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Board of Trustees approves raised tuition rate McCord Pagan Copy Editor
cation at every level is “right for Tennessee, and … right for our children’s children.” “We have to move forward with developing a coalition for investment in the state,” he said. State appropriations for the UT System remained relatively flat for fiscal year 2015, increasing only $7.4 million, a 1.7 percent increase over the previous fiscal year. The state failed to fully fund the Complete College Tennessee Act – a performance based model to allocate new funding - which would have brought $8.6 million in new funds. Additional money to the System was also not provided in areas such as advising services, a cost of living adjustment and non-formula units - which includes the Health Science Center and
Institute of Agriculture. While the state did provide for a $39 million capital maintenance request by UT, the money was only a reallocation of funds from the Board of Regents. The Board of Trustees also approved controversial changes to the student activities fee, which will allow students to opt-in to the fee. The change allows the creation of an employeemajority board to determine allocation of funds. Butch Peccolo, chief financial officer for the UT System, said following the Board meeting that it was unfortunate the tuition increase could not have been smaller. See TUITION on Page 2 Samantha Smoak • The Daily Beacon
The UT Board of Trustees approved a tuition rate increase of 6 percent, nearly $500, for instate students admitted before fall 2013. Students admitted in fall 2013 and after are under the 15-4 tuition model and saw only a 3 percent increase; tuition for out-of-state students was unchanged. In his annual report to the Board, UT System President Joe Dipietro attributed rises in tuition to decreasing state funds, the result of this year’s $200 million state budget shortfall and consequent cuts to higher education.
In years past, state support has accounted for most of the UT System’s revenue. Since 2012, student tuition and fees have made up the bulk of revenue, accounting for 49 percent this year compared to 25 percent in 2001. State funds delivered only 39 percent of funds this year, down from 2001’s 53 percent. “This year was really pretty bad,” DiPietro said. Acknowledging that the reduction in state funds has forced UT to become “a private-driven enterprise,” DiPietro called for statewide lobbying efforts to reverse the downward trend in state funding. DiPietro said having strong funding for edu-
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Tennessee forward Cierra Burdick goes for the basket during the Lady Vols’ 93-63 victory over the Auburn Tigers on Feb. 20 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Burdick has won four international gold medals while playing basketball overseas this summer.
Lady Vol wins international gold medal Patrick MacCoon Sports Editor
Meadow Lark Music Festival lands at Ijams Nature Center
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Cierra Burdick is no stranger to winning gold medals. After being hand selected along with three other Division-I basketball players, Burdick and her new teammates gelled quickly and qualified for the FIBA 3x3 World Championship after winning gold at the 2014 USA Basketball Women’s 3x3 National Championship. Along with Sara Hammond (Louisville), Jewell Loyd (Notre Dame) and Tiffany Mitchell (South Carolina), the Lady Vol rising senior helped her team engineer a 9-0 record from June 5-8 in Moscow, Russia on her way to winning her fourth inter-
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national gold medal with USA Basketball. “You would think that it gets old after winning four gold medals, but it doesn’t,” Burdick said. “Each championship and gold medal has a new feeling and something special about it.” One of the differences and strengths that set Team USA apart from their competition and helped them overcome a home favored crowd in their championship game against Russia’s national 3x3 team was their cohesiveness. “The special thing about winning gold this time is that we were such an intimate group,” she said. “Since the rules are different we had to be on the same page with each other all the time. We had a coach, but
he wasn’t on the sideline setting it up. All the coaching was done by us on the court.” In the FIBA 3x3 World Championship, the game is played at an extremely fast pace, as the shot clock was set at 12 seconds. This was something that Burdick and her teammates embraced and used to their advantage. “With the fast shot clock you have to clear everything from steals to rebounds,” she said. “I love that you don’t have time to worry about mistakes or get down on yourself. It allows you to play so much more versatile and to do many more things. One possession you’ll be posting up and then the next shooting out on the arc. We had every facet of the game covered.”
The Americans went on to win the gold medal game over Russia by the final score of 15-8, handing the home court opponent their first loss in the tournament. The feeling after receiving the gold medal was as sweet as it gets for Burdick and her teammates. “The best part about all the preparation we put in is ultimately winning the gold medal and hearing the national anthem played. It’s an honor, a privilege and a blessing. We couldn’t have done it without the help of USA basketball.” While they did not lose a single game throughout their time in Russia, that doesn’t mean it came with ease for the four. See BURDICK on Page 6
Controversial mural seen in new light Staff Writer
Team USA’s biggest fans: they’re not in Brazil; they’re at the Crown & Goose
Wes Tripp Staff Writer
Not all Fort residents are students - don’t believe us? Read on.
