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Issue 01, Volume 126
Alpha Phi Alpha suspended after hazing allegations Liz Wood News Editor Just over a year after Pi Kappa Alpha’s alleged alcohol enema incident, another fraternity on campus has made national headlines. Alpha Phi Alpha’s Mu Iota chapter has been suspended until 2016, facing allegations of hazing that include paddling and applying hot sauce to pledges’ genitals.
Prior to the alleged incident, the chapter hadn’t been recently sanctioned. “All fraternities and sororities have policies against hazing, as does the University of Tennessee,” Lindi Smedberg, Director of Panhellenic Affairs said. “If any student group is found responsible for an act of hazing, that group will be held accountable for it. There are plenty of fraternities and sororities
on this campus who don’t haze.” Allegations first surfaced when Associate Director of New Student and Family Programs Patrick Ladd was contacted by a concerned parent. The mother of one of the pledges, who wished to remain anonymous, contacted the university on March 17 claiming that her son had been to the doctor as a
consequence of the hazing process. Two days later, an uncle of another pledge also contacted the university noting a change in his nephew’s personality which he saw as a result of hazing. The Dean of Students Office subsequently received a folder with historical facts, a letter and underwear stained by what was said to be hot sauce. Although the fraternity
wasn’t authorized to be recruiting new members at the time and does not have a house on campus, a dozen students were later found to be engaged in the fraternity admission process. All 12 students initially denied any incident of hazing. However, one of the students later admitted to being hazed, and a second student said he would not deny or admit to any hazing.
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The chapter was then suspended, a measure that Associate Director of Student Council and Community Standards James Andrew Jackson Jr. said will “allow the chapter to start anew without members that hazed or were hazed.” Still, hazing continues to be a problem across the country. See HAZING on Page 2
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Head coach Butch Jones watches a participant in the inaugural Butch and Barb’s Women’s Football 101 at Neyland Stadium on May 31.
‘Football 101’ gives glimpse of football life Samantha Smoak Managing Editor
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Tennessee Head Coach Butch Jones stepped aside and let his wife, Barb, lead more than 100 women to become a part of Team 118 for an evening. Women mingled with players, coaches, and trainers in the Anderson Training Center and got a glimpse into the life of a UT football player at the inaugural Butch and Barb’s Women’s Football 101 on May 31. Those who attended explored
the indoor practice fields in the Anderson Training Center and the LaPorte Strength & Conditioning Facility while bidding on items for a silent auction, and snapping pictures with members of Team 118. Lisa Duncan said she appreciated having the opportunity to learn more about football. “I do go to the games, and I do have a basic understanding,” Duncan said. “But I want to learn a little bit more.” Melissa Smith brought her mother, Rose, as a Mother’s Day gift. “I was trying to come up with something cool to do, and saw
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Field in Neyland Stadium to run drills similar to ones in football practice. Starting with a run through the tunnel out of the Peyton Manning Locker Complex, the participants broke into seven groups divided by position to test their skills in passing, running, and jumping. Alexa Wolfe said she wasn’t necessarily surprised at anything she learned but was encouraged to hear how much the coaches support the players. “How much they invest in the kid’s social skills and that type of thing ... was exciting to learn,” Wolfe said.
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this ... and thought that this was something we can always enjoy together,” Melissa Smith said. “It’s a really cool experience for us to do together.” Smith, whose family has held season football tickets for more than 15 years, said her experience was like “Christmas morning.” “This is the most excited I’ve ever been,” she said. “We’re both huge Tennessee football fans.” After a tour of the Anderson Training Center facilities and introductions from members of Team 118, Jones, his wife, and the other coaches, attendees headed to Shields-Watkins
Summer is here again and brings with it a plethora of excitement and adventure. Beach vacations are booked, study abroad trips are commencing and the daily grind of school life is a momentarily distant thought. However, for those stuck in Knoxville this summer due to work or summer classes, fear not. While Knoxville may be seven hours from the nearest beach, the city offers plenty of warm weather fun. Music on the Square Knoxville is known for its passionate commitment to the arts, especially music. This summer, Knoxville has paired with WDVX and Stellar Visions and Sound to proudly display a variety of local musical talent through a dual concert series, Jazz on the Square and the Market Square Concert Series. Taking place in the Bill Lyons Pavilion in Market Square, Jazz on the Square will offer live entertainment from local jazz ensemble, Marble City 5,
every Tuesday evening from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., with guest appearances, such as UT’s own jazz percussion professor Keith Brown. On Thursday nights, visitors to the Square will enjoy a variety of hometown acts such as Baseball the Band, Kelsey’s Woods, and Old City Buskers. The best part? Both parking and admission are free and open to the public. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets to sit on but are welcome enjoy the music from the various rooftops and patios of the surrounding restaurants. So if you are looking for a short weekday getaway, grab your friends and head down to Market Square for a warm summer evening filled with great live local music. But don’t forget to check the schedule often at www.cityofknoxville.org for showtimes and cancellations. Thirsty Thursday at Smokies Stadium East Tennessee’s favorite minor league baseball team, the Tennessee Smokies, advertises its games as “a nine-inning vacation.” Only a thirty-minute drive from
Knoxville, Smokies Stadium offers a variety of weekly promotions and activities for all ages this summer. However, if you are looking to relax and have fun for cheap, then Thirsty Thursday might just become your new favorite night. To accompany the already inexpensive admission prices, the stadium sells all domestic draft beers and Pepsi products for only one dollar every Thursday through the summer season. Check out the Tennessee Smokies website or follow the team on Twitter at @smokiesbaseball for help planning your nine-inning vacation. Parkway Drive-in Theatre There is nothing quite like a warm summer night spent at a drive-in theater. And while many drive-ins have slowly disappeared, a handful still remain, offering their retro entertainment to moviegoers during the warmer months. Luckily, the Parkway Drive-in Theatre in Maryville is only a short thirty-minute drive from downtown Knoxville and is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday this summer. See SUMMERS IN KNOX on Page 5
“We the abandoned summer Vols are getting an even closer look at this town in the absence of its habitual college town persona.” OPINIONS >>pg. 4
