A former Tennessee Tech student and spirit squad member was arrested earlier this month on a DUI charge, according to police. Officer Kyle Farley was on patrol around 2:30 a.m. Oct. 16 when he noticed a white Toyota Prius driving fast and recklessly on East Spring Street. According to the […]
Author: William Webb
Street preacher returns to Centennial Plaza, students listen to McGlone’s beliefs
A street preacher who Tech students know all too well returned to campus Oct. 14 and Oct. 15. John McGlone, host of the website jesuspreacher.com, returned to campus once again to speak to students on the new Centennial Plaza. This was the first time he has visited campus since Centennial […]
Haunted Reviews in the Upper Cumberland
Amazin' Acres of Fun Located about 8 miles south of Cookeville toward Sparta on Highway 111, is a family-owned and -operated farm where you can find the McCulley’s Amazin’ Acres of Fun. The farm offers hayrides to the pumpkin patch where you can pick your favorite pumpkins. The hayride […]
Tech Village golf cart stolen twice in one week
Tennessee Tech Police recovered a golf cart that was stolen from Tech Village twice in one week. On the morning of Sept. 20, Officer Jeffrey Bulakowski was patrolling around the dorms on the west side of campus when he noticed a fully enclosed Club Car golf cart that had been […]
Student receives warning after dumpster diving
Tennessee Tech police caught a female student looking through a dumpster behind Volpe Library earlier this month in an attempt to attain some free books. Officer Jeremy Carr responded to a call of someone removing books from the dumpster behind the library on Sept. 2. When Carr arrived on the […]
Anti-abortion display creates conversation by library
The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR) came to Tech this week to present information for its Genocide Awareness Project campaign. The CBR is an organization standing against abortion, and its Genocide Awareness Project display juxtaposes images of aborted fetuses with images of victims of historical and contemporary genocides. According […]
Softball goes to Georgia for season opening Kickoff Classic, picks up one win
Break out the gloves, the bats and the cleats because the 2015 softball season is officially in full swing. The Golden Eagles began the season this past weekend with the Kennesaw State University Kickoff Classic. The two-day tournament pitted Tech against Northern Kentucky University, Ohio University, Dayton University and Kennesaw […]
Golden Helix Races for Funding
Members of the Cookeville community raced to benefit scholarship funding Saturday at this year’s Golden Helix 5K on Tech’s campus. Janet Coonce, this year’s race director, said Saturday morning was chilly, but that didn’t stop the runners of Cookeville from lining up in front of Prescott Hall […]
Professors coordinate with Russian schools for education
Russia is a place that is moving towards a better understanding of individuals with disabilities, and some professors in the special education department at Tech are getting the opportunity to help with that. On Nov. 2, Helen Dainty, Laura Graves and Amy Callender are making a trip to Siberia for […]
Disc Golf Courses Up to Par for Students
The sport of disc golf is becoming more and more popular, and many student disc golfers at Tech say they are okay with that. Disc golf is a sport in which players throw weighted discs at targets known as DISCatchers. The object is to get the disc in the DISCatcher […]
