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Mirrors, cultural histories and totem poles. These are a few words that two printmaking students chose to summarize the work of professor Koichi Yamamoto. This winter, Yamamoto, associate professor of printmaking, was chosen to be one of 26 internationally acclaimed artists on display in the traveling exhibition by the Leonardo Sciascia Foundation. The exhibition will spend a little more than a year appearing in five different cities throughout Italy. “This exhibition is unique because Mr. Sciascia preferred graphic art to be clean, high contrast, black and white images, so no colors are allowed,” Yamamoto said. “It’s very specific.” The competition expects traditional techniques to be used with no digital work allowed. Fortunately, Yamamoto’s works already fit the exhibition’s standards. “A lot of engravers generally work in black in white and therefore fit into this category,” Yamamoto said. “One particular type of technique that I do is called copper engravings, which is a very old-fashioned, 500-year-old technology.” Geoff Silvis, a first-year graduate student in printmaking, elaborated on Koichi’s style. “It’s incredibly intricate,” Silvis said. “It’s a lot of manual labor and probably a lot of copper splinters.” Dan Hood, a senior in printmaking, sees the intricacies as lighthearted, though. “His work is just very playful to me … lots of reflections,” Hood said. Whatever the emotion Yamamoto strives for, he uses modern images to connect to his audience. “I’ve been making lot of masks, human facial expressions,” Yamamoto said. “A lot to do with robotics. We are encountering this society where we are using a lot of machines, and slowly these machines start to have a human quality.” Yamamoto draws this inspiration from a cultural situation in his homeland: Japan. He said the population is aging rapidly, so to care for the elderly, the bulk of the work force may soon be robots.
(above) Koichi Yamamoto, associate professor of printmaking, works with a print in the studio. (below) Yamamoto looks at a work in progress. Photos by Tiara Holt • The Daily Beacon
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DISPATCHES Superbug outbreak in California A teaching hospital in Los Angeles, California, has informed 179 patients that they may have been exposed to a “drug-resistant bacterial ‘superbug,’” Reuters reports. Patients were likely exposed to the carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae during endoscopy procedures. The bacterial bug, which has proven to be drug-resistant, infected seven patients and may be linked to the deaths of two. The hospital sent potentially exposed patients home with testing kits that would be analyzed by UCLA, the hospital system that became aware of the outbreak a month ago. The procedure that caused the infections involves inserting an endoscope down the patient’s throat.
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Same-sex marriage license blocked by Texas Supreme Court Despite the state’s same-sex marriage ban, Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant became the first same-sex couple to wed in Texas on Thursday. The first marriage license to the same-sex couple was issued by a county clerk in Austin acting on the order of a Travis County judge who said health issues prevented the couple from waiting for further court decisions. Just hours after receiving the license, however, the Texas Supreme Court blocked any other gay couples from obtaining marriage licenses. This move came after a legal challenge by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said in a statement that the court voided the marriage license issued to the couple of more than 30 years.
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Vivian Swayne, No. 6 center, carries the rugby ball down the pitch during the UT women’s rugby game against University of Central Florida on Feb. 14. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon
Beacon Correction In the Feb. 19 issue of The Daily Beacon, the article titled “Central Program Council ranks among best in South” contained a few inaccuracies. The article stated that Central Programming Committee’s subcommittees can earn money through approved fundraisers or by submitting a request for funds to the Student Programming Allocation Committee, however CPC committees do not make a profit and the CPC budget is strictly provided by the Student
Programming and Services Fee of $19.46, which all students pay at the start of each semester, whether they opt in or out. The article also stated that the members of the Student Programming Allocation Committee are chosen by the chancellor. However, they are actually nominated by the current Student Government Association president and then chosen by the vice chancellor for Student Life.
