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New pre-abortion requirements passed in Neb. LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers on Monday gave final approval to a first-of-its-kind measure requiring women to be screened for possible mental and physical problems before having abortions. Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman said Thursday he supports the measure, meaning it is all but guaranteed to receive his signature and become law this summer. It’s also likely to be challenged in court. National abortion-rights supporters have called it a drastic shift in abortion policy that would block abortions by scaring doctors who might perform them.
The state of Tennessee is one of two states to receive $500 million to fund education, thanks to the “Race to the Top” grant. “This is a landmark opportunity for Tennessee,” Gov. Phil Bredesen said in a Department of Education press release. “Our success in Race to the Top speaks to the commitment we’ve made to meaningful and significant improvement in public education, and the funds provided by the grant will carry us forward in a dramatic and positive direction.” Amanda Anderson, deputy director of communications for the Tennessee Department of Education, said the money will be used to aid several areas. “There are three areas of reform efforts that we are focusing on,” Anderson said. “The first is to address low-performing schools. These are high schools with lower than a 60-percent graduation rate. The second reform is to make changes in STEM programs.” STEM stands for areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Anderson said some grant money will aid in making changes in increasing the curriculum in these subjects. There is also a possibility to open more magnet and regional schools with a better curriculum for students. “The third effort will be to increase and make changes to the data system that we have in place already,” Anderson said. Anderson said the changes that will be made will improve the usage of teacher access and how they utilize student data in the system. Bob Rider, dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, said these funds will aid in assistance for increasing professional development for teachers and administration. “This funding will also aid in supporting pilot programs at Tennessee institutions of higher education for reforming the way we prepare teachers and principals,” he said. “In this way, it will provide benefit to the University of Tennessee and the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.” Anderson said the money will be split evenly for all the programs. “The money will be split in half,” she said. “One
half will fund the three reform efforts, and the other half will be divided up between each school district. Each school district has to present its plans on how they will use the funding being provided to them.” Anderson said these changes will most likely come into effect around July. Most of the funding will aid K-12 education. Rider said he is hopeful that these funds will make the necessary changes to education. “If we don’t invest appropriately in the education and health of our children, we will cease to exist as one of the world’s leading nations,” he said. “To this end, the entire world will suffer.” He believes education is critical to the health of the U.S. “It is critical that our young men and women be provided with every opportunity to advance their knowledge and experience in preparation for their chosen career,” he said. “Our ability as a nation to compete with the likes of China, Russia, Asia and other technologically advanced countries will determine the future economic health of the U.S. In my opinion, education, from pre-kindergarten through college, is the key.”
Calif. gay marriage ban repeal falls short SAN FRANCISCO — Gay rights activists say they have failed to qualify a measure that would repeal California’s same-sex marriage ban for the November ballot. Restore Equality 2010 chairman Sean Bohac says the volunteer-run group fell short of gathering the nearly 695,000 signatures needed to put the initiative before voters. Monday was the deadline for submitting the signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office. Bohac says Restore Equality’s failed effort was undermined by the decision of more established gay rights groups not to participate in the campaign. He says same-sex marriage supporters now are turning their attention to trying to repeal Proposition 8 in 2012. A lawsuit to overturn Prop. 8 also is pending before a federal trial judge. Russia points to human error in fatal Polish crash WARSAW, Poland — Russian investigators suggested human error may have been to blame in the plane crash that killed the Polish president and 95 others, saying Monday were no technical problems with the Soviet-made plane. The Tu-154 went down Saturday while trying to land in dense fog near Smolensk airport in western Russia. All aboard were killed, including President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of Polish political, military and religious leaders. They had been traveling in the Polish governmentowned plane to attend a memorial at nearby Katyn forest for thousands of Polish military officers executed 70 years ago by Josef Stalin’s secret police. The pilot had been warned of bad weather in Smolensk and was advised by traffic controllers to land elsewhere. — The Associated Press
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Freshman Leoule Degfae races past other runners in the 4x1500m relay race in this past weekend’s Sea Ray Relays held at Tom Black Track. The 24th-ranked Vols were able to win three events from the weekend’s games.
