CHATTANOOGA, TN- With schools and universities being back in session this fall, it is putting everyone back at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to this, in early November, Governor Bill Lee signed a bill entitled from having mask or vaccine mandates unless it was exempted from the law …
Read More »Student Athlete Mental Health During the Pandemic
CHATTANOOGA, TENN (mocsnews.com) – The Covid-19 pandemic has rocked just about every aspect of our world the past year and a half, and higher education has been no different. The danger presented by the virus has forced higher education institutions to redesign their curriculum, all at the cost of added …
Read More »UTC Mocs Soccer Team sees outstanding year
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (mocsnews.com) – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has seen a great year so far when it comes to the soccer team. Chattanooga is 3-2-1 in the SoCon with wins over VMI and Wofford and a tie against the Spartans. Overall, UTC is 5-8-2 with an average of 0.73 …
Read More »UTC Football Takes On the Rival ETSU
By Jake Sullivan CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (mocsnews.com) – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will host one of their biggest rivals this weekend at home for a football showdown. Tenth-ranked ETSU rolls into the Scenic City Saturday for the renewal of the Rail Rivalry. During the last matchup that the two teams …
Read More »Domestic Abuse in College Relationships
By Grace James CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com)—With the recent speculations in the Gabby Petito case, discussions on domestic violence among college-aged students are at an all-time high. Prior to the 22-year-old’s death, domestic violence experts said Petito showed behavior of a victim in the Utah bodycam video taken on …
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CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com)- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga offer plenty of extracurricular activities or clubs for students to engage in, as well as participate in campus life. One club that is found on campus that will help any Communication major students get their feet wet in news, is Mocs …
Read More »Critical Race Theory in a divided America
By Stephen Lloyd WASHINGTON D.C. (mocsnews.com) – Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been around since the 1970s and has recently entered the political spotlight in 2020 with the former president, Donald Trump’s Executive Order 13950 titled, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”. Which has since been revoked by the current president, …
Read More »Are we prepared for what happens when we no longer receive a grade?
By Jessica Coco | Chattanooga, TENN | mocsnews.com For those who attend a four-year university, school has been the focal point of life for 16 years give or take. We are used to performing well, getting grades, and moving on. It is a cycle that has a timeline and …
Read More »College Student Mental Health Crisis during the Pandemic
By: Ashtyn Frazier WASHINGTON, D.C.(mocsnews.com)- The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the mental health crisis for college students across the U.S. According to a survey by Best Colleges, 90% of students believe that they have experienced worsening mental health symptoms since the pandemic. Student doing virtual school from home. College students …
Read More »2013 Mega-study: The Cheat Sheet of Exams for Students
By KIMBERLY MERFERT High school and college students spend most of their time in school figuring out the best ways to cram eight months’ worth of education into three days of studying. After the unavoidable procrastination leaves and the sheer panic of reality sets in, students are racing against the …
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