On the beach or in the shade, the Beacon’s summer book list will keep you company
Basketball Vols keep skills sharp in offseason
After more than 40 years of being shielded from the public eye, UT is displaying a notoriously controversial work of art painted by a woman whose time in Knoxville is as shrouded in intrigue as her infamous painting itself. “The Singing Mural,” as it has come to be known, was painted by New York artist Marion Greenwood and first unveiled in the University Center Ballroom in 1955. Years of civil rights-motivated debate, and later vandalism at the hands of Vietnam Warprotesting students, led to the work being paneled over. Now, it is unveiled once again at the UT Downtown Gallery until August 9.
“The committee that made the decision to panel over it to save it in 1972 said, ‘You know, one day it will be uncovered and we’ll show it to a new generation that can see it in a more historical context,’” said Mike Berry, manager of the UT Downtown Gallery and curator of the exhibit. “I think that time is now.” Greenwood painted the mural with the intent of representing the history of music in Tennessee after she was brought to UT as an artist-in-residence in 1954. The fabled controversy over the piece, which arose nearly 15 years after the mural’s installation, stemmed from a debate over what some believed to be potentially racist qualities—one of the mural’s 28 figures, in particular, was argued to depict a cotton-picking slave.
“The fact of the matter is, when she painted this in 1954, Knoxville was still segregated; UT was an all-white campus,” Berry said. “So for her to come and have a third of the mural feature African Americans … when you put that in context, that’s pretty progressive.” “To most modern-day viewers, the cause of former controversy is lost,” Berry said. “We’ve had overwhelmingly positive feedback on this,” he said. “And ever since the mural was unpanelled, I’ve been wanting to curate a show about Greenwood to show some of her other work and show viewers more about her as an artist.” Beyond the visually dominating “Singing Mural” and a second mural painted for the Federal Arts
Project in 1940, smaller paintings and sketches by Greenwood adorn the gallery walls. They give testimony to the life of an exceptional woman dedicated to representing other cultures and, especially, the reality of the downtrodden, said researcher Joanne Mulcahy. Mulcahy, who is currently writing a biography on Greenwood, traveled to Knoxville from Oregon for the exhibit’s official opening on June 6, an event she described as a “moving experience.” “I think her broad feeling for the world was both for women and children, but also just for people who had suffered or been oppressed,” Mulcahy said. “She was essentially very humanistic.” See GREENWOOD on Page 3
“Choosing not to opt-in wouldn’t save you a dime, it would simply cost you countless opportunities of student engagement at UT.” OPINIONS>>pg. 4
Do not count head basketball coach Donnie Tyndall among the multitudes of Vol fans enjoying their first look at their brand new team at the Rocky Top League. The six-team league, comprised mostly of the top collegiate basketball players from East Tennessee, features 10 current Tennessee Volunteer basketball players as well as five former Vols. The league that has been around for eight years now plays their games on Monday and Wednesday nights at Knoxville Catholic High School where they began competition on June 16 and will end on July 2. “From the scores I saw there wasn’t a lot of defense being played and all we talk about in our workouts is defense and rebounding,” Tyndall said. “Probably two extremes there, I know the Rocky Top League is fun and they have a good time. It’s great for our fans but on the flip side our workouts have been competitive and spirited. Guys have had great attitudes and energy and we’re making progress.” In a frenzied pace, Tyndall and his staff have put a team together with a solid recruiting class led by two Junior College transfers Eric McKnight and Ian Chiles. “They’ve been good,” Tyndall said, referring to the two transfers. “In a large part having played two years of college ball even though it was at the junior college level, both were in competitive, good junior college leagues and both played for good coaches. So those two guys are ahead of the typical freshman.” Tyndall was also able to snag four-star signee Detrick Mostella who has averaged in the mid 30’s for points per game in the Rocky Top League. The only two players that have scored more than him in the league are current Vol Kevin Punter and former Vol D’Montre Edwards. “He’s (Mostella) a talented young man, but he’s a million miles away from being an effective player at this level,” Tyndall said. “He’s a great kid. He works hard, but he doesn’t have any detail in his play right now. He doesn’t have any idea how to play right now and that’s my job as the coach to get him to the point where he does understand and knows how to do those things. On the flip side of that, when you have a really talented guy to work with like Detrick you would expect that curve to be a little quicker where he picks things up at a pretty quick pace.” Young and talented players are great to have, but leaders must anchor them. For that task, Tyndall will look to senior Josh Richardson and junior Armani Moore. See BASKETBALL on Page 6
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 News Editor Liz Wood
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Good Food for All to alleviate poverty Fort Sanders home to more than students Lauren Robinson Contributor Five Knoxville charitable organizations will receive the aid of five AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers in the hope of providing “Good Food for All.” The initiative will build on the success of the 2013 grant-funded “Edible Schoolyard Project” which brought a sustainable urban garden to Pond Gap Elementary. Constructed last fall by hundreds of servicelearning students and other volunteers, Pond Gap’s 2500 square foot community garden now provides fresh produce for the Pond Gap community as well as Knox County Schools. Susan Espiritu, principal of Pond Gap, gave the program her accolades. “It has been a wonderful thing for families who have put sweat equity into the garden in return for produce to take home,” Espiritu said. “Likewise, the garden has provided vegetables for six Knox County school cafeterias.” As project manager for the garden, Matt Callo sees the project going beyond Pond Gap. “We hope this garden will serve as a demonstra-
tion garden for students at Pellissippi who want to get a certificate of urban agriculture,” Callo said. “More specifically, we’re trying to teach people how to grow food in the city.” The 2013 project was launched through a partnership between Callo, the elementary school, Pellissippi State Community College’s ServiceLearning program, and UT’s University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) program, which, since 2010, has sought to enrich the Pond Gap community through essential services like free after-school care, language classes, and tutoring. “Many of the kids (at Pond Gap) have more stress, anxiety, and problems now than ever before, and we work to alleviate these issues through collaboration, prevention, and systems thinking,” UACS director Robert Kronick said. In 2014, Americorps will emerge as a central player in the push for “Good Food for All,” which will continue and expand efforts to mitigate poverty and hunger in Knox County. In addition to UACS, Americorps volunteers will be sent to Knoxville’s Food Policy Council, Second Harvest Food Bank, GreatSchools and UT TSU extension, Knox County.
