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The Student Government Association’s student senate passed a bill Thursday after a month of debate. The bill raises the required GPA for senators and executive officers.

After some discussion during the senate meeting regarding Senate Bill 47.03, which would raise the GPA requirement to 2.5 for those wanting to join the student senate and 2.75 for those wanting to hold an executive office, the bill was voted on and passed.

“Basically, I, and the senators that voted with me, see it as a way to keep the standards of the SGA high,” Senator Colin Davis said. “We haven’t always had the best representation, and so I think if DAVIS we’re keeping ourselves to a high standard and making sure that we’re doing the things that we need to do as an organization for students, I think a higher GPA is necessary for that to happen.”

During the meeting’s open forum, Jeramy Kitchen, a junior political science major from Meadows Place, voiced his concern that the student senate often forgets whom they represent.

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APO joins in National Service Week Fraternity to partner with Boys & Girls Club

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Q U A RT E R B A C K SETH DOEGE and the Red Raiders head to Austin to face Texas coming off a 41-7 loss to Iowa State at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday.

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A deflated, uninspired performance against Iowa State knocked off Texas Tech from its highest of highs after a win at Oklahoma on Oct. 22.

A 41-7 loss at the hands of the Cyclones has Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville on the search for players to assert themselves as standout leaders on the field.

“It’s hard to be a cheerleader,” Tuberville said Monday.

“People that don’t play much — you can obviously get that out of players. But, I’m looking for more guys that do it by example other than just voicing their opinions.”

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Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity at Texas Tech, is participating in the organization’s National Service Week next week.

APO does about two service projects a week throughout the entire Our overall school year, said Katie Quinn, service theme was chair of APO and a junior psychology health and major from Arlington. nutrition, and Next week, APO is gearing up for its biggest service project Thursday. we just really Danielle Jacques, service vice wanted to president of APO and a junior phiget the kids losophy major from Lubbock, said the involved.” theme for this year’s National Service Katie Quinn Week is health and nutrition.

Service Chair, APO “We’re going to team up with the Boys and Girls Club and basically have a health and nutrition base for the kids there,” Jacques said. “We’re going to have different stations like a jump rope station and teach them how to check their pulses and we’ll have a make-your-own trail mix station and a food pyramid.”

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Community Calendar TODAY Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books II Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Enjoy an exhibit featuring 106 small artist books from a group of international artists, which will remain on display through Nov. 20.

In Memory Of… Remembering with Art Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Enjoy the artwork of 40 students as they honor loved ones for the annual Day of the Dead exhibit.

Street Smart Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Where: Commuter West C17 parking lot, TTU Parkway and Indiana Avenue So, what is it?

Enjoy this motorcycle rally and see new bikes and discuss bike safety.

First Friday Art Trail Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Museum of Texas Tech So, what is it?

Enjoy new exhibits, activities, movies, planetarium shows, dinosaur history, different cultures and science.

Max Matzen Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Hemmle Recital Hall So, what is it?

Enjoy trumpet faculty recital.

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Where: United Spirit Arena So, what is it?

Support the men’s basketball team as they compete against the Saints.

International Talent Show Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Student Union Building, Allen Theatre So, what is it?

Enjoy the International Talent Show and learn about other cultures.

Zombie Prom Time: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Where: Student Union Building, Ballroom So, what is it?

Students living in residence halls can dress up as a zombie and spend the night swing dancing to music from a live DJ. An introductory lesson for attendees will start at 7 p.m.

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KEVIN MCGEHEE, AN undergraduate teaching assistant, uses a model to explain parts of the human body to Cory Ortiz, a sophomore exercise sports science major from El Paso, and Katie Roche, a sophomore phycology major from Houston, during a human anatomy class in the Biology building Thursday.

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The Cross Cultural Academic Advancement Center and Unidos por un Mismo Idioma, a student organization at Tech that promotes the Spanish language and culture, worked together to celebrate Viva Calaca: Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

On Thursday night, more than 320 people attended the two-part event, which honored the Hispanic tradition in the Frazier Pavilion.

