Art for Heart is a charity art auction in which all proceeds go to the family of a 12-year-old boy with stage IV brain cancer. Sam Fallos, sophomore psychology major and creator of the event, said she heard the story through one of her oldest friends, the sister of the […]
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Right of way confusion causes two collisions
Look both ways-it’s a fundamental mantra of life on earth. Yielding to pedestrians is equally basic.Then again, when you repeat something over and over again, it tends to lose its poignancy, as demonstrated on North Dixie Avenue recently. During the past few weeks, two students were hit by vehicles while […]
Tech offers state’s first agritourism concentration
Next semester, classes will be offered for a new concentration as part of the bachelor’s degree in agriculture.Tech is the first university in Tennessee to offer a degree concentration in agritourism, the combination of agriculture and tourism, the state’s top two income-producing industries. The concentration will partially merge agriculture with […]
Local Honey covers Evan Donohue
I went out on a limb this week to review something that I hadn’t discovered myself – something I was completely unfamiliar with until a week ago. “The album is called ‘Rhythm & Amplitude. It’s amazing,” my friend told me on the patio at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville. The […]
Tech athlete graduation rate ranks best in state
Student-athletes at Tennessee Tech have the highest overall graduation rate among all four-year public universities in the state of Tennessee, according to the most recent Graduation Success Rate figures announced Wednesday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.Tech student-athletes also continue to graduate at a higher rate than the general student […]
Submitted policy calls for more video surveillance
Standardization of the use of video cameras is what Chief Gay Shepherd said she hopes to accomplish with the policy she submitted to the buildings and grounds committee last month. “These cameras won’t be monitored, but they’re good to go back and look at if you do have an incident,” […]
Six soccer seniors say so long
The Tennessee Tech soccer team wrapped up its 2010 campaign on Sunday, falling to Austin Peay 2-1 and marking the end of the careers of six seniors.Taren Brown, Michelle Decker, Jen Hoffman, Brooke Mayo, Ashley Smith, and Kathryn Lally laced up their cleats for the final time as Golden Eagles. […]
Golden Eagle Player Profile: Richmond Tooley
If I could play any other sport: “It would be tennis. I used to play with my dad. Federer is just so good. I just want to drop my racket and fall to my knees if I won. And I like the grunts. I would use those. I would revolutionize […]
School of Nursing receives new director
The School of Nursing is now under the direction of new leadership. Sherry Gaines took the position of director Oct. 1. “I am excited to finally be on campus. (hikeaddicts) ” Gaines said. “I am especially excited about the faculty and the amount of excellence they bring.” Gaines will have […]
Guest speakers encourage Tech to ‘Take this Job and Love It’
A presentation titled “Take this Job and Love It” will take place from 3 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. Monday in Henderson Hall Room 205. The American Association of University Professors has invited two United Campus Worker organizers from Middle Tennessee State University to speak. Karly Safar, United Campus Workers organizer […]
