Daniel Archibeque is preparing for his 28th Super Bowl party in Tech Terrace. He has the essentials — steak, hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and dip — and, most importantly, his friends and family. Archibeque, a painter, said he started stocking up early at the Lowe’s Corner Market near his home. “We’ve got a really good […]
Archives for January 2015
Outpost TV: Snapchat Geofilters
January 28, 2015 by
This week on Outpost TV: Lab Manager Katelynne Newman and Content Manager Dylan George discuss Snapchat’s new “Long Live The Matadors” geofilter with T.J. Vining. To receive news and updates, follow us on Twitter at @TTU_Outpost and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/outpostlab.
Tech Professor Breaks Stereotypes, Promotes Individuality
January 28, 2015 by
After realizing a sailboat was unrealistic to build in Lubbock, Susan Tomlinson, Ph.D., started making her own canoe paddles, followed later on by her own bicycles and greenhouses. The Texas Tech environment and humanities program director and assistant dean of the Honors College, from Midland, Texas, has become well known for her unique hobbies. Megan […]
Texas Higher Ed. Has A Bright Future But A Long Way To Go
January 27, 2015 by
A packed room in the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center buzzed with anticipation as the four panelists and the moderator took the stage. Attendees expected a discussion on higher education in Texas, but they probably didn’t expect some of the answers the panelists gave. On Monday, Texas Tech University Systems Chancellor Robert Duncan, Juliet Garcia, Ph.D., state […]
Tech’s International Film Series Opening Week
January 26, 2015 by
The Texas Tech International Film Series will begin its Spring 2015 season Tuesday night with a showing of “La Strada,” a 1954 Italian drama directed by cinema master Federico Fellini. IFS coordinator Robert Peaslee said in an email that the first film will be shown tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, located at 120 West […]
Screen Actors Guild Awards: Recap
January 26, 2015 by
The Screen Actors Guild Awards is the one night each year where actors get to dress up and celebrate their peers, actors in both television and film. The 21st annual award ceremony took place last night, and it did not disappoint with plenty of stunning red carpet looks and surprising wins. Hollywood’s finest sported gowns by some of […]
New Quiznos Gives Autistic Students Real-World Job Experience
January 26, 2015 by
James Pugh has had many different jobs over the years, but he admits to leaving most of them due to discrimination against his disability. “I don’t like to use the word ‘disability,’” said the 23-year-old student from St. Louis, Mo. “I say, ‘I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome,’ but I don’t use it as a […]
Prosthetic Limb Advances Assist Amputees
January 22, 2015 by
“That’s where it all started was a wooden socket just like a pirate, you know, a peg leg.” Kent Phillips is a certified and licensed prosthetist at Lubbock Artificial Limb and Brace. His father-in-law, Cecil McMorris, is a bilateral below-the-knee amputee from the Korean conflict and started the business in 1962. Phillips said prosthetic technology has […]
Poll: How Often Do You Actually Complete Reading Assignments?
January 22, 2015 by
When a class requires students to read 30+ pages before every class, students are bound to miss a few assignments. There have to be some students out there who complete every reading assignment, with books painted neon yellow in highlighted material. And we all know that one person who did not even buy the book, but […]
Lubbock Water Inefficiently Pulled From Many Sources
January 22, 2015 by
“We have been in a historic drought for the past few years, but even before that, we’ve been using water from the Ogallala Aquifer at a rate which is not sustainable.” “Even before that we’ve been using water from the Ogallala Aquifer at a rate which is not sustainable.” Julie Hodges, the Helen Devitt Jones […]
