Month: September 2010

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New exhibit featuring jewelry on display at the Craft Center

The Appalachian Center for Craft hosts many exhibitions throughout the year and is especially busy this fall semester.Trish L. Harding’s Nature, Nurture and Memory exhibit is just one of the exhibitions at the Craft Center now. “Her past work investigates nature and geometry,” Gallery Manager Gail Looper said, “while more […]

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Tech chorale performing with local high school choir Tuesday

Tech’s chorale will be performing alongside the Cookeville High School concert choir and the University orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in The Bryan Fine Arts Building’s Wattenbarger Auditorium. For the last four years, Choral Director Craig Zamer has combined forces with Cookeville High School concert choir Director Michael Choate and […]

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Spin Dat Record with Kyle Buckner

Justin Townes Earle isn’t exactly a household name.yet. Son of country hard-knock Steve Earle and named after country/folk troubadour Townes Van Zandt, Earle is just barely two years into his professional music career. After spending years battling drug and alcohol addiction, Earle decided it was time to get serious. Justin […]

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Nursing students react to ‘Josie’s Story’

A patient safety seminar was presented by Sigma Theta Tau, international nurses honor society, to Tech nursing students last Tuesday. Sorrel King, author of “Josie’s Story,” spoke about the death of her daughter because of medical error.Speakers prior to King highlighted issues mentioned in King’s speech. Joy Wachs’ presentation, “Culture […]

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Student groups apply for 606 Funds

Five organizations applied to receive grant funds from the Student Monetary Allocations Committee. SMAC, also known as Chapter 606, listened to several organizations at its first official meeting 11:00 a.m. last Tuesday. The organizations were each given a chance to appear before the Chapter 606 committee. They each presented the […]

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Let’s Talk About Movies: Devil

I won’t lie. I didn’t have the highest hopes for “Devil”, but I was pleasently surprised by a decent story with a good twist. The plot follows what the commercials have laid out for us. Five seemingly innocent individuals are trapped on an elevator. However, we soon learn each of […]

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Local Honey with Kassi Thomas

Nashville is Music City. Worldwide, mention of our state capital evokes thoughts of good ole boys in cowboy hats whining about their lost loves and exalting their misdirected nation in a fit of patriotic zeal. The truth is that we aren’t all like this. Not everyone born and raised in […]

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Volleyball returns home this week

Tech’s volleyball team returns home this weekend to host Ohio Valley Conference opponents Austin Peay at 7 tonight and Tennessee State University at 2 p.m. tomorrow. “Austin Peay has been one of the top teams in our conference for the past two years, and Tennessee State is a team that […]