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amouflaged in the brush to hide from the enemy, cadets in the Army and Air Force ROTC programs at Texas Tech were in position. Running a recon scenario, they had to remain quiet and hidden.

“Bang, bang,” members of the enemy screamed. The cadets had been found.

This recon mission was one of many training scenarios cadets in Tech’s Army and Air Force ROTC had to complete in the Final Culmination Exercise on Saturday morning in Post, Texas.

According to the Army ROTC website, students in the program learn leadership and management skills they can apply to a civilian or military career.

Having this exercise in Post was a first for the ROTC programs, said Loren Odes Gish, a senior university studies major from Bentonville, Arkansas, and the cadet battalion executive officer for the Army ROTC. The ROTC programs brought out 71 cadets and close to 100 people out for the training.

The ROTC programs chose the C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp to host the training because of its tough terrain and how it challenges the cadets more than just flat ground does, Gish said.

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Dawson, a senior assistant professor of military science, said this change from flat ground helped the cadets learn about picking the best route for a given mission.

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1. Texas Tech Army ROTC cadets maneuver on an enemy position after being ambushed in training on Saturday, April 22. Members of the Texas Tech Army ROTC were at Camp Post just outside of Post, Texas to participate in their Final Culmination Exercise.

2. Platoon leaders use traditional map and compass techniques to find their position and navigate to their objective. 3. Tech Army ROTC graders shout to cadets standing in an exposed area. Members of the Texas Tech Army ROTC were at Camp Post just outside of Post, Texas to participate in their Final Culmination Exercise.

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Lubbock ranks high for syphilis

No. 13 Tech sits at fifth place after first day of Big 12 Championship

By MARISA POJTINGER Staff Writer

Lubbock has one of the highest numbers of syphilis cases in the state.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, this persistent sexually transmitted infection is now on the rise, and its prevalence of cases is higher than it has been in more than 20 years.

Syphilis is divided into three stages, with the primary and secondary stages being the most infectious stages of the disease. Without the right treatment, this long-term infection can result in severe medical problems affecting the heart, brain and other organs of the body.

The disease is transmitted from person to person by direct contact with a syphilitic sore, also known as a chancre, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Chancres can occur on or around the external genitals, in the vagina, around the anus, in the rectum, or in or around the mouth.

Transmission of syphilis can occur during vaginal, anal or oral sex.

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Texas Tech junior Wes Artac lines up a put on The Rawls Course during practice on Feb. 9. The Red Raiders are currently in third of the Big 12 Championship.

By JACK DENSMORE Staff Writer

The No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders are in fifth place with a score of 309 after the first day of the Big 12 Championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas.

The 18-hole first round on Monday featured wind gusts of 45 miles per hour, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

Because of the high winds, the second round was postponed to

today, according to the release. The Red Raiders are seven shots from the lead and three shots from second place, currently secured by Kansas.

“Anytime you have winds like this, you know a championship golf course is going to give you all you can handle,” Tech coach Greg Sands said in the release. “We aren’t necessarily happy with where we are, but we also aren’t standing there scratching our heads wondering what happened.”

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Lubbock Power & Light crews are looking into a situation that occurred at 2 a.m. Monday near Milwaukee Avenue between 4th and 19th streets.

A low-voltage line overheated, leading to a small explosion, Matt Rose, public information officer for LP&L, said.

“That explosion caused a reverberation down a line, which caused lines to drop on 19th and Milwaukee (Avenue),” Rose said.

However, the high-voltage distribution lines at the top of the electric poles in the area did not experience any failure, he said.

Immediately after the explosion, about 7,700 people connected to LP&L experienced service interruptions, he said. Until about 7 a.m.

Monday, close to 2,000 customers were without service.

The Commuter West parking lot, which was closed off on Monday evening, will remain closed until Wednesday morning.

Crews will use the space to set up for the Chris Tomlin presents Worship Night in America concert that will take place today in the United Supermarkets Arena, according to a Texas Tech news release.

No parking will be permitted in a section of the C11 lot, which is located north of the United Supermarkets Arena. Vehicles left in these areas will be towed at the owners’ expense, according to the release.

Students and employees with Commuter West permits are allowed to park in any Commuter West lot that is to the

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Lubbock Power & Light crews work to repair damage from a minor explosion that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. Monday. LP&L said the explosion was because of an equipment failure at the McDonald Substation located on Milwaukee Avenue between 4th Street and 19th Street.

