Where to start? What to say? What do you even do when someone tells you all of your well thought out plans are now irrelevant? This is what many of our students in the Tennessee Tech University R.O.T.C. program were told about three weeks ago. Even though we have all […]
Opinion
“It is what we do in moments like these that define who we are.”
Sometimes in life, things do not go according to plan. It is what we do in moments like these that define who we are. My name is Caleb Anderson and I am currently a contracted cadet at Tennessee Tech. As some of you may know, our program is slated for […]
Government Shutdown Affects More Than Just Public Officials
When the government shuts down, it’s the people under the government systems that are affected first. My middle brother happens to be one of these people who are affected. He is a veteran Marine with a wife and four kids. He provides the only source of income for his family […]
Frustrations Over Shutdown Tactics
I want to be a member of Congress when I grow up, because it seems right now that the job description is being a whiny, lazy brat. I hope yoga pants aren’t against the dress code! But seriously, Republicans. Was “must not play well with others” in the job requirements? […]
Punishing the Conditioning of Gender
Recently on my Facebook feed, a friend posted a link to the blog post “FYI (if you’re a teenage girl),” written by Kimberly Hall, a Presbyterian women’s minister from Texas. In this particular blog post, she advises young girls – in an irritatingly friendly tone of voice – to be […]
When Will There Not Be an Issue with Parking?
When it takes close to 45 minutes to find a parking spot at a small town university, you know you have problems. When I started thinking about what I would write this week, I struggled with what the topic should be. I have covered Syria and the South Patio preacher, […]
Hateful Preachers Stir Up Unrest on South Patio
If you’re like me, you avoided South Patio like a plague this week. It might as well be one considering how much time, energy, and student will it saps every year. Of course, it’s the Preachers. For those of you who don’t know, the preachers are a group of Christians […]
South Patio Preacher is Back, Students Retaliate with Vandalism
Apparently the whole campus is going to hell, or at least that is what our friendly “South Patio Preacher” would like us all to think. The sad thing about it is that many here are, but the way this man is going about trying to save people is wrong. Christians […]
“I Think He Goes Beyond His First Amendment Rights”
I think that he goes beyond his 1st Amendment rights and causes a disruption of campus services. I don’t agree with his philosophy that he can stand on campus and consider it public property. The side walk I agree with, that is public, but when part of my tuition and […]
“It is Healthy to be Exposed to a Different Mode of Thought”
The Evangelist’s speech today on South Patio elicited varying, but intense responses from students on campus. The vast majority of the responses have been negative, and for good reason: the doctrine itself is controversial given the progressive mode of thought of much of today’s youth, and the manner in which […]