His colleagues call him the “fish wrangler.”   Dr. Steven Frye, the interdisciplinary studies director, just laughs about the title, but he admits being the one who enjoys catching the goldfish that hopefully become someone’s lifelong pal.   Frye uses a casting net to collect the fish from the drainage […]

Tech’s College of Fine Arts is a part of the university often overlooked and underappreciated. One reason the school may be overlooked is in its name, Tech is probably not the first school that art students would think of. Despite this, Dean Jennifer Shank said the university and administration does […]

A once state-of-the-art television studio in the Volpe Library now belongs to the Department of Communication following a move to the College of Interdisciplinary Studies.   Almost two years ago, faculty and staff began discussing why a move would be beneficial to the department. Faculty voted in favor of the […]

Project AWAKEN’s coordinator Jac Ewasyshyn is bringing both virtual reality and possibly a new student organization to Tech’s campus this semester. Peer Empowerment Program, also known as PEP, focuses on potential sexual violence on campus. Students intend to go before the Student Affairs Committee on Sept. 26 seeking official status. […]

Students requesting access to public records must still provide proof of Tennessee residency, the Board of Trustees decided during a June meeting.   Trustees rejected a request from the Society for Collegiate Journalists who asked the university to accept the use of student ID as proof to access records.   […]

A Sigma Alpha Epsilon alumni died of alcohol poisoning, according to toxicology report results released by the Cookeville Police Department on Friday. The official cause of Paul Hamilton Ten Eyck's death was ruled accidental by “acute ethanol toxicity” and criminal charges will not be pursued, Capt. Bobby Anderson said. The […]