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Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II catches the snap and looks down the field during the Red Raiders' game against Texas on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

AWAY Tech falls to Texas, 45-37

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unior quarterback Patrick Mahomes II threw for 367 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the 45-37 loss to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday.

Freshman halfback Da’Leon Ward rushed for 93 yards and one touchdown, and junior receiver Dylan Cantrell had 89 receiving yards.

Junior receiver Cameron Batson had 38 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the game.

Douglas Coleman also had a defensive scoring touchdown off a fumble recovery. Sophomore receiver Jonathan Giles had 55 receiving yards

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and one touchdown in the game.

Tech kicked off the first drive of the game with a three-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes to Batson, giving Tech the early lead 7-0 with 11:37 left in the first quarter.

Texas answered back the next drive, going 69 yards for five plays in 54 seconds to tie the game.

On the next drive, sophomore kicker Clayton Hatfield scored a 42-yard field goal to bring Tech up 10-7 with 7:02 left in the first quarter. The Longhorns answered back when Texas freshman quarterback Shane Buechele threw to freshman receiver Collin Johnson for a 16yard touchdown, which was made with only one foot in the end zone.

Mahomes then threw to Giles for a 6-yard touchdown to give the lead back to Tech. However, Texas then blocked the PAT making the score 16-14 with Tech in the lead and 1:23 left in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, sophomore punter Michael Barden punted the ball to the Texas one-yard line. The Longhorns went all the way down the field, but a fumble from Texas junior halfback D’Onta Foreman was recovered by Coleman and returned 100 yards for a touchdown, bringing up Tech’s lead to 23-14, after the play was reviewed by officials.

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1. Texas Tech wide receiver Jonathan Giles ducks into the end zone during the first half of Tech's 45-37 loss to Texas on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

2. Texas Tech wide receiver Reginald Davis III poses for a photo with his family before the Red Raiders’ game against Texas on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. Davis was among the seniors who were honored before the game.

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Comedy troupe to perform for presidential series iGEM team wins silver at

By DAVID GAY L a Vida Editor

As a part of the Presidential Lecture & Performance Series, The Second City comedy troupe will be performing “The Best of Second City,” a showcase of iconic sketches and improvisational comedy at 7 p.m. Friday in the Allen Theatre.

The Second City originated in Chicago and has become one of the most famous improvisation troupes in the U.S., according to the Presidential Lecture & Performance Series website.

“We do topical comedy sketches that are based on improvisation,” Eve Krueger, a performer with The Second City, said.

“We also do improvisation where we just make up stuff on the spot. It’s all lighthearted and moves really fast.”

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international competition

By REECE NATIONS Staff Writer

Texas Tech's iGEM Raiders took home a silver medal at this year ’s International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition.

The iGEM Raiders team consists of undergraduate and graduate students with backgrounds in microbiology, cell and molecular biology, mathematics, physics and chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering, Annette Sobel, associate professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, said. "iGEM is an annual inter-

national competition that lets students research and develop biomedical experiments that can benefit the well-being of society," Sobel said. "The diversity of our team makes it easier for us to address issues as they arise, whatever they may be."

The iGEM Raiders were one of many teams who met the criteria to win a silver medal at this year’s competition from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31 in Boston, Sobel said.

Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to teams whose projects met the appropriate criteria for each medal.

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LPD raids house for fentanyl, one person shot

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Crews from the Dallas and Fort Worth areas were called to Lubbock to clean up after another fentanyl raid at 2216 2nd Place.

Lubbock police were able to obtain a search warrant for a Friday raid in which one suspect was shot and another was taken into custody, Neal Barron, assistant chief for the Lubbock Police Department, said.

“We decided to use the Lubbock Police Department SWAT team to conduct the warrant

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service,” Barron said during a live stream of a news conference. “The SWAT team did, in fact, conduct the warrant service, and after they made entry into the house, shots were fired inside the house.”

Once inside the house LPD SWAT found a gun inside of the house, and no officers were injured, Barron said. Shots were fired in the house, and one suspect was shot and transported to University Medical Center. There is still no word on his condition.

This makes the third raid of fentanyl in Lubbock, Barron said. However, there is still no way to know if all of the raids were connected to the same case.

“It’s a fentanyl-related investigation. I don’t know how far into the federal realm it goes, but it is a fentanylrelated investigation,” Barron said.

The other person who was in the house was taken into custody and questioned, Barron said, and LPD has no reason to believe there were other peo-

ple in the house who were connected to this bust.

At the moment, LPD is maintaining security around the house, and there are no other investigations currently ongoing around that area, Barron said.

“Not a lot of law enforcement happens in a vacuum, especially when it comes to investigating drug crimes,” Greg Stevens, LPD chief, said in an Oct. 27 news conference.

“We have to have those types of partnerships, because we’ve relied on them for a couple of years.”

Along with LPD’s investigation into the fentanyl problem in Lubbock, the Drug Enforcement Administration is also helping.

It is not just Lubbock that has a fentanyl problem, Stevens said during the conference.

“It’s hard to pick up a newspaper or look at a news website or watch national news and even local news and not see a story about what a plague

this is and the deaths that it’s caused,” Stevens said during the conference.

Fentanyl is usually diverted via pharmacy theft, fraudulent prescriptions and illicit distribution by patients and physicians, according to the DEA website.

The drug is also described to be 100 times more potent than morphine.

“This is something we’re facing across the nation, and it can be very alarming when you wake up and you see people in hazmat suits come out of the house down

the street,” Stevens said during the conference. “That’s a big deal, it’s very concerning and it should be. It’s very concerning for us, the fact that it’s in our backyard, it’s in everybody’s backyard, and that’s a problem.”

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the processes of human cells," she said. "They then infused the bandage with the purified inhibitor so that wounds are able to progress past the inflammation phase and heal faster."

