By Sean Jones, Chattanooga, TN– Jay-Z is really important. Like, really important. He is so important, that the White House had to call a press conference to address his lyrics. This is, in my opinion, absolutely ridiculous. I do not think there have been any rap related press conferences involving the White House before, but [...]
Obama introduces ‘Scorecard’ aimed at ranking college value as sequester threatens financial aid cuts
February 25, 2013 by
By Emily Gurchiek, Chattanooga, TN—With college and university tuition rising every year, President Barack Obama said during his State of the Union speech he wanted to find a way to hold schools accountable by grading them on their affordability and value. The president’s message was delivered as the sequester, a series of automatic budget cuts [...]
Campus Comments: What did you think about Obama’s Inauguration?
January 23, 2013 by
Photos and opinions compiled by Shawna O’Neal
Obama inaugurated for the second time, makes politically powerful speech
January 23, 2013 by
By Hannah Lazar, Chattanooga, TN—On Jan. 21, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, 44th President Barack Obama was inaugurated for the second time. According to MSNBC, over 800,000 were in attendance at the event in the nation’s capital, most of whom were spread across the National Mall. Celebrity guests included Beyoncé, who sang the National Anthem, [...]
New health care bill to cause possible changes for students
September 26, 2012 by
By Rachel Scott, Chattanooga, TN–President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act will likely have varying impacts on college students, and Carol Oglesby, Coordinator of Student Civic Engagement and Physical Health Education and Promotion, said so far the new law doesn’t seem to benefit UTC students. “The Affordable Health Care act doesn’t seem to be helping the [...]
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Times Free Press editorial misses point of Obama’s speech
By Hannah Lazar, Chattanooga, TN—Last week, I wrote about Obama’s inauguration speech, praising his progressive words, but mainly explaining his main point—that we have to stop the ridiculousness of partisan politics and absolutist ideologies and learn to work together in Washington. Unfortunately, it seems the Free Press editorial staff missed that point. They ran an [...]