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Students discuss away game plans, expectations

By AMY CUNNINGHAM La Vida Editor

For the fourth away game of the 2014 football season, some Texas Tech fans will travel beyond the Lubbock city limits to Texas Christian’s Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth and watch the two Big 12 teams compete.

Jeremy Jones, a senior marketing and management dual major from Justin, said he thinks it will be cool to experience a different atmosphere from what he is used to on game day at Jones AT&T Stadium.

“I’m looking forward to being in an environment that’s different from Texas

Tech,” he said. “I’ve never gone to an away game before, so I’m really looking forward to seeing what TCU students do at football games and what they do differently from us.”

With his hometown located near the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Jones said going to the game against TCU gives him an opportunity to spend time with family and friends.

Jonathan Medina, a junior marketing major from Fort Worth, said attending the game will be a convenient trip home for him as well.

“I was already planning to go home that weekend,” Medina said. “Having Tech play

TCU there solidified my plans to go home for sure.”

Medina will drive to Fort Worth with fellow members of his fraternity, he said.

It costs about $72.28 for a round trip drive to TCU from Tech.

Medina and his friends planned to purchase tickets sometime Wednesday evening.

Jones bought his ticket more than a month in advance, he said.

As of Wednesday, more than 1,400 tickets were still available for purchase at Amon G. Carter stadium for Saturday’s game, according to StubHub. Tickets ranged in cost from $59 to $899, according to the website, with the

least expensive tickets available near the south end zone.

“I’m going to go about my usual business and support my school at the game as well,” Medina said. “Hopefully I’ll be able to see our school win.”

Zachary Coomes, a junior geography major from Denton and member of the Goin’ Band, said the band will not be in attendance at the game.

The pep band, which has about 100 people, was originally scheduled to perform at the TCU game, he said.

“It was on the schedule at the beginning of the year,” Coomes said, “but we got a new schedule and it wasn’t on

there. I don’t really know why we aren’t.

It’s definitely a lower cost trip, but it still didn’t happen.”

Although he was looking forward to attending, Coomes said he is thankful to have a weekend off.

As a band member, Coomes said he does not have to pay for hotel and other costs most fans endure when traveling to an away game.

For those who check in Saturday and leave Sunday, the average hotel cost in Fort Worth is $111 per night, according to Expedia.

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Tech hits the road to face red-hot TCU

By JEREMY KRAKOSKY Staff WritEr

At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Amon G Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, the 3-4 Texas Tech football team will attempt to win its second straight game as it takes on 5-1 No. 10 Texas Christian, the highest ranked team in the Big 12 Conference.

Tech is 30-23-3 all time against TCU dating back to the 1926 season.

Coach Kliff Kingsbury said Saturday will be the Red Raiders toughest game so far this season and his players

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have to be prepared for that. “(We) are going to have to earn it,” he said. “(We) are going to have to beat them physically to make a play because schematically they’re going to have you picked up.”

Since entering the Big 12 two seasons ago, the Horned Frogs have been defeated by the Red Raiders both times they have played.

In 2012, Tech traveled to Fort Worth and escaped with a triple overtime win behind wide receiver Eric Ward’s three touchdowns.

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Campus

Students visit Fort Worth for football game

By EMMA ZAMBRYCKI Staff Writer

The Texas Tech football team will play Texas Christian University on Saturday in Fort Worth, and fans who want to watch the team up close will have to drive to support the Red Raiders in their game against the Horned Frogs.

Fans can enjoy more than just football while in Fort Worth, as there are many different sights, sounds and smells within the nation’s 17th largest city, Fran Collins, a representative from the Fort Worth convention and visitors bureau, said. Fort Worth has a wide variety of locations and activities for visitors to try while in the city, she said.

There are two different aspects of Fort Worth, Collins said. On one hand, the city features the cowboy lifestyle and helps keep it alive with the Will Rogers Memorial Center, the Herd and the Fort Worth

Stockyards, while on the other hand, downtown Fort Worth is very lively and appealing to those looking for a more urban setting.

“Downtown you have beautiful Sundance Square, where there are restaurants and shops,” she said. “Then you’ve got the cultural district where all the museums are, the Amon Carter, the Kimbell, the Modern Art, Museum of Science and History and the Cowgirl Hall of Fame,” Collins said.

Billy Bob’s Texas, the world’s biggest honky tonk, is also located in Fort Worth, Kathi Jo Tompkins, a representative of Billy Bob’s, said.

Billy Bob’s will feature live Cajun music Saturday, a house band later in the evening, as well as live bull riding and various other festivities within the Stockyards.

Billy Bob’s is much larger than the average honky tonk, Tompkins said.

It encompasses 100,000 square feet and can house up to 6,000 people at a time. Within Billy Bob’s are a res-

taurant, retail store, bull arena, video game arcade, pool tables, stages and a dance floor.

“Great music, great spirit, and great spirits, too, and so forth. We just have a great time,” Tompkins said.

The Fort Worth Stockyards are within the historical district and attract tourists and visitors seeking a more western setting, Tammy Filds, a representative with the Fort Worth Stockyards, said. Within the district are various different restaurants, shops and performers, she said.

Each day at 11:30 a.m. and again at 4 p.m. a herd of cattle pass through the district, herded by real Fort Worth cowboys, Filds said. Visitors can also try horseback riding at the stables, or if they prefer, simply watch a performance at the arena, she said.

“It’s a place where you can just come in, and just walk around and go to the different buildings, the different activities basically,” she said.

“They have a train ride on Saturday,

they have the rodeo on Fridays and Saturdays, it’s just filled with a bunch of different things.”

