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Group hopes date change causes rise in attendance

By MORGAN CRUMP STAFF WRITER

The CURE Cancer Foundation changed the date of Ready Aim CURE, its fundraising event, in hopes more publicity will yield a greater turnout.

“Ready Aim CURE is a fundraiser that

aims to benefit cancer research and clinical trials,” Merritt Lackey, the Ready Aim CURE event coordinator, said. “We came up with the idea to have a huge water-balloon fight and eventually take it to all university campuses.”

Lackey said the event originally was scheduled for Sept. 10, but due to the lack of registered members, the CURE Cancer

MindSpa combines science with stress relief

Counseling Center to begin program Sept. 12

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I hope that the MindSpa will provide a restful, peaceful sanctuary that will allow people to take care of themselves when the stress of campus life becomes overwhelming.”

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Texas Tech’s Student Counseling Center will officially open its MindSpa program Sept. 12 to help members of the Tech community put their minds at ease.

“Stress management is an important part of our work as psychologists at the SCC,” Lisa Viator, staff psychologist and the assistant director and coordinator of the MindSpa services, said, “and our staff wanted to develop Lisa Viator a user-friendly place for TTU Assistant Director faculty, staff and students to learn to manage stress and care for the mind, body and spirit.”

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Parking Services sends out alerts

By DANIELLE KING STAFF WRITER

Texts tell students when lots are full

Friday marked the first day Texas Tech Parking Services sent out texts and Twitter alerts to students.

These updates tell students when a parking lot is full, and then re-route the students to a parking lot less full and give students the updates they need to get to class on time.

One example of an alert a student may receive is “Commuter West C11 Full, a few spaces left in C12-16. Overflow to Satellite at 10th and TTUPrkway.”

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Foundation agreed it should be changed to tentatively May 5.

“Realistically, we hoped the turn out would be 1,000 to 3,000 people,” Lackey said.

“Now, we don’t think we would even have 1,000. Hopefully, pushing it back will cause people to become more aware of this event.”

The CURE Cancer Foundation is interested in making Ready Aim CURE a national event, Lackey said, to see which college campus could have the most people and raise the most money.

Ready Aim CURE tickets cost $25. Besides a water-balloon fight with “unlimited” balloons, the event will have a dunk booth,

research,” Griffin said. “The medicines that have been developed at the cancer lab here at Tech do not involve chemotherapy and only attack cancer cells with minimal side effects. It’s truly phenomenal.”

Lackey said she has always wanted to be involved in helping others and philanthropy is an important part of her life.

“It is very important to me to give back to the community,” she said. “The American Cancer Society doesn’t fund clinical trials in cancer research, so that’s where we set ourselves apart from other organizations.”

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Solar lights on bridge help HSC stay safe, go green

By STEVIE DOUGLAS STAFF WRITER

Texas Tech’s Health Sciences Center began an energy saving project to make the campus a safer environment by installing solarpowered lamps across the pedestrian bridge connecting the HSC to the main campus.

“During the day, (the bridge) was fine, but around dusk it started to get uncomfortable,” Brittany Thornton, a sophomore speech-language pathology student from Hawaii, said.

“It was creepy and eerie, and had a menacing feel.”

According to a survey done by the National Institute of Justice, 43 percent of people avoid low-lit areas at night. The NIJ said this practice is a good way to avoid acts of crime.

But for some HSC students, walking across the dark bridge at night was unavoidable.

George Morales, assistant vice president of physical plant administration for the HSC, said there were many reasons why solar-powered lights were the most favorable option.

“We needed lighting near the sidewalk,” he said. “With the solarpowered lights, we don’t have to run cables underground, and they make it easier to access the general academic campus.”

Solar panels, Morales said, are made of solar cells to convert the sun’s rays into useable electricity.

With the price of fossil fuels skyrocketing, solar energy is a less expensive and viable alternative energy source, according to the American Solar Energy Society’s website.

“In the long run, these lamps are much cheaper than any of the other options,” Morales said. “The batteries last about 12 years and the lamps can burn up to 15 (years), so the lights require much less maintenance.”

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A solar panel in front of the Ronald McDonald House is part of the Health Science Center’s initiative to provide extra safety on campus.

House and the Hope Lodge. Morales said solar-powered lamps are meant to serve all people of surrounding buildings, specifically students.

“I see more students taking advantage of the bridge than before,” Mark Stephens, operations specialist at the Hope Lodge, said. “We also really appreciate the university’s effort to go green.”

During the football season, a number of fans park in the HSC lots and walk to the stadium. Morales said the light installation will benefit these sports patrons, especially after the games when it is dark.

The recent light installations are currently the only solar-powered lights on campus, but Morales said he plans to look at other areas where they would be beneficial.

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Terri Griffin, executive director for the CURE Cancer Foundation, said their goal is to have 1,000 attendees. If that happens, she said, they will be well on their way to funding a clinical trial for cancer at the Tech Health Sciences Center.

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Griffin said Ready Aim CURE would help increase the organization’s exposure in the community and make people aware of what the CURE Cancer Foundation’s mission is.

Patrick Reynolds, a cancer researcher at the HSC, said any money raised by the CURE Cancer Foundation would be a major contribution to the research

Tech Volleyball Time: 2 p.m., 5 p.m.

Where: United Spirit Arena So, what is it?

Support the Lady Raiders as they take on the University of Central Arkansas followed by Northwestern State University.

ATO GatorFest 2011 Time: 6 p.m.

Where: Bash Riprock’s So, what is it?

Enjoy performances by Stoney LaRue and the Arsenals, Brandon Rhyder, Band of Heathens and William Clark Green.

Ryan Beaver Time: 10 p.m.

Where: Blue Light So, what is it?

Enjoy this Texas native singer/songwriter as he performs his original songs.

Annual Art Faculty Exhibit Time: 5 p.m.

Where: Landmark Arts Gallery, School of Art building So, what is it?

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“Every dollar counts,” he said, “and some people aren’t getting the medications they need because there isn’t enough funding for cancer research.”

The amount of funding is shrinking because of the federal budget, Reynolds said, and in order to make progress, contributions from fundraisers are a necessity.

Lackey said she tried to plan a Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association in the past, but faced the same issue she is facing now with lack of participants.

“If Ready Aim CURE is a success, we would really like to bring it to other schools in Texas,” Lackey said. “Anyone who wants to get involved can call the office or look on the CURE Cancer’s website. I am more than willing to answer calls and return emails.”

Griffin said Lackey is a wonderful young woman and a non-paid intern who decided she wanted to get involved with the community and help those in need.

“Merritt Lackey brought the idea of a water-balloon fight to CURE Cancer,” Griffin said. “It is absolutely fabulous and

she has done a remarkable job.”

Lackey and Griffin both said their biggest concerns were finding a way to publicize the event and increase the number of people involved.

“This is a story that is not getting told,” Griffin said. “The cancer researchers at Tech have had such amazing results and they truly are a blessing to us. I can honestly say the research going on at the cancer lab right here at Texas Tech is the most exciting cancer research in the world.”

Where: Landmark Arts at the Tech School of Art So, what is it?

Enjoy an exhibit from David Schalliol’s photography series, “Isolated Building Studies: Revealing Meaning through Recontextualization.”

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A little less glitz on Broadway this season NEW YORK (AP) — If Broadway last season was dominated by a glitzy Spider-Man, Broadway’s new season seems to be shaping up more like his workaday alter ego Peter Parker.

