The Pacer

Monday, May 19, 2008

Campus News

• Students beat Wall Street in TVA investment teams
• House votes to reduce scholarship retention standard
• Former Volleyball coach Draper suing university
• Budget cuts, tuition hikes slated for next trustees meeting
• AP Online Video News: Top Stories for June 27
• International Lecture Series continues with Creelman
• UT postpones decision on $21M in cuts
• Univ. of Tenn. trustees OK 6 percent tuition hike
• State approves changes to Tennessee HOPE lottery scholarship, adds Helping Heroes Act
• Ceremony, open house to mark completion of University Village expansion project
• Lottery scholarship recipients must file form to regain funds lost under 120 hour rule

Technology

• Facebook to users: Let's cut grammatical errors
• YouTube video of the week - john.he.is

More Issues

Issue Summary

Campus News

• Homecoming 2008
• MTSU classes canceled after e-mailed threats
• MTSU student charged with terrorism after e-mail threat
• Professors fight new forms of cheating, plagiarism
• Wall Street watches vote and exhales - for now
• UTM Recycles to hold recycling event Oct. 18
• Group Work:
• Election '08 Update
• Sen. Alexander to launch new TV campaign
• Faculty, students should seek flu shots
• Paving scheduled for downtown Martin
• Voter registration high, but no record

Viewpoints

• Editorial: Passing unworthy students discredits diplomas
• Responsibility and opportunity: College is the place

Arts & Entertainment

• Abandoned, lost pets find home, care from volunteer shelter
• Memories, points of view on adoption of children
• Cornell album doesn't suck; it blows

Technology

• Apple adds new, thinner Nano to the iPod family
• Website of the Month: Hulu.com
• Be versatile in the job market by being tech savvy

Sports

• Turnovers lead to overtime defeat at hands of OVC leader TSU
• Volleyball drops two OVC matches
• Rodeo opens 2008 campaign with two solid performances
• Equestrian team prepares for another successful season

Sports Extra

• UTM athletic training
• Coach Simpson revealed
• Local MMA team to host their first fighting tournament