Issue 120.08
Tuesday June 26, 2012
Petition for Cheek to deny his pay raise 6-26
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Chancellor Jimmy Cheek talks with media in this undated photo. There is a petition that has been created to urge Cheek to decline his $22,356 pay raise.

Students protest pay raise
Blair Kuykendall, Editor in Chief

In the wake of the latest tuition increase, UT students are taking action.

Students are airing their grievances in support of an online petition aimed at Chancellor Cheek. The measure calls on Cheek to decline his $22,356 pay raise as a sign of solidarity with the burdened student population.

"The petition isn't about changing the tuition increase, and it isn't about the job Cheek has done as chancellor," Andrew Doss, the petition's creator, said in a statement. "It's about the principle that Cheek shouldn't accept a pay raise during a tuition hike when so ...

Justin Gatlin to return to Olympics 6-26
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Former UT track athletes set for London
Staff Reports

There are now three former Tennessee track standouts headed to London. Justin Gatlin and DeeDee Trotter followed in Tianna Madison's footsteps from Saturday night, punching their tickets to the Olympic Games in front of a crowd of 21,809 at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on Sunday.

Gatlin, whose return from a highly-publicized suspension has gone well despite a four-year absence from the sport, capped off that comeback by becoming America's fastest man in 2012 with a career-best time of 9.80 seconds to win the 100 meters at the U.S. Trials. He'll ...

News

Nursing professor receives award
Wesley Mills, News Editor

Tami Wyatt grew up around nurses. She baby-sat for them. She had relatives that were them. She knew a lot about them. It made sense then that she was destined to become one of them.

Wyatt's first experience in ...

McAlister's Deli closes on the strip 6-26
Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

InShort

McAlister's Deli, empty on June 25, is the latest resturant to close on the strip. Just earlier this month Krystal also closed its doors.

Entertainment
Grace Potter 6-26

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals showcase new album
Gabe Quistorff, Staff Writer

The Tennessee Theatre was lucky enough to host the beautiful and talented Grace Potter and her band, The Nocturnals, last Friday, just two weeks after the release of their fourth studio album, "The Lion the Beast the Beat."

The band ...

Opinion

‘Top 25’ initiative no longer in focus
Preston Peeden, Associate Editor

What really is the value of your degree?

As I get closer to my graduation date, I have started to wonder how much my degree is actually worth.

Fiscally, the answer is simple. It's the combination of eight semesters ...