For the first time since 2009, a national championship has been claimed on Rocky Top, this time by “The Rock and Hammer.” Tennis doubles partners Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese defeated Ohio State for the doubles championship at the University of Georgia May 23. Libietis and Reese defeated fourth seed Ohio State in a three set tie-breaking match 7-6, 6-7 and 7-6. “I don’t know if it’s set in or not,” Reese said. This NCAA doubles championship is only the second in program history. Rodney Harmon and Mel Purcell won the last title in 1980. “We’ve had a lot of success here at Tennessee, but to be in that league is special,” Reese said. The Buckeyes’ duo Peter Kobelt and Kevin Metka proved to be stiff competition. “I knew that they were a really good team,” Libietis said. “They were the best team we have faced all year.” The match was never an easy point for the Vols champs. “They serve incredibly well and they keep the pressure on you,” Reese said. “I’ve watched the replay of the match and it blows my mind how incredibly close it really was. Close doesn’t cut it. It was more than close.” Libietis and Reese had chances to take the opening set outright, however the Buckeyes used big serves to force a tiebreaker, which the Vols won through an error off the net by Kobelt. The Vols had two match points in the second set, but Ohio State forced the tiebreaker. UT led early, but Ohio State won six straight points to win the set. In the third set, Libietis and Reese had three match points, but Ohio State evened the score. Metka double-faulted in the tiebreaker, giving Libietis a chance to close the match. In their play Libietis and Reese have earned the nickname, “The Rock and Hammer.” “Mikelis is the hammer and I am the rock,” Reese said. “Coach Woodruff used that nickname in a way to explain to us how to play. He said Mikelis, you’re the hammer, you’ll make all these unbelievable shots with all the power on your serve and Hunter, you’re the rock. You’ll stay steady the whole time, never too up, never too down. You guys need one another; you’re not going to be successful without one another. It was his way of explaining our roles as doubles teammates. It just stuck.” See TENNIS on Page 6
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McCord Pagan Copy Editor Recent legislation may drastically reshape higher education and the HOPE scholarship in Tennessee. Gov. Bill Haslam signed the Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act into law this May. Unveiled by Haslam during the State of the State address on Feb. 3, the legislation will provide two-and-a-half years of free tuition at any qualifying post-secondary institution for the purpose of attaining an associate’s degree or two-year technical certificate. The law also provides a more cost-effective way for students to gain credits before transferring to a four-year school. In a May press release for the law’s signing, Haslam reiterated his commitment to his Drive to 55 initiative which aims to have 55 percent of Tennesseans hold some form of post-secondary educational certificate by 2025. At the bill’s announcement in February, Haslam said only 32 percent of Tennesseans currently meet this standard. “Through the Tennessee Promise, we are fighting the rising cost of higher education, and we are raising our expectations as a state,” Haslam stated in a May press release announcing the signing. “We are committed to making a clear statement to families that education beyond high
HAZING continued from Page 1 In the National Study of Hazing conducted through the University of Maine, 73 percent of participants in a social fraternity or sorority admitted to undergoing at least one incident of hazing. The most common incidents involved alcohol consumption, humiliation, sleep-deprivation, and sex acts, respectively. The University of Tennessee defines hazing in broad terms as “an intentional or reckless act” which “endangers the mental or
school is a priority in the state of Tennessee.” The bill is a last-dollar scholarship, and it will only cover tuition after other financial aid, such as need-based scholarships and Pell grants, have been applied. Only students that attend an institution offering two-year programs will be eligible to apply. Though the HOPE will still guarantee qualifying students at four-year institutions a $16,000 cumulative scholarship, students won’t be receiving the money evenly across four years. Rather, students will receive $3,500 during their freshman and sophomore years then $4,500 a year as upperclassmen. Eligibility for HOPE recipients will also change, expiring at either 120 attempted hours or eight semesters, whichever occurs last. These changes will only affect students who start in fall 2015 and after. The Promise targets students who may not otherwise pursue a post-secondary education, and schools like Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC) are already expecting an increase in enrollment. Based on numbers from the Tennessee Achieves program, the last-dollar scholarship the Promise is modeled after, Ted Lewis, vice-president of academic affairs for PSCC, said he expects about 2,000 new enrollees from the Promise for fall 2015. Currently, PSCC offers
classes to about 11,000 students each semester. PSCC has seen a 72 percent increase in enrollment from the tnAchieves program alone since fall 2012, and Lewis said he used those numbers to try and expect what enrollment may look like in the future. “We look forward to serving our community by providing additional students an opportunity to attend college and earn a degree,” Lewis said by email Monday. However, an unfortunate business climate has caused a fiscal headache for public schools this year. In response to an unexpected budget shortfall, Gov. Haslam cut certain higher education items from his fiscal year 2015 budget. The cuts hit all public postsecondary institutions, removing new funding, even from all improving schools. Schools like PSCC received $840,000 less than originally expected, and UT-Knoxville $6 million less. The Promise is estimated to cost $34 million a year, and will be funded primarily through a one-time transfer of $300 million in excess lottery fund reserves — in addition to a $47 million endowment created by the General Assembly in 2013. The remaining $100 million in lottery funds will still go toward fulfillment of the HOPE scholarship, to be assisted by a $10 million cushion.
physical health or safety of [a] student” or essentially anything of a violent, abusive, shameful, insulting, or humiliating nature. Despite recent incidents with Greek life including three fraternities with revoked charters, 23 fraternities remain active. Delta Tau Delta President Nathan Burcham said Greek organizations should guard against pushing a pledge into something that might make them feel as though they’re being hazed. “The biggest part of it is the stigma,” Burcham said, “I guess you have guys coming in here thinking that hazing’s all that’s going to be going on, but at the
end of the day, you want your pledgeship to be constructive. You never want to treat anybody with anything less than human dignity. You can’t let violent or menial paths define your pledgeship, and that’s the biggest thing we have to circumnavigate when designing a new member program. “I feel as though when you look at the chapters at UT specifically, when you have these guys being treated inhumanely, that is really when the allegations are arising,” Burcham said. Wesley Fenner, president of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Mu Iota chapter, declined to comment.
