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Chartwells changes meal plan usage policy

Some students may remember using a meal on their self and a friend in the Tech cafeteria in previous years. This year, however, some changes have been made to the meal plan usage policy.According to the new policy, “Students on the 19, 15, or 10 meal plans may not use […]

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Preliminary numbers reflect record enrollment

A decade-long trend of increasing enrollment is set to continue in 2009, according to preliminary reports. Overall enrollment is up from 2008, and once the official numbers come in, Tech’s enrollment is expected to be at an all-time high, according to Robert Hodum, executive director of enrollment management. “Preliminary numbers […]

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Being loud doesn’t mean you can sing

Sunday night Facebook statuses popped up, giving me up-to-the-minute insights on how much my friends don’t like Kanye West. For those of you outside the MTV culture, West, who reportedly was drunk earlier in the evening, took the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for “Best Female Video” and proclaimed […]

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Mr. West, you’re the best

When you woke up Monday morning and checked your Facebook news feed, did you see the same chain of ‘I hate Kanye West’ or ‘Kanye sucks’ updates I did? If you did, then you probably quickly decided if you are on Team Swift or Team West. Here is why you […]

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MBA program to host guest speaker

Tech’s MBA studies will be holding a round table discussion with a prestigious guest speaker to share his business experience with graduate students. The discussion is set to take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in Johnson Hall Room 218. The featured speaker is local businessman and long time Tech […]

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University combats H1N1

The H1N1 influenza virus is currently making a minor appearance at Tech this semester, but a vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday night. With students vigilantly implementing the University health guidelines, they should also be aware when the vaccine will be available on campus. “It was […]

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Flooded

Heavy rain Wednesday forced Byrne Avenue residents to evacuate their flooding apartments. Tenants scrambled to rescue their belongings before the water rose further into their homes. Doug Hensley (far left) helped friends in their effort. Apartment resident Roy Adams (far right) was one of the many Tech students who were […]

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Golden Eagle football opens OVC play at EKU

The Tennessee Tech football team faces a grave challenge on Saturday as it travels to Richmond, Kentucky to take on two-time defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Eastern Kentucky (0-1, 0-0 OVC).Tech (1-0, 0-0 OVC) routed Pikeville College 51-10 at Tucker Stadium on September 10 en route to its third straight […]

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Rugby club wins first game in Vanderbilt weekend tourney

Tech rugby’s first tournament produced a mixed bag of results.Playing two men down in the second half as a result of red cards, Tech’s rugby team came together and refused to surrender any more points. The end result was a 28-0 victory Friday night over host Vanderbilt in the two-day […]

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The Power Play

I can hear the music now. Cue the death march. In other words, it’s UT/Florida week.The date has been circled on many college football calendars since Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin basically called Florida head coach Urban Meyer a cheater. At that point, all bets were off. What we have […]