On Dec. 26, 2020, The New York Times published a story entitled “A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning.” The article by Dan Levin details the saga of Mimi Groves, a 19-year-old graduate from Heritage High School in Loudoun County, Virginia. She would have been an incoming freshman at the University of Tennessee… Continue reading UT’s actions towards Groves evidence of moral cowardice
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UT Promises free tuition
The UT System officially implemented the UT Promise, a last-dollar scholarship campaign which guarantees free tuition and mandatory fees for undergraduate students from households whose income is less than $50,000 a year. The announcement came at the inter-system football game Saturday, Sept. 14, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. The UT Promise was first announced in… Continue reading UT Promises free tuition
Football’s tough schedule highlighted by two SEC games
The Skyhawk football team will kick off the 2019 season in a home game against Northwestern State on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Hardy M. Graham Stadium. UTM endured a grueling 2-8 campaign last season, which saw the team finish second-to-last in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The campaign was plagued by multiple injuries, most… Continue reading Football’s tough schedule highlighted by two SEC games
Alex Jacobi: Struggle is more than real
Saying goodbye is something I’ve never been good at. I can’t even handle simple goodbyes. When I was a kid, I played out dramatic scenes in my head over simple things leaving my life, like when my mom decided to get a new car or when we moved to a house in another part of… Continue reading Alex Jacobi: Struggle is more than real