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UT professor leads Relay for Life endeavor UT chapter seeks to raise $60,000 for research, patient care through events this weekend Zac Ellis Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Hufford has a message for students, faculty and staff at UT. Want to have fun while helping a good cause? Try staying up all night this weekend. Hufford, instructor of journalism and electronic media and public relations at UT, serves as the faculty adviser for the UT chapter of Relay For Life, an all-night event aimed at raising cancer awareness and funding cancer research. Each year, nearly 3.5 million people participate in the American Cancer Society’s event worldwide, which raises more than $450 million. The event will take place tonight from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. at Circle Park on campus. “Relay is a great, fun event,” Hufford, who has served as the UT’s Relay adviser since 2003, said. “I invited my class this morning. We’ve got live bands all night. There’s food, there’s activities. I don’t even realize I’m up all night.” The fundraising event has been a staple of UT’s campus community since 2004, when Hufford helped launch the university’s first Relay. The event is widespread throughout the country, and when approached about advising a UT chapter of the event in 2003, Hufford, a 30-year survivor of leukemia, couldn’t turn it down. “They said, “We think we’d like to start a Relay for Life event on the UT campus, and we think we’d like for you to help with that,” Hufford said. “I said, in my typical Ms. Bonnie fashion, ‘Sure, I’d be happy to do that.’” Hufford was aware of other Relays around the Knoxville area. Several branches of the event existed in East Tennessee, like a West Knoxville chapter, a North Knoxville chapter and a downtown chapter, but UT did not have
a campus event despite Relay’s popularity among other universities. Without question, Hufford knew she had a job to do. “They knew my history,” Hufford said. “My
goal at $60,000 for this year, and Hufford said the effort is well on its way. “For this weekend, we are already at $40,000,” Hufford said. The list of activities scheduled for this
nearly 30-year history of having a chronic form of leukemia. I like to volunteer and do things for the cancer society. “It was just a perfect matchup.” Since UT’s first Relay in 2004, the event has become the campus’s largest fundraising effort. The volunteer staff set its fundraising
year’s Relay is as extensive as it is varied. Paying homage to this year’s Nickelodeonstyle Relay logo, students can pay for the opportunity to “slime” their friends. A moon bounce obstacle course and a Dr. Pepper Pong Tournament will also be included. Rapper Swiperboy is even scheduled to make an
appearance, as well. “And of course, we’ll have a cornhole tournament, karaoke, Relay games, food, raffles, singing competitions, things like that,” Ashley Rae Needham, senior in journalism and electronic media and communications chair for UT’s chapter of Relay for Life, said. Survivors are encouraged to attend the event, and money raised will benefit those striving to find a cure. “So much of the funding that we raise goes right back into patient education, patient services and research,” Hufford said. Needham said the support of Hufford makes planning the whole event that much easier. From helping with the event’s logistics to running necessary errands, Hufford serves as a jack-of-all-trades to volunteering students. “Her dedication to the American Cancer Society and to Relay for Life has really inspired a lot of the team members to give our all for this project,” Needham said. “People like Bonnie really benefit from what this event has to offer.” Hufford admitted her personality just wouldn’t allow her to stand by and watch. “In the past, the adviser was more of a figurehead, just somebody who helped the kids get what they needed,” Hufford said. “I, of course, just had to take it to the next level.” Everyone within the community is encouraged to take part in Relay, Hufford said, because cancer has affected every single person in some way. “Most people, if you really sit down and talk to students or faculty or people from the community that show it, it seems that everybody has a connection somehow,” Hufford said. “It touches everyone, it seems. Everyone can identify with that.” UT’s chapter of Relay For Life kicks off at 6 p.m. tonight at Circle Park and will continue until 6 a.m. on Saturday.
Diversity featured in annual festival James Dickson Staff Writer The I-House will host its 26th annual International Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today on the UC Plaza. This free and public event will feature 18 decorated booths providing authenticallycooked foods, cultural drinks, jewelry and clothing items for purchase. A wide variety of cultural entertainment begins outside on stage at 11 a.m. and will continue until 2:15 p.m. “Every year, we have about 3,000 people come and go,” Qi Fu, graduate assistant and IHouse coordinator of the Culture Night Committee, said. Fu said the Native American booth at last year’s festival in Thompson Boling Arena provided samples of cooked deer meat. She recommended people get to the event early to sample the foods and drinks. Booths will have displays and educational material from many cultures, including Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Native American, Filipino, African, Korean, Thai, Bangladeshi, Iranian, Mexican and more. Other booths to attend will be the Bolivian booth, which is new this year, the Muslim Student Association, Library Diversity and the I-House. The IHouse booth will provide free drinks, water, program information. T-shirts will be sold for $5. Entertainment will include two juggling acts by UT graduate Doug McCaughan, Chinese acrobatics, a mariachi band, belly dancing, Indian classical dancing and Caribbean salsa dancing.
