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Bike rentals Wikipedia shuts down site, protests anti-piracy legislation helps simplify transportation Preston Peeden

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For college students across the country, the unthinkable happened: For one day Wikipedia shut down, and the world took notice. This popular online encyclopedia, known for its accessibility to its users and its helpfulness for wayward students, shut down in protest against several anti-piracy legislations that are soon to be floating on the Senate floor. The English-language site of Wikipedia discontinued services on Tuesday at midnight Eastern Standard Time and continued to be offline for the next 24 hours. When users tried to access information on Wikipedia, instead of being educated by their intended articles, they were instead directed to a black-and-white page stating, “Imagine a world without free knowledge.” The two bills being protested by Wikipedia are the Stop Online Piracy Act (which is in the House of Representatives), and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (currently under consideration in the Senate). The aim of these bills is to try and stop the sales of pirated American products overseas. They would allow the Justice Department and copyright holders to seek court orders against websites that are known to carry copyrighted materials. In short, this bill would bar advertisement agencies and payment facilitators — such as PayPal and credit card companies — from doing business with these sites. In a release from Wikipedia, Executive Director Sue Gardner explained the site’s reasoning behind the protest. “All around the world, we’re seeing the development of legislation intended to fight online piracy, and regulate the Internet in other ways, that hurt online freedom,” she said. “We want the Internet to remain free and open, everywhere, for everyone.” Supporters of SOPA and PIPA include the Motion Picture Association of America, the National Music Publisher’s Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. While these big organizations stand firm in their support of these legislations, Wikipedia is not alone in voic-

ing complaints, as Google, Yahoo!, eBay and Amazon.com have all sided against these bills, feeling that it would hurt the industry and infringe upon free-speech rights. Student reaction to SOPA and PIPA has also been strong. “I think it is pretty ridiculous that they are trying to take away our free right to look at things on the Internet,” said Erin Edwards, a junior in Public Relations. “I don’t think that it’s fair that they can block out certain things that are going to effect businesses everywhere.” Edwards’ concerns about the overstepping of these bills were also voiced by fellow junior Jessica Campbell, a junior who is majoring in Journalism and Electronic Media. “I am not in favor of it,” Campbell said. “I think that these laws will have bigger consequences than the government realizes. I think they will end up censoring a lot more things than they intended to.” For Campbell, her major issues with these bills are directed at the message this kind of legislation would send towards the freedom that the Internet has become known for allowing. “I think that this (freedom) is one of the biggest pulls of the Internet, that it is sort of law-free in a way,” she said. “It would be unfair to try to stop it in this way. It would feel like we were in China or Iran or something like that.” Campbell's opposition to SOPA and PIPA are not based in an opposition to copyrights, but rather the infringement on the freedom of the Internet that these bills would represent. “I think that it is a good idea to try and stop piracy and to protect individual property,” she said, “but the way they are going about it is all wrong. It’s extremist.” As sites like Wikipedia and Google band together to fight these perceived “extremist” measures, many students are left wondering about the future of not only their Internet freedoms but also the immediate futures searching their favorites sites. And in the case of Wikipedia’s shutdown, many students are stopping to take notice. “The whole Wikipedia thing didn’t affect me. I went on just to look,” Edwards said. “But I do know that it affected a lot of my friends.”

Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon

Matthew Perry, senior in marketing, hands outs free Dunkin Donuts on Pedestrian Walkway on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Representatives for the company handed out samples to promote the national chain’s newest location on campus in Vol Hall.

Sara Jung Staff Writer The SGA and UT Outdoor Program (UTOP) teamed up to initiate and activate a semester-long bike rental program for students. The program was based on feedback from students and continues this semester. “People wanted a bike safety program on campus and an alternative transportation method offered by the university,” Nick Shoemaker, the bicycle program coordinator for UTOP, said. SGA provided the information and motivation behind the idea and UTOP provided the storage and maintenance for the bikes. “The new program was fairly successful last semester,” Shoemaker said. “Sixteen out of 20 bikes were rented out, and we have no problems to report. This semester we hope to increase marketing and get more people riding their bikes.” The bikes are made by Kona and are commuterfriendly models. “These are your really basic bikes,” Shoemaker said. “Durable, reliable, easy to ride and maintain. They are mainly meant to be ridden on the streets and greenways around town.” Hanna Loewenberg, a sophomore in biochemistry, took advantage of the program last semester. “This program is great for students because good bikes can be really expensive to buy and these bikes are nice and only $40 for the whole semester,” Loewenberg said. “Also, biking is a convenient way to get around campus. I saved time biking to class rather than walking.” The program’s main priorities are safety and building

biking confidence. “We really want to focus on the safety aspect of riding bikes,” Shoemaker said. “I think the lack of education of safe riding and cycling rules is why most people are hesitant to ride bikes around campus and downtown. But this semester we are offering not only Ride Smart Road Rides, March 29 and April 11, 6-7 p.m., but also Bike Maintenance Clinics, Feb. 15, 23 and 29, 6-7:30 p.m. To be comfortable and confident on a bike is the key to safe riding.” All classes and clinics are free to students and meet in the Outdoor Center on the first floor in TRECS. “I really like that they promote safety awareness with the bikes and offer free maintenance,” Loewenberg said. “I never had any troubles with my rental last semester, but if I did, I was confident that the staff at the bike shop could help me out. They really know what they are doing.” The semester-long bike rental program is open to all students. For $40, students can receive a bike, helmet, lock, access to the UT bike shop and a safety instruction course at the time of rental. “We work on a first come, first serve basis,” Shoemaker said. “So come in and get your bike. We have already had five out of the 20 rented this semester.” Students can go to the Outdoor Center to rent the bikes. It is open MondayFriday, 1-6 p.m. Payments can be made via cash, check or VolCard. “We just want people outside, riding their bikes,” Shoemaker said. “It’s a great way to commute and get to know campus and Knoxville.”

