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Vols softball prepares for Auburn >>See page 11 Abbey Fields is located right outside downtown Knoxville for local harvesting. Michael Lipps • The Daily Beacon
Big or small: is there a place for it all? An examination of practices in farming Michael Lipps Asst. Arts & Culture Editor In its pilot episode, the satirical comedy series “Portlandia” has a couple visit a Portland restaurant and drill the waitress with questions about the chicken they are consider-
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ing ordering. The waitress answers the pair’s over-thetop questions in stride, even bringing the couple a booklet detailing the chicken’s life prior to its presumably peaceful earthly departure. The couple ultimately decides to interrupt their ordering and take a “quick trip” to the farm, located 30 minutes from the restaurant, to ensure the quality of life the chicken was
able to enjoy. While it can be easy to watch a scene like this and laugh, the reality is that the agriculture industry is currently facing unprecedented challenges that are often compounded by marketing gimmicks and uneducated consumers. Even Bill Nye the Science Guy has flip-flopped his stance on genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, which underscores the importance of research and education when it comes to agriculture matters. From “All Natural” to “USDA Organic” and
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“Free Range” to “Cage Free,” it can be challenging to ascertain what, exactly, each label means and why or why not it is important to have such distinctions. Furthermore, it can become challenging for smaller farms that concern themselves with such distinctions to gain strong market penetration and achieve sustainable profitability.
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Knoxville church moves after Hastert to serve 15 months for Coroner’s report of high murseries of break-ins allegations dered in Ohio released A Knoxville church was forced to move locations after several break-ins. The church originally moved to the at-risk community hoping to help its residents, but could not afford the nearly $10,000 in damage the breakins have caused so far. The church used to run a summer camp for the youth in the area for only $25 a week, but does not have any money to keep it running this summer. The church is currently located on Washington Avenue and plans to keep the building open as a help-center for locals, but plans on raising money to move to a safer location in Knoxville in the near future.
Former House speaker, Dennis Hastert, pleaded guilty last year to breaking banking laws after he illegally made withdrawals to conceal what seems to be the bigger problem in this situation. After prosecutors began exploring the case, they realized that Hastert may be spending a lot more time in jail than six months due to previous allegations that he molested at least four student athletes when he was a high school wrestling coach. The judge on the case, Thomas Durkin, also pointed out that Hastert blatantly lied in a 2015 interview with federal agents when he claimed “Individual A” in the case was trying to extort him by making a bogus sex-abuse claim. The judge decided today to sentence the former speaker to 15 months in prison.
A coroner’s report of the eight that were brutally murdered on Saturday was released Tuesday. The report revealed details about the number of wounds that the victims had as well as the location of the wounds which were primarily located on their heads, torsos and other parts of the body. One victim was shot once, another victim was shot twice, and the remaining victims were shot three or more times — one victim was shot as many as nine times. A few of the bodies also displayed many signs of bruising. There is still no motive or suspects identified in this case. Over 200 law enforcement officials are involved.
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The UT chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon is only in its third year on campus, but it has already left a lasting mark on the greater Knoxville community. Last Friday, DKE member Mason Fleisher, a 20-year-old sophomore in communications, was confronted with a situation that required a level head and quick toes. “People have said hero, but that’s not right. I didn’t really help her that much except for getting her out of the car,” Fleisher said. While getting his tires changed at a shop on North Broadway in Knoxville, Fleisher witnessed a car accident that left one woman pinned inside her vehicle. “I heard a gasp and I looked over and I saw the tail end of this car flipping,” Fleisher said. “I was not expecting to see that just getting my tire fixed.” Fleisher remembered the woman was struggling to unbuckle herself and could not speak or answer questions immediately following the accident. Fleisher, an ROTC member at UT, said his training provided him the rudimentary tools he needed to help the woman in the time-
sensitive situation. “It was just adrenaline and she was definitely just in shock in a way,” Fleisher said. “We’ve gone over that in ROTC. You just talk calmly (and) ask simple questions. Really I wasn’t concerned about whether or not she could answer the questions but just getting her to think about simple things like that.” Fleisher and others began kicking in the windshield to access the woman still in the vehicle. A small group pulled the windshield away, and Fleisher pulled the woman out of her car. “I was able to stay calm, which definitely says a lot about the ROTC program we have,” Fleisher said. “We’ve never gone through scenarios where there’s a car wreck, but we’ve definitely gone through some pretty stressful situations where you have to keep a calm head. I was able to do that, surprisingly.” The woman ran a red light and abruptly turned to avoid an oncoming vehicle, but flipped after being struck. Fleisher propped the woman up and checked for serious wounds but only found one cut on her arm that he used a hoodie to cover until the paramedics arrived. “By the time I did all that, the paramedics were there,” Fleisher said. “They didn’t really need much else from me.” While Fleisher said he has garnered venera-
tion from his actions in the series of events, he said he does not feel his actions deserve the title of “hero.” “I think you have to do something pretty remarkable or spectacular to be called a hero,” Fleisher said. “One isolated event of taking somebody out of a car 5 minutes before they would’ve been taken out of a car anyways is definitely not heroic.” The following Saturday, 15 DKE members dedicated their time to serving the Knoxville community by participating in Gatlinburg’s Mountain Man Memorial Marathon for fallen service members. People within the community could participate in teams or as individuals and hike a marathon or half marathon carrying a 35-pound rucksack to remember those fallen. UT represented two teams at the event Saturday, taking 3rd and 8th place wins in the marathon race. “It was rewarding and reiterated why we do what we do with ROTC to march in honor of those fallen service members and see what it means to the families,” said Steven Harris, secretary of DKE and senior in history and economics, who led one of the two teams on Saturday. Team A from UT represented First
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Lecture combines theology, capitalistic society Alex Holcomb Contributor
