Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ inspires audience

Based on the novel by Matthew Quick, “Silver Linings Playbook” shows the story of a man with bipolar disorder, Pat Solitano, Jr. (Bradley Cooper), losing his job and wife and finding a silver lining through it all in family, friends and a dance. The story begins with Pat leaving a mental institute to return to… Continue reading Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ inspires audience

UTM hosts Tennessee Associaton of Residence Hall conference

Last week, UTM’s Housing Staff was likely to be seen running errands to buy more glitter and paint and talking about only one thing that was happening that weekend: TARH. Feb. 8-10 was the weekend of the Tennessee Association of Residence Halls (TARH) Conference. This conference brought schools from all over Tennessee to UTM for… Continue reading UTM hosts Tennessee Associaton of Residence Hall conference

Night of Dance celebrates its African-American heritage

The Black Student Association and the Office of Multicultural Affairs teamed up with UTM’s Dance Ensemble to create a dance performance to honor the rich African-American heritage that has made many contributions to modern dance styles. Forget the typical, the Night of Dance created an environment that was entertaining as well as informal, with performers walking up… Continue reading Night of Dance celebrates its African-American heritage

Redhawks soar past Skyhawks

With an impressive offensive showing, the Southeastern Missouri Redhawks downed the UTM Skyhawks 96-74. The Skyhawks came into the game still trying to throw their name into the hat for the upcoming Ohio Valley Conference tournament. However, with SEMO putting themselves in position to compete for second in west division and the Skyhawks falling down… Continue reading Redhawks soar past Skyhawks

‘Movie 43’ offers many different types of entertainment

I’m going to start off by saying, if you are easily offended or don’t like gross-out movies, do not see the film, “Movie 43,” a near masterpiece of tastelessness. The anthology of 12 short, interconnected skits elevates the art form of gross-out comedy to a new height. How exactly it accomplishes this is by setting its sights… Continue reading ‘Movie 43’ offers many different types of entertainment

Faculty Profile: Katie Smith fills Student Organization Coordinator position

Some students may have noticed emails from a new sender on their email accounts over the last few weeks. This new person is Katie Smith. Smith has been named to the Student Organization Coordinator position on an interim basis. She will be in charge of all student organizations on the UTM campus as well as informing the… Continue reading Faculty Profile: Katie Smith fills Student Organization Coordinator position

Alpha Phi Alpha member gives children positive outlet

On Jan. 26, 2012, the Tau Psi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and the Zeta Lambda chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority went to the Crossroads Teen Center in Martin to volunteer and teach the kids some of their organizations’ steps, but little did they know that they were witness to something that would… Continue reading Alpha Phi Alpha member gives children positive outlet

UTM upsets EKU

UTM’s men’s basketball team pulled a major upset last night when they beat Eastern Kentucky University 72-65. The win has given the team the faith they need to go into the next three home games. The Skyhawks went into the game with a record of 2-7 in the OVC standings. The Colonels were 6-2 and… Continue reading UTM upsets EKU