The Golden Eagles baseball team was back on the road Tuesday evening, competing against rival Middle Tennessee State at Reese Smith Stadium, after winning two of three at home against Eastern Illinois. Tech broke an eight-game losing streak with the win against EIU April 2. “That was great,” said head […]
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SGA executive election campaigns Tuesday, campaign rules same as 2014
Elections for the executive officers of the Tennessee Tech Student Government Association will take place Tuesday, April 14. Attempted election rule changes were put forth by the Executive Election Commission Committee of SGA, but were halted until the Fall 2015 semester. Because of this, the 2014 edition of the rules […]
Backdoor Playhouse opens Shakespeare classic
William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be performed in the Backdoor Playhouse over the next two weeks. Mark Creter, professor of English at Tennessee Tech, will direct the play. “It is one of my absolute, all-time favorite Shakespeare shows. We did it here in ’96,” said Creter. “Historically, there […]
Juicy J lights up Cookeville
Juicy J performed at the Hooper Eblen Center Tuesday, April 7 for the spring S.O.L.O. concert with opening act DJ Enferno. The former Three 6 Mafia member played in front of a crowd of approximately 6,500 people, said SGA President Emily McDonald. DJ Enferno opened for Juicy J with an […]
Election commission releases SGA election results, run-off vote to occur by week’s end
The Student Government Association Election Commission met Tuesday night after the polls for executive council election closed. After the commission’s ruling, a run-off vote will be held to decide the winner of the presidential race. This will be held either Thursday, April 16 or Friday, April 17. According to election […]
SGA election results to be withheld, Supreme Court reviews election
The results of the Tennessee Tech Student Government Association Executive council election will be withheld from the student body until after an SGA Supreme Court hearing Thursday. “The SGA Supreme Court feels that it would be best to wait to announce the SGA Executive Council election results until after they […]
Charter Day begins Centennial Celebration
On March 27, 2015, Tennessee Tech University celebrated the Centennial anniversary of its charter. The first event of the 16-month celebration was the charter ceremony, which began at 10:30 a.m. in Derryberry Auditorium. Former Tech presidents Robert Bell, Angelo Volpe and Arliss Roaden; members of the Tennessee Board of Regents; […]
Centennial Plaza expected to be open by mid-May, some sidewalks now open.
Centennial Plaza is causing a buzz around Tennessee Tech’s campus with the walkway between Henderson Hall and the Roaden University Center being opened recently. According to Grounds, Roads and Walks Director Kevin Tucker, he is “doubtful that any other walkways will be opened anytime soon.” He added, “it’s just a […]
Classes open on regular schedule for Good Friday
Students are in for a surprise tomorrow if they aren’t paying attention to the calendars. Tomorrow is not just a normal Friday. Tomorrow is Good Friday and contrary to years past, classes will be in session. Traditionally, schools are not in session on Good Friday, but this year, Tennessee Tech […]
ROTC here to stay, new tower opened
After threat of the program shutting down in the fall semester of 2013, the ROTC program at Tennessee Tech had its first ribbon cutting ceremony for the new rappel tower located next to the baseball fields. Tech President Philip Oldham threw the first pitch from the new tower to begin […]