This Thursday, well-known academic Adam Kotsko will offer a keynote lecture as part of the Committee on Social Theory’s series of events. “The Devil and Neoliberalism: A Discussion on Free Will” will compare the Christian theological belief in the devil as a fallen angel to unemployable citizens with past mistakes in a capitalistic society from an academic, non-religious standpoint. While it seems these two characters have little in common, Joel Crombez, Ph.D. student and teaching associate in sociology who helped bring Kotsko to campus, explained that while it is not his area of expertise, there are similarities. “There is this idea then that there is a massive amount of personal responsibility that is placed on the Devil by this one action — disobeying God,” Crombez said. “In neoliberal societies,
the idea also is that the individual, in doing one bad thing, can ruin their entire life, and it’s always their fault.” While the event is considered a lecture, the coordinators said they are highly encouraging a room of discussion and free thinking as compared to usual lectures that only allow one-way indoctrination. The coordinators said they are excited to hear what others believe and see what counterarguments or logical disagreements might be brought to light. “A lecture tends to imply more of one person sort of telling people how they’re supposed to think, and the idea hopefully is that it can be an exchange of ideas,” Crombez said. Kotsko is an assistant professor of humanities at Shimer College located in Chicago. He has published several books and specializes in the topic of political theology. He is an avid blogger and controversial commentator in his areas of expertise. Crombez said that despite Kotsko’s younger age, he has attained or maybe exceeded the level of his older col-
leagues. “He is one of those rare, young scholars I believe that actually is doing things that people should be paying attention to,” Crombez said. Even though the lecture topic falls under political theology, Crombez said the purpose is much more far reaching. Harry Dahms, associate professor of sociology and co-chairman for the Committee on Social Theory, said with the highly taboo combination of religion and politics, students can expect to have some sort of relation to the topic. “Kotsko’s perspective should provide an important angle on the current historical juncture and provide students interested in theory and in current affairs with a compelling source of inspiration to engage in critical analysis themselves,” Dahms said. Crombez said he hopes Kotsko’s talk will shine a light on issues pertaining to the ability to talk across the strong and aged borders of religious and political beliefs. “What I hope, and what I think stu-
dents will get out of this, is a way of framing ideas that take very personal topics and allow them to discuss them in an open and free manner,” Crombez explained. The lecture, located in Hodges Library auditorium, will be preceded with a welcome ceremony and light refreshments at 5:30 p.m., with Kotsko’s speech beginning at at 6 p.m.
What: The Devil and Neoliberalism: A Discussion on Free Will How Much: Free Where: Hodges Library auditorium When: Thursday 6 p.m.
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Student supporters argue on behalf of Cruz, Sanders Alex Holcomb Contributor While Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders may never meet to debate, Andrew Davis, president of Millennials for Ted Cruz, and Bernie Sanders advocate Lester Finuf took the opportunity to represent their preferred candidates in a mock Cruz versus Sanders debate Wednesday evening. The debate comes in an exciting time for Cruz supporters as he just announced Carly Fiorina as his running mate Wednesday afternoon. For fans of Sanders, his unexpected victories continue to grow the importance of his campaign. Weston Bell, president of the College Republicans, moderated the debate, with Tennessee delegate Luke Elliot and former Challenge candidate Alex Pennycuff joining the crowd of 50 students. At the beginning of the debate, the representatives, referred to as their respective candidates, were asked about when they believe it is justifiable to lie to the American people. Both quickly agreed that it would be acceptable in an interest of national security. “This is one of the only areas where we will agree,” Davis said. Healthcare Senator Sanders, played by Finuf, was asked about his failure with a single-payer healthcare system in Vermont and how that would be different in nation as a whole. “You’re now looking at a nationwide systematic change,” Finuf said. “In all other cases, most of these things, if you have people who can automatically come to Vermont and they can take advantage of these healthcare systems without having to pay on the tax system the same way, that brings issues.” Davis took up a contrary position to Finuf’s response on health care. “When you remove competition from any market, especially healthcare, the service will suck,” Davis said. “What he’s actually saying is we just need more people to go bankrupt and draw the money from until the whole country is bankrupt.” Economy Davis was asked what differences in Cruz’s presidency would help minimum wage employees in a way President Obama’s did not. “The Cruz campaign is predominately geared to those type of people,” Bell said, generating laughter from some Sanders supporters in the room. “Senator Cruz is a champion
of the working man. The biggest thing the Obama administration has done is declare war on working people.” Finuf was then asked how raising taxes on the rich to create equality could create a lack of incentive for people to work hard. “If you work just for money, I actually feel a little sad for you,” Finuf said, further arguing that the tax increase Sanders has proposed would not make someone unable to become richer than others. The topic of climate change was short lived, with Bell quickly ending that portion of the debate, noting there was little point in discussing the issue because of the extremely different opinions expressed by the devoted representatives. Immigration and foreign policy “The greatest enemy to minimum wage is illegal immigration. America, if we wish to survive, must start acting in the interests of Americans,” Davis said, supporting Cruz’s policy on immigration. Finuf advocated Sander’s policy of amnesty. “If you enter this country, you have the ability to become a citizen,” Finuf said. On the topic of the Middle East, both Finuf and Davis were asked what the ultimate goal in 50 years for that area would be. Finuf simplistically answered he would want it to be, “Peaceful and with as few human rights violations as possible.” “We (America) can’t keep pushing democracy on people that don’t want democracy,” Davis said. Education With Senator Sander’s constant support of free college tuition, Finuf was asked how that money would not be wasted by college dropouts. “If you’re failing classes, you’re not going to stay in university,” Finuf said. “That’s going to be fairly self-regulating.” Davis returned the argument by saying that the price tag on free tuition is too high. Unconstitutional Action “I would go with probably curtailing affirmative action because, as America becomes increasingly diverse, you’re starting to see the negative effects of affirmative action,” Davis said. “It would be something along the lines of jobs programs so that the poor can work for their money. That would always be preferable to just handing them money,” Finuf responded. In Finuf’s closing speech, he referenced Donald Trump saying, “There is a candidate that is running on demagoguery.”
