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Military experts speak about veterans benefits

By BRANDI ADDISON Staff Writer

Across the nation, military veterans, active duty service members and reservists receive benefits in several areas as an expression of gratitude for their service.

In education benefits, Texas military members are offered state benefits, along with federal, as a bonus appreciation.

Tim Miller, program coordinator for the Military & Veterans Program at Tech, explained how the bill for federal benefits is broken down into three chapters.

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The three primary chapters, he said, are Chapter 30, the Montgomery GI Bill — Active Duty; Chapter 33, the post-9/11 GI Bill; and Chapter 1606, the Montgomery GI Bill — Selected Reserve.

Montgomery GI Bill According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website, Chapter 30 is for active duty members who have completed a minimum service obligation. Service members can contribute up to an additional $600 to the GI Bill for an increase in monthly benefits of up to $5,400.

To qualify for Chapter 30, service members must be veterans who have been honorably discharged and fit into one of the four categories within the Chapter 30 criteria, according to the website. Additionally, they must also have a high school diploma, a GED diploma or, in some cases, 12 hours of college credit.

Effective as of Oct. 1, a service member who has completed an enlistment of three or more years and attended institutional training full time will receive $1,857 monthly, Miller said.

Therefore, a full-time Tech student, who served three or more years, will receive this monthly benefit.

The benefits are generally payable for up to 10 years after the release from honorable active service, he said.

“Essentially, what Chapter 30 does is makes school the job for the student,” Miller said. “The largest benefit you can see out of using Chapter 30, is that they wouldn’t have to focus on a job and then could entirely focus on academics if they choose to.”

Miller said he feels the benefit is mediocre even though it seems like a great benefit.

According to the Veteran Affairs website, Chapter 1606 of the GI Bill entitles certain reservists to 36 months of education benefits.

To qualify, the service member must have a sixyear obligation signed after June 30, 1985. They must also

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science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Overall, the benefits are not exceptional, he said.

However, he does believe students in the Military & Veterans Program are competitive, and they could receive any academic benefit the university and its colleges offer.

Hazlewood Act Aside from federal benefits, Miller said the state of Texas has a state education benefit called the Hazlewood Act. According to the Texas Veterans Commission website, the Hazlewood Act provides up to 150 hours of tuition exemption, including most fee charges, at any public institution of higher education in Texas. A veteran must have entered service in Texas or as a Texas resident; received an honorable discharge, separation or a general discharge under honorable conditions; served at least 181 days of active duty service, which excludes training; and have no federal education benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and

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specific criterion found on the Veteran Affairs website.

Spouses may start to use the benefit immediately for up to 15 years after the members’ last separation from active duty, but they are not eligible for the monthly housing allowance while the member is still serving. After earning a diploma or an equivalency certificate, children may use the benefit after the individual has completed 10 years of service. They are entitled to the monthly housing allowance stipend.

Lou Ortiz, director of the Military & Veterans Program, said the most beneficial factor within Chapter 33 is the monthly housing allowance and the transferability.

“Veterans should use their benefits now because they’re the best they’ve ever been since World War II,” Ortiz said. “We encourage any veteran who has earned them to use them as quickly as possible because they might not always be around.”

Ortiz said he wishes there would be another year of benefits added on for students majoring in

fees only.

They must also enroll in classes for which the college receives tax support and meet the grade point average and undergraduate excessive hours requirements. A spouse or child recipient can also receive the benefits, according to the website.

Currently, there is a legislative session discussing restrictions for family members. This is because schools are receiving a large net loss. There are about 2,200 students at Tech between all the benefits and about 1,200 of those fall under only the Hazlewood Act, Miller said, and the majority of Hazlewood Act recipients at the university are family members.

Essentially, these statistics indicate millions of dollars of expenditure for the university, he said, without much compensation.

While this is a problem for the universities, veterans also have an issue with the Hazlewood Act, he said.

“Most veterans aren’t happy (that) family members get to use the benefit,” Miller said. “A lot of their mentalities are that they didn’t earn it, which is kind of the sentiment that has been going on through the legislation.”

While the Hazlewood Act could be seen as the best because there are so many options for the uses, this could soon change.

