Designed to lessen the impact of public transport on the environment, Proterra’s all-electric buses were added to the Citibus fleet in Aug. 2019. Although there are only a couple of these buses currently on campus, Chris Mandrell, general manager at Citibus, said they travel on average 150 miles each day on the Red Raider and Double T bus routes. Citibus has deliberately used […]
Non-Traditional Students take Alternate Route to Success
November 19, 2019 by
By Christina Rankin The changing world is compelling different demographics of people to consider going back to school as non-traditional students. Jenna Watson, student adviser of transient students, said school is an option all the time. “We are in a different generation now where I think people are realizing college is always there,” said Watson, […]
Moonlight Musicals: Opportunities to Create Something Bigger
November 18, 2019 by
By Michelle Bless Gerald Dolter, the founder of Moonlight Musicals and professor of voice at Texas Tech University, said he wanted to give his students the opportunity to gain on-stage experience in live theatre. His fellow professor of voice, Karl Dent, had the same intention. “As a teacher, you have an inborn goal of helping […]
Civil Counterpoints Brings Impeachment Discussion to Campus
November 16, 2019 by
Texas Tech University’s Civil Counterpoints Conversation Series held an event called “We The People: Impeachment and Constitutional Crisis” on Nov. 13 in the Red Raider Ballroom of the Student Union Building. The discussion, part of a series designed to encourage respectful dialogue about polarizing topics, was coincidentally held on the same day as the first […]
Irons Middle School Students steal show at First Friday with Día de los Muertos Art
November 2, 2019 by
Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail kicked off on Nov. 1 in various locations throughout town from 6 to 9 p.m. Located at 511 Ave. K, the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts presented a diverse array of Día de los Muertos inspired festivities event goers could partake in. Two art showcases at LHUCA displayed the work of prominent Mexican American artists […]
Rodeo Recap: Officials Say County Expo Center Construction on Track, ABC Rodeo to Return to Lubbock in 2022
October 30, 2019 by
For the first time in its 78-year history, the American Business Club Pro Rodeo will be hosted outside Lubbock this spring. From April 2 through April 4, the 2020 ABC Pro Rodeo will convene its festivities in the Mallet Event Center in Levelland and will likely be forced to do so again in spring 2021. […]
