Knoxville’s atheist community is not what you think >>See page 2
UTOP campers climb to new heights >>See pages 6-7
Junior Makayla Claussen has been cancer-free for a year and a half. Brandon Crawford • The Daily Beacon
Student cancer survivor finds purpose in diagnosis Savannah Gilman Staff Writer
Vols welcome new offensive coordinator >>See page 11
Volume 128 Issue 22
Fresh out of a Chem 120 exam, Makayla Claussen, junior in kinesiology, sat working the desk at The Studio in Hodges Library. “I think I failed it,” she laughed. Involved in Campus Disabilities Advocates, the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and the Black Cultural Programming Committee, Claussen comes across as your average, overworked college student.
But for the last year and a half, she’s also been cancer-free, a detail which sets her apart from her peers. “A lot of people think ‘cancer’ and they think it’s over with,” she said. “We all do. We hear someone has cancer and we see the bald-head — it’s cancer, it’s scary.” Claussen was in her sophomore year at UT when a case of mono that she couldn’t seem to shake turned out to be something much more serious. Examiners at UT Medical soon discovered
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the presence of an abnormality in Claussen’s blood indicating the presence of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. A rare immune system disorder, HLH affects 1.2 people per million and is typically found in children. When Claussen was found to carry the disorder, however, she was 20 years old. “We went to Vanderbilt by ambulance,” Claussen recalled. “When I arrived at Vanderbilt, I died on the table four times and I was on life support for two months.” See CLAUSSEN on Page 3
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Atheists of Knoxville define beliefs, defy stereotypes Tanner Hancock Copy Editor
In 2008, Jim Adkisson walked into a Knoxville Unitarian Universalist church carrying nothing but a guitar case. Surrounded by roughly 200 people gathered for a performance of “Annie Jr.,” Adkisson pulled a shotgun from inside his case and began firing into the crowd. By the end of the night, seven people were injured and two were dead, as a result of the gunman’s desire to kill those with liberal ideas who believed differently than himself. The horrific aftermath of the shooting shocked the city and the nation at large, and almost saw the end of the Atheist Society of Knoxville. Since 2002, the group had been meeting monthly at Panera Bread and other coffee shops around the city, but fear of violence from people like Adkisson kept most of the club members from meeting in the open after the 2008 incident. Larry Rhodes, president and founder of ASK, said he knew it was time to make a change. Moving the venue to a bar in the Old
City, nothing but a copy of Richard Dawkin’s book “The God Delusion” sitting on the table signals the group’s true purpose. “Atheists like to drink beer, who knew?” Rhodes said, noting that it’s not uncommon for 50 or more people to show up for the weekly gatherings. Around a third of America’s population claims to be irreligious, while around nine percent of Tennesseans claim to have no religion, according to a 2008 survey. Even on UT’s campus, meetings of like-minded nonbelievers are not hard to find. Sophomore and president of UT’s chapter of the Secular Student Alliance Sam Ruwe said he sees the club as a safe place for students who reject religion. Meetings consist of anything from non-secular discussion to trivia nights at Mellow Mushroom. For Ruwe, the secular club exists largely
to disprove the many negative stereotypes which surrounds those without faith. “Atheism to me is less about death and more about celebrating life,” Ruwe explained of his beliefs. “For (religious people), they go to church. For me, I’ll do something that makes me happy, and maybe I’ll go make somebody else happy, because that’s what life is all about.” Unmotivated by religious piety or responsibility, Rhodes nevertheless said he sees the meetings as a necessary part of the atheist lifestyle. -Sam Ruwe “Society, religion in particular, likes to isolate us non-believers,” Rhodes said. “They want to make us believe we’re the outliers.” Growing up in a small town in West Tennessee, Rhodes said he always assumed his religious doubts were unnatural, so he kept them to himself. After going through the Navy with his faith, Rhodes came to UT
“Atheism to me is less about death and more about celebrating life.”
