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Early deficit plagues Pearl, Vols at Kentucky Wildcats spoil UT coach’s return to sideline with dominant performance at Rupp 3-pointer at the 15:30 mark.

“The start of the second half was difficult,” Pearl said.

“We scored the first basket, and then they get a bunch of

“Melvin Goins did a great job,” Pearl said. “Once again against another good guard in (Kentucky’s) Brandon Matt Dixon Knight. He did a real good job.”

Sports Editor Senior Josh Bone, known more for his defensive play, was a spark off the bench for the Vols. The senLEXINGTON, Ky. — Bruce Pearl was hoping the ior hit 3-of-4 threes and finished with a Tennessee boos he received when he was introduced in Rupp career-high 13 points, while playing increased minArena would continue into the game. utes since Scotty Hopson wasn’t 100 percent.

Instead, the Big Blue Nation cheered its “I go in every game the same,” Bone said. “Just try Kentucky Wildcats (17-6, 5-4 SEC) on to a 73-61 victo play hard. That’s all I can do. Whatever the coachtory over the Volunteers (15-9, 5-4 SEC) on Tuesday es ask of me, I try to go out there and do. I knocked night . down some shots today.”

In his first conference game of the season after Hopson, obviously slowed by his left ankle sprain, serving his eight-game suspension, Pearl donned his especially when he was trying to create on the offen(in)famous orange blazer for the rivalry matchup. sive end, scored 11 points in front of his home-state “Good to be back,” Pearl said. “Wish I had helped school. my team more.”

“I thought Scotty Hopson showed you something Despite the Vols having a significant size and tonight, in the sense that he really battled to come depth advantage in the paint, Kentucky outreboundback,” Pearl said. ed Tennessee 38-28 on the glass, including nabbing “Scotty did a great job — a great job,” Pearl said.

15 offensive rebounds.

“He answered some toughness questions.”

The Vols couldn’t secure loose balls and failed to Hopson, who played just 24 minutes, said the get the majority of 50/50 balls. As a result, the injury limited his ability to play effective defense.

Wildcats scored 15 second-chance points.

“I tried not to worry about it,” Hopson said. “It’s “In the areas they had to win — toughness and definitely sore right now after the game.” rebounding — they won,” Pearl said.

Freshman Tobias Harris never seemed a part of the The 28 rebounds were a season low for the Vols.

Vols’ offense. He struggled shooting from the field.

The Wildcats were lights out from three-point The freshman finished with 10 points on 3-of-9 shootrange early, connecting on five of their first six shots ing from the field. Harris entered the contest averagfrom beyond the arc en route to a 27-13 just past ing nearly 15 points per game in SEC play. midway through the first half. Kentucky hit just two “It was just a tough night offensively for me,” triples the rest of the game and finished 7-of-18 from Harris said. three-point range.

The Wildcats haven’t had a tough night at home Kentucky led 35-28 at the break. The Vols trailed since John Calipari took over at Kentucky. Under his by as much as 19 during the first 20 minutes, but rallied to go into the locker down by only seven.

• Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Olivier, UT Sports watch, UK is a perfect 29-0 in Rupp Arena.

For Pearl, he was just glad to be back coaching the The Vols went on a 14-2 run over the last five and Bruce Pearl cheers on his team during a game against Kentucky on a half minutes of the first half, including a 10-0 run Tuesday, Feb. 8. Despite returning to the court for his first game fol- Vols, even in a hostile environment.

“It’s always an honor to coach here, and I want my to end the half. lowing an SEC imposed suspension, Pearl was unable to get the teams to play better and represent better,” Pearl said.

A Melvin Goins three as the half concluded cut Vols rolling as they fell to the Wildcats 73-61.

Next up for the Vols is a trip to Gainesville, Fla., the UK lead to single digits for the first time since for a Saturday showdown with the SEC East-leading 21-13 midway through the first half. offensive rebounds ... and we gave Kentucky some real Florida Gators.

Goins began the second half where he left off in the first, “We’ve just got to get better as a team and continue to hitting a jumper in the lane to cut the Vols’ deficit to five at energy plays.”

Goins was one of the few bright spots for UT on the come together as a team,” Harris said. “We know this next 35-30. But the Wildcats answered with a 13-0 run to take a game we really have to improve.”

48-30 lead. Hopson ended the Wildcats’ momentum with a night, finishing with a team-high 16 points.

Campus radio recognized nationally Haley Hall Staff Writer WUTK recently became one of the top 50 candidates for 2011’s mtvU Woodie Award for Top College Radio Station.

Each year MTV’s college network, mtvU, gives away Woodie awards for “the music voted best by college students” according to its website.

For the past three years, these awards have also been given out for the best college radio station.

Benny Smith, founder and general director and program director of WUTK, is proud of the radio station’s accomplishments.

“We work very hard down here and against some tough odds,” Smith said. “We strive to do the best we can and to be a great example of what the University of Tennessee has to offer and is all about. We have some very passionate students working very hard to make good radio and to gain very valuable practical experience toward their careers. … So recognition like this is nice, but well-earned, in my opinion.”

Will Rabb, junior in journalism and electronic media and worker at WUTK, said he believed the radio station should get this kind of recognition more often.

“WUTK is the only station in this area that does what it does,” Rabb said. “We are sort of like MTV in its early days, bringing music to the people that may otherwise never see the light of day.

“I have learned so much about my future career and music at WUTK in the past couple of years. Benny is great at helping students figure out what they’re good at and gain the skills they need to do what they want to do, and this station means a lot to those of us who work there and lisGeorge Richardson • The Daily Beacon ten to the music put out.”

