The Daily Beacon by UT Media Center

Ed: Willpower, optimism best line of defense

UT’s Lathers continues to overcome adversity

PAGE 11 T H E

E D I T O R I A L L Y

Mostly sunny 10% chance of rain HIGH LOW 90 70

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Issue 1 I N D E P E N D E N T

Vol. 118 S T U D E N T

PUBLISHED SINCE 1906 http://utdailybeacon.com N E W S P A P E R

O F

T H E

Welcome Week sparks excitement speech pathology, said that the bustle reminded her of the many UT football games she attended as a child with much Student Life Editor to see and enjoy. “Coming to UT as a freshman last year was an advenThe University of Tennessee is finally waking up as its students return to daily classes, participate in campus- ture,” Hodgson said. “There was much anticipation about affiliated activities and get a feel for the upcoming semes- the years ahead.” The anticipation is something that is felt by all students ter. While freshmen face the difficult task of learning a new as they begin a new season of life or simply continue one they’ve already startway of life, ed. For some, Welcome upperclassmen Week is the start of an look back to amazing adventure, when they while for others, like experienced the Hodgson, it means same anticipamerely enjoying the tion and fear. yearly tradition of Brett Lewis, book buying and junior in engischedule building. neering, said As freshmen flock Welcome Week to first year studies, is bittersweet the suspense builds as one faces the and the awe of moving challenges and on to a new aspect of joys of a new life is multiplied. year. Though this can be “Coming to viewed as just the next UT seams step in life, Jalynn daunting,” Baker, freshman in stuLewis said. “It’s dio art, said this is the huge and classbeginning of somees are hard to thing much greater. find. It has “Being a freshman stretched me at UT feels like joining and challenged a team,” Baker said. me.” “I’m excited to become The buzz on a part of the UT legacampus is hard cy. I feel like I’m conto ignore as tributing to something friends and greater than my own roommates personal future.” rush from their Baker joins the dorms to George Richardson • The Daily Beacon thousands of other stuHodges Library Freshmen walk by the Torchbearer in Circle Park on the way to Neyland dents who see the Stadium for the Night in Neyland event on Monday, Aug. 15. This event to the TRECS beauty in a tradition was just one of many of Welcome Week, which serves to introduce and back in a that has lasted for over d e s p e r a t e incoming students to the many opportunities UT offers. 200 years. She said the attempt to prepare for the season ahead. Freshmen are finding their way students who begin and end their journeys this year are all around and looking forward to the years ahead, while part of something much greater than their own dreams. As classes begin and the lazy days of summer end, the returning students are taking a trip down memory lane feel of campus is that of excitement and apprehension. and preparing for another year of studies and fun. Rocky Top Bookstore is packed with incoming freshmen Whether students are preparing for their first year or their as they buy books and notebooks and search for Volunteer last, each year is the end of one great experience, and the paraphernalia. Ashley Hodgson, a sophomore studying beginning of another.

Lauren Kittrell

U N I V E R S I T Y

PAGE 10 O F

T E N N E S S E E

Author shares passion for storytelling, writing experiences with freshman class in Life of Mind program Jessica Vinge Staff Writer Every year the incoming freshman class takes part in the Life of the Mind program, which was designed to get students involved and have a common experience with one another upon entering college. During Welcome Week, students meet with assigned groups to discuss the chosen book. The 2011 book selection was the New York Times bestseller, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. On Aug. 15, Skloot visited the UT campus to talk about her book with the Class of 2015. During the lecture, she explored the different themes within the book, her experiences involving the research and the events in her life that brought her to where she is today. One of the main themes Skloot focused on during her presentation was passion. Skloot expressed how passion and interest for Henrietta Lacks’ story captivated her and sent her on a path she never thought she would be on. Skloot briefly spoke about how she first learned of Henrietta Lacks. All it took was a short couple of minutes in a freshman-level college class to spark her interest. “You never know what moment and what teacher will change your life forever,” Skloot said.

According to Skloot, that moment in her biology class changed her goals from becoming a veterinarian to a nonfiction science journalist. The book focuses on an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Dr. George Gey took a sample of Lacks’ tumor, which became the first human cells ever to be grown and multiplied outside the body, even decades after her death. Since the 1950s, her cells have been growing and have gone from institution to institution and used for many things in medicine, such as the polio vaccine and tuberculosis. Skloot researched Lacks and her cells, which are called HeLa cells (taking the first two letters of her first and last name to create the scientific name for the cells). Skloot talked with reporters, doctors and even Lacks’ family members to uncover Henrietta’s story and the struggles of the Lacks family since Dr. Gey decided to take a sample of Lacks’ tumor without consent. Following the presentation, the students split up into their assigned groups to discuss the book and lecture further. In the groups, the students were asked several questions involving ethics, morality and science. See LIFE OF THE MIND on Page 5

Torch Night inspires students an internship and study abroad. Cheek focused, however, on always getting help when needed. “I hope if you run into problems here at the When University of Tennessee Student University, you will seek advice,” Cheek said. Body President Ross Rowland asked, “Do you The Chancellor also gave those in attenpledge to serve the university and society?” dance his e-mail address so anyone who felt approximately 4,200 responses of “I do” lost and out of options could seek his help. echoed through Thompson-Boling Arena Cheek then stated that last year’s class was Monday night. The Class of 2015 has the highthe first to experience a new tradition. Each est average ACT score in the history of UT for chair had a sealed envelope and candle on it incoming freshmen. awaiting each student at the beginning of the The Torch of Preparation was passed to the evening. He directed the Class of 2015 to open Class of 2015 at the envelopes, the event’s proinside of which ceedings. Torch were tassels. Night has been “I’m going to a standing tralook forward to dition at UT seeing you all since Vic Davis cross that stage founded the cerwearing those tasemony in 1925. sels,” Cheek said, It marks the referring to graduofficial entrance ation. “Let’s make of the freshman the Class of 2015 class to UT. the best the Melissa of George Richardson • The Daily Beacon University S h i v e r s , Tennessee has A s s i s t a n t Jimmy Cheek passes the light of the torch to a ever seen. These Chancellor of student during Torch Night on Monday, Aug. 15. four years will be The event, which has been in practice since 1925, Student Life, ones you will was the first to signifies the freshman class being passed the cherish. Be sure speak. She “Torch of Preparation” from upperclassmen at the to enjoy these asked the beginning of their tenure at UT. years. Be sure to incoming class take advantage of of more than 4,000 students to stand so that the opportunities. And when you cross that she, her fellow scholars and faculty members stage, remember that night that you got your —17 in all — could applaud the newest additassel.” tions to the Tennessee family. The freshman class then experienced its “Every year it seems we announce that each first Vol Walk from Thompson-Boling Arena, class is the best and brightest, and you should down Volunteer and into Neyland Stadium be proud that your class is no exception,” where they had the honor of running onto the Shivers said. field, surrounded by a gathering of the UT’s Chancellor Jimmy Cheek was present to Pride of the Southland Marching Band in the address this year’s incoming freshman class. same style as the Volunteer Football Team. He gave advice and encouraged the students to The students then formed a Power T for their George Richardson • The Daily Beacon focus on their academics, but also to enjoy the Derek Dooley cheers with students of the freshman class during the Night at experiences that college has to offer. He told class picture, centered directly over the 50Neyland event on Monday, Aug. 15. As part of the first Night at Neyland event ever, students to get involved in the thousands of yard line. Smokey was among those in attenstudents got the chance to run through the “T,” take part in a class photo and hear clubs and organizations at UT, play a sport, get dance, greeting every student with hugs and high fives. from a number of UT coaches.

