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Fan creates basketball student section legacy ‘Sully’ Sullivan leads ‘Rocky Top Rowdies’ with pregame cheers, outlandish costumes “He was really inciting the students to get into the game,” Kose said. “If you look at the way he dresses, you can tell he Editor-in-Chief has a lot of passion for Tennessee basketball. We said, ‘Let’s see if this guy can take our student section to the next level His outfit is outrageous. His antics are over the top. His and be the leader of our student section.’” passion is unrivaled.

Two years later, Sullivan hasn’t looked back.

But for Richard “Sully” Sullivan, it all amounts to just “He’s been great,” Kose said. “He’s the kind of liason with another UT game at Thompson-Boling Arena. the athletics department to the student groups who attend the Sullivan, a senior in biological sciences, has game. We can run ideas through him, been one of the most recognizable fans gracwe can encourage him to get the ing the student section at UT men’s basketball crowd going. games for almost his entire college career.

“He’s been a great extension of the Posted up on the floor directly in front of the athletic department to get students “Rocky Top Rowdies,” Sullivan is often seen excited about basketball.” leading the students in cheers throughout But the key to Sullivan’s antics is each contest, wearing a loudly fashioned the fun he has at every game. He hasTennessee outfit at each game. n’t missed an SEC game during his Sullivan said his unusual brand of fandom time at UT, and he’s been front and started as a high schooler. center for historic moments on the “Growing up in high school, I played footTennessee hardwood, like the Vols’ ball, and all our football guys used to dress up upset of No. 1 Kansas last January. to go to the basketball games,” Sullivan said.

“Going into that game, I was say“So when I got (to UT), we just kept doing ing, ‘Do we even have a chance?’” that.

Sullivan said of the matchup which “We’d dress up, get to the game early, lead followed the well-documented cheers. That’s how I started becoming a big arrests and suspensions of four UT basketball fan.” players. “It turned into probably the Many fans could lay claim to Sullivan’s greatest upset in UT sports history. immense amount of passion, but it’s Sullivan’s Being there for that was a surreal gameday outfit that puts him head and shoulmoment.” ders above casual fans. The get-up has evolved Sullivan’s costume even changes from his 2007 freshman year , but his fashion for specific occasions. statements have remained as outlandish as “Last year, we had ‘white-out.’” ever.

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon Sullivan said. “I wanted to do someFirst, there’s the orange-and-white checkerboard shoes Sullivan painted in his North Sully Sullivan stands in front of the student section after a game against Mississippi State thing different. I called around costume places trying to figure out what Carrick dorm room as a freshman. Then, on Feb. 26. Sullivan hasn’t missed an SEC game during his tenure at UT. I could do that was all white, and I Sullivan chooses between his orange-andended up renting a white tux with tails and everything to wear student population.

They wanted to make Sullivan a mainstay white pinstripe pants and overalls. The centerpiece of to the game. at UT basketball games.

Sullivan’s outfit is a throwback Wayne Chism jersey.

“It got a lot of positive feedback. I ended up doing it again “The marketing department came to me and said, ‘Hey, we Finally, it’s all about the accessories.

“I’ll put on four or five different kinds of beads,” Sullivan love what you do,’” Sullivan said. “They said, ‘Would you just for College GameDay this year.”

The chance to lead students has been rewarding for said. “Then the UT flag cap, my orange top hat, and occasion- want to stand back here and lead the cheers?’ So from there, it Sullivan, but even he is surprised at his effect on the Rocky took off.” ally I’ll paint my face, depending on the game.”

Doug Kose, assistant athletics director for sales and mar- Top Rowdies.

Sullivan said the goal is simply to keep the student section “(UT) told me to keep the students in unison, to serve a keting, said Sullivan’s passion was key in asking for the engaged in the game, even when the Vols aren’t playing well. purpose,” Sullivan said. “And it’s kind of taken off, I guess.”

“A lot of times, something bad will happen in the game,” he senior’s help.

Zac Ellis

said, “and so we try to start a positive cheer. When you go to other sports, the crowd influences the game, but in basketball, because it’s such a small atmosphere, the student impact is so great.

“When students are used to doing the same thing, it makes a bigger difference.”

During Sullivan’s sophomore year at UT, the athletic department took note of the Nashville native’s effect on the

‘Fun Run’ to benefit UT libraries she said.

Colin Spaulding, vice president of the Graduate Student Senate, is excited that Staff Writer the senate is helping with the run.

“The Graduate Student Senate has The 19th annual Love Your Libraries chosen to help support digital subscripFun Run will take place on Saturday.

The event takes participants on a tour tion services or online journals,” he said.

The nonprofit event is also sanctioned of the UT campus, past several of the by the Knoxville Track Club and awards libraries, where all proceeds are donated. will be given for first, second and third It will begin at 8 a.m. at Circle Park, near place, as well as a number of various t h e awards for Torchbearer, best in cerbut all stutain age dents who groups, best have not team effort preregisand fastest tered should student runshow up ner. before 7 A limited a.m. with number of T$10 in cash shirts will and a stualso be given dent ID. All to all particinon-stupants who dents and show up early faculty are on the race welcome to day. run with a Carr has registration also coordifee of $20. nated the Megan efforts of Carr, a UT A r a m a r k doctoral F o o d candidate in Services, geophysics, library peris chairing sonnel, UT the event administrathis year and tion, UT has set a police and goal of UT recycling $15,000 for to make the the UT race success.

Libraries.

Carr also “These a c k n o w lfunds will File Photo • The Daily Beacon edgemed assist the libraries in Hodges Library towers over the Pedestrian K a l e y p u r c h a s i n g Mall and the Humanities Amphitheatre in this Schwab and much-needed stock photo. Hodges, which is only one M a r t h a e l e c t r o n i c branch of the UT Libraries, will benefit from Rudolph of the annual Love Your Libraries Fun Run taking the Library resources, place on Saturday.

