Review: ‘Lone Surviro’ impresses, captures in-depth realism found in war culture
Neo-folk musician uses depression as inspiration for emotional solo project
Warlick, Lady Vols are re-emphasizing focus on the defensive end against Miss. St.
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Vols rebound from last-second gut punch by Texas A&M to claim victory over Auburn
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Campus officials continue aim toward waste-free game days materials vendors now use for game day concessions. Paper cups have graduated to recyclable plastic. Condiments, once individuAs one of the largest capacity staally wrapped, are now stationed in large diums in the U.S., Neyland Stadium dispensers. With the exception of warm inevitably produces a great deal of trash. beverages at winter events, polystyrene However, by 2015, UT plans to make cups are a thing of the past. the stadium a zero waste venue. Unlike former packaging, most mateProgress thus far is evidenced by the rials used today are recyclable or com-
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postable. To encourage recycling and disposal in proper containers, UT will be rolling out new orange and white bins in the coming weeks meant specifically for composting and recycling. Set to appear first at Thompson-Boling Arena, these bins will be utilized at many university sporting events. White bins with orange lids will be designated for composting
and vice versa for recycling. Ironically, the $10,000 cost for the bins is a step down from past expenses to handle waste. Previously, UT athletics allocated $20,000 a year for single-use boxes handed out to tailgaters for garbage. A recent switch to bags lowered costs significantly, and the newly purchased bins have further cut those expenses in half.
Although barriers to the zero waste plan at Neyland Stadium prevail, remaining challenges are limited to disposable cutlery and the occasional piece of polystyrene. Currently, the university hovers at 30 percent waste free. See ZERO WASTE on Page 2
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Knitting club puts new spin on fostering cozy community Hannah Moulton Staff Writer
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the win. UT needed defensive stops, and it got them. Auburn missed four of its last five shots, and the Volunteer defense refused to let the tight lead slip away. “In the huddle, we said, ‘how many stops can we get in a row?’” senior forward Jeronne Maymon said. “That was our main focus — to go out there and get stops.” Once again, Josh Richardson flexed his offensive muscle Wednesday night with 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
Students with a knack for knitting now have a club to call their own. Natalie Gregov, senior in communication studies, has been knitting for years. Friends often asked her for lessons and, after taking the advice of one friend in particular, she brought a knitting club to campus. “I thought it was a pretty good idea,” Gregov said. “There wasn’t one established, and I had to start it up.” She posted flyers around campus and before long had a gathered a group of knitters. At the meetings, members knit while watching movies and enjoying refreshments. No prior experience is needed for one to join the club. One of the objectives of the club is for others to learn the skill, said Gregov. Ana Volz, an undecided freshman, was one of the members new to knitting. “In the summer, I got a crochet book,” Volz said. “I was like, ‘Hey, I want to start making stuff,’ and then I never really figured it out.” Volz then attended a knitting club meeting where Gregov taught her and the other beginner members the basics of knitting. In addition to teaching members how to knit, Gregov uses her skill to give back to the community. She recently donated some of the products of her knitting to a local homeless shelter. Gregov said she hopes the knitting club as a whole can begin donating to those in need.
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Copy Editor There is another cultural icon on campus as sacred as the Torchbearer. In 1869, UT purchased the former Matthew McClung estate, an area that today is better known as the UT Institute of Agriculture. What the school may or may not have realized at the time, however, is that the property contains one of the last Native American burial mounds in East Tennessee. Today, the mound sits at the corner of Joe Johnson Drive and Chapman Drive, a relic from long before the likes of Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson were even born. In the late 1800s, more than 200 burial mounds were known to be in the area. Today, however, the number is less than a few dozen, according to Gerald Schroedl, a professor of the Department of Anthropology. Schroedl said the site on the Agriculture Campus is dated between 600 and 1100 CE and indicative of a Late Woodland Period mound. “Most of them, they’ve been inundated or destroyed, for example, by reservoir construction, so TVA reservoirs destroyed them,” Schroedl said. “Obviously many have been destroyed by urban development, agriculture, just about any kind of modern development you can think of.” It did not become illegal to dig into archaeological sites on federal lands until 1906. Even then, it was difficult to enforce. See BURIAL MOUND on Page 2
Junior forward Jarnell Stokes absords the contact and attempts a lay up in the Vols’ 78-67 victory over the Auburn Tigers on Jan. 15 inside Thompson-Boling Arena. Stokes finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points and gathering 14 rebounds.
Balanced attack leads UT over Auburn, 78-67 Steven Cook Copy Editor Tennessee basketball fans leaving early to beat the traffic lucked out. The Vols’ late lead was actually safe this time. The Tennessee Vols defeated the Auburn Tigers, 78-67 on Wednesday night in ThompsonBoling Arena for the fifth win in their last six appearances and the 50th career victory for head coach Cuonzo Martin. Each of UT’s five starters finished in double figures for the first time in nearly two years.
