No guns will be allowed in the Student Recreation Center, the Kent R. Hance Chapel and any area where alcohol is served on the Texas Tech campus, according to the university’s newly unveiled operating policy regarding campus carry, or Senate Bill 11. Texas Tech University Interim President John Opperman accepted the operating policy on Tuesday. Campus […]
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Guns Up? Students, Faculty Debate Campus Carry
October 15, 2015 by
Six percent of Tech students who filled out a 2015 Texas Tech Homecoming ballot intend to carry a concealed weapon on campus when Texas Senate Bill 11 goes into effect next August. The nearly 3,500 respondents represented 8.4 percent of all students. The 6 percent who indicated holding a concealed handgun license amount to about 200 students. Lacey Conklin, […]
Weekly Poll: What is Your Opinion of Campus Carry?
October 12, 2015 by
This summer, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 11, more commonly known as “Campus Carry.” It will allow licensed gun owners to bring concealed firearms onto college and university campuses in Texas, starting next fall. Tell us whether you agree with this change in the poll below.
Protestors Petition ‘Campus Carry’ Bill
March 25, 2015 by
Waving an American flag and holding red, white and blue handmade signs, they yelled, “Hey! Ho! Campus carry’s got to go” and “It’s not American to keep campus dangerous.” This handful of Lubbock residents stood on the sidewalk by the Broadway and University Avenue entrance to the Texas Tech University campus this afternoon, protesting Texas […]
Lubbock Schools Considering Concealed Carry For Faculty, Staff
February 28, 2013 by
School officials in Lubbock and surrounding cities are considering allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns on school grounds. With the December shooting in Newport, Connecticut, many school administrators across the nation are looking at new security measures to protect both students and teachers. Trinity Christian School, a private school system in Lubbock, is now allowing […]
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 […]
MCTV Newscast: 10-20
October 20, 2016 by
In this Thursday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Abby Aldrich and Megan Reyna have the latest look at the news, information, and events happening around campus. First, many college students face a problem that could result in life-changing injuries or even death. Find out how several groups on campus are raising awareness to […]
Clear Bags, Full Boots, Can’t Lose
September 21, 2016 by
Jennifer Bryant graduated from Texas Tech University in August and is now working towards her master’s degree. Because she was in the Goin’ Band for four years, she was looking forward to her first football game as a spectator, until she was turned away because of her purse. “They just said ‘You can’t come in here […]
Schovanec Begins Tenure as University President
August 30, 2016 by
On his first day of teaching at Texas A&M University, master’s student Lawrence Schovanec showed up to campus thinking he would easily find a parking spot. He was wrong. As Schovanec ran to his class, his 1970s platform shoe heel broke. He tied his shoe lace around the heel and hoped he would make it to […]
