UTK Celebrities

Celebrities

	Erika Marie Johnson By Ashley Case February 16, 2012 - 3:28pm College is challenging. From moving away to learning how to cook eggs in the microwave, college presents a lot of obstacles that you have to overcome in order to be successful. Erika Johnson, 20, is a UT student who has not only conquered these obstacles; she has, literally, blown them out of the water. Johnson moved from her Canadian home in Oak Bay, right next to Victoria, and came to UT to row for the university. What you don’t know is that she had just started rowing five months before she moved into her dorm. A pre-med major, she is a member of the honor society and maintains a 3.8 GPA. Though always busy, she always makes time to be appreciative for the opportunities she has. READ MORE
	Ashley Watts - Tales of a Teacher By Candice Graham February 11, 2012 - 2:43am Ashley Watts, a senior in Child and Family Studies, will soon embark on her dream career as a special needs teacher. Although she didn’t come into college knowing this was going to be her path, the varied experiences she’s gained at UT have helped her find her niche. Through working at jobs, internships, and camps pertaining to children and those with special needs, Ashley shows that taking advantage of all the opportunities you have as a collegiette is sure to help you discover what you’re meant to do with your life post-grad. How did you decide you wanted to be a teacher? READ MORE
	Shannandor McClain By Jessica Yonker February 4, 2012 - 12:50pm It’s well past noon, but Shannandor McClain is cocooned in a blanket on my couch. Like most college students, she catches up on sleep whenever and wherever she can. And with Shannandor taking classes, working three days a week and being involved in several campus organizations, I can’t say I blame her. “An average day for me is very, very busy,” she says through a yawn. “I usually have to be at an 8 o’clock class or in Anderson County for my internship at 8 a.m., so it’s always really early mornings and really long days.” READ MORE
	Evelyn Gaddis By Ashley Case January 28, 2012 - 7:20pm It’s no secret that college is a challenge. It’s even less of a secret that some majors are more difficult than others. I know we’ve all heard horror stories of the work and crazy hours that nursing students have to put in to succeed. Well imagine being a nursing major, dealing with the stresses and new experiences of college, being a part of a UT athletic team, and doing it all before you are even old enough to get your drivers license. Not possible, right? Well meet the UT collegiette who has managed to do the impossible: Evelyn Gaddis. She entered UT at age 15. Now at age 17, she’s just as mature (if not more) than all the “normal college aged” students and is on track to achieving her admirable and exciting life goals....
	Rikki Murray: The Art of Being Social By Kelly Fox January 21, 2012 - 2:34am During our time spent in college, there are many aspects of school that we should consume our time with: class, studying and job searching. However, a very important piece of that we all value is our social life. Rikki Murray, Social Chair for Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority talks about the art of being social. Her Campus: Do you consider yourself a “social butterfly”? Rikki Murray: I would like to think so, I mean, we only have X amount of years at UT so I want to take advantage of having fun with my friends. READ MORE
	Giving the Scoop to CCI - JEM 415 By Kathryn Sullivan December 3, 2011 - 6:28pm Each semester Dr. Hendrickson's JEM 415 class works diligently to write, design and produce Scoop Magazine. Scoop is a magazine specifically for College of Communication and Information students, faculty and alumni. The class starts out submitting ideas of relevant content to include in the issue. Then the semester is dedicated to writing, editing and photographing. As the semester comes to a close, it’s time to finalize designs and send the magazine to print. Each winter (Fall semester) issue is printed as well as released online. The issue created in the spring is strictly online. READ MORE
	The [Revised] Anatomy of a Gamer: T.J. Stephenson By Jessica Yonker November 19, 2011 - 3:23pm With Gartner Inc. predicting the gaming industry’s worth to grow from $70 billion to $115 billion by 2015, it’s hard to dismiss video games anything less than as a media powerhouse. With more and more people playing video games on consoles and computers, many companies are looking for ways to promote their products to bigger, more diverse audiences. Lots of people play video games, but not as many people get to brag they test drive games and gadgets for a living. READ MORE
	Brianna Cook: Intern abroad…in the country! By Kelly Fox November 11, 2011 - 8:57pm Are you in the situation, like most college women, when you are starting to buckle down on this whole “career” thing? I know sometimes you may feel like you have to choose between taking a full course load or sleeping in. Or maybe you have to choose between studying for a test or hitting up the strip. But one should never have to choose between studying abroad and having the experience of a lifetime or bettering their future career and working an internship. Brianna Cook proved she didn’t have to choose. Her Campus: So where are you interning at, Brianna? READ MORE
	Melanie Agee - An Internship where Dreams Come True By Kathryn Sullivan November 5, 2011 - 5:49pm Melanie Agee is a UTK Journalism student with a big heart and a big smile. In 2009 she got to take her great personality to the one place where everyone's happy: Disney World! No doubt the place where dreams come true was a perfect fit for Melanie. READ MORE
	See ya' Knoxville, Kate's going international! By Kelly Fox October 29, 2011 - 5:08pm During your college “career”, there are many perks to student life that definitely aren't available after graduation. One being the fact that we can live solely off Cook Out, Ramen Noodles and Red Bull. Another is that we can stay up until 5 a.m. cramming for a test at 9:05 then stay up the whole next night for a beer pong tournament. But lastly, is that we have the opportunity to travel across the world for comparitively little money and get college credit for it. Kate Mattingly studied abroad in Seville, Spain Spring 2010 and here’s what she got out of it. READ MORE