Tech plans to have two new learning villages on campus by next fall. Ellington and Warf Hall will be the home of the arts and media village while a global village will be located in M.S. Cooper. The arts and media village is meant to appeal to students involved […]
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Tennessee Parks and Greenway Foundation offers Cummins Falls guided hikes
The Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation is striving to save Cummins Falls in Jackson County. This is the largest privately owned waterfall in the state, and is located 20 minutes outside the Cookeville city limits. The Foundation offers guided hikes the first Saturday of every month to give people a […]
Tech requires new vaccine for students
A new vaccine requirement has been put in effect for Tech students by the Tennessee Board of Regents. Effective July 1, 2011, all new full-time Tech students— both freshman and transfer students— are required to receive the Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine prior to beginning classes. Students were given a seven-day […]
New dining options stir up mixed reactions
Two new dining options on campus this fall come with a side of students’ mixed emotions. Food Services now offers Au Bon Pain and Yan Can Cook as dining alternatives for students. Au Bon Pain, located in the front lobby of the Angelo and Jennette Volpe Library, is comparable to […]
Tech students least likely to default on loans
As the national student debt rises steadily higher, Tech graduates are managing to avoid the burden of massive student loans. CNBC recently reported that America’s student loan debt is growing at a rate of $2,853.88 per second. At this pace, it will surpass $1 trillion in 2012. According to an […]
Semester starts with construction underway
Several construction projects are going on throughout campus, some small enough that they do not affect students and activities and some so large that they displace students, classrooms, meeting areas and offices. Henderson Hall, Derryberry Hall, South Patio, Tech Village, and a number of other areas are being renovated. […]
Philanthropies week shortened
Those in the Greek community are adjusting their calendars from allowing weeklong philanthropic events to now give only two days for each organization. The first greek organizations to plan under this new rule are Kappa Sigma with their South Seas events on Sept. 21 and 22 and Sigma Alpha Epsilon […]
Tech Activities Board Partnership Encourages Pregame Festivities
A new co-sponsorship between the Tech Activities Board and TTU Athletics has changed the way students can experience Golden Eagle football this fall. Newly implemented TAB tailgates are encouraging students to be a part of a movement making Stadium Drive the place to be before home football games. Each home […]
New SGA officers, senators announced
Executive Officers President- Lee Gatts VP – Clint Durham Secretary – Savannah Vaughn Treasurer – Ashley Humphrey Senators Ag and Human Ecology Emily Warren Mallory Jennings Danielle Neal Kristen Jones Kelsey Clark Greg Evans Arts and Sciences Bo Murphy Geri Wilson Ross Harvey Jessica Bryant John Halliburton Ryan Hunley Chelsey […]
Hutchison to retire after 31 years at Tech
A grasshopper walks into a bar, and the bartender says, “We have drink named after you.”The grasshopper replies, “Oh, you have a drink named Charles?” Earl Hutchison Sr. has been telling this joke (and changing the grasshopper’s name each time) to Tech journalism students for many years, but Spring 2011 […]
