Prosthetics with Purpose: Delaney Kerby

By Jasmine Stevens  LUBBOCK, Texas. – As a child, you’re typically learning your ABC’s, 1-2-3’s, and relishing in excitement over a new 64-pack crayon box. For Delaney Kerby, a sophomore early childhood development major from Dallas, living an ordinary life became one lived with extraordinary parts. Kerby may be an average, everyday student taking on […]

“Deaf-abled” Students Welcome Questions, Friendships

By Lilly Quiroz Maka Oviri lost her hearing unexpectedly, shortly after her first birthday. The junior chemistry major from Warri, Nigeria, attended Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf at Howard College her first two years of college. Now attending Texas Tech University, she is having a hard time with the social aspect of college as a […]

Another Guide Dog Trainee Joining Red Raider Family

By Kaitlin Bain Vivian Helms loves being a parent. A pet parent, that is. Unlike other students, she has two dogs, a rat and a guinea pig. She is also taking care of a friend’s puppy, Chet, and working with him on potty training, chewing habits and other puppy issues. “I’ve already had to buy […]