In terms of overall benefits, Ortiz said the most important thing to remember is benefits are not actually free.

People look at education benefits as free money, he said, and this is why he tries to highlight the fact that it is not free money.

“A lot of people get the impression that veterans have it so great because they get all these benefits to go to school, and their children or spouses can get the benefits,” Ortiz said. “The reality is, those benefits are benefits earned by the virtue of their service, and that’s a key thing a lot of people don’t look at.”

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complete their initial active duty for training, meet the requirement to receive a high school diploma or equivalency certificate before completing their initial active duty for training, and remain in good standing while serving in an active Selected Reserve unit.

According to the rates on the Veteran Affairs website, a full-time Tech student who has completed two consecutive years of service would receive $369 per month.

Post 9/11 GI Bill Chapter 33 is offered for both active duty and veterans. According to the website, an individual may be eligible if has at least 90 days of aggregate active duty service after Sept. 10, 2001, and is still on active duty, is an honorably discharged veteran or was discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days.

The bill provides up to 36 months of education benefits, which are generally payable up to 15 years after the service member’s release from active duty. According to the rates on the website, a Tech student who has served at least 36 months will receive 100 percent of the maximum payable benefits, which pays for complete tuition and fees for an in-state student and up to $22,805.34 per academic year at a private or foreign school.

If not fully eligible for the maximum benefit, institutions of higher education that participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which is a GI enhancement program, may make additional funds for an individual to receive a monthly housing allowance, a stipend for books and supplies, or a onetime rural benefit.

Tech has 500 students participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, with a maximum school contribution set at $5,020 per student each year, according to the website.

Within Chapter 33, there is also an option of transferability to a spouse and/or child for any member of the armed forces who has met a

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George Hampton, recruiting operations officer at Tech for the U.S. Army, and Sgt. Christopher Lucas, a recruiters for the Marines, each have their own methods for finding the students who belong in their respective branches of the military.

“My target audience are high school juniors (or) seniors, and students in college that are freshmen, sophomores and juniors, (for) 4-year, 3-year and 2-year scholarships,” Hampton said. “Those are the people I can help.”

Students with plans of higher education and those with some of their undergraduate years ahead of them fit best in the Army ROTC program. There are

scholarships given out each semester, and Hampton said he informs prospective cadets of these opportunities and teaches the best ways to fit into the Army mold.

“I’m a recruiter. I look for qualified kids anywhere from freshman to graduates.

Basically I look for them to see if they’re qualified to be Marine Corps officers,” Lucas said. “At the end of the day, I try to just figure out what the kid wants five to 10 years from now.”

Lucas said the Marine ideology is a way of life more than anything. So, when he shares information about the program with students, he is not selling an idea.

“Honestly at the end of the day, I want you to join the Marine Corps, but if you don’t want to join the Marine

Corps, then I don’t want you here,” Lucas said. “I want somebody that wants to be in the military, other than being sold to do it.”

Both the Marine Corps’ and the Army’s systems of recruitment encourage those with prior interest in the military to join their programs, both recruite r s s a i d . H o w e v e r, f o r students who are not well acquainted with the U.S. armed forces, different methods of recruitment seem to be preferred.

“Find out what their interests are. If they have an interest that kind of goes hand in hand with military service, then you talk about that,” Hampton said. “You let them know ‘Hey, we have something to offer to you, similar to what you just said you wanted.’”

There are various commands and scholarship programs for the different jobs available among the branches, he said. Students with interests in law, medicine or other fields might be surprised to find the plethora of opportunity military service provides.

Yet, there is still a level of responsibility that sets military jobs apart from the

others, Lucas said.

“We’re going to put you in situations that you’ve never been in before so that, honestly, you have the confidence to accomplish anything, when something comes up that is difficult,” Lucas said.

On the other hand, Hampton said not everyone easily fits into the Army.

“I find out what you want, and I tell you what I can offer you,” Hampton said. “And if it’s something that can work for you, then we go forward with it. If it’s not, have a great day. It’s not for everybody.”

Lucas said while this may not be a job for everybody, anyone can become a Marine.

