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Professor discusses romanicism >>See page 2
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Americana bands in Knoxville >>See page 5
New Secretary of Education causes controversy in education community Sarah Plemmons Contributor
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On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Betsy DeVos was controversially sworn in as the 11th Secretary of Education by Vice President Mike Pence in a tie-breaking vote of 51-to-50. President Donald Trump nominated DeVos for the position on Nov. 23, 2016. Her confirmation hearing was scheduled for Jan. 10, but a request from the Office of Government Ethics delayed it by a week for more time to review DeVos’ financial disclosures. During her hearing, senators, including Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), asked questions about her family’s donations to the GOP and experience with student loan programs. “Senator, as a matter of fact, I do think there would be that possibility. I’ve worked very hard on behalf of parents and children for the last almost 30 years to be a voice for students and to empower parents to make decisions on behalf of their children, primarily lowincome children,” DeVos, in response to a question by Sen. Sanders as to whether she thought she would have been nominated without her family’s contribution, said. On the night of the final vote, Democrats and Republicans came out tied, leaving Pence to cast the final, decision-making vote. This was the first time that a tie was decided by a vice president on any vote since the George W. Bush administration. “The Senate is not evenly divided because the Republicans do have a 52-48 majority, but that means all it takes is a couple of defections from the Republican majority to make it even, which is what happened,” Anthony Nownes, UT political science professor, said. As Secretary of Education, DeVos will enforce education regulations as
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well as review old and propose new regulations. She is responsible for every school system in the United States, including K-12, universities, public and private schools. DeVos favors school choice, the ability for parents to send students to any public, private or charter school of their choosing. She also supports deregulation, private school ownership and the voucher system. Reaction to DeVos’ confirmation is mixed. While Democratic politicians and teachers’ unions are wrestling with her appointment, Republican politicians are more optimistic. “In our country we spend more per student than almost any nation but lag behind in results. Our education system has stagnated because there is not enough choice and not enough accountability,” Greg Butcher, president of UT College Republicans, said. “An infusion of choice and competition to our system will rattle the education establishment for the better, and I look forward to seeing what she accomplishes for our students across this great country.” The U.S. ranks 24th in science and reading and ranks 38th in mathematics, behind Lithuania and Slovakia, based on a 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment study. Democrats and teachers’ unions are less optimistic about the direction DeVos will take education. “What a lot of teachers and educators are upset about is she has no teaching experience, she has no education experience, her children did not attend public schools, she never attended public schools,” Feroza Freeland, president of UT College Democrats, said. “She really has no context, so she’s really unqualified on top of the fact that she supports school choice and divestment from public education.” See DEVOS on Page 3
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DISPATCHES Trump campaign 2. 1.wasDonald in constant contact with Russian officials During the early summer months of the 2016 presidential campaign, U.S. intelligence intercepted communications between Trump campaign staffers – such as Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort – and high-level Russian officials. Officials emphasized that communications between campaigns and foreign officials is not uncommon, but the level of frequency in this case is alarming. Additional concern from the investigation is the intercepted conversations between two Russian officials, wherein they discussed their belief that they had special access to Trump. The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are furthering their investigation to determine the motives behind these conversations.
New ‘Adulting’ school established in Maine
It’s a feeling that most young adults can relate to – a feeling of being lost or unsure of how to navigate the world of maturity, finances and grocery lists. Founded by a psychotherapist who noticed how much her clients were struggling with the transition, a fledgling school in Maine is dedicated to teaching young adults how to “adult’ successfully – from performing domestic tasks to professional development workshops. While it has drawn criticism for perceived coddling, some claim it is addressing a prevalent, yet widely ignored problem.
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Homeland Security to 3. tighten immigration laws On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly revealed new policies aimed at detaining and deporting immigrants who have entered and are currently living in the U.S. illegally. Two memos lay out the steps the department plans to take to implement earlier executive orders which call for increased border security and stricter enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws. These would prioritize immigrants who may have committed crimes but are sans charges as well as anyone an immigration officer believes is a risk to public safety or national security.
