what all my friends are doing,’” Greenlee said. “It’s a ‘hey they actually expect me to do that too because they’re tagging me in it.’”

Briana Vela, a senior public relations and Spanish dual major from Arlington, said some feel that some of the more innocent and less dangerous trends are OK to emulate.

These elements of peer pressure and social proof seem to be true, as Vela

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herself has also taken part in the occasional challenge and even wanted some of her friends to take part.

“I’ve only done the ice bucket challenge. I participated in it because, I wanted to see my friends do it when I nominated them,” Vela said.

“Everyone at that time was doing it and it was fun to see.”

The lack of anonymity online these days helps increase that peer pressure to do something as dangerous as ingesting large amounts of cinnamon or laundry detergent, Greenlee said.

In the past, users were able to hide behind usernames, she said. That usually meant people were not always aware their peers were partaking in the activities.

“Now it’s really common for people to use their real names so you have an identity online,” Greenlee said.

“So how people see you online is how they see you as a person.”

Another reason people may take part in these challenges and trends is due to the fact that it could give them new followers on their social media, Vela said.

There is a sense that, sometimes, people do not know the repercussions of their action and go along with the joke anyway, Vela said.

It may also be some of paign that should increase ways of seizing funds.

This may include more corporate relationships and tougher lobbying for money that could help fund student’s educations, he said.

“I think what we need to do, say from the research and scholarly side of our activity, is to reach out and aggressively try to access existing funding that can help us build those programs without passing along a substantial part of that cost to student in tuition,” Heppert said. “That includes federal dollars to support research, that includes corporate relationships.”

The subject of net costs for students has been in talks recently and there will be continued pressure to provide an education that is affordable, Galyean said. There is also a focus on spreading emphasis evenly among the university.

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Tide pods have becomes a topic of national discussion recently as many people are eating them as part of the social media challenge called the Tide Pod Challenge. those participating want to increase the followers they have on social media, she said.

“All they want is followers and subscribers and sometimes if people aren’t careful enough it can be offensive or dangerous to post for the world to see,” she said.

In most cases it is also difficult for companies to address these situations, Vela said. There is only so much they can do in order to prevent people from using their products in such a manner.

The parent company of Tide detergent, Proctor & Gamble, have responded to the latest trend of eating their product in a blog.

David Taylor, CEO, wrote in the company’s blog post and explained what the company can do to stop this trend from continuing to spread.

“I assure you we’re working with our partners to do what we can to stop this dangerous trend,” Taylor wrote in the blog post, “including ensuring social media networks are remov-

ing videos that glorify this harmful behavior.”

Taylor went on to stress how parent involvement could stop teens and other young adults from harming themselves with this challenge. Ultimately, it is up to the individual on how they go about the situation.

“If we see other people doing it, then we are going to be more likely to do it,” Greenlee said. “It is a ‘I want to get involved in whatever everybody else is doing.’”

ue related to research that could weigh more in STEM education and fields. However, the university is working hard to not forget the humanities as well.

“We are trying to ensure that we do have a broad representation of activities of the entire university and not just focusing on one or two things, often times identified with research” Galyean said. “We often, people like us, tend to think about STEM fields when we think about research but I think we’re clearly working very diligently to make sure we’re thinking about creative activities of all kinds.”

There will also be a big emphasis on recruitment from around the world and the area. Part of the three goals set will encourage creating a diverse student body and also reaching out to the local communities.

It was announced in the fall of 2017 Tech reached

another enrollment record, 37,010 students, according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador. With that increase, the university also inches closer to its goal and expectation of having 40,000.

went on a tour visiting a series of schools in West Texas. In using the local community there is a way of collecting information using the surroundings.

Both the university and community can benefit from a long-term commitment, Galyean said.

When it comes to appropriating funds from the state government, many legislatures would like to see regional benefits, Heppert said. That means using both entities to create a better path to education and economic prosperity.

“They help benefit students because, again, as the students get engaged in all of those different kinds of outreach activities, they’re getting real world experience in some of the environments they work in,” Heppert said. “And we’re building broader support for the institution.”

Overall, the goal of the new plan is to create a reputation for Tech that showcases a national and international prominence, he said.

This has the potential to lead to better funding, a broader and diverse student body and an education that will be hard to match, Galyean said.

“I think that was the thinking, that this would be a bridge to that beginning of the next century for Texas Tech,” Galyean said. “A plan to get us to that point, and hopefully a bit beyond.”

I think that was the thinking, that this would be bridge to that beginning of the next century ...

Michael Galyean Provost During an interview with Schovanec in November of 2016, he said if the university continues growing enrollment at or near two percent that goal will be reached. This was before the new plan was laid out.

“We’re trying to step back and look at our capacity and the issues of quality and success and decide just what size is really optimal for Texas Tech,” Schovanec said.

“We have to balance there, versus the funding mechanism for higher education.