Construction work continues at the site of the future Natalie L. Haslam Music WThose who would like to support the staCenter. Work began in the fall of 2010 and is projected to be completed in 2013. tion may vote for the Woodie Awards online at Features of the new building will include a 400-seat recital hall, 45 soundproof http://www.mtv.com/ontv/woodieawards/2011/.

A link to the voting site is on WUTK’s website. practice rooms and a recording studio.

“We were just notified last week so we have had to hustle,” Smith said. “We hope they vote and vote often.”

Rabb said that he hoped the community would want to vote for the unique station.

“The music is just good,” he said. “WUTK is the only station in the area where you can hear Scott Miller, Kanye West and the Arcade Fire in the same hour. The station is just so good at expanding your horizons on what kind of music you listen to and what is good music.”

Past winners of mtvU’s Woodie Award include WICB at Ithaca College and KUPS at the University of Puget Sound.

“Both of those stations have strong reputations in the college radio world and both received annual direct funding from either their university, college and/or student organization,” Smith said. “WUTK is more self-supporting.”

Smith and Rabb both said that increased stimulus funds have made a big impact on WUTK in the past few years for this reason.

“We are playing catch-up with many other college radio stations as far as our website and what we want to be able to do with it, but we are working to get there,” Smith said.

Smith further said that stimulus funding, help from the College of Communication and Information and support from the college’s Dean Wirth have aided the station in updating equipment, getting newer computers and filling two temporary full-time staff positions.

Smith and Rabb both said the award was a well-deserved honor for the people who put their free time into WUTK to see recognitions such as this.

“We all work hard,” Smith said. “Being able to bring recognition like this to WUTK, the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, the College of Communications, UTK and Knoxville is very gratifying.”

Voting for the College Radio Station of the year Woodie continues throughout February.

The Woodie Awards will air live on March 16 at midnight on MTV, MTV2 and mtvU.

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Several UT students lounge in the UC hallway between Rocky Top Café and Smokey’s on Feb. 8 during lunch. The UC is a popular lunchtime spot for students, with both cafés often filling to capacity.

1971: Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame On this day in 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In August of that year, Paige, a pitching legend known for his fastball, showmanship and the longevity of his playing career, which spanned five decades, was inducted.

Joe DiMaggio once called Paige “the best and fastest pitcher I've ever faced.”

Paige was born in Mobile, Ala., most likely on July 7, 1906, although the exact date remains a mystery. He earned his nickname, Satchel, as a boy when he earned money carrying passengers’ bags at train stations. Baseball was segregated when Paige started playing professionally in the 1920s, so he spent most of his career pitching for Negro League teams around the United States. During the winter season, he pitched for teams in the Caribbean and Central and South America. As a barnstorming player who traveled thousands of miles each season and played for whichever team met his asking price, he pitched an estimated 2,500 games, had 300 shut-outs and 55 no-hitters. In one month in 1935, he reportedly pitched 29 consecutive games.

In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier and became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. The following year, Paige also entered the majors, signing with the Cleveland Indians and becoming, at age 42, baseball’s oldest rookie. He helped the Indians win the pennant that year and later played for the St. Louis Browns and Kansas City A’s.

He died June 8, 1982, in Kansas City, Miss.

— This Day in History is courtesy of history.com

Crime Log Feb. 7 A male UT student reported that he had been harassed by a female UT student in Volunteer Hall between 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 and 1:26 a.m. on Feb. 7.

At approximately 2:53 a.m., a UTPD officer observed a blue 1994 Nissan sedan on 11th Street near Cumberland Avenue with its hazard lights activated. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, the officer observed that the driver was intoxicated.

The suspect, a male student, was arrested for public intoxication and underage consumption.

A student reported that some items had been

stolen from her silver 2001 Volkswagen Jetta while it was parked in the G11 parking garage between 10 p.m. on Feb. 2 and 7 p.m. on Feb. 6.

A UT staff member reported an incident of vandalism that occurred in Room 406 of Ayres Hall some time between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The suspect is unknown.

A student reported that she had been receiving harassing phone calls from a known male suspect while she was in Humes Hall between 3:20 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Feb. 6. The suspect is unaffiliated with UT. — Crime Log is compiled by Robbie Hargett

Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the Universty of Tennessee Police Department.

All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical to those listed may not be those identified in reports.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

For more information about the UT College of Business Administration, visit http://bus.utk.edu.

UT alumnus Russell Lamb establishes Economics Excellence Endowment

Center for Executive Education appoints new dean The Center for Executive Education in UT’s College of Business Administration welcomes Matt Myers as its new associate dean.

Myers, Nestle USA Professor in Marketing, has been with UT’s College of Business Administration for 10 years. Before accepting the position of associate dean, he spent two and a half years as head of the college’s Department of Marketing and Logistics and seven years as head of the college’s Global Business Institute.

Myers earned his Ph.D. in business from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University, and his master’s in international business studies degree from Moore College of Business, University of South Carolina. Prior to academia, he worked with both Merrill-Lynch and IBM-Argentina.

Myers has studied, taught and worked in Central America, South America, Europe and Central and East Asia and has acted as a consultant to organizations in the global distribution, chemical, insurance, pharmaceutical and marketing research industries.

He recently served as a visiting faculty member at both the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and the University of Verona, Italy. He lectures in the executive programs at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Myers’ primary areas of research are in global supply-chain networks, foreign market entry strategies and comparative marketing systems. His research has appeared or is forthcoming in a number of premiere publications, including the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Operations Management, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and Sloan Management Review. He is also co-editor of the Handbook of Global Supply Chain Management.

