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Volume 128 Issue 65
Altaf Nanavat
Staff Writer On Earth Day we don’t just celebrate the planet that gives us air to breathe and land to stand on — we recognize our responsibility to protect those essentials. The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, along with Eco-Vols and UTOP, will celebrate Earth Day with a discussion on climate change presented by John Nolt, a philosophy professor, in the Toyota Auditorium Wednesday afternoon. As a professor, Nolt mostly focuses his lectures around logic and environmental ethics. In addition to his professorship, Nolt also serves as the chair of the Committee on the Campus Environment. Organized in 1999, the committee works to advise the university administration and push environmental initiatives to the forefront.
Diana Howell, a Baker Ambassador and sophomore in political science, said she believes Nolt will provide a unique perspective to the conversation about environmental issues. “Dr. John Nolt was the perfect fit to provide a new outlook on climate change and discuss its moral implications,” Howell said. “I am very excited to hear Dr. Nolt speak and create this dialogue.” The celebration is also being held in conjunction with the UT’s Earth Month, in which the university showcases the achievements made in solving environmental issues on campus throughout April. With this celebration, Howell said she hopes to foster an engaging and educational environment amongst students and other attendees. “We decided we wanted to make an event centered around Earth Day to help inform students about climate change,” Howell said. “My hope for this event is for every student
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to feel welcome to come learn about how UT students can help solve this problem.” In addition to the discussion, UTOP will also be hosting events on Thursday, including a biking powered service project from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. and a cleanup at Fort Sanders from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Both activities will be free of charge and everyone is invited to participate. Attendees can pick up trash bags and gloves from the Baker Center beforehand. Associate Director at the Baker Center Nissa Dahlin-Brown explained why the center is strongly encouraging students to attend the event. “The Baker Center works to educate students and the community on issues related to energy and the environment as we work to develop policy that addresses issues in these areas,” Brown said. “Students are at the core of improving the future for all of us, and that starts with education about the problem.”
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DISPATCHES Senate moves forward on sex trafficking bill The U.S. Senate has reached an agreement on a bill to help victims of sex trafficking that has been the subject of weeks of heated negotiations, the New York Times reports. A consensus on the bill also opens up the way for a vote on the confirmation of Loretta E. Lynch, who was nominated to replace Eric Holder as the nation’s attorney general five months ago. Initial disagreement over the bill was centered on a provision that would prevent victims of sex trafficking from using funds for abortions. The conflict was amplified when Republican Mitch McConnell, the majority leader and senator from Kentucky, refused to schedule a vote on Lynch’s nomination until the sex trafficking bill was passed.
Upcoming book accuses Clinton of favorable treatment Hillary Clinton dismissed an upcoming book Monday that will apparently outline special treatment she allowed from her State Department in exchange for foreign donations to the Clinton family foundation. The book, “Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich,” by Peter Schweizer, is expected to come out May 5, and some Republican presidential opponents have already been briefed on its content. Sen. Rand Paul said the book will cause Americans to “question” Clinton’s candidacy. White House Press secretary Josh Earnest said although there have been many accusations again Clinton, there is “not a lot of evidence” to support Schweizer’s claims. Clinton responded that the criticism comes with the “territory” of running for president.
