10 Things Texas Tech Freshmen Need to Know

As someone who has been at Texas Tech for a little more than five years (at least I’m leaving with two degrees), there are some things that I’ve learned. Some of these things I wish I had been told before I ever arrived, so I’ll take the liberty of spreading the knowledge to younger classes […]

Campus Alcohol Tickets — Here to Stay?

As one of its election initiatives, the new executive board of the Texas Tech Student Government Association aimed to “create a safer alcohol culture by lobbying for good samaritan laws and fewer [public intoxication tickets] on campus.” Texas Tech requires all incoming freshman to complete AlcoholEDU, an online program about the mental and physical effects of alcohol, […]

Texas Tech Breaks Enrollment Records

Texas Tech University may reach the goal of 40,000 students by 2020 a lot sooner than imagined. On Tuesday, Tech released record-shattering enrollment numbers. For the fall 2014 semester, 35,134 students enrolled at Tech. Last year, Tech’s fall enrollment included 33, 111 students. Enrollment numbers have continuously increased since 2008. The fall 2014 semester has […]