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Mayor, students celebrate Cesar Chavez John Orona

Staff Writer Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero talked about her time working with labor rights activist and union leader Cesar Chavez Thursday evening.

Hosted by the Latin American Student Organization (LASO), people gathered at the International House for the second annual celebration of Chavez to commemorate his life and work.

“It’s important to have this event because the Latin American community here (in Knoxville) is relatively small,” LASO president and senior studying political science Jose “Luis” Pedraza said. “We need to celebrate our own heroes. We wanted to establish this as our event going forward.”

Chavez led the movement to unionize farm workers along with Dolores Huerta. Their organization, the United Farm Workers, drove a national, nonviolent movement of strikes and boycott against growers that paid unfair wages under back-breaking conditions.

Rogero got involved in the movement in 1974 while still a political science junior at Ohio State University. She got her start

through human sandwich boarding and passing out leaflets on her own before deciding she had to get even more involved.

“When the semester was over I made the decision to join the movement full time,” Rogero said. “I remember calling my mother and saying ‘Mom I’m going to quit school and work with Cesar Chavez.’”

From there she moved to Chicago into a house with other organizers and began to build support for the campaign against California grape growers and wine producers.

With unsuccessful farm worker movements in the past, the organizers felt the growers were powerful enough that they needed to move out of the picket lines and appeal for support directly from the community.

Eventually, Rogero and other organizers were able to pressure a large Illinois grocer to join the boycott, which was a major key in the success of the movement.

After her speech, Rogero took questions from the audience about how her experiences have guided her as mayor, citing the ability to organize and exposure to multiculturalism.

“I always tell people if you want to learn how to organize go work with the farm workers,” Rogero said. “I learned that wherever you go you really need to think about the

culture you’re in and adapt your style and message to embrace the people you’re trying to reach.”

Rogero said she’s happy to see that kind of diversity begin to flourish in Knoxville.

“I’ve seen tremendous growth in terms of embracing the diversity of our community — not only embracing but highlighting and appreciating it,” Rogero said. “I think we’re a much richer in spirit community than when I first moved here.”

Rogero also voiced her opinion on immigration reform and the current political climate surrounding immigration.

“The reason why people come here without papers is because there are companies that say we need you, we want you,” Rogero said. “We need to acknowledge what everyone knows but certain people in power right now don’t want to admit, that the economy of this country is based on immigrant labor.”

Rogero ended the talk by reflecting on the leap of faith she took to leave school and join an organization that was close to her heart but paid only $5 a week plus room and board.

“I did finish college eventually, it just took me nine years,” Rogero said. “I don’t recommend that to anybody but if you could have the kind of experiences I had then I would.”

Student crew to produce Imagination Library documentary Val Lick

Contributor A group of students are turning Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library into an on screen reality.

Parton’s childhood literacy program Imagination Library recently donated its 100 millionth book, a milestone event for the 23-year organization. The huge scale of Imagination Library’s impact remains relatively undocumented with no documentary ever made about the organization itself. Nicholas “Nick” Geidner, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, and a crew of UT students mean to change that with their upcoming documentary, 100 Million Stories.

The project officially began in October 2017, but Geidner’s interest in Imagination Library began years ago when he toured UT’s campus as a new professor. The faculty member showing him campus mentioned that Parton had recieved the second-ever honorary UT doctorate.

“I sort of laughed… she said ‘that’s normal, most people don’t understand Dolly,’” Geidner said.

Geidner added that the faculty member’s explanation of Parton’s work with the com-

munity gave him a new respect for Parton.

“I was just really impressed from that moment,” Geidner said. “The Imagination Library has always been, in my mind, one of the best non-profits out there. They just do something good.”

Geidner’s involvement with Imagination Library came closer to home when his son began receiving books from the organization.

With his son about to graduate from the program and Parton about to donate her 100 millionth book, Geidner chose Imagination Library as the subject of Land Grant Films’ first feature-length documentary.

The documentary will feature interviews with people at all levels of the organization, from book recipients to Knoxville book distributors to even Parton herself. The crew has found no shortage of people to interview.

The millions of people touched by the organization are nothing but enthusiastic about it.

To lead producer and senior studying journalism and electronic media Abby Bower, this enthusiasm was most apparent when complete strangers in a Washington, D.C. museum heard the crew mention their project.

“They heard us, and they said things like, “My kid’s in that program, I love Dolly Parton,” Bower said.

Geidner agreed that the outpouring of

support has changed the scale of the project.

“Everyone that we’ve approached to interview or to help in some way has been completely committed,” Geidner said. “It’s a big story, it’s a lot of work, but it’s also the easiest documentary in the world because everyone we approach wants to participate.”

Even more enthusiastic, however, is the student crew.

Production assistant and senior studying journalism and electronic media Story Sims said her first involvement with Geidner’s Land Grant Films was special.

“I went up to him right after class, saying I didn’t care what my job was, but I wanted to be involved so badly,” Sims said.