Most of the services have been restored to customers, Rose said. LP&L officials will

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continue to investigate the scene, as needed.

Overall, Lubbock county ranks in the top 15 among the state’s 254 counties for two of the three infections monitored in the state’s most recent STD Surveillance Report by the Department of State Health Services.

Katherine Wells, director of public health for the city of Lubbock, said sexually transmitted diseases are most commonly found among college-aged, 19- to 24-year-old individuals.

April is STI Awareness month, so the job of Lubbock’s health department is to raise awareness around the area, Wells said.

“I think the cure is just personal awareness, knowing how to take care of your own body, becoming more responsible for you and your partner and using protection,” Wells said.

Last year, Texas health officials issued a syphilis alert in Lubbock county for the alarming rise in the number of cases, and this year, the officials are noticing a similar trend, Wells said.

It’s just a generation thing.

Yet, sometimes, people do not fully understand the consequences of their decisions to hook up with a stranger.

GRACE UNRUH NURSING STUDENT Although syphilis is treatable, most people do not realize that they have been exposed. However, they can still be treated if they take advantage of the

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Chris Tomlin presents Worship Night in America will take place tonight in the United Supermarkets Arena Commuter West parking lots will be impacted by setup crew The C11 lot will be closed today through Wednesday morning Students with a Commuter West permit may park in any commuter lot after 2:30 p.m. during the week For more information on which lots are effected, call 806-742-7275 or email parking@ttu.edu

west of Indiana Avenue.

They can also park in the C10 parking lot and a section of the C11 parking lot, according to the release.

Anyone with a Commuter West permit may park in any other commuter lot on weekdays starting at 2:30

p.m., according to the release.

Employee parking areas become open to the public after 5:30 p.m.

For more information on which lots will be affected, call 806-742-7275 or email parking@ttu.edu.

resources Lubbock has to offer, Wells said.

“Focusing on getting more information out to the public about this disease is the primary goal,” Wells said. “People can go see a primary-care physician or go see the city’s STD clinic, which offers appointments for as low as $20.”

Grace Unruh, a junior nursing student from Grapevine, said in nursing school, students learn about STIs and practice modules on cases like syphilis, because it is such a prominent issue in the Lubbock community.

Before coming to college, Unruh had heard of the term “raider rash” but did not quite understand it. Soon after coming to college, however, she said she realized it is not simply a joke but a real epidemic in Lubbock.

“I think that with apps such as Tinder, there is a lot of casual sex happening on

college campuses,” Unruh said. “It’s just a generation thing. Yet, sometimes, people do not fully understand the consequences of their decisions to hook up with a stranger.”

The public can be made more aware of the importance of addressing the rise in syphilis cases, Wells said.

If health institutions give the public more opportunities to learn and emphasize the importance of reproductive health facts, the net result will be beneficial for everyone, Unruh said.

“The most important thing people can do is to be open and honest with their partner,” Unruh said. “I think the fear of rejection is why people are scared to tell others if they have syphilis or not, because they feel embarrassed or afraid that their partner isn’t going want to go through with the hookup.”

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Newsstand operator accused of fraud against government DALLAS (AP) — The operator of a newsstand in a downtown Dallas high-rise has been indicted on charges that accuse him of cashing fraudulently obtained U.S. Treasury checks amounting in value to about $16 million.

A federal grand jury in Dallas indicted Moiz Mumtaz Ali last week, but the indictment was unsealed Monday.

It accuses the 36-year-old McKinney, Texas, man of conspiracy, bank fraud, theft of public money, identity

theft and money launderingrelated charges.

Ali manages the Gateway Newsstand in the Plaza of the Americas, a business that includes a convenience and check-cashing store. The indictment alleges he and others

schemed to defraud Neighborhood Credit Union by cashing fraudulently obtained U.S. Treasury checks. Unidentified co-conspirators would bring the checks to Ali, who would redeem them for a percentage of the face amount.

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Texas House passes bill making lottery winners anonymous AUSTIN (AP) — Lottery winners could soon stay incognito in the Lone Star State.

Texas’ House of Representatives approved by voice vote Monday legislation that would shield the identity of state lottery

winners receiving prizes of at least $1 million.

Individuals could choose to remain anonymous and to prohibit the release of all personal information to the public under the bill, which now needs only a largely symbolic vote Tuesday to go

to the state Senate.

It’s designed to protect lottery winners from unwanted attention, predatory acts, and media scrutiny, while still sharing key information with authorities for tax purposes.