Myers is a former editor for supply chain and operations research at the Journal of International Business Studies, and is a member of the editorial review boards of the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, the Journal of World Business, the Journal of International Management and the Journal of International Marketing.

At UT, he teaches global marketing and business strategy at the master’s, executive education and doctoral levels.

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Russell Lamb, a 1987 UT alumnus, has gifted $25,000 to the Department of Economics in the College of Business Administration at UT to establish the Economics Excellence Endowment.

The endowment will benefit multiple areas, including technology, scholarships, assistantships and faculty support. Once established, the fund will remain open to future gifts from those wishing to support the Department of Economics.

Lamb’s gift is part of the Campaign for Tennessee, UT’s $1 billion fundraising effort. The most ambitious effort in the university’s history, the campaign places UT among the ranks of the nation's largest public and private institutions that have sought this level of private support.

The campaign secures private gifts through contributions, pledges and planned giving to advance the university’s strategic goals that include improving student access and success, research and economic development, outreach and globalization. More than 98 percent of all gifts are designated for a specific purpose or program, such as scholarships or endowed professorships, and help provide the vital resources to advance key initiatives.

UT College of Law moot court team places second in national competition A UT College of Law moot court team placed second in the nation in the 61st annual Moot Court Competition at the New York City Bar Association last week.

The student team, consisting of Amy Rao Mohan, G. William Perry and J. David Watkins, was coached by professors Joseph Cook and John Sobieski.

Mohan also was runner-up as Best Oralist in the four-day competition that included 28 teams from 14 regions across the country.

Tennessee qualified for the national finals by placing first in the Region VII National Moot Court Competition held last November at University of Memphis.

The Texas Tech School of Law was the national winner.

This year the competition presented two issues not yet decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The first issue relates to deciding a motion for a preliminary injunction. The second issue relates to whether a specific municipal health care ordinance is preempted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

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William Pitt Root speaks to an audience at the Hodges Library Writer’s in the Library event. Root and his wife, Pamela Uschuk, both spoke on Feb. 7.

Legislator cites Hooters for success Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newly elected Tennessee legislator writes in the current issue of Hooters Magazine that her experience working in the restaurants known for waitresses’ skimpy outfits led to her later success in business and politics.

Republican state Rep. Julia Hurley, 29, was elected in November after defeating incumbent Democrat Dennis Ferguson in a mostly conservative district west of Knoxville.

Hurley writes that her experience at Hooters helped prepare her for a run for public office — even when opponents tried to make a campaign issue last summer about her past employment and photos from her modeling career.

“I have taken quite a bit of flack from the public at large during my run for State House in Tennessee for being a Hooters Girl,” she said. “But I know that without that time in my life I would not be as strongwilled and eager to become successful.”

The link also became a direct benefit to her electoral bid when former regular customers made campaign contribution “without question or hesitation,” she said.

The article appears in the magazine’s “Orange Pride Spotlight,” which features “the success stories of Hooters Girls both past and present.” Much of

the rest of the magazine is devoted to full-page photos of women posing in bikinis and Hooters uniforms. A spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based restaurant chain did not return a message seeking comment.

Hurley now works as a consultant and entrepreneur. She is a Southern Baptist and a member of the National Rifle Association and the Gun Owners of America.

Her House bid last year was her first run for public office, and she told The Knoxville News Sentinel during the race that her top issues included reducing illiteracy, creating jobs and filling empty retail space in her district. The General Assembly began its full schedule this week, and Hurley has not yet introduced any bills.

Hurley would only give a statement to The Associated Press and declined to answer specific questions about the article.

“I take the honor of serving in this state House more seriously than anything I have in my life,” she said. “I identify with every woman who has overcome the odds to realize their dream. My past shapes who I am today.”

In the magazine, she writes that her dream of running for office started at an early age.

“As I grew up, there were many factors that made me keep putting off being a representative of the people including the fact that I had a daughter at the young age of 15,” she wrote.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

JEM faculty mute on outside experience We at The Daily Beacon take pride in one aspect of our newspaper few readers probably understand: editorial independence. Just check our front page, the line directly underneath our logo; the Beacon’s editorial content is independent from UT, meaning the university cannot dictate the newspaper’s content. Only our student editors reserve that right.

What does this mean for us? It means that, barring any style or ethical dilemmas, we can write, report and comment on what we want, when we want, as long as the content is factual and accurate. We can write editorials criticizing every member of UT’s administration without worrying about consequence from the university. From a journalistic standpoint, that’s the beauty of a true newsworthy publication: the ability to report and comment on necessary topics without a larger body of power pulling strings from behind the scenes.

But sometimes, that independence serves as a roadblock in fostering an entirely studentrun publication. For any journalism student, experience is key for attaining internships and jobs upon graduation, and students within the UT School of Journalism and Electronic Media are encouraged to seek experience outside the classroom for class credit. In some courses, however, journalism professors are quietly leaving the Beacon off the list of suggested destinations for experience and/or credit. This often leaves the Beacon staff asking, why would UT’s campus newspaper not be considered a prime place to attain hands-on experience?

Instead of the Beacon, some journalism professors are pushing newswriting students to submit stories primarily to the Tennessee Journalist (TNJN.com), the news website of the UT School of JEM, which is run by students but supported by JEM administrators. The campus coverage and content of TNJN is comparable to that of the Beacon, though the website is respected by most journalism students as the main online source for UT news.

There is no reason a journalism student shouldn’t write for TNJN — or any student publication, for that matter — but we at the Beacon can’t help but notice how some within the UT School of JEM encourage submissions to the college’s own news website while conspicuously failing to mention the Beacon as a possible source of experience. TNJN, if we didn’t mention, is supported by the JEM school.

