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Students have options to deter campus crime UTPD offers presence to deter crime, preventative measures to reduce burglary, assault Mustapha Moussa Staff Writer According to Sergeant Donnie Ross of the UT Police Department (UTPD), crime on campus is stable since the previous year. UTPD recently produced a dashboard report, which included three categories: burglary/theft, vandalism and simple assault. These categories are also divided into subcategories to further detail the severity of the crime. According to the UTPD crime stats, as of the end of March 2011, statistics for burglary of dorm rooms was down by two incidents, burglary of vehicles was down by one incident, thefts of less than $500 were down by 16 incidents and incidents of simple assault were down by six. Locker vandalism and theft of higher-priced items has increased. “I have been a student here for the last three years, and I have always felt safe on campus,” John Durden, undecided sophomore, said. “UTPD are very visible on campus, and I think that is a definite deterrent.” To lessen the chance of students becoming victims of these crimes, Ross encouraged students to be more vigilant and aware of their surroundings. He recommended that students do not leave bags unattended and that

they lock their vehicles. Thieves look for opportunities to steal quickly. Small items like smart phones, laptops, iPods and other electronic devices left unattended are easy targets. In addition to making sure vehicles are locked and properly secured, Ross also encouraged keeping belongings concealed to remove temptation. GPS devices are the items most often stolen. However, taking precautions can dramatically reduce the risk of theft. The UTPD has anywhere from 30 to 35 uniformed police officers on patrol. Additionally, it has what it calls community service officers. These members operate as extra eyes for UTPD, and they are very visible in areas all around campus. The CSO was the project of former UTPD Chief August Washington. It was put in place five years ago and has been adopted by the current chief, Gloria Graham. Twelve officers are also on bike patrol. In addition, UTPD receives help and cooperation from the Knoxville Police Department. KPD assists UTPD with the Fort Sanders area. UTPD dispatchers share full-time communication with KPD and can listen to any call coming in to KPD. “As you can see, fighting crime is Mustapha Moussa • The Daily Beacon a community effort,” Ross said. “It takes all of us to cooperate and be vig- UTPD Sergeant Donnie Ross works at his desk in the UTPD offices on Monday, April 11. Ross has stated that crime on campus has remained relatively stable since the previous year. ilant to our surrounding.”

Syrian student killed during protest Death toll climbs to 170 since start of three-week insurgence calling for reform

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Drag performer Coco Peru signs autographs after a performance sponsored by the Lambda Student Union in the UC Auditorium on Thursday, April 7.

BEIRUT — A demonstration by hundreds of Syrian university students turned violent Monday when security forces raided the gathering, killing one student as the country’s three-week uprising gathered strength, activists said. There were conflicting reports about whether the student was shot or beaten to death. Video footage posted online showed what appears to be plainclothes security forces beating protesters and forcefully pulling others away as they marched inside the campus of Damascus University. “The Syrian people are one!” the students shouted in the video. The reports that a student was killed could not be confirmed by The Associated Press due to severe restrictions Syria has placed on journalists. Ammar Qurabi, head of Syria’s National Organization for Human Rights, said the student was shot. But Ausama Monajed, a London-based political activist, said the student was beaten to death. Both activists cited eyewitnesses at the scene. Protests erupted in Syria more than three weeks ago and have been growing steadily, with tens of thousands of people calling for sweeping reforms to President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian regime. More than 170 people have been killed since March 18, according to human rights groups. The international community increased pressure on Assad on Monday, calling the violence unacceptable and outrageous. “Reform and repression are incompatible,” a French Foreign Ministry statement said Monday. The strong criticism was a change because international and Arab reaction to the violence in Syria has been relatively subdued. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late last month that Assad is a a “different leader” than Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi, and

that many members of Congress who have visited the country “believe he’s a reformer.” But with the mounting casualties, others in the international community have begun voicing criticism. Also Monday, some 2,000 mourners chanting “Death is better than humiliation!” turned out in the port city of Banias for a funeral for four people killed there Sunday, an eyewitness said. The military rolled into the city early Monday, taking up positions around key buildings and intersections before pulling out and manning checkpoints on the outskirts. The witness, speaking on the phone from Banias, said schools and shops were closed because people feared more clashes. He said the army’s arrival was met mostly with relief. “We are happy it’s the army and not security forces who are like regime-hired gangs,” he told The Associated Press. Like most eyewitnesses who spoke to the AP, he requested anonymity for fear of reprisals from the government. In Banias, no soldiers were present at the funeral. Participants dispersed peacefully. “The troops just came into the city to say they are with the people, not against them,” the resident said. The government blames the violence on armed gangs rather than reform-seekers and has vowed to crush further unrest. On Sunday, state television reported that thugs killed nine soldiers in an ambush near Banias, which is 185 miles (300 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Damascus. Assad has made a series of overtures to try to appease the growing outrage, including sacking local officials and granting Syrian nationality to thousands of Kurds, a longostracized minority. But the gestures have failed to satisfy protesters who are demanding political freedoms and an end to the decades-old despised emergency laws.

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Students walk down the Pedestrian Mall during the Walk for Kibera on Friday, April 8. The walk was established as a charity event to help sponsor the Kibera Girls Soccer team.

