Chelsea Doss of Tech’s Collegiate Future Farmers of America earned Southern Region Vice President at the 82nd National FFA Convention last week in Indianapolis, Ind.. Doss was the first Tech student to be awarded a national office and was the first Tennessean to do so in more than 20 years. […]
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Students to vote on SGA constitutional change
Students will have the chance to vote online Thursday on a change to the SGA constitution. The vote will be on how to organize and run a recently passed bill which created the Student Organization Life Opportunity fund.The fund, created from $20 assessed from students’ tuition each semester, will finance […]
Genesis House to offer presentation on bystander intervention techniques
The importance of bystander intervention and safe intervention techniques have made their way into the spotlight in recent weeks, and the Tech community will have an opportunity to learn more about the topic.A program, entitled “Play it Safe,” will be presented at 11 a.m. on Thursday in RUC Room 342. […]
November ushers in the beards
The sights of November rank high in my favorite yearly spectacles. Save for a few stubbornly lively trees, the array of autumnal colors can be mesmerizing. Just yesterday, as I was driving to Tech’s Appalachian Center for Craft to develop some photographs, I unconsciously pumped the brakes to revel in […]
Alpha Psi Phi throws down (about six feet)
In the buzz of Tech’s homecoming week, plans are in the works for a party with an apocalyptic feel. Alpha Psi Phi, Tech’s science fiction & fantasy club is busy preparing for their post post-apocalyptic Halloween party on Saturday in the Multipurpose Room inside the Roaden University Center. The post […]
Health Services offers affordable medical attention, prescriptions
Examinations and affordable medications are offered throughout the semester by the J.J. Oakley Campus Health Services regardless of your health insurance.”There is a health services fee incorporated into your general services fee,” Randy Tompkins, supervisor for health services, said. “It’s $20 per student, per semester.” After paying the fee during […]
REVIEW: “Paranormal Activity” was kind of all right…Yawn, stretch
A friend and I, with hope of entering that fall-time realm of spooky shivers, saw “Paranormal Activity” this past weekend. Hailed by many as one of those scariest movies of all time, this low-budget startle-stash has been very well received. Using minimalist effects, a single set (inside the director’s home) […]
The living dead of Cookeville Swing dance the night away
Prostrate on the floor, members of the Cookeville Swing Society dug their fingers into the beige carpet and regained footing. Then, feigning weak legs or slumped shoulders, they hobbled toward the audience and began to dance.Performing the dance routine from “Thriller”, Michael Jackson’s 1983 single, the CSS sashayed across the […]
Amigos Club celebrates Dia de los Muertos
The Tech Amigos Club will sponsor a Día de los Muertos celebration from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5 in South Hall, Room 205.”I’ve never been to the Día de los Muertos party here at Tech,” said Cameron Chaparro, a freshman at Tech and president of the Amigos club, […]
‘Rocky Horror’ shown twice in the Backdoor
Among the vast amount of homecoming activities this week, two screenings of The “Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be presented at the Backdoor Playhouse. WTTU, Tech Players and Tech Activities Board present the screening beginning tonight and Friday at 10:30 p.m. The screenings are open to the public but not […]
