Issue 120.05
Friday June 15, 2012
UTK Meme
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UTK Memes gives humor to campus life
Wesley Mills, News Editor

Facebook is the great connector. Students send messages. Businesses check backgrounds. And people from different walks of life are brought together and connected through a common thread.

UTK Memes is one of those threads. From 40-year-old graduates to freshman enrollees, it's not uncommon for different people to cross paths and find a common bond with pictures and words meshed together for humor purposes on the UTK Memes page.

The page itself is designed to provide humor and insight into the life of a UT college student's life and mind.

MBA graduate student Kylie Pearse said that the humor ...

Edwin McCain
Edwin McCain

The Daily Beacon Weekender
Preston Peeden, Associate Editor

Friday, 15 June
What: "Of Thee I Sing"
Where: Carousel Theater
When: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $15 at the door
Preston's Take: The UT School of Music is partnering with the Tennessee Valley Players to present this classic musical, which first ran in 1931 and was also the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize. This political satire follows a presidential hopeful running under a "love" platform and the consequences of his ideologies and his own feelings. The price isn't bad and the Carousel is a great venue, well worth the trip. Also plays Saturday at 7 ...

News

UT may raise tuition this fall
Staff Reports

University of Tennessee students across the state could see an increase in tuition, according to a story published by “The Tennessean” on Thursday.

UT System President Joe DiPietro told the Nashville paper that the state Board of Regents finance committee ...

Volleyball
Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

InShort

Students practice their volleyball skills late at night Tuesday, June 12. Volleyball is one of the intramural sports TRECS offers during the summer.

Sports
Lauren Gibson

Three UT athletes join Team USA
Staff Reports

Though the 2012 season may be over, three University of Tennessee softball players will keep on playing as members of Team USA, highlighted by rising senior Lauren Gibson being named to the U.S. Women's National Team for the ...

Opinion

Father's Day provokes thought
Lauren Kittrell, Sports Editor

My father is a man.

My father is tough, strong and intimidating.

I guess technically speaking, he's a man's man. He's the 21st century John Wayne, except better. He's tough, strong, masculine, reliable, handsome, humble, etc ...