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Monday, April 14, 2014

Issue 62, Volume 125

SGA campaigns stay well below $12k spending cap Restrictions on cash spending and non-monetary donations in Student Government Association elections were tighter this year, with a total spending cap of $12,500.

Out of the three campaigns, We Are UT was the only group to accrue non-monetary donations.

Spending just shy of the $5,000 cash cap, We Are UT found it difficult to cut back.

“At first, we were upset over the new budget restrictions,” said Brittany Bender, junior in political science and executive manager for We Are UT. “With most of us coming from previously large campaigns, we had a difficult time

breaking free from the habits of mass spending and donations.”

However, as the election season progressed, Bender said We Are UT faced challenges only when attempting to provide T-shirts for campaign supporters.

“We were determined to give our fellow students and campaign members the fun and traditional campaign experience,” Bender said, “and even with the budget limits, we feel that we succeeded.”

Keny-Dugosh spent a total of $2,672.28, a sum that came entirely out of pocket. According to SGA President-elect and junior in journalism and electronic media Kelsey Keny, the campaign spent most of its money on T-shirts, finding resourceful ways to cut spending in other areas. When ordering pizza,

for example, the campaign used dining dollars.

“You’ve got to get your names and ideas out there, and part of that means being able to hand students tangible items, like policy push cards, fortune cookies, or home-made muffins, as you talk to them,” Keny said. “Any money we spent went directly towards trying to get to know as many people as possible.”

The [Insert] campaign spent the least of the three campaigns, using just $109.38 in cash to make T-shirts and cover printing fees used to create pushcards. [Insert] did not receive any non-monetary donations, instead collecting $5-10 from members.

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Hayley Brundige Assistant Photo Editor

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Source: SGA Campaign Value Reports

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Rossini Festival entertains Knoxville with art, culture

INSIDE

Mayor Rogero discusses effective methods to represent women in politics

Hannah Moulton Staff Writer

branch of Americans for Prosperity, an influential and conservative lobbying group whose widespread derision of the project culminated in the creation of Stopamp.org.

Above all, residents and lobbyists questioned the estimated price tag: $174 million, spread between the local, state and federal government.

A celebration of the arts took place in downtown Knoxville this weekend.

Market Square and Gay Street were closed down to make room for the Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival. More than 100 vendors lined the pavement with booths showcasing artwork, clothing and other crafts. With the event being put on by the Knoxville Opera, music was to be expected and more than 800 entertainers performed at the festival. The festival appealed to a wide range of ages, with bounce houses for the kids and wine tasting for the adults.

The support of the vendors and festival-goers is what keeps Rossini Festival alive. With the estimated attendance numbers for the festival ranging from 60,000-100,000, it is no surprise that the event has been thriving for 13 years.

The festival made a good impression on first-time Rossini attendants.

“It’s been, of course, a gorgeous day with lots of people,” Alison Mistak, a vendor with Moja, said. “It’s been great.”

The artisan exhibits are a major part of the success of the festival. There is something for almost everyone at the booths. A few of the more popular booths offered unique handmade items like leather jewelry, clay pottery and scenic artwork.

People bounced from booth to booth shopping and taking in the craftsmanship of the artisan exhibits.

For some vendors, the festival was a chance to make a living off of doing something they love.

One such vendor was Rebecca Chappell. Her booth, dubbed The Sleepy Armadillo, featured flowing, vintage-looking clothing. Chappell takes unused fabrics and gives them an aged appearance by soaking them in tea and then ripping them.

Three years ago, Chappell quit her job because she found herself wanting to stay home all the time to sew.

“It’s kind of like an addiction; I can’t stop,” Chappell said. “I don’t have any money, but I have a lot of fun.”

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NEWS >>pg. 2

‘When You Wish Upon a Cure’ raises $64, 000 for American Cancer Society Freshman wide receiver Josh Malone scores a touchdown during the UT’s Orange and White spring game in Neyland Stadium on Saturday. Malone finished with 181 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

NEWS >>pg. 2

‘Explosive’ offense carries UT in spring game Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor

Fish, sunflowers and Satan: Students are proud of their ink

Throughout the course of spring practice, it was the defense for the Tennessee Volunteers that garnered most of the attention with its revamped style of play.

In front of a crowd of 68,548 – the second-largest in Tennessee spring game history – however, it was the offense that shined inside Neyland Stadium, as the White racked up 762

total yards en route to a 129-100 victory over the Orange (defense) in Saturday’s Orange and White game. “(Today was) great in terms of putting everyone’s football identity of film,” UT head coach Butch Jones said. “We tried to do a lot of things to change it up in terms of individual competitions and see who would respond, who would want to be in the limelight a little bit and see how they would respond with almost 70,000 people in the stands. “(We had) explosive plays offensively. I think we really improved our throw

game. But on the flip side of that, we were unacceptable defensively.”

And while Saturday proved to be the offense’s day, one duo in particular seemed to be the thorn in the defenses side throughout the contest: Joshua Dobbs and Josh Malone.

The two connected twice in the game for touchdowns, the first a 49-yard score coming with 5:29 remaining in the first quarter.

The second verse, though, was even better than the first.

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Public transportation faces legislative hurdles Vols strike out against Bulldogs in weekend series SPORTS >>pg. 6

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Tanner Hancock Staff Writer A battle for buses is now raging within the Tennessee legislature.

In June 2013, the Nashville Metro Council, in tandem with Mayor Karl Dean, made a simple announcement: they wanted to build a bus system across the city. And not just any

bus system– The Amp, a 7.1 mile mass transit bus system designed to utilize “high-tech, environmentally friendly vehicles,” cut commuter times and foster economic growth in the city, according to the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee website.

Operating within a designated center lane, the system would provide an estimated 1.3

million trips a year in a timely and effective manner across various points of Nashville.

Despite years of planning, research and budgeting, the decision drew both support and criticism from locals, who questioned the projected route, as well as the bus’ effect on taxes, traffic and property value in Nashville. Opposition came partially from the Tennessee

“The broken bodies fade away, and newer, fresher bodies are carted in.

