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Students dress for success free of charge with Smokey’s Closet >>See page 3

Comic book franchise follows new course >>See page 10

Cross country reveals new season schedule >>See page 12 Scott Kelly signs a copy of “Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight,” written by Margaret Lazarus Dean.

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Freshmen inspired by yearlong space travel Chris Salvemini Asst. News Editor

Incoming freshmen started college off with astronaut Scott Kelly promising them that with enough work, they can reach the stars.

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His appearance on Aug. 15 in Thompson Boling Arena was part of the Life of the Mind program freshmen must complete before they officially begin studying at the UT. Incoming students are assigned a book to read over the summer before discussing it with their peers during Welcome Week. This year, students were

assigned “Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Day of American Spaceflight,” by Associate Professor of English Margaret Lazarus Dean.

“I even had one student contact me to tell me that she had no affinity to space whatsoever and had not even really thought about it. After she read the book she got more and more interested

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in it and decided to go to the Kennedy Space Center to be able to do a little more research,” Assistant Director of First Year Studies Stella Bridgeman-Prince said. “That’s the story that I always enjoy hearing -- what students can get out of the experience.”

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DISPATCHES Louisiana floods claim seven lives, death toll still rising Louisiana has struggled with massive floods for the past several days.

As some areas reached over two feet of rain, more than 11,000 people took to the shelters. When the rain subsided, people became anxious to check the condition of their homes, leading to much disappointment.

A volunteer group of boaters and fisherman, referred to by locals as the “Cajun Navy,” have attempted to augment the efforts of the National Guard assisting the area. As of Tuesday night, the death toll had reached seven and was expected to rise as the floods continue to recede.

Largest transfer from Guantanamo Bay under Obama In a bid to close out Guantanamo Bay before leaving office, President Barack Obama has continued his transfer of prisoners from the facility.

On Aug. 16, President Obama signed documents releasing 12 Yemeni and three Afghan nationals from the island. The Pentagon confirmed that the transfer of the 15 individuals would bring the total prisoner count at Guantanamo Bay to 61.

The prisoners to be transferred were in the facility for upwards of 14 years without charge. President Obama’s goal is to close the prison to aid future foreign relations and halt the funds that are used in order to run the island.

Runner dives for gold When decorated American runner Allyson Felix ran side by side with Bahamas’ representative, Shaunae Miller, the world was watching. During the women’s 400m competition Monday night, the pair struggled toward the finish line, neck in neck, but it was Miller’s torso that took the gold. Upon realizing her legs were giving out, Miller took a chance and threw herself into a dive toward the finish line, crossing it a mere seven-one-hundredths of a second before Felix. The dive is legal in the track and field rules.

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KELLY continued from Page 1 Kelly, a UT alumni, is also collaborating with Dean on an upcoming book due for release in Fall 2017, “Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars” which will tell the story Kelly’s yearlong trip on the International Space Station and discuss the future of space travel.

“We’re big Scott Kelly fans. We followed him on Twitter while he was in the ISS. We just want to hear about his experiences up there, his experiences with NASA, and we’re just are excited that he came to Tennessee,” Ellen Keim, who attended the event, said.

While spending a year in space, Kelly built a following on social media with low-gravity tricks and tours inside the space station. After his mission was complete, he became a part of a study researching the effects of extended space travel on the human body by comparing everything from his physique to his molecular makeup with that of his twin brother, Mark Kelly.

“He’s super into social media. I follow him to see what he’s doing and it kind of connects you to the astronauts as opposed to the Mercury days when you just saw them on TV,” Ramona Crawford, who attended the event, said.

Despite his achievements, Kelly was not always the star he is today. During the event, he discussed his own struggles in school.

Disinterested in class, he could be found gaz-

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 • The Daily Beacon ing out of the window or staring at the clock before stumbling across a book on early NASA space explorations. After looking through it, he decided to turn to the stars.

Dean also said she faced challenges with the new book appealing to people who disagree with the value of space travel. Through her book, Dean is attempting to convince dissenters that there is inherent value in space travel. By arguing beyond the financials, she and Kelly hope to inspire a new generation of students.

“You can be in college, and you know, everything that is available to you and the opportunity out there to make an exciting life for yourselves is something that I wish I had and no longer have, so good luck to you,” Kelly said at the end of the event.

The event was free and open to the public.

Among the new freshmen class were families and space aficionados, excited to hear and meet the legendary astronaut. Kelly and Dean signed autographs after the event, where a line stretching through the arena waited to meet them.

“His entire journey is extremely interesting, but I saw him on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. I saw him on there, and it was just cool just how easily he connected with the audience.

