#8220;You pro-choice people, you need Roe versus Wade. You’re desperate for it. Not because you’re sure of your opinion, but because you’re not. You need to cling to that ruling as moral validation for a position you’re not entirely comfortable with deep down.”-William Shatner as Denny Crane in Boston Legal […]
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Higher numbers of students getting vaccinations
Flu shots have been given to a surprisingly high number of students compared to a surprisingly low number of faculty members since Health Services began offering the shots last month. Supervisor of Health Services Randy Tompkins says he is not sure why more students than faculty have received the shot. […]
Omega Psi Phi sees 30 years on campus
Friendship is essential to the soul. Even without knowing the motto of Omega Psi Phi, a passerby of the Multipurpose Room on Saturday night would have inferred something along those lines from the booming laughter and plentiful applauses. Omega Psi Phi held its 30th anniversary banquet in the Multipurpose Room […]
CMA Awards, the best night in Country Music
The biggest night in country music took place last night with the 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards. The set was elaborately done with the theme of the show centered around love and its power over people.Single of the year went to “The King of Country” George Strait. Following the […]
TTU Learning Community to perform”Single Bell, Single Belle
This year the Learning Community is trying something new by performing an orginial play, “Single Bell, Single Belle.” This play is scheduled to take place November 20 at 8:00 p.m. at the Backdoor Playhouse.A Learning Community gives first year students an opportunity to enhance their college experience. This enables these […]
Review of “Assassins
#8220;Assassins” was a production that the Backdoor Playhouse had never tried before. It had been many years since a musical was performed on that stage but from the performance at last night’s showing you couldn’t tell.This production was one that even in its sixth night of showing was still sold […]
Soccer season ends in tournament
Although the loss to the University of Tennessee at Martin in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ended the Golden Eagles’ soccer season, the program took a successful step forward this year.The sixth-seeded Golden Eagles fought hard against the third-seeded Skyhawks, but the team’s season came to an end on Tuesday. […]
2008-2009 Golden Eagle Basketball previews
The 2008-2009 Golden Basketball season is set to tip off on Monday afternoon with each team hosting exhibition games. The men’s team, led by Coach Mike Sutton, will tip off at 7:30 p.m. against Anderson at the Hooper Eblen Center. The men return seven players, including five who saw action […]
Football preview: Jacksonville State
The Golden Eagles take to the field Saturday in their annual Homecoming game, as they will host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. Tech (3-7 overall, 1-5 OVC) returns home after falling at Tennessee State by a 41-14 count last weekend. JSU is still in the running for a share of the […]
Place wins OVC individual title, teams improve
Jaycee Golf Course, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., was the “place” where history was made for Tennessee Tech Cross Country. Referring to Stephanie Place, who earned the title of 2008 OVC Runner of the Year for her outstanding performances throughout the season. She won the individual title, and in doing so […]