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Issue 40, Volume 122
Cheek to address student concerns at meeting David Cobb Assistant News Editor Chancellor Jimmy Cheek has agreed to participate in a town hall meeting on Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the University Center’s Shiloh Room to kick off and headline “Advocacy Week.” The March 11 event is sponsored by Student Government Association’s Government Affairs Committee, which partners with UT Advocacy, a group dedicated to lobbying on behalf of the university. “This is a huge step in the right direction of letting him (Cheek) not just talk to who is kind of perceived as campus leaders,” Ryan Ray, co-chair of the committee, said. “This just lets every student have the opportunity for face time with him, which I think is huge.” Cheek meets periodically for luncheons with various facets of SGA and other campus organizations. He’ll speak specifically to Chancellor’s Honors students on Thursday. Ray stressed that Monday’s meeting is different, open to all students to come and interact with UT’s fifth-year chancellor. “The reality of it is that people who have already taken initiative to be involved in things, which the majority of UT students seem to have done, those
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UT leaders meet with Speaker Beth Harwell at the Legislative Plaza during the ‘Day on the Hill’ event for UT Advocacy on March 13. are the ones that are probably going to involve themselves in something like this,” Ray, a junior in accounting, said. “With that being said, having an open invitation to everybody definitely increases the likelihood of people coming out. “This is for those students. This isn’t an SGA huddle.” The event will open with Cheek addressing students, a
chance for students to hear his vision for the school. Under Cheek’s leadership, UT has embarked on a journey to become a Top 25 research institution, but the journey’s methods have drawn some negative reviews. At the UT-Florida basketball game on Feb. 26, he was booed when he appeared on the video screen overhanging the court at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Ray thinks the town hall meeting may offer those students a fresh perspective. “It’s really important that the chancellor is really engaged in letting students know what’s coming up and hearing their concerns and letting him share his concerns,” Ray said. “I’m definitely optimistic about Chancellor Cheek’s role with the students. I’m probably more optimistic than most, it
seems. But I was really excited when he decided to come.” The group also reached out to UT System President Joe DiPietro to gauge his interest in participating, and although he will be unable to attend, snagging Cheek satisfied Government Affairs. “That’s definitely the headline of the week,” Ray said. Other activities for the week will cater more spe-
cifically to the Government Affairs Committee, but include another unique opportunity to interact with higher-ups. An event is planned that will bring legislators to campus to “walk in the shoes” of UT students. With the Tennessee General Assembly currently in session, Government Affairs chair Chelsea Sanz said it’s uncertain which politicians will participate, but that the program has seen success in the past. “With this, we hope to provide insight to our legislators about what it means to be a (UT) student on a daily basis,” Sanz, a senior in communication studies, said. “We are seeking to provide them with a real life image of the classes, facilities and services we contend with daily.” More information on UT Advocacy and its mission is available online at advocacy. tennessee.edu. “UT Advocacy is the student’s lobbyists.” Ray said. “It’s an organization that lets us express our concerns directly to legislators. “A lot of people don’t realize that,” he added. “It’s a relatively new group that Carrie Smith (a former board of trustees member) is in charge of, and it only has a ton of potential.”
Faculty Senate meets on code Forum website proves effective in of conduct, benefit equality science classroom Justin Joo
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Faculty Senate met Monday afternoon in the Shiloh Room of the University Center. One of the major issues discussed was how to respond to the Employee Code of Conduct, an HR policy that was created by the Office of Institutional Compliance for all branches of the university, but had no input from Faculty Senate. The senate only became aware of the situation when the senate president, Steve Thomas, received an email in October that stated the code of conduct had been revised and effective on July 1, 2012. The email from the OIC also asked that Faculty Senate get the word out about the code of conduct. While the senate discussed the issue, Thomas said that OIC meant no harm by not consulting Faculty Senate and was simply unaware that they
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needed to do so. The Faculty Affairs Committee has since been working on an outline of issues that they have with the code, which is available on the Faculty Senate’s website at senate.utk.edu under the “Reports, Minutes & Publications” section. One of the big concerns was how some policies of the code of conduct appear to infringe on the guarantees of academic freedom in the Faculty Handbook. The senate voted for Faculty Affairs to draft a resolution with those concerns. If that resolution is passed, it would be sent up to administration to ideally start a conversation about changes being made or at least have the Senate’s concerns heard. The resolution would have no power to actually change the code of conduct, but would simply announce the senate’s concerns. Phillip Daves, a member of the Faculty Affairs commit-
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Arts & Culture Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio bring musical stylings to Bijou >> See page 5
