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
Hampton Coaches Incident
11-18-98 1:1 Coaches’ arrests cause cancellation
11-19-98 1:1 Hampton coaches cleared of charges
11-24-98 1:1 Sitton backs city in Hampton case
12-8-98 1:1 Hampton retain Cochran
1-19-99 1:1 Lawsuit keeps Hampton case quiet
3-29-99 1:5 ‘20/20’ to focus on Hampton coaches’ arrests
4-20-99 1:1 Hampton suit filed against city
4-21-99 1:5 Hampton case raises issues: Former officer speaks about Lubbock police discrimination
5-4-99 1:1 City confident plan covers lawsuit (Self-Insurance)
6-18-99 1:5 Lawsuit moves to court
6-22-99 1:1 Hampton case heads to Hub City
7-9-99 1:1 Judge dismisses items in lawsuit against Lubbock
11-3-00 1:2 City winds race suit
HEAF Funds
3-12-98 1:5 HEAF will fund Tech academic complex
Health
9-25-95 3:3 Thompson Hall provides flu vaccinations
9-29-95 3:1 Prevention important for women’s health
11-6-97 3:1 College-age males fall into cancer at-risk group
Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Department
11-3-95 5:4 Program motors into classrooms
Health Sciences Center
9-26-95 1:1 HSC in vitro fertilization rates surpass national average
9-27-95 1:1 TTUHSC enrollment up by 50 students
11-20-95 3:1 TTUHSC receives $576,917 in grants for medical research
1-23-96 3:1 Funding, new Therapist topic of TTUHSC Senate meeting; new website opens for students
2-6-96 3:5 TTUHSC Senate discusses library hours, new programs
2-8-96 1:4 Perceived gender roles affect HSC enrollment, career choice
2-9-96 3:5 TTUHSC employees receives awards fro 1995 achievement
2-16-96 1:1 HIV/AIDS symposium address diseases
2-19-96 1:1 TTUHSC student research receives honor, recognition
3-25-96 3:1 Envelopes seal Tech medical students’ fate; Residency a time of waiting, stress
4-2-96 4:3 TTUHSC Student Senate elects officers, adds funds
4-5-96 4:1 HSC to relinquish Childress facilities
4-9-96 1:1 Concerns cause transfer of Childress clinic
4-16-96 1:1 Animal research: Saving or slaughtering? Doctors, animal rights’ groups debate necessity of research
4-23-96 1:3 Researchers debate animal testing validity
6-30-96 4:4 Tech professor pumps up department with steroid work
8-29-96 1:6 Health New receives help
9-11-96 1:1 State commissioner may come to Tech
9-17-96 1:1 Haragan, Smith named Tech leaders
10-16-96 1:5 Smith begins Tech position
10-16-96 3:5 Montford to increase TTUSHC endowments
10-17-96 3:1 Counseling services expanded to TTUSHC
10-22-96 1:1 Tech launches quest for dean
10-29-96 1:1 UMC trust establishes endowed chairs
11-20-96 3:2 Tech official receives service award
12-3-96 3:1 TTUHSC adds endowed chair to list
1-16-97 1:4 Former provost receives honor
1-22-97 4:1 Nothing less than everything: Texas Tech’s Gene Bell concentrates efforts on diabetes
1-29-97 3:1 To tattoo or not to tattoo; Health Sciences Center’s new laser gives students chance for tattoo removal
2-18-97 1:3 Medical professor receives honor for work (Douglas Stocco, Grover E. Murray)
4-3-97 3:1 Tech assist local prison health care; health sciences center, UMC provide medical attention for Montford Unit
4-15-97 3:3 Two TTUHSC faculty members receive national recognition
4-28-97 1:1 Reform must center on patients Smith says
6-8-97 1:4 Foundation’s donation opens TTUHSC position
8-1-97 1:2 Spotlight on Health Care
8-8-97 1:1 Committee names two Tech endowed chairmen
8-12-97 1:2 Spotlight on medicine
9-23-97 3:5 TTUHSC officials appoint two $1M endowed chairs
9-25-97 3:1 HSC minority enrollment drops
9-26-97 3:1 Researchers invent ‘BC Screw’, designed for trauma, EMT use
9-29-97 1:5 TTUHSC medicates fatal virus
10-24-97 5:1 TTUHSC grows from school at Thompson Hall
