Did you know, according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, 107,543 people in the U.S. died of a drug overdose in 2023? That was only a 3% decrease since 2022 and was the first decrease in drug overdoses since 2018. September is National Recovery Month in the US. […]
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Tech alumni photographs World Archery at the Paris Olympics
Recent Tech alumni and current graduate student, Emily Armstrong, photographed for World Archery at the 2024 Olympics from July 21-Aug. 4 in Paris, France. Armstrong is a professional photographer with a specialization in sports photography who recently earned undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Data Analytics and is currently pursuing her […]
Methadone clinic voted to proceed with 6-2 vote
On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities in Nashville approved a methadone clinic to be built on Burgess Falls Road sponsored by Cedar Recovery, an opioid addiction clinic in Mt. Juliet. Without researching further into its use, the root word “meth” can be scary. On the […]
It’s the girls’ game now; road to victory ahead
Callie Smith The Golden Eagles take on the road to victory against OVC opponent SIUE Saturday, Jan. 27 to put TTU at .500 in the conference. It is said that defense wins games, but for this matchup against the Golden Eagles and the Cougars, it may have been the rebounds […]
HVAC leak causes damage in the RUC over the snow break
McKenzie Hughes Feb. 6, 2024 A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system malfunction in the first floor of the RUC caused a surge of water to flow from the ceiling on Jan. 17. “We were over at the Chick-Fil-A and we were doing inventory then we heard something […]
20th Annual Festival of Student Writing
The 20th annual Festival of Student Writing will be showcasing written work and projects from first-year Tech students for free in the Roaden University Center on November 21, before Thanksgiving break starts. “The primary goal of this annual event is to celebrate and showcase students’ writing and research projects from […]
Midterm Elections Makes History for Tennessee
The results of the mid-term election yield both wins and losses for each party. The Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives after they surpassed 218 seats, giving them control of the chamber. However, the Democrats have retained control of the Senate and achieved this by gaining […]
White Ribbon TN aims to bring men into the conversation in preventing gender-based violence
Preventing men’s violence against women is what the first-ever chapter of White Ribbon TN aims to do. Executive Director Andy Burgess explained that the majority of men believe that violence against women and children is never acceptable. “The purpose of White Ribbon TN is to grow a community that invites […]
Faculty Senate issues a ‘Vote of No Confidence’ in Tech CFO
Tech’s Faculty Senate, an advisory board to the university president, has passed a “Vote of No Confidence” in the university’s vice president. The vote comes after it was discovered that some faculty and staff members received raises exceeding the 1-7% approved by the Board of Trustees for the 2020-2021 academic […]
BROCKHAMPTON release back-to-back albums
On Thursday Nov. 18, Texas-based hip-hop “boy band” BROCKHAMPTON released what they had publicized as their “final album” called “The Family.” The following day, the band announced that they would be releasing one last album titled “TM” that night. BROCKHAMPTON consists of seven performers: Kevin Abstract, Dom […]