After men’s basketball assistant coach Bubba Wells left APSU in May to take a position at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, familiar face Jay Bowen took Wells’ place. Bowen was assistant to head coach Dave Loos in the 2001-02 season when APSU built their 2003 Ohio Valley Conference championship team. ...
Read More »Executive director for University Advancement retires after 24 years
Having worked at APSU for 24 years, Roy Gregory, executive director for University Advancement, announced Thursday, June 4 to his colleagues and friends that he will retire on Tuesday, June 30. Gregory said he believes APSU is special because of the great people on campus and the outstanding alumni supporters ...
Read More »Students should wait until after college to have children
Planning to have kids while in college will not allow you proper time for a baby or a career. Babies are cute, and starting a family is a dream for many, but having a child could be a distraction from the stress of college. It is better to wait. Starting ...
Read More »Haslam to promote free-tuition plan for Tennessee adults
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam will travel across the state this week to highlight an initiative for adults to attend a Tennessee college of applied technology free of tuition and fees. Tennessee Reconnect is a last-dollar scholarship program that was part of Haslam’s Tennessee Promise legislation passed last year. It ...
Read More »One-handed Tennessee-Martin pitcher Carter Smith excels
ASSOCIATED PRESS – Rick Robinson was settling into his new job as the baseball coach at Tennessee-Martin, moving some things around his office when he came across a few articles that had been written about the previous year’s team. He made a somewhat startling discovery: His best returning pitcher had ...
Read More »Rapes reported on Tenn. campuses increased in 2014, statistics say
NASHVILLE — Reports of rape on Tennessee’s college campuses increased significantly in 2014, while total crime reporting was down year-over-year. According to statistics released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the number of forcible rapes reported by Tennessee schools jumped from 26 in 2013 to 46 last year. The TBI ...
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