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Professor recovers historical UT artifact Letter from fifth UT president, Joseph Estabrook, offers glimpse into school’s early days Estabrook was the fifth president of UT — then East Tennessee College — and directly followed the rocky, one-year stint of President James H. Piper. A New Hampshire native and graduate of Dartmouth College, Estabrook writes early in the letter that the university “was

which sat at 80 students.

“He really was an extremely important president for the institution,” Creekmore said. “He really was absolutely dedicated to academic excellence. He kind of built the basic infrastructure the university built on from then on.

intriguing, Estabrook’s language gives a true feel of the time period in which the letter was written.

Editor-in-Chief “His language is so interesting, too,” Creekmore said. “It’s not just like formal A few weeks ago, Tom Broadhead went communication; he’s actually writing to a on a search for stamps. Instead, what he friend.” found was a piece of UT history.

“It’s so excitBroadhead, the direcing,” Broadhead tor of undergraduate said.

“You think academic advancement about this guy, he in the Office of comes here from U n d e rg ra d u at e the North, in 1834 Admissions and a prohe becomes presifessor of geology at UT, dent of a school was browsing a stamp that, according to show in Charleston, him, was pretty S.C., when a familiar rundown at the stamp dealer presented time.” him with an unlikely Before disopportunity. cussing his ideas Out of nowhere, the for UT in the letter, dealer pulled out an Estabrook dived original letter written into his responsiby former UT President bilities as the presJoseph Estabrook, a ident of the univerrelic of university histosity. He writes of ry dating back to 1835. responsibilities “He shows me this that kept him busy letter,” Broadhead said. in his new position, “And I was just kind of which Creekmore speechless. He says, said was more akin ‘I’ve had it for about 30 to the duties of years. I think it needs to today’s chancellor. go home.’”

“The Office of Broadhead didn’t hesPresident here is itate. He whipped out no sinecure,” his checkbook and purEstabrook writes. chased the historical let“If I have more ter. salary than the pro“I could not wipe the fessors — I have all grin off my face,” the responsibility Broadhead said.

— every thing to He brought the letter oversee and attend back to Knoxville and, to.” knowing its significance Broadhead said George Richardson • The Daily Beacon to UT history, took it Estabrook’s opinby the office of Betsey UT director of undergraduate academic advancement Tom Broadhead (right) holds a letter written by Joseph Estabrook in Creekmore, senior asso- 1835. Estabrook, the fifth president of UT — known at the time as East Tennessee College — wrote the letter to a cousin. ion of the university’s presidency ciate vice chancellor for The letter (left) provides insight into Estabrook’s tenure at UT. shines light on the finance and administraas low as it possible could be when I “He was an amazing person that signif- work ethic exhibited by the leader. tion and a UT history buff.

“That was written in 1835,” Broadhead “I was just blown away,” Creekmore accepted my appointment.” Creekmore icantly increased the academic standing said Estabrook’s reign was a sigh of relief of the institution.” said, “but you’d like to think every UT said.

The intention of Estabrook to make UT president should read that letter and The letter, dated Dec. 25, 1835, was a after the weak administration of Piper. “(Piper) followed Charles Coffin, who a university of academic excellence was think, ‘OK, maybe I can take UT to the personal correspondance between was a strong president,” Creekmore said. evident within the letter. next level like this guy did.’”

Estabrook, who served as UT president “There’s a line where he says our Broadhead plans on donating the letter from 1834-50, and his cousin, John Wood, “Piper simply was not a strong presirequirements are the same as Amherst to the university, where it will be added in New Hampshire. Estabrook writes at dent.”

The president’s efforts for improve- (College) and Yale (University),” into the UT archives. Creekmore said the length about the status of the university, his disdain for the time period’s American ment to East Tennessee College were Broadhead said. “At the end, he gets into importance of these historical pieces of political figures and even discusses family highlighted in the letter. He writes of an some commentary about how he doesn’t university history cannot be overstated.

“I would hope other folks who might matters with Wood toward the end of the improved library and a newly purchased like Andrew Jackson, he doesn’t like boarding house before touching on the Martin Van Buren and some other stuff.” find things like this might think of us, exchange. impressive enrollment at the college, Creekmore said while the content is too,” Creekmore said.

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Professor argues against student fee Blair Kuykendall News Editor Controversy is looming over a $38 insurance fee that students are required to pay for participation service-learning experiences off-campus.

John Nolt, professor of philosophy, learned of the relatively new insurance fee as a requirement for students in his environmental ethics class. He said he was shocked by the administrative policy that requires students, in his view, to pay for the opportunity to serve.

“I think it is wrong to charge students a fee for doing community service,” Nolt said.

“Our students will be clearing trash from creeks and rivers, doing trail maintenance, growing food sustainably in organic gardens for the benefit of impoverished people, testing water for pollution, caring for abandoned animals and a variety of other projects. The work they do is beneficial to the whole community.”

The fee has been dubbed “Student Professional Liability Insurance” and is mandatory for UT students who would like to learn through service to the community.

“The requirement of a $38 liability fee for classes engaged in experiential learning has been brought to the attention of the Office of the Provost,” Craig Bleakney, service learning coordinator, said. “Students from any college might be required to purchase this insurance when they enter the community to participate in some project.”

The administration held that the fee serves an important purpose that benefits the student body.

