Archives for January 2014

Lunchtime Poll, Jan. 29

In the Hubs’ new weekly segment, Lunchtime Poll, we ask students questions about the things that really matter in life. Whether it be iPhone v. Android or what the best program on Netflix is, we will cover it all! In the inaugural edition of Lunchtime Poll, we ask students what their favorite online music streaming […]

Texas Tech Does TEDx

If you google who the best American poets are, you might find names like Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Frost. Those artists might be interesting to some, but what about the up-and-comings from new generations? Robyn Adams, a sophomore journalism major from Houston, is a fan of spoken word. In fact, she said she […]

MCTV Newscast: 1-28

In this Tuesday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Rachel Blevins and Jenabeth Gunter have your daily rundown of activities and information you need to know.  Also, one of the biggest sporting events of the year is coming up this weekend, but weather is causing some people to worry if Super Bowl Sunday may […]

Applications Open for Mortar Board

Time is running out to apply for the national honor society whose members are recognized as some of the top seniors at Texas Tech University. The Forum Chapter of Mortar Board is accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year until Feb. 1. Students currently in their junior or senior year whose graduation date is after summer 2014 […]

Best Moments Of The 2014 Grammys

For all of you who had to choose to watch either the Pro Bowl, the Bachelor wedding, the latest Sherlock Holmes with Benedict Cumberbatch, the new Keeping Up With The Kardashians episode (jk) and the Grammys — I get it. It’s a headache and a half to DVR everything and then have the time to […]

MCTV Is Back!

“This is the MCTV Weekday Update,” Scott Pelley announces with a booming voice, introducing the student newscast. The student-produced MCTV Weekday Update resumed production on Monday. MCTV is a newscast produced by students that airs Monday through Thursday on The Hub@TTU. The MCTV crew reports on everything happening on campus and around Lubbock. The first […]

Meet Granger Smith

Granger Smith is a Texas-born country singer who is reinventing the face of country music — one hit at a time. Ashley Vaughan got to sit down with Smith when he came to Lubbock. Smith played at Wild West during his visit and Vaughan got the inside scoop on his most recent album “Dirt Road […]

MCTV Newscast: 1-27

In the spring premiere of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Kelsee Pitman and Courtney Plunk have a look at several announcements and events from around campus – including multi-million dollar grants helping to increase Texas Tech’s research efforts.  Also, in the wake of recent school shootings around the country, what sort of precautions can Tech […]

College Of Media And Communication To Offer Online Graduate Program (UPDATED)

The people have asked, and the college will oblige! Last week, Dean David Perlmutter announced the College of Media and Communication will soon offer an online graduate school program. “There’s more of them out there than there are in Lubbock.”      Perlmutter said the graduate school has had a very successful semester, with a record […]

Fostering Talent

Jerod Foster had three goals he wanted to accomplish before he turned 30 years old: shoot a cover of a magazine, earn three degrees, and publish a book. Foster, a photography professor of practice in the College of Media and Communication, recently had his third photography book published, titled “Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Directing […]