By Natalie Ortiz After over 50 years of hostility, the United States has begun to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, creating new opportunities for students and scholars interested in learning more about the island country. Americans can now travel to Cuba on so-called people-to-people trips. President Barack Obama, who visited the island in March, is the first […]
Double-Edged Power: Soothe Some, Brainwash Others
December 12, 2015 by
Friday, November 13, 2015. This is the day everyone remembers for the horrendous news of the Paris terrorist attacks, in which 130 people were killed. As the situation unfolded, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. The French flag colors almost immediately flooded the global social space as a symbol through which people expressed sympathy, support and strength in the face […]
Digging Up History – 10 Things To Know, May 6
May 6, 2013 by
1) Project Talent – Did any of your family go to Lubbock high school from 1960-1963? A national study is looking for graduates from that era to do a 53-year follow-up to aptitude tests given to over 440,000 high school students in those years. Lubbock Avalanche Journal 2) No Room for the Fallen – A Texas memorial […]
Scramble! – 10 Things To Know, April 2
April 2, 2013 by
1) Rate Hikes – Lubbock Power & Light may be looking at utility rate increases over the summer after looking at study data, to the tune of nine or 10 percent. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2) Sorry, C.W. – The new Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach, “Tubby” Smith, will be announced today at 2pm in the United […]
10 Things To Know – March 4
March 4, 2013 by
1. Baby Got Cured: Doctors announced they have cured a baby born with H.I.V. New York Times 2. Wal-Mart In The White House: President Obama will nominate the woman behind Wal-Mart’s philanthropic efforts as the new White House budget director. Washington Post 3. Cardinal Misconduct: Former leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland admitted to […]
