Archives for October 2014

MCTV Newscast: 10-21

In this Tuesday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Mareli Sanchez and Erin Willis have your daily rundown of all the news and events happening on and around the Tech campus.  First, reporter Ashlyn Tubbs took a trip a few miles west of Lubbock for an annual fall event that might leave you feeling […]

Fashion Technology Company In Dallas Changes The Instagram Game

We all do it. We do it before we go to bed; we do it when we wake up in the morning; we do it while eating dinner. We do it while walking in between classes; we sometimes do it and don’t even notice we are doing it; we Instagram. Instagram is one of the […]

Chatting with Alumni: Anna Schumann

In “Chatting with Alumni,” I will sit down (at my computer desk) and email alumni of the Texas Tech University College of Media and Communication and catch up about life after graduation and their memories of Texas Tech. This week, I got in touch with Anna Schumann. She is an editor at SmartBrief, a data-driven […]

Early Voting Now Open In Texas Election

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 […]

MCTV Newscast: 10-20

In this edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, Gaby Cortazar and Jenabeth Gunter have a look at all the news and events going on around the Tech campus.  First, we have some info regarding this week’s “Week Without Violence” event, including ways for you to take part in a couple of afternoon forums.  Also, reporter […]

Best Study Spots In Lubbock

You may have told Mom and Dad you were at the library sometime this semester, but you were really at the OTHER library in the Depot District. If your grades are struggling from too many Thirsty Thursdays, here are some cool and quiet hangouts in Lubbock to conduct a better relationship with your textbooks. Coffee […]

Ebola Fact Sheet : Texas Tech Edition

With flu season beginning soon, many Americans may confuse their symptoms with those of the Ebola virus. Although it is highly unlikely that a Lubbockite may contract Ebola, it is important to know the facts about the potentially deadly virus. History  First discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the […]

Police Searching For Indecent Exposure Suspect

Campus police are searching for a man behind multiple cases of indecent exposure at the Texas Tech University Library over the past few days. The police report, which was released on Thursday, shows the first incident occurred on Oct. 10. A female student reported she was in a study carrel on the second floor stack-level […]

Sweet Treats

On Wednesday afternoon, Tech Activities Board hosted Star Prints as one of the events for homecoming week. Cookies by Design provided their services where eager students create their own designs for their cookie. The event started at 11 a.m. at the Student Union Building Copy Mail and finished at 3 p.m. Kris King, owner of Cookies […]

Seven Ways To Have Fun In Lubbock This Fall

I don’t think it’s a secret that fall is a truly wonderful time of the year – personally, it’s my favorite time. The summer heat is finally dwindling down and the West Texas winter has yet to rear its ugly head, riding boots and scarves come out of hiding, the year’s best holidays are steadily […]