Tech Athletics hosted the second annual Purple Palooza Tuesday to kick off the upcoming basketball season with some excitement. Students and members of the community gathered in the Hooper-Eblen Center to celebrate the beginning of the season with trick-or-treating, a 3-point shootout contest and a dunk contest. Fans also got […]
Month: October 2013
Men’s Basketball Around the Corner
Coming off a highflying performance at Purple Palooza, the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team is looking to the 2013-2014 season with a bit of a chip on its shoulder. The 2013-2014 men’s basketball team has just a little over a week until their home opener against Loyola but the preseason […]
Men’s Golf Headed into Last Fall Tournament
The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team will be traveling to its final tournament of the fall on Nov. 3. The Hummingbird Intercollegiate will be hosted by Western Carolina. The three-day tournament in North Carolina is a bit different than the typical season tournaments. A normal tournament played in the regular […]
Streak Continues as Gamecocks Spoil Homecoming, This Week’s Matchup No Easier
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle football team suffered its fourth straight loss on Saturday, spoiling Tech’s homecoming when the team fell to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 34 – 14. Tech couldn’t get out of its own way at times on Saturday, committing 10 penalties for 62 yards. […]
On the Prowl for Local Art
The Art Prowl will be returning to Cookeville for its 13th year on Nov. 8 and 9. This event is free to all and will be held primarily throughout several businesses in Cookeville’s historic downtown, as well as other areas of Cookeville, including the Bryan Fine Arts Building on Tech’s […]
1500 Students to take Exit Exam this Academic Year
This academic year, more than 1,500 students will take the senior exit exam, a test that determines additional funding for Tech and is required for graduation by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The exit exam is a 45-minute, multiple-choice exam that complies with California Critical Thinking Skills Test requirements. Sharon […]
New Spot for Bikes Raises Concern of Bike Rack Continuity
After multiple assessments of areas around campus, Facilities and Business Services installed two additional bicycle racks across from Clement Hall Wednesday in hopes of satisfying student needs for additional bicycle parking. “As the campus becomes more pedestrian, the objective is to provide ample bike parking facilities,” Kevin Tucker, director of […]
Local Business ‘Compugeeks’ Sponsors Homecoming Concert
Country music singers Darryl Worley and Joe Diffie wrapped up Homecoming Week Saturday when they played for over 1,000 fans and alumni at the Hooper Eblen Center. Compugeeks President Charles Bell put on the show with help from alumni director Tracey Duncan. Bell, who founded the Sparta-based company, used the […]
Homecoming Week is all Fun and Games
As Homecoming Week came to a close Saturday night, winners were announced and awards were handed out in Tucker Stadium. The overall winners of the 2013 Homecoming competitions were partners Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Kappa Sigma fraternity. Allison Boshears of Phi Mu and Matthew Bimsteim of the Percussion Club […]
Erin Brokovich Encourages Students to Use Moral Compass
Environmentalist and motivational speaker Erin Brockovich came to Tech Tuesday night to talk about her story, as well as spread a message of self-empowerment. Brockovich spoke about fighting for yourself and what is right in her motivational speech. “You cannot look to anyone to tell you what’s right,” Brockovich said. […]