1-14-98 1:1 TTUHSC increases care with gift
1-20-98 1:1 Settlement gives HSC $50M
1-21-98 1:5 University’s settlement money iffy
1-23-98 1:1 Professor on paid leave, despite charges
1-27-98 1:2 HSC loses funds on avenue
3-13-98 1:5 Bush views university’s Health Net
4-15-98 1:1 Funding based on each campus
4-22-98 1:2 HSC waits for judge’s verdict
6-5-98 4:3 HSC offers new dual degree
6-16-98 1:1 HSC president Smith trades places for charity
7-14-98 4:3 Med students making grade
8-4-98 1:1 Tech waits for tobacco funds
8-11-98 1:2 HSC dedicates Preston Smith Library
8-31-98 12:1 Tech, UTEP make admission deal
9-2-98 1:4 HSC helps students into Tech’s program
9-15-98 1:2 Tech residency program set up in Abilene
9-16-98 1:1 Smith addresses operations at HSC
9-28-98 2:1 Students now have presentation resources
10-2-98 5:1 Medical center receives grant
10-26-98 1:1 Promotions help school advance
11-18-98 2:1 HSC to bring nursing home to medical campus
11-19-98 1:1 Tech TMA chapter put on probation
12-7-98 1:3 Officials still to decide fate of money (Tobacco settlement)
1-19-99 3:1 New privilege policy allows private physicians access
1-22-99 1:1 El Paso receives telemedicine grant
1-26-99 1:1 UMC officials to reverse decision
2-1-99 1:5 Med School lands 25th anniversary
2-2-99 1:1 Tech medical chapters ask HSC senators for funding
2-16-99 1:1 HSC students eligible for counseling
3-2-99 1:1 HSC Senate talking new facilities
3-11-99 1:1 Commissioners seek to maintain authority to appoint UMC board
3-12-99 1:1 Jury rules in favor of HSC in lawsuit; doctor found innocent in case against alleged sexual harassment
4-1-99 2:4 Pharmacy school creates new tradition
4-8-99 1:1 Smith to serve in Senate board
4-13-99 2:1 Medical program hopes to increase diversity (Summer Premedical Academy)
4-19-99 2:3 Former astronaut talks about space, medicine (B. Harris)
4-20-99 1:1 HSC Senate names new executive officers
4-23-99 5:3 School to adopt new admission policy
4-28-99 11 HSC nurse taken hostage (Montford Unit)
5-25-99 1:2 Med school garners special recognition
5-25-99 6:2 Panel discusses health care issues
6-1-99 1:4 Regents OK Tech pharmacy school in Dallas
7-13-99 2:2 Cavazos returns for campus visit
8-3-99 1:3 Tech doctor, 36, dies of cancer (Harry Galanty)
8-6-99 3:1 Medical school officials appoint new chairman (Donald Wesson)
8-10-99 2:3 126 students inducted into med school
8-30-99 C5:1 HSC to help sponsor Safe Ride Home
9-10-99 5:1 HSC, Sears Methodist unite to build retirement home
9-13-99 1:5 Plans set for med school bookstore
9-15-99 1:2 Scientists work to end building syndrome
9-21-99 1:2 Audit reveals problems, errors
10-5-99 2:1 Safe Ride Home program seeing increase in use
11-2-99 1:2 Med School minority enrollment down
11-3-99 2:1 HSC budget up despite lack of state funding
11-5-99 1:2 Pharmacy students to relocated; Board approves move to Dallas for fourth year students
11-8-99 1:2 Bill to give Tech center $2M (Center for health, Aging)
11-15-99 2:3 Tech opens Wellness Center in east Lubbock community
11-18-99 2:1 HSC honors faculty with awards
11-19-99 3:1 Smith addresses Tech HSC past, present, future
11-19-99 3:3 Professor honored for career (Sharon Decker)
2-23-00 1:1 HSC to see new auditorium, landscaping
2-23-00 2:1 Medical program proves successful (Physician’s Assistant)
2-25-00 5:2 Patterson joins Tech HSC rural health staff (Dr. Patti Patterson)
2-29-00 1:2 HSC receives $1M telemedicine grant
3-9-00 2:5 Medical bookstore convenient for HSC students, faculty
3-22-00 2:3 Professor gets physical with textbook (Lynn Beckley)
3-29-00 1:2 HSC to open new advanced detoxification center
