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SGA hosts town hall discussion on diversity

By REECE NATIONS Staff Writer

Texas Tech’s Student Government Association hosted a round-table, open discussion town hall event on campus diversity from 6:30-8 p.m.

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Wednesday in the Matador room of the Student Union Building.

The event was hosted SHARP

by SGA as a campus-outreach initiative to properly engage students and listen to their thoughts and concerns, Sean Lewis, SGA director of outreach and sophomore history major from Virginia Beach, Virginia, said.

The topics discussed by students were moderated

by SGA representatives and ranged from ethnic representation and religious freedom to LGBT awareness. “ I n i t i a l l y, w e h a d planned to have this meeting two weeks before today,” Lewis said. “But

as we sat down to be gin planning, we decided that right after the election, students would most likely be more concerned about personal freedom.”

Lewis has been involved with various campus organizations such as SGA, Beta Theta Pi and Distributive Education Clubs of America.

The goal of the event was for students to discuss campusrelated issues with each other in a productive format, he said.

Campus unity is a key concern for SGA, Lewis said. Ensuring Tech feels like an accepting and safe place for students to be themselves was another concern SGA wanted to address at the event.

“We wanted to have an event on campus that would

allow us to bring all the different communities together,” he said. “A lot of people tonight said we need to find our common ground and discuss what unites us rather than what divides us.

The best way to do that would be for us to start the conversation and let people know this is a safe environment to share their ideas.”

After a controversial and divisive election season, many minority students feel less secure about their place in society. Tech students are encouraged to be leaders in the community and set the standard for the discussion of issues that normally are not brought up in everyday life, Ben Sharp, SGA president, said.

The election exposed a polarizing rift between the

people of this country, Sharp said, but by stimulating a conversation between students of different ethnic backgrounds, a step toward greater unity was accomplished. Some of the political ideas discussed pertained to religious liberties and the nomination of new Supreme Court justices.

“I think the most important conversation we can have with each other is how we move forward from here,” Sharp said. “Racial reconciliation and LGBTQ+ issues on ones that directly apply to Tech students, and it’s important to be the catalyst for change.”

Diversity is embraced on Tech’s campus, he said. It is a part of the demographics that make up the American society, and anyone who

wishes to join the nation’s work force will be shown just how diverse the country really is.

Approximately 60 percent of the student body is Caucasian, 20 percent is Hispanic and 5 percent is African-American, according to the Tech website. When cultural issues are brought up, it is important to remember Americans have more in common than they may realize, Sharp said.

“Knowing what we know today, we need to talk about how we as students will move on from this time in our history,” Sharp said.

“That being said, we’d like to have more town hall discussions like the one tonight in the future.” @ReeceNationsDT

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Architecture student wins design competition

Editor, VP for nature research magazine to speak in SWC Formby Room today

Earning first place in the Tall Building category in the ACSA/AISC Steel Student Design Competition, Mario Ramos, a graduate student in architecture from Brownsville, won the national prize of $2,500.

The competition is a way for students to showcase their talents on national and international platforms, according to a Tech news release. The design Ramos submitted

Nick Campbell, executive editor and executive vice president for global institutional partnerships for Nature Research, will speak to faculty, staff and students at 1:30 p.m. today in the Formby Room of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library.

Campbell said he will give a presentation on how to get published at Nature Research and other Nature sister journals.

Nature is a research journal that covers all the natural sciences from particle physics to chemistry, Campbell said.

It is important for under-

was aimed at reducing food travel steps from farms to consumers to create sources of food in urban settings.

“The competition is focused on trying to solve the issue of the tall building/ high-rise being a sculptural piece that can be placed in any country and not be inspired by its location,” Ramos said in the release. “It’s also focused on sustainable and social issues.” @MichaelCantuDT

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Trump to help pipeline plans in North Dakota BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota congressman who helped write Donald Trump’s pro-oil energy plan said Wednesday that Trump’s presidency might aid completion of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, should the dispute over the project linger.

Meanwhile, Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault is calling on President Barack Obama to stop the project before he leaves office in two months.

Obama had raised the prospect of rerouting the pipeline to alleviate the tribe’s concerns last week, and said his administration is monitoring the situation but will “let it play out for several more weeks.”

The 1,200-mile, $3.8 billion pipeline being built by Dallasbased Energy Transfer Part-

ners is to carry oil from North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to a shipping point at Patoka, Illinois — a route that skirts the tribe’s reservation.

The Standing Rock Sioux fear the pipeline will harm drinking water and cultural sites and is trying to stop the project through a lawsuit and with protests that have been ongoing in southern North Dakota for months, resulting in more than 400 arrests.

Archambault issued a statement Wednesday, saying “halting the Dakota Access pipeline presents a unique opportunity for President Obama to set a lasting and true legacy and respect the sovereignty and treaty rights of Standing Rock and tribal nations across America.”

graduate as well as graduate students to hear about the process of being published in a research journal, he said.

“For undergrad students, it will give them an insight into the black box of how publishing research happens,” Campbell said. “For graduate students, it gives them some inspiration and some tips about what they need to be thinking about in their research careers in terms of the topics they should focus on the things that might interest the best journals in the world.”

Campbell’s visit to Texas Tech continues his tour of

Texas institutions. Campbell said he wanted to visit Texas because Texas institutions do well in terms of research.

“I’m really interested to learn more about the research programs at Texas Tech and the sorts of strategic focus Texas Tech has on its research direction,” Campbell said. “I am also delighted to meet faculty and students at each institution to find on a more personal basis on what’s driving their research.”

Campbell will participate in a Q&A session with students, staff and faculty after his lecture. @DavidGayDT

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FastBucks to pay $32M in restitution ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge is ordering a short-term loan company that operates online and in five states to pay more than $32 million in restitution to customers for unfair and unconscionable business practices.

The state attorney general’s office on Wednesday announced Judge Francis Mathew’s judgment against FastBucks in a case that was first brought by prosecutors nearly a decade ago.

Attorney General Hector Balderas said the judgment represents “a great step toward eliminating predatory business practices that prey on New Mexico families.”

Balderas also said it will take time to work through the legal process to get customers what they’re owed.

FastBucks did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

The state sued FastBucks in 2009, accusing the company of taking advantage of a loophole in payday loan regulations. Legislative reforms were adopted in 2007, but

prosecutors said the company fashioned loans to circumvent the regulations and steer borrowers into loans with higher interest rates.

A state district judge in 2012 ordered that FastBucks pay restitution and be permanently barred from making loans that didn’t conform to New Mexico’s consumer protection laws. Just months later, the Texas-based company filed for bankruptcy protection and a series of court motions followed.

Court documents filed in October finally cleared the way for the $32 million judgment.

The documents state the testimony was clear that FastBucks was not allowing borrowers to pay off their loans when they were able to. Instead, the company was pushing installment loans that didn’t carry the benefits that payday loans offer when it comes to repayment.

The court rejected FastBucks’ argument that the loans in question should be recast as payday loans with

interest rates that would have surpassed 400 percent.

