Facilities services devoted to student safety >>See page p g 3
Make America great, don’t support Trump >>See page 7
Lady Vols lose in SEC semis >>See page 11
Culinary students take their skills to the next level Megan Patterson Arts & Culture Editor Last Friday, students of the UT Culinary Program put down their steak knives and picked up chainsaws for the program’s annual ice carving. Over the course of two and a half hours, the students hacked through a block of ice to craft the image of a swan, while other students prepared and served hors d’oeuvres to patrons who stopped by to watch the event, taking place outside of the UT Convention Center. Culinary Director of UT’s program Chef Greg J. Eisele supervised the event and shared that the sculptures carved that day will be used in future events put on by the school. “We’re going to have them all do a swan; it may look like a swan or it may look like a flea,” Eisele said. “No grade for this, as you can imagine that wouldn’t be very fair.” The event is part of the extensive training culinary students undergo during the 12-week program, including business classes and different hosted events in addition to just cooking classes. “It’s more than just chicken,” Eisele said. See ICE CARVING on Page 4
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After leaving the game, students walked to the bottom entrance of Thompson-Boling Arena to grab the attention of state legislators as they exit. Natalie Ward • The Daily Beacon
Students protest cut in diversity funding Staff Report Nearly 150 UT students filled the Rocky Top Rowdies student section at the UT basketball game Saturday against Ole Miss. They dressed in all black and carried signs reading “UT Diversity Matters.” In the second half, the students walked out of ThompsonBoling arena shouting “UT diversity matters” to support funding diversity programs on campus. Students rallying said the protest was also organized to encourage more minority students, including student athletes, to speak out on diversity funding. “Most of the athletes are students of color, particularly the basketball team. They’re black,
and I think that they’re also experiencing this,” said Kristen Godfrey, a graduate student working on her Master’s in social work at UT, as reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel. Three UT football students participated in the protest. Jalen Reeves-Maybin, a linebacker, and Alvin Kamara, a running back, sat in the student section. Jakob Johnson, a tight end, participated in the walk out in the second half of the game. The rally followed the unanimous approval of a budget amendment on Senate Bill 2516 Wednesday that would strip UT’s Office of Diversity of all non-federal funding. According to UT officials, the office does not currently receive any federal funding. If approved by UT’s Board of Trustees in April, the amendment will transfer $8 million from the diversity office to support the univer-
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sity’s agriculture extension services and rural outreach programs. Members of UT Diversity Coalition gathered in Hodges Library on Thursday asking students and faculty to sign a banner in support of diversity funding that will make the trip with them to the state capitol next Tuesday as a part of Advancing Equality Day on the Hill. Members of the coalition and other students have expressed frustration with conservative legislators in Nashville targeting the Office of Diversity following office’s gender-neutral pronoun and inclusive holiday posts last year. “I don’t think it’s fair for us (the coalition) that we have to be fighting for what we deserve. We deserve to be part of UT, and right now we’re being erased,” Godfrey said to the Knox News Sentinel on Saturday.
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Nancy Reagan, former first lady, dies at 94
Warriors falter, continue chase for Jordan’s record
Nancy Reagan, the former first lady to conservative icon President Ronald Reagan, passed away this Sunday at the age of 94. Nancy will be buried alongside her deceased husband at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and requested in her will that mourners make donations to the library rather than send flowers. Nancy Reagan is perhaps best remembered as being the spokeswoman for the “Just say no” anti-drug campaigns of the 1980’s, as well as a staunch defender of her husband until his death in 2004. Political icons ranging from president Barack Obama to former president George W. Bush all expressed their sadness at the loss of Nancy. “With charm, grace, and a passion for America, this couple reminded us of the greatness and the endurance of the American experiment. ... God and Ronnie have finally welcomed a choice soul home,” said 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Nancy Reagan is survived by her three children: Patti Davis, Ron Reagan and Michael Reagan.
The beleaguered Los Angeles Lakers put a dent in the Golden State Warriors attempt at history on Sunday afternoon, beating the reigning NBA Champions 112-95 in the Staples Center. The Warriors are on pace to eclipse the 1995 Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, for the best regular season record in league history, but the 13-51 Lakers managed to pull off a shocking upset. This was the first time in NBA history that a team with a winning percentage under .200 defeated a team with a winning percentage above .900, as Golden State fell to 55-6 after the loss. With 22 games left, the Warriors still have a shot at the 72 win mark, and 15 of the games will be played in Oracle Arena, Golden State’s home arena. The Warriors have yet to lose a game at home this season, and have not lost a regular season game at home since Jan. 27, 2015, winning 44 consecutive home games during that span.
