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CAMPUS The 87th annual All-Sing competition, featuring eight fraternity-sorority pairs, took place in the Student Union over the weekend.
PAGE 4 After assistant professor Arthur Leal’s recent passing, students and faculty have shared in an outpouring of appreciation and love.
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The 11th annual Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk turned the streets of downtown Knoxville into an art studio on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Roddrick Tooles / The Daily Beacon
‘Chalk Walk’ turns downtown Knoxville into creative canvas RACHEL WARD Contributor
CITY “Shazam,” Warner Bros’ latest superhero flick, has arrived in theaters. Is the movie actually powerful or does it fall flat?
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SPORTS After leading the Vols to a strong season, Rick Banes was named the Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year.
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The 11th annual Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk turned the streets of downtown Knoxville into an art studio. Knoxville’s Market Square and Krutch Park brought together a community of artists on Saturday to showcase their talents, and their work mesmerized locals and visitors alike. Thousands of people filled every corner of the square. Kathy Slocum, co-founder of the event alongside her husband, reflected back on the beginnings of Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk and on how much the event has grown over its 11 years of existence. “The first year we did it, we had so few people here participating that we did it under the awning of a restaurant that is now where Tupelo Honey is,” Slocum said. “We had about 15 people and gave out our few awards. In 11 years, it’s really grown.” As Slocum continued to reflect on Chalk Walk’s beginnings, she thought back on what caused the event to grow as much as it did. “It took a few years as word of mouth spread,” Slocum said. “It’s free to the public
and so it took about five years for the public to realize ‘Hey, I heard about this event and I want to go down there.’ Dogwood also promotes it as a Dogwood event, and it has turned into one of Dogwood’s most popular events because so many people can participate.” Slocum also expressed her thanks to event partner Jim Dodson, a middle school art teacher familiar with chalk, and described the duo as “a perfect team.” For the artists, applications went out back in August and closed in December. With a $10 application fee, Slocum said that the list of artists was full right after Christmas -- with a long waitlist. Lauryn Darby, a participant of the Chalk Walk for the entirety of its 11 years, went to Market Square again this year to showcase her work. “I started (participating in the event) when I was in high school,” Darby said. “I did Chalk Walk when I went to UT, graduated a few years ago, and still continue to do it.” Chalk art wasn’t always a familiar concept for Darby; she transitioned into chalk art after always being a painter. “I had always painted and then my teacher mentioned doing the Chalk Walk,” Darby said. “I showed up and they hand you a little chalk pallet. The first year I got second place, the year
after that I got second, and then eight years in a row, I got first. When you work on a large scale, this is a lot like painting.” Darby also mentioned the appreciation she had for the event as it allows art to get out there so people can see it and have access to it. The communication between artists and visitors is another aspect Darby is grateful for. Vicki Baumgartner, manager of the outdoor components of Dogwood Arts, has been a part of the Chalk Walk for three of its 11 years. “I love the enthusiasm of the crowd. I love the engagement of the young artists. We have professional artists and we have a lot of kids that work, and I think the work they do is absolutely amazing,” Baumgartner said. “I love just seeing it come to life. It’s a lot of fun. 20,000-plus people come out on a Saturday to experience the beauty.” As the 11th annual Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk comes to a close, conversation about the event is predicted to continue. “I find people talk about this event all year round,” Slocum said. “When we were marking the squares yesterday, in years past, people would ask us what we were doing. This year, people see us and say, ‘Yay, Chalk Walk is coming tomorrow!’ They know exactly what we’re doing.”
