The Tech softball team is getting ready for their next tournament after competing in Palm Springs last week. The Golden Eagles will travel to Chattanooga to play in the Frost Classic this weekend. This afternoon’s action includes games with Sacred Heart and Missouri State, and then Tech returns to the […]
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Keep consuming, Hollywood will feed you their garbage as long as you like.
One of the textbooks for a class I’m taking is Watchmen. That’s right. I get to read graphic novels for homework. Pretty sweet, huh?The best part is that Watchmen is coming to the big screen March 6 and I’m pumped.but at the same time, really nervous. I’m terrified at the […]
Teaching from miles away: my perspective on the TBR budget cuts
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, I have a routine. Get up early (a rarity for me), shower, dress, walk to the office (when weather permits), print out lesson plans, copy handouts, take a quick moment of Zen relaxation, and then I teach my class. Sounds mundane, perhaps, but I look […]
Golden Eagles drop two in Golden State
The Golden Eagle softball team fell to a couple of top-tier opponents on the West Coast on Thursday, losing to Texas and Oregon State. It took a walk-off home run by Texas (6-4) in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Longhorns to a victory over Tech (5-6) in […]
The Oracle “Crazy Student-Fan” Winner
Senior mechanical engineering major Oren Yair from Oak Ridge, Tenn., won the Oracle’s “Crazy Student-Fan” competition at last night’s ESPN-U doubleheader. Yair received a six-month prize pack courtesy of Cookeville Chick-fil-A.
Tech baseball kicks off this weekend
The excitement of college baseball begins today across the country, ending six months of anticipation. The Golden Eagles look to improve on a terrific 2008 campaign that netted 35 wins, the second most in school history. In his sixth season, Coach Matt Bragga finds himself in a unique position with […]
The importance of proper nutrition
Bulimia and anorexia aren’t the only eating disorders. Electing to miss meals, making poor dietary decisions and participating in excessive exercise are all current dieting problems that can lead to extreme nutritional deprivation. “I think these (dieting fads) are affecting younger high school students and college students,” NPC 2008 Southern […]
Vagina Monologues Review
So what did you do this weekend? Catch a movie? Have a good time at Spankie’s? Me? I got initiated into a vagina warrior, compliments of my friends at the Backdoor Playhouse, of course.”The Vagina Monologues,” written by Eve Ensler, was directed and choreographed by Jennifer Dotson-Creter, along with co-choreographer […]
Tech athletes get it done in the classroom as well
The 2008 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll featured 178 Tennessee Tech student-athletes in the fall of 2008, including 35 with perfect 4.0 GPA’s. The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll is made up of student-athletes from Tech’s 16 athletic teams, as well as student support staff, who had a 3.0 or better GPA […]
Regents Online Degree Program
Do you find it difficult to get up in the morning? Would you rather go to class on your own time? TBR schools may hold the key to your success with the Regents Online Degree Program. “Online classes through RODP are simply another way to take classes,” said Tammy Boles, […]