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NEW YEAR

New gym resolutions pack recreation center

By REECE NATIONS Staff Writer

The ultimate plight that regular gym goers face is not the struggle with maintaining a routine or finding the motivation to exercise.

Instead, they must combat the casual gym goers who stick to their New Year’s resolutions.

For a short period of time directly following New Year’s, dozens of new patrons flock to workout facilities everywhere in an attempt to keep up with a healthier lifestyle for this trip around the sun.

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“Usually, it doesn’t get that busy until the afternoon,” Jacob Johnson, a freshman mechanical engineering major from San Antonio, said. “Lately, it’s just always busy. From opening until close, there are always people here getting their workout in for the day.”

Johnson has no morning classes and typically visits the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center first thing after he wakes up. However, the mornings have been busier than average, he said, and the afternoons have become a fitness circus for someone hoping to pump out a few sets.

Anyone looking to train legs may have to wait as long as 45 minutes for a squat rack, Johnson said. With only one area of the recreation center designated for free weights, benches, dumbbells and barbells become scarce somewhat quickly.

“It took me almost an hour to finish a few sets of bench press the other day,” Johnson said.

“I couldn’t locate enough of the plates I needed, and I kept getting my spot taken when I would leave in the search for more.”

The influx of “new year, new me” gym goers only serves to draw the ire of regulars like Johnson. He said he has hopes that eventually the gym casuals will give up on their personal experiment and more machines will be available for the regulars.

“It’s annoying when somebody asks me to spot them,” Ben Gulley, a freshman finance major from San Antonio, said.

“In any situation, it always becomes awkward for the one of us that is clearly weaker than the other one.”

Gulley, also a frequent gym patron, said he has resorted to getting his workouts late at night, right before the recreation center closes.

The recreation center is open from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, according to the Texas Tech website.

If a person wishes to get in shape, he should start with basic cardio and calisthenics exercises, Gulley said.

“Really the weekends are the best time to workout,” he said.

“Usually, it’s not as busy. So, you’ll have more time to lift even though (the recreation center) isn’t open as long.”

The recreation center also houses a cross-fit area and an aquatic center for students to utilize, according to the Tech website. Students pay a recreation center fee as a part of their overall tuition and may use the facilities free of charge.

“New Year’s is directly responsible for turning the weight room into a mad house,” Alex Ortiz, a freshman mechanical engineering major from El Paso, said. “I’m really impatient when it comes to waiting for machines to open up. So, it’s easy to get irritated.”

A former high school athlete, Ortiz said he uses the recreation center to relieve stress and keep himself in shape. Students can get the most out of each workout by balancing a healthy diet with their regular routine.

“New Year’s resolutions are only good if you stay dedicated to them,” he said. “Anyone who wants to start hitting the gym more shouldn’t wait until New Year’s to take action.” @ReeceNationsDT

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1. Araceli Martinez, a kinesiology major from Dallas, is one of a few students to woke up early on Friday to get a workout in at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center before class. 2. Larry Longe, a sports management major from Dallas, bench presses at the recreation center to get a workout in before class. 3. Shelby Reid (left), a freshman chemistry major from Frisco, walks the stair climber at the recreation center.

NEW YEAR

Nutritional faculty discuss healthy eating tips

By KIRBY WARNER Staff Writer

Many people resolve to eat healthier at the beginning of each new year. With college students, that may be easier said than done.

According to a 2013 American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment survey, 34 percent of college students are obese or overweight.

Furthermore, 93.7 percent of students do not eat the recommended five or more fruits and vegetables per day, according to the survey.

People, and not just college students, often do not get enough calcium, potassium and water, said Holli Booe, a registered dietitian nutritionist and instructor for nutritional sciences at

Texas Tech.

“Our body is set up to work with all of those nutrients that our body needs,” Booe said, “and whenever we’re not getting one, we’re not going to be functioning as well as we should be.”

One example of this cooperation between nutrients is vitamin D that helps the body absorb calcium. So, less vitamin D in the body would make the absorption more difficult, Booe said.

Recent statistics indicate 80 percent of Americans are deficient in vitamin D, Allison Childress, director of Tech’s Didactic Program in Dietetics, said.

Other nutrients college students can lack are vitamin C, particularly for smokers, and Omega 3 fatty acids, which are found in fish, walnuts and oils, Childress said.

Reasons for unhealthy eating can include lack of cooking knowledge, the convenience of fast foods and a failure to set specific goals for healthier living, Booe said.

“If it’s not specific, if you just say, ‘I want to lose weight,’ but you don’t set a specific amount or a rate of weight loss,” Booe said, “then you have more of a tendency to let it go by the wayside.”

In terms of cost, people tend to perceive healthier foods as more expensive than

less healthy food, Childress said, which is not necessarily the case.

