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Construction for a new parking garage to be located on Lake Avenue has begun. Moses York / The Daily Beacon

Parking and Transit Services expand parking, utilize new technologies Cat Trieu

Staff Writer Year-round, parking is one of the biggest banes of students’ and faculties’ existences on campus, but the UT Parking and Transit Services hope to better the process. Junior in finance Chris Biller, a non-commuter for two years, explained his experience with on-campus parking as “frustrating.” “Almost everyone you talk to about campus parking has a negative connotation,” Biller said. With more students bringing their cars to campus this year, parking has become tight for both commuters and non-commuters. According to Mark Hairr, Director of Parking and Transit Services, there was a huge increase in the number of students who bought permits for the 2017-2018 academic year. “Even though we have 50 more students

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living on campus than last year, we sold about 300 more permits,” Hairr said. For students, commuter and residential, with cars, more parking permits sold means less parking spots are available. While commuters have to deal with running late for a class because they could not find a spot in time, noncommuters often find themselves walking long distances back to their dorm, especially when returning late at night. While many students believe that Parking and Transit Services need to take more action to increase the number of parking spaces on campus, Hairr said the work is being done. “If you go back about five years, we’ve actually added more than 1,500 parking spaces on campus that didn’t exist before then,” Hairr said, referring to the new Stokely and Lake Avenue garages. Parking and Transit Services has also leased parking spaces from the nearby Church Street United Methodist and the city of Knoxville

itself. Along with these leases, Parking and Transit Services has also resorted to temporary usage of fraternity parking towards the back of Fraternity Park Drive to increase the number of available parking spots for students. With the inclusion of these spots, Hairr explained that in reality, there was actually never a situation in which there were no parking spots. “We’ve had hundreds of empty parking spaces,” Hairr said. “We didn’t run out of spaces in the fall semester, which is our busiest time of the year.” Hairr and Bindner explained the parking complaints as ones that actually are about drivers’ preferences, especially when it comes to commuters. “This past fall, we had complaints from commuters who arrived to campus later and were not able to find something convenient,” Bindner said. “We don’t run out of parking, but

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what we do run out of is convenient parking.” While recommending that commuters deal with the parking issue by arriving earlier to get a spot, Parking and Transit Services are still adding more parking spots. An additional parking garage will be built off Lake Avenue next to the current one that stands. According to Hairr, the garage is tentatively set to open August 1 of the 2018-2019 school year. The current garage on Lake Avenue contains parking spaces for mostly non-commuter students, but the new garage will accommodate for mainly commuter students. “It (new Lake Avenue garage) is going to improve the convenience factor,” Hairr said, with the new garage being near the center of campus and Strong Hall. The finished garage will add over 1,000 parking spaces for UT students. See PARKING on Page 2

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Student comedic troupe teaches, performs improv Cat Trieu

Staff Writer The InVOLuntary Sports Party (ISP) troupe practices the art of improv on the stage and in the classroom at UT. ISP is a diverse, comedic improvisational troupe that puts on several performances throughout the year whose members hark from many different parts of campus. “We have not only theatre majors but also students from other colleges across campus who have a gift for thinking on their feet and are very funny,” David Alley, artist-in-residence for the theatre department and faculty advisor of ISP, said. Shows usually take place every other Thursday around 8 or 9 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library, and according to Alley, the shows have recently evolved into a new style of improv. “They have traditionally focused on building their shows around a number of short improvisational games but are now starting to branch out into long-form improv, which is more challenging and more fun for both the improvisers and the audience,” Alley said. Alyssa Miller, president of the ISP organization and a senior in theatre, considers this transition to be one of the troupe’s best achievements, along with being admitted to the 2018 Gatlinburg Improv Festival in February. “This particular festival hosts not only some of the best improvisers from Knoxville but also from across the state,” Alley said. “We are seeing, now, a lot of exciting activity in our area with regard to improvisational comedy, and a festival such as this only helps that activity grow stronger.” While ISP has only 10 core members who perform regularly, the troupe also hosts weekly workshops that are open to all students on Monday nights in HSS.