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FRATERNITY continued from Page 2 Lieutenant Frank B. Walkup IV for the 8th year since the event began in his honor in 2008 after his passing. Team B, members from the Tennessee Ranger Company, a subgroup of UT’s ROTC program, represented First Lieutenant Thomas J. Williams Jr., a UT ROTC alumnus, who died in July 2011 in helicopter crash while serving. “It just means so much to the families more than anything,” Harris said. “You suffer and train all semester, waking up at 5 in the morning to get a long work out in and then go to class all day. “But you meet the family the night before the race. You get to hear the story about the man you’re representing. You wake up the next morning and you just go.” Harris said his group made a pact with each other to finish the race regardless of what happened while marching. “We were all going to finish the race for the family and for the fallen service members,” Harris said. Several other DKE members also volunteered at the event, provided bananas, oranges, water and Gatorade to those participating in the race at the top of the highest hill in the
Thursday, April 28, 2016 • The Daily Beacon race. “Seeing all of my fraternity brothers there — not only to have my brothers from the Ranger Company supporting me and pushing me on — but to have my fraternity brothers at the top of the hill to give me that extra shove down the hill,” Harris said. Harris said his fraternity aims to break the “fraternity guy” stereotype by requiring all members to participate in at lest 10 service hours each semester and expecting high academic standards. “It’s not about the stereotype of, ‘Let’s go out and party every Saturday and not worry about grades or anything,’” Harris said. “It’s a recurring theme that you do more than what is expected of you as far as academics (and service).” Garrett Feemster, junior in finance and German and public relations chair for DKE, said the group’s involvement across campus represents the unique diversity of the fraternity. “We’re a little bit different than the other fraternities. We like to stay involved,” Feemster said. “We are all brothers within Deke, but we’re also involved in other things as well. We are also involved in the campus life other than just in Greek life. We’re pretty diverse.” This semester, DKE also contributed to Relay for Life and sponsored a fundraiser for testicular cancer research, “Save the Doodads.”
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Members of Delta Kappa Epsilon, (from left to right) Hayden Hayner, Steven Harris and Ricky Simpkins. • Courtesy of Ian Lawrence, Delta Kappa Epsilon
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Take time for yourself this summer
Emily Moore Day to Day
Once again, it is that time of year. Summer: a time where you can romp and play on the beaches and not worry about a paper being due on a Monday (unless you’re taking summer classes. In which case, I wish you the best of luck, you poor SOB). Between the pools, beaches, country music and being able to roll your windows down along with everything in between, what is there not to enjoy about summer? I encourage you to take charge of your time off during this break. Ever since I came to college, I have constantly been told that every action of mine has to lead to a future job. Whether it be classes, homework, internships or co-ops, I must be doing something at all times to make myself more appealing to future employers. So I have been. Like most of my fellow students, I constantly find myself run into the ground, staying up late nights to finish assignments, stressing myself out too much and working my ass off to keep my head above the water during the semester. We have to work hard now to get good grades and do a bunch of extra-curricular activities to build up my resume. Hopefully that will get me a job when I graduate. If it does, I then must work even harder to build up my career and move forward to excel in the things I love and get better positions, etc. And then … just keep doing that, I guess? Where is the time to have adventures? To have personal time to myself so I don’t completely snap? (I can tell you I’m already pretty close to that.) And what about any kind of social life? Hobbies? Family? Sick days? The list goes on. I’m not completely disagreeing with this way of thinking. College is a time for many things. One of the biggest includes working your absolute ass off to — hopefully — ensure yourself a bright future. For many of you, this is your last summer before adult world takes over completely and summer means nothing more than sweating as you walk into work. Or, on the opposite end, maybe you’re a freshman, and this is your first summer in college. They fly by. Next thing you know, your summer is booked with work or more classes, and there is limited time for fun. So make it count. What do you plan on doing to make the most of it? Make a bucket list for you and maybe a few friends to complete by the end of this summer. Nothing too absolutely insane but something fun you’ve always wanted to do before life could get in the way. Go on, get out a pen and paper. I’ll wait. (This is the part where you take a few minutes to ponder over your deepest desires whilst I sip some coffee and make
Ever since I came to college, I have constantly been told that every action of mine has to lead to a future job. Whether it be classes, homework, interships or co-ops, I must be doing something at all times to make myself more appealing to future employers.”