The Will Rogers Memorial Center, of the same Will Rogers featured with his horse Soapsuds on Tech campus, is a large public event rental facility located in Fort Worth, Amanda Bowls, a representative of the Will Rogers Memorial Center, said.

The majority of events held at the Will Rogers Memorial Center are equestrian events, Bowls said. However, because it is a rental facility, various other types of activities and events are held at the memorial center, she said.

“We have horse shows, dog shows, rabbit shows and a variety of different events,” she said. “There’s always something going on.”

Besides the apparent western culture found in Fort Worth, Tech students and tourists can visit the Modern Art Museum in the cultural district, Erika Duque, a representative from the museum, said.

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The museum features mostly postWorld War II and contemporary art and architecture, and is currently showing an exhibit about New York in the 1980s, Duque said. Students who decide to visit the museum while in Fort Worth will have a discounted entrance fee as well, she said.

“The architecture is very beautiful. When you walk in there is a reflection pool, it’s the one thing you can see,” Duque said, “and you see it throughout the museum. It’s really, really beautiful, very Zen. The collection itself is just magnificent.” ➤➤ezambrycki@dailytoreador.com

University business research Student Government to host ranked in international study student engagement activities

By JUSTIN GONZALES Staff Writer

Te x a s Te c h a n d f a c u l t y members in the Tech area of finance were ranked 23rd out of 807 institutions for their contributions to real estate research in 2014.

Contributions to real estate research made by both individuals and institutions from 2000 to 2012 were studied, according to the Social Science Research Network website.

The study was conducted

by George Cashman, assistant professor of finance at Tech, and Joshua Fairbanks, assistant professor of practice in finance at Tech.

“I knew some people who have been very productive in the last few years and wanted to give them the recognition they needed,” Cashman said.

He and Fairbanks calculated the raw data on 807 universities’ publications with several different ranking metrics, including the authors and where they received their doctoral degrees, then ranked the publications based on the totals, he said.

The study was submitted and published in the Journal

of Real Estate Literature in the spring and ranked contributions across some of the leading real estate proCASHMAN grams, he said.

Among the individuals, David Harrison, Jerry S. Rawls professor of finance, was one of 17 authors to publish a minimum of one paper in each of the five journals and was considered a grand slam author, according to the study.

“It was a very nice honor for me personally and reflects very well on the research environment and support the Rawls College of Business has provided in recent years,” Harrison said.

Harrison’s research is focused primarily on real estate investment trusts and mortgage markets, according to a news release from the college. Harrison currently serves as an editor for the Journal of Real Estate Literature.

Cashman and Fairbanks ranked individuals by the total number of papers published in five journals, including Real

Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal FAIRBANKS of Real Estate Portfolio Management and Journal of Housing Research, according to the study.

The five journals were selected because of their reputation, prevalence in prior literature and association with national real estate societies, according to the study.

Cashman and Fairbanks also ranked institutions by the number of papers in all five journals, the premier journals and each individual journal, according to the study. The majority of institutions rank in the top 25 along all three dimensions.

“This is new for us,” Harrison said, “and it’s definitely exciting.”

Tech ranked 18th among all five journals listed and 23rd among the top three ran journals, according to the study.

When taking into account field journals in both housing and real estate investment, Tech is ranked at 18th in a fourway tie, one spot below the University of California-Berkeley and tied with the University of Cambridge, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the release.

In this ranking, Tech is ahead of all other Big 12 institutions, according to the news release. ➤➤jgonzales@dailytoreador.com

By JUSTIN GONZALES Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Student Government Association will host its first SGA day Thursday with free food, T-shirts and other giveaways for students, Internal Vice President BaLeigh Waldrop said.

There will be two events Thursday, with the first event taking place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the free speech area outside of the Student Union building.

All freshman-year programs, ambassadors, senators, executive and cabinet members will be handing out free hotdogs, T-shirts and other giveaways, Waldrop said.

They will also be gathering student opinion and feedback about several different topics.

“We’re going to gather student opinions on everything,” Waldrop said. “This is just a good opportunity for us to be out there, meet students and actually have conversations with them about things they want to see changed on campus or maybe even things that we’re working on that they have feedback on.”

Graduate Senator Joseph Corcoran said the purpose of SGA day is twofold. First, is to get SGA’s name out there as the representative of the student body. The second purpose is to get feedback from students, and the best way to do that is to do something on campus where a large portion of the student body is.

Whether it is an SGA senator or member of the executive branch setting up an event on campus, Corcoran said that is always the best way to gather student feedback, ideas and find out what is on students’ minds.

“You can always expect at least one or two goo d ideas,” Corcoran said.

“It can be anything from a big statement WALDROP to a minor suggestion, but all suggestions are welcome.”

The second event during SGA day is the Mix at Six, where all the chairs of the colleges in the Senate have invited student organizations to join the entire Student Senate, hang out, enjoy light refreshments and interact during the student government meeting at 6:30 p.m., Waldrop said.

SGA DAY EVENTS

• From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. students can get free hot dogs, T-shirts and other giveaways outside the SUB • At 6 p.m. students and organizations can attend the SGA meeting in room 353 of the Media and Communication building Student organizations have been invited to speak and share reports during open forum, she said, and anyone is welcome to attend the mix at 6 p.m.

“One of our roles in student government is to be the voice of students and also to protect students’ rights, and the best way we can do that is if we are reaching out to students.”

As an executive team, Wal-

drop said, they want to have an outreach event every so often.

Senators do several things throughout the semester, such CORCORAN as hold mobile offices and work with student organizations within their colleges to do different outreach events.

Waldrop said this day is SGA’s way of getting away from the everyday routine and interacting with students, and gathering feedback and opinions on things students want to see done. It will also give SGA a perspective on what students are currently thinking about.