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‘He made us a better university’: Administration, students remember Arthur Leal GABRIELA SZYMANOWSKA Campus News Editor
Arthur Leal, a loved and valued member of the UT community, has left behind a legacy in the memories of students and faculty who learned of his passing on Thursday, April 4. Leal’s sudden passing came as a shock to the UT community, especially to those who knew him closely. “The students feel his passing very, very deeply. Just as we might expect to see when somebody’s parent passes away,” Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture John Stier said. Leal was an assistant professor of agricultural leadership, education and communications with the Herbert College of Agriculture. He taught several courses throughout his time at UT, including intro to agricultural communications, business and research writing, issues and crisis communication in agriculture and natural resources and more. Stier reflected on how Leal jump-started the agricultural communications program during his time at UT. “He had been here three years and he had truly jump-started the ag communications program here, bringing in even more students, starting more classes including some classes on digital communications and crises in environmental communications,” Stier said. As well as jump-starting the program, Leal won the John Riley Life Impact Award in 2017 for the impact he was making on students. Leal came into the Volunteer family in June of 2016 after teaching at the University of Florida for almost three years. Before then, Leal attended the University of Arkansas where he received both his Bachelor’s in animal science, with a minor in agricultural communication, and his Master’s in agricultural and extension education. Leal earned his Ph.D. at the University of Florida in agricultural education and communication. “He had an extraordinarily bright career ahead of him and I think that the evidence of the other ag communications faculty from across the country offering to help out is evidence of that,” Stier said. “It’s unusual for someone so young in their career to already have such a vast network.” In an email sent out to students by Caula Beyl, dean of the Herbert College of Agriculture, she informed the campus community of the passing of Leal. “Today, we learned that we have lost a valued member of the Herbert College of Agriculture family, Dr. Arthur Leal,” Beyl said in her email to students. “In agriculture, we are closely tied to a
cycle of life but that does not lessen the grief that we feel at the loss of a loved one. Those of us left behind are comforted by memories and the realization of the ways in which they have positively touched our lives.” Mckenzie Watkins, senior in agricultural leadership, education and communications, was one of Leal’s students and helped her find her passions. “He encouraged me, pushed me and ultimately made me into a better person. He not only helped me grow in my communication skills, research skills and design/video skills, but allowed me to grow into a more confident, and passionate person. He was the kind of person that you wanted the approval from because you knew that he didn’t hand out empty praise, but rather it meant something big if he complimented your work,” Watkins said in an email to The Daily Beacon. “He truly wanted the best from his students and it showed in everything he did. He often ended class with, ‘It was great to see you guys. Have a great rest of the day,’ and he truly meant that every time he said it. Overall, he made me better and his legacy is something I’ll carry with me into whatever career I pursue.” Andrew Swafford, senior in plant sciences, recalled when Leal helped keep him in school after injuring his shoulder, which affected his dominant hand. “I was struggling with classes in between doctors appointments and surgery and physical therapy. I came very close to dropping out of school,” Swafford said. “I walked into his office and talked to him about a paper I had written and then I basically told him it didn’t matter, I was probably was going to go ahead withdrawal from classes for the year. And he talked me into staying and helped me out with all my classes and he had no obligation to do that, he was not my adviser, he was just a professor. He really affected my life, kept me in school and did everything he could to help me do my best.” Past and present students, faculty and staff gathered Thursday evening to hold a candlelight vigil in front of Morgan Hall to remember a professor who impacted their lives. “I don’t think there was a dry eye,” Swafford said. “Everybody was sharing stories about Dr. Leal before it started, then after it was going people shared them out loud, then everybody stood around and just kind of remembered his legacy, remembered how he affected our lives and told stories about him.” Along with the vigil, students will hold a celebration of life for Leal towards the end of the semester and students will also put together a book and video of memories together about Leal to send to his family. Leal’s funeral will be held in Texas and he is
Arthur Leal was an assistant professor of agricultural leadership, education and communications with the Herbert College of Agriculture. Courtesy of University of Tennessee survived by his family who lives there. “I will miss him greatly. I was scheduled to meet with him at nine o’clock in the morning yesterday to talk about a project that he had been starting to work on and that we were both very excited about to engage some international companies in broader education ... He made us a better university,” Stier said. “He is going to be greatly missed by faculty, staff and the students here. He was well loved.”
He truly wanted the best from his students and it showed in everything he did. He often ended class with, ‘It was great to see you guys. Have a great rest of the day,’ and he truly meant that every time he said it.
