A participant from yesterday’s rally draws attention from passing pedestrians and motorists.
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Tech graduates: Where are they now?
There are ten days left of this semester, not including the weekends or finals week. More than likely, graduating seniors have a countdown narrowed down to the second of when they’ll walk across the stage at commencement.With graduation just three weeks away, some Tech students are knee-deep in their job […]
Senior Goodbyes
Working at The Oracle has been quite the ride: sometimes a blessing and sometimes a burden, but always a learning experience. My propensity to research random facts and to correct people’s grammar has been put to good use the last two years as copy editor. I hope that it was […]
How you can help: Join the Green Committee
As this spring semester draws to a close, some campus groups and activities are just gaining momentum. Tech’s Green Committee is working on multiple projects. Last month, the Beehive Design Collective came to the STEM Center and discussed the true cost of coal, and this week I got to sit […]
Senior Goodbyes
It’s tradition for graduating seniors on staff to write a farewell, but I’m using my final Oracle article as an exercise in persuasion. The Oracle recently advertised job openings, and the response was disappointing. Although the positions have been filled, here are five reasons why you need(ed) to apply:1. All […]
South Patio faces summer renovation
Summer activities will be disrupted on South Patio because of renovation expected to last until just before the fall semester begins.If the weather permits, South Patio serves as a prime location for any event on campus. And when it’s not being used for scheduled events, it can be the ideal […]
Relay for Life to kick off Saturday
The American Cancer Society is looking for anyone who wants to honor cancer survivors and caregivers, or pay tribute to those who have lost their battle with cancer to join together at Relay for Life taking place here on Tech’s campus.Tech’s Relay for Life is scheduled to be held from […]
Window on the World festival returns to campus
Window on the World (WOW) is scheduled to begin with the “Middle East Now” symposium at 10:10 a.m. today followed by the festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the RUC.”You are getting to experience the world by coming to the festival,” WOW coordinator Melissa Creek said, “through […]
Prescott acquisition to provide new parking alternatives
The Tennessee Technological University Foundation is making plans for how to use the newly acquired Prescott Middle School building and surrounding grounds. Among other things, the property will provide 500-700 new parking spaces that will help with commuter parking problems on campus.The TTU Foundation purchased the property in 2008 but […]
The Non-Commissioned Officers’ ‘Money Looking for Thieves’
The same year that hoards of teenage girls were packing theatres across the country to see a vampire love story, Tennessee filmmaking collective the Deagol Brothers were premiering their own independent film featuring zombie romance. Luckily, Hendersonville High School “bros” Andy Duensing and Christopher Doyle didn’t follow the obviously underthought, […]
