Duffield Jumping Back into Action

“Stay off of high jump competing and rest for six months or go ahead with surgery.” No athlete wants to hear these words — especially one who is training for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials. After a month of resting, the training resumed and the pain returned. By December 2015, JaCorian Duffield could no longer […]

ICYMI: National News From the Summer

In case you missed any major news stories this summer, here are some of the most pressing topics you should know about before your first current events quiz. Zika Virus: The virus is now infecting people in South Florida who have not traveled outside the U.S., but Congress has not allocated a budget to fight it. The virus, which […]

Brazil Battles Protests And Violence Before FIFA World Cup

By Cybbi Barton and Erin Willis  With Brazil being the host of the FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, preparation pressures have triggered riots and are potentially threatening the World Cup and Olympic games. The 19th FIFA World Cup is scheduled to begin in Brazil on June 12 and it will end July […]

What’s Trending? Sochi Winter Olympics

  This week on What’s Trending?: Assistant Social Media Lab Manager Katherine McBee and Content Manager Katelynne Newman spoke with Managing Director of Texas Tech Communications & Marketing Chris Cook about the role social media played in the Sochi Olympics. To receive news and updates, follow us on Twitter: @TTU_Outpost and like us on Facebook: […]

Save the Snow! – 10 Things to Know, March 27th

Stockpiling for Sochi: Russia hoards snow in case of warm weather for NEXT year’s Winter Olympics. – Business Insider Korean Peninsula Tensions: North Korea is going to sever all remaining communications with South Korea, in case of war. – Reuters Texas Standing: Gov. Rick Perry (R) spoke on the behalf of all Texans yesterday, when […]