And right now, it rewards enrollment, but there may be a movement to outcomes based funding.”

International undergraduate enrollment is up and recently Schovanec

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City council to vote on fate of Lubbock Municipal Auditorium, Coliseum D u r i n g a T h u r s d a y, Jan. 25, Lubbock City Council meeting, a vote will be taken regarding what the city will do with the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium and Coliseum.

The council will host an executive session to discuss with legal counsel the pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers, according to the council agenda book. This means there will be an or-

dinance put in place that will push a vote in May for the fate of the structure.

If the item is put on the May ballot it will be one of the deciding factors in the city officially abandoning the building, according to The Lubbock-Avalanche Journal.

The structure currently sits on Tech land but is owned and managed by the city. Though Thursday’s measure will not put in place any plans for what

the land it is on will be used for, according to The AJ. The Daily Toreador will monitor this vote and update the website at www. dailytoreador.com with additional information. @MichaelCantuDT

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NASA astronaut to speak at Education group grants Tech Columbia memorial luncheon center accreditation Retired NASA astronaut Colonel Steven W. Lindsey will speak at the 15th annual luncheon, hosted by the Texas Aviation Heritage Foundation Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 1 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the MCM Eleganté Hotel and Suites, located at 801 Ave. Q. The theme of this year’s luncheon will be “remembering the Columbia disaster” according to a Texas Tech news release. Lindsey is a distinguished retired NASA

astronaut that now serves as the senior director and co-program manager of Space Exploration Systems for the Sierra Nevada Corporation.

Texas Tech has numerous ties with the Columbia tragedy including the shuttle commander and Tech alumni Rick Husband, whose wife has provided invaluable artifacts to the Southwest Special Collections Library on campus.

Any student with a valid student ID who is interested in attending the luncheon

can register for $20. Other individuals can purchase single seats for $50 or a table for eight for $350.

Information about the event or how to register can be provided by e-mailing info@TAHI.org. Payments can be made with cash, check, Paypal or major credit cards except America Express.

Anyone interested in making reservations must be submitted to infor@TAHI.org no later than Jan. 25. @DailyToreador

The National Association for Education of Young Children has granted accreditation to Texas Tech’s Christine DeVitt and Helen DeVitt-Jones Child Development Research Center, a section of the Department of Development and Family Studies.

NAEYC is a professional organization that functions to promote excellence in early learning for all children from birth to the age of eight, according to a Tech news release.

It has become widely recog-

nized, with more than 7,000 programs earning its vigorous accreditation, according to their website.

Accreditation from NAEYC is a rigorous and transformative quality improvement system that uses research-based standards, according to the release. After programs receive accreditation they must maintain readiness for future unannounced, quality-assurance visits in their five-year term.

“NAEYC-accredited pro-

grams bring our definitions of excellence for early childhood education to life each day,” Kristen Johnson, senior director of Early Learning Program Accreditation at NAEYC, said in the release.

“Earning NAEYC accreditation makes Texas Tech University’s Christine DeVitt and Helen DeVitt Jones Child Development Research Center an exemplar of good practice for families and the entire community.” @DailyToreador

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Houston-area cemetery submerged after upkeep issues, Hurricane Harvey THE WOODLANDS (AP) — Beneath ice, mud and at least a foot of water, the headstones of former slaves, Native Americans, veterans, law enforcement officials and original settlers of the Tamina community peeked through the surface of the nowsubmerged Sweet Rest

Cemetery on a recent Saturday morning.

“It literally brings tears to my eyes to see this condition in 2018 as if it was 1918,” said 52-yearold Tamina resident Elijah Easley as he waded through the cold, murky water and growth where his father, mother, ma-

ternal grandparents and great grandparents were laid to rest.

The Houston Chronicle reports Easley’s family is among an estimated 261 buried in graves now covered in water.

The gravesites date back to 1870 and include those of Tamina’s found-

ing fathers, such as Easley’s grandfather, Romie Hollins Sr., whose names can be found on street signs of the post-Civil War Freedman’s settlement.

Tamina’s history can be traced back to R.B. Smith, an educator from the city of Montgomery; John N i l o r, a H o u s t o n - a r e a

businessman and to 1871 when freed slaves who moved to the area helped build the railroad. Many past Tamina residents worked for Grogan’s mill, a part of Grogan Cochran Lumber Co. For the past 10 years, the roughly 12-acre cemetery, which does not have an own-

er, has been left dormant and exposed to the elements without a caretaker aside from the occasional volunteers who try to help. Some of the graves are inaccessible due to the standing water and grassy growth, which Easley believes may be because the natural water flow has been blocked on various sides.

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Feminism definition shifts based on personal beliefs

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eminism. There are few words in this current age that can evoke such a visceral response by only its utterance. People become impassioned by the word alone, whether out of support or vehement denial.

