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Princeton professor dismantles diversity initiatives

BEN WINIGER Staff Writer

The reasoning behind a university’s diversity initiative is just as important as the diversity effort itself. Does a university aim to effectively aid minority students, or are their programs designed to make the majority of students feel better?

Stacey Sinclair, a psychology professor from Princeton University, sought to answer just that through her research and statistical analysis, the results of which she presented to a full Student Union auditorium on Thursday evening in a talk entitled “Why Diversify?”.

Sinclair and her student aids gathered data on how students and university admissions staff across the nation framed minority aid.

The data divided diversity initiatives into two categories: those based on moral reasoning and those based on instrumental reasoning.

Diversity initiatives with moral reasoning frame equality and equity as morally necessary due to justice and fairness. Meanwhile, those with instrumental reasoning frame diversity initiatives as a means to an end by providing students with better educational opportunities.

Sinclair offered real-life examples of these varying initiatives.

“Berkley, for example, will say diversity is about doing right by the citizens of California and citizens of the United States, whereas UVA talks about the learning opportunities of different backgrounds … this broadens everyone’s horizons,” Sinclair said.

Sinclair and her team gathered data by ask-

ing students and admissions workers to fill out surveys, and she later analyzed their answers.

In the questionnaire, Sinclair asked students if they preferred instrumental or moral diversity.

Though both reasonings appear fair, Sinclair’s research revealed the opposite. According to her, only white students favored instrumental reasoning while minority students favored moral reasoning. This is due to instrumental reasoning’s redefinition of diversity, which allows white students to place themselves into discussions on diversity to feel good about their efforts. “[In instrumental reasoning] the definition of diversity is being stretched and broadened to include whites. If there’s this diversity project, [white students] feel like they get to be part of it,” Sinclair said.

Furthermore, Sinclair’s data reveals that universities presenting instrumental diversity have lower minority graduation rates than those using a moral framework.

“It seems that admissions officers are well aware of the relative preference. They know white students and white families prefer instrumental [reasoning] since they expect more value and belong and expect less threat [to their self-image],” Sinclair said. “They know that black students prefer moral [reasoning].”

Sinclair’s questionnaire asked admissions officers how happy and healthy they expected majority and minority students to perform under moral or instrumental systems. Officers responded that they expected white students to thrive under instrumental systems and minorities to thrive under moral systems.

This data, coupled with evidence that instrumental-intensive universities have lower

minority graduation rates, led Sinclair to conclude that universities pursuing instrumental diversity know the system harms diverse student populations.

“I think it’s ironic that programs intended to support people of color seem to be about and for whites. It makes me feel like we should be cognizant of the ways in which we frame diversity and the ways we support majority and minority students,” Sinclair said.

Sinclair said she had no answers for fixing the diversity initiative problem. However, she encouraged attendees to consider how they think about minority issues.

That’s a lesson that many students took to heart, including freshman Anna Killian. Killian attended the lecture for a Chancellor’s Honors credit and ended up receiving valuable information about diversity issues.

“The lecture gave a lot of insight into diversity and raised a lot of questions about how UT falls on the [diversity] spectrum,” Killian said.

“My one takeaway is that universities need to put more effort into accommodating diverse students and minorities.”

Emily Armstrong, a freshman in graphic design, held a similar belief. She said the lecture helped her to reflect on how she views diversity, and she encourages others to do the same.

“As a white student at a majority-white school, it’s important to recognize how white people are accommodated and how we focus on what makes us more comfortable,” Armstrong said. “The more we talk about it and hear about it, the more aware we can be about [our prejudices].”

Murder Mystery game held in the Student Union ABBY MADAN Contributor

On Friday night, the barren trees of the winter months and the empty streets of campus set the scene for the case of the groom who never had the chance to say ‘I do’ to his beloved bride.

Not to worry. No real harm occurred on that January night, as the act was set up by the Murder Mystery Company as part of UT’s Welcome Week, which is a week of playful events to welcome students back to campus. The event was held by Campus Events Board and the Center for Student Engagement.