Liv McConnell Staff Writer For many UT students living in Fort Sanders, the historic neighborhood once housing Knoxville’s elite is obscured beneath the debris and debauchery of a college town. Yet, 20-somethings aren’t the Fort’s only residents. Despite the Fort’s reputation for night life and crime, established adults and even families choose to stay for the area’s unique appeal. Bart Rohrbach, a recently retired professor from UT’s veterinary school, lives with his wife Nancy in a nearly 130-year-old Highland Avenue home. “I think the neighborhood has a reputation which was earned maybe a long, long time ago, but things have changed,” said Rohrbach. “We have not had one single incidence of a break-in or any kind of problem with the neighborhood.” Rohrbach purchased his house in 1988 with proximity to campus and the character of the house in mind. “When I bought the house, it was probably the only one I could afford that was really this unique. If this house had been anywhere else, it would have been out of my price range at that time,” he said. “The other thing is commuting. I think a tremendous amount of time and energy is wasted commuting back and forth long distances.” For Rohrbach, whose wife also worked for the university as an animal science research associate, the clear alternative was to buy a home within walking distance of their offices on the Institute of Agriculture campus. “We’d walk to work everyday and walk back in the evenings,” he said. “It was good exercise. We walk down to Market Square and the library. “It’s just a very nice place to live.” Rohrbach’s neighbor, Becky Wade, moved into her late 19th century home 35 years ago for similar reasons. “It just feels like home more so than a very modern, sterile place,” Wade said. “It was a great loca-
TUITION continued from Page 1 “There is no doubt in my mind that if state revenues had held up, (Haslam) would’ve provided the full $8.6 million … in additional money,” he said. So long as the state does not fix loopholes in the state tax code or increase the sales tax rate, Peccolo said he does not expect any new funding from the state
tion. We prefer walking places, so being so close to downtown and the Strip is a benefit to me.” Like Rohrbach, Wade has seen her quality of life improve in recent years since her early days of being a Fort homeowner. She said changing attitudes within UT’s student population, are partially to account for this. “I think the students have gotten much more serious than they used to be,” she said. “It’s surprising to think back on how many weekends there would be a rather exuberant party at one place or another going on until the wee hours. “You expect it during football season, of course, but overall I think UT’s students now realize (college) isn’t just fun and games.” Wade believes the Fort’s true problem is the prevalence of crooked landlords. “There have been a lot of awful landlords who let the houses go downhill and enclose the front porches to have one extra room for more rent,” she said. “The landlords who don’t take care of their property and then hope they can sell it to a developer for lots of money. They bother me more (than students).” Negligent landlords and ambitious developers, including the university itself and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, have resulted in the deterioration and destruction of many historic structures. Rohrbach believes this crisis could partially be solved if more university faculty viewed the Fort as a viable neighborhood to live in. “I’ve never understood why more faculty wouldn’t look at the historic homes that are rapidly being eliminated in this area,” he said. “Almost all other university campuses I’ve been on, there’s an area adjacent to the campus that has really nice houses where faculty live and can walk back and forth to campus. It’s really convenient and makes a nice atmosphere, but we don’t have enough faculty choosing to live here for that, unfortunately. “For us, being able to live in this house and be close to the university… the benefits are worth the cost.”
government. Despite the tuition increase, Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said he does not believe UT will lose its best-value ranking or its affordability. Cheek said he hopes the state will return to a funding model more favorable for higher education that would not necessitate further increases in tuition. “We would really like the state to think about the importance of education and the Drive to 55 and try to come up with a
strategy to try and fund higher education better,” Cheek said. Administrators previously assured students under the 15-4 tuition model - which bill students for 15 credit hours rather than 12 to encourage four-year graduation- that they would try to hold the annual tuition increase to 3 percent. However, the 3 percent increase is non-binding and may rise should state appropriates continue to dwindle.
