Top Hat’s online education programs are used by more than two million students at more than 700 universities. Its expansion now includes Texas Tech, where use of Top Hat in classes been met with mixed feelings from students, particularly regarding its cost and usefulness as a way for instructors to give quizzes and take attendance. The interactive teaching […]
Archives for September 2016
South Plains Food Bank Pays It Forward
September 22, 2016 by
For 20 counties in West Texas, the South Plains Food Bank is a beacon of help and hope. According to its website, just over 96,000 people in the area were food insecure last year. The South Plains Food Bank served 56,243 people last year, but would like to be able to serve the close to 40,000 others who […]
MCTV Newscast: 9-22
September 22, 2016 by
In the Fall 2016 premiere edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Laura Duclos and Megan Reyna are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, the Whitacre College of Engineering is increasing their research capabilities with a state-of-the-art facility. We have a special look at the new Maddox Engineering Research Center. […]
Pom Squad Breaks Barriers, Adds First Male Dancer
September 22, 2016 by
By Megan Reyna Since coming to Texas Tech in 2011, Texas Tech University Pom Squad Coach Erin Harold has changed and improved the pom program, according to Spirit Director Stephanie Rhode. But a recent decision has been one of her most powerful moves yet. During pom squad auditions in May, senior musical theatre major Dominic […]
MCTV Sports 101 – 9/21/16
September 21, 2016 by
In this edition of MCTV Sports 101, join hosts Kyle Stafford and Billy Ingle as they debate the wide world of sports. Whether the two agree to disagree or are unanimous in their opinions, they promise to bring you all the details as they cover the biggest headlines of the week. Here’s this weeks’ topics: […]
Retention Rundown: Coming Back to Texas Tech
September 21, 2016 by
For many students, college is everything they thought it would be. For some, the college experience can be a little more complicated. According to U.S. News and World Report, one in three freshmen students will not make it back to the same school for their sophomore year. Students can drop out for any number of reasons: […]
Club Sports Offer Fun, Competition
September 21, 2016 by
Not every student-athlete in college is a part of an NCAA program. Thousands of students across the country, and hundreds across campus, are keeping their competitiveness alive through club sports. According to club presidents, unlike intramural sports, club sports require dues payments and more time commitment. Club sports also travel and play against other colleges. There […]
Clear Bags, Full Boots, Can’t Lose
September 21, 2016 by
Jennifer Bryant graduated from Texas Tech University in August and is now working towards her master’s degree. Because she was in the Goin’ Band for four years, she was looking forward to her first football game as a spectator, until she was turned away because of her purse. “They just said ‘You can’t come in here […]
Short Film: The Canvas
September 19, 2016 by
After getting his first C in Art Appreciation, a class he enjoyed but just did not do great in, Juan Gil was determined to turn a negative into a positive. The art he studied in the class inspired his short film, “The Canvas.” “I was pissed that I got a C, but at least I got […]
Tapping Into Home Brewing
September 19, 2016 by
There are an estimated 1.2 million home beer brewers in the United States, according to the American Home Brewers Association, and several of these beer connoisseurs call Lubbock home. “I never found a beer I didn’t like, or that didn’t like me,” local brewer Bill Hardy said. Bill Hardy and his son, Tim, are both […]
