Tech’s very own Awesome Eagle recently received a second place bid to the 2014 National Cheerleading and Dance Team Competition. This is the fifth time Tech has entered this competition since the 90s. Although Awesome hasn’t placed in national competitions until recently, he did participate in a few competitions in […]
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Campus Increases Security in Response to Thefts
TTU students need secure their car radios after last week’s string of vehicle break-ins. Five break-ins to student and faculty vehicles occurred last week with only high-end radios stolen from the vehicles. University Police are investigating these reports. According to police reports, most of the incidents happen around the Murphy […]
Oracle Alumnus Cites 50th Assassination Anniversary
Nov. 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a story only The Oracle reported in Putnam County on the day of his death. Tech alumnus Harold Freeman was serving as the copy editor for The Oracle when the assassination occurred. He visited the […]
Fit Vote Passes
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 21, 2013) – Fifty-two percent of more than 3,300 students voted earlier this week to approve a $100 fee per semester to build a new fitness center at Tennessee Tech University. The vote was the product of a bill passed unanimously by the Student Government Association that […]
Appalachian Center for Craft Presents Holiday Festival
The Appalachian Center for Craft will host a Holiday Festival this season Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will have handcrafted holiday gifts and pictures with Santa. Friends of the Appalachian Center for Craft, a nonprofit organization, have sponsored mini workshops for the […]
Interfraternity Council Sponsors Angel Tree
Tech’s InterFraternity Council is sponsoring an Angel Tree on campus this holiday season and is encouraging students, groups and organizations to sponsor a child. Ben Toline is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and serves as the vice president of philanthropy on IFC’s executive council. Toline is responsible for […]
America Recycle Day Raises Awareness
The TTU Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) occupied South Patio during dead hour Nov. 14 as the group participated in a nationwide environmental awareness day. The group passed out pro-recycling buttons, green eco-conscious water bottles, special event t-shirts and candy to those crossing South Patio. All of this was to done raise awareness about […]
Ellington Hall, Warf Hall to Close Over Break for Facelift
Ellington and Warf Residence Halls are set to close for renovation at the end of the semester. Much like MS Cooper and Pinkerton Halls renovations last year, Ellington and Warf will have completely refurbished rooms and hallways. Andrew Moneymaker, coordinator for Capital Quad, said the new look is already in […]
Snowglobes Shake Up TAB Tuesday
The Tech Activity Board and the Office of Communications & Marketing’s Photo Services teamed up last week for the annual Snow Globe Giveaway. The giveaway was on the first floor of the RUC lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday of last week. Students had their […]
Public Service Announcement: Regional Phone Scam
The Oracle Staff received an email this weekend from the Director of Public Relations at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Melahn Finley. It contained a press release warning about a phone scam being perpetrated in the Upper Cumberland Area. The full text of this press release is reproduced below. — Cookeville, […]