Professors in the chemical engineering department and the Health Sciences Center advised the team throughout the experimentation process, Sobel said. The equipment and facilities required for the development of the project were provided by those departments as well.

This is the first year Tech students have competed at

iGEM's annual event, Brandon Palomo, iGEM team president, said. A chemical engineering and cell and molecular biology dual major from Allen, Palomo said the team did not know what to expect going in to the competition.

"Winning the silver medal definitely validated all our hard work," Palomo said. "We basically had to teach ourselves about all the details of how the event worked."

Palomo and the iGEM team will work to improve for next year’s competition in the pursuit of a gold medal, he said. The results of this year’s competition

served as a catalyst for the iGEM Raiders.

The event itself serves to ensure the advancement of synthetic biology in educational institutions across the world. One aspect of the competition is collaboration with students from other competing universities, Palomo said.

"We helped out students from UT Austin in their experiment," he said.

"What we did was basically follow all the directions they gave us for their project to prove it worked and could be replicated."

Safety was a top priority for the iGEM team. During

the experimentation phase of the project, there were multiple mechanisms created with the purpose of ensuring the team's well-being, Palomo said. Before beginning the project, all members of the team were required to complete safety training in both lab safety and biological safety.

"Mostly, I wanted to thank Dr. Sobel and all the professors from the chemical engineering department and the Health Sciences Center," Palomo said. "We couldn't have accomplished this without their help and guidance."

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 The iGEM Raiders developed a method to treat chronic wounds by targeting the overproduction of wound-site protease, an enzyme that breaks down proteins and peptides, Sobel said. The student competitors genetically engineered E. coli in a laboratory as a protease inhibitor and then purified the inhibitor in a bioreactor. "(The iGEM Raiders) also designed a collagen bandage that imitates

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US Supreme Court reinstates Arizona ballot collection ban

Off-field distractions irking Baylor

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday reinstated an Arizona law that makes it a felony to collect early ballots, stepping into a contentious political issue days before the presidential election and dealing a blow to Democratic get-out-the-vote efforts.

The unsigned order from the nation’s highest court overturns an appeals court decision from a day earlier that blocked the new law and drew celebration from Democrats. Groups immediately launched renewed efforts to help voters deliver their ballots to the polls, then stopped after

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The Supreme Court decision called into question what happens to ballots that were legally collected from voters in the 20 hours that the law was blocked.

Arizona filed an emergency appeal hours after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the law Friday. Justice Anthony Kennedy referred the case to the entire Supreme Court, and the court issued a brief order overturning the appeals court. The 9th Circuit will now consider the law in a January session that it set when it blocked the law.

The high court decision is unusual because it takes at least five votes

to issue such an order and the court is split 4-4 along conservative-liberal lines after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia this year.

That means at least one of the court’s liberals agreed to allow the law to go back into effect, and no dissents were noted in the order.

The case is one of a slew of election-related challenges filed by Democrats across the nation in the lead-up to Tuesday’s election. Democrats in six states asked federal judges to block what they alleged were voter intimidation tactics planned

by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, his backers or the state and national GOP. A judge in Ohio issued

an injunction blocking the tactics Friday, but judges in Arizona and Nevada refused to do so.

Lawsuits in Michigan and Pennsylvania are awaiting hearings, while a federal judge in New Jersey refused to sanction the Republican National Committee for violating terms of a more than three-decade old agreement blocking voter intimidation there. Republicans deny the allegations.

In Arizona, Democratic efforts to extend voter registration by a day because the deadline fell on a holiday were rejected this week. And an effort to force ballots cast by voters in the wrong precinct to be counted was denied by the 9th Circuit.

WACO (AP) — The distractions may be getting to Baylor.

On the eve of Baylor’s latest football game, assistant football coaches disputed claims by school regents that former coach Art Briles knew of a gang rape involving a player. Then, as the 13th-ranked Bears got ready to play against TCU on Saturday, black T-shirts supporting the popular former coach were being sold outside the stadium.

Baylor then went out and suffered their worst home loss since 2005 when they fell 62-22 to the Horned Frogs. It was their second loss in a row after a 6-0 start.

“A lot of distractions don’t help,” acting head coach Jim Grobe said. “This is a game you really got to spend all your focus on for 12 games during the season to play well and if you don’t, this is what happens.”

On Friday night, 33 assistant coaches and staff members issued a statement on Twitter expressing their support for Briles, who was fired in May. It was the first time the coaches had issued any public statements about the series of sexual assault allegations at Baylor, some involving former football players.

Grobe said he didn’t know about the tweet in advance, but said he wouldn’t step in the way when the “coaches wanted their perspective known.”

David Harper and three other regents met with the editorial board of the Dallas Morning News on Thursday, and Harper said Briles knew of the allegations of at least one gang rape.

The assistant coaches, however, said the alleged victim had reported an incident to her sport’s head coach, who then reported it to ex-athletic director Ian McCaw. The coaches and staff members claim Briles wasn’t told for another nine months and that Briles told the victim’s coach to report the matter to police and to “prosecute the players if there was any wrongdoing.”

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Students speak on FERPA experiences

By KODICHI NWANKWO Staff Writer

When their children are away at college, parents are often concerned about their academic progress.

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, students who have reached the age of 18 or attend a higher education institution become eligible to be protected under FERPA. Passed in 1974, FERPA is a federal law that pertains to the access and release of educational records, according to the U.S. Department of Education website. This law applies to all schools that receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Brenda Martinez, senior associate registrar at Tech, said the law outlines parents’ and students’ rights to student records in terms of two components.

“The first component is from K-12, where the rights to the student’s records belongs to the parents,” Martinez said. “But at the point where the student enrolls in institution of higher education, then those rights transfer to the student.”

The law outlines who owns student records and how the rights of the student records should be protected by the institution.

Lurvin Bernardez, a freshman pre-engineering major from Houston, said she knew nothing about FERPA until she came to Tech.

