Month: March 2019

Opinion

Student on the street: Higher education

Students offer opinions on how their higher educational experience can be improved. Students gave their opinion on how to improve the quality of the "higher educational” experience in order to have a more influential outcome. “I think that higher education can be improved if there was a lot more hands-on […]

Sports

Men’s basketball coach resigns

The Tech men’s basketball coach resigned March 3 following 17 seasons with the program, with the last eight as the head coach. Director of Athletics Mark Wilson announced Steve Payne's resignation March 3. A national search will begin immediately to identify Tech's 13th head coach in program history. Associate head […]

News

Dean of Agriculture and Human Ecology list narrowed down

The search for a new Dean of Agriculture and Human Ecology has narrowed down to four candidates.  Tech officials began searching for a replacement in late 2018 when Provost Lori Bruce appointed a committee to advertise the position, screen applicants and make a recommendation, Interim Dean Dr. Bruce Greene said. […]

Sports

Tech bass fishing team ranked 25 in YETI Fishing League

Junior angler Colton Breeding practicing for the team's next tournament. Photo by Jacob Bray. The Tech Bass Fishing Team is ranked among the top 25 schools in the southeast as they near the halfway point of the 2019 tournament season.  The team competes in three different series and compete in […]

News

Tech officials launch new website

A screenshot of the new website. Tennessee Tech officials launched a new website over spring break in order to market the university better to prospective students and parents.  “The new website was very nice to look upon at first glance.” Caleb Clark, a senior at Zion Christian Academy in Columbia, […]

Opinion

Cooking in Germany

Rayna M. Castner.  If you have a passion for cooking, come to Europe. While the international markets in Cookeville have a lot to offer, it is nothing compared to the actual samples to discover in Europe.  I'm studying Engineering and Business at the University of Applied Sciences Wurzburg-Schweinfurt in Germany, […]

News

Bleachers selected for SOLO Concert

Bleachers, a pop musician based in New York City, is scheduled to perform as the spring SOLO artist at 8 p.m. April 4 in the Hooper Eblen Center. Bleachers is the official stage name of singer, songwriter and record producer Jack Antonoff, who is also a member of the bands […]

News

Creative Writing Club hosts poetry reading

Club founder Jake Gentry on stage at the club's first meeting. Photo by Tess Longmire. Tucked away in a second-floor classroom in Henderson Hall, a group of writers gather to share their work. They find refuge amongst Tech’s 10,000 student population to form a community, all thanks to Jake Gentry, […]

Uncategorized

Tech students travel to Scotland

The students at Kirroughtree Forest Visitor Centre in Galloway Forest Park. From left to right, back row: Dr. (mnspas) Melinda Anderson, Dr. Steven Frye, Kaleob Ashley, Sierra Delon, Brianah Castleberry, Hailey Stults, Courtney Brooks. Second row: Kassee Christian, Madison Phillips, Katherine Wright, Hannah Petty, Allison Rison. Photo by Dr. Dennis […]

Opinion

Student on the street: women in history

Student on the street: Students offer opinions on their favorite woman in history and why. Women’s History Month is the acknowledgement of influential women who have made contributions to history.  According to womenshistorymonth.gov, Women’s History Month began in 1981 when Congress declared March 7, 1982, as Women’s History Week.  As time […]