CHEW promotes a safe spring break >>See page 2
Opinion: “It’s a theme that is directly aggressive.” >>See page 6
Spring practice opens with Jones’ press conference>>See page 12
Andrew Mrozkowski serves customers outside of Mast General Store on Gay Street. • All photos courtesy of Abigail Williamson
Knoxville resident hitches coffee shop to his cycle Michael Lipps Asst. Arts & Culture Editor For Knoxville resident Andrew Mrozkowski, his life is “kind of like a whirlwind” these days. “I’m running around doing coffee and my regular job and trying to take care of my home life,” Mrozkowski explained. By “doing coffee”, he means crafting and selling coffee beverages from the mobile cart he pulls behind him on a bicycle. “My coffee shop is about as big as the back seat of your car,” Mrozkowski said. “It’s three feet long and two feet wide and two feet high.” It’s called Pedal Java, and from Mrozkowski’s cart you can find the same coffee drinks you’d expect to find at brickand-mortar shops around town. Mrozkowski, an Asheville, North Carolina, native, has a history with coffee that is rooted in his lineage. He recalled a story his mother told him on when Mrozkowski’s grandmother asked her to clear the table, she would sip any remaining coffee left in the mugs on her way to the sink. “She wanted more than anything to
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feel like an adult, I think, but also to try something that her parents loved so much and would enjoy after every meal,” Mrozkowski said. His mother started letting him take sips of her coffee around the age of seven or eight. “I grew up witnessing coffee being not just a drink, but more of a means of gathering together and communicating and sharing, over coffee, details about your life,” Mrozkowski said. Aside from his earlier-than-most introduction to coffee and his ongoing obsession with it, Mrozkowski is admittedly an untrained barista. He obtained a B.A. in Music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro before beginning his career of almost 25 years now as a programmer. “I worked in the computer lab (during school) and got out during the tech boom,” Mrozkowski said. “Naturally, there were a lot more opportunities to work and make good money as a programmer than there were as a musician.” And while it may seem an unlikely path to become a programmer before becoming a coffee peddler, such was the case for Mrozkowski. See PEDAL BREW on Page 4
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U.S. strike kills 150 terrorist fighters
Dolly Parton to go on tour, release album
A U.S. strike against terrorist forces in Somalia resulted in the deaths of over 150 terrorist extremists, according to the Pentagon. Officials claim the strike, aimed at the Islamic extremist group Al-Shabab, was done on the eve of what military officials believe could have been a major strike against American interests in the region. The strike, which took place 120 miles south of the country’s capital of Mogadishu, took place at a suspected training ground for the organization.
Parton will release a new two-disc LP titled “Pure & Simple” followed by a tour of the same name this summer. The North American tour will take the singer through more than 60 cities in the U.S. and Canada. Alongside new material on the double-LP, Parton will also release a bonus disc of *Dolly’s Greatest Hits*, but no track listing has appeared for this release yet. In reference to the double-LP and tour title, Parton said it captures the music’s stripped-down approach.
Andrews awarded $55 millions in civil suit Erin Andrews was awarded a $55 million settlement by a Tennessee state circuit court on Monday afternoon. Andrews, a reporter for Fox Sports brought a civil suit against Michael Barrett and the owner of the Nashville Marriott after Barrett filmed a video of Andrews while she was naked in her hotel room. Barrett spent more than two years in prison for filming Andrews, who was employed by ESPN at the time, as well as for stalking.
CHEW to host spring break safety event Alayna Cameron Contributor
As spring break approaches, The Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW) will be hosting an event to encourage students’ safety during the coming week. “The purpose of this event is to promote healthy decision making for students during Spring Break and beyond,” Rebecca Juarez, wellness coordinator for CHEW, said.
The event will feature four hands-on activity areas that are devoted to promoting sun safety, sexual health, healthy drinking habits and how to be an active bystander. Juarez hopes that this event will help students to understand how to navigate spring break activities in an informed, knowledgeable and safe fashion. “There will be campus and community partners present to conduct HIV testing, provide information regarding safety, nutrition, alternative activities and local options for fun and safe
spring break activities,” Juarez said. There will also be giveaways including sunglasses, frisbees and tank tops. Popsicles and free food will also be provided to all participating students. Maggie Marsh, a sophomore on the pre-med track, will be tabling for VolOUT at the event. Marsh explained how many students treat spring break as a “recreational catharsis” and hopes that this event will educate students of the dangers of being careless with one’s sexual health and alcohol and drug consumption.
“A lot of sexual assault happens over spring break, a lot of unsafe sex, blood alcohol poisoning and other things like that,” Marsh said. “A lot of students have been working really hard over the semester and so they consider spring break to be their big time to go out, have fun and party, which is fine, but they also need to make sure to go about this safely.” The event will take place on Monday, March 7 at 3 p.m. The event is free and open to all UT students and will be held on the Humanities Building lawn and Pedestrian Walkway.
Lecturer to discuss paintings of Ancient Greek vases Alex Harward
Staff Writer McClung Museum will host its 9th Harry C. Rutledge Memorial Lecture in Archeology this week to discuss the elaborate paintings of Athenian Vases. “Scenes from Daily Life of Athenian Vases” will take place this Tuesday March 8, from 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. in the auditorium of the McClung Museum. John H. Oakley, chancellor professor at the College of William and Mary, will speak about the Greek painted vases from the city of Athens.
