By Urvi Dalal Kate Mitchell remembers opening a small business with a newborn as if it happened yesterday. The year she opened Mainstream Boutique, she had a baby and walked into the Lubbock Small Business Development Center office with her newborn. Mitchell, now 37, said Mainstream Boutique started due to favorable circumstances rather than a […]
Women’s HERstory Month
March 21, 2023 by
By Rhode Dueñas Texas Tech University’s Student Intersectional Leaderships Council kicked off a series of events for Women’s History Month with karaoke on March 1. To start things off, SILC went with the theme Women’s Herstory Month: Disco Fever for karaoke night. For two hours, attendees gathered at the Black Cultural Center to celebrate. Multiple […]
Widespread rain: How does it affect water quality in Lubbock?
November 16, 2022 by
By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU After another scorching West Texas summer, the intensity of the dry heat has been alleviated with widespread rainfall and cooler temperatures this fall, and as rainfall increases and wind strengthens, so has runoff. While not inherently an issue of concern, runoff poses a threat when it collects toxins, such […]
Study Abroad Programs Allow First-Generations Students to Explore
November 14, 2022 by
By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU Imagine a summer spent in the southern hemisphere: thick coats and ski goggles; endless mountains. Or a spring spent in the western hemisphere as rain falls on you outside of Buckingham Palace: meeting for tapas before visiting La Sagrada Familia; 500 miles away — the history of the Italian Renaissance. […]
Dollars and Sense: Student Loan Forgiveness and Advancing Racial Equity
November 11, 2022 by
By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU With Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan being blocked by a Texas judge who deemed the plan as unlawful, Texas Tech academics and potential recipients spoke on how the financial assistance can advance racial equity in communities of color. The plan called for the cancellation of federal student loans up […]
Goin’ Band Through the Years: An Ode to the TTU Centennial
November 7, 2022 by
By Urvi Dalal, The Hub@TTU The Texas Tech Goin’ Band started in 1925 with only 21 members. As it grew through the years, in 1998 it won the Sudler Trophy for the best marching band in the nation. The band now has 400 members and will participate in the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. *The […]
Putting the fun in fundraising: Raider Cre8ive partners with Ronald McDonald House
November 4, 2022 by
By Melanie Escalante, The Hub@TTU Texas Tech College of Media and Communication’s Raider Cre8ive brand — established in the college’s advertising campaigns course — recently partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Southwest, combining an opportunity for real-world work experience with the charity of supporting families across the South Plains. Each semester, the […]
Texas Tech’s Makerspace: 3D printing toward a new future
October 19, 2022 by
By Miguel Fernandez-Junco, Special to the Hub@TTU A mind may wander far and explore depths of untapped imagination. Colors that yet exist, improbable structures or fantasy worlds swirl and require an outlet to come to life. Modern technology has progressed to a point where those ideas no longer require years of craftsmanship or skills; instead, […]
The Masked Rider Through the Years: A Tribute to Texas Tech’s Centennial Celebration
October 17, 2022 by
By Urvi Dalal, The Hub@TTU Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is celebrating its Centennial from Dec. 2, 2022, to Dec. 1, 2023. In honor of its many traditions, the photo essay below depicts The Masked Rider through the years. One of the oldest and most popular mascots, The Texas Tech Masked Rider started as […]
Students and Faculty speak on Texas Tech Covid-19 Guidelines
October 11, 2021 by
Texas Tech’s in-person classes may be back in full swing this semester but with an updated set of COVID-19 policies and procedures. One of those changes was no longer mandating masks for students on campus. These changes were announced by the Office of the Provost on Aug. 13. While masks are no longer mandated in […]
