Month: September 2022

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24th U.S. Poet Laureate Performs at Backdoor Playhouse

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the current United States poet laureate, Ada Limón, performed a poetry reading at the Backdoor Playhouse.  The event drew a crowd of an estimated 155 people to the theater where Lemón recited 13 poems from her newest book, “The Hurting Kind,” with subjects ranging from love, […]

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Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Free Speech

Tech’s Faculty Senate recently passed a resolution requesting that university president Phil Oldham reaffirm Tech’s policy on freedom of speech and expression. The resolution comes from the Faculty Senate at the request of the Backdoor Playhouse’s artistic director, Dr. Mark Creter, who says that actions from recent controversy have placed […]

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Women’s Center Art Gallery

Tech’s Women’s Center hosted their first women’s art gallery on Sept. 1 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., featuring the artwork of Anna Grayson, a metals major from Gallatin, Tennessee.   The Women’s Center, located in Roaden University Center room 339, hosts a series of events throughout the year and […]

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Rina Sawayama, Blood Orange and more on New Music Friday

   Another Friday means another weekend full of new music to discover. This weekend especially, musicians from all over the world released quality albums and singles that prove the potential from new artists, as well as showing prolonged quality from well-known artists in the industry.     The Japanese-British pop star […]

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Ending of Queen Elizabeth’s Era

After a period of mourning across the country, her majesty’s coffin will be taken from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey, where both kings and queens alike are crowned,here her funeral will be held on Sept. 19 at 11 a.m.  This will be the first monarch’s funeral hosted in Westminster Abbey […]

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Tech Faculty File For Preliminary Injunction To Remove Sanctions

Two Tech faculty members suing the university’s provost filed a motion for a preliminary injunction earlier this year, requesting the court to restrain the enforcement of sanctions imposed upon them. However, the provost’s attorneys argue that such an injunction is not necessary. The federal lawsuit filed in October 2021 by Dr. […]