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Lady Vols make Wildcats ‘Bleed Orange’ Matt Dixon Sports Editor When the Thomson-Boling Arena PA announcer proclaimed, “This game is over,” after the final horn, it was an understatement. In reality, Monday night’s game between No. 13 Tennessee and No. 7 Kentucky was decided much earlier. The Lady Vols (18-7, 9-3 SEC) never trailed and led by as many as 40 points in a 91-54 rout of the Wildcats (21-4, 10-2) in front of a home crowd of 14,807. “This was a great team win tonight,” UT coach Pat Summitt said. “I can tell you our players needed it, our staff needed it and I’m sure our fans needed this win too.” The victory avenges a 61-60 overtime loss UT suffered to the Wildcats on Jan. 12, and brings the Lady Vols to within one game of Kentucky in the conference standings. “That’s the type of team that we know can come on the court every night,” UT associate head coach Holly Warlick said. “I’m just extremely proud of them and their effort tonight.” Led by sophomore guard Meighan Simmons, UT shot 59 percent from the field (36-of-51), including 46.2 percent (6-of13) from 3-point range. “I was very confident today in my shot, and I was just able to continue to hit baskets,” Simmons said. Simmons had a season-high 25 points, which is also her career-best in conference play. “When (Simmons) scores, we’re an outstanding basketball team,” Warlick said. Senior forwards Shekinna Stricklen (18) and Glory Johnson (10) were the only other Lady Vols to score in double-figures. UT, usually a man-to-man defensive team, controlled the game’s tempo with a 2-3 zone, holding the Wildcats to just

33.3 percent shooting from the field (21-of-63), and forced 20 turnovers. “When our zone is active, we create turnovers,” Warlick said. “It worked for us tonight. I think the last time we played 40 minutes of zone was Georgia here last year.” UT scored 32 points off UK turnovers, and had 22 fast-break points. “When we run the ball, it gives us a lot of energy, gives us a lot of confidence,” Warlick said. The Lady Vols scored 10 of the game’s first 12 points, and went on a 14-0 run midway through the first half to extend its lead to 39-18 on a Stricklen lay-up with 4:36 remaining in the first period. At halftime, UT led 46-28. The onslaught continued over the final 20 minutes. A jumper by junior guard Kamiko Williams extended UT’s lead to 84-44 with 4:37 remaining. “When we went on the floor after halftime, we were like, ‘it’s 0-0, it’s a new game, it’s a fresh game. Let’s start over. Let’s play as hard as we can. Let’s play as hard as we did from the (opening) jump,’” Johnson said. “I think when you have that mindset, it helps.” UT has struggled more than expected this season, and had lost two of their previous three games, including a 14-point loss at Vanderbilt on Feb. 9. “As a team, we feel like this is a turning point for this team, and it’s not just a one-game thing,” Stricklen said. “It’s time for us to keep it going.” In UT’s annual “Live Pink, Bleed Orange” game, the Lady Vols wore pink jerseys with orange numbers, instead of their traditional white home uniforms, as part of the Play 4Kay campaign, which raises awareness for breast cancer through the Kay Yow foundation, in memory of the former North Carolina State women’s basketball coach. Up next for the Lady Vols is a Thursday night road game at Mississippi State with tip-off scheduled for 9 p.m. EST.

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Meighan Simmons yells in celebration after a shot during a game against Kentucky on Monday. Simmons led with 25 points to help the Vols to a crushing win over the Wildcats, 91-54.

Plants may lead to form of alternative energy Matt Miller Staff Writer Dr. Barry Bruce was cleaning his car and a science magazine fell on the ground. On the page that it opened to was an article about a study of photosynthetic hydrogen production, conducted by Elias Greenbaum. As Bruce read this article, inspiration struck when he realized that Greenbaum’s study was very closely related to his own work as a graduate student. After reading the article, Bruce purified Greenbaum’s system and brought it to Greenbaum, resulting in the 2001 paper, Nanoscale Photosynthesis. “Probably, if I hadn’t been washing the car and had this fall out right to the center,” Bruce said, “I wouldn’t have had these thoughts.” Bruce has been working on photosynthesis since 1975. He created his first photosynthetic complex as an undergraduate student at the University of California. In his lab, which studies two aspects of membrane biochemistry related to photosynthesis, Bruce and his team of graduate and undergraduate students are working on what they like to call “applied photosynthesis.” “We take the elements that allow algae capable of converting sunlight into chemical energy and we take it out and put it into a new context,” Bruce said. This process can take the system plants have for George Richardson • The Daily Beacon creating energy and create an electric current or A student wears mittens while riding to class on a cold Feb. 10, 2011. While the win- even create molecular hydrogen. “The beauty of that is there is virtually no polluter has been unseasonably warm, temperatures dropped to freezing levels over the tion; you just use water,” Bruce said. weekend and have extended into the school week.

