Two Tech faculty members who have filed a lawsuit against the university’s provost recently requested a summary judgment in federal court. Attorney Robert Bigelow, representing Dr. Julia Gruber and Andrew Smith — associate professor of German and English instructor respectively — claims the university used surveillance technology to “unmask and […]
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SGA Committee Meeting
Tech’s Student Government Association hosted their first committee meeting led by president, Addison Dorris, and vice president, Jacob Cherry. Tech’s Student Government Association hosted their first committee meeting on Sept. 12 in the RUC’s Multi-Purpose Room at 7 p.m.. The meeting was led by Tech’s president, Addison Dorris, and vice […]
A Way of Dealing With the Times
If you go into any houseware store, or locally owned boutique, you’ll find wooden signs speaking to our ways of life. Each one is different, but yet the same; however, when you see them in someone’s home, office and personal space, you begin to get glimpses into their humor or […]
Chief Diversity Officer Aims to Make Tech a Welcoming Campus
“What does it look like for a student who has a single parent who worked hard, but they just barely made ends meet, and they were poor—what does it look like for that student to come to Tennessee Tech?” This is the type of question Dr. Rob Owens aims to […]
Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Free Speech
Tech’s Faculty Senate recently passed a resolution requesting that university president Phil Oldham reaffirm Tech’s policy on freedom of speech and expression. The resolution comes from the Faculty Senate at the request of the Backdoor Playhouse’s artistic director, Dr. Mark Creter, who says that actions from recent controversy have placed […]
Rina Sawayama, Blood Orange and more on New Music Friday
Another Friday means another weekend full of new music to discover. This weekend especially, musicians from all over the world released quality albums and singles that prove the potential from new artists, as well as showing prolonged quality from well-known artists in the industry. The Japanese-British pop star […]
Ending of Queen Elizabeth’s Era
After a period of mourning across the country, her majesty’s coffin will be taken from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey, where both kings and queens alike are crowned,here her funeral will be held on Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. This will be the first monarch’s funeral hosted in Westminster Abbey […]
Tech Faculty File For Preliminary Injunction To Remove Sanctions
Two Tech faculty members suing the university’s provost filed a motion for a preliminary injunction earlier this year, requesting the court to restrain the enforcement of sanctions imposed upon them. However, the provost’s attorneys argue that such an injunction is not necessary. The federal lawsuit filed in October 2021 by Dr. […]
Opinion: Oldham cancels student Organization events over drag show
On Wednesday, Tech’s official Instagram account posted a letter by President Phil Oldham referencing a video that was shared by several social media accounts of a drag show at the Backdoor Playhouse. Oldham wrote, “As of now, all public events scheduled on campus by these sponsoring organizations are canceled pending […]
NAV, Yeat, and more on New Music Friday
This past week was slow for album releases from mainstream music artists but was flourishing for “underground” artists reaching for mainstream success. Multiple albums and many singles from artists who have yet to become household names released, making all their careers more exciting. One exception to this is the […]