1861: The Civil War begins

Carolina and other states, under the name of the United States of America, is hereby dissolved.” After the declaration, South Carolina set about seizing forts, arsenals, and other strategic locations within the state. Within six weeks, five more Southern states — Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana — had followed South Carolina’s lead. In February 1861, delegates from those states convened to establish a unified government. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was subsequently elected the first president of the Confederate States of America. When Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861, a total of seven states (Texas had joined the pack) had seceded from the Union, and federal troops held only Fort Sumter in South Carolina, Fort Pickens off the Florida coast, and a handful of minor outposts in the South. Four years after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, the Confederacy was defeated at the total cost of 620,000 Union and Confederate soldiers dead.

The bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Bay. During the next 34 hours, 50 Confederate guns and mortars launched more than 4,000 rounds at the poorly supplied fort. On April 13, U.S. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort. Two days later, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to quell the Southern “insurrection.” As early as 1858, the ongoing conflict between North and South over the issue of slavery had led Southern leadership to discuss a unified separation from the United States. By 1860, the majority of the slave states were publicly threatening secession if the Republicans, the anti-slavery party, won the presidency. Following Republican Abraham Lincoln’s victory over the divided Democratic Party in November 1860, South Carolina immediately initiated secession proceedings. On December 20, the South Carolina legislature passed the — This Day in History is courtesy of “Ordinance of Secession,” which declared that history.com. “the Union now subsisting between South

Crime Log April 7 April 10 A UT student reported that his student ID At approximately 5 a.m., a UTPD officer was stolen at the basketball courts in the TRECS some time between 7:30 p.m. and 9 was dispatched to the IHOP in the Presidential Court Building in response to a report of an p.m. on April 5. unconscious male subject. Complainants said A student reported that his student ID was that the subject, a student, was intoxicated and stolen at the basketball courts in the TRECS had been belligerent prior to lying down in a some time between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on April booth in the restaurant. The officer discovered the subject face down in the booth, smelling 5. strongly of alcohol. The officer woke the subA student reported that she was harassed in ject and gathered information about his identiHumes Hall between 3 p.m. and 9:32 p.m. The ty and the events prior to his arrival. The subreport stated that the suspect is an unaffiliated ject became increasingly agitated when an ambulance was offered to conduct a medical white male. evaluation. According to the report, the actions that followed resulted in the subject’s April 8 arrest. He was charged with public intoxicaA UT student reported that some of his pos- tion, resisting arrest and assault. sessions had been stolen from a cubicle in Hodges Library some time between 4:30 p.m. — Crime Log is courtesy of Robbie Hargett. and 5:23 p.m. Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the Universty of Tennessee Police Department. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical to those listed may not be those identified in reports.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Noted professor to speak on cloning

• Greg Pence

Nationally celebrated professor Gregory Pence is speaking tonight to UT on the virtues of cloning and cloning research. Pence is known as one of the founders of bioethics and an aggressive defender of all cloning research. One of the pioneering bioethicists in America, Pence has a unique point of view since he has seen many past prophecies of doom fail and is optimistic about biotechnology. He is nationally and internationally famous for defending cloning and genetically modified food against bio-Luddites and Nay-Sayers, who oppose research on stem cells and cloning. And because of his views, his talks have been picketed by Greenpeace and anti-cloning zealots. Constantly in demand for national television, Pence has been interviewed on “Talk Back Live” with Bobby Battista, The Point with Gretta von Susteren on CNN, The Early Show with Bryant Gumbel on CBS, Wolf Blitzer’s Washington on CNN, and several times on National Public Radio. He has also been interviewed by TIME magazine, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Pence has given several high profile lectures, including the Sounding Lecture at Castleton State College in Vermont, the Thornton Lecture at Alma College in Michigan, the Seidman Trust Lecture at Rhodes College in Memphis, and the Hughes Memorial Lecture at West Liberty State College in West Virginia. He has talked at Princeton and Yale. Pence’s talks draw thousands and are often featured on local television stations and in city papers. Pence’s lecture begins at 7 p.m. tonight in the UC Auditorium. Ready for the World Café celebrates Central and South America The Ready for the World Café at UT will celebrate Central and South America the week of April 11-14. The Day of the Americas, a Honduran holiday,

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is Thursday. The menu will include roasted chayote and red pepper salad with tangerine dressing, Aztec chicken, grilled tilapia Vera Cruz with lemon and thyme, scented salsa, Yucatan style pork, meatless tamale pie, Ecuadorian potato cakes with peanut sauce, and green beans with coriander and garlic. The café is an international buffet operated by students in the advanced food production and service management class, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism (HRT) 445. The café is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each Monday through Thursday in the Hermitage Room on the third floor of the UC. Diners pay $11 for the all-you-can-eat buffet or $9 for a plate of food to carry out. Aramark’s faculty/staff discount card can be used at the café. Students in HRT 445 take turns planning the menus, marketing the café and working in the café. ARAMARK, UT’s provider of dining services, prepares the food. This week’s café manager is Ben Nadeau. Nadeau, of Vienna, Virginia, is a senior in HRT with a minor in business. His concentration is in lodging, and this past summer, he completed an internship at Wintergreen Resort, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia. He hopes to one day run a hotel or resort as a general manager. Professor in department of surgery to discuss research at UT science forum Researchers at the UT Graduate School of Medicine are studying cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, imaging patients using different technologies and improving delivery systems for medical care in the community. Mitchell H. Goldman, assistant dean for research, professor and chairman of the department of surgery at the UT Graduate School of Medicine will be speaking on “Research at UT’s Graduate School of Medicine” at noon on Friday in Thompson-Boling Arena Dining Room C-D. The program is free and open to the public; attendees are welcome to bring their lunches or purchase lunch at the Café at the Arena. Goldman will overview translational research — taking problems that are seen in the clinic to the laboratory and looking for treatments, diagnostic tests, mechanisms and impact upon the patient. The UT Science Forum is a weekly event where academic, medical and research professionals share their knowledge and unique insights in their fields. Different science topics will be discussed with a question-and-answer session at the end of each forty-minute presentation. The UT Science Forum is sponsored by the UT Office of Research. Upcoming presentations include on April 29, Kristina Gordon, associate professor of psychology, presents “Shattered Relationships: Understanding Betrayal and Forgiveness in Intimate Relationships.” For questions about the UT Science Forum, George Richardson • The Daily Beacon contact Mark Littmann, littmann@utk.edu or 9748156, or Mike Clark, clarkgmorph@utk.edu or Boris Conkic blasts a shot toward Florida opponents during a doubles match at Barksdale Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sunday, April 10. The No. 4 Vols dominat974-6006. ed against the No. 16 Gators, emerging with a 4-0 win.

