By Everett Corder and Hannah Hipp Matt Damon’s new movie, The Martian, could someday become reality, according to a Tech professor and a Tech student. In the movie, Damon is able to stay alive on the Earth’s next-door neighbor. The timing of The Martian’s release coincided perfectly with the recent discovery that there was once […]
Local Attraction Owners Invite Public To Get Lost
October 19, 2015 by
By Nicole Crites, Ellysa Gonzalez and Maddy McCarty It’s an iconic piece of art: A woman standing beside a man wearing glasses and holding a pitchfork in front of a picturesque white house. “American Gothic” was created in 1930 by Grant Wood and has been recreated numerous times since. Now, Lubbock area residents have the opportunity […]
Global Techsans Welcome International Students
October 16, 2015 by
It can be hard for international students to feel at home in a new place. A new student organization is trying to make that transition easier. Global Techsan pairs international and domestic students, encouraging friendships along the way. The president of Global Techsan, Berkleigh Gressett, said this is the first semester the program has been in place. […]
A Slice of Cam Stone’s Life
October 15, 2015 by
Cam Stone is a jack of all trades. He is a professor, music lover, motorcycle enthusiast and much more. I had the pleasure of being in his Intro to Journalism course, and he helped me fall in love with my major even more. Not only have I been impressed with him, but I have also overheard […]
A Haven for Animals in Need
October 15, 2015 by
… to the Haven Animal Care Shelter, a no-kill, nonprofit organization on the outskirts of Lubbock. Haven Animal Care Shelter was founded by Brenda Wilbanks in 1977. The seven-acre property at 4501 N FM 1729 is home to about 100 dogs and cats in need of adoption. “Dr. Wilbanks doesn’t […]
Is Texas Tech Child-Friendly? Take Two
October 15, 2015 by
By Audra Coffman, Justin Gonzales, Vanessa Ledesma, Anna Johnson, Halima Fasasi A 2000 report described Texas Tech University as “desperately” needing a childcare facility. Fifteen years and an 11,000-student enrollment increase later, no such facility exists. The document, prepared by the Child Care Exploratory Committee, recommended the construction of a 34,000-square-foot center to accommodate 200 children, with […]
Surviving a Week on Free Food
October 14, 2015 by
A favorite phrase among college students is “free food.” This is not surprising. The Washington Post reported last year that the phenomenon of “food insecurity” is on the rise on college campuses. As of 2014, 121 campuses had their own food banks. What would it be like to try to survive with no food budget for a […]
Bee Allergy-Free (and Pesticide-Wary)
October 10, 2015 by
Brooke Carson was once so sick with recurring infections that she had to take time off of school. Now a graduate student studying media and communication at Texas Tech, she attributes her illness to extreme allergies and her recovery to increased consumption of local honey. “My system just, like, crashed because of allergies, and I developed asthma,” the […]
Tech Officials, SGA: ‘Ride Your Bikes!’
October 5, 2015 by
By Nicole Crites, Ellysa Gonzalez, Alyssa Herzog, Hannah Hipp and Maddy McCarty On the nation’s second largest university campus, spreading over 1,839 acres, buses have limited reach, parking is costly and finite, and walking is only for the bravest of hearts. What’s left? Try biking, say those who see the big picture. Almost 36,000 students […]
A Long-Distance Game Day
October 2, 2015 by
Fans are wearing red and black, grilling burgers and drinking chilled beer from coolers. The Saddle Tramps, an all-male booster club, are ringing their bells. The Goin’ Band from Raiderland is playing the fight song. Tortillas flung from the student section litter the AT&T Jones Stadium field. These scenes are typical for Texas Tech home football games, […]