‘Golden Grads’ to return for 50-year reunion Kristian Smith Student Life Editor UT students might see some new faces on campus this weekend. “Golden Grads,” from the classes of 1960 and earlier, will visit UT this weekend for their 50th class reunion. This annual reunion allows UT graduates celebrating their 50th reunion and earlier to reconnect and visit campus again. Many of these graduates are very excited about returning to UT. “(Being at UT) was a wonderful experience, and I am looking forward to being there,” Brenda SmithMacchiaroli, a graduate of the class of 1960, said. “I’m looking forward to seeing Ayres Hall.” Phyllis Moore, the alumni program director for UT’s alumni affairs, said the reunion will be a great way for the golden grads to reconnect with each other and learn about new things at UT. “Reunions provide engagement,” she said. “There’s something for everyone who comes back.” The reunion will kick off on Thursday night with a dinner at the Baker Center, followed by a performance of “Man of La Mancha” at the Clarence
Brown Theatre. On Friday, the grads will hear a presentation from Chris Cimino, assistant vice president for budget and finance, about the new developments on campus. The golden grads will also have the opportunity to return to class. Moore said each alum will be paired with a member of the Student Alumni Associates and will go to class with them. The alumni will be there to observe, but Moore said some alumni want to do more. “One alum wanted to take a test, and he did well on it,” Moore said. Should a student see an alum in his or her class, Moore said to introduce yourself and make the alumni feel welcome. The alumni will also be recognized at a luncheon on Friday, where they will be presented with medallions. Going along with the reunion’s motto, “Once a golden grad, always a golden grad,” there will be an award for the most senior golden grad presented at the luncheon. The golden grads will also participate in a campus tour and a riverboat cruise. The weekend will end with the golden grads attending the Orange and White Game
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The Golden Grad Reunion celebrates the 50th anniversary of graduates from the class of 1960. The gathering, going on this Thursday through Saturday, will have alumni participating in a number of events, culminating with the Orange and White game on Saturday. on Saturday. Some of the golden grads think this will be the most exciting part. Macchiaroli, a former majorette, is looking forward to this the most. “I am interested in the Orange and White Game, because we used to march down that field every Saturday, and it was really exciting,” she said. Moore said there will be a diverse group of alum attending the reunion this year. “We have doctors, engineers, people who worked on the Mars mission, as well as
people from Phoenix, San Antonio, and other places all over the country,” she said. “We also have torchbearers, Miss Volunteer and hopefully the class president coming back.” Moore said the reunions have taken place annually since 1938, when the class of 1888 was invited back. She said attendance has decreased over the years, but 75 golden grads will attend this weekend’s reunion. She said past reunions have been very successful, with both alum and current
students enjoying the activities. “The students enjoy talking to the golden grads and listening to their stories about their time at UT and how the education at UT benefitted their careers,” she said. “The golden grads make great mentors.” Many of the golden grads said there have been many changes to UT over the past 50 years. “The culture has changed,” Linda Hawkins, class of 1960, said. “There are more international students.”
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• 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. — The International House presents a Turkish cooking demonstration, during which attendees will learn how to make sigara boregi (cigarette borek), which are stuffed cheesy pastries. Following the demonstration, participants will be divided into groups that will compete by trying to make the most pastries in 10 minutes. Tickets are $2 for students and $5 for others.
“• 7 p.m. — The Honors Council hosts “Orange and White Trivia,” participation in which is open to all students, in rooms 223-224 of the UC. The trivia night is part of the annual Orange and White Week.
Wednes., April 14 — • 9 p.m. untill 6 p.m. — The UT Potters Club hosts its semi-annual sale in the Art and Architecture Building. The spring sale features handmade functional and sculptural work created by UT faculty, students and alumni. Proceeds from the sale support scholarships and visiting artists. The pottery sale continues Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. • 4 p.m. untill 5 p.m. — Career Services hosts a session on Graduate School Admissions 101 during which students can learn the basics of the graduate school admissions process, including timelines, application materials, testing information and more. The session takes place in Career Services, which is located at 915 Volunteer Blvd.
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Matt Maloney lines up for a throw in the javelin at this weekend’s Sea Ray Relays. Maloney, a senior for the Vols, placed third in the event with his season’s best throw of 226’11”.
