Legislators passed a bill last week making it legal for foster care and adoption agencies to prevent gay couples from adopting in Tennessee, setting a dangerous precedent for the state. The bill, proposed by Rep. Tim Rudd of Murfreesboro, allows licensed adoption agencies to prevent adoptions due to religious objections […]
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Japanese club brings culture to Tech
He is creating a power point presentation for the Japanese club meeting this Friday in Tech library. Photo by Rena Suzuki. Tech’s Japanese Club President Kei Mori, has been teaching Japanese language and culture in Bruner 306 every other Friday since he was a freshman. “The first Japanese Club president, […]
Music recitals require extreme preparation
Recitals take up a large portion of Tech’s calendar, but many students don’t understand everything they entail. For music majors, a recital is more than just a performance and takes a different kind of preparation compared to an exam. “This is a performing art-music is a form of communication. So […]
Experiences abroad in Finland
Shawn Foster When I arrived in Finland, I had no idea what to expect for the next six months of my life. I had only been out of the U.S. once before with a student group to Berlin during spring break in 2018. Other than that, I had not been […]
Wings Up Weekend scheduled for April 12 and 13
From left: Captain Absolute (James Alder), Mrs. Malaprop (Chelsea Holland) and Lydia Languish (Dallas Stark) in a scene from “The Rivals.” Photo by Mark Creter Two days, 13 events, one Tennessee Tech University. Tech and the Crawford Alumni Center sponsor Wings Up Weekend April 12 and 13 on and around […]
Video: Students address trustees about open records policy
Link to video Society of Collegiate Journalists members Kendyl Seals and Emma Holmes address the Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees during a March 21, 2019, committee meeting. Footage by Vanessa Curry Edited by Emmerson Meurett
Journalism students support open records policy change
The board of trustees can legally change their policy requiring proof of residency for access to open records, the president of Tech’s Society of Collegiate Journalists said. President Kendyl Seals said she consulted Deborah Fisher executive director for the Tennessee Coalition of Open Government and TCOG Lee Pope attorney about […]
Student on the street: Higher education
Students offer opinions on how their higher educational experience can be improved. Students gave their opinion on how to improve the quality of the "higher educational” experience in order to have a more influential outcome. “I think that higher education can be improved if there was a lot more hands-on […]
Men’s basketball coach resigns
The Tech men’s basketball coach resigned March 3 following 17 seasons with the program, with the last eight as the head coach. Director of Athletics Mark Wilson announced Steve Payne's resignation March 3. A national search will begin immediately to identify Tech's 13th head coach in program history. Associate head […]
Dean of Agriculture and Human Ecology list narrowed down
The search for a new Dean of Agriculture and Human Ecology has narrowed down to four candidates. Tech officials began searching for a replacement in late 2018 when Provost Lori Bruce appointed a committee to advertise the position, screen applicants and make a recommendation, Interim Dean Dr. Bruce Greene said. […]
