Category: Campus & Local

War on Poverty: 50 years later and still battling

Fifty years after the inception of the Lyndon B. Johnson’s legislation against poverty, America is still battling the war. The legislation unofficially called the “War on Poverty” was introduced during Johnson’s State of the Union address on Jan. 8, 1964. According to The Huffington Post, after the war on poverty in 1973, poverty rates were an… Continue reading War on Poverty: 50 years later and still battling

UTM Women’s Center hosts 3rd annual Women’s Studies Symposium

The UTM Women’s Center hosted its third annual Women’s Studies Symposium on Tuesday, March 25, featuring keynote speaker Whitney Maxey Trotter. Trotter, a graduate of UTM, began the event at 1 p.m. with a speech, which was followed by breakout sessions at 2 and 3 p.m. The symposium ended with EqualiTEA at 4 p.m., hosted… Continue reading UTM Women’s Center hosts 3rd annual Women’s Studies Symposium

How to improve your health without a prescription

Whether one wants to lose weight, stop smoking, get better grades or just improve your overall well-being, there are alternatives to traditional western medicine. For ages, mankind has looked for ways of dealing with pain, stress and other ailments. For the traditional western world, people have been focused primarily on science as a cure for… Continue reading How to improve your health without a prescription

Change in ballot for SGA elections

The ballot for the 2014 SGA Elections has officially been changed. Only one person will run for an Executive Council position representing the YOUniversity Party. Brian Swayze and Sean O’Brien have withdrawn from the race. “The YOUniversity Party has changed their election ballot with the permission of the SGA Elections Commission,” SGA Adviser John Abel said… Continue reading Change in ballot for SGA elections

Parents’ roles make difference with college students

College students come from all different kinds of homes. Some come from homes where parents are like the students’ best friends, while other college students come from homes with parents who are hoverers. They never let the student leave their side without knowing exactly what they are doing and exactly who they are going to… Continue reading Parents’ roles make difference with college students

Speakers offer African views of South Sudan

Lemmy Ejorewoia and Pierre Mopo Gonhameu, both natives of Africa, will be giving first-hand accounts of their experiences in Africa on April 10 at 6:15 p.m. in Watkins Auditorium, with a reception following the event. Ejorewoia was hired by the U.N. to teach English, art, music and physical education at the Lost Boys Kakuma Refugee… Continue reading Speakers offer African views of South Sudan

Crime on Campus report shows drop in UTM crime

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its 2013 Crime on Campus report on Friday, April 4. “The report is based on data submitted to the TBI through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System, TIBRS, program that collects data on all crimes occurring in Tennessee. All law enforcement agencies as well as colleges and universities are… Continue reading Crime on Campus report shows drop in UTM crime