Not only is he a record-breaking man that the whole world knows … but he can relate to people.

He’s still a person. I think that was cool, to just see the humanity in him,” Sumi Wojciechowski, an undeclared freshman, said.

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Smokey’s Closet prepares students for future success

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News Editor University of Tennessee leadership is dressing students for success with a new program that provides students with donated clothes to wear during their search for a jobs, internships and graduate schools.

The Center for Career Development as well the Student Government Association have partnered up with Smokey’s Closet to collect professional clothing from donators to aid students in job interviews and career fairs.

Full suits, shirts, blouses, dress slacks, skirts, ties, dress socks and shoes have all been collected and will be available to students.

Center for Career Development Director Stephanie Kit said she hopes that students will have the opportunity to take advantage of these resources and develop a professional demeanor. Smokey’s Closet was formed with a grant from The Parent Association.

“The first semester we did it, we had scheduled to be open for a week,” Kit said.

“But we ran out of clothes within the first

two hours. There is definitely a need for this.”

Issues of space and storage have also hindered the event from happening more often.

“When we moved from Dunford to the Student Union, we lost all storage space …

So, we were unable to do it last year,” Kit said.

Smokey’s Closet will also be critiquing and improving résumés to aid students on their search.

“I feel like this would be a good opportunity to come out and check out Smokey’s Closet and bring that résumé,” Kit said. “The Center for Career Development should be an integral part of every student’s time here.”

SGA president Carson Hollingsworth said he hopes the project will become a consistent, annual event through donations of clothing racks, hangers and other items. While more storage space may not be available, he said the program can still maximize the space it does have.

“We wanted to make it bigger and better for all the students here at UT,” Hollingsworth said.

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New Vols take part in old tradition Chris Salvemini Asst. News Editor 4,875 new Vols began their university years this week with a century-old tradition — Torch Night. Afterwards, they celebrated on pedestrian walkway with music, food and friendship.

Torch Night began in 1925 when incoming students were formally welcomed into the university community when upperclassmen handed down the torch to them. Since then, the tradition has been observed with each new class.

“I chose UT because I heard the engineering program is basically top-ranked everywhere in the country and for what I am wanting to do, UT just seems like the place for me to be,” Gary Duplanis, freshman in engineering, said.

The class of 2020 was chosen from over 17,500 applicants. Only 4,875 made it into the university — just above a 27% acceptance rate, but still the largest class in over 30 years. The high numbers are attributed to an increase in outreach programming, including Chancellor Jimmy Cheek touring high schools across the country and increasing efforts to involve alumni, faculty, staff and current stu-

dents in the outreach process.

The incoming class comes with some of the highest test scores, an average of 27 on the ACT. The average high school grade point average is 3.89, with 49% of the incoming class graduating high school with GPAs over 4.0, which generally signifies ‘A’ students.

“It felt like home when I came for my visit, and I really just enjoyed the people around here. Everyone is so friendly, and nice, funny, and hilarious,” Brooklyn Brightwater, freshman in kinesiology, said.

Students reported coming to the university due to everything from advanced degree programs to opportunities to get involved with the local community. And, on Monday night, they were welcomed into the university with candlelight and a recited poem.

“For all of you, for having been educated at the University of Tennessee, we expect you when you leave this place, to change the world.

You will have to decide how best to do that,” Vice Chancellor of Student Life Vincent Carilli said during the ceremony.

Afterwards, the incoming freshmen swarmed pedestrian walkway where tents, barbecue, music and drinks awaited them.

With Rocky Top playing in the background, they ate dinner on their first official night as a Tennessee Vol.

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Smokey’s Closet will contain a variety of clothes for interviews and always accepts new donations.

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SMOKEY’S CLOSET continued from Page 3 “It’s a great way for us to offer our support for students in need,” Hollingsworth said.

From a large flux of donations over the summer, the inventory is still being counted to prepare for the event. Hollingsworth explained that the event has been popular in the past and he hopes it will be the same this year.

“I think this is a good example of something that has been started by an administration and continued on from year to year,” Hollingsworth

said. “I’m really proud that people who are working heavily with it are continuing on this year.”

The Center for Career Development is located on the second level of The Student Union.

Students are encouraged to make an appointment with a career advisor or utilize walk-in time on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.

Currently, clothing is being kept at The Center for Career Development and will be available in the center on Sep. 7 from 10 a.m.

— 4 p.m. Additionally, if there is clothing left over from the first day, there will be availability on Sep. 8.