It has long been thrown around as a dirty word or even used as an insult. It has become a rallying cry and lately the foundation for what I would venture to call the next sexual revolution: a new wave of acceptance of feminine sexuality and a radical social change in how we look at consent and relationships.

This word has proved a journey for me, personally. I can remember being radically independent as a teenager and many would say I still

Ashely Gale Vaughan is a second-year law student from Boerne.

am. I’ll be the first to admit I was a bit extreme when I was younger.

I was the ignorant youth who could be offended by a boy opening a door for me.

“Excuse me,” I would think. “I am fully capable of opening that door for myself, thank you!”

Now, while that belief may resound for some, I have since changed my tune.

Interestingly though, my first real introduction to the idea of feminism was when I was labeled a “feminazi.”

I was fifteen and — for flaunting an independent spirit — I was called a

harsh version of the word feminist. It was an insult targeting my desire to take care of myself.

As I matured and came to Texas Tech for my undergraduate career, my drastic desire for independence was tempered slightly, but my passion for justice grew. New issues with the word feminism surfaced.

I entered Greek life and I saw the insurmountable issues surrounding gender within Panhellenic and IFC. While I won’t expand for fear of writing a novel, my heart began to break for both the young women and men I was surrounded by.

Unrealistic societal standards based on gender are detrimental. My new distaste

for the word feminism was, that in the name itself, it seemed to prefer females.

Personally, I support gender equality. I don’t support equality only for women, so I don’t use that word.

Looking back, I wonder just how much my thoughts were tainted by the derogatory use of the word that surrounded me. Perhaps part of why the word left a bad taste in my mouth was more about how I thought feminism was perceived.

So, where are we now?

Over the last year, society has gone through nothing short of a revolution surrounding this word.

The #MeToo movement began an avalanche. A surreal moment happened for

me in the height of the hashtags on social media. I was scrolling through post after post and saw #MeToo for the first time. I was thrilled.

My new distaste for the word feminism was, that in the name itself, it seemed to prefer females.

I thought it was brave and powerful and strong… and then I saw the comments. Women were ripping apart the men who used the hashtag because they said #MeToo is about feminism and women. I was appalled.

That’s not feminism.

Now, at long last, I have finally defined feminism for myself. I have decided to believe that no one’s definition of the word is right or wrong.

While I may disagree with some of the definitions, at its core, I believe feminism can represent every person’s struggle and their idea of equality. The heart of the word and what it stands for is love, justice and equality.

I do believe that a man should open the door for his date and I’m a feminist. I believe that men should not be made to feel crying is “weak” and I’m a feminist. I believe everyone should feel safe on a date and I’m a feminist. @DailyToreador

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Misunderstanding facts, analysis leads to harsh judgements

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n this day and age of political correctness, identity politics and safe spaces, many find themselves walking on egg shells in attempt to not offend their peers.

One thing I quickly discovered upon entering the realm of politics is that there seems to be a trend in our culture that now considers certain facts to be offensive. I think it’s important to realize not just what facts are now offensive, but also why our culture has shifted to view those facts as offensive.

Firstly, I believe our society has been undereducated on how arguments work and how scientific data is evaluated. Specifically focusing on the latter, I think that our culture does something wrong when reacting to statistical data simply because they don’t understand how to evaluate it.

For example, let’s say I conduct a psychological experiment to determine whether or not people are racist by measuring their responses to pictures of racial minorities and the racial majority.

Drew Welty is a junior psychology major from Dallas.

Pretend the results of this test suggest there were more negative responses from the racial majority directed at the racial minorities.

The one and only fact present in this hypothetical is the scores of individuals on the test. It would not be a fact that those in the majority are racist because of their scores on this test. This is because there are a variety of ways to evaluate the validity of the data based on how the test was structured, what the participants backgrounds were and so on.

This example is important because the public generally does not separate the objective results of a particular study and the analysis of a study.

When this happens, two options appear to the average information consumer.

If they agree with the analysis, which is common among left leaning individ-

uals in regards to implicit bias tests and such, they accept the analysis as fact, and if you reject the analysis they claim that you are rejecting science as if the analysis is an objective fact, when in reality, the only fact is that a group of people scored this on that test.

Treat facts as facts and base judgement on someone’s analysis instead of maligning them as a person.

If they disagree with the analysis, they do not attempt to explain why the analysis is incorrect, probably because of the inability to, but rather they attack the person who conducted the study in any way they can in an attempt to discredit their analysis.

That person didn’t arrive at a conclusion they disagree with because they conducted a study unfairly or made a mistake in their analysis,

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but rather they are a racist, sexist, or transphobe.

I will give you an example of how I analyze psychological data when it is reported on in the media, so that if you aren’t getting a degree in psychology like I am you can rest assured that just because someone is reporting psychological data, it doesn’t mean their analysis is fact.

The other day I ran into an article on CNN titled “There’s never been a better time to be single.” The central claim of this piece is that it is now healthier and more fulfilling to be single than to be married.