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Staff Column Obsession over royal wedding going too far

Kristian Smith Student Life Editor As most know, the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, aka “The Royal Wedding,” will be held Friday, April 29, at Westminster Abbey in London. Deemed the “wedding of the century,” the wedding and story of Wills and Kate has been tabloid fodder since November, when the couple announced the engagement. Everything from the guest list to the flowers has been analyzed in depth by entertainment and news programs alike (even though the wedding hasn’t even happened yet). It seems news outlets can’t get enough of the fairy-tale wedding, with some magazines and entertainment websites featuring sections solely dedicated to the event. Even New York Magazine recently featured a story about Kate and her ascent to royalty. With people tweeting wedding countdowns and planning to wake up at 3 a.m. to watch the event, the spectacle surrounding the wedding has grown to astounding proportions. In Britain, these people could be the future king and queen, so the British have some stake in the wedding, but since the royal family really has no ruling power, why is this country so infatuated with the event? Sure, the story of commoner Kate meeting and marrying a prince evokes Cinderella fantasies for many, but is it necessary for every detail of the wedding to be publicized over and over again? I agree that it would be fun to watch the wedding and see what/who Kate is wearing, but the minute details of the wedding are getting out of hand. I admit, celebrity gossip is one of my favorite guilty pleasures, but I really don’t care what Kate and William have on their wedding registry (not like any of us could afford any of those things anyway). As with most celebrities, some people want to be just like them. The dress Kate wore in her

engagement photos sold out almost immediately, and retailers are already making imitations of her sapphire engagement ring. It seems people want to know all the details to emulate the wedding as well, though this is beyond my understanding. Most likely, no one in America is going to get married to a prince in a castle, so why would you want to create a sub-par royal wedding that will never live up to the real thing? Infatuation with celebrities has reached an all-time high, but a wedding is supposed to be a celebration of love between two people, not a tribute to your favorite celebs. Though I am too young to have seen the wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, it seems the American infatuation with royals started there. Diana became a celebrity in her own right after the wedding, one of the world’s most beloved at that. But Diana, already royalty at the time of her wedding, seemed to bask in the spotlight, even though it ultimately led to her demise. William and Kate don’t seem to share this affinity for fame, though. William attended college (or university) like a normal (albeit wealthy) British citizen, and he took a job in the military. He dated Kate, a “commoner” by British standards, instead of another royal. And Kate, who previously held a PR job, led a seminormal life (except for that whole dating a prince thing) before she became engaged. Though a subject in British tabloids for years, most Americans had never even heard of Kate Middleton before the engagement, even though she and Prince William have been a couple for years. And though William has been in the spotlight intermittently over the past decade (he is a prince, after all), the antics of his younger brother Harry have usually eclipsed him in the tabloids. In this case, the wedding itself is making celebrities out of the couple, especially Kate. For a couple who seem to have been thrust in the spotlight, though, they are handling their extreme celebrity status very respectably, yet another reason to respect them by not creating a circus out of their wedding. — Kristian Smith is a senior in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at ksmit113@utk.edu.

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Graduation date not deadline for life plans T he Social N etwo r k by

Elliott DeVore For the past 22 years, I meticulously planned every step that I was going to take in my life, anticipating and building off the product of those actions. For the last four years, I have strived to give voice to the things I am most passionate about in class and across campus and to those who feel they have none. Each week this semester, I have used my 750 words in the Beacon to speak my mind and express my concerns and values. I have attempted to evoke thoughtful responses through written word, cementing my voice in time. Though there was some uncertainty in my endeavors and my decisions, that uncertainty was coupled with a sense of stability and familiarity: a comfort found within my inner voice. This past week, however, there was a transition. A persistent voice of reason and direction fell silent when I had an abrupt realization … I am graduating in a month. May 13, at approximately 8:30 a.m., has become an imminent event approaching me with great haste. Though I am attending Iowa State University to obtain a master’s in higher education and student affairs in the fall, the event of graduating college has submerged me. I liken it to the feeling of searching for the water’s surface when you’ve been thrown from a boat, trying to reorient yourself. I am almost certain that I am not alone in having these feelings: graduating from college is part of the “American Dream,” and we’re supposed to have all of the answers to life’s questions at the moment tassels move from right to left. The instant that orange fringe crosses the front of our mortarboards, we are inducted into an elite percentage of the Earth’s population. We join the leaders of nations, history makers and intellectual powerhouses. Although I will soon join that elite, I feel that I most certainly do not have all the answers. Graduating has been the end goal for four years, and now that it is here, I am at a pause. For the first time, I will be moving away from Knoxville and starting anew. With a fresh pallet to work with, I will soon be anonymous.