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Colorado professor discusses romanticism, current events Libby Dayhuff
Staff Writer An English professor wooed his audience as he discussed romanticism on Feb. 20. Jeffrey Cox gave a lecture titled “Knowing Romanticism” in the Lindsay Young Auditorium as part of the Humanities Center’s 5th Annual Distinguished Lecture series. Cox is a professor of English and Humanities at the University of Colorado in Boulder. His studies focus on romanticism, British literature, cultural studies and cultural theory. He has published more than 40 articles, written an award-winning book and given numerous keynote presentations around the world. Cox was introduced by Adrian Del Caro, head of the Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures Department, who gave a short biography of Cox. Cox lectured on the origins of the 18th century Romantic literary movement which was characterized by intense portrayals of emotion and pleasure. He explained that it was a very significant development during that time period. He discussed famous Romantic poets, such as John Keats and William Wordsworth. He used some poetry of the time as evidence to support his arguments. He also explained how the Romantic movement grew because of the
I want to explore how our knowledge in the world is affected by an excess of knowledge.”
printing press. He compared the explosion of Romantic literature to today’s easy access to information. “I want to explore how our knowledge in the world is affected by an excess of knowledge,” Cox said. He focused primarily on how the growth of the Romantic movement and easier access to knowledge affected people during the time period. “It was interesting to hear him talk about the concern of information and the control of information in the Romantic time period and compare it to today,” Charles Brown, a graduate student in modern foreign languages, said. He explained that collections of Romantic poetry affected the movement by making it easier for people to access Romantic poetry. “The aspect of his lecture I liked most was his comment on collective work … it caught
Jeffery Cox, English professor my attention the most,” Jessica Blanco, a graduate student in modern foreign languages, said. Cox explained that a person studying the period must understand politics, culture, religion and other cultural settings to fully understand the Romantic movement. He claimed one cannot focus only on the poetry written during that time because they would lack the cultural significance of the 18th century literature. The event attracted several humanities professors, but it had a low turnout of students. It was one of many lectures that the humanities center hosts during the school year. Cox has given many lectures like this one in the past. “It’s important to remember romanticism was largely a creation of the late 18th century,” Cox said. “Romantic culture, itself, was created by different communities of people.”
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Lecturer shows how landscape architecture combines beauty, practicality Gabriela Szymanowska Contributor
The Church Lecture Series showed a different perspective on landscape architecture with Brad Collett, assistant professor of plant sciences, in his lecture “Decision Points – Pathways in Academia and Landscape Performance,” on Feb. 20. Collett’s lecture reflected his career – who he is and why he thinks the way he thinks – as both an assistant professor and as a professional landscape architect. He spoke of his journey to becoming a landscape architect. It started before he came to UT for his undergraduate studies with visits to national parks and hunting for geodes. He realized at the university that he wanted to be a landscape architect. However, UT did not have a graduate program for landscape architecture, so he went to the University of Ohio to continue his studies in landscape architecture. In 2004, Collett began working with EDSA Inc., a landscape architecture firm in Orlando, Florida, specializing in designing resort and ecotourism destinations, mixed-use communities, urban projects and cultural and education environments among others. There he found his voice and his stride. After seven years, Collett returned to UT to become a professor. Throughout his presentation, Collett reiterated the importance in understanding that landscaping is not just about aesthetics and beautifying an area. It is also about practicality and using technologies to improve the land. “Finding that mutually beneficial relationship between nature and technology is something