“If you go to the grocery store, or you even go to one of the food outlets over here,” Childress said, “you can buy a banana for less than a dollar, but you usually can’t buy a candy bar for less than a dollar.”

By avoiding prechopped or pre-prepared foods, students can save money, she said.

When living off campus, students can eat healthy by learning to cook, Booe said.

“That way you control what you’re eating,” Booe said, “and you feel confident in being able to pre-

pare those items.”

Planning in advance and preparing meals on weekends can help students eat healthy during a busy week, she said.

Heather Robertson, a graduate student in nutritional science from Lubbock, said her favorite meal to prepare ahead of time is a cauliflower, Asian-style fried rice.

“I made four days of it,” Robertson said, “and it took about an hour, and that’s from the very beginning of prep, like chopping up the vegetables, to cooking and then packaging.”

To manage time and cost, one can make food with quick recipes, like quesadillas, Robertson said, and look for sales at grocery stores like Sprouts Farmers Market or Market Street.

Ultimately, the metabolism of college students will not last forever, which is why it is important to start making healthy choices now, Booe said.

“They need to be forming these healthier habits as they approach adulthood and beyond,” Booe said, “and keep them healthy instead of getting into a position of not having healthy habits and having to start at an older age.” @KirbyWarner_DT

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‘Sanctuary cities’ undaunted by Trump move to cut funding SEATTLE (AP) — Politicians in New York, Seattle and other “sanctuary cities” that protect immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally declared Wednesday they won’t be intimidated by a move by President Donald Trump to cut off millions in federal funding to such communities.

Many cities vowed legal action, arguing that the threatened punishment would be unconstitutional. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh promised to let immigrants who feel threatened by the administration’s actions take shelter in City Hall if necessary.

“This city will not be bullied by this administration,” Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said, adding that he instructed city departments to rework their budgets to prepare for the possibility that federal dollars could be lost. “We believe we have the

rule of law and the courts on our side.”

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee called Trump’s executive orders on immigration meanspirited and unnecessary.

California Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat, tweeted: “See you in court.”

In New York, Trump’s hometown, city officials said the administration’s action could take away over $150 million in law enforcement funding mainly for counterterrorism efforts, protecting international missions and dignitaries and, arguably, safeguarding Trump Tower, city officials said.

“Here in New York City and in cities across this nation, this order could in fact undermine public safety,” Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference Wednesday evening a concern echoed by District

of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser.

While there is no formal definition of the term “sanctuary city,” it generally refers to jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal immigration officials.

In some cases, these cities tell police not to inquire about the immigration status of those they encounter, or they decline requests from immigration officials to keep defendants in custody while they await deportation.

Others say they do cooperate with such “detainer” requests as long as they’re backed by court-issued warrants, but won’t allow local officers to enforce federal immigration law.

Advocates say such noncooperation policies protect people who may not have exhausted their rights to apply for U.S. residency. They also say that crime victims and

witnesses are more likely to cooperate with police if they are not afraid of being deported.

“We’re not going to sacrifice any of our folks here in Providence,” said Jorge Elorza, the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. “My job is to represent every single resident in the city of Providence, and we will continue to do that.”

Supporters of a crackdown on sanctuary cities point to cases like the fatal shooting of Kate Steinle in 2015 on a San Francisco pier. A man who had been previously deported and had been released by local law enforcement was charged in her death.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the Tr u m p a d m i n i s t r a t i o n is going to “strip federal grant money from the sanctuary states and cities that harbor illegal immigrants.”

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Staff suggests strategies for success

By AKHILA REDDY Staff Writer

As students begin a new semester at Texas Tech, they can set themselves up for academic and personal success with a combination of time and stress management.

Both of these issues are often time-related, Nancy Robinson, a psychologist at the Student Counseling Center, said. A lack of time management can be one of the roots of stress.

“Time-management skills are awesome to gain,” Robinson said.

Trilce Ruiz, lead adviser of The Learning Center’s Support Operations for Academic Retention, helps students develop these skills.

The Learning Center, located in room 80 in the basement of Holden Hall, offers students one-on-one academic coaching sessions, which cover issues such as time management and scheduling, Ruiz said.

“Time management is one of the most essential things a student needs to have if they want to be successful, not just in college, but in their daily lives,” she said. “It’s one of the keys to having a balanced life, to be able to enjoy life.”

In these coaching sessions, The Learning Center

works with students to create a schedule of the times they are occupied during the day at classes, work or other extracurricular activities, Ruiz said. The center then identifies any blank spots in the schedules as times students are free to utilize.

“We work around their schedule to make sure they know, ‘Hey, there are some times during the day that you don’t even realize you could be using,’” Ruiz said.

After the initial meeting, The Learning Center follows up with students using progress reports and schedules new appointments, if necessary. Ruiz said she has received positive feedback from students who have come to The Learning Center and created schedules.