D.I. boasts record turn-out Lauren Robinson Contributor Bringing 18,000 visitors and an estimated $20 million to Knoxville, the Destination Imagination global finals witnessed record turn out last week with over 1,400 teams competing. For the 14th consecutive year, the competition returned to Knoxville to present qualifying teams with seven new challenges aimed to improve the creativity, team-building, critical thinking and communication skills of its participants. After competing in regional and affiliate tournaments throughout the year in preparation, DI teams progressing to the Global Finals put their skills to the highest test. And though DI is primarily educational, DI Tennessee Affiliate Director Linda Chambers points out that there is no lack of fun along the way.
“It’s truly a global event…the biggest ever,” Chambers said. “The Expo vendors were fabulous, and we beat the world record for the most people wearing duct tape at our Duct Tape Ball.” The children participating aren’t the only beneficiaries. Businesses on the Strip witnessed a considerable surge in customers with signs acknowledging the DI tournament to further draw people in. A volunteer-led competition, the DI global finals hired some 250 UT students through the UT Conference Center to help orchestrate the event. Students are a significant force behind the scenes doing everything from driving shuttles and guiding tours to selling souvenirs and working at information desks. Students also worked vendor booths at the Innovation Expo, a large exhibition of recent innovations that participants can see and test on-hand while businesses and organizations are able to generate
publicity. Christie Thiessen, a senior in communication studies and psychology, has worked with DI for the past two years setting up and taking down any equipment used. “I ended up working at the Sparticl booth this year which is a non-profit website for teens to get accurate science information,” Thiessen said. “It’s a really great resource, and they came to this event because it’s a really good place to find their target audience.” This year’s expo featured interactive displays from 31 different vendors, including Sparticl, NASA and National Geographic. Thiessen said that the Innovation Expo, as well as the DI Global Finals, brings something valuable to participants and the community. “There’s a spirit of scientific curiosity and passion,” Thiessen said. “I think that it’s that energy that makes the event really unique and really great.”
Trade-off between class and internship leaves questions Liz Wood News Editor As summer begins to take full swing in Knoxville, many UT students are flocking to the classroom instead of the pool. Offered at the same cost per hour as regular semester classes, summer class occur at a much faster pace and take half the time. Russ Coughenour, Director of Career Services, sees value in summer classes for students trying to stay on schedule to graduate. “I guess what is reasonable is up to each and every student,” Coughenour said, “But students should do their best to try and graduate in four years, and summer school can be instrumental in helping them stay on track. I think they benefit students who have fallen behind the most. It gives them a chance to catch up with their peers.” Senior Brooke Jones uses summer classes to catch up after switching her major from nursing to hotel restaurant and tourism late in her sophomore year. “It was worth it, because I know I want to graduate as fast as possible and if this is what it
takes, so be it,” Jones said. “The cons are you miss out on the fun of summer. I have sacrificed going home to spend time with my family, because I usually can’t go home a lot during the semester with school, sorority, and work.” Other students such as Yvette Vasquez, junior in mechanical engineering, use summer classes to offset heavy course loads in the future and to earn a master’s degree in five years. Still, taking classes in the summer can inhibit students from gaining marketable experience through internships. In a study by Internships. com, 63 percent of college undergrads graduating in 2012 had completed one internship while 28 percent had completed two or more. Sixty-six percent of employers hiring interns rated interview performance and relevant experience as the most important factors, leaving resume, cover letter, and academic performance as secondary considerations. And on a resume where GPA and degree earned only fill up a few lines, opportunity to gain experience may be more beneficial to students when applying
for jobs later on. Austin Weatherell, senior in hotel restaurant and tourism, is a marketing intern at Wyndham Resorts, an experience he believes will help him more with future employment than classes. “It’s an interesting glimpse into a real 40-hour job,” Weatherell said, “it’s cool to get out and experience what that’s like and will be like when I join the workforce.” While noting the benefit of summer classes to students in regard to graduating in four years, STEM-career consultant at UT Career Services Justin Rice highlights that the summer is an invaluable time for gaining real work experience. “More and more employers place a higher emphasis on experience than GPA, and if a student does nothing except go to class, they limit their marketability as a candidate for employment,” Rice said. “Therefore, using the summer to hold an internship, an undergraduate research position, or a job related to one’s future career goals could potentially be much more beneficial. Like most things in life, there is rarely one, all-encompassing answer.” • Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Gibson-Boyle
‘Promise’ to alter TN higher education
Jennifer Gibson-Boyle, left, a recent graduate in communication studies, honors the memory of her daughter Abby. Gibson-Boyle participated in the 5k with her dog Bella and her friend Lauren Clay, right, along with her dog Murphy.
Memorial race combines fun, love Victoria Brown Staff Writer Four years after the death of a ten-year-old girl, the third annual Walk & Wag strives to keep her memory alive. The Walk & Wag event incorporates animal interaction from dogs, the Knoxville Zoo and animal rescue groups to honor the life of Abby Gibson and her love of animals. Jennifer Gibson-Boyle, whose daughter died in June 2010 after falling from a horse at a riding camp, said the girl had a special bond with animals and referred to encounters with animals as “making a new friend.” “She brought joy into every life she touched and is remembered as a happy and spirited little girl who squeezed everything she could into each day,” Gibson-Boyle said. “She loved to laugh and had a smile that would light up the room. Abby was full of compassion and was a friend to everyone she met, especially if they shared her love of animals ... she couldn’t wait to
become a veterinarian.” As co-founder and president of the Abby Gibson Memorial Foundation, Gibson-Boyle is honoring her daughter’s memory not only with the Walk & Wag event, but also by raising funds for the Abby Gibson Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Endowment at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, a scholarship started in Gibson’s memory. With the help of family, friends, sponsors, donors and volunteers, Gibson-Boyle has been able to raise the necessary funds for the scholarship in less than three years, with a current goal to raise an additional $18,000 for a total of $50,000. “Abby’s scholarship endowment is managed by the UT Foundation and will benefit generations of veterinary students,” Gibson-Boyle said. “Our goal for Abby’s scholarship is to help others achieve their dreams of becoming a veterinarian while remembering Abby.” John Brynda, leader of the Philanthropy Team of Radio
Systems Corp., was approached by Jennifer Gibson-Boyle three years ago and asked to sponsor Walk & Wag. “Our team was so impressed with Jennifer Boyle, a young woman who has weathered immense tragedy and turned it into something so positive,” Brynda said. “Jennifer is an incredible person. She has a great sense of optimism, organization, and can-do spirit. “Last year’s event was such a celebration of good will. There were dogs of all shapes and sizes, some even in costumes. The Walk & Wag is a classic example of an event that celebrates pets, and remembers a young girl for whom animals were everything.” Gibson-Boyle is determined to see that her daughter’s memory and love for animals are able to live on. “I believe that, although she is no longer here physically, she will still make a difference in the lives of people and animals through her veterinary medicine scholarship and through the many charitable projects done in her memory.” The 3rd Annual Walk & Wag will take place June 7 at 10 a.m. at Victor Ashe Park, and is free for all children and teens with a $20 fee for adults.
