Commission discusses possible segregation in new schools >>See page 5
Opinion: Diversity funding loss hits close to home >>See page 6
Armari Moore all-round man Tennessee needs >>See page 11
Annual Maintenance from poor road conditions • Courtsey of TRIP
Knoxville
Nashville Memphis VOC $516 Safety $225 Congestion $1,080 Total $1,821
VOC Safety Congestion Total
$239 $225 $1,168 $1,632
VOC $188 Safety $245 Congestion $849 Total $1,282
Chattanooga VOC $426 Safety $284 Congestion $730 Total $1,440
It’s going to be a costly ride Poor Tennessee road conditions subject of scrutiny Travis Dorman Contributor
Tennessee’s Department of Transportation maintains Tennessee’s roads the best it can with the resources it has, according to Community Relations Officer Mark Nagi. State legislators, however, are realizing that TDOT may not have enough. According to a January study conducted by TRIP, a transportation research group based in Washington D.C., 40 percent of major roads and highways in Tennessee have pavement surfaces in “poor, mediocre or fair condition,” due mostly to a lack of state funding.
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“The pavement condition data that we use comes from the Federal Highway Administration,” said Carolyn Kelly, associate director of research and communications at TRIP. “Each year, states are required to measure the smoothness of all their pavement and report it to the FHWA.” TRIP has estimated that deteriorating road conditions cost the average Knoxville driver $1,280 per year due to additional vehicle operating costs, car repairs from crashes and congestion-related fees. Knoxville boasts the lowest figure of the four analyzed cities: Chattanooga drivers pay $1,440 per year, Nashville drivers $1,628 and Memphis drivers shell out around $1,821 per year. Yet not everyone shared TRIP’s view of Tennessee’s roads. Deputy Governor Jim Henry depicted road conditions differently when he spoke during the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee on Monday. “The state spends the third least per person on its roads and bridges,” Henry said. “It’s ranked now as the third best transportation
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system in America.” Henry also acknowledged the cost of transportation projects tripling in the past 20 years. “This is a problem that’s not going to go away. It’s going to worsen … The cost of building and maintaining roads continues to increase, and the state’s not going to be able to budget or efficiency itself out of this problem,” Henry said. TDOT Commissioner John Schroer spoke after Henry and described TDOT’s approach to infrastructure. “We are a fix-it-first state. We want to make sure that our roads, our current capital and our investments are taken care of … You don’t want to build a swimming pool in your backyard if your roof leaks,” said Schroer. Schroer showed a graph of TDOT’s annual budget totals from 1987 to 2016. He pointed out that it increased from 1987 to 2006 but decreased or stayed the same from 2006 to 2016. See ROAD CONDITIONS on Page 3
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Maine Governor wants to bring back guillotine
The U.S. government announced this week the beginnings of research on a vaccine for the mosquito-borne Zika virus currently spreading through Latin America. The CDC advises pregnant women against traveling to 22 destinations throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and other surrounding locations as the disease is thought to be linked to a string of birth defects in Brazil. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reports several vaccines in varying stages that could aid in developing a vaccine for the Zika virus, but maintains the public should not expect substantial results in the near future. There are no cases of local infections in the U.S. so far, but a few U.S. citizens have contracted the virus abroad.
Maine Governor Paul LePage said Tuesday he is “all in” on fighting the state’s burgeoning drug problem. LePage said on a local Maine radio station WMOV that the state should bring back the guillotine and enforce the death penalty for serious drug offenders. His comments were directed toward a recent proposal in the state to establish a minimum sentence of four years for drug traffickers he believed to be too lenient. Earlier this month, LePage garnered attention from the media after controversial statements about drug dealers in the state. He later apologized for some of these statements but is standing by his proposal for stricter consequences for drug offenders.
Donald Trump to skip Thursday Republican debate Donald Trump announced in a Tuesday press conference that he would “most likely” miss Thursday’s Republican debate due to increasing tension between his campaign and the Fox News network. Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski later told the Washington Post said Trump would “definitely not” participate in the event. It is likely Trump will hold a competing event in Iowa before the Monday caucuses. Much of the tension stems from Trump’s quarrel with Fox News host Megyn Kelly, who Trump feels treated him unfairly during a past GOP debate. Trump later took to twitter and said of the debate, “without me, they’d have no ratings!”
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MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday argued strongly against Turkey’s demand to keep a leading Kurdish group out of Syrian peace talks, and said it expects the U.N. envoy to resist “blackmail” by Turkey and others, reflecting sharp differences that remain ahead of the talks. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also denied allegations that Moscow had urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and could offer him political asylum. He specifically shrugged off reports last week claiming that Russia’s military intelligence chief had traveled to Damascus to try to persuade Assad to go. Lavrov said there was no point in such a trip as Assad visited Moscow in the fall and had extensive talks with President Vladimir Putin. “No one has asked for or offered any political asylum,” he said, adding that Assad had promised Putin he would sit down for peace talks with opposition, including armed groups, and engage the “patriotic” opposition in the fight against the Islamic State group alongside the Syrian army.
Lavrov emphasized that the Kurdish group, the Democratic Union Party, or PYD, plays an important role in fighting the Islamic State group and is an essential part of political settlement in Syria. Turkey sees the PYD and its YPG militia group as branches of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a Kurdish resistance group it has long fought and considers a terrorist group. Lavrov warned that it would be a “grave mistake” not to invite the PYD. “How can you talk about political reforms in Syria if you ignore a leading Kurdish party?” he said, adding that the Kurds account for 15 percent of the population. Lavrov also warned against Saudi Arabia’s proposal to invite only opposition groups that it hosted at a meeting last month, saying the Syrian peace process should also include other opposition representatives, like those that met for talks in Moscow last year. The current opposition negotiating team announced in Saudi Arabia last week includes Saudi-backed Islamic rebel factions like Jaish al-Islam, or the Army of Islam, which Russia considers terrorists. The nearly five-year Syrian conflict that began in 2011 with protests against Assad’s rule, has morphed into an all-out war that has killed a quarter-million and displaced millions.