“The origin of this fee was for the purpose of protecting students, the university and our community partners when students must

leave the university to engage in service as part of a requirement for a class,” Bleakney said. “This began as an effort to protect our nursing students when they worked with patients in the hospital and has since been adopted by many of our colleges to protect our students.”

The fee is devoted to protecting students from potential legal responsibility that could result from their service projects.

“This $38 fee covers students for an entire year from all liability claims made by a third party,” Bleakney said. “If a lawsuit were to arise against a UT student for some reason, the $38 fee starts to look like a really good investment.”

Nolt, however, said he viewed the fee with some concern.

“If anything, we should be paying them,” Nolt said. “If a student organization does this sort of work, their members aren’t charged to do it.”

It is uncertain what effects this policy will have on UT’s involvement with the Knoxville community. Nolt said he foresees undesirable outcomes from the requirement.

“The insurance policy discourages offcampus service learning projects, which the university has been trying to promote, and which are educationally sound and effective,” Nolt said. “Instructors who find the fee and attendant administrative details burdensome or unfair may simply not offer such projects.”

The administration has made it distinctly clear that the fee was not intended to minimize service-learning participation.

“We certainly do not want to hinder students from engaging the community and building learning experiences,” Bleakney Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon said. “However we also have a responsibility Adrianna Boghozian, junior in math, and Professor Lynn Sacco celebrate during the to protect our students from litigation birthday party for OUTREACH LGBT & Ally Resource Center on Thursday. They should the sitserved cupcakes and cookies and had a birthday sign for guests to sign.

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Nabila Khalid, senior in marketing and human resource management, sings a Bangladeshi folk song during the I-House Bangladeshi Culture Night on Wednesday.

The I-House had henna tattoo demonstrations, items for sale and a Sari dress-up as well.

1964: Clay knocks out Liston On Feb. 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the oddsmakers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. However, Clay predicted victory, boasting that he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and knock out Liston in the eighth round. The fleet-footed and loquacious youngster needed less time to make good on his claim — Liston, complaining of an injured shoulder, failed to answer the seventh-round bell. A few moments later, a new heavyweight champion was proclaimed.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1942.

He started boxing when he was 12 and by age 18 had amassed a record of over 100 wins in amateur competition. In 1959, he won the International Golden Gloves heavyweight title and in 1960 a gold medal in the light heavyweight category at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome. Clay turned professional after the Olympics and went undefeated in his first 19 bouts, earning him the right to challenge Sonny Liston, who had defeated Floyd Patterson in 1962 to win the heavyweight title.

On Feb. 25, a crowd of 8,300 spectators gathered at the Convention Hall arena in Miami Beach to see if Cassius Clay, who was nicknamed the “Louisville Lip,” could put his money where his mouth was. The underdog proved no bragging fraud, and he danced and backpedaled away from Liston’s powerful swings while delivering quick and punishing jabs to Liston’s

head. Liston hurt his shoulder in the first round, injuring some muscles as he swung for and missed his elusive target. By the time he decided to discontinue the bout between the sixth and seventh rounds, he and Clay were about equal in points. A few conjectured that Liston faked the injury and threw the fight, but there was no real evidence, such as a significant change in bidding odds just before the bout, to support this claim.

To celebrate winning the world heavyweight title, Clay went to a private party at a Miami hotel that was attended by his friend Malcolm X, an outspoken leader of the African American Muslim group known as the Nation of Islam. Two days later, a markedly more restrained Clay announced he was joining the Nation of Islam and defended the organization’s concept of racial segregation while speaking of the importance of the Muslim religion in his life. Later that year, Clay, who was the descendant of a runaway Kentucky slave, rejected the name originally given to his family by a slave owner and took the Muslim name of Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali would go on to become one of the 20th century’s greatest sporting figures, as much for his social and political influence as his prowess in his chosen sport. After successfully defending his title nine times, it was stripped from him in 1967 after he refused induction into the U.S. Army on the grounds that he was a Muslim minister and therefore a conscientious objector.

That year, he was sentenced to five years in prison for violating the Selective Service Act but was allowed to remain free as he appealed the decision. His popularity plummeted, but many across the world applauded his bold stand against the Vietnam War. —This Day in History is courtesy of history.com

Crime

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Feb. 23 A UT student reported that his laptop had been stolen from the south side of the fourth-floor study area in Hodges Library around 12:15 p.m.

A male student reported that a theft had occurred in Smokey’s in the UC some time between noon and 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 21.

At approximately 5:47 p.m., a UTPD officer responded to a fire alarm at the Alpha Tau Omega house on Fraternity Park Drive. After further investigation, a UT student was charged with simple possession of marijuana.

— Crime Log is compiled by Robbie Hargett

Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the Universty of Tennessee Police Department. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical to those listed may not be those identified in reports.

Friday, February 25, 2011

UT named ‘Best Value’ Public College by Princeton Review As the economy goes down and college costs go up, students and their families need to make every dollar count.

UT provides an academically strong education at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review’s “Best Value Colleges for 2011” list released today, which ranked UT among the 50 best values in higher education.

The Princeton Review ranks American colleges based on undergraduate academics, affordability and financial aid for the “best value” list. The 50 public and 50 private colleges and universities were selected from more than 650 public and private colleges and universities.

The Princeton Review is a New York Citybased education services company known for its test-prep courses, college and graduate school admission services and books and education programs, including its annual college, business and law school rankings.

