Letter to the Editor: At first the preachers on South Patio were really offensive to me. Not even to me personally, but whenever I, as a Christian, try to reach out to others or even mention my faith, I am terrified that other students might believe that what they were […]
Day: September 13, 2012
South Patio becomes pulpit for condemnation
Controversial sermons on South Patio this week stirred students’ emotions and invoked backlash against the preachers. Street Evangelist John McGlone of Central Kentucky, and fellow “open-air” evangelists drew crowds from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, sharing what they said were the “hard parts” of the Bible. “As […]
Rogers looks to make best of second chance
Tech football’s season opener two Thursdays ago was abuzz, as one would expect. Students, faculty, football fans and community members alike piled into Tucker Stadium on a warm night excited to watch football. However, every one of the 10,130 in attendance were energized for more than just the opening of […]
ITS monitoring student printing, reviewing quota
Services department can monitor what every student in a campus lab is printing. The reason for the monitoring is to see if the $25 quota every student has will give a sufficient amount of pages for academic purposes each semester. “I can see the name of the job that […]
Tech students expand recycling program across campus
Tech is implementing its first campus-wide cohesive recycling program. The first buildings with plastic and aluminum recycling bins are Derryberry Hall and the RUC. Lydia Brown, senior and administrator of the recycling program, said there would be recycling bins in the Library and the Engineering Quad by the end of […]
International student enrollment continues to rise
The enrollment numbers continue to rise as Tech starts the Fall 2012 semester with more than 200 international students on campus. The International Student Affairs office started the semester with a rise in international students on Tech’s campus. The numbers have increased the past five years based on interest in […]
Facebook page pokes fun at campus problems, gains popularity with students
The TTU Memes Facebook page gained popularity quickly and is a way for students to bond over similar problems in a humorous way. Memes are forms of media, such as pictures or videos, which often express Internet phenomena. The TTU Memes page creators and operators decided to create the Facebook […]
Dierks Bentley to replace Eric Church as Fall SOLO concert series artist
Dierks Bentley will visit Tech as a replacement for SOLO concert vote winner Eric Church. Voting results last spring placed Church as the performer for the fall concert. However, Church will not be performing at Tech anytime soon. Bentley, students’ second choice, will be performing this semester instead. “I […]
Tech students expand recycling program across campus
Tech is implementing its first campus-wide cohesive recycling program. The first buildings with plastic and aluminum recycling bins are Derryberry Hall and the RUC. Lydia Brown, senior and administrator of the recycling program, said there would be recycling bins in the Library and the Engineering Quad by the end of […]
