In case you have not heard, here is a list of the top news stories you should be aware of: 1. Yay for Tax Day Yes, it’s true. Today is the 2014 Internal Revenue Service tax filing deadline. Here’s some hints: If you qualify, you can file for extension until Oct. 15. Monthly payment plans […]
10 Things to Know Today
April 10, 2014 by
In case you have not heard, here is a list of the top news stories you should be aware of: 1. Heartbleed A bug, which is being called Heartbleed, was found in security software used by majority of the Internet. Basically, cybercriminals can use this bug to acquire information that should be encrypted. This has […]
City Council May Vote on New Smoke-Free Ordinance
April 9, 2014 by
A local group is looking to change the minds of those in Lubbock about the continued allowance of smoking in public workplaces, such as bars and sports grills. If passed, the new sanctions could impact Texas Tech University and its students. The City of Lubbock currently prohibits smoking inside of and within 20 feet of enclosed public places — […]
How Possible Smoke-Free Ordinances Could Affect Tech
April 9, 2014 by
Kavitha Selvan, a first-year medical student at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, said smoke-free ordinances have faced implementation problems in Lubbock, especially in bars, because there are a lot of smokers in West Texas, yet undergraduate students face the most secondhand smoke exposure in bars. Selvan said her project group has found that most […]
Ever Wondered What’s Underneath Tech?
April 7, 2014 by
Beneath the feet of Texas Tech University students walking to class, there is an entirely different part of campus — underground tunnels. The sprawling underground maze is between nine to 12 miles long and connects roughly 90 buildings, said Benny Smallwood, a foreman with the Texas Tech Physical Plant Department. This underground world is […]
Growing Enrollment Pushes Committee to Consider New Sorority on Campus
March 24, 2014 by
As Texas Tech’s enrollment continues to grow towards it’s institutional goal of 40,000 students by the year 2020, an exploratory committee has presented a proposal for a new sorority to eventually join Greek life on campus, according to a delegate on the Texas Tech Panhellenic Council. Carolyn Simpson, chapter adviser for Texas Tech’s Kappa Kappa […]
Alström Angels
March 11, 2014 by
Bryce uses a cane to get around and takes nine different medications twice per day. The 5-year-old who attends pre-kindergarten in the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District also eats a special diet because her parents anticipate her disease will eventually cause her to have diabetes and heart conditions. When Bryce breaks the rules, her older sister, […]
Tech Regents Approve Tuition & Fee Increase
March 11, 2014 by
Even though Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine recently touted Texas Tech University as one of the most affordable public colleges, Tech students are about to see a slight increase in tuition and fees. The university system’s Board of Regents approved a 3.95 percent net increase in tuition and fees for the 2014-15 academic year during a meeting […]
Financial Magazine Ranks Tech Among Tops
March 6, 2014 by
Texas Tech University was recently ranked the 20th best value among schools that cost less than $30,000 per year by the same magazine that recently listed Tech as No. 11 for having students graduate with the least average debt. Tech is the only Texas college on Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine’s list, but Oklahoma State University […]
SGA Election Violation Dispute: A Timeline of Events
February 27, 2014 by
See Full Election Coverage On Thursday, The Daily Toreador published a prominent article regarding an alleged violation of the Student Government Association election code on the front page of their newspaper. Connect Tech, a candidate bloc comprised of Gustavo Chavira, Ashley Brannan, Jameson Tomlin and Florencio Aranda III, filed a complaint against the Experience Where […]