my own summer bucket list.) If you’re stuck, here is a few of mine: -Skydiving. This is the most expensive one on my list and also one I have been saying I’ll do since I turned 18. -Spontaneous trip. Who knows when, where to, who with or how long. I’m just gonna go. -Watch the sunrise and sunset at least once. Something simple and peaceful to do. Just pick a nice, secluded spot, pack some snacks and enjoy the view. -Have a cook out with my friends. Once again, something simple but fun. -Hike a new part on the Appalachian Trail. As someone who loves nature and hiking especially, there are certain parts of the AT I have hiked several times because they are within a bearable distance. My new goal is to hike a section that is new to me. Hopefully you can think of a few things to do this summer that you will enjoy. You worked hard this year, so enjoy your break. See you in the fall and, as always, go vols. Emily Moore is a sophomore in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at emoore52@vols.utk.edu
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Clickbait needs reformation David Garcia Public Scientist
It has become very simple to dismiss what many of us refer to as clickbait as nothing more than our daily deluge of internet nonsense. Somewhere along the evolution of the internet the thousands of lists, quizzes and articles with captivating titles became the white noise many of us ignore out of principle. Especially in the world of scientific writing, clickbait has become notorious for over promising, under delivering and ultimately misinforming its audience. Virginia Hughes, Science Editor for BuzzFeed News, recently visited UT to present a Hill Lecture titled “In Defense of Clickbait.” A clickbaity title if I have ever heard one, but not in a bad way. In its popular form, the word “clickbait” has become synonymous with the use of titles and content whose main purpose is to draw the attention and generate clicks for the site. If that explanation seems to share almost the exact mission of traditional journalism, that’s because it does. However, the term has become more nuanced and used to describe two breeds of internet content. The first, as stated earlier, uses enticing headlines and content for the purpose of generating traffic. The second is much more insidious and best described by Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Buzzfeed, who explained it using a quotation from John Stewart. “It’s like carnival barkers, and they all sit out there and go, ‘Come on in here and see a three-legged man!’ So you walk in and it’s a guy with a crutch.” To paraphrase Hughes, it is content that does not need to be read if the surprise is spoiled. Once someone has told you the third leg is a crutch, there’s really no
reason to check in for yourself. Where one form of clickbait provides the reader with an article they will engage with and feel interested in sharing, the other leaves the readers thoughts as quickly as the link was clicked. At its worst, three-legged-man clickbait will leave the reader feeling cheated, as if they were somehow tricked into clicking the link. The popular distinction doesn’t always fit with scientific writing, as most online articles retelling some scientific advancement are interesting by their very nature. The distinction becomes important in the case of scientific writing, because if an article draws someone in with the promise of a great discovery the wool is rarely lifted from the reader’s eyes. Even if the article over promises the importance of a discovery or is outright wrong, most readers will never be the wiser. Instead of leaving the reader angry and cheated, it leaves them misinformed to the chagrin of the disgruntled researcher. Scientists should use poplar sources to engage in some way with the community they are dependent on for research funding, but the clear danger of using popular media leaves many scientists in a state of overpromising and under delivering. More so than for the reader, clickbait articles create an undue burden upon scientists expected to have solutions to all of the world’s problems. Thankfully, this formula of simply presenting scientific discoveries is being shied away from more and more. The reality of the matter, is that scientific discovery is interesting, but the information has little
Advice on killer last lines Clint Graves If I’m Honest
Writing endings has always been my Achilles heel. That’s not to say I don’t write killer last lines. I mean, just you wait, the last line of this column is probably going to be, “And that’s why Bactrian camel blood is among my favorite liquid insulators.” If you’ve actually gone to check that, then I’m sorry. You’re gullible. But more to the point: if you think I have any clue what the last line will be before I write it, then you have far too much faith in my writing. As far as I’m concerned, the last line may as well be this sentence. Think about it. If you stopped reading the column here, what would you be missing? I’ve pretty much hit all of the traditional “If I’m Honest” points already, have I not? There’s a highbrow allusion, mention of an exotic animal and some pompous claim. And I’ve already started a sentence with a conjunction. In fact, I could end the column here and title it, “If I’m Honest: On Greek heroes, last lines and camel’s blood,” and I don’t think my editor would say a word. But I won’t do that because —I lied— she would definitely call me on the word count. Joking aside, I struggle quite a lot with writing final lines and conclusions. There is just something so intimidating about the notion —you save your best stuff for last, so the final line needs to be memorable
and interesting. It needs to be an exemplar of your writing. Creative writing is probably the most difficult kind of writing to end. They say the mark of a good writer is knowledge of how to end a story properly. And as far as I can tell, to write a good novel or short story ending, you simply need to sound serious and spew poetry. I mean, think of some of literature’s best last lines. There’s “The Great Gatsby:” “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” Or “The Awakening:” “There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air.” Or “Casino Royale:” “Yes dammit, I said ‘was.’ The bitch is dead now.” Pure poetry. In academic writing, it’s a little easier. In the conclusion, you’re calling directly upon the material you’ve already written and simply commenting on it. But more often than not, when it comes to the last line of an essay, I generally sit for while mulling over what sort of final line would be best. Typically, I end up deciding the final line I’ve already written —what would have been my penultimate line— is good enough and call it a day. Technical writing, an altogether different beast, is, I’ll admit, simple enough. Ending things in a techni-
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practical value for most people. Instead more and more sources, including BuzzFeed, are focusing on the mission that news has always tried fulfill. As the American Press Institute states: “News is that part of communication that keeps us informed of the changing events, issues and characters in the world outside. Though it may be interesting or even entertaining, the foremost value of news is as a utility to empower the informed.” Scientific news should not be here simply to provide an avenue for presenting discoveries, instead it should also provide a means to engage the public with science and its practice as well as hold scientists accountable for their responsibilities. In this respect, Buzzfeed and its use of clickbait, particularly in scientific topics, is somewhat vindicated. Many of its articles are titled to elicit curiosity for topics that are often inane, sometimes interesting, but generally engage the reader with information they feel they need to know without tricking them with curiosity or spectacle. Clickbait, in either form is not going away. Its readers however, are not stupid, and that is the best defense for clickbait, scientific or otherwise. A clickbait article on any topic whether it be on the discovery of a new cancer treatment or on which celebrities have gone to jail, will only thrive if it interests the public and respects their need for information. David Garcia is a first-year graduate student in energy science. He can be reached atdgarcia8@vols. utk.edu.