News Editor Blackboard Learn, Volmail, myutk.utk.edu and the newly launched go@utk system all offer students technological ways to connect to course material. But in professor Michael Gilchrist’s classes, Piazza — a new discussion board website — is catching on. Students love it. “It’s a really creative way … it’s really interactive, I’ve never had anything like that,” Chase Parker, a sophomore in biological, cellular and molecular biology, said. “I think it’s a lot better than going into someone’s office and having the traditional sit down, look at paper, look at books and File Photo • The Daily Beacon whatnot.” an Executive Committee Piazza is a free Internet question and answer forum, with them. This is not an self-described as a “beautifully adversarial process,” Daves intuitive and simple product that students love and use.” said. “ … It’s not going to start The concept is similar to off as confrontational.” BlackBoard’s discussion board feature, allowing students and See FACULTY SENATE on Page 3 teachers to comment on each
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other’s thoughts. It differs in that it allows other students to offer answers, collaborating on a solution. Gilchrist said he sometimes checks the site as late as midnight, and students like Parker appreciate the extended availability. “I can be in my room at 10 o’clock and need something answered. ...” Parker said. “I obviously can’t call him or text him or something like that, but I can post on the board and he can still answer my question even after office hours.” The program is used by such premiere institutions as Cornell University and Stanford University and was featured on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s website last year, which is when Gilchrist said he first heard about it. “One of the representatives was on campus telling people about it, so last year sometime, somebody stopped by my office and told me about it,” he said. See FORUM on Page 3
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Sterling Winthrop’s over-the-counter business, gaining back rights to the Bayer name On this day in 1899, the Imperial Patent and logo and allowing the company once Office in Berlin registers Aspirin, the brand again to profit from American sales of its most name for acetylsalicylic acid, on behalf of the famous product. German pharmaceutical company Friedrich 1986 — Georgia O’Keefe dies Bayer & Co. Now the most common drug in household Georgia O’Keefe, the artist who gained medicine cabinets, acetylsalicylic acid was originally made from a chemical found in the worldwide fame for her austere minimalist bark of willow trees. In its primitive form, the paintings of the American southwest, dies in active ingredient, salicin, was used for cen- Santa Fe at the age of 98. Born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887, turies in folk medicine, beginning in ancient Greece when Hippocrates used it to relieve O’Keefe grew up in Virginia and first studpain and fever. Known to doctors since the ied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. mid-19thcentury, it was used sparingly due to Initially, she embraced a highly abstracted, its unpleasant taste and tendency to damage urban style of art. She later moved to New York where she thrived within the growthe stomach. In 1897, Bayer employee Felix Hoffman ing community of abstract expressionists. found a way to create a stable form of the Beginning in 1912, though, she began spenddrug that was easier and more pleasant to ing time in Texas and she became the head of take. (Some evidence shows that Hoffman’s the art department at the West Texas State work was really done by a Jewish chemist, Normal College in 1916. O’Keefe’s time in Arthur Eichengrun, whose contributions were Texas sparked her enduring fascination with covered up during the Nazi era.) After obtain- the stark and powerful western landscape. She ing the patent rights, Bayer began distributing began to paint more representational images aspirin in powder form to physicians to give that drew on the natural forms of the canyons to their patients one gram at a time. The and plains that surrounded her. O’Keefe’s brand name came from “a” for acetyl, “spir” paintings of cow skulls and calla lilies gained from the spirea plant (a source of salicin) and particular attention and won her an enthusithe suffix “in,” commonly used for medica- astic audience. tions. It quickly became the number-one drug Her marriage to the New York art dealer worldwide. and photographer Alfred Stieglitz brought Aspirin was made available in tablet form O’Keefe back to the northeast. For a decade, and without a prescription in 1915. Two she divided her time between New York City years later, when Bayer’s patent expired dur- and the couple’s home in Lake George, New ing the First World War, the company lost York. In 1919, O’Keefe made a brief visit the trademark rights to aspirin in various to the small New Mexican village of Taos, countries. After the United States entered and she returned for a longer stay in 1929. the war against Germany in April 1917, the Attracted to the clear desert light and snowAlien Property Custodian, a government agen- capped mountains, she began returning to cy that administers foreign property, seized New Mexico every summer to paint. O’Keefe Bayer’s U.S. assets. Two years later, the Bayer found a vibrant and supportive community company name and trademarks for the United among the artists that had been flocking to States and Canada were auctioned off and pur- Taos and Santa Fe since the 1890s. chased by Sterling Products Company, later After Stieglitz died in 1949, O’Keefe perSterling Winthrop, for $5.3 million. manently relocated to Abiquiu, New Mexico. Bayer became part of IG Farben, the con- There she continued to produce her hauntglomerate of German chemical industries that ingly simple images of the southwestern land formed the financial heart of the Nazi regime. she loved. By the time she died in 1986, After World War II, the Allies split apart O’Keefe was considered one of the preeminent IG Farben, and Bayer again emerged as an artists of the American West and had inspired individual company. Its purchase of Miles legions of imitators. Laboratories in 1978 gave it a product line including Alka-Seltzer and Flintstones and — This Day in History is courtesy of History. One-A-Day Vitamins. In 1994, Bayer bought com.