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Diving into shades of gray Don Black Margin of Error

To students, old and new, to friends, known and unknown, to the student body, administration, faculty and wonderful staff: welcome back, to Knoxville and my column. I’m supposed to use this space to tell you about my plans for this column during the upcoming year, but first, I thought that I might use this opportunity to introduce myself and my involvement at UT. Like most stories, it all started with plastic bags.

I entered the Howard Baker Policy Challenge on a whim, thinking of my high school guidance counselor’s advice to build my resumé. My team decided to work on a project to reduce the university’s consumption of plastic bags, creating an initiative that we called Project Baggage, eventually winning $1,000 to implement our ideas.

From there, I was hooked.

One thing began spiraling into ten things. I presented policy in front of hundreds, assisted in organizing lobbying, rallies and protests for diversity activism on campus, helped lead multiple environmental and political organizations, traveled to different states for conferences on food insecurity and sustainability, compiled a 20 page policy packet for a Student Government campaign, met with multitudes of administrative officials and enacted several serious policy changes on campus through Student Government, eventually winning Student Senator of the year.

Of course, none of these things I did alone.

Whenever I succeeded, I did so only because I worked with people who were much smarter, kinder and more patient than I could ever hope to be. In fact, one of the biggest benefits of my involvement so far has been the relationships that I’ve developed with some incredibly inspiring people, some of whom have

actually written for the Daily Beacon. Columns from last year alone — from Erica, Thomas, Adam, Sarah and Jarrod — informed, challenged and entertained me all at once.

The name for my column, Margin of Error, comes from my fundamental belief in the nuance of the world in which we inhabit - a world that has some black and white but is mostly shades of gray. This belief was instilled in me by a multitude of people: by my parents, to whom I owe my perpetual gratitude; by my teachers, who showed me undeserved patience and generosity and by my friends, who manage to shine light even in darkness.

Now, we begin this semester at the culmination of a tumultuous and dark year for the University of Tennessee. A devastating sexual assault lawsuit, the defunding of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, the closure of the Pride Center, the continued promotion of the outsourcing of campus jobs, a new bill allowing the concealed carry of guns by faculty and staff on campus, ongoing and ongoing and ongoing construction around campus and the resignation or retirement of six executive level administrative officials in Knoxville alone. The list goes on.

I write this column in the midst of these rapids, this whirlwind of shattered glass and splintered wood, in a, perhaps futile, attempt to weather them.

In the coming weeks, I plan to write about Kanye West, football, alcohol, activism, food and more. My hope is to inform, challenge and entertain you, for as long as I’ve asked for your attention. We don’t have to always agree, and, frankly, we shouldn’t. But I’m thankful for the opportunity to have this platform, and I’m excited to get started writing.

It’s as hot as Vols out there JoAnna Brooker My Humps

Walking through the hilly campus that is the University of Tennessee will do many things to you: sculpt your calf muscles, give you a new appreciation for stairs and make you sweat like a pig.

But it doesn’t have to be this way, fellow Vols. There are steps you can take to make the heat less like a swamp and more like a Rocky Top. Loose cotton clothing is key There’s a reason girls are seen “lampshading” this time of year more than ever, it’s comfortable.

When your clothing is loose, it allows for a circulation of air that works to keep you cool. And cotton just so happens to be one of the most breathable fabrics there is. For an extra cooling factor, I always suggest light colors.

But if “lampshading” isn’t your style, loose cotton dresses also work. I would recommend a whole outfit but let’s be real; dresses exist so you don’t have to do that.

Leave your backpack in high school Backpacks may be able to carry a ton, but they also carry back sweat that makes you look like you’re

carrying a ton.

A bag over your shoulder or just carrying your books according to your class, is a much less sweat inducing route that I’d recommend you take.

Wear boots that were made for walking I’m sure you have some very cute shoes that are less than practical that you enjoy walking around in. Unless you want to be miserable, I’d suggest leaving those in your dorm or at home for now. In order to avoid falling down hills or riding the bus, wear comfortable shoes like tennis shoes or the much more stylish Chacos.

Makeup is minimalistic Regardless of my advice, if you walk outside on campus for more than five minutes, you will sweat. Taking this into account, the less makeup you wear to class, the less you’ll feel like your face is melting off.

Stick to the basics like sunscreen/moisturizer, blush and a little mascara, so you don’t have to worry about one eye looking spotty and the other flawless, as my sweat just so happens to do to me.

Hair vs. humidity Southern humidity is so real, and a beast of another

OPINIONS If you live a happier life than I do, you may have missed the Fox News story during this past week about the “cesspool of antisemitism” that exists at the University of Tennessee. The article claims this because of the social media posts that it dug up from six people who have attended the university at one point.

