Sophomore to return for ’08-’09 basketball season
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Three years ago, it looked like Tyler Smith would never play basketball in his home state, thereafter leaving for Iowa. On Thursday, Smith said he doesn’t want to leave.
“I have been blessed to be here and given the opportunity to play basketball for this university. This past year has been very special to me, the way my teammates and the community supported me (through) this hard time that I’ve been through with this whole year as far as (the death of) my father,” Smith said at a press conference. “But as long as I can remember I really wanted to be in the NBA, but since me and coach (Bruce) Pearl and my mother sat down and talked, I’ve come to the conclusion that I wanted to be a Volunteer next year.”
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SGA ends year with 13 bills
SGA passed 13 bills and five resolutions at its April 15 meeting, including measures that would allow longboarding on campus, extend Circle Park Online’s operating hours to Sundays, expunge the $15 minimum for All-Star account deposits and add Blue Light Phones around Laurel Apartments.
The senate passed resolutions to honor UT Police Officer Benjamin Doty and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tim Rogers.
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Search for new chancellor continues
The search for a new chancellor may take longer than originally thought.
The timeline for the selection process, which was originally deemed “aggressive” by the selection committee, has had some setbacks, said Hap McSween, chair of the Chancellor Section Committee and head of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
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