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New program creates student leaders benefits the students could gain from participating in this program. Students with an interest “The Leadership Knoxville in leadership are now being Scholars is a highly selective offered the opportunity to and competitive program,” enhance their leadership skills Parish said. “It targets the best within themselves and their and brightest student leaders community. at (UT) and connects them to The Center for Leadership impactful change agents and & Service, a department of leaders within the Knoxville the Division of Student Life, community.”’ is teaming up with Leadership The program features a Knoxville, a non-profit com- variety of different programmunity organization, to pro- ming and coursework rangvide rising juniors or seniors ing from alternative fall and the chance to take part in this spring break trip experiences, two-year or one-year program retreats, and two or threeon leadership education. hour credit leadership coursSally Parish, director of es. Everything in the program the Center for Leadership & focuses on the values of leaderService, explained some of the
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ship, community building and social change. The program’s partnership with Leadership Knoxville will provide students with an opportunity to connect with community leaders and work alongside them to develop not only their own individual leadership, but also to strengthen the leadership of their community. “The men and women involved with Leadership Knoxville are some of our communities most impressive, selfless, servant leaders and the opportunity afforded to our Leadership Knoxville Scholars to be able to interact with them in such a significant
way is truly exciting,” Parish said. “We are grateful for their support and for the opportunity to share this vision and opportunity with our community.” The Knoxville Leadership Scholars program is designed to give students a life-changing experience and to show them that Knoxville is a potential post-collegiate location. Through the various community involvement activities the students will experience, the program organizers hope to show the students what the city has to offer and to help them develop their leadership skills. See LEADERSHIP on Page 2
Referendum pushes for greener energy Emily DeLanzo Managing Editor Across the United States, over 250 colleges are making a push toward energy independence from fossil fuels. Turning orange green, UT may soon be following suit through the Responsible Investment Referendum. The referendum calls for UT to reflect on its established commitments to sustainability and civility, as well as the values of its students, in its investment portfolio. The student body will potentially have the opportunity to vote on its implementation during this spring’s SGA elections. The Coalition for Responsible Investment also wants the UT Board of Trustees to establish a subcommittee on responsible investment and publicly declare that the UT system will not invest any future holdings in coal, oil or natural gas companies. David Hayes, a sophomore in logistics with a sustainability minor, helped organize the efforts because he sees longterm benefits in sustainable energy. “Our university will benefit greatly from this referendum because it will hold UT accountable for its established commitments,” Hayes said. “UT has publicly committed itself to sustainability and civility, yet
our university still invests into companies that are anything but civil and sustainable. “Students have the right to expect their university to act upon, not only its public values, but also the values of its students,” he added. “UT will never be the leader in sustainability that it strives to be if it continues to invest into businesses that are responsible for the degradation of human life and the environment.” The referendum also calls for UT to create a proactive committee on socially responsible investment that will screen the university’s investment portfolio on an environmental, social and ethical basis. Nick Alderson, a senior in environmental studies and sustainability, stresses that the Responsible Investment Referendum means more to the campus community than fossil fuel independence. “As long as the UT system has investments in fossil fuels they cannot truly live up to their commitments of sustainability and civility,” Alderson said. “You can’t have it both ways. You’re either working towards being sustainable or you aren’t. I want to see UT move toward being truly sustainable. It’s not just a phrase, it’s a way of life and UT must live up to its promises.” See FORUM on Page 2
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The National Park Service will implement fees for backcountry campers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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On Feb. 13, the National Park Service initiated a new fee system for backcountry camping in the Smoky Mountain National Park. Historically, park visitors were required to pay for camping in vehicle campground areas only. Backcountry camping simply involved filling out a permit to let park workers know where people were staying. With little surprise, the new Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon fee has been met with considJustin Leduc, junior in Sociology, along with sociology erable conflict. Although park officials professor Scott Frey, speak before the Responsive and maintain that the new fees are Investment Forum on Feb. 21.