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SEAT brings back drag show with kings, queens, sex worker rights CAT TRIEU Staff Writer
Sex Week’s annual drag show was brought back alive onstage with cash-flying new acts, queens and sensual fun. A drag queen duo began the night with laughs of their performance of the “Loophole Mix” by Garfunkel and Oates with a poster about sex. Eboni Nicole, an annual favorite, returned to the Cox Auditorium stage with a variety of flexible moves, including jumping off the stage into a splits and somersaults to Beyonce and JBooty mix playlists. Drag kings were also featured in the show, with performances by Miss(ter) and Scott Hemingway giving the audience a taste of the roaring twenties and rock music. Lana Mars gave two drastically different performances, lip-syncing and dancing to Fergie’s “Tension” with a short pink wig and gold fur coat in one, while taking on Janelle Monae’s “I Like That” with long purple hair and an iridescent leotard. Geneva Convention dressed up as and channeled her inner Hormone Monstress from the Netflix Original Series hit “Big Mouth” by dancing and constantly repeating the charac-
ter’s signature “bubble bath” line. Headliner of the night Shea Coulee, who was featured on the ninth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” brought the seventies to the stage with her performance and eventual encore of “Disco Tits” by Tove Lo. Jacqueline Frances, known as Jacq the Stripper when touring as a comedian and stripper, gave a break from the drag performances and spoke about her journey of becoming a stripper for the past nine years, including getting a Russian Studies degree from McGill University, quitting her job in advertising, moving to Sydney, Australia and going through with her awkward first job. “There’s something great about being vulnerable and sharing your belly and a little bit of your other parts that make people relate,” Frances said. Frances talked to the audience about doing her line of work and being questioned for her ability to please straight men while identifying as queer. “Pleasing men is not the hard part; it’s getting them to leave me alone,” Frances said. Frances also discussed her work in advocating for sex worker rights. “Sex work is work. A lot of sex workers don’t have rights because people don’t think that sex work is work,” Frances said. “They just want it gone forever; they just want it to disappear.”
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Drag queen Lana Mars performed “Tension” by Fergie at the 2019 Sex Week drag show on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Cox Auditorium. Caitlyn Jordan / The Daily Beacon “You don’t call it a blowgift. You call it a blowjob.” SEAT finished the night with their own performance, beginning with a reading of the Comptroller report and dancing to Ariana Grande’s “Greedy,” with members mimicking UT officials and members of the Treasury by dressing up in suits and taking away money from SEAT members. Taking their money back from the “officials,” the SEAT members danced while holding a sign saying “f*** this” and finished the night free-styling to Whitney Houston’s “I
Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Cole Tipton, junior studying sociology and women, gender and sexuality studies and SEAT co-chair, took part in the SEAT performance and served as emcee “Colletta” for the night. Giveaways of “intimate gifts” such as vibrators, dildos and handcuffs to random audience members were interspersed within the show, with tabling outside the auditorium offering information about free HIV testing, CEB as an organization, STDs protection and condoms. “You don’t usually get this s*** for free,” Colletta said.
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87th annual All-Sing Competition features contemporary classics COLEMAN NUMBERS Senior Staff Writer
Dramatic and musical theater is, historically, a mainstay of classical Greek culture. Through the annual All-Sing event, fraternities and sororities continue the Greco-thespian tradition, albeit with modern flair. This year, All-Sing was held in the new Student Union’s auditorium, a spacious and sleekly contemporary construct in its own right. 2019 marks the 86th encore of the original All-Sing, organized by All Campus Events (ACE) in 1932. All Campus Events is the student organization responsible for creating Carnicus, a night of revelry that takes place in midwinter, and Homecoming. In this rendition, All-Sing billed itself as “ACE’s Greatest Hits!” and the thematic thread running throughout the whole show was that of classic popular music. The competition featured eight fraternity-sorority pairs. Altogether, the groups performed a wide range of repertoire, from ABBA to Alan Menken’s most beloved Disney mainstays. The competition also yielded a varied distribution of performative style. Some groups, such as Beta Upsilon Chi and Chi Omega, committed to an enthusiastic, highly-choreographed, aurally coherent interpretation of Disney classics “Under the Sea” and “Be Our Guest.” Others, such as Kappa Delta and Kappa Sigma, opted for a looser, playful, high-probabil-
