Honeybee Coffee is a new cafe in Knoxville that takes pride in its freshly roasted coffee. Kristin Dehkordi • The Daily Beacon
Local coffee shop brings life to South Knox Jenna Butz Arts & Culture Editor Honeybee Coffee started in an Airstream trailer, selling coffee they roasted themselves at festivals, parties — anywhere they could share their mission of ethically sourced coffee. “We really just want to make sure that whether it’s how we source the coffee, how we’re roasting it, how we’re serving it, that people are being taken care of,” general manager Ben Poland said. “We want to farmer to be able to feed his family, send his kids to school. We want our employees here to be able to make a living wage and be able to support themselves and their families, and we want to be able to take care of everybody who walks into the store. Honeybee was started with that goal in mind in that trailer.” Now, Honeybee has set down roots, opening
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its first store on Sevier Avenue in South Knoxville and bringing its mission with it. The South Knoxville location opened in January, and its opening brought a new amenity to those who live across the river. “We saw the opportunity for how this side of the river really needed a coffee shop,” Poland said. “There wasn’t really anything like that. South Knoxville has kind of been ignored for a while, and thankfully that’s starting to change. We were excited to be one of the first people to get in here and help South Knoxville and give it some attention.” Hannah Overton, UT alumna and photographer, lives less than five minutes from the shop. She stumbled upon it on its opening day, and comes back often to work. “It was busy, of course, but it wasn’t too hectic,” Overton said of Honeybee’s opening day. “The baristas were friendly and knew what they were
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doing. In fact, every time I go, I get my drink in record time, and someone always smiles at me and asks how my day is going.” Along with laying roots where other coffee shops hadn’t before, Honeybee Coffee also roasts their own coffee beans and roasts them responsibly, which Poland said sets them a part from other shops in Knoxville. “We are constantly trying to source better coffee — both coffee that tastes better and coffee that is more and more ethically sourced,” Poland said. “All the coffees we serve, we are either working directly with the farms or working with importers who are very transparent about how they source the coffee, how much is being paid to the farmers, so we’re really doing a lot to make sure we are serving the best quality coffee but we’re also serving coffee that is sourced in a responsible manner.” See HONEYBEE on Page 6
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U.S., Tennessee economies projected to stay stable Annie Tieu
Copy Editor U.S. economies “remains on a steady footing,” according to a report released by UT’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research. Using an empirical forecasting model, the report includes outlooks in Tennessee’s and the national economies for the next 10 years. However, some external factors, like the current administration and congressional decisions, may influence these projections. “Federal spending is expected to rise in 2017 with the election of President Donald Trump,” the report stated, due to a predicted proposal fiscal stimulus package, which is contrary to the Federal Reserve’s stance that the U.S. economy will be able to endure increasing interest rates. U.S. GDP is also expected to grow steadily in 2017 and 2018 by 2.3 and 2.6 percent, respectively. Tennessee’s economy performed well compared to the national economic growth. There was a 2.7 percent gain in manufacturing employment despite a decrease in manufacturing sector jobs. The state’s unemployment rate in 2016 averaged 4.6 percent, below the 4.9 percent national unemployment and much lower than its state average of 5.8 percent in 2015. Tennessee’s 2017 unemployment rate is expected to average at 4.8 percent which is higher than the 4.6 percent national unemployment rate. By 2026, all large economic sectors of Tennessee are projected to have job growth,
The forecast provides guidance on the expected path of the economy. We can then consider how this compares to historical economic performance and alternative scenarios for the economy.”
