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State Legislature backs higher ed
REBECCA ALVAREZ Associate Managing Editor The fight to revitalize the quality of higher education in Louisiana seems to have picked up steam as legislation to increase tuition moves…
Legislation proposes ban to smoking on campus
REBECCA ALVAREZ Associate Managing Editor The Louisiana Senate unanimously approved a bill that would impose a statewide ban on smoking on university and community college campuses as part…
Tech hosts a variety of events in honor of women’s history month
JOHN SADLER Staff Reporter While most know February is Black History Month, they might not know that March is Women’s History Month. V. Elaine Thompson, Assistant Professor…
Tech debate takes third in southern states
KELSY KERSHAW Staff Reporter As far back as the 1930s, the Tech debate team has been competing and succeeding, and this success continued in the Southern Forensics Classic…
Old business building to be demolished by end of school year
KELSY KERSHAW Staff Reporter By the end of the school year, brick space should be replaced with green space where the old College of Business building now stands.…
Tech ROTC cadet aims high, wins
RANEY JOHNSON Staff Reporter Each year many students apply to graduate schools wondering how they will pay for tuition. Many seek out scholarships and loans to help…
Legends: Grilling Karl Malone
DEREK J. AMAYA Associate Managing Editor This is the second entry of a series about Tech’s most prominent athletes. He is 6-foot-9 and not hard to find.…
MLK Day sparks debate on meaning of the holiday
ALICE ESSIEN Staff Reporter Though it may seem that Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been considered a holiday for just as long as Christmas or Thanksgiving, it…
Guice succeeds
ULS board approves Les Guice to continue Tech’s traditions as president ADDIE MARTIN Staff Reporter Dan Reneau was a student for 3 1/2 years and served in the professional…
Sirens installed to alert Ruston residents
ALLISON EAST Senior Reporter Yesterday’s 11 a.m. classes began with more than a knock on the desk or a “Good morning, class” from the teacher. Instead, they began…