Lavrov’s statement at a news conference reflects the tough posturing ahead of Syria peace talks set to start Friday. U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura will be sending invitations amid intense jockeying between countries like Russia and Turkey about who should be invited. Russia, a key ally of Assad, has called for the inclusion of Kurdish representatives, and the U.S. and others have supported the Kurds in the fight against IS. Russia’s relations with Turkey are at a freezing point after a Turkish fighter jet downed a Russian warplane at the border with Syria in November. In Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday reiterated Turkey’s opposition to including Syrian Kurdish forces at the Geneva talks. “A table without the Kurds would be incomplete. We do not oppose the Kurds but we oppose the PYD and YPG who oppress the Kurds,” Davutoglu said in his weekly address to his party’s legislators. “It is not acceptable for us for a terror organization to be included within the opposition.” Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, in an interview with NTV television, said Turkey would boycott the talks if the PYD were invited.
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Ancient Mayan artifacts focus of new McClung exhibit
Hospital group takes longer approach to Insure Tennessee
Sophie Grosserode
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When people think of ancient civilizations, they think of the towering Egyptian pyramids and the mighty Roman Empire. Many people forget the civilizations that inhabited what is now Central America: the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayans. Deborah Woodiel, assistant director at McClung Museum of Natural History and Art, coordinated a temporary exhibit at McClung to help preserve Maya history. “Some people think that ‘Oh, the Maya people have disappeared,’ but no, they haven’t,” Woodiel said. “Like all ancient cultures, they’ve just changed.” Maya, Lords of Time, is on loan from the University of Pennsylvania, and focuses on the Maya and their calendar. The exhibit opened on Jan. 22, and this Saturday, McClung will host the exhibit’s first public event: Family Fun Day. Woodiel will lead mini-tours of the exhibit, where visitors can use an interactive display to learn more about Maya lettering, learn the names of different kings and create and print their Maya name. It will also focus on several examples of Maya writing found on recre-
ROAD CONDITIONS continued from Page 1 “The reason why the (graph) is flat is that people are driving more now,” Schroer said. “There are more trucks on the road, but they’re getting better gas mileage, so they’re spending about the same. But they’re driving more and putting more wear and tear on our roads … It’s an issue that we will continue to face.” Schroer also cited constantly rising asphalt prices and Tennessee’s projected population growth as reasons to think about the future of Tennessee’s roads and highways. As a potential solution to TDOT’s insufficient funding, legislators are discussing the possibility of increasing the tax on gasoline, which goes toward repairing roads and highways as a type of user fee. According to Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury January review, the cur-
ations of ancient altars and pictures of Maya kings. Through the exhibit, visitors can learn how Maya lettering and culture influenced the modern world. Leslie Chang-Jantz, assistant educator and coordinator of Family Fun Days, plans to lead younger visitors in a handson activity making odices, the ancient books of the Maya people, but encouraged all to attend. “For Family Fun Days, we expect more of a wide range in our audience,” Jantz said. “We offer something for everyone.” Woodiel said this Family Fun Day is the first of a semester of events designed to let the public know that McClung Museum is for everybody. “We’re trying to dispel some misconceptions people may have about coming to the university,” Woodiel explained. “It isn’t just for students,” Jantz added, “But students are welcome too.” McClung Museum will continue to offer Family Fun Days once a month for visitors to learn about different aspects of Maya culture, as well as stroller tours during the week and different lectures on the exhibit. This Saturday, Jan. 30, afternoon will be the first of many opportunities to learn about the Maya, Lords of Time.
rent gas tax of 21.4 cents per gallon has not been increased since 1989. Rep. Eddie Smith is currently not in favor of increasing the gas tax, but he remains open to considering all options. He does believe that the diesel tax rate needs to be adjusted to account for the increased fuel efficiency of trucks, as well as for the considerable damage that tractor-trailers inflict upon state roads. “The biggest wear and tear on the road are not independent vehicles – they do put some wear and tear – but the trucks, the 18-wheelers that carry massive amounts of weight in their trucks. They do more damage than cars,” Smith said. Smith also thinks it is important that legislators consider ways to tax alternative fuel sources as they become more prevalent in the future. “What can we put in place for hydrogen, for natural gas, for propane, for any other technologies that are on the horizon, to ensure that everyone is paying for the infrastructure that we all use?”
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The Tennessee Hospital Association, a key supporter of Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s unsuccessful effort to expand Medicaid in the state, is planning a new push to pass the measure once this year’s presidential election is over. The members of the hospital group had pledged to cover the entire $74 million state share of Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposal, which would have drawn down $2.8 billion in federal Medicaid funds over two years. But Republican lawmakers rejected Haslam’s plan last year amid fears that it was too closely linked to President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. THA President Craig Becker said the group is spending about $400,000 to found a nonprofit called Tennesseans for a Responsible Future that is aimed at gathering support for passing the measure once Obama leaves office next year. “It really is to kind of offset some of the misconceptions and certainly to educate our legislators to what Insure Tennessee is and what it isn’t,” Becker said. “And what it isn’t is
Obamacare.” Haslam had spent 21 months talking with federal officials for a special deal for Tennessee that included market-based elements such as vouchers to buy private insurance, co-pays and assurances that the state could pull out of the deal if it ended up being more expensive than expected. Becker said those elements are “out of the playbook of the Republicans,” and should help allay political fears among lawmakers. But supporters realize that legislative leaders don’t want another fight over the issue this year. “You could bang your head against the wall and try to get it passed this year, when you know leadership is not with you,” he said. Taking the year to work on educational efforts will also allow more time for the governor’s administration to negotiate a better deal for the stat, Becker said. “This is a front-burner item for us. It’s not gone away, we’re not going dark,” Becker said. “But we also understand the political realities, and we’re going to abide by them and make the best of it.” The new nonprofit is searching for an executive director and plans to hire two or three staffers to work in the field.