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Lecture talks pros of Cuban healthcare Tanner Hancock Copy Editor
While relations between the U.S. and Cuba are slowly being repaired on a national scale, experts took a look at Cuba’s socialized health care system Monday as a part of the Baker Center’s “The Curious Case of Cuba” lecture. William Keck, a Cuban health care expert and the Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba Review, explained the successes of Cuban health care following the 1959 revolution and the subsequent American embargo. Keck began by noting Cuba’s low infant mortality rate and life expectancy rate, which are both roughly comparable with American rates despite the embargo. He openly endorsed Cuba’s efforts to ensure health care as a right to its citizens rather than something that must be paid for. “The underlying principle of health as a human right has driven Cuba’s steady commitment to provide equitable, quality care
to its entire population free of charge,” Keck explained. “(Cuba) has shown that even a poor and blockaded country can maintain health outcomes on par with the developed world.” Paul C. Erwin, head of the Department of Public Health, said he believes the successes of Cuban health care, which include better prenatal care outcomes and higher vaccination rates than the U.S., could serve as examples to help amend the current American system. Cuba spends, on average, approximately one-twentieth less money per person on health care than the U.S., and Erwin cited Cuba’s acceptance of health care as a human right as just one of many health-related accomplishments brought about by the island nation. “Trying to see how having those national policies can impact the health and well-being of a population has a very important story to tell us here in the United States,” he explained. UTDAILYBEACON.COM
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Professor discusses racial color-blindness Jennifer Webb
Staff Writer The world isn’t color blind. Helen A. Neville, professor of educational psychology and African American studies at the University of Illinois, gave a lecture titled “Defining and Disrupting Color-Blind Racial Ideology: What We Can Do To Promote Greater Racial Equality,” Monday afternoon in the Black Cultural Center. Her lecture focused on dispelling the notion that America is a “color-blind” country with empirical evidence. She discussed the disadvantages of maintaining the illusion of racial equality on people of color. She began her talk with what she called a “harsh” way of describing racial color-blindness. “I’m going to use my place of privilege to refute and deny the suffering of those who do not have this white privilege while at the same time erasing the personal history there,” Neville said. Neville explained that people view being colorblind as behaving in a way that does not take into account a person’s race at all. But in today’s society, Neville argued, it is not that simple. “If we lived in an ideal world where racial inequality didn’t exist, that would be the way to go,” she said. “But unfortunately, we live in a society where there is racial inequality, so to be a good person sometimes means you that have to acknowledge race and racism.” She explained to her audience that there are two types of color blindness, the first being “color evasion.” “Color evasion is really this denial of color, denial of race, I don’t see what color you are,”
Neville said. “But also it’s denial of interracial divisions and the reason why they want to do that is they want to increase people’s harmony.” The second type of racial color-blindness Neville described was “power evasion,” the neglect of acknowledging racism as a structural issue. Overall, Neville said, being color-blind is always an issue in America because it causes people to ignore the situation and the history of African-Americans. “In order to see who that person is and to acknowledge and accept them in their totality, you must acknowledge that a piece of their experience is racialized,” Neville said. “If you don’t get that, you don’t get them. That’s not to say that their race is the most important thing but that it’s a piece of their experience. ” Freshman in business Kiersten Swafford said the lecture helped her identify some problem areas on campus and encouraged her to look for solutions to common issues. “It gave some insight into what we can do here on campus to bring our campus more together because people might not notice it, but our campus is not as diverse as they might think that it is,” Swafford said. “It might give us a way and the tools that we can use to help bring our campus more together and make it more of a diverse community.” The only real way to combat racial inequality, Neville said, is to adopt a race conscious perspective. “In order to create more equality, you need to take into consideration race and how racism influences and grounds the situation and tackle that head on,” Neville said. “Then you can actually get to where race no longer matters.”
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Guide to everything Earth Day “The Moral Significance of Climate Change”
Fort Sanders Clean Up
Bike-In Movie: The Lorax
SPEAK’s Earth Day Concert and Celebration
This lecture will be presented by philosophy professor John Nolt at the Baker Center Toyota Auditorium from 12:20-1:10 p.m. Wednesday. Chick-fil-A will be provided for attendees.
The UT Outdoor Program will be hosting a clean-up of the Fort Sanders neighborhood on Thursday from 4-7 p.m.
The Office of Sustainability and SPEAK are hosting an outdoor screening of the movie “The Lorax.” Attendees are encouraged to bike to the screening or use other green transportation. The movie will start at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Join the Students Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville at the Birdhouse this Saturday as they celebrate Earth Day. Local bands like Tree Tops will be providing musical entertainment. The celebration will begin at 8 p.m.
