Rita Ramsey The Student Government Association is accepting applications for secretary after senior Rita Ramsey resigned the post on Oct. 30. Ramsey, an accounting major and president of Tech’s accounting club, served with the SGA for 2 ½ years, including one year as its secretary. Ramsey said she had been […]
Month: November 2017
Homecoming raises $62K for charity
ADPi and Sig Ep won the float competition with their Minnie and Mickey themed float Members of Tennessee Tech’s Greek organizations raised $61,830 for Children’s Miracle Network during homecoming 2017, organizers said. Throughout the week, the staff of the Office of Student Activities sponsored event nights with the goal of […]
Student freedoms priority for Leadership Institute
Students were encouraged to provide their issues by writing on the ball. An 8-foot beach ball in the middle of Centennial Plaza got Tech students talking about free speech, social injustice, Donald Trump, and many more hot-topic issues. Daniel Lopez, who brought the “free speech ball” to campus, invited students […]
Speech and debate team success not debatable
The debate team showing off their trophies after the tournament at Owensboro Community and Technical College Three pairs from the Tech debate team made it to the quarterfinals of a tournament that took place at Owensboro Community and Technial College from Nov. 2-5 in Kentucky. “They did exceptionally well,” coach […]
Octubafest a major draw for Tech campus
Tech’s Tuba Ensemble celebrated the 51st annual Octubafest in the Bryan Fine Arts building on Nov. 9 to showcase their talents to the community. The ensemble, eight-time Carnegie Hall attendees, is made up of undergraduate students and, since 1974, the decade-long tradition has given students and faculty the opportunity to […]
Greek Life needs to change from the top down
After reading the news reports about the hazing incidents that have occurred at universities around the United States I can’t help but think, where did Greek life go wrong? Between recruiting new members and philanthropy events, where did we go wrong? Greek life has been portrayed in the media as […]
No more confederate homecomings, please
When one gets to one’s mid-fifties, one doesn’t have too many new first-time experiences. But I also became a father later than most, so this past weekend, in the company of my bicycling daughters, aged 4 and 8, I did something for the first time. I marched in a Homecoming […]
Women’s Basketball up six spots in OVC
Tennessee Tech's Women's Basketball team celevrating their win over Tennessee Weslyan with a score of 84-66 Tech’s womens basketball team is predicted to finish fifth this season, up six spots from the Ohio Valley Conference predictions just one year ago. “Last year we were a brand new staff,” Kim Rosamond, […]
Men’s Basketball expects big things
After finishing fifth last season, the Tech men’s basketball team is picked to finish in the same place this year. “I think the preseason polls don’t really matter,” Steve Payne, head coach, said. “Year after year it has shown that no one really knows what they’re talking about. Every team […]
Sports Wrap-up
Wide Receiver Dontez Byrd catches a pass for a touchdown during a Nov. 4 homecoming game against Austin Peay State University. APSU won the game 35-28. Football: The Golden Eagles faltered in their first game following their first win of the season over Tennessee State, as they lost to Austin […]