By Jacob Lujan For nearly two decades, Del Rio-born artist Adrián Falcón traveled from the United States to Europe to South America, crafting murals and paintings in the countries he explored. During that time, he said he thought he’d never settle down with a family, with kids. Now both a husband and a father, Falcón […]
Del Rio-based artist brings color, creativity to children internationally
April 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Marfa’s Personalities: Tim Crowley: Theater Kid to Marfa Art Kingpin
April 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
By Zach Daniels “It’s an isolated place. It takes some effort to get here. The isolation just isn’t the geographic isolation, it’s isolated from your traditional goods and services. You get used to doing most of your shopping at the Dollar General. And it’s just okay, it’s just fine. You know everyone, you know everyone’s […]
Del Rio’s local taco dealer reflects on familial legacy, personal hardships
November 20, 2024 by
By Maddy Vidales DEL RIO, TX – The Rivera children lay in the backseat of their parents’ car, windows covered with blankets to block the streetlights’ glow and hungry customers flooding in from Acuña, Mexico’s streets. Outside the vehicle, the Rivera parents hustle to sell tacos to passing patrons. By morning, the children were back […]
Lubbock’s Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry offers haven for LGBTQ+ worshipers
January 29, 2024 by
By Avery Mendoza Looking to reform a local church, one religious leader has created an inclusive place for students and Lubbock residents seeking a place to worship. After being ordained in 2019, Mother Leann Wigner took on the mission of leading Canterbury Episcopal Church into a new era with an “inviting space” to welcome all […]
Women’s HERstory Month
March 21, 2023 by
By Rhode Dueñas Texas Tech University’s Student Intersectional Leaderships Council kicked off a series of events for Women’s History Month with karaoke on March 1. To start things off, SILC went with the theme Women’s Herstory Month: Disco Fever for karaoke night. For two hours, attendees gathered at the Black Cultural Center to celebrate. Multiple […]
Upward Bound programs back in business
March 10, 2023 by
By Melanie Escalante For the first time since 2017, first-generation, low-income secondary students in the Lubbock Independent School District will be able to engage with Red Raiders to help them prepare for college – an opportunity made possible through the Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science programs. The Department of Education renewed Texas […]
The Legacy of Ronald E. McNair at Texas Tech
March 6, 2023 by
By Melanie Escalante / The Hub@TTU In 1959, a 9-year-old black boy living in segregated Lake City, South Carolina, was denied the opportunity to check out books. Standing firm in his desire, he refused to leave. Once the cops arrived, the librarian was instructed to allow him the opportunity to check out the books he […]
Texas Tech hosts President’s Gender Equity Awards amid DEI hiring policy controversy
March 1, 2023 by
By Melanie Escalante The President’s Excellence in Gender Equity Awards at Texas Tech highlight staff and faculty members who display efforts in promoting gender equity at all academic levels across the university. Archie Pitsilides, outreach committee chair for the Gender Equity Council and member of the Title IX committee, said in the five years he […]
Study Abroad Programs Allow First-Generations Students to Explore
November 14, 2022 by
By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU Imagine a summer spent in the southern hemisphere: thick coats and ski goggles; endless mountains. Or a spring spent in the western hemisphere as rain falls on you outside of Buckingham Palace: meeting for tapas before visiting La Sagrada Familia; 500 miles away — the history of the Italian Renaissance. […]
Dollars and Sense: Student Loan Forgiveness and Advancing Racial Equity
November 11, 2022 by
By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU With Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan being blocked by a Texas judge who deemed the plan as unlawful, Texas Tech academics and potential recipients spoke on how the financial assistance can advance racial equity in communities of color. The plan called for the cancellation of federal student loans up […]
