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When I decided I was going to attend Dyersburg State Community College in 2008, the first thing I did was try to fill out my FAFSA. I was told that since I was a non-traditional student that would be the best thing for me to do. Non-traditional students are those students who graduate from high… Continue reading Column: Research carefully, get started early on filling out FAFSA

America keeps up with the world happenings by watching, reading and listening to the news. But, do Americans keep up with more in the entertainment and celebrity gossip realm or the news realm? Thomas E. Patterson, author of “Doing Well and Doing Good,” says that most young adults are simply uninterested in daily news. “About… Continue reading Desire for news acquired with age

Among the various trending topics that students keep up to date on, the thoughts and concerns of those who have served America isn’t typically at the top of the list. Kenneth Palm, now a retired master sergeant of the Marine Corps, enlisted in 1965. He deployed the first time to Vietnam in January 1967 and… Continue reading Take time to remember all who have served

Every college student relies on some form of financial aid to help them complete college, but UTM is making it easier for non-traditional students to complete their degrees. One of the biggest differences between traditional and non-traditional students is that traditional students typically don’t have near the expenses outside of college that many non-traditional students… Continue reading Students’ age rarely factor in getting aid

With a steady rise in tuition, many students are left wondering how they will be able to afford their college degrees. UTM, among one of the lowest costing four-year universities in the state according to the Tennessee Board of Regents, has a variety of academic scholarships available for students. “What we call our academic scholarships,… Continue reading UTM offers academic scholarships to students

A magical night of entertainment, bling and beautiful young women set the stage for the 2014 Miss UT Martin and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival Scholarship pageants held Saturday, Oct. 26  in the UTM Fine Arts building. Hollie Holt, the pageant’s executive director, welcomed this group of young women, who, if crowned would via for the… Continue reading Erica Glisson and Camille Garner take crown at annual pageant

America is one of the few free nations in the world. Americans are used to having all of the rights that a lot of other countries don’t have including freedom of religion, press and speech. October 21-24 was Free Speech Week in the U.S. The UTM chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) celebrated… Continue reading SPJ gets creative with Free Speech Week

With Halloween only a week away, both students and organizations on campus are gearing up for one final break before they buckle down for the long haul as final exams steadily approach. However, before students put their makeup on, Public Safety advises students to be careful. “The biggest concern for the Department of Public Safety… Continue reading Party safety: Do’s and don’ts while trick or treating

During May 12-25, UTM will offer a lesson in respect, tolerance and compassion through a tour visiting some of the locations that include one of the darkest times in history: the Holocaust. “The Holocaust is a very important topic. It’s the one event in recent history that has redefined Europe, … a tragedy that left… Continue reading Live through history with UTM Holocaust travel study