Here are some comments on last week’s “Letter to the Editor.” Tech does promote “responsible and legal” parking. They’re called parking tickets. Tech Police write a ridiculous amount of them, but people still park where is convenient for them. As a tour guide, I heard many statements on how beautiful […]
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International student enrollment sees yearly increases
Tech’s International Student Affairs Office is busy as the number of international students grows. Within the last five years, Tech’s student body has grown. According to an e-mail from Alexis Pope, Tech’s assistant director of admissions, one of the biggest increases comes from the international freshman. In Spring 2011, 53 […]
Tuition Runs Out Day to highlight University operating costs
The Office of Annual and Special Programs is hosting the second annual Tuition Runs Out Day, with help from SGA, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 on South Patio. “Tennessee Tech is a Tennessee Board of Regents school, by that we are partially state funded,” SGA President Lee […]
Weekly Roundup: This week’s sports stories at a glance
Tech’s EXPW program waits for approval on expansion plans Tech’s exercise science, physical education and wellness department is looking to expand in the near future and are waiting for Tech’s approval. For long-term aspects, the department has been speaking with the local hospitals and the human ecology department to make […]
Bases Loaded: Super Bowl Reactions Bases Loaded: Super Bowl Reactions Bases Loaded: Super Bowl Re
Last Sunday, the world watched as the Giants and Patriots came down to the wire in Super Bowl XLVI. Tom Brady didn’t have a great game; we saw a miraculous catch by a Giants receiver, a Giants touchdown in the closing minutes, and a Patriots Hail Mary play that fell […]
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Track and field competes in first indoor event of season The Golden Eagle track team scored multiple personal best finishes at the 34th annual Niswonger Foundation Invitational. The competition was held inside the East Tennessee State University Athletic Center Jan. 27-28. The two-day event was the first indoor race of […]
Tech baseball prepares for tough schedule
Tech baseball has a lot to look forward in preparation for the upcoming season with 30 home games, nine nationally-ranked opponents and two new assistant coaches. The 2012 season will be the eighth year for head coach Matt Bragga at Tech and he said he expects this season to be […]
Ron’s record raises red flags
Ron Paul is a fascinating figure in American politics. At 76 years old, the (supposedly) Republican congressman and Presidential candidate has amassed a large base of support on college campuses across the country and has an intensely loyal group of followers who knock on doors for him, come out en […]
Letter to the Editor
I would like to address a problem on Tech’s campus that seems to grow each year. I think there is too much parking on campus and the University should make efforts to remove the unsightly parking lots as soon as possible. Instead of continuing to have concrete eye-sores in the […]
Freewheeling freshmen and stressed seniors
It’s amazing how much every college student changes in four short years. If you talk to college seniors and freshmen, it’s easy to see which is which. They’re at two different ends of the college spectrum. We all go through the same basic changes that take us from the freshmen […]