Aleydis Van de Moortel, secretary-treasurer of the East Tennessee Society of the Archaeological Institute, explained that these vases are the richest and most complex source of images from ancient Greece. “Professor Oakley will examine not only the different types of subjects connected with daily life that are illustrated on these vases, but will also note subjects not found, such as scenes of cooking or cleaning,” Van de Moortel said. Van de Moortel further explained that the lecture would shed light on the question of whether the vase paintings are accurate reflections of different
aspects of ancient life or pure fantasy. All AIA lectures are geared to appeal to the general public but there is also information that is presented for more advanced students and guests. Gina Barnett, junior in anthropology, expressed her excitement for the upcoming lecture. “I have a concentration in forensics,” Barnett said. “But I’m also generally interested in history so I’m sure this lecture will be really cool.” These lectures occur about eight to ten times throughout an entire school year, usually beginning in September and concluding
in April. “Professor Oakley is a world expert on Greek vase painting,” Van de Moortel said, “as well as an excellent and entertaining speaker.” At the end of the lecture, audience members will be able to meet the speaker and ask questions at the concluding reception. The next and last lecture will take place on April 5, covering the collapse of the Mayan civilization. The lectures are free and open to the public. For more information on the lecture the website is http:// www.utk.edu/events/index. php?eID=61889.
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House of Cards reveals warped presidential reality
Travis Dorman Staff Writer
The fourth season of Netflix’s “House of Cards” offers a brief respite from 2016 presidential primaries. As a political drama full of extortion, corruption and murder, House of Cards is decidedly overthe-top; yet, it cannot compare to the absurdity of the current election. This season, which follows President Frank Underwood’s wheelings and dealings as he seeks re-election, mirrors the ongoing 2016 race in that it is less about the power of the White House and more about the power of the press. Politicians know that dominating the conversation leads to dominating the polls, so they constantly battle to seize control over the media cycle by spinning stories, digging up dirt and timing newsworthy events to eclipse the endeavors of their enemies. Wait until your opponents begin to speak, then drown them out by shouting something more appalling, more disturbing and more spectacular. President Underwood demonstrates this tactic when he snatches the media attention away from Republican hopeful Will Conway by deciding to hold a rare open convention to select his vicepresidential running mate. As he explains it to Democrat House Minority Leader Bob Birch, this event is all about the spectacle and has absolutely nothing to do with democracy. “Oh Bob, I’m not sure if you’ve noticed or not, but politics is no longer just theater — it’s show business,” Underwood says. “So let’s put on the best show in town.” This quote could have come straight from Donald J. Trump himself — if not directly from his orange, sweat-rimmed mouth, then perhaps from his 1987 best-selling memoir *The Art of the Deal.*“One thing I’ve learned about the press is that they’re always hungry for a good story, and the more sensational the better,” Trump wrote. “It’s in the nature of the job, and I understand that. The point is that if you are a little different, or a little outrageous, or if you do things that are bold and controversial, the press is going to write about you.” “I play to people’s fantasies,” he continued. “... That’s why a little hyperbole never hurts. People
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want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular.” And playing to people’s fantasies is exactly what Trump has done this election cycle. With his extreme claims, he has tapped into the bigotry, frustration and anger of millions of white, working-class Americans who feel that the Republican Party has abandoned them and the Obama administration, betrayed them. Deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. Prevent all Muslims from entering the country. Build a 1,900 mile wall; Mexico will surely pay for it. He’s disparaged women, he mocked a disabled reporter, he’s shocked and offended and entertained and by doing all of this, he’s dominated the conversation. House of Cards is not so ham-fisted in its satire as to portray any one character as Trump. Rather, different characters channel the demagogue at different times. President Underwood exhibits Trump-like qualities when he stresses the value of hollow showmanship and uses superficial spectacles to distract from his opponents. Governor Conway’s visceral need to be in the spotlight at all times may remind viewers of Trump, despite the mogul’s insistence that the media might talk about him constantly but he has no idea why. Perhaps the sharpest jab at Trump’s techniques comes when members of the Islamic Caliphate Organization, a fictional version of ISIS, capture a family and hold them hostage for diplomatic leverage. During this national crisis, the executive director of the Association for American-Muslim Relations, Ibrahim Halibi, makes a statement that very well could have been made in response to Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the country after the San Bernardino shooting last year. “ICO does not represent Islam, but there are those who would use this incident to justify draconian measures like travel restrictions or forced registration who would espouse hatred or even violence,” Halibi said. “The moment bigotry becomes a form of patriotism, America is no lon-
ger America.” The show draws a line between reality and fiction, and it makes a point that, in this case, reality is stranger than fiction.
House of cards is not so hamfisted in its satire as to portray any one character as Trump. Rather, different characters channel the demagogue at different times.” While Halibi essentially condemned Trump’s Islamaphobic response to the San Bernardino shooting, no *House of Cards* character goes as far as to suggest that travel bans or forced registration of Muslims are good and viable ideas. No *House of Cards *character insults minority groups like Trump has done time and time again. The fictional candidates remain at least an outward appearance of maturity and respect; they behave in a presidential manner and don’t resort to exchanging third-grade playground insults at official debates. But the Underwoods do stoop to Trump’s level in one important way: they spread fear. For the Underwoods, fear is a last resort — a way to obscure their past misdeeds, a way to overcome human reason and compassion in order to seize control of the nation with an iron fist. For Trump, it may very well be the same thing.