Get inspired by Knoxville’s natural beauty Liv McConnell
Special Projects Editor I’ve lived in Knoxville since I was less than two years old, and I’ve been planning my escape probably 68 percent of that time. “There’s nothing to do here,” I used to groan from the suburbs of West Knoxville (where there quite truly is nothing to do). My eyes were locked upon fantastically far-away destinations from a young age, and my high school self laughed dubiously at the idea of staying here for college. Why ever would I? Knoxville, Tenn., was a dreadfully dull place to grow up, I thought. There were a couple reasons I reluctantly ended up at UT. And today, there are countless more reasons I
am grateful I did. I still plan to move fantastically far away upon graduating, but staying in Knoxville enabled me to remember and fully appreciate how lovely the landscapes of my upbringing are. We are incredibly lucky to be surrounded by so much natural beauty at every turn, down every side road, during every season. This Earth Day, rediscover Knoxville’s natural beauty for yourself. These five locations are sure to inspire:
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Sequoyah Greenway:
A mere jaunt from downtown in the historic Sequoyah Hills neighborhood, a 2.6-mile greenway offers plenty of riverside lure. Bring your bike, your dog or a book, and kick back on the sloping grassy lawns by the Tennessee River. This greenway is so tranquil, you’ll soon forget you had to drive down the Strip to get there.
2. The UT Arboretum Project: 4. The Cove at Concord Park: A creation of the UT Forest Resources Research and Education Center, the Arboretum encompasses 250 acres in Oak Ridge and is home to more than 2,500 native and exotic woody plant specimens. Bikes and picnics aren’t allowed here, but the grounds are open daily and include several miles of walking trails.
Head about 25 minutes toward West Knoxville and check out River Sports Outfitters at the Cove on Fort Loudon Lake. Open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday noon to 8 p.m., the store rents kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards. This summer, River Sports is even offering yoga classes — while on paddleboards. The Cove’s park offers variety for landlubbers, as well.
3. House Mountain Natural Area: 5. Pick your own berries: House Mountain may only be 30 minutes from downtown, but finals will seem a world away atop the 2,100-foot crest known as Knox County’s highest point. The 5.8 miles of fairly steep trail are moderate to difficult, but the views along the Crest trail are worth the ascent. On a clear day, other mountain ranges like the Great Smoky Mountains or Unaka Range are visible in every direction.
Strawberry season is fast approaching, and several local berry patches allow customers to pick their own. Grab a basket and head to The Fruit and Berry Patch for strawberries, Clift Orchard for blueberries and Beauchene’s Berry Farm for blackberries. Top the outing off with some homemade jam or fruit tarts. A complete list of farms and harvest scenes can be found on knoxvilletennessee.com.
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Not done quite yet
Kevin Ridder
The Compass
Spring is in the air! It’s getting warmer, the enos have appeared en masse, the Tennessee House of Representatives has all but abandoned the guise that they know what “separation of church and state” means and seniors are faced with the fact that they have to do adult things after next week. Well, I should say most seniors. I, along with my fellow soon-to-be fifth years, have found the perfect solution to having to be a responsible adult — putting it off until next year! While everyone who will soon be walking the stage has to worry about finding a job, not moving back in with their parents and paying off student loans, I’ll be here pretending to care about gen-eds and working on beating my siblings’ high score for student debt accrual. I’m very conflicted about staying an extra year. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad I decided/was forced to take a fifth year. I get one extra year to build connections and prepare myself for my career, which is pretty nifty. It’s especially important in my case since I have barely a year’s experience in my current major. Also, If I were graduating this semester, I can say with full confidence that I would have no idea what to do with my life. Now that I’ve found what I’m passionate about, I enjoy having a little extra time to get better at it before I enter the workforce. Plus, since most of my friends are either younger than me
or in my same situation, I get another year of making memories before we go wherever it is we’re going. The conflict I face is my crippling case of senioritis. After making the mistake of taking almost all gen-eds this semester, my motivation and drive to perform to my own standard of academic excellence has fallen sharply. If I haven’t been passionate about it, I likely haven’t put much effort into it. This is a struggle I see many students face near the end of their college career. It’s easy to develop a cynical mindset after four years of classes, jobs and dealing with the “Big Orange Screw.” You get caught up in all the crap and lose sight of why you came here in the first place. If you are staying a fifth year or even just feel sick of the whole college thing in general, don’t filter out all of the positive things around you. Honing in on the negative is a hard habit to break and is one that could very possibly stick around after graduation. A lot easier said than done, I know; it’s going to be a challenge for me to overcome it next semester. Hopefully, with the help of an awesome summer internship and a class load that I’m actually pretty excited about, I can get the most out of my fifth year. And if you feel bad about not graduating on four years, don’t! Regardless of what the people handing out tassels with your expected graduation date at your
freshmen orientation would lead you to believe, it’s completely normal to have to stay an extra semester or two.
