Texas Tech University is known to be an alcohol-free campus, but a select group of legal, responsible students will soon be allowed to possess alcohol on campus for the first time in the school’s history. Sean Duggan, the managing director for the university student housing, said the new housing complex currently under construction on 19th […]
Alcohol on Campus
February 4, 2014 by
George Comiskey, associate director for the Texas Tech Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, said that a college campus is a hard place for students who abuse substances. “They come back to their dorms,” Comiskey said, “and somebody is sitting there reeking of marijuana or come back from partying and smells of alcohol, […]
Applications Open for Mortar Board
January 28, 2014 by
Time is running out to apply for the national honor society whose members are recognized as some of the top seniors at Texas Tech University. The Forum Chapter of Mortar Board is accepting membership applications for the 2014-2015 school year until Feb. 1. Students currently in their junior or senior year whose graduation date is after summer 2014 […]
Strive For Honor… And Energy Efficiency
January 22, 2014 by
Facilities Going Green Texas Tech University Vice Chancellor of Facilities, Planning and Construction Michael Molina said Texas Tech used to be behind the curve on the LEED and sustainability efforts, but his office made the commitment for all new buildings to be LEED certified three and a half years ago. The new student complex that the […]
Red Raiders' Reactions to Exam Delays
December 6, 2013 by
Another cold front has descended upon Lubbock and coated the roads with ice. Texas Tech University students and professors wondered if the weather would freeze Friday’s exams, and a recent TechAlert announcement confirmed 7:30 a.m. finals will be delayed. Stephen Corbett, an assistant professor of Spanish and Foreign Language Education, said he’s been petitioning school […]
Red Raiders Around the World
December 4, 2013 by
After receiving an email offering scholarship money to foreign students who wanted to study abroad at Texas Tech, Linus Pohler, from Wilhelmshaven, Germany, figured studying at Tech would be a great opportunity, and applied. “Texas Tech is pretty great, and Texas is pretty great,” said Pohler, a senior studying mechanical engineering at Tech. “I’m having lots […]
Be Stress Free For Finals
December 4, 2013 by
Finals are creeping up once again which means its about to be crunch time for the Red Raiders. Tech Activities Board is inviting students to take a break and loosen up at the Rest and Relaxation event before finals begin and everyone goes into stress overload. The Rest and Relaxation event will be held Dec. […]
Asbestos on Campus: Part 1
December 2, 2013 by
Part 2 | Part 3 Texas Tech University owns a large number of currently occupied buildings that are built with or contain the once-popular, but now problematic, building material asbestos, according to documents obtained under the Texas Public Information Act. As stated by documents provided by Ronny Wall, Texas Tech associate general counsel, 97 of the […]
Texas Tech vs. University Of Texas
November 27, 2013 by
I created an info-graphic about the highly anticipated football game that we have against the University of Texas at Austin. In the graphic, I provide statistics that have been collected all season on both teams. The reason I chose a graphic on this topic is because I know how much the football team means to […]
Texas Tech Vs. Baylor Recap
November 26, 2013 by
The Texas Tech Red Raiders played the Baylor Bears on Nov. 16 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The final score was 63-34, Baylor. Even though Tech lost, there were many things that the Red Raiders did well, especially during the first quarter of the game. When we entered the stadium, it was intense. The […]
