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Issue 70, Volume 122

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Split-party SGA chooses executives Emilee Lamb Staff Writer Tuesday was a night of firsts and lasts for UT’s Student Government Association as the newly elected student senate took their seats for the first time in the body’s last meeting of the school year. Serving senate executives were called on to pass the torch to a new crop of student leaders who were nominated and elected Tuesday to serve during 2013-2014. Student Services Director Grant Davis faced no opposition from the floor as he presented his nominations to head up the various student services committees which work closely with the Senate. Similarly, SGA President Jake Baker appointed his executive team without objection from the senators. However, when the floor opened to student body vice president Paige Atchley, things got more complicated. Atchley made her nomination for the seat of SGA Senate Chair, and was promptly countered by three nominations from the floor. Ultimately, after meticulous

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The new SGA executive board attended their first meeting on Tuesday. discussion and two votes, Dante Arnwine, a sophomore in political science and business administration, was chosen by his peers as their leader for the upcoming year, instead of Atchley’s nominee. “I loved that there was some really good debate,” Atchley, a junior in marketing, said. “I’m a little disappointed that my appointment didn’t get in, but

I’m really excited with who the senate chose. I think that they’re going to represent us so well.” Arnwine, former senate parliamentarian, expressed confidence in his ability to take on the large leadership role of senate chair. “I think the transition from Parliamentarian to senate chair will be smooth,” Arnwine said.

“I have had the fortunate pleasure of working with former Senate Chair Christian Powers on numerous occasions. He has educated me about the duties and responsibilities of the position.” The eagerness to serve was apparent in Arnwine’s demeanor as he spoke before the senate prior to voting. “(UT) didn’t have to send

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me a letter of admission,” Arnwine said. “But, when I got that letter, I realized that UT saw potential in me to come here and get an education and go out in the world and represent the university as a proud alumnus. I just feel it’s my duty to give back to those who are giving me opportunities in life to be successful, which Tennessee is one.”

Urban Outfitters renovation complete, opening soon Emilee Lamb Staff Writer

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Members of the Sweat Free Tennessee Coalition gather on Monday with other students in front of the UC during their candlelight vigil for former adidas workers who had been denied their severance packages. On Wednesday, adidas announced their intentions to pay the $1.8 million owed to the more than 2,800 factory workers in Indonesia.

Traditional senior graduation ceremony to recommence Samantha Smoak

Shields-Watkins Field and then up the side of the Hill where they formed a “T,” and extinUT’s graduating class of 1926 guished their candles in unison celebrated its farewell to UT to bid farewell to their alma with a muddy game of tug-of- mater. The senior candlelight cerwar at a ceremony called the emony happened annually “Aloha Oe.” The ceremony then evolved through 1967. The graduating class of 2013 into a formal event, with the seniors marching through is reviving the tradition of the Grecian columns installed on “Aloha Oe” graduation ceremoCopy Editor

ny on May 7. “Students for years have wanted this tradition to return to campus,” Allison Cunningham, the chair of “Aloha Oe,” said. “I am so excited to be working with so many student leaders in the class of 2013 to make this a reality. The passion that many students have for this event is incredible and one of the main reasons we are able to bring it

Though newly appointed, Arnwine already has big plans to steer the senate in a more involved direction. “I’m really passionate about senate,” he said. “I want senate to be more involved in the community, whether if it’s reaching out to high school students, picking up trash in the community, or working with the Boys & Girls clubs.” The remaining senate executive positions were filled relatively easily following Arnwine’s election. Elected as Senate Secretary was Alicia Purcell, Sargent at Arms went to Austin Arrowood and Parliamentarian was voted to Rob Graham. Though the new senate is a mix of representatives from three different campaigns, Atchley believes it’s an SGA that will be able to work together for the students of the university. “I’m really excited,” she said. “I think that senate is going to do some really big things, especially with all different kinds of ideas coming in. I just think we’re going to be way more progressive and productive than we have been in years past.”

back this year.” The senior in marketing and logistics hopes that her fellow seniors from all of UT’s colleges will take advantage of “Aloha Oe” to experience a graduation ceremony together, since formal graduation ceremonies are divided by college. See ALOHA on Page 2

The long awaited opening of Urban Outfitters is finally within sight and set to welcome shoppers on May 2, according to the store’s website. It’s been a long journey for the city of Knoxville to bring the trendy retailer to its downtown location, but it’s been accomplished. Urban will be housed in the historic Arnstein Building just off the southern corner of Market Square. To get the building ready for the store’s arrival, architect David Dewhirst along with his partner Mark Heinz and their development team turned the building upside down with renovations. “It’s in a seven story historic building that was originally built in 1906, and the renovations to the building were extraordinarily extensive,” Dewhirst, who is also co-owner of the building, said. “It’s not just opening one store, it’s opening an entire high-rise building in downtown Knoxville.” The Arnstein Building will be home not only to Urban Outfitters, but also an architecture firm and apartment residences. Working on a building that is over a century old has inherent problems, and Dewhirst described what he saw as the largest challenge his team faced when renovating the building. “Anytime you take on the restoration of a historic building, there’s a fine line between doing just any old renovation to it and doing it right,” he said. “Going back and trying to bring the building back to its roots will bring the best result.” Without the arrival of Urban Outfitters, however, Dewhirst claimed the project might never have seen the light of day.

