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The Daily Beacon • Tuesday, January 20, 2015
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DISPATCHES U.S. has tracked North Korea computer networks since 2010 U.S. intelligence communities were well aware of North Korea’s involvement in the recent Sony Pictures hack as North Korean computer networks have been routinely tracked in America since 2010, the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence said. Although North Korea has consistently denied involvement in Sony’s security breach, which resulted in the exposure of sensitive documents including salary details and confidential emails between executives as well as the delayed release of the film The Interview, the New York Times reported that hidden software had alerted U.S. intelligence services of North Korean activity in the recent hacking and that American investigators speculate hackers spent two months building a map of Sony’s systems before the hack occurred.
State of the Union speech to announce increased taxes for wealthy Americans In Tuesday’s State of the Union speech, President Obama plans to call for tax increases on the wealthy to aid the middle class, officials say. The president plans to stress that it is time for U.S. families to feel the benefit of a growing American economy. His proposals include raising the capital gains tax on the richest earners from 23.8 percent to 28 percent, implementing new fees on U.S. financial firms with more than $50 billion in assets and closing a loophole allowing the wealthiest Americans to pass on certain assets tax free. The proposals, which would raise $320 billion over a decade to fund benefits such as tax credits, are met with resistance as Republicans control both houses of Congress.
Tennessee sees dramatically low gasoline prices
Argentinian prosecutor commits suicide in wake of accusations
In each of Tennessee’s five largest metro areas, including Knoxville, average gasoline prices have fallen below $2. Tennessee drivers are currently able to buy a gallon of gasoline for about $1.96, AAA reports. The dramatic decrease in gasoline costs has put more money in the pocket of the average citizen, which they can use to pay bills, a representative from AAA told the Knoxville News Sentinel. This time last year, the national average for gasoline was $3.29 per gallon. If national averages follow the trend here in Tennessee, it would be the first time in six years the country has seen prices below $2.
Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor assigned to investigate the 1994 suicide bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina, was found dead in his apartment Monday. Nisman, who accused President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of orchestrating a cover-up in the investigation of Iran, was found in his apartment in a luxury high-rise building with the door locked from the inside and a gun with a spent cartridge near his body. Nisman, an “even-keeled lawyer, became entangled in a labyrinthine plot that he traced to Iran and its militant Lebanese ally, Hezbollah,” The New York Times reported. Last week, the 51-year-old lawyer leveled accusations of conspiracy at top officials in Argentina.
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CAMPUSNEWS
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 • The Daily Beacon
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Deviant flu strain claims lives
Heidi Hill
Staff Writer
Swine ’09. The name may sound like a pork lover’s bumper sticker, but six years ago, “the swine flu” was the microscopic menace of students and parents alike. This winter, that menace goes by another alias --- H3N2. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s influenza surveillance report, eight of eight regions in Tennessee recorded widespread, flurelated illnesses with 21.8 percent of respiratory specimens tested positive for the flu. East Tennessee Children’s Hospital reported seeing 442 children with flu-like symptoms within the past month. Additionally, the CDC has recorded that three of the 26 deaths from influenza among children have occurred in Tennessee. Dr. Kelly Moore, director of the Immunization Program at the Tennessee Department of Health, however, maintains that H3N2’s pattern is not unique to the East Tennessee area. She instead attributes the virus’s prevalence to a drifted strain which was not adequately protected by the current flu vaccine.
“The person who is the highest risk for flu is the person who didn’t get a vaccine.“ -Dr. Kelly Moore
“What happened this year, but fortunately doesn’t happen too often, is the strain that is now the dominant strain didn’t really show up on the scene until March,” Moore said. “It was just a few cases around the world, but when it started picking up steam in the Southern Hemisphere, this particular drifted strain really became dominant, and we thought ‘Great, it’s too late to change the strains in the vaccine. We will just have to wait and see what happens.’” Moore further explained that a global panel of medical experts predict the next virulent strain each February to identify how the appropriate vaccines will be created, a task Moore likened to shooting a bull’s-eye on a constantly moving target. “Right now, we have to make a vaccine that targets part of the virus that can change very easily and changes all the time, and that’s the best target,” she said. “You have to refocus your aim every season.” Yet, Moore said she remains optimistic about advances in influenza vaccinations since H3N2’s last visit in 2007, emphasizing the current research’s goal to formulate a universal flu vaccine. “In my line of work we call that the ‘holy grail’ of flu vaccines, and we’re still searching for it,” she said. In the Tennessee Department of Health’s checklist for flu prevention, methods can be broken down into three lines of defense: vaccination, healthy habits and more recently, antiviral medications for freshly-infected patients. Tamiflu, one of several antiviral medications, was a key element in restoring Ashley Reesman, junior in nursing, back to health when she was struck with the flu as a freshman. “I started my day not feeling well with a low-grade fever and by the end of the day my fever was 101 degrees,” Reesman said, recalling her own experience with the flu. “I had chills, a sore throat, a headache and my ears hurt. I went to the doctor the next day and he gave me Tamiflu, which helped me feel better pretty quickly. But it still took me probably a whole week to recover.” Reesman ultimately concurs that the best line of defense is everyday healthy habits.