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Roger Waters to work on Pink Floyd inspired opera Set to premiere in the Quebec opera house in 2017, *Another Brick In The Wall: The Opera *is a collaboration between Pink Floyd’s former bassist and chief songwriter Roger Waters and the Opera de Montreal. The opera will be a part of the celebration of the city’s 375th anniversary. Last Thursday, Waters travelled to Montreal to discuss the project after initially rejecting offers for collaboration. After hearing music from the production, Waters reported being deeply moved and now approaches the project with “great enthusiasm.” The original inspiration for *The Wall *album came from Pink Floyd’s 1977 performance in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. An incident occurred in which Waters spit in the face of a fan storming the stage at the end of the concert. On the opera being staged in Montreal, Waters commented that, “*The Wall* is about the journey from the enmity of spitting in someone’s face to the position where love becomes more important than that enmity.” Waters will serve as librettist in *The Wall* opera and Alain Trudel will conduct the opening performance on March 11, 2017.
North Korea again threatens nuke strikes on US Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea— North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills. Such threats have been a staple of young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un since he took power after his dictator father’s death in December 2011. But they spike especially
when Washington and Seoul stage what they call annual defensive springtime war games. Pyongyang says the drills, which were set to start Monday and run through the end of April, are invasion rehearsals. The North’s powerful National Defense Commission threatened strikes against targets in the South, U.S. bases in the Pacific and the U.S. mainland, saying its enemies “are working with bloodshot eyes to infringe upon the dignity, sovereignty and vital rights” of North Korea. “If we push the buttons to annihilate the enemies even right now, all bases of provocations will be reduced to seas in flames and ashes in a moment,” the North’s statement said.
A pre-emptive large-scale military strike that would end the authoritarian rule of the Kim dynasty is highly unlikely. There is also considerable outside debate about whether North Korea is even capable of the kind of “strikes” it threatens. The North makes progress with each new nuclear test — it staged its fourth in January — but many experts say its arsenal may consist only of still-crude nuclear bombs; there’s uncertainty about whether they’ve mastered the miniaturization process needed to mount bombs on warheads and widespread doubt about whether they have a reliable longrange missile that could deliver such a bomb to the U.S. mainland.
Editorial Correction: On Friday, March 4, The Daily Beacon printed an editorial titled “The Beacon stands up for diversity,” which advocated against the TN legislature’s decision to reallocate diversity funds within UT’s budget. The editorial stated that the amended budget “still needs to be approved by UT’s Board of Trustees in April,” but in fact the State House and Senate at the legislature still must complete several votes to approve the changes. These votes do not involve UT’s Board of Trustees.
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Route Talk: Facilities Services and pedestrians Alex Harward
Contributor Facilities Services employees at UT are the people who take on many different tasks such as, the construction projects on campus, shoveling snow off the walkways and aspiring to make the campus greener. The department is made up of seven units: administration, administrative services, communication & information services, construction services, design services, facilities operations and utilities services. The employees assigned to these units are held responsible for the university’s ability to function on a daily basis. Facilities Services is also responsible for making UT a safe and pedestrian friendly environment for the thousands of students and staff members that utilize the campus every day. Braden Burns, senior in supply chain management, explained how he has always felt the campus caters to pedestrians. “I have always felt safe while on campus,” Burns said. “Even when walking from my house in the fort, there are so many walk ways and sidewalks that I never have an issue.” However, the safety of both students
and faculty can be affected when inclement weather rolls into the region. Since weather is often unpredictable Assistant Director of Facilities Services Jason Cottrell, explained that weather response teams conduct meetings a few days prior to the onset of a weather system. The meetings allow for a plan of action to develop and possibly alter, just as the weather may change in the days that follow. The weather response teams then meet again 24 hours before the scheduled weather system in order to properly prepare for any changes that may have occurred in the forecast. The weather may also affect how students utilize transportation to get to campus and to go to class. Senior in political science Lakshmi Giroti noticed that the parking lots and garages are always much more crowded on rainy days than on regular days. “No one wants to walk when it’s raining,” Giroti said. “There’s definitely a lot more traffic on days like that, (but) it’s easier to walk if you’re willing to get a little wet.” Facilities Services maintains that they are always available, “one call away, 24-hours a day.” They cater to a wide range of needs, including power outages, maintenance
Pedestrians walk to and from class via the hill on Sixteenth Street. Keaton Murphy • The Daily Beacon “I just hope it gets warm soon,” Giroti concerns, overflowing dumpsters, broken doors, leaks, lights out, temperature control said. “I’m over it being cold and look forward to it being nice out and shorts and much more. UT’s campus also offers many outside weather.” To get in touch with Facilities Services amenities for students and staff. The campus is full of benches, tables and chairs, the website is http://fs.utk.edu and the bike racks, grassy knolls and many places phone number is (865) 946-7777. to hang ENOs.
