By Urvi Dalal To honor Black History Month, Texas Tech students, faculty, and campus organizations took time to support and celebrate Black culture through a myriad of events this past month hosted by the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. However, the celebration and recognition goes beyond the month of February and its historical background. […]
Archives for February 2023
Black Cultural Center, comic book exhibit and Peters Family Legacy Library commemorate Black History Month
February 28, 2023 by
MCTV Newscast: 2-23
February 23, 2023 by
In this Thursday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Elene Khajishvili and Emma Montgomery are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, the fate of a former Texas Tech student will soon be decided as the murder trial of Hollis Daniels reaches it’s final stage. We’ll have the […]
Joyless: Amusement Park Liquidation Underway, Owner Recalls Past
February 22, 2023 by
Understanding the 50 years of Joyland Amusement Park history helps explain why its future is murky. This is the first part in a series about the park’s past and failed sale. By Reece Nations, Graduate Editor MACKENZIE PARK — The gates of Joyland Amusement Park will remain closed this spring for the first time since […]
MCTV Newscast: 2-20
February 20, 2023 by
In this Monday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Katelyn Johnson and Makayla McDonnell are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, an urgent Tech Alert message was sent out to the Texas Tech community last night with a warning, but not much context, regarding a developing situation. […]
Crafting the Centennial
February 17, 2023 by
By Melanie Escalante / The Hub@TTU Whether the victory bells ring across campus or not, you can often hear Techsans exchanging the traditional “Raider Power ” throughout the year as they carry on decades worth of tradition and honor. But with an abundance of traditions, such as this one, how does an ever-growing institution celebrate […]
MCTV Newscast: 2-16
February 16, 2023 by
In this Thursday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Will Lanigan and Jaxon Stallings are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, after a week of testimonies, the Hollis Daniels murder trial moved from the state to the defense. We’ll have the latest details on the case surrounding […]
Weather places conditions on Lubbock homeless population
February 15, 2023 by
By Urvi Dalal / The Hub@TTU With colder weather settling into the South Plains countless individuals are searching for housing, filling local homeless shelters to capacity. Although Lubbock has a number of temporary housing organizations the onset of colder weather, holidays, and trying economic times have brought an influx of individuals to shelters. Shelters are […]
MCTV Newscast: 2-13
February 13, 2023 by
In this Monday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Grace Beene and Elene Khajishvili are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, one of the most anticipated days in the history of Texas Tech has come and gone as the university officially celebrated 100 years of existence. We’ll […]
MCTV Newscast: 2-9
February 9, 2023 by
In this Thursday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Kiley Phillips and Jaxon Stallings are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. It’s been more than five years since a tragic incident led to the death of a Texas Tech police officer and the arrest of a student for […]
“Up Against the Wall”: Remembering Texas Tech’s (Almost) Banned Newspaper
February 9, 2023 by
By Urvi Dalal / The Hub@TTU Once upon a time, after a famous legal case had confirmed public school students’ freedom of speech, a state university tried to ban the publication of a student newspaper. Surprise: a court trashed the ban! The year was 1970. The school was Texas Tech University. The newspaper was called […]
