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Looking to put together a last minute Halloween costume? Read how to put together a costume that is not going to break your bank.

Read what the future holds for interim head coach Sonny Cumbie as he leads the football program in its last stretch of the season.

As more products locally contain THC, it begs the question if local and state government should consider legalizing the substance.

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Haunted house attracts students

By TANA THOMPSON Staff Writer

The thrill of a chainsaw sounding, the eeriness of the dark and distant screams are all staples of a good haunted house.

Halloween is approaching, and Lubbock offers a number of haunted attractions for college students to attend.

“I feel like college students attend haunted houses for the thrill and to get a quick adrenaline high,” Brooke Gisler, a second-year advertising student from Runge, said. “When college students get bored at night, a haunted house is the place to go.

I think it’s a way for people to entertain themselves, especially those who like horror or thriller.”

Gisler said she attended Nightmare on 19th Street, located at 602 East 19th St. There were four different haunted houses she and her friends walked

through; the first was zombiethemed, the second was killer clowns-themed, the third one was pirates-themed and the last was “Krampus”-themed, Gisler said.

Wes Nessman, co-owner of Nightmare on 19th Street, said the weekend of Halloween, the haunted house will be open Thursday through Sunday. The Thursday night entry fee is $20 and the Friday, Saturday and Sunday night entry fee is $25.

“To be honest, attending a haunted house is a great date night alternative to going out or going to a restaurant,” Nessman said. “It also allows college students to get out and get some fresh air. We have four haunted attractions plus a giant midway and all the extras, including food and merch vendors.”

T h e H a u n t e d Wo o d s a t Adventure Park is another haunted house currently open in Lubbock. Adventure Park is

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Two characters from Nightmare on 19th stare down at their next victim.

Nightmare on 19th offers thrill seekers four house to be able to walk through with this year theme being Friday the 13th. located at 5110 29th Dr., and the Haunted Woods are open from 8 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. They will also be open on Halloween.

Jim Evans, chief director of

operations at Adventure Park, said the haunted house is a half-mile trail surrounded by lakes, stretching through 20 acres of woods.

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Beth Frampton, a second-year painting major from McKinney, does a tarot reading in the Student Union Building on Oct. 26, 2021.

Witches are thought of as having the stereotypical long pointy nose with a big hat. Even though movies and TV shows give off this impression, many people who practice and study witchcraft do not fit that stereotype.

“Short with a pointy nose and a pointy hat that like brews potions,” said Garrison Eaker, a first-year finance major from Sweetwater, when describing what he thinks a witch looks like.

“Someone in like a random forest around a fire, and some sort of reading some sort of smell or a different language, something like that,” said Alexis Ferrusquia, a firstyear psychology major from Garland.

Beth Frampton is a secondyear painting major from McKinney, an eclectic witch, meaning she is a modern witch

who defines her practice.

Frampton reads tarot, works with deities, and does some kitchen witchcraft.

Pop culture and stuff because there’s a lot of movies, shoes, cartoons and stuff that have pictures of witches casting spells and that sort of stuff.

GARRISON EAKER FIRST-YEAR FINANCE MAJOR A few other stereotypes she has heard are that all witches are Wiccan, draw Satanic symbols, witches worship the devil, people think that she is crazy, people think that she is going to hex them and

The Texas Tech football team will continue its final four games of the season with interim head coach Sonny Cumbie after Matt Wells was released from the position.

Te c h h e a d s i n t o i t s n e x t challenges against three ranked opponents with a 5-3 overall record, one win shy of a bowl eligibility, according to Tech Athletics.

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cast spells on them, Frampton said.

Like everything in life, there are stereotypes and misperceptions about witchcraft. Just like many other stereotypes in life, these s are caused by TV shows, movies and a lack of understanding.

“Pop culture and stuff because there’s a lot of movies, shoes, cartoons and stuff that have pictures of witches casting spells and that sort of stuff,” Eaker said.

“A lack of open-mindedness. A lack of like actually trying to understand,” said Frampton.

Witches are not what many people think of them to be. They are not out casting spells on people or worshiping the devil.

Some people may do that, but most of the time, that’s not what people mean when they consider themselves witches.

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Just given where we were, (we) looked at the full body of work and the program collectively we felt it was inevitable and today was the day.

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR On Monday, Oct. 25, Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt said the decision to release Wells from the position was not based on the 25-24 loss against Kansas State, instead it was a collective decision. “ T h e r e ’s n o t a g o o d t i m e to make a decision to make a change like that,” Hocutt said.

“Just given where we were, (we) looked at the full body of work and the program collectively we felt it was inevitable and today was the day.”