BOSS back in action for spring Lauren Kittrell News Editor For the first time since 2010, BOSS Dance Company (formerly UT Dance Company) returns to campus for its Spring 2012 Showcase. After several years of striving, the team has managed to pull through and overcome obstacles few student clubs will ever face. Through the hard work of President Caitlin Burke and Vice-President Lauren List, the dance group has managed to overcome UT budget cuts, loss of a studio and lack of funding to become what it is today. “I’m really excited at the end of the day to just be able to say we did it,” List said. “We did what everybody else said we could not do. We surpassed not only their expectations, but we surpassed our own expectations. The staff and faculty and even the public in general severely underestimates the power of a passionate student. A pretty small group of passionate students were able to keep a dance program alive at UT.” The dance group has not just survived through thick and thin; it has recovered completely. Their circumstances have gone from bad to worse, but they have overcome that to become something much greater. “We have more choreographers now,” List said. “We have more variety in the genre of dance. We’re offering new varieties of things that we hadn’t offered in the past.” List and Burke, who were originally a part of the former UT Dance Company, have invested a lot of time and effort into BOSS. Elisabeth Ragan, an undecided sophomore, is definitely pumped about the performance, but is disappointed to know that List and Burke will be graduating this semester. “I believe this performance is most special because the two girls who really kept this company going, Lauren List and Caitlin Burke, are graduating this year,” Ragan said. “It has been such a pleasure being able to know them both. They are both beautiful dancers and I know they’re sad to be leaving but grateful for the legacy they’re leaving behind.”

The team, which will be performing Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Clarence Brown Theatre, is ready to perform again at UT and hopes to entertain a wide variety of spectators. Both List and Ragan feel that the efforts they have put into practice will be on display as they perform. “I am most excited about the performances,” Ragan said. “We have been working all year for this showing and hope it will meet up to our standards and truly inspire everyone in the crowd as each dance inspires us. I’m so sad for the season to be over but I know we will all keep in touch and we will always, always be BOSS.” List said the show is something that could appeal to a broad spectrum of interests. “It’s a really exciting, very high energy, very diverse show,” List said. “We have everything from ballet and point to hip-hop and everything in between. It really can appeal to almost any audience. It’s going to be one of the things where if you are interested in becoming more cultured and experiencing the fine arts and you don’t want to sit through a six-hour ballet, this is the best alternative because it is so appealing to so many different people and so many different tastes. It offers a quality of dance that everyone can enjoy.” The story of BOSS Dance Company goes deeper than a mere dance group. “BOSS dance is all about opportunity and friendship, I believe,” Ragan said. “I did not join a sorority this year, so having a core group of girls I can always lean on and have there to call really has been wonderful. It’s about putting everything you have into each dance knowing how much you love it and care for not only everyone there, but everything you stand for. It’s a safe haven for us dancers knowing we don’t have to drive far off campus to rehearse and we are still able to perform. It’s truly a blessing.” Tickets can be purchased at the Central Ticket Office in the UC, the Clarence Brown Theatre box office and online at www.knoxvilletickets.com. General admission is $10, but there is a $5 discount for students.

Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

Caitlin Burke, senior in mathematics, and Lauren List, senior in management, perform during a rehearsal for the BOSS Dance Company on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The company, formerly known as the UT Dance Company, will be performing Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Clarence Brown Theatre.

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Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon

Workers protest as part of a labor dispute between area carpenters and The Wakefield Corporation on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The carpenter’s union has been tight-lipped for fear of misquoting but hope to win equal standards for the non-union workers in the Wakefield Corporation.

1807 — Robert E. Lee born Confederate General Robert Edward Lee is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during most of the Civil War and his brilliant battlefield leadership earned him a reputation as one of the greatest military leaders in history as he consistently defeated larger Union armies. 1809 — Edgar Allan Poe is born On this day in 1809, poet, author and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts. By the time he was three years old, both of Poe’s parents had died, leaving him in the care of his godfather, John Allan, a wealthy tobacco merchant. After attending school in England, Poe entered the University of Virginia (UVA) in 1826. After fighting with Allan over his heavy gambling debts, he was forced to leave UVA after only eight months. Poe then served two years