PARKING continued from Page 1 The finished garage will add over 1,000 parking spaces for UT students. More resident hall construction has also put a constraint of parking, with parking leases shifting because of the construction, Hairr and Moira Bindner, Parking & Transit Services communications and customer service manager, said that it all comes down to an understanding of the students. “We don’t have a farm field next to us that we can expand and put in another 300 parking places,” Bindner said. “We have to work within the confines of what we do have.” Hairr expressed that students and faculty have been “accommodating” and “flexible” about construction, and he believed that in the

ISP’s group includes students from a variety of backgrounds. Courtesy of Alyssa Miller “We start with warm-up games and then move on to exercises that help us focus on certain aspects of improv, like initiating scenes with a who, what, where or making clear character choices,” Miller said. “After that we move on to some scene work and creating actual improv scenes.” According to Miller, who usually leads the weekly event, the workshops are educational and welcoming for those interested in learning more about improv, meeting new people and having fun. “Everyone is welcome,” Miller said. “ISP workshops are a place where you can learn

something from everyone.” The workshops also serve as a way to let potential members learn and practice the art of improv to prepare to audition for auditions at the beginning of the semester. This semester’s auditions will take place in late January or early February. Flyers of the official audition date and time will be put up closer to the event. “ISP’s mission is to put on quality, free and inspiring improv shows for the public, to host weekly educational, welcoming and fun improv workshops, and finally, make the art of comedy improvisation more prevalent in the UT community,” Miller said.

end, they will see that the construction that interferes with parking is necessary to have a better campus. Biller agreed, believing that other students feel the same way if UT wants to encourage students to stay on campus. “It (construction) is understandable,” Biller said. “I feel like making campus prettier should be top concern.” To deal with construction and complaints, Parking and Transit Services have made use of technology to help with students’ parking issues. On the Parking and Transit Services website, students have access to the G-16 AutoCount Online that provides live feed of the Volunteer Boulevard Garage’s occupancy on each level. Describing the tool as an “efficient resource,” Bindner said that Parking and Transit Services will promote this technology more when the

new garage on Lake Avenue opens. Parking and Transit Services are also currently planning on sending out a survey to students and faculty later this spring about information such as where they park and how far they travel from their homes to UT. “It will let us look at what the data is so that we can look strategically at where we are, where we have been going, and what we are going to do,” Bindner said. “This is to engage students and faculty.” With their efforts through planning, construction and technology to better the parking experience for students and faculty on campus, Hairr wants to show that Parking and Transit Services is doing what they can. “Hopefully what we can convey is what we have done over the last few years, what we do today and what we are going to do tomorrow is in order to keep moving forward,” Hairr said.

ARTS&CULTURE

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Rhythm N’ Blooms paves the way for spring with 2018 lineup Neeley Moore,

Arts and Culture Editor

In early April, Knoxville’s streets will be transformed into a stage for the annual Rhythm N’ Blooms music festival. Dr. Dog will be the top headliner for the 2018 year. Other headliners include Paul Thorn’s Mission Temple Fireworks Revival ft. The McCrary Sisters, The Mowgli’s and The Lonely Biscuits. Other acts include Lilly Hiatt, The War & Treaty, The Accidentals, Becca Mancari, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Glass Magnet, The Brother Brothers and Sarah Potenza. “Of course the headliners will be amazing, but I always recommend that people pay close attention to the acts that are lower down on the lineup,” Chyna Brackeen, co-founder of Rhythm N’ Blooms and president of Attack Monkey Productions, said. “Many of those artists are on the cusp of becoming household names — the names in small print in previous years have included Chris Stapleton and St. Paul & The Broken Bones, for example. And they’ll blow you away. Every year, I’m

told by many people that they discovered their new favorite band at Rhythm N’ Blooms.” Several other bands are already slotted for performances, and other acts are to be announced. Rhythm N’ Blooms takes place April 6-8, just as the dogwood blossoms bring life to East Tennessee. The festival connects the spring weather celebration and the sounds of alternative, folk, blues, country and Americana music. Showcasing the diversity and different sounds that sum up a state often marked by its music, Rhythm N’ Blooms is one of Knoxville’s largest music festivals. The Tennessean ranks the festival in one of the state’s top 10. Downtown Knoxville and the Old City will be full of performances for the entirety of the festival, with all local venues full of performances outside and indoors. One unique aspect of the weekend will be the festival’s secret shows. A time and venue will be announced, but the artist playing will be kept in secret for the audience until the show begins. Holding secret shows adds an experience unlike any other for fans, according to the festival’s project manager, Garrett Thomson.

Courtesy of Rhythm N Blooms Music Festival “We added secret shows to our schedule to allow fans to experience their favorite bands in a unique, intimate environment,” Thomson said. “This year, we’ve expanded this concept, and I’m most excited to see how people react to what we have planned.” Besides music performances, Rhythm N’ Blooms will include several other music-related activities to educate the community. Included are the Musician’s Corner workshops, providing different lectures on various topics such as social

media and Booking 101, and Knoxville Music History Tours, which tell the story of Tennessee’s musical history. General admission passes for two-day admission are available online now for $60, as well as VIP tickets. One-day tickets will go on sale March 1. Three-day admission tickets are already sold-out. The festival is presented by Yee-Haw Brewing Co. and partners with Dogwood Arts and Attack Monkey Productions, and it is entering its ninth year welcoming spring in Knoxville with music.