Grace Van Dyke Staff Writer

2 • The Daily Beacon

InSHORT

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Jake Wheeler • The Daily Beacon

Hunter O’Neal, undecided sophomore, and Macy O’Neal, freshman in business entrepreneurship, wait on a cart to become available while moving in at Massey Hall on Sunday, Aug. 14.

1933 — Lou Gehrig goes the distance On August 17, 1933, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,308th consecutive game, breaking former Yankee Everett Scott’s record for consecutive games played. Gehrig would go on to play in 2,130 games in a row, setting a record that would stand for over half a century. Henry Louis Gehrig was born June 19, 1903, in New York City, the only child of German immigrants to survive childhood illness. His doting parents stressed education over sports, and he attended Columbia University on a football scholarship and studied engineering. After his freshman year, Gehrig played for New York Giants Manager John McGraw in a summer league under the name Henry Lewis; he lost a year of eligibility at Columbia when his ruse was discovered. Gehrig was then signed by a Yankees scout while playing first base at Columbia, much to the consternation of Giants fans who believed their skipper had let the talented slugger get away. Gehrig joined the Yankees in 1923, but didn’t see any action until 1925. According to legend, Gehrig stepped in at first base when star Wally

Pipp benched himself with a headache. Gehrig didn’t miss a game for the next 13 years, and Pipp never made it back on to the field. To this day, to be “Wally Pipped” is to be replaced for good. Gehrig set his endurance record against the Browns in St. Louis more than eight seasons after the streak began on June 1, 1925. He was honored after the first inning, when Browns and Yankees players surrounded him at home plate and he was presented with a silver trophy by American League President William Harridge. The Yankees went on to lose the game in 10 innings, 7-6, in spite of home runs from Babe Ruth and Bill Dickey. For his career, Gehrig’s offensive output was as extraordinary as his consecutive games streak. The left-handed slugger led the American League in RBIs five times and drove in at least 100 runs 13 years in a row. He led the AL in home runs three times, runs four times and in hitting once. On June 3, 1932, Gehrig became the first player to homer four times in a single game. In the Yankees first golden era, Gehrig batted cleanup, right after Babe Ruth, the bigger star of the two. It was Gehrig, however, who was named American League MVP in 1927, on a Yankee team considered the greatest team in history. He won the award again in 1936, another championship year for the Yankees. In all, Gehrig helped the Yankees to six World Series titles.

In 1938 Gehrig’s batting average dropped below .300 for the first time in his career and he began to experience chronic illness. As his strength continued to dwindle and doctors struggled to diagnose him, Gehrig took himself out of many games. He was eventually diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rare degenerative disease now often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He retired and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939 and died just two years later. 1999 — Deadly earthquake strikes Turkey Just after 3 a.m., an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale strikes northwestern Turkey, home to one-third of the country’s population and half its industry. The epicenter of the earthquake was Izmit, located 65 miles from Istanbul and on the North Anatolian fault line. The quake came at the worst possible time, when people were at home in their beds, and thousands were killed instantly as their homes collapsed on them. Thousands more died of injuries, suffocation, dehydration, or exhaustion as rescue crews scrambled to pull them from the rubble. All told, more than 17,000 people were killed and damages totaled $6.5 billion, making it one of the most devastating earthquakes of the 20th century. — This Day in History courtesy of History.com

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The Daily Beacon • 3

UT hosts First Day Free Play

Vols Night In

Students are invited to enjoy games and entertainment at the Down Under Recreation Center in the UC Wednesday afternoon. As the first day of classes comes to an end, join your fellow students and friends for a relaxing afternoon of bowling, billiards, table tennis and Xbox. The games will be complimentary to students from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

UT dorms are hosting Vols Night In Wednesday evening for student residents. The night will begin a 7 p.m. at all UT Residence Halls. Talk to your RA to find out more about your floor meeting time and other events being held in your dorm.

UT Farmers Market UT is proud to host a weekly Farmers Market every Wednesday through October. The Market will be held at the UT Gardens every Wednesday afternoon. Enjoy fresh produce, local food, entertainment and educational information. The Market begins each week at 4 p.m. to all students.

Freshmen “Back-to-College” event Target invites all UT freshmen to a private after-hours shopping event Thursday from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The store will provide free bus rides to and from the event. Freshmen who attend will have an opportunity to enjoy a live DJ, dancing and entertainment, as well as product samples and photo opportunities with Bullseye the Mascot. Students will be able to shop for dorm décor, clothing apparel and classroom necessities in a freshmen-friendly environment. The shopping event is one of many Welcome Week festivities.

London rioters stir controversy The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police revealed Tuesday that they sent officers to protect major shopping centers and the 2012 Olympics sites after intercepting phone and social network messages saying they were targets for rioters. Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens of London’s Metropolitan Police told a committee of lawmakers that police sent extra officers to London’s Oxford Circus, two malls and the Olympic Park on Aug. 8 after seeing messages on Twitter and the BlackBerry devices of people who had been arrested for rioting. Owens said that “through Twitter and BBM there was intelligence that the Olympic site, Westfields (shopping malls) and Oxford Street were going to be targeted.” “We were able to secure all those places and indeed there was no damage at any of them,” she said, according to London’s Evening Standard newspaper.

Police and politicians claim young criminals used Twitter and Blackberry’s simple and largely cost-free messaging service to coordinate looting sprees during the riots. The government has said it will debate whether cell phone services could be disrupted or blackouts imposed on social networks during riots — proposals that have already been fiercely opposed by civil libertarians. The acting chief of London’s police force, Tim Godwin, told Parliament’s home affairs committee that police had considered seeking approval to switch off such services, but decided against it. He said the legality of such action was “very questionable,” and social networks were a useful intelligence asset. Police have arrested more than 3,000 people over riots that erupted Aug. 6 in north London and flared for four nights across the capital and other English cities. A 16-year-old boy was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for the murder of a retiree

attacked when he confronted rioters in London, as judges and prosecutors used tough punishment and name-andshame tactics against hundreds of alleged participants in the mayhem. The government said police would get better training and stronger powers to deal with a new and unpredictable era of street disturbances. “We will make sure police have the powers they need,” said Home Secretary Theresa May — including, she suggested, the power to impose blanket curfews in troubled areas. A teenager, who has not been named because of his age, appeared in court Tuesday accused of killing 68year-old Richard Bowes, who was found lying in a street during violence in Ealing, west London, on Aug. 8. CCTV footage captured Bowes being punched and falling to the pavement after he tried to stamp out a fire set by rioters. He died of head injuries three days later. See LONDON RIOTS on Page 5

4 • The Daily Beacon

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

OPINIONS

Editor’sNote Staff recommits to student focus Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief It’s the first day out. The Daily Beacon staff has already hit the ground running in our quest to deliver timely and detailed coverage of campus events to the UT community. Our publication has two primary goals this year. First, we intend to focus on empowering student voice on campus, providing you with a more accessible platform to air your opinions. Second, we are recommitting ourselves to bringing you timely and relevant coverage of all campus events that affect the student body. The Daily Beacon is your primary source for unbiased facts about this university, its policies and its practices. To achieve these aims, one of the changes in the paper this year will include a greater focus on our mission to deliver coverage on policy decisions that directly affect students. Recent increases in tuition and fees, coupled with new stipulations attached to the HOPE Scholarship, have motivated us to more carefully cover situations relevant to administrative decision-making. The Daily Beacon will be presenting accurate accounts of both the positive and negative ramifications of UT policy. Staff reporters this year will also be working to increase information available to students about SGA and its practices. More articles will report on the governing body’s focus, specifically on its efforts to fulfill promises made during the campaign. Students will then have the information necessary to determine for themselves the effectiveness of the representatives they have elected. Responding to student interest, The Daily Beacon will also feature more student-based