Opponents warn the

measure would reduce the Texas Lottery Commission’s transparency, leading to more skepticism about the process and possibly even hurting ticket sales.

At least six other states already have similar legislation.

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Lubbock Lights event brings Lubbock artists to campus The third annual Lubbock Lights event will be hosted at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Allen Theatre of the Student Union Building.

According to the Office of the President’s website, this event — which features Lubbock artists Sonny Curtis, Joe Ely and Lloyd Maines — will give the opportunity for students, faculty, staff and members of the Lubbock community to hear from the artists who helped create the Lubbock sound.

Tickets are $23 per person and are available at any Select-a-Seat location.

Tech Students can receive one free ticket at the Allen Theatre Information Desk by presenting their University ID cards, according to the website.

A n d y Wi l k i n s o n , a n artist in residence at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library and one of the organizers of Lubbock Lights, has been involved with the event since it began three years ago. At the time, Duane Nellis, thenpresident of Texas Tech, wanted some kind of a celebration of Lubbock music, Wilkinson said.

“When (Nellis) got to Lubbock, he fully expected t h a t t h e r e woul d be a festival about Lubbock’s music because it is so well known,” Wilkinson said. “He had come from Idaho, where they had a jazz festival for 50 years.

He was surprised that we didn’t have one.”

Wilkinson said he and

ROTC

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “ Yo u c a n f i n d h i g h ground, low ground, obscuration, things they can hide behind,” Dawson said. “When you get on flat ground, there is really nothing you can maneuver with. What I teach the MS3s, the juniors, is that whenever you get a mission, you template it over top of the terrain.

Maybe the straight-line route might not be the best route because you go 6,000 feet of elevation and go back down, it’s going to be really hard.”

This is my last year here. It’s definitely something that I hope the cadets build on and improve LOREN ODES GISH CADET BATALLION EXECUTIVE OFFICER Gish said the resources they used for training were also different. Members of the ROTC got to ride to the scout camp in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and train with new weapons.

Once the participants got off the helicopters, the training started, Gish said.

“To start off the day, our cadets participated in an air-assault insertion into Camp Post,” Gish said. “They rode in

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters infield and had to set up security and figure out where they were specifically and determine a route to a suspected enemy location. They had to go to the enemy location, recon and see who was there and gain as much intelligence as possible and send it to headquarters.”

Throughout the training challenges the participants took part in, Dawson said the cadets used problem solving and putting trust in teammates to get through.

Gish said the cadets simulate battle scenarios by yelling “Bang, bang” as though were shooting an enemy.

While they were debating on bringing paintball guns, the weapons are not the most important part of the training.

“The main things we are looking for out here is following the troop-leading procedures,” Gish said. “Did they put together a plan that was clear and concise and achieved all the objectives of the mission? Do they maintain control and are they able to delegate tasks to their subordinates?

Are they able to execute their plan and adapt to

the other organizers of Lubbock Lights wanted to pay tribute to the musical and creative heritage in Lubbock. They also wanted the artists to participate in outreach activities for students at Tech and from high schools around the area.

When the artists interact with the students in their classes, Wilkinson said the artists talk about their work and the way they create it.

“We leave it very open ended,” Wilkinson said.

“It’s not a formal presentation, and we leave enough time for students to ask questions because in the music classes, the s t udent s us ual l y have very practical questions like ‘How do you make a living doing this?’” contingencies that occur throughout the mission?”

Gish and the other lead cadets determined the outcomes of the scenarios the cadets went through in training. He said they determine the outcome based on the cadet’s ability to lead each other.

“They are taking the stuff they have learned and apply it to a real-life scenario,” Gish said.

Even if the cadets choose not to continue in the military, this training will help them in their civilian lives, Gish said. The skills they learn in the ROTC programs help them lead large and diverse groups of people in stressful situations. It also helps the cadets face problems in life and learn how to overcome those problems.

Dawson said he hopes people realize how hard the cadets work in ROTC. “These are not soldiers,” Dawson said. “They do not do this 24 hours, seven days a week. They are students first. This is one of many classes that they have. They are some of the most well-rounded students on Texas Tech’s campus. They really understand a good work ethic and have to really understand time management.”

Gish said he hopes the training exercise in Post continues after he graduates.

“This is my last year here.

It’s definitely something that I hope the cadets build on and improve,” Gish said. “I think our program has taken a huge step forward.” @DavidGayDT

The organizers wanted to do a smaller ceremony after last year’s performance of “Lubbock (on everything)” from Terry Allen and Jo Harvey Allen. Wilkinson said he will moderate a discussion and a performance from three of Lubbock’s greatest performers: Joe Ely, Sonny Curtis and Lloyd Maines.