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necessary to provide adequate backcountry upkeep and visitor service, many groups insist otherwise. “It’s a tax — plain and simple,” said local outdoor lover Eric Graves. “The proposal seeks to tax the smallest and least politically connected user group of the GSMNP … Why, if you ostensibly need revenue to make improvements to the park experience, focus on the user group that will generate the least amount of funding?” While some folks are fine with paying a fee to enjoy the Smokies, the conflict runs much deeper. Recent allegations against
the National Park Service claim that notable public input was ignored entirely regarding the new fees. There is also concern that fee income will be used solely for maintaining the new online reservation system. “The superintendent (Dale Ditmanson) has changed his justification for the fee so many times we had to make a list to keep up with it,” said John Quillen, an avid backpacker and member of the Southern Forest Watch. “He is perpetuating a misconception amongst the populace that this fee will be used to improve the backcountry. That is a lie, which specifically stipulates that it
will go to fund a reservation system and reservation system only.” The new reservation system will be available online for users to check occupancy at certain backcountry sites or shelters within the park. For many people, using the fees exclusively for maintaining an online reservation system is simply unreasonable. Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson Dana Soehn issued a response last week, explaining that recent allegations are misleading and unfounded. See CAMPING FEE on Page 2
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“This is a tremendous opportunity and one that we are excited to offer,” Parish said. “We look forward to welcoming the inaugural class of the Knoxville Leadership Scholars and hope that many eager students apply for this once in a lifetime leadership opportunity that embraces what it truly means to be a Tennessee Volunteer.” On top of the service activities and courses the students will take, the program aims to teach each participant something about themselves. The Knoxville Leadership Scholars will identify their core values and explore selfawareness through the program’s emphasis on personal strengths and challenges. Joining this program is a full two-year commitment for juniors and a one-year commitment for seniors, beginning in August 2013 and continuing until the student graduates. The program does grant a temporary leave for students who may be studying abroad or taking internship opportunities. Parish looks forward to initiating the program on campus and seeing what success it brings for the students. “It is truly the first program of its kind on our campus and we look forward to working with partners on campus and in the community to ensure its success,” Parish said. Alicia White, graduate teaching assistant, has helped organize this program and said the mentorship potential is her favorite part. “I am most excited for the LKS students to have the chance to be mentored by Knoxville community members,” White said. The program is open to students of all majors and will launch with its first junior and senior students in the fall 2013 semester. Students must have a 3.0 minimum GPA and a record of leadership and service experience. Applications for the program are currently available at leadershipandservice.utk.edu until March 14.
A total of 256 schools across the country, including fellow Tennessee schools, Vanderbilt University and Sewanee, are participating in the movement. “Ten schools in the Top 25 have a committee on responsible investment to review their investment portfolio on a regular basis,” Alderson said. The referendum will push for complete independence from fossil fuels and for the university to reflect its established commitments to sustainability and civility. The university has made progress by signing the President’s Climate
CAMPING FEE continued from Page 1 “We really feel that this new system will provide better visitor service and maximize protection of resources,” she said. “We’re really excited that we’ll be able to provide hands-on education and maintain contact with users of the park’s resources.” She went on to clarify that the fee money will, in addition to running the new online reservation system, be used to provide visitor services seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sugarlands Visitor Center. Previously, she explained, volunteers handled most of the phone calls and visitor inquiries. In addition, there are roughly 100 backcountry campsites and 15 shelters to maintain within the park’s boundaries. According to Soehn, funding from the fees would enable the NPS to hire two backcountry rangers to help with trail maintenance and provide much-needed campsite and shelter upkeep. Dr. Mike McKinney, director of UT’s Environmental Studies program, viewed the fees from a sustainability perspective. “My opinion is that the fee is a
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Commitment and developing a plan to be climate-neutral by 2061. Within the parameters of the resolution, UT would divest all of its holding from American Electric Power or Duke Energy Corporation by Jan. 1, 2014, establish a subcommittee on responsible investment under the Investment Advisory Committee to review UT’s investment portfolio on the basis of environmental and social responsibility and make a public commitment to not invest further for coal, natural gas or oil companies. Eric Dixon, a senior in economics and philosophy, was one of the students who wrote the referendum. Dixon believes the university has all to gain by losing ties to companies like Chevron and Exxon.