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• 1861 — After a 33-hour bombardment by Confederate cannon, Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor surrenders. The first engagement of the war ended in Rebel victory. The surrender concluded a standoff that began with South Carolina’s secession from the Union on Dec. 20, 1860. When President Lincoln sent word to Charleston in early April that he planned to send food to the beleaguered garrison, the Confederates took action. They opened fire on Sumter in the predawn of April 12. Over the next day, nearly 4,000 rounds were hurled toward the black silhouette of Fort Sumter. Inside Sumter was its commander, Major Robert Anderson, nine officers, 68 enlisted men, eight musicians and 43 construction workers who were still putting the finishing touches on the fort. Capt. Abner Doubleday, the man often inaccurately credited with inventing the game of baseball, returned fire nearly two hours after the barrage began. By the morning of April 13, the garrison in Sumter was in dire straits. The soldiers had sustained only minor injuries, but they could not hold out much longer. The fort was badly damaged, and the Confederate’s shots were becoming more precise. Around noon, the flagstaff was shot away. Louis Wigfall, a former U.S. senator from Texas, rowed out without permission to see if the garrison was trying to surrender. Anderson decided that further resistance was futile, and he ran a white flag up a makeshift flagpole. • 1970 — Disaster strikes 200,000 miles from Earth when oxygen tank No. 2 blows up on Apollo 13, the third manned lunar landing mission. Astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise had left Earth two days before for the Fra Mauro highlands of the moon but were forced to turn their attention to simply making it home alive. Mission commander Lovell reported to mission control on Earth: “Houston, we’ve had a problem here,” and it was discovered that the normal supply of oxygen, electricity, light and water had been disrupted. The landing mission was aborted, and the astronauts and controllers on Earth scrambled to come up with emergency procedures. The crippled spacecraft continued to the moon, circled it and began a long, cold journey back to Earth. The astronauts and mission control were faced with enormous logistical problems in stabilizing the spacecraft and its air supply, and providing enough energy to the damaged fuel cells to allow successful reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Navigation was another problem, and Apollo 13’s course was repeatedly corrected with dramatic and untested maneuvers. On April 17, with the world anxiously watching, tragedy turned to triumph as the Apollo 13 astronauts touched down safely in the Pacific Ocean. • 1997 — In Augusta, Ga., 21-year-old Tiger Woods wins the prestigious Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes. It was Woods’ first victory in one of golf’s four major championships — the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters — and the greatest performance by a professional golfer in more than a century. Eldrick “Tiger” Woods was born in a suburb of Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 30, 1975. The only child of an AfricanAmerican father and a Thai mother, Woods was encouraged from infancy by his father for a career in golf. At the age of 2, he teed off against comedian Bob Hope on television’s “Mike Douglas Show.” At 5 years old, he was featured on the television show “That’s Incredible.” At age 8, Tiger won his first junior world championship, and in 1991, at age 15, he became the youngest player ever to win the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. He also captured the 1992 and 1993 Junior Amateur titles, and in 1994 accepted a scholarship to attend Stanford University. That year, he came from six holes behind to win the first of his three consecutive U.S. Amateur championships. He was 18 years old and the youngest Amateur champion in history. — Courtesy of History.com
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New course catalog available The new 2010-11 Undergraduate Catalog is now available online at: http://catalog.utk.edu. The university is working on a printable PDF version which will be distributed soon. The previous 2009-10 Undergraduate Catalog may be accessed on the same site using the drop-down menu and “GO” button in the top right corner of the screen. Earlier catalogs (2008-1975) are still available by clicking on the “Archived Catalogs” link on the left-hand menu. If you have any questions regarding the undergraduate catalog, please contact Cheryl Norris at cnorris4@utk.edu. Ready for the World Cafe ends its semester “Goodbye, School. Hello, Summer” is the theme of the final week of this semester’s Ready for the World Café. The menu for April 12 through April 16 includes citrus grilled chicken with fruit salsa; chililime marinated beef fajitas; salmon ceviche with pita chips; vegan baked ziti with roasted vegetables; corn and sweet potato pudding; pineapple herbed rice; and balsamic mushroom salad with candied walnuts. The Ready for the World 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 University Center. Diners pay $11 for the all-you-can-eat buffet or $9 for a plate of food to carry out. Faculty and staff can use ARAMARK’s new UT Reward Card to receive a 15-percent discount at the café. Local Youth Villages recruiting new foster families Youth Villages has a huge and immediate need for foster families in Knoxville and the surrounding area, including Maryville and Oak Ridge. Youth Villages offers free training for people of all