The 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award reception and dinner are tonight at the Leslie Towne Centre in Cookeville. The reception starts at 6 p.m. and dinner will follow around 7 p.m.. “Our alumni come from a wide variety of backgrounds and achieve success in many different fields from their degrees at […]
Day: February 5, 2010
The music you might have missed in 2009
1. Grizzly Bear – Vekatimest2. Dave Rawlings Machine – A Friend of a Friend 3. Magnolia Electric Company – Josephine 4. Girls – Album 5. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 6. M. Ward – Hold Time 7. St. Vincent – Actor 8. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca 9. The Flaming […]
Career Services starts semester with resume building workshop
The Office of Career Services now offers more resources to better prepare students for the job search because of the bleak market.This year, in addition to the usual career fairs, Career Services will conduct two resume-building seminars. “They should be really helpful,” said Jade Smith, a senior business major. “There […]
Tech students turn to armed forces for employment
As the unemployment rate across the nation and within our own state rises to staggering heights, some Tech students are finding job security under the branches of our armed forces in this country. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics the national average unemployment rate has risen to 10 percent, while […]
Vandalism incidents rise on campus
Tech police are searching for suspects and looking for ways to prevent future vandalism after responding to two incidents in one morning.According to a Tech police report filed on Jan. 26, a faculty member found graffiti in the east stairwell of Foster Hall, between the second and third floors at […]
Go inside the booth: Kyle “Radar” Prince
Kyle Prince has been a WTTU DJ since fall 2005 and began his show, “Radar’s Hit List,” in December of that same year. In addition to hosting his show, Prince is the current program director for the station. The Oracle sat down with Prince to ask him a few questions […]
Fast Lane Fun Park opens its doors
Fast Lane Fun Park might be on the outskirts of town, but it is one place worth the drive.The park currently has several attractions available for everyone to enjoy. And, with a large property, the park has big plans for the future. The most striking feature of the park is […]
New TBR plan will reshape core curricula
Tech will soon be implementing several changes across campus-some occurring as early as next semester-as part of a massive overhaul of Tennessee’s higher education.This fall, students at Tech-or any other four-year college-will not be able to take any developmental classes taught by the University. Instead, students will be able to […]
Grant awarded to chemistry department
Tech’s chemistry department recently received $50,000 from the National Science Foundation for new instruments in the laboratory and new technology in the classroom.The chemistry department has experienced rapid growth throughout the last 10 years. “The faculties treat students like family and are planning to manage growth of the department in […]
Impending Tech Village renovation speculated to displace students
Tech’s $8 million budget for renovations of Tech Village begins this summer and is expected to last into summer 2013. According to Charles Macke, director of residential life, the state law is requiring new sprinkler systems throughout all residential housing by 2012. Starting on Tech Village West, buildings A through […]