editorial content this year. In addition to our usual opinion columns, we will be encouraging all motivated students to submit guest columns relevant to current campus events for a new section in the paper. Commentary on national or international news is also welcome. Prospective columns may be submitted to the editor and will be considered for publication by the staff. As always, students are also encouraged to address any commentary on newspaper content to our letters account, letters@utdailybeacon.com. This account is checked on a daily basis, and the newspaper is always delighted to run informed criticism or critique supplied to us by our readers. Reporters and columnists alike enjoy receiving feedback on their work, and this interaction is critical to the success of the newspaper. Consistent dialogue with the student body will allow our staff to best meet the needs of our audience. The Daily Beacon is interested in covering any and every issue that pertains to the student body. As a journalistic outfit, we consider it our responsibility to investigate any topics that you are curious about and look into any leads provided to us. Our newspaper maintains several different outlets for students to contact us with questions, information or story ideas. To learn more about the paper, students should visit our official website, http://utdailybeacon.com/. Listed online are direct newsroom phone numbers, staff e-mail addresses, and links to The Daily Beacon’s official Twitter and Facebook pages. UT’s campus is unceasingly hectic. Events and achievements in athletics, fine arts, academics and research are constantly in progress. Take a few minutes each day to catch up on anything you might have missed with The Daily Beacon. —Blair Kuykendall is a junior in College Scholars. She can be reaeched at bkuykend@utk.edu

SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline

THE GREAT MASH-UP • Liz Newnam

Columns of The Daily Beacon are reflections of the individual columnist, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or its editorial staff.

Fall classes bring new possibilities Ac orns and Other Seeds by

Anna-Lise Burnette There’s nothing quite like stepping back onto campus after a long stay away. The buildings almost seem to glow in the summer haze, radiating heat and tiny specks of gold. The pavement echoes dully your footsteps as you march your way up the hill, away from Neyland Stadium and toward the pleasantly icy halls of Hodges. If you keep going you’re sure to run into throngs of fresh-faced, recent high school graduates milling around Presidential Courtyard, laughing, joking and shoving each other a little. It’s a beautiful thing. But classes start today, and that means our delicious little bubble gets popped. Not even the promise of air conditioning (or something like it) is enough to make up for the fact that daily lecture classes almost always last half an hour too long. And Starbucks, if you can afford it, does little in the summer to distract from the first all-nighter you’ll need to pull; it will probably be some time in the next two weeks. Still, school’s great. And I’d like to take this time to welcome the incoming class of 2015 or so by saying “Don’t worry about a thing.” Not today, anyway. And for all the rest of us? Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’ve got this. I for one am happy to be back to my daily routine: sleeping in, rushing around, cramming, fretting, setting my pencil down in disgust, quietly crying over the quiz I just bombed, ignoring the work I ought to be doing by messing around with the Internet and sleeping. There’s a lot to be said for consistency, and I hope that this semester goes at least nearly as well as last semester did, although some “surprise As” would be nice. That wasn’t meant to be a funny sentiment, but it is to me because I just got a new

academic planner. I’ve had one every year since middle school, but no matter how hard I try I can’t seem to keep it up. I always start strong; last year I marked down every possible event I could think of between August and October. But somewhere around the middle of September I stopped making meticulous note of project due dates and important dinner commitments, and my planner vanished into a black hole. So today, on this most auspicious and important of days, I’m making a resolution. My planner will follow me to every class I attend (which will be, I hope, all of them). My planner will sit conspicuously on my desk in plain view. My planner will be filled. Some of you non-planner types will probably think I’m a little zealous, but I have very definite ideas about the tools necessary for academic success. Sturdy mechanical pencils and lightweight, subject-divided and colorcoded notebooks make my list, for instance, while beer pong, sweatpants and virtual flashcards do not. I know what works for me and what doesn’t. If you’re uncertain, I urge you not to wait until finals week to figure it out. Because we have a short window of bright opportunity. This is the beginning of a new academic year, which means more classes, more teachers and more chances to either excel or flounder miserably (and usually it’s a mix of all those). I hate to hear people complaining about “school” on the first day back, as if higher education was devised to be some curious form of physical torture. If anything, college offers young people an extended stretch of childhood that not everyone is fortunate enough to have. Which is why we must not squander it. As you sit through your first week or two trying to decide whether or not to drop your 8 a.m. class, remember who you are and where you are. It may not be heaven, but it sure isn’t that bad. Cheer up; you’re in college. — Anna-Lise Burnette is a senior in global and Asian studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu.

Secrets manageable in friendship A lmo s t PC by

Chelsea Tolliver

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Blair Kuykendall MANAGING EDITOR Preston Peeden CHIEF COPY EDITOR Robbie Hargett COPY EDITOR Will Abrams DESIGN EDITORS Emily DeLanzo Abbie Gordon PHOTO EDITORS Tia Patron George Richardson NEWS EDITOR Kyle Turner STUDENT LIFE EDITOR Lauren Kittrell ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Jake Lane SPORTS EDITOR Matt Dixon ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Clay Seal RECRUITMENT EDITOR Robby O’Daniel

To visit the Daily Beacon online, scan this code with your smartphone QR Code APP.

ONLINE EDITORS Jake Lane Liz Newnam ADVERTISING MANAGER Shannon Thomas ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Brent Harkins Nick Marchant Adrian St. Amant Lauren Wilson ADVERTISING PRODUCTION ARTISTS Krystal Oliva Anna Simanis EDITORIAL PRODUCTION ARTISTS Alex Cline Brittany Coggins Liz Newnam CLASSIFIED MANAGER Xiaoxiao Ma

To report a news item, please e-mail the stories1@utk.edu or call the managing editor at 974-2348. To place an ad, please call retail advertising at 974-5206. To place a classified, please call the classified manager at 974-4931. If you think something has been reported incorrectly, please contact the managing editor at 974-2348. Advertising: (865) 974-5206 Classifieds: (865) 974-4931 Editor: (865) 974-2348 Main office: (865) 974-3231 Managing Editor: (865) 974-2348 Newsroom: (865) 974-3226 Newsroom fax: (865) 974-5569 Photo: (865) 974-5212 E-mail: stories1@utk.edu letters@utdailybeacon.com

The Daily Beacon is published by students at The University of Tennessee Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Tuesday and Friday during the summer semester. The offices are located at 1340 Circle Park Drive, 5 Communications Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-0314. The newspaper is free on campus and is available via mail subscription for $200/year, $100/semester or $70/summer only. It is also available online at: www.utdailybeacon.com. LETTERS POLICY: The Daily Beacon welcomes all letters to the editor and guest columns from students, faculty and staff. Each submission is considered for publication by the editor on the basis of space, timeliness and clarity. Contributions must include the author’s name and phone number for verification. Students must include their year in school and major. Letters to the editor and guest columns may be e-mailed to letters@utdailybeacon.com or sent to Blair Kuykendall, 1340 Circle Park Dr., 5 Communications Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-0314. The Beacon reserves the right to reject any submissions or edit all copy in compliance with available space, editorial policy and style. Any and all submissions to the above recipients are subject to publication.

