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By the Students, For the Students

This Student Government Association election season, more students are running to become student senators than ever before, with a record number of senate seats available. Senators have many different responsibilities according to Amber Yanez, current internal vice president of SGA. She said senators not only attend meetings and write legislation, they are a voice for the student […]

Conversations with Candidates: Strive

Tanner Warmoth contributed to this article.  Texas Tech students are told to strive for honor. Four candidates for Student Government Association executive positions say they are trying to do just that. The Strive campaign bloc hopes to improve Tech by making it a more efficient and student-friendly campus. Ben Sharp, Strive’s candidate for SGA president, […]

Mitchell v. Westbrook: Round Two

For the second time in the past two years, the names Westbrook and Mitchell will be on opposing sides of the ballot during the 2016 Texas Tech Student Government Association elections. In 2015, Holton Westbrook and Charlie Mitchell went head-to-head for the position of SGA president. This year, both of their younger brothers, Witt Westbrook and […]

Hub Awards

2017 Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Digital Media Gold Circle Awards  Secondary Coverage, 1st Place: “#IStandWithNail: Yes or No?” by Breann Robinson First Person Experience, 1st Place: “Surviving a Week on Free Food” by Allison Terry First Person Experience, Certificate of Merit: “Forever 22” by Sarah Self-Walbrick Personality Profile, 3rd Place: “Photography Gives Sight, Opportunities to […]

TV Execs, Beaches, And Elevator Pitches: My Internship In Miami

I recently returned home from the internship experience of a lifetime. I’m still trying to process the opportunity I was given. If you are planning on entering the entertainment industry in absolutely any way, then you need to know about NATPE.