Batch’s Homecoming: #ArtIsNotDead

In an overcrowded room filled with Texas Tech faculty and students, the Department of Communication Studies hosted an “Evening with Baron Batch” last week. An alumnus who earned his communication studies degree in 2010, Batch, a former Tech football player, went on to play in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He retired from football in 2013. Since […]

OSU, OU Students React to Homecoming Tragedy

By Preston Derrick What should have been a day of celebration turned tragic when 25-year-old Adacia Chambers drove her car into a crowd of people at the annual Sea of Orange homecoming parade at Oklahoma State University on Oct. 24. Four people were killed and over 45 were injured. Lacy Cox, a sophomore biochemistry and molecular biology […]

Tracking Tech’s Tortilla-Throwing Tradition

By Abby Aldrich and Preston Derrick Texas Tech students consider tortillas to be more than just food. In a game-day tradition, tortillas are launched onto the Jones AT&T Stadium field at kickoff to support the Red Raiders. When Tech faced Texas Christian University on Sept. 26, the referee stopped the game to clarify the difference between a tortilla and […]

Texas Tech Fans: Too Rowdy or Just School-Spirited?

By Kaylyn Smith and Kayla Chandler Texas Tech University is known for its dedicated fans. Some throw tortillas on the field at kickoff, use foul language to replace words in the fight song and occasionally pester fans from the other team. Are these behaviors out of coutrol during game time? Micah Awe, Robert Giovannetti and Bethany Pryde offer their thoughts […]

A Long-Distance Game Day

Fans are wearing red and black, grilling burgers and drinking chilled beer from coolers. The Saddle Tramps, an all-male booster club, are ringing their bells. The Goin’ Band from Raiderland is playing the fight song. Tortillas flung from the student section litter the AT&T Jones Stadium field. These scenes are typical for Texas Tech home football games, […]

Lubbock Businesses And Residents Prepare For Big Game

Daniel Archibeque is preparing for his 28th Super Bowl party in Tech Terrace. He has the essentials — steak, hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and dip — and, most importantly, his friends and family. Archibeque, a painter, said he started stocking up early at the Lowe’s Corner Market near his home. “We’ve got a really good […]

14 Signs You Go To Texas Tech

1. Whether it’s blowing dust in the spring or snow flurries in the winter, your face will be assaulted.  You can count on the wind blowing at at least 50 miles per hour every day. 2. Your wallet feels a little lighter after a Thursday night at Chimy’s.  Or Fuzzy’s. Or Ruby Tequila’s. Basically anywhere […]

Some Students Unhappy With New Tailgating Fee

Some Texas Tech University students are not pleased about a new entry fee to some fraternity tailgate parties. Rolando Camarillo, a Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity member, said tailgaters can buy a pass for $35 that is good for all home football games. Students can also buy a ticket the day of a game for $10 […]

Seven Ways To Have Fun In Lubbock This Fall

I don’t think it’s a secret that fall is a truly wonderful time of the year – personally, it’s my favorite time. The summer heat is finally dwindling down and the West Texas winter has yet to rear its ugly head, riding boots and scarves come out of hiding, the year’s best holidays are steadily […]

Colossal Collapse

Texas Tech University football team is at it again — like the Chicago Cubs, they give their fans hope to believe and play just well enough to break your heart by finding a way to lose. With a 34-20 lead in the fourth quarter with 7:32 to play against West Virginia University, somehow, and inexplicably, […]