With more than 150 graduate programs, Texas Tech University has a growing graduate student body. Saba Nafees wants to help grow those numbers by making sure anyone and everyone who wants to pursue graduate school can do so. Nafees, who is running for Student Government Association graduate vice president, aspires to make conditions all around better for […]
SGA Initiatives, Valerie Briley: Transparency in SGA
February 16, 2015 by
Currently, the Texas Tech University Student Government Association meeting minutes are not available to view online. Valerie Briley, candidate for internal vice president, thinks this needs to change. “Transparency, to me, means a lot of things,” Briley said. “Whether it’s making sure that legislation and the minutes are up to date every single time we do […]
SGA Initiatives, Ben Sharp: Alternative Parking Ticket Payments
February 16, 2015 by
As of August 2014, Texas Tech University Transportation and Parking Services had issued at least 135,332 parking tickets over two and a half years. At a normal price of $25 per ticket, that can be expensive for students. Ben Sharp has an idea to alleviate the cost. Sharp, who is running for Student Government Association external vice president […]
SGA Initiatives, Holton Westbrook: Giving Back to Students
February 16, 2015 by
Holton Westbrook really likes alliteration. As a Texas Tech University Student Government Association presidential candidate, Westbrook has five main goals: scholarship, service, school spirit, safety and structure. Westbrook, a member of the candidate bloc Techsan Tradition, said his ultimate goal as student body president, if elected, would be to give back to the students as […]
SGA Initiatives, Amber Yanez: Digital Raider Cards
February 16, 2015 by
“I’m sure this has happened to you; it’s happened to me,” Amber Yanez said with a laugh. “When you’re at a football tailgate and you decide to walk over to the football game with your friends, and then you realize you forgot your ID. That happens to me all the time.” Yanez, who is running […]
SGA Initiatives, Caleb Fisher: Partner with Uber, Anonymous Snapchat
February 16, 2015 by
With campus carry laws and the “It’s On Us” campaign being in the news recently, campus safety has been a hot topic in higher education. Last semester, the Texas Tech University Student Government Association’s sponsored transportation service, Safe Ride, had an undeterminable future. Now, SGA external vice president candidate Caleb Fisher is trying to revamp the program. Fisher, who is […]
SGA Initiatives, Charlie Mitchell: Expand the Recreation Center
February 16, 2015 by
The Robert H. Ewalt Recreation Center may be one of the largest facilities of its kind on any university campus, but Texas Tech University Student Government Association presidential candidate Charlie Mitchell thinks it needs to be expanded. Mitchell, who is running as part of campaign bloc OneTech 2015, said the rec center needs to add […]
Student Government Candidates Announced for 2015 Election
February 6, 2015 by
There will be seven students running for executive positions in the Student Government Association 2015 election. The two blocks are as follows: One Tech 2015 President – Charlie Mitchell External Vice President – Caleb Fisher Internal Vice President – Amber Yanez Techsan Tradition President – Holton Westbrook External Vice President – Ben Sharp Internal Vice President […]
Discovering Duncan: Early Life And Student Life At Texas Tech
October 27, 2014 by
Chancellor Robert Duncan has been a lifelong Red Raider. In our first edition of “Discovering Duncan,” we asked the chancellor about some of his favorite memories from his early years. Hear about his childhood in Vernon, Texas, and his proudest moments as the student government president at Texas Tech University.
Yellow Cab Closes In Lubbock, Safe Ride’s Future Undeterminable
October 13, 2014 by
The Yellow Cab Company of Lubbock closed its’ doors on Sunday morning, leaving Lubbock without a taxi service. According to an automated message that plays when customers call the Yellow Cab Company, the business is closing after 35 years of service. The owner, Jim Sexton, is retiring after 50 years in the business. The Yellow Cab […]