Some of the most powerful things in life are also some of the most dangerous. In the right hands for the right reasons they can be perfectly harmless and even wonderful. If they are put in the wrong hands for the wrong reasons, or in the wrong hands for the right reasons, or in the right hands for the wrong reasons, they can have devastating consequences. One of the most poignant examples of such a danger is secrets. “Can you keep a secret?” is something everyone is asked, but how many people actually can keep a secret? Well, there are some practical questions to consider about someone when deciphering whether he or she can keep a secret. One: Does she ever tell you something about someone else by saying, “Don’t tell anyone, O.K.?” Those are red-flag words because if she says it to you, she is more likely to say it about you as well. Two: Would he profit from telling someone else? This profit doesn’t need to be great. It can be nothing other than a good laugh with some other buddies, but if it has the potential to turn someone against another person or just embarrass or sadden someone, it should be kept far away from that person’s ears. Three: How long have I known this person? If you’ve known someone your whole life, you most likely know her well enough to know whether or not she can keep a secret. If you are still on the first-impression “honeymoon” stage of your possible friendship, then you need to stick with the simple stuff like, “How was the movie?” Four important questions need to be answered considering secrets and the telling of them: When? Why? What? and Who? Only a few secrets are truly worthy of divulging. If it’s something that is clearly going to pass in the relatively near future and no longer be an issue, you shouldn’t tell anyone because if you do, it will never completely pass because someone else will know. If you are not the only one affected by the secret, be very carful

because telling that secret will be walking on a fine line between secret and gossip. Why people tell secrets is a rather complicated thing. It should not be an everyday sort of thing. That qualifies as gossip. It should not be something done for fun — in search of praise or pity. It should be something that truly needs to be told for the good of those involved. Maybe that good is just that the secret-teller needs to get something off her chest or needs some advice. Telling a secret needs to come from a specific, definable purpose. Each secret should be told to no more than two people. If three people know, it’s not really a secret anymore. A secret that needs to be told, needs to be told to one person, or, in some rare cases, two people. A secret should be told when it is necessary. Again, telling a secret should never be for fun. Telling a secret should happen only when it needs to be told for a clear reason. Of those questions, the most important is: Who should be told the secret? A trustworthy person can be hard to find, but finding someone who appears trustworthy isn’t nearly as hard. Almost everyone is a good actor when it comes to his own life. Almost everyone can put on a safe appearance — that is, be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. So it is vital to know someone well before you know that they can keep a secret. It’s truly a rare blessing for a person to have one particular person to whom she can tell everything. That sort of blessing should never be ignored — it’s too beautiful. However, even if there are multiple people who hear different sorts of secrets, that can be safe enough. If, for instance, someone can tell friend “X” about boys, friend “Y” about family troubles and friend “Z” about medical troubles, all those secrets can be kept if friends “X”, “Y” and “Z” are truly trustworthy and all keep the secrets with which they are entrusted. Secrets are dangerous and complicated things, powerful enough to consume or comfort a person. Something that powerful can certainly be dangerous, but that’s life; and life is full of both danger and beauty, and some things that are both dangerous and beautiful. — Chelsea Tolliver is a junior in the College Scholars Program. She can be reached at ctollive@utk.edu.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Elvis fans worldwide gather for vigil

LONDON RIOTS continued from Page3 The suspect, dressed in a black shirt and with his arms crossed, was charged with murder, violent disorder and the burglary of a bookmakers, a supermarket, a video store and a restaurant. He did not enter a plea and was ordered detained as he awaits trial at the Central Criminal Court. The boy’s 31-year-old mother has been charged with obstructing the police investigation. She also was denied bail. So far about 1,400 people have been charged with riotrelated offenses. More than 1,200 have appeared in court — often in chaotic, round-the clock-sessions dispensing justice that is swifter, and harsher, than usual. Although a public opinion favors stern punishment for rioters, a few cases have made headlines and sparked debate. A London man received six months in jail for stealing a case of water worth 3.5 pounds ($5) from a looted supermarket. A Manchester mother of two who did not take part in the riots was sentenced to five months for wearing a pair of looted shorts her roommate had brought home. Late Tuesday, two men in northwesternn England were handed stiff jail terms for inciting disorder through social networking sites. Cheshire Police said Jordan Blackshaw, 20, and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan, 22, both received 4-year sentences for using Facebook to “organize and orchestrate” disorder. Blackshaw used the social networking site to create an event — with a date, time and location — for “massive Northwich lootin’.”

TUTORING TESTPREP EXPERTS GRE/ GMAT/ LSAT For over 30 years, Michael K. Smith, Ph.D., and his teachers have helped UT students prepare for the GRE/ GMAT/ LSAT. Our programs offer individual tutoring, practice tests, and computer- adaptive strategies at a reasonable price. Programs can be designed around your schedule, weekdays, weeknights, or weekends. Conveniently located at 308 South Peters Rd. Call (865)694-4108 for more information.

EMPLOYMENT Auto Sales Customer Service Rep needed. Good people skills and knowledge of cars. Flexible schedules. Near campus. E-mail resume to dougjustus07@me.com or call 755-7663. Bearden Early Enrichment Program now hiring classroom floaters and substitutes for morning or afternoon shifts. Send resume to beep@beardenumc.org. Caregiver/ companion for adult female with Parkinsons disease in West Knoxville. Flexible hours. (865)588-1010, leave message. CHILD CARE. 3 kids: 3, 9 and 12. Near Northshore & Pellisippi Pkwy. Mon, Thu, & Fri 2:30 – 6:30. $10 / hour. Driving and very active play incl sports. Non-smoker, good driver, swimmer. Must have a car. Resume and refs reqd. Leave msg at 406-2690.

The Daily Beacon • 5

NEWS

The Associated Press MEMPHIS — Silent mourners with heads bowed and yellow-orange candlelight leading the way paid their respects to Elvis Presley at his grave at Graceland, his longtime Memphis home, to remember the 34th anniversary of his sudden death. Thousands of Elvis devotees, candles in hand, walked in the humid night to the graves of Elvis and his relatives, some wiping away tears as they filed past. Flower arrangements and heart-shaped wreaths decorated the burial site as “If I Can Dream” and other songs played softly in the background. The vigil was to extend past midnight and into Tuesday morning, marking the anniversary of the King’s death on Aug. 16, 1977. The vigil is the main draw of “Elvis Week,” and some waited hours outside the stately mansion for the procession to start. Paula Penna came with her family from Campinas, Brazil, for her sixth vigil. Penna, who met her Brazilian husband in an Elvis fan club, cried and hugged him, her sister and aunt after paying her respects. She said Elvis songs have helped her family through good and bad. All four have Elvis tattoos. “Elvis music keeps the family together,” said Penna, who also was born on Aug. 16 and will celebrate her 27th birthday Tuesday. “I promised to come every

LIFE OF THE MIND continued from Page 1 One question focused on whether or not the students felt like Skloot’s book benefited or exploited the Lacks family. “I don’t think she exploited them at all,” Juliana Betancourt, freshman in public relations, said. “She raised awareness about Henrietta’s case and got millions of people to know and understand what happened and who she is. She did something great for the family because now more people are aware of the situation than ever before.” Because of Skloot’s book and the amount of awareness raised for Henrietta and the Lacks family, a foundation and scholarship program were created in their honor. The scholarship was made for Lacks’ future descendants and families with similar stories and backgrounds. Despite the many struggles and

EMPLOYMENT

Do you need extra cash? Want to have fun at work? Need to work flexible hours? -F&B Manager -Reservationsi Manager -Front Desk Clerks -Housekeepers -Servers (Rest, Cocktail, Banquets) -Bartenders -Cooks Please apply in person between 9:00am-4:00pm Tuesday-Friday at: Knoxville Marriott 500 Hill Avenue S.E. Knoxville, TN 37915 EARLY EDUCATION MAJOR OR REVALANT EXPERIENCE Part-Time or Full-Time hours needed for West Knoxville family. Flexible hrs, some travel. Respond to Lucy (865)567-1428 or lucyschaad@gmail.com. First Baptist Concord/ West Lake FT/PT positions avail. Teacher asst./Floater. Professional Christian working environment. Call (865)288-1629 or email westlakewee@fbconcord.org.

