By Elizabeth Hale We’ve all seen the heartwarming viral videos before: on Christmas day after all presents have been unwrapped, a final box manages to appear containing a small puppy or kitten. Excitement ensues, and while it may be magical in the moment, most people who work with animals advise against gifting them during the holiday […]
Where To Go In Lubbock This Holiday Season
December 9, 2015 by
By Caitlyn Nix Finals may be over, but Lubbock’s festivities are most definitely not. For Texas Tech students staying in town a little longer, the city has much to offer to celebrate the holidays. Few out-of-town students know what to expect, however. Allen Kalebjian, a senior from Allen, Texas, said the only Christmas event he knows about […]
Donate Food in COMC Through Next Saturday
December 3, 2015 by
The Texas Tech chapter of the American Meteorological Society is holding a food drive in collaboration with the South Plains Food Bank through Dec. 12 in the College of Media & Communication building. The chapter’s goal is to collect 650 pounds of food, said Timothy Sliwinski, a doctoral candidate and the group’s treasurer, in an email to The Hub@TTU. […]
Unhappy Holidays: Christmas Behind Bars
December 3, 2015 by
By Kaylyn Smith and Kayla Chandler The holiday season is a hard time to be an inmate or to have a loved one in prison. Domanic Hooper, a Texas Tech freshman from Abilene, Texas, said he feels a lot of pressure since his stepfather has been incarcerated. Hooper’s little sister does not understand why her dad will not […]
Carol of Lights Illuminates Tradition, Efficiency
December 1, 2015 by
Eighteen buildings in the center of the Texas Tech campus will be lit up at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 1st during the 57th annual Carol of Lights ceremony. According to the Texas Tech Student Housing, more than 25,000 colored light bulbs will be aglow during this year’s ceremony. Craig Kuehnert, the assistant director for student leadership […]
Thankful One Day, Fighting Over That Last TV The Next
November 25, 2015 by
By Abby Aldrich Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is recognized as the first day of Christmas shopping where crowds are drawn in by special offers and deals by retailers. For customers, it is the day to lace up those tennis shoes and wait in long lines to land some door buster deals. To employees, […]
COMC Giving Back to Veterans
November 21, 2015 by
Texas Tech veterans and their families will receive sets of free, personalized greeting cards for the upcoming holiday season — courtesy of the College of Media & Communication. Student volunteers are taking photos of the veterans’ families all day today, Saturday, in the college’s photo lab. The photos will be used to create custom greeting cards to […]
Weekly Poll: When is it Appropriate to Decorate for Christmas?
November 3, 2015 by
Halloween has passed, and retail stores are stocking up for the Christmas holidays. Different branches of Christianity have different suggestions for when it is appropriate to decorate. Tell us, when do you think it is OK to begin decking the halls with boughs of holly?
Parking Tickets Do Good
December 8, 2014 by
By Vanessa Ledesma and Nicole Crites This Christmas, students have the opportunity to make a child’s Christmas morning while also giving themselves a gift. Texas Tech and the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Foundation are combining efforts to host Toys for Tickets, a program that allows students to have an unpaid parking citation dismissed with the donation of a toy. […]
Carol of Lights Brings Cheers and Smiles
December 4, 2014 by
The 56th annual Carol of Lights lit up the Texas Tech University campus on Tuesday night as onlookers gathered in their winter gear waiting for that moment marking the beginning of the holiday season. Click to learn a few facts about the Carol of Lights Total darkness filled the sky, and then it happened. The […]
