We at The Pacer would like to send our condolences to the victims and their families affected by Hurricane Matthew. Within the past week Hurricane Matthew has taken approximately 1,027 lives in the Caribbean and the southern United States with 1,000 being from Haiti, according to NBC News. It also left a terrible trail of destruction behind,… Continue reading Hurricane Matthew brings havoc to the Americas
Category: Editorials
Heroes in all shapes and sizes
With homecoming right around the corner, it’s no wonder why we at The Pacer, as well as the student body of UTM, are excited for homecoming week. Homecoming week is the week of ultimate campus unity. It’s filled with all sorts of activities and events hosted by the Students Activities Council, Office of Student Life and… Continue reading Heroes in all shapes and sizes
Fifteen years of hope and remembrance
Fifteen years ago this past Sunday, the United States was hit with a series of terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Nineteen terrorists took over four planes, two crashing into the World Trade Center’s two towers in New York City, one crashing into the western side of the Pentagon in Arlington… Continue reading Fifteen years of hope and remembrance
The Soybean Festival hype is here
With the Soybean Festival right around the corner, it’s no wonder why everyone is excited. Since 1994, the Tennessee Soybean Festival has been providing entertainment, live music, vendors and more for Northwest Tennessee residents, celebrating the common bond in agriculture. It has have even earned itself the title of “largest tourist event in the City… Continue reading The Soybean Festival hype is here
Welcome back to UTM, Skyhawks!
It’s the beginning of a new school year for our fellow Skyhawks! Throughout the FYI madness, finding classrooms, going over numerous syllabi and making new friends, we at The Pacer want to wish everyone a happy first week of school. For freshmen and transfer students, we hope that you have found your undergraduate home at UTM.… Continue reading Welcome back to UTM, Skyhawks!
Why is race such an issue?
As everyone knows, February is Black History Month. Black History Month grew out of Negro History Week. Historian, Carter G. Woodson and several other prominent African Americans started Negro History Week in the 1920s on the second week in February between the birthdays of Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, Negro History Week evolved… Continue reading Why is race such an issue?
Editorial: Get used to being offended
With political and social tensions at a steady increase, it seems that people are offended more easily than ever, and no one can express any opinion without being labeled the scum of the earth. Whether it be Republican or Democrat, black or white, gay or straight, everyone is offended by everything, and we have no… Continue reading Editorial: Get used to being offended
Editorial: Happy Holidays and may the curve be ever in your favor
As finals week approaches, we at The Pacer would like to wish everyone good luck during finals week and a happy winter break. Keep an eye out for several events on campus. We’re now finishing up the last week of classes, and that means only one thing: finals week. During this week, check The Hub online or the UTM… Continue reading Editorial: Happy Holidays and may the curve be ever in your favor
Editorial: Wishing you a happy fall!
Since yesterday was the first day of autumn, The Pacer wants to wish everyone a happy fall! As the weather grows cooler, leaves start to spiral down and the nights get longer, fall is a season of many events happening not only on campus, but everywhere. Midterms are coming up and will be here before… Continue reading Editorial: Wishing you a happy fall!
Editorial:Remembering the fallen
On, Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at 8:45 a.m., an American Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, instantly killing hundreds on impact. This terrible tragedy appeared to most as an awful accident on its own, but nearly 20 minutes later, a second United Airlines Boeing… Continue reading Editorial:Remembering the fallen