4-13-00 5:2 Ball to benefit children
4-14-00 1:2 Tech HSC professors receive $380K grant (Tobacco Settlement Money)
4-27-00 1:2 Officials break ground on HSC geriatric center
4-28-00 1:5 Inaugural pharmacy class set to graduate
5-3-00 5:5 Medical center to celebrate opening (Texas Tech Medical Center Southwest)
6-6-00 5:1 HSC moves to van smoking by Spring
6-9-00 2:1 School of medicine awarded grant for research; students receive opportunity to work with elderly
8-28-00 B3:1 Ophthalmology relocated to HSC
9-1-00 7:1 Tenner appointed by American Hear Association (Thomas Tenner)
9-20-00 3:6 Smith to receive 2000 award for excellence (American Public Health Association)
9-25-00 1:2 Plans for El Paso med school revealed
10-6-00 2:1 Medical building takes shape (Amarillo)
10-6-00 3:1 Donation helps therapeutic riding class assist children
10-12-00 3:1 Autopsies may be performed at Tech HSC
10-19-00 7:3 Information to be offered on stuttering
10-27-00 1:6 HSC head addresses Tech future
10-31-00 1:2 School of Allied Health expands options
11-17-00 5:3 Expert goes ape over studies (Reid Norman)
11-27-00 2:1 Tech moves to take over El Paso center
11-29-00 2:1 Center receives trailer for program; Merrill-Lynch and UMC make donation for hypnotherapy
1-10-01 1:6 HSC ban may lead elsewhere
1-16-01 1:6 Health School beefs up (Allied Health)
1-17-01 1:4 Dean touts change in nursing school
1-18-01 3:1 New HSC degrees keep up with consumer demand
1-25-01 1:5 Suit filed against Tech HSC
1-25-01 2:1 Helping hands provide needed therapy
1-31-01 3:1 HSC telemedicine line one of few in area
2-1-01 3:1 Scholarship stampede gives nursing students inside look
2-2-01 3:1 DNA bank hearing postponed
2-9-01 1:2 HSC smoke ban giving incentives
2-13-01 1:2 Medicare debt paid by HSC
2-14-01 1:2 HSC focuses on addict assistance
2-23-01 1:5 Smith could soon expand TV roles
Hispanic Students
4-18-96 1:1 Tech celebrates Hispanic culture
9-12-96 3:1 Tech students celebrate their Hispanic heritage on Mexico’s Independence day
4-7-97 3:1 Hispanic Cultural Awareness Week brings sights, sounds on Tech campus
4-22-98 1:4 Hispanic Student Society educated through week
4-19-99 1:1 Society sponsors 21st annual Hispanic awareness week
4-22-99 1:2 Pageant gives new meaning to Tech beauties
4-23-99 3:1 Cookin’ up awareness; Hispanic Student Society raises money with food
4-3-00 1:4 Hispanic roots, traditions focus of weeks activities
7-28-00 1:1 Alumni Association to give Hispanic students new opportunities
10-16-00 2:5 Raiders Rojos club seeking donation
2-23-01 1:2 Red Raiders promote Mexican academics
HIV/AIDS
2-16-96 1:1 HIV/AIDS symposium address diseases
8-27-96 3:1 At-home AIDS test kit first, cheapest at Tech
10-31-96 10:1 HIV-positive patient, AIDS counselor encounter days shadowed by fear, funerals, moving forward
9-19-97 3:1 Health workers not required by law to report own HIV positive results to state
Buddy Holly
9-6-95 4:1 Holly exhibit showcases memorabilia
9-8-95 1:2 Tech will not let Holly fade away
9-25-95 4:1 Legacy of young star lives on in hometown through exhibit
9-25-95 4:5 Legendary burger restaurant rich with memories, stories of era gone by
9-9-96 4:1 The day came: Buddy Holly fans find music celebration in Lubbock for legend’s 60th birthday
11-6-96 3:1 That’ll be the Day; city officials, business hope to change street name in honor of Lubbock music legend
11-11-96 3:1 Buddy Holly Avenue one step closer
9-5-97 12:1 Tribute to a Legend; Buddy Holly Music Festival brings international attention to Hub City
9-3-98 8:1 My Buddy and me: Scottish journalist tells about Singer’s beginnings
9-8-98 5:1 Festival wraps up another year
