A former professor and Director of the Communication Department at Tech died in his Cookeville home on Sunday. Earl Ray Hutchison Sr., commonly known as “Hutch”, started working at Tech as a professor in 1980 and worked there for 31 years. During his time at the university he restructured courses […]

Art education students are helping with the Appalachian Center for Craft Holiday Festival starting Saturday.   The festival starts at 6 p.m. and continues through 5 p.m. Sunday at the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus of Tech in Smithville.   The festival begins on Friday with a preview […]

Tucker Stadium filled with homecoming cheer watching Brookland Gordon and Brady Hancock receive Miss and Mr. Tennessee Tech. Gordon, representative of Phi Mu and Hancock of Phi Gamma Delta. “I was so excited and grateful when I heard my name called, I am excited to be able to represent our […]

A dryer fire on the second floor of New Hall South displaced over 300 students on Nov. 13.   The first and second floors received extensive water damage, causing two residents to relocate to New Hall North for the remainder of the semester, school officials said.   The Cookeville Fire […]

Marc Burnett, a member of the Tech community for over 40 years, is retiring in December.   Over the past 40 years, Marc Burnett’s influences on Tech ranged from athlete, student, and employee.   As a student, Burnett studied English, journalism, wrote articles for The Oracle, and played guard for […]

Christmas might still be a few weeks away, but some lights are being strung across campus.   Tech’s third annual Lighting the Quad is scheduled from 5-5:30 p.m. on Dec. 3.   This holiday tradition involves Tech’s historic main quad glowing with festival lights and holiday spirit. President Phil Oldham […]