Information Technology Services has increased students printing allowance from $25 to $30 per page due to the amount of money that has been saved since the Pharos printing system has been implemented. This semester, students have an increase in the amount of papers they can print and a decrease in […]
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Counseling Center gears up to combat eating disorders
#8220;Everybody Knows Somebody” is the theme for this year’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, NEDA. According to a 2004 survey conducted by Princeton University Health Services, 30 percent of college students have or will experience with eating disorder symptoms during their college years. Eating disorders are a growing problem for […]
Student reports BB gun drive-by shooting attempt
A Tech student was the victim of a drive-by shooting with a BB gun near New Hall South Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m. According to the police report, the student noticed an older model, four-door, small car with four college-aged students in it crossing in front of New Hall South. […]
ROTC students practice aviation with Black Hawks
Two Black Hawk military helicopters descended from the sky Feb. 16 for Reserve Officers’ Training Corps aviation training exercises. The purpose of the exercise was to familiarize Tech cadets with aviation by boarding, flying and dismounting a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter piloted by the Tennessee Army National Guard. “It was […]
$3.5 million renovation makes way for Global Hall
Residence halls M.S. Cooper and Pinkerton are undergoing extensive renovations to upgrade mechanical and plumbing systems in order to house students August 2013. Built in the late 1960s, the halls house 180 people and have never had renovations. “We’re really excited about the changes taking place. Students will get to […]
SGA President, student ejected from game following altercation
Tech students Michael Cox of Sigma Chi and SGA President, Lee Gatts of Phi Delta Theta, were kicked out of an intramural basketball game Jan. 30 for fighting. The intramural basketball game between Sigma Chi and Phi Delta fraternities got heated and a punch was thrown by Gatts during play. […]
Students stand to gain from Facebook lawsuit
Students who received an email titled “LEGAL NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION” may still receive their share of the Facebook settlement. The email is one result of a lawsuit filed against Facebook involving its sponsored story ads in 2011, in which many users were used to promote products based […]
Senator proposes to raise program admissions standards
Tenn. Sen. Dolores Gresham proposed Senate Bill 664, which would require future teacher education program candidates to attain a composition score of 25 or higher on the ACT for program acceptance. If passed, Senate Bill 664 is projected to take effect statewide July 1. Gresham was a leader in the […]
Oldham to host open discussion
President Phil Oldham will host an open forum for discussion Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. in the Tech Pride Room of the RUC. The forum is open to students, faculty, staff and members of the community. There is no agenda set for the meeting. “Something I started this last semester […]
Student steals, crashes roomate’s car
A Tech student was reported to Ed Boucher, dean of students, for stealing his roommate’s car and crashing it at Eighth Street and Willow Avenue Feb. 2. According to Tony Nelson, Tech police officer, the student drove his roommate’s 2013 Volkswagen to class without permission. The student then drove around […]
