Ten Tech students presented research at the Tennessee Collegiate Honors Conference at Austin Peay State University on Feb. 14. One hundred participants represented 11 Tennessee schools.The conference provides honors students the opportunity to present issues they find important or display research while meeting honors students from across the state. This […]
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Justin Townes Earle’s new album “The Good Life” harkens to Nashville Classics
Being the son of a legendary singer/song writer sets the bar pretty high for a young musician. Nashville native Justin Townes Earle has far surpassed the bar with his 2008 release of “The Good Life”. Son of legendary country songwriter Steve Earle, Justin grew up in Nashville alongside some of […]
Americana: recycled goods are oh so good
What appears to be your baby-booming great uncle striding over the horizon in tucked plaid and dark denim is not. It’s your friendly neighborhood Bohemian on his way to the folksiest show he can spend his coffee shop wages on.And I wouldn’t dream of ruling myself out. I find myself […]
Help in hard times
Health Services is offering a wide range of medical services to students for free.Students can go to Health Services and receive medical help such as immunizations, allergy shots, treatment for athletic injuries, and even treatment for gynecological problems. “We can handle most anything that any general practitioner office can handle,” […]
Tennessee State hands Tech a pair of losses
After Thursday night’s doubleheader, the Golden Eagles saw their Ohio Valley Conference tournament pictures get a whole lot clearer.The Golden Eagle women suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Tigers of Tennessee State Thursday by a score of 67-57. Tech struggled to find the basket, making only 53.3 percent of their […]
Track team finishes fourth at Sewanee
The Tech track team continued its solid start with a fourth-place finish in the Sewanee Invitational. Troy won the event, followed by Samford and South Alabama. Freshman Emily Weinzetl captured her first career win in the 400-meter dash, finishing with a time of 1:03.07. “I didn’t even realize that I […]
Horton, SGA suggest online forum to address TBR questions
Despite the fact that Tech Student Government Association members did not attend Monday’s rally, SGA said that it is seeking ways to help students understand the Tennessee Board of Regents current plans.”I didn’t make it [to the rally] because I had too many test this week,” SGA President David Horton […]
The Runaways bring the folk, drop an album
If you missed The Runaways’ album release show, find the disc and commence kicking yourself.Cookeville’s own folk quintet, The Runaways, dropped their 11-track debut album, “West Fifth”, at the Backdoor Playhouse on Jan. 28. to a sardine-packed audience of friends, family and newly hooked hipsters. The Runaways are Nate Dodson, […]
A-Rod? More like A-Fraud now
By now, you’ve probably heard the news. Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids. In my mind, he’s now up (or should I say down) there with Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmeiro. The actions of these men have tainted the game of baseball even more in the last decade […]
Film on Eve Ensler to be shown
A free showing of the film “Until the Violence Stops” will be held at 7p.m. on Feb. 26 at the Backdoor Playhouse with a discussion session to follow.”Until the Violence Stops” profiles playwright Eve Ensler and the growth of her play, “The Vagina Monologues” into an international movement called V-Day […]