Queens of the Stone Age resurrect old favorites at the Tennessee Theatre
Photo Essay: Scenes from Saturday’s fire at McClung Warehouse
RENT teases audience with peek of Sex Week 2014
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Opinion: The Vols need to set their sights on repeating history (the good kind)
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Political activist to speak on race, feminism Jenna Butz Staff Writer
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Country artist Keith Urban plays at Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday as part of his “Light the Fuse” Tour. Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch performed as Urban’s opening act.
Urban ‘Lights’ up Thompson-Boling Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor Keith Urban adores his fans. He brings them up on stage to sing to them, he tells off security for keeping them away from the front and Friday night, he gave one lucky girl the electric guitar off his back -- with an autograph to boot. And that was just the beginning. Urban brought his “Light the Fuse” tour to Thompson-Boling Arena Friday and a a nearly sold-out crowd of dedi-
cated fans. Openers included Dustin Lynch and Little Big Town. Urban’s crowd-centered approach was immensely appealing. He encouraged his diversely aged audience to leave their seats and come closer, and he had a second stage on the back end of the floor where he could get even closer to his fans. “I know how many concerts there are and how many musicians come through,” Urban said on stage, “but I want you to know how much it means that you are here tonight.” This humbled attitude framed the
whole show, from his low-key entrance while the house lights were still up to his acknowledgement of nearly every sign attendees made for him. He also let the audience in on the fears wife and actress Nicole Kidman had about marrying him, explaining the inspiration behind his 2006 hit “Once in a Lifetime.” “When I talked to Nicole about getting married, she was scared, worried about the future with a guy like me,” Urban said. “She called it a long shot. This is the song that came out.” He was joined on stage at several
Garrett Ahmad Contributor Lee Stadium’s clubhouse was packed Saturday as fans of all ages came to meet their favorite players and coaches of the Lady Vols softball team. The fourth annual “Meet and Greet” saw the largest attendance in the event’s history as fans lined out the door to get autographs from the team. Players happily stayed 30 minutes after the scheduled hour in order to accommodate all the fans, many of whom had waited in line for more than half an hour. Senior pitcher Ellen Renfroe was especially impressed by the large crowd and appreciated all the support. “I remember driving in 15 minutes early from when it was supposed to start, and there was already a long line of people out there,” Renfroe said. “So it was just really exciting and inspiring for the whole team to know that we’ve got so much support.”
Sophomore Rainey Gaffin, left, and senior Madison Shipman sign autographs at the Lady Vols softball Meet and Greet on Saturday at Lee Stadium. In addition to meeting all the players, fans were able to tour the Lady Vols’ clubhouse and stadium and take batting practice in the cages. Co-head coach Ralph Weekly said it “means the world to us”
to see the amount of support his team has received. Weekly credits the sizable crowd to his players’ actions on and off the field. See SOFTBALL on Page 7
points throughout his nearly two-anda-half hour set by Lynch and Little Big Town, both of whom did a decent job prepping the crowd for Urban’s performance. Little Big Town proved especially notable, performing many of their country hits, including “Pontoon,” “Tornado” and “Your Side of the Bed.” Their music came to life on stage, especially with the incredible vocals of Karen Fairchild who joined Urban alone during, “We Were Us.” See URBAN on Page 6
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“We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.” These words are from Angela Davis, an iconic activist from the Civil Rights Movement who will speak Tuesday in the Cox Auditorium at 7 p.m. A counter-cultural radical, Davis will discuss ideas beyond race, including feminism and the prison-industrial complex – ideas also intertwined with racial inequality. Hannah Bailey, senior in political science and Issues Committee chair, said she views Davis’ talk as an opportunity for students to reach beyond her iconic look and delve into lessons from her activism. “We wanted to give students and community members the opportunity to learn about prison reform – an idea which is not often addressed in the media – from a woman who has not only studied prisons but has spent time inside of one as well,” Bailey said. “She grew up in an era which students today need to hear more about. “By learning about our own history, we can better identify the flaws in our current society and work to improve upon them.” Davis was born in 1950s Alabama when the Civil Rights Movement was just catching on. She attended segregated schools and witnessed violence against the black community while her mother worked with the NAACP. “She grew up in an environment which inspired her to rebel against an unjust system,” Bailey said. Davis, a scholar, author and Communist, arose as an ally for the Black Panther Party and vocal activist for not only racial equality but gender equality and prison reform. Beyond her ability to speak on social issues, Davis’ passion and perseverance are key reasons Brianna Rader, senior in College Scholars, proposed bringing Davis to campus. “Angela Davis, regardless of your personal political views, is a perfect example of what it means to put everything on the line for a cause,” Rader said. “Her protests were very powerful, and we could all learn from her passion for equality for all. “Davis is a historical icon, and I think it’s important to hear her perspective on issues that are not often discussed, even in academia such as: racial politics, feminism and radical beliefs on overturning capitalism.”
Staff Writer The Humane Society of the United States estimates that approximately 25 million animals are used each year for research, testing and education in the U.S. Yet, researchers, veterinarians and technicians at the University of Tennessee and institutions across the U.S. are changing the face of animal research, asserting the legality and necessity of animal research. Patricia Coan, director of the Office of Laboratory Animal Care and the attending veterinarian for UT, has contributed to the education of veterinarian students and the regulation of animal care at the university for seven years. “We have a lot of laws and regulations that we follow to use animals in
research and teaching,” Coan said. The Animal Welfare Act of 1966 was the first law to address the regulation of animal care in research. Overseen by the United States Federal Department of Agriculture, USDA officials pay annual, unannounced visits to the university, verifying that acceptable standards for animal treatment and care are being upheld. Despite comprising more than 90 percent of animals currently contributing to lifesaving research, mice, rats and birds are not covered by the 1966 act. However, all animals are protected by National Institute of Health guidelines in the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. See TESTING on Page 3
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(Top left) A Knoxville Fire Department firefighter climbs a ladder to battle a fire at the McClung Warehouse on Saturday morning. (Top right) Sunlight streams through what was left of McClung Warehouses after a fire ravaged the abandoned buildings located not far from Sterchi lofts. (Bottom left) A firefighter blasts water at the McClung Warehouses to extinguish the final flames of a fire that officials say began around 3 a.m. (Bottom right) Water streams out of the abandoned McClung Warehouses after firefighters extinguished a fire at the buildings just before noon.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Angela Davis, an iconic Civil Rights activist, will speak Tuesday in Cox Auditorium at 7 p.m.
