For some people, being a restauranteur is in their blood. Adriana Garza and Baylee and Kaycee Bettencourt brought food out to customers at a young age. Their earliest memories are from being in their parents’ industrial kitchens. Now the three have teamed up with another second-generation hospitality professional — Brooke Robinson, whose mother owns an event-planning […]
BREAKING: Bomb Threat in COMC, Building Reopened
March 4, 2016 by
The Texas Tech College of Media & Communication was evacuated at about 11:45 Friday morning because of a reported bomb threat. Students and faculty were let back into the building about 12:20 p.m. Lynnlee Harrell, senior office assistant in the College of Media & Communication, heard someone loudly yell “There is a bomb!” in a […]
Grand Theft Auto: Hub City
February 24, 2016 by
Justin Sudduth parked his car outside of his friend’s apartment at The Suites at Overton Park on Saturday night before going out to a bar on Broadway. He locked it and took the keys with him. When he returned, his car was gone. “My immediate thought was that maybe it just got towed,” the senior […]
15 College Students Give Their Best Advice
January 30, 2016 by
I’ve had the time of my life being a Red Raider. While in college, I’ve made friends, been through heartbreak and, of course, learned a lot. There were times I wished I had advice to get through a sticky situation, a rough moment or even just through a normal day, from anyone else who had experienced […]
Two Tech Students Dead From Suspected Overdoses
January 27, 2016 by
On Friday, 22-year-old Texas Tech student Kacey Callaway was found dead in his apartment at ULofts. On Monday, 21-year-old Texas Tech student Jonathan Ross was found dead in his apartment at University Pointe. The cause of both deaths is suspected to be an accidental overdose of prescription drugs mixed with narcotics, according to Lt. Ray […]
Murder on Broadway
January 14, 2016 by
A 20-year-old Texas Tech student died from a stabbing after an altercation at Mesquite’s Bar and Grill on Broadway Avenue early Thursday morning, according to a press release from Lubbock Police Department. The press release states police responded to a report of a stabbing victim at University Medical Center Emergency Room. The victim, Zachary Kafer, had been […]
“Bass Predators”: Gone North, Gone Fishin’
December 8, 2015 by
Welcome to the pilot episode of “Bass Predators,” a fishing television show created and produced by Luke Heath for his mass communications master’s capstone project. It was filmed in northern Minnesota on the Mississippi River. Heath and his brother, Jake Heath, offer advice about fishing while catching tons of Smallmouth Bass. The project was edited and […]
The Refugee Question
December 7, 2015 by
By Everett Corder As the U.S. gears up for the 2016 presidential election, every international issue is discussed and debated at length by candidates and political analysts throughout the country. Recently, one of those big issues has been whether or not candidates would allow people from Syria fleeing the terrorism in the Middle East to enter the […]
Carol of Lights Illuminates Tradition, Efficiency
December 1, 2015 by
Eighteen buildings in the center of the Texas Tech campus will be lit up at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 1st during the 57th annual Carol of Lights ceremony. According to the Texas Tech Student Housing, more than 25,000 colored light bulbs will be aglow during this year’s ceremony. Craig Kuehnert, the assistant director for student leadership […]
COMC Giving Back to Veterans
November 21, 2015 by
Texas Tech veterans and their families will receive sets of free, personalized greeting cards for the upcoming holiday season — courtesy of the College of Media & Communication. Student volunteers are taking photos of the veterans’ families all day today, Saturday, in the college’s photo lab. The photos will be used to create custom greeting cards to […]
