The TTU Department of English and the APO Dramatic Honor society presented the 28th Annual Dorothy Printz Pennebaker Memorial spring production of “Big Love” by Charles Mee from April 5-April 14. Directed by Professor Mark Harry Creter, “Big Love” is a modern take on “The Suppliants” by Aeschylus. The plot […]
Month: April 2018
‘Scrubs’ gets love from me
If you know me, you would know I love a good workplace comedy. Especially, if you judge me based on the embarrassing amounts of time I have re-watched “Parks and Recreation.” However, there is one work environment sitcom that I turn to often that is often forgotten. That show is […]
Inside the Nest: Hockey helps heal
Growing up in Illinois, I remember going out into the snow-covered driveway and street in the dead of winter with friends and smacking around a puck or ball thinking I was Wayne Gretzky. I remember going to the YMCA and playing hockey with friends for hours on end, playing for […]
Sports Update: Baseball keeps streak alive
Softball Tech’s softball team is 14-24 overall, and 5-7 Ohio Valley Conference play The Golden Eagles swept OVC rival Tennessee State University in a doubleheader at home April 6, Tech’s wins over TSU began a seven-game homestand for the Golden Eagles The Golden Eagles followed their sweep of TSU by […]
Titans reveal new uniforms in front of 20,000
A new head coach isn’t the only change coming to the Tennessee Titans for the 2018 NFL season. The Titans fired head coach Mike Mularkey after a season-ending blowout loss to the New England Patriots in the playoffs. Tennessee replaced Mularkey with former Houston Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel. The […]
Baseball wins ninth consecutive game
The Golden Eagles baseball team is on a hot streak – nine consecutive wins that include sweeping teams from West Virginia, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay State University. Their success comes from multiple areas, but the offense is prominent. The Golden Eagles lead the […]
Inside the Nest: Legal Gambling
March Madness is over, but what isn’t over, is the annual ritual of cash exchanging hands, of bets cashed in and those who are lucky acquiring a little more wealth through sheer dumb luck. Legalization is a word thrown around a lot in this country, regarding different subjects, and there’s […]
March for Our Lives takes change to the streets
Chase Freeman | Contributor Students, teachers and community members participated in the March for Our Lives movement across the nation March 24 including events in Nashville and Cookeville. The student-led movement advocating stricter gun control formed after a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, left 17 people dead. In Cookeville, a […]
Study shows high number of unreported sexual assault
Twenty five percent of women and 6 percent of men report being sexually assaulted, according to a 2013 campus study. Tech’s rates are similar to the national average of 23.4 percent of women and 5.4 percent reported by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. However, there is a significant […]
Appalachian Center for Craft to celebrate 20th annual festival
Children interested in learning about art may join artists and other art enthusiasts for the Appalachian Center for Craft’s 20th annual Celebration of Craft scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The open house features in-studio demonstrations of wood turning, glass blowing and blacksmithing. Children can try free […]
