Tag: Spotlight
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Southwest Showcase…National Ranching Heritage Center breathes new life into Old West
by STACY JOHNSON//Editorial Assistant A tumbleweed blows across the sun-drenched hills past the legendary Four Sixes Ranch barn. Scenes reminiscent of the Old West transport visitors back in time. Located in Lubbock, Texas on the northern corner of the Texas Tech University campus, the National Ranching Heritage Center is a free museum comprised of three…
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Canine Care…Training, raising therapy dogs takes patience, dedication
[Editor’s note: This story is the first part of the three-part series “Doggone It!” examining the differences between therapy dogs, service dogs and emotional-support animals that begins with Issue #9 and concludes in Issue #11. Several staff members took it upon themselves to interview, take photographs, and conduct research. The results of their combined efforts…
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Friday Night Sights…Talents on Display at Lubbock Art Trail
by STACY JOHNSON//Editorial Assistant For a few hours each month, Lubbock’s downtown area is transformed into a bustling, picturesque landscape of socialization and cultural activity. For the past 12 years, First Friday Art Trail has brought a dazzling vibrancy to Downtown Lubbock. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month,…
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SPOTLIGHT: Birds of Prey…
by SARA MASHALL //Editor-in-Chief A chilly breeze cools the air down to almost unbearable temperatures, after weeks of warm days.
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Tech ’Em…
Research center conducts studies to improve communication by MATT MOLINAR //Opinion Editor As technology develops, the way we communicate evolves. Facilities such as the Center for Communication Research at Texas Tech University are paving the way for the future of advertising, marketing, television, broadcasting and even psychology.
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SPOTLIGHT: Rock On…
by ALEX PEREZ//Feature Editor AUSTIN – Imagine being surrounded by a crowd with thousands of people who have the same love for music, all jumping and singing in unison, everyone living in one of the happiest moments of their lives.
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SPOTLIGHT: Street Fare…
Photos by TOVI OYERVIDEZ and SARA MARSHALL/PLAINSMAN PRESS by SARA MARSHALL//Editor-in-Chief Food on four wheels is the greatest thing since mac’n’cheese. Food trucks are usually associated with metropolitan areas such as Dallas or San Antonio, where there are people on every corner at any given moment of the day. The original idea for the modern…
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Flutter Away…
“Butterfly Alive” exhibit teaches with interactive experience by JENNY GARZA/Entertainment Editor Everything is green, bright colors are flying around the room and children are pointing to the sky screaming and laughing. This is what is first seen when walking into the “Butterfly Alive!” exhibit, where hundreds of beautiful butterflies fly around your head at the…