The students working at Land Grant Films come from all majors and all levels with the only requirements being a passion for filming and the willingness to see projects to completion. This emphasis on dedication is paying off as projects from the group have been aired by major networks and accepted to film festivals.

The crew has followed Imagination Library’s impact from D.C. to Louisville to Knoxville. Next week, the crew will head to Nashville to interview the various leaders who support Imagination Library in its home state, including Tennessee first lady Crissy Haslam.

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Engineering student reflects on past experiences, future opportunities Natalia Capella Staff Writer

Leah Stephens is making her mark inside and outside of the classroom.

Stephens, a junior studying civil engineering and business, holds a spot in an array of campus activities and most recently won a $1,000 scholarship through the Office of the Dean of Engineering.

“I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to get involved in a lot of different areas while at UT,” Stephens said.

These areas include First Year Council, UT Traditions and Academic Affairs for the Student Government Association (SGA).

Stephens is also the civil engineering undergraduate representative for WomEngineering and a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority.

Currently, Stephens is the vice chair for the Tickle College of Engineering Ambassador Program and involved in the American Society of Engineering.

“My extracurricular activities have really impacted my time at UTK and have allowed me to meet a diverse group of people and gain real-world experiences that will benefit my future professional career,” Stephens said.

Stephens began work as a research assistant to associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering Angel Palomino the second semester of freshman year and has been working with her ever since.

“She is very hardworking; she is involved in a lot of different activities,” Palomino said.

“She has done a tremendous job...and still has time to do research with me.”

Palomino said Stephens’s success stems from paying close attention to tasks at hand and isolating herself from distractions.

“I think what other students could learn from her is that there are a lot of ways even outside the classroom to sort of build up those types of skills — critical thinking, communication skills and, again, doing some sort of independent study,” Palomino said.

Stephens’s dedication has led her to having summer internships every summer she has been a student at UT through companies such as Power & Light and PepsiCo. “This work experience has been really valuable to me and helped me ensure that I love my major. I am also very proud of the volunteer organizations I have been a part of,” Stephens said.

In the short term, Stephens hopes to pass her Fundamentals of Engineering exam and

her Professional Engineer (P.E.) exam before landing a position in engineering and finding a mentor for the post-graduation process.

With hopes of earning a master’s degree in structural engineering, Stephens is looking to work in an engineering consulting firm in hopes of one day opening her own.

Stephens’s favorite memory as a Vol, however, comes from outside of the classroom.

“I have had a lot of great experiences during my time here. However, one of my favorite memories is from my freshman year when we had a snow day,” Stephens said. “It was a really great experience and is something I’ll remember forever.”

Stephens also enjoys giving back to the Knoxville community through her sorority or the Muse Knoxville, a hands-on children’s museum.

“It has been a wonderful experience to help my community and it is something I plan to keep doing in the future,” Stephens said.

For Stephens, being a Vol has brought many exciting experiences, such as research opportunities, traveling abroad and joining different organizations on campus.

“Being a Vol means a lot of different things to me. It means I have a connection to my grandfather, uncle and father who all went

Leah Stephens is a junior majoring in civil engineering with a business minor. Courtesy of Leah Stephens here,” Stephens said. “It means I have a community of fellow students and professors who are there to support me and I am there for them. Most of all, the volunteer creed really reflects what a Vol means to me.”

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Students present research with exhibition, personal discussion Natalia Capella Staff Writer

Cat Trieu

Copy Editor UT celebrated its students’ achievements in research and creative work through an annual exhibition this week.

Monday through Thursday in Hodges Library, undergraduate students displayed their research in the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EUReCA).

With a plethora of research displayed, the projects were divided up into groups A, B and C, with Group A being featured on Monday, B on Tuesday and C on Wednesday.

Group A included research by students under the Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts & Sciences – Humanities, Social Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts, Communication and Information, Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Nursing, Social Work and Haslam College of Business.

Hayley Edwards, an accelerated nursing student, presented research with her peers about burnouts in nurses. In their research,

Edwards and partners looked at two types of intervention to help combat nurse burnouts: mindfulness and introducing residency nursing programs.

“We’ve seen that it is a really prevalent problem as we’ve done our clinicals this and last semester, so it was something we were really passionate about and something we wanted to research and look at,” Edwards said.

Janelle Chavarria, senior studying nutrition, researched the effect of dietary fiber on satiation by having participants come in and eat brownies with different amounts of fiber.

“It was kind of challenging to get participants,” Chavarria said. “Other than that, it was a good experience to go through the Institutional Review Board (IRB), develop your own protocol, get your own participants and collecting the data.”

On Tuesday, honors English 298 students presented their varying research topics, ranging from shopping mall popularity to Greek temple architecture.

Freshman in math Lucas Fiet analyzed the dramatic decline in the popularity of shopping malls due to factors such as the growing usage and expansion of online consumerism. His

research also included studying what shopping malls could do to stay relevant and how young people’s attitudes are changing towards retail. Fiet said he valued EUReCA because it encouraged undergraduate research.

