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Campus crime remains low despite small police department
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its annual Crime on Campus Report April 3, which showed Tech’s crime rates are up from last year’s report. “Given that Tech has such a small department,...
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Fit renovations to conclude, walking track to be replaced
Renovations that began at the Fit last year will end this semester. The Fit is getting a new roof this month, which allows replacement of the walking track located upstairs. Approximately 20 years...
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Softball wins big against APSU, Belmont
By: Emily Homan The Tech softball team went 3-2 this past week with wins over conference rivals Belmont University and Austin Peay State University. The Golden Eagles hosted the Bruins last weekend and...
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IN BETWEEN INNINGS
By: Drew HastonTech baseball believes in its capability The feeling I’ve gotten from those around campus is people are surprised the Tech baseball team beat the No. 2 Vanderbilt University Commodores...
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Men’s golf ties season’s best finish at Big Blue Intercollegiate
By: Callen Harrell Tech’s men’s golf team ended its regular season schedule with a fifth place finish at the Big Blue Intercollegiate, hosted by Tennessee State University April 15 and 16. The fifth...
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Football finishes up spring practice with scrimmage
By: Jamal Ferguson Tech football will host its annual spring game tomorrow at 1 p.m. and wrap up its spring practice with an additional week of practice before putting away equipment until the fall....
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Hannah’s happenings in Cookeville
By: Hannah Benjamin The Backdoor Playhouse will be performing “The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charen...
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Summer is full of action, comedy at the movies
2013 is shaping up and becoming a great year at the movies. This summer is jam packed with must-see movies. As an avid moviegoer, I am ecstatic to see what will happen at the movies this summer. “Iron...
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‘42’: No foul ball for audiences
By: Lindsey Gore “42” is a beautiful and heartbreaking look at a baseball icon’s journey to shatter racial stereotypes and forever change baseball. “42” tells the story of Jackie Robinson, the first...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
By: Jacob M. VidourekConcerned alumnus I must admit that reading the last batch of opinions by Sarah Dingwall has disappointed me. It seems that the standards of The Oracle have fallen in recent years,...
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26 miles for 26 lives: The terror at the Boston Marathon
By: Sarah Dingwall The 2013 Boston Marathon runners had a love for running and a goal to finish the race. They did not expect to make history. They ran for the sheer adrenaline rush, for the ones who...
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Media misinforms about MS
The recent death of “America’s girl next door” Annette Funicello both saddened and angered me. As a fan of Annette’s beach blanket movies, saying goodbye to such an iconic piece of America...
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SGA executives run unopposed
By: Allison Mills Student Government Association executive council candidates ran unopposed in the April 11 elections, making the elections unusually non-competitive compared to other universities. “I...
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Facebook allows UK users to chat with celebrities
By: Arthur Jackson Facebook is testing a new feature in the United Kingdom that gives users the option to pay to send messages to celebrities. For a maximum price of £10.68, or $16.32, you can send...
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Graduation numbers increase by almost 9 percent for spring ceremonies
Potential graduating seniors are up by about 100 students, or 8.7 percent, this spring in comparison to last spring. “Including [graduate] students, there are about 1,325 potential graduating students...
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Kappa Sigma brother arrested for failed arson attempt
Kappa Sigma fraternity brother, John Cameron Null, 19, of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., was arrested Friday after allegedly being involved in a dispute with a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Null is c...
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Oldham proposes pedestrian campus
Cars may not be welcome in the heart of campus if President Phil Oldham’s vision for a pedestrian greenway moves forward. “Increasing green space is just one element being considered as we look...
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Hannah’s happenings in Cookeville
By: Hannah Benjamin The Backdoor Playhouse will be performing “The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charen...
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Summer is full of action, comedy at the movies
2013 is shaping up and becoming a great year at the movies. This summer is jam packed with must-see movies. As an avid moviegoer, I am ecstatic to see what will happen at the movies this summer. “Iron...
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‘42’: No foul ball for audiences
By: Lindsey Gore “42” is a beautiful and heartbreaking look at a baseball icon’s journey to shatter racial stereotypes and forever change baseball. “42” tells the story of Jackie Robinson, the first...
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