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Earth Month commences Various events encourage sustainability around campus
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Justin Joo With the beginning of April, Earth Month is officially under way. Earth Month is sponsored by the Office of Sustainability and lasts April 3-24. Courtney Washburn, sustainability outreach coordinator at the Office of Sustainability, said the focus of the events is to encourage living a sustainable lifestyle. “The theme of Earth Month is keeping our world green,” Washburn said. “The events that we have for Earth Month ... have a wide variety, so we’re trying to reach a number of different people.” There have already been several Earth Month events on campus. First there was the Sustainability Career Panel, which had different individuals discussing how their jobs relate to supporting and sustaining the environment. There was also the Go Green Fair & Bike to Campus Day event with more than 20 local organizations like the UT Farmer’s Market, Campus B, EcoVols, and UT Dining. The next series of events is the Brown Bag Series. Running through April 9-13, the series will feature several presentations on sustainability. The presentations are from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the UC Room 226.
“We’re really excited about that,” Washburn said. “They’ll be talking about different things from environmental justice to alternative fuel to environmental ethics.” Students and faculty are encouraged to bring a lunch to the presentations. Earth Month will feature a Weatherization Workshop on April 17. Focused primarily for students who live off campus, the workshop will teach participants ways they can weatherize their home and even provide the tools needed to carry out the process. The workshop will be held at the UC Room 217. “These are just going to be simply (tips),” Washburn said. “Everyone who attends will leave with a tool to weatherize their homes.” Washburn said it will definitely be a hands-on lecture. Another major event for Earth Month is the Bike-In Movie. The movie will start at 8 p.m. on April 19 at the Humanities Amphitheater. Students will be watching Pixar’s “Wall-E.” United Residence Hall Council (URHC) is one of the organizations helping with the Bike-In Movie. URHC was one of the main sponsors for the event and will be helping with food distribution and recycling. They will also be promoting all of the other events for Earth Month. See EARTH MONTH on Page 3
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Carnicus celebrates 100th year with throwback presentation Andi Overby Staff Writer
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Saturday will mark the 100th year of the circus that became known as Carnicus. Presented by All Campus Events, the annual skit competition is titled, “The Circus Returns: 100th Anniversary of Carnicus.” A century ago, students held a carnival in the fall and celebrated the end of the school year with a circusthemed activity called June Jubilee. In 1929, the two events were combined, and George Abernathy, a member of the All Students Club, gave it the name Carnicus. In earlier years, Carnicus included a parade, skits, a dance and other student activities. Today the tradition of Carnicus continues to reach the UT community as students perform their skits in front of judges and audiences. “Our programs will reflect the ever-evolving Carnicus through the years,” ACE committee chairperson Lauren Charles said. “As well, there will be another special treat.” ACE committee members hope to include a special presentation during the event in honor of its long-standing tra-
dition at UT. The competition will include eight organizations performing a variety of skits that tie into pop culture and campus life. The groups often include song, dance and college humor in their productions to add comedy and engage their audience. “It was a fun experience, but I did learn an important lesson: Do not bring your 3year-old daughter,” Michelle Garland, former judge and communication studies professor, said with a laugh. The judges vary each year and are often professors and graduate students selected from the UT community. “Judging Carnicus was definitely an eye-opening experience,” Garland said. “I still laugh when I think about everyone in the background waving their arms around.” Various UT organizations competed on March 27 in front of ACE committee members for a chance to participate in the event. Selected teams will advance to compete on stage this weekend with an assortment of themes such as “The Hangover,” “Alice in Knoxland” and “Monsters, Inc.” See CARNICUS on Page 3
John Edwards gambles on NC jurors to avoid prison The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — As a young personal injury lawyer in North Carolina, John Edwards earned a reputation for turning down multimillion-dollar settlement offers on bets that jurors would award his clients more money at the end of a trial. “The twelve souls who spend full days, full weeks, or sometimes long months sitting only a few feet from you get to know you almost as well as you know yourself,” Edwards wrote in “Four Trials,” his 2003 autobiography. “They take in every movement, fact, word, hesitation, and glance. My faith in the wisdom of ordinary people took root in the mill towns of my youth. But the juries of my adulthood deepened that faith.” Now the former U.S. senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate is making the biggest courtroom gamble of his life — that a jury will clear him of alleged campaign finance violations and keep him from being sent to prison. Jury selection for Edwards’ criminal trial is set to begin Thursday in the Middle District of North Carolina. The sprawling 24county federal judicial district includes the town where he grew up, Robbins, as well as dozens of other small communities where old textile mills now sit idle but evangelical churches are routinely full. U.S. District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles, who was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama, will preside. She said she expects the proceedings to last about six weeks.
