Carilli releases 2015 sexual misconduct data >>See page 4
Opinion: Listen to eachother and be kind >>See page 6
Foreign language clubs unite for soccer games >>See page 7
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Tennessee keeping the Orange and White Game simple Jonathan Toye Sports Editor Offensive coordinator Mike DeBord perhaps said it best when describing his expectations for Saturday’s Orange and White game. DeBord isn’t making the event a bigger deal than it is. He isn’t going to open the playbook for the intrasquad scrimmage. He probably won’t call the plays that the offense will run in key moments in September. Instead, he is more interested in watching his players execute at the fundamental level. “We will keep it simple in a lot of ways with plays and things like that,” DeBord said
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Thursday at the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. “But we really want to watch our guys play and execute the fundamentals that we have been working on all spring.” The other assistant coaches essentially expressed variations of the same sentiment. After all, more than 15 players have missed spring practice with injuries, so it’s safe to assume that the Tennessee coaches are going to do everything in their power to prevent more injuries on Saturday. They are going to keep the game as simple as possible. They just hope their players perform well. Offensive line coach Don Mahoney wants his unit to be fundamentally sound and finish spring practice on a positive note. Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop just demands execution from
his defense, saying he doesn’t expect the game on Saturday to be much different than previous scrimmages this spring. “Except for the fact that there are going to be 80,000 of our best friends sitting in the stands,” Shoop said. “You want to see the guys go out and execute the things and carry the things from individual drills, group drills and team drills on to the field on Saturday and function well. For some guys, (the spring game) is a tune up. For other guys, it’s an opportunity to get one last showcase before (fall) camp starts. “We think we have had really good spring ball. We have had 13 good practices heading into Friday and Saturday. We just want to leave with a good taste in our mouth.” Tennessee is also hoping to leave a good taste
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in fans mouths. The Orange and White game is a simple experience for the fans too. Both parking and admission are free. The scrimmage is shorter than typical games and most fans leave early. But this Orange and White game also promises to offer many amusing moments. Vols fans will have another opportunity to see Steve Spurrier in Neyland Stadium, as the Knoxville Quarterbacks Club will present Tennessee’s longtime adversary with the Robert Neyland Award during the game. There will also be a quarterbacks’ challenge. And of course, there will be a “special” announcement. See FOOTBALL on Page 10
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CRIME LOG Date: 4/9/16 Location: 1525 White Avenue/Volunteer Hall A UTPD officer was dispatched to a report of a disturbance at Volunteer Hall. One suspect was arrested for vandalism and underage consumption. Date: 4/10/16 Location: 1800-Block Fraternity Park Drive
At about 2:03 a.m., a UTPD officer was dispatched to Fraternity Park Drive for the report of a domestic assault that had occurred 15 minutes prior. Date: 4/11/16 Location: 2200-Block Volunteer Boulevard At approximately 8:45 a.m., a UTPD officer was dispatched to the Facilities Services A/C Shop to investigate a report of a possible theft.
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Professor to discuss lifesaving robotics Alex Harward Staff Writer
Caleb Rucker, assistant professor in mechanical, aerospace and biomedical engineering, will present the latest lecture for UT’s Science Forum Friday: “Lifesaving Robotic Tentacles.” Rucker’s presentation will be an overview of some of the robotics research he has conducted at University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University, where Rucker conducted his Ph.D. research. “This talk will describe recent research to advance technical capabilities and improve patient outcomes in robotassisted surgery,” Rucker said. “Many of these advances have come from new, bioinspired, tentacle-like, flexible, robotic arms that can traverse narrow, winding paths with minimal invasion.” Rucker has been conducting his research on this subject for nearly 10 years. His lab is currently working on a project funded by the National Science
Foundation to develop robotic structures with flexible legs that can safely interact with humans. “The flexibility and small size of tentacle-like robots enables them to perform minimally invasive surgical procedures in hard to reach locations within the body,” Rucker explained. Rucker has also done research in tissue mechanics and image-guided surgery. Abby Fagan, a senior in speech pathology, is required to attend a number of the science forums for class. She explained why she is interested in this week’s topic. “Even though I am required to attend this lecture, I think it’s going to be really interesting,” Fagan said. “I’ve never heard of anything like robot tentacles. So I’m sure I will learn a lot, and it will be insightful.” Rucker believes students and faculty in attendance will find his lecture to be both inspiring and interesting. “Naturally, I think bio-inspired robots are fascinating,” Rucker said. “But even if robots don’t inspire you, the possibility of performing life-saving surgeries
less invasively may improve the quality of life for our society in the future.” The Science Forum is free and open to the public. The presentations are 40-minute sessions with a question-and-answer session following each lecture. The Science Forum will take place today, April 15, in the ThompsonBoling Arena Café, rooms C-D from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Those who attend are encouraged to bring their lunches or purchase something to eat in the arena.
