Tech Geochemistry students make pet rocks in celebration of Chemistry Week Cookeville mayor declared the week of Oct. 22-28 as National Chemistry Week on Oct. 19 with hopes of increasing awareness of chemistry in everyday life. (https://pragermetis.com/) “I was told we were one of the first to do this. It’s […]
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Paralympic athlete speaks to crowd at Tennessee Tech
Patrick "Blake" Leeper holding two of his eight medals in Derryberry Hall Eight-time paralympic medal winner and world record holder Patrick “Blake” Leeper told a crowd at Tennessee Tech to always keep a positive attitude. Leeper is a 28-year-old track and field runner with no legs who runs on prosthetics […]
Lost and found is filled to the brim
An Apple Watch, a pair of Beats headphones and flash drives don’t have much in common at first glance, but currently, they are all residing in Tech’s Lost and Found collection point waiting to be reclaimed. In the Volpe Library, the collection point is behind the front desk. All a […]
Gold Pass shock students
At first, two Tech students thought an Oct. 4 email from university police was a scam. The email informed them they won a Gold Zone parking pass in exchange for their Red Zone parking pass. “I couldn’t believe it. It seemed too good to be true. I almost ignored the […]
Haunted hall hospital serves cause and scares
Browning & Evins Residence Halls transformed into a haunted hospital Thursday night for a benefit supporting TTU Food Pantry and Children’s Miracle Network. “It’s free, but people can bring canned goods. The canned goods will go to the TTU Food Pantry,” Tisheika Snow, New Hall North hall director, said. Monetary […]
Candidates for Mr. and Ms. Tennessee vying for votes beginning today
Voting began today for the annual Mr. and Ms. Tennessee Tech homecoming court competition in which officials expect to announce during halftime of the Nov. 4 homecoming game. Students may vote through a link to the voting server sent via email or they may vote at candidates’ stations located throughout […]
Gubernatorial candidate visits Tech
Republican candidate Bill Lee Photo by Marcelo Gonzales A Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke about Tennessee needing more technical, vocational and agricultural schools during a meeting on Tuesday in the Roaden University Center. Bill Lee, 57, is a Williamson County businessman running for governor. He announced his candidacy in late April, […]
SGA passes SOLO bill to incentivize weekend activity on Tech campus
Student government senators passed a bill increasing SOLO funding 33 percent specifically for weekend events in hopes of encouraging students to stay on campus. The normal SOLO fund cap is $750. Organizations can be eligible for up to $1,000 in funding. Events must start between noon on Friday and 1 […]
International student rates decline nationwide
With reports from Tech having stating the university has “approximately 10,500 students enrolled at Tech for the fall semester, including more than 1750 new Freshman,” according to a website posting from Sept. 15, there is still one enrollment number that is down. Tennessee Tech’s international student numbers are declining, at […]
President Oldham’s Flight Plan
Christy Killman President Phil Oldham’s Flight Plan is on the agenda for discussion at Tuesday’s faculty senate meeting according to senate president Christy Killman. “(Flight plan) is a very broad process that comes up with a general direction that we want the university to go or that we envision as […]