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Residents clean campus as part of campus initiative.

UT Martin Golf Coach Jerry Carpenter has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season. Carpenter has led the Skyhawk Golf Program to new heights in his 18 years in charge, including the building of the Rhodes Golf Center, and an OVC Championship in 2016. Carpenter coached 3 consecutive OVC Medalists in 2015-2017, as well as recruited 3 straight OVC Freshmen of the Year from 2013-15, and was named OVC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2016. Graphic Credit to UTM Ath

New York became the first state to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes on Tuesday, a move that comes as health officials investigate a surge of severe breathing illnesses linked to vaping. Officials have identified 380 confirmed and probable cases in 36 states, including six deaths. The FDA has been able to ban vaping flavors since 2016 but has yet to take the step. On Wednesday, Michigan banned the vapes as well. The bans come after a spike in high schoolers using flavored

The OVC announced that UT Martin Senior Golfer Jack Story has been named Adidas OVC Golfer of the Week. He becomes just the second Skyhawk Golfer to win the award in consecutive weeks after former Skyhawk Hunter Richardson achieved the feat in September of 2017. He wins the award after his second straight Top 5 appearance, posting a score of +1 Graphic Credits to UTM Athletics to finish 4th at the Raising Canes Intercollegiate. The team returns to action September 23 when the

The University of Tennessee at Martin is hosting a Hispanic student reception in October.

After the Rock was defaced, the university holds accountability.

Not every student wants to run out and join the campus debate team, but every student does need to have good communication skills. American high schools have taken a recent shift in focus to these soft skills - things like communication skills, people skills and emotional intelligence. Universities continue to focus on developing these traits. The Career Planning and Development Office is here to help. CPAD is hosting a workshop on Wednesday, September 25 at 7 p.m. in Watkins

Tips from UTM's Public Safety on what to do when someone is stalking you.

Veteran journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts died of complications from breast cancer yesterday at age 75. Roberts was a broadcast journalist, but she was so much more than that. Prolific writer and trailblazer for female journalists, she won three Emmys and was best known for her work with ABC. Her top-notch reporting and analysis was also on display at NPR and PBS. In 2008, Roberts was named a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress. ABC News President said

The OVC announced that UT Martin Sophomore Cross Country Runner Alexis Grandys has been named OVC Cross Country Runner of the Week. She wins the award after posting a new personal best time of 18:08.0 to claim first place at the SIUE John Flamer Invitational last week. The performance helped propel the Skyhawks to a team title at the even. The team returns to action on October 5 at the Chile Pepper Invitational. Photo Credit to UTM Athletics

Israel is holding a national election for the second time in less than six months today. Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu's right-wing party didn't win enough seats to govern. He then formed a coalition, but he didn't win enough votes for that, either. The Israeli parliament voted to dissolve itself and restart the election process. Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, but he may not be for much longer. Polls are showing that the race will likely be very clo

A judge will need to decide whether lawsuits against members of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma can go ahead with the company seeking bankruptcy protection. Judge Robert Drain is scheduled to consider routine matters during today's hearing such as whether the company can keep paying its taxes and utilities. Several states are preparing to fight the company's bankruptcy plan, which includes a settlement deal.

WestStar Press Release 9/16/19: UT Martin's WestStar leadership program is now accepting applications for the class of 2020. This program, the largest and oldest regional leadership development program in Tennessee, boasts 856 graduates to date and will celebrate its 30th anniversary in the fall. The WestStar program consists of eight specially designed seminar programs addressing contemporary issues important to West Tennessee's development, including agriculture, transporta

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Pittsburg Steelers star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will have surgery on his right elbow and miss the remainder of the season.

A bodybuilder from Nashville, Tennessee, has won the 2019 Mr. Olympia competition and the title's $400,000 prize. The Tennesseean reports 36-year-old Brandon Curry is the first bodybuilder from Tennessee to win the premier bodybuilding competition, which first started in 1965. Curry is only the 10th American to claim the title of Mr. Olympia.

The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will host its fall meeting at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 in room 206AB of the Boling University Center. The board will discuss Martin's Strategic Enrollment Plan and the Campus Master Plan Refinement. Any person planning to attend who needs auxiliary aids or services should contact university staff writer Erin Chestnut at echestnut@utm.edu no later than Wednesday, Sept. 18. More information is available at https://www.utm.e

An apparel company is planning to invest $7.5 million in an expansion into western Tennessee that is expected to create more than 220 jobs. The Department of Economic and Community Development says that the VF Corporation will expand in Henning and Covington. The company has a group of outdoor, active and workwear brands, including Vans, North Face, Timberland and Dickies. Henning's manufacturing facility will create 162 jobs and the distribution plant in Covington will creat

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The 97.5-ton rock that's often painted by students at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville was covered by an anti-Semetic message on 9/11. Chancellor Donde Plowman condemned the message in a statement yesterday. "Last night, someone covered that message of love with an anti-Semitic hate message," Plowman said. "We condemn that hate aimed toward members of our Jewish community, and we understand that words are not enough." Chancellor Plowman invited a committee of student