<![CDATA[Daily Toreador - La Vida RSS]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/se/daily-toreador-la-vida-rss-1.1570648 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:59:01 -0400 en <![CDATA[Breaking the Barrier]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/breaking-the-barrier-1.2189609

By: Brooke Bellomy


Tech offers 3 of 12 state department strategic languages

About 5,000 languages are spoken worldwide as estimated by the Modern Language Association. In the United States, only 26 percent of the more than 1.4 million students enrolled in foreign language courses are learning a language other than Spanish, French...

]]> 1.2189609 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:09 -0500 <![CDATA[International show to bring ‘the force’]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/international-show-to-bring-the-force-1.2189579

By: Alexandra Pedrini


Returning to North America during their 50-stop worldwide tour, Star Wars: In Concert will make it’s way on May 23 to the United Spirit Arena....

]]> 1.2189579 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:28:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Encore Performance]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/encore-performance-1.2188133

By: Hallie Davis


Musicology director brings memorable band to Lubbock

For Christopher Smith, the director of musicology, Wednesday night’s Battlefield Band performance had been 28 years in the making....

]]> 1.2188133 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:34 -0500 <![CDATA[The 7-Day Weekend: Because some people prefer the dust to the sand]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/the-7-day-weekend-because-some-people-prefer-the-dust-to-the-sand-1.2187987

By: DT Staff


Suggested events for March 11-March 17...

]]> 1.2187987 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:29 -0500 <![CDATA[Spring breakers practice wilderness first aid]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/spring-breakers-practice-wilderness-first-aid-1.2187982

By: Alexandra Pedrini


Rather than soaking up the sun in Mexico or hitting the slopes of Colorado, 18 students, Outdoor Pursuits Center employees and community members will be in Junction for a 10-day wilderness medical training course during spring break....

]]> 1.2187982 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:28 -0500 <![CDATA[Organization works to get Lubbock, Tech faster Internet]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/organization-works-to-get-lubbock-tech-faster-internet-1.2186468

By: Alexandra Pedrini



Students in the Collegiate Entrepreneur organization are working with Lubbock and Texas Tech to have Google bring its new fiber-optic network to West Texas....

]]> 1.2186468 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:40:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Students to raise money with game show]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/sports/students-to-raise-money-with-game-show-1.2186389

By: Devin Sanchez



In most cases, a best friend is someone who knows you better than you know yourself; it is a relationship in which people pay careful attention to minuscule details, sometimes without even realizing it....

]]> 1.2186389 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:55:40 -0500 <![CDATA[TAB helps students establish comfort levels]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/tab-helps-students-establish-comfort-levels-1.2186137

By: Alexandra Pedrini


The Tech Activities Board will host the improv duo Sex Signals for the first 400 ticket holders to talk about sexual awareness at 8 p.m. today in the Student Union Building Allen Theatre....

]]> 1.2186137 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:45:35 -0500 <![CDATA[Interning on the Hill]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/interning-on-the-hill-1.2184882

By: Brooke Bellomy


Tech students work with congressmen, congresswomen

Nineteen Texas Tech students are earning class credit while living and working on Capitol Hill this semester as part of the President’s Congressional Internship and the College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources Government Internship Prog...

]]> 1.2184882 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:25:11 -0500 <![CDATA[TAB refreshes winterized lips]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/tab-refreshes-winterized-lips-1.2184865

By: Hallie Davis


Although it has been raining recently, winter usually is known to be the driest season; to help combat the weather, the Tech Activities Board hosted Make Your Own Lip Balm to soothe dry lips....

]]> 1.2184865 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:07:19 -0500 <![CDATA[Tuesdays with Tina: Ordeals with roaches]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/tuesdays-with-tina-ordeals-with-roaches-1.2184862

By: Tina Arons


Most bugs gross me out, despite growing up in the country. Cockroaches, by far, have been the worst....

]]> 1.2184862 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:06:13 -0500 <![CDATA[Peele: Latest Zelda great despite flaws]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/peele-latest-zelda-great-despite-flaws-1.2184756

By: Britton Peele


“The Legend of Zelda” has been around for a long time, and although the series always has been known for extremely high quality and great innovation, its formula hasn’t really changed in the 20-plus years it’s been around....

]]> 1.2184756 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 22:30:20 -0500 <![CDATA[Poon: ‘Battlefield: Bad Company 2’ takes warfare gaming to new, serious level]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/poon-battlefield-bad-company-2-takes-warfare-gaming-to-new-serious-level-1.2184688

By: Timothy Poon


From the outset, it’s pretty clear “Battlefield: Bad Company 2” is a much more serious take on modern military warfare than its predecessor....

]]> 1.2184688 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 22:28:04 -0500 <![CDATA[Unearth reflects on time in Lubbock]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/unearth-reflects-on-time-in-lubbock-1.2183227

By: Tommy Magelssen


On the front lines for the new wave of American heavy metal is metalcore monster Unearth....

]]> 1.2183227 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:36:42 -0500 <![CDATA[Participants enjoy 3-on-3 Midnight Madness Tourney]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/participants-enjoy-3-on-3-midnight-madness-tourney-1.2183213

By: Brooke Bellomy


The Resident Hall Association’s Midnight Madness 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center on Friday night drew a smaller-than-expected crowd, but members of the organization and tournament participants said a gre...

]]> 1.2183213 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:25:13 -0500 <![CDATA[2nd Museum Art Cycle sale draws enthusiasts]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/2nd-museum-art-cycle-sale-draws-enthusiasts-1.2183210

By: Brooke Bellomy



Art enthusiasts throughout Lubbock and Texas visited the Museum of Texas Tech this weekend to browse and shop a collection of donated artwork at the Museum Associations annual Art Cycle sale....

]]> 1.2183210 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:24:06 -0500 <![CDATA[Sorority, fraternity see-saw for child abuse awareness]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/sorority-fraternity-see-saw-for-child-abuse-awareness-1.2183208

By: Devin Sanchez



Imagine a young, helpless child, who is being abused, and is in dire need of help. Many people would imagine this child being in a far-off place, anywhere but here in Lubbock, but that is not necessarily the case....

]]> 1.2183208 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:22:08 -0500 <![CDATA[‘Vagina Monologues’ shed light on taboo topic]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/vagina-monologues-shed-light-on-taboo-topic-1.2183193

By: Hallie Davis



In the foyer of Human Sciences building Room 169, attendants chatted, laughed and generally socialized like any crowd of people would, or at least like any crowd that went “vagina diving” and got condoms in goody bags....

]]> 1.2183193 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:13:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Colorful Celebration]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/colorful-celebration-1.2183188

By: Hallie Davis


Organizations honor Holi with weekend of events

The air filled with red, green and purple within minutes as students threw Holi-colored powders at friends and strangers alike....

]]> 1.2183188 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:07:51 -0500 <![CDATA[Performers unleash inner stars in TAB talent show]]> http://www.dailytoreador.com/la-vida/performers-unleash-inner-stars-in-tab-talent-show-1.2181084

By: Alexandra Pedrini



Channeling their inner American Idols and America’s Best Dance Crew moves, students and faculty competed in the first Tech’s Got Talent contest hosted by the Tech Activities Board in the Student Union Building Allen Theatre on Thursday....

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