Month: March 2015

Sports

Baseball’s struggles continue with two midweek losses

The Tennessee Tech baseball team traveled to Asheville as they prepared to face the University of North Carolina Bulldogs. Tech was down early in the bottom of the first, after a two RBI single by UNC, but the Bulldogs put up one more run in the inning to make it […]

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Rugby wins runner-up Dixie conference trophy

TTU's Rugby team and President Oldham display the Dixie Conference trophy The Tennessee Tech rugby club finally has a place on campus to show off its achievements. The team now has a trophy case located on the second floor of Roaden University Center, just outside of the Multipurpose Room. “It’s […]

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Liberatore has record day with 16 strikeouts

ldquo;Strike one, strike two, strike three, you’re out” was a common phrase spoken by the home plate umpire during the Golden Eagle softball team’s March 22 match up with University of Tennessee at Martin. Sophomore Golden Eagle pitcher Danielle Liberatore dominated, striking out 16 Skyhawk batters and breaking a Tennessee […]

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Hospital assault leads to campus safety alerts

Early Tuesday morning, Cookeville police responded to a reported aggravated assault near Cookeville Regional Medical Center. A 15-year-old female had been standing outside the hospital when a man holding a knife grabbed her from behind. As she moved away, she was slightly injured by the man’s knife. The victim had […]

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Tech confessions posts student Eagle Card information

On March 22, photos of students’ Tennessee Tech Eagle Cards were posted to the “Tennessee Tech Confessions” Facebook page. The photos also included a military identification. One of the photos contained the Eagle Cards of four female Tech students, while the other photo had one female student’s Eagle Card and […]

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SGA suspends campus safety bill

The Student Government Association indefinitely suspended a bill presented to them at Tuesday’s meeting. The bill, known as the “Residential Life and Campus Safety Initiative,” was written to seek proactive approaches to campus safety issues such as sexual assault and domestic violence. These approaches included adding deadbolts, cameras and lighting […]

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Tech students arrested for drug related charges

Two Tennessee Tech students were arrested late Monday night for drug-related charges. Ronald Canovan and Dominic Edwards were arrested March 23 at the Wendy’s on Willow Avenue. Edwards was text messaging someone to sell an ounce of marijuana and agreed to meet at the restaurant, but it turned out to […]

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Charter Day 2015

Pictured: Construction of Jere Whitson Friday, March 27, 2015 will be the centennial anniversary of Tennessee Tech’s Charter Day. Various preparations have been made leading up to the first event to start the yearlong Centennial celebration. The first event is the Charter Day ceremony in Derryberry Auditorium. The ceremony will […]

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Tickets for Juicy J, S.O.L.O. rap concert going quickly

Juicy J is set to hit the stage in the Hooper Eblen Center April 7, and there are several students who are profiting from the event. Juicy J is an American rapper, songwriter and producer from Memphis and is a founding member of Three 6 Mafia. He is also known […]

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Spirit in Bloom: New flowers bring Tech pride

Spring is in full bloom at Tennessee Tech and, this semester, a little school spirit has been added to the campus flowerbeds. As the months grow warmer, campus facilities are making sure the landscape is polished and eye-catching for spring and summer. In particular, the flowerbeds are now bursting with […]