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, 1995-2001

Gambling

9-26-97           1:2                         Sports betting increases among Tech students despite risks

Gay-Lesbian

9-6-95             1:3                         New fraternity comes out on campus (Delta Lambda Phi)

9-11-95           3:1                         GLBS focuses on Coming Out Day

10-11-95         4:3                         Students observe, discuss National Coming Out Day

10-12-95         1:1                         Tech ‘comes out’ for national celebration

3-28-95           3:5                         Suppl:  Panhandle ‘Bible Belt’ fails to buckle GLBS

9-3-96             4:1                         Homosexual fraternity begins Rush, hopes for growth

10-24-96         1:1                         Students post fliers to threaten residents

10-9-98           5:1                         Former Tech SGA president to speak to GLBSA

10-12-98         2:1                         Former student government president addresses GLBSA

10-22-98         1:1                         Letting their light shine; Students, citizens have vigil in honor of hate crime victim

10-27-98         1:1                         GLBSA sponsor asked to resign

3-26-99           1:2                         Group tables motion to sponsor GLBSA

10-11-00         3:1                         Tech GLBSA promotes awareness

10-12-00         1:2                         Coming out Week promotes awareness

Geosciences Department

9-27-96           6:1                         Future weather forecasters flock to Tech; University’s atmospheric sciences program one of best in nation, professor says

Goin’ Band

9-11-95           5:1                         Goin’ Band from Raiderland begins marching season for Dallas Cowboys

11-7-95           1:1                         Goin’ Band members assault mascot

11-9-95           3:5                         Goin’ Band members still under investigation

11-17-95         3:1                         Band bat-beating incident still under investigation by UT Police department

11-28-95         1:1                         Bat mascot drops assault charges

9-6-96             9:1                         Goin’ Band form Raiderland prepared for double duty in Dallas

1-22-99           5:1                         Tech’s Goin’ Band receives high honor

9-13-99           1:2                         Raiderland band to celebrate 75 ‘goin’ years at hone opener

9-17-99           1:2                         Goin’ Band receives top honor

10-8-99           2:1                         Marching Festival to benefit Goin’ Band

10-6-00           10:1                       Goin’ Band marches on as Tech tradition

10-23-00         1:2                         Oktoberfest to emphasize foreign society (Sponsored by band)

10-24-00         1:2                         Party-goers adapt to German lifestyle

11-21-00         1:2                         Sooner fans get fruity with Goin’ Band

Golf

9-7-95             7:1                         Parker looking to rebound in 1995

9-7-95             8:3                         Novda’s roots make him better golfer

9-14-95           7:5                         Raider linksters claim first tournament of year

9-25-95           8:1                         Men’s gold team pens season in Kansas

9-26-95           7:1                         Tech linksters hope to extend win streak (Women)

9-28-95           9:1                         Men’s gold team struggles in season-opening tourney

10-9-95           6:2                         Women’s gold team to compete in New Mexico invitational

10-11-95         10:2                       Tech linksters place second in New Mexico

10-12-95         6:5                         Thomson makes comeback, hope to improve gold game (Tracey Thomson)

10-19-95         10:1                       Women’s golf team heads to Stanford tourney

10-23-95         7:1                         Raiders host first golf tournament since 1979 (Men)

10-24-95         7:3                         Women’s gold team ties with New Mexico

10-25-95         6:1                         New Mexico state, Tech Mathis win titles at Tech tournament

11-3-95           10:3                       Men’s linksters head to Austin

1-23-96           5:1                         Senior golfers key to Red Raiders’ success

2-8-96             5:5                         Men’s golf team to open 1996 season

2-23-96           7:1                         Men’s gold team continues spring in Lufkin

3-1-96             11:5                       Women’s gold stumbles in Arizona

3-5-96             5:1                         Tech freshman golfer drives for national success (Brooke Lowrance)

3-7-96             7:2                         Texas Tech men’s gold team struggles

4-4-96             8:3                         Competition drives Rorie on, off course (JJ Rorie)

4-5-96             9:1                         Women’s golfers return to action in Oklahoma

4-10-96           8:1                         Consistent performances lead women’s gold to team trophy