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The flexibility and small size of tentacle-like robots enables them to perform minimally invasive surgical procedures in hard to reach locations within the body” Caleb Rucker, assistant professor in mechanical, aerospace and biomedical engineering
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Carilli emails sexual misconduct report Alahnah Ligon Asst. News Editor
Data released by the Division of Student Life confirms there were 38 reports of student-on-student sexual misconduct in the year 2015. The report was sent out by Vice Chancellor for Student Life Vincent Carilli via email to students, faculty and staff on Thursday morning and outlined details of the sexual misconduct by location, as well as how the university resolved those cases. Another report underlined the services provided to the victims of the assaults, which is one of only two reports of its kind. In February 2015, the university released four years of sexual misconduct data to the public and promised it would continue to do so each year. The university saw an increase in sexual misconduct reports from 2014 to 2015. There were 29 reports of sexual misconduct in 2014, nine fewer than this past year’s amount.
Less than 20 reports were made each year from 2011 to 2013. Of the 38 cases in 2015, 22 occurred off campus, 12 occurred in an on-campus residence hall, two occurred on campus in other locations and in two cases, the student declined to offer the location of the incident. In 17 of the 38 cases, the student was able to identify their alleged attacker, 17 declined to identify the person and four students reported they did not know the identity of their attacker. Because 21 of the 38 alleged attackers were not identified by the victims, the university was unable to perform a student discipline case for those reports. In the 17 cases where a suspect was identified, eight victims requested that no disciplinary action be taken or declined to participate in the conduct process. In the nine remaining cases, five students were found responsible for acts of sexual misconduct, there was insufficient evidence to find responsibility with three students and one case is still pending.
The university provided nearly 30 more support services to aid victims of sexual assault in 2015 than in 2014. “We want all of our students to know that the university will support them if they choose to report an incident,” Carilli said in the email. “We are committed to moving forward with this work, and we encourage you to get involved.” Carilli also noted a grant from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women, which will provide $300,000 to training, programming and advocacy work for sexual misconduct cases. In the event of sexual misconduct, the university will provide “interim measures” for the alleged victims. There were 94 interim measures provided to 55 total student victims in 2015. The measures include counseling support services, medical services, academic support, housing needs or relocation and others. Interim measures are available to students regardless of whether the student chooses to report the incident to the police,
chooses to participate in the student conduct process or chooses to identify or not identify their alleged attacker and whether their attacker is affiliated with the university, according to the report. “We are making progress on raising awareness across campus about these important issues,” the email reads. “We are strengthening our prevention efforts and methods for extending care and services to every student who reports and needs our help.” The data comes amidst a Title IX lawsuit, which alleges the university supports a “hostile sexual environment,” especially among student athletes, and violates Title IX laws with how it handles allegations of sexual assault. The lawsuit was filed in February by eight unidentified former UT students. Six of the eight women allege they were sexually assaulted, one alleges she was physically assaulted for refusing sex and one says she experienced “victim blaming” after the sexual assault of one of the other plaintiffs.
