Presidential candidates from left: Will Freeman, Seth Watkins, Grayson Hawkins
“Hike the Hill in Heels” to raise awareness about sexual assault
Vice presidential candidates from left: Leala Marlin and Madison Kahl
Student services director candidates from left: Willie Kemp and Mariah Beane
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Campaign closing time SGA debate lets candidates voice individual strengths, focus
Vols to benefit from going into spring practice with starting quarterback >>See page 10
Volume 128 Issue 50
Hannah Marley Staff Writer
As the end of an accelerated campaign season draws to a close and the polls begin to open, each executive candidate for the Student Government Association stood in front of a live and virtual audience to explain and advocate for his or her right to represent the students of UT in the 2015-16 SGA.
President Will Freeman: Connect UT. Freeman, a three-year SGA veteran, emphasized the need to reach out more to the student body while encouraging the different branches of SGA to connect more with each other. While Freeman’s talking points primarily advocated for connection and communication within SGA, he said that connecting with independent students outside SGA is a difficult, albeit necessary, task. He added, however, that
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students also have a responsibility to inform themselves as well. “This is one of the starting points to get the ball rolling with student involvement in SGA,” Freeman said. “We’re not new to SGA, and we really care about building up a program that represents the students at the university.”
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SGA DEBATE continued from Page 1 Seth Watkins: Seth, Leala, and Willie. Current SGA senator Watkins said he hopes to pass legislation that addresses student safety in the community while pushing for a more informative and transparent SGA that strives to connect with the student body. Watkins commended the use of email to keep the student body informed about the inner workings of SGA while lamenting his belief that students and student organizations only come together as one community during football games. Watkins said he believes SGA can be a positive example for students when it comes to civility and that he hopes to continue making progress connecting students to the administration. “Each SGA president has changed a culture,” Watkins said. “And I hope to change a culture through my diversity of leadership.” Grayson Hawkins: Hawkins-Kiefer. Hawkins, an independent candidate, advocated for his platform which addresses issues such as sexual assault
prevention and campus beautification. Hawkins criticized his competitors’ failure to address independent students, stating that a campaign that focuses on only a third of the student body is not effective. Hawkins’ comments focused on the disconnect between students, SGA and the administration. “I’m the only independent candidate, and I’ve put hours into researching my platform,” Hawkins said. “It’s what’s happening on campus, and there are actual solutions.” Vice President Leala Marlin: Seth, Leala, and Willie. Marlin, the current SGA secretary, advocated for a separate orientation for non-traditional students in order to address their specific needs, and added that she intends to push for policy that engages and communicates with the student body. “We want to engage students, so everything we do, we want it to be for the students,” Leala said. “I think personal engagement would be a good way to make sure that all students are talked to and their needs are met.” Madison Kahl: Connect UT.
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Kahl emphasized that her more detailed knowledge of how SGA functions will allow her to push through more collaborative measures that address student needs, such as the gender neutral bathrooms bill passed earlier this semester. When asked about non-traditional student orientation, Kahl stated she has worked closely with many incoming freshmen, traditional and non-traditional, through her work as an orientation leader and better understands their needs. “The past three years in SGA have given me insight into what’s worked, what hasn’t and what needs to be improved upon,” said Kahl. “I’ve navigated these waters before.” Student Services Mariah Beane: Connect UT. As a seasoned SGA veteran, Beane advocated for a student services branch that is in touch with the issues the student body feels is important and is able to represent a variety of student organizations through the committees under her control. While she said she thinks the current student services director has done a
good job bringing bills to the table that represent student groups that often go unheard, such as the gender neutral bathrooms bill, she added that she would like to make the freshmen council more of a learning experience and create a new committee dedicated to the “physical and mental well being of the students on campus.” “Ultimately student services is the outreach element of SGA as a whole,” Beane said. “In order to make students feel feel heard, it needs to remain cognizant of what elements remain important to the student body as a whole.” Willie Kemp: Seth, Leala and Willie. Kemp spoke positively of the current student services program, saying the committees represent a broad range of students and student interests. He suggested, however, greater involvement with the president and vice president in order to further connect the different aspects of SGA and the different committees that would fall under his leadership. “I think they’re doing an excellent job and they need to continue doing an excellent job,” Kemp said.
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UTPD to hold review of operations Chris Salvemini Staff Writer
It’s time for UT to get a check-up. On Monday and Tuesday, staff from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies will be conducting an onsite assessment of the UT Police Department to ensure it is meeting 483 standards from a diverse range of areas. At around the same time, staff from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges will be conducting a similar test within the university. Both organizations can either award or deny accreditation to a department or university based on a list of expectations applicants must meet. Each list of standard expectations is designed through careful evaluation of the statistics around the area, the capabilities of the applicant and necessity of a standard. For example, UTPD does not have the capability to hold a prisoner, so the department opts-out of the prisoner housing standard, whereas another agency would be expected to have a sanitary, safe cell. Accreditation bolsters the reputation of an institution like UTPD and ensures that their policies not only meet a reasonable expectation of effectiveness, but are also carried out with diligence. To ensure the latter, accreditation services send surveyors to an applicant. Chief of Police Troy Lane said in UTPD’s case, accreditors are expected to arrive having pored over most of their policies, and will go out into the field with officers to ensure they act accordingly. “They’ll inspect our offices, our equipment, our files,” Lane said. “They’ll want to ensure that we’re locking our filing cabinets or that computer equipment requires a password to enter it.” While it is not mandated that UTPD undergo re-accreditation, Lane explained, the department chooses to maintain its accreditation to ensure safe and sure operation. “I think there’s probably an expectation that we’ll continue to do this around the university,” he said. “But there’s no written policy within the university that says we need to be accredited, it’s an expectation.” As for the larger university, federal law mandates that all universities undergo an accreditation and re-accreditation process though approved services like the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Otherwise, the university risks losing its funding. UT undergoes its re-accreditation process once every 10 years and, during that time, it is the accreditation officer’s responsibility to supervise the entire process as well as gather necessary data for submission.
