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Archive for December, 2008

Maryville College was host to the first annual GLIMPSE Conference the weekend of November 22, where more than 40 black students from Tennessee Wesleyan, Maryville College, Pellissippi State Technical Community College, Lincoln Memorial University and Berry College gathered. GLIMPSE (Gathering Listening Igniting Mending Persevering Surviving Empowering) was inspired by the spirit of Ubuntu, an African [...]

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Twelve ways to know you’re having a redneck Christmas 12. Your lights are already strung on the porch; 11. Your Christmas tree is approximately the same size as your satellite dish; 10. Household objects, such as hubcaps, are used as ornaments; 9. The horn on your 4-by S-U-something plays “Grandma Got Run Over by a [...]

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What to do in Athens?

By Meredith Galyon For many people who are new to the area, it is sometimes difficult to get caught up on all of the local activities and festivals that downtown Athens has to offer. If you are finding yourself in a similar situation and would like to get more involved with your new community, then here [...]

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The Year “2058″

By Lonnie Mays The year is very close to becoming just another year in history. With the election of Barrack Obama as our first African American President, the raising of gas prices to four dollars per gallon and then the return back down to under two dollars per gallon are all significant pieces of history. [...]

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’08 Election Wrap-Up

By Mallory Hayes After a long, demanding election season, the ballots have finally been tallied, and the United States of America has a new President-elect. Barack Obama secured victory by claiming 365 delegates over Sen. John McCain’s 173 delegates in the Electoral College. This decisive margin was achieved through the capture of virtually all of [...]

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