“It helps when you have balance like that in scoring the ball,” Martin said after the game. “Any time you are shooting over 50 percent from the field, it helps you.” The Vols held a double-digit lead on five occasions and never trailed in the contest. Despite that, the pesky Tigers gave UT all it could handle and kept the game interesting until the final whistle. Auburn cut the deficit to two points in the second half and trailed by just five with less than three minutes left. But a repeat of Saturday’s heartbreaking loss to
Texas A&M wasn’t in the cards. Senior guard Jordan McRae was a big reason why. He had 14 of his 21 points in the second half, hit five free throws in the last 1:04 and seemed to demand the ball in crunch time. “At the end of the game,” McRae said, “I really want the ball for our team, to shoot the free throws at the end, so I was just trying to make sure I got it.” With Auburn guards KT Harrell and Chris Denson — who combined for 39 points — slicing through the Vol defense, however, it would take much more than free throws to seal
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in the game and the place is packed with people, but when the stadium is emptied out, the trash left behind was overwhelming. It also made most of us feel a little upset that people were not thoughtful enough to simply put their trash in the nearby trash cans.” AmeriCorps volunteer and UT Recycling Outreach Coordinator Bea Ross organized the student cleanup. Ross maintains that once UT students take note of recycling
and composting efforts at other schools, awareness will motivate UT students to refrain from littering at games. Ohio State University, home to a stadium only 126 seats short of Neyland’s capacity, is approximately 98 percent waste free. “We’re a very competitive school,” Ross said. “If people see there’s other schools that are doing so much better than us, then they’ll feel ownership and try to get us up there.” Samantha Smoak • The Daily Beacon
Jay Price, UT recycling manager, hopes to reach the zero waste goal next year. “Zero waste encompasses not just compost and recycling but looking at everything that comes into the stadium,” Price said. “We’re slowly working at it. The hardest part is getting people to take their stuff to a container, let alone put it in the
right container. It’s a problem in a lot of stadiums.” But as long as outside materials are left among concession stand debris, zero waste is difficult to achieve. Cleaning up the stadium after the UT-Vanderbilt game, Victoria Knight, senior in biological sciences, said she witnessed this difficulty firsthand. “The amount of waste was insane,” Knight said. “I don’t think a lot of us think about it because we get so caught up
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Attendees of the April 21, 2013 Orange and White Game stack excess trash around an overflowing trash can. Recycling services aims to make Neyland Stadium a zero waste venue by 2015.
BURIAL MOUND continued from Page 1 While modern laws are designed to prevent such sites from vandalization, protection from public works projects, like airport terminals or highways, remains negligible. The original design for the Joe Johnson bridge was one such project. Although the site has yet to be damaged, the bridge that now connects the main campus to the Institute of Agriculture was initially planned to cut into the side of the mound. Only large student and faculty outcry in conjunction
with threat of legal action from Native American groups yielded a redesign, leaving the mound intact. In 1976, the site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 2011, a small garden was built around a portion of the mound. David Anderson, professor and associate head of the Department of Anthropology, explained the tribal identity and number of persons inside the mound are still unknown. Although the Cherokee people are believed to have been active in this area during the time of the mound’s construction, excavation is only conducted when the site is
under direct threat from humans or the environment. “There’s no reason to dig it if it isn’t threatened,” Anderson said. “It’d be like going out to a cemetery and excavating. There’s no reason, so we respect the wishes of the descended populations. As long as it’s protected, it should be left alone.” Anderson said he believes such burial sites are not only profound and essential reminders of the past, but also a way of connecting with those who passed on long before us. “It’s a way of marking spaces … (saying) ‘this is where we live,’” he said. “It’s a way of knowing where your ancestors are, com-
memorating them. It’s very similar to things we do actually.” As a locus of great cultural significance, the site deserves respect, Schroedl asserted. “If the University of Tennessee … came up with a plan, ‘Well, we’re gonna tear down the Torchbearer’… what would happen on this campus?” Schroedl said. “People would go crazy. They would argue, ‘This is an essential representative, physical component part of what it means to be the University of Tennessee.’ “It’s the same idea. It’s part of history, it’s part of American Indian heritage, it’s part of our heritage, part of world heritage.”
Beacon Correction In the Tuesday, Jan. 14 edition of The Daily Beacon, in the last paragraph of the Ice Vols story in the sports section, it was reported that the Stephen Russel Tournament was hosted by North Carolina. The Stephen Russel Tournament will be hosted by North Carolina State. The article headlined “‘Proof’ conveys quaint, powerful storyline” in the Wednesday, Jan. 15 issue of The Daily Beacon reported in the second paragraph that the play “tells the story of Claire... the daughter of a brilliant but mentally unstable mathematician.” Then, in the eighth paragraph, the article states that “All of the action in the play occurs on the back porch of Claire’s home...” The story behind the play “Proof” actually revolves around the story of Catherine, played by Danielle Pressley in Theatre Knoxville Downtown’s production, and the play occurs in Catherine’s home, not Claire’s.