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Beacon Beats: Starting the year off right The Academic- “Tales from the Backseat”

BORNS- “Blue Madonna”

ANTICIPATION: 3/5 The Academic is an indie rock boyband out of Westmeath, Ireland. “Tales from the Backseat” is their first full-length album. I had never heard of them before, but they have a large following on Spotify and social media.

DURING: 4/5 “Tales from the Backseat” starts out swinging with “Permanent Vacation” and never slows down from there. I’ve always found indie bands to be particularly good at writing smart and witty lyrics, and this one is no exception. In “Fake Id,” they quip, “It’s hard to act my age when I look like a twelve-yearold.” However sassy they may be, further into the album, the boys show a toned-down side with “Television” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”. Overall, both the technical aspects and the fun sides of these songs are impressive, making their music highly enjoyable.

AFTER: 5/5 This album has turned me into a fan of The Academic. With their level of talent, I see them becoming very popular not only in the indie and alternative rock world but across the musical spectrum. The Academic has found a way to showcase their talent for songwriting in every single track while still compelling you to dance during each one. Watch out, America — these Irish boys mean business.

ANTICIPATION: 3/5

“Blue Madonna” is the second album from BORNS and his first since 2015. BORNS is the stage name of Garrett Clark Borns, who has been writing and releasing music since 2012. His music falls mostly into the alternative rock or indie category. If you’ve ever tuned into an alternative radio station, you’ve probably heard his largest hit to date, “Electric Love.” On this newest album, he pairs with superstar Lana Del Rey for a song which is expected to be a huge hit.

DURING: 4/5 “Blue Madonna” is a musical experience. The album opens with his partnership with Lana Del Rey, “God Save Our Young Blood.” This song alone could sell the album. However, it continues on to songs which have names just as dreamy as their tunes. “Sweet Dreams,” “Iceberg” and the title track, “Blue Madonna,” are just a few of the pieces that will have listeners walking around in daydreams for weeks to come.

AFTER: 3/5 BORNS knows his fanbase well and caters to it in this album. It quickly becomes clear that the music he makes has an aesthetic, and he uses the beats, instruments and lyrics to paint a picture for listeners. This album works well as a main listening piece or as background music for homework or reading. BORNS has done it again, and he’s not going to stop anytime soon.

Camila Cabello - “Camila”

ANTICIPATION: 3/5 After 2017 brought wildly successful solo work by all the former members of boyband “One Direction,” the expectations were set high for former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello. Cabello left the group in 2016 after almost five years. Since then, she has been working on this debut album for her anticipating audience. After the wildfire success of the first released single, “Havana,” the album is expected to produce hit after hit.

DURING: 4/5 “Camila” starts out just as expected: fun, upbeat and dance-worthy. The beats and lyrics of the first five songs will have fans, new and old alike, dancing and singing in their cars and on dance floors far into the future. Once the album progresses past the halfway point, Cabello forges a new path into a softer, more sensual sound. “Consequences” and “Real Friends” expose Cabello’s heartbreaks, making her more relatable to listeners, while “In the Dark” speaks of a longing for intimacy from an unnamed lover. The album rounds out on a more upbeat note with “Into It,” which is sure to be pulsing through the radio waves any day now.

AFTER: 4/5 “Camila” is proof that perhaps Camila Cabello was making the right choice when she left Fifth Harmony. It’s big and fun and perfect for starting the new year. Cabello completely stands her own and sounds like she is loving every minute of it. This album will be big, and so will Camilla Cabello. If you haven’t given her solo work a listen yet, try it. You might just find yourself in Havana. - Jesse Kelly, Contributer

SPORTS

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What if the Lady Vols were characters from Star Wars? Will Backus,

Staff Writer

The Daily Beacon staff writer Will Backus assesses who members of the Tennessee women’s basketball team would be if they were characters from the Star Wars universe.

Jaime Nared - Ben Kenobi Nared, a senior forward, is one of the most experienced veteran players. She is a natural born leader who has taken the younger players under her wings. Nared is most like old Ben Kenobi. Like the seasoned Jedi Master, she teaches the younger players while still bearing a large brunt of responsibility in games, often attacking opponents with her mid-range jump shot. And, as she demonstrated in the game against Vanderbilt — when she had a rough first half but caught fire in the second — if you strike her down, she will only become more powerful.

