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Issue 50, Volume 122

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

GSS executives pass torch, hear SGA campaigns Justin Joo Staff Writer The last GSS meeting with the current executive committee was held Monday night, and the heirs-apparent were formally announced. Martin Walker, representing anthropology, and Damien Pitts, representing sociology, are formally running to be president and vice president of GSS, respectively. The two are running unopposed, so their positions for next year’s GSS are guaranteed. Amanda Sanford, current GSS president, said that it’s not uncommon for the executives of GSS to run unopposed. Both she and GSS vice president Ali Brewer ran unopposed, and their predecessors also ran unopposed. Because SGA elections will happen prior to the April GSS meeting, Monday’s meeting was effectively the last GSS meeting with Sanford and Brewer as president and vice president. Sanford said that she has enjoyed the experience as GSS president and that she’s very satisfied with how her term has turned out.

“I’m really, really pleased with the way that GSS has operated this year,” Sanford said. “I think that we’ve done a couple of things that really have had or will have a meaningful impact on the quality of grad student life rather than just being a ceremonial branch of SGA.” Brewer also was pleased with the work she and GSS had accomplished during her time as vice president. “I think we’ve passed some really great policy measures,” Brewer said. “… Through our efforts, we’ve created some things that are going to last for a very long time.” Sanford and Brewer both cited the Leave of Absence Policy, the resolution for Domestic Partner Benefits and obtaining a universitywide graduate student orientation as major achievements of which they’re proud. “It’s been a lot of fun. It’s

been a lot of work, but it’s parking for student employbeen a lot of fun,” Sanford ees and creating an umbrella said. rental system. Lindsay Lee, the presidenSGA Campaigns tial candidate for Amplify, Representatives from spoke of taking SGA “to the the three SGA campaigns next level” and making it were invited to speak at the something that matters to the

Monday night GSS meeting. Sanford said she invited the candidates to speak because SGA represents the entire student body, including graduate students. Amplify was the first to speak. Some of their policies they promoted included gender-neutral housing, more

World-renowned teacher reveals inherent prejudice Savannah Gilman Contributor Jane Elliott burst into the University Center on Monday night with both her luggage and a powerful message in tow. The internationallyknown teacher and recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award came directly from her plane to deliver a free public lecture hosted by UT’s Issues Committee. Elliott became famous after creating the controversial “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise in 1968. The experiment framed her blue-eyed elementary school students as superior to their browneyed classmates, offering a real-life lesson on racism and segregation. Although it has drawn both criticism and accolades during the last 30 years, many psychology textbooks and courses include the “Blue Eyes/ Brown Eyes” exercise as an example of prejudice’s infiltration into American society. In her lecture, Elliott exposed American schools for systematically teaching the myth of white superiority by using distorted world maps, following the golden rule and emphasizing only one race — the human race. Primary educators often use the “melting pot” analogy to describe American

diversity. Elliott dismissed this as a method of stirring everything up until it comes out the same and instead described America as a stirfry. In a stir-fry, you don’t blend together the ingredients, she said; each item maintains its identity. For Joyce Benzi, a sophomore in business analytics, the lecture turned some of her own fundamental notions on their heads. “The biggest thing I can take away from this it that we all think we’re non-discriminatory, but we always have that in the back of our heads,” Benzi said. “She was very straightforward and I think that’s how it has to be for us to learn, that shock method of learning is effective.” Benzi said that Elliot’s spin on the Golden Rule — which states that one should treat others as he himself wishes to be treated — was particularly eyeopening. Elliot replaced it with her own Platinum Rule: treat people as they wish to be treated. Thomas Carpenter, an undeclared freshman and the social media director for UT’s Issues Committee, and who was also Elliot’s makeshift chauffeur for the evening, found her take on the melting pot analogy especially interesting. See ELLIOTT REVIEW on Page 2

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Student Health Center for two weeks,” Baker said. The third and final SGA campaign to talk to GSS was Engage UT, headed by presidential candidate Christian Powers. One of the big goals of Engage UT was working with Career Services to create a Smokey’s Closet, which would rent out business attire for students needing to do job interviews who not have appropriate business-formal clothing. All three campaigns have Facebook pages dedicated to their policy and campaigns. Student Leave of Absence Policy Sanford also announced that the Leave of Absence policy that GSS passed in January has received some recommendations from the graduate school administration. Sanford said that there was some confusion and concern about wording and definitions regarding the policy’s plan for covering academic and financial issues. See GSS on Page 2

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The president of the Muslim Student Association gives Patrick Riggins, the president of Love Kitchen, the money raised from the association’s “Fast-a-thon” event in the UC Ballroom on March 14.