Also in Wednesday’s Beacon, the article headlined “UT adopts hands-on city sustainability course for fall” incorrectly reported that the projects for the Smart Communities Initiative cannot yet announce confirmed projects, but are currently considering a downtown revitalization project. In fact, it is too early to tell which cities will be applying as the first SCI host and projects discussed with potential applicants have included downtown revitalization, but are not yet under consideration. Additionally, the article incorrectly reported that each student enrolled in an SCI course must complete a student report at the end of the course. Instead, at the end of each course, one student will be selected by faculty to complete a written report. The deadline for SCI applications is February 28, but a Request for Applications will be released early next week.
Experts address possible charges in NJ bridge scandal Associated Press The George Washington Bridge traffic jam that was apparently engineered by allies of Gov. Chris Christie as political payback could lead to criminal charges such as conspiracy or official misconduct, legal experts say. Also, those involved in the lane closings could be charged with perjury or obstruction if they lied to or misled investigators or if they produced documents after the fact that were designed to thwart an investigation. “To me, the most plausible course for a federal criminal investigation would be to see if there’s any coverup,” said Rutgers University law professor Stuart Green, adding that under the law, the conduct being covered up does not have to be criminal in itself. Federal prosecutors and both houses of the state Legislature are investigating the scandal, which broke wide open last week with the release of emails and text messages suggesting that a top Christie aide ordered the lane closings in mid-September to punish the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, who did not endorse the Republican governor for re-election. Fort Lee officials and others complained that the four days of gridlock at the busiest bridge in the world delayed emergency vehicles, school buses and countless commuters and put people’s lives in danger. On Wednesday, a former federal prosecutor who helped convict former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of corruption, Reid Schar, was tapped to investigate the scandal for the state Assembly. “A potential misuse of taxpayer resources for political purposes is a serious matter that requires an astute legal eye with experience in this realm to help guide the process,” said Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, a Democrat. While the furor could haunt Christie’s expected run for president in 2016, there has been no evidence he had a role in the closings. But those who were involved could face conspiracy charges, according to Fordham University law professor Jim Cohen, who teaches a course in law and responsibility. “The easiest criminal issue is conspiracy, and this was clearly a conspiracy among several people to accomplish an illegal purpose — the shutdown of the roadways not in accordance with whatever rules govern shutting down the roadways,” Cohen said. “And conspiracy is often breathtakingly easy to prove.” New Jersey’s law on official misconduct could also be invoked, though Green said he couldn’t remember
it being applied in a case like this. The statute prohibits public servants from benefiting — or from depriving another of a benefit — through the “unauthorized exercise” of their official duties. That statute could be applied to the bridge scandal, Green said, except that the law is usually employed in cases where there was some kind of tangible benefit, such as money. “This case is different because even though there was a clear abuse of power, there’s no evidence of anyone profiting materially from it,” Green said. At the federal level, a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the definition of a type of official misconduct, known as theft of honest services, could preclude the use of that law in the New Jersey scandal. The ruling, in the case of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, held that theft of honest services applies only in cases involving bribes and kickbacks. New Jersey officials claimed in recent months that the lane closings were part of a traffic study, and last week studies of the gridlock, complete with pictures, graphs and calculations of wait times and lost toll revenue, were made public by lawmakers investigating the scandal. But an obstruction charge could be brought if it turns out the studies were ordered up in an elaborate attempt to conceal an act of political retribution. Among the documents in the case is an August email from Bridget Kelly, Christie’s deputy chief of staff, to David Wildstein, a Christie ally at the Port Authority of New York and Jersey, which operates the bridge. Kelly wrote: “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” “Got it,” Wildstein replied. As the scandal unfolded, Wildstein resigned last month, as did former Port Authority deputy executive director Bill Baroni, a Christie appointee. Christie fired Kelly last week. Through a spokeswoman, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman declined to comment Wednesday on his office’s review of the case. Messages left with lawyers for Wildstein and Baroni weren’t returned, and it wasn’t known if Kelly had retained an attorney. As for other legal repercussions, civil action is already underway: At least two lawsuits have been filed, one in state court by several livery car companies and three individuals, the other in federal court by several New Jersey residents. Both accuse New Jersey officials of illegal activity in creating the traffic jams and seek unspecified damages.
