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NPR reporter discusses climate change Nathan Berger Staff Writer
N.J. Walmart worker makes racist slur WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — An announcement at a Walmart store in New Jersey ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities. A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening at a store in Washington Township in southern New Jersey and calmly announced: “Attention Walmart customers: All black people leave the store now.” Shoppers in the store at the time said a manager quickly got on the public address system and apologized for the remark. And while it wasn’t clear whether a rogue patron or an employee was responsible for the comment, many customers expressed their anger to store management. Smithsonian opens $21 million human evolution hall WASHINGTON — Hundreds of early human fossils, artifacts and forensically recreated faces of our prehistoric relatives went on display Wednesday, exploring 6 million years of evolution at the National Museum of Natural History. The nearly $21 million Hall of Human Origins marks the 100th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution museum and represents the most comprehensive look at human evolution since its opening. The massive hall includes rare specimens, including the only original fossil of a Neanderthal skeleton in the United States. Two skulls discovered more than a century ago of a Neanderthal and a Cro-Magnon are on loan from the Musee de l’Homme in Paris.
National Public Radio journalist Richard Harris discussed how climate change has evolved in both the scientific community and the media Tuesday. Harris has reported on science topics for NPR the last 24 years, covering stories from the South Pole to the Amazon rainforest. Harris described the initial reaction to climate change within the scientific community. “In the beginning, their attitude was: ‘Wow, this is really scary. Wow, this is really going to happen. This is 50 years from now.’ And end of story because they couldn’t believe that they really could grasp it or deal with it in any serious way,” Harris said. In the late 1980s, the United Nations funded an international research team to conduct a report on climate change. The report said there was some evidence that human influence had led to increased global temperatures. Over the past 30 years, confidence in climate change has increased among climate change researchers. A UN report from earlier this year declared there to be unequivocal climate change since the mid-20th century due to human involvement, Harris said. Harris believes public opinion of climate change has taken a different course. Up until 2006, public interest had risen with steadying scientific assurance. At that time, 77 percent of Americans believed in solid evidence of global warming. A Gallup Organization poll this year showed that 49 percent of Americans are unconcerned about global warming, and 20 percent say there is no evidence of it. “This is especially hard for me, as somebody who had spent so many years trying to report about the facts, tell people what’s going on and then to see public opinion go in the opposite direction,” Harris said. Harris explained how it can be hard to get a clear story on climate change with so many media sources, including the recent arrival of the blogosphere. “It’s not about the science; it’s about the messenger,” Harris said. Another deterrent for the public acceptance of climate change is the matter of responsibility. Efforts to curb the sources of climate change can be seen by some as an assault on the American way of life. Harris concluded his presentation on the global economy’s effect on climate change. “We’ve been using the atmosphere as a sewer for our carbon dioxide,” he said. “This isn’t going to change until we can make clean energy cheaper than dirty energy.” Mark Littmann, professor of journalism and electronic media, remarked on the value of trustworthy information in reports for the public regarding the science of climate change. “I hope not only that people understand what Richard Harris has said but that they see how hard he is working to figure out how to bring the people information about climate change that they can trust,” Littmann said.
UT researchers develop new Alzheimer’s test Donesha Aldridge Staff Writer
Staffer suspected of poisoning soup at UK school LONDON — A kitchen worker at an exclusive English boarding school has been arrested for trying to poison a batch of soup being prepared for students, administrators said Wednesday. The director of the Stowe School in Buckingham 75 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of London said a household cleaning agent was put into the carrot and coriander soup, but no one was injured because the soup wasn’t served to students. Kitchen staff became suspicious of the soup because of an acrid smell, head teacher Anthony Wallersteiner said.
Hayley DeBusk • The Daily Beacon
Award-winning National Public Radio coorespondent Richard Harris spoke Wednesday night on “Covering Climate Change in a Changing Media Climate.” The speaker was a part of the Hill Lecture series, which brings in distinguished science journalists to campus this semester.
Hayley DeBusk • The Daily Beacon
Alan Zweibel spoke to students Wednesday night in the UC auditorium. Zweibel, a writer for Saturday Night Live, has won five Emmies. He discussed some of his books, including Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner, Our Tree Named Steve, and The Other Shulman. After the presentation, Zweibel signed autographs for the students.