For many, thoughts of leaving academia awaken a similar identity crisis. What, then, is our purpose, if not to study for exams, to incorporate theoretical framework into our constructed thought patterns? Where, then, are we to employ our academic skills of critical analysis or synthesize and discuss philosophical ideals? The rude awakening of graduation and graduate school has frightened, perplexed and enlightened me. This cycle of emotion preceding graduation has made me realize that my degree does not necessarily signify my mastery of course material; instead, it signifies my ability to question, my ability to acknowledge my lack of knowledge. My degree signifies that through my course work, I have begun the journey of understanding the world and analyzing it with a newly enlightened perspective. Socrates was the first to suggest that, “When one realizes that he does not know anything, he starts to gain knowledge.” I would like to second that, because I think it is quite unrealistic for everyone to know what his or her life’s plan is after four (or five or even six) years. I do, however, think it is important once we graduate that we realize how drastically different we are from when we registered for our first semester at freshman orientation. Our thought processes, values or perceptions have shifted. We have hopefully encountered people that have challenged us, and hopefully we, too, have challenged the process. Because within our education, learning to question in pursuit of knowledge is not the end goal; it is using the ability to question in challenging the process. I guess what I am getting at is, why do we stress out about plans after graduation? I mean, if Socrates was so brilliant, then what he had to say should set a precedent. To all of my fellow seniors who are nervous about the uncertainties of the future, those who are without a job or prospects, I say don’t stress. We have all made it thus far, and Socrates says that the true sign of intelligence is the ability to admit ignorance and the ability to question. Graduating without any solid plans? It’s okay, because, by God, you’re smart enough to admit you don’t know what in the hell you’re going to do next! CHEERS TO THAT. — Elliott DeVore is a senior in psychology. He can be reached at edevore@utk.edu.

Parts of chivalry outdated by modern times For the Love. . . by

Ashleigh Disler

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Is chivalry dead, or are times simply changing? The role of women has been evolving for years. Being a stay-at-home wife or mother isn’t as common anymore, and most women actually enjoy having their own careers to fall back on … which is extremely important. It’s also important to realize that we (women) make our money, and that it is common for a woman to make as much as a man. Does this change the dynamic of our relationships? Absolutely. Should it? Absolutely. When everything else is changing, who gets to say what stays the same? Who gets to decide when it is okay for a girl to ask a guy out and when it is not? Who said that guys have to pay every time you go out? Maybe when this unwritten rule was written in the “Book of Dating and Relationships,” women weren’t working, thus we had no money to contribute … but these are different times. I’m not saying that a girl should ever have to pay on the first date. Gentlemen, you asked her out, please be gentlemanly enough to be prepared to pay. Even do so on the second date, and perhaps the third date. But I’d like to think that by the fourth and fifth date, the two of you can be considered an “item.” Typically, people know you’re seeing each other … and you aren’t seeing other people at the same time … so you are well on your way to being an exclusive couple. This is when things need to change on the girl’s part. At this point, it is fully acceptable for you to pay for dinner every once in a while. Please don’t give me the he’s-the-guy line. He is the guy. However, you’re in the relationship, too. You have a job, too. You’re also eating when you two go out, and I don’t think you’re sitting in the movie theater with your eyes closed … therefore you are a participant of all that is occurring. You have also inducted yourself to be a participant of the checks that are occurring.

If your guy is a gentleman — and I hope he is — he should never ask you to pay … but he may be thinking it. Remember that a guy’s pride is probably bigger than your ego, so the likelihood of him fessing up that your dinners are getting a little expensive isn’t very good. While he may fight you for the check momentarily and maybe give you the “really … c’mon” face, I have no doubt that he will fully appreciate you picking up the tab. So you want to go to dinner, ice cream AND a movie? Here’s the deal. Neither party should be responsible for paying for all of that in one night (unless it’s a special occasion, like a birthday), and I don’t think girls realize how quickly that racks up. Dinner: $40. Ice cream: $11. Movie: $20. An evening out with you ($71) isn’t exactly priceless, ladies. So let your guy buy you dinner and ice cream, and take full charge for pulling out your debit card when you order the movie tickets. Here’s a trick that will definitely surprise him. Fandango the movie tickets before you leave for dinner, and when you arrive at the theater, let him know that all you guys have to do is pick up the tickets, since you’ve already bought them for both of you. This way, he can’t pretend to fight you to pay for them, and you can show him you appreciate what he already has paid for. With all of that being said, this isn’t something that should be used against you, either. There should, under no circumstances, be an argument of “I paid last time … it’s your turn.” That is, however, a great way to tell if a girl is digging you or just what you’re feeding her … and likewise. The point of going to get dinner, ice cream, a movie, etc., is to enjoy each other’s company … not for a free meal. My point is that both girls and guys make money today. Generally, we all have jobs, and for the most part, we support our spending habits with our own money (lucky you if you don’t). By all means your guy should treat you to a nice dinner every once in a while … but if every once in a while is turning into three and four times a week, for the love … pick up the tab. Guys, if she’s too prissy to pick up that tab, it’s time to take the garbage out. — Ashleigh Disler is a junior in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at adisler@utk.edu.