Both military recruiters said they see their jobs as an opportunity to personally see if college-aged students are able to find satisfaction in their professions.

“If I have a guy come in here 80 pounds overweight, you look at him like he’s not qualified. However, it’s all about customer service,” Lucas said. “If you tell that kid, ‘Come back to me when you’ve lost the 80 pounds,’ that’s a crappy way to do anything. You’re not giving him any type of motivation.” @DailyToreador

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eople driving down University Avenue and the Marsha Sharp Freeway were startled during the rush hour as a plume of smoke came from atop a construction site near Jones AT&T Stadium.

The fire started sometime around 5:30 p.m. at the construction site of the upcoming Sports Performance Center, which is located south of Jones AT&T Stadium, according to an official statement by Allison Matherly, coordinator of digital engagement at Texas Tech.

For more than an hour, emergency officials were trying to put out the small fire that was mostly contained to a small corner of the structure.

After further investigation, it was found a piece of molten metal from welders caused the fire, Matherly said via email.

Traffic was nearly stopped on both University Avenue and Marsha Sharp Freeway as emergency vehicles came in and out of the area. The extent of the damage is unknown, Matherly said. No injuries were reported at the scene.

Constructed for the $48 million building started during the summer, and as of now, there is no finish date for the donor-funded project, according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador.

The project was started after the roof of former Athletic Training Center, known as “The Bubble,” collapsed on New Year’s Eve in 2015 under the weight of heavy snowfall and ice.

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Evolution supported by extensive evidence Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-column series about debunking “creationism.” n his book “The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution,” evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins remarks denying evolution is much like denying the Holocaust. Is he right?

At first, Dawkins’ claim seems preposterous. So, in order to further investigate the issue, it seems worthwhile to ask the question: Why do people readily accept the idea of Holocaust but not of evolution? Do the varying degrees of belief correspond neatly with different amounts of evidence available to support each case?

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as the proof for evolution is plentiful and steadily mounting. Evidently, some people tend to shy away from evolution because the evolutionary theory, unlike an account of the Holocaust, has the potential to encroach on and disturb one’s religious beliefs.

For a person whose entire worldview is based on faith, no amount of evidence is sufficient.

The evidence for evolution can broadly be categorized into testable predictions and retrodictions.

Testable predictions are not predictions about how

organisms will evolve in the future. Instead, they refer to predictions about what we would expect to see in the fossil records or DNA, for instance, if evolution were true.

On the other hand, retrodictions are observations that make sense only in light of the evolutionary theory. In his book “Why Evolution is True,” bi ologist Jerry Coyne illustrates this through the vestigial tail in humans.

The fishlike tail usually disappears in embryonic stages, but when it does not, a human is born with a tail projecting from the base of his spine.

A remnant of our ancestral species, tails can be still be seen in some of our close cousins, such as chimpanzees. The pres-

ence of a vestigial tail in humans can be rationalized only under the evolutionary theory and fails to make sense under a creationist model.

In the same book, Coyne presents a grand example of a testable prediction to support evolution: There were no terrestrial vertebrates until 390 million years ago, but clearly, they existed around 360 million years ago. Evolutionary theory, then, would predict the existence of a transitional form around this time period.

As expected, such a fossil from that exact time period was found in 2004 in Canada. It features traits corresponding to both fish and amphibians, including limbs that can be best described as part

fin, part leg, Coyne writes.

Despite the overwhelming evidence in the fossil record, it is not uncommon to hear creationists demand for the “missing links.” A missing link refers to a fossil of an ancestral species that split into two different species through a process known as speciation. To begin with, the chances of finding fossils of a specific ancestral species nearly zero. Moreover, the transitional fossils provide the needed evidence.

Corpses fossilize under highly select conditions, and it is not only unreasonable but also illogical to expect fossils from every ancestral species. As Dawkins cleverly notes in his book “The God Delusion,” it is the

equivalent of expecting a full cinematic record of a murderer ’s every step leading up to the crime in order to convict him.

Even without the fossil record, evidence for evolution can be seen in DNA sequences, geographical distribution of species, “bad design” and so on.