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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Chelsea Faulkner
ARTS & CULTURE
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OUTSpoken sheds light on Summer books offer world stories in LGBTQ community of excitement, imagination shared these experiences.” Noonan, an accomplished, queer-identifying female writer who helped lead the OUTSpoken Almost six years after a politically motivated workshops, places profound importance on shooting took two lives from its congregation, creating a stable, supportive community of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist LGBTQ persons and their allies through events Church in Knoxville remains steadfast in its such as OUTSpoken. “I know how important it is to have people doctrine of acceptance. Upholding their altruistic maxim “Our Doors that one can both identify with and draw and Our Hearts Will Remain Open,” the church strength from,” Noonan said. “I wouldn’t have survived without the love and support of will host OUTSpoken, a performance by my community.” Knoxville’s Sundress Academy In addition to its LGBTQ for the Arts that celebrates resonances, OUTSpoken and recounts the harrowalso serves as a striking and heartbreaking ing showcase of both stories of the local Knoxville and UT’s LGBTQ commudramatic talent. nity. The event will “OUTSpoken include creative grew out of the performances notion that the by five UT lives and expealumni and riences of the two current LGBTQ comstudents, Sean munity, espeKelley and cially within Taylor Jackson. the South, were In addition, the lacking represenwriting of Erin tation,” said Adam Elizabeth Smith, UT Crandall, performlecturer of English, ing arts assistant for will be featured. Sundress Academy for Performed pieces will the Arts. “We wanted to create a program that cap- • Photo Courtesy of OUTSpoken Tennessee cover topics ranging from the challenges faced by tured these experiences and then expressed them to the local com- LGBTQ youth to themes such as joy, love and loss. munity.” “We hope that hearing these stories will help OUTSpoken began as a series of writing workshops in which both local and national those dealing with similar issues, as well as artists - including a number of UT students, help others better understand both the joys and alumni, and faculty - were given the opportunity struggles of LGBTQ individuals,” Crandall said. The event will take place June 28 at 7:30 p.m. to record their LGBTQ story through a variety of genres ranging from poetry to short stories. at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Taking their words from paper to stage, artists Church on Kingston Pike. Tickets can be purwere then given the option to either perform chased online at http://www.sundresspublicatheir own pieces or work with actors to trans- tions.com/safta/ for $10 or at the door for $15. late the final drafts into visually compelling A percentage of the proceeds will go to support the East Tennessee Chapter of the Gay, Lesbian, dramatic performances. “OUTSpoken is really shining a light on the & Straight Education Network. More information and updates can be found lives of Southern LGBTQ persons,” said T.A. Noonan, performer and literary arts director for on Facebook or on Twitter at @SAFTA_ Sundress Academy for the Arts. “This event is OUTSpoken. in many ways a celebration of and for those who
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GREENWOOD continued from Page 1 This humanitarian drive, as well as her interest in other cultures, led Greenwood to exotic locales to study and interpret life there. Mulcahy first encountered one of Greenwood’s murals in Mexico, where the artist had been living and working alongside Diego Rivera in the 1930s. “She was way ahead of her time in terms of her independence and her willingness to make her way in the world alone,” Mulcahy said. “She went to Mexico and took on this government commission (to paint murals) when she was 24-years-old … she spent
three months going out to villages by canoe or horseback by herself.” After spending time similarly in Haiti and China, it is for as-of-yet undisclosed reasons why Greenwood accepted the invitation to come to Knoxville in 1954. While here, however, she became a favorite amongst the students, some of whom posed as models while she painted the Singing Mural into the wee hours of the morning. “All the students thought she was really hip, that she was really cool, because she was from New York and had lived all over the world,” Berry said. “She was very sophisticated, but while some artists like to be reclusive and remote, she was exactly the contrary and
very personable.” The memory of her persona, as well as of her artistic work, will be celebrated at the UT Downtown Gallery along with special events during the next two First Fridays. The gallery is also open every Wednesday through Saturday and is free to the public.