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PEDAL BREW continued from Page 1 “The one thing all those programming jobs had in common … They all had horrible coffee,” Mrozkowski said. “It just became insufferable after awhile. I was having to drink terrible coffee. So before long, I was just making my own almost exclusively.” Mrozkowski would hone his craft over time, learning and teaching himself as he sought to enhance the mundane coffee drinking experiences that were all too common for him. Then he met and fell in love with his wife, and the two moved to Knoxville. It would be on a trip back home to Asheville at the end of last summer that would inspire Mrozkowski to take his love for coffee and turn it into Pedal Java. “I spotted a guy, downtown Asheville, on a coffee bike,” Mrozkowski said. “I thought, ‘I think Knoxville’s ready for something like this.’” Knowing he would have a lot to learn to make this idea work, Mrozkowski thought the best method would be to just jump in and do it.
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The actual coffee I’m producing is from years of techniques and tools that I use to make the coffee. These tools have been proven over and over in countless office break rooms and countless camping trips and vacations.” Andrew Mrozkowski, owner
Andrew Mrozkowski serves customers outside of Mast General Store on Gay Street. •All photos courtesy of Abigail Williamson “I don’t take many chances, and, as sort of a pragmatic programmer type, I’ve never been one to just wing it until I built this cart,” Mrozkowski said. But while being in the coffee business would be a new experience for Mrozkowski, crafting coffee itself was nothing new to him. “The actual coffee I’m producing is from years of experimentation and years of perfecting the techniques and tools that I use to make the coffee,” Mrozkowski said. “These tools have been proven over and over in countless office break rooms and countless camping trips and vacations.” As Mrozkowski sought to merge his hobby into a business, it was important that he kept things local. From the coffee beans to the milk, he set out to find Knoxville’s best. “A lot of the coffee I was finding was coming from one certain roaster here in town,” Mrozkowski said. “The ones that I kept sampling and really loving were consistently coming from The Golden Roast.” Don Payne, owner of The Golden Roast Coffee House & Roastery, said he was eager to partner with Mrozkowski when he reached out to him about becoming a supplier.
Enticed by the interesting concept of Pedal Java and by his own interest in biking, Payne was eager to connect with Mrozkowski — whom he could tell was really passionate about the venture. “When you see a picture of him smiling, serving coffee to somebody, it’s sincere,” Payne said. “He’s not trying to market anything; he’s just doing what he likes to do. That pays off. People know when you’re truly passionate about what you’re doing.” Payne thinks that Mrozkowski is smart to take Pedal Java to underserved coffee areas across town, and he thinks that this, paired with everything Mrozkowski brings to the experience, will ensure his success. “I think he has positioned himself greatly for where coffee is trending and how the industry is changing,” Payne said. “I think he has a bright future.” As for what’s next, Mrozkowski says he’s working on a second cart with nitrogen infused iced coffee. After that, who knows, but Pedal Java seems to be receiving a warm welcome into the community. “Call it an addiction,” Mrozkowski said. “Call it an affliction, call it whatever you want … For me, coffee is a lot more wrapped into lots of different aspects of my life.”
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Houndmouth rocks the Bijou Theatre Jenna Butz
Editor-in-Chief Before the lights dimmed for indie folk rock band Houndmouth to take the stage, the Bijou Theatre felt like a bar. The crowd rumbled not with anticipation but with the mindless, friendly chatter of pals who happened to go out to hang out together. There wasn’t a sense of impatience or even overhyped excitement. Instead, it was like friends just waiting on their friends. That doesn’t mean the crowd didn’t jump up to yelp and applaud when the lights went down though. A pink neon sign lit up with the band’s name, and six band members walked out on stage. To start the show, Houndmouth grooved out to a bluesy, jazz-like interlude before breaking into the feel good rock song “Black Gold” as their opener. The band set the stage with brief moments of flashiness that would mark Houndmouth’s set. These flashes could be found in lead guitarist Matt Myers’s gold glitter guitar, the neon sign itself, bassist Zak Appleby’s velvet pants,
a saxophonist’s gold sequin blazer and the occasional goofy dances of the band members. It was vibrant; it was cool. What also made the performance though was the band’s flexibility. Out of the four core members, everyone sang and everyone played all the instruments. As the set went on, it felt like watching kids on a merry-go-round. Sometimes keyboardist Katie Toupin would stand in the front and take over lead vocals or move to the back and drum. Drummer Shane Cody sang and later started playing a cherry red bass. It was dizzying but intoxicating and merely added to the “just hanging out” atmosphere of the night. “I like what’s happening in here,” Cody commented after the fifth song. That’s when Houndmouth broke into its second single, “Say It.” Though most people had been singing and dancing the whole set already, it was this song that brought everyone to their feet to yell out of tune and just play along with their friends on stage. Both longtime fans, who had made themselves known from the beginning, and newer ones yelled in encouragement as the four band
Matt Meyers, vocalist and guitarist of Houndmouth, performs at the Bijou Theatre March 6. Austin Prevost • The Daily Beacon members each did their own thing while still playing in sync. It was like watching friends goof around in their own living room. The intimacy between Houndmouth had me wishing for a smaller stage, one where they could just be together and not have too much ground to cover. They faced each other as they played, making jokes and faces to each other – like the four of them were unaware of the audience hanging on to their every move. Despite the loose movements, Houndmouth executed true musicianship in their control. They were never out of sync, and each note
was played with intention, even with intentional dirtying of the sound when it fit. This came to a peak during the song “Gasoline,” where Toupin showed off the full range of her vocals. The lyrics were chilling, and Toupin’s voice astounded with the powerhouse hidden behind the keyboard. Houndmouth ended its set with their hit “Sedona.” With the extended intro and the less energetic song, Houndmouth sent its Knoxville fans out into the night in daze — stunned by the ups and downs but saddened not to linger a little longer.
