Coach Watson Brown, Center. 200. That’s the number of losses Tech’s head football coach Watson Brown now holds under his belt. The number, unfortunately for Brown, is now the most in NCAA history. With a final score of 50-7, last Saturday’s loss to the Northern Iowa Panthers marked number 200 […]
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Student arrested on public intoxication charges after hookah bar struggle
Majed Mohammed Alanazi On the morning of Sept. 26, at 1:38 a.m., Cookeville Police Officer Neil Taylor was called to Kero’s Cafe, the hookah bar on Broad Street, regarding an intoxicated male subject. When police arrived, the subject was identified as Tennessee Tech business major, Majed Mohammed Alanazi. Cafe owner […]
Campus food pantry open for all students battling hunger problems
The TTU Food Pantry opened for food distributions to all Tech students and faculty this semester in Foundation Hall Cafeteria to combat hunger on campus. The distributions of food take place on Thursdays and Fridays, however there are volunteers at the pantry every day of the week so you can […]
Tech police warn students of potential fraud attempts
Charles Yarbrough, a general curriculum student at Tennessee Tech, got an email from a business owner about a prospective job at the beginning of the semester, and the student received a check last week. But if he cashed the check, there would have been serious consequences. On Sept. 17, Yarbrough, […]
Eat.Glow.Run 5K to help food pantry
Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society at TTU, will host the Eat.Glow.Run. 5K at 8 p.m. Oct. 3 at Johnson Hall. Eat.Glow.Run. is a 5K-glow run/walk and food drive combined to promote education and assisting the TTU Food Pantry in fighting campus hunger. The registration fee is $30 plus […]
University rolls out new sustainability initiative, cardboard dumpsters purchased
Tennessee Tech has launched a new sustainability initiative for Tech waste and recycling. The TTU Sustainability Initiative (TTUSI) went into effect at the beginning of this semester. According to Kevin Tucker, director of Horticulture and Grounds, the change to Tech’s previous initiative began at the end of last spring when […]
New parking lots added across campus
Tennessee Tech University has added more parking over the summer and implemented a free new shuttle system around campus. Students, faculty and staff have all complained about the lack of parking on campus. However, the new parking additions spread throughout campus this semester have created 180 extra spots. The free […]
‘Everybody Talks’ about Neon Trees
Neon Trees and opening artist Slow Hands performed for excited Tennessee Tech University students Tuesday night. The Student Government Association hosted another successful S.O.L.O. concert headlined by Neon Trees. On Sept. 23, students and members of the community filled the Hooper Eblen Center to watch Neon Trees and Slow Hands […]
TLC’s Amy Roloff to speak Tuesday in Derryberry Hall
Amy Roloff Television star Amy Roloff will be at Tennessee Tech University Tuesday to speak to the campus about diversity. As one of the stars from the TLC television show “Little People, Big World,” Roloff has traveled nationally to impart her experiences living with achondroplasia, which is a form of […]
Renovations to South Patio begin
Trees were relocated to Sherlock Park from South Patio this week to prepare for construction of Centennial Plaza as part of the Master Plan to refine Tech’s campus. The project will block off a portion of South Patio, making it only accessible from inside the RUC as well as the […]