“This is the seventh annual Viva Calaca event hosted by the Cross Cultural Academic Advancement Center,” said Martha Mouret-Sanders, assistant director of the center. “Last year was the first time UMI joined us in hosting the event, and now this year we have over 10 Hispanic organizations that participated by creating an altar.”

Multicultural fraternities, sororities, Hispanic-based student organizations such as the Hispanic Students Society and Lubbock High School created decorative altars to celebrate the life of a person who has died.

“We created our altar to celebrate Celia Cruz, a famous Latin-American singer,” said Isamar Marmolejo, a senior Spanish major from Eagle Pass. “We have the sugar skulls and traditional candles to decorate the altar. We are now making it a tradition to participate in this event every year.”

Preparations for the Viva Calaca event started early Thursday morning and continued until doors were opened to the public.

“We had more than 320 tickets for the dinner part of the event and we ran out,”

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CLAUDIA TRISTIAN, A senior journalism major from Austin, applies face paint to Carolina Yanez, a freshman pre med major from El Paso, to make her look like La Catrina for the Día de los Muertos celebration in the Frazier Alumni Pavilion on Thursday.

said Virginia Stille, president of UMI. The event is divided into two parts.

The first part consisted of a dinner where UMI members spoke to the audience about the history behind Day of the Dead.

The members also explained why they chose to honor José Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican political critic.

“Some members of UMI were dressed in the traditional La Catrina, which was a cartoon created by Jose Guadalupe Posada, whom we are honoring,” Stille said.

The event was also made possible by the participation of parents of members in both organizations.

Stille said the traditional papel picado, a decorative craft made from tissue paper cut into designs, and sugar skulls, which are used as table decorations, were ordered from Juarez, Mexico.

“One of our member’s parents picked up the decorations from Mexico and brought them to us here more than a week ago,” she said. “I even called my parents

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Kitchen said as he addressed the senate. “This whole thing concerns me based on the fact there is little transparency as to how this money is allocated.”

Senator Blake Bradley read Senate Bill 47.20, which concerns the establishment of a standing committee that would work on a code of ethics to make sure senators properly conduct themselves. The committee also would investigate any violations. The committee members are appointed, not voted into office. The members present passed the bill.

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He said he felt like he is among a minority of the students at Tech who seem to care about the student government’s actions. He said the lack of transparency from the association is a matter of concern.

“I was told that under student money, whether it be based off of student service fees, which were raised for the first time in four years this year, that you pay every semester or for anything else that contributes in many ways to help the student government function, and, ultimately, it functions,”

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Senate Bill 47.09 concerned the placement of bike racks at the Industrial Engineering building. Pippen said the racks are in front of the building and the area’s heavy traffic is causing the grass to die. While there was some debate, the recommendation to move the bike racks passed.

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History professor recalls fighting in Vietnam War

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Not only does Ron Milam teach the history of the Vietnam War at Texas Tech, but he relives his experiences during every class he does so.

A Vietnam War veteran and published author, Ron served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He said he enlisted in the Army as a “reluctant volunteer.”

He would have been drafted as soon as he finished graduate school, he said, but instead enlisted so he could become an officer.

He was 25 years old and had already been in training for two years when he was sent to Vietnam to fight, and just after he and his wife had their first son.

“I had been in training for almost two years before I went to Vietnam,” Ron said. “I was an enlisted man for a year and was then in officer training for six months.

I went to language school and I went to Special Forces school — I went to all those schools. So, I had already been in the Army for about two years. We pretty much knew that if the war continued, I would have to go. So, it wasn’t a shock when I got my notice for Vietnam.”

He said he got his notice in October and headed to Vietnam in May. During that time, his son was born, and he said his wife, Maxine Milam, was a little depressed knowing he was going overseas to serve while she had to raise their three-month-old son alone.

Ron was stationed in Pleiku, which is a town in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, from 1970 to 1971.

