The Sigma Alpha Epsilon house is pictured. Photo by Kendyl Seals. Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon anticipate to be closed for four years after an investigation of a Dec. 7 event that ended in the death of a 23-year-old alumni. Members were informed at a Sunday night meeting and by […]
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Professor with child pornography charges is on FBI watch list
Cookeville police are working with the FBI to locate a former Tech professor wanted on a child pornography charge. Professor Omar Elkeelany, who taught computer engineering, is believed to have fled the United States after a Putnam County grand jury indicted him in October on a charge related to sexual […]
Sports roundup: January 2019
Tech men’s tennis predicted to finish first Four men’s tennis players on preseason top 10 Freshman Rafael Tosetto took home the No. 1 preseason ranking, one of three TTU newcomers to find themselves on the noteworthy list. Junior transfer Fanis Kontopoulos tied for third, while freshman Elias Grubert tied for […]
SGA office move increases communication between student leaders
Students looking for the SGA office may find it empty, that’s because it moved to Room 208 in the RUC. The SGA office moved from the first floor to the second floor in July. The location change brought all of the student leaders to one central location. Student Dean Kate […]
Looking back: Tech students attend MLK event
In this 2018 photo, a group of Tennessee Tech students and faculty attend an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. Photo by Maddison Potter Adviser's note: This story originally published in the Cookeville Herald-Citizen in April 2018 and has been republished with the reporters' permission. […]
Man dies at Sigma Alpha Epsilon party
Tech officials suspended the university’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon after a 23-year-old alumnus died at a party at the Fifth street fraternity house. Police found Paul Hamilton Ten Eyck of Maryville, Tennessee unconscious at 12:30 a.m. Saturday at 68 W. Fifth St. He was later pronounced dead at the […]
A Golden Eagle Abroad: Secret Italian Night Bakeries
Carolina Hatfield Italy always has been known for its savory cuisine: spaghetti, pizza and pasta galore. Their sweeter side runs a close race, as a trip to Italy is not complete without tiramisu and gelato. But many people don’t know about one of Italy’s best-kept culinary traditions, the secret night […]
Review: Diablo 3 for Nintendo Switch
I had spent quite a lot of time on Diablo 3 when it released on PS4 some years back, and while at first I enjoyed it, I eventually began to grow to dislike it quite a bit. Now that it was on a system that is technically portable, I thought […]
Review: “Dark Souls Remastered”
ldquo;Dark Souls” is a now iconic franchise that became Bandai Namco’s highest selling series of all time, despite its notoriously brutal difficulty. And while many hail the first entry in the series to be the best, it often comes from overlooking several of the games serious flaws. Flaws that along […]
Video: An interview with Ron Borden, ROTC recruiter
Tennessee Tech students, in conjunction with The Oracle and Eagle View Productions sat down with Ron Borden, recruiting and operations officer for Tech's ROTC battalion.