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Dillehay gets national honors after UT-Martin victory

The Tennessee Tech football team looks to continue its run for an Ohio Valley Conference championship as it travels to Charleston, Ill. Saturday to take on #25 Eastern Illinois. Tech (3-2, 2-1 OVC) is coming off of a road win at UT-Martin last week, topping the Skyhawks 38-25. Junior Dustin […]

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When trust fails, so does democracy

I’ve heard journalism is dead. People would rather read ranting blogs than a well-written, thought-out newspaper story. Why is that? Part of the reason is that many people plain don’t trust the established media. They think “the media” is a conspirator who manipulates the news a la 1984 to sway […]

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Show some respect: Tech is my university too

For my article this week, I decided to take a look at the manners and etiquette, or lack thereof, on this campus.Let’s begin with an incident that occurred last Thursday in Swoops. As I walked into RUC, I caught the tail-end of a commotion in the dining area. What I […]

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Computer lab hours change post-Fall Break

After Fall Break, many of the campus computer labs will implement extended access hours. Henderson Hall 111 will become an open lab from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday and from 1:30 p.m. Friday to 7:30 a.m. Monday. And Prescott Hall 204 will be open Sunday through Friday […]

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WTTU looks for help with streaming project

After months of effort, WTTU 88.5 FM is seeking help in achieving its goal of streaming music online by the end of the year. According to the station’s Program Director, Kyle Prince, the streaming project has been approved by WTTU advisor Earl Hutchison and a Web site has been secured. […]

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Rodney Atkins rocks The Hoop

Tech welcomed country music star Rodney Atkins to The Hooper Eblen Center last night. The concert raised funds for both Tech Athletics and The Mustard Seed Ranch. “The idea was first mentioned to me by Buddy Pearson, while I was doing an interview with him for the Herald Citizen. I […]

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Tech Honors lends a hand at Bark in the Park

The Tech honors program service committee will help Friends of Cookeville and Putnam County Animals host its 6th annual “Bark In The Park” event tomorrow at Algood City Park.The event, open to members of the community and their pets, is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]

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Review: ‘Zombieland’ has a purty mouth

I expected Zombieland would be a cheesy Halloween flick (even though it is quite gory) riddled with lame sex jokes, but instead I left with an arsenal of quoteable one-liners and a Twinkie craving.This movie utilized creative typography in the opening credits, and it was also key in moving along […]

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Eleven new DJs start this fall at WTTU

After four weeks of training, WTTU has graduated 11 new disc jockeys to keep you company while you listen to the radio.By completing the DJ training course, the new DJs learned how t operates the equipment in the WTTU booth and proper etiquette on the air. The new DJs will […]

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Student body deserves chance to have its say

I hope you took the time to vote in our online poll about whether you feel your voice is heard in decisions affecting Tech. This is a very serious issue facing Tech. Emily is handling apathy on campus regarding this issue, so I am going to tackle whether the University […]