Classes will be in session Wednesday, but those planning to travel the day before Thanksgiving can expect heavy traffic but lower gas prices. In a survey conducted by AAA, 45 percent of participants planned to depart for Thanksgiving travel Wednesday. According to a Nov. 13 press release from AAA, more […]
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Cyberbully account targets Greeks
Tech students and faculty are victims of recent cyberbullying. Since Nov. 4, the Twitter account @GossipGreek_xox, has created controversy by tweeting slanderous comments about numerous students and some faculty members involved with Greek Life. @GossipGreek_xox describes itself as “just a concerned third party watching TTU Greeks make fools of themselves. […]
Students react to election results
Tech students had mixed feelings as President Barack Obama was re-elected Tuesday. “I’m not really sure how the next four years will turn out,” Kara Young, senior, said. “I’m interested to see how the health care bill is going to pan out. I hope to see improvement in the economy […]
SAE breaks ground on Greek Row
Sigma Alpha Epsilon broke ground on a new fraternity house on Peachtree Avenue Nov. 4, putting the fraternity on Greek Row. The new location for the house was chosen because of a deal with Cookeville Regional Medical Center. The lot where the current SAE house sits on Seventh Street was […]
College of Interdisciplinary Studies works to implement master’s program
The College of Interdisciplinary Studies is currently seeking approval for a master’s program in professional science in environmental informatics. “In July 2012, the School of Interdisciplinary Studies became a college and has recently added the School of Environmental Studies with a bachelor’s degree in environmental and sustainability studies,” Susan Elkins, […]
Organizations gear up for Homecoming
With Homecoming and purple pride in the air, students have been buying supplies, working on floats and getting involved in this week’s events. This year some fraternities and sororities have teamed up to work on Homecoming activities. “We are paired with a fraternity, and both organizations have a set budget […]
Campus transforms into safe haven for LGBT students
Project Safe Haven is turning departments and offices around campus into safe places for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and questioning students. Lambda, Tech’s gay-straight alliance, started the project to give LGBTQ students safe places to talk and get resources after bullying and suicide numbers among the LGBTQ community have been […]
Editor declares Golden Eagles ‘surprising’ season explainable
Tech’s football team is 0-5 in the OVC and 2-6 overall so far in 2012, one year removed from an Ohio Valley Conference Championship and the school’s first visit to the FCS Playoffs. All I’ve heard the past few weeks is the public’s reasoning for the team’s “poor play,” as […]
SGA moves to revive Tech traditions
SGA established the Historical Traditions Committee Tuesday night. When student senator Caleb Hodges proposed the idea for this committee, it passed with unanimous support from SGA members. “Our goal is to bring back old tradition and implement new tradition here at Tennessee Tech,” Hodges said. “Other large universities are steeped […]
$250k grant to support change from coal to gas
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation awarded Tech the Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Award Oct. 24 in the amount of $250,000 to go toward transitioning from coal to natural gas in energy production. “It’s our anticipation this will be our last winter on coal,” Jack Butler, associate vice president […]