But this carnage is not hazing.”

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Monday, April 14, 2014 News Editor Hanna Lustig

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Grace Burke Contributor On Friday night, Circle Park was filled with light as 1,214 participants gathered for UT’s 10th annual Relay for Life.

Drawing more than 4 million participants worldwide each year, the relay raises awareness and funding for the American Cancer Society and cancer research.

According to the Relay for Life website, UT’s event raised approximately $64,000 this year.

Beginning at 6 p.m., the relay kicked off with food and activity booths lining the celebration. An hour later, cancer survivors and “caregivers” embarked on the relay route around the park. In keeping with this year’s theme, “When You Wish Upon a Cure,” students came dressed like their favorite Disney characters.

All money raised will benefit the American Cancer Society, which works directly with patients like Bonnie Hufford, an instructor in journalism and electronic media and cancer survivor. Money from a Relay for Life event funded the development of a lifesaving medication that saved Hufford’s life.

“I literally would not be here if that guy didn’t develop that drug,” she said.

Moved by this experience, Hufford is now the event’s faculty adviser. For her, the relay’s most important purpose is education.

“I think it is raising awareness of cancer overall,” Hufford said. “I think (this) is a population where you think you’re indestructible, but then we find out that we aren’t.”

The American Cancer Society, in addition to driving cancer research, acts as a support system for cancer patients. The organization provides housing when a patient needs to travel for treatment, in addition to initiatives like “Look Good, Feel Better,” in which patients can seek tips from a cosmetologist after radiation and chemotherapy treatments.

Meredith Gavin, an American Cancer Society specialist, has worked with the Relay for nine years in Ohio and Pennsylvania before arriving at UT this year.

After falling in love with Relay as a college student, Gavin decided to make it a career.

“I love college events personally because it’s just the energy that the students bring to it,” she said.

Brennan Warrington • The Daily Beacon

Relay for Life comes to UT Rogero encourages more

A minion from the movie “Despicable Me” walks around Circle Park during Friday’s Relay for Life event, which was under the theme “When You Wish Upon A Cure.”

“It’s a lot more fun and upbeat.

They stay up all night and are awake all night and it’s a lot of fun to work with them.”

Correction: Tuition not finalized In the April 11 issue of The Daily Beacon, the article headlined “UT tuition sees 4-6 percent increase for 2015” incorrectly quoted Chris Cimino, vice-chancellor for finance

and administration. Cimino’s office merely recommended a tuition increase, which may be in the 4-6 percent range. But this suggestion must be sent to the Board of

Trustees for approval in June. The article implied the increase was finalized, but any change requires Board approval.

AMP BUS

mits systems like the AMP, but requires metro governments to gain the approval of the Tennessee Department of Transportation before implementing the transit system.

Thankful for the recent amendment, AMP Director of Programs Carrie Brumfield has regained hope for the future bus system.

“We want to thank members of the state House of Representatives for doing the right thing and keeping the current approval process for transit projects in place,” Brumfield said.

In Brumfield’s opinion, there are serious problems posed by the city’s growth that can be solved only through an improved transit system. The progress of the AMP project is reliant on the Tennessee Senate’s vote to accept the amend-

ment, but Brumfield said she is hopeful legislators will “choose to do the best thing” for Nashville by passing the revised bill.

For students like Jake Rainey, senior in journalism and electronic media, the environmental necessity of a mass transit system is apparent.

“Mass transit is a very positive thing, especially in such cities as Nashville which are suffering from such huge amounts of urban sprawl,” Rainey said. “Knoxville does need something similar to AMP, and I guarantee they’re probably trying to find a way to do it.”

In a letter to Rep. Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville, Melissa Roberson, chief administrative officer and interim general manager of Knoxville Area Transit, urged Dunn to oppose the original “short sighted” bill. Citing the “potential for negative impacts on possible future improvements,” Roberson asserted the view that prohibiting future center lane, mass transit buses in Knoxville would inevitably harm future economic growth for the city.

For more information on SB2243, visit http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default. aspx?BillNumber=SB2243.

continued from Page 1 At the end of March, the Tennessee State Senate approved Senate Bill 2243, a measure that forbade all metropolitan cities within the state from “constructing, maintaining or operating any bus rapid transit system using a separate lane,” effectively stifling any plans to move forward with the AMP. While the bill was aimed toward the AMP proposal, Knoxville also fell beneath this mandate.

However, on Thursday, Tennessee House members passed an amendment by a 69-5 vote that made a slight, but notable, shift in attitude. The new bill per-

SGA SPENDING continued from Page 1 According to Judd Cowan, senior in mechanical engineering and campaign manager for [Insert], the campaign’s small budget was intended to be a statement about excessive spending during election week.

SGA campaigns, Cowan said, place too much emphasis on distributing freebies and not enough on garnering support for

female political engagement Melodi Erdogan Managing Editor In compliance with a request by the U.S. State Department, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero traveled to Turkey in January to speak on the importance of the involvement of women in politics and public life. On Thursday, she did the same on UT’s campus.

In the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy’s Toyota Auditorium, Rogero, alongside experts on female representation in politics, discussed the role of women in Congress and politics and specific statistics on voting and female leaders on an international scale.

The event, which garnered an audience of more than 60 students and Knoxville residents, began with an introduction by Rogero, who explained her involvement in politics.

She outlined her decision to be a part of the Knox County Commission, how she ran for mayor in 2003 and lost to Bill Haslam and then her successful race in 2011, which made her the first female mayor in any of Tennessee’s four largest cities: Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville.

“At first being a woman wasn’t an issue, and then everyone talked about the first woman mayor to be elected of the big four in Tennessee,” Rogero said. “But during the campaign that wasn’t a topic much, it was just who was the best candidate.”

To close her introduction, Rogero shared a story about Lindy Boggs, who passed away last year at the age of 97 and was the first female from Louisiana appointed to Congress. After her husband passed, Boggs took his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives before later winning her own campaign.