If you were not already convinced of the veracity of the evolutionary theory, I do not expect you to — nor should you — change your mind in a few paragraphs. I have presented only a smattering of evidence for evolution, and the intention was only to illustrate the type of factual, unassailable — and frankly, beautiful — evidence that supports the evolutionary theory. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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his has not been a good week for Republicans.

In the midst of what has become nothing short of a health care battle royale, Republicans are facing one of the most important votes they could make this year. Do they replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law with the American Health Care Act, or kill the bill and come up with another plan of action?

From the moment the bill was announced, it has been criticized from the left, the far-right and major health care groups. Many say it isn’t a full repeal of “Obamacare,” which is what has been promised for the past several years

by Republicans. It has been called “Obamacare 2.0” and “Obamacare Lite.”

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has been one of the most outspoken Republicans against the American Health Care

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Act. He has urged House Republicans to delay the vote on Thursday because they “don’t have the votes.”

In an interview with Fox News, Lee recognized that the GOP had been promising a full repeal of “Obamacare” for the last seven years to completely remove it “root and branch.”

“That is not what this bill does,” Lee said during the interview. “That is what we need to do, and that is why I am holding out for a vote that fulfills that promise.”

President Trump turned up the heat on those who are leaning toward a nay in Thursday’s vote while speak-

ing to House Republicans on Tuesday morning.

“I honestly think many of you will lose your seats in 2018 if you don’t get this done,” Trump said during the address.

He’s right. A lot of Republicans may not be around in 2018 if they continue to work against the administration on this.

Nothing makes constituents angrier than being promised something for years and then being told to wait a little longer once their party has the power to fulfill that promise. But, voting yes on the bill could have the same negative effect.

Axios reported on Wednesday morning that essentially Republicans were in trouble no matter what they did.

“So, they’re left with a terrible choice,” Caitlin Owens and Bob Herman wrote in regards to House Republicans.

“Vote against Obamacare repeal after campaigning on

repeal for seven years, or vote to cover 24 million fewer people and potentially raise premiums for senior citizens.”

Democrats, on the other

Unhappy constituents are never something lawmakers want to find themselves up against, but this may not leave them much of a choice. hand, couldn’t be happier. After a round of Republican town halls that can only be described as vastly unpleasant, Democrats know this is only the beginning. Unhappy constituents are never something lawmakers want to find themselves up

against, but this may not leave them much of a choice.

“For (Republicans) who vote against it, they have to worry about being primaried,” Jim Manly, former aid to former Sen. Harry Reid, told Axios.

“For those who supported it, the town halls may only be a taste of what’s to come.”

Currently, according to The Hill’s whip list of where Republicans stand, 28 House Republicans are a confirmed no or leaning no, 81 are a confirmed yes or leaning yes, 15 are uncertain, six senate Republicans are a no and 15 senate Republicans are uncertain. They need 216 votes on Thursday to pass the bill out of the House.

Texas lawmakers who vow to vote against the bill, or are leaning that way, include Rep. Louie Gohmert, Rep. Joe Barton and Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz said on CBS days ago that he could not vote for a bill “that

keeps premiums rising.”

Rep. Roger Williams, Rep. Michael Burgess, Rep. Blake Farenthold, Rep. Bill Flores, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Rep. Sam Johnson, Rep. Kenny Marchant, Rep. Pete Olson, Rep. John Ratcliffe and newly elected West Texas congressman Jodey Arrington have all vowed to vote yes or are leaning in that direction.

Johnson released a statement two weeks ago saying he was pleased Republicans are “finally able to move forward with a real plan to repeal and replace Obama’s disastrous law.”

There are two things we can be sure of. The first is that Republicans hate “Obamacare” and are dead-set on getting rid of it, one way or another. The second is that no one is envious of the position they’ve found themselves in. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Rick Perry decries election of 1st gay Texas A&M student body president HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is suggesting that the election that gave his alma mater, Texas A&M, its first openly gay

student body president was “stolen.”

Perry was Texas’ longest-serving governor until leaving office in 2015.

While an undergradu-

ate student, Perry was also an A&M yell leader, or cheerleader.

