By Avery Mendoza Texas Tech dormitories last week engaged in a charitable battle royale for student blood. University Student Housing hosts the Battle of the Halls Blood Drive in collaboration with Vitalant Blood Bank, where students fight for bragging rights while saving lives. According to an article by Vitalant, blood donations have been at dangerously […]
Tech the Vote forum Brings Mayoral Candidates to Campus
April 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Texas Tech Talks: A Community for Recovery
March 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
By Fernando Cruz Texas Tech Talks is a podcast made to highlight student groups on the Texas Tech campus. In this episode the Center for Students in Addiction Recovery, a community with a rich history that stays strong for each other, holds a meeting that celebrates recovering addicts and their battles.
City Council May Vote on New Smoke-Free Ordinance
April 9, 2014 by
A local group is looking to change the minds of those in Lubbock about the continued allowance of smoking in public workplaces, such as bars and sports grills. If passed, the new sanctions could impact Texas Tech University and its students. The City of Lubbock currently prohibits smoking inside of and within 20 feet of enclosed public places — […]
High-rise Hotel to Replace Chrome and Cafe J?
January 31, 2014 by
Rumors are circulating in Lubbock that local businessman Clayton Isom plans to buy the land where the Cafe J restaurant and Chrome retail store now do business and may build a new high-rise hotel there. Isom said he is in the process of buying the land, but said he is just “considering” building a high-rise […]
RaiderPark Sued for Fraud, Countersues Limited Partner
September 19, 2013 by
By: Alicia Keene and Abigail Arroyos A financial investor of the troubled Raider Park parking garage came forward in June to accuse the development’s major players of fraud, embezzlement and breach of contract. Sejala, LLC, a company based in Beeville, Texas, filed a lawsuit in state district court in Lubbock against local businessman and Texas […]