in the U.S. Army and won an appointment to West Point. After another falling-out, Allan cut him off completely and he got himself dismissed from the academy for rules infractions. Dark, handsome and brooding, Poe had published three works of poetry by that time, none of which had received much attention. In 1836, while working as an editor at the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, Virginia, Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. He also completed his first full-length work of fiction, Arthur Gordon Pym, published in 1838. Poe lost his job at the Messenger due to his heavy drinking, and the couple moved to Philadelphia, where Poe worked as an editor at Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine and Graham’s Magazine. He became known for his direct and incisive criticism, as well as for dark horror stories like “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Also around this time, Poe began writing mystery stories, including “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Purloined Letter” — works that would earn him a reputation as the father of the modern detective story. In 1844, the Poes moved to New York City. He scored a spectacular success the following year with his poem “The Raven.” While Poe was working to launch The Broadway Journal — which soon failed — his wife Virginia fell ill and died of tuberculosis in early 1847. His wife’s death drove Poe even deeper into alcoholism and drug abuse. After becoming involved with several women, Poe returned to Richmond in 1849 and got engaged to an old flame. Before the wedding, however, Poe died suddenly. Though circumstances are somewhat unclear, it appeared he began drinking at a party in Baltimore and disappeared, only to be found incoherent in a gutter three days later. Taken to the hospital, he died on October 7, 1849, at age 40. 1968 — Operation McLain is launched “Sky Soldiers” from the 173rd Airborne Brigade begin Operation McLain with a reconnaissance-in-force operation in the Central Highlands. The purpose of this operation was to find and destroy the communist base camps in the area in order to promote better security for the province. The operation ended on January 31, 1970, with 1,042 enemy casualties. 1974 — Notre Dame beats UCLA to end 88-game winning streak On January 19, 1974, the University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team defeats the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) 71-70, in South Bend, Indiana, snapping UCLA’s record-setting 88-game winning streak. The Irish entered the game undefeated for the season and ranked No. 2 in the country. UCLA, coached by John Wooden and led by the future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton, held the No. 1 ranking. Despite injuring his back in a fall the previous week against Washington State, Walton played all 40 minutes of the game, wearing an elastic brace. He performed impressively, scoring 24 points and grabbing nine rebounds. With three and a half minutes left in the game, the Irish were trailing by 11 points when they began an aggressive press that caught UCLA off guard. Notre Dame won the next 12 points, spurred by the play of center John Shumate (24 points), guard Gary Brokaw (25 points) and Dwight Clay, who scored the winning two points on a jump shot from the right corner, with 29 seconds remaining. When Walton missed a 12-foot shot in the final seconds, the game was over — as was UCLA’s long streak of wins. Many in the stunned crowd of 11,343 at Notre Dame’s Athletic and Convocation Center rushed onto the court to congratulate Coach Digger Phelps and the victorious players. “This was great for college basketball,” Phelps told the press. “I’m sure everyone was rooting for us the way they used to root against the New York Yankees.” It was the second big Irish upset that season, coming just three weeks after Notre Dame’s football team beat Alabama in a thrilling Sugar Bowl to gain the No. 1 spot. The Irish played a pivotal role at several points in UCLA’s historic streak. The Bruins’ last loss had been on January 23, 1971, in South Bend. The previous year, the Bruins had broken the collegiate record for consecutive wins with their 61st straight victory — over Notre Dame. A week after their streak ended, the Walton Gang would get revenge, beating Phelps’ squad 9475 in a return game at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles to regain the No. 1 ranking.

— This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

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Guantanamo inspected after prisoner receives magazine The Associated Press

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Caroline Dale, undecided sophomore, works out in the fitness room of Laurel Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 17. UT’s new FUTURE program, which attempts to open the doors of learning to more intellectually disabled students, hopes to get active students involved as tutors and workout mentors.

Wikipedia fights back for rights The Associated Press NEW YORK — Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet’s most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation could threaten the credibility of their work. “My main concern is that it puts the organization in the role of advocacy, and that’s a slippery slope,” said editor Robert Lawton, a Michigan computer consultant who would prefer that the encyclopedia stick to being a neutral repository of knowledge. “Before we know it, we’re blacked out because we want to save the whales.” Wikipedia’s English-language site shut down at midnight Eastern Standard Time Tuesday and the organization said it would stay down for 24 hours. Instead of encyclopedia articles, visitors to the site saw a stark black-and-white page with the message: “Imagine a

world without free knowledge.” It carried a link to information about the two congressional bills and details about how to reach lawmakers. It is the first time the English site has been blacked out. Wikipedia’s Italian site came down once briefly in protest to an Internet censorship bill put forward by the Berlusconi government. The bill did not advance. The shutdown adds to a growing body of critics who are speaking out against the legislation. But some editors are so uneasy with the move that they have blacked out their own user profile pages or resigned their administrative rights on the site to protest. Some likened the site’s decision to fighting censorship with censorship. One of the site’s own “five pillars” of conduct says that Wikipedia “is written from a neutral point of view.” The site strives to “avoid advocacy, and we characterize information and issues rather than debate them.” Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales argues that the site can maintain neutrality in content even as it takes public positions on issues.

Cruise ship rescue work suspended The Associated Press ROME — Italian rescue workers suspended operations Wednesday after a stricken cruise ship shifted slightly on the rocks near the Tuscan coast, creating deep concerns about the safety of divers and firefighters searching for the 22 people still missing. The $450 million Costa Concordia cruise ship had more than 4,200 passengers and crew on board when it slammed into the reef Friday off the tiny Italian island of Giglio after the captain made an unauthorized maneuver. The bodies of five adult passengers — four men and one woman, all wearing lifejackets — were discovered in the wreckage Tuesday, raising the death toll to 11. Their nationalities were not immediately released. Instruments attached to the ship

