Weekly Poll: Have You Been Having Trouble With Texas Tech’s New Email Platform?

This semester Texas Tech is transitioning from an older version of Microsoft Outlook to a cloud-based email system, Microsoft Office 365. As accounts were converted from one server to another, some students had difficulty accessing email, said Josh Robinson, the media production manager for the College of Media & Communication. Faculty and staff accounts have not been switched […]

Weekly Poll: How Many Cups of Coffee Do You Drink Per Day?

We all know students have busy schedules, balancing classes, jobs, internships, extracurricular commitments and social lives. But when you are drowning in essays or pulling an all-nighter to speed read three weeks of required textbook chapters for tomorrow’s test, coffee has your back. In the poll below, please tell us how much of the sweet, black nectar […]

Do You Prefer to Support Local or Chain Businesses?

Is Orlando’s your favorite eatery, or do you crave those Olive Garden breadsticks? Do you buy clothes at T.C. Elli’s or Forever 21? Lubbock has been voted one of the best places to start a new business in the nation. Lubbock has many small businesses that have been successful, but not every venture is successful. […]

Poll: How Often Do You Actually Complete Reading Assignments?

When a class requires students to read 30+ pages before every class, students are bound to miss a few assignments. There have to be some students out there who complete every reading assignment, with books painted neon yellow in highlighted material. And we all know that one person who did not even buy the book, but […]

Poll: How Do You Consume Media?

Millennials have been praised for their awareness of the world around them. National News Engagement Day is October 7. The College of Media and Communication and the Society of Professional Journalists will host a panel with local professionals and students to talk about how young people are consuming media. The Hub@TTU is interested in finding […]

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 […]

Poll Results: Kent Hance and Pop Culture

Zombies and Miley Cyrus and government shutdown, oh my! Earlier this month, Public Policy Polling posted the results of a survey testing Americans’ approval of Congress – and the reactions were interesting. During the government shutdown, respondents had a lower opinion of Congress than subjects ranging from zombies to potholes to cockroaches. Congress was still […]