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Issue 43, Volume 122

Monday, March 11, 2013

Group urges UT to cut ties with adidas Preston Peeden Associate Editor Inflamed by injustice and impassioned by a sense of universal human rights, seven students marched off the elevator in Andy Holt Tower into the offices of UT System Presdient Joe DiPietro and demanded change. The group cut the neckties they were wearing as a symbolic gesture for the university to “cut ties” with the athletic apparel company adidas. Led by Robert Naylor, a sophomore in global studies, and Kayla Frye, a freshman in global studies, the Sweat Free Tennessee Coalition, a coalition-based effort, has been campaigning, as Naylor put it, “to end our dependence

on sweatshop as a university.” Backed by other progressive groups on campus, such as the Progressive Student Alliance and the Students for Justice in Palestine, the Sweat Free Tennessee Coalition draws its inspiration from adidas’ refusal to pay their severance package payments to over 2,800 overseas workers. “We want the university to cut ties with adidas, that’s our core campaign,” Naylor said. “And that’s because adidas has not paid the workers of the PT Kizone factory in Indonesia the 1.8 million dollars that they are legally owed in severance wages.” Adidas took their actions a step further by paying these workers in food vouchers, which do little to solve the

issues of these people’s immediate needs. “You can’t pay your rent or your bills with food vouchers,” Frye said. “And a lot of them ended up having to sell the food vouchers for way less than they were worth just to get by.” These violations, Naylor states, are enough for the university to justify cancelling their contract with adidas, which UT renewed in 2010 with an agreement to run through at least 2015. “Universities are able to cut contracts if there is a violation of their labor codes, it is part of the contract,” Naylor said. “If a brand is found to be in violation of the contract, UT can choose to either not renew or just cut ties entirely.

And we want to work with President DiPietro on a time frame of getting rid of adidas.” Along with the symbolic gesture of “cutting ties,” Sweat Free Tennessee also dropped off a letter to one of DiPietro’s secretaries outlining their cause, which was the third such attempt to make contact with the system president. “We dropped off one letter at the beginning of the semester and we dropped off another letter with cupcakes, hoping that he would eat the cupcakes and get trapped into the letter,” Naylor said “… I think we’ll be much more likely to get a meeting this time.” See SWEAT FREE on Page 3

Jalynn Baker • The Daily Beacon

Students show their cut ties with the adidas logo after visiting the office of UT System President Joe DiPietro on March 8.

Renowned activist to speak on race, HIV Brooke Turner Staff Writer Jonathan Perry has a story. It’s a story that’s been told on the national scale by “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and it’s a story that’s coming to UT’s University Center tonight at 7:00 p.m. Perry, an activist on issues concerning being “black and homosexual in America” since he contracted HIV almost thirteen years ago, will present on the issues of being a double minority. According to the American Program Bureau, a global speaker and entertainment agency, Perry spiraled into a deep and life-threatening depression after discovering he was HIV positive. The agency reported that Perry’s involvement in oncampus HIV education programs helped him overcome the depression and gave him the encouragement he needed to speak publicly about his life experiences. After Perry shared his story with the campus at his alma mater of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. in 2002, he began organizing forums on race and sexual orientation, which led him to found the first official LGBT organization at his alma mater, where Perry continued to grow in his activism. His work became so noteworthy that it caught the attention of Winfrey. In 2004 he was featured on her show where he shared his story. “I’m the type of person who keeps all of my skeletons on the front door. That way when someone goes rambling through my closets, all they will find are clothes,” said Perry to the APB.

Although it has been a hectic journey, Perry admitted to the APB that, if given the chance he wouldn’t go back again, because he feels like his story and his willingness to speak out has saved some people’s lives and has inspired them to hope and taught them take responsibility for their own lives. The Black Cultural Programming Committee is sponsoring the event, and Rebecca Butcher, a sophomore in English and member of BCPC, is hoping Perry’s presentation will spark dialogue on campus, specifically within the demographics that Perry is a part of. “I think it’s an important event for students dealing with the prospect of ‘coming out,’” Butcher said. “Particularly in the black community, it’s usually such a huge deal for homosexual men. I’m expecting this to start a good discussion among my peers about the subject of homophobia.” Marlon Johnson, graduate advisor for BCPC, is also looking forward to the event because he too feels it is a relevant issue that needs to be discussed on campus. “The purpose of this program is to raise awareness about the issue of homophobia and to address the different viewpoints of homosexuality within the AfricanAmerican community and within the general population,” Johnson said. “Mr. Perry will discuss his experience and will speak against some of the lies and myths that surround the LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning and Allied) community of color.”