“They tell me, ‘Just sitting down and going over my specific needs and creating a schedule that works for me has really improved my academic career and has just made my life a lot easier,’” she said.

All students should maintain a schedule in some form, Ruiz said. There is an abundance of ways to do so, from paper planners to free mobile apps.

Scheduling specific blocks of time for studying rather than allowing for flexible

times means students are less likely to procrastinate and more likely to complete their task within the allotted time, she said. This also allows for more leisure time later.

“If you schedule and manage your time well, there should be time to have fun,” Ruiz said. “There should be time to enjoy the relationships and memories you make in college.”

If time management does not help students entirely relieve their stress, another resource available to students is the Student Wellness Center, specifically the MindSpa. It is important for students to use these resources and learn how to cope with stress, Robinson said. If they can do so, stress does not necessarily have to be a negative force.

“A small amount of stress can actually be very motivating, but when you have too much stress, it becomes kind of overwhelming, and there’s a tendency to shut down,” Robinson said. “The ideal thing is to learn how to manage your stress well and keep it in a zone where it’s motivating and not overwhelming.”

In the MindSpa, students can relieve their stress as well as develop techniques to deal with stress in the future, Robinson said.

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The relaxation room of the Texas Tech MindSpa features a massage chair, a small waterfall display and a biofeedback monitor. The relaxation room is one of two rooms in the MindSpa of the Student Counseling Center that students can utilize to reduce stress.

The MindSpa features biofeedback machines that use finger sensors to assess stress levels in the body, a zero-gravity massage chair, an audio-video library with soothing sounds and visual journeys and a meditation area, according to the Student Counseling Center website.

“Students who have discovered (the MindSpa) really enjoy coming into the relaxation room and just sitting in

the massage chair and relaxing,” Robinson said.

Students also utilize the biofeedback machines and meditation area so they can develop ways to personally manage their stress, Robinson said.

“I think if you want the most bang for your buck, so to speak, you should try things like the biofeedback machine and meditation,” she said. “It takes a little

more work initially to learn those, but they’re how you develop skills you can use even outside the MindSpa.” If students need further help, the Student Counseling Center offers individual and group therapy sessions.

“Students need to take advantage of the many opportunities, resources and support that can help them achieve success,” Ruiz said. @KirbyWarner_DT

NEW YEAR

Tech students express New Year’s resolutions

By ALEXIS CARDEN Staff Writer

A new year has begun and people all over the world have started working on their New Year’s resolutions.

Tyler Hudson, a senior general studies major from Lubbock, said he has made academics a priority for this year.

“My resolution is to pass the semester,” Hudson said.

Hudson said he plans to keep his grades at an all-time high, so he will be able to meet his goal of graduating soon.

James Burch, a junior wind energy major from Arlington, said in addition to maintaining good grades, he has other New Year’s resolutions that do not pertain to academics.

“I need to have more positivity and be more positive in general,” Burch said.

Staying positive throughout the year will help him

in and out of the classroom, Burch said, and if he can keep his resolution this year, it will also help his overall well-being.

Cedrick Crawford, a junior mathematics major from Tyler, said being a more positive person is one of his resolutions, as well.

This resolution is sometimes going to be difficult to keep, Crawford said.

“My positivity will have its good days and bad days,” he said. “It’s really depending on how I feel that day and who I’ll be around.”

Alina Petprachan, a sophomore music education major from Garland, said she is trying to become a better person this year and will try to avoid drama as much as possible, so she can be happier.

“My New Year’s resolution is to be a better person in general,” Petprachan said, “because last year was a hot mess.”

Petprachan, who has so far not broken her resolution, said she does not plan on breaking it, either.

“I had chances to be a really petty person recently,” she said, “and I stopped myself before I got that way.”

Students at Tech have a variety of ideas on what resolutions they want to keep this year. Hudson said he thinks Tech students should work toward being the best they can be with or without a New Year’s resolution.

“I feel like we should always be striving to do better,” Hudson said.

Resolutions help students because they provide a chance to focus on goals other than grades, he said.

“We all really need to be bettering ourselves every day,” Hudson said, “but resolutions can help with that.” @LexiCardenDT

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Smartwatches give You’re hired: Nikki Haley as cabinet pick way to new tech

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n Dec. 7, Pebble Technology Corporation published a post on its developer blog. Titled “Pebble’s Next Step,” it announced the company would no longer be manufacturing or selling any of its products, and Kickstarter backers who supported its next product lineup would be refunded.

The month before, rumors circulated of Fitbit’s buying Pebble, and this blog post was a direct result of those rumors turning out to be true.

Pebble is no more.

Wait. Let’s pause a moment because I assume most people have no idea who or what Pebble is or was.

Pebble made smartwatches.

