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By Carlos Moore  Chattanooga, Tenn. (mocsnew.com)-Originally built in 1982, McKenzie Arena is finally receiving a little love with the addition of the Wolford Center.   The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announced in November the arena that seats about 11,000 and serves as home court for the UTC Mocs basketball team is getting its first major renovation in 39 years with the building of the new Wolford athletic center.   The $22 million dollar, 35 …

by Tony Scott CHATTANOOGA (mocsnews) – With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming available across the state of Tennessee, universities and colleges are planning on going back to a normal semester this fall. After a year of virtual and hybrid classes, most schools are planning for in-person classes and allowing more fans …

By: Ashtyn Frazier CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com)- Many colleges in the U.S. are requiring students to be fully vaccinated for the upcoming fall term to ensure safety and return to normalcy after the pandemic.  Student gets vaccine. Several colleges in Tennessee have already announced mandatory vaccinations. This includes Maryville College, Rhodes …

  By Carlos Moore   Dallas (Mocsnews.com) – The Dallas Mavericks have slowly made their way back into playoff contention the last couple of seasons by allowing the 2018-19 Rookie of the year winner Luka Doncic to put the team on his back.   Although they didn’t make the playoffs that season, Doncic and the Mavericks have since appeared in 11 playoff games the last two seasons all against the Clippers with a …

By Tony Scott CHATTANOOGA (mocsnews.com)- Due to climate change over one-third of heat deaths across the Earth is due to global warming. Someone might overlook that because of more drastic global weather that can cause deaths, like earthquakes, tornados, etc. global warming deaths are still rising with those numbers. Studies …

By Mocs News Staff WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July …

By Macy Wilbanks FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla (mocsnews.com) After putting off their own wedding for ten years Debby Neal Strickland and Jim Merthe married at their local church in Florida on Nov.22. Two days after her wedding Debby was wheeled into the operating room to give Jim’s ex-wife, Mylaen one of her kidneys.   Debby lost …

You Can’t Hide Behind A Screen By: Becca Soetje PARIS (mocsnews.com)- Social media and online connection has become a huge part in our world’s culture. With that can also come bullying and online threats. In Paris, 13 people between the ages of 18 and 35 years old are on trial …

By: Ashtyn Frazier WASHINGTON, D.C. (mocsnews.com)- Researchers have found that hundreds of lakes in the U.S. and Europe have declining oxygen levels that could result in methane emission, algal blooms, and a decline in the fish population.  Published in the journal Nature, researchers found a 5.5% decline in dissolved oxygen …

By Jessica Coco | mocsnews.com           The Covid-19 pandemic has been the center of life for well over a year now. But the conversation has changed. Before it was what are we going to do to combat it, how are we going to handle the shutdown, and for students, what …