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that I’ve deeply invested in my teaching,” Collett said. The initiatives that Collett has worked on showed his effort to combine the landscape with technologies for solutions to challenges such as environmental change, population growth and infrastructure degradation. One such initiative was the River Studio, offered in the fall of 2016, where a group of 12 students took a tour down the Tennessee River to understand the river and the watershed. The students observed the landscape, how the river affected communities near it and saw the scale and operation of the infrastructure imposed on the river. “The river project will be an ongoing teaching research and outreach initiative that will not only focus on the Tennessee River but focus on the river system and the landscapes that contribute to it and think about its future from the perspective of planning and design,” Collett said. The River Studio will continue to provide information about the Tennessee watershed and the river’s system and landscape as Collett continues the initiative. It will also continue to example how landscape architecture is more than just aesthetics. “I think things regarding landscape that I haven’t really been concerned about as much. (It’s) very interesting and eye opening to me seeing how landscape can start to solve a lot more problems, solve issues, as far as infrastructure,” Bryan Pickle, a junior in architecture and attendee, said. The series will continue expanding the knowledge and opening the eyes of art and architecture students with the next lecture on Feb. 27, with Nicholas de Monchaux from the University of California, Berkeley. the switch. Many fear that by taking away funding from public school, students will get left behind from lack of resources. After Tennessee legislators introduced a school voucher bill, the Tennessee Education Association found in a poll that 59.5 percent
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Haslam’s transportation plan headed for key vote in House Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s ambitious transportation plan is headed for a key vote in the House on Wednesday, though lawmakers are uncertain whether the bill, which includes Tennessee’s first gas tax hike since 1989, can gain enough votes to advance. Republican House Majority Leader Glen Casada of Franklin said he hopes the House Transportation Subcommittee will either approve the governor’s 92-page plan, or amend it to include an alternate proposal made by Republican Rep. David Hawk of Greeneville. Hawk’s plan would increase transportation funding by dedicating a small percentage of sales tax collections to road projects. If neither amendment is approved, the plan could be killed for the year — along with Haslam’s roadmap for tackling the state’s more than $10 billion backlog of road and bridge projects. Casada said that as of Tuesday afternoon, neither proposal had the votes to advance. “We’re praying as we speak,” said Casada. “Go sell popcorn, it’ll be fun!” Advancing the Hawk plan would keep the governor’s bill alive, but Senate leaders have voiced strong opposition to moving away from the current system of drawing nearly all road funding from fuel taxes. Even if the Hawk proposal is attached to the bill, it could be changed back in later stops along the legislative process — or in a conference committee between the House and Senate. Haslam’s proposal would increase the state’s 21.4-cent tax on each gallon of gas by 7 cents of teachers oppose school vouchers and 29 percent approved. “Every year they bring it up parents and teachers across the state mobilize saying, ‘We don’t want this,’” Freeland said. “Now they’re bringing it back this year.”
and the 18.4-cent tax on diesel by 12 cents. The governor wants to balance the estimated $280 million that would be generated for transportation projects with cuts of the same amount in other areas, such as the sales tax on food, business taxes on large manufacturers and the tax on earnings from stocks and bonds. Americans for Prosperity, the advocacy group founded by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, has campaigned heavily against the governor’s plan. But its state director, Andrew Ogles, canceled a scheduled appearance before the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday morning. Ogles said in a phone interview that he was double booked with town halls in eastern Tennessee to oppose the gas tax, and that he has asked to be rescheduled to appear before the panel later. “We’re pedal to the metal trying to represent taxpayers,” he said. Senate Speaker Pro Tem Jim Tracy, a Shelbyville Republican who supports the governor’s proposal, said he was disappointed that Americans for Prosperity had begged off of the hearing. “I had looked forward to them coming to the committee to ask them ideas about how we’re funding roads in Tennessee and what their suggestions were,” he said. Earlier Tuesday, five mayors from counties surrounding Nashville visited lawmakers and held a news conference to support the governor’s plan. They singled out a provision that would allow cities and counties to hold voter referendums on whether to raise taxes to pay for transit projects.
DeVos has not described her stance on higher education in full detail, but as Secretary of Education, it will be one of her tasks to oversee the student loan program of public and private universities.
