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Midterm Elections Makes History for Tennessee
December 1, 2022The results of the mid-term election yield both wins and losses for each party. The Republicans have taken control of the House [...] -
White Ribbon TN aims to bring men into the conversation in preventing gender-based violence
November 30, 2022Preventing men’s violence against women is what the first-ever chapter of White Ribbon TN aims to do. Executive Director Andy [...] -
Faculty Senate issues a ‘Vote of No Confidence’ in Tech CFO
November 29, 2022Tech’s Faculty Senate, an advisory board to the university president, has passed a “Vote of No Confidence” in the [...]
Sports
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“Nothing but net!” Women go dancing into March
March 21, 2023Tennessee Tech women took on Little Rock in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship game over the weekend winning the first its [...] -
Tech alumnus signs for the Rockies
February 14, 2023Former Tennessee Tech, three time Collegiate Baseball All-American, Jason Hinchman, takes a swing at the minor leagues after [...] -
Mens Basketball Beats Cumberland in Exhibition Game
November 4, 2022Tech men’s basketball won 80-69 in their exhibition game against Cumberland University. Head coach John Pelphrey said, “We [...]
Features
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Coloring the Campus
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Craig Zamer Personality Feature
September 2, 2022Dozens of voices echo off the vaulted ceiling and stained glass of the Iglesia la Soledad. Smiles occupy the faces of the Costa [...] -
Ramadan, Goats and French Are Just a Part of Dr. Barnard
April 13, 2022A bright, curious young woman sits on a toilet in Tunisia, nervously tossing popcorn in the corner of the hay-covered bathroom in [...]
All Stories
“Nothing but net!” Women go dancing into March
Tennessee Tech women took on Little Rock in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship game over the weekend winning the first its first championship game since 2000 with a final score of the game was 54-46. Maaliya Owens said, “I think Little Rock defended our three very well. They were on […]
Religion and Freedom Collide
Religion is the belief in and worship of a higher power or powers, especially a God or gods. Freedom is the power — or right — to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. But what happens when the two collide? Can religion and freedom coexist? […]
This Week on Campus, February 13
Intolerance is something underserving of toleration
The fundamentals of any democracy is proper representation of all voices within the society. A democratic society must have tolerance in order to respect these voices and give them space to participate. To take this to mean that there must be absolute tolerance of all positions, however, would be a […]
Tech alumnus signs for the Rockies
Former Tennessee Tech, three time Collegiate Baseball All-American, Jason Hinchman, takes a swing at the minor leagues after recently signing with The Colorado Rockies rookie affiliate team. Hinchman originally signed in October to the Glacier Range Riders, a team associated with the independent baseball league called the Pioneer League. However, […]
‘Divisive concepts’ survey sent to students cause confusion, concern
On January 23rd a survey was sent out by Tech president Phil Oldham. The email explained Tennessee state legislature had passed HB 2670 in the year 2022. This is a law that “prohibits public institutions of higher education from taking certain actions regarding divisive concepts and the ideologies of employees.” […]
Tech faculty lose, appeal civil rights lawsuit
U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw released a written opinion in December ruling against two Tennessee Tech faculty members who sued the university’s provost for alleged violations of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The federal lawsuit filed in October 2021 by Dr. Julia Gruber and Andrew Smith alleges retaliation […]
This week on Campus, Febrauary 6
A bird of prey perched on a tree just outside the RUC on February 6. There are a vast number of birds of prey native to Tennessee, including the Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered hawk, and the Great horned owl, photo by Elliot Payne. Students walking to and from classes outside […]
