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Issue 14, Volume 125
Financial app adds ease to living searches, payment issues Bradi Musil Staff Writer Friends and finance don’t always mix. Splitwise, a web tool that already helps maintain financial balance among friends and housemates, now allows users to find cost-efficient living spaces, too. Created in 2011 by co-founders Jonathan Bittner, Ryan Laughlin and Marshall Weir, Splitwise began as a mobile app to facilitate financial peace
between friends. Now an established company in Providence, R.I., Splitwise has expanded to include affordable apartment hunting. By plugging in your zip code, the Average Rent Calculator generates graphs detailing the average rent per bedroom, the average price per square foot and the number of apartments in the sample of that region; however, it does not include specific apartment listings. Zoe Chaves, marketing and business coordinator at Splitwise, explained that
this tool is targeted toward college students who need close-to-campus locations with a specific number of bedrooms. “We offer this tool to as many colleges as we can get in touch with,” Chaves said. “What I’m most excited for is to see how students are using the tool, and I welcome feedback from students. How did students use it, how is it useful, how is not useful?” Officially released on Oct. 31, 2013, the Average Rent Calculator tool already tracks more than 2 million apartment listings in the United States.
Splitwise is currently trying to develop specific landing periods on college campuses to discern the most popularly filled regions for students. Heather Norris, a senior in biology living in the Woodlands Apartments, said she would have appreciated such direction during her first few years at UT. “Especially as a freshman, it would have been nice to be able to see the most popular student living areas and prices,” Norris said. “I didn’t have an older sibling at UT or anywhere else so I basically had to figure all of that out
on my own.” Unlike the Splitwise app, which tracks checks and balances between friends, the Average Rent Calculator is only available on a computer. The two work in tandem to handle house payments. “We are just trying to reduce the amount of friction around friends with money and keep a running balance,” Chaves said. “We have all lived with our friends before and nobody wants to get in (a) stupid money fight.” See SPLITWISE on Page 2
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ORNL provides real-world experience through internships
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Copy Editor Not all skills can be learned in a classroom setting. This is the void UT’s nearly 14-year-long partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory seeks to fill for UT students and graduates. Since April of 2000, UT-Battelle LLC has managed the nation’s largest open-science laboratory. Today, the university’s partnership with ORNL includes approximately 60 joint faculty members and more than 100 students working at the lab, according to its website. The students working there aren’t your typical interns, either; they do much more than paperwork and coffee running. Doug Bouler, a junior in electrical engineering, interned at ORNL in the Measurement Science and Systems Engineering Division last summer. “There were several projects throughout the time I was there,” Bouler said. “For example, we were working on a probe that was going to be able to measure blood flow and oxygenation in your liver. I helped design an implantable case for that probe.” Bouler was invited back to intern this upcoming summer. “A lot of what I learned was the ability to work as a team,” Bouler said. “I understand the role of an electrical engineer in today’s society.” Engineering isn’t the only division at ORNL, though. Boasting a highly diverse lab, research in many different fields occurs simultaneously. Melanie Mayes, a joint faculty member with ORNL and the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at UT, works alongside several students at the lab. “I spend a lot of time intensively with students when they first arrive, teaching them how to do things,” Mayes said. “And then after I help things get started, I take a step back and let the student take on more of a leadership role with me acting more as an adviser to them if they need help.” See ORNL on Page 2
McRae hits gym to recoup after UF setback
show’s tickets harken to the enduring popularity of the rock musical, which originally hit OffBroadway in 1994. Despite the many 90s-specific references in the play, Free said he believes “RENT” is still loved today for its timeless encapsulation of youth. “It’s about all these young people coming together, fighting for a cause a lot of the time and dealing with things like AIDS and support group,” he said. “You have this beautiful character, Angel, who develops, and then you lose him in the process of the show, so I think the whole show is about love and loss and things we care about still today.” Albeit some 20 years later, “RENT” contains themes and ideas that are still fresh and relevant to the way sexuality is perceived modern day, Free said.
Many Tennessee basketball fans – and even players – opted to forget about the Vols’ ugly, 67-41 loss at Florida over the weekend as quickly as they could. Jordan McRae wasn’t in a forgetful mood. With a ghastly 1-of-15 shooting performance against the Gators still fresh in his mind, the Vols’ leading scorer headed straight to the gym Saturday evening after arriving back in Knoxville and brought some of his fellow Vols with him. “Jordan is Jordan; he worked several guys when we got back the night of the game,” UT head coach Cuonzo Martin said at Monday’s press conference. “He worked out yesterday. He worked out this morning. Jordan is going to be in the gym.” McRae’s biggest impact on Saturday’s game was on the boards as he finished with just five points but added seven rebounds – tied for a seasonhigh. But after a few days of breaking down game film, Martin is on the same page with McRae about his missed scoring chances versus the Gators that can be fixed before Wednesday’s home affair with Ole Miss. “He knows and understands in watching film what gaps he had an opportunity to score and just watching it,” Martin said, “attacking the rim and didn’t do it. “But I mean, Jordan spends time in the gym. It’s never an issue with him.” It might be an issue with other players, however. When asked about the struggles of Antonio Barton and Josh Richardson, Martin attributed “finding time and consistency in the gym” as the biggest key to their success – or lack thereof. Martin was later asked to elaborate on lack of consistency from Barton, a Memphis transfer who has struggled to fill the shoes of recently-transferred guard Trae Golden.
