Tech V-ball goes on road again The Tech volleyball team will hit the road again this weekend for a pair of crucial Ohio Valley Conference matches at Morehead State University and Eastern Kentucky University. The Golden Eagles (2-15, 1-6 OVC) will take on the conference-leading Morehead State Eagles tonight at […]
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Position opening for The Oracle
The Oracle is seeking applicants for the Web Editor position. Your resume and a letter of intent are due Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. to Mrs. Eva Dingwall (RUC 364). Please include journalism and web design courses you may have taken or are currently taking in your letter. The position […]
International Friends holds ice cream social
The Sunday before the start of each fall semester, International Friends invites foreign exchange students and anyone in the community who is interested to the Rodgers family home for an ice cream social. International Friends is a global non-profit organization that was designed to create programs that mutually benefit […]
Tech Rugby Club wins two of three at Vanderbilt tourney
Tech’s Rugby Club placed in the top three in the Oak Leaf Cup Tournament this weekend in Nashville, Tenn. A disappointing beginning, Friday night started out when Vanderbilt University’s A-side, last year’s champions, beat Tech. With two tries, two conversions and a rare drop goal, Vanderbilt had a 22-0 […]
Let’s Talk About Movies: The Guard
#8220;I don’t know if you’re really, really dumb or really, really smart,” said FBI Agent Wendell Everett. These words resonate throughout the whole film as we follow Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Breeden Gleeson), a.k.a. The Guard, as he helps on a case with an FBI Agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle) […]
Golden Eagle Player Profile: Dontay Gay
The senior running back from Lexington, Ky. recently set a Tech record by becoming the first Tech player to run for more than 100 yards while also having more than 100 yards receiving in the same game. Gay currently leads the OVC in rushing yards. If he could be […]
Intolerance is an epidemic
I was watching CNN the other night when a story came on about yet another teen suicide as a result of bullying. On Sept. 18, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer committed suicide in the backyard of his suburban Buffalo, N.Y. home after being taunted, bullied and ridiculed online for years for being […]
‘Gears of War 3’ finishes trilogy with fitting ending, improvements
#8220;Gears of War 3” builds on its previous iterations while adding new features and correcting numerous problems found in the previous games. Admittedly, I’m not a big fan of multiplayer, so I will focus on the single player campaign. Concluding the story of Marcus Fenix and Delta […]
Tech looks to stay atop OVC with a victory at UT-M
The Ohio Valley Conference-leading Golden Eagles (3-1, 2-0) travel to Martin to take on the UT-Martin Skyhawks (2-1, 1-1) this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the first of three Sgt. York Trophy games this season. Although Tech holds the overall series lead (20-10-2) and the visiting team has won […]
Troy Davis: justice served?
On September 21, 2011 Troy Davis was put to death for the 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail. The case sparked a national media-frenzy as celebrities and activists such as Al Sharpton, Jimmy Carter, and the NAACP cast doubts over Davis’ guilt and called for a new trial […]
