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SGA parties intensify campaign enthusiasm SPARK strives to ‘energize’ UT Reach focuses on communication

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Kristian Smith Student Life Editor By powering academics, charging campus life and igniting university outreach, the members of the SPARK campaign hope to make a difference in SGA. The students running for the three main SGA positions — president, vice president and Student Services director — for the SPARK campaign are Courtney Vick, junior in journalism and electronic media, Max Gearin, sophomore business pre-major, and Quintavias King, junior in accounting, respectively. Vick said her passion for SGA started her freshman year, when she first was involved in the campaigns. “SGA affects the most amount of students, and I was concerned about this,” she said. “I asked myself, ‘How can I leave this a greater and better institution than it was when I got here?’” She said she became interested in running for SGA and was approached by Brandon Remmert, a senior in political science and English and one of the campaign managers for SPARK. “I had been with SGA campaigns since freshman year,” Remmert said. “I really wanted to get involved this year and I heard Courtney was interested in running.” Vick said she had a difficult time finding running mates before Gearin and King came along. “After talking to a few people, I was a little discouraged, because I thought we could do well, but I needed running mates,” Vick said. “At lunch one day, a mutual friend suggested that I ask Q (King), and I thought he would be perfect. “Max came at a great time, too. He was really excited about having one of his SGA bills passed.” Remmert said he was excited to work with this group of people. “Everyone was so genuine,” he said. “They want (to run) because they genuinely have concerns and want to see things improved.” Vick said she and her running mates are really focused on making UT a better place for students, and the campaign has many policies that the group thinks will help achieve this goal. “I have had many students tell me how difficult it is to get to class from the Fort,” Vick said. “We want to extend the bus route into the Fort Sanders area to free up parking and to be more environmentally friendly.” Vick said the SPARK campaign also wants to make information about construction on campus readily available to students. “We want to create a website called masterplan.utk.edu that will show current construction projects around campus and any information we have about future construction projects,” she said. Vick said they also want to improve UT’s main website, utk.edu, to focus more on news and highlighting students. “This is what future students are going to see,” she said. The SPARK campaign has some other ideas

to improve technology on campus as well. “We want to create a standardized e-book (something like a Kindle), where students can purchase all their text books,” Vick said. “This will be more environmentally friendly and will be healthier for students, because they won’t have to carry all their books around. But students will still have the option to purchase regular textbooks.” SPARK members also want to create more opportunities for students to recycle, both on campus and in the Fort. Another major policy point for this group is alleviating the traffic at TRECS. “We want TRECS and HPER to be used simultaneously,” Vick said. “Right now, HPER is really not used for students working out.” As far as academics goes, Vick and the SPARK campaign are working on projects to make graduating on time easier for students. “We are working on the current SGA’s endeavor to extend the HOPE scholarship into the summer,” Vick said. “This would (help) students graduate on time, because many students want to take summer classes, but they can’t afford them. “We also want to standardize general education requirements so it will be easier for students to change their major.” Vick, an SGA member since her freshman year, has been involved with Freshman Council, Traditions Committee and the Government Affairs committee in SGA. She is also active in her sorority, Delta Gamma, Panhellenic, Student Alumni Associates and the Volunteer Channel. Gearin, also an SGA member, has served as an SGA senator for fraternity park and is involved in his fraternity. King is also involved in many organizations on campus, including POSE, the Minority Achievement Program, Student Alumni Associates and Me4UT. Vick said this wealth of involvement will help the SPARK campaign reach students all across campus. “We are all completely different and involved in different areas,” Vick said. “We want to utilize this to extend our experience into the community.” Remmert also sees this as a strength for SPARK. “This group of people is amazing, and they all have their own interests that add to the campaign,” he said. “One member, who is an engineering student, came up with our main points (powering academics, charging campus life and igniting university outreach), because it takes power, a charge and something to ignite to create an actual spark.” Remmert said he thinks the SPARK slogan, “Energize SGA,” shows what the SPARK campaign wants to accomplish. “Everyone has a lot of excitement during campaign week, but that usually goes away when campaigns are over,” he said. “We want to keep the same excitement for SGA going all year long.” Vick and the SPARK campaign encourage all students to contact them with questions or suggestions on their website, www.sparkut.com, or on their Facebook and Twitter pages.