“It was during orientation that FERPA was brought up,” Bernardez said, “and I honestly don’t mind if my parents get to view my records when they want to because I consider myself a good student.”

Graduating in the top 10 percent of her high school class, Bernardez said she re-

ceived her associate’s degree during high school because of early college classes.

“My parents know what kind of a student I am, so I am not afraid for them to view my records,” she said.

However, Bernardez said she understands students who have a signed FERPA on file.

“Moving to college is so much more than just getting good grades in class,” Bernardez said. “It is also about exercising your right as an adult with regards to taking control of your future, and I think parents should respect that and trust that they raised us right.”

While there have been a number of updates and modifications to the law, the policy is essentially the same, Martinez said.

“With the change of technology, we receive more guidance and updated manuals

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on how to handle things,” Martinez said.

Although there have not been many changes, Martinez said, one of difficulties is to explain to the parents that the rights have shifted from parents to students.

“When parents are used to assisting a student through processes or finding out things to help them get business taken care of, it is often a struggle because they do not understand that just because they pay the bill does not give them the right of access to the records,” she said.

While it may be hard for the parents to grasp the concept, Martinez said, most of them understand it is the law.

“After explaining the processes and giving them options, the parents generally understand that the law is not to hurt the student but to protect them,” Martinez said. @DailyToreador

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Tech to celebrate Veterans Day with two weeks of activities The Texas Tech Military & Veterans Programs is scheduled to host a series of events to celebrate Veterans Day over the course of the next two weeks, according to a Tech news release.

On Wednesday, The Veterans Career Prep Workshop will be hosted in the University Career Center in the Wiggins Complex, according to the release. Then on Thursday, a veteran career fair will be hosted in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

On Friday, Veterans Day, a Flag Retreat Ceremony

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Austin West, a senior biology major from Lubbock, proposes to his girlfriend Katherine Burkett, a senior business major from Floresville, at the end of Senior March during halftime of Texas Tech’s 45-37 loss to Texas on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

will take place at Memorial Circle at 5 p.m., according to the release. The ceremony will be followed by the Red Raiders taking on Houston Baptist University in the Military and Veteran Appreciation men’s basketball game at 6:30 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Lastly, the Lady Raiders will go against the University of North Dakota during the Military and Veteran Appreciation women’s basketball game at 2 p.m. also hosted in the United Supermarkets Arena.

The first of the activities

began at 3 p.m. Thursday with a presentation by the United States Small Business Administration, according to the release. The presentation was followed by a tour of the Tech Innovation Hub at Research Park.

On Saturday, The Military and Veterans Tailgate was hosted at the Engineering Key for all military, veterans and family members. Also on Saturday, the Celebrating America football game against the University of Texas took place at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Tech lost to Texas, 45-37. @ReeceNationsDT

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Man faces murder charges in 2003 slayings WOODRUFF, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man killed at least seven people in a hidden crime spree that lasted more than a decade and only was uncovered when police rescued a woman chained at the neck in a storage container, authorities said Saturday.

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Deadly police response to medical alert focus of trial NEW YORK (AP) — When Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.’s medical alert pendant accidentally went off five years ago, the 68-year-old told police who showed up that he was fine, barred them from entering his apartment and repeatedly asked them to go away.

They didn’t. That set off a tense, 90-minute standoff that ended with the mentally ill, former Marine, shot dead.

What lived on is a dispute over whether the black victim was an armed threat when a white officer fired his gun — the question central to a federal civil case set to go to trial this week. Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday.

The deadly 2011 encounter at Chamberlain’s apartment in suburban White Plains — much of it captured on audiotape that will be played for jurors — was a precursor to the national debate over use of force by police in communities of color and in response to calls involving emotion-ally disturbed people.

Chamberlain’s case combines both issues, said his son, Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., whose family filed a $21 million wrongful death lawsuit that went forward after a grand jury declined to indict the shooter.

Todd Kohlhepp accepted responsibility for an unsolved massacre one day before the 13th anniversary of the deaths that stumped authorities, said Sheriff Chuck Wright, first elected a year after the murders.

Kohlhepp, 45, confessed to the deaths of the owner,

service manager, mechanic and bookkeeper of Superbike Motorsports, a motorcycle shop in Chesnee, in Spartanburg County. He faces four counts of murder and a single kidnapping charge, according the Spartanburg County Sheriff website on Sunday.

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Comey’s investigation proves unnecessary

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n Oct. 28, FBI director Comey sent a letter to leading members of Congress, stating the FBI had obtained a search warrant “to examine the thousands of emails found on a computer belonging to former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner that could be pertinent to the investigation.”

The Hillary Clinton campaign came out swinging, with Clinton stating, “voting is underway, so the American people deserve to get the full and complete facts immediately.”

T h e D o n a l d Tr u m p campaign took the reopening of the investigation as an opportunity to buoy its campaign.

On Oct. 31, at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Trump praised

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Comey for his actions.

Democrats and Republicans alike waited for the results of the investigation with bated breath.

Clinton’s lead began to slip away, with numerous polls showing a significant reduction.

Tr u m p , m e a n w h i l e , used the re-opening of the investigation to get back on course after tapes released last month showed Trump making lewd remarks about women.

T h e n c a m e C o m e y ’s message. He wrote the following address to relevant members of various House and Senate committees: “Since my letter, the FBI investigative team has

been working around the clock to process and review a large volume of emails from a device obtained in connection with an unrelated criminal investigation.

During that process, we reviewed all of the communications that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State.

Democrats and Republicans alike waited for the results of the investigation with bated breath.

Based on our review, we

have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton.”

This isn’t surprising.

Anthony Weiner — who is currently being investigated for allegedly exchanging lewd photographs with a minor — was married to one of Clinton’s best assistants, Huma Abedin, from July 2010 until August.

Finally, she announced her intent to separate from him because of the sexting allegations for which he is currently being investigated.

The emails in question were sent to and from Abedin on a device shared with Weiner.

