Project Safe Haven is turning departments and offices around campus into safe places for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and questioning students. Lambda, Tech’s gay-straight alliance, started the project to give LGBTQ students safe places to talk and get resources after bullying and suicide numbers among the LGBTQ community have been […]
Author: Lindsey Gore
Organizations gear up for Homecoming
With Homecoming and purple pride in the air, students have been buying supplies, working on floats and getting involved in this week’s events. This year some fraternities and sororities have teamed up to work on Homecoming activities. “We are paired with a fraternity, and both organizations have a set budget […]
College of Business, Men’s Wearhouse invite students to ‘suit up’ workshop
Men’s Wearhouse is offering a dress for success workshop and an opportunity to be measured for a suit Nov. 15. The College of Business has teamed up with Men’s Wearhouse for a campus-wide event called Suit Up. “This event is open to anyone who wants to attend,” Amy Jo Carpenter, […]
Coming home for the television shows
As Tech’s Homecoming week comes to an end, students anticipate tomorrow’s festivities. The Tech Activities Board is in charge of Homecoming, and the chosen theme is “Tech on TV.” Every organization participating has a choice to compete in various events throughout the week to gain points for overall Homecoming champions. […]
Alumni Relations reaches out to Tech graduates
Tech Alumni Relations spreads the word to alumni about its services and what it is doing to further connect with graduates. Tracey Duncan, director of alumni relations, said Alumni Relations reaches out to Tech alumni through phone calls, email and internet sources. “In this day of technology, we can do […]
$250k grant to support change from coal to gas
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation awarded Tech the Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Award Oct. 24 in the amount of $250,000 to go toward transitioning from coal to natural gas in energy production. “It’s our anticipation this will be our last winter on coal,” Jack Butler, associate vice president […]
SGA moves to revive Tech traditions
SGA established the Historical Traditions Committee Tuesday night. When student senator Caleb Hodges proposed the idea for this committee, it passed with unanimous support from SGA members. “Our goal is to bring back old tradition and implement new tradition here at Tennessee Tech,” Hodges said. “Other large universities are steeped […]
Editor declares Golden Eagles ‘surprising’ season explainable
Tech’s football team is 0-5 in the OVC and 2-6 overall so far in 2012, one year removed from an Ohio Valley Conference Championship and the school’s first visit to the FCS Playoffs. All I’ve heard the past few weeks is the public’s reasoning for the team’s “poor play,” as […]
Unanswered questions in Libya leave room for speculation
There are some questions lingering about the course of events that led up to the death of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, in Libya. The Obama Administration has reported the details from the full investigation will not be available for several months. This has left many wondering why. […]
Two things republicans will never admit
I noticed something after watching the final presidential debate Monday night and then flipping between CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. It was clear Barack Obama had won the debate. He outtalked, outwitted and all around outdone Mitt Romney. Romney looked sweaty and nervous while the president was surprisingly specific and […]