Local group gives swing dance lessons Claire Dodson Copy Editor In the midst of fads like the “Harlem Shake” and “Gangnam Style,” it can be refreshing to participate in a genre of dance with a little more history, one that has been popular since the 1920s. The Knoxville Swing Dance Association (KSDA) is hosting a lesson and free dance at 7 p.m. tonight at the

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matter to SGA.” Jake Baker and Paige Atchley of the Baker-Atchley campaign spoke second, the two running for SGA president and vice president, respectively. They discussed their theme of transparency and accountability, which they illustrate using their last names for their campaign as opposed to the more commonly used “action-verb” campaign titles. Some of their campaign goals include getting scantrons in the POD Markets around campus, adding a parking lot section • Photo courtesy of GSS to the UT app, student body. and finding a way to improve “We believe your SGA students’ ability to get an should never have the oppor- appointment at the Student tunity to just sit on the side- Health Center. lines while the administration “Right now I know on my does things and enacts poli- Facebook,” Baker explained, cies without undergraduate “every other status update student input,” Lee said. “… is somebody complaining SGA should matter to stu- how they haven’t been able dents and students should to get an appointment at the

Laurel Theater. The lesson caters to beginners, but the free dance offers a chance for novice and more experienced swing dancers alike to show off their sometimes newly learned skills in a relaxed, non-judgmental environment. Kemper Talley, vice president of KSDA and dance instructor, said that the KSDA aims to educate about swing dancing and encourage people to step outside their

comfort zones. “We want to promote swing dancing and the importance of learning a new skill,” Talley said. “When I first started dancing a year and a half ago I had two left feet. I just kept at it.” He started swing dancing after seeing a flyer for one of KSDA’s events shortly after one of his friends who enjoyed swing dancing passed away in an accident.

“He always talked about it,” Talley said. “Matt loved swing dancing, and I knew if he liked it then I would too … and I fell in love with it.” Now, Talley dances worldwide and has competed in Sweden, Italy and Washington, D.C. He advises students and possible future swing dancers not to worry about being judged. See SWING DANCE on Page 2

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Nondiscrimination ban passes in TN State House The Associated Press The House has passed a bill to bar public universities and colleges from implementing nondiscrimination policies for student groups. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Mark Pody of Lebanon passed on a 75-21 vote on Monday. The bill does not include private institutions like Vanderbilt University — a provision that caused Republican Gov. Bill Haslam to veto last

SWING DANCING continued from Page 1 “We all want to improve together, to succeed,” Talley said. “No one wants their partner to be bad because they want to have a good time as well. It makes the atmosphere more encouraging.” Maggie Weaver, president of KSDA, has been involved with the organization for four years and has been swing dancing for six. She emphasized the variety of people that come to these events. “It’s not just UT students,” Weaver said. “People of all ages come from all over and dance with us.” The “all over” is a reference to the national community that KSDA is a part of. Weaver discussed the ubiquity of swing dancing organizations across the U.S. and the welcoming nature of these groups. “You can literally go everywhere in the U.S. and as long as there are swing dancing groups, you will have an instant community,” Weaver