The Princeton Review describes UT as a “large, dynamic” and “very affordable” university with “a vibrant academic and social atmosphere.” The profile also highlights the “excellent research facilities” and that with such a diverse student life, “it’s a school that has something to offer everyone.”

Essentially all of UT’s in-state freshmen qualify for the state's lottery-funded Hope Scholarship, which covers nearly half of their tuition and fees. As long as they stay in school and keep their grades up, they will receive HOPE funds.

Students whose family’s annual gross income is $40,000 or less also qualify for a Pledge Scholarship, which covers all their costs except travel and personal expenses.

Similarly, the Promise Scholarship can pay for essentially all of the costs of tuition, fees and books for students who graduate from certain Tennessee high schools.

The Achieve the Dream program helps middle-income families whose incomes are too high to qualify them for Pell Grants or the Pledge Scholarship but who still need financial help.

Again this year, The Princeton Review teamed up with USA Today to present its “best value” colleges list. Previously, the list was reported on its website and in its book, “America's Best Value Colleges.”

Baker Policy Scholar deadline extended to March 11 Rising UT juniors and seniors from all academic majors are eligible to apply for annual Baker Policy Scholar appointments with the Baker Center. Scholars conduct research and assist the Baker Center in its role as a “think tank” for generating innovative ideas and publishing best practices for application in the world of public policy.

More information can be found at bakercenter.utk.edu or by calling (865) 974-0931.

Global supply chain forum holds inaugural meeting This June in Paris, two internationally ranked universities will bring together worldclass industry and faculty leaders to discuss global supply chain issues, opportunities and best practices.

The inaugural meeting of the Global Supply Chain Forum, scheduled for June 28-29, is a collaboration between the U.S.-based University of Tennessee and ESSEC Business School (Paris and Singapore). UT’s internationally ranked faculty members include some of the most-published academics on supply chain. ESSEC is a leading European business school and a world leader in executive education with expertise in logistics and supply chain.

Subsequent Global Supply Chain Forums will take place in North America, Central and

NEWS Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. They will be held in collaboration with UT and the Instituto de Logistica e Supply Chain (ILOS) and the Central European University (CEU) Business School in Budapest, Hungary.

ILOS specializes in supply chain management and evolved from the prestigious COPPEAD Graduate School of Business in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; CEU Business School offers one of the top MBAs globally.

The Forum will be a mix of presentations, breakout sessions and networking events.

The unique global focus of the Global Supply Chain Forum will be evident in the innovative Global Supply Chain Executive MBA launching in February 2012 by UT and its academic partners. As one of the only executive MBAs to focus on global supply chain issues, the 16-month Global Supply Chain EMBA offers a “campus” that stretches across four continents and is taught by an internationally diverse world-class faculty.

To learn more about the Global Supply Chain Forum, visit http://www.theglobalsupplychainforum.com or call +1-865-974-5311 in the U.S. To learn more about the Global Supply Chain Executive MBA, visit http://www.theglobalsupplychainmba.com or call +1-865-9745001 or 1-800-486-3622 in the U.S.

Terry Alford, graduate teaching assiscontinued from Page 1 tant for environmental ethics, saw fit to discuss possible solutions with Nolt.

“When Professor Nolt discovered that students would have to pay $38 in order to participate in a group project that involved activities off campus, we discussed the situation,” Alford said.

Nolt and Alford were troubled by the potential effects of the policy on their service efforts.

“Realizing that the students might not be able to participate in many of the most potentially rewarding projects if they each had to pay the mandatory fee, and believing that participation has the potential to be a major life experience in the domain of environmental stewardship for students, I volunteered that I would be willing to cover the costs of the mandatory insurance if that was needed to go forth with the group projects,” Alford said.

Both saw a need for change in university policy.

“Professor Nolt then took the initiative to pursue policy change, as well as to continue the group projects initiative, and we agreed to split the cost of providing the mandatory insurance for our students if that continues to be necessary,” Alford said.

UT researchers crack code to harmful Nolt sees the fee as too cumbersome for brown tides college students to shoulder.

“This policy affects students by increasA team involving UT researchers has con- ing the financial burden on them in a way ducted the first-ever genetic sequencing of a that, so far as I know, is not covered by finanharmful algal bloom (HAB) species, cracking cial aid,” Nolt said. “Since it discourages facthe genome of the micro-organism responsible for the Eastern Seaboard’s notorious brown ulty from offering service learning, it limits student opportunities to get such experitides.

Brown tides decimated the scallop industries of New York and New Jersey in the 1980s and 1990s and continue to plague the waters off North America and South Africa. The tides are not poisonous to humans, but the chronic blooms are toxic to marine life and block sunlight from reaching undersea vegetation, reducing the food available to fish and shellfish. Indeed, they have decimated sea grass beds and shellfisheries leading to billions of dollars in economic losses.

Steven Wilhelm, microbiology professor; Gary LeCleir, research associate in microbiology; Nathan VerBerkmoes, adjunct assistant professor of microbiology at UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Manesh Shah, senior research associate at the School of Genome Science and Technology, in collaboration with other researchers were able to solve the mystery as to why HABs continue to bloom when there are so many other competing species in the water with them.

Their findings are published in the current online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The researchers discovered that the algae’s unique genetic structure allows them to thrive in polluted ecosystems, providing clues to why certain species have experienced explosive growth in water around the globe in recent decades.