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Robert Davis Staff Writer As the Student Government Association campaign week kicks off, Ross Rowland, Courtney Sharp and Drew Shapiro have a busy week before them. Campaign week began Wednesday and continues until voting begins on April 5 and Reach members will be busy bolstering their platform. “I am running for the presidential candidate of the Reach campaign for SGA,” Rowland said. “A lot of times, people see SGA as a branch that is responsible for reaching out to people and making sure there is communication between students and SGA. The primary goal for president is to be the liaison of SGA and the student voice to the administrators. I’ve grown up through my college tenure with SGA. I’ve seen it grow, develop and change. And that experience can help me mold SGA into a great organization students can utilize.” Ross Rowland, an undecided junior, has no lack of experience. Having served SGA, as well as several other campus organizations, for three years, he said he feels he has the ability to handle this position. “Currently I sit as senate chairperson,” Rowland said. “I’ve been on the executive committee of SGA for three years now. I was freshman council chair. I have been SGA commissioner of safety, which is responsible for safety initiative on campus. I also sit as the Tennessee Higher Education Commission representative for the Tennessee system.” Rowland’s close work with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission has helped him to adopt his main platform of the campaign — getting the Hope scholarship approved for students to use during the summer term. “I want to focus on the Hope Lottery scholarship and extend it into the summer,” Rowland said. “It’s been a pet project of mine for several years now, and we’ve had great success this year with lobbying the legislature.” Alongside Rowland is Courtney Sharp, junior in Spanish, who is running for vice president of SGA. “As vice president, you are the president of senate, our main governing body,” Sharp said. “You are also the chairman of freshman council.” Similar to Rowland, Sharp has held various positions with SGA, including freshman council, freshman council advisor, senate secretary and press secretary/historian on the senate executive board. An idea Sharp wants to continue implementing if elected is called “Senate Blitz,” in which senators will have times to meet with the constituents they represent. “The Senate Blitz is a really good way

to get senators out talking to their constituents,” Sharp said. “If you have problems, don’t complain about it only during elections. Get in touch with your senator and let them research the subject and fix it for you.” The most important platform for Sharp has to deal with is campus safety. “We know safety has been an issue on campus,” said Sharp. “I know from being in the Fort and then having to walk to Cumberland (Avenue), you can feel very unsafe very quickly. UT has tried to fix the problem by putting up the blue light system. We want to establish a reverse textalert system. No matter where you are, running or hiding, you can send a text and receive help in a short amount of time.” The third member of the executive committee of Reach is Student Services director candidate, Drew Shapiro, senior in history. “I see that the Student Services director is mainly in charge of two things: to help organize the Student Services branch and to help plan events for the committees that make up the branch,” Shapiro said. “The Student Services branch is consisted of an executive board and nine different committees that help facilitate interaction with the student body.” Shapiro has worked with SGA on the Volunteer Services Committee, which represents SGA at events like Relay for Life, as well as City of Knoxville’s Student Advisory Board, which represents students to city leadership. “I am running for this position because I see a gap between SGA and the student body,” Shapiro said. “Student Services director has the opportunity to fix this gap by having more interaction with the student body. I want SGA to truly represent the student body, and by starting at the source of interaction, more of the student body can be involved with SGA.” The third platform for the campaign deals with student parking on campus. “We believe that SGA should truly represent the student body, and we plan on doing this by addressing a major concern of the students: parking,” Shapiro said. “We have many ideas to help the situation ranging from posting the rules and times for specific parking areas to changing the way students appeal citations. We also want to reach up to the administration. We believe students should have a direct voice with the administration so important issues can be fixed in a timely manner.” Voting begins April 5 at 7 a.m. More information on Reach can be found on its website, www.reachutk.com/, or on its Facebook page, Reach UT. “We really have the opportunity to be the student’s voice and tell the faculty about problems they had no idea existed,” Sharp said.