The court ultimately ruled that FastBucks had received more than $32 million in overpayments from borrowers.

High-interest lending practices have been a target of consumer advocates for decades in New Mexico, one of the poorest states in the country. However, proposals that would have capped interest rates on such loans have fallen by the wayside during recent legislative sessions.

Lenders have argued that the industry creates jobs and helps people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get loans because of their credit history.

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia either ban payday loans or cap interest rates at 36 percent, according to a 2014 study by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Balderas, some local governments and the New Mexico Council of Catholic Bishops have all voiced support over the past year for a reasonable cap on interest rates.

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Sheriff re-elected in county where Bland died HEMPSTEAD, (AP) — Voters in a Houston-area county that drew scrutiny when a black motorist was found dead in jail after a contentious traffic stop will

keep their sheriff.

Unofficial election results show Republican Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith won a third term Tuesday.

Democrat Cedric Watson

failed in his bid to become the county’s first black sheriff.

Sandra Bland was pulled over in July 2015 by a Texas trooper in a videotaped stop, which led her to be charged with assaulting a public servant. Days later, she was found hanged in her cell. An autopsy determined Bland killed herself.

Watson said Wednesday that he believes the investigation and subsequent protests related to Bland’s death did sway some voters in his favor, but not enough. He cited low minority voter turnout, and noted that fewer than 1,500 of the more than 6,500 full-time students at Prairie View A&M University— a historically black university— voted in Waller County.

“The black and Hispanic communities didn’t get out and vote like they should have. So many want their voice to be heard, but they didn’t exercise that voice and that privilege of voting. They didn’t take that privilege to heart,” Watson said.

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Organizations contribute to game atmosphere

By ALYSSA ACOSTA Staff Writer

Basketball season is just getting started, and organizations like the Texas Tech High Riders and the Goin’ Band Court Jesters are preparing to bring spirit to the games.

The High Riders were founded in 1976, shortly after women’s athletics began at Tech, Kelsey McKay, a senior human sciences major from Dalhart, said.

The High Riders are the female equivalent of the Saddle Tramps.

“We’re just a club of women that supports Tech athletics,” McKay said. “We go to all the basketball games.”

The High Riders attend women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball to cheer the women athletes, McKay said.

Angelique Rangel-Cataño, a junior mathematics and computer science dual major from Arlington and the High Riders athletics promoter, nurtures connections between the Lady Raiders basketball

players and the High Riders.

Rangel-Cataño said she started a program called Secret Spirit, where a High Rider presents a gift to one of the Lady Raiders.

“We’ll have some of our new pledges to do a Secret Santa with the different players, so that way we can get to know them on a personal level,” RangelCataño said.

All High Riders are required to attend the basketball games and cheer the Lady Raiders, RangelCataño said. The atmosphere at women’s basketball games is different than the men’s because of low attendance.

Attendees at women’s basketball games usually comprise enthusiastic alumni, Rangel-Cataño said.

The High Riders try to coordinate with the Pom Squad and cheerleaders to do the same chants, Alexis Gomez, a junior mathematics major from Marble Falls, said.

One of spirit organizations makes sounds that go above all of the noise.

The Goin’ Band Court

Jesters are made up of about 100 members who play at all the basketball games, Andrew Aguirre, a senior mathematics from San Antonio, said. Band members volunteer to be part of the Court Jesters.

“The music we play (at basketball games) is a lot different than what we play at football games,” Aguirre said. “It’s to give it a kind of diversity.”

Aguirre said he prefers the songs by the Court Jesters because they have more variety than the ones played at football games by the Goin’ Band.

Aguirre said he enjoys traveling to Big 12 Conference tournaments because the Court Jesters get to sit in front row in professional basketball arenas.

The Court Jesters provide the music, but the crowd brings the energy that helps the Court Jesters stay excited, Aguirre said.

“When it gets hyped, the Court Jesters get hyped as well,” Aguirre said. “We try to cheer along with the cheer-

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Members of the Court Jesters play the Texas Tech “Fight Song” as the Lady Raiders ran onto the floor to start a Big 12 matchup against the University of Kansas last season. The Court Jesters are a part of the Goin’ Band that play at home basketball games. leader as well.”

Aguirre said he has noticed the difference in women’s and men’s games and hopes more students will come to support both teams.

Even though there is little attendance at women’s

games, the High Riders try to make the arena feel like everyone in there is rooting for the Lady Raiders, Gomez said.

It is a shame more students do not attend the women’s games, Aguirre said.

“When the arena gets packed for one of the rival games, it’s one of the best feelings,” Aguirre said. “The women’s team play their hearts out. It’s such a joy to see any team on that court.”

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Student section supports Tech basketball teams

By ALEXIS CARDEN Staff Writer

Basketball season is upon us, and the students at Texas Tech are well aware.

At basketball games, a group of students sit behind the hoop on the south side of the court. These spirited students come into the arena carrying large objects and dressed in costumes to distract the opposing team’s players when they shoot free throws.

Some of the objects students hold include large cardboard pictures of celebrities’ faces, big photos of Raider Red, pompom objects and paper bricks.

Nick Reents, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Dripping Springs, works in house production in the United Supermarkets Arena.

“I personally think that

the head cut outs are the best part of the student section,” Reents said.

The basketball pep band, Court Jesters, is in the same section as the student section. Court Jesters get the paper bricks to shake, as well.

Nicholas Treider, a freshman business major from Midlothian and a trombone player in Court Jesters, said the Court Jesters are handed the bricks during the game, and they wave them just like the student section does.

“Everyone is standing up and yelling around us with the bricks, as well,” Treider said, “and it gets everyone into the game a little more.”

Along with holding up objects as distractions, students also dress up in costumes. Some of the costumes spotted include

a penguin costume, facemasks of presidential candidates and even hats that resemble cans of SPAM. Some of the students who go all out on their costumes tend to stand at the edge of the court.

These students stay ready to distract the opposing team’s free throws.

Reents said the costumes are interesting every year, and the students get really into it.

“These guys are crazy,” Reents said. “It’s like Halloween but in January.”

The student section has been doing this for many seasons. The types of things being held and worn have been similar each year.

Sergio Flores, a junior electrical engineering major from Houston, said he has seen the excitement in the student section.

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Members of the Texas Tech student section dressed up in costumes during the men’s basketball game against Missouri Western State Friday.The student section helps cheer on the team throughout the season.

“They go all out each year,” Flores said. “They are there to have fun.”

The student section

plans to continue this Red Raider basketball tradition for seasons to come, he said.

“Next year it’ll be the

same,” Flores said. “I don’t expect it to change any time soon.” @LexiCardenDT

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Thousands protest Trump win across U.S. Trump victory intensifies uncertainties in economy CHICAGO (AP) — The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as protesters flooded city streets to condemn Donald Trump’s election in demonstrations that police said were mostly peaceful.

From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City and along the West Coast, many thousands of demonstrators carried flags and anti-Trump signs, disrupting traffic and declaring that they refused to accept Trump’s triumph.