“I hope students come out, even if they don’t have anything they want to talk about,” Waldrop said. “They’re welcome to stop by and meet us and grab a hotdog and T-shirt.”

According to a previous article in The Daily Toreador, SGA hosted a weeklong series of events last year, like Senate Day, Know Your Rights Day and Diversity Day. Waldrop said last year was the first year for SGA week, but SGA changed the event to SGA day this year to combine its resources and focus on gathering student feedback during the course of the day.

Aside from the reports given by visiting student organizations during the SGA Student Senate meeting starting at 6:30 p.m., the meeting will be conducted as normal, Waldrop said.

The meeting will take place in the Media and Communication building, room 353, according to the SGA website. ➤➤jgonzales@dailytoreador.com

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Raiderville time, location to be determined

By AMY CUNNINGHAM La Vida Editor

Texas Tech fans who want early admission to the Nov. 1 football game against Texas will have the opportunity to camp out in Raiderville, a campus tradition since 2005.

However, the time, date and location of Tech’s tent city is still up in the air, Ryan Reyna, a senior mechanical engineering major from The Woodlands and mayor of Raiderville, said.

“There hasn’t been too much planning going on with the athletic department or anything like that,” Reyna said. “We’ve just been seeing how the football season has been going, so there’s not too much going on yet.”

In previous years, Tech students could pitch tents and

swipe their student IDs to checkin between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador.

More swipes can lead to better seats, according to the article.

Joey Tully, a senior restaurant, hotel and institutional management major from Coppell, said the organizers have monitored the success of the football team this year in order to gauge how many students will likely attend.

“We have to feel how well the team is going,” he said. “If the team is going to be amazing, then everyone will want to be in Raiderville. When (the season is) going south, sadly, we have a lot of bandwagon fans.”

Tents usually start to appear in Raiderville on Monday prior to a game, Reyna said.

Last year, Raiderville took place outside of the Frazier Alumni Pavilion, Tully said, so students could get in early.

“Currently, we don’t have a location because the school is thinking about moving it this year,” Reyna said. “It generally starts on a Monday night, but it still has to be decided exactly when it will take place and where.”

As a senior, Reyna has next year’s Raiderville in mind because someone needs to replace him as mayor, he said.

“Really, for the next mayor I’m just trying to find someone with a lot of school spirit who is a dedicated fan,” he said. “It takes a lot of time out of your schedule to be able to just run it and show support for the team.”

Since the logistics of Raid-

erville are not yet set, students who are interested in attending can follow Raiderville on Twitter, @TTU_Raiderville, or on Facebook, Reyna said.

When more information becomes available, he said he will update social media.

For students who plan to attend, Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center officials discourage the use of Rec Center tents for Raiderville, David Young, assistant director of Outdoor Pursuits, said.

“We encourage students to either buy cheaper tents or make sure they take the utmost care for ours during the event,” he said. “The last thing we want to do is have to charge any students large damage fees for broken tents.” ➤➤features@dailytoreador.com

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ORGANIZERS OF RAIDERVILLE have not set an official time, date or location for this year’s event. Raiderville has been a Texas Tech tradition since 2005, and students can camp out near Jones AT&T Stadium in order to secure early admission to football games. This year, the first Raiderville will take place prior to the Tech game against Texas. Students generally set up their tents Monday prior to the game.

Tech expert, students discuss positives, negatives of Yik Yak app

By LIANA SOLIS Staff WritEr

Since the development of smartphones, applications have grown in popularity and faded out as new ones are introduced.

An anonymous sharing application called Yik Yak has recently grown in popularity among Texas Tech students.

Rob Weiner, popular culture expert and humanitarian librarian at Tech, said he believes one of the reasons it is popular is because people can be anonymous.

“People like that appeal of the Internet, and applications such as these have to be anonymous,” Weiner said.

“College students like that sense of power while also still feeling a sense of

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For students involved in spirit organizations like Saddle Tramps, traveling to away games is a change from home games, Brian Rosenstein, a senior marketing and management dual major from Mansfield and Saddle Tramps member, said.

The Saddle Tramps do not attend away games formally as a group, he said, but members will often attend together.

“I get to actually be a student, so there’s nothing during a game I have to do,” he said. “I get to go to the game

community with others on the app.”

College students have a tendency to pick up on new technologies, such as new smartphone applications, he said.

Connor Gallagher, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Sugar Land, said he is a user of the application.

“Yik Yak is the equivalent of an anonymous Twitter that consists of people within a mile and half or so of the user,” Gallagher said. “The content ranges greatly. At some point there’s some good, funny material on there, but then at any moment it could turn to hate speech.”

He said much of the material consists of ridicule of others’ lives ranging from the way people dress to making fun of the Greek community.

However, good content is also circulated on the application as well,

Gallagher said.

“Some of the better stuff on there is when people tell a funny story or event from their day,” he said.

“Whether it’s real or fiction, it usually helps brighten my day sometimes.”

Gallagher said Yik Yak also helped him return a missing wallet he found to its rightful owner.

He found a wallet in a lab and posted on Yik Yak to see if anyone would claim it, he said.

“Later I saw that someone had posted on there saying they lost their wallet in the physics building,” Gallagher said. “So I commented on the post and I met up with him after class and returned it.”

Although one good thing came out of Yik Yak, he said he still thinks the app does more harm than good.

and just relax and chill, and I get to be that obnoxious fan nobody likes.”

During the 2013 season, Tech defeated the No. 24 Horned Frogs at Jones AT&T Stadium, according to a previous article in The Daily Toreador.

TCU, now ranked No. 10 in the nation, is a different team from the last time the Red Raiders played the Horned Frogs, Rosenstein said.

