As the economy has slowed, service organizations that rely on grant funding and in-kind donations have begun to reach out for community support. Dismas House of the Upper Cumberland in Cookeville is no exception. “Our budget was cut $75,000 dollars this year,” Daisy Dodd of Dismas House of the Upper […]

While I’m wonderfully excited about graduation, I’m also terribly sad to leave the place that harbors so many great memories. Daniel, thanks for introducing me to all this stuff I now love to do. Chris, thanks for all the times you just sat and listened. Alli and Sara, thank you […]

It’s kind of hard to believe that graduation is this close. It’s been a long, winding road to get here, and I definitely couldn’t have done it alone. I’ll miss this place, but I’m eager to move on to new things.First of all, I want to thank everybody in the […]

I was a zoology student for two full years before switching to journalism. Today, there is no way I could tell you what made me change to journalism. I cannot seem to recall hearing anything about the program or some overlapping course I ended up taking that piqued my interest, […]

The Golden Eagles will wrap up the 2009 football season at home on Saturday when they take on the Murray State Racers. For nine seniors, it will mark the last time they take the field in the purple and gold as Tech (5-5, 4-3 OVC) looks to finish with a […]

Nashville Cares, a community-based AIDS service organization, will offer free HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 in RUC Room 370. Testing is confidential and results can be given in an hour.The Women’s Center will be cosponsoring informational displays and red ribbon sales from 10 a.m. until […]

Wilma Carr scholarship applications for Fall 2010 award year are being accepted at the Women’s Center now through Dec.15. The scholarship was established by Fleet guard Inc. in honor of Wilma Carr, who lost her life at the hands of an abusive husband. “No records are kept from year to […]

When any music lover thinks about indie-rock music, the name Sufjan Stevens instantly sticks out. Quite possibly one of the most interesting and groundbreaking musicians of the past decade in indie-rock, Stevens has been relatively quiet after he released his influential “Illinois” album over four years ago. The Detroit-born musician […]