A team of researchers at UT developed a new test that is more efficient in detecting early stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia. The computerized self test (CST) has been proven to be 96-percent accurate; this is a higher percentage than past tests. “The CST is a brief screening instrument for cognitive domains shown to be affected by Alzheimer’s and milder forms of cognitive impairment,” Rex Cannon, assistant professor of research in psychology, said. Andrew Dougherty, CEO of Medinteract, a company founded by Dr. John Dougherty. Jr., to increase the awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and aid in early detection, said there are several known stages of Alzheimer’s. “Mild cognitive impairment usually is the first thing that is noticed to take effect on shortterm memory,” Dougherty said. “This is when a person can remember something that happened 40 years ago but can’t remember what happened to them in the last 10 minutes.” Cannon said medicines aid when Alzheimer’s begins to
affect patients, but it cannot help previous damage. “We cannot undo damage that might be done in the earliest stages. Early detection is vital,” he said. “It is extremely important to optimize the primary care setting, and it is very important to test cognition frequently.” Dougherty said it is recommended to take the test around the ages of 50 and 55. He said that CST is a series of questions that people can take online. “There is no need for a trained administrator of the test,” he said. “This test helps you screen the brain earlier, and it also gives techniques to delay symptoms of cognitive impairment.” Dougherty said the test costs $19.95 and can be purchased and taken online at http://www.alzselftest.com. The Web site listed that one of every eight people have Alzheimer’s disease after the age of 55, and half of those over 85 years of age develop Alzheimer’s. Cannon said this test is important because by the time a patient goes to a specialty clinic after noticing severe differences in memory or daily functioning, their cognitive scores will be much lower than what would be predicted at the earliest onset of symptoms.
Cannon said this type of research is important because it can provide a way to help people afflicted by the disease. “It is important that the University of Tennessee be noted for its commitment to excellence in academic research and the development of technologies that can be adapted to practical application,” he said. “Our research involves several disciplines, including clinical psychology, biological psychology, neuroscience and neurocognitive testing.” Besides Cannon, Dougherty, and his father, the research team includes Travis Haynes and Jennifer Roth. “This type of program will attract a number of bright, innovative graduate and undergraduate students,” Cannon said. “We also utilized undergraduate researcher assistants in our research.” Dougherty said this technology took four years to develop. “The research started off with a paper test and statistical studying,” he said. Cannon said this research is very important to him. “It demonstrates that instruments developed in a research setting can be applied to a real-world application,” he said. “This is often the criticism science faces.”
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• 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. — Part of HERstory month, the Equal Pay Day Bake Sale brings to light the gap between men’s and women’s wages at the University Center, the Pedestrian Mall, Hodges Library and Presidential Courtyard. For every $1 a man makes, a woman makes 77 cents. In appreciation for women and equality, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Diva Opals, the Progressive Student Alliance and Kappa Alpha Psi sell cookies and brownies to women for 75 cents and to men for $1. All proceeds will benefit relief efforts in Haiti. • 3:40 p.m. until 5 p.m. — Judit E. Puskas speaks on “Novel Polymeric Drug Delivery Platforms” in room 415 of Buehler Hall. This chemistry seminar is free and open to the public. • 3:40 p.m. until 5 p.m. — Michael Arthur speaks on origin, genesis and evidence of the Marcellus Shale to natural gas production in the Earth and Planetary Science Building. It is free and open to the public. Friday, March 19 —
• 7 p.m. — The fifth annual Asian-American Awareness Night celebrates Knoxville Asian-American community with traditional food, music, dancing and skits in the Carousel Theatre. Sponsored by UT’s Asian-American Association, tickets are available at the door for $5 for students with a UT ID and $7 for the general public.
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Students, faculty and staff wait in line to receive their free pizza from Pizza Hut in Thompson-Boling Arena. Pizza Hut gave pepperoni and cheese pizzas away from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to try to draw more customers to the restaurant.
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Friday, March 12 • 12:54 p.m. — Officer investigated a vandalism at the UT Sports Bubble. The complainant, who serves as manager of the recreational complex, showed the officer to the eastern front side of the building where a fence and locked gate stands around storage utility trailers. The fence was pulled away from a few mounting positions, as well as some of the hardware. It seemed to have been purposely pulled away or climbed to reach the inside of the fence. The incident is believed to have occurred in the previous 48-hour period.
• 1:48 p.m. — Officer took report of a counterfeit money claim in Andy Holt Tower. The complainant explained that the suspect paid a $560 fee to the Bursar’s Office in cash. One of the $20 bill used to pay the sum failed a counterfeit test with a marker, yet ran through a tester machine and was determined to be legitimate. Workers, however, did not trust the machine. The suspect filed a voluntary statement in which she explained the bill came from an ATM on Fulmer Way, but she couldn’t recall what day. The bill was credited but later confiscated for evidence.