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Legislative internships prepare future political leaders Savannah Gilman Copy Editor
UT students are getting one step closer to the Oval Office. Or, at least, those students selected for the Congressional Internship and the Tennessee Legislative Internship programs. The Congressional Internship Program, established five years ago by Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, gives students access to congressional offices in Washington, D.C., during the spring, summer or fall semester. Sally Parish, the director of the Center for Leadership and Service, noted the variety of experience students can gain by participating in the program. “They can intern in congressional offices or on congressional committees honing a number
of skills as they accompany congressional leaders to meetings and other events and gain direct exposure to life in D.C.” Parish said. “Their experience includes administration tasks, leading tours and also have opportunities to develop niche interests.” This experience as well as the added benefit of connecting to a network of alumni often leads students to being employed full-time by the office, giving them a jump-start in their career. Since the program requires students to relocate to D.C. and the internship position is unpaid, it comes with a scholarship to assist the students financially in establishing themselves. “Our priority is to remove barriers so that the most qualified students can go on this internship,” Parish said. “Many of the students who go claim that it is one of the most impactful things they do. It can alter career paths.” The program includes students from a variety of studies who are selected based on how well
they will represent UT, their passion and their potential to grow in their career. “We’re preparing political leaders, and that’s really exciting,” Parish said. Having just celebrated its 40th year, the Tennessee Legislative Internship Program is another avenue for students pursuing a career in politics. David Folz, the campus representative for the Tennessee Legislative Internship Program, said this particular internship is an established tradition on UT’s campus. “There is a wide and varied set of responsibilities,” Folz said, describing the program. “It’s a great opportunity to see how UT students learn first hand by being involved in the legislative process and become a part of making history.” Applicants apply during the fall since Tennessee has a part-time legislature that meets from January to April. Unlike the Congressional Internship Program,
students participating in the Tennessee Legislative Internship move to Nashville and their internships are paid, receiving nearly $7,000 for a session. Students are also reimbursed for their monthly commutes from UT’s campus to Nashville. “This internship program deals with state issues,” Folz said. “Its an opportunity for bright young men and women to be on site and serve on staff.” Folz said Tennessee’s program has proven to be highly successful and even serves as a model for other schools’ programs. “From the university stand point it is an opportunity for students to learn first hand of the lawmaking process and is of unparalleled value,” Folz said. In the Jan. 12, issue of The Daily Beacon, staff writer Altaf Nanavati profiled the four UT students currently spending their semester in D.C.
Campus workers to participate in workers’ rights conference Heidi Hill
Copy Editor On April 23, 2013, more than 1,100 garment and apparel workers at the Rana Plaza Building just outside the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka were killed in one of the worst industrial disasters to date. Approximately 2,500 others injured from the collapse were pulled from the wreckage, shedding light on the unsafe conditions and drastically low wages for Bangladeshi workers in industry. This Friday, former Bangladesh workers from garment and apparel factories will lead a panel as part of the 2015 United Students Against Sweatshops National Conference, scheduled to take place in Knoxville. Jasmine Taylor, a junior in political science and global studies, who represents United Students Against Sweatshops as the People of Color Caucus co-chair, said the female workers’ narrative of that April day and the “militant” strength of Bangladesh unionizers inspired a more personal commitment to the living wage campaign for university campus workers. “These women are strong, and they are organizing in Bangladesh every day,” Taylor said. “They are facing a lot of ‘yellow unions,’ who are basically people who are paid by a company to come and intimidate and harass them. Last summer, someone had their legs broken in Bangladesh trying to unionize, so it’s not just all little, sad stories. “These are fierce people.”
While the workers’ panel brings global perspective to the conference, Taylor said the 150 chapters scheduled to attend this weekend’s conference will be discussing living wages for campus workers and labor forces in Tennessee as a statewide campaign. The decision to bring the conference to Knoxville, Taylor said, comes from recognition of Tennessee as a historically antiunion state and desire to dispel negative associations for union members. “Everyone decided to come here over California, because they believe so badly that the South needs a labor movement that is sustainable, is constantly moving and keeping their momentum up,” Taylor said. Seminars and discussions will be held that include sessions on organizing, discussing institutional issues with administrators, direct action and debunking the reason behind the union stigma. The Progressive Student Alliance at UT also plans continued support and collaboration this weekend with University Campus Workers, the union available for campus workers and other employees from UT. Tom Anderson, an employee of UT Facilities Services and president of United Campus Workers said one of the main roadblocks faced by university employees regarding wages is the administration’s stance on how a raise in earned — by merit rather than longevity. “That’s problematic on a number of levels, most particularly that performance evaluations are subjective,” Anderson said. “Even more base than that, if someone at the university wants a fair wage and raise,
it should be based on cost of living. We haven’t had a real cost of living assessment, and I’ve worked here for 14 years.” Anderson and United Campus Workers members, in conjunction with the United Students Against Sweatshops conference, will host a rally on the corner of Cumberland Avenue and James Agee Street in support of living wages and re-installment of benefits cut from Gov. Bill Haslam’s 2015 budget for state workers in the public sector. “I think raising awareness that wages are not were they need to be, that people are still struggling, and that support needs happen through support of the state not on the backs of the students, is the end goal for [United Campus Workers],” Anderson said. “Now, with the new legislation, we’re also fighting for our own benefits.” Anderson and other members of United Campus Workers are currently making
plans for a larger march to Haslam in Nashville in the spring to lobby legislators to reconfigure policies governing fair wages and employee benefits in Tennessee.