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Students celebrate Spanish Immersion Day Shane Moore
Contributor ¡Bienvenido! was heard all over Island Home Boulevard Saturday, Mar. 5, as all cultures celebrated the 3rd annual Spanish Immersion Day. Taking place at the Tennessee School for the Deaf, the event showcased all 21 Spanish speaking countries. Students from all across campus came out to show their support. Bilingual pre-med student Brittany Requena helped coordinate the event. “This was a great way to share apart of who I am with other people,” Requena said. “I was born in Tennessee, but I often made trips to Mexico every summer to visit my family in Cancun. Growing up with a Spanish speaking parent opened my eyes to two different worlds.” Introducing non-hispanic students to this different world was the main goal for the event. “Spanish isn’t about rolling your r’s or good food. Spanish is about love,” Requena said. “That’s why I challenge people to embrace the love when people speak today. Taste the love in the food.” The love was present with a gracious turn out, including UT students who are looking to study abroad. “This is a fantastic way to prepare for a study abroad trip,” Requena said. “Such a
ICE CARVING continued from Page 1 Deron Little, certified executive chef through American Culinary Federation, chef and owner of Seasons restaurant in Farragut and competition ice carver, instructed the students as they carved Friday afternoon. Eisele remarked that Little worked “in their face, in a good way” and that he coached the students with intensity. Although the students would complete their carvings in a little over two and a half hours, Little can complete a full swan in about 15 minutes. Sarah Owings, a culinary student preparing pimento cheese sandwiches while waiting her turn to carve, shared her apprehension for the sculpting. “I frequently cut myself in the kitchen on the knives, so the chainsaw is a little frightening,” Owings said. “But I’m excited to try it.” Another student Rebecca Dunn shared her thoughts on the experience so far while taking a break from her ice sculpture. “I have never held a chainsaw in such a capacity,” Dunn said. “It’s thrilling and it’s
great way to practice Spanish in a loving and safe environment.” Students were challenged to speak exclusively Spanish during the event. The faculty helped administer this goal by playing a fun game involving rubber bands. Each person would start with a handful of rubber bands, and every time a student was caught speaking English, a faculty member would take a rubber band. Students were also encouraged to catch each other. This game helped push the use of the language and provided a bit of fun and laughter. “I’m not gonna lose a rubber band from just talking to you, right?” Eric Pelehach, freshman in business, said. “It’s great. Spanish is such a beautiful language that I took interest in during my time in high school. I’ve just been going to every table trying to practice casual conversation.” Pelehach and many others in attendance saw the connection the romance language had globally, “Learning languages opens the door to so many opportunities. I learned today that even though these countries are connected by this language, they each have their own spin on it,” Pelehach said. “You can identify where someone comes from or what type of Spanish they learned when they speak it. I just find it so fascinating.” Spanish Immersion Day provided an opportunity for students to step off campus and into the Knoxville community all while still finding a way to learn in the process.
frightening at the very same second. It’s wonderful.” Spectators seemed to share the students’ awe of the ice-carving endeavor. Pamela Jeffreys and Jennifer Lane work in the risk management sector of the UT Convention Center and joked that despite the abundance of chainsaws present, everything at the event seemed to “check out.” In addition to the carvings, the pair expressed admiration for the students’ culinary flair as well. “Of course I’m impressed with their culinary skills and all their food looks wonderful,” Jeffreys said. “It’s very interesting and artistic.” Tom and Brenda Mitchell heard about the event from a friend and stopped by the watch the students at work and enjoy the free food. “Incredible. They’re very talented,” Brenda Mitchell said. “The pimento cheese sandwiches were out of this world.” Tom Mitchell added that while he had worked with a chainsaw before, it had been for firewood, not sculpting, which he found more impressive. For more information on upcoming events from the UT Culinary Program, visit http:// culinary.utk.edu/cooking-courses/.
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Business of Music 305 prepares students for the music business world. Natalie Ward • The Daily Beacon
Students learn basics of the music industry McKenzie Mitchell Contributor
There are actors and then there are directors. There are singers, and then there are management teams. There is the great idea, and then there is how it works. In the small class size of 21, students in Business of Music 305 get to learn the how-it-works of the great idea. Led by Vance Thompson, director of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, students are exposed to the inner-workings of the music industry. Throughout the semester students will learn about topics such as budgeting, writing press releases and developing marketing strategies for artists. However, the class does not stop there. The students get to put those textbook skills to real world use. In teams of two or by themselves, the students are asked to plan a fundraising event for a nonprofit of their choosing. They pick the venue, the date and handle all the promotions. In addition, the event must showcase a musical guest. For Briarman Whitfield, finding an artist proved to be the most difficult part. “We had a band, they backed out,” Whitfield said. “We had another band, they were double-booked and backed out.”