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Lecture to address sustainable urban water Maria Amalla Staff Writer
In continuation of the UT Energy & Environmental forum, Jon Hathaway, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, presented “Sustainable Urban Water and the Rise of Green Infrastructure” this past Thursday. “One of the greatest challenges in urban hydrology over the last twenty years is understanding pollution,” Hathaway said. Hathaway has already taken the first steps in addressing how to reduce water waste and water pollution in an urban society via collaboration with the University of Tennessee and their Second Creek observatory project. The Second Creek observatory project has sought to monitor water quality and provide feasible data for other future research. Multiple innovative ideas like the Second Creek Observatory were explained during
the lecture. Many of those in attendance questioned whether those ideas and future resolves could be implemented locally or at a state level. “If you are not meeting criteria, you can pay mitigation money and that can go to fund other storm water projects,” Hathaway said. “When you can make a system that has less hard materials like a twelve foot concrete pipe, it then becomes more cost competitive.” The intersectional topic of urban sustainability gathered a room full of packed UT students and professors whose diverse areas of studies ranged from computer science to geography. Hathaway was keen in identifying the ways in which the issues regarding urban water and green infrastructure pertained to multiple disciplines offered at UT. “Proper engineering approaches can achieve multiple goals such as better storm drainage and cleaner water, while also enhancing the appearance of landscape, improving habitat for wildlife and offering recreational spaces for people,” Hathaway
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elaborated. For students like Mallory Corzine, junior in educational interpreting, her major is the least linked to urban sustainability but was still able to find the lecture refreshingly relatable and discuss the importance of awareness. “I think (its important) because most people are not educated about environmental issues like this or might hear about it in passing in the news, but no one is actually educated about the environmental impacts,” Corzine said. “ It makes me think about where I live and the future and the grander scheme of things.” Overall, Hathaway discussed that sustainability is an integrated approach between urban, social, urban and environmental systems “Today 54 percent of the world population lives in urban areas, a population that is expected to increase 66 percent by 2050,” Hathaway reminded students. “What do we need to do to build back our infrastructure?”
Today 54 percent of the world population lives in urban areas, a population that is expected to increase 66 percent by 2050.” Jon Hathaway, assistant professor
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The words we choose matter Peter Cates For Pete’s Sake
The term “political correctness” gets a bad rep. It seems like every Facebook status rant begins with: “I am NOT politically correct,” which is an interesting mantra to get behind. I mean, we’re seeing a very successful political campaign built around being anti-political correctness. Political correctness (or PC) is basically the rhetorical effort in speech/writing to avoid ostracizing or offending others, especially marginalized groups. The term appeared in an effort to demean the idea; those with hegemonic privilege call it “politically correct” in order to assert that those who use PC language are only speaking in a way that attempts to include others in a public setting because it makes them look acceptable, especially in politics. This line of reasoning implies that if people are honest then they’re offensive and that anyone who isn’t offending others is just trying to come off as publically acceptable. Here’s how I think we got here: during generational ideological shifts, there seems to be a group of people who reject the change. In response, they feel a mixture of anger and nostalgia for the move away from the “old ways.” OR people misconstrue the idea of inclusion as being oppressed in return. When you have to share something you used to have all to yourself, it feels like you’re losing and being treated unfairly. But in reality, everyone is actually being more included. The jump comes in the hegemonic tendency to hold a “we’re all thinking it” mentality when it comes to prejudices. “Normal” automatically implies a majority, and the majority likely wants to stay the majority. However, I’m not speaking the way I do,
Those who aren’t a part of that “normal” majority try to get rid of the idea of normal so that everyone can be evaluated on an individual basis rather that their gender, race, sexuality, etc.”
it isn’t just to come off acceptably, but it’s because I genuinely respect and care about the other people. Those who aren’t a part of that “normal” majority try to get rid of the idea of normal so that everyone
Legacies aren’t created alone Sarah Hagaman Turn of Phrase
