Astronauts Barry Wilmore, a two-time Tech graduate and trustee, and Sunita Williams landed on earth last Tuesday, March 18 following a nine month space odyssey that was originally scheduled to be eight days. The SpaceX Dragon capsule landed in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing home Wilmore, Williams, NASA astronaut Nick […]
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Tech ordered to promote and pay back pay in lawsuit
Story by Bee Goodman and Audrey Palladino. On February 8, 2025, United States District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. signed a memorandum opinion and order of the court for Tennessee Tech University to promote Dr. Kristen Deiter to the rank of full professor retroactive to August 1, 2021, and to […]
Greek Life on Campus: A Data-Driven Look at the Impact on College Students
Across more than 800 college campuses, there are nearly 750,000 students involved in Greek life. Beyond the letters and traditions, the question remains: does joining a fraternity or sorority shape a college student’s experience for the better, or does it come with hidden downsides? Some research suggests Greek affiliation can […]
Paranormal post-grad predicament
In recent years, the term ‘ghost job’ has become popular in the job market. This causes frustration in job seekers as they send out countless resumes and cover letters to employers, only to get very few responses. A ghost job is a job posting for a position the employer doesn’t […]
Stranded, scared and broken-hearted for home
This story was orginally published in print on Oct 16, 2024. On Friday, Sept. 27, the remnants of Hurricane Helene brought devastation to the Appalachian region of North Carolina and Tennessee, affecting not only those who live there but also students, faculty and staff at Tech. From students waiting to […]
Sexual assault resources at Tech: The truth students need to know
Thirteen percent of all college students will experience a form of power-based violence, which involves sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking, during their academic career, according to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN). This means for millions of students, college is not just a place of learning, but […]
Executive order temporarily creates campus chaos
A recent memo from the executive office of the president, sent the education system into a frenzy around the country. The memo was created on Jan. 27, and by the next morning it circulated around Tech, sending faculty into a search of what this meant and what the next steps […]
Overdose Awareness in Putnam County
Did you know, according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, 107,543 people in the U.S. died of a drug overdose in 2023? That was only a 3% decrease since 2022 and was the first decrease in drug overdoses since 2018. September is National Recovery Month in the US. […]
Tech alumni photographs World Archery at the Paris Olympics
Recent Tech alumni and current graduate student, Emily Armstrong, photographed for World Archery at the 2024 Olympics from July 21-Aug. 4 in Paris, France. Armstrong is a professional photographer with a specialization in sports photography who recently earned undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Data Analytics and is currently pursuing her […]
Methadone clinic voted to proceed with 6-2 vote
On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities in Nashville approved a methadone clinic to be built on Burgess Falls Road sponsored by Cedar Recovery, an opioid addiction clinic in Mt. Juliet. Without researching further into its use, the root word “meth” can be scary. On the […]
