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CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com)- Throughout the country college football schedules are looking unique from years past due to COVID-19.  In August, almost every conference decided to cancel their football seasons. The Southeast Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference were the only conferences that opted to play at the start of the …

Meg Eslinger Comm 3610 1st Original Story October 14, 2020                                                              Covid-19 has undoubtedly changed many things in our life. From the way we get to interact with our loved ones, travel, go out in public, and overall our sense of “normalcy”. One major aspect that has changed for many all …

The University of Tennessee Chattanooga has officially been named the number one hub site for COVID-19 in Hamilton County. The university has had 405 (open and closed) cases alone. This is more than both the city’s largest hospital and jail. Among the state, UTC ranks number two in having the …

2nd AP Story Meg Eslinger September 14, 2020 Comm 3610                     Two Los Angeles Deputies shot and critically wounded, authorities are in search for the gunman.  By Margaret Eslinger CHATTANOOGA, TENN (mocsnews.com) – Two Sherriff’s deputies of Los Angeles County are in critical condition after being ambushed in their patrol car. The two deputies were …

By  Emily Mitchell, UTC student CHATTANOOGA, TENN (mocsnews.com) – Gulf Coast faces another hurricane weeks after Laura, a Category 4 storm, came ashore in parts of Texas and Louisiana.  The Atlantic is faced with yet another storm, Hurricane Sally scaled up to become a Category 2 storm on Monday, September …

By: Caitlin Burt HOUSTON(mocsnews.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s campus embraces a “new normal” for the upcoming semester since the rise of the coronavirus pandemic. When the rise of COVID first began in March of 2020, UTC decided to make the rest of the spring semester online-only classes. Along …

By: Caitlin Burt Houston(mocsnews.com) As cities across the United States rise in COVID cases, Chattanooga is ranked number two in the New York Times list of “places that could flare up next.” Before Tennessee Governor Bill Lee ordered the state to reopen, Mayor Andy Berke planned to keep the city …

Through many months of adjusting to the new lifestyle that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about, many people have been seeking some small sense of normalcy wherever they can find it. For some, this includes dining out. Many Chattanooga restaurants have begun opening their doors with newly developed protective measures …

By Farin Cloyd CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com)- In response to the Black Lives Matter movement sweeping across the United States, victims of racism and discrimination are coming forward to share their experiences. The UTC chapter of Sigma Chi is under investigation after a former member, Kalani Porto, spoke out about the …

Cameron Walker Photo taken by Mocs Vision The NCAA college football season is expected to start August 27, but as players around the nation undergo consistent testing resulting in several positive cases, concerns are on the rise.  With the United States Coronavirus deaths reaching almost 150,000, and positive cases rising …