It’s tradition for graduating seniors on staff to write a farewell, but I’m using my final Oracle article as an exercise in persuasion. The Oracle recently advertised job openings, and the response was disappointing. Although the positions have been filled, here are five reasons why you need(ed) to apply:1. All […]
Day: April 15, 2011
How you can help: Join the Green Committee
As this spring semester draws to a close, some campus groups and activities are just gaining momentum. Tech’s Green Committee is working on multiple projects. Last month, the Beehive Design Collective came to the STEM Center and discussed the true cost of coal, and this week I got to sit […]
Senior Goodbyes
Working at The Oracle has been quite the ride: sometimes a blessing and sometimes a burden, but always a learning experience. My propensity to research random facts and to correct people’s grammar has been put to good use the last two years as copy editor. I hope that it was […]
Tech graduates: Where are they now?
There are ten days left of this semester, not including the weekends or finals week. More than likely, graduating seniors have a countdown narrowed down to the second of when they’ll walk across the stage at commencement.With graduation just three weeks away, some Tech students are knee-deep in their job […]
Second rally held to support Tech custodians
A participant from yesterday’s rally draws attention from passing pedestrians and motorists.
Minority Affairs to host Senior Awards Banquet
Plans for the Senior Awards Banquet, hosted by Minority Affairs, are under way. The banquet is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 26 in the RUC Noble Cody Executive Suite. “The awards banquet is to celebrate the graduation of our minority seniors, to honor them and their achievements, and also to […]
FFA members notch high offices
Tech’s representation in the Tennessee and National FFA organizations has become more pronounced, gaining the attention of many prospective freshmen.On the state level, half of FFA officers will be Tech students, with President Peyton Graham of Munford and State Vice President East Courtney Walker of Cumberland Gap, both incoming freshmen, […]
Dance team affected by lack of campus support
Lack of support is hindering one of Tech’s biggest supporters.The Golden Girls dance team participated in the National Dance Alliance’s Collegiate Nationals in Daytona over the weekend. While there, the team realized just how much of a disadvantage they have compared to colleges that get more support not only in […]
Predators’ playoffs perfect college playpen
The building is shaking.You hear people screaming. You can’t hear yourself breathe, let alone think. The pressure, suspense, anticipation: all building. Where are you? In Nashville, at a Predators’ playoff game, of course. Yes, it’s that time again, where Nashville and Bridgestone Arena turn into a mad house filled with […]
Tech baseball finding winning ways as postseason approaches
The Tech baseball team is hitting its stride with a little over a month left in the regular season.They have won four of their last six, including a season best four-game win streak that started with beating Lipscomb and Alabama A&M on the road last week “We have a good […]