As one of its election initiatives, the new executive board of the Texas Tech Student Government Association aimed to “create a safer alcohol culture by lobbying for good samaritan laws and fewer [public intoxication tickets] on campus.” Texas Tech requires all incoming freshman to complete AlcoholEDU, an online program about the mental and physical effects of alcohol, […]
Campus Alcohol Tickets — Here to Stay?
August 31, 2016 by Maddy McCarty
Filed Under: Campus, Featured, Local, Lubbock, News Tagged With: alcohol, designated drivers, dorms, Freshmen, partying, Public Intoxication, safety, student government, Texas Tech University
Battle of the Margs
March 24, 2016 by mccartyrob

By Maddy McCarty and Breann Robinson Two locations on Broadway Avenue are famous for Tex-Mex and margaritas: Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, established 2003 in Fort Worth, and Chimy’s Cerveceria, established 2002 in Lubbock. Texas Tech students frequent both, but which one is better is up for a debate. The chains have many similarities, such as selling their […]
Filed Under: Entertainment, Featured, Food, Local, Lubbock Tagged With: alcohol, bars, beer, Broadway, Chimy's, drinking, drunk, food, Friday, fuzzys, hanging out, Margaritas, nightlife, partying, tequila, Texas Tech, Triple Sec, weekends