This is something that I adamantly disagree with for a number of reasons, but instead of maligning the author of this piece because I disagree, I simply evaluated each of the studies that were referred to and the claims made from them. I won’t go through all of the studies cited, but I will give an example that captures my biggest disagreements with the piece.

The hardest attack on marriage in this piece is against the

claim that people are healthier when they are married.

The author points to two studies that refer to the physical health of married couples that show that people weigh less and have slimmer wastes when single than when they are married.

I wouldn’t have a problem with this being used as evidence if the claim of the piece was simply that people are physically healthier when they are unmarried, but that is not the claim.

I realize I haven’t given you the whole picture because I didn’t cite every study discussed, but the claim made in the final paragraph is not supported by the evidence. There is zero evidence given to support the claim that single people live more fulfilled lives.

The other problem with the claim is the language used regarding single and coupled people. This is because when referring to people that are single in this setting it is not actually referring to people without partners. It is referring to unmarried people.

This means that a long-term,

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unmarried couple would be considered single.

This is not a problem unless you misrepresent that fact by referring to unmarried people as single and married people as couples.

This is a misrepresentation of the data because it does not represent the results of people not in relationships, but that of unmarried people.

When the author uses single and coupled, the reader thinks they mean single and in relationship not married and unmarried. This misrepresentation is a massive mistake at best and a flat out lie at its worst.

Overall, the article’s data is mostly sound, but the claim that is matched to the data doesn’t actually support the claims.

In the future, I encourage you to think critically about information you read instead of being offended by an analysis you disagree with. Treat the facts as facts, and base your judgement on someone’s analysis instead of maligning them as a person. @DailyToreador

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SAB hosts 90s Skate Night for students Student Activities Board will be hosting 90s Skate Night from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25.

The event will be held at

Skate Ranch and is free with a Tech student I.D., according to the event’s Facebook page. @DailyToreador

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Healing Through the Arts seeks students for spring show

Magician Jim Munroe to perform in SUB

Healing Through the Arts is a program to help students dealing with mental and emotional trauma by use of song, dance and theater.

Healing Through the

Arts is currently recruiting for its Spring Show. The date is not set, May, Rainey Rizzo, director of Healing Through the Arts, said. @RyannRael_DT

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The Maze: Illusionist Jim Munroe will perform at the Allen Theatre at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25.

The event is sponsored

by Cru at Tech, and Munroe is a unique and innovative magician, according to the event page on Tech’s website. @RyannRael_DT

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Her-scan presents women’s health event Her-Scan will be hosting a Breast Ultrasound Screening event on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Marriott Lubbock Courtyard.

Tickets for the event are $195 and include an ultrasound read by a radiologist. It is a pain free, compression free and radi-

ation free way for women to stay up to date on their health, according to the Her-Scan Facebook page.

According to Her-Scan, cancer detection rates increase from approximately 48 percent to 97 percent with an ultrasound. @DailyToreador

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Lubbock Community Theatre holds auditions for new play The Lubbock Community Theatre will host auditions for the play “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” at the Lubbock Community Theatre on at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, and Friday, Feb. 2.

“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” is a comedydrama written by Stephen Adly Guirgis about Judas Iscariot’s trial in Purgatory,

where he meets characters such as Satan, Mother Teresa and Sigmund Freud, according to the event’s Facebook page.

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Cosby jokes in 1st show since 2015 he ‘used to be’ comedian PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby performed in public for the first time since a sex abuse scandal embroiled him in 2015, joking that he “used to be a comedian” and playing with a jazz band in his hometown as a retrial looms in his criminal sexual assault case.

The 80-year-old entertainer took the stage for about an hour Monday night at a Philadelphia jazz club for his first show since May 2015. Before a friendly crowd, he told stories, honored old friends and finished by leading the band in a set, first using his mouth to scat in place of a missing horn section and then taking a turn at the drums.

Cosby, handing the drumsticks off to the bass player’s 11-year-old son, asked if the boy knew who he was and then told him.

“I used to be a comedian,” Cosby deadpanned.

Cosby reminisced about his childhood, telling the crowd about how when he was 4 he grilled a relative about the impending birth of his brother. He mimicked his Uncle William, who took

a swig from a cocktail before answering every question — including whether a stork was really delivering the baby to his parents.

Afterward, Cosby nearly dropped a glass jar he was using as a prop, prompting a “Whoa!” from the crowd.

Cosby, who’s legally blind, seized on the moment.

“Let me tell you something about people talking to blind people, you sighted people,” Cosby said. “If you see a blind person walking into a pole or something, if you speak perfect English, there’s a word called ‘Stop!’ Not ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!’

“You laugh when blind people walk into things,” he continued. “And guess what: Blind people laugh when sighted people fall down!”

