Tech chemistry students, Courtney LaPointe and Rebecca Firth, received a prestigious Student Leadership Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2021-22, respectively. Along with being an award recipient, students receive invitations to attend the ACS leadership conference. Student members of the American Chemical Society from universities around the world […]
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TikTok Now Reigns as the No. 7 Most Popular Web Domain
TikTok is now ranked as the seventh most popular domain, putting Google and other platforms behind it. The app is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance. In September of 2020, former President Donald Trump attempted to ban the popular app for security reasons. TikTok has made an impact on college […]
Tech Faculty Weigh in on Book Bans
The controversial ban of Art Spiegelman’s “Maus,” a graphic novel portraying the Holocaust, by a Tennessee school board has caused sales to increase on Amazon, resulting in it becoming a bestseller. “The Complete Maus” collection currently sits at No. 3 on the bestseller’s list. It previously topped the list at […]
Critical Race Theory Still a Point of National Debate
Florida is pushing to pass a bill to keep white people from feeling “discomfort” when teaching race in the classroom. The bill refers to the teaching of critical race theory in public schools and would alter the curriculum to avoid white people feeling guilt from past historical actions. Tech history […]
Tech Alumnus Earns 25th Grammy Nomination
Tech alumnus, Blanton Alspaugh, will be in Las Vegas this spring as a nominee for the prestigious Producer’s Award during the 64th annual Grammy Awards. “Everybody in the business I am in is working hard and to have your colleagues point to what you’ve done and say that it’s a […]
Tech Responds to TOSHA Complaint
Tech faculty and students have recently expressed frustration over what they call unsafe working conditions and learning environments. According to one faculty member, Johnson Hall – the home of Tech’s College of Business – has fallen into disrepair; and although the structure is slated for renovation, they believe the building […]
Community Service Events Held for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Commission on the Status of Blacks (CSB) held two community service events on Jan. 21 and 28. “A lot of the events that we are doing focus on MLK’s philosophy of service and looking at […]
Flooding in Henderson Hall Forces Faculty to Relocate
Days before the spring semester at Tech, a rainstorm hit Cookeville and caused increased flooding. Henderson Hall began to see leakages. In the basement, multiple offices and classrooms were damaged. The flood is said to have been caused by a combination of a pipe burst and the heavy rainstorm. No […]
Tech President Phil Oldham Dropped from Faculty Lawsuit
President Phil Oldham has been dismissed as a defendant – in his official capacity – from a lawsuit filed by university faculty members. Andrew Smith, an English instructor, and Dr. Julia Gruber, an associate professor of German, filed suit last fall after allegedly suffering “adverse action intended to chill their […]
Covid-19’s Impact Continues to be Felt by Students
Students on Tech’s campus are feeling the effects of Omicron, the newest variant of the coronavirus. There has been a large, sudden increase of positive cases since the beginning of the semester, according to Tech’s Covid-19 dashboard. The total number of active cases is 199, as of Jan. 31. In […]