Texas Tech University Archives
Below are historical tidbits on the establishment and growth of Texas Tech University.
Index to the University Daily / Daily Toreador Newspaper, 1995-2001
The following is an index University Daily/Daily Toreador, the official newspaper for Texas Tech University. Each of the citations below include the date, page #/column, and
description.A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q-R, S, T, U, V, W-Z
Subjects starting with "E"
Earth Day l
Editorials l Education, College of
l Emergency Preparedness l
Employment After Graduation l
Engineering, College of l
English Department l
Enrollment l Environmental Health and Safety
Department l Equestrian Team l
Ex-students Association
4-23-96 1:1 Tech students tie-dye T’s for Earth Day
4-21-97 1:1 Earth Day brings global beat to Tech, campus
4-21-98 3:1 Rockin’ one world; Tech group promotes awareness, celebration of Earth Day
9-1-95 2:1 Parking problems; Tech officials need to install alternative policy
9-5-95 2:1 Women’s rights: Conference goals should be commended
9-6-95 2:1 Multi-whatever; racial issues do not deserve separate class
9-7-95 2:1 Tech residence hall life more than a nightmare
9-8-95 2:1 Telephone features fun, free nightly entertainment
9-11-95 2:1 New handbook glorifies college student lifestyles
9-12-95 2:1 Tortilla Tech; new tortilla policy misses the mark
9-13-95 2:1 O.J. trial keep public on the edge of doubt
9-14-95 2:1 Education near as the closet Greyhound, delinquent teenager
9-15-95 2:1 Sex-related lingo becomes commonplace in language
9-19-95 2:1 Leaning on Mom is best policy in times of hardship, pain, need
9-20-95 2:1 Rain creates messy Tech campus, change of atmosphere for Student
9-22-95 2:1 The slash; welfare cuts will revamp system properly
9-28-95 2:1 Unfair cuts; less worthy programs should be examined
10-2-95 2:1 Party’s over; Perot’s Forum Party creates rill in election
10-13-95 2:1 Raise the pay; Tech faculty need larger salaries
10-27-95 2:1 Speed up; limits should go up to match lifestyles
11-10-95 2:1 Powell creates apathy in 1996 presidency race
11-14-95 2:1 U.S. officials should rev up fair compromise
11-15-95 2:1 Tech administration makes little effort to solve constant campus parking problems
11-27-95 2:1 Bosnia should be ‘no go’ for American troops
11-29-95 2:1 Lawless, administrators lack good judgment
12-1-95 2:1 Punishment belongs in guardians’ hands
1-17-96 2:1 Council shows down limits just enough
1-17-96 2:1 Sexuality has no place in parenting
1-18-96 2:1 Jordan should be heralded as great leader
1-18-96 2:1 Buying college today pays off tomorrow
1-19-96 2:1 Actions of few do not make America dangerous
1-19-96 2:1 Lubbock should woo college graduates
1-22-96 2:1 Texas Tech fan exhibit poor sportsmanship
1-22-96 2:1 Pledge deserves to be said
1-23-96 2:1 Jackson-Presley union just a bad mess
1-23-96 2:1 NASA projects back on the rebound
1-24-96 2:1 Lubbock needs minor league hockey team
1-29-96 2:1 Teachers need sex education too
2-5-96 2:1 Victims’ right supporters hail victory
2-14-96 2:1 Wife should determine her own prerogative
2-15-96 2:1 Gramm’s withdrawal provides political blessing
2-20-96 2:1 It’s time for Lawless to leave
3-6-96 2:1 UC fee increase worth voting for
3-13-96 2:1 Freemen deserves SA president position
3-28-96 2:4 Affirmative action removal positive change
4-2-96 2:1 Special education students deserve own class
4-15-96 2:1 McQuay should lose freedom, not testicles
4-17-96 2:1 Massive blackout should tech preparedness
4-18-96 2:1 Recommendations show little reform
4-23-96 2:1 All sexes fit to be parents, nurturers