ity-of-inebriation style which was strangely suited to Bruno Mars’ late-night party anthems. The night also featured performances from student A Capella groups the Volatiles, Volts and rapper Study Break Cypher. While each group performed with valiant enthusiasm, in the eyes of ACE’s judges, only a few efforts warranted shiny plastic tokens of musical acumen. First place in the competition went to Sigma Kappa and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Their performance featured a melody of songs by Lady Gaga. Beta Upsilon Chi and Chi Omega took the second place overall prize, as well as awards for best male and female soloists. Pi Beta Phi and the Baptist Collegiate Ministry took third for their ABBA homage, a performance accompanied by a tight, multifarious light show. ` Objective value assignments aside, for participants in All-Sing, enjoyment is foremost. Haley Rieveschl, a freshman majoring in supply chain management and a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority, felt that despite some hiccups with their performance, the show was a success. “We decided to change a lot of stuff right before the performance, so a lot of us were kind of confused, but we had a lot of fun throughout the whole entire performance,” Rieveschl said. Rieveschl and the rest of the singers from Delta Delta Delta performed select songs from the Beatles, dressed in the signature suits of the British invaders. “We were all smiling and that’s all that mat-
The 86th All-Sing took place in the new Student Union’s auditorium on Friday April 6, 2019. The singing competition featured eight fraternity-sorority pairs. Nathan Lick / The Daily Beacon ters; this is just about having fun, and that’s what we did,” Rieveschl said. Lee Brandt, a brother in Beta Upsilon Chi, felt similarly. “It was super fun to hop in and be able to do it this year,” Brandt said. Although Brandt is a senior and a vocal performance major, this was his first year performing in All-Sing. Despite his rookie status, he took the “Best Male Soloist” with the swaggering lead part from “Under the Sea” from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.”
Most of all, Brandt was grateful to be part of a hard-working and enthusiastic performing group. “It was super fun to be able to jump into a group like this … and see everyone come together as a group and to grow and have a great time,” Brandt said. Throughout the night, the motif of fun seemed to spread from singers to audience, as the last 30 years’ most memorable musical moments came alive again in the mouths and bodies of members of UT’s Greek life tradition.
Local food truck gives healthier, tasty take on shaved ice CAT TRIEU Staff Writer
Nestled in the corner of a mini outdoor market event on a sunny Saturday morning, a food truck called the Wooden Spoon kept customers cool with a set of all-natural, shaved ice treats. Opened in 2018, the Wooden Spoon brings “Knoxville’s first natural snow,” making all of their shaved ice and flavorings with natural sugar and local produce — leaving out artificial sweeteners and dyes. The menu offered three pricing options from four to six dollars. The four dollar menu included flavors you would find at a typical snow cone place, such as Tiger’s Blood and strawberry, or more unique options like black cherry and “tropical heat.” For 50 cents more, customers could ask for toppings of caramel or chocolate drizzle or sweet or whipped cream. A scoop of vanilla
ice cream could also be added for a dollar. The other options had the complex flavors like “berries n cream,” “ frozen java,” “water rita” and “the churro.” The most expensive choices, “sweet cherry pie” and “staycation,” came with different toppings and different flavors of ice cream. I went with the fairly safe option of “berries n cream,” wanting something a bit fancier — but not something as adventurous as “the churro.” What I got looked exactly like strawberry ice cream and was topped with a scoop of sweet cream. Admittedly, I had been expecting more along the lines of raspberry or blueberry since the title was “berries n cream,” but the sweetness of the strawberry flavor and the cream topping was still pretty good. It fulfilled the typical guidelines of what strawberries ‘n cream should taste like. Overall, I really liked it, but I questioned whether I should pay five dollars for it. Next up was the plainer option of “blue razzberry,” which wasn’t really blue at all
Opened in 2018, the Wooden Spoon brings “Knoxville’s first natural snow,” making all of their shaved ice and flavorings with natural sugar and local produce — leaving out artificial sweeteners and dyes. Tyler Wombles / The Daily Beacon because of their dye-free method. The ice, though lacking in color, was packed with flavor. The classic snow cone favorite was made really well and was probably the best rendition of blue raspberryflavored shaved ice I’ve ever had. I am even
more impressed that the ice was made with natural and hand-crafted sugar and no dye.
