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Campaigners lobby for same-sex UT employee benefits Stauskas, Bradi Musil Staff Writer As Mississippi State University considers joining the wave of universities now offering domestic partnership benefits to employees, UT remains resistant. On Jan. 17, Ravi Perry, assistant professor of political science at MSU, sent a letter to the president of Faculty Senate, Gerald

Emison, requesting a correction in human relations policies which contradict the university’s nondiscrimination policy. In his letter, Perry stated that “although the Mississippi State University’s non-discrimination policy includes the protected class of sexual orientation, there is no access to healthcare benefits when persons identified under that protected class seek to

secure said benefits.” By accepting his position at MSU in 2012, Perry and his spouse lost the full benefits offered at his former university, which included health insurance. On March 14, U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger ordered Tennessee state officials to recognize the marriages of three same-sex couples married out of state, including two lesbian professors in the UT Institute

of Agriculture’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The decision, however, affects only the three couples suing for recognition, not the state as a whole. The statewide interpretation of marriage will remain the same. Benefits denied to samesex couples include, but are not limited to, the ability to take a leave of absence in the wake of a partner’s illness or death, receive discounted

tuition for a partner’s enrollment at UT and place an employee’s partner on their health insurance plan covered by the university. Donna Braquet, director of the OUTreach: LGBT & Ally Resource Center and special assistant to the vice chancellor for Diversity, has been working to promote domestic partnership benefits at UT since her move to Knoxville in 2004.

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of their loading dock or out of their parking lot or whatever and go someplace else,” Beauchene told the Knoxville News Sentinel in 2004. “Believe me, if we built a skatepark that was good, the kids would be there and not the Kroger parking lot or bothering somebody else.” The tragedy gave the idea of safe areas for skateboarders traction, and in 2005, Mayor Bill Haslam and Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale devoted taxpayer money to creating a skatepark in the Knoxville area. Soon after, a skatepark at the Cloud Park in Kingsport was developed, and in 2007, a skatepark opened in Concord Park near Farragut, as well as one in Fountain City.

The conference affiliations separating Michigan and Tennessee heading into their NCAA tournament Sweet 16 showdown in Indianapolis might be best set to flip-flop on Friday, at least for a game. The stocky Volunteers, led by former Purdue standout Cuonzo Martin, fit the mold of a tough-nosed Big Ten team with muscular bigs, a number of athletic defenders and a focus on defense first. Across the board, the second seed Wolverines’ stacked roster of lethal sharpshooters who can attack the rim off the dribble have taken the Big Ten by storm and allowed them to win the regular season title outright by three games. None of Michigan’s many elusive perimeter playmakers are more important than Nik Stauskas. The 6-foot-6 Michigan sophomore guard garnered Big Ten player of the year honors this season after averaging 17.4 points per game and 3.3 assists, both team-highs. Stauskas is coming into Friday on fire. He accounted for 48 percent of Michigan’s points — 17 points and eight assists — against 7-seed Texas in the Round of 32. “I think whenever he decides to leave, there’s no doubt in my mind he’ll play at the NBA level,” UT head coach Cuonzo Martin said Tuesday. “Watching him last year, he was more of a catchand-shoot. But now, he puts the ball on the floor to make plays. “I guess that’s why he’s Big Ten player of the year in a league that is so tough and so physical.” Stauskas rose to prominence during Michigan’s 2012-13 NCAA run with his long ball, but has refined his game this season and become more of an offensive leader with preseason All-American Mitch McGary having been ruled out since December.

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In the saga of Knoxville native Charles Albert Raybreeben, a frequent skater in the area, grinds atop a quarterpipe at the dystopian YA Knoxville Skatepark located at Tyson Park on March 11. movies, “Divergent” Knoxville skateboarders finds cuts, bruises, solace in Tyson Skate Park doesn’t measure “It’ll be snowing outside, ($100,000) and the Tony people who aren’t necessarily Melodi Erdogan and he’ll go skating,” Roberts Hawk Foundation ($25,000). fans of skateboarding but would Managing Editor up to predecessors said. “He just loves it so much.” Private donors also provided like to see the kids getting out ARTS & CULTURE >>pg. 5

With the Sweet 16 looming and fan support resurfacing, Martin says ‘nothing has changed’ with Vols’ approach

Most often frequenting Tyson Park, Raybreeben is one of many Knox County residents who take full advantage of the skatepark. Usually crowded with parents and kids of all ages, the skatepark is in the former Lady Vols softball field. Beyond the banks, ledges and stairs is a small set of bleachers where Roberts said parents sit and watch their kids, as well as a rotting scoreboard that hasn’t been used since the skatepark opened in 2008. The History Behind the Concrete Local media outlets covered the skatepark’s opening heavily in February of that year. The cost of the project was $537,000, with funding coming from the City of Knoxville and Knox County (each providing $200,000), Lamar Advertising

additional money. The skatepark, featuring 20,000 square feet of ledges, pools and curves skateboarders can skate on, was highly anticipated in Knox County. Before the Tyson Park Skatepark, skateboarders had no home in Knoxville. The closest skatepark locations were 90 minutes away in Sevierville, and skateboarders would constantly run into trouble if they skated in public areas. After a child was killed while riding a skateboard on a street in Fountain City, Brian Beauchene, owner of Pluto Sports, a store located off Cedar Bluff Road that specializes in skateboards, snowboards and discs, began a petition to create a local skatepark where kids could skate safely. “Some of the supporters are

