Life after graduation

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 [...]

Some can’t afford higher education

Tuition prices aren’t the only thing going up on student’s bills for next year, the prices of some fees are also on the rise. According to Texas Tech University’s fiscal year layout for last year and the current year, three of the 13 fees increased in price. The Student Services fee and the Student Business Services [...]

What we don’t know could help us

This week, my news team and I wrote a series of stories on financial help for students. My story was about an organization I had barely heard of -the Red to Black association. I was impressed with the information I found while researching the organization. Red to Black is a group of Personal Financial Planning [...]

Financing college

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal posted an article on their Web site this morning talking about a former student unable to finance college. How would he be a former student if indeed he was unable to pay for his education? According to the article, Johnny Guzman, Tech graduate from Crosbyton, used the government. As I continued to [...]