Day: April 17, 2009

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SMAC makes it possible

During the recent meeting, Student Monies Allocation Committee gave more than $16,000 to aid student organizations. “Our meeting was very efficient and helpful to the clubs around Tech,” SMAC Chairman Chaz Hayes said. “This committee helps students be able to attend extracurricular activities that might not be possible without our […]

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2009-2010 SGA Executive Officers Named

The Student Government Association held 2009-2010 Executive Officer Elections this past week.The election was held online on April 14. The offices being voted for were president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. All the candidates ran unopposed except for treasurer. “I’m confident they will do a very good job. Every new […]

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Greek Week to end with Relay for Life

Tech greeks are out to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at an event that will wrap up this year’s Greek Week.Every year, Tech’s greek community hosts a week’s worth of events to benefit a national charity. For the past two years, they have […]

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SMAC awards more than $16,000

During a recent meeting, Student Monies Allocation Committee gave more than $16,000 to aid student organizations.”Our meeting was very efficient and helpful to the clubs around Tech,” SMAC Chairman Chaz Hayes said. (www.almostthererescue.org) “This committee helps students be able to attend extracurricular activities that might not be possible without our […]

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Cheerleading and Golden Girls bring home national trophies

Tech’s cheerleaders and dancers brought home awards from the 2009 College Cheerleading Championship Nationals in Myrtle Beach in March. The Co-ed and All Girl cheerleading squads joined together for competition this year and won the title “National Champions 2009” in the Large Co-ed Division. The TTU Golden Girls dance team […]

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Oracle interview with Mike Ford about One Day Without Shoes

One Day Without Shoes is a campaign started by TOMS shoes to raise awareness for its campaign to put shoes on the feet of children who would normally go barefoot. Students and faculty joined in by going without shoes for most of the day. Mike Ford discusses the One Day […]

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Currency, commandments, the pledge

I reached into my pocket the other day to grab some loose change for a donut at Big O’s. I looked at the ten dimes I was holding and realized one of them had been severely scraped on the part that usually says: “In God We Trust.” The scrape was […]

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The Alarm System That Cried Emergency

May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please, there is really not an emergency! Well at least there really wasn’t an emergency on Monday or Tuesday when the alarm system asked everyone to evacuate the building. On Monday the alarm system sounded three times in the […]

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We all want a better America

Folks, it is getting a little scary out there. Several months into Barack Obama’s tenure as POTUS, some contingents of the Republican Party have gone completely hysterical. I support the whole Tea Party thing, as we are all entitled to protest peacefully. Still, the same people who are calling Democrats […]

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It’s a nice day out here so stop yelling at me

You may have noticed, or heard, the two men on campus preaching “the word.” One of the men brought with him his two children. These men were on campus for two days, and have a travel schedule for places they preach.While at Tech they yelled at us that we needed […]