As the independent voice of UTM, The Pacer is launching a new blog called “Voice It!” to really give you, UTM’s students, a chance to have your voices heard. Previously, you were required to write a structured 300-word-minimum Letter to the Editor in order for your opinion to be heard. While we still welcome all… Continue reading Voice It! blog gives voice to students
Internships provide experience needed for job after graduation
Internships for college students sounds like a big deal, and for some, it is. Getting an internship can set students up for a very good job after graduation. Unfortunately, not all of the departments on campus talk much about it. Very few require it. Most departments only recommend it and some, not even that much.… Continue reading Internships provide experience needed for job after graduation
UTM names new Athletic Director
Julio Freire will be introduced as the 12th athletics director in UTM history at a press conference on Monday, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. in the north end zone of the floor level at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The event will be streamed live online through the Ohio Valley Conference Digital Network at… Continue reading UTM names new Athletic Director
How to stay entertained in the cold winter months
“Expect the unexpected,“ is a common phrase, and it is especially true when it comes to weather in Tennessee. It seems common to have 60 degree temperatures one day and below freezing the next. It becomes difficult to think of ways to stay entertained when you’re trapped inside for days on end. You have to become… Continue reading How to stay entertained in the cold winter months
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The Pacer welcomes readers back to UTM
The spring semester is finally under way and seniors are preparing for their final semester at UTM. Of course, if you’ve been anywhere in Tennessee this past week, the spring season couldn’t come sooner, classes or no classes. This state hasn’t had weather this bad in quite a while, which may understandably discourage student attendance… Continue reading The Pacer welcomes readers back to UTM
OVC honors two women’s hoops players
The OVC announced Jan. 7 that the UTM women’s basketball duo of Jasmine Newsome and Ashia Jones have garnered adidas OVC Player and Freshman of the Week honors, respectively. Leading the team to just the program’s fourth 3-0 start to open OVC play, Newsome and Jones averaged a combined 41.7 points per game to earn… Continue reading OVC honors two women’s hoops players
New director aims to take choir to next level
The choral ensembles on campus are seeing a change in direction this semester, with Director of Choirs Dr. Mark Simmons taking a sabbatical through the university and Dr. Samuel Barbara stepping in as a temporary replacement. During the sabbatical, Simmons is away for the semester to compose new works for the choir that will be… Continue reading New director aims to take choir to next level
Pacer staff member tackles challenge of blogging on NFL
Do you follow the National Football League? Do you spend the spring and summer months in a state of depression and/or incurable boredom brought on by the end of the NFL season? Do you want a blog that gives a fresh take on the latest news from around the league, delivered by none other than… Continue reading Pacer staff member tackles challenge of blogging on NFL
I’ve begun 2014 as I mean to go on
It’s that “resolution” time of year — time to see if any of us can keep all the well-intended resolutions we may have made on New Year’s Day. I have never been skilled in keeping resolutions. I have always been, however, incredibly talented in hauling around suitcases of guilt when I didn’t keep my resolutions,… Continue reading I’ve begun 2014 as I mean to go on