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Cast sustains unmemorable ‘Arthur’ remake Sam Scott Staff Writer “Arthur” is a remake of the 1981 hit comedy of the same name, which starred Dudley Moore as the title character. Arthur Bach is a drunken but loveable heir to a fortune of millions of dollars who lives a crazy playboy lifestyle in New York City. The original ranked 53rd on AFI’s all-time top-100 comedy films. The remake of the film stars Russell Brand as Arthur and follows a similar plot, but the butler, Hobson, is played by Helen Mirren. Also along for the ride are Greta Gerwig as Arthur’s love interest and Jennifer Garner as his power-driven socialite fiancé. The film begins with Arthur’s comical arrest while driving the Batmobile to a black-and-white party, while he is dressed as Batman, with his servant (Luis Guzman) dressed as Robin. Arthur’s mother (Geraldine James) then decides that Arthur must marry Susan Johnson (Garner) to straighten his life out, and so that Johnson will one day run the company instead of Arthur. Arthur reluctantly proposes to Susan but soon after falls in love with a tour guide named Naomi Quinn. Arthur must decide beween the love of his life or the millionaire lifestyle he has grown accustomed to. Brand is his usual self, funny in his own bizarre way. If anyone is funny enough to fill the shoes of

Dudley Morre, Brand has the ability to do so. While at times the audience may wonder whether it is watching Brand or his character, Brand’s overall performance as the comedic center and lead in the film was good. Mirren and Brand have an unusually great chemistry on the screen in this film, and that relationship is what really sells the concept. Mirren’s portrayal of Hobson is at many times comedic and stern, but as the film plays out, it becomes clear that the character cares deeply for Arthur. In a sense, the friendship of Hobson and Arthur at some points even supercedes the romantic subplot of the film. However, the film does suffer from a lack of overall structure. While the plot does play out in a sort of linear fashion, at many points it seems to lose its way. During the film, the plot takes a detour for a joke or funny sequence that has no real relation to the overall plot and muddles it. This leaves the viewer lost about what is actually going on and not in a good way, as in “Inception.” While the film doesn’t have the comedic value to make it very memorable, “Arthur” provides quality laughs, mostly thanks to Brand’s theatrics. If nothing else, Brand’s performance is enough to carry the film to a slightly above-average experience at the movies. • Photo courtesy of rottentomatoes.com

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TUTORING TESTPREP EXPERTS GRE/ GMAT/ LSAT For over 30 years, Michael K. Smith, Ph.D., and his teachers have helped UT students prepare for the GRE/ GMAT/ LSAT. Our programs offer individual tutoring, practice tests, and computer- adaptive strategies at a reasonable price. Programs can be designed around your schedule, weekdays, weeknights, or weekends. Conveniently located at 308 South Peters Rd. Call (865)694-4108 for more information.

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Boys & Girls Clubs has a PT lifeguard opening. Position involves implementing and supervising various fun, educational activities within the pool area. Must have current lifeguard certification. Must be available M-F 2:00-7:00pm (school year) 9:30-5:30pm (summer). HS diploma, background checks, and drug screening required. Pay starts at $9.00/hr. Complete application at Moses Center, 220 Carrick Street or visit our website www.bgctnv.org EOE

Customer Service at local financial services provider. Good job for students very flexible hours. 30 plus hours per week, when not in school. $9 per hour with no experience. Call Kevin at (865)679-6286 for more info.

Make over $2600 a month with FasTrac Training. Find out why students who intern with us get great job offers after graduation. Call (615)579-4513. Now hiring maintenance, garden and museum staff at historic Crescent Bend House and Garden. Please send resume to Crescent Bend, 2728 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 or call 865-637-3163 for application. PT Nanny/Mommy’s Helper. Nanny for infant in West Knoxville wanted. 20-30 hr/week at $10/hr. Childcare experience preferred. Must be energetic and enjoy children. Position includes light housework and errands. Interested email shazam00@hotmail.com. Sales positions local company. Persons must be motivated, have good communication skills. Send resumes to PO Box 10741. Attn: Sales Positions

Do you need extra cash? Want to have fun at work? Need to work flexible hours? -FrontDesk -Concierge -Housekeeping -Servers (Rest, Cocktail, Banquets) -Bartenders -Maintenance -Cooks -Sales Manager -F & B Manager -Laundry Attendant Please apply in person between 9:00am-4:00pm Tuesday-Friday at: Knoxville Marriott 500 Hill Avenue S.E. Knoxville, TN 37915 Global Research Consultants, LLC. is a boutique information brokerage serving a select group of multinational corporations with information to help drive their strategic business decisions through a targeted “crowdsourcing” methodology. GRC will hire students on a contract basis, and is prepared to pay up to $1000.00 per contract assignment. More about this opportunity: www.grcknows.com

Special needs young lady seeking companion for daily activities in the community. Times flexible. Must have vehicle. Training involved. $9.50/hour plus mileage. Call (865)567-7679 Staying in Knoxville This Summer? Need a Fun Summer Job? Camp Webb day camp, in West Knoxville, is now accepting applications for full-time summer camp counselor jobs! Positions: general camp counselors, lifeguards, and instructors for Archery, Arts & Crafts, Drama, Swimming, Ropes Course, Nature, Sports, & some leadership positions. Part-time available. www.campwebb.com to apply. THE TOMATO HEAD KNOXVILLE Now hiring dish and food running positions. Full and part-time available, no experience necessary. Apply in person at 12 Market Square or apply online at thetomatohead.com.

