Author: Jonah Stout

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Tech Virtually Hosts NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal

Tennessee Tech’s Student Government Association hosted a live Q&A with NBA Hall of Famer and analyst, Shaquille O’Neal on April 14. The event was free to all students and was broadcast using Looped virtual venue experience. This semester, Tech has also hosted celebrity DJ Steve Aoki, mentalist Brian Ledbetter and […]

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SGA Elects Officers for the 21-22 Year

Tech held their Student Government Association executive elections On April 13, 2021. SGA President, Aaron Lay, won his re-election and will continue his term until 2022. This will be Lay’s second year as SGA President.  After having to deal with the coronavirus pandemic this past year, Lay has had to […]

Sports

Tech soccer team continues shortened spring season

Tech’s Soccer team is back in action this semester after their season was canceled last fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of playing a normal schedule, Tech will play 10 games within the Ohio Valley Conference this season. After starting the season with three wins earlier this year, the […]

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Tech Organization Raises Money for Children’s Hospital

Tech is home to many fundraisers and philanthropies that raise money for local charities and organizations, and TTU Miracle is one of them.  TTU Miracle is a student-run philanthropy at Tech that hosts a year-long fundraising effort where any student organization, individual student or local business can participate and raise […]

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CODE seeks unity through diversity this Black History Month

The Center of Diversity Education, or CODE, is an organization at Tech that was founded by student athletes in the fall of 2020. The prime goal of the organization is to promote unity through diversity and to bring student athletes from different backgrounds together.  Jamaal Thompson, junior football and basketball […]

Sports

Tech Welcomes Back Football and other Fall Sports

Tennessee Tech Athletics is in for a heavier workload this semester due to last semester’s cancellations and the Coronavirus pandemic. They are scheduled to compete in not only their traditional spring sports such as baseball, softball and tennis, but also in traditional fall sports such as football, volleyball and soccer. […]

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Is Tech doing enough to stop the spread of Covid-19?

  Tech is four weeks into the Fall 2020 semester, and students are still required to wear masks in all classrooms and anywhere on campus where social distancing is not possible. Students have also been encouraged to stay home and take advantage of Tech’s virtual learning options if they are feeling […]

Opinion

Student on the street: Construction

Over the past few years Tennessee Technological University has been in rebuilding mode. From smaller renovations to new buildings and parking lots, it is safe to say that Tech will be a different looking campus in the years to come. While the future looks bright here at Tech, what about […]