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“Empire” top new 2015 show

It’s been quite a while since I’ve liked a new show on Fox. For that, I’d have to go back to the last years of “That ‘70s Show.” I’m always hesitant with Fox shows, but when the promos for “Empire” began airing, I knew this was going to be a […]

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The Tennessee Tech tennis team (0-2) will head to Chattanooga, Tennessee to take on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs (1-5) this Sunday.             Tech is coming off a 5-2 loss to Middle Tennessee State last weekend. The Golden Eagles won the double’s point with a 6-2 victory from […]

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Newest sorority on campus searches for charter members

For the first time since 2008 Tech will have five sororities on campus. Delta Phi Epsilon, a PanHellenic sorority founded at The New York School of Law in 1917, is in the process of setting the foundation for a new chapter at Tennessee Tech. This chapter would be the only […]

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SGA grants $22,000 for student events, campaign rules challenged

The SGA failed to pass a bill through the senate during Tuesday’s meeting. The bill, known as “The Relevant Service Requirement Act of 2015,” would have required executive council candidates and cabinet members to serve in the senate, supreme court or executive council in the academic year of elections. The […]

Opinion

Editor’s top movies of 2014

It was an excellent year for movies in 2014. Moviegoers were treated to blockbuster releases along with smaller films that packed a punch. Some of these films are just now beginning to gain wide release in 2015, but they were technically released in 2014 in select cites to qualify for […]

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Golden Eagles unable to complete comeback

The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team increased its losing streak to six games after a 59-53 decision at Belmont last Saturday in Nashville. Despite overcoming an 18-point deficit and creating a late run in the second half, the Bruins snatched any comeback hopes from the away team as the Golden […]

Opinion

Your future or football? Your choice does matter.

Super Bowl Sunday. Seahawks. Patriots. Deflate-gate. These words have dominated the American vernacular for at least the past two weeks. On Sunday, Feb. 1, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks competed against each other in the biggest sporting event of the year. According to CNN.com, Super Bowl XLIX […]

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Students organize die-in protest in front of library

Students from the Black Cultural Center marched from the lobby of the Roaden University Center to the sidewalk in front of the Angelo and Jennette Volpe Library where they held a “die-in.” The “die-in,” as opposed to a sit-in, had the students lay on the ground for almost 11 minutes. […]

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Volpe library to stay open later after student demand

ldquo;I didn’t have enough time in the library last night to finish my homework.” “I didn’t know where there was a color printer on campus.” These excuses can no longer be used at Tennessee Tech. As of Jan. 20, the Angelo and Jennette Volpe Library will be open Sunday through […]