DAVIS continued from Page 1 A founding member of Critical Resistance, an organization that works to abolish the prison-industrial complex, Davis will discuss her work with prisons and their reform. Calling herself an abolitionist, Davis believes she is working to abolish the current system instead of reforming it. Jodi Rightler-McDaniels, a Ph.D. candidate and graduate teaching associate in journalism and electronic media, is a critical, cultural media scholar who researches the social constructs of race and gender as constructed in and depicted by media. Rightler-McDaniels said she sees benefits in a younger audience being given access to Davis’ views. “Most students are somewhat knowledgeable about the peaceful attempts at equality by MLK and others, but fewer probably know about the more aggressive plights of others like the Black Panther Party.” While Davis’ most famous activism occurred nearly 60 years ago, many consider civil rights and gender equality still to be highly debated topics. Michelle Alexander, a 2013 UT guest speaker, wrote in her book, “The New Jim Crow,”
that one in three black men will go to prison in their lifetime, and black female servers are paid 60 percent of what their white male co-workers earn. “We are only about 50 years removed from the Civil Rights Movement,” RightlerMcDaniels said. “However, racism and sexism abound in our society. “As a nation, we live under the facade of equality and continue to have a long road ahead if we are to ever achieve ‘equality,’ if at all.” Rader said she hopes that Davis’ talk will highlight issues within our society to empower minorities and start a conversation about the problems she sees as still present today. “I hope Angela Davis’ talk will convince people that we can’t afford to continue taking the path of least resistance,” Rader said. “We need to be aware of our implicit biases against people of color and women. “Stand up against your friend who thinks we shouldn’t raise the minimum wage; stand up against your friend who doesn’t support reproductive justice; stand up against your friend who wants to get rid of affirmative action because racism is real.”
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UT enters recycling tournament the most paper, cardboard, cans, bottles and food waste on The University of Tennessee a per capita basis; which can produce the least amount of has successfully kicked of waste; and which recycles the its participation in the 2014 RecycleMania tournament, the largest percentage of their overall waste stream. Additional national competition in which college campuses compete over categories recognize successful recycling at home basketball eight weeks to see which can games and call attention to the reduce, reuse and recycle the recyclability of lm plastic and most on-campus waste. In addition to UT, hundreds scrap electronics. Updated rankings published of schools and millions of stuonline each Friday allow dents, faculty, and staff will be schools to track their progress participating across the U.S. and rally to improve their and Canada. UT will compete standings against rival colleges. in the formal competition, “RecycleMania is a nationwhich ranks schools based on wide competition, and in order standardized weight measureto succeed as a university, we ments. need the students, faculty and Schools compete in 11 categories to see which can recycle staff to increase their individual
waste minimization efforts,” Bea Ross, an Americorps member hosted by UT Recycling, said in a UT release. “This competition is about more than who can recycle the most. ”It’s an opportunity for us to raise awareness about our campus recycling program.” According to UT Recycling’s website, participating schools recovered 90.8 million pounds of recyclable and organic waste during the 2013 RecycleMania competition, which prevented 121,436 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, or the annual emissions equivalent from 25,299 cars. This year, UT Recycling is implementing three separate competitions to help educate
the students about living simply and the ways we can reduce the negative impact we have on our environment.
ANIMAL TESTING
to every single major biomedical discovery,” Buckmaster said. “Everywhere you turn you see someone living with diabetes, people who have survived cancer and war veterans who are able to spend the rest of their lives with their families. “This is all the evidence one needs regarding the effectiveness of animal-based research.” In fact, Coan’s first encounter with animal research yielded miraculous studies that eventually led to the development of the popular breast cancer medication Tamoxifen. Coan also noted the use of animal research in the discovery of the polio vaccine. “Every vaccine, every antibiotic, pain relievers, Tylenol — almost any drug that you take started with an IACUC protocol on paper and animal models,” Coan said. Dissenting public opinion and mass misinformation, Buckmaster believes, distracts from the remarkable service these animals provide for society. “These animals bring us hope: hope for cures, hope for all of our loved ones, including our pets,” Buckmaster said. “Our animals are amazing and the public is ignoring their contributions to their well-being, and that is
ungrateful.” The nobility of animal caretakers in biomedical research goes similarly unnoticed, Buckmaster said. “They possess a remarkably selfless love,” she said. “You haven’t met anybody who loves animals like these people who devote themselves physically and emotionally to our animals, because they love them and the people and animals who will benefit from their contributions. ... They are heroes, not villains.” The Walters Life Science Laboratory at UT currently houses rabbits, mice, hamsters and frogs. These animals support research in four different departments: microbiology, psychology, ecology and evolutionary biology, and biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. Research now conducted at Walters Life Science Laboratory concerns sodium chloride exchange across cell membranes, circadian rhythm studies, malaria research, yeast and herpes studies and flu research. The most recent citation the university received from the USDA occurred in February 2013 for a dog whose teeth needed to be cleaned.
