She did a lot of sighing and shaking her head if that’s any indicator of how serious the situation is. Some are calling it an epidemic. Gay Shepherd, Tech police chief, is planning her next move in response to the outbreak of “plant food” hospitalizations. “We’re all scrambling around to […]
Month: February 2011
Faculty research attempts to better understand autism
Faculty research may provide the tools to better understand autism. Psychology professor Shannon Morgan has been conducting research that could benefit the lives of people with autism. Morgan’s research is in place in order to “see how people with autism see the world around them.”Morgan stated that people with autism […]
TBR schools adapt to new funding formula
Along with the athletics fee, the health services portion and student success portion of the student activity fee will increase next school year.Tech requested three mandatory fees and six non-mandatory fees be increased for the 2011-2012 school year during Monday’s Tennessee Board of Regents Finance Committee meeting. Jan. 14 was […]
Engineers’ Week returns to Tech
Engineers’ Week at Tennessee Tech University offers fun and competition for all engineering majors.This year’s events are scheduled for Feb. 21-24. E-Week is sponsored by the Engineering Joint Council and community members. It provides a wealth of activities, events and competitions to inspire budding engineers. “I encourage students from the […]
Baseball opens season at Myrtle Beach
The Tennessee Tech baseball team will start its 2011 season tomorrow when it plays Virginia Tech, Costal Carolina and Boston College in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Expectations are high as the team looks to continue the success it have had the past few seasons under head coach Matt Bragga.The Golden Eagles […]
Tech hosts BracketBuster tomorrow
The Tech men’s basketball team looks to keep its winning ways when the Runnin’ Bulldogs of Garner-Webb come to town tomorrow. Tech has won six of its last eight and is coming off a last-second win against Tennessee State.Gardner-Webb also won its last contest, as they held off Coastal Carolina […]
Women’s Basketball ranked 17th in Mid-Major’s Top 25
In the most recent poll conducted by collegeinsider.com, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team has been ranked 17th in the nation in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Mid-Major Top 25 for the second consecutive week. Sporting a 19-5 record and currently sitting in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference, this […]
Church should accept, not pressure
Driving through Cookeville, you can count churches upon churches of every denomination imaginable. I am not exactly what one might consider religious. However, I was raised Christian, like many people in the South. When I was a kid there was no question. Our family went to church every Sunday, and […]
New learning villages forming for this fall
Two new learning villages will join The Tree House and Service Station this fall.Crawford Hall will soon become the home of the new women’s learning village, while the new engineering village will be housed in Maddux Hall. “Renovations to the halls will be made this summer to accommodate a classroom […]
Domestic violence against men is no laughing matter
I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately. I find they help me get my mind off of my homework procrastination. My guilty pleasure is cheesy romantic comedies. However, there’s one characteristic scene in this genre that has always bothered me. It’s the scene where the heroine catches her boyfriend […]