Teams are organized to assist the officer for each standard, and there are 95 standards. These teams collect information and write reports and submissions. Without accreditation, universities are legally unable to give degrees to graduates, ensuring that graduates are adequately taught the material and will be capable in the workforce. For a university as large as UT, this is no easy task. The university is largely decentralized, which leaves Associate Vice Provost for Accreditation Mary Albrecht chasing down people for information. The microbiology department may have completely different data from the animal science department, and it is her job to make sure everything is correct before submitting it. Albrecht said she is also responsible for administration’s data and complying with Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges requests, all while creating a 500-page compliance report with 1.9 gigabytes of supporting data. One example of a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges request, Albrecht said, is information on whether the CEO undergoes an annual evaluation. “We certify approximately 2500 people who teach classes,” Albrecht said. “They came back with a list of 69 people. Sixty-nine out of 2,500, that’s not bad. “They always come back with people they’re going to question, and it’s really about how well did we explain it, because all those people did not have Ph.D. A lot of them were in the fine arts, where they are not going to have Ph.D.s, but we have highly qualified professionals teaching our students.” Different UT programs also undergo their own separate accreditation process. Simply because subject matter is so different, the college of law will undergo programmatic accreditation different from that of nursing. Toward the end of the process, in early April, accreditation officials arrive at UT for an onsite visit. During this time, officials speak with pre-selected professors, administrators and a handful of students. Included in the observation is the review of confidential information. This can be anything from professors’ transcripts to student complaint and appeal files. All identifying information is redacted in these files. To preserve the privacy of people in the reports, officials sign a confidentiality agreement and UT supplies them with paper shredders to ensure information remains protected while it is reviewed. UTPD will host an open forum for people to voice their opinions on its operation on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Shiloh Room of the University Center. The University of Tennessee’s Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges reports and policies as well as the policies regarding accreditation can be found online at sacs.utk.edu.
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Faculty Senate pushes for ethically-made product standards at UT apparel retailers Heidi Hill
Copy Editor Rocky Top’s faculty voices are picking at the seams of the global garment industry. In a recent letter drafted by the Department of Sociology and the global studies program, faculty and staff signers petitioned Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and members of the UT administration to adopt a policy requiring all UT licensees that “sourced, produced or purchased collegiate apparel” sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. This letter comes, in part, as a response to the fatal factory collapse on April 24, 2013 that killed more than 1,000 factory workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital. Before this, the letter references additional calamities that include 500 other apparel worker deaths in twenty other locations prior to the collapse at Rana Plaza. Rob Spirko, the Faculty Senate’s communications officer and English professor, said the resolution, should it pass, will mark UT as the first school in the Southeast to adopt the accord licensing policy, joining 24 other schools that agreed to the policy’s terms. Four of these schools, Spirko elaborated, are ranked as top-25 public universities, thus aligning with goals set by UT administrators
in 2010 to reach status as a “Top 25” public institution. “We can’t really tell the [VolShop] what to do, but we can say ‘Look, the faculty all think this is a good move,’” Spirko said. “It shows that we are paying attention to some of these issues. It’s a way we can say, ‘Okay, how can we make sure things don’t suck for the people who work in the factories?’ because we want to be an ethical institution.” As chair of the Senate’s Athletics Committee and professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Dean Kopsell ensured this outline for ethically made apparel was also seen by UT Athletics, a major licensee for university apparel. While Kopsell made the distinction between apparel made specifically for athletes and apparel sold at other outlets like the VolShop, he said UT Athletics’ spokespeople were “very transparent” on the issue. “We’re supposed to think globally and act locally,” Kopsell said. “So, this is one of those things that if you think on a global scale, if we’re going to purchase things through the university, we want to make sure that those in charge, coming from the top down, know that those are coming from a legitimate organization and from people who are being treated ethically regardless of where they are on the planet.” Because of UT Athletics’ recent switch to
Nike as partner for athletic apparel, Kopsell said his inquiry asked if the program’s new licensing with the company fell under the terms in the accord. In a brief update written to the Faculty Senate president Joanne Hall, Kopsell relayed Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration and Sports Programs Mike Ward’s response to the concerns raised by the sociology department’s letter: “I very much appreciate the faculty’s concern on this issue. The athletics department and the university are happy to have a primary apparel partner (Nike) who has signed the accord. We have great trust in Nike and their corporate citizenry.” Ward was not available for comment, but did reference the faculty letter’s concern for VF Corp, a specific subsidiary identified as a UT licensee that does not comply with the accord’s terms. Ward states in Kopsell’s update that he “does not believe there is a single accord to manage this issue in its entirety,” clarifying that UT Athletics would be “happy to participate in any groups evaluating the university’s stance on this issue if deemed appropriate.” Among other motions on curriculum changes, faculty benefits and a new undergraduate research fee, the resolution for the accord will be brought up for vote at the next Faculty Senate meeting on April 13.