“Do something that will last, and be beautiful. It doesn’t have to be a bridge — or a symphony or a book or a business. It could be the look in the eyes of a child you raise or a simple garden you tend. Do something that will last and be beautiful.” –Ken Burns Two decades of life have come and gone for most of the graduating seniors; we walk away from our college days with the flip of a tassel, a sufficiently sentimental Instagram and one-way ticket to our parent’s basement. Not too shabby. Legacies don’t really seem very applicable at this phase; twenty years (part of which passed in a middle school) doesn’t seem worth mentioning. If legacy comprises the pieces of ourselves we leave behind, I hope a few decent one-liners would stick with my friends and family. Maybe a good book recommendation or a snippet of wisdom might last. Somehow, though, when I think of legacy, my mind goes directly to a place and person. Carmen Himes loves to grow things, metaphorically and physically. Her garden makes up memories of my childhood. On cool mornings in Ohio, I would ask her to walk through the garden with me and tell me the names and what they meant; she knew all the
names of the flowers that make up her beautiful garden: delphinium, larkspur, bluebells, daylilies. I loved looking at the shapes, the colors, the beauty springing from the ground. Incredibly, she’d planted this Edenic paradise herself. The garden looks like it’s straight out of Southern Living and so did food she created in her oak-paneled kitchen. Think of buttery mashed potatoes, succulent apple pie and homemade vanilla ice cream. I love the smell of my grandmother’s immaculate kitchen, full of spices, scents and rising dough. Legacies, I believe, are an action of creation. The things we create and grow—gardens, the perfect meringue or relationship — ultimately show the beauty we’ve given to the world. Creativity and growth continue long after we fade. My grandmother’s consistent dedication to creating relationships shaped my entire family, and we thrive upon these healthy connections. No magic made my grandmother’s legacy so powerfully rooted; she commits herself daily to the bettering of others, and this outward focus weaves the tapestry of a beautiful life. It’s no wonder my grandmother has touched countless people with
VIEWPOINTS can be evaluated on an individual basis rather that their gender, race, sexuality, etc. In other words, this can only change when those in the majority also choose to get rid of the idea of normal and see people as individuals. The backlash, of course, is anti-PC. At the heart of the issue, it’s a failure of empathy. If you’ve never experienced racism, of course it’s easier to laugh about racist things. You can’t understand that there’s real pain going on with the other person because of their experiences. Similarly, those demanding PC don’t understand what it’s like to have never experienced oppression and therefore see the response as spiteful, when in reality, it’s just ignorant. I wish I had more patience for that kind of ignorance. To me, someone who thinks they don’t have to take into account another person’s pain has had every opportunity to learn about others’ issues and respond with kindness. They’ve chosen for it to be an unchangeable issue for them, whether because of their religion, their upbringing, nostalgia for the good ole days or laziness. It is time that the majority makes an effort to create change. The words we choose matter, and they affect the way we see the world. Maybe a little more political correctness won’t hurt so badly after all. The best I have for you today is this: listen to each other and be kind. Peter Cates is a junior in English. He can be reached at pcates4@vols.utk.edu.
her warmth and hospitality. It’s no wonder that this investment has intrinsically, deeply shaped my life. No wonder my grandmother was the first to receive the news that I’d been accepted to the graduate school of my dreams. Perhaps at this point in our lives, the legacies we best recognize exist outside ourselves. When considering my legacy, I constantly thought only of the people before me who hoisted me upon their shoulders and made it possible for me to grow and follow my dreams. Legacy has, ultimately, nothing to do with chronic self-promotion. Legacies exist because the people before us decided to make a selfless investment; we reap the benefit of their contribution. Our impact on the future exists within the people we touch, and the lives that look different because of our presence. Daily cultivating the richness of being; perhaps the satisfaction exists in admiring the blooms you’ve encouraged to grow. Sarah Hagaman is a senior in English. She can be reached at shagama1@vols.utk.edu.
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Languages come together through soccer Abby Bowers Contributor
Snippets of nine different languages taught at UT could be heard on Wednesday night in Regal Soccer Stadium (where the universal language is normally Rocky Top) at the fourth annual Modern Foreign Language and Literature Soccer Tournament. Over 160 students came out to compete against one another in soccer matches in front of a crowd of even more students and professors in the stands cheering, holding signs and sometimes wearing traditional foreign clothes. “You see the students cheering, and they learn cheering words to use here in the tournament. It’s just a time for them to get together and enjoy The Spanish soccer team earns a trophy for winning the MFLL Soccer Tournament at Regal Soccer Stadium. doing something … Many of our students don’t • Courtesy of Regal Soccer Stadium MFLL Soccer Tournament have the chance to travel abroad, so this brought “If we had a full Brazilian team playing, we Stadium as a leader of the women’s soccer fan a little bit of the world to them,” said Wanessa said, “So we had a change in the format.” Observers in the stands watched the games would go to the finals,” Ribiero laughed. “But