The game will be harder this year, he said, even though Tech and TCU have had several close games in the past.

“I’m most looking forward to playing TCU just because of how good they are this year,” he said. “They kind

of came out of nowhere. Hopefully, we’ll get an upset. I really hope it is an upset game.”

With Saturday’s game being a potentially close matchup, Coomes said it is especially disappointing the band will not perform.

In previous games, the Red Raiders played better when the band was there to support the team, he said.

“The football team always seems to play really well when the band, even some of it, is there,” Coomes said. “I strongly believe having the band present at a game can directly influence the morale of the football team.” ➤➤features@dailytoreador.com

Gallagher feels the judgment and disrespect outweighs all the funny content, he said, but he will still continue to use it.

“Regardless of what I think, it will exist,” he said. “Besides, what else am I supposed to do during my lectures?”

While some students agree that Yik Yak is harmful, others, such as Jeremy Blake, a sophomore architecture major from Victoria, disagree.

Blake said he was able to receive help from Yik Yak, which otherwise he might not have been able to when his car broke down.

“I was a few miles out of town, and I was frantically calling everyone I knew but getting no response,” he said. “I literally couldn’t think of anything else to do and kind of just thought I was out of luck.”

Thinking on a whim, Blake said he decided to post on Yik Yak his location saying his car broke down and he was in need of assistance.

After waiting roughly 20 minutes, he said, two Tech students showed up to help jump his car.

“I was amazed when they told me they saw my post on Yik Yak and decided to come help,” Blake said.

“I honestly posted it not expecting anyone to do anything about it, but I’m so glad someone did.”

Weiner said he is glad there is a positive side to this application that steps away from cyber bullying, which is common on the Internet.

Many people choose to focus on the negative side of applications such as these, he said, instead of the positive.

“The media in general needs to

focus more on the good stories such as these ones, because stuff like that is awesome,” Weiner said. “This is something students are using that can be an effective tool to do good, not only bad.”

He said he is not sure if Yik Yak is something that will stay around for a while because fads like this come and go.

Blake said he agrees and thinks another new application will come around, and Yik Yak will become a thing of the past.

“There’s always an app that’s the new big thing that everyone is into,” he said. “People at our age move on to new things so quickly that as soon as something new comes up, we will jump on that boat right away.” ➤➤lsolis@dailytoreador.com

Preparation continues for Carol of Lights The 55th annual Carol of Lights will take place at 6:30 p.m Dec. 2 when the Texas Tech Broadway entrance, Memorial Circle and the engineering key are illuminated.

Preparation for the event has already begun, Craig Kuehnert, Carol of Lights adviser, said.

“We had a meeting at the end of September with all the campus partners involved, that’s kind of the kickoff of getting the ball rolling,” he said. “Lights started going

up the last week of September. It takes them until the week before Thanksgiving to get all of those up.”

The Christmas tree will go up the week before Thanksgiving, along with the framing for the wreath, Kuehnert said.

“All the lights are connected through one strand which is the reason all the lights come on at one time, so they have to do some work

in the tunnels to connect the wires between the buildings,” Kuehnert said. “There’s quite a bit involved in hanging them up and screwing all the light bulbs in and getting everything tested before the event.”

The lights will be on every night from dusk to midnight from Dec. 3 through Jan. 1, according to the website. ➤➤kbarton@dailytoreador.com

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US tax system needs overhaul Andrew P roponents of tax reform could really whip up support for their cause by issuing a challenge to the American people. The first person to read the entirety of the U.S. tax code — which was 73,954 pages long in 2013, according to Wolters Kluwer CCH Standard Tax Reporter — without falling asleep or crying profusely, and then accurately calculate the amount of taxes they owe, deductions included, should be given a break from paying any income taxes next year.

The chances of anyone actually being able to do that are microscopic at best, which speaks to what is wrong with the current U.S. tax code: No one can understand it.

On top of that, it’s not exactly fair. Most who argue for a progressive tax bracket, which the U.S. currently has, will say it is necessary to protect the poor and middle class while making sure the wealthy pay their “fair share.” But how exactly do you define a person’s fair share?

The U.S. government apparently defines a person’s fair share depending on their income, with those who make more money being taxed at a higher rate than those who make less money.

According to a Forbes article, the 2014 tax bracket calls for those who make $9,075 or less to pay 10 percent of their taxable income. Meanwhile, someone who is in the second-highest tax bracket, earning “over $405,100 but not over $406,750,” will pay “$117,541.25 plus 35 percent of the excess over $405,100,” which equates to roughly a 29 percent tax for someone earning $405,101.

It’s not that the wealthy are paying more in taxes, because they should — the more money you earn, the more money there is to be taxed. It’s that if a person moves into a higher tax bracket, the percentage of their earnings taken away as taxes is increased.

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Earning a big promotion and pay raise is great, but it could come with paying a 20 percent income tax as opposed to a 15 percent tax.

This is mostly why the Internal Revenue Service exists — to make sure people are paying their “fair share,” because the average person has no idea how to calculate what their supposed “fair share” really is. And everyone just loves the IRS — about as much as one would love falling into a pit of snakes.

There are two strong options to replace the ridiculous progressive tax system the Wa s h i n g t o n overlords have placed upon us: a flat tax and a consumption tax.

A flat tax is an income tax, but everyone’s income is taxed at the same rate, regardless of how much income there is to be taxed. Basically, it does away with tax brackets altogether, and is the fairest way to institute an income tax.

As an example, let’s say there is a flat tax of 15 percent. Someone who earns $10,000 would pay $1,500 in taxes, while someone who earns $100,000 would pay $15,000 in taxes, and someone who earns $1 million would pay $150,000 in taxes. An ideal flat tax system would include no deductions or loopholes, meaning everyone pays their 15 percent and that’s it — no more, no less.