but job gains in the service sector like manufacturing and financial activities will be below 0.25 percent, a relatively small gain, according to the Boyd Center. Job growth is projected to be strongest in the professional and business service sectors, along with education and health services, natural resources, mining and construction. The report predicts that mining and construction will see job growth of over 1.7 percent. Tennessee’s unemployment rate is projected to continue its steady downward trend. The unemployment rate is expected to rest at 4.6 percent for most of the decade before dropping to 4.5 percent in 2022 where it will stay. Additionally, over the next 10 years, population growth in the state is projected to stay steady at 1 percent per year, matching the predicted population growth rate of the nation. The report’s outlook is used to indicate how well the economy is expected to perform in the
Matthew Murray, Directore of Baker Center future as well as a comparison tool. “The forecast provides guidance on the expected path of the economy,” Matthew Murray, director of the Baker Center, associate director of the Boyd Center and project director for the 2017 report, said. “We can then consider how this compares to historical economic performance and alternative scenarios for the economy.” The report is also helpful for providing the state government, local government and businesses with planning for the future. “The main purpose of the report is to provide the public with an up-to-date analysis of the economy,” Larry Kessler, research assistant professor of the Boyd Center and one of the authors of the report, said. “The hope is that it can be used by decision-makers in both the public and private sectors to help with planning and budgetary decisions.”
Lecturer speaks on ‘flower power’ for Darwin Day Libby Dayhuff Staff Writer 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of Darwin Day, a tradition which honors Charles Darwin’s birthday and promotes evolution. At UT, Darwin Day consists of activities on Pedestrian Walkway and workshops for teachers. But Darwin Day is not just for the evolution of animals — plants have also changed over time. In honor of Darwin Day, Stacey Smith, principal investigator from the University of Colorado-Boulder, visited campus on Feb. 13. Her lecture, “Beg, Borrow, and Steal: The Nefarious History of Flower Power,” covered plant adaptation and was attended by approximately 300 people. She began her lecture by discussing Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution and his love for plants. She explained how Darwin’s work with trees inspired the design of his phylogenetic
tree, which showed the relationships between living organisms. She then began to discuss how plants have evolved. “My goal today is to zoom in on a particular story of the plant … where the genetic information came from to cause all these variations,” Smith said. She gave the audience a crash course on how plant cells work and different processes that plants undergo. Then she briefly recounted a 20—30 million year history of plants. Smith explained that plants adapted with different species of frugivores (animals which primarily eat fruit), and insects that could spread the plants’ seeds. With the help of animals and insects, the number of flowering plants exploded during the Cretaceous period. She also discussed how Darwin labeled flowering plants as an “abominable mystery” due to their rapid development. Smith then moved on to the subject of plant variation, a topic that many audience members found interesting. “It was really interesting when she spoke
about plant colors and how they popped under a microscope and are actually made up of many colors,” Gracen Sanders, sophomore in communication studies, said. “She went into great detail but also covered the basics of biology that we learned in high school.” She discussed that plant variations could be the result of bacterium, the duplication of partial or whole genomes, rearrangement of DNA or gene transfers. Due to the long evolution of plants, there are variations in pigments, scents, appearances and nearly everything else. Smith also discussed her personal research on how petal pigments vary and what causes the variations. “I liked the flower aspect of her lecture and how she went into depth with that and her own research,” Kaitland Cracchiola, freshmen in animal science, said. Smith’s research focuses on the causes behind petal variations in plants, but she also has research interests in evolutionary genetics, molecular phylogenetics, plant-pollinator interactions and comparative methods.
