Category: News

Spectrum wants to make positive impact

The Fall 2016 semester at UTM has heralded the official debut and establishment of a new diversity organization on campus called Spectrum. Spectrum was created with the intention of providing support for the diverse members of the campus community regardless of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or… Continue reading Spectrum wants to make positive impact

Housing hopes to expand living-learning communities

Once it receives feedback on the recently implemented living-learning communities, the UTM Office of Housing hopes to expand the model beyond Cooper Hall to other housing facilities on campus, said Ryan Martin, assistant director of Housing. Living-learning communities, programs where students live together in a residential community based on their academic interests, were established in Cooper Hall… Continue reading Housing hopes to expand living-learning communities

Minnesota police officer facing second-degree manslaughter charge

Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez, 28, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of 32-year-old Philando Castile. Yanez was charged after prosecutors determined that he acted unreasonably when he shot and killed Philando Castile during a July traffic stop in Falcon Heights. The tragic incident happened with 62 seconds passing between the moment… Continue reading Minnesota police officer facing second-degree manslaughter charge

Counseling Services hosts third Stigma Cutting Ceremony

The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Office of Student Health and Counseling Services hosted their third annual Stigma Cutting Ceremony at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. The event was focused on letting students struggling with mental health issues know that they are not alone. “We don’t want our students to face these struggles in silence,” said John’Na Webster,… Continue reading Counseling Services hosts third Stigma Cutting Ceremony

Wildfires continue to spread through state

MORE ARSON ARRESTS MADE AS REWARD FUND GROWS BY ALLISON CRAFT MARTIN, TN — With the growth of the state’s arson tip reward fund new arrests have been made in connection with some of the wildfires. Ag News reports that investigators with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) Agriculture Crime Unit, along with authorities in… Continue reading Wildfires continue to spread through state

Possible world record deer killed in Sumner County

Steven Tucker, 26, killed what hunting officials are saying could be a record breaking white-tailed deer. Tucker bagged the monstrous 47-point buck with a muzzleloader Monday morning, Nov. 7, in Gallatin, Tennessee. Tucker says it was the third time in three days he had seen the deer. His first sighting of the deer happened the Saturday… Continue reading Possible world record deer killed in Sumner County

Gwen Ifill, PBS journalist, dies at 61

Veteran political journalist Gwen Ifill, longtime host of PBS’ “Washington Week” and co-anchor of “PBS NewsHour,” died on Monday, Nov. 14 in Washington, D.C. She was 61. Ifill had been absent from PBS’s recent election coverage due to health issues. She had taken a leave of absence in May to address those issues. Ifill served as… Continue reading Gwen Ifill, PBS journalist, dies at 61

Vet Tech grads set record pass rate on licensing exam

UTM Veterinary Health Technology Program students who graduated in the spring and summer 2016 reached a 100 percent success rate on their Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE), a first for the university. The 100 percent success rate was from the VTNE taken during the summer testing window. All of the students who took the test in that window were… Continue reading Vet Tech grads set record pass rate on licensing exam