Vols outlast Missouri in final home matchup packed crowd to victory. The win marked a crucial late season matchup against a ranked The Tennessee Volunteers opponent that resulted in more celebrated their last regular than just a win. season matchup and their final Tennessee held off the home game with a win. Missouri Tigers during a Similar to their win over 64-62 thriller in front of a No. 5 Florida on Feb. 26, sold-out Thompson-Boling the Vols rode the wave of a Arena. Sophomore forward

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Jarnell Stokes said it was the fans that really came out and performed. “They were like our sixth man,” he said. “They helped us make a lot of runs ... even a few guys that played into the crowd. The energy, you know, it’s what you live for.” Head coach Cuonzo Martin

said it was not just a win for the team but for the face of Tennessee basketball. “A great win for the program. A great win on ESPN to represent the university,” he said. “It was just a fun time, couldn’t ask for a better outcome.” The Vols had to fight off

Missouri’s duo of Laurence Bowers and Phil Pressey. The 1-2 combo scored eight of Missouri’s first 10 points and gave the Tigers a 10-3 lead early on. Bowers’ inside presence helped the Tigers outscore the Vols 36-28 in the paint. “There is a tough, talented

team in Mizzou,” Martin said. “They’re a physical team with a lot of parts that can make plays and when we got down eight points, we just showed who we really are as a team that is built to be successful and built to fight.” See MEN’S BASKETBALL on Page 8

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Monday, March 11, 2013 Associate Editor Preston Peeden

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Crime Log February 23 9:00 a.m. A complainant reported the theft of three laptops and three TVs from Min Kao Engineering Building. Damage to an interior door also occurred during the incident. The complainant could not advise if the door was secured where the stolen items were located. February 25 9:34 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Clement Hall in reference to the theft of a wallet. Upon arrival the officer made contact with the victim in the lobby to gather information. February 26 11:13 a.m. An officer was dispatched for a report of burglary at Estabrook Hall. The victim reported several items stolen from Room 11. 12:30 p.m. A complainant reported the theft of a Hilti drill and three drill bits from the west stairwell of the Veterinary

Teaching Hospital. The complainant stated that he left the items unattended for lunch and when he returned they were gone. 1:00 p.m. An officer was dispatched to the UTPD lobby for a report of a bicycle theft. The officer made contact with the victim and he stated that his bicycle was stolen from the bicycle rack at Hodges Library. February 27 10:59 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Hesler Biology Building to meet with a complainant who was reporting that they were a recent victim of theft. The officer arrived at the dispatched location minutes later and made contact with the victim, who reported they had $100 in cash stolen from their unattended messenger bag. 1:06 p.m. While investigating a report of a suspicious person, an officer located a suspect who had been previously warned for

Around Rocky Top trespassing on the campus. The suspect was arrested. 11:59 p.m. An officer was dispatched to a report of a suspicious person in front of Volunteer Hall on the White Avenue side. The officer observed a male matching the description. The officer made contact with the male who was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and smelled strongly of alcohol. The male was arrested for public intoxication and transported to the Knox County Intake Facility. February 28 2:07 a.m. An officer observed a suspicious person in the parking lot behind Jimmy John’s at Cumberland Avenue and 19th Street. The officer made contact with the male who was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and smelled strongly of alcohol. The male was arrested for public intoxication and taken to the Knox County Intake Facility. March 1 2:31 a.m. Two officers were dispatched in response to an intoxicated person at the Pilot on Cumberland Avenue. Upon arrival, they observed a male subject, who was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and had trouble answering questions. The male subject was arrested for public intoxication. An inventory of the subject’s vehicle revealed drug paraphernalia in a backpack claimed by the defendant. March 3 10:41 a.m. An officer was dispatched to the lobby of UTPD for the report of harassing phone call. The victim stated she had received several phone calls from a restricted number over the last week and a half. 9:47 p.m. An officer was dispatched to TRECS in regards to a theft report. The victim stated that his Apple iPhone 4 was taken without his consent from basketball court B.

Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon

Dr. Michael Handelsman discusses with students how to write strong letters of recommendations for nationally competitive opportunities during a faculty panel in the Howard Baker Center on March 6.

Monday, March 11, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 3 News Editor RJ Vogt

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Cheek hosts honors discussion Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief

Given the rare chance to engage in some unscripted Q-and-A with Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, honors students convened in the Baker Center on Thursday. They were focused on administrative policy and the university’s direction, as Cheek reminded them about the importance of dreams. “I don’t think we dream big enough, we tend to look at boundaries that we’ve got and can’t think past that,” Cheek said. “I say to our faculty all the time, we’ve got to work harder and better and be a better faculty member ... if you don’t have fun doing it, then we might out to go somewhere else and do something else, so I think we just need to dream, it goes back to those dreams.” The setting on Thursday was intimate, with around thirty students circled in the Toyota Auditorium to present their concerns to the chancellor. Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon “I think I’ll just speak from Students stand with their cut ties in protest against here … I feel more comfortable doing that,” Cheek said, adidas outside of Andy Holt Tower on March 8.