The structure of Lubbock Lights will be a song swap. Each performer will perform and talk about the creative process behind the song. This allows the audience members to see these artists in a more intimate environment, he said.

“We want the artist to talk about their creative process, about their music, about their careers,” Wilkinson said. “I like to think of it as a campfire,

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and was more often in the news for her numerous personal and financial struggles and was reportedly homeless at times.

"Such sad, sad news. RIP Erin," Howard tweeted Saturday. "I'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up TV screens."

Other "Happy Days" cast members included Tom Bosley and Marion Ross as Joanie's parents and Henry Winkler as the love-

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Featuring Lloyd Maines, Joe Ely and Sonny Curtis Starts at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Allen Theatre in Student Union Building Tickets are $23 per person and available at any Select-a-Seat location Students can recieve one free ticket with their University ID at the Allen Theatre Information Desk

that half of the circle of the campfire is on stage and the other half is the audience.”

It is important for students, faculty, staff and members of the Lubbock community to hear the music originating in Lubbock, Wilkinson said. The talent in Lubbock proves that if someone wants to pursue a dream here, it is possible.

“It was important hearing it when I was growing up here before I left and moved back,” Wilkinson said. “If you are from Lubbock, a little cow-town in the middle of a huge area of nothing else, then you can do it. Wherever you are, it’s possible to do great things.” @DavidGayDT

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Top: Texas Tech Army ROTC cadets carry off a casualty during training on Saturday. Cadets were at Camp Post just outside of Post, Texas, to participate in their Final Culmination Exercise.

Bottom: A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter drops off the cadets in the beginning of their training on Saturday. This is the first year that Texas Tech Army ROTC used these helicopters in their training.

Erin Moran, Joanie Cunningham in "Happy Days," dies A Burbank, California, native, Moran began acting in TV and movies before she was 10 years old. She had several years of experience when she was cast in 1974 in "Happy Days" as Joanie Cunningham, the kid sister to high school student Richie Cunningham, played by Ron Howard, who went on to become a successful filmmaker.

Her more recent credits included "The Love Boat" and "Murder, She Wrote," but she never approached the success of "Happy Days"

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ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Erin Moran, the former child star who played Joanie Cunningham in the sitcoms "Happy Days" and "Joanie Loves Chachi," has died.

She was 56.

Moran was found dead Saturday by emergency responders after a dispatcher for the Harrison County, Indiana, sheriff's department received a 911 call, the department said.

The cause of death has not been determined. An autopsy is pending.

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able tough guy Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli.

"What happened with all of us was like we were this family," Moran told Xfinity in 2009. "It was so surreal with all the cast members. ...

They were my family, get it?"

Debuting at a time of nostalgia for the seemingly innocent 1950s, the sitcom was set in Milwaukee and became a long-running hit.

Howard and Winkler were the show's biggest stars, but the smiling, freckle-faced Moran also became popular.

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Political tension mixes with personal pride W hat happens when two stubborn bulls face off?

When those bulls are the leaders of North Korea and the United States, it may mean the next World War. It appears President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un are in a petty competition with each other that is putting millions of lives at stake.

The Brouhaha rhetoric that has erupted from tensions with North Korea is heading in a direction that has no positive outcome.

We have tried sanctions, we have tried to talk, and we have tried to force North Korea into submission, especially with respect to its nuclear weapons program.

North Korea has been

Allison Cleary is a communication studies graduate student from San Diego.

testing its missiles weekly and its nuclear missiles several times a year, all in pursuit of creating a nuclear weapon. While North Korea may not have it down yet, it’s coming.

This conflict can go a few ways. The first and most catastrophic result would be war.

If North Korea acts in aggression, such as striking the USS Carl Vinson that is holding off the coast of the Korean peninsula, then Trump will be forced to act on his promise of declaring war.

If war is, in fact, the re-

sponse, then South Korea will be in major danger. It is no secret tensions are high between North and South Korea.

North Korea may not have the intelligence to strike the United States yet, but attacking South Korea is a highly attainable tragedy.

Missiles and chemical warfare could blanket the capital, Seoul, where half of South Korea’s population lives.

North Korea has also threatened to lay waste to Japan and Australia if anyone stands in the supreme leader’s way.

Additionally, we should be considerably concerned about China.