Edwards, who declined an interview request through his lawyers, was indicted by a federal grand jury last year on six felony and misdemeanor counts related to nearly $1 million secretly provided by wealthy campaign donors to help hide his pregnant mistress, Rielle Hunter, as he sought the White House in 2008. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and as much as $1.5 million in fines. Before his indictment, Edwards rejected a potential plea agreement with federal prosecutors that would have allowed him to serve as little as six months and keep his law license, according to two people with direct knowledge of the offer. More than a year after his wife, Elizabeth, died of cancer, Edwards is now a single parent of two children, ages 13 and 11, who live with their father at the family’s gated estate outside Chapel Hill. Eldest daughter Cate Edwards, 30, is a lawyer who married last year. A graduate of the University of North Carolina law school, John Edwards made his fortune handling medical malpractice and corporate negligence cases before turning to politics following the death of his 16-year-old son Wade in a 1996 auto accident. Edwards was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998 and was John Kerry’s running mate in 2004. His law license has been listed as inactive for more than a decade. For his part, Edwards has said he is looking forward to getting back in front of a jury, even though he’ll be the one at the defense table.
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Lightning strikes in the distance of downtown Knoxville March 15. Knoxville has recently seen several thunderstorms lately that pop up in the afternoon.
Mountain fire destroys condos The Associated Press SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. — A fire that destroyed a significant number of time-share condominiums in the Smoky Mountains foothills was believed to be contained Tuesday, but a wildfire it spawned burned on. Matt Lovitt, a training officer for several Sevier County fire departments, told the
Mountain Press (http://bit.ly/HytwDo) that the fire that began Tuesday morning destroyed four buildings at English Mountain Condominium Resort. Each building contained 24 condos. Firefighters attacking the brush fire were dealing with a lack of water. Steep, curvy mountain roads were hard for tanker trucks to navigate and dry, windy conditions had pushed the flames up the ridge
to near the mountain crest. “The weather isn’t going to be much help,” said National Weather Service forecaster Derek Eisentrout in Morristown, noting west winds of 15-25 mph were blowing in the area. The forecast for Wednesday was much the same — a windy day with little chance of rain. The newspaper reported that a firefighter who was taken from the scene was
expected to recover. No other injuries were reported. Firefighters from several departments fought the blaze. Authorities closed some roads and there were reports of electrical power failing on the mountain. Firefighters were going cabin to cabin, telling people to evacuate. Firefighters said they were completely out of water by late morning.
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A non-commuter sign remains after a car lot was sold to a private business on Monday. With the UC parking garage closing and the rearranging of parking, commuters received about 100 more parking spots, but non-commuter spots are still an issue.
1814 — Napoleon exiled to Elba On this day in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. The future emperor was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on August 15, 1769. After attending military school, he fought during the French Revolution of 1789 and rapidly rose through the military ranks, leading French troops in a number of successful campaigns throughout Europe in the late 1700s. By 1799, he had established himself at the top of a military dictatorship. In 1804, he became emperor of France and continued to consolidate power through his military campaigns, so that by 1810 much of Europe came under his rule. Although Napoleon developed a reputation for being power-hungry and insecure, he is also credited with enacting a series of important political and social reforms that had a lasting impact on European society, including judiciary systems, constitutions, voting rights for all men and the end of feudalism. Additionally, he supported education, science and literature. His Code Napoleon, which codified key freedoms gained during the French Revolution, such as religious tolerance, remains the foundation of French civil law. In 1812, thinking that Russia was plotting an alliance with England, Napoleon launched an invasion against the Russians that eventually ended with his troops retreating from Moscow and much of Europe uniting against him. In 1814, Napoleon’s broken forces gave up and Napoleon offered to step down in favor of his son. When this offer was rejected, he abdicated and was sent to Elba. In March 1815, he escaped his island exile and returned to Paris, where he regained supporters and reclaimed his emperor title, Napoleon I, in a period known as the Hundred Days. However, in June 1815, he was defeated at the bloody Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon’s defeat ultimately signaled the end of France’s domination of Europe. He abdicated for a second time and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, in the southern Atlantic Ocean, where he lived out the rest of his days. He died at age 52 on May 5, 1821, possibly from stomach cancer, although some theories contend he was poisoned.
