Two Texas Tech juniors have gone the extra mile to ensure their fellow college students’ safety. Rowdy Raider Night Shuttle LLC, a small business created by Austin Black and Ty Myers, serves as a safe but fun way to get around Lubbock after a night of drinking. Black, the 20-year-old president and founder of Rowdy Raider, said […]
Cell Phones Used More Than Blue Light Phones
April 22, 2015 by
In the age of technology, emergency blue light phones have become a comfort but not necessarily a necessity. Stephen Hinkle, Texas Tech University Police Department captain and public information officer, said in today’s age, in which everyone has a cellphone, the emergency blue light phones on campus are becoming obsolete. “A lot of the call we […]
Cell Phone Use Puts Drivers in Danger
April 16, 2015 by
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, cell phones are involved in 1.6 million auto crashes each year. Many laws are being passed to ban cell phone use while driving, but until that happens, motorists are encouraged to not use their phones under any circumstances.
Academics and Culture Collide in Easter Break Debate
April 6, 2015 by
By Janet Moreno and David Talley For first year visiting professor and practicing Roman Catholic, Maria Elena Gutierrez Renteria, going to work Friday means changing a centuries-old tradition. Students and faculty at Texas Tech University are allotted the Monday after Easter for travel, but classes are still scheduled for Good Friday, an observed holiday by […]
Campus Safety and the Blue Lights
May 2, 2014 by
Within the past three years, the Texas Tech University Police Department responded to more than 100 Clery Act crimes, or on campus felonies. According to the Tech crime statistics report for 2012, 13 of these offenses were sex offenses. David Knipe, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Midland, Texas, said the numbers outraged him. “That’s […]
Different Forms of Tech Safety Concerns
May 2, 2014 by
With more than 32,000 students attending Texas Tech University, safety not only does involves preventing crimes, but it also includes such things as laboratory safety. “Texas Tech University is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors,” wrote President M. Duane Nellis in an email sent out in late […]
Who Let The Cats Out?
June 25, 2013 by
Who let the cat out of the bag? Chris Cook said the feral cat situation on Texas Tech campus has reached the point of having to relocate the furry felines. “We collaborated with the TTU Feral Cat Program and contacted the humane society of West Texas, city of Lubbock animal shelter, with the understanding that […]
Student Senate Debates Polls, Rules, Media & Judges
February 4, 2013 by
On Jan. 31, the 48th Student Senate met for the first time this semester and spent two hours debating a swath of new legislation before them, ranging from pedestrian meters at Flint Ave. to polls being placed on the spring election ballot to gather information, to the ability of SGA judges to be appointed after […]
