Katie Lewis, Ph.D., has made a career in getting her hands dirty – quite literally. Her job, which she does not take lightly, is to research soil health and fertility. Covered in dirt, Lewis pursues her passion by using personal and professional motivators to find answers to some of the soil’s deepest mysteries. Lewis is an assistant professor of […]
Archives for May 2018
Cape Town and The South Plains: A Tale of Water Shortage
May 27, 2018 by
The Crisis Heard Around the World The eyes of the world were turned to Cape Town, South Africa earlier this year as the city announced that they were running out of water. Dams and reservoirs were lower than ever before. A one-in-a-million, three-year drought was unprecedented. “Day 0,” as it was called, became the new […]
10 Underappreciated albums by obscure artists
May 15, 2018 by
Obscure (adjective): 1 “Not discovered or known about; uncertain.” 2“Not important or well known.” 3 “Not clearly expressed or easily understood.” — Oxford Dictionary Author’s Note- The views expressed in this article are entirely subjective and dependent on one’s own perception. What constitutes “obscurity” will invariably differ from person to person. The variables taken into […]
How a Community Prepares for a Worst Case Scenario
May 15, 2018 by
With recent mass shootings in the news, community safety has become an important subject addressed by civilians and first responders alike. Locally, community members have found ways to educate and prepare for worst-case scenarios, especially after a possible active shooter situation hit close to home last year. Officer Sam Reedy of the Lubbock Police Department […]
Enough is Enough: Multi-state school teacher strikes emphasize ubiquitous struggles
May 10, 2018 by
After a statewide public school teacher strike made headlines in West Virginia in late February 2018, teachers in several other states have followed suit. Teachers employed in public schools in Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado and Kentucky have also staged similar protests in hopes of securing pay raises, additional funding, healthcare benefits and improving student-to-teacher ratios. West […]
Flight 1380: A Texas Tech professor’s story of survival
May 8, 2018 by
When Texas Tech professor Kamau Siwatu boarded Southwest Flight 1380 from New York to Dallas on Apr. 17, the fatal moments that would soon follow changed his perspective on life as well as maintenance procedures for the airline. Siwatu, professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education, had traveled to New York with several others […]
MCTV Newscast: 5-7
May 7, 2018 by
In this Spring semester finale edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Ashley Bell and Alma Bustamante are in studio for the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, a historic vote has officially determined the future of one of Lubbock’s well known landmarks. We’ll have the details on the fate of the […]
MCTV Newscast: 5-3
May 3, 2018 by
In this Thursday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Nick Hay and Brandon Medina have the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, the details surround the departure of one of the School of Music’s prominent faculty members are coming to light in a new report. We’ll have the details on the […]