1862 — Confederates surrender Fort Pulaski The Confederates surrender Fort Pulaski, guarding the mouth of the Savannah River in Georgia, after a two-day Union bombardment tears great holes in the massive fort. Fort Pulaski was constructed in 1847 as part of the country’s coastal defense network. The imposing masonry stronghold was named for Polish Count Casimir Pulaski, who was killed at Savannah by British troops during the American Revolution. The Union landed troops on Tybee Island, a mile south of Pulaski, in early 1862 and prepared for an attack. An engineering officer, Captain Quincy Gilmore, spent two months moving heavy artillery into place. These included large smoothbore cannon and smaller, rifled guns that shot conical shells at high speed and with greater accuracy than the larger pieces. The attack began on April 10, and Gilmore’s work paid off. The rifled cannon fired shots that penetrated two feet into Fort Pulaski’s seven-foot-thick walls. By the morning of April 11, two huge gaps had been torn in the fort walls and a group of Federal infantry was poised for an attack. Colonel Charles Olmstead, commander of Fort Pulaski, recognized that further resistance was futile, and he surrendered the fort to Union troops. 1979 — Idi Amin overthrown On April 11, 1979, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin flees the Ugandan capital of Kampala as Tanzanian troops and forces of the Uganda National Liberation Front close in. Two days later, Kampala fell and a coalition government of former exiles took power. Amin, chief of the Ugandan army and air force from 1966, seized control of the African nation in 1971. A tyrant and extreme nationalist, he launched a genocidal program to purge Uganda of its Lango and Acholi ethnic groups. In 1972, he ordered all Asians who had not taken Ugandan nationality to leave the country, and some 60,000 Indians and Pakistanis fled. These Asians comprised an important portion of the work force, and the Ugandan economy collapsed after their departure. — This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.
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EARTH MONTH continued from Page 1 David Hayes, freshman in logistics and representative of URHC, said that he’s glad the university is getting behind the green initiative. “Sustainability is one of the most important topics of today because … (it) is providing for future,” Hayes said. “UT has come a long way, but we have the potential to become one of the most sustainable campuses in the country.” Although EcoVols selected “Wall-E,” it was the UT Film Committee that purchased the movie rights. Jessica Covington, UT Film Committee chair and junior in special education, will be
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NEWS there with the committee that night. She hopes that the contributions of the committee will help facilitate the goals of Earth Month. “Personally, I’m very excited to see Earth Month taken so seriously,” Covington said. “I hope that having such a large event will be a platform for student involvement and allow them to make inquiries about what EcoVols hopes to do and why it is important.” Aside from providing the movie, the UT Film Committee will also help set up and tear down the event. They will also have a table where those interested can learn more about what the committee does and the fall movie schedule. A host of other groups are helping with the event, including WUTK-FM, Aramark,
and the UT Outdoor Program. There will be food, raffle prizes and opportunities to learn about bike safety. April 22, Earth Month will have its Litter Clean-up. Students will group together to clean up several areas around the area, including the Agriculture Campus, Fort Sanders and the main campus. Students will clean up for about an hour and then meet back for complimentary food and drink. A full list of Earth Month events can be found at http://environment.utk.edu/news/earth_mo nth.html. “I think it’s just great to encourage students to participate in Earth Month as much as they can,” Washburn said. “There’s a large variety of events for a reason, to speak to many different types of people.”
CARNICUS continued from Page 1 At the end of the competition, the coveted ACE Cup will be presented to the organization that has the highest combination of scores from the four ACE events held throughout the school year. The traveling cup is highly distinguished as it recognizes the most outstanding organization on campus each year.
Bomb threats cause lockdown The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Dozens of bomb threats at the University of Pittsburgh, including at least four on Monday, have made professors start holding classes outside and forced security officials to put in new building access measures and offer a $50,000 reward for information. Some students “are definitely afraid,” said Brian Haughwout, a junior who had one of his final exams changed to a take-home because of the disruptions. “But I think just shutting down the university would be a mistake,” he said, adding that’s probably what the person mak-
Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon
A member of Delta Gamma sings with Phi Kappa Phi for All-Sing. The group had a New York City theme and sang various songs about New York.
Carnicus will be held in the Knoxville Auditorium this year as opposed to on-campus venues in past years. The performances begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for UT students, $13 for faculty and $15 for the general public at the door. The general public may purchase tickets online at http://www.knoxvilletickets.c om/, and students and faculty can purchase tickets at the Central Ticket Office in the UC.
ing the threats wants. The threats began in midFebruary, at first targeting a landmark building at the center of campus. But in recent weeks numerous buildings have been threatened. Four threats had been made by mid-afternoon Monday, starting at about 4 a.m. Student Dawn Diehl, who’s studying for a master’s degree in library science, said it wasn’t until a few days ago that the bomb threats started to affect her in terms of “my feelings of security.” “So now it’s pretty alarming,” she said. “We’ve never had an experience like this. I kind of have that feeling like, where’s this going to end?”