Let the record show that no bad blood exists between the Beacon and TNJN; some of the best student journalists on campus work hard to create TNJN’s content each day, and the website is well-respected by Beacon staffers. The question at hand is why equal opportunity doesn’t seem to be given by those who supposedly have student needs at the heart of every class session: the journalism administrators. Several Beacon staffers have been in classes in which professors encourage students to submit to TNJN, and when the Beacon is mentioned by students as a possible option for experience, the newspaper is often regarded as nothing more than an afterthought.

Several JEM professors thoroughly support the Beacon and its student staff, and we are appreciative to those administrators. But is the Beacon’s editorial independence to blame for this oversight among other professors? Do UT journalism administrators keep the Beacon on the backburner because the school has hands in TNJN? Do professors not want students to strive for a variety of experiences in college and producing work for not one campus publication, but several?

Perhaps JEM professors have little respect for the Beacon, a student newspaper that regularly features its share of mistakes. But what few readers tend to grasp is that the staff of the Beacon, as well as its editorial content and design, is run entirely by students juggling class, other jobs and social schedules to put out five issues per week. While we strive for perfection, mistakes do happen, but the hands-on training available in a newsroom can’t be replaced.

Our point is, don’t let the muted referrals from journalism administrators prevent any and all interested writers from contributing to the Beacon. Need outside credit for a journalism class? We’re here, too, as is TNJN and a variety of other campus publications.

Despite the way things may sound in JEM classes, there are more options on campus than you might expect.

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Decision on smoking must weigh rights of all T he Pen is Mightier by

Sean Mahoney All across the nation, universities are taking steps to limit, or even ban, smoking altogether on campuses. According to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, there are currently more than 466 smoke-free campuses in the United States. In the state of Tennessee alone, Belmont University, East Tennessee State University, Milligan College, Libscomb University and Tennessee Technological University have each gone completely smoke-free. With such a growing trend, many on campus argue that the UT should fall in line and encourage a smoke-free campus, while others feel this is excessive and impedes their right to smoke.

The campaign against smoking has caused significant debate among the student body over whether or not to go tobacco-free. The university has already placed restrictions on smoking indoors and in other areas, but has yet to officially declare the campus smoke-free. Advocates of smoking argue that the restrictions in place are enough and to take any further steps would inhibit their rights.

But is this a sound argument or proper justification for allowing smoking to continue on campus?

Simply, do smokers have the right to smoke where they want?

This question becomes a rather complicated issue to resolve, because the biggest issue regarding smokers’ rights concerns the negative aspects of secondhand smoke. When one uses a cigarette, the smoke diffuses through the air and others who do not smoke have to breathe it.

Naturally, this is a problem, because secondhand smoke can be lethal. It has been linked to lung cancer and heart disease in nonsmoking individuals and is associated with more than 50,000 deaths each year. Secondhand smoke even contains more than 50 cancer-causing agents, so it is undeniable that it has adverse effects on people who do not smoke. Therefore, the real question is, do smokers have the right to possibly harm the

individuals around them?

Now, I am not a smoker. I cannot stand the smell of it, and I get annoyed when someone is smoking in a congested area or in front of me on the way to class. Also, I must confess that I work at the UT Medical Center, which just went tobacco-free in January. This experience has also created some bias for me, because I have experienced firsthand the beneficial aspects of a smoke-free campus. The entire hospital is cleaner, and the environment is overall much healthier for recovering patients.

Despite my bias, it does seem unfair that nonsmokers have to breathe in smoke while walking to class, especially with all of the knowledge concerning secondhand smoke now.

Such statistics certainly lead me to question what rights smokers actually reserve regarding their habit. It is one thing to engage in an unhealthy habit when it only affects the user; it is completely different when others are put in harm’s way. This leads to the argument that nonsmokers reserve the right to breathe smoke-free air and not contract a smoking-related illness caused by a habit that they do not engage in.

However, I am no crusader against smokers.

The issue is complex, so it is not easily solved. It is understandable how some smokers may feel persecuted, so I must stress that I do not wish to go on a tirade condemning smokers for their habits. It is understandable how smokers may feel that their right to smoke freely would be unfairly infringed upon if the campus decided to go smoke free. And, ordinarily, I would argue that if someone wants to smoke, it is his or her decision. Most smokers on campus choose to smoke discreetly and away from crowds or congested areas, so there is far less of an issue. The problem is when a smoker insists on engaging in their habit around people who do not wish to be part of it.

As in the rest of society, smoking in public remains an issue on campuses like UT. The issue is complex and involves a number of variables that make it difficult to resolve. In the end, the university needs to operate in a manner that best serves its high-paying student body. Until then, I would encourage smokers to exercise a little more discretion with their habit if they desire to be permitted to do so in the future.

—Sean Mahoney is a senior in history. He can be reached at smahone1@utk.edu.

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If you’re anything like me, you’re probably watching some TV show or John Cusack movies, feeling apathetic or slightly sad that you are and will be single this Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is historically known as Singles Awareness Day, with singles gathering to commiserate in their singletude and celebrating the fact that they are single, and the fact that they have more time and money to spend on themselves than they do on others.

Those in couples may have each other, and they can cherish the fact that they have people to spend Valentine’s Day with; however, relationships with other people can end, (I hate to be a killjoy, but it happens) and the only relationship that you can ever fully sustain is the one with yourself. (Dang it, why does everything I write/say sound so unintentionally dirty? It’s probably Freudian.)