2-3-99 1:2 The Day the Music Died: Remembering Lubbock’s native son
7-23-99 3:1 Grand opening highlights Labor Day festival: Buddy Holly Center plan Scheduled
9-2-99 1:2 Buddy Holly Center ready for public with grand opening
9-3-99 9:1 Celebrating Lubbock’s legends: Music Crossroads festival highlights West Texas talent
9-7-99 1:2 Music’s Crossroads: Festival entertains Lubbockites, honors Hub City native son
12-8-99 7:1 Depot building harbors history
2-14-01 1:4 Name to fame: Peggy Sue still under spotlight after Holly era
Homecoming
10-19-95 4:1 Local businesses ready for parade activities
10-19-95 4:1 Homecoming queen candidates prepare for announcement
10-19-95 5:4 Homecoming bonfire located at SWC circle (Southwest Conference Circle)
10-3-96 4:2 Fire Up: Bonfire lights up in Southwest Conference Circle
10-3-96 5:1 Before and after… Post Homecoming Queens, new candidates await
10-3-96 5:1 Tech Homecoming parade floats away Saturday
10-7-96 4:3 Student groups compete in parade
10-7-96 5:1 Bonfire burns last flames on Tech campus
10-3-97 1:1 Saddle Tramps prepare to move bonfire location
10-6-97 1:5 Homecoming festivities start rolling
10-9-97 1:1 Students elect homecoming finalists, SGA name
10-9-97 4:1 Everyone’s coming home
10-9-97 5:1 Floating dreams
10-10-97 1:2 Concert, bonfire kicks off homecoming events
10-17-97 1:1 Gift softens blow of low revenue (El Fuego concert)
8-24-97 8:1 Changes dominate Homecoming
9-28-98 8:1 Homecoming has activities for all
10-6-98 1:2 On the catwalk: Queen to be chosen in elections
10-8-98 1:1 Queen finalists chosen
10-8-98 1:2 Cooking up traditions: Students get chance to meet, greet Masked Rider
10-8-98 3:1 Reception to honor past athletes
10-8-98 6:1 Bonfire moves to new spot
10-8-98 6:1 Homecoming finalists
10-12-98 3:1 Homecoming highlights
8-XX-99 12:1 Welcome Issue: Tech Homecoming ’99 plans underway
9-27-99 6:2 Homecoming 1999
10-11-99 6:2 Homecoming 1999 a time for students to get involved at Tech
10-12-99 1:2 Stylistic difference; annual Homecoming fashion show benefits AIDS research center
10-12-99 5:1 Queen candidate finalists
10-12-99 5:5 Events (Chart)
10-15-99 1:2 Change surrounds Homecoming
10-18-99 1:2 Crowning moment; Tech senior Melissa Hancock named Homecoming Queen
10-18-99 1:4 Four injured in Homecoming float incidents
10-18-99 16:1 Homecoming highlights (Pictures)
1-25-00 3:1 Student chosen to plan Homecoming events (Kelsey Henry)
4-6-00 1:2 Bonfire plan faces setbacks
9-14-00 1:3 Coming Soon: Red Raider King
10-3-00 1:2 Homecoming choices appear in style
10-5-00 2:3 Ex-Students Association, Cotton Kings team up to build spirit for Homecoming
10-6-00 10:3 ‘Mother’ to visit Tech campus
10-9-00 1:2 Huie Wright named Red Raider loyalty
10-13-00 1:4 Traditional bonfire set to burn tonight
10-16-00 1:2 Bonfire burns bright in Raiderland
Honor Code
8-29-00 1:4 Tech looking at honor system
2-22-01 1:5 Conduct contract possible
Honors College
9-1-99 1:2 A Tall Order: a 1934 graduate, Preston Smith returns to address Honors College Students
10-14-99 2:1 Honors college sees enrollment explosion
10-21-99 3:1 Honors students to travel to Orlando
10-25-99 1:2 College to sponsor Smartfest
7-14-00 3:1 High school seniors get taste of Tech life
1-12-01 3:1 Tech Honors College continues growing, recruitment
Honors Program
2-7-96 3:5 Tech honors program gives academic diversity
8-26-96 C2:1 Honors Program enjoys rise in popularity
7-18-97 1:1 Tech’s new hopefuls; Honors program begins recruiting
7-22-97 4:1 Honors Program enjoys rise in popularity
7-29-97 4:1 Honors department takes scholarship control
9-5-97 3:1 Honors program helps Tech students learn
