“To make it homey, I set things up the way I like it, I guess, on my side at least.” Bryce Hamelwright is a freshman geosciences major from Euless, Texas. He went potluck, which means he did not know who his roommate would be when he signed up for a double-occupancy room in the Wall/Gates residence […]
About Nicole Molter
My name is Nicole Molter. I'm an enterprise reporter for TheHub@TTU. I am a senior journalism major from Snyder, Texas. In addition to writing, I enjoy golf, ballet, photography and painting. I hope to write for a magazine after finishing my education at Tech.
Tech Professors Talk Monarch Butterfly Conservation
April 14, 2015 by
Since August 2014, a petition has been circulating to include monarch butterflies on the endangered species list. Scott Starr, a graduate student in biology, said one of the conservation concerns with monarch butterflies is the wintering grounds in the mountains of Mexico. Monarchs migrate across the United States to Mexico and southern California each year. “Unfortunately […]
Texas Tech Students, Professors Study Monarch Butterflies
April 3, 2015 by
Monarch butterflies have wingspans of about 4 inches, which carry them thousands of miles on an annual migration to wintering grounds in Mexico and Southern California. Scott Longing, an assistant professor in the department of plant and soil science, said these butterflies will fly back down to Mexico, where their great-great grandparents were born. “They […]
Bear our Banners: China
March 10, 2015 by
Before coming to the United States for graduate studies in biology at Texas Tech, Ben Qin had never tasted cheesecake. He completed his undergraduate studies in the Kantong Province and came to the U.S. in 2008. Qin said finding a dessert similar to cheesecake would be difficult in his hometown of Nanning, which is the […]
Bearing our Banners: Nepal
March 6, 2015 by
Nepal is home to Mount Everest and 25-year-old Krishna Dhungana, a Texas Tech University graduate student studying civil engineering. The landlocked country is located between India and China and is known for Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha and the Buddhist religion. Dhungana said each of his parents has a master’s degree, and they encouraged his […]
First Comes Love, Then Comes College or Marriage?
February 9, 2015 by
Before some students finish their college education and walk the stage, they walk down the aisle to get their M.R. or M.R.S. degree. Out of 173 students who took a weekly Hub@TTU poll, 10 percent said they had already gotten married, 25 percent said they would get married before finishing school, 52 percent said they […]
Weekly Poll: Would You Get Married During College?
February 2, 2015 by
According to wedding magazine “The Knot,” 39 percent of proposals happen between November and February. We have all seen about a million couples get engaged recently. Do you think they are too young, or can you argue with true love? Take our poll and let us know about your current marital status!
Prosthetic Limb Advances Assist Amputees
January 22, 2015 by
“That’s where it all started was a wooden socket just like a pirate, you know, a peg leg.” Kent Phillips is a certified and licensed prosthetist at Lubbock Artificial Limb and Brace. His father-in-law, Cecil McMorris, is a bilateral below-the-knee amputee from the Korean conflict and started the business in 1962. Phillips said prosthetic technology has […]
Athletes v. Cold
February 10, 2014 by
Michael Mann, a football and track coach at Lubbock Coronado High School and 2012 graduate of Texas Tech, remembers cold weather affecting him at practice and games when he played in high school “Physically, when your muscles get cold they’re so pliable and plastic-like,” he said, “that they become very rigid, and so it makes […]