This is, once again, totally unsurprising.

What is surprising,

though, is Comey’s decision to publicly announce he was re-opening a previously closed investigation less than two weeks before the general election, especially with early voting already underway.

Comey went against both the Department of Justice and the FBI tradition by speaking publicly about a political investigation less than 60 days before an election.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid suggested Comey may have been in violation of the Hatch Act, which seeks to limit the influence of federal employees — with exception to the president and the vice president — from engaging in political activities.

Richard W. Painter — who served as the chief

White House ethics lawyer for George W. Bush — filed complaint against Comey because of this.

What is unclear is why Comey decided to go public with his choice to re-open the investigation.

It’s possible his decision was influenced by the fury of Republican leaders who were more than vocal in their disdain for his announcement in July.

However, it’s also possible he was acting with unadulterated intentions when he made his Oct. 28 announcement.

Either way, Comey’s actions were still without precedent and — in light of the revelation that nothing was found on the server — entirely unnecessary. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Rich flavor of coffee destroyed by sugary additions

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rowing up, my father would take me to the coffee shops.

As a young tot, I would beg him for a Frappuccino, Starbucks’ iconic milkshake.

H o w e v e r, a s I g r e w older, my tastes evolved.

I became a man, and — with that responsibility — my Starbucks drinks became more focused upon embracing the bold flavor of the coffee bean.

Today, my Starbucks order is quite sophisticated, if I do say so myself.

I purchase either coffee or espresso.

And I never taint either of these with sugar because I am an adult, and I drink adult drinks,

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not liquid dessert.

As children, however, we were forced to wait until after a meal to have dessert. Such dietary unfairness angered us.

Now, victoriously, we may seek revenge for this injustice. For many lost souls, dessert comes before the first meal of the day as a morning coffee.

That classic cup of joe has now been replaced with a frozen, carameldrenched, whippedcream-covered dessert of a drink.

With that said, I’d like

to acknowledge how — as a country — we are ridiculously obese.

The effects of poor dietary choices are ubiquitous.

For example, many Starbucks consumers can be seen clenching their glorified milkshake, waddling toward the sugar packets, so they can toss additives in with their cream and caramel.

This is a truly disturbing sight for coffee purists and Europeans.

In the United States, there is a common misconception if something is not sweet and filled with sugar, then it’s not tasty.

In virtually any European or Middle East-

ern country, this idea is scoffed at. As a result, a coffee bar in Europe will m o s t l i k e l y l a c k o v e rpr i c ed, c offee-f lavored milkshakes. Instead, they will have bitter espresso.

Yes, bitter has a negative connotation in the U.S., but it actually enriches the bold flavor of the coffee bean and lures the coffee enthusiast in. If Europeans were aware of the “breve blast” — the American version of an espresso — they would be deeply concerned.

When ordering this beverage, you should be warned: The drink is, at first, shockingly bitter.

However, do not worry;

there are oodles of disgusting syrup waiting for you at the bottom of your cup to balance out the actual coffee.

That classic cup of joe has now been replaced with a frozen, carameldrenched, whippedcream-covered dessert of a drink.

Also — in order to hide an espresso’s flavor — it is recommended this drink be disgracefully tossed

back like a shot of alcohol.

So, I ask, why drink coffee if you cannot handle it?

This is a mystery to me.

If you like coffee, just get a normal coffee.

Embrace the flavor, and perhaps someday you will become an advanced aficionado like me.

If you’d like to reach this level, I have a challenge for you.

Try to drink your next ten cups of coffee without adding any sugar.

I guarantee you will not get another children’s drink after you join the adult world of drinking adult drinks. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Rejection expedites personal growth, character development

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ejection may be the most beautiful thing in the world.

Nothing is more beneficial and character-building than something — whether it be an employer, p o te n ti al bo yfr i e n d o r girlfriend, organization, team or school — hitting you with a big-old “No.” This serves a person in a variety of ways.

It thickens our skin, humbles us, and — most importantly — it allows us to stop wasting our

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time with something that is never going anywhere.

So many people, including myself, get caught up in the idea of safety. We refuse to just go for it.

W h y ? We l l , w e m a y be rejected. We may be humiliated and ridiculed for our pathetic attempt

at success. And we let ourselves wonder where we will be if we are told “no.”

Where is that? Ironically, just right where we started.

Where will we be if we are successful? We may get just what we desire.

However, if we are incapable of accepting rejection in all of its delightful, lesson-teaching glory, we are going to get nowhere.

We are that much closer to a job, relationship, organization, internship or team accepting us if we

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W h a t ’s t h a t f a m o u s quote? “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”

Well, I have observed too that the men and women who do not fear rejection, but instead embrace it, tend to succeed where most fail.

They have built this impenetrable barrier of selfassurance and confidence by harnessing the power of internal validation.

How else could someone maintain happiness when they are externally re-

jected on a regular basis?

We must realize the only way to gain true serenity is through deriving our selfworth from ourselves.

However, this inner power does not come through osmosis. We must embrace our fears and walk through them.

I would thoroughly recommend to anyone reading this to embrace your innermost fears of rejection and go out to get told “no” a little more.

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After that, we must increase the intensity of our rejection attempts consistently.

We must constantly strive to better ourselves.

That is the most important tenet in the ambitious person’s life.

I myself am attempting to garner one rejection a day.

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Raffle winner becomes Tech president for one day

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Texas Tech students may wonder how the administration runs the campus on a day-to-day basis. One student received the chance to shadow the president of the university for a day.

Sam Liscio, a senior marketing major from Dallas, won the Mortar Board’s President for a Day raffle and received the chance to interact with the higher administration in the university for a day on Friday.

“The President for a Day event offers students a chance to learn about university leadership and donate to a good cause,” Arjun Ogale, president of Mortar Board, said in a Tech news release.

Liscio said when she entered the raffle, she did not expect to be picked and was surprised when she was announced the winner on Tuesday.

