Top Hat: CEO, Students and Professors Weigh In

Top Hat’s online education programs are used by more than two million students at more than 700 universities. Its expansion now includes Texas Tech, where use of Top Hat in classes been met with mixed feelings from students, particularly regarding its cost and usefulness as a way for instructors to give quizzes and take attendance. The interactive teaching […]

School Spirit Shines During Season Opener

Waking up early to get to the tailgate you have thought about all week. Making the pilgrimage to Chimy’s to get a mid-day margarita before the line gets crazy. Slipping on the perfect boots to match the red and black outfit that took way too long to pick out. These are a couple of things that […]

Texas Tech-coholism

Shattner Reeve estimates that on an average day, he can stay away from his smartphone for only about an hour or two. Aside from shooting text messages between classes and browsing the Internet, the 18-year-old admits he sends about 100 “snaps” on the popular photo-sharing app, Snapchat. It is difficult to be without his phone. “I […]

All Paparazzi On Me: Felipe Goes to the Emmys

Last month, a College of Media & Communication alumnus stepped foot on the infamous red carpet, among celebrities most of us glimpse only on television. “It was my first time attending the Emmys, so it was pretty surreal being on the red carpet—seeing people from my favorite TV shows right in front of me,” said […]

Weekly Poll: How Much Time Do You Spend On Your Phone?

A small computer resides in your pocket. It can answer most questions, organize your schedule, play limitless music and contact everyone you know. Understandably, it can be tempting to check your phone throughout your day. Do you find yourself scrolling through Facebook during class or deleting emails while having dinner with a friend? Do you feel […]

Texas Tech Police Honor Murdered Harris County Officer

Texas Tech police patrol cars flashed their red and blue lights in unison at 11 a.m. Friday to commemorate Darren Goforth, a slain Harris County sheriff’s deputy who was shot a week ago at a gas station after filling up his patrol car. The tribute followed a call from Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, asking all Texas officers to turn on their […]

SigEp Member Receives Outstanding Senior Award

In February, Bruce ‘Beau’ Jacobson was awarded the J. Edward Zollinger Award for Most Outstanding Senior at the national Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity’s Carlson Leadership Academy in Oklahoma City. This award is only given to five seniors in the fraternity across the U.S.  A chapter must nominate a student to be considered for the award, and […]

Styrofoam Densifier Broadens Recycling Program at Tech

Go Green, the sustainability branch within Texas Tech University Housing Services, is increasing its recycling capabilities with the addition of a styrofoam, or polystyrene foam, densifier. Melanie Tatum of Lubbock and Jackie Kimbler of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have been partners at Go Green for seven years. As unit managers in Housing Services, they work to increase […]

Snow Days: The Process Behind Class Cancellation

Texas Tech University was hit with a torrent of snow this week, sending students scrambling in an effort to cope with the unfavorable conditions. Ana Navarette, a senior environment and humanities major from Houston, said the weather affects not just her driving but also her mood and schoolwork. “It definitely has affected my body,” Navarette said, […]

Tech Professor Breaks Stereotypes, Promotes Individuality

After realizing a sailboat was unrealistic to build in Lubbock, Susan Tomlinson, Ph.D., started making her own canoe paddles, followed later on by her own bicycles and greenhouses. The Texas Tech environment and humanities program director and assistant dean of the Honors College, from Midland, Texas, has become well known for her unique hobbies. Megan […]