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THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 2013 VOLUME 88 ■ ISSUE 13
Zimmerman probe on hold for more evidence LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — The investigation of a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife is on hold because there is no clear evidence to charge anyone and neither side wants to press the case, a police spokesman said Wednesday. That could change if new evidence surfaces or technicians are able to extract video that recorded the dispute from Shellie Zimmerman’s smashed iPad, said Officer Zach Hudson. Law enforcement analysts are having difficulty obtaining the video because the iPad is in bad shape, he said. “We have concluded the investigation with what we have to work with right now,” Hudson said.
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Documents: Texas rape suspect attacked 4 DALLAS (AP) — The south Dallas crime-watch volunteer accused of four rapes preyed on women as they walked late at night through the neighborhood he appeared to protect, sometimes assaulting them while he held a gun to their heads, according to police affidavits released Wednesday. Van Dixson, 38, faces four counts of aggravated sexual assault in the attacks in his neighborhood of Fair Park, where he was known by some residents for walking the streets at night, ostensibly to watch for criminals. Instead, according to Dallas police documents, he grabbed four women late at night and forced them to perform oral sex. The attacks were among nine this summer that police believe were committed by the same man. In one late August attack, he allegedly raped a woman after first trying to rob her and then sending her two children away.
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By EVERETT CORDER Staff Writer
After last year’s triple-overtime thriller in Fort Worth, the game between Texas Tech and Texas Christian today promises to be exciting. Lots of things have changed for the Red Raiders since the game against the Horned Frogs last year — the main thing being a new coach. This will be the first Big 12 Conference opponent for Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury. “We’ll find out (if we’re up to the competition),” Kingsbury said. “They’re at the top of the conference, and if you look at all the preseason polls where people would pick them with all the returners they have coming back, it’s going to be a great challenge. I’m not sure where we’re at as a team, but I know they’re really good.” The game between the Red Raiders and the Horned Frogs has quite a bit of history behind it. Both teams played against each other in the days of the Southwest Conference after Tech joined in 1956. Kingsbury did not have the chance to play against TCU when he was Tech’s quarterback, but he said with the commitment the supporters of the two teams have, it is good to have the yearly game against them. “It’s good to have (the rivalry) back,” Kingsbury said. “I didn’t play it when I was here, and I know it went away in the Southwest Conference for a time. But both fan bases are very passionate and seem to enjoy this rivalry,
so I think it’s good that we get to play them every year and it should be good for t h e fans.” One of the biggest things Tech has to do in the game tonight is shut down TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin. In last year’s game, the redshirt sophomore completed 26-44 passes, accounting for 332 yards and four touchdowns, according to the Horned Frogs athletics website. Sophomore Tech linebacker Micah Awe said even though many players on the Red Raiders defense have experience against Boykin, they are expecting him to be even better this year. “One thing about football is that every week you’re a new football player,” Awe said. “Last year, like I said, he had an (injured) ankle, and this year he’s perfectly healthy. So we can’t really base it off of what he did last year because last year he might have thought I’m going to stay in the pocket more this game. This year he might be thinking the exact opposite.” While the Tech defense worries about what Boykin is going to do with his offense, TCU’s defensive players will be wondering the same thing about walk-on freshman quarterback Baker Mayfield.
When Mayfield was a senior in high school, the quarterback received offers from several schools but held out because he wanted to go to TCU, according to an article in the Austin American-Statesman. The Horned Frogs received a commitment from someone else, never offering anything to Mayfield, and by the time TCU had made its decision, Mayfield’s other pursuers had already filled their quarterback spots. Kingsbury said he’s not sure about Mayfield having a chip on his shoulder for Thursday night’s game, but he knows he’ll be fired up. With the game coming on a Thursday night, both teams had a short week of preparation. Senior linebacker Kerry Hyder said he is trying to lead the younger players and help them get their bodies recuperated and their minds prepared. “Those guys at TCU, I’m sure they’re getting ready too, but you’ve got to be mentally focused and get your mind right for this game because it’s two days earlier than usual,” he said. “But you also have to get in the cold tub and get your body right for this game.” Kickoff for the game between the Horned Frogs and the Red Raiders is at 6:30 p.m. today at Jones AT&T Stadium. The game will be broadcast on national television on ESPN.