These heels are made for walking Heidi Hill
Copy Editor While most Vols would prefer to sport Chacos on their hike to class, participants in UT’s first annual “Hike the Hill in Heels” will take on the trek in bedazzled pumps of all shapes, colors and heights. As a fundraiser for the Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee, those who registered — both individuals and teams — will contribute to the organization’s general fund and raise awareness for sexual assault as it pertains to UT students, faculty and the Knoxville community. “Our goal is really to make everyone hike and not think about high heels as specifically a women’s issue, but more of considering the power of being uncomfortable,” said Ashley Blamey, director for Center of Health Education and Wellness. “If you’re uncomfortable in your shoes, you can think about it in the moment, this issue that is uncomfortable to
talk about, but critical for our campus.” Blamey said the campus response was “huge,” citing a variety of student organizations, offices and divisions that will join the ranks of high heel hikers on Wednesday afternoon. These organizations include fraternities, sororities, UT Athletics, VOLS 2 VOLS, the OUTreach Center, Women’s Coordinating Council and some of UT’s faculty members. “It’s a very cool way to start a conversation,” Blamey said of the event’s purpose. “This topic can be really hard for people and I think anytime you create an atmosphere where it’s okay to talk about things, that’s where your change comes about.” Between team competitors and high heel decorating contests, Blamey also highlighted the event as part of a national platform in April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Shannon Rosedale, a graduate student in the College of Social Work, said her role organizing volunteers and campus advertising aids in creating a greater campus education on the reality of sexual assault. “I think sexual assault is something that
affects everyone. Whether you are a survivor or you know someone, you are directly and indirectly impacted by it,” Rosedale said. “Coming out to these events really shows how much our school cares about (the issue of sexual assault), that we are putting forth an effort to bring awareness but also prevent it.” Besides heel-clad men and women hiking up the Hill on Wednesday, there will also be signs staked in the ground highlighting relevant statistics and quotes about sexual assault for participants to consider during their climb. “One of things we feel strongly is that sexual assault is a community issue, it’s not a single person issue or a single office issue,” Blamey said. “It’s all of us and making all of us aware of how to be an active bystander, how to support people who experience sexual assault, how to engage in a conversation that changes the culture of campus. “It’s absolutely critical for the future of campus and our community.” Hike the Hill in Heels will take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, leaving from the Torchbearer statue.
With voting beginning on Tuesday, UT Student Government Association campaigns have invaded Pedestrian Walkway and social media, touting policy points and various qualifications. A debate on Monday allowed many to express their views on SGA and the executive candidates.
Blake Roller
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I should have created a Roller-Roller-Roller campaign. The possibilities are endless of a one man job. Rollin to a better SGA #utksgadebate
Morgan Chance @morgan_rosemary Why is there no policy point to increase voter turn out? #utksgadebate
The Tangerine
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Regardless, I’m enjoying watching these three, Will Romney, Eminem, and Burt Wonderstone, debate tonight. #UTKSGAdebate
JT
@jamesiaT
Their individual involvement doesn’t matter. Everyone at the podium is qualified. It’s the passion that matters! #utksgadebate
Thomas Carpenter
@tfcarpenter
I know I criticized him in my column, but Grayson Hawkins is winning this debate for me. #UTKSGADebate
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As fifth season comes to close, new problems begin in ‘The Walking Dead’ Sterling Martin Contributor
Yet again, Ranger Rick proved why he’s the one who truly calls the shots. AMC’s critically acclaimed zombie drama “The Walking Dead” concluded it’s fifth season on Sunday. The extended 90-minute finale left fans shaken and strangely content, as opposed to many of the season’s past. No major characters affiliated with Rick died, which was highly unexpected. Usually, a great episode is cheapened in the end by a plot-provoking death that could have easily been avoided and seemed forced or unrealistic, even in Walker-land. The show also has a longstanding history of being somewhat predictable, following Rick and his entourage from one semi-permanent residence to another, meeting a power-thirsty villain along the way who, in the end (usually a season finale), is no match for Rick.