ages interested in becoming foster parents or learning more about becoming foster parents. Training will start April 17 at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. at the Youth Villages office in Knoxville at 9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite E-475. Refreshments and a meal will be served to all participants. To register for training, call Kristin Stucker, foster care recruiter for Youth Villages, at 865-560-2558. To become a foster parent for Youth Villages, individuals must be at least 25 years of age, be single or legally married for at least one year, have income above the poverty level, pass a criminal background check, have adequate space in their homes and complete Youth Villages’ foster parenting classes. Youth Villages provides free training, 24-hour support and monthly financial reimbursements to foster parents to help offset the costs of adding a child to their home. Youth Villages is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families live successfully. Youth Villages, named one of the “Top 50 Nonprofits to Work For” by Nonprofit Times and Best Companies Group in 2010, has been recognized by Harvard Business School and U.S. News & World Report, and recently was identified by The White House as one of the nation’s most promising results-oriented nonprofit organizations. For more information about Youth Villages, visit http://www.youthvillages.org or call (901) 251-5000. Organizations offer construction workshops for women In the coming weeks, Lowe’s is offering free “How-To” Women Build in-store clinics around Knox County. Clinics are offered through May 1 and teach the construction basics and tool safety techniques for both power and hand tools. Anyone interested is asked to sign up for the clinic they will attend. Online clinic registration makes it easier than ever. Simply go to http://www.knoxvillehabitatwomenbuild.com and click on Volunteer Training. The next clinic is Saturday at South Knox Lowe’s, 7520 Mountain Grove with a 10 a.m. “Safe use of power and hand tools” workshop and an 11 a.m. “Install vinyl siding” workshop. The following Saturday, April 24 will be held at East Knox Lowe’s, 3100 South Mall Road with a 10 a.m. “Safe use of power and hand tools” workshop and an 11 a.m. “Install roofing shingles” workshop. On May 1 at West Knox Lowe’s, 210 North Peters Road “Safe use of tools, framing, vinyl siding and roofing shingles” will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lowe’s is a local and national partner with Habitat for Humanity and is the underwriter of the Women Build program. Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A preliminary government report on a medical helicopter crash that killed three Tennessee crew members said Monday that the pilot was apparently trying to beat an approaching thunderstorm. The National Transportation Safety Board report didn’t rule on the cause of the March 25 crash, which killed the pilot and two nurses. The crash happened while the flight operated by Hospital Wing was returning to its Brownsville base after delivering a patient to a Jackson hospital. The crew members were the only ones aboard during the crash. The report says a co-worker who talked to the crew by phone said they knew a thunderstorm was moving in and thought they could land before it hit. The co-worker reported lightning and a loud clap of thunder right before the accident. Investigators said they found no signs of a lightning strike on the helicopter debris. The helicopter caught fire after the crash, but lightning can leave signature marks such as melting caused by very high heat, said Peter Knudson, a spokesman for the NTSB. A probable cause is not expected to be released for several months, he said. The victims were pilot Doug Phillips, 58, of Bartlett, Tenn.; nurse Misty Brogdon, 36, of Jackson; and nurse Cindy Parker, 48, of Dyersburg. The helicopter departed from Brownsville at 4:26 a.m. to pick up a patient in Parsons and flew to Jackson. According to another pilot with Hospital Wing who was not identified in the report, it was dark and cloudy
when he arrived at the Brownsville base to start his shift, and he was concerned about the weather. The report said the other pilot called Phillips, who was still at the Jackson hospital, and Phillips stated that “he wanted to get the helicopter out.” The other pilot asked him whether he could stay at the hospital, but Phillips indicated he didn’t want to leave the helicopter on the hospital’s elevated pad. According to weather data recorded at the Jackson airport about 17 miles to the east of the accident, a storm system was moving through the area and witnesses reported lightning, thunder, high winds and heavy rain bands. “The accident pilot then stated that he figured he had about 18 minutes to get the helicopter back to base to beat the storm,” the report says. The two flight nurses almost didn’t make the flight, according to the report. Phillips asked the other pilot to call the nurses, who were not onboard the helicopter, and tell them that he was going to take off and that they would have to be picked up later by car. But they did make the flight and one of the nurses was talking by phone with the pilot at the base just as the wind began to pick up, perhaps up to 20 knots. Then just after the call ended, “there was an immediate loud clap of thunder and lightning that made him jump,” the report said. According to local authorities, workers at a nearby factory reported seeing a large burst of lightning, followed by an orange glow in the area of the crash. The report said the helicopter had no mechanical anomalies before the crash.