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Christian/Newsom killer’s appeal heard in state Supreme Court Staff Report
“We think a lot alike, but I’m a business major and she’s an art major.” Akshata Dusa • The Daily Beacon
Nearly a decade after the gruesome murder of a young, local couple shocked the Knoxville community, the leader of the group responsible is appealing his case in the Tennessee Supreme Court. Lemaricus Davidson, one of four people convicted in the killing of the couple, will appeal his case to the Tennessee Supreme Court Wednesday at 10 a.m. Davidson was convicted of murder in 2009 and was sentenced to death. He has been awaiting execution at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institute in Nashville. The couple, 21-year-old UT senior Channon Christian and 23-year-old Christopher Newsom, were Knoxville residents and were on their way to a friend’s party when the incident occurred in 2007. According to authorities, the couple was carjacked on Washington Pike and taken to Davidon’s home nearby. The couple was then raped and subjected to torture before being murdered. Newsom’s body was found burned along nearby railway tracks, while Christian is believed to have suffocated in a garbage can outside the home. The Tennessee Supreme Court is required to review all cases involving the death penalty to avoid the use of excessive penalties. The court will also reveal the proceedings of the original court hearing, including the judge’s decision to allow those present in the courtroom to wear buttons depicting the slain couple.
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Segregation, mental illness discussed at county meeting
Another town gripped by fear over lead-tainted tap water
Connor Barnhill
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In their first meeting of the year, the Knox County Commission gathered Monday night to discuss hot-button issues around Knoxville, from justice to the education system. Segregation, Knoxville middle schools Commissioners tackled the issue of the school buildings in Gibbs and Hardin Valley. The proponents of the schools state that the ever burgeoning community of Hardin Valley is desperately in need of a new school as other schools in the area are filled to capacity. Commissioner Brad Anders was one of the main supporters on the Commission and argued the point to the other Commissioners about the need for the new school in his district of Hardin Valley. “No one can look at the growth pulled at Hardin Valley, or look at the attendance at schools like Cedar Bluff, and deny that there’s a need for schools,” said Anders. “It’s not about a community school, it’s about there not being any room in the other middle schools.” The justification for school in the Gibbs community is mainly that the students who live in Gibbs have to ride on buses for a great distance in order to get to the nearest middle school, Holston, in the East Knoxville District. However, those against the construction, like Commissioner Samuel McKenzie of the East Knoxville District, say that the construction of the school in Gibbs, a predominately white community, spells trouble for the inequality between African American and white communities. “We need a middle school in deep west Knox County, no one has ever denied that,” said McKenzie. “The problem I have is the process.” McKenzie dislikes that the deal was made solely between the private company licensed to build the school, the superintendent of the school system and the mayor of Knoxville. However, the deal also stipulates that if the schools were to be built, there could be no money spent on other schools for another five years. “I want to ask around the room, when’s the last time money was spent for new construction in my district?” McKenzie asked the audience and Commissioners at the City County Building. “It would have to have been the early seventies.” McKenzie’s sentiments also coincide with that of the NAACP, who claimed during the announcement of the school that Knox County has a habit of building newer schools in predominately white areas, leading to a large difference in education between white and African American children.
The Office of Civil Rights was also called in to examine the claims about whether or not the school in Gibbs would reinforce inequality in Knox County schools. McKenzie proposed a postponement of the decision on the school’s construction until the end of the OCR investigation during deliberations. “I’m not saying don’t build, because we all agree that we need a school in Hardin Valley,” McKenzie said. “What I’m saying is that we should postpone construction until the OCR finishes their investigation, because I honestly think it’s a bad deal.” The postponement was denied, as Commissioner Anders argued that the OCR investigation has nothing to do with the Hardin Valley School, and later the construction of both schools was passed with a nine to two vote. The schools are scheduled to be completed by June of 2018. Mental Illness in Knoxville Suggestions were put forward to create a separate system for the mentally ill of Knoxville besides jail, such as the construction of a safety center to oversee rehabilitation of the mentally ill rather than their incarceration. During the public forum, several pressing matters were addressed by citizens of Knoxville. Vivian Shipe, a Knoxville resident, brought up the recent story a mentally ill man who was beaten within the Knoxville County Jail to highlight the problem of the mentally ill in the justice system. The response of the commissioners was overwhelmingly supportive with Shipe leaving to a standing ovation by all Commissioners. Commissioner Jeffrey C. Ownby expressed his sentiments shortly after the forum. “These people need professional help,” Ownby said. “They don’t need jails.” Zaevion Dobson The meeting began with the honoring of Zaevion Dobson, a 15-year-old Knoxville resident who died while protecting three younger girls from random gunfire in December. Zaevion, a freshman at Fulton County High School, as well as an upstanding citizen outside of his classes, was part of the peer mentoring group known as 100 Black Men of Greater Knoxville. After presenting Dobson’s mother with a plaque commemorating his actions, their pastor, Daryl Arnold, gave a stirring speech about the weight of such recognition by the Commissioner’s board. “This action shows that the people of Knoxville agree that one death is too many when it comes to senseless violence,” Arnold said.