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Skate or die. This is the phrase tattooed on Charles Albert Raybreeben’s left wrist. He’s a 20-year-old Knoxville native who eats, breathes and sleeps skateboarding. “It’s pretty much what I do all day,” Raybreeben said with a chuckle before kicking off the ledge of a deep, empty pool at the Knoxville Skatepark in Tyson Park on March 11. Raybreeben is constantly on wheels no matter the time or place, says his girlfriend Nikki Roberts, who accompanies him on most of his skateboard excursions. On this day, Raybreeben skates through the Knoxville Skatepark with just a T-shirt and jeans on, despite the 30-degree weather.

Michigan’s athleticism bring polar opposite challenge to Vols

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“The cooks, the auto mechanics, and the drivers.” Next CBT production highlights the roles of women in the military in WWII ARTS & CULTURE >>pg. 5

Seldom is a writer’s first published work a novel, nor do they often win awards for works they have yet to publish. English professor Margaret Lazarus Dean, however, has done both. She published her first novel, “The Time It Takes to Fall,” in 2007, and her second book, “Leaving Orbit,” a nonfiction work due for release sometime next year, has already received the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize. Dean tapped into her writing skills later than many of her colleagues. While most of her peers started in high school, she didn’t begin writing until her junior year at Wellesley College. “I was just afraid to try it for a long time for some reason,” Dean said. “I would never say, ‘I want to be a writer.’ That just seemed like — everyone says they want to be a writer, but so few

people actually achieve it. And I think it kept me from actually trying to pursue that longer than it should have.” Majoring in anthropology as an undergraduate, Dean took a few years after college working at coffee shops and bookstores to “figure some stuff out and pay off some loans.” “As I was doing that, I kept working on my stories,” Dean said. “And I think that’s how I started gathering the courage to start applying to graduate programs in creative writing and to admit to people, like my parents, that I wanted to be a writer — to not be afraid that people would laugh at me or try to talk me out of it.” It was then she decided to attend graduate school at the University of Michigan for creative writing. There, she discovered an enthusiasm for teaching and enjoyed meeting and interacting with students as a teaching assistant her first year. After having her own freshman composition class her second

year, Dean hoped to share a passion for writing with her students. “I just thought that was really cool that that could be someone’s job to just be interacting with students all day and helping people learn to care about reading and writing in a different way,” Dean said. “I was teaching freshman composition and a lot of people grumble about it like it’s the worst. I loved it. I love freshmen. They have this energy. Like, they’re afraid to write, and I’m like, ‘No, we’re going to write. I’m going to make you learn to like writing.’” Her second book, “Leaving Orbit,” chronicles 50 years of American spaceflight. After writing her first novel, she became engaged in the details of NASA, as the novel dealt with a preteen’s view of the Challenger explosion. Having met people at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, she felt like she “saw Margaret Lazarus Dean is an English the end coming sooner than a lot of professor at UT and the author of two other people.” award-winning books, “The Time It See DEAN on Page 5 Takes to Fall” and “Leaving Orbit.”

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Not all publicity is good publicity – at least not for Knoxville residents. In an effort to satirize the American healthcare system, “The Daily Show” correspondent Aasif Mandvi traveled to Knoxville in a recently aired segment of the Comedy Central program. Pretending to travel to a third-world country in desperate need of aid, Mandvi feigned shock upon finding hundreds of citizens lined up, waiting in order to receive free care outside of

Knoxville. Remote Area Medical, a corp of volunteers, serves to provide free medical assistance to those without access to quality healthcare. The organization is currently focusing its efforts on providing clinics in the Appalachian region in a two-year campaign called “Stop the Suffering.” “When I came to this country, I saw there was a desperate need for people who couldn’t afford or didn’t have access to care,” said Stan Brock, former Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom star and founder of Remote Area Medical. Although the program was originally designed to

aid struggling communities in third-world countries, Brock informed Mandvi that currently “more than 90 percent of what we do is here in the United States.”

