Month: November 2010

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Spin Dat Record: Sufjan Stevens’ ‘The Age of Adz’

The musical palette of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens is one that is ever expanding, all-inclusive and awe-inspiring. One can never be sure what he’s up to at any point in time. Whether it’s an instrumental album or an album about a state of which he is fond, which was the case […]

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Bryan Symphony staging ‘Peter and the Wolf’ Sunday

The Bryan Symphony Orchestra will be presenting a classic children’s tale, “Peter and the Wolf,” as well as Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7 at 3 p.m. Sunday in the the Bryan Fine Arts Building Wattenbarger Auditorium. “Peter and the Wolf” is a story about a young boy who ventures into a […]

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Let’s Talk About Movies: Due Date

When the funniest part of your movie is a clip from “Two and a Half Men,” you might be in trouble. “Due Date” tries to do for “Planes, Trains & Automobiles,” what “Hot Tub Time Machine” did for “Back to the Future,” but the result is undoubtedly causing John Candy […]

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Homecoming: Is it outdated?

Even after the passing of nearly a hundred years, students and alumni still seem to enjoy the Homecoming tradition. Homecoming has been around since the mid-19th century. In all that time, the events have remained basically the same: a banquet, a sporting event, a parade and the crowning of a […]

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Local Honey with Kassi Thomas: Levi Weaver

Exactly four years ago next week, I drove to Nashville to see Imogen Heap. Picked up in England by way of Texas, Levi Weaver opened the show. Dressed like Nashville’s own Man in Black with a “Johnny Cash is a Friend of Mine” T-shirt on under his black leather jacket, […]

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Bell, celebrities speak out against bullying, discrimination, intolerance

It dates back to prehistoric times. Bullying, discrimination and intolerance have been around for as long as humans have. Fast forward to the 21st century, and it’s a seemingly bigger phenomenon.Since last month, there have been countless headlines about teen suicides, hate crimes, bullying, discrimination and intolerance. It has been […]

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Football looks to keep win streak alive against Racers

The Tennessee Tech football team rides a three-game winning streak heading into this week’s game against Murray State, but that streak is in jeopardy with nine starters out injured. “We’ve got to do the best we can do,” head coach Watson Brown said. The Golden Eagles (4-4, 3-2 OVC) are […]

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Students able to help needy

How many of us have clothes in our closet that don’t fit anymore or still have T- shirts from clubs we joined in high school? I know I have a lot of stuff I don’t need anymore. One Tech student is thinking globally and decided to collect items to send […]

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Heffner, Reid named to All-OVC second team

Sophomores Leigh Heffner and Kerri Reid each received post-season honors as members of the all-OVC second team, as voted upon by coaches and sports information directors throughout the conference.Reid, a midfielder out of Peachtree City, Ga., was one of three Golden Eagles to start all 17 contests of the 2010 […]

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Red in, blue out

Tennessee will simultaneously have a Republican governor and majorities in both state legislative bodies. Tuesday night election results confirmed that Republican Bill Haslam was elected governor of Tennessee. The results also indicate Tennessee’s congressional delegation will shift from being a 5-4 Democrat majority to a 7-2 Republican majority. Once members […]