Skulls of Khmer Rouge victims.
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Revisiting a Painful Past, Looking at the Cambodian Genocide

Cambodian native Sichan Siv went from being a captive laborer during the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal regime to working in the White House in 13 years.

But it took Siv more than 30 years to begin chronicling his harrowing escape to Thailand and the murders of more than a dozen of his relatives. The 71-year-old’s autobiography, “Golden Bones: An Extraordinary Journey from Hell in Cambodia to a New Life in America,” was published in 2009.

“I didn’t want to revisit my...

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Faith Matters: Dr. Charles Seifert


Dr. Charles “Chuck” Seifert is the Senior Associate Dean at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s School of Pharmacy. He talks about his upbringing in North Dakota and what eventually brought him to West Texas on this episode of Faith Matters.

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Outpost Repertory Theatre is Lubbock's newest community theatre group.
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The Outpost Repertory Theatre has launched. Founding artistic director Dean Nolen says Lubbock is ready for an equity theatre. The designation allows for equity members -- be they performers, designers and technical personnel -- to come to Lubbock for professional productions.

Outpost Rep has an agreement with Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the US.
 

Skulls of Khmer Rouge victims.
Public Domain

Cambodian native Sichan Siv went from being a captive laborer during the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal regime to working in the White House in 13 years.

But it took Siv more than 30 years to begin chronicling his harrowing escape to Thailand and the murders of more than a dozen of his relatives. The 71-year-old’s autobiography, “Golden Bones: An Extraordinary Journey from Hell in Cambodia to a New Life in America,” was published in 2009.
 

Texas Tech University Health Science Center website.

Dr. Charles “Chuck” Seifert is the Senior Associate Dean at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s School of Pharmacy. He talks about his upbringing in North Dakota and what eventually brought him to West Texas on this episode of Faith Matters.

Noche de Tango: March 1, 2019
 

Gideon Kremer
Le Gran Tango
Concierto para Quinteto
Oblivion
Café 1930

Pablo Agri
Adios Nonino
Kicho
El Dia de Mi Quieres

Music Crossroads of Texas: Donnie Allison
 

“Call of the Wild” – Impeccable
“Traces of Time” Impeccable
“I Don’t Mind” – The Nelsons
“Girls in Sweat Suits” – The Nelsons
“Radio Flyer” – The Nelsons
“Years of War” – The Nelsons
“Nuke the Prom” – The Nelsons
“Peggy Sue” – Donnie Allison
“True Love Ways” – Donnie Allison
“Caldonia” – Donnie Allison
“Drowning in Memories” – Donnie Allison
“Groove Me” – Donnie Allison
“Chain Gang” – The JDs
“Five O’clock World” – The JDs

New Director of the School of Music, Kim Walker, talks about the TTU School of Music Scholarship Concert.
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This years Texas Tech University School of Music Scholarship Concert will incorporate a number of acts. Director Kim Walker shares more about this event on The Front Row.
 

Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you plan to do with the program.

The Texas Tech University School of Theatre and Dance is presenting Dance Tech. The new head of dance, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, is on this episode of The Front Row to share more about what we can expect.
 

Tell us a little bit about your background and journey to Texas Tech.

I’m originally from Copenhagen. I trained there from childhood in ballet and then moved to London when I was 17 to go to a conservatory there. I went on to New York City to do my graduate degree.

Dr. Kara Leslie
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Kara Leslie is a Board Certified Chaplain and Spiritual Director, ordained as an episcopal priest. She has three degrees from Emory University and one from Texas Tech University. On this episode of Faith Matters, she talks about her over 20 years of experience with Tom McGovern.

Modest Mussorgsky was part of the Russian "Big 5."
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The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra is presenting master works concerts Friday and Saturday nights at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Theatre. Maestro David Cho shares more about the event on this Front Row episode.
 

Tell us about the Mussorgsky piece you will be performing.

Teja Pati creates prosthetics with a 3D printer.
Betsy Blaney

Texas Tech Honors College senior Teja Pati wasn’t looking to create a fuller lives for two Lubbock area boys. But that’s what’s happened since he found a 3D hand template on the National Institutes of Health’s 3D Print Exchange and availed himself of free access to the University’s Libraries 3-D printer in Maker Space.
 

Pati, who’s been accepted to Tech’s Health Sciences Center’s medical school, says he felt compelled to help when one boy’s grandmother reached out about her grandson, who was born with just one hand.

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