by design | Feb 23, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’ve listened to several news reports about countries other than the U.S. lately. One thing in particular has caught my attention: so many other country leaders and their citizens speak English. The citizens sometimes make mistakes in word choice or verb...
by design | Feb 23, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor My guiltiest pleasure is simple: I like some old-school country music. Before you assume the worst, I’m not talking about songs celebrating drunken binges or bad decisions. I’m talking about the golden era....
by design | Feb 23, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Tennessee Volunteers have gone through a lot of changes this offseason, and nowhere is that more evident than on the defensive side of the football. Jim Knowles takes over for Tim Banks as defensive coordinator. This marks a significant change...
by design | Feb 23, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Tennessee and Notre Dame squared off at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., on Nov. 3, 2001, as a crowd of 80,795 watched on a picture perfect November day. It was one of those afternoons the South Bend Chamber of Commerce would like to...
by design | Feb 23, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The UT Creative Writing Program is excited to present a reading by poet Gabrielle Bates. The reading will take place Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of John C. Hodges Library on the UT Campus. The event is free and open to the public....