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1700: April Fools tradition popularized On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other. Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes. These included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as “poisson d’avril” (April fish), said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person. Historians have also linked April Fools’ Day to ancient festivals such as Hilaria, which was celebrated in Rome at the end of March and involved people dressing up in disguises. There’s also speculation that April Fools’ Day was tied to the vernal equinox, or first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather. April Fools’ Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with “hunting the gowk,” in which people were sent on phony errands (gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs on them. In modern times, people have gone to great lengths to create elaborate April Fools’ Day hoaxes. Newspapers, radio and TV stations and Web sites have participated in the April 1 tradition of reporting outrageous fictional claims that have fooled their audiences. In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people harvesting noodles from trees; numerous viewers were fooled. In 1985, Sports Illustrated tricked many of its readers when it ran a made-up article about a rookie pitcher named Sidd Finch who could throw a fastball over 168 miles per hour. In 1996, Taco Bell, the fast-food restaurant chain, duped people when it announced it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. In 1998, after Burger King advertised a “Left-Handed Whopper,” scores of clueless customers requested the fake sandwich. —This Day in History is courtesy of history.com.

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Alicia Purcell, junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology, prepares to serve during a meeting of the Badminton Club in the HPER gym in this undated photo. The Badminton Club meets on HPER Court D from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. For more information about the club visit web.utk.edu/~utbc.

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NEWS Landmark, which is on the National Register for Historic Properties. The study is intended to characterize and compare the households of the 18th-century slave community that existed at the three sites. The NEH and the Virginia Department of Brittney Dougherty Historic Resources have found that the study may Staff Writer have an adverse effect on the historic properties, and the university has proposed measures to mitiThis year’s Dogwood Arts Rhythm N’ Blooms gate or minimize the adverse effects. The public may submit comments or questions Festival features a variety of local and national to the NEH at gencounsel@neh.gov by Monday, artists in both urban and outdoor venues. April 18. Partnering with and setting up the festival this year is Attack Monkey Productions. Chyna UT’s new Norris House wins National Brackeen, owner of Attack Monkey Productions, Architecture Award said she tried to make the festival appeal to younger and wider audiences. The prize-winning New Norris House, a sustain“We want the festival to be for everyone,” able home and landscape designed by an interdisciplinary team at UT has garnered another national Brackeen said, “but I think this is the only part of the overall Dogwood Arts Festival that really says award. The student-led project has won a 2011 NCARB to college students, ‘Hey, this part’s for you.’” Brackeen said she tried to find a variety of Prize Program for Creative Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy. NCARB (the artists so everyone had something to relate to. National Council of Architectural Registration “The music is everything from very traditionBoards) is the main architectural licensing body in al bluegrass or folk music up to indie, underthe United States. ground garage rock,” she said. “It’s a really good The New Norris House was chosen from among broad mix of styles.” 45 other projects in what the NCARB jury called According to Brackeen, all these different one of the most impressive and largest groups of sounds can fit into one genre, which some call submissions in recent years. The New Norris House is a 21st century take on Americana or the original homes built in the community of roots music. “To me, Norris, Tenn., as part of the Tennessee Valley Americana Authority’s Norris Dam Project in 1933. The New Norris House was designed in similar music is anyspirit as an affordable, efficient and sustainable thing that structure that incorporates new technologies and defines the meets today’s needs. The model home and land- American expescape, now under construction on Oak Road in r i e n c e , ” Norris, is expected to open to visitors this summer Brackeen said. for demonstration of its sustainable technologies. More than 30 Teams from the UT College of Architecture and Design are currently working on completion of the performances siding and interiors, as well as sustainable water throughout the weekend will take place at six venues. Shows will take place at standard music venand landscape elements. Once completed, the New Norris House will ues, like the Square Room, as well as shows in seek LEED platinum certification from the United buildings that are not normally used for concerts, States Green Building Council, making it the fifth like the John Black Photography Studio. LEED platinum home in Tennessee. The LEED for “It’s a really cool space, and that’s going to be homes program promotes the design and construc- our acoustic stage,” Brackeen said. tion of high-performance green homes and certifies The festival is at Market Square on Friday that green design parameters are met. evening and Saturday. Brackeen said this gives The team has presented the project to several groups and will present as part of the EPA P3 the festival an urban feel. “All three venues are right on Market Square,” Sustainable Design Exhibition on the National Mall she said. “You can go to a concert then stop into in Washington, D.C., April 15-17. The project received a check for $7,500. NCARB one of the stores and have a free wine tasting and also will feature the New Norris House in its annu- see some art then go across the square to anothal NCARB Prize publication. er concert.” For more information on the New Norris House Brackeen used to work for AC Entertainment, project and to follow its progress, visit so she has been a part of Bonnaroo in past years. http://www.thenewnorrishouse.com/blog.htm.