Development books, equipStaff, who ment and other items critical for student “were tremendous and vital to the success at the University of Tennessee,” fundraising, more so than myself.” she said. “A majority of the funds will More information, a map of the race come from local businesses.

However, a significant portion will track and preregistration materials can come from the registration costs as well, be found at www.lib.utk.edu/funrun.

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Lindsey Pickett, senior in history, takes advantage of the weather to study outside the Humanities Building on Thursday. The unseasonably warm weather will continue through today, with a high in the mid-60s, but temperatures will drop to the 40s by Sunday.

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Several students play football in the Humanties Amphitheatre on March 2. The ampitheater has gotten much use in the past few days, as the weather has improved from the rain on Monday.

1933: FDR inaugurated On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States. In his famous inaugural address, delivered outside the east wing of the U.S. Capitol, Roosevelt outlined his “New Deal” — an expansion of the federal government as an instrument of employment opportunity and welfare — and told Americans that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Although it was a rainy day in Washington, and gusts of rain blew over Roosevelt as he spoke, he delivered a speech that radiated optimism and competence, and a broad majority of Americans united behind their new president and his radical economic proposals to lead the nation out of the Great Depression.

Born into an upper-class family in Hyde Park, N.Y., in 1882, Roosevelt was the fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the 26th U.S. president from 1901 to 1909. In 1905, Franklin Roosevelt, who was at the time

a student at Columbia University Law School, married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, the niece of Theodore Roosevelt. After three years as a lawyer, he decided to follow his cousin Theodore’s lead and sought public office, winning election to the New York State Senate in 1910 as a Democrat. He soon won a reputation as a charismatic politician dedicated to social and economic reform.

Roosevelt supported the progressive New Jersey governor Woodrow Wilson in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, and after Wilson’s election in 1912 Roosevelt was appointed assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy, a post that Theodore Roosevelt once held. In 1920, Roosevelt, who had proved himself a gifted administrator, won the Democratic nomination for vice president on a ticket with James Cox. The Democrats lost in a landslide to Republicans Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, and Roosevelt returned to his law practice and undertook several business ventures.

In 1921, he was stricken with poliomyelitis,

the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio. He spent several years recovering from what was at first nearly total paralysis, and his wife, Eleanor, kept his name alive in Democratic circles. He never fully covered and was forced to use braces or a wheelchair to move around for the rest of his life.

In 1924, Roosevelt returned to politics when he nominated New York Governor Alfred E. Smith for the presidency with a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention. In 1928, he again nominated Smith, and the outgoing New York governor urged Roosevelt to run for his gubernatorial seat. Roosevelt campaigned across the state by automobile and was elected even as the state voted for Republican Herbert Hoover in the presidential election.

As governor, Roosevelt worked for tax relief for farmers and in 1930 won a resounding electoral victory just as the economic recession brought on by the October 1929 stock market crash was turning into a major depression.

During his second term, Governor Roosevelt mobilized the state government to play an active role in providing relief and spurring economic recovery. His aggressive approach to

the economic crisis, coupled with his obvious political abilities, gave him the Democratic presidential nomination in 1932.

Roosevelt had no trouble defeating President Herbert Hoover, who many blamed for the Depression, and the governor carried all but six states. During the next four months, the economy continued to decline, and when Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933, most banks were closed, farms were suffering, 13 million workers were unemployed, and industrial production stood at just over half its 1929 level.

Aided by a Democratic Congress, Roosevelt took prompt, decisive action, and most of his New Deal proposals, such as the Agricultural Adjustment Act, National Industrial Recovery Act, and creation of the Public Works Administration and Tennessee Valley Authority, were approved within his first 100 days in office. Although criticized by many in the business community, Roosevelt’s progressive legislation improved America’s economic climate, and in 1936 he easily won reelection.

— This Day in History is courtesy of history.com

Friday, March 4, 2011

UT extension ag economist to serve as president of national organization An agricultural economist with UT Extension will soon lead a national organization that focuses on community development, including enhancing the country’s rural economies and creating jobs.

Michael Wilcox was recently named president-elect of the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP). Wilcox will assume his new role at the organization’s upcoming conference in Charleston, S.C., in March. He will then assume duties as President in 2012 and help plan and coordinate the group’s national meeting in Utah.

NACDEP is dedicated to improving the visibility, coordination, professional status and resource base of community and economic development for Extension programs and professionals nationwide. It has about 300 members, and Wilcox has been part of the group since he first joined UT in 2006.

Wilcox’s research focus is on the factors that impact rural economic development in Tennessee. His work seeks to enhance community vitality through strengthening existing and new businesses to thrive through economic initiatives. He co-founded the “Sustainable Tennessee” program, which focuses on entrepreneurship, workforce development and land use.

He also recently co-wrote a national curriculum through the National E-Commerce Extension Initiative on developing a Web presence for local communities and governments.

He worked on this project with colleagues from Oklahoma State University and the University of Nebraska.

Wilcox says he’s concerned that the current economy is impacting community development programs within many of our nation’s land-grant universities, and this is a trend that will be felt negatively on the local level.

Wilcox said that his hope is for NACDEP to continue to grow as an organization, and that could benefit state Extension services’ ability to push for community economic development.

Wilcox is an assistant professor in agricultural and resource economics. He holds a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Purdue University, and degrees from Auburn and Cornell Universities.

UT Extension operates in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties as the off-campus division of the UT Institute of Agriculture. An educational and outreach organization funded by federal, state and local governments, UT Extension, in cooperation with Tennessee State University, brings research-based information about agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and youth and community development to the people of Tennessee where they live and work.

Ralph Nader to speak on Wednesday The man dubbed one of the most influential figures in the U.S., Ralph Nader will speak on the UT campus, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Cox Auditorium in Cox Auditorium of AMB. Sponsored by the Central Program Council and the Issues Committee, the event is free and open to the public, though first-priority seating will go to students, faculty and staff beginning at 6 p.m.

Nader, a consumer advocate and four-time presidential candidate, has dedicated his life to both exposing and offering solutions to the

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NEWS problems in the U.S. government system. He was recently called “One of the Most Influential Figures in American History” by The Atlantic.

