TN lawmakers move to cut diversity funding Staff Report
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Quidditch team makes fiction a reality Bryanne Brewer Contributor
The Time Turners practice in the dark, the cold and the mud. This team may have drawn their name from a fantasy children’s book, but don’t be fooled — Quidditch is not a leisurely sport. Inspired by the flying version of the
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sport portrayed in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series, muggle Quidditch is a gender inclusive, full contact sport. Essentially it’s rugby and dodgeball on brooms. The rules are fairly simple. According to US Quidditch and International Quidditch Association rules, each team has seven players on the field and there are four balls in play at any given time. A typical team has one seeker who chases and catches the snitch (a run-
ner dressed in all yellow), three chasers who score points by kicking or throwing the quaffle (a volleyball) into the goals and two beaters who use bludgers (dodgeballs) to disrupt the chasers. The quaffle is worth 10 points per goal, and the snitch is worth 30 points. Plus, the snitch’s capture ends the game. See QUIDDITCH on Page 5
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The Senate Education Committee unanimously voted to strip UT’s Diversity Office of its funding during a meeting Wednesday meeting. Sen. Delores Gresham proposed the amendment to the university’s system budget that would effectively remove all state funding for the Knoxville campus’ Office of Diversity and Inclusion. “Only federal funds shall be expended to support the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville,” reads the amendment. The amendment also rerouted millions of dollars within UT Knoxville’s budget to go towards rural outreach programs in Tennessee. According to estimates from the university system, efforts spent on diversity issues amount to $5 million annually, less than 1 percent of UT’s system wide $2.1 billion budget. The Office of Diversity does not receive federal funding, according to UT officials. A final budget bill in April must first be approved before the changes take effect. UT President Joe DiPietro made the case for the necessity of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion twice Wednesday, once in a joint hearing with the two House education committees, and again with the Senate Education Committee. See DIVERSITY on Page 4
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