The Pacer, UTM’s student newspaper, and WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk”, UTM’s student radio station, along with student staff members, won numerous awards at the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC) convention Feb. 13-15 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In SEJC’s Best of the South competition, which featured entries from about 30 schools in various categories, WUTM ranked first in… Continue reading Pacer, WUTM bring home awards
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It’s the most stressful season of all
We’re here folks, finals week is next week and Christmas is right around the corner. But before we can enjoy the holiday break, we first must slay the dragon at the end of the road – final exams. For some, this current week and the next will be tedious, exhausting and ever so stressful. For others,… Continue reading It’s the most stressful season of all
Our condolences to the victims of Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence has ravaged the east coast states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and so on, with the potential of remnants of the hurricane reaching middle Tennessee. We at The Pacer want to offer our sincerest condolences to everyone affected by this natural disaster, whether it be losing a loved one or property. We… Continue reading Our condolences to the victims of Hurricane Florence
Communications students compete at SEJC
UTM’s student-run radio station and campus newspaper successfully competed at the 2018 Southeast Journalism Conference convention held Feb. 15-17 on the Harding University campus in Searcy, Arkansas. WUTM 90.3 FM “The Hawk” was named “Best College Radio Station in the South” for the fourth consecutive year. WUTM is the first to accomplish this feat in… Continue reading Communications students compete at SEJC
Welcome to The Pacer!
History Founded in 1928 as The Checkerboard, The Pacer is the student-run newspaper at the University of Tennessee at Martin. After beginning as The Checkerboard, the newspaper became The Volette and remained that way until October of 1971, where it became The Pacer, named after the then-nickname for UTM athletics, the Pacers. Even after UTM… Continue reading Welcome to The Pacer!
Bradley Stringfield: I never wanted to go here
Over the last four years I have come to both love, and hate, Martin. However, in a few short days I will bid farewell to UTM and venture off into the land that all of our professors have referred to as ‘the real world.’ I never really wanted to come to UTM. I wanted to… Continue reading Bradley Stringfield: I never wanted to go here