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They don’t care Jarrod Nelson Socialized
My column does technically have a theme. It’s called “Socialized”* *not just because it’s a funny triple (new record) entendre, but because it’s about the social issues that we all face. I’m not usually going into in depth economic theory or hopeless policy wonkiness. I try to focus on the issues that affect our quality of life in society and our freedoms in that society. This semester though, for some weird reason that creeped up on me like a clueless and happy golden retriever sneaks up on a consistently disappointed turtle, I have had a new theme — a sub theme. Like a subtweet but without the annoying, middle-school-like passive aggressiveness. It’s a theme that is directly aggressive. I’m sure you’ve noticed it. They don’t care. They don’t care about the quality of our education. They don’t care about the people that keep this campus running. They don’t care about the quality of upkeep. They don’t care about whether college is affordable or not. They don’t care about the concerns of the students. They don’t care if we know how to be healthy and sexually active. They don’t care about being sensitive to the objections of the most maligned segment of our population. They don’t care about religions that don’t start with Christ and end with some seriously metal imagery. They don’t care about the side effects of winning more than nine football games a year. They don’t care about you or me. They don’t care about this university being a Top 25 university. They don’t care about diversity. It’s that simple. I can count on one hand the columns I’ve written here that haven’t involved that in some way, explicit, implicit or sarcastically. Let’s face it, much of it is probably sarcasm. But it has been there, as an undercurrent or a raging river. Because UT is being flooded. We are under siege. We are under water. And the people that make our laws in this state not only do not care about the students drowning in the deluge, but they are actively throwing their own buckets of water (sans fluoride, naturally) on top of us. If any state politician tries to tell you they are concerned about making UT a better place, they are lying. Not something softer like “fibbing” or whatever word Veggie Tales would use, but lying. Because while their words are whispering that one thing seductively into your ear, their actions are setting up a purple neon sign in the corner of your eye that spells out “lying” while they sit on a pile of your tuition money, Game of Thrones style. The defunding of UT’s Diversity Office is a travesty. People will lose scholarships. Our outreach programs will be gutted. Your ability to be worldly and learn about other cultures, religions and expe-
riences just took a bullet to the back of the head. Anyone who is not a white, Protestant male should feel insulted and horrified by this decision. It is a blatant example of the fact they don’t care, and are not listening to the people their decisions affect. It is tone deaf government. It is government by, for and of the people in government. And the scary thing is that it isn’t apathy.
“If any state politician tries to tell you they are concerned about making UT a better place, they are lying.”
Today is Laura Pepron’s birthday—or, as you might remember her, “Hot Donna.” She’s turning 36 today, “That 70s Show” is official ten years old, and you’re officially old. Enjoy these oldie classics. “Stairway to Heaven” Led Zepplin
“Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen Because they do care. They care about making sure the state doesn’t spend a dime over what is necessary to keep the heat on, and sometimes not even that. They care about keeping us ignorant about sexual health so they don’t have to confront that not everyone is as prudish as them. They care about the concerns of the rich, conservative donors that fund their campaigns. They care about being sensitive to the objections of a small, hyper conservative minority that thinks the South will rise again. They care about how to make Christianity the only religion instead of acknowledging that other cultures exist. They care about winning football games, whatever the cost. They care about keeping you, and me, from voting by making sure our student IDs do not count as voter ID. They care about making us a cheap, cost effective way for them to make money and provide the least amount of services possible. We are in an election year, if you haven’t heard. And I call on every UT student to try to dam this flood with your vote. Check the voting record of your representative to Nashville and see if they’re throwing a bucket on your head for a cause with none of the goodwill of the Ice Bucket Challenge. Get them out. Because all they care about is trying to get you out of here, at a profit to them and their backwards, callous viewpoints. Jarrod Nelson is a sophomore in public relations and can be reached at jnelso47@vols.utk.edu.