“Take care of yourself,” she said. “Get enough sleep, eat well, exercise, drink lots of water. The best way to combat this virus is with a healthy immune system. The better you take care of your body, the better your body will take care of you.” For Moore, these habits along with vaccination can be the difference between a two-day illness and time spent in the hospital. “The person who is the highest risk for flu is the person who didn’t get a vaccine, and even a vaccine that doesn’t work as well as we would like is better than nothing,” Moore said. “That is only thing I can guarantee.” To view the 2014 virus compared with previous strains, visit the CDC’s website here: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/ Think you may have the flu? Call the Student Health Center appointment line at (865) 974 – 3648.
Fast Flu Facts 3 - number of children killed by the flu this season in Tennessee 8 - regions of Tennessee with widespread flu cases 442 - number of children with flu-like symptoms seen by East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in the last month
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CAMPUSNEWS
Honoring a legacy MLK Day of service draws hundreds of volunteers Tayllor Cochrane Contributor
“Never doubt the impact that you’re making on this community,” said Sally Parish, director of the Center for Leadership & Service as she welcomed roughly 400 students representing various organizations on campus early Saturday morning in the UC to kick off the annual Clifton M. Jones Student Leadership Conference and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. After spending half the day in seminars and sessions learning how to better their own leadership skills, student participants were split into groups that determined which of the 19 different locations around Knoxville they would be serving. Alicia Price, the coordinator of the event, said this year’s day of service was a huge success with more than 30 service programs offered and more than 1,200 service hours totaled. “It’s always exciting to see this event come together and unite students who would not normally meet and engage them in a day of leadership and service,” Price said. The keynote speaker at this year’s conference was Sara Lowery, the coordinator of student life at Salisbury University in Maryland. Her speech aimed to inspire students to regularly use their leadership skills to impact and effect change in the world around them. “Fear is false evidence appearing real,” Lowery said, as she encouraged all in attendance to step out of their comfort zones and make their dreams a reality. “If (Martin Luther King Jr.) had
allowed fear to take over, where would we be today?” For Polly Ann Blackwell, sophomore in interior design, the event offered an opportunity to polish her own skills as a leader before stepping into her upcoming role as a recruitment counselor. Blackwell, who spent half the day volunteering at Harmony Family Center, said she attended three different speaking seminars Saturday morning, each focusing on a different aspect of leadership. “I really enjoyed what each speaker had to say,” Blackwell said, “ and I feel like I learned a lot of useful skills in terms of leadership and working with different types of people.”
“It’s always exciting to see this event come together and unite students who would not normally meet and engage them in a day of leadership and service.“ -Alicia Price
ARTS&CULTURE
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 • The Daily Beacon
Music historian to explore underbelly of rock ‘n’ roll
Marina Waters
Staff Writer
A rock ‘n’ roll expert and the Young Americans for Liberty have more in common than you might think. Tuesday night in the University Center Auditorium, the Young Americans for Liberty will host world-renowned rock ‘n’ roll historian and author, R. Gary Patterson, for a discussion on the many myths, legends and curses found in rock ‘n’ roll and their connection to American culture.