detected the movements early Wednesday, forcing the search to be suspended even though firefighters who spent the night searching the area above water could not detect the movement. No additional passengers or crew were found. “As a precautionary measure, we stopped the operations this morning, in order to verify the data we retrieved from our detectors, and understand if there actually was a movement, and if there has been one, how big this was,” said Coast Guard Cmdr. Filippo Marini. Officials said they hope the data from the instruments will reassure them that the ship has resettled, allowing the search to resume. The latest victims were discovered after navy divers exploded holes in the hull of the ship to allow easier access. In addition to the rescue, much of the focus has been on the cruise ship captain’s actions during and after the

grounding. In a dramatic phone conversation released Tuesday, a coast guard official was heard ordering the captain, who had abandoned the ship with his first officers, back on board to oversee the evacuation. But Capt. Francesco Schettino resisted the order, saying it was too dark and the ship was tipping dangerously. “You go on board! Is that clear? Do you hear me?” the Coast Guard officer shouted as the captain of the grounded Costa Concordia sat safe in a life raft and frantic passengers struggled to escape after the ship rammed into a reef off the Tuscan coast. “It is an order. Don’t make any more excuses. You have declared ‘Abandon ship.’ Now I am in charge.” Criminal charges including manslaughter and abandoning ship are expected to be filed by prosecutors in coming days. He faces 12 years in prison for the abandoning ship charge alone.

FORT MEADE, Md. — A copy of a magazine published by an arm of al-Qaida made its way to a terror suspect at the Guantanamo Bay prison, leading to an inspection of cells and a contentious new policy requiring special review teams to examine correspondence between prisoners and attorneys, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday. Navy Cmdr. Andrea Lockhart told a military judge during a pre-trial hearing that a copy of Inspire magazine got into a cell. She provided no details on who received the magazine or how. But she said the breach showed that prior rules at the base governing mail review were not adequate. Yemen’s al-Qaida of the Arabian Peninsula launched the online, English-language magazine in 2010. An early issue contained tips to wouldbe militants about how to kill U.S. citizens. Lockhart is part of the U.S. team prosecuting the case against Abd al-Rahim alNashiri, a Saudi national charged with orchestrating the attack in 2000 on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors. AlNashiri, 47, is considered one of the most senior al-Qaida leaders. He has been held at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since 2006 after spending several years held by the CIA in a series of secret prisons. How mail between Guantanamo prisoners and their attorneys should be handled consumed several hours of the al-Nashiri’s pre-trial session on Tuesday and Wednesday. At issue is whether even a cursory examination of the legal correspondence violates the attorneyclient privilege. The dispute reflects the untested nature of this latest attempt to resume the military tribunals at Guantanamo. The prosecution of al-Nashiri is already underway and the U.S. is preparing to prosecute five other prisoners accused in the Sept. 11 attacks, yet defense lawyers and government prosecutors are still fighting to establish basic legal ground rules. The military commission system has been revised by the Obama administration and Congress, which has refused to allow the administration to move prisoners from the American base in

Cuba. The trial system is still sharply criticized by civil and human rights groups and defense lawyers who say the procedures favor the prosecution. Rick Kammen, a civilian attorney for al-Nashiri, called the military commissions a “second-class system of justice.” Al-Nashiri’s defense team, as well as the lawyers for other Guantanamo prisoners and the chief defense counsel for the military commissions, are opposed to the security review of legal mail, which was put in place last month by Navy Rear Adm. David Woods, the prison commander. Army Col. James Pohl, the judge in al-Nashiri’s case, ordered the detention center in November to stop Guantanamo guards from reading mail between the prisoner and his lawyers. The judge’s order came after Woods authorized an inspection of detainee cells in October that included reading mail between prisoners and their attorneys. In late December, Woods issued a new directive requiring legal mail to undergo a security review to ensure prisoners were not receiving prohibited materials, such as topsecret information or objects that might be fashioned into weapons. The December order from Woods created a “privilege review team” independent of the prison staff that would include attorneys, law enforcement and intelligence experts who would examine legal communications between lawyers and their clients. The goal of the order, prison officials said, was to ensure safety and security on the base while preserving attorney-client privilege by having a group not under the prison’s command perform the mail review. Wood testified on Tuesday that the privilege team is made up of contractors hired by the Pentagon’s intelligence directorate. Al-Nashiri’s mail has not yet been examined by the team. Marine Col. Jeffrey Colwell, the chief defense counsel for the Guantanamo Bay tribunals, instructed attorneys not to follow Woods’ order. Colwell said last week that the rule does not adequately protect attorney-client privilege and violates codes of professional conduct.

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Somewhere... Hopefully Subjunctive allows for new views Preston Peeden Managing Editor Hindsight is 20/20. Not a day passes that someone doesn’t look back at and wish they had done just one thing differently. And that if they had done that one thing, everything else following it would be better. We all want to live in a world where we can shape and predict its outcome. In short, we all want to live in the subjunctive. By the subjunctive, I mean the tense that can reflect not only emotion, judgment and opinion, but also wish, possibility or an action that has not yet occurred. The subjunctive allows us all to wonder and postulate on our lives. I am an avid user of the subjunctive mindset. At the end of every day, I wonder about the things I could have done differently and the things I wish would go differently — and for some days, depending on how poorly it went, these reflection periods can last a very long time. But the subjunctive has more than just a personal meaning for me. As a history major, I (much to the chagrin of my professors) constantly find myself looking back at the topics I study wondering whether or not their outcomes could have gone differently. When thinking in this mode, the true interconnectedness of the world (from one inconsequential event to another) can become visible. While at first this might seem like an exaggeration, truly, the entire shape of the world can be transformed by one simple change. For example, take the case of Lord Halifax and his dental problems which ultimately saved Western Europe. Lord Halifax was a British politician in the 1930s. During the search for the next prime minister in 1940, it was Halifax, not Churchill, who was considered to be the frontrunner for the position. But on May 10, 1940, R.A.B. Butler, another influential politician in England, went to Halifax’s office to offer his Labor contingency’s support for a coalition under him. Instead of meeting with him, Halifax went out the back door to a dentist’s appointment. On that same day, the German

