Tackling ‘23 Lubbock, Tech bucket list

The 2023 bucket list is a composite of various activities and milestones that Texas Tech students can look forward to trying to complete throught the course of

Attend the annual Carol of Lights event, the closing ceremony for Texas Tech’s Centennial celebration, on Dec. 2 Visit the Lubbock Tornado Memorial in downtown Lubbock and learn how Tech was impacted when the storm hit May 11, 1970

Participate in at least five Raider Welcome events

Have your picture taken with the big ring sculpture outside the Alumni Center

Visit the Lubbock Lake Landmark and learn about the fossils found on the South Plains

Watch this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV and look for the Goin’ Band from Raiderland Hop on a Citibus and explore some of the offcampus offerings in Lub - bock Build a snow sculpture on campus

Smile and say hello to a random someone in the Student Union

Take selfies with your favorite campus art installation

Join an intramural team and participate

Attend a Student Government Association meeting

Participate in a faceto-face academic advising session Start a “Raider Power!” chant at a Tech sporting event

Attend a party Find the Blarney Stone on the Texas Tech campus

Visit Prairie Dog Town in Lubbock’s Mackenzie Park the year. These activities are not limited to just the Tech campus, but throughout the city of Lubbock. Use #TTUBucketlist23 when you complete any item on the list.

Invite your parents/family to Family Weekend/ Family Days on campus

Participate in Tech’s Sept. 4 Labor Day Centennial Service Event with Habitat for Humanity

Visit the Library and check out its many resources

Go a full semester without missing a class

Go bowling with friends

Buy a $5 gift card to your favorite coffee/tea/ soft drink stop and gift it to a helpful Tech employee

Take a selfie with the Masked Rider and the horse, Centennial Champion Recycle when and where you can on campus

Find one (or more) of the painted murals in town and grab a Lubbock selfie to post to social media

Get quoted in The Daily Toreador or featured in one of its videos

Earn a spot on the Dean’s or President’s List

Make time to take in a few West Texas sunsets

Visit the Buddy Holly Center and grab a photo of yourself with the giant glasses

Wear a fun, campusappropriate Halloween costume to your Oct. 31 classes

Find your favorite barbecue restaurant in Lubbock

Spend a Friday evening taking in the sights and sounds of the First Friday Art Trail

Round up some friends and go on a road trip to an out-of-town Tech sports event

Attend an on-campus event just for the free food or T-shirt

Take an arbitrary class unrelated to personal interests just to broaden your horizons

Go to Dirk’s and enjoy some food and the Techrelated items showcased in its dining room

Play a round of golf at the Jerry S. Rawls Golf Course

Try each of the independent burger joints along 34th and 50th streets

Follow the Goin’ Band from Raiderland from the Music building parking lot to Jones AT&T Stadium before a home football game

Sit in the courtyard behind the Administration Building and watch unsuspecting

Toss a tortilla at a football game without getting caught

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Partake in a harmless prank war among friends at the residence hall

Eat at Skyviews of Texas Tech Splurge on a purchase that ordinarily would be beyond your budget

Enjoy a weekend of college-themed movies (“Animal House,” “Old School,” etc.)

Attend a Tech home softball game the

Participate in a friendly snowball fight on campus

Take at least one selfie with Raider Red each year