club, the Regal Rowdies, but he said he had a Velloso, event organizer and senior lecturer in good experience getting to be on the field. Portuguese, this year’s tournament’s hosting and participated in a raffle for gift cards at this Spanish team, I think, is really good.” “I didn’t meet anyone on the team until The Spanish team did in fact end up winning various local restaurants. The Japanese, German language. After the teams warmed up and took a group and French teams had the highest audience turn- the tournament in a 2-0 victory over the Italian tonight, but they were all super welcoming,” Gosine said. team in the final. picture, the tournament unfolded on the game out and particularly enthusiastic fans. Ulli Sczesni, German lecturer and tournaKrishen Gosine, senior in biochemistry and Douglas Ribeiro, junior in material science and practice fields of Regal Stadium. Teams of Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, engineering from Brazil who has spent the year cellular and molecular biology and first year ment director, reinforced Gosine’s statement on French, Chinese, Japanese and Russian students studying at UT, was among the French sup- Spanish student, scored the first goal in that the inclusive nature of the tournament. “All the languages come together … and it’s played 10-minute matches on four different porters. Like many in attendance, he came to match from the position of goalkeeper, an unusuone world, one language, and that was soccer get extra credit for his French class but enjoyed al occurrence in soccer. mini-fields. “I punted the ball, and I guess I got a pretty today,” Sczesni said. “When I started organizing it, I asked the the event. Wednesday night’s tournament was fol“It was a lot of fun,” Ribiero said. “I like soccer good hold of it,” Gosine said. “I didn’t even students if they would want to change anything. know it went in until people started yelling my lowed by a catered celebration in the HSS And they voiced their opinion, and they said particularly.” Amphitheater on Thursday. The tournament allowed for some friendly name.” they would like to play three games,” Velloso Gosine is used to being in the stands at Regal national pride between exchange students.
Texas band utilizes ‘50s recording technique Marina Waters Staff Writer
In the 1950s, “room sound” was a term used to describe a collective recording of each band member singing and playing their instruments all in one room. Although this vintage music technique may be part of music’s past, for Texas rock band The Roomsounds, this nostalgic style and their namesake lives on in their music like a kick drum rhythm to an old Tom Petty song. However, the group’s love for retro style rock n’ roll goes deeper than just technique. Front man Ryan Michael explained to The Daily Beacon the sort of ageless quality the band found in rock music when they first formed The Roomsounds.
“We were pretty young. I kind of had this, as a songwriter, this coming of age moment where I was like, ‘I wanna make timeless music.’ I just started thinking about leaving behind a body of work of songs and everything,” Michael said. “So we got a little more serious thinking, ‘Hey, I wanna do this for the rest of my life.’” But that is not the only trend found in the band’s style; there is a touch of Southern rock peeking through on their latest album that released three weeks ago. Although originally from Connecticut, the group now lives together in the town of Deep Ellum, Texas, where the musical inspiration for their latest single and album title “Elm Street” was easily drawn. “There’s the songwriting, and (the south) just has more honesty,” Michael explained. “We wanted to immerse ourselves in the blues, country, folk thing and just be around some of the best pickers in hopes that it would rub off on us and make us better.
“Basically we’re carpetbaggers — we’re Yankees that came to the south to steal the tricks.” Texas is known for its strong musical presence, but for Michael and the rest of the band, there is an element in today’s electronic music that is missing something present in old rock bands like The Rolling Stones and the Faces. In Michael’s mind, it is this characteristic that keeps people listening to old music. “I think it’s the honesty and integrity of the songs and the players (that keeps people listening to vintage music). For me, the most important thing about music is the human connection,” Michael said. “And when you start putting auto tune and fake drums and all these things, you lose the human feeling — there are no people playing it. I think something gets lost in translation when you get a little too digitized.” Steering clear of digital, overly produced music, The Roomsounds recorded their lat-
est album at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The studio is piece of music history and has recorded artists like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and Alabama throughout the years. It is the sort of place that supports classic sounds such as the kind that fits all in one room during a recording session. “There’s something about that honesty of capturing everything live,” Michael explained. “There’s not a whole bunch of overdub — it’s everyone in a room vining together, and that’s just something that’s kind of important to us to keep it organic in that way. So we thought it (the band name) was cool. “And then it comes after the Rolling Stones when you go to a record store, so how cool is that?” The Roomsounds will be playing at Preservation Pub Saturday, Apr. 16. Doors open at 8 p.m.