“We bought the building five years ago, and for several years we were trying to find the right development path for the building,” Dewhirst said. “We needed a great retail presence on the ground floor. Until we found Urban Outfitters we really couldn’t start on the project.” Anyone familiar with the popular clothing chain will know that its target demographic is college aged young adults in urban areas. By this standard, Urban Outfitters has struck gold in a town of 27,000 students at UT alone. “It’s marketed toward a younger generation like college students and will be great in a college town,” Stephanie Smith, a freshman in psychology, said. “It’s definitely popular within the 18-25 demographic.” As Knoxville continues to revitalize the downtown area, students like Smith agree that Urban Outfitters is a good boost to the city’s economy. “I think it’s fantastic that Urban Outfitters is coming to Knoxville,” Smith said. “I think it’s a great fit for how the city is going.” “I think it will pull in a lot of shoppers to that area,” Alysse Ness, a junior in biosystems engineering, said. “It will pull in a lot students because it’s super trendy. It’s a great addition to Market Square.” Students aren’t the only people who look forward to what Urban Outfitters will bring to the table for the city of Knoxville. “For downtown to be successful, it had to be done and it had to be done right,” Dewhirst said. “It couldn’t just be any retailer; it had to be something special. It’s something that Urban Outfitters really represents, the vitality of an urban area.”

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 News Editor RJ Vogt

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“Seniors do not necessarily get to experience commencement with their best friends,” she said. “‘Aloha’ Oe allows … students to celebrate this night with their friends and reminisce on all of the memories that they made while at UT. We want this ceremony to be a celebration of student life and what it truly means to be a Vol for Life.” Jeff Cathey, the associate dean of students, agreed with Cunningham, describing the “Aloha Oe” as a “Senior Farewell” ceremony. “It is an opportunity for students to celebrate their time and accomplishments at UT both in and out of the classroom,” Cathey said. “May graduation ceremonies divide our students by college and focus on the official conferring of a degree. ‘Aloha Oe’ is a time to celebrate UT life together with those other students who have meant the most to a student’s life here regardless of their major. The ceremony will both honor life at UT and will invite graduating seniors to begin embracing their new life chapter as alumni.”

Cathey also emphasized the symbolic importance of the ceremony. “The ceremony is originally intended to serve as the ‘bookend’ to ‘Freshman Torch Night,’” he said. “Students at ‘Torch Night’ symbolically take up the ‘Torch of Preparation’ to carry during their time at UT. At ‘Aloha Oe,’ students symbolically give up the ‘Torch of Preparation’ and take up the ‘Torch of Service’ that they will carry for life as leaders in our communities.” Cunningham believes that every graduating senior should to take advantage of the “Aloha Oe” ceremony “The ceremony is meant to celebrate being a Vol for Life and transitioning into alumni,” Cunningham said. “The ceremony is an important tradition to (UT) and a reminder to all graduates to always carry the torch with you no matter where you go. Even though we are all graduating, Tennessee will always remain a part of us.” The ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. on May 7 in the lawn in front of Ayres Hall. Condredge Holloway Jr., a former UT quarterback, will be the guest speaker. Family and friends are invited to attend the ceremony and following reception.

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Students compete in the annual ‘Turtle Tug’ on Tuesday. All proceeds go to benefit Delta Zeta’s philanthropy, speech and hearing.

Three educators charged with failing to report abuse The Associated Press Three Robertson County school system administrators have been arrested and charged with failure to report sexual abuse. Those indicted by a county grand jury include East Robertson Elementary School Principal Karen Renae Fehrman, Assistant Principal Kecia Young and Robertson County Schools Administrator Donna Dorris. Several parents earlier told WTVF-TV their first- and second-grade children were sexu-

ally molested by other children at school. However, the parents who talked to the stations said school officials never told them about the allegations. The case was presented to the grand jury last week. The indictments charge the educators with failing to report known or suspected child sexual abuse. Ferhman, Young and Dorris were booked Tuesday and released on $1,000 bond. The school system issued a statement expressing outrage. “As a district, we are shocked that the Sheriff’s Office and

District Attorney’s Office have pursued this matter to this point after examining the documented facts,” a statement read. “We have no doubt of the innocence of these educators and that they will be cleared of all charges,” it concluded. Arraignment for Fehrman, Young and Dorris is scheduled for May 3. One of the employees returned to school on Wednesday and the other two are expected to be at work on Thursday, schools spokesman Jim Bellis said.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

ARTS & CULTURE Nashville band releases sweet EP

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Nashville-based folk/Americana band Judah & the Lion’s new EP “Sweet Tennessee” slides down the throat easy, like sweet tea and Sunday afternoons. The seven member band, led by lead singer Judah Akers, banjo player Nate Zuercher and mandolinist Brian Macdonald, released their follow up to 2012’s EP, “First Fruits,” on April 16, rocketing to the top of the iTunes singer/songwriter charts. After listening to the new 6-song EP on repeat for the past week, it’s easy to see why these Belmont students and alums have been so successful. “Sweet Tennessee” combines meaningful, southern-influenced lyrics with a variety of folk instruments. The result is a smooth and refreshing set of songs that will have your foot tapping and your brain reminiscing nostalgically on easier times. “Sweet Tennessee” also shows how deftly Judah & the Lion balance their faith background with their passion for music. The first track on the EP, “Back Against the Wall” starts softly with Akers musing on the difficulty of showing outward signs of the faith within him. He encourages oth-

