TASSELS – Kim changes her tassel during Goodpasture Christian School's high school graduation in 2012. Change is inevitable. Change is terrifying. Change is exciting. As I enter into a new phase of my life, I cannot picture what my life will look like a year from now. I have no idea […]
Author: Kim Biggs
Chase Rice brings ‘College Days and Country Nights’ Tour to Tech
CHASE RICE – Chase Rice and two of his band mates shred on their guitars in front of the crowd at the Hooper Eblen Center Tuesday, April 5. Tuesday, April 5, Chase Rice performed at Tennessee Tech University for the 2016 Spring S.O.L.O. concert. Chris Lane and Lacy Cavalier opened for […]
S.O.L.O. concert tickets to be distributed
The Student Government Association will distribute tickets for the S.O.L.O. concert Tuesday, March 22 at 10 a.m. in the SGA office on the first floor of the Roaden University Center. Ticket distribution will continue until Wednesday, March 30 or until tickets are sold out. Two tickets will be distributed to […]
DiCaprio wins first Oscar, Rock speaks about diversity
Here’s the thing, I don’t care who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematographer, and I really don’t care what designer Jennifer Lawrence wore on the red carpet. However, Leonardo DiCaprio won the Academy Award for Best Actor, in case you didn’t know, and I care about that. One shining […]
Rule No. 32: Enjoy the little things
BLOW OUT THE CANDLES – Vernon and Sue Biggs celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in September 2015 with their children and grandchildren. Some of their younger grandchildren helped Vernon and Sue blow out the candles on their anniversary cake. I can’t force myself to say the word. The word that […]
Tennessee Tech student arrested for aggravated assault
Tennessee Tech student Aaron Downs was arrested Sunday, Nov. 1 by Cookeville police officer Christian Smith for aggravated assault. According to the police report, witnesses stated Downs became angry after speaking with his girlfriend at a party and proceeded to hit the victim, another Tech student, who was standing near […]
Why you can’t afford to trash Tech Times
I love Tech Times, and I’m proud of it. For the past few weeks, I have heard several students and professors joke about Tech Times going straight to their trash in their email. For those of you who don’t know what Tech Times is, I’ll be happy to divulge the […]
The Avett Brothers perform at the Hooper Eblen Center
THE AVETT BROTHERS ROCK THE HOOP – Left to right: Bob Crawford, Scott Avett and Seth Avett perform at the Fall 2015 S.O.L.O. concert. The group sang some of its most popular songs including “I And Love And You” as its encore. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, The Avett Brothers performed at […]
The Avett Brothers to perform at Tech
The Avett Brothers will perform at the Hooper Eblen Center, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. The Avett Brothers are a folk rock band with hints of bluegrass melodies in their music. Their most popular songs are “Morning Song,” “Kick Drum Heart” and “I And Love And You.” The Avett Brothers […]
384 days left of childhood, what’s next?
I have one year left of childhood. One single year, and then I’m heading for the real world. The big, scary adult word that, as a child, I dreamed of being a member. But now I’m terrified, stomping on the emergency brake as hard as possible. I don’t want to […]