Red (Raider) Carpet Review: A look at the 96th Academy Awards

Editor’s note: the full list of this year’s Oscars winners can be found here. By Geoff Daniels The year 2022 was a fantastic one for cinema, with films such as Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniels), Top Gun: Maverick (Kosinski), Tár (Haynes), Women Talking (Polley), All Quiet on the Western Front (Berger), and Nope (Peele) […]

Film Review: “Nolan, Oppenheimer, and their Respective Nuclear Bombs”

By Geoff Daniels When news broke in September of 2021 that Christopher Nolan had sold his screenplay about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, movie fans rejoiced at the opportunity to see a true master of the craft tackle the incredible story of Oppenheimer’s life. Although Nolan had previously held a longstanding relationship with Warner […]

My experience in the coffee industry

While many people consider themselves to be coffee enthusiasts, most have probably not spent time working in coffee shops to learn the craft. Many in the industry are likely to tell you coffee is as much a craft and an art as anything–it takes time and patience to learn the art of coffee. For nearly […]

Lessons Learned: Manchester Students/Instructor Speak About TTU Election Collaboration

By: Dr. Eleanor Shember-Critchley Senior Lecturer, Multimedia Journalism – Manchester Metropolitan University  When we mentioned the possibility of covering the US election through the night, our Manchester Met students leapt at the opportunity. Some were already primed from the 2019 UK election but the acute enthusiasm was also for a story that wasn’t about COVID-19. […]

#TuneInTuesday: Chance Won the Grammys

By Courtney White For some, Sunday may have just been a day to catch up on homework or watch the season premiere of The Walking Dead. For me and many others, it was a day to set aside all of my priorities and watch the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. While I am usually displeased with the […]

What Not To Ask Me At Thanksgiving

On Nov. 16, #thxbirthcontrol began trending on Twitter. Women across the world celebrated reproductive rights and the ability to decide when to have a child by posting why they are thankful for contraceptives. I tweeted my support. My tweet referenced Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan’s recent dismissal of birth control and whether it […]

Letter To The Editor: PoliTech Should Release The Rest Of Their Footage

From Sara Carden, senior public relations student The Texas Tech PoliTech club should release the full video footage used to make their notorious “Politically-Challenged: Texas Tech Edition” video. This video does not properly represent the student population of Texas Tech, nor does it accurately characterize the people in the video. It has been cut and edited […]

The World Of Worldcraft Experience

With the events of Blizzcon having come and gone last weekend, I thought it would be a good time to discuss World of Warcraft (WoW) and how it pretty much changed the way I look at video games. I played WoW for about five years, and, although I do not play anymore, I still have […]

The Future Freaks Me Out

It finally happened. An occurrence so monumental took place two weekends ago that I never thought would occur. Not only did it almost make me cry, it took my breath away. My little brother, Ryan (I say little but the kid towers over me) officially graduated from high school.  I know, it’s unbelievable – at […]

Perception of Greek Life on Campus Not Always Positive