Many students don’t know that they can apply for 2011-2012 scholarships this early in the semester.Tech offers more than 400 different scholarships and awards millions of dollars to students each year. The deadline for scholarship applications is Dec. 15, but most students don’t know that they can apply today. Even […]
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Gruwell teaches tolerance and development
Remember last week when I mentioned that our teachers don’t have to inspire us like Sandra Bullock in the movie, “Freedom Writers”? Well I have decided to retract that statement for two reasons. First, Hillary Swank, not Bullock, played the teacher in “Freedom Writers,” and second, teachers should inspire their […]
Golden Eagles begin quest for OVC title
Richard Nixon was president the last time the Tennessee Tech football team won an outright Ohio Valley Conference championship (1972). The members of that championship team are now eligible to receive senior citizen discounts at Applebee’s. Some of them have children who have graduated from Tech and now have children […]
Tech football schedule ranks toughest in NCAA Division I
Watson Brown knew the schedule his team would face this season was tough.But just how tough is Tech’s 2010 slate, which began on the road at FBS No. 17 Arkansas followed by a trip to FBS No. 4 TCU in the first two weeks? Tougher than Tennessee. Tougher than Georgia. […]
Tech soccer hosts Radford Saturday
Tech’s soccer team will end the non-conference portion of its season with a game against Radford University at 1 p.m. tomorrow. With Ohio Valley Conference play just around the corner for the Golden Eagles, they will look to use this game to tune up some things in order to compete […]
Volleyball returns home this week
Tech’s volleyball team returns home this weekend to host Ohio Valley Conference opponents Austin Peay at 7 tonight and Tennessee State University at 2 p.m. tomorrow. “Austin Peay has been one of the top teams in our conference for the past two years, and Tennessee State is a team that […]
Local Honey with Kassi Thomas
Nashville is Music City. Worldwide, mention of our state capital evokes thoughts of good ole boys in cowboy hats whining about their lost loves and exalting their misdirected nation in a fit of patriotic zeal. The truth is that we aren’t all like this. Not everyone born and raised in […]
Let’s Talk About Movies: Devil
I won’t lie. I didn’t have the highest hopes for “Devil”, but I was pleasently surprised by a decent story with a good twist. The plot follows what the commercials have laid out for us. Five seemingly innocent individuals are trapped on an elevator. However, we soon learn each of […]
Student groups apply for 606 Funds
Five organizations applied to receive grant funds from the Student Monetary Allocations Committee. SMAC, also known as Chapter 606, listened to several organizations at its first official meeting 11:00 a.m. last Tuesday. The organizations were each given a chance to appear before the Chapter 606 committee. They each presented the […]
Nursing students react to ‘Josie’s Story’
A patient safety seminar was presented by Sigma Theta Tau, international nurses honor society, to Tech nursing students last Tuesday. Sorrel King, author of “Josie’s Story,” spoke about the death of her daughter because of medical error.Speakers prior to King highlighted issues mentioned in King’s speech. Joy Wachs’ presentation, “Culture […]