John Nikolai, sophomore in nursing, believes the need for healthcare reform in Knoxville is apparent. “If you look at the impoverished areas of the Appalachian Mountains, there are a lot of people that are definitely not getting support,” Nikolai said after viewing “The Daily Show” segment. “I definitely think there needs to be healthcare reform.” - Todd Wilemon In another of the program’s interviews, Mandvi spoke with Fox Business To d d According to the 2013 c o m m e n t at o r Gallup-Healthways State Wilemon, who had a differRankings Report, Tennessee ent view of the state of the stands at 44 among the 50 nation’s healthcare. “The U.S. healthcare sysstates in terms of general tem is the best in the world,” health and well-being. ized agency that deals with public health. Currently, the United States ranks No. 37 in a list of 191 countries for healthcare system proficiency.

“I get less. I pay more. I’m not happy.” Throughout the segment, Mandavi referred to the healthcare efficiency rating system used by the World Health Organization, a United Nations special-

SKATEBOARDING continued from Page 1 However, some skaters continued to wait for a place to call home as construction at Tyson Park was delayed. The Lady Vols’ new softball field, now known as Lee Stadium, was unfinished at the time, so the ground breaking was delayed by six months. In the meantime, the city encouraged skaters to opt for the parks at Concord and Fountain City, but Roberts said those parks were too small and unsuitable for more experienced skaters. Then, in February of 2008 when the concrete had dried and the ribbon was cut, Mayor Bill Haslam finally declared the Knoxville Skatepark open for use. “This is a day that a lot

of folks have waited a long time to see,” Haslam said at the opening. “This is a great example of the good things that can happen when governments and citizens work together to turn a dream into a reality. “We’re opening a great skate park that is going to bring a lot of joy to so many athletes and performers who haven’t really had a venue for their sport,” he added. Shortly after its opening, the skatepark appeared to be too small to meet the needs of 200 skaters, a regular turnout for a Saturday afternoon. Beauchene, as well as the Knoxville Skatepark Task Force he was a part of, advocated for an expansion to provide novice skaters with a smaller set up in the same location. A year later, the Knoxville Parks and Recreation orga-

Wilemon said, summarizing the Affordable Care Act as, “I get less. I pay more. I’m not happy.” In January, Republican representatives in the Tennessee Senate proposed a bill that would make the access of services provided through the Affordable Care Act illegal for all local and state government employees. In regards to federal healthcare, Wilemon explained his opinion to Mandvi through a single mantra. “Everybody wants a free meal,” Wilemon said. “If you’re poor, stop being poor.”

nization evaluated the park. The normal complaints included littering, graffiti, smoking and lack of helmet use, which became a misdemeanor costing around $75. The evaluation recommended hiring an attendant to monitor the park as well as charging a fee for admission. That never happened. “It started out as a free park, why charge people?” Raybreenben said. “Everybody’s money paid for it. It was all taxpayer money, why should it have to be supervised? No one comes in after dark. Once the lights shut off, everyone’s gone. “There’s not really any problem, in my opinion.” Check back with The Daily Beacon Thursday for the continuation of “A walk in the (skate)park.”

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CAMPUS NEWS BENEFITS continued from Page 1 Braquet called UT’s nondiscrimination policy “interesting,” stating that after two decades of lobbying for sexual orientation and gender identity to be included in the policy, the rule was amended to include these descriptors in 2008 and 2009. However, the footnote of the policy reads, “Eligibility and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at The University of Tennessee are governed by

laws and regulations of the State of Tennessee, and this non-discrimination statement is intended to be consistent with those laws and regulations.” This language acts as a disclaimer regarding benefits prohibited by state law. “I think a lot about the benefits that I do not get from the university and from the state just because I happen to be a lesbian,” Braquet said. “I have a co-worker who married his wife a few months ago. As soon as they were married, he was able to carry her on his health, vision and dental insurance.

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My partner and I have been together for 17 years, and yet, I cannot put her on my insurance.” According to the Human Rights Campaign, 29 states currently have constitutional amendments restricting marriage to one man and one woman, while same sex couples can legally marry in 17 states and Washington, D.C. As part of the initiative to become a Top 25 public research institution, UT Faculty Senate requested that Chancellor Jimmy Cheek grant domestic partnership benefits in 2013. University

Campfield drops UT student fee bills Hayley Brundige Assistant Photo Editor State Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, announced Monday he will be ceasing efforts to promote Senate Bill 2493 and Senate Bill 1608, both of which sought to alter the way student fees are distributed at public institutions of higher education in Tennessee. Campfield retired the bills following University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro’s formal pledge of support for Senate Joint Resolution 626. Passed by the legislature on March 13, the resolution asked the UT administration to allow students to opt out of student programming they find “controversial or objectionable.” In a letter sent on Friday to House Speaker Beth Harwell, Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey and the two legislators responsible for the resolution, DiPietro stated that the UT administration and Board of Trustees will now begin to develop policy changes addressing these sugges-

