1) Rate Hikes – Lubbock Power & Light may be looking at utility rate increases over the summer after looking at study data, to the tune of nine or 10 percent. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2) Sorry, C.W. – The new Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach, “Tubby” Smith, will be announced today at 2pm in the United […]
Fire And Brimstone: Bro. Jed Smock
March 29, 2013 by
Jed Smock, of Campus Ministries USA, returned to Texas Tech for the sixth consecutive year this week. On my way to another story, I decided to divert and cover this local “celebrity” — one who faces an unusual mix of scorn and praise. Crowds of dozens have gathered around Jed and supporters at times, and […]
Korea, Viruses, And NCAA: 10 Things To Know – March 25
March 25, 2013 by
A Google Maps screenshot of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Just FYI. 1) We Triple-Dog Dare Ya – The United States and South Korea have officially published a plan “two and a half years in the making” designed to counter North Korean provocations. The New York Times 2) Color Run? Color Fun, More Like – The […]
Back On The Grind – 10 Things To Know, March 18
March 18, 2013 by
1) Off the Court – The Texas Tech Red Raiders men’s basketball coaching staff — save for Chris Walker — has been let go from the university. RedRaiders.com 2) Bow Down to H-Town – Beyonce releases a new song (finally), breaking her usual style with Houston-like chop&screw. MTV 3) SxSW – If you were like […]
SGASC Opinion: Cotton, Berger Reinstated
March 9, 2013 by
REPRESENTATIVES JOHN RODDY Pace and William Echols on left for Stovall; on right, representative Sean Buckley for Cotton. Luke Cotton and Jill Berger have been reinstated as Student Body President and Vice-President of Internal Affairs for the Student Government Association, as ordered by the Texas Tech Student Government Association Supreme Court. The vote was 4-2, […]
Breaking Bad: TTU Edition
March 8, 2013 by
A methamphetamine lab has been confirmed to have been in operation on the third floor of Talkington Hall on the Texas Tech campus. Chris Cook, the director of marketing and communication for the university, said the site had been out of operation for some time, and posed no threat or harm to the surrounding rooms […]
Procedure Wars: Cotton v. Stovall
March 8, 2013 by
The Texas Tech Student Supreme Court will render an opinion this weekend on Cotton v. Stovall, the latest installment of the 2013-14 election dispute. Chief Justice Ralston Rollo said to expect it before the court-ordered injunction on election campaigning is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The Hunt Courtroom in the Texas Tech School […]
Smoking Signs And Impeachments
March 7, 2013 by
Brent Mayberry (N/A) and Denny Berndt (Grad.) were both unanimously impeached and removed from office tonight by the Student Government Association Senate for absences and neglect-of-duty. The Rules and Administration Committee put forth subpoenas and articles of impeachment last meeting, but kept the resolutions of impeachment in committee until this week. R&A Committee chair Erika […]
Filibustered! – 10 Things to Know, March 7
March 7, 2013 by
1. Yes, We Have a Supreme Court – The Student Government Association is going to be holding a Supreme Court hearing tonight. Yeah. For real. The Hub@TTU 1.5. SHUT THE @#^& UP! – Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) talked for 13 hours straight on the Senate floor to block the confirmation of President Obama’s selection for […]
Cotton v. Stovall: Yes, We Have A Supreme Court
March 7, 2013 by
The “fate” of the Texas Tech Student Government Association will fall to the judicial branch of student government tonight, March 7, at 8 p.m. in the Hunt Courtroom in the Texas Tech School of Law. The student Supreme Court will be hearing Cotton v. Stovall (2013) then, the appellate case in the past week’s election […]