Although China has been allied with North Korea, it also has sup-

ported sanctions aimed at keeping the peace.

It appears President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un are in a petty competition with each other that is putting millions of lives at stake.

Another option is North Korea backs down. Judging by Kim Jong Un’s attitude and demeanor, this is doubtful.

North Korea has already put out a statement, saying it is prepared to strike the USS Carl Vinson to show

its military force. North Korea’s leader is defiant to any sanctions placed to keep peace, which means it is unlikely he will suddenly agree to restrictions.

If North Korea does agree, there will have to be considerable oversight to make sure the country doesn’t break the treaty like it has in the past.

The final option is a costly one, but not costly in lives.

The United States can offer economic relief to North Korea in exchange for strict sanctions. To the tune of millions of dollars, we can try to buy North Korea’s cooperation.

The trouble with this option is we don’t have that kind of money to pour into another country, so many would look at this

option as unfavorable.

Moreover, President Trump’s ego may not allow this option. By engaging in Twitter wars and arguments with the media, he has proven time and time again that his image is of the upmost importance.

The largest concern for me is that I don’t know if Trump really understands what is at stake with any of these scenarios. It isn’t just the American people at risk.

There are devastating consequences to war that would impact the whole world. I don’t know the answer, but having two hot-headed and egotistical men sizing each other up is not going to garner a safe or peaceful solution. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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very week, I prepare to write a column for The Daily Toreador.

Before I begin writing, I look at the top stories of the day. I hit up various sites — CNN, The Guardian, The Intercept, IGN, PC Gamer and others — in an effort to land upon a topic for my column.

And, each week, as I do my preparatory research, I’m reminded just how annoying the internet can be.

When I click on a CNN or IGN article, a video automatically plays blasting its loud audio over my music.

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CNN sometimes has a live stream of an article’s comments in the bottom right corner of the webpage, which is extremely distracting.

The Intercept’s website, while pretty, only fits two or three article headlines on my screen at a time.

Forbes is notorious for showing a full-screen, timed ad before each of its articles. PC Gamer’s mobile website is a total mess for a multitude of reasons.

Goodness, I’m so sick of it.

Throughout this semester, these small annoyances have built up to the point where I am now finally caving in and writing a column about it.

I always thought I was above writing such petty columns about such small annoyances, but oh boy I was wrong.

This semester, I have spent a good chunk of time on finding the best ways to boost my productivity.

I tried a couple of different programs in which to write, methods of writing and a few other things.

By now, I’ve got a pretty solid system figured out. Columns that used to take me four hours now take me two.

But, the one thing I haven’t been able to improve is cutting down on the annoyances I face during my research.

If I have to hear another video automatically pl ay over m y m us i c , I might just go insane.

Oftentimes, when I research, I have around 20 or 30 — sometimes more — tabs open, and whenever a webpage decides to start playing a video without my consent, it can be a nightmare trying to hunt down the offending tab.

And, don’t get me started on the catastrophe that occurs when I open a bunch of tabs at once.

Oh god, my ears.

articles moves from side to side when I scroll down the page.

Advertisements line the page, taking up space in articles with a span the length of my entire phone’s screen.

Small, rectangular ads usually sit at the bottom of the webpage and often lack a way to dismiss them, as is the case on Forbes’ website.

I always thought I was above writing such petty columns about such small annoyances, but I was wrong.

If I’m lucky, I can use an app on my iPhone in place of a website. This generally offers a farsuperior experience.

CNN and The Guardian both have apps I regularly use, and they generally offer a pretty nice experience.

But, should I desire to

visit a publication on my phone without an app, I can expect to fiddle around with webpages to get them to work properly and let me actually consume the content I’m requesting.

I t ’s i n c r e d i b l y f r u s trating to have webpages seemingly fight against my productivity. There’s really only so much I can do about it, too.

Ad-blockers don’t always work — especially on my iPhone, which still shows intrusive ads on PC Gamer and Forbes — and videos don’t always stay paused, for whatever reason.

Doing more researchheavy columns has resulted in a string of expletives as I begin to write and all of a sudden, I hear some reporter’s voice talking over my music and breaking my train of thought.

If I want to watch your stupid video, I’ll watch it.

But, let me do so by pressing the play button myself. Please, I beg of you. Please. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Old-guard rallies around Macron for French runoff PARIS (AP) — France’s established parties are rallying around the man who helped shut them out of the presidential runoff, maverick centrist Emmanuel Macron — an alliance of convenience aimed at keeping far-right Marine Le Pen out of the Elysee Palace.