Blitzkrieg struck Holland and Belgium. By not receiving Butler’s support, Halifax lost ground in the race. And no later than that very evening, Winston Churchill was appointed prime minister. It is widely regarded that Churchill’s later actions during the Battle of Britain and his steadfast stance for his country were some of the guiding forces that kept England going against the insurmountable odds they faced in the early stages of the war. Had Halifax received Butler’s support and become prime minister, England might have succumbed to the pressures of the Nazi Blitzkrieg and the war in Europe would have been over. Nazi Germany would have reigned supreme. But thankfully, and stereotypically, an English man had bad teeth. In a nutshell, the story of Lord Halifax is the perfect example of the subjunctive. With just one change, one small difference or possibility, the rest of the world would have taken a different form. While instances like this highlight the positive aspects of the subjunctive, it is also important to note that dwelling in the past can have unforeseen consequences. By living our lives totally in the subjunctive state, we can lose sight of the present we live in. If we constantly are looking forward and back for something to go different or to have been different, then we lose focus on the events in the world surrounding us. Ultimately, the subjunctive can at the same time illuminate for us parts of our lives while blinding us to others. To me, the subjunctive tense is much more than just a declension I learned in my French class; it is an entirely different way of looking at the world. With a subjunctive mindset, anything becomes possible. As a side note, I must admit that I was tempted to make a completely old Kevin Garnett joke. While it is important to bear in mind the necessity for moderation while using the subjunctive as a worldview, its uses are plentiful. By looking at the different pathways our lives and our histories could have taken, we engage our own past and our own future in a new and unique way. And with this new dialogue we create with the world around us, we can become more connected with everyone and everything. Unfortunately for me, I find myself stuck in the subjunctive too much. Maybe things would have been different if I wrote about another topic… — Preston Peeden is a junior in history. He can be reached at ppeeden@utk.edu.

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Greg Bearringer Roughly a year ago, I remember having a conversation with my father-in-law about Tennessee football. I remember him being only slightly on the optimistic side; we were predicting seven wins, with an outside shot at eight. As for myself (despite being a Northern interloper who roots for Michigan), I was even more bullish; I was predicting nine or even 10 after the bowl game I was fairly confident the Vols would end up getting into. Fast forward to now. I am sure most UT fans are wondering if they used up all that good buzz from last year. Injuries struck early and hard, taking in Justin Hunter and Tyler Bray, two of the best players UT has. In fact, while I am sure that Matt Simms is a great guy (I think he’s going to be a heck of a coach someday, like the excellently-named Major Applewhite), his taking pre-fourth-quarter-blowout snaps was a sign that Tennessee’s season was probably off the rails. Tennessee’s still young offensive line seemed to take a step back, and the running game was never given a real chance to succeed. As for the gameby-game results, the Alabama game was predictable, LSU was a pretty respectable showing for the Vols, Cincinnati was easily the best game of the season, and the word “Kentucky” will cause many Tennesseans to black out and wake up hours later in a strange neighborhood with a path of destruction in their wake, asking “We didn’t really lose to Kentucky, did we?” Since the season ended, the overblown DeAnthony Arnett “scandal” and the exodus of assistant coaches left everyone in Knoxville wondering: How much longer will coach Derek Dooley be “coach” Dooley? I am sure you will be surprised to know that I am once again predicting nine wins this season. The reasons are simple. First, nine wins isn’t a stretch at all, really. Five games (Georgia State, Akron, Troy, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, even with James Franklin’s voodoo Kool-Aid making them

look legitimate) all qualify as “gimme” games. I also think the Vols will beat Missouri, which brings them to six wins. So to reach my goal, they need to beat two of N.C. State, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama — listed in the order of likelihood that UT can pull off the win. Personally, I think that N.C. State, Florida and South Carolina is the batch of games that the Vols can win and will take two of the three of those. Of course, the Vols would also have to win a bowl game (assuming losses to Georgia and Alabama), but nine wins isn’t impossible. Second, the easiest path to improvement for the Vols is a running game upgrade. New O-line coach Sam Pittman is a pretty good reason for expecting a significant improvement from a group that has always been talented and now has experience; usually, when you add a quality coach to that formula, improvement happens. And even though I think Justin Wilcox did a better-than-realized job with the defense last year, I think his replacement, Sal Sunseri, has the chops and pedigree to take this defense and at least allow the team to improve as much as its previous inexperience suggests it will. Finally, there is the issue of health. A full season of Justin Hunter and Tyler Bray — who has been tweeting recently that he and Hunter are already playing catch — will improve every aspect of the offense; I expect that Marlin Lane will break 1,000 yards next year. Prentiss Waggner, A.J. Johnson, Marsalis Teague — along with Bray and Hunter — give the Vols a pretty good shot at filling out first, second and third team All-SEC honors. Of course, you might still think I am nuts — especially since I have already told you that I was a full four games off last year — but I know this: Tennessee football is certainly on its way back, and I think that this is the year when fans can resume thinking of games UT should win as games they will win. Of course, that might not answer all the questions fans have about Dooley. Fair or unfair, if the Vols win eight games, but lose to South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Missouri, N.C. State or Florida, the record which might have been solid in 2011 will seem flaccid in 2012 — especially since a guy like Kirby Smart might be looking for a premium SEC job next off-season. — Gregory Bearringer is a graduate student in medieval studies. He can be reached at gbearrin@utk.edu.