Time magazine also named Nader as “One of the 100 Most Influential Americans of the 20th Century.”

Nader recently released his first novel, “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us,” which presents a “practical utopia,” outlining the lasting improvements to society that America’s most powerful figures could achieve if they pooled their resources toward a singular goal.

Nader immersed himself in public life in 1965 when he took on the auto industry with his book, “Unsafe at Any Speed,” an exposé of the disregard carmakers held for the safety of their customers. The Senate hearing into Nader’s accusations and the resulting life-saving motor vehicle safety laws launched Nader into the public sphere.

Nader’s work with lawmakers has prompted the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. He also helped draft and pass the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Meat and Poultry Inspection Rules, the Air and Water Pollution Control Laws and the Freedom of Information Act. In his latest citizen initiative, he is working with alumni classes, including his own at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, to expand their efforts beyond parties and reunions to community projects that systemically advance social justice.

Among his best-selling books are “Crashing the Party: How to Tell the Truth and Still Run for President,” “Winning the Insurance Game,” “Why Women Pay More and Getting the Best from Your Doctor.” He also writes a weekly column, “In the Public Interest,” which runs in newspapers around the US. The Central Program Council is the primary source for student programming at UT. The council seeks to provide dynamic and purposeful co-curricular programs that promote the educational, cultural, recreational and personal development of all students.

The Issues Committee brings interesting and informative issues to the UT campus. The Issues Committee guides its programming toward ideas and issues that can stimulate and enrich the university community.

A live webcast and replay will be shown on http://activities.utk.edu.

For more information about Ralph Nader, visit http://activities.utk.edu/cpc/ralph-nader/.

For more information about this event or to arrange for disability accommodations, please call the Office of Student Activities at 974-5455.

Iraqi ambassador to speak at UT Moustapha Moussa Staff Writer The Baker Center is hosting a luncheon today for Iraqi Ambassador His Excellency Samir Sumaida’ie, starting at 11:30 a.m., followed by a press conference at 1:30 p.m.

Some notables attending this luncheon are Knoxville’s former Mayor and former Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe and former Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, George Cranwell Montgomery.

The title of Ambassador Sumaida’ie’s lecture will be, “Is Iraq Still Important to the United States.”

“This is the ambassador’s first visit to the Howard Baker Center,” Nissa DahlinBrown, associate director of civic engagement at the Baker Center, said.

Some students attended a lecture by Ambassador Sumaid’ie Thursday afternoon, and it sparked their interest about U.S. relations with Iraq.

“I would like to know more about the American-Iraqi relations at this point,” Clark Bailey, freshman undecided with a political science interest, said.

Ambassador Sumaida’ie was appointed

Iraq’s permanent representative to the United Nations in July 2004.

In April 2006, he moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as Iraq’s first ambassador to the United States in 15 years. In 2004, he served as Minister of Interior in Baghdad, where he managed a domestic security force of more than 120,000 people, and in 2003 he became a member of the Governing Council in Iraq, where he was chairman of the Media Committee and played a central role in founding Iraqi Telecom and Media Commission and the Public Broadcasting Institution.

Born in Baghdad, Ambassador Sumaida’ie resided there until 1960. He graduated from Durham University in the United Kingdom with a degree in electrical engineering in 1965, after which he returned to Iraq to work with the Baghdad Electricity Board and Iraqi Petroleum Company before leaving the country again in 1973 to work in Europe.

Ambassador Sumaida’ie is married and has five children, all of whom currently reside in the United Kingdom.

The luncheon will be covered by CSPAN, and no seats are available for the event.

UTPD hosts Memorial Golf Tournament The UT Police Department will host a scholarship fundraiser this spring to assist children of UTPD staff and retirees. The fifth annual UTPD Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 20 at the Three Ridges Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon Golf Course. Team registrations received prior to March 15 will receive 10 percent off of the Maria Sorbello returns a shot during a match against Indiana on Feb. 12. After a nearly two-week rest, the Lady Vols will take on both Alabama and Auburn this entrance fee. weekend.

UTPD has held the event since 2007 to assist with funding of the UTPD Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established in honor of UTPD Officer Ben Bohanan after he was tragically killed on his way home from work. Since the inception of this fund, the fund’s name has been amended to recognize other officers who have passed. Scholarships are awarded annually from the fund to assist UTPD dependents in purchasing books and other items needed to attend UT. The tournament is a four-person team event and costs $400 per team. For the entry fee, team members will receive greens fees with cart, a hospitality bag, golf shirt and a catered dinner upon completion.

Sponsorship opportunities also are available.

Hole sponsors are $250, and cart sponsors are $100 for businesses or $25 for an individual.

For more information about the event, visit http://web.utk.edu/~utpolice/Memorial_Schola rship_Fund.html or contact Capt. Jeff Severs at 865-974-3111 or by e-mail at jsevers@utk.edu.

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TheHot Spot Cancer-causing STDs real threat for both sexes

Brandi Panter Managing Editor To be perfectly honest, I’m not really a numbers person. When I see numbers, I tend to get what I have self-diagnosed as the imaginary disease, math anxiety. In this imaginary disease, I see numbers, usually in regards to my bank statement, and immediately begin to panic. In my explanation of this disease to myself, I use it as the justification for why I was so poor at calculus, why I get speeding tickets and why I have to adhere to a very strict budget. On Wednesday, however, my very fake math anxiety did give me some very real concerns.

The H. Lee Moffitt Center in Tampa, Fla., published research findings from a controlled study that found more than 50 percent of the 1,100 men it included in the study were carriers for HPV, also known as human papillomavirus.

So, what exactly is HPV and why is it so scary that I spit out my coffee when I read the results of the study? According to the Centers for Disease Control, HPV is currently the most commonly transmitted sexually transmitted infection amongst sexually active people. It can be transmitted in genital-to-genital contact, but also through the mouth and throat. It is a viral infection, which means that it is treatable but not curable, though in 90 percent of cases, the body’s natural immune response clears up the infection in around two years. It is estimated that at least 6 million people are infected each year and that the disease currently infects approximately 20 million. It also does not present symptoms in most cases, according to the CDC, which means that the majority of carriers are not aware that they are infected.