They found there are certain functions HABs can perform that other algae cannot. For instance, they are able to survive for long periods in no light. They are able to metabolize in organic matter and handle what would normally be toxic amounts of metals like copper. The HABs also have a larger number of selenoproteins, which use the trace element selenium to perform essential cell functions illustrating a concordance between the genome and the ecosystem where it's blooming.

The takeaway is that the organism thrives in human-impacted conditions.

The research team was led by Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Brian Dill, a postdoctoral fellow from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, along with scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Rutgers University, Macquarie University, University of Delaware, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology also contributed to this study.

Funding for the research was provided by New York Sea Grant, U.S. Department of Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.

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“Also, students in a course that offers both on-campus and off-campus projects may decide not to do off-campus projects because of the extra expense. This is in part the reason why Terry and I decided to pay the fee for the students. We think it is crucial that many of them go off campus and into the community to experience first hand some of the environmental issues covered by the class.”

Nolt is in the process of working out the insurance-fee payment with the university administration.

“I called the Arts and Sciences Service Learning Coordinator to let her know that Terry Alford and I were coming by with checks to cover the student insurance for our environmental ethics class,” Nolt said. “She said that they would not accept our checks to pay for the students’ insurance immediately, but would accept the student enrollment forms. It is unclear what will happen next.”

While defending the major merits of the policy, the administration is currently working to address student concerns.

“For the extent of the coverage and peace of mind given to our students and our university, the price is wonderful,” Bleakney said. “That being said, the Office of the Provost is actively exploring avenues to minimize this cost to students while still offering the same protection, making it easier for students to be able to participate in these important learning experiences.”

Students who find the policy less than satisfactory are encouraged to get involved.

“Students can promote a change in the policy by making their views known to administrators,” Nolt said. “This can be done most effectively through their SGA representatives.”

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The Hot Spot Government funds vital for necessary program

Brandi Panter Managing Editor Despite the obvious and glaring motivations to sometimes do so, I always make it a point to never discuss political matters in relation to this column, which is strictly about health and wellness. As the daughter, granddaughter, niece, great-niece, cousin and friend of those who work in medicine, I hear every side of the debate on government involvement in health care, and while I have my own views on the matter, I avoid including them here. This week, in the interest of giving both sides a voice, I will express both arguments of the issue at hand, but I will still include my own thoughts in the concluding remarks below.

The House of Representatives recently voted to cut all government funding for Planned Parenthood, which for those of you in the dark, is a non-profit reproductive health care provider. Planned Parenthood is the leading provider of low-cost contraception and sexual health care for those who cannot afford it otherwise. It serves around 10.9 million people each year, with around 3 million of those being organic clients (as in, unduplicated). This means roughly 6 million people are relying on Planned Parenthood as their primary source for reproductive care. If Planned Parenthood loses federal funding, this will leave millions of Americans without low-cost reproductive care, which would likely lead to their not finding an alternative service provider.

Those opposed to the funding of Planned Parenthood through government funds have a few different arguments for their position. The government shouldn’t have to pay for the health care of those who cannot afford it themselves. The government cannot regulate how Planned Parenthood spends its money directly, so it shouldn’t have to provide the money. Another popular argument is that if Planned Parenthood were to be operated solely on private donations, it would no longer be subject to various legislative changes every time a different political power controls the purse strings.

Both arguments are equal in their validity, and both

sides are entitled to their views completely, but I hold firm to my belief that Planned Parenthood should still receive government funding, and I am now going to defend my own views on the matter. I grew up in a region where teen pregnancy was a very real issue, and the overwhelmingly religious nature of my hometown made the dialogue between parents and children over sexuality very difficult in most cases. I was also educated under the Abstinence Only education program, which relied heavily on scare tactics and guilt in its rhetoric of giving impressionable youths half-truths on the reality of sexual health.

Coming to East Tennessee for college, I was astounded to find that Planned Parenthood is the enemy of the state for some religious organizations here. I do realize that much of the motivation comes from the perception that Planned Parenthood somehow advocates premarital sexuality, but more significantly, that Planned Parenthood provides abortions. This is not untrue, as abortion remains around 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s total services, providing roughly 306,000 abortions nationally each year. Planned Parenthood also provides STD testing/treatment services and contraception services, which create a combined total of more than 67 percent of its total services. It also performs almost 2 million cancer screenings each year and serve more than 1 million women with prenatal care and counsel.

The amount of government funding given to Planned Parenthood is clearly not wasted, as there is a very obvious demand for its services. Sick people are still going to be sick, people are still going to be in dire need of reproductive care, and STDs are still going to be transmitted between partners. As I see it, the problem will not go away if the money for Planned Parenthood does. I don’t mind my tax dollars helping someone get penicillin or a pregnancy test, and as the granddaughter of three cancer survivors, I’m certainly never opposed to someone being screened.

So, for once, I mount my soapbox. As someone who values a healthy, responsible generation of people being healthy and responsible, I implore you to contact your elected representatives and make your views on government funding for Planned Parenthood, either for or against, known.

— Brandi Panter is a junior in history and English literature. She can be reached at bpanter1@utk.edu.

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Similarities, differences vital to human mind F r ac tur ed Co n c i o u s n e s s by

Brittany Vasquez Sombreros and the Spanish Inquisition: two subjects I was asked to address today in my column. The two topics were chosen because as I sat here, I realized I had no idea what I could write about this week. My friends suggested I use the Family Guy “manatee tank” method of choosing show topics to choose my column topic. We all threw our ideas into a hat, and voilá: I had two words to begin with.