and began interacting with non-Christians for the first time, with one particular skeptic catching his eye. “I met my first nonbeliever, and I married her,” said Rhodes, who became convinced of religion’s fallibility largely through late night discussions with the woman who eventually became his wife. When not drinking beer at their meetings, fellow ASK member Sam Goeltz operates the camera for the ASK’s weekly call-in TV show “Freethought Forum” on Knoxville Community TV. While admitting to some initial hostility when the show first aired, Goeltz said the calls now are mostly supportive. One of the main criticisms Rhodes encounters towards atheism is the idea that without a God, there can be no morals. “It doesn’t take anything to come up with morals other than compassion and human empathy,” Rhodes explained. Echoing that sentiment, Goeltz said he believes religion and morality are not as inseparable as some people maintain. “If religion is the only thing holding you back from going out and murdering people,” Goeltz said, “then I don’t really think you’re a good person to begin with.”
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center confirmed Claussen’s diagnosis as HLH and T-Cell Lymphoma, or blood cancer. The same night as her diagnosis, April 15, Claussen started on chemotherapy. When she relapsed in August, she was told her last hope was a stem cell transplant. “Luckily I found a perfect match, ten out of ten, in Germany and I had the stem cell transplant,”Claussen said. “It was a 50 percent chance that I’d make it.” It took Claussen nearly a full year to get back in shape to return to UT after recovery from the successful transplant. Her recovery included a rigorous regimen of chemotherapy and radiation that left her in the Intensive Care Unit. “I lost completely everything,” she said. “I used a walker for about a month, two months. I’m still kind of learning to run, but I’m still not there. Steroids, people think they make you stronger, but in reality, the medical steroids, they make your muscles so weak and being on life support, I didn’t walk, I didn’t do
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anything. “It’s like your whole mentality of life kind of flips, you still live life you just learn to live it in other outlets.” Now, Claussen has successfully returned to campus and is now working on a marrow donation program at UT called “Be the Match on Campus.” “Be the Match” is a database registry of volunteers who can donate their plasma. Linda Hilton, a marrow representative with Blood Assurance, said she is excited about the opportunities that bringing the organization to campus will provide. “What we’re doing with Be the Match on Campus is reaching out to donor groups,” Hilton explained. “We want UTK to be the first one on campus in Tennessee.” Looking forward, Claussen said she can see how her experiences overcoming cancer has strengthened her resolve to pursue her career as a physical therapist. “I can say ‘hey, look at me now, this is going to be you when you finish this program,’” Claussen said. “I think everyone goes through something for a reason, and my reason was to really understand my purpose.”
“I think everyone goes through something for a reason, and my reason was to really understand my purpose.” --Makayla Claussen
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TED Talks return to UT campus
Chris Salvemini Staff Writer
Knoxville has ideas worth spreading. UT’s initiative to bring the innovation and creativity of TED Talks to campus is back for its second year, gathering speakers from the Knoxville area to discuss everything from social issues to technological advances. This semester, TEDxUTK is scheduled to take place Saturday, Feb. 21. The line-up of speakers includes, among others, Lonnie Love, Andrew Messing and Alex Roschli discussing 3D printing, Erin and Robert Darby presenting on religious studies; Bryan Baker discussing letterpress printmaking and Jack Viorel on special needs surfing. For Nichole Fazio-Veigel, assistant director for the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships, TEDxUTK offers the opportunity for students to experience new and creative approaches to academic pursuits. “We want to encourage a community of scholars and idea-makers,” Fazio-Veigel said. TED stands for technology, engineering and design and originated as a nonprofit organization to converge broad, complicated topics into quick, creative talks. Now, it has grown into a national organization packing philosophical ideas, technological advancement and social quandaries into a single association, seeking to spread new and powerful ideas. Katie Lou Rogers, student organizer and senior in biomedical engineering, said she is inspired by movements like TED which cause previously benevolent audiences to consider prevalent topics. “I’ve learned that chit-chat and small talk can really turn into something else,you just
have to show that you really care about a conversation,” Rogers said. TEDxUTK allows organizers to plan TED-like talks under the same banner in their own local community. The events feature live-streamed TED talk videos, live presenters or a mixture of both to encourage deep connections and communication at the local level. UT’s speakers are chosen based on their field and their connections with the university. Love, for example, works at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and has experience working with 3D printing as well as UT students. TEDxUTK will not to stick to a single theme but allow speakers to establish their own. This decision was made in order to grant speakers complete freedom with their subjects to fully explore the topic in their allocated time without having to connect it to an overarching motif. “We don’t want to limit ourselves,” Rogers said. “I encourage more student groups that are focused on a specific issue.” In the future, the organizers of TEDxUTK hope to work with TEDxKnoxville to organize seasonal events. The idea is to establish TEDxUTK during the fall and TEDxKnoxville during the spring to identify Knoxville as something greater than just a college campus and build the local community. “It should initiate connections between UT and the community,” Fazio-Veigel said. A first step in that process is opening applications for speakers to the public. While speakers are usually contacted and chosen for events, TEDxUTK organizers are hoping to arrange an application system for all qualified people to go in front of an audience and discuss their topic in the typical TED style. For more information, visit tedxutk.com, or at ted.com.