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Grundy County Principal wins educator award from UT Rick Rust, principal at Grundy County High School, has been awarded the William J. and Lucille H. Field Award in Support of Excellence in Tennessee Secondary School Leadership for 2011. Rust has served the Grundy County school system for 39 years as a teacher, coach and principal. Administered by the UT College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, the Field Award honors a secondary school principal whose life and work are characterized by excellence in leadership. Rust is a first-generation college graduate and began his career teaching in the same elementary school that he attended, Coalmont School. He worked there as a teacher, coach and principal before moving to Grundy County High School in 2004. He is described as a hands-on principal who focuses on safety and making sure he is approachable to all students, parents and teachers. Rust has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Tennessee Technological University. He and his wife, Rose, have two grown children and six grandchildren. The Field Award was established in 2001 to recognize one outstanding secondary school leader each year who demonstrates leadership excellence through commitment to the values of civility, candor, courage, social justice, responsibility, compassion, community, persistence, service and excellence. Recipients are chosen by a panel of UT faculty, graduate students and Tennessee Association of Secondary School Principals. The award is funded through a UT endowment that was created by Joy Field Glass and her husband, L. Arnold Glass, and named in honor of her parents, the late William J. Field and wife, Lucille, who served in public education for their entire careers. Public invited to comment on UT-NEH study The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites the public’s input on an NEH-funded study of three sites in Virginia where former slave quarters are thought to have stood. Barbara Heath, assistant professor of anthropology at UT, is conducting the study, which will identify and excavate the Wingos site on the historic Poplar Forest property in Bedford County and Indian Camp in Powhatan County. Excavation has been completed at North Hill, a nearby site at the Poplar Forest National Historic

She said the Sunday shows will feel like a typical outdoor festival, similar to Bonnaroo. A few years ago, the Dogwood Arts Festival began placing sculptures around downtown calling it “art in public places.” Brackeen continued the practice by placing pianos in various places downtown. “One minute, it might be somebody from West Knoxville, who’s never touched a piano in their life,” she said. “And the next minute, you might have a classically trained pianist who’s rocking out.” WUTK The Rock, UT’s radio station, is helping to sponsor the festival. Shiela Hawkins, producer at WUTK, said the station tries to support the local music scene. Hawkins said WUTK chooses to sponsor events like the Dogwood Arts Rhythm N’ Blooms Music Festival for specific reasons. “It has a lot of bands that we feature on the station,” she said. “That’s how we pick what we’re going to do. It’s based on whether we play the bands and if it’s something our demographic is going to be interested in.” One of B ra c ke e n ’s goals with the festival is to help the people of Knoxville learn about and enjoy local music. She said she wants to put Knoxville on the map as a place with a great music scene. “I wanted to be able to say to a broad audience that there is this really amazing talent here,” Brackeen said. “I think there’s an opportunity to define Knoxville’s sound.” The Dogwood Arts Rhythm N’ Blooms Music Festival is April 1 through 3. One-day passes are available for Friday and Sunday for $20 at UT Central Ticket Office and at Pilot Travel Centers. There is no day pass for Saturday, because some shows that day are free. A full weekend pass is $40 and includes the Saturday shows that aren’t free. More information about the festival, including show times, artists and venues, is available at rhythmnbloomsfest.com.