A quieter, less risky year is in the cards, with fewer big movie stars hitting the boards and less razzle-dazzle in favor of more tried and tested material. Spidey’s follies have given way to

Sondheim’s “Follies.”

Last year’s big celebrity draws — Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Kiefer Sutherland, Daniel Radcliffe, Peewee Herman, Vanessa Redgrave, Ben Stiller, Edie Falco — give way to seasoned stage stars such as Michael Cerveris, Matthew Broderick, Frank Langella, Alan Rickman, Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone, John Lithgow, Lily Rabe and Cynthia Nixon.

Along with those established stars will be veteran writers: Arthur Miller, Noel Coward, Woody Allen, Athol Fugard, Tennessee Williams, Terence Rattigan, Theresa Rebeck, David Auburn and David Henry Hwang.

The new season actually began right after the Tony Awards with the official opening of a little musical called “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” After a full season of previews, accidents, mocking, rejigging and cancellations, the $75 million show has settled down to become a consistent top earner.

Perhaps the spectacle at the Foxwoods Theatre affected producers this year — huge risky gambles with splashy, overtly commercial productions seem to have been greatly minimized. For many shows, either the actors or the material has already proven its strength. And following a season that had plenty of new musicals and relatively few play revivals, the reverse is now the case.

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Tech English professor, research team develop new eye-tracking technology STAFF WRITER

Tucked in the back corner of an old, one-story office building housing at least four other tenants, Brian Still and his cluster of unpaid but enthusiastic interns attempt to build a business from the ground up on a budget most researchers would scoff at.

“Sometimes being poor makes you have to be inventive,” Still, founder of Grinbath, a technology company, and designer of the EyeGuide eye-tracking system, said.

Most eye-tracking software and hardware like EyeGuide cost around $40,000, the associate English professor said. However, their prototype should hit the market at just under $1,500.

EyeGuide basically can accomplish the same things the more expensive eye-tracking programs can, Still said, and is currently the only program compatible with Mac OS. “There are 23 million Americans right now that can’t use their hands for various reasons,” Still said. “It’s not right. It is not right that you charge people that can’t afford it, too much money for something that they really need.”

Still said he is proud of what his team has accomplished with budget cuts affecting the entire research sector.

“We have one of the better pro-

grams in the country,” he said of his team. “The great thing about it is, research team. “This is a Texas Tech because you are starting something product.” from scratch, there’s an immense upThe prototypes Still displays curve of reward.” evolve from what appears to be an old In addition to helping those who pair of Oakley sunglasses strapped to a cannot use their hands to interact long, metal rod running down the left with a mouse or other parts of a earpiece, ending with a bulky cam- computer, the team is also hoping to era facing the user, to an adjustable have some commercial success with Neoprene strap with gray tubing lead- its product, Matt Batz, a product deing to a much signer, said. smaller camera Because Eyecomplete with Guide creates an LED light. a circle around There were the eye with an several iterainfrared camera tions within the and LED light, span of a year, Batz said, it can Still said, with help website the evolution and software deto the newest signers discover BRIAN STILL model occurwhere on a comGRINBATH FOUNDER & ring in about puter screen a EYEGUIDE DESIGNER a four month person’s eyes timeframe. tend to travel to “No other most frequently, school has made this,” he said, sit- aiding in design. ting in front of a whiteboard with EyeGuide also has another leg up important dates scratched on it. “All on its competition, he said. the other competitors we have are “There is not an eye-tracker on major corporations.” the market that works with glasses,” Creating your own company and Batz said while demonstrating the managing its affairs can be a combi- prototype’s ability to lock onto his nation of fun and stress, one team pupil despite wearing dark-framed member said. glasses.

“It’s always hectic in a start-up,” Batz demonstrated the software’s said Michael Trice, who manages calibration and focus abilities. The marketing in social media for the first consisted of small black circles

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her colleagues planned on reserv- provide a restful, peaceful sanctuary,” she said, “that will allow ing space for this technology.

“I requested space for a mind- people to take care of themselves CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 body lab with biofeedback tech- when the stress of campus life This service manages stress nology,” she said, “and was so becomes overwhelming. I hope using an array of calming meth- pleased when this idea – unique that the word gets out to the ods, Viator said. Such methods in Texas counseling centers TTU community that the Mindinclude yoga and Zen instruction, at the time – was accepted by Spa is a valuable resource and software programs to help regu- the higher administration. Our that people will take advantage late stress levels and a massage building opened in January 2007 of the opportunity to manage chair. These features are found with this mind-body lab and sev- their stress, much the way people in two rooms on the second floor eral coordinators of that program use the Rec Center to have fun of the Student Wellness Center, over the past five or so years have and take care of their bodies.” as part of the The eventual expansion of continuously SCC, she said. improved and the program is the new goal of The first expanded the the MindSpa team, Nathan said.

“With enough space,” she room houses services it Zafu and Zabp r o v i d e s t o said, “expansion could include uton cushions students.” for yoga mediN o w, a l tation where most five the particiy e a r s l a t e r, pant can listhe lab has ten to various expanded and iTunes playlhas a shiny, ists found on new name, a computer Viator said. on the wall “We were ASHLEY BROWN in front of motivated to COUNSELING h i m o r h e r. take the most PSYCHOLOGIST Each playlist, recent step Viator said, is forward decompiled acveloping the cording to what problems indi- MindSpa,” she said, “in part, by viduals want to curb or control. a national trend toward wellness “We have several audio re- on college campuses.” cordings available in the MindThe promising results of the Spa about Yoga-nidra,” Ashley program are what those working Brown, counseling psychologist in MindSpa hope will bring in and consultant to MindSpa’s the visitors, Viator said.

“I hope that the MindSpa will yoga-related activities, said.

“Yoga-nidra essentially means ‘yoga sleep’ and is a deep state of relaxation. It can help unwind the nervous system and results in profound relaxation.”

While images of large, sweeping movements of the arms and legs are what most people think of when they think of yoga, Brown said, that is not entirely what the MindSpa is about.

“We’re not utilizing the movement-focused aspects of yoga in the MindSpa as of yet,” she said.

“We utilize the yoga philosophy of centering oneself and finding peacefulness within oneself.”

Also in the first room is a massage chair, Viator said, which helps in the physical relaxation process. With numerous settings and modes, the chair can pinpoint particular muscle groups or target the whole body.

In the second room is the department’s biofeedback program, an exploration the department has implemented since the opening of the new Student Wellness Center in 2007, Eileen Nathan, the director of the SCC, said.

“I took a post-doc biofeedback course in the 1980s,” she said, “and was stunned by its ability to teach me to raise and lower the temperature in my fingers using mental imagery with biofeedback. The biofeedback BRING COUPON FOR FREE CHIPS AND DRINK! technology, at the time, was far less sophisticated than it is now.”

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ringed in red popping up in different spots on the laptop screen. The second determines how minute the focus is via multiple bull’s-eyes.

The team is working hard to market its product and improve it by reaching out to other universities, Kate Crane, executive assistant to the CEO, said.

“Everyone we’ve talked to has been really excited about it,” she said.

The team has used social media to get its agenda out to companies and other universities, Andrea Beaudin, media consultant, said.

“My goal now is education outreach,” Crane said. “I’m going to look for anybody and everyone who wants to team up with our researchers.”

The team said they really wanted to get the opinions of the customers who would actually be using this technology, because for those who do not know how to use the apparatus, it can get confusing.

“We’re concerned with making sure that everything is usable,” Jeremy Huston, product manager for EyeGuide, said. “It’s built with them in mind.”

