Social & Policy Issues Remain in Forefront Following Biden Lead

By Toluwani Osibamowo On Nov. 7, days following the nationwide anticipation of the results from Election Day, former Vice President Joe Biden was projected by the Associated Press to win the presidential election, defeating Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. In the weeks leading up to the election, voters and political experts across the political spectrum […]

Texas Remains Republican; Expected Results from Political Science Poll

The majority of Texans would vote for Republican Greg Abbott for governor if the elections were today, according a poll conducted by Texas Tech’s Earl Survey Research Lab. The preliminary results also said that voter photo ID laws would not be a problem with many Texas voters, and that more Texans have changed their opinion […]

ICYMI: The Hub’s Conversation With A Congressman

Last week The Hub@TTU released a five-part series of video clips from Evan Dixon’s interview with U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas. In Case You Missed It: We’ve compiled all of the videos so you can binge watch our entire conversation with the congressman. Part One: The Next Chancellor?  Neugebauer said if the Texas Tech University […]

Neugebauer: The Affordable Care Act

In The Hub’s fourth installment of our discussion with Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, the congressman talks about the rocky start that the Healthcare.gov website experienced at its launch. Evan Dixon asks if the Republican Party is attempting to scare Americans away from using the website to sign up for health insurance because of highly publicized […]

Tech Student Democrats Stage Protest Outside Neugebauer's Office

By Abbie Arroyos and Evan Dixon The Texas Tech Student Democrats protested Monday outside  the district office of U. S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, after the politician argued with a National Park Service ranger in Washington, D.C., last week in a video that went viral. A small group of Texas Tech students along with several Lubbock […]

Who Did It Better?

We sat down with Tech Student Democrats Vice President Raúl Cevallos and Young Conservatives of Texas Director of Events Jonathan Silva to compare the filibuster Texas State Senator Wendy Davis had in June and the talking protest U.S. Senator Ted Cruz had last week. While both agree that the senator’s speeches gained them a lot […]

Obamacare, What's In It For You?

Thursday night the Covenant School of Nursing hosted an Obamacare panel to answer questions that many still have about this controversial law. The sole purpose of this event was to give the general public in-depth information about the effects, give medical and governmental views of the program, and local predictions on what to expect when […]