The Hub@TTU Open Position

The Hub@TTU has an open position for this semester, Spring 2015. We are currently looking for a communications industry content manager. The paid job entails covering College of Media and Communication events and organizations as well as media and communication industry trends. You can earn up to $200 per week — $10 an hour for 20 hours of […]

How Far Away Do Students Go for College?

Marcos Palacios is one of more than 5,200 Texas Tech students who chose to attend college in their hometown. The sophomore dual advertising and marketing major said that while he looked at other universities, including a couple out-of-state, he found that staying in town would be the best decision for him. “There’s opportunities everywhere,” said […]

God Bless Legging Season

It’s that time of year when the pumpkin spice latte Instagrams are endless, the riding boots are dusted off from storage and legging season is in full force. How leggings became a “thing” is a mystery to us all. I mean, they aren’t even pants, and let’s be honest, did the girl on the StairMaster […]

PoliTech Issues Statement To Critics

Last week, student organization PoliTech produced a video featuring Texas Tech University students who were unable to answer select history and current event questions. The Hub@TTU posted a story featuring the video, “Politically Challenged,” by writing a brief article about the new student group and embedding the link to the video on PoliTech’s YouTube account within […]

Discovering Duncan : Texas Tech

In our third installment of “Discovering Duncan,” we asked Robert Duncan about his new position as chancellor. Duncan talked about tough issues such as alcohol abuse and the Greek task force, which he said has made his first five months in office challenging. The chancellor also discussed the university’s plans for reaching 40,000 students by […]

PoliTech Presents : “Politically Challenged”

“Who won the Civil War?” “Like the one in 1965?” A new bipartisan political group on campus, PoliTech, is trying to educate fellow Texas Tech students about politics through humor. Raul Cevallos, president of PoliTech, said the group was founded to provide the Tech community with unbiased political information. Cevallos said the group has members […]

Discovering Duncan: Early Life And Student Life At Texas Tech

Chancellor Robert Duncan has been a lifelong Red Raider. In our first edition of “Discovering Duncan,” we asked the chancellor about some of his favorite memories from his early years. Hear about his childhood in Vernon, Texas, and his proudest moments as the student government president at Texas Tech University.

KTXT-FM: The Raider 88.1Celebrates National College Radio Day

Texas Tech University’s own student radio station, KTXT-FM: The Raider 88.1, is celebrating National College Radio Day, and for the first time, they will broadcast for 24 hours straight.  College Radio Day It is not the first time KTXT has celebrated on this day, but this year General Manager, Derrick Ginter, said they wanted to do […]

At The Graduation Fair

When Texas Tech University opened its doors on Tuesday, the Barnes & Noble at the Student Union Building was packed with students looking to see what the Fall 2014 Graduation Fair had to offer and take care of business. Omar Roman, a personal financial planning major, said he was there to size and order a class […]

10 Songs for a Rainy Day

Typically the weather outside influences what “music mood” I am in, and because Lubbock has been experiencing abnormally rainy conditions lately, I’ve been listening to some of my favorite rainy day music. 1. “Apartment” by Young the Giant Formerly known as The Jakes, Young the Giant was signed by Roadrunner Records in 2009 and released their […]