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SGA urges students to vote on SOLO fund

The campus-wide student vote on the Student Organization Life Opportunity Fund will be held Thursday. SOLO, championed by SGA administrators and executive officers, proposed a $20 tuition hike per semester for students. This money, for students and by students, would be placed into two accounts. A superfund containing 75 percent […]

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Tech celebrates Engineers’ Week

The Tech Engineering Joint Council will be combining traditions of the past, technology of the future and new ideas as they host the annual Engineering week Feb. 15-20. This year, students from all six engineering majors will compete in the traditional engineering week events, as well as four new events. […]

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Green renovations cost students more greenbacks

If you read last week’s edition (before the majority of them were stolen), you saw the plan to renovate Tech Village apartments to become greener. Oh, and it has been deemed unsafe to live in, which if you’ve ever lived there, you know why.I started college last semester really excited […]

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Get a bird’s-eye view of weather at Tech

News Channel 5 installed a SkyNet Camera at Tech, helping to put Cookeville on the map.Channel 5 considered installing the camera in Cookeville for several months but was unsure of the location. The station chose Tech because they saw the university as a symbol of the community. “The university will […]

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Tech student seeks Putnam political seat

Tech student and Cookeville local Michael Lane is running for Putnam County Trustee in the May primary election. Not being your average candidate for the office at a young age of 21, Michael plans on using his age to his advantage. “With so many young voters in the town, having […]

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FAFSA deadline approaching, grants going fast

Tech students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid soon or they may miss out on a chance to get financial aid.The Office of Financial Aid says the window will not be open for long on several grants that are offered only on a first-come, first-serve basis. Assistant […]

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New network promises campus-wide, faster wireless coverage

An upgrade to Tech’s network infrastructure should address many of the complaints of slow connections and increase network speed drastically.The upgrades, funded with federal stimulus money, are tentatively scheduled to begin in May 2010. The wired connections are scheduled to be finished by May of the following year, while the […]

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Backdoor opens the semester with complete Shakespeare

The Backdoor Playhouse opened its first performance of the semester last night, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). The production was written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. Even if you don’t like Shakespeare, you will find something to love in this production. “If you love Shakespeare, […]

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French club hosts Tech’s own Mardi Gras celebration

If you cannot make it to Fat Tuesday in New Orleans this year, you can still celebrate on campus. At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Avant Garde, the French Club at Tech, will be hosting “Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler at Mardi Gras,” which translates “Let the Good Times Roll at […]

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Backdoor announces open casting call

Open auditions for Round Dance (Reigen) by Arthur Schnitzler directed by Mark H. Creter will be held Sunday, February 21, 2010 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. in the TTU Backdoor Playhouse located in the Jere Whitson Bldg. on the campus of TN Tech […]