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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011 VOLUME 85 ■ ISSUE 128

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discusses theology, evolution TTUHSC Group Lecture covers impact ‘‘ schools in public school system ranked By KASSIDY KETRON STAFF WRITER

Nursing school rated No. 64

Texas Tech associate professor Michael Dini began the “Creationism and Evolution in Public Schools” lecture by laying a transparency on the overhead

projector which read, “Creationisms are bad,” and immediately followed with a prayer. Texas Tech’s Secular Student Society hosted an event at 8 p.m. Monday in Holden Hall to discuss creationism and evolution in public schools, with Dini,

associate professor of biological sciences, as the speaker. “You probably weren’t expecting that, and I think that’s appropriate because what we just heard was highly inappropriate and not just for condescension purposes,” Dini said after the prayer. “Creationism in the public schools isn’t appropriate.” He said it was important to understand there are multiple types of creationists — quick creation, or beyond earth creation, being the most radical and athe-

istic evolution in which science says there is no God, being the least radical. Modern creMichael Dini Associate Professor ationism, or intelligent design, he said, is the idea that life and many structures are so complex they had to be designed.

Creationism in the public schools isn’t appropriate.”

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The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Schools of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences have been ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report. The rankings of health disciplines are based on the results of peer assessment surveys by deans, administrators and faculty at accredited degree programs or schools in each discipline. According to the 2012 MITCHELL edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, the TTUHSC School of Nursing was ranked 64th of the 509 nursing schools across the United States that offer master’s programs. RANK continued on Page 5 ➤➤

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CONNER DREW, A junior communications design major from Dallas, inflates trash-bags taped together in the shape of an insect on Tuesday outside the Art building.

Students try to form Tech feminist organization

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Frances Martin said some people are shocked to find not all feminists hate men. “We’re debunking the idea of crazy women who don’t shave and live in trees,” said the sophomore history major from Bulverde. Martin and sophomore Devin Saunders, an English literature major from San Antonio, are hoping to spread this idea with a new student organization for feminists. The two came up with the idea after reading Jessica Valenti’s “The Purity Myth.” “It spoke to both of us in that there’s still a

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problem with sexism,” Martin said. “So we asked, ‘What can we do?’” They then looked into other organizations, but none were solely based on feminism. Martin said groups like The V-Day Coalition and Women in Engineering are great organizations, but Tech needs an overarching feminist body encompassing all colleges and feminists. So far, the response has been great, Saunders said. She said they have contacted a few professors in the history department and a few in Women’s Studies, and have been contacted by various other groups as well as women in the Lubbock community. “The number of resources we’ve been given is

amazing,” Martin said. However, students often shied away from invitations to join because of the stereotype of feminists, Martin said. “There’s that stigma — that there’s something wrong with being a feminist,” Saunders said. “We want people to know there’s not, it’s actually advantageous.” Within feminism, Martin said there were often various sub types, which didn’t often get along, or might form their own groups. She said she hoped this organization would bring them together, and maybe even bring a few feminist men in. FEMINIST continued on Page 5 ➤➤

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