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The Fisk Jubilee Singers to perform tonight at Tech

The Fisk Jubilee Singers are scheduled to perform in Wattenbarger Auditorium in the Bryan Fine Arts Building at 7 p.m. Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, the group is from Fisk University in Nashville and performs worldwide. The Fisk Jubilee Singers have performed slave songs since 1871, […]

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Privacy question can hinder students

Students hoping to use the dean’s list as proof of their academic standing for auto insurance discounts could be out of luck because of one yes or no question answered when they applied at Tech or moved off-campus. The answer to the question, asked when filling out address information forms, […]

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Movie Talk

The Wolfman follows the plot you expect to see after watching the previews and trailers. While investigating the mysterious death of his brother, Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) is bitten by a werewolf. From there, the plot follows him as he adapts to his new condition as it brings up […]

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Comics that should be on your radar: Daytripper and Mice Templar

Daytripper, the brain child of Brazilian twins Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, is full of imagination and creative storytelling. In addition, the visual aspect of the book is above and beyond most others on the rack.The art in the book oozes style, which Bá perfected through his work on various […]

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Stereotypes, sexism didn’t sell at Super Bowl

You, like the majority of America, probably sat down and watched the Super Bowl. Sports fans watch for the game, while some watch for the original commercials. I don’t know about you, but I sensed a lot of sexism in some of the ads this year. I realize that if […]

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Tech’s counseling center to host NEDA Week

Eating Disorders Awareness Week will be hosted by Tech from Sunday to next Saturday. “We say stop, take a breath, and for one week in the year, let’s only weigh the size of our hearts, not the size of our hips,” said Lynn Grefe, CEO National Eating Disorders Association. In […]

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Core Ensemble prepares musical following four influential women

#8220;Ain’t I a Woman!,” a music theatre piece performed by the Core Ensemble, is scheduled 7 p.m. on Mar. 1 in the Wattenbarger Auditorium.The production celebrates the lives of four influential African American women: renowned novelist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, ex-slave and fiery abolitionist Sojourner Truth, exuberant folk artist […]

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Editor responds to ongoing investigation

In response to this week’s front page story by Will Housley (“Six responsible for newspaper disappearance”), I regret the omission of the names of the individuals responsible for the missing Oracles on Feb. 7. This omission was not a choice on behalf of The Oracle staff, but rather the decision […]

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Tech alumnus helps needy children

Tech’s Outstanding Alumni Award winner shares his school pride with the children of Knoxville.Kent Johnson works as a mentor to about 80 children at the Cecil Webb Center in Knoxville where he also serves as center director for the City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department. He started working there […]