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Editor’s Note Youth unfairly labeled apathetic Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief Are we the generation of apathy? I’m not sure that’s a fair moniker. I’ve heard that sentiment raised by politicians, social activists and the elders among us. Their words stigmatize us as intrinsically different, somehow immune to the affectations of abstract principle or conviction. To call us apathetic, though, attributes a false cause to real phenomena. Undoubtedly, we do not rival the activism witnessed on college campuses of the 1960s and ‘70s. Our causes, excepting the short-lived Occupy movement, are championed less overtly. We have been accused of viewing college as a “spectator sport” by multiple organizations, including College Parents of America. In 2009, The National Conference of State Legislatures commissioned a report on our generation’s participation in government. The report asserts that voters under age 26 “do not understand the ideals of citizenship, they are disengaged from the political process, and they lack the knowledge necessary for effective selfgovernment.” In our own SGA election, only roughly 20 percent of the student body felt compelled to participate. Lack of classroom enthusiasm, formal political participation, and an aversion to rampant protest are all perhaps fair critiques of our generation. Their existence, though, are effects for which we must find cause. Slating apathetic outcomes as the product of general apathetic mindsets is a fallacy. If we aren’t apathetic, then what’s wrong with us? Why aren’t we fighting the “man” en masse like our emboldened predecessors? To put it simply, we’re playing for higher stakes. A college degree once translated into a life of relative prosperity. It guaranteed job security, opportunity and a solid future. Not even a graduate degree can offer that anymore. Our economy has gone global.
To clarify, we are no longer competing with fellow Americans in the world’s fastest growing economy. Our generation faces a fragile job market, saturated with brilliant thinkers from around the world. Our competition is fierce, originating in nations with educational systems far superior to the U.S. Students are faced with increasing pressures to differentiate themselves for employers. Exceptional grades, internships, study abroad and leadership experience are no longer notable; they have become requirements. Getting into college, let alone graduate school, is now an exercise in stamina. The college experience no longer centers on the classroom, because outstanding academic performance is required. We are advised by faculty to be engaged in every way possible: leading, working, volunteering and connecting with those in our future field. Actual studying takes place on the fly. With all of those pressures, our college experience is nothing like that of our parents. Our environment and its expectations foster apathetic outcomes. Our time is inadequate to cite superhuman accomplishments, right society’s wrongs, and have any semblance of a personal life. There are those among us who would no doubt enjoy the opportunity to pontificate on current affairs, even collectively. Unfortunately, that requires planning, organization and participation — most likely unsuitable for a resume. That brings us to the most tragic outcome of all. An immensely saturated job market has made “resume focus” a practicality. Few people would prefer to rely on their parents’ generosity, and are thus thrust into the competitive chaos. Competing usually involves setting aside non-essentials. Our convictions, creativity and causes lose attention. Tragically, those are often the essentials of our individuality. We are far from apathetic. The constructs of society have transformed us into overtaxed pragmatists. Some of the brave among us find ways to develop and advocate social ideals, even employing frequent activism. They are notable exceptions. — Blair Kuykendall is a junior in the College Scholars Program. She can be reached at bkuykend@utk.edu.
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Spare yourself from orange glow Ac orns and Other Seeds by
Anna-Lise Burnnette
Even if for some reason your mind blanked out starting at the end of March (meaning you missed Spring Break here at UT), there’s always one sure-fire way to tell that students have been frolicking about in Florida recently. Yes, friends, take a look around you and you’ll notice that an even larger number of students are sporting deep, deep tans. Both men and women (though especially women) use Spring Break as an opportunity to “make up for” those lost and deadened hours of winter that leave skins pale, dry and generally unappetizing. That’s the idea, anyway. And since it’s been so warm out, it’s no wonder guys and gals have been showing off their newly rebronzed skin. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, in moderation. But in the past week or two I’ve noticed the re-emergence of that special elite class of sunbathers who don’t seem to know when enough is enough. And honestly, I worry about them. There is nothing (despite what sleek magazine photo shoots might say otherwise) attractive about having skin that looks baked enough to be a giant pita chip. Human beings naturally come in a large variety of beautiful colors, but Big Orange Nubuck isn’t one of them. Aesthetics aside, it also is distinctly unhealthy. Though tanning beds have gotten their fair share of deserved bad publicity, outdoor tanning often slips under the radar as being a more “healthy alternative” to salon bronzing. But too much UV exposure is bad for your skin no matter how you get it. The American Cancer Society recommends that people of all skin types limit sun exposure and wear sunscreen on a daily basis, even when the skies are cloudy. And just in case you are thinking you’ve heard all that before, here are some more facts courtesy of the ACS and our doctor friends at WebMD: — While many people here in the United States
ironically equate tanned skin with youth and vitality, the truth is that the more UV rays you let your skin soak up, the faster your skin will age. So if you don’t fancy wrinkles and sunspots, you’d be better off protecting yourself from the sun while you’re still young in order to maintain a youthful visage for as long as you can. — Even if you’re the kind of person who slathers on sunscreen every time you go outdoors, your skin may not be protected. The SPF rating on sunscreen bottles only indicates how effective the products are at blocking UVB rays, not the UVA rays that actually penetrate the deeper layers of our skin. In short, the best thing you can do is cover up as much as possible when playing around outside. — People who aren’t used to being sun-safe might be more likely to get burnt — and with each serious sunburn you experience, your chances of getting skin cancer increase. And because we’re living in the South, we’re two to four times more likely to develop basal and squamous cell cancers after a history of sunburns than our friends who live above the Mason-Dixon line. — And if you think that more serious side effects of sun damage are unlikely to affect you, you’re fooling yourself. More than half of all cancers diagnosed in the United States are skin cancers, and the number of afflicted young people (mainly women in their 20s and 30s) has increased eight-fold in the past 30 years. Well over 2 million cases of skin cancer are reported annually, which means that the number of degrees separating you from a skin cancer patient is probably pretty low. Though I certainly don’t always follow all the safe sun guidelines myself, it’s my hope that the sun damage awareness I’m trying to promote is a part of the movement that will eventually lead to decreased rates of premature aging and dangerous cancers. Maybe one day our standards of attractiveness will even change, making all this cautionary rhetoric unnecessary. But until then we should all be invested in promoting a healthier future for everyone, even if it does mean stepping on a few crispy-looking toes. — Anna-Lise Burnette is a senior in interdisciplinary studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu.