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Grim outlook for Haslam’s rejected Insure TN plan Altaf Nanavati Staff Writer
From Gov. Bill Haslam’s point of view, Tennessee still remains medically uninsured. Haslam held a special session on Feb. 2 to get lawmakers to approve the proposed Insure Tennessee plan, but he failed to persuade the majority of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee to move the initiative into its further stages, ending with a 7-4 against vote on Feb. 4, just two days later. In order to pass a plan that was composed of market-based elements such as vouchers used to purchase insurance, Haslam spent more than a year persuading officials to provide the state with a special deal to carry out the plan. However, many lawmakers were worried the state would have to pull out of the plan if it ended up being more expensive than expected. Republican Sen. Ed Jackson from Jackson, Tennessee, who has shown support for the insurance plan, said he believes this risk factor was one of the main reasons why the plan did not passed. “I think there were a lot of people who felt like there was a risk involved with it,” Jackson said. “However, I felt like all the necessary bases were covered.” Despite the fact that the plan failed to hold its ground in the Senate, Sen. Richard Briggs, a Republican from Knoxville who voted in support of Insure Tennessee, said those who voted against the plan have begun to receive complaints from the parties who supported it and some bills have been brought back for further
questioning. Briggs said, however, he feels it is very unlikely the plan will ever be considered again in the future. “I do think that there are people out there having second thoughts about it,” Briggs said. “However, I don’t think they’re going to go very far because they are not going to have the support of the leadership.” If the plan had passed in the Senate, it would have provided an estimated 280,000 Tennesseans that are currently earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level with an affordable health insurance plan they are lacking under the current Medicaid program. The original initiative was to offer two different versions of the plan: The Volunteer Plan and the Healthy Incentives Plan. The Volunteer Plan was for the employed who couldn’t afford their employer’s private insurance plan. They would receive an individual voucher to purchase the insurance plan their employer is providing for them. The Healthy Incentives would have allowed low-income Tennesseans, who do not qualify for their employer’s insurance plan, to have access to adequate health insurance with monthly premiums and co-pays. Jackson stated that as of now, there is nothing in the works for the Insure Tennessee plan, but stressed the fact that immediate action is necessary to solve the issues Americans are currently facing with the health insurance programs. “We have to address health care, not only this state, but also in this country,” Jackson said. “It’s just becoming more and more expensive, and there needs to be something done in order to bring it under control to where it is affordable.”
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Kate Turnbull, left, and Sarah Murray, right, screenprint tote bags to promote RecycleMania’s efforts. Turnbull designed the image on the bag, which is a reusable water bottle with a sticker that says “I am a waste warrior.” Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon
Ancient poetry connects with modern society Heidi Hill
Copy Editor
“Wine is the mirror of a man.” For Jessica Romney, one of four candidates currently under consideration for a teaching position in the UT’s classics department, this ancient phrase holds merit in the Archaic Greek poetry she studies — especially when its 2,500-year-old content was recited at a freeflowing symposium. Romney, who specializes in Greek poetry at the University of Bristol, gave a lecture titled “Wine, Women and Song: Identity and Construction in Archaic Lyric” as an extension of her dissertation, focusing on the verses as a device to forge group-centered identity for Greeks.
“I decided that there is this nebulousness and dynamicism of the Archaic period and the sympotic lyric was really where my interests lie,” Romney said. “I like that they’re fragmentary and that there are so many questions we can put to this body of material. It’s really a never ending and its very exciting because of that.” By categorizing the fragmentary poems into an “in-groups” or “out-groups” setting, Romney shared her insights into the world of ancient Greek life and how such identities could have shaped the greater dynamics of the early Greek city-state. “Besides the special dynamics of the symposium, what really helps it is the shared consumption of food and drink,” Romney said. “If you’re willing to eat with somebody, you become acquaintances, friends maybe, so in that I think that modern drinking parties, dinner parties,
anything circling around consumption is a modern analog of the symposium. “You have conversations that take place in these that are different, but that kind of dinner party atmosphere or a night out is fairly similar.” Emily Gregg, a junior in classics, noted the classification of inclusive and exclusive groups pertained to the modern world, referencing both political parties and partisan groups. “I really liked the idea of ‘in group’ and ‘out group’ mechanisms in literature just because I think it’s a manipulation that’s still very relevant, and people aren’t necessarily very conscious of,” Gregg said. “I think doing comparative studies of culture [like these] is really helpful.” As a student of Latin and Greek literature, Gregg said Romney’s explanation of the symposium’s “amnesic” quality propelled her own curiosity in tracing wine’s literary symbolism.
“I was actually sitting there thinking how wine could be the original truth serum or truth potion in literature because she was talking about how if you are lying when you’re drunk, then clearly there’s something wrong for you,” Gregg said. “I was wondering if that’s what the inspiration was and wanted to look that up,” Aside from Gregg’s musings on wine as a Harry Potter-esque “veritaserum,” Romney explained the deeper importance of sympotic poetry as a personal fascination with the lyrics. “The beauty of a humanities degree is that you can go after something simply because it strikes you,” she said. “And that’s what this poetry did, it spoke to me. This stuff is over 2,500 years old, and yet as a modern woman, I can see something in this poetry written by conservative, male, ancient Greeks that somehow speaks to me.”
