Day: February 27, 2009

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The Power Play: Welcome back, Tiger

He’s back. That thought has to be going through the minds of all of the players on the PGA Tour right now. Tiger Woods’ return after reconstructive knee surgery means just one thing. Nobody is safe anymore. Who can forget that memorable Monday playoff at the U.S. Open when Tiger […]

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4th and Long: Tech students should be ashamed

Tech fans, I’m going to be blunt. I’m very disappointed in you. As I walked in the Hooper Eblen Center on Tuesday night, I was amazed at the number of people who had come out for the game. By my estimation, there were nearly 4,000 screaming fans in attendance. There […]

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Softball prepares for next tournament

The Tech softball team is getting ready for their next tournament after competing in Palm Springs last week. The Golden Eagles will travel to Chattanooga to play in the Frost Classic this weekend. This afternoon’s action includes games with Sacred Heart and Missouri State, and then Tech returns to the […]

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Men’s tennis earns first win in weekend split

The Tech men’s tennis team earned its first win of the season by defeating Indiana State University, but lost to Butler University over the weekend.The Golden Eagles cruised past the Sycamores by a 6-1 score on Feb. 20, when the two teams met at Terra Haute, Ind. Tech split the […]

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Single mother loses mind, has 14 kids

Nadya Suleman just recently became the mother of eight. Scratch that. She became the mother of 14. After having octuplets 9.5 weeks premature, she brought her grand total up to 14. She already had six kids before the octuplets. By the way, “octuplets” isn’t even recognized by Microsoft Word. The […]

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A helping hand

Many times throughout college students may encounter problems that seem to get them in a rut. Problems occur often, it’s a way of life, but when it gets serious enough to affect your tenure at college is when it’s imperative to get help. The Student Counseling Center is here to […]

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Honors promotes graduate fellowships

If you are thinking of pursuing a graduate fellowship to continue education or research, there are resources at Tech to prepare you. “I was aware, many honors programs wanted to educate their students about this,” Interim Director of Honors Rita Barnes said. “These are graduate level fellowships, many of which […]

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Business wear closet helps students to ‘dress for success’

Since fall of 2008, the Tech College of Business Student Success Center has been giving business students the chance to dress for success.Because of the creation of the Business Professional Clothes Closet (BPC), professional wear has been used to outfit 25 business students. The closet consists of suits, shoes and […]

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Tech’s football schedule just got a little tougher

Georgia, Kansas State, and Tennessee Tech. Think you can’t group those teams together? Think again. The 2009 football season looks to be very exciting as the Golden Eagles will face two Bowl Championship Series teams. Tech, 3-8 last season, will look to its upcoming seniors to lead the team into […]

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Men’s tennis wins first of season

The Tech men’s tennis team earned its first win of the season by defeating Indiana State University, but lost to Butler University over the weekend. The Golden Eagles cruised past the Sycamores by a 6-1 score on Feb. 20, when the two teams met at Terra Haute, Ind. Tech split […]