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Local Natives discuss touring, new album Liv McConnell Arts and Culture Editor Alternatively described as indie pop and psych folk, Local Natives brought their fresh, harmony-driven jams to Shaky Knees Music Fest Sunday night. The California-based quintet’s star power is on the rise despite a lean discography consisting of only two albums. Culminating with their most recent tour (which included a sold-out April performance at the Bijou Theatre) at Shaky Knees, the band will soon embark on recording a highly anticipated third album. Ryan Hahn and Taylor Rice, both vocalists and guitarists for the multi-talented group, gave insight into the new record, touring and more in a Daily Beacon exclusive. Daily Beacon: You are two of the three band members who met in high school, correct? Ryan Hahn: We met in junior high, actually. Taylor Rice: It’s too complicated to give the whole layout, so we just say we met in high school. RH: Like, Kelcey (Ayer) went to another high school, so you just don’t even want to get into all that. TR: Ryan and I met the first class of the first day of seventh grade. We sat next to each other in science class. DB: What was the first thing that bonded you? RH: We had to make a bridge made out of paper and stack pennies on it to see who could build the strongest bridge. I don’t think we did very well. TR: I think we did all right. We weren’t the very best, but we were near there. DB: That’s commendable. As a band, what are some of the advantages and disadvantages that stem from having roots that go back that far in terms of creative development? Do you feel like you all naturally tend to be on the same page or do you have to put effort toward that? TR: Our musical identities are so fused together. We’ve been playing music since we were kids together, so I’m sure if you look at it from a broader perspective we’re very attuned musically. But when we’re in the midst of songwriting, like right now as we’re working on a new record, we’re like ‘What’s the direction of this? Where do we want to push this song?’ Those discussions can become heated, to say the least. Very passionate debates. DB: In regard to your new album, ‘Hummingbird’ was a little heavier in nature because of the environment in which it was formed and those experiences, but where are you all going with this third album? Will it still retain that darker sound, or what are you guys foreseeing? RH: I definitely don’t think it’s going to be the same as either record. It’s going to be an amalgamation of all these things we’ve learned over the last few years, all the different influences ... It’s tough to say what exactly it’s going to be because, like you said, we’re still kind of forming it. But it’s just going to be different, I think. We have a lot of new ideas in the mix. TR: And I feel with ‘Hummingbird’, we didn’t have a really unified direction for an idea of what the record would be in that it is a very cathartic record for us. I feel it was sort of moving through things, and I feel that is cathartically sort of out of us. The space we’re in now, it’s not so much that we’re
just dealing with pain. RH: It’s kind of like we came out the other side. Now things are a lot clearer. DB: When it comes to Shaky Knees, you all have toured with Edward Sharpe and spent a lot of time with Aaron Dessner (of The National), living with him as he produced “Hummingbird.” What’s it like to be playing a festival with a lot of these artists who have cropped up throughout your career? TR: It’s awesome. Sadly we didn’t get to hang out with The National, they were just here Friday. But it’s still cool to be able to have friends on tour. It’s a very weird life that we lead, kind of far less glamorous than people would probably suppose, and the cool thing about it is having friends you meet up with at a festival. DB: What are some of the unglamorous elements of your touring lifestyle? TR: Oh, we’re not going to tell you that. That would spoil all the fun. We like you to suppose that it’s more glamorous than it is. If you can imagine living, for example, on a bus with 12 people where everyone kind of has their tiny space, it’s sort of insane living quarters. No one really lives that way in the real world, even in the craziest renting situation. Nobody lives that many people per square feet. RH: And spending that amount of time with people, both working and hanging out. No one sleeps really at all, so you’re just kind of sleep deprived for, like, weeks on end. That’s probably the hardest part, I guess. DB: I’m picturing the smallest college dorm ever on wheels. TR: Except we’re all adults. RH: Or more like grown-up children. TR: I think it is more like grown children. DB: But other than that, it’s all very luxurious, right? RH: It’s the coolest thing in the world that our job is to play music and we get to write and share it with people. TR: We do love touring; we tour a lot. We wouldn’t trade it for anything. It’s just that people think it’s way easier than it is. DB: For a lot of West Coast bands, there seems to be this idea that they have to fulfill some kind of authentic West Coast sound. Do you feel you do get a lot of inspiration from your geographic, external surroundings, or is the inspiration more of an internal, emotional process? RH: It’s funny because I don’t think we thought about that at all until we made our first record and people started asking us that question. I think it just kind of slipped in subconsciously. Like, we have lyrics about sitting in traffic, and that’s just something that really doesn’t happen as much in other parts of the world more so than L.A. TR: Apparently Atlanta actually has insane traffic, like some of the worst in the country. RH: Really? Then I guess Atlanta people can relate. But also, just being able to see the sun and have that positive influence, especially when we made our first record -- yeah, I think it definitely came in the mix. TR: I very much agree. I think our lifestyle in southern California, especially now that we’ve traveled a lot more and seen other parts of the country, actually has a pretty big effect on just how we feel about life, and I think that goes into the music.
