Tech Plans for Cut in State Appropriations

Economic problems have led to lower sales tax revenue for the state, which in turn has led to a 5 percent cut in appropriations to state universities. Corky Dragoo, Texas Tech’s chief operating officer and senior vice president for administration and finance, said although the roughly $6 million cut may seem like a lot of [...]

Dodgeball event raises awareness

The Court Appointed Special Advocates South Plains group hosted its fourth annual dodgeball tournament Jan. 30 at Estacado High School. More than 40 teams from the region braved icy conditions to take part in the event, including Adrenaline Rush, a team of students from the University of Oklahoma who won the tournament in 2009. “We [...]

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 [...]

Students Test Their Lyrical Recall In Tech Gameshow

“Sweet home Alabama, where ____ ______ ____ __ _____.” This is just one of the songs that challenged student’s recall at  Tech’s first “Do you Remember the Lyrics” gameshow held in the Allen Theatre last Friday night. Derek Kelsheiner, senior business major from Richmond, Texas, and special programs coordinator for the Tech Activities Board, said [...]

Students Cautioned About Mexico For Spring Break

For Texas Tech students, choosing Mexico as a spring break destination this year was “no bueno.”  Students were advised not to visit Mexico due to the current violence there. Gregory Elkins, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, said he issued a warning through TechAnnounce two weeks before the break, asking students [...]

Skyviews Chef Prepares Students For Restaurant World

One Texas Tech faculty member enjoys her 17-hour work days. Leigh Kiselis, executive chef at Skyviews Restaurant, said the past four years she has spent presiding over a large group of restaurant, hotel and institutional management students has taught her to never say never. After graduating from Texas Tech in 2002 with a RHIM degree, [...]

Students Seeking Jobs Have Many Resources On Campus

With graduation three months away, students applying for their first post-college job in a slow economy might want to consider some new approaches to job-hunting. David Kraus, director of Texas Tech University Career Services, said students should query their name on search engine sites such as Google.com to be aware of what employers may find. [...]

Several Campus Events Celebrate Black History Month

With the recent election of Barack Obama as the first black president, some Texas Tech students feel this February’s Black History Month has a bigger meaning. Rosie Owusu-Hemeng, a junior undecided major from Arlington, Texas, said she thinks people will celebrate Black History Month more this year because the strength of the black community at [...]

Tech Hosts Same-Sex Marriage Debate

Last Thursday the Tech Activities Board sponsored a debate on a controversial issue.  Two speakers who travel around the nation to speak on same-sex marriage made a stop in Lubbock to debate the issue in the  Allen Theatre on the Tech campus. John Corvino, one of the debate speakers and a philosophy professor at Wayne [...]