8-26-96 2:1 Administrators should apply funds to academics
8-28-96 2:1 Tech needs more academic donations
9-11-96 2:1 Arena shouldn’t focus on moot points
10-1-96 2:1 Student should vote, but vote ‘no’
10-15-96 2:1 Safety top priority with Masked Rider
10-17-96 2:1 Tech fraternity deserves punishment
10-22-96 2:1 Montford should follow records laws
10-31-96 2:1 Students need to take voting seriously
1-13-97 2:1 Alcohol on campus deserves discussion
1-22-97 2:1 Gingrich should dole out his own money
1-23-97 2:1 Students should fight apathy for future
3-5-97 2:1 Freeman deserves SA president’s office
3-5-97 2:3 Clayton will do best to represent students
3-5-97 2:5 Teague will focus on biggest Tech issues
3-10-97 2:1 Athletic department needs serious help
3-25-97 2:1 New grading system needs more scrutiny
3-27-97 2:1 Editorial board makes response to jibe
4-8-97 2:1 Students should make plan top priority
9-2-97 4:2 Add-drop period should be for students
9-9-97 4:2 SGA scores with off-campus shuttle
11-4-97 4:1 Blame falls at Tech’s feet
1-16-98 4:1 Tax hike not beneficial to Texas Tech students
2-23-98 4:1 Campus disciplinary hearings should be open
3-4-98 4:1 Students should support rec fee
8-30-99 A4:5 Another year, same parking situation
8-31-99 4:5 Financial aid fixed, campus happier
1-31-00 4:2 Bells need to be restored, used
2-28-00 5:1 SGA endorsements
8-28-00 A4:1 Students’ parking needs not being met
9-1-00 4:1 Scmidly shows passion for Tech, jobs
9-7-00 4:1 Store discounts students’ needs (IS&N)
11-6-00 4:1 Student Senate does not exist for senators
2-7-01 4:4 Bill discourages diversity
2-16-01 4:3 Student section is a farce
2-27-01 4:1 UD relinquishes SGA ties; demands student action
3-29-06 4:1 King of the Hill Challenge: Justice a universal good
2-29-06 4:2 King of the Hill Challenge: Functional societies need freedom
3-30-06 1:4 Seven Heaven: Sleep study shows optimal length of snooze sessions
3-30-06 4:1 Attendance policy shouldn’t be enforced in most classes
3-30-06 4:2 Letter to the Editor: Kopf column against West Texas family values, in response to Abie Kopf’s column, “Changes in the American family should be respected” (From 3-27-06)
3-31-06 3:1 Could be time to rinse your mouth out with soap, study finds profanity increasingly used in everyday conversations and by children
3-31-06 4:1 King of the Hill Challenge: Happiness Requires Freedom
3-31-06 4:2 King of the Hill Challenge: Justice restrains abuses of Liberty
2-27-07 4:1 Dear Students of Texas Tech, vote during SGA elections
2-27-07 5:2 Academy Awards ceremony yields proud moments, handful of surprises
2-28-07 4:1 A Lesson on LSD
2-28-07 6:1 ‘American Idol puts a dent in today’s music industry
2-28-07 6:2 FOX hits a new low in realm of reality television
2-13-96 3:5 Lubbock educators honored for outstanding contribution
2-19-96 3:1 Tech education grant awards minority students incentives
4-22-97 1:1 Program looks at minority education
9-22-97 2:1 College of Education brings world to students
10-22-97 2:1 Annual program aims to recruit diverse students
4-10-98 3:1 College of Education receives grant
4-21-98 1:1 Tech college recognizes teachers
9-9-98 1:5 College of Education granted accreditation
10-14-98 2:1 Program provides students with extra help
1-26-99 1:1 Complex receives $80,000 donation
2-12-99 2:1 Perspective Techsans to invade campus
3-1-99 2:1 Aides TAP into Tech teaching program
3-12-99 3:1 TSEA members to travel to Austin for state convention
3-30-99 3:1 TSEA attends competition in Austin
4-1-99 3:1 Schools given professional twist
4-9-99 1:1 Tech announces opening of Sowell Research Center
