Many upperclassmen and returning students had a surprise waiting for them upon their arrival back to campus. The seal outside of the Haslam College of Business on the Ped Walkway had been repaired.
For as long as many students can remember, the seal, bearing the image of the torch and positioned at the heart of campus, has been cracked. Throughout the last semester, thanks to the hard work of staff and student government representatives, the torch symbol has been repaired.
Interfraternity Council Committee members, Kevin Ho and Nathan Schroeder, co-sponsored a bill to repair the seal. They were inspired by walking past the broken seal every day on the way to class and being disturbed by its state of disrepair. They discussed with other students and found a similar sentiment. From there they decided to make a change…