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UT Opera to perform famed Mozart piece Samantha Kennedy Staff Writer For some students who picture Mozart as the child genius pianist who wrote melodies that remain commonly heard today, it may come as a surprise to learn the native Austrian wrote an Italian opera. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni� first premiered in the original National Theatre of Prague on Oct. 29, 1787. Although it was an unusually intense work, not entirely understood in Mozart’s own time, the opera has become recognized as one of the greatest operas of all time. Landin Fleres, communications coordinator for the School of Music, said that the School of Music rotates “Don Giovanni� into the performance line-up frequently. “‘Don Giovanni’ is considered a classic in
the opera realm,� Fleres said. “It combines comedy and tragedy and is a pretty popular opera.� “Don Giovanni� was originally written in Italian and will continue to be sung in Italian in the UT production, with English subtitles above the stage. This upcoming performance will feature 35 singers and one professor, covering eight roles plus a chorus. The opera will be performed on Apr. 15, 16 and 17, with a different cast appearing each night. Lindsey Fuson, playing Donna Anna in the performance, will be graduating with a graduate degree in May, so this will be her last show with the UT Opera Theatre. “This show is very bittersweet for me,� Fuson said. “There is an unending amount of hard work and dedication that goes into learning and performing an opera role, but it is the most rewarding and fulfilling work
that I feel fortunate to get to do.� The planning process for an opera usually starts about a year in advance. The students spend the summers learning their roles and prepping for the audition. They audition in September and meet a few times. However, the intensive rehearsals do not start until the semester of the show. During this past semester, the UTOT met every day of the week, for a total of 15 hours of practice per week. “It seems like a lot, but they are really good about splitting up rehearsal time to be the most efficient on all of our schedules,� Fuson said. “For instance, when we start an opera, we always start with a few weeks of musical coaching. During these weeks, you are only called for individual rehearsals over your material in the show. So you might only be called in a couple hours a week.� However, as production week approach-
es, all of the rehearsal time is utilized to run through big chunks or full room runs of the show. Each opera the School of Music performs generally has about 1,000 people in the audience each night; the audience number fluctuates depending on what opera is being performed. However, since “Don Giovanni� is very well known as an opera written by Mozart, the UTOT are expecting a higher attendance. “I feel like the luckiest person in the world getting to learn such exquisite music and getting to dive into these inspiring characters, while at the same time, getting to tell this amazing story with some of my dearest friends and colleagues,� Fuson said. Tickets for “Don Giovanni� can be purchased at music.utk.edu/opera/.
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FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 Tennessee coach Butch Jones has remained intentionally coy about the announcement, but he suggested after Tuesday’s practice that it’s an announcement fans will want to hear. The Orange and White Game also gives fans the opportunity to watch their favorite players for the first time since Jan. 1. Alvin Kamara and Jalen Hurd might receive limited carries, but they will be available for the game. Preston Williams will have a chance to showcase the progress he has made during spring practice. Kahlil McKenzie can also show he is ready to make a big impact in 2016. Tennessee fans will also see two new assistant coaches roam Tennessee’s sideline for the first time. They can get a glimpse of Shoop’s aggressive defensive schemes. They can also see new tight ends coach Larry Scott. Scott has enjoyed his time at Tennessee, and on Saturday, he will get his first taste of the atmosphere inside Neyland Stadium. “(My time at Tennessee) has been great,” Scott said. “People here are great. Obviously football is important to the people here and the Vol football family. It’s fun when you are the football coach and you have that type of environment and culture that you go to work in every day.”
Former diver during the Orange & White meet at the Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon/Tennessee Athletics
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Diving coach Dave Parrington isn’t a stranger to success. He has coached divers at Tennessee for 25 seasons with no signs of slowing down. Parrington has produced six NCAA champions (four men, two women) and has instructed 37 SEC champions. He has also won SEC Coach of the year 12 times. Parrington is extremely thankful for his awards, taking pride in the fact that his peers selected him as the SEC Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year. “The thing that makes it so special is that it’s something that’s voted on by my coaching peers,” Parrington said. “To have their respect just means a whole lot me.” Parrington attributes his success to the caliber of divers he’s been able to coach over the years. He doesn’t base his evaluations of high school kids on talent alone. He doesn’t just want divers, but he wants well-rounded individuals that exhibit good character. This has proved to be an effective approach for Parrington, who spends countless hours working on recruiting weekly. The hard hours he puts into recruiting has brought in several exceptional divers. “He was a really big reason why I came here,”
said freshman diver Rachel Rubadue. “The team, the coaching staff and everything about Tennessee, but Dave had a really big impact on my decision.” The divers are usually comfortable with Parrington, but they still have to establish team chemistry. That’s why Parrington makes sure his divers are comfortable around each other as well. “We’re very close, I remember coming in in August and being intimidated, but very quickly they were very welcoming,” Rubadue said. “Coach Dave makes sure we are all doing okay and he helps out a lot.” Parrington tends to give his divers a lot of instruction on things like nutrition. These instructions may go unnoticed by many people, but the little things have been critical in his approach. “The SEC is extremely strong and competitive so in order for them to be the best of the best you have to take care of every possible thing to help you,” Parrington said. Whether it’s meeting with the nutrition staff, or mental strength coach or going to the weight room, Parrington believes these things are the critical factors that go unnoticed. But his divers notice them. “Dave has an unique style to him, and he will sort of teach different ways to do things but it really works” Rubadue said.
