Read the letters to the editor first. You done? Good. There’s a difference between intrinsic human rights and the privileges afforded by the US government. Regrettably, some people didn’t know that. Driving, voting and joining the military are privileges. Living is an intrinsic human right. But that’s not what this […]

#8220;You pro-choice people, you need Roe versus Wade. You’re desperate for it. Not because you’re sure of your opinion, but because you’re not. You need to cling to that ruling as moral validation for a position you’re not entirely comfortable with deep down.”-William Shatner as Denny Crane in Boston Legal […]

Spirituality seems to be a hot topic around these parts. I thought I’d weigh in on the matter.In my college years, I dabbled with atheism. I’d flirted with the major, Western religions throughout my childhood and adolescence. But I couldn’t find a fit. I liked most of the ideas. I […]

The Tech men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin their 2008-2009 campaigns with a doubleheader on Saturday at the Hooper Eblen Center. The first game will tip-off at 5:30 p.m. as the women take on the 10th-ranked Louisville Cardinals. That game will be followed by the men, facing the Bryan […]

#8220;Assassins” was a production that the Backdoor Playhouse had never tried before. It had been many years since a musical was performed on that stage but from the performance at last night’s showing you couldn’t tell.This production was one that even in its sixth night of showing was still sold […]

Tech is now one of three universities across Tennessee giving teachers in the Putnam County area the chance to participate in the Upper Cumberland Writing Project.”The purpose of the program is to improve writing and the teaching of writing,” UCWP Director Shannon Collins said. “The learning doesn’t just stop at […]

Anyone driving down University Drive this week may have noticed a change in scenery-or lack thereof. Part of a plan to plant better-quality trees, Tech Grounds Services cut a majority of the University’s Bradford pear trees on the northwest side of campus and replaced them with heartier trees. “I’ve been […]

This year the Learning Community is trying something new by performing an orginial play, “Single Bell, Single Belle.” This play is scheduled to take place November 20 at 8:00 p.m. at the Backdoor Playhouse.A Learning Community gives first year students an opportunity to enhance their college experience. This enables these […]

The biggest night in country music took place last night with the 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards. The set was elaborately done with the theme of the show centered around love and its power over people.Single of the year went to “The King of Country” George Strait. Following the […]