In Chicago, where thousands had recently poured into the streets to celebrate the Chicago Cubs’ first World Series victory in over a century, several thousand people marched through the Loop. They gathered outside Trump Tower, chanting “Not my president!”

Chicago resident Michael Burke said he believes the president-elect will “divide the country and stir up hatred.” He added there was a constitutional duty not to accept that outcome.

A similar protest in Manhattan drew about 1,000 people. Outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in midtown, police installed barricades to keep the demonstrators at bay.

Hundreds of protesters gathered near Philadelphia’s City Hall despite chilly, wet weather. Participants — who included both supporters of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who lost to Clinton in

the primary — expressed anger at both Republicans and Democrats over the election’s outcome.

In Boston, thousands of anti-Trump protesters streamed through downtown, chanting “Trump’s a racist” and carrying signs that said “Impeach Trump” and “Abolish Electoral College.”

Clinton appears to be on pace to win the popular vote, despite losing the electoral count that decides the presidential race.

The protesters gathered on Boston Common before marching toward the Massachusetts Statehouse, with beefed-up security including extra police officers.

In St. Paul, Minnesota, a protest that began with about 100 people was steadily growing as the night went on.

Protests flared at universities in California and Connecticut, while several hundred people marched in

San Francisco and others gathered outside City Hall in Los Angeles. And they spread south to Richmond, Virginia, and to middle American cities like Kansas City and Omaha, Nebraska.

Hundreds of University of Texas students spilled out of classrooms to march through downtown Austin.

They marched along streets near the Texas Capitol, then briefly blocked a crowded traffic bridge.

Marchers protesting Trump’s election as president chanted and carried signs in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Media outlets broadcast video Wednesday night showing a peaceful crowd in front of the new downtown hotel.

Many chanted “No racist USA, no Trump, no KKK.” Another group stood outside the White House. They held candles, listened to speeches and sang songs.

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Donald Trump’s promise to put America first helped propel him to the U.S. presidency. But he also unleashed uncertainty on the global economy by skewering trading partners and offering few specifics that might calm allies or businesses.

Financial markets reacted quickly and negatively to the unknowns of a Trump stewardship o f t h e w o r l d ’s l a r g e s t economy. By Wednesday afternoon, though, stocks had rebounded, especially those involving drug companies, defense contractors and firms that rebuild infrastructure, which could benefit from a Trump administration.

Many analysts asked: Will — or can —Trump shed his aggressive rhetoric?

“We simply can’t know what type of president Trump will be,” said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist for Capital Economics.

Trump had campaigned

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by vowing to rip up trade deals he deems unfavorable.

He promised penalties for U.S. companies that offshore factory jobs. He would label China a currency manipulator. He would repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law.

He staked his credibility on erecting a wall along the Mexican border and limiting immigration — ideas that connected with a mainly white working class that’s felt abandoned by political leaders.

The president-elect has promised to spur growth

with a roughly $6 billion tax cut over the next decade.

It’s a policy that could help the U.S. economy but also cause its national debt to jump, according to economists. Trump would also use tax credits to fund infrastructure projects, saying he could deliver $1 trillion in investment over 10 years.

“Mr. Trump has proposed tax cuts and deregulation,” said Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Portfolios. “That’s not a bad start. We have never seen a tax cut we don’t appreciate.”

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Newest fitness trend leaves us fat, not fit M aybe you’ve seen the bumper stickers that read 0.0, or the popular shirts that read, “cardio sucks” or “I hate cardio.”

Perhaps, you will see slightly fat people bragging about their lack of cardiovascular health. This is because the newest fad in fitness is the anti-cardio movement.

The word “cardio” — for those who don’t know — means heart. This organ is a vital component to being alive.

Claiming 614,348 deaths in 2015, heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

This has been the case for decades, and it is only getting worse. Now, this fitness trend confirms that it is “cool” to essentially have a weak heart.

The 0.0 bumper sticker is a countermovement to the marathon 26.2 and half marathon 13.1 stickers. Brave souls, who stamp these 0.0 stickers on their cars, are proudly fighting against a toxic culture of braggadocio and external affirmation, right? No. They themselves are bragging about something much stupider and are just as guilty of seeking affirmation.

The T-shirts are unsolicited; I have no idea where

Austin Martin is a graduate student studying kinesiology from Dallas.

they came from. If I had to guess, I would say they are derived from the fear of “losing gains,” which is gym jargon for muscle growth.

There is a prevalent misconception that cardiovascular exercise impedes muscular gains. While some scientific data backs this, I am here to tell you if you space out cardio in the morning and lifting at night or vice versa, you will have nothing to worry about.

In my experience, I have bench-pressed more than 300 pounds and ran a marathon in the same week.

The people you see wearing “I hate cardio” T-shirts may have bit of bulk on them, but, more often than not, they occupy the lower echelon of gym-goers. Moreover, many have large arms and no core.

To their credit, they are at least in the gym. A sedentary lifestyle causes obesity and numerous diseases.

However, what advice do obese and fat people hear constantly? No, they do not hear genetic excuses. They repeatedly hear others telling them to diet and exercise.

Imagine an obese person decides to change his life by

going to the gym. He pulls up to the parking lot and sees an ocean of stickers that read 0.0. Next, he walks in and sees people sporting anticardio T-shirts.

This whole gym routine is new to him, so naturally, he mimics those around him. He only trains with weights and develops a conditioned aversion to cardio. Moreover, he finds acceptance in a group of idiots who constantly mock runners and cardio enthusiasts.

This person may gain some muscle, which may in turn let him burn more calories at rests, potentially helping him lose some, but not much, weight. If lucky, he will begin to resemble the large armed, beer-gutted man wearing an “I hate cardio” T-shirt.

Months later this person will revisit his doctor. The nurse will roll up the sleeve of his “I hate cardio” T-shirt and take his blood pressure.

Minutes later the doctor will walk in and tell him he has coronary artery disease.

Then, within a few years, perhaps the non-cardio’d denizen will become a corpse and rot within the ground. I know that was a quick escalation, but I warn you: do not be this person. Do some cardio. opinions@dailytoreador.com

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Some Texas Tech instructors not qualified to teach

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hree times a week I attend my college algebra class. Three times a week I sit at a desk and listen to incomprehensible sounds come out of my instructor’s mouth. Three times a week I take notes but have absolutely no idea what they even mean.

At first, I thought it must’ve been a cruel joke.

Texas Tech couldn’t actually expect me to learn from this guy, right? Oh, but Tech does.

I’m still half-seriously waiting for an email that tells me I’ll be passed through the course just for putting up with all the trouble.

I’m not the only one who feels frustrated with this large language barrier. Al-

Alex Olges is a freshman journalism major from Humble.

most every single person I’ve talked to has confirmed having a hard time understanding Tech’s math instructors.

Clearly, there must be something wrong here.

However, before I proceed any further, allow me to address the inevitable “Alex, you’re racist” comment. Yes, my math instructor is Asian as are the math instructors of everyone else I’ve talked to about this issue. The fact that my instructor is Asian is

irrelevant; I’ve met plenty of people of Asian descent whom I can understand just fine.

