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Review: ‘Zombieland’ has a purty mouth

I expected Zombieland would be a cheesy Halloween flick (even though it is quite gory) riddled with lame sex jokes, but instead I left with an arsenal of quoteable one-liners and a Twinkie craving.This movie utilized creative typography in the opening credits, and it was also key in moving along […]

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Tech Honors lends a hand at Bark in the Park

The Tech honors program service committee will help Friends of Cookeville and Putnam County Animals host its 6th annual “Bark In The Park” event tomorrow at Algood City Park.The event, open to members of the community and their pets, is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]

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Financial Aid clarifies HOPE requirements

Approximately 700 Tech students lose their scholarship each year. According to the Tennessee Higher Education Committee, roughly 50 percent of all Tennessee HOPE Scholarship students lose their scholarship by the end of freshman year.There are numerous ways to lose the scholarship. Two ways are not having your GPA meeting the […]

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The Power Play: The state of the football union address

My fellow American football fans:These are troubling times in the state of Tennessee. Football is king in this state, no doubt, but lately the state of football in Tennessee has been more like a jester instead of a monarch. It’s bad enough that the four Football Bowl Subdivision teams are […]

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CDL scheduled to hold Trike-a-thon fundraiser for St. Jude’s

The children and families of the Child Development Lab will be participating in a Trike-a-Thon on campus Friday to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.The children are scheduled to ride their bikes and trikes around the planter in front of South Patio from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Little […]

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Rodney Atkins rocks The Hoop

Tech welcomed country music star Rodney Atkins to The Hooper Eblen Center last night. The concert raised funds for both Tech Athletics and The Mustard Seed Ranch. “The idea was first mentioned to me by Buddy Pearson, while I was doing an interview with him for the Herald Citizen. I […]

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Calling all underdogs: Cookeville Dodgeball Challenge announced

Remember back in grade school when dodgeball was the sport of kings? Tech students will get the chance to relive those glory days, this time for some cold, hard cash.The Smashville Dodgeball Challenge presented by the Nashville Predators will be held Sunday, October 25, 2009, at the Hooper Eblen Center […]

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Ojo, Cunningham appointed Tech TVA chairs

The two Tennessee Valley Authority Chairs in Tech’s College of Engineering have been filled by Joseph Ojo and Glen Cunningham who will serve for the next three years.The chairs were created in 1999 through an endowment set up by TVA that supports teaching and research in electrical and mechanical engineering. […]

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WTTU looks for help with streaming project

After months of effort, WTTU 88.5 FM is seeking help in achieving its goal of streaming music online by the end of the year. According to the station’s Program Director, Kyle Prince, the streaming project has been approved by WTTU advisor Earl Hutchison and a Web site has been secured. […]