Hiring Nursery Workers. St. John’s Episcopal Church--Downtown for Sunday mornings and Wednesday evening. References required. Contact: Paul Ruff 934-4820 or Patty Dunlap 525-7347. Now hiring for after school childcare center in West Knoxville. A super fun job! Call Robert 454-1091.

year to pay tribute to Elvis because he is very important to the family life.” Fans like 60-year-old Joe Makowski — who claims he saw Elvis in concert 81 times — and his girlfriend, Pamela Hembree, were among the first in line and waited for hours along Graceland’s outer brick wall. A New Jersey native who owns four of Elvis’ concert-worn scarves and has attended several vigils, he said it was time to introduce Hembree to the Elvis Week experience honoring the life and career of the rock ‘n’ roll star. “I get to meet new fans and meet new people, so that’s why I line up here early in the day,” said Makowski, who went to Las Vegas twice a year between 1971 and 1976 to see Elvis perform. “The biggest thing I get out of it is seeing the young fans that weren’t even born until years after he passed away.” Makowski said he admires Elvis because of his singing and performing prowess, of course, but also for what he called the singer’s overall coolness. “He helped me break out of my shell because I was kind of a shy kid,” said Makowski, an actor who now lives in Palm Harbor, Fla. Visitors came from Japan, England, Germany and other countries. Some wore full Elvis outfits, others just his trademark sunglasses or sideburns. Patrick Lucas sported sideburns and pompadour going as he walked to the vigil with the rest of the Elvis Presley Fans of Alabama, a club he joined on the Internet. Hunter, 22, came from Ehlange-Mess, Luxembourg, for the vigil. “I try to be like him, in the ways that he was nice to people and how he treated people,” Lucas said. “He was a giving person.”

obstacles Skloot ran into, she pushed forward and worked for over a decade to get her book written and published exactly how she and the Lacks family wanted it. She encountered many publishing companies who wanted to expunge the story of Henrietta and the Lacks family, making it strictly a science book. However, Skloot refused to comply with the omission and kept looking for a company that would take her book as is. Skloot kept her initial plan and has been on the bestsellers list for two years now, still raising awareness for the Lacks family and events surrounding the acquisition of human cells that served as the building block for many breakthrough cures. Throughout the students’ first year at UT, the Life of the Mind book selection is designed for discussion in several different classes whether it be in lectures, exhibits or movies discussed in class with the same or similar themes found in the selected book.

EMPLOYMENT

UNFURN APTS

HOUSE FOR RENT

CONDOS FOR SALE

MERCH. FOR SALE

Global Research Consultants, LLC. is a boutique information brokerage serving a select group of multinational corporations with information to help drive their strategic business decisions through a targeted “crowdsourcing” methodology. GRC will hire students on a contract basis, and is prepared to pay up to $1000.00 per contract assignment. More about this opportunity: www.grcknows.com

1 and 2BR Apts. UT area and West Knox area. Call for appointment (865)522-5815.

3BR, 2.5BA, W/D, very nice and close to campus. $350/mo. per person. Call 386-5081 or visit www.volhousing.com.

For Sale or Lease 2BR, 1.5BA, all brick townhouse in West Hills. Swimming pool, bonus storage area. Leave name and number at (865)584-9985.

More towel space.-instantly. Fits existing towel bar. Triple capacity! Looks great. No installation. Dormitories and homes. www.tripletowelholder.com 1-800-448-6935.

Landscaping company looking for FT and PT help. Must be able to drive pick-up truck. Leave name and number at (865)584-9985. Now hiring PT counter help. Crown Dry Cleaners. Must be able to work every afternoon. Contact Don at (865)584-7464. PT positions for North Knoxville apartment complex. Ground/ maintenance . 10 - 20 hours per week. Starting $8.50 hour. Call (865)688-5547 for information. Interviews by appointment only. THE TOMATO HEAD MARYVILLE Hiring all positions Full and part-time. No experience necessary. Apply in person. 211 W. Broadway, Maryville, TN (865)981-1080 or online www.thetomatohead.com. Want to get paid to play? Looking for PT job with a flexible schedule? Try Sitters on Demand. Start immediately. Experience with children required. Contact Kendyll at (423)650-9056 or sittersondemand@gmail.com.

South Knoxville/UT downtown area 2BR apts. $475. Call about our special (865)573-1000.

FOR RENT Artsy, Victorian APTS and HOUSES 1,2 or 3BRs Some fenced yards, W/D, dishwasher, porches, huge closets, hardwood floors, high ceilings, mantles. $345-$895. (865)455-0488. Clinch at 14th St. Evian Tower. 1BR 1BA with parking $495/mo. Howard Grower Realty Executives Associates. 865-588-3232 or 865-705-0969 LUXURY 1 BR CONDOS Security/ Elevator/ Pool 3 min. walk to Law School. $500R. $300SD. No app. fee. 865 (4408-0006, 250-8136).

Read the Beacon Classifieds! BEAUTIFUL ISLAND HOME PARK 6 min. UT. 4/5BR 3BA furnished LR, DR, den, sunporch, deck, grill. All appliances, W/D, hardwood, security. No pets. $1425/mo. Available August. Jim 363-1913.

West off Gallaher View Rd. Private, quiet, sophisticated condo. One level, open, large, light rooms. 2BR/2BA, large closets, separate laundry room. 2 car garage. $149,900. Alfred A. Robinson Co. Call Sandy Robinson 865-414-9698.

ROCKY TOP HOME FOR RENT. 3BR/2BA HOME ON 7 ACRES. 10 MIN FROM CAMPUS. NEED ROOMMATES. COST TO EACH $275/MO PLUS UTILITIES SHARING. CALL JAY AFTER 7PM 865-235-9817 OR JOHN (703)938-5215 ANYTIME. HOME IS AT 1029 BROWN ROAD, KNOXVILLE.

Great North HIlls investment property for family with student. Only 12 minutes to UT. 3BR/1BA, h/w floors, new roof, large backyard. $84,900. Realty Executives Associates, 688-3232; Mike, 789-3902.

HOUSE FOR RENT 2 Available Now!! Same Area NW -650/Western. Close to UT. 1) 4BR, 2BA, L/R Kitchen has stove, refrig, and D/W. Downstairs has 2nd kitchen, den, and laundry room 2,000 square feet! Four-car garage! $1,195 2) 2BR, 2BA “treehouse” studio apt. 1,200 Sq. Ft. $795 all Appliances plus W/D discounts available on both places! Lease, D/D and C/R owner/agent 207-2452. 3BR 1BA house, hardwood floors, W/D connection, deck. Fountain City. $695/mo. 865-690-2343.

100+ vehicles $5,995 or less. Specializing in imports. www.DOUGJUSTUS.com

WANTED TO BUY

This space could be yours. Call 974-4931

Wanted to buy student undergraduate catalog year 2008-2009. Also, graduate catalog including M.A. and Ph.d degrees for 2008-2009. Call 423-562-4732.

THE BIGGEST POSTER SALE. Biggest and best selection. Choose from over 2000 different images. FINE ART, MUSIC, MOVIES, MODELS, HUMOR, ANIMALS, PERSONALITIES, LANDSCAPES, MOTIVATIONALS, PHOTOGRAPHY. MOST IMAGES ONLY $7, $8, AND $9. SEE US AT University Center Room 221 ON Wednesday Aug.17 thru Friday Aug 26th 2011. THE HOURS ARE 9AM-6PM. THIS SALE IS SPONSORED BY the University Center.