“Last year, there was no mariachi band, juggling or Caribbean salsa dancing, and this year I’m looking forward to all three performances,” Rajesh Jena, graduate student in food science and technology at UT, said. New to the festival this year is the Celebration of Civility and Community. Chancellor Jimmy Cheek will speak at this celebration at 11:30 a.m. According to a press release, the ten principle words that this campaign highlights are inclusivity, diversity, dialogue, collegiality, respect, knowledge, integrity, learning, awareness and responsiveness. This campaign began last semester in response to an increase of intolerant incidents and biased actions on campus. The cultural booths will be judged, based on their food, displays and educational material, by students from a UT nutrition class . How the booths greet and interact with people will also be factored in by the judges. The firstplace winners will receive certificates, and their names on a plaque inside the I-House. Booths are divided into two categories for judging: large and small booths. In the large group of last year’s International Festival, the African Student Association received first place, and the Korean Student Association received second. In the small booth category of last year’s festival, the Thai Student Club received first place, and the Bangladesh Student Association received second place. The UC’s public-parking garage is open for the event. Ticket stubs can be stamped at the I-House booth for a flat rate of $5. This is the International House’s last big event for the semester.
Search for missing student continues Associated Press
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Visiting print artist Lynn Allen works on a stone for a lithography print. Allen has been at UT this week working in the print shop with the help of UT grad students.
PARSONS, Tenn. — Searchers in western Tennessee were looking Thursday for a nursing student who was last seen being dragged from her house by a man wearing camouflage in what authorities described as a home invasion and abduction. About 50 people had gathered in Parsons to resume the search for Holly Bobo, 20, after about 250 volunteers searched the rural area around her home Wednesday. Bobo’s 25-year-old brother told investigators he saw a man dragging her across the carport at her family home and toward a wooded area, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. Bobo’s brother was inside the house and the reported kidnapping was outside in the rural area of small, modest homes about 100 miles northeast of Memphis, the TBI said. A spokeswoman would not give more details of what the brother told them. “We would never expect anything like that,” Decatur County Sheriff Roy Wyatt said. “And I think that’s why it is so devastating to all of us.”
Investigators are looking into the possibility that someone may have checked out Bobo’s home before the abduction and are asking neighbors to report any unusual people or cars in the area. Since news of the case spread, neighbors and people in nearby communities have poured out to help search, bring food and support family members who are holding together reasonably well, Decatur County Mayor Michael Smith said. Authorities used dogs and a helicopter in the search Wednesday. Bobo is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. She was last seen Wednesday morning wearing a pink shirt and light blue jeans. Smith said the close-knit community has little crime, so word of this has come as a shock. Parsons has about 2,500 residents. Bud Grimes, a spokesman for the University of Tennessee at Martin, said Bobo was studying to be a licensed practical nurse through the Tennessee Technology Center. She was taking classes at the university’s extension campus in Parsons, but was not a UT-Martin student. Bobo’s mother is an elementary school teacher and her father works for a tree service company. See PARSONS on Page 3
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April Hanna, junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology, participates in the Mouseballs event during the Recyclympics on April 1. Some of the other events included Compact Discus, Hammer Throw and Moonboots Race. All the events included objects that are easy to recycle yet are often just thrown out, like old computer mice.
1947: Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly 50 years later, on April 15, 1997, Robinson’s groundbreaking career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by over 50,000 fans at New York City’s Shea Stadium. Robinson’s was the first-ever number retired by all teams in the league. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Ga., to a family of sharecroppers. Growing up, he
excelled at sports and attended UCLA, where he was the first athlete to letter in four varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football and track. After financial difficulties forced Robinson to drop out of UCLA, he joined the army in 1942 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. After protesting instances of racial discrimination during his military service, Robinson was courtmartialed in 1944. Ultimately, though, he was honorably discharged. After the army, Robinson played for a season in the Negro American League. In 1945, Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, recruited Robinson, who was known for his integrity and intelligence as well as his talent, to join one of the club’s farm teams. In 1947, Robinson was called up to the Majors and soon became a star infielder and outfielder for the Dodgers, as well as the National League’s Rookie of the Year. In 1949, the right-
hander was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player and league batting champ. Robinson played on the National League All-Star team from 1949 through 1954 and led the Dodgers to six National League pennants and one World Series, in 1955. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year of eligibility. Despite his talent and success as a player, Robinson faced tremendous racial discrimination throughout his career, from baseball fans and some fellow players. Additionally, Jim Crow laws prevented Robinson from using the same hotels and restaurants as his teammates while playing in the South. After retiring from baseball in 1957, Robinson became a businessman and civil rights activist. He died Oct. 24, 1972, at age 53, in Stamford, Conn. —This Day in History is courtesy of history.com.