During her time as a legislator, Boggs pushed forward the 1972 decision to allow females to take out mortgages without a male co-signer.

“You would think that the guys would say, who cares, but they didn’t even think about that,” Rogero said.

“That’s why women have to be at the table. Some guys just don’t think about it, just like there are issues with men that women just don’t think about.

“We’re half of the world, right? We have to be there, just like we need diversity and faith and race and back-

policy. We Are UT, he noted, did not pass out push cards until the final day of campaigning, while [Insert] handed out cards every day.

“When it comes down to it, if you have charged policies that catch peoples’ attention and you spend your money right, you can succeed,” Cowan said. “We pulled 15 percent of the vote in all categories that we were in.”

Lindsay Lee, a senior in math and Spanish and member of the Election Commission, said the

grounds. We need our government to reflect the diversity of our community.”

Melanie Hughes of the University of Pittsburgh was the second to speak, enlisting the aid of Microsoft PowerPoint graphs to emphasize how female involvement in politics is low but slowly rising in many countries across the globe. Rwanda and Sweden, Hughes noted, have high female involvement, but these countries vote for political parties rather than individual candidates. This, Hughes said, shows to be more effective in representing women.

“Research shows that those kinds of countries have more women in their national legislatures,” Hughes said.

The third to speak in the roundtable, Sarah Fulton of Texas A&M University, spoke on gender and congressional patterns and how gender affects voter outcomes and candidate’s willingness to run.

Fulton said that women are more likely to withdraw from a seemingly-doomed campaign than men are, describing women as “risk-averse.”

Fulton added, however, that “when women do run they do as well as men and will wait to run until they are confident.”

“Voters relate to competence, integrity, public speaking ability… these are things voters look for in their candidates,” Fulton said. “Female candidates have more politically relevant qualities.”

Leslie Schwindt-Bayer of Rice University spoke next, presenting on the “potential consequence of having women in office, specifically on levels of corruption with women in politics.” Outlining a decision in Mexico to hire an all-female squad of traffic police to reduce the number of bribes that were taking place, Schwindt-Bayer said that when the new squad was implemented, women were still taking bribes. Although “people tend to think that women are going to be less corrupt than men,” she said research shows that men and women are about equal when the context shows that there is less of a risk of being caught.

“The reason women are less corrupt than men in these contextual situations is because they are more riskaverse than men,” SchwindtBayer said. “We also see that the consequences for women, because they’re political new comers, tend to be much

spending cap for SGA elections forced campaigns to focus primarily on student outreach.

“I think Election Commission changing the budget rules sent a signal that spending shouldn’t be a campaign’s top priority, which can be seen in the fact that no campaign got close to the $12,500 allowed total operating budget,” Lee said. “I personally would like to see the cap reduced even more, since it is evident that campaigns can be successful without such a high spending

stronger when they do something wrong than what it may be for men.”

Tracy Osbourn, from the University of Iowa, spoke on female involvement in state legislation. Osbourn discussed the positive outcomes of women running for state legislature in terms of policies women can unite around — like funding for women’s health issues — parties pushing the female policy agenda and the polarization of parties.

Jana Morgan, a UT political science professor, was the last of the group to speak.

Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador are all lead by females, which Morgan said proves there have been “lots of gains in women’s presence, however it may not have staying power.” Since men support male leaders and party systems are not mobilized around women’s issues, she said, female leadership may be passing.

“Women think men cannot identify ways to support female rights, while men tend to look past gender and focus more on policy points when voting for a candidate,” Morgan said.

James Brandon Hamilton, senior in political science, said he was impressed with how the panelists discussed women’s political issues in such depth.

“I think that it’s really important for the politically active segments of our campus and population to urge female students to be engaged politically, not only as candidates, but also as supporters of campaigns,” he said, “and not only fight but insist to have a voice in politics not only in municipal government but also on campus.”

Although women hold just 18 percent of the seats in Congress and are underrepresented across the globe, female involvement in politics is higher today than ever before. This involvement, Rogero said, is important to encourage.

“Not enough (women) get on the ballot,” Rogero said.

“You have to be willing to run and lose and then run again.

You have to get your name on there, and those who are active in the community have to find a balance with family, jobs, but it can be done.

“My responsibility to others is to encourage women to run.”

level.”

Election Commissioner and senior in accounting Ryan Ray said future changes to campaign spending will depend on a variety of factors.

“I think that campaign philosophy definitely changes from year to year,” Ray said. “While it’s hard to predict Election Commission’s approach in the future, I’m happy with how campaign season was executed this year.”

Monday, April 14, 2014

THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark

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Knoxville roots band drives fans ‘Wild’ at Square Room The Dirty Guv’nahs excited Kelsi Walker Contributor

excitement about the journey that was to come after the CD release show.

The band played several songs together until the other six band members stepped off the stage and the lead singer, Garrett Sale, took hold of the audience with only a guitar and his voice.

After several songs, the rest of the band came back out and wrapped up the show with “Evening Blues,” the fifth track on the album.

“This song is the catalyst of the record,” Sale said.

He explained further that it was after writing this song that he thought it was time to record an album. The audience agreed, giving a standing ovation that

led to an encore from the band.

“William Wild’s performance had the audience intensely leaning in to hear their own,” Colton Thomas, sophomore in logistics, said. “William Wild is the up-and-coming band in Knoxville that we can all be proud of.”

Even more excited than the audience was the band.

“It feels good to finally flesh out the songs and kind of get out there and rock,” Sale said after the show.

“It feels really good (to play a sold-out show), but I was really sad when I heard they had to turn people away because I wanted to share our songs with everyone.”

Jenna Butz • The Daily Beacon

As a single kick drum beat filled The Square Room, Knoxville band William Wild, walked onto the stage Friday night.

Friends and fans erupted with cheers at the sight of the group at their CD release party.

The band’s self-titled first fulllength album released on iTunes on Tuesday, April 8.

The night was huge for the band, and was a sold out show.

