By Lucinda Holt and Quint Brantley A picture of a smiling, young Iraqi man flashes on the computer screen. Dressed in a suit, his clean-cut appearance is underlined by his name. Journalist Amir Yehia is calling on Skype. He said he currently stays busy as he travels between Missouri and the Middle Eastern cities of […]
American Dream, Mexican Nightmare
May 8, 2014 by
Take a sneak peek inside into life on the Texas-Mexico border… and those who dare to cross it in hopes to pursue the “American Dream.” American Dream Not Quite Reality For Priscilla Aguero and Jose Loredo, the American dream has yet to be achieved. As a young man, Loredo made his way through the harsh elements of the […]
American Dream Not Quite Reality
May 8, 2014 by
“Before I built a wall I’d ask to know, what I was walling in or walling out, and to whom I was like to give offense. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, that wants it down,” – Robert Frost, Mending Wall. In a small, quiet neighborhood on the edge of Lubbock, 31-year-old Priscilla […]
Long Wait Brings Focus to Restrictions
May 8, 2014 by
Vanessa Loredo, a Texas Tech University sophomore Spanish major, said her father, Jose Loredo’s cousin, crossed over illegally when he was young. Read his story in: American Dream Not Quite Reality As a native of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, he moved to Weslaco, where he began to work and build a family, Vanessa Loredo said. After […]
Desert Guides at a High Price
May 8, 2014 by
A local woman who has assisted undocumented citizens over the border, knows Loredo and Aguero’s story because she too has lived it. Read also: Long Wait Brings Focus to Restrictions Born in Texas and raised in Mexico, she came back to Texas where her family made a living traveling as migrant workers. She refused to […]
Blurred Border Boundaries
May 8, 2014 by
Immigration expert and Texas Tech University professor Miguel Levario, Ph.D., said if there is a decrease in immigration and deportation numbers, it is most likely due to our economy, as immigration waves pattern economical ones. “The blanket statement is that this is a national policy, but if you look at the enforcement of that policy, […]
Life in Juarez
May 8, 2014 by
The U.S. Department of State travel website states Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, has one of the highest homicide rates in Mexico, earning it a travel warning, as the border city continues to struggle with crime and violence fueled by the illegal-drug trade. A few miles away, citizens in El Paso, Texas, reside in the safest city […]
Lubbock police not enforcing synthetic marijuana ban
December 30, 2013 by
By Lucinda Holt A line of cars wraps around Smokin J’s smoke shop on 50th Street, being served one by one at a moderately fast pace. The building — stark white, with bits of color — carries the skeletal appearance of an old gas station. The cars pull forward to a drive-up window and hand […]
Toys For Tots
December 12, 2013 by
The season of giving is among us, and for many people it may be difficult to give presents to their children. Many organizations and businesses are making it easier for Texas Tech students to help out. Toys for Tots Coordinator Sgt. Amy Siegfried said the program has been assisting families for more than 60 years. […]
First Friday Art Trail
December 7, 2013 by
Since 1994, the First Friday Art Trail has been giving local artists, including Texas Tech students, a chance to showcase their art and fashion. The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts program features on average 120 artists and as many as 4,000 visitors in attendance at each event, according to First Friday Art Trail […]
