Despite seeing attendance double from a previous rally, demonstrators at Monday’s “funeral for higher education in Tennessee” received no face time from Governor Phil Bredesen. Nor did the rally preceding the State of the State receive much attention from local print media. According to the participants, the rally did, however, […]

The The Institute of Industrial Engineers student chapter received the Best Chapter in the Region award at the regional conference they attended last weekend at Clemson University.SMAC recently awarded IIE funding to participate in a regional conference where students took first place. IIE was awarded $2,150 to help cover the […]

Prepare for campus to be crowded with business suits and briefcases as February is career fair month. Career Services has prepared two on-campus career fairs that follow Tuesday’s Nashville Career Fair. The Nashville fair was an education and general fair. The state fairgrounds were divided into two exhibit halls. The […]

A free showing of the film “Until the Violence Stops” will be held at 7p.m. on Feb. 26 at the Backdoor Playhouse with a discussion session to follow.”Until the Violence Stops” profiles playwright Eve Ensler and the growth of her play, “The Vagina Monologues” into an international movement called V-Day […]

The Tech track team continued its solid start with a fourth-place finish in the Sewanee Invitational. Troy won the event, followed by Samford and South Alabama. Freshman Emily Weinzetl captured her first career win in the 400-meter dash, finishing with a time of 1:03.07. “I didn’t even realize that I […]

The Tech women’s tennis team earned its first win in a match against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock by a 4-3 score on Feb. 7. The Golden Eagles evened their non-conference season record to 1-1 with the win at Fairfield Glade in Crossville, Tenn. A late match tie-breaking win by […]

The Tech women’s tennis team earned its first win in a match against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock by a 4-3 score on Feb. 7. The Golden Eagles evened their record at 1-1 with the win at Fairfield Glade in Crossville, TN. A late match tie-breaking win by sophomore Diana […]

Note: This column is not a direct response to any letters to the editor we have received (as it is not our policy to respond to the letters). I planned on writing on this subject before we received any letters. I reserve the right to mention claims given by any […]

My grandfather (my dad’s dad) had some amazing catch phrases. When you said “What?” or “Huh?” he’d say, “Huh heck boy, pay attention.”Or when someone mentioned something absurd to spend money on, he’d say, “It sounds like a communistic plot to separate me from my money.” Well, I’m pretty convinced […]