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

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Flag day Being a flag corps member meant long hours of practice and starting weeks before the first football game. Corps members Janice Kidwell and Shelly Ziebell work on a ? • miitino A city and a school Nearly 23,000 students, each with differing backgrounds, beliefs and ideas, made Texas Tech University their school in 1981-82. Tech, located in Lubbock, a cotton-dominated West Texas town, reflected the area ' s conservatism. But, the 57-year-old university tried to project a pro- gressive image. The effects of a new president were felt as he hired new people to help make changes on campus. Changes didn ' t come quickly. Traditions and ideas of the past were often obstacles. Still, the changes were evident. .♦ r 1MB mam w - ' 2 — Opening

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Beach bums The KFMX Labor Day Party featured imported sand, palm trees and crabs. Two Tech students play backgammon at the event, which took place at the Lubbock Speedway. Family affair The whole family gets involved help- ing a student move her belongings in- to Hulen Hall on moving-in day. Bright lights Packaged liquor was nowhere to be found within Lubbock city limits. Students desiring a six-pack or a fifth had to travel to the strip, located out- side the city limits. Opening — 3