By Laura Duclos Texas Tech is one of the largest universities in the state of Texas. With only 10 minutes to move from one class to the next, how are students with back-to-back classes supposed to get around quickly? Most students commute from home to class or take the bus, but in recent years TTU […]
Archives for November 2016
MCTV Newscast: 11-3
November 3, 2016 by
In this Thursday edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Jay McCully and Kaylyn Smith are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. First, KTXT-FM is joining hundreds of other stations across the nation in an effort to raise awareness of college radio. We’ll have a preview of College Radio Day. […]
The Chosen Generation: Harry Potter’s Effects
November 3, 2016 by
By Blaine Hill When J.K. Rowling wrote, “Every child in our world will know his name,” she had no idea how much of a reality that would become. Since 1997, when the first book was published, the Harry Potter series has sold over 400 million copies, according to Scholastic. “Everybody knows Harry Potter’s name, and everybody […]
Weekly Poll: Religion
November 2, 2016 by
According to the Pew Research Center, 47 percent of college students consider religion very important, with 36 percent of them attending religious services at least once a week. In Lubbock, previously ranked as the second most conservative city in the United States, students have an abundance of student ministry options, with most places of worship […]
MCTV Sports 101 – 11/2/16
November 2, 2016 by
In this edition of MCTV Sports 101, join hosts Kyle Stafford and Billy Ingle as they debate the wide world of sports. Whether the two agree or disagree, they promise to bring you all the details as they cover the biggest headlines of the week. Here are this week’s topics: CFB: Playoff Rankings CFB: Washington State Contenders? […]
Texas is Feeling Blue
November 2, 2016 by
By Kristen Barton The last time Texas elected a democratic presidential candidate was John F. Kennedy forty years ago, which means Texas Tech University students could witness Texas electing a democratic presidential candidate for the first time in their lives on Nov. 8. According to an NPR article, the presidential race is closer in Texas […]
Tech Engineering Receives National Recognition
November 2, 2016 by
By Haley Davis The Texas Tech Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering has been nationally ranked among the best in the country for its research institution, intimate classes and award-winning faculty. The engineering program prides itself on being a “community of scholars,” encouraging students to hit the ground running with their knowledge and experience, […]
If You Can Draw It, You Can Print It
November 1, 2016 by
By Amanda Castro-Crist The items laying across the top of the desk in the Texas Tech University Libraries Makerspace have one thing in common. The bracelets, a chess set, scale models of buildings and two small double-Ts were all printed or created using 3-D technology in the new Makerspace area in the library. The technology includes 3-D […]
Out with the Old, In with the New Cruisers
November 1, 2016 by
By Billy Ingle Getting a new car can be an exciting experience. For the police force, cars are tools to help its do its job. Around the Texas Tech University campus and Lubbock, new police cruisers are out on the roads. Police Chief Kyle Bonath of the Texas Tech Police Department said its new police cruisers remain all white, with […]