A speaker gives a presentation during last year’s TEDxUTK on Feb 22, 2014. • File Photo
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‘Master Harold’ combines racial issues, humor
Hannah McElroy Contributor
With the current protests across the U.S. regarding racial and social divide, this play is just as relevant as ever. Set in South Africa in the 1950s, “‘Master Harold’ ... and the boys” focuses on teenager Hally and his two African servants Sam and Willy. During a rainy afternoon in Hally’s mom’s tearoom, the three men confront how race separates them and the years of memories which brought them together. Walking into the Carousel Theatre, the audience was greeted with music from the ‘50s and a view of the tiny, intimate stage where they were about to meet Hally, Sam and Willy. The most captivating aspect of the stage was not the old jukebox in the corner or the teapots on the side but the windows with actual water, or rain, coming down behind them. Director Jayne Morgan’s choice to not use fake props helped transport the audience to another time -- especially as Hally enjoyed a real cream soda float, making the entire audience wish they could go
to a ‘50s diner after the play. While the plays title begins with “Master Harold,” the boys are the real stars of the show. Actors Bryant Bentley (Willy) and Rico Bruce Wade (Sam) steal the audience’s attention right off the bat with their witty banter and comedic delivery of their lines. Not afraid to make a fool of himself to get a laugh from the audience, Bentley danced around the stage by himself as his character attempted, and failed, to practice the two-step for an upcoming ballroom competition. The ballroom competition, more than just a plot point, represented Willy’s and all the other competitors’ dream of a life that does not include, as Sam said, a place where “we’re bumping into each other all the time.” After many jokes and comedic lines, the play swiftly shifts from a lighthearted comedy to a much more serious social commentary. Though race conflict was a driving force behind the play, it was carefully covered up for the first half of the play by the actors’ chemistry with one another, making it seem like they had been friends for years. Being set in the Apartheid, Willy and Sam’s
race becomes the elephant in the room for the rest of the play until eventually Hally, played by Eric Sorrels, explodes on them. Sorrels’ performance in the last half of the play steals the scene as his character, shaken by the news that his alcoholic father is coming home, makes it clear that he is, was and always will be Willie and Sam’s boss before their friend. The tension the actors create on stage, leaves the audience with a better understanding of the effect of racial divide—then and now. As the play came to an end and Hally goes home, Willy turns on music and puts out his hand to Sam to dance and simply says “Lets dream.” “‘Master Harold’... and the boys” runs until Sunday, Feb. 22.
When: Through Feb. 22 Where: The Carousel Theatre Cost: $5 for Students
Master Harold ... and the boys Athol Fugard
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UTOP leader and senior Shawn Morgan assists the group across the slippery and freezing creeks which blocked the path to the Campsite 91. Students soon discovered the difference between cold and ‘taking off two laters of wool socks and boots to walk through footnumbing water’ cold.