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European trip makes editor confront fears This May I’m venturing across the pond. I’ve planned a whirlwind trip through England, Germany, France and Italy. The purpose of my trip is to do research for my senior thesis, which examines textual and iconographic representations of St. Margaret of Antioch. (Yes, medieval art and literature are fantastic fields of study which warrant trips to amazing, longdreamed-of locations. Be jealous.) Certainly this will be an exciting trip, and I am exhilarated at the thought of doing my own primary research and traveling alone through Europe. But I’m also afraid. In her introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of “The House on Mango Street,” Sandra Cisneros writes about her own young adulthood adventures and her determination to confront her fears. One of Cisneros’ old friends asked her how she dealt with living alone in a Chicago apartment. Her reply came years later in this introduction to the book: “I did it by doing the things I was afraid of doing so that I would no longer be afraid. Moving away to go to graduate school. Traveling abroad alone. Earning my own money and living by myself. Posing as an author when I was afraid.” Posing, here, seems to be a key word. In order to inhabit the life and the identity that we desire, we must imagine ourselves in that ideal role. Dreaming is more than just envisioning wisps of possibility in your morning coffee, as Carly Simon once sang. Attaining dreams requires not only that one work to overcome external obstacles, but also that one work through the pain and difficulty of vanquishing one’s fears. I think this erasure of fears also requires an inquiry into the reasons why one is fearful. So why am I afraid of traveling abroad alone? Well, there’s the obvious concern about safety — the one emphasized in particular by family members. But this is not really my primary worry. The same precautions apply for staying safe in Paris as do in Knoxville. Another fairly obvious concern is the language barrier. In most of the places I’m visiting, nearly everyone will likely speak English. And if not, I have my handy-dandy French, Italian and German phrase book to aid me in basic communication. Though I’m sure I’ll butcher the pronunciation for the most part. Even if limited in communication, I’ll be fine in this respect. I’m a fairly independent person and won’t feel the need to talk to others too much. I think the heart of my fear is the fear of what I might miss while away. Of course, there won’t be too much going on in Knoxville in May — except for three hours-a-day miniterm classes that I won’t be too upset to avoid. I’ll be leaving behind my kitty and my friends, but really it’s only for 20 days. Maybe I’m actually afraid that my world will go on just fine without me. And what does that mean for my significance as an individual? I’m not sure this exploration has resolved any of my fears. In fact, I feel unsettled thinking that the majority of people’s lives would proceed relatively unchanged without my presence. We all desire to make an impact on the world in some way, even if that impact is only realized by one other being. Confronting fears can lead to a greater awareness of one’s psychology and also to potential areas in which one might find their calling, so to speak. For Sandra Cisneros, her calling was to write, to express her emotions, emotions to which many readers have since related. By imagining herself to be a writer, Cisneros became one. By facing her fears, she inspired others — me — to do the same.
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Gentlemanly month April should go away Ac orns and Other Seeds by
Anna-Lise Burnette April is one of those tricky months, the kind you can never turn your back on and the kind you must never leave unattended for longer than four hours. Everything begins to sprout back to life in April, secreting nasty spores and pollens all higgledy-piggledy, torturing even the kindest of souls (like myself). But then joy! The rains come, and, dampening the world in one fell swoop, they save the day. Or so it seems. Little does the town know, the rains have made a secret deal with April; that is, they’re in cahoots. As soon as the rain stops, April comes back with a vengeance! The flora blossoms anew and cars from here to Katmandu become covered in a fine layer of golden dust … This brings to mind the moment when the hero, thoroughly beaten, lies on the ground and waits for the villain to stop gloating and finish the deed. But the villain turns away, and in that brief moment of inattention, the hero jumps up and brings the villain to the ground. The hero, victorious, walks slowly away with a few bruises and a smile on his face. But in this scenario, who is the hero? It would seem that April is the hero, and I’m the dastardly knave who would have April relieved of its existence. Why should April get to be the hero? As Luigi Pirandello put it, “It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.” This I wholeheartedly agree with; April is certainly no gentleman. Just when I thought that April could be trusted, it stabbed me in the back. And now I wonder just what makes a gentleman, and why doesn’t this fourth month qualify? What you must do to be a gentleman
has varied across time and space, and if you do a quick Internet search, the results are quite disparate. But I have tried to reduce them for you to a few key points I think are, well, key (in terms of what it means today to be a gentleman). Qualities and characteristics of a gentleman: Morally upstanding, kind, humane, righteous, polite, well versed, of noble bearing, responsible, emotionally intelligent. Notice that attributes such as boldness, courageousness or a willingness to sacrifice oneself did not make the list. That is because these are generally associated with being a hero. A hero can be brash, dirty, uncultured and insulting and still be a hero (maybe even be a great hero); if a gentleman was any of those, he would cease to be a gentleman and would probably (at best) be called a jerk. So it is in fact easy to see how April is a hero. As winter closes for the year, spring steps in to liven up the place, to usher in new generations of both flora and fauna and to create a renewed landscape of lush depiction. April, the bold and uncouth, the true mastermind behind the Spring Campaign, is the hero of millions. But April has no regard for the thousands of allergy sufferers and their plight. April doesn’t respect the beauty of withered branches and decaying leaves. April doesn’t care that schoolchildren love snow days — no, out with the old and in with the new, it says. The kindest act I’ve ever seen of April is that it holds the door open for May. So down with April, I say. We need a month worthy of both the title of hero and of gentleman. No longer should we have to suffer needlessly through the uncaring actions of a month too cowardly to try manners. I say we oust April and give another month a shot at the glory and honor it could attain. Long live October! — Anna-Lise Burnette is a sophomore in global studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu.
