John McGlone and his team of open-air preachers made their second appearance of the semester on South Patio Wednesday. This is the third time Pinpoint Evangelism has visited Tech’s campus in less than a year. For some students, it was the first time they had acknowledged the preachers and stopped […]
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SGA Passes Bill for Students
SGA passed two bills Tuesday night that will affect both student parking and dining services. SGA passed the “Parking Lot Maintenance Act of Fall 2013” in order to better distinguish parking areas from non-parking zones for students and faculty. Senator Matthew Simpson proposed the bill in response to receiving a […]
Blindfolded Dinner Teaches a New Perspective
Tech’s community had a taste of what life is like with a visually impaired disability last week at “A New Perspective,” a residential life program created by the new Able Bodies Community club to raise awareness about visually disabilities. Participants began the night by being blindfolded. Next, they were handed […]
Student Conduct Distracts Performers
Every semester, students in various classes are required to attend concerts as a course requirement. However, Jennifer Shank, chair of the music department, said most students do not practice proper concert etiquette. “We love having an audience of students from all around campus, but being respectful to others attending and […]
Post Office Poses Problems
Several students have run into trouble this semester when dealing with their campus mailboxes. Freshman Gabriella Farley said she had trouble opening her campus mailbox at the beginning of the school year. She said at first she was confused about which box was hers and then there was a problem […]
Golden Helix Races for Funding
Members of the Cookeville community raced to benefit scholarship funding Saturday at this year’s Golden Helix 5K on Tech’s campus. Janet Coonce, this year’s race director, said Saturday morning was chilly, but that didn’t stop the runners of Cookeville from lining up in front of Prescott Hall […]
Get Fit with Trainers
The Fitness Center at TTU will be offering personal training sessions starting Nov. 11. “Personal training is something that has been offered in the past but hasn’t been done in quite some time,” said TTU Health Promotions Program Coordinator Abbey Jaffe.“We have had a lot of interest from members and […]
Homecoming Week is all Fun and Games
As Homecoming Week came to a close Saturday night, winners were announced and awards were handed out in Tucker Stadium. The overall winners of the 2013 Homecoming competitions were partners Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Kappa Sigma fraternity. Allison Boshears of Phi Mu and Matthew Bimsteim of the Percussion Club […]
stand up
A ban has been placed and strictly enforced over the past year restricting students from sitting on the floor and the stairs in Henderson Hall. Every few feet, signs have been placed instructing students of the dangers that await them and others if they are to sit on the floor […]
Local Business ‘Compugeeks’ Sponsors Homecoming Concert
Country music singers Darryl Worley and Joe Diffie wrapped up Homecoming Week Saturday when they played for over 1,000 fans and alumni at the Hooper Eblen Center. Compugeeks President Charles Bell put on the show with help from alumni director Tracey Duncan. Bell, who founded the Sparta-based company, used the […]