“It has to be interesting to make you look for the truth. “ -R. Gary Patterson
“What people should be interested in is the connection, how music has influenced our daily lives and how it’s influenced the counterculture for countless years,” said Kenny Collins, president of UT’s Young Americans for Liberty. Patterson is just the man for the job. He has written three music mystery themed books, “The Walrus was Paul,” “Hellhounds on Their Trail: Tales from the Rock N Roll Graveyard” and “Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses.” He has also appeared on VH1 Confidential and is a frequent guest on the radio talk show “Coast to Coast with George Noory.” Of course, like his compilations of rock ‘n’ roll tales, Patterson takes an unorthodox approach to unveil a different kind of history. “I really believe in the social history,” Patterson said. “I like to take material that you won’t find in a typical history book. That’s what made me interested because a lot of these people you will not see in a typical history book, who
• Photo Courtesy of R. Gary Patterson
deserve to be there, but that’s the purpose of the social history.” From the mystery of The Beatles’ hidden messages and the myth of a Paul McCartney impostor, to the cryptic details of the members of the 27 Club and the mysterious story of Buddy Holly, Patterson plans to inform Tuesday’s audience while also striking their interest. “I think first of all, it has to be interesting; it has to be interesting to make you look for the truth,” Patterson said. “The thing is, it’s a great romance.” Music, culture and the great romance of it all may be the draw to his favorite stories, but it’s also the theme of the evening ahead. “It (music) has an impact on our lives,” Patterson said. “Isn’t that the purpose of music? Isn’t that the purpose of culture?” The event will be held in the Shiloh Room of the Carolyn P. Brown University Center beginning at 6 p.m.
Tuesday at 6 p.m Shiloh Room of the Carolyn P. Brown University Center
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Japanese culture thunders onto campus Miya McClain
Contributor
Japanese culture is more than Hello Kitty and Harajuku girls. The Cultural Attractions Committee will present Taikoza, a Japanese drum and dance troupe, Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Cox Auditorium. Taikoza will perform their traditional drum and dance routine using Japanese Taiko drums, which imitate the sounds of both thunder and a flute. Marco Lienhard, executive director of Taikoza, said he wants to offer UT the sensation of the diverse sounds from Japanese culture. “I want it to be life-changing,” Lienhard said. “I want people to feel elated and forget their troubles for at least an hour.” Taikoza’s performance will feature the Taiko drum and bamboo flute, imitating natural sounds and thunder using powerful, deep voices. “It’s also visual, getting your whole body involved,” Lienhard said. “The vibrations are also big, but you really feel it
fully. For some people, it is so powerful.” The music Taikoza plays is partially traditional and influenced by festivals. Lienhard uses movements and rhythms from past visits to festivals to create new songs. Brandon Darr, committee chair of the Cultural Attractions Committee, said he believes it is important for people to witness a lesser known side of the Japanese culture. He said he feels it is a way to see a different side of the world without having to pay for an expensive plane ticket. “Everyone should be extremely excited to experience the thunderous booming of the Taiko drum and the melodic flutes,” Darr said. Sophomore Alana Stein, member of the committee, said she is excited about Taikoza’s performance. “I particularly like the high energy of the Taiko drums,” Stein said. “This is an amazing opportunity for students to experience a part of the Japanese culture.” Tickets can be purchased at the door. Students who opted-in can attend for free, faculty and staff tickets are $10 and all others will be charged $15.
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A moment of cognitive dissonance, feat. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bryan Cranston So I’m standing in line to meet Bryan Cranston—ya know, the “Breaking Bad” guy, the one in the tighty whities. It is a warm New York City summer night, and even though I’m supremely excited about the selfie I’m about to snap with a bonafide celebrity, my mind is elsewhere, racing. I keep thinking back to the show I’ve just seen Cranston perform in, “All the Way,” a drama about Lyndon B. Johnson and his presidency during the Civil Rights Era. I keep thinking back to what I learned. Martin Luther King Jr. had an affair?
RJ Vogt
Open Letters
The man behind me is clamoring about the autographs he’s secured from movie stars around the world, but I’m only half listening. A security guard straightens up our line and a few of the lesser-known actors come streaming out of the theater’s side door. I see the man who played J. Edgar Hoover. He smiles at us and waves. Could Martin Luther King Jr. really have been a bad person?
“Maybe Bryan Cranston has dark secrets. Apparently, Martin Luther King Jr. had them. I know I do. In fact, if all three of us had one thing in common, it would be this: each of us is, at the end of the day, just a man.”