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Review: ‘Shazam!’ a magical return to quality for DC world JAKE YODER Staff Writer
“Say my name so that my powers may flow through you.” The latest superhero movie from the DC cinematic universe has arrived, and it brings with it a childlike whimsy that past DC films have been sorely lacking. “Shazam!” follows Billy Batson, a 14-year-old orphan that has spent his life jumping from foster home to foster home searching for his mother. After one of his attempts to locate his mother goes wrong, he finds himself in the home of the Vasquez family. Although the family seems genuine, Billy refuses to rest until he finds his mother. When Billy is selected to inherit the powers of the wizard Shazam and protect the world from magical threats, he quickly learns that he may need his foster family more than he realized. While past DC films such as “Man of Steel” and “Batman v. Superman” have earned a reputation for being overly dark and gritty, “Shazam!” is anything but. The film feels more like a family comedy than a superhero film, which actually works in
its favor. A large amount of the film features Billy messing around with his newly acquired powers, which feels incredibly realistic. He does exactly what a young teenager would do in real life if they could suddenly fly, had super strength and could shoot lightning from their hands.
While past DC films such as “Man of Steel” and “Batman V. Superman” have earned a reputation for being overly dark and gritty, “Shazam!” is anything but. Jake Yoder STAFF WRITER
One of the biggest issues I had with “Shazam!” was how cheesy most of the film felt. A good portion of the dialogue made me roll my eyes. There is a fine line between self-aware cheesy dialogue and bad cheesy dialogue, and “Shazam!” is full
of both extremes. Zachary Levi is absolutely fantastic as the adult, superhero version of Billy. He has great chemistry with Jack Dylan Grazer, with whom he shares most of his scenes. The two star in most of the funnier scenes in the film and always left me wanting more. Asher Angel gives a passable performance as Billy. He didn’t exactly blow me away at any part during the film, but he does what he needs to do. Mark Strong plays Thaddeus Sivana, the film’s villain. His performance is without a doubt the worst part of the movie, giving most of the eye roll inducing lines that I referred to earlier. I never believed his performance and kept asking myself “This is the best he could do?” Without a great antagonist, the film falls flat in many aspects. The action feels as if it lacks purpose but is generally well directed. The main draw of the film is its comedy, however, and more often than not, “Shazam!” had me laughing. Fans of superhero films and comedies will most likely enjoy “Shazam!”. While not perfect, the film’s positives outweigh its negatives and make it a film worth seeing.
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Wombles: It was time for a change, but cut Warlick some slack
TYLER WOMBLES Managing Editor
Two days after former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Holly Warlick was fired, longtime Knoxville sports reporter and current WNML host Jimmy Hyams tweeted a report on the situation. “Source: Tennessee’s Holly Warlick was
not offered another job in Ath.Dept.,” the tweet read. “She wanted another year with plans to make changes on staff and roster. She did not – and still hasn’t – talk to her team after being fired in 2 PM meeting Wednesday with AD Phillip Fulmer.” Some may — and judging by the replies to the tweet, already did — take this as a sign of bad leadership and character by Warlick, provided the report is truthful. It’s another way that some fans have criticized her, pairing it with her overall on-court success — or lack thereof — as a head coach. Aren’t coaches always expected to speak with their team after they are fired? Shouldn’t they show class by saying goodbye to the players they recruited and tried to win with? I definitely agree with that sentiment, but I also believe that this an entirely unique situation that requires a different viewpoint. Warlick devoted 40 years of her life to the Lady Vols, spending that time as a player, assistant coach and head coach. Her love for the program and legendary coach Pat Summitt has been a well-known fact, one that has defined her during her tenure at Tennessee.
When someone has such a passion and love for an organization or program, it can be more than tough to say goodbye. And if you’re Holly Warlick who, after already giving so much to the Lady Vols as a player and assistant coach, took over for one of the most impactful coaches of all time in an attempt to revive a program in decline, that only adds to the emotional connection. With all of that baggage and the dynamics in play, wouldn’t it be that much more painful for Warlick to say goodbye? Wouldn’t it be that much more hurtful to be not only not be able to bring the program back to where Summitt had wanted it, but to be told that you’re no longer the right person to lead the team and to be removed from working with it? Isn’t it possible that it was simply too difficult for her to say goodbye? I am in no way saying that it was the wrong decision by Fulmer to make a change; I am advocating for some slack to be cut for Warlick and for her viewpoint to be considered as well. During my freshman and sophomore years, I covered the Lady Vols for The Daily Beacon. Of course, this included multiple instances of interviewing Warlick, sometimes one-on-one.
