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Kriss’ positive outlook extends past disability.

Duke Kicinski begins indoor season on a high note.

Column: Steap textbook prices weigh on students.

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Tech leads conference with Preseason All-Big 12 awards

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s the 2019 preseason wraps up, Texas Tech baseball earned three of the four individual, preseason All-Big 12 Baseball honors which leads the conference.

The Red Raiders also had five players selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

The Preseason All-Big 12 award-winning Red Raiders include the unanimous selection as Player of the Year, junior Josh Jung, Newcomer of the Year, sophomore transfer Bryce Bonnin and Freshman of the Year, Max Marusak, according to the release. Conference head coaches voted for the honorees and were unable to vote for their own players.

For the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, Jung, one of two players to have a unanimous selection in the conference, and senior Cameron Warren filled two of the infield slots, according to the release. Sophomore Gabe Holt claimed an outfield spot and with only six pitching nods, Caleb Kilian and Caleb Freeman, both right-handers, earned their spot on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team.

Sophomore third baseman Josh Jung fields a bunt and throws to first during Texas Tech’s game against Arkansas on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, during the 2018 College World Series. Jung was named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year as well as earning a first-team selection. Photo by McKenzi Morris / The Daily Toreador

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Professionals explain filing process with new tax season

Native American students discuss life, lack of support on campus

By CHASE SEABOLT Editorial Assistant

Having a job can bring more responsibilities and stress. Taxes are another aspect of a job one may not know how to confront.

With the start of the new tax season on Jan. 28, people may feel the need to file their taxes early.

“You always need to file early to avoid the late season rush, other than that, there is no reason to file early,” Paige Foster, president of the Tax Law Society and a third-year law student from San Antonio, said.

When filing taxes, people will need their W-2, which should be mailed before the end of January, and any other proof of income, Foster said. People will also need proof to file for deductions.

DeAndre Geels, a Red to Black peer financial coach, said people who did not get their W-2 from a current or previous employer need to contact them and get it, even if the job ended on bad terms. He said people are required to file taxes every year, and employers are responsible for providing W-2 forms.

Deduction limits for this new tax season have doubled for people filing as single, Geels said. In the past, the limits have been $6,000, and they are now up to $12,000 with the new laws passed in December 2017.

“Everything you spend on the qualified deductible expenses is deductible,” Geels, a junior personal financial planning major from Sioux Center, Iowa, said. “But if you’re spending less than the standard deduction you won’t itemize your deductions. If you spend less than $12,000 while filing deductions for a single person, you will file under the standard deductions.”

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For students with scholarships or grants, Geels said they will need to report them on a 1098T form, which can be found on Raiderlink.

Alyse Dominguez, a Red to Black peer financial coach and personal financial planning graduate student from Victoria, said people will also need a 1040 form to file taxes. When people are filing taxes, she said to al-

low plenty of time and have someone look over them if needed.

“If you mess up on your 1040 form, whether you realize it or not, the Internal Revenue Service tells you it is wrong,” Dominguez said.

“You will need to fill out a form explaining where you messed up and fixing what it was.”

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Many decades ago, on the land the Texas Tech campus currently sits on, members of the Comanche tribe reigned free on the South Plains.

Today, Tech continues to be a home for native people - albeit on a smaller scale with less than 150 American Indian/Alaskan Native students in 2018, according to the university fact book.

Students who are part of this minority, making up just .39 percent of the Tech undergraduate student population and even less at the graduate school and law school, often face unique challenges transitioning to university life, challenges compounded by the lack of support they may find on campus.

Kabl Wilkerson, a senior political science, history and honors arts & letters triple major from Lubbock, founded the Raiderland Native American Student Association to address the deficit of support and awareness of the Native American community. Wilkerson is a member of the Citizen Band Potawatomi.

His organization, as far as he was aware, was the only one on campus to celebrate National Native American Heritage Month with events in November.

“I’ve lived in this community my whole life,” Wilkerson said. “I was born at the hospital down the street and just seeing the potential and seeing that also Texas Tech really likes to highlight its diverse elements, but that on all three sides of the panhandle, you have states with the highest concentrations of

Native Americans, and there’s no representation on the university, I felt that message of diversity was hollow in a lot of ways.”

Relative to other programming the university does for celebrations such as Black History Month, there is a lack of support for Native American Heritage Month as well as year round support, Vickie Sutton, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Law and director of the Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy, said. Sutton is a member of the Lumbee Indian Nation.

Jade Silva-Tovar, senior director of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, said the division has worked with Raiderland Native American Student Association in the past and currently has opportunities for students to get involved in strategy team meetings looking to bridge communities across the institution.

“One of (the strategy team’s) main goals is to also have campuswide committees that are also leading cultural and heritage celebration months as well as weeks,” Silva-Tovar said. “Those students are actually looking at how do we ensure for next Native American Heritage Month we have adequate programming and events that represent the community.”

Moreover, it is important to acknowledge native students for more than just a month, SilvaTovar said. Indigenous students are on the campus year-round, so it is important to create spaces and opportunities that are not restricted to November.

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Tech provides plans for evacuations, other emergencies

By MATT HAN Staff Writer

In the event of an emergency, whether it be a fire, tornado or a shooting, Texas Tech has a set of regulations in place to help all students and faculty remain safe.

Brian Still, a professor in the Tech Department of English, said he is one of the coordinators who helps out in the building when an emergency happens.

The coordinators receive a main plan from the Tech Police Department, and then try to incorporate the plan into their level of expertise.

“We are emulating it in our level, a plan that fits within the overall plan of the college,” Still said, “and that college plans with the overall university.”

The emergency plan covers everything, Still said, including what to do if a tornado hits or what to do when the classroom gets hit

after a tornado. The coordinators have to go through the chain of command and think about where professors can have classes. He said the emergency plan was mandated all the way down to make sure the faculty has the uniformity to manage emergency issues.

Ashley Olguin, the senior business assistant of the Department of English, said she also serves as one of the building’s emergency coordinators. She said if the fire alarm were to go off, she would make sure the building is cleared out.

Olguin said the first thing she does in the face of an emergency is grab her vest and start going to each floor to see that everyone is leaving in a calmly manner.

“As a mother, the mother instincts kick in,” Olguin said. “I got to make sure that everybody is taken care of.”

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designed to let other people know who they can go to ask questions, Olguin said.

Kimberly Wagner, the college manager of the College of Media and Communication, said it is her responsibility to update the emergency action plan for her college annually. The emergency plan for CoMC has instructions explaining what to do in different situations, who to contact, responsibilities, shelters and other safety precautions.

“In the development of the plan, Tech actually gives us a template,” Wagner said, “and then we go in and make sure that my name is there.”

Wagner and her assistant coordinator, Derrick Ginter, plan out the training sessions for their other action coordinators, she said. In the CoMC, there are 29 trained coordinators.

Wagner said there are more trained coordinators in the first three floors because that is where many of the

students are.

