Texas Tech is ranked #8 on Niche’s 2017 Top Party Schools in Texas, and the culprit at the center of these parties is the highly sought-after party enhancer: alcohol. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, many students come to college with established drinking habits. But is their desire for an alcoholic […]
MDMA at EDM Festivals: Drug Safety Concerns
December 13, 2016 by
By Natalie Ortiz Beaming lights, high energy and beat drops make electronic dance music, or EDM, festivals popular events. But some attendees look for a higher experience, possibly risking their lives by doing so. Some concert-goers fall victim to the psychoactive drug, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, because of lack of education about potential side effects. MDMA generates feelings […]
Texas Tech is Just a Party School: Fact or Fiction
April 10, 2016 by
By Kortni Robinson Texas Tech University often appears on lists of top party schools in the country, ranking number 89 out of 1,475 party schools on the college ranking website Niche. But should this ranking be taken seriously? Talia Quigley, a freshman advertising major, said she heard about Texas Tech’s reputation before she even attended […]
A Long-Distance Game Day
October 2, 2015 by
Fans are wearing red and black, grilling burgers and drinking chilled beer from coolers. The Saddle Tramps, an all-male booster club, are ringing their bells. The Goin’ Band from Raiderland is playing the fight song. Tortillas flung from the student section litter the AT&T Jones Stadium field. These scenes are typical for Texas Tech home football games, […]
