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  • UT Sex Week Controversy

    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…

  • Jussie Smollett’s Controversy on Social Media

    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…

  • President’s Day

    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…

  • Negative Sentiment on Social Media about Trump’s National Emergency

    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…

  • Amazon’s pullout

    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…

  • Happy Valentine’s Day!

    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…

  • Annual GRAMMY Awards

    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…

  • Winter Storm

    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…

  • Super Bowl Commercials

    Posted by James Zhang The Super Bowl final is on Sunday. Fans of football have already been crazy about it. In addition to sports itself, people across the nation are also passionate about another significant element of spectacular Super Bowl event: commercials. Here are what people say on social media regarding the Super Bowl Commercials.…

  • Are you ready for some football?

    Posted by Brandy Mmbaga I hope you are! Because this weekend marks the annual clash of the best two teams in the league- SUPER.BOWL.SUNDAY. This year, Super Bowl LIII will be taking place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA on Sunday, February 3rd at 6:30p. The New England Patriots will be taking on the Los…