The 56th annual Carol of Lights lit up the Texas Tech University campus on Tuesday night as onlookers gathered in their winter gear waiting for that moment marking the beginning of the holiday season. Click to learn a few facts about the Carol of Lights Total darkness filled the sky, and then it happened. The […]
About Lucinda Holt
Enterprise Editor - Journalism major and anthropology minor. Graduates in December 2014. Lucinda is a non-traditional student with an associate degree in journalism from Western Texas College in Snyder. She hopes to build a career as a foreign correspondent.
Tis’ The Season To Give
November 25, 2014 by
Cars line the rows of a popular local grocery store as people move in and out, pushing carts and carrying bags. The holiday season is here, but for some Lubbockites, this scene is unfamiliar. Tent City representative Les Burrus said at this time of year Tent City residents usually see an abundance of donations, but there […]
Miracles Near 34th Street
November 24, 2014 by
Inside an old grocery store, people experiencing financial hardships gathered. Next to the main entrance, a table covered in a white cloth showed The Salvation Army emblem and read, “Doing the Most Good.” “There’s a significant amount of need in our community, people that are hurting, people that need some kind of hope.” While Toys […]
Alpha Xi Delta has a new home
November 4, 2014 by
In the fall of 2015, a sorority named Alpha Xi Delta will have another place to call home as the Texas Tech University Greek community welcomed the new chapter this morning through social media. Panhellenic Advisor Harriette Baker said the council had been watching the university’s enrollment numbers for a while and within the past […]
A Graceful Demonstration
October 27, 2014 by
Members of GetEQUAL Texas held signs to bring attention to their cause on Sunday afternoon on the corner of 50th St. and University Avenue in Lubbock. The small group created a lot of noise as cars whizzed by and drivers honked their horns to show support for the group. The crowd, which included children, smiled […]
Police Searching For Indecent Exposure Suspect
October 19, 2014 by
Campus police are searching for a man behind multiple cases of indecent exposure at the Texas Tech University Library over the past few days. The police report, which was released on Thursday, shows the first incident occurred on Oct. 10. A female student reported she was in a study carrel on the second floor stack-level […]
Where there’s smoke there’s fire
October 10, 2014 by
Ed Krahmer said in an interview last year that his business was flourishing despite a city-wide ban on synthetic marijuana. As of Thursday, he is facing charges as investigators seized more than 600 bags of the substance from his Lubbock shop, and he is not the only one facing legal troubles. See Krahmer’s full interview. […]
High Crime to High End
October 9, 2014 by
North Overton’s crime and abandonment was the basis behind Delbert McDougal’s decision to redevelop the area just outside of the Texas Tech University campus in 1999. Today, shopping centers and apartment complexes conceal the area’s dangerous history, but one thing is seemingly missing: the crime. In 2005, halfway through the regentrification project, North Overton’s Wal-Mart was in the […]
Will You Still Love Me When I’m 64? Who is Paul McCartney?
October 2, 2014 by
Sir Paul McCartney is officially here, and with his performance tonight at the United Spirit Arena, local fans are preparing for the long-anticipated Lubbock stop on his “Out There” tour. Tickets for the concert were sold out until a few became available due to scheduling conflicts that occurred when a medical issue required McCartney to […]
District Attorney Takes Over Fight Against Synthetic Marijuana
June 25, 2014 by
Lubbock District Attorney Matt Powell warned Lubbock smoke shops with a letter, and on June 12, search warrants were issued and four smoke shops were raided in an effort to rid the city of synthetic marijuana usage. On June 10 Powell said he sent a letter out to 53 area-wide smoke shops warning retailers about […]