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ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Clay Seal

Last Saturday I went with a couple of friends to Mike Huckabee’s second forum for the GOP candidates on his Fox News show, dramatically named “Huckabee Forum2: SOUTH CAROLINA UNDECIDED.” In the interest of full disclosure, I admit I’m pretty darned liberal and really only went to witness the flashy ordeal of American politics and to gain another great story to tell the grandkids. As much as I can’t stand the complete farce of politics that we’re subjected to, I’m utterly fascinated by the whole spectacle of the thing. Attending that forum was probably one of the greatest decisions I’ve ever made; it was totally worth driving eight hours there and back to gain that kind of behind-the-scenes insight into the subtleties of these candidates’ and voters’ characters that you just can’t see on TV. The forum was taped in this spacious, gorgeous theater at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. The people in the theater were of all ages, but I didn’t see a single person who wasn’t white except for South Carolina Republican Congressman Tim Scott and his mother, or as Rick Perry called her, “Mama Scott.” We didn’t really connect with the crowd too well. I tried to ask the guy in front me a question, but I guess he overheard our typical liberal conversations — you know, talking about drugs, sex, worshipping the devil, etc. — because he didn’t turn his head or make eye contact when he gave me his two-word response. But I guess if I were him I wouldn’t want to talk to a leftist, socialist, elitist nut-job like me either. Huckabee and Scott joined the band warming up the crowd in a rousing rendition of “Hit the Road, Jack” dedicated to President Obama. The crowd went nuts; it was just like being at a Jay-Z concert except everyone is white and the average age was about 56. Then Woody Fraser, the executive producer of Huckabee’s show on Fox News, greeted the crowd with a hearty, “HELLO CHARLOTTE, S.C.!” He didn’t get the cheers he was looking for, seeing as he was off by about 200 miles and

a state border. Finally Huckabee came out and greeted us all kindly, reminding us how important South Carolina is to the GOP primaries. He explained the format of the event, emphasizing the effort they put into pre-screening the questions so that each candidate is treated similarly — a necessity for a network like Fox News that is so “fair and balanced.” You can find the whole forum on YouTube to see candidates’ responses to the questions and make your own judgments about what they said. But what I found most interesting was the candidates’ mannerisms in person and how they differ from what you see on TV. Mitt Romney was even stiffer than he normally looks, and his eyebrows are infinitely more impressive. Huntsman leaned back in the chair and looked very nonchalant, but it was obviously all put-on. During the commercial break when Huckabee and Gingrich were talking, he made Huckabee lean all the way in to hear what he had to say in the noisy theater while Gingrich leaned back like a sovereign king. Santorum leaned forward in his seat the whole time and looked a little like he had to use the restroom. Rick Perry surprised me the most; he was on the edge of his seat looking like he was going to jump up from excitement the entire time. I agree with just about nothing he says, but I appreciated how genuinely excited he seemed about it. Also, his teeth are crazy shiny. Ron Paul did not attend. Everything was over, and people started leaving. I saw Rick Santorum coming off the stage, and I immediately decided to get a picture with him; I can’t stand him too much to miss this opportunity. I go over, and his eyes widen and a gigantic smile comes across his face; he sees me in my wheelchair and thinks, “Photo opp!” He leans in real close to my face and speaks really slowly and loudly to make sure I understand him, since obviously because I can’t walk, I’m retarded too. His wife does the same thing. But they were both perfectly nice and let me get my pictures, and then we left. I used to think I would just about die if any of these candidates won the presidency, but now I’m starting to think it might be kind of cool if Santorum did. Having a picture with the president is almost enough to make you want to vote Republican! Not really. — Lindsay Lee is a sophomore in mathematics. She can be reached at llee26@utk.edu.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

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ARTS&CULTURE

Friday, January 20 What: Donna the Buffalo with Woody Pines When: 8 p.m. Where: Bijou Theatre How much: $20 Our take: Longtime college staple mixes Americana with reggae, folk and rock to make positive vibes with a responsible message. It’s like R.E.M. for the Panic crowd.

Thursday, January 19 What: Metro-Pulse music hour with Wolf at the Door When: 6 p.m. Where: Pilot Light How much: free Our take: Local slow burners put on a free show. All the incentive you should need. Free. Really free. What: Shelby Lynne When: 8 p.m. Where: Square Room How much: $28 Our take: Pop country music for the masses. Not worth the money.

What: Guerilla Suns with Lead Knuckle and the Young Ungratefuls When: 10 p.m. Where: Pilot Light How much: $5 Our take: The Guerilla Suns say of themselves: “Imagine a three-day, 13 state road trip in a rented Volkswagen, listening only to Sonic Youth, Tom Petty and the Jesus Lizard. There might or might not be a duck involved somehow.” Lose the duck and it might be interesting. What: The Steeldrivers When: 8 p.m. Where: Square Room How much: $16 Our take: Nashville everyband blends pop and country. Welcome to 1994.