I think people who are newly single should be able to reclaim all the money that they spent on their significant others for tax purposes. That way, it would not hurt so much when the relationship ends, because you can look forward to getting about $3,000 back (So I’m idealistic; I’ll live). I think, however, that the only drawback is that people like Hugh Hefner and those who are in Hollywood marriages would get richer and make more money. I would also be slightly happier, because those who have been in long-term relationships would not get that same deduction — sticking it to those pretentiously perfect people in their ridiculously perfect relationships. I think the deduction should also apply for those who have tried but been unsuccessful to pick up significant others.

Valentine’s Day is a day historically designed to celebrate love, especially romantic love between couples, but these days it seems too commercialized and kitschy. Personally, I am absolutely convinced that it is a conspiracy cooked up by Hallmark and American Greetings along with diamond merchants to rack up profits. Moviemakers join in on it, too, counting on cashing in on hormotional and sad, single women who drag other hormotional and single friends to go in and see the latest chick flick, which usually is not worth the film that it is recorded on. I am also absolutely sure that restaurants and their

managers get together in a large meeting right before Valentine’s Day and ask, “How can we rip people off and make thousands in one day? Offer amazing deals and entice people to walk in/make reservations, of course!”

Retailers are no different, selling stuffed bears, roses and Valentine’s-themed chocolate/candy that caters to those men and women who have not thought of anything imaginative as a present for their date and rush in to pick up something for their sweethearts at the very last moment. Florists join in the fun, marking up their flowers and hoping that they can sell their inventory the week before and the day of Valentine’s Day. Profiteers and vultures, the entire lot of them.

Frankly, I don’t get it.

It’s not a national holiday. No one significant died on V-Day. No one campaigned for V-Day, no freedoms were fought for on this day. It’s not a holiday for which you can get paid. So why are we buying into a holiday that makes most of the population feel bad about itself (I mean, if you really hate us single people, please just take us to the back and put us out of our misery) and putting the idea of a relationship on a pedestal?

Romantic relationships aren’t the only kind of meaningful relationships one can have, anyway. And isn’t love and appreciation for your special person supposed to be shown every day, not just expressed one day out of 365?

I think that there should be more single-themed events — less roses and candy hearts, more celebration of ourselves as individuals sort of things.

Banks should offer us more incentives for keeping more money in our bank accounts because we really don’t have a reason to spend it, other than ourselves.

The world should rejoice because, even through we’re single, it does not mean we’re not that awesome, but that we instead may have higher standards than others and are willing to wait for someone who can really sweep us off our feet. Our parents should rejoice, because it means we’re not dating that a****** or that hussy that they really hated.

In short, I disagree completely with the concept of Valentine's Day, since it puts the relationship on a pedestal and excludes a group of people who might not have one in their lives but makes us feel less worthy and less able to find someone. The emphasis should be more on the individual than on the relationship, because the first love and best love is self-love. ‘Cause you know who’s awesome? YOU’RE AWESOME. —Yasha Sadagopan is a senior in economics. She can be reached at ysadagop@utk.edu.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Reality drama ‘Skins’ sparks morality debate MTV remake of British hit creates exaggerated, sexualized portrayal of American teens

Will Abrams Arts & Entertainment Editor Sensationalism is nothing new for television. From the early days of “Three’s Company” to more recent hits like “The Real World,” there has always been a perceived moral scandal when it comes to programming.

It shouldn’t be of any surprise, then, that the nation has found a new enemy of decency. This time, it comes in the form of MTV’s “Skins.”

Over the last few years, MTV has become a network solely devoted to “reality” television.

Long gone are the days of “TRL” and similar shows that showcased the latest happenings in the musical world. (What does the M in MTV stand for again?)

All that is left for the hippest (or trying the hardest to be hip) channel are shows like “Teen Mom,” where the darkest corners of society get to hop on a pedestal. Reality shows used to center around famous people, but now all one needs are reproductive organs and poor judgment.

Given the channel’s current state, it isn’t shocking that their latest show, a remake of the popular British series,

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The drama follows a group of high-school students in Baltimore as they pursue a life of drugs, alcohol, sex, oh, and true love or something like that.

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Following a harsh reprimand that requested for a government investigation of child pornography be conducted, many sponsors began to pull their advertising from the show. These included General Motors, Wrigley and champion of fine dining, Taco Bell.

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Perhaps the most dangerous part of the show in the PTC’s mind is that MTV stands by the idea that the show is an “honest portrayal of teens today.”

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One of the major problems of a show like “Skins” is that writers tend to focus on stereotypes that make up a very small percentage of the audience in an effort to appeal to the widest range of people. This leaves the vast majority of viewers without a voice, possibly leading to the 50-percent drop in ratings that “Skins” witnessed between its first and second episode.

Something that remains to be seen on the show is whether or not these wild characters will pay for their actions. If it is only another show full of crazy lifestyles void of responsibility or consequences, then MTV has dropped the ball yet again.

On a side note, part of what made the original series such a groundbreaking show is that it actually did send its characters to rehab and other notso-fun scenarios.

Will “Skins” be the bottom of the morality barrel for all of time?

Probably not; there will always be something better just around the corner.

Based on its ratings, the show may not even be around this time next year, meaning all the fuss has been without merit. Perhaps that will give PTC a reason to sleep at night for now.

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Lady Vol tennis signs stellar class Staff Reports

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“They are not only good players but good kids. They fit in really well with our entire program. The sky is the limit for all of them and we're looking forward to them improving upon the foundation we've laid here.”

Toti, currently a senior at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, is the highestrated player in the class, ranking No. 16 nationally. She is a five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net. More than just her talent, Patrick said he and Coach HahnPatrick were blown away by Toti's personality.

