Last week, UT announced that selection for on-campus housing would be made through a weighted, randomized lottery system for upperclassmen. The new system will favor first-year students and all incoming freshmen will be guaranteed on-campus housing.
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.
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…
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 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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
Auditions for the All Campus Theatre Musical Theatre Revue are taking place Saturday, Nov. 6 at 12 p.m. in the Alumni Memorial Building room 209.
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…
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.
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.
UT’s Pride Center has become a haven for many students over the years.
Actions have a tendency to speak louder than words, and the university’s words on certain topics may feel hollow or “just for show.” However, concrete policy changes and additions demonstrate an institute’s true intent.
This past week, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) passed a new plan regarding the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) of chapters and members throughout recruitment and beyond.
Drew Paul, an associate professor and the chair of the Arabic program here at UT, delivered a lecture on Monday night about being LGBTQ in the Middle East and Northern Africa. The lecture introduced a semester-long series sponsored by the Middle East Studies Program called “LGBT Lives in the…
UT President Randy Boyd withdrew his support from a fundraiser for conservative Tennessee state Senator Mark Pody on Sunday night after facing backlash from students and faculty.
Ushering in the weekend, the Phoenix literary magazine held a poetry night early Friday night.
Yellow school buses are typically thought to only be used at K-12 schools. However, this is not the case in Knox County. School buses rented by UT’s Greek organizations can be seen lining the streets of the Fort or Fraternity Park to transport their members to various social events.
This past Thursday, UT students were able to add a twist to their routine week night by attending a painting course at the Student Union ballroom. Knoxville’s own Painting With a Twist, a company dedicated to providing paint parties, hosted the event and helped students to unlock their inner…
Sean Casey is an undergraduate student with a passion for transportation. When he noticed over the summer that only students in Knox County schools have access to Youth Freedom Passes on the KAT bus system, Casey wanted to make some changes and start a petition.
Just as they have every year since the 1990s, the anti-abortion Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR) set up a large display on Pedestrian Walkway last week featuring photos from the Holocaust and American lynchings placed alongside images of fetal tissue, which the group says depict aborted fetuses.
Our campus is covered in about 8,700 various specimens of trees, which are all accounted for and displayed in the Facilities Services Tree Inventory Community Viewer. Anyone can go online to find information about a particular tree on campus, from its height to its scientific name.
On Sept. 11, UT’s Bass Fishing Team, one of the top collegiate bass fishing teams in the country, traveled to Old Hickory Lake, Nashville, to compete in a large qualifying competition for the upcoming Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships in November.
On Monday night, the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) hosted Buzzfeed content creator Curly Velasquez. Velasquez had visited the university virtually via Zoom and LASO hosted a watch party at the Frieson Black Cultural Center.
In a darkened Lindsay Young Auditorium Sunday night, the Involuntary Sports Party (ISP) improv team took the stage to bring back some of the joy another Volunteer team lost to Florida the day before.
National Hazing Prevention Week, hosted by the Division of Student Life and the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life (OSFL), ran from Sept. 20-24. UT Greek Life hosted many events for students to express the importance of hazing prevention, as well as to educate the community on the impact…
This past Thursday marked the five year anniversary of Smokey’s Closet, an on-campus service that provides students with professional clothing for various work environments. To commemorate the occasion, members of SGA, the Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration and the UT N…
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has a lively campus that never seems to die down during the school year. So many events and opportunities are always being presented, but many people wouldn’t know what any of these were if it weren’t for social media.
UT has altered its alcohol policy to allow campus organizations to serve alcohol at their events if they have completed the new event registration procedure and have been approved by the university. With the new policy, however, there are still many restrictions, and all changes fully comply…
On Friday, Aug. 20, the University of Tennessee Pride Center opened the doors to their new location in the Student Union. The Pride Center is an LGBTQ+ resource center that has provided a safe space for queer students throughout the past decade.
After a year of meeting virtually, the recently revived College Democrats club at UT held their first general meeting in the Humanities building on Tuesday night. Featuring an appearance by UTK journalism and broadcasting professor Mark Harmon, who also happens to be running for Congress, th…
When coming to a university as big as UT, it can feel a bit daunting being just one person in a pool of 30,000.
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at the University of Tennessee has had a series of major accomplishments from its recent cadet class.
Perhaps as a metaphor for a brighter future, College Democrats and Republicans came out with the sun on Sunday afternoon following days of rain to play a game of “bipartisan” kickball, along with a few local politicians. Politics and kickball, after all, are both sports with two opposing teams.
Anti-abortion rights activists on campus pride themselves on the ability to catch the eyes of passersby. There are the picketers outside the women’s clinic on Clinch Avenue holding signs that promise salvation and perhaps even an adoption. There is the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform which pro…