“Everybody is responsible,” Wagner said. “If I were to walk in and you were being threatened, I would not just observe that, I would call 9-1-1 and get you help.”

Wagner is grateful to David Perlmutter, a professor and dean for the CoMC, she said, as Perlmutter instituted the CoMC security measures. Wagner said she works directly with the dean to ensure the action plan is updated.

Wagner said she and her faculty have taken it one step further to make sure there are shelters if people are forced to stay in the building for more than a day. It was Perlmutter’s initiative that people would have access to the plan and maps to find safety routes.

“This is one college where, I believe, that we have done exceptionally well on training people and ensuring,” Wagner said.

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native students due to its location, Sutton said. Many native students prefer to attend universities close to home, and Tech is located within range, approximately a day’s drive, from a number of Native American communities, reservations and nations.

“When you only admit about one percent Native American students, that’s still pretty thin to have a stable organization, so you’re going to still have ups and downs,” Sutton said. “That by the way is the national average for admitting native students, but because of our location we should be doing more than that.”

However, even when native students do go on to attend universities like Tech, they face unique challenges, Sutton said.

Twenty-three percent of first-time, full-time Native American students attending four-year institutions in 2008 graduated in four years compared to 44 percent of white students, according to The Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI).

The reasons for these retention issues are complex, Sutton said, such as the lack of support without a family, community or strong native student association, financial reasons and social commitments. Often, native students have obligations to their communities and tribes that go beyond the obligations of other students.

Wilkerson said when native students are far from home, off reservation, away from their people and culture, it can be tough mentally, which is why it is important for them to find communities on campus.

“So for there to be a space where you don’t have to explain yourself constantly, where you don’t have to rationalize to yourself why you’re here, ‘Why am I getting this

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There is a notion that the number of native students on campus is so small, they can be overlooked, Wilkerson said.

“I think there’s even some idea that we don’t really need to worry about it because it’s such marginal number,” Wilkerson said. “It’s nominal and therefore we don’t have to care about it. and I think it’s condemnable in respect to Texas Tech just because of it’s close proximity to Indian country. I mean it’s literally enveloped by Indian country.

It cuts like a knife through it.”

No matter how small the number of students in the native minority may be, it is still important to give voice to their concerns, Sutton said.

America is not a pure democracy, it is a republic, she said. In a republic, unlike a pure democracy, all people are represented, even smaller constituencies.

“Everyone should have a voice; everyone should be heard,” Sutton said. “It shouldn’t just be a pure democracy of who had the biggest stick, who can overwhelm all the minority groups and enjoy the time and space. It should be everyone should have time and space in a university to share their culture and their ideas with other people.”

Still, Sutton said she would like to see the number of native students on campus grow, which would lend strength and stability to existing organizations and spaces for native students.

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degree, why I am I still here, why am I doing this,’ because those are common thoughts that circulate through any native student’s mind,” Wilkerson said. “To give them that place on campus, that is important, because that’s what contributes to their success and that’s what I want to do, that’s what we want to do.”

In addition to more firmly establishing a Native American community at the university, Wilkerson said his organization eventually wants to help the university shift its focus to realize its obligation to native students, especially considering its history of being on and benefiting from stolen land.

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VICKIE SUTTON LAW PROFESSOR Wilkerson said he would like to see the university sponsor more programs and scholarships. He would like to see more outreach at nations that are repressed and nations whose land Tech occupies. He would like for a land recognition to take place at every sporting event, just a short statement saying, “We are on Comanche land,” before beginning the game.

“It’s a lot of small things, Wilkerson said, “but that contributes to representation and then familiarity which then can contribute to an increase in (native) student population.”

Sutton would like to see the university increase its recruitment efforts in native communities, she said. The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/ Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), and

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) are two organizations that sponsor conferences which could help alert native students about Tech.

“If we had a presence at those two annual conferences, that would go a long way to showing we are welcoming to those students,” Sutton said.

“We don’t go to those requirement conferences. Lots of universities do.”

Resources currently exist for native students, such as Mentor Tech, the First Generation Mentoring and Transition program, McNair Scholars, academic success programs at Tech and more, Silva-Tovar said.

Silva-Tovar wants to see more native students and faculty on campus in the future, she said, along with ways for Tech to honor Comanche land, such as putting plaques in new buildings.

“I also try to, in my presentations, recognize that we do sit on tribal land,” Silva-Tovar said. “Those are easy things that you can do, you just have to know how to do that in a way that’s respectful.”

When native students feel Tech is not only a financially viable option, but also a socially viable option with a university-supported community, then the student population will begin to grow, Wilkerson said.

Tech has done a good job at promoting diversity on campus, especially in light of the recent Hispanic Serving Institution designation, Wilkerson said, but there is still work that needs to be done.

“When I say all of these things I’m not just attacking Tech to be edgy or something, you know,” Wilkerson said.

“There’s a true reason for why I have these complaints and why I think they absolutely need to be addressed.” @AkhilaReddyDT

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Nutrition experts provide insight on fad diets

By EMMA SIPPLE Staff Writer

At the start of the new year, many people try to lose weight put on over the holidays and eat better.

With the big push for dieting and eating well, many might turn to fad diets, which could lead to unwanted results.

Shannon Galyean, an associate professor of nutritional sciences at Texas Tech, said many people gain weight over the holidays and look for ways to lose it, and she emphasized the need to eat lean meats, fruits and vegetables.

“You’ll have maybe half a pound to two pounds a week of weight loss compared to some of these other diets in the past, like Dr. Atkins or the Keto diet,” Galyean said.

Cutting out a food group, in the case of carbohydrates in low carb diets or going on juice cleanses, can lead to nutrient deficiencies, Holli Booe, instructor and director of didactic program in dietetics, said.

“The biggest concern would be nutrient deficiencies,” Booe said. “Because anytime you’re eliminating any one particular type of

food, there’s a likelihood of not doing research on what nutrients to replace that food group. With juice cleanses, you’re not getting enough calories, which is bad, especially if you do it for a prolonged period of time.”

In addition to lost calories, people do not get enough nutrients through juice cleanses either, as much of the nutrients are located in the pulp of the fruit, Booe said. People may not notice their nutritional deficiencies right away unless they have been doing it for a long time.

Nutritional deficiencies can also happen when going on a vegetarian or vegan diet, Galyean said.

“Some people are going towards the plant-based diet, where they eliminate animal foods and they go completely vegan,” Galyean said. “So no animal foods, so no eggs, no dairy, no meat.

Then they eliminate B12 and iron completely, and they have to supplement those, or they will have deficiencies.

And those are only found in animal foods, mostly.”

There are some plantbased foods containing iron, Galyean said, but there are no plants containing vitamin B12. The lack of these

essential nutrients can lead to low energy levels and other effects.

Along with low energy, Booe said a lack of iron can damage someone’s red blood cell count.

“You start feeling tired, lethargic,” Booe said. “It can compromise your immune system, it can affect your muscles. If you’re not getting enough protein, then your body will use its own tissue.”