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continued from Page 1 In addition to the USDA and the Public Health Service, the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation for Laboratory Animal Care, or AAALAC, Intl., assesses an institution’s care of laboratory animals with more depth than the USDA inspections. A voluntary group of professionals, the AAALAC site visitors review every aspect of the research program involving animals, determining whether institutions meet stringent requirements for full accreditation. Research institutions typically request this peer review process every three years to ensure the highest quality care for animals. “We don’t want animals to have pain and distress,” Coan said. “We want happy animals; we want healthy animals.” The entirety of UT’s animal care and use program is accredited by AAALAC. “Even the air they breathe is regulated,” said Dr. Cindy Buckmaster, vice president of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. Buckmaster works with sev-
eral research advocacy organizations to educate the public about animal-based research. According to Buckmaster, more than half of Americans do not support animal research. Justin Goodman, director of PETA’s Laboratory Investigations Department, is one such American. “Experimenting on animals is never ethical or necessary,” Goodman said. “Any experiment, no matter how painful, trivial or duplicative, is allowed by law in the U.S. as long as the right paperwork is filled out. “... In addition to being cruel, experimenting on animals is also incredibly ineffective.” But Buckmaster challenges this claim, citing the extensive documentation needed to conduct any research. Submitted to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, these documents must disclose how the animals will be used, why the research is necessary and why no alternative to animal research is available. Composed of both university affiliated and non-affiliated members, submission and review by IACUC is a requirement at all institutions using vertebrate animals. “Animals have contributed
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Why UT needs Sex Week Breaking news – students at this university have sex. Some of them might even be doing it right now as you read this; others could be masturbating or watching porn, probably at the same time. Though this may come as a shock to certain members of our noble state legislature, most students are probably aware of these undeniable facts of college life. There is one fact, however, that my fellow students may not know. UT was ranked 121st out of 140 universities in a sexual health assessment conducted by Trojan Condoms, trailing fellow SEC schools such as the University of Georgia (12), the University of Kentucky (44) and the University of Missouri (43). One of the assessment’s metrics analyzed the websites of each school’s sexual health center. UT’s equivalent – the Safety, Environment and Education Center – lists the following statements, among others, under its Wellness tab: “Abstinence is good and can happen at different times in life,” and “The difference between true love and herpes is that herpes lasts forever!” If those two statements strike you as peculiarly ineffective ways to advise young adults about sexual wellness – especially at a school with a low score in the sexual wellness category – then you’d be happy to know that a group of UT students has organized Sex Week (March 2-7) to foster a comprehensive and academically-informed conversation about sex, sexuality and relationships. You’d be less happy to know that a group of legislators in Nashville are working to shut Sex Week down. Led by our own state Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, the group of lawmakers has raised concerns over state funds appropriated to Sex Week. Some $20,000 are coming from the University Programs and Services Fee – a pool generated from each student’s $275 paid each semester; another $5,000 was granted by UT’s Ready for the World campaign; and the History Department offered $500 to bring the “AIDS Quilt,” a transportable memorial to more than 94,000 victims of the world’s deadliest sexually transmitted disease. In short, the event uses .27 percent of student programming fees to educate our state’s students on the one thing human life depends upon, the one thing American culture – rightly or wrongly – values the most. Sounds like a great idea, and not just to me. Four thousand attendees participated in Sex Week 2013, helping UT to join the likes of Columbia and Brown University (both in the Top 10 of Trojan’s Sexual Health rankings) as one of the first 10 universities in the nation to hold an educational event about sex. Subjects long held taboo – such as virginity, premature ejaculation, orgasms and sexual harassment – were explained by experts. Questions that needed more of a response than “Abstinence is good,” were answered. For just a few days, the human sexual experience was celebrated, analyzed and respected as the vital biological and social tradition that it is. So why are state legislators up in arms against Sex Week? Campfield and his cronies harp on its finances, but not a one of them seems to mind paying Butch Jones enough money to hold 120 Sex Weeks each year, so long as he gets the Vols to a bowl game come next January. They also call into question the educational value of some of its programming, including lectures on pornography and female masturbation. But simply regurgitating the more traditional “birds and the bees” lecture no longer qualifies as sexual education, not when we live with pornography instantly accessible and an age of increasing sexual female empowerment. These are issues that demand respectful, open and academic dialogue – not topics for the hushed, rushed confusion of bedroom whispers. At the core of the political opposition, beneath the disguise of finances and programming, lies the expired validity of conservative ideology that would rather keep sex in the dark. We’ve seen it before in President George W. Bush’s abstinence-only sex education in public schools and its subsequent failure to demonstrate a beneficial impact; we’re seeing it in our own state, as Tennessee teachers face disciplinary action if they allow students to hold hands, kiss or hug – qualified in the state law as “gateway sexual activities.” Just last year, we saw this same issue – veiled under the auspices of state appropriations – force Chancellor Cheek to pull Sex Week’s funding just two weeks before the events began. It was only thanks to private donations that Sex Week 2013 happened at all. This year, Tennessee must fund Sex Week as a step toward a safer, more educated state. The current sexual education it offers seeks to repress, not enlighten. And that’s not an education at all – it’s reinforcement of a sex-negative culture that saw 28 female UT students report rape in 2012. For those women; for those students having sex even as you read these words; for the sake of our health – UT needs Sex Week. R.J. Vogt is a junior in College Scholars. He can be reached at rvogt@utk.edu.
