Texas Tech University Archives
Below are historical tidbits on the establishment and growth of Texas Tech University.

Index to the University Daily / Daily Toreador Newspaper, 1995-2007

Facilities Master Plan

1-15-97           1:1                         Regents view Tech’s master plan in August

2-17-97           1:6                         Regents approve new master plan

3-3-97             1:1                         Master plan may move Tech plant lab

3-4-97             1:1                         Tech’s master plan may disrupt city’s goals

3-7-97             1:1                         Parking top issue at forum

3-7-97             1:6                         Architects define future of campus

3-10-97           1:1                         Master Plan receives praise, criticism

4-24-97           1:1                         City may not support street closure

5-28-97           4:1                         Case may impact rerouting of Indiana Avenue

9-2-97             1:1                         Mastering the future campus vision moves closer to becoming reality

9-5-97             1:1                         Scientists fight to keep research land

10-7-97           1:1                         Part of Tech land spared for gold course

10-8-97           1:1                         Plan’s details worry faculty

10-9-97           1:1                         Officials say plan will ease parking

10-23-97         1:1                         Structures may ease parking

11-10-97         1:4                         Board approves plan

1-14-98           1:1                         Parking lots new aim of Master Plan

2-5-98             1:1                         Tech plan includes hotel

3-26-98           1:1                         Tech road may receive funding

4-29-98           1:1                         Golf coarse plans considered

6-9-98             1:1                         Memorial Circle revamped under Master Plan

6-30-98           4:1                         Millennium Circle; bonfire site in Master Plan

10-30-98         1:2                         Ag college to temporarily close 15th Street

11-17-98         1:1                         15th St. hiatus stimulates closing

11-30-98         2:1                         Students collaborate on efforts to improve pedestrian mall design

3-23-99           1:1                         Resignation not to affect Master Plan

5-4-99             1:5                         Irrigation of top priority in Tech plan

9-26-00           1:6                         Town hall session set

9-27-00           1:2                         Forum gets low turnout

Faculty Forum

9-21-95           2:2                         Faculty Forum invites Tech student input

Faculty Honors Convocation

4-14-99           1:1                         Faculty recognized for excellence in teaching

Faculty Meetings

9-9-97             2:4                         Improvement points, changes discussed at fall faculty meeting

Faculty Profiles

9-12-95           1:1                         Law professor mediates bilingual case

9-20-95           1:1                         Tech engineering dean visits Siberia (Jorge Aunon)

9-25-95           1:5                         Tech faculty member dies (Pamela Cooper)

9-27-95           3:1                         Professor finds flair for Southwest (Joe Bilello)

9-29-95           3:1                         Professor appreciates ‘pioneer spirit’ (Hendricka Buclinckx)

11-15-95         3:1                         Forage professor finds home at Tech (Vivien Allen)

11-21-95         4:1                         Professor receives ASME prestige (Edward Anderson)

1-17-96           4:3                         New chairman begins Chemistry quest (David Roundhill)

2-2-96             5:1                         Tech professor veers from mainstream (Alden Roberts)

3-15-96           4:1                         Education presides over national council (Don Garnett)

3-15-96           4:4                         Administrator attempts to wear two hats (Jim Brunjes)

4-9-96             3:1                         Professor wins with articles about competitive theory (Shelby Hunt)

8-26-96           D1:4                       Horn professor digs dinosaurs, names find after Texas Tech (S. Chatterjee)

10-11-96         1:1                         Tenured professor possibly loses job (O. Hensley)

10-29-96         3:1                         Long distance learning:  Tech professor grant to tech, research in former Soviet Union Republic (Kurt Bruder)

11-26-96         3:1                         Tech professor studies voter habits; Neale Pearson travels  world, examines different cultures’ political structures

1-15-97           3:1                         Tech professor wins first place in international dissertation contest (Amarnath Prakash)

1-22-97           3:1                         Engineering professor aids motor company (Walt Oler)

2-4-97             1:1                         Education professor receives top reward

2-6-97             1:6                         Memorial set for interim chairman

2-11-97           1:3                         Fulbright recipient to teach in Paraguay (Robert Owen)

2-18-97           1:4                         Regents announce two new Horn professors (Menzel, Nguyen)