SEBRING, Ohio — In a furor with echoes of the crisis in Flint, Michigan, parents in and around Sebring no longer trust the water coming out of their taps — or the explanations from community leaders — after learning just days ago that high levels of lead were detected in some homes over the summer. Residents in the rural area of about 8,100 people near the Rust Belt city of Youngstown are demanding to know why they were kept in the dark for months. Children are being tested for lead poisoning. Schools have been closed for three straight days. Bottled water is being passed out. And state regulators are calling for a criminal investigation of the water plant manager. “How long has this been going on and how much did we drink it?” Nina McIlvain asked Tuesday as she loaded bottled water into her car. “I’m sure there’s more to it than we know.” Over the summer, seven of 20 homes where the water is routinely tested showed excessive levels of lead. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said the manager of the small water system that supplies Sebring and two other villages failed to notify the public within the required 60 days and submitted “misleading, inaccurate or false reports.” Plant manager James Bates denied he falsified reports, calling the allegations an “outright lie.” Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the state EPA accused Bates in 2009 of repeatedly violating state rules over the previous several years and operating the plant in a manner that endangered public health. The records, unrelated to the recent lead testing, say he attempted to ignore poor water readings and submitted misleading, inaccurate or false reports. Village Manager Richard Giroux maintained on Tuesday that he was not aware of the
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elevated lead results until last week. But a letter released by the Ohio EPA showed that he was told in December. Anger and frustration have been boiling over since Thursday, when the village warned that children and pregnant women shouldn’t drink the tap water. A standing-room-only crowd filled a council meeting Monday night, demanding answers and action. The mayor told one mother whose son showed elevated lead levels that it was too early to blame the water entirely, prompting a chorus of jeers. “They need to fix the problem,” Tonya Ludt said while picking up water Tuesday. “Forget about the finger-pointing and blaming. Fix it.” Classes were called off after tests showed that two drinking fountains at separate schools in Sebring had lead levels that exceeded EPA standards. School officials said they have shut off the drinking fountains and classes will resume Wednesday. Lead can cause learning disabilities and behavior problems in children. Many researchers say that no amount is safe for youngsters. State regulators said they believe the contamination was triggered by water that for some reason had become too corrosive and caused lead pipes leading into homes to leach heavy metal into the drinking water. Regulators asked the water plant to treat the water to reduce its corrosiveness. The most recent round of testing at the homes that had elevated lead over the summer showed that only one had detectable levels, said Ohio EPA spokeswoman Heidi Griesmer. “That tells us what the village is doing to treat the water is starting to work,” she said. In Flint, high blood levels of lead have been found in children in the mostly poor, black Rust Belt city of 100,000, where the crisis has led to allegations of environmental racism. The contamination has been blamed on a switchover to corrosive river water and a failure to use a chemical additive that prevents pipes from releasing lead.
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Binge watching, budget cuts and the erosion of campus diversity
Maria Smith Bleeding Orange, Being Different
I’ve recently been binge watching the show “Quantico” on Hulu. At first, I was surprised that I became addicted to the story line so quickly, but then it clicked as to why I now faithfully finish assignments ahead of time to watch this show. It’s the surprise attacks and acts of deception that keep reeling me in. Every plot twist and backstory has me begging for more. With each new episode, I am on the edge of my seat pleading to know who framed Alex for this terrorist attack. As I thought more about it, I realized that this show is more related to my life than I thought — not as a character but as a viewer. No, I don’t have plans of joining the FBI or reporting live from the latest bombing site. My future career has nothing to do with how this show ties into my life, yet it does tie into how I see the future of my education. On Jan. 20, a bill was filed stating that diversity funding for UT has been reduced to $2.5 million. This, my friends, is most definitely a real life plot twist. If you’re like me, you know there has been an immense amount of fuss made over a legislature comment regarding cutting UT’s diversity funding since last semester. Yet, all the details that go into this situation are hazy and incomprehensible. The only thing that can be slightly understood is that there was a threat from a high official in regards to money for diversity at our campus, and now, a portion of that money has been cut. So how does this relate to “Quantico?” Well, like
my new favorite show, a lot of action has taken place with no justification or definite prior information. Just how the main character Alex was framed for a terrorist attack and now has to question people she once trusted, students have to now question the authority who nondemocratically went about adjusting our campus community, while we have been oblivious to the entirety of what is going on. I can most definitely say that the detailed components of the story are a complete blur. Even in the midst of research, I received no clear nor justifiable answers as to why a legislator should have a say as to how students of diverse backgrounds, who simply want an education that is better addressed to them, should be funded. Like when you jump into a new show in the middle of the tenth season, this makes no sense. As a student who both pays for an education and partakes in the activities and programs funded by the now limited finances of the diversity and multicultural groups on this campus, I am offended. I am offended that someone who most likely doesn’t even identify with the groups who benefit from these programs, be it LASO or volOUT or any others, is determining the future of their growth. How can anyone sleep at night knowing that you have probably ripped a great, developing opportunity from the openly optimistic hands of a non-traditional UT student? For those of you who may be questioning my terminology of a “non-traditional UT student,” may I
