Storytelling from the University of Tennessee's School of Journalism & Media
The twang of guitars and a swarm of people surrounding street performers set the scene in downtown Nashville as the weekend began. I ventured to Nashville to attend singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran’s concert at the Bridgestone Arena.
I feel I would be remiss if we didn't take a moment to reflect on the terrorist attacks of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. It is fair to say that day changed the world we live in for every person in this country. It changed my life for sure. I realize this column is nearly a week late from the anniversary, but it transcends boundaries. I could write about it at any time, and its connection with people would be there.
The Tennessee women’s soccer team lost a close game, 2-1, to #2 Virginia in the Lady Vols’ first matchup of the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic on Friday.
On Sept. 15, the UT Cinema Club presented the independent film “Something, Anything” for free to view in the Art & Architecture building at UT.
Peng Xiong, a physics professor at Florida State University, visited Knoxville for the first time and was the first speaker in a semester-long colloquium series created by the Physics Department. Xiong spoke to the community about his research in superconductivity, specifically talking about lead as a superconductor. Student Ryan Raul was excited to attend the lecture because his major lines up with Xiong's research.
The series will continue Sept. 22 with guest speaker Randy Fishman.
Movie goers and filmmakers alike united at Downtown West from Sept. 11-14 for the Knoxville Film Festival.
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society hosted a Town Hall Forum in the Alumni Memorial Building Auditorium September 12, 2014, and invited the community to meet and listen to Medal of Honor recipients Donald “Doc” Ballard and Clinton Romesha.
The audience at the UT Science Forum was treated to a trip back in time...
Scripps Networks Interactive featured cupcakes of many flavors in its third annual "Cupcakes in the Park" in Krutch Park on Saturday to benefit the Helen Ross McNabb Center.
The Tennessee Volunteers face their first road game of the season as they travel to Norman, Oklahoma to face the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday.