In 2012, Pebble launched a record-shattering Kickstarter campaign to launch its first smartwatch, named Pebble after the company itself.

In 2015, Pebble launched its second Kickstarter campaign to fund its second-generation smartwatch: the Pebble Time. With a goal of raising $500,000, the campaign was fully funded in just 17 minutes.

By the time the campaign ended, Pebble had once again broken records, making the Pebble Time the most funded Kickstarter campaign in the crowdfunding platform’s history.

But why is any of this important? Well, Pebble was effectively the first modern smartwatch.

Google’s Android Wear wouldn’t release until two years after Pebble’s original Kickstarter campaign, and the Apple Watch would release a year after Android Wear.

Pebble was ahead of the two biggest players in the smartwatch field by almost three years.

Why haven’t any of us heard about Pebble before? In truth, Pebble was never particularly elegant.

The smartwatches were quite clunky in design and — although later iterations did improve upon the product’s style — they never reached a point where they didn’t look out of place in more formal settings.

Being the little nerd that I am, I did own a Pebble. It was an original model in black. Let me tell you, it was quite hideous.

Physical design aside, Pebble also opted to use e-ink displays, similar to those found in Amazon’s Kindle E-reader.

By the time Android Wear’s elegantly designed Moto 360 and the Apple Watch came about with vibrant screens, Pebble had a difficult time competing.

Being the little nerd that I am, I did own a Pebble. It was an original model in black. Let me tell you, it was quite hideous.

It wasn’t uncommon for people to ask me what that “thing” on my arm was. I didn’t particularly care, though; I felt like I was on the bleeding edge of technology.

I had a smartwatch when no one else did. I was so cool.

Eventually, I did migrate to using an Android

Alex Olges is a freshman journalism major from Humble.

Wear smartwatch. I opted for a Sony Smartwatch 3, which certainly wasn’t the prettiest of smartwatches, but it sure beat the hell out of my old Pebble.

When I decided to switch to an iPhone, I had to leave the Smartwatch 3 behind, and I haven’t picked up another smartwatch since.

I thought I was really going to miss my smartwatch when I switched to my iPhone. I thought it was only inevitable that I would cave and buy an Apple Watch, but that was never the case. Instead, I truly left my smartwatch behind and never thought twice about it.

See, this is the big problem with smartwatches. They’re nice to have, sure, and if you own one, you will probably wear it.

When I decided to switch to an iPhone, I had to leave the Smartwatch 3 behind, and I haven’t picked up another smartwatch since.

But, what about when it comes time to upgrade or get a different one? The price ends up being too high for a product that is just “nice” to have.

During my time when I wore a smartwatch, I had many conversations with people about what smartwatches can do.

Every single time, people were disappointed to find a smartwatch doesn’t really do anything special or unique. Rather, it’s more of an accessory to your phone.

The inherent issue with a smartwatch is the customer a smartwatch is marketed to is one who d o e s n ’t t y p i c a l l y w e a r a watch. Serious watch owners are not going to abandon their $500 Rolex for an Apple Watch, at least not indefinitely.

So, as a non-watch wearer, there needs to be a whole lot to justify the price and the simple hassle of strapping something to one’s arm. If these watches can’t be justified, it makes for a hard sell.

It is difficult to find solid sales numbers for most smartwatches.

According to an International Data Corporation report from December, there was a 71 percent decrease in Apple Watch sales compared to the previous year.

Ti m C o o k , t h e C E O of Apple, shot down the report saying, “Sales growth is off the charts.”

Of course, Apple doesn’t release specific sales data for the Apple Watch. So, who really knows?

In the case of the Android Wear platform, the International Data Corporation report doesn’t specifically mention Android Wear manufacturers.

There is an “Other” category — perhaps Android Wear manufacturers are all crammed together there — but we have no way to know how much or how little of its data is specifically

Android Wear-related.

So, essentially, no one really knows what is going on in smartwatch sales.

In that case, let me offer some of my personal observations. I hardly see people wearing smartwatches these days.

The last time I saw a smartwatch wearer was at my eye doctor’s office in December, but that was the first smartwatch sighting I had in months.

Granted, smartwatches have never been something that everyone has, but about a year ago, at least it wasn’t super uncommon to see one out in the wild.

Therefore, let me offer a hypothesis: People found out smartwatches suck. Once we all got past the excitement of new technology, we saw smartwatches for what they really are: expensive pieces of technology that don’t do a whole lot.

Had smartwatches been dramatically cheaper, I think we would have seen a different outcome.

The reality is that to make both a high quality watch and an innovative piece of technology, it costs money.

A lot of money.

However, if we look back at the International Data Corporation report, Fitbit is ranked as the No. 1 wearable device vendor.

Remember that company I mentioned at the beginning of this column that bought out Pebble?