But what about those who do present symptoms for HPV? In certain strains, and there are at least 40 different types of HPV, genital warts will appear; it is important to note that the warts themselves do not cause cancer. There is also recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, which

consists of warts that grow in the throat.

The biggest connection made with HPV and symptoms is cervical cancer, which around 12,000 women develop annually, but several other types of cancer can be caused by HPV, including vulvar, vaginal, penile, anal, head and neck (though these last two can also be caused by heavy smoking and drinking).

There are a few different options for screening and preventing HPV and its symptoms. There are two different vaccines for girls, ages 11 through 26, that can protect against most types of HPV that cause cancer: Cervarix and Gardasil. Gardasil can also protect against genital warts. In a growing trend, Gardasil has also begun to be recommended for boys, beginning at age 9.

Another obvious method of preventing HPV is practicing safe sex with condoms, though the condom must be used the entire time (also, important note: Condoms don’t cover all areas of sexual contact, so there is still a chance of transmission).

To prevent the cancerous effects of HPV, vaccinations and regular cervical exams with a Pap smear can determine the existence of abnormal cells before cancer develops can help prevent cervical cancer. Anal and penile cancers do not have any approved method of standard screening, but those who are considered at risk (gay and bisexual men, HIV-positive persons) may have a Pap test for anal cancer. Gardasil has also been suggested as a method of preventing anal cancer. Recently, as published in a 2010 Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of anal intraepithelial neoplasia in heterosexual women.

In the study of 205 patients, 25 had biopsy-proven neoplasia. Anal scopes and biopsies had a better chance of finding these cases.

As far as head and neck cancers are concerned, health care specialists can test an individual if symptoms are present.

In my concluding sermon, as at the end of every column, I encourage you to practice sexual responsibility and always communicate fully with your partner(s).

— Brandi Panter is a junior in history and English literature. She can be reached at bpanter1@utk.edu. You can also (ugh, I know) follow her on Twitter at @brandimpanter.

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Saving money good news for everyone Ac orns and Other Seeds by

Anna-Lise Burnette It started with a free Sharpie, and it later became this sentence. It has led to hours of combing through the tangled Internet, and it has, at some point along the way, created a monster. A very small one, perhaps, but a monster all the same has been born out of my obsession for free and discounted stuff. From “manager’s special” to “buy one, get one free,” the lure of saving money has definitely caught my attention.

Surely many of you can relate. With tuition rising, food costs increasing, the job market flailing about … It’s no small wonder many people are turning to consumer discounts to make ends meet.

Shoppers of any age and background can enjoy the benefits of discount nabbing, if only they know how. Though I’m sure a few people reading this are currently rolling their eyes with a ‘duh’ expression on their face, it is surprising to me how little people actually seem to use coupons.

Of course, there still others who wouldn’t dream of shopping without coupons. TLC even has a television show called “Extreme Couponing” (which I watched over the winter break with my mother and sister) that features men and women who go incredible lengths to pay only a fraction of retail cost. These people saved hundreds of, in some cases more than a thousand, dollars at their local grocery and mass retail stores by clipping coupons and reading the fine print. Now that’s savvy.

There’s just something extremely satisfying about taking a coupon up to the cash register and being able to walk out a few dollars “richer.” While it might not put new money in your pocket, it helps what little you might have stay there. Coupons, then, are kind of like a low-voltage shock collar for your wallet.

It occurred to me that couponing might leave a bad taste in some people’s mouths. Perhaps they think coupons are only for the miserably

impoverished or for those who’ve lost all dignity, misers and Scrooges of the 21st century. But I disagree. I think that, used in moderation, the modern student or homemaker will feel no shame in taking advantage of offers that already exist for many of the places they regularly go. And if the bargains keep you coming back long after the coupons have expired, that’s all the better for the businesses, too.

But to best take advantage of deals, you have to know where to look. Store circulars and school coupon books can be great for local restaurants and large purchases at the supermarket, but they are also limiting. Opening up your web browser, however, makes hundreds of coupons available almost instantly. Many can be found for specific stores, but tons of manufacturer’s coupons that are redeemable anywhere can be found on popular couponing or branded websites. All you have to do is print them off (and remember that you have them).

Unfortunately, most of what you’ll find coupons for are processed and prepackaged foods, chemicalladen home and personal-care products, and the occasional overpriced clothing item. But if you’re already a wise consumer, this should prove no obstacle. Simply clip the coupons you know you’ll use, and skip the rest. I urge you not to fall prey to a “just because it’s free” mentality. Recently I (reluctantly) gave up on using a $3-off ice cream coupon, because I realized that, not only do I not really need ice cream in my life, I didn’t really want it either. Couponing can become addictive; but at least it’s never killed anyone, right?

So this week’s lesson is for the skeptic in all of us. As you’re making a shopping list for next week, take some time to Google the items you plan to buy — but don’t get discouraged if what you’re hoping for doesn’t show up. Deals can change on a daily and weekly basis, so chances are at some point you’ll be able to make a run with coupons in hand. And once you get to the store, check out the circulars for even more discounts so that when the shopping’s finished, you’ll leave both happier and thriftier. With that, sally forth brave adventurers. Make Uncle Sam proud.

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

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This week, I had a second-round interview for the VolCorp. At the interview, we were asked to introduce a partner not based on “normal” facts about them, but on “interesting ones.” I suggested to my partner that we begin with security questions used by websites to protect passwords and users’ identities. She suggested we start with irrational fears. I thought for a moment and realized that irrational fears speak to a majority of people. They are relatable and it makes someone seem more realistic when you know that they, too, have a Kryptonite and are not a Superman without a weakness.

