Searching For Igor

Igor sits in a secluded area adjacent to the University Medical Center on the south side, between Indiana and Quaker Aves. However, Igor is not a person. It’s a telescope. According to the website for White Sands Missile Range Park, the Igor is a tracking telescope designed to provide photographic evidence for missile performance. Igor […]

#Activism

When she was studying for her Ph.D., Lindsey Blumell wanted to look at journalism and human rights. “I used to volunteer at an old-folks home, and then I did a lot of volunteer work — both where I come from in Canada but also abroad in Croatia and China. I used to volunteer for Amnesty […]

City Council Tries Again to Ban Synthetic Pot

In an attempt to ban so-called synthetic marijuana, Lubbock City Council took the first step Thursday night to amending a year-old ordinance already attempting, in vain, to ban the substance. However, Mayor Glen C. Robertson said he has concerns that the ordinance is counterproductive, and voted against it. “If we’re trying to save lives,” Robertson […]

So You Always Wanted To Be An Art Major?

Reyna Saenz said she switched her major because she knew she was meant to teach creativity to others. Saenz, a senior visual studies major with an emphasis on art education, said she was a physical therapist major when she first arrived at Tech. “Right before I switched to art education,” Saenz said, “my mom, she […]