Cameron Holden, a junior forward on the UTM men’s basketball team, made a bid at school history this evening but the Skyhawks fell by a 113-73 margin at Eastern Kentucky. Holden ended his night with team-highs of 20 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and two steals – nearly becoming only the fifth UTM player to amass… Continue reading Holden flirts with triple-double but Skyhawk men’s hoops suffers 113-73 setback at Eastern Kentucky
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Second half surge pushes Skyhawks past Colonels in 65-39 blowout
After heading into halftime with a 23-25 deficit, the Skyhawk women’s hoops squad rode a second half momentum swing to claim their fifth conference win in a 65-39 rout of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-7, 5-4 OVC) on Jan. 21 in Richmond, Kentucky. Senior forward Chelsey Perry didn’t look like her usual self in the… Continue reading Second half surge pushes Skyhawks past Colonels in 65-39 blowout
New administration channels Sanders, plans to deliver solutions to the cycle of student debt
The long-awaited day has come. Student loan debt cancellation, if incoming President Biden is to be believed, may be upon us. Statements made by the incoming administration promise relief for the almost 45 million Americans who currently hold some level of student debt, but what do the new president’s promises really mean for college students?… Continue reading New administration channels Sanders, plans to deliver solutions to the cycle of student debt
Lessons from the pandemic: why free trade should come second to national security
While those days are almost a year behind us now, I want you, reader, to think back on those troubled few weeks before the Coronavirus made a jump over to American shores. I, news junky that I am, was following the situation with rapt attention. At first, it seemed like a modern-day Moses had visited… Continue reading Lessons from the pandemic: why free trade should come second to national security
Actually, yes, they are using “Orwellian” correctly
Times are strange when the word “Orwellian” is actually getting redefined right before our eyes. For those who didn’t read (or perhaps suffer through) George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the book describes the travails of Winston Smith, a low-level desk worker in the propaganda ministry of a fictitious totalitarian regime. The work was… Continue reading Actually, yes, they are using “Orwellian” correctly
UTM legend Lester Hudson becomes all-time leading scorer in Chinese Basketball Association history
Even at age 36, former UTM men’s basketball superstar Lester Hudson is still getting buckets. Hudson, who stormed onto the national scene as a Skyhawk in 2007, passed his former Washington Wizards teammate Yi Jianlian for the most points in Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) history after another spectacular performance today. The Memphis, Tennessee native poured in… Continue reading UTM legend Lester Hudson becomes all-time leading scorer in Chinese Basketball Association history
UTM cross country to open season on Saturday
After seeing the team’s fall season postponed until the spring, the UTM cross country program will finally make its long awaited return to competition on Saturday with the start of the 2020-21 season. Both the men’s and women’s programs will compete in a full slate with four regular season meets before the Ohio Valley Conference… Continue reading UTM cross country to open season on Saturday
Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: The Vols are down bad in 2021
This has been a rough last couple of days for fans of the Tennessee Volunteers football and men’s basketball teams. The biggest story coming out of Knoxville are reports that the Vols committed recruiting violations under head coach Jeremy Pruitt, who was recently fired along with nine other staffers. Most notably, the Vols were accused… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: The Vols are down bad in 2021
Face-to-face format approved for spring classes
Courses that were approved to operate in hybrid or face-to-face formats may do so beginning tomorrow, January 21, 2021. When the decision was made to open the spring semester in an all-virtual format until January 21, we pledged to monitor conditions related to our campus COVID-19 situation. Based on information from the Tennessee Department of… Continue reading Face-to-face format approved for spring classes
Plocinik guides UTM during first two matches of spring rifle slate
The UTM rifle team began its 2021 spring schedule over the weekend, taking on NC State in Oxford, Mississippi on Saturday and Ohio State in Murray, Kentucky on Sunday. The Skyhawks compiled 4,534 points against NC State, falling to a Wolfpack squad who tallied 4,668 points. The next day, UTM was defeated by a 4,660-4,521 margin… Continue reading Plocinik guides UTM during first two matches of spring rifle slate