What could actually pull the Spanish Inquisition and sombreros, seemingly barely related things, together to help me develop an idea I could write about? I started thinking about their similarities. Spanish people have used and now know about both. People who sign up to major in Latin American studies or Spanish will probably take classes on aspects of both. I have known about both items since I was a child. It was through this thought that I realized what idea was present in both.

It was not the related items I began to draw connections about. It was that simple project I had just set my mind the task to complete. The mere fact that, in the span of a minute, my mind could process enough information to begin making comparisons was astonishing.

Comparing and contrasting different aspects of both the sombrero and the Spanish Inquisition, my mind was quickly sorting out information that was irrelevant and did not unite the two objects.

Similarities and differences are something we are taught at a young age. Whether your first experience involved using a Venn diagram or it was at reading an “opposite and sames” book, similarities and differences are ingrained in our minds. They are used from the simplest to the most advanced concepts and our minds consistently use the two to interpret information, so it can be deduced they are innately important. What, then, makes these two concepts so vital to human interpretation of the environment and other surroundings? Is one of the two better or more favorable than the other?

Similarities have always been denoted as good. For example, my mind jumped to finding similarities between the Spanish Inquisition and the sombrero, even though

the differences are much greater and far more glaring.

Quickly, my thoughts filtered out what made them contrasting objects. Finding similarities helps establish meaning. Contemplating why two things are related can bring about a better understanding of ideas, occurrences and emotions. Interrelated objects and ideas also help our minds memorize things really quickly and give it shortcuts to information. Similarities are the language with which our mind functions and interprets information.

Differences are similarities’ contrasts. You may think to yourself, “Well, obviously they are the opposite of similarities,” but actually dissect the statement.

Differences are contrasts to similarities in that they bring to the forefront what really makes ideas and objects alike.

Differences do, however, have a more negative connotation.

“We just are too different to make this work.” I am sure most of us have heard this phrase, but why does being different force us to think that things could not work? Differences have the ability and function to highlight fantastic qualities in concepts, people and so many facets of daily life. Listening to opposing arguments exemplifies this. Learning two sides and using both to formulate a cohesive opinion can be one of the simplest ways differences can bring about similarities.

Now I realize I wrote about the two in opposing paragraphs, as though they are debating as liberals and conservatives and are on opposite sides of a spectrum.

However, the two are complements to each other. They need one another to function. Without being able to determine similarities, differences would be obsolete.

The opposite is also true.

As humans, our minds use one of them to help draw conclusions and understandings. Differences can also be used to highlight important features and bring about appreciation and a more holistic communication with life and those around you. Do not force your mind to focus solely on similarities. Rather, begin to highlight those differences that your mind sees. Use similarities as a starting point for functions your mind performs, but then push yourself to find differences. It may be at this point you realize what actually brings the two objects together. Sombreros and the Spanish Inquisition, an item and a historical event … they are not even related by the simplistic nature of topic, but today, they are similar, and that makes all the difference.

—Brittany Vasquez is a junior in anthropology. She can be reached at bvasque1@utk.edu.

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I believe strongly in the power of personal revelation to benefit others, through both reinterpretation and re-creation. With that in mind, this week I have a story.

Maybe it was just because I was kind of an oddball little child, but when I was in elementary school, I loved to visit the McClung Museum.

More than once we were loaded up, class by class, into the hulking yellow buses without seat belts that drove us the 30 or so minutes to UT. I would wait anxiously for the teacher to do one final roll call before we were allowed to walk inside, single file. Just inside the doors, as everyone knew, was a large quantity of stuff we weren’t supposed to touch, and the thought simply thrilled.

And it wasn’t just a day off from sitting in the classroom that made going to McClung so exciting. The building seemed so large, dimly lit and filled with glass cases holding various “very old things,” that it resembled at times a fortress or a dungeon, romantic locales that could fuel a young child’s imagination. It was quiet, too, which made a reverential air necessary to walk through the museum without feeling like a thirdgrader.

The museum hasn’t really changed that much in the last decade, at least not to my eyes. When I walked in this past week, I was swept up by a feeling of nostalgia that was more than a little unexpected. The gift shop in the main lobby still sells a wide variety of kid-tempting items that, I’ll admit, I was tempted to pick up.

To the left of the main lobby is still the exhibit, “Ancient Egypt: The Eternal Voice,” with the same statues and display cases as ever, the grand and sandy entranceway calling to the archaeologist in all of us just as before. I walked past the Rosetta Stone replica and suddenly remembered: There’s a mummy in here. I took

a quick look around to make sure no one was following me, then set off for the back of the exhibit hall where I knew, lying in wait around the corner, was the resting form of an ancient Egyptian.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I turned the corner and saw a coffin. Along the wall were a few small, mummified animals, but where in my memory sat the linen-wrapped corpse of a man thousands of years old was a usurper! There was no crumbling and musty-looking human mummy anywhere in the exhibit. I left and almost cried.

Had I, after all these years, cherished the memory of something that never existed? The human mind is tricky, after all, and it is often the case that things remembered are in actuality half remembered and half fabricated. I started questioning the other details of my story: Had we, for instance, actually walked single file into the museum? Certainly being forced to march like a tiny, grudge-bearing army was a common occurrence in those days, but perhaps it was never really a part of the visit, only the projected misery of being coerced into staring glumly at someone’s backside while trying not to trip.

