The Appalachian Center for Craft is hosting its 12th annual Bowl-a-Thon this Saturday, Sept. 26. The event usually hosts anywhere from 30 to 60 crafters throughout the day making various bowls for Habitat for Humanity’s Cookin’ on the Square. “These are people who already know how to wheel-throw or hand-build […]
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German Club invites students to celebrate Oktoberfest
The Tech German Club will be sponsoring an Oktoberfest celebration and fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 1 in South Hall, Room 205.”Oktoberfest,” according to German professor, Julia Baker, “is the event the most Americans know about and try to recreate here.” Celebrated all over the U.S., large festivals […]
Women’s Center requests article submission for Attune newsletter
The Tech Women’s Center newsletter, Attune, is changing its approach in an attempt to tune in to readers’ interests. The call for submissions for the Fall 2009 publication is for articles on any subject empowering to women, unlike previous years when articles were sought based on matching themes. “We want […]
SGA holds first meeting
New senators learned about parliamentary procedures, bills and the importance of attendance at the first SGA meeting of the year Tuesday night.Attendance will be taken seriously this year because many times last year poor attendance prevented SGA from meeting quorum. Without quorum, bills could not be passed. “A lot of […]
Mathematics Department receives endowment
Tennessee Tech’s Mathematics Department now has a new scholarship fund thanks to a generous donation made last Wednesday. An endowment for the department has been established to honor Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Richard P. Savage, Sr. Don and Marion Savage, Savage’s brother and sister-in-law, gifted the Richard P. Savage, Sr. […]
Kurdistan universities helped by College of Engineering
The College of Engineering has joined a curriculum development program to help two universities in Kurdistan receive accreditation for their own engineering programs. Faisal Hossain, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been given the assignment of coordinating the development of the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum for the Kurdistan […]
Chlamydia is frequent on University campus
Chlamydia is the most common and underreported sexually transmitted disease at Tech, however reported cases are not increasing compared to previous years. “Over the past 30 years, [reported cases of chlamydia] remained virtually the same,” Randy Tompkins, supervisor for the J.J. Oakley Campus Health Services, said. “There were some periods […]
Craft Center gearing up for fresh exhibits
The Appalachian Center for Craft is hosting varying exhibitions throughout the early fall. Exhibitions coming this semester will include local artistry, award-winning craft and student glasswork. Starting today Alison Pack will be opening her “Clichés in Metal” exhibition. Open for viewing in the North Windows Gallery through October 27, Pack’s […]
The Power Play
I can hear the music now. Cue the death march. In other words, it’s UT/Florida week.The date has been circled on many college football calendars since Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin basically called Florida head coach Urban Meyer a cheater. At that point, all bets were off. What we have […]
Rugby club wins first game in Vanderbilt weekend tourney
Tech rugby’s first tournament produced a mixed bag of results.Playing two men down in the second half as a result of red cards, Tech’s rugby team came together and refused to surrender any more points. The end result was a 28-0 victory Friday night over host Vanderbilt in the two-day […]