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Friday, April 15, 2011 Noble Wilford; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning; and former Esquire magazine publisher Alan N. Greenberg. Scott Poole named dean of UT’s College of Architecture and Design
McCormick CEO Wilson to receive alumni award, address UT college grads Alan Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of McCormick & Company Inc., will receive the 2012 Donald G. Hileman Distinguished Alumni Award at the spring commencement ceremony for the College of Communication and Information (CCI) at UT. Wilson also will deliver the college’s commencement address to graduates and their families at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 12, in Thompson-Boling Arena. Wilson earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from UT in 1980, and then served as a captain in the U.S. Army, completing tours of duty in Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. He worked for Proctor & Gamble for nine years in product supply before joining McCormick in 1993 as director of procurement for retail products. He was promoted the following year to vice president of corporate procurement and served a variety of roles in the company before being named its top executive in 2008. McCormick & Company Inc. is a global leader in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of spices, herbs, seasonings, specialty foods and flavors. In 2010, Fortune Magazine named McCormick one of the “100 Best Companies To Work For.” Wilson is the inaugural and current president of the UT Alumni Board of Directors and serves on the Board of Visitors of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He also serves on the boards of directors of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation. Wilson also is a member of the Maryland Economic Development Commission and the Business Roundtable for Education. The Donald G. Hileman Award is named for the first permanent dean of the College of Communications, the forerunner to the College of Communication and Information. The award was established in 1994 in celebration of the college's 25th anniversary. It is awarded to college alumni who have made notable contributions to the field of communication and information. Past recipients include two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and noted science writer for the New York Times, John
Scott Poole has been named dean of the UT College of Architecture and Design. Poole, director of the School of Architecture and Design at Virginia Tech, will begin July 15. Poole will replace Dean John McRae, who will step down after nearly six years in the lead role. McRae will remain a faculty member in the college. As director at Virginia Tech, Poole oversaw two programs — architecture and landscape architecture — which were top-ranked in the U.S. He also served as co-chair of the department heads’ executive council and chair of the foundation program for the Department of Architecture. While at Virginia Tech, Poole received the Teaching Excellence Award in 2002 and the Leonard and Virginia Currie Professional Development Award in 1999. He also has received various grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in Fine Arts. Poole has served in various professional leadership roles, including as the vice president for professional excellence and on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Society American Institute of Architects. He has been recognized by the Association for Collegiate Schools of Architecture for his distinguished service. Poole has authored several book chapters and books, one of which, “The New Finnish Architecture” (published in English), has been translated into three languages. Poole has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University, where he was part of the honors anthropology program and an All-American Athlete. He earned a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Texas and was a student Fulbright Scholar. The College of Architecture and Design houses architecture, interior design and landscape architecture. The 350-member undergraduate architecture program was ranked a Top 20 program for 2011 by DesignIntelligence, and the college’s landscape architecture master’s program is the only one of its kind in the state. UT to lead wildflower pilgrimage for 61st year Every year, they leave their homes, work and families — or many come with their families — and head to the Great Smoky Mountains to observe the beauty
and learn about the wonders nature reveals at this time of year. These people are taking part in the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, a tradition led by UT for sixty-one years. The event, which began with a handful of botanists from UT, now involves as many as one thousand participants. This year’s pilgrimage — a five-day exploration of plant and animal life — will be April 26 through May 1. Online registration is now open at http://www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.org/ and onsite registration begins April 25 at Gatlinburg’s M. L. Mills Conference Center. A welcoming luncheon held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, at the Mills Conference Center features the program, “Why Bartram Matters.” Actor J. D. Sutton will impersonate William Bartram, a naturalist who explored the United States from 1773 to 1777. The pilgrimage’s roots grew from the joint efforts of UT professors Fred Norris and Royal Shanks, Gatlinburg City Manager Bart Leiper, Art Stupka of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and Lucinda Ogle from the Gatlinburg Garden Club. Providing an educational opportunity for people visiting the park, the first pilgrimage was a quaint event with some hundred participants. Within thirty years, it grew to include more than one thousand registrants from more than thirty states. It has also matured from an organic gathering to a well-organized conference with 141 guided walks and indoor presentations over five days led by 115 professionals who guide participants through the region's rich wildflowers, fauna, ecology, and cultural and natural history. This year there are twenty-nine new events spread over the five days. There is also a photography contest open to the public. Details can be found at http://www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.o rg/. Over the past 61 years, UT and the pilgrimage have been inextricably linked. Many of the hike leaders have been UT faculty and their graduate students. This year UT faculty will continue to lead discussions about mosses, ferns, wildflowers, fungi, birds, bears, bats, wild hogs, salamanders and much more. The Wildflower Pilgrimage is a collaboration among the UT Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, the City of Gatlinburg Department of Tourism, the Friends of the Smoky Mountains National Park, the Gatlinburg Garden Club, the Great Smoky Mountains Association, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
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PARSONS continued from Page 1 Courtney Jeffreys, 20, went to school with Bobo since preschool and said she loves animals and always had a lot of different kinds of pets growing up. “She is just a really sweet girl,” Jeffreys said. Family friend David Ivey, whose son went to high school with Bobo, said the young woman has an “angelic voice” and loved to show it
off in talent contests at school. She also would sing solos at Corinth Baptist Church where she was a member, he said. Bobo’s pastor, Don Franks, said he has known her all her life and said she is “a fine young Christian girl.” He said the community response has been exceptional. “They’re searching, bringing food and holding prayer vigils,” Franks said. “The whole community is praying for her safety and wellbeing.”