4-28-97           5:1                         Tech psychology professor dies (Jason Albrecht)

4-29-97           7:5                         Students, faculty attend memorial (Albrecht)

4-30-97           3:1                         Current, former students honor retiring professor (Mary Owens)

5-28-97           8:1                         Brink named assistant provost of academic affairs

8-1-97             6:1                         UNLV professor moves to Tech (J. Kottler)

9-3-97             3:1                         New institute direction utilizes former air base

9-11-97           3:1                         Researcher takes assistant professor’s position

9-15-97           5:1                         Right-Hand Man; Deputy Chancellor brings ‘broad background’ to position (James Crowson)

9-19-97           3:1                         Professor uses scout lessons, psychology in law

9-22-97           1:5                         Tech professor will run for Congressional seat

9-24-97           1:5                         Professor refused admission in lawsuit

9-24-97           2:2                         Tech professor’s running goal; to promote ‘no swimming’ signs

9-25-97           5:1                         Strong helps Upward bound excel

10-7-97           2:2                         Congressional bid educates professor (Mark Harmon)

10-13-97         1:1                         Professor burns shirt for playa lake fund (Vance Zider)

10-23-97         7:2                         Professor portrays life in art (Lahib Jabbo)

10-30-97         1:3                         Former Tech band director dies at 70

11-3-97           1:1                         Opperman brings financial knowledge to Tech

11-14-97         1:1                         Tech professor being audited (K.  Hennessey)

11-20-97         3:1                         Professor balances teaching, traveling (Murray Havens)

12-4-97           1:5                         Tech band director dies (James Sudduth)

1-12-98           1:1                         Tech vice provost dies in holiday accident (Virginia Sowell)

1-15-98           3:1                         Tech professor cashes in for lottery position

1-29-98           1:2                         Tech music teacher appeals to students’ rhythm in class, workshop

2-9-98             1:1                         Connecting Mind, Body, Self; Yoga puts students in touch with body

2-17-98           2:1                         Tech professor writes the book on Texas agriculture (Paul Vaughn)

3-11-98           1:1                         Professor dominates in primaries (Mark Harmon)

6-2-98             1:4                         Professors create economic vision

7-28-98           5:1                         Jarchow helps creation of Saudi Arabia college

8-31-98           9:1                         Former Tech law lecturer helps resolve issues in McLaren stand-off

9-15-98           2:1                         Professor receives high award

9-29-98           5:5                         Vice President receives award (Bob Ewalt)

10-9-98           2:1                         Tech professor receives first-ever designation

10-28-98         1:1                         Tech law professor testifies

11-13-98         7:1                         Tech professor makes mark in world poetry (Walt McDonald)

11-23-98         1:1                         Tech professor’s legacy at school continues (Bill Dean)

1-21-99           3:1                         Tech professor travel abroad for book (John Howe)

1-22-99           3:1                         Tech faculty member named educator of the year (Don Garnett)

1-29-99           1:3                         Retired Tech math professor dead at 61 (Derald Walling)

1-29-99           5:1                         Tech graduate returns to lead department (Alan Graham)

2-4-99             2:3                         Chairman ready for commitment (Daniel Cooke)

2-5-99             6:1                         Associate professor selected for seminar in Austria

2-24-99           3:2                         Professor receives award, continues research (So-hyun Joo)

3-3-99             6:1                         Tech professor ends presidential term (Eduardo Segarra)

3-8-99             3:1                         Tech professor elected for Scientific Advisory Panel (Ronald Kendall)

3-10-99           1:5                         Professor returns to alma mater, chairs department (Gilmour Reese)

3-11-99           2:1                         Tech professors receives highest honor (New Horn Profs., Ken Ketner and Clyde Jones)

3-22-99           1:2                         Tech professors take to the skies

3-23-99           1:2                         Schoolhouse rock, Tech professors rock Hub City nightlife

3-26-99           6:1                         Professor named Lubbock’s poet laureate

4-1-99             5:1                         National Poetry Month highlights area poets (Walt McDonald, Bill Wenthe)

4-6-99             3:3                         Tech professor receives research grant (Phil Dennis)

4-26-99           5:3                         Professor to recite original poetry (Don Rude)

4-28-99           3:1                         Brink wins award for freshman program