In an op-ed published Wednesday by the Houston Chronicle, Perry de-

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ROTC leads students to success

By MARISA POJTINGER Staff Writer

Reserve Officers Training Corps, also known as ROTC, is a program on college campuses for students to become trained as officers for the United States Armed Forces.

According to its website, ROTC was established when former President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Defense Act of 1916. Since then, ROTC has provided leadership and military training at schools and universities across the country and has commissioned more than a half million officers.

At Texas Tech, Army and Air Force ROTC are elective curriculums students take along with the required college classes, according to its website.

Because freshman and sophomore students are not required to commit to service

in the military, it is a beneficial learning process for them. However, when students reach their junior year, they are expected to decide if the program is something they want to move forward with. As juniors and seniors, the cadets lead the underclassmen to help shape and mentor them.

While some students are attracted to the program by its financial benefits, others may be inspired by their family histories of service, Milan said.

“It’s pretty common to see that a student comes from a long family line of military service, and we’re glad to have them,” Milan said. “But we want to shape individuals into the most respected and honorable officers they can be without being overshadowed by the family name.”

Milan said his role in the program is to prepare students for the situations

they will encounter in the armed forces. Being a major general for the past 15 years, he said students cannot expect loyalty and respect if they do not offer it in return.

“Teaching and the Air Force have always been my two biggest passions.” Milan said. “And having the opportunity to serve and aid these young men and women is one the greatest pleasures.”

Students must realize that military success can only be achieved through teamwork, Milan said.

Sheridan Nieman, a senior mechanical engineering student from Millsap, said ROTC has given him a huge boost in self confidence as well as lifelong friendships.

Nieman, who lives with other ROTC students, said he enjoys the camaraderie, but maintaining the right balance between work and friendships can

be challenging.

“Handling situations that put you in awkward positions has definitely been a learning experience, and I certainly don’t handle everything perfectly,” Nieman said. “Making mistakes is OK though.

Everything in college is forgettable. It’s just when we get out, you don’t want to mess up peoples’ lives in real life.”

Once a student is fully trained, he should have the ability to get a group of 1520 students to listen to his authority, motivate groups and conduct missions as a military officer. Another important skill to obtain is humility, he said. As an officer, it is crucial to be able to take credit for group’s failures and successes.

“Joining ROTC and actually committing to stick with it the last four years has been the hardest and most rewarding challenge

of my life. I’m pretty prideful when it comes to serving this community, and hope to continue to embed the

same kind of leadership and integrity in my everyday life,” Nieman said. @DailyToreador

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Local organizations provide help, community for veterans

By KIRBY WARNER Staff Writer

When it comes to groups within the Lubbock community that make it their mission to help and provide camaraderie to their fellow veterans, two stand out.

The American Legion was founded in 1919 and currently has 2.3 million members and 13,000 posts throughout the United States, according to an American Legion pamphlet. Lubbock’s branch of the American Legion is Post 575.

Mack Helbert, the post’s third vice commander, said some of the ways in which American Legion assists veterans and their families are helping with finances — such as car repairs and travel expenses — and donating crutches, wheelchairs and food.

“Usually, we get requests just about every week,” Helbert said, “and if the funds are available, then we will help, and if we can’t, then we will give them some guidance on where to go for help.”

The post is also involved with the Marine Corp Reserve’s Toys for Tots donation

program around Christmas, Helbert said.

Erich Gruber, the post’s adjutant and an Air Force veteran, said other activities Post 575 hosts include a quarterly social meeting with meals for members and guests, member breakfasts on military holidays and a weekend bingo.

The bingo is the main way of raising money to help veterans, Helbert said.

“Any honorably discharged veteran can become a member of the American Legion,” Gruber said, “and to become a member, he would have to show a copy of his D214, which is the discharge papers.”

The second prominent organization is Veterans of Foreign Wars. This nonprofit organization was founded in 1899, and its Lubbock post, Post 2466, was chartered in 1932, having at one time been the largest post of the organization in Texas, Amos Hastings, quartermaster at Veterans of Foreign Wars, said.

Benny Guerrero, Post 2466’s commander, said the main difference between Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion is the

latter is open for anyone with military experience, while Veterans of Foreign Wars is reserved for those who had directly engaged in combat.

However, some members of American Legion are also members of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Helbert said.