4-18-96           9:1                         Tech women’s gold team takes to links for SWC championship

4-30-96           6:3                         Novoa shoots Red Raiders to SWC title (Men)

5-1-96             12:1                       Tech women’s gold season extended for NCAA tournament play

5-1-96             12:6                       Men’s golfers get accolades

8-26-96           B5:3                       Tech golfers seek repeat of last year’s success

8-29-96           10:3                       Red Raiders show up swinging in Big 12

9-6-96             13:1                       Tech women’s golf opens season with title defense

9-19-96           8:2                         Dick McGuire tourney awaits Tech (Women)

9-23-96           6:5                         Tech golf struggles in second tourney

9-25-96           7:1                         Tech men’s gold struggles in season opener

10-4-96           11:1                       Red Raider men’s golf team heads to Michigan

10-9-96           6:1                         Red Raider men’s golf struggles early

10-10-96         6:1                         Women’s golf takes eighth in Big 12 Preview

10-18-96         11:5                       Men’s golf team prepared for final fall tournament

10-21-96         8:1                         Men’s golf hosts own tournament

10-22-96         5:3                         Women’s golf team reflects on fall season

10-23-96         6:3                         Red Raider men’s golf team struggles at home

11-8-96           9:6                         Golf tees off in final fall tournament

11-11-96         8:6                         Men’s golf wraps season

11-13-96         7:1                         Men’s golf team suffers sub par fall season

2-4-97             6:5                         Red Raider golf teams prepare for ’97 season

2-6-97             8:1                         Tech men’s golf season swings into full action

2-10-97           8:1                         Still no answer for Men’s golf

2-21-97           9:1                         Men’s golf team searches for answers in Lufkin tournament

2-24-97           7:3                         Men’s golf finishes 10th

2-24-97           8:3                         Women’s golf opens season in Bruin Classic

2-25-97           7:3                         Women’s golf team in second place after first round

2-26-97           7:1                         Women’s golf begins spring with fifth-place finish

3-10-97           7:1                         Men’s golfers hope to find improvement

3-12-97           7:1                         Red Raiders’ woes continue on course

3-14-97           6:5                         Spring Break begins at LSU for Tech women’s golf team

3-25-97           5:2                         Men’s gold team finds no luck in Laredo

3-28-97           7:1                         Men’s golf team continues search for improved play

4-1-97             5:1                         Men’s golf team continues season-long struggles on links

4-7-97             5:1                         Tournament test awaits women’s team

4-8-97             7:1                         Women’s golf team improves after disappointing first day

4-9-97             9:1                         Women’s golf improves tournament play

4-11-97           9:1                         Men’s golf heads to Houston tournament

4-14-97           10:1                       Men’s golf turns in best finish of season

4-15-97           5:1                         Women’s golf team in battle for first

4-16-97           7:5                         Women linksters face challenge after first round in Big 12 tournament

4-18-97           8:4                         Women linksters hope to cement NCAA berth

4-21-97           6:1                         Lady linksters face challenge after first round in Big 2 tournament

4-22-97           5:1                         Women’s golf team improves in tournament

4-23-97           6:2                         Women’s golf wraps up Big 12 tourney

4-28-97           10:5                       Men’s golf holding onto NCAA hopes

4-29-97           9:5                         Men’s golf team in hole at Big 12 Championship

4-30-97           10:5                       Women’s golf makes NCAA tournament

4-30-97           10:3                       Tech men’s golf drops to last in Big 12’s final round

9-2-97             2:1                         Sports:  Tech fold vies for improvement in 1997

9-16-97           6:5                         Women’s golf third after first day of McHaney Memorial

9-17-97           8:3                         Tech linksters finish fourth at McHaney Memorial

9-24-97           7:5                         Tech golf team takes 14th place in Kansas

9-29-97           7:1                         Red Raider women’s golf places 10th in Big McGuire Tournament

10-8-97           6:1                         Tech golf fourth at Big 12 Preview

10-9-97           10:3                       Men’s golf travels to second tournament

10-13-97         6:1                         Men’s golf finishes 19th

10-22-97         7:3                         Tech finishes sixth at tournament (Men)