Philip Anderson, bassist for Knoxville band The Black Cadillacs, performs alongside guitarist John Phillips on May 17 at the 2014 Hangout Music Fest held in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Bands not the only draw at Hangout Fest
Emilee Lamb Design Editor Maybe it was the mild, 75-degree weather and the cool, ocean breeze. Maybe it was the folksy, festival music. Maybe it was the fact that our press passes came with VIP access. Whatever it was that made it so, Hangout Fest was not the raucous land flowing with alcohol-induced rudeness and rage that I expected. When I signed up for a weekend of music on the beach, I knew it would be one big party. But I didn’t know that the partiers themselves would be so mild-mannered. There was none of the usual pushing and shoving to get a glimpse of whatever band was playing. The vendors
never seemed irritated by the constant influx of intoxicated customers. The security officers were invisible and hands-off. It was downright bizarre. Although it occurred to me that this opinion could have been very different from the general admission Hangout experience, my perception was proven correct after reading Monday headlines stating the festival resulted in all-time-low arrests. Numbers totaled just over 60, despite the festival’s largest turnout ever of around 40,000 people. One story quoted a Gulf Shores police spokesman as stating there were no reported incidences of violent crime at Hangout. Festivals in the past have resulted in as many as 200 arrests. As a member of the camping community during the four-day fest, there was ample opportunity for frustration. Bathroom access was a daily trial and loud music thumped into the early hours of the morning. However, the general mood remained calm and composed. Even post-party crowds held onto vestiges of common courtesy despite the alcohol blurring
their judgment. While waiting for a late-night shuttle back to the campground, fellow festivalgoers organized themselves into an orderly line to await transportation. Apparently, everyone in attendance paid attention in their elementary school days. My generational skepticism of my fellow man softened each time I saw a dropped $20 bill earnestly returned to its oblivious owner by a random passerby. Despite the crowds packed into the cordoned public beach, lines never seemed to get out of hand and most concerts allowed everyone their own personal square foot of dancing space. The crowds at Hangout Fest defied both expectations and physics. As for the music, well that’s a different story. Exactly as predicted, the bands were amazing. The Killers, The Black Keys and Outkast all played to sold-out crowds, while even lesser known groups like Knoxville’s own The Black Cadillacs drew relatively large crowds. During the nightly headliner performances, the beach transformed into a fluid sea of hands and lights. All eyes faced the
main stage. The energy from the stage pulsed through the rows of dancing admirers like a tangible current. Performers appeared to be having the time of their lives. After their daytime shows, artists from smaller bands wandered the festival, blending seamlessly with what had been captivated fans only hours before. Hangout is an apt name for the festival; everyone was just a normal person, hanging out at the beach, listening to great music. There was an undeniable sense of camaraderie among festival-goers, although the masses assembled could populate a small city. No strangers, just friends you’ve never met. As one performer said it: music is a simple force that brings people together. When you place that music on a beautiful beach in Gulf Shores, it also brings out the best. Hangout Fest was not what I expected, and I can honestly say I’m glad I was wrong. Emilee Lamb is a rising junior in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at elamb1@utk.edu.
Shaky Knees breaks from music festival norm
Hanna Lustig Editor-in-Chief It’s the most wonderful time of the year. As the cherries ripen and swarms of mosquitoes emerge in bloodthirsty vengeance, responsible citizens in every part of the country will ceremoniously shed layers of clothing and propriety to taste the fruits of festival season. Suits will be abandoned for shorts and ratty T-shirts; the tenets of hydration and safe alcohol consumption will be forgotten in favor of habitual day-drinking. And collectively, humanity will renounce civility and return to
its most primal state: sweaty, potentially intoxicated glory. Dormant through fall, winter and spring, festival season awakens in us all the urge to be nomadic and reckless and hedonistic, if only for a brief time. It’s a thing of beauty, really. Every year, more and more people are going west to Coachella or north to Lollapalooza. And as the movement continues to grow, more of these festivals are popping up. Shaky Knees Festival in downtown Atlanta is a testament to this phenomenon– Sunday marked the end of its second year in business. Despite its youth, Shaky Knees boasted an incredibly impressive altrock lineup this year at a price few other festivals can match: $169 for a three-day pass, plus whatever you spend on lodging and food truck fare (note: be sure to reserve funding for a few $3 artisanal popsicles). The chocolate sea salt flavor is like
a fancy, hipster-fied Fudgesicle and should not be missed. And, like any good festival, the Shaky Knees crowd was sizable and diverse, but not overwhelmingly large. Even the headliner concerts remained small enough that, feasibly, the lead guitarist of Local Natives could look you in the eyes from his perch on stage (swoon). Moreover, the schedule was cohesive and wellorganized. I was not forced to choose between seeing Modest Mouse and Jenny Lewis, and for that, I am grateful. I could happily trot from one act to the other without fear of missing any of my favorite bands. Shaky Knees 2014 had its faults, make no mistake. The festival took place in a giant mall parking lot. If you were to glance away from the magnificence of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros rocking out on Piedmont stage, you would have seen a Dillard’s sign hovering on the horizon. And, admit-
tedly, Shaky Knees had little to offer beyond music and volatile weather from noon to midnight. And late night shows were an added expense. If you’re not a die-hard indie rock fan willing to risk getting drenched to see Spoon, this festival is not for you. Yet, there is much to be said for Shaky Knees, despite its shortcomings. Amid the wide array of music festivals, Shaky Knees provides a refreshing break from bigger, more commercialized options. Unlike Bonnaroo, I doubt Shaky Knees will ever invite Kanye West to perform, and among festival purists, that is a selling point. And where there are popsicles, my friends, there is promise. Hanna Lustig is a rising junior in College Scholars. She can be reached at hlustig@utk. edu.