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Art competition winners to be unveiled, celebrated Mason Sigmon Contributor
“The 68th annual Student Art Competition will showcase student work in the Ewing Gallery from Feb. 23 to March 1. On Monday evening, prizes will be awarded to the best of the selected pieces. The competition began in 1947 and was started by C. Kermit Ewing, the founder of the UT School of Art. “This is a chance for students to show their work with their peers and for everybody to see what they are making,” said Sarah McFalls, collections manager of Ewing Gallery. There will be a variety of artwork highlighted at the event, including three categories for judging: fine arts, graphic design and art history. The fine arts category will be headed by juror Phong Bui, the co-founder, editor-inchief and publisher of the Brooklyn Rail, a free monthly arts, culture and politics journal. The graphic design category will be headed by juror D.J. Trischler, an identity and communication designer. Jana Emmer will be reading academic papers for art history and architecture. More than 255 works were entered into the fine arts category and another 55 pieces were entered into the graphic arts category. Last year’s competition had more than 300 entries from more than 170 students. Prizes, including scholarships and gift certificates, will be given out to students for their works on the night of the reception. Some works will be purchased by the Ewing Gallery from the student artists. “We’ve put paper over our windows to keep everything a secret,” McFalls said. “People are wanting to try and peep in the windows to see what is happening. There is a lot of anticipation.” Stephanie Bullock, a junior in graphic design, submitted three works into the
competition. Two of her pieces were accepted — one for fine arts and one for graphic design. Bullock describes her artwork for the fine arts category as an “accordion style book that stands up and zig-zags behind it with live moss pages and Astroturf.” “I actually have to keep watering to keep it alive,” Bullock said. “It’s new and it’s different from anything else I’ve ever made. I wanted to create dialogue between those materials, like what can that be saying contrasting those two elements? Its pretty open to the viewer whatever they interpret it to be.” Another student in the competition, Tom Foltz, a senior in graphic design, had two --Sam Yates fine art submissions accepted. “A pair of books, an accordion style book made out of wooden blocks that have layered paper on the inside sort of creating a diorama that tell a story,” Foltz said. “This whole student art show is fun, a chance to see what everyone is working on; you get a lot of inspiration.” Sam Yates, director of the Ewing Art Gallery, encourages people to see the reception. “It’s a diverse show from abstract art to realism to video, different media, ceramics, sculpture, photography,” Yates said. Ashlyn Swihart, a senior in art history, is a museum studies student. For her, the art show is a chance to curate and learn how to handle and hang art. “It’s a really great experience for me and the students who enter too,” Swihart said. “It really encompasses the art students at UT. This is their work they have been working on all year, and they want to have a chance to show it off. It’s interesting to see how well it works together in the end.” The reception will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, and the awards portion will start at 8 p.m. in the Ewing Gallery of the Art and Architecture building. The event is free for all and will serve refreshments.
“It’s a diverse show from abstract art to realism to video, different media, ceramics, sculpture, photography.”
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Winter weather leaves faculty stocks on a slippery slope
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The stock market has become a launching point for movies, T.V. shows and Ivy League graduates’ drug habits. Today, in The Vol Street Journal, we will take a look at the different markets that make up our campus and using pinpoint accurate analysis, track whether you should buy, sell or hold the “stocks” that make up your campus portfolio. Sell: Poorly timed Faculty Appreciation Emails
Rob Graham Vol Street Journal
I am a huge fan of the UT faculty. They have dedicated their lives to the advancement of our education and started us down the path of life-long learning. One could argue they are a primary shareholder in the equity of our knowledge. The least they deserve is a week of our gratitude. That being said, Monday morning, snow on the way, and Chancellor Cheek sends an email. Surely it is an announcement signifying the beginning of our snow day! Luckily, the day would get cancelled a few hours later, but as all comedians and matadors know, timing is everything. Hold: Chris Cimino It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, We adore Chris Cimino, we despise Chris Cimino. I am not an upper level administrator, but I know the job is difficult and often thankless. It’s easy to be critical of others when the decisions aren’t made the way we would make them. BUT SERIOUSLY, HOW WAS WEDNESDAY NOT AT LEAST A HALF DAY!?! I thought we had something special? How could you play us like that? If being a Top-25 school means these Mickey Mouse shenanigans will become commonplace, then I, for one, am opposed. Monday was handled fair (all things considered, the morning was doable), and Tuesday off was a necessity, but I’m pretty sure a freshman froze somewhere between Brown and Hess walking to his 8 a.m. on Wednesday. What if Dobbs slipped, fell and hurt his throwing arm? You don’t want that karma on you, Cimino. (This article is written on Wednesday, I’m assuming we have been given Thursday and Friday off because this is Tennessee and not Siberia and when the temperature is negative, so are my chances of getting out of bed. If I am incorrect, please go ahead and continue this rant using your own words and expletives. The more creative, the better!) BUY: A streamlined university Despite the contentious school opening this week, a very positive silver lining was illuminated: UT is able to operate without several overhead costs. This epiphany will save you tuition dollars in the long run. Mandatory meal plan? Why?! We’ve already shown that we can have class without dining facilities all together! Icy sidewalks and Pedestrian Walkway is a death trap? No problem! Now you can pass all these savings on to the faculty. It is Faculty Appreciation Week after all.