On Wednesday, the last group, consisting of students from the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Arts and Sciences – Natural Sciences and Engineering, presented their projects.

Zoe Resmondo, senior in food science and technology, researched oral tactile sensitivity and chewing efficiency in different age ranges in adulthood in order to study food acceptance to help food development based on different age ranges. She found that oral processing decreased as age increased.

Delaney Fisher, senior in chemical engineering, represented her lab when she presented their research on Rett syndrome.

Fisher and her fellow researchers studies how one gene alters the neurological disorder by comparing two types of mice brains.

Though Fisher studies chemical engineering, she did research in a biochemistry and molecular biology lab.

“For me, it’s been very helpful because I look at very different things in class a lot of

the time, and I learn how to use these skills and apply it in a new manner,” Fisher said. “I am very much for interdisciplinary learning and it’s been a great experience for me to learn how to apply some things in a completely different context from what I’ve been learning in class in a way that’s more clinically relevant.”

Many students who participated in EUReCA felt the exhibition provided them a place to display their hard work. Appreciative of the opportunity to gain research experience outside of the classroom that focused on topics they were interested in, they encouraged other students who attended the event to get involved as well.

Resmondo said she felt that research enhanced her education and has taught her important skills she will need in the future for her career. “(Research) has really added to my experience overall, Resmondo said. “I not only have learned how to do research in a more productive way, but I have also learned how to utilize resources like the professors and their connections to different case studies that have happened. It really adds to the education experience at UT.”

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Here’s to the students in the shadows So here’s to the real Torchbearers of UT, who bear so much light that they have shadowed themselves out of sight.

Don Black

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It’s the last two weeks of the school year and we are all celebrating. No more tests, group projects or dodging potholes on Volunteer Boulevard. Every day now is a different award, ceremony and banquet, honoring some of the most passionate, kind, and dedicated students on campus.

These students, many of whom I’ve had the honor of knowing, are so deserving of recognition and have so much to be proud of.

Important to so many of these ceremonies and awards is the Torchbearer’s creed, which reads, “One who bears the torch shadows themselves to give light to others.”

It’s a creed that honors people who fought to improve each other’s lives, even when they had no one there to cheer or applaud. The people who were never given awards or were invited to attend a ceremony with the Chancellor. In a University of Tennessee community of thousands, we have more than a few of those.

I’m talking about the protestors and the community organizers, who were never satisfied with the status quo. I’m talking about the students who work two jobs to take too many hours, and don’t even have the time to protest at all. The single moms and single dads. I’m talking about the students who have to check days in advance to make sure their classrooms are accessible to them, or for whom the simple act of using the restroom is a political act.

Here’s to the Jane Does who filed the Title IX lawsuit and stood up for all victims of sexual assault. Here’s to the students who ran the Pride Center after the state stripped its funding. Here’s to the students who gave their sweat, money and tears fighting for diversity on campus.

Here’s to each student at UT, who, as Bobby Kennedy said, “stood up for an ideal, or acted to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice” and “sent forth a tiny ripple of hope. building a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”

The real Torchbearers of UT are the campus workers who showed more grace in uncertain circumstances than I could expect anyone to muster in their finest hour. The students in organizations like SEAT and in Multicultural Student Life, who run programming on campus for free that the university should be providing anyway. The students and activists who I don’t have the space to mention.

To the real Torchbearers: your work might be too quiet or too loud. Your sustained resistance may, at times, feel wasted.

You may feel defined by your resilience to trauma that never should’ve happened in the first place. But your work was not wasted. Your light was not hidden. Keep on.

Don Black is the Investigative Editor for the Daily Beacon, a senior in Business Analytics, and can be reached at don@ utk.edu.

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Local artists decorate Market Square streets with chalk William Wells

Staff Writer On Saturday, downtown Knoxville hosted one of the most unique art exhibitions of the Dogwood Arts Festival.

Crowds descended upon Market Square to watch as the community’s artists created one-ofa-kind pieces.

However, this was no ordinary gallery. The pieces were not going to be sold afterward, and the artworks that were painstakingly crafted will probably last for about a week — or less if it rains. The medium is not acrylic or watercolor, but something a bit more elementary.

This is the tenth annual Chalk Walk, an event put on each April by Dogwood Arts that invites artists of all skill levels from across Knoxville to try their hand at sidewalk painting.

“The Chalk Walk is definitely my favorite event of the Dogwood Arts Festival,” Kathy Slocum, co-chair of the Dogwood Arts Festival Chalk Walk, said.

Slocum said the Chalk Walk began in 2009 after traveling with her husband. “[My husband] had been traveling to Europe and had seen the chalking events there — mostly in Italy — and he brought the event home to Dogwood Arts,” Slocum said.

The festival has grown immensely from its humble beginnings, and chalk artists from beyond Tennessee now participate in the festival.

