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Board of Regents caps tuition increase at 4.4 percent
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After reviewing a 2008 budget proposal Saturday morning in the Administration building, the Texas Tech Board of Regents set a 4.4 percent ceiling on any potential tuition increases enacted at a later date for the academic year beginning in the fall of 2008.
Overcoming Obstacles: International students overcome obstacles to get to Texas Tech
Part 1 of a five-part series looking at the strugles and inspirations of international students at Tech
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For some, the road to Texas Tech is short and smooth. For others, it is long, winding and wrought with obstacles. The university is home to tens of thousands of students, of which many came from other places in Texas or, at the very least, from somewhere within the U.
'Si Se Puede': Street renamed for Cesar Chavez
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After seven years of struggles to rename a street after Cesar E. Chavez, a celebration committee named in honor of the late farm labor and civil rights advocate celebrated the dedication of a street in his name during the ninth annual Chavez march Saturday from 1 p.
County parties conduct conventions
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In preparation for the state and national party conventions, Republicans and Democrats from Lubbock County convened Saturday for their respective party's county conventions. The purpose of the conventions is to elect permanent officers, adopt resolutions and select delegates to send to the next level: the state convention.
Earth Hour recognized as worldwide conservation effort
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Students in the Texas Tech community, as well as more than 700,000 participants around the world, took part in the first annual Earth Hour to help preserve energy Saturday. Earth Hour, from 8 to 9 p.m., was a designated time for all participants to turn off all electricity in their households or businesses, as well as not use an automobile for transportation.
Tech students compete in body building competition
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Two Texas Tech students competed for the first time in the National Physique Committee's West Texas Classic bodybuilding show Saturday at the City Bank Auditorium. Michael Joseph Carter, a senior electrical and computer engineering major from Austin, and Preston Brashear, a sophomore engineering major from Mesquite, were contestants in the novice division of the competition, in their respective weight classes.