Classified ads can work for YOU! Give us a call at 974-4931

NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD • Will Shortz ACROSS 1 5 10 14 15 16 17 19

20 21

This space could be yours. Call 974-4931

HOMES FOR SALE

AUTOS FOR SALE

30 31 33 38 39

S O F A D E N Y S K N O X

Start of a URL Neon ___ (fish) They’re hooked behind the back Two-dimensional extent Suits Stop Large order of morning drinks? 1970s-’80s group with a palindromic name Interim ruling group It helps a pitcher get a grip Activity for a hyperactive barista? Vegetables whose skins may be cooked and eaten separately Gomer Pyle’s girlfriend It can be a major turnoff English racing town Bona fide Connect with

42 43 46 47

52 53 58 59

62 63 64

65 66 67

Subtle show of emotion in the eyes Maud Adams, twice Regulars, or what they’ll have Lend, informally Interactive features of starbucks.com? Southern belle’s cry of surprise Harasses, as a fraternity pledge Times or Century Classic Mike Myers “S.N.L.” sketch … or an apt title for this puzzle Herr’s wife ___ cologne “You’ve Really Got a Hold ___” (1963 hit) Cry of alarm Tony Randall title role Feline line

DOWN

W A L N U I R T X I S I N O G A N O W A R A K O L E P E N E R S

L Y S P A N I Y R T T E B A L M O W G O R K

G H E T T O O W L S T O E

L O B W I L L A E D O A H V O P I S P I N T T E N E O U R S W N S E S P L I N H E B A H N H I S A O S T A N L E O C Y S L E

A S E A

S T A T

H I D E

G O G O L

G N A R L

O S T E O

I D E A

D O A S

E N N E

33 39

51 53

College freshman, typically Later than Stereotypical cowboy’s nickname Button abbr. on a scientific calculator Is overcome by emotion, maybe Dr Pepper alternative Welcomes at the door Hallucinogenic beverage Yeshiva instructor Composer Berg Legendary football coach Amos Alonzo ___ Words before and after “what”

22 24 25

26 27 28 29 32

35 36 37

11 12 13

19 21

4 5

O S L O

5 15

23 26

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE C H U M

Pilgrimage to Mecca Drop ___

Hard up ___ Bator ___ of the Rock (Jerusalem landmark) Burglar who really gets cracking? Jump with an extra half-turn It’s bigger than a Nano “Set phasers to ___” Morning ___ (bathing, combing the hair, etc.) Napoleon and Snowball, in “Animal Farm” Do a little barbering Other: Sp. Take off one’s coat?

39 40 42 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 54 55 56 57 60 61

Lacquered metalware The “I” of R.P.I.: Abbr. Portending evil Zoned (out) Rumpus Sec Have a thing for Susceptible to bribery Make a nuisance of oneself That miss The H, H or O in H2O Western writer Grey Patron saint of sailors Distort Govt. approver of new meds Fair-hiring abbr.

6 â&#x20AC;˘ The Daily Beacon

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

ARTS&CULTURE

The Daily Beacon • 7

Indiana stage collapse under investigation The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — As the Indiana State Fair reopened after a deadly collapse of a concert stage, questions lingered about the structure’s safety, why fans weren’t evacuated as a storm moved in and whether anything could have been done to prevent the tragedy. State fair officials have not said whether the stage and rigging were inspected before Saturday’s show. Fair spokesman Andy Klotz said initially that the state fire marshal’s office was responsible for inspections, but he backtracked Monday, saying he wasn’t sure whose job it is. Saturday night’s accident happened when a wind gust estimated at 60 to 70 mph toppled the roof and the metal scaffolding holding lights and other equipment. The stage collapsed onto a crowd of concert-goers awaiting a show by the country group Sugarland, killing five and injuring dozens. A spokesman for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security said neither the fire marshal nor Homeland Security officials conduct inspections. And the city does not have the authority to inspect items on state property. “We do have our own requirements within the city for temporary structures, and we do have our own permitting requirements,” said Kate Johnson, spokeswoman for the Indianapolis

Department of Code Enforcement. “But in this situation, we don’t have that authority because it’s state-owned property.” The fair reopened Monday with a memorial service to honor the victims of the collapse. The fair also canceled two of its top-billed concerts scheduled for the same stage — a Janet Jackson performance on Wednesday and a Lady Antebellum show on Friday. As they investigate, inspectors for the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be looking at the weather and any potential structural or design flaws in the stage, among other things, experts said. Another emerging issue is whether fair organizers responded quickly enough to forecasts of an approaching storm, especially since a different concert nearby was canceled because of the weather. Just 15 miles north in the suburb of Fishers, about 6,700 people attending a performance by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra were evacuated Saturday from the Conner Prairie Amphitheater. Tom Ramsey, the orchestra’s vice president and general manager, said the group reviews information from a private weather company and consults with the National Weather Service, with a goal of giving patrons at least 30 minutes to get to their vehicles if bad weather threatens.

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

Freshmen on their way to Torch Night make a stop to paint the Rock on Monday, Aug. 15, as hundreds of students before them had done.

“We saw a storm that contained lightning dip south a little bit. Once we saw that, I made the decision to stop the concert and send everyone to their cars,” he said. At the fairgrounds, concert-goers and other witnesses said an announcer warned them of impending bad weather, but there were no warnings to clear the area. Klotz said fair executive director Cindy Hoye and Indiana State Police Capt. Brad Weaver made the decision to evacuate the grandstand within two or three minutes of the bad weather announcement and that they were headed to the stage to order an evacuation when it collapsed. “The decision was made to make it a mandatory evacuation and we never got to the microphone,” Klotz said. Hoye narrowly missed being caught in the collapse and credited Weaver with saving her life, Klotz said. Sugarland tour manager Hellen Rollens decided to hold the band backstage. Manager Gail Gellman said others felt it was safe to go on stage, but Rollens ultimately acted on her intuition. Fair officials said the stage that collapsed is erected at the start of the fair each year to provide a framework on which performers can add their own lights or other features. The roof can be raised or lowered based on the act. See STORMS on Page 8

8 • The Daily Beacon

ARTS&CULTURE

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Low-tech thieves boost Rembrandt sketch The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t some bold theft carried out by burglars breaking into a heavily-fortified museum with high-tech alarms to swipe a masterpiece. It was a low-tech caper involving a distraction, an accomplice or two and a small sketch — an 11- by 6-inch drawing. What was remarkable was the signature on the artwork: Rembrandt. The 17th century sketch was snatched over the weekend from a private art display at a luxury California hotel while a curator was momentarily distracted by someone who seemed interested in buying another piece. “When the curator turned back to the Rembrandt, it was gone,” Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said. It was not clear whether the person talking to the curator was connected to the theft, though Whitmore said a team of at least two people was involved. Police are investigating and using one appropriately low-tech method: a sketch artist putting together a composite drawing of the suspect based on witness accounts. It will be released at the end of the week. The Rembrandt drawing, taken Saturday night, was valued at $250,000 and was being exhibited as part of a private display in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the upmarket seaside community of Marina del Rey.