Bruce feels that we could use the hydrogen that the system produces as a new alternative energy source. Bruce ran his catalytic system for 90 days without any loss of activity. “We’re talking about a pretty robust system that could work,” Bruce said. “Maybe not forever, but maybe for a year.” Bruce thinks this system could be used in the summer, when there is the greatest solar intensity. Because the panels would be renewable and biodegradable, you could potentially just throw them out after the summer. Solar panels today have a shelf life of 30 years, but what many people do not know is that it takes seven to ten years of running to pay back the initial cost of making them. Bruce is hoping that his system will take less energy to produce but last a lot shorter. Though Bruce does not know exactly how costeffective his process is because he is still in the laboratory scale, he said that many of the techniques they use in the lab are simple and could be done in a relatively low-tech fashion. The other major problem with solar panels today is that they use rare metals. When researchers talk about how much energy can come from solar panels, they talk about hundreds of square miles, but this might not even be possible due to limited resources on the planet. “This could be one place that we have a renewable resource,” Bruce said. There are many potential uses for the system that Bruce and his team are creating. This could become a viable source of environmentally friendly energy. “If it’s more efficient, then I think it’s a good idea, and yes I’d use them,” Melanie Daley, freshman in biological sciences, said.

New apps help autistic children Justin Joo Staff Writer While many people use smartphone applications every day for everything from simply flash games to making credit card purchases, Dr. David F. Cihak is using them to help educate children with autism. Cihak appeared at the UT Science Forum on Friday to discuss how simple apps that can be used by anybody can greatly benefit the education of autistic children. “Initially these (apps) were designed for people with disabilities,” Cihak said. “But we find that these broad applications can help with (autism).” After giving some basic characteristics and information about what autism is, Cihak began discussing some of the many apps that he is studying and using to help autistic children.

The first app was the Proloquo2Go, which is designed to help with communication. The iPad screen is filled with cards that have drawings and phrases on each one. An example would have a person waving with the words “Hi/Bye” written below. When a card is tapped, the phrase is read out loud. While the product, created by AssistiveWare, is designed to help anyone who has trouble communicating, Cihak said that it works very well with helping autistic children who have trouble conveying exactly what they want to say. Next, Cihak discussed an app called “video social stories.” These are apps that allow visual stories to be created using video, pictorial and audio clips. These stories can be used to help autistic children who have difficulty handling new situations or changes, such as going to get a hair cut for the first time. Stories can be created to illus-

trate what will happen during an upcoming event, step by step, so the child will know what to expect and will be able to better handle the new situation. While there are several different types of this app, a free one is available at http://www.modelmekids.com/iph one-app-autism.html. Cihak next discussed Touch and Learn — Emotions, which can help autistic children better identify what emotions people are feeling as some children have trouble recognizing facial cues. Children see pictures of people displaying different emotions through facial cue, and must identify which one is happy or sad. This app can also be used to help an autistic child learn to distinguish between different age groups by picking the photo with a child, teenager or adult. Touch and Learn — Emotions is also available for free download on iTunes.

But what drew the most interest from the audience were the augmented reality apps. Augmented Reality is when the images seen through a lens and depicted on a screen (such as on a smartphone) are shown with new computer-generated graphics. The one Cihak demonstrated that drew the most attention was designed to help guide an autistic individual from one place to another. The app, combining the smart device’s GPS and video camera, would locate the person, process directions from getting from A to B, and then show directions on the video screen while depicting the world around the individual. What would appear on the screen would be the different buildings and streets surrounding the person, but the reality would be augmented to include arrows pointing which way to turn, the walking distance from one location to the next and the time of arrival. All of the apps Cihak discussed

are available to download online, offered for free with the exception of the Proloquo2Go, which is $189.99 on iTunes. Brandon Swinford, junior in psychology, was very impressed with the presentation. “I hope to work with kids with autism,” Swinford said. “I’m thinking about and exclusively designing technology for working with autism, so this (program) was exactly something I’d like to see.” The UT Science Forum meets on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Thompson-Boling Arena near the Café in Private Room C-D. Those attending are encourage to bring a lunch. Next week Mark Blevins will be the speaker discussing “This Most Uncivilized War — Reenacting Civil War History in the Classroom.” You can find the entire Spring Semester schedule at http://research.utk.edu/forum/.

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Feb. 9 7:35 a.m. — An officer responded to an incident at the N-8 parking lot in reference to a recovered stolen hang tag. The hang tag was found in a 2001 Toyota Tacoma. The hang tag was recovered and the vehicle towed. Feb. 9 8:57 a.m. — A UT student reported her iPhone and UT ID were stolen in the North Commons on the second floor of Hodges Library. The victim told the officer she left her cubicle booth at approximately 8:40 a.m. to go to the printer and returned at approximately 8:44 a.m. to find her items missing. Feb. 11 1:36 a.m. — An officer observed three males exit a vehicle after pulling into a parking space at a high rate of speed in the rear parking area of the Art & Architecture Building. Further investigation led to the arrest of two of the subjects, one of whom was a UT student, and a citation was issued to the other subject. 10:41 p.m. — An officer observed a black 2004 GMC SUV traveling northbound on James Agee Street at what appeared to be a high rate of speed. The driver turned east onto Clinch Avenue without stopping at the posted stop sign. The officer stopped the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The officer found the driver of the vehicle, a 24-year-old white male UT student, to be driving under the influence, and the driver was taken into custody for DUI (first offense). The driver was offered a chemical test to determine his blood alcohol content, but he refused, and was additionally charged with Violation of Implied Consent. The passenger of the vehicle, a 20-year-old white male who isn’t a UT student, was not charged.

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Students pass by the statue, “A Startling Whirlwind of Opportunity,” between classes on Feb. 13.