4-9-99 1:2 College of Education unveils donation plans for complex
4-12-99 1:1 Sowell Center celebrated by Tech, Lubbock
4-14-99 5:1 College of Education to honor teachers
4-23-99 1:6 Simulations prepare teachers for crisis issues
4-30-99 1:2 Saturday reception kicks off Education Week events
6-18-99 2:2 Education dean retires effective Sept. 1
9-28-99 1:2 Program receives accreditation
2-17-00 1:5 Education dean candidate drops out of running
3-7-00 1:2 Moses granted tenure in education college
3-22-00 1:5 Dean of Education candidate returns
4-21-00 1:2 Education college names new dean (Stephen Bowes)
4-25-00 2:1 Education college receives honors
10-12-00 2:1 ‘World Café’ promotes diversity
10-19-00 2:1 Public school kids huddle with Tech colleges, students (Dean’s Future Scholars)
3-11-97 3:1 Emergency preparedness; Texas Tech officials plan rest of updated warning system Wednesday
4-23-99 1:1 Plan prepares Tech for disasters
4-5-96 3:5 Telephone survey spotlights interaction in Tech program
1-30-97 1:1 Survey reveals average pay for Tech graduates
6-15-97 1:1 IBM ranks Tech among top schools (for recruiting)
3-2-98 1:4 Value of liberal art degree rises
12-8-99 3:1 Job market outlooks good
2-9-01 1:5 Tech students concentrating on initial jobs
10-1-96 1:1 Increase affects student salaries
9-14-99 1:2 Pay raises may cause extra strain
5-3-00 1:4 Student employees may be exempt from FICA tax
11-28-95 3:1 Group names Tech ‘School of Interest’; honor result of engineering program
11-29-95 3:3 Russians return to Tech to improve program; good to bring technology to oil industry
1-25-96 3:2 Female engineering enrollment rises
3-14-96 3:5 New chairmen enriches Tech engineering fields (Maddox Chair, Henryk Temkin)
3-15-96 4:5 Tech colleges advance south
4-5-96 3:1 Tech team tags tornado, storm awareness; research group looks at disasters
6-14-96 1:4 Tech team places fifth in national competition (1996 Propane Vehicle Challenge)
9-20-96 5:1 Tornadoes and spaceships change Tech engineering
10-14-96 3:3 Global diversity focus of conference
11-6-96 1:5 Tech students fight to keep department (Engineering Technology)
11-8-96 4:1 Excellence in education; Tech engineering professor awarded for skillful teaching, landed by former students (Darrell Vines)
11-8-96 4:5 Campus building renamed in honor f Tech graduate (Charles A. Bassett II)
11-11-96 1:3 Engineering technology students win brief respite
11-13-96 5:5 College of Engineering ends minority problem
11-18-96 1:1 Students request merger in information
1-14-97 1:1 Future unknown for department
1-27-97 4:1 Team of student creates propane-fueled vehicle for future use
2-10-97 3:1 Engineering students represent Tech to community
2-24-97 5:4 Electrical Education; department shows power of Tech engineering degrees
2-25-97 1:4 Engineering merger possibility fading
4-3-97 4:1 Distinguished alumni receive honors; College of Engineering awards five graduates for outstanding work in field
4-23-97 1:1 Graduation brings order to engineering students
9-30-97 3:1 Leadership goal of new engineering chair (James McDonald/Civil Engineering)
10-27-97 2:1 Trail run fosters student interest in certain areas
11-18-97 2:3 Tech departments fueling success
3-4-98 1:4 Job fair brings opportunities
4-6-98 1:6 Company’s donation funds Tech laboratory
4-29-98 1:1 Students’ robots come to life in demo
6-9-98 7:1 Futuristic car takes Tech students to Detroit
9-2-98 3:1 Freshman engineering students attend mandatory camp
11-13-98 1:2 Students rev up minds to compete in Future Car
1-29-99 5:1 Tech graduate returns to led department (Alan Graham-Chem. Egn.)
