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 […]
Author: Rebecca Franey and Brian Johnson
Watch the fitness center’s construction
A crew works on the new fitness center. A webcam outside the new Recreational and Fitness Center allows viewers to see the construction progress. The center is the second-largest building on campus, compared with the new Lab Sciences Building. Construction started in March and is expected to be completed next […]
New Netflix shows released
Spring break is only a week away and for the students without plans, a Netflix binge may be in their future. The good news? Netflix released a variety of television series and movies this year. Netflix original “Russian Doll,” starring “Orange is the New Black” actress Natasha Lyonne, follows character […]
Tech students win debate championship
Two Tech underclassmen returned from Jefferson City last month with a championship title for the speech and debate team. The pair attended the Tennessee Intercollegiate Forensics Association State Tournament, at Carson-Newman University. Sistina Hammonds, a freshman biology major and Sarah Stansbury, a sophomore criminal justice major, bested nine teams to […]
Chemical engineering wins
Mr. and Ms. Engineering Jacob Green and Anni Lowery celebrate Chemical Engineering winning the Best Darn Major Award. Photo by Zach Fowler. Members of the College of Engineering gathered at the annual engineers’ awards banquet on Thursday in the […]
Bystander intervention training at Tech
A Nashville outreach and advocacy specialist spoke during a Feb. 19 event in the Tech Pride Room about four techniques a bystander could use to help prevent rapes. The Women’s Center at Tech sponsored the program and invited You Have the Power from Nashville to talk about bystander intervention. One […]
Baseball coach talks new strategies
Tennessee Tech’s baseball’s utility player Gavin Johns celebrates an inning at the game against Western Illinois on Feb. 16 at Quillen Field. Photo by Kendyl Seals. Baseball coach Justin Holmes’ strategy this season is to repeat the successes but use a different formula to do it. Tech ended the season […]
Sign language club founded at Tech
American Sign Language president Ethan Baril signs to his friend. Photo by Logan Staley. Tech students founded the American Sign Language club this semester not only because of their passion, but also their desire to gather a community who share the same interest. President Ethan Baril and vice president Rebecca Sweeten […]
SAE closure likely after death
The SAE house. Photo by Kendyl Seals. For the second time in five years, Tech’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter is facing closure. Chapter members received a letter last month informing them the fraternity faces closure for four years in connection with the December death of alumnus Paul Hamilton “Catfish” Ten […]
Advocates seek change in open records policies
Open records advocates want Tech’s Board of Trustees to change the current public records policy to allow out-of-state students equal access to information. The current proposed policy requires requestors to prove they are a Tennessee citizen by showing a valid driver’s license or “alternative acceptable form of identification” in order […]