Researcher explains efforts to restore the American chestnut
Dr. Stacy Clark of the U.S. Forest Services, spoke at Friday’s installment of the UT...
Relay For Life uses Disney magic to ‘wish upon a cure’
What happens when you wish upon a cure? Campus organizations and community organizers gathered in...
Josh Malone wows crowd, coaches in Neyland debut
It may have been Josh Malone’s first game in Neyland Stadium, but he played as...
Discussion offers different perspectives on women, politics
A roundtable was held at the Howard Baker Center Auditorium on Thursday, April 10, discussing women in politics. Guest speakers included Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Melanie Hughes (University of Pittsburgh), Tracy Osborn (University of Iowa), Jana Morgan (UTK), Leslie Schwindt-Bayer (Rice University), and Sarah Fulton (Texas A&M), all discussing reasons why women are just now starting to rise in politics. One reason used by almost every speaker was because women are more risk-averse, thus the women encourages all who are interested in politics to get involved now.
International Festival spotlights variety of cultural talent
Taking advantage of the warm spring weather Friday afternoon, hundreds of students came to Pedestrian...
Crab Apple Lane wins competition, will open for Volapalooza
On April 11 in the Alumni Memorial Building some of Knoxville’s local bands battled to...
Vols’ Stokes to forgo senior season, enter NBA draft
After a season where he averaged a double-double each game and helped get his team...
Doctor speaks about conflict, humanitarian crisis in Syria
On Wednesday, April 9, MESA hosted the event, "Syria: The Forgotten Revolution," where guest speaker Dr. Jaber Hassan spoke about what he has seen in his visits over the past three years. Growing up in Syria, Dr. Hassan compared the Syria he knew then, and the Syria he can't believe now, impounding the importance of the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Daniel Sakaan--UT junior and MESA officer--hopes that by spreading the word of this increasing humanitarian crisis, it may someday soon come to an end.
College Democrats, Republicans tackle local, national issues
The University of Tennessee Student Government Association presented pizza and politics Thursday night as the UTK College Democrats and College Republicans took a stance on foreign affairs, abortion, same-sex marriage, the Tennessee tax code and more.
