Before his death, Paul Hamilton Ten Eyck drank straight from a 59-ounce bottle of vodka and passed out about four hours before his Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers called for medical assistance at the fraternity house on Dec. 7, according to a document obtained by the Oracle. The Oracle filed an […]
Author: Logan Staley
“Are you an organ donor?” Student on the street
According to donatelife.netin 2018 over 17,500 organ donors brought life to recipients and their families. Every 10 minutes a new person is added to the national waiting list for crucial organs. Twenty-two people die every day because the vital organs they need are not received in time. Around 8,000 people died […]
Update on Sigma Alpha Epsilon sanctions
Tennessee Tech's Sigma Alpha Epsilon was in violation of a previous sanction when one of its members died following a night in the fraternity house, according to documents obtained by Tennessee Tech student newspaper staff. Previous sanctions against the fraternity forbade any alcohol on chapter property. The sanctions stem from […]
Students run Tech Players
Hidden behind the Jere Whitson Building, a group of individuals performs comedies, tragedies and musicals. The Tech Players, TTU’s drama club, produce three shows a semester and is open to anyone interested in theater, Professor Mark Creter, club faculty adviser, said. “Once you’re cast in a show, you become a […]
Tech Activity Board donates to Tech food pantry
Senior civil and evironmental engineering major Mackenzie Martin participates in the annual Tech Activities Board “Build-A-Bear” on Tuesday in the RUC multipurpose room. Photo by Logan Staley. The Tech Activity Board measured the success of their first spring project by the number of box dinners students donated to beat the […]
Sports Roundup: February 2019
Sophomore forward Makenzie Coleman tips off against Eastern Kentucky University on Feb. 21. Photo by Harrison Taylor. Baseball The Golden Eagles kicked off the season with a series sweep of Western Illinois University. Tech won 8-3 and 7-4. Pitcher Caleb Morgan took home the season’s first Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher […]
Petition launched for open records policy change
Tech’s Society for Collegiate Journalists have started a petition asking the board of trustees to change the school’s policy to allow more access to public records. SCJ is a club formed for student media leaders on college campuses. The purpose of the club is to build leadership skills among student […]
SAE closed for up to five years
The SAE house. Photo by Kendyl Seals. Correction: Information about chapter members no longer living at the house on 68 W. Fifth St. was incorrectly attributed. The attribution has been changed in the following story to "officials said". Tech’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter is officially closed for up to five […]
Tech pep band boosts morale
Percussion professor, Marco Schirripa heckles a Western Kentucky player at the game on Feb 21 at the Hooper Eblen Center. Photo by Kendyl Seals. The Tech pep band heckles opposing teams this season at home games to boost morale. The two dozen members create a crowd-pleasing shock factor at the […]
Student on the street: Spring break plans
With spring break a week away, many students look forward to the week-long vacation from classes. Tech students share their plans for the week. “I’m actually working on my senior thesis. It’s about clays from Kenya-clay minerals. We’re trying to figure out if there was a monsoon that affected apes […]