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year’s version. Pody said the measure is aimed at preventing colleges from creating policies requiring student groups to open membership to all students and allow all members to seek leadership posts. Christian groups have protested a similar policy at Vanderbilt, saying it forces them to allow nonbelievers and gay students to join. Officials say about 15 student groups have refused to comply with the policy, while 480 have accepted it. said. Kassie Sexton, sophomore in anthropology and mathematics, is a member of KSDA and helps research and organize some of the organization’s events. The KSDA has become a family to her during her time at UT. “It’s my swing family,” Sexton said. “I’ve gotten to know so many new people. Once you dance with everyone, you get really close to them.” Besides fostering a close community, the group has also given Sexton the chance to relieve stress while engaging in a fun hobby. “You can really let loose,” Sexton said. “Any kind of dance move works. It takes my mind off homework or any troubles. It’s just fun.” The Knoxville Swing Dance Association has a lesson from 7 to 8 p.m. and then free dancing from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday in the Laurel Theater across from Laurel Residence Hall. No partner or special dress is required. Cost for the lesson is $1 for KSDA members and $2 for the general public.

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Knoxville professionals share their experiences with being a minority in the workplace during the ‘Diversity Dialogues’ event in the Black Cultural Center on March 5.

GSS continued from Page 1 The intention of the plan was to allow graduate students who receive stipends to maintain them even if they have to take a leave of absence. This would be under the control of the graduate school. However, the grad school took issue with the wording of the policy where it appears to dictate control over how individual departments handle the academic responsibilities of absent grad students, rather than give control to the departments. This is why the grad school is recommending that the policy be split into two, to create a separate policy to show that departments will handle the academic side

and the grad school will handle the financial aspect. “They want us to divide that out so it doesn’t look like we’re mandating or dictating to the departments on how to handle the academic side of it,” Sanford explained. “It’s totally in the policy now as discretionary, but they want us to separate (the policy) and make sure it’s emphasized that we’re not trying to step on anyone’s toes.” Sanford said the reason for having both academic and financial protections in one policy because it was meant to cover grad students who receive stipends and pay for assistantships. These individuals are both students and employees, so academics and financial protection needed to be grouped together, Sanford said.

ELLIOTT REVIEW continued from Page 1 “What she has said is interesting because I’ve grown up with the whole melting pot thing and she put that down,” he said. “Addressing that inequality has engrained in our heads since we’ve been educated K-12, that’s huge. She was really radical for her time and she still seems radical today.” For Eboni Gude, sophomore in psychology, the lec-

ture was a more personal experience. “To me it was very emotional for someone who is white to directly point out the ignorance,” Gude said. “I felt that she was making it clear that everyone being different makes life interesting. (Elliott) hit home on a lot of things and I hope people around me get that it is ignorance. She made it not a white thing or a black thing but a lack of education, the way people have been taught and the way society has made things.”

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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

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‘Oz’ captures old magic, miscasts hero Lacy Hayes Staff Writer

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Rebecca Mullen, a sophomore in graphic design, looks at wood type blocks from the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum during a lecture in the UC Auditorum on March 14.

Gallery displays female art Savannah Gilman Contributor The “HERstory” exhibit was a myriad of art forms, each piece as distinct as their artist. In either subject or theme these works make up a conglomerate that focuses on the techniques of talented women. The virtue of this collection was not lost on Kristina Rubio, a senior in psychology. “It’s interesting to be able to look at the art and understand that our university cares about us being open to different artistic expressions,” Rubio said. “There are engraving pieces, screen printings and paintings that are a nice variety to choose from and enjoy.” The range of exhibits spanned roles as well as forms as professors’ works were displayed side by side with that of their own graduate students. This diversity was an accomplishment for Shannon Herron, the chair of the exhibition and a senior in twodimensional art. Herron said that the event focused on the works of female faculty and graduate students in the art program. In total, 25 members submitted one to three pieces of art and participated in the exhibit. “We asked them to write about what it means for them to be women in the art world

and what it means to them,” Herron said. “We wanted this to be a good opportunity for them to get some of their work out there, and I was really happy with the amount of faculty and graduate students that wanted to contribute.” By placing their art in this exhibit focusing on the relationship between their art and gender, some artists saw their own works through a new lens. Jessica Anderson, third-year graduate student in sculpture, submitted pieces from a clay study she produced. “One thing that I didn’t notice until asked to reflect on my place as a woman artist is that I eliminated gender in a way that really appeals to me and that they are not necessarily filled with a pointed identity,” Anderson said. “They don’t have a necessary age, skin color or gender, and that was fun to realize an unknown element of what I was doing. As a female in the art-making space it has been a great and supportive community, so it was a special time to kind of reflect on how that’s been a nurturing space encouraging us not to feel very limited.” Althea Murphy-Price, assistant professor in printmaking, said that her work is personally motivated, dealing with issues of identity, culture and obligation. Murphy-Price also said that she