However, these students are not totally on their own through the process. Every class features an artist or a guest speaker within the music industry who speaks on their experiences and gives students pointers on how to proceed in their own careers. At one point in the semester, Ashley Capps, founder of Bonnaroo, came and spoke to the class. According to Thompson, Sony Music’s Vice President is scheduled to come later this semester. The hope for this class is to give students a starting place in an industry that traditionally does not have clear directions on how to get started. “I’ve always wanted to work in music,” Whitfield said, “but I’m from a really small town. We didn’t really have the opportunity.” Thompson hopes his students will walk away from this class and their projects feeling empowered to do anything they set their minds to. “In meeting these different people, who’ve had these different experiences,” Thompson said, “I just hope they get some kind of inspiration for what they are capable of.” While artists like Lady Gaga and Adele are the names that sell out shows, there is still a team helping them along the way. That is what Business of Music 305 teaches: how to get them there.
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The dangers of sloppy editing David Garcia Public Scientist
Science is not always perfect. Heck, sometimes it’s not even that good, but occasionally it can be so bad that the reputation of an entire journal can be put into question even if the ire is unwarranted. On Jan. 5, 2016, the scientific journal PLOS ONE published a paper titled, “Biomechanical Characteristics of Hand Coordination in Grasping Activities of Daily Living.” The title is a bit of a snooze I will admit, but never judge a paper by its title. What makes this piece truly stand out amongst its peers is that it seems to elicit intelligent design as the root cause of the human hand. One of three such attributions reads, “The explicit functional link indicates that the biomechanical characteristic of tendinous connective architecture between muscles and articulations is the proper design by the Creator to perform a multitude of daily tasks in a comfortable way.” One can think as they like regarding intelligent design, it is neither here nor there but it certainly doesn’t belong in a serious scientific study. The biggest problem with PLOS ONE actually publishing this article comes from the damage it has done to its own reputation. If one was privy to the drama that unfolded a few days ago on the battleground of the internet, the comments ranged from anger at the brokenness of the scientific method to calls for boycotts of all publications from PLOS ONE. Unfortunately, a comment I saw too often for comfort assumed that if this type of mistake could get through the review process at PLOS ONE, it implied a fundamental problem with the open-access model used by PLOS ONE. Open-access journals, specifically PLOS ONE, separate themselves from larger journals by making all of their publications free, as well as removing a key point in the review process used by many high-impact journals like “Nature” and “Science,” which requires the work to be groundbreaking in some form. PLOS ONE instead accepts a larger number of papers and so long as the data is acquired properly and the science is considered sound, the paper will generally gets published after the peer review process. The idea being that all data, even if it is not going to cure cancer, could potentially be useful and should be reviewed and made available to the community. This approach has its criticisms. The underlying fear suggests that because the science in the journal is of lower importance, then the
review process must be of lower quality. It’s pretty clear that those conclusions don’t follow and PLOS ONE is well known for having a robust if expedited review process. This mistake however, goes beyond the pale and immediately makes one wonder how in the heck it got through the editors and reviewers in the first place. For their part, the authors claim that it was merely a translation issue, and it certainly might be the case. The work performed in the paper is perfectly well done and marred only by the three attributions to “The Creator.” No, this is a mistake committed by the reviewers and the editors. This episode doesn’t imply a fundamental problem with the open-access model. The reality is that even top journals have problems with their publication process. Many have a section in the back every issue to publish their retractions, of which there are many for the relatively modest number of papers published in big-name journals. PLOS ONE in 2013 alone released over 31,000 articles, or about 90 every day. The journal “Science”* *doesn’t publish 90 in a month. Unfortunately, this makes the publication endeavor a numbers game, and when the numbers get high enough, there are bound to be mistakes. There is really no excuse for letting the paper get through the vetting process, but this doesn’t imply that PLOS ONE is not careful with its task, it simply means that they have to be particularly aware of the extra scrutiny their philosophy will draw from the scientific community. I for one am still optimistic regarding the open-access model of publishing. Not all research is sexy, in fact the overwhelming majority of it is unsexy as a rule, but this doesn’t make the work inherently unimportant. Large journals like PLOS ONE are needed in order to get rank and file science in the hands of researchers than can use it to further their own work. Mistakes will be made, and bad papers will get through, but as long as PLOS ONE and all journals like it are willing to own up to and fix their mistakes, they should be trusted just as much as any other journal. As a final note, the editor responsible for this mess has since the paper’s retraction on March 4 2016 been asked to step down. David Garcia is a first-year graduate student in energy science. He can be reached at dgarcia8@vols.utk.edu.
