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Two strikes, you’re out: TN House votes to ban spectators for reacting during session

Marianna Bacallao

January 16, 2025

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Spectators in the gallery booed Cameron Sexton as he was re-elected House Speaker. Now, Sexton will have the power to ban them from the House.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Cameron Sexton, Covenant School, gun control, gun reform, justin j. pearson, Justin Jones, protests, special session, tennessee house, Tennessee Three, tnleg, tnpol, William Lamberth

Expelled Vanderbilt student could face nearly a year in prison for pro-Palestinian sit-in

Marianna Bacallao

August 22, 2024

Three expelled Vanderbilt University students were due in court on Thursday facing assault charges from a pro-Palestinian demonstration on campus earlier this year. The protest was one of many happening at college campuses around the country.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: courts, Gaza, Nashville courthouse, Palestine, protest, protests, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University

A journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuries

Rachel Treisman

June 24, 2024

Freelance photojournalist Linda Tirado, 42, entered hospice care in Tennessee earlier this week, the National Press Club announced in a statement.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: George Floyd, protests

Vanderbilt officers went against VUPD command when they arrested a local reporter, an independent review finds

Marianna Bacallao

June 4, 2024

A report finds Vanderbilt’s actions did not violate the First Amendment. It does outline a breakdown in communication between VUPD leadership and officers on the ground.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Palestine, protest, protests, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University

NashVillager Podcast: Vietnam, Apartheid and Gaza

Nina Cardona

May 9, 2024

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How do parallels from earlier generations fall short when shedding light on current campus protests? Plus your local newscast for May 9, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: history, protests, Vanderbilt University

What sets Vanderbilt’s response to pro-Palestinian protests apart from other colleges

Marianna Bacallao

May 9, 2024

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After protests on campus, three Vanderbilt University students were expelled, causing an outcry among faculty and putting their academic futures in doubt.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Diermeier, Gaza, Palestine, protest, protests, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University

‘They deserve better’: Vanderbilt faculty oppose expelling student activists

Marianna Bacallao

May 3, 2024

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Many faculty members at Vanderbilt University are signing open letters opposing the university’s response to recent student activism.

Filed Under: Education, Politics Tagged With: Daniel Diermeier, Gaza, Palestine, protest, protests, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University

As protests consume college campuses, where’s the line between safety, free speech?

NPR Staff

April 26, 2024

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NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, about campus protests, free speech and student safety.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Diermeier, Gaza, Palestine, protest, protests, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University

As thousands of students flock to the capitol demanding gun control, Republican leaders remain skeptical of red flag laws

Alexis MarshallandBlaise Gainey

April 3, 2023

Thousands of people rallied outside Tennessee’s capitol building on Monday demanding stronger gun laws, while inside Republican leaders largely avoided talk of new restrictions on firearms.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Covenant School, Gov. Bill Lee, gun laws, gun reform, protests, red flag law, Tennessee General Assembly, tnleg, tnpol

Nashville’s mayor set aside millions for community members working to reduce violence. Where has that money gone?

Paige Pfleger

October 26, 2022

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During the summer protests of 2020, activists took to the streets with a message — “We keep us safe.” It was a call to invest more in community-based safety efforts, instead of policing.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Gideon's Army, Mayor John Cooper, protests, public safety, Raphah Institute

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