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September, 2006 Archive

TTU Rodeo back in the saddle

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Texas Tech’s rodeo team brought home an individual championship and placed high in the team standings this weekend at Eastern New Mexico University’s 43rd annual College Daze Rodeo.

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CASNR faculty organize talent showcase

Friday, September 29th, 2006

In 1964 a concerned high school agriculture teacher came to Lewis Eggenberger, a former professor in the Agricultural Education and Communications Department, with a suggestion. He wanted to find a way for his students to showcase their talents in agricultural mechanics outside of the classroom.
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UTRC receives national stamp of approval

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Texas Tech’s University Therapeutic Riding Center has been awarded premier accreditation status by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, a distinction that puts it among top-tier programs in the nation.
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Rain helps Panhandle wildlife recover from fires

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

By Jim McBride - Morris News Service

The scars from March’s devastating wildfires are healing now as rain-swept green slowly fills in once-charred grasslands. The fires, which scorched thousands of acres from Canadian to Childress, took their toll on cattle, horses and humans alike. (more…)