This segment focuses on student mental health; specifically, what one should do if a friend is experiencing a crisis. We spoke to mental health advocates around Lubbock to learn more about what we can do as friends for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Texas Tech Risk Intervention Safety and Education Office: […]
Wellness Center Offers A Unique Training Program To Save Lives
April 16, 2015 by
“The number of people who kill themselves in this country every week is equivalent to a 747 going down with no survivors.” Klinton Hobbs, assistant director and outreach coordinator for the Texas Tech Student Counseling Center, coordinates a monthly “Question, Prefer, and Refer” event at the counseling center to help train students and employees in […]
The Scent of Sex
November 25, 2013 by
Steve Ballesteros, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Maria Priscilla Perez, was sentenced to 80 years in the state penitentiary. There was a litany of defense testimony in the sentencing phase of his trial trying to portray him as a family man suddenly provoked by the post-coital scent of another man on his girlfriend. […]
10 Things To Know – February 4th
February 4, 2013 by
1. East vs. West: Check out the gallery of Sunday’s big game where the East coast took it all. ESPN 2. ARMY Suicides Increase: In 2012 there were a reported 325 suicides or potential suicides, the highest ever recorded. CNN 3. Duh! Studies find that vegetarians are 32 percent less likely to die or be hospitalized for heart disease. Wonder why? Huffington […]