cal write up is an exercise in re-statement. The most difficult thing to keep in mind with a report of this nature is managing not to write the exact same thing you wrote only a few paragraphs earlier. As general rule of thumb: the voice used in a technical piece, not unlike the voice used in a drunken monologue, just becomes more sure about things as it goes. When it comes to writing final lines for editorial humor columns, though, I typically just write and re-write until I laugh. But this time, I thought I’d try something else. Something a little more positive and hopeful that looks to future with a bright, warm smile. Then I thought that was totally out of character, and I should probably do something with the camel’s blood gimmick I set up in the beginning of the column. Then I thought that was way too predictable. If I’m honest —you thought I’d never say it— I feel like this whole column has been a rather fulfilling last line. If you hear from me next semester, it’ll be under a different title. Though, I presume it’ll be more of the same sort of shenanigans. Until then. Clint Graves is a junior in communication studies and English. He can be reached at bhr713@vols. utk.edu.
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ORGANIC FARMS continued from Page 1 Taylre Beaty is a rising senior in food and agricultural business who has spent the majority of her life working in and learning about the industry and many of its overall challenges. “I think it’s a struggle for organic farms right now to be completely sustainable and successful ‌ Part of it is just that they incur a lot more labor expenses,â€? Beaty explained. “It’s very cost inefficient a lot of times for small, organic farms.â€? While Beaty, who is the incoming president for the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, is sympathetic to the challenges faced by small-scale and organic farms, many of which abstain from using pesticides and GMOs, she is not opposed to offering consumers an alternative to these types of farms and practices. “I think consumers should definitely have a choice in what kind of food they consume,â€? Beaty said. “You have to meet all the demographics ‌ I just feel like they need to be
educated about it.â€? One instance she explained relates back to the “Portlandiaâ€? ordeal. According to the USDA, it is illegal to add hormones to poultry or pork — thereby making the label “hormone freeâ€? a questionable one that is unusable unless proceeded by the statement, “Federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones.â€? Beaty also discussed misconceptions of farms that use controversial farming methods, such as employing the use of GMOs or pesticides — practices that yield more predictable crops. “I think what organic farmers do, that is awesome ‌ That they put that much work into it and that they’re that passionate about it,â€? Beaty said. â€œâ€Ś But if we took pesticides and GMO seed out ‌ We would have a thousand of these little farms that were trying to feed (billions) of people. So my problem is not at all that people want to have organic farms or non-GMO ‌ It’s this consumer trend of pitting people against each other. I don’t think that we, as the agriculture industry, need to pit each other against one another; I think we should work together.â€? Regardless of one’s stance on this, a great deal of passion often fuels the work that farm-
ers do, small-scale or otherwise. One such farmer is Brenna Wright, owner and founder of Abbey Fields Farm —a development and community supported agriculture operation located at 1400 Washington Avenue in Knoxville. For Wright, Abbey Fields began as somewhat of a cathartic practice for her that simultaneously stood to have far-reaching impacts on the community as a whole. “Everything that we do, we want it to be for the better — for the better of the land, the people, the vegetables, for every part involved,� Wright said. While in college, Wright started learning about farms similar to Abbey Fields that are located in other states. “They were just kind of recycling land, and I thought what a cool idea to do in a city — to kind of recycle, repurpose, make blighted lots good again,� Wright said. “It just changes the atmosphere enough in the neighborhood to foster a little more civic pride and to just care for things better.� Although Abbey Fields is not yet certified as organic, since the process is a lengthy one that supersedes their years of operation, refraining from the use of pesticides, GMOs and like
practices is a non-negotiable for Wright and her farm. “We come in here and want to farm that land the best way that we know how, which means not adding toxic substances, which means working with the natural cycles of seasons and plant life, and that’s going to benefit us,â€? Wright said. “And it can be an economical advantage for us, because we’re not buying all these chemicals to do this to try to control it and then the land is better for it too.â€? In sum, both Beaty and Wright stress the importance of being informed and both are passionate about their industry. “I’m very passionate about agriculture,â€? Beaty said. “I love farmers; I love what they do, regardless of what kind of farm that they have.â€? “What I found was that, coming back to the ground, I’m overjoyed because I can’t figure it out,â€? Wright said. “It’s nothing I can master ‌ Spring will always be amazing and fascinating, and that’s awesome.â€? To learn more about agricultural matters and issues, visit the UT Institute of Agriculture website, where you can view research and find resources for more information and assistance.
