Editor’s Note: This article is an update of a previously published news alert. To view the original article, click here. A suspect was apprehended by Texas Tech Police Wednesday, ten days after a sexual assault occurred near the west side of Coleman Hall – 1800 block of Flint Avenue, according to a Clery Act Crime […]
Archives for December 2019
Rise of Afropop: African music finding a home with mainstream audiences
December 15, 2019 by
By Andrea Payne Whether through earbuds, headphones or sing-alongs, individuals indulge in different genres of music through sound and rhythm. Afropop, a sub-genre of pop music, has started to make its way into mainstream popularity. According to a data analysis by Statista, pop music garners a total of 30 percent of all music listeners — […]
Chasing a Moving City: Residential segregation’s historical impact on Lubbock
December 13, 2019 by
By Uvie Bikomo Crosby Morton grew up in a divided Lubbock. “Lubbock was a segregated city,” Morton said in a phone interview. “You could live in different places, but when I grew up, and my recollection from the fifties until now, most of the stuff for African Americans centered around East Lubbock.” From 1890 to […]
Texas Tech PD urges vigilance after consecutive on-campus assaults, suspect at large
December 9, 2019 by
Texas Tech police are investigating two separate on-campus assault cases which occurred in less than 48 hours of each other, said TTPD Lt. Amy Ivey. Ivey said the cases are being investigated separately until police receive more information. On Dec. 9, at about 6:47 p.m., a woman reported to police that a Hispanic male attempted […]
Moonlight Musicals: Behind the Scenes of Elf the Musical
December 6, 2019 by
By Michelle Bless Patrons have been watching Moonlight Musicals performances for 14 years. People understand casts rehearse prior to the show, but rarely do people know how many rehearsals it takes to get the lines right, how many runs of the choreography before the steps are perfected. A behind the scenes video shows the cast […]
A Chief for Everyone: Floyd Mitchell to Lead Lubbock Police Department
December 5, 2019 by
By Josh Bray After 27 years in the department and a tenure of four years as chief for Lubbock Police Department, Greg Stevens has moved to Rockport, Texas, a small town along the coast where his role as chief has went from supervising 600 employees to 30. Stevens said he would characterize his move not […]
Hub City Disc Golfers: How a Hobby Helps a Habitat
December 3, 2019 by
By Reece Nations When out for a stroll at a local park, Lubbock residents might notice distinctive metal baskets adorned with layers of chains sitting atop pedestals in the ground scattered around. These contraptions are used for disc golf, one of the country’s fastest-growing recreational sports. Often played on nine or 18-hole courses, the object […]
MCTV Sports 101 – 12/2/19
December 3, 2019 by
In this edition of MCTV Sports 101, join hosts Ryan Heller and Austin Seat as they debate the wide world of sports. Whether the two agree or disagree, they promise to bring you all the details as they cover the biggest headlines of the week. Here are this week’s topics: MBB: Tech Comes Up Empty […]
MCTV Newscast: 12-2
December 3, 2019 by
In this Fall finale edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Emily Effren and Austin Seat are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, Texas Tech is officially in countdown mode as the winter break is only a week and a half away. We’ll show you how a couple […]
