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 […]
Month: February 2009
Tennessee State hands Tech a pair of losses
After Thursday night’s doubleheader, the Golden Eagles saw their Ohio Valley Conference tournament pictures get a whole lot clearer.The Golden Eagle women suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Tigers of Tennessee State Thursday by a score of 67-57. Tech struggled to find the basket, making only 53.3 percent of their […]
The importance of proper nutrition
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 […]
The Oracle “Crazy Student-Fan” Winner
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.
Tech athletes get it done in the classroom as well
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 […]
Tech baseball kicks off this weekend
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 […]
Golden Eagles drop two in Golden State
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 […]
The Runaways bring the folk, drop an album
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, […]
Horton, SGA suggest online forum to address TBR questions
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 student arrested for aggravated burglary
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 […]