I have nothing against this group of people.

The problem therein lies with these graduate instructors not fully mastering the English language. Let me tell you, not being able to properly communicate complex ideas in a math class is a recipe for complete disaster.

See, when I feel I’m more competent than my teacher in an important aspect of whatever it is I’m trying to learn, I feel the teacher is not worth my time. I shouldn’t have to teach myself ideas from the textbook or go to tutoring because my instructor is dif-

ficult to understand. That isn’t fair to me and isn’t respecting my time. I have other classes besides college algebra I have to keep up with.

It wouldn’t bother me so much if I were back in high school where I didn’t — directly, at least — have to pay for school. But this is college, and naturally, classes require large sums of money to attend. With a semester typically costing around $10,000, I expect high-quality learning experiences, which is something I’m not getting when I have to decipher what my instructor is saying.

This column isn’t intended to garner anyone’s sympathy or vent my frustrations.

Rather, it is to make a plea to the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Tech and to anyone else who puts graduate instructors in place as the sole teacher for a course.

For the love of everything that is red and black, please make sure these people can properly speak and write English. Even the emails I receive from my instructor use broken English. This should simply not be allowed.

Is it not sad I have to ask this of Tech? Is it not embarrassing? In our own alma mater, we sing “Strive for honor evermore.” By the Webster’s New World Dictionary, “honor” is defined as “high regard or respect.” If we intend to be

a highly respected university, then we should certainly have properly qualified instructors in our classrooms.

To be clear, I’m not trying to get anyone in trouble or removed from the classroom.

Then again, if that were to happen, perhaps it would be for the best.

Regardless, I’m not calling for a purging of the math department. I’m just asking in the future whoever is appointed the instructor of a class be able to properly communicate. I don’t think this is asking much.

Come on, Tech. You’re better than this. aolges@dailytoreador.com

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College students must maintain contact with grandparents

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ears ago, I remember my mother telling me something that still haunts me to this day. She told me her greatest fear as a kid was losing her dad.

Two years ago, her dad — my “PawPaw” — passed away after a short and sudden battle with cancer.

I remember the knot I felt in my throat as I tried to comfort my mother while she cried on her bed after we got the news. I had just lost my grandfather, but she had lost her dad.

Almost every weekend she would drive to Waco to see him. One time she brought me along. I didn’t realize how serious his condition was until I saw him for the first time since his diagnosis.

His body, once tall and

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stout, was now pale and skeletal. His face lost all of its familiar features, and the color disappeared from his plump, round cheeks.

His eyes — once soft, blue and jolly — were overcome by grief and exhaustion. His voice grew thin and weak.

The sicker he became, the more difficult it was for my family to function. I continuously found myself spacing out during class.

I didn’t eat as much, and I was failing all my exams.

I noticed my dad would lash out at my brother and me sometimes. I could

tell he was never really angry with us; he was just stressed. We all were, especially my mom.

She was getting bombarded with so many different obstacles — her job, her dad, other family members — she stopped interacting with my me and brother.

I felt, in a way, my mom was turning into a ghost.

The house felt empty for a while because she was never really home. She always seemed to be floating away while simultaneously hovering over an infinite pile of problems.

Even when she was home, I still missed her presence. As the season grew colder, so did our house. We all knew PawPaw didn’t have much time left, and that was a reality

I wasn’t quite ready to face.

The PawPaw I played piano with, talked about science with and joked around with was near death.

As college students, it’s imperative we keep in touch with our grandparents. Some of your grandparents might have Facebook or some other form of social media.

Some of them might like to text. Some of them probably prefer the traditional ways of communication: phone calls and — dare I say — hand-written letters.

Some of you have excellent relationships with your grandparents, and some of you don’t even know them.

Get to know them. Call them. Sit down, and take 10 minutes to write a thoughtful, hand-written letter with elaborate hearts and

well-drawn smiley faces.

Yes, grandparents will still love your artwork. Tell them how you’re doing. Ask them how they’re doing.

Their stories, experiences and wisdom will help you throughout life.

For those of you who have lost a close grandparent, hold on to those treasured memories. It’s hard for me to not look back and wish I had spent more time with PawPaw, but I don’t let myself live in regret.

PawPaw has been gone for two years now, and I feel a sense of order has been restored in our house. My parents are now dealing with the “empty nest syndrome,” as my twin brother and I have just started our first year of college.

But I know my mom

doesn’t let a day go by without thinking about her dad.

Time is beginning to transform her sorrow into happy memories, but those memories will always be mingled with grief.

Fifty years from now, when I sit at the piano and play “Claire de Lune” with my old, stiff fingers, I will think of PawPaw. When I sit quietly in my rocking chair, pondering the mysteries of quantum mechanics, or when I read a ridiculous Gary Larson cartoon, I will think of him.

When I’m too old to read or play the piano or do any of the things he used to do, I will still think of him. Time cannot erase the timeless, and PawPaw was timeless. hdeeter@dailytoreador.com

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By ALEXA BOUTWELL Staff Writer

The Texas Tech wome n ’s bas ke tb a l l t e a m ’s season has kicked off, as the Lady Raiders try to make a run for the Big 12 Conference title.

The Lady Raiders made their debut in an exhibition game against Midwestern State on Sunday. Tech took an early lead over Midwestern State and came out with the win, 121-56.

The women’s basketball team will start the regular season schedule at 2 p.m. Sunday against North Dakota in the United Supermarkets Arena.

The Lady Raiders will then hit the road for their first away game against Texas A&M at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at College Station.

On Nov. 25, Tech will travel to Miami to battle it out in the Miami Tournament, where it will take on Fordham and Miami/ Gambling State.

After traveling to Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Dec. 3 to face off against Arkansas, the Lady Raiders will have a four-game home stretch starting Dec.

7. In that period, Tech will face opponents such as Houston, Central Arkansas, Alcorn State and UT-Arlington.

The true test for the Lady Raiders will be against their conference with four Big 12 teams being ranked in the top 25.

Tech will begin Big 12 play against No. 8 Texas.

The Lady Raiders will take on the Longhorns on Dec. 29 at Austin.

After Tech takes on Texas, the Lady Raiders will get set to play Oklahoma State and Iowa State in front of the Lubbock crowd on Jan. 1. and Jan. 4. in the United Supermarkets Arena.

The Lady Raiders will have a tough stretch of Big 12 games when they face three ranked teams, starting with No. 22 West Virginia on Jan. 11 in the United Supermarkets Arena.

After playing the Lady Mountaineers at home, Tech will travel to enemy territory to take on No. 16 Oklahoma on Jan. 14 at Norman, Oklahoma.

The Lady Raiders will get another shot at the Longhorns on Jan. 21,

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Texas Tech women's basketball guard Japreece Dean dribbles to the basket during the team's practice in the United Supermarkets Arena practice gym on Wednesday. The Lady Raiders will start their regular season at 2 p.m. Sunday in the United Supermarkets Arena. but this time it will be on Tech’s court.

