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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Studying for finals is not the only thing keeping Tech students confined to their rooms. Although Health Services usually treats more students closer to finals as they fall ill to cold symptoms and strep throat, a recent outbreak of viruses, is causing more students to visit Health Services said Cynthia […]
Heavy coats and warm clothes will not keep the flu away as Tech students prepare for the cold weather season. “The reason we see more cases of the flu when it gets cold is because people congregate together more,” Scott Bilbrey, Men’s Health coordinator for Health Services, said. “They’re not […]
Students heading to Student Health Services to obtain an excuse from class will more than likely leave empty-handed. “Our office does not give sick excuses,” Ray said. “We inform Student Affairs if a student has the flu, a communicable disease like chicken pox or if we send them to the […]
With flu season approaching, students are faced with the task of deciding where to receive their flu shots. Health Services has flu shots available to students for $11 and faculty for $15, but there are only about 400 shots in stock with some on back order, according to Scott Bilbrey, […]
A new vaccine requirement has been put in effect for Tech students by the Tennessee Board of Regents. Effective July 1, 2011, all new full-time Tech students— both freshman and transfer students— are required to receive the Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine prior to beginning classes. Students were given a seven-day […]
Plans for the Senior Awards Banquet, hosted by Minority Affairs, are under way. The banquet is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 26 in the RUC Noble Cody Executive Suite. “The awards banquet is to celebrate the graduation of our minority seniors, to honor them and their achievements, and also to […]
Plans for Spring Fling have been finalized, and the event is ready to take place rain or shine, according to Minority Affairs Graduate Assistant Shonta Howell.Howell said that this event will be a fun way for students to relax and take a break from studying. “Spring Fling is an event […]
Robert L. Owens II will be stepping down as Tech’s Minority Affairs director. Owens has been a stable entity in the Black Cultural Center for the past five years. He has implemented several programs and revolutionized many others. Some of those programs include the Summer Scholars Program (a bridge program […]
