My fellow American football fans:These are troubling times in the state of Tennessee. Football is king in this state, no doubt, but lately the state of football in Tennessee has been more like a jester instead of a monarch. It’s bad enough that the four Football Bowl Subdivision teams are […]

Remember back in grade school when dodgeball was the sport of kings? Tech students will get the chance to relive those glory days, this time for some cold, hard cash.The Smashville Dodgeball Challenge presented by the Nashville Predators will be held Sunday, October 25, 2009, at the Hooper Eblen Center […]

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is set for next Saturday, Oct. 17, and student involvement is needed to reach the $50,000 fundraising goal.After years of planning, the Upper Cumberland area will finally host its first Race for the Cure-rain or shine. Held at the Hooper Eblen Center, […]

Vinnie T’s Clubhouse changed its parking rules this semester ending the free parking available during non-business hours with little warning for students.This is according to Jessica Cox, senior Human Ecology major at Tech, who approached the Oracle with this information. The new parking rules call for students to purchase a […]

Self esteem and body image are two things that can be difficult to get students interested in talking about, but the Women’s Center is hosting a Love Your Body Day event at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the RUC Multipurpose Room. “An alternative fashion show featuring members of the Tech community […]

Approximately 700 Tech students lose their scholarship each year. According to the Tennessee Higher Education Committee, roughly 50 percent of all Tennessee HOPE Scholarship students lose their scholarship by the end of freshman year.There are numerous ways to lose the scholarship. Two ways are not having your GPA meeting the […]

The children and families of the Child Development Lab will be participating in a Trike-a-Thon on campus Friday to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.The children are scheduled to ride their bikes and trikes around the planter in front of South Patio from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Little […]

The two Tennessee Valley Authority Chairs in Tech’s College of Engineering have been filled by Joseph Ojo and Glen Cunningham who will serve for the next three years.The chairs were created in 1999 through an endowment set up by TVA that supports teaching and research in electrical and mechanical engineering. […]

I like Tech.I like that I don’t have to walk uphill to get to any classes. I like that all the buildings match. I like that I feel perfectly safe walking across campus by myself at night. I like that all the professors in my department know more about me […]