The sketch was being displayed on an easel or wooden stand and was apparently not fastened down in any way, Whitmore said. He described the theft as well-executed, “but not executed well enough to get away with,” adding that investigators had several strong leads and that detectives were looking at video surveillance from the hotel. The sketch, called “The Judgment,” was completed around 1655 and is signed on the back by the Dutch master. Rembrandt von Rijn is widely regarded as one of the finest painters in European art history and his worldwide name recognition has made his work a common target for thieves. “Rembrandt is a name that criminals know or should know,” said Chris Marinello, executive director of the London-based Art Loss Register, an international database of stolen artworks. “When they come across one, they see dollar signs.” Marinello said the theft was likely a crime of opportunity and not an operation carried at the command of a mysterious underworld mastermind with a private art collection, as is often depicted in movies. “Hollywood would love us to believe there are paintings being ordered stolen,” he said. “We have yet to find that.” Artworks tend to surface either very quickly after they are stolen or else disappear into the underworld where they are traded between criminals at a fraction of their value for drugs and other illicit materials, Marinello said. Ritz-Carlton spokeswoman Vivian Deuschl said she could not com-

ment because the theft was a police matter. The drawing was part of an exhibit at the hotel sponsored by the Linearis Institute based in the San Francisco Bay area community of Hercules. Messages left Monday weren’t returned. The stolen sketch was drawn with a quill pen and depicts what appears to be a court scene with a man prostrating himself before a judge. Marinello said the artist thieves most commonly target is Picasso because of the volume of the Spanish painter’s work and his name recognition. In July, a thief walked into a San Francisco gallery and snatched a Picasso sketch valued at more than $200,000. The arrest of the suspect ultimately led police to a trove of other stolen artworks in a New Jersey apartment. In 1990, two criminals posing as police officers robbed the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston. Marinello said the works, which included Rembrandt’s only seascape, had a combined worth of as much as $500,000. Those paintings are still missing. Anthony Amore, chief investigator at the museum and co-author of the book “Stealing Rembrandts,” told the Los Angeles Times there have been 81 documented thefts of the artist’s work in the past 100 years. Marina del Rey is a sprawling community and small-boat harbor on Santa Monica Bay, less than 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

STORMS

es that install equipment for entertainment venues. “Obviously this is not how they planned it,” he said. “But how it ended up being wrong, I don’t know.” Most of the building standards used by the entertainment industry require the development of weather-management plans and set guidelines for whether parts of a stage can be disassembled or broken down. Ruling said he would prefer the industry adopt the PLASA standards and police itself, but said it would be acceptable if states adopted PLASA standards. He said he’s against states writing their own codes, saying lawmakers can't do as good a job as those in the business. The search for answers in Saturday’s accident will almost certainly last for months. The Indiana State Fair Foundation has been “humbled” by thousands of dollars of donations sent to a State Fair Remembrance Fund set up for victims, said Justin Armstrong, director of the Indiana State Fair Foundation. “It’s come from everybody and everywhere, it’s absolutely amazing,” Armstrong said Tuesday, adding that it has yet to be determined how the money will be distributed. State police said 18 people hurt in the collapse remained in hospitals Tuesday, down from 25 a day earlier, but declined to give details of their conditions. Gov. Mitch Daniels said the tragedy has broken the hearts of the state’s residents. “Our first job is to get back in the business of living, get back in the business of the state fair and back in the business of caring for each other,” he said.

continued from Page 7 Saturday’s accident was at least the fourth stage accident since the start of July. Earlier this month, wind blew over a lighting rig at a music festival in Tulsa, Okla., and lightning toppled a stage under assembly near Quebec City. That followed a summer gale that toppled a stage in July at a music festival in Ottawa, Canada, where the band Cheap Trick was performing. Three people were hospitalized. In 2009, another Canadian storm knocked over a stage in Camrose, Alberta, killing one person and injuring about 75. And that same summer, a stage failed at Quebec City comedy festival. The owner of the company that installed the rigging in Indianapolis expressed sympathy for the victims' families. The Associated Press left a telephone message seeking comment from a spokesman for Mid-America Sound Corp. on Tuesday. Industry standards do not spell out exactly how concert organizers should react when unexpectedly severe weather hits an outdoor event using a temporary stage, but they do specify that a safety plan should be in place. “You have to figure out what are you going to do if some extreme weather event comes up and exceeds what you’re designed for? What’s your operational plan? How do you get people out of the way? How do you lower the roof?” said Karl Ruling, the technical standards manager for PLASA, a professional trade association for business-

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The Daily Beacon â&#x20AC;˘ 9

10 • The Daily Beacon

ARTS&CULTURE

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Compassion best weapon when evil prevails Jake Lane Arts & Culture Editor “I’m at the end of my rope, and I feel like swinging.” So sayeth the Bard of New Jersey, and I’m not talking about the Boss. Chances are pretty good that you haven’t heard of Titus Andronicus (the band, not the play), though just two years ago they were the “It” band of the indie scene. Their leader, Patrick Stickles, straddles the line between confessional poetry and emo with remarkable aplomb, and the band is destined for the stardom, should we ever choose to break the current trend of tepid tween pap that dominates the radio. Here is why. It takes a lot to make a concept album with the Civil War as allegory for break-up with a place work. The ability to portray gut-wrenching emotion without drowning in incessant whining also

seems a Herculean task. In both respects Stickles scores perfectly, relating life in New Jersey as anything but a Guido juicehead-fest, rather resembling the Shakespeare play which gave the band its name. But I didn’t set out to write a column about a band. I’m trying to get at the fact that while the aforementioned quote may seem defeatist, the context in which it is sung is anything but. What really sets bands like Titus Andronicus apart is the will to care, the ability to look at the world and realize you can’t change it, but you can change your life. This caveat is the metaphorical tide-breaker, that which saves the band’s music from smothering emotionalism. Other bands do this with similar effect, if disparate approach. This summer I renewed my love for the Flaming Lips, whose wide-eyed wonderment always functioned to level the egoistic playing field and remind you there is still so much in the world left to experience. Sure, Magnavox basically killed “Do You Realize???” with its ad campaigns, but if that’s the depth of your experience with the band, you have missed the cosmic boat. Another band that comes to mind is Cursive, whose Tim Kasher blends romantic dys-

Fa r m e r s M arket

function and self-deprecating levity in a manner which makes you simultaneously want to polish off a bottle of bourbon and strangle a guitar. Not to wax existential too much, but sometimes the effort of empathy and basic human compassion seems lost on the world; after all, rarely is such congeniality profitable. Artists who unbashedly declare their love for the world often catch a rash of flak for such idealism. Not that I believe in a supreme being, but the same logical rationale used to deny such a presence is used to quash optimism at every turn, which does nothing to solve the problems of the world. Last night I had a marathon conversation with my dad, who works a union job in a factory, about what kind of purpose people will have when we move away from manufacturing entirely, a prospect on the notso-distant horizon. Neither of us could really imagine what would come next. We function on a fundamental level with purpose-drive, that is to say that while we might fight the idea of determinism, it is exactly what drives most of us. The grim reality of having no real purpose, which many of the unemployed across the nation have faced, is something I now have to look forward to upon graduation. Which brings me back to sources of eternal optimism. Music, films, books and art in general have the magical galvanizing effect of displacing death anxiety and existential fear with the neces-

sary courage to live in spite of such crushing odds. We all will die, and for those of us who don’t believe in heaven, it’s lights out for good. For me, that is all the more a constant motivation to live a virtuous life and shed the noose of flowing along the grain of society and life in general. Wayne Coyne himself has said, “Sometimes I don’t know if optimism works, sometimes it’s better to fight back with all you have.” But as that man and his music have proven, sometimes smiling in the face of prevailing evil and doom is more daring and defensive than any w e a p o n wrought by human hands. In the end, the time we spend on both frivolous worry and careless l o a f i n g amounts to a lifetime of missed opportunities to experience the rich potential of our world. Why imminent death may be one of the few pre• Photo courtesy of MrMatt dictable constants in life, to miss out on living in fear of consequences is a waste of the life we are given, by a Creator or a nebulous blob of energy 14 billion years ago. Where you go at the end matters little when you’re in the moment. As the age-old platitude goes, “What man is a man who does not make the world better.” —Jake Lane is a senior in english. He can be reached at jlane23@utk.edu