4-29-99           1:1                         Tech professors receives grants to study abroad

5-5-99             2:1                         Professor travels long road to Tech

5-5-99             2:5                         Marcy appointed engineering dean

5-5-99             3:1                         Texas Tech professor studies hail damage (Milton Smith)

6-8-99             2:3                         Poetic justice; Texas Tech English professor garners recognition

6-11-99           6:1                         One dead man walking into the future

6-22-99           2:2                         Tech instructor take home Jiu-Jitsu gold

7-9-99             3:2                         Professor garners international award

7-16-99           3:1                         Tech duo complete in Brazilian tournament (Klay Pittman)

8-6-99             1:2                         Crossing Life and Art (Tina Fuentes)

9-14-99           3:1                         Professor returns to classroom to teach, learn

10-8-99           1:2                         Professor uses characters to convey message

10-8-99           3:2                         Professor involved with books for entertainment, education (James Watkins)

10-11-99         1:2                         Professor memorializes animals (Adelaide Paul)

10-12-99         1:2                         Texas Tech professor of art dies at 59 (Bill Bagley)

10-18-99         3:1                         Arts and Sciences dean honored for advancement of women at Tech

10-20-99         5:1                         Professor vows to put art back into core curriculum (Dennis Fehr)

10-26-99         2:1                         Tech professor to be honored for professional work

11-9-99           2:2                         Professor honored for work

11-11-99         2:1                         Nelson decided to retire after 35 years with Tech

11-29-99         5:1                         Nature, dreams, memory inspire Tech artist’s work (James Watkins)

12-1-99           5:1                         Professor puts different light on teaching

12-2-99           5:1                         RHIM professor goes extra mile for students (Charlie Adams)

1-18-00           3:1                         Department goes Fish-ing for new chairman

1-24-00           1:4                         Skoog inducted into hall of fame

1-31-00           3:2                         Law School honors professor with award (Brian Shannon)

2-1-00             1:3                         SRC to be named in honor of Ewalt

2-7-00             1:2                         Courtyard renamed for Dean Nelson

2-11-00           2:2                         Poet laureate releases new book

2-16-00           1:2                         Tech regents award four more Horn Professorships

2-18-00           2:1                         Prof. honored for 50 years of service

2-21-00           1:2                         Four Tech professors awarded Fulbright Scholarship

2-29-00           3:1                         Doctor receives award for work, compassion

3-10-00           1:2                         Tech computer science chair to head NASA initiative

3-20-00           2:1                         Tech professor honored for teaching style

3-20-00           3:1                         Teacher clicks with students

3-22-00           2:1                         Wilde’s life work rewarded

3-31-00           2:2                         Tech poetry collection receives Western honor

4-17-00           2:1                         Professor awarded for dissertation

4-18-00           1:2                         HSC speech pathologist appointed to state board

4-19-00           2:1                         English professor recognized for original research

4-27-00           1:2                         choir director to replace baton with chalk sticks

4-27-00           2:2                         The power of redemption

6-20-00           2:2                         AAFC announces award winners (Elizabeth Hally)

7-21-00           2:2                         Schmidly to be replaced with new blood (Robert Sweazy)

8-28-00           A8:1                       Bowes replaces Hovey as education dean

8-28-00           A8:2                       Plant soil science chair to take leave of absence (Dick Auld)

8-29-00           10:1                       Tech professor earns state recognition (Walt McDonald, Tx. Poet Laureate)

9-1-00             5:1                         Wampler to be editor of top publication in field (Karen Wompler)

10-5-00           1:2                         Forsyth conquers ultimate challenge (Gary Forsyth, blind history prof.)

10-19-00         1:5                         Klock services set today (Retired faculty, Sheldon Klock, Jr.)

10-25-00         5:1                         Addition to Ag. Department makes difference (Cindy Akers)

11-2-00           3:1                         Instructor goes for Iron Man (Tomas Leclerc)

11-2-00           2:1                         Director to receive BFC award (Carl Anderson)

11-9-00           3:1                         Dean discusses issues helps students (Bill Dean, Mass. Comm.)

