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Bell talks budget with SGA

An informative source pertaining to the budget crisis visited the Student Government Association at Tuesday night’s meeting.President Bob Bell shared his knowledge of the current situation and what he, personally, foresees happening during the next few months. “Tech has been asked to submit two budget scenarios,” said Bell. Scenario one […]

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Operating organically – Food Services

You walk through a line in the cafeteria and get food, sit down to eat and then take your plate with leftover food to the racks. Have you ever wondered what happens to the food and waste?Food Services, run by Chartwells, has a program set up with the Agriculture department. […]

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Usher urges swift passage of Service America Act

Five-time Grammy winning recording artist and philanthropist Usher Raymond IV testified yesterday before the Education and Labor Committee in Washington, DC to plead for the swift passing of the Serve America Act, which President Obama referenced Tuesday night in his Congressional Address. At the invitation of Chairmans Miller and McCarthy, […]

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Tech prepares students for competitive graduate level fellowships

If you are thinking of pursuing a graduate fellowship to continue education and do research, there are resources at Tech to prepare you. You have to start working toward it now. It takes at least a year of preparation. “I was aware many honors programs wanted to educate their students […]

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Center for Craft gives ‘tree of life’ to Cookeville Regional

Most of us know someone who has cancer or has been affected by the disease and would do anything to make the experience less painful. The Appalachian Center for Craft medals department tried to do just that. The “Tree of Life” sculpture was unveiled at Cookeville Regional Medical Center yesterday. […]

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Help in hard times

Health Services is offering a wide range of medical services to students for free.Students can go to Health Services and receive medical help such as immunizations, allergy shots, treatment for athletic injuries, and even treatment for gynecological problems. “We can handle most anything that any general practitioner office can handle,” […]

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Americana: recycled goods are oh so good

What appears to be your baby-booming great uncle striding over the horizon in tucked plaid and dark denim is not. It’s your friendly neighborhood Bohemian on his way to the folksiest show he can spend his coffee shop wages on.And I wouldn’t dream of ruling myself out. I find myself […]

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10 honors students attend state conference

Ten Tech students presented research at the Tennessee Collegiate Honors Conference at Austin Peay State University on Feb. 14. One hundred participants represented 11 Tennessee schools.The conference provides honors students the opportunity to present issues they find important or display research while meeting honors students from across the state. This […]

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Regents Online Degree Program

Do you find it difficult to get up in the morning? Would you rather go to class on your own time? TBR schools may hold the key to your success with the Regents Online Degree Program. “Online classes through RODP are simply another way to take classes,” said Tammy Boles, […]