Attendance for the spring SOLO concert featuring Bleachers declined 83 percent from fall 2018, Jerry Keeton, the student activities coordinator, said. On April 4, 850 students attended the Bleachers concert. Five thousand students attended the Waka Flocka Flame concert last semester, Keeton said. “The concert was just as […]
Author: Emmerson Meurett
Department of communication transferring to college of interdisciplinary studies
The board of trustees approved transferring the Department of Communication from the College of Arts and Science to the College of Interdisciplinary Studies. Provost Lori Bruce presented the transfer request at the March 21 board meeting. Transferring the Department of Communication allows the program to expand, accommodating for communication’s interdisciplinary […]
Tech Women’s Center hosts Women’s History Month events
A speech by a renowned tribal justice activist and a screening of the movie “RBG” are just two events sponsored by Tech’s Women’s Center during Women’s History Month. Diana Lalani, the administrative associate at The Women’s Center, has been coordinating Women’s History Month events at Tech for 12 years. “I […]
Tech board awaiting decisions on vacancies
Two vacancies on the Board of Trustees need to be filled by Feb. 25. Barbara Fleming resigned in December and Governor Bill Lee has yet to appoint a replacement. Melissa Geist was appointed as the faculty representative in 2016 and her term is coming to an end. Geist is a […]
Opinion: Nike’s right to “just do it”
Nike is under fire due to their recent 30-year anniversary ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers. In August of 2017, Kaepernick, the now free agent, began protesting “the oppression of people of color and ongoing issues of police brutality,” by sitting during the national […]
