The Market Street Bridge over the Tennessee River closed Sunday afternoon, affecting traffic for north Chattanooga residents who drive to UTC each day.
Clark Williams, a Maryville, Tenn., junior, said he bikes to school over Veterans Bridge, which takes about 10 minutes.…
Justin Irvin said he and his family are more fortunate than many people who were forced to flee New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approached.
Irvin, a junior business administration major, said his family has been adopted by Ridgedale Baptist Church. The church has provided them with a place to stay for the next six months, he said.…
Although some students have very little knowledge of how their tuition dollars are distributed, students would be more understanding of rising tuition costs if they knew where their money was going and why tuition had to increase sometimes, Richard Brown, vice chancellor of finance and operations, said.…
Up to 30 students living in north campus housing will be given the opportunity to move to UTC Place at their current housing rate, officials said.
As of Wednesday, 12 students had decided to move to UTC Place, Chancellor Roger Brown said.
Brown said the UC Foundation requires an 86 percent occupancy rate to break even.…
Budget cuts have eliminated faculty benefits for instructors at Cadek Conservatory, following state funding reductions that began in 2003.
The funding reductions left UTC administration with the task of reducing costs.
Paul Shurtz, Cadek director, said the conservatory was targeted because it is considered a non-academic program.…
Campus Crime Log is a weekly feature of The Echo and is compiled from UTC police reports to keep students aware of incidents on campus. Reports are listed in chronological order.
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For students who are waiting for a reserved parking decal, parking services provides available slots on a first-come, first-serve basis.
According to Cindee Pulliam, director of auxiliary services, there are waiting lists every semester for lots that have the same amount of spaces and decals.…
The search for the new vice chancellor and dean of students will conclude in two weeks after a person is picked from three candidates.
"We're in the last stage of the search," Mary Lynn Williamson, vice chancellor of student development, said.
The university is looking for a well-rounded individual with degrees, training and experience, she said.…
Onenet was upgraded recently to make it more user-friendly, to make it flow better and to give students the opportunity to personalize the system, according to university officials.
For example, students can now customize their own Web page where they can display news feeds from CNN, the weather map or even something from Rolling Stone.…
More than 120 international students are enrolled at UTC for chance to study while seeing a new part of the world.
This year, international exchange students came from places such as Japan, Thailand, Spain, France and other countries all over the world, Elizabeth Bell, coordinator for cooperative education and international students.…
NASHVILLE (AP)-Gov. Phil Bredesen named a second woman to the Tennessee Supreme Court on Monday by picking Cornelia Clark, the current director of the state's court system, for an open post.
Clark, 55, becomes the fourth woman to serve on the state Supreme Court and joins Justice Janice Holder as the second woman on the five-judge panel.…
AMHERST, Mass. (U-Wire)-With gas and oil prices at an all-time high, the alternative solution for residents throughout Amherst, Mass., and the country for energy is hemp.
Gas prices recently broke the $3-a-gallon mark for the first time in the region, which has drivers and residents who rely on gas for their cars as well as oil for heat struggling.…