As diets and nutrition are individualized, there could be difficulties to having a “one size fits all” for the best diet.

“If somebody really wanted to follow a plan, then the Mediterranean plan would be a good one to try,” Mindy Diller, dietician at Tech Hospitality Services, said.

“Because I feel like people often just want us to tell them what to eat. The Mediterranean diet gives variety and good options if you need some structure.”

Along with changing one’s diet, Galyean said it boils down to one’s behavior.

“You have to change your behavior, so that you continue with healthy changes in your diet,” Galyean said.

“That’s the problem I think with these trendy diets is

we can change our behavior temporarily, but if we start feeling bad, or if consequences come out, then we don’t continue with it. No matter what diet we follow, if it’s not junk food and the American diet, then it’s hard to follow.”

In addition to changing up behavior when eating, Booe said incorporating exercise is a way to lose weight and be healthy.

“Also, if they’re not exercising and it would be safe for them to, then they can start exercising a little bit to help with the calorie deficit,” Booe said. “And that way they can fuel their body well and help with the calorie deficit. You really can’t out-exercise a bad diet.

People are eating way more calories than they need, it’s really hard to burn all of those through exercise.”

The most important element, Booe said, is balance.

“You really have to watch what you’re eating and making sure you aren’t eating more calories than your body needs,” Booe said. “I have my students keep track of what they eat and I advise them to be more aware of what the food is doing for them and what it isn’t doing for them.” @EmmaSippleDT

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Delay in producing evidence may delay school shooting trial GALVESTON (AP) — The trial of a Texas school shooting suspect may be delayed for a year as federal investigators have yet to deliver key evidence, prosecutors said Monday.

The disclosure came at a 10-minute status conference in a Galveston courtroom where, by closed circuit video from jail, Dimitrios Pagourtzis made his first public appearance since his arrest at Santa Fe High School. The 18-year-old student is accused of a May 18 rampage at the school that left 10 people

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Jaden Ramirez, a junior architecture major from Amarillo, works on a project on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in the Architecture building. Ramirez’s project consists of remaking a library based in New York.

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PG&E put profits over safety SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge berated Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. on Wednesday, accusing the nation’s largest utility of enriching shareholders instead of clearing trees that can fall on its power lines and start fires and making “excuses” to avoid turning off electricity when fire risk is high.

Judge William Alsup in

San Francisco did not immediately order PG&E to take any of the dramatic measures he has proposed to try to stop more wildfires.

But he warned that he was not ruling out at least some new requirements on the company if it did not come up with a plan to “solve” the problem of catastrophic wildfires in California.

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dead and 13 wounded.

Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady told state District Judge John Ellisor that his staff still awaits a “substantial amount of evidence” from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The defense team said they’d be ready for trial this year.

About three dozen of the victims’ family members attended the hearing. Some wept as the proceedings unfolded with the shooting suspect onscreen, and one woman fled the courtroom in tears.

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Steep textbook prices weigh on students A

s the semester settles in, students should be finished asking themselves one important question: Will this textbook be required for class, or will it be collecting crumbs at the bottom of my backpack?

Before I scrape together pocket change and check my imaginary savings account, I usually wait for my professors to confirm an over-priced textbook is required. During this time, professors hold the power to deem a $200 textbook necessary or allow students the opportunity to afford food other than ramen noodles.

This semester, I wanted to plan ahead by seeing what textbooks I might need before classes started. I used the Raiderlink website, where there is an option to order textbooks for the semester. Here, you are redirected to Texas Tech’s official bookstore website (Barnes & Noble), which produces a list of required and recommended

Madelaine Woodhouse is a junior journalism major from El Paso.

books for the semester, as well as prices for new and used books.

One of my classes required a textbook that was only available brand new, at around $300. Three. Hundred. Dollars.

After reading this, I almost projectile vomited on my computer, which is valued at much less.

After looking at textbooks through the school’s suggested retailer, I searched for the book in whatever condition was available on other sites. At this point, I would have proudly bought a textbook covered in spoiled milk, if it meant paying less.

Before buying a textbook from an unknown online website, I try to research feedback from other customers. If you have faith in a third-party web-

site, or just care more about getting a lower price, ask yourself if paying to get rid of a computer virus from a shady website is cheaper than buying the actual textbook (the answer is still usually, yes).

For me, Chegg Books, a seemingly reputable website, offered the same textbook (new, used or e-version) at a fourth of the price of the school’s official bookstore website.

According to a study from the Student Public Interest Research Group, 65 percent of college students have skipped out on buying textbooks at some point. The study also found the cost of textbooks has risen four times faster than the rate of inflation in the last 10 years.

A possible reason for the increase in textbook costs, could be a sinister and unavoidable thing commonly referred to as access codes. These codes give students access to an online textbook and cannot be

shared or re-used. They can’t be guessed by randomly throwing numbers and letters together (believe me, I’ve tried) and you can’t do online homework until you’ve purchased the code.

My biggest frustration with access codes is the book is only yours temporarily, expiring when the semester ends. If I go to the bookstore and buy a brand-new textbook, it is at least mine until I say otherwise.

How logical is it that when you buy a code no one has ever used to access an online textbook, it “expires” after a few months?

What sacred time-limited writing have I been reading?

I’d like to know where to send my letter of gratitude for the few months I spent with that expensive online math book I’ll never be able to access again.

If I am forced to spend hundreds on textbooks, I’m going to make sure that “Statistical Methods” book sits on a bookshelf that cost less than it, in

my home, for the rest of my life.

I want my grandchildren to see that over-priced yellowed textbook and say, “Wow grandma, is this from the Great Depression?” To which I will respond truthfully “yes,” because having to spend that much on a math book is really sad.

There is an alternative to textbooks some professors may require—participation websites. I’ve been in a few classes where they use Top Hat, a website where professors can record students’ attendance and set questions for them to answer.

Do not think of these websites as optional or irrelevant. The fees for registering are much cheaper than a textbook, and the easy participation grade is worth every penny.

I learned this the hard way.

Last semester my professor required us to sign up for a classroom discussion website.

I can’t think of the website’s name because I did not want

to spend the $20 registration fee and, in an effort to show my displeasure for the additional “required” outside material, I did not sign up. Because I never participated in the online discussions, I ended up with a zero for 20 percent of my grade.

I really showed them.

Although the cost of textbooks can be nauseating, they are required, and even students on a budget should pick and choose their battles There are ways around just buying or renting a book. One year I noticed a classmate had already purchased the required $40 textbook. I told him I’d bake him brownies in exchange for him letting me use his book.

He did. I saved $40. He never got his brownies.

So when it comes to textbooks, get creative if you can, weigh all of your options, and most importantly — complain. @WoodhouseMaddie

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Gillette ad over generalizes men, toxic masculinity

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he razor company Gillette released its newest advertisement titled “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be.” Since then, it has received a total of 27,248,150 and counting views on YouTube.