Mercedes Russell - Yoda Another natural born leader, Russell does most of her talking on the court. She seems almost unmatched in her ability to score and produce in the paint. She is also a stifling defensive presence, recording a team-high 32 blocks so far on the year. The six-foot-six post player creates a mismatch against almost every opponent Tennessee matches her up against. Russell is most like Yoda in that she is considered the most powerful at her position.

Evina Westbrook - Luke Skywalker Westbrook is one of two freshmen who starts for Tennessee. She is regarded by her peers as the best passer on the team, averaging 4.9 assists per game. Just as Luke Skywalker provided hope and optimism for the galaxy, Westbrook holds great potential and raw talent and brings hope for the future of the Lady Vols. She also must be using the Force to fit her passes into tight spaces; they sometimes seem impossible, akin to Luke’s trench run to destroy the first Death Star.

Meme Jackson - Boba Fett Jackson, a junior guard, is the best pure shooter on Tennessee’s roster. She has a 3-point percentage of .388. Jackson is similar to Boba Fett, who is notorious for being incredibly accurate. In a story that does not appear in the movies, Fett, posing as a clone trooper to get revenge on Mace Windu for killing his father, never missed a target during the clone training sessions. It will be interesting to see what Jackson does as a senior, but her improvement over the years is already very visible.

The Tennessee Lady Volunteers during the game against Auburn at Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 4, 2018. Adrien Terricabras / The Daily Beacon

Rennia Davis - Anakin Skywalker

Anastasia Hayes - Han Solo

Kortney Dunbar - Leia Organa

Davis is the other freshman starter for the Lady Vols. She began the year hot but has gone sort of quiet lately. After reaching five straight games with double-digit point figures earlier in the year, her production has declined. In this way, she is similar to a young Anakin Skywalker. Davis is filled with a lot of raw potential and has the makings to be a great Lady Vol, but she has been held in check lately by a reduction of minutes in the last few games. There are parallels between her and Anakin, who was denied the rank of Jedi Master despite his undeniable power. Still, as just a freshman, the future is bright for Davis.

Hayes, the third freshman who has been a heavy contributor for Tennessee, is one of the fastest players on the team. She plays with a high motor and a lot of energy and is very good at distributing the basketball. She is also effective at carving up the defense near the basket. In this way, she is like the infamous galactic smuggler Han Solo; as a pilot, he had to be fast, and his ship had to be agile. He made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, after all. Solo has showcased his ability to weave himself between enemy ships, much like Hayes does to defenders.

Dunbar is another veteran player for the Lady Vols, and she loves to take three-point attempts. She is easily the most active supporter on Tennessee’s bench. Every play Tennessee makes, she’s on her feet waving a towel and cheering them on. Dunbar is the definition of a team player, and she is Tennessee’s most apparent vocal leader. In this way, Dunbar is like Princess Leia. Leia rarely gets her own hands dirty, but when she must, she is very effective. Both women are excellent leaders and do a great job of rallying their respective teams, with neither ever wavering in their loyalty.

Cheridene Green -Chewbacca Green is easily the most physical player on Tennessee’s team. Head coach Holly Warlick has gone on record saying that Green loves to rebound and play in the paint and that she is the Lady Vols’ “best defender.” While playing limited minutes, Green is fourth on the team in rebounding, pulling down 83 boards so far. Her play style is reminiscent of Chewbacca. Like the Wookie, Green seems to just throw opponents around on the court. And, like Chewbacca, Green is very soft-spoken. Off the court, she is very quiet and seems like the nicest person you could ever meet. But when it comes down to the nitty-gritty, Green is a force to be reckoned with.

SPORTS

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Pruitt, staff bring new coaching schemes to Vols Tyler Wombles

