Health care reform affects young women

If the health care bill is enacted into law, it will end discrimination that charges women more because of their gender and prevents insurance companies from denying coverage based on medical history. According to the White House’s health care Web site, a healthy 22-year-old woman can be charged premiums 150 percent higher than a 22-year-old [...]

Protecting your skin

Spring has finally arrived, and for some that means more outdoor activities and tanning. For many people deciding whether or not to get the summer glow, or how to protect the skin when going outside, can be hard. “When making a decision of that sort, it is good to do your research,” said Kami White- [...]

Organic foods healthier?

When Carol Nebb was growing up in Lubbock she picked vegetables on her friends’ farms regularly. She remembers well the first time she was told she could not pick more produce for two weeks because the fields were being sprayed with pesticides. Nebb said the idea did not sit right in her mind, and that [...]

Lubbock ranked 8th drunkest city

Alan Reifman said that even though Men’s Health Magazine lists Lubbock as the eighth drunkest city in America, Texas Tech’s students mach the national average when comparing binge drinking statistics of other universities. Reifman, a professor with the Department of Human Development & Family Studies at Tech, said that a Harvard study found that 44 [...]

Health Insurance Often Overlooked by Graduates

As  Texas Tech University students consider the responsibilities that follow graduation, Evelyn McPherson, Texas Tech Student Health Services managing director, points out an often overlooked issue among graduates. “Staying well allows you to stay in school and at work,” McPherson said. “Health insurance is extremely important. I used to think of students as being young [...]

Safe tanning for spring break

Spring Break is only a few weeks away and, for some, that means going and getting a “pre-tan” before they hit the beach. Brittani Carthel, manager of Always Tan in Lubbock, said there will likely be a wait of up to 20 minutes for a tanning bed.   “Right before spring break is our busiest [...]

We must protect the sanctity of marriage!

I have had the urge to write this for over year, but have not had the channel through which to accomplish it. Feel free to comment and hopefully you can understand my deranged way of getting my point across. I am hereby proposing a constitutional ban on left-handed marriage. God said that marriage is for [...]