Chelsea Faulkner Arts and Culture Editor Summer is ideal for traveling. Warm temperatures and ample free time combine to create the perfect excuse for a short escape. This summer, whether you are journeying hundreds of miles to a tropical paradise or simply relaxing at home by the pool, the most indispensable accessory to your leisure is a great book. Although you will likely come across dozens of summer reading lists this season, the following books are essentials as they portray the subject of travel in bold and imaginative ways that will augment your summer wanderlust no matter the locale. “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin After its publication in 1899, Chopin’s second novel was met with a flurry of controversy. Dealing with subject matters such as adultery, passion and feminine independence, the book was all but banned in the US, thus crippling Chopin’s career as a respected female writer. Not until many years later did the novel emerge from obscurity to be hailed as a beacon of feminist literature. The story follows southern beauty, Edna Pontellier, as she travels between her New Orleans mansion and her gorgeous vacation home in Grande Isle where she blossoms as an artist and intellectual. Uncomfortable in her assigned roles as wife and mother, Edna rebels and immerses herself in a scandalous exploration of sexuality and
independence. Although written over 100 years ago, the book is a haunting and savory summer read that maintains relevance in a 21st century setting. “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman Gaiman’s latest novel and the first he has written for adults since 2005, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a chillingly beautiful fairy tale that succinctly captures the timeless essence of childhood. With striking imagery, the book recounts the magical and dream-like memories of an unnamed boy narrator who long ago embarked on a terrifying journey with his young, uncanny neighbor, Lettie Hempstock. Together, they face unknown dangers amid the ordinary backdrop of summer on an English country farm. Blurring the line between the real and the imaginary, this book easily engrosses its readers, leaving them to question the palpability of human existence and whether or not we ever really grow up. “Kindred” by Octavia Butler A page-turning historical science fiction novel, Kindred tells the story of a young, modern black woman who is suddenly thrust back in time to the antebellum South where she has been summoned to save the young son of a white plantation owner. Throughout the book, she unwillingly travels from the past to the present in a dizzying and unstable succession, forcing her to learn about her familial past and ultimately play a crucial role in the stability of her future. Butler’s writing is effort-
less yet enthralling, making for a thrilling summer novel that leaves readers on the edge until the very last page. “The Mortal Instruments” series by Cassandra Clare Every summer reading list should contain at least one laudable book series. Managing to escape the whirlwind of young adult literature fandom, The Mortal Instruments series has maintained a decent amount of credibility with both critics and readers. The series chronicles the adventures of Clary Fray, an ordinary girl propelled into the world of the Shadowhunters, an ancient alliance that protects Earth from demons. Wellwritten and uniquely interesting, the series contains its fair amount of love, war, and of course, werewolves and vampires. Although there are six books in the series, they read fast and serve as perfect beach bag paperbacks. “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie Christie, the Queen of Crime, is at her prime in her most well-known mystery novel, “And Then There Were None.” Under a myriad of false pretenses, ten strangers are lured to a beautiful island vacation home and, one by one, murdered to the theme of the nursery rhyme “Ten Little Soldiers.” As they scramble to figure out who among them is the killer, each of the group is forced to come to terms with the sins of their past and slowly realize that they may never return home again. Eerie and complex, this novel is a whodunit that will baffle even the most observant summer sleuth.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Editor-in-Chief Hanna Lustig
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The choice is yours: opt-in, or miss out Guest Column by
Kelsey Keny
We were told that college would be all about making choices. This has held true, as we’ve chosen everything from our class schedules, our roommates, our study habits and even our attendance at the University of Tennessee. Our decisions are our own, and they perpetually shape the direction of our collegiate experiences. Well now, UT students, we have another choice to make. And similar to choosing a roommate, it’s a decision we will each have to live with–for a semester at a time, at least. You may know a lot about student programming fees. Or you may not know what the heck a student fee is. In short, there’s one portion of about $20 that can go directly to the funding of programs/events put on by you and your fellow organizational members/friends. There’s a board of students and UT employees called the Student Programming Allocation Committee; if your organization is putting on an event that, as the Board of Trustees policy states, “advances the university’s educational mission,” you can apply for funding through SPAC. Awesome, right? Vols helping Vols at its finest. This funding has been a vital element of what makes our university more than just lab-work, research papers and 8 a.m. classes. It’s the reason you got to attend Spamalot at the Clarence Brown Theatre for a discounted student price, talk about diverse topics at Sex Week, celebrate the end of finals at Volapalooza, learn from Time Magazine writer Joel Stein with Issues Committee, attend programs from the International House, BCPC and any other student organization who has something to share with the student body. This funding has been a vital element of what makes our university an institution of higher learning. Last semester, our state legislature almost went through with bills that would prohibit speakers on campus and limit student organization funding based on the number of members in an organization. They dropped these bills, but with a follow-up resolution that led to the mandatory creation of an “opt-in clause” for that roughly $20 portion of the student programming free. Simply put: for you to have access to the programs I mentioned above and the hundreds of others that will be offered on campus this year, you’ll have to indicate through MyUTK that you want to “opt-in.” Here’s the kicker–either way, it’s the same price. Whether you choose to have access to student programs or not, you’ll be paying the exact same amount of money. There will be some sort of VolCard authorization when you attend programs, and if you don’t decide to opt-in, you won’t get to participate. Choosing to not opt-in wouldn’t save you a dime, it would simply cost you countless opportunities of student engagement at UT. Members of our Board of Trustees didn’t want to pass this opt-in policy. Board member Karl Schledwitz said at the meeting “Any time funding starts being conditioned on a behavior, that is the beginning of censorship.” We get four years of a college experience. Four years to be together and make the most of the vast resources and opportunities we’re given here at UT. Personally, I’ve been amazed by the numerous events I’ve attended since being here — events we as students have created and put on ourselves. I’ve listened to famous attorneys, watched the BOSS Dance Company perform and enjoyed International House pancake breakfasts. I believe we grow as students and individuals just as much from these programs as we do from our time spent in the classroom. We learn to value diverse opinions, work with one another and present information and services to a broad range of people. We get four years together: there will never be another point in our lives with so many opportunities to learn from and participate in. So you have a choice. In the upcoming weeks, the MyUTK portal will be accompanied by the question ‘Do you want to opt in, or do you want to not opt in?’ You’ll be able to access a list of all the events and resources this small fee provided for last year. Then the choice is yours. Me, I’ll be choosing to opt-in. I’ll be choosing to continue going to Issues Committee lectures, Film Committee presentations, Sex Week discussions, International House Festivals and everything I can get my hands on. I hope to see you there. Kelsey Keny is a rising senior in journalism and electronic media and SGA Student Body President. She can be reached at sga1@utk.edu.
