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Renovations to begin on former Prescott Middle School

Tech is scheduled to begin projects on two recently purchased buildings, Foundation Hall and Southwest Hall, as the semester ends. Foundation Hall, formerly Prescott Middle School, is to undergo maintenance to 14 classrooms, beginning April 16. “We’ll be going in there now, starting to clean it up, getting ready for […]

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Tech Village renovations enter second phase

The overhaul of Tech Village is about to enter its second phase, which will require residents to be out of their apartments by the end of May. Phase two of the renovations is set to begin June 1. Buildings H, J, K, L and M on the Eastern side of […]

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Crawford residents, Marc Burnett to Paint the Night Away Thursday

Crawford residents and Marc Burnett will paint the night away at 7 p.m. March 29 on the bottom floor of Crawford Hall. Paint the Night Away is a new art program for Crawford residents. The program is similar to places like Cookeville’s Art Mill. Burnett, Student Affairs vice president, will […]

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3.0 GPA, 21 ACT score may both be required for future HOPE scholars

A bill that restricts eligibility for the HOPE scholarship is working its way through the Tennessee General Assembly. Currently, incoming students need to maintain a 3.0 high school grade point average or have a minimum ACT score of 21 to qualify for the HOPE Scholarship. If the bill passes, students […]

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Award-winning journalist, author Moore-Emmett to address polygamy

Author and award-winning journalist Andrea Moore-Emmett presents at 7 p.m., March 27 in Derryberry Auditorium. Moore-Emmett is the author of “God’s Brothel: The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist Polygamy and the Stories of 18 Women Who Escaped,” as well as several articles on polygamy, […]

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Tech welcomes world-renowned author, speaker Maya Angelou

Civil rights activist Maya Angelou is scheduled to visit Tech March 20. Angelou will be speaking at 7 p.m. in Derryberry Auditorium. Tickets for the event are free while they last through March 16 at the Women’s Center in Pennebaker Hall. “We’re just trying to fill Derryberry,” Diana Lalani, Women’s […]

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Residential hall to undergo renovations in 2013

Tech anticipates closing half of residential hall M.S. Cooper/Pinkerton during the 2013 spring semester to begin a $3 million renovation project. According to Charles Macke, director of residential life, it will be a major renovation, complete with new air conditioning and heating units, doors, plumbing, bathroom units, vinyl plank flooring […]