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Real life heroism hits home in ‘Lone Survivor’
Pushed beyond the limits of their endurance, one by one they capitulate. Once the training sequence is over, the movie gives a brief glimpse into the routines of Mark Wahlberg as Petty Officer 1st Class Marcus Luttrell, Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Michael P. Murphy, Emile Hirsch as Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Danny Dietz, and Ben Foster as Sonar Technician 2nd Class Mathew “Axe”
Axelson as they prepare to take part in Operation Red Wings. Though action movies are habitually short on character development, this film gives us snapshots into who these men were. Furthermore, Wahlberg and company do a great job of bringing their roles to life. Some of that can be attributed to harsh physical and combat training at the hands of actual mili-
tary personnel Berg arranged prior to filming. This pays off because they move and react convincingly as SEALs. The acting as a whole is some of the best in a war movie. The action is where this movie shines. The heroes manage a ruthless level of precision without demonstrating the god-like powers of the action heroes of old. They get shot and they bleed. It becomes almost an
ordeal to watch the many injuries inflicted on them. Mechanically, this movie delivers on all fronts. Cinematographer Tobias Schliessler and his team shot much of the movie on three handheld cameras to make the film appear documentary-like. Many modern movies tend to rely on this aesthetic, but Schliessler uses it to great effect. Mixed in with shots down the scope of
rifles, overhead cameras and Steadicam shots, the movie is visually appealing and the action relentless. Colby Park Jr. did a great job of editing the movie into a coherent story. In addition, post-rock band Explosions in the Sky’s collaboration with composer Steve Jablonsky turned out to be a competent score. Unfortunately, now comes this film’s only drawback. The story on which it is based, great enough on its own, suffers from Hollywood touches that sour its ring of truth. In real life, Luttrell is saved by Afghan villagers, but they don’t fight off the Taliban for him. There is a beautifully shot sequence of the villagers standing up to Taliban forces that echo the courage and sacrifice the SEALs have shown. Yet, in trying to show we are all kin in a universal brotherhood, Berg makes it feel forced, contrived. Ultimately, it comes across as heavy-handed storytelling. Is this a good movie? Yes. If Berg had left it as a story about the sacrifice, courage and brotherhood of the SEALs, there would be no complaint. By adding that last bit, he doomed it to be just short of being a great movie.
For Gregov, starting the club hasn’t been easy. Even after pushing through continued from Page 1 mountains of paperwork and “Now that it’s after finding a sponsor, she still Christmas and people are has difficulty finding a perdone with gifting, we can manent meeting spot. This, start actually donating things however, has not stopped the to shelters and local hospi- club from continuing their meetings and doing what tals,” she said. they love.
“We just basically hang out and learn a couple of things from each other,” Gregov said. She puts emphasis on the fact that the club is stress free. Meetings are not required, there are no dues, and all that is needed is your own knitting supplies. Gregov tries to make
the environment of the club as relaxing as possible. “It’s just nice to have the time set aside,” she said. “This is chill time.” It’s also a time for members of the club to focus solely on perfecting their skill. Volz said the club has helped her make time in her schedule to sit down and knit.
Knitting isn’t the only yarn-spinning activity the club is open to. A few of the members also crochet, which is also encouraged. One of the main reasons the club was initiated was to provide an activity on campus that was both enjoyable and informative. It is meant to be an outlet for students
who want to unwind and pick up a new skill, said Gregov. “You actually learn something, and you walk away with something that makes you a little bit better, so why not?” she said. If interested in becoming a part of the knitting club, email Natalie Gregov at ngregov@utk.edu.
Clinton Elmore Contributor This review contains spoilers. Action and war films fill a very distinct niche in American cinema. Through them, we learn more about the realities of war and the sacrifice of soldiers. In Peter Berg’s “Lone Survivor,” we get all of this in a convincing and harrowing fashion, making for a quality genre addition were it not for the quintessential Hollywood need to exaggerate. “Lone Survivor” follows the harrowing experiences of four Navy SEALs during a botched mission to eliminate a high-priority target in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region. Adapted from The New York Times bestseller by Marcus Luttrell, it is a story of brotherhood, courage and sacrifice. The opening credits run over shaky video of actual Navy SEAL hopefuls failing at multiple stages in the arduous training routines designed to weed out all but the strongest soldiers. Barely older than boys, they’re shivering, exhausted and almost always wet. For every soldier that keeps his feet and pushes onward, two seem to collapse under the stress.
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Lone Survivor Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch Director: Peter Berg Genre: Action, Drama Rating: R
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Growing up and getting real Uncommon Sense by