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TheHot Spot Common sexual misconceptions debunked

Brandi Panter Managing Editor As anyone who has ever conversed with me outside of written text knows, my obsessions with all things ridiculous and bizarre runs deep. Among those strange fascinations of mine, I am a proud devotee to all things related to urban myths. I can honestly say that dark bathroom mirrors will always creep me out, despite me being a tax-paying adult, and I tend to be nervous about the safety of my kidneys if I have to stay in a hotel … but I digress. In traditional-yet-flamboyant Brandi style, today’s column will be dedicated to the three most outrageous sexual urban myths I have heard since being in college. No one is going to find their dog in a microwave after reading this, and the calls won’t be coming from inside the house, but I do hope that I at least strike enough of a nerve in your responsibility receptors, gentle readership. Myth No. 1: You cannot get pregnant from withdrawal Withdrawal method, which has several nicknames that I deemed a tad too inappropriate (albeit still hilarious) for this publication, is the act of attempting to prevent pregnancy during sexual intercourse by the male removing his penis from the female’s vagina before his ejaculation (or the release of sexual fluids). While this sounds well-intentioned, pregnancy can still occur, for an innocuous amount of reasons, the first of which being that ejaculation isn’t the only time sperm can enter the body during sexual intercourse. Think about it: Sperm is microscopic, and not all of it is going to exit the head of the penis during ejaculation. The penis does discharge fluids more often than simply during ejaculation, so sperm can make its way into the vagina even if you are using withdrawal method 100-percent correctly. If you layer this on top of not using any other alternative methods of contraception, the odds suddenly get a little scarier.

Myth No. 2: You cannot get pregnant if it is your first time OK, time for a quick biology lesson: In a normal, 28-day menstrual cycle, roughly every 14 days a woman’s pituitary gland secretes the hormones that cause ovulation, also known as when the ovaries release an egg. Once the egg is released, it travels down a fallopian tube, where it has around a 24-hour life span to unite with sperm (which can live for three to five days in a woman’s reproductive tract), and then the fertilized egg moves on to the uterine lining, where it is attached (this is actually where babies come from, not the stork). Now, think about it: If you’re a developed female body, you’ve been going through the motions of the reproductive cycle for years, even if you aren’t sexually active; your body is still releasing those eggs at around every half of the length of your reproductive cycle. Now, let’s examine the evidence, Watson. If you engage in unprotected sexual intercourse for the first time during or close to your ovulation cycle, you’re still just as likely to get pregnant. Myth No. 3: You can take your birth-control pills at any time of day, and they’ll be just as effective You see, here’s the thing about those tiny little pills that look oddly similar to candy: They aren’t. Birth-control pills time release a certain amount of hormones into your body daily that work to effectively prevent pregnancy. Here’s the deal with why you are taking them daily: They only work for 24 hours at a time. So, if you’re taking your pill at 7 a.m. one day and 3 p.m. the next, there is a huge window of time where your body isn’t getting the consistent dosage of hormones it needs to prevent pregnancy. There are two types of birthcontrol pills: progestin and estrogen/progestin combination pills. It is explicitly important to take progestin-only pills at the same time daily, though consistency in both types of pills is very important. If you miss a birth-control pill, take two at your normal time the next day and use a second form of contraception for the next seven days. —Brandi Panter is a junior in history and English literature. She can be reached at bpanter1@utk.edu. You can also follow her on Twitter at @brandimpanter.

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Despite resiliency, Japanese need support Ac orns and Other Seeds by

Anna-Lise Burnette I only wish this was an April Fool’s Day joke. As I’m sure everyone knows, three weeks ago the largest island of the Japanese archipelago was rocked by a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, both of which laid waste to entire towns in just a few hours. Japan continues to experience smaller earthquakes and coastal waves and recovery efforts have been reportedly difficult and dangerous. More than 400,000 people have been displaced and the last confirmed fatality count I’ve heard (as of Wednesday) was inching up on 12,000. As many people have pointed out, this isn’t the most deadly tsunami we’ve ever experienced; in 2004, Southeast Asia was devastated by a 9.2 earthquake, which caused a tsunami that led to the deaths of more than 230,000 people. But of course, when it comes to natural disasters, it’s not exactly a competition. Any loss of life is tragic and the countless thoughts, prayers and donations for Japan are indicative of something truly larger than ourselves. But as you are also probably aware, the myriad of problems concerning the physical devastation in eastern Japan (not to mention the food and power shortages, the once-rising-now-falling economy and the emotional trauma) are not the only issues Japanese officials are dealing with. Now, in the midst of all this stress, the Japanese are concerned about radiation emissions from a nuclear power plant that was damaged on March 11. It isn’t just Japan, either; a lot of people are worried. On Tuesday night, the Baker Center hosted an open forum to discuss the events surrounding the nuclear hazards at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima-ken, Japan. A panel of seven local experts and educators gathered together to address questions raised by the public, mainly about the sequence of events and the dangers posed by the radiation being leaked out of the reactor housing. The forum was brief but informative and markedly non-alarmist; I urge any of you who are without background in nuclear energy to look