The first few shots are of a variety of men’s faces as they appear to stare into a mirror, which then follows a video of one of Gillette’s old advertisements where a boy seems to be running away from a group of older boys chasing after him.

The next scene appears to be a boy crying into his mother’s arms as negative text messages appear. They touch on how sexual harassment has been going on for a long time

Tabatha Miller is a senior English major from Breckenridge.

on televisions and in society.

They bring up the classic saying, “Boys will be boys.” The commercial ultimately makes a call for all men to correct the way they act and what they say toward women.

Overall this commercial makes several great points worth discussing, but along those lines, I believe some of the actions they implied of all men in this video go too far.

In elementary school I

wasn’t one to play with the other girls on the swings or the monkey bars. I wanted to play football with the boys, to be rough and rowdy. When fights would break out on the playground, the boys would push and shove each other and work it out. That was it.

At the time that was not considered bullying, and in today’s society I don’t believe those situations should be considered bullying. This was boys growing and learning to work out what issues they had with each other and then moving on to finish the game before the recess bell rang.

Another issue I found with this ad was how it portrays all

men to be bad in some form or fashion. From watching the advertisement, I thought of it as uplifting, but also in the same frame as a little bit men bashing. Fox News released a statement I agree with on Jan. 21 saying, “We need to stop insulting men. We can’t elevate women by knocking men down. Some men will nod along with ads that insult them, but, in general, these companies are offending men and doing damage to their own stated cause.”

The mentality today seems to be everyone has to have things go their way or it is no way at all. Nobody seems to want to be a team player,

and if they do, it only works if it fits their own interests.

In the end, growing up, I guess I never realized that I didn’t see the boys’ emotional sides who were dealing with issues of being picked on. To them at that age, they didn’t seem to be able to handle them. In that sense, I can understand why the conversation everyone is having now is helping those speak out.

Where I don’t agree, is society blaming men for all of the issues of today’s society. This isn’t the right way to handle it.

Maybe that is the actual issue.

Being a woman doesn’t allow me to see boys and men’s

subjective experiences where the commercial is calling all men and saying they have “toxic masculinity.” The conversation that this commercial is making seems to be a step in the right direction, but when you just starting to assume all men suffer from “toxic masculinity” you begin to place labels on all men, even those without issue.

You can say there’s a problem and be right, but if you want men to actually address these issues, you don’t do that by accusing them of having all the same issues. @DailyToreador

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Understanding tragedy of the commons fallacy important moving forward

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he “tragedy of the commons” is used as an explanation in various fields in education to explain how individuals when given a shared, unregulated resource, are bound to serve personal gain of the resource first, to the detriment of those around them.

This grave assessment fosters no faith in a community’s cooperation and allows the introduction of policy and privatization detrimental to the cause it claims to promote–the best-interest of the human race.

The tragedy of the commons was first introduced by British economist William Forster Lloyd in an 1833 pamphlet. Using a hypothetical example of an English commons shared by village farmers, he theorized over-grazing would likely occur because farmers were more inclined to increase their number of cattle to gain a personal advantage from the shared resource while others take the damage.

More than 100 years later,

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the theory resurfaced when ecologist Garrett Hardin used Lloyd’s postulate to discuss human overpopulation, the welfare state and the overuse of Earth’s resources. Hardin argued humanity is prone to act on self-interest, and without complete government regulation of shared resources and welfare services, an inevitable ecological disaster would ensue.

This theory, however, has been proven false – a myriad of historical examples, from all parts of the world, show communities sharing resources without regulation or environmental disaster – some still functioning today.

Elinor Ostrom, working with Oliver E. Williamson, researched an array of common pool systems from places

such as Maine to Japan, where localized management succeeded in meeting the needs of the people without leading to ecological failure – and their work earned them two Nobel Prizes in Economics.

Ostrom developed this further into a model for governments to trust individual communities to regulate with little to no national regulation. Her work has become a field within choice theory that speaks to a greater trust in community cooperation than taught through the tragedy of the commons.

Though it has been repeatedly debunked by various fields, this theory continues to be taught as a fact of human nature in classes across the nation.

It allows public leaders to place unjust blame on the public’s ability to self-regulate and work toward a greater good while skirting the larger issues—industrial bottom lines that operate for profit rather than the long-term protection of human interests.

An environmental example of this can be seen with India, where crop biodiversity is being diminished under the pressure of private seed companies.

Generations of farmers across India worked together to cultivate as many as 50,000 rice varieties to create situation-specific strains ensuring yield in any condition; these seeds were enthusiastically shared because farmers knew the importance of relying on one another to sustain their communities.

However, in the 1970s, after private seed companies broke into India’s established rice market with promises of revolutionary seeds – and numerous contracts and legal battles over seeds that proved quite faulty – farmers are now left to struggle with only 40 naturally-cultivated seed varieties. The long-standing, communal efforts of farmers with vested interest in human well-being were lost to the pressure of private companies

enabled to act without consideration of established history.

Though this theory has been used heavily regarding resources, it points to a commonly held belief on the nature of human interaction. The “tragedy of the commons” pushes a philosophy that pits individuals against each other despite evidence pointing to the opposite.

Continuing to teach such a philosophy of human interaction will continue to promote the abuse and mistrust that has pushed us into our current state of peril; years of regulation and privatization have yielded nothing but more damage to our spirits and our world.

We cannot allow students, who will become leaders in their fields and make decisions that shape the course of human existence, to believe in selfishness as an innate human trait.

We must press upon students at every level that cooperation is not only possible, but natural. @DailyToreador

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Kriss’ positive outlook extends past disability

By MEGAN MOSES Staff Writer

As the spring semester sets in and the workload piles up, many students lose sight of reasons to stay positive and motivated.

While it is easy to fall into a trap of negative thinking, senior Lauren Kriss, a public relations major from Cedar Park, tries to focus on the positive despite her struggle with cerebral palsy.

Kriss said the most difficult part of her disability arose when she first came to college.

“I was worried that people would be overly focused on it until they got to know me because that was the pattern I saw in high school,” Kriss said.

However, the way people treated her in college proved to be an encouraging new start, she said.

“People didn’t care at all and hardly noticed, or if they did, it was just out of genuine curiosity,” Kriss said. “Frankly, the most time I get comments on it is when people notice that I can type really fast with one hand.”

Not everyone she has encountered, however, has been so understanding.

Kriss said people’s percep-

tion of her can be broken down into two categories.

“There’s people that can know me for a long time and not notice at all, and then there’s strangers that walk up to me and ask, ‘What’s wrong with you? Did you have a stroke? Are you ok?’ and I just want to question them back, ‘Are you a doctor?’”

Kriss’ friend Jacob Howle, a senior agricultural communications major from Idalou, said Kriss has mentioned a couple of occasions in which she has awkward encounters with strangers.

“She’s told me instances when she’s at the bar or with friends, it happens pretty regularly,” Howle said.