Cosby arrived at the jazz club on the arm of his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt. He wore a gray hoodie bearing the phrase “Hello Friend,” something his late son, Ennis Cosby, often would say.

He posed for photos with friends, including a couple he honored at the start of his set. They all grew up in the same public housing

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UK’s Princess Eugenie engaged LONDON (AP) — It will be a busy year for royal weddings: Princess Eugenie is engaged to be married later this year, several months after her cousin Prince Harry's nuptials.

Eugenie, the daughter of Prince Andrew and his exwife Sarah Ferguson, will marry Jack Brooksbank in the fall, Buckingham Palace said Monday.

The palace said that the wedding will take place at St. George's Chapel in Windsor. Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle will marry at the same chapel in May. The 27-year-old Eugenie was the second child born to Andrew and Ferguson.

Ferguson tweeted: "Total joy!!" to mark the engagement and said the couple "float with laughter and love."

Andrew said he was "thrilled" with the announcement.

"Jack is an absolutely outstanding young man and Eugenie and he have got to know each other over a number of years, and I'm really thrilled for them," the prince said.

The groom's parents, Nicola and George Brooksbank, also welcomed the news, saying they couldn't be more delighted.

Eugenie is the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and is eighth in line to the throne.

The palace said she and Brooksbank became engaged in Nicaragua earlier this month. They have been dating for a number of years.

Brooksbank has been working as a brand ambassador for Casamigos tequila's expansion into Britain and Europe.

Eugenie is a director at the Hauser and Wirth art galleries.

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Cosby said he decided to make his return to the stage because of his friends.

“I came here tonight to enjoy being with my friends and the musicians and the people who came,” he said after the show.

He declined to discuss his upcoming retrial in a sexual assault case.

During the show, the receptive crowd applauded and laughed along with Cosby’s jokes, a far cry from how his last performances went. His last comedy tour ended amid protests as about 60 women were coming forward to accuse him of drugging and molesting them over five decades, something he has denied.

Cosby is scheduled for an April 2 retrial on charges he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.

He has pleaded not guilty and remains free on bail. His first trial ended with a hung jury last year. Jury selection for his retrial will start March 29.

C o s b y ’s s p o k e s m a n notified reporters of the

comedy performance about two hours before he was to take the stage at the LaRose Jazz Club. The show was part of a program honoring jazz musician Tony Williams.

Outside the jazz club there was one protester, a woman who frequently hounded Cosby at his trial last year. She played Helen Reddy’s song “I Am Woman” on a loop and held up a sign that said, “Perseverance to all survivors.”

The jazz club performance is Cosby’s latest step back into the spotlight he’s mostly shied from since his December 2015 arrest.

Two weeks ago, Cosby invited reporters to tag along as he ate dinner with old friends at a Philadelphia restaurant.

Over the weekend, Cosby’s social media accounts featured photos of him visiting a barber and a cafe in the area and showing support for the Philadelphia Eagles, who won Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Minnesota Vikings and secured a spot in the Super Bowl.

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Tech on pace for strong season Men’s Track & Field currently claim the No. 4 rank on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in the latest rankings, as the Red Raiders’ schedule rolls on.

The Red Raiders No. 4 spot now ties the highest indoor ranking since 2013, according to Tech Athletics.

The Red Raiders have jumped out to a phenomenal start to the season, with several Red Raiders setting Texas Tech records, along with NCAA records, according to Tech Athletics.

Senior Trey Culver had an excellent opening weekend performance with a high jump height of 2.33m/7-7.75 at the Corky Classic on Jan. 13, a jump that would secure him the national lead.

The jump is currently third in the world and ranks as the fourth best high jump of all-time in the NCAA, according to Tech Athletics.

The following meet, junior Vincent Crisp shattered the previous NCAA record in the 600-yard run with a historic time of 1:08.16 at the Red Raider Invitational on Jan. 19.

Crisp currently leads the nation in the 600-yard run, according to Tech Athletics.

At the Red Raider Invitational freshman Divine Oduduru would also go on to set a new record for Tech. Oduduru snapped a 20-year-old school record for the 200m dash with an incredible time of 20.49 seconds. Oduduru currently has the second fastest time in the nation and world, according to Tech Athletics.

“When you get some really outstanding performances it really tops the year off,” director of Tech Track & Field and Cross Country Wes Kittley said.

“Very pleased overall with how our whole team did.”

Junior Charles Brown hit a notable long jump distance measuring at 8.03m/26-4.25 during the Corky Classic on Jan. 13.

His long jump is currently first in the nation, according to Tech Athletics.

Brown also holds the No. 3 national rank in the triple jump with a distance of 16.03m/52-7.25, according to Tech Athletics. Senior Steven Champlin and

sophomore Tyreek Mathis also hold two of the top 15 world rankings in the 400m dash, Champlin with a time of 46.46 seconds, and Mathis with a time of 46.48.