Evan Ford And we’re back. Breaks are always a cocktail of relaxation and idleness. Many of us return home and find ourselves stripped of our independence for a couple of weeks. We have to be back for dinner and ask our parents if we can stay out. So coming back to school is mostly sweet, but also bitter: on the up side, we’re back in our element; on the down side, that element includes homework. But the beginnings of semesters are always fun. Since my return to Knoxville, I’ve watched roughly half a season of Game of Thrones with my housemates, played quite a few rounds of Catan, and done one too many shirtless snow angels. Freedom, complete with mild frostbite. Soon though, the not-so-fun stuff will come back. We see our friends almost too much near the beginning of the semester; by the end, we have to play catch-up after months of all work and no play. College is meant to be like this. It eases us from the lightness and social ease of high school to the rigor of adulthood. We end each semester feeling old and tired, and after each break we come back a little more adult-like. Freshman year, we stay up till 4 a.m. making stupid decisions. By the time we’re seniors, we get droopy-eyed at 11 p.m. and own outfits that qualify as “business casual.” Welcome to the real world? In a way, college does seem a bit magical and unreal. Buying my own groceries for the first time was a mystic paradise where no one tells you that you can’t buy Cheez-It’s. But now I plan ahead so I can get in and out of Kroger without walking down the same aisle twice. College is full of magical firsts, too — first crazy party, first serious romance, first time living on your own, first time with a real job. While fun, each first has its own honeymoon phase, never quite returning to the greatness of the first time. So we go out and adventure for a new first. This newness is probably why many adults remember college as the best time of their lives, before the mundanity of the “real world.” Maybe John Mayer is right, and there’s no such thing as the real world. But it sure does seem that things get more real as we get older. When we’re kids, we think of happiness is just having “fun.” A 10-year-old splashing in a pool does it because it’s fun, that’s it. A happy child is a carefree child. While adults probably play too little, being free of care is not a happy adult life. We want to care about things. Why would we want families, start careers and develop strong interests if we didn’t want to care about things? So as we age, we’re all slipping into the real world of jobs and hobbies and lovers and long-distance friendships. But I think that’s a good thing. I think we should want to care, not escape. We want to find things to be passionate about, not just have fun all the time. Every year on Christmas Eve, my family goes to this old theater in Nashville to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life.” There’s a point (Zuzu’s petals!) where I start to cry every year, like an ugly, blubbering little baby. And while I can reign it back in, the last unspoken line of the movie always reopens the floodgates. It reads: “Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.” George Bailey, the protagonist of the movie, starts out like a lot of us are now. He’s young, adventurous and wants to fill his memory with firsts — first trip overseas, first building built, first million dollars. And while he doesn’t get to do each of those things, he really does have a wonderful life — full of friends, family and a legacy of kindness. So as the semesters roll by and we get a little closer to the real world, be reassured that we’re headed in the right direction. Don’t be scared to have a little fun with it. Evan Ford is a junior in philosophy. He can be reached at eford6@utk.edu.
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E-books are turning the page on tangible text’s authenticity Knight Errant by
Victoria Knight There’s just something about the equal parts paper, glue and binding that make up that old book smell. Running our hands along weathered spines; pulling out the ones with intriguing titles; examining them and either pushing them back into the carved-out shelf space or carefully selecting them as precious cargo to take with us on a journey, from our hands to our backpacks to our messy desks and grassy fields. The book travels with us. And yet, this may occur no longer when we choose to read a digital copy of a book. Instead, it travels with us only on some other electronic device, requiring the presence of battery life and account information. Though the statistics say the number of sold print books has steadied, the number of sold e-books is rapidly increasing from year to year (more than 4,000 percent since 2008) and looks to continue this “Fahrenheit 451”esque trend. Oftentimes on the first day of class it is automatically included in our syllabi whether or not we may bring digital copies of our
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– the technology with its ability to never lose a page, or to look up the smallest unknown word – and then the print with really only its authenticity to give. Yes, e-books provide convenience, cost less and do not weigh down our backpacks, but print books allow us to hold in our very own hands a tangible experience that can and has become part of our personal story. And in the end that’s what I love about print books – the experience. In a time when more and more experiences are relegated to the sphere of a computer screen or a phone image, the deeply personal experience of reading should be preserved. Holding an actual book and getting lost in the story is an important escape for our lives. And there is nothing like turning the physical pages, free of the worry of interruption by push notifications, emails or low battery signals. Everything you need is already right there in front of you. So the next time you want to buy a book, think about what it is you are wanting to buy – is it simply a book, or a relic of a certain time in your life? Plus, no one can ever dream of having “Beauty and the Beast” style libraries in their future homes with digital books – or maybe that’s just me. Victoria Knight is a senior in microbiology. She can be reached at vknight4@utk.edu.
Christie’s gaffe shouldn’t hold him back from running in 2016 Dean’s List by
Katie Dean With all the upheaval at the NSA, the past year has already proven to be one of interesting revelations. Now we know that not only does the government monitor our phone calls, but they also stop traffic as political retribution on one another. I don’t know about anyone else, but the Chris Christie bridge scandal is not really the way I wanted the New Year to start out. I guess the bipartisan budget deal got my hopes up for 2014 (silly me). But although the September lane closures in Fort Lee were vile and politically motivated in the worst way, I can’t help but believe Chris Christie’s story on this one. Though I definitely wouldn’t say I agree with him on a lot of social issues, Christie’s brashness and no nonsense attitude have always seemed refreshing to me. Given the nature of this political climate, I respect a man who can rise within the GOP and also appeal to voters in a very blue state. Christie is still by far my favorite contender for the Republican nomination in the next presidential election. As a voter in 2016, one of the most critical characteristics I’ll be looking for is how well the candidates can work with their opposing party because, let’s face it, we can’t continue with the dog and pony show we have all
