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South Hall is now Oakley Hall

Tennessee Tech celebrated the renaming of South Hall to Oakley Hall Friday and Saturday with several events. The weekend of Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 was dedicated to honoring Millard V. Oakley and wife J.J. Oakley, as they renamed Oakley Hall after the two donors. While the two are both […]

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Chartwells addresses concerns about changing dining options

During the weekly Student Government Association meeting, Director of Dining Services Sam Holm answered many questions and concerns from the SGA representatives about the multiple dining changes around campus. Holm addressed the closing of The Perch in New Hall South, which included the closing of Grill Nation and Papa John’s. […]

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Celebration at Dogwood Park marks beginning of Centennial year

Centennial Plaza was filled with faculty, students and alumni Friday night as Tennessee Tech’s Centennial Kickoff celebration commenced. The celebration began on Centennial Plaza and was led downtown to Dogwood Park by the Tech Marching Band and cheerleaders. At the Dogwood Park Amphitheater, the audience was treated to performances by […]

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The Derryberry Eagle returns to its perch

Tom Moran (left) and Daniel Warden examine a replica of the original eagle. It was a rainy night in the fall of 1952 when 18-year-old freshman Tom Moran made the decision to steal the Derryberry Eagle. Ever since that night, the eagle perched on top of Derryberry Hall has become […]

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Tech Activities Board implements changes for centennial Homecoming

For Tennessee Tech University’s 100th year as a college, the Tech Activities Board has changed and added new events to further celebrate the centennial year. The theme for Tech’s Homecoming week will be “Happy birthday, TTU!” Many organizations enter Homecoming events to compete for trophies and prize money. This year, […]

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Adams reveals new SGA plans for Centennial year

At the start of fall semester, Bobby Adams began his term as president of the Student Government Association by bringing new ideas and visions for the student body as well as Tech. Adams is a first-year graduate student in the doctoral program for chemical engineering. He chose to attend Tech […]

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Student receives warning after dumpster diving

Tennessee Tech police caught a female student looking through a dumpster behind Volpe Library earlier this month in an attempt to attain some free books. Officer Jeremy Carr responded to a call of someone removing books from the dumpster behind the library on Sept. 2. When Carr arrived on the […]

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Post office renovations bring new procedures to Tech

Awesome Mail and Print, powered by Ricoh, is the new face of Tennessee Tech’s mailing services. The campus post office has been renovated to make sending and receiving mail easier for both the students and faculty. Not only did Tech renovate the old post office area, but they also brought […]