The Murder Mystery Company provides actors, who improvise throughout the show to create an individualized experience. The actors dress in the attire the show calls for, which was a 1920s theme in this case.

The show was focused on a woman named Brooks and Dunn, who was the stepdaughter of a Mafia leader. Brooks and Dunn was to be married to the Mafia’s accountant named Numbers. While she was not particularly fond of being tied down to Numbers for the rest of her years, Brooks and

Dunn was still quite angry to learn Numbers had stood her up on the day of the wedding.

However, the wedding crowd was later shocked to learn that the groom did not stand up his soonto-be wife, but was instead murdered before he could make it to the speakeasy.

The murder suspects, who ranged from a rival Russian gang member to an eight-year-old child, were introduced to the audience. Even the most seemingly innocent could have been, in fact, the guiltiest.

At this point, it was up to the audience to decipher who was the cold-blooded murderer.

Audience members were divided into teams by table and were given individual roles to use throughout the show to help them solve the crime. The teams were given hilarious group names, such as the Banana Hammock Investigative Team.

The detectives were given clues as the story played out, which could eventually lead to an arrest if used correctly.

Ultimately, the crowd discovered that, shockingly, Numbers was murdered by Brooks and Dunn’s own mother Greta.

Murder mystery connoisseur Audrey Shrewsbury was excited that CEB decided to throw such an exciting event. Shrewsbury participated in a murder mystery show as a child and looked forward to the chance to try and solve a crime instead of being in the act.

“It was really fun to see people in their best 1920s attire, but whether you came dressed up or not, you were bound to have a fun time if you let yourself be drawn into the story,” Shrewsbury said.

The executives of Welcome Week consulted CEB in order to come up with a unique event that would draw in a crowd.

Executive chair of CEB’s Entertainment Committee Spencer Howell explained how CEB accomplished the murder mystery extravaganza party.

“All three committees of CEB joined forces in order to come up with an event that a multitude of students would enjoy. Welcome Week executives contacted CEB to come up with a fun event, and we were excited for the opportunity to come up with a new event for campus,” Howell said.

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2020 presidential candidate Bloomberg opens campaign headquarters EVAN MAYS Staff Writer 2020 democratic presidential candidate and former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg opened a campaign headquarters in Knoxville on Friday night.

His new headquarters is located at 1601 Western Avenue. Amid lots of UT-themed and Knoxville-centered decorations and a lively crowd, Bloomberg gave a short, humorous speech with concrete policy stances mixed in, ending with thunderous applauses from a crowd of his supporters.

Before the opening of his new headquarters, Bloomberg had coffee with newly-elected Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon.

He discussed the meeting briefly and positively, “You know, cities this size are the same as New York City. Everybody has similar problems — the scale may be different — everybody wants something, no one wants to pay for it, nobody ever says thank you to the mayor,” Bloomberg said.

He went on to clarify that he was just joking as the crowd erupted with laughter, discussing how much he loved being mayor and what a great job he thinks it is.

LaKenya Middlebrook, Chair of the Knox County Democratic Party, also spoke on Friday evening. She discussed her excitement to wel-

come Bloomberg to Knoxville but also warned the crowd that electing a democratic president was not going to solve all of America’s problems.

“I am excited to see this level of energy and excitement around a presidential race, but we know that replacing Donald Trump is not going to fix all of our problems,” Middlebrook said.

“It’s a really big start; it’s a super important start, and we’re going to do it. But we also need to be prepared to elect senators, to elect house members, to change state houses, to change our county government, right?”

Also speaking before Bloomberg was Ashford Hughes, the Bloomberg State Political Director for Tennessee. Hughes discussed his history in Knoxville, having been born and raised here, and how important it was to him that Bloomberg was visiting the scruffy city.

Bloomberg entered the 2020 primary race fairly late, officially announcing the launch of his campaign back in November, months after most of the current front runners announced.

Several candidates have had choice words for Bloomberg’s decision to enter the race.

“I have admiration for the work that he’s done, but I don’t buy this argument that you get in because you say, ‘Oh everyone else sucks.’ I just don’t,” Democratic Senator from Minnesota and 2020 candidate Amy Klobuchar said on Meet the Press.