Following the second meeting with Texas, the Lady Raiders will hit the road for two away games in the same week. The Lady Raiders will take on West Virginia on Jan. 25 in Morgantown, West Virginia, and then travel to Lawrence, Kansas on Jan. 28.

This team’s talent and endurance will be put to the test when it takes on former Big 12 champion, No. 2 Baylor.

The Lady Raiders will have the upper hand over the Lady Bears, as the game will be played in Lubbock in front of a home crowd on Feb. 4. Tech will meet Baylor again in Waco

on Feb. 25.

Tech will have its first Big 12 meeting of the season against TCU on Feb. 8 in Fort Worth.

Tech’s second meeting with Oklahoma will be on Feb. 11 in the United Supermarkets Arena. Tech will get a second shot at Iowa State on Feb. 15, Kansas on Feb. 18 and

Oklahoma State on Feb. 22 before facing Baylor again.

The last Big 12 matchup on the schedule for Tech will be in Lubbock against the Lady Horned Frogs on Feb. 27.

The Big 12 will then wrap up March 3, when the conference tournament begins in Oklahoma City. @ABoutwellDT

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Key games ahead for Red Raiders 1. Texas Tech vs. Auburn Texas Tech plays the Auburn Tigers in the Cancun Challenge Nov. 22. The Red Raiders don’t have a great out-of-conference schedule, meaning this game will be pivotal for them to win if they expect to return to the NCAA tournament.

If Tech is on the bubble around tournament time, games like this will be what the committee will look at for a tournament bid. If Tech wins this game, it could potentially play Purdue, which is currently ranked in the top 25 in the nation.

2. Texas Tech vs.

Iowa State Tech faces off against the Iowa State Cyclones for its first Big 12 Conference game of the season in Ames, Iowa, on Dec. 6. Tech beat Iowa State last year in an overtime

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thriller, 85-82, but split their head-to-head matchups.

It is key that the Red Raiders make a good start in conference play to help their tournament chances.

This year they will have to improve their 9-9 conference record if they want a chance at the postseason.

3. Texas Tech vs.

West Virginia The Red Raiders start off their conference schedule playing arguably three of the best teams in the Big 12 back-to-back-toback. Last season, Tech struggled against the Mountaineers, going 0-2 in head-to-head matchups.

West Virginia is an aggressive team. On defensive the Mountaineers love to apply constant pressure on opposing guards by fullcourt pressing. For Tech to beat the Mountaineers, Tech coach Chris Beard will have to neutralize their ball pressure and find ways to break their press to allow Tech to score easy baskets.

4. Texas Tech vs. Kansas Tech’s final game of a rough three-game stretch is against the Kansas Jayhawks on Jan. 7. The Jayhawks are the reigning Big 12 champions, meaning this is a key game for Tech. They must beat Kansas at least once to get an opportunity for a tournament bid. Last season, Tech went 0-2 against Kansas, losing by eight and 10 points.

They must find a way to

turn this around to improve their conference record from last year.

5. Texas Tech vs. LSU Tech faces off against the LSU Tigers on Jan. 28 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. This will probably be the best team the Red Raiders play out of the Big 12. Ben Simmons has gone on to the NBA. Nevertheless, the Tigers have fire power, brining back former five-star recruit guard Antonio Blakeney who averaged 12.6 PPG along with forward Crag Victor who put 11.5 PPG and 5.6 RPG. This is a must win for Tech to help its RPI ranking.

Come tournament selection time, this game could make or break Tech seasons for a chance to return to the NCAA tournament in backto-back years.

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George finished with 28 points and eight rebounds.

Gerald Henderson hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds remaining in regulation to give Philadelphia a 2-point lead. But on the

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On the Pacers’ first possession of overtime, George set the tone with a 3-pointer to give Indiana the lead. And it was George who threw down an emphatic dunk that gave Indiana a six-point lead, ultimately sealing the win for the Pacers.

Jeff Teague finished with 30 points and nine assists, and Myles Turner finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for Indiana.

Robert Covington led the Sixers with 23 points.

Henderson finished with 17 points and five rebounds while Dario Saric had 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The Pacers could not pull away from Philadelphia throughout much of

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Toronto, which shot 51.8 percent from the field, has won four of five.

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Tech enters season with high expectations

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

Since breaking a nineseason drought of missing the NCAA tournament, the Texas Tech men’s basketball team has gone through a significant change in personnel. Starting with the departure of former coach Tubby Smith and his coaching staff in April, Tech found new coach Chris Beard, who previously served as an assistant coach for the Red Raiders until 2011.

Beard, who left a headcoaching job with UNLV before coaching his first season with the team, centered his recruiting on bringing in players with collegiate experience and attributes complimentary to his defensive-focused style of play. With a total of three graduate transfers and three junior college transfers, Tech has plenty of new faces joining the team.

Beard said coming off a 19-13 season, he expects Tech to find its way back into the tournament.

“Each team always writes their own story. Our team, again, is a work in progress.

I think our story is just starting,” Beard said. “I’m not sure what the ending is going to be, but I like the way the story is heading. A lot of unselfishness and a lot of things going around in the program in terms of support.”

There are two matchups in Tech’s schedule that standout: a neutral-site game against Auburn in the 2016 Cancun Challenge and a road-game against Richmond. Other than a midseason bout at home against LSU, Tech does not have a definitely scheduled game against another Power Five school in its season.

Though Auburn is not as difficult of an opponent as some of its conference opponents, after finishing last season with a 11-20 record, its matchup against Tech opens a tournament in which Tech could play Purdue or Utah State, two teams that finished with an above .500 record last season.

“We always want to test ourselves early,” Beard said.

“I like our schedule in terms of home game balance, testing ourselves in good competition and of course in the Big

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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard gives forward Justin Gray instructions during a timeout. Tech played against Missouri Western at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders made it to the NCAA tournament last season for the first time in nine seasons.

12, it speaks for itself.”

Beard has a history against Purdue. As the head coach for the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans, Purdue lost a first-round matchup in the NCAA tournament against the Trojans, 85-83.

Tech defeated the Richmond Spiders at home, 85-70,

last season. Richmond poses as a talented opponent for the Red Raiders, as the Spiders have two players on their current roster who averaged more than 13 points per game last season. Senior forward T.J. Cline led the team in scoring with an average of 18.3 scoring average, accord-

ing to a Richmond Athletics release. Richmond’s other regular scorer, senior guard ShawnDre’ Jones, scored an average of 14.7 points in 32 games with the Spiders.

For the conference portion of the season, the level of competition across the Big 12 Conference has lessened a bit

with Baylor and Oklahoma losing key players to graduation and the NBA draft.

Baylor’s two largest spots to fill include replacing former forwards Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers. The Sooners enter the 2016 season without John R. Wooden Award winner Buddy Hield and former starting center Ryan Spangle.

With Baylor and Oklahoma having to replace some of its key players from last season, four Big 12 teams find themselves in the AP Top 25.

