Adam Brown Social Media Command Center
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A Step Towards Justice For Breonna Taylor?
While there have been a multitude of events in which minority Americans have found themselves on the wrong end with police that spurred the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, a few have especially had an impact. Most will note the murder in February of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia and in May of George Floyd…
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Professional Sports, Wearable Health Devices, and COVID-19
By: Jess Barfield Can UTK students stay healthy in the age of COVID-19 based on practices in professional sports? The answer may be “yes” and if so, UTK students should take note. In a time when many people have become less active due to social distancing and staying indoors, some people have become concerned that…
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Quarantine, Tigers, and Planes, Oh My!
It is not every day that Knoxville, Tennessee makes national news, so when Knoxville makes the news for three different stories, there must be something going on. Within the past 24 hours, CNN ran a story on how more than 2,100 members of the University of Tennessee family are in quarantine, an airplane made an…
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All-Inclusive NCAA Basketball Tournament?
Last month, many collegiate governing bodies, announced they would postpone fall sports. The NCAA announced all Division I fall sports championships would be pushed to the spring, and conferences such as the Big Ten, Pac-12, and Ivy League also followed suit. Some conferences, such as the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 have pushed on with…
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Positive Conversation Enriches the LCS Championship Weekend
This past Sunday, the 6th of September was the final round of the League of Legends LCS Summer Split Playoffs in which one of the most popular eSports teams of all time, Team SoloMid, won the championship. This year’s Summer final series saw an increase of over 60k peak viewers to last year, even with…
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The Drones are Coming… with Food?: Eating in the Age of the Coronavirus
By: Jess Barfield Given the impact of the coronavirus and the need for social distancing, drone delivery of food is an idea that makes a lot of sense. However, to the disappointment of many UTK students, you can’t yet get fresh pizza airlifted to your dorm or to your apartment. Still, the success of…
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NFL QB Dismissive of COVID-19
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins drew the ire of many fans, media members, and other pundits on Wednesday with his remarks about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on a podcast. In an interview with NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt for his “10 Questions” podcast, Cousins touched on the band, Creed, career moves from Washington to the Vikings,…
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Tesla, a Family Company?!
Jessica Barfield Elon Musk is a great entrepreneur and inventor, but what is he up to now? We are all familiar with Musk’s recent successes with Tesla, and SpaceX, but is Musk now interested in developing innovative safety technologies that could directly benefit families? The answer is yes, it turns out that Musk wants to…
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HBO’s Latest Hit Show Sparks Social Media Discussion
When I was growing up, scary stories were something that had always interested me. My family had traditions revolving around scaring kids into behaving with stories of La Llorona taking you away if you played near a river at night, or The Coco Man coming to steal me away if I kept misbehaving. These stories…
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NBA Teams Discuss Boycott in Response to Shooting
On Sunday, Jacob Blake was caught on video being shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisc. The days since have brought plenty of backlash from around the world and further fueled the fight to end racial injustice. NBA players have discussed their own response. And while the league has conducted the…