10-27-97         9:5                         Golf competitive at Stanford tournament

11-4-97           6:3                         Golf teams compete in tournament

11-5-97           7:3                         Raider golf teams finish tournament play

2-5-98             7:1                         Red Raider golfers prepare for first tournament of spring season

2-23-98           9:4                         Tech teams travel to California, San Antonio

3-6-98             13:3                       Golf team plays in Louisiana

3-12-98           6:5                         Men’s golf team places 15th

3-13-98           8:1                         Women’s golf team plays in LSU-Fairwood tourney

3-31-98           5:1                         Tech men’s golf finishes 10th at Border Olympics

4-6-98             8:1                         Tech women’s golf team competes at Utah tourney

4-9-98             8:1                         Tech women’s golf wins first tournament of year

4-24-98           13:1                       Raiders begin Big12 tourney play

4-29-98           10:1                       Red Raiders men’s golf finishes 11th at Big 12 tourney

4-29-98           11:1                       Tech selected to NCAA regional (Women)

4-31-98           5:1                         Sports:  Golf ready to tee up for 1998 season

9-14-98           7:1                         Women’s golf starts season with McHaney Memorial

9-15-98           6:2                         Lowrance leads McHaney Memorial

9-16-98           6:1                         Lowrance takes home title for Red Raiders

9-22-98           7:3                         Men’s golf last in tournament

9-23-98           7:1                         Men’s golf places 16th

9-28-98           7:6                         Raiders finish 14th in tourney

10-2-98           9:1                         Women’s golf plays Big 12 Preview

10-5-98           8:5                         Red Raider Women’s gold finishes fifth at Big 12 Preview

11-9-98           5:1                         Tate leads Tech Men’s golf to fall’s best finish

3-12-99           6:1                         Women’s golf to play next match of season

4-19-99           5:5                         Women’s golf ready for Big 12 tourney

4-20-99           8:5                         Women’s golf continues in Big 12 tourney today

4-21-99           7:5                         Tech’s Lowrance up by three strokes

4-22-99           8:6                         Tech golfers end up in third

4-27-99           6:5                         Men’s golf in ninth place after first day of Big 12 Tourney

4-28-99           7:3                         Tech golfers receive recognition

6-28-99           7:1                         Women’s golfers receive recognition

9-3-99             11:1                       Women’s squad looks to continue last year’s success

9-3-99             11:4                       After last season’s disappointing finish, men’s team hopes newcomers help boost conference record

9-27-99           9:1                         Women’s golf finishes 12th in tournament

10-11-99         7:1                         Golf team wins fourth place (Men)

10-15-99         11:1                       Women’s golf team makes great comeback stroke

10-26-99         6:3                         Women’s golf squad finishes 16th

10-28-99         7:3                         Men’s golf team sinks fourth place

11-5-99           7:1                         Women’s golf squad takes fifth-place tie

11-11-99         6:1                         Men’s golf ends on high tone

4-26-00           7:5                         Men’s golf team finishes eighth

5-3-00             10:1                       Tech hires new golf coach

5-3-00             10:1                       Women’s golf invited to NCAA West Regional in Tempi, Arizona

8-28-00           4D:1                       Red Raider golf program looks to future with new head coaches

10-3-00           8:1                         Tech golfers in full swing

10-11-00         8:1                         Tech Women’s golf showing early promise

10-26-00         7:1                         Tech Men’s golf heads to Stanford Tourney

10-31-00         6:5                         Tech Men’s golf finishes in 14th place at California tournament

11-1-00           6:5                         Raider women’s golf takes sixth at NMSU

11-6-00           8:1                         Men’s golf looking for improvement

11-7-00           5:1                         Tech golfers future looking bright (Mark Hull)

11-15-00         7:1                         Dukes and Newhouse leading Women’s golf

1-23-01           8:1                         Texas Tech golf swings into new season

2-12-01           10:6                       Men’s golf heads to Houston

2-14-01           8:4                         Raider golf finishes seventh at Rice tourney

2-23-01           8:4                         Women’s golf foes to Arizona

2-26-01           7:5                         Women’s golf finished fifth at Tucson tourney

