By CAROLYN PLANTIN Palm Apartments Phase II officially opened its doors to students as the Spring 2017 semester commenced. This new addition includes a game room, meeting room and a lobby on the first floor, as well as new sets of elevators and a common room on each floor. A total of 36 new rooms […]
Stay Up ‘Til Dawn to Defeat Cancer
By Carolyn Plantin One in five children diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. will not survive, according to the St. Baldrick’s foundation website. This is why UT and many other universities around the nation come together one night every year to participate in Up ‘Til Dawn and raise money for children battling cancer. This event […]
The Suite Life
By CAROLYN PLANTIN The new housing policy has brought a lot of mixed feelings onto our campus, while underclassmen are given priority housing, upperclassmen are now stuck with living in the hotel. This administrative decision has brought many mixed feelings onto campus. Freshmen are now guaranteed housing on the main UT campus, whereas many juniors […]
22 Push Ups to Prevent Veteran Suicide
By CAROLYN PLANTIN “Twenty two military veterans take their lives every day in the United States,” according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The “22 Pushup Challenge” was put into place by Honor Courage Commitment, Inc. to raise awareness and to hopefully lower that statistic. A recent update now shows that twenty veterans commit suicide […]