This space could be yours. Call 974-4931

16th PLACE APARTMENTS 3 blocks from UT Law School (1543- 1539 Highland Ave.) 1BR and 2BR apts. only. Brick exterior, carpet, laundry facility on first floor. Guaranteed and secured parking. 24 hour maintenance. No dogs or cats. 31st year in Fort Sanders. www.sixteenthplace.com. brit.howard@sixteenthplace. com.. (865)522-5700. CAMPUS 2 BLOCKS Studio, 1BR, 2BR, and 3BR Apartments. Restored Hardwood Floors Historic Fort Sanders. Available beginning in August . No pets. 1 year lease. UTK-APTS.com (865)933-5204. Charming 1BR apt. in 4th and Gill Victorian. Skylight, wood floors, quiet pet OK. $475- $495/mo. plus utilities. Available mid-April. 577-1234, 898-4017. KEYSTONE CREEK 2BR apartment. Approx 4 miles west of UT on Middlebrook Pike. $497.50. Call (865)522-5815. Ask about our special. South Knoxville/UT downtown area 2BR apts. $475. Call about our special. (865)573-1000. Sublease 2BR, 2BA Crowne Apts. Available May 11th. Lease ends June 30th. Call (270)584-5489. VICTORIAN HOUSE APTS Established 1980 3 blocks behind UT Law School. 1, 2 and 3BR apartments. VERY LARGE AND NEWLY RENOVATED TOP TO BOTTOM. Hardwood floors, high ceilings, porches, 3BR’s have W/D connections. 2 full baths, dishwashers. Guaranteed secured parking. 24 hour maintenance. No dogs or cats. www.sixteenthplace.com. brit.howard@sixteenthplace. com. (865)522-5700.

FOR RENT 1, 2, and 3BR from $330 per bed. Walk to campus, Fort locations. NO APP FEE. NO SECURITY DEPOSIT. www.primecapmushousing.c om/tn (865)637-3444. 1BR $390, 2BR $450. 3526 Fairmont Blvd. Call for our specials. 219-9000. 1BR $575 2BR $700. 4408 Kingston Pike, across from Fresh Market on bus line. Call 219-9000. 1BR. Walk to campus. Pool & laundry. Cats OK. $525/mo. 755-6419.

FOR RENT 2, 3, 4, and 5BR houses/ apartments in Fort Sanders. Available Fall. No pets. Call now for best selection. Leave name and number (865)389-6732 or after 6pm (615)300-7434. 3BR, 2BA condo on 17th and Clinch. Pool, porch, W/D and secure entry $1400/mo plus utilities. Call Patti (770)778-4054.

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CAMBRIDGE ARMS Just 4 miles west of campus. Small pets allowed. Pool and laundry rooms. 2BR at great price! Call (865)588-1087.

Summer sublet in Historic Old North Knox. Split rent and utilities. Rent includes washer, dryer, cable and internet. (865)673-4694.

Condo for rent. Beautiful 3BR, 2BA Wood floors. On campus, gated community with parking. No Pets please. Contact 789-3703.

UT area. Studio apt. 1700 Clinch Ave. 2 blocks from campus. Water and internet included. Lease and damage deposit. Pool and laundry room. $475. Avail. August 1. www.absolutecom.com/309. 423-956-5551.

FORT SANDERS James Agee 3BR/ 3BA with parking included. $1575/mo. (865)384-7290.

4BR house, Ft Sanders, hardwood flrs, 3 private porches, $2,000/mo. 5BR apt, Ft Sanders, hardwood flrs, parking, $2,000/mo. 3BR apt, Ft Sanders, hardwood flrs, parking, $1200/mo. 4BR bungalow, 4th and Gill, hardwood flrs, yard, $1800/mo. 4BR house, James White Pkwy, new renovations, huge, $1300/mo. Text to (865)300-6772 or email apartments@hillwoodvillas.c om

5BR. 3BA House. Central H/A, hardwood floors, great front porch, W/D, dishwasher, off street parking, quiet side of Fort, 2322 Highland. No Pets. Leave namee and number (865)389-6732 or (615)300-7434.

Maple Sunset Apartments. 1 and 2BR apt at $650 and $850. Only 10 min from campus. Student specials. Call 208-0420 or visit our website at maplesunset.com.

5, 6, 7, 8BR houses in Fort Sanders for August. W/D, Central H/A, parking, large bedrooms, walk to campus. Special from $395/BR . Call/ text (865)964-4669 , or Volrentals.com.

For sale, walking distance to campus. Renaissance II 3BR 2BA. Gated covered parking. Washer/dryer included. $182,000 (865)740-4425, swt418@gmail.com.

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RentUTK.com 1- 4BR CONDOS Walk to class rentals in the Fort plus Sullins Ridge, Kingston Place, Renaissance, Woodlands & RiverTowne. Robert Holmes, Owner/ Agent. (800)915-1770.

Best Apartment in the Fort! Leasing now for Fall. 4BR/ 4BA in newly renovated home. Hardwood, Stainless appliances, W/D, Off street parking. $2,100/mo. (865) 384-7290

FOR SALE Popular condos in the UT area within walking distance to campus. Why pay rent when you can own? Lake Plaza, Franklin Station, St. Christopher, Renaissance & Game Day. Michele Garren, University Real Estate & Property Mgmt, LLC (865)673-6600. www.urehousing.com

1 up to 7BR houses for rent. Walk to class. W/D furnished. Now leasing for Fall. Off-street parking. Call (865)388-6144.

