Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Why Tech? I ' ll tell you Tech, Lubbock and the South Plains of- fered students a chance to grow in their knowledge of the world. We ' ve all heard the jokes. You know, like why is Lubbock called the Hub City? Then someone an- swers because the hub is the slowest part of the wheel. But is Lubbock really that backward? And if it is, why, would young J, men and women not = raised in the area even I consider attending Tech? i Of course, the answer is ■o ' •? e -» Q 14 — Lubbock, Tech. the Southplains that Lubbock isn ' t that backward and Tech has more to offer than just Lub- bock. In fact Lubbock, Tech and the rest of the South Plains offered students and residents a unique op- portunity to be a part of a complex and growing community with both cul- tural and educational op- portunities not offered in many areas. Perhaps the biggest problem Lubbock has is the fact its location in the state of Texas. If you could pick Lubbock up and move it to another state chances are that Lubbock would be either the largest or second largest city in that area, but with a signif- icant number of Tech stu- dents raised in areas around major metropoli- tan cities like Dallas, Ft. Forth, Houston and San Antonio, Lubbock suffers from unfair comparisons. Sure Lubbock doesn ' t have as good a symphony as Dallas, or as many mu- seums as Ft. Worth or as large a business district as Houston or as many cul- tural and ethnic attrac- tions as San Antonio, but not many cities in the United States do. In fact, if most people would simply take the time to compare Lubbock to cities its own size most would find Lub- bock to be a leader in its services and cultural offer- ings. With a population of over 180,000 residents and a yearly influx of 24,000 students, Lubbock isn ' t ex- actly the ' ' little West Texas town on the Prairie. It is in fact, a city in every sense of the word. The Lubbock community features a Civic Ballet, a Symphony Orchestra, a variety of mu- seums, art galleries, fes- tivals, and theatres, two colleges and one univer- continued on page 1 7

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The Lubbock Civic Center was one of the new buildings in the ' downtown district. Photo by Dar- rel Thomas This statue of Buddy Holly pays tribute to one of Lubbock ' s most famous natives. Photo by Art Al- varez Almost every Tech student has taken the time to visit Prairie Dog Town. Photo by Art Alvarez ' iii«r. ' - H» ' ■illT- 4 ' .-- Lubbock, Tech, the Southplains — 15