Meg Eslinger Comm 3610 Final Story Draft 1 November 11, 2020 CHATT-TN                                         Covid-19 An Unwanted Wedding Guest A bride’s wedding day is a day they look forward to their whole lives, adding an unwanted pandemic makes the wedding planning process all the more challenging. Chattanooga is a hub for the …

By Luke Dammann CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com) Lupton Hall has been available for student and faculty use for close to a full semester now leaving many to wonder how it’s affected UTC’s campus. What used to be UTC’s old library building back in the day has now been transformed into a …

By Matt Nicoll CHATTANOOGA, TENN (mocsnews.com) Students on the college campus are arguably the most anxious people group in the history. Over the past ten years, the anxiety and depression rate has doubled. It is one of the most common things on the college campus to say one is stressed …

CHATTANOOGA, TENN (mocsnews.com) Since the Coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. in February of this year, reports of crime on campus have decreased, with sexual misconduct decreasing the most.     According to UTC’s 2019 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, from 2016 to 2018 there were 46 rapes, 23 aggravated assaults, 68 reports …

CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com)- Throughout the country college football schedules are looking unique from years past due to COVID-19.  In August, almost every conference decided to cancel their football seasons. The Southeast Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference were the only conferences that opted to play at the start of the …

By JESSIE WARDARSKI and PETER ORSI Associated Press As remote schooling surged during the pandemic, parents across the country realized that many kids didn’t have desks at home.So they got busy building, collecting and donating them, giving hundreds or thousands of students workspaces to call their own and helping them …

Meg Eslinger Comm 3610 1st Original Story October 14, 2020                                                              Covid-19 has undoubtedly changed many things in our life. From the way we get to interact with our loved ones, travel, go out in public, and overall our sense of “normalcy”. One major aspect that has changed for many all …

By KATHRYN DOTSON CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com) – It’s no secret that pets bring so much to our lives – joy, happiness, and unwavering devotion. With the recent pandemic, the mental benefits of pet ownership have become even more valuable.   Pets fulfill the basic human need for a trusted companion, which …

The University of Tennessee Chattanooga has officially been named the number one hub site for COVID-19 in Hamilton County. The university has had 405 (open and closed) cases alone. This is more than both the city’s largest hospital and jail. Among the state, UTC ranks number two in having the …

By Shianne Vincent ATLANTA (mocsnews.com) — Kate Rubins, a NASA astronaut of 11 years, plans to cast her electoral vote from the International Space Station. Rubins is a resident of Houston, Texas and voting from space is allowed under Texas law. Rubins said, “it’s critical to participate in our democracy. …