enjoyed how the exhibit focused on women and their role in art today. “I address my interest in hair from a woman’s perspective and all the imagery I make is decorative and I try to reference things like women’s jewelry and tools of fashion,” Murphy-Price said. “It’s really great to see a variety of approaches and ideas that speak to how diverse we are although history may have used a broad brush over women in general in their approach to the aesthetic. This (exhibit) shows how layered our interests and ideas and ultimately women’s issues are.”

With nearly a century between the films, it is delightful to see “Oz the Great and Powerful” staying true to the fantastical ideas of “The Wizard of Oz.” Just like the young Dorothy, Oz, who is a circus magician in Kansas, transforms from a victim of reality into a hero in the land of fantasy via the eye of a tornado. This small-town, low-paid magician lands in this different world in which the people believe he is the savior a prophecy spoke of, just as Dorothy had. In the real world, both were nothing more than ordinary, but upon entering this world both became extraordinary. Just as it was in “The Wizard of Oz,” the main character in “Oz the Great and Powerful” is not the only person that gets carried into this alternate world. People influential in Oz’s actual life remain pivotal in this majestic experience. For example, his assistant is transformed into a flying monkey servant, and the woman whom Oz most adored became the good witch that helped him save the folks of Emerald City. The most impressive character to transform was a little girl sitting in a wheelchair in the front row at Oz’s performance. At the end of the show, she asked him to make her walk, something he obviously could not do — he was a trickster, not a miracle worker. However, in the world of color, this little girl became a resident of China Town, where everything and everyone was made of china. China Town had been pillaged by the wicked witch’s minions, but the girl survived. She was found by Oz and his bellhop monkey with legs that had been amputated by a fallen table. Thanks to some super glue he had in his pocket, Oz could finally redeem himself and help the girl walk again. Possibly, the most noteworthy scene happened before the girl was discovered — when Oz earned his servant. There were a few peculiar things in this scene. First, the monkey was entangled in vines, crying out for help when Oz showed up and cut him free. The monkey had a sense of urgency incomprehensible to

Oz. It was at this time that the monkey pointed out the lion charging towards them. Thanks to the magician’s quick thinking and whimsical sorcery, the lion was scared away and they were saved, leading to the monkey pledging his life to Oz. The beast being frightened away is somewhat ironic since the lion in “The Wizard of Oz” sought out the king of Emerald City (Oz) in

wicked tree limbs with daunting eyes reminiscent of the Cheshire cat from Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Speaking of the wonderland, it seems the role of Oz, which was played by James Franco, was something better suited for wellseasoned actor Johnny Depp. The character was a quirky guy, something of a lady’s man — a combination Depp has mastered

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“Oz the Great and Powerful,” released March 8, stars James Franco and Mila Kunis in a fantasy spin on the beloved classic. hopes of gaining courage. Everything in reality is black and white, but traveling to a fantasy land allows for a brightened atmosphere, an imagined paradise so full of vibrancy. This lively, enchanting land was elevated due to the impressive special effects. With lush green rolling hills, electric blue waterfalls, roses blooming from gems, it is difficult to imagine the existence of dark evil. However, it exists and it was well represented in the form of flying baboons, and

over the years. The Mad Hatter transitioning into the magician that saves the people with his clever trickery would have been more fluid than the villain from Spider-Man becoming this hero. Despite what may be considered an error in casting, this movie is definitely worth the watch. It is an empowering family film, delivering messages of togetherness as well as personal worthiness and importance in a comic, witty way.