Well, according to the report, Fitbit has 23 percent of the market share as of 2016’s third quarter and has shipped 5.3 million devices compared to Apple’s 1.1 million.

Ah, now things start to make a bit more sense.

Every single time, people were disappointed to find a smartwatch doesn’t really do anything special or unique.

We may have found smartwatches to be too expensive and not particularly useful, but we didn’t find all wearable technology to be that way.

The fitness wearable has exploded over the years, and it isn’t hard to see why.

Most of Fitbit’s products sit below a much-easier-to-digest $150 mark.

And with health’s becoming a bigger and bigger concern in our culture, it makes sense why Fitbit’s fitness trackers have taken off.

While the smartwatch may not have become the revolutionary new tech we hoped it to be, it paved the way for a new type of device that can do something our phones can’t.

Such is the nature of the tech industry. “The next big thing” is always right around the corner, and more often than not, it ends up falling flat on its face.

Every now and then, something new rises out of the ashes, and I think this is one of those cases.

Perhaps, it’s too early to call, but with the death of the original modern smartwatch manufacturer, P ebbl e, t he s m ar twatch is dead. aolges@dailytoreador.com

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n the midst of a complicated and controversial transition period, it’s sometimes hard to keep track of the many moving parts. We have a new president, new first lady, new Cabinet members, new regulations, new proposed bills, new Congress, new Senate, the list goes on.

One of the most important parts of a new administration is the new Cabinet.

And, I don’t think it’s bold to say that in this administration, especially, people are banking on smart appointments. President Donald Trump is a bit of a wild card — to say the least — which makes the quality of his advisors of major importance.

So, in an effort to break each appointee down in a way that’s easier to understand and, quite frankly, to keep this interesting, I’ve compiled a set of stat reports for each potential member.

Think of this as a fantasy league football draft.

Only, we’ll call it a reality league. All the players wear suits, and there’s only one team: Trump’s team, the Republicans, and he can draft whoever he wants.

Steal of the draft, so far?

Fourth pick, Nikki Haley.

Originally born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, Haley is a native to Bamberg, South Carolina. At 45 years old, the Clemson graduate is entering her first season in the professional league.

In the early 2016 presidential preseason, Haley was noticed for speaking out against Trump. She condemned his “irresponsible talk” and failure to strongly speak out against white supremacy. As the daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley is a strong advocate for racial inclusion within the Republican Party.

While Haley — a promising rookie for the league — had originally wanted to play for Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump traded his business status for first pick. Some

Haley Britzky is a senior journalism major from Trophy Club.

say he threw in his integrity as a sweetener, but that’s unconfirmed.

Haley was floated as a potential No. 1 pick for the vice president position, but she fell to the fourth spot in the draft. Mike Pence was taken with the first pick.

Haley’s name stayed in circulation as a key player of the 2017-2020 season.

Haley is well-known on a national level for strong offensive play in 2015. She was widely recognized for her response to the devastating church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, when she demanded and signed off on the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Capitol building.

This tragedy was a key point in her original rebuke of Trump in the preseason, claiming that he failed to reject the kind of hate seen in the murder of the nine innocent African-Americans in Charleston.

Haley pushed the issue of racial injustice and exclusion further, calling the way the GOP talks to minorities “shameful” and recognizing her team’s flaws in a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. “The problem with our party is that our approach often appears cold and unwelcoming to minorities,” Haley remarked in the news conference. “That’s shameful, and that has to change.”

Haley continued by placing the responsibility of racial inclusion on the Republicans, remarking that the team has “so much to offer” players of every race.

“It’s on us to communicate our positions in ways that wipe away the clutter of prejudices,” Haley said in

the news conference.

While inexperienced in formal diplomacy, Haley was a highly recruited player and received bipartisan support in her confirmation hearings for U.N. ambassador. She was voted in on a 96-4 vote.

At the draft combine, both teams highlighted her eagerness to speak her mind, confidence in negotiating with Trump on certain issues, skepticism of Russia and strong rejection of a Muslim registry, which Trump has yet to recant.

Sen. Bob Corker, RTenn., the Republican chairman of the foreign relations committee, told USA Today he believed Haley would be a fierce advocate for American interests.

Sen. Lindsay Graham, R- S.C., released a statement expressing confidence in Haley’s “strong voice for reform” and willingness to “stand for American interests throughout the world.”

However, others disagreed with the draft pick.

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., was not confident in Haley’s skill set. He remarked this job was better suited for a seasoned player in diplomacy, not a rookie.

Jaime Harrison, South Carolina Democratic Party chair, also expressed doubt in the pick because of Haley’s inexperience.

“I hope the Governor is a quick study because, as one of the nation’s top diplomats, she will have the critical task of dealing in real time with virtually every international crisis that arises,” Harrison said in a statement released on Haley’s nomination. “For all of our sakes, I wish her great success.”