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Eman Daghestani, an undecided undergraduate, talks to a student about the Muslim Student Association ‘Fast-a-Thon’ on Pedestrian Walkway on Feb. 26. Local businesses will donate $1 per pledge to the Love Kitchen. Students can participate and pledge at www.facebook.com/utkmsa and attend a dinner at the UC Ballroom on March 14.
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FACULTY SENATE continued from Page 1 He also elaborated on the main concern of the Faculty Senate. “Mostly there are things there that appear in the code of conduct that are inconsistent with standard academic freedom guarantees,” Daves explained. “So we’ve got a Faculty Handbook that guarantees academic freedom and on one hand we’ve got a code of conduct that appears — and I’m no attorney, right? I can’t say what takes precedent — but it appears to be at variance with academic freedom.” Benefit Equality Response
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A celebration poster hangs in recognition of the OUTreach LGBT & Ally Resource Center’s third year anniversary in Melrose Hall on Feb. 26.
FORUM continued from Page 1 “I can be like, ‘yes, I think that this answer by the students is a good one,’” he said. As far as Gilchrist knows, he is the only UT teacher to have implemented it in his course, and Parker said Gilchrist’s class is the only one he’s taken that has used Piazza. As a student, Parker said he feels engaged in a whole new way. “I wouldn’t say that it’s a
more effective way of teaching, but it’s engaging students more outside of class,” he said. “Normally when you get out of lecture or out of someone’s office hours, you put it to the side, you’re not really actively engaged in it. But when the teacher reaches out to you, it makes it easier to be actively engaged in the class.” Parker said that the creative use of technological resources is just one of many unique methods employed by Gilchrist. He described the process of the first class, in which each willing student
submitted a head shot and “little snippet” including his or her hometown, name and major. “Basically I guess he just goes home and sits in his office, or whatever teachers do when they go back home, and just slaves away until he puts faces to names,” Parker said. “Over the next couple of weeks he starts picking out certain people, when they raise their hand he’ll call them by their exact name even though they probably never even talked to him in their life, only just spoken up in lecture.”
Parker expressed amazement that, out of a class of 140 students, Gilchrist has managed to learn nearly everyone’s name. “Professor Gilchrist has a pretty unorthodox style of teaching that I’ve never come across,” he said. For his part, Gilchrist said the headshots and bios of students help him to see them as individuals. “When I look out at a sea of people, I don’t just see these unknown faces,” he explained. “It humanizes the students to me.”
The Faculty Senate also discussed its formal response to Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and Chancellor Larry Arrington’s letter regarding benefits for domestic partners. Published on Jan. 10, the letter from the chancellors was clarifying the university’s position on providing married partner benefits to the domestic partners of university faculty. The gist of the letter was that as a state organization, the university is bound to the constitution of the State of Tennessee, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman and nullifies any policy that tries to imply that another form of union is on par with that definition (i.e. same-sex marriage, domestic partnership). At the Feb. 4 Faculty Senate meeting, the senate discussed the letter with Cheek, who stood by the wording and policy of the letter. He offered the opportunity to further discuss the matter privately with any member of the senate if they desired. The senate has since been working on its own response to the chancellors’ letter, and
a draft of it was discussed at Monday’s meeting. The general consensus of the Faculty Senate was in support of the response; however, there were some changes that members would like to see. While overall supportive of the response, some representatives wanted the letter to have a stronger tone to imply that Faculty Senate would be continuing to look for other routes to obtain benefits for domestic partners. The senate then requested that the letter be sent back to Benefits & Professional Development Committee, which drafted and presented the response, for revision. The committee plans to also continue looking for alternative avenues to obtain equal benefits. Steven Milewski, the chair for that committee, was the one to present the response to the senate. He was grateful for the input of the senate and said the next step is to put those concerns into the response. “We’re going to discuss those (concerns) with the committee,” Milewski said. “Try and frame them more in line with what the Faculty Senate indicated that they wanted. Then we’re going to work further on some ideas we have and hopefully get a meeting set up with Chancellor Cheek. …” Once the revisions have been made, the response will go for approval with the Faculty Senate Executive Council, and then ideally make its way to the next Faculty Senate meeting for further discussion and a possible vote of approval. Kenton Yeager, also a member of the Benefits & Professional Development Committee, explained that the lengthy process may be burdensome, but necessary. “It’s a slow process and there’s no way to rush it,” Yeager said. The next Faculty Senate meeting will be at 3:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Editor-in-Chief Blair Kuykendall
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Editor’sNote Impending decisions cloud seniors’ skies
Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief The world is at its best right before a thunderstorm. Something about the way the breeze rustles the tree branches, the way gray clouds roll over the sky, makes the world seem right. For a few moments, no one can protest the overwhelming, all-encompassing stillness. The world’s chance, victories, and failures are all sucked into growing thunderheads, and held there for a while. For a short time, it feels fine just existing. Right now, my last semester on UT’s campus feels like the calm before the storm. This column will be a little bit of a holler to the seniors out there, but hopefully it can serve also as fair warning for everyone else. Graduating seniors are facing some tough decisions: where to live, what to do with our lives and who to do it with. For the first time I can remember, I feel like it’s actually time to pick a future. Sure, I had to select a college. But back in high school, I always knew that I would be headed to some university; I just had to choose one. Finishing an undergraduate degree is a completely different experience. Gone are the days when the path ahead seemed crystal clear. I’ve always had a picture of what I wanted my future to look like, but now that it’s time to make the final decision, I pause. This point in life seems so determinate:
take a job, or go to graduate school. If you can get past that decision, dozens more follow. I hypothecated my mind to law school at an early age, but that takes only one issue off the table. Where should I attend law school? Of course university prestige is a huge factor (especially with the cost of graduate education), but location is also critical. Where I end up could determine where I live the rest of my life. And what if I’m simply horrible at graduate level coursework? What if I picked the wrong field to enter? Skirt or dress suit? Navy or black? It is truly the ending of an era. In the stillness that falls over UT’s campus during the middle of spring semester, I am lulled into a state of complacency. This semester feels like the three that have passed before it, filled with friends and procrastination and the eternal quest for Spring Break. This break, though, I won’t be headed for the mountains or the beach. Instead, I will be headed to tour law schools. The idea is that ambiance will spur decision. Upon entering one of these ivy covered halls, deus ex machina, I am supposed to be sure of what I want to do and where I want to do it. Here’s hoping. The placid depths of March on Rocky Top hold their allure for some, but it’s time for me take my leave. Dorothy Parker understands: “They sicken of the calm who knew the storm.” April showers are around the corner, and it feels like the time to take a chance. — Blair Kuykendall is a senior in College Scholars and economics. She can be reached at bkuykend@utk.edu.
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Find workplace that welcomes, fulfills The Maple Kind by
Hunter Tipton With so many students gearing up for summer jobs and graduating seniors looking to enter into full-time employment, it’s time to start considering what we want out of our careers. Two of the most commonly considered factors are pay and location. However, I would argue that there is another highly important element of job choice: workplace environment. It is important to identify exactly what you want out of your workplace environment when looking for a job. A good workplace full of friendly coworkers can go a long way toward your productivity and personal fulfillment. If you get stuck in a bad workplace, then you can expect your life to be quite a bit more miserable. As someone who has worked a few jobs in his lifetime, I can tell you two of the most important factors I have identified: 1) A friendly environment. As a radiology assistant at East Tennessee Medical Group, I began working with individuals in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s when I was only 21 years old. Obviously, there tends to be a bit of a cultural breakdown between individuals when this age gap is in place. However, one thing that doesn’t change throughout your life is a desire to be treated well. At ETMG, I was surrounded by loving individuals who truly seemed to enjoy having me around. The administration fostered a true sense of community within the organization as well as a feeling of family. The radiology department even threw me a going away party on
my last day of work. This type of environment made going to work every day a little bit easier and much less daunting. 2) Supervisors that see me as a positive investment. As an undergraduate researcher in the Center for Environmental Biotechnology, I have had the privilege of being around some of the brightest minds at UT. One such mind is Research Associate Dr. Melanie Eldridge. Dr. Eldridge is currently helping me work on my senior thesis, but has done so much more than simply serve as an advisor. Dr. Eldridge strives to ensure that I am constantly learning in my lab experiences. After writing a letter of recommendation to medical school for me, she has also taken a more personal interest into my future academic success. I know that to Dr. Eldridge, I am more than simply a student. I fully believe that she sees me as a worthwhile investment in the future. In a career environment, I want supervisors and administrators who are over me to display this same behavior. I want to know that those who guide and direct me will also see me as an investment in the future. Similarly, if I ever find a role as a supervisor or administrator, I hope to provide the same experience for those I lead. I believe that as long as these two factors are satisfied, one’s personal experience in the workplace should be a positive one. When combined with reasonable pay and a comfortable location, it is hard to go wrong with your choice in a job. Take time to identify your own desires in a workplace environment when applying for your next job. They could heavily influence what you take away from it. — Hunter Tipton is a senior in microbiology. He can be reached at jtipto10@utk.edu.
