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Columns Opinion

Opinion of the Day: What COVID-19 means for classes at UTM

Over spring break, UTM took at least one drastic step aimed at keeping students on campus safe from the Coronavirus….

Columns Opinion

Weekly Viewpoints: “It’s just a cough bro,” coronavirus recession fears, and Sanders’s war on the punditry

Every week, The Pacer’s Viewpoints section gives you an overview of the very best in opinion journalism from the major…

Columns Opinion

Opinion of the Day: Coffeehouse kerfuffle shines a light on a controversy in urbanism

An ongoing dispute that has gotten some recent attention this week: the proprietor of the Martin Coffeehouse, John Sellers, and…

Technology threatens civil liberties across the world

The 20th century was a time notable for the expansion of civil liberties worldwide. In Africa and Asia, the colonial…

Arts & Entertainment Theatre

Performance at UTM underscores the staying power of Shakespeare

The idea that a 400 year old play could pack theatres, even in the age of film, television and YouTube…