The Pacer

If a UTM student presses charges, a Skyhawk football player may be arrested after a weekend fight involving football players and fraternity members. After interviewing witnesses and the victim shortly after the fight, police named Chidiebere Oteh at fault for sending Paul A.… Post the First Comment

After a semester hiatus, UTM's supplemental instruction program is back on go. The program, which provides free, student-facilitated help for other students enrolled in traditionally difficult courses, fell victim to budget cuts last semester, but state funding came through for the Spring 2007 semester, giving the Student Success Center, under the direction of George Daniels and Sharon Robertson, the go-ahead to fund SI's this semester.… Post the First Comment

The Fall 2006 semester was not as good as past for the Greeks as far as their Greek GPA goes; however, approximately half of the sport teams' GPA were up over last semester. Every sorority and fraternity, with the exception of Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Kappa Alpha and Omega Psi Phi decreased their Greek GPA.… Post the First Comment

One of the more promising new ideas brought up at last Thursday's SGA Senate meeting is that the UT Board of Trustees is looking for a student representative to work with them, according to SGA President James Orr. Qualifications include for the student representative include the student having to be a freshman or sophomore student, due to the fact that the representative position is a two-year job; the student must be in good academic standing, maintaining a 2.… Post the First Comment

A new computer program to improve research methods in astrophysics has been developed by UTM senior Dustin Lambert in cooperation with Dr. Lionel Crews of the Physics Department. Crews is working on his research project on star formation, where one of his tasks involves getting raw data and processing it into reliable information.… Post the First Comment

Dr. Margrethe Ahlschwede, professor of English and recipient of the 2006 Cunningham Award at UTM, will deliver an address, "Write Anyway," at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 5, in Watkins Auditorium. Her presentation is part of the UTM Academic Speaker Series and is sponsored by UTM Honors Programs and the Department of English.… Post the First Comment

UTM will sponsor a science bowl for area students. The science bowl is sponsored by the UT Martin Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS). For the written test covering biology, chemistry and general science, there is no limit on the number of students each school may enter.… Post the First Comment

Student leaders from across the state soon will arrive at the University of Tennessee at Martin for the seventh annual Tennessee Youth Leadership Summit. The event, slated for Feb. 22-24, will help students hone and demonstrate their leadership skills. Bill Cordes, a nationally-recognized motivational speaker, is this year's keynote speaker.… Post the First Comment

Lifeline Blood Service of West Tennessee will be on the UTM campus on February 6 and 7 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This particular blood drive is sponsored by the local chapter of Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity here on campus. This is the third academic year blood drive on the UTM campus, and the first for the 2007 year.… Post the First Comment

Former "Real World" cast members came to Martin Place on Thursday as a part of a promotional event to encourage Martin Place residents to renew their leases. Special Interest Entertainment teamed with Place Properties for a campus tour across the Midwest and Mid South.… Post the First Comment

Once again this year, the annual English Department writing contests will award prizes of $100 each to the best student writers in the categories of poetry, short story, personal essay, and scholarly essay. Student winners will also receive various other recognitions and will be invited to post their writings on the department Web site.… Post the First Comment

For the third consecutive year, The Pacer finished in the top 10 in the Best College Newspaper contest at the Southeast Journalism Conference, an annual gathering of college journalists and newspaper staffs from seven states. The Pacer finished No. 8 in the contest, after finishing eighth in 2005 and first in 2006.… Post the First Comment

Students from the Interfaith Student Center will be taking a different type of spring break trip this year, as they try to help less fortunate individuals. These students are planning to make a trip to Gulf Port, Miss., in an effort to help those who suffered damage from Hurricane Katrina.… Post the First Comment

It appears as though winter has set upon us. After enjoying so many days of unseasonably warm temperatures, winterizing your vehicle was probably as far from your mind as the moon is from the sun. When talking about winterizing a vehicle, most individuals do not see the need.… 1 Comment

A report of on-campus calls made to Public Safety.… Post the First Comment