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“Hotel California” Eagles
“American Pie” Don McLean
“Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
“I Will Survive” Gloria Gaynor
“Let’s Get It On” Marvin Gaye
“Walk This Way” Aerosmith
“My Sharona” The Knack
“Comfortably Numb” Pink Floyd
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Setting Standards Adam Weatherell Dreaming of Dolly
I’m trying to save enough money this semester so I can afford a plane ticket to anywhere after I graduate in the fall, and it’s leading me to make certain lifestyle sacrifices a reality as I pursue a higher calling — because planes fly above all of us. That being said, I’ve bought the bargain deodorant, stopped driving my car on Tuesdays and driven to Nashville twice to go on a date. This is all to say that I’ve been wearing bargain deodorant, saved no money and am officially at a point of exasperated desperation in my dating life. SOS. Black hawk down. There is a learning curve to dating men when you started dating at 18. Emotionally speaking, I am still the 14 year old with wildly mercurial emotions. I’ve been known to: Google tinder matches so intensely as to find their parents on LinkedIn (see no savings), gush and flutter over Instagram pictures that I transpose to my phone background/heart and, most recently, drive nearly 400 miles to meet someone because they had above average facial symmetry. Goodness. I am the worst 14 year old because I am actually 22, and being 22 is wondrously awful. I can be as unbridled as I choose. No one can hold me down, or even accountable. I am the lone rider,
blazing a path in the wilds of the world with only an Internet connection, a longing for love and five friends I’m constantly going to for advice. They mostly tell me to follow my heart, which is great and cliché and probably true, but because I really only started to use my heart five years ago, it’s still woefully behind. In my head, I have this hope, this dream, of this really, really ridiculously good looking alternative to myself, who is smarter than I am and better looking than I am and who can motivate me to do things that I would otherwise not do (see no savings), and I know that person exists. Well, I don’t actually know, but I have seen enough HBO shows to know that gay people exist. They’re just the sassy white side characters and are only viewable with a subscription. I maintain that I am doing myself a favor by holding out until I am 25 for a real relationship, because despite intersectional feminism, I know I would be judged by all my progressive friends for marrying before 25. I hate as much as everyone else that I am so focused on dating, because objectively speaking, I know that I am way too young to find my soul mate. I can’t find my keys. How would I even know my soul mate were I to swipe right
The need for alternative energy Franco D’Aprile
Erica Davis Two Treehuggers with an Ax
Franco: Human sewage can be used to produce energy. Erica: No s--t!? After our environmental policy class on Mondays, we go to cycling class at the TRECS. We lace up our shoes, flex in the floor-to-ceiling mirrors and mount our stationary bikes in a room full of people we don’t know and probably will never introduce ourselves to. We pedal our butts off and wonder, “Wow, what if all of these bikes, all of this kinetic energy, produced clean electricity that we could use to power our daily activities?” Well, perhaps unsurprisingly, we weren’t the first ones to think up this idea (though we’re still pretty dang smart). There’s a man who has created the first commercially-viable stationary bike which has the capability to provide enough electricity for lighting and charging devices. This product is aimed for the rural Sub-Saharan African market. Here, many people are disconnected from the grid at night. This invention isn’t even that out there if you really think about it. There are so many other bright ideas, too. Some people think we can use algae to make fuels like the ones we put in our vehicles. Others are promoting using the temperature differences at different depths of the oceans to produce electricity. And though not pleasant to think about, turning human sewage into electric power is a super smart idea.
It’s amazing the inspiration you can get from your normal surroundings and activities; we find hope in the fact that the innovations that fuel (pun absolutely intended) our transition to a fossil-free future can stem from what is already normal and comfortable to us. If we’re going to be pedaling on a stationary bike anyway, we may as well produce energy while we’re doing it, and if we need clean energy because of our worsening climate crisis, it might as well come from that bike. But what’s the problem here? Why aren’t our number 2’s powering our light bulbs? Well we think there are three main reasons. Number 1, it’s hard to change something when you’ve been doing it the same way forever. Number 2, there are too many powerful people making bank off the way we make power now. Number 3, poop power just does not sound glamorous. Climate naysayers fear that taking steps to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts will drastically alter our way of life on Earth. While in some cases, that’s absolutely necessary (and 100 percent reasonable), that does not have to be true across the board. The truth is, there’s always going to be a reason to say no. Of course the alternatives we mentioned above are very unconventional. But there are so many forms of alternative energy
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on him/them/ze? It’s just that I feel as though I am constantly being bombarded with images of relationships, and societally speaking (puffs metaphorical cigarette in a v elitist way), it is professed to be the culmination of a life’s worth of work to find your match. What would Ronald have been without Nancy? Could he have ever learned to “just say no”? Or would he too fall to his knees at a beer-soiled party with RAP music and diversity initiatives as he slowly begin his life of crime and civic disbarment at the hand of a long, slow puff of a marijuana cigarette. Maybe that’s where I went wrong—I am an advocate of diversity. I know that I am most likely probably going to end up being with someone who is worth being with and that the standards I have at 22 will most likely erode with age, but for now I can’t help but wonder when/if ever those standards will be met. Until then, I think it’s safe to say I still have a ways to grow and that I should stop wearing bargain deodorant. Adam Weatherell is a junior in political science and Africana studies. He can be reached at aweath10@vols.utk.edu.
that are cheap and ready to go (geothermal, wind, tidal, etc.) that we are simply not using because someone has an objection to it. What these people are so conveniently forgetting is that there are seven billion reasons to say yes to alternative energies. Each person on earth is a reason to think of a brighter tomorrow — a future that isn’t dependent on fossil fuels or energies that destroy our planet, make us sick and exploit people. There’s nothing keeping the world from being powered completely and efficiently by alternative energies. If only those making the big decisions would take a look around and put in the same amount of passion and hard work they do to making money and getting power. It’s also of the utmost importance to make these technologies available to all, not just the most privileged individuals in the Global North. Until we reach that point, continue to find constant inspiration in the world around you and keep your mind centered around innovations that can make the world a better place. Franco D’Aprile is a senior in political science and sustainability, and Erica Davis is a senior in environmental sociology. They can be reached at fradapr@vols.utk.edu and spz839@ vols.utk.edu, respectively.