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‘RENT,’ a play detailing the story of New York artists trying to survive poverty and a condemning epidemic, will premiere on Jan. 30 through Feb. 2 at the Lab Theatre in promotion of Sex Week.
Play cast preps for sexy, educational production ater event right before Sex Rader and her fellow Sex Week Week because we try to have coordinators decided to do a full our education available in lots of production of “RENT” this year It’s Sunday evening on different mediums since every- complete with all of the play’s Pedestrian Walkway and the one learns in a different way,” original musical numbers. The response was overnormal hubbub of activity has said Brianna Rader, senior in whelmingly positive, said Kolt College Scholars and co-founder settled into a tranquil lull as students, faculty and crazed preachers alike prepare at home for the week ahead. All is at peace – until one e’ve hit those issues straight on, and we haven’t passes The Lab Theatre, an offtried to skirt around anything that’s a touchy subject.” shoot venue of Clarence Brown Theatre. -Kolt Free A swarm of students carrying everything from furniture to costumes to cans of spray paint walk rapidly in and out of of Sex Week. “‘RENT’ is perfect Free, junior in college scholars the theater entrance. Inside, the because in it you have AIDS – and “RENT” production head. “We had 50 people or so muffled din of shouted direc- which relates to safe sex, issues audition, which is a pretty of love and relationships, and tives and laughter can be heard. big number for a cast of only It’s the week of UT’s student- issues of LGBTQ. “It’s a great show to combine 15,” Free said. “We were really run production of “RENT,” a promotion for Sex Week, and all the issues we will address in blown away, like there wasn’t cast and crew are working fran- Sex Week into one big perfor- anyone that we felt we couldn’t cast after their audition. It was tically to transform the Lab’s mance.” amazing.” After performing a stage stage into 90s-era New York These numbers combined City by opening night Thursday. reading of “Spring Awakening” with the sold-out status of the last year with great success, “We always try to do a the-
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Disability Advocates to host info meeting Contributor The UT Campus Disability Advocates, a group committed to creating a safe environment for students with disabilities, will host an informational meeting today at 7:15 p.m. in HSS room 58. “We want to educate the campus about what it means to have a disability and work to solve physical and attitudinal issues UT sometimes has,” said Lindsay Lee, president and founder of the Campus Disability Advocates.
continued from Page 1 Alyssa Loveday, a freshman biology major, will use the Average Rent Calculator to find her first apartment next year. “That’s actually a really neat idea,” Loveday said. “It’s nice because it’s just a graph which lays everything out for you, especially when figuring out how many rooms and the price per square foot. “... Handling money with friends is always awkward no matter what. It would be cool
if it could just all be handled with your phone, like everything else is.” The Splitwise App also sends friendly reminders to alert users when they owe money to a friend or housemate. The app allows the user to create group pages or one-on-one accounts with friends. Beyond bills, Splitwise can aid any borrow-and-share relationship. “I use the mobile app when I’m out for drinks with friends, or the website when I have the electricity bill in front of me,” Chaves said. • Graphic Courtesy of Zoe Yim
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Lee, senior in math and Spanish, started the organization in the spring of 2012 when she saw there was not a group on campus specifically for students with disabilities. “UT needed a forum for students with disabilities to get together and talk about problems and find ways to solve them,” Lee said. For the past two years, the CDA has hosted a Disability Week in the fall with a variety of programming, all of which is aimed at educating the campus and student body about disability and creating better understanding of what having a disability entails.
Allison Gose, senior in history and political science currently serving as the vice president of Campus Disability Advocates, said she has “been amazed by the growth and accomplishments of the club since it was founded in spring of 2012.” In years past, the Disability Week has included programming such as a movie screening, a forum, a portrait exhibit of individuals with disabilities on and around campus, and an art show. According to the Campus Disability Advocates website, the organization “seeks to educate the campus about
disability issues, advocate on behalf of people with disabilities, and promote equal respect.” This year, the group will host the second annual Disability Issues and Advocacy Conference on Feb. 27 and 28. The conference will include presentations from a wide range of disability scholars and advocates from all around the country. “We also have worked with campus administrators to analyze physical accessibility on campus and to start a Disability Task Force out of Vice Chancellor (for Diversity) Rickey Hall’s office,” Lee said.
Today’s meeting will focus on a general overview of the group and its programming as well as a trivia section – including prizes and pizza – and will serve as an “open book” into learning all about the advocates. Membership is open to all students, with or without disabilities. “Our work will only become more successful as we gain a greater diversity of perspectives,” Gose said. “I would encourage anyone interested in participating to come to the meetings.” To learn more about the Campus Disability Advocates, visit utkcda.com.
