By Tomisin Alausa It’s done! The years of dedication college students have poured into obtaining a degree are finally over. Now what? This year’s graduates face a good chance of getting a job, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Statista. That’s a big change from just three years ago, at the […]
Student Spotlight: Q&A with Iranian experimental music composer Ali Balighi
By Venus Bayat Ali Balighi is an international music composition student at Texas Tech from Tehran, Iran. He is an experimental music composer who, in most cases, composes works inspired by Iranian folklore and traditional music. Much of his work as a composer focuses on “micro-tonality,” novel instrumental approaches, electronic- and electroacoustic music. Balighi began […]
Women’s HERstory Month
By Rhode Dueñas Texas Tech University’s Student Intersectional Leaderships Council kicked off a series of events for Women’s History Month with karaoke on March 1. To start things off, SILC went with the theme Women’s Herstory Month: Disco Fever for karaoke night. For two hours, attendees gathered at the Black Cultural Center to celebrate. Multiple […]
The Legacy of Ronald E. McNair at Texas Tech
By Melanie Escalante / The Hub@TTU In 1959, a 9-year-old black boy living in segregated Lake City, South Carolina, was denied the opportunity to check out books. Standing firm in his desire, he refused to leave. Once the cops arrived, the librarian was instructed to allow him the opportunity to check out the books he […]
Texas Tech hosts President’s Gender Equity Awards amid DEI hiring policy controversy
By Melanie Escalante The President’s Excellence in Gender Equity Awards at Texas Tech highlight staff and faculty members who display efforts in promoting gender equity at all academic levels across the university. Archie Pitsilides, outreach committee chair for the Gender Equity Council and member of the Title IX committee, said in the five years he […]
Black Cultural Center, comic book exhibit and Peters Family Legacy Library commemorate Black History Month
By Urvi Dalal To honor Black History Month, Texas Tech students, faculty, and campus organizations took time to support and celebrate Black culture through a myriad of events this past month hosted by the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. However, the celebration and recognition goes beyond the month of February and its historical background. […]
Study Abroad Programs Allow First-Generations Students to Explore
By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU Imagine a summer spent in the southern hemisphere: thick coats and ski goggles; endless mountains. Or a spring spent in the western hemisphere as rain falls on you outside of Buckingham Palace: meeting for tapas before visiting La Sagrada Familia; 500 miles away — the history of the Italian Renaissance. […]
Putting the fun in fundraising: Raider Cre8ive partners with Ronald McDonald House
By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU Texas Tech College of Media and Communication’s Raider Cre8ive brand — established in the college’s advertising campaigns course — recently partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Southwest, combining an opportunity for real-world work experience with the charity of supporting families across the South Plains. Each semester, the […]