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Tenn. Senate passes barber-shop bill The Associated Press
Nuclear security expert to speak at science forum Howard Hall, a professor of nuclear engineering at UT, and a UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair, will deliver this week’s UT Science Forum lecture, “Averting Armageddon: Global Challenges in Nuclear Security.” His talk will begin at noon on Friday in Thompson-Boling Arena dining rooms C-D. The UT Science Forum is a weekly event where leading science researchers share their discoveries and discuss the frontiers of their fields in a way that the general public can understand. UT Science Forum programs are free and open to the public. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches or purchase lunch at Arena Dining. Hall is an expert in global nuclear security and a leading researcher on issues including detection of nuclear and radioactive weapons, preventing the spread of nuclear material and how best to respond to the use of weapons such as “dirty bombs.” Symposium examines medieval France “The Building Blocks of France” is the topic of a symposium hosted by UT’s Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, March 26-27, at the Baker Center. The interdisciplinary academic symposium will explore some of the historical, literary and cultural aspects of medieval France. Among these are its power as part of the ninth-century Carolingian Empire, its dismantling into a largely independent collection of duchies, counties and fiefdoms in the 10th and 11th centuries, the subsequent growth of a sense of French national cultural identity in the 13th century, and the region’s astonishing cultural and artistic richness of the 15th century. Presentations and discussion sessions will deal with the culture of chivalry, the art of the troubadour, the impact of trade and economic growth, and popular culture that envisioned medieval France as a society of three feudal orders: those who pray, those who fight and those who work. Scholars from France and the United States will discuss how these building blocks continue to influence contemporary France. The presentations are free and open to the public. The symposium also will feature a musical performance, “In the Chamber of the Harpers: Late Medieval Music from the Iberian Peninsula,” by musical trio Trefoil at 8 p.m. March 26, in the Carousel Theatre. The performance is free and open to the public. Free parking for the performance is available in Staff Lot 23 next to the Clarence Brown Theatre. Interim president to speak at Smoky Mountain Park anniversary The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, which began with botanists from the UT, now involves as many as 1,000 participants. This year’s pilgrimage — a five-day exploration of plant and animal life — will take place April 21-25. Online registration is now open at http://www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.org. UT Interim President Jan Simek will speak at 7:30 p.m. on April 23, at the W.L. Mills Conference Center in Gatlinburg. His talk, “Prehistoric Rock Art in Tennessee,” will explore how prehistoric people in this area decorated their landscape with religious symbols both above and below the ground. This year’s celebration will also include a Welcoming Luncheon and salute to Theodore Roosevelt in honor of his role in founding the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is celebrating its 76th anniversary this year.
NASHVILLE — Let the record reflect that the Tennessee state Senate has endorsed fish tanks and live birds in barber shops. The Senate on Wednesday voted 30-1 for a measure allowing Tennessee barber shops to display live fish and birds. A companion bill passed the House 95-1 earlier this month and the legislation is now headed to Gov. Phil Bredesen. It means barber shop owner Lori Corbin may soon be able to have live fish in her aquarium. She had been asked to drain the built-in fish tank at her shop in nearby Mt. Pleasant following a state inspection and was told she could only have fake animals in it. Existing law bars birds, fish or other live animals in barber shops, except for animals that help people with disabilities. The bill — which specifies that fish or birds be allowed strictly for “decorative purposes” — has provoked some laughs on Capitol Hill. Before the Wednesday vote, Republican Sen. Mike Faulk of Kingsport asked the sponsor to describe a “decorative fish.” “One that's pretty to look at, I guess,”
responded Sen. Eric Stewart, D-Belvidere. Sen. Roy Herron, a Dresden Democrat, offered a tongue-in-cheek nod to his aquatic constituency when asked to explain his lone dissenting vote. “I represent more ... fish than any other member of the General Assembly,” he said, noting there are several rivers in his district. “Representing that many bodies of water, I just was afraid I might offend some of my fish constituents by subjecting them to the confines of a barber shop.” Corbin said she wants fish in her barber shop because they “make you relaxed.” “Barber shops are a relaxing place to go anyway,” she said. “I think it just helps people to relax more.” Christopher Garrett, spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, said the department had reminded legislators that an overly broad amendment allowing fish in barber shops might inadvertently reverse a separate ban on fish pedicures — a practice in which small fish nibble off dead skin. Garrett said the “department will continue to enforce the laws the Legislature passes pertaining to its areas of regulation.”
