Month: February 2014

Opinion

Adjunctivitis Crisis: Higher Education’s Indentured Servitude

We’ve all been there – the 1000-level classes seating at least 30 people, if not closer to a hundred, studying the basic introduction to some subject we may not even need for our major. For some, it’s classes like Algebra, or Writing 1010. For me, it’s zoology. Two hundred underclassmen […]

News

Students prepare for potential careers

Students of all majors, from seniors to freshmen, will have a chance to participate in Tech’s Engineering Fair Thursday, Feb. 20, in the RUC. The annual event – co-sponsored by Tech Career Services and the campus’s Engineering Joint Council – will take place from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the RUC’s […]

News

Love runs cold at Cupid’s Chase 5K

Snow was falling as residents of Cookeville gathered at Tucker Stadium last Saturday morning to run the Cupid’s Chase 5K. The proceeds of the race benefit the local organization Community Options. Community Options is an organization that provides employment, housing and educational opportunities to the disabled in our community, and […]

Opinion

I wear your grandad’s clothes, I look incredible: Going thrifty

The popular song “Thrift Shop” includes phrases such as “popping tags” and “wearing your grandpa’s velour suit.” Although students at Tech do not usually wear velour suits, they are shopping to get the most bang for their buck. It is a way of life for the typical Tech student to […]

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Yankee Tavern Review

The Backdoor Playhouse’s latest production is full of everything from conspiracies to laughs to splendid dramatic acting.  “Yankee Tavern” is the story of two young lovers in a New York City bar five years after 9/11.  The tavern is patroned by only a loud, boisterous conspiracy nutjob and a silent, […]

News

Student Government raises cap on S.O.L.O. event funding to $3000

SGA has passed a bill that will increase the Student Organization Life Opportunity (S.O.L.O) funding cap from previous $1,000 cap to a $3,000 cap per student application. “With this extra money, organizations will have more opportunities to have events that make them more noticeable on campus,” said Tech student Summer […]

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Two free years of community college may become a possibility in Tennessee

Governor Bill Haslam presented a new proposal for free community college for incoming freshmen and sophomores last Wednesday, Feb. 5. “This would affect incoming freshmen and sophomores for the class of 2015-16,” said Lester McKenzie, TTU director of financial aid. The HOPE scholarship is an annual $4,000 scholarship allotted to […]

News

The STEMobile charges into action

The Oakley STEM Center has a new method of educating in the rural areas surrounding Tech.  The STEM Center uses a trailer with the latest technology to travel to rural schools and educate students and teachers. (https://bobbergdesigns.com/)   The STEMobile, as is it called by STEM Center students and employees […]

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Counseling Center, TAB spread out love with free Build-A-Bear

The Tech Activities Board and Counseling Center teamed up to deliver multiple ways for students to celebrate the holiday of love in the Tech Pride room located in the Roaden University Center on Thursday, Feb. 13. Dr. Christina Mick, assistant director of clinical services at the Counseling Center, said the […]

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‘Lego Movie’ a smash hit for all ages

This weekend, ‘The Lego Movie” dominated the box office and knocked unexpecting fans off their feet. Most prepared to see a lame kids’ movie with heavy product placement. ‘The Lego Movie’ centers around Emmett, an average workman Lego who is mistaken as the most extraordinary person in the universe and […]