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Lecturer speaks on drug decriminalization Kyle Turner Staff Writer

NY Sen. Schumer wants northern border drug plan BUFFALO, N.Y.— New York Sen. Charles Schumer said he’ll work to drum up support from colleagues in other northern border states for a comprehensive plan to combat drug smuggling along the U.S.-Canadian border.

Schumer said Wednesday he’ll introduce legislation soon to require the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to devise and implement an anti-narcotics strategy similar to the one in place for the southern border. He said statistics show cocaine, heroin and marijuana seizures have increased along the U.S.Canadian border since 2007 and that the border is now the primary gateway for Ecstasy trafficked into the United States.

Sarkozy to submit bill banning Islamic face veils PARIS— French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered legislation that would ban women from wearing Islamic veils that hide the face in the street and other public places.

In seeking to forbid the garment from public view, Sarkozy defied the advice of experts sought by the government who warned that such a broad ban risked contravening France’s constitution.

Such a measure would put France on the same track as Belgium, which is also moving toward a complete ban in a similar reaction as Islamic culture has come in conflict with native European values.

Sarkozy has repeatedly said that such clothing oppresses women and is “not welcome” in France.

Government spokesman Luc Chatel said after Wednesday’s weekly Cabinet meeting that the president decided the government should submit a bill to parliament in May on an overall ban on burqa-like veils.

NJ voters reject 59 percent of school budgets CHERRY HILL, N.J.— The state pastime in New Jersey may be complaining about the state’s highest-inthe-nation property taxes, but it’s rare for voters to stand up against them.

That changed this week.

Urged on by first-year Republican Gov. Chris Christie as he tries to cut spending at all levels of government, voters rejected 59 percent of school budget proposals in local elections on Tuesday, sending them to municipal governing bodies for cuts. It was the first time in 34 years that the majority of budget proposals have been nixed.

Schools across the country have not been exempt as recession-depleted tax revenues have prompted state and local governments to reduce spending.

Timothy Lynch, director of Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice, explained his rationale for the decriminalization of drugs in the U.S. during his lecture at UT on April 20.

The war on drugs has been waged and lost, Lynch said.

“The drug policy of the United States used to be the standard of the world, but that is no longer the case,” Lynch said.

Countries such as Canada, Switzerland and Argentina are no longer swayed by U.S. pressure, breaking file and rank with U.S. drug policy, he explained.

Lynch’s work at Cato has included studying the effects of decriminalization of drugs in countries such as Portugal, which has the most liberalized drug policy and where all drugs have been decriminalized since 2001, Lynch said.

“The main, dire predictions, such as drug tourists and those using Portugal as a drug haven, have simply not come to pass,” he said.

With this realization, no strong movement has presented itself in the fight against decriminalization and has led the U.S. in a different direc-

tion.

Lynch cites the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, as a leader in the movement to stop the “war” against drugs.

“It is not a change in policy but simply a change in tone,” Lynch said.

One policy that has changed is Attorney General Eric Holder’s halt on DEA drug raids on medicinal marijuana clinics in states like California.

Lynch said this is one sign that the political climate surrounding drug criminalization is changing, though some students seem skeptical.

“I thought many of Lynch’s points were factually valid, but it is still to be seen whether any elected official will put their neck on the line to advocate for drug decriminalization,” Stephen Rainey, sophomore in aerospace engineering, said. “It just seems like a big risk that not many politicians are willing to take.”

Lynch said that 14 states have already allowed for medicinal marijuana clinics with some even expected to have full-blown marijuana legalization in coming years.

Lynch promised the audience that the drug debate will seriously heat up in the com-

ing months, stemming from possible changes that could occur regarding drug policy in states such as California, which is exploring legalization for financial and social reasons.

On the social views of marijuana, Lynch said that Americans have come a long way and are beginning to view drug use in a different light.

“The media is doing more reporting on drug use in American society and is doing it in a way that is neither glamorizing nor demonizing,” he said. “They are simply reporting on the issue and allowing people to make up their own minds.”

Lynch cited President Barack Obama’s own history with drugs.

“Though Obama regrets his drug use, the logic that he is now better off than he would have been if sent to jail holds true for other drug users,” he said.

Other factors for legalization can include the escalating violence surrounding drugs themselves.

Violence in Mexico has escalated, as have turf wars between rival gangs fighting for control of the drug market.

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Professor discusses changing relations between US, China Blair Kuykendall Staff Writer

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UT has added Automated Electronic Defibrillators into the patrol cars.

AED’s help to increase the survival rate for a person in cardiac arrest.

UTPD cruisers add defibrillators Kristian Smith Student Life Editor The UT Police Department has added a new feature to enhance campus safety. As of Wednesday, all patrol cars will be equipped with Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (AEDs).

Lieutenant Emily Simerly, a special operations officer with UTPD, said officers are often the first responders to calls.

“We respond to sick or distressed students and faculty,” she said. “Many times we arrive before the ambulance service, and (with an AED) we can save someone’s life.”

Police Captain Keith Lambert said in a press release that the survival rate for a person in cardiac arrest is increased by an AED. According to the American Heart Association, more than 250,000 people die in the United States from cardiac arrest each year, and the survival rate decreases by 7 to 10 percent for each minute that passes without a defibrillator.

Simerly said that the AEDs are simplified and that all officers have been trained to use them.

“None of our folks had a problem with them,” she said.

Simerly said the officers were excited to get the training.

“Anytime we train in first-aid, which

includes AED, the employees are happy to receive that training,” she said.

