Students aren’t going to see relief from rising fees anytime soon. Not only did the Tennessee Board of Regents Finance Committee approve the student activity fee athletics fee, and health services fee during the March 7 meeting, they also reviewed requests from Tech for housing increases. Monica Greppin, interim communications […]
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Let’s Talk About Music: Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Lasers’
Lupe Fiasco’s latest offering “Lasers” takes Fiasco’s sound in a new direction featuring beats and rhythms ready for the club out of the box. While the electronic sounds on the album allow for a smooth album, generally rolling from track to track, this mass-consumer sound is combined with the political […]
Students invited to Friday Café
Students in Melinda Anderson’s quantity food production course offer a Friday Café for all students. The café is located in South Hall Room 005 and serves lunch from noon to 1 p.m. on Fridays. The cafe offers a three coarse meal and a drink for $7. To ensure the proper […]
Fitness Center adds new equipment
Students around campus have been complaining about some of the equipment in the fitness center being out of date and not being able to use the treadmills because there just isn’t enough equipment for all students to workout on.However, Suzann Hensley, Fitness Center assistant director, stated that the University has […]
Athletic Advising Office gets face lift
Renovations in the Athletic Advising Office were completed last week.The office, located on the second floor of the RUC, has changed its look. “The renovations made, were part of an overall campus effort , which started last summer” said Lance Jasitt , Athletics and Student Welfare assistant director. The renovations […]
College experience depends on student
Remember the last week of high school? You relaxed with friends, took pictures of everything, and daydreamed about college. After all, you’d been stuck in the same building for four years. College is still a utopian dream free from all the drama, rumors and immaturity of high school. I remember […]
Nursing students utilize learning simulators
In 2008, Tech received $2,000,000 in federal funds to build a new facility for nursing majors. Out of the funds given, over half was spent on new, state of the art simulation labs. Simulation labs are the new and improved method of health care education. They are referred to as […]
Ignorance breeds hate groups
Last weekend, like most weekends in college, I went to a party with a friend and met a few strangers. They seemed nice enough. Just like I would any social gathering, I got to talking to people about traveling and mentioned my job. Somehow, this conversation led to one of […]
Women’s basketball has chance to clinch OVC title
With one game left in the regular season, the Tech women’s basketball team has a chance to clinch an Ohio Valley Conference-record 16th regular-season title Saturday at home against Jacksonville State. Tech (21-6, 14-3 OVC) beat JSU 79-63 in their last meeting in December and holds an 11-3 lead on […]
Trio of record setters look toward OVC Track Indoor Championships
The Tech track team will compete in the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships in Charleston, Ill today and tomorrow.Three Golden Eagles have had record-breaking seasons so far this year. Seniors Ashley Mayhew and Katherine Lynn along with sophomore Katie Lowery have rewritten the Tech record books. “I just feel […]
