Baylie Bodiford Three out of five candidates for Miss TTU were penalized after an SGA committee determined they didn’t follow competition rules. Although the rules appeared unclear, each candidate acknowledged them by signing a contract stating the rules, SGA public relations spokesperson Baylie Bodiford said. It’s not uncommon for complaints […]
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Tax reform bill to tax graduate students’ tuition breaks
A tax reform bill passed through the House on Nov. 16 could affect US graduate students’ income by taxing tuition breaks, significantly impacting the finances of staff and faculty at universities. As the House and the Senate pass their respective version of the tax bill, the Republican Party tried to […]
Tech-backed study faces national media scrutiny
Tom Brewer speaks in early August announcing the creation of the Center for Intelligent Mobility Articles by the Washington Post and the International Council on Clean Transportation criticize a study on emission standards of the trucking industry from Tennessee Tech’s Center for Intelligent Mobility, sponsored by Fitzgerald Glider Kits, a […]
SGA secretary resigns
Rita Ramsey The Student Government Association is accepting applications for secretary after senior Rita Ramsey resigned the post on Oct. 30. Ramsey, an accounting major and president of Tech’s accounting club, served with the SGA for 2 ½ years, including one year as its secretary. Ramsey said she had been […]
Homecoming raises $62K for charity
ADPi and Sig Ep won the float competition with their Minnie and Mickey themed float Members of Tennessee Tech’s Greek organizations raised $61,830 for Children’s Miracle Network during homecoming 2017, organizers said. Throughout the week, the staff of the Office of Student Activities sponsored event nights with the goal of […]
Student freedoms priority for Leadership Institute
Students were encouraged to provide their issues by writing on the ball. An 8-foot beach ball in the middle of Centennial Plaza got Tech students talking about free speech, social injustice, Donald Trump, and many more hot-topic issues. Daniel Lopez, who brought the “free speech ball” to campus, invited students […]
Speech and debate team success not debatable
The debate team showing off their trophies after the tournament at Owensboro Community and Technical College Three pairs from the Tech debate team made it to the quarterfinals of a tournament that took place at Owensboro Community and Technial College from Nov. 2-5 in Kentucky. “They did exceptionally well,” coach […]
Octubafest a major draw for Tech campus
Tech’s Tuba Ensemble celebrated the 51st annual Octubafest in the Bryan Fine Arts building on Nov. 9 to showcase their talents to the community. The ensemble, eight-time Carnegie Hall attendees, is made up of undergraduate students and, since 1974, the decade-long tradition has given students and faculty the opportunity to […]
White Supremacists rally in Shelbyville
The corners of Lane Parkway and Cannon Boulevard in Shelbyville look like the set for a military movie. Armored personnel carriers, numerous lines of police officers clad in riot gear carrying high-powered weaponry. Officers from Bedford County, Winchester, Fayetteville and more participate in drills on the block, while they await […]
Sustainability month wraps up
Campus organizations attended Sustainability Day and World Food Celebration on Centennial Plaza to show various campus efforts In spring 2017, of the 573 tons of trash that Tech’s campus disposed of, only 21.7 percent was able to be recycled. The campus community produced 448.6 tons of waste, not including the […]