Freedom Act Lubbock puff puff passes marijuana petition to city hall

By Maddy Vidales Residents sparked a petition in August about Lubbock’s current marijuana laws. Freedom Act Lubbock, initiated by Lubbock Compact, seeks to pass a petition to decriminalize the personal use of marijuana in Lubbock. “The heart of the ordinance is just to keep people out of jail,” Lubbock Compact Communications Chair Adam Hernandez said. […]

Lubbock clinic using psychedelic therapy to treat mental illness

By Giselle Mendoza  Legal psychedelics are here, but perhaps not how one might expect. Picture a small room. Dim lighting gives it a cozy sanctuary vibe. All one has to do is sit back, relax, and indulge in the feeling of a warm hug. Ben McCauley was only 16 years old when his father got […]

Tips on How to Empower Your Semester

By Venus Bayat The start of the fall semester is a novel chapter for both newcomers and returning students, presenting a chance to make a harmonious balance between educational pathway and personal life. This guide offers practical tips and tricks that offer students adaptable strategies to transition gracefully into the fall 2023 semester while prioritizing […]

Tech Researchers Act to Conserve Elusive Texas Kangaroo Rat

By Samantha Stuhr On a sunny and blistering hot day in July, a small group of researchers who dare to face the heat are getting packets of seeds (each weighing 3 grams exactly) out of a mud-ridden white Texas Tech Natural Resource Management truck with a dent on the side and pouring them into trays […]

Athletes reflect on Red Raider fall to Stanford in Super Regional

By Chance Chambers Texas Tech finished their season with a home series loss to Stanford earlier this month, being out-scored 24-3 in the final two games of the 2021 campaign. While it was a tough series for the Red Raiders, Texas Tech pitcher Brandon Birdsell said the team will only come back stronger. “I believe […]

Red Raider Rundown: Stories from campus on News Engagement Day

Editor’s Note This series is presented by the faculty and students of the College of Media & Communication. Read More: https://wp.me/p2KVka-kOL MCTV – Mass Comm TV In this edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Berkeley Adams and Krizia Williams are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. Click to watch  […]

Womble Basketball Center construction continues despite student complaints

By Donovan Young Construction on the Dustin R. Womble Basketball Center is underway and expected to wrap up sometime in 2020. Despite private funding being used to finance the facility’s construction, some still question how the building was prioritized. Dustin Womble, Texas Tech alumnus and founder of Incode, Inc., gave a large sum of money […]

Non-Traditional Students take Alternate Route to Success

By Christina Rankin The changing world is compelling different demographics of people to consider going back to school as non-traditional students. Jenna Watson, student adviser of transient students, said school is an option all the time. “We are in a different generation now where I think people are realizing college is always there,” said Watson, […]

Weeks Hall Renovation to add Utility for Students, Faculty and Staff Alike

Desolate and bleak, Weeks Hall has sat on the edge of Memorial Circle uninhabited since it became decommissioned as a dormitory in 1991. However, construction crews are active on the site which Texas Tech University administration officials hope will be revitalized to accommodate numerous departments in need of additional space. Constructed in 1957, the hall […]

Adventure Media: A class like no other

By Madison Walker During Spring Break, Jerod Foster, Ph.D., and his students traveled to Big Bend Ranch State Park to embark on a 100-mile bike ride through the Epic Loop Trail. Along with Justin Keene, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media Industries in the College of Media & Communication, Foster […]