The following is a news release from Texas Tech University: WHAT: The Texas Tech University Library will host its annual “Dog Days of Finals” event where students can de-stress by interacting with therapy dogs. WHEN: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday (May 10) and 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday (May 11) WHERE: […]
Texas Tech University Library Hosting “Dog Days of Finals,” May 10-11
Museum of Texas Tech Association Hosts Sixth Annual ‘Art on the Llano Estacado Show and Sale’
The Museum of Texas Tech Association will host the sixth annual “Art on the Llano Estacado Show and Sale”Saturday and Sunday (April 27–28.) The event opens at 6 p.m. Saturday (April 27) at the Museum of Texas Tech University’s Helen Devitt Jones Sculpture Court. Tickets can be purchased for $150 through the Museum of Texas Tech University Association office. […]
Texas Tech to Host Lubbock Lights
This evening will feature performances from Bob Livingston, Lloyd Maines and Gray P. Nunn. Texas Tech University will host the fifth annual Lubbock Lights, an evening celebrating the musical heritage of the South Plains, at 8 p.m tonight, April 25 in the Allen Theatre of the Student Union Building (SUB). Bob Livingston, Lloyd Maines and […]
Tech’s Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance to Host Take Back the Night event
Texas Tech’s Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance will host its Take Back the Night march, beginning at 6:30 p.m. inside of Memorial Circle on the Tech campus. Wednesday night’s march serves as a way to educate the community on sexual violence and is a way for survivors of sexual assault to share their stories. This event […]
The Fidget Spinner Still Serves a Purpose
Have you ever heard the phrase “sensory overload?” That is a real issue that can trigger all sorts of problems in children, even tantrums. Cynthia Tiongco is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She says there are lots of clues that a child is struggling with too much *clutter […]
Texas Tech Officials Clarify Details About Coliseum Demolition
The Lubbock Municipal Coliseum is seeing it’s last days, as construction workers are starting to tear down the building for good. “Now we’re going to start doing the demolition,” said Billy Breedlove with the Facilities Planning & Construction Texas Tech University System, “Probably in the next day or so you’ll actually see some action taking […]
How Raider Red was Brought to Life
Raider Red started as a beloved editorial cartoon on the sports page called ‘Old Red’. Former Lubbock Mayor Dirk West who drew him on paper, but it wasn’t until years later when Jim Gaspard was about to graduate from Texas Tech in 1972 that he decided to bring the cartoon to life. “Raider Red has […]
Tech Fans Getting Ready for Final Four Game
Red Raider fans are ready for the Final Four basketball game happening Saturday, as the Texas Tech basketball team prepares to play against the Michigan State Spartans. “It’s just so amazing, it really was the first game I was glued to the set of my TV,” said Purshia Gambles, a Texas Tech alumna. Texas Tech […]
Tech Fans Snapping up Final Four Merchandise as Red Raiders Make History
Tech fans waited hours to purchase their souvenirs of history this weekend. Tech fan Larry Rowden said he waited an hour and a half to get shirts for him and his wife. Another Tech fan, Steve Miller, said he got a shirt for himself, his son-in-law and his granddaughter “We just got shirts for the […]
Airbnb Warns Texas Tech Fans Against Third-party Scams in Minneapolis
Many Red Raider fans are preparing to make the trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota for the NCAA Final Four tournament game against Michigan State. With many Twin Cities hotels already selling out, alternative accommodations like Airbnb are expecting to see a sharp increase in customers. In anticipation of this, Airbnb put out a news release to […]