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continued from Page 1 Before becoming a full-time staff member with ORNL and UT, Mayes was a student intern herself. “I was about to finish my B.S. in geology at the University of Missouri, and my adviser passed me off an internship through ORISE (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education),” Mayes said. “I got my master’s at UT while I worked at the lab. By the time I was finishing up my Ph.D., I was working as a fulltime researcher at ORNL.” What Mayes thought would be a brief entry on her résumé evolved into a permanent career. “My internship was only supposed to last four months,” Mayes said. “But I enjoyed it so much I stayed here for a staff position, and I’ve been here for about 14 years. “A lot of times that’s the way it happens; you come here for something temporary, and you stay because you like it and you’re successful.” Programs through ORISE are available during the summer and the academic year for both undergraduate and graduate students. Bryce Wesh, a sophomore in geology, has interned through an ORISE program for the last two summers, working with the Facilities Development Division.
Neil Brown, senior in chemical engineering, works with scanning tunneling microscope tip preparation research in Senter Hall Lab 116 on Oct. 28. The tips must be extremely sharp – with only a few atoms across the apex – in order to make high resolution measurement. Brown’s research is just one of the many examples of work UT students can apply to do through ORNL’s internship program. “I worked more with the management side of ORNL, making sure everything ran smoothly,” Wesh said. “I helped modernize the water cooling systems for the laboratories, mapping out the rooms for piping. The second summer I did space allocation, utilizing and categorizing what buildings were on the ORNL campus, making sure they fit ORNL’s vision for the future.” Should he be offered the opportunity, Wesh said he would work at ORNL after graduation.
“The atmosphere is great, the people are superb; it’s definitely something I could see myself being a part of,” he said. “I feel my experience there has prepared me for a real world business atmosphere. I had an office; I worked with other students on several projects; I learned how to cooperate with a team of different people.” While the programs are available nationally, Wesh said the relationship between UT and ORNL could give UT stu-
dents an advantage over other universities. “UT’s program is incredible, it gives opportunities to students that they normally wouldn’t have: a job interning at a worldrenowned facility,” Wesh said. “And it’s available for any student of almost any major. It’s a great résumé builder. What you learn there you’ll live by for the rest of your life.” To learn more about internships available through ORISE, visit orise.orau.gov.
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ARTS & CULTURE Jonathan Garner Contributor From Queen Latifah presiding over more than 30 marriage ceremonies to Taylor Swift’s cringeworthy dancing, this year’s Grammys were a night to remember. Daily Beacon contributor Jonathan Garner analyzed the results and provided a recap with commentary in case you missed music’s biggest night. Best New Artist: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Macklemore and Lewis had nothing but success in 2013 with mega-hits like “Thrift Shop,” “Same Love” and “Can’t Hold Us.” I’m going to say this was definitely the right pick – especially when you consider the fact that they also won best rap album and best rap song; it seems fitting that they should have won this award. If you have the best song and album in your genre in the same year as a new artist, you are indeed the best.
RENT continued from Page 1 “I think that continuing to do productions like this and making it clear that AIDS is still an issue, and that sex health and being sex positive is still so important, is why we need shows like this,” he said. Demetrius Seay, senior in theater and one of the 15 cast members, said he believes his character, Angel, is especially useful in demonstrating these themes. “I believe that Angel’s message is to remember that we are all human beings, despite our differences,” Seay said. “We’re here to take care of the earth and each other, not to do good deeds because we feel like we have to but because we want to.” Seay, who drew inspiration for his cross-dressing character by studying videos of Beyoncé and asking local drag queens for tips, said watching “RENT” and seeing Angel’s deep empathy for the other characters caused him to reevaluate his priorities. “After watching Angel in the movie, I was like, ‘I need to do something to touch other
Much love to Kendrick Lamar though. Song of the Year: “Royals” by Lorde Lorde has made it on the scene the past year in a big way, capped off by this signature win. It’s hard to argue this one. I personally have gotten sick of hearing this song on the radio a million times, but if it’s getting played a million times on the radio, you are probably doing something right. Record of the Year: “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk Congrats to Daft Punk, Imma let you finish, but “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons was one of the best records of all time. Seriously, it was a let down that Daft Punk won this. I guess I just prefer a record that isn’t made by Daft Punk. Oh well. Album of the Year: “Random Access Memories” by Daft Punk Mumford and Sons won the coveted album of the year award last year, but this year it was won by Daft Punk. It definitely says something when you can beat the likes of Taylor
Swift (”RED”) and Macklemore (”The Heist”). With album of the year and record of the year, Daft Punk had a superb night to say the least, and we got to see Pharrell’s hat almost constantly throughout the evening. Other notable awards won Sunday: Best R&B album was not surprisingly won by Alicia Keys this year. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration was won by Jay Z and Justin Timberlake for their song “Holy Grail.” Rihanna didn’t leave emptyhanded this year, winning Best Urban Contemporary Album for her album entitled, “Unapologetic.” Alas, another Grammys has passed, filled with surprises and letdowns that lead us to question – is something wrong with the awards system? Do you agree or disagree? Tell @ UTKBeaconArts what you think using the hashtag #beacongrammys.