Saturday, January 21 What: Killer Whale with Squid Supply When: 10 p.m. Where: Pilot Light How much: $5 Our take: Surf-thrash black metal, brought to you by Long John Silvers. What: Lord T & Eloise When: 9 p.m. Where: The Ciderhouse How much: $12 advance / $12 door ($3 surcharge for under 21) Our take: Popular duo bring grooves to the masses.

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EMPLOYMENT Cherokee Country Club now hiring experience full-time and part-time service staff and bartenders. Apply in person Tuesday-Friday from 2-5. 5138 Lyons View Pike. CHILD CARE. 3 kids: 3, 9 and 12. Near Northshore & Pellisippi Pkwy. 2-3 afternoons a week beginning at 2:30pm. Some weekend hrs. $10/hr negotiable. Pick ups at schools then bring home for active play incl sports. Non-smoker, good driver, swimmer. Must have a reliable 4-door car. Resume and refs reqd. LEAVE MSG at 406-2690.

EMPLOYMENT

Copper Pointe Apartments has an immediate opening for a part-time Leasing Consultant. Duties will include providing outstanding service to our residents and prospects, touring the community and apartments with prospective residents, updating advertisements and participating in other marketing efforts, planning and implementing resident activities, and administrative tasks such as lease preparation and filing. The qualified candidate must be a self starter with sales experience, proficient with a variety of computer applications including microsoft office, have great customer service skills, and be able to work a minimum of 24 - 30 hours per week. Weekends are required. Compensation and benefits include a great work environment, competitive hourly rate + Commissions. Pre-employment background and drug screen required. EEO. Please e-mail or fax resume for consideration. Fax: 865.690.7942. Copperpointe@brooksideproperties.com

Part-time receptionist/ clerical position with downtown law firm. Near bus stop, flexible hours, $8+/hr. Good people skills, good attitude, and be able to maintain confidentiality. Send resume and days/hrs. of availability to P.O. Box 1624, Knoxville, TN 37901 or email to 1624@bellsouth.net.

First Baptist Concord/ West Lake FT/PT positions avail. Teacher/Teacher asst. Professional Christian working environment. Call (865)288-1629 or email westlakewee@fbconcord.org

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SWIM COACH The Maryville Alcoa Flying Dolphins swim team is looking for motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled swim coaches and swimmers to serve on our coaching staff. To apply, fill out the application found on the Dolphin’s web site at flyingdolphins.org. The application is due by February 6, 2012. THE TOMATO HEAD MARYVILLE Hiring all positions Full and part-time. No experience necessary. Apply in person. 211 W. Broadway, Maryville, TN (865)981-1080 or online www.thetomatohead.com. University Swim Club now accepting applications for assistant coaches for summer season. Contact Wendy at uswimclub@yahoo.com

What: Taboo When: 9 p.m. Where: The Valarium How much: N/A Our take: In the tradition of their previous weekly dance party, the Valarium introduces “Taboo,” promising a new orgasm-monikered machine, super-potent drinks and a dress code. Whatever.

The UPS Store is now hiring, Apply in person at 234 Morrell Rd. Across from West Town Mall. 692-3736.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

THESPORTSPAGE

Journal of a tired sports editor Matt Dixon Sports Editor It’s currently 4:20 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, and to quote the great TV sitcom Seinfeld, I’m writing a column about nothing. Maybe it’ll turn into something. My current thoughts: 1. I’m dreading this three-hour class tonight that starts at 5:45. 2. Peyton Manning is retiring per actor Rob Lowe on Twitter. 3. I should tweet Manning is retiring to return to his alma mater as an assistant coach. 4. Manning would be a great coach one day if he wants to be. Enough of this numbering stuff. Tennessee’s men’s basketball team plays at Georgia tonight. I expect UT to win its first true road game of the year in Athens (The Chaminade game in Maui doesn’t count). I’ll either look really smart or really dumb by the time you read this in Thursday’s Beacon. With the addition of five-star freshman Jarnell Stokes, Cuonzo Martin and the Vols are going to be a tough opponent the rest of the season. If UT could go 9-5 the rest of the year, putting them at 17-14 heading into the SEC Tournament, the Vols could play their

way into consideration for the NCAA Tournament. While most 14-loss teams don’t get into the Big Dance, the selection committee could take into effect Stokes’ impact on the team after missing UT’s first 16 games. Kentucky coach John Calipari said after their 65-62 win at Thompson-Boling Arena that UT is an NCAA Tournament team. If the Wildcats are the No. 2 team in the country, not only are the Vols a tournament team, they’re a top-25 team based on Saturday’s game with the Commonwealth’s Big Blue. This weekend’s home game against No. 13 Connecticut would be a huge win. It’s now 5:12 p.m. It’s also extremely hard to concentrate in the Beacon newsroom. Seriously. The UT Athlete Tweet of the Day feature the Beacon is starting today has a lot of potential. Some Vols have great personalities. Speaking of Twitter, if you are out of high school, it’s not cool to ask athletes (or anyone for that matter) to retweet you. Is getting a RT from Tyler Bray the same thing as getting Peyton Manning ’s autograph was in the 1990s? It just seems weird. This column has been even weirder. It’s 5:33 p.m., I’m about to head off to that class. Kudos to the six of you who are still reading this. If anything, hopefully I’ve made you laugh because I sure haven’t said anything useful. My next column will make up for that.

