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Senior farewell: Chris Brooks

It’s kind of hard to believe that graduation is this close. It’s been a long, winding road to get here, and I definitely couldn’t have done it alone. I’ll miss this place, but I’m eager to move on to new things.First of all, I want to thank everybody in the […]

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Senior farewell: Amanda Russell

While I’m wonderfully excited about graduation, I’m also terribly sad to leave the place that harbors so many great memories. Daniel, thanks for introducing me to all this stuff I now love to do. Chris, thanks for all the times you just sat and listened. Alli and Sara, thank you […]

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Dismas House seeks community support

As the economy has slowed, service organizations that rely on grant funding and in-kind donations have begun to reach out for community support. Dismas House of the Upper Cumberland in Cookeville is no exception. “Our budget was cut $75,000 dollars this year,” Daisy Dodd of Dismas House of the Upper […]

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Tech police move to old Infirmary building

The University Police and Telecommunications Office relocated Tuesday to 90 W. 8th St., what was once home to the old infirmary. Tech Police and Telecommunications staff members spent the day transporting equipment to the new location. “We are more centrally located now,” Gay Shepherd, chief of police, said, “which is […]

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Cookeville’s Indian Association dances its way to Derryberry

The Indian Association of Cookeville will host a dance concert evening from 5 to 7 p.m., Nov. 14, at Derry Berry Auditorium. Kuchipudi and Bharathanatyam Indian classical dances will be performed.According to the Kuchipudi Academy of Dance, Kuchipudi “is a classical dance form that originated in the village of Kuchipudi, […]

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Deja-vu: vaccine for you

Following the letter to the editor regarding my previous article about the H1N1 vaccine, I feel I should elaborate my position a bit further.The first point of my article: educate yourself. Know what is going into your body. All the information about the vaccine is on the national Centers for […]

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Coddling does not create critical thinking

When did college become a repeat of middle school? When Tech started learning communities. As I understand them, students in a learning community take most of their core classes together along with UNIV 1020, which is basically an introduction to Tech that you could learn in a campus tour. This […]

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Golden Eagle soccer falls in conference final to Murray State

For the first time since 2000, the Golden Eagles made it to the conference finals before falling 4-0 to Murray State in the championship game. On top of Tech’s successful weekend, five players from Tech were recognized at the Ohio Valley Conference banquet last Thursday. The tournament kicked off last […]