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UT President Randy Boyd recently made a visit to UTM on November 26. His full day consisted of lots of meetings and a lecture. He met with the Chancellor’s Cabinet, visited the Physical Plant Employee of the Month Recognition Reception, and met with Academic Deans. He also stopped by the Employee Service Awards Luncheon for 10+ Year Faculty/Staff. He was a guest speaker in Dr. Carrie Humphreys Political Science 423:01 class. Towards the end of his visit, he had a golf cart to

The 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards were held on Wednesday, November 10th. The show was hosted by Luke Bryan at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville. Artists took on country music's biggest stage including Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Jennifer Hudson, and many more. Artists also came together for special collaborations. Carly Pearce and Ashely McBride came together to perform "Never Wanted to be That Girl." Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean also c

The Lifeline Blood Services will be set up outside of the Boling University Center on the UT Martin campus. Students will get the opportunity to donate blood for a good cause and to save lives. They will be set up Wednesday, November 10th and Thursday, November 11th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Below is a flyer with a qr code for a link to register to donate. Everyone is asked not to fill out the medical questionnaire until the day they plan to donate blood. To find answe

Even without their featured running back leading the ground game, the Tennessee Titans continue to find ways to win. After Derrick Henry injured his foot in a Week 8 win against the Indianapolis Colts, the Titans season looked to be in vain. Coming into Sunday night's game, the Tennessee Titans tied for the third most injured roster in the entire league with 15 players inactive. However, after signing running backs D'Onta Foreman and former NFL MVP Adrian Peterson, the Titans

On November 17, 2021, WUTM will celebrate being on air for 50 years. The station has big plans for the upcoming week. November 17, WUTM will be live from Dunagan Alumni Center from 10 to 2 and hosting giveaways online. The grand prize winner will receive a BOSE Wave Radio prize pack. 10 second-place prize winners will receive Sony FM Portable Radio prize packs. 39 third-place winners will receive WUTM tumbler prize packs. 50 winners for 50 years! And there are even more prize

As they have done so often throughout this magical season, the UT Martin Skyhawks found a way to win in a thrilling, come-from-behind victory against interconference rival Austin Peay. After trailing 0-16 in the first half, the Skyhawks found their rhythm and scored 17 unanswered points in the second half, including the game-winning field goal. UT Martin leads the Ohio Valley with a 3-0 conference record. The win moves the Skyhawks to No. 11 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and N

The Titans are the hottest team in the AFC and have won their last three consecutive games. With wins against the Bills and the Chiefs in back-to-back games, the Titans prove to be legit Super Bowl contenders. The resiliency from the Titans was the story of the game as Tennessee overcame two interceptions by quarterback Ryan Tannehill and two early touchdowns from Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. After trailing 14-0 early in the first quarter, the Titans quickly turned

UTM’s Flight Crew along with the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs is bringing a silent disco to campus. On Tuesday, November 2, you can join them on the University Center Patio from 6 pm to 8 pm. DJVON and DJEXEFFECT will be battling for control over your headphones. Participants will want to dress warmly, as temperatures will begin to drop after dusk. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the UC Ballroom. You may be asking yourself, “W

Today, Elevated Creations will have a Pop Up Shop of Horrors from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. This is an opportunity for local businesses to not only connect with students but for students to engage in Halloween activities. Keithon Currie says, “This event was an original idea that I had intended to both promote business in the west Tennessee area as well as provide an opportunity for the youth in the area to enjoy Halloween treats and show off their costumes.” The event will be at

People from all ethnicity's, regions, and etc has had a loved one or friend that have dealt with Breast Cancer. The Delta Iota Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated will be highlighting the Let's Be Aware event on campus. The event will be held in the Boling University Center hallway. Be sure to come sign the poster in remembrance or memory to anyone you may know that fought the battle of Breast Cancer. We all need to be aware of Breast Cancer so be sure to come out