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OPINIO OPINIONS
The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Milo Yiannopoulos is receiving too much attention
JoAnna Brooker My Humps
Milo Yiannopoulos, a senior editor for Breitbart news, has been in the headlines recently as the alternative right voice. Against “politically correct” culture, Yiannopoulos has gained a following among conservatives in favor of free speech. But what Yiannopoulos more closely resembles is an internet troll. This past summer, he was banned from Twitter for the harassment of Leslie Jones over her role in the new “Ghostbusters,” comparing her to a gorilla and a dog. He also singled out a transgender student during his “protect women from men confused about their sexuality” campus speech earlier in the year. Yiannopoulos could be written off as an internet troll if it weren’t for his massive following. Sarah Nyberg, a year after being made a Yiannopoulos target, still receives explicit death and rape threats from his fans. Yiannopoulos is not merely an internet troll; he is the general ruling over an army of internet trolls. The rise of Yiannopoulos cannot be unlinked from our current political climate as one of the founders of Breitbart, Steve Bannon, is currently the chief strategist in the White House. Instead of being politically correct, columnist Arwa Mahdawi for The Guardian argues Yiannopoulos is a sign of the new era of populist correctness. Political correctness, the culture so many conservatives are against, is defined as: the avoidance, often considered as taken to extremes, of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against. Populist correctness, as defined by Mahdawi, is the smearing and silencing of points of view by labelling them “elitist” – and there-
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fore at odds with the will of the people and the good of the country. Populist correctness is saying whatever you like and offending whomever you like, but being enraged when criticized as hateful or inflammatory. Racist and sexist jokes abound, but when it comes to saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” it’s a war on culture. Populist correctness is an important new definition for how we talk about what’s happening around us, because it does have a purpose. Populist correctness seeks to uphold one dominant ideology and strike differing opinions as “elitist” and therefore not relevant to the general public. It’s a way of maintaining a world order that is in danger of being challenged by the mere existence of diversity, and Yiannopoulos is at the forefront of it. Due to his recent comments tolerant of pedophilia, Yiannopoulos lost a book deal and resigned from Brietbart, which is encouraging. But if we’ve learned anything from fairytales, it’s that trolls are hard to defeat, and in Trump’s America, Yiannopoulos is not going anywhere anytime soon. In the era of post-truth, we will see many like Yiannopoulos, who will not be ignored and to debate with them is to acknowledge there is value in his viewpoints. But Yiannopoulos and his ideologies are important not because they are intrinsically moral or worth following but because they will help us understand those who hold these viewpoints, and knowledge is power in opposing them. JoAnna Brooker is a junior in journalism and can be reached at jbrooke3@vols.utk. edu.
Populist correctness is saying whatever you like and offending whomever you like, but being enraged when criticized as hateful or inflammatory.”
Ten songs to remind you of the beauty of the East Tennessee area: “A Bible and a Belt” Joey + Rory
“Tender Tennessee Christmas” Steve Ivey
“Take Me to the Mountain” Great Peacock
“Sweet Tennessee Honey” Smooth Hound Smith
“What Country Is” Luke Bryan
“Hard Way Home” Brandi Carlile
“Southern Ground” Judah & the Lion
“Boondocks” Little Big Town
“Tennessee Whiskey” Chris Stapleton
“Simple Man” Sawyer Fredericks
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ARTS&CULTURE
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 • The Daily Beacon
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Dual Americana bands to debut countrywide tour Courtney Whited Copy Editor
With two headliners, Jamestown Revival and The Record Company’s tour is twice the rock. The Americana bands will perform at the Bijou Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in their first co-headline tour. The Record Company consists of Chris Vos on guitar, lead vocals and harmonica; Alex Stiff on bass, guitar and vocals; and Marc Cazorla on drums, piano and vocals. Their debut album, “Give It Back To You,” came out Feb. 12, 2016, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” Vos cited the band’s influences ranged from David Bowie to The Stones, and while the group plays rock ‘n’ roll, they “put the emphasis on the roll.” “We like the roll,” Vos said. “The roll is where the soul is, where the blues and the
gospel is. Personally, for me, singers like Sam Cook and Ray Charles are people who influence me as a singer.” Vos, a farm boy from Wisconsin, believes continuous hard work is the key to making a career out of The Record Company’s music; his father and his grandfather influenced this work ethic. “You got to have some fire inside, and if you think you’re safe, then that’s going to dull,” Vos said. Co-headliner Jamestown Revival is an American rock duo that features Zach Chance on the piano, Jonathan Clay on guitar and both of them on vocals. The duo has been together since 2011, and released their second studio album, “The Education of a Wandering Man,” in October 2016.
