Texas Tech student, Cory Harty, aspires to become a mens physique bodybuilder. Through lifting Cory has been able to maintain a balance of happiness and school. “Fitness in general is more then muscles to me, it’s helping people excel to the best versions of themselves.” -Cory Harty This a preview of a Vid-Doc profile over […]
Archives for December 2013
Part 3: A Glimpse Inside Weeks Hall
December 10, 2013 by
Part 1 | Part 2 Characteristic light brown bricks, silver letters, and Texas Tech University’s signature Spanish renaissance-theme carved above the main entrance, it looks like a typical building on campus. But instead of being filled with students, Weeks Hall at the front of campus off University Avenue is filled with trash, dust, broken glass […]
H.E.A.T Burns Car Theft
December 10, 2013 by
With programs such as H.E.A.T, Help End Auto Theft, the South Plains Auto Theft Task Force can work with the community to help end crimes that begin with car theft. Kathy “Kat” Anderson, legal secretary and crime prevention coordinator for the South Plains Auto Theft Task Force, said all that is needed to register for […]
Can You Sell Happiness?
December 9, 2013 by
Many people love Coca-Cola ads. Especially the crazy machines they come up with around the world to get people to do fun things just for a free Coke. But why do people love them? What makes these ads so successful? Let’s take their “Small World” machines, for example. They placed two vending machines in India […]
First Friday Art Trail
December 7, 2013 by
Since 1994, the First Friday Art Trail has been giving local artists, including Texas Tech students, a chance to showcase their art and fashion. The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts program features on average 120 artists and as many as 4,000 visitors in attendance at each event, according to First Friday Art Trail […]
Love For Lucas
December 6, 2013 by
On Oct. 18, 2011, a bright-eyed 21-year-old couple brought a seemingly healthy baby boy into the world. However, all of the excitement and dreams that the young couple from Little Elm, Texas, harbored on that day would drastically change in the months that followed. Lucas Scott Chappell was a sweet and bubbly little infant until […]
Red Raiders' Reactions to Exam Delays
December 6, 2013 by
Another cold front has descended upon Lubbock and coated the roads with ice. Texas Tech University students and professors wondered if the weather would freeze Friday’s exams, and a recent TechAlert announcement confirmed 7:30 a.m. finals will be delayed. Stephen Corbett, an assistant professor of Spanish and Foreign Language Education, said he’s been petitioning school […]
Friday Final Exams Delayed Until 10:30 AM
December 5, 2013 by
UPDATED 8:53 a.m. : Final exams are delayed until 10:30 tomorrow morning, and 7:30 a.m. Friday exams are now schedule for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday in their originally scheduled locations, according to a TechAlert notification sent out to students by the Office of the President and University Counsel Ronald Phillips. Buses should start running at 9:30 […]
Carol Of Lights 2013
December 5, 2013 by
Whether you had a night class, live out of town, or were simply in the back of the massive crowd, here is a recap of this year’s Carol of Lights. With almost 20,000 in attendance and the weather a little less frigid than usual, the 55th annual event was packed. Raider Red, The Masked Rider, […]