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Gas and oil key to good-looking hair Every time I go to the POD Market to buy shampoo, I see rows of hair products that advertise “natural ingredients” like “essence of grapefruit” that will “nourish your hair.” Clearly, this is stupid. Hair is made up of dead skin cells, and is thus impossible to nourish, unless grapefruit is capable of bringing the dead back to life. If you still don’t believe me, then go ahead, rub a grapefruit in your hair. It won’t “nourish your hair” or make it “healthy.” Try a cucumber, too; there are a lot of those in hair products. It won’t have any effect either. Now that you’ve made an idiot of yourself in the produce aisle, let’s think about this a bit. Natural ingredients don’t have any effect on your hair, so what will? The answer is chemicals. Remember those pictures of sea otters and birds covered in oil after the Gulf oil spill? Take a gander at their glossy, smooth fur. Don’t you wish you had hair like that? Do you want to know how to get it? I’ll tell you: petrochemicals. Go ahead, pour a bucket of oil over your head and watch the amazing transformation that occurs. Your hair will gain a luxurious sheen that will be the envy of your friends and neighbors. Stroll confidently down the street as you turn heads with your unique hair style and distinctive aroma. Now that you’ve seen the miracle effects of chemicals, go home and throw away all the

pansy “natural” shampoos with their wimpy ingredients. As soon as you realize the incredible beautifying power of chemicals, you can feel free to experiment a bit more. Want to be the life of any rave party? Rub some radium in your hair and shine brighter than a glowstick. Want to save money on perfume? Pinch some cyanide from the chemistry department and go around smelling like sweet almonds all day. Clearly, powerful chemicals are much better hair products than “natural” shampoos. And what’s more, they’re a better deal, too. Gasoline costs around $3.15 per gallon, depending upon which Middle Eastern country is hosting an insurrection at the present. In contrast, “natural” shampoo and conditioner cost almost $60 per gallon! Why is the price so high? Despicable price gouging, that’s why. Oil is cheaper, even when people are getting gunned down in the streets for it. This is clearly madness, and I will not abide by it. Brothers and sisters, we can only make a difference if we work together. I ask all of you to make a pledge that you will not bathe until the UT Administration agrees to stop selling shampoo and start selling petrochemicals at the POD Market. We can do this, but only if we stand together on this vital issue. — Nate Crilly is a junior in food science. He can be reached at ncrilly@utk.edu.

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Hunter Tipton On Monday, I took part in UT’s Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, or EUReCA. EUReCA is meant to give students in all fields the ability to display their undergraduate research projects to the public with the possibility to win cash prizes for their efforts. Students are separated into categories based on their projects, including music, business, agriculture sciences, engineering, etc., so competition is limited to students within your own field. First off, I would like to say that undergraduate research has been one of the most positive aspects of my academic career. While I believe that learning in the classroom is beneficial, I think that the practical application of material in a lab setting is equally as crucial to academic development. There are definitely areas of the biological sciences that I knew of and about before working in the Center of Environmental Biotechnology, but I didn’t truly understand what they meant to science as a whole until working with them on a daily basis. However, based on my single experience, I will now say that I think EUReCA cheapens this idea. Given the level of competition, I didn’t expect to win any prizes. However, I did look forward to getting some educated feedback on my project. I found that EUReCA was not the place to do this. There are several issues that I found with the entire process. To begin with, I knew of a few individuals whose research professors provided or attempted to provide them with research projects to present that they (the students) never actually worked on. This comes from an innate desire for the research professors to have as many of their students or students in their departments win prizes, thus making the professors or their departments look good to the rest of the university. Unfortunately, this teaches the rest of the students competing that their research, which may have taken anywhere from 10-20 hours a week in the lab for the entire year, never