“It’s very mountainous,” he said. “My job was what they called an infantry adviser to the Montagnards. These are tribal peoples: indigenous people of Vietnam.”

Maxine said she and her husband sent letters back and forth to keep in contact.

She became terrified, though, when she didn’t receive a letter from her husband for about two weeks.

“Well, we made the mistake of writing every day,” Maxine said. “And then, he got into some real bad stuff at one point and

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APO has about 100 members and hopes to see at least half of them participating in next week’s activities.

There is a competition among the nation’s chapters where the chapter that meets all the requirements and specifications will be featured in APO’s national newsletter.

I didn’t get letters for probably two weeks, and that was really hard. I just remember rocking my son and just crying, thinking that was it.”

She said her husband had written to his father explaining how bad the conditions were in Vietnam, but asked for his father to not tell her anything about it.

Finally, Maxine got a letter, and said she was very happy to hear from him.

Ron said he saw a lot of action while in Vietnam, but returning home proved to be a challenge as well.

He said Vietnam War veterans did not receive much respect from Americans who were still angry about the war and that it was a tough time to be a veteran. “(Americans) were tired of the war and, in many ways, they took out their frustrations about being in the war on those who had fought in it,” he said. “It was not a good time to be a veteran.”

He said the veterans began to adopt the image other people had of them.

“A lot of us sort of accepted the image they had of us and grew our hair out long,” he said. “And we probably did more drinking and (used drugs more) than we should have. But, that’s the way people thought of us, so I guess we were trying to meet their expectations.”

Ron said the hate for Vietnam War veterans got so bad the government passed a law called the “Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974.”

The act put the veterans in an affirmative action state because companies would make assumptions and not hire veterans once they found out they had fought in the war, he said.

“The assumptions were that we had committed terrible atrocities,” Ron said. “We were called ‘baby killers’ and all of us were (accused of being) drug addicts. Those were the allegations against us. And, the government passed a law that said that’s just not the case (and that) you can’t treat a veteran that way.”

When Ron returned home, Maxine said it was hard to adapt.

By the time he was back from Vietnam, their son was one-yearand-three-months old.

“There was a whole phase of Jacques said the requirements involve incorporating the theme into the project and in getting a certain number of members to participate in the project.

Quinn said the service fraternity chose to work with the Boys and Girls Club because they wanted their project to involve children.

“Our overall theme was health and nutrition,” Quinn said, “and we just really wanted to get the kids involved.”

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RON MILAN AND his wife Maxine had their first child while he was fighting in the Vietnam War. Milan is a Vietnam War veteran who now teaches the history of the Vietnam War at Texas Tech

getting adjusted to him and of our son getting adjusted to his dad,” Maxine said. “So, he had to do that whole thing, whereas I was not used to anyone telling our son what to do and what not to do. He would come home and try to reprimand (our son) or whatever, and it was hard on me because it wasn’t something I was used to because he was already a year old by that time.”

She also said her husband became tougher and took everything a little bit more seriously.

Now, Ron teaches a course on the war and visits Vietnam every summer to teach a course on the American War in Vietnam.

“It’s full circle for me,” he said.

Looking back on the war, Ron said he thinks America had the right intentions in fighting the war.

“The way I teach it here at Texas Tech is to make sure my students understand the paranoia that existed and that we were so afraid of this thing called ‘communism,’” he said. “We were willing to sacrifice the lives of She said they expect some 50 to 100 of the Boys and Girls Club’s children to show up for the activities they have planned.

There will be games set up at each of the stations, so the children can be more involved, Quinn said.

APO plans to work all of next week in setting up the different stations at the Boys and Girls Club to prepare for the event. ➤➤pskinner@dailytoreador.com

Case against Jackson’s doctor goes to jury LOS ANGELES (AP) — The case of Michael Jackson’s doctor was placed in a jury’s hands Thursday after contentious legal arguments over who was to blame for the superstar’s death — the celebrity who craved sleep at any cost or the doctor accused of providing the drugs that killed him.