I am heart-stoppingly afraid of glass floors. I do not know whence this fear spawned or why it has become more prevalent as time has passed, but I will not walk out onto glass platforms. This year, while in China, I bungee jumped. This was not a first time experience or anything; I genuinely enjoy jumping from heights. This is the problem I have with my deepest, most regrettable fear. At the TV Tower in Shanghai, a few weeks after my jump, I could not gather enough courage to walk out onto the glass platform and look at the wonder of Shanghai from above. I would not leave the safety of the opaque floor even when asked to crawl out onto the glass floor. My miniterm professor laughed at this whole scene as I embarrassingly ran back through the door and as close to the main structure as possible, breathing a sigh of relief when I no longer could see the glass floor at all.

Last week, I spent five days in the beautiful city of Chicago. I really liked my hotel, which was downtown and conveniently located right on the river and just a few streets up from Lake Michigan. When all seemed right with the world, I began a journey to shop on Michigan Avenue — a journey that requires crossing the river. To get to the other side of the river, I had to walk

across a bridge that was made of interwoven metal.

As I walked, I attempted to concentrate on the skyscrapers waving me ahead, pleading with me to join them in their conquest of the city. My legs responded with fierce trembles. I decided that perhaps if I looked down, through the wire, I may be able to conquer the fear. Alas, this act came to no avail. At about the halfway point of the bridge (which seemed miles long), I decided I would call someone and just talk to them as I made my way across, hoping that my mind would focus on another topic. Each time I had to cross the bridge during the five-day span, I would not even attempt it without my cell phone in hand and a friend on the line.

Irrational fears breathe life into human beings and highlight their personalities. For my colleagues in the interview, they did not need to hear about my greatest accomplishments to get to know me better. To know of my greatest and most despicable weakness, these new acquaintances would begin to know me. They would know that I am not just a trophy child who can only speak to the vast majority of great endeavors that 20 years on earth has brought to the human race. The irrational fear question provided them with a glass floor to stand above me and view me as I truly am: simply another human. I am engrained with flaws in my subconscious that manifest themselves in a mindboggling, conscious fear. A human that understands a weakness, attempts at all costs to avoid — not overcome — it, and yet never truly grasps where it came from or why it is there.

This “fear question” reminded me of applying to universities. For some of the essays I was required to write, I was prompted with the following question: “What is your greatest failing, and how has that made you who you are today?”

Today, I would answer that question with my irrational fear. I know this would never be the answer that admissions offices would be dreaming of when they wrote the question, but I consider it my greatest failing. My irrational fear has made me who I am today; it makes me human, and that makes all the difference.

— Brittany Vasquez is a junior in anthropology.

She can be reached at bvasque1@utk.edu.

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Mexican cartel decapitates victim Missing teen found unharmed Associated Press CHANDLER, Ariz. — A man who stole drugs from a Mexican cartel was bludgeoned, stabbed and then decapitated in a suburban Phoenix apartment — a gruesome killing that police say was meant to send a message that anyone who betrays the traffickers will get the same treatment.

The horrific display of drug violence spilling over the border is believed to be the only beheading by a Mexican cartel in the United States.

The body of Martin Alejandro Cota-Monroy, 38, was found lying in a pool of blood Oct. 10 in a Chandler apartment, his severed head a couple of feet away.

Chandler police have said from the beginning that they strongly suspected it was the work of a Mexican drug cartel, but it wasn’t clear exactly why until a police report was released Wednesday.

The report, citing Border Patrol intelligence, said that Cota-Monroy stole 400 pounds of marijuana and some meth from the PEI-Estatales/El Chapo drug trafficking organization. Cota-Monroy told the cartel that the Border Patrol had seized the drugs, but the cartel learned the truth and hired men to kidnap and kill him in Nogales, Mexico.

But Cota-Monroy was able to talk his way out of being killed, saying he’d pay back the money and use his house for collateral, the report says.

It turned out that the house wasn’t CotaMonroy’s, and he fled to the Phoenix area, leading the cartel to hire assassins to go to Arizona, befriend Cota-Monroy and kill him.

Police believe there was a reason that it was carried out in such a violent manner.

“This is a message being sent: Not only are they going to kill you but they’re going to dismember your body. And, ‘if you cross us, this is what happens,’” Chandler police Detective David Ramer said Wednesday.

One man, Crisantos Moroyoqui, has been charged in the killing, and three others are believed to have fled to Mexico.

The other suspects were identified as Jose David Castro Reyes, 25; Isai Aguilar Morales, 22, and a man between the ages of 20 and 27 known only by the nickname “El Joto,” a derogatory Spanish term for a gay man.

The police report said a rival drug cartel, the Beltran-Leyva organization, was possibly planning on killing the three men. CotaMonroy was reporetdly a mid-level member of that drug cartel, for which his brother also worked.

The U.S. has seen extensive cross-border violence tied to drug trafficking. In one example from 2009, members of a group of Mexican drug traffickers were indicted in the murders of nine people in the San Diego area — including two victims whose bodies were dissolved in acid.

But Tony Payan, a political science professor at the University of Texas at El Paso who has done extensive research on border violence, has said the Arizona case could be the only known beheading in the U.S. carried out by a drug cartel.

Decapitations are a regular part of the drug war in Mexico as cartels fight over territory.

Headless bodies have been dangled from bridges by their feet; severed heads have been sent to victims’ family members and government officials; and bags of up to 12 heads have been dropped off in high-profile locations.

More than 34,000 people have been killed in Mexico in drug-related violence since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon deployed soldiers to battle the cartels in their strongholds.

Moroyoqui, a day laborer who had been living in the apartment complex where the killing occurred, is charged with second-degree murder. Ramer said he likely was in the room when Cota-Monroy was killed but didn’t participate in the killing.

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Mission trip brings band together Associated Press Prince sued by NY law firm for $700K in legal fees NEW YORK— A New York City law firm says Prince owes more than $700,000 in legal fees for services that included helping to settle financial obligations to his former wife.

