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Today, we’re hosting a reporter roundup — student edition!
Student reporter roundup
Today, we’re hosting a reporter roundup — student edition!
Listen: A Tennessee student’s podcast teaches the best way to stir your coffee
On a groggy morning, maybe you’ve wondered: What’s the fastest way to stir this creamer into my cup of coffee? A student at Tennessee Tech is trying to find the answer — and gaining national attention for his endeavor.
Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America
In its third year, NPR’s College Podcast challenge received more than 500 entries from all around the U.S. We’ve listened to them all and narrowed it down to 10 finalists.
Black males aren’t graduating with their peers from Tennessee colleges. What are the solutions?
The six-year graduation rate for Black males at public colleges is at least 20 percentage points below the rates of their peers each year, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
State Will Build Cummins Falls Flood Warning System ‘With All Possible Speed’
Listen When rangers were alerted to rising water at Cummins Falls State Park last weekend, they had about two minutes to evacuate visitors to safety. A 2-year-old boy was swept away during a flash flood at the base of the waterfall. But a system of gauges that was proposed for the area around the park […]
Cummins Falls State Park Still Hasn’t Put In Flood Gauges Proposed 2 Years Ago
Listen Two years after a 2017 fatal flash flood at Cummins Falls State Park, officials still have not implemented an early warning system that they announced at the time measuring water levels in nearby rivers.
Black Says She Has No Regrets For Intervening With EPA On Behalf Of Tennessee Trucking Company
Listen Congressman Diane Black says she stands by her decision to intervene in a dispute between an East Tennessee trucking company and the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s even though Tennessee Tech University has walked back a study that it did — and that Black cited — supporting the company.
Campus Pruning At Tennessee Tech Described As ‘War On Trees’
They’re calling it the “War on Trees” at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, according to a spokesperson. Chainsaws are revving this summer, pruning century-old hardwoods and chopping down others altogether. The campus arborist has been forced to defend his strategy in order to smooth things over on campus.
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