Finally, I couldn’t stand it. After a couple of hours, I returned to the museum to have another look around. Maybe I had just overlooked the mummy. But no matter how long I stood under the high, black ceiling, a mummy would not materialize. In desperation, I walked up to the young woman working behind the gift-shop counter. Embarrassed, I asked the question: Was there ever a human mummy here? I waited for the condescension.

Then suddenly the clouds parted. The friendly girl told me that the mummy I remembered had been on loan from a private owner and was eventually taken back and put elsewhere; it was no longer in the McClung Museum at all. Relief washed over me. Self-confidence rebuilt, I wandered one last time into “Ancient Egypt.”

And as I sat on a wooden bench, thinking about my childhood, I began to wonder if I really had tried to squeeze into the miniature Temple of Karnak.

—Anna-Lise Burnette is a junior in global and Asian studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Friday, February 25, 2011

Local artist entertains worldwide audiences Critically acclaimed artist blends musical styles to convey personal touch, talent Brittney Dougherty Staff Writer Knoxville native and established artist in multiple fields, RB Morris, will play at the Pilot Light with Angela Faye Martin and the Tim Lee 3 tonight.

According to his website, Morris was influenced by many types of music, including folk and rock. The musician said he enjoys playing his own music in different styles at a variety of venues. The Pilot Light is a good place for him to do so, according to the artist.

“It’s a great room to rock out in,” Morris said. “I really enjoy rocking it up with the Tim Lee 3 band and knocking some of my songs around in new ways.”

Morris has also played Bonnaroo and done shows with stars like Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. He says he likes to try new things.

“The year before last, I was a featured performer at the London Institute in Paris for a homage and symposium to William Burroughs,” Morris said.

This desire to mix it up may be part of the reason Morris has dabbled in so many different forms of art. He is also a poet, playwright and actor. He has four poetry books; the newest is called “Keeping the Bees Employed,” which is dedicated to his wife, Karly.

Michael Cunningham, student at F.I.R.S.T. School of Digital Media said Morris’ success with poetry is not surprising.

“Music is an evolved poetry,” Cunningham said. “This is more evident in hip-hop artists, but RB’s collections really shine next to his musical talents.”

Morris also once wrote a one-man play, entitled “The Man Who Lives Here is Loony.” The play follows the life of another Knoxville native, James Agee. Morris later had the play made into a film, which was shot in the upper floor of the Candy Factory off Clinch Avenue.

Morris lives in Knoxville and has had success both in and out of town. Metro

Pulse voted him one of the top 10 artists in Knoxville. His latest CD, “Spies, Lies and Burning Eyes,” was voted best local release of the year in the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Even Rolling Stone complimented Morris on his debut CD, “Take That Ride,” saying it “makes you lust for a followup.”

Cunningham, a music critic as well, thought Morris’ tendency to branch out does not transfer into his music. Morris sticks to what he is good at in terms of his music, Cunningham said.

“RB has a very concise genre dynamic that doesn’t reach too far out of his comfort zone,” Cunningham said.

“More artists should learn from this.”

Other artists agree with Cunningham. Morris’ song, “That’s How Every Empire Falls,” was recently covered by Marianne Faithfull. John Prine, Grammy winner and folk singer, covered the same song as well.

Morris continues to keep busy with various ventures. He usually does a tour through Europe every summer, but he always comes home to Knoxville. He said he is working on a new CD as well as a UT project.

“I just finished doing a residency at UT with the NIMBioS project and have new songs that I wrote for them being posted now on their website and YouTube,” Morris said.

The show at the Pilot Light starts at 10 p.m. and is $5 at the door. Morris said people should expect to rock out while they’re there.

• Photo courtesy of RB Morris

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Pearl’s fate tied to UT’s best interest SAE tournament yields key donations Matt Dixon Sports Editor After UT received the Notice of Allegations from the NCAA on Wednesday, the question remains, what’s next?

Specifically, what’s going to happen to coach Bruce Pearl and the men’s basketball program?

The allegations against Pearl detailed in the notice are severe and troubling.

Pearl’s contract was voided soon after the university was made aware of Pearl and his assistant coaches misconduct. He is currently coaching without a contract. Yet why is Pearl still coaching at UT? The answer is simple.

Just look up at the rafters in ThompsonBoling Arena. Or take a walk through Pratt Pavilion.

In six seasons, Pearl has made Tennessee men’s basketball a national powerhouse. Just last year, the team reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program’s history.

But should Pearl’s success on the basketball court make up for his transgressions off it?

No, of course it shouldn’t.

While it would be naive to believe Pearl’s win-loss record doesn’t help his job status, hopefully it’s not the deciding factor whether he coaches in Knoxville beyond this season.

Pearl’s future as coach at Tennessee should be based on if he can keep the basketball program as one that competes for championships on the court and represents the university in a positive light off of it.

If Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, athletic director Mike Hamilton and whoever else is involved in the decision process can’t be certain that’s the case, the men’s basketball program needs to go in a new direction, starting with a new head coach.

Ultimately, a decision to part ways with Pearl shouldn’t be based on his lying to the NCAA, getting his assistant coaches to do the same and trying to get a recruit’s father to go along with their story.

Tennessee already punished Pearl for those actions. He was docked $1.5 million and banned from off-campus recruiting for a year in September 2010. That was UT’s punishment then. Severe enough or not, the university handed down the penalties it felt were warranted by Pearl’s actions, knowing the NCAA was going to eventually bring serious allegations against Pearl his staff.