Kansas ranks highest in the Big 12 with the third national spot, while West Virginia follows at 20, Texas at 21 and Iowa State at 24.

Senior Devon Thomas, one of Tech’s returning guards, said the team feels optimistic about the upcoming season with the team’s level of experience and versatility.

“We compete every day with a mature level, and it’s been fantastic,” Thomas said.

“Our expectations right now is to trust Beard’s process, compete for the Big 12 Championship and then after we get that done, compete for a national title.” @DGaytanDT

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Francis plans for future during redshirt season

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff Writer

Redshirt sophomore Brandone Francis wanted to focus on basketball and avoid distractions, so he chose to play in Lubbock. As a transfer from Florida, Francis must sit out the 2016-2017 season because of the NCAA’s transfer policy.

Though he has to wait a year before he can officially play as a Red Raider, Francis has taken a simple but direct approach to

prepare for next season.

“This place just helps me focus on basketball and school. It’s not a huge city, one that I have to go party every night,” Francis said. “I’m not trying to be out in a big city and focusing on the wrong things. I think Lubbock is a great place for me to come and just get better at my game and be the best I can be off the court and on the court.”

Patience has turned into one of Francis’ defining char-

acteristics in his collegiate career. When he joined the Gators in 2014, Francis ranked among the top-35 players in nation, but he sat out one season to gain academic eligibility. Once cleared to play, Francis appeared in 29 games his redshirt freshman season but started in just two.

Having played only one season of Division I basketball, Francis said he does not think he has accomplished what he wanted to accomplish, but playing at Florida still left him with a valuable learning experience.

“I was expected to have a big year. Things didn’t go my way. I cannot blame that on coach (Mike) White. I can just blame a lot on myself, I’m not pointing fingers at anyone,” Francis said. “I can’t regret anything. Florida is a great place to be.”

Since leaving Florida, Francis found a home at Tech. On his way to Tech and during parts of his career at Florida, people from the Dominican Republic kept his confidence leveled, as he tried to figure out the future of his basketball career. With messages coming on social media and in-person conversations, Francis’ Dominican roots gave him an unexpected support.

“When I go back home they treat me like a king, like I made something. That made me feel good. I go so hard on myself, and I feel I have accomplished what I wanted to accomplish in my first year,” he said. “They still have my back. They still treat me in an

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Texas Tech guard Brandone Francis speaks to the media during the men’s basketball Media Day on Oct. 19 in the United Supermarkets Arena. Francis transferred from Florida, so he will have to sit out the 2016-2017 season. unbelievable way. There’s no other place I’d rather be from.”

Francis takes pride in his Dominican heritage. Since immigrating to Jacksonville, Florida, in 2011 to pursue his basketball career, he has tried to keep a close connection to his Dominican roots. As a Dominican athlete, Francis said people from his place of birth keep a close connection with one another, and with the close bond comes a responsibility to represent a nation.

“That’s where I’m from.

That’s all I know. All my family is from there,” Francis said. “I know I got a lot of kids looking up to me, and I’m just trying to be the best I can be.”

Francis does not find himself alone in having to sit out one year with the Red Raid-

ers. Redshirt senior guard Tommy Hamilton must wait a season as well because of his transfer from DePaul.

When speaking about Hamilton and Francis, Tech coach Chris Beard said both players represent the future of Tech as they have the potential to leave a lasting impact.

“The plan to make him better is to embrace coaching and to work him hard, not to look at this year as a sit-out year, but to look at this year with urgency,” Beard said.

Like Francis, senior guard Devon Thomas knows what it feels like to transfer to another program in the hopes of finding a place where one fits. Though Francis will not play this season, Thomas said he has already made an impression on

him and the rest of the team.

“Brandone (Francis) has to miss another year, but that guy is gifted,” Thomas said. “He knows where you’re going to be before you even get there. He’s just a real talented player.”

Francis said he sees his time at Tech as another opportunity to prove himself and continue to renew his basketball career. For now, his attention remains on turning into the impact player he expects himself to turn into.

“The only way for me to change is to get better,” Francis said. “I’m just trying to focus on these next two years, trying to be the best I can be and be one of the great Texas Tech players to come here.” @DGaytanDT

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Freshmen look to make early impact

By ALEXA BOUTWELL Staff Writer

When any sport season comes to an end, there is always the question of who will join the team next year.

For the Texas Tech women’s basketball team, that question has been answered.

The Lady Raiders have added freshmen guards Arella Guirantes and Grayson Bright as well as freshman forward Brittany Brewer.

Each of the freshmen had a different reason for joining Tech’s Big 12 Conference program.

Brewer chose to become a Lady Raider because of the environment at Tech as well as the coaching staff she said.

“I definitely chose it for the family atmosphere and the vision that coach (Candi) Whitaker had for the program,” Brewer said.

Bright said she visited Lubbock for a basketball camp, and at that moment she felt a passion for the community surrounding Tech.

“I chose to play for Texas Tech because when I came here for a camp, I just fell in love with the environment,” Bright said. “I loved how everyone was so supportive and the community was so together, and I really liked that.”

With offers from LSU and Rutgers, Guirantes said her decision to play for the Lady

Raiders was based on how she could grow as an athlete under the program.

“I chose to play here because it had all of the things I was looking for in a school,” Guirantes said. “I thought this place was going to push me mentally and physically. I thought this program was going to challenge me and keep me out of my comfort zone.

So, that was a big reason why I came here.”

Transitioning from high school to college is a challenge for any student, especially for student athletes who must balance classroom and athletics.

Brewer said her transition has had its ups and downs, but with the help of her teammates she has adjusted well.

“It’s been really smooth,” Brewer said. “There are bumps in the road here and there just from changing the level of play, but my team has really been there for me, and the coaching staff has been there.”

Going to the collegiate level has not been easy for all the freshmen, however.

There have been challenges moving into college, Bright said, but she is up to the challenge.

“I’m not going to lie. The transition was hard at first, and it’s still kind of hard at times,” Bright said. “I like it though. I like a challenge.

I’ve been able to see where

I’ve come from and where I can go from here.”

Guirantes had to make a big move coming from New York to Texas. However, she said being away from her parents has not been as difficult as she expected it to be.

“It hasn’t been that hard being away from family because I lived in Florida last year,” Guirantes said.

“I went to prep school there.

So, basically I’ve been transitioning and learning how to be away from home for a while now.”

As freshmen who must to prove their worth on the court, each of the girls have set individual as well as team goals for the season.

“Team-wise, we have set some goals to get better, and individually, I would like to get stronger in the paint, be able to grab more rebounds and hold on to them,” Brewer said.

Bright said her goal is to give it her all every time she steps out on the court.

“Every time I step onto the court, my main goal is just to go hard no matter what,” Bright said. “I just like to get out there, and I may be doing it wrong, but I will be doing it wrong going hard.”

Other young athletes have set relatively specific goals.

Guirantes said she has her eye on the prize to dominate in the Big 12 this season.