In final statements delivered in a packed courtroom, a defense attorney cast Dr. Conrad Murray as a victim of Jackson’s celebrity, saying he would never have been charged with involuntary manslaughter if his patient was someone other than Jackson.

“They want you to convict Dr. Murray for the actions of Michael Jackson,” attorney Ed Chernoff said. “This is not a reality show. It is reality.”

Prosecutor David Walgren portrayed Murray as a liar and greedy opportunist who put his own welfare before that of Jackson.

“Conrad Murray is criminally liable for the death of Michael Jackson,” he told jurors. “Not because it was Michael Jackson but because Conrad Murray is guilty of criminal negligence.”

Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor submitted the case to jurors after a full day of arguments and told them to begin deliberations Friday.

If convicted, Murray could receive a minimum sentence of probation or a maximum of four years. He would be unlikely to serve that much time, however, because

of jail overcrowding.

Earlier, Walgren, in a carefully structured argument enhanced by video excerpts of witness testimony, spoke of the special relationship between a doctor and patient and said Murray had corrupted it by giving Jackson the anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid.

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a lot of men. About 58,225 men and women died fighting that war and millions and millions of Vietnamese died — not only as allies of us, but also as enemies.

That’s a sad thing. It’s a really sad thing. I served. I did what my country asked me to do. When you are a citizen of a country and they ask you to represent them in battle, I did what my country asked me to do.”

Ron is also the author of the book, “Not a Gentleman’s War.” He said he writes about “the little

guys,” which is an approach not many other professors or authors choose.

“War is about the worst of human behavior and the best of human behavior,” he said. “But, it’s also about the love you have for the men next to you. I teach a whole course on why men fight and it has nothing to do with belief in democracy or belief in communism, if you’re on the other side. It has almost everything to do — once the fighting starts — with trying to keep the

man next to you alive. Not in keeping yourself alive, but in trying to keep the man next to you alive. Also, it’s in trying to show the man next to you that you have what it takes to protect him.

It’s a very strange environment to be in and thank goodness there is only a very small percentage of people who ever have to do it.”

Ron said there is not a day that goes by where he doesn’t think about the things he did in Vietnam more than 40 years ago. ➤➤pskinner@dailytoreador.com

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR teams have and Leach’s lack of one hurt him many times. Running the ball yields less overall yards, but results in more effective game control.

We experienced this last year as well with Baron Batch. If it weren’t for the game last week, Texas Tech would be ranked in the top 10 this year — much like it was under Leach’s tenure.

Remember: Mike Leach lost some head-scratchers as well. Oklahoma State in 2005 comes to mind, as well as TCU in 2006 and Colorado in his later years. Houston in his final year was also unbearable.

Leach demeans our university whenever he talks. We need to drop him like a bad habit, for that’s what he is.  Greg Duncan is a geophysics graduate student from Midland. ➤➤ m.duncan@ttu.edu

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Mike Leach is a non-issue and has been ever since he got fired.

First and foremost, Mike Leach was not fired due to the Adam James issue. This was simply the straw that broke the camel’s back.

He was fired for insubordination. He constantly threw himself out at other jobs without the consent of our “power-hungry” administration, effectively breaking his contract to get leverage in negotiations for his new contract, which was created the year before his termination.

You can argue that using Adam James was a bad reason to fire him.

You can point at the emails between administrators, ESPN and Craig James. The fact is Tech wanted him out, and for good reason.

The potency of our offense is actually just as effective as it was when Mike Leach was here. The running game is something all championship

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ciples and emphasized its long-term cause to participants.

