One of the textbooks for a class I’m taking is Watchmen. That’s right. I get to read graphic novels for homework. Pretty sweet, huh?The best part is that Watchmen is coming to the big screen March 6 and I’m pumped.but at the same time, really nervous. I’m terrified at the […]

Bulimia and anorexia aren’t the only eating disorders. Electing to miss meals, making poor dietary decisions and participating in excessive exercise are all current dieting problems that can lead to extreme nutritional deprivation. “I think these (dieting fads) are affecting younger high school students and college students,” NPC 2008 Southern […]

Senior mechanical engineering major Oren Yair from Oak Ridge, Tenn., won the Oracle’s “Crazy Student-Fan” competition at last night’s ESPN-U doubleheader. Yair received a six-month prize pack courtesy of Cookeville Chick-fil-A.

The 2008 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll featured 178 Tennessee Tech student-athletes in the fall of 2008, including 35 with perfect 4.0 GPA’s. The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll is made up of student-athletes from Tech’s 16 athletic teams, as well as student support staff, who had a 3.0 or better GPA […]

The excitement of college baseball begins today across the country, ending six months of anticipation. The Golden Eagles look to improve on a terrific 2008 campaign that netted 35 wins, the second most in school history. In his sixth season, Coach Matt Bragga finds himself in a unique position with […]

The Golden Eagle softball team fell to a couple of top-tier opponents on the West Coast on Thursday, losing to Texas and Oregon State. It took a walk-off home run by Texas (6-4) in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Longhorns to a victory over Tech (5-6) in […]

If you missed The Runaways’ album release show, find the disc and commence kicking yourself.Cookeville’s own folk quintet, The Runaways, dropped their 11-track debut album, “West Fifth”, at the Backdoor Playhouse on Jan. 28. to a sardine-packed audience of friends, family and newly hooked hipsters. The Runaways are Nate Dodson, […]

Despite the fact that Tech Student Government Association members did not attend Monday’s rally, SGA said that it is seeking ways to help students understand the Tennessee Board of Regents current plans.”I didn’t make it [to the rally] because I had too many test this week,” SGA President David Horton […]

Tech police arrested John Kraemer, 20, on charges of aggravated burglary on Feb. 2.According to the Tech police report filed by arresting officer Sergeant Douglas Fowler, Bethany Ellingwood returned to her dorm room in New Hall with a friend to find Kraemer inside. Ellingwood filed a complaint with Hall Director […]