The enrollment numbers continue to rise as Tech starts the Fall 2012 semester with more than 200 international students on campus. The International Student Affairs office started the semester with a rise in international students on Tech’s campus. The numbers have increased the past five years based on interest in […]
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Tech students expand recycling program across campus
Tech is implementing its first campus-wide cohesive recycling program. The first buildings with plastic and aluminum recycling bins are Derryberry Hall and the RUC. Lydia Brown, senior and administrator of the recycling program, said there would be recycling bins in the Library and the Engineering Quad by the end of […]
ITS monitoring student printing, reviewing quota
Services department can monitor what every student in a campus lab is printing. The reason for the monitoring is to see if the $25 quota every student has will give a sufficient amount of pages for academic purposes each semester. “I can see the name of the job that […]
Rogers looks to make best of second chance
Tech football’s season opener two Thursdays ago was abuzz, as one would expect. Students, faculty, football fans and community members alike piled into Tucker Stadium on a warm night excited to watch football. However, every one of the 10,130 in attendance were energized for more than just the opening of […]
South Patio becomes pulpit for condemnation
Controversial sermons on South Patio this week stirred students’ emotions and invoked backlash against the preachers. Street Evangelist John McGlone of Central Kentucky, and fellow “open-air” evangelists drew crowds from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, sharing what they said were the “hard parts” of the Bible. “As […]
Letter to the Editor: In the defense of Christianity
Letter to the Editor: At first the preachers on South Patio were really offensive to me. Not even to me personally, but whenever I, as a Christian, try to reach out to others or even mention my faith, I am terrified that other students might believe that what they were […]
‘South Patio Preacher’ is wrong
I am sure most of you have heard about or unfortunately seen the “South Patio Preacher.” I, as a Christian, am first of all, saddened by this man and his followers and secondly, upset that he is blaspheming the Word of God. When I first heard about John McGlone, […]
American Diabetes Association to host event to raise money for research
The American Diabetes Association is holding Step Out to raise money for diabetes research Sunday at 2 p.m. on the Quad. According to the ADA website, walking is essential to those with diabetes because it helps control blood glucose levels. It also helps prevent Type 2 diabetes. The fundraiser […]
Ellington/Warf residents frustrated with intrusive construction workers
With the new Arts and Media Village completion about a month away, students living in the Ellington/Warf residence halls are aggravated with construction workers. “They are really loud, and sometimes they smoke,” freshman Alex Wilson said. “I live on the fourth floor and can’t open my window anymore because of […]
Police continue to investigate information security breach
The personal information of some former and current Tech employees was stolen over the summer. Up to 42 employees may have had their personal information compromised. Campus Police Chief Gay Shepard said a former employee gained unauthorized access to the personal information. “One of the victims reported it to ‘Cookeville […]