Of course, both the websites discussing this scandal, with their thousands of views daily, and the students themselves, with their small social media following, have the freedom of speech. And of course, as an a non-Jewish person, I can’t really say if the University of Tennessee is a cesspool of antisemitism or not. But what I can say is that there are certainly groups of people, inside of Tennessee and out, that benefit from this sort of narrative.

Because before it was these social media posts, it was the December holiday post. And before that, it was gender neutral pronouns, then the student programming fees and then Sex Week. And on, and on, and on.

As someone who has always loved puzzles, it begins to get easier and easier to put the pieces together. The picture reads clearly, in bold and bright letters: “there goes those liberal, gay, trans, Muslim college students again.”

An ancient Chinese curse supposedly reads “may you live in interesting times.”

And this previous year at the University of Tennessee certainly has been.

Welcome back. Let’s get to work.

Don Black is junior in business analytics and can be reached at dblack17@vols.utk.edu.

caliber to battle. All the smoothing products in the world will not save your hair by the end of a class-day walking around in the heat, so I recommend keeping your hair up and out of your face.

Buns, ponytails and braids are all very cute and efficient ways to accomplish this. And if you don’t do this before you leave for class, you probably will on the way, as you scramble to get there on time.

Which reminds me ...

Leave for class earlier than you need to Following all these tips will do nothing for you if you don’t give yourself time to get to places. From personal experience, I’ve tried so hard to stay dry only to run to class because I didn’t give myself enough time to get there.

If you leave earlier, you won’t rush, and therefore, you won’t sweat, because you’re moving slower.

It’s science.

Joanna Brooker is a junior in journalism and can be reached at jbrooke3@vols.utk.edu

Columns of The Daily Beacon are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or the Beacon’s editorial staff.

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Taylor is a liar, Wonder Woman is fabulous and politics are frustrating

Elle Johnson I Learned Something Today

Welcome back to campus! I’m hoping you all had a fantastic summer.

For me, the summer season was jam-packed with adventures, relaxation, sunshine and, most importantly, for the purposes of this column, lessons to be learned.

So, for this first column of the semester, I’ve decided to devote my weekly rambling to the top four lessons I’ve learned over the summer, rather than giving more attention than needed to the pop culture events of this past week. I’m looking directly at you, Steve from Virginia, trying to climb Trump Tower with suction cups.

Here we go!

1.) Watch your lies, because eventually, the truth will come out, and you will be exposed. Or rather, your character will be assassinated.

Admittedly, I was glued to my phone for hours after the great Kanye West/Kim Kardashian/Taylor Swift fiasco of last month. It was truly entertaining and meme-worthy for a bit, but it wasn’t until a few days later when I realized how much had been exposed. For years, Taylor Swift and her team have worked to calibrate her image to the ideal of an innocent, trustworthy girl. But, with one Snapchat video, that carefully tailored temple was torn down --- if only for a moment.

Granted, this won’t ruin Taylor’s career and will likely only boost her album sales with a Kim and

Kanye focused ballade on the horizon, but a part of her image, the all-honest, victimized girl, is damaged forever. If anything, this should tell us how careful we must be with the lies we inevitably tell, and even though nothing would be exposed with us on such a large scale as Taylor, we must be prepared to face the other side when the walls we choose to build are destroyed.

2.) Wonder Woman is amazing. Seriously. Of course, I’ve known this for years now, but that ComicCon movie trailer was just icing on the cake.

3.) Don’t let your fears hold you back from exploring the big, bright, beautiful world we live in.

I spent the past month of July studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland. I had never been outside of the United States before. I was absolutely terrified to fly over an ocean, and just about everything that could have gone wrong getting there did (but I’ll save that story for another day). However, despite all of this, it was undoubtedly the most beautiful month of my life.

Studying abroad allows you to discover as much about a new culture as you undoubtedly will about yourself along the way. I encourage anyone who is hesitant to take a leap of faith to study abroad, if even for just a month. You can thank me later.

4.) This presidential election climate is really frustrating.

The past few months, I have been enduring a multitude of constantly changing emotions in response

to this political scene, but all my emotions can best be summed up into a description of frustration. I’m frustrated that our potential first female president is not one who I can fully support. I’m frustrated that a reality television star is just steps away from holding the highest office in the land. I’m even more frustrated that that this same candidate’s campaign is run on the tenets of xenophobia, sexism, racism and bigotry on all fronts.