The Red Raiders first challenge among the ranked opponents will be on the road against No. 4 Oklahoma at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 30.

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Students share paranormal experiences

By MADISON VIDALES News Reporter

Over the years, Texas Tech students have found and shared several legends about ghosts who allegedly haunt campus.

Raider Power of Paranormal, an organization that educates, explores and teaches safety measures for paranormal investigations, hosts ghost tours around Halloween that explore alleged haunted areas around campus.

Hallie McCulloch, a secondyear family and consumer science student from Eden and treasurer of Raider Power of Paranormal, said some residents who live in the Horn and Knapp residence halls have reported the spirit of a little boy allegedly haunts their residence hall.

“The story goes that a long time ago, a resident of

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Frampton gets a lot of stereotypes when she tells people she is a witch, but she does not care what

the dorm brought her little brother for a visit,” McCulloch said. “He brought a ball for entertainment and was playing with it all around the residence halls. During his playtime, he dropped the ball down a stairwell and when he went after it, he stumbled and fell to his death.”

Some would call it basic fear, but they swear the boy’s presence is real.

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CO-FOUNDER OF RAIDER POWER OF PARANORMAL Students said they can hear giggling and a ball bouncing in the residence hall, McCulloch said. The story is one of the most popular, he said. other people think about her or what she does. She is not going to cast spells on people or mess with their free will, she said.

The word witchcraft is a broad term that can be broken down into

Raider Power of Paranormal co-founder and Council of Elders member Amy Shaw, a fourth-year accounting student from Mesquite, said some students who studied in the fourth floor at the library have reported the presence of a ghost of a little boy in the stacks.

“After seeing our first annual tour in 2020 and hearing about the ghost of a boy on the fourth floor of the library, some people reported back to us that they felt strange in those stacks and could no longer study there after dark,” Shaw said. “Some would call it basic fear, but they swear the boy’s presence is real.”

Underneath the grounds of the Tech campus, there is a system of tunnels that president of Raider Power of Paranormal Tali Russell, a second year theatre student from San Antonio, said is

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The eastern entrance of the library, located between the Student Union Building and the Dairy Barn, is rumored to have some of the campus ghost siteings. A little boy is rumored to have been seen in the library stacks. haunted by a student from the 1950s.

“One of my favorite legends centers around the tunnel system under campus,” Russell said. “Apparently, back in the 50s, a male student got himself trapped down

there while he was trying to sneak into the women’s dorms.

He never made it out, and they say that at night you can still hear him calling for help. I’ve heard that weird noises come from the tunnels, too, but no one’s allowed down there.”

According to Raider Power of Paranormal, the places on campus that are frequently reported as haunted are the chemistry building, the Horn and Knapp residence halls and the library.

many different things.

There are many ways to practice witchcraft and even different kinds of witchcraft, Frampton said.

“There’s Wicca, which is technically a religion of witchcraft. There’s also like green witchcraft, which is like where people use herbs and things of the Earth. I’ve heard of like chaos witches who kind of just like really like to do whatever they can that’s for them even if it messes with other people.

There’s also like expected witches, which are people who kind of just, again,

do whatever feels right to them,” Frampton said.

There are many different beliefs about if witchcraft is real or not, Ferrusquia said. Some people believe that witchcraft is fake or

all in the person’s head, and some people take it seriously and think it’s real.

“I feel like witchcraft or witches casting spells is definitely more of a psychological effect on the person that the spell is being cast on,” Ferrusquia said. “You know that casts a spell on you, and you choose to believe that you’re now perished. That’s all of you, to a certain extent. I do think that other things that witches do some spells or some rituals might have an actual purpose but in

geranial, not.”

Many people might agree that witchcraft is a phycological thing and that spells or curses don’t affect people. However, others do believe that witchcraft is real.

“Like when it comes to like mediumship and like communicating with people who have passed on, they’re like, oh, you’re just making that up, and it’s like, why would I? Why would I mess with somebody who had a debt, who has a dead relative, and they want to talk to you,” Frampton said.

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have many scenes that are in each movie, and they are built by some of the creators of Walking Dead. It is a very high-end production.”

Evans said exiting the Haunted Woods can feel successful because people are coming out of something stressful. He said people always leave with a good

story to tell.

Not only do haunted houses satisfy a college s t u d e n t ’s n e e d f o r a n adrenaline rush, but attending a haunted house is a safe, alcohol-free event for college students, Nessman said.

“We generally get all of the athletes from all of the

sports coming out, which is evident because they’re so identifiable when you get a group of basketball or football players out there,” Nessman said. “We love having the Lady Raiders out there every year. It’s very well attended, because it is an alcohol-free option for people.”