Sunday’s episode, along with the rest of season five, however, was an exception to this trend. Instead of brawling things out in a chaotic overthrow of Alexandria, the group decides to act civilly and do so without any casualties. Despite being shot in the shoulder, Glenn survived a murder attempt and later spared Nicholas’ life, which showed that some form of compassion and humanity is still intact deep within these characters. While tension grew between Rick and the abusive husband, Pete, a town meeting was called by Deanna, the town’s leader, where Rick’s place in the community was to be evaluated. Before the meeting was able to get underway, Rick was attacked by walkers inside of Alexandria’s walls. He threw one on the ground in front of the entire town and displayed why his views of the outside world were correct. Therefore, no gang war was necessary for control of the town. Meanwhile, Daryl and Ben were on a
Disappointment follows seeing “It Follows”
Jenna Butz Arts & Culture Editor (@butzjenna) It’s all a metaphor for AIDS. Okay, this is not exactly a confirmed fact about the horror film “It Follows,” but I’m assuming we’re all friends here (aren’t we?) and that if we’re friends, we should be honest with each other. Let’s recap things we know just from the trailer: whatever follows is passed on through sex and it can be passed on to other people. Hmmm… pretty similar to every sexually transmitted disease ever. Then (slight spoiler alert but not really), it doesn’t go away when it’s passed on. It’ll basically just eventually kill you. You can put it off, but you’ll definitely die. Sounds like AIDS, right? Whether director David Robert Mitchell intended “It Follows” to be a metaphor for
AIDS, or any STD, it’s a significantly better film when thought about that way. It plays on the fear and anxiety and even sometimes shame that surrounds living with a deadly disease. But, if you watch the movie as just a horror movie, it fails. I’ll share something embarrassing but true with you. I’m the biggest baby when it comes to horror movies. I almost didn’t go because I knew I’d have to sleep with lights on for the next week and run to light whenever I was stuck in the dark. That’s until I laughed while watching this “scary” movie and hung out in my room with the lights off for a little bit once I got home that night. There are a few scary moments, but it’s not terrifying enough to be called a horror movie. Reclassify it as a psychological thriller despite the occasional mythical, scary character. It does mess with the psyche a little as we wonder who is and isn’t real as they follow Jay through her life and constantly threaten her. The real problem with this movie is the expectations that were put into place before viewers even step into the theater. There was so much hype about how terrifying “It Follows” was supposed to be, and it led to disappointment when I left the movie. Do yourself a favor and go in with two thoughts in mind: it’s all a metaphor and it’s psychological thriller, not a horror film.
supply run. They ran into an extensive booby trap that unleashed hundreds of walkers at once and was staged by the “Wolves,” a group of antagonists that were revealed slightly over the course of the fifth season. While stuck in a car and debating death, Daryl and Ben were rescued by the elusive Morgan, complete with broom-stick turned staff and the map given to him by Rick in the first season. Upon the trio’s return, they found the town meeting in upheaval. After Pete sliced Deanna’s husband’s throat in a drunken rage while rushing toward Rick, Deanna instructed Rick to do as he wanted all along and finish Pete off for good. Rick did so without hesitation and then looked up to meet the eyes of a confused and seemingly betrayed Morgan, just before cutting to black. Not only did this season’s finale propitiate a larger problem for the gang, but it highlighted problems that come along with an established community in the apocalypse. Also, it showed that
things like humanity and morality are increasingly indefinable and are subject to change. Before the credits rolled, the phrase “Wolves not far” was shown painted on the side of a car. Unless it sticks to breaking patterns as it did with season five, the sixth season may provide the “The Walking Dead” with its next predictable, power-hungry villain.
“The extended 90-minute finale left fans shaken and strangely content, as opposed to many of the season’s past.”
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The Daily Beacon endorses Watkins, Kahl and Beane for SGA’s top three Last year’s low voter turnout for Student Government Association elections (the lowest since 1998) set the stage for 2015 campaigns centered around the topic of SGA’s relevance to the student body as a whole. Connect UT; Seth, Leala, Willie; and Hawkins-Kiefer each addressed this issue with different policy points, from increased sexual assault awareness to better communication among SGA’s different committees. We at The Daily Beacon have reported extensively on what SGA has accomplished under the leadership of Kelsey Keny, Connor Dugosh and Katelyn Hadder, and we attribute much of their success to their ability to convey relevant student interests to university administrators. We seek to endorse the candidates we feel will continue this legacy of advocating clear policy points with the highest potential for implementation and diplomatic and smart relationships with administration and students. In light of our research and Monday night’s debate, we at The Daily Beacon feel that Seth Watkins (president), Madison Kahl (vice president) and Mariah Beane (student services direc-
tor) are best suited to implement innovative and relevant policies through SGA in the coming year. Kahl and Beane, both candidates from Connect UT, bring experience and strong policy points to SGA, as well as a wealth of senators (more than any other campaign). At the debate, both spoke articulately and passionately about improving the Freshman Council and making SGA accessible and transparent to the student body. Kahl, who currently serves as SGA treasurer, has been involved on campus as an orientation leader and a director on Panhellenic Council — experience that makes her an asset for next year. Seth Watkins gives off a strong impression of diplomatic and pragmatic tendencies, qualities that would serve him well as he works with UT administrators. At the debate, he easily fielded policy questions from Freeman and Hawkins while discussing big issues relevant to campus, like safety and popping “the bubble that is SGA” by sending frequent updates to students. Will Freeman and Grayson Hawkins, the other two presidential candidates, suffer from polarities. Based on his com-
ments at the debate, Freeman appears to be most concerned with the inner workings of SGA, making him seem inaccessible and not tuned in to the concerns of the student body, like campus safety and assault. Hawkins, on the other hand, has been a prominent independent candidate — and a refreshing opposition voice to this year’s campaigns, which had weaker policy ideas. But at the end of the day, he is not diplomatic enough to deal with administration and collaborate to get things done. His ideas, like ending the university’s partnership with Aramark, simply aren’t feasible for SGA and should not be priorities. The most important things we need from these candidates are communication skills and a willingness to work with administration while also advocating for students. Administrators will turn to these students when they want input on campus issues, and strong yet reasonable voices will have the greatest impact. Watkins, Kahl and Bean have the ability to be effective liaisons between administration, student government and students. They appear to understand the importance of a positive relationship
with people who make decisions on this campus while valuing student perspectives that should always be acknowledged. But we urge Watkins, if he is selected, to listen to Grayson Hawkins and others like him — people who care about campus and have big ideas for its improvement. Hawkins challenged his opponents and made Monday’s debate interesting and productive, and people like him should be involved with SGA at some level in order to make it less of an insulated community. Ultimately, it’s up to students to engage with SGA and vote in this week’s election. Watkins, Kahl and Beane have pledged to listen to student concerns — now students have to voice them. The views expressed in The Daily Beacon’s editorials reflect the majority opinion among the Beacon’s editorial board and may be supposed to represent the opinion of The Daily Beacon at the time of publication. They are not necessarily representative of any individual member. Please send letters to the editor to Claire Dodson at pdodson@vols.utk. edu.