The people who are more outspoken about her differences are not unkind, just misinformed, Kriss said.

“To be fair they are never mean, they are just awkwardly abrasive,” Kriss said.

“It’s an awkward thing to do, but it’s not necessarily mean-spirited.”

Over highlighting her disability, Kriss said she is determined to project her ability and personality.

“My goal has been to shift the image from cerebral palsy girl to cool girl with cerebral palsy,” Kriss said. “You can know that (I have a disabil-

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Lauren Kriss, a senior public relations major from Cedar Park, does not let her struggles with cerebral palsy impact her positive outlook. ity), but it shouldn’t be the identifying factor of who I am, because I think that’s overly simplistic.”

Kriss would rather be asked about her aptitude rather than people assuming her skills and motor function, she said.

“I don’t mind when people inquire about something, but I don’t like when people assume I can’t do something,” Kriss said. “The number one thing across all disabilities is to not make assumptions about them.”

Instead of presuming her proficiencies, being open and kind about her abilities is the right way to go about it, Kriss said.

“People assume that there are physical activities that I can’t do, and I actually can do them,” Kriss said.

Jacklynn Prewitt, a junior education major from Fort Worth and another of Kriss’ friends, said Kriss’ physical disability in no way inhibits her capabilities.

“She is more independent then I could ever be, and I

would love to be like Lauren sometimes,” Prewitt said.

“She has her life more together than I do.”

Howle made similar comments regarding Kriss’ character and positivity.

“As a student, she is probably the most effective student I’ve ever seen on campus,” Howle said. “She’s very goal oriented.”

As her friends get to know Kriss better, though, they sometimes forget she does have a few limitations. Prewitt said certain activities are just not possible.

“Lauren and I had this conversation where she said she wished she could ride a Lime (scooter), but she knows that it’s just not something she could do,” Prewitt said.

“It’s not like it inhibits her, it’s not like her life is earthshattering because she can’t ride a Lime scooter.”

Kriss believes a more beneficial outlook is to focus on the positive and the abilities that make everyone unique, she said.

“The one thing that I really believe is that there needs to be a shift in the mentality onto ability,” Kriss said. “To me, it’s silly to focus on the few things that someone can’t do when they have thousands of things that they

are great at.”

Kriss has sensational optimism and takes life’s challenges with enthusiasm, Prewitt said.

“She’s genuine throughout

To me, it’s silly to focus on the few things that someone can’t do when they have thousands of things that they are great at.

LAUREN KRISS SENIOR her ups and downs,” Prewitt said. “Super forthcoming about everything that happens to her, whether it be an embarrassing story or talking genuinely what she did that day, never surface level.”

Kriss’ parents also reinforced this outlook of focusing on the things that make others exceptional rather than people’s limitations.

“They told me everyone has their own battles that they are fighting,” Kriss said.

“Focus on your talents, and don’t let your challenge get the best of you.” @MeganMosesDT

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Tanning bed use comes with risks, benefits

By HAILEY WALTER Staff Writer

With spring break about a month and a half away, many college students start to prepare for warmer weather with the use of tanning beds.

According to a report in “JAMA Dermatology,” more than 35 percent of American adults report ever using a tanning bed. Among college students, the report was 59 percent.

Brianna Schweyer, a junior kinesiology major from Cedar Hill, said she has been using tanning beds since she was 16 years old due to the fact her family had a tanning bed in their house.

“I’m more confident when I tan,” Schweyer said. “I feel that it makes me more put together and my make-up looks better.”

Using tanning beds has become an aspect of her busy days that is devoted to relaxation and alone time, she said.

Camryn Hill, a sophomore public relations major from Dallas, said tanning beds are a quick and easy way to make her look better.

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“When filing your taxes, be sure to always put correct numbers,” Geels said.

If people have filed their taxes but do not have the money owed, Foster said the IRS will work with them. The IRS will first give a payment due date, and if someone is unable to pay it, he or she needs to file an Installment Agreement Request, she said. The IRS

“I wear less makeup when my face is tan, and it’s really quick, like 12 minutes,” she said. “I’ve also noticed that when I bed tan during the summer and build a base tan, when I’m in the sun, I tan a lot faster.”

I feel that (tanning) makes me more put together and my make-up looks better.

BRIANNA SCHWEYER JUNIOR She would recommend tanning beds to others, Hill said, specifically individuals who enjoy being tan, but dislike spray tans.

Kristen Doss, a communications major and pre-nursing student at Tech, is the manager at Palm Beach Tan, a tanning salon in Lubbock.

There are a variety of benefits to bed tanning, she said.

“The most positive side effects I’ve seen are for people who have acne, psoriasis

may also hold a person’s tax refund as a way to help pay for some of the money owed.

“The government shutdown will more than likely cause problems with tax refunds,” Bryan Camp, a George H. Mason professor of law, said. “Due to the fact that the IRS hires many temporary employees during the tax filing season, they were in the process of hiring when it was suddenly halted.”

There are over 140 computer systems that have to be reprogrammed with the new tax laws, Camp said.

“The new tax laws were major changes, and as a former programmer, I know you never do it right the first time,” Camp said. @ChaseSeaboltDT

and eczema, dermatologists will actually send patients with these conditions to tan and it clears their skin,” she said. “Also I’ve seen customers come in not feeling very confident, but as they start developing color, they seem to be more confident.”

Despite the positives of bed tanning, Doss said she is well aware tanning can be hazardous. She said the company she works for understands tanning becomes unsafe when overexposure and sunburn occurs.

“We all know tanning isn’t the safest for you, but when you don’t overexpose your skin, that’s when you’re really taking care of your skin,” Doss said. “Employees regulate how long a customer goes in a bed, because we know the beds better and we don’t want a customer overexposing.”

Indoor tanning beds emit UVA and UVB radiation, and the amount of radiation produced can be similar, sometimes more, than the sun, according to the American Academy of Dermatology website.

Using tanning beds before

age 35 increases the risk of melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, by 59 percent with the risk increasing after each use, according to the site.

Bed tanning over a period of time can also lead to premature skin aging, which includes wrinkles, brown spots and lax skin, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation site.

Taelyn Beam, a senior kinesiology and math major, said she uses tanning beds with caution.

“It’s terrible for your skin, I would definitely advise it to others to a certain extent,” Beam said. “I wouldn’t go every day, but a couple times a week if you’re looking for a base coat, but don’t overdo it for sure.”

It is important to be safe and take precautions when tanning, since it does have its hazards, Schweyer said.

“This goes from your skin type all the way to where you tan,” she said. “It is overall a good idea to know not only how you personally tan or how the beds are maintained, but also knowing how much your skin can take when in the bed.”

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Big 12 race heats up with start of second half of conference season

By ELEANOR GUINAN Staff Writer

After Kansas’ loss to Texas on Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Jayhawks are now tied with Texas Tech for second place in the Big 12 with a 5-3 record, while Kansas State and Baylor are tied for first place at 5-2.

