Three Union students were chosen from more than 1,000 entrees to present their literary pieces Feb. 29-March 3 at the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in New Orleans.
In addition to achieving academic excellence, the members of STD, an international English honor society, strive to promote interest in English literature, writing and languages on college campuses. […]
As Republican presidential candidates traverse the country in their efforts to win the party’s support, legislators closer to home are preparing for the November elections by reaching out to new constituents in realigned districts.
Tennessee legislators set new boundaries for congressional, state House and state Senate districts early in the year, and Gov. Bill Haslam signed the maps into law Jan. 26. The maps passed the GOP-controlled state legislature by a wide margin and would seem to bolster Republican gains, packing Democratic-leaning precincts into marginalized districts and making GOP-held districts less competitive. […]
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney walked away from Super Tuesday with a total of 419 delegates, more than any of his fellow GOP presidential candidates. However, with many delegates still up for grabs, the future GOP candidate is still unclear. A candidate needs 1,144 delegates in August at the national convention in Tampa to become the official nominee. […]
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney solidified his delegate lead with a strong Super Tuesday showing, squeaking past former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) in battleground Ohio to move one step closer to the Republican nomination.
In Tennessee, Santorum captured 37 percent of the vote, garnering 40.86 percent in Madison County. He claimed 22 of Tennessee’s 35 delegates, Romney took eight delegates, and Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, won five. […]
When a tornado tore through the small town of Harrisburg, Ill., Feb. 29, four Union students woke up to the news that their hometown had been devastated.
While their daughters were sound asleep in Jackson, the Welborn family was just rising for the day when the tornado hit just before 5 a.m.
The tornado ripped the roof off their home, blew in the windows and turned the garage on its side. The family was unharmed, despite the uninhabitable state of their home.
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More than 1,200 miles away from starting line of the Boston Marathon, Union students, faculty, staff and community members gathered Saturday at the starting line of the inaugural Mini Boston Marathon, a fundraiser for GO Boston teams 1 and 2.
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