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On April 28,  the Texas Tech Risk Intervention and Safety Education (RISE) office partnered with the Tech Panhellenic Council to host the annual Take Back the Night event for sexual assault survivors and their allies. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and every year RISE hosts this event for survivors of sexual assault and those that support them to come together to share their voices and experiences. In years past, the event has included poster making and a march down Broadway in Lubbock, a circle to share experiences and a candlelight vigil, Brittany Todd, the RISE director, said....

Arbor Day is a holiday about celebrating the beauty of nature, much like Earth Day. Texas Tech has an interesting tradition where plants are planted every year around campus in celebration of Arbor Day. Charles Leatherwood, the managing director for Grounds Maintenance at Tech, discussed some of the history of Arbor Day at Tech and the grounds maintenance crew’s involvement with the holiday. “The very first Arbor Day on campus happened in 1938,” Leatherwood said. “They went and planted a lot of plants around campus and around the buildings. Back when John Montford was the ...

Amanda and Ryan Hill own a wrap shop near the Memorial Circle rotary in Augusta, but they'd always had their eye on downtown. That dream was about to come true a year ago when a closing on Water Street space was canceled as the pandemic hit. Timing is never good — the young couple have two toddlers and have worked hard to keep the sandwich shop open the past year — but when the Hills had another chance this spring on a downtown space this spring, they didn't hesitate. "I've been wanting to be down here since we moved here five years ago," Ryan Hill said Tuesday as he and Amanda set up ...

Identity fraud: Shawsheen Road, 10:46 a.m. Identity fraud: Barrington Drive, 13:18 a.m. Identity fraud: Hawthorne Circle, 4:56 p.m. Request officer: Police helped direct traffic when railroad gates were stuck, Essex Street, 5:56 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 Arrest: James L. Lambert, 26, of 8 Anderson Drive, Methuen, arrested on two warrants, Minuteman Road, 4:50 a.m. Identity fraud: Unwanted package delivered to house, Robinswood Way, 8:41 a.m. Found person: Missing 12-year-old from Lawernce found, Burton Farm Drive, 9:46 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 Identity fraud: Berkley Lane, 12:01 p.m. Found property...

Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on television, please be aware of what's closed in and around Washington DC.    National Mall and National Parks The National Park Service, at the request of and in cooperation with the United States Secret Service, will implement a temporary public closure of the National Mall beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 15 and extending through at least Thursday, January 21. In support of this effort, the National Park Service is also temporarily closing to the public the following roadways and park areas: East and West Potomac Parks including Hains ...