Following the opening act, The Band Concord, Kenny Woodhull of The Square Room came out and said “one of our

goals is to cultivate local artists; the band William Wild epitomizes that.”

There was a buzz that only a local band’s show can produce.

Brandon Gloyd, a senior in journalism and electronic media, said he felt lucky to be a part of this particular performance.

“I think it was that I know the band members, and I know they were working really hard on the record,” Gloyd said. “I know how much time and effort they put into this, and it was really cool to be here for one of their first big shows.”

There was an understanding between the artist and audience of the journey and effort that had taken place to get to the show Friday night, but also an

Festival-goers gather for the Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival this weekend that showcased artwork, clothing and crafts from different vendors in Market Square and on Gay Street.

ROSSINI continued from Page 1 The majority of the food vendors offered food that one might find at a county fair. Funnel cakes, hot dogs and hamburgers could be purchased at multiple locations. A small both located near the end of the line of vendors offered treats that were baked for a particular purpose.

The Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble’s bake sale booth

was raising money to continue to perform across East Tennessee and, on occasion, across the U.S. Last year the ensemble made a trip to Connecticut to perform for the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School.

“It’s modern,” Pam Hudson, volunteer for the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble, said of the ensemble. “They do ballet and a little bit of jazz and they’re really, really excellent.”

There were multiple dance acts performing at the festival. Circle Modern Dance has performed at

the festival since its start. The interpretive dance company was joined on stage by Momentum Dance Lab. The dance drew a large crowd around the Market Square stage.

Also in Market Square was a Tuba Quartet who drew a crowd when the beginning notes of “Rocky Top” sounded from their instruments.

At the end of Gay Street, a choral group gave uplifting and energetic performances.

On another stage, the Tennessee Theatre offered two

‘The Winter Soldier’ ranks high at box office returns as Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Contributor Fury. Both play their supporting roles way above par.

Overall, it was disappointing There have been a lot that the Winter Soldier, played superhero movies that have by Sebastian Barnes, did not come out in the past sever- have enough lines to flesh out al years — some good and his character. However, that some not so good. didn’t take away from it being “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” stands out among the very good. Without a doubt, it is one of Marvel’s best movCaptain America: ies released yet, if not one The Winter Soldier of the best in the genre.

The movie has Chris Evans reprising his role Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlet as Captain America. The Johansson Captain is struggling to adapt to the modern world after being frozen for sevDirector: Anthony Russo, Joe eral decades. However, he’s Russo not necessarily struggling with the idea of changing Genre: Action, Adventure technology, but rather with trust, morality and who he Rating: PG-13 is going to be in the modern age.

Evans does a marvelous job once again at playing the Captain. He shows good humor, loyalty and honor, like the original charac- a well-acted performance. ter, and he performs very good With superhero movies, the action scenes that are high- best part should be the action, lighted by the film’s superb and with “Captain America,” cinematography. it is. There are several action Also, Scarlet Johansson scenes leading up to the final

Jonathan Garner

huge battle, and Marvel is well-known for having that great action finale. This finale topped many of its Marvel predecessors.

The movie is right at 2 hours and 16 minutes, which ended up being the perfect length. The pacing of the film left room for hungry anticipation as well as immense satisfaction by the end — exactly what makes a good blockbuster.

The only thing to make this movie better would be to have more of a focus on Captain America because, after all, that is the title of the movie. His character is so complex that he deserves more time spent on character development. At times, it was easy to forget that it’s his movie among all the other people, including Black Widow, Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. as a whole and the Winter Soldier.

Despite these flaws, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is another fantastic film to follow in the line of their big box office successes.

4 out of 5 stars.

fully-staged performances of Bellini’s “Norma.” Outside of the theater, those who didn’t want to sit through a lengthy opera could listen to sample performance by Knoxville Opera performers.

The outdoor opera performances became a final stop for attendants towards the end of the festival.

As vendors packed up their unsold crafts, attendants relaxed in front of the Tennessee Theatre as the last of the opera singers performed.

for Volapalooza homecoming Jenna Butz Staff Writer

The Dirty Guv’nahs, a Knoxville-based Southern roots rock band, will return to its alma mater for Volapalooza April 25.

UT alumni and band members Justin Hoskins, Aaron Haskins, Cozmo Holloway, Michael Jenkins, Kevin Hyfanis and James Trimble’s connection through a mutual friend allowed them to start The Dirty Guv’nahs despite their different ages.

“We all happen to have this one friend whose nickname was ‘Dirty Guv’nah,’” Trimble said. “He was the guy that convinced us to form a band and play our very first show. So, because of his convincing, we decided to name our band after him.”

That first show was in a parking lot in the city a “long time ago,” Trimble said.

The show was part of a fundraiser, and when the event was looking for opening bands, The Dirty Guv’nahs “somehow caught the end of it and got the show.”

While similar large scale concerts took place when Trimble attended UT, such as Ben Folds and Robert Randolph, he admits they weren’t the size of Volapalooza, a new market for The Dirty Guv’nahs.

“Well, for one, we have never played a big campus concert before,” Trimble said. “So, it’s kind of hard to believe all the years we’ve been doing this that we’ve never played a big concert like this on campus, so we’re excited. We all graduated from UT. “It’s a big honor to be

a part of y’all’s big string concert.”

Describing their sound as “upbeat, roots rock n’ roll,” Trimble cites The Rolling Stones and The Band as “really kind of inspiring us from the beginning.”

“We’ve kind of always loved their music and loved their live shows,” Trimble said, “so that’s where we draw a lot of inspiration.”

Out of the band’s collectively original songs, Trimble’s hand in writing “Morning Light” off the band’s latest release, “Hearts on Fire,” has resonated with him.

“I really love that song,” he said. “It’s one that took a really long time to write, and it just means a lot to me.”

This new album marks a shift in the band’s sound as it incorporates more pop into the group’s songs.

This shift was not entirely decided, though, as Trimble believes “that’s just what happened.”

Currently, The Dirty Guv’nahs are touring throughout the Southeast to promote “Hearts on Fire.”