Simerly said that the AEDs are very easy to use, even in stressful situations, and having them provides comfort to people who are not medically trained.

“They add an element of comfort to people who do not have the same medical skills as others,” she said.

Though there have never been AEDs in UTPD cruisers before, Simerly said UTPD has been looking to add AEDs for a while.

She said it was much easier to put AEDs in police cruisers than in every building on campus.

Since the cruisers are mobile, she said it eliminates the issue of someone having to look for the specific location of an AED. Simerly said AEDs also help officers have a better sense of security about their work.

“We have had several incidents where officers have performed CPR; some were successful, some were not,” she said. “It really helps that the officers have another element to let them know they did everything they could.”

Elise Bernius, senior in communication studies, said she feels safer knowing that UTPD has AEDs. “If they’re all trained on them, (getting to students in need) could be a lot faster,” she said.

Dr. David Michael Lampton, who serves as the director of China studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, discussed the current outlook of U.S.China security relations in his lecture “Interdependence between the United States and China: A threat to national security or a safeguard for the future global community?” at the International House Tuesday evening.

His lecture served as a critical piece of the Great Decisions Program, which is financially supported by the Ready for the World Initiative and organized by the Center for International Education. This semester’s lecture series targeted speakers from around the country in order to discuss our nation’s current and prevalent international relations issues.

The professor spoke about the current outlook of our relationship with the Asian superpower.

Lampton set out to “give some insight into how the Chinesse feel about their security situation” and hope to “avoid some of the mutual distrust” that could arise between the nations.

He reminded the audience that in the late 1960s the relationship between China and the United States was strained by conflicts in both Korea and Vietnam.

“It’s your task to preserve and improve that relationship,” Lampton charged students.

He equated U.S.-China relations to a garden, one that must be “continuously tilled and cultivated.”

The audience was deeply engaged in his remarks.

“I was struck by Dr. Lampton’s assertion that one of the defining issues of our generation will be negotiating our

country’s fall from dominance in the dispersion of global power,” Daniel Aycock, freshman in buisness, said. “I also wonder about the environmental implications of China’s projected energyintensive development.”

Lampton began by recounting the story of Tennessee’s own Senator Jim Sasser, who studied Chinese culture deeply and who Lampton championed as “one of the best ambassadors in the history of these relations.”

He stated his goal as “talking about Chinese power and how (students) should think about it.”

The professor then shared his beliefs regarding how China is acquiring and using the power to threaten, bribe and persuade.

He first warned of the limited scope of his presentation, making generalizations about the 1.3 billion people that inhabit the country.

He evaluated recent developments in U.S.-China relationships, how the Chinese viewed themselves and their growing power and what this power change means for Americans.

Lampton recounted some issues between the nations, with the treasury department recently accusing China of intentionally manipulating its currency rates. This conflict, however, was tempered with China indicating it will revalue its currency slowly to comply with U.S. requests.

Other issues consisted of the Dali Lama’s visit to America, which offended the Chinese government, as well as competition within the global cyber networks, which according to Lampton, “is not going to improve anytime in the foreseeable future”.

However, human rights talks between the two nations have resumed, and it is likely that the Chinese president will be visiting America again this year.

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• 3:40 p.m. — S. Thomas Autrey, catalysis science scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., speaks on “Chemical Hydrogen Storage in NHxBHx Compounds” in room 415 of Buehler Hall. The chemistry seminar is free and open to the public.

• 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. — The International House hosts a Chinese calligraphy demonstration in the I-House. A professional artist will lead the free demonstration.

• 7 p.m. — Professor Peter V. Zarubin speaks on “Inside Realities of the Cold War USSR vs. USA ‘Star Wars’ Laser Weapon Race: A Story That Now Can Be Told” in the Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.

• 7:30 p.m. — David Quammen, an awardwinning science, nature and travel writer, speaks on “Charles Darwin: The Secret Life of a Reluctant Revolutionary” in the UC Auditorium. Quammen’s talk is free and open to the public.

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UT legend and previous “Voice of the Vols” John Ward gathers with others on the field during the Orange and White game last weekend. The White defeated the Orange 16-7.

THE CRIME Monday, April 12 • 12:30 p.m. — Officers responded to an accident involving a vehicle off of Terrence Avenue. When they arrived, they observed the victim sitting prone on the ground crying. She explained that while walking up the sidewalk, a tow truck drove by her, at which time the vehicle being towed ran over her ankle and caused her to fall down an embankment. The driver of the tow truck explained that as he drove by the woman the steering wheel of the vehicle moved and the vehicle swerved. A witness reported seeing the truck hit the girl and her fall down the embankment.

• 9:54 p.m. — Officers took report of a theft in the Aquatic Center. A member of the faculty reported that earlier in the evening he went for a swim, before which he placed

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his belongings in locker # 311. He went to swim at 7:15 p.m. and returned at 8:40 p.m., at which time he found his wallet had been lifted. In the wallet were a Bank of America credit card, a CitiBank debit card and fifty dollars in cash.

Wednesday, April 14 • 3:06 p.m. — Officer met with a complainant in the lobby of the University of Tennessee Police Department to investigate a theft that occurred the previous day. The victim explained that she attended lab in Hessler at 8 a.m. the previous morning, at which time she placed her book bag in a locker. At 9:15 a.m. she returned to her room at Humes Hall and found that her Coach clutch was missing. Inside were her VolCard and driver’s license, a Bank of America card and her health insurance card.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY • 1977 — Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems, is celebrated in the United States for the first time. Millions of Americans, including students from thousands of colleges and universities, participated in rallies, marches and educational programs. Earth Day was the brainchild of Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a staunch environmentalist who hoped to provide unity to the grassroots environmental movement and increase ecological awareness. “The objective was to get a nationwide demonstration of concern for the environment so large that it would shake the political establishment out of its lethargy, and, finally, force this issue permanently onto the national political agenda,” Sen. Nelson said.

