Month: February 2015

Sports

Will next season be better for Golden Eagles?

The current Ohio Valley Conference record of Tech’s women’s basketball team is an unprecedented 2-13. The lack of success in conference play resulted in an uncharacteristically missing the Ohio Valley Conference tournaments for the Golden Eagles. This year marks only the second year in the program’s 44-year history that the […]

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Campus placed on yellow status

Despite the campus threat status level being raised to the yellow position Thursday Feb. 26, campus activity continued on as normal. After a swift-moving Wednesday night snowfall resulting in less than two inches of compactable snow on most Cookeville roads and sidewalks, the campus was placed on a code yellow […]

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Ming Wang, an eye surgeon specializing in 3-D LASIK surgery, gave a lecture in Derryberry Auditorium Monday night as the keynote speaker of Tech’s Biochemistry Week. His visit was a S.O.L.O. event hosted by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dr. Wang’s lecture, “Life Is What You Make […]

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Burning rubber: Awesome Eagle takes joyride

Tennessee Tech’s mascot, Awesome Eagle, was involved in a vandalism incident at Sherlock Park while campus was closed last week. According to the police report filed by Lt. Tony Nelson on Feb. 17, Kevin Tucker, director of grounds roads and walks, reported to campus police that he and Jack Butler, […]

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Ming Wang gives lecture on life, eye health, music

Ming Wang, an eye surgeon specializing in 3-D LASIK surgery, gave a lecture in Derryberry Auditorium Monday night as the keynote speaker of Tech’s Biochemistry Week. His visit was a S.O.L.O. event hosted by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dr. Wang’s lecture, “Life Is What You Make […]

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Project Plans for new fitness center still being worked out

The Master Plan includes plans for a new fitness center that will feature improved intramural accommodations as well as new features and equipment. In addition to the new facility, the current fitness center will be receiving upgrades until the new one opens. “We have not done anything major but we […]

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Mechanical Engineering wins E-Week 2015

For the second consecutive year, the mechanical engineers won the  “Best Darn Major” award as part of Engineering Week on Tennessee Tech’s campus. E-week is an annual competitive week for all engineering majors to compete and collect the most points from winning competitions to earn the title “Best Darn Major.” […]

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Dodd represents Tech in USA tryout

While students spent last weekend thawing out after a week of ice and snow, Tech junior Cody Dodd was inching closer and closer to her dream. Following last season, which earned her a spot on the 2014 All-Ohio Valley Conference team, Dodd accepted an invite to participate at the U.S. Women’s […]

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SGA approves S.O.L.O. funding for upcoming events

The SGA approved S.O.L.O. funding to three organizations at Tuesday night’s meeting. The Student Organizations Life Opportunity Fund (S.O.L.O.) is in place to provide money to student organizations on campus and to fund one major campus event each semester, according to the SGA website. The first organization to request funding […]

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Faculty and staff asked to stay off Centennial construction site

Construction for Centennial Plaza continues despite students and professors trespassing past the barriers. Project Manager Bill Hall says that whomever goes beyond the barriers set up around South Patio and Henderson Hall are making the site more dangerous. “Our intent is to accomplish our work in the safest manner possible. We […]