“I think this album has a little more of a pop-rock feel to it, where some of our earlier stuff has been more in the Southern rock category,” Trimble said. “This has got a little more of a pop feel to it.”

For Trimble and the other members of The Dirty Guv’nahs, playing Volapalooza is a chance to come back to the school that they could not wait to attend as high school students.

“I’ve always been a big Vols fan, and I wanted to be in Knoxville,” Trimble said.

“I grew up cheering for the Vols — football primarily — and I always dreamed about going to school there.”

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Monday, April 14, 2014 Editor-in-Chief R.J. Vogt

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Chiefly Speaking R.J. Vogt

Football – no haze of violence At the snap of the ball, the 300-plus pound bodies smash into each other, battling for position on the field of painted lines.

Bones crack; ligaments tear like string cheese. Collisions at 8.4 tons of force leave some men inert on the ground, but more often than not, nobody gets carted off the field.

They shake it off, pop back up, get back in the game.

Above these young gladiators, a nation of orange climaxes in unison, thrilled because, hey – it’s football time in Tennessee.

Like most young American men, I was raised to have a healthy appetite for football. Though I never played under the lights, memories of backyard glory days still bring a smile to my face; during one game, I slung one of my buddies to the ground, bashing his skull into the dirt. He was dizzy for a few minutes, and I was mildly apologetic.

But mostly, I felt warm and powerful. To this day, my buddies and I still talk about the hit.

We, however, aren’t the only ones talking about hits.

The untimely deaths of former NFL players such as Junior Seau and Ray Easterling have drawn scrutiny to the massive collisions players endure, raising questions about the long-term effects of the most intrinsic part of football.

According to a study conducted by the NFL, 2,000 players suffered 4,500 injuries in 2011– a 225 percent rate of injury to the players whose names we wear on our backs.

What validates their non-stop ride to brain damage, early onset dementia, depression? Is it the fact that we like to watch it? The fact that we pay to watch it?

I hope it’s neither, I fear it’s both and I think it’s something else entirely.

The players – it’s their sacrifice. It’s their decision to endure pain to reap glory. They choose to fight for touchdowns in spite of mounting evidence that every touchdown comes at a cost of more hits and, therefore, more long-term side effects. They know what they’re getting into, and they do it anyway.

There’s a section in Hilltopics, UT’s handbook, about hazing. It describes hazing as “any intentional or reckless act by one student … directed against any other student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of that student, or which induces or coerces a student to endanger such student’s mental or physical health or safety.”

At the Orange and White game on Saturday, 68,548 fans showed up to watch students intentionally endanger other students; on the sidelines, we observed teammates encourage each other to hit harder. When they succeeded, we roared in frenzied unison. We celebrated masochism, because “no pain, no gain.”

Hilltopics takes no issue with this, clarifying that hazing “does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions, and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization.”

Our football players risk the end of their careers at every down – they have to, if they want to have a career at all.

We, in turn, reward their risk with our adoration.

Depending on their ability to hurt and be hurt and keep playing, they get to be stars. But if they come off the field, someone else can bear our worship. And if they stay off the field, someone else can wear their jersey. The broken bodies fade away, and newer, fresher bodies are carted in.

But this carnage is not hazing. These gladiators go willingly to hit and be hit, to be glorified as gods and commercialized accordingly. They decide to endanger themselves for our entertainment, and people like me will remain entertained as long as the players will play. You can’t take violence out of football, and at this point, you can’t take football out of the American zeitgeist.

But when the bodies leave the field in stretchers, I wonder if our football heroes ever regret their decision.

I hope they don’t. I hope our admiration, their fame, makes the game worth the pain. I hope the memories last longer than their knees did.

R.J. Vogt is a junior in College Scholars. He can be reached at rvogt@utk.edu.

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Adderall: Does the study drug provide an unfair advantage?

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Kaila Curry As we approach the final weeks of school, I cannot help but notice a sudden increase in Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder patients.

Perhaps this epidemic has spread via the school water fountains. Or maybe the crowd reminiscent of a zombie apocalypse has sprung from another source.

My personal theory is that this epidemic stems from a mental rather than physical source, specifically the portion of our brain that switches on when finals approach and says: time to do something.

Perhaps it’s a symptom unique to college students, but the exponential increase in mentally stimulating drugs has a strange correlation with the increase in school work.

When you turn 18, several magic things happen, but the worst of these is that coffee just doesn’t do the job anymore.

That’s where Adderall enters the scene.

However, this is just the gateway drug.

Vyvanse comes next, closely followed by cocaine for the hard-core students. It starts innocently enough.

Just another late night at the library, and

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Students in college resort to popping these pills to enhance their performance on exams.

Is this fair? When an athlete uses performance-enhancing drugs, such as steroids, they are kicked off their sports teams. They are looked down upon for having an unfair advantage. In a sense, isn’t Adderall use the same principle?

Although, ADHD is a serious behavioral disorder, an increasing number of children and adolescents are being diagnosed every day. A lot of these kids are seen as “out of control,” and rather than disciplining these children, the problem is treated with medication.

This is a medication intended to calm the children and help them focus on their tasks at a much easier level, without their minds wandering off at a constant rate.

Some kids that claim to have ADHD are really just flat out lazy. Some guardians with sub-par parenting skills find comfort by placing blame in a common disorder rather than owning up to their failure to properly discipline children.

As finals approach it seems tempting to take a “happy pill” that will keep me awake for the dreaded cramming and all-nighters.

However, such as the best athletes self motivate themselves through pain and discipline, I choose to strive on relying on my own abilities.

Kaila Curry is a freshman in English. She can be reached at kcurry6@utk.edu.

The truth about your well-intentioned volunteer trip Struggling to be Heard by

Andrea Richardson As residents of the United States, we’re all afforded a certain amount of privilege.

This isn’t to say that we’ve never faced difficulties in our lives — that’s not what privilege is — but there certainly are some advantages that come with living here.

For us college students, this is especially true. Our privilege manifests in most of us having had access to at least some sort of college-preparatory resource prior to university.

