Issue 16, Volume 122
Thursday, January 31, 2013
SGA attends State of the State, lobbies legislature David Cobb Assistant News Editor Tennessee governor, Bill Haslam, outlined his plan for the state Tuesday in Nashville during his third State of the State address. Education was a focal point of his address, including higher education and his hopes of making it more accessible for a majority of Tennesseans. A delegation of more than 20 UT student government representatives attended the speech and also lobbied government officials on behalf of the university. The group, primarily comprised of SGA’s executive board and Government Affairs Committee, met with several senators as well as Haslam’s chief of staff Mark Cate and secretary of state Tre Hargett. Among the topics that UT students presented to the legislators were two issues with the Hope Scholarship, Tennessee’s lottery scholarship program. Headlining that discussion was the belief imparted by the SGA group that students who decide to pursue a double major within a typical fouryear span should be allotted the Hope Scholarship beyond 120 hours, as opposed to the current system which cuts recipients off from the scholarship at 120 hours. The idea was met with open arms by elected officials. “It’s no guarantee at all – but they were very agreeable to that and basically told us not to worry about the issue,” SGA president Adam Roddy said. “So it’s our belief that at
the very least the option will become 120 hours or eight semesters, whichever comes last.” Another issue that Roddy has been researching with the aid of the Provost’s office is the potential effect of the plus/ minus grading system on the Hope Scholarship. Although Roddy does not yet have specific data indicating the effects of the plus/ minus system, legislators showed interest in leveling the playing field across the state for Hope Scholarship recipients. Roddy’s plan would base scholarship disbursement solely on number grades instead of factoring in grades such as an A- or B+. “We have to follow up with them on that,” Roddy said. “I’m going to be sending an email to one of the representatives and he’s going to send that on — I would suspect with his backing — to the Hope committee to let them know it’s an issue.” On the issue of higher education as a whole, Haslam stated an ambitious goal for curing the state’s low percentage of college graduates. Only 32 percent of Tennessee citizens possess an associate’s degree or better. “That’s not good enough,” Haslam said in his address. “Our goal is to move the needle so that Tennessee is on track to raise that number to 55 percent by 2025. Tonight we begin our ‘drive to 55’ – a strategic initiative to have the best trained workforce in America.” See EDUCATION on Page 5
Blair Kuykendall UT works closely with students as they plan their study abroad experience, but not many outlets exist for students to decompress after they return to the U.S. The Study Abroad Alumni Organization hopes to fill this void on campus with innovative group discussions geared at reintroducing students to life at UT. “For returned study abroad students, reverse culture shock is inevitable,” George Cakmes, vice-president of the organization, said in a statement. “We offer students an opportunity to discuss their experiences with people that have been in similar situations abroad.” The organization also hopes to get the word out about postgraduate opportunities to study
Gov. Bill Haslam delivers his State of the State address on Monday.
Fair features student policy groups Claire Dodson Staff Writer
For students looking to connect to campus, the Baker Center will host a student involvement fair tonight from 5:307:00 p.m., showcasing UT’s various public policy student organizations. The inaugural “Baker Center Connection” will feature groups such as the UT Issues Committee, Mock Trial and Baker Ambassadors. Free pizza will be provided. Lisa Dicker, a junior in political science and Asian studies, helped organize the fair. She looks to provide policy-minded students an opportunity to find their niche in one of these groups. “Students who have an interest in policy issues, governance or leadership will be able to find these organizations all in one place at the event,” Dicker said. “Large involvement fairs can be overwhelming, but this will be catered toward students with specific interests.” Each group in the fair will have their own table in the Toyota Auditorium, and abroad. Guest speakers will be invited to speak on international affairs and education. “We stress an open format in which the organization is driven by the members,” Kevin Creason, SAAO president, said in a statement. “Our meetings will be centered on the interests of our members ... (and) will feature guest speakers that will help us translate our experiences into the professional world.” Students who want to learn more about the organization are invited to send inquiries to studalum@utk.edu. The group’s meeting times will vary, but should take place on a monthly basis. SAAO hopes to create more of a social environment that students can relax and enjoy.
