The Tennessee Tech Agritourism Association is gearing up to host the annual Tennessee Tech University Fall Festival and Antique Engine and Tractor Show on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion. The free event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hyder-Burks Pavilion is located at […]
Month: September 2017
10,000 flock to Tucker Stadium to witness eclipse totality
Photo by Kayla Lehman The total solar eclipse offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for thousands of people in Cookeville, but for one Tech University professor the event proved to be a childhood dream come true. Reading Childcraft encyclopedias hooked Dr. Mary Kidd on physics, but her ties to NASA prompted her […]
Parking violations down from last year
Despite all of the construction and lack of parking space, students were more prepared this semester on the first day of classes. Many students contacted the parking office asking what the parking rules and violations are. Since the students were prepared, this led to less parking violations that last semesters […]
Waking up from a DREAM
Photo by Steve Rhodes I would like to start by saying that I have no spoon in this messed up soup. I’m a legal immigrant that is here to get an education with all the benefits that come with it. I’m proud to share the ‘immigrant’ label with many people […]
The Stolen Faces bring Grateful Dead to life
FACES – Jack Silverman (Left), Christian Grizzard (Center) and Will Harrison (Right) glance at the setlist during a song Photo by Andrew Smith Familiar sounds of the Grateful Dead emerged on Wednesday from the Backdoor Playhouse, filling the cool air with a sense of community and comfort. In […]
SGA takes SOLO concert vote
With the Fall semester underway, the Student Government Association is also in session, with the SOLO concert voting having wrapped up Thursday. Freshman and new senators have begun their office hours to allow students to meet their representatives. “The office hours [are] really a way that the senators can be […]
Waking up from a DREAM
Photo by Steve Rhodes I would like to start by saying that I have no spoon in this messed up soup. I’m a legal immigrant that is here to get an education with all the benefits that come with it. I’m proud to share the ‘immigrant’ label with many people […]
Backdoor Playhouse back in business
PLAYHOUSE – Mark Creter, artistic director of the Back Door Playhouse, in the newly remodeled theatre Photo Courtesy of TN Tech Website The theater had a great crowd, but the people involved all want to bring back the golden days of this hidden treasure. Stories were […]
Football season starting on a down note
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle football team opened their season with a crushing 41-14 loss at the hands of the Western Illinois Leathernecks. All off-season, the Golden Eagles talked business. Many of their players were fixated on one goal: win a championship. While this loss does not eliminate that goal, […]
Board appoints chief of staff
Lee Wray Tennessee Tech’s Board of Trustees has chosen Lee Wray for the role of a new executive position approved last month. The board unanimously approved Wray, a Tech alumnus, for chief of staff during a special executive meeting on Wednesday. Wray previously served at the Office of Communications and […]