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Editor’s Note Nash Armstrong Editor in Chief
Committee should abolish automatic bids pass (v): to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook While most of my sports commentary is aimed at righting the wrongs done to the UT athletic program, and even though the Vols’ men’s team got the wind knocked out of them worse than Demarcus Cousins at the hands of Melvin Goins (kudos, Mr. Goins) for this year’s NCAA tourney, there were other teams who received worse blows and were passed over for other less qualified schools. The foremost example is the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Let’s take a look at their resume for a second: • Finished No. 2 in the SEC West; runner-up in the SEC tourney • RPI ranking: 61 • Record: 21-10 Not too shabby. It actually earned them a No.1 seed. The seeding, however, places the Bulldogs on the road at Madison Square Garden for the Men’s National Invitational Tournament rather than in this year’s Final Four in Indianapolis. NCAA tournament selection committee chairman Dan Guerrero said the reason for the snub is based on a team’s season as a whole rather than success at the end of the year in a March 15 Washington Post article. “You don’t want to give the committee any reason to ding you, if you will,” Guerrero said in a teleconference. “All the teams had opportunities to show how they matched up against teams in the field through nonconference play.” Really, NCAA committee? Is that so? This is the view of a conference fat cat who cares more about being politically correct rather than someone who has rarely, if ever, seen the court in real competition; he does not understand the process through which teams improve, building cohesion throughout the season. But assuming Guerrero and the NCAA are being truthful and really believe their statements (which they don’t), for those teams that were considered “at-large” selections, which most experts agree this year’s field of candidates was larger than almost any other in recent memory, it is not true for the entire NCAA. The rebuttal to this is the option of expanding the tournament from a field of 65 to as many as 96. Once again, horrible idea. As the ultimate men’s college basketball guru Dicky V. said, this would bring the conversation from teams like the current snubbed squads, to teams like Connecticut and North Carolina. In this way, the tournament to determine a national champion would include teams that not only have marginal chances to win the title but also teams that have no chance to win. But wait. The NCAA currently does that, via the wrench in the NCAA machining that is the tournament: automatic bids. I wholeheartedly agree that any team can beat any other team on any given day, but some of these teams have no chance. So why do we exclude the likes of Mississippi State, teams that actually perform well and to the standard of teams like Kentucky, and include teams like East Tennessee State University, North Texas and Vermont. Nobody, however, is talking about eliminating automatic bids. After following the trail of dead presidents, the reason for this is evident: money. The green that controls the rest of the world is also prevalent in sports (hence the “fat cat” reference for those playing the home version), and it takes away from pure, unbridled competition. The NCAA wants to have a larger market for their product, especially television-wise, so they include teams that have a smaller market. These markets, however, tend to be more loyal, and just like pennies adding up, so does the audience for the NCAA. Lackluster fans who may or may not watch bigger teams will surely tune in or travel for teams that play in their own backyard. Plus without big Division I schools, the NIT would become a glorified Division II-style tournament with mediocre talent. This would further drop the NCAA bottom-line profit margin. The answer to this equation is simple: eliminate automatic bids and put the 65 best teams in the country in the tournament. If we can create ranking systems that classify all 347 teams in Division I, we can create a system almost one-sixth of that size. While this is the right thing to do, the NCAA hierarchy will never agree, proving once again that those in charge of college sports, for the most part, are nothing but spineless cowards who only care about a little jinglejangle in their own pockets. This thought makes this college sports fanatic physically ill — the likes of which no amount of Pepto-Bismol or Maylox can contain. With this being said, Happy March Madness! COFFEY & INK • Kelsey Roy
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Alternatives exist to improve health care Immut abl y Right by
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I am glad that it looks like the health care bill is going to fail in Congress. Now this is where the typical leftist will tell me how much I hate poor people even though I am one of those poor people. What Congress is currently trying to do will bankrupt America, which means there needs to be solutions that actually work and will not make the United States the next Greece in regard to debt. Democrats throw out the number of uninsured people at 47 million, but this number is actually misleading. One third of those people are poor enough to already be put on Medicaid or Medicare; one third aren’t poor enough for that but are still too poor to purchase private insurance; and the last third are rich enough to purchase insurance but have not chosen to do so. With this in context, the goal should be to get the very poor on the already existing systems while lowering costs so those that want to buy insurance can. Newt Gingrich advocates for the elimination of waste within the Medicare and Medicaid systems, which amounts to roughly $100 billion. When that money is no longer going to fraudulent practices, there is plenty of money to incorporate those 15 million people who cannot presently purchase their own insurance. Next the government needs to tackle tort reform. I know this is a typical Republican response to health care reform, but that doesn’t make it unnecessary. Cutting costs is the best way to lower prices so more people can afford the product, and tort reform is one of the best ways to reduce costs. The Massachusetts Medical Society determined that five out of six doctors practice defensive medicine and order extra, unnecessary tests to be done on patients. According to the Pacific Research Institute, this defensive medicine costs over $200 billion a year.
