Category: Campus & Local

  On Thursday, April 4, the J. Houston Gordon Museum in Paul Meek Library held the opening of an exhibit of old Elvis Presley photographs entitled “Elvis: Grace and Grit.” Sam Richardson, the head of special collections and archives for Paul Meek Library, searches for different exhibits to bring here to UTM. He came across… Continue reading Library displays Elvis photography

Competition was fierce during Phi Mu Alpha’s 2013 All-Sing competition, and Alpha Omicron Pi won both overall and in their division. Three sororities and one fraternity competed in this year’s competition. Alpha Omicron Pi and Zeta Tau Alpha competed in the Sorority division while Chi Omega performed with Alpha Gamma Rho in the Mixed Greek… Continue reading AOPi receives best overall in All-Sing

The Women in Communications (WIC) club will be hosting their annual 5K on Saturday, April 13 at the Brian Brown Memorial Greenway. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. It is only $5 to enter. The 5K will begin at 10 a.m. The starting line will be at thegreenway entrance across the road from McDonalds. Participants are encouraged to seek out sponsors to support… Continue reading WIC 5K benefits March of Dimes on April 13

On Monday, April 15, BeanSwitch, UTM’s own literary and arts magazine, will hold its spring reveal at 6 p.m. in the Tennessee Room of the Holland McCombs Building, located next to Gooch Hall. As it is every spring, the copy of the magazine will be in print this semester and will first be revealed to… Continue reading BeanSwitch reveals spring magazine April 15

For the past week, many students who have walked to the University Center have noticed the construction fencing that surrounds it, creating inconvenient detours for students and faculty. “The fence is unsightly and interferes with my routine. It is in between all the buildings I use every day, and now it takes me longer to… Continue reading Construction fencing blocks student pathways

The Real Deal Party dominated the SGA elections on April 2, making this the third year in a row they will represent UTM. The Real Deal Party will occupy the three Executive Council positions as well 23 of the 30 Senator positions. Rick Drewry will be President, Alex Wilson will be the Vice President and Allie Avery will hold the… Continue reading Real Deal triumphs in SGA elections

Phi Alpha Theta held the last event of their Women’s History Month Film Festival on Tuesday, March 26. The event included the film “Pork Chop Day” and a lecture by Joy Rogers, the director for Northwest Safeline, a hotline that helps victims of domestic violence, which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a… Continue reading Phi Alpha Theta shows documentary on domestic violence

On March 27, the Student Government Association held the last meeting of the 61st General Assembly. Several pieces of legislation were brought before the Senate. Because this is the year of Constitutional revisions, several amendments to the current Constitution were brought to the table. One piece of legislation that was passed last night was to add… Continue reading SGA continues to revise Constitution

Music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha plans to host their 52nd All-Sing on Apr. 4 at 7 p.m. at Central Baptist Church. Although Phi Mu Alpha has hosted All-Sing for 51 years now, the Student Activities Council began it shortly before Phi Mu Alpha took it over. It gives organizations the opportunity to compete in a singing and… Continue reading Phi Mu Alpha to host 52nd All-Sing April 4

In this year’s SGA elections, candidates were asked to submit applications by Friday, March 15 at 5 p.m. However, SGA Elections Commissioner Sarah Appleton confirmed that applications for members of the Real Deal Party were not submitted until 6 p.m. that day. “The party list was actually turned in at about 6 p.m., and the petition forms for most… Continue reading Real Deal misses application deadline