I have a love-hate relationship with social media. Somewhere in between the time I got my own computer in middle school and the time I got an Ethernet cable in my room, I started my life with social media. Back then social media was so innocent and sweet. Not everyone […]
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Women’s Center to hold twice-monthly meetings
Women that suffer from body insecurities have the opportunity to attend monthly Women’s Center support groups on Tennessee Tech’s campus. The group meets on the second and fourth Thursday of every month in Pennebaker 203 at 11 a.m. A peer led support group will be held, with the Women’s Center […]
New fall shows to check out
Well fall TV is upon us again and, for me, it’s an exciting time of year. All my favorite shows are coming back (well not all of them—I’m looking at you ABC and the cancelation choices you have made recently) and some future favorites are joining the lineup. Honestly, no […]
Album Review: The Physical World
After a decade of silence, Toronto noise rock duo Death From Above 1979 have finally released a new album, “The Physical World.” DFA1979 is made up of singer/drummer Sebastian Grainger and bassist/synth player Jesse Keeler. Hype has been building for this album since the band started touring again in 2011 […]
Which Wich Opens
The newest restaurant on campus, Which Wich, opened on April 28th to a massive reception from hungry students. Our intrepid reporters managed to snap a few pictures of the line to get in- you can click the pictures in the sidebar on the right to view them at full size.
The problem with Student Government Association and anonymous sources
Most of the time, you shouldn’t trust everything you read on the Internet, or in your email. If you do, I’ll forward you all the emails I got from a prince in Nigeria who wants to send us MILLIONS OF DOLLARS! So, understandably, when I was approached via email by […]
I am not ashamed: forever I will be a Christian writer
Over the last year and a half of writing for The Oracle, readers have come to expect an extreme, conservative Christian viewpoint from me. Well, to be honest, I don’t think of myself so much as a conservative, but rather that I am unashamed of the Gospel and my writing […]
Tips and tricks for surviving this year’s Finals Week
Finals are fast approaching as Tech students begin to feel the rush to the end of another semester. The questions on every student’s mind should be “When should I start studying? How long should I study each subject in one day?” “You need to start early,” said Edith Duvier, director […]
Phi Delta Theta brother arrested on multiple charges
A Phi Delta Theta brother was charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest after an altercation that left one Cookeville police officer injured. On Saturday, April 5 at 8:26 p.m., Cookeville police officers Ryan Acuff and Kenneth Frye responded to a complaint concerning two males fighting on North Peachtree Avenue. […]
Brown impressed with spring practices
Tech’s football team ended its spring practices this week. The Golden Eagles held 15 sessions of spring practice, including the annual Purple and Gold Game. A common theme in the scrimmages has been emergence of young players, especially on the offense. “We did get some injuries, but it was not […]