This semester Texas Tech is transitioning from an older version of Microsoft Outlook to a cloud-based email system, Microsoft Office 365. As accounts were converted from one server to another, some students had difficulty accessing email, said Josh Robinson, the media production manager for the College of Media & Communication. Faculty and staff accounts have not been switched […]
Weekly Poll: Have You Been Having Trouble With Texas Tech’s New Email Platform?
September 21, 2015 by
Weekly Poll: How Many Cups of Coffee Do You Drink Per Day?
September 16, 2015 by
We all know students have busy schedules, balancing classes, jobs, internships, extracurricular commitments and social lives. But when you are drowning in essays or pulling an all-nighter to speed read three weeks of required textbook chapters for tomorrow’s test, coffee has your back. In the poll below, please tell us how much of the sweet, black nectar […]
Texas Tech Police Honor Murdered Harris County Officer
September 4, 2015 by
Texas Tech police patrol cars flashed their red and blue lights in unison at 11 a.m. Friday to commemorate Darren Goforth, a slain Harris County sheriff’s deputy who was shot a week ago at a gas station after filling up his patrol car. The tribute followed a call from Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, asking all Texas officers to turn on their […]
COMC Professors Play Ping Pong
May 11, 2015 by
A small group frequents the Texas Tech University Student Union Building, paddling ping pong balls and playfully talking trash. These table tennis enthusiasts are College of Media & Communication professors. Faculty members Lea Hellmueller, assistant professor, Pete Brewton, instructor and The Hub@TTU adviser, and Kevin Stoker, senior associate dean, discuss their ongoing ping pong challenges […]
Students Fundraise for Nepal; Native in COMC Shares Story
May 4, 2015 by
While Texas Tech University students are rushing from classes to the library, racing to finish school projects and cramming for finals, Sabina Gurung, 27, has larger issues on her mind. Gurung is attempting to figure out how she can complete her master’s degree before her scheduled August graduation in order to return to her family in […]
Texas Tech, Nepal Students’ Association Holds Candlelight Vigil (Photo Slideshow)
May 2, 2015 by
Candles illuminated Memorial Circle at Texas Tech University, as the community held a “Pray for Nepal” vigil. In response to the earthquake in Nepal on April 25 that killed more than 5,500 citizens and destroyed thousands of homes, volunteers in the Lubbock community placed white candles in a chalk outline of the country, and a moment […]
Faculty Members Peaslee, Weiner Compile Joker Book, Set to Discuss During Q&A
April 30, 2015 by
A black book sits on a desk. Spindly red text spells out a title printed over dark artwork featuring an seemingly evil grinning face in the shadows — the iconic Joker, and it’s a work of academia. Also featured on the cover of “The Joker: A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime” is […]
Entrepreneurs Pitch Ideas at First Student Startup Competition
April 28, 2015 by
Today, one recent Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication graduate, Abigail Arroyos, was awarded full funding for a year in the master’s degree program from the college. Inspired by the ABC show “Shark Tank,” in which hopeful entrepreneurs announce their business ideas to investors, the first Student Startup Competition was held in the […]
Texas Tech Public Radio Holds Pledge Week
April 24, 2015 by
Constantly, a public service is broadcasting in Lubbock — free to all. The small staff of KTTZ 89.1 FM only asks for donations twice a year, the director of development for Texas Tech University Public Media, Sherril Skibell, said. “Pledge week,” seven days of the station asking for donations from listeners, occurs once in the spring […]
Writer Max Brooks Visits With COMC Students in Q&A
April 23, 2015 by
Wednesday evening, a best-selling author and experienced screenwriter encouraged students in the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication to create. Partnering with the university’s European studies program, the Honors College and the Cross-Cultural Academic Advancement Center, the College of Media & Communication hosted Max Brooks in a Q&A with students, preceding a talk about […]
