Tanner Warmoth contributed to this article. Brother Jed Smock, 73, has preached at college campuses in all 50 states and some abroad for over four decades. This spring, like in years past, he created a scene in Texas Tech’s Free Speech Area with his controversial statements. Smock, who represents The Campus Ministry USA, said he has been around […]
PoliTech Is at It Again, Releases New Video
February 12, 2016 by
PoliTech, a Texas Tech organization known for a 2014 viral video showing college students’ limited knowledge about American government and politics, has posted a second video. “Politically Challenged: Texas Tech Edition” has been viewed more than 2.5 million times on YouTube, and has elicited much criticism from various quarters. In the new video, the premise […]
SGA Election Season Begins
February 1, 2016 by
Eight students will be vying for executive Student Government Association positions for the 2016-2017 school year. The two candidate blocs were announced Friday afternoon. The first is OneTech 2016, which is the third campaign bloc in the last few years to run under the OneTech name. Its candidates are as follows: President: John Michael Getz, junior […]
Student Creates App to Encourage Hispanic Voters
December 11, 2015 by
By Megan Reyna Noelle Vela always knew she wanted to give back to her community. Through the College of Media & Communication Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, she was given that opportunity in a unique way. Vela led the way in developing a political engagement app aimed towards Hispanic teenagers. Vela, a graduate student and […]
Potential End to the DREAM
April 15, 2015 by
Saba Nafees, a mathematical biology graduate student, is the Texas Tech University Student Government Association graduate vice president, a member of the national White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and hopes to be a doctor. She said all of her accomplishments were made possible because of one Texas bill. According to the […]
COMC Alumnus Describes Journey From Class to NBC
April 13, 2015 by
For one recent graduate of the College of Media & Communication, the tedious work of filling out internships applications paid off. To fulfill the requirement of obtaining an internship for a Texas Tech University broadcast journalism degree, Evan Dixon traveled to Washington, D.C., last summer to work for NBC News. “The first time I remember watching the […]
SGA: Representing the Unseen 5 Percent
March 5, 2015 by
At one point, Saba Nafees was unsure if she would be able to attend college or not. Originally from Lahore, Pakistan, Nafees was an undocumented citizen when she graduated from her Fort Worth high school. The mathematical biology graduate student and candidate for graduate vice president for the Student Government Association said this is a […]
Emily Latham, Techsan Tradition: “We Want To Leave Something Behind”
February 26, 2015 by
Emily Latham said she is not the average business school student, describing herself as quirky and different. With bright red lips and a constant smile on her face, Latham does not seem like she is in the middle of her first election campaign. Latham, a senior marketing major at Texas Tech University, is a chief of […]
Filmmaker Presents Documentary, Discusses Creation With Audiences
February 11, 2015 by
She was a countercultural political leader in an era of change, held a spot on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, and was a woman charged, arrested, incarcerated, tried, and acquitted of homicide, kidnapping, and conspiracy. Angela Davis’ life, political associations, and trial are all outlined in the 2012 critically acclaimed documentary “Free Angela and All […]
6 Things To Know About The Midterm Election
November 5, 2014 by
The United States political landscape is rapidly changing. Here are some of the six important outcomes of yesterday’s elections. 1. Texas remained Republican-tilting, and there is a reason why. The next governor of Texas will be Republican Greg Abbott. According to the Office of the Secretary of the State of Texas, nationally known Democrat Wendy Davis […]