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Grayson Hawkins Please, audience, try to guess exactly how much money UT has spent since 1999. I’m talking about all the money the university has received from the state and the tuition and fees of every single student that has attended UT in the past decade and a half. Twenty billion dollars. Now—and correct me if I’m wrong here—with a budget of $20 billion in less than two decades, the entire campus should be flying on jets powered by solar energy with hoverboards for every student and Stephen Hawking should be the chancellor instead of this tongue-in-Cheek guy. I’m not mad though – I am impressed. It takes a special kind of incompetence mixed with years of lazy ignorance to bring the daily spending of a B-grade institution like UT to five and half mil-
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Katrina Roberts Everyone hates the sound of nails on a chalkboard, being interrupted, and waiting in traffic for hours only to find that the holdup was caused by fellow drivers gawking at a fender bender. These minor annoyances, while still requiring some patience, are manageable because you aren’t alone in your hatred. It’s almost guaranteed that everyone around you is equally, if not more, unhappy than you. These moments are bonding experiences. That look you shared with a classmate is a golden nugget of a moment, signaling that you are allies against the person casually scratching the chalkboard. The same, glorious moment is shared when your friend indicates that yes, they saw that rude person interrupt you. And yes, they will later make jabs at them for it.
Grayson Hawkins is a rising sophomore in English and biology. He can be reached at ghawkin4@vols.utk.edu.
It occurs again when the cars around you silently band together and vow to move traffic along. Your annoyed brethren will always stand with you. But then there are some things that solely annoy you, and only you. These are your pet peeves, and while everyone else can disregard the offending incident, you cannot. You sit in a corner and think about how irritated you are (Note: That’s a bit excessive, don’t sit in a corner). For example, one of my biggest pet peeves is when drivers don’t do the ‘thank you’ wave when you let them over in traffic. A lot of people are not bothered by this. I hate it with a burning passion. On Sunday, I let two different cars over in traffic and neither did the wave. Neither driver even offered a nod. Maybe it’s my Southern upbringing, but when I let you over, I expect you to throw up a hand in gratitude. Although most people would simply shake it off and move on, I didn’t let another car over for the rest of my drive. I had no camaraderie and no one to affirm my right to be annoyed. All I had was the bumper of a thankless driver to look at. I’m also bothered by the use of passive
aggressive sticky notes. I would rather a person be passive about something and let it go, or aggressive and address the problem directly. Skirting the issue with an anonymous frowny-face on a piece of paper does not solve anything. While the practice irks me, obviously some people are big fans– there’s even a website dedicated to showcasing particularly spiteful passive aggressive notes. Pet peeves are awful because they leave you alone to wallow in your own bitterness. Everyone else is having a grand time ignoring the tiny thing that shifted your mood. It is because of these horrid things that we must learn to appreciate the universal annoyances. Embrace the screech of the nails and the interruption of a great story. Traffic becomes a blessing when you have dozens of sedans and trucks willing to fight with you. You may be miffed, but at least you’re not alone. Katrina Roberts is a rising junior in English. She can be reached at krober56@vols.utk.edu.
