A fatal drive by shooting has resulted in the temporary closing of a popular Chattanooga night spot. Police say 21-year-old Cachet Robinson was fatally shot in the head outside Southside Social early Sunday morning, located across Finley Stadium. Another woman was injured in the drive-by shooting. She has been treated …
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Man Arrested For Vandalizing and Stealing From DRC
UTC Police say a man vandalized and stole items from a testing area on campus. The incident happened last Friday at the DRC Testing Lab located in the first floor of Frist Hall. The police report says 23-year-old Geoffrey McGowen raised suspicion when he tried to walk out of the …
Read More »2018 Winter Olympics Recap for Week of February 23
The U.S. Women’s hockey team shocked the world on Wednesday as they won 3-to-2 and ended Canada’s run of four straight gold medals in the sport. This is the first U.S. Women’s hockey gold medal in 20 years. The good times continued to roll as the U.S. Women’s cross-country skiing …
Read More »“Whose Streets?” Documentary Shows On UTC Campus
Injustice, protests, and questions. A documentary debuted as a part of Black History Month at UTC. Whose Streets? is the story about some of the protests in response to the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. One of the documentary producers, Sabaah Folayan was on hand …
Read More »Mocs News – Week of February 16, 2018
On this week’s edition of Mocs News, we take a look at the current edition of The Echo, UTC’s rendition of Elemeno Pea, and we look at what’s been going on around the campus. Update: Black History Month Signs Defaced – 0:34 Police Investigate Dorm Burglary – 1:31 Campus Attempted …
Read More »Police Investigate Dorm Burglary
UTC Police are investigating a report of a burglary at Johnson/Obear Apartments. The burglary is reported to have occurred on February 15, 2018, about 10:30 p.m. An unknown suspect entered an unlocked apartment and stole two gaming consoles. The investigation is ongoing at this time. Please contact the UTC PD …
Read More »Chattanooga City Council to Vote On Fallen 5 Memorial
The Chattanooga City Council will formally approve a memorial to honor the Fallen Five, who gave their lives for the city on July 16, 2015, during an attack on the naval operations support center in Chattanooga. Local artist Norman Lee and Shane Allbritton’s design was presented on the upcoming city …
Read More »U.S. Brings in Seven Medals In 2018 Winter Olympics
The United States has won seven medals so far in the 2018 winter olympics, four of which are gold. For women’s snowboarding, we have Chloe Kim, 17, who won a gold in the women’s halfpipe final with a score of 98.25. Jamie Anderson, 27, won a gold medal in the …
Read More »Men’s Basketball Recap for Week of February 16, 2018
Mocs vs. Mercer ended in a Chattanooga loss 84-85 last Saturday. Mercer started out quick on the Mocs with a 10-point lead at the half. Sophomore Rodney Chatman, led the game with 24 points total, 16 of those in the second half. It was not enough, however, as Mercer rallied …
Read More »Women’s Basketball Recap for Week of February 16, 2018
The Lady Mocs let a huge lead slip away in Saturday’s game against ETSU. After being up by over 15 points in the third quarter, the Buccaneers stopped playing their aggressive defense and started playing a more conservative style, which lead to a furious comeback for ETSU. The Mocs ran …
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