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

THESPORTSPAGE

Injured Vols linebacker Lathers perseveres

Vols avoiding distractions in workouts

Clay Seal just because I don’t have a spleen.” Assistant Sports Editor Free of cancer and now without a spleen, Lathers SportsEditor has been a mainstay in the Vols’ defense the past two On top of the typical adjustments the Feel like the start of the school year is overwhelming? Believe that years. He first saw the field in 2009 after redshirting in 2008. He played in 13 games in ’09, starting the last Tennessee football team usually has to 8 a.m. lab will be a nightmare? five games of the year at middle linebacker due to the make when classes start, it has another Try spending a day in Herman Lathers’ shoes. Lathers, a junior linebacker on Tennessee’s football team, is cur- injures of Nick Reveiz and Savion Frazier. He record- change to deal with. Practices will now begin at 9 a.m. on rently rehabbing a fractured left ankle that has kept him sidelined for ed 52 tackles, 43 of which came over the final five games, including 12 in the Vols’ Chick-Fil-A bowl game weekdays, as opposed to last season’s late all of fall camp. “I was breaking on a pass our first day of summer workouts and loss to Virginia Tech. He was named to the Freshman afternoon starts. Coach Derek Dooley has wanted to one of our DBs was breaking on the same pass and saw him at the All-SEC team. Heading into last season, Lathers was firmly implement morning workouts for a few last minute, and I’m not sure if my foot got caught in the turf, but we collided and I kind of blacked out,” Lathers recalled. “Next thing I enriched as a starter at outside linebacker. He started years, but wasn’t able to in his first season know — when I was in my right mind — I was in the training room. all 12 of the games he played in, missing the UAB at UT. Dooley said the coaches and players game with an ankle injury. He finished second on the I just knew something was wrong.” The injury forced Lathers to have surgery. Doctors put a metal team in tackles with 75 and also added two-and-a-half will have to fine-tune their routines and there might be some growing pains. plate and 11 screws in his left foot, including two long screws to hold sacks. “I’m really more nervous about what He had off-season shoulder surgery and was only bones together, which he said should be removed in two or three allowed to do condi- we haven’t thought of,” Dooley said. weeks. tioning drills during “We’ve got to get in a little rhythm of But a serious injury on spring practice. With game-planning as coaches … and that’s the football field seems the linebacking unit what I’m a little concerned about.” minor compared to the Sophomore defensive end Marlon arguably the team’s health problem Lathers biggest question mark Walls does not consider the time change dealt with growing up in during the spring, to be a big issue, but he said everyone will Louisiana, something his coaches and fans alike have to adjust. brother reminded him of “For some of the guys it’s going to be were hoping Lathers, the days leading up to the the team’s only return- hard, but I’m a morning person anyways,” surgery. ing starter at the posi- Walls said. “I’m usually up and around “My brother encourtion, would be ready to about 7 (a.m.) anyways. aged me and reminded me go in fall camp. of the things I went “I think that’ll be the hardest thing: getThen came the bro- ting up after practice and going to class through as a young child ken ankle over the sum- and eating. Usually we’re done around 12 and through my teenage mer. years, just that the best (p.m.) with class and getting ready for “I’d never broke any- practice. But I think that’ll be the biggest thing to do is not dread thing really before,” he adjustment.” upon what happened, but Andy Rowe • The Daily Beacon said. “I’m not really the only thing you can do is Dooley mentioned the benefits for the Herman Lathers prepares to slam a Mississippi ball sure the effect it will players as well. get better from it and learn carrier to the field during a game on Saturday, Nov. 13. have, but I’m just ready from it,” he said. “I think it’s going to help the players What did Lathers battle Lathers opened up recently about the difficulties he’s and willing to do what- manage their weeks better,” Dooley said. faced on and off the field, including his battle with ever it takes to get back “They’re going to get in bed earlier. growing up? on the field.” “In 1999, I think I was bone cancer. They’re going to eat better, and they That rehab process won’t be oversleeping for class because 10, I was diagnosed with includes visiting the they have practice. bone cancer,” he said. “I think I took shots once a month for five years, and I was free of that. trainer’s room frequently. “I just feel like it’ll be a better routine “I just come in multiple times throughout the day I didn’t start playing ball till my 10th grade year in high school. I put a lot of work in in those three years just to get where I am today. I’m and just do as much as I can,” Lathers said. “Rehab is what you make just not going to let an injury or a couple of injuries stop me from play- of it, trying to do what you’ve got to do.” Lathers will miss at least the first month of the season, but said he ing ball, something that I love. I’m just going to battle back from it.” And battle back Lathers did. He earned All-State honors as a sen- is “working towards” being able to play when LSU visits Neyland ior after racking up 114 tackles and five sacks for Scotlandville High Stadium on Oct. 15. “When I originally did it, doctors told me three to six months, it School. His talents were recognized by few college coaches with only just depended on how quickly I healed,” Lathers said. “My doctors a handful of high-level BCS offers. “Being a guy from Louisiana, I was hoping to go to LSU,” Lathers right now think I look really good and better than I should look at this said. “I was an LSU fan growing up, but they didn’t offer me and I got point. I’m hoping sometime in October.” Until he returns, Lathers watches from the sidelines, helping the the opportunity to play at a great university in Tennessee, and I took younger linebackers such as freshmen Curt Maggitt and A.J. full advantage of it.” But not before yet another health problem was discovered soon Johnson. “When I got hurt, I took it upon myself to go out there every day after he arrived in Knoxville. “My freshman year coming in through our physicals, I was anx- and help the young guys ’cause I think I know most of the defense and ious to get out there with the team and it started with my physical. I know it pretty well to help other guys at each position. I just took it They found I had a low (blood) platelet count,” he said. “It took me upon myself to help guys, I went out and watched film with them, I a long time to figure out what I was going to do about it. I was going studied plays with them. I went out to 7-on-7’s every day with them. through taking shots, getting my blood drawn almost twice a week to But a couple of days during fall camp, it was just too much for me so figure out if I was going to play that week. After the (2009) year, we I couldn’t go out there.” And too much for Lathers takes a lot, given what he’s already overdecided it was my spleen that was killing my platelets, so they removed my spleen and said I have to get a shot once every five years come. MattDixon

A Session for Everyy Seaso Season Introducing ETSU

Winter Session 2011-2012 2 100% online Over 60 courses to choose from

Session Dates Dec. 20, 2011 - Jan. 27, 2012

Cost for Winter Session courses In-state residency fees are: Undergraduate* $217.00 per credit hour Graduate* $350.00 per credit hour * Plus university and any applicable course fees.

For visiting student application information, course information, and registration information go to:

www.etsu.edu/winter

The Daily Beacon • 11

for everybody. Time will tell.” The team won’t practice on Mondays, giving the players necessary rest, as well as allowing the coaches to have another full day of planning the next game’s strategy, which Dooley said will be a benefit. As every year near the beginning of classes, there is a surplus of distractions. Walls said the team simply has to ignore them. “You walk around and see a lot of people coming in, moving in, and you see a lot of students on campus,” Walls said. “Our job is just to finish up camp strong because we need it. We need it badly. So you’ve got to learn how to block those distractions out and just focus as a team and keep that goal ahead and stay focused on what we came here to do, and that’s just win some ball games.” Dooley said the players were somewhat unmotivated at the beginning of Tuesday’s practice. “It was not the start that we needed,” Dooley said. “Because we are an immature team when it comes to working, we have to learn that nobody cares how you feel.” Dooley even did a few up-down drills with sophomore wide receiver Justin Hunter. “I think it’s towards the end of camp … We’re getting distracted,” Walls said. “(Dooley) did a great job as a coach to get us back motivated.” Bray on watch list Sophomore Tyler Bray was one of 31 quarterbacks named to the Manning Award Watch List, given annually to the nation’s top signal-caller. Bray threw for 1,849 yards and 18 touchdowns last season, both UT freshman records. He started the team’s final five games and was named the SEC Freshman of the Week three times.

12 â&#x20AC;˘ The Daily Beacon

Wednesday, August 17, 2011