Also, most of us have enough money — or someone willing to loan us enough money — to pay for tuition, books and housing.

So, point: many of us in the U.S. and the Western world — “developed” nations as we’ve been calling them recently — have some advantages and resources which other people in other countries might not have.

And many of us feel guilty about that because, well, imperialism.

In order to alleviate that guilt and to right wrongs, many Westerners have opted to volunteering their services abroad to “developing” countries. Think Madonna. Think Bono.

Think idealistic college kids taking gap years.

I think I need an extra hand to count the number of times I’ve had a friend or acquain-

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before you know it, you wake up on your drool-stained notebook to see a friendly face in front of you. That kid from your English class seems to be speaking, but your mind can’t process the words fast enough. He holds out a small pill and nods reassuringly. Suddenly the fog clears, the words sharpen and you’re in a shining, new drug-ridden world just ready for you to explore. And you’ve got all night.

Alright, so you got an A on that paper. But what exactly is in this drug?

Adderall is essentially a cocktail of several ingredients, including amphetamine salts. For those who have ADHD, the amphetamines are intended to counteract the effects of the disorder by improving the dopamine flow in the frontal cortex.

Side effects of this drug include being irritable while under the influence as well as feeling as though one’s creativity has been stifled in the name of creating order out of disorder and doing the one task at hand.

In a University of Pennsylvania study of the effects of Adderall, Clinical Director of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin Eric Heiligenstein says that these medications allow you to be more structured and more rigid – the opposite of creativity.

Is this just a small price to pay for an “A”?

Can one truly sacrifice their creativity for a few hours simply to pass calculus?

There lies a greater issue than the menacing side effects, for a sense of morality comes into play.

tance tell me that they’re volunteering in Africa — no, never a specified country. Just “Africa.”

Now, I’m not saying that advocacy and aid are bad. But you do have to remember what they paved the road to hell with.

Short term mission and volunteer trips often do more harm than good. The biggest problem is that the participants are not usually well-practiced doctors, engineers or other professionals with real assets to offer.

It’s mostly churches, bored rich people, celebrities and inexperienced students. Many times, these people damage local economies by taking away, as volunteers, paying jobs from residents (which is ironic, considering the whole “immigrants take our jobs!” rhetoric that runs rampant in the U.S.).

Or, the entire endeavor turns into “voluntourism,” an industry that thrives on Western paternalism. “White Man’s Burden,” anyone?

And, what of the children? In Cambodia, for example, orphanages have become “a booming business trading in guilt.” Sometimes, desperate parents send their children to orphanages, hoping to get foreign dollars in return.

As for children who have actually faced the trauma of losing their parents, forming emotional attachments to short-term volunteers only adds to the trauma once the volunteers leave.

Also, I think that whether a person realizes it or not, he or she might go on a mission or volunteer trip to a developing country for their own benefit. They go to feel better about themselves. This type of trip has been dubbed “the ego trip.” Clever, right?

Let’s take a look at Madonna, for example, who was called out by Malawian president Joyce Banda for her entitlement — it seems as though she expected Malawians to be eternally grateful for her kindness, though kindness, by definition, comes without expectations of repayment.

And though Madonna and countless others have donated millions of dollars to undeveloped nations, keep this in mind: As a whole, “Africa has received $1 trillion in benevolent aid in the last 50 years, and per capita income is now lower, life expectancy has stagnated, and adult literacy is lower.” Obviously, we need a new plan of action.

I propose that Western countries abandon the white savior complex and; if they want to help, establish a constructive dialogue with the people themselves on what they need.

Maybe it’s an extreme concept — that the residents of these countries know better how to address their problems than outsiders — but it’s one we need to get on board with.

So, if you’re going to an impoverished country for the summer — or, if you did during an alternative spring break — keep this question in mind: are your concerns ethical, or is this just résumé padding? Are you truly causing positive change?

One more thing: please don’t take a picture with a bunch of brown kids in the background specifically for your new Facebook profile pic.

Bad form, that.

Andrea Richardson is a sophomore in anthropology. She can be reached at aricha43@utk.edu.

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Students show personality through ink represent something a person loves; an extension of that person. Other times they’re simply a mark of a careless Sometimes they are there as night. No matter what, these an artistic expression of who UT students are proud of their a person is. Sometimes they tattoos.

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Cody Woodside, sophomore in journalism and electronic media “I’ve got a lot of Tennessee pride.

I also have a love for travel, and I don’t see myself staying in Tennessee or America for the extended future. So, I got it as a way to have a piece of home with me no matter where I am.�

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Jessie Hamby, freshman in psychology “It’s a stick-and-poke fishbone which means I did it myself. I got it because stick-and-poke tattoos are supposed to be spur of the moment and random and not really have a deep meaning, and so it’s just kind of a random doodle that I decided to get on my wrist forever.�

“I’ve been fascinated by sunflowers since I grew one for the first time when I was 6 years old, and that sense of enchantment with the world is something to hold on to. Sunflowers always remind me there are beautiful things in life that are worth fighting for.

They also remind me of how important it is to have a connection with nature, and it’s hard to explain but they really mean so much to me.�

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Gage Arnold Copy Chief The hype surrounding Tennessee’s five-star freshman receiver cranked from dull roar to full outcry during the Vols’ spring game on Saturday.

Josh Malone broke off the line in the first quarter, took a vicious cut and found himself in prime position against fellow freshman D’Andre Payne.

The true freshman receiver from Gallatin, Tenn., then turned up field, left Payne in his rearview and crossed into Neyland Stadium’s end zone for a score.

But he wasn’t done. His day was just beginning.

After slipping past Payne again and wrangling in a 6-yard touchdown grab in the second quarter, Malone put the cherry on his breakout party with a 79-yard catch and score, the third from the day from the arm of sophomore quarterback Joshua Dobbs.

The 6-foot-3 freshman finished with six catches for 181 yards and three touchdowns.

