UTM alum killed in motorcycle wreck
UTM alumnus Chace A. Wimberley was killed Tuesday, Dec. 15, after he lost control of the motorcycle he was driving and struck a fire hydrant.
Wimberley, 23, of Dyer, Tenn., was traveling east on Mount Pelia Road at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his 2007 Suzuki motorcycle while passing another vehicle, witnesses said.…
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Blood Drive279 donors give blood, 68 deferred
The sight of Lifeline Blood Service vans parked outside the University Center has become a familiar one throughout the past decade. Last week, the buses made their final rounds of the semester.
"I'm a past Nursing major, so I know the importance and understand the necessity of giving blood," said Ryan Lanier, speaking calmly with needle in arm and feet inclined.…
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Bruce Tuck pleads guilty; receives 60 year prison sentence
Bruce Tuck, the accused "Big Bellied Rapist", appeared in Weakley County Circuit Court this morning and pleaded guilty to all six counts of aggravated rape. Tuck was sentenced to three 20 year prison terms for the rapes in each indictment with each one running consecutively for a total sentence of 60 years.…
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Athletic grades below non-athlete population
The UTM athletics teams' cumulative GPAs remained the same as the spring of 2009, with an overall 2.74 GPA.
The highest average of all of the sports teams was the now defunct men's tennis team, with an overall average of 3.46, up from 3.32 in fall 2008. Following closely behind
was the women's tennis team with a team GPA of 3.…
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Jobs in the 'real world,' where to look
At UTM's fall commencement on Dec. 19, about 635 people will walk across the stage and into the real world.
Where will they get jobs? According to online news sources, as well as recent interviews with UTM's five deans, jobs seem to be more readily available in health-related fields, in education and in computer or business-related fields.…
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Food committee meets, talks on trayless dining
Sodexo's Food Committee meets once a month to discuss topics about the food services here on campus. This month's meeting was December 2 at the University Center. The Food Committee meetings are open to students and faculty members. The topics discussed at the meeting were eco-clam shells, composting, recycling in the cafeteria, and the hot topic being tray less dining.…
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Employers frown on classroom hours
For many students, the cost of going to college creates a financial strain.
Many find ways to offset the cost by accepting federal work-study while others seek employment at local businesses. Students who work at local businesses know they must schedule their classes around their employment, or ask their employer to schedule their work hours around their classes each semester.…
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Alpha Phi Alpha to host events, activities at UTM
Alpha Phi Alpha is back on the yard and they aren't planning on going anywhere. This year's Homecoming was a success for the Tau Psi chapter; they hosted Alumni and won the NPHC's Step Show, adding another trophy to their expanding collection.
"The step show was the icing on the cake for us.…
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Asian club organized for tolerance, awareness
There is a new club here at the University of Tennessee at Martin: the Asian Club. It has been started by appointed President Carol Chan, a senior biology major, in order to unite Asian students across campus and to create an awareness of the growing number of Asian students attending school here at UTM.…
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