SPORTS
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Alexander’s talents becoming more clear as season progresses Trenton Duffer Sports Editor Kyle Alexander isn’t going to help the Vols men’s basketball team by scoring points. In fact, this season’s game against Appalachian State, in which he dropped 13 points, is the only double-digit point total Alexander has ever had in his sophomore career. But what the Milton, Ontario, Canada native lacks in scoring capacity, he makes up for in other areas of his game. On Jan. 30, 2016, the Vols lost 75-63 to the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. While then-seniors Armani Moore and Kevin Punter scored 34 of the Vols’ 63 points, Alexander started the game on the bench, awaiting his turn. He didn’t have to wait long; head coach Rick Barnes put the 6-foot-10 freshman in the game at the 17:23 mark of the first period. Alexander stayed in the game for a 2015-16 season-high of 31 minutes, scoring only four points but grabbing 11 rebounds and tying a Tennessee single-game record in blocks with six. Proving that offense isn’t always the answer, Alexander was coming into his own. And Punter was impressed. “I just can’t wait because (Alexander) continues to get better each day and how good he’s going to be down the road. He’s going to be great,” Punter said after the loss to the Horned Frogs. “Kyle is great. I wish I could be here to play with him for a few more years.” Although Punter graduated at the end of last season, Alexander remains, still rebounding and blocking shots instead of going for buckets. Freshman forward Grant Williams is learning a lot from his long-time teammate and is excited to see how far the sophomore can go. “I can’t even imagine,” Williams said after the Vols’ 70-58 win over Kansas State this season. “He’s a hard worker. If you look at his
progression from freshman to sophomore year, you can already tell how good he can actually be and all the potential he has.” Alexander’s potential shined against the Wildcats that day, as the sophomore nearly dropped a double-double on Kansas State with eight points and nine rebounds. He also recorded two blocks despite only playing 18 minutes. Coach Barnes praised Alexander’s play after that game, pointing out the rebounding skills and the tone-setting ability of the sophomore center. “I’m really happy and proud of Kyle Alexander,” Barnes said. “I thought he was terrific, and I thought he was a guy that really set a great tone for us on both ends in terms of what he was trying to get done.” Alexander has played in all 25 of the Vols’ games this year, starting 18 of those contests. His playing time has fluctuated in each game this year, as well. After playing 28, 23 and 27 minutes against Chattanooga, Appalachian State and Wisconsin, Alexander saw his playing time drop to seven minutes against Oregon, nine against Chaminade and a minuscule two minutes against North Carolina. In those first three games, Alexander had 22 points, 21 rebounds, seven blocks and zero turnovers. However, when playing single-digit minutes, Alexander had seven points and four rebounds without a single block. With the emergence of center Lew Evans as a fan favorite, Alexander has seen his minutes slip a bit. After a three-minute outing against Kentucky, Alexander’s minutes over the past five games range from 11–22. Evans’ minutes, however, were 23 against Kentucky and higher than Alexander’s each of the team’s last five games except last Saturday’s loss against Georgia. In that game, Alexander returned to form with six points, nine rebounds and a block in 22 minutes. “The ball was just bouncing my way,” Alexander said. “If I go down there and make the effort to get in the paint, I just have faith
that it’ll come my way, and I can go get it.” Alexander already has more points, steals, rebounds and a better field goal percentage than he did through all 32 games last season. He also has less turnovers and is four blocks off last season’s total. The potential that Williams mentioned is showing. It may be only a matter of time before the rest of it shines through for the Vols’
Canadian center. “One thing we know about him is that he’s going to do everything he can to be a great teammate and help his team win,” Barnes said. “He’s going to always be ready. He’s like every player. Some days you have a little bit more than other days. “But in terms of his focus and attitude, he’s always going to be ready.”
Kyle Alexander, #11, and Grant Williams, #2, work together to defend a Georgia player at Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 11, 2017. Madison Nickell • The Daily Beacon
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WOMEN’S TENNIS
Tennis star strives for All-American, championship win Damichael Cole Contributor Stacey Martin, Natalie Pluskota and Caitlin Whoriskey are some of the 16 familiar names on the banners that hang around the Goodfriend Tennis Center. Those 16 names form a list of All-American players that have come through the Tennessee women’s tennis program. While competing in junior tournaments at the Goodfriend Tennis Center, freshman Ariadna Riley noticed the list as something that stood out to her — she strives to be a part of that list one day. Initially, being a tennis player wasn’t her dream. After she began playing tennis at the age of four, Riley started to develop more love for the sport, which can be attributed to her parents and Craig Jones, her childhood coach. “We didn’t have too much growing up, but they made sure I could keep doing something like tennis,” Riley said. “I spent probably more time (with my coach) than my parents.” And that’s no exaggeration — Riley added that she usually spent about eight hours per day with her coach. Dedicating that much time is what has led Riley to this point.