However, I’m most frustrated that so many people support and will be voting for a man who truly believes that any success that I have in life will be solely based on my beauty and sex appeal. Sure, Trump’s comments really hurt, but it’s the well-knowing support he receives from his lies and narrow-mindedness that is truly heartbreaking. For the remainder of this semester, I will attempt to keep this column light and away from the election climate, but in November, I will be casting my ballot not only for myself, but for the history I would rather see written for future generations to learn and grow from. #ImWithHer And that’s all, Vols! Have a great first week of classes and be sure to stick around for more pop culture ramblings and, of course, lessons to be learned.

Elle Johnson is a junior in College Scholars and can be reached at ejohn100@vols.utk.edu.

Not to worry, a little Italian woman told me Jarrod Nelson Socialized

I’ll start the year off by being honest, something I never was last year.

Seriously, throw all of that old garbage away. It’s a new model me. Treat my old columns like you would an old car. Get rid of it after one year and keep buying the new ones with no discernible upgrades. You all went to private schools, right?

Well, at least my writing style hasn’t changed all of that much.

To be honest, I haven’t even set foot on campus yet.

By virtue of not being on campus yet, I’m not plugged in. I haven’t imbibed the smells of a couple thousand exhausted freshman stumbling in a Fantacrazed haze from one Welcome Week event to the next, and I haven’t reconnected with the rage and milieu that I’m sure still dominates a campus that literally turned the other Cheek. I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t know if Cumberland exists anymore (the trend line suggests a big “no” on that one), and I definitely don’t know how people are feeling after the terrible, no good, very bad summer UT had.

For a column that talks about the intersection of campus life and politics, you can see how I’m at a big disadvantage here.

So, instead, I’m just going to tell a story.

I studied abroad this summer, over in Italy. Here’s what you need to know about Italy.

Everything is on a hill, both ways to that hill are up.

The food’s really good, and there is precisely one fried chicken place in every town to appeal to dumb tourists like me who resist cultural adaptation like a body rejecting an organ. I hope that helps set the scene.

Specifically, though, I was in Urbino, a smallish Renaissance style town that has precisely one fried chicken place and a million hills. It also happens to be gorgeous, charming and a complete encapsulation of Italian life. I mean, right above the fried chicken place was the headquarters of the local chapter of the Italian Socialist Party, “Partito Socialista.” Their logo is a rose and I don’t know if they’ve thought about it too much.

One night, after leaving a Greek restaurant that wasn’t even close to prepared to deal with sixteen Americans all asking what a “Jai-roh” is, I ambled up into the main square and saw a small Italian woman, probably about my age or a bit older, hawking a newspaper. I wasn’t really interested. After all, despite two years straight of Italian classes, talking to Italians and living abroad in Italy; I speak exactly no Italian, and read only slightly more than that. A newspaper would probably include words more complicated than “hello” and “spork” so I figured it’d be a bad investment.

But then I saw the word “communista” on the front page. Now, I am not and never have been a member of the communist party. However, it’s not every day

that you get to buy an Italian Communist newspaper off the street. So, I went up and talked to the woman.

In the course of our very broken conversation in very broken English she asked me three questions.

“Are you American?”

“Are you a Communist?”

“Do you support Trump? Just curious!” she laughed after this one.

“Yes.” “No.” “God, no.”

Then she did something interesting. She told me not to be worried.

The American system was stable. There are checks and balances. He can’t do the things he wants to.

Just don’t worry. Here was this young Italian woman explaining the virtues of American civics to me, telling me that we will all be fine.

It all sounded oddly desperate.

Since that conversation though, that’s what I’ve been doing. I’m not worrying. It’s important to care.

It’s important to try. But it is exhausting to worry.

Welcome back.

Jerrod Nelson is a sophomore in Public Relations and can be reached at jenelso47@vols.utk.edu.

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Obama keeps late hours on Vineyard vacation John McLaughlin Associated Press dead at 89 CHILMARK, Mass. — President Barack Obama did something unusual during his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard: He went out on the town four nights in a row.

After a better part of a decade of using this breezy Massachusetts island as a lowkey, quiet summer retreat, Obama has picked up the pace this year. In his final summer vacation as president, Obama has spent almost every night of his escape painting its towns red — so to speak.

The stunner came late Sunday when the president assembled his security and press entourage to go out at nearly 11 p.m. It was a move all but impossible to imagine happening in Washington, where Obama’s occasional social outings tend to begin much earlier.

The knock against Obama in Washington is that he’s too insular and should have tried harder to woo Republican lawmakers. Obama dismisses the assertion, arguing that all the schmoozing in the world wouldn’t have changed some GOP minds.

But Obama is showing a different attitude on the Vineyard — although with immediate family and unidentified friends, not recalcitrant members of Congress. On

past Vineyard vacations, the president usually would follow a late night by ending the next day before sundown.