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Democratic Presidential Candidate, Mike Bloomberg addressed a large crowd in his newly opened 2020 Presidential Campaign O�ce in Knoxville on Friday, January 10, 2020.

Lucas Swinehart / Daily Beacon be on the ballot in some early primary states like Iowa. So, many suspect that he is focusing on states which will have their primaries on Super Tuesday.

Super Tuesday, taking place this year on March 3rd, is a day in which one-third of the U.S. population is expected to vote. 14 states are

expected to hold their primaries on that day, including California and Texas, the two most populous states in the Union.

Tennessee is also expected to hold a primary on that day, which is why many are speculating Bloomberg is focusing so hard on the Volunteer State.

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Booksmart, Klaus and Peanut Butter Falcon among best films of 2019 JAKE YODER City News Editor

2019 was an amazing year for film. While the first half of the year may have been less than stellar, October through December was filled to the brim with outstanding films. Now that the year is over, lets look back on what (in my humble opinion) were the best films of 2019. Note that I didn’t see every film released last year, so if I didn’t see it, it obviously couldn’t be on the list.

10. 1917

film is incredibly funny thanks to the performances of Kaitlyn Denver and Beanie Feldstein.

“Booksmart” firmly cements Olivia Wilde as a director to watch.

7. Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood Director Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film is perhaps most similar to popular sitcom “Seinfeld.” It’s a movie about nothing. Under the guise of a film about the Manson family, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” gave watchers a look into a few months of the life of fictional actor Rick Dalton, played wonderfully by Leonardo DiCaprio, giving a sequence of hilarious and interesting events with no real plot to follow.

While this might sound boring, the film turns out to be one of the most interesting of the year, with a climax that will be burned in my memory for the foreseeable future.

6. Little Women Swinging in right at the end of the year, “Little Women” presented a timely and impactful retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s literary classic.

With an ensemble cast of up-and-comers such as Saoirse Ronan and dependable favorites such as Meryl Streep, “Little Women” may turn into a film that is just as fondly remembered as the original book.

5. Knives Out Speaking of ensemble casts, “Knives Out” has one of best ones in the history of cinema.

Featuring the likes of Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Toni Collette, Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Plummer, each actor gave a memorable performance no matter how small their role. Director Rian Johnson redeemed himself from 2017’s controversial “The Last Jedi” by making one of the best mystery films of the decade.

Courtesy of IMDb Director Sam Mendes’ ambitious World War I film “1917” proves the effectiveness of films done in “one take.” While the world has mainly focused on World War II, “1917” is a harrowing reminder of how terrible the first World War was as well. A combination of stellar cinematography and impactful performances culminates in a film I won’t soon forget.

9. The Peanut Butter Falcon One of the most wholesome films of the year, “The Peanut Butter Falcon” was a wonderful example of why representation is so important in cinema. Zack Gottsagen, Shia LeBeouf and Dakota Johnson all give emotional and hilarious performances that culminate in a film that anyone can enjoy.

8. Booksmart Actress Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, “Booksmart” is undoubtedly the funniest comedy released in 2019. Almost every second of the

4. Klaus Animation has a soft spot in my heart. While many animated films are admittedly terrible, “Klaus” reminded me why I love the medium.

With insanely great hand-drawn animation, the film cements itself not only as a new Christmas classic, but also as an example of the joy of traditional animation in an era full of CGI. 3. Marriage Story Netflix’s “Marriage Story” is the only film in this list that made me cry — not with cheap pulls for emotion or surprise character deaths, but with genuine human emotion. A film more about divorce than marriage, “Marriage Story” delivered a strikingly realistic image of a relationship falling apart. Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver gave the best performances of both of their careers, delivering a tear-jerker that will surely spark debates about who was “right” for years to come.

2. Parasite While the medium of film has been dominat-

ed by American filmmakers, “Parasite” shows that even causal audiences should keep an eye out for foreign cinema. Korean director Bong Joon-ho crafts a nail-biting criticism of wealth and capitalism that had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. While some may be scared off by the language barrier, I implore you to give “Parasite” a shot; you won’t be let down.

sound, editing, directing and acting, making it without a doubt the best film of 2019.

