Tennessee LB Arrest Video: ‘Where I’m from We Shoot at Cops’
Police have released footage of the September arrest Tennessee linebacker Jeremy Banks, where he tells officers, “Where I’m from, we shoot at cops.”
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University of Tennessee Offers Four-Year Scholarship to Bullied Florida Student
The University of Tennessee has offered a scholarship to the Florida student bullied for wearing a homemade Vols t-shirt during his school’s College Colors Day.
Tennessee Students Protest University’s Response to Blackface Photo
A group of students protested what they feel is an overly lenient response to a blackface incident by University of Tennessee administrators.
College Senior Stands by Decision to Pose with Gun in Her Waistband
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, senior Brenna Spencer is standing by her decision to pose with a gun in her waistband for a graduation photograph.
Change.org Launches Petition to Prevent the Tennessee Band from Playing Trump’s Inauguration Parade
The leftist, internet rabble-rousing site Change.org launched a petition to stop the University of Tennessee’s “Pride of the Southland” band from partaking in the Inauguration Day parade for President-elect Donald Trump.
Watchdog Report: ‘Cesspool’ of Anti-Israel Behavior at University of Tennessee
A watchdog group at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville uncovered what it called a “disturbing trend” of anti-Semitic behavior on campus, with several students’ social media posts denigrating the Jewish faith and praising Adolf Hitler, The Algemeiner reported.
Affidavit: UT Coach Said Player ‘Betrayed the Team’ for Helping Rape Victim
On Wednesday, as part of a lawsuit brought by six women against the University of Tennessee, a new legal filing asserted football coach Butch Jones told a player he had “betrayed the team” for helping a woman claiming she had been raped by two of the player’s teammates.
Women’s Group Calls for Advertisers to Drop Peyton Manning
On Tuesday, the women’s group Ultraviolet called for advertisers to drop Peyton Manning as their spokesman, citing an alleged incident from 1996 in which Manning supposedly exposed himself to a female trainer at the University of Tennessee.
Tennessee GOP Move to Defund Univ. of Tenn Diversity Office
After the University of Tennessee’s Office of Diversity released its “inclusive holiday celebrations in the workplace” tips that excluded Secret Santa, Tennessee Republican representative Micah Van Huss (R) put forth legislation to defund the University’s controversial campus group.
UT Removes Gender-Neutral Pronouns
The University of Tennessee, bucking political correctness, has ruled that the school’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion website will have to remove gender-neutral pronouns.
University of Tennessee Denies Pressuring Students to Drop Sex-Specific Pronouns ‘He,’ ‘She’
The University of Tennessee Knoxville posted a language guide Wednesday titled “Inclusive Practice: Pronoun Usage,” encouraging students to use non-“gender binary” words to describe their peers.
Memphis City Council Votes to Dig Up Grave of Confederate General, Sell His Statue
On July 7 the Memphis City Council voted unanimously to exhume the body of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest from its 110 year resting place and move it to another location.