11-13-00         3:1                         Professor named poet laureate (Walt McDonald)

12-1-00           5:3                         Associate Dean approaches life as thing of beauty, never ending learning experience

1-11-01           3:1                         Tech prof. takes free ride (Mark Stoll)

1-31-01           2:1                         Texas Legislature honors Skoog

Faculty Senate

9-14-95           1:1                         Faculty Senate discusses general use fee, multimedia center fee increase will pay for salary increases, center provides Tech with up-to-date image for freshman

10-12-95         3:1                         Bourne addresses student issues at Faculty Senate

11-9-95           1:1                         Faculty Senate discusses early classes

1-17-96           3:3                         tech Faculty Senate tackles million dollar question

1-18-96           3:1                         Faculty Senate leaves funds undistributed

2-15-96           3:5                         New resolutions elicit response from Lawless

3-14-96           5:5                         Senate decrees support for Haragan

4-11-96           3:1                         Appropriation of funds highlights Faculty Senate meeting

10-10-96         1:5                         Faculty Senate discuss future of tenure

11-14-96         3:1                         Faculty Senate discusses future of tenure, department; Requests made for campus input in College of Engineering merger

1-16-97           1:1                         Faculty senate passes selection plan

2-13-97           1:1                         Dykes tackles absences

2-13-97           1:5                         Faculty fights funs paying administrators

3-13-97           1:5                         Faculty Senate toughens Athletic Council’s role

3-13-97           1:6                         Tenure review under criticism

3-26-97           1:1                         Faculty Senate looks to improve tenure policy

4-3-97             1:1                         Senate finds parking problems in plan

3-26-97           1:1                         Faculty looks to improve tenure policy

4-3-97             1:1                         Senate finds parking problems in plan

4-10-97           1:4                         Faculty faces revised performance review

9-11-97           1:1                         Faculty concerned about campus plan, public perception

10-9-97           1:1                         Faculty Senate considers Honors College

11-6-97           2:4                         Faculty Senate ponders admission standards

1-15-98           1:1                         Faculty question bookstore’s intent

2-12-98           1:5                         Dean tells faculty of Greek’s problems

2-16-98           1:6                         Senators see no need for tenure change

3-12-98           1:1                         Honors College not costly, attracts students

4-9-98             1:1                         Post tenure reviewed again

4-9-98             1:5                         Faculty recommend harassment training

9-10-98           1:1                         Faculty Senate discusses garages

10-15-98         1:1                         Senate discusses parking garages

10-16-98         1:5                         Faculty okays changes in college

2-11-99           2:4                         Montford speaks to Faculty Senate

3-11-99           1:3                         Faculty discusses benefits for partners

3-11-99           2:1                         Faculty Senate elects officers for 1999-2000 term

4-15-99           1:5                         Officials cancel meeting with faculty

9-10-99           5:1                         Faculty Senate meets to discuss parking situation

10-27-99         1:2                         Faculty wants answers to budget questions

9-14-00           3:1                         Study shows teacher evaluation system faulty

Faculty-Staff Salaries

9-22-95           1:1                         Lawless discusses raises; Tech president says faculty needs larger salary

10-13-95         1:1                         Faculty pay among nation’s lowest

11-15-96         1:1                         Administration lowest paid in Texas

1-13-97           1:3                         Regents approve faculty pay increase

5-30-98           1:1                         Administrators push Austin for staff raises

11-17-97         1:5                         Faculty salaries low across Texas

3-6-98             2:2                         Administrators’ salaries demoralize staff, faculty

3-10-98           1:1                         Montford gets raise; faculty salaries lag

3-24-98           1:1                         Faculty pay raise surpasses staffs’

9-3-98             1:1                         Faculty to receives $3M pay hike

4-6-99             1:1                         Faculty could see 7 percent pay increase

8-31-99           2:3                         Tech staff and faculty to receive salary increase

4-28-00           1:4                         Tech faculty eligible for salary increase

5-2-00             1:2                         Faculty give opinions on state pay raise

Family Day

11-2-98           3:1                         Talent show is part of Family Day Weekend

Family Guidance and Outreach Center

2-28-07           7-1                         Family Guidance Center extends helping hand

Federal Funding

3-5-99             1:1                         Officials present funding proposals in D.C.