Water shortage poses global threat S mel l This by
Sam Ellis
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From Episode 68 of The West Wing, “College Kids”: (“Ellie had a teacher named Mr. Pordy, who had no interest in nuance. He asked the class why there’s always been conflict in the Middle East and Ellie raised her hand and said, ‘It’s a centuries-old religious conflict involving land and suspicions and culture and — ’ ‘Wrong.’ Mr. Pordy said. ‘It’s because it’s incredibly hot and there’s no water.’”) At first glance and when seen from space, the Earth looks like it’s in pretty good shape. Lush, green, still the same size and everything. With all that water, could we ever go thirsty? Good question. Because it’s still kind of up in the air. As most of our elementary school educations taught us, only about 3 percent of the Earth’s water supply is fresh. Of that, only about one-third is drinkable, and contrary to what may seem the logical assumption, current technological constraints suggest we are rapidly depleting this very finite supply of fresh, potable water: According to Rubicon Micro, “The Earth has a limited supply of fresh water, stored in aquifers, surface waters, and the atmosphere. Sometimes oceans are mistaken for available water, but the amount of energy needed to convert saline water to potable water is prohibitive today, explaining why only a very small fraction of the world’s water supply derives from desalination.” I typically try not to use numbers as a crutch, but the statistics here play a huge role in characterizing the situation in its fullest, so here goes. First, apart from the dozens of countries devoid of an exclusive water source, there are five whose only water source is contaminated. They have water, granted, but its use all but guarantees serious illness or death. These five countries’ populations partially constitute the 884 million worldwide who don’t have adequate access to potable drinking water — a subgroup, incidentally, of the 2.5 billion who don’t have water fit for sanitation or waste disposal. That’s 2.5 billion — one-third of the world’s population — and for most of them, a clean
shower is about as luxurious as a Swedish massage might be for you or me. And this “supply” is running out. But don’t let these numbers stress you out or anything. After all, if you’re reading this, you very likely have long-term access to as much clean, drinkable water as you can gargle. But even if Earth’s water crisis doesn’t qualify as a global threat, it still remains a predicament with critical international implications, the most obvious of which is simply that each day, the world has less and less usable water. Sure, the supply may only be decreasing incrementally, but it is decreasing nonetheless. And given that humans have a much greater need for water than they do for say, guns or butter, the problem assumes a potent urgency that just doesn’t come with your runof-the-mill lima bean famine. Water is a resource, keep in mind, just like guns or butter. It’s a resource and lest we forget, people kill other people over control of resources. According to the Institute for Policy Studies, there are more than 215 major rivers and 300 groundwater basins and aquifers in the world shared by two or more countries. Obviously, not all of these countries feel driven to war by having to share a water source but you could see how this sort of overlap could create a conflict of interest somewhere. And if history tells us anything, it’s that all it takes for a conflict of interest to become a conflict of guns is the illusion that there are no other options — an illusion easily inspired by life-or-death thirst. If you think I’m being paranoid, I’d only remind you of Syria’s near-invasion of Turkey in 1998 in response to Turkey’s plans to dam the neighboring Euphrates River. Similarly, in 2008, China made plans to divert the Brahmaputra River, which sent India into a fit of military threats, and just recently, Angola, Botswana and Namibia nearly blitzkrieg’d one another over Namibia’s proposal to drain the nearby Okavango delta. I refuse to pretend to be any kind of expert on the issue. But I know people are talking about it and that, unlike most international crises, it’s characterized by a universal, shared interest. Perhaps we can beat this thing. In the meantime, people are angry, and I’m pretty sure Syria’s ready to push the button if they don’t get a glass of water. — Sam Ellis is a senior in English and political science. He can be reached at sellis11@utk.edu.