Ultimately, Crane said, the team is more concerned with helping people than creating a huge profit margin.

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adding additional massage chairs, space for self-guided yoga practice or perhaps an Xbox Kinect where people can use dance movements to reduce stress and anxiety.”

The SCC is currently scheduling appointments for MindSpa, Viator said. Students, faculty and staff members can call 806-7423674 or schedule in-person at Room 201 in the Student Wellness Center.

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US must rethink foreign policy strategy Andrew Gleinser lations with Iran did not begin with the hostage crisis of 1979.

It began in 1953, when the CIA helped bring about a coup placing the radical shah in power. The cause of the hostage crisis was the fact our government allowed the recently overthrown shah to enter the United States for cancer treatment, while the people of Iran demanded the shah’s return to stand trial.

So it’s no wonder that Iran sees the United States as a threat. Our government has not exactly done the Iranians any favors over the past 60 years, which has no doubt led to their current resentment of this country. In short, it’s our own stupid fault.

Fast forward to 2003. Our leaders seemed to think by overthrowing Saddam Hussein

we would win the Iraqi people’s hearts and minds, convincing them to embrace democracy.

Well, it didn’t exactly work out.

We’re still fighting insurgents and losing soldiers daily. Plus, it has cost us trillions of dollars to fight the war, which is a main factor in our staggering national debt.

L e t ’s n o t f o r g e t Vi e t nam, the poster child of American international f a i l u r e s . We tried and failed to curb the spread of communism and lost thousands of soldiers in the process. Problems from lessons not learned are sure to arise again.

So what makes Libya any different? Gadhafi hasn’t waged war against us or attacked any of our citizens. His regime is not an immediate threat to the safety

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of our nation. Yet, we find ourselves in the middle of another conflict that should not concern us while we burn through cash we don’t have. Telling the U.S. Treasury to simply print more money doesn’t help.

Let’s face it.

This country’s policing of the world has done more harm than good.

We have very few true allies and millions of people would like to see our nation fail.

Terrorists don’t chant “death to America” bec a u s e t he y woke up one day and decided the United States would be a good country to hate. Granted, our lifestyle in general is an insult to them, but our constant meddling in everyone else’s affairs has certainly added salt to an open wound. All we gain from policing the world is resentment.

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mid reports Moammar Gadhafi has lost control of Libya, one must take a step back and look at the bigger picture. The revolution in Libya is just the latest in a series of worldwide events that have happened thanks to the interference of the U.S. government.

As the fighting rages on, I can’t help but wonder what the world will gain by ousting Gadhafi. If he is such a terrible ruler, why haven’t we heard of him until now? The man has been in power since 1969. Why, all of a sudden, is he such a big deal?

Sure, he’s a cruel, tyrannical dictator, but it’s not like he’s the only one in the world, or even the most threatening to the United States. Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are far worse.

Speaking of Iran, there is a very good history lesson to be found when analyzing the country’s relations with our own. As Congressman Ron Paul so aptly pointed out at the GOP debate in Iowa, our history of poor re-

We have too many issues in our own country to be worrying about the issues of foreign countries. If a ruthless dictator is instituting a reign of terror on some nation on the other side of the globe, it’s not our problem. If those people want to overthrow their leader and embrace democracy, they will do it themselves as we did. The United States’ forcing of democracy down their throats does no one any good.

The solution is to simply change foreign policy. Our only priority should be national security. All of our resources should be allocated to protecting our borders and ensuring our military is ready and able to respond with great force to any imminent threat we may receive.

For those who believe that preemptive actions need to be taken against potentially hostile nations, I disagree. The United States should simply make it known that if any country, group or individual were to harm our nation or its citizens in any way, then our response would be to wipe the hostile faction off the

face of the earth. No country would dare attack the United States knowing the result would be their annihilation. If they did attack, then we simply follow through with our promise and eliminate the belligerent party from existence.

Plus, with all the debate about the national budget and debt, eliminating these pointless wars would cut down on spending by a great deal. This would enable us to continue developing advanced weaponry and ensure we remain at the forefront of global military dominance.

Peace would be achieved by having superior firepower.

Changing our foreign policy is a no-brainer. It would cut down on costs and deaths while improving our world standing.

The only drawback is it makes too much sense for our politicians to actually get on board.  Gleinser is a junior political science and history major from Kingwood. ➤➤ andrew.gleinser@ttu.edu

Balanced budget Don’t rush into marriage, take your time bad, undesirable W In order to pass his version of a debt-ceiling bill, Speaker Boehner reintroduced an idea with a long history in the American popular consciousness—a balanced budget amendment. It’s a bad idea for any number of reasons. But what struck me most was how strongly it contradicted the most common rhetoric associated with the whole debt ceiling debacle: the repeated analogy that compared the American government to American households, which are expected to keep their budgets in order.

When you consider the importance of debt to the average American household, the balanced budget amendment is revealed as absurd.

Houses, after all, are primarily bought with mortgages—that is, debt. In fact, according to an Oprah magazine article, a family making 54,000 dollars a year may reasonably take out a 200,000 dollar mortgage, establishing a household “debt-to-GDP ratio” of just under four hundred percent, more than quadruple than the highest ratio the U.S. has ever had.

That’s before credit card debt, student loans, car loans, or any of the other sorts of debt that are the subject of discussion at kitchen tables across America, as families figure out their household budgets.

It’s only very wealthy families that can afford to buy homes and cars for cash, or pay off their loans in just a handful of years. It’s only very wealthy families that can afford to send their children to school without taking on debt.

Of course, Congress is composed of very wealthy people. Perhaps they are genuinely ignorant about the debt that any ordinary American family works under. But then Speaker Boehner gave a speech where he compared the U.S. government to his small business back in Ohio.

Small businesses, of course, are typically started with small business loans. Any actual small businessman would understand the importance of debt to get a new business running, or to steer it through a rocky patch.

If Boehner never needed to take out a loan to help his business begin, survive, or grow, he’s no small businessman. He’s just a wealthy dilettante.

But wealthy dilettantes understand the importance of debt too.

The Koch brothers, the moneymen behind the Tea Party, aren’t small businessmen at all. They’re billionaire industrialists. But in that role, they too appreciate the proper use of debt. Koch Industries brags of its impressive AA+ credit rating

(the same rating as the downgraded U.S.), because the Koch brothers know that businesses, too, have to borrow money to keep operating, expanding, and improving. Just like the government.

The balanced budget amendment doesn’t just ignore the rhetoric coming out of Washington. It ignores American history in its entirety. The Revolutionary War was funded with borrowed money—so much of it that in 1790 the first Confederation de facto defaulted on its debt. The Civil War was financed with debt. That’s why the 14th Amendment says that the debt of the United States cannot be questioned. In World War II the government sold war bonds, so many of them that advertisements promoting them still permeate our culture.

None of the above examples of the importance of debt was somehow secret or obscure. I didn’t have to take a course in economics, business, or history to learn any of the above. I’ve never bought a house, started a business, run a corporation, or financed a war, and I still knew about each and every one of those examples. (You probably did too, and find my pedantic tone a little condescending.) Yet a significant portion of Congress today acts as though they’ve never heard of mortgages, small business loans, corporate bonds, or any major American war.

The reason the balanced-budget argument gets it so wrong is that it’s trying to make something inescapably complex unbearably simple.

The truth is it is impossible to draw a hard and fast line demarcating how much debt or deficit is too much.

There’s no simple rule (“balanced budget!”) or single number (“debt ceiling!”) that tells us how much our government should borrow.

