Construction on the new Centennial Plaza officially began Monday as crews removed the concrete pavement from South Patio as part of the Master Plan. The goal is to turn South Patio into a plaza with new trees, an outdoor lecture hall and a stage for small concerts. The construction has […]
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Religious Freedom?
Abdullah During Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah bent to his knees to pray in the end zone after he returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown. He was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct for his religious display. Abdullah is […]
Watson Brown: The man, the myth, the number
Coach Watson Brown, Center. 200. That’s the number of losses Tech’s head football coach Watson Brown now holds under his belt. The number, unfortunately for Brown, is now the most in NCAA history. With a final score of 50-7, last Saturday’s loss to the Northern Iowa Panthers marked number 200 […]
Too Fancy for Football?
Does changing your look really change your luck? Coaches and universities are always looking for an advantage against their opponents. The newest craze traveling through college football is the uniform race, with styles ranging from brighter and bolder helmets to jerseys, pants and shoes. The University of Oregon and the […]
“Shake It Off” unoriginal
Taylor Swift has announced her upcoming album “1989” will be her first official “pop” album. With this announcement came the release of the album’s first single, “Shake It Off.” The song starts with a horn track played over a looped open hi-hat and Swift stating, “I stay out too […]
Quidditch sweeps Raiders off the field in scrimmage
The new players on the Tennessee Tech Quidditch team beat Middle Tennessee State University 170 to 30 in an unofficial scrimmage Sunday. The object of the match was to give the newer players a chance to show their skills, and they did not disappoint. “The game on Sunday was for […]
Can we prevent 1.4 million by January?
We may be almost 5,000 miles away, but we’re still involved. Right now, at this very moment, I promise you’re better off than them: them being our fellow people of West Africa. The Ebola epidemic has reached a death toll of 2,917 as of last Thursday, according to the World […]
Student arrested on public intoxication charges after hookah bar struggle
Majed Mohammed Alanazi On the morning of Sept. 26, at 1:38 a.m., Cookeville Police Officer Neil Taylor was called to Kero’s Cafe, the hookah bar on Broad Street, regarding an intoxicated male subject. When police arrived, the subject was identified as Tennessee Tech business major, Majed Mohammed Alanazi. Cafe owner […]
October’s must see movies
The beginning of October means one thing to me: awards season movies are ready to hit the big screen. The last two years have provided some really great films during fall. I was skeptical of what kind of movies we would get this year. Not anymore. Below are my picks […]
“The Equalizer” a cool action flick
First in box office dollars this weekend, Denzel Washington’s newest action-packed thriller is full of enough violence and Russian gangsters to satisfy any lingering Cold War animosity. Robert McCall (Washington) is a retired, quaint man working at a neighborhood home improvement store. He regularly helps the people he meets, including […]