Tennessee Tech University’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing is considering a potential curriculum change in the near future involving other majors. After attending an interdisciplinary collaboration conference in Chicago, professors in the nursing program considering redesigning the typical clinical setting. The collaboration conference was geared toward simulating a real world scenario […]
Author: Kim Biggs
Housing overflow continues late into fall semester
Approximately 45 students are still residing in overflow hotels due to a lack of available on-campus housing. Last year, Residential Life emptied the overflow hotels within one week. Students residing in the hotels are disconnected from campus life. As the semester goes on and the number of students in the […]
TAB to host spooky double feature for Tech students
On Halloween night, the Tech Activities Board will be showing two scary movies to Tech students. Katie Williams, coordinator of Student Activities, said the movies that will be shown are still undecided, but will be posted on TAB’s Facebook page later in the week. The Halloween movie double feature will […]
Tau Kappa Epsilon to bring Tennessee Rappers
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity will be hosting a Big Smo concert at Cowboys Nov. 13. “TKE is very excited to host an event that all Tech students can enjoy,” TKE member Nate Stout said. “It is awesome that we have the opportunity to partner up with Cowboys and these upcoming […]
’50 Shades’ finally cast
The 50 Shades of Grey series took the country by storm when it was released, and now fans everywhere are anticipating the movie set to be released in 2014. Fans had their dream picks for the lead roles Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele before the movie was even announced. There […]
‘The Walking Dead’ returns, is most viewed show on TV this season
After people from Woodbury were rescued, the compound was claimed as home and The Governor fled, we were left to wonder how season four of “The Walking Dead” was going to begin. Homegrown vegetables, story time and blue skies disguise themselves as a comfortable habitat for our friendly apocalypse survivors […]
Not afraid to show love for the Golden Eagles
Chart-topping, alternative band The Fray rocked out the Hooper Eblen Center on Oct. 8. Augustana was the opening act for the sold-out concert. Students, faculty, and the general public filled the floor, lower bowl, and parts of the upper bowl of the basketball arena to see the performances by […]
Nursing Building dedicated to President Robert and Gloria Bell
The community celebrated Bob Bell’s service to Tech Thursday when the Nursing and Health Services Building was renamed Robert and Gloria Bell Hall, in honor of the former president and his wife. Bell served as the president of the University for more than a decade. “Dr. Bell recognized the need […]
‘Captain Phillips’ is a smash
I’m calling it now – this film is going to the Oscars. “Captain Phillips” is a biopic of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates. Paul Greengrass directs this standoff starring Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips and Barkhad Abdi as Muse, the pirate […]
‘American Horror Story: Coven’ is series’ best yet
Beginning its third season three weeks ago, the newest season of the ‘American Horror Story’ series is the best season yet. The great thing about this show is that if you miss a previous season, there’s nothing to go back and catch up on. Each year, there is a brand […]