Honorable Mentions Before we get to the best film of 2019, I’ll list a few films that I enjoyed this year that barely didn’t make the top ten for one reason or another: “Avengers: Endgame” “Uncut Gems” “Hustlers” “High Life” “Promare” 1. The Lighthouse “The Lighthouse” was the most insane cinematic experience I had in 2019 and, perhaps, the entire decade. Director Robert Eggers presents a harrowing tale of two lighthouse keepers that slowly lose their minds, presented beautifully in black and white. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe gave the best performances of their careers, carrying the entire film completely by themselves. “The Lighthouse” completely nails every aspect of film making: cinematography,

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Regal announces partnership with PepsiCo JAKE YODER City News Editor

In an announcement that shocked the movie going community, Regal Cinemas announced a partnership with beverage company PepsiCo on Wednesday.

Regal had an exclusivity deal with the CocaCola Company going all the way back to 2002.

Anyone who has seen a movie at a Regal theater in the past 20 years would surely know this; constant advertisements about Coke filled the screen while audiences waited for their movies to start.

This, however, will be no more. Starting this spring, Regal will slowly begin to replace all of their Coca-Cola products with Pepsi products.

The partnership is something that the two companies describe as “an epic love story destined for the big screen.” While this announcement may be surprising to many, the signs of a potential new deal between Pepsi and Regal may have been there all along. Regal theaters have been serving Frito-Lay products, a company owned by PepsiCo, for a while now, so the switch to a full Pepsi concession bar makes sense.

While moviegoers may be skeptic of the new partnership, Regal and Pepsi are confident that the decision was a good one.

“Pepsi is a brand that understands the powerful connectivity of entertainment and shares our passion for creating moments of pure enjoyment for our fans,” John Curry, Senior Vice President of Food Service at Regal, said. “The stars aligned to connect us with the diverse PepsiCo cast of products – smash hits for movie fans and another reason why Regal is the best place to watch a movie.”

While Coke might be the first drink that many think of when soft drinks are brought up, PepsiCo is making every effort to change that. The company has been involved in the entertainment industry for years, featuring their products in big budget commercials, movies and even sponsoring the yearly Super Bowl halftime show.

“We can’t think of a better way to ring in the new decade than to team up with Regal to create magic at the movies,” Scott Finlow, Chief Marketing Officer at PepsiCo Global Foodservice, said. “Pepsi has a storied history in cinema, appearing in some of the most iconic moments on the big screen. We’re looking forward to sharing the perfect popcorn-pairing drink, as well as our partnerships across movies, sports, music and gaming, to celebrate a new age of cinema.”

Pepsi and Regal also announced that the partnership will lead to new exclusive limited time offers and entertainment sneak peaks. .

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Enviro-Mental: Australia in flames, a climate in crisis EMMA HEINS Columnist

If you watched the Golden Globes this weekend, you would have seen that most of the award winners made sure to honor the people and animals that are suffering in the Australian bush fires. The United States has become, unfortunately, more familiar with wildfires in the last couple of years as we’ve witnessed it across California and even here at home in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg. By glancing at headlines, you can see that the bush fires in Australia are devastating, but few actually realize the extent of them.

Australia often has fires because of how dry the climate is, and it’s not uncommon for lightning to strike a tree and start a decently sized fire during this season. Fire actually plays an important role in a lot of ecosystems in breaking down dead and decaying plant matter so it can get recycled into the soil again as a natural fertilizer.

However, the magnitude is the difference here. Currently there are about 16 million acres of land that have been ravaged by the fire, which is a little more than the size of the entire state of West Virginia. And to make matters worse, the fires are breaking out across the eastern and southern coasts, which are the most densely populated areas

of the country.

So far, 24 people have died and over half a billion animals have been killed by these fires. The smoke can be seen from outer space, and people have reported smog and adverse health effects in New Zealand, which is 1,000 miles away across the Tasman Sea. The Australian government is working very hard, not to put out the fires — because with ones this size it’s virtually impossible — but to contain them to as small of an area as possible to limit the damage.