Ve t e r a n s o f F o r e i g n Wars assists veterans by helping them with Veterans Affairs benefits and finances, and finding external resources, Guerrero said. It is also a place where the veterans feel a sense of belonging.

“When you get out,” Guerrero said, “one of the hardest things to do is actually saying bye to your friends. Not necessarily the ones you lost in combat but actually your unit (because) you became a

tight family (and) you depend on one another. So, we offer that venue.”

Other services and activities provided by Vete r a n s o f F o r e i g n Wa r s include meeting with nonprofit organizations, helping homeless shelters and visiting veterans in hospices, Guerrero said.

Every person who enlists in the military lives by a code of being willing to give his life for his country, Helbert said.

“Some of us were very fortunate to come home,” Helbert said. “Others did not, and each and every person, especially now with all the PTSD that we are seeing and hearing about, those people need to be honored.” @KirbyWarner_DT

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Classified Display Ads: 4 p.m. three business days in advance. Please call for rates for display advertising.

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APPOINTMENT SETTERS wanted for lo­cal ADT Dealer. Monday‑Thursday from 4:­30 pm to 7:30pm. Paid weekly plus bonuses.

Call 806‑722‑2600 ask for Paula or Doug

INTERESTED IN Horticulture? Love the outdoors? Looking for landscape main­tence workers. ASAP FT (20‑30 hours) and PT (12‑15 hours). Must be depend­able, honest and hardworking. Call Chris 806‑543‑9966

$100 OFF MONTHLY RENT ($1200)

3BD/2BA REMODELED, has 28’x32’shop building w/ office, large driveway, deck.

5 min from tech. 4833 52nd street. Text 806.790.8650 for more information and pictures

BEST COLLEGE JOB EVER...

Eskimo Hut Frozen Daiquiris To Go is open and hiring! Beer Wine and drinks to go. Ap‑ ply today and say hooray!! at 305 Frankford Ave. and 54th & Slide (by the mall).

EARN UP to $1000 and more a week to assemble our disc cases from home. www.

DiscJob.com

GET UP WITH THE CHICKENS

Imagine being done with your work day before your classes even begin. We have an opening in circulation to deliver The DT to our campus loca­tions. 15‑20 hours per week. Must have good driving record and insur­ance. Visit our website at www.daily­toreador.com and click on work for us.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

I am seeking 3 millennials who want to lose 10 pounds in 30 days with a nutrition­ally sound, proven, moderately priced fat loss system. Interview required at Star­ bucks Quaker and 82nd. Dr Jim Matthews 806 789 2064

HEALTH COORDINA­ TORS NEEDED

Get paid to talk to people! No experience necessary! Full and Part‑time, Flexible four hour shifts, $11.00/hour. Send re­sume to: greatlubbockjob@gmail.com

LITTLE GUYS MOVERS

seeking full/part time employees. 4709 W. Loop 289. Apply in person.

LOOKING FOR a CS or MIS student to do basic IT work at a local call center. Start­ing pay $12/hr 15‑20 hours per week. Call me at 617‑682‑9767 for more infor­mation. Send resumes to mainoffice@tm­sleads.com

LOOKING FOR A FUN JOB?

YWCA after school teachers. 3p.m‑6 p.m M‑F. Apply at 35th & Flint, or call Carolyn at 806‑792‑2723, ext. 3217.

LUBBOCK FAMILY medicine is looking for a Medical Office Referral Coordinator for our busy office. The Referral Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating all out­going re‑ ferrals/prior authorization for mul­tiple physi‑ cans and nurse practitioners. We are looking for someone that is outgo­ing and capable of working in a fast paced environment. No experience needed. Starting at $11/hour.

Email re­sume to: cchavez@lubbockfamily­ medicine.com MR. AQUARIUM accepting applications. All positions. 2523 34th.

STAR LANDSCAPE seeking part‑time help for seasonal landscape mainte­nance. Apply online at www.lubbockstar.­com

18NINETEEN 4‑plex sublease starting 08/18/17 ‑ 07/31/18, female, Kallie 817)­ 975‑6186

1ST MONTH FREE

18nineteen 4‑plex sublease 08/18/17 ‑ 07/31/18 $639/mo Jim 817)975‑6186

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APARTMENTS NEAR Tech LiveSomeWhere.com/Texas‑Tech Complete apartment info (incl 360 video tours) List subleases for free!

