Rising — Random Ashton Kutcher appearances

    
In the past few weeks, Mr. Kutcher has appeared in not only episodes of “Two and a Half Men,” but also made a guest showing at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where he sang bits of George Straits’ “I Cross My Heart” before introducing ...

Rising — UT’s ability to reach top research university goal
   
According to a university press release, the University of Tennessee has reached its multi-year goal of becoming a top-46 public research university in the nation, according to rankings by U.S. News and World Report.
    
“Yes, it’s true,” said ...

Since their occupation of then-named Gaylord Entertainment Center in 1998, the Nashville Predators have never had a better and more realistic shot at bringing home the historic and highly coveted Lord Stanley’s Cup.
    
After a so-so start to the year that saw the Predators slide to the underbelly of ...

Rising — UT’s trinket budget

    
Last week UT’s new branding campaign, “Big Orange, Big Ideas” sparked a flurry of excitement, coupled with unique giveaways. Students and faculty received free orange T-shirts, buttons, lapel pins and pamphlets. There were even orange and white M&M’s. Members of the UT ...

Rising — UT student discourse
    
    
The Daily Beacon is excited to announce that there has been a decided upswing in letters and opinions contributed by students. As the primary vehicle for student expression on campus, the Beacon is happy to accommodate publication of various student reflections on either issue content or ...

 Rising— American Cholesterol Levels

    
On Oct. 2, The Ninety Nine Restaurants in Billerica, Mass., created the world’s largest nacho. The final product weighed in at 3,999 pounds and required a 70-foot, custom-made table to hold it aloft. The concoction topped the previous record of 3,555 pounds, which ...

Rising — Waiting times in line at the University Center

Popular dining spots like Chick-fil-A and Subway have lines reaching near maximum capacity. For most students, the time it takes to get a chicken sandwich or a “Five-Dollar Footlong” exceed the allotted time they have for dining. While the reason for ...

Rising — Quality of Lady Gaga albums

Yes, that's right: Lady Gaga's new album, "Born This Way," released May 23, is her best album to date.

Amazingly the worst song on the album is also its third single, "The Edge of Glory." It is a phoned-in power ballad, immensely ...

Rising — Quarterback controversy?!?!?

Oh dear, here we go again. Tennessee football's annual Orange and White Game took place on Saturday, with the White squad earning a victory over the Orange 24-7. Shoddy weather made a bland game even more so, with very little offense to come by for either ...

Rising — Acceptance of Cuonzo Martin

It's been two weeks since the seemingly inevitable firing of Bruce Pearl finally came to fruition on UT's campus. Despite Pearl's NCAA transgressions, the general consensus among the UT student population was for Tennessee to retain Pearl as head coach, a position ...