Barack Obama President Elect of United States
Cheers of joy could be heard across the campus as students jubilantly celebrated Barack Obama's victory, while literally dancing in the streets.
Obama's win marks the first time an African American has been elected to the nation's highest office.…
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Democrats gain power in House, Senate
Tom Raum & Julie Hirschfeld Davis
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado.…
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Democrats concede to Republicans in Tennessee House and Senate
Republican John McCain carried Tennessee and its 11 electoral votes in the presidential race against Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday, the first time since 1960 that the state hasn't backed the national winner.
With 81 percent of precincts reporting, McCain had 1,242,226, or 61 percent of the Tennessee vote, to Obama's 766,584, or 38 percent.…
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Student court approved, VP seeks to expand its power
Students can now have their day in court - UTM's student court.
The SGA Senate recently approved the six-person branch of UTM's student government.
Jennie Brooks, a senior Political Science major, was appointed chief justice. Brooks then appointed the five positions that make up the student court: Rebecca Hinds to attorney general, Brandon Burke to student defender and Daniel Burke, Heather Grossner and John Pickle to the three associate justice positions.…
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Gibson speaks on global geologic connections
At first glance, stromatolites, Central America, Tennessee, asteroids and life on Mars don't seem to have much in common.
But on Monday, Nov. 3, at the fourth of eight UTM Academic Speaker Series events, Dr. Michael Gibson showed how his career at UTM has linked all of these topics.…
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Biology prof Gathers receives research grant
Most people have experienced the embarrassing situation when an aunt, uncle or grandparents have called them by a different name. People often misplace a name to a face even when they are very familiar with the other person. This is something that Ann Gathers deals with in her research on facial recognition.…
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Campaign to educate students on 'social norms' concerning alcohol
The UTM Counseling Center has started a "social norms campaign" to challenge misperceptions and myths about alcohol and drug use among UTM students.
Specifically, the campaign will try to answer whether UTM is a party school, and what the "social norms" truly are on campus.…
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Dems win open gov seat in Mo., GOP holds Indiana
NEW YORK (AP) _ Democrats picked up a governor's seat Tuesday as voters in Missouri elected Attorney General Jay Nixon in an open race. In Indiana, voters re-elected Gov. Mitch Daniels Tuesday as the Republican easily turned back a Democratic challenger hoping to benefit from an expected strong turnout for Barack Obama.…
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Students gather for election watch party
All across America tonight groups have gather to watch election coverage on the major new networks and Martin is no different. Sever small gatherings of students have been reported including a group which has practically commandeered popular local pizza join, University Street pizza.…
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Young voters lean heavily toward Obama
CHICAGO (AP) _ Rafi Zelikowsky skipped class on Tuesday to camp out in downtown Chicago and wait for Barack Obama, the man who captured the hearts of so many young voters. "We're feeding off the energy," said Zelikowsky, a 19-year-old Northwestern University student from Los Angeles who arrived at 7:30 a.…
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Ballot from Obama's late grandmother to be counted
HONOLULU (AP) _ The absentee ballot from Barack Obama's late grandmother will be counted, election officials in Hawaii said Tuesday.
State elections chief Kevin Cronin said state law typically would require an absentee ballot cast by someone who dies before Election Day to be discarded.…
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Iraq War journalist speaks on campus
Dahr Jamail, a previously unembedded journalist in Iraq, spoke in the Humanities auditorium on Wednesday ,Oct. 29.
Jamail's speech addressed the way the American public views the war in Iraq and some of the things he did and saw while in Iraq, including having conversations with the people and first-hand looks at the events unfolding during the first parts of the war.…
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Voting heavy across Tennessee
Voters turned out in record numbers across Tennessee on Tuesday but the success of early voting prevented long lines at most precincts through most of the day.
State election coordinator Brook Thompson said he expected up to 2.9 million Tennessee voters to cast their ballots in the presidential election, easily exceeding the record 2.…
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ZTA raises money for Think Pink week
Last week Zeta Tau Alpha sponsored their annual Think Pink Week in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. At the end of the week, ZTA raised a total of $914.17 for their philanthropy.
During Think Pink Week ZTA held several events. The ladies were set up in the University Center all week for penny wars.…
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Four from UTM Women's Basketball team issued citations for theft of vending machine contents
Four players of the UTM Women's Basketball team were issued citations last Tuesday for misdemeanor vandalism of a vending machine on the "G" side of Browning Hall.
According to an incident report issued by the Department of Public safety, Alishia Glover, Maryam Kirk, Phyllisha Mitchell and Sequoia Forney confessed to handling a vending machine so that it caused four drinks to fall out and then removed the drinks.…
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Kappa Alphas cited for resisiting arrest
Four members of Kappa Alpha Order, one of which is an appointed official of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), were arrested by the Weakley County Sheriff's Office last Thursday night at the fraternity's residence during a party.
According to the police report Ryan Blake, James Duffer, Joshua Doyle and Zachary Burton turned the corner onto Oakland Street while driving and almost struck Officer Joshua Roger's patrol car.…
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