Jordan Ach, Copy Editor Best Picture: Can’t decide between “Birdman” or “Boyhood” Best Actress: Julianne Moore,“Still Alice” Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne,“The Theory of Everything” Hayley Brundige, News Editor Best Picture: Selma Best Actress: Rosamund Pike,“Gone Girl” Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne,“The Theory of Everything” Jenna Butz, Arts & Culture Editor Best Picture: “Boyhood” Best Actress: Julianne Moore,“Still Alice” Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne,“The Theory of Everything” Claire Dodson, Editor-in-Chief Best Picture:“Birdman” Best Actress: Julianne Moore,“Still Alice” Best Actor: Michael Keeton,“Birdman” Kevin Ridder, Online Editor Best Picture: “Boyhood” Best Actress: Julianne Moore,“Still Alice” Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne,“The Theory of Everything” Emilee Lamb, Copy Chief Best Picture:“Boyhood” Best Actress: Julianne Moore,“Still Alice” Best Actor: Bradley Cooper,“American Sniper”
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The Millennium Failure
Sarah Hagaman Turn of Phrase
I will never forgive myself for refusing to ride that roller coaster. The summer day shimmered with heat; the air was sticky and humid, pressing against my face with suffocating closeness. As a 10-year-old, a trip to Cedar Point couldn’t have been more exciting. The family went for the day, and we trudged through long lines, ate cotton candy and rode all the best attractions. With one exception. “The Millennium Force,” Cedar Point’s sky-high steel roller coaster, broke six world records in its 2000 debut. As the world’s first Giga coaster, the ride arches above 300 feet and briefly boasted the title of the world’s tallest and fastest roller coaster. I stared at The Millennium Force’s graceful arches with wide eyes. My brothers jumped in line, giddy with excitement. I froze. Fear welled up in my throat. Nothing in the world could convince me to ride The Millennium Force, and to this day—more than 10 years later—my decision haunts me. Refusal to ride a Giga roller coaster may appear like a minor decision (even rational, given my age) but the underlying reasons for my staunch refusal perhaps bother me more than anything. As humans, our daily choices shape our
lives in permanent ways. We constantly make small decisions throughout the day, and often our choices follow a pattern. Many of our choices relate directly back
“Nothing in the world could convince me to ride The Millennium Force, and to this day — more than 10 years later—my decision haunts me.” to an incredibly powerful source of human emotion: fear. Human psychologists note that fear, a response linked to the amygdala of the human brain, provides an extremely powerful tool for survival and risk assessment.
Fear can often be helpful; some fears, like fear of failing a test, help motivate us to study or go to class. Yet other fears effectively draw yellow tape around our lives and create a series of restrictions rather than opportunities. Fear of failure could force one to refrain from applying for a leadership position, or joining a group or club. Fear of inadequacy could contribute to one’s sense of isolation. Fear of risk could create a “safe,” perhaps unfulfilled, life. College presents an incredible opportunity to reach for greater things than you did before; opportunities for risk abound. But choosing to abstain from opportunities out of fear of failure, hurt or rejection can ultimately be far more harmful than taking chances. Sure, a roller coaster isn’t a major feat; but my response and absolute refusal to take a gamble only hurt one person: me. Never let your fears—fears of abandonment, hurt, risk or failure—determine your life or decisions. Have courage and choose risk. Be far more afraid of a life spent in safe confines than a life of courage, risk, failure and, ultimately, triumph. Sarah Hagaman is a junior in English. She can be reached at shagama1@vols. utk.edu.