Yes, it is possible to borrow too much, and yes, it’s looking more and more like the past thirty years of debt has crossed that hazy divider. (It should be noted that this expansion primarily occurred under the taxcut-and-spend policies of Reagan and Bush II. Clinton’s tax-increasing administration shrunk the debt.)

But just because we’ve occasionally steered the ship of state poorly doesn’t mean we should set fire to it.

The American people can’t rely on grandiose, meaningless slogans when it comes to making debt decisions. Instead, we have to think seriously about what debt we can manage and what we can’t, when borrowing will help our country prosper and when it will hurt us too much down the road, and act accordingly. You can’t fit that principle onto a Constitutional amendment.

But when it comes to the federal debt, it’s the only principle worth living by.

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I can’t speak for everyone, but I would hate to think feminists had burned their bras in vain so we could stay at home and play “happy housewife” forever.

The biggest mistake girls are making is not getting married. It’s getting knocked up. I understand things may happen and now your boyfriend — or accidental onenight stand from your far-too-drunken evening at Chimy’s — wants to make an honest woman out of you, but getting married for the sake of a child is not worth it in the long run.

Why? Because chances are you’re going to marry, at too young an age, someone who you’re not even sure you like much in order to conform to the conventional image of a “family.”

I hate to break it to you ladies, but conventionality is a mere freckle on the face of social order these days, and the baby’s daddy you end up with will be balding and twice his current size by 40.

I’m not going to say everyone who gets married and starts families early are doing the wrong thing because it sometimes works out. Also, I am by no means a feminist.

What I am saying is if we all decide to go to college just to find someone to put biscuits in our ovens, what would be the point of going to school?

I guess the bright side is we find bridesmaids for our far-too-early weddings.

Is it possible we’re slowly but surely reverting back to the ways of the 50s?

I guess my point is we’re supposed to be living in a progressive era. Our generation is supposed to shake things up and make things happen, and I don’t really feel like we can with half the population sitting at home, changing poopy diapers and talking about which pacifier works best when trying to shut those damn

babies up.

Maybe I’m a tad bitter, but that’s the way I see things. I think women still are playing “catch-up” in this world — at a very efficient rate, no less — and I’d hate to see us backslide.

Instead, girlfriends, I think we should establish ourselves as our own people. If the way you want to establish yourself is by making a family, more power to you.

You have more strength than I do, but don’t rely on the idea of marriage as your only option.

Have faith in your incredible abilities and take Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls)” approach to life.

In the meantime, when the lady who does your nails asks about your boyfriend, go ahead and make one up. He can be as handsome and intelligent as you want.

The best part is she’ll never know the difference.  Holmes is a junior broadcast journalism major from Houston. ➤➤ sydney.holmes@ttu.edu

Give Lubbock water another look before buying bottles

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aving lived in Lubbock my entire life, I can tell you we don’t exactly have the highest quality tap water. Frankly, the tap water in Lubbock tastes rather bad if you drink it straight out of the tap.

However, an interesting characteristic I recently discovered is our water actually tastes rather good with ice in it.

Believe it or not, cold Lubbock tap water is almost indistinguishable from its bottled counterparts. This is good news for consumers and taxpayers in several ways.

First, public water systems that provide potable water (water that’s safe to drink) to municipalities are paid for with taxpayer money. This means by drinking Dasani, Aquafina or Ozarka, you are spending even more money on a resource you have already bought.

Secondly, unlike bottled water corporations, these municipal water

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HARVARD CRIMSON (HARVARD U)

hy does it seem everyone I know is tying the knot? I recently have noticed, through massive amounts of stalking on Facebook, this new phenomenon floating around our generation. I have to wonder, “What’s the rush?”

I understand that, the minute we go home for holidays, we are asked a plethora of questions by everyone from our parents to our hair stylists and dental hygienists, with the most embarrassing inquiry being, “So, do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend yet?”

Girls consistently joke about coming to school and getting their “MRS degree,” but lately it seems like more college women are actually walking out of campuses with husbands instead of diplomas.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to get married, have children and settle down, but if we, as women, are doing so at the ripe, old age of 16, we’re going to be sorely disappointed by 30.

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Jakob Reynolds systems are required by the Environmental Protection Agency — also paid for by taxes — to adhere to strict regulations regarding the quality and safety of the water they are providing to citizens.

According to the EPA, city water can contain no traces of confirmed E. coli or fecal coliform bacteria. If it’s pumped from surface water, it must also be free of cryptosporidium and Giardia — known to cause intestinal problems — and be filtered for toxic and cancer-causing chemicals.

On the other hand, bottled water companies are regulated by the Food and

Drug Administration. The FDA does not require bottled water companies to filter their products for cancer-causing chemical agents. They also do not require them to disinfect water for water-born pathogens. In fact, bottled water is allowed to contain a certain amount of coliform bacteria.

Another drawback of bottled water not shared by good, old-fashioned tap water is it is served in plastic bottles.

Independent studies by several research laboratories such as TestAmerica and Toxicology, Inc. have shown a plethora of chemicals from PET — a particular type of plastic that the majority of singleserving water bottles are made from — are dissolved into the water.

Moreover, of the estimated 80 million single-serving bottles of water consumed in America daily, around 30 million are expected to end up in landfills. Sixteen million are recycled. The rest end up in Copyright © 2011 Texas Tech University Student Media/The Daily Toreador. All DT articles, photographs and artwork are the property of The DT and Student Media and may not be reproduced or published without permission.

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the Pacific Ocean, contributing to what’s known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic, chemical and industrial waste twice the size of Texas with extremely damaging effects for the marine environment.

So, although bottles of Dasani or Aquafina may say they contain pure, refreshing water, remember your city tap water has undergone stringent testing by the EPA, whereas the water from vending machines have not.

The next time you are thirsty, think about investing a little money into a reusable aluminum water bottle and drinking the water you’ve already paid for from your tap. You’ll definitely save a lot of money and help the environment in the process.  Reynolds is a sophopmore history major from Lubbock. ➤➤ jakob.reynolds@ttu.edu Toreador, Box 43081 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409.

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Annual art exhibition Students learn flag football officiating showcases Tech talent

By ROCIO RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER

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THE ART EXHIBITION is still being set up and will be ready Friday for the First Friday Art Trail showing. The gallery is in room 104 of the Art building.

By ARIF KHAN STAFF WRITER

The Annual Art Faculty Exhibition is returning to the Landmark Art Gallery from Sept. 2 to Oct. 16.

The exhibition showcases new art from the Texas Tech School of Art’s studio faculty. The works on display include photography, mixed media, painting and ceramics.

Joe Arredondo, director of exhibitions and programs at the gallery, said the School of Art traditionally presents the exhibition at the beginning of every fall semester.

With more than 30 works on display this year, Arredondo said he hopes the exhibition will showcase the faculty’s talent.

“The faculty are invited to exhibit an example of their most recent creative research,” he said.

Sang-Mi Yoo, associate professor and participating artist, said she feels her print media in the exhibition is a genuine representation of her past. “‘Disruptive Camouflage’ is a reflection of my childhood memory and education in South Korea,” she said.

Christie Blizzard, associate professor of painting, said she designed her piece around an individual.

“I made two watercolor paintings that were conceptual pieces inspired by the musician and artist Daniel Johnston,” she said.

For Shannon Cannings, professor and artist at the School of Art, the exhibit is beneficial.

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Heather Medley, marketing and training coordinator for Parking Services, said to receive these alerts via text a student must go online to www.parking.ttu.edu.

