Tech Terrace: students vs. long-time residents

Kristina Samuel lived with two friends in Tech Terrace, a neighborhood located across the street from Texas Tech University, during her sophomore year. Eight months into the living situation, Samuel and her roommates received a notification from the city informing them they were breaking a code ordinance by living with two or more unrelated people. [...]

SGA budget process strives to include organizations

The Texas Tech Student Government Association will go through a final reading on the annual budget bill Thursday in which it will be giving out more than $50,000 extra from the previous year. Brandon Taylor, chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, said the writing of the bill begins with meetings between student senators and [...]

SGA sets election policy

As candidates campaign to sway student voters, the Student Government Association Election Commission has the duty of ensuring the campaigns stay within the rules of the SGA’s Election Code. Chris Chorn, a member of the SGA Election Commission and a senior business major from Lubbock, said his role as an elections commissioner is important in [...]