“If I haven’t been passionate about it, I likely haven’t put much effort into it.”
Even though UT is a monstrous machine of a school, we’re all different. If you got out in four years, great! If you’re taking a victory lap, well that’s fine too. Quality over quantity. Kevin Ridder is a soon to be super-senior in environmental studies. He can be tweeted at @redinthehead99 or emailed at kridder2@vols.utk.edu
Unlimited possibilities and no clue what to do Adam Weatherell
Dreaming of Dolly
Welp, it’s nearly May. Which is yet another way of reminding myself that I haven’t come close to finishing my online math homework or convincing everyone around me that I am emotionally stable and in control of my life. I mean, come on. I remembered worrying about this in February, shouldn’t I have handled this already? The fact of the matter is that even after a gap year, 4-6 part time jobs, 88+ hours of college credit and the loss of countless nearly-full Chapstick tubes, I am still no more sure of what I wish to do with my life than I was the day I graduated high school. Remember when Toby McGuire’s Uncle Ben got shot, but before he died he was all, “With great power comes great responsibility?” Yeah, well in some ways it would have been easier if I had not have had so much potential for power because I feel like I am constantly falling short of my responsibilities. I am drowning in a sea of potential passions, each waiting to be explored and exploited to better myself and others. I always liked science, so I should probably learn more of that, but I also always liked guitar and the prospect for success seems equally as likely for both career paths: a male Dr. Ruth or less buff Justin Bieber — also have you seen Justin Bieber lately? He really just reminds me that I should be working out too. My mountains of self doubts seem relatively harm-
less, but they ruin myself into inaction. Most notably when I find myself staring once again into an empty schedule and a near full DARs report. I should be almost done soon. Shouldn’t I have figured it out by
“If everything I did was sensible, I would never do much worthwhile, and I know I’m bound to do something worthwhile.”
now? Maybe it’s just a selective bias, but I honestly believe that no one yet has it figured out, and if you do have it figured out it’s probably because you’re a Haslam Scholar or Rob Graham. Most importantly, if you don’t have it figured out yet, that’s okay too.
I decided to title my column “Dreaming of Dolly” because there are few people in the world that I hold in such high regards as I do the boisterously busty Dolly Rebecca Parton. She’s my inspiration-my titspiration, if you will. Having just finished her 1993 tell-all autobiography as well as her 2012 reflection, I can pretty well say with certainty that Dolly is a woman aware of her convictions but certain of her talent. Dolly Parton never doubted whether or not she would be a star but was terrified on just how to become one. Now I am not necessarily advocating that you pick up her audiobooks at Cracker Barrel, but in so many words Dolly reminds me that in order to follow my dreams I have to be a little naïve. If everything I did was sensible, I would never do much worthwhile, and I know I’m bound to do something worthwhile. I could just as easily follow the path I know I should — the sensible one with a filled science schedule and empty Chapstick tubes — but I know that at least for me, there remains a lot more uncertainty. I don’t know where I will be next May, or even next month, but I like to take solace knowing that if someone as successful as D.P. didn’t know what to do at my age, well then I’ll be damned if I should. Adam Weatherell is a sophomore in political science and Africana Studies. He can be reached at aweath10@vols.utk.edu.
