Author and award-winning journalist Andrea Moore-Emmett presents at 7 p.m., March 27 in Derryberry Auditorium. Moore-Emmett is the author of “God’s Brothel: The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist Polygamy and the Stories of 18 Women Who Escaped,” as well as several articles on polygamy, […]
Author: Jessica Smith
3.0 GPA, 21 ACT score may both be required for future HOPE scholars
A bill that restricts eligibility for the HOPE scholarship is working its way through the Tennessee General Assembly. Currently, incoming students need to maintain a 3.0 high school grade point average or have a minimum ACT score of 21 to qualify for the HOPE Scholarship. If the bill passes, students […]
Crawford residents, Marc Burnett to Paint the Night Away Thursday
Crawford residents and Marc Burnett will paint the night away at 7 p.m. March 29 on the bottom floor of Crawford Hall. Paint the Night Away is a new art program for Crawford residents. The program is similar to places like Cookeville’s Art Mill. Burnett, Student Affairs vice president, will […]
Engineers develop technology to find missing pilot
Tech engineering students are developing technology to help in a search to find a missing pilot in Venezuela. Six engineering students built a prototype launch and recovery system for a small, unmanned plane that can be used to search vast jungles. John Petry, Jordan Jozwik, Ryan Schewe, Will Owens, Ben […]
Voter ID Law Means Fair Elections for Tennessee
Last year our state legislature approved a measure requiring residents to show a photo ID in order to vote. Although a July 2010 poll found that 92% of Tennesseans approve of such a measure, the small minority of citizens who oppose this commonsense legislation to ensure fair elections in our […]
Senioritis strikes again
It’s that time of year again. Tornados and storms are giving way to warm, sunny weather. On Tech’s campus, spring weather always brings the same two changes to the student population. First, everyone suddenly has the urge to wear track shorts everywhere they go. Second, everyone begins to show the […]
Good Old War releases new album, performs in Nashville
Pennsylvania indie-folk trio Good Old War performed several songs from its impressive March 6 release, “Come Back As Rain,” in downtown Nashville, Tenn., at 3rd and Lindsley Bar and Grill on March 11. Both the new album and the performance served as a testament to the band’s ever-growing talent for […]
Bases Loaded
It’s that time of the year again. A time that is crazy, unpredictable, ever changing and leaves people wondering what will happen next. No it’s not March Madness that I speak of, it’s the NFL free agency period. All the bracket talk that usually comes with the NCAA Tournament has […]
New Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club offers career-building opportunities to members
After working for months on the paperwork and meetings, the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club is an official organization at Tech. Since last summer, Andy Ligon, a senior pre-veterinary medicine and animal science major, has worked on developing plans for the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club, with the help of Timothy Pearson, a junior […]
Tech, Chamber of Commerce work to bring business, jobs to Cookeville region
Tech is currently working with the Cookeville Chamber of Commerce as part of an ongoing effort to bring new business to the Cookeville area. One aspect of the efforts is support of the Highlands Industrial Park. The industrial park is expected to be completed this fall and can hold 10 […]