“Sarah made an incredible impression when we first went and visited her and her mother,” Patrick said. “We decided right after that meeting that she was somebody we needed in the program and we did everything we could to get her. She has a great intellect and personality that's going to do wonders for our team chemistry.”

The sister of current UT men's tennis player Rhyne Williams, Caitlyn Williams is a key member of this signing class. She is a five-star, blue chip recruit and the No. 19ranked player in the nation according to TennisRecruiting.net. She has been ranked as high as No. 68 in the world in the ITF

Girls' 18s singles rankings and she was the top-rated player in the nation in girls' 16s.

Tennis runs pretty deeply in the Williams family. Her grandfather, Mike DePalmer, was the head men's tennis coach at UT from 1981-94 and is a member of the ITA Hall of Fame. Williams' mother, Michelle DePalmer-Williams, played for the Lady Vols from 1980-84 and was an All-American.

“Caitlyn has grown up a Tennessee fan and has that blood running through her family,” Patrick said. “She understands the tradition and will add a lot to it. There just haven't been that many Tennessee girls of her caliber during my time here that can do what she's able to do. We're excited to have her.”

Henderson is one of the best players in Great Britain in her age group and has won three British national titles. She also competed in the Under-14 World Junior Team Event, where she reached the finals. At 5-11, Henderson's height could be a huge advantage for her.

Fans are reminded to follow the Lady Vols on Twitter at www.twitter.com/UTLadyVols.

Munchak ‘excited’ to lead Titans Associated Press

NASHVILLE — A usually conservative Mike Munchak The good news continues to pour in for showed off much more of his the Tennessee Lady Vol tennis program. personality Monday at his first Just three days after advancing to the ITA news conference as head coach of the Tennessee Titans.

National Team Indoor Championships and He made jokes about how he one day after Brynn Boren was named SEC expected a gold watch after 30 Freshman of the Week, years with the franchise, how it TennisRecruiting.net announced that UT's will be easier for his mother to 2011 signing class ranked fifth nationally. see him on the sideline now and The class, which consists of Knoxville even poked fun at his quiet mannative Caitlyn Williams, Sarah Toti from Las ner.

Vegas, Nev., and Joanna Henderson from “This is my excited face,” Edinburgh, Scotland, rates first in the SEC. Munchak said at one point.

Tennessee co-head coach Sonia HahnThe new coach also made one Patrick said that recruiting well is a major thing very clear: Change is compart of being able to compete in one of the ing, even though he coached nation's toughest conferences. under Jeff Fisher the past 14 sea“It's huge for us,” Hahn-Patrick said. “You sons. have to have talent and you have to be able “I’m going to be my own man, to develop it once the kids get here. Having and I’ll be judged by what I do that talent is key to being competitive in the and not what was done before top part of the conference.” me. I’m not looking here to All three players will be joining the problame anybody about what was gram in August 2011. Co-head coach Mike left for me,” Munchak said. “I Patrick said that he and Hahn-Patrick are think it’s a great opportunity here with what we have, and I very pleased with the signing class. think I’m the guy to pick up the “We're both really excited,” Patrick said. pieces and hopefully get us in the right direction.”

Munchak is the franchise’s 16th head coach. Neither he or the Titans would comment on his new contract. The Titans decided to promote from within to replace Fisher after a 6-10 season. Owner Bud Adams called the move a special day for the franchise as Munchak became the first former player to coach the team.

“He has been a hard worker, and he has only known success and how to achieve success,” Adams said by telephone from his Houston office. “He made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He has the respect of people he played with and those who have played for him. He is a smart football man and leader who will guide us again into the playoffs.”

Munchak was the first man interviewed to replace Fisher and had been considered the top candidate for the job.

This is the first head coaching Wade Rackley • The Daily Beacon job for Munchak, who turns 51 Cameron Tatum drives through the lane against Alabama on Feb. 5. The Vols lost to Alabama 65-60 despite in March, with the only franTatum’s 16 points. The game was also the last of associate head coach Tony Jones’ tenure as interim head chise the offensive line coach coach. and Hall of Fame lineman has ever played or worked for since being selected eighth overall by the then-Houston Oilers in 1982.

General manager Mike Reinfeldt and senior executive vice president Steve Underwood also interviewed offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger and wrapped up interviews Friday by talking to Atlanta offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey and New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell in the same day.

Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams declined to interview.

But Munchak is well respected in the franchise.

Reinfeldt, a former teammate, called Munchak a smart football man who commands respect and accountability.

“He is a leader,” Reinfeldt said. “I think he has a vision, and he has great passion for it. I think it’s good. He has an understanding of our people, what we’ve done here, and I think he has a vision of how he’d take it to the next level.”

Munchak will have flexibility to fill his staff as he wants, even

though 13 current assistants are under contract. That includes Heimerdinger, who said by text to the AP that he is happy for Munchak and expects him to do a good job.

He isn’t committing to anyone just yet.

“I feel like we’re starting fresh.

It’s not same old, same old. We come in, sit down and figure out what’s best for the Titans going forward with what we have. ...

Anything’s possible,” Munchak said.

Munchak has to fill at least five positions left open by his promotion, the firing of defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil and departures of assistants coaching defensive line, running backs, wide receivers. His best friend and former teammate Bruce Matthews is considered a possibility to replace him on the line, but he is offensive assistant coach with Houston.

Munchak’s promotion is being praised by those who know him with Penn State coach Joe Paterno calling him a hard worker. Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said he didn’t realize how respected Munchak is throughout the NFL until he left Tennessee.

“I am known as someone who burns the midnight oil, and consistently Mike Munchak’s car was the only one left in the parking lot when I left. Titans fans can sleep well knowing Munch is at the helm. I know I did,” Schwartz said in a statement.