Earth Day indeed increased environmental awareness in America, and in July of that year the Environmental Protection Agency was established by special executive order to regulate and enforce national pollution legislation.

On April 22, 1990, the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, more than 200 million people in 141 countries participated in Earth Day celebrations. Earth Day has been celebrated on different days by different groups internationally. The United Nations officially celebrates it on the vernal equinox, which usually occurs about March 21.

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Engineering professor discusses African agriculture systems Forbes Walker, associate professor of biosystems engineering and soil science at UT, will deliver this week’s UT Science Forum lecture, “Developing Conservation Agriculture Systems in Africa.”

His talk will begin at noon on Friday in Thompson-Boling Arena Dining Room C-D. The UT Science Forum is a free weekly event where leading science researchers share their discoveries and discuss the frontiers of their fields in a way that the general public can understand.

For three years, Walker and other UT faculty members have been working with people in Lesotho in southern Africa to develop conservation agriculture cropping systems for small-holder farmers.

Walker will explain the collaboration and talk about developing the agricultural farming system. The team also plans to establish an experimental learning program for research, teaching and extension faculty and students from Tennessee to visit Lesotho.

The Chancellor’s Honors Program presents the fifth annual Aid for Africa Students are invited to attend the Chancellor’s Honors Program’s Aid for Africa on Friday for dancing and to benefit Africare. The event will be held at April 23 at 9 p.m. at the World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, and it will include an African cultural performance, followed by a raging dance party with the help of DJ Jason Lovely.

Presale tickets are $5, including glow sticks and refreshments, and are available until Friday on the Pedestrian Mall. Tickets at the event will be $10.

This party will benefit Africare, which addresses the needs in Africa in the following areas: health and HIV/Aids, food security and agriculture, water resource development, emergency and humanitarian assistance, women’s empowerment, environmental management, literacy and vocational training, micro-enterprise development, governance and civil society development.

Faculty Senate rotates leadership for coming year As a result of three recently completed Faculty Senate elections, a “changing of the guard” will occur in the coming summer.

First, Vince Anfara, from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, will become the next President-Elect of the Faculty Senate. Vince will succeed Joan Heminway, from the College of Law, who will become the next president of the Faculty Senate.

Second, UT-Knoxville’s newly elected representative to the University Faculty Council will be India Lane, from the College of Veterinary Medicine. India will succeed Beauvais Lyons, from the School of Art, whose term on the council is expiring.

Council members representing all campuses in the UT system meet several times each year with the president of the UT system and the vice president for Academic Affairs and Student Success.

The WUTK Exam Jam, a concert to benefit UT’s student-run radio station, 90.3 The Rock, will take place this Friday at The Valarium.

All proceeds go directly to WUTK, a nonprofit radio station at the university.

The benefit show will feature various genres of Knoxville’s local music scene, such as americana/folk group Big Country’s Empty Bottle, electronic-jam band Arpetrio and indie punk from Faux Ferocious.

Also playing is the “Sound-Off Battle of the Bands” winner, funk/soul group Aftah Party, and metal band The Idle Hand. The show will also feature DJ sets from J-Mo and Groove Troop, who will close the show.

“This is really an opportunity for our listeners to become active in keeping our radio station on the air, and we absolutely depend on that,” Benny Smith, WUTK station manager, said. “At the same time, they can enjoy the variety of our local music scene as well.”

WUTK depends on many different sources to keep them functioning on a daily basis.

“If it wasn’t for our listeners, underwriters and donors, we would not be able to play all this great local music,” Smith said. “We wouldn’t be on the air. WUTK has played more local music and supported the local music scene in Knoxville more than anyone

RELATIONS continued from Page 1 “My belief in the end is that we have become so economically interdependent that conflicts will arise, but we have enough mutual built in incentives that the relations will be able to continue,” Lamption said. “Power is moving from the west to China, with America becoming less dominant.”

This means that the United States would have less unilateral power to address world problems, necessitating cooperation with other nations.

“We are destined therefore to fight with or cooperate with other power centers,” Lampton said.

The recent economic downturns have been used by China to enhance its own economic position and facilitate positive

else by far, and we continue to do so and will for many years.”

Sometimes WUTK asks the bands they support to support them as well.

“From time to time, we ask our local music scene to help us out,” Smith said. “This is a great way with them stepping up, as they always do, and donate their services with these performances.”

Alex Mindermann, guitarist/keyboardist for Arpetrio, said the band is excited to return the support the station has given them.

“The station has played a huge part in getting our name out locally, so the very least we can do is play this benefit concert,” Mindermann said. “Especially when we get to perform among some of Knoxville’s finest music.”

Carey Hodges, one host of The Rock’s “Local’s Only” show on Tuesday nights, said the musical diversity is exactly what the students involved were going for.

“We wanted to do a benefit that represented all of the different genres that exist in our local music scene,” Hodges said. “I think this event is really unique. We really have something for everybody.”

Admission is a minimum $5 donation for those 21 and over and $8 for those 18 to 20.

For more information and an event schedule, go to http://wutkradio.com or http://thevalarium.com/ValariumWebApp/.

growth. Its growth rate is currently around ten percent. This performance has been narrowing the gap between the U.S. and China.

