As graduation approaches, finding a job is on all soon-to-be graduates’ minds. If you finally land an interview, where should you go from there? Our latest episode of Adulting 101 gives the perfect tips on acing an interview. These can be applied for part-time jobs, internships, and careers. Remember to be confident, and keep attending interviews […]
Humans of Diversity Week
March 23, 2017 by
Diversity Week is “dedicated to celebrating and understanding the importance of diversity” on Texas Tech’s campus. What are the qualities that you feel make you unique? RG: I was born in Mexico but lived the most of my life in the bottom of Texas. I am mostly reserved and quiet. I think most of it […]
Story Behind the Story: Leslie Postal on the Pulse Nightclub Shooting
March 15, 2017 by
In the second episode of The Story Behind the Story podcast, Katie Main is joined by Orlando Sentinel Education Reporter Leslie Postal. Orlando Sentinel covered many stories after the mass murder at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida of June 2016, including profiles of survivors, friends and every person who died. One of Postal’s articles profiled […]
The PoliTech Girl Speaks Out
December 2, 2016 by
In November of 2014 the inboxes of a Texas Tech University student filled with frantic texts from friends, her Facebook blew up with message requests, and later, her email cluttered with threats. Within weeks of the release of the PoliTech “Politically Challenged” video, it went viral, and currently has over two million views. Courtney Plunk, the […]
Annual Career Development Conference Coming Soon
November 9, 2015 by
When Texas Tech students head home for the holidays, some may also be heading toward a career, thanks to help from College of Media & Communication alumni. The annual Career Development Conference in Dallas, presented by the Dallas COMC alumni and sponsored by the COMC, will be held Jan. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mattito’s Centrum, […]
Student Spotlight: Locke Takes on New York
November 8, 2015 by
It took many hours of research and many Google searches for Lauren Locke, a Texas Tech graduate student, to find her dream internship. But the effort paid off. This fall, she is hard at work at the Rockefeller Center in New York as an intern for the “The Meredith Vieira Show.” “It still gives me chills walking […]
Eliot Drake: Student And Founder Of Dopey The Bear
November 24, 2014 by
We all daydream about our plans for the future and what we’ll do when we “make it big.” While the uncertainty of life after college will come sooner for some of us, senior Eliot Martin Depores Drake isn’t wasting any time. As the brains behind the streetwear brand Dopey the Bear, Drake has successfully created clothes […]
Discovering Duncan: Fan Questions
October 31, 2014 by
In our final installment of “Discovering Duncan,” we asked the questions you wanted us to. Duncan answered our questions about open carry campus laws and what his message to students is. See if your questions got answered, and watch our video!
Discovering Duncan : Texas Tech
October 29, 2014 by
In our third installment of “Discovering Duncan,” we asked Robert Duncan about his new position as chancellor. Duncan talked about tough issues such as alcohol abuse and the Greek task force, which he said has made his first five months in office challenging. The chancellor also discussed the university’s plans for reaching 40,000 students by […]
Discovering Duncan: Political Life
October 28, 2014 by
Politics can be a touchy subject. Chancellor Robert Duncan did not shy away from these political questions during our interview with him last week. Watch the second installment of “Discovering Duncan” to hear how our chancellor will work with politicians to help improve Texas Tech.