Hollywood censorship helps gain access to Chinese market The Associated Press Coming soon to a theater near you: China’s Communist Party. From demanding changes in plot lines that denigrate the Chinese leadership, to dampening lurid depictions of sex and violence, Beijing is having increasing success in pressuring Hollywood into deleting movie content Beijing finds objectionable. It’s even getting American studios to sanction alternative versions of films specially tailored for Chinese audiences, like “Iron Man 3,” which debuts in theaters around the world next week. The Chinese version features local heartthrob Fan Bingbing — absent from the version showing abroad — and lengthy clips of Chinese scenery that local audiences love. There’s no secret to what’s driving Hollywood’s China policy, which has burst on the scene with meteor-like intensity in the past year. Already the second-biggest box office in the world, China seems set to surpass the U.S./Canada market by 2020 at the latest. And with traditional movie funding sources drying up, Hollywood studios increasingly see Beijing as a bankrolling destination of choice, with Chinese counterparts ponying up on glitzy co-productions, including “Iron Man 3” and next year’s “Transformers 4,” and films without a

direct China connection as well. “Movie attendance in the U.S. is down because of global piracy and audience indifference,” Los Angeles-based film historian Leonard Maltin said. “So the explosion of the China market is a boon to the industry. I’m sure the studios are not excited about making the China-inspired changes but they’re in the business to make a buck and they’re finding it hard to resist.” Published reports have pinpointed at least a half dozen recent films where Hollywood has given in on demands from Chinese censors to alter content for political or other reasons, ranging from the James Bond feature “Skyfall” — where unflattering references to the sex trade in the Chinese territory of Macau supposedly landed on the cutting room floor — to “World War Z,” starring Brad Pitt, in which the Chinese origin of a plague of apocalyptic zombies was said to have been excised. And that doesn’t take into account ostensible instances of self-censoring, like last year’s remake of the 1984 film “Red Dawn,” where producers changed the nationality of bloodthirsty soldiers invading the United States from Chinese to North Korean, apparently to cater to their perception of Chinese polit-

ical sensitivities. The American film industry is extremely reluctant to discuss the China concessions Hollywood is making, and the industry’s main lobbying group, the Motion Picture Association of America, tries to portray the practice in the best possible light. See CHINA on Page 5

ers facing these struggles of faith with the chorus: “Stand strong, hold onto hope\ Grab on, Don’t ever let it go\When your back’s against the wall\you’re not alone.” “Hesitate” continues their theme of quieter introductions featuring the mandolin, banjo and acoustic guitar that lead into a more upbeat chorus and bridge. The banjo keeps things moving as Ackers continues to sing about spirituality, and the crowd cheers and claps leading into the instrumental section after the bridge that features violin woven throughout. Third track “Our Love” is a slower, more ballad-esque song that chronicles the loneliness of the road to finding one’s way in the world and the strength found in love. It also features more female vocal harmony, balancing Akers’ voice nicely throughout this somewhat sad middle track that gives a Civil Wars-kind of vibe to the album. With track four, we arrive at the title track “Sweet Tennessee.” This song brings a nice break from the faith/love centered slow songs with an ode to, you guessed it, Tennessee. This song is much more percussion laden, giving drummer Spencer Cross a chance to show his skill. It’s any Tennessee native’s dream to have a song like this written about the state. It is less of an anthem

than Skynard’s counterpart “Sweet Home Alabama,” but it is also less full of southern ego. It’s the kind of song where the longer you listen, the broader your smile gets. “Seasons Colors” brings a slightly different Akers. His voice is lower, a little rougher and more dedicated. The song ties in the folk elements throughout and poetically describes the seasons of life that change suddenly and without warning. “When you calloused my skin/ broke my bones/ it left me bleeding … now I’m still breathing,” Akers sings, describing the feeling often present in college students that life is moving in ways that we can’t predict, that we’ll never have control over. It is the relatability of these lyrics, in part, that makes this album so successful. The EP finishes on a much more upbeat note with “Southern Ground” as an intensely folky song that talks about getting back to southern roots. It’s definitely a dance number that wouldn’t exactly be out of place in a hoedown-type setting. This final song offers a lightness that is not found as much in the early tracks. With the attention to detail and talent that Judah & the Lion brings to this EP, it’s easy to see why the album is as sweet as Tennessee.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 Editor-in-Chief Blair Kuykendall