Volunteer firefighters are working 24 hours a day to help rescue people and animals from the disaster. Videos of people rescuing koala bears are all over the internet in an attempt to appeal to people’s love of furry creatures and show just how much is being destroyed.

Australia’s record-breaking hot summer, continuing drought and its largest fire in recorded history could be written off as a freak dry season. But a more likely scenario would be putting this unfortunate series of events into the larger context of the climate crisis we are experiencing globally.

Every year average temperatures are rising and summers are lasting longer, which means soil is drier and more vegetation is drying out and dying. If you think about starting a fire when you go camping, you search for dry wood and kindling that will catch easily, right? The global process of the climate warming is turning forests and

previously wet areas, like Australia and California, into kindling that will ignite at the first opportunity.

Climate policy is more necessary now than ever, and it is important to highlight the correlation between things like the Green New Deal and preventing disasters like this and others like it in the future. In order to start reversing the damage we’ve done and protecting the koalas as well as ourselves, we have to stop actively contributing to the problem.

As much as we can as college students, it’s up to us to do our best to purchase from companies that source their products sustainably, engage with companies that donate to helping people displaced and left homeless from the fires, and arguably the most important thing you can do is participate in the 2020 election and vote for members of congress and a president that will prioritize the environment.

Many women’s rights advocates are watching Virginia closely as the state’s 2020 legislative session began Wednesday. Why Virginia, you ask? Because with the increase of Democratic lawmakers in the state, the Equal Rights Amendment has a good chance of being ratified by the Virginia legislature this session.

If the ERA passes in Virginia, it would become the 38th state to ratify it.

An amendment needs 38 states to be fully ratified and added to the U.S. Constitution.

Due to arguments around an expiration date and its placement in the amendment, it may never get to be officially enacted.

Despite this looming despair around the amendment, this is still an important conversation to be having in the U.S. What the Equal Rights Amendment attempted to do was solidify the idea of equal protection under law, specifically regard-

ing gender.

If this were to pass, it would create increased protection for pregnant people. In addition, proponents often argue that the ERA would help women get equal pay and help victims of gender-based violence seek justice.

I think often women in the 20th century take certain laws and protections for granted. Many people argue there is no constitutional base to protect women equally under the law. Legal advocates such as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg fought tooth and nail to strip away many laws that discriminate between men and women. But at any moment in U.S. history, if societal opinions change, we could revert back to days when women could not get credit cards or rent cars in their own name. It’s scary thoughts like that, that make passing the ERA so important.

Overall, the greatest asset to come out of the ERA — if it is unable to be added to the constitution — would be a message that the United States is ready to equally put women on the same legal playing field as men. That after 200 years of a Constitution, which

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Although many mark the beginning of the battle over the ERA to 1972 when it was ratified to Congress, its real beginning was in 1920 when activist Alice Paul pushed the amendment to Congress. Most activists involved in the beginning that have fought for this amendment did not even live to see it ratified in the 70s. It is our duty to them to see this through.

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Women’s Basketball Grades: Mississippi and Georgia RYAN CREWS Staff Writer Tennessee got its second conference win in Oxford over Ole Miss on Thursday. The Lady Vols demolished the Lady Rebels 84-28, finishing with a 56-point win.

Tennessee continued their winning streak on Sunday, as they took care of Georgia 73-56.

With the win, the Lady Vols moved into third place in the conference.

Here’s how Tennessee graded out.

Backcourt Rennia Davis played 61 of the 80 total minutes this week, finishing with 34 points, 14-24 from the field and 75% from three. Davis finished with 13 rebounds.

Jordan Horston was on the court for 58 minutes of game time. She netted 25 points and was 11-26 in field goals. She was poor from outside the arc, shooting 20%, but pulled down 15 rebounds.

Jazzmine Massengill played 54 minutes and scored 10 points. She shot 2-10 from open court but was 66.7% when attempting from three-point range.

Grade: C+ Frontcourt Lou Brown played 50 minutes this week, ending the period with 14 points. In the Ole Miss game, she completed a single field goal on four attempts. In the Georgia game, Brown was 5 of 7 and 2 of 3 from three-point range.