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deeper hole of debt. This predicament comes courtesy of the steady stream of poor and near-sighted decisions made concerning almost all of UT’s campus operations and financial decisions. Most of the departments at UT, aside from a handful of research-oriented departments that cater solely to the federal government’s small selection of research grants, run so inefficiently that they are costing us four million dollars every day. After digging through mazes of outdated reports from the early 2000’s on the TN.gov website, I am now convinced that the state’s public education system has been so incompetently run for so long that there is little hope for change in decades to come. I’ll leave you folks with a quote this week: “When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, … he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. ‘I am innocent of this…’”
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lion dollars. Factoid time! - Harvard’s yearly budget is only twice that of UT’s, but their academics are decades ahead of ours. - Out of the UT System’s now $2 billion budget, $800 million is allocated to “salaries and benefits.” Despite this fact, ask your 100 or 200-level professors if they make living wages (hint: odds are they don’t). - Since 2001, funding from the state for the UT System has decreased by 14 percent, and student tuition and fees as a percent of the budget has increased 24 percent. Please allow me to explain my observations and conclusions on the current state of UT’s administration. The university is operating at a larger and larger deficit each year (much like banks and motor companies from the oh-so-loved-and-adored Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, bailout). Instead of relying on trivial factors like “profits” or “approval of the student body” to determine UT’s annual budget, our Board of Trustees simply increases tuition each year to pad the university’s fall into a bigger and
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Chelsea Faulkner
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Ijams Nature Center hosts music festival 2014 Meadow Lark Lineup: Erin McConnell Contributor
Chelsea Faulkner Arts and Culture Editor The fast approaching Ijams Nature Center Meadow Lark Music Festival offers the same experience as a larger scale music festival, but without the crowded campground or overpriced tickets. Celebrating its fourth year, the oneday festival has increased in both popularity and size, offering a musical lineup along with refreshments from an extensive caravan of Knoxville-based food trucks. Patrons will enjoy music from well-known festival circuit artists such as St. Paul & the Broken Bones as well as from local musicians, The Black Cadillacs, Barstool Romeos and
more. In addition to the music, food truck refreshments will be available to purchase from a variety of local eateries such as Cruze Farm, Good Golly Tamale and The Tomato Head. “Ijams is an urban oasis and, since people enjoy music as well as being outdoors, Meadow Lark brings everyone together to relax and enjoy beautiful music in a serene setting,� said Jill Sublett, Ijams Development Assistant. Sublett said this year’s festival promises to be the best yet. “We are hoping for record breaking attendance this year,� Sublett said. “It’s going to be a festival to remember.� Set against the picturesque backdrop of Ijams Nature Center, a 300 acre scenic sanctuary located close to downtown Knoxville, the festival benefits both the Ijams educational program and local radio station, WDVX-FM.
“The Ijams Education Department teaches children how to care for the earth, animals, and become stewards of the environment,� Sublett said. Between the natural amusements that Ijams provides and the impressive festival lineup, Meadow Lark offers entertainment for all ages. Also, due to Ijams’ commitment to nature education, all children 10 and under can enjoy the festivities at no charge. The 2014 Meadow Lark Music Festival will be held Saturday, June 28th at Ijams Nature Center and is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, Teri Productions, knoxmusictoday.com and WBIR-TV. Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets, but no coolers, pets, or outside food or drink are permitted. For more information or to buy tickets, visit the festival Facebook page at Meadow Lark Festival.
Norwegian Wood - 1:00 p.m. Josh Oliver - 2:00 p.m. Jay Clark and the TN Tree Beavers - 3:00 p.m. Leah Gardner - 4:00 p.m. The Barstool Romeos - 5:00 p.m. Kenny Vaughn Trio - 6:00 p.m. The Black Cadillacs - 7:30 p.m. St. Paul and the Broken Bones - 9:15 p.m.
UK queen visits Belfast set of ‘Game of Thrones’ Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — For Queen Elizabeth II, one throne is enough. The United Kingdom’s 88-year-old monarch toured the Belfast sets of the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones� and met many of its stars Tuesday beside the show’s sword-covered seat of power, the Iron Throne. Unlike many visitors to Belfast’s Titanic Studios, the monarch declined to try out a throne legendarily forged from a thousand blades for the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. Instead, she received a miniature model as a gift.