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Preston Peeden Associate Editor There’s a lot of holidays that I don’t get. I don’t know why there needs to be a Towel Day, and I don’t see the point of Pi Day or Talk Like a Pirate Day. While I may not value these holidays, their existence isn’t something that affects my daily life. Luckily for me, Tennessee’s state Senate, through Senate Joint Resolution 134, has added another holiday to the calendar year, “ido4life Traditional Marriage Day.” I know what many of you are thinking, what kind of gall has possessed the Senate to make them dare schedule a holiday on the same day as National Trail Mix Day? Hippies and former Occupy Wall Streeters from Portland to Vermont will be out in full force with devil sticks, hacky sacks and kokopelli tattoos on their ankles demanding their right to bask in the glow of their organic Chex Mix. But, in all honesty, this new resolution is another step in our state’s continued climb through ignorance to prejudicial views and ultimately to outward discrimination against same-sex couples residing within Tennessee’s borders. Starting in 2006, our state started its crusade against marriage equality by passing, with 81 percent of the voting population, Amendment 1 to the state constitution, legally defining the recognition of marriage in Tennessee as being only between a man and a woman. And since that day, it seems as if there’s a new bill every year that looks to curb the rights of homosexuals in this state (tStacey Campfield’s “Don’t Say Gay” attempts come to mind), with this new resolution standing as the cherry on top. Now in this state, not only do we outwardly express prejudicial views and discriminatory policies against a section of our population, we liter-

ally celebrate it with a holiday. The main voice for the holiday, Pastor Lyndon Allen, cites not only Genesis 2:24 as a defense for his want to celebrate “traditional families,” but also statistics that highlight the economic, physical and psychological benefits of a married couple. As Allen told a Nashville TV station, “Without marriage, the place just falls apart … We need to get married.” I don’t have enough space to fully express my disagreement with this statement. For starters, what is “traditional marriage”? Who has the right to define what is marriage? As a history lesson, state regulated marriage only came around in the colonial era. Its roots were as a way of economic controls by simplifying and regulating the lines of inheritance. It had nothing to do with love, nurturing children or even God’s command; it was all about financial considerations. And second, hasn’t marriage been tainted and dragged through the mud enough by heterosexuals couples who rush into the commitment marriage entails without even thinking about the repercussions of their decisions (which is exactly what Allen’s holiday wants us to do)? TV shows make marriage seem like a glitzy game where we “Say Yes to the Dress,” and yet one in two marriages end in divorce. We don’t have all have Allen’s “traditional marriages” and yet our world still functions. I try not to get too riled up by things like this, but it gets depressing to constantly be surrounded by the negativity and prejudice that gets spouted out by some people in our state. I believe that any consenting adult should be able to enter into a marriage and be just as miserable as any other heterosexual couple. I don’t know what my future holds for me, but I do know that on Aug. 31, 2013, I won’t be celebrating “ido4life Traditional Marriage Day,” but that might just be because I’m too burned out from “Race Your Mouse Day” on the 28th. — Preston Peeden is a senior in history. He can be reached at ppeeden@utk.edu.

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Boston bombing marked by cooperation Urban Landscapes by

Lindsay Lee On Monday, April 15, two bombs exploded near the finish line at the historic Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring over 170 more. The moment the bombs went off, police from across the state along with the FBI rushed to lock down the area and begin their extensive investigation. It was absolutely incredible to watch the investigation unfold. The Boston Marathon bombing’s investigation was one of the first that truly was a modern, collective, cooperative effort between the authorities and the public. Because of the popularity of the event, there were thousands of amateur photos and videos taken. Police requested people submit whatever they had, and the public promptly responded. Because of our modern technology, the relationship between the authorities and the public was amazingly strong throughout this whole process. Technology allowed people to communicate with the authorities whatever information they had, and it really paid off. By Thursday evening, the FBI had compiled enough information to release photographs of the suspects. The moment they were released, people across the country diligently began working to find the names of the suspects. At first, they were completely misidentified. As soon as these false names were released, news organizations like the New York Post reported the mistakes as facts. This wasn’t the first time this happened during the week. Earlier, CNN, Fox News and others reported as fact that a Saudi Arabian man was in custody as a suspect in the bombings. Of course the media loves to blame the Arabs, so it is not at all surprising that major news organizations jumped on the chance to perpetuate stereotypes and Islamophobia. Despite the failures, late Thursday eve-

ning the real IDs were made, and the chase for the suspects became more dramatic. The suspects shot and killed a cop at MIT, carjacked a man, and began a high-speed, violent, literally explosive chase with the police. By the end of the battle, one suspect was dead and the other escaped. Police requested the public of Boston and all the surrounding suburbs stay in their homes. This was for their own safety, but more importantly to prevent waste of limited police resources. With no civilians around, police can easily focus all their efforts on finding the fugitive. It was a strong request, but still completely voluntary. Yet the public complied, wishing to support the police however they could in saving their beloved city from terror. The fugitive suspect was eventually found after a man reported something amiss with his family’s boat in the backyard: the tarp had moved, and there seemed to be blood on it. The man saw something, so he said something, just like the authorities requested. Because of his actions, the suspect was eventually captured. Our modern technology allowed communication and cooperation between the media, the public and the authorities in ways that are completely unprecedented. Though it led to the man’s capture, it certainly wasn’t a smooth ride along the way. Racism and sensationalism spurred the rapid spread of misinformation. Privacy was basically nonexistent throughout the week. Misidentified suspects’ social media sites were dissected for any little bits of information that would affirm public suspicions. The media even advertised the address and showed a streetview picture of the house with the boat in the backyard where the suspect was hiding. But even though every aspect of the spread of information was not perfect by any means, it was still incredibly heartwarming to see the entire Boston area working together in a very dark, scary time. The terrorists were only successful in making Boston stronger. — Lindsay Lee is a junior in mathematics. She can be reached at llee26@utk.edu.