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Aer brings enthusiasm to Bijou
Melissa Croft
Photographer A gust of fresh “Aer” blew into Knoxville. Boston natives David von Mering and Carter Schultz of the band Aer put on an enthusiastic show Monday night that perfectly matched the lighthearted atmosphere in the Bijou Theatre. They traveled from Boston to Knoxville on April 20 during their Fresh Aer Movement tour to bring the sounds of summer to a room full of passionate fans. The entire crowd jumped and danced from beginning to end and received additional entertainment from opening rappers Packy and Jez Dior. Even on crutches, recovering from a broken foot (obtained from “going too hard” at a recent show in Florida), Schultz’s energy kept the crowd on their feet throughout Aer’s entire set. The unique combination of reggae, pop and rap proved that the band is a breath of fresh air and are creating a sound unlike many genres existing today. Drawing inspiration from their favorite artists, like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kid Cudi, the duo began making music and writing songs in high school. “It was natural. We wrote our own music. (Schultz) was the lead singer; I played the drums,” von Mering explained about the band getting its start. Although he was nervous to sing when they started their band, the 22-year-old didn’t show it for a second as he crushed his vocals on stage accompanied by his guitar. “I sang back-up vocals in a song,” von Mering explained. “I remember listening to it and think-
ing, ‘Wow, this is kind of dope.’” The crowd at the Bijou was small, yet captivated by Aer’s stage presence and natural ability to hype up the entire room. The audience gathered around the front of the stage, creating the feeling of a much larger concert. “Small is fun because it’s intimate,” von Mering said. “You get to know every face, and you feel more comfortable.” Aer has traveled across the country touring and opening for other bands. The twosome agreed that new audiences are fun to play because they like the challenge of making fans out of them in a shorter set than they would have as a headliner. Being able to play for fans across America and in Europe has been a life-changing experience for the band. “Doing Firefly was such a milestone,” von Mering said. “I’m 21 and in front of 21,000 people.” For Schultz, looking around at faces during small shows reminds him of the music. Luckily, for fans who couldn’t make the Bijou show, Aer is releasing their third studio album this summer. Aer incorporated East and West Coast influences into their new album as they flew back and forth between their studio in Brooklyn and Los Angeles to record. They played their first new single “I Can’t Help It” for Knoxville Monday night. Schultz and von Mering will take a brief touring break this summer before they head back out to share new songs with their Fresh Aer Movement family.
Boston natives David von Mering and Carter Schultz of the band Aer perform April 20 at the Bijou Theatre. Melissa Croft • The Daily Beacon
Public House brings rejuvenation to bar scene
Savannah Gilman Copy Editor
Situated between a bicycle shop and unused rental space in North Knoxville lays a hipster oasis known as The Public House. The neighborhood bar is at a crossroads between Old City and North Knoxville and attracts clientele from both communities. Laura Sohn, co-owner of The Public House, explained that the bar was designed to fill a niche in town. “The Public House was started by a group of friends who were looking to create a neighborhood style bar with no live music, no TVs and no smoking,” Sohn said. “Our goal was to have a space that we, as people in our late ‘30s and ‘40s, wanted to hang out in.” From the nude art hanging above custom made shelves supporting an impressive selection of liquors, to the mason jar of fresh mint
lating, even when leaves, the it’s busy,” Tunnel Public House said. “It feels a little champions secluded, you don’t cultured quirkifeel unsafe or like ness. you’re in the middle This spaof downtown.” cious but intiThe bar’s low-key mate bar offers atmosphere proboth casual motes relaxed conbench seating versation indoors and high top and outside. Strung tables, drawing with lights and outfitan eclectic artted with a large pinic ist patronage table, stepping onto including local the porch feels like artist Mary walking into your Julia Tunnell. “I remem- The Public House is a bar that lies between neighbor’s backyard ber the first Old City and North Knoxville, meant to for a barbeque. But ambience time I went it adhere to both communities. alone cannot attest felt a lot small- Cameo Waters • The Daily Beacon for the loyal crowds. er than most The Public House features a simple and places, but I’ve never felt like it’s over stimu-
enthusiastic menu (Dogs! Popcorn! Meat/ Cheese! Chips!). They partner with local producers such as Cruze Farms and Blackberry Farms to provide a true farm-to-table experience. From the beer cheese and pretzels to the variety of popcorn flavors, Public House doesn’t cheap out on classic bar grub. The Public House specializes the art of cocktails and mixed drinks with subtle refinement. The French Lavender, a concoction of Martin Miller gin, lavender syrup and Lillet Blanc, are the epitome of summer sophistication in a martini glass. Seasonal menus lend a perpetual sense of discovery for even the most regular customers. “I’ve gotten something different every time I’ve gone, really whatever I’m feeling in the mood for, and they have a good variety and selection that’s always good,” Tunnell said. The Public House is located on 212 W. Magnolia Avenue
