Tech Men’s Basketball has played well in two contests this season, an exhibition blowout win over Carson-Newman, and a hard-fought loss against Atlantic Coast Conference power North Carolina State last week. In the NC State game, the Golden Eagles hung with the Wolfpack for the first half, as they were […]
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Graduating ‘Oracle’ staffers offer thanks, farewells
#8220;You adapt. You overcome. You improvise,” Clint Eastwood said in the 1986 film “Heartbreak Ridge.” Yes, that quote was meant for a recon platoon in the Marines, but it also holds significance to me. I’ve adapted by changing my major until I found what I am passionate about. I’ve overcome […]
Football celebrates Senior Day Saturday versus JSU
The Tennessee Tech football team will look to end the Ohio Valley Conference championship dreams of Jacksonville State on Saturday as it hosts the Gamecocks in its final game of the year.The Golden Eagles (4-6, 3-4 OVC) will finish sixth in the conference this season after taking home second place […]
Flatt elected to FFA regional office
A Tech freshman was elected National Future Farmers of America’s southern regional vice president Oct. 22. James Flatt, a freshman in the School of Agriculture, was elected vice president at the National FFA annual meeting in Indianapolis. The convention was attended by 55,000 FFA members from across the United States […]
Tech students organizing aid for displaced children
Tech students are organizing Comforts of Home to aid children removed from homes by the Putnam County Meth Task Force. Tech students Donathan Knowles, Jessie Stidham, Jodi Lawrence, Josh Girling, Ravi Patel and Whitney Tayes are using the motivation of their Group Dynamics class semester-goal assignment to make a difference […]
Chess: thinking ahead is a life skill
Chess is more than just a game of strategy; it can be used as a teaching tool.The game of chess is older than anyone can remember, but it is played by few, and even fewer people know its true potential. To most, it’s just a boring game that sort of […]
Tech to host future TSSAA bowl games
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s BlueCross Bowl will return to Tech for an additional two years. Over the summer, the TSSAA Board of Control voted to hold its annual state high school football championship at Tech’s Tucker Stadium until at least 2012. This year the games are scheduled for […]
Library releases holiday, finals week hours
The Angelo and Jennette Volpe Library has released its hours for the holidays and finals week this semester. Even though library renovations and construction are scheduled to continue during finals week, students should still expect the extended hours that the library typically offers. The renovations in the library have resulted […]
Bell, celebrities speak out against bullying, discrimination, intolerance
It dates back to prehistoric times. Bullying, discrimination and intolerance have been around for as long as humans have. Fast forward to the 21st century, and it’s a seemingly bigger phenomenon.Since last month, there have been countless headlines about teen suicides, hate crimes, bullying, discrimination and intolerance. It has been […]
Local Honey with Kassi Thomas: Levi Weaver
Exactly four years ago next week, I drove to Nashville to see Imogen Heap. Picked up in England by way of Texas, Levi Weaver opened the show. Dressed like Nashville’s own Man in Black with a “Johnny Cash is a Friend of Mine” T-shirt on under his black leather jacket, […]
