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Midterm Elections Makes History for Tennessee

The results of the mid-term election yield both wins and losses for each party. The Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives after they surpassed 218 seats, giving them control of the chamber. However, the Democrats have retained control of the Senate and achieved this by gaining […]

News On campus

Faculty Senate issues a ‘Vote of No Confidence’ in Tech CFO

 Tech’s Faculty Senate, an advisory board to the university president, has passed a “Vote of No Confidence” in the university’s vice president. The vote comes after  it was discovered that some faculty and staff members received raises exceeding the 1-7% approved by the Board of Trustees for the 2020-2021 academic […]

Music News

BROCKHAMPTON release back-to-back albums

   On Thursday Nov. 18, Texas-based hip-hop “boy band” BROCKHAMPTON released what they had publicized as their “final album” called “The Family.” The following day, the band announced that they would be releasing one last album titled “TM” that night.      BROCKHAMPTON consists of seven performers: Kevin Abstract, Dom […]

News Off campus

ETSU student seeks recognition of ASL and Deaf culture

American Sign Language has been recognized as its own language in the United States since the 1960s, and Tennessee passed legislation in 2017 recognizing it as a modern language that fulfills high school foreign language requirements; however, students at East Tennessee State University say that the institution has fallen behind […]

Music News

Smino, BabyTron and more on New Music Friday 

   Friday, Oct. 28 has indisputably been one of the most exciting nights of the year for hip hop music. With many versatile rap albums releasing, rap fans all over the country can find an album to fit their hip hop preferences.     Chicago rapper Smino released his third studio […]

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Underground artists dominate the end of 2022

   For the most part, the months September and October were slow for mainstream album releases, but packed to the brim with incredible albums from underground artists. On Oct. 7, one of the most promising genre-benders in the underground, Jean Dawson, released his third album “CHAOS NOW*” with features from […]

Local News

Upper Cumberland cities sued for violations of Clean Water Act

The cities of Cookeville and Sparta have been named in a federal lawsuit alleging violations of the Clean Water Act. The complaints, filed in the U.S. District Court by Tennessee Riverkeepers, Inc. claims Cookeville and Sparta are in violation of provisions of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit by […]