How are you going to spend your summer? Are you planning a wild trip to Panama City Beach where you’ll party with a bunch of other predictable college kids who chose the same stock summer trip that they’ve taken for years? Of course you could spend your days on a […]
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So are we “one nation under God” or not?
The United States is supposedly “one nation under God.” After all, the President is sworn into office with his right hand on the Bible, and witnesses testifying against alleged criminals declare before God to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. But, I wonder if the […]
Men’s Tennis ends regular season with win
The Tech men’s tennis team split their matches last weekend in Ohio Valley Conference play and finished in third place for the regular season.In a match interrupted by inclement weather, Eastern Kentucky University defeated the Golden Eagles, 4-3, on April 10 in Cookeville, Tenn. Tech rebounded against Tennessee State University […]
Documentary about Tech professor airing on PBS, screening at BFA
It is class time again, and your professor gets in front of you and your fellow students to begin the lecture. Have you ever wondered what the professor’s life has entailed to get them to where they are today?At 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 20, in the Wattenbarger Auditorium in Brian […]
Intrepid Traveler showcasing spoken word collaboration
A group of Tech students and local supporters will be presenting a collaboration of poetry, prose, spoken word and monologue at a local café next week. “A Writer’s Reading” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. April 25 at the Intrepid Traveler Café on 121 W. Broad St. in […]
Latin Night coming to Intrepid Traveler
The Intrepid Traveler and Connection Bilingual Center are coming together for their first Latin Night. Latin Night will be an evening of dancing to the music of Danny Salazar and Trova Urbana, of Nashville, at 8 p.m. April 18. Frequent dancer and avid enthusiast of Latin music, Miguel Carpizo-Ituarte of […]
Invisible Children rocks Memorial for awareness
A lively sea of bobbing heads kept the focus off the creeping cold in Memorial Gym Wednesday night as students awaited the Invisible Children benefit concert. The mixed crowd melded together in excitement and awareness when the stage lights fell and Ocean is Theory took position. Heads gradually turned and […]
Tech enrollment continues to soar for fifth consecutive year
Tech student enrollment for the Spring 2009 semester climbed 3.7 percent, continuing a five-year upward trend. Headcount enrollment is up 331 students from last year. Our headcount enrollment this semester totals 9,254, compared to 8,923 for the same time last year. Spring enrollment reached record levels in spring 2005 with […]
One Great Challenge Conference takes place April 7
The One Great Challenge Conference: Learning Together in the New Millennium will take place in the RUC on Tuesday, April 7. This conference aims to explore successful strategies for administrators, teachers, and students committed to fostering diversity and culture in schools. Co-sponsored by Minority Affairs, the Honors Program and the […]
Campus Recreation scheduled to host Health Fair April 14
The phones rang off the hook last Thursday as people called to set up appointments to receive blood work at the annual Campus Wide Health Fair on April 14.”It was insane,” Ramona Pennington, health promotions coordinator said. With all the calls received by the Health Care Appointment Line March 19, […]
