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East Tennessean Categories. The East Tennessean is your source for everything ETSU. The Johnson City-based publication is assembled by ETSU students and printed by the Elizabethton Star every Monday and Thursday during the academic year. It is distributed to most university buildings and can be obtained for free from one of the publication’s ...
Becoming the Bucs: A brief history - East Tennessean
Oct 1, 2019 · In 1911, ETSU was founded as the state teacher’s college, with our teams being known as “The Teachers,” but in 1935 we became “The Buccaneers.”. Surprisingly enough, our first mascot was not pirate-related, but was instead a live goat named Captain Kidd who reigned as mascot from 1950 to 1957. Bucky and Pepper the Parrot meet with ...
Cryptids of the South: The White Thang of Alabama
Jan 18, 2024 · It’s curious (and has been stated before) that the most common Cryptid to be found anywhere in the U.S is a Sasquatch or Bigfoot or, even better, a local name for the creature with the same features. The White Thang is a Cryptid of Alabama; supposedly, the state’s most famous (according to Al.com who published an article about the creature ...
Person with pellet gun on ETSU campus taken into custody
Contributor — August 30, 2024. A person is in custody after being found with a pellet gun on campus that was thought to be real. East Tennessee State University Officials said Friday that campus police received a report of a person acting erratically near the D.P. Culp Student Center. The incident was first reported by the Johnson City Press.
Fall semester dining changes | East Tennessean
Aug 22, 2024 · Fall semester dining changes. SHARE ON: Haley Carter — August 22, 2024. Photo of Bliss located in the ETSU dining hall. (ShelC' Black/East Tennessean) The beginning of the fall semester ushers in new additions to the dining hall and the on-campus eating experience. More dining options will be available for students, including new meal swipe ...
Bucs Fall to No. 2 NDSU, 38-35 | East Tennessean
Sep 19, 2024 · Bucs Fall to No. 2 NDSU, 38-35. SHARE ON: Will Shinstine — September 19, 2024. Photo of ETSU football players during the game against NDSU (Will Rowland/East Tennessean) East Tennessee State University’s football team suffered a heartbreaking 38-35 loss to No. 2 North Dakota State on Sept. 14. Despite leading late into the game, ETSU couldn ...
Report of shots fired on ETSU campus was false alarm, officials say
Macy Strader — September 24, 2024. Reports of shots fired at Sam Wilson Hall on the East Tennessee State University campus was sent in a campus emergency alert at 9:31 Tuesday morning, but turned out to be a false alarm, according to university officials. The alert was sent in response to a student’s report of unidentified sounds later ...
“Kinds of Kindness” review: The Art of Dedication
Sep 19, 2024 · The anthology film. It is an almost lost art in the realm of cinema. While they are still being made, they aren’t quite at the level they once were. “Kinds of Kindness,” the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos, delivers something new and distinct. “Kinds of Kindness” is an anthology film that contains three stories with very loose ...
Fall riddled with fun from Buctainment | East Tennessean
Sep 19, 2024 · After karaoke and the after-party, Buctainment still has many events for students to be able to look forward to. On Oct. 31, Buctainment will be providing inflatables for a Fall Fest. In November, Buctainment plans to host an ETSU skate night on Nov. 7 and will be bringing comedian Adam Grabowski to ETSU on Nov. 21 at 6 p.m.
Bucs Stun Elon, 34-14 | East Tennessean
Sep 25, 2024 · On the third week of Buccaneer football, the ETSU Bucs would make the trip to Elon, N.C. to take on the top 25 ranked Elon Phoenix squad. Coming off of a heartbreaking 38-35 loss to N0. 2 North Dakota State Bison last week, the Bucs were able to strike early and often, coming away with a 34-14 victory.