Monday Plaza 1BR and studios available on The Strip. Starting at $365/mo. Call (865)219-9000 for information.

Artsy, Victorian APTS and HOUSES. 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5BR. Some fenced yards, W/D, dishwasher, porches, huge closets, hardwood floors, high ceilings, mantles. $395 $2000. (865)455-0488.

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LAUREL VILLAS CONDO 1201 Laurel Ave. 3BR 2BA. Gated, W/D, hardwood floors. $1425/mo + utilities. (865)256-4220. LUXURY 1 BR CONDOS 3 min. walk to Law School. $480R. $300SD. No app. fee. 865 (4408-0006, 250-8136).

RIVER TOWNE CONDOS Lavish living on the Tennessee River across from UT campus. Spacious 2&3 bedrooms starting at $475. Gated community includes all stainless steal appliances, internet,cable, water/sewer, security systems, W/D, garage parking, private balconies overlooking river and a sparkling pool. University Real Estate and Property Mgmt, LLC (865)673-6600. www.urehousing.com

Want to ditch the dorm? 3BR 1BA HOUSE available NOW! 1 car garage, less than 3 miles from campus. 2420 Waverly St. (off Western). $695 discounted to $650 with one day early pay. Owner/ agent requires lease, damage deposits, and credit reports. 207-2452.

HUNTINGTON PLACE UT students! Only 3 miles west of campus. We have eff. to 3BR. Hardwood floors. Central H/A. Pets allowed. Call (865)588-1087. Ask about our special.

4th AND GILL Houses and apartments now available. Please call Tim at (865)599-2235.

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Student Housing in The Fort. 3, 4 and 5BR units still available for Fall semester. Call (865)521-7324.

3BR 2BA Condo. Franklin Station. Includes new applicances. $1350/mo. Lease required. No pets. Utilitites and wireless internet included. (865)414-9619.

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6 • The Daily Beacon

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

THESPORTSPAGE

Weekly hits milestone, Lady Vols roll a steal of second. Chavanne was hit by a pitch from Ole Miss starter Kendall Bruning to put a pair on base. With one down No. 8 Tennessee (34-6, 12-4 Southeastern Conference) wast- Spigner chopped a shot to short that was misplayed for an error ed no time in finishing off a rousing sweep of Ole Miss on as Grieve headed to the plate to make it 1-0. Following a passed Sunday at the Ole Miss Softball Complex in Oxford, Miss., 9-0 (5 ball and a walk issued to Dotson, Burchell delivered a big twoinn.), and in the process picked up co-head coach Ralph Weekly’s RBI base knock, expanding the lead to three runs. A run-scoring 1,000th all-time win over a high-profile 24-year coaching career. wild pitch and a Davin RBI single finished off the assault with He and his wife and co-head coach Karen Weekly also now the Big Orange up 5-0. Hosfield was in control from the start, racing through the Ole own 499 career victories at Tennessee during 10 seasons at Miss line-up in order in the bottom of the first on only five pitchRocky Top. Karen picked up her 700th all-time coaching win back on Feb. 25 with a 4-1 win versus BYU in Cathedral City, es with a ground out, foul out and an infield pop-up. UT almost added to its advantage in the top of the second as Calif. infield singles from Chavanne and Spigner as well as a walk to With UT’s run-rule triumph and Alabama’s 2-0 loss in Baton Rouge, La., against LSU, Tennessee is currently dead-locked Gibson loaded the bags with two outs. Unfortunately, a routine with the Crimson Tide for the overall SEC lead in league play at bouncer to second baseman Cali Overbeck left the trio stranded on the base paths. 12-4. UM shortstop Natalie “First of all I’d like to Nimmo became the first thank God for all the blessRebel base runner via a oneings I’ve had during a 24out single in the bottom of year coaching career,” the second. Hosfield wasn’t Ralph Weekly said. “I bothered, however, coercing would especially like to a bouncer by center fielder thank my wife Karen and Amanda Hutcheson to my two sons Marc (UT Tennessee freshman volunteer assistant coach) Madison Shipman at short and John (UT softball for a fielder’s choice and a camps director) who have chopper to third by Erinn been there with me for the Jayjohn that Spigner hanmajority of those 1,000 dled easily to finish off the wins. I’m so thankful for all frame. the players I’ve had along Ole Miss managed a pair the way at Pacific of base runners against Lutheran, UT-Chattanooga Hosfield in the bottom of the and Tennessee. As we all third. An infield single by know it’s the players that left fielder Brittany Broome win the games. with two outs and a stolen “I’d like to thank all my base got a runner into scorassistant coaches, especialing position. Second basely Dave Zine, my first man Cali Overbeck struck assistant at PLU, and out on a pitch in the dirt but Marty McDaniel, who is the ball got away. With her like a brother to me and running up the line a throw has been with me for 12 to first was dropped for an seasons total at both UTC Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon error allowing Overbeck to and UT. I’d also like to add thanks to Joan Cronan and Shelby Burchell makes the catch at first base to tag an reach. On the play, however, the UT administration as Alabama base runner on Wednesday, March 23. Teammate a heads-up Davin picked up well as our outstanding Melissa Davin kept the Vols’ streak alive this week, making it the ball and fired across the softball support staff, four weeks in a row a Vol has been nominated as the SEC diamond to Spigner to nail Broome attempting to including the director of Softball Player of the Week. advance to third for the softball operations inning-ending out. Stephanie (Humphrey) The lead grew to seven runs during the top of the fourth as Sayne. Those are the people who give the coaching staff all the the Tennessee squad managed to hit for the cycle during the support needed to help put you in the position to win games.” Junior third baseman Jessica Spigner led the way for frame and did it all with two outs. Gibson started the assault off Tennessee at the plate with a 2-for-3, two-RBI effort and her with a long triple off the wall. Spigner stepped in the box and ninth HR of the campaign. The big fly also marked the 31st for crushed a two-run homer to make it 7-0 Big Orange. A Dotson the Santa Clarita, Calif., native in her career moving her to sec- double and a Davin infield single finished off the team cycle, but ond all-time in Lady Vol history behind only former UT standout a fielder’s choice kept UT from adding anything else on the scoreboard. Tonya Callahan (51 HRs). Renfroe entered the contest starting the bottom of the fourth Sophomore second baseman Lauren Gibson tripled and was in relief and exerted her influence immediately, retiring the Rebel 1-for-3 at the dish with an RBI as her SEC-leading batting average (counting league games only) remained at a sterling .490 side in order with two K’s. Freshman pinch hitter Ashley Holmes managed to reach after overall. Sophomore right fielder Kat Dotson doubled and a strikeout opening the top of the fifth as a passed ball on Ole knocked in a tally as part of a 1-for-2 performance, while junior catcher Shelby Burchell was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Freshman Miss catcher Rachel Torres allowed the Whittier, Calif., native first baseman Melissa Davin continued her recent offensive the chance to race to first safely. Grieve walked and then surge by posting a perfect 2-for-2 day at the dish with an RBI. Chavanne dropped a sac bunt to advance both runners into scorSenior center fielder Kelly Grieve (1-for-3, two runs, steal) and ing position with one down. Gibson hit into a fielder’s choice as sophomore designated player Raven Chavanne (1-for-2, run, a play to the plate went in UT’s favor with Shipman sliding in headfirst under a Torres tag as the lead grew to 8-0. Dotson later steal) combined to wreak havoc at the top of the line-up. In the circle junior Cat Hosfield (4-1) allowed just two hits and contributed a sacrifice fly to plate Grieve and finalize the scoring struck out one over 3.0 frames of solid work to pick up her fourth at nine tallies. With Ole Miss down to its final chance to avoid the run-rule victory of 2011. Freshman Ellen Renfroe struck out three over in the bottom of the fifth, Renfroe wouldn’t allow anything. The 2.0 perfect innings of relief to close out the win. Tennessee’s offense was ready to make a statement right from Jackson, Tenn., native got Hutcheson to pop-up to short, Jayjohn the start, putting up a five-spot on three runs and an error in the to fly out to center and then struck out Jayla Hubbard to end the top of the first. Grieve got it all started with a lead-off single and series sweep.