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 “We have pneumatics and lighting and sound just like any other haunted house, except ours is more realistic,” Evans said. “This year, our theme is ‘Friday the 13th.’ So right now we

Short with a pointy nose and a pointy hat that like brews potions.

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President, First Lady not in the White House to pass out treats due to Group of 20 summit WA S H I N G T O N ( A P ) — Ghosts and goblins can scratch the White House

from their trick or treating routes this year.

President Joe Biden and

first lady Jill Biden will be in Europe on Halloween and won’t be at the White House to help hand out candy and other treats.

Instead, the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House will be lit up in orange light to celebrate the spooky holiday, said the first lady’s spokesperson, Michael LaRosa.

It’s the Bidens’ first Halloween at the White House.

“The president and first lady will be traveling internationally during the last days of October, and will not be

hosting a specific event at the White House,” LaRosa said in a statement.

The Bidens will be in Rome, where the president will attend the annual Group of 20 summit of the world’s leading rich and developing nations from Oct. 30-31.

Last year during the pandemic, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Tr u m p h o s t e d t r i c k o r treaters at the White House for Halloween shortly after they both had recovered from COVID-19.

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Boos and booze, RISE tips on bar safety

By TEA MCGILVRAY L a Vida Editor

As the holidays approach and people go out to bars in greater numbers than usual, the need for bar safety education increases. Alcohol poisoning, drink tampering, drunk driving and sexual assault are just some of the many dangers that can come with a fun night out.

Ashley Marino, program director of marketing and design for RISE (Risk Intervention and Safety Education) said it is not only important to look out for your own safety but also to be an active bystander in cases where someone needs help.

“A great person to talk to is the bartender or any bar staff and let them know what’s going on and a lot of the time they’ll know exactly what to do in that situation,” Marino said.

One of the best ways to stay

safe when going out is to plan ahead, she said. Having numbers you can call, or a rideshare app can save lives. Additionally, mitigating the effects of alcohol by staying hydrated and eating before drinking drastically decreases the risks associated with going out.

First-year energy commerce major from Abilene William Webb said women especially need to take extra precautions “Don’t go alone, there’s always dumbasses that try to take advantage of girls when they are intoxicated. Definitely bring a couple friends and make sure you don’t set your drink down,” he said.

Webb also said another risk people might not be aware of is the danger of losing imortant items. Losing ones ID or money can not only be an inconvenience but it can also leave a student with limited options on

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Bar hopping is a popular tradtion on Halloween but makes students more vulnerable to dangers such as alcohol poisoining. how to get home or get them in legal trouble as well.

There are several myths surrounding drinking culture that people take seriously, Marino said.

“The myth that if you eat a bunch of fatty food after you go out it will soak up the alcohol, that’s not really how that works,” she said. “ Sometimes if you’ve had enough alcohol ,

you still might be over the legal limit to drive the next morning when you wake up even if you feel like you are fine.”

RISE is currently in the process of creating its Safe Night Out initiative which is a training partnership with local bars to create a safer drinking environment for students.

Marino said the training will address some of the common

myths as well as give bar staff the proper training to handle situations concerning bar safety.

According to the Safe Night Out training booklet provided by RISE, there are interpersonal red flags that bar staff can look out for such as sudden movements over an open drink, uncomfortable body language, asking for an angel shot, staring from a distance and escalated or emotional conversations or changes in behavior.

“I’m super excited that we’re actually starting a community program like this, so not just students know about red flags like this but places these students are going can know about these red flags too,” Marino said.

During a holiday weekend, Marino said students who do not typically go out will; which may make bars more crowded

and increase the risks of drunk drivers on the road. She said it is important for students to keep an eye on their friends and never leave without their group unless there is a clear communicated plan in place.

Marino said it is important that if a bystander sees something that makes them uncomfortable it is always better to say something even if they are not completely sure of the situation.

“My best advice is to trust your gut. Even if you are doubting it, the worst that can happen is the bartender will check up on them and they’ll say ‘Yeah, I’m fine’, there’s no negative consequence of what could happen besides not keeping someone safe.” Marino said. “It’s just a lot easier and a lot safer to bring it to someone’s attention. @DTMcgilvray

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Creative costumes for students on a budget

By STEPHANIE GHANDOUR Columnist

With Halloween coming up, many Texas Tech students are preparing to dress up. As the holiday approaches, however, costumes tend to get more expensive.

For students, it can be difficult to afford these costumes, especially considering the other bills and expenses students have to pay; however, there are still many ways Tech students can dress to impress on a budget.

“I would say going the DIY (Do it Yourself) route instead of buying a costume, because that would add up pretty fast,” Carlie Gothard, a

fourth-year apparel design and manufacturing student from Spring Branch, said.

But for those who are not particularly skilled in fashion, this is easier said than done, Gothard said. The easiest way to do this is to find a character to base the costume on, then find articles of clothing or accessories that have a similar color, texture or design.

“The cheapest way would be to look up videos on YouTube, you see the materials they use, and find the clothes to make it. Find the clothes at a thrift store,” Dayanara Martinez, a first-year apparel design and manufacturing student from Mansfield, said.

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Party City and its Halloween pop-up, Halloween City, said

I would say going the DIY (Do it Yourself) route nstead of buying a costume because that would add u pretty fast.

CARLIE GOTHAM FOURTH - YEAR APPAREL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING STUDENT the best way to make these homemade costumes look more

elaborate or over-the-top is to accessorize the clothes one already owns. These accessories can be found at both Party City and Halloween City if students wish to buy pieces for their own costumes, Childers said.

One of the most popular costumes among students this year is the fairy, Gothard said.

“Fairy costumes are big this year, in the women’s area,” Gothard said. “Harley Quinn, or anything DC/Marvel are also big this year.”

In addition to accessorizing, it is important for students to add their own personal touch to their costumes in order to create something that expresses their creativity and hard work, Gothard said.

By using things like sparkles, glitter and gemstones, Martinez said students can add their own personal touches to their costumes while at the same time using these additions to cover up any patches or mistakes.

However, not everyone has the time or abilities to put together a detailed and elaborate costume. For times in which students may need a quick, easy, and simple Halloween costume, there are always some that can be put together in minutes.

“I think the easiest go-to’s for girls would be the angel, the devil, the cheerleader or the bunny,” Martinez said.

“For guys I’d say the easiest is

a cowboy, or a football player or any sort of sports athlete.”

These are just a few examples of some last-minute costume options for students on their way to a party or a fun night out for Halloween.

Gothard said by just putting together a few clothing items like a pair of jeans, some cowboy boots, and a plaid shirt, for example, a student could go dressed as a scarecrow.

“There are a lot of easy costumes like Barbie, scarecrow, I know Grease is easy to do.

Doing anything decade-wise is very quick and easy to do,” Gothard said. @StephanieGhanDT

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Rise of THC products in Lubbock challenges legalization Across Memorial Circle on campus, a dispensary called Bloom Labs Lubbock offers hemp and cannabis products. Close to campus, this store uses students as its target audience, satisfying the growing demand in their products.

Serving merchandise such as Delta-8, this shop along with others in Texas challenge the marijuana and recent Delta-8 ban.

This ban threatens the livelihood of businesses like Bloom Labs Lubbock.

The rise in state marijuana legalizations begs the question of Texas’ participation and its accessibility to college students. Currently, both marijuana and Delta-8 are classified as Schedule 1

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drugs, making them illegal in Texas.

Despite the current federal ban on these substances, many states have taken the step toward legalization.

Through the recognition of unlawful drug charges and the overall harmless effects, marijuana is seen as suitable for medical and recreational use in states where it is legalized.

Research shows the benefits of medical marijuana use, acting as a substitute for

the highly addictive opioids.

Studies connect the relation between pain relief in symptoms of cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma and many other medical diagnoses and the use of medical marijuana.

However, with any substance, illegal or not, THC has negative effects as well.

Marijuana disorders such as addiction can harm the lives of users. Even more so, studies show the correlation between marijuana use and the alteration of memory processing.

Despite this, an individual cannot overdose on marijuana. Unlike excessive alcohol, there is no lethal risk to cannabis use.

According to the Washington Post, 44 percent of college

students in the U.S. reported marijuana use in 2020. Concurrently, alcohol use in college students fell from 62 percent to 56 percent.

This data reveals the link between marijuana use and the decrease in lethal drinking activity.

Texas Tech has a history of alcohol-related deaths; in 2014, an incoming freshman died from alcohol poisoning due to hazing by a Tech fraternity. The danger of alcohol relies on college drinking culture and participants’ lives.

The decrease in drugrelated incarcerations as a result of marijuana legalization prevents severe punishment for non-violent arrests. Nevertheless, no

one should be in prison for a plant that does not seriously cause harm.

In addition to legalization, state and campus compliance must be implemented.

Research shows the benefits of medical marijuana use, acting as a substitute for the highly addictive opoids.

If marijuana is made legal, police must follow legalization protocol; cops should be more lenient with marijuana possession con-

sidering it is non-violent.

Furthermore, campus police should abide by legalization as well and provide a safe and non-threatening environment for students.

