To the Editor:

With graduation approaching, many UT students are looking for jobs in Knoxville and other parts of Tennessee. Tennessee is a great place to live because of its beautiful scenery, warm climate, and friendly culture. However, some aspects of our state make it a less-than-ideal place to live ...

Recently our university took on the task of being a Top 25 institution. A good goal, but what action has been taken?

We can see some positive steps. Various parts of campus will be getting much-needed facelifts. This is to attract a more competitive, diverse student body and instructors to ...

In an attempt to address the 21-year conflict and war in northern Uganda, and successively the atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army in neighboring countries, Invisible Children (IC) has launched yet another campaign to raise awareness: Kony 2012. However, this campaign is misguided and reductionist in approach. IC ...

Dear editor:

    
I always thought I’d move back to Tennessee. I was born and raised there, and I’m proud of my chemistry degree from UT (class of ’99). And even though I left Tennessee to get my Ph.D., I always assumed I’d return. To maybe be ...

The American Dream is a belief that we citizens have, stating all people are capable of living prosperous lives if they remain dedicated and in good spirits. Ironically, the concept of the American Dream is much older than America itself, dating back to the 17th century when inhabitants of other ...

I whole-heartedly agree that the terms “liberal” and “environmentalist” do not go hand in hand. The connection between the two is often drawn because conservatives hear environmentalist and they think government regulations. However, the environmental problem is not a problem of the interior but a global concern and while our ...

Derek (Mullins),

I would first like to thank you for your editorial. Over the past few years I have read many of your editorials, with special attention to those regarding the Student Government Association. Being a member of SGA, it is obvious why these would be of particular interest to ...

I wanted to teach art, once upon a time. I wanted to be that free spirit, smeared with paint and blabbing about The Rule of Thirds. But that was before I really started to think about consequences or the future. Then, high school came along and everything became about money ...

To whomever it may concern,

I appreciate the immense effort that Mr. Mullins goes through to defend freedom of speech and to be fair in his defense of such, but I feel like he has lost all perspective over Limbaugh’s remarks.

The problem here is not so much what ...

Students, not SGA, are the driving force for change.

The university is less than a month away from campaign week for SGA, where both campaigns offer free giveaways, cards with policy points and extroverted individuals wanting nothing more than to drag you to the nearest computer to cast your vote ...