SWEAT FREE continued from Page 1 For the participants in last Wednesday’s demonstration, the message and goals were clear. “I believe that better working conditions in places like Indonesia are also going to bring better conditions to here in the United States,” said Jordan Welsh, a sophomore in history. “There won’t be as much outsourcing, and the standard of wages would be higher for workers in both Indonesia and the U.S.” For junior sociology major Justin LeDuc, the demonstration was about more than just business figures and terms; it was a matter of humanity. “I am a believer in democracy and

direct action,” he said. “Anything that has to do with humanity, human rights and basic needs, I’m in on it.” Drawing inspiration from successful campaigns against Nike and Russell Athletic, Sweat Free Tennessee is hoping to make UT the seventh school to cut ties with adidas over the dispute. “These contract cut campaigns have been effective in the past and I think that if UT stepped up it could help get these workers their money,” Naylor said. The group recognizes the overarching issue of the prevalence of sweatshop labor throughout all major athletic apparel companies. “Most clothing brands that do sponsor schools are made in sweatshops, but there are alternatives,” Naylor said. Once such alternative is the Dominican

declining the podium to stand amongst the students. “It amazes me, being chancellor, of the accomplishments of our students and of our faculty and our staff.” The chancellor provided an update on the Top 25 initiative. “The Top 25 is really an ambitious goal for us ... one that my friends and colleagues that are presidents and chancellors at other colleges say, ‘why would you agree to something like this?’ ... And I said, ‘Well volunteers believe in setting very high goals, and I am a volunteer now, and I believe in setting high goals and I believe if you dream and work hard enough you can accomplish what it is you want to accomplish ... This journey that we are on is a tough journey,” Cheek said. Daniel Aycock, a senior in accounting, facilitated the discussion and gave a brief update on the honors program. “We are, in fairly short order I believe, going to be naming a new director of the Chancellor’s Honors and Haslam Scholars Programs,” he said. “I am not exaggerating when I say that is

company Alta Gracia, who not only pay their workers on the basis of a living wage but have also recently begun to have their goods sold at the UT Bookstore. “If the bookstore is barren once adidas is gone, then we’d want to fill it with Alta Gracia,” Naylor said. Ultimately, the Sweat Free Tennessee Coalition wants to change the way people look at what they wear and the cost of those garments that aren’t represented on their price tags. “I think it’s important to raise awareness for consumers to make good choices and to be more aware of where the things they buy are coming from,” LeDuc said. “As well as it’s important for big institutions and governments to pay attention to this so that we can solve the problems for people who are suffering.”

an exciting time to be a student at UT … especially an honors student at UT.” When the floor was opened for questions, Julia Ross, a sophomore in political science and microbiology, asked the chancellor what he would most wish for honors students, given an unlimited budget. “If you were looking to improve the quality of our educational experience as honors students over the next year, and if resources maybe magically weren’t an issue, where would you focus in order to make the quality of our educational experience better?” Ross asked. Cheek said that was a “real good question.” “I would make sure we treat you as trainer treats an athlete … they push you extremely hard ... We need to be getting the most out of you as we can, and sometimes you may not like that, and sometimes we may push you too hard, or almost too hard. But we got to think in terms of making sure you realize your full potential … I would cause you to dream

more, and to think about the world and what needs to be changed for the better.” Eric Dixon, a senior in economics and philosophy, was curious about the administration’s emphasis on service learning. “How can we move in the direction of creating an institution that focuses on civic engagement ... and integrating that into our curriculum?” he asked. “I think we need to set a strategic objective in producing society ready graduates who understand our culture and the way our government works ... I think we need to challenge faculty and deans to say there has got to be a way to do this, let’s try to figure out a way to do this ... Sometimes I don’t think we dream big enough,” Cheek answered. “The honors program is very important to us ... our objective is to have a much larger honors program over time than we have today,” he said. “We would like to attract more of the very highest caliber students.”

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Monday, March 11, 2013 Editor-in-Chief Blair Kuykendall

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UT student in Peru during labor strike Dear Editor, This week marks the one month that there have been 24 more gringas in the beautiful city of Cusco, Peru. As I sit here today, unable to leave my house, plagued with free time and no way to spend it, I decided to write to you and UT in general to let you all know about our study abroad experience. While not completely devoid of discotecs, I feel our experience has gone a little differently than others abroad and I will explain. Cusco is known as a quiet little hub for people traveling through Peru, positioned high in the Andes with ruins abound. We were in this picturesque city for a day when we received word of a kidnapping threat from the embassy in Lima. We were told not to go out alone and if we did, not to “speak loudly especially when speaking English.” Our directors told us to try and blend in as much as possible and avoid touristy areas. This sounds easier than it is, what being 24 white kids in a city that bases itself primarily off of tourism with varying degrees of Spanish-speaking ability, we were going to assimilate just fine. The embassy placed a two week time limit on our vigilance, saying it would be over by the beginning of March. That, along with other vague wording, made it no surprise that the threat turned out to be nothing, or at least nothing that we had to deal with. It just scared our host families and the parents of those students who actually told their families in the states. Our other problem that we’ve faced, and the reason I am forced to be home for a full day, is that since February 28th, tensions among the public transportation unions have been brewing only to come to fruition with an organized strike and protest today, March 7, 2013. Those protesting are the workers within this specific transportation type, the combi. Combis are a type of bus that each are privately owned but adhere to a certain route and schedule and are required to be members of a union to keep the prices at a certain level across the board. For those living, studying, and working in Cusco, Combis are essential, as the majority of the