The White House says Obama is just trying to get the most out of the time he’s spending here with family and friends before a busy fall packed with foreign and domestic travel, including an aggressive schedule of campaign appearances on behalf of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other Democrats.

He’s already known around Washington as somewhat of a night owl, staying up in the White House residence into the wee hours of the morning, reading briefing papers, emailing aides and friends, and watching ESPN. On Sunday, after Obama had already played golf for about five hours, the small group of reporters that accompanies the president in public was released for dinner, but told to reassemble at 8:15 p.m. After a two-and-a-half-hour wait, Obama’s motorcade rolled down the dirt driveway of his secluded rental in Chilmark, on the island’s western tip.

Thirty minutes later, and after a circuitous route on largely darkened roads through five of the vineyard’s six towns, the motorcade pulled up to Lola’s in Oak Bluffs, on the other side of the island. The White House said the First Family, a description signifying the inclusion of Michelle Obama

and daughters Malia and Sasha, had joined friends for a “social event� at the Southern seafood restaurant.

Obama socialized for about an hour before returning his family to their rented home just before 1 a.m. Monday.

He was on the move again less than 12 hours later, to play his seventh round of golf since he arrived Aug. 6.

A week earlier, the president and Michelle spent nearly four hours at dinner with friends at an Oak Bluffs restaurant before returning to Chilmark around 11:30pm.

Two days later, the couple joined friends at State Road, a restaurant in West Tisbury where the Obamas have eaten many times.

Then the vacation kicked into a higher gear on Thursday, when the president and first lady joined friends for dinner in Edgartown. They returned home at 11 p.m.

Friday brought a visit to the home of Robert Wolf, a friend and former president of the UBS investment bank, followed by an approximately two-hour, date-night at a French restaurant in Edgartown. They left at 10:20 p.m.

On Saturday, Obama and his wife stopped first at the home of Glenn Hutchins, an Obama golf partner from earlier in the week, before joining their daughters for dinner at another Oak Bluffs restaurant that stretched about 90 minutes.

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — John McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered holleringheads discussions of Washington politics, has died. He was 89.

McLaughlin died Tuesday morning, according to an announcement on the Facebook page of “The McLaughlin Group� series. No cause of death was mentioned, but an ailing McLaughlin had missed the taping for this past weekend’s show — his first absence in the series’ 34 years.

Since its debut in April 1982, “The McLaughlin Group� upended the soft-spoken and non-confrontational style of shows such as “Washington Week in Review� and “Agronsky & Co.� with a raucous format that largely dispensed with politicians. It instead featured journalists quizzing, talking over and sometimes insulting each other. In recent years, the show billed itself as “The American Original� — a nod to all the shows that copied its format. “John McLaughlin was a TV institution for generations of Americans,� tweeted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. “We will miss his contagious spirit & tireless dedication.�

In an interview with The Associated Press in 1986, McLaughlin said he felt talk shows hadn’t kept pace with changes in television.

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ARTS&CULTURE

Suicide Squad plays with comics, comic relief Bryanne Brewer Arts & Culture Editor As a DC Comics fan and an avid reader of the “Suicide Squad” comics, I was excited to see how Director David Ayer would make these lovable villains come to life.

As the third installment of the DC Extended Universe franchise, “Suicide Squad”’s plot roughly sticks to the comic, although the film came across as very twodimensional and lacking much depth.

U.S. Intelligence officer Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) creates an expendable army consisting of super-villains Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and El Diablo (Jay Hernandez). The team reluctantly complies with Waller as they are sent to execute dangerous black ops missions and save the world from an ancient threat.

The film did a great job of not taking itself too seriously, which is a common occurrence in recent DC films. It wasn’t dark for the sake of being dark — it’s what the “Deadpool” movie brought back to the X-men franchise. And compared to the recent “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” the movie had stellar pacing and much more exciting action scenes.

Of course the film became more of a

Harley and Deadshot movie, as the two dominated screen time and Smith and Robbie hit their characters right on target.

Waller also was a fan favorite as her no nonsense attitude set her apart from her other U.S. Intelligence cohorts.

Killer Croc also stood out to me but not necessarily due to the acting. The costuming and graphic detail to his reptilian skin condition was amazing and clearly a good portion of the budget was spent on him.

The costuming of the film as a whole was upper-level, as is expected from a huge franchise like DC. I especially loved the cameo of Harley Quinn and the Joker’s original costumes in the film.

However, “Suicide Squad” wasn’t all laughs and smiles. Besides the problematic romanticism of the Joker and Quinn’s relationship, Jared Leto’s portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime just didn’t work for me. Instead of coming off as a psychotic and dangerous fellow, Leto displayed a slightly perverted mobster. Instead of wondering what the Joker would pull off next, I spent the movie grimacing at his oversexualized and animalistic behavior.

