Every year, hundreds of students question how to find extra scholarships to supplement their educational needs, when the answer is simply online, says Sr. Administrative Services Assistant and Scholarship Coordinator, Kim Cooper. Scholarships are available not only based on academic achievement, but also based on leadership, merit, music ability, military involvement and organizational membership. “All… Continue reading Scholarship opportunities exist online
Column: Research carefully, get started early on filling out FAFSA
When I decided I was going to attend Dyersburg State Community College in 2008, the first thing I did was try to fill out my FAFSA. I was told that since I was a non-traditional student that would be the best thing for me to do. Non-traditional students are those students who graduate from high… Continue reading Column: Research carefully, get started early on filling out FAFSA
UTM welcomes OVC soccer tournament
With their win against Southeast Missouri on Friday, Nov. 1, the Skyhawks clinched the top seed and the right to host the event for the second straight season. Morehead State claimed the second seed and also received a first round bye. In last year’s tournament, the Skyhawks defeated Southeast Missouri in the semi-final round before… Continue reading UTM welcomes OVC soccer tournament
Grand Theft Auto V is a smart buy
With September’s release of Grand Theft Auto V, it was only a matter of time before the game became a trending success. Despite what some think concerning the game’s obviously violent gameplay, it is not generally about senseless bloodshed as some less tolerant media and people might have you believe. In fact, it explores some… Continue reading Grand Theft Auto V is a smart buy
Pacer executive shares first encounter with street preachers, offers advice
Three years ago, I had my first encounter with a radical evangelist who was much like the ones who visited our campus a couple of weeks ago. On that fall day in 2010, as a freshman who had only been on a college campus for a month, I walked past the UC and heard a… Continue reading Pacer executive shares first encounter with street preachers, offers advice
Soldier plans American-themed wedding
Zach Oyebi and Sarah Muller didn’t meet each other with the intentions of ever dating, much less getting engaged. Oyebi recalls meeting Muller in Martin’s UT Federal Credit Union parking lot in October 2010. Oyebi had just recently returned from a tour in Iraq, and said his friend introduced the two before they went to… Continue reading Soldier plans American-themed wedding
Desire for news acquired with age
America keeps up with the world happenings by watching, reading and listening to the news. But, do Americans keep up with more in the entertainment and celebrity gossip realm or the news realm? Thomas E. Patterson, author of “Doing Well and Doing Good,” says that most young adults are simply uninterested in daily news. “About… Continue reading Desire for news acquired with age
The Pacer wishes readers a happy Veterans Day
Last month, UTM took a major hit when we learned that we would be losing our branch of the Army’s ROTC program. Needless to say, faculty, students and Martin residents just aren’t having it. UTM isn’t giving up the ROTC without a fight, which speaks volumes for how we in the city of Martin feel… Continue reading The Pacer wishes readers a happy Veterans Day
Review:’The Counselor’ leaves audience with mixed emotions
“Drugs,” “sex” and “catfish” are the words you will probably be repeating once you have seen Ridley Scott’s 2013 thriller The Counselor. Imagine yourself watching a seemingly endless montage of credits featuring the director’s name three times, followed by drugs being loaded onto a sewage truck. The film finally opens up to, believe it or… Continue reading Review:’The Counselor’ leaves audience with mixed emotions
Soldier plans American-themed wedding
Soldier plans American-themed wedding