Igor sits in a secluded area adjacent to the University Medical Center on the south side, between Indiana and Quaker Aves. However, Igor is not a person. It’s a telescope. According to the website for White Sands Missile Range Park, the Igor is a tracking telescope designed to provide photographic evidence for missile performance. Igor […]
Archives for September 2014
MCTV Newscast: 9-24
September 24, 2014 by
In this midweek edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Alicia Hinze and Ashlyn Tubbs have your daily look at the news and information around campus. First, MCTV in association with The Hub@TTU has a look at last week’s dedication of a statue to a man whose story literally rewrote the history books. Also, Ashlyn […]
MCTV Newscast: 9-23
September 23, 2014 by
In this Fall premiere edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Laura Duclos and Courtney Plunk start off the new school year with a look at all the news and events going on around the Tech campus. First, reporter Dawit Haile has options for those who may be dealing with grief in the wake of several […]
Texas Tech Breaks Enrollment Records
September 23, 2014 by
Texas Tech University may reach the goal of 40,000 students by 2020 a lot sooner than imagined. On Tuesday, Tech released record-shattering enrollment numbers. For the fall 2014 semester, 35,134 students enrolled at Tech. Last year, Tech’s fall enrollment included 33, 111 students. Enrollment numbers have continuously increased since 2008. The fall 2014 semester has […]
The 7 Fashion Essentials You Need for Fall
September 23, 2014 by
Happy fall, y’all! It is that time of the year again — the time of pumpkin spice lattes (and pumpkin spice everything else), dates with your boyfriend (or whoever) at the corn maze, scary movie night seshs with your gal pals and the best fashion season of all. There is a pro and con to […]
College Affordability And Where Texas Tech Fits In
September 22, 2014 by
“There’s about $1.2 trillion in student loans at the national level,” Sue McMillin said. “About $70 billion towards that comes from Texas students.” McMillin, president and CEO of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, said most Texas students graduate with around $25,000 in student loan debt. The panel at the “Making Higher Ed Affordable” session […]
An Introduction to Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Part 2- On-Page SEO
September 22, 2014 by
Welcome to the second part of the SEO series at The Hub@TTU. If you haven’t already, check out the first part of the series to gain a better understanding of what search engine optimization is. In the first part of this series, we learned about how search engines operate and the specifics they look for […]
What’s That App?: Mark Cuban’s Cyber Dust
September 22, 2014 by
Internet security and privacy are two hot topics in the industry. As social media gained popularity and relevance, revelations came out highlighting ways users’ information was stored and used. A high point was reached last summer when whistleblower Edward Snowden tipped off the world with information regarding the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance activities. The […]
10 Songs for a Rainy Day
September 19, 2014 by
Typically the weather outside influences what “music mood” I am in, and because Lubbock has been experiencing abnormally rainy conditions lately, I’ve been listening to some of my favorite rainy day music. 1. “Apartment” by Young the Giant Formerly known as The Jakes, Young the Giant was signed by Roadrunner Records in 2009 and released their […]
Tim Cole Becomes Permanent Figure In Lubbock
September 17, 2014 by
Most students come to Texas Tech University in hopes of success. It may have taken 30 years, but Tim Cole has posthumously achieved that goal. Cole was a 26-year-old Army veteran pursuing a business degree at Tech. In March 1985, he was falsely accused of rape. Cole served 14 years of his 25-year sentence before […]
