Students, local leaders celebrate Martin Luther King’s life, legacy

The Black Student Association of UTM and the City of Martin hosted the 2nd Annual Celebration and Breakfast honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20. Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs David Belote began the day with an address in remembrance of King. “There are five things… Continue reading Students, local leaders celebrate Martin Luther King’s life, legacy

Childhood experiences lead to teaching, family style

Our childhood experiences alone don’t make us who we are, but they play a role in who we become. They influence our decisions about who we want to be, how we want to spend our lives and sometimes more importantly how we don’t want to live them. Childhood experiences definitely played a role in Associate… Continue reading Childhood experiences lead to teaching, family style

Civil Rights Conference to take place Feb. 23 through Feb. 27

On Sunday, Feb. 23 through Thursday, Feb. 27, the 14th annual UTM Civil Rights Conference will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Summer, a campaign that encouraged African-Americans to vote in June 1964. “In Mississippi the number of black people who were registered to vote was about 5 percent of the eligible population.… Continue reading Civil Rights Conference to take place Feb. 23 through Feb. 27

Skyhawk softball looks to leave their mark in 2014

After making the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship game for the fourth time in the last five years, University of Tennessee at Martin head coach softball Donley Canary and the 2014 edition Skyhawk softball squad is primed for another deep postseason run. Despite dropping the squad’s opening game in the 2013 OVC Tournament, the Skyhawks… Continue reading Skyhawk softball looks to leave their mark in 2014

Column: Possible player unions would shake up college athletics

If you hate the idea of college players being paid, then you are definitely going to hate this. In a historic move by a group of Northwestern football players, led by former quarterback Kain Colter, the group is attempting to create a union. This is the full statement released by the players on Jan. 28.… Continue reading Column: Possible player unions would shake up college athletics