Budget proposal draws Republican ire Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — Republicans eyeing the White House assailed President Barack Obama’s deficit-reduction proposal and cast him as a tax-raising liberal who is failing to lead a nation on the brink of fiscal catastrophe. It likely amounts to the opening salvo in a 2012 presidential race certain to be shaped by spending issues. Most of the presidential contenders have indicated that they prefer the other federal budget proposal on the table, the one the House Republicans have proposed. But while praising House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, RWis., they have stopped short of fully endorsing every aspect of the plan. “That’s a very good start. It does some things that need to be done,”
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Thursday of Ryan’s proposal at a breakfast with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas during Barbour’s first trip to the first-in-the-nation primary state as he weighs an allbut-certain presidential campaign. He did not elaborate but said he was disappointed that Obama took so long to unveil a plan to combat the nation’s ballooning federal budget deficit. “I’m disappointed that the line in the sand he wants to draw is a trillion dollar tax increase because I think economic growth has to come first,” Barbour said. His fellow GOP contenders hammered Obama on the same issue in appearances Thursday in politically important New Hampshire and in written statements after the president’s Wednesday address, what amounted to his first major re-election speech.
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Civility still lacking in LGBT society There is a lot of emphasis on campus about civility and inclusion for a while now, which is why I’m disappointed to know of bullying and uncivil actions committed by my peers. In light of Campus Civility Day on April 15, I feel this situation needs to be addressed. I recently was the victim of bullying, but the surprise wasn’t in being bullied. It was in the fact that the people bullying me were members of my own community. Within the Lambda Student Union (the LGBT social group on campus), there is a select group of people who have formed their own small clique. Last Wednesday, I had texts I sent to one of these people posted on the Internet for others to laugh at. I wouldn’t have found out if I hadn’t stumbled upon the intentions of his texting on Twitter. This is a classic example of cyber-bullying. In a day where there are multiple people and groups fighting for the equality and acceptance of gay people, is this truly acceptable? The UT administration has worked hard to cultivate campus unity and civility, like “One Campus, One Community,” “Stop Bias,” Safe Zone training, various diversity initiatives and even an LGBT resource center. Does it not make sense for students to work to make this campus safer when the administration is working hard for this goal? Bullying is bullying and is never OK. It’s always wrong, no matter who it comes from. The most unfortunate part of this whole situation is that one gay student bullied another gay student. The LGBT community has enough enemies; therefore, we don’t need to create enemies amongst ourselves. This is clear hypocrisy in light of other efforts like the “It Gets Better” campaign. We, as LGBT people, can’t preach acceptance from the world and then attack each other without reason. I’m not writing this as an attempt to downplay the Lambda Student Union. When I first arrived at UT, I had no gay friends. Then I was pointed to Lambda and have been a member for three and a half years now. It became a safe place for me to be myself, figure out who I was and find where I belonged in the world. Unfortunately, for me, a few bad apples ruined my experience. There are genuinely good people in Lambda, and it’s upsetting how they are experiencing the consequence of this in my stepping away from the organization. No one should have to put themselves in a position to be constantly bullied — whether to their face or behind their back. In a day and age where the Internet makes bullying easier by being able to either remain anonymous or hide enough information to bully behind someone’s back, we need to be sure to treat each other with respect. That’s simply a basic human right. Marcus Baker senior in sociology mbaker21@utk.edu Campus cost options raise questions I was speaking to a groundskeeper yesterday outside of the Humanities building about the large pots that are currently planted in those beautiful tulips. I asked why they are torn out each spring instead of being left in the pots and planted over when they were spent, and he didn’t know, just that he was told to pull them out and replant. This practice is ridiculous. Tulips and many of the other plantings around campus are perennials and would get bigger and better each year if left in place. Maintaining perennials is not only a sound ecological practice but huge for cost-saving to the university. This practice requires less fertilizer and mulch, which reduces the environmental impact and reduces the waste of throwing out perfectly good plants. It would be interesting to see the cost-saving comparison between a change in planting practices and the policy of turning off computers when not in use. By the way, according to several IT people, it is the computer monitor that uses the majority of electricity. Turning off the CPU and turning it on again actually reduces its life expectancy which means more frequent replacement costs which are substantial. Catherine Remus lecturer in mathematics cremus@utk.edu SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline
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Condensed literature saps thrill of reading Ac orns and Other Seeds by
Anna-Lise Burnette This past week, I haven’t had a lot of free time, so the few spare moments I’ve had have been filled up with lots of unnecessary and frivolous reading. Since the end of the semester usually calls for a crackdown on the sleeping, the relaxing and the spending, most of what I’ve read has been online and completely inconsequential, and I’ve not actually bought any books “for keeps.” After a quick glance through my own bookcase proved fruitless (you can only read “Nine Stories” so many times before they become “One Story”), I once again ransacked my boyfriend’s, where I discovered “The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge.” I cracked open the hulking thing and started to skim through it, not expecting anything much better than an encyclopedia. But as I quickly flipped through the world literature section, I stopped on the book’s brief summary of “The Illiad.” Down from hundreds, a mere two-and-a-half pages covered the gist of the entire epic poem. Having never read it, I paused to look through the paragraph-sized chapters only to discover that I already knew the basic storyline. So I stopped around book 15 and continued flipping through the guide. I was just about finished with reading “Paradise Lost” when my boyfriend noticed what I was doing and insisted that reading Milton that way was unhealthy. And the more I think about it, I have to agree. Even though I am now planning on reading the real “Paradise Lost” some time in the very near future, I can’t honestly say I would have the same confidence in every “Guide to Essential Knowledge” owner. Because if you already have masterworks of literature summed up into neat little packages, why would you bother to read the whole thing? That’s what I can’t stand about CliffsNotes, SparkNotes, etc. They make getting out of actually completing assignments 1) look like a really smart
thing to do and 2) so incredibly easy. But these products not only take all the hard work out of reading but also strip the reader of any happiness. Admittedly, when used as a supplement, they can help confused students tease out overarching themes or work through advanced theoretical critiques. But most often they are used as a book replacement, which only serves to induce brain decay. “The Guide to Essential Knowledge,” at least in terms of the literature section, is hardly better. Like myself a few nights ago, I can imagine readers casually soaking up experience from concentrate, occasionally punctuating the silence with an “Ah ha” that indicates some small social revelation: “So that’s what people are talking about when they say ...” I fear this is tempting to college students on multiple levels. As university students, we’re expected to be “scholarly,” well-read, savvy. Sound byte-sized novels offer us an easy way to “drop names;” peppering your conversations with obscure references to classics is a surefire path to ultimate coolness. Brushing up on your Kafka (there’s one now) also makes preparing for finals less daunting if you happen to have been assigned some. Why spend hours taking meticulous notes for a term paper when you can just as easily focus on quotes someone else has already picked out? It might be tempting to spend this entire weekend carousing, but just think: You could probably read at least 10 novels in the same amount of time (more if you’re into the cheap-beer version, Wikipedia). It should be self-evident that part of literature’s value comes out of its length and the investment it requires from the reader, both in terms of time and attention. By boiling novels down to the briefest of descriptions, we cheat ourselves out of the richness of an author’s voice, rendering implications meaningless because there’s nothing left to interpret within the original author-reader relationship. In fact, there is no author-reader relationship left at all; like a stranger on the street telling you your mother wants to wish you a happy birthday, we are helplessly estranged. (And if any of you are still interested in a quick read, I encourage you to look into poetry.) — Anna-Lise Burnette is a junior in global and Asian studies. She can be reached kburnet7@utk.edu.
