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Texas Tech women’s basketball defeats Jacksonville University 76-40 at the United Supermarkets Arena Wednesday afternoon...
12/17/2025

Texas Tech women’s basketball defeats Jacksonville University 76-40 at the United Supermarkets Arena Wednesday afternoon.

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No. 19 Texas Tech men’s basketball defeats the University of Northern Colorado 101-90 at the United Supermarkets Arena T...
12/17/2025

No. 19 Texas Tech men’s basketball defeats the University of Northern Colorado 101-90 at the United Supermarkets Arena Tuesday evening.

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Texas Tech seniors walked the stage as they graduate during the 2025 December Commencement Ceremony where they will rece...
12/13/2025

Texas Tech seniors walked the stage as they graduate during the 2025 December Commencement Ceremony where they will receive their diplomas at the United Supermarkets Arena Saturday.

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Between the tight corners of residence hall rooms and the constant rhythm of campus life, self-care can feel like someth...
12/09/2025

Between the tight corners of residence hall rooms and the constant rhythm of campus life, self-care can feel like something that takes effort Texas Tech students don’t always have.

To tackle this, dorm life has forced students to find creative alternatives in the way they take care of themselves — both physically and mentally — whether it’s going to the gym, practicing skin care or simply taking time to draw.

Habeeba Giwa, a first-year business management major from Frisco, said the shift in her self-care routine began with losing access to the kitchen space she once depended on.

“I think for me, the biggest struggle is just the space here,” she said. “I’m just used to having my own space back at home like my room and the kitchen. I actually have to go to my friend’s apartment or my friend’s house to cook, which is very inconvenient, but there’s not necessarily a way I can overcome it. I just found a solution.”

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✍️ Mandie Haney
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Texas Tech students and community attend the 67th annual Carol of Lights. The event featured performances by The War and...
12/08/2025

Texas Tech students and community attend the 67th annual Carol of Lights. The event featured performances by The War and Treaty, Texas Tech combined choir and trombone choir. The celebration concluded with a firework show and the lighting of over 30,000 lights across campus to ring in the holiday season.

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No. 4 Texas Tech defeats No. 11 Brigham Young University to claim the program’s first Edward Jones Big 12 Football Champ...
12/06/2025

No. 4 Texas Tech defeats No. 11 Brigham Young University to claim the program’s first Edward Jones Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium Saturday in Arlington.

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The Texas Tech Office of Campus Events is making the 67th Carol of Lights shine brighter than past years.Since the start...
12/05/2025

The Texas Tech Office of Campus Events is making the 67th Carol of Lights shine brighter than past years.

Since the start of the tradition in 1959, the Residence Halls Association has worked with the university to produce the ceremony, according to University Student Housing.

However, production leadership switched hands to senior executive director of university events, Blayne Beal in 2023. Beal said the change allows for increased production capacity through higher funding.

“We’re here to make Carol of Lights an even bigger production than before,” Beal said. “RHA is still involved, but we’re able to take on the logistics and cost they couldn’t.”

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✍️Avery Mendoza
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Representative Jodey Arrington, the representative for Texas’ 19th Congressional District since 2016, announced Nov. 11 ...
12/05/2025

Representative Jodey Arrington, the representative for Texas’ 19th Congressional District since 2016, announced Nov. 11 he will not seek reelection. Arrington’s departure leaves a rare open seat in the district, prompting a broad contest for the post.

The announcement came days after his 2026 endorsement by President Donald Trump. With one Democrat candidate already filled and three Republicans either running or exploring bids, office-seekers will have established support among unfamiliar voters.

“Regardless of whoever stumbles out of the Republican Party Primary … I will be ready to fearlessly defend West Texans who are ready for a change,” said Democrat nominee Kyle Rable in a public statement provided to The Daily Toreador. “Arrington clearly realized that the common person in West Texas is fed up with him and the Republican Party. I believe that the people of CD-19 deserve a representative who is willing to fight for the common folks.”

Rable, the lone Democratic nominee, secretary of the Lubbock County Democratic Party and Texas Tech doctoral candidate, framed both the announcement and the race as a reflection of the district’s dissatisfaction with current leadership.

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✍️Noah Davila

For senior journalism major Madilyn Coyne, her ambition to excel academically has shaped her college experience since ch...
12/05/2025

For senior journalism major Madilyn Coyne, her ambition to excel academically has shaped her college experience since childhood.

“My parents had instilled in me from a young age that I should be the best at anything I go after. I’ve just always had that mindset. You can’t be afraid to fail, and I hate failing,” said Coyne.

Coyne is the president of the Society of Professional Journalists and sole political host of “Inside the Issues” for MCTV Newscast within Texas Tech’s College of Media & Communication.

On top of her leadership roles and full-time coursework, she is managing editor of the West Texas Watchdogs News Service, co-founder and director of marketing and sales at Retriever Technology and a former White House Intern for the Office of Presidential Correspondence.

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✍️Sofia Bueno

The Texas Tech’s Saddle Tramps announced they will not be participating in several of their longstanding traditions at t...
12/04/2025

The Texas Tech’s Saddle Tramps announced they will not be participating in several of their longstanding traditions at the Big 12 Championship Game due to rules and regulations for the Championship Game and AT&T Stadium.

According to a Facebook post shared by the Saddle Tramps Wednesday evening, Bangin’ Bertha, the shotguns and their pregame bell circle will not be permitted at Saturday’s game.

Mason Fox, president of the Saddle Tramps, was first informed Tuesday about certain game-day restrictions for the championship game, later confirmed on Wednesday.

“There’s a lot of frustration. We’ve been hyping up this football team for months now, and to see a championship game in my lifetime is an amazing opportunity and I wanted to give this opportunity for all of my members to celebrate and showcase what we do,” Fox said.

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As 2025 comes to a close, Texas Tech students begin imagining what next year might look like and how they plan to shape ...
12/04/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, Texas Tech students begin imagining what next year might look like and how they plan to shape themselves along the way. Some hope to break old habits, others want to build new ones, but most recognize the challenge of consistency.

Michael Barlow, a third-year technology major from El Paso, said he typically chooses a resolution for self -benefit, but this year he’s breaking that habit by working towards growing closer with his parents.

“I want to be a better son, and I want to grow closer to my parents,” he said. “There is not going to be consistency in it, because as a whole, we’re imperfect and we’re busy, but I would like to feel like I could run to them if I needed any advice or support.”

Kaleb Macias, a first-year architecture major from El Paso, is aiming to take more control over his schedule, saying next year’s goal is academics over relationships.

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✍️ Mandie Haney

Since its creation over 40 years ago, Texas Tech’s Trombone Choir has been a key piece of the university’s music departm...
12/04/2025

Since its creation over 40 years ago, Texas Tech’s Trombone Choir has been a key piece of the university’s music department, striving to push the envelope on what a single-instrument choir is capable of performing.

The group regularly practices a wide array of musical works, including both jazz and classical composition, to put on during select performances throughout the year.

James Decker, director of the group, said practicing and blending these genres is similar to learning a new vernacular.

“It’s really like learning a language,” Decker said. “You learn through study of recordings and imitation, but you also learn the technique of that instrument in terms of form and the ways to most accurately develop.”

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✍️ Sawyer Speltz
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