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A weekend with UTOP Faith Schweikert Copy Editor (@got_2haveFaith) Friday, Jan. 30 My qualifications to go on this trip include my oh so informative five years in Girl Scouts, owning a pair of hiking boots (thanks, Mom) and having written my Common App essay about hiking the same mountain every year with my dad. So naturally I was feeling pretty confident about signing over my life and $40 at UTOP last week for a backpacking weekend in North Carolina. Silly freshmen, so naive. All positive excitement left me when we got our rented gear: a backpack as big I am, a headlamp and a zero degree sleeping bag I just knew was still never going to fit. “Well, shoot,” I thought. I don’t know anything about camping. Heck, I don’t even know if I’ve ever carried my own bag up a mountain before, always opting for my dad or a guy friend do it for me. “My toes are going to freeze and my pack is going to tip me off the side of the mountain and I’ll die.” I am happy to announce that none of those things happened, here’s what did: Saturday, Jan. 31 Two UTOP leaders and seven vastly different students set out to Fontana Dam to go backpacking. Two hours driving up a windy road called “The Dragon,” and we’d made it. We were climbing the Appalachian Trail. Calves were hurting, backpacks were heavy and who knew when we were going to get “there,” wherever there was. But all those thoughts lasted maybe
five minutes, then everything changed. You’re looking at the ground, but your heart is looking up. You forget about the boy, you forget about the test and your entire mindset is refocused because that stranger you met three hours ago isn’t a stranger anymore and the nothingness around you becomes the best sound you’ve ever heard. There’s something in the woods that brings us all together. We hiked on up, reaching Shuckstack Fire Tower in time to devour a pack of tortillas and too many blocks of cheese, stare in awe at the expansive beauty that lies just a couple hours from Knoxville and make our way through no less than six freezing creeks barefoot along the Lost Cove Trail before setting up camp for the night. In just nine miles we’d become a little, temporary family complete with our Mama and Papa Bear leaders. Tents were set up, a hot pot of who-knowswhat was made next to the fire and we were at peace. Some think it’s uncomfortable to sit in silence with people you’ve just met. But it didn’t feel that way. What else is there to do in the woods but talk and listen and learn? And so we did, all the way up, absorbing tidbits of “Leave No Trace” principles and information from the Bears about any and every form of outdoor activity imaginable. So when night fell and the coveted Oreos were passed around and our sole mission was to make sure our toes didn’t fall off, the silence which filled the campsite was golden. Sunday, Feb. 1 We made it back to the dam the next day so happy. Unexcited about returning to school, Papa Bear looked out over the vastness of Fontana Dam and said, “It’s amazing the borders we have to put up to keep nature out.” Maybe that’s why everyone didn’t sign up for this trip last weekend -- they’d put up a border, a reason not to go out. But you have to embrace nature. Because for an activity that’s so focused on leaving no trace on the area, it sure leaves a big one on you -- no qualifications necessary.
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Elegance of theater experience lost on ‘Flashdance’ Faith Schweikert
Copy Editor (@got_2have Faith)
Arguably one of the greatest aspects of the 21st century is that we have Netflix. We can lie around in our pajamas whenever we want and watch movie after movie until our eyes fall out. But it seems that as this, and other forms of mundane entertainment, increase in usage we find ourselves instead searching through past forms of regalement to make those non-Netflix days special. This is where the elegance of the Tennessee Theatre comes in. Going to the theater remains timeless, for doing so was as momentous then as it is now, creating an excuse for a night out. Especially when the show in question is only in town for a few days. Friday night, it seemed all of Knoxville was aware of “Flashdance: The Musical’s� fleeting appearance as they crowded into the Tennessee Theatre. Scattered around the room were regular theater goers, middle-aged women screaming as they relived their glory days, Chancellor’s honor students vying
for a Beckler stamp and teenage couples far too overdressed for the event. Though all incredibly different, these people had one thing in common: they might as well have stayed at home. “Flashdanceâ€? tells the story of a Pittsburgh steel worker and exotic dancer as she sets her sights on entering a prestigious school of ballet. Along the way, meeting a guy ‌ blah blah blah -- it’s an ‘80s movie adaptation, you get it. This travelling show didn’t seem to grasp the fact that they were, in fact, not supposed to merely copy the film verbatim but instead, bring new life to the characters, lines and songs. The difference between theater and film is the, well, theatricality of it all. The songs need to be louder, the gesticulations more widely used and the entire cast needs to convey their passions more exuberantly. At times, it was just plain awkward to watch Karli Dinardo and Adam J. Rennie, who play main characters Alex Owens and Nick Hurley, as they emotionlessly sang towards one another. My middle school theater teacher would have