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Ukraine blocks film on soccer match against Nazi occupiers The Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — It’s a game that every Ukrainian knows about: The “Death Match” of 1942, when top Kiev soccer players trounced a team of Nazi occupiers and reportedly paid for it with their lives. But Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday froze the release of a movie depicting that Soviet defiance of Nazi Germany because of concerns it could ignite explosive emotions just weeks before Ukraine co-hosts the 2012 European Championship. Officials fear that “The Match,” which extolls the heroism of Ukrainian soccer players but portrays many Kiev residents as Nazi collaborators would teach Ukrainian audiences the wrong image of their country and history. Some experts also fear that it may stoke hostility toward German players fans as Ukraine hosts several games played by Germany’s national team. The movie tells the story of the Aug. 9, 1942, match, which pitted a Wehrmacht team against players from Kiev's top club Dynamo and other athletes. The Ukrainian team won 5-3 despite reported warnings from the SS that they must lose to their occupiers. Most team members were soon arrested. “Some things are worth dying for,” the actor playing team captain Nikolai Ranevich says in the film, his eyes filling with tears, as he convinces his team to beat the Nazis in a show of resistance and patriotism.
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A Soviet journalist dubbed the game the “Death Match” and Soviet authorities long cultivated the legend that the entire team was executed by the Nazis soon afterward. A monument to those players now stands outside the Dynamo stadium. Historians now say that while defeating the Nazi team was undoubtedly courageous, there is no evidence to suggest all the players were executed in revenge. Nine of the players were arrested about a week after the match. One soon died in custody and three others were shot in a Kiev concentration camp some six months later, according to Volodymyr Prystaiko, a former Soviet security officer who wrote a book on the match. German investigators concluded in 2005 there was no evidence linking the death of the three players to the match. The film’s distributor wanted “The Match” to premiere in Ukraine on May 3 and the state cinema agency was to announce its decision on whether to approve the movie last week. But agency spokeswoman Larisa Titarenko said Tuesday the regulator will take another 25 working days to analyze the movie. Yaroslav Pidhora-Gvyazdovskiy, a member of the expert commission reviewing “The Match,” says he recommended banning the movie because it promotes ethnic strife. Most of the characters who collaborate with the Nazis speak Ukrainian while the admirable characters in it speak Russian and fearlessly oppose the invaders, he said. See UKRAINE on Page 6
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UKRAINE continued from Page 5 Independent movie critic Volodymyr Voitenko said the movie should be banned. “It’s ideological propaganda, which is part of Russia’s neo-imperialist policy,” Voitenko said. “It’s a political question and the state must decide whether to allow being spat in the face or not.” Movie producer Dmitry Kulikov accused Ukrainian movie officials of bowing to pressure from “radical nationalist groups.” “There is nothing anti-Ukrainian about
ARTS&CULTURE this movie,” Kulikov said by telephone from Moscow. “We made a movie about the heroic deed of Ukrainians and Kiev residents during the war.” Some experts also fear the movie — in which courageous Ukrainian players oppose German-speaking Nazi athletes against the backdrop of giant swastikas — may stoke anti-German feelings ahead of the June 8-July 1 Euro 2012 tournament. Political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko said the film could incite aggressive fans. “There always are people — hooligans — who use football to spill out their aggression and some of those people may be influenced by it,” Fesenko said.
Miss Universe pageant to allow transgendered participants The Associated Press NEW YORK — Transgender women will be allowed to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant next year, officials announced Tuesday, a week after they ruled a trail-blazing 23-year-old could vie for the crown this year. Pageant officials said they are working on the language of the official rule policy change but expected final word to come soon. Trials for next year’s Miss Universe pageant begin this summer. The move comes five days after the organization said that Jenna Talackova could compete in the Miss Universe pageant this year. Talackova, a Vancouver resident, underwent a sex change four years ago after being born a male. The advocacy group GLAAD called on the Miss Universe Organization to review her case, as well as open the competition to transgender women. “We want to give credit where credit is due, and the decision to include transgender women in our beauty competitions is a result of our ongoing discussions with GLAAD,” said Paula Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization. “We have a long history of supporting equality for all women, and this was something we took very seriously.” Contest officials have been working closely with GLAAD to change the policy, and the advocacy group on Tuesday
