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New TNJN.com feature: The "best-of" crimes recorded by UTPD each week.  This week, there was a pedestrian hit and run among the top five crimes included.

With the growing interest in the global community, careers in foreign affairs are highly sought after by new graduates, but how are the graduates to know what to expect? Former Knoxville mayor and ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe attempted to answer this question as he spoke about his experiences as an ambassador on Tuesday night.

With the growing interest in the global community, careers in foreign affairs are highly sought after by new graduates, but how are the graduates to know what to expect? Former Knoxville mayor and ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe attempted to answer this question to a handful of political science and journalism majors as he spoke on his experience as an ambassador on Tuesday night.

Lady Vols' basketball expert Craig Harris reports and analyzes the Lady Vols' open practice Tuesday.  His overall reaction: The team has taken a huge step forward compared to their loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Wolfmother, The Newno2 and The Heartless Bastards drew in a good crowd Monday night at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Andrew Stockdale and company are finally back with the new band and CD Cosmic Egg released just two weeks ago. The Aussie band will be touring the U.S. for a few more weeks in "Phase II" which is the second coming of the band.

As part of its university tour, Passion 2010, a Christian worship conference, will visit the University of Tennessee tonight in Cox Auditorium at 8 p.m. The concert's headliners include Fee and Charlie Hall.

Nu'Keese Richardson's personal issues that forced him to miss Tennessee's practice on Sunday was described by Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin as 'no situation'. The highly touted recruit had only one touch in Tennessee's win over South Carolina on Saturday.

Jabari Greer returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown to help the Saints remain undefeated in a key NFC South game against the Atlanta Falcons. The interception was Greer's second of the season.

There is a lot of tension between Serena and Blair that leads to them not being friends. Also, it is election week for the Van der Bilt family.

FREEStyle: This week highlights UT Homecoming, First Friday, Jack's Mannequin, East Tennessee Chili Cookoff, Little Shop of Horrors, Band of Heathens and more.

The UT Symphony Orchestra gave a magnificent performance Sunday to a small, but very lucky audience. Cox Auditorium was filled with the delightful music of Malcolm Arnold and Edward Elgar, two British composers of this century.

"The UT Symphony Orchestra gave their final performance of the semester ..."

A month through the NHL season, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin have their respective teams in front. In the West, the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche have made dramatic turnarounds form last year. It is time for the first NHL power rankings of the season.

UT's cross-country teams traveled to the University of Mississippi on Oct. 31 for the Southeastern Conference Championships where the Lady Vols got second and the Vols took sixth. 

Lynn Sacco, assistant history professor at UT and former lawyer, reveals insight to the McKenzie Philips father-daughter incest investigation in her novel Unspeakable: Father-Daughter Incest in American History.

Jasmine Davis, a senior in communication studies, was chosen for an internship in New York City with the Late Show with David Letterman during the spring of 2009.

The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund for the College of Law sponsored its annual costume contest for dogs and their owners at Circle Park on Sunday. The event raised money for the Humane Society.

All Campus Events hosted homecoming participants at Fiji Island Sunday to properly commence Homecoming Week. The events, Kickoff and Anything Goes, proved to be entertaining while also celebrating the spirit of Homecoming among the organizations.

The popular Knoxville Mexican restaurant, Soccer Taco, is now a small chain. The restaurant expanded to Market Square in August 2009, and is experiencing the "perks" of two locations.

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur or an innovative thinker? Do you want to make a difference in the world? The Knoxville and Oak Ridge areas are participating in the Global Innovation Tournament, which is an official activity of Global Entrepreneur Week.

Check out this week's radio schedule for some interesting shows covering news, sports, opinions, music, international awareness and automotive topics.