people,’ because if we’re not, then what’s the purpose?” he said. “I feel like you’re wasting your time if you’re not touching someone else’s life because that’s what humanity is here for.” Melissa David, a first-year MFA in theater, said she hopes that through her character, Maureen, she will be able to touch the lives of the audience and possibly change some attitudes about “normalcy.” “I’m from California, and the culture here is so different from my home that ‘RENT’ still has a different resonation than it would in San Francisco,” David said while taping Freddie Mercury’s name to an AIDS victim awareness banner to be used during the show. “Here, it still maintains a kind of taboo allure, which is why I think that doing ‘RENT’ here actually can change some mindsets and ideas and just make people more aware.” Free said he is proud of the measures the cast has taken to ensure they will do justice to the some of the sensitive issues experienced by their characters. “We’ve hit those issues straight on, and we haven’t tried to skirt around anything that’s a touchy subject,” he said. “We’re talking about them as cast, not
just dealing with it on stage but really trying to understand the issues. I keep saying we – it almost feels like all of us are involved in the actual performing of the show with them because it’s become such a communal, family experience.” It is this feeling of closeness that has allowed the “RENT” cast to jovially persevere despite some unideal production factors, such as a lack of rehearsal space (the group has taken to practicing group musical numbers in HSS). Faculty mentorship and community generosity, including costume donations made by the Oak Ridge Playhouse, have contributed to the group’s mutual determination to put on a high caliber show, all while having some fun along the way. “Everyone’s so kind and generous to each other, and we’ve really brought this to the next level,” David said. “This is not just a little, thrown-together production of ‘RENT.’ It’s balls to the wall because we’re all in it 100 percent. There’s no animosity or anger; we love and cry with each other, and it’s unusual to have an ensemble like that. “It’s very rare to find that kind of family connection.”
Jonathan Garner is a senior in communications studies. He can be reached at jgarne22@ utk.edu.
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Patrons enjoy coffee and community while meeting at the Gold Roast coffee shop on Jan. 15.
Golden Roast brews personal cup of joe Marina Waters Contributor As you walk through the doors of the Golden Roast espresso café, you’re met with sunshine spilling in from the windows, a sweet, captivating cappuccino aroma filling the room and a smile. This coffee shop atmosphere was something Knoxville was missing – that is until store owner, Alan Zeigel, moved to Knoxville. “One of the reasons we started the store is: coming from Boulder, (Colo.,) there were 22 coffee shops in Boulder at that time. Boulder is a third the size of Knoxville, and there were two coffee shops in Knoxville,” Zeigel said. “We thought it would be a good business to get into and about time for the trend to get here.” And nearly 19 years later, that trend is still thriving here on Rocky Top. But a soothing atmosphere isn’t the only trend Zeigel has started. Zeigel roasts his own coffee to give the Golden Roast its own
signature taste. “I’ve been roasting for 14 years,” Zeigel said. “It’s a small, antique roaster I found at a real good deal just to roast coffee for the store. I started doing that and all the sudden other people started asking me to roast coffee for them, so now I roast coffee for about 12 different places around Knoxville. “Most don’t (roast their own coffee). There are coffee shops that get into roasting, but not in Knoxville.” Not only does the shop have its own original flavor, but it also has a unique flair of students who come for the coffee, to study or simply relax. Anne Ramsey, sophomore nursing major, said the atmosphere is the biggest draw. “It’s comfy and cozy here,” Ramsey said. “It’s kind of like a home. They give you personal mugs – it’s not like Starbucks where they just give you the little plastic cups.” This comfortable atmosphere isn’t just ideal for a great cup of coffee, but patrons say it’s also the perfect place to study, which seems to be a trend at the Golden Roast.
“I get a lot of students in here that would rather study in here than in the library because they can concentrate better,” Zeigel said. Like many other students spread throughout the shop, Ramsey agrees that the tiny bistro is the perfect setting for a study session with friends and the occasional cup of coffee. “I usually just study, but I also get coffee,” Ramsey said. “It’s a nice reward ... and they play good music.” From chatting over a delicious latte to diligently working on that essay due Friday, Ziegel said the Golden Roast is the perfect place to kick back and take time away from the hustle of college life – and that’s exactly how he intends to keep it. “That’s what this place is all about,” Zeigel said. “They call coffee shops a third place – it’s not home, it’s not work, (but) it’s a place you can go and converse and relax and be comfortable.” The Golden Roast is located on Melrose Place and is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to midnight, and weekends, 8 a.m. to midnight.