Each of these teams are in a battle to be the lone leader in the conference, and they each have the statistics to do so.

Even though Kansas State is tied for first, the team is last in scoring points and ninth in field goal percentage, according to big12statistics.com.

The Wildcats average 64.6 points per game and shoot .422 from the field. Tech has finished playing Kansas State this year, beating the Wildcats, 63-57, on Saturday, Jan. 5, at home and losing, 58-45 on Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Manhattan, Kansas.

In the first game against Kansas State, sophomore guard Davide Moretti scored the highest points

with 19, while sophomore guard Jarrett Culver led the team with 17 points in the loss to the Wildcats.

The Red Raiders shot .447 from the field in the win and .327 in the loss, according to Tech Athletics.

Baylor is sixth in the Big 12 with scoring 72.5 points per game and fifth in shooting .447 from the field, according to big12statistics.com. The lone time Tech played Baylor, the Red Raiders left Waco with a 73-62 loss. The Red Raiders have one more chance to even the season series with the Bears when they face off Saturday, Feb. 16, in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Culver led the team with 19 points and nine rebounds and tied redshirt senior guard Brandone Francis with four three pointers in Tech’s first game against Baylor, according to Tech Athletics.

The team shot .467 from the field while Baylor shot .414.

Kansas is second in scoring in the conference at 77.3 points per game and

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.475 from the field, according to big12statistics. com. Tech has yet to face Kansas this season. The Red Raiders will play the Jayhawks for the first time at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, in Lawrence, Kansas, then at home Saturday, Feb. 23.

Last season was the first time Tech picked up a win at Allen Fieldhouse with former Red Raider Keenan Evans leading the team with 15 points, and Justin Gray with four three pointers. Tech shot .433 from the field, and Kansas shot .455, according to Tech Athletics.

For the rest of the season, Tech has one more game with Baylor and two more games with Kansas. Kansas still has games against Kansas State and Baylor while Baylor will play two games with Kansas State.

With one game separating the top four teams in the Big 12, the rest of these games will likely determine the winner of the conference. @EleanorGuinanDT

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Sophomore guard Jarrett Culver shoots during the game against Texas Christian University on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Following an offensive resurgence after three straight losses, the Red Raiders bounced back in conference play and defeated the Horned Frogs, 85-64.

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Caleb Martin scores 26 as No. 8 Nevada beats UNLV, 87-70 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has dropped one game all season, and it didn’t take that setback too well.

Since losing at New Mexico on Jan. 5, the eighthranked Wolf Pack have won six straight — five by double digits — after Caleb Martin had 26 points and six rebounds Tuesday night in an 87-70 victory over UNLV. Nevada (20-1, 7-1 Mountain West) has outscored opponents by an average of 20.3 points during the streak.

“We were really disappointed with the one loss that we’ve had this year,” coach Eric Musselman said. “It’s hard to play really well every night and we had a game that we stunk, but I think it refocused us for sure.”

Jordan Caroline added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Nevada, his 12th double-double of the season. Cody Martin chipped in with 10 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

“There was added pressure on this game because it means so much to this state, the big rivalry game, so we knew it would have a lot more influence on how they would play and how they would come out and the energy in this building alone,” Caroline said.

“We were so locked in and keyed in defensively. We knew what we needed to do going into this, and we really were just locked in all week at the task at hand.”

The Runnin’ Rebels (11-9, 5-3) lost their second in a row and third in five games. They shot 36.8 percent (25 of 68) from the floor.

Kris Clyburn paced UNLV with 23 points and eight rebounds. Amauri Hardy scored 17.

Nevada, which turned 14 UNLV turnovers into 14 points and outscored the Rebels 15-10 in fast-break points, used a first-half shooting spree to put the game away early, dominating inside and having its way with its archrival. The Wolf Pack opened a 13-6 lead and extended the spread to 12 after completing a 9-2 run midway through the half.

“It’s big for us to take the crowd out early,” Caleb Martin said. “Whether people believe it or not, or whether the crowd believes it or not, their energy translates to the court.”

Nevada set the tone for the

blowout with a 13-1 spurt to move ahead 36-17 before taking a 48-26 lead into the locker room behind 48.4 percent shooting (15 of 31). Nevada also shot 5 of 13 from 3-point range and was 13 for 16 at the free throw line in the first half.

And while the Wolf Pack were pulling away in the opening period, the Runnin’ Rebels never found a rhythm, forcing shots from the perimeter and making desperate drives into the paint. Some shots fell, but most didn’t, as UNLV looked beleaguered against Nevada’s bigger lineup.

The Rebels went 10 for 33 from the field, including an abysmal 0 for 12 from 3-point range, while falling behind by 22 at halftime.

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76ers top Lakers, 121-105 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown decided to experiment with his lineup during Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. If one game is any indication, Brown can consider it a success.

The Sixers led throughout and were up by 24 in the second quarter as they rolled to a 121-105 victory over the short-handed Lakers.

Joel Embiid scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds from his usual spot in the middle, but Jimmy Butler and Ben Simmons thrived in new roles.

Butler had 20 points and six assists in his first game at point guard, and Simmons scored 19 while playing the stretch 4 —

power forward with the range of a shooting guard.

“I think Jimmy did an amazing job getting everyone open.

We still need to work on stuff to get better, but it was an amazing start,” said Embiid, who had his NBA-leading 34th game with at least 20 points and 10 boards.

Brown said he changed the lineup because he wanted to learn more about his team with the trade deadline less than two weeks away and with an eye toward possible matchups in the playoffs.

“There were some good things that came out of it,” Brown said. “These are things to help us win and it gives us a greater level of knowledge about how we need to grow our team.”

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Patriots poised to extend dynasty in Super Bowl LIII

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he Super Bowl is one of the most anticipated and watched sporting events, and this year, the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will take the spotlight on Feb. 3 to try and win the Lombardi Trophy.

This matchup between the Patriots and Rams has been one of the more controversial matchups the NFL has seen. Many believe the Rams won the NFC Championship against the New Orleans Saints because of pass interference and helmet-to-helmet calls that were missed by the referees, and the Patriots won the AFC Championship over

Max Hengst is a senior journalism major from Houston.

the Kansas City Chiefs because a coin flip landed in their favor.

Either way, no matter what plays were missed and what our opinions about the overtime rules are, Super Bowl LIII projects to be an exciting game which will come down to Tom Brady’s elite passing game and the Patriot’s offensive line’s success in stopping the Rams’ Aaron Donald.

For the Patriots, Brady is the man who will lead the team to be Super Bowl champions once again. Brady has al-

ready appeared in eight Super Bowls, this being his ninth, with five of them ending with the Patriots on top and the Lombardi Trophy going home to New England, according to Pro Football Reference.

Although many people have been skeptical of the Patriots because they believe this season has not been one of Brady’s best, Brady has gone from throwing 272 yards per game in the regular season to throwing 346 yards per game in the postseason this year, according to Pro Football Reference.