population of Cusco do not have cars. According to the World Bank, in 2012 only 78 of every 1,000 people in Peru owned cars. Compare that to the United States where, according to the same data, 797 people of every 1,000 owned motor vehicles and we can see the upset of the Peruvian people, mainly the passengers, when it was announced that gas prices would be increasing and with them Combi fares. Combi fares currently range from 50-70 centimos, which in the U.S. is about 20-28 cents. The increase will put the combi fare at about 32 U.S. cents or 80 centimos. This hike had people refusing to pay and resulted in the strike against the Asociación de Transportistas del Servicio Urbano. Pedro Banda, the leader of the union that represents the combi drivers and workers, estimates that combi drivers make (excluding fuel, maintenance and staff salaries) “between 150 and 300 soles (a day), depending on the route.” This would average a daily wage of both the cobrador, the person who collects fares, and the driver a combined 60 US dollars a day for 15 hours of work. The strike is understandable with the rising gas prices making it so that everyone has to chip in a little more, and the price of living in Cusco is doing nothing but increasing. Obviously the culture shock has been a little greater than what we were expecting and has forced myself and my peers to quickly understand that we are not simply on vacation in Peru, hitting up the night clubs and just being Americans somewhere else. We are confronted with the humbling opportunity to understand that we will not always be in our bubble of embassy protection or a standardized wage. So I will be happy to pay those extra centimos if it means that the person who so skillfully drives people to and from the city has it a little easier that day. All I ask is that you please don’t tell my parents. — Lauren Snyder is a junior in anthropology and classical archaeology. She can be reached at laurenpowellsnyder7@gmail.com.

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Overcommitment presents dangers Go & Go by

Julia Ross This column is written by a busy student for all the other busy students across campus and the administration that seeks to serve them. Though I write about changes and developments across campus, it is clear that my opinions have been informed by my own experiences as one of those students who, arguably, does too much. The title of this column, “Go and Go,” suggests constant progressive movement, but between going and going and going through days and weeks and semesters, there is little time left for reflection. The concept that less is more has always been hard for me to fully grasp. Judging by the number of other sleepdeprived, burnt out and frenzied students I’ve interacted with just in the last week, I know that I am not the only one who struggles with simplicity. So today, as midterms wind down and rising seniors begin to register for classes. I think we should all take a look ahead and decide if we have been “too involved.” If you read this column regularly, you know that I think that not being involved enough is a very bad thing because it allows you to neglect your own potential and selfishly hide your best self from others at the university who might be in need of your time, energy or insight. Essentially, I believe strongly that everyone has something to give. However, giving a little bit (or a lot) to everyone who makes demands on your time doesn’t help you at all. In fact, being overly involved makes your story as an individual seem cramped, disjointed and erratic. Unless you can clearly articulate your purpose for being widely involved in disparate activities, you should reconsider your participation. The key word here is “purpose.” Before you join or agree to lead anything, you must set in your mind a clear purpose for becoming involved in that group. If there is not either a benefit of participation or a responsibility of leadership, then you should

step back and let someone else do it in your place. There won’t be room, or necessarily a need for everyone on the campus to participate in campus life, until the eighth of us who already do everything withdraw a little bit. Hopefully, this will prevent both our resumes and agendas from overflowing and will save us from the kind of cynicism and burn out which make us feel overwhelmed and unproductive. Why does doing too much lead to cynicism and burnout in the first place? Simply because busyness does not always translate into passionate work. An individual might be participating in one or two things that she or he most cares about, but then beyond that, everything else is something that they felt they had to do to fill a resume or help a friend. While our friends and resumes are important, we will be most effective when we are serving our passions. If everyone on campus was working toward what they cared most about, not only would we all feel empowered, but we would all be more effective. The worst case is when someone doesn’t have time to figure out what they like, because they are too busy doing everything. Discovering or creating an opportunity that will pull you out of bed in the morning and push you to be your best self is more important than attending arbitrary meetings for anything else. It is important to be well rounded, but not to the point of distraction. A well-angled student is just as strong. Busyness to the point of distraction prevents personal growth because it does not allow time for reflection. Without quiet reflection, we cannot determine for ourselves the purpose of our involvement in extra curricular activities or make plans for how we want to investigate our interests in the future. Quiet time is increasingly difficult to come by, but its importance cannot be underestimated. The point of simplifying your life isn’t to allow yourself to be bored or to have an excuse to wallow in apathy. The point is to have the time and energy left over at the end of the day to challenge yourself, to grow and to monitor your progress. — Julia Ross is a sophomore in microbiology and political science. She can be reached at jross26@utk.edu.

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Kayla Graham I’m really going to miss college. It finally hit me this past weekend. Graduation is a few very short, very stressful, very timeconsuming and very terrifying eight weeks away. I’ve got a lot of thinking, planning and life-sorting-out to get done between now and then, and I need to continue to pass my classes. The fact that the final regular season basketball game was Saturday really drove home the fact that this list of “lasts” is getting longer every single day. So, how am I going to survive these next eight weeks? You know, I’m not sure I really have any other choice other than continuing to rock at life and just do everything I can. I know many people who are also graduating and I’m really curious as to how they aren’t as stressed out as I am. I have no backup plan. I have a nice part-time job right now, but it has no guarantee of full time after graduation. My free moments are spent perusing job search websites, finagling with LinkedIn and trying to convince myself to email random people at companies I’d like to work at to get my network going. This nice little invisible safety net that college has provided for the last four years is quickly dissolving. From where I figuratively stand on it, I can see the seams splitting, the weaving giving way. College gives you this little somewhat protected time in your life to mess up, explore possibilities and opportuni-

