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Hey! My name is Bella Hughes, and I am thrilled to be the 2023-24 Beacon Managing Editor! I am a rising junior majoring in advertising. Outsid…
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After spending a year as the Beacon’s Managing Editor, I am beyond excited to step into the role of Editor-in-Chief for the 2023-24 academic y…
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The last four years have been completely transformative. I am in awe when I think back to 2019 and how much has happened since that time. I ca…
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It has been a little over two weeks since Gov. Bill Lee announced he would call for a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly to foc…
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SB 0843 was filed for introduction on Jan. 30 to prohibit a public institution of higher education that provides internet access to students, …
I have a small confession to make: I never wanted to come to UT.
The 2023 session of the Tennessee General Assembly will go down as one of the worst in state history.
A blundering shiva with a side of Joaquin Phoenix’s enormously large testicles that can’t seem to stay off the screen set the tone for directo…
The Tennessee General Assembly’s blatant disregard of democracy with the expulsions of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson grabbed front page head…
How would you feel if your representative did not live in the district he claimed to represent? This is the reality for 78,000 Cumberland Coun…
When I tell people I’m double majoring in journalism and religious studies, I’m almost always asked how I plan to get a job that uses both of …
Throughout my childhood, my parents instilled in me several values based on our deeply held religious beliefs, from treating every human being…
Indigenous belief is cyclical. There is understanding from the Earth when we, as her children, take her gifts in the form of multitudes of thi…
I decided to take a Gen Ed class my first semester at UT called “Religion in a Global Perspective.” I was fresh off a 12-year stint as a priva…
Something interesting has happened at The Daily Beacon over the last few years. As the political temperature of our country has risen, the num…
From a new collaboration between famed Bostonians Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to a sub 90-minute Super Mario movie with Chris Pratt shouting “M…
On Thursday, a group of almost entirely white Republicans in the Tennessee State House expelled Reps. Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones, two …
Are we not human beings and neighbors?
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The following content is satirical and fictional. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental.
The following content is satirical and fictional. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental.
The following content is satirical and fictional. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental.
The following content is satirical and fictional. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental.
The following content is satirical and fictional. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental.
The following content is satirical and fictional. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental.
The following content is satirical and fictional. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental.
A common republican argument here in Tennessee is that “parents should have a private or charter school choice because of our struggling publi…
To the staff of The Independent Florida Alligator,
At the edge of staff lot nine, there is a small ramp in the corner facing the Student Union. It sits against a brick wall and is largely overl…
I got on a plane the first day of spring break and was relieved to be leaving the state to catch a break from the recent days of exhausting po…
College is a time of transition, growth and exploration, but it can also be a stressful and challenging time. The pressure of academics, socia…
Dear Editor-in-Chief,
Please note that the below insights are not predictive and simply based on correlation rather than causation. They are not statistically signi…
I’ll say it: the new Skrillex album “Quest for Fire” is far better than it should be. Upon hearing about its release, I braced myself to be em…
As the long awards season comes to a close, the fight for Hollywood’s top prize ends this Sunday with the 95th Academy Awards.
The solution to gun violence isn’t more guns, but Tennessee Republicans think so and want students involved. A bill submitted by GOP members o…
With the overturning of Roe V. Wade, uncertainty has become a common feeling when reading the news. Maintaining the sovereignty of bodies has …
Happy Women’s History Month!
In August of last year, I wrote a column explaining some concerns I had about Josh Heupel. I was worried about how his defense had performed i…
I have been watching college basketball far too long for anything to surprise me. I’m never shocked when a top seed gets upset. I just think t…
On Saturday, we issued a correction that I’ll probably remember forever. We had mixed up admissions data from 2022 and 2023 and reported that …
On Feb. 5, 60-year-old Lisa Edwards was arrested by members of the Knoxville Police Department outside of Fort Sanders Medical Center for not …
This job often takes me to journalism classes, where I stand at the front of the room and describe to students what The Daily Beacon can offer them.
Last week, Paramore released a new album for the first time in nearly six years, titled “This Is Why.” In their video on Spotify introducing t…
Post the Super Bowl LVII, the Kansas City Chiefs are making waves among Indigenous activism groups. While the Super Bowl featured Indigenous a…
An experience I’ll always remember was sitting in my hometown movie theater on April 25, 2019. It was opening night for the epic conclusion to…
It is insufficient to state that the College Board, the non-profit organization which creates Advanced Placement courses for high school stude…