As for field events, junior Duke Kicinski had a throw measuring at 18.99m/623.75 during the shot-put event at the Corky Classic on Jan. 13. This throw holds the No. 11 spot on the indoor qualifying list, according to Tech Athletics. In just two weeks, the Red Raiders have broken records, set new personal bests, and claimed the No. 4 ranking in the USTFCCCA rankings.

After their impressive start, the Red Raiders have several meets on their schedule remaining as they compete in several indoor and outdoor meets over the coming months.

The first meet over the coming months for the Red Raiders is the Texas Tech Red and Black Open at the Sports Performance Center on Jan. 26, with events starting at 4 p.m., according to Tech Athletics. Also over the weekend, Tech will host the Texas Tech Classic &

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Sophomore Justin Hall competes in the long jump at the 2018 Corky Classic Track and Field Meet in the Sports Performance Center on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. The annual meet to honor Coach Corky Oglesby is one of the first events to be held in the new sports center.

Multis at the Sports Performance Center. Two conference opponents, Oklahoma and Texas, will be competing in the Texas Tech Classic.

The following weekend, Texas Tech will host the Texas Tech Red and Black Open on Feb. 2-3. Tech will also hold the Texas Tech Shootout on Feb. 9-10, at the Sports Performance Center.

Two conference opponents, Kansas State and TCU, will be competing in the meet, according to Tech Athletics.

The next meet will be the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier on Feb. 16, held at the Sports Performance Center. This will be the last home meet for the Red Raiders for over a month, according to Tech Athletics.

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Gingery collects third preseason honor Texas Tech junior lefthanded pitcher, Steven Gingery, was recently added to D1 Baseball’s preseason first team All-American list.

For Gingery, the preseason selection is his third preseason honor as he was also honored by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Gingery is the only Big 12 Conference pitcher to earn first-team honors.

Gingery was the first unanimous first team AllAmerican in program history while gathering honors from six different publications during the 2017 season, according to the release. At the end of the year, he was named Big 12 Pitcher of

the Year and College Baseball Foundation’s National Pitcher of the Year as well.

At the end of the 2017 season, Gingery finished with a record of 10-1 in a total of 15 starts for the baseball program, according to the release. The 10 wins marked back-to-back seasons in which a Tech pitcher has reached double digits in the win column, with junior right-handed pitcher Davis Martin reaching double digits in the 2016 season.

Gingery allowed 21 runs with 16 being earned for an ERA of 1.58 in over 91 innings played. His ERA is the lowest among Red Raider pitchers since former Red Raider Co-

rey Taylor finished with an NCAA record of 0.31 after the 2015 season, according to the release. Gingery’s ERA is the sixth lowest in school history.

Gingery also struck out a total of 107 batters and finished with an opposing batting average of .186, according to the release.

Gingery is the first Red Raider since former Tech pitcher Chad Bettis, who struck out 102, to reach triple digits in the stat category.

However, Gingery didn’t pass former Red Raider Monty Ward’s school strikeout single-season record of 151 at the end of the 1998 season.

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Lady Raiders look to build on historic 2017 season

By CONNELLY BOCK Staff Writer

The No. 8 Texas Tech women’s tennis team heads into the 2018 spring season ready to build on its historic 2017 season, with several tough matches set for this year.

Last season saw the Lady Raiders winning the Big 12 Championship for the first time in school history and advancing to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history, according to Tech Athletics.

In ITA Tennis’ latest rankings, released Wednesday, Jan. 24, Tech came in No. 8, the only Big 12 school in the top ten.

Senior Gabriela Talaba, junior Felicity Maltby and senior Katelyn Jackson all start the 2018 season nationally ranked in singles play, coming in at five, 23 and 123 respectively.

The senior duo of Sarah Dvorak and Sabrina Federici begin the season as the 23rd-ranked doubles team in the country, according to ITA Tennis.

The Lady Raiders started dual match play Friday, Jan. 19, against the Washington Huskies, securing their first win of the season and moving to 1-0.

The Lady Raiders will play their first home match at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, against Saint Mary’s California, as Tech is set to host several matches during the ITA Kickoff Weekend.

Tech was a perfect 12-0 in home matches a season ago, according to Tech Athletics.

A victory against St. Mary’s would place Tech in the championship game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, facing the winner of Wichita State and Florida International University, according to Tech Athletics.

With a loss, Tech would face the loser of the aforementioned teams.

An ITA Kickoff Weekend championship would secure Texas Tech an invitation to the ITA Indoor National Championships in Madison, Wisconsin which begins on Friday, Feb. 9, and concludes on Monday, Feb. 12, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech earned its second trip to the ITA Indoor National Championships in school history a year ago, according to Tech Athletics.

After ITA Kickoff Weekend, Tech heads to Fort Worth to face Texas Christian University in a conference match at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 3, according to Tech Athletics.

