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Chief Diversity Officer Aims to Make Tech a Welcoming Campus
October 2, 2022“What does it look like for a student who has a single parent who worked hard, but they just barely made ends meet, and they [...] -
Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Free Speech
September 27, 2022Tech’s Faculty Senate recently passed a resolution requesting that university president Phil Oldham reaffirm Tech’s policy on [...] -
Rina Sawayama, Blood Orange and more on New Music Friday
September 17, 2022Another Friday means another weekend full of new music to discover. This weekend especially, musicians from all over the [...]
Sports
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Tech’s 1,000th football game for Legends Weekend
September 9, 2022Tech’s 1,000th football game in its 100th year of existence will kick off against Texas A&M-Commerce for the first time [...] -
Tech’s Final Preseason Football Scrimmage
August 31, 2022Tech football’s preseason ended with the Gathering of Eagles scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 20. “I feel great about this [...] -
Tech Softball Sweeps SIUE Edwardsville
April 13, 2022Tech softball played a three-game series against SIUE and won all three games. They won Saturday, April 9, 4-0. On Sunday, April [...]
Features
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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 [...] -
California Wildfires Affects Tech Student
November 8, 2021The landscape is barren, burnt and black. The air is thick, dense and smokey. The frames of cars and foundations of homes are all [...]
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Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Free Speech
Tech’s Faculty Senate recently passed a resolution requesting that university president Phil Oldham reaffirm Tech’s policy on freedom of speech and expression. The resolution comes from the Faculty Senate at the request of the Backdoor Playhouse’s artistic director, Dr. Mark Creter, who says that actions from recent controversy have placed […]
Rina Sawayama, Blood Orange and more on New Music Friday
Another Friday means another weekend full of new music to discover. This weekend especially, musicians from all over the world released quality albums and singles that prove the potential from new artists, as well as showing prolonged quality from well-known artists in the industry. The Japanese-British pop star […]
John Wayne Gacy- inspired musical to world premiere at Tech
The Backdoor Playhouse is preparing for the world premiere of a new, true crime musical based on the life of serial killer John Wayne Gacy titled “Crawlspace.” The musical will begin its run on Nov. 3. After its opening night, Crawlspace will hold shows at 8 p.m. on Nov. […]
Tech Faculty File For Preliminary Injunction To Remove Sanctions
Two Tech faculty members suing the university’s provost filed a motion for a preliminary injunction earlier this year, requesting the court to restrain the enforcement of sanctions imposed upon them. However, the provost’s attorneys argue that such an injunction is not necessary. The federal lawsuit filed in October 2021 by Dr. […]
‘Vote of No Confidence’ Looms Over Tech VP, Rumors of State Investigation
A “Vote of No Confidence” in Tennessee Tech’s Vice President is looming from the Faculty Senate after discrepancies in salary distribution were found. The discrepancies in last year’s raise allotments have been a topic of discussion after it was discovered that some faculty and staff members received raises exceeding the […]
Opinion: Oldham cancels student Organization events over drag show
On Wednesday, Tech’s official Instagram account posted a letter by President Phil Oldham referencing a video that was shared by several social media accounts of a drag show at the Backdoor Playhouse. Oldham wrote, “As of now, all public events scheduled on campus by these sponsoring organizations are canceled pending […]
September 13, 2022
NAV, Yeat, and more on New Music Friday
This past week was slow for album releases from mainstream music artists but was flourishing for “underground” artists reaching for mainstream success. Multiple albums and many singles from artists who have yet to become household names released, making all their careers more exciting. One exception to this is the […]
Tech’s 1,000th football game for Legends Weekend
Tech’s 1,000th football game in its 100th year of existence will kick off against Texas A&M-Commerce for the first time since the Tangerine Bowl in 1953 at home in Tucker Stadium on Saturday. “We’re disappointed,” head coach Dewayne Alexander said after last week’s 56-10 loss to the Kansas […]