“I think China has be able to rapidly grow for several reasons,” he said.

Lampton cited urbanization, low levels of household and government debt, as well as saving great amounts of capital for future productivity as the main causes of Chinese economic expansion. They can invest their progress back into their military, economic and educational futures, Lampton said.

Lampton also shared that Chinese leadership is looking more at internal security threats than external security threats.

“We are facing greater problems with global warming, stopping nuclear proliferation, economic issues, etc.,” Lampton said. “We should cooperatively

address these issues with China; cooperation is a necessity.”

Lampton also addressed questions from the audience involving Chinese resource allocation, urbanization and the future economic outlook of both nations.

Lampton concluded that relations should remain amicable “as long as we have leaders in each of these two nations that recognize our interdependence and the possibility for mutual benefit.”

He employed Chinese advancement as a catalyst for American motivation.

“Reform in China requires reform from America,” Lampton concluded.

Lampton formally served as president of the National Committee on United StatesChina Relations. His recent publications include “Same Bed, Different Dreams: Managing

With decriminalization, Lynch feels these problems would greatly diminish.

Lynch’s main arguments for shifting away from the war on drugs comes from the policy itself.

“No one can say that we haven’t been trying hard enough or being persistent enough,” he said. “The policies have been tested, and they are simply not working.”

The federal government alone spends 20 billion dollars a year, or 50 million dollars a day, to fight the war on drugs.

“The policy is creating more problems than it is solving,” Lynch said.

Lynch closed the lecture by assuring the audience that the U.S. is moving in a more sound direction regarding drug policy and said he feels that slowly but surely, the U.S. will learn that better alternatives exist.

U.S.-China Relations 19892000” and “The Making of Chinese Foreign and Security Policy in the Era of Reform,” editor. He serves as a consultant on Chinese relations in both the public and the private sector.

“Dr. Lampton was selected to speak after searching through several possible candidates. In the end, he was chosen on the basis of faculty reccomendation,” Qi Fu, sophomore in Applied Educational Psychology, said.

Lampton has appeared on “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Frontline” and “The Today Show.” Lampton has also served on the board of directors for the Asian Foundation and served his country as a member of the United States Army Reserves.

He has also been quoted in various publications including Newsweek and USA Today.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

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StaffColumn State should not make mascot politically correct

Brandi Panter Copy Editor As far as human beings go, I am a pretty apathetic person. Very little manages to stir my passion or imagination, generally due to an overwhelming disinterest in anything that isn’t related to food, who hooked up over the weekend or history.

Today, however, saw the dawn of me actually caring about something for once. The sudden cold snap in the air made me reminiscent for my favorite of the year’s three seasons: football.

As I plopped down at a computer in the library (my laptop is broken, a complaint I could probably write an entire other column about) and settled into reading about college football news, I stumbled across one of my favorite stories ever and a story that bears revisiting: Ole Miss’s election of a new mascot.

Why do I care about this, exactly? Well, it falls under one of my three general concerns: history.

For those of you who are a little less interested in the history of the South than myself (or are too lazy to Wikipedia-search), Ole Miss is officially aiming to replace Colonel Reb, their Southern plantation master mascot, with Admiral Ackbar. While I am no fan of waving Confederate flags and screaming “the South will rise again” (yes, Ole Miss has done these things in the past), I am a fan of retaining Colonel Reb. Yes, it is racist, but you are hard pressed to find something about Southern history pre-1962 that is not.

My reasoning for retaining Colonel Reb is simple: He is a reminder of what Mississippi, our ugly step-sister of a border state, has come from and evolved into. The Mississippi state flag still retains a partial Confederate flag in the left-hand corner, and the team is still going to be named the Rebels.

Why not let them show the world just exactly what the state used to be?

The history of the South is a long and sordid affair that involves being completely and brutally devastated by the Civil War, white aggression after slavery was abolished, the Klux Klan, the Birmingham Church bombings, lynchings, the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis and segregation, and those are just what I can think of off the top of my head. We haven’t had a lot to be proud of as far as race relations have been concerned. So, when I hear that Ole Miss wants to replace the biggest reminder of just how far they have come, a complete desertion of the example of the evolution of humanity and compassion, with a mascot that not only means nothing to the history of the state or history of the U.S., my skin absolutely crawls.

Take the Volunteers, for example. We earned our nickname based on being the state to have the most volunteers for the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. The Mexican-American War is one of the greatest examples of imperialism, domination and exploitation in U.S. history. Our song — yes, you know which song I am talking about — is about isolationism, rape, murder and moonshining. Are we about to change that?

Andrew Jackson, renowned jerk and seventh president of the U.S., is still on our $20 bill. We aren’t going to adjust the currency to be politically correct or desert the Declaration of Independence because Thomas Jefferson wrote it. (For our readers in Texas who don’t have the privilege of knowing who this guy is, he was our third president and a founder of democracy, as well as another major jerk.)

The point I am trying to make, in so many words, is this: We can’t always run away from who we have been as a country. We can try, as Ole Miss will be trying in the fall, but the fact still remains that we, throughout history, have been pretty terrible. All we can do is press forward and look back on who we have been with disdain and shame. We can’t ignore it, fight it or build a time machine and change it. (Actually, if you can do that, please see me so we can put our names on blueprint together.) So, let us press forward into the future and give thanks for who we have become as a nation and especially as a region and always be glad that we don’t go to a Big 10 school.