up and watch the webcast. The forum, though, might leave some of you with only more questions. As a few of the presenters noted, it is simply too early to make broad predictions concerning the future ramifications of the incidents in Fukushima. Until the research being currently conducted is vetted and made public, it is very difficult for even the best in the nuclear industry to make anything better than educated guesses. Time, as they say, will tell. The situation at Fukushima is being studied and mitigated as best as the world's nuclear experts know how; remember, the earthquake and tsunami were of such magnitude that they have been classified as “beyond base design events.” In other words, they never thought something this bad could happen. Consequently, there are no easy answers at this point, because this event is, in some ways, without precedent. For now, the emphasis both domestically and abroad should be on recovery. Though it is easy to get caught up in the sensationalist nature of radiation monitoring announcements, particularly here in the U.S., it does no good just fretting over possible nuclear fallout. The everyday person, then, should be focused on realistic ways to be helpful and supportive in a time of real crisis. Around campus, “Pray for Japan” signs have already sprouted up and Japan Relief Red Cross and other donation information have been available to anyone interested. In the following weeks, there will be more time for reflection, particularly within Japan itself. Thoughtful expression has already begun to pour out of Japan and will continue to do so for a long time to come. Facts and figures may do little to inspire sympathy or motivate others to help, but hopefully the stories and poems, paintings and photographs will touch the hearts of families and individuals around the world. In the past few weeks I’ve heard many mentions of Japan’s “dogged resiliency,” “surprising calmness,” “upstanding national ethic” and “do your best, no matter what” attitudes. While I wouldn’t attempt to contradict these statements, I urge everyone to remember that the Japanese people are just human beings. Just like all of our brothers and sisters around the world, they need and deserve support. — Anna-Lise Burnette is a junior in global and Asian studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu.

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Local filmmakers finding nationwide success Chris Shamblin Staff Reports Many people dream of becoming filmmakers and movie stars, but for seniors Scott Murphy, journalism and electronic media major, and Matt Dearman, history, that dream is coming true. Last spring, the duo founded their production company, Badland Pictures. Shortly afterward, UT alumni Daniel Hubbard and Justin Hoskins joined the company as producers. The team has since produced multiple acclaimed and award-winning short films and music videos. Murphy, Hubbard and Dearman had been working together for nearly four years prior to forming Badland. Their first major success came in the summer of 2008, when the team created a fictional trailer that HBO used as a promotional video for the fifth season of its hit series “Entourage.” In 2009, HBO requested a second tie-in film for the sixth season of “Entourage.” The second trailer, which starred Dearman and Hubbard and was directed by Murphy, received nearly 14,000 views within the first 48 hours of being promoted by HBO. “Both of those summers were surreal,” Murphy said. “We were given such a great opportunity by HBO, and loved every second of it,. The success of (our trailers) was what really gave us the confidence to keep pursuing filmmaking.” In summer 2009, Murphy contacted James Trimble, lead singer of the Knoxville band The Dirty Guv’nahs, about possibly making a music video for the group and documenting its performances. Soon afterward, Murphy and Dearman began working with the band.

