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Safe sex seduces seventy students

Safe sex seduces seventy students
Officials from the student health center gave away 70 percent of their National Condom Day goodie bags on Valentine's Day, June Matthews, resident nurse at the student health center, said. Matthews said students had to take a condom quiz before taking the goodie bag with questions such as, "Is it safe to use two condoms or one?" "Most students didn't take the quiz seriously," Matthews said.…

Fun in the sun...

Fun in the sun...
Beach boys: Members of the Sigma Chi fraternity danced to a "spring break at the beach" theme at the annual Greek Show Feb. 22 in the Maclellan Gym. Chi Omega won Best Overall for the sororities and Lambda Chi won Best Overall for the fraternities. …

ROTC curriculum enforces leadership, experience

ROTC curriculum enforces leadership, experience
The university's re-instituted ROTC program is running smoothly, and has many exciting opportunities for students still available, according to officials. One program is the upcoming summer's Leaders Training Course for rising juniors hoping to join ROTC.…

SGA postpones relief trip to Union

The Student Government Association's trip to Union University, scheduled for Feb. 23, was cancelled Friday, due to schedule complications. Jim Hicks, assistant dean of students and SGA advisor, said that the trip was cancelled for Feb. 23 because those already working on campus had just finished cleaning one site and were "in between projects" when the SGA trip was scheduled to take place.…

Campus Crime Log

Feb. 20 - Feb. 26 Feb. 23, 2008 080353 - At 2:48 a.m., police responded to a liquor law violation at 818 University St. Upon arrival, police were advised by housing security that the guard had knocked on the door and told residents that he was investigating a noise violation.…

Because I got high

Because I got high
Eyes can't see: Last Thursday the university sponsored a DUI simulator. Students were given the opportunity to see the dangers of driving under the influence by sitting behind the wheel wearing glasses that simulated visual impairment.…

SGA talks trash, plans 'sexism week'

Student littering at an all-time high, housing prices increasing and UTC Place getting a new security system were among the issues discussed in this week's Student Government Association meeting. Several SGA members said littering at UTC and its facilities has reached an alarming and inexcusable rate.…

Group uses fees to turn campus green

Group uses fees to turn campus green
Representatives from the environmental group Ecological Decisions for a Global Environment, have attended library statement committee meetings to assess the new library that will be built on campus. EDGE members are working to make the new library the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified building on campus, according to Adam Reynolds, a Chattanooga graduate student and member of EDGE.…

Campus makes facilities equally accessible

The office for students with disabilities has recently formed a committee to make the campus more accessible to people with disabilities. Enacted in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was designed to give people with disabilities equal opportunities to benefit from governmental programs, according to the U.…

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