Archives for May 2013
Not Your Average Campus Visitors
For children of low socio economic families college is a topic left untouched. Last week however, first grade teachers of Harwell Elementary School brought their 84 students to tour the Texas Tech campus. “They’ve been really excited,” Maria Gregory, a first grade teacher at Harwell, said. “A lot of them have lived here and have […]
Student's Love/Hate Relationship With On-Campus Living
Freshman at Texas Tech are required to live on-campus for at least one year. Photo by Katelyn Perry Living in dorms is associated with college life, but how do students really feel about the experience? According to the website for University Student Housing, there are more than 7,000 students living in 14 residence halls on […]
"Student" – A Global Lens Recap And Discussion
Dr. Jim Bush, Dr. Alan Barenberg, and Dr. Anthony Qualin recently moderated a discussion and took questions over “Student,” a selection from the Global Lens film series. Here’s the synopsis for the film, taken from the Global Lens Film Initiative website: “A solitary philosophy student steers his directionless life toward the commission of a violent […]
10 Things To Know: May 7
1. Coming Home: Three women, all of who have been missing for 10 years, were found by police in a Cleveland home Monday night. Listen to the call to police placed by one of the women, Amanda Berry. CNN 2. Let ‘Em Go: Robel Phillipos, a friend of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has been released from […]
