Broadway: The History Beyond The Bars

Broadway Street is a Lubbock icon for nightlife. Bars, shops, and churches line the street from left to right as far as the eye can see. But was it always this way? Texas Tech alumnus and associate professor Bill Dean said many houses that were home to residents on Broadway have been renovated into law […]

Chatting in the Chimy’s Line: This or That

By Abby Aldrich and Alen Jacob For The Hub@TTU’s second episode of Chatting in the Chimy’s Line, see how Tech students reacted when asked to choose between some tough choices on the spot. To find out whether they preferred money or love, Rihanna or Beyonce, The Office or Friends and more, watch the video below.

Chatting in the Chimy’s Line: Budgeting

By Blaine Hill and Justin Rex If you have ever sipped on a Chimy’s margarita or tasted its queso cheese fries, then you know why there is usually a line wrapped around the corner of the building at night. According to Villanova University Student Life, a national average of 80 percent of college students drink alcohol. College students […]

Be Yourself, Unless You’re Underage

Use of false identification to enter drinking establishments is not uncommon among Texas Tech students. A poll by The Hub@TTU revealed 58 percent of 72 respondents have misrepresented their age. Only one of these 72 people said that he or she used false identification for purposes other than obtaining alcohol. These findings are in line […]

Battle of the Margs

By Maddy McCarty and Breann Robinson Two locations on Broadway Avenue are famous for Tex-Mex and margaritas: Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, established 2003 in Fort Worth, and Chimy’s Cerveceria, established 2002 in Lubbock. Texas Tech students frequent both, but which one is better is up for a debate. The chains have many similarities, such as selling their […]

Lubbock Soup Kitchen in Search of New Home

One of Lubbock’s two daily-serving soup kitchens in the downtown area is in search of a new home. Chaplain Ivan Ponce de Leon said an increase in the number of guests has caused St. Benedict’s Chapel to outgrow its current location. “We can seat 48 people at once, but that creates a lot of chaos […]

Happy 14th Birthday, Chimy’s!

Dear Chimy’s, Thank you for being there after a long week of classes and assignments. Thank you for being the spot to see all my friends. Thank you for extending your hours after home football games. Thank you for being there through heartache, but most of all, thank you for being my one true love. No […]

So You Think You Can Senior: Comfort Food

This is the first entry in Natalie Morales’s “So You Think You Can Senior” blog, about being a senior at Texas Tech.  My last semester of college just started, and I feel like my life is in shambles. Assignments, quizzes and papers are already piling up, and all I can think about is walking across […]

15 College Students Give Their Best Advice

I’ve had the time of my life being a Red Raider. While in college, I’ve made friends, been through heartbreak and, of course, learned a lot. There were times I wished I had advice to get through a sticky situation, a rough moment or even just through a normal day, from anyone else who had experienced […]

A Guide to Doing New York City Right

If I said it once, I said it a million times. “I’m really good at this whole New York thing.” During my first trip to the Big Apple, I was on the TODAY show, I was within groping distance of an Oscar-nominated actor, I sat in on an editorial meeting at “CBS Evening News”, and […]