Day: February 12, 2010

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Boucher to raise college alchol abuse awareness on public access TV show

Be sure to mark your calendars! Ed Boucher, dean of students, is set to appear on Tech’s local public television station between 7 and 8 p.m., Feb. 15. “Mediation Services of Putnam County has a grant that I supported,” Boucher said. “The grant was for the B.A.S.I.C.S. program.” B.A.S.I.C.S., or […]

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Green renovations cost students more greenbacks

If you read last week’s edition (before the majority of them were stolen), you saw the plan to renovate Tech Village apartments to become greener. Oh, and it has been deemed unsafe to live in, which if you’ve ever lived there, you know why.I started college last semester really excited […]

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Tech Village resident arrested, charged with possession of weed

Tech police arrested a Tech Village resident upon finding a large amount of drug paraphernalia inside an apartment. According to a Tech police report filed on Feb. 2, Lt. Robert Cartwell responded to a call at Tech Village to unlock a vehicle at 6:46 p.m. Upon arrival, Cartwell spoke with […]

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Tech baseball looks to win OVC title again in 2010

The Golden Eagle baseball team will begin its Ohio Valley Conference title defense next weekend when it opens the season at Georgia Southern. Picked third in the preseason poll, Tech will look to continue its consecutive 30-win seasons in pursuit of another OVC title.”We really like our depth,” Head Coach […]

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Stealing papers is immature action

Thomas Corhern is the assistant sports editor for The Herald-Citizen and a former editor for The Oracle.Last week, a majority of the copies of this paper were stolen. It reminds me of an incident in Spring 2001, when I was just a freshman at the University. That entire week, I […]

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Working out with a partner can help you keep New Year’s resolutions

Finding motivation to get in shape can be difficult, but what if that could change? Walking around Tech’s fitness center are students working out with other students. But does having a work out buddy benefit a workout more? Or is working out alone more beneficial? “Work out buddies can be […]

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Panhellenic conference room layouts revealed

New Hall North is expected to be completed in Aug. 2010. NHN will have six new suites, four of which will be National Panhellenic Conference chapter suites. The living learning communities will use the remaining space for meetings, programs, and classroom instruction. Residential Life Association will also use those rooms […]

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Craft Center needs your donations to help keep programs operating

The Appalachian Center for Craft needs donations to keep several of its programs running. The Visiting Artist Program, Exhibitions Program, Educational Outreach Program, and the Housing and Studio Energy-Saving Upgrades Program remain stable through donations. Donations can also be made to the Appalachian Center for Craft Fund, which provides support […]

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Backdoor announces open casting call

Open auditions for Round Dance (Reigen) by Arthur Schnitzler directed by Mark H. Creter will be held Sunday, February 21, 2010 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. in the TTU Backdoor Playhouse located in the Jere Whitson Bldg. on the campus of TN Tech […]

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French club hosts Tech’s own Mardi Gras celebration

If you cannot make it to Fat Tuesday in New Orleans this year, you can still celebrate on campus. At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Avant Garde, the French Club at Tech, will be hosting “Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler at Mardi Gras,” which translates “Let the Good Times Roll at […]