United Spirit Arena Competes for Lubbock Music

The music scene in Lubbock is constantly growing and fans may have even more to look forward to thanks to the attention the United Spirit Arena is getting as a music venue. Cindy Harper, associate director of the United Spirit Arena, said that the venue has been fortunate to book high profile concerts because it [...]

First Lubbock Wine Festival Attracts Residents

Representatives from wineries across Texas traveled to the  Hub City for the Lubbock Wine Festival Nov. 6 to sample Texas wines, food from local restaurants, live music and several artist booths. The event, themed “the Giant Sip of Texas,” took place at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 [...]

Texas Tech Officials: Diversity to Play Role in Recruitment Goal

Increasing diversity among the student population may play a pivotal role in Texas Tech’s goal to reach 40,000 students by 2020,  officials who work with Texas Tech to promote diversity said Nov. 11. Jobi Martinez, director of Texas Tech’s Cross-Cultural Academic Advancement Center, said the Center works with faculty, student organizations and the student population [...]

Lubbock Business Mercado Combines Business With Culture

Hispanic business owners and supporters gathered amid food, music and vendors to show support for the Hispanic business community Nov. 4 at the Lubbock Civic Center. The Hispanic Business Mercado Expo, hosted by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, was created after the Hispanic division formed in the Chamber last year and was something that the [...]

Lubbock Company Addresses Hungry

From a humble secondhand factory and using hand-me-down machinery, one Lubbock company is accomplishing a task with worldwide implications. Breedlove Foods is a non-profit organization that has taken up the task of alleviating world hunger by supplying servings of food at-cost to organizations who intend to distribute it. “Our mission is to feed as many [...]

Burkhart Center Sets Expansion Goal

The Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research is hoping to increase the number of classes it has within the next year to offer more resources to those who have a spectrum disorder. Janice Magness, director of the center, said she wants to have two classes a day for autistic students instead of one, noting [...]

Corn Maize Offers Family Fun

For James and Patti Simpson it all started with an agricultural magazine. After ten years spent farming together, the husband and wife team decided to try something a bit different after stumbling across an idea that caught James Simpson’s eye. For the seasoned farming pair producing a large corn maize in Lubbock eventually proved to [...]

Groups support Adoption Month

November is a particularly important month for the more than 2,000 children available for adoption in Lubbock County, area adoption organizations  reported Wednesday. “It’s a time for people to talk about their adoptions,” Stacy Parker, unit director of the Children’s Home of Lubbock, said. ” It’s the time for children to find out a little [...]

Caffeine Discussed as Finals Approach

As Texas Tech University students prepare for  final exams and projects, some may begin to drink more coffee, energy drinks and soda to combat looming deadlines, despite the possibility of negative side effects. Dr. Kelly Bennett, Texas Tech Student Health Services director, said although the caffeine found in beverages such as coffee and soda stimulate [...]

Showcase spotlights student work

Deadline is Friday, Nov. 20 for students to enter their work in the annual College of Mass Communications Student Showcase. The MCOM Student Showcase will take place 6-8 p.m. Tuesday,  Dec. 1.  Events will include an opening remarks/reception in MCOM 101 followed by the showcase in MCOM 001. Student work will be judged in four categories: Graphic [...]

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