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Dining changes receive mixed reviews

Dining changes receive mixed reviews
Changes have been made at almost every station in the UC food court, according to the new director of food services. "In the food court, we have a new wrap station," Tim McWilliams, director of food services said. This is a lahvosh wrap, and it has been very well received, according to Williams.…

Convocation focuses on student success

Convocation focuses on student success
UTC's newest editions, Phil Oldham, provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs, and John Delaney, vice chancellor of student development, spoke at the convocation about student success and retention rates. Chancellor Brown first opened the meeting with praises of the faculty and staff for executing a smooth transition into the academic year with record breaking enrollment.…

Classrooms equipped with emergency phones, provide security awareness

Classrooms equipped with emergency phones, provide security awareness
Over the summer emergency red phones were installed in many university classrooms in an effort to improve campus communication. "UTC Telecommunications spent their summer installing over 75 emergency phones into many classrooms across campus," Monty Wilson, assistant vice chancellor of information technology, wrote in an e-mail to students.…

Tuition doctored with new fee

A nationwide increase in learning disabilities and mental health issues has led to a new health fee for the UTC campus, officials said.   The $25 fee was implemented in the spring of 2007, according to Chris Smith, coordinator of the family nursing practitioner program and temporary student health director.…

Campus store offers variety

Students know it as "the bookstore," but UTC's campus store offers far more than textbooks and school supplies. In addition to the book for calculus class and the binder for your history notes, the bookstore stocks a variety of merchandise, ranging from dorm décor to holiday gifts.…

Green dot raises awareness

The Green Dot Campaign, an operation led by the Women's Center and the Transformation Project, commands a green army of dots to raise awareness of violence against women. According to Sara Peters, director of the women's center, the campaign is meant to start small, such as ceasing sexist jokes and victim blaming, which will eventually change the culture.…

Campus Crime Log

Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 Aug. 29, 2007 071304 - Police responded to a miscellaneous call at 701 Vine St. A female student advised that she was talking to her friend by her car. The female student told the police that a white vehicle pulled up next to them. The student advised that her friend told her the person in the car had flashed them.…

Summer course refreshes math students

Summer course refreshes math students
UTC"s inaugural session of Step Ahead Math, a new summer program offered to freshmen by the UTC math department, was a huge success, according to professors and students. The Step Ahead program, a week-long intensive review course, was offered to those freshmen who fit the requirements for Math 106 in hopes they would be able to successfully pass an exit exam into a college-level math course.…

New internet frustrates campus

The Internet connectivity problems students have been experiencing this semester are due to a switch in software by the Information Technology Division. Getting connected to the Internet has been a bigger problem this year than in the past, according to some students.…

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