“I was impressed by the way After drinking water exclusively students responded to this concept,” for 10 days, Alyssa Ingrum said a Ingrum said. “They were intrigued Diet Coke never tasted so good. by it. It has been really cool seeing Ingrum, the president of Project how people’s personalities persuaded H20 and a senior special education them to drink only water for 10 major, joined the project’s members days.” and other students across campus Elizabeth Vanskike, public relain drinking water for 10 days rather tions chair for Project H2O and a than sodas and other costly drinks senior public relations major, said in order to donate the saved money the event made her aware of the to build a well in Africa. importance of clean water.

The event, named “The 10 “It made me realize that we use Days,” ended Thursday at noon. water with everything we do,” she Many of the people participating im- said. “I have water with me constantmediately made ly throughout trips to Sonic the day. Aland Starbucks most one bilto drink somelion people thing other — or one-inthan water. eight people “The first — around the two days really world do not showed,” Inhave clean grum said. “All water to drink.

PHOTO BY ANNIE OSTERLUND/The Daily Toreador I wanted was That is why A COMMUNICATION, CIVILITY and Ethics class does a team building exercise outside the Human Sciences building Tuesday. The students a Diet Coke. I I did The 10 held hands in a circle, and then with their eyes closed, tried to make the circle into a square. had constant Days: to share caffeine headmy blessing of aches from clean, usable ALYSSA INGRUM withdrawals.” water with PRESIDENT But, their efsomeone who PROJECT H20 forts paid off. needs it.”

In 10 days, Clara GarNEW YORK (AP) — Robert how the Senate worked and instead term. Caro expects the fifth book to 300,000 copies and Bogaards said Caro Project H20 cia, a junior A. Caro’s quest to narrate the life of of making it rather minor, I wanted take two to three years and adds that he will tour to promote the new book, givraised $1,039, and there is still more nutrition major from Coppell, said Lyndon Johnson, and document how to show how power worked in the even knows the final sentence. ing fans a long-awaited chance to see to come. This money has helped even though she doesn’t drink much Johnson handled and created political “I’m ready to start writing it now,” him. Knopf Chairman and CEO Sonny Senate,” Caro said Tuesday during a reach a little more than one-fifth of besides coffee, she knew participatpower, has lasted longer than LBJ’s time says Caro, all of whose Johnson books Mehta said in a statement that “Passage telephone interview with The AssociProject H2O’s total goal of $5,000, ing in The 10 Days would benefit a in government. ated Press from his Manhattan office. have been edited by Robert Gottlieb. of Power” was a “riveting look at a which will finance the building of a good cause.

The Pulitzer Prize winning histo“What do I want to show in this Over the past three decades, Caro’s pivotal period in our nation’s history.” well to provide clean drinking water “I wanted to join Project H20 rian and former Newsday investiga- volume? I wanted to show how a mas- Johnson books have been among the “You do not give a great biographer in Rwanda, Africa. because, with this organization, you tive reporter has spent some 35 years ter of politics can pick up the reins of most celebrated and debated historical a timetable,” Mehta said. “You let “The 10 Days was more suc- can actually see how you’re helping researching and writing about Johnson, power in a time of great crisis and what works in memory. Caro has received them do their work, and in due course, cessful than I anticipated,” Ingrum change lives,” she said. from the Texan’s debut in Congress he can do with that power and the two National Book Critics Circle publish it. This has been our approach said. “Relying on donations is hard Project H20 has gained 10 to 15 during the New Deal era to his rise to extraordinary results Lyndon Johnson awards, a National Book Award and a with Caro from the outset. The result with college students, but it has new members since The 10 Days the White House under the most trau- did with it.”