After a nearly monthlong stretch of no home matches, Tech returns to the McLeod Tennis Center to square off against the University of Arizona at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, and North Carolina State at noon on Sunday, Feb. 25, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech then hits the road to start March, traveling to Houston to face Rice University at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 3, according to Tech Athletics.

Following the match against Rice, Tech will travel to the west coast for two matches in California. The Lady Raiders start with a matchup against Fresno State at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 10, followed by a matchup against California at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, according to Tech Athletics.

California shapes up to be one of Tech’s toughest road opponents, as they head into the season ranked 11th in the country, according to ITA Tennis.

The Lady Raiders will then return home after their West Coast trip as they host two more nonconference matches before Big 12 play kicks off. Tech will play host to Cornell University at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 16, accord-

ing to Tech Athletics. Following their match against Cornell, the Lady Raiders square off against Georgia Tech at noon on Sunday, Mar. 18, at the McLeod Tennis Center, as they head into conference play.

Currently ranked as the number seven team in the country, Georgia Tech is the Lady Raiders’ highest ranked opponent, according to ITA Tennis. This matchup could serve as a precursor to the NCAA Tournament.

The schedule doesn’t get easier for the Lady Raiders after a tough test against Georgia Tech, as their next match officially kicks off Big 12 conference play. Tech finished 2017 with an 8-1 record in Big 12 play, clinching a share of the Big 12 title for the third time in six years, according to Tech Athletics.

Big 12 play for the Lady Raiders opens with Tech hosting Kansas at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 23, and Kansas State at noon on Sunday, March 25, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech will then play its last non-conference match of the season in Dallas, Texas, against the University of Tulsa on Wednesday, March 28, according to Tech Athletics. Following their match against Tulsa, the Lady Raiders finish the regular season with seven straight matches against Big 12 foes.

Tech will host TCU at noon on Saturday, March 31, according to Tech Athletics.

The Lady Raiders will have a chance at revenge as TCU handed them their only conference loss a season ago.

After their match against TCU, Tech will travel to Waco, Texas to square off against Baylor at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 6. Tech will then return home for its final home match of the regular season as they take on Texas at noon on Sunday, April 8, according to Tech Athletics.

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Texas Tech sophomore Felicity Maltby serves the ball to her opponents during a doubles match against Arizona State on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. The Lady Raiders started dual match play Friday, Jan. 19, against the Washington Huskies, securing their first win of the season and moving to 1-0. against Texas, the Lady Raiders hit the road for the final four matches of the season.

A trip through Oklahoma sees the Lady Raiders squaring off against the University of Oklahoma at 5 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 13, followed by a match against Oklahoma State in Stillwater at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Apr. 15, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech then travels to Morgantown, West Virginia to face West Virginia University at 4 p.m. on Friday,

April 20. Tech will close out the regular season in Ames, Iowa against Iowa State University at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 22, according to Tech Athletics.

After the regular season comes to an end Tech will gear up for the Big 12 Championships which begin on Thursday, April 26, in Austin. The Red Raiders won the

Big 12 Championship for the first time in school history a season ago and will try to advance to the Big 12 Championship final for the fourth consecutive year, according to Tech Athletics.

The NCAA Tournament begins on Friday, May. 11, if Tech were to qualify, according to Tech Athletics. @TheDT_Sports

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N. Korea hockey players join South for Olympic team SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Twelve North Korean female hockey players crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Thursday to form the rivals’ first-ever unified Olympic team during next month’s Pyeongchang Winter Games.

Fielding the joint hockey team was part of a package of Olympics-related rapprochement deals that the rival Koreas recently struck after a year of heightened regional animosity over the North’s advancing nuclear program.

Some experts say North may want to use improved ties with South Korea as

a way to weaken U.S.-led international sanctions.

On Thursday morning, the North Korean hockey players wearing white and red winter parkas with “DPR Korea,” an abbreviation of their country’s official name Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, written on their backs, arrived in South Korea along with a coach and two support staff. A North Korean advance team tasked with looking at the Olympic stadium and accommodation facilities also came with them, according to Seoul’s Unification Ministry.

When busses carrying them left, about 30-40 con-

servative activists shouted slogans and raised a wood board with a sign demanding the beheading of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his photo. It wasn’t clear if any of the North Koreans on the buses looked at them.

The North Korean hockey players are to travel on to a southern South Korean training center where they’ll be united with their 23 South Korean teammates. They will start their joint practices as early as later Thursday. The North Korean advance team, for its part, moved to eastern towns, where the Feb. 9-25 Olympics are to take place.

The Koreas began exploring how to cooperate in the Olympics after Kim abruptly said during his New Year ’s Day address that he was willing to send an Olympic delegation. Their rapprochement deals include athletes of the two Koreas marching together under a single flag during the Feb. 9 opening ceremony.

The International Olympic Committee has allowed 22 North Korean athletes, including the 12 hockey players, to compete in Pyeongchang in exceptional entries given to the North, which initially had none to come to the Olympics.