really had a shot to begin with. As an undergrad, it’s hard to compete with work that a Ph.D. performed that had already won grant money in its own right. I also knew individuals who were judged by faculty members that they both knew and worked with, also setting themselves up with a distinct advantage over the other competitors. Another issue I had with the judging process is that many of the judges seemed completely and totally uninterested in the students’ research. They did not take the necessary time or effort to even begin to understand the projects they were judging. For example, my project involved engineering plasmids to put into yeast cells that gave them the ability to glow at variable light levels in response to glucose concentrations in a given solution. In layman’s terms, this means I’m trying to get yeast to glow brighter when exposed to greater levels of glucose in a solution. One practical application this can be used for is that biofuel researchers can more easily determine what how much ethanol they should theoretically be able to get from a given glucose solution. However, I did no research on the fermentation process that gets you from glucose to ethanol, I don’t know much about it, and there’s really no reason that I needed to. I worked with the development of light producing enzymes. However, one of the only questions I was asked was how much ethanol would I get from “X” grams of glucose. The judge put so little time or effort into understanding my project that they weren’t even able to compose a question that was relevant to my field of research, which was disappointing given the amount of time I put into it. I had many friends who had this same experience and believe it was a widespread issue at the competition. All in all, I think EUReCA is a good idea in theory. I believe that undergraduate achievement in research is critical in higher education in that it helps to expand students’ minds past simple academic theory and on into problem solving. However, if UT is not going to take its competitions seriously enough to establish basic guidelines or monitor the system for unfair advantages, then I don’t see the need for most students to participate in the future. — Hunter Tipton is a senior in microbiology. He can be reached at jtipto10@utk.edu.

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Samantha Warchol Green Day says it best, “Give me something to do to kill some time.” Here on campus, for the student who is far from family, friends and home in general, weekends aren’t always so friendly. Let’s just say you’re a student who doesn’t have a lot of cash. What to do then? Well, you could go for something to eat, but if you don’t have dining dollars and PCB has already closed … what next? Simple, you can go to the TRECS and work out. Unfortunately, that whole not having enough money or dining dollars comes into play once again when you’ve passed out probably from that empty stomach you have. Another scenario is that you are a student who has a little cash but no transportation. Where to go? You could go to the movies downtown, too bad it’s less than convenient, especially on a rainy day. The movie discount that students receive is nice, but sometimes it’s not enough. Buying a ticket, popcorn and maybe a drink, could really bite into a student’s budget. Then there is the student that has no cash or car. Now what? Well easy, you could go to the library, sounds fun … right? You could go to PCB, but the doors are closed and no one is there but you, unless you want Subway or Chick-fil-A again (assuming you have dining dollars left). You could walk to go shopping, see a movie or go to eat, but uh oh you have no money and those pesky people at the store, theater and restaurant actually want

you to pay them. The final option is to just stay locked up in your dorm room playing video games or sleeping. OK, all joking aside. Yes, these may be some of the worst-case scenarios, but it is still a crucial aspect of student life for UT to examine. Simply put, student retention and helping students have the best possible experience at university is impossible, if the students are worn out, bored or feel stranded. Sure, UT has a few things open on campus, but most of the weekend activities for students are left to partying, hoping that some organization is hosting an event or simply sitting around doing nothing; simple as that. Not even the best student wants to spend most of their weekend in the library, nor do the best athletes want to spend their whole weekend in the gym. In my opinion, UT should increase the amount of free and easily accessible weekend activities for students. The UC Down Under is nice enough — too bad it’s only open for limited hours during the weekend, so if you do have a part time job, you’ll maybe be able to get in 15 minutes of bowling before it closes. Occasionally you will come across free musical performances or the occasional movie showing, but these events should be commonplace. At the beginning of the academic year there was also the “Target Night Out,” where the university had buses available, so students could easily leave campus. Events like this, even just once a month, could give students that home-away-from-home feel they really need, while helping them enjoy all that both Knoxville and UT has to offer and in turn will keep the morale of the student body high. — Samantha Warchol is a sophomore in psychology. She can be reached at swarchol@ utk.edu.

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Lady Vols look to NCAA championships