She had a single rebound in each game.

Tamari Key played 47 minutes and was 9 of 15 at shooting. She didn’t attempt a 3-point shot but she was able to add four points from free throws.

Grade: BOffense The Lady Vols’ shooting percentages this week were some of the best they have had all season. At Ole Miss, they shot a solid 49.3% in the field, and 40% from beyond the arc. At the free-throw line, Tennessee shot an impressive 92.3%, missing only a single free-throw.

At home against Georgia, the Lady Vols completed an impressive 51.9% from the open field. Tennessee actually shot even better from 3-point range, with a 66.7% rate. The Lady Vols continued their streak of strong freethrow shooting at a 75% conversion rate.

Grade: A Defense Tennessee’s defense was lockdown in the game against Ole Miss. The Lady Vols were able to hold the Lady Rebels to single digit scoring in three of the four quarters, including only two points in the fourth quarter. Tennessee also held Ole Miss to shooting 18.5%.

The Lady Vols allowed Georgia to shoot 39%, but when attempting from outside the arc, the Bulldogs only converted 19%. Tennessee also combined for eight blocks and 27 defensive rebounds.

Grade: A

Bench Jessie Rennie was the top player off the bench in the Ole Miss game, pulling 11 points and shooting 100% in 18 minutes. Rennie was 3-3 from beyond the arc and 2 of 2 at the freethrow line. Normal sixth women Rae Burrell had an unusually poor game, going 2 of 9 and only earning two free throws. This game featured more play by the non-regular players due to the blowout nature of the game.

The bench did not factor a lot into the Georgia game, as other than the starters and Burrell, the other four only played 25 minutes, added two points, and pulled down four rebounds together.

Grade: BCoaching The Lady Vols dominated Ole Miss, as mentioned above, and a margin like that requires not only a disparity in talent, but also good coaching. A young team, like Tennessee is, can’t put up the score they did without having someone on the sideline organizing the team well.

In the Georgia game, Lady Vols got many shots simply by finding the open women. This obviously the result of a well-coached and aware team.

The downside was that Coach Harper to appeared to be bested by her opposing coaches in halftime adjustments. Granted, Harper seems to scout well so her team’s control the first half and set themselves up well for the second.

Rennia Davis, #0, looks for a pass during the game against Colorado State on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Chad Castle, Contributor Overall Despite inconsistency by individual players, the collective effort of the team in the past two games has earned two solid team wins. With a team as young as the Lady Vols, and new coach, repetition will lead to improvements and better consistency. The outlook is positive for Tennessee fans.

Grade: B+

Grade: B+

Tennessee Men’s Basketball prepares for improved Georgia team RYAN SCHUMPERT Sports Editor

Tennessee’s last two matchups with Georgia have seen the Vols clinch an SEC regular season championship and seen them kick off their SEC title defense with a 46-point win. Tennessee won’t be playing for anything as meaningful as the former and shouldn’t be expecting anything resembling the latter when they tip off in Stegman Coliseum Wednesday night.

It won’t be the same Bulldog team that the Vols ran out of Thompson-Boling Arena last January, as Bulldog’s head coach Tom Crean has Georgia back on the NCAA Tournament bubble in his second year in Athens.

“I’m not surprised about what he’s been able to do at Georgia,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said of Crean, “He’s been around the game a long time. I first met him when he was at Michigan State, he’s been around a really a long time. I’ve said before when you’ve been around awhile, and you want to work at

it and get better, you continue to find ways to improve not only your team but yourself.”

The Bulldogs enter Wednesday’s contest with a 10-5 record including an 0-2 start to conference play which saw Georgia lose to the league’s top two teams, Kentucky and Auburn.

Georgia’s non-conference slate saw wins over Georgia Tech and SMU while dropping games to Arizona State and Michigan State.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” freshman guard Josiah-Jordan James said. “We know the team last year did a pretty good job against Georgia, so they’re probably going to look at that tape and say, ‘we’re not going to let that happen again.’ They’re going to come in for a dog fight and it’s going to be another grind game.”