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each will have a few minutes to explain the purpose of their organization. After the presentations, students will have the chance to visit the table that seemed most interesting to them. Nissa Dahlin-Brown, assistant director of the Baker Center, hopes the fair will appeal to a wide range of people. “Even if you have no interest in public policy or law but are passionate about current events, there are clubs for you,” Dahlin-Brown said. “There are so many opportunities and we want students to be aware of them.” Dicker stressed the importance of these organizations that further public policy and service as well as political awareness. “These organizations all bridge the gap between the university and the community,” Dicker said. “The issues addressed or the life skills that can be acquired in these organizations can develop into interests and passions that can affect positive change both during and after a student’s undergraduate career.” Dahlin-Brown thinks the Baker Center’s first ever student involvement fair will
succeed because students genuinely care about many of the clubs’ interests. “I continue to be amazed at just how many students are interested in these issues,” Dahlin-Brown said. “We want to provide a platform where students can learn, as well as expose them to the many organizations we have at UT that fit their interests.” While students can get involved with any of the more than 300 student groups on campus, Dicker expressed the specific usefulness of public policy, service and government student organizations. In these clubs, students are encouraged to get involved because the subject helps transform students into well-rounded and aware citizens. “Public policy and current issues affect every aspect of our daily lives and our future. As students we often forget that we are stakeholders in our community, state and nation,” Dicker said. “We need to be aware of the impact these issues have on our lives, our opinions about these issues and the ways in which we can effect change.”
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1950 — Truman announc- U.S. intelligence came to the es development of H-bomb staggering conclusion that German-born Klaus Fuchs, a U.S. President Harry S. top-ranking scientist in the Truman publicly announces U.S. nuclear program, was his decision to support the a spy for the Soviet Union. development of the hydrogen These two events, and the bomb, a weapon theorized to fact that the Soviets now be hundreds of times more knew everything that the powerful than the atomic Americans did about how bombs dropped on Japan to build a hydrogen bomb, during World War II. led Truman to approve masFive months earlier, the sive funding for the superUnited States had lost its power race to complete the nuclear supremacy when world’s first “superbomb,” as the Soviet Union success- he described it in his public fully detonated an atomic announcement on January bomb at their test site in 31. Kazakhstan. Then, several On November 1, 1952, weeks after that, British and the United States success-
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fully detonated “Mike,” the world’s first hydrogen bomb, on the Elugelab Atoll in the Pacific Marshall Islands. The 10.4-megaton thermonuclear device, built upon the TellerUlam principles of staged radiation implosion, instantly vaporized an entire island and left behind a crater more than a mile wide. Three years later, on November 22, 1955, the Soviet Union detonated its first hydrogen bomb on the same principle of radiation implosion. — This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright
ARTS & CULTURE
Thursday, January 31 What: Red When: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Where: Carousel Theater Price: $5 to $40 Victoria’s Take: Another Thursday, another day closer to Friday. Spend t he night watching the play “Red,” which cover the story of Mark Rotho, abstract expression and the creation of his commission of dark red murals f or the Four Season’s restaurant in Manhattan in the 1960s. The Tony Award winning play has been praised by critics, but decide for your self by attending the show.
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What: WayneStock 3 When: 7 p.m. Where: Relix Variety Theater Price: $5 Victoria’s Take: Come out for the local music festival and fundraiser WayneStock 3, which will benefit Community School for the Arts, a Knoxville nonprofit organization that provides free arts instruction to under privileged children. The two-day event kicks off Friday with local rapper/spoken-word artist Black Atticus, fol lowed by Southern rock singer Kevin Abernathy. There’s a little something for everyone, so bring your picky friends and your bougie girlfriend/boyfriend. They can’t be mad.
