I would like to address a problem on Tech’s campus that seems to grow each year. I think there is too much parking on campus and the University should make efforts to remove the unsightly parking lots as soon as possible. Instead of continuing to have concrete eye-sores in the […]
Author: Chuck Acheson
Freewheeling freshmen and stressed seniors
It’s amazing how much every college student changes in four short years. If you talk to college seniors and freshmen, it’s easy to see which is which. They’re at two different ends of the college spectrum. We all go through the same basic changes that take us from the freshmen […]
Senior Murphy’s NCAA season-high 50 points garners national attention
Tech men’s basketball player Kevin Murphy scored a career-high and school-record 50 points Monday in a 98-80 win against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Murphy’s total was also a Hooper Eblen Center record. That total was also the highest single-game output for any NCAA player in Division I this year. Head coach Steve […]
ITS to put an end to free printing on campus
Tech’s Information Technology Services is implementing a new printing system designed to reduce paper and toner waste. The Pharos Uniprint system has been installed and is expected to continue to expand this spring, around spring break. Students are already being required to scan their Eagle cards in order to release […]
Henderson Hall renovations near completion
The restricted areas in Henderson Hall have been removed and the building is safe for students and faculty use. While there is still no specified date for classes to resume in Henderson Hall, Paul Semmes, College of Arts and Sciences dean, and Kurt Eisen, Arts and Sciences interim associate dean, […]
Custodians future in hands of TBR, President Bell
Despite a year of petitions and rallies, Tech has taken the next step in outsourcing its custodians at the beginning of this semester. “The proposed vendor, Service Solutions, would provide the cleaning services for $1.1 million dollars less than what the University is spending now,” David Larimore, Custodial Services Ad […]
Tech to host TARH this weekend
Tech will host the Tennessee Association of Residence Halls conference Feb. 3-5. The yearly conference is for resident assistants, Residence Hall Association members, hall council members and other students involved in Residential Life. “At the conference, schools compete for things like spirit points as well as place bids for the […]
Armed robbery near campus prompts first TTU Alert of semester
Cookeville Police are currently investigating an armed robbery that occurred less than a mile from Tech. The robbery happened the night of Jan. 20, at the Dollar General Store located on West Broad Street. “The suspect was described as a male of stocky build, between 5 feet 8 inches to […]
Awesome places third in national competition
Awesome Eagle placed third in the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s annual mascot competition in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 13. Awesome placed third out of 12 in the qualification round in November. The top five mascots were given the opportunity to compete. “We may not have gotten first place, but it was our […]
SGA bill calls for nutritional information postings
SGA passed a bill requiring all on-campus eateries to provide nutritional information to students upon request starting Jan. 24. The bill, entitled the Nutrition Act of 2011, will require at least one sign to be posted in the Perch and Swoops Food Court stating that nutritional information is available. While […]