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ARTS&CULTURE
The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Festival kicks off with Tolstoy, aims Up The Chain performs ‘neighbor rock’ to spark interest in Russian literature Megan Patterson Megan Patterson Staff Writer
For many readers, “War and Peace” is simply an intimidating bookend that will eternally hold a place in your to-do list but will never actually be read. Stephen Blackwell, professor of Russian literature and language, hopes to inspire you to dust off your Tolstoy and get to know the mind of an author that everyone only knows by name. The first of a series of literature festivals put on by Blackwell in collaboration with the English department, the Leo Tolstoy Festival will take place April 23-24. “I felt that literature in general is losing the attention it deserves in culture and on campus,” Blackwell said. “I thought that we should have an event once a semester that reminds people of their connection to this history of amazing literature that exists in all these different cultures.” Besides being a Russian professor, Blackwell is kicking off the series with Tolstoy for many other reasons. “Tolstoy is the most influential Russian writer among authors and in the culture at
large,” Blackwell said. “He has a view of the world, the way human beings are, that he expresses with a beauty and precision that all other authors since him envy and try to match.” Blackwell brought on Erika Knowles, sophomore in Russian studies, to help him implement the event. In addition to helping plan the events at UT, Knowles will be leading a discussion group at the public library on “Anna Karenina.” “Tolstoy is my personal favorite author, and it’s my personal goal to focus on literature for the rest of my life and be a professor of Russian literature,” Knowles said. “This is exactly my thing.” On campus, there will be multiple lectures and readings, including a staged reading of letters and diaries of Tolstoy and his wife. “They had a very intense and fraught relationship for many decades,” Blackwell said. “It’s a very complicated story, and it’s going to make a very interesting spectacle on stage.” Blackwell also discussed the gap between knowledge of Tolstoy and appreciation for Tolstoy. UTDAILYBEACON.COM
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together for the first time which was nice.” The band’s new EP, “Windows Into Worlds,” released Tuesday, features a few of these new collaborative pieces. In between singer-songwriter acts and “This EP that we are putting out … hard rock, there is a place that is “just fun” it’s about fresh starts,” Kendall said. and “friendly in a not overly-aggressive “Coincidentally the band falls right in the way.” middle of that. I think it also has to do And according to Reed Kendall, lead with fresh starts in relationships and situsinger of Up the Chain, you could call it ations and all sorts of outlets.” rock ‘n’ roll but calling it “neighbor rock The lyricism may be dedicated to new just makes a little more sense.” starts, but Skaroff said the band gains a Up the Chain formed only a year ago lot of inspiration from its roots. when three veterans of the Philadelphia “We also spend a lot of time just lismusic scene decided to bring their tradetening to the people around us because mark neighbor rock to the masses. Philadelphia has such a strong scene,” Although they Skaroff said. “A grew up in the lot of our friends same city, Kendall are in some good didn’t meet bassist bands that are Noah Skaroff and always putting drummer Kirby out really good Sybert until much recordings.” more recently. Yet, the band’s “Philadelphia most important has a very tightfeature is someknit music scene,” thing entirely Skaroff explained. their own. “There’s a lot of “I think bands that interthe thing that act; a lot of people defines us most that get traded is just the fun we around.” have on stage,” Those types of Kendall shared. interactions led “Very loose and to the members very fun.” meeting and col- • Photo Courtesy of Up The Chain After playing laborating. countless local gigs and regional tours, “We had some mutual friends and just Up the Chain decided to make it to New started playing in the same circles musiOrleans and back, stopping in Knoxville cally,” Sybert added. along the way. Kendall said that although he had “We all have a strong affection for New recorded solo work for several years before Orleans,” Kendall said. “We tour small, teaming up with Sybert and Skaroff, the little three day, four day tours all the time trio “just kind of started from scratch but to go to New Orleans you gotta invest about a year ago.” some time.” The band keeps a fluidity between Whether in the studio or on stage, Up members’ roles, both in the creative prothe Chain hopes to leave an impression. cess and in performance. Kendall aims to communicate “positivity,” “On the recordings, there’s not really and Sybert said, “first thing — I hope they any strict rules,” Skaroff said. “Whoever enjoy it.” is around will play whatever.” Skaroff embraces the theme of neighbor Although Kendall’s previous material rock by hoping their friendly vibe will formed the band’s early foundation, now project to their audience. songwriting occurs as a collective process. “I want them to come up to us after“In the last couple of weeks, we’ve actuward and say hello,” Skaroff said. ally been writing a lot together, all in a The tour may be ending, but Up the room throwing out a bunch of ideas, so Chain is already looking ahead to their it’s kind of an evolving process,” Skaroff next project with no thoughts of slowing shared. “Hopefully it will just continue in down. that direction.” “Playing shows is probably more fun in Kendall also expressed enthusiasm on the moment,” Skaroff said, “but when you the band’s developing identity. finish a day at the studio where you think “I usually end up writing lyrics by you really got something cool down, that myself,” Kendall said. “Although the other feeling lasts for a lot longer.” day we were messing around doing it Staff Writer
