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A Review of Breaking Dawn: Part 1

December 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

In the interest of full transparency, I’m a guy. I’ve never read the books, though I’ve gotten detailed overviews from people who have. I’ve also seen all of the Twilight movies, and a couple of them at the midnight release. No, it wasn’t entirely my choice. A review of any one film in the Twilight franchise in which it is compared to a regular film will almost always end up with the sparkling vampire contender being completely trashed. Or else it will end up with a gold trophy, if the reviewer is a 16-year-old girl with an ignorant view on love and life. Because of this dichotomy of... [Read the full story]

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Zomb-Pocalypse!

November 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Texas Tech’s campus was overcome by a flesh-eating virus last week and in the ensuing days students everywhere fought for their lives in a classic case of survival of the fittest. [Show as slideshow] ... [Read the full story]

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The Dark Knight Flies Again

October 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

As I waited in line at Gamestop for the midnight release of Batman: Arkham City, taking pictures of the costumed cashiers and talking about the hardest achievements in the original game, Arkham Asylum, I knew the sequel would be good. I didn’t realize it would be this good. Story As far as this reviewer is concerned, story comes first, and the original game excelled in that quality, with an enthralling main story and plenty of information on the side that the player can delve into if they want more. Arkham City builds on this principle, and the open world feels like it is lived in and has multiple... [Read the full story]

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“Freedom Is Not Free”: 9/11 Remembrance

September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

More than 5,000 Lubbock residents paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 this past weekend. The 10-year anniversary spurred several events in the city. Locals gathered at Pfluger Fountain in Texas Tech’s Memorial Circle Friday evening to honor those who lost their lives in 2001. Lieutenant Colonel Michelle Holliday was the guest speaker at the memorial occasion along with Lubbock Veterans who gave a tribute with taps and a 21-gun salute. Holliday recalls the day she heard the nation was under attack. Teaching a trigonometry class to her military students in New Jersey, she overheard someone hysterically... [Read the full story]

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Occupy Dallas Photo Essay

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Occupy Movement Comes to Lubbock

Since the Occupy Wall Street movement first began in September at New York’s Zuccotti park, impassioned citizens from all around the world have started their own occupations to show solidarity and spread their message in hopes of changing what they say are serious legislative problems affecting the U.S. and beyond. Even in the notoriously red state... Read more of this article

Tech breast center saves, changes lives

Joan O’Briant never dreamed she’d battle the same disease that took her best friends’ life. Breast cancer. “I looked over at my mom and aunt and they were both crying, and I’m taking notes. I never heard the word cancer,” O’Briant said. Although there is no cure for advanced breast cancer, doctors say it’s treatable if detected early. Local... Read more of this article

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