To prepare for being president for a day, Liscio said she researched the administration and what each

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Krueger said she started performing with The Second City in late 2013.

She auditioned as a part of the general audition after being rejected for the Atlanta performances of The Second City.

Krueger said she has performed as a part of The Second City touring company and in Chicago where the original The Second City is located.

Jo Moore, director of the Presidential Lecture & Performance Series, said she was trying to look for an act that was

person does in his position.

Liscio said she started her day talking with members of the administration about different things that students are going through on campus.

One topic Liscio talked to the administration and the Student Government Association about was sportsmanship, SGA President Ben Sharp said.

“We talked about the events of the last few weeks, and we talked about (the game against the University of Texas at Austin) and how we are going to be better in the future,” Sharp said.

Liscio said the topic of sportsmanship is one that is important to her.

“The way we portray ourselves in public is what other people are going to think about us,” Liscio said.

In meetings throughout the day, Liscio participated in round-table discussions with Sharp, Ogale and Tech President Lawrence Schovanec. The meetings addressed different topics, including financial as-

sistance and scholarships.

Liscio said she talks with different high school students through an organization she is a part of, and scholarships and financial aid are the topics on their minds.

“One of the main things (the high school students) ask us about is financial aid and what kind of scholarships they can do,” Liscio said. “It is a big thought on people’s minds coming in and going through it all.”

As a part of being president of the day, Liscio also got the chance to go some places on campus she had never been to. Liscio said she took a tour of the football training facility, went in the president’s suite and took pictures on the football field.

Liscio said the experience of being president for a day was special.

“This is a really cool opportunity to be put in a leadership position like this and see how it goes,” Liscio said. “I think the student body should hear about it.”

different to bring for the series. Texas Tech had not brought in comedy for the series for a long time, and she thought it would be a nice change.

The performance will be filled with fast and funny scenes, Krueger said. There will be songs, improvised material and original material.

Moore said once she saw what week the performance was scheduled on, The Second City was a perfect addition to the series.

“I looked at the calendar and thought, ‘Oh my goodness, that’s election week,’” Moore said. “I thought that it would be perfect. We all will need

a little levity.”

Krueger said the election will be one of the topics featured during the performance, but it may not necessarily be Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.

“They are not specifically about current events but sketches about how our country feels about what is going on right now,” Krueger said. “It won’t be the main focus of the show since the election will be on Tuesday, but there will be some of that in there.”

Moore said, based on the comedians and actors who have come from The Second City, students will want to come out for the performance.

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From left: Arjun Ogale, president of Mortar Board; Lawrence Schovanec, Texas Tech president; Sam Liscio, a senior marketing major from Dallas; Ben Sharp, Student Government Association president; and Holt Lamberson, president of President’s Select, pose with Liscio, the winner of the President for a Day raffle from the Mortar Board.

Sharp said it was important to have Liscio interact with the administration.

“It can be very valuable to have a perspective of a student who is not “You had people like John Belushi and Gilda Radner come out of (The Second City),” Moore said.

“I think to be able to talk about The Second City and who has come up the ranks would interest students.”

As with any performer in the Presidential Lecture & Performance Series, The Second City will host an improvisation clinic for theater students at Tech before its performance Friday.

Students can receive a free ticket if they present their University I.D. cards in the Student Union Building Allen Theatre information desk. @DavidGayDT

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Bieber wins 3 MTV EMA Europe music awards ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Justin Bieber’s “Beliebers” helped turn him into the biggest winner Sunday at the MTV EMA European music awards. Again.

Bieber, who carried away the most silverware at the MTV EMAs last year with five awards, won Best Song this time around for his smash “Sorry,” and also took away the title of Best Canadian Act. His army of so-called Beliebers earned him his third crown of the night, Biggest Fans, in online voting via Twitter and Instagram that closed shortly before the show started.

Bieber was one of the many winners on the night who did not attend the show.

Just two days ahead of the U.S. presidential elec-

tion, veteran punk rockers Green Day closed the raucous show with their anti-establishment anthem “American Idiot.”

“It is nice to be out of America just for a second because of this horrendous election that is going on right now,” lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong said.

The band was honored with the MTV Global Icon Award, but lost out to Twenty One Pilots in the Best Live category and to Coldplay in Best Rock. Twenty One Pilots also won the Best Alternative category.

Lady Gaga, also among the absentees, won Best Female and Best Look.

The awards were colored purple this year to honor the late Prince.

“Prince, we will always miss you,” presenter Bebe Rexha said early in the show as purple spotlights crisscrossed the Ahoy arena in Rotterdam.

Shawn Mendes also gave his mother a shoutout after winning the Best Male category. “My mom’s birthday is today, so happy birthday mom, I love you,” Mendes said.

Another Canadian took Best Video, with The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk winning for Starboy.

Dutch DJ Martin Garrix kept the home crowd happy by picking up two awards — Best Electronic and Best World Stage — and teamed up with Rexha to perform a duet of “In the Name of Love.”

Rexha also provided one of the more surreal performances of the night by singing her single “I’ve Got U” while dancing on and around a giant faux-fur letter U, complete with eyes that followed her moves.

After a rainy day in Rotterdam, OneRepublic got soaked by a man-made shower on stage while performing their new song “Let’s Hurt Tonight.”

Beyonce was tied with Bieber for the most nominations — five — leading into the awards show, but was shut out. Queen Bey was in good company; Britain’s Adele was up for four awards, including Best Song for her single “Hello,” but also failed to pick up a single prize.

intimately involved in the university that is involved in other things where they can speak to the function of the university and have that outsider perspective,”

Sharp said. “We are all intimately involved in the university that a different perspective can help with different issues.” @DavidGayDT

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Marks continues to train aspiring actors

By ALYSSA ACOSTA Staff Writer

Jonathan Marks, a professor in the School of Theatre & Dance and director of the musical “Heathers: The Musical,” has had a long and elite career in the theater industry.

