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NAV, Yeat, and more on New Music Friday

This past week was slow for album releases from mainstream music artists but was flourishing for “underground” artists reaching for mainstream success. Multiple albums and many singles from artists who have yet to become household names released, making all their careers more exciting.      One exception to this is the […]

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Tech’s 1,000th football game for Legends Weekend

Tech’s 1,000th football game in its 100th year of existence will kick off against Texas A&M-Commerce for the first time since the Tangerine Bowl in 1953 at home in Tucker Stadium on Saturday.   “We’re disappointed,” head coach Dewayne Alexander said after last week’s 56-10 loss to the Kansas […]

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Craig Zamer Personality Feature

Dozens of voices echo off the vaulted ceiling and stained glass of the Iglesia la Soledad. Smiles occupy the faces of the Costa Rican locals sitting in the pews. As harmonic tones vibrate from wall to wall, the audience hangs on every note, captivated by the melody’s will.  In an […]

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President Biden Cancels up to $20,000 in student loans

On Wednesday, Biden announced that those in debt with student loans would be eligible for loan forgiveness of up to $20,000 in an attempt to remedy the student loan debt epidemic that plagues one in seven people living in this country.   Individuals with student loans that make less than […]

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Tech’s Final Preseason Football Scrimmage

Tech football’s preseason ended with the Gathering of Eagles scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 20.  “I feel great about this first game,” Golden Eagles’ quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall said. “We’re getting better each week and each practice. We just can’t hurt ourselves and lock in on the details because when it comes to […]

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Tech Committee in Violation of Tennessee Law

Tech Campus Space Utilization and Allocation Committee has failed to post meeting minutes online since Sept. 29, 2021, a violation of the Tennessee Open Meeting Act.   The committee is responsible for monitoring the utilization and space allocation of academic and administrative buildings and facilities across campus. They plan and […]

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Faculty member sues Tech for ‘discrimination’

Associate professor of English Kristen Deiter filed a lawsuit against Tech, claiming she was discriminated against when seeking a promotion to professor. Photo from Pixabay. Tech, over summer break, was named in a federal lawsuit after an associate professor claimed she was discriminated against when seeking a promotion.   Associate […]

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Faculty Senate: “Crisis Mode”

Concern regarding staffing levels within the Office of Research and Economic Development has been on the minds of the Tennessee Tech Faculty Senate for nearly nine months, and now some faculty members describe the situation as dire. The ORED has set a record of more than $23 million in external […]