Riley came to Tennessee as a five-star recruit and the 52nd-ranked player in the country. She was described by former Vols’ head coach Mike Patrick as having a “world-class forehand.” When Riley arrived at Tennessee, Patrick was her head coach. However, due to health reasons, he stepped down in November 2016 and passed the torch to Alison Ojeda, a former player under Patrick. “Mike’s coaching style was a little more technical whereas Alison is a little more passionate,” Riley said. However, given Ojeda played under Patrick, the change wasn’t too drastic. “You had to earn every single point and ever since I left here, that’s the way I coached,” Ojeda said. For almost every player, there is a learning and adjustment phase; for Riley, that adjustment phase is not expected to take long. She has always worked hard, and that is one of the main factors to becoming an All-American. “Everyone is just a lot more consistent here and they are really smart players,” Riley said. Coach Ojeda is very high on Riley and her potential in the program. It’s no secret that Riley’s main goals are to become an AllAmerican and win a championship. “I think she 100 percent has what it takes to
Ariadna Riley during her doubles match against Indiana at Goodfriend Tennis Center on Feb. 12, 2017. Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon be an All-American,” Ojeda said. “The way she trains every single day is going to get her to that point.” Make no mistake about it, though: Riley is a team-first player. She described the team unity and family atmosphere, which continues to be a hallmark of the Vols women’s tennis team, as one of the main reasons she came to Tennessee. A family atmosphere is something Ojeda strives for with her team. However, her method of bringing them together is definitely not a normal one. “There’s no cell phones when the team is
around each other,” Ojeda said. This forces the team to communicate with each other; the method especially benefits freshmen, helping them become comfortable with teammates. With the help of that family atmosphere, Tennessee has been everything Riley has hoped it would be. The next step for her is to leave her mark on the program. “Hopefully I can reach there,” Riley said. “With Alison’s coaching and having a team that is super supportive like I have right now, I think that I can definitely make it there one day.”
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Vols falter early, suffer largest defeat of season Rob Harvey
Asst. Sports Editor Lexington, Kentucky – All season the Tennessee men’s basketball team has struggled to hold on to large leads, blowing five 13-point leads during the season. However, on Tuesday night, the Vols barely had a lead to blow. The Vols jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first two minutes of the game, but after giving up that lead just seconds later, never lead again in route to a Kentucky 83-58 victory. “We were really just gosh awful,” head coach Rick Barnes said after the loss. “I think from Kentucky’s vantage point, they got everything done that they wanted to get done … I’m just sorry we didn’t give them a better game, because I think we are better than the way we played tonight.” After the Vols led by five, the Wildcats came alive and finished off the first half on a 47-27 run. This run was in large part thanks to their threepoint shooting. In their first meeting, a game in which Tennessee won 82-80, Kentucky made just six
of 24 three’s. On Tuesday night, the Wildcats drained 10 three’s in the first half and 11 three’s in total for the game. Freshman Malik Monk was the star for Kentucky, as he totaled 20 points in the game and made four three’s. Monk now has 15 games this season where he has scored 20 points or more and has yet to score single digits in a game this season. Senior Derek Willis also abused the Tennessee defense as he scored 16 points and 12 of those came off of three-pointers. Willis hit seven three’s last year in Lexington against the Vols and scored 25 points. For the Vols defense, they seemed to have no answer for the Wildcats three-point shooting. “Our key was not to let their fourth (Willis) shoot the ball. I don’t think you’re going to stop Monk as good as he is on a night to night basis,” Barnes said. “If you look back at the game in Knoxville, he (Willis) and Gabriel were not factors. And we said all week that’s what we can’t allow happen, and we let it happen.” The Vols lone bright spot in the game was freshman point guard Jordan Bone. Bone, who has struggled as of late, scored 15 points and hit his first three-pointer in three games. With the Vols getting blown out in the second half, Bone
took it upon himself to attempt to get them back in the game. However, despite his efforts, the Vols were no match for the Wildcats. “I made a couple buckets tonight but just kind of disappointing the way we played tonight,” Bone said. “We’ve just got to get better.” The Vols consistent duo for most of the season, senior Robert Hubbs III and freshman Grant Williams, were for the most part absent in the game. So far this season, when Williams and Hubbs have struggled, the Vols as a team have also struggled. Hubbs finished the game with just seven points and continues his slump. In his last five games, Hubbs has been ice cold shooting, going 14 of 47 from the field. Williams’ struggles, on the other hand, were a mystery as he was coming off a 30-point outburst Saturday against Georgia. Williams seemed overpowered by Kentucky’s Bam Adebayo as he scored just eight points and collected just three rebounds. Williams ended the game with more turnovers than rebounds. “(Hubbs) didn’t make the effort that he has to,” Barnes said. “Robert is better than that. “Granted, to start the game, we knew they
were going to double him, threw a pass that I’m not sure anyone could have caught, and he kept making it much harder than it had to be on himself down there,” Barnes said. The Vols one defensive success in the game did come down low as they managed to contain Adebayo for most of the game. Adebayo took just five shots in the game and scored seven points. However, the Vols focus on stopping Adebayo opened up easy three-pointers for Kentucky. The Wildcats shot 46 percent from the field in the game and held the Vols to 35 percent and just 58 points, 19 points below their game average. “We just weren’t tough enough. We didn’t have enough energy, and we didn’t execute the game plan. Just simple things,” Admiral Schofield said. Schofield was the leading scorer for the Vols, as he totaled 17 points in the game. Most of those points, however, came with the game already decided. The Vols finished the game with just six players scoring in the game. The Vols are back home on Saturday as they take on the Missouri Tigers. That game tips off at 1 p.m. and can be seen on the SEC Network.