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Summer in Knoxville offers unique student perspective For my first act, I will make UT all but disappear. This is, of course, what happens in Knoxville when summer rolls around. The dorms empty of lanyard-wearing freshmen eating Easy Mac. Neyland Stadium stands silently on the horizon. The Fort is a hollow shell of its lively, boisterous self, now housing only a small group of resentful tenants who will not be studying abroad, interning in Portland or backpacking across Europe. Stacey Campfield has turned his piercing gaze elsewhere for the time being. And the jaunty pedestrian can even walk between those hedges in front of HSS without, oh, I don’t know, smacking into another person’s armpit or dragging half their body through the leaves or having to do that awkward, nonverbal dance of “who shall walk through the hedges first, you or me?” Even the Starbucks in Hodges is closed during the day sometimes (horror of horrors–but really). And yesterday, I got a prime parking spot near the Communications building. Never once have I been less than 200 cars deep into that parking garage. But I digress. UT in summer is, admittedly, kind of a ghost town, home only to straggler students and professors. And that makes this a little weird for you and me. What’s a campus paper without a campus full of students? Here’s the thing though: things are still happening here on Rocky Top. You need to know about these aforementioned things. The Cumberland Avenue renovation, the upcoming state representative elections, crime, campus construction, the best places to eat or go to a concert, all things sports. This is just a small sampling of the topics we want to tell you about. Remember the time a couple weeks ago when our campus was mysteriously flooded with children? I will be reading this issue to at last figure out what Destination Imagination is and why they come here every year. Knoxville might be a little less crowded right now. It might be a little more relaxed, a little more tan and a little slower. But it is not sleeping. It is not waiting for football season to start being interesting. We, the abandoned summer Vols, are getting an even closer look at this town in the absence of its habitual college town persona. We are getting to read the prequel to fall semester. We’re an exclusive group, y’all. So read your Beacon. This is the only place you’ll get to hear the student voice directly from the source. The only place that publishes solely what students might actually want to know. The only place where information is designed solely with the Volunteer Spirit in mind. Pretty cool, eh? Hanna Lustig is a rising junior in College Scholars. She can be reached at hlustig@vols. utk.edu.
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Samantha Smoak There’s nothing like a great summer job to kill your motivation to keep pushing through school. Last summer, I landed my “dream” internship– one that allowed me to do precisely the kind of work I want to do after graduation. The experience left me hungry for more. When I returned to UT in August with a new role at the Beacon, I found it harder and harder to keep myself motivated in the classroom. Try as I might, there’s always this voice in the back of my head reminding me of the 10,000 things I needed to do at the Beacon or that internship application I needed to fill out. With a little more than six months until graduation, senioritis is hitting hard after getting a tiny taste of life after college and the “real world” this
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Katrina Roberts Five-year-olds are fascinating–they sprint everywhere; they sneeze with reckless abandon; they regularly rank ‘rolling in the dirt’ among their topfive-things-to-do-today. To be five is to know freedom. This summer, I am working as a camp counselor for a group of 12 kindergartners. After spending just over a week with these kids, I have already learned more about the human condition than any college class has ever taught me. While they are frequently covered in mud and other questionable substances, five-year-olds don’t judge. One little boy comes to camp every day with a bright pink Dora the Explorer backpack and has never been teased or taunted about it. I’ve heard only disagreements about the merits of Superman as opposed to
Samantha Smoak is a rising senior in communication studies and journalism. She can be reached at ssmoak@vols.utk.edu.
Spiderman. They haven’t yet learned that pink is purportedly “only for girls.” Five-year-olds are honest. If a camper doesn’t like something, they tell me. They don’t pretend to like something to spare hurt feelings. And although that system negates sensitivity, it cuts straight through the usual social nuances that prevent us from communicating our beliefs clearly and unabashedly. For a five-year-old, the Golden Rule is law. When I asked a girl why she kicked a boy, she said she has to treat others how they want to be treated; he kicked her first. Thus, I was lawyered by a kindergartener. Similarly, when a kid actually falls asleep during nap time, they are then pelted with crayons. Right and wrong. Cause and effect. Crime and punishment. Five-year-olds have no concept of reality (in a good way). They all want to be astronauts, ballerinas, wrestlers and cowboys. They tell elaborate stories about all the amazing things they did over the weekend, when in reality all they did was go to the grocery store. Their
imaginations run faster than their little legs. A camper recently regaled me with a real story about dragons guarding the cookies at home. To a five-year-old, everything is funny. Working at the camp has been a huge ego boost, because these kids think I’m hilarious. Merely uttering the word ‘chicken’ earns me a burst of laughter. The one time I told a knockknock joke I got a standing ovation. And after they stood, they started running around the room. Being five, you see, is simple. And, as I watch them play and eat and giggle, I can’t help but envy their ease and certainty. Why not cake your clothes in mud? They’re washable, right? So let your inner child to play outside for a bit. These days, I frequently let mine sit down with a PB&J and watch “Frozen” before going to bed at 9 p.m. And it has made all the difference. Katrina Roberts is a rising junior in English. She can be reached at krober56@vols.utk.edu.
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and three jobs. I learned how to pay bills, do laundry and cook a healthy meal. I learned to make mistakes and fail with little or no consequences, caught by a safety net of ever-present professors and parents. And those flashy internships were made possible partly because I could receive college credit in exchange for my work. Though your dream job requires that $80,000-plus piece of paper before they’ll even consider hiring you, it’s not always the degree you earn or the classes you take that matter. It’s the experiences offered at college, the people you meet and connections you make that makes a college education matter. So freshman, get psyched about college. Seniors, keep your head held high and finish strong. And for the rest of us in between, here’s to another great year on Rocky Top.
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Summer must-see T.V. Miranda Lambert examines Samantha Smoak Managing Editor Detective Kate Beckett is left wondering the fate of her fiancĂŠ Richard Castle as she arrives at the scene of his car crash on their wedding day. Sheldon Cooper has left his friends to go off on
an adventure after his roommate and best friend Leonard Hofstadter announced his engagement to their neighbor, Penny. We’ll have to wait until fall to find out their fate and the fate of our other favorite TV characters, but in the meantime, here’s some other TV shows to check out this summer.
“Almost Royal� - Premieres June 21 at 10 p.m. on BBC America In the network’s first original comedy-reality series, the cameras follow British aristocrats and siblings Georgie and Poppy Carlton. The mockumentry chronicles the siblings as they tour America, learning about the sport Americans are so in love with: baseball.
“Chasing Life� - Premieres June 10 at 9 p.m. on ABC Family Based on the Mexican series “Terminales,� the drama stars Italia Ricci as April, an aspiring Boston journalist who struggles to balance a flourishing career and a tremulous home life that includes a widowed mother, a rebellious sister, and a grandmother. Her world is turned upsidedown when she learns she has cancer.