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Poet Ocean Vuong moves students with touching readings Courtney Whited Copy Editor
Born on a rice farm not far from Saigon, Vietnam, poet Ocean Vuong moved with his family to Hartford, Connecticut, at two years old as a child refugee and lived in a onebedroom apartment with six of his relatives. Until he was 11 years old, Vuong was unable to read. Now, at age 28, he is an awardwinning poet. During his reading in Hodges Library on Monday, Feb. 20, Vuong opened with a poem, “Headfirst,” written in the voice of his mother, who is still unable to read or write. The mixture of his powerful language and calm, even voice enthralled the audience that was packed into the Lindsay Young Auditorium. “(His) subdued, soft-spoken voice surprised me at first, but as he recited the lines of his poetry, it transformed into a voice of quiet power and measured intensity. He masterfully takes on voices other than his own,” Brenna Hosman, junior in English, said. “I heard his words tumble out like stones that solidly built a mountain by the end of his poem. It left me and – I think it’s safe to say – the whole room in awe, evident in our lengthy applause for what he had created with his words.” Reading from his debut full-length poetry collection “Night Sky with Exit Wounds,” Vuong explained that poetry, although an
isolating task, is the way he connects and communicates with others. “This is the best we have right now,” Vuong said in response to a question about what he would change about being a poet if he could. “I wish I could just beam the poem into your brain, and you would have it.” “This (book of poetry) is like sending a raft down a stream. Whoever gets on, gets on.” He emphasized that being a writer meant paying attention to the life that surrounded him, which was evident in his poems. One poem in particular, “Notebook Fragments,” was meant to underscore the validity of the journaling form, which Vuong said was a significant form through which people could be honest about their thoughts and feelings. “His poetry is just so refreshing,” Mollie Abell, senior in English, said. “Just hearing him live, it seems like he is reminiscing almost. You just get that feel.” “When I heard (he would be reading), I knew I had to come.” Vuong’s poetry dealt with his own sexuality, his identity as a refugee, his family’s history and particularly what it meant to be a father, but even with such heavy topics, each poem employed humor.
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Jamestown Revival will perform at the Bijou Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. • Courtesy of SXSW
Graphic design duo to lecture Friday McNeeley Moore Contributor
UT alumni and graphic design jurors for the 70th annual Student Art Competition Jeff Baxter and Paul Schlacter will be lecturing on their work in the McCarty Auditorium Friday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. The two designers met in their undergrad years at UT and have collaborated ever since. Finding success, Baxter currently works for Spotify, and Schlacter designs for Google. The two will share lessons they’ve carried with them since their undergrad days. “Our talk will focus on some of the lessons we’ve learned since graduation,” Baxter said. “Hopefully we’ll provide some encouragement for students who are struggling with similar issues we did while making the transition from design school to the professional world.” As a former student with current experience in the design field, Schlacter hopes to connect with art and design students. Art, he claimed, helped him to the place he is today.
“Making art as a student helped me learn how to work through problems visually,” Schlacter said. “It can be hard to say something without words, but my art classes made me try. Additionally, it made me learn how to do new things. The design industry is constantly changing, and the successful people are too.” What makes this talk especially different for Schlacter is that he is giving it with his lifelong friend. Schlacter noted Baxter and him are very different, but their differences are complimentary. “I have a bad habit of thinking about a problem for too long without making anything – Jeff is the opposite,” Schlacter said. “When we collaborate, he pushes me to start making things and trust that we will work it out as we go.” Collaboration is something Schlacter and Baxter learned during their university days. “There are a lot of talented people out there, and one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned is to get out of the way and let other people do what they are good at,” Schlacter said. “We all can’t be good at everything, but when everyone contributes their best, really great things can happen.”