It’s fair because everyone pays the same percentage of their income, and the argument cannot be made that the wealthy are not paying their “fair share,” because the person who makes the most money is paying the most money in taxes. However, those who are currently in the lowest tax bracket would see a tax increase

... everyone just loves the IRS — about as much as one would love falling into a pit of snakes.

under a 15 percent flat tax, so perhaps a compromise on instituting a flat tax would include some deductions for those individuals to avoid harming them financially.

The idea of a flat tax is slowly gaining traction. According to a CNN Money article, Steve Forbes ran for president in 2000 with a 17 percent flat tax as part of his platform, while 2016 presidential contender Rand Paul is favoring a slightly modified version of the flat tax.

The other option, a consumption tax, does away with the income tax altogether. It taxes people based on what they spend, not on what they earn. This prevents people from skirting around the income tax by being paid illegitimately, or “under the table.” Everyone buys things, so everyone would be subject to the consumption tax.

Instituting a consumption tax is basically a trade-off. While it would cost more to purchase goods and services, people would have more money in their bank accounts with which to make those purchases. The consumption tax would encourage saving, which in turn encourages investment, which leads to innovation. According to The Library of Economics and Liberty, “the economic benefits from greater saving — more innovation and greater GDP growth — would be distributed to everyone in the form of a faster increase in real incomes, including wages.”

This would also do away with the IRS completely, which no one outside of Washington would shed a tear over. The flat tax may necessitate keeping the IRS in operation, but would greatly reduce it in size and scope.

Either of these options would be a better alternative than the unfair and incomprehensible progressive tax system we have now. The average person could understand how much he’s being taxed, and these systems would largely prevent people from not paying their “fair share” or avoiding paying taxes altogether, and would benefit both the economy and society as a whole.

Gleinser is The DT’s opinions editor and a second-year law student from Kingwood. ➤➤ agleinser@dailytoreador.com

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Mathematics has strong importance in everyday life

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n a world demanding further innovation and quick, developed critical thinking skills, it is becoming profoundly impossible to shut the door on mathematics.

Failure to understand the importance of mathematics in educational curriculums is disastrous on many levels. The inability to recognize and understand the role and impact that such a subject has upon the simplest of tasks can give rise to a state of negligence and intimidation for those who categorize themselves as possessing poor skills in the subject matter.

A great volume of the fear and dislike felt for math arises from poor instruction in the public education system. Teachers are resorting to improper methods for stimulating interest and appreciation for math when exposing their students to all that needs to be learned and mastered to meet state standards.

According to a Wired article, “Americans need to learn to discover. Being dumb in the existing educational system is bad enough.

Failing to create a new way of learning adapted to contemporary circumstances might be a national disaster.” It is evident that in order to rise and thrive in a rapidly changing world, it is essential to approach challenges with plentitude of devotion, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

As more studies and statistics are conducted, fear and concern arise when the facts demonstrate how we are failing to meet the demands of math.

According to an article in The New York Times, “On na-

Laura Gonzalez tional tests, nearly two-thirds of fourth-graders and eighth-graders are not proficient in math. More than half of fourth-graders taking the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress could not accurately read the temperature on a neatly drawn thermometer.”

Part of the rising deficiency in math stems from the incapability to make a connection between mathematics and its influence on other aspects of our world.

According to a recent Global Post article, “Mathematical skills are about more than just adding numbers and memorizing formulas. Math helps students learn how to think logically and symbolically. If you struggle with math, you might have more difficulties with writing clearly or conveying ideas in a logical fashion.”

A definitive example of how math is employed outside of a classroom environment is the model utilized when attempting to educate the public about world occurrences, or in some cases, like the Ebola outbreak, bringing understanding and awareness to the public.

According to an article in The Washington Post, “When the experts describe the Ebola disaster, they do so with numbers. The statistics include not just the obvious ones, such as caseloads, deaths and the rate of infection, but also the

ones that describe the speed of the global response.”

It is imperative to possess critical thinking skills and confidence to carry out analytical processes.

These skills are fundamental to all areas of expertise in the world today.

According to a Huffington Post article, “Critical thinking and argumentative skills — the abilities to both generate and critique arguments — are crucial elements in decision making.”

Through my course in the area of mathematics I’ve found that one does not need to possess a genius mind in order to excel.

Competence for the field lies in those who are mentally tough to manipulate the mind into believing that the impossible is possible.

I am in no means advocating or encouraging the idea that all individuals who want to adopt advanced mind processes need to enroll in a number of mathematics courses. This is not the means or the solution to foster a logical mindset.

Contrary to this, I hope in the years to come, the fear, frustration and intimidation felt for this subject can soon be eradicated and replaced instead with curiosity and tolerance for a curriculum that is such an important aspect to our society and its development.

Mastery and facilitation of such a subject will bring an individual the fruits of empowerment needed to navigate through the laborious roads of life.

Gonzalez is a junior public relations major from Amarillo. ➤➤ lgonzalez@dailytoreador.com

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Ebola fear taken to extreme, unnecessary levels

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bola has been in the news quite a bit recently. It seems like everywhere we look we are faced with the reality of this deadly disease.

Ebola, while dangerous, should not be something Americans are worried about to this extreme level. It should certainly not be the most important thing the media is covering.

According to a CNN article, there have only been eight confirmed cases of Ebola in the United States. Of these cases, only one person died.

According to Newsweek, seven things you are more likely to die from than Ebola are, “being stung by a bee, food poisoning, being injured by a horse, partying too hard, accidentally shooting yourself, being killed

by Batman (the rollercoaster in Georgia) and malaria.”