From there, she said, students will log into their parking accounts using their eRaider passwords, and then click on the “Sign up for text alerts” link.

“The text alert system supports most carriers and normal texting rates apply,” Ron Frick, a programmer at Parking Services, said.

Another way for students to receive parking updates is to follow Parking Services on Twitter.

Medley also said students don’t have to worry about alerts every day because Parking Services will only send out alerts to people with permits in affected parking lot areas when the lots are reaching capacity.

The text alert system in place allows for Parking Services to send out a mass-text alert to students signed up for alerts or for texts to be sent only to students holding affected parking permits, she said.

The idea, she said, for text message and Twitter alerts came from the increase in student social media use.

“We know people are talking about parking and we want to be part of the conversation,” Medley said.

Reaching students through social media has shown to be a positive choice, she said.

Medley said both the Facebook and Twitter accounts for Parking Services are seeing positive feedback from students.

She also said she believes Tech will be able to reach more students through these accounts.

“If you’re late, would it be worth it to park? Or ride the bus?” said Rachel McMath, a junior wildlife management major from Allen.

Tim Algate, a senior music education major from Converse, shared the same view.

“Many of us have shows out of town, so this is a great way to get to see what one another are making,” she said. “Also, it is a great way to show our students what we do.”

Blizzard said she believes the exhibition is also an occasion for sharing.

“I feel this is a good opportunity to share the creative work of the faculty with students and colleagues in the School of Art and larger university,” she said.

For art students, Cannings said, the advantages of attending the Annual Art Faculty Exhibition are also valuable.

“Tech students can see their professors practice what they teach,” she said. “As instructors, we teach the same principles that we use in our own work. Visual learners often have to see it to understand it best. This is a great way to show them what we are talking about.”

This is an opportunity to show students the love professors have for art Blizzard said.

Arredondo said he hopes the exhibition will stimulate thoughtful discussion.

“It’s all about engaging in the conversation of contemporary creative research,” he said. “Because each faculty member is pursuing his or her own research, there are many conversations to be had.”

For Yoo, it is about raising awareness to the Landmark Arts Gallery.

“I wish more Lubbock citizens would attend this exhibition and future ones held in Landmark Arts,” she said. ➤➤rrodriguez@dailytoreador.com

“As long as they keep up to date and you can count on them to tell you if the lots are full, it’s a good idea,” he said. ➤➤dking@dailytoreador.com

Intramural season is scheduled to begin soon at Texas Tech and the student affairs division is looking for flag football officials.

“To be honest, we need as many people as possible to come out to officiate,” Brett Jackson, coordinator of intramural sports, said. “We’re expecting over 400 teams to sign up. We need, roughly, about 100 officials to start off.”

He said students interested in officiating fall football games are required to attend a meeting either Sept. 6 or Sept. 7.

“That meeting will go over basic rules of flag football,” the coordinator said. “One thing we do ask is that when people show up they have a general knowledge of the game of football since we don’t have the time to show the ins-and-outs of the game itself.”

Jackson also said students shouldn’t be worried if they have basic knowledge of flag football or football in general.

“It’s a great experience,” Jacob Bush, a junior engineering major from Plano, said. “It gets me out in my community, it gives me exercise, gets me running around and interacting with the student body.”

He became involved with officiating flag football his freshman year, Bush said, when his brother encouraged him to go to a meeting. He said what they look for in officials is a lot of energy and dedication. “(What they look for is the student) knowing the rules, being able to run around and have fun,” Bush said. “You have to stay by what the rules say and you stay by what you think is right — not sway.”

According to the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center’s website, the job gives students with no prior officiating experience an opportunity to work part-time for $10 a game.

“What I like about flag football is the excitement. It’s fast paced,” Brooke Campbell, a student interested in becoming an official, said. “It’s an active job.

You get to run around.”

Campbell said she learned about the opportunity after a sand volleyball tournament,

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Chris Snead, Associate Vice President at Texas Tech Alumni Association, talks with a group of new flag football officials at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center on Wednesday.

and though she has no experience playing flag football, she sees it as an opportunity.

“We thought it’d be a great way to make a little spending money,” the freshman Spanish major from Plano said.

The two qualities Jackson said those applying must have is to be hard working and a Tech student.

“Just do what we ask,” he said.

“You show up on time, you give us 100 percent (of your) effort, you take the test, do well enough on the test and just have a willingness to work and have a good time out there — that’s all we ask for.”

The official hopefuls will go through a series of field training to prepare them for the season,

Jackson said.

“The ultimate goal is to get where they feel better about themselves at the end of the night as an official than when they did when they first showed up,” he said.

The season, including playoffs, begins Sept. 18 through the first weeks of November, Jackson said. ➤➤rrodriguez@dailytoreador.com

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A&M notifies Big 12 of its desire to leave

By JOSE RODRIGUEZ MANAGING EDITOR

The goodbye, although not official, seems certain this time.

On Wednesday, Texas A&M notified the Big 12 Conference of its intention to withdraw from the league next summer in the NCAA landscape’s latest potential tectonic shift.

If Texas A&M is accepted into another league, preferably the SEC, its withdrawal from the Big 12 would be effective June 30, 2012.

“We are seeking to generate greater visibility nationwide for Texas A&M and our championship-caliber student-athletes, as well as secure the necessary and stable financial resources to support our athletic and academic programs,” Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin told the Associated Press. “This is

Heat Check: Fantasy risers, fallers in ‘11 W

ith the most important preseason games in the bag, this part of the fantasy season is extremely temperamental. With most of the position battles settled and players antasy just a few days out from hitting the field, ootball it is time to heat check some interesting WEEKLY players for this year.

HOT — These players have impressed more than expected so far.

Chad Henne and Brandon Marshall - The stats for Marshall don’t jump off the page, but the same can’t be said for Henne. He is second in the league in passing yards to this point. I know it is only preseason, but this stat means the Dolphins’ running game has been disappointing. If Miami has to pass this year and play from behind, Henne and Marshall could be viable options.

Matt Ryan - His nickname is “Matty Ice,” but he is so cold he burns. He also is grabbing plenty of passing stats this preseason with a nice array of weapons at his disposal. Julio Jones will slowly, but surely, grasp the offense, and Roddy White is a monster at the wide receiver position. The Falcons showed in the preseason they are going to try to throw the ball.

Dez Bryant – Problems off the field don’t matter in fantasy, and Dez’s problems won’t keep him from playing games. I think he is easily one of the most gifted receivers in the league and the best offensive weapon on his team. With a healthy Romo throwing him the ball, Dez could dominate.

WARM — These players are doing well, but owners should proceed with caution.

Tim Hightower - He has never been a feature back, has never been “the guy” and plays for a team that doesn’t jump off the page. All of that is OK, and the Redskins believe Hightower has the ability to handle the load in this run first, pass second attack. He has shown flashes of talent in Arizona. Now let’s see what the soon-to-be feature back can do when it is all on him.

Felix Jones- I almost want to put this guy in the cold section, but this preseason he has impressed. It remains to be seen if his health will hold up over the course of the season, but he is dynamic. If he can catch passes from the backfield and hold up throughout the season, he could be a steal.

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Rangers get Treanor, Gonzalez in trades ARLINGTON (AP) — AL West-leading Texas made a pair of trades Wednesday to strengthen its roster for the stretch run, acquiring reliever Mike Gonzalez and bringing back catcher Matt Treanor.

