Part I: What’s the Deal with Wind and Solar Energy?

Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series produced by The Hub@TTU’s staff examining the state of energy in Texas.  By Haley Turner and Courtney White Anna Thomas, the assistant research professor and associate managing director at the National Wind Institute, said the United States Department of Energy has set benchmarks regarding how much […]

The Many Personalities of Lubbock Weather

By Courtney Plunk May 11, 1970, was the day when a deadly tornado — one of the worst ever in Texas — hit downtown Lubbock. December 27, 2015, was the day Lubbockites witnessed a Northern-Plains-style blizzard and a record snowfall of 11 inches, the greatest amount over the past 50 years. These are just two […]

Lubbock Concerned About Tornadoes, Lack of Warnings

By Joseph Marcades  Spring brings more than warmer weather and blooming flowers to Lubbock. It can also cause tornadoes. The U.S. is home to the most active region of tornado activity in the world, with over 1,000 tornadoes touching ground in the country each year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. […]

Parks and Trek: Lubbock Offers Scenery, Leisure

By Kodichi Nwankwo Paula Clark, a Lubbock native who is a second-grade teacher in Crosbyton, cherishes memories of visiting Higginbotham Park on 19th Street with her children. Frequent trips to the green spot helped her get through her divorce in the early 2000s. “I didn’t have a lot of money for a vacation so I […]

To Brrr or Not To Brrr—That Is The Question

As cold weather moves in, it becomes easier to tell where people are from. Students from states or countries with consistent freezing temperatures, like Matthew Calamoneri, a graduate student from New Jersey, find West Texas winter to be relatively mild. Calamoneri said it was not unusual to see temperatures drop below zero in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he earned his undergraduate […]

No Match for Lubbock’s Flooded, Snowy Roads

By Carley Banks and Amber Berry Lubbock is no London, but the two have one thing in common: weather talk. From September to May, complaints about flooded or icy roads often serve as conversation starters among Texas Tech students and faculty. Dana Jennings, a senior public relations major from Arlington, Texas, recalls floundering through puddles on a recent Monday morning. […]

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.

Red Raiders' Reactions to Exam Delays

Another cold front has descended upon Lubbock and coated the roads with ice. Texas Tech University students and professors wondered if the weather would freeze Friday’s exams, and a recent TechAlert announcement confirmed 7:30 a.m. finals will be delayed. Stephen Corbett, an assistant professor of Spanish and Foreign Language Education, said he’s been petitioning school […]

Friday Final Exams Delayed Until 10:30 AM

UPDATED 8:53 a.m. : Final exams are delayed until 10:30 tomorrow morning, and 7:30 a.m. Friday exams are now schedule for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday in their originally scheduled locations, according to a TechAlert notification sent out to students by the Office of the President and University Counsel Ronald Phillips. Buses should start running at 9:30 […]

MCTV Weekday Update

If you’ve been curious about the TTU Drag Show, our new basketball coach, or any of the crazy weather going on around the Lubbock area, then check out today’s edition of the MCTV Weekday Update featuring Kasie Davis and Breanna Barrs.