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As the end of the semester approaches, I have many questions for myself. I feel like I am doing everything at the last minute these days. Except, ironically, this column. Completed two full days before it’s due? My brain is weird. Another question that passes through my mind quite often is directly related to my current position of, “Why can’t I learn how to network?” It’s not like this concept is hard to grasp, and I don’t assume that my talent alone is enough to convince people to just give me any job I want. But don’t get me wrong. I would take a job, and there are many jobs that I would do well in, but my résumé might not communicate that. I am much better in person. The whole problem for me is approach. We are all told that, “Half of jobs come through someone you know.” Because I know a lot of people, this seems like a good thing. But how does one go up to another person and, well, inform them that you’d like a job? One could, I suppose, try the direct approach. Some could do this naturally, looking confident as they inform everyone with a pulse that they are hire-able, and hey, who wouldn’t want to hire confident cool guy? I would come off more like a homeless person being told that a buffet is free (and, for the record, I have been very close to homeless). I would approach everyone with a combination of timid apprehension and a ravenous clumsiness. The second best approach isn’t any better. I could use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,

and whatever other site I could come up with to spread the message of my talents and my availability. This seems like it could be a decent approach, except for the fact that I use Facebook roughly every solstice, and really the approach isn’t much different. I get LinkedIn invites primarily from people I don’t know and who appear to be running some hidden plan to scam me out of money. I have tried the third route, which I am calling the “passive aggressive plan of action.” I casually inform close friends and family that I am indeed looking for a job. Meanwhile, I send out résumés to anyone with an email account and a physical address, and I follow up with phone calls like I just went on a really good blind date. This approach isn’t ideal. It almost feels desperate, and I am not there yet. I probably just need to actually meet people. For all the talents I have and think I have, I never thought that my ability to do something like network would be such a hole in my résumé. I think the problem is that I just don’t naturally approach people with the idea that I am going to get something from them. Some people can do it and not be sleazy; I can’t help feel like that’s how I am coming across. So all you seniors who don’t yet have jobs, just remember — jobs will come eventually, although they may not be the jobs you want. Someday, the economy will get better, and until then keep trying to network. I suggest, however, not approaching people with the idea of networking. If you do, you’ll interact with people as awkwardly as I do. It is much better to just meet people for who they are. You never know which person you meet will be the one to make a difference.

— Greg Bearringer is a graduate student in history. He may be reached at gbearrin@ gmail.com.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

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made its economy the second largest in the world — but also because the country’s communist masters seem obsessed by the way continued from Page 3 Beijing is perceived abroad. “There’s no question that China is very “The adjustment of some of our films for sensitive to its image,� Stanley Rosen, an different world markets is a commercial realexpert on the Chinese film industry and ity, and we recognize China’s right to deterdirector of the East Asian Studies Center at mine what content enters their country,� MPAA spokesman Howard Gantman said in an email. “Overall, our members make films for global audiences and audience’s tastes and demands evolve and our members respond to those changes. But we also stand for maximum creative rights for artists.� Taiwanese film critic Tsai Kuo-rong said that artists themselves could help rein in Chinese censorship, by insisting that content not be altered to conform to Chinese political or aesthetic demands. “You cannot expect regulators to relax restrictions on their own,� he said. “But I would hope that artists might be bold enough to press the case for artistic integrity.� Frank Couvares, a professor of history and American Studies at Massachusetts’ Amherst Fan Bingbing College, said that rather than something new, Hollywood’s readiness to cater to Chinese the University of Southern California in Los demands on content reflects business pracAngeles, said. “And as it has become richer tices the American film industry has had in over the past several years it’s been in a posiplace for more than seven decades. tion to do something about it.� “If back in the 1930s or ‘40s the French Rosen said the ultimate arbiter of what objected to portraying the Foreign Legion makes it onto the screen of China’s 12,000 as being overly harsh on Africans, or the movie theaters is a board of 30 to 40 censors British were unhappy that they were being under Communist Party control, representshown as too colonialistic, then Hollywood ing different constituencies in Chinese sociwould make the edits it needed to market its ety — women, for example, or the military. product,� he said. He said that while there were some indicaStill, the scope of this latest iteration seems tions the board was becoming slightly more to dwarf that of its predecessors, not only liberal — last year’s showing on Chinese because China’s economic and political clout television of the 2005 political adventure is so immense — successive years of GDP “V for Vendetta� was seen as a notable step growth rates around 8 to10 percent have

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

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Saturday, April 27

What: Carnicus When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Cox Auditorium Price: $10 for students; $13 for faculty/ staff; $15 for general public Victoria’s Take: This UT tradition started as an end of the year celebration called June Jubilee. It evolved into an all-around shindig extravaganza, complete with vaudeville shows and Glee Club performances (yes, Lea Michele would still somehow be annoying even as a silent actress). The popularity of this event inspired the school to add a winter event as well. Eventually, the two were combined in 1929 and coined as Carnicus, with most of the emphasis being placed on skit performances. What students have now is a chance to view awesome live performances by their peers, and a pretty awesome (and classy) way to kick off the end of the year.

