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Ellis Rold

@EllisRold

Reporter @wbir in Knoxville, TN 🍊 Email me with tips or questions at [email protected]

 Knoxville, TN
Joined January 2019
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Awful scene in Laurel County, Kentucky after an EF-3 tornado swept through the region. Locals—please keep an eye out on more severe weather heading this way tonight!
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This AM: Trump’s new Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy @SecDuffy tours I-40 damage from Hurricane Helene in East TN
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Students are protesting gun violence in Nashville as TN State House members exit their chambers on Capitol Hill @wbir
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Live at the TN State Capitol this week covering the special legislative session - lawmakers will discuss hurricane relief, immigration and school vouchers
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This week I sat down with former House speaker and VP nominee Paul Ryan. We get into the election, Trump and what’s at stake in November. Watch the full interview here: smudailycampus.com/1064067/n… @thedailycampus
The DC’s editor-in-chief Ellis Rold sits down with Paul Ryan

The DC’s editor-in-chief Ellis Rold sits down with Paul Ryan

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18 months after Kappa Alpha Theta’s suspension from SMU, parents and hazed members are finally speaking out in support of a new group, The Society, and against SMU’s hazing protocols. Read the full story by the DC’s Editor-in-Chief @EllisRold here: smudailycampus.com/1063328/n…
Thinking Theta? Think again.

Thinking Theta? Think again.

Hazing allegations. Lawsuits accusing the university of breach of contract and fraud. A clandestine reformation of a sorority that once dominated SMU’s campus. These are just some of the controvers...

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Great time interviewing @meridak from @latimes this week ahead of his Sammons Lecture at @SMU smudailycampus.com/1062740/n…
Behind the byline: LA Times’ Kevin Merida on career, diversity and keeping journalism alive

Behind the byline: LA Times’ Kevin Merida on career, diversity and keeping journalism alive

Ellis Rold, DC Editor-in-Chief: Is there a story in your early career that stands out to you? One you feel made a significant impact? Merida: The Milwaukee Journal was my first job. I had wanted to...

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Alex Alarcón, Faith Bombito win runoff elections for SMU’s student body president and vice president: smudailycampus.com/news/alex… #Soccom
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Amal Clooney will take the stage at 7pm at McFarlin Auditorium as part of SMU’s Louise B. Reggio Endowed Lecture Series. SMU @SMULawSchool Professor @NatalieNanasi will moderate. @thedailycampus
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So fun listening to @washingtonpost personal finance columnist @SingletaryM speak this week to SMU students as part of the O’Neil Lecture in Business Journalism! Huge thanks to @jbatsell for putting this on.
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Read my latest article for @dallasnews on UNT Dallas’ automatic admission program:
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Many North Texas seniors receive automatic college admission to UNT Dallas

Many North Texas seniors receive automatic college admission to UNT Dallas

Graduating seniors at more than 10 Dallas-area high schools have automatic, conditional admission to UNT Dallas through the new partnership.

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Two Pulitzer Prize winners @NTrethewey and Viet Thanh Nguyen visited SMU as part of the @DallasLiterary festival. Read more on @thedailycampus #Soccom smudailycampus.com/ae/pulitz…
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Read the full story by John Morgan at smudailycampus.com
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Read the full story by Ellis Rold at smudailycampus.com
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Students are filtering in to McFarlin Auditorium to listen to parents from the Anti-Hazing Coalition @endallhazing speak to all SMU Greek Orgs @thedailycampus
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Two former SMU football players played against each other in Super Bowl LVII yesterday, @BGShaneBuechele for the Chiefs and @grcalcaterra for the Eagles. Read more on @thedailycampus #soccom smudailycampus.com/sports/fo…
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SMU becomes first private university in Texas to announce they will not be following Greg Abbot’s Tik Tok ban. #soccom #CCPA3335 Read more from @thedailycampus smudailycampus.com/news/the-…
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Just in: Fox News projects Governor Abbott to defeat O’Rourke in the TX Gov race. Cheers erupted from the crowd at the Dallas County Republican watch party as the results were announced. #smuvotes2022 #TXMidterms #Midterms2022 @thedailycampus
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Cheers coming from the crowd at The Smoky Rose as the poll numbers continue to come out in the TX Gov race: with 31% in, Greg Abbott with 52% and Beto O’Rourke with 46.9%. #smuvotes2022 #TXmidterms #Midterms2022 @thedailycampus
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