“The UT campus community has two main things to gain from this. First, UT has the opportunity to truly live up to its commitments to sustainability and civilty, which is important to Volunteers as well as the innocent victims of practices our investment portfolio indirectly supports,” Dixon said. “Second, UT could actually stand to gain, financially match, or outperform traditional investments.” Hayes is confident that if passed, the referendum will pave the way toward establishing a more eco-friendly campus for current and future generations of students. “Students will have faith in UT’s plan to become climate neutral, because until we stop funding climate change, we will never be climate
neutral,” Hayes said. “Through the divestment of fossil fuels, UT will also have more freedom to invest in clean and renewable energy that is not responsible for wide spread health and environmental issues.” Students will potentially have the opportunity to vote on the referendum on April 3 and 4 in the SGA election. “Students are the foremost stakeholders of (UT),” Dixon said. “Students believe that monies invested under the purview of this university should be done in a responsible manner.” To learn more about the UT Coalition for Responsible Investment, students and faculty may attend SPEAK meetings on Mondays in the UC Room 227 at 8 p.m.
great idea. It is well known that people tend to undervalue environmental resources because they have historically expected them to be ‘free.’ Things like clean air, water (and) wildlife,” McKinney said. “That works okay when you have few people in an environment that is resourcerich. However, now that we have high population densities and nature is being overwhelmed all over the place with things like urban sprawl, that value system is obsolete. Nature is not free and people will have to learn that it is going cost them if they expect to enjoy it.” Thru-hikers attempting the 2,180-mile footpath known as the Appalachian Trail (AT) will also be affected, as it runs through the heart of the Smokies. A $20 permit purchased in advance will be required for thru-hikers, with a maximum of eight days to make it through the 72-mile Smokies portion. Ben Royer, graduate student in forestry, weighed in on the issue from the perspective of recently completing a thru-hike of the AT, from Maine to Georgia. “I hiked the AT southbound in 2010. It was one of the best experiences of my life. If I did it over again, a $20 fee for one 70-mile sec-
tion wouldn’t ruin my experience,” Royer said. “Vandalism and abuse of park structures in the backcountry is a problem, as is trash, campfire impacts, and cutting of vegetation around shelters and campsites,” Royer said. “I’ve seen this damage firsthand as a volunteer maintainer … So, yes, I’d support the fee if it meant more rangers in the backcountry helping to deter vandalism.” However, like many local backpackers, Royer expressed concern with the use of the fee money. “As I understand it, however, most of the fee for overnight use will go to funding an online reservation system,” Royer said. “I have never had a problem with the current reservation system. No one I know has ever had a problem with it. No one I have spoken to on this issue supports the website … I can support an overnight-use fee if I know that it is being used directly to enhance the backcountry experience. I do not think that an expensive online reservation system will serve that goal, and I do not plan to use it.” In addition to complaints about use of fee money, the Southern Forest Watch has raised interesting questions regarding the public comment process of enacting the fee system. While the NPS asserts that the fee system has
been well received, groups such as the Southern Forest Watch disagree, contending that initial public complaints about the fee system were overwhelmingly ignored in 2011. Accordingly, the Southern Forest Watch is preparing a lawsuit against the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The objections caught momentum in Maryville last Thursday when the Blount County Commission passed a resolution against the fee system, calling for the Tennessee General Assembly to investigate and review the legality of the proposed system. They’ve publicly encouraged other counties bordering the park to join the fight. “It will be a very sad day when I have to pay it,” Royer said. “The National Park Service is obviously going to make sure it happens, and I understand. Budgets are tight, but there won’t be any going back, and I will really miss being able to do what I love for free in a place as beautiful as the Smokies.” Information regarding trip planning and the new reservation system can be found at https://smokiespermits.nps.gov/. To follow the legal situation, check http://www.southernforestwatch.org/.
