The Golden Eagle’s softball team went 2-2 in its opening weekend play at the Georgia Southern Classic. Despite losing their first game of the season 9-2 against Akron on Feb. 9, Tech was able to come back and get a win later in the day over St. John’s. Coach Bonnie […]
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Men back on winning track
The Golden Eagles men’s basketball team got back on track after their 78-64 win over Jacksonville State University Saturday night. The victory improves the Golden Eagles’ OVC record to 3-8 and splits the season matchups with JSU after losing to the Gamecocks Dec. 29. “These are the kind of wins […]
Womens basketball on three game hot streak headed into end of regular season
The women’s Golden Eagle basketball teams picked up their third straight win Feb. 9 against Jacksonville State; as they head into the home stretch of their season. Tech took control of the game early on and never faltered after. The Golden Eagles were up 13 to 11 with 8:13 remaining […]
Baseball to open the season with weekend series against Illinois
The Golden Eagle baseball team will open up their s¬eason with a home weekend series against Big Ten opponent Illinois starting Feb. 15. “They are talented,” Head Coach Matt Bragga said. “If you’re out of the Big Ten, you’re going to have some good players. (www.onecrazyhouse.com) ” The Fighting Illini […]
Legislation could allow guns on campus
On Feb. 13, a Tenn. House subcomittee passed Bill 141, known as the “guns-in-parking lots” legislation in an attempt to allow gun permit carriers to have their weapons in their vehicles on campus. The legislation would allow permit holders to conceal their firearms in their cars at workplaces or on […]
Student steals, crashes roomate’s car
A Tech student was reported to Ed Boucher, dean of students, for stealing his roommate’s car and crashing it at Eighth Street and Willow Avenue Feb. 2. According to Tony Nelson, Tech police officer, the student drove his roommate’s 2013 Volkswagen to class without permission. The student then drove around […]
Oldham to host open discussion
President Phil Oldham will host an open forum for discussion Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. in the Tech Pride Room of the RUC. The forum is open to students, faculty, staff and members of the community. There is no agenda set for the meeting. “Something I started this last semester […]
Senator proposes to raise program admissions standards
Tenn. Sen. Dolores Gresham proposed Senate Bill 664, which would require future teacher education program candidates to attain a composition score of 25 or higher on the ACT for program acceptance. If passed, Senate Bill 664 is projected to take effect statewide July 1. Gresham was a leader in the […]
Students stand to gain from Facebook lawsuit
Students who received an email titled “LEGAL NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION” may still receive their share of the Facebook settlement. The email is one result of a lawsuit filed against Facebook involving its sponsored story ads in 2011, in which many users were used to promote products based […]
Fall Out Boy returns, Grammy Awards provide plenty of gossip
It has been an eventful past few weeks for the music business. In case you missed it, here are a few headlines to keep up to date. Ready for a blast from the recent past? Pop punk band Fall Out Boy famous for hits like “Thnks fr th Mmrs” and […]