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UTC Greek Show 2018 Wins Big for Local Charity

By the Mocs News Staff Sigma Kappa and BYX came away the winners in the 2018 Greek Show competition Thursday night at UTC McKenzie Arena for Best Sorority and Best fraternity respectively. Kappa Delta and Delta Zeta tied for second for Best Sorority while Sigma Chi got second for Best …

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Reminder: Drop Classes With “W” by March 19

Thinking of dropping a class, or wanting to attend summer classes to get ahead? The deadline to withdraw from classes is March 19. Students must submit a request to withdraw via an online form with the University Records office. More information is available online at UTC’s website. Summer registration also …

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2018 Lavender Graduation Ceremony Still Accepting Applications

Lavender Graduation is a ceremony that specifically includes all LGBTQ+ students and parents to come and attend their child’s graduation. Lauren Ouwerkerk, the assistant director for the Center for Women and Gender Equity, shared some words about the event. “I participated in Lavender Graduation when I graduated. The other assistant …

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I Will Nominations Now Open

The I Will nominations are now open for women students in the UTC community who show exemplary leadership skills by incorporating social justice and gender equality. The deadline is March 5 and award recipients will be invited to the Blue and Gold award reception on April 18 to receive a …

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Update: Suspect in Custody for Hamilton Place Incident

UPDATE: Chattanooga police say they now have David Ballard in custody. UPDATE:  Chattanooga police name the suspect wanted for Saturday’s incident at Hamilton Place. Police say David Ballard is wanted on a charge of aggravated riot. He’s also wanted for felony reckless endangerment, alteration of a firearm and unlawful possession of …

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Charge Against Cantrell Dismissed

By Shayne Perry A public indeceny charge against former UTC spokesperson Chuck Cantrell ends in a guilty plea. Cantrell appeared in Hamilton County Sessions Court on Tuesday February 22nd. Judge Lila Statom asked Cantrell how he wanted to plead. Cantrell nodded and Judge Statom said the word “Guilty”. Cantrell was …

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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 …

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“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 …

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