Forum held on importance of fire safety Owen Schumacher Staff Writer Fires kill or maim thousands of people yearly, but the public can take steps to protect themselves and to make the job of fighting fires easier. At UT’s weekly science forum, speaker Lt. Robby Nix, a critical care paramedic for Rural Metro Fire Department, spoke to his audience about fire safety and some of the experiences he has had throughout his 30-year career during his
lecture, “Firefighter Paramedics and the Hot Potato Baby – It’s Not What You Think.” Nix saved his first life at age 16, and the experience influenced him deeply. He knew he wanted to be a firefighter by the time he entered high school. “You’re kind of hooked after you do that so early (in life),” he said. “For me there was never any wavering, I’ve always wanted to do it. “The feeling is good to be able to make a difference.” In addition to helping mem-
bers of the community, Nix teaches medical and fire safety courses at a fire academy. He uses his experience and his many certifications in life support to train people in programs like CPR. As mentioned in the title of his lecture, the “hot potato baby” is an expression Nix uses for a child who is severely injured when the fire crew arrives on the scene of a call. He trains members of his fire academy to know how to handle these situations. “When we pull up on a medical call, if (the victim) is an adult they sit right where they are,” Nix said. “When it’s a child who is very sick, whoever has that child is in a full sprint (to the firefighters).” Nix also spoke to his audience about ways they can help prevent fires. He emphasized the importance of having smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in every room, getting up-to-date space heaters with safety features and getting fireplaces inspected at least once a year. In the event of a fire or medical emergency, Nix stressed the importance of having clearly marked mailboxes. “We want to find you,” he said. “The best way to find you is to have visible and reflective numbers on your mailbox on both sides.” He said designing a fire escape plan, in conjunction with other residents in your house, is also important. Establishing a meeting place prevents people from running back into the fire to look for people who are already out. As he introduced Nix, science forum host Dr. Mark Littmann said Nix and other firefighters do a great service for their community. “I am deeply grateful to them,” said Littmann. “(Nix) is a remarkable man with such remarkable training used for the benefit of all of us.” The next science forum will be held Friday March 1, from noon to 1 p.m., in room C-D of Thompson-Boling Arena. Dr. Juan Carlos Idrobo, research scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will present “Exploring the Universe One Atom at a Time.”
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Academy picks ‘Argo,’ celebrates cinema Spencer Hall Staff Writer Although the night’s top prize went to Ben Affleck’s dramatic thriller, “Argo,” the real stars of Sunday night’s 85th Academy Awards were men with long flowing blond hair. But in all seriousness, after winning top honors at almost every award show this season, “Argo” nabbed three Oscars including film editing, best adapted screenplay and best picture, beating out the likes of “Lincoln,” “Les Misérables” and “Silver Linings Playbook” to name a few. After a lengthy opening monologue, the show kicked off with the award for best supporting actor. With strong performances this year from all five of the nominees, this category was anyone’s to win. Widely believed to be a race between front-runners Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Christoph Waltz for their respectable roles, Waltz came away victorious for his role as Dr. King Schultz in “Django Unchained.” After winning in the same category three years ago for “Inglourious Basterds,” Waltz can now add yet another Oscar to his growing collection. Waltz wasn’t the only winner of the night with multiple Academy Awards to his name. The award for best actor in a leading role went to Daniel Day-Lewis for his portrayal as the 16th president in “Lincoln.” With his win Sunday night, Lewis became the first actor to win three Oscars as a leading man and the first actor to win an Oscar for a Steven Spielberg film. Known for his method acting, in which he completely entrenches himself in the character he’s playing both on and off set, Lewis proved that he’s also a masterful speaker, giving one of the night’s most emotional and humorous speeches. Perhaps some of Lincoln’s speaking ability rubbed off. Unlike Sunday night’s male acting winners, it was a first-time win for both actresses in the female categories. Earlier in the night, for what was believed to be one of the evening’s clearest categories, Anne Hathaway took home the Oscar gold for best supporting actress for her role as Fantine in the cinematic version of “Les Misérables.” After being nominated in 2009, Anne finally received her first Academy Award. In what was one of the more memorable races of the evening, the award for best actress in a leading role was a toss-up between the youngest and oldest ever nominees and three of Hollywood’s most in-demand actresses. Once the envelop was opened and her name was read, Jennifer Lawrence jumped up in excitement and made her way up to accept her award for her role in one of the year’s best films, “Silver Linings Playbook.” Even after tripping on her gown as she made her way up the steps to the microphone, Lawrence still managed to give one of her signature, playful speeches. With a
previous nomination in 2011 and a breakout year in 2012, Lawrence cemented her place in Hollywood as the industry’s new “it” girl. And speaking of this year’s “it” girls, Adele added an Oscar to her list of awards with her theme to the movie “Skyfall.” As always, this year’s Oscars ceremony put the spotlight on some of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the technical development of movies. As mentioned earlier, this was the time for men with long flowing blond hair to get their time in the sun. The first was “Life of Pi” cinematographer Claudio Miranda. Following his speech was the award for best sound editor which ended in a tie going to Per Hallberg of “Skyfall” and N.J. Ottosson of “Zero Dark Thirty.” Watching their speeches makes one wonder what an amazing hair-band these three would make. In a year with films so heavy with dialogue, this year’s best original screenplay and best adapted screenplay categories were as close as ever. Winning best original screenplay was Quentin Tarantino whose first win in the category came in 1995 for his masterpiece “Pulp Fiction,” making this Oscar No. 2 for Tarantino. In the best adapted screenplay category, the race was between David O. Russell for “Silver Linings Playbook” and Chris Terrio for “Argo.” Terrio emerged victorious, setting up for the film’s best picture win. Due to the exclusion of Ben Affleck in the nominations for year’s best director, the category was the most controversial of the year. Usually the winner of best director foreshadows what film will take home best picture. The last time the best director nominee did not correctly predict the year’s top honors was in 2005 when Ang Lee won for “Brokeback Mountain.” Since Affleck was out of the race this year, the category was a tossup between Michael Haneke for “Amour,” Ang Lee for “Life of Pi,” David O. Russell for “Silver Linings Playbook,” Steven Spielberg for “Lincoln” and newcomer Benh Zeitlin for “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” Just as it did in 2005, the award for best director went to Lee for his beautiful adaptation of “Life of Pi,” in which he used mind-boggling visual imagery. Although much of this year’s Oscars discussions have revolved around the snub of Ben Affleck, he managed to walk away with his second Oscar since “Good Will Hunting” for producing the best picture winner “Argo,” along with George Clooney (who also won his second Oscar). Even if your favorite movie didn’t take home the night’s top prize, Sunday night’s 85th Academy Awards was yet another show stopping ceremony. In the grand tradition of of the Oscars, Sunday’s broadcast was a delightful way to celebrate the arts and cinema and pay tribute to those that make it all possible.
Oscar host disappoints viewers Christy Cleger Staff Writer Everyone has this presupposition of sophistication about the Oscars and, therefore, this unrealistic idea that the host should follow suit. Every year people are disappointed with the host choice. Seth MacFarlane was no exception. He has had negative reviews being thrown at him left and right, but honestly, for what? If anyone deserves criticism on behalf of the 2013 Oscars host, it’s the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They knew who they were asking when they called in the creator of “Family Guy” and “American Dad.” The comedian knew he wasn’t the most qualified person for the position and showed that by humbly mocking himself as the “worst Oscar host ever” in his opening segment with Star Trek’s Captain Kirk. MacFarlane tastefully achieved at balancing risque and classic segments. Most notable was his controversial musical number about prestigious actresses’ nudity in film followed by the classic Frank Sinatra song, “The Way You Look Tonight,” with Channing Tatum and Charlize Theron accompanying him in dance. Seth MacFarlane can sing — like actually sing. This had to have been a selling point for the Academy’s host choice, along with the undeniable success he has achieved in the comedic world. He has a deep appreciation for show tunes, which he often incorporates into his TV series, “Family Guy.”
• Photo courtesy of Bob D'Amico MacFarlane had high and low moments, but by far the most racy comment he made all night was when he introduced the best picture nominee, “Django Unchained,” and said, “This is the story of a man fighting to get back his woman, who has been subjected to unthinkable violence. Or as Chris Brown and Rihanna call it, a date movie.” As far as the “sexist” and “racy” zingers from MacFarlane
go, what else would one expect? MacFarlane isn’t for the conservative or conventional heart. He is a nonconformist by nature, and there should be a certain respect found in that. He was simply saying what everyone else was already thinking. People are probably upset because MacFarlane stole their 140-character one-liners before they had a chance to post them to Twitter themselves.
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Interpersonal communication lacking in classes Dear Editor: I am a college student at the University of Tennessee and look forward to starting my own life when I graduate, but I am worried about the well being of the recent and soon to be graduates when it comes to communicating in person. These days in college, almost everything is done online. We are taught social skills in a minimal number of classes, but these are the actual skills we will need out in the real world. Instead of most students going to office hours held in person, it is easier to shoot the teacher an email. Instead of meetings for group projects, we can use texting, Facebook, GoogleDocs and other forms of communication to get our projects done, without ever having to meet in person. Instead of intimate classroom settings, students are rarely encouraged to speak up. Communicating orally has become a skill that is becoming nonexistent with today’s college students. What are we going to do when it is time to speak up in a conference? What are we going to do when it is time for an interview, but we
have become socially awkward because we are not accustomed to speaking in person with someone? Don’t get me wrong, I think the amount of technology that we have available today is extraordinary. However, depending solely on this technology will soon become detrimental to us. I would like to suggest that students speak up in class, whether it is “encouraged” or not. Second of all, I would like to encourage teachers to try to teach us these skills, if we are fortunate to have somewhat of an intimate classroom setting. Finally, I would like to thank those teachers that go above and beyond in teaching us social skills. Thank you to those teachers that realize the most important things we learn in college are not taught by the book, but by socializing with our fellow students, teachers, and community. Sincerely, Alexis Higgins Sophomore in Accounting ahiggin7@utk.edu
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Challenges present chance to grow Lost in Communication by
Jan Urbano It’s easy to think that simply following the old phrase “hard work breeds success” means that you’ll be able to overcome every obstacle and become successful in whatever career you decide to be in. The fact of the matter is that such undertakings are usually easier said than done. You will more than likely encounter problems and obstacles that are far more difficult than you will expect. This is regardless of one’s dedication – after all, you can be dedicated, but that doesn’t mean you will be prepared. Success requires two parts, dedication and preparation. Unfortunately or fortunately, not everyone will have sufficient amounts of either one in order to achieve success. I say fortunately because if everyone were successful, then there would be no context from which to differentiate yourself and make yourself more attractive to potential companies. As sad and depressing as that is, it’s a fact of life and also part of how you will attain your dream. I bring this topic up in response to those wonder stories that we hear about in the news – of amazing, intelligent, almost perfect people who managed to drag themselves out of childhoods of despair, crushing grief and unimaginable sadness to attain their dream jobs and happiness to boot. Many of us know of some people like this, and there’s no doubt that we are somewhat envious of their success. To envy these people would also mean to envy why they became successful, and that includes their depressing and tragic backstories. As strange as it seems, I understand what that means. Anytime we go through obstacles in life – spanning from the most remedial to the most dangerous and lethal – people are filtered between the weak and the strong. I finally watched the newest James Bond film, “Skyfall,” last Saturday night. One scene which particularly struck me occurred when M and Bond were out in the wilderness. M stated how orphans were the best recruits,
to the silent response by Bond. Such a cruel, yet true statement is one that made me think about the experiences, skills and disposition that Bond had acquired over the years – willingly or not – which allowed him to be so adept at his job of killing people without remorse or hesitation. I am not saying that I condone such abuse in order to give people additional “skills” – however, you can’t deny that such horrible experiences have influenced people to become what they are today. They may have negatively or positively impacted them, and the story can go either way, depending on how each person reacted to the traumatic situations and the outside influences that also intervened. For them, it was “do or die.” The stress and pain they went through has, for some people, helped them mature and solidify their resolve to become better people. On the other hand, it may have made them go further into evil, repulsive and immoral actions. The topic of whether or not they made the right choice is not what I am referring to – I am focusing instead on how they managed to persevere and not give up and drop dead. Many of us, hearing of these people and their past histories, may decide to pity them and give them much wrongly-directed attention. That is insulting; that makes it seem like they are still immature children who have not learned how difficult the world truly can be. For those who think they are too weak to attain the level of iron will and preparation that these aforementioned people have found, it is better that you admit it now instead of lying to yourself. Once you have admitted it, you can truly start and make yourself stronger. You can envy those who have overcome such obstacles and proven how much they have achieved, but don’t become so fascinated over them that you lose your own will to become better. Complaining about how uneven the odds are won’t make anything better, either. Instead, make do with the odds you have, and use that envy you have as fuel to burn away the paper-thin insults and bloated low-expectations that other people have of you. — Jan Urbano is a junior in biological sciences. He can be reached at jurbano@utk. edu.
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I vividly remember the first job I ever worked, as well as the first paycheck I received at $6.15 an hour, and how excited I was that I was making more than my other friends working minimum wage jobs at $5.25 an hour. After having worked in restaurants at various points for over six years now, I can confidently say that I have no idea how anyone can live on a minimum wage in the United States today, even at $7.25 an hour. President Obama has recently stated that he wants to look into raising the national federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 an hour, with a predictable response from economists and politicians that have been heard repeatedly – a raise in the minimum wage actually hurts employees, a raise means that employers hirer fewer workers when wages are higher, and that the existence of a minimum wage infringes on a worker’s right to set the price of their own labor. I see the debate surrounding minimum wage as a conflict between two outlooks on the role of government in securing the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness of its citizens. Are free and unregulated markets the best protector of individual liberty? I can tell from personal experience, there is nothing rewarding and arguably nothing truly happy about working a minimum wage job for forty to fifty hours a week just to be barely able to pay for rent, utilities, food and other expenses that are more or less required to fully participate in American society. Minimum wage jobs tend to be clustered in the restaurant, service and menial labor sectors that don’t ever truly pro-
vide ample opportunity to accumulate any serious amount of wealth. As anyone who has ever worked a double shift in a restaurant kitchen or during a Black Friday shopping rush or a twelve hour shift at a movie theatre will tell you, minimum wage is hardly fair compensation for the work done. There is clearly something to be said for working hard and earning one’s way in life, and I will be the first to admit that there is a culture of a get rich quick attitude that many Americans demonstrate. It is certainly ludicrous to expect to be paid twenty dollars an hour for a basic restaurant or service industry job, but there is also something to be said for wages keeping pace with the cost of living inflation. Too often it seems we place a fervent, almost fanatical blind faith in the absolute power of the free market to make the economy benefit all, when in fact unregulated and unhampered capitalism can produce catastrophic results for the wellbeing of the working and middle class – ask anyone whose mortgage was tanked because of the unregulated actions by Wall Street bankers or look at the living and working conditions of average workers in any industrial city during the Gilded Age of the late 19th century as proof of how bad deregulation can be. As former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich said, “providing a bottom line beneath which worker’s hourly pay must fall is the nation’s moral duty.” Perhaps if the critics of raising the minimum wage were given the opportunity to have to support their families and pay bills on a minimum wage salary, they would be a little less eager to oppose such measures.
— Ron Walters is a senior in English literature, French, and global studies. He can be reached at rwalter5@utk.edu.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell
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Football coaching staff takes hit way, and we will hire the best person possible as we continue to build our program,â€? he said. Until then, the program Tennessee running backs coach Jay Graham informed announced the latest additions the staff on Monday that he to the Vol family. Former Vol offensive lineman would no longer be coaching for the Vols, as he has report- Anthony Parker and Derrick edly taken a position at Florida Lett were added recently. Parker will serve as offensive State University. Originally from North graduate assistant and Lett will Carolina, the former Vol played work as an offensive adminisfor UT from 1993-1996 before trative intern. Parker has coaching experiembarking on a five-year NFL career. He returned to his ence as a graduate assistant alma mater just over a year at Mississippi State (2011-12) ago to work with former head and Morgan State (2009-10). coach Derek Dooley. Head He was also a four-year lettercoach Butch Jones retained the man for the Vols from 2005-08. Lett played at Bowling 37-year-old coach, hoping he would aid in recruiting, but Green State University from A.J. Simcox throws to first base this weekend against Arizona State. apparently the coaching change 2001-05 and has spent the last four seasons as a passing game didn’t agree. Graham is the last of Dooley’s coordinator at Bowling Green High School in Ohio. He began coaching staff to go. Jones announced the coach- at the high school as the quaring change via Twitter, adding terbacks and receivers coach. More updates will be providthat a new coaching search has ed as information is revealed. begun. Scott Price and sophomore find out if our left-handers Austin Bornheim “The process of adding a Follow the @DailyBeacon on Will Maddox have led the can hit left-handers,â€? Serrano Assistant Sports Editor new coach to our staff is under- Twitter for more. attack offensively so far for stated. “We’ve got an array of After dropping 2-of-3 to Tennessee, hitting .367 and left-handed hitters and they’re all really good. We’ve got to No. 20 Arizona State over .344 respectively. Maddox — who’s made the settle into a lineup and just the weekend, the Vols will host East Tennessee State move to third base this season go with it and let the process University on Tuesday eve- — has flashed the leather, as take care of itself. We’ve got ning. well, at his new position. a lot of talented players and The Vols are coming off “I thought Will made some who does well in practice and a weekend where, despite great plays out there this performs when they get the outscoring the Sun Devils weekend,â€? Serrano said. “We opportunity, we’ve got to stick 12-11, they still managed to kind of take it for granted with that for awhile.