ties, and really to wrap your head around who you are and what you are going to do with your life. What happens when there’s only eight weeks left? You have to jam everything you possibly can in to make sure you have all your stuff together before you walk across the stage and out of your safety net. The good news is that I’ve heard a lot of good from my friends who graduated in December or over the summer. Most of them have found jobs. Sorry, I should clarify that statement – the ones who have worked their you-know-what’s off have found jobs, some of them have even gotten into their dream jobs. The other ones are just kind of checking websites sometimes, looking at ads sometimes, not really calling anyone. And they don’t have jobs. I guess I’m trying to do what I think is the smart thing: I’m trying desperately to follow in the steps of everyone who I have known to succeed. I’ve had a hard time finding connections at UT through professors and staff who could potentially help my network, but I guess that’s one of the downfalls of attending a research university – a lot of professors are just really too busy with their own research. I don’t blame them. I just wish I would be graduating in eight weeks knowing I’d developed at least one more good connection with a professor. My goal is to be writing soon about how I’ve been successful in my job search. I know it’s not all bad and it’s not all scary, but this is kind of really it. This is that time we’ve spent our whole lives trying for, and it’s almost here. — Kayla Graham is a senior in English literature. She can be reached at kgraham7@ utk.edu.

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I-House hosts Caribbean night

CafĂŠ provides hands-on experience for students

piano classic “FĂźr Elise.â€? Following the steelpan drum performance was a slide show entitled “The Roots of Reggae.â€? The presentation outlined the birth of reggae from its beginnings as a form of outlet for racial injustice and colonialism to the merger with the Rastafari movement, to its present existence in popular

as some interesting street Sarah Bradsher foods. She included some fesContributor tivals that are popular in the region, the most notable being The International House Carnival, which happens before ended its “World Showcaseâ€? Lent and is a celebration of series for the spring semestraditional calypso and soca ter by taking students below music, along with costumes. the equator with Caribbean Whitley finished the presenCulture Night. tation with local hot spots Students and faculty were that could be visited if any of invited to partake in traditional the audience eventually Caribbean food, music and decided to visit Trinidad more on Thursday night in and Tobago. the I-House. In closing, traditional The event focused on Caribbean songs and islands surrounding and responses were taught to bordering the Caribbean the audience. The leadSea. Some major couners of the song taught tries for this area include the smaller parts to the Jamaica, Aruba, Barbados crowd. After some awkand the Cayman Islands. ward attempts at cohesiveThe menu for the event ness, the crowd seemed was full of the Caribbean’s to grasp the words and popular and classic dishes. rhythm. The program Brown stew chicken, pone, ended with the crowd jerk chicken, callaloo, singing a Caribbean chilpelau and fried plantains dren’s song that was very were served to visitors as Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon similar to the American they arrived. All of the dishes had a certain kick Kamella Carmino, a Trinidad native, game of red rover. Music was played after to them, but it was the teaches the audience a native song callaloo, which despite its and a few dance moves during the program for anyone leafy, green soupy appear- Caribbean Culture Night at the interested in singing or dancing. The majority of ance was extremely spicy. International House on March 7. the visitors to Caribbean Jonathan Mandry, a Culture Night were peojunior in chemistry, said culture. During the presenta- ple whose homes were in the he enjoyed the cuisine. “I came to try out the food,â€? tion clips were played from an Caribbean. The ages ranged Mandry said. “ My favorite was array of popular and influential from undergraduate student to reggae artists, including Peter faculty, and the places ranged definitely the fried plantains.â€? from Aruba to Saint Kitts. The While guests were try- Tosh and The Wailers. Nicola Whitley, a UT gradu- I-House succeeded in bringing ing the foreign cuisine the entertainment got under way. ate student from the Caribbean, together a community of peoTrinidadian Quincy Yates took the reigns next and gave ple that have traveled far from began the evening’s show the audience a “virtual tripâ€? their homes. “It’s nice to see people that with his steelpan drum per- to Trinidad and Tobago. She formance. The steelpan drum introduced the different types aren’t just students, but people has been a common Caribbean of musical genres including that are actually from the cominstrument since its creation calypso, soca and groovy soca. munity and the families that there during the 20th century. The audience learned the dif- they have made here,â€? Autumn Yates performed several songs ferent vernaculars throughout Manning, senior in psychology, including an adaptation of the Trinidad and Tobago as well said.

