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Thief attempts to sell items stolen from professors on LSN

A woman was recently cited with theft after allegedly stealing items from several professors in Bruner Hall. Jennifer G. Halilou, 33, of Cummins Mill Road, Cookeville, was issued five citations over the last two weeks after reportedly admitting to stealing items on separate occasions, according to affidavits and citations from […]

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Students ask questions about faith

TTU students had an opportunity to ask Rich Froning, three-time World Cross Fit Champion, questions about his faith testimony Monday night.  On Sunday night, students queried Chad Brinker, professional scout for the Green Bay Packers. Tuesday night, Philip Oldham, TTU president, shared his faith walk. These men opened up their […]

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Tech’s Women Center sponsors event for survivors of sexual abuse

#8220;If you love me, why do you hurt me?” read a blue shirt as it hung from the rope extending the Tech Pride Room. Every single minute of every day, more than one woman is raped in America, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, and our campus shone a […]

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Theft of panties from dorm laundry room

The identity of the female student in this article is being withheld to protect anonymity and privacy. A theft occurred Monday night that left one female student living in the residential halls without several pairs of underwear. An unnamed female student living in Maddux-McCord Hall in Capitol Quad was studying […]

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Up in flames: SAE house destroyed by fire

Cookeville firefighters responded to a blaze at the former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house Saturday morning. At around 2:24 a.m., first responders were called to the West Seventh Street house in response to reports of the historic fraternity building being in flames. Despite firefighters battling the blaze for nearly an hour, […]

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Grounds Department prepares to save trees for Centennial Plaza

Tech is scheduled to break ground early summer for the development of Centennial Plaza to be located between Derryberry and the RUC. This project will feature a large multi-purpose plaza, small patio spaces, a stage for outdoors productions, a commissioned sculpture and much more. Paramount to the character of the […]

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UCSC to host Apologetics Seminar, Oldham to speak

What do the three-time CrossFit champion, the Pro Scout for the Green Bay Packers and the president of our university all have in common? Rich Froning, Chad Brinker and President Oldham will all be speaking about their faith at 217 Faith, an event brought to campus by FCA and USCS […]

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E-cigs offer loophole to Tech’s nonsmoking policy

Smoking cigarettes has become more taboo than trendy, and the habit is rather expensive to keep up. Tech passed a campus rule in 2010 stating that tobacco and related products were not allowed on campus and campus police reward students caught smoking with a fine. Until recently, the only way […]

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Taco Bell thinks outside the biscuit

Fourthmeal, meet Fifthmeal. Taco Bell’s new breakfast menu rolled out nationwide on March 27 and features new additions such as the Waffle Taco and A.M. Crunchwrap. “Fans already like to come to Taco Bell for lunch and dinner, and they share with us their love of late night,” Brian Niccol, […]

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ROTC participates in regional training with other schools

The cadets of Tech’s ROTC Golden Eagle Battalion recently participated in the annual spring Joint Forces Training Exercise (JFTX) alongside cadets from MTSU, UT-Martin and Vanderbilt University at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Kentucky. After arriving in Greenville on Thursday, March 20, Tech cadets conducted a daylight land navigation course […]