Earlier that night, that same man had a very different expression on his face. One scene in the show depicted a paranoid Hoover conducting FBI surveillance on King—and discovering that the powerful reverend had been involved in several extramarital affairs, even organizing orgies. Sitting in the audience, the news stunned me. Not once, in all my years of social studies and AP U.S. History and Black History Month programs had I ever heard Martin Luther King Jr. had affairs. He is the face of the Civil Rights Movement, one of the most influential men in the last century and an inspiration to the generations that came after him. He had a dream, and unlike so many of us who would let dreams die out of fear or trepidation, he made it live. He died to make it live. And now, here I am in line for a silly signature, gnawed and made bitter by the news of infidelity within one of our greatest American heroes. I’m scrolling through articles on my iPhone, reading about how even Jackie Kennedy gossiped about his sexcapades; how the FBI tried to make King kill himself by telling him they had proof of his affairs; how strained the marriage between Coretta King and her husband really was.
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Just then, Cranston walks out of the side door. The crowd erupts and a security guard stations him at the front of the line, a spot from which he will proceed slowly and intentionally to each fan for a selfie or autograph. Cranston’s face is freshly scrubbed of his performance make-up, and only the lines around his eyes reveal the lifetime of expressions Cranston has produced. He’s just a few feet from me when I realize something – Bryan Cranston is just a man. Sure, he’s Walter White, the greatest anti-hero of television literature; he’s also Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the most legislative presidents in American history. But this tired guy signing autographs and smiling for pictures ... this is just Bryan. My mind returns to King—could it be that he, too, was just a man? We have remembered him for his strengths, for his achievements. The news that he had flaws should not be news at all; it should be reassuring, a comforting reminder that even one of the greatest among us made mistakes. Why should I have ever expected my teachers to include his sins in the lesson plans? We study greatness, not its greatest weaknesses. Suddenly, it’s my turn—Bryan Cranston is looking at me expectedly. I ask for a photo, but I also ask for a scowl. I want a picture of his murderous grimace, the one that makes him Walter White, the greatest drug lord on television. He laughs, obliges, then challenges me: “Can you scowl, too?” I give it my best, but in the picture, it’s clear which one of us scowls professionally. I thank him, he thanks me and the actor moves on down the line to another fan. Maybe Bryan Cranston has dark secrets. Apparently, Martin Luther King Jr. had them. I know I do. In fact, if all three of us had one thing in common, it would be this: each of us is, at the end of the day, just a man. We make mistakes. And, we make pictures. This moment of cognitive dissonance passes, and I head off into the night’s din of Times Square and subway stations and street vendors. I carry with me the image of two men grimacing. Our failures and iniquities are not written in red on our chests. Nor are our victories. We look good. R.J. Vogt is a senior in College Scholars. He can be reached at rvogt@utk.edu.
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A eulogy for my pooch
Julie Mrozinski
In Rare Forum
This week, my life-long pal will be put down. She came into my life because the golden retriever we got first turned into an evil, adorable fluff ball. Since we paid good money for the full-breed brat we returned it and chose another. I wanted to get the shy, boy dog in the corner but my parents insisted we get a girl. I cried the whole way home, so they let me name her. I wanted her to be named Liesl (from “The Sound of Music”) but everyone immediately asked, “Why would you name your dog Weasel?” My second choice was Chloe. Chloe fits her much better. Chloe entered our life on a sunny summer day. We introduced her to our home by hanging out with her on the grass in our backyard while we let her drink beer out of a bowl. We continued to give her luxurious treats in bowls because it turned out to be her favorite thing in the world: licking our leftovers from bowls, plates or pans. With a paw on the pan she will gnaw on the crusted cookies or plastered potatoes.
Nothing is better than meat for her; a true carnivore, her eyes water over fat scraps and other delicacies. Runny eyes are always a sign that she melted over a good meal. Aside from food, she enjoys the thrills of leading the life of a badass. Chasing after coyotes on
“It’s fitting that old age is taking her from us, not some sickness – only too much life could get to her.” her walks, beating up neighborhood dogs, barking excessively at the mailman. Sometimes she will escape the confines of our fenced-in backyard and scratch for us at the front door just to remind us that she is a badass and can escape our human confines but chooses us anyway. Almost cat-like, she loves exercising tough love on the family. She will notoriously walk up to you for love and then leave after she gets her fix.