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When I asked two of my roommates what I should write about for my column (a question I ask them almost weekly), they gave me some suggestions I didn’t like (as they do almost weekly), and then one wonderful suggestion: One of the girls proposed that I write about the movie “Casablanca.” “Casablanca” is my favorite movie (followed by “Gladiator,” in case you’re interested), and my roommates just recently watched it and loved it too, thus the suggestion. It would break my heart to ruin “Casablanca” for those of you who haven’t seen it, so I thought I’d write about one of my favorites aspects of the movie, rather than about the story. To manage this without giving away any plot-ruining details, I’m also going to talk about two other movies: one of the movies I assume most of y’all have seen, “Saving Private Ryan,” and the other probably none of you have seen (unless you have a deep and abiding love for TCM like I do), “Tonight and Every Night.” My roommate originally suggested that I write specifically about the ending of “Casablanca,” which she finds upsetting and sad. I won’t describe the ending, but I will take issue with her appraisal of it. The movie ends on a sad note for some of the characters, in some ways, but to me that is the beauty of it. The ending of the movie is an ending for us but not for the characters. As the camera pulls back for the final shot, two individuals are walking off into the night. One of these has just faced considerable disappointment and emotional turmoil, but rather than crying in a corner or giving in to his/her pain through self pity (which is what I would have done, let’s be honest), the character decides to live through the pain and take one step after another (and join a resistance movement against the Nazis). It is, in fact, the beginning of a beautiful friendship. For those of you who don’t watch TCM regularly, “Tonight and Every Night” is a love
story centered around a theater house in London that never closed during World War II, even during the worst of the German blitz of London: Apparently the theater in the movie is loosely based on an actual theater in London that remained open through the entirety of the blitz. The cast and crew of the theater in “Tonight and Every Night” complete their performances every time, entertaining troops and regular Londoners, even as bombs fall around the city and rafters in the theater catch on fire. In a heartbreaking scene at the end of the movie (during which I always cry), they continue with the show after the death of two of their company members in an bomb explosion that occurred across the street moments before. This may seem callous, but the sentiment expressed, the spirit of “carrying on” that lived in the British people during the blitz, comes through in the film. And now a final movie tie-in, because as I was thinking about what to write, I walked in on another of my roommates watching a scene from “Saving Private Ryan.” In it Tom Hanks explains to his men, who were in a mutinous mood, why he is going to continue on with their mission to find Private Ryan, despite the danger and casualties they’ve faced in looking for one man on the Western Front. Hanks talks calmly, but nostalgically, about his wife and home, and then says it’s not Ryan as a person that’s important, but what he represents; that if finding Ryan “earns (Hank) the right to get back to (his) wife, then that’s (his) mission,” no matter the questionable logic of the order. I like that all three movies embody that sense of “carrying on,” of going through with what is hard, not because that’s what you necessarily want to do, but because you have a responsibility, whether to your friends, your community, your country or to something higher. I have trouble subordinating my personal interests and desires to external claims on my time and energy, so I admire selfless dedication to duty and a determination to “carry on” when I encounter it, whether in real life or film. How many people can say honestly that their own problems don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world? — Leigh Dickey is a junior in global studies. She can be reached at ldickey2@utk.edu.