Tennessee’s looking to build off of a pair of SEC wins last week, but the Vols trip to Athens will force to play a different style of play.

Last week’s matchups saw Tennessee battle with two of the best defensive teams in the SEC. However, Georgia enters Wednesday’s matchup fourth in the SEC, scoring 78.7 points per game.

“They get out in transition and score in transition,” Barnes said. “They really drive the ball hard. They are the second, third, fourth best offensive team in the league in terms of the numbers they put up. When they can run like they run and drive like they drive, our defense is going to have to be good.”

Leading the way for the Bulldogs’ improved play in Crean’s second season is Anthony Edwards, an Atlanta, Georgia native who sent rip waves through college basketball when he spurned college basketball’s blue bloods to stay at home and play in Athens.

Edwards has lived up to all the hype in his freshman season while recording 18.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

“I don’t think we have one guy to guard (Anthony) Edwards,” Barnes said. “I don’t think that. I don’t think anybody does. When he’s on, he is one of the toughest players to play in the country. We are going to have to, as a team, make sure we are locked in.”

“It’s going to be fun because they have a potential top five draft pick,” James said. “We’re just going to worry about what we have to do

and doing our job, and then lock in on him because we know he’s a big piece of their offense.”

Rayshaun Hammonds is second on the Bulldog’s in scoring, tallying 13.6 points per game while adding 8.7 boards. Freshman Sahvir Wheeler has proven to be a talented scorer capable of running the Bulldog’s offense. The Houston, Texas native averages 8.4 points and 5.0 assists a game for Georgia.

Georgia’s pressure defense has been a staple this season as the Bulldogs are second in the SEC with 122 steals. With Tennessee’s young guards struggling with turnovers, the Vols have turned it over 40 times in the past two contests, and with Georgia’s fast break offense, Tennessee’s ability to take care of the ball could prove crucial.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET as Georgia will look to improve on its 8-1 home record this season at Stegman Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

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Men’s Basketball Grades: South Carolina and Missouri RYAN SCHUMPERT Sports Editor

Tennessee’s basketball team ended a losing skid this week, picking up two SEC wins over South Carolina and Missouri.

The Vols entered the week with a twogame losing streak while also losing four of their last five. Tennessee needed to right the ship against two lower level SEC foes and while it wasn’t pretty, the Vols got it done.

Here’s how the Vols graded out.

Backcourt It was a challenging week for the Vols young back court as Tennessee faced two of the best defensive teams in the SEC. It was a crash course for Santiago Vescovi who was playing not only his second and third career games, but his second and third games in America. The results are a bit of what you’d expect for the young guard, some good and some bad.

Vescovi scored 12 critical second half points at Missouri including scoring eight points in a Tennessee 11-0 run that turned the tide of the game in Columbia. Against South Carolina, Vescovi scored 13 points, which includes hitting seven of eight free throws helping the Vols’ struggling offense.

However, there were issues with Vescovi’s performance as well; the Uruguayan native turned the ball over five times against Missouri and seven times against South Carolina.

Josiah-Jordan James was a non-factor in the first half of this week’s matchups scoring a combined three first half points.

However, James played well in the second half, especially against the Tigers.

James scored 11 second half points against Missouri including a trio of big shots that tied up or gave Tennessee the lead. He was solid in the second half against South Carolina as well, scoring seven points while battling foul trouble before fouling out.

Jordan Bowden seemed to break out of his slump against Missouri, scoring a team high 13 points in the win. However, Bowden struggled mightily against the Gamecocks scoring six points on 1 of 17 shooting from the field and 1 of 12 shooting from beyond the arch.

Grade: BFrontcourt Tennessee’s front court received good news to open the week when Missouri’s star forward Jeremiah Tillman was ruled

out for the matchup with the Vols.

Tennessee’s big men took advantage of the opportunity as John Fulkerson and Yves Pons each went for 11 points. Fulkerson also grabbed six rebounds in the win.

Turnovers were an issue for both Fulkerson and Pons against the Tigers as Fulkerson turned over five times and Pons turned over three times.