Tips for better Facebook arguments
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I am up in arms over people being up in arms over Facebook. It’s hard to believe how livid people tend to be on social media. In an effort to promote positive, constructive discourse through a medium that seemingly continues to deteriorate, I present to you seven tips for promoting healthy discussion on Facebook: 1. Don’t mistake drama for debate. There is not a fine line between petty drama and productive debate. It’s easy to discern the difference between obviously insulting material and interesting, meaningful posts. My best advice to anyone that comes in contact with “e-drama” is to not respond, and if you’re typing up a rude, infantile attack on someone then don’t post it. 2. Remember why you’re debating. This is where a lot of people go wrong. The point of discussion is not to prove someone else wrong, nor is it about the conversion of others to your persuasion, but to logically or morally reason out your point of view with scientific and credible evidence (caveat: morality and logic differ from person to person). If you cannot logically or morally
reason out your point of view, it’s because you’re wrong or don’t know anything on the topic! This brings me to tip No. 3. 3. Know what you’re talking about. The world would surely be a better place, if not a total utopian paradise, if everyone knew what they were talking about. Literally only 15 minutes of research on a subject could prevent most ignorant threads from even happening, and if you were really passionate about the subject you’d have researched it a lot more than that. Stop talking about things you have no business talking about, or at least take the time to form a well-educated opinion before you blather on, potentially spreading misinformation that can cause real harm to your audience. 4. Post links to peer-reviewed research that proves your point, aka the instant win button. I know it’s a foreign concept to a lot of people, but scientific evidence that has been reviewed by a panel of experts is pretty much irrefutable. Too often do I see people take as fact information from “news” articles that consist of solely the conjecture of the author. It took mankind thousands and thousands of
years to come up with a standard for credible information — the scientific method; don’t just completely dismiss the pinnacle of scientific standards. 5. Stop trying to disprove or spite religion. I don’t know if it’s just a phase that people go through, but more and more of my friends are really dogging on religion, and to what point? Your rude, offensive Facebook posts aren’t going to unravel the establishment of organized religion, and you’re probably not even going to change a single person’s mind (maybe you’ll change their opinion of you, though). One Christopher Hitchens quote comes to mind: “I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.” [Witty, conversation-like conclusion that sums up my points in a meaningful way.] Grayson Hawkins is a sophomore in chemistry and English. He can be reached at ghawkin4@vols.utk.edu.
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YAMAMOTO continued from Page 1 “Some of those robotics have a human figure, human face and human voice, and therefore there’s a lot of study about human expressions being universal,� Yamamoto said. “That’s my motivation to create human micro-expressions in my works.� Yamamoto’s method of creating his facial structures is unexpectedly childlike, as he plays when searching for an image. “I am really interested in symmetry, so what I do is use kinetic sand with a mirror,� Yamamoto explained. “I put sand here and put a mirror against it so you see the reflection. If I make half of the face, the mirror will reflect, and you can see the whole face together.� He videotapes this process and then watches the footage for noteworthy expressions. When Yamamoto finds an image he likes, he takes a screenshot and begins sketching his work. “This is a kind of play, exploration, like when you go to the beach and play with the sand and start making things up,� Yamamoto joked. “It doesn’t necessarily qualify as artistic exploration, but in a way I’m very interested in that intuitive object making that doesn’t require a
whole lot of artistic mind.� The youthful approach Yamamoto adopts toward his works may be in part due to his presence on a university campus. He describes his students more as colleagues or fellow researchers. “Working with these people forces me to discover something new, and at the same time I get to present my work to them and hear what they have to say, which is always a privilege,� Yamamoto shared. H o o d described Yamamoto’s role in the classroom as “a facilitator of conversation trying to get our ideas going and getting people to talk about what’s going on in these works,� a role Silvis agrees with. “He’s not trying to push us in any particular
direction,� Silvis said. “He may give us suggestions and things, but he’s not trying to mold you. It’s not that direct.� Yamamoto has also traveled to lecture at three other universities across the country, most recently Ohio State University. He cites this opportunity to travel as one of the greatest perks of his position at UT; he is influenced not only by the fresh ideas of his own students but by students nationwide. “There is definitely a uniqueness to it, but there is a general pattern in the world of visual communication,� --Koichi Yamamoto Yamamoto said. “It is sort of a reflection of how people think today, how they operate.� For Yamamoto this lies in technological advances. “The centralization of the media in the 20th
