By Joseph Marcades Road construction may be a necessary inconvenience for the residents of Lubbock, but for businesses located near traffic closures, it can be bad news. One 7-11 store, at 98th Street and Slide Road, has experienced this first-hand when the entrances on its east side were blocked by road construction for weeks. The store’s […]
Kim Kardashian Breaks the Internet, Again
March 29, 2016 by
By Callie Yardley Kim Kardashian posted a censored nude picture on Twitter, sparking a conversation about feminism and women’s right to show off their bodies without being shamed. When you’re like I have nothing to wear LOL pic.twitter.com/UlSLZb1fp1 — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 7, 2016 According to Kardashian’s website, which opens with a black-and-white nude […]
Engineers Encourage Future College Students
March 24, 2016 by
By Chaz Wilson While most students fled Lubbock last week to unwind for spring break, members of the Texas Tech chapter of the Society of Women Engineers traveled to Costa Rica to spread awareness of math and science in higher education. Engineering can seem daunting to a high school student, so SWE teamed up with the University […]
Climate Change Affects Refugees’ Decision to Leave
March 15, 2016 by
By Elizabeth Hale Syrian refugees may be driven out of their native land mostly by war, but few people realize weather patterns also contribute to the exodus. This was one of the takeaways from a Texas Tech’s Climate Science Center event held last week to raise awareness of global climate change. The Center provides research and […]
Oil Prices: Good for Consumers, Bad for Workers
March 14, 2016 by
By Maggy Villarreal As the price of oil continues to plummet, so does the job market in the oil industry. Since January, gas prices have steadily decreased. Spiking a bit for spring break, gas prices are averaging $1.76 in Lubbock this week. However, the average at the beginning of March was $1.49. Gas prices have not been […]
Lubbock Man Explains Controversial Flag
March 10, 2016 by
By Jayme Lozano When a flag with Arabic writing was hung from Citizens Tower in downtown Lubbock on Feb. 15, many people feared what it meant. But the message was not intended to scare Lubbock residents at all. It simply said, “Love is for all.” Mayor Glen Robertson asked for the flag to be reported to Homeland Security, the […]
Coffee and a Smile: COMC’s Unsung Hero
March 8, 2016 by
By Rachel Blevins April Ramirez spends most of her days making endless batches of coffee and interacting with students. As the Sam’s Place cashier in the basement of the College of Media & Communication, she is used to the humdrum of her job. But on Friday, when the building was evacuated after a bomb threat, […]
Are Americans Desensitized to Mass Shootings?
December 20, 2015 by
By Tiara A. Bryant Haley Hernandez, a junior majoring in electronic media, has heard of so much bloodshed on the news that she fears a mass shooting will happen at Texas Tech. “Every time I’m in a big lecture hall, I’m scared. I look for exits, “Hernandez said. “There are people with these hidden agendas all around […]
Empowering Women, One Step at a Time
December 16, 2015 by
By Karla Rodriguez Tiarre Pierce, a senior human sciences and pre-nursing major at Texas Tech, remembers feeling oppressed while studying abroad in India. During her clinical rotations, she witnessed first-hand the inequality women experience. “They go and get a second opinion from a male doctor and don’t feel like you’re worthy enough because you’re a […]
Tech, New Company Help Release Recycling Genie
December 16, 2015 by
By Tanner Hunt You finish a beer. Do you throw the bottle in the trash? If it were up to the city of Lubbock, that would be your only option — even though glass is considered one of the rare materials to be infinitely recyclable without loss of purity or quality. Yet, the city stopped accepting glass […]