tions. “I believe the result of our efforts will be a more transparent student activity fee system that respects the First Amendment right of student organizations to engage in a free and open exchange of ideas but also provides individual students the right not to fund student organization expression that is offensive to their personal beliefs,” DiPietro wrote in the letter. Campfield’s bills sought to reform the current process for student fee allocation, in which a student-led board determines how much of the collected mandatory fee money to distribute to student groups and programs who submitted funding requests. Senate Bill 1608/HB2378, co-sponsored by Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mount Juliet, of District 57, proposed that groups receive funding proportional to membership size. Senate Bill 2493/HB2450, co-sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Matlock, R-Lenoir City of District 21, forbade the use of student fees to pay for speakers on campus. Although both bills were

put on the legislative schedule for the Senate Education Committee on Monday, both have now been taken off the calendar. The legislature will make no further attempt to pass the bills. “I was happy with what the university decided to do,” Campfield said in an interview with The Daily Beacon on Tuesday. “We’ve been in negotiations with them. “I said I didn’t think that it was right that people should be forced to pay for something that they find objectionable or offensive as a part of their student activities fee.” Although Campfield admitted SJR 626 has “no teeth” on its own, he believes DiPietro will follow through with his pledge. “At some point you’ve got to be able to trust some people,” Campfield said, “and I think I can trust President DiPietro to do what he says he’s going to do, so I expect that he will do those things.” Campfield predicts the transition from a mandatory student fees system to an optional process will begin as soon as next year.

of Florida and Georgia Tech, both Top 25 schools, already have such measures in place. Braquet asserted that acceptance of the LGBT community is a necessity to reach the Top 25 mark. “I know that if UT wants to be Top 25, it is going to have to embrace diversity in all of its grandeur,” she said. “That means ethnicity, religion, ability, age, gender, socio-economic status, immigrant status, race, and sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. “To get the best and the brightest students, faculty and staff, you have to have your minds and doors open to everyone.” Following Cheek’s swift rejection of the proposal to extend benefits to same-sex couples, Robert Naylor, junior in global studies and co-chairperson

of the Progressive Student Alliance, began the Benefit Equality Campaign to elicit a more eloquent response from Cheek. The campaign sought not only benefits for LGBT staff, but also employees who engage in committed and cohabited relationships without legal bonds of marriage. In Naylor’s opinion, providing these benefits to all employees is now an expectation at large universities. Withholding these benefits, he believes, refects poorly on UT. Jennifer Dobbins, a first year UT law student who worked with Naylor on the campaign, asserted that offering domestic partnership benefits would lead to a stronger university with a higher caliber of faculty and staff. “It’s very difficult to me for

the university to say it offers a welcoming and inclusive environment when peoples’ significant others, in some cases spouse,” Dobbins said, “cannot access the same benefits that their married heterosexual colleagues can.” Student and faculty support for the Benefit Equality Campaign was unanimous; however, Cheek remained opposed to considering possible benefits due to potential political repercussions from the Tennessee legislature. “At the time I thought this was just an excuse, but after seeing what is happening with Sex Week I understand that he was probably threatened,” Naylor said. “Chancellor Cheek was and is in a difficult position to offer domestic partner benefits, but it isn’t impossible.”

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Rising: Tennessee Basketball Both Tennessee basketball teams will compete in the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 this weekend. Junior guard Josh Richardson scored 26 points in the Vols’ 83-63 second-round win over Mercer on Sunday, marking the game-high and his career-high. Lady Vol senior guard Meighan Simmons played her last home game at Thompson-Boling Arena and scored 10 of her 17 points in the second half, helping the Lady Vols pull out a 67-51win over Saint John’s. The Vols will play No. 2 seed Michigan on Friday at 7:15 in Indianapolis and the Lady Vols will play Maryland in the Sweet 16. Falling: Flight 370, into the Indian Ocean After three weeks of speculation, rumors and searches, Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak announced Monday that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. The announcement came after representatives from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch conducted groundbreaking investigation into the satellite data of the flight. Their analysis showed that the MH370 plane – which held 239 passengers – crashed with no known survivors. In a sad twist of modern communication, the airline sent a text message to relatives of the plane’s passengers, relaying the news that their loved ones were presumed dead. Rising: Redskins owner’s Native American sympathies Facing mounting pressure to ditch the franchise’s nickname, Daniel Snyder announced Monday he plans to create the “Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation.” In a letter to Redskins fans, Snyder wrote that “the mission … is to provide meaningful and measurable resources that provide genuine opportunities for tribal communities.” The decision comes after public officials – including President Barack Obama – suggested publicly that the team discard the term that some consider offensive. The name dates back to 1933, when the team was still in Boston, Mass. Falling: Campfield’s resolution After weeks of student outcry and administrative leveraging, Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, said he is dropping efforts to put new restrictions on UT student fees. The reports are nebulous as to why; most sources say his decision comes because school officials have pledged to take some steps voluntarily. If those voluntary steps are truly for the Volunteers, this year may be remembered as the year students stood up against authority – or whatever you choose to call Sen. Campfield – and won. But, if these voluntary steps resemble, in any way, the tyrannical and constitutionally-irresponsible bills Campfield proposed, then the fight is not yet over. Rising: Agony over class registration It’s that time of year – Spring Break is over, exams are looming and you have no idea what to take next semester. The rush to get that perfect schedule begins to trump the thought of studying, and the seniors among us seem to glow a little brighter knowing they have registered for the last time. Then again, that glow may be the shimmer of panic – graduation is only a few weeks away, and making sure you have all your ducks in a row can be even more stressful than signing up for said ducks. Falling: Temperatures Spring hasn’t quite sprung. The snow was back with on-and-off flurries mixed with bits of sunshine on Tuesday. Though the rain is expected to continue throughout the week, the temperatures are expected to climb into the low-to-mid 60s by the end of the week. Get the Chacos and shorts ready. Today’s Rocky Tops and Bottoms were compiled by R.J. Vogt, editor-in-chief, and Samantha Smoak, online editor. They can be reached at rvogt@utk.edu and ssmoak@utk.edu, respectively.

