In mid-March the Federal Communication Commission opened an investigation on ABC and the Walt Disney Company for malpractice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies. The FCC is headed by Brendan Carr, who was appointed by President Donald Trump as chair. According to an article by National Public Radio, Carr was […]
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Iconic Cream City sign turns 75
Located in the heart of downtown Cookeville, the Cream City sign has celebrated its 75th year of light. Festivities were spread out from the Broad st. store to the Cookeville History Museum. The on-site festivities included free ice cream and an opportunity to learn about the history and maintenance of […]
Tech language department to potentially see class cuts
Tech is potentially cutting French and German from its Department of Foreign Languages. On Wednesday March 27 the foreign language faculty found out about potential cuts to its French and German programs. The cuts are said to be due to low enrollment. This came as a surprise as the faculty […]
Golden Eagle Baseball 3-0 in conference play
The Tennessee Tech Baseball team opened up OVC play this past weekend with a three-game series at Little Rock. The Golden Eagles were able to invade the Trojans and sweep them on their home field to open up conference play with a 3-0 record. Game one was a low-scoring affair, […]
Tech falls in round one of March Madness
The historic 2024-25 season has come to an end for the Tennessee Tech Women’s basketball team as they fell to South Carolina 108-48 in the first round of the NCAA tournament last Friday. Tech entered the tournament as an automatic qualifier after winning both the OVC regular season championship and […]
Golden Eagles dominate in 3-game series
The Tennessee Tech Softball squad recently swept conference opponent Western Illinois, winning all three games in the weekend series. On Saturday, March 22, Tech took down the Leathernecks twice. Game one went into extra innings, ultimately resulting in a 5-4 victory in favor of the Golden Eagles. Later that evening, […]
Tech Football begins spring practice
The Tennessee Tech football team officially began their second spring practice slate under head coach Bobby Wilder on Tuesday, Mar. 25. The Golden Eagles are coming off of an OVC championship run in 2024 as they finished 7-5 with a conference record of 6-2 in Wilder’s first season. There is […]
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 […]
Student loan debt outpacing inflation and wages
Student loan debt in the United States reached a record $1.7 trillion in 2025, affecting nearly 45 million Americans. As tuition fees continue to rise, new graduates face long-term financial consequences, delaying homeownership, retirement savings, and career choices, according to data from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Department of […]
Federal Funding Cuts Over “Illegal Protests” Creates Concern on Campus
President Trump made a post on social media March 4 stating colleges, schools and universities would lose federal funding if they allowed “illegal protests.” What constitutes an “illegal protest” wasn’t clearly defined in the post. The president made the post after protests regarding the war in Gaza on the campuses […]