The 2014 Student Government Association Make-Up Election was held on April 10, and 641 UTM students cast a ballot. This election was held due to the technical difficulties in the original election on April 1. The YOUniversity Party swept the election in the Senate races. (Click here for the Unofficial 2014 SGA Election Results in… Continue reading YOUniversity Party sweeps SGA Election; runoff scheduled for Friday
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Pike Fights raises funds for Reading Railroad
The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha hold an annual event, Pike Fights, to raise money for their philanthropy, the Weakley County Reading Railroad. This year was the 25th annual event. The fights consist of three rounds of one minute fights, and then the judges pick a winner. The event was held in the Skyhawk field house… Continue reading Pike Fights raises funds for Reading Railroad
War on Poverty: 50 years later and still battling
Fifty years after the inception of the Lyndon B. Johnson’s legislation against poverty, America is still battling the war. The legislation unofficially called the “War on Poverty” was introduced during Johnson’s State of the Union address on Jan. 8, 1964. According to The Huffington Post, after the war on poverty in 1973, poverty rates were an… Continue reading War on Poverty: 50 years later and still battling
Holocaust survivor speaks about experience
Sonja Dubois spoke to UTM students about her personal experiences during the Holocaust. Dubois has spoken to over 100 audiences in the past 10 years. She defines her life as a jig-saw puzzle with missing pieces that she is slowly trying to piece together. Dubois was born in October of 1940 in Holland with the… Continue reading Holocaust survivor speaks about experience
Big Man on Campus exceeds last year’s total raised
Zeta Tau Alpha’s third annual Big Man on Campus was held Tuesday, April 1. The event was to raise awareness for breast cancer. ZTA raised $5,306 for breast cancer education and awareness. The Mr. Big Man on Campus for 2014 is Rick Drewry, and Mr. Charitable is Zach Ward. The emcees for the event were ZTA… Continue reading Big Man on Campus exceeds last year’s total raised
UTM Women’s Center hosts 3rd annual Women’s Studies Symposium
The UTM Women’s Center hosted its third annual Women’s Studies Symposium on Tuesday, March 25, featuring keynote speaker Whitney Maxey Trotter. Trotter, a graduate of UTM, began the event at 1 p.m. with a speech, which was followed by breakout sessions at 2 and 3 p.m. The symposium ended with EqualiTEA at 4 p.m., hosted… Continue reading UTM Women’s Center hosts 3rd annual Women’s Studies Symposium
How to improve your health without a prescription
Whether one wants to lose weight, stop smoking, get better grades or just improve your overall well-being, there are alternatives to traditional western medicine. For ages, mankind has looked for ways of dealing with pain, stress and other ailments. For the traditional western world, people have been focused primarily on science as a cure for… Continue reading How to improve your health without a prescription
Change in ballot for SGA elections
The ballot for the 2014 SGA Elections has officially been changed. Only one person will run for an Executive Council position representing the YOUniversity Party. Brian Swayze and Sean O’Brien have withdrawn from the race. “The YOUniversity Party has changed their election ballot with the permission of the SGA Elections Commission,” SGA Adviser John Abel said… Continue reading Change in ballot for SGA elections
Parents’ roles make difference with college students
College students come from all different kinds of homes. Some come from homes where parents are like the students’ best friends, while other college students come from homes with parents who are hoverers. They never let the student leave their side without knowing exactly what they are doing and exactly who they are going to… Continue reading Parents’ roles make difference with college students
Speakers offer African views of South Sudan
Lemmy Ejorewoia and Pierre Mopo Gonhameu, both natives of Africa, will be giving first-hand accounts of their experiences in Africa on April 10 at 6:15 p.m. in Watkins Auditorium, with a reception following the event. Ejorewoia was hired by the U.N. to teach English, art, music and physical education at the Lost Boys Kakuma Refugee… Continue reading Speakers offer African views of South Sudan