endured for the past few years. My respect for Christie was the source of my disappointment when the George Washington bridge story first broke. For me, Christie is a comforting reminder that a politician with fairly moderate ideas can still be successful today, and now he faces being written off as a bully who uses manipulative, petty tactics in order to exact his influence. Although the lane closures were a blatant misuse of power on the part of Christie’s advisors and the Port Authority, the governor’s response has been appropriate and seemingly genuine. Not only does he seem sincere in his handling of the fiasco, it also seems unlikely that someone so intelligent would be that brazen and tactless. Christie clearly gave his aides too much leeway and trust. What they did was really horrendous, and it epitomizes the type of frivolous politics that truly appall me. But I find it hard to believe he was behind it; even if Chris Christie is a bully, he’s certainly not a stupid bully. You don’t get to be a Republican governor in New Jersey by engaging in such petty tactics and then being base enough to joke about them in an email that qualifies as public record. Some people aren’t buying his story, however, and I can’t say I blame them. If I were stuck in traffic for four days in a row because of this madness, you better believe I would want an investigation. But the left shouldn’t be so quick to write off Christie as they have been in the past few days. Many are questioning whether or not this will affect how much juice Christie
will have for a campaign in 2016. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, quickly condemned Christie and prematurely called him a liar. “For 121 days, Chris Christie disparaged the questioners and later lied saying no one in his office was involved,” said Wasserman Schultz last week. “That was clearly untrue given the discovery of emails that came directly from his own top staff. Time’s up, Governor.” Though I definitely share Wasserman Schultz’s outrage over what happened, she and others need to keep in mind that up to this point, Christie’s story has held up firmly. Before people dismiss Christie as a potential for 2016, they need to keep in mind that he is one of the most moderate figures the GOP has to offer at this point. Even if Christie can come off as overly tough, he at least has some concept of working across the aisle; I would much rather someone like that run than some Tea Party lap dog from Congress. This week, the Senate will form the special committee tasked with investigating the scandal and subpoenaing more records. Unless they find something that implicates Christie was a player in this mess, we should keep in mind that he could still be one of the most practical options we have in 2016. Let’s just hope he hires staff members with a little more integrity from now on. Katie Dean is a junior in political science. She can be reached at xvd541@utk.edu.
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books to class. Some professors remain purists, prohibiting laptops and permitting only physical copies of books. Others tend to let the students decide, with the cheapest option usually prevailing. If you ever even end up cracking it open, the form in which you choose to consume your textbook is perfectly up to your preference. But as for the leisure, pleasure, and entertainment reading that you may do, I implore you – pick up a real life copy of the book. Lovingly caress the pages, scribble little notes in the margins about the things that move you or bring tears to your eyes or remind you of another great work. Get in a relationship with the book and develop an emotional attachment. Great books, or rather the great stories within the pages, have the power to change our lives. They become part of who we are and who we dream to be. We take the little pieces of them and incorporate this and that until this quote or that character or this location we have always wanted to visit is part of us too. Let the book carry the sand from your Florida beach trip, or the stain and smell of peeling an orange and eating it. Leave the smeared tear stains as proof you could not stop reading long enough to cry. In this modern era (as I type these very words in the middle of the night on my iPhone in a sudden flash of eloquence), I am also fully divided between the new and the old
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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson
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Armon Jay tells own story in solo album Staff Writer In a voyage from dark to light, the wanderer presents his journey. In traditional folk fashion, singer-songwriter Armon Jay used his solo album, “Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed,� to tell a story close to him: his own. Throughout the neofolk artist’s solo debut, he reflects a sound similar to Bright Eyes and occasionally Bon Iver with the storytelling capabilities of Simon & Garfunkel. A stellar and honest first solo album, Jay has constructed the perfect example of what new folk has come to mean. Starting with the solemn track, “Edge of the Dark,� he builds to the quiet climax of the chorus. Here, he introduces the beginning of his journey. With the line “On the edge of the dark, I will wait for the sun to rise,� he introduces the listener to what he calls his desolation period. While often artists look to open their album with something more upbeat, the sincere lullaby is a pleasant surprise which leads to more intrigue rather than expectation. Though listeners may complain that all folk music sounds the same, with Armon Jay, nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, the album’s neo-folk genre lends itself to more experimentation than traditional Americana approaches as seen in Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers. Each song, while cohesive
Neo-folk musician Armon Jay, who got his start in a high school band, is going on a promotional tour following the release of his debut solo album Jan. 21.
