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Monday, June 23, 2025
Metal wedges that secure doors from the inside have been installed around campus. Police Chief Tony Nelson wants students to remember three words in the case of an active shooter on campus: Run. Hide. Fight. At Chat with the President on Jan. 31, a student asked why there is not […]
Tech’s parking committee is reviewing survey responses in an effort to decrease parking complications. The parking committee was reassembled due to increasing parking complications and held its first meeting on Dec. 4 and will contain two student members. Dawson Hassler, a senator for the College of Arts and Sciences, holds […]
Quantity Food Project class members from left, Savanah Medlock and Bethany Roe bread the southern fried chicken teak while Sarah Nicolette opens canned vegetables for the Brunswick stew in preparing for the Friday Cafe at Oakley Hall. Photo by Johnathan Oxley. Tech students enrolled in the Quantity Food Production class […]
Two vacancies on the Board of Trustees need to be filled by Feb. 25. Barbara Fleming resigned in December and Governor Bill Lee has yet to appoint a replacement. Melissa Geist was appointed as the faculty representative in 2016 and her term is coming to an end. Geist is a […]
Illustration by Britney Beaty Last week, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and actor Liam Neeson made headlines for their past behavior. The news has sparked a debate online about the importance of a person’s past conduct and how our society should hold that person accountable in the present. There isn’t an […]
The wait is over. The Roaden University Center expansion is scheduled to open Thursday in conjunction with a ribbon cutting and birthday party for Tech’s mascot, Awesome Eagle. The golden eagle has been Tech’s mascot since 1962. The mascot’s name was changed from “Golden Eagle” to “Evil Eagle” until 1985 when […]
Curator Angela Jennings begins her presentation of the Sankofa African-American Museum on Wheels artifacts to a group of 25 students and faculty.The museum was displayed at Tech Feb. 5-6. Photo by Rebecca Franey. Artifacts from Africa to Black Lives Matter attracted community members to the Tech Pride Room in honor of […]
Curator Angela Jennings begins her presentation of the Sankofa African-American Museum on Wheels artifacts to a group of 25 students and faculty.The museum was displayed at Tech Feb. 5-6. Photo by Rebecca Franey. Artifacts from Africa to Black Lives Matter attracted community members to the Tech Pride Room in honor of […]
Tech’s Fitness Center experiences an overall increase in visitors in January thanks to New Year’s resolutions. “We see a big rush of people in the beginning of fall too, but there’s kind of a difference in what you see them do,” Kristin Morgan, senior sociology major and Fitness Center student […]
Julie Baker Tech’s scheduling committee is proposing extending semesters to 15 weeks to provide a more uniform schedule and avoid overlapping classes. Dean Julie Baker who is co-chair of the committee, surveyed SGA members during a meeting on Jan. 28 about their opinions on the 14-week versus 15-week schedule. Overall, […]
