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SGA holds absentee ballot drive

SGA sponsored an absentee ballot drive and FAQ session to inform students on how to place their vote from school during dead hour on Tuesday and Thursday. SGA members saw a need for better education and understanding of voting while in college, which prompted the idea of the drive […]
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Flat rate tuition follow-up

A new tuition and fee structure that would raise tuition for full-time students was proposed to the Board of Trustees at their December meeting. The new structure would consolidate all mandatory fees and tuition into one. Under this fee structure, all full-time students would be charged the same […]
Opinion
Web development: A gap in education

When I joined The Iris Review, Tennessee Tech’s creative literary magazine, the faculty advisor asked if anyone could take care of the website. Whether the students were intimidated by the task or unsure how to start, nobody seemed willing to volunteer. Since then I’ve realized a gap in our […]
Opinion
Students On the Street: Favorite coffee

“What is your favorite place to get coffee?”
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Wings of Kindness takes flight

President Phil Oldham and Tech first lady Kari Oldham made a blog post Monday, Feb. 10 announcing their new “Wings of Kindness” initiative. Mrs. Oldham noticed the kindness Tech students, faculty and staff demonstrate regularly and wanted to recognize them. “Throughout 2020, Phil and I will acknowledge many […]

Drinking death ruled accidental
April 29, 2019
A Sigma Alpha Epsilon alumni died of alcohol poisoning, according to toxicology report results released by the Cookeville Police [...]
Profile: Machelle Staggs and Jillian Grahm of P-Dilly’s Cupcakes
April 25, 2019
From left, Machelle Staggs, Tierra Downs and Jillian Graham work inside P-Dilly’s Cupcakes at 41 W Broad St. (Photo by Seth [...]
Profile: Dr. Colleen Mestayer
April 25, 2019
Dr. Colleen Mestayer stands outside Henderson Hall. (Photo by Morgan Lee) Editor's Note: This profile is the full version of [...]

Profile: Heather Call
April 25, 2019
Heather Call, owner, stands outside Outdoor Experience at 124 E. Broad St. in Cookeville. Photo by Shelby Campbell. Heather Call [...]
Profile: Dr. Colleen Mestayer
April 23, 2019
Dr. Colleen Mestayer stands in the basement of Henderson Hall before teaching a speech classs. Dr. Colleen Mestayer, a [...]
SOLO concert attendance has declined
April 23, 2019
Attendance for the spring SOLO concert featuring Bleachers declined 83 percent from fall 2018, Jerry Keeton, the student [...]

Men’s basketball coach hired
April 23, 2019
John Pelphrey After the end of a national search, Athletic Director Mark Wilson announced April 6 that John Pelphrey is the [...]
Tech hosts Baja SAE International Competition
April 23, 2019
Tech's Baja team prepares their car for the competition. Photo by Allison Rison. Tech engineering students competed in the [...]
Golden Wings Awards scheduled for Thursday
April 9, 2019
Kesha Brady is all smiles in preparation for the 2019 Golden Wings Awards on April 11, 2019. Photo by Jamaal Thompson. It [...]

Debate: Should restaurants ban straws?
April 25, 2019
Photo illustration by Britney Beaty. No plastic straws and utensils Britney Beaty Plastic straws and utensils create [...]
Student on the street: Construction
April 23, 2019
Over the past few years Tennessee Technological University has been in rebuilding mode. From smaller renovations to new buildings [...]
Student on the street: Wishlist
April 23, 2019
Students offer opinions on one thing they wish Tech had. “One thing that Tech should have is the bird scooters. You could [...]

SGA holds absentee ballot drive