By Avery Mendoza As Lubbock’s mayoral campaign season is in full swing, Tech The Vote hosted a forum on Wednesday, April 3, for students and citizens to hear from five candidates at the Texas Tech Law School’s Lanier Auditorium. Candidates Adam Hernandez, Steve Massengale, Mark McBrayer, Antonio Renteria and Stephen Sanders answered questions from a […]
Tech Terrace’s the Best Place to Live: Fact or Fiction?
May 18, 2016 by
By Kortni Robinson Locked between Indiana Avenue, 19th Street, University Avenue and 34th Street, Tech Terrace is known for its parks, quick access to campus and convenient bus system. Many Texas Tech students call this place home. But is it truly the best area to live in Lubbock? Riley Reagor, a senior business marketing major, lives in the […]
Affordable Housing Offers Hope for Farmworkers
April 25, 2016 by
By Violeta Trevizo Advocates and nonprofit executives from across Texas are flocking to Austin this week for the annual Farmworker Housing Summit. Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation of Lubbock is one of many organizations that will be represented at the summit. Led by Executive Director Diana Lopez, the company’s main mission at previous summits was to promote the Vista Rita […]
An Opportunity to Start Over
April 25, 2016 by
By Nicolas Lopez Ian Harper and Jeremy Evans of Lubbock are known for remodeling South Overton homes. But few people know they are also helping some of Lubbock’s homeless remodel their lives. Evans said the business partners did not initially set out to help the homeless, but the opportunity arose and the pair decided it […]
Oh That Pesky Parking Problem
October 23, 2015 by
By Kaylyn Smith and Alicia Keene Parking garages are great… until they’re not. Students have long complained about space and guest-parking problems at three housing complexes in the North Overton Park area. This week, some are facing even greater inconveniences. The Village, The Centre and The Suites, all located close to each other across the street […]
Where Is the Best Place to Live While in College?
April 22, 2015 by
Texas Tech University requires incoming students to live on-campus until they have completed 30 hours of school credit. After that, there are many options for where you call home. So Red Raider, where do you call your home away from home in Lubbock? Take our poll!
West Village Residence Hall Ready For Move In
August 7, 2014 by
As Texas Tech continues to pursue the goal of 40,000 students by 2020, one partial solution to the problem of where to put them is the new West Village Residence Hall, unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. Afterward, attendees toured the inside of the new facility. The new housing complex is a 234, 501-square-foot […]
The Benefits and Downfalls of Leaving Home
December 25, 2013 by
Erin Willis is a senior journalism major from Ropesville, Texas, who moved out of her childhood home to Lubbock in October. She lives with two roommates in a three-bedroom house that is owned by one of her roommate’s grandparents. Willis said that she drove around 30 minutes every day to get to school at Texas […]
Q&A With SGA's Daniel Yates
September 23, 2013 by
Did you know that not everyone in SGA is on the path to public office? Daniel Yates, the vice president for graduate affairs, is applying to dental school at Tech. How does working for SGA contribute to your studies in biology? Well it probably doesn’t in terms of science or in things like that but […]
MCTV Weekday Update – Jan. 29, 2013
January 29, 2013 by
Today, I bring you to the Student Legal Services off-campus housing fair, a part of their “Know Your Rights Week” event. Over 700 students visited the ballroom today by a door count, up from last year’s 500. “Know Your Rights Week” continues at the SUB tomorrow and Thursday, with presentations on protecting an online reputation […]