Pons biggest contribution on the week was his continued development as a high end shot blocker. The junior blocked three shots against Missouri and five shots against South Carolina. The five blocks against the Gamecocks were a great example of making a difference when your offense is struggling as Pons four-point performance against South Carolina was his worst on the offensive end this season.

Fulkerson’s offense led the Vols against South Carolina totaling 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Fulkerson also took the charge and secured the win for Big Orange.

Grade: B Offense It was the tale of two shooting performances this week for the Vols offense. Tennessee shot the ball well against the Tigers but shot woefully against South Carolina.

The Vols shot 54 percent from the field and 46 percent from 3-point range as the Vols rattled in 11 3-pointers against Missouri. It was a great shooting performance for a Tennessee team that has struggled to score all year. Additionally, the Vols’ 69 points were the most they had scored since the Jacksonville State game.

As well as the Vols shot it at Missouri, they shot it just as bad against the Gamecocks. Tennessee shot just 26 percent from the field and 19 percent from beyond the arch against South Carolina.

Tennessee made just three more baskets against South Carolina than they did 3-pointers against the Tigers.

The one constant for the Vols’ offense this week was turnovers. Tennessee turned over 21 times against Missouri and 19 times against South Carolina. Tennessee was incredibly fortunate to get two wins while posting numbers like that. I’d be quite surprised if Tennessee turns over 40 times and wins two games in the same week.

Grade: CDefense I’ve said it since before the season, but the Vols best way to win is to lean on its defense. No better week represents that for the Vols as Tennessee locked down two struggling offenses this week.

Tennessee’s defense looked the best it has since Lamonté Turner’s season ending

The Tennessee Men’s Basketball team gears up to face South Carolina on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Meg Blakeley / Daily Beacon surgery, holding Missouri to 59 points and South Carolina to 55 points.

The Tigers shot 35 percent against the Vols including 36 percent shooting from 3-point range. The Vols dominated on the defensive end also forcing 13 turnovers.

Missouri’s 11 offensive rebounds were critical in keeping the Tigers in the game.

Tennessee forced South Carolina into 33 percent shooting from the field and 2 of 14 from 3-point range while the Gamecocks matched the Vols with 19 turnovers.

Tennessee also recorded 11 blocks against the Gamecocks making everything difficult at the basket.

Grade: ABench Tennessee’s struggles to get consistent play from its bench continued this week as freshmen Davonte Gaines and Olivier Nkamhoua both failed to earn major minutes.

Nkamhoua played just seven minutes against Missouri and 10 minutes against the Gamecocks’ totaling just two points and two rebounds.

Gaines also had an unproductive week totaling 11 minutes while not scoring and grabbing a pair of rebounds.

Jalen Johnson saw his minutes increase rapidly this week due to some hot shooting at Missouri, but more importantly, solid defense all week. Johnson played 29 minutes and finished the game against Missouri scoring 11 points and grabbing three rebounds.

Johnson saw his shooting drop off against South Carolina, the junior shot 0 of 5 from the field, but he still earned 18 minutes off the bench.

Drew Pember also provided a spark against South Carolina playing 10 second

half minutes and scoring five points.

Grade: C Coaching Barnes was stuck in a tough position in Saturday’s game against South Carolina.

The Vols’ head man didn’t just have to deal with a struggling offense, but also two freshman point guards that were dealing with foul trouble.

Barnes handled the situation well as the Vols relied on defense down the stretch to secure the win.

Barnes also got unique at Missouri, playing four guards around either Fulkerson or Pons down low. The move worked well for the Vols as Tennessee was able to get four shooters on the floor.

It was a smart move by Barnes who gambled that his big men could deal with a Jeremiah Tillman-less Tiger’s front court.

The move paid off and Tennessee picked up its first road win of the season.

Grade: B+ Overall It wasn’t the best week of basketball, but the Vols made two huge wins that it needed to have for its NCAA Tournament chances.

Tennessee picked up a win on the road, something that’s never going to be easy for this team, while also winning an already tough game against Frank Martin’s Gamecocks.

The week puts Tennessee at 2-1 in conference play, moving into a week with two road tests at Georgia and at a struggling Vanderbilt team.

Grade: B+