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

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In winter. Tech studeiils such us Julie Hudman scouted locations such as Ski Lubbock Sports lor the latest in ski apparel and equipment. (I ' hotos bv Henrv Liao) 18 — Winter

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I Sonic fall lor (he season, others sinj . . Autumn blues ie. ' • . rM ,M 7 - 1 ' ' V Cv - ' , -■ Dorothy can follow the Yellow Brick Road if she wants, but for many of the students coming back to Lubbock, 1-20 did just fine, thank you. No, Toto, this isn ' t Kansas and Tech doesn ' t have a wizard, but it has Spike Dykes. For Tech students Raider fans returning to school after a long summer without football, he was a sight for sore eyes. Autumn time (alias fall) — the lea%es are falling, the wind is blowing, football season is starting and basically, there is more going on than you think. I don ' t like walking to my 7:30 class along the sidewalk under those bean trees with those damn crows up there squawking and carrying on, said sophomore Raymond Billington. You ' d think those crows would have something better to do at 7:30 in the morning. It ' s bad enough with all those beans falling off the trees on our heads without having to listen to the squawking, too. I like the change in colors, said Cinde Tibbitts, a senior from California. Lubbock doesn ' t have much, but Tech does, and during the fall the campus is really pretty. I don ' t like the wind, though. I hate always having chapped lips and dry skin. Fall is more than a season of color change and windy weather: fall is a time when friends can re- unite and have lunch, sweat through an editing class or enjoy a road trip to a Tech football game. Football seems to be the consensus among Tech students as their favorite part of fall. Whether it be competing in intramurals. attending a Raider game or watching the Dallas Cowboys play on television, football provided an escape for students who were under stress from the classroom. Just give me the couch, some hot chocolate and Monday Night Football and I ' ll be happy — but no homework, said Billington. Fall meant the beginning of the semester, which for many students, was well received. It ' s always good to get back to school, because it gives me a chance to get reacquainted with friends I haven ' t seen all summer, said Kris Moritz, a senior marketing major. — Tony Renteria Buying books was part nf the fall rit- uals. (Photo by Ian Halperini Band members fall in place at prac- tice. (Photo by Angela Tilley) Autumn — 17 I

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A winter to remember Tech students faced cold wind, heavy snowfall and icy roads during; the harsh winter, hut it allowed students to par- ticipate in winter activities. The cold weather gave stu- dents a chance to have snow- hall fights on campus and huild snowmen around Lub- hock. Some students were cre- ative with their snow sculp- tures. Rather than building a plain snowman, Luke Morris, a corporate finance major, constructed a snow mermaid. The cold weather gave Kin- dra Sword, a freshman educa- tion major, an excuse to stay in and cuddle up with her boyfriend. The wonderful winter weather made the roads quite dangerous, though. The icy roads that covered the streets before Christmas brought worr ' to many students who were preparing to return home. ■ ' I was scared that my tlight would be canceled or that I would not l)e able to get to the airport because of the weath- er, said Cristi Billingsley, a freshman marketing major. The cold weather also made it difficult for students to get to their classes. The theater department kept busy entertaining the campus with its winter pro- ductions. Two productions were Scrooge and The Time of Your Life. The Tech basketball team, under the direction of head coach Gerald Myers, kept the winter blahs away from the Lubbock community by enter- taining sports enthusiasts. Myers ' squad was unable to keep its own blahs away, how- ever, as the Raiders were able to salvage only nine wins in 28 games. The 9-19 record was the worst by any Gerald Myers-coached team. The winter was a season for records for the Tech squad — all bad. First, Tech suffered its worst loss in school histon ' in a 91-49 setback to Baylor. Then the Raiders lost in the first round of the Southwest Conference Post-Season Clas- sic, a first for Tech. The season was a disap- pointment, said long-time basketball fan Robert Carrillo, a senior civil engineering ma- jor from Lubbock. But I think in the future we will see more victories as the team ma- tures. Other campuswide winter activities included the Resi- dence Halls Association ' s Ca- sino Night and the annual Carol of Lights. New Mexico, Colorado and Utah saw Tech students ride ( nld snow flurries were unpopular occurrences for Tech students having to bra% ' e the weather and attend classes. (Photo by Darrel Thomas) the slopes during the many winter weekends. Political debates were ap- parent during the winter months in the Lubbock area. The community was visited by several presidential hope- fuls, including Jesse Jackson, Pat Robert.son, Al Gore and Michael Dukakis. Debates between the candi- dates were broadcast via satel- lite to the Tech campus. The winter semester saw Tech create a new image with the promotional slogan: Tex- as Tech — Twice the Univer- sity. University Day, created to allow visiting high school se- niors to view Tech, brought the winter months to a close. — Dawn Quiett Xech head coach Gerald Myers had more than one outburst this winter as the Raider basketball team could fin- ish no better than 9- 19 for the season. (Photo by Ian Halperin) Winter — 19