Joker aside, cameos from Batman (Ben Affleck) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) were great Easter eggs to the upcoming films in the franchise. “Suicide Squad” was a great film and a perfect addition to the DC Extended Universe films.

Funk band prepares to rock The Concourse Bryanne Brewer Arts & Culture Editor Psychedelic funk band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will be touring in Knoxville to play at The Concourse Thursday night.

The eccentric group consists of vocalist Greg Ormon, guitarist Jeremy Schon, bassist Ben Carrey and drummer Alex Petropulos.

The Baltimore, Maryland based band began while they were attending the University of Maryland. After jokingly deciding to start a band, the four friends’ careers took off — playing key venues in Maryland and around the U.S. Self-described as a “high-energy psychedelic funk” band, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong pull inspiration from various bands including Phish, Lotus, Red Hot Chili Peppers and other old school funk groups. Manager Dave DiCianni said their sound can simply be described as a blend of original compositions and improvisational jams.

Along with the recent April release of their second album Pleasure, the Pigeons have been taking America by the feathers. Highlights from their new album include “Live It Up,” “Walk Outside” and “Burning Up My Time.” In addi-

tion to their album, this summer they went on a national tour with other big groups like The Wailers, Umphrey’s Magee, Ben Harper and Gregg Allman.

“We’ve had a great summer tour and it has been amazing at all the venues we have played,” Schon said.

The band has high hopes for their Knoxville tour date. Songs from their new album are to be expected along with pieces from their older album, Psychology and their EP Funk. The Flock, a loving name the musicans have for their fans, are expected to turn out and have fun as usual.

“We always have a great time playing at the Concourse,” Schon said. “On stage we are all very animated and we put all of our personalities out every night.”

DiCianni attributes the band’s explosive performances to the guys’ fun personalities.

“We just want to have a good time,” Schon said. “So, we want Knoxville to get ready to dance, unwind and have a good time too.”

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong’s show at The Concourse at The International begins at 9 p.m.

Thursday night, with doors opening at 8 p.m.

The event has a minimum age requirement of 18 years old, so a valid form of photo I.D. is required. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on the night of the show.

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Former Vol earns silver medal in Rio David Bradford Staff Writer Tennessee graduate Justin Gatlin made history Sunday, August 14th after capturing a silver medal in the 100m dash, becoming the first American track and field athlete to capture three medals of any kind in the event.

Gatlin held a brief lead before Jamaica’s Usain Bolt blazed down the final stretch and edged the former Volunteer. Gatlin finished with a time of 9.89 seconds, just short of Bolt’s 9.81.

With the silver, Gatlin now holds five Olympic medals overall. During the

2004 Olympics in Athens, he claimed gold in the 100m dash, bronze in the 200m dash and silver as a part of the 4x100m relay team.

During the London games eight years later, Gatlin won bronze in the 100m dash.

Gatlin’s silver brings Tennessee’s total Olympic medal count to 52, with 16 coming from track and field athletes. Gatlin looks to up the total to 54, with the 200m dash and 4x100m relay qualifiers taking place on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.

American Justin Gatlin en route to 100m men’s gold at the Doha Diamond League meet. • Courtesy of Wikimedia

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FOOTBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

Vols shine in preseason, injuries and arrests cause kinks

Cross Country releases fall season schedule

Rob Harvey Asst. Sports Editor Nigel Warrior may just be a freshman, but Head Coach Butch Jones said he has made an immediate impact.

Jones spoke to the media Monday, Aug. 15, in between the Vols’ two practices of the day and praised Warrior on his performance in the Saturday, Aug. 13 scrimmage.

“We thought Nigel was one of the individuals that stood out on Saturday,” Jones said.

“Nigel continues to get better and better.”

Warrior has been an object of praise for coaches all preseason and is competing for a starting safety spot on the Vols defense this season.

Rashaan Gaulden has also been a bright spot in the Vols defense this preseason.

Gaulden is returning after missing all of last season with a broken foot. According to Jones, Gaulden is competing with Malik Foreman at nickel while also playing safety.

Injuries not a concern: The injury bug has hit the Vols this preseason, but Jones said he doesn’t expect any players to miss an extensive amount of time.

Jones noted that Evan Berry, Brandon Johnson and Latrell Williams have all sat out

the last few practices but also mentioned that they will be able to return by the end of the week.

“Some have missed more time than others but nothing serious, so we expect them back,” Jones said.

Berry, especially, would be a key return for the Vols as he was a NCAA All-American last year, where he returned three kickoffs for touchdown.