An open letter to Bob Seger
RJ Vogt Open Letters
I saw you Saturday night in Nashville. Maybe you saw me – I sat club level, row E, the only fan under 40 in section 114. When you stood stage right and sang the final refrain of “Rock N’ Roll Never Forgets” and pointed at the crowd, it was as if you were pointing at me. I sang as loud as I could, red-faced from the effort. Maybe you heard me. Did you see my dad? Bob Vogt – he sat next to me, with salt-and-pepper hair growing saltier by the day. Saturday marked his 15th Bob Seger concert since 1976, the first time he saw you, when he was just a freckle-faced 14-year-old kid and you were just a regional, long-haired rocker about to break into the mainstream. You played some unreleased, soon-to-be famous tracks off your “Night Moves” album. Dad was hooked. Did you see him there that night? Or a few years later, on New Year’s Eve, when an ice storm hit St. Louis and my dad and his buddies braved the cold? Or two years after that, when you were touring on “Against the Wind,” your first ever No. 1 album, and my dad was dating his first ever real-life girl? I guess you have both changed a lot over the years – everything has changed. My
dad heard you first on a record player, then bought an 8-track of your 1978 “Stranger in Town” album. Now, my dad listens to your CDs, and I whine about you not being on Spotify yet (please get on Spotify soon). But one thing hasn’t changed over all these years; you still rock your face off when you get in front of your fans. Saturday night proved what I knew to be true already – you earned your spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by the thousands of miles and shows you gave your fans. Sure, you’re one of the greatest songwriters of your generation; yeah, you have a distinctly gravelly voice. But more than the tools of your trade, your loyalty shines in your public performances. Every time a soloist had the spotlight, you would crouch your knees and lean down, almost as if trying to duck. And you would point at him or her, earnestly directing the audience, “Hey, look over here, at this awesome band-mate of mine.” Loyal acts make loyal fans, and Bridgestone Arena was packed for you. I can’t think of many modern bands who will be selling out arenas when they’re pushing 70. I don’t know – something tells me One Direction won’t age so well.
“But one thing hasn’t changed over all these years; you still rock your face off when you get in front of your fans.” So from a young man to an old(er) one – thank you for your music, for it has been the bond between my father and I. Thank you for your loyalty, for it has carried fans like my dad through the ups and downs of life. Most of all, thank you for being the hardest rockin’ 69-year-old man I’ve ever seen. Guys like you give guys like me and my dad hope. R.J. Vogt is a senior in College Scholars. He can be reached at rvogt@utk.edu.
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Sleep naked
Julie Mrozinski In Rare Forum
I am writing to you before bed, in my birthday suit. It all started in high school, when I dropped the pants and would go to sleep with only a top on, starting slow. My freshman year when I was no longer afraid of my family members accidentally getting a peep show, more articles of clothing left my nightly routine and I was completely bare. Fears of the fire alarms going off would keep me awake at night — what if I had to run outside with no cover? Or, what if I sleepwalk to get the mail? These hindrances eventually dropped until nothing stood between me, my sheets and a great night’s sleep. According to MSN news, “Only 8-10 percent of Americans sleep naked every night,” which suggests that if you are reading this, you sleep with your clothes on. Here is why you should take them off. Sleeping naked has clearly defined physical and emotional benefits. Snoozing in the nude proves to be healthier for the body and prompts happier mornings. Lisa Shives, who is on the board of directors for the National Sleep Foundation reports, “Your body temp progressively declines as you sleep, which is a natural tendency of the body, so being too warm with heavy PJs and blankets can disrupt that. Sleeping naked can help keep your
body cool.” By keeping your body cooler, you can keep your dreaming on track. Allowing the body to properly cool can also
“Women and men alike have noted that sleeping naked makes you feel sexy, and feeling sexy makes you feel confident.” enhance the amount of melatonin and growth hormones your body produces, which have “regenerative magic,” according to Natasha Turner in “The Hormone Diet.” Finally, Jennifer Landa, author of “The Sex Drive Solution for Women,” said sleeping naked can be healthier for your genitals. Both sexes benefit from airing their areas out, it can even prevent infections.
