By. Megan Zapalac Ellie Contreras, operations manager for the Nurturing Center, said the local non-profit organization began operations about 27 years ago with volunteers handing out supplies to expecting mothers from the back of a car. From humble beginnings, the center currently operates from their location at 3303 66th St., offering a variety of prenatal […]
I’ve Learned to Love Myself, Even if She Doesn’t
March 23, 2017 by
By Jean Reese When I was little, I would run to the one place I knew was safe. To you, to anyone, it was just a closet. In it was a small white chest—nothing fancy or decorative. The only markings on it were the ones I had put there. It was filled with bits of broken […]
At Your Fingertips: Knowledge or Trouble?
December 16, 2016 by
By Courtney Plunk April 3, 1973, was a date that would change the world, although few knew it at the time. On this fateful day, an engineer made the first-ever mobile phone call. Four years later, the first home computer hit the stores, and ten years later, Motorola released the first commercial mobile phone. Shelley Barba, Texas […]
Is Texas Tech Child-Friendly? Take Two
October 15, 2015 by
By Audra Coffman, Justin Gonzales, Vanessa Ledesma, Anna Johnson, Halima Fasasi A 2000 report described Texas Tech University as “desperately” needing a childcare facility. Fifteen years and an 11,000-student enrollment increase later, no such facility exists. The document, prepared by the Child Care Exploratory Committee, recommended the construction of a 34,000-square-foot center to accommodate 200 children, with […]
Magnificent Moms: Students Balance School, Parenting
April 27, 2015 by
Alyssa Haden said she never would have guessed she would be in this situation at 25 years old. “Liam was not planned,” Haden said about her 2-year-old son with a laugh. Some students struggle to succeed in college as it is. For students with kids, it becomes even more difficult to balance school, parenthood and […]