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What: On the Razzle When: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Where: Clarence Brown Theatre Price: $5 to $40 Victoria’s Take: Oh, I see. You don’t like live music and dancing. Or you may not enjoy the type of music being performed at at the aforementioned event. No worries. “On The Razzle” is playing at the Clarence Brown Theatre for those of you who enjoy a more thematic performance. The story follows two country grocery store clerks who take advantage of the their boss goes out of town and lead an adventure of their own. The play is based on the production that also inspired “Hello Dolly” and hits home with the slapstick comedy shenanigans.

What: 50 Shades! The Musical When: 6 p.m. Where: Bijou Theatre Price: $24.50 - $39.50 Melodi’s Take: Based off the New York Times best-selling series “50 Shades of Grey,” this musical only takes the sexual jokes to a new level. Perfect for a Saturday night, this show will have you laughing at all the sex-related puns and silly situations the characters get themselves into. Guaranteed to make you feel awkward around your family, grab a couple of friends that you know you can laugh with and make a night of this show. The show will only be in town for only one night, with one showing at 6 p.m. and another at 9 p.m., so take advantage of the show being in town, especially since the ticket prices are pretty affordable.

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What: The Sword with Kyng When: 8 p.m. Where: Bijou Theatre Price: $16 - $18 Melodi’s Take: Originally from Austin, Texas, the Sword is a metal band that has influences from the old-school generations, bringing new meaning to the otherwise outdated genre. Their latest album, titled “Apocryphon,” which released last October, has a heavy yet harmonious sound that will please any metal or rock fan. Although, country and pop fans may want to avoid this concert, due to it’s hard nature. Yet if you’re willing to try something new, this concert that has a great price is something to take part in, especially to wind down and distress right before finals.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

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Women’s sports wrap up, prepare for postseasons Beacon Staff Reports Basketball The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced its 2013 college basketball awards, handing Tennessee’s women’s basketball program several honors. UT head coach Holly Warlick was named the TSWA Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year on top of receiving the Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year and SEC Coach of the Year for 2013. During Warlick’s first year as head coach, the Lady Vols finished 27-8 and won the SEC regularseason title. The team was 14-2 in the SEC and rose to the NCAA Elite Eight, where they faced a difficult loss from the hands of Louisville. But Warlick wasn’t the only Lady Vol to receive an award. Rising senior Meighan Simmons was selected as the TSWA Women’s Basketball Player of the Year. Simmons was named SEC Player of the Year by the coaches and was a first-team allleague pick by both the coaches and Associated Press. She also was a third-team Associated Press and Full Court AllAmerican as well as a WBCA Division I Coaches Honorable Mention All-America selection. Track and Country

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On Friday the Vols managed a 1-2-3 finish in the pole vault competition, but it was junior Linda Hadfield who completed the sweep for her

team on Saturday. Hadfield won the women’s vault event to conclude the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville. Hadfield – who holds the school’s freshman record in the event – cleared 12-feet, 4-inches (3.76m), just enough to win the competition, not enough to reach her personal best. The team combined for seven top-five finishes on Saturday and finished the meet with eight personal records. Golf The Lady Volunteers golf team concluded the 2013 SEC Women’s Golf Championship on Sunday. The team finished ninth in a competitive field featuring seven teams in the GolfStat top-30 rankings. The Lady Vols scored a total of 312-309-308=929 (+65) over the three-day tournament. Head coach Judi Pavon said the championship was another good day of being almost good. “We had three pretty good scores come in, but all week counted a high fourth score and that completely kept us out of the tournament and a decent finish,” she said. Rowing At the Clemson Invitational on Sunday, the Lady Vols concluded their competition against several nationallyranked teams. The previous morning the team’s varsity eight took to the water against two top-20 teams, No. 19 Cornell and No. 20 Duke. Coxed by Harper Lucas and Katie King, Erika Johnson, Rachel White, Andrea

Keesecker, Liz Dickson, Arin Anderson, Anita McLure and Evelyn Radfor, the team made the finish line in 6 minutes and 46.4 seconds. Soccer

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Only one month after finishing her record-setting swimming career, Lady Vol senior Kelsey Floyd was awarded one more honor. Floyd was awarded a $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. As Floyd works to finish her degree in recreation and sport management, she continues to received national recognition for her academics from the swimming and athletics communities. Along with the scholarship, Floyd has also been named a Capital One Academic AllAmerican and was listed last year on the 2012 Scholar AllSoftball America Team. Floyd is also a three-time member of the SEC According to utsports. Academic Honor Roll. com, Wednesday’s softball doubleheader between Tennis No. 2 Tennessee and James Madison was canceled due On Wednesday the SEC to rain. The teams came to a named senior Kata Szekely and mutual decision after checking junior Brynn Boren to the 2013 WeatherBug.com and consid- All-SEC First Team. ering logistics and travel. The duo combined for 36 The Lady Vols now focus on doubles victories in 2013 and hosting their three-game series a top-5 ITA Tennis ranking against Arkansas this Friday throughout the spring 2013 Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon through Sunday at Sherri season. They are the 30th and Parker Lee Stadium. Friday’s 31st Tennessee women’s ten- Peter Okwera competes in the 10K in the 47th annual game will be televised on nis players to earn SEC First Sea Ray Relays at LaPorte Stadium and the Tom Black Track on April 12. SportSouth at 7 p.m. and the Team honors. team will celebrate its second Senior Day before Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. game. Seniors Raven Chavanne and Whitney Hammond will be the game’s honored seniors. The series wraps up with a The Lady Vols’ spring game schedule came to a conclusion this past weekend, after five exhibition games. Head coach Brian Pensky said he is pleased with the progress that the team has made this semester as it prepares for the 2013 season. “It’s been a great spring in terms of making strides and progress as a team and also on an individual level,” Pensky said. “We had a number of kids who did not get a lot of playing time in the fall see a lot of action this spring – minimally 30 to 45 to 60 minutes a game.”

