Tech’s Speech and Debate team returned victorious from the 20th annual Barbeque Capital Tournament with at least one trophy each. The team competed against 10 other schools at Owensboro Community and Technical College. While at the tournament, members competed and brought home awards in numerous categories, including Radio Broadcasting, Dramatic […]

A Tech student was struck by a vehicle on campus on Nov. 8, according to a Tech police report. Robert L. Ryder, 22, reported to Tech police that a vehicle on campus struck him on Tuesday afternoon as he “started to walk across the street to go to Brown Hall.” […]

While the nation faces a continued recession, Tech’s department of University Advancement is making fiscal progress through record-breaking fundraising numbers. “In the last fiscal year, the University had its largest fundraising ever, raising over 7.3 million dollars,” Mark Hutchins, vice president of University Advancement, said. “TTU has been fortunate that […]

The haunted basement of New Hall North attracted an audience of approximately 250 Tech students and residents of Cookeville last Thursday, Oct. 27. The New Hall North resident assistant staff, residence hall association and Treehouse village council sought to make this year’s haunted house event scarier and more successful than […]

Tech’s Inter-Fraternity Council is hosting Movember, a philanthropy that benefits the Prostate Cancer Foundation, throughout the month of November. Each organization that participates in this philanthropy volunteers a representative who will attempt to grow a mustache on his clean shaven face through the rest of November while raising money. Each […]

Participation in Homecoming week events has increased in every category this year, according to the Tech Activities Board. Overall there are 18 different organizations participating this year, which include the learning villages and residential halls, Greek Life, and religious groups. Each organization had the choice of which events to participate […]

A new sport based on a popular book series is being established at colleges across the nation, including at Tech. The Tech Quidditch Club is a new organization based on the popular sport in the Harry Potter series. “It’s definitely a contact sport,” Kellie Davis, sophomore and co-president of the […]

Twenty-five organizations are participating in the 2011 annual student competition that coincides with Tennessee Tech’s Homecoming football game and celebration this Saturday. Of those participating, 13 greek organizations are competing in the student Homecoming contest taking place the week prior to the football game. “I think Greeks are very involved […]

SGA’s Student Organization Life Opportunity General Operating Fund has allocated only $2,000 this semester, down from $8,000 last semester. Ashley Humphrey, SGA senator and treasurer, also leads the SOLO Fund Allocation Committee. She said she feels that lack of knowledge about the fund has prevented student organizations from submitting applications, […]