Amidst buskers, floral stands and vendors,

these chalk artists carefully design their assigned squares, forming a colorful border on Market Square’s sidewalks. Each piece is given a number, and visitors can vote for their favorites in 11 categories based on age and the number of artists involved. Winners of the Chalk Walk are awarded cash prizes ranging from $50 to the $500 Best of Show grand prize.

The Chalk Walk has been a tradition in Knoxville for years, but the festival’s origins can be traced back to the 16th century in Italy, where street painters, or “Madonnari,” traveled from festival to festival to make a living off their art.

While artists at the Chalk Walk may not make a living off their works, they are no less dedicated than their 16th-century progenitors.

Under the beating spring sun, artists created everything from hyper-realistic depictions of people and animals to wildly abstract forms; even the city of Knoxville found itself the subject of several works.

From a distance, the festival seemed a bit odd.

Massive, densely packed crowds filled Market Square, yet it seemed as though there was nothing there for them to look at. It was only once you had nearly stepped on an artist, instantly recognizable by their chalk-stained clothes and hands, that the crowds began to make sense.

A near assembly line formed through the square, whisking admirers past countless chalk filled plots in a constantly moving stream of people, heads down to avoid trampling the already fragile medium.

Nearby, a portion of the street had been sectioned off for children to create their own chalk masterpieces, sponsored by First Tennessee

An artist works to complete their chalk art on display at the Chalk Walk in Market Square on April 21st.

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“Children are our future and art in itself is very valuable and brings a lot of value to the community so we felt an enlightenment with Dogwood Arts,” Courtney Potts, an employee of First Tennessee Bank, said of the zone sectioned off for children.

Throughout the downtown area, it became clear that the festival wasn’t confined to Market

Square. Throughout Gay Street were littered pieces of chalk, and more primitive forms of the art-du-jour could be seen throughout the city.

With the Chalk Walk quickly becoming a defining event of the Dogwood Art Festival, Slocum is confident about its future in Knoxville.

“I think this event is going to be around Knoxville for a very long time to come,” Slocum said.

The Love Kitchen operating in sisters’ memory, legacy Taylor Moore

Contributor “L-o-v-e,” Robert Kantowski says. “That’s what they were from day one.”

The kitchen is winding down a quarter after 3 p.m. on March 8 and only a few people remain in the seating area. Jason Ballard, a dish washer for the Love Kitchen, is running around to make sure everything is in place, clean and ready to go for the next day. Today was the sisters’ first birthday since they both passed.

Twenty years ago, Jason walked in the Love Kitchen to find Helen Ashe and Ellen Turner, two twin sisters, washing dishes. He introduced himself, told them he was in need, and they welcomed him in with open arms to feed him and help him. The sisters gave food to him whenever he needed it and they taught him how to cook, package and serve food. They would go on to extend this same kindness to thousands of other people.

Ashe and Turner started the Love Kitchen in the basement of a local Knoxville church with

a mission to feed the hungry and help those in need in 1986. Since then, the Love Kitchen has grown into a modern building where it now resides and has remained a home away from home for many in the community.

Today, over 3,100 meals are served to the community, with more than eighty percent given to the homebound. The Love Kitchen has been featured on local news stations and even reaching the global community on The Oprah Show.

Turner passed away on April 23, 2015 at UT Medical Center. Ashe passed away on February 13, 2018.

Robert Kantowksi, the manager of the Love Kitchen for seven years, talked about what it was like when the sisters passed.

“When Ellen died, it tore me up to see her gone and I cried,” Kantowski said. “She was just this little 82 pound lady who cared about people and she let people know that God loves you. I have a hole in my heart now that they’re gone.

But I know they’re in a better place. They’re up there right now with God looking down at the Love Kitchen.”

Lance Owens is 94 years old and volunteers at the Love Kitchen for years despite his failing eyesight. He’s known the sisters for over 30 years, since they went to his church on Chestnut. He has played the saxophone for most of his life, continues to today. He played with a band called the Illusioners.

He sat in his wheelchair with a hoodie and cap on making jokes and reminiscing about the sisters.

“I liked the way they conducted themselves.

They were very reserved and made good conversation,” Owen said.

“Was there anything bad about the sisters Mr. Lance?” Kantowski asked.

“Yeah,” Owens said. “There weren’t enough of them”.

Known as the sister’s non-familiar grandson and the executive director of the Love Kitchen, Patrick Riggins has known the sisters for eighteen years. He got involved with the Love Kitchen when he began picking up food for them.

Riggins talked about countless memories he had of the sisters, including their visit to go see

Oprah; how the sisters were initially opposed to flying; their brief problem when ordering chicken from room service, and how they were treated like royalty while in Chicago for the show.

“I’d clown around with the sisters,” Riggins said. “They had this youthful exuberance around them where you could joke and laugh with them.

That’s kind of what you miss.”

Despite the sisters passing, the Love Kitchen has no plans of slowing down.

“It’s not the end of the Love Kitchen,”Kantowski said. “It’s the beginning of Helen and Ellen’s legacy”.

