The Pacer

Independent voice of the University of Tennessee at Martin since 1928

Opinion

A student’s thoughts on the first presidential debate

The first presidential debate of the 2020 election will undoubtedly go down as one of the most memorable in history….

How to write more gooder

The tide of midterms has already washed over us, and before long term papers will be due as well. Unless…

Democracy dies behind the paywall: a critique of elite journalism

In Feb. 2017, The Washington Post, a legacy American newspaper with millions of readers, changed its slogan to “democracy dies…

Columns Opinion

Can video games be more than mindless time wasters?

The lockdown has not been kind to many forms of recreation. Swimming at the public pool, going out to the…

Columns Opinion

America’s pathological response to COVID-19

As journalists, even in the smallest capacity, there is always a temptation to shrink away from the hard questions. There…