“My goal is to be Freshman of the Year, and I want to win the Big 12,” Guirantes said. “That’s a team goal, but personally, that’s what I want. I want to make noise in the Big 12.”

On Saturday, the freshmen got to show what they are made of, as the team faced off against Midwestern State and defeated the Lady Mustangs, 121-56. Brewer finished the game with six points, four rebounds and one block.

Bright made all of her attempts on the floor, shooting 4-4 with nine points, three rebounds and one assist.

Guirantes showed off her offensive talent by scoring 14 points, three rebounds, five assists and four steals in the game to propel the Lady Raiders to victory.

Coming from different places in the U.S. has been a transition for the three new faces of the Lady Raiders basketball team. However, easing into the process with a good support system at Tech will help them prosper at the collegiate level, Guirantes said.

“I love this place because the environment and the people,” Guirantes said. “I feel like I’ve met a lot of people who are going to help me achieve what I want in the long run, and that’s what it’s all about. Helping them and them helping you.” @ABoutwellDT

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Top: Texas Tech women’s basketball forward Brittany Brewer takes a shot as guard Grayson Bright looks on during the team’s practice in the practice gym Wednesday. Bottom: Bright dribbles to the basket during the women’s basketball team practice in the practice gym on Wednesday. Both players are new to the team this season.

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New faces start strong for Red Raiders

By TOBIAS BASS Staff Writer

This upcoming season, the Texas Tech Red Raiders have many new faces on their team, including three new transfers: junior guard Niem Stevenson, junior guard Shadell Millinghaus and junior forward Anthony Livingston.

Stevenson and Millinghaus were both Junior College All-Americans, while Livingston came over to Tech from Arkansas State with Tech coach Chris Beard.

All three players played minutes in Tech’s 92-40 exhibition game over Missouri Western State on Friday.

“I think they are adjusting well. They knew they were coming to an NCAA tournament with guys coming back,” junior guard Keenan Evans said.

“So, they knew it would be a special season”.

Before coming to Tech, all three players produced for their former schools.

Stevenson put up 24.7 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game and 2.2 assist per game at Seward County Community College. His point average was

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Left: Texas Tech guard Niem Stevenson defends Missouri Western State guard Beau Baker during their game at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena. Right: Texas Tech guard Shadell Millinghaus goes up for a layup against Missouri Western State at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the United Supermarkets Arena. Millinghaus transferred from Northwest Florida State College this season.

This year will be both athletes’ first season to play as Red Raiders. fourth in the NJCAA. Millinghaus averaged 16.9 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 1.7 steals per game at Northwest Florida State College, which earned him NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention.

Livingston at Arkansas State averaged 15.5 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game, allowing him to be named All-Sun Belt Second-Team honors.

Senior guard Devon Thomas said the team’s new additions add maturity and experience that can be shared throughout the team.

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Father-daughter duo balance life, game

By ARIANA HERNANDEZ Staff Writer

Texas Tech women’s basketball assistant coach Ray Caldwell and his daughter, sophomore guard Recee’ Caldwell, share the excitement as well as struggles of the world of basketball together.

The Caldwell family is comprised of Ray Caldwell, his wife Alba Caldwell and their two daughters Recee’ Caldwell and Desiree Caldwell. Recee’ Caldwell attended UCLA in 2014-2015 for her freshman year. She played basketball for the Bruins before transferring to Tech in 2015.

In the 2015-2016 season, Recee’ Caldwell had to sit out after transferring to Tech because of NCAA transfer rules.

Ray Caldwell is entering into his second season at Tech as an assistant coach for women’s basketball under coach Candi Whitaker.

Ray Caldwell was officially made an assistant coach for Tech on Aug. 3, 2015, according to Tech Athletics.

Before coming to Tech, Ray Caldwell was the head coach and trainer for SA Finest Basketball in San Antonio, according to the Tech Athletics website. At SA Finest Basketball, he coached and trained 18 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball athletes along with eight professional players.

When she was obviously looking to transfer, we were super excited to be able to get both of them.

CANDI WHITAKER TECH COACH Ray Caldwell also worked with NCAA scouting services during his time in San Antonio, according to the website.

The younger of the two daughters, Desiree Caldwell, is committed to play at Tech, Ray Caldwell said.

“I’ve got to know Ray over the years just recruiting his club program in San Antonio’s Finest in San Antonio,” Whitaker said. “I knew his reputation of training kids in the San Antonio area and was really impressed with his ability to player develop. So, one of the main reasons I wanted

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Texas Tech women's basketball guard Recee' Caldwell dribbles to the basket during the team's practice in the United Supermarkets Arena practice gym on Wednesday. Caldwell will make her Tech regular season debut at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the United Supermarkets Arena. to bring him was to really bring the player development piece to our staff. The other piece was the recruiting piece, the contacts he had made and developed as a club coach.”

Although he is only entering into his second season at Tech, Whitaker said Ray Caldwell has been an asset to the program.

One of the reasons she decided to bring Ray Caldwell was his ability to connect with the players, Whitaker said.

“I think our kids have gotten better because of him,” Whitaker said. “I let him do what he does best which is the player development piece. He’s great with building relationships. He’s done that with our players, and he does that with recruits and their parents very, very, well. He continues to grow as a coach and as a college coach, and I’m impressed with the load that he handles.”

Ray Caldwell said he is grateful for the opportunity to coach under Whitaker.

He said Whitaker has a lot of game knowledge that is critical for success within Big 12 Conference play.

“It is a great learning experience, you know. I’m a specialist as far as player development, but now I have to learn what it is like to coach big time college basketball,” Ray Caldwell said.

“This is the best conference arguably in the country. I feel Candi (Whitaker’s) as smart

as anyone. The problem is she has not had the players to showcase that, and now I think I’m instrumental in helping bring some of those players here and also my relationship with the players.”

There were many other opportunities for Ray Caldwell within his coaching profession. However, in the end, he said he decided to look into Tech.

N o w, R a y C a l d w e l l coaches at the Division I level, while also getting to be around and coaching his daughter.

“I had some opportunities to go elsewhere,” Ray Caldwell said. “And when Recee’ (Caldwell) decided to come here, I already had the year before. I talked to Candi (Whitaker) a little bit, when she put this on my plate, and I decided to stay doing what I was doing, which was throwing tournaments and running my club and those things. When Recee’ (Caldwell) decided to come here, I decided to take another look at it.”

Even though basketball has dominated the majority of his life, Ray Caldwell said, coaching was not always in his skill set.

However, he said, giving back has always been one of his top priorities, and through coaching he is able to reach kids to show them they can succeed.

“Obviously, being a player myself, I knew how I

was taught, but I wasn’t a teacher,” Ray Caldwell said.

“That’s when I had to go back and learn as to how I could teach at the grassroots level. I just feel in love with the teaching aspect. I started to see that if you spent time with kids at a young age developing them, they got better, and it was a great way to give back. I ran a group home for five years, so giving back is something that I always loved doing.”

Early when I was coaching Recee’, I was very conscious to make sure that I was harder on her, than I were my other players ...

