The Skyhawk Veteran Association is looking for a handicapped veteran who needs a ramp installed at their home. “We’ve got a couple of veterans who need handicap access that we’ve been told of,” said Skyhawk Veteran Association President Michael Cochran. When the association first organized on campus, Cochran said members tossed around the question of… Continue reading Organization hoping to help veteran in need
NSE offers opportunities to study in other places
The National Student Exchange is a program that allows UTM students to attend another campus in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada while still paying tuition at UTM. This program offers students a chance to broaden horizons, explore different cultures within the country, take classes in their major or minor not… Continue reading NSE offers opportunities to study in other places
Homecoming Week events begin Sept. 30
Every year at UTM, organizations work together to host one of the university’s biggest events – Homecoming Week. The theme for this year’s Homecoming event is “The Roaring ’20s.” The week begins Monday, Sept. 30, with Rope Pull, followed by Lip Sync, Pyramid, Quad City and, of course, the Homecoming football game. All of these… Continue reading Homecoming Week events begin Sept. 30
Alumnus plays major role in pivot project
Throughout the course of the past few months, Inco Ag Irrigation has worked in part with several other companies to bring new technology to UTM. The Reinke Electrogator II, a pivot irrigation system, officially began running on the UTM Farm on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The donation of the system will allow UTM Agriculture students the… Continue reading Alumnus plays major role in pivot project
The Pacer asks readers about foreign language
On the UTM campus, we have foreign language programs from all over Europe … and Japan. But despite the diversity of the language programs at UTM, they all have one thing in common: UTM students either love them or hate them. Naturally, those who love language classes will look for any reason at all to… Continue reading The Pacer asks readers about foreign language
UTM Equestrian team opens season this weekend ranked 10th in Preseason Rankings
A little over five months after the UTM equestrian team ended its 2013 season in the second round of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association in Waco, Texas, the Skyhawk equestrian team returns to the same site this weekend when it takes part in the season-opening Willis Invitational, hosted by Baylor. UTM enters the 2013-14 campaign… Continue reading UTM Equestrian team opens season this weekend ranked 10th in Preseason Rankings
UTM’s lack of a Latin program is disappointing
Although my major has not required me to take a foreign language, I was really hoping I could have continued studying Latin while in college. Unfortunately, UTM doesn’t offer this language as an option. While UTM offers courses in five languages, Latin is certainly not one of them. I have found this rather upsetting throughout… Continue reading UTM’s lack of a Latin program is disappointing
Studying abroad: Experiences and how language helped
“Why did you decide to go abroad?” That is a question that I have heard numerous times since I first decided to do just that several years ago. After coming back from a year in Japan, I have given that very question a lot of thought, and I think it’s finally time that I share… Continue reading Studying abroad: Experiences and how language helped
Learning foreign languages while young raises cultural understanding
In a country that has often tried to name English as the official language it seems that some people have waged an unofficial war against other languages. But one has to wonder if the implementation of foreign languages at an earlier age would reduce these hostilities and possibly even help our relationships with other cultures.… Continue reading Learning foreign languages while young raises cultural understanding
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