Keeping kids safe online, but at what cost?
What would you give up to keep kids safe online: your driver’s license, privacy, and freedom? That’s the question at…
Shadow of war — Japan after WW2
Sept., 2, 1945: the date that marked the official end of the Second World War and the start of the…
Guest column: University of Tennessee “embraces” artificial intelligence, downplays dangers
By David Barber, professor At the end of February, the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees adopted its first artificial…
Adviser farewell: Tomi McCutchen
Author’s note: The following column was published April 17, 2025, in my final print edition of The Pacer as its…
The icon of southern female rage: Julia Sugarbaker
From defending her sister from a selfish beauty queen to giving old-fashioned men a reality check of how the world…





