Posted by James Zhang As the largest private employer that accommodates a large workforce for people with disabilities, Walmart has started to eliminate greeter position at 1,000 of its locations across the nation. Walmart has announced that the greeter position will be replaced by “custom host.” Since people with physical disabilities usually fill the greeter […]
Posted by Brandon Boatwright The United Methodist Church (UMC) on Tuesday voted to uphold language in its discipline that restricts LGBT inclusion in the church. As a global organization, delegates from around the world gathered in St. Louis to vote on a way forward for the church which has long struggled over the issue of […]
Posted by James Zhang Sex week, which is as a comprehensive, entertaining, and week-long, sex education event that aims to foster an inclusive and intellectual discussion on sex, sexuality, and relationships to educate the University of Tennessee Knoxville student body and the Knoxville community, has been under fire for allegedly receiving “the highest allocation of […]
Posted by Ying Xiong Jussie Smollett, an American singer and actor, recently have involved in the controversy of the racial issue and hate crime on social media. According to a statement released by the Chicago Police Department, In January 2019, Jussie Smollett was beaten by two men who approached him by yelling out “racial and […]
Posted by Cassandra Huang Monday, February 18, is President’s Day in the US. Let’s get a look at what people talk about on this day. As we can see in the word cloud, #PresidentsDay is a hot tag on Twitter. There are some interesting posts. For example, NASA has a photo of the Antares Rocket […]
Posted by Ying Xiong On February 14, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency to get more federal budget for the border wall. From February 14 to15, 624,000 tweets involved in the topic discussion on Twitter. The online debate reached a peak twice in the past two days: one was on February 14 at 4 […]
Posted by James Zhang February 14, on Valentine’s day, a tech giant company was on the headline of the press. Facing an unexpected backlash from lawmakers, progressive activists, and union leaders, Amazon has canceled its plan on establishing a large headquarter campus in Queens, New York City. E-commerce giant’s decision has been arguably viewed as […]
Posted by Brandy Mmbaga That’s right! It is the day of Love. Valentine’s day is celebrated every single year on February 14th. On this day, people typically purchase candy (mainly chocolates), flowers, cards, and stuffed animals for someone they love or may want to pursue a romantic relationship with. Restaurants are generally jammed pack with couples […]
Posted by James Zhang February 10, 2019, will be a big festival for all musicians across the nation. On this Sunday, the 61 st Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California. This spectacular musical event will also be broadcast live on the CBS television network at 8 p.m. ET. Before […]
Posted by Cassandra Huang It’s getting warmer this week. However, everyone must still remember that we had our first snow in 2019 at Knoxville last week. The storm made UT campus a beautiful white iced world. However, at the meanwhile, lots of states are suffering for the severe snowstorms this winter. As we can see in […]