Marks attended Yale University and has worked professionally with the Yale Repertory Theatre. After Yale, Marks said he went to France as a Fulbright Scholar.

When Marks returned from France, he said he came back to Yale and continued working with the Repertory Theatre.

Marks said he then taught at drama schools across the country such as Yale, Harvard, American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco State and Stanford.

After living on both coasts and abroad, Marks said he decided to try living in the middle of the country by coming to teach at Texas Tech.

Marks said it was an interesting transition moving to a small, interesting department that has grown enormously since he has been here.

Mark Charney, director and professor at the School of Theatre & Dance, met Marks during his interview for the director position.

Marks was one of the strong incentives, Charney said, that drew him to Tech.

Since he became the director of the School of Theatre & Dance, Charney said Marks has been a friend,

colleague and adviser.

Charney respects Marks for his dedication and directing MARKS abilities.

“Many people consider (Marks) the father of American dramaturgy,” Charney said. “His reputation precedes him.”

Marks has worked with the likes of Meryl Streep and Jodie Foster, Charney said. Marks has also worked with other notable actors, including Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Walken and Henry Winkler.

Marks said he cannot turn on the TV and not see someone he knows and has worked with.

“Working for those repertory theaters is the bulk of my experience,” Marks said.

“During the course of my career, I have worked with a lot of wonderful people and a lot of celebrated people.”

When he was younger, Marks said he did not know he would end up in the theater, although he knew he wanted to be in show business. Marks’ cousin, who died before they could meet, was one of the founders of Hollywood and was good friends with Charlie Chaplin.

Marks said it was at college that he found his talent for theater.

“College was hard, but (acting) I was good at,” Marks said.

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The cast of “Heathers: The Musical” practices a scene on Oct. 11 before the musical’s debut. Jonathan Marks, a professor in the School of Theatre & Dance, directed the Texas Tech production. Marks has overseen numerous Tech plays and musicals in his career of teaching, acting and directing.

Marks said he has both taught and practiced acting, dramaturgy and directing.

Marks has directed numerous plays and musicals at Tech, including “Angels in America,” “Twelfth Night,” “Anything Goes,” “A Chorus Line,” and, most recently, “Heathers: The Musical.”

Charney said he applauds Marks for taking on an edgy musical like

“Heathers: The Musical” and admires Marks’ contributions to Tech.

The first year Charney was at Tech, Marks produced a play by Mark Twain called, “Is He Dead?”

Charney did not care for the play, he said, but loved Marks’ production.

“There’s a play that I did not think read well,” Charney said. “When I saw his version,

I understood it all again.”

Tech is different from the other institutions Marks has taught at because the students are open, friendly and respectful. Marks said Tech attracts talented graduate students.

“Somehow or other, we attract really good talent, and we don’t ruin them,” Marks said. “Schools can ruin talent.”

Marks’ favorite part about directing is casting and finally seeing the show come together in the end. Marks said he hopes to continue directing for as long as he can.

“My best fun of the year is getting to direct young people,” he said. “It’s exciting to see a future big talent and know it.” @AlyssaAcostaDT

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Lubbock community celebrates Día de los Muertos

By ALYSSA ACOSTA Staff Writer

The brightly painted calaveras (skulls) and al tar e s ( al ta r s ), a l o n g with community members in costumes, filled the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center for Los Hermanos Familia’s celebration of Día de los Muertos from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The second annual West Texas Latino Artist Art Show & Día de Los Muertos Celebración showcased a variety of Latino artists, dancers, food, music and cars.

Día de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday meant to celebrate the lives of those who have passed away and to

laugh in the face of death, Christy Martinez-Garcia, member of Los Hermanos Familia, said.

“The Day of the Dead honors those who have passed,” Martinez-Garcia said. “There’s a part of it honoring those we love and miss, but it also makes fun of death.”

I get to celebrate (deceased family members), but also seeing how much it means to other people as well is exciting and inspiring.

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Walking through the convention center, one can see altars dedicated to lost loved ones, pan de muerto (bread of the dead), sugar skulls and face painting for the children. All the festivities symbolize the circle of life and the celebration of life and death, Martinez-Garcia said.

“Pan de muerto, the one that is round, which is reflective of the circle of life,” Martinez-Garcia said. “You’ll see people with half their faces painted that reminds us of life and death.”

Kelly Martinez, a local artist and alumna of Texas Tech, showcased her art inspired by Día de los Muertos and Frida Kahlo.

Día de los Muertos has become increasingly meaningful through the years, Martinez said.

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The Los Hermanos Familia hosted a West Texas Latino Artist Exhibit and Día De Los Muertos Celebración on Sunday afternoon in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The event showcased traditional dances and artwork along with traditional foods for attendees to try.

Martinez lost her father three years ago and before that lost her grandmother, and this inspires her to work harder on her art for the celebration.

“I get to celebrate (deceased family members), but also seeing how much it means to other people as well is exciting and inspiring,” Martinez said.

Seeing how meaningful the paintings are to people is rewarding, Martinez said. Martinez paints because she loves painting and she loves sharing her paintings with others.

Hispanic and Latino organizations from Tech — like

the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, the Hispanic Student Society and the Latino Medical Student Association — were present to volunteer at the event.

Clayton Wagner, a medical student at Health Sciences Center from Sacramento, California, volunteered with Latino Medical Student Association and informed people about free and affordable health care services in Lubbock.

“It’s been a great experience,” Wagner said. “I’ve never been to a celebration like this before.”

Wagner said his favorite part about the celebra-

tion were the costumes and face paint attendees wore.

Martinez-Garcia started the celebration because she saw a need to make the public aware of the holiday and to sustain Hispanic culture in the community, she said.