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‘League’ breathes new life in tired, boring film genre Will Abrams Staff Writer With the possible exception of B-grade horror films, romantic comedies are the most generic and unoriginal genre of modern American film. Fortunately for all males in a committed relationship, there are films like “She’s Out of My League” that make the experience worthwhile. Kirk (Jay Baruchel) is a scrawny geek working a dead-end job in airport security and hoping to get back with his ex-girlfriend. At least he was before Molly (Alice Eve) accidentally left her iPhone at a security checkpoint one day. The rest of the story follows the typical romcom storyline, complete with the first date, first meeting with the parents, and the fistfight between former lovers. Well maybe the last one isn’t so stereotypical. There are few actors having as good a year as Baruchel, who usually plays an awkward side character in films like “Knocked Up” and “Tropic Thunder.” The Canadian has already been seen in this year’s
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“How to Train Your Dragon” and will also appear in the upcoming “Sorceror’s Apprentice” with Nicholas Cage. In this particular film, Baruchel exhibits the persona of an anxious nerd down to a T, and it all comes across as sincere. His character is given the film’s greatest depth, while everyone else provides filler when necessary. Although British actress Eve is supposed to be playing a “hard 10” in the film, one would have to wonder whose rating system is being applied. She is easy on the eyes for sure, but saying that she is as good as it can possibly get is a bit of a stretch. There is at least one improvement that can be made on a woman with two different-colored irises and little personality. One possible explanation of this may have something to do with the film’s interesting look at the attractiveness rating system that society somewhat plays into. For example, Baruchel is a five, therefore he can only possibly jump two points ahead and date a seven at best. What this has to do
with Eve is that, as the film states, sometimes people on the lower end of the spectrum put those with a higher rating on some sort of pedestal which comes with expectations that no one can meet. So perhaps Eve is supposed to be a little flawed to show the audience that Baruchel and his buddies in the film are making this very mistake. The plot may be similar to something the audience has seen before in Judd Apatow films or a mixture of anything like them, but it is certainly a step up for writers Sean Anders and John Morris (“Sex Drive”). Some couples will be happy to know that the film isn’t quite as dirty as most “sex” comedies these days. There are probably two scenes at most that can make someone blush, which is tame in comparison to films like “Superbad.” It may be familiar territory with a few clichés here and there, but “She’s Out of My League” entertains on a level that many romantic comedies will have trouble competing with.
Royal women stand out in ‘Tudors’ Even more interesting is the social sparring between the thoughtless Catherine and Mary Tudor (Sarah Bolger). Catherine nervously introduces herself to Mary and extends a hand in friendship. Again, the scene was so repulsive and awkward to watch because despite Catherine now being Mary’s stepmother, the two could easily be sisters. Mary rebukes Catherine’s offer to hang out (in early 16th century England, this meant they were having cake) and swiftly left. Apparently Catherine, unlike the late Jane Seymour, is simply not serious enough for the role of queen in Mary’s eyes. Since Thomas Cromwell (James Frain) was beheaded at the end of season three, Bolger seems poised to take from Frain the slot of most captivating actor in the series. Bolger’s acting is the best argument for a follow-up Showtime series, chronicling Mary and Elizabeth. Her Mary is so intense and devout that it’s easy to see how she’d earn the nickname “Bloody Mary” later in life. There’s nothing menacing in her words to Catherine. Indeed, before leaving, she says she will serve the queen. But her simple reply of “no” to staying for cake and her disgusted facial expressions tell the real story. In a show full of soapy drama and characters who bluntly say how they feel, Mary is terrific at making scenes like this not come off melodramatic. But as we’ve learned from “The Tudors” — and as we’ve learned from history — there’s always something to unravel King Henry’s marriages, whether it’s death, physical attractiveness or unfaithfulness. Thomas Culpeper (Torrance Coombs) and his freaky, tunnel-visioned expressions reveal his obsession with Catherine’s beauty as the string that may unravel Catherine or Thomas or both of them. But just because there’s spoiler alerts in every history book does not mean “The Tudors” is not worth the watch.
Robby O’Daniel Chief Copy Editor To know the story of King Henry VIII’s tumultuous love life, schoolchildren learn the rhyme, “King Henry VIII to six wives wed: one died, one survived, two divorced and two beheaded.” As “The Tudors” begins its fourth season, the series’ last year, we are already at fifth wife Catherine Howard, and her youthful exuberance displayed throughout the season premiere is enough to make nearly everyone else on screen feel a little old. If Anne Boleyn was the voluptuous forbidden fruit and Jane Seymour was a beacon of hope and innocence, then Catherine Howard is the pole dancer of the marital rogues gallery. Unlike all the other wives before her, Catherine has an element of enchantment with her exotic moves before nearly every act of lovemaking — and the honeymooners had plenty in the season premiere. They had perhaps a little too much for the aging Henry (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers). “I’m tired,” he says. It’s hard to read Catherine (Tamzin Merchant), who runs around like a nymph just because it’s raining outside or plays in the mud with her ladiesin-waiting. It’s slightly disturbing, seeing a 17year-old act so juvenile, when she is married to a middle-aged man. While everyone else grits their teeth through the odd spectacles, like Catherine ignoring formal dancing customs and simply twirling about the court, King Henry merely laughs; but it’s the pronounced, knowing laugh of an old man on the front porch, watching his grandchildren doing something silly. In the same way, this laugh is also unnerving, considering the couple’s age difference. Merchant plays the whimsical Catherine pitch perfect, and even though the pixie may come off as two-dimensional at times, there is a pang of sadness the viewer feels for her as she desperately tries to live up to being queen.
