UT's summer involvement program Ignite has expanded to three camps, boosting the accommodation ability from 300 to 1500 students.

UT administrators encouraged the expansion after realizing its correlation to retention rates. Ninety-four percent of Ignite students persisted to their sophomore year, nearly 15 percent more than non-participants.

"Once we ...

Paperwork and administrative meetings dominate Chancellor Jimmy Cheek's days, but the head of UT Knoxville took a break Wednesday night to hone his culinary skills in Hodges Library.

"This isn't my first time making pancakes," Cheek admitted while sporting a black apron.

Cheek participated in the event to ...

Bill Richardson's auspicious career has included an ambassadorship to the United Nations, the governorship of New Mexico and a stint as U.S. Secretary of Energy, but he had to visit UT to become familiar with mountaintop removal.

"I don't know much about that; that's a big ...

The UT Dining system does not allow dining dollars to roll over from spring semester to fall.

On Monday, students will have a chance to donate their excess dining dollars to Second Harvest Food Bank.

Fadi Saleh, a sophomore in College Scholars with a focus in medical administration, thought of ...

Each year, spring beckons dynamic activity in the natural world. In the old Smoky Mountain settlement known as Elkmont, the transition from spring to summer arouses an extraordinary display of highly specialized firefly mating behavior: synchronized bioluminescence.

Known to many as "synchronized fireflies," these creatures (Photinus carolinus, belonging to the ...

Tuesday was a night of firsts and lasts for UT's Student Government Association as the newly elected student senate took their seats for the first time in the body's last meeting of the school year.

Serving senate executives were called on to pass the torch to a new ...

The long awaited opening of Urban Outfitters is finally within sight and set to welcome shoppers on May 2, according to the store's website.

It's been a long journey for the city of Knoxville to bring the trendy retailer to its downtown location, but it's been accomplished ...

UT's graduating class of 1926 celebrated its farewell to UT with a muddy game of tug-of-war at a ceremony called the "Aloha Oe."

The ceremony then evolved into a formal event, with the seniors marching through Grecian columns installed on Shields-Watkins Field and then up the side of the ...

The InterFraternity Council approved a measure last week that will raise the GPA standards for IFC member chapters from 2.3 to 2.7.

On the heels of a controversial fall semester that warranted the dismissal of Pi Kappa Alpha from campus, a Greek Life Task Force was formed to ...

In light of UT's involvement in controversial environmental issues like fracking and coal mining, former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be speaking on campus.

Richardson's speech, "Policies America Should Follow to Protect the Environment," will be held at 6 p.m. today in the Baker Center's ...

The Baker-Atchley campaign wasn't the only winner in this semester's SGA elections, as the Graduate Student Senate has its own set of new faces.

Martin Walker and Damien Pitts are the new president and vice president of GSS, respectively. Both have been actively involved with GSS in the ...

Students have many methods of coping with the stress that comes with the final weeks of class, but UT provided their own way with their "Stress Relief Party" on Monday.

The Campus Entertainment Board, comprised of students, planned the event. Funded by the Central Program Council, the party gave students ...

UT Media Relations and UTPD delayed The Daily Beacon's access to public record Monday, skirting Tennessee state law.

Managing Editor Emily DeLanzo, a senior in environmental studies, requested a completed police report that she believed involved Yemi Makanjuola, a sophomore center for the men's basketball team who will ...

An 18-year-old UT student filed a police report and sought an order of protection against former UT basketball player Yemi Makanjuola after an alleged sexual assault that reportedly occurred in February during the heart of the team's SEC schedule. Makanjuola was granted a release from the team on Saturday ...

'Sex Week' has come and gone, but the controversy surrounding the event still lingers.

As the Tennessee state Senate session closed last Friday, Republican state Sen. Stacey Campfield, who has been an outspoken opponent of 'Sex Week,' weighed in on the program's performance and its future.

"Is that the ...