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Anming Hu, a  an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) was arrested today on a federal indictment and charged with three counts of wire fraud and three counts of making false statements.“Hu allegedly committed fraud by hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving funding from NASA,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers.   “This is just the latest case involving professors or researchers concealing their affiliations with China from their American employers and the U.S. government.   We will not tolerate it.”“The United...

We had an awesome time today, and really made an impact on the mood of the event. The cheers from the antis seemed to decrease, especially toward the end, as they listened to what we had to say and considered the truth. I think that most of the antis out here aren't really all that committed, nor are they well informed. It might not take much to push many into neutrality or better. The response from passers-by, and even some anti-war protesters was thoughtful and most often cheerful. The College Republicans were out in force, and another FReeperette and I...

Get ready Knoxville FReepers, we've got a chance for some action here! The gathering is at 12:00 at the University Center Plaza. I'm free to go tomorrow, and I would like as much friendly FReeper company as possible. I am wondering what approach should be employed. We might be able to reason with these guys, since we don't have too many leftwingnuts here in BOC; they are mostly kids who are rebelling against the authority of the minute. The loud confrontational method is MUCH more fun, though. Then, of course, there is the infiltration method (Except for Communism, Nazism, etc,...

Scott Ritter is visiting the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) on February 26 at 7:30 pm. Any local Freepers up for a Big Orange FReeping? I will post more information as it becomes available. Thanks! C13

At about 1 pm (till 3 pm) today TN Republican and I conducted the first unofficial action of the E. TN chapter. We stood next to Cumberland Avenue in front of the University Center where local politicians and President Shumaker explained why we just NEED an income tax, whether nor not it was constitutional. They are going to shut the university down if a budget doesn't pass by this weekend. This, of course, is a blatant scare tactic to motivate the students and their parents--who are often campaign doners--to support an IT. This is especially obvious when one realizes that...