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The list of reality TV shows that fills spaces in the weekly guide seems endless. Ranging from bachelors to housewives to insanely large families, we’ve seen it all by now. One thing that has been a common thread through most of these shows is the changes that come from sudden fame and fortune and the disastrous relationships that follow. How often do you see one of these shows where no one is fighting and no one is being overly dramatic? Never. Think about “The Bachelor” series alone; how many dramatic girls have there been causing fights in the house, while acting like the sweetest thing to the yearly bachelor? Another thing to think about is how many couples have actually gotten and stayed together through this show, only two, both of which came from “The Bachelorette” spinoff series. “The Bachelor” is more like “The Breakup,” promoting short and intimate relationships that are almost guaranteed to end in a public manner. This is what television has come to, and this is what people are learning from. Another quintessential example of bad relationships on reality TV is the notorious “Housewives” franchise by Bravo. Of the six or so different cities that are part of the franchise, at least 14 of the “housewives” were divorced during or shortly after their time on the show. This doesn’t even include the women who had already experienced a divorce before starting their show. Sure, some of the relationships were probably doomed from the start such as Camille
Grammer and Brandi Glanville, both of which are the epitome of celebrity romances gone wrong. Others, though, may have had some hope left, like Bethenney Frankel and Teresa Guidice. Perhaps both of their relationships were flawed, but the publicity certainly didn’t help. How can you build a strong relationship when the media is pulling all of the details of your personal life into the open? If the divorce statistics were based on the “Housewives” franchise, then our country would probably be heading close to a 70 percent divorce rate. The real question is why this is happening. Is there something about reality TV that leads couples down this rocky road? But also consider all of these other couples, like those on “Teen Mom.” By no means are these couples something to aspire to be like, but they show that even reality couples that have little fame and no fortune seem to be doomed. Look at Jenelle Evans, who very publically fought with her boyfriend/fiancée of the time over Twitter. What ever happened to keeping private matters off of Twitter and Facebook and instead handled things in person? Cons and benefits of social media aside, they clearly, along with the media in general, have seriously affected relationships, especially those of celebrities. Now is this something to be pitied or criticized? We all choose how to handle our relationships, and publicly through scandals and Twitter battles isn’t the way to do it. If anything, this is a moment to look at reality TV and learn just about everything not to do. — Samantha Warchol is a sophomore in psychology. She can be reached at swarchol@utk.edu.
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BĂŠla Fleck to play at Bijou
New Buckcherry album receives lukewarm response
Miles Carter Staff Writer Continuing their “Across The Imaginary Divideâ€? tour, BĂŠla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio will be performing at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Bijou Theatre. BĂŠla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio bring four music virtuosos to the stage. Fleck is widely known as one of, if not, the most critically acclaimed banjo players in the world. With over a dozen Grammy awards for various genres, yet still using the same instrument, it’s easy to see why he’s viewed as such. Elaina Spiekermann, chair of the Cultural Attractions Committee and a senior in logistics, said that attendants can expect a boatload of talent. “BĂŠla Fleck has won 13 Grammys and has been nominated for more Grammys than anyone else in the world,â€? Spiekermann said. Robert Preston Warfield, a freshman in biochemistry, plays multiple instruments and recognizes Fleck’s talent. Warfield said he plans to attend the show. “He’s extremely good at what he does,â€? Warfield said. “Not many people can do what he does on a banjo. I’ve never seen the Marcus Roberts Trio, but I’ve heard they’re a great show, too.â€? The Marcus Roberts Trio is led by Marcus Roberts on piano, Jason Marsalis on drums and Rodney Jordan on bass. They are, by definition, a jazz trio but where most jazz trios focus on the piano, the Marcus Roberts trio
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Bela Fleck, a Grammy award-winning banjo player from New York, will be playing with the Marcus Roberts Trio at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Bijou Theatre. focuses on all three instruments. “I think it’ll be an exciting show to see. I’ve never seen BĂŠla Fleck live before, so it should be really interesting,â€? Tracy Hicks, freshman in anthropology, said. Although Fleck and the Roberts Trio are certainly adept at classic jazz performances, the four are no strangers to larger ensembles. The band has performed with the Detroit Orchestra Symphony, along with Fleck, and collaborated to make quartets or octets for the Marcus Roberts Trio. Spiekermann said that the styles of Fleck and the Roberts Trio will mesh well. “Bela Fleck is very ver-
satile,â€? Spiekermann said. “He’s performed with Dave Matthews Band. He’s performed with Abigail Washburn. He’s performed with an African musical ensemble. He takes the banjo, what can be traditionally associated with a bluegrass genre, and really fits it to jazz, contemporary and folk music.â€? Hicks said she is a fan of the banjo sound and is excited to see Fleck. “I love BĂŠla Fleck’s sound and vibe,â€? Hicks said. “He modernizes the sound of the banjo but remains faithful to the old rustic sound.â€? Spiekermann said the Cultural Attractions Committee is excited about
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Rock band Buckcherry’s new album, “Confessions,� was released Feb. 19. Unfortunately, it is anything but special. Buckcherry has been around since the late 1990s. They formed in California after lead singer Josh Todd met Keith Nelson through a mutual tattoo artist. After the duo recorded multiple demos they recruited the rest of the band. After a short time they started recording their first self-titled album which brought them into the spotlight. Since they originated in California, they have a traditional West Coast rock sound. The band consists of Todd on lead vocals and piano, Nelson on lead and rhythm guitar, Stevie D. on rhythm and guitar, Jimmy “Two Fingers� Ashhurst on the bass guitar and Xavier Muriel on drums. The band has a sound similar to bands such as Theory of a Dead Man, Puddle of Mud and Velvet Revolver. Buckcherry has released five previous albums that include hit singles such as “Ridin’,� “Everything� and “Dead.� Their newest album is based around the seven deadly sins with tracks such as, “Gluttony,� “Greed,� “Sloth,� “Envy� and “Pride,� with many of the songs’ lyrics reflecting their titles. This a very interesting way to do a album lineup because it can be difficult to pull off and keep the variety of lyrics necessary for each track. Based on previous albums, their sound has been purely