It is also time to allow some competition in the health care industry, which will lower costs by having a competing market vie for customers. This should be done in two ways. First, the employer-based health insurance America has now is inefficient and counterproductive. People stay in jobs only because of the insurance, and small businesses incur more costs because they must offer health insurance to stay competitive. The increase in prices is passed on to the consumer. Health insurance should be like car and home insurance where people buy directly from companies rather than through the employer. Also people should be allowed to buy insurance across state borders. Again, this is a typical Republican response, but increased competition with the 1,300 or so companies in America would help lower costs. There are, of course, concerns because of the different regulations of each state, but a federal bill could override all these regulations so that all states would be bound by the same standards. Two reforms need to happen in health care to make it better for Americans. Those with pre-existing conditions should not be discriminated against by the insurance company refusing coverage. This is morally wrong and needs to be included in any health care reform. The other is how to deal with the millions of new people who will have access to health care. Like France, America would need about 10 percent of doctors to be general practitioners, while only about 2 percent are right now. I propose a sin tax on sugared drinks; a penny an ounce could bring in about $12 billion a year. This money should be allocated to help doctors become general practitioners by paying a portion of their school loans. Few American doctors go into primary care because there is not a lot of money in it. If the government helped with loan forgiveness, more doctors would likely go into the field. These reforms offer a much, much cheaper alternative to Obama’s plan while covering everyone who wants insurance. — Treston Wheat is a junior in political science and history. He can be reached at twheat@utk.edu.
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Every year we all spend weeks planning our Spring Break trip. We all claim we need breaks from the stress of school, and that we need a week to get away. Normally on my Spring Break, I am either stuck working or if I am lucky I get to have free meals prepared for me at my parents’ house. However, a lot of college students opt for a break at the beach with free shots and beer on the pool deck. Until this past week, I had never been to the beach during college Spring Break. I had seen the movies and heard stories from my friends about the debauchery in which many students participate, but I never really knew what college students experienced during their break until I witnessed it firsthand at Daytona Beach, Fla. I knew that I would see countless midday blackout drunkards, but not until I went on Spring Break did I realize why so many students drown themselves in Natural Light during the semester break. Ironically I had a little warning from my stepdad. In college, he actually worked at the hotel where we stayed. When my five girlfriends and I arrived at the Hawaiian Inn, nothing seemed to have changed since my stepfather had been there. For starters, the décor, including the sheets, mattresses, towels and carpet, had probably been in the room since my stepdad’s dad was in college. I was not expecting a five-star hotel by any means, but unlike most of the kids who arrived at the hotel a little less than sober, my friends and I noticed the lack of cleanliness. Not only was the room not exactly clean, it was also completely different than what we had reserved. While most college students are completely OK with cramming as many people into a room as
possible, my friends and I were not. Instead of immediately fixing the mistake the hotel made, they tried to tell us that we were wrong and that we had never specifically reserved a larger suite. So for the first night in Daytona, there were six of us crammed into double beds and air mattresses. Eventually the hotel corrected their mistake and gave us two different rooms but not without an intense fight. So on the first day at the beach, which was actually our third day in Daytona, we witnessed all of the crazy Spring Break stories we thought we would only see in movies. Girls on the pool deck willingly entered “booty-shaking” contests; beer pong took over the shuffleboard; and the indoor pool was definitely not used for swimming. While at the beach, I am not going to say that I didn’t judge some of this behavior, but after some consideration, I have begun to understand why many of these students act in such a way. For starters, they’ve probably been under the same stress my friends and I were when it came to checking in and getting the correct room. Then once they find their new room, they realize it is still just as filthy. Next, the hotel has a bar right next to the pool deck with a DJ who sponsors events such as the booty-shaking contest. Finally, every bar — at least in Daytona — has some sort of drinking special that includes “two for ones,” “all you can drink” or “SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS.” So while my Spring Break was not nearly as relaxing as staying on my mom’s couch, it did definitely offer some insight into why so many college students turn into something of a different breed on Spring Break. When telling my stepdad about the craziness I witnessed at the Hawaiian Inn, he laughed and said he knew exactly was I was talking about. So while the Spring Break experience can be frustrating, fun and somewhat scary, it more than likely won’t change for the next generation. — Ali Griffin is a junior in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at sgriff10@utk.edu.