A Texas Tech legend claims that if a woman wants a date to a football game, all she has to do is sit on the Double T bench between the Administration and Student Union buildings and wait for Prince Charming to find her. Who knows how often this actually worked, but plenty of couples have met in […]
My First, First Friday Art Trail: Review
February 8, 2016 by
I was not sure what to expect from my first First Friday Art Trail experience. Many of friends had attended, but for some reason, I had never gone. Quran Batiste, the promotions and social media manager for The Hub@TTU, and I went together for our first time to see what the hype was all about! […]
Guide to a Guide Dog
February 5, 2016 by
Tanner Warmoth contributed to this article. A media and communication graduate student has started a Lubbock chapter of Lone Star Guide Dog Raisers, an organization that allows volunteers to train guide dogs for Guide Dogs for the Blind . The club is the only program of its kind in West Texas. Kaitlyn Beckert got involved when […]
So You Think You Can Senior: Comfort Food
February 3, 2016 by
This is the first entry in Natalie Morales’s “So You Think You Can Senior” blog, about being a senior at Texas Tech. My last semester of college just started, and I feel like my life is in shambles. Assignments, quizzes and papers are already piling up, and all I can think about is walking across […]
15 College Students Give Their Best Advice
January 30, 2016 by
I’ve had the time of my life being a Red Raider. While in college, I’ve made friends, been through heartbreak and, of course, learned a lot. There were times I wished I had advice to get through a sticky situation, a rough moment or even just through a normal day, from anyone else who had experienced […]
Making a Public Outrage
January 28, 2016 by
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoiler information from the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” To many Texas Tech students, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is the county from the popular documentary series “Making a Murderer, described by Netflix as featuring “a DNA exoneree, who while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.” To Kelsey Cottrell, […]
Konsidering the Kardashians: Role Models or Hollow Stars?
January 27, 2016 by
Even though the ratings of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” have fallen since its premiere in 2007, the stars of the show continue to have as much of a hold on our imaginations as ever. The reality series focuses on sisters Khloé, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian, along with Kendall and Kylie Jenner and parents Kris and Caitlyn […]
Digital Music: Who Gets Paid?
January 26, 2016 by
By Blake Lucas In the first half of 2015, Americans streamed 135 billion on-demand tracks through services like Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music, according to a 2015 Nielsen report. Although streaming services are used often, 78 percent of people surveyed said they were unlikely to pay to listen to the music. With many users listening for free, how […]
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 […]
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 […]