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a hard rock sound and they have stuck true to this sound throughout their entire career. “Confessions� is no different, and that could be its problem. As a band progresses it is expected in most cases that their sound will mature and progress as the band ages, allowing for more variety and depth to their music. However in this album it is the same style of music that it has been in the past few albums. There is a little more musicality, especially in the variety of tracks placed on the album, for example the track “Nothing Left But Tears� is a more melodic rock song which is a nice reprieve for the ears from the hard rock sound. But overall their sound is basically the same, just with better sound mixing, so it leaves the listener something to be desired. The lyrics bring some other problems to light. Even though the lyrics match each track name when it comes to the seven deadly sins, the lyrics are very shallow, simple and overall very distasteful. The lyrics lacked a deeper meaning and instead catered superficially to the track name. It seems the band is only aspiring to to be a hard rock stereotype. “Confessions� isn’t an atypical rock album that’s looking to break the mold of the typical rock band. While the band has stuck to its original sound for more than 10 years, perhaps it’s time to stray away from what’s comfortable and explore other ways to make their music stand out.
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Ryan Bliss, a senior in women’s studies and volunteer from the YWCA, addresses students’ responses to stories during the “Scandal: Black and Blu” forum about domestic violence in the UC Shiloh Room on Feb. 18.
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Venezuela’s government announced the death of President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday, ending 14 years of charismatic rule by the firebrand socialist but leaving his party firmly in control of the nation. Vice President Nicolas Maduro’s voice broke several times and tears ran down his face as he appeared on national television to announce that Chavez died at 4:25 p.m. local time (3:55 p.m EST; 1755 GMT) “after battling tough with an illness over nearly two years.” He did not say what exactly killed Chavez, although the government had announced the previous night that a new, severe respiratory infection had weakened him greatly. Just a few hours earlier, Maduro made a virulent speech against enemies he claimed were trying to undermine Venezuelan democracy. But as he announced the death, Maduro called on Venezuelans to be “dignified inheritors of the giant man” Chavez was. “Let there be no weakness, no violence. Let there be no hate. In our hearts there should only be one sentiment: Love. Love, peace and discipline.” Maduro called on Venezuelans to convene in the capital’s Bolivar Square, named for the 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar, who Chavez claimed as his chief inspiration. The vice president also called on the opposition to respect “the people’s pain.” “Those who never supported the comandante Hugo Chavez, respect the pain of the people. This is the moment to think of our families, of our country. Chavez leaves behind a socialist political movement firmly in control of the nation, but with some doubt about how a new leadership will be formed. Chavez’s illness prevented him from taking the oath of office after he was re-elected to a new term on Oct. 7 and under the constitution, National Assembly chief Diosdado Cabello apparently would take over as interim president. But there was no sign of Cabello on the podium as Maduro announced Chavez’s death. The constitution also says that elections should be called in 30 days. Chavez had specified that his supporters should support Maduro as his successor. The man Chavez defeated in October, the youthful Miranda state Gov. Henrique Capriles, would be expected to represent the opposition. Venezuela’s defense minister also appeared on television to announce that the military will remain loyal to the constitution in the wake of Chavez’s
death. Admiral Diego Molero appealed for “unity, tranquility and understanding” among Venezuelans. The announcement stunned Venezuelans, if it did not surprise them. “This is the worst thing that could have happened to our country,” said 38-year-old soft drink seller Nelson Ramirez, who sympathized with the fallen president. “Without Chavez, I don’t know what will happen here. We poor people could be forgotten again.” On the other side of Venezuela’s political divide was Carlos Quijada, a 38-yearold economist who said he was sad that death rather than an election defeat had written Chavez’s political obituary. “Now there is a lot of uncertainty about what is going to happen,” he said. Earlier in the day, Maduro used a more belligerent tone as he announced the government had expelled two U.S. diplomats from the country and said “we have no doubt” that Chavez’s cancer, which was first diagnosed in June 2011, was induced by “the historical enemies of our homeland.” He compared the situation to the death of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, claiming Arafat was “inoculated with an illness.” Chavez’s inner circle has long claimed the U.S. was behind a failed 2002 attempt to overthrow him, and he has frequently played the anti-American card to stir up support. Venezuela has been without a U.S. ambassador since July 2010. Maduro has been taking on a larger role since Chavez urged Venezuelans to choose him as president before disappearing in early December to undergo a fourth round of cancer surgery in Cuba. He accused U.S. Embassy’s Air Force attache Col. David Delmonaco of spying on Venezuela’s military and seeking to involve officers in “destabilizing projects.” Maduro gave Delmonaco 24 hours to leave, and U.S. officials said he had already departed the country. Maduro said Tuesday that the government was “on the trail of other elements that figure in this entire venomous scenario and are seeking to stir up trouble.” Later Tuesday, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said a second U.S. Air Force attache was being expelled, also for alleged espionage. “Let’s remember that active participation of the United States in the fascist coup of 2002,” Jaua said. Chavez had neither been seen nor heard from, except for photos released in midFebruary, since submitting to a fourth round of surgery in Cuba on Dec. 11 for an unspecified cancer in the pelvic area. It was first diagnosed in June 2011.
