Day: February 26, 2010

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Get in shape, take a fitness class

Working out at Tech, there are numerous ways to get in shape. Fitness classes are growing in popularity on college campuses. But which class is the best? There are 13 classes at Tech’s Fitness Center, and knowing where to start can be a challenge. “People come in and ask me […]

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York Trophy awarded to Tech at O’Charley’s Dinner of Champions

They’ve been waiting since October to pick up their hardware and on Tuesday night in Nashville, Tennessee Tech football coach Watson Brown and his senior players accepted the coveted Sgt. York Trophy.Tech won the award for the first time in 2009 after sweeping to a perfect 3-0 record against its […]

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Liberatore gets OVC Pitcher of Week Honors, Golden Eagles Take Series

The Golden Eagles (2-1) baseball team opened the 2010 campaign, taking two of three games from the defending Southern Conference champion Georgia Southern Eagles (1-4).Adam Liberatore, the Ohio Valley Conference pitcher of the week, set the tone for the weekend pitching six scoreless innings and striking out five in route […]

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WTTU to launch online streaming in March

Have you ever tried to tune into WTTU 88.5 radio but had problems? Well here is some good news for you. WTTU is now going to be accessible online through the Tech Web site. It is estimated to be up and running by the first or second week of March. […]

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Budget cuts claim engineering program

Tech’s College of Engineering plans to terminate its Industrial and Systems Engineering program as a result of recent funding reductions. The ISE program has 53 students enrolled as of Fall 2009, making it the smallest of Tech’s engineering programs. The college has formulated a plan which will ensure degree completion […]

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Government aid should go to its citizens first

The earthquake in Haiti was devastating, and people generously rushed to the poor country’s aid. There are hundreds of thousands of people homeless, hungry and needing medical attention there. They were there before the earthquake too, but no one seemed concerned about them then. Why were we so quick to […]

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America should help weaker countries in need

The recent disaster in Haiti has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people. The U.S., along with many other nations, is trying to aid the country in as many ways as possible. Supplying medical assistance and resources to countries in the midst of chaos has been an American tradition […]

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Tech alumnus recovering from 100-foot fall, remains in good spirits

What started as a routine camping trip for seven friends last Friday, ended early Saturday morning in a horrific accident for Adam Scalf, a Spring 2009 Tech graduate of the zoology program.The campers stayed up to watch the sun rise at the scenic Window Cliffs near Burgess Falls. Shortly after […]

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International students express thoughts of experience, atmosphere at Tech

There are approximately 350 international students at Tech. They come from many cultures and backgrounds.Steve Ngwira, a freshman from Malawi, Africa, is studying Manufacturing and Industrial Technology at Tech with the sponsorship friends back home. He considered attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Portland State University before deciding on […]

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Two appointed to oversee learning villages

Do you like to help others or the planet? Beginning this fall Tech will have learning villages in both New Hall dormitories to increase student involvement. Learning villages have been used in Ivy-League colleges such as Oxford and Cambridge Universities. There will be two parts of the villages separated between […]