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Some feathered guests at Tech cautious of wayward pedestrians
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Now here's a feather to keep out of your cap. Those who walk across the grassy field near the Merket Alumni Center on a regular basis know the drill: Duck, because that bird means business when it comes to his kin. A handful of the migratory species of birds known as Mississippi Kites have made a home on campus.
Tech hospitality director appointed president-elect of national organization
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The director of Texas Tech's Department of Hospitality Services was appointed a position on the executive committee of a national organization in his field. Sam Bennett was appointed to be president-elect of the National Association of College and University Food Services as a part of the association's 50th anniversary celebration in Washington D.
Tech study: Women more likely than men to regret their tattoos
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That tattoo of Snoopy does not seem so appealing anymore. A group of Texas Tech researchers conducted a study about tattoo removal and found more than twice as many women than men decided to get their ink removed in 2006. The study was a follow-up to a similar study on tattoos taken in 1996, said Myrna Armstrong, one of the study's researchers at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.