Month: September 2012

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Music Review of the Week: “We Are Never Getting Back Together”

The latest single from Taylor Swift is unsurprisingly about another boy and the relationship troubles between the two. You may have heard it making its rounds on the radio or sought it out because her catchy country-pop hits are just your type of guilty pleasure. The song “We Are Never […]

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Celebrity Gossip of the Week

Reynolds Tie the Knot Last Sunday night, Blake Lively of “Gossip Girl” and actor Ryan Reynolds got hitched in a secret wedding ceremony at the beautiful Boone Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The two were married just two years after Reynolds’ split from actress Scarlett Johansson. Lively and Reynolds […]

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TV Review of the Week: “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”

The Rise of the “Honey Boo Boo” What is a “Honey Boo Boo” exactly? Most people would first assume that it’s probably a phrase a child says after they fall and get a cut, but that’s not it. Is it an orangutan swooping from tree to tree in the rain […]

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Must See Movies for Fall 2012

Trouble with the Curve – Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams & Justin Timberlake  An aging baseball scout named Gus Lobel (Eastwood) is given one last assignment to prove his worth to the organization, which sees him as unable to adapt to changes in the business. His boss, who does not […]

Sports

Harvey: Why Tech will beat Oregon

How can Tech beat Oregon?  The Calhoun, Ga., connection. Maybe the news didn’t reach the Beaver state, but in Tennessee, this big news hit immediately: former University of Tennessee wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers transferred to Tech to play football with his high school teammates QB Tre Lamb and RB Adam […]

Sports

Tech soccer expects to get boost from new fan section

Tennessee Tech’s soccer team is looking to create a unique atmosphere with the creation of the new fan section, the Screaming Eagles. The idea came from assistant coach Corey Boyd, who looked to professional teams for inspiration.   “Many soccer teams have supporters groups,” Boyd said. “An example is Sam’s […]

Sports

Magic 98.5 to stream Tech vs. Oregon

Digital media outlets have made it possible for Tech students to keep up with tomorrow’s football game against the University of Oregon. Media outlets ranging from radio, Twitter, cell phones and laptops will give students a variety of ways to follow the action against the No. 4 ranked team in […]

On campus

Police continue to investigate information security breach

The personal information of some former and current Tech employees was stolen over the summer. Up to 42 employees may have had their personal information compromised.  Campus Police Chief Gay Shepard said a former employee gained unauthorized access to the personal information. “One of the victims reported it to ‘Cookeville […]

Local

Ellington/Warf residents frustrated with intrusive construction workers

With the new Arts and Media Village completion about a month away, students living in the Ellington/Warf residence halls are aggravated with construction workers. “They are really loud, and sometimes they smoke,” freshman Alex Wilson said.  “I live on the fourth floor and can’t open my window anymore because of […]