cringed at their lack of connection to the audience and even less so towards each other. The musical, however, did hold some merit in the humorous steel mill’s ensemble’s song, “Justiceâ€? and in an unexpectedly gorgeous voice from backup dancer, Kiki (Brianna-Marie Bell). Hannah, played by Patricia Bartlett, was the Miss Patty of “Gilmore Girlsâ€? to Alex, a flamboyant former dancing legend, who spends her days giving brazen advice to her and other dancers. The only difference, Miss Patty did Miss Patty better. It seemed the only qualifications for Hannah’s role were the ability to say a few words and stand, no acting skills required. I kept hoping she’d hit some level of passion for dancing that her lines spoke of her possessing, but she never did. This, too, proved to be so for the musical as a whole. Greatness was “Within Reach,â€? as the song suggests but next time, I’d be better off ditching the dress and opting for a night in with the movie if the actors are going to treat it as such. • Photo Courtesy of Rylie Rainey
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Cartoons of The Daily Beacon are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or the Beacon’s editorial staff. Get Fuzzy • Darby Conley
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Timtation Creation • Timothy Brunson
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Vocal fry: the voice of sexism
Kenna Rewcastle Life Under the Microscope
For a female, I have an abnormally deep, low-pitched voice. I also talk loudly, always with a whopping spoonful of animation. My pitch builds to climaxes, slowing to let important points sink in and dropping in tone at the end of an idea. I’ve always thought of my rather wild and unpredictable way of speaking was a good thing, a literal talking point which makes me unique and has the potential to grab and keep the attention of audiences. Yet, a “This American Life” episode brought to my attention by a coworker in the Honors Program has given me new reason to feel insecure about my apparently “grating” vocal tendencies. A recent study from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business published in the scientific journal, PLOS, characterizes this vocal affectation, termed vocal fry, as a lowering of the pitch of a speaker’s voice at the end of the sentence to the very bottom of the speaker’s register, producing a ‘creaky’ and apparently unpleasant sound. In its most extreme form, vocal fry can be likened to the ‘Valley Girl’ way of speaking, where a female speaker holds onto the last word of a sentence while simultane-
ously lowering her pitch. While the authors of the study admit that male speakers also fall victim to this phenomenon, vocal fry apparently only has negative consequences for women. Specifically, women who speak with vocal fry are perceived as “less competent, less educated, less trustworthy, less attractive and less hirable” by potential employers, especially when the interviewer is over the age of forty. Interestingly enough, many NPR female narrators such as Sarah Koenig of “Serial” and Alix Spiegel of “Invisibilia” speak with vocal fry. Someone should tell NPR that it has in fact hired incompetent, undedicated, deceitful employees. Look up the Fuqua School of Business’s Youtube video which demonstrates the difference between a ‘normal speaker’ and a speaker who employees vocal fry, and you’ll find it’s rather difficult to pick up on the difference, let alone make all of these wild assumptions based on the speaker’s tone of voice. Put more plainly, young women who speak like other women of their generation, a vocal tendency which they passive-
ly incorporated into their speech patterns, are being discriminated against in the job market. They want our fresh, young ideas, but not the linguistic trends that come with being a member of the millennial generation. I’ve got a laundry list of reasons why this form of sexist discrimination bothers me, and at the very top of my list is the fact that men do not suffer the same consequences when speaking with vocal fry. Secondly, it’s disturbing to me that there are negative consequences for something I absolutely cannot change. This isn’t about putting more strength behind a rather flaccid handshake or removing inappropriate uses of “like” from my vocabulary. I can’t come up with a cure to this apparent affliction outside of speech therapy. I’m a young female who speaks with slightly fried vocals, and if this fact costs me a future job, that job is probably a terrible fit for my progressive, female ideals in the first place.