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Keep calm and carry on through final stretch — or not Struggling to be Heard by

Andrea Richardson To put it bluntly: sometimes, college sucks. We’re just now back from break, and I’m already ready for the next one. Wait, do we even have one left? I’m certain that amid the never-ending classes, assignments and stressful late nights spent at the library or at a computer lab, many of us wonder whether the ends justify the means. At times it’s hard to say whether a college education is worth the time, effort or money. Especially the money. As tuition costs across the nation steadily increase, higher education becomes more and more inaccessible. Yet, the college degree remains a prerequisite for a plethora of occupations. It’s a vicious cycle, a ball of confusion. However, we all know the factoids — you’re about twice as likely to get a job with a bachelor’s degree than without one; and the higher the order of degree you possess, the larger your paycheck will be. Of course there’s that small portion of the population who manage to make

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I said it before and I’ll say it again: We ain’t here for free. And sometimes, in the midst of all the end-of-year anxiety, you just can’t calm down. Sometimes, the only way to deal with stress is to power through it. Now, I don’t mean “powering through” in the traditional sense. I mean we should challenge our stress, overpower our anxieties, and rise above it all. Doesn’t that just sound great? Sarcasm aside, I feel it’s immensely important to be assertive in the maintenance of one’s mental health, especially in today’s world. Whether you’re as cool as a cucumber or like one unnamed friend of mine hysterically running around her dorm in UT orange onesie pajamas — please don’t hurt me, unnamed friend — stay healthy. Don’t forget to do whatever it is that keeps you happy and sane, even if it feels like you might not have the time. Read. Jog. Sing. Have a dorm room dance party with your roommates. Write an aggressively-worded letter to your professors (Read: Do. Not. Send.). Do whatever it is you’ve got to do — and remember, only six weeks left! Best of luck, everyone. Andrea Richardson is a sophomore in anthropology. She can be reached at aricha43@utk.edu.

As graduation nears, thanks is owed to our parents Lost in Communication by

Jan Urbano When we are asked how we’re doing in school, regardless of our answer, we’ve invested a lot in it. Many tears and droplets of sweat have been spilled over the course of our academic careers. From the many late nights finishing up papers and lab reports to the all-nighters we pull studying for midterms that have, thankfully, now passed, there’s no doubt we try our best to be successful. For those in my class — the class of 2014 (represent!) — this is especially true. It’s been four grueling years since we took our first steps onto campus and became official students at the University of Tennessee. Our graduation inches closer with each passing day, and it won’t be long before we close this chapter in our lives. Of course, we’re all in the same boat; all of you younger students will continue on the same path we took toward graduation and success in your future careers. All of us are

trying our best to find our calling and lead happy, fulfilling lives. It’s great we have Spring Break, then, to give us a reprieve. College itself includes growth, not just through our academics, but in other areas. Our social, intellectual and mental fortitude is tested as we experience new things and learn more about the world. We can rest our weary bodies and minds for one final time before we make a final push toward summer. During my break, I enjoyed the company and love of friends and family. I snuck onto the University of Memphis campus, sat in on several classes, and hung out with my best friends for a special intercultural event. At home, I finally had the chance to load myself with homemade, savory Filipino cuisine and sleep in a room without hearing random knocks and screams from neighbors. However, I noticed something. Though it has only been two months since I was home over winter break, it felt like it was much longer. For my parents, it seems this was true. Every time I come back home from break, I notice subtle differences. I see how they’ve become older. I come home to two faces that are always filled with insurmountable joy each time I see them, but underneath these

expressions, I can see a mixture of sadness and tiredness. My brother and I are usually away at school for most of the year, and the time we have been away from home in college has had its effects on our parents.The loneliness weighs heavily on them; they miss us at home dearly. The playful fighting and outbursts of laughter and sincere happiness from my brother and I are, no doubt, just a few things they remember and cherish about us. I love my parents dearly, and I’m sure most of us do, too. Whether your parents say it out loud or not, they miss all of us as we attend college. Even as each of us grows as a person with each passing day, we should keep our parents in our hearts and think of them. As we head back to school to finish this semester, don’t forget to make time for family. Although they miss us at college, we will strive to do our best and honor them for what they’ve done for us. I intend to work that much harder for them, to show I will become someone in this world. All of us should. Jan Urbano is a senior in biological sciences. He can be reached at jurbano@utk.edu.