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Jones, players congratulate Manning on a great career
Jonathan Toye
Sports Editor Peyton Manning has done a lot for the Tennessee football program. He shattered school records at Tennessee and led the Vols to a SEC title in 1997. Manning continued to show support toward Tennessee football during his distinguished NFL career, providing donations to Tennessee athletics and the College of Communications and attending football games whenever he had the opportunity. When Manning officially announced Monday in a press conference that he was walking away from football after 18 seasons, Tennessee coach Butch Jones and current football players officially made sure Manning knew his alma mater appreciated him. “On behalf of our football program, we want
to congratulate Peyton Manning on a truly remarkable career,� Jones said in a statement on Sunday. “We are so fortunate to have Peyton as an ambassador to the University of Tennessee. His name is and will always be synonymous with Tennessee. It’s really hard to put into words what he has accomplished in his career. Peyton defines excellence in every sense of the word.� Jones referenced Manning’s preparation, his strive for perfection, and his ability to push teammates as reasons why Manning enjoyed an excellent career. “We talk to our players all the time about the process and that is the part Peyton never took for granted. He didn’t skip any steps on his way to building a legacy as one of the NFL’s all-time greatest players,� Jones said. “He’s been a great resource for me and I’m honored to call him a friend.�
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The Daily Beacon • Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Warriors rewriting history in modern era
Lucas Hunter Staff Writer
In the NBA there has only been one storyline that has consistently been entertaining the whole year: The Golden State Warriors. The team that is currently 55-6, which is on pace to finish 74-8 in an 82-game season, two wins ahead of Michael Jordan’s immortal Bulls team of 1996. The team that is the best basketball team of our lifetimes and might be the best team ever. That is flabbergasting; how many true “greatest of all time” events have happened since 2000? Barry Bonds 2001 season with the San Francisco Giants, Serena Williams’ career or the revolving-door debate of Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning? All are individual achievements, even if they are marred by the steroid era, DeflateGate or HGH. So now that someone is knocking on the door to become the greatest team ever, why are they so shunned? What argument could you possibly have against the team that plays the most enjoyable brand of basketball in recent memory? I know you don’t prefer to watch the teams of the 90s or yesteryear. The basketball they played was monotonous, lethargic and resembled a ballet performed by heavy machinery instead of the rapid-pace, circuitous, elaborate ball movement of the Warriors, whose offense often makes defenses look like they are wondering a labyrinth to escape the onslaught. If isolations, individual post ups for 10 seconds or three-point percentages of 33% is your preference, then 1993 is your year. But, maybe the defenses of another time were superior. After the NBA implemented rule changes such as eliminating hand-checks, forearms and off-ball rerouting, defenders were forced to move their feet to play defense. Gone too are the days of camping in the paint and swat-
ting shots, thanks to the 3-second violation or “illegal defense” rule. By modern rules, it’s a solid bet that the Warriors would win a hypothetical game against most teams from a bygone era. The opposite might be true as well. Any team playing with the rules of their own era will be at a distinct advantage. The Warriors are a perfect team for the modern standards of play in the same way Larry Bird and the 1986 Celtics were perfect for the rules of 30 years ago. After an exhaustive round of Devil’s advocate, I’m not crowning the Warriors as the best team ever, I just encourage all others to be open to the idea. How they play basketball is unheard of, fueled by the ultimate equalizer and orchestrator of the chaos engine, Stephen Curry. The Warriors are spearheaded by what could be the greatest individual season ever, 294 threes and counting, and side-kicked by a six-foot-five-inch forward who routinely plays center and defends point guards. There’ll never be a definite answer to who the best team of all time is, but the evidence is mounting that the Warriors are the most fun team ever. No matter what is true, I encourage you to enjoy who they are and how they play, this dynasty might be here for the next three years or it could be gone before April. Either way, this has “Greatest of All Time” potential or it’s childish to dismiss that for nostalgia’s sake. Five things happening in sports right now: 1. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the aforementioned Warriors on Sunday, creating mathematically the biggest upset in NBA history. The Lakers walked into the game with a David-like .190 winning percentage, compared to the Warriors’ Goliath of .917. The difference of .727 is largest gap in between a winner and loser in NBA history.
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2. Maria Sharapova has admitted to failing a drug test for a drug she claims she has been taking for ten years. Sharapova is 28 and routinely matching up with Serena Williams in the finals of any given Grand Slam event. Sharapova has been the highest paid female athlete for 11 straight years and someone of her magnitude who has a squeaky clean record failing a drug test unexpectedly is jarring. 3. FC Barcelona is currently unbeaten in 36 straight games, a Spanish record and they are closing in on Juventus’ record of 43, the record for any top 5 league. The hydra of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have unleashed and are playing at the highest level of soccer in recent history. But then again, having three of the top ten players in the world will do that for you. 4. Kentucky is rounding into shape, after a particularly destructive demolition of LSU, we’re getting closer and closer to John Calipari unleashing and making us all feel stupid for doubting him and his legion of blue-chip recruits. If he can keep his star freshmen Skal Labissiere and Jamal Murray playing at this elite level, he can go every bit as far as he did in 2012 when he won the national title. The guiding hand of the SEC’s best player Tyler Ulis is helping this team make the jump into the top tier of teams in the country and we have no choice but to watch his 160lb frame run the point flawlessly. 5. Peyton Manning officially retired on Monday, meaning the NFL has lost arguably its greatest player ever. He retires with every conceivable record for a quarterback and can now greet retirement as a friend having won a Super Bowl in his last game. Poor one out for the 1997 Heisman runner up and the Manning brother with the second most Super Bowl MVPs.