As alluded to by the title of her book, Landa and many others testify to feeling more confident when they sleep naked. Women and men alike have noted that sleeping naked makes you feel sexy, and feeling sexy makes you feel confident. Naturally, if you are feeling sexier and happen to be sleeping with someone you have sex with, you are more likely to have sex. Studies show that couples that sleep naked have more sex. Sex is not only logistically easier, but the bare skin to skin contact releases copious amounts of oxytocin, which is the neurotransmitter that makes you feel good and has even been connected to love. These are all great reasons to sleep naked, but the reasons that surround the actual act make more sense too. For one, it is less work. You don’t have to dress for sleep then redress for the morning. If you are looking to shed minutes in your morning routine to sleep in just a second longer, clothes should be the first cut. So tonight, after shedding clothes and the day’s stress, suit up—birthday style—and relax into a healthy, good night’s sleep. Julie Mrozinski is a senior in English. She can be reached at jmrozins@vols.utk.edu.
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When you move off to college, you realize you took for granted many of the things your parents owned, such as flat screen TVs, HBO, queen-sized beds and fully stocked refrigerators. While other college students are gifted with old couches, silverware, trust funds and other useful items for starting their new life, I was left with Lumpy. Lumpy, my 16-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, came back into my life when my parents promptly decided to move to Europe at the beginning of this semester. At first, I thought it might be a sort of stress relief to have my childhood pet at my apartment. I was immediately proven wrong when, on the first night she moved in, I awoke to Lumpy locking eyes with me as she defecated on my white-carpeted floor. Since that day, Lumpy has been a source of havoc in my life. In fact, she’s practically taken over it. It may be worth mentioning that Lumpy is the equivalent of a cranky, 86-year-old woman. The nickname “Lumpy” spawns from the fatty tumors sprawled throughout her tiny body. Her actual name “Dot” formerly referred to the brown dot in the middle of her head, but age has not been kind to her and the brown dot has now entirely faded. Lumpy runs on her own unique schedule that has added yet another trial to my time management abilities; each morning she wakes up, lies
on her back and rolls around moaning to herself for a solid 20 minutes. I’ll occasionally take her for walks in World’s Fair Park, where other college students gather with their adorable puppies. As Lumpy approaches, making loud obscene snorting noises followed by an occasional hacking sound that could only be compared to a person choking on a morsel of food, the sea of puppies parts. The spectators at the park slowly back away and I catch one murmuring about how my dog resembles “an oversized lab rat.” When I leave for class, I am almost immediately bombarded with texts and snap-chats of Lumpy following my roommates around, howling as if saying: “Where is Kaila? What have you done with her?” Lumpy continues to cry like this for a solid hour before peeing in the left corner of my roommate’s room and falling asleep in my laundry basket. Lumpy has an odd, human-like intellect that many people take notice of. For example: my roommate was going off about Lumpy’s homeliness, when suddenly Lumpy looked her dead in the eyes and began to slowly drag her butt hole across my roommate’s yoga mat. If Lumpy had fingers, she would have been flipping the bird. Every parent likes to give his or her college kids the old belongings they no longer desire, happy to be given the chance to trade up to bet-
“I was immediately proven wrong when, on the first night she moved in, I awoke to Lumpy locking eyes with me as she defecated on my white-carpeted floor.” ter things. Although an old couch that I may or may not have been conceived on or a few dishes would have sufficed, I got stuck with Lumpy— which, at the very least, is more amusing than your average hand-me-down. Kaila Curry is a sophomore in journalism. She can be emailed at kcurry6@vols.utk.edu or tweeted @KailaCurry.
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Dobbs gives Vols solid signal caller heading into spring practice Taylor White
Assistant Sports Editor
Butch Jones is in uncharted waters as he enters his third round of spring practice at Tennessee. He has a starting quarterback. After an open competition in his first two years, Jones is excited to start practice with a proven signal caller in hand, since rising junior Joshua Dobbs took the SEC by storm last fall. “The great thing is, we know who our starting quarterback is and he’ll gain valuable repetitions,” Jones said in an interview with the Daily Beacon. After struggling through much of fall camp, Dobbs seemed to be buried on the depth chart. Then senior Justin Worley tore his labrum in a loss at Ole Miss in October. Nathan Peterman, who has since transferred to Pittsburgh, started the next game against Alabama, but struggled to direct the offense over the first few drives. Jones then turned to Dobbs midway through the first quarter, and the Alpharetta, Georgia native finished the game with 192 yards through the air with two touchdowns and 75 yards on the ground, despite the loss. It was in his first start the next week, however, that Dobbs began turning heads. He led the Vols to an improbable comeback against South Carolina, overcoming a two-touchdown deficit with less than two minutes on the clock to win in overtime. He finished the game with 301 passing yards and two touchdowns and broke the school record for rushing yards in a game with 166. Dobbs went on to achieve a 4-1 record as a starter last season, including a blow-out win over Iowa in the Taxslayer Bowl. Now that Dobbs has taken hold of the starting job, he’s focusing on the leadership role that accompanies it. “There’s always a responsibility to be a leader,” Dobbs said. “I’ve taken that responsibility upon myself to be a leader since the day I got here … My goal is to push this team and lead this team through spring and into the fall.” The mental aspect of the game is important to every position on the field. For quarterbacks, though, the mental part of the game is just as important as the physical part, something Dobbs has no problem with. Coaches and teammates praise the junior’s mental ability. He was originally committed to Arizona State before Jones took over at Tennessee in December of 2012. Jones quickly made the then-high school senior a high priority, gaining the cooperation of Tennessee’s engineering department to ink his signature on signing day. Dobbs is majoring in aerospace engineering at UT and chose the Vols over offers from the
