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 […]
Part 3: A Glimpse Inside Weeks Hall
December 10, 2013 by
Part 1 | Part 2 Characteristic light brown bricks, silver letters, and Texas Tech University’s signature Spanish renaissance-theme carved above the main entrance, it looks like a typical building on campus. But instead of being filled with students, Weeks Hall at the front of campus off University Avenue is filled with trash, dust, broken glass […]
Asbestos on Campus: Part 1
December 2, 2013 by
Part 2 | Part 3 Texas Tech University owns a large number of currently occupied buildings that are built with or contain the once-popular, but now problematic, building material asbestos, according to documents obtained under the Texas Public Information Act. As stated by documents provided by Ronny Wall, Texas Tech associate general counsel, 97 of the […]