Los Hermanos Familia’s goal is to strengthen family and build community, which is also what the celebration is about. “(Mexican culture) is so beautiful,” Martinez-Garcia said. “It celebrates life, and it celebrates death. It helps to remember that these folks are not forgotten.” @AlyssaAcostaDT

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Tech falls in five sets to Iowa State

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

Playing its third fiveset match in a six-game stretch, the Texas Tech volleyball team lost 3-2 versus the Iowa State Cyclones Friday night in the United Supermarkets Arena.

Iowa State recorded 78 digs and 13 blocks in a highly defensive matchup against Tech, which recorded 59 digs and nine blocks.

Expecting Iowa State’s defensive play to transfer on home court, coach Tony Graystone said Tech adapted itself for the game the team expected from the Cyclones.

“They’re definitely a ballcontrol defensive first team, and that just lends itself to a lot of rallies,” Graystone said.

Early points for the Red Raiders made the difference to stave off a surging Iowa State offense late in the first set. A 6-0 run handed Tech a 16-9 lead, but after reaching the 19-point mark, Tech saw its seven-point advantage dwindle as the Cyclones outscored the Tech offense 7-3.

Coming two points within tying at 21-19, the Tech front court found a way to stop the Iowa State attack. With sophomore middle blocker Katy Keenan and sophomore outside hitter Sarah Redding up front, Tech stopped the Cyclones from sending high

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Texas Tech sophomore outside hitter Sarah Redding spikes the ball against Iowa State on Friday during the Red Raiders’ 3-2 loss in the United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders have yet to win a Big 12 Conference game this season. sailing serves and scored four straight points to end the frame.

On the first point of the second frame, the Cyclone offense lost depth, as starting senior outside hitter Ciara Capezio needed help off the court after an apparent ankle injury.

Capezio returned to the Cyclone sidelines midway through the second set, but did not play for the rest of the game. Despite C a p e z i o ’s a b s e n c e , t h e Cyclones created distance by going on a 7-1 run to go up 16-11. Tech found its way back into the set with

four unanswered points to come within three points at 20-17, but Iowa State scored its final five points with a pair of Tech errors and a trio of kills.

The Cyclones took a 2-1 lead over Tech as 12 errors piled up for the Red Raiders. Hitting a nega-

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Tech defeats Missouri Western State in exhibition game The Texas Tech Red Raiders tipped off their season with a 92-40 rout in an exhibition game against the Missouri Western State Griffons Friday evening.

The matchup was the first and only exhibition game for the Red Raiders before they play their season opener Thursday against the Houston Baptist Huskies.

Tech had many new faces touch the court, including junior guard Shadell Millinghaus, junior guard Niem Stevenson and senior forward Anthony Livingston.

All three Red Raiders played well, but Livingston chipped in 17 points knocking down several 15-feet-plus shots along with three rebounds and one block.

“Whenever you have a guy that can score inside and outside like him, he’s a threat every night,” junior center Norense Odiase said.

Millinghaus brought energy off the bench on both sides of the floor, especially on defense.

Millinghaus caused problems with three steals

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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard gives junior forward Justin Gray instructions during a timeout during Tech’s 92-40 win over Missouri Western State on Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena. and active hands.

“He’s a hard playing dude,” Tech coach Chris Beard said.

“He plays really hard. Effort is never a problem.”

Stevenson also brought energy to the defensive side of the ball. He consistently jumped passing lanes and disrupted the Griffons’ offense.

Throughout the game, the Red Raiders played well as a team and had five players in double figures.

With 19 assists on 35 field goals, the Red Raiders turned the ball over six times.

The Red Raiders won with a 92-40 victory, but going forward they will have

to limit the number of fouls and have more consistency at the free-throw line.

Tech shot 59 percent from the free-throw line and committed 19 fouls.

“We gotta do a better job at the free-throw line,” Beard said. “We gotta do a better job at fouling.” @TheDT_Sports

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tive .095, Tech never found itself with a lead over the Cyclones , which opened the set with a 4-0 run. In the third, Iowa State went on three separate 4-0 runs while Tech scored only two consecutive points just twice in the frame.

After falling behind 17-14

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Later in the quarter, Texas scored a touchdown with only one foot in the end zone again to close the gap.

With 3:01 left in the first half, Tech still led 23-21 against the Longhorns. With 26 seconds left in the first half, Texas then kicked a 29-yard field goal to get the lead 24-23.

At the end of the first half, Mahomes had passed for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Giles had three receptions and 48 receiving yards with one receiving touchdown.

To start off the seco n d h a l f , Te x a s w e n t down the field and Tyrone Swoopes ran into the end zone to extend the Longhorns’ lead to 31-23 with 11:57 left in the third quarter.

On fourth down on the next drive, Barden ran 25 yards for a first down on a fake punt. Tech answered back when Mahomes threw to Batson for a touchdown, tightening the game 31-30.

Foreman then ran 38 yards, breaking the 200-yards rushing mark,

to the Cyclones in the fourth, Tech’s offense surged with a 4-0 backed by two aces from senior middle blocker Lauren Douglass and a pair of Cyclone errors. Leading 24-21, Tech nearly saw the fourth set go into extra points as the Cyclones trailed by just 24-23 after a kill from sophomore outside hitter Jesse Schaben.

Douglass prevented the set from going any longer by hitting a kill down the middle to send the match into the fifth.

Closing out the match, the Red Raiders saw themselves facing a three-point deficit at 9-12 after leading 8-6.

With a six-point gap to reach match-point, Tech could not string together consecutive points and dropped the final frame 15-12.

Graystone said Iowa State took charge of the set by making use of the serves it received back after points.

“They were siding out, we got caught in a couple rotations,” Graystone said. “I think our hitters were definitely going for it, we just wanted it, and I think we just didn’t finish a couple of points.”

The loss to the Cyclones brought Tech’s overall record to 10-17 and Big 12 record 0-12.

Tech plays its next game versus the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday in McCasland Field House. @DGaytanDT

for a touchdown to extend the lead for the Longhorns. Texas led Tech at the end of the third quarter 38-30. To close out the third, Texas recovered a fumble from junior receiver Derrick Willies.

