The Pacer

Independent voice of the University of Tennessee at Martin since 1928

Year: 2015

Sports Women's Basketball

Skyhawks fall to Tennessee State in OVC Title game 64-60

Eventually, all great sports streaks come to an end.  For the UTM women’s basketball team, they saw their streak of four…

Men's Basketball Sports

Skyhawks drop OVC quarterfinal game to Eagles 76-65

The UTM men’s basketball saw their Ohio Valley Conference Tournament dreams dashed after they fell to the Morehead State Eagles…

Sports Women's Basketball

Skyhawks advance after 68-35 win over EIU

The Skyhawks women’s basketball team moved one step closer to their fifth straight Ohio Valley Conference title Wednesday afternoon after they…

Routh found guilty in Chris Kyle murder case

Eddie Ray Routh has been found guilty in the murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. On Feb. 24, Routh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Texas jury made up of 10 women and two men, unanimously convicted Routh of capital murder. The jury was instructed to consider three possible verdicts: guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity. Routh admitted to shooting Kyle and Littlefield but was pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. His defense attorneys argued that he was suffering from mental disorders and was in the grips of psychosis when he fatally shot Kyle and Littlefield on Feb. 2, 2013. There was no clear motive found in the reasoning behind the killings. Routh shot Kyle and Littlefield each in the back multiple times….

“Smart” insulin could ease treatment of diabetes

A new form of synthetic insulin currently undergoing trials could revolutionize diabetes management and treatment. A group of researchers led…