RAY CALDWELL TECH ASSISTANT COACH Recee’ Caldwell was born when her father was still playing basketball in college.

She said she started playing basketball when she was around 5-6 years old and found a passion for the game.

“My dad was in college, and he was on the basketball team. He had me when he was about to be a sophomore, so for that whole season, I was basically the team’s baby,” Recee’ Caldwell said. “I would go to college with him.

I would pretty much be at all

of the practices. The team would take turns taking care of me, holding me, making sure I was OK, so I’ve always been around basketball.”

While today Ray and Recee’ Caldwell seem cool and collected on the floor, it has not always been this way, Ray Caldwell said.

The two of them had to learn when it was the time and the place to hash out basketball issues, Ray Caldwell said. That time and place was not at home.

However, Ray Caldwell said the father-daughter pair have grown and are much better at leaving all things basketballrelated on the floor.

“Early when I was coaching Recee’ (Caldwell), I was very conscious to make sure that I was harder on her, than I were my other players because I didn’t want the perception of favoritism,” Ray Caldwell said. “It did cause problems when we were young. I did not know how to leave it on the floor. I learned towards her last couple of years with me in club, how to separate, that off the court.

It was daddy time, and let’s talk life. So, when she comes home, I don’t talk basketball at all. And that’s kind of one of the unwritten rules that we have is that off the court we don’t talk basketball.”

Recee’ Caldwell said she and her father have developed a wonderful relationship over the years.

She said she owes her suc-

cess to her father because he taught her from the ground up everything she knows today.

“He’s built my whole game up from when I couldn’t dribble, not coordinated to where I am today,” Recee’ Caldwell said. “He knows my whole skill set, he knows what I need to do to get better and he’s willing to put in the work with me to get there. I get to see him every day, we have a really great relationship. It just helps getting to see him every day, I really missed him.”

The basketball coaching staff was thrilled when it received news that Recee’ Caldwell was looking to transfer, Whitaker said.

She said she had been watching Recee’ Caldwell for a while and knew Recee’ Caldwell could be an asset to the program.

“I’ve watched Recee’ (Caldwell) for a really long time,” Whitaker said. “I was able to recruit her a little bit, but she was committed pretty early to UCLA, so I didn’t get deep into the recruiting process with her when I was at Oklahoma State, but very aware of how talented she was from an early age and very familiar with her game. When she was obviously looking to transfer, we were super excited to be able to get both of them.”

While at UCLA, Recee’ Caldwell appeared in 17 games and averaged 6.9 points, two rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, according to Tech Athletics.

Recee’ Caldwell said while she enjoyed playing at UCLA, she thought the opportunity to play at Tech — alongside the coaching staff, Whitaker, her father and the players — was an opportunity she could not pass up.

“I loved UCLA. It was a great program, great people.

I just wanted to be closer to home, closer to my family,” Recee’ Caldwell said. “And when I found out that my dad opened up for the job, I was like ‘This is a great opportunity.’ Coach Whitaker and I talked, and she recruited me coming out of high school, and I just loved her passion for the game.

I knew she could coach, I knew she was smart, it was just the whole package.”

When asked what was her favorite aspect about her father, Recee’ Caldwell said she had two.

“He’s genuine,” she said, “and I love the way he leads.” @A_HernandezDT

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Heisman hope absent for Big 12

Whilby signs with Lady Raiders

There is no Heisman hype for the Big 12 Conference this season, even with some impressive performances.

Dede Westbrook is having the best stretch of games ever by an Oklahoma receiver.

D'Onta Foreman is doing things this season at Texas to evoke reminders of Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams , the Longhorns' two Heisman Trophy-winning running backs.

Still, the Big 12 isn't likely to have a player in New York next month for the Heisman, which would mark the fourth consecutive season without a representative. Maybe next year.

While Westbrook won't get another Heisman chance since he is a senior, Foreman is among several underclassmen in the Big 12 that could be in the early conversations about a chance to strike the pose in

Texas Tech women’s basketball coach Candi Whitaker announced Wednesday the signing of recruit Lyndsey Whilby to the 2017 class, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Lyndsey (Whilby) to the Lady Raider family,” Whitaker said in the release. “Her skill set as a dynamic wing with a high motor, good size and prolific 3-point shooting fits perfectly with our team.”

Whilby is a 5-foot-11inch guard from Hiram, Georgia, and is ranked as one of the top 30 wing players in the 2017 class

by ESPN HoopGurlz, according to the release.

“Lyndsey (Whilby) is a high-character kid that is a great fit for our program. She comes from a nationally-renowned high school in McEach-

2017 — if they don't leave school for early entry in the NFL draft.

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III was the last Heisman winner from the Big 12 in 2011. The last player to represent the league at the ceremony as a finalist was Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein in 2012.

Some notable performances by Big 12 players that may garner a few Heisman votes this season, and some other players who could get future consideration: Dede Westbrook, senior WR, Oklahoma.

Since getting over lingering pulled leg muscle that hampered him throughout preseason practice and non-conference play, has 47 catches for 1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns in six Big 12 games for the ninthranked Sooners.

Nine TDs by former ju-

nior college transfer are longer than 40 yards. The best previous six-game stretch by an Oklahoma receiver was 862 yards.

"Sure, we anticipated he'd have a big impact," coach Bob Stoops said.

"He wasn't at full speed until about a month into the season."

D'Onta Foreman, junior RB, Texas. Nation's leading rusher with 181 yards per game and coming off careerbest 341 yards at Texas Tech, most in a game for Texas since Ricky Williams during his Heisman season in 1998.

Foreman's 10 consecutive 100-yard games longest active streak in the nation, one off Earl Campbell's school record of set during the 1977 season when he won Heisman.

"He's played well and it's taken off for him," Longhorns coach Charlie Strong said.

ern and is a proven winner,” Whitaker said in the release.

The newest signee for the Lady Raiders was also named a four-star r e c r u i t b y w w w. P r o s pectsNation.com and a top-100 recruit by All Star Girls Report. Whilby is also a member of the Atlanta based WP Celtics, an elite Amateur Athletic Union program, under head coach Renardo Hudson, according to the release.

“I chose Texas Tech because of the welcoming feeling I received from my future teammates when I stepped on campus,” Whilby said in the release. “Coach Whitaker and her staff were also a major reason for my decision. They were on the sidelines to support me at every AAU game.

Coach Brandi Poole was there through the good

games and bad.”

As a high school athlete in Georgia, Whilby led McEachern High School to three straights w o m e n ’s 4 - A G e o r g i a State Championships from 2014-2016, according to the release.

The Georgia native chose Tech over Kansas, Georgia Tech, Houston and Arizona. She will join transfer Erin DeGrate in the 2017 class for the Lady Raiders.

“The campus is so beautiful, and the fans bring a spirited passion to cheering on the Lady Raiders. The academic support is top-notch, and I know I will be successful in the classroom,” Whilby said in the release. “When my visit was over, my mom and I knew Texas Tech was the place for me to spend the next four years.” @ABoutwellDT