The construction is done, the lines are shorter, and a fresh new look has been added to Swoops Food Court. After a long wait for the Fire Marshall’s approval to open, students got the chance on Monday to get a taste of the grand opening of Fresh Fusion, a two-station […]
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Students stamped with Tech post office fee
Students logging on to Eagle online during advisement week may have incurred a tardy $14 Tech post office box fee. While converting from the old S.I.S. data system to the new Banner system, all records regarding student post office box information did not simply convert over onto student accounts. “So, […]
Sweet victory: confessions of a happy liberal
I wanted to provide a cartoon this week, instead of a column.My boss said it was a no go. But here is what it would have looked like: a stick figure (labeled “Lucas”) raising the roof for five or so frames. Why am I raising the roof? President Elect Barack […]
Some Americans got what they wanted, some didn’t. So what’s next?
Ignorance and racism ended when Barack won the election on Tuesday night. Ha. Just joshin’ ya. Tuesday night I played Ultimate Frisbee while people drove by on Willow Avenue screaming for joy. Wednesday morning flyers screaming hate were posted all over Henderson residence hall at Carson-Newman College. Henderson is a […]
Students and Soldiers
Passing them on campus, Bill Kinnard and Matthew Gary look like typical Tech students going about their day, toting their work in backpacks and exchanging laughs with friends on South Patio. However, their stories of college life are far from typical.Along with being students, Kinnard and Gary are both in […]
Res Life explores residential colleges program further
Tech’s Residential Life Office is exploring possible ways to implement a residential colleges program.After a seminar in September that brought experts to campus to describe how residential colleges have blurred the boundaries between academics and college life, subcommittees of Tech representatives are now studying ways to successfully start a similar […]
Athletics proposes strength center construction
The Tennessee Tech Strength and Conditioning department is looking forward to a proposed makeover and eventually a new facility.Head strength coach Chip Pugh has worked on improving the system since coming to Tech in 2006. “The goal is to progress the program to be at the top of the OVC”, […]
Time keeps on slippin’
With 1:33 to play at Austin Peay, I watched as Justin Kraemer kicked an onside kick that was absolutely perfect. The ball must travel 10 yards before being touched by the kicking team. Kraemer’s kick bounced to the 10 yard mark, and stalled. Tech recovered the ball at its own […]
Tech football preview: Tennessee State
The Golden Eagles will make a short trip down Interstate 40 on Saturday to take on the Tigers from Tennessee State. Tech (3-6, 1-4 OVC) is coming off a heartbreaking 31-28 loss last weekend at Austin Peay, while TSU (6-2, 3-1 OVC) suffered its first conference defeat at the hands […]
Cross Country prepares for OVC Championship this weekend
Stephanie Place, a senior Nursing major from Bristol, holds the unofficial title of the greatest distance runner in Tech history. After earning all-region honors in each of her four years at Tennessee High School, she came to Tech in 2005 and finished in the team’s top three at every meet […]
