Advanced Tech art students will be hosting the Appalachian Center for Craft’s Annual Holiday Festival, which beginning Nov. 25-27 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Appalachian Center for Craft, a Tech satellite campus in Smithville, Tenn., has been hosting the Holiday Festival since 1986 to showcase handmade crafts by […]
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Former Tech cheerleaders return as alumni for Homecoming
Tennessee Tech cheerleaders will host alumni from as far back as the 50’s for Homecoming weekend. Robin Burroughs, cheerleading coach, said the alumni cheerleaders will attend a social from 7- 8 p.m. Friday where they will stunt and learn cheers. On Saturday they can participate with the cheerleaders on the […]
‘Walking Dead’ stays fresh in second season
The second season of AMC’s version of “The Walking Dead” started three weeks ago and, so far, the show continues the same quality as the first season. Following the destruction of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the group finds themselves stuck on the road due to […]
Media Center continues food-based film series
Check it out: Volpe Library Media Center has been showing the fall semester four-part film series every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in room 110 until Nov. 15. The series is called “The Business of Food: The International Trade in What the World Eats.” Each film is an eye opening experience […]
Protomen, Peelander-Z rocks Nashville Halloween night
I was lucky enough to be one of a couple hundred who attended the MC Frontalot, Peelander-Z and Protomen concert this past Monday at Exit/In. The opening act of the evening, MC Frontalot, got the show going with a unique blend of hip-hop and geek culture. Songs like “Tongue-Clucking Grammarian” […]
Movies On My Mind: In Time
Time is a precious commodity. Especially here in the United States, where every second of our day is scheduled around something and the movie “In Time” balances the line between sci-fi and the image of the Western world perfectly. Are you looking forward to the future? Think again, according to […]
Let’s Talk About Movies: Puss in Boots
Although “Puss in Boots” is not going to set the cinematic world on fire, the movie presents an enjoyable story with likable characters in a family-friendly atmosphere. Previously a supporting character in the “Shrek” series, Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) steps into a leading role with a stand-alone tale that […]
Backdoor Playhouse opens Fall production ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’
#8220;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” opened last night at Tech’s Backdoor Playhouse and will run through Nov. 12. Artistic Director and Theatre Professor Mark Creter said he chose the “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” because this is an opportunity to see actors in their early twenties […]
IFC Movember returns for third year, brings back mustache trend
Tech’s Inter-Fraternity Council is hosting Movember, a philanthropy that benefits the Prostate Cancer Foundation, throughout the month of November. Each organization that participates in this philanthropy volunteers a representative who will attempt to grow a mustache on his clean shaven face through the rest of November while raising money. Each […]
School of Agriculture opens doors to showcase improvements
Tech’s School of Agriculture would like to invite everyone to come check out some new changes they have recently made to the department. The School of Agriculture is hosting an open house to give everyone the chance to see all the hard work that the faculty, staff and students have […]