12.03.2003
UT Issues Committee Controversy continues: UT Repubs claim admin mislead press
University of Tennessee blogger Adam Groves continues to be at the forefront of covering the developing controversy over accusations by a campus columnist of liberal bias against a student organization, and the result of one of its members sending an e-mail laced with a racial slur and death threats against the columnist.
Campus administration has been slow to respond, and the UT College Republicans claim that the administration has lied to the press in order to facilitate a cover-up.
Groves reports some divisiveness amongst the ranks of the College Republicans: "However, not all College Republicans are particularly thrilled about indicting the Deans, I have learned. I to like the criticizing CRs want to know why they feel the need to go after the Deans when it was the Issues Committee [the student organization] that had the blame squarely placed on them. Other than J.J. Brown's obvious attempts to silence free speech and petition that should not go unnoticed, the Deans have had a great desire, from my impression of clearing this matter up by reexamining the struture of the Issues Committee, the critical issue that brought this matter to the forefront..."
Groves also reported that the UT College Republicans will be meeting with a state representative next week, but will have met with the embattled student organization tonight.
Campus administration has been slow to respond, and the UT College Republicans claim that the administration has lied to the press in order to facilitate a cover-up.
Groves reports some divisiveness amongst the ranks of the College Republicans: "However, not all College Republicans are particularly thrilled about indicting the Deans, I have learned. I to like the criticizing CRs want to know why they feel the need to go after the Deans when it was the Issues Committee [the student organization] that had the blame squarely placed on them. Other than J.J. Brown's obvious attempts to silence free speech and petition that should not go unnoticed, the Deans have had a great desire, from my impression of clearing this matter up by reexamining the struture of the Issues Committee, the critical issue that brought this matter to the forefront..."
Groves also reported that the UT College Republicans will be meeting with a state representative next week, but will have met with the embattled student organization tonight.
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