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Tennessee sprinter makes name for himself Shane Switzer Staff Writer
By his own admission sophomore Christian Coleman doesn’t have the fundamentals down as well as other sprinters. What Coleman does have is determination and a fierce competitive attitude. Attending Our Lady of Mercy high school in Atlanta, Coleman was an all-state, region, and county defensive back and wide receiver and it is that football back ground that makes him so tough on the track. “I feel like I’ve got that killer instinct, that competitive edge in me,” Coleman said. “I go out, and I just try to compete.” Coleman doesn’t shy away from big time competition. Playing defensive back in the state of Georgia Coleman went against guys bigger than he was but faced them and most of the time beat them. “I’m not really afraid of running against guys that have like this big name,” Coleman said. Those are sentiments his head coach Beth Alford-Sullivan echoes. “He would not be denied that and win at the 200 indoors at the National Championships,” Alford-Sullivan said. “He wanted the win in the 60 and as he said in his interview it took them PRing to beat him. “He really respected that but at the same time letting that race be over and turning his attention to the 200 there was a decision in his head that it was whatever it takes.” Running the 200 meter in 20.55 seconds is what it took for Coleman to become a National Champion at the 2016 NCAA Indoor National Championships.
While many see Coleman as having just now burst onto the scene, Alford-Sullivan said, he has been achieving at a high level for a while. In high school Coleman ran the 100 meter at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 10.30 seconds which was the fastest time in Georgia and the 5th best nationally. Coleman also finished 5th in the 200 at that meet with a time of 20.94, again the fastest time in Georgia and 11th fastest in the nation. In his senior year of high school Coleman set the Georgia Class A State records for the 100 meter, 200, and the 4x100 meter relay. Those times were 10.38, 21.10 and 41.88, respectively. As a freshman at Tennessee Coleman was named as the SEC Men’s Freshman Runner of the Year. He was also the first Tennessee athlete to score in the 60 meter at nationals since Rubin Williams in 2008 and the first freshman to do so since Justin Gatlin in 2001. Even with all the early success, Coleman brushes it off as “a little bit of success.” Instead focusing on what he didn’t do and using it as motivation. “At nationals last year I didn’t make the final in the 100 or 200,” Coleman said. “After that day I told coach (Tim) Hall that I was going to make it back here and next year it’ll be different. It’ll be something special. “I took that mentality into the off season and kept working and kept my goals in mind.” Even though Coleman won the National Championship he didn’t come into the meet with the fastest time in the 200. In fact he was third in the nation going in behind MitchellBlake and Brendon Rodney of LIU Brooklyn. It didn’t matter because Coleman had already decided that he wasn’t going to lose. It isn’t just about himself though, his success has led his teammates to strive and reach
for the same levels of success. Felicia Brown who won the 200 meter 2016 Indoor National Championship on the women’s side said just watching what he does inspires everyone else. Fellow sophomore and Georgia native Nathan Strother runs with Coleman in several of the relay events and said seeing Coleman run the earlier leg of the relay and watching him get a lead on the other guys pushes the
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rest of the relay runners to piggy back off that and keep the success going. The constant pushing and not wanting to let each other down led the men’s 4x100 meter relay team to a fifth place finish at the indoor national championships. Strother said seeing Coleman reach the national championships as a freshman helped everyone on the team and gave them confidence. “Seeing him do that made me want to
strive to do better,” Strother said. “By doing that he helped other people on our team.” Alford-Sullivan sees Coleman as potentially being one of the next great Tennessee sprinters, racking up multiple All-American honors and winning more SEC and National Championships. Alford-Sullivan said that if he will catch up where the fundamentals are concerned and pair that with his fierce competitiveness, the successes will continue to come. Coleman has already seen the successes come almost on a weekly basis. He set the Olympic A Standard in the 100 meters with a time of 10.11 and will compete for a spot on the USA Olympic National team in July at the Olympic Trials. No one can deny the allure that the Olympics has and with 2016 being an Olympic year some of those who could make the team might have their attention drawn away from the task set before them. It is something Alford-Sullivan deals with daily as she has several athletes set to compete at the Olympic Trials. “You don’t want to get ahead of yourself,” Alford-Sullivan said. “You don’t want to be thinking about things in June or July, the games being in August. That’s a long ways off. If you’re thinking about that then you’re not getting the work in the day you need to get done. “I have a saying that I always say to everybody at the end of practices, One Day Closer.” For Coleman he is listening and taking things one day at a time. While he says the Olympics are a dream and desire of his he first wants to get back and win an SEC title and then another national championship. “That ultimate desire to win,” AlfordSullivan said. “You can’t coach that, they got to have that within them.” Coleman certainly does.
