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In 1979 Ranger Walter Merrill of the US Forest Service discovered a chamber in an area cave that had mud-covered walls decorated with ancient Indian drawings—still moist in an environment unchanged for a thousand years. Dr. Charles Faulkner, UT archaeologist, led the team from UT that initially studied the mud glyphs. Most of the drawings … Continued

In 1920–21, a humor-literary magazine entitled the Mugwump replaced the U.T. Magazine. Howard H. Baker Sr. is credited with giving the publication its name. Among Algonquin Indians, mugwump meant “chief.” In American political history, the term had been derisively applied to Republicans who bolted the party in 1884 to support Grover Cleveland’s candidacy for US … Continued

The Multicultural Greek Council is composed of five organizations that consist of sororities and fraternities from diverse backgrounds. Organizations in the council represent Latino and South-Asian based fraternities and Latina and South-Asian based sororities. The organizations that make up this council are Sigma Sigma Rho Sorority Inc., Delta Phi Omega Sorority Inc., Lambda Theta Alpha … Continued

On April 15, 1949, Governor Gordon Browning signed Senate Bill 607 and legally established the Municipal Technical Advisory Service. The bill also enumerated the specific duties and goals of the organization: “It shall be used for studies and research in municipal government, publications, education conference and attendance thereat and in furnishing technical, consultative and field … Continued

Offensive tackle Michael Munoz was named freshman All-America in 2000 by the Sporting News and rivals.com. In his senior year (2004), he was a team cocaptain for the second consecutive year and earned NCAA Consensus All-America honors, having made all-star squads as selected by the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, and Walter Camp Foundation. … Continued

In 1954 university architect Malcolm Rice expressed the opinion that the principal assembly room of the new Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center was too plain and recommended employing an artist to decorate it. In spring 1954 a committee including Rice and members of the Fine Arts Department began contacting possible candidates to paint a … Continued

The Carousel Theatre was designed as a “convertible” theatre. It would be open air in the summer, and side panels of high-insulation material would enclose it for fall and winter productions. UT’s Joseph H. Cox, associate professor of fine arts, was asked to design murals for the exterior panels. A program note by Cox in … Continued

A 1975 UT communications graduate, Lauren Murphy was the first African American station manager of WUOT. She joined the UT Public Relations staff in 1985 and was also the executive director of the UT Radio Center. Previously, she had been executive assistant to the Tennessee Commissioner of Human Services (Sammie Lynn Puett) and was a … Continued

On March 10, 1971, the Music Annex, the last remaining temporary building of those placed on the Hill following World War II, burned to the ground. Although the building was called the Music Annex, it had been occupied by psychology since completion of the Music Building. Psychology Professor Howard Pollio lost 10 years’ work on … Continued