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Monday, March 11, 2013 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

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Béla Fleck, Roberts Trio deliver impressive show Justin Daugherty Staff Writer Finding an individual who knows the name Béla Fleck and has anything less than an immense amount of respect for him would be a challenge. On the other hand, you likely would not find many people who instantly think of jazz when they hear the name, but many minds were changed when he performed with the Marcus Roberts Trio on Thursday night at the Bijou Theatre. Fleck has been performing arguably the best banjo music of the past 20 years, but it was not until he joined forces with the Marcus Roberts Trio that his name began to truly float around in jazz circles. The Roberts Trio, consisting of Marcus Roberts on piano, Rodney Jordan on bass and Jason Marsalis on drums, is a wellestablished name in the jazz community on their own, but the recent collaboration with Fleck has expanded their audience exponentially. Fleck joined forces with the Marcus Roberts Trio to put together an album in 2012, and their show at the Bijou marked the first time the group had played together since last November. The performance attracted a large number of UT students, mostly due to the Cultural Attractions Committee’s

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Béla Fleck plays with the Marcus Roberts Trio at a show. involvement that resulted in great deals on student tickets. The show started off on a high note with the band blazing through an opener that was nearly impossible to define. What do one get when combining an artist synonymous with bluegrass and one of the finest jazz trios of the past 15 years? Blue-jazz? Jazz-grass? Labeling such a fine combination of music seems pointless when it can only be understood by seeing

it happen before one’s eyes. Finding a name for such an impressive collaboration is almost as hard as deciding who to focus on during the show. The only real complaint (if this can truly be argued as one) that can be made for the show is exactly that: who does one focus on? One could watch the show a dozen times and still miss several of the little things that make the show the most entertaining.

Several times throughout the show the spotlight would come up on Roberts ripping through a piano solo, while off to the side out of the spotlight, Fleck would be doing something equally worthwhile and exciting, but the decision on who to watch simply proved too much at times. Every song followed a similar formula of the entire band starting the song together, then perhaps Roberts would take a solo, followed by Fleck. Next the always funk fueled Jordan would ease his way through a buttery smooth bass solo, finishing up with Marsalis playing a blistering drum solo until he got blisters on his fingers, if you will, before the entire band would return to wrap up the song. With the formula that the group followed, one could easily see a similarity to what the world knows Fleck for—bluegrass. The performance was very similar to a bluegrass group, with everyone trading off solos and trying to respectfully one-up each other. Fleck often took his hands off his banjo and watched in wonder as the group that surrounded him meshed together in such a perfect way that he respectfully held back to let them show what they could really do. The performance could certainly be described as a no-nonsense event between four of the most talented musicians of this day and age. Fleck and Roberts were the only ones to speak the entire night; however, when they did it was short, sweet and to the point, never distracting the audience away from the musical journey the group laid out before them.

Crêperie offers French delicacies Jessica Carr Contributor The French Market Crêperie has been offering customers of the downtown Knoxville area healthy and affordable French delicacies since 2008. With a variety of menu options, the French Market has a little bit of everything to offer customers. Located at 526 S. Gay St. near the Regal Riviera, the French Market first opened after Knoxville residents Susan and Allen Tate were inspired by a trip to France. They decided to share their French crêpe experience by opening the restaurant to offer customers the most authentic French culinary atmosphere. By using solid iron French crêpe burners and street vendor crêpe batter from France and practicing the most important technique of folding the crêpe instead of simply rolling it. To the Tates, it’s about offering Americans a taste of authentic French food that can be healthy yet still affordable. “We hope to mostly offer customers a delicious dining experience,” Susan Tate said. Recently, the Crêperie has received praise for its gluten free buckwheat crêpes. Co-owner Susan Tate said they are very proud of their gluten free menu. One of her favorite dishes they offer is the vegetarian deluxe crêpe, which is offered on a buckwheat crêpe with fresh baby spinach, tomatoes, avocado, artichoke hearts and Swiss cheese. It’s a healthy yet affordable dish that doesn’t

hold any flavor back. The French Market also offers gluten free options in dessert with gluten free macaroons. Savory crêpes can be made into a gluten free snack. A sweet crêpe that is also a European tradition is the Nutella crêpe. Melted chocolate mixed with hazelnuts is placed on a buckwheat crêpe and topped with whipped cream to complete this gluten free treat. Kayley Davis, a sophomore in psychology, has been to France and hopes to eat at the French Market soon. She said her father has been there several times and boasts about the healthy options they offer. “Their menu has many appealing healthy options for not only sweet but also savory crêpes,” Davis said. The French Market not only sells food but also offers unique products handcrafted in France. They have specials on their products occasionally. After opening in 2008, Susan Tate said she enjoys the people-aspect of owning a business. “I enjoy the regular customers and it’s fun to meet new people,” she said. Reflecting on her travel to France, Davis said she often ordered simple crêpes and appreciates that she can enjoy them here in Knoxville. “The simplicity of the crêpe is what makes it special,” Davis said. “I would love it if more places in the U.S. would offer them. It’s so convenient with it (the French Market) being only a few minutes away from me.”

