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Electroclash musician Peaches visited Knoxville's Valarium on Nov. 10 showcasing several hits from her albums I Feel Cream and Impeach My Bush. Canadian born Merrill Nisker debuted new persona 'Peaches' in 2000 with her album release The Teaches of Peaches. She is famous for her electropop synthesized music, explicit lyrics and outrageous onstage outfits.

Chris Walker has had a lot of extra motivation for the last couple weeks. Since he arrived in Knoxville Walker had back-to-back games against his hometown Memphis Tigers and the Ole Miss Rebels circled on the calender. Now Walker returns to Ole Miss playing under former Rebel coach and now Tennessee defensive line coach Ed Orgeron.

Barack Obama's health care reform bill will serve as a platform for both political parties to attract voters in 2010 and 2012.

For the past six years, Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has been engaged in a deadly and controversial conflict. The genocide has gone on long enough. Find out what you can do in your community to help bring the conflict to an end.

Lane Kiffin addressed the media Thursday after practice and made his initial statements on the early morning arrests of freshmen Nu'Keese Richardson, Janzen Jackson and Mike Edwards.

Robert Ayers returned a fumble 54 yards for a touchdown in the Denver Broncos loss on Monday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is the second straight week a former Vol has scored a defensive touchdown on Monday night.

'Photo of the week' is awarded to one story that displays outstanding photography and exceptional creativity through story media.

Looking for a way to enjoy some good food, dance the night away and help out children in Knoxville? Check out the Masquerade Ball Saturday, Nov. 14, that will raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee.

The Special Collections Department on the UT campus, once housed at Hoskins Library, has now found a home at Hodges Library. The collection includes rare manuscripts and priceless documents that students and faculty can take advantage of for projects or simply out of curiosity.

The guys at Triple Threat Sports break down what's going on in the world of Sports. The hot topic this week: Three UT football players arrested for attempted armed robbery.

The getaway car was a Toyota Prius. The weapon of choice was an air-pellet pistol. And the victims of the attempted robbery were broke. Sound too dumb to be true? It happened.

Knoxville Police arrested three UT football players, including freshmen Janzen Jackson and Nu'keese Richardson this morning after they allegedly committed armed robbery at the Pilot convenience store on Cumberland Ave.

The season has changed, and it is finally feeling like fall. Each year contains different trends, and some have stuck around. It is easy to be a fashion copy cat if you have a big budget, but it can be just as fun finding cheaper pieces. These won't break the bank either!

Want to hear the latest music news, local shows, and gossip in the music world? Find out the latest music news, gossip, and upcoming shows during TNJN Radio's The Music Hour every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

From learning Tango dancing to eating traditional foods, Latin American Week offers insight to the culture, traditions, music, food, and dance of Latin America.

For the past six years, Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has been engaged in a deadly and controversial conflict. The genocide has gone on long enough. Find out what you can do in your community to help bring the conflict to an end.

Although The Box seems to be a mysterious movie filled with thrills and scares, its empty plot leaves its viewers puzzled.

How would you react if you were in a foreign country and suddenly a political crisis started back home? Would it be worse if you had no moral support from your friends, teachers and classmates, because everybody is judging your political convictions?

The shrinking economy has brought about lower sales for traditional brand names but has boosted sales for off-brand products.

New TNJN.com feature: The "best-of" crimes recorded by UTPD each week.  This week, there were two incidents at the Hodges Library Starbucks.