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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Members of Tech's SGA sit at a table during a recent voter registration drive. Photo by Lauren Herrera. Tech’s Student Government Association sponsored a voter registration drive on Sept. 20 in the lobby of the RUC. “We are working a voter registration drive just to increase civic engagement within tech […]
On Sept. 14, Season 5 of the infamous cartoon show Bojack Horseman released on Netflix. With it came the existential crises, life questioning revelations, cheeky wordplay, and scathing pop culture criticisms one can expect from a Bojack Horseman season. The series, which premiered on Netflix in 2014, tackles adult themes […]
Tennessee Tech is calling Zandria Robinson to center stage. Robinson is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in the RUC Multipurpose Room. Robinson, a Memphis native, is a writer and sociologist whose work focuses on inequality in race, class, gender and sexuality, black feminism, popular culture and the […]
TTU sophomore cross country runner Purity Sanga. Photo by Vanessa Curry Three weeks ago at the Golden Eagle Invitational, cross-country coach Wayne Angel predicted sophomore Purity Sanga would break the school record for the women’s 5k. One week later, at the Commodore Classic in Nashville, Sanga did just that with […]
The wild west of 3D printing guns needs to be monitored and regulated in order to prevent threats to public safety. 3D-printed guns are almost completely made of plastic with the exception of a metal nail that acts as a firing pin and a piece of steel that is solely […]
A student visits a table at the College of Agriculture's club fair. Photo by Katharine Roberts. The College of Agriculture and Human Ecology at Tennessee Tech encouraged agriculture students to join their organizations and become more active on campus at their second annual club fair Sept. 13. There are 13 […]
TTU student Kelly Camera with Mickey Mouse in Walt Disney World in Florida. Photo by Kelly Camera. A year ago, I made a risky decision to pick up my life and move across the country for six months to follow a dream. For so long, I dreamed of doing the […]
President Phil Oldham received a 2 percent raise and a $60,000 bonus from the board of trustees that rejected a proposal for more during a Sept. 18 meeting. Oldham’s annual salary is currently $325,682. The raise will increase his salary to $332,195.64 beginning in 2019. Trustee Barry Wilmore called the […]
Patrick Yurek On his good days, Patrick Yurek enjoyed sketching, playing the saxophone, or just spreading joy. He was caring, loved everyone, and had a quick wit, according to his friends at Tech. At other times, he struggled with addiction, suicidal thoughts, and hating himself. “People who are suicidal are […]
TTU journalism student Sherry Chaffin. Photo by Kelly Camera The terrorist attack on Sep 11, 2001 personally affected journalism major and at the time flight attendant Sherry Chaffin. She happened to be off work that day and was planning on exploring Chicago, where she was based, with a friend whenever […]