Young McIlroy shows character

Staff Reports

Colin Skinner Asst. Sports Editor Poor Rory. Just as a nation fell in love with the story of a 21-year-old Northern Irishman who took an early lead and held it for three rounds at the Masters this weekend, his game fell back down to Earth. With a four-shot lead heading into Sunday at Augusta, the insurmountable pressure the young adult must have felt is too gargantuan of a level for me to fathom. It is one thing for an athlete aged 21 to dominate the NBA but an entirely new story when one is dominating on the grandest stage in golf. However, McIlroy’s quest for the green jacket and his eventual dismissal from any first-place earnings proved one thing: his character. Not at any point did the golfer kick sand, toss a club or show any outrageous displays of a breakdown on the back nine. Though a visual wreck while exiting the course after his final round, and very understandably, McIlroy answered questions from the media and handled himself with grace and charisma. “I’ll get over it,” McIlroy told reporters as cameras and microphones were pressed in his face. “I led this golf tournament for 63 holes. Hopefully it will build a little character in me as well.” What must sting just as much as the breakdown is the fact that McIlroy repeated the same feat he accomplished this weekend at St. Andrews in the British Open last year, leading with a solid 63 after the first day. Still, the young player has threatened in three consecutive majors and has torn up the European Tour, a sure sign of good things to come if he gets over the learning hump of finishing strong. I was quick to find any lists of the top-five greatest collapses on a golf course and came upon two

debacles — Greg Norman’s sixstroke destruction in the 1996 Masters and Arnold Palmer’s seven-stroke undoing in the 1966 U.S. Open. Two things struck me most: Both golfers were ranked No. 1 in their careers, and both golfers were in their late prime, 41 (Norman) and 37 (Palmer), at the time of their collapses on the courses. McIlroy certainly has a promising career ahead of him, despite his recent breakdowns, when compared to greats like The Shark and Palmer. What’s more important is that he’s only 21.The only way a champion is going to learn is by failing. Add the grandest stage of golf and McIlroy’s disheartening final round at the 2011 Masters becomes a prime example of this. What’s next for the young Irishman is as exciting to think about as was Tiger Wood’s future after his phenomenal second round on Friday. Wood’s 66 is the best round of golf he has shot since trying on the last of his four green jackets back in 2005. Unfortunately for Tiger too, his elevated game had to come back down to Earth and did so on the greens on Sunday. As controversial a story as Tiger has become, his promising career blossomed before the world’s eyes at a very young age. McIlroy’s supposed 40-yard fairway drive at the ripe age of 2 is just as inspiring and promising as was young Tiger’s story, and it should come as no surprise to be asking, “Where’s McIlroy on the leader board right now?” instead of “Where’s Tiger?” now and in years to come. — Colin Skinner is a junior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at cskinne3@utk.edu.