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The End!!

The Duster Today, Lubbock Christian University, TX

6 days ago by Lindsey Bland

Last Thursday night, after going to the Chaps baseball game, my friends and I went to the Pancake Supper in the cafeteria. The tables were covered with paper, and crayons were left on the tables for students to show their artistic talent. As we sat there eating our pancakes, coloring and acting like we were in Kindergarten again, I felt the stress of finals and graduation leave me.

Amendola signs free-agent deal with Cowboys, others still looking for a chance

Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University, TX

5 days ago by Adam Coleman

Many Texas Tech and Dallas Cowboys fans may have an extra reason to watch their team on Sundays this fall.

In the aftermath of the NFL Draft, former Tech receiver Danny Amendola signed a free-agent deal with the Dallas Cowboys after not being chosen last in the draft Sunday.

University officials analyze the importance of GPAs

Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University, TX

5 days ago by Jon Vanderlaan

Grade point averages are one of the most widely used indicators of the success within a university or of individual students - but some Texas Tech faculty members see it as only a small portion of what should be used to measure success.

Marjean Purinton, an assistant academic dean in the Honors College, said while GPAs give an indication of how a student is performing, all grading measurements are only partial.

Grand Graduation

Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University, TX

5 days ago by Simon Ponder

Elleta Nolte has given birth to nine children and written a book about her former home, Ransom Canyon. Now the 89-year-old is working on a new goal: graduating from Texas Tech, 17 years after originally enrolling. What's more, she's graduating at the same time as her 25-year-old granddaughter, Rebecca Nolte.