Archives for February 2013

MCTV Weekday Update

     

MCTV Weekday Update

Check out today’s edition of the MCTV Weekday Update featuring Corley Peel and Breanna Barrs.

Mandel Working To Expand, Improve TTU Press

10 Things To Know – February 28

1. All Hail: Pope Benedict pledges his unconditional obedience to whoever takes his place. Reuters 2. Brothers In Battle: U.S. announces plans to aid Syrian rebels in a direct, non-lethal battlefield. NBC News  3. Mayoral Murder: Mississippi gay Mayoral candidate’s body found near Mississippi River. USA Today 4. Suffocation, No Breathing: Beijing air pollution reaches dangerous levels days before legislature opens annual […]

Sing Like Everyone Is Listening

Lubbock Schools Considering Concealed Carry For Faculty, Staff

School officials in Lubbock and surrounding cities are considering allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns on school grounds. With the December shooting in Newport, Connecticut, many school administrators across the nation are looking at new security measures to protect both students and teachers. Trinity Christian School, a private school system in Lubbock, is now allowing […]

Lady Raiders Defeat OSU Cowgirls, 61-53

The Lady Raiders defeated the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Wednesday, and Chynna Brown led the way for Texas Tech with 22 points. The final score of the game was 61-53. Brown said she thinks her team was successful because they came out and played aggressive, but fun basketball. “We just stuck together to make plays and […]

Car Chase Ends In Traffic-Halting Wreck

Recap according to police Captain Roy Bassett: Police tried to stop the driver in the white Lincoln for reckless driving before he sped away. The officer followed the suspect a few blocks down 82nd, through a neighborhood, and back down 82nd. He clipped a white car before swerving into other traffic, hitting a beige car […]

Gas Explosion At CASNR Annex

Update (8:10 a.m., 2/28) – Tech work crews have contained and begun repairing the gas lines inside of the CASNR Annex building. The building will be closed off from classes and students for “probably the next few days” according to the crew lead. (10:15 p.m., 2/27) At around 9:30 p.m. tonight, a small gas explosion blew a […]

S.G.A. Election: Executive Debate Highlights

The SGA election blocks “Bridge the Gap,” “Raiders United,” and “Raiders’ Voice” have been dancing around each other since the first of the month, and came head-to-head last night finally in the mandatory Executive Forum held by the SGA election commission. The commission, mandated by the SGA Constitution, requires that all executive candidates — that is, […]