Senior Walk 2014

Please click on the link below to view the video of UTM’s annual Senior Walk that took place Wednesday, April 23. Senior Walk 2014 Featured Photo Credit: Sheila Scott

Senioritis affects even the strongest students

As the days wind down on the spring semester at UTM, a certain illness has been sweeping the campus, senioritis. The always faithful and rarely factual Urban Dictionary defines senioritis as, “A virus, which seems to affect mainly second semester seniors, with few exceptions … This virus can be deadly to one’s grades, as the… Continue reading Senioritis affects even the strongest students

Becca Partridge: Withdrew on day one

I didn’t come to college expecting it to change me. I didn’t expect UTM to become home. In fact, I didn’t think of these four years as anything other than a challenge I had to pass in order to get on with my life. I was wrong. When I first arrived in Martin, I was… Continue reading Becca Partridge: Withdrew on day one

Malorie Paine: Can’t even believe the end is here

I can’t believe the time has come for me to write my senior farewell. Five years flew by for me. So much has happened in the last five years that wouldn’t have been possible without UTM. Now, I can’t lie and say that I didn’t consider leaving UTM. There were several semesters where I found… Continue reading Malorie Paine: Can’t even believe the end is here

Alex Jacobi: Struggle is more than real

Saying goodbye is something I’ve never been good at. I can’t even handle simple goodbyes. When I was a kid, I played out dramatic scenes in my head over simple things leaving my life, like when my mom decided to get a new car or when we moved to a house in another part of… Continue reading Alex Jacobi: Struggle is more than real

Butler named inaugural Pacer Player of the Year

In the first issue of The Pacer last fall, it was announced that The Pacer would be awarding the inaugural Pacer Player of the Year award. After receiving multiple nominations and considering several factors, The Pacer is pleased to name Heather Butler, senior guard from the women’s basketball team, the winner of the award. Throughout… Continue reading Butler named inaugural Pacer Player of the Year

UTM advising gives students direction in college experience

Many students have had to face adviser holds in their college lives and know the struggles that advising sometimes brings. One issue is the ratio of students to advisers. During the 2013 fall semester alone, there were over 7,000 undergraduate students attending UTM, with 292 full-time faculty advisers. Despite there only being 292 full-time advisers… Continue reading UTM advising gives students direction in college experience