OPINIONS
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A woman’s success in Trump’s America
JoAnna Brooker My Humps
There’s no question about President Trump’s record with women being tense, to put it mildly. But this past Monday, Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and multiple others in a roundtable discussion about women in the workforce. Trudeau’s cabinet reached out to Trump in hopes of establishing a task force called the “United States-Canada Council for the Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders,” doing so in the hopes that this could be an area of common interest, especially due to Ivanka Trump’s expressed interest in advocating for paid maternity leave and other more women-friendly workplace policies on her father’s campaign trail. Ivanka was even present during the meeting, had selected a few of the women who were present and promoted her interest in changing these policies. Ivanka is an interesting character to observe, especially in times like these.
She’s been in the headlines recently over Nordstrom dropping her line, something on which she has yet to comment and even expressed frustration with Kellyanne Conway and her father over promoting her brand in political contexts. But, simultaneously, Ivanka stepped down from her role in her fashion brand in the past year, and, with her husband in Trump’s cabinet, her potential and interest in political change is strong. But due to her background and the mere fact of her genealogy, it’s hard to take Ivanka as anything but potentially dangerous. And with Trump’s tendency towards nepotism, the women he favors are hard to see objectively. On her father’s campaign trail, Ivanka took more of a First Lady role than her stepmother. She strongly advocated for a more equitable workplace and for policies that would enable women to be mothers and businesswomen. The things she’s been advocating for
are policies that America is sorely lacking; in fact, we are the only developed country who does not have paid paternity leave. Her interest in enabling other women to reach her level of success seems encouraging, especially in times like these. However, it’s unclear currently if the policies both Trump and his daughter are trying to put in place will benefit all women — or only women wealthy and white enough to afford them. Despite the unfavorability of her father and his current policies, with the current political climate America is in, any potential opportunity for growth is vital. For now, Ivanka has the benefit of my doubt. JoAnna Brooker is a junior in journalism and can be reached at jbrooke3@vols.utk. edu
A challenge for our new chancellor
Don Black Margin of Error
Today, our campus welcomes a new member to our administration, the first female chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Dr. Beverly Davenport. Chancellor Davenport has come to UT at an interesting time. The defunding of the diversity office, the implementation of campus carry for faculty and staff, the settlement of a devastating sexual assault lawsuit, the continued promotion of the outsourcing of campus jobs, the challenges presented from the Trump administration and our state legislature, ongoing construction on campus and the vacancies of multiple senior administrative positions here in Knoxville alone. Of course, it would be silly to expect that the welcoming of a new chancellor could fix any of these problems by itself. Changing the tip of a mountain does not change its structure or its location or its contents. Similarly, expecting any of these issues to solve themselves because we hired a new chancellor is a trap, the last preserve of those who prefer to walk through the wardrobe into Narnia than to live in our reality. Yet, as students, this shift in leadership still offers us an opportunity to make change on campus. For instance, when asked about his accomplishments during his term at a forum open to students, Chancellor Cheek spoke of Jeff Wilcox, the first student body president during his tenure, who asked him for two things: new recreation fields and a new student union. Chancellor Cheek said
that, during these past eight years, he was proud to have accomplished both of those requests. The first year in a new chancellor’s administration can set the tone for the rest of their tenure. This year, right now, today, we can set the table for students who haven’t yet graduated from middle school. So to my fellow classmates, student leaders, faculty, staff and administrators, in the midst of this whirlwind of change at UT, I challenge you: Let’s be bold and incremental. Let’s be proactive and reactive. Let’s reform our campus alcohol policy to allow student organizations to serve students over the age of 21 if their executive team has undergone sexual assault prevention and bystander intervention training. Let’s catch up to the University of Alabama and Georgia and erect a designated women’s center on campus. Let’s reform the student representation on the board of trustees to give each University of Tennessee campus a say in their future, because the needs of a school like Martin and Chattanooga are far different than the needs of us here in Knoxville. Let’s continue to lead the country in our recycling and sustainable energy programs and create a Department of Sustainability, not just an office. Let’s restore funding to the Pride Center and diversity office and focus on inclusion and equity, giving minority students a voice at the table, not just a seat there.
