November 1999

UT Students will soon have a new place to get together- a new sports complex.

Colleges and universities around the country have seen female enrollment increase, and UT is no exception. In 1998, females made up 52 percent of the UTK student body- reversed from years ago, when males held the majority.

The University of Tennessee is hosting a free public viewing Nov. 15 of a “mini-solar eclipse” caused by the planet Mercury moving between Earth and the sun.

Two University of Tennessee star watchers are travelling near and far to draw attention to one of the biggest light shows of the century.

Officials from six states will meet in Atlanta to discuss the water shortage problem facing the Southeastern region.

A University of Tennessee project will unite area youths and elderly residents to compile a local history of civil rights activism.

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that police can be sued for reading suspects their Miranda rights, then discouraging them from exercising them. A UT Law College professor says he expects no changes to the Miranda law.

UTC TV News Debuts Friday On Comcast Ch. 3

Donors who give their Orange Blood on Monday, Nov. 15, the first day of the weeklong Tennessee vs. Kentucky BlueOrange Battle for Blood, will have the chance to win one of eight official UT footballs signed by Vol Head Coach Phillip Fulmer.

KNOXVILLE — Anyone who thinks Latin is for the Romans and they’re all dead should visit the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Nov. 9.

Dr. J. Wade Gilley pledged to emphasize quality, information technology, financial responsibility and committment to economic, social and cultural development of the state as he was formally installed Friday as the University of Tennessee’s 20th president in a ceremony at UT-Knoxville’s Thompson-Boling Assembly Center and Arena.

The president of the University of Tennessee and his wife have established a lectureship at UT to honor Nobel Laureate James Buchanan.