Malone and UT’s receivers delivered explosion to an offense that ranked as the SEC’s secondworst passing offense (164.9 yards per game) last year.

“Josh (Malone) has had a productive spring, but I thought he really stepped it up today, even in the quarterback challenge,” UT head coach Butch Jones said.

“Josh has pretty much being doing that all spring. “... He can be as good as he wants to be.”

Jones’ claim appeared to be on point.

Most of Malone’s teammates weren’t even slightly surprised by his gaudy stat line.

“He played very well,” sophomore cornerback Cameron Sutton said. “He’s a very hard worker, and he’s hard on himself.

FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 With 7 seconds left to play in the third quarter, the sophomore signal caller uncorked a bomb to the true freshman wideout, who strolled into the end zone, capping off a 79-yard pitch-and-catch.

In total, the duo hooked up three times to the tune of a 153 yards.

“I felt like I did a good job executing the plays, and that’s something I’ve been working on all spring,” Dobbs said, who finished going 6-of-9 for 199 yards and four touchdowns, one of which was a 59-yard touchdown run. “Coach Jones always talks about consistency and performance, so not only me, but the entire offense had another good day, as we’ve had all spring.

“It was another great day to just continue building our style of play and continue to work on plays and execution.”

But even after a standout day from Dobbs, Jones refused to comment on the quarterback competition, only stating it was “ongoing.”

He was, however, proud of what he saw from each of his quarterbacks, as they combined to go 32-of-45 for 514 yards and six scores. “(It is) night and day where we are at,” Jones said. “I thought our quarterbacks were aggressive, they were decisive and they were confident in what they were seeing and that was great to see.”

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“We expect a lot out of him, and he expects a lot out of himself. He’s going to help us a lot.”

But Malone wasn’t the only receiver to steal the spotlight.

Sophomore Marquez North, fresh off a Freshman All-SEC selection last season, turned in five catches for 106 yards and a touchdown – a 50-yard pitch-andcatch from senior Justin Worley – of his own.

Junior Cody Blanc reeled in a 19-yard score from freshman quarterback hopeful Riley Ferguson in the game’s waning seconds as well.

Fourteen players, in total, caught at a pass.

“Honestly, it’s a quarterback’s best friend when you have people like Marquez, Josh Malone and Jason Croom,” Dobbs said, “just bodies who you can throw the ball up and know that they’re going to come down with it is huge for us, especially in the red zone.”

They came down with it on Saturday. A lot.

The 514 passing yards, albeit in scrimmage form, would have marked the first time UT eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark since 2012.

“I left here a year ago very concerned about our throw game and our ability to make splash plays, and obviously that’s in the past,” Jones said. “I’m very encouraged about what I see, but we’ve got a long way to go.”

Despite struggling against North on multiple occasions, including on his 50-yard score, Sutton said the secondary has grown stronger from facing the wide outs in practice.

“Our receivers are very versatile,” Sutton said. “They all bring different things, whether it’s being physical, or stretching the field or being a big body.

“Our receiving core is built around that, and it makes us a better secondary.”

Defensively, though, the Vols didn’t play up to their own expectations.

“It was a tough day for the defense,” redshirt junior linebacker Curt Maggitt said. “We didn’t play well. Last week, we played with more effort and more intensity.

“When we play as a whole, play as a unit, we are productive, but today wasn’t a good day.”

The reason for the letdown performance, though, wasn’t hard to figure out.

“The biggest thing I was most disappointed with that we need to take strides in is our tackling,” Jones said. “We have spent inordinate amount of time this spring in terms of tackling.

“On the positive side of it, we were in good position to make the tackles – everything is about body position – we just didn’t make them.”

With spring ball officially over, the Vols now turn their attention to the summer, where they will continue their preparation for the 2014 season that opens on Aug. 31 against Utah State.

“Moving forward we start the next phase of our program that’s a new season,” Jones said. “That’s our summer strength and conditioning program. This is where I really believe teams are born, in the summer months with your leadership. It becomes a player-led football team.

“This next phase is critical...

This has to be the best summer program that we’ve ever had as a coaching staff together.”

Not one Tennessee quarterback emerged as the starter at Saturday’s Orange and White Game, but the Vols still indicated 2014 should feature a muchimproved aerial attack.

Justin Worley, Nathan Peterman, Joshua Dobbs and Riley Ferguson combined for 514 passing yards and six passing touchdowns in the convincing White (offense) win over the Orange (defense) that featured splash play after splash play.

If there was one standout, though, it was Dobbs.

The rising sophomore, who started four games in 2013, was on point. He hit 6-of-9 targets for 199 yards and three touchdowns.

His first four drives ended with TDs, including a 59-yard scramble into the checkerboards and a 79-yard strike to emerging freshman wideout Josh Malone.

“I take pride in myself,” Dobbs said. “I am always a confident individual. This was a good day of taking steps forward. (I) just have to continue to build on it.”

Even though he was happy with his performance, the always-humble Dobbs made sure his unit as a whole was receiving the spotlight and not just him.

“I feel like I had a productive day, but I feel as a unit we had a really productive day,” Dobbs said. “We did an excellent job of executing plays, focusing on fundamentals, executing plays coach (Mike) Bajakian was call-

ing and moving the ball.”

Dobbs was right — it wasn’t just him excelling under center.

Worley led three touchdown drives, completing an efficient 11-of-13 attempts for 151 yards and hitting sophomore receiver Marquez North on a crisp long ball for a 50-yard touchdown.

Peterman finished 8-for-11 with 81 yards, and Ferguson went 7-for-12 for 83 yards. Both tossed a touchdown pass on the afternoon.

Big passing-game plays were a rarity in 2013, making head coach Butch Jones relieved to see some major improvement.

“Night and day (from) where we were at,” Jones said of his quarterback situation. “I thought our quarterbacks were aggressive. They were decisive, and they were confident in what they were seeing and that was great today.”

No change at the top Jones makes it a point to emphasize that his staff evaluates their quarterbacks in every setting, and there’s no doubt that they gained plenty of valuable reps and tape film on Saturday.