There’s no doubt the sisters left behind a slew of people who loved and adored them, but they all plan to keep their legacy alive by continuing the work they were so passionate about. They were born five minutes apart and raised by their father to be selfless and caring to the human race. From the accounts of all they encountered, they lived those values to their last days. Although the two heartbeats of this nonprofit are laid to rest, their legacy boldly lingers throughout the Love Kitchen.

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Cirque du Soleil performs emotional story through acrobatics, music Cat Trieu

Copy Editor Cirque du Soleil brought a celebration of love and life to Knoxville Thursday evening.

Their premiere show for Knoxville started at 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Boling Arena and featured different acrobatic performances that contributed to Mauro’s story. Aerial acrobatic acts gave the show a delicate and elegant aspect, having performers using different props like chandeliers and straps for suspension, while high bar, trampoline net and Korean cradle performances had audience members holding their breath in suspense as the performers jumped, flipped and threw each other in the air.

While primarily filled with acrobatics, the cast also included musicians, ranging from singers to cellists, who performed original live music to match the tone of each act. The soundtrack of Corteo was sold at the show’s gift shop, along with other merchandise like posters, shirts, figurines and keychains.

Earlier that day, on Thursday afternoon, the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo” had one last rehearsal before the show.

Knoxville media and Beaumont Magnet Academy students were invited to attend the rehearsal. With the air filled with chalk and shouts in different languages, the performers ran

through each act to ensure that everyone in the show including performers, tech and costume design, would know what to do for a smooth, entertaining and seemingly effortless show.

With the performers’ homes varying from countries like the U.S., Ukraine, Italy and Japan, Batista believes the diversity of the cast adds an interesting aspect to backstage and rehearsals.

“In this show, we have people from 17 different countries,” Batista said. “(It is) like a small U.N. When you are backstage, you hear people speaking all different languages.”

After cheering on the performers during rehearsal, the students presented their artwork inspired by show to some of the performers to express their excitement to see the show that night.

The premiere night welcomed a full arena of eager witnesses to Corteo’s magic.

Christie Massengale brought her husband and two children to watch the show, believing that it would be a good experience for little children.

“It was wonderful, very entertaining,” Massengale said. “It was a good experience for (my children) to watch (the show). It felt like they brought a different culture to Knoxville.”

With “Corteo” meaning a joyous procession in English, the show tells the story of clown Mauro who envisions his own funeral and has to cope with his imminent death. Surrounded by loved ones and reflecting about good memories

An acrobatic performer spins 7 hula-hoops at Cirque du Soleil’s premier show at Thompson Boling Arena on Apr. 19, 2018.

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon from different times in his life, Mauro is able to peacefully pass away and go to the heavens at the end of the show after a big celebration of his life.

“You will see the big and the small, the magic of perfection and the charm of imperfection,” Maxwell Batista, publicist of Corteo, said. “Like

Mauro, the dreamer clown, you will remember your childhood when you used to jump on beds pretending it was a trampoline, but you will also fly on big chandeliers with three amazing acrobats. It is a show where people will feel a connection and a mix of feelings and dare to dream again.”

Organizations compete in annual singing competition Cat Trieu

Copy Editor Student organizations sang their hearts out together in Cox Auditorium for the 86th annual All-Sing on Friday night.

From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the All Campus Events board (ACE) hosted their final event for the school year, “All-Sing Your Heart Out,” an annual group singing competition and the final event for the organizations to compete for the ACE Cup. Sigma Nu and Delta Gamma began the show with a “Disney Channel” medley, performing songs from “Camp Rock,” “High School Musical” and “Hannah Montana.”

Several groups dedicated their performance to musical theater. Alpha Omicron Pi and Kappa Sigma sang songs from “Grease” decked out in poodle skirts and greaser clothing, Delta Zeta and Alpha Delta Pi performed an energetic medley from “Mamma Mia!” and Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha gave a tribute to “Hairspray.” The Baptist Collegiate Ministry and Sigma Kappa performed pieces from “Motown the Musical,” while Tri Delta and Beta Upsilon Chi decked out in carnival costumes to perform songs from “The Greatest Showman.”

Other teams’ performances featured popular hits, with each group having a theme either by time period or genre. Phi Mu and Alpha Tau Omega teamed up to perform “Evolution of Music (1500-Present),” which featured songs from “Ave Maria” to “My Heart Will Go On,” while Kappa Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon performed “Just Dance Songs,” giving tribute to old hits like “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” and “Jailhouse Rock.”

While the judges tallied up the scores for each team’s performances, UT Singers gave a guest performance, with mashups of Adele’s “Rumor Has It,” Bruno Mars’s “Natalie” and Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten.” After they finished up with a rendition of “Rocky Top,” the acapella group announced they are having auditions on Monday for anyone interested in joining their group.

When it was time to present the awards, ACE named Tri Delta and Beeta Upsilon Chi in third place, Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha in second place and Delta Zeta and Alpha Delta Pi in first place.