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‘Bieber Influenza’ outbreak calls for a vaccination School of Sarcasm by
Kaila Curry The phenomenon once referred to as “Bieber fever” has – thanks to recent media attention – morphed into “Bieber Influenza.” I suggest schools be shut down for sick days to prevent further students from being infected by this widespread and deadly epidemic. Clearly this is the only plausible reason why the antics of a 19-year-old child should breach national news. It is so important, in fact, that it was considered “breaking news.” If you are in the shadows about the latest Justin Bieber gossip then congratulations, I envy you. Nevertheless, I will proceed to briefly fill you in: The infamous Justin Bieber was recently arrested in Miami Beach and accused of street racing in his Lamborghini after admitting to police that he had been under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Shocking! A teenage boy is given an ample amount of money, and we raise him to a higher standard than the average teenage male. If you were given a chance to ride
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Bieber are subjected to. I could see the headlines of my life reading, “Report: Kaila ditches Anthropology Tuesday to go sledding on a cardboard box, is this star already hitting rock bottom?” I would like to point out, however, that I am by no means justifying the behavior of Justin Bieber – in reality, I do not care. What I do care about is the news worthy controversial issues that the media is limiting us to with the arbitrary following of this rich little brat. Instead of deporting Bieber, I believe America should treat him like the ex-boyfriend he has become to us and just flat out ignore him. We do not need to physically remove him from our country but mentally place him out of our thoughts and conversations. Justin Bieber and his fellow flopping celebrities are by far a source of entertainment but should no longer be the scapegoat that media focuses on in hopes of ratings. Instead, we should challenge ourselves with the troubling realities of our world that at times may not be as satisfying to debate over. I, personally, am long overdue for a Bieber vaccination. Kaila Curry is a freshman in English. She can be reached at kcurry6@utk.edu.
Cultural appropriation: America still doesn’t get it Struggling to be Heard by
Andrea Richardson I have written about cultural appropriation before. I’m writing about it again because it seems like a lot of you guys just don’t get it. It seems like 2013 was the year of cultural appropriation in pop culture: Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Macklemore, Katy Perry — I could probably go on for days. For those of you new to the scene, cultural appropriation has many definitions. I think it’s pretty apt to say that cultural appropriation is, at its core, cultural exchange gone very, very wrong. Cultural exchange is usually a good thing, but now that we live in a world that has been ravaged by European imperialism, there are power structures to take into account. Let’s try an example: in the United States, Native Americans were forced to adopt Western cultural values. Native children were ripped from their families and forced to speak English and to wear European-style clothing. Through many methods, European settlers — or, rather, invaders — enacted a cultural genocide. Europeans told them that their culture
was nothing, that it was unworthy of appreciation. Those who attempted to hold onto their culture were punished and discriminated against. And now, little kids on Thanksgiving wear fake construction paper headdresses. Fashion outlets make millions of dollars selling faux-Native American clothing and accessories. An Indian is a “cool” thing to dress up as for Halloween. See the problem here? Do you see how this is a slap in the face to Native Americans today? How would it make you feel to know that your people and your culture were decimated, and now the ones who did it like to adopt bastardized, stereotyped versions of your heritage because they think it’s cute or cool? Now let’s look at cultural appropriation in pop culture. We all — or at least we should — know that classically “American” genres of music like rock ‘n’ roll and jazz were dominated by black people. Thus, they were considered inferior until white people like Elvis Presley came around and magically made them more palatable for white audiences. And now we have the likes of Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Eminem and Macklemore who dominate the charts in R&B and rap in ways that black artists of these genres have never been allowed. Macklemore won four Grammys. No black rappers other than Kanye West and Jay Z have ever won any Grammys. Not
even those who we call legendary – Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang Clan. I could write myself silly listing instance after instance of appropriation and emphatically illustrating just how much it sucks at face value, but let’s examine some of the larger implications. We live in a society where the originators of a cultural movement are stigmatized and shunned. Eventually they are denied access and credit from their own creations. Cultural appropriation is an exercise in privilege. It’s not the same as genuinely appreciating a culture. It’s thinking certain parts and aspects of it are “cool” to don without acknowledging the cultural history and struggle that may have gone with it. Appropriation says, “I don’t like you. I’m going to mistreat and marginalize you and everyone like you, and make it nigh impossible for you to succeed. But this thing you’ve made here? That you’ve worked so hard on? It’s cute. It’s quaint. I like it. Now, I’m going to take it from you, deny that you ever had a part in making it and twist it into something that I like even more. I don’t care if it’s important to you, and everyone else will think I’m so awesome, trendy, and open-minded, won’t they?” Andrea Richardson is a sophomore in anthropology. She can be reached at aricha43@utk.edu.
