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Archives for March 2015
Define Your Line Campaign Encourages Open Sexual Communication
March 11, 2015 by
Texas Tech University students hold up a sign reading, “Have Better Sex.” Preparing to announce “Define Your Line,” a sexual communication and awareness campaign, this group of about 20 students will be speaking to a variety of student organizations, and spreading key points of the movement, before the official launch on March 23. Focusing on reaching student organizations, […]
DC Engineering Wins Annual Appathon Contest
March 10, 2015 by
Groups of students huddled together in the Texas Tech University Livermore Center, working furiously against the clock. After being postponed a week, so students could avoid icy roads, the annual 24- hour Appathon mobile application-creating contest was held Friday at 6:30 p.m. through Saturday evening, and contained five groups of students. The event was sponsored […]
Bear our Banners: China
March 10, 2015 by
Before coming to the United States for graduate studies in biology at Texas Tech, Ben Qin had never tasted cheesecake. He completed his undergraduate studies in the Kantong Province and came to the U.S. in 2008. Qin said finding a dessert similar to cheesecake would be difficult in his hometown of Nanning, which is the […]
Senior Strives To Leave Behind a Legacy Beyond The Basketball Court
March 9, 2015 by
For some students, senior year might mean late-starting classes, easy schedules, securing a job, and maybe a coast to the finish line, but for Clark Lammert, a public relations major from San Antonio, Texas, and power forward for the Texas Tech men’s basketball team, senior year meant much more than that. Senior year was about […]
What Are Your Spring Break Plans?
March 6, 2015 by
Spring break is nearly here! The week before spring break is always a hard one. There are usually multiple tests and stress about how to finish the first half of the semester strong. But the end is in sight! What are your plans for spring break?
Future of Communications Examined by Guest Professor
March 6, 2015 by
Laughter echoed out of Room 056 in the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication building as Jakob Jensen, University of Utah professor of communication and sarcastically self-proclaimed futurist, began his high-energy lecture. Jensen initially remarked he was asked to give a “big talk” for his Center of Communication Research Colloquium, so he came to […]
Bearing our Banners: Nepal
March 6, 2015 by
Nepal is home to Mount Everest and 25-year-old Krishna Dhungana, a Texas Tech University graduate student studying civil engineering. The landlocked country is located between India and China and is known for Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha and the Buddhist religion. Dhungana said each of his parents has a master’s degree, and they encouraged his […]
MCTV Newscast: 3-4
March 5, 2015 by
In this week’s edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Abby Aldrich and Loren Page have the latest look at the news, information and events happening around campus. First, the weather in West Texas has been a bit bipolar the last few days. We have a look back at the roller coaster conditions. Also, reporter Laura Duclos […]
SGA: Representing the Unseen 5 Percent
March 5, 2015 by
At one point, Saba Nafees was unsure if she would be able to attend college or not. Originally from Lahore, Pakistan, Nafees was an undocumented citizen when she graduated from her Fort Worth high school. The mathematical biology graduate student and candidate for graduate vice president for the Student Government Association said this is a […]
