Month: September 2015

News

Festival of Voices breaks records… again.

The seventh annual Festival of Voices had a record-breaking number of student participation at the Sept. 25 event held in the Bryan Fine Arts Building’s Wattenbarger Auditorium. Craig Zamer, professor and director of choral activities, said more than 430 high school and college students participated in the vocal workshops and […]

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SGA introduces minimum age for S.O.L.O. concert

The Student Government Association revised the S.O.L.O. Concert Ticket Policy, setting a minimum age requirement for attending Tech’s S.O.L.O. concerts. SGA President Bobby Adams addressed the senators about the revision during a Sept. 22 SGA meeting. Adams said all full-time Tech students (undergraduate students with at least 12 hours, and […]

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Changes in store for RUC stairs after boy falls

After a summer away from campus, students were surprised to see caution tape on the railings of the spiral staircase in Roaden University Center when classes started last month. The caution tape was put in place during the summer when a 2-year-old boy fell through the bars of the railing […]

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TTU Police get an upgrade

Tennessee Tech Campus Police got an upgrade over the summer by adding some new patrol cars to their fleet in order to keep campus safe. The two new patrol cars are driven by Lieutenants Sandy Thompson and Michael Lambert, who alternate between working the day and night shifts on campus. […]

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TTU Police get an upgrade

Tennessee Tech Campus Police got an upgrade over the summer by adding some new patrol cars to their fleet in order to keep campus safe. The two new patrol cars are driven by Lieutenants Sandy Thompson and Michael Lambert, who alternate between working the day and night shifts on campus. […]

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Club Lava lights up Cookeville night life

After four months of remodeling, Cookeville’s new nightclub was met with anxious goers, hip-hop hits and a full dance floor on Thursday, Sept. 24. Club Lava opened its doors to around 1,500 people with an entire new remodel from the old Rodeo Bobs. “Lava is like a fire. People get […]

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South Hall is now Oakley Hall

Tennessee Tech celebrated the renaming of South Hall to Oakley Hall Friday and Saturday with several events. The weekend of Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 was dedicated to honoring Millard V. Oakley and wife J.J. Oakley, as they renamed Oakley Hall after the two donors. While the two are both […]

Sports

Tricks, Hoops and Alley Oops: Harlem Wizards bring the magic

Tricks, Hoops and Alley Oops. The Harlem Wizards brought the magic when they made a visit to Tennessee Tech’s Memorial Gym Sept. 23 for an event put on by the EXPW Major’s Club to raise money for Special Olympics. The Harlem Wizards, who have been around since 1962, were looking […]

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Shymalan’s ‘The Visit’ a pleasant surprise

When I went to the movies this weekend to see M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Visit,” I wasn’t sure what to expect, considering his track record. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised. Becca and Tyler are two teenaged siblings who just want their mom to be happy. The trouble is she can’t […]

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Chvrches sophomore album packs an emotional punch

A lot of synth-pop that still comes out these days feels merely like a nostalgia grab. It’s something to tide people over until they get the next actual good nugget of the genre. Most contemporary synth-pop lacks emotion, foregoing the subtlety for the hollow noise that inevitably invades its genre. […]