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Education quality doesn’t define student achievement Turn of Phrase by
Sarah Hagaman I’ve sat in a particular spot for a very long time. This little place is not fancy, and it can be uncomfortable, cold and an ambiguous source of boredom, anxiety and interest. Thinking about the amount of time I’ve spent sitting at a desk in a classroom, in front of a teacher or textbook can be somewhat astonishing. To be exact, it’s a place I’ve returned to for approximately 2,340 days, over a span of more than 14 years. Though most college kids lament the time spent in classes, the bulk of our time-intensive education has already passed; most of our developmental years commit an immense amount to time to classrooms. The purpose for such dedication to education seems somewhat inherent to Western society. Education is continuously lauded as an “open door” and the “key to the future.” Cultural wisdom teaches that with hard work comes success; for most, the classroom provides the perfect training ground. No two schools are exactly alike. In America, inequalities and differences among school systems remain apparent. The most obvious difference falls within the two broad categories of public and private schools. Public schools follow federal education guidelines and fall across the country and attempt to provide an equal, governmentfunded education for all young Americans. Private schools, conversely, allow for greater freedom in specific educational goals. Within the U.S., these schools usually incorporate a religious component into curriculum and student life. The enormous impact of school upon individual development can be rather difficult to measure. In a relatively short amount of time, children move from imaginative playground adventures to writing personal statements full of wisdom and insight for college applications. The time between primarily consists of rapid knowledge acquisition and the acquisition of a sense of self – one’s talents, likes, dislikes, dreams and goals. Children in school additionally assimilate into important social roles; friends and enemies form, relationships begin and end, and loose social patterns begin to fall into place. The intense amount of time a child spends at school, at first glance, seem to contribute deeply to a student’s success throughout Unfortunately, educational opportunities vary based on geographic location and social class. Solutions to narrow the space between education gaps remain an important issue for emerging America; George W. Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” attempts to redraw educational standards to positively influence American youth. Perhaps the real difference, however, in one’s quality of education lies in something beyond external control. No elite school has the ability to single-handedly create an average student into a budding Einstein; struggling systems don’t necessarily diminish brilliant young minds. Different schools offer various opportunities; responsibility, thereafter, lies on the student to excel in a given environment and pursue knowledge despite circumstances. Private schools often require platforms to effectively “sell” their educational tools. If some aspect of the school – such as academic elitism, athletic programs, or religious instruction – did not exist, then the public school system would remain unopposed. Studies on the performance of different schools vary; different sources will reveal subtle differences in the scores of the private versus public debate. Two separate entities will always be inherently different. No two schools can be exactly alike; different aspects of education will be highlighted depending on one’s location and chosen academic environment. However, the educational goals of a student can serve as the ultimate way to define academic success and personal growth. No school, teacher or curriculum should define one’s achievement. Educational reforms within the state of Tennessee following Bush’s legislation have certainly instituted changes and a more federalized system with the intention of equality and greater academic success. However, if each student does not harness responsibility to seize opportunity and challenge oneself based on personal motivation, then reform and academic training will be futile. In all the hours we sit, listening to discussions of history or watching algebraic sequencing, each student decided subconsciously to put forth effort and pursue knowledge for various reasons. Our developmental years in school provide a canvas; we each possess the responsibility to apply the various shades of knowledge and draw the future we envision. Sarah Hagaman is a junior in English. She can be reached at shagama1@utk.edu.
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T-Rex in the TRECS: A glimpse inside the primal gym Cullenary Arts by
Cullen Hamelin What follows the New Year? The crisp, cutting wind of millions of Americans’ empty motivations and prematurely failed resolutions most adequately does. But let’s take a big slice of that cake: the portion of human beings that are still trying to uplift their health and exercise routines in a world saturated with dollar cheeseburgers and “wingz and thingz” (we get it, your restaurant starts with a z). For those of you eating your way out of this slice of cake, you have most likely begun the other end of the fitness spectrum: exercise. To reap the benefits of your suffocating college tuition, you have probably experienced the epicenter of physical judgment, the origin of primal competition and the genesis of self hatred. Or, as most refer to it, the TREC. Let’s break it down like the ice cream that brought us here: from the top down. You decide that a nice run to warm-up is a good idea for your cardio, and with an optimistic smile you trot upstairs and put in the headphones to your music player. You take the first step onto the track to … SMACK. A runner knocks the happiness right out of you.
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Thursday night, you make it to the bottom conveniently co-occupied by your psychosomatic rock bottom. You get some water in preparation, maybe weigh yourself as a reminder and pump-up of why you are there and head to the jungle. Yes, the jungle. This place is the embodiment of natural selection, and you are the endangered species. Are these people all distant relatives of Arnold Schwarzenegger? They must be the school athletes or the bouncers at most of the bars you go to. You’re not sure if they are pulling themselves up or pulling the whole building down. Outside of this place you would look and say, “Oh my Butch Jones, these guys are huge!” But here these prehistoric creatures; these “T-Rex” individuals are all coagulated into one bulky image, only making you look small. You are so close to giving up, but then you make a realization. You have endured several physical and mental obstacles to this point, just to propel a better and healthier life for yourself. While you may be the smallest – medium in society – member of this gym, you are the boldest and wield the strongest mentality. No other large member is subject to the prejudiced physical inadequacy that you are, but you endure, and you succeed, and that is a goal worth the struggle. Cullen Hamelin is a junior in chemistry. He can be reached at chamelin@utk.edu.