1779 — Patriots defeat Loyalists at Kettle Creek A Patriot militia force of 340 led by Colonel Andrew Pickens of South Carolina with Colonel John Dooly and Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Clarke of Georgia defeats a larger force of 700 Loyalist militia commanded by Colonel James Boyd on this day in 1779 at Kettle Creek, Georgia. The Patriots attempted a two-pronged attack. Pickens’ line engaged the Loyalists, while Dooly and Clarke’s men attempted to cross the creek and surrounding swamp. Dooly and Clarke’s troops were soon bogged down in the difficult crossing and though Boyd had sent 150 of his men out to forage for food that morning, the Loyalists still had the upper hand.

The tide turned when the Loyalists saw their commander, Boyd, collapse from a musket wound. Panicked, they disintegrated into a disorderly retreat towards the creek as Pickens’ Patriots fired down upon their camp from above. Shortly thereafter, the two South Carolina commanders, Dooly and Clarke, emerged with their men from the swamp and surrounded the shocked Loyalists, who were attempting to retreat across the creek. By the end of the action, the Loyalists suffered 70 killed and another 70 captured, compared to 9 killed and 23 wounded for the Patriots. Colonel Boyd, who was wounded during the engagement, died shortly afterward. The victory was the only significant Patriot victory in Georgia and delayed the consolidation of British control in the largely Loyalist colony. In 1780, Colonel John Dooly was murdered at his log cabin home on his Georgia plantation by South Carolina Loyalists. Dooly County, Georgia, was named in his honor, and the spring near his former cabin in Lincoln County, Georgia, within the grounds of the

Elijah Clarke State Park — named for his former Patriot partner — bears a historic marker in the martyred patriot’s memory. 1926 — The St. Valentine’s Massacre Four men dressed as police officers enter gangster Bugs Moran’s headquarters on North Clark Street in Chicago, line seven of Moran’ henchmen against a wall, and shoot them to death. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, as it is now called, was the culmination of a gang war between arch rivals Al Capone and Bugs Moran. George “Bugs” Moran was a career criminal who ran the North Side gang in Chicago during the bootlegging era of the 1920s. He fought bitterly with “Scarface” Al Capone for control of smuggling and trafficking operations in the Windy City. Throughout the 1920s, both survived several attempted murders. On one notorious occasion, Moran and his associates drove six cars past a hotel in Cicero, Illionis, where Capone and his associates were having lunch and showered the building with more than 1,000 bullets.

A $50,000 bounty on Capone’s head was the final straw for the gangster. He ordered that Moran’s gang be destroyed. On February 14, a delivery of bootleg whiskey was expected at Moran’s headquarters. But Moran was late and happened to see police officers entering his establishment. Moran waited outside, thinking that his gunmen inside were being arrested in a raid. However, the disguised assassins were actually killing the seven men inside. The murdered men included Moran’s best killers, Frank and Pete Gusenberg. Reportedly Frank was still alive when real officers appeared on the scene. When asked who had shot him, the mortally wounded Gusenberg kept his code of silence, responding, “No one, nobody shot me.” McGurn’s killer remains unidentified, but was likely Moran, though he was never charged with the murder. Moran was relegated to small-time robberies until he was sent to jail in 1946. He died in Leavenworth Federal Prison in 1957 of lung cancer. — This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

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Valentine’s Day Group accused of sedition meanings vary The Associated Press

Jasmine Fletcher-Green Staff Writer Depending on one’s relationship status or mentality on love, Valentine’s Day will either make or break a person’s entire month. “Ever since kindergarten I’ve been giving my mom something for V-Day,” Travis Butler, senior in hotel, restaurant and tourism management, said. “As I got older I truly understood the concept and I got better with my gifts.” In the minds of many, Valentine’s Day is only for couples. Some argue that the holiday is solely for a man to show appreciation to his significant other. Those who beg to differ on both sides are convinced that this iconic day is for any two loved ones to express gratefulness for one another, be it family, lover or friend. “As a woman I don’t feel VDay is just for us,” Christian Donaldson, senior in political science, said. “I give both of my parents something every year. It wouldn’t be fair to just single one out.” “Valentine’s Day is supposed to be about the ‘why,’ not the ‘who’ or ‘what,’” Ravyn Towns, sophomore in journalism and electronic media, said. Whether you’re more concerned with what you get, whom you get it from, or why you’re loved, students celebrate Valentine’s Day to fit their own sentiments of the holiday. Shay Dawkins, author of “The Good News: How Revealing Delusions in Christianity Will Bring Peace to All,” disagrees.

“To both the people with a special someone and those without — be thankful,” Dawkins said in her book. “Love and happiness come from within, not from another person. We all have something to celebrate, not only at Valentine’s Day but all year long.” Dawkins believes there are only three essential tips needed to find love, at any given time. According to her book, “Before you can find true love in a relationship, you must find it within yourself.” Her first tip is to “be thankful for everything (including your mistakes).” Being thankful for the good things in life helps you have a more positive look on the small things. Dawkins believes this is a very attractive characteristic. The ups and downs mold us, so looking at them both as learning experiences leaves no room for bitterness and regret, only peace and love. Dawkins also advises to “forgive others so that you can forgive yourself.” Since we are our own worst critics, we’re harder on ourselves than others are on us. Once you learn how to forgive yourself as you do others you’ll be one step closer to finding love because otherwise it robs you of opportunities for happiness. Finally, “find enjoyment and satisfaction in EVERY day.” Live each day of the week as you would the weekend. Striving to live each day with love leaves you with no regrets. Average days outnumber holidays and vacations, so don’t waste them.