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What: Don Gallardo When: 8 p.m. Where: Preservation Pub Price: Free. 21 and up Victoria’s Take: Nashville folk rock band Don Gallardo has a mellow sound, and some pretty nice facial hair. Seriously, the mustaches in this band are the business. But aside from the band’s hairy aesthetics, they make some good indie music that would make any hipster melt. Not a hipster? Of course you wouldn’t admit that. But what you can be honest about is enjoying indie folk rock with a twang of country. No shame in that.
What: Teenage Love with Horns of the Headless and Senryu When: Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. Where: The Well (ages 21 and up) Price: $5 Melodi’s Take: The local punk band Teenage Love is celebrating their new album with a performance at the Well this weekend. The entrance fee is cheap and affordable, and not only will you see a punk band with major unique tunes, but you’ll also get to see two other bands that are sure to provide Saturday night with a cool soundtrack. What: Comedian Bob Newhart When: Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. Where: Tennessee Theatre Price: $47 to $152 Melodi’s Take: Haven’t gone out much since the beginning of the semester? Opt for a Saturday night with dead-pan comedian Bob Newhart. Newhart is a major actor in Hollywood, even though most people may not know it; Newhart acted in the film “Elf” beside Will Ferrell as Papa Elf, and the 2012 film “Horrible Bosses” as Lou Sherman. Guaranteed to make you laugh, invest in some tickets to see him live -- his stand-up will without a doubt entertain you. • Photo courtesy of Jon Weinberg
Sunday, February 3 • Photo courtesy of Jon and Rachel Karr
Friday, February 1 What: First Friday Reception UT Downtown Gallery When: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: UT Downtown Gallery Price: Free Victoria’s Take: My gosh, it’s First Friday already. Celebrate the start of the new month by visiting the exhibit of Chad Curtis, artist and technologist living and working in Philadelphia. His work focuses on the effects of technology on the relationship between humans and the environment. It’s a good food for thought event and an excuse to cruise around Market Square.
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First Friday
What: The Jazz Standard When: Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. Where: Bistro at the Bijou Price: Free Melodi’s Take: Feeling jazzy? Grab a group of friends for a relaxing Sunday night at Bistro at the Bijou. This restaurant has a super cool vibe perfect for a chill night enjoying some quality jazz music, which is exactly what The Jazz Standard can provide. Having a history of performing songs from the Sinatra and Bennett collections, the Jazz Standard is a band worth seeing live. Sounds like a good pre-Valentine’s date if you ask me.
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Preston Peeden Assistant Editor Sometimes politicians can surprise you. Every so often, one of these elected officials will stand up and do something that makes a real impact in the world, for better or for worse. Paul Ryan is one of those people that surprises me. Unfortunately, he surprises me not in the good “turn-on-the-lights-in-my-livingroom-and-there’s-my-entire-family-and-seventhgrade-homeroom” kind of way, but rather in the “oh-my-gosh-the-door-to-my-apartment-isopen-and-there’s-a-derelict-man-sleeping-in-mybed” kind of way. For those who don’t know, Ryan recently reintroduced the “Sanctity of Human Life Act” into Congress. The bill, which is a rehashing of an older bill Ryan sponsored in 2011, has created some shockwaves in D.C. Several points of contention that Ryan’s legislation raised were that life begins at fertilization and that states would have the right to ban all abortions, even in the case of rape, incest or the life of the mother. While I personally disagree with these tenants, they all seemed pretty par for the course when it comes to Paul Ryan (for instance, the bill seriously misunderstands simple biology in calling for the protection of “single-celled human embryos,” which of course don’t exist because by definition an embryo is multicellular), and thus I wasn’t surprised until I reached Section 2(2). This bit of the legislation said that “Congress affirms that the Congress, each State, the District of Columbia, and all United States territories have the authority to protect the lives of all human beings residing in its respective jurisdictions.” While at first this passage may seem innocuous in the broader context of the bill, the impli-