Your emotions don’t dictate your life – you do Lost in Communication by
Jan Urbano You walk down Pedestrian Walkway, listening to your iPod with the sun shining on your face and a cool breeze lightly patting you on the back. The weather is near perfect; you could walk outside in shorts and feel comfortable. You’ve had a long day, but you managed to miraculously pull yourself through it. Seeing your friends throughout the day helped to put you into a happy mood, though; for the moment, it seems as if everything is at peace. However, that peace is soon disrupted. Whether it’s someone who irritated you with a misplaced comment or an unexpected situation suddenly coming up, you soon find your positive mood disrupted. Brimming with anger or straddled by sadness, you’re overcome by your emotions. We all have those moments in our lives when we’re happily enjoying life, only to have it rudely thrown into chaos by unforeseen circumstances. Though we try to get past such problems, we are still gripped by our emotions, feeling mad, sad and everything in between. When we do get past such mood swings, it may take days or even weeks for us to get over them. Our moods and emotions are influenced
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Refusing to give up, you recover from this blow and suffer mental confusion as a person runs right past you in the opposite direction. Where does this track even go? Left? Right? Is there even a reason to switch directions in the first place? Regardless, you begin your momentum and get lost in your favorite song. The top floor is more of a courtroom than a fitness area. You have a constant speeding prosecutor who belongs outside on a small rendition of a hot wheels track, constantly challenging your speed. You have the gossip of the girls who came to walk and talk, and most definitely you have a jury. Oh yes, you row of cyclists, your judgment is palpable. Just when you thought exercise was for everyone, the critique of your running form is manifested; embarrassed, you head downstairs. Your friends see you and ask you to join their pick-up game, so you oblige. Ignoring the judgment tornado above, you start to have fun. But then you look at your competition, which oddly mimics the intro of the tiny aliens in Space Jam. More than 100 feet tall, faster than Usain Bolt and wielding accuracy that would make John Wayne jealous, they destroy you and what was left of your pride. With the prejudice from upstairs and the ego-crushing defeat of the floor beneath, you are not too anxious to see what the downstairs offers. You slowly tread to the free weights area, and boasting the business of The Hill on
by multiple factors in our environment. Generally, people feel more energetic and positive in sunny or calm weather. Depending on your personality and the people that you surround yourself with, it may make it easier or harder for you to get control over your moods and thinking. Your emotions are directly linked with your mind, so if something is or has been bugging you for an extended period of time, the higher the chance that you’ll continue to think about it until you take action on it. I’ve found myself trying to avoid or ignore problems, hoping they would go away. Unfortunately, by not doing anything my mind continually kept thinking back to it – by forcibly trying to hide the problems, I actually continued to think about them, and as a result the thoughts and the resultant bad moods kept occurring. I was talking with several friends of mine about video games, and an idea came up into my mind – what if we could make a save file of ourselves? We could “save” the current mood that we’re in and “load” into it later on when needed. When you’re having a bad day, you could simply search for a previous mood, and instantly you’d be happy again. Of course, reality is never as simple or convenient as that. We shouldn’t let our emotions rule us. Sure, we enjoy having them, but that doesn’t mean that we should let it completely dictate how we act. We need to learn how to keep them under control. If we don’t, not only can it be embarrassing, but it displays a lack of
self-control. The focus is not necessarily what other people may think of you, but how you may act in stressful and difficult situations. How can you become successful in your future occupations if you can’t stay calm? Not all situations can be solved with brute force and verbal beatings – some require you to stay calm and collected and think beforehand. Training yourself to keep your mind and attitude in check requires practice. Professional athletes take this to heart every day, constantly honing their physical and mental strength. Performing under pressure, they’ve learned how to break past negative emotions, focusing solely on what they must do instead of what might be. For those of us that aren’t them, there are things that we can still do to train our mental and emotional fortitude. Changing the types of people that you are around to ones with more positive and happier outlooks would doubtlessly help to give you some control on your moods. Taking time out of the day to tell yourself to “stay strong” sounds a bit cheesy, but it can help a lot in the long run. Since each and every person is different, however, there are different methods of selfmotivation. In the end, though, the point is there – don’t let emotions control you. You control you, nothing else. Jan Urbano is a senior in biological sciences. He can be reached at jurbano@utk.edu.
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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson
ARTS & CULTURE Young the Giant finds voice in recent album Young the Giant, an indie rock band formed in Irvine, Calif., released its second studio album, “Mind Over Matter,� on Jan. 21 after a fouryear absence from the music scene. On first listen, the album disappoints. Coming from the playful romp that was their first album, “Mind Over Matter� comes across as intense, depressive and forgettable. Songs like “Cough Syrup� and “My Body� from their selftitled “Young the Giant� album were easily consumable, readily packaged for radio popularity. It is harder to determine which songs on “Mind Over Matter� stand out for single success. It is not until the fourth or fifth track that you realize you aren’t supposed to listen to the album on shuffle but from track one to the end. The album is a journey through a dreamlike love story, with each part as vital as the next. The first track, “Slow Dive,� is a tranceinducing 48 second intro that has no place on a sugary pop record and sets the tone for the album. The track crescendos into the airy first song, “Anagram.� The catchy, upbeat sixth track, “Daydreamer,� could be separated out from the album as a story of a hopeless romantic. “You’re a daydreamer / and it’s the same thing over and over,� lead singer Sameer Gadhia croons. But the story is incomplete if you don’t listen to the next track, “Firelight.� Raw and stripped down with a focus on a hypnotizing guitar melody, “Firelight� tells a darker story of love and dreaming: “Falling
in deep / Sleep / Out of control / Can you feel it? / Is this the end of the road? / Falling in deep / Lost in a dream.� The album explores all facets of one love: the romantic fantasies of new-found attraction and the delusional dreams and pining for a love lost. In contrast, the band’s first album focused on the joys and passions of youthful love, with lyrics like “My body tells me no / but I won’t quit.� If “Young the Giant� was the college freshman just learning how to party, “Mind Over Matter� is the mid-20s college graduate learning from the pains of reality. Rather than downgrading the album, the lack of radioready singles shows the band’s focus on the album as a whole and growth in their specific genre. Transitions between fast paced songs like “Daydreamer� and slow songs like “Firelight� that could easily be awkward and overly dramatic are seamless and feel natural. The band has mastered the ups and downs of the powerful journey a cohesive album can lend the listener. “Mind Over Matter� vacillates between soothing vocals and harsh, powerful refrains evocative of the band’s background with the metal recording label, Roadrunner Records. This shift to an albumcentric style reflects not only the band’s musical maturation but also the recognition of a unique musical identity. Young the Giant has found their musical niche: indie rock with metal undertones. And now that the band has discovered their style that is distinctly and definitively not pop, they can focus on developing their specialized genre. It took four years, but Young the Giant has found its voice.