DETROIT — Seven members of a Midwest militia accused of plotting to overthrow the government are set to stand trial, where jurors will decide whether federal authorities prevented an attack by homegrown extremists or simply made too much of the boasts of weekend warriors who had pledged to “take our nation back.” Opening statements were set for Monday once a jury was seated in the trial of members of the Hutaree militia, who are charged with conspiring to commit sedition, or rebellion, as well as weapon crimes. Following the March 2010 arrests in southern Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said the time had come for authorities to “take them down.” An undercover agent had recorded the group’s leader, David Stone, saying the militia needed to “start huntin’” police soon. But since their capture, only one of nine people charged has struck a plea deal, an unusually low number in a case with so many defendants. Their attorneys have maintained a consistent stance: The anti-government talk was simply colorful yet aimless bluster akin to frustrated pals drowning sorrows around a campfire. “I’m going to fight it tooth and nail,” David Stone’s wife and co-defendant, Tina Mae Stone, said during a break in jury selection last week. “It was just a bunch of good ol’ boys out to have fun. We did survival stuff. I did it mostly to spend time with my husband. People tell me, ‘good luck.’ I don’t need luck. I’ve got God on my side.” The militia, which was based in Michigan’s Lenawee County, prepared for survival in case of domestic chaos or an attack on the United States, attorneys Todd Shanker and Richard Helfrick said in a court filing. They noted the group even had a website and promoted its weekend outings.

“Regardless of the charges in the indictment, there is no dispute that the aims of the Hutaree militia included the free exercise of their 1st and 2nd Amendment rights, including freedom of speech, association, assembly and the right to bear arms,” said the lawyers, who represent David Stone Jr. The government describes the Hutaree, which the militia claimed means “Christian warriors,” as an antigovernment group committed to fighting authorities who belong to a socalled “New World Order.” The defendants are accused of conspiring to someday ambush and kill a police officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives and trigger a broader revolt against the U.S. government. “The court will hear testimony and examine evidence concerning this particular group’s hatred for, and desire to do physical harm to, law enforcement,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Graveline said. The government has more than 100 hours of audio and video, including the recording of David Stone, 47, apparently talking about police. “I think we gotta just start huntin’ ‘em here pretty soon. ... They’re easy to find, they’re sittin’ alongside the road and they got these red and blue lights on top of their car,” he said. A co-defendant, Michael Meeks of Manchester, Mich., replied: “It’s like a Kmart super special or whatever.” But some conversations were sprinkled with laughter and a mix of subjects, including strippers and drawing Hitler mustaches on photos of state troopers. Agents seized machine guns, unregistered rifles, ammunition and parts for improvised explosive devices. The government’s case got off to a rough start in 2010, when U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts released the nine until trial under strict conditions. The government swiftly appealed but then agreed that four could go home wearing electronic monitors. An appeals court ultimately ordered the

other five to remain locked up, including David Stone. The government relied on an undercover agent inside the group and an informant. But the informant comes with warts: He pleaded guilty in state court to firing a gun during a dispute with his wife and also attempted suicide. Another witness who was married to a Hutaree member not charged in the case attempted suicide and told a grand jury she's prone to panic attacks. “How often do American citizens get charged with sedition or inciting discontent and resistance against big government? Heck, most citizens are discontented with the government,” said Lloyd Meyer, a Chicago lawyer and former terrorism prosecutor. “In this case, no one pulled a trigger and no one got hurt. ... A jury could believe that the feds went after this group with a meat cleaver instead of a scalpel.” But Alan Gershel, a former prosecutor who teaches at Cooley Law School in suburban Detroit, said the allegations in the indictment seem more than goofy talk. “There was planning. There was acquisition of firearms. There was training,” he said. “Do you have to wait until the first shot is fired? You have to choose the moment of time when things go beyond chatter. That’s what the government is aiming at here.” Joshua Clough of Blissfield, Mich., is the only defendant to make a deal with prosecutors. He pleaded guilty in December to illegal use of a firearm, faces a mandatory five-year prison sentence and could be called as a witness to testify against the Hutaree. Besides the Stones and Meeks, the other defendants are Joshua Stone of Lenawee County; Thomas Piatek of Whiting, Ind.; and Kristopher Sickles of Sandusky, Ohio. Jacob Ward of Huron, Ohio, will have a separate trial. Besides conspiracy charges, all face at least one firearm charge and some have more.

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A group of students meets for the Diversity Dialogues at the Black Cultural Center on Feb. 7. The Diversity Dialogues meet on the first Tuesday every month and cover a variety of topics covering prejudice for minority groups.

