Is Texas Tech Child-Friendly? Take Two

By Audra Coffman, Justin Gonzales, Vanessa Ledesma, Anna Johnson, Halima Fasasi A 2000 report described Texas Tech University as “desperately” needing a childcare facility. Fifteen years and an 11,000-student enrollment increase later, no such facility exists. The document, prepared by the Child Care Exploratory Committee, recommended the construction of a 34,000-square-foot center to accommodate 200 children, with […]

Playground Makeover

Members of the Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity brought out their paint brushes, rakes, and shovels Thursday evening to clean up the playground at the Child Development Research Center at Texas Tech. Members of the fraternity helped level out sand in the sandbox, rake leaves around the swings and slides, and repair wood chips […]