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She also loves her daily walks. The word “walk,” then the phrase “w-a-l-k” and finally the act of putting on your tennis shoes all will get her perked up and wagging. Her spritely walk and golden locks slink under the sun when she prances. Transformation from housedog to lionbeast happens for her during these twice-daily walks. For 13 years she has loved food, being a badass and walking. The past few weeks, though, she has grown to love them less as she has developed dementia. It’s fitting that old age is taking her from us, not some sickness – only too much life could get to her. I have enjoyed writing her eulogy in the present tense, as she has yet to be put down, but will be in the next few days. She still is my favorite animal alive. Before she goes I wish her peace for the next few days, silence during her death and above all, happiness in dog heaven. Julie Mrozinski is a senior studying English. She can be reached at jmrozins@vols.utk.edu.
The song of our generation depends on you
Kaila Curry
School of Sarcasm
I believe there is one song that can define a decade. The 1960s had The Who’s “My Generation,” a song which fueled many of the anti-war movements and drew a line between the youth culture and their parents. The 1970s had Abba’s, “Dancing Queen.” 1980s: “Don’t You (Forget about Me), made popular by “The Breakfast Club.” 2000s: “Hey Ya!” by OutKast. Now flash forward to the 2010s, and what do we have? “#Selfie” by The Chainsmokers. This is the only song that actually grasps the narcissistic obsession our generation has with social media. Even now as I’m writing this column, I wonder if someone will “Like” it on Facebook. Somehow, no matter how many people tell me in-person that they enjoyed it, nothing compares to the glowing blue, hyper-linked names appearing through the computer screen. We have been noted as the generation that judges our worth on the number of “Likes” we receive. It was recently brought to my attention that people pay for their followers on Twitter and Instagram. They pay *actual money* to have fake people make you feel popular. Last week I snagged one-ply from Hodges, because my
card was declined buying toilet paper. To think people spend money on followers is slightly nauseating. If I go somewhere interesting, I make a point to post a picture on Instagram, or take a Snapchat selfie, to somehow prove to people that I’m existing. Over the break, I saw Michael C. Hall perform “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” I stayed after the show an extra 40 minutes to meet him and snapped a pretty cool close-up shot. I posted it on Instagram and actually become frustrated that it received less attention than some girl’s posting of a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato. I think that is when it hit me that, I had a problem. I had just experienced this remarkable, and hilarious performance in New York City, and I craved approval from my acquaintances. The truth is: I’m not always living the fabulous life I present to social media. Hardly anyone is. We post the best pictures of ourselves, after hours of straightening our hair and putting on make-up. The pictures of the days we were doing some exciting event such as hiking or traveling to a foreign city. The pictures of us eating gourmet food, from the one time we splurged on a meal. We do all these things because no one would be jealous of the typical day you spent in
your underwear, on the couch, binge watching “Friends” and eating Easy Mac.
“We have been noted as the generation that judges our worth on the number of “Likes” we receive.“ On the bright side: our decade of youth culture is not over. There is still a chance we can redefine our generation and have a song that defines us with a bit more dignity. Kaila Curry is a sophomore in journalism and electronic media. Although she will not pay you, you can follow her @KailaCurry.
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Century old art school still going strong Hannah Zechman
Staff Writer @HannahZechman_
The year was 1912 and the women of Pi Beta Phi were celebrating the 45th anniversary of their sorority’s founding. In honor of the occasion, they began an educational project in the form of a settlement school in the Gatlinburg area. The women understood the craftsmanship of the locals was their opportunity to develop a market for handcrafted items made by Gatlinburg’s citizens. Now, more 100 years later, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is thriving in the Gatlinburg area; however, obstacles had to be overcome. In 2008, Pi Beta Phi decided to withdraw funding for the school and sell the property. Bill May, executive director, explained that in 2013, it became obvious his team had to buy the campus outright. After an overwhelming amount of support and donations, May was able to facilitate the purchase of the campus in 2014 for $8 million. It was the only way to save the school’s heritage. “I don’t think anyone believed Arrowmont would go away after so many years,� May explained. Now, starting a new season in 2015, Arrowmont has done everything but fade away. The school is offering a number of programs available to children and adults of the community. The ArtReach Program brings an estimated 1,000 children from the Sevier County School System for a day of
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts offers many different programs to both children and adults around the community. Nicholas Rhodes • The Daily Beacon learning about different crafts. Also, Smokey Mountain Elementary School encourages eighth graders to apply for a week of handson learning with discussions on the history and culture of the Gatlinburg area. Along with the special programs for
students, Arrowmont also offers community classes. Through January and February, adults of all professions are welcome to come take classes every Tuesday and Thursday night for a five-week community class. Arrowmont also has national workshops,