McGroarty ready for road ahead Preston Peeden Associate Editor Jodie McGroarty has come a long way in a short time. After five years at UT, countless dives in practice and one season lost to injury, the redshirt senior from Sheffield, England has finally reached the end of the road with the NCAA Championships right around the corner. And while most seniors, athlete or not, are spending their time worrying about the future, McGroarty is unfazed. “I feel really content, which I think might be because I’m almost done and this is my last hurrah with the Lady Vols,â€? she said. â€œâ€Ś So ultimately, whether I come either first or last, the point is to do what I can for myself and for my team.â€? For head diving coach Dave Parrington, this attitude of leading through example is an aspect that stands out about one of his top divers. “That’s what a leader does, they can show others the way, not always by what they say but the way they lead by example,â€? Parrington said. “I’ve been very pleased with what she’s been able to do in a leadership way.â€? For McGroarty, her chances at the NCAA Championships are the culmination of a career’s worth of work and dedication. “It took me four years to do it (qualify for the NCAA championship),â€? McGroarty said. â€œâ€Ś By the time I got to my fourth year here, I finally understood it, and that’s when I made it. It takes a lot of time and perseverance.â€? After a strong showing in the NCAA Zone B Championships last week, McGroarty is in contention to score points for the second-straight year. “It’s a wide-open field,â€? Parrington said. â€œâ€Ś I wouldn’t be

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Preston Peeden Associate Editor While March Madness and the quest for the perfect bracket might be grabbing the sports headlines for the next month, one Tennessee athletic team enters into their postseason with arguably the most momentum to truly make a splash. With the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships starting up Thursday, the Lady Vols will look to ride their hot streak into the postseason. “We have a lot of momentum going in,� All-American sophomore breaststroker Molly Hannis said. “And some of the girls have just scratched the surface of what they’re going to do. For some of them, I think they’re really going to break out at NCAAs.� Hannis is just one of ten swimmers and two divers making the trek up to Indianapolis for the meet. On the season, the Lady Vols, who finished fourth in last month’s SEC Championships, have lost only one duel meet, and a big reason for that has been the youth movement led by freshman Faith Johnson, who in addition to taking the SEC title in the 50 freestyle, is one of five freshman to make the trip to NCAAs. “Almost half the girls are freshman,� Hannis said. “And that’s awesome for us

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Jodie McGroarty competes in the Women’s 3M NCAA Zone B Championships on March 11. surprised if she won.â€? Not only has her skills and attitude made an impression on her coach, but so, too, has her ability to handle the transitions and workload of coming to the U.S. to be a collegiate athlete. “She came in here and was pretty well traveled, but coming to this university in another country is something different,â€? Parrington said of McGroarty, who is currently working on her masters in communication. “ ‌ To see the way that she handles various parts of her life has been awesome.â€? McGroarty’s influence goes beyond the classroom and the boards, however. “She’s been great for our program,â€? senior diver Brent Sterling said. “She’s a rock for us ‌ a great role model and friend for the younger divers, as well as for me. She’s just been a great

teammate.� Despite her influence throughout the program, at her heart, McGroarty is a diver, through and through. So with only one meet left, the NCAA Championships represent an opportunity for her to get closure on her collegiate career. “I’m excited to just have some alone time with just me, the board and what I do,� McGroarty said. “It might sound really weird but this is about me celebrating my love of the sport.� And with her performances in the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform left, McGroarty is approaching the NCAA Championships with no regrets and no fears. “I don’t feel too much pressure,� McGroarty said. “I don’t have anything to lose. I’m not trying to defend a title. I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone.�

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going into that meet with us as upperclassmen to try and help guide them through this.â€? Senior diver Jodie McGroarty shares Hannis’ sentiments about the freshman competitors, whom she feels will have an advantage due to their age. “It’s so great to see so many freshman on the team because this will be such a great eye opening experience for them, and, all though they don’t know what to expect, their naivetĂŠ is an advantage for them,â€? McGroarty said. â€œâ€Ś They don’t have anything to compare it to. They can go in, do their thing and see what happens.â€? On the other end of the spectrum, the Lady Vols will also be bringing three seniors, McGroarty, butterflyer Kelsey Floyd, who made the finals in the last Olympic trials, and freestyler Caroline Simmons, who will all look to put up big points in their final go-arounds in the Orange and White. “This is their last chance to represent (UT) and they all did that at SECs,â€? head coach Matt Kredich said. â€œâ€Ś With this being the last time, it will allow them to drop some of the thoughts that get in their own way and just have freedom to compete.â€? For McGroarty, her focus for her last meet is on the performances of her teammates, especially junior diver Tori Lamp, herself, and the

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Spring practice gets ‘live’ Thomas Duggins Staff Writer

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Freshman Drake Owenby follows through on his wind-up against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on March 12.