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remind you that our beloved university was founded as predominantly white institution, most likely only catering to the heterosexual white male. If you do not fit this description, you’re most likely a non-traditional, because the founding of this school was not intentionally meant for the “other” category. With this historical fact now in play, the question is now how this cut in finances could *not *be seen as a step backwards? Butch Jones received a salary increase of $500,000, making his total income per year to be $4.1 million. I bring up Coach Jones’ salary to show how one person is being paid almost twice as much as various programs full of students and teachers are being funded. Where are our priorities? Can the enhancement of multicultural student life and diversifying our campus not be seen as at least as equally important as winning the SEC championship? As a true Volunteer, I’d love to see both, but football will always be here. If there isn’t some type of change made now, a more diverse campus might not be in our future. Just like clearing Alex’s name, this going to be a hard, strategic problem to solve, and it can only be done with the input of all our forces. See this as a cry for help. Maria Smith is a sophomore in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at msmit304@ vols.utk.edu
White privilege, how I got my first speeding ticket
Summer Awad Quite Contrary
On Sunday, I got my first speeding ticket. I was on my way to attend the Unitarian church with my mom, and I was already running late. I was going almost 80 miles per hour down Rutledge Pike, and suddenly, I spied a police car on the side of the road, just waiting to intercept a car like mine. “Well, s--t,” I thought. “Now I’m definitely going to be late.” I calmly but quickly gathered my driver’s license, registration and proof of insurance. The officer walked up to my door, robotically recited his on-duty speech and told me that he clocked me in at 72 miles per hour. I handed him my paperwork and called my mom to tell her I would be late. As I sat in my car and waited on the officer to write my ticket, I was calm. I was a little annoyed that I would be late, but I was not worried beyond that. The only thought that kept coming to my mind was “good thing I pass for white.” In fact, being a young white woman is the best situation I could have imagined. Police perceive someone of my skin tone, hair texture and tiny frame as innocent. If I were another color, or if I were wearing a headscarf to go with the Arabic name on my driver’s license, I could be seen as a threat. When I pulled away from the shoulder and headed on my way to church, I thought of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old black woman who died in police custody
I can walk through the world feeling relatively safe and comfortable. This is not true for everyone.”
last summer. Just like me, she had been pulled over for a minor traffic violation; in her case, she failed to use her turn signal to change lanes. However, unlike me, Bland was pulled out of her car, placed onto the ground and arrested. Unlike me, she did not get to continue her day and have brunch with her mom. Unlike me, she was found dead in her jail cell under suspicious circumstances. Her death was ultimately ruled a suicide, and the grand jury did not issue an indictment in connection with what many consider her murder. All of this could have been me, but by some lucky circumstance, I got light skin and white features. Although I come from an Arab Muslim background, my skin color and my life circumstances have placed me on the fortunate side of racial oppression in this country. I experience a whole host of privileges that are associated with
being white. I can buy Band-Aids that match my skin tone, I can call for police assistance without fear and I can express my opinions without being called angry or irrational. I can write a Beacon article about the same thing black students have been saying for years, and I will be listened to the first time. I can walk through the world feeling relatively safe and comfortable. This is not true for everyone. I looked at the ticket. The officer had only cited me for going 60 in a 55 mph zone. I had really been going 72. If my skin were a couple shades darker, I could have been cited for reckless driving. I could have been summoned out of the car and searched. I could have been shot and killed. Let me say that again: I could have been shot and killed. This is a tangible example of my white privilege at work. So if you are white or white passing, don’t complain about the minor inconvenience a traffic stop may cause you. Don’t scoff at Black Lives Matter protesters when they block a street in justified anger. You and I don’t know what it’s like to be terrified at the sight of blue lights in your rear-view mirror. You and I have had the privilege of walking away from police alive. #BlackLivesMatter Summer Awad is a senior in College Scholars. She can be reached at sawad@vols.utk.edu
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The love/hate relationship with movie remakes
Elle Johnson I Learned Something Today
We love the familiar. The world is constantly changing, and with it, we are changing, too. In the midst of additions and subtractions of items from our day-to-day life, we are left with nothing but confusion and longing for understanding. That’s where the familiar comes in, giving us a sense of return as if we are returning home for the first time after a long journey. Daily, we find our familiar in looking at old photos, listening to our favorite songs 20 times on repeat even though we know every beat by hear or cuddling with the blanket we’ve had as long as we can remember. We love the familiar, and lately, Hollywood’s been realizing that too. I’m talking about movie remakes. In the past decade, it’s become pretty unlikely that you could ever go to a movie theater without a remake, reboot, sequel, prequel or spin-off showing, and as people and movies, I feel like we have a love-hate relationship. First comes love. I’ve always noticed that there’s a certain quality to films that, when done just right to our preferences, can really form connections. You bond with the storyline, the characters and the art. And there’s a certain moment of awe that hits you, and let’s you know that this movie is something special. Some try to continue that bond through fanart and fanfiction, but it’s hard for anyone to deny a sense of excitement
when you might get to relive that awe you first experienced just one more time. And, of course, Hollywood knows that, too. Statistics show that from 1984 to 2014, the amount of movies made from truly original screenplays dropped from nearly 60 percent to approximately 30 percent. However, who can really blame Hollywood? Of the current list of the highest-grossing films of all time 41 out of 50 are films that would be considered sequels, prequels, spin-offs, reboots or remakes with most grossing over a billion dollars if not coming extremely close. Remakes, reboots and sequels, like Star Wars, Jurassic World and even another Ice Age flick, are safer bets with guaranteed audiences for any studio. Let’s not forget that come 2017, we’ll have seen three different reincarnations of the Spider-Man movie franchise in the past three years (and yet, still no Wonder Woman on the big screen, but go figure). However, sometimes, after love, comes hate. That moment when you turn away in disgust from your favorite franchise and wonder whose wild idea it was to do this in the first place. I’m looking at you “Fantastic Four” and Tim Burton’s “Planet of the Apes.” Critical opinion agrees. As the original films received an average 78 percent approval rating on movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, their respective remakes from the past decade only received 46 percent approval.
