Charles Yarbrough, a general curriculum student at Tennessee Tech, got an email from a business owner about a prospective job at the beginning of the semester, and the student received a check last week. But if he cashed the check, there would have been serious consequences. On Sept. 17, Yarbrough, […]
Day: September 25, 2014
Eat.Glow.Run 5K to help food pantry
Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society at TTU, will host the Eat.Glow.Run. 5K at 8 p.m. Oct. 3 at Johnson Hall. Eat.Glow.Run. is a 5K-glow run/walk and food drive combined to promote education and assisting the TTU Food Pantry in fighting campus hunger. The registration fee is $30 plus […]
Volleyball hosts EIU and SIUE
After being on the road for several weeks, Tennessee Tech women’s volleyball team will finally get a chance to play on their home court. The Golden Eagles will take on Eastern Illinois Friday, followed by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Saturday. The match against Eastern Illinois will be held at 7 […]
Football enters unfamiliar territory UNI
The Tennessee Tech Football team (1-2) will wrap up their three-game road stand with this weekend’s game as they face the Northern Iowa Panthers (1-2) in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Saturday. The Panthers are ranked 10th overall in the Football Championship Subdivision coaches’ poll and are coming off a 46-7 win […]
Softball begins challenging fall with doubleheader at home
The Tennessee Tech softball team begins their fall schedule Sept. 28 in a doubleheader against the Kennesaw State Owls and the Motlow State Lady Bucks. The action will take place at the Tech Softball Field. The Golden Eagles’ contest with the Owls will start at 10 a.m. and will be […]
University rolls out new sustainability initiative, cardboard dumpsters purchased
Tennessee Tech has launched a new sustainability initiative for Tech waste and recycling. The TTU Sustainability Initiative (TTUSI) went into effect at the beginning of this semester. According to Kevin Tucker, director of Horticulture and Grounds, the change to Tech’s previous initiative began at the end of last spring when […]
New parking lots added across campus
Tennessee Tech University has added more parking over the summer and implemented a free new shuttle system around campus. Students, faculty and staff have all complained about the lack of parking on campus. However, the new parking additions spread throughout campus this semester have created 180 extra spots. The free […]
Soccer begins OVC play after difficult start to season
Tennessee Tech women’s soccer team is trying to shake off a couple of tough loses from this past weekend as they prepare to start conference play this weekend against Murray State University and University of Tennessee at Martin. After battling through five weeks of nonconference opponents, the Golden Eagles will […]
TLC’s Amy Roloff to speak Tuesday in Derryberry Hall
Amy Roloff Television star Amy Roloff will be at Tennessee Tech University Tuesday to speak to the campus about diversity. As one of the stars from the TLC television show “Little People, Big World,” Roloff has traveled nationally to impart her experiences living with achondroplasia, which is a form of […]
‘Everybody Talks’ about Neon Trees
Neon Trees and opening artist Slow Hands performed for excited Tennessee Tech University students Tuesday night. The Student Government Association hosted another successful S.O.L.O. concert headlined by Neon Trees. On Sept. 23, students and members of the community filled the Hooper Eblen Center to watch Neon Trees and Slow Hands […]