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a comfortable or even luxurious living without a degree — those lucky few, the Ke$has, Jay Zs, and Steve Jobs of the world. But no one can depend on that slim possibility. It never hurts to wonder, though — the college environment is a stressful and competitive one, after all. I don’t blame anyone — myself included — for dreaming of becoming the next successful college dropout. I know you all secretly wish to be the next, slightly saner, Kanye West. Don’t play. It takes incredible balancing skills to keep all of the aspects of a college student’s life steady. And many of us, in an impossible quest for academic perfection, let our health — both mental and physical — deteriorate. It takes an intelligent and hard-working individual to achieve a high GPA, but it takes just as much intelligence and dedication to remember one’s worth is not dependent on their GPA. So, as the end of midterms season begins to blend into the horrendous beginning of finals season, I implore everyone to keep calm and stay cool. Or not. Because for all of that mumbo jumbo about latent self worth and mental health and stability, we still care about our grades, right?

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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

ARTS & CULTURE

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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark

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‘Wrens’ offers glimpse into ‘Divergent’ follows tried and WWII military women’s lives true — or tired — plotline Savannah Lucas Contributor The Clarence Brown Theatre will present “Wrens� beginning Thursday, a play featuring the experiences of seven young British women serving in the Women’s Royal Naval Service in Scotland during WWII. These women, known as Wrens, assumed the responsibilities and jobs men were forced to abandon when they departed for combat. The play offers a realistic glimpse into the women’s daily routine and reveals the hardships and celebrations that occurred as a result of diverse individuals co-existing in cramped living quarters. The show will run until April 13 in the Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, with performances starting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday and capped with Sunday’s 2 p.m. showing. Director Tracey Copeland Halter, a theater professor at UT and professional actress, said the condensed environment magnifies both the good and bad aspects of life in the service. “They were the cooks, the auto mechanics and the drivers,� Halter said. “The story is about their relationships

and their lives and what it’s like to spend months and years in an enclosed capsule with all of these women.� The all-female cast features a diverse set of skill levels, being comprised of four graduate students and three undergraduates. One of the key aspects of each actress’ character development stems from the range of dialects contained in the show, which includes Welsh, Scottish, English RP, and Cockney. To aid the cast in learning these difficult accents, dialect coach Terry Weber has worked with the actresses since rehearsals began. Because accents are “who the character is,� this is a crucial service provided to the student cast, Halter said. Amber Wilson, freshman in communications, said the trickiest part of the show was learning her character Meg’s dialect. “The Scottish accent was scary for me at first,� Wilson said, “but I have really enjoyed learning it. Now it is so natural, I find myself using it randomly in normal conversation.� Though the material is focused on the military and gender roles, Rachel Finney, a senior in English who plays the role of Chelsea, said the universal themes in the show

are sure to interest a broad audience. “Despite the fact that every character in this show is a woman, this show is definitely geared towards everyone,� Finney said. “It’s got compassion, suspense, humor and heartache, making it a very versatile show that will leave the audience captured by the reality that was wartime. “Despite the military background of the play, the matters discussed in this play can be universally understood and are relatable.� The universality of the show has also impacted cast member Jess Milewicz, a third year MFA candidate in acting who plays Gwyneth. She said the show led her to a personal realization she hopes to share with the audience. “The story made me take a real look at my beliefs, my understanding, compassion, and loyalty, and what it means to be a true hero,� Milewicz said. “I think this team has created something that people should witness. A spectrum of experience is represented in the most beautiful way. “It’s a pleasure to do, so I can only hope to witness it would have the same effect.� For more information about show times and ticket sales, visit http://clarencebrowntheatre.com

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with the name. In fact, the poor kid gets beaten up more than scrambled eggs. Woodley has hair that could be named a national treasure and the rare ability to connect intimately with an audience, but she’s got some work to do to become convincing as a girl capable of causing damage. Tris’ love interest, Four, (in a rare moment of levity, a character asks him if 1, 2, and 3 were taken), played by heartthrob Theo James, is, of course, the most skilled Dauntless member, and he has a secret. He’s actually a vampire full of angst who wears glitter in the sunlight and — what was that? I’m wrong again? I should have taken notes. No vampires or dog-faced boys here, but Four does have a secret that connects him and Tris, although it’s not too close of a connection. When things turn romantic, Tris wants to go slow and Four, like all teenage boys, is a perfect gentleman. Parents of teenage daughters from around the world can thank the author. Kate Winslet shows up as an evil politician with a one-note performance that made me wonder if her agent talked the Oscar winner into this one. It was so uninspired, it took a minute to recognize her. Ashley Judd does a nice turn as Tris’ mother but enjoys little screen time. I left the theater without a clear idea of what the stakes were in the movie or where the plot will go in the inevitable sequels. Woodley made me care about Tris, but the narrative failed to make me care about the world she lives in. I guess I should have read the book first.

attention as George Clooney’s daughter in “The Descendants.� Beatrice has been raised in the Abnegation faction, a faction so selfless and modest they put timers on their mirrors. Hair highlights and makeup, however, are apparently no problem. Beatrice’s test is administered by a mysterious character named Tori who is played by an underused Maggie Q of TV’s “Nikita.� I say mysterious because we never discover how or why she keeps popping up in such diverse places as government testing facilities and tattoo parlors. Tori must have a comprehensive resume. During the test, Beatrice finds out she is divergent, a free-thinking individual with traits from a variety of factions considered to be dangerous by the powers that may be just that themselves. Following the “test,� the initiates must then go through a “reaping� — wait, sorry, I keep getting these stories confused. No bows and arrows in this movie. In “Divergent,� the kids go through a “choosing.� Prospects can choose whichever faction they wish regardless of their test results, so the “test� seems to be more of a suggestion than a binding contract. Beatrice chooses Dauntless, because who wouldn’t? The story continues to play it safe by following the tried and true formulas that have worked for so many predecessors. The first thing Beatrice does is change her name to a more hip and dangerous sounding “Tris,� but she never displays the dangerous skills that should go

Orbit.’� Since beginning the book, she has been to Cape Canaveral 13 times in the past 18 months. Yet, although she believed someone somewhere needed to document the space program’s full history, she was originally reluctant that it would be her. “I kind of went into it kicking and screaming,� Dean said. “I’m not a journalist. I’m not really qualified, I felt, to cover the story or try to tell the whole story

of American space flight for 50 years. I was like, ‘I can’t do it; I’m not the one to do it.’ But then I felt that this is a story that needs to be told. No one else is going to do it if I don’t.� Having gone from an unsure writer to a published author, Dean stresses to her students the importance of abandoning inhibition. “Now I tell my students to go try it,� Dean said. “You’re 21. You’ve got nothing to lose, and if

you can’t get anything published, then you can go to law school. “You don’t have to compromise because you know it will be hard to do it even if the odds aren’t good.� Dean, along with director of creative writing Marilyn Kallet and graduate student Stepanie Dugger will be reading their work at the Women Writers at UT event tonight in Hodges Library’s Mary Greer Room at 7 p.m.

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6 • THE DAILY BEACON

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron

SPORTS BASKETBALL continued from Page 1 It’s no surprise, and probably a relief to Vol fans, that Josh Richardson — the Vols’ lock down defender — has been studying up on him. “Nik Stauskas is a great player,” Richardson said. “I think their offense pretty much flows through him. He leads them in points and assists, so it will be crucial to try to get him out of his rhythm.” But not lost in his plethora of compliments was the confidence that has gotten the Vols this far and will be needed if they advance to the second Elite Eight in school history. “I mean, it’s just another player,” Richardson said of Stauskas. “I’ve been guarding guys like that for a while now, so it’s nothing new.” The Vols’ efforts in running Michigan away from the 3-point line can’t start and end with Stauskas. Michigan as a unit has shot the long ball better than 40 percent this season, with three starters —

Stauskas, Caris LeVert and Derrick Walton Jr. — shooting above a 40-percent clip this year from deep. UT senior forward Jeronne Maymon, who himself will have to venture out to the perimeter, conceded it would be a difficult adjustment to shut down the 3-point line. But the Vols are up to the challenge. “I think that will be very hard for us,” Maymon said, “because that’s not the way we play. They shoot a lot of threes, and make a lot of threes, so I think it’s our job as a team to run them off that line.” Despite all of UT’s focus on the perimeter and its relentless, defensive-minded approach that has held its last eight foes to 54 points per game, Vols junior forward Jarnell Stokes was still hoping for some luck to go the Vols’ way. Such is the case when facing one of the nation’s top teams. “Sometimes you have to get a little bit lucky in hoping they don’t hit a lot of shots,” Stokes said, “and hoping that they miss some or maybe get off to a slow start.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Vols not stunned by national stage, Sweet 16 hype Dargan Southard Assistant Sports Editor

The physical stage is large enough — a pigskin palace turned basketball madhouse of more than 30,000 strong. Add in a high-pressured hoops contest that propels one team within shouting distance of the ultimate prize and sends another abruptly into the offseason. The buzz is bound to be ecstatic. “When you’re talking Sweet 16,” Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin said at Tuesday’s press luncheon, “I wouldn’t necessarily say the pressure, but the media is so big at that level. “You’re talking four programs that’ve been in it for a long time, done it at a high level, so it’ll be a lot of exposure.” In the days leading up to the 11th-seeded Volunteers’ date with second-seeded Michigan on Friday night, countless throngs of reporters, cameramen and everyone in between will bombard Indianapolis’s Lucas Oil Stadium