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Can you hear me now? Today is Alexander Graham Bell Day, and to celebrate his greatest contribution to society, here is a list of songs about the thing we can’t live without: the telephone. “Telephone” Lady Gaga and Beyonce
“Call Me Maybe” Carly Rae Jepsen
“Kiss Me Thru the Phone” Soulja Boy
“Hotline Bling” Drake
“Austin” Blake Shelton
“So Sick” Neyo
“Payphone” Maroon 5
“867-5309/Jenny” Tommy Tutone
“Hello” Adele
“I Just Called to Say I Love You” Stevie Wonder
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Communication is nothing without context
Kimberly Bress Real World Problem Solving
If you are looking for a slightly humorous and seemingly delusional mantra to get you through the week before Spring Break, here is a worthy consideration: We are all just blue-arsed flies. Before you jump to conclusions, let me clarify that I am not comparing you to an insect wearing blue jeans or a bug that has spent a little too much time in the February cold. Instead, I am putting on my best British accent and capitalizing on the amusing consequences which result from the cultural nuances of language. Language is a strange beast, full of infinite and unmasterable complexities. There are about 46 different alphabets in use today, each of which builds into one of our world’s 6,000 living languages. In turn, those different languages build into unique and complex infrastructures of communication. Word choice, in addition to grammar, tone and inflection, all play important roles in the effective use of language. However, something that is particularly intriguing are the seemingly nonsensical and dysfunctional parts of speech. Idioms, for example, are nothing more than imaginative social constructs. When removed from the culture in which they are used, statements such as the “blue-arsed fly” are more confusing than meaningful. In other words, communication isn’t just about what you say, but the context that you say it in.
Without an explanation, the use of the phrase “blue arsed fly” causes a persistent and pervasive sense of ambiguity. Although I may know the meaning as the user, you as the reader do not. This dichotomy of understanding versus misunderstanding creates a wide margin for error and offence. According to the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education in Communication, “effective communication takes place only when the listener clearly understands the message that the speaker intended to send,” As we move into a critically busy period in the semester and set out on Spring Break adventures, thinking critically about how we communicate is important to our personal success and safety. To make sure that we are understood, we must speak in a way that is relevant, common and understandable. When you walk into a professor’s office to discuss an unfortunate midterm grade, how will the conversation proceed? The use of imprecise language or a defensive tone might send you out with your tail between your legs. The ability to understand the motivations behind your own message and consider the perception of the listener is essential to developing a positive and mutually beneficial rapport with that professor. On the opposite end of the spectrum, how will you communicate differently when sending a message to your Spring Break road trip buddies? You want to show enthusiasm, while also being intention-
al and clear about where you plan on going and how you plan on arriving there safely. The way that you speak to a professor is not the same way in which you speak to your best friend. We communicate by using language that is relevant to the culture and context that we are placed in. By understanding those around us, we ourselves can seek to be understood. The concept of the blue-arsed fly is accredited to a Scottish Duke, Prince Philip of Edinburgh. Known for his knack for saying the wrong thing, the Duke’s serendipitous creation of the imaginative phrase quickly spread throughout his home country. Now included in the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase is defined as “a person who is running about quickly and busily, trying to accomplish multiple tasks”. In the thick of midterm exams, semester projects and organizational events, I would venture to say that our campus is swarming. Wherever this semester and Spring Break may be taking you, to blue skies and bluer waters or to the comfort of your bed, I hope that you stay safe and sane by engaging in clear and thoughtful communication. And maybe, for just a little bit, take a quick break from being a blue-arsed fly. Kimberly Bress is a sophomore in neuroscience. She can be reached at kbress@vols.utk.edu
Our country is not a joke, so don’t let it become one
Thomas Carpenter The Workshop