As so many others have, I can attest to her outstanding friendliness and professionalism, at least in a media setting. I also observed her engaging with fans and acquaintances, treating them in exactly the same way. That made it just a bit harder for me to see her removed from her position, even if it was the right decision to make for the program. As the search for the next Lady Vols head coach continues, and when Fulmer eventually makes his choice and that person begins his or her tenure as the new face of the program, let’s not remember their predecessor, Warlick, in a negative light. Let’s not judge her on some criticisms hurled her way as far as her actions after getting fired or her overall record. She should be remembered as someone who cared so passionately about the program, someone who, although not what those inside and outside of the program wanted it to be, loved the Lady Vols so much that she couldn’t hide it and didn’t want to let the team go, even if it meant not showing “class” or “character” when she was ultimately relieved of her duties. As a new era begins for the Lady Vols, let’s cut Holly Warlick some slack.
Report: Lady Vols’ Westbrook enters NCAA Transfer Portal STAFF REPORT
For the time being, the Tennessee women’s basketball program is without a head coach after the firing of Holly Warlick more than a week ago. On Friday, per a report from The Knoxville News Sentinel’s Blake Toppmeyer, the Lady Vols found out that they may also be without one of their standout players in sophomore guard Evina Westbrook, who is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal. The transfer portal was instituted by the NCAA in the fall of 2018 and allows student-athletes across all sports to enter their name and information into a database that can be accessed by administrators from other programs. The news did not come completely unexpected. Westbrook had voiced frustration with the program following its NCAA Women’s Tournament first round loss to No. 6 seed UCLA back on March 23, even going far as saying that changes needed to be made.
“I think just off the court stuff,” Westbrook said from her locker when asked what Tennessee needed to change in the coming offseason. “Steps need to be taken with our staff, and just overall, this team.” When asked to expand on the issues happening off of the court, Westbrook responded, “I won’t say.” Westbrook came to Knoxville by way of Salem, Oregon, as part of Warlick’s 2017 signing class. She was also a McDonald’s All-American and the No. 2 rated prospect in that class, according to ESPN. During her sophomore campaign, Westbrook averaged over 14 points and 5.3 assists while leading the team in scoring with a total of 463 points. While entering one’s name into the transfer portal does not mean that they cannot return to the program they are transferring from, Westbrook still has a redshirt season available and would have to sit out a season unless a waiver from the NCAA is granted. Follow The Daily Beacon for updates on Westbrook and the Lady Vols’ head coaching search.
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Harvey: Week of failure will make UT better
ROB HARVEY Sports Columnist
On Saturday, March 23, the Lady Vols entered the University of Maryland looking to prove a point and save their head coach’s job. As an 11 seed, the Lady Vols kept their streak of 38 years making the tournament alive, but just barely. The Lady Vols could have made up for their failures and bad records this season by making a run in the tournament; however, despite making a second-half comeback, they fell to UCLA, and three days later, Holly Warlick was released from her job. It didn’t start and end with the Lady Vols though. On Sunday, March 24, the men’s
team blew a 25-point lead in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Iowa. The Vols managed to take the game to overtime — where they were victorious — but hardly looking like the dominant team they were in January. That was very easily shown last Thursday when the Vols took on Purdue in the Sweet Sixteen. The Vols got down 18 points to the Boilermakers in the second half before coming back and actually having a two-point lead with two seconds left before losing in overtime. Yes, the Vols were impressive to come back from that deficit, and it took a monstrous performance from Ryan Cline to hold off the Vols, but the Boilermakers outplayed them for 35 minutes of the 45 played. While the Lady Vols’ season was indeed a disappointment in terms of the legacy and history that they have had over the team’s existence, the men’s team was the opposite, as the team made just its eighth Sweet Sixteen appearance in program history. And, while both seasons ended with failures, those failures will make each program stronger in the long run. New regime gives Lady Vols a fresh start While obviously no one wanted to see Warlick fail as the Lady Vols’ head coach, the time had come for her to step down or be released of her job after three straight years of