“There is freedom, but there is a consequence in freedom. I think artists have to think about this discretion.�
century is breaking up in the 21st century,� Yamamoto said. “People start actually owning the media now.� Yamamoto believes this impacts more than just the realm of visual communications. “It used to be there was a centralized location for art, but I think this concept is breaking,� Yamamoto said. “You can make anything anywhere nowadays.� However, he maintains the definition of art has remained constant regardless of how it is distributed or displayed. “Definition of art always has been communication,� Yamamoto asserted. “It doesn’t necessarily have to be always beautiful or impressive. It could be ugly. It could be very improper. It could be violent; as long as it communicates content.� On the other hand, Yamamoto does express caution in which ideas one chooses to communicate since art is now internationally available over media. “I think that art has become available, so we have to become really careful with what we say and what we mean, because it is available to everybody,� Yamamoto cautioned. “There is freedom, but there is a consequence in freedom. I think artists have to think about this discretion.�
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ARTS&CULTURE
Galentine’s brunch at Downtown Grill and Brewery
Hannah Cather Photo Editor
BRUNCH club
There was a faint hint of winter sunshine peeking through the slits of the blinds. I rolled over and realized it was time for brunch. The man snuggled up beside me insisted 11 a.m. was more lunch than brunch, but little did he know, Downtown Grill and Brewery doesn’t open any earlier on Sundays. I groggily climbed out of bed, pulled on a pair of pants and headed to Gay Street. We made the right decision to arrive when we did; plenty of tables remained open, and the restaurant seemed to be waiting patiently for the rush hour when it would be full to capacity. Our server greeted us with a joke that went something like “Ah, just a ladies brunch. Left the guys at home?” We laughed, thinking about our respective boy-problems. But not for long because we were soon thinking about the drink specials. DGB’s list is lengthy and includes Bloody Marys, BuildYour-Own Mimosas and cheap liquor specials. Despite our light heads, we asked for 25 cent mimosas unashamedly. When we turned our attention to the menu, the huevos rancheros called my name, so I quickly decided on that. Claire’s preference resembled my savory choice, so she picked the Southwestern Omelette. Liv and Cortney obliged their sweet teeth and went with the french toast; Liv opted for the strawberry mousse, Cortney stuck with the traditional. Moments later, the flutes of fizzy goodness arrived. We clinked our glasses of champagne and orange juice and launched into stories of our Valentine’s Day shenanigans. Cortney and her roommate had made little baggies of candy they attempted to hand out in Market Square. Apparently, strangers are skeptical of pretty ladies sharing candy. Someone speculated there was poison in the bags. After unexpected rejection, they spent the rest of their evening enjoying drinks in the city, which is where Claire met them after her internship ended at 11:30 p.m. Liv, despite her vintage elegance aura, enjoyed a night at an Ice Bears’ hockey game
Huevos rancheros, cheesy grits and breakfast potatoes from Downtown Grill and Brewery’s brunch menu. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon amongst a rowdy crowd with her “gentleman caller.” She picked at her drinking-age wristband while we waited for food. “I hate these stupid things,” Liv said with a frustrated yank of the unbelievably sticky paper. It came free as our food arrived. The fluffy pink clouds that topped Liv’s french toast were fresh and light, contrasting the typical density of the bread. Claire scarfed down her omelette, so I’m assuming it met her expectations. My huevos rancheros came paired with cheesy grits and greasy breakfast potatoes. The spicy food was satisfying, but couldn’t compete with other brunches I’ve enjoyed in this Scruffy City. After our first round of drinks, we ordered the make-your-own mimosa and split it four ways. Two more mimosas for $2.75. Perfect. DGB doesn’t try to impress you with the cuisine, but you get to drink three mimosas for $3. Brunch club isn’t always about the food. Sometimes it’s simply about gabbing with your Strawberry mousse french toast with bacon and breakfast potatoes from Downtown Grill and Brewery. Liv McConnell • The Daily Beacon lady friends while the guys are at home.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Seniors lead Lady Vols to 41st straight win against Alabama Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer
As the game turned: Cierra Burdick hit her first four shots of the game and Ariel Massengale connected on her fourth 3-point shot of the first half with 4:17 to go in the first half and Alabama stood no chance. The Lady Vol seniors set the tone from the get-go. Their energy on the court led to a runaway victory over the Crimson Tide, as Tennessee won 77-56 and extended its win streak to 41 games in the series. “They’ve got to be solid,” head coach Holly Warlick said. “I told them in the locker room today that they can’t make up for exactly what Isabelle did for us, it’s by committee. For me to think Ariel and Cierra are going to take up all the slack for Izzy is not fair, but can they lead this team? Absolutely.”