So far, I have restrained myself from talking about Donald Trump in any type of long-form media such as this. This is partly because his popularity, at least in the beginning of the race, I believed had come from the amount of media attention he was getting, and I did not want to be a contributor to any part of that. However, unless there is a brokered convention, a miracle happens or Trump finally says or does something stupid enough to disqualify himself, it appears that he will be the presidential nominee for the Grand Old Party. This is terrifying, but I’m not going to spend my time talking about why it’s terrifying because enough people have already done so and I’m not sure I know how to change a Trump supporter’s mind. All I will say is that if you do support Trump for the Presidency, please please please reevaluate that decision and look into his past as a terrible businessman and human being. If you need help with that, please consult John Oliver. #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain Now, to the rest of you. While it is terrifying that Trump could be the nominee, know that there are a lot of Americans who feel the same way. For instance, 60 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump and that does not look good for him for the general election. On top of that, polls show both Bernie Sanders and Clinton beating Trump, although
Bernie has a much larger lead in that poll and the evidence of a Clinton federal criminal indictment grows larger every day. So, in my opinion, it will be Bernie vs. Trump and Bernie will win massively, but what do I know? I’m an undergraduate in Classical Civilization and even the pundits have been wrong a lot this year. So who’s to say they know what’s going to happen? Regardless, at this moment in time, it is a possibility that Donald J. Trump will win, and what has been America’s reaction? In the words of the wise Gandalf the Grey, “FLY, YOU FOOLS.” This is where I have a problem. Yeah, I know it’s mostly a joke but I feel like a lot of people are seriously considering it and that really isn’t okay. America is one of the greatest human experiments in our history, the epitome of democracy, capitalism, freedom and liberty, and we’re just going to give up because of Trump? First of all, a President cannot become a dictator like a lot of my peers like to purport. We have this thing called the Constitution and three separate branches of government to check the powers of the others in cases just like this. The founders were very smart people, and while I believe in a living Constitution that changes to fit the times, I also think there are some pretty great ideas in the original document. We have one of the most complex state structures in the world and while it is slow and sometimes
inefficient, it is always stable. Our country has faced some incredibly tough challenges, from civil war to terrorism, and yet we are as strong as ever. The fact that any American would decide to just give up on America is incredibly disappointing. Even if Trump were to become President, it is the job of sane people to stay and make sure that doesn’t ever happen again. This means fixing our failed education system that led to an electorate that would even consider Trump, improving our healthcare system so that every single American can get treatment regardless of their socioeconomic status and working to fix our corrupt political system that led to all this discontent in the first place, because can you really blame them for wanting someone else? So please don’t say you’re going to leave America if Trump is elected. Say you’re going to stand your ground in your homeland to fight racism, sexism and homophobia. Say you’re going to support candidates that look out for the good of all Americans, not just old white people because even if Trump is our President, America won’t stop being great and we have the ability to make it even greater.
Thomas Carpenter is a senior in Classics. He can be reached at ThomasCarpenter@utk.edu
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Dogs and their owners walk in the Mardi Growl parade to benefit Young-Williams Animal Center through downtown Knoxville on Saturday, March 5. Taylor Gash • The Daily Beacon
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SPORTS
The Daily Beacon • Monday, March 7, 2016
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Ray Kasongo attempts to score against Ole Miss on March 5.
Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon/Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee suffers an 83-60 loss to Ole Miss on senior day Troy Provost-Heron Training Editor
As Armani Moore, Derek Reese, Devon Baulkman and the injured Kevin Punter Jr. made their way to midcourt for the pregame Senior Day festivities, the Tennessee fans made plenty of noise. After the opening tip, though, the loudest chants inside Thompson-Boling Arena came in the form of “UT Diversity Matters” from the protestors in the student section opposing the plan to defund Tennessee’s diversity office. The rest of the announced crowd of 14,424 had little to cheer about as the Vols dropped their home finale 83-60 to Ole Miss on Saturday. “Today we weren’t very good in any area of the game,” UT coach Rick Barnes said. “I thought (Ole Miss) pretty much beat us any way you want to beat a team and I hate that for our seniors because I wish we could have finished on a good note for them.” UT (13-18, 6-12 SEC) jumped out to an 11-9 lead with 14 minutes, 56 seconds remaining in the first half, but proceeded to go through its coldest shooting stretch of the season.
