On the most recent episode of “Saturday Night Live,” which aired on Nov. 20, a photo of Ayres Hall was used in a graphic as the hosts of the “Weekend Update” segment parodied a controversy surrounding a professor at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia.
World AIDS Day has been commemorated on Dec. 1 every year since 1988. Many people have heard about AIDS in some form or fashion, whether that be through old performances of Live Aid from July 13, 1985 or through knowledge of the history of the disease, including the epidemic of the 1980s.
On Wednesday afternoon, UT and the Alpha Tau Omega National Headquarters (NHQ) announced a joint decision to suspend the Pi chapter of Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) until the fall semester of 2026 as a result of an investigation into multiple alcohol and hazing violations at the fraternity.
If you’ve been to a Neyland tailgate, you’ve most likely seen or heard of the Volunteers’ tiniest fan, Sinan the squirrel.
On Wednesday night, trans indigenous activist and former U.S. Marine Sergeant Shane Ortega spoke in a campus-wide Zoom meeting entitled “All of Me” about his identities and how they helped to guide his experiences and work in appealing the transgender military ban.
Clery Compliance notified students Wednesday evening of a sexual assault that had reportedly taken place in the early hours of the morning in a residence hall on the west side of campus.
On Tuesday, just one day after UT System President Randy Boyd announced that the system would lift mask mandates on all campuses in response to a bill signed by Governor Bill Lee, UT Knoxville announced plans to reinstate a mask mandate in most buildings beginning Monday, Nov. 22.
According to Feeding America, 12.3% of households in Knox County experienced food insecurity pre-pandemic, and the rate is projected to rise to 13.3% through 2021. With supply-chain issues raising prices on groceries, many in the community are struggling to afford food, let alone all the fan…
On Monday, UT System President Randy Boyd announced that the system would lift all mask mandates across all campuses in response to a bill signed by Governor Bill Lee on Friday.
UT hosted the annual Homecoming Parade on Friday at 4 p.m. as the Vols prepare to take on the Georgia Bulldogs in tomorrow’s football game.
On Friday afternoon, university leaders were joined by a crowd of friends and family of Brenda Lewis Peel, the first Black graduate of UT, to dedicate the central galleria of Hodges Library in her name. In 1964, Peel, who studied psychology, became the first Black student to earn a bachelor’…
On Oct. 28, a group of students came together to raise money for a local non-profit organization, Two Bikes. Originally a class project, the students’ campaign, Bikes For A Better Knox, quickly bloomed into much more. In just two weeks, the group has already raised nearly $900 to donate to t…
As the second event in their Homecoming Week calendar of festivities, the Office of Multicultural Student Life and the Multicultural Mentoring Program (MMP) hosted their 12th annual Freshman Pageant on Wednesday. Themed as “A Night at the Casino,” the show featured talent performances, an op…
On the morning of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the UT System announced that a proposal from President Randy Boyd and the Board of Trustees to provide military-affiliated students with in-state tuition had been sent to the state legislature for approval.
For the first time since it was established in Jan. 2019, Honey Magazine, the first feminist-focused student publication at UT, has published a printed magazine. The magazine edition, called “Awaken,” is free to students and is available on news stands around campus.
Every year, Homecoming spans over an exciting week of events for UT students and alumni. The highly anticipated football game is the main event — there is no question about it.
There’s nothing quite like seeing Smokey the Bluetick Coonhound run across the football field when UT scores a touchdown. Even if we are nowhere close to winning and it feels as though everyone has lost hope for the Vols, you can look to the field and see Smokey in high spirits wagging his t…
The University of Tennessee’s systemwide “Everywhere You Look, UT” campaign seeks to raise awareness of a simple fact — it is impossible to find any place in the state of Tennessee that has not been impacted by UT.
Since its conception in 1869 as a small organization, the Pride of the Southland Marching Band has earned its spot as an iconic UT tradition and a major part of UT’s legacy.
This Saturday sees the big Homecoming football game against the No. 1 Georgia team. The University of Tennessee is holding several Homecoming activities this week to usher in the game on Nov. 13.
It’s easy to say “Go Big Orange” and wear whichever shade of orange you may please to represent the Vols. But, when it comes down to it, Tennessee Orange is a very specific shade, and it must be uniform for all things UT-related from jerseys to signage to mugs.
Rhea Carmon, also known as “RheaSunshine,” is a native of Knoxville. She is the creator and executive director of the 5th Woman Cohort, a group of spoken word artists within Knoxville who write to express the power of womanhood and their experiences in life.
UT’s Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center recently launched a program intended to assist Austin-East Magnet High School seniors with their essays for college applications.
With an undergraduate enrollment of nearly 25,000, it is not surprising that most of the spotlight here at UT falls upon student events and issues. Many of the efforts and challenges faced by university faculty often go unnoticed, and now, with questions over the future of tenure and job con…
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It’s 7:30 a.m. and Claire Dodson is already online perusing the internet for news stories for her Teen Vogue daily culture lineup. By 8:30 a.m., she has a list of stories prepared for the day.
On Tuesday night, the Pride Center hosted UT and Daily Beacon alum Paige Braddock to discuss her career as well as to answer some questions that aspiring artists might have.
Each semester, the Office of Sustainability collects between $10 and $35 from students for sustainability projects on campus. The Student Environmental Initiatives Fee, better known as the “Green Fee,” amounts to roughly $840,000 a year. Some of this money is used to pay student works and Am…
For many students who signed up for the “Vols Start Back” program from the Division of Student Success in August, the initiative seemed too good to be true. All that it required was that students show up to various campus events and complete modules on Canvas, and in return, students would r…
All month long, students here at UT have gotten in the spooky spirit in preparation for Halloween, whether it be through pumpkin patches, haunted campuses, costume contests or corn mazes. The festivities continued this Thursday with the showing of the iconic 2009 fall-favorite “Jennifer’s Bo…
UT has offered to reinstate former associate professor Anming Hu after he was acquitted from charges of fraud and espionage.
In a letter addressed to Chancellor Donde Plowman and Athletic Director Danny White on Oct. 25, Deputy Athletics Director Ryan Alpert, UT Police Chief Troy Lane and Vice Chancellor for Student Life Frank Cuevas announced an action plan in response to the student misconduct that led to a dela…
A campaign known as Helping Hands was formed this past fall semester by five female sophomore students who all share a passion for uplifting and empowering young women.
This article contains reference to an incident of sexual assault.
With Halloweekend less than a week away, we have officially entered spooky season. How better to celebrate this eerily wonderful time than by decorating your home away from home? Due to a number of factors, such as space and safety precautions, there are limitations as to how extensively you…
At the large UT compost facility across from the UT Medical Center, more than 10,000 pounds of food waste and coffee grounds are collected from campus each week.
This Monday afternoon, victims of sexual assault and supporters of Title IX organized to present a list of demands to UT’s Office of Title IX.
With music being heard all the way from Hess Hall, the Student Union plaza Haunted Campus event, hosted by the Campus Events Board (CEB), brought Halloween to campus a week early.
In a letter sent to UT employees on Oct. 21, President Randy Boyd announced that, due to an executive order from the Biden administration, an undetermined number of employees of the university system will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8.
The world immediately came to a halt when COVID-19 emerged late in 2019. This meant putting a stop to all travel programs and school in general. Almost two years later, the world is getting back to a semblance of how it was before the pandemic. As part of this recovery, UT has started sendin…
On Thursday morning, the University of Tennessee System announced during an Education, Research and Service Committee meeting that it would raise the eligible household income level for the UT Promise scholarship from $50,000 to $60,000. The committee’s session was part of the UT Board of Tr…
Airing in 2003, “The Bachelorette” has become a widely known series, famous for the drama, romance and entertainment it brings to its viewers. Tuesday night kicked off the 18th season of the show, with Minnesotan elementary school teacher and runner-up of season 25 of “The Bachelor” Michelle…
The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT has held various events and programs this year, which include Slap The Rock, All Vol Tailgate and the recent groundbreaking ceremony of the newly-created BIPOC Garden.
On Tuesday night, the Tangerine, UT’s satirical student news source, returned with its first social media post in a year and a half. The post came hours after the Daily Beacon published an article detailing the Tangerine’s lengthy hiatus.
The University of Tennessee has a beautiful campus sitting on 910 acres of land and bordered by the Tennessee River that stretches all the way from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Paducah, Kentucky. But, the campus has much more to offer than a pretty river and a bunch of buildings.
It’s difficult to bring up journalism these days without hearing the term, “fake news.” Although Donald Trump claims to have coined the term in 2016, fake news has been around much longer than the past five years. In fact, according to The Atlantic, a New York newspaper started the “Great Mo…
On Friday, SGA held an in-person town hall meeting at the Student Union with UT President Boyd and Chancellor Donde Plowman to let students air their concerns following Boyd’s support for and subsequent withdrawal from a fundraiser for Tennessee Sen. Mark Pody, who openly advocates against L…
On Friday afternoon, a group of students protested what they see as a lack of support for the LGBTQ community on campus. They marched from the Torchbearer statue to the Student Union where UT System President Randy Boyd and Chancellor Donde Plowman hosted a town hall event to discuss the adm…
It is raining outside. You are sitting in the comfiest chair with your favorite hot drink, ready to lose yourself in the embrace of your favorite book.
Sept. 15 kicked off a month of social events, dancing and food to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in observation of the cultures and people that came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
SEC Network personality Paul Finebaum worked for The Daily Beacon in the late 70s as a sport…
SEC Network personality Paul Finebaum worked for The Daily Beacon in the late 70s as a sports editor. He returned to talk to students about his time at the Beacon.