Coming out of Penn State, the left guard blocked for fellow Hall of Famers Earl Campbell in a pounding run game to the runand-shoot offense with Warren Moon. He played 159 regular season games with the Oilers before retiring in 1994, and he became the fifth player from the franchise inducted into the Hall of Fame — the first to spend his entire career with Adams’ team.

Munchak also had the club record with nine Pro Bowl berths during his career. Adams retired Munchak’s No. 63 in 1996, joining Campbell, Jim Norton and Elvin Bethea in rare company with that honor.

Moon said in a statement released by the Titans that "it was just a matter of time until he would have success in coaching.

Some folks have to go the coordinator route to reach the head coaching level, but being in the organization as long as he has, there is a comfort level with him and everyone knows who he is as a coach and a person."

He started at the entry-level position as quality control assistant with the offensive staff through 1996. Fisher promoted Munchak to offensive line coach in 1997, a job he held the past 14 seasons. Munchak thanked Fisher for the opportunity.

Munchak has only had the same starting five offensive linemen from one season to the next twice during his 14 seasons. But he has had four players earn 10 total Pro Bowl invitations while blocking for five different running backs in 11 1,000-yard seasons ranging from Eddie George to Chris Johnson.

With Munchak coaching the offensive line, the Titans allowed the second fewest sacks in the NFL with 28.3 sacks per season and ranked seventh in the league in that time averaging 124.5 yards rushing per game.

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Lady Vols scrape past Wildcats in Lexington No. 4 Tennessee overcomes turnover-laden first half to claim 13th victory in a row She said just be patient.”

Simmons would hit two free throws Jamison Lanum with 14.5 seconds left to ice the game and Staff Writer bring her points total to 15.

Kamiko Williams provided some relief Turnovers and a sluggish offensive start off the bench, scoring 14 points, while hampered the fourth-ranked Tennessee Angie Bjorklund missed her third straight Lady Vols, but they still managed to defeat game with a sprained right foot. the 15th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats 73-67.

Rebounds, like turnovers, were never in With their win at Memorial Coliseum, short supply as the Lady Vols had a defithe Lady Vols (22-2, 10-0 SEC) extended nite size advantage, outrebounding their current winning streak to 13 and Kentucky (18-5, 7-3 SEC ) 41-22. remained perfect in SEC play, a result that Matthew Mitchell, Kentucky’s first-year looked uncertain at halftime. head coach and a former graduate assisTrailing by three at the half, the Lady tant under Summitt at UT, employed fullVols appeared careless at times when passcourt pressure to combat this size advaning the ball and racked up 17 turnovers in tage, helping the the first 20 minWildcats to the halfutes of play. Pat time lead.

Summitt’s halftime Victoria Dunlap speech addressed was also instrumental the Lady Vols’ in the Wildcats firstblunders. half push, leading “I love the fact Kentucky with 16 that we had halfpoints as the players time, because we headed into the addressed that break. Dunlap strugissue,” Summitt gled heavily in the said.

“I think second half, though, everyone was a lot scoring only four more focused in – Lady Vol Shekinna Stricklen, points. the second half. on Pat Summitt during the “I think in the first They shortened Kentucky game half we started off their passes and strong and we came did a much better out with a lot of job of getting the intensity,” Dunlap said. “In the second ball inside and not jacking the ball up.” half, we kind of had some defensive spurts “It was very intense,” junior forward where we needed to take care of the ball Shekinna Stricklen said. “She said, ‘You more with all the pressure. It was kind of a really don’t want to be at practice with me mixture of them taking care of the ball and tomorrow.’” us just kind of letting up.”

Stricklen, who struggled offensively in Summitt praised Dunlap, the Nashville the first half, scoring only two points, finnative and reigning SEC Player of the Year, ished the game leading the Lady Vols in but also made her a point of attack. scoring and rebounding, netting a double“It was a priority in the first half, but double with 20 points and 12 boards. we didn’t quite get cranked up until the Glory Johnson also added a double-dousecond half with what we needed to do,” ble with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Summitt said. “We addressed that at halfMeighan Simmons struggled handling time. She’s a great player, and she’s going the ball, committing nine turnovers, and to knock down shots if you don’t really get Summitt had to pull her aside in the secup on her early or deny her touches. We ond half. tried to do that as much as we could, but “The only thing she said to me was keep it’s hard to do that for a 40-minute game.” my composure,” Simmons said.

The Lady Vols will host the Florida “Sometimes I go a thousand miles an hour.

Gators on Thursday.

“

It was very intense.

She said, ‘You really

don’t want to be at practice with me

tomorrow.’

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Hallie King, a sophomore communications pre-major, accepts the Naismith Good Sportsmanship award before the men’s basketball game against Vanderbilt on Jan. 15. King won the award for her position as men’s basketball statistician. Only three other women, including Pat Summitt, have won the award.

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Glory Johnson drives past a Mississippi State defender on Jan. 27. Johnson helped the Lady Vols to a 73-67 win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Monday with a doubledouble of 10 points and 10 rebounds.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Jackson, Pope among Vols leaving UT roster Staff Reports Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley announced on Monday several roster updates.

Sophomore safety Janzen Jackson has voluntarily withdrawn from the 2011 spring semester for personal reasons.

“We are continuing to support Janzen as he addresses his personal issues during this temporary withdrawal from school,” said Dooley.

“While he would still be eligible to compete if he enrolls this fall, nothing is more important than Janzen's personal well-being.”

Additionally, freshman defensive back Ted Meline has permanently withdrawn from school for personal reasons, and linebacker Jerod Askew has been dismissed for a violation of team rules.