Over the next 14:04, the Vols failed to make a field goal, missing 15 consecutive shots over that span. “I feel like we were settling for long shots,” Moore said. “They were kind of baiting us into shooting shots that they wanted us to shoot … We just have to learn how to be aggressive but be aggressive in a smart way.” The offensive lull coincided with Ole Miss guard Stefan Moody, the SEC’s leading scorer at 23.4 points per game, sitting on the bench with two fouls. With Moody on the bench from the 13:13 mark to halftime, Ole Miss (2011, 10-8) out-scored the Vols 22-11. Six of those points came on free throws during UT’s field-goal drought, which was ended by an Admiral Schofield 3-pointer with 52 seconds left in the half. Baulkman followed that with a transition dunk to make it 31-22 at the intermission. “(We did a good job on Moody early), but (Sebastian Saiz) stepped up really big,” Baulkman said. “We didn’t defend him and we’re really small in the post and that hurt us.” Saiz finished with a game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, seven on the offensive glass that helped Ole Miss score 28 second-chance points. Tomasz
Gielo scored 16 and Moody poured in 12 in the second half. Baulkman’s Senior Day started with him crying on Barnes’ shoulder as they hugged at midcourt during the ceremony and ended with the guard scoring a team-high 18 points while adding three rebounds, three assists and three steals. “I played my heart out,” Baulkman said. “Everybody made mistakes, I made mistakes too, but I tried to give my all. We lost, but individually, that’s a good way to walk away.” In his final game at ThompsonBoling Arena, Moore scored 13 points. Freshman Admiral Schofield added 12 points, six rebounds and four assists. The Vols’ offense rebounded in the second half to shoot 51.6 percent (16for-31), but defensively they couldn’t stop the Rebels, who shot 57.1 percent (16-for-28), enough to climb back in to the game. UT managed to make it 64-51 with 7:36 left to play, but Ole Miss quickly reeled off a 7-0 run to push the lead back to 20. “The tough thing about Senior Day is, unless you have a mature team, they lose focus and start worrying about other things as opposed to thinking about what they have to do to win games,”
Barnes said. The loss solidifies Barnes’ worst regular season record in his 29 seasons as a head coach. Before the season, the Vols were picked to finish 13th in the SEC, but Barnes said that he had been to the NCAA tournament with less talented teams. A season plagued with inconsistency, mixed with injuries to Punter and junior guard Robert Hubbs, never allowed that possibility to materialize. “We can always look back and say the what-ifs,” Barnes said. “… Even if we had a .500 record or whatever, this time of year is about being in the NCAA Tournament. That’s what you play for. We have to understand, anything other than that, we haven’t succeeded.” Following Mississippi State’s victory over Auburn on Saturday, the Vols, who have lost four straight, will open the SEC tournament against the Tigers on Wednesday at 7 p.m inside Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. “Our mindset needs to be to go hard,” Baulkman said. “We have to work on our weaknesses and adjust our game. We have to talk to the young players and let them know that we need everybody.”
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Andraya Carter defends against Ole Miss on Jan. 9, 2014. • File Photo
Mississippi State bounces Tennessee in the SEC Tourney semis Trenton Duffer Copy Editor
JACKSONVILLE, FL- The clock struck midnight, and Cinderella had to leave the Jacksonville ball. Try as they might, the seven-seeded Lady Vols ran out of magic against Mississippi State and Victoria Vivians, whose 30 points and five three-pointers helped the Bulldogs bounce Tennessee out of the SEC Tournament 60-50 on Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Arena. “(Friday night), she wasn’t really hitting shots, so I think she was due for it,” junior guard Andraya Carter said of Vivians. “She put some stuff up that only a great player can make. Once you let a player like that get hot, they’re hot the rest of the game.” Sophomore Vivians, who played all 40 minutes against the Lady Vols, Shot 11-for-20 from the field and 5-for-10 from beyond the arc. This isn’t the first time she has posted big numbers The Carthage, Mississippi native added a third 30-point game to her collection in Saturday’s win over Tennessee. “We did everything we could to keep her in check, and we couldn’t,” head coach Holly Warlick said. “We gave her five threes. You just can’t do that. Maybe we could have trapped her a little earlier, but we were switching off on her and trying to keep her out of rhythm.” Outside of failing to tame the beast that was Vivians, the Lady Vols forced a lot of defensive
pressure overall. Take Vivians out of the mix, and the Bulldogs shot 6-for-33 from the field and only hit two three-pointers. The Lady Vols (19-13) themselves shot 18-for64 overall and 2-for-8 from beyond the arc, but the shots the team actually attempted were good looks. What seemed to crush the Lady Vols more than anything was the physical toughness of Mississippi State. Coming off two hard, back-toback wins in two straight days left the Lady Vols gassed and physically shattered. Mississippi State, meanwhile, had an extra day of rest before Friday’s quarterfinals matchups. In the SEC Tournament, the top four seeds get byes in the first two rounds of the tournament before playing in the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, if they were to make it that far. Senior Bashaara Graves, who became the fifth Lady Vol in history to have 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her collegiate career, said that she felt the Bulldogs (26-6) played more fierce with the knowledge the Lady Vols were fatigued. “They only played one game, and the game was yesterday,” Graves said. “They’re best players didn’t play heavy minutes, and we knew it was going to happen. We took care of the ball and their press and just fought through it.” The Lady Vols have seemingly began to corral their turnover problems throughout their last five games. In these games, the team hasn’t committed more than 13 turnovers a game. Entering this five-game stretch that began against Alabama,
the Lady Vols had only four games the entire season where they committed 13 or fewer turnovers. “I thought we took care of the ball, and I thought we got good looks,” Warlick said. “We’re always talking about how turnovers don’t allow us to have more shots. Well, we got more shots. We just didn’t make plays. “I thought it was great we didn’t turn the ball over. We just couldn’t finish the deal.” Even though the team’s wish of winning its 18th SEC title didn’t come true, the Lady Vols mentioned a “new team identity” . Graves, Carter, Warlick and Diamond DeShields, who finished with a team-high 22, all said that the Sunshine State shined a ray of hope onto these Lady Vols.