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It is amazing to me how resilient the Japanese people are. Last week, the country experienced a second earthquake in under a month, this one with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale. Again, the country and its people have bounced back, working feverishly to rebuild the country and return to everyday life. A friend of mine was living in Tokyo during the first earthquake, which sent him back to the U.S. for a week. Upon his arrival in the U.S., I called my friend to talk to him about the whole experience. One of the first topics of conversation was how the media has portrayed the whole event as earth shattering in Japan and how the Japanese people are really suffering in their attempt to put the country back together. He refuted this claim, arguing with me that things really were not so bad in Tokyo, and that if the Japanese people were not showing signs of intimidation, trepidation and fear, people in other parts of the world need not worry, either. I argued back that if a terrorist attack were to happen while I was living in Colombia (because an earthquake in Colombia is very unlikely), my parents would bring me back immediately, even if the Colombian people did not seem as worried as the U.S. and global media. My friend then claimed that the general American public is fairly lazy, especially when compared to the Japanese people and the Japanese response time. Again, I argued with him about his wide generalization of a people who are frequently seen as overly hard working and very resilient. This conversation with him was then followed by a comment my younger sister made last week. She texted me and asked, “How can the Japanese rebuild their roads in five days, and it takes us five years to build just a couple of miles of a road?” This text was then coupled with a more observant comment: “We’re just so inefficient as a country, even though we do everything at such a fast pace.” What about American society makes generalized
“lazy” characterizations possible? I passionately argued with my friend that Americans are not lazy. I attested that as a whole, most foreigners that I have met view Americans as uptight, work-oriented people who do not comprehend the meaning of enjoying a calm, leisurely lifestyle. While in Colombia, my friends would tease me and say that they would teach me a calmer, less hectic lifestyle. Stress that accumulates through constantly functioning at a high rate is pretty common in American society. Friends here constantly talk about the busy schedules they have and how it takes every bit of effort they can afford to make time for themselves. Americans do not run on fast food as the world would like to think; they run on being consistently busy and living at a fast pace. Being busy and constantly working is not enough, though. As the Japanese have shown the world, it is not enough just to fix the destruction caused by a natural disaster. There is something essential in the efficiency with which Japan’s rebuilding has occurred. America has yet to figure out a way to completely restore post-Katrina New Orleans. Despite massive amounts of attention on post-Katrina New Orleans, how did we become so busy that we forgot the need of efficiency in repairing such horrible devastation and ruin? Slowing down is not the answer; in fact, it would most likely make things worse. The answer is simply increasing efficiency. There is a major difference in doing a task quickly and doing it quickly and correctly. In regards to responding after an overwhelming disaster, the parable about the tortoise and the hare is not right in exalting the “slow and steady” method over the “quick” method. In many everyday situations, and even in major situations like an earthquake, there is not time for a slow response or answer. To think quickly, respond efficiently and to focus completely while executing the chosen response is usually the best answer. It is the answer that the Japanese are using to solve many of the problems that have occurred as a result of the earthquakes. In America, we have the necessary speed and work ethic, but we lack the most essential trait: efficiency. Without that vital second step, a fastpaced, busy lifestyle will be just a busy lifestyle without any chance of reaching true potential and realizing endless possibilities. — Brittany Vasquez is a junior in anthropology. She can be reached at bvasque1@utk.edu.
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Market Square Art Fair to host judged contests Reconstructed art show to feature professional pieces, display artwork from various disciplines Brittney Dougherty Staff Writer This weekend, one of the biggest events of the Dogwood Arts Festival is to be celebrated with food, music and various kinds of art at the Market Square Art Fair. The Dogwood Arts Festival has been a part of springtime in Knoxville for the last 51 years. Kim Henry, one of two co-chairs responsible for putting the festival together, said each year they try to make the Dogwood Arts Festival even better. “It’s one of the oldest-running festivals around, and we keep reinventing and keep getting better and keep adding more and more fun activities,” she said. This weekend’s event at Market Square will also feature various kinds of art. Henry said many classic artists will be doing paintings and sculptures, but the festival will also have woodworkers, jewelers and metalworkers. “They are professionals that are selling their art and some of the booths are pretty spectacular,” Henry said. The art fair is a juried event, which means artists must submit an application to be included in the fair. Henry said this year more than 90 artists applied, and about 70 will be featured. The art will also be judged throughout the weekend by a panel of
is chosen as the best by the other artists in the event. Most of the artists attending are regional, but some came a long way to be in Knoxville, including a silk painter from Boulder, Colo., who is attending the fair. Some of the artists will be doing demonstrations of their crafts during the fair. A fibers artist will be spinning fabric, and a pottery wheel will be set up in Krutch Park, where a potter will demonstrate his work. Other entertainment is also scheduled for this weekend. On the main stage, about 25 different dance groups, singers and others will entertain the artists and visitors. Henry said most of these groups are local as well. “This is something that changes from year to year,” she said. “This year, we are using more community groups and local folks.” A children’s stage in Krutch Park will offer entertainment for the younger attendees. In addition to the stage, Noggle said the youth will also have other activities to participate in. Information about the Market Square Art Fair is available on its website at dogwoodarts.com/market-square-art-fair/. Applications to File Photo • The Daily Beacon volunteer at the fair or to be an artist in the event can be found on the A couple looks through various artwork at the 2010 site as well. Applications for next year will be available in the fall. The Market Square Art Fair is a three-day event that lasts from 10 Dogwood Arts Festival. The Market Square Arts Fair of this year’s festival will take place this weekend in a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Market Square.