I’m not completely disapproving of remakes and sequels; it’s clear that some stories need more than one sitting to be told. But I do hold issue with films being complete carbon copies of their predecessors. Sure, we love our old favorite characters and storylines of the past, but we’re also ready for something new. Unfortunately for Disney, I don’t consider relying on nothing but live-action remakes of beloved animations as “something new.” Thankfully however, some studios are starting to get the idea, notably with the upcoming all-female “Ghostbusters” reboot featuring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig being welcomed with high approval and open arms. In the wake of the recent Oscars’ controversy, it has become most important that we diversify from the same old movies that have been made decade after decade and reach out towards new varieties of plot and actors that most have not been focused on before. Next time you go to the movies, buy a ticket for a film based on an original topic, featuring a lesser-known actor or perhaps one you’ve never even heard of. You never know, you may find yourself making a connection quite familiar to the ones you have held before. Elle Johnson is a sophomore in College Scholars. She can be reached at ejohn100@vols.utk.edu
More bike barriers, fewer accidents
Roosevelt Fireside Chatter
The city of Knoxville is not bike friendly. Only 7 percent of Knoxville’s streets are part of a bike-able network, and only 30 percent of arterial streets have bike lanes. This makes large portions of the city difficult and unsafe to access by bicycle, and often forces cyclist on sidewalks, which puts pedestrians at risk. Knoxville is making efforts to improve the ease and safety of biking, and these efforts have successfully earned bronze recognition from The League of American Bicyclists. However, many of these improvements have been minimal changes, such as marked bike routes, better signs, and a more visible awareness campaign. These additions are helpful, but they have not resulted in a large increase in safety or ridership. If Knoxville truly wants to increase rider safety it must make commitments to major changes, like protected bike lanes, which have been shown to be highly effective. Protected bike lanes are lanes that are separated from the automotive traffic by any sort of physical barrier (cones, curbs, planters, parking spaces, etc.). These barriers help separate slower bicycle traffic from motorized traffic, allow for safer transit on high traffic roads where simply painting white lines may not prevent accidents. A casual experiment performed in Brooklyn, New York found that even minimal barriers could prevent hazards from entering bike lanes. A local rider taped a series of red solo cups along the perimeter of the bike lane, and, after placing the cups, witnessed far fewer vehicles unintentionally veering into the bike lane. A similar experiment occurred in Toronto following a fatal accident where a rider was killed by an 18-wheel-
er that entered the bike lane while turning. Following the accident, local cyclists collected nearby litter and placed it along the edge of the bike lane. After doing so, even large trucks, which had previously been notorious for failing to maintain their lanes, stayed out of the newly separated cycling space. This shows that even a symbolic level of separation can greatly increase rider safety. By building lanes and instituting barriers, which need be no larger than a solo cup or banana peel, Knoxville would see significantly safer streets. Beyond the obvious increases in safety, separated lanes also cause a large boost in ridership. The city of Chicago saw ridership increase by 171 percent after implementing its first protected bike lanes. Pine Street in Philadelphia saw a 266 percent increase. Other cities with separated lanes have seen an average growth in ridership of 75 percent with just the first year of use. Knoxville could use this bump in riders. As of now, only .29 percent of Knoxvillians commute by bicycle, which is low even in comparison to other cities in the bronze level category. To imagine what these lanes could look like in Knoxville, you need look no further that the city of Chattanooga, which recently completed a major bike lane expansion including two-way protected lanes down Broad St. In addition, existing bike lanes were re-painted in a more visible green color and additional signs were placed. Upgrades like this are what make Chattanooga a safer, friendlier place to bike. Chattanooga only reports 253 bike crashes per 10,000 daily cyclist, less than half of Knoxville’s 640. These upgrades do come at a slight cost; on the 300
block of Broad St. parking spaces had to be reduced from 35 spaces to 15. This may seem like an obstacle for businesses in urban areas where parking is already sparse, but a report from People for Bikes and the Alliance for Biking and Walking found evidence of positive economic growth as a result of installing separated bike lanes. In San Francisco 66 percent of merchants saw increased sales, as a result of increased bike traffic. In New York, following the expansion of separated lanes, businesses on 9th Avenue saw a 49 percent increase in sales, while the rest of the city saw only a three percent rise. In Portland, OR business found that people with access to convenient and safe bike lanes tend to patronize business more frequently and spend, on average, 24 percent more per month than customers who drive. Knoxville is different from these cities in size, politics, and geography, but it easy to see how these protected lanes mean safer streets and better business. If Knoxville would like to see its downtown thrive, it should invest in stronger bike infrastructure. If you would like to help advocate for these changes here on campus and in the city of Knoxville contact me. I am working new on-campus organization, Bike and Walk UT, which is committed to making our school and our city a better place to bike. Sawyer Smith is a junior in political science and American studies. He can be reached at ssmith257@ vols.utk.edu. This column is part of a public policycentered series written by members of the UTK Roosevelt Institute.