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The lady vols softball team rounds up to discuss their next play. • File Photo
Sophomore building legacy at Tennessee David Bradford Staff Writer
Meghan Gregg stands between second and third, awaiting the short hop of an optic-yellow red-stitched softball. The ball clinks off the bat. Gregg is in position, head low and bent at the knees, as the ball approaches. Now, it is all about proper footwork and charging the ball from the correct angle. After the ball bounces into her glove, Gregg tosses the ball away and prepares for the next one. Standing a few feet behind her to gain a better perspective on Gregg’s approach is assistant coach Madison Shipman. “On short hops, you want to keep your butt and head down,” Shipman said. “A lot of players are afraid to get hit if their head is low, but you keep it low and charge the ball no matter where it’s hit.” Just two seasons ago, Shipman established a legacy of excellence after winning the 2014 SEC Player of the Year award. However, her shadow does not simply loom over Gregg on the practice field. When Gregg was announced as Shipman’s successor as a freshman last season, she was immediately bombarded with questions of how she would perform underneath the shadow of a Tennessee legend. Despite the questions, Gregg never viewed
herself as a replacement. Instead, she was motivated to perform at an even higher level. “I really didn’t think about it in that kind of way,” Gregg said. “I knew that she was a great player, and I think knowing that she was going to be on the (coaching) staff was actually motivation because every practice she’s standing right behind me in every way.” From the start, Shipman’s constant support of Gregg’s development has been key. They’ve established a strong bond off the field, often joking with another, with Shipman consistently providing moral support. “She’s very motivational. She’s very positive. She wants me to do better than she did.” Gregg said. “I actually really like that I’m behind Maddi Shipman.” On the field, whether it be during practice or a game, Shipman transforms into a fiery competitor and demands the absolute best from Gregg. Luckily for Gregg, her philosophy allows her to thrive under pressure. It is why she is so successful performing above expectations on the field. “I think the pressure and the excitement of that situation is what makes the game fun for me,” Gregg said. “I don’t shy away from that stuff. I think that’s the best part of the game is when you do come up to bat when something is needed to happen.” Gregg committed to Tennessee as a sophomore in high school, a year in which she batted
.701. While Shipman was in the midst of her award-winning senior campaign, Gregg was named Gatorade Softball Player of the Year for the state of Georgia after batting .766 with an on-base percentage of .830. Upon Gregg’s arrival in Knoxville, Shipman immediately relayed a message of individuality. “I told her there’s not gonna be another Maddi Shipman,” Shipman said. “And there’s not gonna be another Meghan Gregg. So focus on being the best Meghan Gregg you can be.” So far, so good for the sophomore out of Williamson, Georgia. She currently has an average of .373, hitting five home runs and driving in 46 runs in 41 games, which actually outpaces Shipman’s sophomore season (.311/10/63 in 66 games).
And Shipman is the first to point out the areas in which Gregg surpasses her, from her quicker release and more polished bat at such an early stage in her career. “It’s tough when you are Meghan Gregg and you look at everything Maddi Shipman did and all the accolades,” co-head coach Karen Weekly said. “But I think Maddi has been great for her in that respect to point out the positives in Meghan’s game.” Gregg is no longer interested in answering the question of what it will take to replace Shipman. Her career is not about living in the past. It is all about trudging forward for her, improving every day and being the best she can be.
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