Not Your Average Recreation Center

One of the first things incoming students see on their school tour of Texas Tech is the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center. The facility has many things to offer students besides a good workout. According to Texas Tech Rec Sports, the student recreation center offers a variety of services to students, including fitness classes, team sports […]

YWCA to Open Water Park and Gym Facility

By Elizabeth Hale  The Lubbock chapter of the Young Women’s Christian Association is set to open a new outdoors water park and an exercise facility in Lubbock this summer. The renovation has been in the works since 2008 — two years after the YWCA bought the Sun ‘N Fun Aquatics Center at 6204 Elgin Ave., […]

A Splash for The Morris Mutts

By Laura Duclos On Sunday, the Texas Tech Recreation Center went to the dogs. Dog Day was held Oct. 17 at the Leisure Pool. Each guest paid $5 entrance fee per dog. The proceeds help buy food, supplies and vaccines for dogs housed at the Morris Safe House, a no-kill shelter founded in 2008. Sallie Morris, founder […]

Texas Tech Leisure Pool Cools Students Off

Spring break has come and gone, but it looks like the summer weather in Lubbock is here to stay, and students will be able to enjoy the weather outside at the Texas Tech Student Recreational Center’s outdoor leisure pool.

2013 Polar Bear Swim

Triathlons Are Tough