The Pacer

Independent voice of the University of Tennessee at Martin since 1928

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The textbook buyer’s crunch and how to avoid it

There is perhaps nothing more stressful, especially for first time students, than getting your textbooks at the beginning of the…

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Tennessee’s disappearing rural hospitals

“But who would want to live in Martin? It’s such a small town! There isn’t much to do here!” That’s…

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No end in sight for parking conundrum

With the new school year now fully underway, students and faculty are back on campus in numbers, swarming sidewalks and…

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College: intellectual investment or a waste of money?

As students pour into college campuses across the country this fall, many of them for the first time, there is…

Combating loneliness for on-campus students

In middle school, my most dreaded experience was lining up to be picked by team captains for flag football. I…