The 109th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned on Wednesday, April 22, ending this year’s legislative session. This year the General Assembly, composed of the 132 members of the state’s Senate and House of Representatives, has voted on over 1400 bills since their first regular meeting on Jan. 17. Last week, they voted on many of their most significant changes to state policy, and notably approved a plan to develop new K-12 education standards.
Read moreResidence Life Restructuring
Next year, Residence Life will be drastically restructuring its staff positions to provide better campus-wide care. The three current Assistant Resident Director positions will be eliminated, and three new Residence Life positions will be added—two Community Coordinators, as well as an Area Coordinator for Transitional Housing. The new positions were created by Jonathan Ingraham, Assistant Dean of Students and head of Residence Life, with input from current Residence Life staff and Dean of Students, Brad Voyles, as well as inspiration from Residence Life programs at other institutions.
Read moreFCC Votes in Favor of Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled to adopt a series of Open Internet rules, otherwise known as the order for Net Neutrality, on Feb. 26. The order is intended to better regulate broadband service providers nationwide to prevent client exploitation. Last week, on March 12, the FCC released a 400 page document, publicly available on their website, detailing these rules and their ramifications in more detail.
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