praised the decision and the work by Talackova to remain a contestant. “The Miss Universe Organization today follows institutions that have taken a stand against discrimination of transgender women including the Olympics, NCAA, the Girl Scouts of America and The CW’s America’s Next Top Model,” said GLAAD’s senior director of programs Herndon Graddick. “At a time when transgender people are still routinely denied equal opportunities in housing, employment and medical care, today’s decision is in line with the growing levels of public support for transgender people across the country.” Talackova’s sex change initially led organizers in Canada to disqualify her from the 61st Miss Universe Canada pageant in May, citing a rule that she must be “naturally born” a woman. Talackova pleaded with the pageant’s leaders to drop the rule. “I am a woman,” Talackova said last week. “I was devastated, and I felt that excluding me for the reason that they gave was unjust. I have never asked for any special consideration. I only wanted to compete.” Donald Trump, who runs the Miss Universe Organization, wished her the best of luck. The official rules will have to be approved by Trump and NBC, which coown the contest.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Santorum quits race The Associated Press GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Bowing to the inevitable after an improbably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. “We made a decision over the weekend, that while this presidential race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign today, we are not done fighting,” he said. Santorum, appearing with his family, told supporters that the battle to defeat President Barack Obama would go on but he pointedly made no mention or endorsement of Romney, whom he had derided as an unworthy standardbearer for the GOP. The former Pennsylvania senator stressed that he’d taken his presidential bid farther than anyone expected, calling his campaign “as improbable as any race that you will ever see for president.” “Against all odds,” he said, “we won 11 states, millions of voters, millions of votes.” Santorum signaled his intention of maintaining a voice in the campaign to come, saying: “This game is a long, long, long way from over. We will continue to go out and fight and defeat President Barack Obama.” Santorum spoke with Romney before the announcement, a Republican source close to the campaign said, and Romney asked to meet
him sometime in the future The delegate totals told the tale of Santorum’s demise. Romney has more than twice as many delegates as Santorum and is on pace to reach the 1,144 needed to clinch the nomination by early June. Still in the race, but not considered a factor: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul. Santorum had hoped to keep his campaign going through the Pennsylvania primary on April 24, but decided to fold after his severely ill 3-year-old daughter, Bella, spent the weekend in the hospital. Santorum, a feisty campaigner who took everyone by surprise with his win in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, ran on his conservative credentials and his experience in Congress — he was a House member for four years and senator for 12 — but was hobbled by a lack of money and organization. He said that while Romney was accumulating more delegates, “we were winning in a very different way. We were touching hearts” with a conservative message. In a statement, Romney called Santorum “an able and worthy competitor” and congratulated him on his campaign. “He has proven himself to be an important voice in our party and in the nation,” Romney said. “We both recognize that what is most important is putting the failures of the last three years behind us and setting America back on the path to prosperity.”
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David Martin, freshman in business, and Ryan Ross, freshman in liberal arts, enjoy the warm weather while throwing a frisbee in Cherokee Park on March 28, 1991.
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Track and field kicks off 46th annual Sea Ray Relays today Staff Reports KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For the second week in a row, the Tennessee track & field teams will be in action at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. The 46thannual Sea Ray Relays will get underway Wednesday afternoon and run through Saturday on the UT campus, featuring the all-new Sea Ray Showcase on the final day. Originally known as the Dogwood Relays, the meet has been held every year since 1967 and recently has featured a field of between 800 and 1,000 athletes from schools and affiliations throughout the South, Midwest and Northeast. While Tennessee has no one competing in the women’s heptathlon or men’s Scott Hartman Decathlon, those events get the meet started on Wednesday at 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively, with 15 entrants in each. Day two of the decathlon resumes at noon on Thursday, while the final three events of the heptathlon begin at 1 p.m. The home team’s first entries of the meet will appear on Thursday evening, as the only other event of day two, the women’s hammer throw, is contested at 5 p.m. Friday’s full day of action gets underway at 12:15 p.m. with the first of nine field events. Running events begin at 12:35 p.m. and include sprints, hurdles, steeplechases and an evening of distance running that ends with the men’s 10,000 meters at 8:15 p.m. Saturday’s slate features the brand new
Sea Ray Showcase, which features a twohour window that includes only the top men’s and women’s heats and sections for nine different events. Taking place during the Sea Ray Showcase from noon to 2 p.m. will be the 200m, 1500m, 800m, 400m hurdles, 400m and 100m as well as the distance medley, 4x100m and 4x400m relays. On the infield, the women’s invitational discus, men’s high jump, men’s and women’s long jump and women’s javelin will be underway. Tennessee’s seniors also will be recognized on the track during a brief ceremony at 1:45 p.m. during the Sea Ray Showcase. In addition to the showcase events, a full slate of field events will be taking place on Saturday, beginning with the men’s hammer throw at 8:45 a.m. Immediately after the showcase, the meet climaxes with a bevy of relay races, running from 2:10 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Admission for the 46th-annual Sea Ray Relays is free. Parking will be limited on campus from Wednesday to Friday, but Saturday should offer a better selection of spots with fewer students on campus. To access the meet schedule and additional information about the Sea Ray Relays, including links to live results and live video streams that begin at noon on Friday and Saturday, please go to the track & field website at www.utsports.com, click on the “Home Meets” tab and then click on the orange Sea Ray Relays logo on the right side of the page.
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Freshman Robbie Kidd pitches against Memphis on April 4.
