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Some Spring Break Tips

1. If you’re driving, check your fluids, tire pressure and luggage security. Don’t let faulty bungees donate your clothes to a ditch.2. Make a checklist, you know, like your grandma would. It seems excessive but forgetting the necessities can do you in. 3. Have tools and roadside items on that […]

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Contemporary collection comes to Drama Center

The Backstage Theater series presents an evening of ten-minute plays that will soon be open to the public at the Cookeville Drama Center.The production, “8 X 10”, includes eight plays performed by more than 25 actors and actresses. The pieces performed will be “Good-bye Howard,” “Sure Thing,” “The Office,” “Downtown,” […]

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Canadian Brass coming to Bryan Fine Arts

Center Stage is bringing the Grammy Award winning Canadian Brass Quintet to the Bryan Fine Arts building. You may have seen Canadian Brass featured on The Tonight Show, Today or Entertainment Tonight, and now you have the opportunity to see them live at 7:30 p.m., March 16, in the Wattenbarger […]

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Defeat the empty pocket-blues this break

Today is the Friday before Spring Break. You’re looking down at your out-turned pockets, the international symbol for “no scratch.” Avoid wallowing in the ills of a homebound break and revel in the freedom of a considerably roomy weeklong schedule.But now you’re looking up with round, watery eyes asking, “How […]

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The Power Play: Welcome back, Tiger

He’s back. That thought has to be going through the minds of all of the players on the PGA Tour right now. Tiger Woods’ return after reconstructive knee surgery means just one thing. Nobody is safe anymore. Who can forget that memorable Monday playoff at the U.S. Open when Tiger […]

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4th and Long: Tech students should be ashamed

Tech fans, I’m going to be blunt. I’m very disappointed in you. As I walked in the Hooper Eblen Center on Tuesday night, I was amazed at the number of people who had come out for the game. By my estimation, there were nearly 4,000 screaming fans in attendance. There […]

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Softball prepares for next tournament

The Tech softball team is getting ready for their next tournament after competing in Palm Springs last week. The Golden Eagles will travel to Chattanooga to play in the Frost Classic this weekend. This afternoon’s action includes games with Sacred Heart and Missouri State, and then Tech returns to the […]

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Men’s tennis earns first win in weekend split

The Tech men’s tennis team earned its first win of the season by defeating Indiana State University, but lost to Butler University over the weekend.The Golden Eagles cruised past the Sycamores by a 6-1 score on Feb. 20, when the two teams met at Terra Haute, Ind. Tech split the […]

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Single mother loses mind, has 14 kids

Nadya Suleman just recently became the mother of eight. Scratch that. She became the mother of 14. After having octuplets 9.5 weeks premature, she brought her grand total up to 14. She already had six kids before the octuplets. By the way, “octuplets” isn’t even recognized by Microsoft Word. The […]

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A helping hand

Many times throughout college students may encounter problems that seem to get them in a rut. Problems occur often, it’s a way of life, but when it gets serious enough to affect your tenure at college is when it’s imperative to get help. The Student Counseling Center is here to […]