“Every single time I step on the floor I want to play with tons of heart and tons of passion” —Cierra Burdick
Andraya Carter’s layup with 9:23 left before halftime increased the lead to 20-9 and Alabama would trail by double digits the rest of the way. Tennessee took a 46-26 lead in the second half after Burdick sent a bounce pass down into the paint to Bashaara Graves, who boxed out her opponent for an easy layup. Graves played 15 minutes off the bench and scored 14 points. “I just saw something in practice that I just wanted to look at starting,” Warlick said of her decision to have Graves come off the bench. “Bashaara and I talked about it and she was fine. I was proud of her performance.” The Lady Vols biggest lead of the game came after Burdick converted a 3-point play off a fast break layup to put her team up 69-33 with 6:19 left to go. “Every single time I step on the floor I want to play with tons of heart and tons of passion,”
Burdick said. “That’s what makes me go. I try to be the emotional energizer bunny for this team. Being able to celebrate with your teammates is the best part of basketball. “No matter who we are playing or what the score is, passion and heart, that’s the go-to.” The win for Warlick’s squad marks its 20th straight win against SEC competition and will send them into a top-10 showdown with No. 2 South Carolina on Monday night in Columbia, South Carolina. Hot topic: The freebies came easy for the Lady Vols, as seven different players combined to go 18-of-18 from the free-throw line in the 77-56 victory. The flawless performance from the charity stripe set a program record for most free throws attempted without a miss. Tennessee entered the game with a 75.1 percent mark from the free-throw line in the regular season. Spotlight: In Nia Moore’s first start since Dec. 7 at Lipscomb, she recorded a career-high six blocks. “I found out the second time I went into the locker room that I was starting when Dean (Lockwood) told me,” Moore said. “With Isabelle out some of the guards think they can take it into the paint, but I wanted to help my team out by blocking shots.” Moore made her ninth start of the season at center, as Harrison is sidelined for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. The junior now has 23 blocks on the season, averaging 2.3 per game. Moore began the first and second half scoring the first points for her team and finished with six points (3-of-10 FG), seven rebounds, and two steals in 22 minutes. The other guys: Ashley Williams scored a game-high 18 points, but that wasn’t enough to bring the Crimson Tide close to winning its first game against Tennessee since March 3, 1984, in the SEC Tournament in Athens, Georgia. Say something: Holly Warlick on her team moving forward with Isabelle Harrison sidelined for the rest of the season: “Isabelle was the heart and soul of our team. So now it’s a new challenge for us. We can do it. You see Isabelle on the bench talking the whole time, so she’s very much so still a part of our team. She is going to be a great leader for us as long as our kids keep listening.” By the numbers: 48-2: Tennessee’s advantage in all-time series with Alabama 47: Points scored by Burdick, Massengale, and Graves 20: Assists for Lady Vols. Seven different players recorded at least one.
Senior Cierra Burdick looks to the hoop during the Lady Vols game against Alabama on Thursday. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon
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SPORTS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
No. 6 Lady Vols blow past Crimson Tide in first game without Harrison Taylor White
Assistant Sports Editor
With the loss of All-SEC forward Isabelle Harrison, head coach Holly Warlick felt the No. 6 Lady Vols needed to make a statement in Thursday’s matchup with Alabama. Her team quickly answered the call. Tennessee jumped out to a 16-2 lead, capped off by a mid-range jumper from forward Cierra Burdick, just eight minutes into the game, and never looked back, going on to beat the Crimson Tide 77-56. The win marked the 41st consecutive victory for the Lady Vols over Alabama. “We try to attack the first four minutes of the basketball game, and really take their heart away,” Burdick said. “I think we did a good job of getting a quick start, and setting the tempo and playing the way we want to play.” Burdick had seven points during the Lady Vols’ early run, and finished the game just one rebound shy of a double-double as she recorded 16 total points and nine rebounds on the night. While Tennessee (23-3, 13-0 SEC) hit seven of its first 11 shots from the field, Alabama shot just 1-of-13 over the same stretch, and struggled to find any kind of rhythm on the offensive end of the floor. With the absence of Harrison, guard Ariel Massengale found herself in the starting lineup for just the third time this year, and the senior made the most of her 31 minutes, scoring a team-high 17 points, while shooting 5-of-11 from the 3-point line. “Whatever it takes for this team to win and us to get the W at the end of the night,” Massengale said. “So whether it’s coming off the bench, starting or scoring, playing defense; I’m willing to do whatever.” Tennessee has struggled to put teams away
at times this season, and for a few minutes in the second half it looked like Alabama might be able to hang around. The Crimson Tide (13-16, 2-11) managed to cut the deficit to 11 early in the second half, but Tennessee quickly put the game out of reach, going on a 22-4 run over a five-minute stretch, highlighted by 10 points from forward Bashaara Graves. “We talked about this being a statement game,” Warlick said. “Just playing hard. I thought in the Kentucky game we played hard, and I wanted to carry it over to this game, and I thought we did some good things.” Offensively, Alabama was led by forward Ashley Williams who scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but the Crimson Tide guards struggled for most of the night to find open shots against the Tennessee defense. Alabama finished the game 3-of-14 from behind the 3-point line, but all three of the team’s triples came when the game was decided as the Crimson Tide started 0-of-11 from behind the arc. While Tennessee won by 22 points, the final score did not reflect the Lady Vols’ dominance over Alabama. With six minutes left to play, Warlick pulled her starters with a 69-34 lead and allowed her bench to get some much needed minutes with the game out of reach. The Lady Vols’ next contest comes Monday night at South Carolina, and Warlick felt it was nice to have a buffer game without Harrison, before traveling to face the No. 2 ranked team in the nation. “We got a lot of people playing time,” Warlick said. “Now we get to talk about South Carolina, now that the Alabama game is over. It was good for us to go out and see just how hard we were going to play, what we were going to do without Isabelle’s presence. “I thought it was very important for us for everyone to get out and everyone play and get up and down the floor.”
Senior point guard Ariel Massengale dribbles down the court during the Lady Vols game against Alabama on Thursday. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon