Issue 36, Volume 122
Friday, March 1, 2013
Volapalooza unveils impressive lineup Melodi Erdogan Assistant Arts and Culture Editor
Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief
Victoria Wright Arts and Culture Editor The lineup is in. This year’s “Volapalooza” will headline with “Rack City” rapper Tyga and feature special guests DJ Mike Nasty, a local artist, and electronic group Beats Antique. The Central Programming Council began conducting research to create the concert lineup early in the year, an effort Sarah Kim, CPC press secretary, said can help to achieve more transparency of what the campus wants from the concert on April 26. “‘Volapalooza’ does an online survey every year that starts after the end of ‘Volapalooza’ and ends early on in the fall semester,” Kim said. “We encourage students to participate so that we can gain a better understanding of what the campus community thinks is popu-
lar and current in the world of music. Although we may not be able to bring the exact artists suggested to us, we use the survey results as parameters for our decision.” Tyga first appeared on the scene with his single “Coconut Juice,” which featured Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy, in 2008. After a brief hiatus, the rapper returned to the music scene newly signed to Young Money Records. Perhaps his most popular singles are “Faded,” “Far Away” and “Rack City,” all of which made the Billboard Hot 100 list. Mike Nash, senior in logistics and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., who also known by “DJ Mike Nasty,” will also be among the performers in this year’s lineup. “I honestly felt humbled and blessed to receive the opportunity to perform at ‘Volapalooza.’ It can be slightly overwhelming to find out you are a part of a staple event here on campus,” said Nash. The Memphis native has been involved since his senior year of high school and has
DJ-ed events such as “Vol Night Long” for organizations Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Beta Chi Theta. “What I love most about being a DJ are the relationships I develop with people from various diverse backgrounds,” Nash said. Beats Antique, an electronic and experimental world fusion music group founded in San Francisco, has appeared on stage for other music festivals such as “Bonnaroo” and “Coachella.” Brittany Whitfield, junior in mathematics, said she’s happy to see a diverse lineup and believes it could unify the student body. “I think the attempt to bring in variety and diversity into the lineup will probably help generate more students coming and more diverse students going to the event,” Whitfield said. Marigrace Angelo, CPC president and senior in studio art, said the event is a way for students to alleviate the stress often accompanied with the workload at the end of the semester.
“It’s incredibly cheap and very entertaining, and has been a campus tradition for over a decade,” Angelo said. “It’s a fun way for students to celebrate the end of the semester before buckling down for finals. ‘Volapalooza’ is one of the most anticipated events of the academic year, and is always a huge success. It always draws a large portion of the student body, and some community members as well.” Cody Woodside, freshman in journalism and electronic media, said the price for the concert will not be worth it since he’s not interested in the artists who will be performing. “College students generally don’t make a lot of money so spending $15 on anything, even a concert in the ThompsonBoling Arena, isn’t cheap,” Woodside said. “It doesn’t make sense to charge that much for something that’s not going to be good,” he said. “I’m sure it’s going to sell out and there are going be a lot of students, but I’m not going attend.” See VOLAPALOOZA on Page 2
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Tyga, a hip-hop artist, will be headlining “Volapalooza 2013” with special guests Beats Antique and DJ Mike Nasty. Students can purchase presale tickets for $10 in the Central Ticket Office or $15 on the day of the event.
Staff member leaves mark on student body Brooke Turner Staff Writer
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Holly Warlick celebrates her first SEC regular championship as head coach in Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 28.
Lady Vols clinch SEC title on Senior Night Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer The Tennessee Lady Volunteers (225, 14-1 SEC) defeated the Texas A&M Aggies (21-8, 11-4) 82-72 on Thursday to win their 17th SEC regular-season championship. While the Lady Vols are no strangers to winning SEC titles, this year was the first for head coach Holly Warlick, who became only the second coach in SEC history to win a regular-season conference championship in his or her first year, and many other Lady Vol players. “It was a little bit of a feeling of disbelief, I guess I didn’t know how to act because I’ve never done that before,” Warlick said. “I’m obviously extremely excited for this program and our players. It’s just a great opportunity to make sure we carry on the tradition that coach Summitt has done and so it’s a little surreal for me right now.” Winning the SEC regular season title certainly made the night a special one, but for seniors Taber Spani and Kamiko Williams, clinching the conference on Senior Night put the icing on the cake. The emotion of the night, however, didn’t seem to get to either of the girls. “We most definitely shut it out,” Williams said. “We talked about it in shootaround before and we just wanted to stay focused and get this win and get this
championship for them, and of course for us being seniors, so we just shut it out.” Williams and Spani not only won their second SEC regular-season crown but they were also an important part of the win, with Williams’ career-high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds. Spani contributed eight points of her own. “When it’s Senior Night you have a lot of pressure on you, your family is here and you are expected to perform and I though those two performed at the highest level,” Warlick said. “I can’t say enough about those two. Those two are special, they are special young women and I’m extremely proud of our team and our staff to get an SEC championship.” “I wish my senior year could of been like that at the end but I flunked out after my freshman year in baseball so I never got to have a senior year,” Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair said jokingly about Williams. The Lady Vols were led by sophomore forward Cierra Burdick, who had 15 points and 14 rebounds, nine of which were offensive boards that coach Warlick thought were key for the team tonight. “She was awesome,” Warlick said. “I thought she came up with key offensive rebounds and then down the stretch she hit those two jumpers at the free throw line. I thought she was key tonight.” For a team that was picked to be fifth in the conference by coaches, winning
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the championship seems to be a bit more satisfying this time around because of the hard work they put in. “They didn’t like being picked fifth,” Warlick said. “They had a little chip on their shoulder and they went to work. I think this is the one team that has been the most focused, has the hardest working team in practice that we have had here in a very long time, so when you do those things you get great results and it’s been a huge team effort.” The night didn’t go perfectly for the Lady Vols, however, as sophomore guard Ariel Massengale and sophomore forward Isabelle Harrison went down with right knee injuries and didn’t return. Coach Warlick was proud of how her team fought through the adversity in the game and all season long. “We won but we lost almost half our team,” Warlick said. “It’s just what we’ve been battling and dealing with all year. Our team was pretty upset, especially after Izzy went out, to have two of our players go down. Some of them were crying and upset, but they held on and that’s the resiliency of this team. They’ve been hit and they’ve been knocked down but they keep getting back up and it’s amazing how they have performed under the circumstances that they have all year.” The Lady Vols will play their last game of the regular season against the Kentucky Wildcats on March 3 in Lexington, Ky.
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Though UT’s annual Faculty Appreciation Week is coming to a close after a host of dinners, workshops and discounts, there is one special lady that some UT students think deserves some special recognition – and she’s not even technically a faculty member. Janice Wilson has proudly served the university as a staff member for 19 years after coming to Knoxville as a single mom looking for a stable job to help support her family. “I needed something I could retire at, so I chose UT,” she said. Upon entering the Rocky Top Cafe in the UC, students are welcomed by Wilson’s smiling face. In fact, if any student who has met Wilson is asked about her, they’re prone to admit that seeing her smile from day to day is something they look forward to. “Ms. Janice really is a bright spot in your day,” said Patterson Cantrell, a junior in history. “When you’re feeling down or you’re just having a tough day she always has a smile on her face, always has positive things to say and it is contagious, it really is. “It makes me want to be kind to the people I see throughout the rest of the day.” Caleb Thurman, a senior in human resource management with a collateral in entrepreneurship, agreed that Wilson is a delight to be around. “Whenever you go into the cafeteria, even for the short moment that you get to see her and talk to her, it gives you
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a homey feel, like you belong there, because she makes it so familiar,” he said. Thurman also shared that, as a freshman, when he was first away from home, Wilson was one of the people to make his transition easier. “Just the small things she says like, ‘Hey baby, how you doin’?’ is just an encouragement,” Thurman said, “because I know that she cares about her job and enjoys working with us as students.” In fact, Wilson has been told on several occasions that her smiling face has been helpful to adjusting to life at UT. “Students tell me, ‘You know, Ms. Janice you make a difference, because, us, being so far away from home is easier when you have that friendly face,’ “ she said. Wilson admits that having three children of her own has been something that has inspired her to extend kindness to the students here. Taking in strangers as her own is no new thing to Wilson. She is the mother to one biological daughter and two adopted boys. She took them in when they were young after they were estranged from their parents. Even as a young single parent, she was always looking for ways to make life easier and better for other people. So when she came to UT, she decided to continue the trend. Elizabeth Cantrell, a sophomore in nursing, said that she loves how Wilson makes such a big impact without even wanting recognition. See JANICE WILSON on Page 2
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CAMPUS NEWS VOLAPALOOZA continued from Page 1 Planning on attending “Volapalooza” to add more memories to her senior year, Taria Person, senior in English creative writing and African studies, said she is impressed with the lineup. “I think it’s a good thing that they have Tyga, I think it adds diversity especially to this campus and this atmosphere in Knoxville,” Person said. “And on top of that it puts locals with people who are actually famous so it gives our students opportunities to see those positions. I think it does make it
more of a party, more of a peer thing, an intimate thing, rather than a concert. I think they’re changing from the previous years.” Last year, “Volapalooza” performers include rap group Three 6 Mafia, electronic instrumentalist duo Big Gigantic and reggae legend Ziggy Marley. Angelou said she hopes this year provides students with even more entertainment than its predecessor. “Each ‘Volapalooza’ builds upon the successes of years’ past, making it even more fun and entertaining than the last,” Angelo said. “This year, the ‘Volapalooza’ event planners
JANICE WILSON continued from Page 1 “I love how she is just so interested for the sake of others, like she wants to know how they’re doing, how their day is going and just really is selfless in a way because she cares about the good of others,” Cantrell said. “She is such an encouragement to me, and probably without even knowing it.” Whether she’s aware of her impact or not, Wilson simply claims to play off the attitudes of those she serves. “I took the advice of one of my supervisors from years ago,” Wilson said. “She told me,
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have worked incredibly hard to give the event a festival atmosphere. There are a lot of fun surprises in store.” Students may purchase their tickets for the event beginning Friday, March 1, at the Central Ticket Office in the UC. The first 500 students in the queue will receive a $5 discount off the $10 purchase price. Students will pay $15 for entrance at the door. UT students are required to purchase tickets at the Central Ticket Office in the UC, and only cash is accepted. General admission tickets are for sale online at www.knoxvilletickets. com.
‘Janice, let me tell you something, that’s your life right here on this campus, these children. Take that energy that they got, and you just take it and you fill yourself up with it. And you’ll see that that will make the biggest difference in your day.’” Though not even technically a faculty member, UT students aren’t shy in voicing their appreciation for Wilson’s immense contributions that now span almost two decades on the UT campus. Thurman offered a special word of gratitude to Wilson. “You really are an encouragement,” he said. “Keep doing what you’re doing, because it really does mean something that you’re so kind to us.” Jalynn Baker • The Daily Beacon
Dr. Robert Washington-Allen, a UT geography professor, tells students about his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer during the Peace Corps Global Hour in the International House on Feb. 27.
Peace Corps offers unique opportunities Manuela Haddad • Photo courtesy of UT Ambassadors
UT Ambassadors provide campus tours and give students perspective on campus life.
Program allows students to represent UT Deborah Ince Staff Writer The UT Ambassadors program is an integral part of UT’s Campus Visit Program in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Student members act as official tour guides of the university and liaisons between prospective students and their parents. The competitive student organization accepted final applications for the program on Friday, Feb. 21, totaling several hundred. Grant Minchew, a member of UT Ambassadors, said the program teaches valuable leadership skills. “Joining the program opened the door into leadership through service on our campus,” Minchew said. “Even today, some students will come up to me and say, ‘Hey! You were my tour guide. Thanks!’ Those kinds of moments remind me why we do what we do ... We try to encourage all members to have a leadership role in one way or another, whether that’s planning a social event or training younger members through regular campus tours.” Before being accepted into the organization, students undergo a three round interview process with the assistant director of undergraduate admissions, Laura Stansell; admissions counselor Richard Spencer; and a group of current ambassadors who select the next class. Minchew says the current ambassadors are a lively, special group of students enthusiastic about sharing their love for their school. “The community among the members involved is hard to beat,” Minchew said. “Not many other places on campus boast such a diverse and hilariously ridiculous group of students. Many of them have become some of my
very best friends. Also, it provides a way for us as students to be a part of making our university a better place for prospective students.” UT Ambassadors applicants must be UT students who carry a minimum GPA of 2.5. Once accepted, ambassadors must work 40 hours each semester and conduct a weekly two-hour tour, and answer questions about all aspects of the university and the admissions process. Ambassadors must also participate in UT’s fall open house session when more than 1,500 students and parents visit the university. The organization usually maintains a 42-member staff. Taylor Thomas, senior captain of UT Ambassadors, praises the role the program has had in his undergraduate career and encourages students to look into joining the program. “The UT Ambassadors program is the best thing that has happened to me during my college career and quite possibly my life,” Thomas said. “The friends I have made, laughs I have had, students I’ve recruited, and passion for the university that I have been able to express all culminate into one unfathomable life-changing experience that I wouldn’t trade for the world. I think that’s a pretty good reason to look into it.” Minchew agreed, saying that he is excited to see how the program will continue to develop in the coming years. “As a graduating member, I am incredibly proud of the up-and-coming members we have,” Minchew said. “I have full faith that they will continue to serve prospective students, as well as each other, for years to come ... We welcome all different types of personalities. Whether you’re the life of the party or more of a chill one-on-one type of person you can certainly be trained to lead tour groups. All we ask is for you to show your love for our school.”
Staff Writer Many people dream of moving to a foreign country and spending their days immersed in a new culture. For those who join the Peace Corps, that dream is a reality. Veteran Peace Corps volunteers elaborated on that reality during a panel discussion at the International House on Wednesday night, sharing stories about their experiences abroad. This event was part of a week-long celebration that culminates today, on the Peace Corps’ 52nd anniversary. The celebration started with a networking and volunteering event with the Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development (SEEED) Project on Saturday and an invitation-only social event on Monday. Amanda McRoy, UT’s Peace Corps recruiter and a graduate student pursuing a master’s in speech pathology, hosted Wednesday’s event. McRoy became a Corps volunteer in 2009, returning from Cameroon last April. She said students who are interested in the Peace Corps should utilize their resources to learn about the organization. “Do some research,” McRoy said. “Peace Corps isn’t for everyone, but I think if it’s something you’re considering, you should definitely look into it because it’ll change your life. Come talk to me. Come to an info session. Set up a meeting.” McRoy noted that having volunteer experience helps with getting into the Peace Corps, but being sure of the
decision to join is more important than building a resumé. “Think about what they (the students) want their future to look like: learning a new culture, learning new skills … if those are things they want to be a part of, then this is for them,” she explained. “I think more than getting those hardline things, really figuring out why they want to do this (is important).” Josh Johnson, a junior in logistics, attended the event in order to learn more about the Peace Corps. He was enthusiastic that the Peace Corps helps implement sustainable changes in the communities it works with, as opposed to short term fixes such as those done through missionary trips. He also said the length of the service trips attracted him. “It’s two years; I think that’s really the most interesting thing because you live in the culture, you live in that area,” he said. Diana Ray is one of the returned Peace Corps volunteers who spoke at the event; she worked on rural community development through the Peace Corps from 2005 to 2007. She said that the biggest challenge she faced during her service was being accepted by the community she was placed in. “Until the day we left, the biggest challenge, still, was separating yourself from a tourist,” Ray said. “I finally just came to the realization that that was the way it was going to be … just embrace it. It was always a learning opportunity for me and for them.” Johnson said that leaving his family for two years would be the hardest part about joining the Peace Corps. “Leaving family, that kind of concerns me … going overseas and going to a new country, you’re leaving that support system,” he said. McRoy acknowledged those
challenges, noting that the difficulty does not end once returning stateside -- readjusting to living in the U.S. is also an issue. “I think you expect the culture shock when you get there … but it is a big change when you come back to the states,” she said. Ray agreed with this notion, saying that although she was eager to share stories about her service when she returned, people weren’t as eager to listen. Most only wanted a short elevator ride-long summary of the experience. “One of the biggest things is that you wanted to share your experience with people and people didn’t really care,” she said, adding how she dealt with this issue. “I had my elevator speech ready and I would choose my opportunities of when to share.” Despite the challenge of adjustments and readjustments and the vulnerability of entering a foreign land, all the veteran volunteers agreed that it was a powerful opportunity. “It’s the most rewarding experience I’ve had in my life,” said Ray. “I would say go in with an open mind … you’ll come in with some of your most trying times in Peace Corps, but it’s so worth it.” The anniversary celebration ends tomorrow with another networking and volunteering event. Anyone interested in the Peace Corps can attend the event at Second Harvest Food Bank from 9 a.m. to noon. Students who missed or cannot make it to these events, but are interested in learning about the Peace Corps, have more opportunities to learn about the 52-year-old organization. McRoy hosts a coffee hour in the Hodges Library Starbucks every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. to discuss and answer questions about the Peace Corps.
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Local band plays own brand of rock Samantha Coley Staff Writer They’re a young band with old-school influences. The Blue Heavy, influenced by bands like Led Zepplin, The Rolling Stones and Black Sabbath, is comprised of Ben Gaines as lead vocalist, Jac Conley as lead guitarist, Bo Kitzman on drums and Mark Crider on bass. Gaines and Conley have been involved with music their whole lives, especially with singing. “I have been singing my whole life, but really got into it around middle school,” Gaines said. “I actually wanted to major in voice in college, and only started playing guitar a couple years ago. I only sing with The Blue Heavy.” Gaines describes the band’s shows as lively and said attendants should expect this when they perform after the Ace Miller Memorial Boxing Tournament on Friday at The Hill. “Our shows are really high energy,” he said. “We don’t play punk music, but I like to compare our shows to punk shows, crowd-wise. People get really into it, people dance, but it’s also fun music to just hang in the back and dance to. We usually have
people in the front throwing down, then people hanging and dancing in the back. At The Hill, we’ll be playing a lot of ‘60s and ‘70s covers, as well as our original songs. It’s just fun music to come out and dance to.” Conley also explained that he has been singing for quite some time. “I have been singing my whole life, too, and I started taking lessons when I was in fifth grade,” Conley said. “I play guitar in the band, but I started playing the drums when I was in the seventh grade, and then I started playing guitar when I was a sophomore in high school.” Gaines said the two were musically compatible before The Blue Heavy formed. “It was long before The Blue Heavy. I couldn’t play guitar and we met in Jackson, where we’re from,” Gaines said. “We were about 15 or 16, and then we started a band called 1952. Then when I transferred to UT, and we were going to the same school we started The Blue Heavy around 2010 to 2011.” Elaborating on the meaning behind their songs, Gaines said that writing is his outlet
that relates back to his life. “I write most of the lyrics, so Jac and I will get together and he’ll have a guitar part and I’ll either have lyrics to match or I won’t,” Gaines said. “Most of the songs are actually related to my life in some way or another. Then we have a few songs that aren’t related to me, but just the emotion of that the song conveys to me, like when you read a book and how it makes you feel. Jac will show me a guitar part and I’ll write a song on how it makes me feel. A lot of our songs are based on social commentary as well. For example, ‘Money’ is about greed.” The two band members came up with the band name in quite a specific way. “Our music is really heavy rock, and we actually were talking about names over Facebook chat. It’s really heavy on the rock side and really bluesy, so why not The Blue Heavy?” Conley said. The Blue Heavy will play at The Hill at 1105 Forest Ave. on March 2 at 9 p.m. The band is planning to release their EP within the next month.
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A painting of Michael McBride hangs in the UC Concourse Gallery during the month of February. The March exhibit is sponsored by the Women’s Coordinating Council and VAC to celebrate Women’s HERstory month.
‘HERstory’ art exhibit to open in UC Rebecca Butcher Staff Writer In the tradition of art imitating life, one exhibit will reflect the concept of women in art. The Visual Arts Committee and Women’s Coordinating Council present the “Women’s HERstory” exhibit. The artistic expression of women will be featured in the UC Concourse gallery beginning March 6. Nine faculty members and five graduate students from the art, interior design and architecture departments will have their work displayed for students to view. Shannon Herron, senior in studio art with a concentration in two-dimensional art and committee vice chair of exhibits for VAC, said the artists are not only expressing their views of female empowerment visually. “We have asked each artist to write a short statement about what it means to them to be a female in the art/ design world and if/how that has shaped their experience in any way,” Herron said. “These short statements will be exhibited alongside each piece.” The art displayed will be two-dimensional in form and even a few “flat sculptures” will be available for view. The concept behind the project is to exhibit the future of female artistry and those here on campus that work toward it. April Bachtel, second-year graduate student in painting and drawing, is one of the artists whose work will be featured in the exhibit. “As an artist, work that you make tends to be generally about you or issues or problems that you have and I think being a woman that comes out more whether you mean it to or not, it inherently does,” Bachtel said. “I very much consider myself a painter, but I think if other
people were to look at my work they’d call me a sculptor.” Bachtel first said that she proclaimed herself as an artist during her senior undergraduate year at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Some of her work includes cut and stained paper that occasionally holds an association with the body. With paintings she takes found fabrics and clothing and utilizes it as a canvas. “Three years ago, I had that first moment where I was like, oh I can do this,” Bachtel said. “When I was a younger student all the artists seemed amazing and so much better than me, but I started doing it.” Bachtel joined UT artists as well, and she hopes to be a part of the “HERstory” exhibit. The “HERstory ” month that the Women’s Coordinating Council puts together each year is being done a little differently this
time. In the past they have focused on women journalists and offer the role of female artists play in society this year. “We were honored when Women’s Coordinating Council approached us about cosponsoring some kind of event for ‘Women’s HERstory’ month, and we wanted to put up an exhibition that the students could get excited about,” Herron said. “We played around with the idea of doing some kind of retrospective photographic exhibition of women’s achievement at the university, but that’s been done before,” he said. “We wanted to create an exhibition that looks to the future of women’s achievement -- not the past.” The exhibit will begin Wednesday, March 6 in the UC Concourse Gallery. A reception will be held Friday, March 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is open to all students.
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People never too old for change Emily DeLanzo Managing Editor Meteorologist. Mean ballerina. Pediatrician. Park Ranger. Hair stylist. Construction worker. Until the age of 18, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. My senior year in high school I harped on the importance of humanitarian actions and knew for a fact I wanted to join the Peace Corps and help provide basic civil rights to every single last person on this planet. Even though I have spent the last three and a half years grooming my education and my summer internships to my future career — hopeful career/lifelong dream at this point — I can still change it, much like Pope Benedict XVI decided to do. The joy of living in the 21st century is that I see no real limits. I’m not limited to the options of being a housewife, a hag or a whore. I’m not limited by my gender. My visible ankles and knees don’t reflect my religious beliefs or my personal values. I can be a police officer. I can be homeless. I can be anything I want to be, and only I can judge myself. And by only me, I mean my family, my friends and any future employers can also judge me. Thanks to the looming sequestration, my dream job might not exist in the next month, let alone next decade. I fortunately came to the realization over the past few days that the world is not ending. My future isn’t crumbling at my feet — although it certainly appears to be falling apart at a faster rate than I originally thought. After three and a half years of taking classes perfecting my interpretative media concentration in my interdisciplinary program and spending every summer and
waking moment volunteering and interning, I am left with nothing but empty promises from Congress. I might take Pope Benedict XVI’s lead though and find alternative careers or enjoy myself. Life is my adventure, and I fully intend on experiencing anything possible. After all, you’re never too old to change your future. Or in any case, your major. Peppered Beef Tenderloin Note: For better flavor, substitute the more common black peppercorns for the less pungent green and red peppercorns. 1 8 oz. carton sour cream 3 T. Dijon mustard 2 T. Prepared horseradish 2 T. Whole green peppercorns 2 T. Whole red peppercorns 2 tsp. Coarse salt 1 (3.5 to 4 lb.) beef tenderloin 1 cup Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley ¼ cup Butter, softened MAKE AHEAD: combine first 3 ingredients. Cover; chill. Place peppercorns in container of an electric blender; cover and pulse until chipped. Transfer to a bowl; stir in salt. Place beer on a lightly greased rack in a shallow roasting pan. Combine parsley, butter and 3 T. mustard; rub mixture evenly over tenderloin. Pat peppercorn mixture evenly over beef. Cover; chill up to 24 hours. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in thicket portion of beef registers 145 degrees (medium-rare), to 160 degrees (medium). Transfer beer to a platter. Cover loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with sour cream mixture. — Emily DeLanzo is a senior in environmental studies. She can be reached at edelanzo@utk.edu or followed on Twitter at @ EmilyDeLanzo.
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Undergraduates face tough job market Chaos Theory by
Sarah Russell Applying for jobs is one of the most difficult things I have had to do in my collegiate career, even in some ways more difficult than writing my thesis or studying for my toughest midterms. The reason I, and surely many others, struggle with it so much is because I am not particularly good at bragging about myself or telling potential employers why I am a better fit for the job than anyone else. Many of us would rather our resumes speak for themselves rather than participate in an interview or write a cover letter to convince someone to hire us. It is easy to feel under-qualified for positions, especially as a recent or soon-to-be college graduate. We feel perfectly capable of entering the workforce now, even if we plan to go on to graduate school in the future. Many of us have worked our way through college, have gotten good grades in our majors, and rightly feel that we are well qualified to be hired for a full-time job after graduating. I have been looking for a job with a regional non-profit as my current post-graduation plan until I go to graduate school in the next year or two. I have worked part time for three years, I have studied social issues extensively in my coursework, and I have volunteered with similar organizations while in college. But as my personal job search has shown me, however, those qualifications are often not enough to get me hired in the jobs I would be interested in pursuing. Based on several job descriptions I have come across in my search, I am lacking the degrees and the work experience necessary to even match the job description, let alone to be considered as a viable candidate. In order to fit most job descriptions, I need a master’s degree and several years of work experience in the field.
If anyone ever needed empirical evidence to prove the fact that advanced degrees are becoming increasingly necessary to enter the workforce, simply try to apply for a job. In order to be qualified for many positions, especially professional and non-entry level positions, a master’s degree or several years’ experience is required, which immediately rules out those of us trying to find a job right after college and before we move on to graduate school. Of course, these kinds of jobs are not our only options. We can continue to work in the kinds of basic jobs we did to support ourselves in college -- work as a bartender, work retail, or wait tables. We can also try to seek out paid internships or ones with small stipends attached, but most internships come with no money attached. Certainly, internships are excellent opportunities to engage in work in your desired field before a master’s degree, but for those of us who need an actual salary to live on find ourselves unable and unwilling to take some of the few opportunities that are actually available for recent college graduates who do not have advanced degrees or experience. The shift toward advanced degrees and experience as prerequisites for jobs does, in fact, make a certain amount of sense in today’s increasingly educated, complex, and globalized world. Also, the number of young people trying to enter the work force at the same time and compete for similar jobs creates a greater need for a way to identify superior candidates. But what options does that leave the recent college graduate who may have drive, excitement, and energy but lacks advanced degrees and years of experience? Frustrating as it may be, it simply means we must be creative. We must network with as many people as possible, write killer resumes and cover letters, and seek options in areas we would not have necessarily considered at first glance. There are opportunities out there for us — it just may require a bit more effort to find them. — Sarah Russell is a senior in history. She can be reached at srusse22@utk.edu.
Capitalism brings triumph, tragedy Burden of Infallibility by
Wiley Robinson
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Capitalism and public safety nets are classically seen as being in different political camps. The freer the market, it is often said, the less need there is for them. What this ignores is that market capitalism puts a lot of stress on the cultural safety nets we’ve relied on before either government or capitalism. The upheaval of family and community, the most universal and constant safety nets, could be at the center of the contradictions of capitalism. The system is inherently chaotic and while culture does evolve we all suffer when it deviates too much from the much less flexible human blueprint. We’re made to rely on increasingly artificial and planned systems of organization. The assumption of reliance on family and community is a farcical relic. There are so many people that there’s an illusion of complete choice for who to have relationships with. Whole industries and even cities can just die. Remember journalism? In this sense capitalism is disruptive and speeds up cultural evolution seemingly exponentially, in increasingly artificial directions. It is complete idiocy to think that people can uniformly alter themselves to be hammered through holes constantly changing shape, which is why the welfare state exists. The extreme amorality of the market, how it indifferently punishes inefficiency despite the opacity of the system, how it demands us to live; these are not ways to reinforce a society based on the inescapable human blueprint, to maintain healthy family and social bonds as opposed to the chronic effect of commoditization on everything from relationships to humans themselves. This is why many leaders in the past few centuries, from every school of thought, have set up safety nets in the face of such a volatile, opaque, constantly shifting array of human demands. It is counterintuitive to sustainability in every sense.
Perhaps there’s a reason Obama’s shift in rhetoric and policy toward a more active welfare state isn’t being fought tooth and nail. America is feeling the consequences of unfettered capitalism more than ever before and is looking for a respite -- not out of some lack of objective cultural fitness as the cruel neoconservative justification goes, but from a sheer lack of direct control over the artificial system we’re born into where we’re encouraged to live and die by the profit motive. The momentum from the conservative capitalism of the 1980s is the direct cause for the effect of more people experiencing this inability to meet the new demands of culture. Technological growth in the past few decades alone has shifted the market with a force that can’t be underestimated, destroying and creating whole industries and ways of life with all the unpredictability and instability as a series of violent earthquakes. With climate change increasingly threatening our quality of life and the habitability of our own planet, the realization that the state will have to contain the power of this creative destruction in some capacity should be a thing of emerging universal realization. Capitalism threatens the foundation of the cultures it enriches. Market conservatism, if still necessary in some capacity, has been rendered all but impossible. There must be some acknowledgement and compassion for those left behind in the chaos of too-rapid change, which is everyone in some way or another. Nobody can escape the manifestation of instability in their lives. The strain on the human blueprint, be it in the form of mental health or otherwise, is all too obvious. In bleak moments, I wonder if the triumph of capitalism won’t be looked upon as one of the biggest mistakes in human history, if we get that far – the beginning of the end for our environment and, upon reaching unprecedented material comfort, we did so by making ultimately doomed societies in which isolation, displacement, anxiety and insecurity cannot all but increase. — Wiley Robinson is a senior in ecology and evolutionary biology. He can be reached at rrobin1@utk.edu.
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UT to retire jerseys of Abbott, Ellis, Parker Staff Reports The highest individual honor that can be attained at UT should be the retirement of a jersey of an outstanding performer, and a new process for retiring jerseys at UT has been finalized. Based on the new criteria and nominating process, three former student-athletes will join those who have previously honored with jersey retirement: Monica Abbott (No. 7) from softball, Dale Ellis (No. 14) from men’s basketball, and Candace Parker (No. 3) in women’s basketball. Abbott will be honored before Tennessee’s game vs. Texas A&M on March 23, 2013 at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. That game is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Ellis and Parker will each be honored with ceremonies to occur before a game during their respective teams’ seasons in 2013-14. Abbott pitched for the Tennessee softball team from 2004-07, finishing with a 18934 record and an 0.79 ERA while compiling 112 shutouts, 2,440 strikeouts, 23 no-hitters, six perfect games and 125 games of 10-plus strikeouts in 253 appearances. She holds the NCAA Division I career record for wins, shutouts, strikeouts, starts (206), innings pitched (1,448) and appearances and led Division I in victories in all four seasons with the Lady Vols. A native of Salinas, Calif., Abbott was a four-time first team All-American and AllSEC selection and earned SEC Pitcher of the Year distinction in 2004, 2005 and 2007. She won both the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of
the Year and the Honda Award for Softball in 2007, and she led Tennessee to three consecutive College World Series appearances from 2005-07, earning 10 wins in CWS games as well as three CWS All-Tournament selections. Abbott also holds almost every significant career and single-season Tennessee softball pitching record. A native of Marietta, Ga., Ellis suited up for the Vols and head coach Don DeVoe from 1980-83. He was twice named the SEC Player of the Year (1982 and 1983) and was a three-time first-team All-SEC selection. As a junior in 1981-82, he led Tennessee to a 20-10 (13-5 SEC) record and the regular-season SEC Championship. Ellis raised his scoring average every season during his career on Rocky Top. The 6-7, 205-pound forward averaged 7.1 points as a freshman in 1979-80, and that average rose to 17.7 ppg, 21.2 ppg and finally 22.6 ppg during his senior campaign in 1982-83. His 2,065 total points ranked third in program history at the conclusion of his UT career, and he currently ranks sixth on the school’s all-time scoring list. His 724 points as a senior set a UT single-season record (has since been surpassed). However, he remains Tennessee’s all-time leader in field-goal percentage for a single season (.654 in 1981-82) and a career (.595; min. 500 attempts). Parker, from Naperville, Ill., led Tennessee to consecutive national championships in 2007 and 2008 and ranks third on the UT career list with 2,137 points scored in only three seasons (2005-06
through 2007-08). She averaged 19.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game and is the Lady Vols’ career and singleseason record holder in free throws made and the career record holder for blocked shots. Parker was a three-time All-American and All-SEC performer (2006-08) who also won SEC Player of the Year (2007) and SEC Female Athlete of the Year honors in 2008. She also won the following national awards: John R. Wooden Player of the Year (2007, 2008), Naismith Player of the Year (2008), AP Player of the Year (2008), HondaBroderick Cup Athlete of the Year (2008), State Farm Wade Trophy (2007), and the USA Basketball Writers Player of the Year (2007, 2008). She was also the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in the Lady Vols’ two consecutive national title seasons from 2007-08. The following are the criteria by which former studentathletes will be eligible for the honor of jersey retirement at the University of Tennessee: ¡ The student-athlete must have demonstrated outstanding character, integrity, and commitment to the University of Tennessee during his/her athletic career. ¡ Any student-athlete under consideration must have graduated or have left the University in good academic standing, which would have made them eligible to return and compete. ¡ Former student-athletes are eligible for this honor five years after exhausting their eligibility. If they left school early without exhausting their eligibility, they are eligible eight
years after leaving UT. ¡ Extenuating circumstances may be considered by the committee, and modifications of the policy may be considered under such circumstances by mutual agreement of the Faculty Athletics Representative and the Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics. A student-athlete will be eligible for consideration if they achieve three of the five criteria listed below: ¡ SEC Player of the Year ¡ National Award (Player of the Year, Sullivan, or similar honor) ¡ First-Team All-American ¡ Career record holder in a significant category (as determined by the committee) at the UT, SEC, or national level upon completion of career ¡ National championship during tenure There is a nominating committee that will determine when an individual will be honored with a retired jersey, and any member of the committee can bring a nomination. The composition of that committee includes the Faculty Athletics Representative, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics, the sport administrator of the selected sport, the media relations contact for selected sport or the associate athletics director/communications (or designee), and the senior woman administrator. The honor of jersey retirement shall be bestowed to an individual only by unanimous vote of the nominating committee. The committee shall also have the ability based on File Photo • The Daily Beacon accomplishments/impact at UT (UT personnel only) to Former Lady Vol Candace Parker drives into the paint honor non-student-athletes in against Duke in Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 22, a similar manner. 2007.
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Friday, March 1, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell
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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu
Freshman Simcox true ‘Vol for Life’ Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer With the Tennessee baseball season off and running, many new faces have jumped right into their first game experiences of their college careers. One of those freshmen has been on the playing field since day one. Starting shortstop A.J. Simcox has hit near the top of the lineup for the Vols all season. “It’s a blessing,” Simcox said about being able to come in right away and earn a starting spot. “I came in here trying to earn a spot to play and with a lot of hope. I came in not knowing exactly what to expect but it’s been a lot of fun.” Since arriving on campus he has caught his teammates and coaches eyes not only by his character but also with his hitting and defensive abilities. Simcox, who was the top prospect in Tennessee high schools, has filled in very nicely for the spot vacated by graduated senior Zach Osborne. “I don’t think we could fill the loss of Zach with anyone better than A.J.,” second year head coach Dave Serrano said. “He’s gotten off to a little bit of a slow start offensively but has played tremendous defense and is in the making of ending up being a superstar in the end of his career.” For the former Farragut High School standout, the choice to attend college and play for Tennessee was simple, despite being selected in the 32nd round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies.
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Freshman A.J. Simcox throws across the diamond against Arizona State on Feb. 24. “Everybody knew I was going to come to school here,” Simcox said. “Me and my family put it out there not to draft me because I was going to school.” In fact, there was no other
school on his list of colleges to play baseball. The decision was an easy one given that his father, Larry, was a UT assistant baseball coach from 1991-1997. “It was really fun,” he said
about being able to come with his dad to the ballpark when he was growing up. “You got to see a lot of things a normal kid wouldn’t. You get to learn a lot about the game and I learned from a lot of great players. They have some guys
in the major leagues that I still talk to from time to time. It was really cool to pick up those things growing up.” Simcox was even more accustomed to wearing the Tennessee baseball uniform early on, as he also once was
a UT batboy. Being the sure-handed shortstop he has been for the Vols so far this season, it isn’t a surprise that one of his favorite baseball players growing up was New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. “I grew up a huge Jeter fan like most of my generation did,” he said. “It was a big influence on me. Chris Burke, who played here from ‘99-01, was also a huge influence on me wanting to be a great shortstop.” Just like it is for any freshman athlete, the constant grind of focusing and playing a sport can sometimes be a tough task to handle so in his spare time Simcox likes to hang out with friends and family. “I think I’m more reserved,” he said. “On days off I either hangout with the guys or go home and chill with family and get a nice home cooked meal.” One thing someone may not know about the 6-foot-3 shortstop for the Vols is that he also considers himself a juggling master. While he may like to clown around with his hidden skill off the baseball diamond, he is all about business when out on the field in a game or practice. His coach believes that he can be a player that will progress into a leader in his years to come. “There aren’t many better people out there than him,” Serrano said. “He does a lot of things right. He’s good in school he’s good off the field, and he’ll end up being a leader of this program.”
Diamond Vols prepared for weekend tournament Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor Now is the time for a team compiled of freshmen to prove themselves tried and true. The Tennessee Volunteer baseball team is headed to Cary, N.C., for what is called the Irish Classic. They will be facing No. 22 Notre Dame along with Massachusetts and No. 25 Virginia Tech over the three day tournament. Freshman outfielder and left-handed pitcher Vincent Jackson said that pre-game jitters and chemistry were a struggle earlier in the year, but it’s become less of an issue with every game they play. “We’re starting to play some more games, we’re starting to become more normal,” he said. “It feels like, let’s roll, we’re ready to go.” As they climb onto the bus and prepare for Saturday’s game against Notre Dame, Jackson said he had no concerns about the team’s ability to work together. “We’ve been playing with each other for what seems like a couple years now, because we’ve been playing each other so much,” he said. “We’re just trying to bond as a family, stick together through thin and thick and just play baseball like we’ve been doing our entire lives.” For now, they’re not focusing on the tournament as a whole but on each game individually. “We’re just gonna take each game at a time and just play baseball,” Jackson said. “We want to win each inning, so that’s what we’re trying to do.” After a somewhat sloppy win over ETSU on Tuesday, Jackson said he wanted to fine tune his game for the weekend. “Just staying consistent with outfield, pitching and hitting. Just overall being a consistent baseball player,” he said regarding aspects of his game that he’s looking to improve. Drake Owenby is also a fresh-
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Sophomore pitcher Eric Martin prepares for a pitch against Arizona State on Feb. 24. man and a left-handed pitcher. As he heads to North Carolina he said the game against ETSU could only help their play this weekend. “We made a few errors on the field, but you can never really see that coming. We overcame that, we hit the ball great that game,” he said of Tuesday’s game. “I think if we just keep the bats going and pitch a little bit better we’ll be fine for this weekend.” He said his experience with the Vols so far has done nothing but build confidence in their ability to compete.
“I’ve played baseball all my life and this is probably the biggest team that I’ve been a part of and we’ve all come together really well,” he said. Owenby said he’s not concerned about playing more challenging teams. “I know all the teams are supposed to be really good and Notre Dame is ranked or something, I know they’ll be great,” Owenby said. “We think we line up with them athletically everywhere so I think we’ll be fine. Talent-wise we’re a great team, just like every other team.”