The firm is suing the “Purple Rain” singer in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday the musician failed to pay it for handling cases in Ireland, California and New York. The law firm also says it wasn’t paid for representing him in his divorce. It says he has paid $125,000.

A telephone call to Prince’s Paisley Park Enterprises Inc. in Minnesota went unanswered Tuesday night.

The 52-year-old singer is best known for 1980s hits such as “When Doves Cry” and “1999.” His full name is Prince Rogers Nelson.

Kix Brooks ropes acting roles post-Brooks & Dunn NASHVILLE — Turns out Kix Brooks is a bit of a renaissance man.

Six months after his split with Ronnie Dunn, ending the 20year run of country music’s best-selling duo, Brooks & Dunn, Brooks is branching out in new directions.

Already a radio host, accomplished songwriter and professional vintner, Brooks is trying out the acting biz. He recently wrapped a small part in the upcoming movie “Thriftstore Cowboy” and has accepted a leading role in another, “The Last Ride,” which will be shot in May in Arizona.

Brooks describes “Thriftstore Cowboy” as a “kind of a modern age urban cowboy sort of scenario.”

“I guess I didn’t screw it up too bad or they wouldn’t have offered me the role” in “The Last Ride,” he said.

Brooks admitted he was leery of taking on a leading role with so little experience in acting, but he liked the story. It’s the story of a lawman duped into helping with a deadly bank robbery that sends him to jail. It’s set in the 1940s and is told in flashbacks that won’t require Brooks to turn his trademark cowboy hat.

“It’s really fun,” Brooks said. “You kidding? Every kid wants to play cowboy.”

A lot of kids want to play guitar, too, and Brooks has been doing plenty of that lately as well. He’s been taking his radio show, “American Country Countdown,” on the road and has hosted a handful of “radio appreciation” concerts with young, up and coming acts like Luke Bryan, Randy Houser and Lee Brice.

And, like Dunn, he’s been writing songs for a new album that will be released on a Sony imprint.

“I’m probably halfway done with it,” Brooks said. “The label seems real excited about it, so I’m writing a lot of songs.

I want it to be as good as I want it to be and I’m not in a hurry and I’m not saying when it’s going to come out because when it’s done and I’m proud of it, it will come out.”

Furtado to donate Gadhafi money TORONTO— Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado says she was paid $1 million to perform for members of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s “clan” in 2007, but she now intends to donate the money to charity.

While other stars who reportedly performed for Gadhafi’s family have kept mum, Furtado volunteered the information about her performance on Twitter.

“In 2007, I received 1million$ from the (Gadhafi) clan to perform a 45 min. Show for guests at a hotel in Italy,” she wrote on Monday. “I am going to donate the $.”

Beyonce and Usher reportedly performed at a New Year’s Eve party for Gadhafi’s son Muatassim on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, while R&B singer Mariah Carey was hired to sing at a previous New Year's bash.

Students combine musical talent from various regions to perform Will Abrams Art and Entertainment Editor College is a time for self-discovery in every young person’s life. Whether it’s finding a new passion or settling on a career choice, this growing period can be beneficial to anyone.

It makes sense, then, that the members of the band Myer would use this time to put together the band they’ve always dreamed of.

Abby Brown, a senior at UT studying speech language pathology, has spent much of her childhood around music, whether it’s her father’s bluegrass band or her own musical endeavors.

Brown didn’t begin her own path as a musician until her teenage years, when a Patti Griffin song started playing at her house.

“I just started singing it, and that was kind of the first time that I had sang in front of people,” said Brown. “My dad heard me and he asked me to sing with his band.”

Following a series of shows in the east Te n n e s s e e region, the singer began to provide backup vocals for a few local bands and help lead worship music at the weekly meetings for Campus Crusade for Christ, a student organization at UT. Through this same group, Brown enrolled in a mission trip, or “summer project,” that was to take place in Charleston, S.C., during the summer of 2010. It was here that the band Myer officially came to be.

Upon hearing Brown sing with another local musician over an Internet broadcast of the WDVX Blue Plate Special series, Josh Gale, a student at Charleston Southern University who was set to begin the same summer project as Brown in May, asked the UT senior to provide backup vocals on a track that he and a few friends had been working on.

“I had written this song, ‘By Your Side,’ and it needed a girl (singer),” said Gale, the band’s lead vocalist, guitarist and harmonicist. “I listened to (Brown) and … she had the perfect voice for what we were going for.”

Also involved with the summer outing to Charleston were future band members Phil Gatlin (drums), Carlos Stokes (bass), Lee Davis (mandolin, keys) and Nick Ayers (guitar, banjo,

piano).

Although the band’s main purpose in Charleston wasn’t to create music, it became a side project for the group throughout the summer.

After recording a few songs in 2010, the group has more recently spent time putting together venues and developing a sound that is beyond the garden-variety garage band.

“Ever since (the summer in Charleston), it’s been cool to see the different things that have occurred with Myer,” said Brown.

“It’s kind of taken off from something fun that we didn’t really think would last past the summer to now being able to play shows and having random people like our music.”

One problem the band has faced over the last several months is that the members are all from different parts of the South. A few of the group’s members go to Charleston Southern, and some, like Brown, cannot be around so often.

“It’s hard for all of us to write songs together, especially songs that they want me to lead, because … I’m the only girl, and it’s hard for them to know how to write for me,” said Brown.

“Skype is a great invention,” she said.

The alternative/folk band, which is named after a street in Charleston, has already released an EP and is currently waiting for Brown to graduate in May so that recording for a full-length album can resume.

Myer is still in learning • Photo courtesy of Myer the phase of becoming a band, but, after less than a year, the group has several songs ready to record and has reached quite an audience.

“It’s just been really cool how we came from such separate areas of life and we each have had so much input on what our music sounds like today,” Brown said. “We’re continuing to find our sound and what that means, and that can take a long time, but we’re really excited to see where it’s going to go from here.”

While Gale said he wouldn’t mind the band taking a trip to the Grammy’s at some point, the group seems to have very honest aspirations as musicians.

