The University Trio put on an astounding recital Sept. 23 at the Blankenship Recital Hall in the Fine Arts Building in preparation for a performance abroad. The Trio, composed of Charles Lewis on flute, Dr. Christa Frye on clarinet and Dr. Elaine Harriss on piano, all of whom are staff at the Department of Music,… Continue reading University Trio Showcase Recital for Upcoming Conference
Sigma Chi ‘Derby Days’ Most Successful Year Yet
The Kappa Psi chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity hosted “Derby Days,” their philanthropy week, Sept.17-22, and raised over $15,000. This was the 12th year that the chapter has made it their mission to raise money for their philanthropy, the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. The UTM community got to help them with that goal in many different ways… Continue reading Sigma Chi ‘Derby Days’ Most Successful Year Yet
SGA Senate Highlights: September 20, 2018
The 67th General Assembly for the Student Government Association of UTM met for their first senate meeting of the semester on Thursday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. During this meeting, they welcomed the Freshman Council members, recognized the appointments of members for new positions and accepted the resignations of others. This year, around one hundred… Continue reading SGA Senate Highlights: September 20, 2018
UTM Arts Inservice
The UTM Department of Visual and Theatre Arts will host its third-annual in-service workshops from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m on Saturday, Sept. 29 in the Fine Arts building. The workshops, designed for K-12 teachers of art, dance and theatre, has 60 spaces available. The seats are on a first-come, first-served basis and the event… Continue reading UTM Arts Inservice
CBS CEO to resign amid scandal
Leslie Moonves, C.E.O. of CBS Corporation, announced Sunday, Sept. 9th that he will resign. Back in July of this year, six women came forward and accused Moonves of sexual assault, which was later detailed in The New Yorker with an article from Ronan Farrow. Farrow’s two articles detailed accusations by 12 women. These accusations went back as… Continue reading CBS CEO to resign amid scandal
What does your major say about you?
Every major, and minor, has some sort of stereotype associated with that area of study. What is a stereotype anyway? According to vocabulary.com, a stereotype is “a perceived notion, especially about a group of people.” There are positive and negative stereotypes out there and they come up when we, as college students, are asked: “What’s… Continue reading What does your major say about you?
Nashville Predators have solid shot this season
The Nashville Predators will begin the 2018-2019 regular season against the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 11 at Bridgestone Arena. The Preds are coming off a year where they won their first Central Division title and Presidents’ Trophy for finishing with the best record in the league (53-18-11). On top of this, the Preds are only… Continue reading Nashville Predators have solid shot this season
Creative Corner
Madison Lee is starring as Abigail in Vanguard Theatre’s production this fall of The Crucible. Lee, 19, is a sophomore Theater major from La Vergne. Lee began acting in when she was just five. She said that she wouldn’t be happy doing anything other than theater. Theater has become a part of who she is and… Continue reading Creative Corner
And the Emmy goes to … a fiancé
The 70th Emmy Awards took place on Monday, Sept. 17, focusing on diversity as the main theme of the night. In all of the presenters’ and hosts’ openings, they spoke heavily about how diverse all the nominees were. However, when looking at the winners, a majority of them were Caucasian. Though this was the case,… Continue reading And the Emmy goes to … a fiancé
‘Bro’ country and rock music offensive to women
Music, without a doubt, is incredibly important to cultures all around the world. Country music, in particular, is a large part of southern U.S. culture. However, country music has certainly changed from the days of Johnny Cash, a musician whom I greatly respect. I am not a fan of country music, but it is still… Continue reading ‘Bro’ country and rock music offensive to women