The first play in the fourth quarter was a 74yard rushing touchdown

by Foreman to extend the Longhorns’ lead to 45-30 with 14:49 left in the game.

Senior defensive lineman Ondre Pipkins then recovered a fumble after sophomore defensive back Jah’Shawn Johnson stripped the ball to put the Red Raiders in Texas territory with 11:39 left in the game.

After a face mask call on Texas, Ward ran into the end zone to close the gap to 45-37 with Texas still in the lead with 10:50 left in the game.

The game finished after Mahomes threw an interception in the end zone, finishing the game with Texas taking the win.

Tech travels to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to take on Oklahoma State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The game will be shown live on FS1. @JackDensmore_DT

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Tech offense struggles despite defensive stops

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

Texas Tech and Texas faced off against each other Saturday for Tech’s last home game of the season at Jones AT&T Stadium.

While Tech sustained a lead during the end of the first quarter up until the end of the second, Texas prevailed and finished the game, winning 45-37.

Tech’s defense made continuous stops against Texas’ offense. However, Tech’s offense struggled to execute once receiving the ball, with 12 three and outs.

“We’ve gotta execute at a high level, and in this league you know you’ve got to keep up,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said.

“We’re not keeping up at times, and when we have those opportunities, we’re going three and out or floundering around the last couple of games, and that won’t get it done in this league.”

Junior quarterback Patrick Mahomes II struggled to make plays happen against Texas’ defense. He completed 36 passes on 59 attempts and threw one interception toward the final whistle.

Mahomes said he is a key player who should have been able to carry out plays.

“Overall, as an offense we didn’t execute well, starting off with me,” Mahomes said. “I didn’t hit a lot of reads that I should have, and then we just missed communication on a lot of plans. They definitely had a

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Texas Tech senior defensive lineman Ondre Pipkins gains possession of a fumble and runs it toward the Tech end zone during the Red Raiders’ 45-37 loss against Texas on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. Tech had 14 points off its two turnovers. great game plan, but we had a lot of miscommunications throughout the game.”

For the Tech offense to fall short is an unusual occurrence because Tech has led offensive numbers in the Big 12 Conference for weeks.

Tech’s offense was all over the place with running routes at the wrong time, Mahomes said.

“If it was me not signaling the right plays exactly how they’re supposed to be signaled or if they’re not picking up the signals the right way,” Mahomes said. “I mean it just, everything needs to be a unit for the system to work.

(Saturday) we just weren’t clicking on all cylinders.”

Tech’s defense proved reliable in the fourth quarter when

the pressure was on to get the ball back to Tech’s offense.

Tech’s defense being able to step up in those times of pressure shows it is becoming mentally tougher and executing when there is a need to, Kingsbury said.

“I hope so because in moments like that you want them to stand up, and they kept standing up and kept standing

up and kept getting us the ball back, which was a big step in the right direction,” Kingsbury said. “It wasn’t perfect by any stretch, but we talked about being more mentally tough, and they showed that at times (on Saturday).”

Tech’s defensive performance against Texas suggested defensive coordinator David Gibbs may have changed things

up. However, this is not the case, sophomore defensive back Jah’Shawn Johnson said. The calls were the same, but the players took it upon themselves to change and follow through.

On Saturday, Johnson had 10 solo tackles with one assisted tackle and one pass breakup.

“We have just been forced to execute the calls,” Johnson said.

“If you’re not executing, we will get someone else in there that will. Practice has been more intense the last few weeks, and it’s definitely paid off since we’ve been out on the field.”

The defense struggled with turnovers for weeks this season. However, Tech’s defense has improved at making turnovers happen when stops need to be made, Kingsbury said.

Freshman defensive back Douglas Coleman had a big turnover in the second quarter after he recovered a fumble for a 100-yard touchdown.

Coleman had four solo tackles and one touchdown on Saturday. “(Coleman’s) turnover could have went either way,” Johnson said. “They could have called a touchdown for them, but ended up with our touchdown. When we went on the field, before the turnover, we knew we had to get off the field somehow and some way and get offense back the ball because we were down two scores at the time, so we knew we had to get off the field.” @A_HernandezDT

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Raiders blow past Lady Mustangs, 121-56 The Texas Tech women’s basketball team had a strong start to its season in an exhibition match against Midwestern State Sunday in the United Supermarkets Arena.

The Lady Raiders blew past the Lady Mustangs, 121-56.

In exhibition games, the Lady Raiders have an alltime record of 37-6.

Sophomore guard Japreece Dean was the offensive spark plug for the Lady Raiders, scoring 21 points and seven assists. She shot 7-10 from the floor and was solid from the perimeter, sinking four 3-pointers.

Dean was not the only one to put points on the board. Sophomore guard

Recee’ Caldwell, junior center Jada Terry and senior guard Ivonne CookTaylor scored 16 points each.

At halftime, the Lady Raiders led the Lady Mustangs 66-24, with 36 of those points coming off turnovers.

“I’m really proud of the balance in our team and the tempo that we played with,”

Tech coach Candi Whitaker said. “The first half we really showed the speed that we can play with.”

In the third quarter, the Lady Raiders stepped it up a notch and furthered their lead to 99-40. The team went 13-19 on field goals with a percentage of 68.4.

Already pulling past Mid-

western State, Tech slowed its play down in the fourth quarter. The Lady Raiders shot 9-17 with a field goal percentage of 53. When the game was finished, Tech pulled out a strong win over Midwestern State, 121-56. The Lady Raiders came up with a total of 42 rebounds and 28 assists.

On the defensive side, Tech

forced turnovers and totaled 14 steals in the game.

“I loved the versatility. I loved the balance in scoring, and the fact that we have a high number of assists on our shots is a great sign,” Whitaker said. “We shared the ball really well, and it’s always fun when it goes in.” @ABoutwellDT