“You always want to dream big … but if nothing else ever happens, the friendships we’ve made through being a band are still worth it,” Gale said.

Myer will play with Sam Rosolina at Remedy Coffee, located in the Old City, tonight at 8 p.m.

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Bei Chen, senior in marketing and human resource management, receives a Henna tattoo during Bangladeshi Culture Night at the I-House. Several times during the school year, I-House will host various culture nights where rituals from cultures from around the world are demonstrated.

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NCAA Tournament resembles cartoon MTSU athlete murdered in apartment Colin Skinner Asst. Sports Editor Sugar, spice and everything nice. These are the ingredients to the perfect ... NCAA March Madness?

As scary as it may seem, the Powerpuff Girls (yes, the late 90’s-early 2000’s cartoon trio phenomenon of crime-fighting girls) and the NCAA college basketball postseason tournament have some things in common.

Now before you go writing this notion off, keep in mind that the cartoon was nominated for an Emmy five times for various animation achievements, winning twice, and boys watched it, too. About the same amount of recognition would be given to March Madness if it, too, were a TV show narrated by CBS commentator Gus Johnson, and boys and girls of all ages would love it, too.

Let’s start with the characters in the cartoon. The three girls created by Professor Utonium were Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, all with unique qualities, colors, tendencies and attitudes. Keep in mind that Professor Utonium accidently added “Chemical X” into the mixture to make the perfect little girl, instead creating three girls rather than one and giving them unique superpowers and qualities.

Now that we’ve jogged our youthful euphoric cartoon memories, let’s look at the current college basketball tournament system that is March Madness. This year, 68 teams will make up the tournament, adding three more play-in games, compared to the traditional one that no one ever watches. 31 teams will get automatic bids. One set of No. 16-seed versus No. 17seed teams will play one of the No. 1 seeds, and the other two play-in winners will face a No. 5 or No. 6 seed.

The 37 at-large teams will be ranked according to their sugar, spice and everything that is nice about them. These “First Four” will create some early excitement for this year’s tournament.

Back to the perfect little girls. No team this season is “perfect” (the closest teams to a Powderpuff Girl, for better or for worse, are Ohio State and Kansas at 28-2). It is the Selection Committee’s job to label and weigh the remaining 37 at-large teams according to their RPI (ratings percentage index), which

takes into account a team’s strength of schedule, record, record against other top-ranked RPI teams, etc. Essentially, it comes down to teams of Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup.

Your “Blossom” teams in the tournament are going to be the conference tournament winners, made up of top-50 RPI-ranked teams and/or teams that didn’t win their conference tournament but were favored to and are in the top 15 of the RPI. Just as the character Blossom carried herself with her head held high in the face of danger, these teams are smart and were the commanders and leaders of their conference during the regular season.

They will be the most mature, tested, heavily favored teams in this year’s tournament; but buyer beware of the upset bug that always seems to plague a few regions. Examples of Blossoms are Kansas, Duke, Ohio State, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame.

Next up are the “Bubbles” of the tournament. Literally, this works out perfectly: the “Bubble” teams are those that have performed decently well in their respective power conference but have not been quite as mature as the Blossoms. Perhaps they have stumbled frequently on the road or versus the RPI top-50 this year, but the fact of the matter is they have been too shy and too temperamental in key moments to steal the show. These teams will be weighed very carefully by the tournament selection committee and will consist of at-large teams, unless they decide to find the sugar and win their conference tournament for an automatic bid to the Big Dance. Examples of Bubbles this year include Virginia Tech, Clemson, Marquette, Michigan State, Washington, Memphis and Butler.

Finally, we’re to the nitty-gritty teams, the upset specials, the “Buttercups.” These Buttercups, however, are not to be taken lightly. Woe is last year’s No.1 Blossom team Kansas after facing the No. 9-seeded Buttercup, Northern Iowa, capping last season’s greatest tournament upset in the second round 69-67. These tough fighters are usually teams that have won their conference tournament in a mid-major conference, a smaller conference with little RPI significance. Buttercups may be reckless, aggressive and have nothing to lose but everything to gain, and all-in-all, stubborn. Examples include George Mason, Utah State, St. Mary’s, Missouri State and UAB. Look out Blossoms, the Buttercups will be ready: You can count on that every March.

— Colin Skinner is a junior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at cskinne3@utk.edu.

Blue Raiders women’s basketball player Tina Stewart stabbed by roommate Associated Press MURFREESBORO — The attorney for the 18-year-old charged with stabbing Middle Tennessee guard Tina Stewart to death says his client acted in self-defense.

Shanterrica Madden, 18, has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing of Stewart, 21, of Memphis. Officers were called Wednesday night for a disturbance at women’s apartment, and Murfreesboro Police said in a statement they found Stewart stabbed repeatedly during an “altercation” with her roommate Madden.

Attorney Joe Brandon told The Associated Press on Thursday that Madden used Stewart’s own knife on her during a fight. He did not say what the altercation was about.

“Miss Stewart, who was an athlete, had Miss Madden down on the ground beating on her. Miss Madden has an abrasion above her left eye, looks like perhaps a fingernail.

She has swelling to both of her eyes. And during the course of the fight, a knife belonging to Miss Stewart that was in Miss Stewart’s possession ended up getting used on Miss Stewart,” Brandon said.

An MTSU freshman, Madden is being held without bond on a charge of first-degree murder. Her attorney won a request that Madden be photographed by police to docu-

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ment her injuries as proof of the fight.

Brandon said he will file a motion asking that bond be set for Madden. She is scheduled back in Rutherford County General Sessions Court on March 11.

Stewart was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead after being stabbed in the chest, according to Murfreesboro police.

Athletic director Chris Massaro was meeting individually Thursday with players from both the women’s team and the men’s team.

Middle Tennessee (23-6) is the No. 1 seed from the East and scheduled to play its first game Sunday in Hot Springs, Ark. Both the Blue Raiders and coach Rick Insell will be talking with reporters Thursday afternoon in their locker room before an on-campus vigil. The team originally had been scheduled to leave Friday for Arkansas.