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The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, February 22, 2017
AMERICANA BANDS continued from Page 5 Clay described their style as “Americana ‌ rooted in Southern rock,â€? and it’s a sound the two friends have tweaked since they started playing music together at 15. “About five years later, we took to the
road and started touring together,� Clay said. “What started out as two guys traveling around and sleeping in the back of the car has now grown into this 10-person operation traveling the country in a tour bus. It still seems hard for me to believe.� When it comes to achieving their goals, Clay said Jamestown Revival watched their success grow slowly but naturally. “We always took it one step at a time and
kept our heads down,� Clay said. “Success still has a way of feeling like it’s always one step ahead of you. I’ve only recently started to realize that it’s not about the destination but the journey.� With similar sentiments and sounds, Jamestown Revival and The Record Company are excited to work together. “Not only are they nice guys, but they put on a heck of a show, and it’s always great to
be on the road with an artist you respect and whose music you enjoy,� Clay said. With their tour just kicking off, the two bands will have plenty of time to get to know each other. “We are familiar with their music, of course, which is why this all happened,� Vos said. “I can’t wait to become buddies with them.�
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Vuong was also praised by Buzzfeed Books in the list “32 Essential Asian American Writers.� “I found him through social media, and it was just an obsession from there,� Luci Brown, second-year English MFA candidate, said. “It’s so interesting to me because he didn’t learn to read until age 11, so the way he uses language and the way he is breaking barriers is amazing to me.� The next Writers in the Library will be on Monday, March 6, in the Lindsay Young Auditorium in Hodges Library at 7 p.m. and will feature novelist Maggie Shipstead.
continued from Page 5 “If a guy tells you his favorite poet is Jack Kerouac, there’s a very good chance he’s a douchebag,� Vuong said, reading from his poem “Notebook Fragments� and making the crowd erupt into laughter. “Just from personal experience.� Voung’s first collection was listed in The New York Times Top 10 Books of 2016 as well as the winner of a 2016 Whiting Award.
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SPORTS
The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, February 22, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Vols season winding down with tournament hopes in air Trenton Duffer
Sports Editor With four games left in the regular season, the Vols men’s basketball team is stuck in quite the predicament. Sitting with a 15-12 (7-7 SEC) record, Tennessee finds themselves on the outside looking in on the NCAA Tournament. At least, according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi. Some predictions do have the Vols in the Big Dance, ranging from a No. 10 seed to a No. 13 seed. Regardless of predictions, head coach Rick Barnes knows the importance of winning at this time of the year. And so does his team. “Every week, we get together and talk about it,” Barnes said during his press conference on Monday. “I don’t have to mention it anymore. They know. They’re in tune. They know what’s out there … They know where we are and what we need to do and what they know is we need to work hard, and we’ve got to win games.” Fresh off a 90-70 win over Missouri on Saturday, the Vols Rating Percentage Index (RPI) actually took a hit in the win over the Tigers because of Missouri’s crushingly-low RPI and Basketball Power Index (BPI). Up next for Tennessee is Vanderbilt, a team that is one spot above the Vols in terms of RPI at 48th. The Commodores also rank 56th in BPI and have the 27th-toughest schedule rank in the country. In layman’s terms, a win would be monu-