Pulitzer Prize, for “Master of the Sen- has been three signature works, and been awesome. Not only did we event. matic conditions, the assassination of Caro said he has already done an ate.” The three books have sold 1.5 now this fourth, which I immediately raise money, but we made people “A lot of people have shown President John F. Kennedy. The more outline and most of the research for the million copies combined and Knopf recognized as a stand-alone book and think about what they’re blessed interest and have joined our group Caro learned, the more he needed presumed final volume, which would receives hundreds of emails each insisted that we had to publish next with and how to use their blessings now,” Ingrum said. “I started to tell. A planned three-volume his- cover the rest of Johnson’s presidency month asking about the next volume, year. There will be a fifth volume, to help others.” our Facebook page about a week tory grew to four, then five. Caro was and how the Vietnam War overshad- according to publicity director Paul though again, we have no timetable Ingrum said a closing event is before The 10 Days, and now we barely 40 when he started the project owed his domestic triumphs and drove Bogaards. for it, only the expectation that it will still to come. have 71 people who ‘like’ us (on and likely will be pushing 80 when him to give up on seeking a second full Knopf plans a first printing of be as good as the first four.”

“The end event is a celebration Facebook). That’s how I’m judging he’s done. of how God has blessed us,” Ingrum our progress.”

Book four, “The Passage of Power,” said.

Ingrum said there are more funcomes out in May, publisher Alfred A. Ingrum said the Give Back Night draisers to come, ranging from bar Knopf announced Tuesday. at Chili’s and the tailgate were the nights to selling water bottles.

“Passage of Power” will focus on the most successful events. The Chili’s She is also considering doing years 1958-64, from the time he began Give Back Night raised $450 alone. The 10 Days each semester in order seeking the presidency, through his “People got a good meal and the to provide water to even more parts years as vice president under Kennedy, benefits went to us,” she said. of Africa. and to Johnson’s becoming president Bart Crow, who played with his Ingrum challenges more students and his astonishing early run of legislaband at last week’s tailgate, sup- to get involved in order to make a tive victories. Caro expects the book ported The 10 Days as well. difference in the world. to run about 700 pages, modest by his “People get thirsty in Africa, “Water is the beginning of evstandards. His previous book, “Master too,” Crow said. erything,” she said. “It is more than of the Senate,” topped 1,100 pages.

Throughout the 10 days, mem- just EDITOR’S something affecting health.

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Khan deciding what to sing for Franklin tribute NEW YORK (AP) — Singing an Aretha Franklin song is a formidable task for anyone — even for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Chaka Khan.

Khan says she’s struggling to find the right song to pay tribute to Franklin at a concert at the Rock Hall in Cleveland. Saturday’s concert, featuring Khan, Lauryn Hill, Ronald Isley and others, will cap a week of festivities honoring Franklin as part of the museum’s American Music Masters series.

“It’s very special. I really don’t know what songs I’m going to sing. I just know one of them won’t be ‘Respect,’” she said with a laugh.

Khan said she’d love to sing a jazz tune, as Franklin’s early material was rooted in jazz. But since the event is at the Rock Hall, “I don’t know whether it would be appropriate or not.”

Khan said she’s likely to pick one of Franklin’s lesser-known songs: “I try to pick songs that people know and love, but weren’t hits ... because it shows the artist’s versatility.”

Khan is a nominee for next year’s Rock Hall as a member of the group Rufus. She said she’s honored by the nomination, even if she doesn’t make it in: “The fact that Aretha is there, if it never happens for me, she represents.”

Still, she would like to make the cut — and hopes to do it on the first try.

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Red Raiders win preseason showdown despite sloppy play

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TEXAS TECH TERRAN Petteway shoots the ball over Southwestern Oklahoma State forward Thomas Davis during Tech's 76-70 victory against the Bulldogs on Thursday in United Spirit Arena. Petteway, and the rest of the Red Raiders, were effencient from the free throw line which helped the team stave off the upset loss. Petteway went two for three from the charity stripe as the rest of the team went 26 for 34 including 18 for 20 in the second half.

By EVAN JANSA STAFF WRITER

Texas Tech had six true freshmen see playing time in its first exhibition game of the season, but the Red Raiders were able to overcome their youth.

Although there were some shaky moments, the Red Raiders were able to hold on late and defeat Southwestern Oklahoma State 76-70.

“We were shell-shocked,” head coach Billy Gillispie said. “We’ve got a lot of new guys that were shell-shocked. Not an excuse, just a fact.”

There was some trepidation from the opening tip when Tech fell into an 8-0 hole before Javarez Willis knocked down a three-pointer.

The Red Raiders were down 35-31 at half and finally took a 50-49 lead in the second stanza when Jaron Nash nailed a runner during a 9-0 run.

Nash didn’t score in the first half but tallied 11 points and was a perfect 5-5 from the field in the second half.

The sophomore’s contributions weren’t limited to the offensive end though.

The Waterloo, Iowa, native disrupted the Bulldogs with his length, notching two steals. “(Nash) did a fantastic job of denying passes like we normally try to,” Gillispie said. “He really kind of changed and turned the game for us.”

Alongside Nash, Willis scored a team-high 22 points. The sophomore hit four threes in all and shot 72 percent from the field. “(Willis) made some big baskets,” Gillispie said. “He made some foul shots, he did OK defensively, not like I need him to. Again, a good starting point for him and we would have been sunk without him.”

Tech was consistent from the free throw line in the second half in a tight finish. The Red Raiders were 10 of 10 in the final two minutes to darmpen any hope had by Southwest Oklahoma. In an otherwise sloppy performance, the steadiness from the charity stripe was crucial.

“I have not told them to shoot a free throw yet in practice,” Gillispie said. “The only thing we did good was the things we haven’t practiced.”

The Bulldogs flustered Tech with a full-court press, causing 28 turnovers and forced the Red Raiders out of tempo. Southwestern Oklahoma State also outhustled Tech on the boards, grabbing 13 offensive rebounds which turned into 11 second chance points.

Those kinds of lapses are something Gillispie wasn’t surprised at.

“It was about what I expected,” Gillispie said. “They did a good job and we did a very, very poor job rebounding. We didn’t do anything like the teams that I normally play, but that’s perfect because we ended up scoring more points than they did and we get a chance to practice again tomorrow.”

Even though the performance wasn’t idyllic, the Red Raiders were able to stave off the upset against a Division II school, a game which served as a litmus test for the team – especially the freshmen.

“We found out a lot tonight,” Gillispie said. “They found out a lot about themselves. That’s why you have exhibition games.”

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Tech prepares for No. 3 Iowa State after loss to A&M

By CHOIS WOODMAN STAFF WRITER

The Texas Tech volleyball team lost in straight sets against Texas A&M on Wednesday at Reed Arena in College Station.

The Red Raiders were never able to get going and play at the same level as the Aggies, Tech coach Don Flora said.

“It was one of those (games) where — emotionally or psychologically — we just didn’t have the wheels turning the right way,” he said. “The other side was that A&M played really clean. They served and passed at a really high level, so that put a lot of pressure on us. So, you’ve got to give them a lot of credit too.”

The team has an opportunity to bounce back Saturday against No. 3 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.

“We’re preparing for a great team,” he said. “It’s really going to come down to the serving and passing game. Can we pass it and can we serve to put pressure on them? If they become a high-ball team, we can play with them.”

The Aggies’ sweep against the Red Raiders was the first time Tech has lost in straight sets since Oct. 12 at Texas.

Reed Arena is one of the most challenging gyms the team will play in all year, Flora said. Tech can learn from its experience at College Station and learn to use the energy from the opposition’s crowd, he said.

“It’s a tough place to play. Aggieland is a tough place. And, in some ways, I’m glad it’s the last (game against the Aggies),” he said. “It’s always good to play good teams, but I like learning how to harness that energy in the gym because it’s fun to shut people up if you play well.”

Tech sophomore Brandy Huskey said the team was not prepared well enough mentally for the match against A&M.

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“The mental state was a little slow,” she said. “We came out fired up then it was like we got down a little bit and we just fell.”

Tech will need to keep its head up and continue to fight if the team does not get off to a hot start against the Cyclones on Saturday, Huskey said.

“We really need to be positive and compliment everybody and tell them what they need to do to get better,” she said. “We really need to work on playing as a team and being positive and really work on the shots that they aren’t good at and focus on what we learn in our scouting report.”

