Vanity - TTU Seal Change

9 May 2005 | Army Air Corps

[hispanarepublicana]

Call the ones listed above and let them know...please!!

[hispanarepublicana]

Sssshhhhhhush!

[Deguello]

Thanks for the ping.

Will get make the calls.

[Army Air Corps]

Photos of Campus
For the Alumni who haven't been to campus in a long time, these photos show some of the changes.

This is where the English building once stood. Now, the area is being converted into a sculpture garden


This is part of the new English/Philosophy complex


Here is a view of the other half of the English/Philosophy Complex.


Folks, the University Centre (UC) has been expanded.

Interior of the UC expansion.


This is a view from the new mezzanine area in the Library.


Here is the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library. This is the largest repository of material on the SW United States. Also this is home of the Vietnam Archive which is the largest repository of archival material on the Vietnam War outside the Federal Government.


Here is an aerial view of the western half of campus showing the addition to the Recreation Centre and the new United Spirit Arena.


Here is the English Philosophy Complex as seen from the 10 floor of the Architecture building.


Here are two views of the eastern half of campus.



Here is an aerial shot of the addition to the SBC Football arena. Sorry, this will have to do until I take a better, closer shot of it later this afternoon.

Here is the water sculpture at Memorial Circle.


Here is the addition to West Hall.


I did not include shots of the new on-campus apartments, the large new physics lab building, or the massive addition to the meat lab. More pics to follow this evening.

[Army Air Corps]

Would you ping the Texas FReepers to look at post 24, please?

[Army Air Corps]

Ping to the TTU FReepers.

Post 24 has shots that I took today for all who are interested in the projects that Chancellor Montford initiated. Chancellor Smith hasn't done a bloody thing in comparison to Montford's hard work.

[hispanarepublicana]

Wow, those look great...what the h*** am I doing inside on FR? (Watch, some FReeper will start a thread later tonight..."VANITY: Should I Report the Guy I Saw Taking Possible Surveillance Photos of the University?"

[TejasRose]

Thanks for the ping and all the great pictures. My oldest son starts work on his Ph.D. this summer at Texas Tech. He received his Master's in anthropology from Tech last year. He doesn't have any particularly nice things to say about Smith.

[Army Air Corps]

Thabks for the compliments. I am going to post more pics this evening. I will include a better shot of the United Spirit Arena.

As for this comment:

..."VANITY: Should I Report the Guy I Saw Taking Possible Surveillance Photos of the University?"

I was a little nervous when I took a shot of the seal what with the controversy. I had a mental image of the Campus Police hauling me into the station house...

[Army Air Corps]

Congrats to your son! He'll enjoy TTU even more as an upper-level grad student. Also, only Smith has good things to say about Smith. :-)

[TejasRose]

I was a little nervous when I took a shot of the seal what with the controversy. I had a mental image of the Campus Police hauling me into the station house...

My son paid enough fees in parking tickets while he was working on his Master's that the Campus Police all probably got a hefty raise!!

[Army Air Corps]

Okay, these shall be the last photographs of campus for some time; I do not want to overwhelm folks with photographs nor do I want to "break the Internet." :-)
Despite the number of images posted here, I want the alumni to keep in mind that there is so much that I have not posted. There aren't photographs of the International Cultural Centre, the $20 million+ Rawls Golf Course (paid for by a TTU alumnus), nor the massive expansion of the University Medical Centre nor the Museum of Texas Tech University.
Let the cavalcade of photographs begin!

First, is a shot of the new facade for the Jones SBC Arena


Next, is a photograph of the new Experimental Sciences Building.


Here is the Masked Rider statue between the two buildings that are part of the Alumni Pavilion.


Two shots of some of the news student housing on campus. These are full-fledged apartments on campus adjacent to the Biology building.



Here is a shot of the southwest corner of the United Spirit Arena.


Here is the expanded Meat Laboratory for all of you Agriculture alumni.


How many of you remember North Overton aka The Tech Ghetto?
The following shots show how much of it has been leveled for new construction.

This is a combination condo/business block. Businesses are on the ground floor with single story and loft apartments on the floors above.


These are just some of the half dozen new, large apartment complexes geared toward students.



Okay folks, that is all for a while until we start another thread on TTU or the Lubbock area. I hope that everyone has enjoyed these.

[hispanarepublicana]

"libs-trying-to-take-away-southern-culture-icon" PING
[i can
provide a link to the intro thread for this if ya'll are interested] we need your phonecalls & help

[hispanarepublicana]

The following shots show how much of it has been leveled for new construction.

"women & children hardest hit" according to the libs in town.

[Army Air Corps]

LOL! Yeah, the libs fail to mention the generous prices that residents were paid for their homes. Liberals cannot be bothered by facts, they just get in the way of their bullsh*t.

[Army Air Corps]

"Days like this back in "the day", we'd put on our latest party t-shirt, shorts, find someone--even a nerd--with a jeep or convertible, drive out to the strip with the top down, grab a six-pack, and go play!"


You'll be happy to know that is one tradition that Smith has not tried to destroy - yet.

[MeekOneGOP]

Follow-up ping to pics in post #24. :)

[expatguy]

bttt

[BJClinton]

Obligatory Snarky Longhorn Comment ALERT!!!!

So...any pics of the Red Raiders trying to play defense?