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A Texas Tech Grad gets a Wonderful Surprise

Rachel Flores — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:58:03 +0000

Everybody knows when May comes around it’s a time to celebrate graduation. Whether it be your child graduating from kindergarten or your young adult graduating from a University…whichever one it may be it’s supposed to be a happy time.

Bon Jovi is Looking for College Students Who Embody the "Because We Can" Spirit

Landon King — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:34:06 +0000

Bon Jovi is looking for student leaders making a difference in the Lubbock and surrounding communities as part of the Bon Jovi “Because We Can” Community Service College Campaign.

This Year's College Freshmen Never Used an Airline Ticket and Don't Appreciate 'Pulp Fiction'

Landon King — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:59:31 +0000

Beloit College in Wisconsin just released their annual list of the things that incoming college freshmen are too young to know about. You know...the list that makes you want to SHRIVEL up and DIE of OLD AGE.

The Entire Championship Chess Team Transferred From Texas Tech to Another College

Landon King — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:21:02 +0000

Texas Tech University is reeling today, after finding out that an ENTIRE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM and its coach are LEAVING the university and transferring to another college.

'Tweet' Your Way To A College Education

Rick Taylor — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:25:44 +0000

At the University of Iowa, a good tweet is worth $37,000.

That's the price of a full scholarship, and that's exactly what a student hopeful can win in a contest the university has dreamed up that takes electronic communication to a new level.

UConn Beats Butler 53-41 in Sloppy NCAA Title Game

Rick Taylor — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:08:09 +0000

The NCAA title game can be summed up with one word: Ugly. How ugly? The combined 95 points between UConn and Butler shattered the previous combined low in a shot-clock-era title game by a whooping 26 points… How ugly? Butler didn’t hit their second two point shot until 12:32 mark in the second half, and [...]