Support for Macron also poured in Monday from the seat of the European Union, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Jewish and Muslim groups troubled by Le Pen’s nationalist vision.

European stock mar-

kets surged, and France’s main index hit its highest level since early 2008, as investors gambled that the rise of populism around the world — and its associated unpredictability in policy making — may have peaked.

For all the paeans to Macron’s unifying vision in divided times, it is now up to French voters to decide whether to entrust him with this nucleararmed nation in the May 7 presidential runoff. Polls consider him the frontrunner but that’s no guarantee that the French will

come together to stop Le Pen the way they stopped her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, from reaching the presidency in 2002.

France’s divided political mainstream, rejected by an angry electorate, united Monday to urge voters to back Macron and reject Le Pen’s farright agenda.

Politicians on the moderate left and right, including French President Francois Hollande and the losing Socialist and Republican party candidates in Sunday’s first-round vote, maneuvered to block

Le Pen’s path to power.

In a solemn address from the Elysee palace, Hollande said he would vote for Macron, his former economy minister, because Le Pen represents “both the danger of the isolation of France and of rupture with the European Union.”

Hollande said the farright would “deeply divide France” at a time when the terror threat requires solidarity. “Faced with such a risk, it is not possible to remain silent or to take refuge in indifference,” he said.

Voters narrowed the French presidential field from 11 to two in Sunday’s first-round vote, and losers from across the spectrum called on their supporters to choose Macron in round two.

Only the defeated far-left candidate, Jean-Luc Melenchon, pointedly refused to back Macron.

The contest is widely seen as a litmus test for the populist wave that last year prompted Britain to vote to leave the European Union and U.S. voters to elect Donald Trump president.

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Obama makes first public appearance since leaving White House CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used his first public appearance since leaving office to dole out advice to young people on leadership, managing social media and even marriage. What he didn’t do was mention his successor.

At a forum Monday for students at the University of Chicago, adjacent to where his presidential library will stand, Obama

talked about his formative experiences as a community organizer and as a young politician running for office in Illinois. But for much of the panel event, he listened.

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He told the hundreds of area students in the audience that his focus after holding the nation’s highest office will be civic engagement with young people, and he that he hopes his presidential library, which

will stand near the edge of campus, will be part of that mission.

Since delivering his farewell address in his hometown of Chicago in January, Obama has kept a low profile.

He met privately Sunday with a group of at risk young men, talking about gang violence and opportunities for jobs.

His first public engagement Monday came as President Donald Trump

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But Obama shied away from addressing specific policies or his own two terms as president. When it came to current events, like immigration, he stuck to generalities.

He also gave advice.

When a college student panelist asked how to conduct a project involving interviewing day laborers, Obama told him to ditch the clipboard.

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Draft to determine Texans’ season success F or the second year in a row, the Houston Texans went 9-7 last year under head coach Bill O’Brien. If O’Brien wants a contract extension with the team, he needs to achieve not only a playoff berth but also a better record. The future, however, looks bright.

The Texans 2017 schedule, which includes dates and times, was released not long ago, and it looks promising. At best, the Texans will go 11-5 on the season, and at worst, they will repeat a 9-7 season. While the “at worst” could spell the end of the O’Brien era, the “at best” could lead to an extension for O’Brien. Unfortunately, a semi-easy schedule won’t be enough for the Texans to grab an 11-5 record; a few other things need to happen.

T h e Te x a n s ’ d e f e n s e must perform at the level it did last year, being able

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Individually, sophomore Ivan Ramirez is tied for second with a 73 in the first round. Senior Federico Zucchetti is tied for 12th, and junior Hurly Long is tied for 18th, according to Golfstat.

Junior Fredrik Nilehn is tied for 33rd place, and senior Hannes Ronneblad is tied for 42nd.

Zucchetti shot a total of 77, while Long shot a total of 78. Nilehn finished with an 81, and Ronneblad totaled a score of 84, according to Golfstat.

Overall, Tech hit seven birdies and 42 pars in the first round. Tech’s par-3 average is 3.50 (+10), and its par-4 average is 4.57 (+34), according to Golfstat. The

ington Redskins and the Denver Broncos, unless the Texans trade up to snatch Mahomes.

to come in clutch and stop winning drives, just like the Bengals game toward the end of the season. If defensive end J.J. Watt stays healthy, this shouldn’t be a problem. If the Texans close up the gap that former defensive back A.J. Bouye left, then Houston will be fine on the defensive front.