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are a very competitive team with some good players. “I just watched the game when they played against Vandy,” Martin said. “They play hard, they compete, they take charges on dribble penetration and they have guys that can make shots. “They have (Rob) Chubb in the middle who can make post moves and Frankie Sullivan who can score the basketball.” An upset will be easier to avoid if junior forward Jordan McRae continues playing the way he has been as of late, averaging 26.8 points and
Following their 78-68 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, the Tennessee Volunteers (1711, 9-7 SEC) will be looking to bounce back on the road against the Auburn Tigers on Wednesday. The loss to Georgia ended a six-game winning streak, but it also put a damper on Tennessee’s NCAA Tournament chances. Junior forward Jordan McRae said that the loss was even more upsetting because so many other bubble teams lost as well. “I was upset after the loss at Georgia, but it made me more upset – Jordan McRae s e e i n g Junior guard Ke n t u c ky l o s e , Alabama lose, Ole Miss lose,” McRae six rebounds in the past five said. “If we would’ve won we games. Martin credits the roll would’ve put ourselves in a that McRae has been on to his better spot (for the SEC and skill with the ball in his hands. “He’s just been really effiNCAA Tournaments), but it cient when he gets the ball, is what it is.” making his moves, looking for While the loss to Georgia his shots and being aggreswas a tough one, the Vols sive,” Martin said. “I don’t have already shifted their think he’s really hung shots or attention to playing Auburn taken bad shots, I think he’s on the road, where they have doing a good job of taking struggled all season (3-7). what’s given to him. Now he Auburn (9-20, 3-13) is in the takes some tough shots, but cellar of the SEC this year, but even in the tough shots, in my head coach Cuonzo Martin opinion, his shoulders are still said that from watching them on film you can see that they square when he releases the ball. He’s done a really good
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job of scoring in a variety of ways.” McRae’s play has put his name into the conversation of who deserves to be named SEC Player of the Year. He said that while it would mean a lot to him to win the award, he is just focused on finishing this season out strong. “Of course it would mean a lot to me, but at this point of the season I’m not really thinking of anything like that,” McRae said. “I’m just trying to win out these next two games.” “I’d vote Jordan McRae, and I’m not just saying that because he’s my guy,” Martin said. While most of the focus has been on McRae these past two weeks, junior guard Trae Golden is vital to the team and can be the difference in a game. Golden averaged 18.7 points during the Vols’ six-game streak, but only scored four points in the loss to Georgia. That said, Golden’s performance against Auburn could post as significant difference as the Vols work to avoid an upset. Mcrae said he’s full of confidence going into Wednesday night’s game, provided Golden is there to play. He said if Golden is there, the team has nothing to worry about. “As long as Trae is playing well, I think we have a great chance of winning,” McRae said. “Trae is one of the key parts of our team and if he’s playing well, we’ll be fine.” Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon The Vols will tip off at 9 p.m. from Auburn Arena. Junior guard Jordan McRae celebrates the win against Florida in Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 26.