This is not unusual for the decorated veteran, as during

his past five years, Brady has averaged 282 yards per game in the regular season and averaged 343 yards per game in the postseason.

One of the only ways Los Angeles will be able to come out on top is if it can get through New England’s offensive line and pressure or sack Brady.

During the playoffs this season, Brady has not been sacked once, according to Pro Football Reference. Historically, if you look at the games and Super Bowls the Patriots have lost, you will notice Brady is pressured and sacked because the offensive line has struggled against the defensive pressure.

If there is any player who will be able to break through the Patriots’ offensive line, it would be Aaron Donald. The defensive tackle for the Rams is a fivetime Pro Bowler, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2014 and the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2017, according to Pro Football Reference.

Donald led the league in sacks in 2018 with 20.5 and had 25 tackles for loss, according to Pro Football Reference, and he will most likely win Defensive Player of the Year for this season.

Although he has not earned a sack in the playoffs, he hit Drew Brees three times in their matchup. If Donald

can manage to make his way through New England’s offensive line, I believe he could be the key player in helping Los Angeles become the Super Bowl Champion for the first time since 1999.

My overall prediction for what I think will happen on Sunday is the Patriots’ offensive line will remain as dominant as it has been this postseason. If that is the case, Brady will throw for over 300 yards and control the time of possession. I think the game will ultimately be close, but the Patriots will prevail, 31-27. @MaxHengstDT

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Virginia Tech tops Miami, 82-70 Iowa State rolls West Virginia, 93-68 Fla. (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker tied a season high with 25 points and added a spectacular assist as No. 12 Virginia Tech shot 59 percent to beat Miami 82-70 on Wednesday night.

Justin Robinson scored 17 points for the Hokies but appeared to hurt his left leg and limped to the locker room midway through the second half. He watched the final minutes from the bench.

Virginia Tech (17-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) closed within one game of the league lead. The Hurricanes (9-11, 1-7) lost their fourth in a row and are off to their worst start in conference play since 1993-94, when they went 0-18 in the Big East.

There were nine early lead changes, but Tech

went ahead for good thanks to a 10-0 run midway through the first half.

The Hokies forced three turnovers with full-court pressure to spark an 11-3 surge in the first 2:19 after halftime. The spurt included a creative alley-oop assist on a fast break by AlexanderWalker, who flipped the pass straight up as a trailing Robinson leaped for the catch and dunk.

Alexander-Walker shot 11 of 17, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc, and added five assists and four rebounds in 39 minutes. Ahmed Hill had 19 points in 40 minutes.

The Hokies forced 17 turnovers, which led to 22 points. Transition baskets helped them outscore Miami 32-16 in the paint.

It was Miami’s first game since the NCAA ruled junior forward Dewan Hernandez must sit out the remainder of the season because of his dealings with an agent. Hernandez said he’s withdrawing from school and will turn pro.

Hurricanes guard Chris Lykes, who missed all 12 shots in their last game, had 19 points but also five turnovers.

BIG PICTURE The Hurricanes fell to 0-5 against ranked teams. They’re 19-40 versus ranked teams under coach Jim Larranaga.

Virginia Tech improved to 5-11 at Miami.

UP NEXT The Hurricanes, in a stretch that includes facing four ranked teams in five games, play another at No. 3 Virginia on Saturday.

Iowa (AP) — Lindell Wigginton scored a season-high 27 points off the bench and 20th-ranked Iowa State cruised past West Virginia 93-68 on We d n e s d a y n i g h t , i t s fourth win in five games.

Marial Shayok scored 19 points for the surging Cyclones (16-5, 5-3 Big 12), who shot 26 of 40 inside the 3-point line and 29 of 32 from the free throw line.

After a somewhat sluggish start, Iowa State closed the first half on 18-6 run to jump ahead by 17. West Virginia hung around, even using its shelved press defense to confuse the Cyclones and pull to within 61-51 with just under 10 minutes left.

Iowa State then hit seven straight shots, a stretch capped when Wigginton’s three-point play made it 74-56 with 6:12 to go.

Nick Weiler-Babb had 14 points with six rebounds and four steals for the Cyclones.

Lamont West led West Virginia (9-12, 1-7) with 24 points.

Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins was ejected from the game with 3:28 left for arguing with the officials, and he had to be restrained by an assistant on his way back to the locker room.

THE BIG PICTURE: Iowa State: With all the chaos erupting atop the Big 12 standings,

the Cyclones have a shot at taking control of the league in the weeks ahead. Nights like this are a strong reminder that they have enough talent to do so.

West Virginia: This would have been a tough game for the Mountaineers even with guard James Bolden, who missed the game with an injured hand. Iowa State’s guards exploited West Virginia’s lack of depth in the backcourt and never gave the Mountaineers a real chance to make a game of it.

UP NEXT Iowa State hosts Texas on Saturday.

West Virginia hosts Oklahoma on Saturday.

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Howard’s 32 puts Marquette past Butler, 76-58 Dirk, Doncic help Mavs rout Knicks, 114-90 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Markus Howard scored 32 points and Sam Hauser added 19 to help No. 10 Marquette pull away from Butler for a 76-58 victory Wednesday night.

The Golden Eagles (19-3, 8-1 Big East) have won eight straight overall and picked up their first win at Hinkle Fieldhouse since the 1989-90 season.

Kamar Baldwin led Butler (12-10, 3-6) with 16 points. Paul Jorgensen and Sean McDermott each scored 10 for the Bulldogs, who have lost three in a row and five of seven.

Howard didn’t just score, he dominated the game.

The junior guard went 9 of 17 from the field in the first half — matching Butler’s team field goal total — and

helped the Golden Eagles build a 34-25 halftime lead.

He finished 14 for 23 and had five rebounds.

And when the Bulldogs cut the deficit to eight with an 11-0 run midway through the second half, Howard reasserted himself. He made two free throws and scored six points in the decisive 11-0 spurt that gave Marquette a 61-45 lead with 6:34 to go.

The Bulldogs never seriously challenged again on a brutally cold night that forced the cancellation of classes.

Athletic department officials put heaters at each gate and instructed security guards to expedite the screening process to keep fans as warm as possible amid wind chills that were at minus-17 degrees

when the doors opened and the sun was still out.

BIG PICTURE Marquette: The Golden Eagles look every bit as good as advertised. Howard can score from seemingly any place on the court. And the defense not only held the Bulldogs to their lowest scoring total since Dec. 29, it did so in a venue where Butler was averaging more than 80 points per game.

Butler: The Bulldogs are reeling. Since going toe-to-toe with defending national champion Villanova last week, Butler has turned in two subpar performances. Yes, there’s time to get this season turned around, but coach LaVall Jordan needs to find answers fast.

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his first four attempts and wasn’t nearly as good as in his previous game, when he scored a season-high 35 points Sunday against Toronto, becoming the first teenager in NBA history with multiple triple-doubles.

