The Fitness Center at TTU will be offering personal training sessions starting Nov. 11. “Personal training is something that has been offered in the past but hasn’t been done in quite some time,” said TTU Health Promotions Program Coordinator Abbey Jaffe.“We have had a lot of interest from members and […]
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Golden Helix Races for Funding
Members of the Cookeville community raced to benefit scholarship funding Saturday at this year’s Golden Helix 5K on Tech’s campus. Janet Coonce, this year’s race director, said Saturday morning was chilly, but that didn’t stop the runners of Cookeville from lining up in front of Prescott Hall […]
Baseball Closes Fall with Purple and Gold Series
While its season does not start until spring, the Tech baseball team is already preparing for next season. The Golden Eagles featured a series of intrasquad scrimmages this fall and hosted the annual Purple and Gold series. The Purple and Gold series is a best three out of four series […]
Golden Eagles Cruise in Exhibition
Exhibition or not, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team hung up 93 points in its first action at home against Truett-McConnell. “An exhibition game is a learning experience, whether you win it or lose it,” said head coach Jim Davis. “You come into it knowing it doesn’t count on your […]
Football Struggles with EIU, Heads to SEMO this Week
The number two nationally ranked EIU Panthers continued their run through conference play on Saturday, handing the Golden Eagles their fifth straight conference loss, 56 – 21, in Charleston, Ill. “That’s the best team I’ve played,” head coach Watson Brown said. “They don’t have a weakness.” The defense forced two […]
A Word from the President
In case you have not heard the news, the proud 63-year-tradition of ROTC at Tennessee Tech continues! Thanks to tremendous support from Senators Alexander and Corker, Congressman Black, Governor Haslam and countless alumni and friends, the Army has reconsidered its plans to immediately close 13 ROTC units around the country […]
ROTC is in the Clear… for Now
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 marks one of the most amazing days for this school. After the shocking revelation from the Army at the beginning of October about our R.O.T.C. program being one of 13 schools slated for shutdown, our school went into overdrive to help these students out. The students […]
Wendy and the Lost Girls
Once upon a time, in a land that’s the second lone star to the right and straight on ’til Mexico, a group of Lost Girls rallied around their new leader, Wendy. It sounds like a gender-swapped Peter Pan, but its not – it’s the emergence of a new Democratic force […]
Youtube Music Awards a Hot Mess
History was made on Sunday night, Nov. 3 as our beloved internet sensations crossed over to the real world as the first ever YouTube Music Awards streamed live worldwide. The winners of all categories were based off the website’s viewer opinions, their commentary, as well as dislikes and likes on […]
South Patio Preacher Returns Too Soon
As I am sure everyone knows by now, the South Patio screaming preacher returned to campus this week. All I can say to this is how poorly timed this visit was. It is one thing for them to appear at the beginning of the semester when classes haven’t really gotten […]