“Game of Thrones� creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss escorted the monarch through the show’s armory, costume design and storage, and sprawling sets used to shoot the program’s interior scenes and perilous ice-cliff ascents — all part of the biggest TV production ever mounted in Europe. The real-life head of the House of Windsor talked with actors from the show’s rival royal houses, the Lannisters and the Starks. “She kept commenting on how uncomfortable the throne looked. That was funny,� said Maisie Williams, the 17-year-old English actress who plays Arya Stark. “I don’t think I’ve ever been as nervous to
meet anybody,� said Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister, queen regent of the Seven Kingdoms. The “Games of Thrones� tour was just one of several events for Elizabeth midway through a three-day visit to Northern Ireland, where two decades of relative peace now allow the UK’s ceremonial head of state to travel with much greater openness. That was demonstrated as she toured Belfast’s gloriously restored Victorian market — and a teenage boy jumped forward to take a cellphone “selfie� photo of himself with the startled monarch. During a speech to Belfast City Council,
Elizabeth lauded the British Protestant and Irish Catholic sides of the community for forging a unity government in 2007. That ended a four-decade conflict over Northern Ireland that left 3,700 dead. The queen noted that she last visited the city hall in 1966 as conflict was brewing between the province’s then-Protestant government and a Catholic civil rights movement. “We have learnt a lot in those years about ourselves, each other, and how societies can only grow and flourish if they are built on trust, respect, justice and interdependence,� she told the audience, including the city’s newly elected Catholic mayor, Nicola Mallon.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Sports Editor Patrick MacCoon
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continued from Page 1 “It was all a result of great preparation,” she said. “We worked every single day in the gym. We would never leave the gym. We were gym rats. We put a lot of prep in and watched a lot of film. We were ready.” Upon bringing back the gold medal to America, Burdick has received a great amount of sup-
BASKETBALL A lively crowd of the American Outlaws, a local Knoxville soccer club, join together to watch the US play against Portugal Sunday.
‘American Outlaws’ organize support for U.S. soccer team Wes Tripp Staff Writer They drink for America. Tennessee students Drew Whorley and Jason Galat are encouraging others to join the American Outlaws. The American Outlaws are an organization of over 125 chapters with greater than 18,000 members all across the country that support the United States National Soccer Teams through a unified and dedicated group of supporters. Drew Whorley, junior in logistics and co-president of the Knoxville chapter, said the goal of the American Outlaws is to unite the community of US soccer fans and bond by watching games together. “We are at the Crown and Goose for each and every game regardless of whether it’s a meaningless friendly game, an important qualifier, or the World Cup,” Whorley said. “This is our home bar.” Watching soccer games isn’t all the local chapter does. American Outlaws is a non-profit that participates in community service. “It’s very important that people see us not just in a soccer light,” Whorley said, “but also that we do care about the community and we’re proud Knoxvillians and we’re very excited to represent the state of Tennessee and, more importantly, the United States of America in a positive light.” Jason Galat, co-president and senior in supply chain management, agreed. “We don’t like being the underdog,” Galat said. “We like being the powerhouse.” Whorley agreed, and said the role of the underdog is something people in Knoxville can relate to.
“I think in particular in Knoxville, people latch on to that underdog role because Tennessee football fans seem to thrive the most when we’re the underdog,” Whorley said. The American Outlaws chapter in Knoxville hasn’t just come together over a short period of time. Whorley and Galat, along with several others, have put in a great amount of effort to get the chapter off the ground. “We’ve worked really hard and we’ve made a lot of strides over the past year to get this going the way that it is,” Whorley said. “Having 500 people in the Crown and Goose for the US-Ghana game was just the epitome of our hard work. We’re excited to see Knoxville so excited about American soccer.” Galat: “People really want to be patriotic, and this is a great place for them to show it instead of just every four years for the Olympics.” The United States soccer team will play again this Thursday at noon against Germany and will advance past the group stage to the Round of 16 with either a win or a draw. “When you can get local events like this going and get everybody excited, it just shows; hopefully we make that deep run where people continue to come because America likes a winner and that’s the bottom line,” Galat said. Anyone can join online at the American Outlaws website. There is a $25 annual due that goes to both the benefits from the national organization, which is a t-shirt and a bandanna. Members get discounts on hotels, rental cars, flights, and tickets for every game. Five dollars of each membership comes back to the chapter to help with setting up events, and getting merchandise to help run each chapter.
continued from Page 1 “Those two guys (Richardson and Moore) along with Brandon Lopez (senior point guard) have been fantastic,” Tyndall said. “They are high energy guys. I love guys that walk into the practice floor and they’ve got a
port and congratulatory wishes from her fans. “It was awesome that people were able to tune in and watch us play,” she said about the games that were streamed live in the United States. “The fans’ replies on social media were awesome.” Now that she is back in the States, the communication studies major will continue her internship work in New York City for ABC’s Good Morning America with Robin Roberts. While she is enjoying her time
up in the Big Apple, she is also ready to get back to workouts with the Lady Vols as well. “Every single summer I try working on my game and getting better at something,” she said. “My range this summer has improved since the (FIBA) three-point line is further back than the college line.” “Your confidence and mentality is half the battle. I’m looking forward to getting back in the gym with my teammates and preparing for next season.”
smile on their face and trying to encourage teammates. I’m proud of those three. They have shown great leadership to this point.” Moore had his own comments about Tyndall’s leadership. “He’s a pretty hard-nosed guy,” Moore said. “He comes at us in all types of ways. We just have to do a really good job of taking the pressure.
He’s always yelling. He stays intense the whole time.” Moore said he is excited about the new season and the different style of play under Tyndall. “It should be fun,” he said. “We don’t have a natural set offense. It’s basically just pressure the ball on defense and get out in the open court and run. I like that style.”