â€? lost two of the three con- because he does it all the time Though they have dropped test. Giving up the long-ball and he can make those kinds the season’s first two series, was the Vols (2-5) Achilles of plays.â€? the Volunteer roster continues heel over the series. Seven of Serrano and his staff will to have a positive outlook. Arizona State’s 11 runs came look to solidify the starting “Win or lose we have to off home runs and proved lineup in order to create some have the same mentalto be the deciding factor in continuity as the season pro- ity,â€? Maddox said following both Friday and Sunday’s gresses. Saturday’s 11-2 win. “Today games. “We’re kind of going in-and- was nice but we still have a ETSU (6-1) — who is rid- out with some different line- lot to prove with our young ing a six-game win streak ups, trying to give some right- roster. We are comfortable as into Knoxville — have hit 13 handers some looks against a team and feel good about home runs so far this season. left-handers, but we have to where we’re going.â€? Tennessee coach Dave Serrano believes that as long as they continue to throw strikes, his squad will be fine. “If we continue to throw strikes and play defense like we did today (Sunday) we’ll Preston Peeden • The Daily Beacon be in every game throughout Former running backs coach Jay Graham directs a the season,â€? he said. position drill during fall practices. Junior college transfer
Lauren Kittrell
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Vols, Bucs square off in midweek
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell
SPORTS
lkittre1@utk.edu
Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu
Vols confident, ready for Gators Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer Following a 93-85 (4 OT) victory against Texas A&M, the Tennessee Volunteers (1610, 8-6 SEC) will be looking to continue their late season success against the No. 8 Florida Gators (22-4, 12-2) on Tuesday. The Vols find themselves on a five-game winning streak after the victory against the Aggies. This stretch of great play has the Vol players feeling confident, and head coach Cuonzo Martin says that it has really affected the way they are playing, especially from behind the arc, where the team has shot 31.9 percent on the season, but 61 percent the past three games. “I think confidence is the most important thing outside of what we do on the court and how we do it,” Martin said. “It is still the same team, still the same players, but when
you have the confidence, you feel good about yourself. You are talking about a team that was not making 3-point shots at all. Now you go five-for-five, 10-for-15 and 10-21 from the 3-point line. It is the same guys. It is just a level of confidence, believing in themselves and more importantly not giving up, and I give them a lot of credit for that.” Some have wondered if the Vols will come out a little sluggish against the Gators because of the quadruple overtime game, but senior guard Skylar McBee doesn’t think that that will be the case. “You’re tired, you are playing another half of basketball,” McBee said. “It’s a little bit more exhausting than a regular game, so there is a little bit of a fatigue factor there, but that’s part of it. We’re going to have to battle through that, and I think having that day yesterday (Sunday) where we just
Probable Starters
Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon
Trae Golden shoots a fade-away against Kentucky on Feb. 16.
Tennessee
Florida
G Trae Golden G Amani Moore G Josh Richardson G Jordan McRae F Jarnell Stokes
G Kenny Boynton G Scottie Wilbekin G Mike Rosario F Erik Murphy C Patric Young
watched film and didn’t really do a lot on the floor and kind of recuperated, I think that’s enough to play this game.” A key matchup in this game could be Florida’s forward Erik Murphy against freshman guard Amani Moore, who is expected to be guarding Murphy. Murphy plays a lot like Kentucky’s Kyle Weljer, and McBee believes that Amani Moore should do a good job covering the versatile four-man. “Him (Murphy) and Weljer both are a tough guard, especially when you got two conventional bigs,” McBee said. “With the four guard lineup that we’ve been playing, I don’t think it’s going to be as big of a problem and I think Amani has been doing a great job, he’s a
bigger, stronger guy and he’s as close as we have to being able to transition on defense, where he can sort of play both (the post up and the pick and pop).” If the Vols are able to win this game, it could be the victory that puts them in the NCAA Tournament, but junior guard Jordan McRae says the team isn’t looking at it that way. “We’re not looking at it as a game for NCAA,” McRae said. “We’re just looking at it as a game to keep up our winning going and as a good game to go into Georgia, and we’re just looking to win as many games as we can going into the SEC Tournament.” The game will tip-off from Thompson-Boling Arena at 9 p.m. and will be nationally televised on ESPN.
How They Matchup TENNESSEE 66.4 62.8 0.438 0.319 +5.5 10.7 4.0 4.0 -2.0
Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Field Goal % Three Point % Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Turnover Margin
FLORIDA 74.0 53.4 0.499 0.404 +3.7 17.4 3.4 7.9 +3.9