Tanner Warmoth contributed to this article. With eight commercial tenants and many opportunities for entrepreneurial students, the Texas Tech Innovation Hub is forging ahead as the core of a future research colossus. The building on Fourth Street, which opened in August, cost almost $26 million to build, show documents obtained by the Hub@TTU through a Texas […]
My First, First Friday Art Trail: Review
February 8, 2016 by
I was not sure what to expect from my first First Friday Art Trail experience. Many of friends had attended, but for some reason, I had never gone. Quran Batiste, the promotions and social media manager for The Hub@TTU, and I went together for our first time to see what the hype was all about! […]
Homeless and Hopeful: From Tent City with Love
December 10, 2015 by
By RaShayla Daniels, Maddy McCarty and Halima Fasasi Alex Lamm, a resident at Grace Campus, said he loves work. “Most of the people out here feel the same,” he said. “We want to work, we want to get up outta here. We want a home again.” Just two years ago, Lamm said, he and his his father […]
In Body Donation, The Dead Teach The Living
November 6, 2015 by
Large doors open to a clinically bright room, and the harsh chemical smell of formaldehyde permeates the air. A refrigerated unit spans the length of a wall, to hold containers of various sizes, labeled according to the organs and tissue each contains. Used dissection tools fill industrial-sized sinks. Heavy, pitted tables are scattered throughout, some with […]
Haunted Lubbock
October 30, 2015 by
By Nicole Crites, RaShayla Daniels, Alyssa Herzog and Maddy McCarty In Lubbock, when there’s something strange is your neighborhood… call Anita and Billy Fisher, a couple dedicated to investigating paranormal activity. Anita Fisher, president of the Lubbock Ghost Investigation Society, calls herself a “discerner of spirits” (or medium), and said she was born with the […]
Signs of the Fall Season
October 26, 2015 by
Students don thick sweaters, fluffy scarves and tall boots. Starbucks stocks up on pumpkin spice-flavored seasoning. Slowly, trees begin to change color and shed their leaves. For some, fall is the most wonderful time of the year. The season promises cooler weather, college football, pumpkin carving and perhaps enjoying a Thanksgiving meal with family. Can […]
Rain or Shine: Selling Newspapers Every Sunday
October 25, 2015 by
Every Sunday morning in Lubbock, all over the town, there are people standing on corners selling newspapers. For $2, you can purchase the Saturday and Sunday paper by most busy underpasses. The newspaper vendors are always there, but are their faces ever seen?
A Haven for Animals in Need
October 15, 2015 by
… to the Haven Animal Care Shelter, a no-kill, nonprofit organization on the outskirts of Lubbock. Haven Animal Care Shelter was founded by Brenda Wilbanks in 1977. The seven-acre property at 4501 N FM 1729 is home to about 100 dogs and cats in need of adoption. “Dr. Wilbanks doesn’t […]
Surviving a Week on Free Food
October 14, 2015 by
A favorite phrase among college students is “free food.” This is not surprising. The Washington Post reported last year that the phenomenon of “food insecurity” is on the rise on college campuses. As of 2014, 121 campuses had their own food banks. What would it be like to try to survive with no food budget for a […]