cations of this text are incredible. If passed this bill would give a legal basis for rapists to stand upon in the case of a victim wanting to abort the result of said action. A rapist in this instance could argue for the protection of the fetus due to its rights as a human being, and therefore the court would have the power to discriminate between one human being and another. Using the twisted logic of this legislation, not only would a woman be subjected to the horrors of unwanted and forced sexual contact, but also legal ramifications for wanting to move on. Regardless of the personal politics involved in the debate over abortion, this passage goes beyond abortion rights and anti-abortion picket lines. A rape is a crime; it is a vile infringement upon the most sacred of individual rights, the privacy and safety of one’s own self. It is an act of violation and domination -- simple as that. Anyone who commits such an act should have no legal leg to stand on in seeking damages for the results of their own actions. There are moral arguments to be made for the pro-life camp, but in an era of unprecedented individualistic expressions of rights (“my gun,” “my freedom of speech,” etc.), I don’t understand how someone in D.C. could have the gall to try and dictate the inner workings of a woman’s uterus and say they are essentially communal property. It’s like someone saying, “No, you can’t have a say in what I do with my AR-15, but I should be able to dictate what’s going on in that woman’s womb.” I don’t know why Ryan re-introduced this bill. Maybe he was missing Todd “legitimized rape” Akin, or maybe he was trying to prove to his constituents that he is more conservative than he led us all to believe during the election season. But either way you spin it, Ryan has surprised me with his arrogance, his lack of understanding of biology and his insensitivity to victims of rape. I guess by now I shouldn’t be surprised, really. — Preston Peeden is a senior in history. He may be reached at ppeeden@utk.edu.
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Math brings excitement, seriously Urban Landscape by
Lindsay Lee I have a confession to make: I love math. I have loved math since the day I first learned what math was. I wish I could celebrate the day I learned distributive property as if it were my birthday and it not be weird. I always save my math homework for last so that I have something to look forward to. I’ve tutored math since high school, but not because I wanted to help people or make money. I just really wanted to do math problems all the time. Sadly, my love for math is not shared by the majority of the population, as evidenced by the horrified faces I get when I tell people what my major is. It absolutely breaks my heart that math seems to cause people a great amount of pain, so today I will try to heal some mathematical wounds by sharing some of the coolest math things I’ve learned recently. Aside: The punctuation most befitting to express my excitement for the following involves at least three exclamation points per sentence, but unfortunately such style is not appropriate for a professional newspaper. 1. All life decays and eventually dies, but did you know that for most species you can predict how long an organism will live directly from its mass? The metabolic rate of a species is equal to its mass to the threefourths power. This incredibly simple rule applies to most plants and animals; it even works for individual cells! Better not talk smack about your math class again. Math knows who will live and who will die. 2. A “fractal” is a mathematical shape that is self-similar, meaning that if you
were to zoom in on a section of a fractal, that zoomed-in picture would look the same as the zoomed-out picture. There are many examples of fractals in nature: tree branching systems, heads of broccoli, some seashells, lightning, snowflakes, etc. But my favorite example is a cloud! Like other fractals, clouds have a fixed volume but an infinite surface area. The fixed volume is easy to understand because it is simply made up of all the water droplets that form the cloud. But infinite surface area is less intuitive. Clouds seem to have a given outer surface area, but really they contain huge volumes of air that spread the water droplets out on a macro-to microscopic scale. So really if you were a tiny organism trying to walk on the surface of a cloud, you would never stop walking! That is, until you die at the time determined by your mass. 3. Often it seems that ants move around in a random pattern, so how are they able to determine the amount of space they have to build a nest? One theory suggests that first they walk around the space randomly leaving a scent. Then the ant comes back later and does the same thing. The number of times the second scent crosses the first is inversely proportional to the area of the site! This mathematical concept could be innately programmed in their brains; I doubt that ants actually know how to count. Math is absolutely everywhere. It provides an explanation for some of life’s most complicated events, all within one organized system. Can you say that any other subject has such a deep insight into the truth of human experience? I don’t think so! Maybe you’ll scrunch your face a little less strongly next time you encounter another one of my kind. —Lindsay Lee is a junior in mathematics. She can be reached at llee26@utk.edu