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Tuesday, April 13 — Baseball Lipscomb Knoxville 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 14 — Softball Arkansas DH-1 Fayetteville, Ark. 6 p.m. Softball Arkansas DH-2 Fayetteville, Ark. 8 p.m.
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Men’s Golf SEC Men’s Golf Championship St. Simons Island, Ga. All Day Women’s Golf SEC Championship Tuscaloosa, Ala. All Day Men’s Track Volunteer Track Classic Knoxville All Day
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Staff Writer The UT men’s tennis team continued its run through the SEC, surviving weekend opponents Florida and South Carolina to become the SEC’s sole undefeated team in conference play. Friday The Vols (22-1, 10-0 SEC) began the weekend by knocking off undefeated Florida (16-3, 8-1), 4-3 in Gainesville, in one of their closest matches of the season. “The win was a tremendous team effort,” UT head coach Sam Winterbotham said. “To go to Gainesville and beat Florida, it was a big statement for our team. Different guys have stepped up all year.” Senior Davey Sandgren was among those who stepped up this weekend. He continued his undefeated run in place of the injured Matt Brewer by helping clinch the doubles point with partner John-Patrick Smith and then clinched the match in singles play with come-from-behind wins. Sandgren said he was able to overcome his slow start with his teammates’ support. “I felt great support from my teammates,” Sandgren said. “I felt like they were behind me. … I played some good points there, and it was one of the best moments of
my college tennis career so far.” Sandgren and Smith, the nation’s No. 2 doubles team, overcame a 6-3 deficit, win-
ning 8-6 from the No. 1 position to open doubles play. Junior Matteo Fago and freshman Edward Jones lost 8-5 from the No. 3 position, before junior Boris Conkic and freshman Rhyne Williams, ranked fourth, were able to clinch the point, 8-3 at No. 2. Florida opened singles play with a quick sweep of the 26th-ranked Conkic at the No. 2 position, before No. 49 Williams and freshman Tennys Sandgren, ranked 111th, were able to permanently retake the Tennessee lead with sweeps of their own from the No. 3 and 4 spots, respectively. Smith, No. 2 nationally, lost for the first time in 10 matches at No. 1 in two sets, before Sandgren was able to close the match with a threeset victory at the sixth position. Fago closed the match with a loss in a third-set tiebreaker. Sunday Tennessee didn’t earn a second-straight shutout in its rematch at South Carolina on Sunday, but the Gamecocks (9-11, 1-10) weren’t able to prevent much else. The Vols rolled to a 6-1 victory, clinching at least a share of the SEC crown. Doubles play unfolded in familiar fashion for the Vols as they swept the Gamecocks to earn their 22nd doubles point in 23 matches this season. Smith became only the third UT player in history to earn 100 singles and 100 doubles wins in a career with his and Davey Sandgren’s doubles win. Tennys Sandgren and Williams repeated their Friday performance by opening the Vols’ singles scoring with sweeps from the No. 4 and 3 positions, respectively. Conkic again lost in straight sets, although Winterbotham doesn’t think the loss is indicative of anything serious. “The guy he played today, I thought played as well as anybody that I’ve seen play this year,” Winterbotham
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The UT men’s tennis team defeated South Carolina and Florida over the weekend. Head coach Sam Winterbotham’s squad remained undefeated in SEC play. said. “The guy, I think, is on a 15-match winning streak. Boris fought his heart out, but the guy was too good today.” It would be Tennessee’s only loss on the day, as Fago clinched from the No. 5 spot, followed by victories from Davey Sandgren and Smith at No. 6 and 1, respectively. The win gave the Vols at least a share of the SEC title
for the first time since 2000, as they became the sole undefeated SEC team with the Georgia Bulldogs losing Sunday. A win against the Bulldogs (17-5, 9-1) on Saturday would wrap up both the title and an undefeated SEC season, although Winterbotham acknowledged the match would not be easy. “Georgia’s a great team,” Winterbotham said. “Their
coaches are outstanding, their players are top-notch, and they’re just coming off a tough loss, so we know it’s going to be a real battle, and we’re ready for it. “It’s Senior Day. I certainly hope that everybody will come out and support them. … We need to honor (the seniors).” Tennessee will host Georgia Saturday at 3 p.m.