Offensively, the Texans need to have absolute confidence in their quarterback, whether that’s Tom Savage or a young quarterback obtained from the draft.

As the draft closely approaches, rumors have it that O’Brien is in awe with former Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II. A young, mobile, power-arm

quarterback in Mahomes could be exactly what the Texans need to create offensive momentum.

In all likelihood, the Texans will begin the season with Savage in the pocket. With more reps as a starter, Savage can improve on his play. However, based on his previous performances, he will have some improvements to make before a Texans fan, like I am, will have full confidence in his ability to win games. It’s something he will have to earn, but I, for one, have confidence he will.

Draft-wise, it’s safe to say the Texans are looking toward a quarterback in the first round, and O’Brien is likely to push for Mahomes, if he lasts long enough to obtain. Mahomes will first have to go through the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Wash-

Red Raiders par-5 average is 4.90 (-1).

Individually, Ramirez shot three birdies in round one of the tournament, and Nilehn shot two. Ronneblad and Zucchetti each have shot one birdie so far.

Ramirez also shot 11 pars and is followed by Long and Zucchetti, who both shot 10.

Ronneblad hit six pars and Nilehn hit five, according to Golfstat.

“I’m really happy of the way Ivan (Ramirez) fought,” Sands said in the release. “He really kept us in the tournament today.

I think we had some guys who hung in there, and others let the conditions get to them. However, I believe everyone, even those who struggled out there, can take some valuable lessons into tomorrow’s 36 holes.

Seven shots on this course with 54 holes to go is nothing, especially if we get some more wind.”

Zucchetti and Nilehn each finished with an even par-3 average of 3.00. Ramirez finished with an average of 3.50, and Long finished with an average of 3.75, according to Golfstat. Ronneblad finished with a 4.25 average.

In par-4, Ramirez finished tied for fourth with an average of 4.25, according to Golfstat. Long finished with an average of 4.42, and Zucchetti finished with a 4.50 average.

Ronneblad finished the day with an average of 4.67 and was followed by Nilehn who finished with an average of 5.00 in par-4. Ramirez finished tied for first in the par-five category with an average of 4.00 (-2), according

to Golfstat. He was followed

by Nilehn, who completed the day with an average of 4.50. Long finished with an even average of 5.00, and Ronneblad and Zucchetti each finished with an average of 5.50.

Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 Championship with a score of 302 and is followed

by Kansas in second place with 306, according to Golfstat. Baylor follows in third place with a score of 307, and Oklahoma stands at fourth place with 308, just one above the Red Raiders who are in fifth place.

The Longhorns are in sixth place with a 313 and are followed by Kansas State in seventh place with 314. The Horned Frogs currently sit in eighth place with 318 points, 10 points above ninth-place Iowa

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The Texans’ defense must perform at the level it did last year, being able to come in clutch and stop winning drives, just like the Bengals game toward the end of the season.

However, the Texans have other options at the quarterback position, such as North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson, Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer and California’s Davis Webb, just to name a few topranked quarterbacks by Walter Football. With those named, there are many

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Junior Hurly Long swings during the Texas Tech men’s golf team’s practice on Feb. 9 at The Rawls Course. The No. 13 Red Raiders are in fifth place after round one of the Big 12 Championship on Monday in Hutchinson, Kansas.

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No. 8 Tech travels for midweek series against New Mexico

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

After suffering two losses to Oklahoma State, the No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a two-game midweek series against New Mexico.

The first game of the series is set for a 7:30 p.m. start today, and game two of the midweek series is set to start at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

Tech hosted the Oklahoma State Cowboys this weekend and went 1-2 in the series, according to Tech Athletics. After the two losses to Oklahoma State, Tech went down from No. 5 to No. 8 in this week’s D1Baseball rankings.

The Red Raiders fell to the Cowboys in the first game on Friday, 12-10. Tech rallied back on Saturday and defeated Oklahoma State, 8-2. The Red Raiders tallied a total of 15 hits during Saturday’s game, which marked the third time Tech has done so in Big 12 Conference action this season, according to Tech Athletics. Tech was unable to clinch the series in the finale on Sunday afternoon, as Oklahoma State defeated Tech in extra innings, 3-1.

Senior infielder/outfielder Hunter Hargrove is second on the team when at the plate with a .329 batting average this season, according to Tech Athletics. Hargrove has a total of 57 hits at 173 atbats and 37 runs registered.