Grades (GPA)

9-27-95           3:1                         GPAs related to campus living, study shows

3-7-97             1:4                         Amendment guards academic records

3-25-97           1:1                         Faculty proposes new grading system

Graduate Council

3-8-96             3:1                         Graduate Council focuses sights on dean search

4-5-96             3:1                         Graduate Council rules race not a factor in admissions; court ruling will not impact Tech

10-4-96           4:1                         Graduate Council discusses diversity issues

12-4-96           4:3                         Graduate Council developing policy to cope with state law

2-12-97           5:5                         Graduate Council aims at evaluating programs

3-14-97           3:1                         Tech Graduate Council approves joint degree program with Mexico

4-1-97             1:1                         Council approves joint degree plan

4-4-97             3:1                         Graduate Council changes catalogue

4-28-97           4:1                         Graduate Council schedules meeting to discuss new policies’ effects

9-5-97             5:1                         Council discusses graduate concerns

10-10-97         3:1                         Graduate Council focuses on school’s standards

11-7-97           3:1                         Graduate Council discusses admission policies, 99/1130 home rule

2-6-98             3:4                         Council discusses new program (MA Social Work)

2-11-98           1:1                         Graduate Council inquiries into backlog issue

3-6-98             1:1                         Tech graduate issues fixed, council says

4-3-98             1:4                         Council approves program detail

10-2-98           1:4                         Graduate Council meets

11-6-98           1:1                         Council discusses faculty enrollment; Minority figures, course changes on list of topics

2-5-99             2:1                         Positions open in Graduate Council

9-3-99             2:1                         Graduate Council okays pilot study program

Graduate School

3-8-96             3:1                         Graduate Council focuses sights on dean search

3-26-96           1:4                         New dean finalists begin public forums

3-28-96           1:3                         Tech’s graduate schools lad behind nation

4-2-96             1:3                         Graduate dean finalist discusses Tech future

4-12-96           4:4                         Competition heats up in dean selection process

9-6-96             4:1                         Graduate school to gain internet access

9-10-96           1:2                         Ex-Techsan returns as dean

11-8-96           3:1                         Legislation may effect Tech’s graduate program

11-12-96         1:3                         Dean wants more Latin students at Tech

3-28-97           3:2                         Tech administration upset about bill; proposal would limit funding for doctoral students over credit hour limit

4-30-97           1:1                         Graduate school strives to improve education, increase applicants

9-30-98           1:4                         Tech, North Texas grad schools combine to provide class credit

1-28-99           1:3                         School now wheelchair friendly

3-5-99             3:1                         Graduate school to begin reviewing admission policy

10-19-00         2:4                         Conference to be held at tech (National Black Graduate Association Conference)

10-26-00         1:2                         Dissertation, thesis web site sparks controversy

11-8-00           1:2                         Tech graduate school receives legislative buffing

1-16-01           1:2                         Graduate school to host black student conference

1-17-01           1:4                         False grad papers cause for concern

Graduation Rates

4-12-96           1:1                         Programs aid athlete graduation rate

6-11-96           4:3                         More Tech students graduated in 1996

12-6-99           1:5                         Degrees awarded on rise:  Number of doctorates increases since 1996

Grants

6-4-96             1:4                         Tech given $90,000 grants for meat grading standards

9-30-98           1:1                         Tech institute receives $3M (Institute for Environmental and Human Health)

10-7-98           1:1                         Show us the money; Tech awaits Clinton, Congress to approve $4.4M in aid

Greenhouse

2-21-97           3:1                         Greenhouse provides ‘oasis of growth’

Grounds Maintenance 

9-11-95           1:1                         Latest rainfall welcome sight for Tech’s grounds crew

1-24-97           1:1                         Campus pigeons possibly poisoned

3-6-98             1:1                         Tech offices consider privatization

2-5-99             1:1                         Regents look to privatize duties

10-15-99         3:3                         Working behind the scenes;  Grounds Maintenance receives award for Beautification of Tech campus

Gunfire Kickline

2-24-98           5:1                         Less Dance, More Kick:  Tech’s Gunfire Kickline offers new style to prospective kickers