UNFURNISHED 1, 2, 3 & 4 BEDROOM HOUSES.

Visit the Tech Terrace office at 26th & Boston Ave and get a list of houses to choose from.

TechTerrace.com

2 BLOCKS FROM TECH!

1 BR, 3BR and 4BR Houses available, all on 21st Street & University.

Security System, Central Air/Heat, Wood/ Tile Floors, Appliances, awesome Backyard, plus Gardener!

June 1, 2017‑May 31, 2018 (806)632‑4211 or www.21RaiderAlley.­ com for more info.

2319 ‑ 21ST

3BR/1BA Near TTU! Hardwoods, Fenced Yard w/Storage! $1200 Castle Property Management 783‑3040

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BILLS PAID EXCEPT WATER

Bear Creek 1 bedrooms also Bear Creek Studios + electric 4203 18th Street 791‑3773 NICE APARTMENTS and houses 1/2 block from Tech on 14th and 15th streets. Clean, convenient, comfortable, reason­ able, free parking. 762‑1263.

RENT806.COM

FirstMark Realtors will be adding homes May 1st to our website to pre‑lease for July move‑ins. 806‑793‑8759

TOADSTOOL PROPERTIES

2 and 3 bedroom houses close to Tech. All the amenities including monitored se­curity. www.tspprop.com

FOR SALE HUGE ESTATE sale 2142 71 St. Friday and Saturday from 8‑5 and Sunday from­noon‑6.

Appliances, furniture, luggage, collectables, household items ‑ every­thing must go!

credit card, cash or personal check.

Checks should be made payable to The Daily Toreador and payment is required before the ad starts running..

dawn.zuerker@ttu.edu Phone: 806.742.3384 Fax: 806.742.2434

MISCELLANEOUS 4TH & FRANKFORD

Add‑A‑Closet Storage (next to Cujo’s) Great Student Discounts!!

Reserve today @ www.AddAClosetStorageLubbock.com Call 793‑5560

AFFORDABLE STORAGE

50TH & Ave Q (behind United) Voted Best of the West 9 years running!

Climate & Dust Controlled Units.

Student Discounts available @ www.AffordableStorageLubbock.com Call 767‑9777

STORAGE TODAY

Closest Storage to Campus Nth University & Clovis Rd $25 Off 1st months’ rent.

Climate Controlled Available! www.StorageTodayLubbock.com Call 744‑3636

SERVICES $$ SAVE MONEY $$

38th & Milwaukee / A‑Plus Super Storage Best of Lubbock 15 years running Best Student Pricing in Town! www.AplusSuperStorage.com Call 785‑7555

32ND & FRANKFORD

Affordable West Storage High Security, great location.

Units from $20 and up Reserve online today… www.AffordableStorageLubbock.com Call 791‑1166

SERVICES ?NEED STORAGE?

Make a reservation online today. $25 off 1st month with this ad! www.SelfStorageofLubbock.com

AARK SELF STORAGE

76th & University. Special summer rates for students. 806‑748‑7444.

Prices starting at $25.

ALLAMERICANSTORAGE.COM

Rent online 24/7. 24/7 Rental station. Clean.

5839‑49th 792‑6464.

EZ DEFENSIVE DRIVING

New Location RIVER SMITHS Free Food Included :) Cell 781‑2931. More Informa­tion www.LubbockClass.com HILLCREST GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB is hiring enthusiastic servers to work in an elegant atmosphere. Day and night shifts available. Must be able to work most holi‑ days and weekends. Please con­tact Stacy Watson @ 806‑765‑6601

NEED MORE ROOM?

Student special ‑ 2nd Month Free! Con­tact Southwest Mini Storage ‑ 5811‑49th Street, 79424. (806) 797.8201

YOUR GIFT MEANS THE WORLD

Consider donating your eggs to help other women. Your time is worth $3500.

The Centre for Reproductive Medicine.

806‑788‑1212

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