The United Spirit Arena hosted its 104th entertainment event during its 15 years of operation with the sold-out Luke Bryan concert in January, an economic and logistical achievement some thought would never happen for the arena. “Pricewaterhouse did a survey before the arena was ever built and they were saying we would never attract more […]
Archives for March 2014
TAB Newsroom Workshop: A Twitter Overview
March 13, 2014 by
With more than 120 students and professionals in attendance, the Texas Association of Broadcasters Newsroom Workshop was a success! One look at #tabttu on Twitter can prove it. Guest presenter from KARE-11 in Minneapolis, Jonathan Malat, began the day with a picture of the audience of the first session, Storytelling Mastery. Malat presented programs throughout the […]
Heads Up Display Hosts Tournament
March 13, 2014 by
They’re outgoing, passionate about what they do, and as the group likes to say, “they play with a purpose” — especially for their upcoming event at the United Spirit Arena in May. Meet the Heads Up Display team. The group films videos and shares them on The Hub and their own YouTube channel about video […]
MCTV Newscast: 3-13
March 13, 2014 by
In this pre-Spring Break edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchor Roxie Bustamante is in with the latest news and events around campus. First up, find out how Texas Tech is leading the nation in some of our graduate degree programs. Also, reporter Kierra Powell attempted to stay dry while spending the evening at Tech’s […]
Poll: Greek Task Force
March 12, 2014 by
The announcement of the Greek task force has caused quite a controversy on the Texas Tech campus this past week. Everyone seems to have an opinion, so what do you think? Do you think the task force is a good idea, or a bad one? For more information, read our story here. (function () { […]
MCTV Newscast: 3-12
March 12, 2014 by
In today’s edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Amber Chalker and Daniela Contreras have a look at some developing news on campus – including an update on a recent decision regarding tuition and fees by the Tech Board of Regents. Also, reporter Lucinda Holt looked into sexual assault on campus and how some groups […]
Dog Bites Cop
March 12, 2014 by
A Lubbock Police officer was reportedly bitten by a dog and assaulted by the dog’s owner while responding to a civil disturbance call at Nothin’ Butt Smokes on 2267 34th St. on Feb. 19. According to the offense report provided by the Lubbock Police Department, Larry Don Jordan, 54, of Lubbock, punched Officer Garrett Winters […]
Understanding Student Financial Planning
March 11, 2014 by
Sallie Mae’s Smart Option Student Loan provides undergraduate students with the choice of three repayment options: a deferred repayment; fixed repayment; or interest repayment, according to the Sallie Mae website. Photo by Alicia Keene Sallie Mae has been a go-to for many college students when it comes to student loans. Sources like this and many […]
Tech Graduate Schools Ranked on U.S. News & World Report
March 11, 2014 by
Both the Rawls College of Business Administration’s and the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering’s graduate schools were ranked in the top 100 ‘Best Grad Schools’ announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. The lists separately ranks schools by their areas of study. The best business schools section ranked Tech’s business college as […]
Alström Angels
March 11, 2014 by
Bryce uses a cane to get around and takes nine different medications twice per day. The 5-year-old who attends pre-kindergarten in the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District also eats a special diet because her parents anticipate her disease will eventually cause her to have diabetes and heart conditions. When Bryce breaks the rules, her older sister, […]