The likelihood of catching Ebola is very small, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, because, “Ebola is not spread through casual contact; therefore, the risk of an outbreak in the U.S. is very low.”

According to a CNN article, the only people infected in the U.S. were, “either infected in Liberia or Sierra Leone, or had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian returnee who’s the sole fatality of the disease in the U.S.” Doctors, according to CNN, say to, “worry about getting your flu shots. From 1976 through 2007, flu-related causes killed between 3,000 and 49,000 people in the U.S.” The hysteria surrounding an Ebola outbreak has been given a name: “Fear-bola.” Fear-bola has become so bad, according to a CNN article, “that nearly two-thirds of those queried in a Washington Post/ABC News poll said they’re concerned about an epidemic in the U.S. So bad

Erin Wallace that the Centers for Disease Control, in the first week of October, fielded 800 calls from concerned Americans.”

Americans are incredibly worried about an outbreak of this virus, but according to a Forbes article, Nigeria, in the past, has “corralled and controlled” this disease. “Nigeria has already dealt with an outbreak of Ebola, and stopped it,” according to the article.

Also according to Forbes, “Ebola virus doesn’t travel through t h e a i r. E v eryone take a nice, deep breath.”

According to an NBC News article, traveling cannot put a traveler at risk because it is not an airborne disease, so unless you touch the bodily fluids of another passenger, the risk is just not there.

Coming in contact with an infected person and becoming infected is small, and those who do will be closely monitored by the CDC. “The people who were around the patient (patient zero) are now being identified and traced by the CDC and by the state health authorities,” according to the NBC News article.

Also according to the article, “Doctors say that, as yet, there is no evidence anyone has ever been infected via sweat.” It has also been discovered that, “Kill-

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ing the virus outside the body is easy. Unlike anthrax, Ebola also doesn’t form spores that can survive a good, alcohol-based cleaning, experts say.”

Americans are comparing Ebola in America to Ebola in Africa and those two things are almost incomparable. According to an NBC News article, “most people in those countries are not able to follow (these) simple precautions. Some may not have access to soap and water. Some may be touching the bodies of the Ebola dead in preparation for burial.”

According to an article by The Huffington Post, there are misconceptions around Ebola that need to be addressed. Ebola is not a universally fatal disease, there are some known treatments for the disease, it is not the most contagious disease known around the world and we can help in Africa despite the poor nature of its countries.

Ebola, while dangerous, should not be considered the most important piece of news in our society today. Americans should not be caught up in “Fearbola” and should instead focus on being informed listeners and not spreading myths or misconceptions about Ebola.

The likelihood of catching Ebola is very small and the possibility of an epidemic or outbreak in the U.S. is minute. Americans just needs to relax about Ebola.

Americans should not be caught up in ‘Fear-bola’ and should instead focus on being informed listeners ...

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Wallace is a sophomore social work major from Austin. ➤➤ ewallace@dailytoreador.com

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Texas Tech basketball ready to start again

By DIEGO GAYTAN

freshman forwards Zach Smith, Justin Gray and Norense Odiase, freshman guard Keenan Davis, junior transfer guard Devaugntah Williams and junior transfer forward Justin Jameson.

In the 2013-2014 season, Tech finished the season with a 14-18 overall record, but pulled upsets against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, two teams who reached the NCAA tournament.

After last year’s season, finishing close games turned into a key focus during the offseason for Tech.

“We got to find a way to finish games,” Smith said. “That was one of our issues last year, we were in every game but late game situations we didn’t finalize.”

Smith said Tech wants to improve on outside shooting, taking care of possession and turnovers as well.

Staff Writer

Seven new faces now fill the roster of the Texas Tech men’s basketball team.

Although the roster from 20132014 changed during the offseason, Tech head coach Tubby Smith looks forward to seeing Tech compete at a high level against its opponents.

Smith said the new players joining the Tech squad can mix well with Tech’s returning players.

“I believe that we have a good nucleus in our returning players, and they are going to be expected to carry the load,” Smith said. “We have some solid people, good players that are doing the things we’re asking them to do.”

Tech’s 2014-2015 roster includes

Entering his second season under Smith’s tenure, red shirt junior guard Toddrick Gotcher said he has shared his experiences from last year’s season with Tech’s new players to accommodate them to their first season with Tech.

“Me and (Robert Turner), we’ve been through it last year and what it takes to win the tough games,” Gotcher said. “The young guys, they’re really filling in, and they listen to us.”

Gotcher said the new players on the roster bring speed on the court and enhance Tech’s ability to score close range shots.

“This year we are very fast for lobs and just get a lot of layups,” Gotcher said. “It’s going to be a dunk-fest this season.”

Senior guard Robert Turner said he

noticed a sense of eagerness among the incoming players.

Turner said the quickness of Tech’s new players brings a defensive edge for the Red Raider squad.

“They’re very strong, they have great moves and they protect our paint,” Turner said. “They’re probably, freshman-wise, some of the best freshmen in the country. They pick up on things well, they’re eager to learn and very coachable.”

Tech hosts an exhibition game against Southeastern Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. November 7 in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Tech faces its first official opponent of the 2014-2015 season, Loyola Maryland, at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 in the United Supermarkets Arena. ➤➤dgaytan@dailytoreador.com

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TEXAS TECH MEN’S basketball coach Tubby Smith speaks at media day Wednesday at the United Supermarkets Arena.

Red Raider offensive line uses experience to boost running game

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ference),” he said.

Tech’s offensive line is returning three starters this year in center Jared Kaster and tackles Rashod Fortenberry and Le’Raven Clark. All of them have started every game for the past two seasons, according to the Tech Athletics website. Alfredo Morales and James Polk have also started numerous games in their time as Red Raiders.