Sports Editor

Jeremy Pruitt has already begun taking the reins of the Tennessee football team as the program’s new head coach, and his staff has likewise begun to take shape. Several new hires were reported soon after Pruitt joined the Vols and have since been confirmed, including USC quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Tyson Helton as offensive coordinator and Georgia outside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer as defensive coordinator and Florida defensive line coach Chris Rumph as co-defensive coordinator. Other additions are Colorado State offensive coordinator Will Friend as offensive line coach and Terry Fair, also from Colorado State, as defensive backs coach. As Tennessee’s coaching staff changes shape, so too will the Vols’ offensive and defensive schemes. The team’s new coordinators will bring their own visions for each side of the ball, as will Pruitt himself. “We want to create explosive plays in the pass game,” Pruitt said during his introductory press conference. “That starts with being able to run the football. We want to create an aggressive style of defense, where we dictate what the offense does. We aren’t going to sit back on our heels. We aren’t going to play back off of wide receivers. “We are going to walk up to the line of scrimmage and challenge our opponents. Every inch that the other team gets is going to be challenged.” Helton’s offenses focused on dynamic passing attacks: Tyson Helton is no stranger to explosive offenses. In fact, he’s had plenty of experience in helping develop them. Helton served as the offensive coordinator at Western Kentucky in 2014 and 2015 before joining his brother Clay Helton’s staff at USC. While with the Hilltoppers, he mentored quarterback Brandon Doughty, who led the nation in passing touchdowns, passing yards and completion percentage in 2015 and finished his final two seasons with 97 touchdowns through the air. Helton’s offense at Western Kentucky featured plays run primarily out of the shotgun or pistol formations. The Hilltoppers’ attack was predicated on a pass-heavy, dynamic game, capitalizing off of Doughty’s passing prowess to set multiple school records. At USC, Helton tutored talented signal caller Sam Darnold, who made waves as a freshman in 2016, throwing for five

Jeremy Pruitt, head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team speaks with the media on Dec. 7, 2017. Adrien Terricabras, File / The Daily Beacon

We are going to “walk up to the line of scrimmage and challenge our opponents. Every inch that the other team gets is going to be challenged.” Jeremy Pruitt, Head Coach touchdowns in consecutive games, a USC school record, and ending the season with 3,086 yards and 31 passing scores. The Trojans won the Pac-12 title this year. “I’m really proud of what Tyson’s accomplished here, helping us win a Rose Bowl as well as a Pac-12 championship, and wish nothing but the best,” Clay Helton

said. “Really appreciate the job he did.” Rising-senior quarterback Quinten Dormady would seem the most fitting to run Helton’s pass-heavy attack, as he was traditionally billed as a pro-style player, but the signal caller recently announced his intentions to transfer from the program. Jarrett Guarantano, a rising-redshirt sophmore, led the Vols in passing yards with 997 last season after replacing a benched Dormady. Two defensive coaches set to craft Tennessee’s unit: Tennessee’s defense in 2018 will have the benefit of being managed by two veteran defensive coaches. Kevin Sherrer hasn’t served as a defensive coordinator since 2013, when his South Alabama Jaguars finished second in the Sun Belt in total defense and scoring defense, but the Alabama native boasts SEC experience. His tenure at Georgia should aid him in his preparation at Tennessee. Meanwhile, Pruitt previously made his mark as one of the best defensive coordinators in the country, having been named a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation’s top assistant,

twice and seeing his units often lead the country in defensive statistics. Pruitt prefers running a 3-4 defense, which utilizes three defensive linemen and four linebackers. The scheme made a star of defensive tackle Da’Ron Payne, who notched 53 tackles in 2017 and was a key player for the Crimson Tide during its championship run this year. Despite favoring the 3-4 defense, Pruitt emphasized during his introductory press conference that he would be open to running different types of schemes depending on the players at his disposal. “I think it’s important that you play the best personnel that you have,” Pruitt said. “If, for instance, offensively, you have three good tight ends, it’s pretty foolish to put two of them on the bench. It’s the same thing when you’re playing defensive football. “If you’ve got two really good linebackers and five really good defensive linemen, then we probably need to be playing those five defensive linemen and those two really good linebackers. I think that’s part of it, especially with me having a high school background.”

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20 It gives a driver a little height 22 Order to go 4 Test 23 Slip causes, in 5 Malibu, e.g. cartoons 6 Popeye and 24 Gerald Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s others hometown 7 Home of Weber 26 Their number State University increases every May 8 Bash 28 John Hancock 9 Looking youthful item 10 Hallucinogen 29 Too high to catch? nicknamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;embalming fluidâ&#x20AC;? 30 Superman, notably 11 Member of the 31 Heavy or ham herring family follower 12 Home to many 33 Home for gorse sisters and coarse grasses 13 Get some quick rest 37 Golf Hall of Fame inductee of 2011 14 â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ the Limitâ&#x20AC;? (Notorious B.I.G. 40 Waters near hit) Mount Erebus

44 Half-___ 45 Response to â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do thatâ&#x20AC;? 47 State capital on the Indian Ocean 48 Bird named for a Titaness 50 Face-lift 51 Maker of Scentini fragrances 52 One with a feature role? 54 Test 56 Using 57 Destroy 58 Ways: Abbr.

The Daily Beacon â&#x20AC;¢ Tuesday, January 16, 2018