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Treston Wheat Last week there were two letters to the editor, one by John Dunham (April 12) and one by Waqas Ahmad (April 15). The former is a veteran writing in to demonstrate why a staff columnist, who has not served in war, was factually incorrect concerning a leaked video of an Apache helicopter attack in Iraq.

The latter’s letter was pro-terrorist and indicative of writings that are willfully ignorant of war today.

Dunham was correct in his analysis of the video and discussing the rules of engagement.

When one watches the video, at 3:45 there is clearly an RPG. When asked about Ahmad’s vitriol, Dunham wrote to me in an e-mail, “I can understand how someone with little or no military training or experience can fail to discern an RPG in thermal optics. However, how many companies make a four-foot-long telescopic lens that ends in a small point?”

Ahmad was right when he wrote that AK-47s are common in Iraq, but RPGs are commonly used by insurgents. In Iraq, the enemy blends into the civilian population as a tactic of guerilla war. In the absence of regular soldiers with internationally recognizable uniforms (like the camouflage our soldiers wear), Americans must use other clues to distinguish insurgents from civilians. In this case, the fact that the group had an RPG meant they were most likely insurgents, and the military had the right to attack them.

Ahmad calls the military cowards for attacking the van that came to help the people.

However, in the rules of engagement, when an unmarked vehicle approaches insurgents, the military may fire upon it. This is not cowardice, but the rules of war when the enemy is not actual uniformed military.

Civilians were not targeted in this incident, and therefore, it is beyond inappropriate to call U.S. soldiers cowardly. It is more craven for Ahmad to undermine our war efforts against Islamofascists by criticizing things he does not understand. There were clear indicators that the people were insurgents, and it was appropriate for the military to eliminate what they saw as a threat; this incident shows no

“moral decay” as Ahmad puts it, but rather how guerilla war between a state and non-state actors works.

These rules of war are necessary to protect civilians. The rules prevent countries from attacking ambulances or those under the Red Cross and from targeting civilians. If the insurgents Ahmad respects had actually worn uniforms like international rules of war require a military to do, then the military would not have killed the civilians. These rules of war and rules of engagement are designed to protect innocents, but that is not always going to be possible. These soldiers made their best judgment under the conditions, and while the death of any innocent civilian is a tragedy, these rules protect far more civilians than they harm.

Finally, both Dunham and Ahmad discuss the idea of “need to know.” Ahmad tries to argue — and fails — that the military is accountable to the people, and that we deserve to know everything that happens. However, this could not be further from the truth. The military is accountable to the civilian leadership in the country, who is accountable to the people, which allows the military to keep national secrets from the people but share them with the civilian leadership. Secrecy is essential in war because intelligence is the key to defeating any enemy — both gathering intelligence about their actions and protecting our intelligence from them. If terrorists or insurgents knew the secrets of the American military it would be easier for them to attack and kill American citizens. It seems Ahmad would rather the terrorists attack America and lose the war than have a secret kept from the public. The Supreme Court even ruled in U.S. v. Reynolds that national secrets are one of the legally protected limits on the guarantee of free speech in the First Amendment.

The more important lesson from the letters is that we can see the need to defend our soldiers against slander from people like Ahmad, who has on more than one occasion demonstrated his anti-American and proIslamofascist biases in letters to The Beacon.

Our soldiers deserve better than Ahmad’s ranting about subjects he does not understand.

Therefore, I recommend everyone say thank you to a soldier that they know for protecting liberty and democracy and defend them when something wrong is said.

— Treston Wheat is a junior in history and political science. He can be reached at twheat@utk.edu.

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Ali Griffin Fifteen years ago, Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. This bomb killed 168 people and injured more than 680. The man responsible for the crime thankfully was found, tried and convicted. This man, responsible for so many deaths, including 19 children under the age of 6, was executed on June 11, 2001. Some closure for the hundreds of families impacted by this devastating event was reached with McVeigh’s execution, but this closure may be short-lived thanks to MSNBC. While watching “The Today Show,” a preview package about the Oklahoma City bombing and McVeigh himself aired. The package advertised that nearly 45 hours of exclusive interview footage with McVeigh would be edited down to air on the horrific event’s anniversary. Even better than that, the interview footage will be dubbed over tapings of specific events McVeigh himself describes. So more or less, those close to the victims of his crime will not only get to relive one of the worst days of their life, but they get to hear the sociopath behind it describe his motive in full detail.

The anniversary of such a tragedy should always be commemorated, but giving the man behind the tragedy a national news platform is probably not the best approach. I understand that people may want answers as to how or why the largest domestic terrorist attack happened, but I think these questions have already been answered. We know his motivations for

committing the crime.

The MSNBC special may provide a more entertaining and even disturbing version of these answers, but they aren’t contributing to the victims and their families gaining closure.

The Oklahoma City bombings happened exactly 15 years ago. Hopefully, many of these families have somewhat moved on, but something like the television special could severely hinder their grieving period.

Instead of doing a special on the man behind the horrific crime, perhaps it would be appropriate to do a special on some of the innocent people who were injured or killed in the tragedy. Or maybe even a special on how to prevent something like this from happening in the future.

Sure, studying these interviews and looking for clues is helpful to a trained FBI detective, but for the average American, this special is pure entertainment. The media claims to be giving viewers “an exclusive inside look” at one of America’s most dangerous terrorists. In reality, the media saw an opportunity to create a little hype and make some high advertising dollars in the process.

Giving Timothy McVeigh the publicity and medium to communicate his disturbing message is not exactly the resolution or memorial his victims need. Obviously news stations are never going to stop discussing tragedies. Even when they genuinely think they’re assisting a situation, they may be harming or hindering some of those close to the tragedy. I realize this problem will never be fixed completely. News stations will always drive a tragedy into the ground, but I definitely think more consideration should be given, especially in regard to tragedies such as this.