Compared to other substances, marijuana offers a safe substitute in medical and recreational use. For college students, marijuana acts as a healthier replacement for alcohol and drug abuse.

The increase of legal THC products reveals the growing trend of validation for marijuana substances.

By joining in on legalization, Texas creates a more secure environment for its residents and defends marijuana users. @JulesCerveraDT

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Sexual assault education key to prevention As a woman, I have pepper spray, an alarm and a stun gun. I carry one in my purse, school backpack and tote bag.

It would be assumed, then, that I could defend myself in case of a predator.

But the issue is that I should not be in that predicament in the first place, especially on a college campus.

Perhaps it’s the COVID-19 era coming to a close that has people going out more, statistically increasing the crime alerts on campus, but that is not an excuse to be having so many back-to-back assault cases on campus.

It does not even come as a surprise anymore to see a notification of a Texas Tech Crime Alert with details of a woman that was about to or did get assaulted. If anything, it angers me that this

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is starting to become a pattern, one that becoming acceptable on college campuses.

The companies that sell protective self-defense gear for women are almost exploiting the idea that women will always need to find ways to protect themselves.

Where the problem really needs to be eliminated is with the perpetrators.

While the most recent crime alerts have been men assaulting women, all should be educated on assault. Any form of discomfort made to a person is assault. Anything not consented to is assault and can lead to a worse situation.

There are modules that are supposed to be completed before college in order to register for classes, seminars held to discuss forms of assault, yet even with all these initiatives, it is still a repeating occurrence and women still have to worry about while walking alone at night on a college campus.

There is not enough emphasis on preventing sexual or any form of assault. It is just passed along as common knowledge, yet it is ignorant to think so. People grow in different communities and what could be considered assault in one could not be the same for another.

These students then come from all over and then to Tech, a new environment where prior environments may clash. Preventing assault should be the thing these different environments have in common.

For everyone’s safety, we should all be educated on assault.

Education on assault and variations of it should begin at an early age as well.

Habits and information can be retained at a young age. It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks like in college, where most people’s minds are not on campus safety.

On the Texas Education Agency website, it shows core curriculum for students in all grades is the basic math, English, history and science curriculum. These are important subjects to learn; however, social situations such learning about consent, assault or more should be incorporated in these courses.

It may be assumed that this is common sense, but for some, that may not be the case. Just as schools drill the

importance of the Pythagorean theorem into our heads, an actual lesson that should be taught in schools is how to not make someone uncomfortable.

There is not enough emphasis on preventing sexual or any form of assault.

It is one thing to make mistakes like this in the early stages of life and be taught what is right and wrong, but in college, people are getting assaulted and it does no good to the person who was a victim to hear an apology.

By then, it is too late and the harm has been done.

Preventive measures need to be taken before students attend college. Those

modules we are required to take are easy to gloss over, and no actual information is being obtained. It becomes a chore to learn about the prevention of sexual assault when it should be a lesson.

School is a place for education, and that means places that teach should go beyond the basics of math, science and English, like real world functional skills such as filing taxes, cooking, etc. These also should be taught in schools, and the major importance of prevention of sexual assault should be top priority.

Sexual assault is still arising and is a prevalent issue in society. It should be nipped at the bud in the early stages of life in order to ensure the safety of others.

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Campus utilities require updates to ensure safety The Texas Tech campus is home to nearly 10,000 students living on campus this semester, according to U.S News & World Report.

With this number of students living on campus every semester on average, it is understandable for residence halls and home appliances to undergo gradual wear and tear through the years.

Although Tech does a good job of keeping these facilities and appliances clean and usable for the most part, there are some areas in which this wear and tear renders these appliances or facilities useless to students.

A prime example of this issue is the laundry facilities in the Tech residence halls, which are some of the most used and shared appliances are available to students liv-

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ing on campus. Many of these laundry machines, however, have become broken to the point where they are useless.

In fact, some of the machines on campus have actually been breaking down to the point that they are damaging students’ clothes and materials. Although there may be signs displaying a broken machine or one that is under repair, this can leave an entire floor or residence hall with very few working machines to share among hundreds of students.

Not only does this pro-

vide an inconvenience to the students, but this issue may also be dangerous for Tech’s residents. In Murray Hall, there have been a countless number of fires causing students to have to evacuate their dorms. These fires have occurred nearly twice in the past few weeks.

One of the causes of these accidents could be the lack of adequate and up-to-date machinery and equipment, as many of the laundry machines in Murray have been breaking down mid-wash or dry, sometimes leaving a strong odor to linger throughout the hallway from the laundry room.