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The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Writers in the Library kicks off semester-long poetry event Michaela Roach Contributor
A semester long poetry series, Poetry Spring, began Monday night with the spring premiere of Writers in the Library. University of Tennessee alumni and poets/songwriters Matt Urmy and RB Morris attracted students and staff to the Lindsey Young Auditorium. Some in the audience were regular attendees of the series, for many, the night was an introduction to Writers in the Library, to the performers or to spoken word performances in general. “I’m really excited for all of this. I’ve never seen poetry or music live,� Wesley Elder, freshman in neuroscience, said. For Viena Monterde, senior exchange student from the Philippines, the event presented not just an opportunity to hear poetry but also to gain a cultural perspective. “I recently attended a poetry reading in my home country and wanted to experience it here,� Monterde said. While Writers in the Library hosted alumni poets and songwriters, coordinator Christopher Hebert explained that these sessions are meant to expose students to diverse writers from different backgrounds. Future writers will include Cameron Conaway, a mixed martial artist who works against child sexual slavery on March 7 and Marilyn Hacker, a French traditional formalist poet on March 28. Urmy began the readings by explaining the process behind his collections - including travel-
ling to Mexico, Amsterdam and New Zealandbecoming a single father and earning his degree from the University of Tennessee over the past eight years. “Whether you’re a teacher or a business person, stay with the language and continue to explore the magical and mysterious power. It has transformed my life, and everywhere I go, I meet people who have met writers and singers and poets. It has changed their lives,� Urmy said. After reading the selected poems “Measure of the Limits,� “Public House� and “Confusing the Constellations,� Matt ended his readings with an original folk song titled “Renaissance Rodeo.� Morris followed by introducing his book, “Who is This Man? Ali Akbar aka Horace Pittman,� the story of his friend and fellow artist Ali Akbar, and reading from his book of poems, “The Mockingbird Poems.� “(The mockingbird) turns a mirror on the world. Whatever he hears, he gives back, and that’s a pretty powerful thing,� Morris said. Following his readings of “Genesis,� “God’s Sound Check� and “Mockingbird in the Garden,� Morris closed the night with an original country song titled “Regarding Emily.� After the performance, attendee Nicole Carnival, senior in English, stated she was pleasantly surprised by the writers’ sense of humor and openness. Marilyn Kallet, Coordinator of Poetry Spring, says the core goal for Writers in the Library is for students to not fear poetry. “I want them to feel at home with it, come back and hear more,� Kallet said.
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The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Wild Love Bakehouse builds community with pastry Jenna Butz
Editor-in-Chief I drove by Wild Love Bakehouse at least three times before I finally realized that it was right in front of my face. The small brick structure sits squarely in front of Mid Mod Collective on Central Avenue in Happy Holler. Your GPS will probably tell you it is not that far down the street, but I promise if you go just a little farther, you will see the big blue sign facing the parking lot. Outside (though it was still dusted in snow when I first went on Saturday), Wild Love had an extensive deck with stacked up tables and chairs and string lights — a soon-to-be hot spot
when winter finally leaves. Once inside, the clean, white interior was anything but cold. Maybe because it was a Saturday or maybe it was because watching people bake while you enjoy the finished product is such a weirdly relaxing experience, but Wild Love was warm and welcoming when I walked in that afternoon. The geometric room was packed with hipsters on their Macbooks and parents enjoying coffee while their kids smooshed giant brownies into their faces. After taking it all in, I located my friend. She had saved me a spot at the bar in the side nook. Sitting on the bar chair, I could look out at an extension of Mid Mod Collective. To my left, I could see the register and the communal tables full of mouths laughing and sipping coffee. To my right, I could look through floor to ceil-
(Top left) Wild Love Bakehouse offers a wide selection of coffee and pastries. Justin Keyes • The Daily Beacon (Bottom left) Floor to ceiling windows allow patrons to see into the kitchen. Will Clifft • The Daily Beacon (Top right) Wild Love’s baked goods are made fresh in-store. Will Clifft • The Daily Beacon (Bottom right) Floor to ceiling windows allow patrons to see into the kitchen. Will Clifft • The Daily Beacon
ing windows and see the bakers topping and plating the bakery’s handcrafted baked goods. Right then, I knew Wild Love was created to inspire and house a community. I had just gotten off work, and I was starving. My friend mentioned that the guy next to her had been eating some delicious looking sandwich with bacon, and we went up to the register to both find out what it was and to definitely buy one each. The cashier unfortunately informed us though that they were all out of those sandwiches and motioned to the glass cooler beside her to show us what was left. All that remained was an almond salad wrap, which was meant to mimic the texture of tuna salad. We hesitated, but she assured us that the wrap was “really good.” Satisfied by the endorsement, we each ordered one, and I also
asked for a cold brewed ice coffee to go with it. It was a little expensive with my bill adding up to over $13 before I tipped. However, I figure I will rarely buy a full meal, normally just a coffee and pastry at most, so the splurge was worth it. The vegetarian wrap was filling but refreshing, and my smooth iced coffee complemented my food. It was like they were meant to go together. We both enjoyed the wrap exponentially more than we expected to. Though the place was packed, we did not feel rushed to leave. Instead, we stayed for a couple of hours, enjoying the space, the view of the melting snow and the conversation. While Wild Love Bakehouse is a bit of a trek away from campus, the handmade food and smooth coffee is worth making it a new favorite for an afternoon break.