State challenges protesters The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Occupy Nashville protesters are demanding an apology from the sponsor of legislation aimed at stopping them from staying overnight on the Capitol complex. The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Eric Watson of Cleveland could be up for floor votes in both chambers this week. The legislation would make it a misdemeanor to lay down “bedding for the purpose of sleeping.” The proposal refers to items associated with camping, “including tents, portable toilets, sleeping bags, tarps, propane heaters, cooking equipment and generators.” The protesters have camped at the plaza since early October. There are about 60 or so tents on the plaza and at least two portable toilets nearby. Watson said in the House Judiciary Committee last

week that the proposal is necessary because of criminal activity and lewd behavior where the protesters are encamped. He said someone believed to be associated with Occupy Nashville urinated on a state employee. Watson those sorts of things tarnish the protesters’ efforts to have a “peaceable assembly.” “You ought to be ashamed of yourselves,” said Watson in the committee, where he is chairman. “And if you think that’s peaceable assembly, you need to be peed on, and see how you like it.” The protesters circulated a petition on Monday with

more than 100 signatures calling for Watson to apologize for alleging that the urination act was associated with Occupy Nashville. “The person or animal responsible for this act has never been identified,” said the petition, which also calls for his remarks to be “stricken from the record.” “And no one has shown a connection of any sort with Occupy Nashville.” Watson told The Associated Press he had no comment about the petition. Under his proposal, violators would be fined as much as $2,500 and face up to 11 months and 29 days in jail.

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StaffColumn Disney love creates false fantasies Emily DeLanzo Design Editor Ariel the Little Mermaid makes me want to be a man. Not because of her gorgeous, flowing red hair. Not because of her insanely perky seashells. Not because she is proof that women are willing to throw away absolutely everything just for a chance to be with some random guy. Not even because I think life for a guy is insanely easy. But because she has made me lose faith in all women. As a child, I adored her and the budding relationship she shared with Prince Eric. She was so eager to throw caution to the wind and lose her family, friends and fins just for a glimpse at “true love.” Sure. Being absolutely ungrateful and blindly following some random guy worked out for Ariel. Alas, I was not so lucky, and I am sure that I am not the only girl to suffer a similar disappointment. I have spent my last 21 years alive actively searching for a prince to come sweep me off my feet, or at least a fairy godmother to provide me answers. Disney willingly set an entire generation of young women up to fail, including myself. My parents constantly encouraged me to play outside as a child and spend as little time as possible in front of the television, but I generally always ended up poking at the VCR to watch my favorite Disney women. Granted, Power Rangers and Dumbo got more airtime with me than any and all of the Disney sluts combined. Every day, Ariel always forced her way into my heart. Day after day, I would watch Ariel disobey her father and enthusiastically abandon the life she knew just for a pretty boy with nice hair. I thought she had the right idea.

Ariel crossed the point of desperation when she made a deal with the evil seawitch, Ursula. Some argue she did the right thing. After all, losing your voice is a small price to pay when finding your soulmate. Maybe I can blame her on my young, angsty period in life where I thought my parents were deliberately trying to ruin everything. If only I had encountered some psycho, fat octopus to help me rebel against my parents. I have never understood young peoples’ fascination with love. Disney constantly berated our childhoods with love stories. Between the constant domestic abuse in “Beauty and the Beast” and the fear of pricking your finger like Sleeping Beauty, girls were constantly reminded that a) You find love when you’re only 16 and b) Prince Charming actually exists. Maybe I am just becoming more and more cynical. In the past year, I have decided three things. I am too young to be “in love,” the majority of guys are psychos, and Disney set me up to fail. Or maybe, according to my friends, I just have impeccably bad taste. Valentine’s Day thrives off of high school couples that spend too much time planning dinner to have parents chaperone and flowers that will wilt and die, much like nearly all relationships. With every relationship, I constantly compared myself to Disney characters. It felt almost instinctual. Did he treat me like the Beast? Were we functional like Buzz and Jessie? Did I make him feel like Carl Frederickson from “Up!”? This is the first Valentine’s Day that I am alone completely in four years. This also doubles as the one that I am most excited about. I plan on drowning out any feelings of sorrow with wine while watching a marathon of Disney movies that will remind me of a couple things: I’m beginning to sag in certain places, and I am too old to find true, Disney love. — Emily DeLanzo is a junior in environmental studies. She can be reached at edelanzo@utk.edu.

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Seth Campbell Whenever I discuss politics, I always try to keep religion as far away as possible. By no means is this saying I’m not a spiritual person, I just feel like mixing politics and religion is somewhat of a toxic brew that can quickly become volcanic. With this being said, there’s a trend in U.S. politics that has emphasized religion’s role in policy and this is becoming a serious issue. The mainstream political topic right now seems to be revolving around the Catholic Church, contraception and the Obama Administration. Basically, hospitals and businesses run by the Catholic Church do not want to offer contraception to their employees. Moreover, the Catholic Church doesn’t want the Obama Administration mandating they offer their employees basic health care insurance that includes contraception coverage. As a Catholic, I find their stance on the issue rather archaic, and frankly, it is modern-day oppression of women. This blurring of religion and politics isn’t just a Catholicism-based offense. Richard Land, prominent member and leader of the Southern Baptist denomination, teamed up with several other influential evangelicals to endorse GOP candidate Rick Santorum. I suppose individuals are entitled to their respective opinions, but Land’s priorities are skewed. He’s taking his lofty position and utilizing it in a political fashion when his knowledge and advice would be much better if he stuck with the Scripture. By endorsing Santorum, Land has painted the Southern Baptist denomination into a corner. This is the same corner, hopefully far away from civilization, where many of Santorum’s outrageous policies should be subjected. Have we reached a point in society where religion and politics are melted into one entity? If so, our society is only compounding serious problems. There is a place for religion and there is a place for politics.