The line’s experience has seemed to translate to results, as junior running back DeAndre Washington is averaging nearly 90 rushing yards per game and is on pace for a 1,000-yard season, according to the Tech Athletics website.

Washington said their improvement is noticeable and he is enjoying the change.

“It’s like night and day (from last year to this year). Those guys put in so

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After the Texas Tech football team’s win over Kansas last Saturday, coach Kliff Kingsbury said he thought the offense still needs to be more consistent, something he has stressed all season.

Despite the offensive unit appearing to be ineffective at times this season, and then at times seeming to score at will, the offensive line has remained constant all year.

While the line is not always in the spotlight, offensive line coach Lee Hays said having players with more experience this season has been the main difference from his first year at Tech.

“Experience in the offense, just having a year under their belt and just working hard has been (the biggest dif-

much work this offseason, this spring and this summer. It’s just showing out there,” Washington said. “The camaraderie those guys have, how comfortable they are, I know where you are going to be. That just makes things a lot easier for me.”

The Red Raiders have seen improvement to in their running game this season, as they have rushed for 158 yards per game this season, and have continued to be one of the top passing offenses in the nation.

The offensive line just wants to move the ball, Hays said, but they have fun when they are able to pound the ball on the ground against opponents.

“They have developed some pride in being able to run the football, which is a good thing,” Hays said. “I know they like to mix it up, but it just really depends on

what they give us in the box, if there’s five or six men in the box we like running it.”

Through seven games this season, the offensive line has allowed six sacks, which ranks 10th in the nation.

Even though they have protected sophomore quarterback Davis Webb well this season, Hays was quick to give credit to the entire offense.

“Any time you start talking about sacks it has a lot to with the quarterback and the receivers and the backs getting open. It’s kind of a team effort. Everyone knows their assignments and trying to be square,” he said. “Davis (Webb) does a good job of getting (the ball) out of his hands.”

Early in the offseason, Kaster said, the offensive line was called out as the weakest part of offensive unit.

He said the line took that personally

and has been putting in extra workouts after long practices.

“We come out every day, trying to be the best offensive line and the hardest working offensive line in the country,” Kaster said in a Tech Athletics news release.

Hays said he is fortunate that many of the starters have chosen to step up and lead by example and by their character, which is what he is the most proud of.

Along with leading by his play, Hays said, Kaster has become the vocal leader. “(Kaster) is the most vocal, sometimes he is too vocal,” Hays said laughing. “The line has been working out after practice on their own, and that’s Le’Raven (Clark) and Kaster leading that.

“All of them talk about (the game) and then go play hard. There’s nothing

worse than that guy that flaps his gums and is a cheerleader and then doesn’t go out and play hard.”

The Red Raiders’ offensive line is preparing to take on an aggressive defensive front of Texas Christian that through six games this season has recorded 21 sacks and forced 17 turnovers, the best statistics in the Big 12 Conference.

Hays said his players are aware of the talent of the Horned Frogs but are excited for the challenge.

“They’re going to get underneath your pads and come after you. It’s no secret what they’re going to do, they’re going to play hard,” he said. “We don’t want to match their intensity, we want to take the tempo and intensity. We got to come out and play as hard as we possibly can.” ➤➤jkrakosky@dailytoreador.com

RG3 is ‘wild card’ for Monday game will start. He added that Griffin will likely start or be inactive — and not in uniform as a backup.

That’s a lot to digest, and the timeline outlined by the coach doesn’t seem to work in Griffin’s favor. Or, as Gruden put: “There’s a lot of variances as to whether or not we think he’ll be ready for Monday night.”

Griffin, recovering from a dislocated left ankle injury from Week 2, worked in individual and one-on-one drills during the portion of practice open to reporters Wednesday, usually leading off ahead of McCoy and Kirk Cousins. Griffin appeared fired up by his performance, clapping hard one time after a long completion to Jordan Reed down the left sideline. Another long pass to Logan Paulsen was worth four claps.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Many ifs and maybes and buts surround Robert Griffin III’s status for the Washington Redskins’ game Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys. There is so much uncertainty, he has been declared a “wild card” by coach Jay Gruden even though Colt McCoy is the announced starter.

Gruden said Wednesday that McCoy remains the starter as of “right now.” He also said Griffin has yet to be cleared for full contact, and that he’d like to see Griffin go through a couple of days of rigorous practice once the OK comes from the doctors.

Gruden went on to say that, for the benefit of the team and the coaches’ game-planning, he’d like to make a definitive decision by the end of Thursday’s practice as to whether McCoy or Griffin

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No. 19 Texas Tech (12-3-1; 2-3-1) concludes the regular season with its last two Big 12 Conference games against Baylor (8-5-2; 2-2-1) 7 p.m. Friday and Iowa State (6-90; 0-5-0) 1 p.m. Sunday at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

Tech goes into this week different from the rest because of two conference wins.

Last week, Tech earned its first two conference wins against formerly No. 9 Kansas and TCU. Senior midfielder Paige Strahan said it felt nice to have that winning feeling return.

Tech returned to being Tech, Strahan said. After a run of injuries, the team began pressing to make up for the losses. The initial attempt to replace junior forward Briana Rohmer and junior defender Jade Dapaah caused the tie and three losses. Now with a couple of wins under the team’s belt, everything feels all right.

“Those two wins were huge for us,” she said. “They gave us confidence. They put us back in the run (for the Big 12 Conference regular season title). Like I said, we just

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Last season, a ranked TCU came to Lubbock for a Thursday night game and both teams put their undefeated records on the line. After starting quarterback Baker Mayfield was injured in the fourth quarter, Davis Webb entered and threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Bradley Marquez.

feel like ourselves again.”