Senior outside hitter Amanda Dowdy had a match-high 10 kills against the Aggies.

Tech has to be more mentally prepared for the game against the Cyclones than it was in the match at A&M, Dowdy said.

“The biggest thing we need to take into the game is our mentality,” she said. “The mental part of the game is what beat us at A&M. Physically, we’ve got it. We have the offense and defense when we show up to play. We need to take what we learned at A&M and know we don’t ever want that to happen again. We just need to bring back that confidence and know that we can compete against Iowa State.”

If the Red Raiders play at the top of their game, they have the ability to beat Iowa State, Dowdy said.

“With our conference this year, it’s anybody’s game any given night,” she said. “So, you never know how Iowa State is going to show up or how we’re going to show up. So, I think just taking it with a grain of salt and playing point-to-point with them would be really good for us.” ➤➤cwoodman@dailytoreador.com

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Tech (5-3, 2-3 in Big 12 Conference play) gets its opportunity at a second consecutive road upset when it takes on No. 21 Texas at 11 a.m. Saturday in Austin.

Tuberville and players credited a lack of execution as the main factor in Tech’s loss to Iowa State at home last Saturday.

Tech quarterback Seth Doege said the first and main thing the Red Raiders need to better themselves at is playing spirited.

The Tech sidelines were noticeably dull and calm throughout various sequences of the Iowa State loss.

Doege said he personally does not allow himself to get too amped up no matter the stage of a game, but he acknowledged the lack of excitement compared to the Red Raiders in Norman, Okla., while working on an upset of the Sooners.

“As I said, I didn’t get into it,” Doege said. “I try to keep my emotions at a certain level, and I just worry about my job and what I can control. It didn’t feel like the same sideline as OU, of course, but that’s something we’ll need to work on and improve on.”

The Longhorns are coming off a 43-0 demolishing of Kansas, a game in which

Texas’ running backs combined for 441 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

Freshmen Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron each had two scores and freshman quarterback David Ash added another rushing touchdown.

Texas did not throw a touchdown pass against the Jayhawks.

Tech is not to be fooled by this performance, though, as the Longhorns’ running game has been their offense’s main generator all season.

Defensive tackle Donald Langley said stopping Texas’ ground game is at the top of the Red Raiders’ list of defensive priorities for Saturday.

“First and foremost, we’ve got to stop the run,” Langley said, “and leave it to (Ash and Case McCoy) to pass the ball.”

Tech has been preparing to see both Ash and the sophomore McCoy at quarterback for the Longhorns.

On Tuesday, Tuberville said he did not see too many differences between the two. The Tech defense’s Achilles’ heel this year — mobile quarterbacks — is something unlikely to be present when it comes to Texas.

Ash and McCoy have combined to rush for a net of -1 rushing yards this season.

However, Tuberville said the defense

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TEXAS HEAD COACH Mack Brown and Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville shake hands after Texas’ 24-14 victory against Tech last year

is not good enough to believe it can shut down any opposing offense yet.

“We’re not fast enough, we’re not quick enough and we’re not big enough on the defensive line to say we can go line up and just shut anybody down on defense,” Tuberville said.

The same philosophy goes for the offense as well, as Tuberville said he does not believe the offense is at a point where it can expect to accumulate a large amount of points on any team in the country unless it’s on a hot streak.

“Or, we’re not good enough on offense experience-wise to say we can go

out and score 40 or 50 points every time we line up, unless we have a lot of confidence,” he said.

Ultimately, Tuberville sees a lot of similarities between his Red Raiders and the Longhorns.

Those similarities may not extend to each team’s statistics and offensive philosophies, but Tuberville said both teams are progressing along similar paths in the 2011 football season.

“They’ve had an up-and-down year to this point, as we have,” he said. “Both (teams are still) looking for an identity.” ➤➤jrodriguez@dailytoreador.com

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