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Honorary Member Dr. Christopher Craig

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SPORTS

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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

NCAA corrupt, takes advantage of players and personal development of a basketball player make me enjoy his jump shot any less? If the shot is good and the run “Sportcenter”-worthy, then nothing else should matter.

that I am a huge sports fan. I don’t care what’s on; I’ll watch it. But with that said, I feel like today, unlike any other point in my life, I’ve become a conscientious sports fan.

Preston Peeden Associate Editor April is a great month. The sun shines brighter, the flowers bloom and there aren’t torrential rain/slush storms hindering my walk to campus. But besides its aesthetic beauty, April stands out as an interesting month for what it means for sports. March Madness ends, the NBA playoffs tip-off, the MLB season hits full swing and the NFL Draft will have me glued to my TV for 72 straight hours with a bag of Smartfood White Cheddar Cheese Popcorn in my hands and my rump set firmly on the couch. But this April, for me, has had a meaningful impact on my views on sports in that for once, with my college days winding down, I can reflect on the crooked system that I’ve helped prop-up: the NCAA. Ever since I could remember, I’ve followed college athletics blindly, and I never stopped to question the consequences of my patronage. Why should I have cared if an athlete was being exploited so long as I could watch him bust a long run into the red zone? Or why should the educational opportunities

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Head coach Butch Jones talks to former Volunteer safety Eric Berry during the Orange and White game on April 20. Looking back, it feels sophomoric to be so naïve about the product I was being spoonfed. Before I go too far, I feel I have to preface this by saying

The NCAA doesn’t put the interests of their student-athletes, which is a term I think we brandish about too easily, above their own personal ones.

The NCAA is a non-profit organization, and yet billions of dollars are made off the blood, sweat, tears and futures of thousands of young men and women, whose efforts and hours are exploited to increase that profit margin. For instance, to stay eligible by NCAA standards, an athlete must keep a 2.3 GPA. That’s a C+ average, and while a C has long been considered “average” don’t we want our athletes to shoot for more than that? Just like every student that walks through the doors of a university, shouldn’t we tell them that the “average” isn’t what we want, but instead, we want more? To the NCAA, the answer is no, because with laxer standards, more athletes can concentrate on their sport and bring in more revenue. It’s easy for me to sit at a desk and type these words about academic achievement when I don’t have to spend hours practicing to keep my education guaranteed. The life of a student-athlete is not an enviable one as they are expected to be a semi-professional at their sport while holding down a full-time job as a a student. There’s only so many hours in the day, and let’s be honest, if it comes down to an hour studying, which might help you get an A in a Bio class versus an hour in the gym, which might help you get a spot in the NFL, which path would an athlete take? See NCAA on Page 9

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NBA playoffs excite unlike any other sport

Troy Provost- Heron Staff Writer As an avid sports fan, there are very few times in the year that excite me as much as late April. The NFL Draft occurs every year around this time, which to me symbolizes the start of the football season. While I’m not afraid to admit that I will sit down down and watch 90 percent of the selections of the draft, that is not why the end of April gets my blood pumping. The event that amps me up is the NBA playoffs. There may be a lot of people that disagree with me, but in my opinion, the NBA playoffs provide the most exciting 40 days in the sporting world. The Major League’s playoffs are cool, the NFL’s are great and March Madness is fantastic. But none of the above come close to matching what the NBA provides, and that’s because of one, and only one, reason. It isn’t that there is a game basically every day or that the NBA has the most recognizable superstars, but rather the NBA playoffs reign supreme because, unlike any other sport, it’s the only portion of the season that matters. In every other league around the world the regular season holds some sort of value, but in the NBA it holds none. Sixteen0 out of 30 teams make it every year, and there is always a team that makes the playoffs that wasn’t even good enough to finish .500 on the season. Every single team that makes the postseason in the NBA knew they were going to make the playoffs before the season even started. The regular season is just a formality, it’s 82 games of useless nonsense. An unexpected injury may change things up a bit, but for the most part we all know the

