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Carter elected to commission chair, Iwanyszyn falls short

They have campaigned for other candidates, helped fellow students register to vote, and most recently, knocked on doors in their respective districts to secure the vote for their own political campaigns. Junior history major Jackson Carter, of Livingston, was elected to the position as Overton County commissioner. Senior business major […]

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Let’s Talk About Movies: Machete

Machete is a movie full of surprises. Robert Rodriguez weaves together a movie that is surprisingly deep and funny. And, most shocking of all, by the end of the film, Lindsey Lohan finds God.The story follows Machete (Danny Trejo), a Mexican Federale whose wife is murdered by Torrez (Steven Seagal). […]

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Inception: it wasn’t all just a dream

Inception is movie unlike we’ve seen in a long time. And, it is a movie worth taking an analytical and critical look at Christopher Nolan’s marvel of a filmWithout a doubt, Inception is a movie that will have lasting appeal long after it finally leaves theaters and becomes available for […]

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All-clear given for Johnson Hall

UPDATE (2:30 p.m.): Police have issued an all-clear for Johnson Hall. The all-clear allows students and faculty members to return to the building. Classes will resume in Johnson Hall on Wednesday. All classes in Johnson Hall this afternoon and evening remain cancelled.UPDATE (12:29 p.m.): Johnson Hall has been evacuated while […]

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Communications department to relocate

Since the opening of the RUC in Fall 1970, the communications department and student media has called it home. Fall 2011 that will no longer be. The Upper Cumberland Regional Health facility sits on land leased by Tech since 1973. Now that the group has outgrown the space, they will […]

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STEM Center opens its doors in May

On Friday, May 7, Tech will unleash its latest six million dollar creation just one day before commencement. Over the past year and a half, Tech has been working diligently on their new state of the art learning facility. The 25,000+ sq/ft building is the new Ray Morris Hall/ Millard […]

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Recently re-elected Ochsenbein reflects on student government

President Obama? Untouchable. President Bell? More easily accessible. President Ochsenbein? At your service. Rewind to May 2007. Newly-minted high school graduate Sean Ochsenbein steps out of the Hooper-Eblen Center with his life in front of him. Fast forward to now. Tech’s newly re-elected SGA President of the same name sits […]

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New trading room open to finance students

The new Heidtke Trading Room in Johnson Hall, made to help train aspiring finance students, is equipped with enough high-tech equipment to make any trading floor veteran green with envy.The room was funded through a number of private donations, most notably from Nashville investment manager L.O. “Buzz” Heidtke. The room […]

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Twitter donates Tweet archive

Twitter is donating its digital archive of public tweets to the Library of Congress. Twitter is a leading social networking service that enables users to send and receive tweets, which consist of web messages of up to 140 characters. Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets per day from people […]

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Shame on who?

#8220;Shame on Tennessee Tech” reads a sign in bold, red letters visible from Dixie Avenue. The sign has been placed there by the Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council. The sign signifies a labor dispute between Tech and the organization. When approached, the persons behind the sign could not give out any […]