Having never played in the professional league before, Haley is under the microscope by both teams.

She will be wearing Samantha Power’s former jersey. hbritzky@dailytoreador.com

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Modern actions prove devolution of humanity

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ost people believe that we are among the most advanced humans to have lived on Earth. They mistakenly equate having great technological advances with being an advanced people.

That critical mistake in thought is how European imperialists justified enslaving, raping and stealing from natives all over the world.

It is this flawed reasoning that allows us to call ourselves intelligent and civilized while simultaneously destroying the only planet we have to live on.

To become civilized is to develop a place or a people’s social, cultural and moral status. With that, I tell you that despite our fancy phones and sheepcloning abilities, the human race is devolving.

Socially, we have fallen victim to the trap of a “divide and conquer” m e n t a l i t y. C o m m u n i s t or capitalist, liberal or conservative, Christian or Muslim, black or white, it is all just as destructive.

It amazes me that a people so advanced would refer to each other as crayon colors, when I have never seen a person who is liter-

Christian Kirk is a senior chemical engineering major from Keller.

ally black or white in my 23 years of life. We allow these labels to take away our ability to have empathy for others who are different from ourselves.

I promise, the deterioration of our culture is easy to see. A majority of people live life looking through a pair of glasses that are only capable of seeing life on a superficial level. People don’t notice the level of selfhate it requires to bleach one’s skin or surgically alter one’s body.

Moreover, society promotes this hate because we are so quick to judge someone by his clothing, looks or material possessions instead of appreciating that person as his own unique individual.

We spend hours upon hours caught up in entertainment and activities that add no measurable value to our lives. Our obsessions with sports teams and celebrities who aren’t even aware of our existence show our desire to distract ourselves from the sad reality we live in.

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We are constantly overtaken by emotions of lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. How can an advanced people have such little control over their emotions and habits?

Now, most will argue that morals and ethics are subjective. But, if you simply apply “the golden rule,” it is easy to derive right from wrong.

According to the golden rule, one should do unto others as one would have them do unto oneself.

If governments across the world had any real sense of morals, they wouldn’t be the cesspools of lying and corrupt politicians we see today.

Corporations would have never been able to buy out governments. Our parasitic relationship with animals and the environment would not be justifiable. We wouldn’t value money more than life.

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Tech prepares for Adidas Classic

By MARISSA RAMOS Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Track and Field team will be in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday for the Adidas Classic.

The Red Raiders attended the Texas A&M Invitational on Saturday, where they set 29 new personal records.

One Red Raider who made a new personal record was junior Charles Brown, who finished No. 1 in men’s long jump with a best of 7.81 m/25-7.50, according to Tech Athletics.

“I have something bigger in me, and I just have to get it right at the track meet and get that mark,” Brown said.

Last weekend, his long jump mark put Brown at the No. 4 spot for the season so far in the NCAA and tied him for No. 7 in the world, according to Tech Athletics.

“Coach (James) Thomas stresses it that we should try and be the best we can be on a national level, not just a Big 12 level,” Brown

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Associate men’s track coach James Thomas critiques one of the Texas Tech jumpers on March 24 at the Fuller Track and Field Complex. This weekend, the Red Raiders will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, to compete in the Adidas Classic. said. “Anything good I can do to help out the team and help us win conference and a potential national championship, I will definitely do that, and I believe I can do

it to the best of my abilities.”

Charles competes not only in long jump but also in the men’s high jump and triple jump.

Last season, he was

awarded the 2016 Second Team Outdoor Long Jump, the 2016 Honorable Mention Outdoor Triple Jump and the 2016 Outdoor Long Jump Champion, according

to Tech Athletics.

Brown was also Big 12 Outdoor Champion in long jump, the USATF Junior National Champion and USTFCCCA Regional Athlete of the Year.

The men, however, were not the only ones who set personal bests. On the women’s side of the Track and Field team, Zarriea Willis set a personal best in the high jump at 1.80 m/6-2.75.

Not attending the Adidas Classic last year was a disappointment, Willis said, and she is excited to see how she will fare against the competition.

“Thinking about how much better I am doing this season,” Willis said.

“It’s pretty much exciting to compete against people who are at a higher level.”

Being able to believe in one’s abilities on the track drives an athlete to compete at the highest level, Willis said.

Last year, Willis was awarded the 2016 Honorable

Mention Outdoor High Jump after clearing 1.73 m/5-8.

Willis said she has more confidence this year than she did last year. She is also learning to trust her approach and her coach more.

“Just a little bit more confidence than I had last year and trusting coach Thomas and my approach more,” she said.

Going into this weekend’s classic, the Red Raiders look to keep setting the bar high.

Tech coach Wes Kittley said he was pleased with the way last week’s meet ended and looks forward to what this weekend’s meet has in store.

Some athletes might finish in third place and some fourth, Kittley said, but he would still like to see some winners.

