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  • hooligans2 New Hooligan’s Half/Irish Pub’s food, atmosphere fails to impress

    Hooligan's Half/Irish Pub comes off as a friendly spot to have a drink, eat a meal and meet with friends. The 21-and-up-only pub opened about three weeks ago and keeps bringing people back with its parking lot full almost every night, especially weekends.

  • heroes Gym Class Heroes set to perform at April SOLO concert

    Gym Class Heroes will perform at 6 p.m. April 24 in the Hooper Eblen Center. Opening acts are Dev, artist behind "Bass Down Low," and Outasight, recognized by popular song "Tonight Is The Night." While Gym Class Heroes was not the first choice in the Fall 2011 vote, the band will perform popular songs like "Cupid's Chokehold" and "Stereo Hearts.

  • outsource University finalizes deal to outsource custodians

    Tech signed a contract with SSC Service Solutions Feb. 10, outsourcing its custodial services in an attempt to cut spending.  "There was an administrative committee that reviewed proposals and evaluated all of the vendors, and the university accepted the contract," Karen Lykins, Communications and Marketing associate vice president, said.

  • baseball Tech baseball expects talented pitching staff to be team strength

    The Golden Eagle's baseball team expects a quality year thanks to a strong and experienced pitching staff. Like last year, Tech baseball was selected as third in the Ohio Valley Conference's pre-season rankings. The two teams ranked above the Golden Eagles are Austin Peay and Jacksonville State University.

  • lin BASES LOADED: "Lin-Sanity"

    How unknown, undrafted Jeremy Lin made his meteoric rise to stardom, and whether or not he can stay

    Only those who have been living under a rock for the past two weeks have not heard of the current NBA phenomenon that is Jeremy Lin. The second-year guard out of Harvard has caught fire, leading the New York Knicks to their first seven game win streak of the season and a .

  • Weekly Roundup: This week's stories at a glance

    Tech women's basketball comes home for three after road win streak Tech's women's basketball prepares to finish out the last three home games of the season with a three-game win streak on the road. The team moved into third place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings this week, having recently beat in-state rivals Austin Peay State University and Tennessee State University on the road.

  • Tech to revamp building letter code system

    The University's campus building abbreviations are changing, with the first being Derryberry Hall's sign by Feb. 21. Tech has used a two-letter abbreviation system for building names for several years. The new building abbreviations will use three and four letter codes to prevent potential confusion caused by the two-letter system.

  • Annual Engineering Week to offer fun, food, leadership training

    Tech athletes aren't the only students getting ready for a major competition. Engineers Week starts Monday, Feb. 20 and engineers across campus are preparing for the annual events. Students from every engineering department compete against each other.

  • lobby Bell to lobby for expansion of Hyder-Burks

    President Bob Bell is preparing to go to Washington, D.C. in early March to lobby for programs on campus and an expansion of the Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion. "We view it as an economic incentive plan," Pat Bagley, Agriculture and Human Sciences dean, said.

  • Students to pick up tickets for Murray State game

    Attendance for the Tech vs. No. 16 Murray State basketball game is expected to be high. The game on Feb.25 is also Senior Night for athletes, starting 10 minutes before the men's and women's games. "You can pick up your ticket at the ticket office located at the Eblen Center," said Leveda Birdwell, director of Corporate Sales and Marketing.

  • Residential Life Office to host second annual Cardboard Boat Race

    Tech's Residential Life Office plans to set sail for the second annual Cardboard Boat Race at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in the Fitness Center pool. Residence halls will compete against one another by making and racing cardboard boats. A panel of judges will score the boats on different categories like best looking, titanic and fastest.

  • uncle Battle of the Bands to rock campus

    One of Tech's newest student groups is hosting a battle of the bands at 7 p.m. on Feb. 23, bringing the Nashville and Cookeville music scenes closer together. Underrepresented, New, and Creative Live Experiences, formed last semester to give people a better local opportunity to listen to and perform live music.

  • air Air quality prompts tests, warnings

    An ongoing problem with the indoor air quality at South Hall has prompted doctor's visits, numerous air quality tests and no resolution for faculty and students. Faculty and students on the second floor of South Hall first encountered symptoms of dizziness, headaches, nausea, elevated blood pressure and heart rate, breathing problems and flu-like symptoms in November.

  • TBR announces presidential search committee members

    The newly appointed Search Advisory Committee is preparing for the first public meeting, scheduled for 12:45 p.m. Feb. 17 in Tech's Multipurpose Room. The Search Advisory Committee and Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan's responsibilities are to narrow down the list of applications and screen the qualifications of the candidates.

  • Barnes & Noble to compete for University bookstore bid

    Bids for the University bookstore opened Feb. 3, with three vendors responding to the request for proposals. The contract with current owner, Barnes & Noble, whose successful proposals have retained its management of the bookstore since 1994, will expire at the end of June.

  • Weekly Roundup: This week’s sports stories at a glance

    Tech's EXPW program waits for approval on expansion plans Tech's exercise science, physical education and wellness department is looking to expand in the near future and are waiting for Tech's approval. For long-term aspects, the department has been speaking with the local hospitals and the human ecology department to make plans for expanding programs such as physical therapy and occupational therapy.

  • bakery Restauraunt Review: Christy’s Bakery

    Christy's Bakery was this week's restaurant contender, but instead of storming the castle while all her units were ready to for battle I decided to try out her baked goods at dawn! Alright, not necessarily at dawn, but I did arrive at Christy's right as the doors opened at 7 a.

  • track Bradley, Tech track and field fare well at Southern Illinois

    Senior Leah Bradley led the Golden Eagle track team at the Southern Illinois University Invitational with two new career records. Bradley improved on her record, set last week at the Niswonger Invitational, in the 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes, 25.

  • Bases Loaded: Super Bowl Reactions Bases Loaded: Super Bowl Reactions Bases Loaded: Super Bowl Re

    Last Sunday, the world watched as the Giants and Patriots came down to the wire in Super Bowl XLVI. Tom Brady didn't have a great game; we saw a miraculous catch by a Giants receiver, a Giants touchdown in the closing minutes, and a Patriots Hail Mary play that fell incomplete.

  • sga Tuition Runs Out Day to highlight University operating costs

    The Office of Annual and Special Programs is hosting the second annual Tuition Runs Out Day, with help from SGA, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 on South Patio. "Tennessee Tech is a Tennessee Board of Regents school, by that we are partially state funded," SGA President Lee Gatts said.