first, “Case: 2233-04,” is a thriller that centers on an up-and-coming star’s rise to fame, which is captured through the lens of a single paparazzi photographer. The short was written and directed by Murphy. Dearman also co-wrote the film and starred in the lead role, for which he won his first best actor award at the 2010 Screenfest Film Festival in Gatlinburg. The film has since become an official selection in the Edgemar Film Festival in Santa Monica, Calif., the Bootleg Film Festival in London, and the Green Bay Film Festival in Green Bay, Wis. It also won the indie award at the 2011 Bootleg Film Festival in London, England. Badland received more critical acclaim when Dearman won his second best actor award for a comedy short at the 2010 24-Hour Film Festival in Knoxville. Currently, the company is preparing to shoot a new short film, written by Hubbard. The film is described by Hubbard as “a comedy about the politics of a breakup.” In addition to developing its new film, Badland also recently returned from touring South-By-Southwest with The Dirty Guvn’nahs over spring break. “The Guv’nahs are some of the greatest friends I could ask for, and we plan on working with them for a very long time to come,” Murphy said. These young filmmakers are beginning to set their sights on what’s next for the company. “Our long-term goal is to relocate to Los Angeles, but our shortterm goal is to just keep making things,” Dearman said. “Our top priority is always to produce the best product possible. At this point, it isn’t about money. It’s about making something that, at the end of the day, we can all be proud of.”

“We had been working with The Dirty Guv’nahs for almost a year before we began seriously developing their first music video,” Dearman said. “Word got out about it, and we realized that in order for people to take us seriously, as well as for insurance purposes, we needed to become official.” In spring 2010, Murphy and Dearman founded and licensed Badland Pictures, shortly before the team produced and released The Dirty Guv’nahs’ first music video, “We’ll Be The Light.” The team immediately followed “We’ll Be The Light” by starting production on a second music video for the Guv’nahs, “Baby We Were Young.” At this point, the band’s bass player, Justin Hoskins, formally joined Badland Pictures as a producer and liaison. “Justin was a crucial part of making ‘Baby We Were Young,’” Dearman said. “He arranged the celebrity appearances and locations for the video. We could not have done it without him.” “Baby We Were Young” was Badland’s most ambitious project to date. The video’s concept centered around fans and celebrities requesting various stunts that the band perform, then following the band’s attempts at performing those stunts. The video contained celebrity appearances by former UT basketball star Wayne Chism, Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams, Paramore bassist Jeremy Davis and “Anchorman” star David Koechner. Sequences featured in the video include members of the band skydiving, causing explosions and racing on Bristol Motor Speedway, as well as other stunts. “As a director, I’d never worked on anything that challenging before,” Murphy said. “However, it was also the most fun I’ve ever had making something.” Badland has also produced two award-winning short films. The

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Offense carries Vols in rout of UNC Asheville Katie Cawrse Staff Writer The Tennessee Volunteers baseball team took home a win on Wednesday after a shakeup in the lineup. Those changes would result in 16 hits for the men in orange as they beat UNC Asheville 14-6 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville. The first four hitters presented in the new lineup accounted for the majority of runs scored, as senior Josh Liles hit in the leadoff position for the first time. Liles said he knew best that anything can change at any point in time. “I don’t really know what position I’m playing until I hear it over the (public address) speakers,” Liles said. “I don’t remember ever being (the same) two days in a row.” He was in elite form as he went 2-for-3 at the plate, with a pair of runs to show. Junior Zach Osborne also came out strong for the Diamond Vols (19-6, 16-4 home), going 3-for-3. Osborne added a home run as he made his second appearance at the second spot in the batting lineup this season. Senior Khayyan Norfork hit third behind Osborne. Norfork would have three walks, scoring off two additional hits. Offense was no issue for the Vols, as they managed to pound the Bulldogs the entire game. Despite the offensive mismatch, UNC Asheville (9-15) was the first to score, taking a 1-0 lead at the top of the first inning. However,

