Before I ruffle too many feathers, I must say that the Intramural Sports Department has a difficult task of scheduling games during the year. I wouldn’t want that job. There are a lot of teams to juggle, and some of the fraternities and sororities have other commitments that may keep […]
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Golden Eagle softball falls to Tennessee State
If the Golden Eagles don’t make the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, it could be because of one-run games. A walk-off bases-loaded double gave Tennessee State a 4-3 OVC win over the Tennessee Tech softball team on Thursday. The Golden Eagles (23-27, 9-10 OVC) struck first in the fourth and, after […]
Eagle Online PIN numbers to begin expiring
Beginning April 25, Eagle Online PINs will start to expire at a rate of about 1% of the users each day for the next 3 months. This change is required to better protect the privacy of your information and by best security practices and state audit. For instructions on how […]
Step show winners
The women of Alpha Delta Pi sorority celebrate their sweeping of Thursday night’s Step Show in Derryberry Hall Auditorium. ADPi took first place in the women’s category and best overall. Sigma Chi Fraternity took first place in the men’s category. The event, hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha, raised $1,000 for […]
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The Oracle returns September 18!
My last column doesn’t have a catchy headline
Graduation is right around the corner. I’m pretty amped about it. In the past couple weeks I’ve gotten about 12 or 13 letters of encouragement from friends and family members. I guess that’s what happens when you graduate college. In May, a lot of us will walk across the graduation […]
UCHRA looking to offer summer employment
The semester is almost over, and the time for getting that summer job is quickly approaching.It may be a little more difficult to find a summer job in Cookeville this year with various layoffs and Putnam county’s unemployment rate of 9.4%. But Pat Callahan, UCHRA Employment and Training director, said […]
Women’s Center to host Equal Pay Day
April 28 marks the day that women can say they have collectively earned as much money since the beginning of 2008 as men. During the year, women were paid only 78 cents for every dollar made by men. This means that women had to work from January of 2008 through […]
Campus Change: No smoking?
Russell: Is Tech becoming a tobacco-free campus? Terrell Key, director of Custodial Services: “We were in a Building and Grounds Committee Meeting last month I guess it was, and we have a lot of problems with cigarette butts in certain areas and around certain doors. The policy now is 25 […]
Bryan Symphony Orchestra releases next season schedule
The Bryan Symphony Orchestra 2008-2009 concert series has come to an end, but there is much to look forward to in the coming season.”We’re really looking forward to next season,” said BSO Executive Director Gail Luna. “In Sept. the Symphony will be giving a free concert at Dogwood Park to […]