Treanor was with the Rangers last season when they won their first AL pennant and he set a career high with 82 games played. Texas traded him to Kansas City at the end of spring training for cash, We know then got him back from the RoyMatt. ... He’s als for cash.

“We know Matt,” general just the right manager Jon Daniels said. “We’ll fit for us. He’s get a third catcher for September. a good fit in He’s just the right fit for us. He’s the clubhouse a good fit in the clubhouse who who knows our knows our pitchers.”

Gonzalez was 2-2 with a 4.27 pitchers.

ERA in 49 relief appearances Joe Daniels this season for Baltimore, which General Manager traded the Texas native to the Rangers for a player to be named.

“We weren’t necessarily looking to land just any lefthander,” Daniels said. “It had to be the right guy, with the ability to get both lefties and righties out. We felt Mike was above the line. ... He seems to have locked in right now.”

Gonzalez has made 13 consecutive scoreless appearances since July 22, allowing only five hits over 12 1-3 innings in that span.

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a 100-year decision that we have addressed carefully and methodically.”

The move could potentially leave the Big 12 at nine teams after enduring the losses of Colorado and Nebraska to the Pac-12 and Big Ten, respectively.

The Big 12 said it would move swiftly toward finding at least one replacement to fill the potential void left by Texas A&M. Among the schools deemed Big 12 targets are Notre Dame and BYU, both independent football programs, Arkansas from the SEC, and SMU and Houston from Conference USA. A&M continued on Page 9 ➤➤

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TEXAS A&M RUNNING back Cyrus Gray carries the ball during Texas A&M's 52-30 victory over Texas Tech in 2009 at Jones AT&T Stadium. A&M on Wednesday notified the Big 12 Conference of its intention to leave the conference.

Minding the Depth at goalkeeper benefits Red Raiders

By EVAN JANSA STAFF WRITER

In four games, two different goalkeepers have already started for the Texas Tech soccer team.

And that number could increase.

Although Victoria Esson started the first three matches of the season, Head Coach Tom Stone opted to start Gabby Kaufman in the Red Raiders’ (3-1) match against Saint Mary’s on Sunday.

The freshman keeper did not disappoint. Kaufman blanked the Gaels, posting four saves on 12 shots in Tech’s 2-0 victory.

“Gabby’s been playing so well that we didn’t hesitate to give Gabby her first start,” Stone said Wednesday. “She played great, got the shutout, so they battle it out week-to-week.”

Stone said it is not just Esson — who tweaked her quadriceps prior to the Saint Mary’s match — and Kaufman in the mix for the starting spot. Alexis Braziel also has been patching together productive play in goal at practice.

“We have three (keepers), to be honest, because Alexis is right up their backside,” Stone said. “As a matter of fact, I was looking at some of the rankings in preseason. There were plenty of days when Alexis was ranked one and days when Vic was one and days when Gabby was one.”

Having depth in goal is not something Stone thinks is a problem and it actually may benefit his offense down the line.

“So, having three (keepers) this competitive has really raised the level of training for our entire team,” Stone said. “It’s not easy to score in practice right now.”

As of Wednesday, Stone said he had not decided on who would be in goal when Tech plays its first road match of the season Friday against No. 13 Florida.

The Gators (3-1) are the first ranked opponent the Red Raiders will take on this season. Florida’s only loss was Sunday, when the Gators dropped a 2-0 match to No. 6 UCLA. “From what I’ve seen on video, Florida’s one of the best teams in the country, easily,” Stone said. “They’ve had a good schedule. This is their home opener, so we know they’ll be riled and ready to go.”

In their first four games, the Gators have amassed seven goals.

Sophomore forward Taylor Travis leads Florida with two goals thus far.

Stone said this early road test for Tech is similar to a visit to No. 3 Notre Dame in 2010. The Red Raiders fell 2-0 to the Fighting Irish and Stone said the different styles of play between the two national powers has forced Tech to modify their approach.

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TEXAS TECH KEEPER Victoria Esson is called out for the starting line up before the 1-0 victory against New Mexico State Sunday at John Walker Soccer Complex.

MEET THE KEEPERS No. 0, Gabby Kaufman – redshirt freshman -Redshirted in 2010 -Captained the U.S. team that competed in the 2009 Junior World Maccabi Games in Israel -Named the Los Angeles Maccabi Athlete of the Year in 2009 -Was All-State and All-District in 2010 as the keeper for Calabasas High School in Calabasas, Calif.

-Blanked Saint Mary’s with four saves on 12 shots in 1st Tech start

No. 30, Victoria Esson – Sophomore -Transferred to Texas Tech this season from Aucklund University in Auckland, New Zealand -Played on the New Zealand U17 and U20 national teams -Made her Tech debut Aug. 21 in a 1-0 win against Rice; she kept a clean sheet and made five saves on 11 shots -Has allowed one goal in the three games she has started as a Red Raider

No. 31, Alexis Braziel – Junior -Transferred from University of Alabama of Birmingham where she played in 11 matches in her first two years -Played for FSA SoccerPlus where she was coached by former U.S. National Team coach Tony DiCicco -Graduated from Southington High School in Southington, Conn and was named all-conference in 2007 and 2008 -Led Southington to a conference championship in 2007

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CASE KEENUM SCRAMBLES away from Red Raider defenders in 2009 when then No. 23 Houston beat Tech 29-28. There are talks the Cougars could join the Big 12 Conference if Texas A&M leaves.

HOUSTON (AP) — Case Keenum leaned on his crutches and pondered his future as he watched the final minutes of Houston’s loss to UCLA in the Rose Bowl last Sept. 18.

Houston’s star senior quarterback was approaching several NCAA records when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against the Bruins and was lost for the 2010 season.

Before Keenum could sink too far into depression and self-pity about his lost opportunity — before he even left the stadium, in fact — his mother came down from the stands and put everything in perspective.

“She said, ‘This is peanuts,’” Keenum remembers with a smile. “She said, ‘There are people out there right now protecting our country, giving up their lives, so that we can do the things we do. What’s a knee injury in the grand scheme of things?’

“She was right,” he said. “And looking back, a lot of good things have come out of it.”

The best things may be coming this season.

The knee is healed now, and the rejuvenated Keenum is back for one more season with the Cougars after the NCAA granted him a sixth year

of eligibility. And he will start his final year in Houston against none other than UCLA in Saturday’s season opener at Robertson Stadium.

“I’ve thought about this for a long time, and I’ve lost a lot of sleep over it,” Keenum said. “It’s been one thought that has probably consumed my mind for the last year now, so it’s going to mean a lot to me and I’m really excited to get back out there.”

Doctors bluntly told him in the training room under the Rose Bowl that his knee was mangled and his season was over, and he sobbed in the arms of his father, Steve. In the early weeks after surgery, Keenum could hardly get out of bed and the pain-killing medications made him ill.

“It was everything. I went through the whole process. Denial, anger, all that stuff,” he said. “It wasn’t fun.

It’s not something I would wish for anybody to go through.”

A devout Christian, Keenum fell back on his faith to help him through the ordeal. Keenum is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and his father directs the FCA chapter in Abilene, where Case led Wylie High School to a state championship in 2004.

“I told him that when you look back in the Bible, any time God

got ready to do something with somebody, He’d always send them to the hard place, the desert, for trials,” Steve Keenum said. “They help you grow, not just emotionally, but physically and spiritually.

“He’s been there. He’s been in the desert,” he added. “This wasn’t easy. But I think now he’s a better person, he’s a better man. It’s all made him stronger.”

