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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Once upon a time, in a land that’s the second lone star to the right and straight on ’til Mexico, a group of Lost Girls rallied around their new leader, Wendy. It sounds like a gender-swapped Peter Pan, but its not – it’s the emergence of a new Democratic force […]
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 marks one of the most amazing days for this school. After the shocking revelation from the Army at the beginning of October about our R.O.T.C. program being one of 13 schools slated for shutdown, our school went into overdrive to help these students out. The students […]
In case you have not heard the news, the proud 63-year-tradition of ROTC at Tennessee Tech continues! Thanks to tremendous support from Senators Alexander and Corker, Congressman Black, Governor Haslam and countless alumni and friends, the Army has reconsidered its plans to immediately close 13 ROTC units around the country […]
In response to the article titled “Standing Room Only” from the November 1, 2013 edition of The Oracle, I would like to commend English Department Secretary Linda Fisk for her diligence in providing a safe environment. Teaching two first-year composition classes, in addition taking courses in Henderson Hall, I often […]
What is this nation coming to? Our politicians don’t know how to play nice and our president plays the blame game. At a fundraising dinner on Friday, Oct. 25, President Obama claimed that the shutdown of the government was about more than just health care; it was all about a […]
Forgive me, dear reader, I’m getting up on the coffin-shaped soapbox. I love Halloween. I sort of have to – it’s in the paperwork I signed as a child in order to grow up Goth (spoiler: not real paperwork). The Halloween-All Saints’ Day-Thanksgiving season is my favorite time of year. […]
The shutdown of The Golden Eagle Battalion that is set to take place with the last commissioning class being spring semester 2015 is very unfortunate. Affecting all TTU cadets in a different way, the MS III & IV (Military Science Levels 3 & 4) cadets will exhibit the least amount […]
The closing of the Golden Eagles Battalion is a mixture of sadness and understanding for me. The sadness comes from the closure of a program that, as a Junior, I am deeply invested in. The loss of the tradition and the camaraderie as a Cadet here at Tennessee Tech is […]
With the closure of the ROTC program at TTU, I now have to find a new path to take, including making the decision on whether or not to stay at this university. My options have now been narrowed down to leaving TTU for an affordable school that offers both an […]
Let me be totally upfront with you: I normally have zero opinion about the military. The military in theory or practice just doesn’t play a large part in my life. Apart from complaints about the bloated defense budget (Seriously, the tanks you currently have aren’t good enough? Are you sure […]
