Community

Joel’s Comedy Club brings laughter to Lubbock

April 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The last time Lubbock was home to a comedy club, Spike Dykes was still coaching the Red Raiders, North Overton wasn’t a whitewashed apartment bloc, and there was only one President Bush. It was literally in the last millennium when Lubbockites looking for a laugh could hit Froggy Bottoms. After changing locations for the third time, Froggy Bottoms found itself tucked away from the highly visible spots it once occupied. Lack of visibility, the beginnings of a revitalized Depot District, and management fatigue led to the shuttering of Lubbock’s only comedy club in 1998. A couple from Idalou purchased... [Read the full story]

Campus

A real experience

April 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Texas Tech University Career Services held its third annual Career Connection on March 30 in the Jones AT&T Stadium. The career type fair was aimed toward promoting networking between local businesses and Texas Tech students, said assistant director for the university career services Stephanie West. “It’s an opportunity for students looking for full-time, part-time and internships that would like to stay in the Lubbock area to network with our local employers,” West said. Megan Robare, a senior public relations major, said she enjoyed the event because of the specific types of employers... [Read the full story]

Personal

Life after graduation

April 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

When Dez Hood started her freshman year at Texas Tech, she expected that four years later, she would graduate and head to grad school. Now with graduation around the corner and an economy still on the downturn, Hood is being forced into the job market that barely hires even the most qualified people. “I was originally intending on going to graduate school,” Hood said, “but funding for a lot of my programs was cut, and it didn’t seem like a likely option, so I decided to try to get a job instead. I’m planning on going later when the funding is better and the economy is better.” Hood,... [Read the full story]

World

Innocence Project of Texas

April 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Texas chapter of the Innocence Project is a group of volunteer lawyers and Texas Tech University law students. They investigate different convictions of possibly innocent people. According to the mission statement of the Innocence Project, it is a national litigation and public policy dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice. Chief Counsel of the Innocence Project of Texas, Jeff Blackburn, said he believes the legal system in Texas estimates that 170,000 people are convicted in the state of... [Read the full story]

Community

Drag show

The government student organization at Texas Tech University hosted its first drag show on March 31 to help raise awareness about the recent rise of AIDS in the Lubbock area. Nonnie Ouch, GSA public relations officer, said the event is very important for the university since Tech is trying to increase enrollment, and this is a major way to bring diversity... Read more of this article