BurkTech Players Prepare for Upcoming Performance

By Megan Reyna As Morgan Brundett anxiously watched her fellow company members rehearse the opening scene of her play, a theatre major in the crowd reassured her, saying “part of theater is being uncomfortable.” Brundett is a transition student at the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research and the first BurkTech Player on the […]

New Quiznos Gives Autistic Students Real-World Job Experience

James Pugh has had many different jobs over the years, but he admits to leaving most of them due to discrimination against his disability. “I don’t like to use the word ‘disability,’” said the 23-year-old student from St. Louis, Mo. “I say, ‘I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome,’ but I don’t use it as a […]

Tech Scrambles To Continue Construction

On the morning of Nov. 8, Texas Tech held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the campus’s newest addition, the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research. President Duane Nellis said the $10 million project will help Tech with its goal of becoming a top research university. The new center isn’t the only construction happening on […]