Andrew Bruckse • The Daily Beacon

Cameron Tatum rises up over defenders for a layup during a game against Florida Saturday, Jan. 7.

Tebow played through injuries in playoff game The Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP)—Tim Tebow needs more R&R than anyone thought. The Broncos quarterback played through rib, lung and chest injuries he sustained in Denver’s 45-10 loss at New England in the AFC divisional playoffs last weekend. He won’t need surgery, is expected to make a full recovery with some down time and his offseason training program shouldn’t be affected in any way. ESPN first reported Wednesday that Tebow got hurt on a thirdquarter tackle, then had trouble sleeping because of the pain and underwent an MRI on his chest Monday. AdChoices Team spokesman Patrick Smyth said that while he couldn’t confirm the exact extent or nature of the injuries due to team policy, he acknowledged that Tebow finished the game in considerable pain. Backup Brady Quinn quickly got ready to go into the game after Tebow was hit by Vince Wilfork and Rob Ninkovich, but Tebow

stayed in and finished up. “It’s just the physicality of playing football. Sometimes you get hit and it can hurt a little bit. But, I wanted to play a lot of the game,” Tebow said after the game. The outcome had long been decided by the time Tebow got hurt. “I just wanted to show character. You just continue to fight and it doesn’t change who you are, how you play, how you go out there, you should be the same at all times,” Tebow said. “That’s what I wanted to show, it didn’t matter if it was the first play or the last play or you were down by 42. I was going to be the same player and I was still going to give everything I have. Because that’s all I have to give.” Tebow wasn’t in the locker room during a one-hour media window on Sunday, emerging with a smile from the trainer’s room as reporters were filing out as the players streamed to their end-of-season meeting with coach John Fox. On Monday, Broncos boss John Elway declared Tebow the incumbent starting QB entering training camp next summer and reiterated his plan to work with him during the offseason to help polish his passing game.

Tebow went 8-5 as the Broncos starter after supplanting Kyle Orton following a 1-4 start. He engineered a six-game winning streak that included four straight fourth-quarter comebacks that sent Tebowmania into full pitch. He faded at the end, losing his last three starts, including one to the Kansas City Chiefs and Orton, but the Broncos backed into the playoffs nevertheless at 8-8 as champions of the middling AFC West. Tebow had the best game of his pro career in the wild card round, when he averaged 31.6 yards per completion, the best in the NFL in 40 years, and threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime for a 29-23 win over heavily favored Pittsburgh and the league’s No. 1 defense. That was Denver’s first playoff game in six seasons. While the Broncos brass was delighted at returning to the postseason party a year after a franchise-worst 4-12 season, they said the 35-point loss to the Patriots showed just how far they need to go to return to the AFC’s upper echelon. “Just work and improve, fundamentals, understanding defenses, footwork, everything,” he said.

Titans announce front office moves Johnson gets six tackles in All-Star game The Associated Press NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans have promoted general manager Mike Reinfeldt to senior executive vice president and chief operating officer and moved Ruston Webster to general manager. The Titans announced the moves Wednesday. Reinfeldt had been general manager the past five seasons. Webster had been vice president of player personnel the past two seasons after being hired away from Seattle. The Titans also have promoted Lake Dawson to vice president of player personnel. Both Webster and Dawson had been mentioned as possible general manager candidates around the NFL over the past two weeks. Dawson interviewed last week with the Rams about their vacancy. Owner Bud Adams made it clear he wanted one person reporting directly to him. That had been senior executive vice president Steve Underwood, but he retired last August. “Mike has done a nice job for us as our general manager, but I believe we need someone in place who oversees the entire franchise there in Nashville,” Adams said. “Mike is uniquely qualified for that position with his previous experience. Our VPs have done an outstanding job over the past couple of years managing their departments, but this will streamline

things to have someone on site to direct the entire organization and who will execute things the way I want them done.” Adams also noted that Webster was a finalist for the general manager job given to Reinfeldt in 2007. The Titans scheduled a news conference for Wednesday afternoon. Reinfeldt, who played for Adams with the thenHouston Oilers between

1976 and 1983, was chief financial officer of the thenLos Angeles Raiders between 1985 and 1987. He also was an associate athletic director at the University of Southern California before returning to the NFL with Green Bay between 1991 and 1998. He was in Seattle as a senior vice president, then vice president of football operations. He thanked Adams for the promotion.

Staff Reports TUCSON, Ariz. - Austin Johnson made six tackles for the Stars team in the Casino Del Sol All-Star Game in Tucson, Ariz., on Monday night. The Stars pulled off a late 2421 win. Johnson, who started at middle linebacker, had five solo tackles and six overall including a half-TFL. He also broken up pass. Former San Jose State quarterback Matt Faulker connected with Minnesota State’s LaMark Brown on a 13-yard touchdown pass

with 22 seconds remaining to lift the Stripes past the Stars 24-21 at the Casion Del Sol AllStar game on Monday night. Brown, who was named the game’s offensive MVP, caught eight passes for 85 yards and the game-winning score. LSU’s Jarrett Lee, who played quarterback for the Stars, hit on 13-of-18 passing for 176 yards and two scores, including a 16-yard scoring pass to Sacred Heart’s Rich Rossi with 3:36 remaining in the game, giving the Stars a 21-17 lead. However, Faulkner rallied the Stripes on a 17-play drive, culminating with the winning pass to Brown.