State elections are being held across the nation today, with many college students voting for the first time. At Texas Tech University, students who are registered to vote in Lubbock County can vote at the library. Voting closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters must bring photo identification with them, such as a driver’s license […]
Election Day 2014- Live Social Media Updates from The Outpost
November 4, 2014 by
We’re providing you updates all day via The Hub@TTU about how the election is looking on social media! For those of you who may not know what we do, The Outpost is a social media lab in the College of Media & Communication, and our members monitor social media using a software called Hootsuite. Click here […]
Weekly Poll: Who Do You Think Will Be The Next Texas Governor?
October 29, 2014 by
Voting day for the Texas primary election is Nov. 4. This is the first time in 14 years that current governor, Rick Perry, has not run for office. This gubernatorial election has not been a nice one, with candidates Greg Abbot, R-Texas, and Wendy Davis, D-Texas, throwing constant punches at each other. Practice your voting […]
Early Voting Now Open In Texas Election
October 20, 2014 by
Greg Abbott, Wendy Davis, Kathie Glass or Brandon Parmer? Early voting opened on Monday, meaning it is time to choose who to vote for as the next Texas governor. Early voting will run through October 31, and Election Day will be November 4. Students who are registered to vote in another county can request a […]
Tim Cole Becomes Permanent Figure In Lubbock
September 17, 2014 by
Most students come to Texas Tech University in hopes of success. It may have taken 30 years, but Tim Cole has posthumously achieved that goal. Cole was a 26-year-old Army veteran pursuing a business degree at Tech. In March 1985, he was falsely accused of rape. Cole served 14 years of his 25-year sentence before […]
Texas Remains Republican; Expected Results from Political Science Poll
April 17, 2014 by
The majority of Texans would vote for Republican Greg Abbott for governor if the elections were today, according a poll conducted by Texas Tech’s Earl Survey Research Lab. The preliminary results also said that voter photo ID laws would not be a problem with many Texas voters, and that more Texans have changed their opinion […]
Tech Democrats Cheer Wendy Davis Candidacy
October 3, 2013 by
Rumors have been circulating for weeks of state Senator Wendy Davis (D – Fort Worth) running for Texas governor. Thursday she put those rumors to rest. The Tech Student Democrats along with BattleGround Texas and the Lubbock County Democratic Party hosted a live screening of Davis’ official announcement for her candidacy as governor. Lauren Roblez, […]
Who Did It Better?
September 30, 2013 by
We sat down with Tech Student Democrats Vice President Raúl Cevallos and Young Conservatives of Texas Director of Events Jonathan Silva to compare the filibuster Texas State Senator Wendy Davis had in June and the talking protest U.S. Senator Ted Cruz had last week. While both agree that the senator’s speeches gained them a lot […]
Lubbock Your Blue Is Showing
July 1, 2013 by
Women, men and children gathered at the corner of University Ave. and 19th St. today to protest against what they believe is a War on Women’s Rights. Roughly 25 protestors held signs asking for supporters of women’s rights to honk as they drove by the busy intersection across the Texas Tech campus. “We’re out here […]