important distinction. With electricity, you pay the same amount as everyone else and you receive the same level of service as everyone else. With cable, the more you pay, the more channels you get, the higher the quality of the broadcast, et cetera. Now, the conservatives will say, “Good, that’s capitalism! Let the free market regulate itself, there’s no need for the government to step in.” Here’s where they’re wrong. We’ve tried to let the free market regulate the internet since its inception and it has failed us. I just need one word to prove my point: Comcast. Why is it that the “greatest nation on Earth” has some of the slowest internet compared to other industrialized countries? The reason is we’ve let these monopolies run free for the past two decades and if you’ve taken an introductory economics course you know that when there is no competition for a good or service, there’s no incentive to improve the good or service. Currently, 80% of Americans only have access to one internet service provider with speeds at or above 25 mbps. So what is the FCC doing to change that? In order to protect the future of net
neutrality, Wheeler announced a plan that would completely reclassify the internet as a “telecommunications service.” This would allow the FCC to have the ability to impose certain rules on the industry, particularly in regards to the treatment of their customers. One of these rules would be a restriction on the throttling of internet speeds, on both sides of the network. What really doesn’t make sense about all of this, is where the right has placed itself in this argument. Supposed right wing freedom fighters from the Tea Party and the Koch brothers funded Americans for Prosperity have found themselves once again fighting for large corporations instead of the American people. Ted Cruz, aka the Tea Party’s pretty boy, has been fighting his little heart out to destroy net neutrality in our country. If the GOP continues to deny the importance of a free and open internet, just like they have with vaccines and marriage equality, they will find themselves on the wrong side of history, once again.
Kenna Rewcastle is a senior in College Scholars. She can be reached at kenerewc@vols.utk.edu.
Protecting net neutrality
Thomas Carpenter The Workshop
Tom Wheeler just became the savior of net neutrality in the United States. The current Federal Communications Commission chairman announced on Wednesday a proposal to “ban paid prioritization, and the blocking and throttling of lawful content and services.” This statement comes after months of fighting between large internet service providers like AT&T and Comcast and public interest groups, as well as companies like Google and Netflix who benefit from a free and open internet. This issue came into the mainstream when Comcast threatened to start throttling it’s service speeds to the video streaming service if they didn’t start paying them a fee. The issue has also included states preventing municipalities from setting up their own independent internet services as public utilities, which Chattanooga has done to great degree of success. So, what is net neutrality? The New York Times explains it in laymen’s terms, but to sum it up quickly, it basically means the internet should function more like electricity (or another utility) than cable. On the surface one might not see a difference between the two, but there is an
Thomas Carpenter is a junior in classics. He can be reached at ThomasCarpenter@ utk.edu.
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Vols name Mike DeBord as new offensive Troy Provost-Heron (@Troy_Provost) Staff Writer
Tennessee announced on Friday morning that Mike DeBord, formerly the Michigan Olympic sports administrator, has been named the Volunteers new offensive coordinator. DeBord, who has 30 years of coaching experience, replaces former offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian, who left UT to fill the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach vacancy on Jan. 22. We are very excited to welcome Mike DeBord and his family into the Tennessee family,” Tennessee head coach Butch Jones said in a university release. “Mike is a tireless worker and innovator with a proven track record of success as both an offensive coordinator and as a developer of quarterbacks at a high level. He has demonstrated meticulous attention to the small details, and he is a great fit with our staff, players and the entire Tennessee football organization.” Jones and DeBord have worked together before in reversed roles when DeBord was Central Michigan’s head coach from 20002003 and Jones was the offensive coordinator for the Chippewas. DeBord’s last offensive coordinator gig came from 2006-2007 when he held the position at the University of Michigan — a position he also held from 1997-99. During his two stints at Michigan, the Wolverines compiled a 52-11 record, including a perfect 12-0 season in 1997 which ultimately ended with the Wolverines winning the national championship and DeBord being named Sporting News National Assistant Coach of the Year. In his 12 combined seasons at Michigan, the Wolverines never missed out in playing in a bowl game. “It is truly an honor and a privilege to be a part of the great tradition and culture of the University of Tennessee football program,” DeBord said. “I was very selective about the job opportunities presented, and I’m very excited to be a part of the building of something special here at Tennessee. The familiarity with the system, the staff and Butch Jones will be a great asset as we build upon and enhance our offensive system at Tennessee.” DeBord will also act as the Vols’ quarterbacks coach, a position he hasn’t coached since 1986 when he was offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Fort Hays State University.
