Umoja Festival returns to Downtown Johnson City
This weekend, Sept. 7-8, will see the return of Johnson City’s annual Umoja Festival. The festival — the name of which translates to “unity” in Swahili — has been …
Reece Museum exhibit provides glimpse of “The World Through a Woman’s Eyes”
“The World through a Woman’s Eyes” is an exhibit on display at the Reece Museum. The exhibit details the life and work of Jessie Ackermann. …
Time to tailgate
ETSU’s tailgate for the football season opener is on Sept. 1. This great American pastime can last the entire day. Beginning at 8 a.m., ETSU …
Sending troops to the border–xenophobic rhetoric or presidential precedent?
President Trump’s action of deploying the United States Military to the southern border is ingrained in xenophobia perpetuated by his prejudiced comments in the 2016 …
PBS documentary airing April 8 features work of ETSU faculty, students
“The Breaks: Centuries of Struggle,” a documentary on the Breaks Interstate Park, known as the “Grand Canyon of the South,” airs Sunday, April 8, at …
Campus tour focusing on student life through the years, developed by history class
While East Tennessee State University’s regular campus tours help prospective and new students find their way around and alumni to see changes that have taken place since …
‘Voices from Chernobyl’ to screen at ETSU, shares perspectives on tragedy
“Chernobyl transported us from one era to another. We face a new reality.” – Svetlana Alexievich In 1986, a nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl plant …
Critically acclaimed Third Coast Percussion to perform at ETSU
Four classically trained percussionists have gone rogue with a common mission, to explore and expand the sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire. “Percussion ensemble is …
ETSU Wind Ensemble, Concert Band to present ‘Showcases: Parallels Revisited’
The concert bands from East Tennessee State University’s Department of Music will present their first concert of the spring semester, “Showcases: Parallels Revisited,” on Tuesday, …
Widow paints clear picture of health care from patient perspective
Clocks have no hands – because of the suspended reality of hospital stays. Nurses at their computers peer at a dark screen – because records …