By Chance Chambers Texas Tech finished their season with a home series loss to Stanford earlier this month, being out-scored 24-3 in the final two games of the 2021 campaign. While it was a tough series for the Red Raiders, Texas Tech pitcher Brandon Birdsell said the team will only come back stronger. “I believe […]
Archives for June 2021
The HIV crisis in the Latinx community
June 15, 2021 by
By Kaylee Estrada For more than a year, COVID-19 has been on everyone’s mind; however, people may not know of another health battle that has been playing out at the Texas-Mexico border that has cost many young men their lives. HIV rates have seen a downward trend in various demographic groups; however, rates of HIV […]
COVID-19 causes concern for domestic violence in Lubbock
June 11, 2021 by
By Kristin Rodin Families and experts are concerned about the ongoing challenges COVID-19 has created for domestic violence resources in Lubbock in 2021. In November 2020, 19-year-old Haven Trevino was shot and killed at Orlando’s – located at 6951 Indiana Ave. – after ending her relationship with Isaiah Mesa. Court records show Mesa had previously […]
Texas Tech Polo Club works to grow young players
June 7, 2021 by
The Texas Tech Polo Club has provided students with an affordable way to learn and play the sport of polo since the 1980s. Jeremiah Valles, a junior at Texas Tech, began his polo career when he was in high school in Midland. After working and playing at the Midland Polo Club, he was encouraged to […]