Musician journeys from ‘desolation to consolation’ Jenna Butz Staff Writer It’s all about the story. Armon Jay, a Nashville based neo-folk musician, will release his debut solo album, “Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed,� Jan. 21. Jay’s tale of his first musical epiphany may not be the most traditional, as it was the movie “Titanic� that led him to music when he was about 11. After seeing the film, he went home to tap out “My Heart Will Go On� on his family’s out-of-tune piano and has been playing music ever since. “It’s not the coolest story, but for some reason it connected the dots,� Jay said. “Like, the emotion in that song split my lid open. I immediately was drawn to music. I listened to Green Day and all those cool bands, but the truth is Celine Dion stole my heart through music.� As a sophomore in high school, Jay and a friend founded the band Nevertheless. The duo took off, putting him on the road for seven years. Following the group’s disbanding in 2009,
Jay spent a few years working with bands for hire and other smaller gigs until he finally decided on a solo project. “I actually miss it a lot,� he said. “I miss the camaraderie of a band and being around people on the road. I’m going out on tour, and I’m going to have that again.� However, despite missing the fraternity that comes with creating music with friends, Jay said he is grateful for the creative control he has while recording his album. “I just wanted to give it a shot and have my hand on everything without splitting up the creative direction with other people,� Jay said. “And not in a selfish way, but when you have an idea and you have a vision, it’s more like doing what you want to do. It turns into something that you hold dear to yourself.� Before beginning this record, Jay battled insomnia and depression while trying to work through questions about his identity, all of which form the basis for many of his lyrics. “When I got to the point where I looked at my flaws
and who I am as a person and became OK with that, that’s kind of when the flood gates opened up and I felt freedom and started to grow,� he said. “I call it desolation to consolation, and it’s what we all go through as people. “That’s kind of what the album is. It’s a journey from those two different seasons.� Jay is unashamed of his journey to this album, what he calls “desolation to consolation.� He views his two-year period of self-discovery as a story to share. From the lyrics to the album’s artwork, he worked to portray his journey as his own odyssey. “I wanted to take different portraits of a traveler, an actual wanderer headed somewhere,� he said. “It didn’t all come together till the end. When it was all said and done, when we finished the record, it was very bizarre, but we had a set of songs that were very easy to pick out the story and the sequence of what I was talking about.� When Jay knew he was ready to record this album, he had one setback: funds. It was then that
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with the rest of the album, has its own distinct style. By mixing sounds and testing the waters of this fairly new genre of folk, Jay is capable of telling his story of selfdiscovery without alienating the listener. As the album accepts light as it comes to a close, the change is both obvious and welcome. The final track â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunlightâ&#x20AC;? rings with the lyrics, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the sunlight, breaking out from the inside. Cause now I can see for the first time.â&#x20AC;? It is this optimistic acceptance that gently brings the listener to a content ending in a lyrical acceptance of what is to come. Jay has said his record is meant to follow a nearly chronological order where he goes from confusion and even depression to understanding and redemption. After listening to the album from the first song to the closer, it takes little effort to detect the rise to consolation. While it sounds best listened straight through, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Different, Nothingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Changedâ&#x20AC;? is a collection of humble constructions nearly anyone can relate to. Take a song out of context, and it remains just as important and understood as within the full story. True, this album can be argued as a more emo, indie rock feel, but again, it is the storytelling capabilities of Jayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrics that brand it within the folk genre. Instrumentation may often reference a range of genres but as any folk connoisseur knows, the tale is all.
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he took to Kickstarter. There, he raised $14,000, all of which helped to make his debut album. Armon Jay never looked to produce a certain album. However, after finishing recording, his producer, Joshua James, described the album as neo-folk. And it stuck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely call it folk because that would be kind of a loose term, and when I think of folk, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to completely dive in and call it that and give it that much credit,â&#x20AC;? Jay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The legends like Bob Dylan, he was a folk artist. Folk is straight-up storytelling, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I tried to do, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different vibe.â&#x20AC;? Following his album release in Chattanooga this weekend, Jay will begin touring the country with friend and fellow Nashville artist, Noah Gunderson. Jay, who is no stranger to the road, said he is eager for the friendship traveling with a band allows but may face one difficulty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am beyond stoked,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited, but now that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m married, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a little nervous because I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to miss ... my wife.â&#x20AC;?
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Thursday, January 16, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron
SPORTS
tprovost@utk.edu
Assistant Sports Editor Dargan Southard
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Assistant Sports Editor Although the Volunteers led wire-to-wire Wednesday night, their second SEC wasn’t firmly secured until the final minutes. “(Auburn) did a great job of playing hard,” junior guard Josh Richardson said, “and they stayed in the game the entire second half. They had small runs, but we had the same thing. I feel like that is a testament to our experience.” A seesawing first half saw Tennessee lead by doubledigits on three separate occasions, but the Tigers trailed by only five at the break after a Malcom Canada 3-pointer beat the halftime buzzer. Jordan McRae —after a relatively quiet first half — delivered down the stretch when the Vols needed him most, reeling off a personal 7-0 run midway through the second half that upped the UT lead to 10. “I didn’t think (McRae) had good composure in the first half,” head coach Cuonzo Martin said. “I thought he settled down in the second half.” McRae hit five free throws in the game’s final minute as well. Hot topic: Following Jarnell Stokes’ foul trouble-ridden performance on Saturday, in which the junior forward posted his lowest scoring game since the Vols’ season-opener at Xavier, the Memphis, Tenn., native responded in typical fashion, producing his eighth double-double of the year (14 points, 14 rebounds). Stokes, who also turned in a season-high 38 minutes, continues to deal with a lingering shoulder injury, according to Martin. “I think his shoulder was better,” Martin said. “To his defense, he’s not a guy that is
going to complain about it. His shoulder, it’s a legitimate issue. I thought it was better tonight with rehab, ice. He was able to be more aggressive. I think that was the case.” Spotlight: In Saturday’s contest versus Texas A&M, ongoing foul trouble saw UT rely heavily on its role players as the Volunteer bench turned in 44 minutes in the loss. The script changed on Wednesday as all but one starter exceeded the 30-minute plateau. “Guys didn’t seem fatigued when they came out of the game,” Martin said, “so we just rolled with it.” With UT’s starting lineup on the court for 85 percent of the game, the scoring wealth was spread around significantly as Wednesday’s victory marked the first time all five starters scored in double-digits since Feb. 15, 2012 in a win over Arkansas. “It is definitely nice,” Richardson said. “It shows how much balance we have, and it shows how many weapons we have on the court.” The other guys: Chris Denson led the Tigers with 24 points as Auburn fell to 0-3 in the SEC. Outside the box score: Hall of Famer Bernard King was recognized during the second media timeout of the first half. Say something: Richardson on if he felt any fatigue after playing 38 minutes: “Nah I was chillin’. I wasn’t bad at all.” By the numbers 17: UT outscored Auburn 17-2 in fast break points. 0: The Vols had zero bench points in the first half. 25: Martin’s squad shot 25 free throws in the second half, knocking down 20. Up next: The Vols travel to Rupp Arena on Saturday as they take on No. 13 Kentucky.
Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer Second-year Lady Vols head coach Holly Warlick has not hit the panic button yet, but rest assured that her team wants to get back to their winning ways as soon as possible. After Tennessee strung together a 10-game win streak to tip-off the season, the No. 12 Lady Vols (13-3, 2-2 SEC) have dropped three of their last six games and two of their past four in SEC play. Despite UT’s coaches stressing defense, it has been lacking the most, especially in recent losses to LSU at home and Vanderbilt on the road. Over the last four games, the team has surrendered over 70 points in each outing. “We have got to make the other end important again and make rebounding our priority,” Warlick said before practice Tuesday afternoon. “The past two days we’ve gone back to the drawing boards and worked on our fundamentals and basics.” The Lady Vols head coach, who spent 27 years as an assistant coach to Pat Summitt, has seen firsthand how defense can not only win games, but cham-
pionships. “I’ve been around it and I see success in the defensive end and rebounding,” she said. “It’s difficult at times because you recruit these kids and they average 25-30 points a game in high school and it’s great they are offensive minded, but they’ve got to be able to do some things on the other end of the floor.” Warlick was a three-time AllAmerican when she played for UT, and she said she feels it is her responsibility to coach up the point guards to be able to make more defensive-minded decisions on the court. “I’m going to try and focus on our point guards and get them more prepared for the game and rely on them to make more defensive calls and decisions,” she said. “Being out on the court, they may see things that I don’t.” Despite being two games behind the SEC-leading No. 8 South Carolina Gamecocks and falling out of the top 10 ranking for the first time this season, Warlick admitted the team believes it can put its recent rough stretch of play behind them. “The girls have been hard on themselves,” Warlick said. “They
RECAP continued from Page 1 Richardson made Auburn pay for the Vols’ first points, when the Tigers left Richardson unguarded from the perimeter and he hit a 3-pointer. As long as Auburn left him open, Richardson — who had 13 of his 15 in the first half — was going to take it. “Jordan (McRae) came up to me and was like, ‘if they keep leaving you open, shoot it every time,’” Richardson said. “I was like, ‘alright, you don’t have to tell me twice.’” The Vols came into Wednesday’s
Matthew DeMaria • Tennessee Athletics
Vols rely on vets Warlick: Lady Vols must make in 2nd half run defensive effort a top priority
Tennessee redshirt freshman guard Andraya Carter defends against Ole Miss guard Diara Moore in the Lady Vols’ 94-70 victory over the Rebels at Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 9. know what they need to do to turn things around, it’s just a matter of them taking initiative to change it now. They have basketball savvy and they are all basketball smart. They know what they should’ve done and what they didn’t do. As long as these losses are learning experiences and can help us to become a better team, we will take it.” Tennessee will look to start a new win streak when they travel to Mississippi State (14-3,
game averaging 16 turnovers per game in conference play, and hardly helped that stat against the Tigers. UT turned it over 10 times in the first half, the last of which led to an Auburn buzzer-beating 3-pointer at halftime which made it a 33-28 Volunteer lead at the break. In total, the Vols finished with 15 turnovers. Martin thought his team wasted a big opportunity to put Wednesday’s win away a bit earlier. “We have to limit those turnovers,” the third-year coach said. “You have to give yourself a chance to dominate games, and we’re not helping ourselves turning the ball over.” Tennessee will take its much-needed, morale-boosting win into Rupp Arena, where the Vols will take on the No. 13 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday at noon. McRae – the Vols’ leading scorer – said he is looking forward to the challenge of his last game in one of college basketball’s most storied venues. “It’s fun, you know, playing in a hostile environment,” McRae said. McRae paused. He forgot one key detail. “It’s only fun if you win.”
1-2) to play Thursday night at 9 p.m. “I think any game is tough,” Warlick said. “Mississippi State is very athletic and they are what we are having trouble with. It’s just another night at the office with the SEC and you’re going to see athletes, quickness and people being physical. We just have to match that and it’s something we are very capable of doing, but we’ve got to get a better mindset and do it.”
67 Auburn
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