Then again, he didn’t need to do nearly as much against the team with the NBA’s worst record.

The Knicks (10-40) lost their 11th in a row, though at least gave home fans something to cheer by giving Enes Kanter some playing time.

They also cheered Nowitzki when he walked toward the table to check in late in the first quarter, and stood and cheered when he got into the game. Nowitzki made his first three shots for nine

points in seven minutes, then didn’t come back on again until the fourth quarter, when he nailed another 3.

Kevin Knox scored 17 points and Trey Burke had 16 for the Knicks, while Kanter had five points in nine minutes.

Fans began chanting “We want Kanter! We want Kanter!” in the third quarter. He waved from the bench and clapped along, then was actually inserted into the game a few minutes later, ending the former starting center’s streak of four straight games where he didn’t play. He kissed the Knicks logo at center court when he walked onto the floor.

Kanter’s first shot was an airball before he got on the board with a dunk.

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Kicinski begins indoor season on a high note

By GABRIELLE TAITE Staff Writer

Texas Tech graduate student Duke Kicinski has set several personal records so far this season in both the Red Raider Open and the Texas Tech Classic & Multis, and will have a chance to take the No. 1 ranked Texas Tech track & field team to new heights this season.

The Rhome, Texas, native transferred from West Texas A&M in 2016 and did not compete in the 2017 season. However, since his time at Tech, Kicinski has seemingly adjusted well to the team.

Kicinski said track was not what he originally went to school for.

“I went to West Texas A&M originally because I played football,” Kicinski said. “I did track also, but I decided I just wanted to stick with track. I was good enough to transfer to a bigger school, so I came

to Texas Tech to give me a little more opportunity and advantages, but it was a great experience at West Texas A&M.” In the 2018 season, Kicinski won the discus at the ACU Wes Kittley Invite with a personal record of 59.64m/195’-8”, according to Tech Athletics. He also won the discus in the Big 12 Championships and placed ninth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

So far this season, Kicinski has won first place in the men’s discus throw as well as setting a personal record of 64’-8.75”, fifth best in program history, according to Tech Athletics. Additionally, during the Classic meet, he surpassed his personal record from the previous meet and set a new record for fifth best in program history.

Kicinski said he decided to continue competing as a graduate student because he was still eligible to do the sport he loves.

“I had another year of eligibility, and I had graduated early because they have really good academics around here (Tech),” Kicinski said.

“I probably wouldn’t have (graduated early) if I couldn’t do another year of track, but the opportunity was there to go into graduate school with two semesters left of eligibility. So I looked for a graduate program, found one I kind of liked, and I’m working on it right now.”

After winning second place for the day during the Red Raider Open meet, Kicinski is set to compete in the Texas Tech Open meet on Feb. 1-2, where he hopes to up his rankings, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech head coach Wes Kittley said that Kicinski did a phenomenal job during the Open meet.

“Duke had a really good day today (at the Red Raider Open) with his personal best in the weight throw,” Kittley said. “When you do

both throws in the same day, it’s tough. He had a really good day for being out here all day.”

Kicinski said his experience at Tech, as well as advice from Kittley is what keeps him going during the meets.

“It’s been great. It’s so cool to be around all these athletes who are nationally ranked. It’s humbling, but it shows you a lot of different work ethics that you can get better from and copy off of,” Kicinski said. “(Kittley) always preaches to have a hard-working mentality and to show up everyday like you have to go earn something.

Nothing is given to you, and he (Kittley) preaches a lot about the work that goes into it.”

Up next, the Red Raiders will host the Texas Tech Open meet on Friday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, Feb. 2 in the Sports Performance Center. @TaiteDT

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Sophomore pitcher Caleb Kilian throws to a Florida batter during Texas Tech’s game against Florida on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Last season, Kilian led the Big 12 in wins with nine.

These are just the most recent preseason accolades for the San Antonio native Jung. After leading the Big 12 in batting last season with a .392 average, 103 hits and 80 RBIs, Jung has been selected to five preseason All-America first teams, according to the release.

Nationally, he finished the season third with his hit total and fourth in RBI. Bonnin, the transfer from Arkansas, appeared in 11 games his freshman season with the record of 1-0, according to the release. The pitcher from Mont Belvieu threw in a total of 19.0 innings, stuck out 16 batters and posted a 4.26 ERA. Also, in the 2017 Major League Baseball FirstYear Players Draft, he was selected in the 26th round by the Chicago Cubs.

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Graduate Student Duke Kicinski completing a weight throw at the Texas Tech Classic track meet on Friday, Jan 25, 2019, in the Sports Performance Center. Kicinski has set multiple personal records during Tech’s meets so far this season.

The No. 1 ranked outfielder in the state of Texas

by Perfect Game, Marusak, comes to Tech from Amarillo, according to the release.

In his senior season, Marusak hit .439 with 61 runs scored including five home runs, stole 54 bases, was named district MVP and selected to the first team 5A All-State team.

Holt, from Bonaire, Georgia, and the 2018 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, is going into 2019 with two preseason All-American list recognitions, according to the release. Last season he racked up 94 hits placing him 11th in the country and scored 70 runs, leading the Big 12 and ranking him No. 10 in the country. Adding to his national rankings, in 2018, Holt earned Tech’s first unanimous Freshman All-American honor.

Being recognized on a preseason All-America

team, Kilian earned a second-team accolade from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, according to the release. In his 11 starts and 20 overall appearances on the mound, Kilian led the Big 12 in wins with a 9-3 record last season. In 72.1 innings, the junior struck out 63 batters recording a 3.24 ERA and contributed to four out of five Tech shutouts.

Freeman was honored with his first preseason award, according to the release. In the 2018 season he made 22 appearances ending in a tie for second on the team with three saves. Freeman finished the season with a 1-0 record in 33 innings and had a 5.18 ERA. Last season, in eight league appearances, he collected a 4.66 ERA. The Red Raiders will start their season off with a game against Oregon at 2 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15, at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. @MaxHengstDT

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Ex-Ok. State coach pleads guilty in bribery case NEW YORK (AP) — A former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking bribes from business advisers to steer them to star college athletes expected to turn pro.

Lamont Evans, 41, entered the plea in New York federal court to conspiring to commit bribery. He admitted receiving $22,000 to steer the players at the University of South Carolina and Okla-

homa State University to certain financial advisers and business managers, attorney Johnny McCray said.

Evans also agreed to forfeit the bribe money he received from two financial advisers as part of the deal he signed Thursday.

“I now know that accepting those funds in exchange for introducing them to any one player was wrong and violated the law,” he said.

Sentencing was set for May

10 on a charge that carries the potential for up to five years in prison, though a plea agreement between Evans and prosecutors recommends no more than two years behind bars.

Judge Edgardo Ramos also warned that he could be deported because he is a citizen of Barbados, though he lives in Florida. He was a resident of Stillwater, Oklahoma, at the time of his arrest.