In his time as an offensive coordinator, though, DeBord has helped develop quarterbacks such as Brian Griese — the starting quarterback of that 1997 national championship Michigan team — and four-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, who played under DeBord for two seasons at Michigan. “The University of Tennessee has hired a great offensive coordinator in Mike DeBord,” Brady said. “Mike was my offensive coordinator in college and helped me develop as a quarterback. He has great knowledge in offensive football and quarterback development, and he will do an outstanding job at Tennessee.” Away from the college ranks, DeBord has coached five seasons in the NFL, working as the Seattle Seahawks assistant offensive line coach in 2008 and their tight ends coach in 2009. DeBord also acted as the tight ends coach for the Chicago Bears from 2010-12. “While our time together was short, Mike DeBord was one of the finest coaches I ever had,” said Mike Holmgren, who was the head coach in Seattle during DeBord’s tenure. “Mike was a great team guy on the staff and his outstanding football knowledge helped me in so many ways.” As part of the Vols’ staff changes, assistant coaches Zach Azzanni and Robert Gillespie received promotions. Azzanni, who also acts as the wide receivers coach for Tennessee, has been named passing game coordinator, while running backs coach Robert Gillespie has been named recruiting coordinator for UT. “Zach has been instrumental in our continued growth, development, and success as an offense, particularly in the passing game,” said Jones in a separate univerity release. “He is consistently on the cutting edge of offensive football, and I look forward to his continued contributions to our offense here at Tennessee. “Robert continues to demonstrate the interpersonal and organizational skills required to lead a coaching staff in attracting the highest caliber student-athlete to Tennessee. He has made tremendous contributions with his efforts in coaching our running backs and with the entire recruiting process. We know he will continue to play a significant role in our recruiting success. “I know both will continue to make strong contributions moving forward toward our progress in returning Tennessee football to its rightful place among the nation’s elite, and I’m excited at what we can accomplish collectively as a coaching staff moving forward.”
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No. 6 Tennessee topples Florida, 64-56 Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With her team trailing Florida, 30-28, at halftime, Tennessee coach Holly Warlick gave the Lady Vols a message. It wasn’t about the game of basketball itself, but rather about her team needing to display energy and heart. The No. 6 Lady Vols responded to that message, turning their game around in the second half and defeating the Gators, 64-56, Sunday. “Maybe I need to make my halftime speeches before the game starts,” Warlick said. Isabelle Harrison led Tennessee (20-3, 10-0 Southeastern Conference) with 17 points and Jordan Reynolds added 13 more to keep the Lady Vols undefeated in conference play and pick up their 16th win in the last 17 games. Tennessee jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first seven minutes — with all of the Lady Vols’ points coming from Harrison in the early run — before Florida (11-12, 3-7) clawed its way back, making nine of its final 17 first-half shots and 6-of-8 free throw attempts to take a, 30-28, lead into intermission.