But when asked if anything had changed in the four-headed battle at quarterback between Worley, Peterman, Dobbs and Ferguson, Jones was quick to claim he still needs to see more from his QBs. “Ongoing, no time table,” Jones said of the quarterback battle. “We have to take tremendous strides. We turned the football over from the quarterback position today. You can’t do that and play winning football.

“But I’m very encouraged by where that position is in our

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Ferguson struggles Every one of Tennessee’s quarterbacks seemed to have considerable success offensively in generating drives and scores in the first half — except Ferguson.

The redshirt freshmen’s first two drives were short threeand-outs. On his third drive, he was strip-sacked from behind

by Devaun Swafford. He was sacked two more times before eventually getting his unit into the end zone on his fifth drive, and capped off his performance with an interception in the closing moments.

Many of Ferguson’s struggles, especially the pressure, came by way of his offensive linemen and receivers failing to make plays.

Jones even pointed toward that after the game, saying “a lot goes into sacks.”

But the second-year coach was still quick to note how Ferguson — one of the big-

gest head-turners from spring practice and a threat to start come the Utah State season opener — needs to improve his decision-making and avoid bad turnovers.

“I thought Riley did some good things,” Jones said. “But he’s going through the maturation phase. With the interception at the end of the game, he had the flat route wide open.

He tried to get a bigger yardage gain on the out.

“As a quarterback, you never pass up a completion for a better completion. That’s a process that young quarterbacks go through. The other one where he fumbled the ball, he was hit from the backside. It’s the guy you never see that causes the fumble. Those are all things we can correct from Riley.”

Added Ferguson: “It was OK. There were things that I could have done better. I will just have to go back and watch the film to correct my mistakes.”

SOFTBALL

Aldrete helps Lady Vols clinch series over A&M Staff Report After dropping its series opener for the second consecutive week, the No. 4 Tennessee Lady Vols softball team bounced back to take the series against the No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies.

With the team trailing 3-1 and in danger of losing its second straight weekend series, freshman Annie Aldrete came through, delivering a three-run home run in the top of the fifth to push the Lady Vols ahead for good, eventually securing a 5-3 victory on Sunday to move to 35-6 (11-4 SEC) on the season.

The win pushed the Lady Vols to a perfect 11-0 record on Sundays this year.

On the mound, Ellen Renfroe improved to 23-3 after striking out six, while allowing three runs in a complete game effort, marking the 22nd time she’s gone the distance this season.

Sophomore Haley Tobler went a perfect 3-for-3 hitting, capping off a weekend that saw her bat .750 (6-for-8).

Saturday’s performance, however, was the much more dominating response to their seriesopening loss.

The Lady Vols crushed five home runs, tying a Tennessee

school record set back on April 25, 1999, en route to a 15-2 victory in a run-ruled five innings of work.

Senior Madison Shipman was responsible for two of those five home runs, pushing her weekly total to five and her season tally to 14. Freshman Megan Geer, junior Cheyanne Tarango and Aldrete each added home runs as well.

“My swing is feeling good, and it’s one of those times where the ball looks like it’s the size of a beach ball right now,” Shipman said in a university release. “I’m just going to try and keep that up.”

The Lady Vols wouldn’t be forced to keep bouncing back, though, if they didn’t keep dropping openers.

The Aggies scored three in the first inning thanks to a threerun shot by Cassie Tysarczyk.

From then on it was all Aggies.

Texas A&M’s Rachel Fox was dominate, earning the win after striking out eight and allowing one earned run – a sole blast from Shipman.

Tennessee now shifts its focus to Eastern Kentucky Colonels, who UT will match up with on Tuesday inside Sheri Parker Lee Stadium at 6 p.m.

BASEBALL

Bulldogs bite Vols, take weekend series Staff Report After winning the opening game of the series Thursday on ESPNU, the No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers dropped the last two contests in Athens, Ga., losing Friday 4-1 and Saturday 7-4 to the Georgia Bulldogs at Foley Field.

“I’m very disappointed,” head coach Dave Serrano said in a university release. “We got beat on the road; the series taken from us. I give credit to them because they made pitches when they had to, executed offensively when runners were in scoring position and they took advantage of every opportunity we gave them.

“They didn’t have to do a whole lot to win the series, and that’s what bothers me most.

It wasn’t like they did anything special. They just did the things that it takes to win baseball games.”

In the series finale on Saturday, Tennessee (23-11, 6-9 SEC) was out-hit 11-7 in the game. Bulldog pitcher Robert Tyler (4-2) gave up just four hits, three runs (two earned) and two walks while striking out five over six innings of work. UGA (21-14-1, 7-7-1) handed the ball over to right-hander David Sosebee, who earned his first career save with a three-inning outing, where he gave up three hits, one walk and one run.

Freshman Nick Senzel and junior Will Maddox stood out

at the plate for UT, hitting .417 and .400 for the series, respectively. Senzel drove in a team-best four runs against the Bulldogs, while Maddox crossed the plate a team-high four times.

Sophomore shortstop A.J. Simcox also registered a .375 clip (3-for-8) for the weekend.

Rookie Kyle Serrano (3-2) took the loss in his seventh career start, allowing six hits and three runs. Bret Marks also surrendered three runs in relief for UT. In Game Two of the series on Friday, the Vols had three hits and scored a run in the first inning, but Georgia southpaw Ryan Lawlor settled in, allowing just two more hits and no runs from the Vols over a ninestrikeout complete game.

Freshman right-hander Hunter Martin (2-2) took the loss in one of his best outings of the season. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native kept the Vols in it with a career-best seven-inning performance. Martin allowed just four hits, including just one out of the infield, and four runs. Martin struck out three and walked none in his seventh career start. Martin retired the Bulldogs in order five times on the night.

“I thought he pitched well; he gave us a chance,” Serrano said on Friday. “There were some situations where I felt he lost his focus a little bit, but I thought he gave us a chance. He didn’t have his best stuff, but he gave us an opportunity to win.”