Austin Smith, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Jauan Jennings and MaLeik Gatewood all wore green, non-contact jerseys at practice Monday night.

Alexis Johnson still not cleared: There is still no timetable on the return of Alexis Johnson to the team, Butch reported Monday.

Johnson has been suspended from the team for an alleged domestic assault and false imprisonment since early this year. However, he reached an agreement to reduce the felony assault to a misdemeanor in April. A student judicial panel found his charges unfounded last week.

“We’ll continue to have some conversations, but as of right now, in terms of his status with the football team, nothing has changed,” Jones said.

Jones said he met with Johnson and his family this week.

Tyler Wombles Contributor The 2016 Tennessee Volunteers Cross Country season schedule was released this week, and Head Coach Beth-Alford Sullivan said in a statement on Monday that she’s ready for the season to get started.

“It’s exciting to have it finalized and get closer to the start of our 2016 Cross Country schedule for the Fall Semester,” Alford-Sullivan said. “We look forward to returning a couple of very young squads, both men and women, a year older and more seasoned. We have some impactful newcomers as well.”

Tennessee will host its first meet in five years, the Tennessee Dual, when UT Martin comes to town Sept. 3. The men’s 6K will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET, and the women’s 5K will start at 9:45 a.m. The last meet the Vols hosted was the 2011 Tennessee Invitational on Sept. 17 against Kentucky at Lambert Acres Golf Club. The Wildcats beat the Vols

after having six runners place in the top eight.

“We’re excited to be hosting the first meet at Cherokee Farms,” Alford-Sullivan said. “We’re starting with just a small, dual meet with Martin, and we are looking forward to testing the facility and testing our young squad at the beginning of the season.”

Tennessee will then compete at the Commodore Classic in Nashville, hosted by Vanderbilt University at Vaughn’s Gap Cross Country Course, Percy Warner Park and at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Kentucky on Oct. 1.

On Oct. 14, the Volunteers will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to compete at the Crimson Classic. Afterwards, they will make the trip to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the SEC Championship Oct. 28.

On Nov. 11, Tennessee will take part in the NCAA South Regional, hosted by Florida State.

The Vols will finish the season competing in the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 19.

DC police chief stepping down to head security for NFL Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Washington police chief Cathy Lanier, the first woman to lead the department permanently and one of the nation’s longest-serving and most popular big-city police chiefs, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down to become head of security for the National Football League.

Lanier, 49, started her career with the Metropolitan Police Department as a patrol officer and rose through the ranks.

She served as chief for nine-and-a-half years, under three mayoral administrations, overseeing reductions in crime as the nation’s capital experienced an influx of wealth that transformed oncetroubled neighborhoods.

Lanier said at a news conference that

she has rejected numerous offers to lead other big-city police departments, but she saw the opportunity to handle security for the nation’s “favorite sport” to be too good to pass up.

“To women who think that there are limitations to what you can do and where you can work, the NFL reaching out to me for this position says that there are not limitations for where you can work because of your age, your race or your gender,” Lanier said.

In her new job, Lanier will oversee the security of all 32 NFL teams and their venues, working with federal, state and local law enforcement and handling security for the Super Bowl.

“We are excited to welcome to our team an individual of Cathy’s talent and extensive record of accomplishments,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “Cathy joins us with a well-deserved reputation of being a tre-

mendous communicator, innovator and relationship builder.”

Lanier, a Maryland native who dropped out of high school in 9th grade and became a mother at age 15, was an inspiration to many as she rose to the department’s top job. She came from a family of police officers and joined the department after earning a high-school equivalency diploma. She later earned a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees.

Lanier was head of homeland security and counterterrorism for the department when then-Mayor-elect Adrian Fenty called and offered her the job of chief, without an interview.

“This city gave me an opportunity when many would not have,” Lanier said. “I owe my life to this city, to the residents and to the department. ... It’s bittersweet, it’s heartbreaking to leave the city I grew up in.”

Polls consistently ranked her as the most popular public official in the city, and she had a frank, easygoing manner on television and in testimony before the D.C. Council. She was an early advocate of officers wearing body cameras, saying they would increase transparency and promote good policing. The department is in the process of outfitting all patrol officers with cameras.

Washington was dubbed the nation’s murder capital during the crack epidemic of the 1990s — with more than 300 slayings a year in the city of roughly 600,000 — but violent crime had already decreased significantly by the time Lanier became chief amid the city’s booming post-9/11 economy. Homicides continued to drop to a low of 88 in 2012, although, slayings increased last year by more than 50 percent, and killings this year are continuing at 2015’s pace.