The Old New Year
Although 2010 is already a week into its second month in the United States, not all cultures follow the same calendar. This year, the Chinese or “Lunar” New Year kicks off Feb. 14 and brings in the Year of the Tiger. “The origins of the Chinese New Year celebrations were born out of fear and myth,” according to the History Channel Web site. “Legend spoke of the wild beast Nien (which also is the word for "year") that appeared at the end of each year, attacking and killing villagers. Loud noises and bright lights were used to scare the beast away, and ...
Dodgeball event raises awareness
The Court Appointed Special Advocates South Plains group hosted its fourth annual dodgeball tournament Jan. 30 at Estacado High School. More than 40 teams from the region braved icy conditions to take part in the event, including Adrenaline Rush, a team of students from the University of Oklahoma who won the tournament in 2009. “We drove in the ice storm on Thursday night,” said Scott Strittmatter, a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma from Carrollton, Texas. “We left at 5:30 (p.m.) and got here at 1:30 in the morning yesterday.” [caption id="attachment_2487" align="alignright" width="230" caption="Rearing up to strike an opponent, these dodgeball ...
Tech Learning Center Benefits Students Around Campus
The Texas Tech Learning Center benefits not only students who request help but students facilitating help as well. Michael Brown, the unit coordinator for the Tech Learning Center, said he thinks students enjoy helping other students and it makes them feel good about the work they are doing. “I think it gives them a sense of pride,” Brown said. “They are helping students reach a level that they might otherwise be unable to do on their own and it also gives them an ability to see that they do have teaching skills.” [caption id="attachment_2458" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student mentors help fellow students with course ...
Building Expansions Considered
Future Texas Tech University students looking for an alternative to crowding at the Student Union Building may have a substitute by 2020, following a 6 percent increase in student enrollment this fall. The creation of additional student union buildings throughout campus and the expansion of the current SUB are one of the many alternatives under consideration this month, Bill Brannan, senior associate director of operations for the Texas Tech Student Union Building, said, along with the unlikely solution of raising and rebuilding the current SUB to accommodate roughly 40 thousand students anticipated to attend Texas Tech in eleven years. According to a ...
Personal Interest
Different People, Different Tattoos, Different Reasons
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The real cost of Valentine’s Day
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Dog trials test obedience
The South Plains Obedience Training Club of Lubbock hosted two American Kennel Club All Breed Dog Obedience and Rally Trials from Feb. 27-28 at the Panhandle-South Plains Fairgrounds Merchant Building. There were more than100 purebred dogs from six surrounding states that participated in the rally and competitive obedience trials. Each dog team was... [Read more of this review]
Go Texan encourages consumers to go local
Triple J’s Chophouse and Brew Company has been a favorite among the residents of Lubbock and surrounding communities for years now, but in 2009, they became more than just a typical dining establishment. Triple J’s is now a registered Go Texan establishment because of their own microbrewery; the first and only of its kind in Lubbock. The Go Texan... [Read more of this review]
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Alcohol sales rise during sporting events, holidays
Now that people can purchase alcohol inside the city limits, sporting events and holidays have a larger impact on alcohol sales in Lubbock. John Jameson, store director at United Supermarkets on 50th and Indiana, said alcohol sales represent 4 to 5 percent of the overall sales. “Our best days for alcohol sales are Tech games,” Jameson said. “Night... [Read more of this review]
Lubbock is helping with Haiti recovery
The devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 has affected people all over the world, including Lubbock, Texas. Local businesses and charities are working to send relief to the survivors. Breedlove Foods Inc., United Supermarkets, Texas Tech Federal Credit Union, American State Bank and even an elementary school are reaching out to raise... [Read more of this review]
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