By Jacy Cabler While many students transition directly from high school to college, this is not the case for everyone. Emma Mortensen, a freshman from Brush, Colorado, said she understands the impact of her decision to defer a year from college. “It was a tough decision,” she said, “but I thought of it as an […]
Retention Rundown: Coming Back to Texas Tech
September 21, 2016 by
For many students, college is everything they thought it would be. For some, the college experience can be a little more complicated. According to U.S. News and World Report, one in three freshmen students will not make it back to the same school for their sophomore year. Students can drop out for any number of reasons: […]
College Roller Coaster: Are You Tall Enough To Ride?
May 16, 2016 by
By Kameron Court Think about the first time you rode a roller coaster. With each anxiety- and excitement-filled step forward in line, you prepared yourself for the twisting and turning experience waiting ahead. You remember the moment you sat down in the cart and locked the safety bar to hold you in. Adrenaline, panic and […]
Freshman 15: Fact or Fiction?
March 22, 2016 by
By Kortni Robinson Rumor has it that students gain 15 pounds during their first year of college. Hence, the frightening term: freshman 15. After speaking with experts and students, I got to the bottom of this terrible myth. Chandler Cheak, a first-year kinesiology major at Texas Tech, gained about 5 pounds before heading home for […]
Where Texas Tech Students Call ‘Home’
May 1, 2015 by
“To make it homey, I set things up the way I like it, I guess, on my side at least.” Bryce Hamelwright is a freshman geosciences major from Euless, Texas. He went potluck, which means he did not know who his roommate would be when he signed up for a double-occupancy room in the Wall/Gates residence […]
Man I Love College
June 24, 2013 by
After looking back at her past three years of attending Texas Tech, Kate DeWolfe said she could confirm that her time at the college has been worthwhile. “I’ve loved it here. I’ve made friends I’ll have for a lifetime,” she said. “I loved most of my classes. Lubbock is a fun college town, but I […]
