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Dierks Bentley to replace Eric Church as Fall SOLO concert series artist

Dierks Bentley will visit Tech as a replacement for SOLO concert vote winner Eric Church.     Voting results last spring placed Church as the performer for the fall concert. However, Church will not be performing at Tech anytime soon. Bentley, students’ second choice, will be performing this semester instead. “I […]

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Facebook page pokes fun at campus problems, gains popularity with students

The TTU Memes Facebook page gained popularity quickly and is a way for students to bond over similar problems in a humorous way. Memes are forms of media, such as pictures or videos, which often express Internet phenomena. The TTU Memes page creators and operators decided to create the Facebook […]

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International student enrollment continues to rise

The enrollment numbers continue to rise as Tech starts the Fall 2012 semester with more than 200 international students on campus.  The International Student Affairs office started the semester with a rise in international students on Tech’s campus.  The numbers have increased the past five years based on interest in […]

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American Diabetes Association to host event to raise money for research

The American Diabetes Association is holding Step Out to raise money for diabetes research Sunday at 2 p.m. on the Quad.   According to the ADA website, walking is essential to those with diabetes because it helps control blood glucose levels. It also helps prevent Type 2 diabetes. The fundraiser […]

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ITS monitoring student printing, reviewing quota

Services department can monitor what every student in a campus lab is printing.   The reason for the monitoring is to see if the $25 quota every student has will give a sufficient amount of pages for academic purposes each semester. “I can see the name of the job that […]

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Ellington/Warf residents frustrated with intrusive construction workers

With the new Arts and Media Village completion about a month away, students living in the Ellington/Warf residence halls are aggravated with construction workers. “They are really loud, and sometimes they smoke,” freshman Alex Wilson said.  “I live on the fourth floor and can’t open my window anymore because of […]

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Restaurant Review: Pueblo Viejo

Welcome to Club Viejo! It may not be the clubbing hot-spot anymore, but the Pueblo Viejo Mexican Restaurant and Banquet Hall is located where Club Jet and the Cookeville Expo used to be on 12th Street, towards Algood. As I parked outside this huge white restaurant, I couldn’t help but […]