which bring instructors from all over the nation to teach classes. All ages and backgrounds are welcome to come study and work with different materials, as people from all areas of the world show up for the classes. Summer workshops are also available and encouraged, giving attendees an opportunity to stay on campus for a week and submerge themselves in the Arrowmont atmosphere. Serena Jetelina, Arrowmont communications coordinator, remarked that people attend the workshops to not only learn but to experience the comradery. She explained there are not many opportunities to immerse oneself in a world such as Arrowmont. The 13 acres of land create a surreal mountain experience, giving those attending the opportunity to forget about their real lives and focus on the art. Jetelina encourages everyone interested to come spend a week at the school, affectionately referred to as “an art camp for adults.� “It is a really enriching environment,� Jetelina said, “and it is nice having someone to take care of you.� Another aspect of the school that gives adults the opportunity to expand in their craftsmanship is Arrowmont’s artist-in-residence program. Every year, artists apply for an eleven-month stay at Arrowmont where they spend time teaching classes and honing their particular skill. Five artists-in-residence are chosen from all over the country, varying in different craft areas. This year the areas include metal fabrication, fibers, ceramics and metals. See ARROWMONT on Page 10
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ARTS&CULTURE
ARROWMONT continued from Page 8 Amy Masters, a 30-year-old fibers craftsman, said she is enjoying herself at the artist-inresidence program. After getting her graduate degree from Arizona State, she heard the buzz about Arrrowmont and decided to apply. Not only has Masters been affected by the different practices of each artist-in-residence, but the surrounding Gatlinburg area has also influenced her art. “My art has completely changed because of this town,” Masters said. Arrowmont also provides opportunities for college students to earn college credit. The only college credit currently available is in connection with Walters State Community College. However, there is a desire to reconnect with the University of Tennessee and develop opportunities for college credit between Arrowmont and UT. Nick DeFord, program director, said he ooks forward to many new opportunities for the school in the coming years. Arrowmont is hoping to expand their ArtReach Program as well as offer more workshops. The main focus remains on combing the past, present and future to sustain the school of arts and crafts. “We cannot become so busy that we cannot continue doing the things we do so well,” All are welcome to study and work with various materials. Nicholas Rhodes • The Daily Beacon DeFord explained.
SPORTS
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 • The Daily Beacon
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Vols hope to continue streak against ‘physical’ South Carolina squad Troy Provost-Heron
Staff Writer (@Troy_Provost)
Donnie Tyndall has made sure Tennessee’s lack of size remains in the public eye. Throughout the majority of the season, though, that size disadvantage hasn’t manifested into an obstacle at all. Except for when the Volunteers find themselves on the losing end. In their five losses this year, the Vols hold a -5.2 rebounding margin, prompting the first-year UT head coach to reiterate the importance of the battle on the glass as they travel to Columbia, South Carolina, to face the Gamecocks, who rank 26th in the nation in rebounding margin at +7, on Tuesday. “Rebounding for us is going to be one of our primary concerns, if not our main concern, every night just because we don’t have that physical, big-bodied front line that can go chase balls and pull them in, so boxing out is imperative every night we play,” Tyndall said. “Frank’s team is always tough and physical and hard-nosed, so we’re going to have to do an even better job of blocking out and ending possessions.” The Vols, however, haven’t recently found themselves on the losing end when it comes to their series against
South Carolina. Tennessee currently holds a 14-game winning streak against the Gamecocks, with its last loss coming on Feb. 17, 2007, but South Carolina’s defensive prowess — holding opponents to 60.7 points per game — has UT pumping the breaks on continuing that history. “If you settle for bad, contested shots against this team they’ll run you right out of the gym,” Tyndall said. “We are going to have to be tough and strong with the ball or it will be a long night for us.” But after last week — when the Vols took home a victory against then-No. 19 Arkansas and followed that up with their second SEC road win of the year versus Missouri — the expectations of those long nights have dwindled dramatically. Once thought of as a team that would finish 13th out of 14 teams in the SEC, Tennessee has begun surfacing in the latest NCAA tournament projections. As of Monday, the Vols had even received votes in the men’s basketball Associated Press Top 25 poll. Those recent developments that have put UT on the fringe of college basketball’s spotlight, though, aren’t getting any attention from the Vols. Instead, those same Vols are content with carrying the same mentality they’ve carried en route to their current 11-5 record.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Loyd leads No. 6 Irish to 88-77 win over No. 5 Tennessee
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 33 points, Lindsay Allen added 15 and No. 6 Notre Dame made 58 percent of its shots to beat fifthranked Tennessee 88-77 Monday night, ending an 11-game winning streak for the Lady Vols. The Fighting Irish (17-2) beat the Volunteers for the fifth straight after losing the first 20-games in the series.