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in a Lamborghini, can you honestly say you would not test the speed? Shamefully, I know for a fact I would. This, however, does not justify driving under the influence. It also does not mean that parents need to make as much of an uproar about this as they have. I know, Justin Bieber is considered a “role model,” but the parents that become so outraged by the bad influences of celebrities are bad influences themselves. If your child is so affected by how celebrities present themselves to the public, then perhaps you should rely less on using electronics as baby sitters and aspire to be the proper role models you so greatly desire for your children. Putting so much emphasis on child stars to be ideal role models has again and again ended in failure. Disney recognizes this too – if you have happened to flip to Disney lately, you would find their latest success, “Dog with a Blog.” Disney is so fed up with the backlash of their failed child stars that they have resorted to making a dog their new claim to fame. With their luck however, we may soon be hearing of Sparky’s attack of the mailman and imagine the impact that will have on children. I suppose it would be hard to live under the microscope that celebrities such as
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Associated Press NEW YORK — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 as writer Truman Capote and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and somewhat dissipated, was found dead Sunday in his apartment with what law enforcement officials said was a needle in his arm. He was 46. The two officials told The Associated Press that glassine envelopes containing what was believed to be heroin were also found with the actor. The law enforcement officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk about the evidence, said the cause of death was believed to be a drug overdose. Hoffman — no matinee idol, with his lumpy build and limp blond hair — made his career mostly as a character actor, and was one of the most prolific in the business, plying his craft with a rumpled naturalism that also made him one of the most admired performers of his generation. The stage-trained actor was nominated for Academy Awards four times in all: for “Capote,� ‘‘The Master,� ‘‘Doubt� and “Charlie Wilson’s War.� He also received three Tony nominations for his work on Broadway, which included an acclaimed turn as a weary and defeated Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman.� Hoffman spoke candidly over the years about past struggles with drug addiction. After 23 years sober, he admitted in interviews last year to falling off the wagon and developing a heroin problem that led to a stint in rehab. Tributes poured in from other Hollywood figures. “One of the greatest actors of a generation and a sweet, funny & humble man,� actor Ricky Gervais tweeted. Director Spike Lee said on Twitter: “Damn, We Lost Another Great Artist.� And Kevin Costner said in an AP interview: “Philip was a very important actor and really takes his place among the real great actors. It’s a shame. Who knows what he would have been able to do? But we’re left with the legacy of the work he’s done and it all speaks for itself.� The law enforcement offi-
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died at the age of 46 from an apparent drug overdose on Sunday. cials said Hoffman’s body was discovered in a bathroom at his Greenwich Village apartment by a friend who made the 911 call and his assistant. Late Sunday, a police crime-scene van was parked out front, and technicians carrying brown paper bags went in and out. Police kept a growing crowd of onlookers back. A single red daisy had been placed in front of the lobby door. Hoffman’s family called the news “tragic and sudden.� Hoffman is survived by his partner of 15 years, Mimi O’Donnell, and their three children. “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone,� the family said in a statement. In one of his earliest screen roles, he played a spoiled prep school student in “Scent of a Woman� in 1992. One of his breakthroughs came as a gay member of a porno film crew in “Boogie Nights,� one of several movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson that he would eventually appear in. He often played comic, slightly off-kilter characters in movies like “Along Came Polly,� ‘‘The Big Lebowski� and “Almost Famous.� More recently, he was Plutarch Heavensbee in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire� and was reprising that role in the two-part sequel, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay,� which is in the works. And in “Moneyball,� he played Art Howe, the grumpy manager of the Oakland Athletics who resisted new thinking about baseball talent. Just weeks ago, Showtime announced Hoffman would
star in “Happyish,� a new comedy series about a middleaged man’s pursuit of happiness. He was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in “The Master� as the charismatic leader of a religious movement. The film, partly inspired by the life of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, reunited the actor with Anderson. He also received a 2009 best-supporting nomination for “Doubt,� as a priest who comes under suspicion because of his relationship with a boy, and a best supporting actor nomination for “Charlie Wilson’s War,� as a CIA officer. Born in 1967 in Fairport, N.Y., Hoffman was interested in acting from an early age, mesmerized at 12 by a local production of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons.� He studied theater as a teenager with the New York State Summer School of the Arts and the Circle in the Square Theatre. He then majored in drama at New York University. In his Oscar acceptance speech for “Capote,� he thanked his mother for raising him and and his three siblings alone, and for taking him to his first play. Hoffman’s parents divorced when he was 9. He could seemingly take on any role, large or small, loathsome or sympathetic, and appeared to be utterly lacking in vanity. On Broadway, in addition to starring as Willy Loman, he played Jamie in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night� and both leads in “True West.� All three performances were Tony-nominated. His 2012 performance in “Death of a Salesman� was praised as “heartbreaking� by AP theater critic Mark Kennedy. “Hoffman is only 44, but he nevertheless sags in his brokenness like a man closer to retirement age, lugging about his sample cases filled with his self-denial and disillusionment,� Kennedy wrote. “His fraying connection to reality is pronounced in this production, with Hoffman quick to anger and a hard edge emerging from his babbling.� Two films starring Hoffman premiered last month at the Sundance Film Festival: the espionage thriller “A Most Wanted Man� and “God’s Pocket.�
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• Photo Courtesy of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment
Queens of the Stone Age performed at Tennessee Theater on Saturday. The band played through favorites and titles from the band’s current album, “Like Clockwork.�
Rock band impresses in Knoxville performance Clinton Elmore Contributor
“It came from the desert,� the Queens of the Stone Age website reads. “Whatever kind of strange and terrible mutation slouched out of the irradiated California wasteland in 1996, it’s evidently still around. It lives. It breathes. It can’t be stopped.� The website for the band does a fair job of simultaneously arousing interest while perfectly summing up the impressive array that is Queens of the Stone Age. Parallel to their evolving sound, the roster of musicians to play in or with QOTSA has enjoyed a sustained metamorphosis. Though rock luminaries, such as Dave Grohl (Nirvana, The Foo Fighters) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) have influenced and recorded with QOTSA, the one constant is front man and visionary Josh Homme. With Homme leading the way, the current band roster – Troy Van Leeuwen on guitars, Dean Fertita on the
keyboard, Michael Shuman pounding out bass and drummer Jon Theodore – descended on Knoxville, bringing with them hot desert wind that blew away the cold. Whatever “it� is wrought rock devastation upon the venerable Tennessee Theatre Saturday night. The entranced crowd comprised an eclectic assortment pulled from nearly every walk of life in Knoxville. This spoke of QOTSA’s broad appeal and in line with their mission statement to “make music heavy enough for boys, but sweet enough for girls.� The opening act was Chelsea Wolfe, whose song “Feral Love� is featured on the new Game of Thrones trailer. Like a great opening band is supposed to do, she prepared the audience for the two-hour rock apocalypse that was to follow. QOTSA hit the stage near 9 p.m. and immediately took the audience’s breath away. Burning through old favorites and titles from the band’s current album, “Like Clockwork,� QOTSA had the audience’s attention from the minute it took the stage to
when the group finished its set two hours later. The timing was tight, and QOTSA played with swagger indicating the group is at the height of its rock power. Homme worked the crowd with the same deft skill as his guitar, whipping them into a raucous metal frenzy from song to song in the epitome of a rock concert. The audiences only qualm may have been that it was over too fast. By 11 p.m., QOTSA had performed only one encore and had headed off to its next venue. Though the band was in it until the end, the audience gave up too early. With the first hint that it might be over, the concert-goers started filing out. If they had kept to their seats and thundered their wish to the heavens, the rock gods would have smiled down on us from an a irradiated California wasteland and granted one or two more encores. If you weren’t there, it’s good that you don’t know what you missed. The next time QOTSA comes within 100 miles of Knoxville, go see this band.