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Young Germans take to Judaism The Associated Press BERLIN — When American Rabbi Joshua Spinner moved to Berlin’s trendy Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood a decade ago, there were no other Jews to be seen. Now when the sun sets on a Friday night, dozens of Jewish men clad in traditional Shabbat garb with big black hats and dark long coats walk down the streets past hip coffee shops, chic boutiques and tiny art galleries to attend services at Rykestrasse synagogue. “When my wife and I arrived here in 2000, we were the only Jews around. There was nobody to invite for Shabbat dinner,” the rabbi recalled over a cappuccino at kosher Cafe Rado, just down the street from the Jewish kindergarten. He’s in the middle of a thriving orthodox Lauder Yeshurun community of young immigrants mostly from the former Soviet Union. Members say its believers are more actively celebrating their faith than their oppressed parents and grandparents and moving forward from the traumatic past of Judaism in the country. There are about 200 believers now, and it’s growing fast: There are several weddings a year, and the nursery school has become so overcrowded that parents have to register their children soon after birth if they want to get one of the coveted spots. Spinner, 39, who was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Canada, speaks fluent Russian and good German, as well. He helped build the tightly knit community in Prenzlauer Berg and is
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NATION&WORLD also the vice president for the American Ronald S. Lauder Foundation, which supports the Yeshurun community financially and is committed to rebuilding Jewish life in Eastern and Central Europe that was destroyed in the Holocaust. Unlike many Jewish institutions elsewhere in Germany where the focus is on the past, members say Yeshurun is firmly rooted in the present and focused on the future. “In many other Jewish places in Germany, there’s a sadness; it’s all about the past,” said Rabbi David Rose, the director of the congregation’s yeshiva where young men study Judaism’s traditional texts. “Here we have a lot of students, it’s all very alive.” Most members are in their 20s and 30s and among more than 200,000 ex-Soviet Jews who were let into the country after the German government relaxed immigration laws for Jews following reunification in 1990. Genia Novominska was 10 years old when her family left Kiev, Ukraine, for Germany. “For my parents’ generation, Judaism did not exist,” said Novominska, now 22 and one of 20 students at the Yeshurun community’s midrasha, or institute of Jewish studies for women. “Under communism, they would have gone to prison just for lighting the candles on Shabbat.” Novominska, however, was curious to find out more about her Jewish roots and as a teenager, attended an introductory weekend seminar by the Lauder Foundation. The seminars are held regularly in several German cities.
Holocaust survivor’s new book claims Frank shared fairy tales in Nazi camp Holocaust victims where the famous diary leaves off. “The dividing line is where the diary of Anne Frank ends. Because then you fall into a big black hole,” Meijer told The Associated Press at her Amsterdam home. Annemarie Bekker, a spokeswoman for the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam said Berthe Meijer has previously been interviewed by museum historians, and she had no reason to doubt Meijer’s testimony. “It could very well be true,” Bekker said. “We can’t confirm it or deny it.” But Hannah Pick-Goslar, a childhood friend of Anne Frank who also met her in Bergen Belsen, said she doubted Meijer’s recollection was accurate. “In that condition, you almost died,” she said in a telephone call from her home in Jerusalem. “You had no strength to tell stories.” Dutch filmmaker Willy Lindwer, who made an Emmy Award-winning documentary about Anne Frank, said he interviewed Meijer for the film and found her story unconvincing. “Berthe ... had not more than a very vague recollection of this concentration camp,” he said in an emailed message to The Associated Press. “She recalled the image of an older girl who told stories to younger children. It may have been
The Associated Press AMSTERDAM — A Holocaust survivor claims in a new book that Anne Frank distracted younger children from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp by telling them fairy tales — an account disputed by at least one Frank authority and a childhood friend of the diarist. The story by Berthe Meijer, now 71, of being a 6-year-old inmate of Bergen Belsen crafts a touching portrait of Anne in the final weeks of her life in the German camp, struggling to keep up her own spirits even as she tried to lift the morale of the smaller children. That Anne had a gift for storytelling was evident from the diary she kept during two years in hiding with her family in Amsterdam. The scattered pages were collected and published after the war in what became the most widely read book to emerge from the Holocaust. But Meijer’s memoir, being published in Dutch later this month, is the first to mention Anne’s talent for spinning tales even in the despair of the camp. The memoir deals with Meijer’s acquaintance with Anne Frank in only a few pages, but she said she titled it “Life After Anne Frank” because it continues the tale of
Anne Frank but also maybe not. Very vague.” A spokeswoman for Meijer’s publisher, De Bezige Bij, said it had not vetted facts in the book itself. “It’s possible that other witnesses will have differing memory of events in the book,” said Suzanne Holtzer. But she said the publisher considered Meijer to be “an absolute authority.” Anne’s final diary entry was on Aug. 1, 1944, three days before she and her family were arrested. She and her older sister Margot died in March 1945 in a typhus epidemic that swept through Bergen Belsen, just two weeks before the camp was liberated. Anne was 15. The stories Anne told were “fairy tales in which nasty things happened, and that was of course very much related to the war,” Meijer said. She said Margot had asked Anne to tell stories to cheer up the children, and that it was difficult for Anne to summon the enthusiasm. The last time she saw Anne was in the camp infirmary, but they were both sick and “too weak and sad to even be pleasant to each other,” she wrote. In some ways, Meijer grew up to be the person Anne had hoped to be, a journalist, a columnist and an author, albeit of a popular Dutch cookbook.