It’s only the second time in 10 tries Tennessee (15-3) has lost at Notre Dame. Just like in the other five losses to the Irish, the Lady Vols were hurt by Notre Dame’s best player. Loyd made 13-of23 shots, hitting big shots every time the Irish needed one and Notre Dame opened a 66-52 lead with 6:36 left. Tennessee narrowed the lead 80-74 on a layup by Bashaara Graves with 56 seconds left, but couldn’t get any closer. Graves led Tennessee with 22 points and Cierra Burdick added 15.
“We have to keep that (chip-on-ourshoulder) mentality,” Tyndall said. “That’s kind of the way I have always coached. The places that I have been, we’ve never got the respect on the front end (of the season), but you want the respect and the accolades on the back end. “The only way our team can continue to win and be competitive is to have an edge and a mentality that if we aren’t disciplined, detailed and on edge everyday, our talent is good enough and we aren’t coached well enough to just beat people. “The reason we are at where we are at is because we are a gritty, grinding team that’s coachable and tough and have found a way to have great chemistry and play together and if any of that changes, we’ll start failing very quickly.” The Vols’ contest against South Carolina inside Colonial Life Arena is scheduled to tip off at 9 p.m. EST.
“The reason we are at where we are at is because we are a gritty, grinding team that’s coachable and tough. “ -Donnie Tyndall
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
SPORTS
Armani Moore rewarded with SEC player of the week honors Troy Provost-Heron
Staff Writer (@Troy_Provost)
When Donnie Tyndall was told about Armani Moore winning SEC Player of the Week during his weekly Monday press conference, he decided to poke fun at the junior forward who was sitting at the opposite end of the room. “That is unbelievable coaching, isn’t it Armani?” the first-year Tennessee head coach said. “Think about it, I can make you SEC Player of the Week? That’s unreal.” After all the jokes had been told, however, the compliments began to rain down. “He’s to be commended,” Tyndall said. “He certainly deserves it. He busts his tail every day. He’s a great leader. The thing I like about Armani as much as anything he does on the floor is the way he isn’t afraid to tell some of these guys what they don’t want to hear. “He’ll grab a Willie (Carmichael) or a Detrick Mostella, or even a Josh Richardson, and tell him what he needs to hear — and not necessarily what they want to hear — so his leadership has been great.” As Tyndall’s prime example of someone who “plays better than he is,” Moore proved to be the catalyst for the Volunteers last week. When the Vols defeated then-No. 19 Arkansas on Jan. 13, the Kennesaw, Georgia, native scored 14 points on
6-of-8 shooting while gathering eight rebounds and collecting four steals. On Saturday in Columbia, Missouri, Moore dropped a game-high 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting while also corralling a game-high 11 rebounds for his third career double-double — all coming this season. “A guy who is recruited at this level, lets be honest, they all have egos,” Tyndall said. “But for him to be a wing player, a perimeter guy, and be OK with playing the position he’s playing, and not fight it and/or resist it has led to him having a great season so far and him being named SEC Player of the Week this week. “If he wasn’t coachable or wasn’t embracing the position he was playing, he would not have the success he’s had to this point.” Coming out of high school, the 6-foot5, 215-pound forward was recruited by former UT coach Cuonzo Martin to play point guard, but under Tyndall, he has been forced to play the 3- and 4-spots because of the team’s lack of size. But for Moore, the position change never bothered him. Instead, he has thrived in the role, averaging 9.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as the Vols have marched to an 11-5 (3-1 SEC) record. “For me, I’m not necessarily the type of guy that when I step out onto the court it is all about me,” Moore said. “I feel like most importantly it is about my team and whatever I can do to go out, compete and help us win. I’m always willing to do that.”
Junior Armani Moore dunks during the game against Arkansas on Jan. 13. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon