By Kylie Smith Apartments near the Texas Tech campus are popular among students, mainly because of their convenient location. But tenants say there is a price to be paid beyond just rent. For starters, maintenance problems are frequent and can take some time to get resolved. Sara Van-Sickle, a junior finance major from Austin and a resident […]
Does Your Major Matter?
December 15, 2015 by
By Laura Duclos With the semester over, students finally have some time to mull the meaning of all their hard work in college. Choosing and sticking with an area of study is an important part of earning a degree. It can affect your future career. But will it? Looking back at their college experience, some Tech alumni and students say what you major […]
Closing the Gender Gap in Athletic Scholarships
December 14, 2015 by
By Preston Derrick and Abby Aldrich When Texas Tech University opened in the fall of 1925, it boasted a total enrollment of 910 students, almost three-quarters of whom were men. Fast-forward to this fall, when Tech registered a total enrollment of almost 36,000 students. In 2015, men and women attend Tech in almost equal numbers, […]
Hip Hop Dance Culture Brought to Texas Tech
December 14, 2015 by
By Megan Reyna Hip-hop dancing is something many convince themselves they could never master or understand. However, Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie believes anyone could connect to the style. “Dance specifically has an amazing power to connect people,” Asherie said. “This sounds cliché, but it is a universal language.” Ephrat Asherie, or “Bounce,” to which she refers […]
Stay True Tattoo: One of Lubbock’s Hidden Gems
December 13, 2015 by
By Laura Duclos and Megan Reyna Lubbock’s arts district is packed with hidden gems. Among them is Stay True Tattoo, a tattoo-and-piercing shop founded five years ago. Since its beginning, the shop has gained positive reviews from customers and members of the body modification community, said Vanessa Bathory, head piercer and assistant manager. “We pretty much pride ourselves in […]
Nightmare on Social Media: When Children Go Missing
December 12, 2015 by
By Caitlyn Nix and Kameron Court Paula Boudreaux likes to know where her children are at any given time. To ensure this, she has installed trackers on their cell phones. A private investigator in the Dallas-Fort Worth area who has handled about a dozen missing children cases, Boudreaux is all too well aware that “people are bought and […]
Student Creates App to Encourage Hispanic Voters
December 11, 2015 by
By Megan Reyna Noelle Vela always knew she wanted to give back to her community. Through the College of Media & Communication Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, she was given that opportunity in a unique way. Vela led the way in developing a political engagement app aimed towards Hispanic teenagers. Vela, a graduate student and […]
Holiday Away: Try To Make It Look Like Someone’s Home
December 10, 2015 by
By Carley Banks and Amber Berry Haley Driskill, a nursing student from Austin, who lives in Tech Terrace, recalls coming home to a broken back door. Missing were three televisions, a laptop, jewelry and a stove. “I think since there are a lot of college students in the area, people who are less fortunate tend to […]
Where To Go In Lubbock This Holiday Season
December 9, 2015 by
By Caitlyn Nix Finals may be over, but Lubbock’s festivities are most definitely not. For Texas Tech students staying in town a little longer, the city has much to offer to celebrate the holidays. Few out-of-town students know what to expect, however. Allen Kalebjian, a senior from Allen, Texas, said the only Christmas event he knows about […]
Painting Made Easy for Everyone
December 7, 2015 by
By Abby Aldrich and Preston Derrick Painting with a Twist allows Lubbock residents to take a break from their daily lives and make some art in the process. Local artists lead customers through painting different works of art — including seasonal, Texas and animal designs. Danielle Counts, an instructor at Painting with a Twist, said even if someone has never lifted […]
