The Appalachian Center for Craft is hosting varying exhibitions throughout the early fall. Exhibitions coming this semester will include local artistry, award-winning craft and student glasswork. Starting today Alison Pack will be opening her “Clichés in Metal” exhibition. Open for viewing in the North Windows Gallery through October 27, Pack’s […]

I can hear the music now. Cue the death march. In other words, it’s UT/Florida week.The date has been circled on many college football calendars since Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin basically called Florida head coach Urban Meyer a cheater. At that point, all bets were off. What we have […]

The H1N1 influenza virus is currently making a minor appearance at Tech this semester, but a vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday night. With students vigilantly implementing the University health guidelines, they should also be aware when the vaccine will be available on campus. “It was […]

The tumultuous state of Afghanistan and the gradual loss of rights for its people are hot topics in both political and civil debate. The Tech community will have an opportunity to hear a firsthand account of life for women in the country. Farooka Gauhari, author of the first memoir of […]

Tech’s MBA studies will be holding a round table discussion with a prestigious guest speaker to share his business experience with graduate students. The discussion is set to take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in Johnson Hall Room 218. The featured speaker is local businessman and long time Tech […]

When you woke up Monday morning and checked your Facebook news feed, did you see the same chain of ‘I hate Kanye West’ or ‘Kanye sucks’ updates I did? If you did, then you probably quickly decided if you are on Team Swift or Team West. Here is why you […]

Sunday night Facebook statuses popped up, giving me up-to-the-minute insights on how much my friends don’t like Kanye West. For those of you outside the MTV culture, West, who reportedly was drunk earlier in the evening, took the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for “Best Female Video” and proclaimed […]

A decade-long trend of increasing enrollment is set to continue in 2009, according to preliminary reports. Overall enrollment is up from 2008, and once the official numbers come in, Tech’s enrollment is expected to be at an all-time high, according to Robert Hodum, executive director of enrollment management. “Preliminary numbers […]

Some students may remember using a meal on their self and a friend in the Tech cafeteria in previous years. This year, however, some changes have been made to the meal plan usage policy.According to the new policy, “Students on the 19, 15, or 10 meal plans may not use […]

President Bob Bell attended the 2009 Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic Development this past Monday and Tuesday. And he hopes to bring such economic awareness into his classroom.The annual conference that was held in Nashville focused on economic development within the state, with many topics focused on bringing more jobs […]