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Constitution Day, debate approach

Tech’s sixth annual Constitution Day and the non-partisan Highlands gubernatorial debate are scheduled to be held Tuesday on campus.Constitution Day is made possible through a $150,000 endowment left by former professor Nolan Fowler. Fowler’s endowment goal was for students to become more enlightened on the contents of the Constitution. “It […]

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New Halls need new names

On move-in day, excited, nervous, sweaty freshmen moved onto campus with cars packed with items from home to make the drab dorm room livable. I still remember driving onto the packed campus that day three years ago to be surrounded by overly-eager upperclassmen ready to help me move in. This […]

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All-clear given for Johnson Hall

UPDATE (2:30 p.m.): Police have issued an all-clear for Johnson Hall. The all-clear allows students and faculty members to return to the building. Classes will resume in Johnson Hall on Wednesday. All classes in Johnson Hall this afternoon and evening remain cancelled.UPDATE (12:29 p.m.): Johnson Hall has been evacuated while […]

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Track to host championships

Tech is looking to run, throw and jump over the competition to win its first Ohio Valley Conference championship meet.Tech will host the OVC championship meet for the first time May 30. In order to be a host site for the event, Tech made several improvements to its track and […]

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Spring has swung once again

Finally. It is April. Small animals are coming out of hibernation, those spring showers are sure to bring May flowers and of course, Baseball season has started. America’s pastime has spread its proverbial wings and taken flight. Teams all over are full of excitement and for once, the biggest buzz […]

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High Contrast offers dynamic experience in black and white

As I rode the elevator up to suite 321, I was anxious and excited to see what the very posh and modern Art Upstairs Gallery had in store for me on an elusive Thursday afternoon. The elevator door slid open, and I was met by the big open windows overlooking […]

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Movie Talk: Kick-Ass

Every so often, a movie comes along that is taken from a comic and does the story justice. Kick-Ass manages that feat in spades.The story opens with Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a high school student and comic book fan, as he ponders why no one has tried being a super […]

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Spin Dat Record: The Morning Benders’ “Big Echo

Like a symphony at a surf party, an orchestra on the beach, The Morning Benders’ new album Big Echo is just that. Pop/rock, surf, and classical music are all seamlessly combined until each genre cannot be distinguished from the others, a giant wave of sound, if you will.The Benders’ made […]

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ROTC wraps up successful year

Tech ROTC cadets have taken the opportunity to participate in prestigious opportunities since the beginning of the year.Over the Christmas break, Chris Rice, a junior, and Keven Franks, a senior, participated in a 3-week Army Airborne school. At Fort Benning, Ga., these two men participated in a rigorous testing of […]

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Spring commencement ceremony approaches

After finishing their finals, this years graduation hopefuls will face one more test here at Tech-the graduation ceremony. A prospective graduate might want to keep these things in mind. The voluntary rehearsal ceremony will be at 4 p.m., May 6 in the Hooper Eblen Center. The Spring commencement ceremony will […]