General Information
The Knight Raiders are the Texas Tech University chess club. They also serve the Health Sciences Center (HSC). Voting members and officers are registered TTU and HSC students (undergraduate or graduate). However, faculty, staff and community members may join as affiliate members.
History
The Knight Raiders were founded in fall 2003 by a group of students and and faculty members Drs. Hal Karlsson and Eduardo Cabrera. The name, coined by Dr. Karlsson, comes from the chess piece (no relation to former Tech basketball coach Bobby Knight) and from the Raiders part of the "Red Raiders". The club logo was designed by John Houser, an undergraduate architecture student. It is based on Tech's Masked Rider. The club motto "Check'em Tech" was suggested to the club by the now defunct campus satirical publication Perversity Daily in 2004. It is a spoof on the famous football slogan "Wreck'em Tech".
Meeting times and places
Thursdays, 5:30 PM to 8PM
SPICE club room, Room 306B
Texas Tech Plaza
19th Street and University Ave.
Fridays, 6PM to 10PM
J and B Coffee House
26th Street and Boston Ave.
Club dues
Students and youth: $10 per semester
All others: $20 per semester
Further Information
Please visit www.orgs.ttu.edu/knightraiders for more details about members and past club activity.
Fore more information contact the clubs advisor Dr. Karlsson at 806-742-3130 or send e-mail to KnightRaiders@ttu.edu or Chess@ttu.edu.