Ideally, these places need to be separated by a good amount of distance. Others have seen this merger coming. Rev. Billy Graham has openly regretted his involvement with politics. To Graham’s credit, he was always associated with politicians regardless of policy or political party. He advised President Nixon as well as President Carter. For his equal guidance, Rev. Graham is truly an American patriot. Moreover, Graham’s reflective thought that he should have not mixed religion and politics is spot-on. Somewhere along the line, many of his fellow fundamentalists have failed to learn from Graham’s regret. Everyone is entitled to his or her own political and religious beliefs. One of the perks of living in the United States is the right to belong to any religion and any political party. Though religious and political identities are individuals to choose, these identities should not be firmly linked. Lately, the relationship between certain religions and the Republican Party has grown out of hand. Any worshipping or political party shouldn’t dictate a woman’s reproductive health. When certain Republicans protect health care providers from offering contraception to American women, they should be openly chastised. If Republicans and Christian leaders want to enter into a relationship in order to prevent women from receiving contraception, our society is regressing. We are no longer living in the baby-boomer generation and contraception needs to be widely available for reproductive health and safety. When Republicans, such as Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, rally against openly available contraception, they attempt to digress American society to an era when contraception wasn’t openly available. If politicians stayed in their respective world and legislated without refusing women contraception, America would improve. If religious fundamentalists would study Scripture and preach without barging into a woman’s privacy, America would improve. Social engineering isn’t desired in modern day America and I hope the GOP and religious fundamentalists get the message. — Seth Campbell is a senior in history. He can be reached at scampb42@utk.edu.

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Valentine’s Day has been a long-standing tradition evolving from both Christian and pagan cultures. There are many legends behind the start of the holiday. The Catholic Church often supports one myth of St. Valentine, who wrote a love note to a girl while in prison. On the note, he signed, “From your Valentine.” This expression is still used today on many cards and has become a tradition to say. The pagan culture celebrated a day called Lupercalia, which was a fertility festival on Feb. 15. Many theorize that St. Valentine’s Day was placed near the pagan festival for competition. Eventually, the pagan celebration was banned and St. Valentine’s Day became the popular holiday to celebrate in the name of love. By the 19th century, this romantic expression had become a common trend for one to give little notes of affection to their friends and loved ones. In modern times, the holiday has become a successful event for card companies. According to the Greeting Card Association, “an estimated 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest cardsending holiday of the year.” The idea of gift-giving and dinner dates did not come with the holiday until much later. Richard Cadbury, a British chocolate maker, is credited with the creation of the red Valentine box in 1868. Slowly, the popularity of proving your love through flowers, chocolates and stuffed animals became popular gifts for the holiday. With so many holidays becoming such an economical jackpot for the various businesses that provide these tokens of affection and the media constantly sending unrealistic fantasies of romantic display, Valentine’s Day can be a stressful time for many. If one happens to be in a relationship, the pressure to find the perfect gift and create a romantic date with your partner can cause unnecessary anxiety. If one happens to be single during the holiday, it is easy to shun the day altogether as if

there is something wrong in not being in a couple. There are many emotions that Valentine’s Day brings out. Each individual may experience a wide variety of feelings, such as happiness, sadness, envy and love. Because of the differing views, this day causes a divide between the single and the taken. Yet, many often forget that Valentine’s Day is not only meant to be a time to share with a partner; Valentine’s Day should be used as a day to remind friends and loved ones of the appreciation and affection of one another. If you are single on this day, remember that there are others who love you. Many women who find themselves single on the day show a bitter distaste towards the celebration by mocking those participating. Although there can be a disappointment, one needs to keep in mind that we are only college students. We will have many years to share our love with future partners. Instead of revolting from Valentine’s Day today, celebrate your love for others by spending the night out with other single friends. With Valentine’s Day comes a large amount of expectation placed upon the man to create a romantic atmosphere. In fact, the U.S. Census reports, “53 percent of women in America would dump their boyfriend if they did not get them anything for Valentine’s Day.” Sometimes the pressure for men to perform to a certain standard can cause a large amount of stress. If the date does not go as smoothly as planned, remember that Valentine’s Day should not be the only time to show love. Valentine’s Day can be a wonderful time where the cold winter months are lightened with love and warmth. Although many title the holiday as, “Singles Awareness Day,” try to keep an optimistic outlook, since relationships are not the only important factor to a life of happiness. Remember to share your love with not only your partner, but with family members and friends, as they should be important people in your life as well. There will be many more years where we can express our love through this holiday. Instead of showing disappointment in being single or placing a high amount of expectation, enjoy the time shared together and embrace the holiday spirit. — Samantha Trueheart is a sophomore in communications. She can be reached at struehea@utk.edu.

