Cookeville firefighters responded to a blaze at the former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house Saturday morning. At around 2:24 a.m., first responders were called to the West Seventh Street house in response to reports of the historic fraternity building being in flames. Despite firefighters battling the blaze for nearly an hour, […]
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Theft of panties from dorm laundry room
The identity of the female student in this article is being withheld to protect anonymity and privacy. A theft occurred Monday night that left one female student living in the residential halls without several pairs of underwear. An unnamed female student living in Maddux-McCord Hall in Capitol Quad was studying […]
UCSC to host Apologetics Seminar, Oldham to speak
What do the three-time CrossFit champion, the Pro Scout for the Green Bay Packers and the president of our university all have in common? Rich Froning, Chad Brinker and President Oldham will all be speaking about their faith at 217 Faith, an event brought to campus by FCA and USCS […]
Taco Bell thinks outside the biscuit
Fourthmeal, meet Fifthmeal. Taco Bell’s new breakfast menu rolled out nationwide on March 27 and features new additions such as the Waffle Taco and A.M. Crunchwrap. “Fans already like to come to Taco Bell for lunch and dinner, and they share with us their love of late night,” Brian Niccol, […]
ROTC participates in regional training with other schools
The cadets of Tech’s ROTC Golden Eagle Battalion recently participated in the annual spring Joint Forces Training Exercise (JFTX) alongside cadets from MTSU, UT-Martin and Vanderbilt University at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Kentucky. After arriving in Greenville on Thursday, March 20, Tech cadets conducted a daylight land navigation course […]
ADPI Glow Run lights up campus
The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi sorority held their first Lion’s Share Challenge Glow Run 5K on Saturday, March 22. Approximately 120 people participated in the Glow Run 5K that began at 8:00 p.m. in front of Derryberry Auditorium. The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi worked the sign-in table, set […]
Grounds Department prepares to save trees for Centennial Plaza
Tech is scheduled to break ground early summer for the development of Centennial Plaza to be located between Derryberry and the RUC. This project will feature a large multi-purpose plaza, small patio spaces, a stage for outdoors productions, a commissioned sculpture and much more. Paramount to the character of the […]
E-cigs offer loophole to Tech’s nonsmoking policy
Smoking cigarettes has become more taboo than trendy, and the habit is rather expensive to keep up. Tech passed a campus rule in 2010 stating that tobacco and related products were not allowed on campus and campus police reward students caught smoking with a fine. Until recently, the only way […]
Scammers take advantage of Flight 370 hype
Watch out – if you come across a link involving shocking information regarding missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on social media websites, you might be walking right into a scam. Online scammers have been taking advantage of the buzz involving the missing jet to create untrue stories about it, and […]
Making it up as they go along: Tech players to host improv night
The Tech Players will host an improvisation event tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Backdoor Playhouse. “Our goal is to first, have fun. It’s what we love doing,” Tech Player Braden Wahl said. “And two, to make it entertaining for everyone in the building.” The Players have been practicing a […]