“We anticipate potential unethical-conduct charges to be levied against coach Pearl and several members of our coaching staff,” Hamilton said in a press conference on Sep. 10, 2010. “As a result, we've decided that it's necessary to take serious and proactive action to deal with this misstep in judgment.” “... People make mistakes, and we all make them. I've made them. I make plenty. Bruce made one mistake in this incident, and he came forward to correct it. I'm glad he's our basketball coach. This is a tough time, but we're going to get through it together as an institution, as a basketball staff and as an athletics staff.”

However, that tough time got even tougher for UT on Wednesday when the notice of allegations revealed Pearl and associate head coach Tony Jones had impermissible contact with a recruit just four days after the Sep. 10 press conference to announce Pearl had lied to the NCAA. Still, for Pearl, he knows his actions have put a black eye on him, the men’s basketball program and the university. The implications won’t be known until some time after the school goes before the NCAA Committee on Infractions in June, but Pearl knew in September there would be consequences for his actions.

“I will serve as an example for the NCAA,” he said. “There is greater scrutiny that is taking place in intercollegiate athletics right now, and in the long run this is going to be good for intercollegiate athletics.”

Tennessee is now left with the question, is the men’s basketball program, and more importantly the university, better in the long run with or without Bruce Pearl?

That question alone should decide Pearl’s fate at Tennessee.

—Matt Dixon is a senior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at mdixon3@utk.edu. Follow him on Twitter @MattDixon3.

Gentry Smith Staff Writer Jerry W. “Ace” Miller remembered three UT students’ philanthropic idea — for fraternities to box each other — on a small scale. He recalled the beginning as a few boxing rounds turning into a friendly, free-for-all wrestling match.

Former students Steve Jacoway, Andy Jett and Michael Turley are the visionaries of the highly anticipated, ever-popular Sigma Alpha Epsilon Boxing Tournament. Their vision is now a thriving reality.

Miller attributed much of the success to the boxers.

“We’ve had a lot of tough guys come through Golden Gloves,” Miller said. “I’ve been doing this for 45 years. I’ve seen as great boxing talent in SAE’s tournament as I’ve seen in any arena.”

The philanthropy put on by SAE has become a fixture on every fraternity’s agenda over the past three decades. Each year, March comes and fraternities channel their pride through this three-day showcase of amateur boxing.

SAE’s event has procured 31 years of success for a number of reasons: The tournament’s organization, the Greek community’s involvement and Golden Gloves’ efforts are primary reasons attributed to the event’s success.

The production of such a large-scale event starts with SAE’s active chapter. The work put into this tournament provides stability to Golden Gloves, Miller said.

“The tournament itself underwrites Golden Gloves of Knoxville for a year,” Miller said.

“We do other fundraisers, but the tournament is big enough now that we’re fortunate that we don’t have to do as many small events.”

Because of the event’s growing exposure, Golden Gloves takes on a high degree of accountability with the student-boxers.

“A lot of guys like to fight, so we do it to help and with rules,” Miller said. “We make sure they’re here training at least five times before weigh-ins. Some of them are really talented kids — if you win a weight class two years in a row, you have to move up the next year.”

Three championships earn a boxer a spot in the Hall of Fame. A few HOF hopefuls will take their talents to Golden Gloves next weekend.

Chad Buckner, Brad Butkowski and Drew Shapiro will all enter the ring with a third

championship at stake. Each boxer will be moving to a heavier weight class; Buckner will represent Sigma Chi, Butkowski — Lambda Chi Alpha, and Shapiro — Fiji.

“I’m not really worried about having to move up weight classes, (and) I’m hoping that my experience over the past three years will help me in that aspect,” Buckner said. “The Hall of Fame isn’t on my mind. I just want to fight again, because I enjoy the sport.”

Butkowski’s approach to training this year has not changed and he credited his determination to a personal challenge to himself he set during his freshman year in 2008.

“I talked about boxing (going) through rush,” Butkowski said. “I introduced myself in front of the fraternity later on as, ‘Brad Butkowski, Memphis, TN, and I’m going to win the boxing tournament.’ I felt like I had to back up my word, so I pushed myself, because of what I said I’d do.”

With official weigh-ins on Sunday, Buckner planned to box in either the heavyweight (192199 pounds) or super heavyweight (200+ pounds) class. Butkowski will move up to light heavy (175-182 pounds).

The association of the weight classes goes along with Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield or Joe Lewis, respectively. Think Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather for Drew Shapiro’s weight class. Moving up to a heavier class does not make Shapiro waiver in his ability to bring home the belt.

“I’m a little bit smaller than Buckner and Butkowski are, so I go out and I do my match and box the way I’ve been training,” Shapiro said. “A lot of people get fired up, and I go out there cool, calm and collected. I have fun with it. In the back of mind I’ll not want to lose, because I’m close to the Hall of Fame.”

Shapiro spoke to the grand scheme of the tournament as well.

“Boxing tournament is a big philanthropy event, underneath it all,” he said. “We’re supposed to go out there and have fun boxing and raise as much money as we can, because that’s the main goal for SAE.” Sigma Alpha Epsilon raises a significant amount of money, and after donating it to Golden Gloves Charities, Miller and his staff return the favor within Knoxville’s community.

“Each year poverty happens, like the East Towne Village fires this year,” said Miller. “We choose to donate to people in need. We find how much we can afford to give back to certain organizations, which is usually around $15,000 to 16,000.”