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Monday, February 3, 2014 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson
ARTS & CULTURE Throughout the show Urban’s energy was unparallelled, magnified by the five giant vertical screens behind him and the white confetti released near the end of the show that brought a polar vortex-esque snowfall to the arena. The visual aspects of the show were a bit understated, albeit with some interesting video work, and Urban seemed to rely on his own charm and accessibility to bring the crowd into the music. His four-song encore ended the concert just as subtly as it began: the band left and Urban stuck around for several minutes simply to shake hands, give away guitar picks, setlists and sign autographs. It is refreshing to see a musician like Urban -- someone who has been in the music business a long time and yet seems entirely stable and humble; someone who understands and appreciates his fans, and someone who can take a little Australian-tinged country music and turn it into a memory.
Top: Country artist Keith Urban plays at Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday as part of his “Light the Fuse” Tour. Bottom: Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch performed as Urban’s opening act.
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The cast of “Rent” performs the final number of the show Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Clarence Brown Lab Theatre.
Jessica Karsten Contributor
“Breathtaking,” “exquisite” and “nostalgic” – these are some of the words audience members used to describe Saturday night’s performance of “Rent.” The show ran Thursday through Sunday and was a promotion for Sex Week, a week dedicated to informed conversation about sex, sexuality and relationships. Numerous people waited outside the Clarence Brown Lab Theatre Saturday night, hoping for the chance to get a seat. Those inside were greeted with posters decorating the entire lobby and theater as part of an elaborate set. Lights were dimmed on the small stage, which featured a grungy 90s version of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The audience was silent by the start of the opening number. “Rent” tells the story of a group of artists trying to make a name for themselves while struggling with the hardships of life under the shadow of HIV/ AIDS. McKinley Merritt, junior in educational interpretation, starred as Joanne Jefferson, an Ivy League-educated lawyer and lesbian. Merritt believes “Rent” has been an important learning process for her.
“It has been one of the most heartfelt experiences in my life.” – Brian Gligor co-director of RENT “The experience has been a roller coaster because it’s such an emotional show,” she said. “I have learned a lot about the AIDS community and what it meant to Jonathan Larson, who wrote the show. “I have always loved the show, but I never understood that aspect.” The audience laughed at Mark Cohen’s awkward dance moves, gushed when Roger and Mimi shared their first kiss and cried when the characters struggled. The show expressed a wide range of emotions the audience could relate to. By the time the actors closed with “Finale B,” the consensus of the audience was clear: “Rent” was a success. Undecided sophomore Jessica Heaton said the show was enjoyable to watch and performed well by the actors. “My favorite song was ‘La Vie Bohéme,’” Heaton said. “It’s all so funny, and everyone is just having fun.” There are many lessons to be learned from the show, and Heaton said it teaches the importance of fulfillment in life.
“It teaches you to really just live your life; it’s hard to put into words,” Heaton said. “The show teaches you to live life to the fullest because it shows you just how short it can be.” Directors Angela Graham and Brian Gligor said the overall experience has been extremely rewarding and unique. “It has been epic and magical,” Gligor said. “People showed up to tell the story and be part of this community. It has been one of the most heartfelt experiences in my life.” Although the performance was used to promote Sex Week 2014, the directors do not feel as though the show is used to glorify sex. Gligor said the show is about love and honesty, and that she felt it shows another side to human sexuality, one that honestly portrays human nature. “It also explains a time when having sex actually became a danger,” Gligor added. Sex Week will run March 2-7 and will feature programs on a wide variety of issues, including sexual assault and sexual health, just as “Rent” expressed the dangers of HIV/AIDS.
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replace Renfroe late in the scrimmage. However, Weekly was not satisfied with only two home runs. “I would have like to have seen a couple more,” he said. For the other team, facing former All-Americans Chavanne and Gibson, Gabriel shined in her five innings of work allowing only one run. Sophomore Rainey Gaffin, who played exclusively in the outfield last season, came on to replace Gabriel with two innings remaining. Weekly described her performance as, “excellent,” adding, “In fact, the umpire behind the plate, who is an SEC umpire, said he was tremendously impressed with the way she pitched.” The Lady Vols begin their season Feb. 7 against Northern Colorado in the Georgia Southern Tournament. Wade Rackley • Tennessee Athletics
“We want them to be the kind of girls that other girls want to be like when they grow up and go to college,” Weekly said. “We want to represent Tennessee in the right way.” The increase in support can also be attributed to the recent success on the field. The Lady Vols finished a program-best second in the Women’s College World Series in 2013 and are ranked No. 1 entering this season. Taking the diamond Fans and players both took to the stadium after everyone had an autograph from each of the players for an open scrimmage. The current team was joined by former Lady Vols Lauren Gibson, Raven Chavanne, Ashley Andrews
and Melissa Brown while Kat Dotson was also in attendance. Players and coaches alike were more than happy to welcome back their former teammates. “It just ups the quality of the scrimmage,” Weekly said. “You are able to put three All-Americans in the infield versus backups that you have. It just makes it a better game for the starters.” The scrimmage pitted the two starting pitchers against each other, Renfroe and sophomore Erin Gabriel. It only took one inning for the team to showcase their new reputation as a power hitting team. Cheyanne Tarango took a pitch from Renfroe over the fence in left center field for a three-run home run. Tarango would surrender a home run herself after coming on to
The Lady Vols softball team prepares to take the field for its scrimmage at Lee Stadium on Saturday.
