Senioritis: It’s Here and It’s Real

Sen·ior·i·tis: a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance. In a little over a month the United Supermarkets Arena will be filled with graduates dressed in their caps and gowns, ready to embark upon the “real world.” But leading up to this […]

Adulting 101: How to Stay Organized

Do you feel your mornings consist of rushing to change and shower and missing breakfast just to make it to class? Ever missed a test or failed a class due to lack of attendance? Staying organized is something college students have to learn to do on their own. Watch this episode of Adulting 101 to learn […]

Adulting 101: How to Cook Spaghetti

College students are known for eating Ramen noodles and other microwave meals, but part of becoming an adult is learning how to cook one good meal. This episode of Adulting 101 teaches how to cook spaghetti and meat sauce. For more detailed instructions, follow the five steps on instructables.com.

Spring Breakers: Texas Tech Edition

Alen Jacob contributed to this article. Midterms and warm weather are signs that spring break is near. Next week, the Texas Tech campus will be empty and students will be heading to destinations in Texas and beyond. To find out what some Red Raiders are doing for this year’s spring break and some of their […]

Let’s Taco ‘Bout Breakfast: What Texas Tech is Missing

By Haylee Uptergrove I remember my first breakfast taco with the same fondness one often feels when recalling a first love — with a warm, fuzzy contentedness accompanied by a satisfied smile. I was 13 years old, in the throws of adolescence, navigating the terrifying world known as junior high school. I was just a […]

Adulting 101: How to Do Taxes

For the second episode of The Hub@TTU’s Adulting 101 series, find out what you need to do to get your much-desired tax return. Remember, Tax Day is April 18, 2017, so make sure you have them done!

Adulting 101: How to Do Laundry

The Hub@TTU is introducing a series to help college students understand the basics of adult life. In our first episode of “Adulting 101,” learn how to properly do laundry.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink And Text

By Breann Robinson Almost 50 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 24 consider texting to be just as meaningful as a phone conversation, according to Text Request. But are drunk texts meaningful, too? Mallory McCarty said she has sent a few too many drunk texts, which she often doesn’t remember until the next day. […]

What Not To Ask Me At Thanksgiving

On Nov. 16, #thxbirthcontrol began trending on Twitter. Women across the world celebrated reproductive rights and the ability to decide when to have a child by posting why they are thankful for contraceptives. I tweeted my support. My tweet referenced Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan’s recent dismissal of birth control and whether it […]

Men On Mopeds

By Blaine Hill Cars, bikes and buses: Move over and make way for the mopeds. These days, many Texas Tech University students are zipping over to campus on small motor bikes that go no faster than 45 mph. Anyone can drive mopeds without a special license, says Wes McCutcheon, a Texas Tech student from Shallowater. That’s because mopeds […]