More than 100 local youth converged on Tennessee’s indoor football complex on Presidents Day as UT Sport Management students hosted the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley for the Eighth Annual Punt, Pass & Kick competition inside the Neyland Thompson Sports Center.
    
Youth ages 8-12 from 14 Boys & Girls ...

Jake Baron was walking back from class one day, and his shoulders were really bothering him. It seemed that this blob of weight on his back was the problem.

Not too long after, Baron ran into a couple that lived in his apartment complex. They had just come back from ...

A blue and yellow sign with a rooster and three stars illuminates the corner of Baxter Avenue and North Central Street in North Knoxville. The sign sits above a new and fresh barn-like building. On the outside it might not look special or unusual, but inside it’s unlike anything ...

This past Friday, TEDxUTK hosted “A Whirlwind of Opportunity” in an effort to encourage students to expand their horizons with intellectually-stimulating speakers.
     
“‘TED talks’ is a nationwide lecture circuit, and TEDx is a branch of ‘TED talks’ that are independently produced events at colleges around the country,” said Matt Burkhart ...

The UC offers assistance, nourishment and even recreation to students at the UT. Nearly all students and faculty members have to traverse through the UC and its main concourse connecting one side of campus to the other.
    
In order to give students a fun, creative outlet, the Central Program Council ...

The Office of Minority Student Life (OMSL) is hosting its 7th Annual Black Issues Conference Friday at the UC, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    
The theme for this year’s event will be “Black in America: One Campus … One Community … Unified for One Cause.”
    
“Every year I ...

The Ready for the World Café is resuming its annual luncheon series this month and looks to be a way for students to immerse themselves in a culture not familiar to them.
    
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Café will host the second of its 10-week luncheon series with food and ...

The southeastern sector of campus experienced a complete blackout at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Construction workers on the Lake Loudoun Boulevard streetscape project severed a critical power line serving UT’s eastern side.
    
Bob Caudill, facilities operations director, explained the source of the outage.
    
“A contractor hit a retaining ...

The Ready for the World Café spring series kicked off to a delectable start Tuesday with authentic and affordable Irish cuisine, welcoming celebrity guest chef Garret Scanlan.

Students and faculty alike enjoyed Scanlan’s sumptuous four-course creations, including braised leg of lamb, mussels in an herb and white wine sauce ...

RecycleMania, an eight-week recycling competition between universities, has already begun in full swing at the UT campus.
    
Over 500 schools across the country are competing in four categories, which include per capita recycling, overall recycling rate as a percentage of total waste, minimization of trash and recycling generated.
 
 The event ...

Spring Break is just around the corner, and TeamVOLS is preparing for its annual alternative trip. Each year TeamVOLS breaks up into teams of around 25 and travels to different cities to perform community service.

As it is thought, college students have to find other means of support besides scrounging ...