By Elizabeth Herbert Managing relationships presents newfound difficulties due to the societal consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kelsey Lueck, program manager for violence prevention and peer educator advisor for Texas Tech University’s Risk Intervention and Safety Education Office, said one may want to use self-isolation as an opportunity to work on communication through means such […]
Womble Basketball Center construction continues despite student complaints
April 12, 2020 by
By Donovan Young Construction on the Dustin R. Womble Basketball Center is underway and expected to wrap up sometime in 2020. Despite private funding being used to finance the facility’s construction, some still question how the building was prioritized. Dustin Womble, Texas Tech alumnus and founder of Incode, Inc., gave a large sum of money […]
Texas Tech President issues update on refunds, commencement
March 27, 2020 by
At about 10 a.m., the Office of the President sent out an email that included a video. In the video, Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec spoke about housing and dining-buck refunds, online courses and graduation. The refund for on-campus housing will be prorated from the time after spring break until the end of the semester. […]
Tech student sexually assaulted by professor on campus
March 26, 2020 by
The Texas Tech Police Department issued an email notification about a sexual assault that happened on campus Thursday, March 26. A female Tech student was meeting with a professor in the Kinesiology Building when allegedly he forcibly fondled her breasts. The professor was identified and has been prohibited from all campus facilities and further contact […]
Tech Meditation Club guides sessions that enlighten, inform public free of charge
February 21, 2020 by
Every other Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., the Texas Tech Meditation Club conducts guided sessions in the Escondido Theater located within the Student Union Building on campus. The group’s regularity with their schedule is in contrast to the subject matter of each session, which all vary substantially. While free yoga sessions have been available at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center for some time, similar assemblies for […]
Yellow Caped Raiders and Canine Companions for Independence raise puppies that make a difference
February 17, 2020 by
By Tyler Poda Disciplined, compassionate and intelligent, service animals are a common part of everyday life for many disabled United States citizens. The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 established guidelines that prevent businesses, government agencies and other organizations from specifically prohibiting service dogs on their premises. Service animals, most commonly dogs, are specially trained to […]
Chasing a Moving City: Residential segregation’s historical impact on Lubbock
December 13, 2019 by
By Uvie Bikomo Crosby Morton grew up in a divided Lubbock. “Lubbock was a segregated city,” Morton said in a phone interview. “You could live in different places, but when I grew up, and my recollection from the fifties until now, most of the stuff for African Americans centered around East Lubbock.” From 1890 to […]
Texas Tech PD urges vigilance after consecutive on-campus assaults, suspect at large
December 9, 2019 by
Texas Tech police are investigating two separate on-campus assault cases which occurred in less than 48 hours of each other, said TTPD Lt. Amy Ivey. Ivey said the cases are being investigated separately until police receive more information. On Dec. 9, at about 6:47 p.m., a woman reported to police that a Hispanic male attempted […]
Hub City Disc Golfers: How a Hobby Helps a Habitat
December 3, 2019 by
By Reece Nations When out for a stroll at a local park, Lubbock residents might notice distinctive metal baskets adorned with layers of chains sitting atop pedestals in the ground scattered around. These contraptions are used for disc golf, one of the country’s fastest-growing recreational sports. Often played on nine or 18-hole courses, the object […]
Ecologically Electrifying: Proterra adds Electric Buses to Citibus Fleet
November 25, 2019 by
Designed to lessen the impact of public transport on the environment, Proterra’s all-electric buses were added to the Citibus fleet in Aug. 2019. Although there are only a couple of these buses currently on campus, Chris Mandrell, general manager at Citibus, said they travel on average 150 miles each day on the Red Raider and Double T bus routes. Citibus has deliberately used […]
