Memes create stir amongst students

  A newly created Facebook page known as UTC Memes have grown quite popular among UTC students in just a few weeks.  In fact, it is so popular it has gotten almost 2000 likes and just as many people talking about it.  Popular memes include the Philosoraptor, Forever Alone, First World Problems, Socially Awkward Penguin, and Scumbag Steve, just to name a few.

University vehicles cause safety problems

  I am about to tell you about my biggest pet peeve on campus. This really gets under my skin more than just about anything else in the entire world. I live in Lockmiller Apartments, which puts me right on Oak Street, smack dab in the middle of campus.

Politicians' private affairs affect public personas

  There is no doubt politicians live their lives in the public eye. In an election year every aspect of a candidate's life is examined. Where one went to high school, what one got on their SAT, where one has been registered to vote and even  one's net worth is out in the open for the public to know.

M.I.A.'s vulgar act slips through network delay

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  The Super Bowl is the most watched program on television.  With only a seven second delay there can be some shenanigans that network television cannot catch.  This year's Super Bowl was no exception.   Fans were not just talking about the New York Giants win over the New England Patriots; they also had some entertainment around the football game.

Chattanooga media ignore voices of political activists

  It is nearly impossible to go through a semester of communication classes without the mention of the words fair, objective and ethical.  This semester it has become apparent that, just like our world, the media world is not perfect, which means that being fair, objective or ethical is not always on the list of top priorities.

Tebow's fundamentals, stats prove NFL is out of his league

  One day every year America is treated to the biggest sporting event of the season. On this day friends and relatives gather to watch giant humans manhandle each other for the purpose of proving who is the better team, and ultimately, for a shiny piece of metal every young boy dreams of holding.

Hacking sentencing proves extreme for Knoxville student

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  Members of a federal appeals court upheld the conviction and sentence last week of a 24-year-old University of Tennessee student who hacked into Sarah Palin's email during the 2008 presidential campaign.  David Kernell, who was a 20-year-old economics major at UT when he hacked into Palin's email, was sentenced to a year and a day for his crime, of which he served a little less than 11 months, according to the Associated Press.

High school student considered a terrorist threat

  Pubic school education has been a national hot button issue in recent years for incompetent educators and poor retention rates, but Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School was recently news for a different reason.  LFO senior, Jordan Rouse, was suspended for posting a rap video on YouTube, which the school considered a "terroristic threat," according to the Times-Free Press.

Pet ownership while in college requires time, love, money

  Nearly every day when I leave my apartment complex I see a dog tied to a trampoline without any food, water or shelter, and I am amazed at the neglect.  Being a pet owner myself, I know how much work having an animal can be. I don't think that everyone has been clued in on that fact.

Pinterest promotes premature wedding plans for singles

  Spend a few minutes on Pinterest or in a group of college-aged Christians, and you will get one clear message – Christian girls are obsessed with getting married. Every young woman has a right to her own desires and goals. I should not judge someone whose ultimate goal is to have a wedding because I do not want anyone judging my ultimate goal of having an inauguration.

Kardashian Barbie dolls raise questions

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  Barbie sure has come a long way from the mom/doctor/astronaut/supermodel she was when I was a little girl, but with the recent announcement that she will soon have three new friends named Kourtney, Khloe and Kim, I must say, I was more than a little disappointed in her.