likes of Duke, Harvard, Princeton and Yale. While Dobbs’ teammates see him as a leader, it’s clear the coaching staff does as well. When former offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian left for the NFL, Mike DeBord was quickly identified as the main candidate for his replacement. When Jones sat down to interview DeBord, he brought Dobbs along with him so the quarterback could get his own impressions and even give his coach input on the hire. “It was great,” Dobbs said. “It was great to sit down and speak with your future coach, potentially, and it was great to get in his mind and understand how he looks at football, different things and different concepts. We still talk about that first interaction today.” For Jones, the decision to bring his quarterback in for the interview was an easy one, thanks to Dobbs’ ability from a leadership and a mental aspect. “That is the first time I have done that,” Jones said. “I thought Josh, first of all, had earned the right to sit in that interview. I wanted that feedback, as we all know Josh is very cerebral. “I wanted his input on some of the things and I also wanted to see kind of the chemistry, the mesh that those two individuals had.” While Dobbs is heading into his third year at Tennessee, this will be his first without Bajakian calling plays. Dobbs said the interview with DeBord allowed him to get a feel for his new coordinator, making the transition a little easier. While the coordinator may be different, the basic idea is the same. Play fast. “Every coach has their own style,” Dobbs said. “Overall our offense stays the same. Same lingo and everything, and our goal is to move fast and just pump it down defenses’ throats, through the air and on the ground.” While Dobbs’ leadership and mental characteristics are important, his physical ability should not be overlooked. For the first time at Tennessee, Jones has a true dual-threat quarterback who can make plays with his arm and his legs, fitting Rising junior quarterback Josh Dobbs practices passes during spring practice on Tennessee’s fast-paced spread offense. March 24. Unlike the last three semesters, head coach Butch Jones has a starting Dobbs completed 112 of 177 passes in six games last season for 1206 yards, nine touch- quarterback to practice. Taylor Gash • The Daily Beacon downs and six interceptions. He also carried upcoming season. the ball 104 times for 469 yards and eight ball. We just want an efficient run. “When a quarterback can create plays with “We just worked on little things,” Dobbs touchdowns. His ability to make plays with his feet also his legs, it adds a whole other dynamic that said. “In the pocket just not getting too wide helped out his struggling offensive line as the defense has to be accountable for. It may of a base, staying narrow … That helps with he was sacked 12 times in six games while not even be designed runs, it might just be throwing the ball and just staying compact in the pocket and quicker movement in the Worley was sacked 29 times in seven games scrambles.” While Dobbs has gotten a lot of attention pocket. last season. after his strong end to last season, he’s tak“That’s something he came in and talked to “(Dobbs) does a lot of the things that we ing a dutiful approach to this spring practice. me about from day one, and that’s something want to take advantage of from the defense,” DeBord has already pointed out a few errors I corrected day one. As we go, obviously more Jones said. “We don’t ask the quarterback to in Dobbs’ mechanics and the quarterback has things will come up, DeBord, me and him have hit the home run every time he runs the foot- been working to become more polished for the a great relationship and it’s definitely growing.”
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Hart’s credibility rests on Jones’ performance David Cobb Senior Sports Columnist (@DavidWCobb) June 7, 2011, could have been the day the Tennessee athletic department took its first step from a period of tumult toward a time of stability. Mike Hamilton, the UT athletic director who hired both Lane Kiffin and Derek Dooley to preside over UT football, resigned that day. There has been little stability in the aftermath of Hamilton’s departure, and his successor Dave Hart deserves much of the blame for that. When Hamilton resigned, it was hard to imagine how the UT athletic department could possibly go downhill
from the guy who made arguably the two dumbest football coaching hires in school history. Plus, with the Bruce Pearl saga finished and Cuonzo Martin, a safe hire, on campus to coach the basketball team, it seemed like the transition to a new athletic director would be the final notable event during an ugly stretch for a storied athletic department. Hart had some other big orange ideas. Three and a half years into Hart’s tenure as athletic director, his decision to hire current UT football coach Butch Jones is the crown jewel in a tumultuous tenure that took a turn for the worse when Hart dismissed Donnie Tyndall as the men’s basketball coach on Friday. Hart made a mistake by hiring Tyndall last spring after Martin, a stable and successful coach who Hart did not adequately support, left for another job. Though he still has the public backing of Jimmy Cheek, Hart should be feeling plenty of pressure as he looks for UT’s fourth basketball coach in six years. Two bad men’s basketball coaching hires would be enough to outweigh the
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Maryland knocks off Tennessee 58-48 in Elite Eight showdown Tim Booth AP Sports Writer
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Lexie Brown scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half, Brionna Jones added 14 points and nine rebounds and topseeded Maryland advanced to its second straight Final Four with a 58-48 win over Tennessee on Monday in the Spokane Regional final. Brown hit three 3-pointers in the second half as the Terrapins (34-2) overcame their lowest-scoring first half
of the season to knock out Tennessee from the NCAAs for the second straight year. It’s the fifth Final Four appearance for the Terrapins and third under coach Brenda Frese. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 12 points for the Terrapins, who held Tennessee to one field goal over the final 5 minutes. Maryland has won 28 straight games. Ariel Massengale led Tennessee (306) with 16 points, but the Lady Vols missed their chance at reaching the Final Four for the first time since 2008.
