On Thursday, Oct. 29, students, faculty and staff filed in one after the other as they stood in line to get their food and quickly take their seats as Tennessee Tech President Philip Oldham took the podium for a Chat with the President. Chat with the President allows people to […]
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SGA passes bill to place T numbers on students’ Eagle Cards
In the Oct. 27 SGA meeting, a bill was passed which will give new students the ability to have their T number on their Eagle Cards. This bill was proposed by Freshman Senator Dylan Miller after he noticed how many students did not know their T numbers while trying to […]
Tennessee Tech student arrested for aggravated assault
Tennessee Tech student Aaron Downs was arrested Sunday, Nov. 1 by Cookeville police officer Christian Smith for aggravated assault. According to the police report, witnesses stated Downs became angry after speaking with his girlfriend at a party and proceeded to hit the victim, another Tech student, who was standing near […]
Center Stage brings Atwood to speak on human rights
Award-winning author Margaret Atwood will come to Derryberry Hall Auditorium to speak about literature, human rights and how they influence each other, Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. Center Stage is bringing Atwood to Tennessee Tech, because her work is the paragon of modern literature. Her satirical novels, poetry, essays […]
Tech Players open fall production
The Tech Players kick off another season of productions Nov. 5 in Derryberry Hall Auditorium, the first time in 24 years the auditorium has been used to house a stage production. The performances at Derryberry are somewhat of a return for the Tech Players. The auditorium was constructed for theater […]
Octubafest celebrates 40 years at Tech
Tennessee Tech University’s tuba and euphonium students kicked the 40th annual Octubafest into high gear last month. With a total of 21 concerts, there is a variety of performances, said Tech tuba professor R. Winston Morris. Some were solo concerts while others featured tuba and euphonium quartets and quintets. The […]
Rosemond to speak at annual Predators networking workshop
The Nashville Predators are holding its seventh annual Breaking Into Sports Workshop Nov. 7 at Bridgestone Arena. The workshop is $89 and includes a free all-you-can-eat ticket to that night’s game against the St. Louis Blues. Tennessee Tech professor Lanise Rosemond was asked to be on the panel of guest […]
Pascal offers tips on how to begin undergraduate research
Award-winning researcher and assistant professor of chemical engineering at Tennessee Tech, Jennifer Pascal, began undergraduate research early in her college experience. Pascal offered tips and upcoming opportunities to begin undergraduate research with students of all majors Oct. 30. Undergraduate research is an opportunity students can take to gain college credit, […]
‘Spectre’ and ‘The Revenant’ complete the fall movie lineup
I AIN’T AFRAID TO DIE – Leonardo DiCaprio stated in a recent interview with Vanity Fair that he slept in animal carcasses, ate raw bison and endured harsh weather conditions while filming “The Revenant.” Every year, I get it in my head that certain films will do certain things for […]
‘Beasts of No Nation’ proves both powerful and depressing
Two minutes into the Netflix Original film, “Beasts of No Nation,” I watched a group of adorable, charming children put on their own fake TV show. It was then that I knew I was absolutely going to cry at some point. The movie is about a preteen boy named Agu […]
