Day: November 9, 2015

Opinion

Is family life the true price of higher education?

WAKE-UP CALL – The ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge's partner Marley pays a late night visit to Scrooge. He warns Scrooge to change his lifestyle before he loses all of his loved ones.  One of my worst fears as a young child was becoming a workaholic. I had seen “A Christmas […]

Opinion

Getting married young, a lifelong journey

EARLY START – Many little girls dream of getting married at some point. Should it matter whether that is at 21 years old or 59 years old?  Some people might say getting married young is a bad idea. "Oh, you're not ready yet!" or "You've barely even lived, how can […]

Opinion

Rule No. 32: Enjoy the little things

BLOW OUT THE CANDLES – Vernon and Sue Biggs celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in September 2015 with their children and grandchildren. Some of their younger grandchildren helped Vernon and Sue blow out the candles on their anniversary cake.  I can’t force myself to say the word. The word that […]

Sports

Baseball prepares for season in Purple and Gold series

OUT OF THE ORDINARY –  Senior third baseman Josh Pankratz delivers a pitch from the mound during the third game of the Purple and Gold series. Pankratz picked up the win in his relief effort. Photo by: Jim Dillon The Tennessee Tech baseball team hit the diamond for its annual […]

Sports

Women’s basketball wins first exhibition game

HOWARD FOR TWO – Junior Samaria Howard goes up for a jump shot against Tennessee Wesleyan. Photo by: Shea Haile The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team unofficially began its season Nov. 7 inside the Hooper Eblen Center. The Golden Eagles hosted the Lady Bulldogs of Tennessee Wesleyan College for the […]

Sports

Volleyball upsets OVC powerhouse Belmont on senior night

GOLDEN BRICK WALL – Senior Cody Dodd and freshman Shaneice James attempt to block a Belmont attack during Tech’s final home game Nov. 7. Photo by: Shea Haile The Tennessee Tech volleyball team ended its 2015 home schedule in style by defeating Belmont University, the second ranked team in the […]