Weekend Rundown
TENNIS Laurence Guevremont continued her hot start to begin the season, but the freshman was the only player to clinch a point for the Lady Vols tennis team as the squad fell to the No. 11 Michigan Wolverines, 6-1, on Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center. The matchup pitted the Lady Vols (1-2) against a top 15 team for the second consecutive contest – they fell to No. 13 Clemson on Jan. 26. The victory pushed Michigan to 3-0 on the season and marked its first win in Knoxville in the series’ history. “(Playing against tough opponents) gives us opportunities to see where we are at,” said co-head coach Mike Patrick in a university release. “We played a good Michigan team today, we had some chances in spots but we didn’t capitalize very often. This group wants to learn, I think they all learned something today.” While the Lady Vols took the loss, Guevremont continued her undefeated start to the season
in singles competition. The Montreal, Quebec, native gave Tennessee its only point of the day by defeating the Wolverines’ Sara Remynse, 6-3, 0-6, 1-0 (10-3), in a third set tiebreaker. The victory pushed her singles record to 2-0 on the season – her match against Clemson’s Jessy Rompies was called due to the Tigers clinching the victory. Patrick said the Lady Vols will look to learn from this defeat and move forward to their upcoming home matches against Georgia Tech on Feb. 15 and Belmont and Chattanooga on Feb. 16. “We are battlers,” Patrick said. “We have to get a lot more disciplined in what we are doing out there. We have to get a lot more comfortable, for a lot of them it was their first home match and they were looking up in the stands and seeing people and getting a little nervous. That is to be expected, that is over now and hopefully we will build off of it and be better for our next home match.”
HOCKEY The Tennessee Ice Vols finished off their regular season by splitting their two contests with the Vanderbilt Commodores inside the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. On Friday, Tennessee
dropped the first of the two contests against Vandy, 2-6. Senior night on Saturday, however, was a different story. The Ice Vols came out and delivered a 5-4 victory for their seniors.
SWIMMING & DIVING Also competing in their final home event of the season, the men and women’s swimming and diving teams competed against their SEC rival, the Florida Gators, inside the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on Saturday. While the men’s team failed
to claim victory over the No. 2 Gators, 179-121, the Lady Vols were able to upset No. 8 Florida, 152-148, and rebounded from their loss against the Georgia Bulldogs last week. The men’s and women’s team both find themselves at 5-3 (3-2 SEC) on the season.
Vols need to repeat history one more time
Steven Cook Copy Editor
The Vols have been in ESPN’s Bracketology field virtually all season, and despite common perception on Rocky Top, they are currently predicted in as a 10-seed — not a bubble team. Plus, the SEC has been a steaming bag of mediocrity. At the moment, Missouri and Arkansas look like the only other teams capable of getting anywhere near the bubble. That hasn’t been the case in past seasons. And then there’s the strength of schedule. ESPN has Tennessee’s schedule ranking 12th in the nation this season, while neither of those first two were able to crack the top 40. Sure, UT failed to impress in the nonconference slate for the third time in as many years. Countless Vol fans proceeded to fire Martin via Twitter as early as the first game of the season. Some of them have a point. This team resembles that of a finished product much more than Martin’s first two campaigns, and perhaps they should have been able to find more consistency. It also can’t be ignored that the Vols had their chances in those first two seasons. Despite doing as much as they could to close the seasons, both were bounced early in the SEC Tournament. The Vols’ final 13 games in 2013-14 have already begun, starting with the putrid loss at Florida. But two straight impressive wins over Ole Miss and Alabama followed. If Tennessee goes 8-2 down the stretch and makes it three straight years with that streak, the Vols will finish 22-9 with wins over Virginia — who UT beat by 30 and is now tearing apart the ACC — and Xavier as well as opportunities against Florida and Missouri still left. That will make the tournament. To the surprise of many Tennessee basketball fans, the script in 2013-14 thus far has read eerily similar to that of Cuonzo Martin’s first two seasons at the helm. And even though Vol faithful want a much different end result this time around, they should be hoping for the script to stay just as it is.
Cuonzo Martin’s late-season win streaks haven’t produced NCAA Tournament berths in either of his first two seasons at the helm of Tennessee basketball. In 2013-14, however, it would be just what the Vols need — given it starts right now. Martin is used to Vol fans’ apathy surrounding the program at this point in the season. Each of his first two SEC conference slates started out with UT losing four of five games. But it is what has followed that lethargic stretch that transformed the fan base from pensive to passionate. Both of those seasons ended with the Vols winning 10 of their last 13 — and eight of their last nine — SEC games. Despite what the boo birds say after bad losses, this season wouldn’t end with the Vols disappointed on Selection Sunday like the last two have — so long as they can finish this season like the past two. Disagree? Let’s play a little ‘compare and contrast.’ Halfway through the season, each of Martin’s first two teams were nowhere near tournament contention. The 201112 Vols were 9-10 at one point, featuring only wins over mid-major foes before SEC play. They couldn’t have been any more of an afterthought in the SEC before that late streak put them right on the outside looking in. In 2012-13, it wasn’t much better. The Vols started off horribly in SEC play and a hot finish wasn’t enough to get them on the right side of the bubble. This season has been a different story. UT has been at the center of SEC relSteven Cook is a senior in journalism evance right behind Florida and Kentucky and electronic media. He can be reached and has picked up a pair of solid non- at scook21@utk.edu. conference wins over Virginia and Xavier.