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Spring season heats up for women’s golf Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor With rain pouring down outside, the Lady Vols golf team sat inside the clubhouse telling jokes and passing the time until the deluge would subside enough to play. “Man, I want to go out and golf,” Sara Monberg said. “Is my elbow supposed to bend this way?” Mason Chen asked her teammates. “Next week we’re going to make a music video … maybe to ‘Thrift Shop,’” some of the other girls discuss while doing warm-ups in an adjacent room. With a day left before heading to Hilton Head, S.C., to play in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Tournament — and yes, Rucker is playing a concert for the teams in competition — the women’s golf team is loose and in high spirits. No. 28 Tennessee is coming off a third place finish at the FSU Match-Up Tournament where three players finished in the top 15. The Seminole Match-Up was the first tournament of the spring season. “The fall is to test you out and see where you’re at,” head coach Judi Pavon said. “But now these tournaments really start to matter and we’ve got to figure out what we need to be ready to do for postseason. “Starting off at Florida State we did pretty well, always things to work on. We’ve had a good couple weeks of practice despite the weather and I we’re ready to get going again.” The Lady Vols, who
have had seven NCAA Championship appearances under Pavon, are on pace for another stellar season under the 11-year head coach. Led by senior AllAmerican Erica Popson, who finished tied for first in the FSU Match-Up Tournament, Tennessee has gotten off to a hot start during the spring season. “We went down there with the intention to win the tournament, which we didn’t do, but we got a positive start to the season,” Popson said. “It was good since we had two new transfers this spring and I think they are helping the team out and they’re only getting better. I think we’re off to a good start and hopefully get some momentum to go through the spring season.” Popson was also selected over the summer to be one of eight players to represent the U.S. team in the Curtis Cup — the amateur version of the Ryder Cup. “(The experience) is absolutely unbelievable,” she said. “We lost by a point and that was quite heartbreaking, but it was an unbelievable experience and I wouldn’t change it for anything. There is nothing like being able to represent your country and being one of eight people (to be asked to play) every two years. It’s pretty special.” The Lady Vols have a full schedule in March with three tournaments slated in the coming weeks. This year’s schedule is more compact than usual in order to play in more difficult tournament fields. “We play a power packed schedule and so we play when
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the tournaments are set. … All four tournaments we are playing in this spring are ranked in the top 10 most difficult fields of the year,” Pavon said. Playing against such competitive fields, Pavon wants to see her team compete throughout the weekend and make noise on the final day. “I was to see us compete,” she said. “I think being in the top three every tournament, trying to compete to win instead of just showing up to play is really important, especially in SEC time. We haven’t been very competitive in the last couple years at the SEC (Tournament) and haven’t been a factor.” Unlike in men’s college golf where teams must have beaten 50 percent of their competition, in women’s it doesn’t matter. All that is important is performing when postseason tournaments start. “We play against a lot of top 25 teams every single week which makes it hard for us to win tournaments or finish high in tournaments, but it is better for us in the long run to compete against the best teams often,” Pavon said. The Lady Vols will play in the LSU Invitational March 22-24, then turn around and travel to Greensboro, Parker Eidson • The Daily Beacon N.C., for the Bryan National Collegiate Tournament on Men’s volleyball club members attempt to block a spike against Liberty during a March 29. tournament in TRECS on March 3. “We’ll have some time after the spring season before the SEC Tournament for the girls to rest and get caught up and school,” Pavon noted. “We’ll be able to get some good “You’re gonna go through even though we’re from difLauren Kittrell work in then get rested for ferent walks of life. It’s one of different things. Maybe not Sports Editor the postseason.” those things where we were similar things, you’re gonna go compatable and we really got through struggles and adversiThroughout the four years along. I don’t think it could ties,” he said. “Growing with of college, students make and have worked out any better.” each other for four years, he’s build friendships, often based Now, the two have come my brother. on similar interests, majors or to the end of their collegiate “We talk about things that even through a process called career, both as students and go on, not only on the basketrandom roommate. as a part of the university’s ball floor, but as a college stuThat’s what happened in basketball program. dent, as a young adult trying to the men’s basketball program “It’s something I haven’t come up and find your way. It’s several years ago, forming the thought too much about until a lot of growing up that takes most unlikely of friendships. now,” Hall said. “Time has place in these four years and Seniors Kenny Hall and come by fast and we both came like he said, it’s molded us into Skylar McBee met freshman in together, being suite mates the people we are now and I year, but it wasn’t basketball some years ago, and it’s finally think will continue to shape us that ended up being the basis here. We’re about to ride out for the rest of our lives.” of their friendship. The two together.” On a less somber note, Hall were suite mates. Both players struggled encouraged McBee to hold To Hall, looking back at through adversity over the onto his current facial hair, freshman year, living with years and not just on the court. apparently ignoring its current McBee meant a lot of country Hall said he’s seen growth and goat-like appearance. music. Apparently that’s what development as players, team“Let it grow, man. Keep Hall remembers from those mates and people on both his growing it. I like it, personally,” early months together. he said, laughing. part and McBee’s. McBee said the time togethMcBee took the matter a bit “You grow as a person and er built a lasting friendship. a player,” Hall said of his time more seriously. “It’s funny. I think even at UT. “I went through a lot “I’ll keep it at least till the though, looking at us and our of situations on and off the end of the season,” he said backgrounds, coming from two floor that molded me into the straight-faced. “When these completely different areas of person I am today and will job interviews start happening, life, I still think Kenny’s prob- hopefully shape me for what I there might have to be a little ably one of the guys I’m closest will become.” trim that happens, but we’ll to on the team,” McBee said. McBee said it’s been a gift worry about that then. I’m not “I feel like we can talk about to share these experiences and really too focused on that, just stuff, and I feel like coming aspirations with Hall over the focused on finishing out this in together, being suite mates, years. season.”
Hall, McBee more than teammates