Month: March 2014

Sports

ovc defeat mbb

There will be no Cinderella story for Tech’s men’s basketball team this year as it was defeated in the second round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.  The Golden Eagles had a decent run in this year’s OVC tournament, defeating Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville by seven points in the […]

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Weather doesn’t affect the Golden Eagles at the plate

The Golden Eagles baseball team (21-5) defeated the RedHawks of Miami (OH) (10-12) twice this week in a midweek series at Averitt Baseball Complex. The Golden Eagles battled wintry conditions Tuesday afternoon, but cold winds and flurries could not cool down Tech’s bats. Senior first baseman Zach Stephens brought in […]

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Divergent diverts from books, disappoints

Following the trend of dystopic young adult novels turned movies, the ‘Divergent’ series by Veronica Roth is set in a future society where the inhabitants are divided into factions based on what they consider to be the most important human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is found to be divergent, […]

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Taco Bell thinks outside the biscuit

Fourthmeal, meet Fifthmeal. Taco Bell’s new breakfast menu rolled out nationwide on March 27 and features new additions such as the Waffle Taco and A.M. Crunchwrap. “Fans already like to come to Taco Bell for lunch and dinner, and they share with us their love of late night,” Brian Niccol, […]

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UCSC to host Apologetics Seminar, Oldham to speak

What do the three-time CrossFit champion, the Pro Scout for the Green Bay Packers and the president of our university all have in common? Rich Froning, Chad Brinker and President Oldham will all be speaking about their faith at 217 Faith, an event brought to campus by FCA and USCS […]

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Stanton captures tragic pasts

A rehashing of tragic pasts, observant comments and inspirational truisms consumes a new art form in New York City these days. Humans of New York has created a new journalistic photography style. The photographer behind it all is Brandon Stanton. “With nearly four million followers on social media, HONY now […]

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Death comes calling for two characters

I hate death. In real life, it’s a no picnic to deal with and the same goes for when it happens on television. It affects me almost in the same way. Is that crazy to say? Probably, yes. Although, think about it. If you follow a show from its initial […]

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Student veteran organizes charity golf benefit

On Sept. 13, 2011, Lance Corporal Kevin Honaker of the U.S. Marines was performing his mission of locating and deactivating IEDs (improvised explosive devices) in Afghanistan when one unexpectedly exploded beneath him, causing irreversible damage and forcing doctors to amputate both of his legs. Following the explosion, Honaker received care […]

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Talks of hammock club circulating among students on campus

Have a love for the outdoors, napping and suspending yourself several feet off the ground? You’re not alone. As it turns out, there is a group of students who all have a similar goal: to start a hammocking group on Tech’s campus. Student Joey Blankenship said the day is considered […]

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WTTU hatches new DJs

WTTU-88.5 The Nest hosted its second biannual Hatching Ceremony during dead hour on Tuesday, Mar. 18, ushering in 13 newly trained DJs.   The new DJs went through a six-week training program. Four weeks taught them all about the radio station and the “do’s and don’ts” of being a radio […]