— Ali Griffin is a junior in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at sgriff10@utk.edu.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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ENTERTAINMENT

Film industry weakened by excess gimmicks Will Abrams Staff Writer As theater prices continue to skyrocket, more and more people are going to see the weekend’s latest releases.

Even though America is currently recovering from a major financial fiasco, history shows that ticket sales are up when times are hard. One would think that such a strong film economy would warrant Hollywood’s best efforts in order to satisfy the masses. If only that were the case.

In reality, Tinseltown is going through what can only be described as the dumbest era of film to date. Every week there is a remake in theaters that was only put together to cash in on fans of the original.

Now, these aren’t new by any means, and some of them are actually pretty good (“Dawn of the Dead” and “Last House on the Left”). However, the movie studio bosses have hit a new low with this past weekend’s “Death at a Funeral.”

For those who are fans of British comedies, the title may sound familiar. That is probably because it was originally released roughly three years ago. On top of the small time window, the original is not one that needs to be remade in order to “appeal to different audiences.” It is a hilariously dry-humored comedy that would not be lost on most American viewers.

Remakes aside, Hollywood’s latest trick is to turn popular toy franchises into blockbusters. It was all fun and games with “Transformers” because who seriously doesn’t like Megatron? The box office success of those two films has led to many projects receiving the “go ahead” without anyone asking if a film is needed.

Three of the biggest upcoming toyturned-movies are “Battleship,” “Stretch Armstrong” (starring Taylor Lautner from the “Twilight” films) and “Erector Set.” Indeed, that last one is a toy franchise that doesn’t have a protagonist, plot or real

worldwide), studios are trying to make lighting strike twice by converting films like “Clash of the Titans,” which was shot in 2-D, into 3-D. The worst part about all of this is that people continue to see whatever Hollywood puts before them. The only way to make films change their approach is for audiences to be more selective in what they are willing to pay $10 to see. Nothing speaks louder to studio executives than an empty wallet.

Of course, this is all very ideal to talk about, but people need to remember that film is not only meant for entertainment.

It is also one of the many ways for Americans to display their more creative qualities.

Considering that film has only been around for roughly 125 years, it is still in the learning phase compared to other forms of art. Only the audience has the ability to ensure that filmmaking remains an honorable profession.

purpose.

Now there is another side of American film that most people chalk up to being elitist, when in fact it may be the last refuge for original filmmaking. It seems that the film industry is more polarizing than ever with blockbusters being dumbed down for the masses while “art” films sweep any major awards ceremony.

Why does it have to be this way? Surely Hollywood isn’t afraid to cross the two different categories, thereby creating intelligent films that people don’t have to see in their city’s one art theater.

Last but certainly not least is the latest gimmick in films: 3-D. Two years ago, it would be hard to name more than a handful of movies that came to theaters in this format, yet there has already been four such films since February.

When handled properly, the effect can be very entertaining and improve the overall film. However, due to the success of “Avatar” (which currently has $2.7 billion

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

ENTERTAINMENT

Stars turn out for ‘Last Rodeo’ The Associated Press It was a night filled with laughter and song as country music’s biggest stars turned out to salute Brooks & Dunn during the taping of “ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn — The Last Rodeo” on Monday at the MGM Grand.

Stars like George Strait, Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood surprised Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn with renditions of their favorite hits, relayed their fondest memories and even played practical jokes on the groundbreaking duo, who are counting down the days until their final performance together after two decades.

“20 years,” Taylor Swift joked, “to me that’s like a life-

time.”

Swift surprised Dunn with a video that showed him doing an imitation of the 20-year-old sensation’s trademark head shake.

“You had no idea how important that moment is because in 20 years that’s the first time I’ve ever seen him mess his hair up,” Brooks told Swift.

Faith Hill remembered the group as country’s biggest practical jokers, telling a story from an early 1990s tour on which she opened for the duo. She turned in late one night in her hotel room and got an unwelcome surprise.

“I pulled back my covers, tucked myself in bed and there it was: a slimy eel thawing out in my sheets,” Hill said.

She sang a poignant rendition of “The Long Goodbye,”

then left the stage. A moment later two waiters appeared with takeout boxes for the duo, who sat on stage during the taping.

“Oh, it’s eel from Faith,” Brooks said before popping a piece in his mouth.

Dunn quipped: “I’ll save mine.”

The fun will soon be ending for Brooks & Dunn, who are touring through the summer and will play their final concert on Aug. 10 in Nashville, Tenn.

Brad Paisley told the story of how they were solo artists until Tim DuBois at Arista Nashville came up with the idea to put them together and told them to go write a song and see what happens. Brooks later said they came up with “Brand New Man” and “My Next Broken Heart,” a song played by Paisley, on consecutive days, and the partnership was sealed.

“Tim introduced us over an enchilada on a Tuesday morning,” Brooks told the crowd.

“He said, ‘I don’t need a boy singer, I’ve got Alan Jackson.’”

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their first record, “Brand New Man,” in 1991 and went on to become country music’s topselling duo with more than 30 million albums sold and 23 No.

1 hits. They also served as role models and springboards for dozens of acts who followed, taking new singers and groups on tour with them.

Each of the 16 performing acts got to choose a meaningful tune to play during the show, which will air May 23 on CBS. Strait received a standing ovation before playing “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.”

