Lunch Buddies: Sharing More Than a Meal

By Amanda Castro-Crist Every week, several volunteers spend their break at Bean Elementary in East Lubbock. As part of the Communities in Schools Lunch Buddies program, volunteers act as mentors to kindergarten through fifth grade students. Bonding with a lunch buddy can lead to a student opening up about situations at school and at home that can then […]

Local Food Makes Lubbock Tolerable

By Kayla Chandler Texas Tech students often complain there’s nothing to do in Lubbock, even ranking it the most boring place in America. But there is one fun thing Lubbock does well: food. A fan favorite is Orlando’s Italian Restaurant, with two locations, at 2402 Ave. Q and 6951 Indiana Ave. Originally from Austin, Texas, Annalise West […]

Lunch Time Poll, Feb. 5

On this week’s’ Lunch Time Poll, we asked students to show us their phone backgrounds! We received a variety of answers. Some were heart touching, and some were very indepth. We also received many strange glares from the patrons of The Market in the Stangel – Murdough residence hall. Tell us about your phone background […]