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

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% ' i ' i. f(l €k¥Sri Designed by Mark Valdez Life After College — 25

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You ' ve been going to school for 16 years, maybe longer. You have your degree in hand and you ' re ready to begin your first job. What will it be like? Has my degree prepared me for what I will find in the real world ? In six months will I be lying in an urban gutter, homeless and starving to death? Those are questions each of us must face when we leave Tech to begin our lives away from school, and each will be answered in its own time, whether it ' s six days, six weeks or six months. Two Texas Tech graduates who know the answers to these questions are Renee Henderson and Rachel Kissko. Henderson, 23, graduated with a bach- elor ' s degree in broadcast journalism in May 1 989, and Kissko, 23, graduated with a bachelor ' s in telecommunications in De- cember 1988. The two are working as morning anchors for competing television stations in Midland. Henderson had done her practicum at KMID-TV (ABC) and upon her graduation, she was asked to continue working for the station as a reporter. Since that time Henderson has moved to anchoring an early morning news program as well as the Good Morning America news briefs. She found that although Tech gave her a good base of knowledge on which to start, it didn ' t teach her everything she needed to know. I took the book knowledge that I learned while attending Tech and com- bined it with the experience I ' m getting on the job, she said. College isn ' t the end of your education, it ' s the beginning. Kissko, who has been anchoring the Today news break at KTPX-TV for more than a year, echoed the belief. I find that in TV you ' re constantly trying to prove yourself, she said. School really doesn ' t prepare you for what you ' re going to do. Kissko found that once you ' re out of school, you have to motivate yourself. This is a business where you don ' t get a pat on the back, she said. If no one says anything to you, you ' re doing a good job. Kissko said there is some extra motiva- tion competing against one of her college friends. It ' s healthy competition, and it pushes me a lot harder, she said. Re- nee is very good. — Kent B. Jameson ONWARD life after college Upon graduating, most seniors find themselves walking down the road to reality in search of a job and a new life out of school. (Photo by Greg Humphries) W ' , :-lf 24 — Life After College

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TECH EVENT MAKES CROWD LEAVE IN AWE By Jamie Stewart Providing entertainment for ttie evening, the Carol ot Ligtits band accompanies choir mem- bers viUWe they sing a Christmas carol. (Photo by Rob Williams) With bright lights on the campus, the annual Carol of Lights delighted both those from the Tech campus and those from the Lubbock community. The event took place on Dec. 1 . Thousands of students and Lubbock residents gathered on the Tech campus Dec. 1 to share in the 31 st annual Carol of Lights ceremony. The theme of this year ' s Christmas Carol of Lights, sponsored by the Resi- dence Halls Association, was Love Shin- ing Bright. The holiday celebration in- cluded a reception, dinner and the tradi- tional outdoor ceremony. Tech administrators, regents, deans and RHA members were invited to a reception and dinner before the outdoor ceremony. The guests were served a prime rib dinner in the Wall Gates dining hall. Heidi Eyier, a sophomore family studies major from Arlington and indoor chairman of the Carol of Lights, said about 200 people attended the reception and din- ner. I got involved with Carol of Lights my freshman year through RHA, EyIer said. It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it. I ' ll probably do it again next year. She said the committee began work on the project in September and worked on details right up until the event began. The outdoor ceremony began at 7 p.m. with a carillon concert. The Saddle Tramps began their torchlight processio- nal at 7:25, with a trombone ensemble following at 7;30. The University Choir and University Singers performed separate numbers, and the combined choirs performed Joy to the World and Oh Come, All Ye Faithful. Those in attendance joined in singing Silent Night just before the lights went on. Aher the campus was lighted, every- one joined in the group singing of The First Noel and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The University Choir and Uni- versity Singers presented a carol concert at 8:30 p.m. We worked on the plans for the Carol of Lights just about every day from the end of September until the night of the ceremony. But we all had a blast doing it, said Bob Meyer, a sophomore child devel- opment major from Arlington and Carol of Lights outdoor chairman. Moyer said Alpha Phi Omega, Chi Rho, the High Riders, the Saddle Tramps and the Women ' s Service Organization helped RHA with the event. Tech grounds and maintenance employees hung the lights around the campus. 26 — Carol of Lights