Category: Campus & Local

The Soybean Festival isn’t just about soybeans. It’s a true community celebration filled with music, laughter and fun. Downtown Martin comes to life starting the parade and ending with a blowout concert on Saturday night. Each year, Martin is flooded with people from all over the west Tennessee area. Some even come from Kentucky to… Continue reading Bean time in Martin: Music, food, crafts, fun

Over the Easter weekend, four students from UTM participated in the 5th Annual Tennessee Area Japanese Speech Contest. “This year marks the 100th anniversary of the gift of cherry trees the Mayor of Tokyo donated to Washington, D.C. This contest was one event marking this important anniversary,” UTM professor Kyoko Hammond said. UTM has participated… Continue reading Japanese Club partcipates in speech contest

On Tuesday, April 9, bare feet covered campus as students supported the TOMS One Day Without Shoes, sponsored by Institute for Civic Engagement and Student Housing. To begin the day, activities began in the University Center at 10 a.m, with activities like the “Path Without Shoes,” showing students what it’s like to walk on gravel,… Continue reading Students shuck shoes for a cause

When it comes to space exploration, space shuttles and men in white jumpsuits come to mind, but what about the studies that go on behind the scenes? At 7:30 p.m. on March 29 in Watkins Auditorium, Jennifer Wiseman, senior project scientist for NASA’s Hubble Telescope, said that when it comes to looking beyond the universe,… Continue reading NASA scientist speaks to packed house

There was heated discussion at Thursday’s standing-room-only SGA Senate meeting regarding the $40 Athletic Fee Proposal, and while most agreed that there is a need for a new Football Press Box, not everyone agreed that a fee was the best way to obtain it. SGA failed the motion to support the $40 Athletic Fee with… Continue reading Athletic fee proposed for facility upgrades

Bone up on your Norse mythology and grab your best wand. A Fantasy Literature course will make its debut in fall 2012. The class will focus on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, and J.K. Rowling, who created the Harry… Continue reading New fantasy literature class offered in fall

UTM was definitely well represented at the tournament game on Saturday with an estimated 300 plus  fans in attendance. The crowd was very energetic from the beginning until the final buzzer. Several fans made the seven and a half hour trip to support the team, including the sister of Aubrey Reedy, a guard for UTM.… Continue reading NCAA tourney: ‘All in the Family’

On Tuesday, April 3, the UTM student body will have the opportunity to vote for candidates from two parties, the Unite UTM Party and the Real Deal Party, as well as on a potential Athletic Fee increase. The Election will last from 10:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Students can vote outside the cafeteria or online… Continue reading SGA candidates get ready for election time

WUTM 90.3 FM, “The Hawk,” UTM’s student-run radio station, represented the uiversity well at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference in New York City by winning the Abraham & Borst Award for Best Overall Radio Station in the Nation. WUTM competed against schools in three other categories to win the award, including Best Streaming Only Radio… Continue reading WUTM named No. 1 college radio station in nation

Brad Palmertree, the co-chair of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network, or GLSEN, was the featured speaker at the Institute for Civic Engagement’s Times Talk on Feb. 15 where he spoke about current LGBTQ-related legislation that is pending in the Tennessee Legislature. According to GLSEN, it is the only… Continue reading Recent Times Talk focuses on legislation related to sexual preference