not making it to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. To be fair to Warlick, she was put in a nowin situation having to replace Pat Summitt. No one could repeat what Summitt did in her time as head coach, but, at the same time, fans weren’t going to be satisfied unless the next coach was able to repeat what Summitt did. Warlick was a good fit for the “transition coach” between Summitt and whoever will replace Warlick as the next head coach. Warlick was loved by Lady Vols fans, so there was no bad blood between her and the fan base. She did the best she could in the situation she was put in and gave fans a few bright moments to enjoy. Now though, a new coach is going to be brought in by Phillip Fulmer, and that expectation of immediate success and Final-Four trips is not necessarily going to be there like it was when Warlick was promoted to head coach. Fans have now seen failure, so, at this point, getting back to being relevant and consistently ranked is what they are looking for in their new head coach. That puts less pressure on whoever is to take over and, in turn, brings a more positive culture to the program and fan base. Instead of fighting for their job for years like Warlick did, the new head coach and the Lady Vols
team are now free of so much pressure and can play loose, knowing that winning a few games in the tournament will be a successful season, and not having to make the Final Four for fans to be satisfied. Heartbreak gives Vols motivation, shows seniors’ success When the final second ticked off the clock on Thursday night, Admiral Schofield, Lucas Campbell, Kyle Alexander and Brad Woodson’s Tennessee career came to an end. The loss, while devastating, shows how far the program has come through these four. When they arrived, along with Rick Barnes, a trip to the Sweet Sixteen would have been a huge success. The fact that a lot of fans see it as a disappointment shows just how far along they have brought the program. Despite people thinking the season was a disappointment though, it was in fact not one. Anytime a Tennessee team makes a Sweet Sixteen, it is a successful season. Yes, this team could have and probably should have gone farther in the tournament, but it also beat Kentucky twice, made the SEC tournament finals, beat No. 1 Gonzaga and was ranked No. 1 for four weeks. Hardly a disappointing season.
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Barnes earns Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year BLAKE VON HAGEN Sports Editor
Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes was named the winner of the 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Sunday. Barnes is the first coach in Tennessee program history to win the award. Former Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt won the award five times. “Rick Barnes has built an incredible program at Tennessee, and his coaching performance this season was worthy of the top award in college basketball,” Eric Oberman, executive director of the Atlanta Tipoff Club, said. “We are honored to recognize Rick as the newest member of the Naismith Awards family.” Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard, Virginia head coach Tony Bennett and Houston’s Kelvin Sampson were competing with Barnes for the honor. Beard’s Red Raiders and Bennett’s Cavaliers will meet on Monday in the national championship game.
Barnes is just the fifth coach from the Southeastern Conference to win the award. “To say the least, I’m honored,” Barnes said. “I’m humbled really. When you’re able to receive an award like the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year, you know it goes to your players and your assistant coaches.” The Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy chose Barnes as the winner of the award. The academy is comprised of leading journalists from across the United States, current and former head coaches and former award winners and conference commissioners. Fans contributed to five percent of the total vote. “Rick Barnes and his fellow finalists have led their teams to great seasons, and each of them has impacted the sport of basketball through their coaching and strong leadership,” Stacy Gardella, vice president of brand marketing at WernerCo, said. “We are excited to honor Rick as the Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year for his dedication to his team and college basketball.” Tennessee went on a 19-game winning
Head coach Rick Barnes calls plays during the SEC Tournament game against Mississippi State at the Bridgestone Arena on Friday March 15, 2019. Caitlyn Jordan / The Daily Beacon streak and Barnes led the Vols into the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 for the entirety of the regular season. For four weeks, Tennessee was ranked No. 1 in the standings. Barnes became one of six coaches to ever lead multiple schools to the top spot in the AP poll. The Vols were a No. 2 seed in the
South Region of the NCAA Tournament before eventually losing to Purdue in the Sweet 16. During the offseason, Barnes will be tasked with replacing former associate head coach Rob Lanier, who took over as Georgia State’s head coach on Friday.