The ARC's staff is looking to revitalize Aquatic Center attendance through new programs and small additions to the facility. Anna Forkum, coordinator of aquatic programming, said she is excited about the future of the facility.  "It's been great so far," Forkum said.

23 February 2012

Check out the events going on around campus this week. 

  Students are putting on their dancing shoes now that UTC is offering a swing dance club every Friday night. Sam Nienow, a sophomore from Franklin, Tenn., and a former teaching assistant of ballroom dancing, said swing dancing is a lost art.   He said he had heard of many other colleges, such as Tennessee Tech University, as well as the city of Chattanooga, offering swing dance clubs.

  Memes, the internet phenomenon that expresses ideas by printing captions on photos, is now a way for students to share opinions and frustrations about UTC. Mike Glor, a Hendersonville, Tenn., senior, and Joe Palermo, a Long Island, N.Y., senior, created the facebook page for UTC memes.

  A recently published book features the work of eight former UTC graphic design students.  Graduates of the program, Liz Tapp, Mandy Meredith, Nick DuPey, Joseph Shipp, Ben Horner and Beth Joseph, as well as former adjunct professors Michael Hendrix and Paul Rustand, make up eight of the nine designers involved in Caleb Ludwick's "The First Time She Fell.

  Students looking to enjoy an affordable spring break may be in luck, especially if they have friends or family in the right places. Students say they can find plenty of ways to have a cheap spring break, both in Chattanooga and away. Emily Huddleston, a freshman from Hendersonville, Tenn.

  Toast Cafe, located on Vine Street near Johnson Apartments, offers delicious food and a great study environment. The restaurant was called Coffee Crafters before it moved a few doors down this past summer, and the new location is more spacious while being just as convenient for students.

  Whether they have eaten there, studied there, walked past it or have never even been inside, most students have heard something about the Yellow Deli.  Dicky Cantrell, a 39-year member of the Yellow Deli, said he joined the community when he was 22 years old and never looked back.

  A student-organized event aimed at raising awareness about human trafficking will be on campus Feb. 26. The Freedom Sunday service, organized by Michael Guinn, a senior from Elizabethton, Tenn., is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Benwood Auditorium in the EMCS and is open to all students.

16 February 2012

  Thursday, Feb. 16 History Club and Phi Alpha Theta Student Colloquium 3 - 4:30 p.m. Brock 402 Free   Fireside Nights 6 - 8 p.m.  Starbucks at Rock City Free   UTC Music Department presents Deana Little, Guest Flutist 7:30 p.m.  Cadek Recital Hall Free   Ladysmith Black Mambazo 7:30 p.

  Students who used computers in Stophel Apartments may need to reboot their computers to ensure a bogus network configuration is not still on their computer. Jeff Kell, director of networking services, said UTC Network Services discovered a compromised computer in Stophel on Feb.

  Student loan debt is on the rise and financial service companies are worried about the effects this could have on the economy. The average loan debt for a graduating UTC undergraduate is $21, 812, and the national average cumulative loan debt is $24, 615, Julae Grosz, associate director of the office of student financial aid, said.

The ARC's staff is looking to revitalize Aquatic Center attendance through new programs and small additions to the facility. Anna Forkum, coordinator of aquatic programming, said she is excited about the future of the facility.  "It's been great so far," Forkum said.

23 February 2012

Check out the events going on around campus this week.