“We’re playing a role. So, compete and make it like we’re trying to beat someone, like we are going to be doing in the near future,” Kittley said. @TheDT_Sports

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Texas Rangers Winter Caravan comes to Lubbock for luncheon The 2017 Texas Rangers Winter Caravan will travel to Lubbock on Thursday for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame’s First Pitch Luncheon.

The event will be in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, according to a Texas Rangers news release.

To start off the Rangers schedule, there will be a media availability from 10:45-11:10 a.m.

Then, there will be a

meet-and-greet session from 11:15-11:45 a.m., according to the release. The last event will be the First Pitch Luncheon from noon to 1 p.m.

Texas Rangers pitcher A.J. Griffin, FOX Sports Southwest broadcaster Emily Jones and former Rangers infielder Mark McLemore will be at the event, according to the release. Griffin returned to the major league in

2016 after suffering from a Tommy John injury on his right elbow during the 2014-2015 season.

Jones, who is a Tech graduate and a FOX Sports Southwest field reporter, also hosts the weekly “Rangers Insider” show. She previously worked as a news reporter and sports director at KCBD-TV in Lubbock.

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Few signs pointed to a meltdown for the Seminoles (18-3, 6-2). They were tied for first place in the ACC and had gone 5-1 in their last six games, all against ranked opponents.

Florida State never trailed in a five-point win over Louisville last Saturday, but they fell behind so quickly that

coach Leonard Hamilton cleared his bench early the first half, using all 13 players. The starting lineup of Dwayne Bacon, Jonathan Isaac, Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Terance Mann and Michael Ojo averaged just 8.6 minutes before intermission.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Okogie scored 35 points, Ben Lammers added 18 and Georgia Tech pulled its second home upset of a Top 10 opponent with a 78-56 victory over No. 6 Florida State on Wednesday night.

Georgia Tech (12-8, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) led 41-15 at halftime and 70-47 with 6:52 remaining on Lammers’ dunk. Florida

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Quinton Stephens scored 13 points and hit three 3-pointers for the Yellow Jackets. Okogie and Lammers combined for 25 rebounds.

Georgia Tech, which had lost 10 of 11 to Florida State, enjoyed its second home victory over a Top 10 opponent under first-year coach Josh Pastner.

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SMU downs UCF 65-60 behind Milton’s 19 points ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shake Milton scored 19 points, Semi Ojeleye added 14, and SMU beat UCF 65-60 on Wednesday night to win its fourth straight.

Ben Moore scored 14 and Sterling Brown made three 3-pointers for his 100th ca-

reer trey for the Mustangs (18-4, 8-1 American).

Trailing 35-26 at halftime, UCF closed to 60-56 with 49 seconds left to play after B.J. Taylor’s back-to-back jumpers.

SMU led 62-56 after Milton’s two free throws but Tacko Fall dunked to make it 62-58.

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Milton iced it with two free throws and Taylor missed a 3 before time expired.

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Tech falls to No. 22 West Virginia

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

The Lady Raiders hit the road to face off against the No. 22 West Virginia Lady Mountaineers on Wednesday in an attempt to win their first away game of the season.

Preceding the game, Texas Tech had beat West Virginia at home, 75-66, on Jan. 11. However, West Virginia would not be taken down again and defeated Tech, 8979, on Wednesday.

Redshirt senior guard Ivonne CookTaylor led Tech with 19 points and had five rebounds. She also led the team in steals with three.

Following closely behind CookTaylor was sophomore guard Recee’ Caldwell with 16 points. She shot 6-18 from the floor and 4-10 from 3-point range.

Junior guard Larryn Brooks scored 13 points and one rebound against the Lady Mountaineers.

West Virginia junior forward Teana Muldrow was

RED RAIDERS MOUNTAINEERS a key player for the Lady Mountaineers. Muldrow had 22 points, two blocks and went 8-16 from the floor.

Senior center Lanay Montgomery followed closely behind in points, shooting 9-14 from the floor for West Virginia.

Tech ended the night shooting 47.6 percent from the field and had 16 turnovers.

Eighteen points came off the bench against the Lady Mountaineers. The Lady Raiders shot 30-63 from the floor and 13-24 from behind the arc.

In the first half of the game, the Lady Mountaineers came out strong with a 7-0 run that was broken by junior guard Larryn Brooks with a layup, putting Tech on the board.

At the end of the first quarter, the score stood with West Virginia leading the

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Lady Raiders, 24-8.

In the second quarter, Tech continued to trail West Virginia but managed to double its score with 16 points at the end of the first half. Tech had a field goal percentage of 32, scoring 9-28 shots, and scored 5-11 3-pointers in the second quarter. Tech also scored 1-6 from the free-throw line. West Virginia led Tech going into the half, 43-24.

