Day: September 10, 2010

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New Halls need new names

On move-in day, excited, nervous, sweaty freshmen moved onto campus with cars packed with items from home to make the drab dorm room livable. I still remember driving onto the packed campus that day three years ago to be surrounded by overly-eager upperclassmen ready to help me move in. This […]

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Constitution Day, debate approach

Tech’s sixth annual Constitution Day and the non-partisan Highlands gubernatorial debate are scheduled to be held Tuesday on campus.Constitution Day is made possible through a $150,000 endowment left by former professor Nolan Fowler. Fowler’s endowment goal was for students to become more enlightened on the contents of the Constitution. “It […]

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Tech to unleash awesomeness

The image of Tech is about to change as the new “Unleash Your Awesomeness” marketing campaign launches in the coming months.The marketing department’s goal is to attract high school students to Tech, and doing this requires special campaigns. The most recent one, called “More Than Tech,” is being phased out […]

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Johnson Hall incident first of its kind at Tech

Last week’s lockdown of Johnson Hall brought about a lot of concerns. According to Tech’s website, the evacuation of the academic building was around 12:30 p.m. Aug. 31. The lockdown occurred shortly after someone informed University police that a person with bullets was seen in a restroom in the building. […]

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Out with older books, in with new learning styles

The Volpe Library is undergoing an extensive renovation project, which involves tossing about a seventh of the books present now and adding a new section. Did I mention it costs roughly $2 million? The plan is to put in a learning commons for studying and sustaining student learning outside of […]

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Golden Eagles take on 4th ranked TCU

The Tech football team faces the biggest challenge in its history on Saturday: taking on the 4th ranked Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. The Golden Eagles (0-1, 0-0 OVC) start off their season with the second most difficult schedule in the nation. After falling to the […]

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Volleyball heads to WKU

The Tech volleyball team travels to Bowling Green, Ky. this weekend to compete in the Western Kentucky Invitational. The tournament kicks off with the Golden Eagles playing the University of Missouri this morning at 11:30. Tech will then play Central Arkansas at 4:30 p.m. and will finish up the tournament […]

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Fishing team angles for championship

Members of the Tech Fishing Team will attend the Forrest L. Wood College Fishing Tournament on Sept. 18 at Lake Chickamauga. The team will fish several trails at this tournament, such as the Tennessee Collegiate Trail and the Southern Collegiate Trail. It will be fishing against an assortment of schools, […]

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15th annual Fall FunFest opens tonight on city square

It’s that time of year again when the air starts to get cooler and the leaves on the trees begin changing colors. And, just as synonymous with the time of year, the Cookeville Fall FunFest is set to kick off tonight on the square.Entering its 15th year, the annual event […]

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New features, design arrive to Tech’s website today

The Tech website is getting a makeover, with a fresh look and new features for a more user-friendly feel. The site changes’ unveiling is tentatively set for today. The content on the website will stay where it is now in order to make the change less confusing. “The data is […]