To Chancellor Davenport, for whom I wish the best, for whom’s individual success is now irrevocably intertwined with the success of our school, I challenge you: I challenge you to be a chancellor who focuses as much on doing the right thing as on saying the right thing. A chancellor who cares about the student voice, not as a necessary evil, but as a valuable and important resource to improving our university. A chancellor whose actions matches their words. If you say you support the Pride Center, donate to its GoFundMe when the state strips its funding. If you say you want student feedback on an administrative vacancy, solicit that feedback before you write and distribute the position description, not after. But most of all, I challenge you to be a chancellor who, after a law professor sends out a tweet proposing violence or a student is assaulted on campus, doesn’t speak about the first amendment or the difficulty of catching criminals, but says “of course you feel that way” and “I feel your pain.” Not because it isn’t difficult to catch criminals or because we don’t have the first amendment, we do and it is. But because empathy is fundamental and important, and in today’s world, can be a radical act. Don Black is a junior in business analytics and can be reached at dblack17@vols. utk.edu
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HONEYBEE continued from Page 1 Honeybee Coffee started as a roastery in their Airstream trailer, so focusing on classic drinks such as lattes, espresso and just black coffee has become their staple. “We feel like those are the drinks that best showcase what we’re doing throughout the sourcing and the roasting process,� Poland said. Overton said she agrees with this approach, ordering simply black coffee when she stops in. “The beans they roast themselves make a great brew, and, in my eyes, don’t need anything extra,� Overton said. Though Honeybee focuses on a no-frills approach to their coffee, Poland said there is still something for everyone. They don’t want to create an environment where it feels “pretentious,� he said. “We want everybody to feel like they can come into this shop and find something they enjoy,� Poland said. “All of our baristas are very knowledgeable, and from just a 30 second exchange, all of my baristas can recommend a drink for anybody.� To accommodate every customer that works through Honeybee’s doors, the shop also stocks sandwiches, salads, yogurt parfaits
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and chia pudding and sells craft beer on tap. Honeybee serves beer because they “really like beer,� Poland said, but also because it keeps the shop busy in the evening. Now, customers can study with a beer instead of coffee if they choose, and the addition of the taps complements the food trucks that set up outside of Honeybee three to five nights a week. Even though the South Knoxville location is barely over a month old, Honeybee is about to open their second location in Farragut. That location will house the company’s roastery as well as a full-size kitchen, so both locations can expand their food offerings — including homemade donuts for both shops daily. Until that location opens later in February or early March, Honeybee Coffee plans to focus on expanding their coffee offerings and upholding their mission of taking care of those they work with — whether farmer or customer. “We want to continue to improve how we care for people,� Poland said. “That’s exactly why Honeybee was started in general, and it’s what we’re doing in this shop. We want to help shape and contribute to Knoxville specialty coffee community. We want to help people brew better coffee. We want to help people be a little bit more informed about where their coffee comes from, why it tastes the way it does and what we can do to help them make better coffee a home, enjoy better coffee here.�
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ARTS&CULTURE