Moore wraps up ever-changing career Troy Provost-Heron Training Editor
Armani Moore did not envision his Tennessee career to go the way it has. Three coaches in three years, alright, but to stick it out from Day One to the end given that situation is something that an 18-year-old Moore could not see himself doing. “I never would have thought the day I committed to the University of Tennessee that I would have played for three different coaches,” Moore said. “Especially saying that I would have stayed at the same school as well, but it just happened to work out. “I’m grateful that I have stayed here and have become a part of a great university.” On Saturday, Moore will make celebrating his Senior Day for a program that he has endured three coaching changes with a reality when he plays in his final game inside Thompson-Boling Arena against Ole Miss on Saturday (TV: SEC Network, noon). The senior’s journey began in 2012 when he
arrived at UT from Mt. Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Georgia, where he is believed to be the first basketball player in school history to receive a Division I basketball scholarship. Moore was recruited as a point guard, but made a transition to forward his freshman year despite being undersized. He played in 30 games, making 16 starts, in his first year at UT, averaging 13.2 minutes and 2.4 points per game. It was a mentality, not the experience, that was Moore’s biggest takeaway from his first campaign. “The one thing Coach Martin did teach me was just about having toughness,” Moore said. “I’ll never forget that our slogan one year was ‘Tougher Breed.’ Starting as a freshman, just developing that mentality that you have to be tougher than every opponent that you face.” In most cases, Moore has done that. At 6-foot-4, 217 pounds, the rigors of being an undersized forward began in practice against the likes of former Vols Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon.
In games, he’s been asked to guard similar players. Former LSU Johnny O’Bryant is one of the tougher tasks that sprung into Moore’s head when thinking of the players he’s had to defend. Moore currently ranks eighth all-time on UT’s career blocks list with 128 blocks in 124 career games. Off the court, Moore managed to out-tough the challenges of two coaching changes. “I think it’s hard because we’re dealing with young students,” current UT coach Rick Barnes said. “They’ve had good coaching staffs surrounding them, but it’s been three totally distinct programs (that they’ve played for).” The latest change came last March when Barnes was hired to replace Donnie Tyndall, who had been fired for his relation to a NCAA investigation Southern Mississippi, his previous school. Under Barnes, Moore has been asked to guard the opposing team’s best player while being UT’s second-option on offense for most of the season. Since losing senior guard Kevin Punter Jr. to a stress fracture in his right foot against Kentucky
on Feb. 18, Moore has moved up to UT’s primary option on offense and moved from forward to point guard. “I don’t know if I’ve coached a more versatile guy or asked a guy to do as much as we’ve asked him to do,” Barnes said. “He played a number of different spots and then because of injuries and this and that, he’s had to go from focusing on playing one spot to playing the point exclusively, which is not an easy thing to do.” “He has had a great impact on his teammates. We’ve used him as the example after example about competing ... We truly admire that about him.” Competing has always been a strong suit for Moore, but so has resolve. Change has defined Moore’s career on and off the court, but he believes it’ll help him in the long run. “No matter what adversity comes your way, you have to figure out a way to live with it,” Moore said. “Once this college thing gets over with, we all step into the real world and nothing gets easier from that point on. It’s all going to be a battle from here.”
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Vols set to compete in NCAA National Championships Shane Switzer Contributor
In 2008 Tennessee had 21 entries into the NCAA Track and Field National Championships. This year the Vols have 14 entries, the most since that 2008 season. Tennessee heads to the 2016 Indoor National Championships in Birmingham, Ala. ranked No. 6 on the men’s side and No.7 on the women’s side. The championships will be held on March 11 and 12. There are eight women entries and six for the men. Senior Felicia Brown and junior Kali Davis-White will be competing in three events over the weekend. Both will run in the 60 and 200 meter and both women are members of the 4x400 meter relay team. Sophomore Felicia Majors will also pull double duty by running in the 400 meters, while being a member of the 4x400 meter relay team. Brown is the No.1 runner in the nation this season in the 200 meter with a season best time of 22.45 seconds. Brown is tied for fifth in the 60 meter with a time of 7.23 seconds. The next closest person to Brown’s time in the 200 is Florida’s Kyra Jefferson with a time of 22.72. Brown defeated Jefferson at the Indoor SEC Championships to claim the SEC title in the 200. “It’s fun because it’s not as long as the 400 but it’s not as short as the 60,” Brown said. “It’s like the perfect distance, I love the 200.” Sophomore Christian Coleman is in the top-3 in both the 60 and 200 meters and will run both events at the Indoor National Championships. Coleman is also a part of the No.12 ranked men’s 4x400 meter relay team. Coleman won the 60 meter at the SEC Championships and was a part of a photo finish in the 200 meter. He came out in second in the 200. Coleman and Brown said they feed off each other and seeing the other win drives them to be even better. “We were at Arkansas for the (SEC) Indoor Championships I was like ‘Fe (Brown) we gotta
try and get the sweep in the sprints,” Coleman said. “She got the 200 and I got the 60 so we almost got it.” In coach Beth Alford-Sullivan’s first year at Tennessee, last season the team sent six entries to the national championships. To turn around and have 14 in year two is quite the accomplishment. Alford-Sullivan said the 14 entries is a large number and puts Tennessee in the top 10 in total entries among the competing schools. “There is two level of depths when you talk track and field,” Alford-Sullivan said. “There is a depth at the conference level and then depth at the NCAA level. We have been able to start to crack the code at the NCAA level. Our front end kids have developed very, very nicely.” Other front end kids going to the national championships for Tennessee will be No.1 ranked pole vaulter Jake Blankenship. Blankenship will be in his seventh NCAA National Championship, he has also been to several Outdoor National Championships. Blankenship, however, is coming off a slight injury he suffered during the SEC Championships that forced him to withdraw. “He is going to be fine,” Alford-Sullivan said. “We had a little bit of a scare on the runway at the SEC Championships, took the conservative route he was already in third place at the point and knew he was going to score.” Alford-Sullivan said the NCAA Championships were important to Blankenship and aired on the side of precaution but believe that he is set up well for nationals. Two other Vols are in the top 5 in their events going into national are Cameron Brown who is No.2 in the weight throw and Chelsea Blaase who is No.5 in the 5000 meter run. Both Brown and Blaase won SEC titles two weeks ago and will be looking to add a National Championship to their resume. “It will be very competitive,” Alford-Sullivan said. “It’s a pretty elite meet … You need to be on your game and ready to go and I think our kids have proven that we can do that.”
