It was an unusually warm December night when one Texas Tech junior went out drinking with friends to celebrate the last day of classes. Later that night, she was sexually assaulted. “I came home, I changed into a white t-shirt—granted, I think I am alone in my room,” she said. “And the next thing I know […]
Walk the Walk in Her Shoes
April 20, 2015 by
The Lubbock Rape Crisis Center reported 331 cases in 2013. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an international men’s march to raise awareness of gender violence, sexual assault and rape, and various communities hold localized events. Men are asked to walk a mile in high-heeled shoes. The local Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event took place […]
Tim Cole Becomes Permanent Figure In Lubbock
September 17, 2014 by
Most students come to Texas Tech University in hopes of success. It may have taken 30 years, but Tim Cole has posthumously achieved that goal. Cole was a 26-year-old Army veteran pursuing a business degree at Tech. In March 1985, he was falsely accused of rape. Cole served 14 years of his 25-year sentence before […]
The Women Of Troy: Review
March 6, 2014 by
Mourning. Weeping, Fear. Loss of hope. These are the elements that make up the stories of the Women of Troy. In February, the TTU Women’s Studies Program, alongside the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, had a panel discussion with community and university leaders entitled, “Rape Culture at Texas Tech University,” to help promote One Billion Rising, a […]
Surviving Rape At Texas Tech
December 31, 2013 by
Texas Tech publicly reported that there were five sexual assaults on its campus in 2012, but the actual number is much higher, according to a psychologist at the Student Counseling Center. “I think a lot of sexual assaults aren’t reported because it’s a tough thing to, because of that whole process of reporting it and […]
NCAA Comes to a Close: 10 Things To Know – April 9
April 9, 2013 by
1. Thank God That’s Over: Your Facebook friends can move on to pretend-caring about baseball, now. Louisville beat Michigan 82-76 to win the men’s NCAA Tournament. Remember when I was the Sports Director for this thing? Fox News 2. M-I-C, See You Real Soon: Pioneer teen star, and perhaps most-loved Mousketeer, Annette Funicello died at […]