When the worst was over, Case Keenum started mulling his options with his father, a former coach. The school petitioned the NCAA for one more year, and all they could do then was wait.

Keenum took his mind off the uncertainty by returning to the practice field, helping coaches with game plans. He counseled freshman quarterback David Piland, who was thrust into a starting role after the injuries to Keenum and backup Cotton Turner, also hurt in the UCLA game.

Case Keenum had studied details of other medical hardship appeals, including the application of former Texas receiver Jordan Shipley, who got a sixth year of eligibility after missing the 2004 and ‘05 seasons with knee and hamstring injuries.

He wasn’t always hopeful — he had

already participated in four seasons, even though his final one only lasted less than three games. His father, though, was more optimistic because he knew the ins and outs of NCAA rules after coaching at Division III McMurry University in Abilene from 1995-2004.

“It was just a matter of getting all the documentation together,” Steve Keenum said. “A thing like that, you don’t get a second chance, so you have to make sure that you’re as thorough and accurate as you can be. So we were very meticulous in putting things together.”

Coach Kevin Sumlin called his star on Jan. 14 with the good news.

“Overjoyed, ecstatic, any emotion you could think of,” Keenum recalled. “I wanted to go out and start working out that day. It was nice to know that for my mental state, through all that rehab, that I now had something to work for.”

Riding his good luck, he asked his longtime girlfriend, Kimberley, to marry him the following week and the two were married in June.

“I’m not to the point yet where I can totally say that I’m glad all this happened,” Case said. “But some day, I will, because God’s plan is always better than ours.”

HOUSTON (AP) — If he wants the Cougars to join the Big 12, University of Houston athletics director Mack Rhoades wasn’t saying.

Hours after Texas A&M announced Wednesday that it hopes to leave the Big 12 by July, Rhodes was at a joint news conference with Rice as the schools announced they will play their annual game at Reliant Stadium in 2012 and 2013.

Asked if he’d spoken to Big 12 officials, Rhoades answered, “I’m not going to address that at this time.”

Rumors about A&M’s departure have swirled for weeks and Rhoades had not publicly addressed them before Wednesday. Steve Orsini, the athletics director at fellow Conference USA member SMU, took a different approach, acknowledging that he’s had informal talks with Big 12 officials for some time.

“That was a decision that SMU made,” Rhoades said. “I’m not worried about SMU. I’m worried about the University of Houston, and how we handle our business, and that’s what I’m focused on.”

Houston began competing in Conference USA in 1996 and would appear to be a logical candidate to replace the Aggies, because of its proximity to the remaining schools in the conference and its large television market.

Houston was a former member of the now-defunct Southwest Conference

from 1971-96, but was left out of the formation of the Big 12. Last summer, though, two Houston-based state lawmakers crafted a letter asking Big 12 officials to consider adding Houston after Colorado and Nebraska announced they were leaving.

Now that A&M has officially acknowledged its intention to bolt, Rhoades hinted that he has explored Houston’s options.

“We’re always going to look to get better, and look for opportunity,” he said.

“Whether that comes, whether that doesn’t, I certainly can’t answer that. But we’re in a great conference right now, and we’re going to continue to be a great member.

“But we’re also going to do everything we can to get better.”

Rhoades’ primary focus since taking the job in June 2009 hasn’t been finding a new league, but raising money to improve the facilities on campus.

Last summer, Houston unveiled a $160 million plan to upgrade its football and basketball venues. About $120 million is earmarked for a new football stadium, and school spokeswoman Cassie Arner said Wednesday that about $60 million has been raised.

“You control what you can control,” Rhoades said. “What we control is all the things that we do in terms of just becoming more viable as an athletics program. And then I think all that other stuff takes care of itself. We’re going to continue to stick by that motto, and continue to work hard and grind it out and just get better.”

Rice, Houston to play at Reliant HOUSTON (AP) — Houston and Rice will play in Reliant Stadium in 2012 and 2013.

The schools announced the move at a joint news conference on Wednesday. The teams compete in Conference USA, and annually play for the Bayou Bucket trophy.

Houston and Rice opened the 2004 season at Reliant, the home of the NFL’s Houston Texans. The series has been played annually since 1971, though there was a three-year hiatus from 1996-98 following the breakup of the Southwest Conference.

Jamey Rootes, the president of the Texans and its affiliate, Lone Star Sports & Entertainment, envisions extending the series beyond the current two games in place.

“We’ll certainly put our shoulder to the wheel to build a fan base for

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the game, demonstrate the concept,” Rootes said, “and our hope is for a long, long time, the Bayou Bucket will be right here at Reliant Stadium.”

Both games will also be televised nationally on Fox Sports Network, another bonus for the schools. In January, the conference announced a national TV contract with Fox Sports Media Group that runs through the 2015-16 athletic year.

“They (Fox) have been very outspoken about the strength of the Houston market, as it relates to the conference package and their desire to make this game one of the significant games of the season,” Rice athletics director Rick Greenspan said.

Houston coach Kevin Sumlin said playing the game at Reliant will also create an additional lure for recruits.

“I don’t think there’s a young guy out there who doesn’t dream of playing in this stadium,” Sumlin said. “Being able to talk about that in a home and know that you can guarantee that he’s going to be able to do that is a big deal.”

Rice has played games at Reliant in recent years, winning the Texas Bowl in 2008 and losing to Texas in the stadium in 2010.

“This could really be a selling point that could make a difference in having a young man commit to you, that you have the opportunity to play in a venue like Reliant Stadium,” Owls coach David Bailiff said. “Our team is excited because of the experiences of the past. I really believe this will turn into a big game.”

Greenspan and Houston AD Mack Rhoades also said the game would offer a key boost in revenue.

“Some people were worried about, ‘Well, does it take a game off-campus?’” Rhoades said. “We’re not going to do that. We believe college football should be played on campus. We’re going to continue to play the six at Robertson Stadium. This gives us a seventh here in the city of Houston, which I think makes great economic sense. It certainly makes sense in terms of recruiting, student-athlete experience.

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we’re looking for. Obviously, we’re going to have to add one.

I don’t know who that would be.

Nobody’s going to ask us. They’re going to go out and pick whomever. If we’re going to add one, we might as well go add three and get back to eight games and a conference championship game.

“But I have nothing to say about it.”

One of the targeted teams in the search for Texas A&M’s replacement, BYU, responded Wednesday afternoon regarding realignment talks.

BYU became an independent entity in football effective June 30, 2011, when it left the Mountain West Conference. In all other sports, BYU is now a member of the West Coast Conference.

“There is much speculation right now regarding conference affiliation that seems to change by the hour,” Duff Tittle, BYU’s associate athletic director, said in a statement. “Commenting on such conjecture is not productive and creates a distraction for our program. As we enter the 2011-12 athletic season, BYU is focused on the opportunities ahead. We are excited about our relationship with ESPN as a football independent and our affiliation with the West Coast Conference.”

Tubverville said Tech administrators, specifically Tech President Guy Bailey and Chancellor Kent Hance, have been in contact with him regarding the situation with Texas A&M’s departure.

As far as the Aggies’ future on the field as a member of the SEC, Tuberville said he believes they will experience their share of success at some point.

“Oh, they’ll be fine,” Tuberville said. “They’re a top-10 team this year. They’ve got at least a

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Meanwhile, Texas Tech is going about its business continuing preparation for Texas State on Saturday.

Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville said he had not a chance to break down the news, but sends Texas A&M his best wishes.