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Softball takes Lady Vols fall short in SEC Tournament series, 2-1, over No. 1 Alabama Lauren Kittrell

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Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor In what was the first weekend of SEC play for the No. 8 Tennessee softball team, the Lady Vols faced a tall task when No. 1 Alabama came to town for a weekend series. But the team answered the call, taking the series 2-1 over the Crimson Tide. With a flair for the dramatic, Tennessee (21-4, 2-1 SEC) was lifted to victory Friday and Saturday night by late-inning heroics at the plate. In Friday night’s contest, Tennessee pitcher Ellen Renfroe entered the sixth inning with a no-hitter intact, but the speedy Crimson Tide offense wasn’t kept silent for the whole night. Older sister Ivy Renfroe replaced Ellen after Alabama (23-2, 1-2) pushed one across in the sixth, but the Tide was far from finished. Following a Melissa Davin misjudged fly ball in the seventh inning, UA was able to tie the game at 3-all, forcing the Lady Vols to hit in the bottom half of the final frame. Center fielder Whitney Hammond reached on a walk to start the inning and swiped second base a few pitches later. Senior Raven Chavanne upped the pressure by legging out a bunt single to put runners on the corners with no outs. After Kat Dotson struck out swinging and Lauren Gibson was issued a free pass to setup a force play, Madison Shipman stepped to the plate. With a 2-2 count the junior shortstop scorched a groundball down the third base line to bring in the winning run. “Those are situations I live for,� Shipman said of the hit. “I was so pumped. Rounding second the whole team came out to meet me and it is a great feeling.� If winning wasn’t enough, Chavanne also made personal history on the night. With a stolen base in the seventh, Chavanne became the program’s all-time leader in stolen bases with 121, passing Lindsay Schutzler. “It’s great to even have my name in the same sentence with Lindsay Schutzler and I’m proud to have the record,� Chavanne said. Tensions ran just as high Saturday evening as the two top 10 teams played to a 1-1 tie into the sixth inning. With a runner on second base and two outs, co-head coach Ralph Weekly made the call to send freshman Rainey Gaffin to the plate as a pinch hitter for Hammond. Weekly’s call paid off. Gaffin sent a fly ball to deep center field that Alabama outfielder Haylie McCleney

couldn’t corral as she collided with the outfield wall. The hit brought home the go-ahead and eventual game-winning run for the Lady Vols, who clinched a series win over the Crimson Tide with the win. “I rounded first and I thought she caught it, but I saw the guy signal safe, safe,� Gaffin said. “When I got to second I was pounding the bag (in excitement).� Sunday’s contest wasn’t nearly as dramatic as Alabama took an early 1-0 lead on the Lady Vols and never looked back. On the strength of a fiverun third inning and a stellar performance in the pitchers circle from All-American Jackie Traina, the Crimson Tide took game three of the series 7-1, avoiding the sweep. “The outer circle will say ‘you weren’t ready, you were cocky, you were this, you were that,’ but that didn’t happen,� Ralph Weekly said. “Our team came out ready to play, we just got beat.� The lone bright spot for the Lady Vols was a towering home run off the bat of Shipman in the bottom of the seventh when the outcome was all but decided. Though the Sunday loss was a disappointment for the team, they are focusing on the fact they came away with two wins against the nation’s top ranked team, and more importantly, have a leg up on the defending national champions in conference standings. “We did win the series and that’s what we wanted to do,� Shipman said. “Of course we wanted to win all three, but taking two from them is a big deal. They’re a great team.� Tennessee will take the field again on Tuesday at 5 p.m. when they host Winthrop.

With injured players on the bench and the allotted forty minutes looming on the scoreboard for each game, the Tennessee Lady Volunteers struggled up and down the court time after time. While the team pulled out an 82-73 win over Florida at the 2013 Women’s SEC Tournament in Duluth, Ga., personal records and team history weren’t enough to put the team over the hump against conference-newcomer Texas A&M in the semifinals. Head coach Holly Warlick said it was a matter of setting the pace and staying on top of the game but, while the Lady Vols were able to keep up with their fast-paced tempo against the Lady Gators, there was a lack of energy on the floor that lost them a chance to compete in the championship. With a shortened bench due to injury, there’s only so much the team can do, but sophomore Cierra Burdick said it’s about focusing on the basics, specifically defense. “From the offensive end, we’re just talented,� Burdick said. “We’ve got a bunch of people that can score the basketball and that’s one of our strong points as a team. If we just continue to share the basketball the way we are then I think we’ll be successful down the line. Just got to continue to pick it up on defense because offense isn’t our problem, it’s the defense.� That became clear as the team made their way out on the floor for the semifinals. With 40 minutes and 33 points from senior guard Taber Spani, the Lady Vols couldn’t claim a victory over the Texas A&M Aggies. Falling 66-62 to the Aggies, Spani said she’s looking ahead to the women’s NCAA Tournament and trying not to focus on Saturday’s loss. That said, there’s still the pain and disappointment of a three-year winning streak coming to a close. “This team is resilient. This (loss) hurts right now and

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it’s probably gonna hurt for a couple days, but we have about a week and a half or so (before the women’s NCAA tournament) and we’ve got to get ready,� Spani said. “Honestly, (Kamiko Williams and I) wanted to go four for four in SEC Championships, but NCAA Championships is why you play.� Regarding her career-high

“I was just trying to do everything I could to keep us in the game and hopefully win the ‘W’,� Spani said. Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair said both Spani and Williams deserved credit for putting forth a senior effort. For Blair, the Lady Vols are more than just any team. “Tennessee, they’re not just a team, they’re an institution

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Freshman forward Bashaara Graves reacts to the loss against Texas A&M during the SEC Tournament game at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga., on March 9. performance, Spani said she was just playing the game, her last at the women’s SEC Tournament.

on what they’ve meant to this game,� he said. “All the way back to 1977 when I met Pat Summitt for the first time ...