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Consistency key for Sentimore, King Clay Seal Assistant Sports Editor Darrington Sentimore is just one more of the recent imports from the University of Alabama for Tennessee athletics. The redshirt junior is adjusting to life as a Vol after transferring from Gulf Coast Community College in Mississippi. He was ranked the No. 2 JUCO defensive tackle in the country by 247sports. Sentimore played 11 games as a redshirt freshman at Alabama, recording nine tackles and a forced fumble in the Crimson Tide’s 10-3 campaign in 2010. Sentimore, listed at 288 pounds in the UT football media guide, says he’s now around 300 pounds, which he hopes to play at. He’ll likely play defensive
end in new defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri’s 3-4 scheme. Sunseri coached linebackers at Alabama from 2009-11 after spending seven seasons with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. “It is not a lot different,” said Sentimore. “It is pretty much the same stuff. Coach Sal is a lot harder than he was at Alabama. I know what to do already and I know what he expects on the field.” UT coach Derek Dooley said he’d like to see more consistency from Sentimore, who only had one tackle in the first spring scrimmage Friday. “He’s been good,” Dooley said. “He’s still working on his consistency like most of the guys on defense. Stamina is going to be an issue with him, like most D-linemen, big, heavy guys when they go a lot of snaps getting tired. He has knowledge of the system, which I think has helped.”
King avoiding injuries Linebacker Greg King did well in the Vols’ Friday scrimmage. Dooley likes what he’s seen from King, but because of injuries, it hasn’t been a lot. “Greg’s biggest issue is I don’t know if he’s practiced more than a week at a time since I’ve been here in two years,” Dooley said. “He has size. He has explosive power when he tackles. He has a good attitude. We just have to keep him on the field. I’m going to reserve judgment until we go through a spring without him getting hurt.” King, a redshirt junior from Memphis, has played in 13 games in two seasons with UT, with nine of those coming in his freshman campaign. Last season, he played four games while battling a knee injury all year.
“The (injuries) kept coming back-to-back,” King said. “You keep trying to get healthy and then you have another one that comes right after it. It was frustrating. I was practicing, no excuses, but sometimes your body doesn’t tend to give as much so you break down. I was like a rusty chain on a bike, but I feel good now.” Friday, however, he showed that he’s back. He led the defense with seven tackles, including four solo stops. King is receptive in learning Sunseri’s 3-4 scheme, but has to work hard to stay healthy if he hopes to have a season-long impact as one of UT’s veterans. “Just treatment and staying in the training room,” King said. “It’s a lot of stretching, just bended knee exercises, quad exercises so I can keep my lower torso as strong as my upper body is.”
Eight-run fifth inning sends No. 10 Lady Vols past Radford Matthew Keylon Staff Writer It took five innings for the bats to heat up, and once they did, the offense had its biggest inning of the season. The No. 10 Tennessee Lady Vols (32-9, 13-6 SEC) came away with a Tuesday afternoon win against the Radford Highlanders (21-11, 7-2 Big South), 8-2. The Lady Vols fell behind early when the Highlanders scored a run in the top of the first, but sophomore pitcher Ellen Renfroe responded with two strikeouts to finish out the inning. Junior pitcher Ivy Renfroe only allowed one hit after relieving Ellen Renfroe in the third inning. Radford tacked on another run in the top of the third. The Lady Vols threatened in the bottom of the fourth when they got the bases loaded, but failed to score. The bottom of the fifth, however, won the game for Tennessee. The team was hitless until sophomore center fielder Tory Lewis led off the inning with a single into left-center. “You don’t really take (the no-hitter) into consideration in the middle of the game,” Lewis said. “You just think, ‘All right, we need to hit the ball better.’” Following Lewis’ hit, junior third baseman Raven Chavanne laid down a bunt to third base. She reached first safely on an error as Lewis went on home to score the first run of the game for the Lady Vols. Senior Cat Hosfield reached base on an
error by Radford at second base. Junior second baseman Lauren Gibson came up and emptied the bases with an inside-thepark home run. It was her 12th home run of the season. “At first I thought it was gonna be a triple, because Radford is a really good team, so obviously they are gonna get the ball in fast,” Gibson said. “But I think (UT co-head coach) Karen (Weekly) was sending me anyway — safe or out, I was going.” Gibson said. Even with the 4-2 lead, the Lady Vols weren’t done. Sophomore shortstop Madison Shipman singled to center field to continue the hot hitting. Junior right fielder Kat Dotson followed that up with an infield single, and senior left fielder Shelby Burchell earned a walk in her at-bat. Junior first baseman Melissa Brown was thrown out at first, but still got an RBI as the runners advanced. Freshman designated player Cheyanne Tarango provided the second home run of the inning for the Lady Vols, a three-run shot. It was her second home run of the year. “When I hit it, it felt good,” Tarango said. “I didn’t know if it was gonna go out or not, but I knew that it felt good and that it was gonna be a base hit.” The home run capped the scoring for the fifth inning explosion of eight runs. The Lady Vols are now getting ready for their home weekend series with the LSU Tigers, starting Friday at 6 p.m.
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Jay Graham talks with players during spring practice on April 3.