With the first Thursday home game in nearly 20 years taking place tonight, retail stores and restaurants located near campus expect business as usual. Even though the game takes place during the school week, Jami Guzman, a manager at Dion’s Pizza, said she anticipates the same amount of customers the restaurant would have on a regularly scheduled game night. “We’re stepping up like we would any other game day,” she said. “We always get busy when Tech plays at home.” Dion’s will adjust its schedule slightly to accommodate hungry football fans after the game, however. The pizza restaurant chain, which usually closes at 10 p.m. on Thursday nights, will extend its hours and close at midnight instead, Guzman said. Typically, she said Dion’s stays open an hour later on game nights. Guzman said she predicts the postgame hours to be the busiest for the pizza restaurant. The hours before the game when attendees walk to Jones AT&T Stadium, which is approximately located across University Avenue from Dion’s, also will bring in customers, she said. To prepare for the pre and postgame rush, Guzman said the restaurant will double its staff to approximately 15 instead of the usual seven employees working on a weeknight. Raising Cane’s intends to follow a similar game-day plan. The fast food restaurant will stay open until its regular 3 a.m. closing time, manager Joshua Shubert said. “People really support their Red Raider football around here,” he said. “We’re going to be a little better staffed, but we aren’t expecting there to be a huge change in business.” If customers are still coming in toward closing time, Shubert said Cane’s has no intention of turning anyone away and will continue to stay open. “We always have a good Saturday turnout after games,” he said. “It’s not going to be any different simply because it’s on a Thursday. We just want business to do well and for us to beat TCU.” Meanwhile, clothing stores such as Cardinal’s Sport Center have seen an increase in sales as customers prepare for game day, manager Bradley Whitworth said. Business has tripled this week, he said, in comparison to this time last year. Whitworth said a multitude of reasons have caused such a jump in sales and activity. BUSINESS continued on Page 3 ➤➤
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CDC reports teenage Two university towns pregnancies at new low ranked safest for driving By BEHDAD JAFFRI Staff Writer
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As compared to early in the 21st century, the number of young adult and teen pregnancies decreased in 2011 and 2012. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, in 2011 a total of 329,797 babies were born to females who were 15-19 years of age, with a live birth rate of 31.3 per 1,000 women in the demographic age group. The 2011 statistics were a record low for U.S. teens in the age group and the recorded data was an 8 percent drop from 2010. The CDC released a report focusing on 2011 figures. The figures show that New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont have the lowest rates in the country, with rates being lower than 17 births per 1,000 ADVERTISING: 806-742-3384
women. The highest rates overall continued to be in the South, led by Arkansas and Mississippi, each with rates of about 50 births per 1,000 women. In 2012, according to a census from the CDC, the birth rate among young women ages 15-19 fell 6 percent from 2011, and the live birth rate decreased to 29.4 births per 1,000. The live birth rate was the lowest it has been in the 73 years the government had recorded the data. Among teenagers, white women continue to have the lowest birth rate nationally — about 22 births per 1,000 women. Black teens saw a larger improvement, but were still more than twice the white rate, at 47 births per 1,000. CDC continued on Page 3 ➤➤
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Young people tend to text, call and invest their attention in social media — sometimes while driving. According to Texting and Driving Safety’s website, at least 23 percent of automobile collisions involved cellphones in 2011, which is about 1.3 million car accidents. Five seconds, according to the website, is the average amount of time a driver’s attention is taken away from the road when they are texting and driving. Statistics from the website show if a person was to check their phone for five seconds, it would be equivalent to driving the length of a football field without being able to visibly see the road. According to the website, text mes-
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saging makes a crash up to 23 times more likely. Other activities increasing the risk of a car accident are: dialing, which increases the risk by 2.8 times, talking or listening, which increases the risk by 1.3 times, and reaching for a device, which increases the risk by 1.4 times. More statistics from the website show 13 percent of drivers ages 18 to 20 involved in car wrecks admitted to texting or talking on their phones at the time of the accident. According to a census by Texting and Driving Safety, 82 percent of Americans ages 16 to 17 own cellphones, 34 percent said they have texted while driving, and 52 percent said they have talked on a cellphone while driving.
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