five to six judges. Artists can win cash prizes in four different categories, and three of those are awarded by the judges. Karen Noggle, the event’s artist coordinator, said three merit awards and one best-inshow award are handed out. “The awards are announced on Saturday, so the ribbons will be up in the booths early Saturday,” Noggle said. The fourth prize is for artist’s choice and is awarded to an artist who
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Tate locks football out, focuses on degree Matt Dixon Sports Editor When the nation’s top football players choose a university to enroll in, there’s usually a lot of hype and attention put on them by that school’s fan base. Tennessee is no different. In fact, Vol fans are among the rowdiest and most vocal in the country. So if a player enrolled at UT in January and immediately became the best receiver and punt returner on campus, he certainly would’ve been met with all the hoopla, right? But that’s not exactly what happened to Golden Tate, who came to Knoxville shortly after finishing up his rookie season with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. So why did he decide to come to UT? “I’m from Nashville, and I came out as a junior to enter the NFL Draft,” Tate said in an exclusive interview with the Daily Beacon. “I went to undergrad school at Notre Dame, and one of the reasons I went to Notre Dame was to eventually get my degree, so I figured I’d come back and start working towards my degree. “I just kind of decided to come to UT, because that’s where my friends are, and I can also take some credits that were transferred from Notre Dame.” Tate is currently taking nine hours of classes and will need 21 more hours after this semester to graduate with a sociology degree. “That’s ultimately what your goal should be when you come to college,” UT coach Derek Dooley said about Tate’s decision to come back to school and graduate. “I think it’s a great example for everybody, that no matter what your future holds, having that degree, it’s a meaningful achievement, accomplishment, and hopefully, it’s a good indicator of creating an opportunity for you down the line.” Tate’s decision to come back to college just a year removed from giving up his amateur sports status is unique. Many athletes who leave school early for professional sports never come back to school and get their degree. Others wait until after their playing days are over, years down the road. However, for Tate, he was aware the longer he spent away from the classroom, his chances of returning would diminish. “Well, I kind of figured that the farther away I get from it, the less likely I am to go back for one, and that’s what people have been telling me,” he said. “Secondly, this year is kind of a dif-
ferent type of year, different type of offseason with the (NFL) lockout so I figured I’d do something with my time — that is going to school during this period when I don’t know when I’d be back working. “It’s just kind of a coincidence that my rookie year I have to deal with the lockout and getting the opportunity to come back and knock out the credits.”
an explosive playmaker for the Fighting Irish from 2007-09. He left South Bend amassing more than 2,700 all-purpose yards and as the most decorated receiver in school history. He was named a first-team All-American in 2009, winning the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation’s most outstanding receiver, after catching 93 passes for 1,496 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior. Yet despite his personal success on the field, the Irish didn’t live up to the hype that surrounded them during Tate’s tenure. “If you look at it from a team prospective, we did not accomplish what I came there for: win a major (BCS) bowl game, or at least go to a major bowl game, we did not do that in the three years I was there,” Tate said. “Personally, I did what I had to do to get me here, with • Photo courtesy of the Notre Dame Observer thanks to Coach Wide receiver Golden Tate catches a pass for a touchdown in a (Charlie) Weis and game against Purdue in 2008 while playing for Notre Dame. the guys I teamed especially Tate, a senior in sociology, is at UT taking classes this semester with, (quarterback) to finish out his degree. Jimmy Clausen getting me the ball. Seattle selected Tate in the second round with Personally, I got to where I needed to be.” the 60th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Weis, a successful offensive coordinator with Tate helped the Seahawks win the NFC West the New England Patriots, was a big factor in division this past year. Seattle then upset the Tate’s decision to attend Notre Dame, as well as defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans his visit to the campus. Saints in the wild-card round of the playoffs “My recruiting trip, I before falling to the Chicago Bears in the divi- absolutely just fell in love with sional round. the place and the type of people Tate finished the year with 21 receptions for there and the character they 227 yards and also returned 16 punts for 202 represent,” he said. “The three yards. basics were that after I leave, “It was different,” Tate said of his first year as I’m going to have one of the a pro. “Definitely wasn’t easy. There’s a lot of best educations in the country. mental things that I have to get down. I guess Secondly, I know Coach Weis you kind of have to play the game within the had won Super Bowls and I game. It was tough. I definitely learned a lot, wanted to be in the NFL evenand I think this past year is definitely going to tually, so that kind of connechelp me for next year.” tion. Thirdly, I knew that they During his collegiate playing career, Tate was were graduating two of their