Dooley also announced that junior defensive

back Art Evans has been reinstated, and junior center Cody Pope will no longer participate in football for medical reasons.

Jackson, a native of Lake Charles, La., earned Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team honors in 2010 and finished last season with 69 tackles and a team high-tying five interceptions. Meline, from Miami, Fla, did not appear in any games for the Vols in 2010. A native of Chesapeake, Va., Askew appeared in one game for the Vols last season, in the fourth quarter against UT Martin.

Evans, from Lakeland, Fla., appeared in seven games for the Vols in the secondary (six starts), recording 21 tackles and one forced fumble. Pope, from Julian, Calif., started the first two games of the season before missing the remainder of the 2010 campaign with a stinger injury. He appeared in six games for the Vols on the offensive line during his career.

Confidence key for freshman Boren get my fitness up, and I have every opportunity I can to get to the best of my ability,” Boren Staff Writer said. “By doing that, I’ve improved a lot and gotten into a bunch of big tournaments and UT Lady Vol tennis player Brynn Boren, won some tournaments.”

An undecided freshman who enjoys readwho was named the SEC Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week on ing and music, Boren enjoys a rather quiet life Wednesday, continues to amaze her coaches, outside of tennis, but her tennis career is only teammates and fans as she marches her way beginning to take off. Boren said that her favorite moment as a Lady Vol has been overthrough her freshman year.

Boren is undefeated in dual-match play and coming Ole Miss, which is an event that will has proven herself a stellar addition to the hopefully take place time and time again, she said. team. The Lady Vols’ “So far my favorite achievements as a team this moment has been beating Ole weekend impressed co-head Miss,” Boren said. “Just lookcoach Sonia Hahn-Patrick, ing left and right while we and Boren was instrumental were playing them and seeing to this win. every girl on the team bat“I think we understood tling their heart out was the urgency of being pregreat. The result to win was pared,” Hahn-Patrick said. just amazing.”

“Their courts play a lot difBoren’s impressive beginferent than ours. We did a ning to this semester has not good job adjusting our game • Courtesy of utladyvols.com blown by unnoticed. After an to the different surface. I amazing first semester, think that’s what made the Boren was concerned that her luck was over difference.”

During a recruiting visit to the school in only to surprise herself with even greater October 2009, Boren fell in love with the city. results.

“It’s been a confidence booster for me, She loved how the school seemed to revolve around sports and the quality of the school’s because I had such a good fall,” Boren said. tennis program, but most important were the “But then after the fall season ended taking a girls that she would work with as teammates. month and then two months off for Christmas “It’s just been really fun getting to know break, it’s really hard to gauge what I was them and being really good friends with going to be at and where I was going to be at them,” Boren said. “I feel like our relationship for the spring. To know that I’m still up at that now is really close, and we have really good level is just a really big confidence booster.”

Now Boren’s goal is to help her team win team chemistry right now which is going to the SECs. She’s working on her backhand vollead us to do great things.”

Boren said that one of the great opportuni- ley and slice in order to improve her doubles ties she has been given during her stay at UT game and remind herself of what she has is the opportunity to improve. The training learned during the course of this year.

“I’ve learned that you’re not your toughest she has experienced here has had a profound until you’ve been pushed to your absolute affect on her.

“They give me the opportunity to train and limit,” Boren said.

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Janzen Jackson fights for the ball against North Carolina at the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. Jackson has withdrawn from UT for personal reasons. Three other student-athletes have also left the football program.

Berry sets career mark at meet “Joe Berry looked great today,” Clark said.

“He really is going to contribute to our proStaff Writer gram, and he put his mind to coming on out and helping us. It’s very positive to see him so Joe Berry displayed his talent at the New explosive and fast down the runway and get Balance Collegiate Invitational on Saturday over the bar. I am sure coach Johnson will want and helped Tennessee post nine top-ten finish- to clean up some things, technically, but we’re es. very happy to have him back.”

Berry earned a second place tie with an Berry is also aware that indoor career best of 17-8 and changes in his technique need 3⁄4. to be tweaked and improved After missing the entire after his recent absence. He indoor season due to an said that the need for injury, Berry has entered the improvement encourages him 2011 indoor season without for the national qualifiers as missing a beat. he makes a few small adjust“I’m definitely happy,” ments.

Berry said. “It means a lot “My technique, for sure, is that I still have a competitive something you can always edge, just proving to myself improve on,” Berry said. “I that I still have a way to comhave a lot to improve on.”

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While Berry has returned Although his ankle injuries kept to the game with everything him from competing last semester, Berry is that he had left, he continues to challenge his hopeful for the indoor season and continues to body and train it to the best of his abilities. He set goals for himself. Though qualifying for the said that performance and physical fitness are Olympic trial next year is near the top of those essential to the other and that what he eats and goals, winning his fourth SEC title is important does before and after practice is important. to him.

“Competing is an ongoing process of under“I definitely want to repeat and get my standing your body and understanding how to fourth SEC championship win and go to better improve on yourself,” Berry said. nationals and finish top three,” Berry said.

Happy to return to his team, Berry is hope“Hopefully, I will just be on fire and come out ful and excited to see the impact of his role on No. 1. That’s the ultimate goal.” the team. Berry wants to continue to be a Berry’s return has already had an effect on means of encouragement and help. the team and his desire is to continue having a “I’m just glad I can represent my team and lead role in encouraging his teammates to do that I’m back,” Berry said. “Hopefully I can just their best. UT Director of Track and Field J.J. continue to compete well, do well and be a Clark said that Berry’s return has already had leader for my team and encourage everybody an effect. to do the best that they can.”

Lauren Kittrell