“People ask me all the time who I listen to, and I answer with three simple words: ‘Brooks and Dunn,’” Strait said.

The night was filled with great performances. Lady Antebellum singers Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley coaxed Dunn and Reba McEntire on stage for “If You See Him/If You See Her.” Chesney got them to sing along on “You’re Going to Miss Me When I’m Gone.” Miranda Lambert chose “Hillbilly Deluxe,” she said, “because it rocks.” And Underwood sang “Neon Moon” the night after making history with her second entertainer of the year win at the Academy of Country

Music Awards.

The night’s most poignant moment came after poet Maya Angelou hailed them in a video address.

“In their whole body of work, they’ve shown how much they care about the human condition,” she said.

Singer Jennifer Hudson then performed a show-stopping version of “Believe,” reducing Hill and other members of the audience to tears.

“Girl, have you heard you?”

Brooks asked the singer.

Longtime friend McEntire wowed the duo with “Indian Summer” and Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland said they chose “Red Dirt Road” because they write their own material and wanted to pick a song that Brooks & Dunn penned themselves.

Bush told the story of how Dunn started the song on a cocktail napkin and handed it to Brooks to finish.

The duo was honored with the ACM Milestone Award before capping the evening off with an all-star jam of “Play Something Country.”

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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SPORTS

Track and field teams prepare for Penn Relays Terrence Boone Staff Writer

Hayley DeBusk • The Daily Beacon

The UT mens and womens track team will be competing 116th-Annual Penn Relays this weekend. UT has won a total of 49 relay championships at this event over the years.

While the Tennessee men’s and women’s throwers head out west to Lajolla, Calif., to compete in the UCSD Invitational, the Vol and Lady Vol track and field teams will take to the oval in Philadelphia, Penn. Awaiting them is famed Franklin Field of the University of Pennsylvania and the prestigious Penn Relays.

The 116th running of the event will take place April 22 to 25.

UT Director of Track and Field J.J. Clark noted how the team needed to keep their composure despite the crowd of possibly 40,00050,000 people.

“I think when you run (at Penn Relays), it’s just electrifying,” Clark said. “I think it gives you extra adrenaline, and that can be good or bad. You can go out too fast or not execute or use it to your benefit and have extra adrenaline and run a good time.”

After three wins at Penn Relays last year in the 4x800, 4x1500 and the distance medley relay (DMR), which subsequently included a world mark in the 4x1500 and an American record in the 4x800, the Lady Vols come into those events as the prohibitive favorites. Seniors Phoebe Wright and Kimarra McDonald, along with sophomore Chanelle Price, will try and have a repeat against stiff competition. Teaming up with the trio will be senior Jackie Areson and sophomore Brittany Sheffey. Price, who will be competing in two of the three events, expects many more challenges this time around.

“Last year we kind of just dominated,” Price said. “This year is going to be some hard races, and we’re definitely going to have to dig deep and show up…We’re all going to have to bring our A-game to win.”

Sophomore Ellen Wortham will take center stage in her primary event, the 400 hurdles. Wortham currently ranks third in the SEC in the event and will look to provide a solid performance.

Despite injuries that could hurt the relays, the men’s team has a number of individuals competing at the meet this week. Senior John Hewitt competes in the 400 hurdles, sophomore Desmond Brown in the long jump and sophomore Steve Fassino in the stee-

plechase. Chris Bodary, Leoule Degfae and Michael Spooner represent a strong unit in the 5000 meters, while Brad Holtz and Robert Rasnick hold down the fort in the pole vault.

The 4x200 relay team is led by seniors Evander Wells and Kyle Stevenson. Wells will also run the 100 meters, the first time he has ever run the event at this meet.

Another force to be reckoned with will be the men’s 4x800 team, which will consist of junior Peter Sigilai, sophomores Emerson Peacock and Joe Franklin and freshman Terrance Livingston.

“They (the men) always go out there and compete to their best,” Clark said. “You always run to win and be competitive and show that Tennessee pride out there on that field.”

Tennis Vols on road to championship Zac Ellis Assistant Sports Editor Sometimes it can be beneficial to fly under the radar. Just ask Sam Winterbotham.

Winterbotham is in his fourth season as the Tennessee head men’s tennis coach. That’s four years of building a program at a school dominated by bigtime athletics, where this UT tennis squad hardly enjoys the exposure of other moneymaking programs.

Watch a tennis match instead of basketball or football? Not likely.

But if this season has been any indication, maybe it’s about time people started paying attention to UT’s tennis team.

Winterhbotham’s Vols, ranked No. 2 nationally, defeated Georgia on Saturday to claim the program’s first outright SEC regular season title since 2000. The victory capped a 23-1 regular season record that included an 11-0 undefeated SEC record during that span.

A perfect conference record

is a feat no Tennessee tennis team has accomplished since 1990, when the Vols’ 34-1 overall record culminated in a NCAA Championship match loss to Stanford.

Not only does UT boast the conference’s best record and the nation’s No. 2 ranking, but the squad also features the best player in NCAA tennis. Junior John-Patrick Smith is the No. 1 singles player in all of collegiate tennis. On the side, Smith and senior Davey Sandgren frequently team up for the nation’s fourth-ranked doubles duo.

But that’s not all. Junior Boris Conkic and freshman Rhyne Williams combine for the eighth-ranked doubles team in the nation and one of three UT doubles tandems ranked in the NCAA’s top 10. Freshman Tennys Sandgren, who came to Tennessee as the nation’s top tennis recruit, skipped out on a pro career to join the Vols and cemented an undefeated (10-0) freshman SEC regular season singles campaign on Saturday.

