By Emma Montgomery The Llano Estacado, meaning the “Staked Plains,” is one of the largest plateaus on the North American continent, according to the Texas State Historical Association. This grand landscape covering the panhandle of Texas houses the southernmost tip of High Plains of North America. Here, a short-grass prairie with plentiful flat miles boasts […]
Op-Ed: A Natural Fix
November 2, 2018 by
For Texas Tech student Katie Doyle, an undergraduate and trip leader for the Outdoor Pursuits Center, relieving stress has one major component: nature. “Being out in nature reminds me how irrelevant the things I am stressed about are, ” Doyle said. “When you are walking through a mountain stream trying not to slip off an […]
Forging New Paths in the “Grand Canyon of Texas”
April 22, 2016 by
By Chaz Wilson Many Texas Tech students travel two hours to Palo Duro Canyon to spend weekends in the outdoors. Navigating the canyon has been made easy by trails that lead to some of the most beautiful sights in Texas. The people who forge these paths are little-known volunteers. Wynn Ross and her husband, Bill, have been involved […]
Best Date in West Texas: Sunset and Red Rocks
April 22, 2016 by
By Nicole Casperson Just two hours north of Lubbock’s flat and dusty landscape, majestic red rocks crisscrossed by erosion lines rise against the Texas sky. This is the “Grand Canyon of Texas,” the second largest canyon in North America. Formed by the Red River, Palo Duro Canyon opened as a state park on July 4, 1934. Early […]
Hammocks Prohibited in Most Lubbock Parks
April 6, 2016 by
Rory Polhamus, a junior engineering major from Houston, recalls one gorgeous day in Lubbock when he tried to hang his hammock in Tech Terrace Park. A recent transfer to Tech with no knowledge of local ordinances, he didn’t enjoy his Eagle Nest Outfitter’s hammock for long. “One of the students came over and told me […]
Parks and Trek: Lubbock Offers Scenery, Leisure
April 6, 2016 by
By Kodichi Nwankwo Paula Clark, a Lubbock native who is a second-grade teacher in Crosbyton, cherishes memories of visiting Higginbotham Park on 19th Street with her children. Frequent trips to the green spot helped her get through her divorce in the early 2000s. “I didn’t have a lot of money for a vacation so I […]
Movie Review: Nymphomaniac
May 5, 2014 by
Once I was lying on the side of the road: beaten, bloody and unconscious. A kind soul came to me and helped me up, insisting he call an ambulance to help. I refuse, saying I’m okay and will recover quickly, but the man insists on helping and taking me to his once. Once there, I […]
Environmental Photojournalist Visits Texas Tech
February 11, 2014 by
Students in the College of Media and Communication had a different kind of lunch date on Tuesday. Environmental photographer Gary Braasch visited Texas Tech to talk about his photography involving climate change. The event was part of the Brown Bag Lunch series the college hosts throughout the semester. Braasch said he started his career as […]
Fostering Talent
January 24, 2014 by
Jerod Foster had three goals he wanted to accomplish before he turned 30 years old: shoot a cover of a magazine, earn three degrees, and publish a book. Foster, a photography professor of practice in the College of Media and Communication, recently had his third photography book published, titled “Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Directing […]
Guess What Day It Is?!
October 30, 2013 by
Last week I visited Whitley Acres to meet with Debbie Whitley and her two camels, Rango and Caramel. The pair has been seen in the Lubbock area throughout the semester. Rango and Caramel have been out for Tech game days, and even out to some of the local bars! To learn a little more about […]