Holly’s done a tremendous job. They were hurting us with their dribble and kicks.� As in their previous game earlier that week, the Lady Vols struggled the most on the defensive end of the ball. Warlick said Texas A&M was persistent, continually hitting big shots, with no answer from Tennessee. “It all boiled down to us getting stops and we couldn’t get a stop,� she said. While the team held a double-digit lead early in the second half, it wasn’t long before the Aggies jumped back in the game. “You’re up 10 and we got comfortable, we just got comfortable,� Warlick said. “We’ve been preaching defense all year and rebounding and we couldn’t get a stop. They went nine of the last 11 possessions and they scored.� While the first-year head coach was pleased that the team continually put themselves in a position to score, the deciding factor of the game came down to stops. “We could not get a defensive stop,� she said. “I don’t care what we are, it boils down to you have to make a play and we didn’t make a play down the end.� Warlick felt there were no excuses for the loss. For her, Texas A&M deserved the credit for the win. “We need five people on the court and we need five people on the floor to get it done,� she said. Defensively, it was a struggle to seemingly find an answer that wouldn’t come. “We tried zone, we tried man, we tried switching, we tried everything we had,� she said. “We just couldn’t keep up.� Tennessee now awaits word from the tournament committee on its seed for the NCAA Tournament and what bracket they will be in.

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Vols sweep series for first time this season high 17 hit performance for the Vols. The offensive attack allowed pitcher Zack Godley, The Diamond Vols com- who threw seven shutout pleted their first series sweep innings and eight strikeouts, of the season, defeating the to settle in and be more comAlcorn State Braves (2-15) fortable in his first win of the three times over the weekend. season. “Pitching with that comfort The Vols (7-7) started the of having a lead like that is series off in dominant fashion nice,” Godley said. “It’s nice with a 16-0 victory on Friday. to have those guys hitting the The victory was due in way they were.” part to an offensive exploGame two belonged to dession which created a season-

ignated hitter Andrew Lee, who went 4-5 (two of the hits were doubles which posted his first extra-base hits of the season) with five RBI, leading UT to a 13-6 victory. “I’ve been struggling a little bit at the plate lately, but basically I’ve been talking to the coaches and they told me to just be aggressive, you’re the designated hitter so that means you hit the ball and you swing,” Lee said. “I was

just hunting for fastballs today and looking for pitches to hit, and they gave them to me and I took advantage luckily.” With the series sweep on the line, the Vols turned to freshman pitcher Aaron Quillen to get the job done and he did just that. Quillen pitched six innings, allowing four runs on five hits and striking out seven for his first career win as a Vol. “I felt pretty good today,” Quillen said. “The warm weather helped out and my arm felt pretty good. I’m starting to get down to my natural arm slot, moving sidearm again and I kind of worked on my sidearm curveball in the bullpen this week, it’s the first time I broke it out all season and it felt pretty good. The defense made plays behind me and we got the ‘W’ and got the sweep for the weekend.” The series sweep is a push in the right direction for the Vols, who are feeling confident after this weekend’s success. Head coach Dave Serrano said the game worked as a kind of calm moment in all the madness this season. “They’re pretty confident and feeling pretty good about their night,” Serrano said after Friday night’s game. “That’s a good thing because we’ve put them through a tough test so far and it was kind of nice to have a little bit of a breather tonight and see the pitching do so well and see a lot of guys contribute offensively, and see a lot of guys play.” The Diamond Vols now switch their attention to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Parker Eidson • The Daily Beacon who will come into Knoxville Freshmen pitcher Aaron Quillen starts his windup against Arizona State at Lindsey for a two-game series that will be played on March 12-13. Nelson Stadium on Feb. 24.

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Senior Skylar McBee drives down the court against Missouri in Thompson-Boling Arena on March 9.

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the go-ahead layup to push the Vols ahead, 54-53, with 5:36 left. The junior guard finished continued from Page 1 with 15 points, six rebounds The SEC newcomers had a and two blocks to help the Vols seven-point lead later on in the clinch the fifth seed in the SEC first half, 17-10 before Jarnell Tournament. McRae, who missed his first Stokes’ layup cut Missouri’s four shots in the first half, lead to five. Skylar McBee further cut knocked down his first shot the Tiger’s lead to two with early in the second to get back his first 3-pointer of the game. on track. “I think we put ourselves in The UT senior added another three to his evening, a good position for the SEC moving him to 10th all-time Tournament,” McRae said. for career 3-pointers in school “We just have to move from there, win one game at a time.” history. The Vols celebrated Senior Stokes gave the Vols their largest lead of the first half, Day at Thompson-Boling catching a bounce pass for an Arena by honoring Skylar easy lay-in. The UT forward McBee, Jeronne Maymon, had a double-double on the Dwight Miller and Kenny Hall night with 13 points and 13 before the game. The win puts the Vols at rebounds, nine of those points the No. 5 seed for the SEC coming in the first half. Jordan McRae, who only Tournament in Nashville next scored one point in the first week, and that might be the half, resurged in the second win that gives the team a spot half with 14 points, including in the NCAA Tournament.

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