Currently, the Red Raiders are tied for fourth place in the conference with the Bears and Sooners, according to the conference website. The week before the Red Raiders were second to last.

They cannot become complacent all of a sudden simply because of two wins, Strahan said. Every conference game is tough no matter where the opponents sit in the Big 12.

Senior defender Jaelene Hinkle said Tech is using a bit of motivation to continue its winning streak.

Before the Kansas game, Tech made a short-term goal to go on a four-game winning streak.

“We got two down, two more to go,” Hinkle said.

Those next two games are not easy, she said. Baylor presents a problem because of the clash of styles it brings to the field. The Bears like to kick the ball ahead instead of working the ball down the field with precise passes like Tech. Baylor also possesses a size advantage.

Tech coach Tom Stone said Baylor is also one of the toughest teams to score on. It pressures opponents all over the field.

According to the conference website, Baylor ranks second in goals allowed. Senior goalkeeper Michelle Kloss and her defense have only allowed 11 goals. The only team to do better is Kansas.

In the second game, Tech ends its season against Iowa State, which has yet to win a Big 12 game.

However, there are not going to be any Red Raiders underestimating the Cyclones, Stone said. They are a strong, physical team.

“They’ve always been dangerous. They’re absolutely enormous,” he said. “Wait till you see the walkout. It’s like the land of the giants versus the Alli Murphys of the world.”

Nevertheless, Iowa State is at the bottom of the Big 12 in shots (137), goals (18) and assists (13), according to the conference website, and it is second to last in goals allowed (19).

Stone understands Iowa State coach Tony Minatta is in a transitioning period there, he said.

That does not change the fact that Stone is happy to not go to Ames, Iowa, he said. Iowa State always proves to be a difficult out when it is at home.

Last season, Tech came out with

Junior linebacker Pete Robertson said he remembered the last time he played in Fort Worth, the crowd and the field played a factor all game.

“It was the crowd, basically (that made it tough). It wasn’t packed, but the crowd was into the game the whole time,” Robertson said. “They had guys that also made plays there. So it was a good experience playing them, but they got grass, and I really don’t like grass.”

TCU’s junior quarterback Trevone

Boykin struggled to convert from a wide receiver last season, but is a completely different player this season, Kingsbury and the coaching staff said.

Boykin is leading the conference with 370 total yards per game, according to the Big 12 website, and he is a threat to both run and pass.

He has thrown 14 touchdowns this season compared to three interceptions.

Kingsbury said no one has been able to slow Boykin and their offense down this season, but Tech is going to work hard all week to prepare.

“If you look at what (Boykin has) done, his numbers, you’ve got to put him up there in the Heisman talk with the top three guys. He’s been phenomenal,” Kingsbury said. “He’s been as dominant a player as there is in the country when it comes to running the football and throwing it and really protecting it, only three interceptions, tons of skill.”

Along with Boykin’s running ability, junior running back B.J. Catalon has run the ball into the end zone eight times through six games this season.

TCU is averaging 45.2 points per game this season, led by former Tech offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie, while allowing a conference best 20.7 points per game.

The Red Raider defense is last in the conference for points allowed per game, but held Kansas to a season low in yards last weekend.

Robertson said the entire team has to play a smart game to avoid putting themselves out of the game.

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No matter what though, Tech and playing against a team like that, we can’t afford to have the penalties we’ve had the past two games with a team like this because they’ll run up the score,” he said. “We’ve just got to come out and play our game and play smart. Just come out and play and have fun the whole game.”

After having career games the past two weeks, junior running back DeAndre Washington will look to continue his momentum on Saturday.

He is third in the Big 12 with 90 rushing yards per game.

Washington said he is determined to continue playing at a high level against the best opponents the team has faced this season.

“They just have great athletes all around the board. Probably the best athletes we’ve seen all year,” Washington said. “I think their D-line, very active. In the back end, very fast, very athletic. So I think the best defense we’ve seen all year.”

TCU defensively will be looking to force turnovers on Saturday, something Tech has struggled to limit this year.

The Horned Frogs have recorded 21 sacks and 17 turnovers.

Now that Tech plays TCU every year, Washington said, the game has started to feel like a rivalry between the two teams.

“It’s definitely fun with them being a Texas school, and just because it’s TCU. It’s a big brand school, and it’s always a good game every time we play those guys,” he said. “So I think it will definitely be a fun environment. Like I said, we’re looking forward to it.” ➤➤jkrakosky@dailytoreador.com

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In all, about 3,100 students enrolled in classes they didn’t have to show up for in what was deemed a “shadow curriculum” within the former African and Afro-American Studies (AFAM) department from 1993 to 2011, the report by former U.S. Justice Department official Kenneth Wainstein found.

Many at the university hoped Wainstein’s eight-month investigation would bring some closure. Instead, it found more academic fraud than previous investigations by the NCAA and the school.

The UNC case stands out among academic scandals at Harvard, Duke and the Naval Academy, said Howard Gardner, a professor at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education who studies cheating.

“I think the existence of fake classes and automatic grades — you might say an athlete track, where essentially you might as well not have the university at all — I think that’s pretty extreme.

I hope it’s pretty extreme,” he said.

The scandal reached back to the final years of legendary men’s basketball coach Dean Smith’s tenure, as well as Mack Brown’s time as football coach before leaving for Texas and John Swofford’s stint as athletic director before becoming Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner.

The NCAA reopened its probe over the summer. Cunningham said the school had no immediate plans to impose its own penalties as it did during an NCAA investigation into the football program that began in 2010.