One of these fires in particular was allegedly in the kitchen of the Murray dining hall, which may also align with this issue of some

of the appliances not being completely up to date.

If this issue is also present in the dining hall facilities, this presents a danger not only to the students but to the kitchen staff as well.

Not only does this problem provide an inconvenience to the students, but this issue may also be dangerour for Tech’s residents.

Fortunately, all students and workers in Murray have managed to be out of these fires safely and return to their dayto-day lives without any major issues; however, it is important

to take this issue into consideration when evaluating student life on campus at Tech.

It is understandable considering the age of some of our campuses with older buildings; not all facilities will be up to the same standard in regard to how modern or updated they are. With this being said, however, it is admirable that despite these issues, our campus still maintains a high standard of cleanliness throughout all college buildings, residence halls, as well as dining halls.

In order for our students living on campus to have all necessary supplies readily available to them, it is crucial for Tech to make it a priority to have accessible, working appliances. @StephanieGhanDT

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United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker DENVER (AP) — The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday.

The department did not identify the passport recipient, but Dana Zzyym, an intersex activist from Fort Collins, Colorado, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that they received it. Since 2015, Zzyym, who prefers a genderneutral pronoun, has been

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in a legal battle with the State Department to obtain a passport that did not require Zzyym to lie about gender by picking either male or female.

Zzyym (pronounced Zimm) picked up the UPS package with the passport after getting an early morning text and phone call from their lawyer, Paul Castillo of Lambda Legal, that it had arrived. Zzyym had stayed up late celebrating Intersex Awareness Day with two visiting activists.

While Zzyym, 63, said it was thrilling to finally get the passport, the goal was to help the next generation of intersex people win recognition

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as full citizens with rights, rather than travel the globe, Zzyym said.

“I’m not a problem. I’m a human being. That’s the point,” said Zzyym, who has an arm tattoo that reads, “Never give up,” a reminder of goals to accomplish in life.

Zzyym was born with ambiguous physical sexual characteristics but was raised as a boy and had several surgeries that failed to make Zzyym appear fully male, according to court filings. Zzyym served in the Navy as a male but later came to identify as intersex while working and studying at Colorado State University.

The State Department’s denial

of Zzyym’s passport prevented Zzyym from being able to go to two Organization Intersex International meetings.

Zzyym would like a chance to travel to another advocacy conference once they resume after the pandemic or perhaps go sea fishing in Costa Rica but, being on a fixed income, says a road trip to Canada for fishing might be more feasible.

Advocates, who praised the work of Zzyym, said the United States’ decision to join over a dozen countries that allow a third-gender option would allow people to travel as their authentic selves and possibly keep them safer doing it.

“Intersex, nonbinary, and

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transgender people need identity documents that accurately reflect who we are, and having mismatched documents can create problems with safety and visibility,” said Mary Emily O’Hara of GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, The U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, Jessica Stern, said the decision brings the government documents in line with the “lived reality” that there is a wider spectrum of human sex characteristics than is reflected in the previous two designations.

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The ever-changing waves of emotions & grief

By ARIANNA FLORES Sports Editor

When floating in the ocean, a person can feel the blaring sun, hear the screaming kids and smell the salty air.

But these things may not reach a person because of their overwhelming feelings towards the waves.

These feelings are mixed.

Anger, guilt, loneliness and more fill the water making one feel like they are drowning in guilt. This push and pull of the water can feel calm, gentle even. While other days, the waves become raging, pulling one into the darkness of the ocean.

These waves will come and go, but are valid when going through the process of grief. Natalie Harryman, a licensed marriage and family therapist associate at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Counseling Center, said.

“Whatever you’re feeling,

feel it,” Harryman said.

“Your feelings are there for a reason. You wear them as, like, jackets for time. And then whenever that jacket has served its purpose, to just hang it up on the coat rack for another day.”

Grief is a term defined by society as a short period of time to mourn the death of a loved one; however, Harryman said grief looks unique for every person.

“I think that’s one thing that gets a lot of people cause they think grief is going to look some way, and then they don’t feel that and then think, ‘What’s wrong with me?” Harryman said.

Samantha Overly, a prenursing first-year student, experienced grief at age 11 when her older sister died while Overly was at her mother’s house for the summer. The Sanger native said the emotions she felt at the time were overwhelming

and difficult to process because of her age, losing her sister in a car accident still affects her to this day.

“Every time I get in my car, I’m worried I didn’t tell someone that I love them before I left,” Overly said. “So it just kind of like made me angry when people told me it’s gonna be okay because in that moment, it wasn’t ok.”