final outcome. With all this said, that predictability doesn’t come into play once the playoffs start. Anything can happen once the sun starts to set on the month of April. We’ve seen No. 1 seeds get stunned and we’ve seen four and five seed showdowns become instant classics, never to be forgotten by the viewers who sat there and watched. And everything I just mentioned, all of that was just the first round. Once again, unlike any other sport, every round is exponentially better than the last. Once the Conference Finals roll around, every single game, whether you’re a fan or not, keeps you on the edge of your seat, and it seems that at the end of every game when the buzzer sounds, that basketball is in the air with the entire fate of the game riding on whether it finds its way into the hoop or not. And then there’s The Finals, which is basically seven scheduled Super Bowl games in the span of 15 days. Even last year’s five game thrashing of the Thunder by the Heat was awe-inspiring. As a Thunder fan, while the series was a tough one to stomach, it was still a really entertaining series that had everything you could ever ask for in a game or games to crown a champion. I don’t know how they do it. Maybe the whispers of the NBA being scripted are true, but so is the WWE and yet I still enjoy that, so I guess I should stop wondering. All I know is that the NBA playoffs are great. For anyone who doesn’t like basketball, it’s probably because you watched a regular season game. If you’re looking for something to pass the time until baseball heats up or football kicks off, follow my lead. Sit down and watch some playoff ball, I promise you won’t be disappointed. — Troy Provost-Heron is a freshman in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at tprovost@utk.edu.

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SPORTS Rugby club chases national title Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor

Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer While they may only be a club team, the Volunteers rugby team could possibly be having one of the best seasons within the UT Athletic Department this year. The Vols find themselves with a near perfect record, only recording one loss all season. For head coach Marty Bradley, this is an impressive feat because of the number of players they had to replace. <z14f”sans-serif”>“We did have a good season,” Bradley said. “It’s a particularly satisfying season when you consider that we had 16 seniors that left our program last year and we had a lot of people to replace. Our younger players really stepped up, we got several freshman that are contributing and a handful of sophomores that are contributing every week. So with the youth that had to step up, it’s been an incredibly satisfying season.” With the success that they had this season, the Vols found themselves in the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference Playoffs (the equivalent of the SEC Tournament) against the Ole Miss Rebels in the semifinals. “They were a team that was much bigger than us, and we really had to fight the whole game,” Bradley said. “They got a lead on us and carried that lead all the way into just a little over five minutes left to go in the game. We finally were able to put in a try that got the lead for us, and we had to fight them off at the end.” Following their narrow victory against Ole Miss, the team focused their attention on winning the SCRC against the South Carolina Gamecocks, a team that they had a faced just a week prior. “We survived and advanced

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The UT Men’s Rugby team plays against Kentucky in March. on Saturday and then we played South Carolina on Sunday,” Bradley said. “They were a team that we had just faced a week prior, and we actually had to come from behind to them then, so we knew it was going to be a tough one. “We took a little different strategy then we did the week before, we put a bigger lineup on the field and we really hit them inside, and it worked.” The SCRC Playoff champions now find themselves hosting the Sweet Sixteen of the USA Rugby Playoffs this weekend. Junior prop Joe Carpenter believes that their recent hard-fought matches in the past couple of weeks has helped this team grow. “I think it was critical that we ran into the competition that we ran into the last couple of weeks,” Carpenter said. “We’ve really tightened up our pattern and we’ve gained a lot of trust in one another knowing that no matter who is on that field that everybody is going to go with the form, so that helps out with building the character of the team by really toughening us up, and it made us realize that we can beat any

team as long as we put our minds to it and as long as we are working together.” As the team searches for a national championship (they lost in the Final Four last year to San Diego State), Carpenter believes that the team is really confident heading into the national playoffs. “We are very confident right now because we do think we are the best team in the tournament,” Carpenter said. “All the guys have bought in to the fact that we’re not satisfied with just winning an SEC championship, we’re trying to win a national championship. We made it to the Final Four last year and lost, so we don’t want to go to the Final Four just to lose again. I think everybody has bought into that; that we’re here to win it, so we’re all really confident at this point.” The Vols will start play in the USA Rugby Playoffs on Saturday against the Central Florida Knight at the Tennessee Rugby Park. The winner of the UT-UCF matchup will face-off against the winner of the South CarolinaClemson game in the round of eight.

Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

NCAA continued from Page 8

lonialism on our own campuses. Athletes earn their schools and the NCAA millions, and yet they don’t see a dime. They work their crafts to perfection and their bodies into tip-top shape, and yet it’s never really enough. In our world of superstar athletes standing as role models for middle schoolers playing ball on a blacktop, the student-athlete will always be torn between the dual role they are forced to occupy. We have created and nurtured this cognitive dissonance in every college athlete, as now they must somehow juggle two roles that rest at opposite ends of the spectrum. And in between those polar opposites, the NCAA will line its wallets and fans will fill the stands, but I know, at least for myself, I’ll be watching differently.

The issue with the NCAA and college athletics in general is the culture that it fosters. We like to say that we build studentathletes who will be going “pro in something other than sports,” but if you ask a Tennessee fan if they cared about Tyler Bray’s academic achievements versus his touchdown-interception ratio, which do you think would be valued more? College athletics, just like the pros, is concerned with one thing: money. It’s about the bottom line and the wealth that these athletes generate through their work. But when an athlete’s eligibility is spent, and his or her playing days are over, will he or she truly — Preston Peeden is a senior be VFLs, or are his or her accomin history. He can be reached at plishments slowly forgotten once ppeeden@utk.edu. the next big-name commits? It’s a Ponzi scheme wrapped in neoco-

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