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‘The T’ unveils orange-clad fleet Emilee Lamb Assistant News Editor It is hard to miss the bright orange buses now rolling around campus. After a summer of breaking in the fresh fleet of wheels, the Department of Parking and Transit Services is ready to introduce the new “T” Transit System.

“There were a couple of factors that led to us wanting to make the change with the transit system,” said Mark Hairr, director of Parking and Transit Services. “One was more flexibility in the services offered to the students and the campus.”

By separating from the Knoxville city transit system and using an independent contractor, the university administration can exercise more control over campus bus affairs.

“That’s helpful to be able to make changes, like on a route that may be affected by construction,” Hairr said.

Independently operated and with a fresh, fluorescent new look, the university’s most

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Students rush to board the new “T” buses on Wednesday afternoon.

The new line began running full-time on June 3.

The original Kat Bus continues to provide transportation for students around Knoxville.

recent investment is a distinct departure from the campus transit system of years past.

“They’re all brand new buses, basically just a few weeks old,” Hairr said. “They are all branded with the same look, so you know what is a ‘T’ service bus.”

It would be hard to mistake the new buses with their Knoxville Area Transit counterparts, relieving any confusion

that prevailed under the previous system.

“I betray my school by saying this, but I don’t think anybody’s really a fan of orange,” said Emily Gregg, a sophomore triple majoring in French, biology and political science. “I have mixed feelings because I don’t like loud designs. I think it’s kind of cluttered, but that’s just the outside. The inside is quite

nice.”

Color aside, “T” bus riders can expect other differences between the old system and the new.

One of the most useful reforms is the addition of a bus tracker app. Within the UT mobile application, students can now glance at their smartphone and see exactly where the buses are on campus at any given time.

“I think the greatest advantage, certainly, is knowing when the bus will come,” Hairr said.

“This will be particularly important in the evening. That way you can actually wait inside until you see the bus coming around the corner, literally.”

Summer school students and faculty had the chance to trial the new technology first-hand.

“I have appreciated that now

we can track the buses instead of just anticipating their supposedly imminent arrival,” Gregg said.

On the buses themselves, users will find a host of upgrades intended to increase convenience, including a bike rack, USB charging stations and mobile handicap accessibility.

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Haslam music building debuts Gabrielle O’Neal Staff Writer After three years, the wait is officially over for music students at UT. In July, UT’s School of Music completed its move to the newly constructed Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, located at the intersection of Volunteer Boulevard and Pat Head Summitt Street.

And that unveiling has been music to ears of students and faculty.

“I cannot properly put into words my feelings about this new building,” Andrew Skoog, associate professor of voice in the School of Music said. “It is beyond anything I had expected it to be. This building will be a boon for the School of Music and will allow us to recruit the best students. It will also serve us well as we continue to add programs to our curriculum in the future.”

According to Skoog, a new music building was in talks for years before development began.

“When I first heard that the building project was moving forward, I suppose I was somewhat skeptical,” said Skoog, who begins his 11th year

at UT this fall. “From the time of my appointment at UT in 2003, there were rumors floating around that the School of Music was high on a priority list for a new building, but every year it seemed to get pushed back.

“I knew that our director of the School of Music at the time, Roger Stephens, had a real vision and a passion to make a new building project a reality.”

The center includes the 400-seat Sandra Powell Recital Hall, George F. DeVine Music Library, band room and office suite, eight technology-enhanced academic classrooms, three computer labs, a recording/mixing lab and many other amenities.

In addition, the music center was able to complete the Steinway Initiative by having over 90 percent of its pianos made by the worldrenowned company.

More than 100 new pianos have been added this summer.

“This is the most remarkable thing I have ever been in,” said Elizabeth Ream, junior in music education. “We used to be cramped up in Dunford (Hall).”

Tennessee may have added “Smokey Gray” to the color scheme in its jersey repertoire, but there’s one dark portion of uniform attire that newcomers in the football program cannot wait to get rid of.

All freshmen and transfers on the team are required to wear a black stripe down the center of their helmets at practice until their “big brother,” an upperclassmen at their position, on the team deems them worthy of removing it.