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‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ just a cookie-cutter action film Benton Olivares Contributor “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit� drags the tiresome plot of the U.S. versus the Russians – despite the fall of the Soviet Union – and leaves the audience anything but thrilled. This studio re-boot of the Jack Ryan character doesn’t quite reach the goal of being an action spy thriller. The gist of the movie is that Ryan is an ex-Marine made CIA economic analyst who unveils – or stumbles upon – a scheme by Russian terrorists to force America to enter a second Great Depression. Chris Pine teams up with Keira Knightley and aging Kevin Costner in this cookie-cutter action-thriller flick. Ryan is a picturesque American boy scout with little depth. While studying economics in London he witnesses the terrible attacks on 9/11, and he immediately hears the Liberty Bell’s tolls of duty and joins the Marines. He and his two brothers-in-arms discuss football rivalries in the chopper – to further incite the American audience – just before the chopper is shot down. He demonstrates his proclivity for patriotic heroism when he saves the crew with a broken back. Pine plays this two-dimensional character to the best of his ability, but it isn’t quite his fault. Mostly, the fault lies with the weak direction and pithy script by Adam Cozad and David Koepp. The on-screen relationship between Jack Ryan and girlfriend, Cathy Muller (Knightley), couldn’t be more artificial. They share no chemistry, and their conversations seem to always nod at the first time they met, which was a desperate attempt to be kismet. Knightley does exude a bit of shine when she and Kenneth Branagh, the film’s antagonist, share the screen, but
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she was a complete miscast. Another relationship miss was between Ryan and his mentor, Commander Harper (Kevin Costner). However, there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much of a mentorship in their relationship. Harper discovers Ryan, but Harper doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t function in the story beyond that. Ryan quickly usurps the helm of the operation, and Harper seems to be trailing as he tries to keep up with Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intuition. All in all, the character relationships seemed so plastic and tiresome. Branagh plays Viktor Cherevin, an incredibly wealthy Ruskie that is bent on bathing in the blood of America. Russians again? This movie falls in line with other forgettable action/thrillers that pin the villainy on the Russians. There is a nudge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more of a shove â&#x20AC;&#x201C; into the post-9/11 sentiments that goes absolutely noticed and is utterly eyeroll worthy. At least Branagh did seem to have fun playing the psychopathic villain. He played the character with a sneering subtlety, despite the characters not-so-subtle plan for Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utter destruction.
"Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," a 2014 action film released Jan. 17, follows the story of a young covert CIA analyst who uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. The director, also Branagh, squeezes in several long, wide shots of London, Manhattan and Moscow that only communicates, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re watching a blockbuster action.â&#x20AC;? The movie seems to only aspire to be mentioned with the likes of Paul Greengrassâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bourne Supremacy.â&#x20AC;? The quick shots and restless camera movements try to instill suspense into the viewer, but the plot of the film is so derivative. It is true that one could go into this movie just seeking a fun time, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruitâ&#x20AC;? didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide such thrills. The studio re-boot certainly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand out in the six-to-eight week lull of movies coming out after the Academy nominees have been chosen.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron
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MEN’S TENNIS
Jonathan Toye Contributor The Tennessee men’s tennis team remained undefeated this past weekend in Knoxville at the ITA Kick-Off, improving its record to 6-0 on the season. The Vols outlasted Michigan State, 4-1, on Saturday and defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 4-0, on Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center, ensuring the team’s spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships to be played in Houston, Feb. 14-17. “We work hard – these guys work their tails off,” head coach Sam Winterbotham said on Sunday. “And it is good work, it is really good work. They are a great group.” The team’s cornerstones – Mikelis Libietis, Hunter Reese and Markus Kerner – all played big roles in the team’s two victories this weekend. Juniors Libietis and Reese – the top-ranked doubles players in the nation – recorded victories in both their doubles matches. Freshmen Markus Kerner won both his doubles matches and both of his singles matches to give his team the edge. “Our opponents were pretty good,” Kerner said after the win over Michigan State on Saturday. “We raised our level, returning and servings were good. Everything worked for us. I am really happy with the way we played our doubles. “It was the best match so far. It was really good.” Libietis and Reese also had success in their singles matches, with both wining their singles matchups in Saturday’s match; Reese also won his singles match again on Sunday. Despite Libietis’ and Reese’s success this past weekend, Winterbotham said it was just another average weekend for the
tennis duo. “He (Libietis) is one of the best players in the country, if not the best player in the country,” Winterbotham said. “The fact that we have another player on our team that is also now pushing to be one of the best players in the country, which is Hunter Reese. Mikelis knows what he means to this program; he knows what his teammates and coaches expect of him. So today’s just quite honestly par of the course. “That is what happens when you are one of the best; people expect you to be one of the best every time. They all have aspirations to be the best, they all want that attention.” Libietis confirmed the thoughts from his coach. “I played really good today and my serve was there,” the junior said. “That helps me a lot. (Reese and I) are just so comfortable playing each other. I know where he is going to be, he knows where I am going to be, and it just comes naturally. “We are so used to playing together, and we have a lot of confidence. When we go out there we know we can beat anyone in the country.” Despite the team’s two victories this weekend, both Winterbotham and the team acknowledged there is room for improvement. “My goal is for us to get better every match,” Winterbotham said. “I think we can say that we are competitive in every position, but we are clearly not playing with the mentality that is going to allow us to be successful in these next couple of weeks. We are getting better.” Tennessee takes two road trips against Oklahoma State – Jan. 31 at 4:30 p.m. – and Tulsa – Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. – before returning home again to face Duke on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m.