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Bolivia drops bid to host Miss Universe contest LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia is dropping its bid to host the Miss Universe pageant because it would cost more than anticipated. President Evo Morales has lobbied foreign leaders to help him bring the glamorous contest to the impoverished South American nation. But Culture Minister Zulma Yugar said Sunday that a closer look at estimated expenses forced the government to pull out. Developing countries including Vietnam and Thailand have hosted the pageant in recent years. Nevertheless, Miss Universe was an odd fit for an anti-capitalist president who is a strong advocate of indigenous culture. Political opponents accused Morales and his party of using the pageant to court voters in conservative eastern Bolivia ahead of April local elections. Judge grants Evans temporary injunction against ex FRANKLIN, Tenn. — A judge has ordered a temporary
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prodigy. Skaggs began performing with his family and by 17, was playing with Ralph Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys. Since then, he has gone on to record bluegrass, country and gospel music. Dixie Chicks to tour with Keith Urban, Eagles NASHVILLE — All three members of the Dixie Chicks, including lead singer Natalie Maines, are heading out in June on a one-month stadium tour with The Eagles and Keith Urban. This marks the first time in four years that the Chicks will take the stage on tour together. Their first show with The Eagles kicks off in Toronto on June 8. Urban joins both acts two nights later in East Rutherford, N.J. They all will continue on to Boston, Philadelphia, Washington and Chicago, with the last two dates — June 22 in Winnipeg, Canada, and June 24 in St. Louis — featuring only the Chicks and The Eagles. Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 29.
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Lady Vol swimming team ready for NCAAs Terrence Boone Staff Writer With 11 athletes participating in the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships this week at Purdue University, the 13th-ranked Lady Vols look poised to post solid performances across the board. The Lady Vols feature a contestant in each event along with three relays that will take to the pool from March 18 through March 20 at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind. The team is led by senior Michele King who comes into the championships seeded second in the 50-yard freestyle. Head coach Matt Kredich noted King’s proficiency in working toward the national meet. “Michele has been really gearing for this all year,” Kredich said. “I have a whole lot of faith that she will come ready to go.” The Lady Vols have the deepest group of swimmers in the breaststroke events, as they have five swimmers in the 100and 200-yard events. The group is led by seniors Alex Barsanti and Jamie Saffer, along with junior Martina Moravcikova, sophomore Samara Gelb and freshman Breanna Folk. Saffer talked about the preparation of her race and wasn’t worried about the possibility of bringing home All-American honors. “It’s not really something I want to focus my race around,” Saffer said. “I want to swim as fast as in the morning because to make it back top eight, it’s going to be between tenths of a second between the first top three people and the last three people that make it. So really getting a hand on the wall in the morning, how people are going to make top eight.” Sophomore Jenny Connolly leads the way in the backstroke, seeded fourth in the 100-yard event. Connolly, making her second appearance in the national meet, will look to improve on her ninth place finish last season. Connolly will be joined by juniors Morgan Farrell and Tricia Weaner and freshman Kelsey Floyd. A few of the Lady Vols flying under the radar are Weaner, Farrell, and Moravcikova, who have national experience under their belts. Though none come into the meet with a lot of hype, each has been through the process of competing at the biggest meet, which Kredich said will play to their advantage. “To me, that’s where a lot of the excitement in the meet lies,” Kredich said. “For instance, Tricia Weaner was one of the last people selected in the 200 backstroke. And she’s really competitive … same thing with Martina Moravcikova and Morgan Farrell. None of them are seeded that high … but they’re walking into (the meet) with a lot of confidence.” The Lady Vols have a chance to make their largest mark in the relay events. With the 200-medley relay of King, Connolly, Floyd and Barsanti seeded second in the nation, along with 200-freestyle and 400-medley relays making the top 15, there’s the possibility for the Lady Vols to rack up their first national championship in a relay, something never achieved at Tennessee. The meet begins Thursday at the campus of Purdue University.
