Volume: 110 - Issue: 58 - Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Photo: Michael Gratton
The jumbotron in Neyland Stadium seems to always
be in use.
UT places 2nd in Southeastern robotics event
Andrea Hall
Staff Writer
With over 100,000 people packing Neyland Stadium most weekends during the Fall semester, there is a lot of trash left on the Knoxville campus, but imagine if there was a robot that could clean up that mess.Picking up trash left after football Saturdays was the challenge for this year’s teams participating in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Southeastern robotics competition in Atlanta.
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QUEST aims to promote faculty publications, communication
Olivia Smithscott
Staff Writer
As part of a larger effort to make faculty and staff publishing more accessible, the Office of Research has developed a Web site to connect people with the publications of UTK faculty members.Gregory Reed, associate vice chancellor for research, said QUEST, as the Web site is termed, was created in the fall of 2008 from an idea the vice chancellor for research Brad Fenwick had brought with him to UT.
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Use of jumbotron faces criticism
Krisitan Smith
Staff Writer
The jumbotron in Neyland Stadium has become a source of questions for the past few months. The jumbotron is constantly on, even when the stadium is not in use, and many students wonder how this fits in with the Make Orange Green and Switch Your Thinking programs UT has recently implemented as a way to conserve resources and help students be more environmentally conscious.Although the jumbotron is constantly on and seems to be wasting electricity, Tiffany Carpenter, public relations director for the athletic department, said the jumbotron cannot be turned off.
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Editorial
Wikipedia takes unfair criticism
Religion still plays role in science education
Third party offers consistency, freedom
News
UT places 2nd in Southeastern robotics event
QUEST aims to promote faculty publications, communication
Use of jumbotron faces criticism