SPORTS
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 • The Daily Beacon
TRACK AND FIELD
Whitelaw overcomes injuries, meets goals for track program Shane Switzer
Staff Writer Austin Whitelaw struggled through his first couple of years at Tennessee. The redshirt-junior suffered minor injuries and setbacks and had plateaued as a runner. Then, Beth Alford-Sullivan came to Tennessee to be the new director of track and field/cross country. “I was pretty fit, but I wasn’t able to make that next jump,” Whitelaw said. “She has shown a lot of faith in me and a lot of other people on the team to get to the next stage, and she has really set me up well mentally and physically.” Whitelaw’s next stage: breaking the 14 minute mark. On April 4 at the Stanford Invitational, he reached that next level, setting a new personal best with a time of 13:56.21. “I had a really good showing in (cross country), and I knew I was pretty capable and fit to do it this year,” Whitelaw said. Alford-Sullivan isn’t surprised about his achievements. She said they had set out goals at the beginning of the year, and he has met them. He made it to the cross country national championships this fall, he scored at the indoor SEC conference championships and has qualified for the first round of the NCAA outdoor championships in the outdoor season. As strong as Whitelaw is on the track, Alford-Sullivan likes what he brings to the team off of the track too. “Austin is a great team player,” AlfordSullivan said. “He is in his fourth year, and this year I really feel that he has found his stride — he has really found his place. He is a very conscientious young man, he has really led by example of doing things the right way, doing things consistently, doing things with a passion behind it. Through that he has physically gotten himself into great fitness and kind of his competitive and emotional mentality has grown alongside that. “He has reached every goal we have set for him this year. He has had nothing but success this year, and it’s rubbing off on the rest of the group as well.” Alford-Sullivan said training for distance events is a grind, and one has to be selfmotivated to succeed. She also said the coaches set the run but don’t watch over the runners as they do it, and it is the runner’s job to execute the run. There are a lot of individual moments in distance training, but Whitelaw has led his teammates by doing things the right way. “He has pulled people along with him,” Alford-Sullivan said. “He is a great training
partner for the guys. We have a group of young middle distance guys, and he has been a great mentor to them and encourage them to take seriously what they’re doing when their doing it. The discipline is really showing.” Whitelaw said all of the distance runners keep each other in check, on and off the track. “We’ll do things to push each other outside of practice,” Whitelaw said. “Doing well in school, eating the right things, going to bed at a good time, stuff like that. Definitely during runs we all run together, and during workouts we are broken into groups to help keep each other in check.” Whitelaw also enjoys keeping things light and having a good time. He said there is a time and a place for everything, but having fun and not stressing over the little things is important. A fun practice makes the tough runs easier and has runners looking forward to the coming workout. It is an attitude his coach likes too. “He keeps it light, he keeps it fun and he keeps it interesting,” Alford-Sullivan said. “He is very intelligent, and he is in the process of learning to apply himself even more. In all that he does he sets a good example.” The Monroe, Mich. native had a connection to Tennessee even before he arrived on campus. Whitelaw attended the same high school as former Vol and two-time Olympian Todd Williams. “I knew about him, and I knew about what he did, and I always knew he went to Tennessee and achieved these great things because he came here,” Whitelaw said. “Then they sent me a letter, and I came down here and loved the school, the campus, the university and everything about it. It was a pretty easy decision.” The decision has paid off as Whitelaw currently is one of the top 15 5,000 meter runners in the east region. Even with this ranking he wants to improve. “I definitely want to get the opportunity to move higher up in the ranks,” Whitelaw said. “I know that when I ran my time out at Stanford that there were other people in the east region and it kind of left a little sour taste in my mouth. You know of, I can beat these guys, and I want to be able to show that I can do that. There are a lot of great competitors out there and to know that you’re kind of in the upper echelon is good but it’s always helpful to have something better to push for.” Pushing for the future Whitelaw hopes to set records. “Next year I want to get a good shot at some of the school records,” Whitelaw said. “Indoors in the 3K and the 5K and outdoors in the 5K, maybe the 10K but that’s a really hard one.”