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Thursday, March 18 — Men’s Basketball San Diego State Providence, R.I. 9:45 p.m. Women’s Swimming NCAA Championships West Lafayette, Ind. All Day
Friday, March 19 — Baseball South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m.
Men’s Golf Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational Statesboro, Ga. All Day Women’s Swimming NCAA Championships West Lafayette, Ind. All Day
Saturday, March 20 — Women’s Rowing Minnesota Knoxville 9 a.m. Softball Georgia DH-1 Knoxville 1 p.m.
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Derek Dooley isn’t afraid to admit his anticipation. The new UT football coach is just as ready for spring practice as Vol fans. “I think the big thing is everyone’s anxious to get to practice,” Dooley said in a prespring press conference on Wednesday. “Coaches, players, everybody’s a little anxious. We’re excited for practice to start.” Dooley kicked off his first week of spring practice as UT’s head coach with a media luncheon in Neyland Stadium’s Stokely Family Media Center on Wednesday, laying out prespring team news as well as media policies for Vol coverage. Dooley stressed that while there has been little on-field evaluation of UT’s team, he likes what he has seen from early workouts. “We’ve had 14 good workouts with the team since signing day with our coaches out there,” he said. “Been real pleased with the work ethic, the players have been a real joy to coach and get to know in the short term.” Hired in January to replace first-year coach Lane Kiffin, Dooley said the goal of spring practices is to strive for improvement across the roster at an early date. “It always starts with everybody improving fundamentally at their position,” Dooley said. “Regardless of the year, that’s the beauty of spring practice, to improve fundamentally.” UT’s roster finished the 2009 season plagued with the injury bug in many key areas. Dooley noted linebacker Nick Reveiz (knee), defensive back Art Evans (shoulder), and linebacker Savion Frazier (knee) will all be out or limited when practice begins Thursday. Rumors swirled after UT’s coaching change regarding offensive tackle Aaron Douglas’ status on the team, and Dooley said the 2009 All-SEC Freshman selection may not be on the field for the entirety of
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Derek Dooley speaks to the media at the coach’s introductory press conference in January. Dooley and the Vols open Spring Practice on Thursday. spring. “Aaron Douglas has got some personal business that he’s been attending to,” Dooley said. “He may not be out there for a couple of practice(s). I don’t anticipate it being anything long-term, but it is personal.” Dooley also announced the departure of offensive lineman William Brimfield. “Will Brimfield is no longer on our team,” Dooley said. “If your commitment level is not at a high level, (college football)’s not a fun thing to do. It was time for a parting of ways with
Will.” While last season’s spring practices opened with Kiffin’s “open depth chart” policy, Dooley plans to adopt what he called an “open slate,” while still eyeing those players who were productive on the field last year. Dooley also announced the moving of fullback Austin Johnson to linebacker and receiver Rod Wilks to safety, but UT’s coach stressed that it is too soon to tell what other moves could be made. “I’ve watched player tapes on all the guys that played,”
Dooley said. “Beyond that, I’m going to evaluate them on the next 15 practices, training camp and how they play next fall.” Though several holes exist in the Vols’ roster, fans will especially have their eyes on the quarterback position this spring. Senior Nick Stephens returns from backing up the departed Jonathan Crompton, while newcomers Tyler Bray and Matt Simms are expected to make a run at the Vols’ starting job. Still, Dooley said the spring probably won’t produce UT’s
definite starter under center. “We’re going to try to give (the quarterbacks) plenty of opportunity and plenty of reps, but I can tell you this, the quarterback position will not be settled over spring. This is a body of work over time,” Dooley said. Spring practice starts Thursday afternoon at Haslam Field. Practice policy All UT spring practices will be closed to the public, Dooley announced Wednesday. The closed-practice policy will continue into the fall season.