10-14-99         1:5                         Tech may land more funding

2-15-00           1:2                         Book to help Tech acquire funding

3-1-00             1:5                         NSF gives Tech grant for wheat research

8-1-0               3:1                         Grant could further research, save species

10-24-00         1:6                         Funding increase approved (Space Sciences Center)

10-30-00         1:2                         House okays wind research grant

11-13-00         1:6                         Economic standing improves (Economic Development Administration University Center)

1-12-01           1:2                         Engineering collects $2M

Feed Your Body and Soul Week

2-27-07           5:2                         Feed your Body and Soul Week begins, focuses on raising awareness about eating disorders and body image

Fees and Tuition 

9-5-95             1:4                         Despite 9.4 percent budget increase, Tech still under funded, Cosby says

9-22-95           1:5                         Student senators applaud fee hike

1-30-96           3:3                         Out-of-state tuition change to affect Tech; New waivers require  higher scholarships

4-25-96           1:1                         Tech’s general use fee to increase

4-26-96           1:5                         Tech faculty, staff hopeful about fee

4-30-96           1:1                         Out-of-state students benefit

6-26-96           1:2                         State senator calls for accountability, input on university fee increases

8-26-96           8:1                         Cost of education rises again for 1996-97 school year

10-30-96         1:1                         Committee seeks student fee input

1-28-97           1:3                         Sharp proposes tuition hike for career students

5-28-97           1:2                         Tech regents raise tuition rates

8-12-97           1:1                         Legislature gives rebates to future graduates

2-24-98           1:2                         Tech students face higher tuition

3-5-98             1:1                         Regents consider fee increase

3-5-98             1:5                         Tech student approve rec. fees

3-13-98           1:1                         Regents raise student’s fees

3-25-98           1:5                         Most students accept latest fee increase

8-31-98           1:1                         Campus:  Tech alumni have least debt

2-3-99             1:1                         Tuition expected to rise

2-25-99           1:1                         Senate modifies education bull; ‘slacker laws’ changed to help students

2-26-99           1:1                         UC fee hike to go before students

3-5-99             1:1                         Students senators agree to send fee hike to legislature

3-31-99           1:1                         Texas Senate to vote on fee hike; increase would raise student service fees for UC renovations

4-2-99             1:1                         Fee could help alleviate parking problems

4-14-99           1:6                         Senate votes to raise UC fee cap

3-5-99             1:1                         Proposed bill could decrease tuition

10-5-99           1:5                         Applicant fee hike in works

2-1-00             1:2                         Fall fee increase topic of meeting

2-3-00             1:3                         Fee increase set to go before Regents

6-23-00           2:1                         Tech graduate students may get some fees waived

8-31-00           1:2                         Waiver benefits grad students

9-6-00             1:2                         Auditors question tuition reports

10-24-00         1:2                         Officials propose Rec. Center combo

1-11-01           1:2                         Tuition payment schedule altered

Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance

9-15-99           5:6                         Pro-choice films to be shown in UC

Financial Aid 

9-1-95             3:1                         Scholarship helps ease students’ financial burdens

9-15-95           4:1                         Financial aid information available to students on web

10-31-96         3:1                         Students, faculty arguer validity of direct student loans

1-15-97           1:5                         Students wait for loan checks

1-17-97           1:4                         Hudgins takes helm of Tech financial aid

1-31-97           1:1                         Senate looks to fix financial aid troubles

2-7-97             3:3                         Financial aid offers opportunities

2-5-98             2:1                         Tech plans financial aid workshops for area students

3-6-98             1:4                         Bill could lower student loan rates

3-11-98           1:5                         Deadline for financial aid approaches

6-5-98             1:1                         Aid office deals with understaffing

10-29-98         1:1                         Student loan default rates lowed

1-20-99           1:1                         Financial aid fiasco termed foul

1-20-99           6:1                         Students get tax relief on loans

1-22-99           1:4                         Students awaiting aid checks see some relief

2-19-99           1:2                         Senate proposes financial aid solution

4-12-99           1:1                         Financial aid process modified:  Electronic funds transfers, mailing of refund checks, online access added to list of charges

8-XX-99          6:1                         Welcome Issue:  Work Study Program offers students alternative of financial aid

8-30-99           A2:1                       Financial Aid Office undergoes speedy changes

10-4-99           3:1                         Bill increases maximum Pell Grant amount