Tennessee countered each of UNC Asheville’s single-run first two innings with two three-run innings of its own. The runs would be short to come by for the Bulldogs after that, though, as UT held them scoreless from the third through seventh innings. UT coach Todd Raleigh said he was impressed with what his players did at the plate. “Obviously, we really swung the bats,” Raleigh said. “One of the things that we put an emphasis on was getting the leadoff hitter on, and we got him on six of eight innings tonight. I think that was the difference for us. We’ve done some good things offensively, but when you don’t get the leadoff guy on, it’s hard to score.” Added to the Vols offensive performance were their performances on the mound. Holding it down for UT and walking away with the win was freshman Carter Watson, who now stands at 5-1 for the season. Sophomore Drew Steckenrider closed the game in the ninth inning, striking out the side. The win was crucial in helping the Vols find an alternate offensive measure. “We’ve been kind of looking at things a little bit and Zach is our leading hitter against lefties, so we just decided to shuffle it up a little bit,” Raleigh said. “I just want more guys on for (Khayyan Norfork). He may be the best leadoff guy in the country right now, but he is also our top hitter with runners in scoring position right Wade Rackley • The Daily Beacon now. We just wanted to give it a look and it worked tonight. That Andrew Toles watches as his hit soars toward third base doesn’t mean it’s set in stone, but I do like it against lefties.” during a game against New Orleans at Lindsey Nelson Up next for the Vols is a matchup against No. 3 Florida in Stadium on Tuesday, March 8. The Vols hit the road this Gainesville tonight at 7 p.m. weekend with a three-game series at Florida.

Newcomers headline Vols practices Jason Hall Staff Writer The Vols’ football team has officially completed its second week of spring practice, and in true UT sports fashion, there was plenty to talk about. Entering his second season as UT’s coach, Derek Dooley is poised to make the necessary changes and utilize the talents of his young team. “We installed short-yardage and goal-line (situations) today, which is always a fun day, because you get to go down there and do a little live goal-line,” Dooley said on Tuesday. “I think the biggest thing that I’ve noticed in the first four or five practices is the young guys, when things don’t go their way, learning how to play out of it, learning how to refocus on the next play, not get frustrated.” There was also a familiar face in an unfamiliar place this week. Former UT men’s basketball point guard Melvin Goins practiced with the football team for the first time during his tenure at Tennessee. Dooley said he had confidence in Goins and believed his skills on the court can translate to the gridiron. “We got a new face out there,” Dooley said. “(Goins) averaged — I looked on the stats — 1.7 steals a game. And I told him he’d make all-conference if he just keeps up that pace in football. Melvin wanted to play — he hadn’t played in a long time — so I thought it was better just to come out now and get a little feel. We’re not going to throw him out there in the fire. And then after spring, maybe he’ll decide if he wants to really invest in it.” Senior Malik Jackson is a player who knows something about making an immediate impact as a newcomer. The senior defensive lineman was one of the most consistent players on the defensive side of the ball after transferring from USC last season. Jackson is grateful to be back on the field practicing with his teammates.

“Practice has gone well so far,” Jackson said. “We have some new plays in that everyone’s trying to figure out. As far as practice, everyone’s running around and having fun. We’ve had a few scrimmages, so it’s been a pretty good week.” Another new face at practice was Alex Bullard, a Franklin native and former Notre Dame offensive lineman who transferred to UT following his father’s death in January. If granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA, Bullard would be eligible to play during the 2011 season. “I put the waiver in, so we should know by the end of the spring,” Bullard said. “I feel pretty good about it, so we’ll just have to wait and see.” But Bullard isn’t waiting right now. He will most likely spent the remainder of spring practice as the the first-team right tackle because starter Ja’Wuan James has been diagnosed with mononucleosis, a situation that has presented some problems for Dooley. “We’re going to put Bullard at right tackle, but we were really hoping to rep Bullard some at center,” the coach said. “We were getting ready to do that to see if he could play center. But now, our hands are tied a little bit at tackle. We’re really short on tackles without Ja’Wuan, and he was doing really well. That’s disappointing.” Sophomore wide receivers Justin Hunter and Da’Rick Rogers are also a main focus during UT’s spring practice. With the departures of Denarious Moore and Gerald Jones, the former top prospects likely will see an increase in playing time. “It’s really going to take maturity to replace Jones and Moore,” Rogers said. “We know what we have to do to step up and replace them, and we just have to do it.” Rogers also credited wide receivers coach, Charlie Baggett, and praised Baggett’s work with the receivers during the spring practice thus far. “Coach Baggett has been on us even harder than last year,” Rogers said. “The fact is, this is it. There’s no, ‘I need D-Mo (Moore), I need D-Mo.’ it’s just us now.”