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Songs by late musician Editor seeks opinions soon to be released The Associated Press NASHVILLE — The family of Waylon Jennings will soon release songs the country music icon recorded shortly before his death 10 years ago. At least eight of the 12 songs on the tentatively titled “Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Final Recordings” were written by Jennings and eight have not been released in any version before. The simple vocal and guitar tracks were cut at steel guitarist Robby Turner’s studio before Jennings’ death in 2002 and musicians who worked with Jennings have gathered to finish the tracks. The release later this year is part of a new effort by Jennings’ family to establish a Waylon business brand similar to the booming estates of artists such as Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Hank Williams. His son, Shooter Jennings, also plans to launch a clothing line, a redesigned communitybased website and finalize plans for a biopic. All that also coincides with the second installment of the three-part tribute “Waylon: The Music Inside,” released last week and featuring songs from Hank Williams Jr., Dierks Bentley and Jewel. “Feb. 13 will be 10 years since he died and I do feel like it’s time for him to have a presence,” Shooter Jennings said. “It should have been before, but I don’t think anybody was ready to take it on. I certainly wasn’t. I know this year we’re about to bring him back, you know what I mean?” Jennings died from complications of diabetes at 64. He left behind one of country music's most important legacies. He fiercely fought for his artistic freedom, creating the so-called “outlaw” movement — a term he chafed under — that would eventually envelop artists like Willie

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Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. The four toured together as “The Highwaymen.” Just as importantly for modern country music, however, he was a voracious listener who wasn’t afraid to incorporate folk or rock or pop into his voluminous repertoire. He had many different sides and many different kinds of artists claim him as an inspiration. His unwillingness to bend to the will of record labels in Nashville was country music's highest-paying gamble. He held out for a better contract, then turned around and released “Wanted: The Outlaws,” the first platinumselling country album. Albums like “Honky Tonk Heroes” and “Lonesome, On’ry and Mean” helped redefine country music, moving it from regional art form to pop culture phenomenon. It was never easy, though. As his widow, Jessi Colter, noted: “It’s the curse of the trailblazer to have the highest walls, the hardest knocks. ... His choices were different. His offers were different. His story is yet to be told. And I actually have confidence that it will be.” New music will surely spur a little buzz for one of the most name-checked artists by modern country musicians. After making his guide recordings, Jennings discussed how to flesh out the songs on “The Final Recordings” with Turner before his death. Turner called in Jennings friends like guitarist Reggie Young and songwriter Tony Joe White to finish off the tracks. The album will include White’s “Goin’ Down Rockin’” and Willie Nelson’s “Sad Songs & Waltzes” and is described by Turner as similar in spirit to the work Cash did with Rick Rubin during the American Recordings sessions at the end of his life. It will join “Waylon Forever,” an album cut with Shooter Jennings when he was 16 and

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reworked and released in 2008, as Jennings’ only posthumously released music. Shooter Jennings hasn’t heard all the songs, but says those Turner played for him in the past have included interesting interpretations. Shooter Jennings also says he’s been working with T-shirt designer Blood is the New Black on a Waylon clothing line that will go beyond the basic black merch tee. “There will be Waylon shirts next to the Cash shirts at Hot Topic, and our shirts will be cooler,” he joked. A high-end line of clothes is in the works, too. Jennings wasn’t ready to give too many details about a possible biopic, but said he believes he’s found a producer who is in tune with what the family wants and hopes to have a script by the end of the year. Colter said the topic of biopics came up over the years and Jennings, who broke into music as Buddy Holly’s bassist, didn’t want the usual Hollywood treatment. “The way it will happen with him won’t be like any of the others,” Colter said. “He didn’t like those. In fact, when he saw ‘The Buddy Holly Story,’ he just cringed because they didn’t begin to get his character.” Keeping things authentic is the key to success in these types of ventures, says Cash’s son, John Carter Cash, who helps oversee his father’s thriving estate. Cash’s image, story and music still produce millions of dollars a year for his heirs. But John Carter Cash says he must remain vigilant in business dealings so that he honors what would have been his father’s wishes. For instance, Cash’s likeness wasn’t used for alcohol and tobacco while he was alive and that hasn’t changed after his death. But authenticity isn’t the only driver for Cash’s posthumous success.

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my inbox — so many requests for coverage of events that you will never see because bands fear to tread the red clay of this heathen state, or alerts for every time some flavor of the nanosecond DJ remixes to Top 5,000 single with a press release that takes longer to read with all of its manifold plaudits and accolades for this already-forgotten release than it takes to process the song. Just did that for Jacques Lu Cont’s mix of Mike Snow’s “Paddling Out.” You’re welcome. The limitations of a voice in the media these days seem limitless if television is to be believed — after all, how else could Perez Hilton have a career? The unfortunate reality of that paradigm is, once again, we celebrate and reward vapid mediocrity of fools as per their allowance by the First Amendment, and you know what, more power to them. But that makes the desire to provide something above that precipitous cut somewhat like providing performance enhancement pharmaceuticals to a morbidly obese narcoleptic. Layman’s terms — you cannot push a breaking wave backwards, and sometimes standing up in its wake is the best achievement you could expect. Let it roll past and go drink a beer under the umbrella. After all, you’re standing on the beach, right? As in Neville Shute’s “On the Beach,” and Neil Young’s classic album of the same name. As in you are a survivor of Western culture’s demise. What are you going to do with your position in this brave new world? Probably scrounge up a satellite dish, a solar-powered generator and a pirated DIRECTV subscription. It’s your life, live it how you like. Give me some ideas and I’ll write about the culture you value. Who knows, maybe you’ll teach me something.

