By Joshua Bray While back-to-back deaths of professional boxers have focused on the dangers of the sport, a Lubbock gym is highlighting the importance of responsible coaching and fighter safety. On July 23, professional boxer Maxim Dadashev died due to a brain injury sustained during his Maryland boxing match four days prior, according to the […]
About Reece Nations: Undergraduate Managing Editor
Metro Tower Lofts Renovation in Early Stages, Major Downtown Revitalization to Follow
October 15, 2019 by
By Reece Nations Lubbock’s tallest building, formerly known as the Great Plains Life Building, sat vacant and underused for years when it was purchased by NTS Communications in 1997. Located at 1220 Broadway, this prominent feature of the city’s skyline is being transformed into affordable residential housing units after a deal was brokered this summer […]
Weeks Hall Renovation to add Utility for Students, Faculty and Staff Alike
September 26, 2019 by
Desolate and bleak, Weeks Hall has sat on the edge of Memorial Circle uninhabited since it became decommissioned as a dormitory in 1991. However, construction crews are active on the site which Texas Tech University administration officials hope will be revitalized to accommodate numerous departments in need of additional space. Constructed in 1957, the hall […]
West Texas Automotive Excellence: Tech Students Chronicle Their Passion Online
September 18, 2019 by
His 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 then sped off into the distance, leaving skid marks behind it as he fully opened the throttle. Sorrells intended to showcase just how quickly the ZL1’s 10-speed automatic transmission could accelerate, as he does often on YouTube channel, “TX Street Society”. Although his daily driver is a custom-tuned 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Duramax LMM, the vehicle featured most prominently on his social media accounts […]
Candidate Comparison: O’Rourke vs. Cruz on immigration, gun rights and health care
November 5, 2018 by
Midterm election day in Texas takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 6. In the race for senate is incumbent Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Houston who has served in congress since 2013, and Congressman Beto O’Rourke, a Democrat from El Paso who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013. Here is where […]
Why the dome is doomed: municipal coliseum, auditorium to be demolished
October 30, 2018 by
A state-of-the-art facility when opened in 1956, the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum and Auditorium has featured concerts, sporting events and Broadway productions; however, the final curtain call is near. While Lubbock residents have decided it has served its purpose after voting to abandon the facilities, an emotional connection to the coliseum and auditorium is too strong for some to part with. Proposition A signaled […]
Vets for Tech: Veterinary facilities get approval despite Texas A&M pushback
October 22, 2018 by
By Reece Nations The Texas Tech Board of Regents held a meeting on Oct. 4, in which a near $1.5 million increase to the university’s future veterinary science program’s project budget was approved, raising the anticipated project allotment to $89.82 million. The $84,480 budget adjustment signal the board’s intention to move ahead with the veterinary program project with interim Chancellor Tedd Mitchell in place of now-former Chancellor Robert Duncan after Duncan announced he […]
10 Underappreciated albums by obscure artists
May 15, 2018 by
Obscure (adjective): 1 “Not discovered or known about; uncertain.” 2“Not important or well known.” 3 “Not clearly expressed or easily understood.” — Oxford Dictionary Author’s Note- The views expressed in this article are entirely subjective and dependent on one’s own perception. What constitutes “obscurity” will invariably differ from person to person. The variables taken into […]
Enough is Enough: Multi-state school teacher strikes emphasize ubiquitous struggles
May 10, 2018 by
After a statewide public school teacher strike made headlines in West Virginia in late February 2018, teachers in several other states have followed suit. Teachers employed in public schools in Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado and Kentucky have also staged similar protests in hopes of securing pay raises, additional funding, healthcare benefits and improving student-to-teacher ratios. West […]
Digital Footprints: Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and Your Data
April 24, 2018 by
The social media behemoth Facebook was already in damage control by the time its 33-year-old chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, testified before Congress in a pair of hearings which began on Tuesday, April 10. The hearings were prompted after it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica — a political consulting firm linked to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential […]
