Imagine showing up two minutes before class, after studying all night for a midterm, only to realize you don’t have a scantron—a necessary tool for test-taking in most Texas Tech courses. Dylan Smyth, a senior electronic media and communication major, said he has dealt with this problem in one of the four classes he is currently taking in […]
Guns Up? Students, Faculty Debate Campus Carry
October 15, 2015 by
Six percent of Tech students who filled out a 2015 Texas Tech Homecoming ballot intend to carry a concealed weapon on campus when Texas Senate Bill 11 goes into effect next August. The nearly 3,500 respondents represented 8.4 percent of all students. The 6 percent who indicated holding a concealed handgun license amount to about 200 students. Lacey Conklin, […]
Raiders, Let’s Get Rowdy!
September 30, 2015 by
Two Texas Tech juniors have gone the extra mile to ensure their fellow college students’ safety. Rowdy Raider Night Shuttle LLC, a small business created by Austin Black and Ty Myers, serves as a safe but fun way to get around Lubbock after a night of drinking. Black, the 20-year-old president and founder of Rowdy Raider, said […]
Welcome to Office 365
September 24, 2015 by
Missing messages, failed log-in attempts and lack of knowledge about a new email system are all problems Texas Tech students said they have experienced this week. But Josh Robinson, the College of Media & Communication media productions manager, said students will benefit from Texas Tech’s technological leap to the new Office 365 email server. Robinson said the […]
Tech Rated Highly in National College Scorecard
September 18, 2015 by
A new federal report shows Red Raiders rank above the national average in graduation rate and annual salary after attending college. The data were released last week through the College Scorecard, a U.S. Department of Education website created to help guide students in their search for higher education. The website, which offers detailed information for all two- and four-year colleges, launched Sept. […]
