Category: News

For five years now, students have enjoyed Captain’s Coffee, or Seattle’s Best, in the library on campus, giving them that coffee-fix that they so often need, along with being a place to hang out and complete assignments. However, recently, UTM and Sodexo have been exploring the idea of bringing a Starbucks to campus, giving students an even higher quality… Continue reading Sodexo looks into Starbucks for UTM

“There are some things that are not real positive,” said Jerry Winters to a group of prospective teachers this past Wednesday, Oct. 10.  Winters, a lobbyist in Nashville for the Tennessee Education Association (TEA), has been working for the Tennessee Legislature for over thirty years.  He was invited by the on-campus organization STEA to come… Continue reading TEA lobbyist highlights problems in education

  UTM students took a stand against childhood cancer by participating in the 2012 Up ‘til Dawn fundraiser. Up ‘til Dawn is a fundraising opportunity sponsoring St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The UTM Up ‘til Dawn Executive Board is comprised of 12 students. The program also has many volunteers who make this event possible. Typically, Up ‘til Dawn is held all night long. However, this year… Continue reading Up all night for a worthy cause

Leaders in Residence is a program made up of 35 to 50 first year students, who have been awarded the Leaders in Residence Scholarship of $1,000. This is a year-long program that helps students build their leadership skills that will help them make a difference on campus and in the world when they graduate. According… Continue reading Leaders in Residence program expands; helps students build skills

Pat Head Summitt achieved legendary status long before she won her 1,098 game with the team she had coached for nearly forty years. That icy blue stare could be seen by many on television as she coached her players to perfection. However, there were two people she would never turn that stare on out of… Continue reading Unveiling of statues honors roots of UTM women’s hoops

With the 2012 Presidential Election on Nov. 6 and the deadline to register to vote Oct. 8, SGA and ADPi hosted a student voter registration forum on Oct. 3 to encourage students to register to vote. Barbara Castleman, the Administrator of Elections for Weakley County, was the guest speaker. She gave important information on how… Continue reading Voter Registration Forum provides useful information

On Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 2-9p.m. Up ‘til Dawn will be in full gear at the Student Rec Center. Up ‘til Dawn is a student event where students will be writing letters to send to family members, friends and others to help raise awareness and money for the children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital… Continue reading Up ’til Dawn to raise money for St. Jude

(Updated on Oct. 3, 2012 at 11 a.m.) Despite the fact that some fraternities have recently rejoined Homecoming activities, UTM’s IFC still prohibits fraternities to participate in Homecoming events unless recent cases of vandalism and theft of property at some of the fraternities’ houses are resolved. However, because the university has cleared all organizations, some… Continue reading UPDATE: IFC fraternities’ suspension

Most people are wondering what is going on with the empty lot that’s next to Wendy’s and Rodeo, with it being roped off for a few weeks and then construction work taking place. The reason for this is that someone bought the property and is planning on making it a parking lot. Joe Robert “Bob”… Continue reading Empty area by Gooch will be new parking lot

Getting to the third floor of Gooch Hall has been a challenge for both faculty and students many times during the past year, due to the passenger elevator’s frequent breakdowns. Often faculty and students have ridden the passenger elevator from the first floor to the third floor of Gooch Hall, and then an hour later… Continue reading Breakdown in communication leads to elevator repair delay