A freshman electrical engineering student admitted taking about 800 copies of The Oracle last month, telling police he needed them for his former high school’s float. In an interview with police, Robert Zennie admitted he is the person seen on surveillance video carrying newspaper bundles from Roaden University Center, according […]
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March for Our Lives takes change to the streets
Chase Freeman | Contributor Students, teachers and community members participated in the March for Our Lives movement across the nation March 24 including events in Nashville and Cookeville. The student-led movement advocating stricter gun control formed after a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, left 17 people dead. In Cookeville, a […]
Study shows high number of unreported sexual assault
Twenty five percent of women and 6 percent of men report being sexually assaulted, according to a 2013 campus study. Tech’s rates are similar to the national average of 23.4 percent of women and 5.4 percent reported by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. However, there is a significant […]
Appalachian Center for Craft to celebrate 20th annual festival
Children interested in learning about art may join artists and other art enthusiasts for the Appalachian Center for Craft’s 20th annual Celebration of Craft scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The open house features in-studio demonstrations of wood turning, glass blowing and blacksmithing. Children can try free […]
Staff member injured in car crash
A Tech faculty member suffered a broken rib and internal bleeding in a head-on collision in front of Foundation Hall on March 23, according to a police report. Peggy Medlin, an administrative associate in the Department of Earth Sciences, was driving west in her Toyota on East 10th Street when […]
Mayor speaks to SGA
Cookeville Mayor Rickey Shelton told SGA members he has worked hard during his tenure to improve the community so students like them will want to live and work here. Shelton said the population of Cookeville and its surrounding areas and the number of jobs have increased since he took office […]
New provost and VP land
Tech’s new provost and vice president of enrollment management plan to take office this month. Dr. Lori Bruce, who is the new provost and vice president of academic affairs is scheduled in office April 16. Brandon Johnson, vice president of enrollment management and career placement took office this week. The […]
Campus ticket fees to increase
Members of Tech’s board of trustees voted 7-1 to increase housing and parking fees at their quarterly meeting on March 22. Trustee Melissa Geist voted against the measure, and fellow board member Barbara Fleming asked her to explain her vote. “I respect her opinion tremendously. I can’t understand why you […]
Fire fire, dorm on fire
Elliott Toney | Reporter A fire forced students to evacuate New Hall South on March 23 due to an electrical malfunction with one of the clothes dryers, officials said. No injuries were reported, however, law enforcement officers did have to contend with a student who initially refused to identify himself […]
Community keeps fitness center going
Maddison Potter | Reporter Students, employees and alumni exercising in the Green Room at the campus fitness center may be contributing to keeping the building’s lights on. Five years ago, officials installed equipment to harness the energy produced during workouts. A box-like converter attached to the front of each piece […]
