THE BOX OFFICE AWAKENS – 2015 produced some of the highest-grossing movies of all time, including ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Furious 7,’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Minions’ and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron.’ In the realm of film, 2015 was a year full of the expected. There were movies on various ends […]
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‘The Boy’ disappoints
What can be said about The Boy? It's ostensibly a horror movie- the story of Greta, an American woman with a blandly haunted past who takes a nanny job in rural England. It's a nannying gig like any other: tuck the kid into bed, make sure he eats his vegetables, […]
Frist ‘Phantom Bodies’ exhibit draws to a close
Nashville’s Frist Center for the Visual Arts will conclude its exhibition “Phantom Bodies” Sunday, Feb. 14, offering visitors a last chance to immerse themselves in its diverse collection of works representing the human aura’s fleeting presence. “The exhibition includes artworks that indicate such presences through surrogates: shadows, imprints, or masks; […]
Fighting ISIS’ ideology requires learning from our past
In view of the current social commotion caused by the killing of innocents, the murdering of children and the enslaving of women, among many other ISIS barbarities, one may feel tempted to erroneously link these atrocities to Islam, assuming that the Qur’an is a book that tells Muslims around the […]
Practicing politics may be the new spectator sport
Last Sunday, an average of about 100 million Americans tuned their television sets to CBS to catch the most watched annual sporting event on TV. We grabbed the hot wings and pizza bites and celebrated the 50th annual Super Bowl. My family was among these. While none of us ever […]
Women’s basketball loses heart breaker to Belmont
An already tough season for the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team added another tough chapter to it Saturday. The Golden Eagles suffered its seventh conference loss in a two overtime loss to Belmont. The game was close at the very beginning. The teams were even 17-17 at the end of […]
Men’s basketball ends Belmont’s undefeated conference streak
Torrance Rowe eludes Belmont's Taylor Barnette during the matchup between the #1 and #2 teams in the Ohio Valley Conference Saturday. The Golden Eagle picked up the 89-79 victory. Rowe had 26 points in the game. PHOTO BY: Shea Haile The Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team sent a […]
Men’s basketball has memorable clash with TSU
Torrance Rowe fights off Tennessee State's Xavier Richards during Thursday night's game. Rowe had 19 points in the game and hit the game winning free throw with 0.5 seconds remaining. PHOTO BY: Shea Haile There is only one word that could describe Tennessee Tech’s […]
Watson Brown retires as Tennessee Tech head football coach
Watson Brown addresses a crowd at Wednesday's afternoon press conference announcing his retirement from coaching. Photo: Shea Haile Four days shy of his ninth year since being introduced as the head coach of the Tennessee Tech football program, Watson Brown returned to the podium as he announced his retirement at […]
Student body crowns Mr. and Miss Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech’s Centennial Homecoming wrapped up Saturday after Zach Ring and Jennifer Ball were crowned Mr. and Miss Tennessee Tech. Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Chi were named the overall Homecoming winners. Organizations competed in a week's worth of events that counted toward the overall score, which determined the winners. […]