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SPORTS
Around Rocky Top
Vols football players almost finished with rebuilding process. Taylor Gash • The Daily Beacon
Mosley practices offensive line Taylor White
Assistant Sports Editor After discussing the possibility at the beginning of spring practice, the Tennessee coaching staff decided to move rising redshirtfreshman Charles Mosley to the offensive line for Tuesday’s practice. Head coach Butch Jones pointed out that the move was only temporary, as the staff wanted to experiment with Mosley at offensive guard but said he was impressed with the day he had. “It was a very, very productive day,” Jones said of Mosley. “He will play defensive line in the spring game, but we wanted to get some stuff on video and continue to evaluate what is his best position. Just like Charles, every day he wants to help the team win and play any position that he could possibly play.” The Brighton, Tennessee native was forced to miss all of 2014 after fracturing his leg in a car accident before the beginning of the season, allowing him to redshirt. Mosley had been working at defensive tackle for most of the spring, and his performance has drawn praise from many members of the Vols staff, but at 6-foot-5 and over 350 pounds, offensive line is a move that makes sense. The surprising athleticism he has shown on offense is also his biggest strength on the defensive side of the ball according to Jones. “He has size, athleticism for a big individual, and again he’s very smart and picks things up fast,” Jones said. “But just his overall size and strength. He’s not in football condition yet with his leg. He’s still only about 70 percent, but he has natural instincts when it comes to playing offensive line.” While his teammates on the offensive line are glad to have the added depth, they’re also enjoying the fact they don’t have lineup against him for a while. “It’s good to stop blocking him,” offensive lineman Brett Kendrick said. “He’s a big boy.” Kendrick gaining confidence: There were admittedly times last season when offensive lineman Brett Kendrick struggled men-
tally on the field, especially after getting beat by his opponent. The redshirt-sophomore has put those days behind him, however, and used a strong spring practice to propel himself into the running for the starting right tackle spot come next fall. “I lost my confidence sometimes last year,” Kendrick said after Tuesday’s practice. “But I feel very confident right now with what I’m doing … I put the work in the weight room. Coach Lawson did a great job, and Kyler Kerbyson is always on me.” The Knoxville native also cited an increase in success in one-on-one drills this spring for his rise in confidence, and it seems the coaching staff has a similar confidence in Kendrick. Coleman Thomas has spent much of his young career playing right tackle but recently has made the move to center. A move that Kendrick believes shows confidence in the way he has performed this spring. “I think that is them saying that they have confidence in me,” Kendrick said. “Which builds my confidence. Anything that can build my confidence. That really helps, and I’m glad they have confidence in me to stay out there.” While Kendrick has begun to emerge from an individual standpoint, Jones is quick to point out the improvement of the offensive line as a unit. “Our offensive line continues to grow and develop,” Butch said. “We have competition there. Just the overall standards and the expectations (have stood out).” Tuttle gaining ‘invaluable’ spring reps: While kids his age are preparing for prom at this time, Shy Tuttle is preparing for the fall. Tuttle was able enroll at UT in January to participate in the off-season workout program, as well as get a head start during spring practice, a move that has been very beneficial for the 6-foot-3 defensive tackle. UTDAILYBEACON.COM
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Head coach Butch Jones watches players in a game of chicken during the “Circle of Life” drill in an open practice session on April 18. Justin Keyes • The Daily Beacon