The Golden Eagle football team returns home Saturday to face in-state Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay. Tech (1-2, 0-1 OVC) has fallen to the Governors by a mere three points each of the last two years. This rivalry is also part of the battle for the Sgt. York Trophy, […]
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Barbara Ehrenreich scheduled to speak at Center Stage event
Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich will present her best-selling book, “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America,” at 6 p.m. this Thursday in Derryberry Hall Auditorium.”Nickel and Dimed”, a New York Times bestseller and required reading at over 600 colleges and universities, investigates the impact of the 1996 welfare reform […]
Art Prowl creeps up for 9th year, looks for students to bling their bikes
This year the 9th Annual Art Prowl is scheduled for Nov. 13 and 14. Locations range from the Mid-town courthouse area down to the Westside, along with various locations in and around the Cookeville area. The Art Prowl is affiliated with the non-profit group, Art ‘Round Tennessee. The event began […]
Family Weekend involves both parents and their Eagles
Tech will be hosting Family Weekend Oct. 2 through Oct. 4. This is a great event for students and their families to really get a feel for all the fun that Tech has to offer. There will be a series of events throughout the weekend for families to attend and […]
E-mail newsletter to consolidate info sent to student inboxes
Tech’s Office of Public Affairs is trying to improve how the University communicates with students by implementing an e-mail newsletter.The newsletter, Student Tech Times, will be used to supplement information featured on the Web site, published in The Oracle-which is printed nine times a semester-or e-mailed. “Right now students receive […]
This just in: Yes, there is enough parking
The first weeks of the semester came and went, and once again the campus underwent parking problems. And, once again, those problems were not necessary. Believe it or not, there is enough parking on campus. It may be hard to find, and you may need to drive to outskirts of […]
Seeing pink: Women’s Center preps for October awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Women’s Center is working to raise awareness among the Tech community.”We generally set out the standard pink breast cancer awareness information tables, but this year we’re trying a new angle,” Diana Lalani, Women’s Center secretary, said. “We will be profiling a diverse […]
Health care needs cure, not bandage
How sick are you of hearing about health care?The government spent hours (and thousands of pages) writing and rewriting proposal after proposal for a national health care plan. Tea party organizers spent the summer shooting down each proposal. Joe Wilson spent a few seconds of national TV coverage to call […]
CDL hosts parent picnic
The Child Development Lab (CDL) will be hosting its annual Welcome Back Picnic for CDL parents and children tonight. The picnic for new and returning families will begin at 5 p.m. at Sherlock Park and end around 7 p.m. There will be two bounce houses for children to play in, […]
Tech police searching for vandalism suspects
Tech police are still searching for suspects involved in spray painting derogatory words and pictures on campus property and student vehicles. According to the Tech police report filed on Sept. 19, several students reported that their vehicles had foul words and pictures painted on them. One complainant stated that his […]