— the site of this year’s Midwest Regional semifinals. That added publicity, however, hardly makes things complicated. “It’s a one-game season so to speak every time you have one in front of you, and whatever happens, happens,” Martin said. “(If) we don’t win it, we don’t win it, but let’s go out there and play basketball and not feel like we have the weight of the world on our shoulders just to win a basketball game. If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out.” Lately, though, things have jelled quite nicely for the Vols, who’ve surged through the NCAA tournament at a torrid pace, racking up three double-digit victories in a mere five days. After nearly 100 UT fans greeted the team at ThompsonBoling Arena in the wee hours of Monday morning following the Vols’ 83-63 win over Mercer in Raleigh, N.C., the outpouring of support spilled over into the new week. “A lot of people asking for pictures and stuff – more than

the usual,” senior Jordan McRae said. “Just people excited about everything.” “You go into a gas station,” forward Jeronne Maymon added, “and the people you’ve never even talked to — like the clerks and stuff — are saying congratulations. “It’s something new for us.” That’s because — as it’s been noted on numerous occasions throughout the season — Martin’s third year has been dominated by ongoing criticism and continual fan disinterest, leaving one particular Vol somewhat annoyed with the resurfaced affection. “I’m sort of salty about it, I would say,” junior Jarnell Stokes said. “I’m sort of mad about it. People I’ve been seeing all this time, they would say, ‘Hey Jarnell,’ and now when they see me, they get a little more excited. “You have to stay humble throughout the process because you know it can come and go.” And with the unpredictability of March basketball already well established this season, Martin

was firm in reiterating the simplicity of UT’s approach. “The only thing that we can control right now is what’s presented to us, and we got to do everything in our power to try to win this particular game,” Martin said. “I tell them all the time — whether you’re high or low — you have to stay consistent. We got to continue to take care of the task at hand.” So whether it’s dealing with the bright lights of the Sweet 16, an increase in fan support or the continuation of outside disapproval, the Vols have been thoroughly instructed on how to react. And those lectures haven’t included making any type of major alterations. “That’s the thing about coach Martin,” McRae said. “He’s got all that into our brains that we don’t change what we do no matter what happens. After a loss we do the same things. After a win we do the same things. Other than a few more people on campus talking to us, not anything has changed.”

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UT amps up physicality in first practice after break Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor Tennessee head coach Butch Jones made it clear that this was the biggest practice of the spring. After completing the fifth of their allotted 15 spring practices on March 14, the Vols took a week off from practice as a result of Spring Break. The reason for why it was such an important practice? Maturity. “Overall, I did like our mental approach,” Jones said on Tuesday. “It was very glaring that some individuals were more mature than others, some individuals prepared more than other individuals coming back. But I thought it was a very productive practice, probably our most physical practice this spring so far.” The practice’s toughness gave

the opportunity for the coaching staff to test their players on what they had learned in practices 1-5, something that Jones thought the Vols did well with on Tuesday. “I liked our approach on Monday, but today we had to get back into the rhythm,” Jones said. “The biggest thing I wanted to see was the retention, how did we retain the information that we had (learned) in the first five (practices). For the most part, I thought our players did a very good job with their retention.” As for the players, the increased physicality seemed to raise their effort level, resulting in a practice they were proud of. “Today was one of the better intensity days I’ve had since I’ve been here,” junior offensive lineman Marcus Jackson said. “There are still some technical things we need to work on, but in

terms of everybody giving great effort to get better, it was a great day.” Moving Maggitt For redshirt junior Curt Maggitt, this spring has been one of constant change. As UT’s team leader, Maggitt, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, is expected to be one of the Vols go-to defensive playmakers. With that comes finding the position that allows him to make the most plays possible. Maggitt is currently getting work at linebacker, as well as a pass rushing defensive end in UT’s nickel package, causing Maggitt to work at multiple positions. “Curt’s going through a learning process again,” Jones said. “He knows his assignments, he knows what to do, but now it’s

putting it into action. He’ll come (together). He’s extremely explosive, but it’s the small details. It’s the stance, it’s the start – the get-off is everything – it’s the fundamentals. “We are asking a lot of him to go from linebacker, to the threepoint (technique) and now being back at the linebacker spot. He’s playing about three different positions right now. But today, we had a fourth-and-1 period and he came up and made a great play at the end of practice, so I can see his confidence growing.” And while Maggitt hasn’t had his hand on the ground in his time at UT, he said the transition to the line hasn’t been a hard one. “It hasn’t been a big adjustment because I’ve had my hand down before,” Maggitt said. “I’ve just got to keep putting this work in.”

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