Day: September 25, 2018

Opinion

A Tech student in Italy

TTU junior communications student Carolina Hatfield. I am Carolina Hatfield, a junior at Tennessee Tech studying abroad in Milan, Italy. Milan is best known for its world-famous cathedral, the top shopping galleria, fashion week and renowned art, but just outside of the city is Lake Como, a hidden gem. The […]

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Amazon’s “Jack Ryan” hits more than misses

Amazon Video’s new original series, “Jack Ryan” premiered on Aug. 31 to subscribers. The TV show is loosely based on Tom Clancy’s series of the same name. “Jack Ryan” features John Krasinski of “The Office“ fame as the title character, a CIA intelligence analyst assigned to investigate suspicious financial transactions […]

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The kids are all right

Students participate in goat yoga on the Main Quad, Tech's Counseling Center sponsored the event.  Photo by Britney Beaty. Chatter, giggles, and bleats filled the air as students and some faculty members rolled out yoga mats as goats grazed on hay in the Main Quad. There seemed to be a […]

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Tech SGA sponsors voter registration drive

Members of Tech's SGA sit at a table during a recent voter registration drive.  Photo by Lauren Herrera. Tech’s Student Government Association sponsored a voter registration drive on Sept. 20 in the lobby of the RUC. “We are working a voter registration drive just to increase civic engagement within tech […]

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Review: Bojack Horseman Season 5

On Sept. 14, Season 5 of the infamous cartoon show Bojack Horseman released on Netflix. With it came the existential crises, life questioning revelations, cheeky wordplay, and scathing pop culture criticisms one can expect from a Bojack Horseman season.       The series, which premiered on Netflix in 2014, tackles adult themes […]

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Memphis native to speak at Tech

Tennessee Tech is calling Zandria Robinson to center stage. Robinson is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in the RUC Multipurpose Room. Robinson, a Memphis native, is a writer and sociologist whose work focuses on inequality in race, class, gender and sexuality, black feminism, popular culture and the […]

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Sanga runs into record books

TTU sophomore cross country runner Purity Sanga.  Photo by Vanessa Curry Three weeks ago at the Golden Eagle Invitational, cross-country coach Wayne Angel predicted sophomore Purity Sanga would break the school record for the women’s 5k. One week later, at the Commodore Classic in Nashville, Sanga did just that with […]

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Opinion: 3D guns need to be monitored

The wild west of 3D printing guns needs to be monitored and regulated in order to prevent threats to public safety. 3D-printed guns are almost completely made of plastic with the exception of a metal nail that acts as a firing pin and a piece of steel that is solely […]

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College of Agriculture sponsors second club fair

A student visits a table at the College of Agriculture's club fair.  Photo by Katharine Roberts. The College of Agriculture and Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech encouraged agriculture students to join their organizations and become more active on campus at their second annual club fair Sept. 13. There are 13 […]