1-28-98 1:5 Groups donate to Honors Program
2-17-98 1:1 President, faculty review honors college plan
3-12-98 1:1 Honors College not costly, attracts students
9-10-98 2:1 Honors program becomes college
10-2-98 3:1 Assistant dean added to improve college
10-2-98 5:3 Honors College open house informs students
10-16-98 1:5 Faculty OKs change in college
Horizon Campaign [See “Capital Campaign”]
Horn Professorship
2-18-97 1:4 Regents announce two new Horn professors
3-11-99 2:2 Tech professors receive highest honor (Ken Ketner, Clyde Jones)
Housing and Dining Services
4-15-96 5:1 Tech Treats expands care package selection
10-10-96 1:1 Dining hall plans to integrate non-athlete students
10-10-96 4:1 From hamburgers to vegetable soup; Tech’s dining halls serve a wide variety of menu items
4-11-97 1:1 House bill requires input on dorm food
7-8-97 1:1 Students accuses department of discrimination
2-18-99 1:1 Housing, Dining explain budget increases
8-31-99 2:2 New center to help first-year students find school success (Success Center)
2-25-00 1:2 Tech to offer college TV network soon
3-9-00 1:5 Tech to improve fire safety
3-10-00 1:2 On-Campus housing cost set to increase
8-28-00 A10:1 Texas Tech experiences enrollment increase: Housing, Dining to make changes to accommodate surplus of students
9-1-00 1:2 Tech Housing and Dining splitting, still one entity
9-11-00 1:2 Making a tradition (Raider Roundup)
1-10-01 1:5 Open positions are filled, await resolve
College of Human Sciences
3-1-96 4:1 Fashion show kicks off Human Sciences Week
3-5-96 3:3 College bestows human science accolades
3-15-96 4:5 Tech colleges advance south
4-1-96 5:1 Meeting enriches home economics field; education via internet hot topic
4-3-96 4:1 Male enrollment down in College of Human Sciences
4-5-96 3:5 Telephone survey spotlights interaction in Tech program
5-1-96 4:1 Summer interns head for runways, Disney World
2-10-97 4:1 Fran Scott assumes duties as assistant den of the College of Human Sciences
3-4-97 1:1 Human Sciences honors outstanding alumni
4-11-97 4:3 Fashion show displays best of Tech
2-27-98 2:2 Human Sciences Week focuses on interior design
9-4-98 2:1 Tech college offer financial degree
9-14-98 2:3 Tech professor organizes program
10-26-98 2:1 System to make advising easier
2-17-99 1:2 Human Sciences receives grant
3-2-99 2:3 Machines help college knit to the top
3-3-99 5:1 Dean speaks to college on the value of diversity
3-10-99 3:1 Program to help students find experience, future jobs
4-1-99 2:1 Merchandising program more than just clothing
4-7-99 3:1 Program to help benefit parents (Parents as Teachers Program)
4-16-99 1:1 Center helps students with financial goals (Center for financial Responsibility)
4-21-99 1:1 Center gets funding for playground (Child Development Research Center)
5-3-99 1:1 Interior design program receives six-year approval (Accreditation)
5-3-99 3:5 Fashion program receives awards
8-30-99 A8:2 Human Sciences receives funding for Head Start
3-10-99 1:2 Human Sciences department honors outstanding alumni
4-6-00 1:5 Financial planning team to compete
4-14-00 1:2 Financial planning team places second at contest
9-26-00 2:1 Grant helps center give mothers head start
11-2-00 2:4 HS dean’s parking spot to be raffled
11-6-00 5:1 College receives $1M for scholarships
11-21-00 2:5 Program aims to relieve pangs of student debt
1-12-01 3:1 Financial Planning course offers read world investing
1-18-01 1:4 HS gets $1M from foundation
1-19-01 2:1 College credit offered for volunteering
1-23-01 5:1 Hoover takes reins of Human Sciences (Linda Hoover, interim dean)
2-16-01 1:2 Red to Black Center offers debt fixes