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Following a season in which the Texas Tech men’s basketball team struggled in conference play, the Red Raiders are off to a strong start in Big 12 play this season, with several freshmen making important contributions for the Red Raiders.

The Red Raiders currently have a 16-4 overall record, with a 5-3 record in conference play this season.

Last season, Tech struggled in conference play, going 6-12 against conference opponents after a 11-1 start in non-conference play. Less than midway through the season, the Red Raiders are poised to surpass last year’s conference win total.

Two of Tech’s top three scorers are freshmen, with both starting for the Red Raiders in Tech’s latest game. Freshmen guards Zhaire Smith and Jarrett Culver have played a pivotal role in Tech’s offense this season, whether coming off the bench or rotating into the starting lineup.

“One of the biggest things we look for in recruiting is guys who love the game,” Tech coach Chris Beard said. “With Culver, (Zhaire), (Moretti) and Malik, these are guys who generally have a love for basketball. Come up here on an off-day sometime, and you’ll hear the ball bouncing, those guys are in the gym. Come up here late at night...you see three of four cars up here late at night and it’s those young guys getting some shots up.”

Culver has started in

four games for the Red Raiders, appeared in all 20 games, and has scored a total of 218 points this season, the second highest total on the team. Culver has also been a force in the paint, as the 6-foot-5 guard has grabbed 83 rebounds for the Red Raiders, thirdmost on the team, while also grabbing the second most steals on the team with 26, according to Tech Athletics.

Culver has led the team in scoring in three games, and posted his highest points total of the season against Oklahoma State in a comeback win earlier this week. The guard has also led the team in rebounds four time this season, and led the team in rebounds in each of the last three games, according to Tech Athletics.

Smith has five starts this season, has not missed a game this season, and is third on the team in scoring with a total of 201 points.

The freshman guard has seen more time in the starting lineup as senior forward Zach Smith recovers from a foot injury he suffered towards the beginning of conference play.

In his absence, Zhaire Smith has started five straight conference games, with Tech having a noticeable lack of excess forwards on the roster. The young guard is second on the team in rebounds, with a total of 92 rebounds this season, according to Tech Athletics.

Smith also has 21 blocks this season, a team high.

Together, the pair of guards have provided a spark for Tech, and play an ever-

increasingly important role in Tech’s offense and defense.

Along with the highscoring duo of Culver and Smith, freshman guard Davide Moretti has contributed to the Red Raiders as the backup point guard behind senior Keenan Evans. While not as dynamic offensively as the other two guards, Moretti has just as many assists, with all three freshmen guards tied for third-most on the team with 33 assists this season.

The sole freshman forward on the roster is Malik Ondigo, who was seen limited playing time in conference play. Overall, Ondigo has only appeared in eight games this season, and looks to be a player who will be more heavily featured next season, rather than this year.

On a roster mostly comprised of seniors, the freshmen provide hope for the Red Raiders going forward, as Beard has stressed their importance in building the program around them.

“All these freshman, the four scholarship guys, they chose Texas Tech for all the right reasons,” Beard said.

“All the things that we love about this University and this part of the country, but also they came here because there is an opportunity to play early in their careers. This was by design.

(Zhaire), Culver, (Morretti) and Malik, they didn’t come to Tech thinking they would have to wait their time, they came here knowing there was an opportunity to contribute immediately.” @AustinWattsDT

CIARA PEROZZI/The Daily Toreador

TOP: Freshman guard Jarrett Culver goes up for a dunk during the Texas Tech men’s basketball game against Oklahoma State in the United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The Red Raiders are off to a strong start in Big 12 play this season.

RIGHT: Freshman guard Zhaire Smith passes to a teammate during the Texas Tech men’s basketball game against Oklahoma State in the United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Less than midway through the season, the Red Raiders are poised to surpass last year’s conference win total.

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Larry Nassar sentenced to 40 to 175 years LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison by a judge who proudly told him, “I just signed your death warrant.”

The sentence capped a remarkable seven-day hearing in which more than 150 women and girls offered statements about being abused by Larry Nassar, a physician who was renowned for treating athletes at the sport’s highest levels. Many confronted him face to face in the Michigan courtroom.

“It is my honor and privilege to sentence you.

Yo u d o n o t d e s e r v e t o walk outside a prison ever again. You have done nothing to control those urges and anywhere you walk, destruction will occur to those most vulnerable,” Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said.

Nassar ’s actions were “precise, calculated, manipulative, devious, despicable,” she said.

When the hearing ended, the courtroom broke into applause. Victims and prosecutors embraced at the conclusion of the grueling 16-month case.

But the anguish of the past week will have little, if any, practical effect on Nassar’s fate. Before serving the Michigan sentence, the 54-year-old must first serve a 60-year federal sentence for child pornography crimes.

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