Texas Tech has finally found a way to make its aging infrastructure interactive. According to a recent deep-dive by The Hub@TTU, students in several campus buildings—most notably the College of Media & Communication—have noticed that the air they’re breathing comes with a side of “mystery fuzz.” Apparently, the HVAC systems are doubling as petri dishes, with visible mold and grime clinging to the vents like a desperate freshman at a frat party.
The university’s response has been the classic Lubbock shrug. While students report respiratory issues and a lingering smell that can only be described as “damp basement meets academic despair,” officials claim they’re “monitoring” the situation. It turns out that when you live in a place where the dirt is permanent and the wind never stops, the school’s strategy for indoor air quality is basically just hoping you don’t look up.
Maintenance crews have been dispatched to perform the high-tech solution of “wiping the vents with a rag,” but the underlying issue remains: Tech’s cooling systems are older than the professors’ jokes. With humidity levels inside the buildings occasionally mimicking a tropical rainforest, the mold isn’t just visiting—it’s practically auditing a course on Microbiology.
If the “Raider Rash” doesn’t get you, the CoMC spores definitely will. Who needs a Tier One research designation when you’re successfully breeding a new species of lung-rot right above the Dean’s office?