“Backpackers� - Premieres July 14 at 8:30 p.m. on CW This comedy originally developed as a web series for CW Seed follows two best friends played by Noah Reid and Dillon Casey. The pals question what to do with their lives as they race across Europe searching for a missing bride-to-be and a stolen journal.
“Orange is the New Blackâ€? Season 2 - Full season available on Netflix on June 6 The Netflix original series returns for a second season focusing on Piper Chapman, a woman sentenced to 15 months in jail for a crime she committed 10 years earlier. After losing her fiancĂŠ, Larry, and ex-girlfriend, Alex, Piper took out her anger by assaulting her biggest enemy, Pennsatucky. Find out what happens next when the full season hits Netflix on June 6.
“Royal Pains� Season 6 - Premieres June 10 at 9 p.m. on USA Dr. Hank Lawson surprised fans everywhere when he decided he needed time away from his life and practice at the Hamptons, and accepted an offer to become Boris Kuester von JurgensRatenicz’s personal physician. Find out how this change will affect life at HankMed and the rest of the cast when the series returns June 10.
“Rizzoli & Isles� Season 5 - Premieres June 16 at 9 p.m. on TNT The fourth season ends with solving the mystery of a high-profile murder of a senator’s daughter. Meanwhile, after Casey agrees to retire from the military Jane accepts his proposal, but she later changes her mind after he takes a job in the Balkans. After an almost-kiss with Frankie, Jane reveals to Maura that she might be pregnant.
“Suits� Season 4 - Premieres June 11 at 9 p.m. on USA When Mike is taken in for questioning by U.S. Attorney Eric Woodwall, it’s made clear that Woodwall is more interested in Harvey than Mike, but Mike won’t turn in his mentor, even if he’s offered a deal. While Mike and Harvey scramble to cover their bases, Mike and Harold are arrested. Harold beings to crack under pressure and even help from a surprise source might not be enough to save Mike from paying the ultimate price for his loyalty to Harvey.
life at 30 on new album Associated Press Miranda Lambert has learned something about human nature since becoming one of country music’s most identifiable stars. “People are very, very mean,� she says of the tabloids that have made sport of her life, her looks and her marriage since her husband, Blake Shelton, joined NBC’s musical competition “The Voice� as a celebrity coach. Lambert’s wild ride over the last two years is all over her ambitious, sprawling new album, “Platinum.� The 30-year-old lays bare her life in many ways on songs that examine the darker aspects of celebrity, and she shows the tabloids have been getting everything wrong. “There are people who literally, their only job is to make other people miserable, and that’s a terrible way to live your life,� said Lambert, the top nominee at Wednesday’s CMT Music Awards (8 p.m. EDT). She also has a starring spot at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, which begins Thursday. Lambert’s multifaceted musical reaction to the gossip press helps make “Platinum,� out
SUMMERS IN KNOX continued from Page 1 Gates open at 7 p.m. and tickets, which include two popular movie features, are $7 for adults, $3 for ages 5-12, and free for children four and under. Be sure to pack a blanket and snacks as the movies often last well past midnight. This weekend’s entertainment includes the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt sci-fi film, Edge of Tomorrow, and the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore comedy, Blended. Concessions, restrooms and portable rentable radios are all available on site, but remember that the Parkway Theatre only accepts cash payments. So if you are looking for something fun and inexpensive to do this summer in the Knoxville area, a night at the drive-in is perfect. Tubing in the Smokies Knoxvillians have the unique opportunity to explore the majestic beauty of The Great Smoky Mountains, which are an easy forty-five-minute trip from downtown. From hiking to fishing and swimming, the mountains selflessly offer their spoils to locals and tourists every summer. And if you are disappointed that you won’t be
this week, her most diverse album yet. It heads in many directions musically, from the rock ‘n’ roll of “Priscilla,� ‘‘Girls� and “Little Red Wagon� to the singer-songwriter self-reflection of “Bathroom Sink� and “Hard Staying Sober.� “Priscilla� takes on the tabloids directly. In the song, Lambert identifies with Priscilla Presley and the troubles she must have experienced in her life with Elvis. The song resulted from a catch-up session between Lambert and songwriter Natalie Hemby as Lambert gathered material for “Platinum.� “When I get to write with her I think she just lets her hair down,� Hemby said. “She doesn’t have to be Miranda. I’ve known her before she was big and famous ... and I asked how she was doing. She said, ‘According to the press I’m pregnant or I’m fat or I’m getting divorced.’ It just went on and on and I just kind of laughed and said, ‘Well, then you must be really successful.’� Lambert says she’s learning to live with all the attention. Her new trim look is a result of getting control of her emotions, she says, and not some darker reason. She simply no longer turns to corn dogs for solace when she reads an upsetting headline. able to put your feet in the salty cool waters of the ocean this summer, a ride down one of the Smokies many rivers in an inner tube may just quench your watery wishes. Tubing with friends is an East Tennessee tradition and a great way to squeeze in summer fun without breaking the bank. Many tubing companies offer rides on the scenic rivers for as little as $8 a trip and include a shuttle service back to your car. For more information and a list of area tubing experiences, visit www.smokiesadventure.com. Visit Gatlinburg For those looking to take an extended vacation close to home, a trip to Gatlinburg offers warm weather adventure and entertainment for all tastes. Free recreation includes hiking, swimming, picnicking, and moonshine tasting,among many others. Additionally, a variety of low cost amusement such as mini-golf, riding the Ober Gatlinburg chair lift, and exploring the multitude of unique shops down the main strip are great options to explore in the summer months. The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce has even created a free app that lists and locates all the area attractions. A short one-hour drive from Knoxville, Gatlinburg is the ideal locale for an East Tennessee summer vacation.
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Redshirt freshman Riley Ferguson runs drills during spring football practice on March 11.