According to the American Counseling Association, grief is not exclusive to death and also can include the loss of a relationship, moment or memory.

“If you don’t deal with them (emotions) now, it’s going to force you to hold them later,” Harryman said.

Shelby Morlock, a firstyear political science student from Houston, said she is experiencing a different type of grief with the loss of both of her biological parents at the age of two. Morlock said she grieves both the life her

parents could have had and the life she could have had with her parents.

“So (grief) is just kind of like the after effects, I guess, I am trying to piece it all together,” Morlock said.

“Because, like, you don’t

Every time I get in my car, I’m worried I didn’t tell someone I loved them before I left .

SAMANTHA OVERLY First-Year Student remember things, but that’s obviously what builds you up as a person. So like, I’m very different because of it, but, like, I couldn’t even tell you why.”

The amount of different emotions that come with grieving is challenging because most people expect

sadness to be the only feeling, Harryman said.

“So, step one, name it.

What are you feeling? Once you’ve named it, then you know what to deal with,” Harryman said. “Because you’re not going to treat sadness the same way that you’re going to treat being scared or lonely. Those things require different remedies.”

Both Overly and Morlock said hearing the phrase “They are in a better place” was not what they wanted to hear. They question, why is that better place not by their side on Earth?

“Yeah, and that’s also not that comforting because, living the afterlife, in my opinion, like, OK, but you don’t have memories to build that relationship off of. I don’t know, my parents like I don’t want to see them in the afterlife like I want to see them now,” Morlock said.

Once someone does begin

to move on, Morlock said there could be a sense of shame in realizing they are not thinking about the death.

“I think I’ve just like been trying to build as a person, like, learning it’s not a bad thing (grief), it’s nothing to be shameful of,” Morlock said.

Grief is inevitable, whether it be death, a loss of a relationship or the loss of a feeling, it will be prevalent in everyone’s life. Overly said for those who have yet to feel the inevitable, it is a feeling that never goes away. “(Grief) it’s one of the worst things to go through and never it never goes away, but it gets easier,” Overly said. “I guess you just get used to it, you get used to that person not being around or things like that. You make happy memories more happy memories about them even though they can’t make more memories for themselves.” @AriannaFloresDT

LIFESTYLE

Spooky season savings tips

By HANNAH VENEGAS Staff Writter

As the year moves forward, the need for holiday decorations arises. The first holiday that requires our attention is Halloween.

Anna Manzarez, general manager at Party City, shared her tips for gathering decorations to have an eye-catching abode.

“The first thing you want to do is come up with a theme and map out your ideas on paper or however you organize your ideas,” Manzarez said. “Creating a vibe once you enter the area you’re decorating allows guests to appreciate the space.”

Manzarez said the go-to vibe to emulate during the spooky season is a dusty, cob-webbed and creepy living space.

“Fake spider webs are honestly a staple and a pretty inexpensive way to decorate your home. If you live in a dorm, I’m sure you can put webs outside your door,” she said. “If you live in a house or apartment you most definitely can add them to your door, living room, and to make it even more realistic, place the spider webs where you normally collect dust.”

When decorating, a good tip is to buy or make your

own decorations that you can use multiple years in a row. If you make your own decorations, Michaels craft store is a store that DIY lovers can stop by.

Erica Carter, a Michaels associate, said a crafty decoration a decorator might make is a wreath.

“You get the base of a wreath, whether that be a grapevine, wire or foam base, then for each season you can decorate with the corresponding colors of your theme,” Carter said.

“For Halloween, you can use spiders, orange and purple flowers, for Thanksgiving you can switch out the colors to be orange, brown and gold. Each holiday has endless possibilities.”

Carter said Michaels switches holidays earlier than when each season starts so crafters can be prepared for each one. She said wreaths are versatile and can be inexpensive because decorations can come from anywhere.

Bria Holmes, a secondyear nursing student from Fort Worth, said she draws inspiration from the Internet.

“I spend hours on Pinterest looking for ideas and new ways to decorate my apartment,” Holmes said.

“I like to make decorations

out of old silverware and glasses that I find at Goodwill. I paint the inside of unique jars that I find at the store and I create a color-coded theme for each holiday season.”

Holmes said she goes all out for Halloween and Christmas. She created tombstones out of old boogie boards that were $5 at Five Below, painted the exterior black and wrote “R.I.P” on them. Another craft Holmes found on the Internet was making pumpkins out of

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“I grab all these ideas from the Internet and I modify them to fit into my budget and my creative ability,” Holmes said. “I love creating new crafts, and I feel that any amount of decorations whether you find them, buy them or make them can instantly transform your living space into the holiday dream of any season.” @HannahVenegasDT

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LEFT: The Masked Rider watches the game against Kansas State from Fearless back on Oct. 23, 2021 at Jones AT&T Stadium. RIGHT:Myles Price gets the crowd hyped up on third down during the game against Kansas State on Oct. 23, 2021. The Red Raiders lost this game 25-24 while at the Jones AT&T Stadium.

