Super Tuesday important to students, campus
With the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday just around the corner, students are getting ready to support their preferred candidates and parties.
Most Republican candidates have been focusing on Michigan as its primary is held today. The main battle has been over economics and Michigan's loss of manufacturing jobs, particularly from the auto industry.…
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Prosecutor looking into Tyson animal cruelty allegations
UNION CITY — Prosecutors said Thursday that they will investigate an animal rights group's complaints of animal cruelty and employee misconduct at a Tyson Foods chicken processing plant here.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals posted a video on its Web site Thursday outlining what it said was an extensive undercover investigation into how chickens are kept and killed at Tyson's plants in Union City, Tenn., and Cumming, Ga.…
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Judge orders test on Martin school accused of having toxic mold
DRESDEN, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has postponed a decision to halt classes at a Martin high school accused of having toxic mold until experts can run tests on the building.
Circuit Court Judge Bill Acree said Thursday toxicology and air quality test at Westview High School are needed before he can make his decision.…
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Winter break fraternity vandalism spree leads to two arrests
A former fraternity president has been charged in a fraternity-house theft and vandalism spree affecting three different groups over winter break.
James Chase Pickett and Thomas Cole Champion were charged with criminal trespassing in the break-in and vandalism of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity house, police said.…
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Rakes replaces Levy as commencement speaker
UTM Chancellor Tom Rakes faced one of the most interesting challenges of his position Dec. 15 when Dr. Robert Levy, UT vice president for Academic Affairs and Student Success, was unable to attend Fall Commencement because of poor travel conditions.
Levy was scheduled to deliver the commencement address, but discussed the possibility of not being able to fly from Knoxville due to weather concerns with Rakes on Dec.…
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Applicants to UTM up 25 percent, reports say
Application for the fall and summer semesters at UTM has risen by 25 percent compared to last year. ACT scores of applicants have also seen an increase.
A recent report showed that by Jan. 3, 1,901 students had applied for admission to UT Martin, an increase from the 1,508 applicants as of that date last year.…
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VCSA search continuesCandidates prepare for the interview, selection process
The final five candidates for UTM's Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs begins on January 23 until February 1.
The interviewing process includes meetings with staff, faculty, students, and an open forum. The search is chaired by Al Hooten, UTM's vice chancellor for finance and administration.…
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Parent files suit over mold, requests school closing
A judge is expected to hear arguments on a request to halt classes at Westview High School because of mold in the building.
A parent of two students at the school in Martin has filed suit, claiming they have tested positive for mold exposure and have suffered symptoms experienced by another student, whose parents sued the school board earlier.…
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Presidential campaign fuels debate over sexism, racism
NEW YORK (AP) - Expressions of sexism and racism emerging from the contest between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have been blatant, subtle and perhaps sometimes imagined, and they are renewing the national debate over what is and isn't acceptable to say in public.…
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Prof says King's legacy forgotten
NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 40 years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some say his legacy is being frozen in a moment in time that ignores the full complexity of the man and his message.
"Everyone knows - even the smallest kid knows about Martin Luther King - can say his most famous moment was that 'I have a dream' speech," said Henry Louis Taylor Jr.…
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Faculty, students to discuss NY Times
UTM faculty and students will hold weekly debates about current issues covered in the New York Times.
Arthur Hunt and Mike McCullough will be hosting "Times Talk", a forum for discussing articles from the New York Times as well as national issues. The first meeting is Tuesday, January 22nd from 11:30 to 12:30 in the Skyhawk dining room, room 125.…
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Nation's first Indian-American governor takes office
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Pledging to make a "clean break with the past" and root out corruption, Republican Bobby Jindal tried to separate himself from politics as usual as he was sworn in as Louisiana's governor Monday.
Jindal, the nation's first elected Indian-American chief executive and the state's first non-white governor since Reconstruction, thanked past governors for their service - but said it was time to rid the state of its reputation for corrupt government.…
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Tanner seeks re-election
NASHVILLE (AP) - U.S. Rep. John Tanner, a Democrat from Union City, says he plans to run for re-election for an 11th term.
Tanner, who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, was first elected in 1988 and is a founding member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of 47 moderate to conservative House Democrats.…
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TSU paper faces budget restraints
NASHVILLE (AP) - The student newspaper at Tennessee State University was told a lack of funds will reduce their weekly print schedule to just one issue this semester.
Cara Anthony, editor-in-chief of The Meter, said school officials told them lower-than-expected enrollment caused funds to run out.…
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Children involved in meth busts
CHATTANOOGA (AP) - Five days after police handcuffed a mom and removed six children in a methamphetamine lab bust at an upscale home, officers said another tip led them to an apartment where a couple had noxious drug-making chemicals in their youngsters' bathroom.…
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Obama increases efforts to correct misconception that he's a Muslim
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to correct the misconception that he's a Muslim now that the presidential campaign has hit the Bible Belt.
At a rally to kick off a weeklong campaign for the South Carolina primary, Obama tried to set the record straight from an attack circulating widely on the Internet that is designed to play into prejudices against Muslims and fears of terrorism.…
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Obama increases efforts to correct misconception that he's a Muslim
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to correct the misconception that he's a Muslim now that the presidential campaign has hit the Bible Belt.
At a rally to kick off a weeklong campaign for the South Carolina primary, Obama tried to set the record straight from an attack circulating widely on the Internet that is designed to play into prejudices against Muslims and fears of terrorism.…
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