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Libietis, Reese lead Vols to weekend tourney sweep
Junior Hunter Reese returns a volley during the ITA Kickoff Weekend qualifier match between UT and the VCU Rams at the Goodfriend Tennis Center on Sunday.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Repic lines up strong Lady Vol debut Jonathan Toye Contributor She hasn’t been on campus for very long, but freshman Eve Repic has already proven she is a huge part of the Tennessee women’s tennis team. Repic is coming off an impressive performance at the Virginia Invitational the weekend of Jan. 18 where she won two out of three singles matches against nationally-ranked competitors and earned singles tournament runner-up honors.
“It was a really nice honor,” Repic said. “I played three pretty tough matches and came away with two wins. It was a good weekend.” One of Repic’s victories was an upset win over then-No. 28 Virginia tennis player Danielle Collins. “It was a good victory,” Repic said on her upset victory over Collins. “I didn’t really know much about her going into the match, but I just played it one point at a time, and it went my way.” The Oakville, Ontario native followed up a successful weekend in Charlottesville, Va., by defeating Purdue’s Lynda Xepoleas, 6-3, 6-4, on Saturday in the Lady Vols’ victory over the Boilermakers before falling to Clemson’s Yana Koroleva – ranked No. 74 nationally – 6-1, 6-3, on Sunday in UT’s loss to the Tigers. With the early season suc-
BASKETBALL continued from Page 1 “You have practice time, but you also have to find time when school is in to get that individual time,” Martin said. “Maybe half an hour or 45 minutes every day. There has got to be a time when you get in on your own, whether it’s 6 a.m. or 7 a.m., or eight or nine at night to get that work in.” The Vols’ guards received plenty of blame for Saturday’s loss, with the starting backcourt combining for a 2-of-29 shooting performance. Stokes’ best not good enough For the second time in three games, Jarnell Stokes had a big
cess, Repic finds herself nationally ranked as well, coming in as the 53rd best women’s singles players. “Eve works hard; she has got a great work ethic,” said UT women’s tennis head coach Mike Patrick. “She has some sound fundamentals, she has improved some, her fitness is better, (and) she is getting confident. There are still a lot of things she has got to work on; she knows that and she does it every day. It is a process when they come here. We are a process driven kind of program. “We are going to try to work so she has a chance to get up on the wall some day and have a chance maybe to go play after school. That would be a great thing for her to shoot for.” Coach Patrick also expressed his confidence in Repic when asked whether he believed the freshman had the chance to be a top-ranked singles player by her
junior or senior year. “Yeah I would think so,” Patrick said, “I think she has got that potential if she keeps focused and works hard.” Repic also said she recognized she has the chance to be one of the nation’s best tennis players; but she admitted she’s aware it will require a great deal of hard work. “It is definitely a goal to look forward to,” Repic said. “I’ve got to put in a lot more work to get there because there is really good competition here. I got to do my best and see how it goes.” Repic said she’s aware of the areas she has to work on in order to become the best; aggressiveness, she said, ranks at the top of that list. “Coming in as a freshman,” Repic said, “I have a lot to learn, and I am just excited to be here at Tennessee.”
game down low and simply didn’t receive enough help from his teammates. Stokes was 6-of-9 from the field with 16 points and 10 boards. The other Vols combined for 9-of47 in the loss. Martin lauded the big man for his performance but added that as a leader, he needs to demand wins. “Jarnell is playing well,” Martin said, “but I take it a step further and talk to Jarnell. Your team lost a game at a high level. Now as an elite guy, you have to do what it takes to put the team on your back to win ball games. “It is not about numbers at that point, it is about winning games.” Davis back in rotation?
Freshman forward A.J. Davis was a mainstay in the Vols’ rotation for the first half of the season but has since played in just one SEC contest. Davis nursed an ankle injury heading into league play, but all indications are that the freshman is healthy and will start seeing time again in the near future. “I think you will see a lot more of him,” Martin said. “The thing he has gotten better at is being physical around the rim. “He is posting up harder now. It was just an adjustment he had to make.” Davis is averaging 2.1 points and 2.14 rebounds per game this season, while logging 12.3 minutes per contest.