mental for the Vols. “February is our most important month, so right now, we’re just taking it one game at a time,” sophomore forward Admiral Schofield said on Monday. “We understand that we have to win out these next four games to for sure be in the tournament at the end of the year. “The biggest thing for us is, we’re here. What we work for, we have right in our grasp. It’s just, who wants it? I think we want it enough, but the mental aspect, we’ve still got to grow in.” The Commodores (14-13, 7-7) aren’t a team to expect a victory over, though. After losing to Ole Miss on Feb. 4 and Missouri on Feb. 11, the Commodores have bounced back to beat Texas A&M and South Carolina in backto-back games. Tennessee lost both regular season matches against Vandy last year but beat the Commodores in last season’s SEC Tournament. The Vols also beat Vanderbilt 87-75 this year inside Memorial Gym in Nashville largely due to freshman Jordan Bone’s career-high 23 points with five assists and one turnover. Bone has been exceptional over the Vols last Jordan Bone, #0, drives the ball in against Missouri’s defense at Thompsonfour home games, racking up 20 assists while Boling Arena on Feb. 18, 2017. Madison Nickell • The Daily Beacon only committing three turnovers. Over the “I just don’t want guys to turn the ball over.” of winning any game that they play,” Barnes past four road games, Bone’s assist-to-turnover Either way, Vanderbilt also brings a chal- said on Vanderbilt. “We know that,. we know ratio has been 11-to-8. lenge to their in-state rival whenever these two they do a great job of spreading you out and “I think what you want is a 3-to-1 ratio, teams meet on the hardwood. driving the ball, kicking and get going on the if you can get it, with assists to turnovers,” Tipoff between UT and Vandy is this 3-point line. Barnes said. “That is what you like to have Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. “One game you can say one thing or the because you want those guys to have the ball in “I think they’ve played as tough a schedule other but we know how capable they are.” their hands as much as possible and anything as anybody in the country, and they’re capable better would be awesome.
SOFTBALL
Young pitchers, Gregg’s bat keep softball undefeated Taylor Crombie Contributor
Hot bats and more strong outings from young pitchers led the No. 15 Volunteers to another 5-0 tournament finish and four runrule victories at the Troy Cox Classic in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Freshman Caylan Arnold threw a completegame shutout Sunday afternoon in the 14-0 win against Oregon State and two scoreless innings in Monday night’s 9-0 win against New Mexico State. Arnold has not allowed an earned run through 22 consecutive innings and is one of 12 pitchers in the nation with a 0.00 ERA. Sophomore Matty Moss pitched three scoreless innings after taking over for Arnold
to end the run-rule victory against New Mexico State. She also threw five scoreless innings against Northern Colorado Sunday afternoon, relieving junior Alex Brake and racking up a season-high seven strikeouts in the 16-1 win. The entire Volunteer pitching staff has been strong in the circle so far, but to Tennessee cohead coach Ralph Weekly, Arnold and Moss have been exceptional. “We’ve got a couple of other pitchers that are doing really well right now, but Caylan and Matty have gotten most of the innings and have come through in clutch situations,” Weekly said. “When your pitching is good, you have the chance to win any ballgame.” Moss and Arnold also pitched a combined five scoreless innings in Tennessee’s 8-0 shutout of Bradley on Saturday, striking out five
and only giving up only three hits. Junior Meghan Gregg had another big weekend at the plate, starting with a three-run home run to break a 5-5 in the bottom of the fourth inning against DePaul that ultimately helped the Vols secure the 8-6 win in their first game of the tournament. Through Tennessee’s first 10 games, she has .607 batting average with two home runs and a team leading 18 RBIs. Redshirt freshman Taylor Rowland started the last three games at first base, going 6-for10 at the plate with four runs, eight RBIs and her first career home run. Rowland redshirted last year due to an injury and is just happy to be back on the field. “I have never felt better in my life playing softball,” Rowland said after Monday night’s game. “It just feels amazing to be out here and
playing for Tennessee finally after so long.” While Weekly considers the first few tournaments as part of spring training, he is pleased with the team’s attitude and progress through the first ten games. “They have just committed to hard work,” Weekly said. “The team has a good work ethic, a lot of energy about them, and they get along really well.” The Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, California, may pose more of a challenge for the currently undefeated Volunteers. They are slated to take on defending national champion No. 4 Oklahoma at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, followed by UC Santa Barbara at 11 p.m. On Friday, they will face Nebraska at 6:30 p.m. and No. 17 Utah at 9 p.m. Oklahoma is currently 6-2 and Utah is undefeated through eight games.