Jake Lane Arts and Culture Editor Friends, Volunteers, inadvertent classmen, lend me your eyes: I come to bury the entertainment industry, not to praise it. If the veritable Timbuktu of misinformed verbiage which sporadically spews from the AP wire and my own fingertips is any proof, we as the news media have been doing you a great disservice and should be ashamed. This is no reflection on the Beacon as a part or whole, but the entirety of collected American and foreign letters as a whole. After all, for every great media outlet, mercurial author, tuned in musician or inspired artist, there are at least 10 quasi-celebrities for whom coverage rolls in waves because their meager contributions draw advertisers, whereas those true artistes wilt in obscurity and blah blah blah. Look, I’ve been lazy as a figurehead and apologize. OK, elephant’s out of the room. What do you, the reader, want to hear from this beat? What triggers the arts and culture centers in your brain? What poison would you pick? After recent, well-documented Netflix binges, excursions to blogospheric abyss and irregular sleep patterns, I have returned with renewed fervor and an indomitable ethic to provide you with whatever might take your mind away from the hellacious maelstrom that is post-undergrad life and the world as we know it. Trust me, I’m there already, and the prognosis is grim. For several months recently the responsibilities entrusted to me have seemed somewhat hopeless. Really, you should see

— Jake Lane is a graduate in creative writing. He can be reached at jlane23@utk.edu.

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Vols golf expects better season Ben Daniel Staff Writer The Tennessee men’s golf team looks to start the spring strong in Chula Vista, Calif., at the San Diego Intercollegiate Classic after a disappointing 2011 finish. Finishing third in the SEC and 24th at the NCAA Championship might have been a successful season for many, but for the Vols, the finishes were mediocre. “We were proud of our team’s efforts last postseason and their advancement to the finals, but we expect better than 24th place,” coach Jim Kelson said. “Our program must become significantly better, and that is 100 percent my responsibility.” The Vols have become an elite golf team since Kelson made his way into Knoxville 13 seasons ago. With 12 consecutive NCAA regional appearances, an SEC Championship in 2007 and a consistent ranking among the top 25 teams, Tennessee will need to use Kelson’s coaching and experience to return to a fourth consecutive NCAA Championship with the hope of high finish. “We were better than 24th, we had a really good team,” senior Garrick Porteous said. “Coming into the spring we have a really good team developing and people just need to peak at the right

time. Having the mentality that we are the underdog at times and taking one tournament at a time treating everyone as if it was the SEC will help us be successful this season.” Porteous, from Morpeth, England, is one of the team’s captains and knows he will have to play consistently if the Vols are going to be a true contender this year. In four tournaments during the fall, he averaged a score of just over 73 with a low round of 68 and five rounds that were par or better. Another key golfer hoping to help Tennessee improve on last season’s performance is sophomore Danny Keddie, from Lincoln, England. While he has only been in Knoxville for just over a year, Keddie will have to play strong and lead by example if the team plans to fulfill expectations. “All of us have to step up a bit,” he said. “We are much better than what we have been able to produce. Last year was a disappointment. We were on a roll and showing how good we can be, but at the NCAA, no one had a good tournament and it was a really tough golf course. We found struggles and it was disappointing that we didn’t perform how we could.” Kelson understands what his team needs from Porteous and Keddie as well as everyone else. “Danny Keddie and Garrick Porteous, they’re two of the best players in the

country,” Kelson said. “We need them to play like they can play. The key to our team this year is being able to have two other guys play up to their ability, and if they do that I think that we are a pretty good team. If they don’t and let things bother them too much, we’re not going to be as good. I think that’s the main thing for us this year.” Other key players that the Vols will need to step up include senior Darren Renwick, a Worthing, England native, junior Jay Vandeventer, from Bristol, Tenn., Knoxville native Brandon Rodgers and top newcomer Rick Lamb, from Sarasota, Fla. “Rick is a really good player, top 200 of the world rankings,” Porteous said. “Then, we have Jay, who has a lot of talent, and Brandon has worked on his swing a lot and now seems like he’s reaping the benefits. We have to take our game on the road with a positive mentality.” Kelson and the team know what they need to do to return to the NCAA Championship and finish the season with a better ranking. If they peak at the right time and use last year’s disappointment as motivation, this team believes it can make it far this season. “I love Knoxville, and Tennessee has, by far, the best staff and support,” Porteous said. “We’re definitely trying to do big things this semester.”

Scott Martineau • The Daily Beacon

Justin Walker hits an approach shot during competition during the fall 2009 season. The men’s golf team looks forward to opening the season strong in Chula Vista, Calif., at the San Diego Intercollegiate Classic.

Woods squanders lead The Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods keeps saying his game is close. Standing on the 18th green at Pebble Beach, he never looked so far away. With the red sleeves from his shirt sticking out from a black vest, Woods could only watch Sunday as Phil Mickelson made one more birdie putt for an 8-under 64, the final touch of a six-shot comeback to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The white scoreboard behind the 18th green was telling. The first stunner was seeing Mickelson go

Ian Harmon • The Daily Beacon

Ariel Massengale drives down the lane during a game against Auburn on Feb. 5. Massengale led with seven assists, helping to lead the Lady Vols to a dominant 9154 win over Kentucky.

from a six-shot deficit to a two-shot lead in just six holes. Then he poured it on with a magnificent shot into 2 feet for birdie on the 13th and an aggressive play on the 14th for another one. Equally shocking was Woods. He three-putted for par and a 75, a whopping 11 shots worse than Mickelson. Only four other players had a higher score than Woods in the final round, none of whom started the day within range of the leader. Woods was two shots out of the lead when he walked off the sixth green and then bogeyed the next three holes. The two biggest names in golf played together in the second-to-last group, both feeling as though they were close to breaking through, both needed a dramatic charge at Pebble Beach.