By Elizabeth Herbert Managing relationships presents newfound difficulties due to the societal consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kelsey Lueck, program manager for violence prevention and peer educator advisor for Texas Tech University’s Risk Intervention and Safety Education Office, said one may want to use self-isolation as an opportunity to work on communication through means such […]
Womble Basketball Center construction continues despite student complaints
April 12, 2020 by
By Donovan Young Construction on the Dustin R. Womble Basketball Center is underway and expected to wrap up sometime in 2020. Despite private funding being used to finance the facility’s construction, some still question how the building was prioritized. Dustin Womble, Texas Tech alumnus and founder of Incode, Inc., gave a large sum of money […]
Gateway game plan: city officials tout success of street projects fund
April 9, 2020 by
By Reece Nations, Managing Editor Surrounded by what was once innocuous farmland, Lubbock’s Milwaukee Avenue is now a bastion of local commerce. Development in this region was spurred by the Gateway Street Projects Fund, which was first implemented by the Lubbock City Council in February 2004. The fund, conceived by former council member Tom Martin, designated around 40 percent of franchise fees collected from utility companies to use public right-of-way to develop roads […]
Crafting Canine Companions: Training service dogs requires patience, discipline
April 7, 2020 by
By Eleanor Guinan Service dog trainers are responsible for making sure the dogs they train are able to help disabled people with certain tasks. Richard Kelley, owner of The Disciplined Dog and service dog trainer, said service dogs need to start their training around 10-16 weeks old. “It helps develop the right attitude in the dog,” Kelley said. “Ten to […]
Toilet Paper Torching: Ox hunting ranch speaks on viral video
March 31, 2020 by
By Jillian Guinn Ox Ranch, located in Uvalde, Texas, posted a video on its Facebook page that depicted an employee incinerating what appears to be several boxes of toilet paper with a flamethrower on March 21. After drawing criticism online, the organization reaffirmed its commitment to aiding the community. “There’s no toilet paper shortage over here at the Ox Ranch,” the video’s description read. “(In fact,) we had a little fun with the [sic] flamethrower!! Book with us […]
Tech student sexually assaulted by professor on campus
March 26, 2020 by
The Texas Tech Police Department issued an email notification about a sexual assault that happened on campus Thursday, March 26. A female Tech student was meeting with a professor in the Kinesiology Building when allegedly he forcibly fondled her breasts. The professor was identified and has been prohibited from all campus facilities and further contact […]
Lubbock Police Searching for Two Persons of Interest Related to a Shooting
March 5, 2020 by
The Metropolitian Special Crimes Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Arthur Swain and Katika Sharron Wilson, who believed to be involved in a Jan. 10 shooting, according to Lubbock police news release. Arthur Swain is described as a 54-year-old black male, about 6-feet tall and 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, […]
Super Tuesday Texas: campaign comparison of Presidential, Senatorial, House candidates
March 2, 2020 by
Before any candidate can claim Texas’ 38 Electoral College votes on Nov. 3, the Republican and Democratic parties will conduct their primaries on March 3. Roughly one-third of all delegates to the presidential nominating conventions can be won on “Super Tuesday”, more than any other day during election season. The results of the Democratic presidential primary on Super Tuesday will be a solid indicator of who will likely […]
Compared and Contrasted: SGA executive candidates in the 2020 election
February 28, 2020 by
By Graciela Vazquez EDITOR’S NOTE: To watch the forum from home, click on the link here. The stream will commence at approximately 5:30 p.m. CST Texas Tech students will be able to cast votes for 2020-2021 student body representatives online starting March 4 through March 5. In anticipation of the election, candidates from both campaigning […]
Lubbock Police arrest gang member for two assaults, armed robbery
February 27, 2020 by
By Sabrina Hoover Law enforcement officials have made an arrest in connection to two assaults which turned into an armed robbery on Dec. 14, according to a Lubbock Police Department news release. In cases stemming from separate incidents on the same day, LPD officers and United States Marshals arrested 27-year-old Matthew Benites for two aggravated […]