Senior Chelsea Blaase competes in the SEC Indoor Championship in Lexington, Kentucky on February 28, 2015. • File Photo
Dickey tosses 3 scoreless innings, Blue Jays top Braves 3-1 DUNEDIN, Fla.— R.A. Dickey tossed three scoreless innings, Michael Saunders hit his third homer in as many games and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday. Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner, allowed one hit to Gordon Beckham to open the third. The knuckleballer threw 31 pitches and walked one.
“I think the No. 1 thing that I care about at this point is having a repeatable mechanic,” Dickey said. “Are my pitches in the strike zone? Are all three of the pitches that I mainly throw coming out of my hand in the strike zone and staying a strike for a long amount of time? And the answer to that is yes right now.” “I just want to keep building that end to my
foundation, and then I’ve got about three more weeks to build up a little more arm strength and be ready to go,” he said. Saunders, who homered twice and drove in five runs during Saturday’s victory over Philadelphia, connected for a long solo shot to right field in the third off reliever Alexi Ogando. “He’s confident, (and) that’s big,” manager
John Gibbons said. “He feels good and he’s got something to prove here. He wants to be a big part of this.” Ryan Goins added an RBI double for the Blue Jays in the fourth. Reid Brignac singled home Atlanta’s run off Aaron Sanchez in the fifth.
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Tennessee having best offseason under Jones’ watch Jonathan Toye
Sports Editor Tennessee coach Butch Jones made a simple request Monday. He didn’t want to talk about the civil lawsuit. The civil lawsuit and its allegations are welldocumented by now. The lawsuit alleges that Tennessee has created a “hostile sexual environment” by acting indifferent toward sexual assault. An amended complaint filed on Feb. 24 said that Jones allegedly told former player Drae Bowles he betrayed the team for helping a female who was allegedly raped by teammates A.J Johnson and Michael Williams. Jones released a statement denying the accusations. When asked to expound upon his statement during Monday’s press conference at Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio, Jones made it clear he only wanted to talk about football. “I made a statement, and I will stick behind the statement,” Jones said. “I’d appreciate it you could keep it to spring football today. That is what this press conference is all about.” While the civil lawsuit has circulated in the national media and has resulted in plenty of negative publicity, Jones and his players maintained that the lawsuit hasn’t led to any distractions for the team. Jones even said that this offseason has been the best since he has coached at Tennessee. “Our players have been very focused, very driven,” Jones said. “We’ve had the best offseason we’ve had since we’ve been here. Very driven both academically and athletically. So, I don’t see (the off-field distractions) being an issue one bit. I can tell you this, I know they’re really excited to get out on the football field today and play football and do what they do. They’re worked hard to earn this right to go out and have a great spring football.” As Tennessee’s starting quarterback, Josh Dobbs maintained that at a school the size of UT, distractions are just part of the job. “The guys come in and they work. Off the field, there is always stuff going on no matter where you play, especially when you play at a place like Tennessee,” Dobbs said after Monday’s practice at Haslam Field. “There is always something going on outside. “It really hasn’t been a distraction. We are focused on the task at hand, getting better this offseason, and getting better this spring. We are just excited to get back on the field and throw the ball around.” Diversity Protest: Both Jalen ReevesMaybin and Alvin Kamara attended the UTK
diversity protest during the Tennessee-Ole Miss basketball game Saturday at ThompsonBoling Arena. The group protested the state legislature’s motion to remove state funding from the university’s diversity office. Both Kamara and Reeves-Maybin posted a photo on twitter of them holding a sign saying #mydiversity matters. Jones said he supports his players taking a stand on social issues. “They are just more than football players, they are students,” Jones said. “I respect that. Obviously, we support them. They have a platform and have a stage because they are student-athletes here at the University of Tennessee. As long as it is done the right way, it represents them. It represents our program. It represents the university. I full support them.” Position Changes: Three Tennessee football players will switch positions during spring practice, coach Butch Jones announced Monday . Austin Smith will move from linebacker to defensive end. Micah Abernathy will switch from cornerback to safety and Jason Croom will move from wide receiver to tight end. “All three individuals have done a tremendous job this offseason in really embracing that,” Jones said. “I know we are looking forward as coaches to really seeing on the field with their different respective positions.” It might only have been one spring practice, but Dobbs liked what he saw from Croom in his first practice in his new position. “It’s been something he has put a lot of time and effort into at ending of last season throughout the offseason,” Dobbs said. “He hasn’t been out here since two years ago really, so it was great to see him out there competing and he did a great job making the adjustment.” Injury Report: Jones said 11 players will miss spring practice due to injuries. Derek Barnett, Kendall Vickers, Andrew Butcher, Kyle Phillips, Shy Tuttle, Chance Hall, Jashon Robertson, Evan Berry, Josh Malone, Joe Stocstill and Joe Young will all miss spring practice. Jones said he expects all the players back by June when Tennessee begins its summer phase of the football program. “I know these players are still going to work hard with the mental effort and mental intensity that it takes,” Jones said. “While practice is going on, they will spend a lot of time in the training room and the weight room doing the things that they can do to make themselves a better football player.”
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