Category: Campus & Local

Two UTM freshmen charged with threatening and harassing a UT Knoxville student via Facebook were sentenced on Oct. 9 in Weakley County General Sessions Court. Patrick Valdes, 18, from Jackson, and Erin Chism, 18, from Jackson, were each charged on Oct. 2 with one count of felony harassment and one count of felony conspiracy to… Continue reading Students sentenced on harassment charges

UTM’s branch of the ROTC is scheduled to close in 2015, allowing current members to graduate before closure. Alumni, faculty and staff alike are surprised and disappointed by this news, as the ROTC program has been a respected commodity on the UTM campus for years. However, this decision was not made because of a lack… Continue reading UTM’s ROTC program set for termination

The UTM Barnes and Noble bookstore will be relocating to a new home. John Abel, Interim Director of the University Center, said the bookstore is planning to move from its current location on the second floor of the UC to room 112 on the first floor sometime in 2014. “We’re hoping by May of next… Continue reading Bookstore set to move; new lounge area is possible

The opening day of deer season for archery kicked off Sept. 28, and the muzzleloader and gun opening days are quickly approaching. Some students at UTM have a hard time adjusting to the lack of hunting while in college. Little do they realize, however, that they do not have to give up their passion for… Continue reading Students still have plenty of deer hunting options

When registering for classes, students always have questions about whom the best professors are, who gives the easiest exams, who gives an inch on deadlines and who gives a yard. To help answer all these questions, the World Wide Web has given us a resource: ratemyprofessors.com. This website is designed to assist students in learning… Continue reading Ratemyprofessors.com can help or hurt during registration

On Oct. 4, UTM had a night of tumbling, cheering and dancing to celebrate the upcoming game against Jacksonville State. The Student Activities Council, or SAC, hosted “Pyramid,” which is an event where sororities and fraternities compete against each other with well-synced moves and school spirit. The fraternities started off the night. The first on… Continue reading Pi Kappa Alpha and Alpha Omicron Pi take home Pyramid trophies

UTM Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) 10th Annual “Miss Understood” Womanless Beauty Revue was held on Oct. 3, in the Watkins Auditorium at 7 p.m. This year’s pageant had quite the crowd and filled Watkins with laughter. The emcees were Dr. Chara Van Horn, assistant professor of Communications, and David Belote, assistant vice… Continue reading PRSSA holds 10th annual ‘Miss Understood’

On Oct. 1, Student Activities Council hosted Lip Sync, a night of flashy entertainment with plenty of dance moves and laughs. This event includes lip syncing in the categories of open division, sororities and fraternities. Starting off the night was the Department of Housing, presenting the word “help” with a creative dorm scenario that highlighted… Continue reading UTM presents Lip Sync

Two UTM freshmen face an Oct. 9 court date on charges of threatening and harassing a UT Knoxville student via Facebook. Patrick Valdes, 18, a Secondary Education History major from Jackson, and Erin Chism, 18, a Science/Engineering Undecided major from Jackson, were each charged last night with one count of felony harassment and one count… Continue reading Students face harassment charges

A registered violent sex offender spotted at UTM in late September was arrested earlier today by the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office. Jason Everett Nickell, 41, of Mansfield, Tenn., was taken to the Weakley County Detention Center in Dresden, possibly on a charge of violating the terms of his classification as a sex offender. Charges have… Continue reading Sex offender arrested in Weakley County