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Members of SAE fraternity table in spring 2009. The upcoming SAE Boxing Tournament takes place next weekend.

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A pyrotechnics display begins the introduction of the men’s basketball team before its game against South Carolina on Feb. 16. Both the Vols and Lady Vols are welcomed into Thompson-Boling Arena in this fashion for every home game.

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THESPORTSPAGE

Friday, February 25, 2011

Vols hoops trying to stay focused Sidney, Bulldogs seek key road win Lauren Kittrell Staff Writer With Tennessee’s roller-coaster season of wins and losses and March Madness looming in the near future, the Vols must find a way to win the tight games.

As Mississippi State makes its way to Volunteer country, UT fans wonder if Tennessee will make use of its home court and win on Saturday. Avid Vols fan and junior in electrical engineering, Jonathan Edwards, said his faith in UT basketball is beginning to dwindle and skepticism is beginning to creep in.

“I’ve come to expect little from Tennessee,” Edwards said. “When I think we have momentum, we lose to teams that shouldn’t be able to keep up with our speed, skill and athleticism.”

The cynicism expressed is only an inkling of the feelings of Vols fans. Since coach Bruce Pearl’s suspension ended, the Vols have earned more losses than wins against SEC teams, which has left Vol faithful with little solid ground to stand on.

“I would say beating Vanderbilt gave us momentum,” Edwards said. “Whether or not we use it on Saturday is beyond me.

No one can predict Tennessee sports.”

This view seems to rise and fall with the same roller coaster the team has ridden on this year.

“You either have it or you don’t,” Pearl said. “I told the team if you have more, it’s time. This is it. We’re going to have a hard time beating teams on strength. I need more from pretty much everybody down the line.”

Six home losses this season haven’t helped morale, but with players like junior Scotty Hopson and freshman Tobias Harris, hope always exists. Take Hopson and Harris and add in players like Melvin Goins, Brian Williams and Cameron Tatum, and the Vols have a lineup that can

play with any team in the country. Or lose to average mid-major schools.

Tatum especially has stepped up as a Matthew McMurray leader to the younger players and is Staff Writer focused on winning. His view on how to play the game is a focus on whatever it The buzzer sounds as Mississippi State takes to win. guard Riley Benock releases the potential “Just doing game winning shot. whatever it takes The arena erupts to try and get a W, in an explosion of really,” Tatum said. noise, but the sound “That’s my minddoes not please him. set. I don’t really The Bulldogs were like to look at scorplaying LSU on the ing points as a road on Wednesday main focus, but and the noise sometimes it has to equaled defeat. be. So I just try to “The D did a take whatever the good job,” Benock defense gives me. said. “I had a good If I can drive to the clean look after my basket and have a pump fake, and I lane, then I’m honestly thought it going to take it. If was going in as I let it collapses, then it go, but you have I’m going to kick it to give the D credout to a wide-open it.” shooter or spoonNow the Bulldogs feed it. So just doing whatever it are looking to takes to win, silence the arena whether it's makagainst Tennessee ing an assist or on Saturday and to scoring a bucket or even their record in fighting for offenthe SEC as they take sive rebounds, on Tennessee (17things like that.”

11, 7-6 SEC) on Tennessee will Saturday. host Mississippi Mississippi State State on Saturday George Richardson • The Daily Beacon (14-13, 6-7 SEC) in ThompsonScotty Hopson shoots over a South knows how much a Boling Arena, but Carolina defender on Feb. 16. Hopson is win will mean after the name of the averaging 24 points per game over the its close loss against game is to come LSU. Coach Rick out with a win. If Vols’ last four games while playing an Stansbury said he average of 33 minutes in each. the Vols can keep understands the up the momentum seriousness of the situation. from their game on Tuesday, Vol fans will “With this game coming up on Saturday ride with them to the top. (against UT), everything is magnified.”

Stansbury said. “We really need to bounce back and get a win on the road. It will be tough. They won a big game against Vandy, and they will be looking to ride that momentum for as long as they can.”

The Bulldogs ran into misfortune as freshman guard and Knoxville native Jalen Steele sustained a severe knee injury during the game against LSU. “I’m not sure, but I think he tore both of them (ACL and MCL).” Stansbury said.

“ACL, MCL whatever it is it was. What matters is that he won’t be back for a while.”

Though senior guard Ravern Johnson maintains the leading scorer spot, he did not start against LSU , and whether he will start against Tennessee is questionable.

Renardo Sidney and Dee Bost have been picking up the slack in Johnson’s absence. The Bulldogs will be looking to their leadership against UT. “I have just been trying to do my part and help out the team.” Bost said.

Mississippi State will try and shut down Tennessee’s leading scorer, Scotty Hopson.

“Hopson is a great player, but he can be a little bit inconsistent,” Stansbury said.

“If we can just stay in his face and make sure he never gains any serious momentum, we can gain the advantage.”

After their loss to LSU, the Bulldogs saw their need to improve on their freethrow shooting and stopping turnovers during crucial game situations.

“The game (against LSU) came down to two things: our missed free throws and LSU’s second-chance points,” Stansbury said. “I think we had a lot of turnovers at crucial times (on Wednesday). We missed a few block-outs as well on Garrett Green, when the game was tied, that hurt.”

Tennessee and Mississippi State tip off at 6 p.m. on Saturday in Thompson-Boling Arena.