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Monday, February 3, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron
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19-57 (.333)
7-19 (.368)
3-pointers
7-22 (.318)
15-22 (.682)
Free Throws
9-11 (.818)
41-15
Rebounds-Off
32-12
16
Turnovers
13
15
Fouls
17
16
Largest Lead
15
Individual Leaders C. Burdick 26
Points
D. Simmons 18
2 tied, 11
Rebounds
B. Hutchen 7
I. Harrison 6
Assists
S. Rivers 3
A. Carter 3
Steals
S. Rivers 2
2 tied, 1
Blocks
2 tied, 1
Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — One big 3-pointer by Cierra Burdick got Tennessee rolling and Alabama couldn’t find any way to slow them down. Burdick hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 7:29 left in the second half to give Tennessee its first lead since a minute and a half into the game. Shortly following that 3 was another by teammate Meighan Simmons to give the Lady Vols a 45-39 lead. The Lady Vols went on to win 64-54 over Alabama on Sunday night. “It was a momentum changer, and that was kind of the 1-2 punch that gave Alabama the heartache,” Burdick said. “We took their hope away in that segment, and that’s what we kept trying to do.” Despite trailing 26-18 at halftime, Tennessee (18-4, 7-2 Southeastern Conference) was able to outscore the Crimson Tide 46-28 in the second half. Simmons and Isabelle Harrison each added 11 points for Tennessee. Burdick and Harrison also had 11 rebounds each for a doubledouble. It was Burdick’s third double-double of the season and a career-high scoring night for her. “She was very settling for us,” Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said of Burdick. “We went in a stretch where we weren’t making shots, we were missing layups, and we weren’t getting stops, and she held our team together. That’s stuff you don’t see in the stat sheet. “She hit big shots for us,
she got big rebounds, she had one turnover, she’s just been solid, and today she was huge for us.” Daisha Simmons led Alabama (10-12, 3-6 SEC) with 18 points, and Shafontaye Myers added 11. The Tide came out strong to start the game and led by as many as 15, but went on a scoring drought with 5:13 left to let Tennessee back into the game. The Lady Vols scored seven points to cut the lead from 15 to eight to end the half and started the second half out hot. After shooting only 28 percent from the field in the first half, they shot 53.8 percent from the field in the second half. “This is a very offensiveminded team,” Warlick said. “We’re contagious. If we hit a 3, everybody’s here we go, start hitting 3s. But I think the key to the game was getting stops.” In order to get those stops, Tennessee shifted among five defensive sets throughout the game, as Warlick was looking for what worked best. “You’re looking at somebody who’s a man-to-man team, and we went zone to get them in the game,” she said. Alabama head coach Kristy Curry said one of the biggest differences came down in the post. “They really hurt us down the stretch on the offensive glass, their size, size matters,” she said. “I thought their skill and size hurt us on the offensive glass. They weren’t hitting an open look from 3, and they were getting the put-back and getting to the foul line.”
Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama had beaten Tennessee four of the last five times and 12 of the last 17 times the two teams had met. But on Saturday night the Volunteers came into Coleman Coliseum, where it had only won 10 times, with the last victory coming in January 2010, and turned the tables on the Crimson Tide. Jordan McRae poured in 26 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Volunteers to a 76-59 victory. Jarnell Stokes finished 22 points and 16 rebounds and Josh Richardson scored 12 points for the Volunteers. Trevor Releford scored 23 points and had six assists and Nick Jacobs scored 13 points for the Crimson Tide. Tennessee (14-7, 5-3 SEC) led from start to finish. After a threepointer by Releford with 16:25 to play pulled Alabama to within two, 38-36, Tennessee reeled off nine straight points, extending its lead to 47-36. The Crimson Tide never got closer than eight after that. The Volunteers had their largest lead, 75-52, when Stokes made a field goal and a free throw with 1:57 remaining in the game.
“We couldn’t get stops, and they converted,” stated Alabama coach Anthony Grant. “We couldn’t muster what we needed to muster up to get those stops.” Tennessee scored the first nine points of the game and the Crimson Tide (9-12, 3-5) responded by scoring eight straight points to make it 9-8. The Volunteers then outscored Alabama 21-15 to take a 30-23 lead at the half. “It was a great performance by our guys in a tough place to play and against a tough team,” stated Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin, whose team got its first win in Tuscaloosa in four years. “Alabama is a team that rarely loses in this place, and I just thought that our guys did a great job battling and keeping our composure. It was a really good performance by our guys on the road against a quality opponent. “Rarely do you play games at this level on the road against a quality opponent of this magnitude and coaching staff. To win like this, these guys did a tremendous job of handling the press.” Tennessee made 9 of 20 from 3-point range and tied a season low with just five turnovers.
76 Tennessee
Alabama 59
Tuscaloosa, Ala. // Coleman Coliseum // 12,620 23-48 (.479)
Field Goals
20-51 (.392)
9-20 (.450)
3-pointers
3-15 (.200)
21-26 (.808)
Free Throws
16-22 (.727)
32-9
Rebounds-Off
31-11
5
Turnovers
7
15
Fouls
21
23
Largest Lead
-
Individual Leaders J. McRae 26
Points
T. Releford 23
J. Stokes 16
Rebounds
N. Jacobs 6
J. McRae 4
Assists
T. Releford 6
2 Tied, 1
Steals
C. Engstrom 1
2 Tied, 1
Blocks
J. Taylor 2