Today, the Zeta Lambda chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated will be partnering with the Iota Zeta chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated to bring awareness through questions about Breast Cancer. The event is called "Fact or Cap" and can be found in the Boling University Center lobby. This will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. If you believe that you have what it takes to answer questions about Breast Cancer, then make sure to go test your knowledge. For mo

Today, the Kaptivating Kappa Gamma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, will organize a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research. If you would like to donate, the event will be in the Boling University Center. This event will be held from 11a.m. till 1 p.m. All donators will receive a free cupcake. Maybe you don't have any cash at the moment, then CashApp donations are welcomed as well. The CashApp is $KGPoodles. For more information about how you can help on Breas

Tonight at 7 pm, both women and men UT Martin basketball teams will host a Glow Event. This event is a chance for students and faculty to not only meet players and coaches but have the opportunity to win prizes. (Photo/ UT Martin Women & Men Basketball) Prizes include a chance to win AirPods, a $500 tuition scholarship, gift cards and many more. Free food and t-shirts will be available to UT Martin Students. UT Martin Guard, Darius Simmons, says " Students, faculty, and local

After a thrilling victory at home last week on Monday Night Football against the AFC juggernaut Buffalo Bills, the Titans hosted the Chiefs and beat them by 24 points. With Patrick Mahomes coming into town, the Titans looked to conjure up a game plan to contain the talented quarterback and succeeded. Tennessee held Mahomes to only 200 yards passing and no passing touchdowns, both the first time Mahomes has ever recorded those statistics. The story of the game was the stellar

63-year-old actor, Alec Baldwin is facing an investigation after a gun was fired on set. The gun, which was deemed “cold,” fatally wounded one and injured another. Baldwin was practicing aiming the gun at the camera during rehearsal for the movie “Rust” when director Joel Souza heard “what sounded like a whip and then a loud pop,” according to a search warrant. Souza was told that the gun did not have any rounds. The gun discharged and hit cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in h

This Saturday, October 23rd, is Drug Take Back Day with Weakley County Prevention Coalition and DEA. This event is open to the public who need to clean out those medicine cabinets and need a safe place to dispose them. The event will be from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m with various drive-through locations that will be set up around Weakley County with great prizes. Those various drive-through locations includes: * Fitness 1440 in Martin (enter to win a Fitness 1440 t-shirt and one fre

After a statewide vote, Tennessee has revealed its new standard license plate. Tennesseeans were able to vote on 4 separate designs. Winning by 42%, the design featured below will be available starting early 2022. (Photo/ Clarksville Now) Currently, Tennessee license plates feature a green mountainscape. The new design features a blue background and the state’s tri-star emblem. The design also includes the phrases “TNvacation.com,” “Volunteer State” and “Tennessee.” Residents

Today, there will be a pop-up exhibition at Vantage Coffee Roasters. The pop-up exhibition will consist of artworks centered around the multifaceted idea of conflict. Artwork is by a former UT Martin Senior Visual Arts student Isaiah Kennedy in coordination with the Art 450 Professional Practices seminar called “Back and Forth” The pop-up exhibition is open to the public and will be held from 5pm-8pm. Live music will be performed by David Carithers. If it rains, the new date

After a demoralizing loss on the road against the New York Jets last Sunday, some questioned whether the Tennessee Titans were as good on paper as they had been hyped up to be. The loss to the Jets was full of missed opportunities that the Titans did not enact upon and consisted of some self-inflicted mistakes as well. However, Tennessee seems to have placed last week's loss in the rearview mirror as they cruised in their victory against division rival Jacksonville this past

COVID-19 has impacted all of us in many ways; but locally, it still affects collegiate athletics. Quarantine and isolation mess with practice schedules, player availability, team relationships, and audience support. A large part of college athletics is the audience- something that didn’t exist last year. Though crowds were allowed, many chose to not attend for safety, while others didn’t want to comply with CDC guidelines to watch in person. Addy Vaughn, a sophomore on the UT