About 1,400 people explored Tennessee Tech and all it has to offer as part of the sixth annual preview day on Oct. 5. Every fall semester, the university hosts a campus-wide event in which incoming freshman and their families can come see what Tech is all about. In […]
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SOLO Concert puts on first double headline show
Student Government Association’s SOLO Concert plans to have two headlining acts for the first time in Tech history. Scotty McCreery and Russell Dickerson are scheduled to take the stage at the Hooper Eblen Center on Oct. 17. “This is the first time that we’ve had two headliners, which […]
Heatin’ up the quad
Tech Studetns Hannah Knox (left) and Janie Bundy (right) vote to see who has the best Chili at Heating up the Quad at Tech on Oct. 8.(Photo by Kendyl Seals) Tech’s chili competitor warms up his soup in hopes to win Heating up the Quad at Tech on Oct. 8.(Photo […]
Women’s basketball team searches for student manager
Tech’s women’s basketball team searched for new student manager Student managers have been an integral part of the women’s basketball team at Tech. Operations Director Emily Hatfield is hiring a student manager to fill the vacant position. Students who are interested need to email her with an attached resume. The […]
Annual Study Abroad Fair draws in hundreds of students
Over 350 students attended the Study Abroad Fair, an event to introduce students to the opportunities available to learn in a different part of the world on Sept. 17 in the Tech Pride Room. The fair provided information about programs, financial aid, the application process and allowed students to meet […]
Family travels from Japan to celebrate Family Weekend
The Sugano family travelled more than 6,500 miles from Tokyo, Japan, to celebrate Tech’s annual Family Weekend event starting Sept. 13 with their daughter Kaede. Kaede Sugano, a freshman business information technology major, welcomed her parents and grandparents after they travelled 13 hours from Japan. “Before coming to Family Weekend […]
Fraternity suspension lifted
Tech officials lifted a six-day suspension against Phi Gamma Delta members and assigned them a remediation plan after deeming a videotaped incident a “juvenile prank” and not hazing. The “incident” occurred at the chapter house on Sept. 11, involving Phi Gamma Delta members forcing a new member into a […]
More information released in child pornography case
A Tech student accused of possessing child pornography admitted to downloading a pornographic video, according to an arrest warrant obtained by the Oracle. Tatsushi Shibata, a 24-year-old accounting major from Japan, was arrested on Sept. 5. The Cookeville Police Department issued a search warrant for the warrant directed the affiant […]
Quarterly Board of Trustees meeting highlights rankings
Tech’s enrollment, retention rates and the naming of two buildings and a lecture hall are highlights from the quarterly Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday. University President Phil Oldham gave his report on university statistics and rankings. Tech ranked No. 135 among 400 national universities in the U.S. News and […]
Fall Festival for all ages
Nearly 500 people are expected to attend this year’s Fall Festival at Tech’s Hyder-Burkes Pavilion this weekend, an organizer said. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hyder-Burkes Pavilion is located on Gainesboro Grade less than two miles west of Tech and belongs to the College […]
