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 [...]

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- [...]

In full swing

Texas Tech University’s men’s and women’s golf teams are out in full swing and ready to score big. However, being able to hit a ball long and straight is not all it takes to be a winner. Coaches Greg Sands and JoJo Robertson said there are many different aspects that go into playing a sport [...]

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 [...]

Facebook affects students’ image

It was just another Saturday afternoon in Lubbock when senior political science and history dual major Taylor Reeves decided he had finally had enough. He glanced through some old photos of better times, wrote a few messages to his closest friends, and proceeded to commit an unthinkable act that more people than we realize consider [...]

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 [...]

Different people, different tattoos & reasons

With over 10 tattoo studios in Lubbock, many tattoo artists believe their work is slowly becoming more mainstream. People are getting tattoos for a variety of reasons, whether it is for sentimental reasons, expressing one’s faith or just getting something to express one’s interests. Justin Adkins, a tattoo artist at Big Buddha Tattoo Parlor, said [...]

New equipment provide new challenges for students

Texas Tech’s 125,000 square-foot Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center welcomes hundreds of students through its doors every day, and the variety of exercise options is vast — sometimes, too vast. An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, seven basketball courts, an indoor track, 180 pieces of cardiovascular equipment, a dozen racquetball courts, an indoor soccer [...]

The real cost of Valentine’s Day

Whether it is a young couple that has been dating for two weeks or an older married couple of 20 years, people around the world will celebrate Valentine’s Day in some way. Tanner Kloven, a student at Texas Tech University dating Alisha Grossman, said he would prefer going out on Valentine’s Day and having the [...]

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