Vanderbilt

Opponents of Vandy Policy Want to Strip School of Police Powers

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:27:24 +0000

Opponents of a Vanderbilt University policy banning discrimination in student groups want to enact a law to strip the private school of its police powers if it doesn't change its ways.

The bill sponsored by Sen. Mae Beaver of Mt. Juliet and fellow Republican Rep. Mark Pody of Lebanon was the subject of competing press conferences at the Legislative Plaza in Nashville on Tuesday.

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam last year vetoed a bill to do away with Vanderbilt's "all comers" policy, which requires student groups at the school to allow any interested students to join and run for office. Religious groups argue the policy forces them to accept students who don't share their beliefs.

Haslam said he disagrees with Vanderbilt's policy, but opposes targeting a private institution.

Former Kentucky Judge Believed to be First Victim of Meningitis Outbreak in Tennessee

Kevin Willis and The Tennessean — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:39:20 +0000

Doctors in Tennessee believe the first victim of the fungal meningitis outbreak there was a Kentucky Circuit Court Judge from Albany. Judge Eddie C. Lovelace died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on September 17^th at the age of 78.

Anti-Muslim Tennessee Group Wants Lawyer Hired by Governor Fired

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:41:49 +0000

A group that has attacked the construction of a mosque in Murfreesboro is now taking aim at a recent hire by Governor Bill Haslam who is Muslim. The Tennessean reports the Center for Security Policy and the 8th District Tea Party Coalition are urging their members to put pressure on the state to dump Samar Ali, an attorney appointed last month as the new international director for the state's Economic and Community Development Office.

New Health Report Shows Tennessee Men Getting Low Marks in Major Categories

Kevin Willis — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:31:11 +0000

The latest Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card is out, with mostly bad news for the Volunteer State. Tennessee men get F’s for a host of mortality measures, including deaths by lung, head, and neck cancer, liver disease, motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and homicides.

Half of Tennesseans Polled Want Entire Federal Health Care Law Thrown Out

Kevin Willis — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:35:27 +0000

A new poll of Tennesseans shows a majority of those surveyed want either all or part of the federal health care law found unconstitutional. But the same survey showed most people were happy with certain provisions of the law. The survey was conducted this month by Vanderbilt University, and polled 1,000 Tennessee residents.