A Tech student was reported to Ed Boucher, dean of students, for stealing his roommate’s car and crashing it at Eighth Street and Willow Avenue Feb. 2. According to Tony Nelson, Tech police officer, the student drove his roommate’s 2013 Volkswagen to class without permission. The student then drove around […]
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Legislation could allow guns on campus
On Feb. 13, a Tenn. House subcomittee passed Bill 141, known as the “guns-in-parking lots” legislation in an attempt to allow gun permit carriers to have their weapons in their vehicles on campus. The legislation would allow permit holders to conceal their firearms in their cars at workplaces or on […]
Administration to address domestic partnership employee benefits
Tech’s faculty senate has appointed a three-person sub committee to frame a statement in response to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s statement endorsing same sex benefits for employees. The issue will be resumed on Feb. 25 review the statement for approval. The faculty senate discussed extending benefits not only […]
Aziz Ansari booked as SOLO comedian
For the first time in the history of the SOLO Concert Series, Tech students are finally getting what they voted for. The winner of the popular vote, Aziz Ansari will be performing at the Hooper Eblen Center on April 4. Ansari received more votes than Gabriel Iglesias, Ralphie May, Joel […]
Committee purchases solar powered stations
Tech’s Sustainable Campus Committee and the Energy Conservation Group coordinated the purchase of six Solar Power-Doks charging stations to place in common areas on campus for the spring semester as part of the Green Initiative. Solar Power-Doks are self-contained power charging stations that give students the option to charge technology […]
Student enrollment sees flux
Student enrollment for the Spring 2013 semester is down by about 1304 people from last fall but is up slightly from last spring. “We had 11,469 students enrolled last semester,” Dr. Robert Hodum, associate vice president for enrollment management and student success, said. “The official number for this semester has […]
Former presidential candidate to retire
Susan Elkins, vice president for extended programs and regional development, will be retiring at the end of the semester, from Tech after accepting a position with the University of South Carolina. Elkins previously ran for the office of the president at Tech but lost to Phil Oldham. Starting this fall, […]
Beyoncé puts past Super Bowl halftime performances to shame
Months ago Beyoncé was announced to be headlining this year’s Super Bowl halftime performance. Needless to say, I was excited and a tad giddy. After the infamous nip slip and wardrobe malfunction during Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl XXVII show, the performers in the following years were a […]
February kicks off events for women violence prevention
One out of every three women will be beaten or raped in their lifetime. February is becoming an eventful month as the V-Day movement, designed to end violence against women, expands in Cookeville. Tony Award Winning play, ‘The Vagina Monologues’ returns as well as two new events to raise awareness. […]
‘Warm Bodies’ breathes life into zombie genre
#8220;Warm Bodies” puts a fresh spin on romantic comedies and shatters zombie stereotypes with an entertaining, lighthearted plot. “Warm Bodies” takes place after an epidemic leaves humans vastly outnumbered by zombies. Vinyl-collecting zombie R (Nicholas Holt) spends his days wandering around an airport with his fellow zombies until he […]
