Twitter is donating its digital archive of public tweets to the Library of Congress. Twitter is a leading social networking service that enables users to send and receive tweets, which consist of web messages of up to 140 characters. Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets per day from people […]
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Spring commencement ceremony approaches
After finishing their finals, this years graduation hopefuls will face one more test here at Tech-the graduation ceremony. A prospective graduate might want to keep these things in mind. The voluntary rehearsal ceremony will be at 4 p.m., May 6 in the Hooper Eblen Center. The Spring commencement ceremony will […]
New trading room open to finance students
The new Heidtke Trading Room in Johnson Hall, made to help train aspiring finance students, is equipped with enough high-tech equipment to make any trading floor veteran green with envy.The room was funded through a number of private donations, most notably from Nashville investment manager L.O. “Buzz” Heidtke. The room […]
Residential Life to unveil New Hall North this fall
Almost identical on the outside to New Hall South, New Hall North has upgraded to a more modern style.”We are trying to make it less institutional and more like home,” Housing Director Charles Macke said. Scheduled to be completed in early June, fall students should have a new dorm to […]
Cold War Kids’ newest album “Behave Yourself” promises to get you moving
You may be one of the privileged few considering shelling out the $40 – $70 necessary to attend the annual Rites of Spring Music Festival on the campus of Vanderbilt University this weekend. This year’s schedule boasts such names as Ben Harper & Relentless7, Passion Pit, and that infectious French […]
Recently re-elected Ochsenbein reflects on student government
President Obama? Untouchable. President Bell? More easily accessible. President Ochsenbein? At your service. Rewind to May 2007. Newly-minted high school graduate Sean Ochsenbein steps out of the Hooper-Eblen Center with his life in front of him. Fast forward to now. Tech’s newly re-elected SGA President of the same name sits […]
STEM Center opens its doors in May
On Friday, May 7, Tech will unleash its latest six million dollar creation just one day before commencement. Over the past year and a half, Tech has been working diligently on their new state of the art learning facility. The 25,000+ sq/ft building is the new Ray Morris Hall/ Millard […]
Communications department to relocate
Since the opening of the RUC in Fall 1970, the communications department and student media has called it home. Fall 2011 that will no longer be. The Upper Cumberland Regional Health facility sits on land leased by Tech since 1973. Now that the group has outgrown the space, they will […]
Good inside the booth: John Corley
Recently, Kassi Thomas, on behalf of The Oracle, had a chance to sit down with WTTU 88.5 FM DJ John Corley, host of “Uncle John’s Band.” Q: Tell us about your show: JC: “Uncle John’s Band,” named after the Grateful dead tune, is in it’s sixth semester on the air. […]
Summer music festivals worth the drive and money
BonnarooTennessee’s own music festival is one of the biggest and best in the Southeast. Located on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, this festival is like nothing else. Every year, this shindig brings some of the biggest names in music and comedy and this year is no different.Major performances this year […]