The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Author discusses doula life at The Birdhouse Madison Wessels Contributor In the midst of doctors, nurses, spouses and family members, there is often another party present for a person’s pregnancy: a doula. Thursday night, Feb. 9, at 5:30 p.m., Knoxville’s Birdhouse Community Center hosted author Lauren Mitchell to discuss and sign copies of her book, “The Doulas: Radical Care for Pregnant People,” co-authored by Mary Mahoney. Dubbed an “Open Community Space” according to their website, The Birdhouse is a quirky home just north of downtown Knoxville that stays true to its name with birdhouses decorating the interior. Community members and young artists alike use this location to host workshops, discussions and galleries, all while advocating and raising awareness for various issues regarding social justice as well as artistic expression. Published on Oct. 17, 2016, “The Doulas” delves into the responsibility and experience of a doula, specifically a full-spectrum doula, while dealing with the often raw and honest topics of birth, abortion, adoption and miscarriage. A doula is a non-medical support person who is associated with birth. He or she pro-
vides hands on human-to-human interaction as a person who Mitchell described as, “the only person whose soul purpose is the emotional wellbeing of the client.” A full-spectrum doula is a caregiver who not only deals with birth, but also deals with and provides support for patients who are going through miscarriages, abortions or adoptions. “They are committed to supporting a pregnancy no matter the outcome — whether it results in birth, abortion, miscarriage or adoption — and to facing the question of choice head-on,” Mitchell said. Back in 2007, when Mitchell was only 22 years old, she, her co-author Mahoney and a third partner who was not in attendance came up with the Doula Project – initially coined the “Abortion Doula Project.” Mitchell said she was inspired by abortion speak outs, where people are able to speak about their experiences in a safe and welcoming environment. During these speak outs, she noticed an overwhelming trend: the importance of support. This sparked her idea to have doulas available not only for births, but also for clients going through abortions. Since the conception of the Doula Project, what started out as a few young activists with a seemingly radical idea has turned into hundreds of trained doulas helping thousands of
patients. When Mitchell decided to write her book, she interviewed many of these doulas. She used a dual history approach while writing the novel and emphasized that it was “a symbiotic process,” where both her and the interviewee spent a lot of time detailing and working through personal stories. During the book signing, Mitchell read an extremely raw excerpt from the book that told the story of Whitney, a doula working at City Hospital with a second trimester abortion. “Whitney and other doulas have found that even if it is just a matter of building rapport, clients are relieved to see the familiar faces in the operating room amid the waves of blue scrubs and bouffant caps and what feels like dozens of people they’ve never seen before,” Mitchell read. In this excerpt, Whitney’s patient is Shelly, a 15 or 16-year-old girl, who Mitchell described as “a cheerleader with an anxiety disorder, her eyes are wide and brimming with panic.” As Mitchell read Whitney’s recollection of the procedure, everyone in the audience listened intently. Mitchell said that after the procedure, Shelly told Whitney, “you made me feel safe.” At the end of the reading, Mitchell explained that Whitney, and many other doulas, often feel confused about their role, because they are pro-
viding an intimate support system for someone whom they have no background information or knowledge on. After the procedure, whether it is a birth, miscarriage, adoption or abortion, she said it is often hard to know how to say goodbye to the patient whom you’ve just spent an intimate few hours or even days with. When Mitchell opened the floor to questions or comments, the audience asked a range of questions, bringing up topics such as the Heartbeat Bill happening in Ohio, late term abortions, clinics that don’t allow doulas in the room and how that changes their role and the relationship between transpeople and doulas. The latter question gave Mitchell the opportunity to elaborate on some of the word choice in “The Doulas.” In her book, she used the term “pregnant people” instead of “pregnant women” to be intentionally inclusive. She also said that a number of practicing doulas are transgender, and sometimes she has found that they are able to relate to patients in ways she cannot. Many of those in attendance asked Mitchell various questions about the practice and her personal beliefs. Although Mitchell’s views and stances on different issues were clear, she took time to also acknowledge the opposing sides, which created a safe place for everyone to discuss and learn.