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Chism throws hard for TTU baseball

Senior pitcher Chris Chism made his first start for the Golden Eagles Feb. 14, 2014 against South Alabama. Chism was pedestrian that day. He lasted four innings and gave up eight hits; but on March 14, Chism had the best day of his career and one of the best in […]

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Live-action ‘Cinderella’ is traditional and inspiring

This live action re-imagination of the classic Disney tale may seem totally unnecessary, but “Cinderella” still manages to completely enchant audiences of all ages. Starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett and Helena Bonham Carter, this female-driven powerhouse earned itself $70 million on opening weekend and an 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. […]

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‘Fresh Off the Boat’ a sharp comedy

When it comes to new comedies featured on TV this season, the result has been lackluster to put it mildly. NBC’s best output, “Marry Me,” is endearing and truly funny, but the viewership is just not there and it’s dead in the water. CBS hasn’t really offered anything interesting in […]

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Leaders of TTU Greek Life value Diversity

University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter’s racially charged chant incident ignited interest in greek life diversity at Tennessee Tech. On March 7, 2015, a video surfaced online showing members of the SAE chapter at OU chanting “There will never be a n—– in SAE. You can hang him […]

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Will next season be better for Golden Eagles?

The current Ohio Valley Conference record of Tech’s women’s basketball team is an unprecedented 2-13. The lack of success in conference play resulted in an uncharacteristically missing the Ohio Valley Conference tournaments for the Golden Eagles. This year marks only the second year in the program’s 44-year history that the […]

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Campus placed on yellow status

Despite the campus threat status level being raised to the yellow position Thursday Feb. 26, campus activity continued on as normal. After a swift-moving Wednesday night snowfall resulting in less than two inches of compactable snow on most Cookeville roads and sidewalks, the campus was placed on a code yellow […]

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Ming Wang, an eye surgeon specializing in 3-D LASIK surgery, gave a lecture in Derryberry Auditorium Monday night as the keynote speaker of Tech’s Biochemistry Week. His visit was a S.O.L.O. event hosted by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dr. Wang’s lecture, “Life Is What You Make […]

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Burning rubber: Awesome Eagle takes joyride

Tennessee Tech’s mascot, Awesome Eagle, was involved in a vandalism incident at Sherlock Park while campus was closed last week. According to the police report filed by Lt. Tony Nelson on Feb. 17, Kevin Tucker, director of grounds roads and walks, reported to campus police that he and Jack Butler, […]

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Ming Wang gives lecture on life, eye health, music

Ming Wang, an eye surgeon specializing in 3-D LASIK surgery, gave a lecture in Derryberry Auditorium Monday night as the keynote speaker of Tech’s Biochemistry Week. His visit was a S.O.L.O. event hosted by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dr. Wang’s lecture, “Life Is What You Make […]

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Project Plans for new fitness center still being worked out

The Master Plan includes plans for a new fitness center that will feature improved intramural accommodations as well as new features and equipment. In addition to the new facility, the current fitness center will be receiving upgrades until the new one opens. “We have not done anything major but we […]