Despite the team’s personnel, this year’s tennis Vols are not

just impressive because of their record, but in the manner in which they attained it.

Of the 24 regular season games played, Tennessee shut out 10 opponents. The Vols last shutout against Ole Miss, a vengeful matchup against the team that defeated UT in last season’s SEC Championship match, tied the program’s record for shutouts in a season (10) set in 1965. Plus, UT had already tied the school record for consecutive shutouts in a season when it blanked its first five opponents in 2010.

These Vols don’t just defeat opponents,they demoralize them.

In fact, judging by the Vols’ body of work and the ruthless lack of mercy shown to its opponents, this tennis squad is arguably the best athletic team on Tennessee’s campus this season.

But is that enough for this tennis squad?

“Now we have to move on to our next goal, which is to win an SEC Championship,” junior Matteo Fago said on Saturday.

By virtue of its undefeated conference record, Tennessee sealed the No. 1 seed in this weekend’s SEC Tournament.

And in each year during Winterbotham’s tenure at UT, the Vols have improved their SEC Tournament play.

In 2007, UT fell in the SEC quarterfinals. In 2008, the semifinals. Last season, the SEC Championship match against Ole Miss.

Notice a trend?

An SEC Championship is on the horizon for Winterbotham’s tennis team. And judging by this team’s record, Winterbotham probably won’t let an SEC Tournament title slip through his fingers.

Even if it’s under the radar.

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Former Vols up for pick in NFL Draft

IN SPORTS

Matt Dixon

April 22 - April 23, 2010

Staff Writer

Thursday, April 22 — Men’s Track Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. All Day Women’s Track Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. All Day

Friday, April 23 — Women’s Tennis SEC Tournament Athens, Ga. 2 p.m.

Softball Florida DH Knoxville 5 p.m., 7 p.m.

Men’s Tennis SEC Tournament Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m.

Baseball Vanderbilt Knoxville 7 p.m.

Daily Quote

“I’m glad it was a warm day. I’d have been running if I’d known it was coming.”

– UT tennis coach Sam Winterbotham on being doused in Gatorade after his Vols claimed their first outright SEC title since 2000

Thursday, April 22, 2010

THESPORTSPAGE

Hayley DeBusk • The Daily Beacon

UT’s Eric Berry and other members of the football team will be participating in the 2010 NFL Draft Thursday. Berry, a defensive back, is expected to go early in the first round.

It’s become a three day event. It’s now on primetime television.

This week’s NFL Draft is filled with lots of hoping and guessing by NFL fans and hours staring at ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s hair.

For some former Vols, however, this week is the start of their professional careers, even if they didn’t want to begin it this early.

“For me to have to go [pro], I don’t want to go all the way,” strong safety Eric Berry said following last season’s ChickFil-A Bowl. “I want to stay [here at Tennessee]. It’s been so much fun. I guess you could call it a sacrifice I have to make being in college and having so much fun.”

Berry chose to forgo his senior season at Tennessee after being a playmaker from the moment he stepped on campus. The All-American displayed the talents he showed the SEC the past three seasons in front of NFL personnel during February’s NFL combine by clocking in at 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash and posting a 43-inch vertical jump, highest among defensive backs.

Berry is a consensus top-10 pick among experts, and some project him to go as high as fifth overall. Only three safeties have ever been picked as high as fifth in the draft. “(Berry is the) ultimate playmaker in the (Baltimore Raven’s Pro Bowler) Ed Reed mold,” Kiper Jr. said.

Another Vol expecting to hear his name called early is former UT defensive tackle Dan Williams. Williams saw his draft stock rise as much as any player in college football last season after flourishing under the previous coaching staff.

Williams has the versatility to play in both a 4-3 defense and as a nose tackle in a 3-4 defense. He is now considered to be a first round pick and could even climb into the top 10.

If both Berry and Williams, who are among 14 top prospects invited to attend the draft in New York City, are

selected in the top 10, they would become the first SEC defensive teammates to go in the top-10 since 1993.

Running back Montario Hardesty was finally given the chance to shine during his senior season and elevated his draft stock tremendously.

Hardesty rushed for 1,345 yards during the 2009 season and never fumbled on a rushing attempt during his entire college career.

Hardesty’s tough, physical “one cut and go” running style should translate well to a zoneblocking team in the NFL. But with durability concerns, Hardesty is projected to go somewhere between the second and third rounds of the draft.

Despite the hardships he endured at Tennessee, quarterback Jonathan Crompton’s play during the second half of last season and his offseason workouts have made the signal caller a potential mid-to-late round pick in the draft. Scouts like Crompton’s size and arm combination and his ability to learn multiple offenses, which he showed while at Tennessee.

Other Vols that could see their names called sometime later in the draft are outside linebacker Rico McCoy, defensive back Dennis Rogan and offensive lineman Chris Scott.

McCoy is a bit undersized for an NFL linebacker, but the hard-hitting former Vol’s experience on special teams should translate well at the next level.

Rogan entered the draft after his junior season and, like McCoy, is undersized and ran a slower than expected 40-yard dash time at the NFL combine.

The Knoxville-native also has the ability to contribute in the return game.

While Scott played both tackle spots for the Vols, some scouts project him as more of an offensive guard at the next level.

Other former Vols that could possibly sign free agent contracts after the draft and appear in a team’s training camp are wide receivers Austin Rogers and Quintin Hancock, offensive guards Vladimir Richards and Jacques McClendon, tight end Jeff Cottam and long snapper Morgan Cox.