2-4-99 2:3 Chairman ready for commitment (Daniel Cooke-Computer Science)
2-10-99 2:1 Two classes offer hands-on experience for students (Tech writing, computer science)
2-15-99 3:4 Engineering fair offers internships
2-23-99 3:5 Engineering Day informs students
3-1-99 2:4 Engineering competition brings high school students canoe to competition
4-1-99 1:3 If you build it, it could float, group to take concrete canoe to competition
4-9-99 1:5 Tech engineers receive funding (Dow Chemical)
5-5-99 2:5 Marcy appointed engineering dean
5-25-99 3:2 Chemical Engineering Department updates system
6-1-99 1:1 Students take car to competition
6-8-99 3:1 Students get head start with program
6-15-99 2:2 Tech’s Future Car places seventh
8-30-99 A10:1 College of Engineering bridges the gap fro freshman
10-26-99 1:2 Board reviews engineering college
10-26-99 1:4 Institute joins Tech center (National Institute for Engineering Ethics)
11-22-99 1:2 Department set for renovations: Chemical Engineering plans to improve research division
11-29-99 1:2 McKenna named first Bradford
12-8-99 1:6 Program established with NASA
12-8-99 5:1 Graduates to be inducted into society (Tau Beta Pi)
1-20-00 1:1 Work begins on Future Truck
1-31-00 2:2 Students ready for unique construction contest
2-22-00 1:5 Engineering department changing its name (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
2-28-00 2:2 Day of engineering a success with locals (Engineering Day at Science Spectrum)
4-14-00 5:1 Annual engineering short course successful
6-23-00 1:1 Tech students make truck of the future
7-11-00 3:1 Tech engineering students a cut above in Texas
7-18-00 1:1 Couple donates $1M to benefit College of Engineering
10-11-00 2:1 Exxon Corp. grants sum to Tech college
10-30-00 3:1 Student performs duties of dean for a day (Casey Davis)
11-6-00 1:5 Status issues arise
1-12-01 1:2 Engineering collects $2M
2-7-01 2:3 Tech wind engineers begin training course
2-22-01 2:1 Engineering Week moves “Outside the key”
2-23-01 3:2 U.S. Navy admiral visits Texas Tech
9-21-95 5:1 Students can display talents on Web (Prairie Island Literary Review)
4-15-96 4:2 English conference showcases Tech’s graduate offerings, services
4-28-97 1:4 Gay literature courses may have place at Tech
2-4-99 3:1 Tech master’s degree possible with online services
2-10-99 2:1 Two classes offer hands-on experiences for students (Tech writing, computer science)
4-30-99 5:1 Department of English to honor students, faculty, alumni today
9-21-99 1:5 English building suffers damage
10-22-99 1:5 Faculty still bothered about audit
9-14-95 1:1 Enrollment figures show slight increase
9-19-95 1:6 Minority enrollment increases
9-21-95 3:2 Correction to story 9/19
9-27-95 1:1 TTUHSC enrollment up by 50 students
9-28-95 1:1 Non-traditional student enrollment rises
2-5-96 1:4 Enrollment continues to rise
9-16-96 1:1 Tech enrollment continues to rise
9-25-97 1:1 Tech enrollment increases since 1996
2-12-98 1:1 Hopwood may explain drop in students
9-22-98 3:1 Tech enrollment figures drop
9-24-98 1:5 Minority enrollment remains same
2-9-99 1:1 Spring enrollment figures down
2-24-99 1:5 Enrollment lowest in 11-year span
9-17-99 1:5 Enrollment increases marginally
9-29-99 1:4 Tech high on enrollment
9-29-99 1:2 Student numbers up during first 75 years
10-15-99 1:5 Minority enrollment increases
2-10-00 1:2 Preliminary enrollment numbers up
6-23-00 1:5 No problems in sight due to fall enrollment increase
9-18-00 1:4 Enrollment increases exceeds 25,000 mark
9-28-00 1:2 Raiderland population gets boost
2-12-01 1:2 Raider enrollment receives boost
Environmental Health and Safety Department
3-6-96 7:2 Tech department focuses on safety, health issues
4-2-96 4:3 Tech students ride to national tourney
11-11-96 1:1 Tech Ex-Students applauds alumni; Arbuckle, Hutcheson, Isom Recognized
4-28-98 2:1 Ring ceremony kicks off tradition in Merket Alumni Center
3-3-99 1:2 Student offered new tradition, ceremony (60 hr. rings)
4-1-99 2:1 Students still can be part of ceremony
4-9-99 3:1 Exit dinner given to graduating seniors
11-30-00 1:2 Red Raiders garner millennium graduation jewelry