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 This will be the 29th meeting between the two teams, with Oklahoma leading its series 22-6, according to Tech Athletics.

The Sooners currently have an undefeated record of 8-0, and lead the Big 12 with a conference record of five straight wins, according to Oklahoma Athletics.

During their game against Texas, freshman quarterback Caleb Williams was called into action after redshirt sophomore quarterback Spencer Rattler was benched in the second quarter. Going into the season, Rattler was projected number one by ESPN as the Heisman favorite.

Since then, Williams has started every game for the Sooners, throwing eight touchdowns and running four.

Redshirt junior running back Kennedy Brooks leads the team in rushing yards with 767, his most in a game being 217 yards against Texas, according to Oklahoma Athletics. Sophomore wide receiver Marvin

Mims leads the team in receiving yards with 470.

As a team, the Sooners average 469 yards per game, according to Oklahoma Athletics.

The Red Raiders will return home to face the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday Nov. 13 at Jones AT&T Stadium at a to-bedetermined time for its second-to-last home game of the season.

Now as much than ever we need you to come support these young men and this f o o t b a l l t e a m . We need to pack the Jones for ourlast two homes game this year and help the football team.

KIRBY HOCUTT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR The Cyclones have a 5-2 overall record and are coming off a win over No. 8 Oklahoma State last week

adding onto what is now a three-game win streak, according to Iowa State Athletics.

The Cyclones are ranked No. 22 in this week’s top 25 polls and are sitting in fourth place in the Big 12 Standings with a 3-1 record in conference play, according to Big 12 Sports.

Iowa State ranks fifth in The Big 12 in total rushing yards with 1,190 total rushing yards.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Cyclones rank 6th in The Big 12, allowing a total of 3,002 yards this season, according to Big 12 Sports.

Key players for the Cyclones include senior quarterback Brock Purdy who ranks second amongst the Big 12 quarterbacks in passing with a 75 percent completion rate and racking up 1,648 total passing yards this season.

Junior running back Breece Hall is also a player to look out for, as he is second in The Big 12 for total rushing yards with 818 total rushing yards and 116.9 rushing yards per game this season, according to Big 12 Sports.

In their final game at home, Tech will face the previously undefeated Oklahoma State at a to be determined time on Nov. 20.

The No. 15 Cowboys started out the season undefeated through six games and were ranked as high as No. 8 in the AP Sports Top 25 poll before falling to Iowa State 24-21 on Oct. 25, according to Oklahoma State Sports.

Theres not a good time to make a decision to make a change like that.

KIRBY HOCUTT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR The Cowboys leading passer is junior quarterback Spencer Sanders as he has thrown for 1,184 yards and nine touchdowns, according to Oklahoma State Sports.

Sanders has also rushed for three touchdowns and 245 net rushing yards this season.

The Cowboys leading rusher is senior running

back Jaylen Warren as he has tallied 781 net rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground, according to Oklahoma State Sports. Warren has averaged over 100 rushing yards per game this season and his longest run was 75-yards against Boise State on Sept. 18.

Oklahoma State’s defense is ranked 19th in the nation in yards allowed per game, according to the Big 12 Sports.

Freshman defensive end Collin Oliver is the team leader in sacks with 4.5, according to Oklahoma State Sports.

Fans can purchase tickets for the final home games at TexasTech.com “Now as much than ever we need you to come support these young men and this football team. We need to pack the Jones for ourlast two homes game this year and help the football team,” Hocutt said.

The final game on the Red Raiders schedule will be on the road against Baylor at a to be determined time Nov. 27.

The unranked Baylor Bears have a 6-1 overall re-

cord and are 3-1 in conference so far this season, accoridng to Baylor Athletics.

The Bears lone conference loss was a 24-14 defeat from Oklahoma State while in Stillwater, according to Big 12 Sports.

Tech has held a winning 38-36-1 record against Baylor since 1929, accoridng to Tech Athletics.

During the shortened 2020 season, the Red Raiders pulled through in a close 24-23 game, according to Tech Athletics.

This is the first time since 2017 the Bears fell to the Red Raiders.

Tech will look to gain bowl eligibilty for the first time since 2017, according to Tech Athletics.

“I want to win, I want to be competitive,” Hocutt said. “I know our fan base is passionate.” @DTSports

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