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Sometimes things are hard. I usually enjoy writing these columns. Part of it is something close to arrogance, because I regularly think that I have a unique way of saying things. As the world’s population not only grows but gains both the skills and the access to generate and implement their ideas, the chances an idea is original nears zero. That idea, of course, I got from somewhere else. Scott Adams is a very intelligent guy. Nevertheless, since I read that “Dilbert” comic, I have kept that in the back of my head, sometimes wondering what it means for people in many fields. In scientific fields, this is usually a boon. Concepts born of a theory or even an accident can often be imitated toward great advancements. Practically, though, I will (hopefully) have to write a dissertation. There will be an idea that I don’t want people to interact with, at least for a while. People really like to argue about whether or not a corporation is a person while completely ignoring the almost ludicrous idea that an idea can be “property.” The difference, of course, is that people think people should get credit for what they think while corporations (ideas themselves) don’t deserve the same treatment. Many imagine that corporations are more powerful than they are — and in many ways, this is correct. I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said, “I love my country but I fear my government.” I caught myself contemplating the weathering of the sticker to figure out what that actually meant. Was it more akin to the “Kerry-Edwards” bumper sticker I saw in the library parking lot? Was it like the Romney-Ryan bumper stickers
that suddenly sprouted up while driving toward Farragut last October? Outside of some external confirmation, what exactly this person feared from their government was solely based on which president was in office. All that is to say that our own government is judged almost wholly on who the president is. Ideas, in fact, are incredibly powerful and have a lot to do with what we perceive. Many of the most profound are mutations to some degree of what people thought before. On some level, though, these ideas aren’t simply anthropomorphic specters wreaking havoc. Money is an idea, too, but it loses its power once people stop accepting it. For instance, if I were to suddenly type gibberish, you’d probably think that there was something wrong with the printer or a computer somewhere. You expect that I will type something intelligible because, well, that’s what newspapers are for. The power of ideas is largely the power of expectation. Ideas are powerful because they either allow you to simplify complex processes (I imagine the first Lydian merchant who tried to sell something with the first money probably had some explaining to do) or because they organize these processes into an understandable narrative. They make our lives easier. Plato himself considered ideas to be innate. They were hidden in the soul and released through a series of questions. If we can forgive him for discounting the processes of learning, it is because he is very much correct in this one way: so much of how we understand is through analogy. Learning is a process of understanding something which has happened already. If ideas are really limited, it is because the opportunity for unique data to be generated is limited. In other words, worrying about whether new ideas are coming is based off an already false premise. — Greg Bearringer is a graduate student in history. He may be reached at gbearrin@utk.edu.
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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright
ARTS & CULTURE EDUCATION continued from Page 1 Roddy likened the proposal to UT’s push to become a Top 25 public research institution. “If we don’t get there immediately, part of the journey of trying to get there will only improve us,� he said. “So if we don’t get to 55 percent by 2025, but we have made significant strides towards it, it’s going to be a gain, something positive.� An increase in state funding to colleges and universities has allowed both the UT system and the Tennessee Board of Regents to strive to keep tuition increases to six percent or below, according to Haslam. UT has already unveiled a
STUDY ABROAD continued from Page 1 “Ultimately, we are a social organization so we will get together outside of our meetings to get to know each other better,� Cakmes said. The leadership team is excited to have completed the extensive bureaucratic process associated with forming a club. “At UT, there is an estab-
new tuition model that will test with 2013’s incoming freshman class where tuition is promised to increase by no more than three percent during the tenure of that class. “That will provide relief to Tennessee families that have faced double digit tuition increases for too long,� Haslam said. Middle class families struggling to pay for college were the preface Haslam used to transition his speech from K-12 education to higher education, and the desire to help those families was the reason he gave for combating tuition costs. “We have to make a college education more accessible,� the governor said. “And we have to make sure that we have quality programs in Tennessee.� lished process to become recognized as an official organization on campus,� Creason said. “This process includes drafting a constitution, receiving confirmation from 12 members, meeting with an associate of the Dean of Students, and all the tasks that were needed to get off the ground. “ The organization currently has 42 members across campus, but is hoping to expand in the coming year.
