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SGA forms committees to research potential change

SGA created committees at its meeting Tuesday night to research the possibility of some changes on campus.Committees were created to research Redbox on campus, make copying free in the library, and increase retention through campus events. Matt Nisbet, senator for the College of Graduate Studies, said that the idea of […]

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Seeing pink: Women’s Center preps for October awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Women’s Center is working to raise awareness among the Tech community.”We generally set out the standard pink breast cancer awareness information tables, but this year we’re trying a new angle,” Diana Lalani, Women’s Center secretary, said. “We will be profiling a diverse […]

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E-mail newsletter to consolidate info sent to student inboxes

Tech’s Office of Public Affairs is trying to improve how the University communicates with students by implementing an e-mail newsletter.The newsletter, Student Tech Times, will be used to supplement information featured on the Web site, published in The Oracle-which is printed nine times a semester-or e-mailed. “Right now students receive […]

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Family Weekend involves both parents and their Eagles

Tech will be hosting Family Weekend Oct. 2 through Oct. 4. This is a great event for students and their families to really get a feel for all the fun that Tech has to offer. There will be a series of events throughout the weekend for families to attend and […]

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Barbara Ehrenreich scheduled to speak at Center Stage event

Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich will present her best-selling book, “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America,” at 6 p.m. this Thursday in Derryberry Hall Auditorium.”Nickel and Dimed”, a New York Times bestseller and required reading at over 600 colleges and universities, investigates the impact of the 1996 welfare reform […]

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Tech and Austin Peay tangle Saturday

The Golden Eagle football team returns home Saturday to face in-state Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay. Tech (1-2, 0-1 OVC) has fallen to the Governors by a mere three points each of the last two years. This rivalry is also part of the battle for the Sgt. York Trophy, […]

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New rule makes for unfriendly dining

Don’t plan on treating a friend to lunch anytime soon.A new rule for meal plans does not allow those with 65 or 85 meals per semester to “treat” a friend or guest. Those with 10, 15, or 19 meals per week can only use meals to treat friends on Friday […]

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Flu shot supply limited, going quickly

At time of printing the J.J. Oakley Campus Health Services distributed nearly all the seasonal flu shots available on Tech campus. The 400 shots at Health Services went quickly to students and faculty, leaving many wondering why there was only enough for less than four percent of campus. “We ordered […]

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Youth movement: Freshmen playing major role in soccer season

With such a young team, Tech’s soccer team is looking to get their rhythm and play like the team they feel they have the potential to be.Brooke Mayo, a center mid and Jen Hoffman, an outside mid and forward, are optimistic about the 12 new freshmen on the team. Despite […]