Baseball strikes out in post-season play Patrick MacCoon Sports Editor The No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers stay in Hoover, Ala. was short lived, but the team didn’t go down without a fight to the No. 6 Vanderbilt Commodores, who pulled away with a 3-2 win in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Despite being down by a run in the ninth inning and facing the SEC leader in ERA, it didn’t stop freshman second baseman Nick Senzel from making things interesting. The Farragut native put the Vols in business as he hit a leadoff double down the line against Carson Fulmer for his third hit of the game. Shortly after arriving at second base he advanced a base with a balk. With no outs and the tying run at third base, a wild turn of events ensued. According to Vanderbilt’s head coach Tim Corbin, “the baseball angels” were on their side. Taylor Smart chopped a ground ball directly down the third base line that drew Xavier Turner directly into Senzel’s path who was tagged out while attempting to get back on base safely. Right after, an energetic Fulmer picked off Smart and struck out Vincent Jackson to end the game. Third-year head coach Dave
Serrano, who doesn’t believe any single play can lose the game, said the team will use the base running blunders as a learning point for the future. “We know what we need to do to overcome teams,” Serrano said of a conference that features eight nationally ranked Top-30 teams. “We will go back to the ground ball in the ninth inning and the pick off. We could go back to mid week games as well that we lost that hurt our RPI. Every single little thing matters and hopefully we will learn from that.” The trip to the SEC Baseball Tournament was the first since 2007 for Serrano’s ball club, but they just missed out on the NCAA Tournament this season. The Vols finished the season with a 31-23 record in a conference that many believe to be the strongest in the country. The SEC advanced 10 teams to the NCAA Tournament and have two number one seeds in Vanderbilt and Ole Miss still in competition for a World Series run. “The ninth inning was an example of what we have had to live with all year long,” Serrano said after the game. “We have a group of guys that have the will to win and want to win for this university. They know the uphill battle we’ve had for the last three years. I’m proud of them for making it here to the SEC Tournament.” Corbin was pleased with the Vols’ accomplishments this sea-
QB Riley Ferguson to transfer Staff Reports The Tennessee starting quarterback battle has now dwindled down to three, as Butch Jones confirmed that redshirt freshman Riley Ferguson will most likely not be rejoining the team this summer or next season. The highly touted and former Elite 11 quarterback didn’t get to play a single game in his career due to a fractured tibia that held him off the gridiron. In the Orange and White game this year he was
son, especially since his team was defeated by them twice in Knoxville earlier in the season. “I thought their freshman pitched very well,” he said. “We are a good hitting team, and they contained us. They are a good team and they played us very tough throughout the season. They should hold their heads up high.” While the team is disappointed not to advance in the postseason, players are still excited about the future and overjoyed to bring the Tennessee baseball program back. “No one knows how much the weight of the world has been lifted off their shoulders making it here for the first time since 2007,” Serrano said. “I learned a lot this year and so did our players. I’m pretty confident of the direction we are going. We will be back here.” Team Highlights Christin Stewart was named to the SEC first team after putting together a solid sophomore campaign with a team high .330 batting average, 19 doubles, six triples, and 39 RBIs. Kyle Serrano, the coach’s son, finished his first season on a strong note with four shutout innings of relief. Senzel was named to the All Freshman Team and was second on the team with a .315 average and team high .419 on-base percentage.
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7-of-12 for 83 yards with one touchdown and the games only interception. With Ferguson’s anticipated departure from the program the signal caller competition is now down to three scholarship quarterbacks—senior Justin Worley and sophomores Joshua Dobbs and Nathan Peterman. The Matthews, North Carolina native and former Butler High School standout was expected to have a strong chance to compete for the starting job this offseason. He will transfer to another program to continue his college football career.
SOFTBALL
Softball season ends with loss to Sooners Garrett Ahmad Staff Writer The Lady Vols quest for their first national softball championship fell short to the hands of a very familiar opponent. For the second year in a row, No. 10 Tennessee ended its season against the No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners, after losing two out of three in the Super Regionals. While the weather was electric in Norman, Oklahoma the Lady Vols bats were not. The Sooners took the rubber series game 8-2 and only allowed six runs and 12 base hits the entire series. In the first game of the series, Tennessee (46-12) was plagued by errors in the field and allowed five unearned runs to cross the plate in their 8-1 loss. Sooners ace Kelsey Stevens allowed only six hits in her complete game victory and struck out 11 batters. She started all three games in the series and recorded 22 strikeouts. She only allowed two home runs to a team that ranked sixth in the country in home runs. Behind senior pitcher Ellen Renfroe the Lady Vols came back to tie up the series. The Jackson, Tennessee native put together her 12th complete game shutout of the season in her team’s 4-0 victory.
She set a career high with 30 wins this season and leaves the program with a 102-25 record and 1.65 career ERA. The decisive game of the series on May 25, which was pushed back to Sunday due to inclement weather, favored the home team. Oklahoma (50-11) first baseman Lauren Chamberlain provided the punch in the Sooners 8-2 win, as she went 3-for-4 at the plate and had a pair of home runs. Senior UT designated player Melissa Davin tied the game with a solo home run in the fourth inning, but the pitching staff could not silence their powerful opponent who smacked three home runs in their four-run sixth to pull away for good. Davin and fellow senior Madison Shipman put together their best seasons of their Lady Vol careers, both hitting over the .400 mark with a combined 32 home runs. The Lady Vols season ends with a record of 46-12 and marks the 12th straight season that cohead coaches Karen and Ralph Weekly have put together a 40-plus win season on Rocky Top. Freshman catcher Annie Aldrete was a force at the plate hitting .361 and tying a program record with 19 home runs. At the end of the season she was named co-winner of the inaugural National Fastpitch Coaches Association Freshman of the Year. Her 1.283 OPS ranked top five in the country.
Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese moments after winning the 2014 NCAA tennis doubles title, beating Ohio State in a 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 match in Athens, Ga. on May 26.
MEN’S TENNIS continued from Page 1 Libietis and Reese have rest planned for the coming weeks before both will play professionally this summer. “I’m going to take a couple
weeks off and then I have a couple of small professional events planned for the summer,” Reese said. “My end goal is to play professional tennis.” Libietis has similar plans for his summer. “I’m going to take a little time off and get some rest for my body,
and then go back home to Latvia and play some professional tournaments and get ready for the fall,” he said. Libeietis and Reese are both rising seniors, and will return to Tennessee tennis in the fall to defend their doubles championship.