Texas Tech University in Lubbock

Updates for September 1, 2010

Tech seeks further tier-one progress

By: Derek Moy

Hance: University won’t stop until ‘top of the mountain’ is reached

Texas Tech has entered its second year attempting to obtain tier-one status and university officials hope they will learn more in October and December when fundraising results are posted.
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Confirmed case of West Nile prompts caution

By: Sophia Halbrook

Lubbock residents urged to use caution outdoors

Think back a few years when the West Nile Virus was an epidemic in Texas.
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Graphic Content

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in entertainment on September 1st, 2010 at 11:12 pm

Professor creates 2nd graphic novel textbook, more to come

Rawls College of Business Associate Professor Jeremy Short said there is no surprise some students find textbooks uninteresting.
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Alumni Spotlight

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in entertainment on September 1st, 2010 at 11:09 pm

Couple passes on Tech traditions, treasures Red Raider memories

Once their daughter started her first year at Texas Tech, Rick and Leah Updyke couldn’t stop reminiscing about their days cheering on Red Raiders and strolling through campus from 1977 to 1981.
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Tech faces pass-heavy offense in season opener

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in sports on September 1st, 2010 at 11:02 pm

SMU has made a lot of progress since head coach June Jones took the reins of the Mustang program in 2008, progress that includes a bowl game appearance for the first time in more than 20 years.
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West Texas talent emerges for Tech volleyball

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in sports on September 1st, 2010 at 10:59 pm

When Texas Tech volleyball assistant coach Beth Falls started recruiting last year, the thought of the Red Raiders landing two state champion players may not have crossed one’s mind.
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Letter to the Editor: Stupidity kills

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in opinion on September 1st, 2010 at 10:53 pm

By: Phil Gwinn

There is a recurring health hazard that afflicts virtually all the student body.
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Letter to the Editor: Obama’s religion not important

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in opinion on September 1st, 2010 at 10:51 pm

By: Jakob Reynolds

Like it or not, our great nation has an innumerable amount of issues and problems today.
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Williamson: After seven years of death, pain comes to welcome end

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in opinion on September 1st, 2010 at 10:49 pm

By: Paul Williamson

More than 4,000 troops’ lives, and countless Iraqi civilian deaths later, it is finally over. Kind of.
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Romo: Women should live for themselves

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in opinion on September 1st, 2010 at 10:48 pm

By: RoAnne Romo

I recently read an article ‘For the Sisterhood and rdquo; by Caroline Lee who, in her opening paragraph, described how ‘the female praying mantis is notorious in the animal kingdom for her mating habits.
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History of the Masked Rider

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in news on September 1st, 2010 at 1:05 am

By: Ben Jarvis

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Gartner: Change not free for Gulf spill victims

Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in opinion on September 1st, 2010 at 12:54 am

By: Colleen Gartner

So, the oil spill isn’t really a big deal anymore. Maybe it is because we’re all tired of hearing about it; maybe it is because it looks like the end of the world is not going to happen quite yet.
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