11-3-99           1:2                         Amendments pass, Tech to receive additional funding

11-3-99           3:1                         Drug use may present Tech students from receiving aid

11-18-99         1:5                         Congress:  funds are due if exiting early

1-18-00           1:2                         Financial aid goes World Wide Web

Fire

4-4-96             1:1                         Three campus fires puzzle officials

12-9-97           1:1                         Officials suspect arson in Tech fire

6-19-98           6:1                         Tech to receive new fire station on campus

2-23-99           1:2                         Tech fixing fire code hazards

1-16-01           1:2                         Chemistry experiment flaw causes fire

2-19-01           2:2                         Fire erupts in Coleman trash chute

Flying Raiders

11-3-95           8:1                         Flying Riders skydiving club makes landing at Tech

11-14-95         1:2                         Not afraid to fall; experience teaches new skydivers to take risks

10-5-98           10:1                       Flying Raiders soar above college life every weekend

Football

9-6-95             8:2                         Tech corners ready to face Penn State Duo

9-8-95             9:1                         Tech looks for upset of Penn State

9-11-95           10:1                       Red Raiders can play with nation’s best teams

9-11-95           10:2                       Penn State Squeaks by Tech, 24-23

9-20-95           7:4                         Tech remains focused on Baylor

9-21-95           7:3                         Coleman eyes chance to play in NFL (Marcus Coleman)

9-25-95           1:5                         Tech heads into AP top 25 poll

9-27-95           7:2                         Baylor backfield worries Tech defense

9-28-95           8:1                         Work ethic makes walk-on starter at center

9-29-95           10:2                       Tech, Baylor open final SWC season

9-29-95           13:1                       Texas Tech vs. Baylor; the Preview

10-2-95           6:1                         Baylor squeaks by Raiders, 9-7

10-9-95           1:1                         Tech celebrates victory over A&M

10-11-95         10:2                       Adams makes most of opportunity at Tech (Bo Adams)

10-16-95         1:1                         Police patrol games; UPD combats alcohol use, fighting, not tortilla tossing

10-16-95         3:1                         Lubbock children reap game benefits

10-16-95         6:1                         Tech silent on SWC officials

10-16-95         6:3                         Raiders rout Arkansas State, 63-25

10-18-95         6:1                         Hanspard named player of the week

10-23-95         8:3                         Tech survives scare from Rice

10-26-95         8:5                         Lethridge’s re-emergence sparks offense for Raiders

10-27-95         12:3                       Tech faces tough road test in Lobos

10-30-95         6:3                         Tech rolls to 34-7 win over Lobos

11-2-95           7:1                         Turnovers key for Tech defense

11-3-95           10:1                       Tech battles Texas for SWC lead

11-6-95           8:1                         Texas records Tech-nical knockout of Red Raiders

11-8-95           3:1                         Committee for Champions moves closer to goal; members hope for 41,641 fans to attend final home against TCU

11-10-95         12:2                       Running game key for Tech, TCU

11-13-95         8:2                         Red Raiders shut down TCU

11-13-95         8:2                         Defensive play not enough to offset TCU offense

11-16-95         8:3                         Big 12 athletic directors approve playoff game

11-17-95         10:2                       Tech looks to keep bowl hopes alive

11-17-95         10:3                       Thomas named finalist for Butlers Award

11-20-95         6:2                         Cotton Bowl sees last SWC game with Raiders

11-21-95         8:2                         Tech closes out SWC against Cougars

11-27-95         1:5                         Football team accepts bid to Weiser-Lock Copper Bowl

11-27-95         7:3                         Thomas named to third squad

11-27-95         8:1                         Tech holds off Houston, 38-26

11-28-95         7:1                         Tech sees Copper Bowl ??????