“Though he still has the public backing of Jimmy Cheek, Hart should be feeling plenty of pressure as he looks for UT’s fourth basketball coach in six years.” apparent good found in Hart’s hiring of Jones, who is still just 12-13 in two years on the gridiron. Landing former Texas coach Rick Barnes would probably constitute a good hire by Hart, but it wouldn’t take away from other controversies that have arisen on his watch. His decision to eliminate the “Lady
Vols” nickname from all of UT’s women’s programs except basketball seems to have little practical advantage other than pleasing Nike, UT’s soon-to-be athletic apparel provider. The move has divided a fan base that has always supported women’s sports, and there is substantial evidence that, contrary to what Hart may think, many of the women athletes do not support the decision. Frankly, as I close in on a May 8 graduation date, I should be thanking Hart. Covering a slightly chaotic athletic department has been a journalistically enriching experience that has brought me great professional opportunity. But fans should be more skeptical of Hart than ever, because if the moment ever comes when Jones looks like anything less than the redeemer of UT football, Hart will look like an incompetent athletic director. David Cobb is a senior in journalism and electronic media. He may be reached at dcobb3@vols.utk.edu.
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Lady Vols complete series sweep with bizarre finish Jonathan Toye
Sports Editor (@JonathanToye1)
Freshman infielder Scarlet McSwain steps up to the plate during the Lady Vols’ match against the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon
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UT and Rick Barnes closing in on deal Staff Report
Multiple outlets reported Monday afternoon that Tennessee and former Texas head basketball coach Rick Barnes are closing in on a deal for Barnes to be the next head basketball coach at Tennessee. Barnes was fired by Texas on Sunday after coaching the Longhorns for 17 seasons. He led his team to the NCAA tournament in 16 of those 17 seasons, including five trips to the Sweet Sixteen, three to the Elite Eight and one to the Final Four in 2003. He is one of only 13 active coaches with more than 600 wins.
However, he hasn’t advanced Texas past the first weekend of the NCAA tournament since 2008. If Tennessee does hire Barnes, he would replace Donnie Tyndall, who was fired after a one-year stint with the Vols after Hart believed it was likely the NCAA would punish Tyndall for level one and level two NCAA violations involving academic misconduct. After parting ways with Tyndall last Friday, Hart said he wanted a coach that would bring stability to the tumultuous Tennessee basketball program and one with a clean track record with the NCAA. Hiring Barnes would cross off both items on the checklist for Hart.
Georgia pitcher Chelsea Wilkinson went to deliver the pitch and tripped over her own foot. Freshman CJ McClain was on third base when the trip happened. Freshman Scarlet McSwain started jumping up and down waving McClain home. The home plate umpire signaled an illegal pitch and McClain walked home for the game’s only run. Both benches cleared as Tennessee celebrated and Georgia coach Lou HarrisChamper went to the umpires for an explanation. As Wilkinson hadn’t released the ball as she fell, it was ruled an illegal pitch. No one in the stands and no one on the field had ever seen an ending quite like it. “Never, never,” co-head coach Ralph Weekly said. “I’ve been coaching a lot of years and I’ve never seen anything like that.” Lost in all the chaos of the ending is the fact that Tennessee completed the three-game sweep of No. 7 ranked Georgia with a 1-0 victory. The first two games of the series involved multiple runs, with Tennessee winning the first game 4-3 and the second 6-2, but the final match only saw one run get across the plate. Tennessee starter Cheyanne Tarango went 4.1 innings and only gave up one hit. She struck out one batter and walked two. Her no-hit bid was broken up in the top of the fifth inning by Georgia first baseman Kaylee Puailoa. Tarango was replaced by junior Rainey Gaffin who went 3.2 innings pitched and struck out six batters. Gaffin earned her fourth win
of the season. “I was definitely feeling really good,” Gaffin said. “I was seeing the ball and we were working really hard before. I just wanted to have a good day today.” It was a pitcher’s duel that saw both teams use two pitchers. “They’re getting better, they’re getting better every outing,” Weekly said. “Just remember, Tarango just threw about a week and a half ago. She was injured the first 20 plus games of the season. I thought she threw really well because I think, and I think the rest of the country and conference thinks, Georgia is a good team. Georgia is a very strong team.” Tennessee had several chances to win the game without going to extra innings, but due to Georgia starting pitcher Brittany Gray getting outs when she needed them or Tennessee having a miscue in base running, the game went into extra innings. Gray went 7.2 innings and gave up eight hits, two walks, and struck out three. Gray was replaced by Wilkinson. Wilkinson batted with McSwain, who fouled off several pitches, had two strikes on McSwain and two outs in the inning before her trip that ended the game. Tennessee came into the weekend 3-3 in the SEC and is now 6-3 after sweeping Georgia. “I think every coach in this conference will tell you every win you get during this season puts you in better shape,” Weekly said. “I saw a commercial for the SEC where the Mississippi State coach said, ‘If you play eight series in the SEC, it’s like playing in eight super regionals,’ and I really feel the same way.” Tennessee will now travel to Auburn to take on the No. 8 ranked Tigers. It will be a three-game series and starts April 4.