Archives for May 2023

MCTV News Update – 5/8/23

MCTV News Update for Monday, May 8th featuring Alejandra Salazar.  Today’s update features a rundown of campus news and sports headlines along with four special stories looking at several events: MCTV’s Miguel Junco takes us outside the Media & Communication Building for a colorful way to end the semester. MCTV’s Natalie DuPre joined the Raider […]

Student Spotlight: Q&A with Iranian experimental music composer Ali Balighi

By Venus Bayat Ali Balighi is an international music composition student at Texas Tech from Tehran, Iran. He is an experimental music composer who, in most cases, composes works inspired by Iranian folklore and traditional music. Much of his work as a composer focuses on “micro-tonality,” novel instrumental approaches, electronic- and electroacoustic music. Balighi began […]

MCTV Newscast: 5-1

In this Spring semester finale edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Natalie DuPre and Malone Graham are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus.  First, as the semester nears an end, the campus calendar is also slowing down, but not before several more campus groups had the chance to fit […]

Eating disorders erode collegiate athletes’ minds, bodies

By Natalee Gomez Eating disorders prevalence is 2.8 percentage points higher among self-identified athletes than non-athletes according to data published by the National Eating Disorders Association. With constant monitoring of their bodies, athletes are prepped to be the most efficient contenders in their sports. This, however, can lead to nutrition practices detrimental to their well-being.    […]