Alpha Delta Pi members Rachel Spelman, junior in management with collateral in marketing, and Sydney Fabbri, junior in psychology, attribute the win to their team’s hard work all year. They had to rehearse 6 hours a week and

Groups in All Sing perform on April 20th in the Cox Auditorium.

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“Practice was never hard; everyone was so fun,” Spelman said. “The energy has been great; overall, it has been a great experience.”

“We figured that since we were an all-girl group, we thought it would be cool to do a girl power (performance)” Fabbri said about the teams’ choice of “Mamma Mia!” “(All-Sing) is

an opportunity for two organizations to get to work together and collaborate and put drama aside and work together.”

While Delta Zeta and Alpha Delta Pi won All-Sing, ACE announced Alpha Gamma Rho as winners of the ACE Cup, with the accumulation of points from Homecoming, Carnicus and All-Sing.

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FOOTBALL

SPORTS

First team offense shines, defense struggles in Orange and White Game Will Backus

Staff Writer On a beautiful sunny Saturday, Tennessee made its triumphant return to Neyland Stadium in front of the fans to participate in the annual Orange and White Spring Game.

The Orange Team dominated the White team, following an offensive tide on the way to a 34-7 win.

In the weeks leading up to the spectacle, head coach Jeremy Pruitt reinforced that he wanted his players to get a real game feel from the scrimmage. He wanted the fans in Neyland to create an electric atmosphere, like the players will experience in the fall, so he could measure how players respond. The fans met their side of the bargain, with an officially announced crowd of 65,098.

Pruitt was less than pleased with his team’s showing.

“The big thing out there today is you see some guys competing hard, they may not be doing things perfect, but they’re headed in the right direction,” Pruitt said. “Then I saw a couple of guys out there today that just quit.”

Pruitt has made his name as a defensive coach. He has been the defensive coordinator for college football giants, such as Alabama and Georgia. Given his background, one would expect Tennessee’s defense to show out.

Ironically, Tennessee’s first team offense, under first year offensive coordinator Tyson Helton, had a nearly dominant day.

Sophomore Jarrett Guarantano started at quarterback for the Orange team. He made a day of carving up the White team, throwing for 226 yards and two touchdowns on his way to earning MVP of the Orange and White game.

It took Guarantano a while to heat up. After throwing two straight incompletions on the very first drive in the first quarter, he followed it up with a nice jump-ball in the end zone for a twoyard touchdown strike to Marquez Callaway for the first points of the game.

Pruitt was still mum on giving details about the progress of his quarterbacks.

“Well, when you look at one day’s work out there, that’s not really a true indication of how spring went,” Pruitt said.

Scoring would come at a premium for a while, with the only points in over 10 minutes coming off of a Brent Cimaglia field goal to start the second quarter. Tim Jordan would change that.

After busting off a 29-yard run in which he broke a couple of would-be tacklers, Jordan bounced a short five yard run outside to the end zone, giving the Orange team a 17-0 lead.

Jordan had a nice day, rumbling to 57 yards on nine carries.

Ty Chandler further extended the Orange

The big thing out “there today is you see some guys competing hard, they may not be doing things perfect, but they’re headed in the right direction.Then I saw a

couple of guys out there today that just quit.”

Jeremy Pruitt, Head Coach lead in the third quarter, plunging in a one-yard touchdown to make it 27-0.

Luckily for the White team, Latrell Williams was able to take a slant pass from Will McBride 35 yards to the Checkerboards to give the White team its first points in the fourth quarter.

With just over four minutes left and a running clock, one would assume the Orange team would just try to run the clock out and claim victory. This was not the case, as Guarantano capped off a long drive with a 29-yard strike to tight end Eli Wolf for a touchdown.

Despite the poor showing by Tennessee’s first team defense, allowing 360 total yards, the second team defensive players showed out.

Not only did they allow just 85 total yards, including 14 rushing, they were able to intercept McBride on two occasions. The first, a Theo Jackson interception, was off of a deflected pass.

The second came from linebacker Shanon Reid, a young player touted for his athleticism, who sprinted a good portion of the field to snatch a floating pass from a receiver’s hands.

Orange’s secondary, a position that has been in question for the Vols, held McBride to just 6-of18 passing for 71 yards.

Even with some solid individual performances in Saturday’s contest, Pruitt believes Tennessee still has a very long road to travel before they reach a solid point.

“I think if you looked at it after 15 days, I’d say we’d probably get about a ‘D’, if you looked at it from a grade,” Pruitt said. “It would be about a ‘D’.”

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BASEBALL

Vols win series with comeback victory over No. 14 Aggies Blake Von Hagen Staff Writer

For the second straight game, the Tennessee baseball team allowed No. 14 Texas A&M to score first inning runs and jump out to an early lead.

This time, however, the Vols were able to respond. Timely hitting and good pitching down the stretch allowed Tennessee to grab a 6-4 win and a series victory in the third game of the series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

It was the first SEC series win over a ranked opponent since last season against Florida, and it was also the first series win over Texas A&M in program history.

