Archives for April 2014

“It’s Stupid Good.”

Walking into The Wine Nest it’s hard not to fall in love instantly. There’s home decor-galore on just about every surface of the floor plan, you can smell an abundance of candles waiting to be selected, there’s at least one hundred kinds of chocolate welcoming you at the door, and that’s not even the best part. […]

Have You Registered For The HUD Tournament?

A few weeks ago, The Hub introduced Head’s Up Display and discussed their upcoming event, the Ultimate Gamer Tournament. Gamers, the time has come for you to sign up for the upcoming event. Carmen Askerneese II, creator and leader of Heads Up Display, said the group could not be more excited that everything is finally […]

Inside Peek: Ad Team, Nineteenth Meeting

Our meeting this week was pretty short, since almost everything has been finished! The presentation team previewed their work for Rodriguez’s International Advertising class, which I was in, in the morning. We had a few technical difficulties but it went well overall. The students in the class gave us great feedback and helped us to […]

Interview with Professionals, Volunteer Center of Lubbock

My goal is to help students like you get the inside peek of possible internship and job opportunities. I want to help you put the best foot forward and get the upper hand on “hot spots” in Lubbock. I met with Rachel Flores, program manager at the Volunteer Center of Lubbock. She was very kind […]

Interview with Professionals, Ramar Communications

My goal is to help students like you get the inside peek of possible internship and job opportunities. I want to help you put the best foot forward and get the upper hand on “hot spots” in Lubbock. I met with Chris Fleming, chief revenue officer of Ramar Communications. He was slightly intimidating but nice […]

Double T Insider – Episode 21 – Season II

Check out this week’s Double T Insider, hosted by Bret Brown and Kaitlyn Kravik. In this week’s edition, we sit down with a Lady Raider tennis player, Nikki Sanders. We talk with the Texas Tech softball head coach, Shanon Hayes, and we sit down with members of the Texas Tech Club Soccer team. All that […]

City Council Tries Again to Ban Synthetic Pot

In an attempt to ban so-called synthetic marijuana, Lubbock City Council took the first step Thursday night to amending a year-old ordinance already attempting, in vain, to ban the substance. However, Mayor Glen C. Robertson said he has concerns that the ordinance is counterproductive, and voted against it. “If we’re trying to save lives,” Robertson […]

Raider Red’s Awesome Dance Spectacular: Review

It never ceases to amaze me how people move through dance. Whenever I watch dancers perform, their movements can be so methodical, edgy, swift and graceful — not to mention they make it look so flawless. “So there’s this dancer that wants to get into clown school, but she doesn’t get in,” she said. “Then, […]

So You Want To Go To Graduate School?

“I think I decided to go to grad school for a very poor reason, because I didn’t know what I wanted to do,” Justin Keene said. Keene is an assistant professor in the College of Media and Communication. Although he may have started graduate school for the wrong reasons, he quickly learned it was the […]

What’s Trending? Twitter & YouTube Ban in Turkey

This week on What’s Trending?: Content Manager Katelynne Newman and Social Media Lab Manager Kristin Wyllys discuss the ban on Twitter and YouTube in Turkey. See what they had to say here: To receive news and updates, follow us on Twitter: @TTU_Outpost and like us on Facebook: facebook.com/outpostlab