Tech’s InterFraternity Council is sponsoring an Angel Tree on campus this holiday season and is encouraging students, groups and organizations to sponsor a child. Ben Toline is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and serves as the vice president of philanthropy on IFC’s executive council. Toline is responsible for […]
Day: November 21, 2013
Appalachian Center for Craft Presents Holiday Festival
The Appalachian Center for Craft will host a Holiday Festival this season Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will have handcrafted holiday gifts and pictures with Santa. Friends of the Appalachian Center for Craft, a nonprofit organization, have sponsored mini workshops for the […]
“I vote to put this FIT Center venture off until the parking situation is resolved.”
As a former Marine and exercise enthusiast, my first reaction to hearing of new plans to place a new FIT Center under construction was “hmm…cool.” I have been using the facilities for many years now with complete satisfaction. That reaction only lasted seconds until I then considered the other issues […]
Seniors Look to Close Season with Win
In Saturday’s season finale, the Tennessee Tech (4-7, 1-6 OVC) Golden Eagles will host winless in-state rival, Austin Peay (0-11, 0-7 OVC) at 1:30 p.m. in Tucker Stadium. Saturday is Senior Day and marks the last time 11 seniors will take the field. Tech played in 11 games this season […]
Bid Big on Beards Before Break at BCM
Students will auction off their beards to raise money for global missions Monday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Students will be able to bid on a beard at the BCM’s annual Beard Auction. Winners can shave the beards however they wish. Money raised will go […]
“I want the ‘landmark’ of my university to be its academics, not a foolishly built fitness center.”
Responsibility. That is all this Tennessee Tech student wants. I attend this university not because of the “perks” of having an Eagle Card; I attend this university to receive an education. When I first heard about the plans for a new fitness center, I had mixed emotions. After further thought, […]
Fitness is a Failing of Duty
As you all know, the University administration has plans for a new fitness center. The bill, “An Act to Build a New Fitness/Intramural Facility”, submitted by SGA Senator Nathan Cole but admittedly researched and written by SGA President Clay Stubblefield, proposes not only the building of a significantly larger fitness […]
Over Commercializing Christmas?
What is a holiday without family? What would the holidays be without commercials selling all the toys a kid could want? I would love to find out one day. It wasn’t all that long ago we enjoyed holidays without obnoxious commercials one right after the other. It was a time […]
Tech’s Registration Process Causes Anxiety Attacks
When I’m having a bad day, I like to take a time-out and drive down a country road with my windows rolled down and Kings of Leon turned up. I climb into my brand-spanking new Jeep Grand Cherokee and cruise along until I feel relaxed. Then, the words “check engine […]
Fit Vote Passes
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 21, 2013) – Fifty-two percent of more than 3,300 students voted earlier this week to approve a $100 fee per semester to build a new fitness center at Tennessee Tech University. The vote was the product of a bill passed unanimously by the Student Government Association that […]