Zombies and Miley Cyrus and government shutdown, oh my! Earlier this month, Public Policy Polling posted the results of a survey testing Americans’ approval of Congress – and the reactions were interesting. During the government shutdown, respondents had a lower opinion of Congress than subjects ranging from zombies to potholes to cockroaches. Congress was still […]
Lubbock Lawmakers Discuss Policy at Tribune Hot Seat Event
October 25, 2013 by
Lubbock citizens and Texas Tech University students filled the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center’s McKenzie Ballroom on Wednesday to attend the Texas Tribune’s Hot Seat event, as Lubbock representatives discussed current state legislative issues ranging from state education to the future of water in the state to women’s rights and abortion issues to Texas’ dismal national standings in […]
Kent Hance Steps Down as Chancellor; To Become Chancellor Emeritus of TTU
October 11, 2013 by
Kent Hance announced today that he is retiring as chancellor of Texas Tech University, and is to fill the position of the newly-created chancellor emeritus. Hance’s announcement came not long after his Vision & Tradition campaign reached $1 billion, a major milestone in Hance’s tenure as chancellor. After a Board of Regents meeting earlier today, […]
The New Vice President for Research
October 11, 2013 by
Amid all of the conversation that erupted Thursday concerning Friday’s announcement of Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance’s retirement, the recently appointed President Duane Nellis officially announced the university’s new vice president for research in an email to the Tech community. Robert Duncan, Ph.D., who currently is the vice chancellor for research at the […]
Is The Hancellor Leaving Texas Tech?
October 10, 2013 by
“From here, it’s possible.” This Texas Tech University official tagline is meant to communicate to audiences that Tech has a culture where anything is possible. Now it is possible that Tech may soon be searching for a new chancellor. After almost seven years since starting in his job, Kent Hance, who turns 71 in November, […]
Unwelcome Guests Found at the Republic at Lubbock
October 9, 2013 by
When Jordyn Hendrickson’s roommate reached for the doorknob to her back door, she did not expect to find an eight-legged pest in her way. Hendrickson and her roommates have been dealing with the unwelcome addition of multiple spiders to their house at the Republic at Lubbock, on Erskine, north of the Rawls golf course. The […]
Judge Halts Leach's Lawsuit
September 26, 2013 by
By: Alicia Keene and Abigail Arroyos Sept. 19, 2013, marked the official halt of Mike Leach’s almost four-year legal battle surrounding his firing from Texas Tech University. The former Tech football head coach sued public relations firm Spaeth Communications, Inc., ESPN, Inc. and Craig James, a former ESPN sports commentator, for alleged libel and slander in […]
RaiderPark Sued for Fraud, Countersues Limited Partner
September 19, 2013 by
By: Alicia Keene and Abigail Arroyos A financial investor of the troubled Raider Park parking garage came forward in June to accuse the development’s major players of fraud, embezzlement and breach of contract. Sejala, LLC, a company based in Beeville, Texas, filed a lawsuit in state district court in Lubbock against local businessman and Texas […]
Dark Puppet Sues Raider Park
September 17, 2013 by
By Abbie Arroyos and Alicia Keene Lubbock businessman Clayton Isom and the troubled Raider Park parking garage face more legal problems. He and the parking garage limited partnership have been sued over an advertising deal that may put a large 3-D Coca-Cola bottle on the southeast corner of the 11-story parking garage. A local advertising firm’s lawsuit filed […]