“We are never going to have a blowout performance,” Tony Vitello said. “I don’t think we ever don’t compete either, but what’s going on in between those two things has to be playing catch from the pitchers down to the position players.”

The Aggies scored two runs in the top of the first inning on an RBI-double and an RBI-single.

The Vols answered with three runs in the third inning.

Senior Brodie Leftridge hit his second home run of the series when he hit a solo shot that hit the foul pole in left field, cutting the Aggies lead

in half. It was also just the second home run of the season for Leftridge.

“Brodie’s performance was a direct result of what his approach has been around this building on non-game days,” Vitello said. “He’s been phenomenal in practice and pre-game, and I think that has bled over.”

Jay Charleston scored on a passed ball to tie the game in the third inning, and Andre Lipcius gave Tennessee the lead on a single that scored Pete Derkay to make it 3-2. Charleston added to the lead with an RBI-double in the fourth to put the Vols ahead 4-2. He went 3-for-5 at the plate.

“I was just seeing it well and trying to use my speed a little bit,” Charleston said. “Letting the ball get deep and not try to do too much with it.”

The Aggies tied the game in the sixth inning on a two-run home run to left field. Tennessee responded in the bottom of the inning as Justin Ammons singled home Brandon Chinea, and the Vols took a 5-4 lead.

Senior catcher Benito Santiago added to the lead with a solo home run to left center field in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving the Vols an insurance run and making it a 6-4 game.

Will Neely started on the mound for Tennessee. Neely threw 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits. Neely did not walk anyone and struck out three in his tenth start

Catcher Benito Santiago swings at a pitch against Alabama on March 23, 2018.

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Garrett Crochet made his first relief appearance since March 4 when he relieved Neely in the sixth. After starting the year as a reliever, Crochet became the Friday night starter. Sean Hunley replaced Crochet as the Friday night starter in game one of this series.

Crochet pitched 2.2 innings in Sunday’s game, allowing just one hit and no runs. He walked one batter and struck out four in the win.

“It was kind of a new feeling totally,” Crochet

said. “Big adrenaline rush, big time situation, but I just knew that I had to come in and trust my defense. Will set me up there pretty good.”

Freshman Chase Wallace came in and recorded the final two outs on a game-ending double play.

Tennessee will return to the field on Tuesday when Tennessee Tech comes to town for a midweek game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m., and the game can be seen on the SEC Network +.

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FOOTBALL

Top takeaways from Vols spring game performance Damichael Cole

Asst. Sports Editor This year, the spring game was going to be different. Head coach Jeremy Pruitt claimed quickly that it would be strength against strength with the best on the defense going against the best the offense had to offer.

With a bevy of position changes, early enrollees and new schemes, there were a lot of changes to analyze in Pruitt’s first action in Neyland Stadium.

Here are some of the main takeaways from the Orange and White game, which was won 34-7 by the orange team.

Aggressive Guarantano: Last season, Jarrett Guarantano didn’t take many downfield shots. He was very careful with his decision making, resulting sometimes in him being too careful and a lack of aggression.

That wasn’t the case on Saturday, as Guarantano took shot-after-shot at the first team defense, and he connected on several of them. He finished the game 15-of-27 with two touchdown passes and 226 yards.

Will McBride struggles, shows signs: Early in the game, Will McBride unloaded a deep ball to Jordan Murphy down the middle

of the field that may have been the prettiest pass of the game. The ball landed just out of the reach of Murphy as he dived full extension to try and make the play.

After that pass, there weren’t many more pretty passes, as McBride finished the game 6-of-18 with 71 yards passing against the second team defense. McBride did have a 35-yard touchdown pass to Latrell Williams that highlighted his effort, but he also threw two interceptions.

If the spring game is any indicator, the fall is setting up to be a battle between graduate transfer Keller Chryst and Guarantano. Guarantano took all first-team reps in the game.

However, Pruitt was quick to remind people that this wasn’t the first time he has evaluated his quarterbacks.

“You look at one day’s work out there that’s not a true indication of how spring actually went,” Pruitt said. “We’ll know who our quarterback is probably when we go to Charlotte halfway through the fourth quarter.”

Defense backs show promise: While Guarantano had reasonable success against the first team defense, there were some promising plays being made.

In particular, cornerback Marquill Osborne showed the ability to blanket receivers, as he broke up two deep passes down the field and added a crucial break up late in the game.

On the second team, a familiar name from fall camp also made an impressive play. Theo Jackson was one of the most praised freshman defenders on the team last season, and he made the biggest defensive play on the evening.

Jackson intercepted a pass and returned it 49 yards to set up a touchdown by the orange team.

Simple, but improved play-calling: Yes, it was just the spring game, but offensive coordinator Tyson Helton seemed to mix up the play calling just enough to keep the defense off balance.

The offense was under center more than last season, as they showed that physicality that Pruitt wants. They also ran many plays from the shotgun, showing a diverse set of plays.

While the sets were different from what fans have seen in the past, they’ll have much more to offer offensively in the fall.