top receivers, which meant they were going be open spots for young guys to come in to play.” Being from the Volunteer state, Tate was obviously targeted by Tennessee when he was regarded as one of the nation’s top prospects in recruiting class of 2007. “They highly recruited me,” he said. “I think they might have been my second scholarship or my third scholarship (offer) behind MTSU and Vanderbilt. Definitely got recruited by Coach (Phillip) Fulmer and all those guys.” But along with being a football star who was recruited by colleges across the country, Tate was also a standout outfielder on the baseball diamond. He was drafted out of high school by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 2007 MLB Draft and later by the San Francisco Giants in the 2010 MLB Draft. “I wanted to go to college at the very least and try both sports,” he said. “It’s kind of a different game, you know. It’s more fun to play around in high school and all that stuff, and then once you get to college, it’s win at all costs. I wanted to try them both and after my first season, I still didn’t know where I wanted go with it. Then after my second season of playing both sports, I kind of figured I’m a little better at football, and my passion is really for football, and I really enjoy the joy that football brings. So after talking with Coach Weis, I came out and had a great junior campaign (in football), so I kind of felt that was the need for me to go ahead and decide what was going to make me happy, and what’s also going to make it so my family can live comfortable. So I decided on football.” Tate’s decision to focus on the gridiron took him from South Bend to Seattle. The decision to focus on academics has brought Tate to Knoxville. Only now, he’s just a senior majoring in sociology, not the talk of the campus. “We could use him,” Dooley said. “We’d take him if he had some eligibility left.”
‘Improved’ Vols end spring practice Lauren Kittrell Staff Writer As they finish up this week’s practice, the Tennessee Volunteers are not only preparing for their annual spring game but ultimately the upcoming season. The team has had a solid spring with players stepping up to new roles and team chemistry coming into play. As the players suit up for the upcoming Orange and White game, coach Derek Dooley is impressed with their team spirit and drive. “I was really pleased with their step the last two days,” Dooley said. “They’ve had good energy. We got a lot of work done these last two days. I’m always concerned going into that last week, what the mood is of the team and they really came ready to improve as a team, and we did it.” Defensive line coach Lance Thompson said though the spring semester works as preparation for the season in the fall, improvement can always be made. He said the team has had a really good spring, but it still has a lot of work to do to be ready for the fall. “We have a long way to go,
and the kids have some experience and situations they need to get better for next fall,” Thompson said. “The obvious is the obvious in this game: bigger, faster, stronger.” Players are expected to continue their training in the summer, and this is something that Thompson said will be important in the long run. As the players evaluate themselves and review tape, it’s important that they see their mistakes and grow from there. “I think it’s always important for the guys to evaluate themselves in terms of going in and watching tapes in the spring and learning the things they did well and making them better and learning the things they didn’t do so well and correcting that,” Thompson said. “I think this summer’s going to be huge for us in terms of what we do in the weight room and the condition part but also on those guys working on their own and watching film.” Sophomore strong safety Brent Brewer has been an example of this throughout spring practice and has continued to improve as a player. Junior defensive back Prentiss Waggner said Brewer’s performance this spring has had a major impact on the team. “I think he’s the most
improved player this spring,” Waggner said. “Every day he brings it to practice, he’s positive in the film room — we always looking at film — just out there on the practice field, he’s become fearless out there. Nobody wants a piece of Brent out there. He’s been a big plus this spring.” Brewer is just one example of a key player with a work mentality. Thompson said senior defensive tackle Malik Jackson, as well as every member of team, has also had an outstanding spring. “Everybody’s improved and gotten better,” Thompson said. “They’ve had good attitudes and good work ethic.” Thompson said the important thing for the team to remember is that age and experience aren’t as important as talent. The players have to be prepared to work hard and give their all regardless of their experience on the team. “With me, it doesn’t matter if you’re a junior, senior, freshman,” Thompson said. “The best players are going to play and I think they understand that. “This isn’t a YMCA camp. You’re here for a reason and it’s not academics. You’re here to play football and get your degree.”
The players’ work through spring practice will be on display on Saturday during the annual Orange and White game. But Dooley is more focused on the games ahead. Spring practice isn’t the end of football, but the beginning, and Dooley said the team is going to have to keep working hard to achieve their goals. “We’re going to try to make and effort to keep working,” Dooley said. “There’s a lot of work to be done in the weight room and our strength levels, and I think our team will put a good investment in.”
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