“I hadn’t really thought about it much,” Tuberville said following Wednesday’s practice. “You got to wish them well, I guess … because, if that’s what they want to do, that’s a tough changeover.

I’ve been there, done that — 15 years, and that’s a different league. Not that it’s any tougher than this league. It’s just (a) different mentality, and I had my withdrawal pains coming over last year going from one conference to another.

“I kind of learned people and the speed of the game and what people do, so that’ll be their biggest problem. But, we wish them well.”

No Tech football players were available for comment Wednesday.

Texas A&M, which has been a part of the Big 12 since its formation in 1996, expressed interest to join the SEC earlier this month, but was rejected as the SEC was content with its 12-team layout.

The SEC since has remained open to expansion talks.

Tuberville, however, would like the Big 12 to mirror the SEC and return to a 12-team league featuring a conference championship game at the end of the regular season.

“I would love for us to get back to 12,” he said. “I like the eight games that you play and then a conference championship game. I would hope that’s what

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ICE COLD — I would stay away from these players.

Michael Vick- He is the most interesting player in the league. If he can survive a full season, he will rack up plenty of stats to win your league. However, I don’t see him playing a full schedule. The offensive line is dreadful and Vick isn’t durable enough to handle the 16-game season.

Arian Foster- If you expect a repeat of last season from him you are in the wrong place. Foster was a nobody last year and surprised the league. His durability is a concern, as hamstring injuries don’t just disappear.

dozen guys that’ll be drafted real high this year and their recruiting’s gone well. There’s not a lot of difference from top to bottom in that league to this league.

“It’s just different. It’s a different type of league.”

Tuberville may have as good a take as anyone else in the Big 12 when it comes to what Texas A&M could potentially experience in the SEC. In 1995, Tuberville got his first shot as a head coach in the SEC, leading the Ole Miss Rebels to a 6-5 record and three winning seasons in four years.

From 1999 to 2008, Tuberville was the ringleader for an Auburn program that recorded eight winning seasons in Tuberville’s 10-year tenure there.

Tuberville led the Tigers to an undefeated season and final No. 2 ranking in 2004. The Tigers did not get the opportunity to play for a national championship that year.

Despite his ties to the SEC, Tuberville said he is not in favor of the route the SEC is potentially headed in assuming it accepts Texas A&M — a 14-to-16 team “super conference.”

“I’m a traditionalist. I’m not a young guy in this business,” Tuberville said. “I kind of like conference affiliation, the tradition, the fans being able to have an opportunity to have a few close games, anyway. You start going to the bigger leagues, 14 or 16, there’s going to be a lot of travel games that fans won’t be able to go to, and students. I’d like to keep it as personal as we can, teams as close by as possible. I know that’s hard for all of them, but at least you can try to do as many as possible.”

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AUSTIN (AP) — Cincinnati running back Cedric Benson has begun serving a 20-day jail term in Texas to settle two misdemeanor assault cases.

The former University of Texas star was sentenced Monday in Austin and had planned to surrender Oct. 17, during Cincinnati’s bye week. Travis County Jail records show Benson was booked late Tuesday.

Benson’s jail time could be shortened with possible credit for time served when arrested.

The 28-year-old Benson was arrested in 2010 for allegedly punching a bar employee in Austin, an incident that earned him a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell but resulted in no punishment. He pleaded no contest to a charge of assault with injury in that case.

He also was arrested last month for allegedly punching a former roommate in downtown Austin.

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Benson was Chicago’s first-round pick in 2005. He had two alcoholrelated arrests with the Bears, who let him go in 2008.

He signed as a free agent with the Bengals and has led them in rushing each of the last three years — 747 yards in 2008, 1,251 yards in 2009 and 1,111 yards in 2010.

He was disappointed last season when the Bengals went away from their run-based offense that won them the AFC North title in 2009, then finished 4-12. After the Bengals changed offensive coordinators, Benson lobbied to stay in Cincinnati and signed a one-year deal.

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“There may be a higher comfort level with playing Notre Dame because they played a system that we were more comfortable playing against,” Stone said. “Florida plays a very unique way and we’ve had to make some adjustments this week to prepare for that.”

Even with different styles, the caliber of athlete is similar to what Tech experienced last season at Notre Dame.

“Tactically, Florida’s a little bit of a different challenge,” Stone said. “But I think (in) player-for-player talent, they’re (Florida and Notre Dame) the same. They’re both top-five teams in my book.

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Vikings look to establish No. 2 QB MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Donovan McNabb was named the starter in Minnesota the minute the Vikings acquired him in a trade from Washington in July.

The big question has been who will take over if McNabb has to leave a game in the regular season — rookie Christian Ponder or second-year man Joe Webb?

Vikings coach Leslie Frazier should get a long way toward an answer on Thursday night, when Ponder plays the first half and Webb goes for the second half of the preseason finale against the Houston Texans.

“We definitely want to see both

guys, Christian along with Joe, create some separation for that number two spot and maybe this game will be an indication of which guy should be number two,” Frazier said.

The Vikings will also be looking to establish a starting strong safety for Week 1 in San Diego, with Jamarca Sanford and Tyrell Johnson battling for that spot.

The Texans appear to have most of their key areas shored up, which is why coach Gary Kubiak will play mostly young players in hopes of avoiding any more injuries. Kubiak has already lost offensive linemen Kasey Studdard and Shelley Smith for the season with ankle injuries and star running back Arian Foster is nursing a hamstring strain that could keep him out at the start of the regular season. Foster even tweeted about the “anti-awesomeness” of his injury, but said he will “be fine.”

Kubiak said he is looking for clarity in the crowded defensive backfield and also hopes to get running back Steve Slaton some work as he returns from his own hamstring injury that has bothered him for most of August.

“I think our veteran guys have had a good preseason. This turnaround

from a San Francisco trip to a Minnesota trip has been very difficult on the guys,” Kubiak said. “We haven’t been able to do much leading up to this game. I want to keep some guys healthy and I want to find out about the other guys, so with that in mind, you won’t see many veterans play.”

Matt Leinart will start at quarterback for Houston, with T.J. Yates also seeing plenty of time. Just like the Vikings, there is no question who is the man in Houston. Matt Schaub will run the show again, and Kubiak wants to see the uneven Leinart continue to make strides and show he is ready should Schaub, who has started every game the last two seasons, go down.

“Matt improved last week,” Kubiak said. “I think we kind of slowed ourselves down with Matt last week and made sure we weren’t asking him to do too much and he played better and he practiced well today, so we’ll see.”

The Vikings chose Ponder, a Texas native and Florida State alum, with the 12th pick in the first round in April. The summer-long lockout put him behind in his development, and he’s been up and down in the pre-

season. He’s completed 51.5 percent of his passes for 207 yards, no TDs and no interceptions in parts of three games.

Typical of most rookie quarterbacks, especially this preseason, Ponder has looked a little rushed in the pocket and prone to scramble to the edge to give himself more room to work. But he performed well in a two-minute drill at the end of the game against Dallas on Saturday, looking poised as he quickly moved the Vikings down the field.

“I’ve thought each week I’ve learned a different thing from each game and hopefully take it into this last one,” Ponder said. “I think I’ve progressed. Right now I’m in that thinking stage, that learning curve stage. I’m adjusting. But I’ve thought so far it’s gone pretty well.”

Webb started the final two games last season, leading the Vikings to an upset win over the Eagles in Philadelphia. But his superior athleticism have the Vikings trying to work him in at receiver as well as quarterback. Webb is 12 for 23 for 170 yards and an interception in the preseason and has also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown in the preseason.