SPORTS
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 • The Daily Beacon
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Moore ignoring scoring woes, focusing on new role Taylor White,
Asst. Sports Editor When the season began, Rick Barnes said Tennessee could not compete without Armani Moore putting points on the scoreboard. That role has changed over the course of the season. With Detrick Mostella and Admiral Schofield becoming scoring threats, Moore has been able to shift back to what he does best: everything else. “I think Armani impacts us when we’re playing well, if he never scores a point,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said Monday. “Early in the year, and I think it’s a real compliment to him, we relied on him to do everything. “He has a talent in that he’s a big-time competitor. He’s a guy that wants to win possessions. He’s a guy that takes it personal sometimes, and he’s hard on himself.” The senior scored in double figures over the team’s first five games, including a 29 point effort in a win over Army in November. He then rattled off another streak of four
games in double figures in December. At the start of conference play, though, Moore has gone a different direction. He has scored in double figures just twice in SEC games and has yet to hit the mark in a game that Tennessee won. Instead, he has focused his effort in other areas. He has yet to grab less than six rebounds in conference play. He has dished out 27 assists in that time, good for an average of close to five per game, and he has added 10 blocks in that time. This role is nothing new to the doit-all Kennesaw, Georgia native. “There’s a lot of things that a team needs to be successful,” Moore said. “I think you have to have guys like me who are not only willing to score points, but do things in other areas … I think you’ve definitely got to have a guy like me.” Regardless of their role, every basketball player wants to fill up the scoreboard, and Moore admitted that his lack of scoring over the last few weeks has been frustrating, but the level that the team has been playing at has not. While that frustration might lead some players to slack off in other areas, the opposite has been true for Moore.
I think you have to have guys like me who are not only willing to score points, but to do things in other areas... I think you’ve definitely go to have a guy like me.” Armani Moore, senior
“Being a guy who was doing a whole lot of scoring at the beginning of the season, for any player once you see your numbers decrease in one area, it can be frustrating,” Moore said. “Once I actually sat down with myself and realized that even though I’m not scoring, I
can always be effective in other areas. “That’s one of the things that I have to accept … I think now I’ve come in and been a whole lot more effective in other areas than scoring.” Barnes said Monday that Moore could be one of country’s best defenders thanks to his quickness and athleticism. At 6-foot-4, Moore often plays center for the Vols, meaning he is matched up with players several inches taller. That ability to guard every position on the floor is something he takes pride in but also something that can be challenging at times. “Obviously there are some times where there’s a big height difference,” Moore said. “That’s going to happen when you have a whole starting lineup where guys are 6-foot-4 or shorter. It’s fun. I like the challenge. I just think it all boils down to your will to win.” Barnes was asked if guard Kevin Punter was as important to his team as any other player in the SEC due to his 23 point per game average. He agreed but with one caveat. “I would say that about Armani, too,” Barnes said. “If you had asked me a few weeks ago if I thought we could go out on the road and get a win without Armani, I probably would have said no.”
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Freshman Kim Kermet reaching potential at Tennessee Taylor Crombie Contributor
Like many athletes, freshman tennis player Kim Kermet began playing her sport at a very young age. In fact, she cannot remember a time when she was not playing tennis. Kermet has played tennis since she was five years old and has competed in professional tournaments since she was 14 and has had the opportunity to travel all over the United States and Canada to play in tournaments. “Going out, playing those professional tournaments and getting that experience, then coming here and applying that experience is a huge accomplishment,” Kermet said. Part of the reason Kermet ultimately chose to come to the University of Tennessee to continue her tennis career was because of the school’s focus on sports. She fell in love with the competitive atmosphere and has been very happy playing for coaches Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick. The Florida native also wanted a change in climate. “I love the fact that I can experience seasons here in Knoxville. It’s completely different, but it was something that I was really looking for when
I was looking at schools,” Kermet said. “Everyone here is so nice. It’s a different kind of atmosphere and I love it.” One of the challenges Kermet faced since coming to the University of Tennessee was adjusting to being back in the classroom after being homeschooled since seventh grade all the way through high school. At first, she was nervous about attending classes, but it eventually became routine. Kermet is a currently majoring in communications studies but plans on following in her family’s footsteps and going to law school in the future. She kicked off the 2016 spring season with a 6-1 win with freshman Ashley Bongart in doubles and a come-from-behind victory in singles against Wake Forest. She struggled and was nearly shutout in her first set against Anna Ulyashchenko but came back to win 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. “It was really exciting, like an adrenaline rush because she competed so well,” she said. “I just fought so hard. I basically out toughed her.” Even with a big start to the season, co-head coach Mike Patrick believes that Kermet has not reached her full potential just yet. “I’ve seen her best stuff in practice; she hasn’t taken it to the match court yet,” Patrick said. “Hopefully that will happen this weekend.”
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Vols surrender lead in 63-57 loss Staff Report
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Tennessee couldn’t hold on to a late lead in a 63-57 loss to Alabama at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday night. The Vols led by as many as 15 points in the second half but faltered on offense down the stretch as the Crimson Tide were able to complete the comeback. Kevin Punter led three Vols in double figured with 15 points, 13 of which came in the second half. Robert Hubbs III and Admiral Schofield chipped in 13 and 10 points, respectively. After a slow start from both teams, it became a game of runs in a lowscoring first half as the Vols went on a 14-0 spurt to take a 12-point lead with just over 10 minutes left in the half. The Crimson Tide answered with an 11-3 run of their own to cut the Tennessee lead to 25-24 at the half.
Armani Moore (led UT with seven points and four rebounds and three blocks at the break while Detrick Mostella chipped in with five points. The Vols opened the second half on fire and went on another big run to retake control of the game. The Big Orange outscored Alabama 21-5 over a 5-minute span early in the half to take a 15-point lead with 13:45 to play. Punter and Schofield both hit a pair of 3-pointers while Hubbs also added six points to fuel the run. However, much like the first half, Alabama answered. The Tide ripped off a 14-0 run to cut their deficit to just one with just over seven minutes to play. Hubbs ended a Tennessee scoring drought of over eight minutes with a tough finish at the rim while being fouled. He completed the 3-point play to put the Vols back up by four with 5:26 to play. Alabama tied the game on a layup by Retin Obasohan and took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Arthur Edwards with 38 seconds to play. Obasohan led all scorers with 22 points on the night.