Offense looks ahead of the defense: Guarantano’s success wasn’t the only success on the offensive side of the ball against the defense.

The Vols running backs and receivers each made several big plays to contribute to the big showing. Running backs Tim Jordan and Ty Chandler combined for 110 yards rushing on 20 carries, and four receivers and tight end Eli Wolf had two or more catches.

Marquez Callaway continued to show his

ability to get the jump ball as he brought in a two-yard touchdown pass early in the game.

Brandon Johnson also added two catches for 34 yards. Josh Palmer had the biggest day of the receivers, hauling in three catches for 77 yards to lead the way.

“All three of those guys do have length, enough speed and they judge the ball,” Pruitt said. “Quarterback’s are going to have to do a better job of giving them a chance.”

Spring Results: Eli Wolf received the award for most improved offensive player and Kyle Phillips received the award for most improved defensive player.

Guarantano was named MVP of the Spring Game, as the Vols will now look to finish the semester strong academically and take some time away from the gridiron before summer workouts.

Overall, the spring game performance didn’t impress Pruitt, and he’s putting players on notice.

“We have to figure out where we’re at with some of these guys,” Pruitt said. “The good thing is in a couple of weeks we’ll have a bunch of guys that aren’t on the injury report anymore. We’ll have fourteen new guys here and maybe more. Some of these guys that don’t want to do it and don’t want to do it right all the time, they’ll just be watching.”

TRACK & FIELD

Track and field finds success in split meets success in split meets

Staff Report The Tennessee track and field athletes, following a successful performance in the Tennessee Relays which featured wins in five events for Tennessee, parted ways to participate in their own respective events over the weekend.

Tennessee’s sprinters flew out west to participate in the Mt. SAC Relays held in Walnut, California, while its long-distance runners and jumpers went north to Charlottesville, Virginia for the Virginia Challenge.

The Vols kept the positive momentum rolling, and Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Beth Alford-Sullivan was very happy with both squad’s performances.

“All of us are climbing the ladder, and that’s what it takes,” Alford-Sullivan said. “This was a week to take steps forward and see the progress. They came in and competed hard.

“I was very proud of them.”

The Vols got things started off right at the Mt. SAC Relays. The men had a strong show-

ing, winning two out of three of the events they were slotted to participate in and placing second in the other.

In the 100-meter open, Kwantrey McConio took second with a time 10.30. The second Vol in that particular event Elijah Miller finished 31st overall, posting a 10.73 mark.

Three Vols participated in the 200-meter open, including McConio and Miller. McConio stayed hot, racing to first place to claim his second top-three finish and breaking the line at 20.91 seconds. Nathan Strother was not far behind, giving Tennessee another top-ten finish at sixth place.

Miller had another shaky showing in the 200-meter, coming in at 43rd with a 22.08 mark.

Only one Tennessee sprinter in Strother participated in the 400-meter open, giving Tennessee another event win with a strong first-place time of 45.88 seconds.

The Tennessee women claimed five top-five performances, including two more event wins on the Mt. SAC Relays. Maia McCoy took fifth in the 100-meter open at 11.56 seconds.

She followed that up with another fifth-place

finish in the 200-meter open. In the same event, Shania Collins placed second, finishing at 23.36 seconds.

The Tennessee women’s two event wins came in the 400-meter open and the 100-meter hurdles. In the 400-meter, two athletes finished back to back, with Felecia Majors nabbing first at 53.30 seconds. Lenysse Dyer finished just .02 seconds behind to take second place.

The lone Vol in the 100-meter hurdles Alexis Duncan walked away a winner with a firstplace time of 13.24. Duncan’s victory was Tennessee’s first of the day, and her time was fourth best in Tennessee history.

The runners and jumpers at the Virginia Challenge had perhaps an even more impressive showing.

To kick off competition on Friday, Tennessee won two of the pole vaulting contests. Hannah Jefcoat won her first ever for the women, clearing 3.86-meters for a season-best.

The men, paced by Tristan Slater, followed it up with a victory of their own. He matched his season best of 5.06-meters to nab first. Behind him was another Vol in Nate Harper, who vaulted 4.66-meters for his own collegiate-best.

In the triple jump, LaChyna Roe took fourth for Tennessee, recording her best wind-legal jump of the season at 12.94 meters.

The second day was arguably one of the best days that Tennessee has had in the track and field circuit this season. The Vols set 20 season bests on Saturday.

“The Virginia Challenge went extremely well for us across the board,” Alford-Sullivan said.

“We had a large distance contingent and had some breakthroughs in the 1500s and 800s.”

Both the men and women won in their respective 800-meter races. Sarah Reeves took first for the women in 2:13.10, with fellow freshman Nicole Adams not far behind in second at 2:13.67.

On the men’s side, Scott Cousino won the 800-meter at 1:53.11.

Tennessee’s third and final event win on Saturday came from Darryl Sullivan, who put forth a collegiate-best 2.16-meter leap in the high jump.

Tennessee will next travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas from April 27 through April 28 for the National Relay Championships.

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