Freshman infielder Josh Jung is leading the team in total runs this season with 43. Jung is also fourth on offense with a batting average of .319.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Steven Gingery has an ERA of 1.49, which leads the Big 12, according to Tech Athletics. He has struck out 76 batters and has allowed 35 hits in his 10 appearances this season.

Tech has played New Mexico twice this season and has defeated the Lobos on both occasions. In the first contest on Feb. 28, Tech defeated New Mexico, 7-2. The most recent meeting between the two teams this season was on April 11, when the Red Raiders defeated the Lobos, 12-4.

In that contest, Tech put up 12 runs on 11 hits, according to Tech Athletics.

The Red Raiders are 33-10 overall, 9-6 in Big 12 play, 17-4 at home and 11-4 on the road, according to Tech

Athletics. Tech leads the alltime series when facing New Mexico, 70-45-1.

The Lobos are 23-16-1 overall, 14-2-1 in conference play, 14-3 at home and 8-131 on the road this season, according to New Mexico Athletics. New Mexico is on a three-game winning streak after sweeping the University of Nevada Las Vegas over the weekend at home.

The Lobos defeated UNLV in the first game of the threegame weekend series on Friday, 13-4. New Mexico put up five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday during the win, according to New Mexico Athletics.

Saturday’s contest for New Mexico started out strong with a three-run home run in both the first and second innings to give the Lobos a 6-2 lead over UNLV. The Lobos grabbed the win, 13-4, to clinch the series, according to New Mexico Athletics.

In the final game on Sunday, New Mexico swept the UNLV Rebels in the last three innings to defeat them, 11-9, according to New Mexico Athletics.

Sophomore outfielder Jared Mang has a batting average of .381 as the Lobos

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Texas Tech freshman infielder Josh Jung waits on a pop up from an Oklahoma State batter during their game on Sunday at Dan Law Field. The Red Raiders lost to the Cowboys, 3-1, in 11 innings.

The Red Raiders will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to face the New Mexico Lobos today and Wednesday for a midweek series. head into today’s contest.

Mang has a total of 61 hits at 160 at-bats and 46 runs registered, according to New Mexico Athletics. Mang also leads in fielding stats with a fielding percentage of 1.00 and has 75 catches and 73

putouts this season.

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Christian Tripp leads the Lobos with an ERA of 2.65, and freshman righthanded pitcher Justin Slaten follows behind Tripp with an ERA of 3.20, according to

New Mexico Athletics.

With the two conference losses behind them, the Red Raiders will attempt to rally back in the nonconference matchup against the Lobos this week. @A_HernandezDT

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Nunez earns distinguished student award

No. 8 Tech, No. 5 TCU series sold out

It was announced on Monday that Texas Tech senior defensive lineman Talor Nunez was named the 2017 recipient of the McAuley Distinguished Engineering Student Award presented by the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering.

Nunez will graduate with an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and will begin the master’s program at the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, according to a Tech Athletics news release. He will be recognized for the award on May 19.

“I’m very honored and humbled to accept this award,” Nunez said in the release. “I’m thankful for each person who has helped guide me to this position. I’m also thankful to the Dean’s Council for selecting me as the winner of this year’s award. It’s truly a blessing, and I will always work to represent Texas Tech well in all that I do.”

This is an annual award given to engineering students at Tech, according to the release. The award is named after engineering alumnus James A. McAuley.

Nunez is known for his

performance not only on the field but also off the field.

During the 2014 and 2016 seasons, he was selected to the Academic All-Big 12 first team and has been selected several times to the Deans and President’s lists.

“Our staff is proud of how well Talor performs in the classroom,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said in the release. “He is an example to his teammates of where hard work can take you. He is a great representative of our program, and I know he has a bright future ahead of him.” @ABoutwellDT

The tickets for the threegame weekend series at Dan Law Field between No. 8 Texas Tech and No. 5 TCU have been sold out.

The Red Raiders will seek redemption after a 5-3 defeat to the Horned Frogs in the first round of the 2016 College World Series, according to a Tech

Athletics news release.

A l t h o u g h t h e c o m m e rcial seating for the three games is sold out, student seating is still available.

The Red Raiders fell from No. 5 to No. 8 in this week’s D1Baseball rankings and have a 33-10 overall record this season. The Horned Frogs replaced the

Red Raiders at No. 5 in the nation with an overall record of 30-8, according to D1Baseball rankings.

First pitch for Friday’s contest is set for 7 p.m. Saturday’s contest is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start, and the final contest on Sunday is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. start. @DailyToreador

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