Daily ToreadorStories from the current online edition of Daily Toreador.Incoming medical students attend initiation ceremony- August 5, 2008 The future practitioners of health care just received their white coats. The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center's incoming Class of 2012 participated in the 12th Annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre. The purpose of the White Coat Ceremony is to emphasize to students the importance of both professionalism and humanism in the field of medicine, according to the ceremony's program.http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/2008/08/05/News/Incoming.Medical.Students.Attend.Initiat... Tech's new president, Guy Bailey, officially takes office- August 5, 2008 With warm greetings and enthusiasm about Texas Tech, the university's new President, Guy Bailey, may have won the Tech community over. Bailey was officially introduced to the public for the first time Monday morning at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion. During the introduction, Bailey, Tech's 15th president, made his future plans for the university clear while expressing his excitement for the upcoming school year.http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/2008/08/05/News/Techs.New.President.Guy.Bailey.Officiall... Tech chose as one of the best universities in the West- August 5, 2008 One company took a look at Texas Tech and made a decision: The university's 30,000 students could've done worse. The Princeton Review, a New York-based educational services company, chose Texas Tech as one of the best colleges in the western United States for 2009.http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/2008/08/05/News/Tech-Chose.As.One.Of.The.Best.Universiti... Teenage driving habits provide cautionary examples for older students- August 5, 2008 As the fall semester approaches and thousands of students prepare to jump in their cars and flock to Lubbock from across the state, they may find it in their best interest to consider the lessons learned from younger drivers. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 4,842 teenage passengers between the ages of 16 and 20 years old were killed in motor vehicle accidents during 2006.http://www.dailytoreador.com/news/2008/08/05/LaVida/Teenage.Driving.Habits.Provide.Caution... |