“Florida played hard,” Warlick said. “I’m shocked at their record. I just think they’ve got a solid team and they don’t have quit in them.” The Gators extended that lead to five on two separate occaLiam Stone sions in the second half before Tennessee went on a 21-6 run over 8:17 to take a 10-point lead with about five minutes to play. Five different UT players scored on the run, with Cierra Burdick leading the way with six points. Harrison saw limited action in the second half after picking up her third foul of the game less than two minutes after intermission. But in Harrison’s time off the court, Reynolds picked up her play, leading the Lady Vols with 10 second-half points. “In the second half, we moved the ball much better,” Reynolds said. “It was easier for me to get to the basket because the floor was opened up more.” Cassie Peoples led the Gators with 18
points. Ronni Williams, who started in place of freshman forward Haley Lorenzen (concussion), added 11 and Kayla Lewis had 10. “I loved our fight,” Butler said. “I loved how hard we fought and battled and played, especially one woman down.” STAR POWER Tennessee point guard Ariel Massengale, who averaged 11 points per game heading into Sunday’s matchup, failed to make a basket, missing all eight shots during her 28 minutes on the floor. “She just didn’t look very confident shooting,” Warlick said. LEWIS HITS 1,000 POINTS Lewis became the 23rd Florida player in program history to score 1,000 career points after scoring 10 on Sunday. A fifth-year guard, Lewis has been one of Florida’s top scoring threats over the past three seasons. But injuries plagued her career early. She missed 19 games in her freshman season and received a medical redshirt in her sophomore year after suffering a stress fracture three
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Stone already making impact for diving team Trenton Duffer
Staff Writer (@trenton_duffer)
Siblings are sometimes an athlete’s inspiration growing up, but having a half-brother on the Canadian National Diving Team was more than just inspiration for freshman Liam Stone. It’s why he started diving in the first place. “He dived for the national team, and I looked up to him,” Stone said. “I wanted to give it a go as well.” Now that Stone has finally joined the Tennessee’s diving team, he is ready to follow in his brother’s footsteps. Liam Stone joined Tennessee’s diving team in January of this year, and has recorded impressive results. In his first official meet at UT against Texas A&M, Stone finished second in the 1-meter (345.85) and third in the 3-meter (363.60). After a few more second place finishes against LSU and Georgia, Stone won his first two matches against the Florida Gators, sweeping both the 1-meter (354.90) and the 3-meter (352.05). “His work ethic and attitude are exceptional,” head diving coach Dave Parrington
said. “He really works on changes that we’ve started to make, and he really encompasses that in competition.” Stone is a native from Auckland, New Zealand-- the most populated city in the country with roughly 1.4 million people. Stone has traveled halfway across the world to attend Tennessee, and he will be the first to admit the change is huge, but it’s very fulfilling. “It’s been great,” Stone said. “I’m loving the new diving gear, and diving with Dave (Parrington). I’m definitely glad I moved here … It’s a great environment, everyone gets along and it’s really positive and elite.” Before coming to UT, Stone had many achievements throughout his younger life. He competed in two Junior Diving Tournaments, Four Grand Prixes and the Commonwealth Games in July. Stone’s decision on where to attend school was narrowed down to Auburn and Tennessee before he eventually chose to be a part of the Volunteer family. Stone admits the decision was tough, but, when he came here for a tour, it “felt right”. “I knew this was the place to come,” Stone said.
Coach Parrington added that Stone’s recruitment process was quite intriguing. “I noticed his name pop up on some results around this time last year, and I was considering reaching out to him,” Parrington said. “Right around April or so last year, I got an email from an American that lives in New Zealand who’s a former coach for the University of Arkansas … Right out of the blue, I got an email from him (Stone) … It came down to us and Auburn, and he chose us.” With SEC Championships coming up, Stone is ready to prove to everyone that he is ready to take it up a notch. “I’d love to get a top three there (at SECs), and, at the NCAAs, I’d love to final,” Stone said. Parrington feels confident Stone has potential, and that Stone will continue to help the team for years to come. “He appears to be a strong competitor, and he’s young,” Parrington said. “That will be something that we continue to work on … He meshed with us extremely well. He comes in, and it’s like he’s been here all year almost, even though he hasn’t. He came in, and he didn’t skip a beat.”
games into the season. “I think I’ve been too hurt to even think that was a possibility,” Lewis said. Lewis credited her teammates for helping make plays where she can capitalize. “I’m not a player that creates a lot off the dribble,” Lewis said. “We have a lot of great players like Cassie and Ronni and guys who have gotten the ball to me and rewarded me for running in transition.” TIP-INS: Tennessee: The Lady Vols have won 11 straight games against the Gators, dating back to March 6, 2009. Three of Tennessee’s last four wins have been decided by 10 points or less. Florida: The Gators used their 10th different starting lineup on Sunday. ... Florida is now 15-106 all-time against top-10 ranked opponents. UP NEXT: Tennessee: at Ole Miss on Thursday. Florida: at Georgia on Thursday.