Red Raiders provide advice for game day

Tech students on the Lubbock campus are able to attend any Tech sporting event as athletic fees are included in their tuition. All that is required for admission into these events is to meet at the designated area of the sporting venue where student admission takes place.

Only football and basketball games require students to enter through specified areas.

them some kind of direction.”

The members of this committee can change depending on the specific needs of each project.

“We also have special representatives for each project. So if it’s an engineering project, the president’s office will appoint a few people that are from engineering specifically, so there’s that voice related to the actual project,” Wilkinson said. “I just love to see so many people come together to talk about art … and it’s people that normally wouldn’t talk about art or think of themselves as art people.”

Wilkinson said she hopes the public art pieces will foster a spirit of curiosity and creativity on campus.

“It gives you a place to sit outside and think about something outside of the classroom, so that your learning experience isn’t just when you’re in class, but it really encompasses the whole environment,” Wilkinson said. “The school is really trying to create a home for our students and a place that is not just where you go to school but where you live.”

When admitted into games, students will be escorted to designated student section seating. Many Tech students enjoy spectating from the student section, including Andres Solano, a psychology major from Lazbuddie.

“When I first started here (Texas Tech), my thing was just trying to make as many friends as I could,” Solano said. “Sitting in the student section gets you to know a lot of people.”

There are numerous transportation options available. The university provides a shuttle service that is of no cost to students and can go anywhere on or off campus by providing their Tech ID card.

Students, particularly those on campus, may just opt to walk to the events, as it saves the hassle of trying to exit parking lots postgame and the risk of parking in the wrong place and getting towed or receiving a fine.

Adam Vilchez, a cinematic arts and business major from Lima, Peru, offered his thoughts regarding the best way for first-year students to travel to games.

“If you’re going there, don’t carpool. It’s not worth it. Just walk, it’s not that hard,” Vilchez said.

At football games, students may swipe their Tech ID to enter the student section starting two hours prior to kickoff. Students attending games at the USA and other venues on campus may enter the student section starting 60 minutes prior to tipoff.

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Students attending sports games should plan on showing up earlier than the official announced start time of the game. Certain sports, like football and basketball, may require a significantly earlier arrival time than other sports.

Adaryah Kidd, a mechanical engineering major from Dallas, subscribes to that thought process. “If you’re going to football games … you need to be there early. Any of the Big 12 games that are really serious, good teams, be there early because if not, you’re not gonna have a good seat,” Kidd said. “Definitely in the student section at the football stadium, you wanna have a good seat.”

Food and other items from concessions may not be purchased with cash at Tech athletic events as the university has transitioned to cashless facilities (credit and debit cards as well as other forms of electronic payment are accepted)

Purses, backpacks and other baggage items are not permitted in the athletic facilities previously mentioned in compliance with the Clear Bag Policy.