Stewart averaged 5.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 28 games this season for the Blue Raiders.

Middle Tennessee president Sidney McPhee posted a letter on the Blue Raiders’ website to the university Thursday.

“I am writing you to convey my sorrow and grief — not only as the president of our University, but as a father myself — over the loss of Tina Stewart, a wonderful, talented and vibrant young woman and gifted student athlete,” McPhee wrote.

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UT set to end home slate on high note Wildcats aim for season sweep of Vols Gentry Smith Staff Writer Win and you’re in. This cliché phrase surfaces in commentary of conference tournament championships in men’s college basketball every March.

This is also a mantra that the Volunteers will have to play to on Sunday against No. 23 Kentucky, as well as during the SEC Tournament next week.

There’s nothing cliché about the situation that Bruce Pearl’s team finds themselves. The Vols’ inconsistency has recently overshadowed quality wins against Big East foes and in-state rivals, jeopardizing the head coach’s streak of at least 20-wins and a NCAA Tournament birth. However, a win at home on Sunday against the Wildcats would seemingly add a final, positive dimension to a tournament resume that will be highly scrutinized.

Pearl recognized the importance of this weekend and its effect on the Vols’ Big Dance hopes.

“I feel like any time you’re in a situation where we’re in, we’re going to be (on the bubble),” Pearl said. “Whether we’re in or not, I don’t get involved in all that, but certainly we have more work to do to make sure that we’re in.

“We’re trying to do something that’s not been done ever in the history of Tennessee basketball, and that’s go to six straight NCAA tournaments.”

The Vols have a chance to sneak into the number two seed for the east in the SEC Tournament with a win on Sunday and some help, but they might have to conquer that feat on Sunday without Brian Williams, who is battling back soreness.

In the first meeting between the Big Orange and the Wildcats, surges by Kentucky in the first and second half widened a lead that proved insurmountable for Tennessee, as Kentucky won 73-61.

The Vols successfully focused on stifling a pair of standout freshman, Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight, but were subsequently burned by career performances from a pair of typically inconspicuous upperclassmen, DeAndre Liggins and Josh Harrellson.

Pearl’s squad will need to find a defensive balance on Sunday and minimize the uncharacteristic amount of turnovers produced against Kentucky in the first meeting. Pearl has recently questioned the leadership within the team, but he

does not question the resolve.

Jason Hall “There’s nothing that would surprise me as it Staff Writer relates to whether or not this team couldn’t get it going again.” Pearl commented. “Certainly Many college basketball teams that spend an nobody expected us to beat Vanderbilt at entire season in the top 25 would consider their Vanderbilt. You could look at both games this week and go, ‘It’s going to be hard to win at South season a success; however, the Kentucky Carolina. It’s going to be hard to beat Kentucky at Wildcats are not just another team.

Coming home unless off a season we play betin which ter at home.’ they won “But we’re both the SEC capable, and regular seawe’re still son and tourobviously in n a m e n t position.” champiPearl’s call onships, as for heightwell as finened leaderished No. 2 ship must be in the AP answered rankings and quickly. The a No. 1 seed team and its in the NCAA fans will look to Scotty tournament, Hopson to the Wildcats steer the find themoften array selves three ship that is g a m e s Vo l u n t e e r b e h i n d b a s ke t b a l l Florida in this weekthe SEC East end, while standings. continuing However, his stellar File Photo • The Daily Beacon K e n t u c k y play on the Bruce Pearl shouts to his players during a game against has many c o u r t . Vanderbilt on Jan. 27, 2010. Pearl will wear the orange positives to H o p s o n ’ s blazer for the last time during the regular season during look at as it perspective its the Vols’ last home game against Kentucky on Sunday enters on leadership m a t c h u p at noon in Thompson-Boling Arena. and the curagainst rent standing Tennessee in of team is transparent.

Thompson-Boling Arena this Sunday. The “I put the blame on myself as much as anything, Wildcats have won five of their last seven games we’re just not as consistent as we need be.” since beating Tennessee at Rupp Arena and Hopson offered. “Guys know what we’re capable thrive on the talent of young players who continof, we’ve all seen it. This team is capable of play- ue to flourish as the season continues. ing at a high level but we’ve been our own worst UK coach John Calipari’s reputation for enemies at times.” recruiting one-and-done recruits has brought

success to Kentucky, as a strong recruiting class in 2009 brought in the likes of John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton and Eric Bledsoe, all of whom were first-round, NBA draft picks last summer.

The key contributors to the Wildcats’ success this season are once again their freshmen. The Wildcats’ leading scorers are point guard Brandon Knight and power forward Terrence Jones. Both players were key contributors to Kentucky’s win on Tuesday over Vanderbilt. “(Knight) wouldn’t have been in the game a year ago, but he was good,” Calipari said. “I thought Brandon, with a six-foot-seven guy guarding him, did a pretty good job. Terrence (Jones), the walks, some of those missed baskets, but here’s the greatest thing: I had two freshmen on national television in a huge game go to the line and make both free throws. Think about that. Think about what we’re asking our freshmen to do.”

Both Knight and Jones have emerged as the leaders of a young Kentucky basketball team and have gained an understanding of how to close out close games and get the wins this season according to Calipari.

“When you are up three points with a couple seconds left, you have to find a way to dig down and make sure you come out with a win,” Knight said. “Knowing that, we can do what we just did and can give our whole team confidence. It gives us a lot of confidence, because it was the first time we were able to get a win like this. Now we know what we need to be doing in situations like this.”

In their earlier game against the Vols, the Wildcats will match up the freshman Jones against UT’s top freshman, Tobias Harris. The biggest problem for the Wildcats is their lack of depth off the bench.

Calipari usually uses only a few players off the bench, while the Vols have a much more experienced bench. However, the Wildcats’ strength comes in the play of Knight against the Tennessee point guards. Much of the Wildcats success has come from Knight, whereas the Vols have not seen the same result from their point position.