The closing of the Golden Eagles Battalion is a mixture of sadness and understanding for me. The sadness comes from the closure of a program that, as a Junior, I am deeply invested in. The loss of the tradition and the camaraderie as a Cadet here at Tennessee Tech is […]
Opinion
“I now have to find a new path to take”
With the closure of the ROTC program at TTU, I now have to find a new path to take, including making the decision on whether or not to stay at this university. My options have now been narrowed down to leaving TTU for an affordable school that offers both an […]
ROTC on the chopping block
Let me be totally upfront with you: I normally have zero opinion about the military. The military in theory or practice just doesn’t play a large part in my life. Apart from complaints about the bloated defense budget (Seriously, the tanks you currently have aren’t good enough? Are you sure […]
Reserve Officer Training Corps to close due to budget shifting
Where to start? What to say? What do you even do when someone tells you all of your well thought out plans are now irrelevant? This is what many of our students in the Tennessee Tech University R.O.T.C. program were told about three weeks ago. Even though we have all […]
“It is what we do in moments like these that define who we are.”
Sometimes in life, things do not go according to plan. It is what we do in moments like these that define who we are. My name is Caleb Anderson and I am currently a contracted cadet at Tennessee Tech. As some of you may know, our program is slated for […]
Government Shutdown Affects More Than Just Public Officials
When the government shuts down, it’s the people under the government systems that are affected first. My middle brother happens to be one of these people who are affected. He is a veteran Marine with a wife and four kids. He provides the only source of income for his family […]
Frustrations Over Shutdown Tactics
I want to be a member of Congress when I grow up, because it seems right now that the job description is being a whiny, lazy brat. I hope yoga pants aren’t against the dress code! But seriously, Republicans. Was “must not play well with others” in the job requirements? […]
Punishing the Conditioning of Gender
Recently on my Facebook feed, a friend posted a link to the blog post “FYI (if you’re a teenage girl),” written by Kimberly Hall, a Presbyterian women’s minister from Texas. In this particular blog post, she advises young girls – in an irritatingly friendly tone of voice – to be […]
When Will There Not Be an Issue with Parking?
When it takes close to 45 minutes to find a parking spot at a small town university, you know you have problems. When I started thinking about what I would write this week, I struggled with what the topic should be. I have covered Syria and the South Patio preacher, […]
“People Like This Do Not Exemplify Christianity”
I would like to have a word about the infamous South Patio evangelists from a Christian perspective. There are Christians who believe that “fire-and-brimstoning” people into Christianity is the best way to go, for example, our “beloved” south patio evangelist. People like this, and I repeat this for the need […]
