Month: November 2012

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Awesome Eagle wins free trip to Orlando

The Tech mascot, Awesome Eagle, has won this year’s No. 1 spot in the video tryouts for the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s national competition held Jan. 18-20 in Orlando, Fla. Awesome has auditioned four straight years at the UCA Nationals, but this is only his second year to qualify. To qualify […]

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Cyberbully account targets Greeks

Tech students and faculty are victims of recent cyberbullying. Since Nov. 4, the Twitter account @GossipGreek_xox, has created controversy by tweeting slanderous comments about numerous students and some faculty members involved with Greek Life.   @GossipGreek_xox describes itself as “just a concerned third party watching TTU Greeks make fools of themselves. […]

Opinion

Republicans need to learn from this loss

The election is now over, and Barack Obama will be the President of the United States for four more years. Despite all the Facebook status updates and Tweets saying we need to pray for our country because of the election results and warning us of an oncoming apocalypse because of […]

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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ demolishes box office

#8220;Wreck-It Ralph” is an animated adventure movie that will appeal to all audiences but is nothing new when it comes to content. Ralph (John C. Reilly) has been the bad guy his whole life in the game Fix-It Felix, Jr. As the game is approaching its 30th anniversary, Ralph is […]

Sports

Tech Sports Hall of Fame inducts four new members

A crowd of 400, including many current student-athletes and a dozen members of the Hall of Fame, recognized the induction of Kenneth Fults, Janet Holt-Baker, Randy Smith and Grant Swallows into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame Nov. 2. “The highest honor that Tennessee Tech Athletics can bestow upon […]

Sports

Tech football hosts OVC leader UT-Martin for Senior Day tomorrow

The Golden Eagle football team will host Senior Day, Military Appreciation Day and Scout Day at tomorrow’s game against the Skyhawks of the University of Tennessee at Martin at 1:30 p.m. “As seniors, we have all enjoyed a great career here together and we have represented Tech in a positive […]

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College of Interdisciplinary Studies works to implement master’s program

The College of Interdisciplinary Studies is currently seeking approval for a master’s program in professional science in environmental informatics. “In July 2012, the School of Interdisciplinary Studies became a college and has recently added the School of Environmental Studies with a bachelor’s degree in environmental and sustainability studies,” Susan Elkins, […]

Opinion

It is time to pray for our country, leaders

The election is finally over, and we will continue with Barack Obama as president.   Many Republicans are feeling the pain of defeat and asking themselves if there was more they could have done.  I too have found myself daydreaming about what Mitt Romney’s campaign could have done differently: exposing […]

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What’s happening in Cookeville

The No. 1 complaint from most people on campus is, “There’s nothing to do here!” But that’s simply not true. While Cookeville isn’t a huge metropolis, the community still strives to implement new happenings of all kinds. Here are a few things you can enjoy this weekend. ‘Cabaret’– This exciting […]

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Atlanta drama continues

Kicking off “Bravo’s Big Premiere Week” last Sunday, the girls of the ATL are back and throwing shade around like it’s a hot potato. Since we left off last time on season four, Kim had a baby, got married and even got a spinoff show. NeNe divorced her husband Greg […]