Both mascots of Tennessee Tech will be soaring to Disney World in January to participate in the UCA National Championship. Awesome Eagle and Grandpappy Eagle were both announced as finalists last week for the competition that will take place in January of next year. The Universal Cheerleaders Association reviewed the […]
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Men’s basketball season officially begins
The 2014-2015 season for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team officially begins tonight against the Piedmont International University Bruins. The Golden Eagles easily took down their exhibition opponent Bluefield College 93-54 on Nov. 6. Tech received a tremendous boost from their bench against the Rams. Non-starters accounted for […]
Scholarship deadline one moth away
The Dec. 15 deadline to apply for scholarships is quickly approaching. Each December, Tech accepts scholarship applications for the following school year. All students are encouraged to apply, regardless of major. “Each department has specific scholarships that they award. Then we have a lot of scholarships that are not major […]
Hanawi granted bond for alleged homicide
Marwan Hanawi was granted a $10,000 bail bond by Judge John Hudson for the alleged homicide of Mohammad Albadi Oct. 3. Hanawi was placed in the Putnam County Jail in October, where he was denied bond and held on suspicion of homicide. According to a Herald-Citizen article, District Attorney Bryant […]
Volleyball overpowered in road tests
Two tough road tests proved to be too much for the Tennessee Tech volleyball team as the Golden Eagles fell to in-state rival Austin Peay State University and the top ranked team in the Ohio Valley Conference, Murray State University. Friday’s contest against the Austin Peay Lady Govs started […]
EIU snaps undefeated home record for Golden Eagles 41-10
The Eastern Illinois Panthers traveled to Cookeville last weekend with one goal in mind: snap Tech’s four-game winning streak at home. They did just that. With a final score of 41-10 last Saturday at Tucker Stadium, the Golden Eagles lost their first game at home dating back to last season’s […]
Golf teams end productive fall season, begin winter break with confidence
The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team has wrapped up their fall season this past month with three top 10 finishes away from Cookeville. Both the men and women golf teams have had great conference representation with four OVC Golfer of the Week awards given to the Golden Eagles, one of […]
The Woodchuck Series: A weird, wonderful adventure
Fables are weird. As far back as humanity goes, we’ve been telling stories that explain the things in life we don’t understand. Our ancient tales speak of how a zebra got his stripes, or use the misadventures of anthropomorphized animals to teach some moral lesson. At their core, fables and […]
Tech Hall of Fame inducts five athletes from five different sports
Five former Tech student athletes will be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame 6 today during the Hall of Fame Dinner taking place at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of RUC. With the addition of Casey Benjamin (Baseball), Stephanie Warren (Volleyball), Howard Cochran (Football), Aaron Hupman (Rifle) and […]
‘Nightcrawler’ flawlessly thrilling
This action-packed thriller has killer ratings but still couldn’t edge “Ouija” out of the top box office spot this weekend. Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this unsettling drama set in modern day Los Angeles. Lou Bloom (Gyllenhaal) is a driven young guy desperate for work. He gets involved in crime journalism, […]