11-29-95         6:6                         Air Force accepts Copper Bowl bid

12-2-95           1:1                         Tech athletes arrest during brawl

12-5-95           1:1                         Arrested athletes still bow bound

12-6-95           1:1                         Lethridge ??????? citation deferment

1-16-96           11:1                       Record-breaking Red Raiders return triumphant (Weiser-Lock Copper bowl)

1-19-96           7:4                         Questions surround Winder’s future at Tech

1-22-96           1:3                         Winder takes offensive coordinator job at OU

1-23-96           6:1                         Tech opens ’96 season against Big 12 opponent

3-29-96           8:1                         Annual Red-Black spring game gives football players chance for friendly competition

4-1-96             8:5                         Bass makes comeback as Black defeats Red

4-12-96           10:1                       Hanspard, offense find midseason form in win

4-22-96           6:3                         Red Raiders receive righteous reward (NFL drafts Coleman, Thomas)

8-13-96           6:1                         Tech camp starts out without fall squad

8-26-96           B1:3                       Tech relies on offense to even offs in new conference

8-27-96           12:1                       Red Raiders enter the season with question on offense and in kicking game

8-28-96           9:1                         Tilling defensive holes key to Tech success

9-3-96             9:1                         Tech finds bright spots in Kansas State’s win

9-3-96             9:3                         Red Raiders face two foes in Kansas

9-6-96             13:3                       OSU boasts one-two punch in backfield

9-9-96             8:2                         Red Raiders nab first Big 12 victory

9-10-96           8:2                         Tech coordinators like what they see

9-13-96           11-16                     The Big 12:  A fan’s guide to the football teams and schools that form the nation’s premier athletic conference

9-16-96           10:1                       Tech offensive lineman play musical positions

9-18-96           7:3                         Georgia’s coach fearing battle with Red Raiders

9-20-96           10:3                       Raiders have Georgia on their minds

9-23-96           6:1                         Tech passing game stagnant in 15-12 loss

9-24-96           6:1                         Dykes confident Lethridge will improve

9-26-96           7:1                         Tech ready to rebound from Georgia loss

9-27-96           9:1                         Tech opens home schedule against Utah State

9-30-96           6:1                         Hanspard, Lethridge revive two-prong attach for Red Raiders

10-1-96           7:1                         Magnitude of Baylor game realized

10-1-96           7:5                         Tech’s Johnson named Big 12 Player of the Week

10-3-96           1:1                         Jones makes final appeal to NCAA

10-3-96           6:1                         Tech to face off against star Baylor running back

10-4-96           9:3                         Red Raiders set to go Bear hunting

10-7-96           6:1                         Records fall in Red Raiders’ 45-2 win

10-8-96           5:1                         Red Raider backfield loaded with talent

10-10-96         6:3                         No. 7:  Tech’s unknown Saturday warrior (R. Johnson)

10-11-96         1:5                         Tech may forfeit Copper Bowl win

10-11-96         6:1                         Running back showdown awaits

10-14-96         6:3                         Tech moves to first in South Division

10-15-96         1:1                         Jones fights to regain Tech eligibility

10-15-96         5:1                         North dominates South in Big 12

10-15-96         6:3                         Cornhusker Express:  Nebraska comes to Lubbock Saturday sporting many statistics of domination

10-17-96         10:1                       Backfield trio helps Tech’s rushing attack

10-18-96         1:1                         Court allows Jones to play

10-18-96         7:1                         Supremacy name of Nebraska game

10-18-96         7:5                         Osborne wary of Tech’s potent rushing attack

10-21-96         8:3                         Mistakes keep Red Raiders from upset

10-22-96         6:5                         Texas A&M game key to Red Raider’s title run

10-24-96         7:1                         Red Raiders bookends garner accolades

10-25-96         7:1                         Red Raiders look to end misery in College Station

10-28-96         1:1                         A&M’s crew wrecked by Tech again; Red Raiders triumph over Texas A&M 13-10 in first win in College Station since 1984

10-29-96         6:1                         A&M win puts Tech in driver’s seat

10-31-96         12:1                       Hanspard has handle on Heisman; Tech tailback receives support in his quest to be nation’s best player

11-1-96           1:1                         Fullback’s eligibility sees official scrutiny

11-4-96           1:1                         Court may allow Jones to play Texas

11-5-96           1:1                         Absences lead to Morris’ expulsion

11-5-96           6:5                         Red Raiders face must win against Longhorns

11-7-96           1:1                         Tech, UT fight for control of spur

11-7-96           4:5                         Craziest Tech fans battle for front-row seats

11-8-96           9:1                         Big 12 South Division up for grabs Saturday

11-11-96         8:1                         Texas dampens Tech’s championship hopes

11-12-96         5:1                &nb