The lack of gatekeeping and outright endorsement of generated artificial intelligence (AI) is detrimental to the political landscape, as well as the internet as a whole. Use of AI has steadily increased over the years as companies continue to invest in the technology. Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft are […]
Author: Shepard Steadman
On Our Minds w Troy Smith: On Comics Pt. 2
On Our Minds w Troy Smith: On Comics Pt. 1
Cookeville City Council addresses bids for city projects
A set of agendas were discussed at the Cookeville City Council meeting on March 6 pertaining to the city’s water quality and the town’s infrastructure. One of the agendas discussed in the meeting was phase 2 of the East Spring Street Multimodal Grant Sidewalk Project, undergone by the Community […]
Tech alum Butch Wilmore returns after nine months in space
Astronauts Barry Wilmore, a two-time Tech graduate and trustee, and Sunita Williams landed on earth last Tuesday, March 18 following a nine month space odyssey that was originally scheduled to be eight days. The SpaceX Dragon capsule landed in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing home Wilmore, Williams, NASA astronaut Nick […]
Tri-star trash cinema: Home for B-movie lovers
Since February 2024, the Putnam County Library in Cookeville has been the host to Tri-Star Trash Cinema’s movie nights. The club hosts their movie screenings monthly, with screenings dedicated to low-budget, often overlooked films. Tri-Star Trash Cinema’s focus is to celebrate cinema that’s been discarded. Jacob Tibbs, the club founder […]
Remembering David Lynch
The family of David Lynch announced the director’s passing on January 16. After being evacuated from his Los Angeles home during the Southern California Wildfires earlier this year, he succumbed to emphysema. His birthday was five days away, he would have been 79. Leaving behind him is a legacy of […]
