Creative Halloween Costumes From This Weekend

Here is a look back to this past weekend at some of the most creative costume ideas in Raiderland that you may have missed! What do y’all think? Tell us in the comments about others we may have missed as well!  Sorority girl, Taco Belle and Elvis Presley Minnie Mouse and a minion Miho (Sin […]

Colossal Collapse

Texas Tech University football team is at it again — like the Chicago Cubs, they give their fans hope to believe and play just well enough to break your heart by finding a way to lose. With a 34-20 lead in the fourth quarter with 7:32 to play against West Virginia University, somehow, and inexplicably, […]

King Of Flags

The hiring of Kliff Kingsbury was touted as the move to bring Texas Tech football back to the status it had achieved under Mike Leach. Kingsbury did not disappoint, with movie star good looks and a swagger that made even the coolest of cool jealous. The Red Raiders (2-3; 0-1, Big 12) started out 7-0 […]

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 […]

Different Forms of Tech Safety Concerns

With more than 32,000 students attending Texas Tech University, safety not only does involves preventing crimes, but it also includes such things as laboratory safety. “Texas Tech University is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors,” wrote President M. Duane Nellis in an email sent out in late […]

What’s Your Number, Tech?

On a recent, unscientific survey conducted by The Hub of more than 100 Tech students, more females – 36 percent – said they have had from two to four sexual partners. The categories of five to 10 partners, 11 or more, and none, each garnered 17 percent of the female responses. Eleven percent said they have only […]

#SocialMedia&Relationships

Thanks to this Spotify commercial, the Hub was curious: What role does social media play in student relationships at Texas Tech University? The Hub conducted an anonymous survey, which more than 100 students answered, and here is what we found.  Read: What’s Your Number, Tech?  After asking about several well-known social media brands, such as Tinder, Grindr, […]

It’s Almost Official: Tech’s Getting Recreational Turf Fields

The land has been prepped. The committee has decided. After three years of discussion, recreational turf fields will soon likely be placed near the girls’ soccer complex and Greek Circle 2 — even though the turf field initiative did not receive two-thirds of the student vote on the SGA’s election ballot in February. Peter Brady, former chief of […]

Governor Perry Honors Chancellor Hance

Students, regents and politicians rubbed shoulders at the United Spirit Arena Wednesday night as Governor Rick Perry honored outgoing Texas Tech University Chancellor Kent Hance. Hance has been chancellor since 2006 and has made contributions to Tech such as raising over $1 billion and increasing student enrollment by 45 percent since taking office. Perry was […]