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Members of Massive Monkey perform during halftime at the Notre Dame game on Monday. Massive Monkeys competed on “America’s Best Dance Crew.�
New Destiny’s Child LP lacks classic independent flair Christy Clerger Contributor Everyone is saying their name: Destiny’s Child is back. Their brand new album, “Love Songs,� dropped Tuesday, but the buzz about their reunion began long before that. Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams have been on an eightyear hiatus, focusing on separate paths. Now they’re back, and the new album might come as a shock to fans. “Love Songs� is quite literally what the title suggests: a compilation of love songs right off the old albums, with a new track, “Nuclear.� The R&B, vocal-powerhouse trio stepped away from their popular girl-power hits like “Independent Women Part II,� “Bills, Bills,
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6 • THE DAILY BEACON
Thursday, January 31, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell
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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu
Lady Vols seek win over Mississippi State Thomas Duggins Staff Writer After suffering their fourth loss of the season versus No. 2 Notre Dame, the Lady Vols (164, 7-0 SEC) look to get back in the win column versus SEC West opponent Mississippi State (9-11, 1-6 SEC) today at 7 p.m. at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee head coach Holly Warlick sees the Bulldogs as an example of the types of teams the SEC has because they are “athletic” and “play solid defense.” “You’re going to see an athletic team, up and down, physical,” Warlick said. “It’s a typical SEC team; you got to be on it. I don’t care if they’re at the bottom of the SEC, any given night they can turn it on.” Coming off a loss, a worry for the Lady Vols is letting that hang over into their next game, but Warlick is working to make sure that doesn’t happen. “We could have a little letdown, I understand that,” said Matthew DeMaria Warlick. “But we’re going to Sophomore point guard Ariel Massengale rushes past talk to them a lot today about a Missouri defender at Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. getting back in the SEC and the importance of taking care of each game. It concerns me a little bit, but we got to go out and play the game and play with a lot of heart and passion.” Monday’s 77-67 loss to Notre Dame was the Lady Vols’ third loss against a Top 5 team this year. It was likely the Lady Vols’ last chance to beat a Top 5 opponent until the NCAA tournament. However, that 10-point margin represents improvement against those Top 5 teams. Earlier this season, the Lady Vols lost by 23 points to then No. 3 Baylor and lost by 13
points to then No. 1 Stanford. “We’re confident, we understand that we’re not there yet,” senior Taber Spani said. “We played a great Notre Dame team and we just made basic, little mistakes. We’re a very good team, but to be great we have to be more disciplined, we have to focus on the little things like coming off screens, like jumping to the ball so they can’t get seven wide open layups. Those things are what’s going to take us over the edge and be able to compete and play and hopefully beat those top four teams.” Sophomore Ariel Massengale seconded Spani in that she thinks the Lady Vols can compete with the best. “Everyone is saying this is such a young team, but that’s not an excuse for us. If we can put a 40 minute game together I think we’ll be great,” Massengale said. Injuries have plagued the Lady Vols all year. Freshman Andraya Carter had seasonending shoulder surgery in December and sophomore Cierra Burdick fractured her hand earlier in January. Now sophomore Isabelle Harrison is out after suffering a knee injury in the first half of Monday’s game. The Lady Vols aren’t going to let the injuries hamper their success going forward. “We don’t have a choice,” Warlick said. “Injuries are part of this game and it’s been a part of this program, and we’re going to have to deal with it. We got to have some people step up. Our style is going to have to vary a little bit, but the end result is making sure we play hard and get after people.
Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon
Taber Spani goes for the layup against Notre Dame on Monday.