Month: March 2018

News

One World event showcases and celebrates peace advocates

Photo by Daniel McGhee Violinist and peace advocate Sylvia Samis encouraged open discussion on combating hate crime at the One World Multicultural Evening Feb. 15 in RUC’s Tech Pride Room Samis immigrated to the United States when she was 3 years old with her parents, Isak Rosenzweig and Sabina Warshawsky Rosenzweig, […]

Sports

Busy month for Golden Eagle track, basketball teams

Men's Basketball Tech’s men’s basketball team is 17-12 overall, 9-6 in Ohio Valley Conference play, with a 1-3 record in their past four games.  The Golden Eagles lost to Jacksonville State 82-65 on Feb. 8 and lost to Belmont 75-70 on Feb. 10.  Tech defeated Austin Peay 86-80 on Thursday, […]

News

SGA senators disclosed document

Two SGA senators admit leaking a controversial four-page impeachment complaint secretly given to The Oracle last month. Senators Aaron Sams and Michael Stooksbury initially refused to answer any questions about the document, but later confessed to leaking the document in a one-sentence typed statement after The Oracle adviser met with […]

News

Student becomes Tech’s first national debate champion

Political science major Madison Davis became the first Tech student to win first place at a national tournament. Davis joined the team in Spring 2018, initially participating exclusively in individual events. Last semester, she started debating in the novice division, reserved for those that are participating in competitions for the […]

News

SGA applications are now available, elections in April

Applications for SGA are available; and elections are scheduled for April 19 and 26. Interested students must attend a candidates’ meeting at 11 a.m. April 12 in the SGA office, located in Room 115 in the RUC. Candidates also must turn in their candidacy petition at the meeting. The petitions […]

News

Sustainability fee increases environmental efforts

Students may not realize $8 of their semester fees helps make Tech’s campus more environmentally friendly. University officials implemented the fee in 2005 after the SGA approved a sustainability fee, DeLayne Miller, an alumna hired to oversee the Sustainable Campus Committee, said. The fee funds recycling, composting and other “green” […]

News

Tech considering plus, minus grading system

Tech’s grading scale is subject to change to the plus and minus system after considerations from faculty and staff. A mass email sent Feb. 2 contained a survey asking faculty members and students their opinion on Tech’s grading scale. A subcommittee of the University’s Curriculum Committee is considering revising the […]

Opinion

The art of persuasion

I remember the first time I debated. I had absolutely no idea of what to do, my points were incomplete, my organization was all over the place. And I loved it. It's been four years of competing with my team, of waking up at 5 a.m., of missing weekends (where […]