Throughout the third quarter, Tech attempted to inch its way back into the game, outscoring the Lady Mountaineers, 31-19, to pull within seven and setting the score at 62-55 going into the fourth quarter.

West Virginia refused to give way of its lead and pulled away from Tech in the fourth quarter. Tech finished the game with 24 points in the fourth quarter. In the

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Junior guard Larryn Brooks dribbles past Texas guard Brooke McCarty on Saturday night in the United Supermarkets Arena. During Wednesday night’s away game, the Lady Raiders lost to the No. 22 West Virginia Mountaineers, 89-79. second half, the Lady Raiders had a field goal percentage of 47.6 and a 3-point field goal percentage of 54.2.

At the end of the night,

Tech’s efforts were not enough to stop West Virginia as the Lady Mountaineers prevailed, 89-79.

Up next, the Lady Raid-

ers will travel to Kansas for a game slated at 11 a.m.

Saturday against the Kansas Lady Jayhawks. @A_HernandezDT

MEN’S BASKETBALL

No. 5 Baylor defeats Tech in road game

By JACK DENSMORE Staff Writer

The Texas Tech men’s basketball team faced the No. 5 Baylor Bears Wednesday night in Waco, losing 65-61.

The Bears were able to hold off the Red Raiders to a four-point game with Baylor getting the victory. Baylor’s biggest lead was at the beginning of the game.

In the first half, Tech was able to hold Baylor to a field-goal drought that lasted more than 10 minutes. However, the Bears led the Red Raiders into halftime, 32-31.

Junior guard Keenan Evans finished with 10 points, three rebounds and three assists.

RED RAIDERS BEARS Redshirt senior forward Aaron Ross finished the game with 14 points, two rebounds and four fouls.

Junior forward Justin Gray finished the game with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists.

The Red Raiders finished the game with a field goal percentage of 41.4, a 3-point field goal percentage of 22.2 and a free throw percentage of 90. Tech scored on nine of its 10 free throw opportuni-

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ties in the game.

Tech was able to score 11 points off turnovers compared to the Bears’ eight.

Tech had 32 points scored in the paint, while Baylor had 18. Scoring 22 points from the bench, Tech led the Bears in that statistic, as well.

The Red Raiders also got five steals in the game. Tech finished with 25 total rebounds, 14 total assists and 22 personal fouls.

Gray scored 12 points

in the first half and scored six out of seven field goals.

Gray also registered four rebounds. Ross and junior guard Niem Stevenson both scored six points for Tech.

Junior guard Shadell Millinghaus got three assists in the first half.

Tech had 12 fouls in the first half, but it also had a perfect free throw percentage with Ross scoring four out of four free throws. Senior forwards Anthony Livingston and Matthew Temple both had three fouls in the half.

Tech was able to force seven turnovers and scored five points off those turnovers. In total, Tech had 11 rebounds, while Baylor had 17.

For Baylor, junior Johnathan Motley scored 13 points in the first half and also had five rebounds. Motley also scored 11 out of 12 free throws. Junior Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. had four rebounds in the first half.

The Bears had an 18.2 field goal percentage from the 3-point line, scoring only two out of 11 shots.

In the second half, Evans and Ross scored eight points and junior forward Zach Smith had four rebounds. Tech only scored

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Texas Tech guard Devon Thomas dribbles past the defense during Tech’s loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in the United Supermarkets Arena. Tech expanded its losing streak when away to four games after its 65-61 loss to No. 5 Baylor on Wednesday night. one out of seven field goals from the 3-point line in the second half.

For Baylor, Motley scored 12 total points in the second half. The Bears were also perfect, shooting 10 out of 10 from the free-throw line.

Baylor ’s sophomore Jake Lindsey was the only player

to be fouled out in the game.

Tech will face off against LSU at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the 2017 SEC/Big 12 Challenge that will take place in the United Supermarkets Arena. The game will also be broadcast nationally on ESPNU. @JackDensmore_DT

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Kings down LeBron, Cavs 116-112 in overtime CLEVELAND (AP) — Arron Afflalo dropped a 3-pointer with 17.3 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Sacramento Kings to a 116112 win Wednesday night over the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost for the sixth time in eight games amid criticism by LeBron James.

DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 10 rebounds for

the Kings, who trailed by five in overtime before battling back. Darren Collison added 23 points for Sacramento.

After Afflalo’s 3, James missed a deep 3-point attempt for the Cavs, who were then forced to foul Cousins. Sacramento’s big man dropped one of two to put away the reeling NBA champions.

James finished with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 11

assists, and Kevin Love had 21 points and 16 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Cavs didn’t play with poise down the stretch.

Cleveland went 17 of 34 from the free-throw line.

This was the Cavs’ first game since James called the team’s roster “top heavy” and questioned whether the organization was fully committed to winning a second title.