Liverpool feels vindicated after stadium verdict Associated press
LONDON— The northern English city of Liverpool remembered the 96 soccer fans who were crushed to death in a crowded stadium in 1989, honoring each one by name Wednesday as Britain faced a moment of soul-searching on how it responded to the tragedy. Banners reading “Truth” and “Justice” were hung from the neo-classical columns of St George’s Hall in central Liverpool, just above 96 lanterns marking each life lost. Tens of thousands thundered the Liverpool Football Club anthem, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and held
red team scarves above their heads. Many wept. On Tuesday, a jury found that police and emergency services were to blame for the April 15, 1989, disaster at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, exonerating the crowd and saying it didn’t contribute to the tragedy. Families and supporters praised the tenacity of a city that fought alongside them, demanding answers after authorities blamed the victims for the tragedy for 27 years. The crowd chanted “justice for the 96,” echoing a refrain that those responsible should be punished. “We never gave up hope,” Sheila Coleman, spokeswoman for the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, told the crowd. “They did pick on the wrong city.” Pressure is building to bring criminal charges
for the blunders by police and the cover-up that prevented the families of the victims from learning the truth for so long. Prosecutors may take a year to consider the matter. By late Wednesday, at least one public official had been suspended in light of the inquest’s findings __ David Crompton, chief constable of South Yorkshire Police. Alan Billings, South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner, said he had been “left with no choice” but to suspend Crompton “based on the erosion of public trust and confidence” in the force. Crompton’s position was “untenable” because he allowed officers to once again blame fans during the second inquest, prolonging the agony of the families, Andy Burnham, a lawmaker from the area told Parliament on Wednesday.
The original inquest in 1991 recorded verdicts of accidental death. Those verdicts were overturned in 2012 after a far-reaching inquiry examined previously secret documents and exposed wrongdoing and mistakes by police. At the heart of the issue is the fact that fans were blamed for the crush that caused so many deaths. Though hooliganism was a big part of English soccer throughout the 1980s, a false narrative that blamed drunken, ticketless and rowdy Liverpool fans was created by police and spread by a lawmaker in Sheffield. Reaction to the verdicts was swift — particularly after the jury found in favor of the families on every point. Burnham described the verdicts as a “watershed” for how victims are treated.
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Vols overcome slow start to beat Tennessee Tech 8-0 Damichael Cole Contributor After a slow start, Tennessee softball continued its instate dominance with a big night from Meghan Gregg. Gregg homered twice in the game to give her 10 homers on the season while matching her RBI total from last season. Her two home runs allowed the Vols to overcome their sluggish start in a big way. After a scoreless first inning that left two runners on base, the Vols scored multiple runs in each of the next four innings. The Vols defeated Tennessee Tech 8-0 in Sherri Parker Lee Stadium to move to 36-12 on the season. At the plate, the focus was to have better at bats for the Vols, which is
something they definitely did. “I was telling myself to win one pitch at a time,” said Gregg. “I just had to slow everything down in my next two at-bats.” After a two-run second inning, the Vols started to churn out better at bats. The best at bat of the day was two-run blast by Geer to left-center field. “I really liked Megan Gregg ’s bat because she got in a two-strike count, looked at a couple close pitches and did a good job of being picky,” Karen Weekly said. The Vols got a great pitching performance from Rainey Gaffin as well. Gaffin only allowed four hits and struck out six batters over five innings. Getting Gaffin a start was critical for the team as the regular season winds down. “We wanted Rainey to get some mound time because she hasn’t had a
I was telling myself to win one pitchat a time. I just had to slow everything down in my next two at-bats.” Ty Murray, Junior in Public Relations
lot of mound time in the last couple of weeks. We wanted to get her in that starting tole today so she could get
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some quality innings under her belt,” Weekly said. Gaffin lowered her ERA to 2.43 and got a fourth complete game, both good for second on the team. Receiving run support early helped ease her efforts on the mound. “It’s a cushion for you knowing they are going to score a few runs,” Gaffin said. The victory extended the Vols win streak over in-state schools to 88 games. The Vols have a big home series this weekend against No. 3 Auburn. The players are definitely looking forward to this big time series. “I’m excited to play Auburn again because they’re a great team but they have taken way too much from us,” Gaffin said. “I want payback.”
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Vols using non-competitive midweeks games to learn from mistakes David Bradford Staff Writer
Tennessee softball doesn’t view any opponent as a walk in the park. Instead, the Vols view each opponent as an opportunity to fine tune areas of strength or properly adjust to holes in their game. But the talent discrepancy between Tennessee Tech (No. 197 RPI) and the Vols upcoming opponent this weekend, Auburn (No. 5 RPI), is evident. Still, co-head coach Karen Weekly never misses an opportunity for self-reflection. “Our focus is always on us,” Weekly said. “We really try not to look at the team across the field because there are always things we need to get better at.” Tennessee’s 8-0 run-rule victory over the Golden Eagles on Wednesday marked the Vols’ 7th-consecutive mid-week victory since the Tennessee Invitational back in early March, with five coming in less than seven innings. Mid-week opponents are designed to prepare the team for the ensuing weekend’s slate of SEC games. Tennessee plays No. 3 ranked Auburn this weekend at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
Senior Rainey Gaffin is particularly prepared to play the Tigers, saying that Auburn has “taken too much” from her and the Vols. Before Tennessee can even hope to beat the SEC’s second-best team in the conference standings, they must find consistency with pitch selection, an area that has been hit-or-miss for the Vols throughout the season. “We just wanna keep working on pitch selection,” Weekly said. “And making sure that we’re getting a good pitch to hit. After the first inning I didn’t think we did a really good job at that. We chased pitches in hitter’s counts. We talked about it again and try to get refocused.” Tennessee Tech’s pitchers combined to allow eight hits and walk nine batters on Wednesday. Starting pitcher Hannah Weaver entered the contest with a walkto-strikeout ratio of nearly 2:1. She continued her season-long struggle of locating the strike zone, walking seven batters compared to only a pair of strikeouts on Wednesday evening. But in the first inning, the Vols rushed their at-bats and left a goose egg on the board. It wasn’t until the next inning when Tennessee found its patience — and its own strike zone.
