Student Musicians Discuss Local Country Scene

By Kennedy Kilgore Among the wind-swept plains of West Texas, Lubbock stands as one of the three major country music hubs in Texas, according to iHeart statistics. At Texas Tech, a new generation of student musicians are contributing to the local scene, blending the region’s musical traditions with the vibrant energy of college life. Cela […]

Historical Hub City

By Blaine Hill The second your tires hit the cobblestone roads in downtown Lubbock, you can feel the history of the town rattling your tires. But despite being over 100 years old, Lubbock citizens do not always think of their town having a deep history. “Because Lubbock wasn’t incorporated until 1909, people in Lubbock don’t think […]

SigEp Member Receives Outstanding Senior Award

In February, Bruce ‘Beau’ Jacobson was awarded the J. Edward Zollinger Award for Most Outstanding Senior at the national Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity’s Carlson Leadership Academy in Oklahoma City. This award is only given to five seniors in the fraternity across the U.S.  A chapter must nominate a student to be considered for the award, and […]

Omega Delta Phi Celebrates 26 Years of Foundation

Twenty-six years ago in Lubbock, seven students at Texas Tech University founded Omega Delta Phi Fraternity. Omega Delta Phi, also known as ODPhi, is a Latino-founded multicultural service/social fraternity that aims at graduating its members while giving back to the community. ODPhi was founded on Nov. 25, 1987, originally to focus on the Hispanic community. […]

Texas Tech Step Together To 'Unify'