The UT Gardens located on The University of Tennessee s Agriculture Campus.Hugh Dupree / The Daily Beacon
Hummingbirds, butterflies, dogwood flowers and this year, bird houses will all soon bring added beauty and life to the University of Tennesseeâs Gardens.
As the grass begins to green and the flowers begin to bloom, local artists of all skill levels and ages have begun to work on their contributions to the gardens.
For the past three years, the UT Gardens have held the annual Art in the Gardens event. This event promotes community engagement, cooperation between artists and funds for the gardens.
On Thursday, March 4, the Center for Student Engagement and the Campus Events Board hosted a Zoom lecture with ALOK Vaid-Menon as part of Culture Week, which runs from March
On the evening of Tuesday, March 2, artist and activist Jessica Caldas spoke about her work that is now on display as part of the âWomenâs Workâ temporary exhibition at the McClung Museum.
This event was held over Zoom and hosted by both the McClung Museum and the UT School of Art.
Jessica Caldas is an artist, advocate and activist from Florida and Georgia who focuses her work on social issues and the community, making statements about difficult subjects, which she spoke about at the beginning of her lecture.
âI deal with sexual assault and gender-based violence of many kinds,â Caldas said.
Even though her boyfriend of six months, junior Stephen Monroe, had reacted to her outfit by calling her a âsilly gooseâ and saying âyouâre so silly,â she figured it would get as much attention as the other videos she had posted with him.
âIt wasnât staged at all. I thought of this idea over winter break when I was just like thinking of things special to do for Stephen for Valentineâs Day,â Sims said. âWhen I planned making the video, I kind of just expected it would be like 30 people would like it and that would be about it. I just wanted to film it more for my sake and I thought it would be cute.â
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Founders Jiyoon Han (MBA ’22), Luqzan Mustafa Kamal (MBA ’21) and Ethan Hirsch (MBA ’21) elaborate on their love and enthusiasm for brewing. Raseem Farook (MBA ’21) reports.
The spring of 2020 saw the arrival of the Coffee and Tea Club at HBS. Founded by Jiyoon Han (MBA ’22), Luqzan Mustafa Kamal (MBA ’21) and Ethan Hirsch (MBA ’21), the club was launched with the mission of increasing the awareness and appreciation for specialty coffee and tea through brewing sessions and educational events. Since its inception, the club has grown to more than 100 members and has also started hosting virtual coffee tasting sessions.