Diamond Vols look to right ship Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer The results of last weekend weren’t exactly what the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team had in mind when they arrived in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The team entered their first SEC series against the Alabama Crimson Tide on a five-game winning streak, but at the conclusion of the series that streak was gone and the team was left searching for answers. “We have a lot of things to fix, from the top all the way down,” head coach Dave Serrano said after Sunday’s game. Now the Vols (10-9, 1-2 SEC) find themselves back at home for another SEC weekend series against the Missouri Tigers (6-9, 1-2).

While on paper the Tigers seem to be a lesser opponent than the Crimson Tide, Serrano said that they are going to provide a tough matchup. “Missouri doesn’t come in with a great record but they have a good pitching staff,” Serrano said. “Their pitching numbers are very good. To date, they haven’t hit well as a team. “They’ll be tough, they took one from South Carolina this weekend. They are not coming in to back down to anybody so we are going to have to stand up to them and look them in the face and play our type of game.” After a performance that saw the Vols get outscored 33-9 against Alabama, there a lot of aspects of the game that

need improving before this weekend’s action. “I think we just need to do the little things right,” junior second baseman Taylor Smart said. “We need to pitch better, we need to play better defense, (we need to) hit better. I don’t think there is one glaring thing that we need to do better, I think it’s just all-around improvement of the game and focusing on the little things.” Pitching, hitting and defense are aspects of the game that can be fixed through repetitions in practice, but one piece of the puzzle missing is confidence. Smart said that the team definitely had a loss of confidence following the series against the Tide, but believes that the team should be fine

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going into this week’s games. “It (the team’s confidence) was definitely down on that bus ride back, that was tough to take,” Smart said. “I do have high expectations for this team and even though we are young, we want to win every single game we play, so I do think that those losses were a little bit of a blow once we lost to Alabama and dropped the series, but baseball is not an easy game. We came back today and I felt like we had a strong practice so we need to take that into Western Carolina and Missouri.” Before the Vols take on Missouri on March 22-24, they will have to face the Western Carolina Catamounts on Wednesday at 5 p.m. All four games will be played at home at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

On Saturday, the Tennessee Volunteers’ defense won the scrimmage to claim the orange jerseys from the offense. On Tuesday, not much changed, as the Volunteer defense retained the orange practice jerseys by besting the offense for the second consecutive practice. “We were supposed to get them back today, but it was a tough one today and the defense got us, but I feel like we’ll get them back before spring break,” senior offensive lineman Ja’Wuan James said. The Vols’ defenders have no qualm about letting the offensive players know who has been better these last two practices. “I told them to take a picture in the orange jerseys Saturday because it will be the last time they wear them before the spring,” senior safety Byron Moore said. During the middle of a situational scrimmage period, a surprising twist was made. After the defense had stopped the offense, Tennessee head coach Butch Jones rewarded the defense for its efforts by making the quarterback “live,” which means that the defense was allowed to tackle and hit the quarterback in the next series of plays. “We want to make our quarterbacks live,” Jones said. “You know, it’s a little

bit different feeling when you’re standing in the pocket and you’re live. We have to find out who our quarterback is. And I also wanted to see not only how the defense would respond, but how our offense would respond. Particularly our quarterback, I wanted to see if he (Nathan Peterman) would flinch at all and he didn’t.” Jones’ tactic of making the quarterback live had an effect on the practice, especially on the offensive line who said that they felt the pressure to raise their level of play. “It definitely makes you want to step it up,” James said. “We don’t want them hitting our guy. (Jones) likes to raise the tempo of practice and I like that.” A significant adjustment for the Volunteers under the new coaching staff is playing at a faster pace to wear down opponents. Because the Vols are switching to this style of play, conditioning is a priority. A major part of that conditioning is practicing at a fast pace. “To play an up-tempo style you have to live it everyday,” Jones said. “I don’t like walking on the field. So it’s a mindset you have to condition the mind to play the way we want to play and it all starts at practice. We want to be physical. For us to take strides this year with this football team we have to be a much more physical football team both mentally and physically.”

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