“We’ve been working on staying in our strike zone,” Sophomore Meghan Gregg said. “We just kinda carried that out today. It doesn’t matter who the pitcher is, we always think the same thing.” Gregg knocked two balls out of the park against the Golden Eagles, the first of which came off an at-bat Weekly had heavy praise for. “She got in a two-strike count and looked at a couple of close pitches,” Weekly said. “She did a good job of being picky and waiting for a quality pitch to hit.” While Tennessee Tech will never be confused for an Auburn team, considered overwhelmingly to be an elite softball program, the Vols take whatever hiccups they experience in the mid-week in stride and work at them for the remainder of the week. Some other notable miscues on Wednesday included a misplayed grounder by Gregg at shortstop that more than likely would have recorded an out at first base, as well as a headscratching decision by freshman Brooke Vines to attempt to reach second base in the second inning. These moments don’t necessarily come back to haunt Tennessee against
Our focus is always on us. We really try not to look at the team across the field because there are always things we need to get better at.”
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non-SEC opponents, and that’s why it’s better for the Vols that they do occur against an opponent they can defeat on talent.
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Vols’ offense struggles in 3-0 loss to Alabama State Rob Harvey Staff Writer The bats fell silent Wednesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for the Vols as they were shut out 3-0 by Alabama State, ending the Vols eight game nonconference win streak. Alabama State pitcher Angel Alicea made his first start of the season for the Hornets and did not waste it as he went seven innings while only allowing six hits and no runs. The Vols managed only six runners in scoring position the whole game. “He had a sneaky fastball,” Coach Serrano said. “He threw strikes and he kept us off balance.” It seemed like the Vol bats were heated up early as they managed to load the bases, but they failed to get a run across in that inning and from that point on it was lights out for Alicea. Vincent Jackson and Derek Lance were the highlights in the offense as Jackson went 2-for-3 at the plate and Lance 3-for-
3. However, the two of them would not be enough to pull the team, as the rest of the team would go a combine 3-for-25. “In the first inning we had bases loaded and a chance to get on the board and we didn’t take good at bats,” Serrano said. “We just couldn’t get it going.” Jordan Rodgers and Nick Senzel continued their slump Wednesday night as they combined to go 1-for-8 from the plate. Rodgers for most of the first part of the season led the NCAA in RBI, however he has struggled late and has failed to knock in a run in six straight games now. Senzel has been overall solid this season, but struggled in the Vanderbilt series and has now struggled in the two midweek games. He has recorded just three hits in his last 19 at-bats. “I feel like they are going up there trying to get hits, and trying to do something special instead of keeping it simple when they are really rolling,” Serrano said. “I see a lot of thinking and analyzing going on and you just can’t do that.” Pitching would be the bright spot
for the Vols on Wednesday night. Alex Harper-Cook made his fourth start for the Vols this season and, despite a bad second inning, had a good outing. He pitched four innings and gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits and struck out a career high six batters. Harper-Cook got himself into trouble in the second, as he gave up three runs, however, he managed to work out of that jam and be lights out for the rest of his outing. Daniel Vasquez came into relief for the Vols and, although he got himself into trouble at times, finished the game out while pitching five scoreless innings and allowing just two hits. This was Vasquez’s first appearance in multiple weeks. “It felt good to be back on the mound,” Vasquez said. “I was just trying to stay composed and throw strikes. All my pitches felt well and my mechanics felt well so everything felt pretty smooth.” On Tuesday night, the Vols appeared hungover from the Vanderbilt series as they had to walk it off against a mediocre
Eastern Kentucky team and Wednesday night the hangover still looked in effect. Alabama State was not a normal midweek opponent, however, as it currently sits with a record of 28-14 and an impressive 18-0 conference record in the SWAC. The outfield seemed to be the key for this Hornets team, as throughout the game the Vols made good contact on balls but the Hornets outfield seemed to swallow it up every time. “They did a good job,” Serrano said. “They were playing us all deep. That’s baseball though. Those things are going to happen.” The Vols will look to bounce back from this loss as they travel to Columbia for a weekend series against the Missouri Tigers. The Tigers are coming in with the worst record in the SEC and a series win would be a huge step in the right direction for the Vols making the SEC tournament. “As we wind down in the season, every game is like a playoff game,” Serrano said. “That’s the mentality we have to start taking. This is a big weekend.”