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TUESDAY, OCT. 22, 2013 VOLUME 88 ■ ISSUE 41
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Texas Tech student arrested on campus A Texas Tech student was arrested on campus by the Lubbock County Sheriff ’s Office on Monday. The male student had a warrant for his arrest, Tech Police Administrative Captain Stephen Hinkle said. The student was in Room 57 of the Media and Communication building. Three officers were present, including a Tech police officer, and were waiting for the student outside of the room. The officers made the arrest after identifying the student. “They (Sheriff ’s Office) called just me and gave me a name and asked where he was at,” Hinkle said, “so I sent one of our officers with them.” The Sheriff ’s Office was unable to release any other information. ➤➤cwilson@dailytoreador.com
Construction changes bus routes Because of construction on Quaker Avenue, several bus routes were modified, possibly causing longer route times. Student Government Association deals with concerns regarding bus route changes. SGA External Vice President Peyton Craig said about 30 bus routes were reversed to avoid hitting construction on Quaker Avenue. He said because of the alterations in routes, the timing of the bus routes should not change much and all routes should relatively be at the same time. “This is a situation that’s out of our control and we’re trying to do the best with what we have,” Craig said. He encouraged students who have any questions or concerns to contact him or SGA. ➤➤cgrunden@dailytoreador.com
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HSC at El Paso looks to fill positions By CHELSEA GRUNDEN Staff Writer
Chancellor Kent Hance sent out an email Monday afternoon regarding the search for the inaugural president of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center at El Paso. The president would be the chief executive officer for the fourth component institution in the Tech System, according to the application for the position. “The new position of president and dean at the Texas Tech University Health Sci-
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ences Center at El Paso is an exceptional opportunity,” Hance said in the email. “The individual selected for the role will have a singular chance to shape the growth of the campus to achieve its strategic goals of research, teaching, service and outreach to the El Paso community. We are most appreciative of your support as the search committee and search firm work to identify and recruit outstanding candidates for the position.” The role demands responsibility for the executive management of HSC at El Paso’s operations and overall leadership in the planning
and management of the academic, research, international, service, fiscal, administrative, operational and auxiliary enterprise mission of HSC at El Paso, according to the application. The president will report to the chancellor and oversee all activities of Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The position requires applicants to have a medical doctor degree and a distinguished record in teaching, research and service to earn the rank of full professor, according to
the Tech System website. The search committee is looking for a candidate who has a successful academic and clinical career with a national reputation as a leading scholar, according to the application. They also are looking for a strong quality of leadership, shown through plans of advancing the center’s strategic plan and being a major advocate for students, faculty, staff and patients, according to the Tech System website. The candidate also should be a successful fundraiser. EL PASO continued on Page 2 ➤➤
Woman of the year
By JOSE SOSA Staff Writer
Whether to live on or off campus is something all students must decide during this time of the year to secure a room for next fall. Many students are willing to sacrifice those extra minutes of sleep to make the commute to campus while others choose to stay on campus for the commodities it has to offer. “Almost everything I need is on campus,” said Cindy Daniels, a freshman with no declared major from McAllen. According to Texas Tech’s responsible living website, the majority of students — more than 23,000 — opt to live off campus. CAMPUS continued on Page 2 ➤➤
Sam’s Place at Murray reopens after backup By CHELSEA GRUNDEN Staff Writer
Sam’s Place at Murray Hall unexpectedly closed Friday night, unable to reopen until 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The emergency close was because of work going on in the Biology building. The university lines are connected together and different buildings share lines. On Friday, a line in the Biology building was hit, which caused a backup in operation in Sam’s Place at Murray, said Alan Cushman, manager of Business Development for Hospitality Services. SAM’S continued on Page 2 ➤➤
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FORMER TEXAS TECH track and field student-athlete Ifeatu Okafor received the 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year award Sunday. The award is given to women who have displayed excellence in academics, leadership, athletics and community service.
Okafor credits her upbringing for NCAA honors By DAWIT HAILE Staff Writer
While Peyton Manning was receiving admiration for years served as an Indianapolis Colt, former Lady Raider student-athlete Ifeatu Okafor was recognized as the 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year. According to NCAA, Okafor was chosen from nine finalists during the 23rd NCAA Woman of the Year ceremony. The award is given to the female student-athlete who separates herself from the rest with her achievements in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. Okafor said she did not think she was going to win the award because the other
eight finalists were so accomplished. When her name was announced, she said she could not stop thinking about how she beat out other finalists who she thought all deserved the award. “(Earning the award) was extremely humbling, just to know they had to pick one person,” Okafor said. Track and field coach Wes Kittley said the award was given to a special person. “Not only was she crowned,” he said, “she was the first athlete ever from the Big 12 to be a finalist.” Okafor worked tirelessly on everything encompassing a student-athlete, Kittley said. Judi Henry, senior associate athletics director, said Okafor has set standards for
the Tech’s student-athletes and all should look to achieve goals at the national level from this point forward. Okafor has done everything in her career the right way, she said. “She epitomizes everything that’s good about intercollegiate athletics,” Henry said. Her faith is to credit for the person she is, Okafor said. There have been so many people who have been blessings in her life and she feels she is obligated to pay it forward. This obligation is not something to take lightly because God would not go about helping people half-heartedly, she said. Okafor was not kidding at all. OKAFOR continued on Page 5 ➤➤
Health Sciences Center gives anatomy presentation to high school students By KATY HOLLIFIELD Staff Writer
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The smell of formaldehyde was potent as more than 70 high school students gathered for the Early Dedication to Medical Education’s visual human body presentation at 6 p.m. Monday in the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center’s Academic Classroom building. “We always recognized that there was no pipeline from high school into college to sort of guide the students that were really interested in medicine,” Linda Prado, the director for School of Medicine admissions, said about EDME. She said programs such as the visual human body presentation are few and far between, especially in high school. Prado said programs such as EDME exist elsewhere in the state, but there are few in
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West Texas. EDME also makes presentations in other nearby towns, including Muleshoe and Idalou. “We hope that with all these opportunities that we have for the students that we will develop them and maybe they’ll go to medical school here and practice here in the future,” she said. Prado said every presentation features a different teacher or physician from HSC. Dr. Bernell Dalley, the retired dean of admissions for the School of Medicine, was the first speaker. He presented on anatomy, featuring preserved examples of organs both in normal and damaged conditions. “I think what this does is whet their appetite,” Dalley said about the students attending the presentation. “It keeps them motivated.” ANATOMY continued on Page 2 ➤➤
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DR. BERNELL DALLEY, a former Texas Tech School of Medicine student and associate professor of cell biology, speaks to a group of high school students Monday in the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.
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