Month: October 2009

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Game Preview: Tech at UT-Martin

Senior quarterback Lee Sweeney has his sights set on yet another Tennessee Tech football record as the Golden Eagles take on the University of Tennessee at Martin on Saturday. Last week in the win against Austin Peay, Sweeney etched his name atop the all-time records for total offense (5,781) and […]

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Calling all underdogs: Cookeville Dodgeball Challenge announced

Remember back in grade school when dodgeball was the sport of kings? Tech students will get the chance to relive those glory days, this time for some cold, hard cash.The Smashville Dodgeball Challenge presented by the Nashville Predators will be held Sunday, October 25, 2009, at the Hooper Eblen Center […]

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The Power Play: The state of the football union address

My fellow American football fans:These are troubling times in the state of Tennessee. Football is king in this state, no doubt, but lately the state of football in Tennessee has been more like a jester instead of a monarch. It’s bad enough that the four Football Bowl Subdivision teams are […]

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Book browsers

The History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta, held its book sale Wednesday. Books are donated to the society by various individuals throughout the semester, and the books are then sold to fund the group’s activities. This semester, the group raised $678. The book sale traditionally funds expenses incurred by Phi […]

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Children’s art display to serve as fundraiser

The Child Development Lab will be presenting children’s artwork at their first Art Gala.The Art Gala will take place on Tuesday in the CDL hallway of Mathews-Daniel Hall. The children’s art work will be displayed from 3-6 p.m. and the parents can view and purchase the work if they’d like. […]

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SGA forms committees to research potential change

SGA created committees at its meeting Tuesday night to research the possibility of some changes on campus.Committees were created to research Redbox on campus, make copying free in the library, and increase retention through campus events. Matt Nisbet, senator for the College of Graduate Studies, said that the idea of […]

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Seeing pink: Women’s Center preps for October awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Women’s Center is working to raise awareness among the Tech community.”We generally set out the standard pink breast cancer awareness information tables, but this year we’re trying a new angle,” Diana Lalani, Women’s Center secretary, said. “We will be profiling a diverse […]

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E-mail newsletter to consolidate info sent to student inboxes

Tech’s Office of Public Affairs is trying to improve how the University communicates with students by implementing an e-mail newsletter.The newsletter, Student Tech Times, will be used to supplement information featured on the Web site, published in The Oracle-which is printed nine times a semester-or e-mailed. “Right now students receive […]

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Family Weekend involves both parents and their Eagles

Tech will be hosting Family Weekend Oct. 2 through Oct. 4. This is a great event for students and their families to really get a feel for all the fun that Tech has to offer. There will be a series of events throughout the weekend for families to attend and […]