UPDATED ON FEB. 23: The Pacer reached out to Chancellor Keith Carver regarding his stance on the legislation. While he supports the reduction of the board, he also says there are too many moving pieces at this time to truly gain a sense of what would change. “A size-reduction is a good move because governing boards nationally… Continue reading House soon to hear UT board reduction bill
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Fiber optic internet comes to Martin
Tennessee currently has a 90 percent connection rate as far as the populous having broadband internet coverage. However Martin residents will soon be part of the roughly 19 percent of Tennesseans with access to high speed broadband. Fiber optic based Internet services are currently under construction in the Martin community, provided by WK&T. In the… Continue reading Fiber optic internet comes to Martin
Internet’s return to neutral ground
On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Tennessee Senate Minority Leader Lee Harris, D-Memphis, and Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, introduced legislation centered on keeping net neutrality among internet service providers. This bill would force internet providers to adhere to the terms of net neutrality or leave their companies open to lawsuits and loss of state and local… Continue reading Internet’s return to neutral ground
Nov. 16 SGA Senate highlights
After several dramatic weeks within the student government, things were relatively quiet at senate Thursday night. With many senators absent because of other university obligations, the senators who were there had no conflict or debate in passing proposed legislation. This legislation included a resolution supporting the proposed new mission statement written by David Barber, which… Continue reading Nov. 16 SGA Senate highlights