The same Lady Vols that know their backs are against the wall with the NCAA Tournament coming up in two weeks. “We learned that we’re a lot stronger than we thought we were up to this point,” DeShields said. “Anything positive is something we can take away from this experience, and I think that that’s a positive. We’re going to take that back to Knoxville and continue to build on it and try to be a better team come tournament time.” The Lady Vols’ NCAA Tournament fate will be determined on Selection Monday on March 14. With a new identity, two weeks to rest and more chemistry on the playing court and in the locker room, the fun may be just beginning for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.
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The Daily Beacon • Monday, March 7, 2016
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Notebook: Rebels crash glass to spoil Vols’ senior day Taylor White
Assistant Sports Editor It’s no secret that Tennessee sports one of the smaller lineups in the SEC, and that disadvantage in the post has led to problems for the Vols all season. On Saturday, Ole Miss took that to another level. The Rebels pulled down 21 offensive rebounds, the most given up by Tennessee this year, leading to 28 second-chance points as the Rebels blew by the Vols 83-60 on Tennessee’s senior night in Thompson-Boling Arena. “I think that when you’re not executing, players don’t know where the shot is going to come from,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. “I just didn’t think we were really sharp from the beginning.” The Vols held the conference’s leading scorer, Stefan Moody, without a point in the first half, due in part to foul trouble, but the Rebels had more than enough production to take his place. Sebastian Saiz pulled down four of his seven offensive rebounds in the first half, leading to 12 points before the break. He finished the game with 23, grabbing 11 total rebounds and bullying any Tennessee
defender that attempted to guard or box him out. “We didn’t know that (Saiz) was going to step up like that,” senior guard Devon Baulkman said. “The big man stepped up really big and we didn’t defend him. We’re really small in the post and he really hurt us inside.” Ole Miss started the game just 3-of-9 from the field, and Tennessee jumped out to a quick seven point lead in the first couple of minutes. Then the Rebels started crashing the glass, scoring five of their first seven points off of second chance opportunities. Martavious Newby knocked down a 3-point shot after a Saiz offensive board, and two possessions later the big man called his own number after pulling the down the board, going up strong to tie the game. It was all Ole Miss from there. The bright spot in the post for Tennessee was Ray Kasongo, who didn’t make his first appearance in the game until mid-way through the second half. The 6-foot-8 forward hadn’t played in three of the Vols’ last five games, but made an impact on Saturday. He showed off his freak athleticism early by throwing down a one-handed put-back dunk over two Rebel defenders and recording an
acrobatic block on the defensive end. He finished the game with six points and four boards in just 16 minutes. “When I say Ray can be an NBA draft pick, I mean Ray can be an NBA draft pick,” freshman forward Admiral Schofield said. “He’s just got to really put stuff together. His athleticism is really unbelievable, as you saw tonight. “He just jumped over a couple guys like it was nothing and he makes plays like that in practice. One of the things he’s got to learn is the game. He’s having a little harder time than others, but he’s starting to get it. I’m very proud of him for coming out and competing.” Press problems: Ole Miss opened the game in an active full court press, determined to trap Tennessee’s young guards and throw off their offensive rhythm. It was nothing that Barnes and his team didn’t expect, but it was effective nonetheless. The Vols turned the ball over 17 times and 11 of those came from Shembari Phillips and Armani Moore, the team’s two primary ball handlers. Many times a full-court press is designed to make a team play too fast, but that’s what Barnes wanted his team to do. “We knew they were going to get in their little press and do that,” Barnes said. “We were just
walking the ball up the floor and they were just backing up and backing up. There aren’t going to be any outlets until you attack it. We just kept walking it up and walking it up. “Then you can’t step across half-court or get in those areas where you know you’re going to be trapped. We just weren’t aggressive.” Barnes pointed to Phillips body language throughout the game, saying the freshman looked too timid to try and attack the press and Ole Miss picked up on that early as he turned the ball over five times for the second game in a row. His teammates, however, pointed out that there are five players on the floor and none of them did their job. “We let their pressure get to us,” Schofield said. “Bringing the ball up the floor is just one thing we have to work on. I can’t blame Shembari. He’s a young guy and he’s trying to learn a new position … He let the pressure get to him a little bit, and it’s our fault as the other four guys on the floor because we’re supposed to help him alieve that.” The other guys: Four players scored in double figures for Ole Miss, led by Saiz (23) and Tomasz Gielo (16). Moody added 12 and Newby added 10 and both he and Saiz recorded double-doubles.