It is a reminder of what they have yet to accomplish, and the only way to have it

removed is through a considerable display of work and improvement on the practice field as well as mental development.

“It’s what we started years ago, and we’ll keep it until as long as we’re together. It’s special,” said UT offensive line coach Don Mahoney, who has coached with Vols head coach Butch Jones previously at Central Michigan and Cincinnati.

On Aug. 8, redshirt sophomore safety Brian Randolph removed freshman cornerback Cameron Sutton’s stripe, making Sutton the first Vol to achieve the feat under Jones.

Although fall camp has

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wrapped up, just eight players have had their stripes removed and undergone the initiation of sorts that follows. With stripe removal comes special recognition in a team meeting and a chance to address the team.

“It’s really exciting when the players get up there and it’s really emotional, because guys come into this program and they get the helmet, get the uniform, and then you say ‘whoa, you’ve got to earn their stripe,’” Mahoney said. “So when that stripe comes off the helmet, you can see the pride those kids have when that happens in the team meeting.”

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I-House programs break down cultural barriers Staff Writer

UT newcomers earn their initiation privileges David Cobb

Students from various ages and backgrounds excitedly perform the line dance to “Cupid Shuffle” outside the I-House at Beyond the Borders.

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Tuesday night, the International House hosted a Welcome Week event called “Beyond the Borders.”

Gathering in the parking lot outside the I-House, about 150 students of various ages and backgrounds milled around, dancing to songs like “Gangnam Style” and sampling a variety of food from countries around the world.

“This is a great event because it isn’t targeted directly at international students,” said Kelsey Lavigne, a graduate student in college student personnel and intern at the International House. “It brings international and American students together so that they can really meet, make friends and expand their way of thinking. I think that’s something that is special and not always easy to do.”

The event attempted to mix cultural education with entertainment.

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as students from UT to come and try flavors from all over the world,” said Thuy Pham, a Master’s student studying public policy and administration and currently working at the I-House. “We have quesadillas from Mexico, samosas from India, egg rolls from China, Thai donuts, seaweed pancakes from Korea and bubble tea from Taiwan.”

Pham, a VietnameseAmerican student, is one of three graduate assistants that work at the I-House. The small staff also includes an associate director and 12 undergraduate students.

Despite the limited staff, Pham says the I-House is one of the most active organizations on campus.

“It’s a very small department that we run, but we do a lot of programming,” Pham said. “We have a lot of events and are very involved on campus.”

In addition to special events, the I-House has three ongoing programs that occur weekly throughout the school year.

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tive is called “The Friendship Program.”

“In ‘The Friendship Program,’ we pair up an international student with an American student.

It’s very low commitment,” Pham said. “Basically the pairs meet once a week and just become buddies. But the bonds that can form from this program can be really strong and longlasting.”

Another event, labeled “Language Tables,” features a laid-back approach to learning a second language. Instead of practicing in what might be a tense classroom environment, students come to the I-House and converse with native speakers in a more natural setting.

“This program is amazing, it’s peer teaching,” Pham said. “A student will come in and teach Italian or Chinese or Spanish to anyone who wants to learn about it. It’s really relaxed and a lot of the professors from the foreign language department have been noticing their students going to the I-House to learn.”

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1950: Althea Gibson becomes first AfricanAmerican on U.S. tennis tour On this day in 1950, officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accept Althea Gibson into their annual championship at Forest Hills, New York, making her the first AfricanAmerican player to compete in a U.S. national tennis competition.

Growing up in Harlem, the young Gibson was a natural athlete. She started playing tennis at the age of 14 and the very next year won her first tournament, the New York State girls’ championship, sponsored by the American Tennis Association (ATA), which was organized in 1916 by black players as an alternative to the exclusively white USLTA. After prominent doctors and tennis enthusiasts Hubert Eaton and R. Walter Johnson took Gibson under their wing, she won her first of what would be 10 straight ATA championships in 1947.

In 1949, Gibson attempted to gain entry into the USLTA’s National Grass Court Championships at Forest Hills, the precursor of the U.S. Open.

1992: Hurricane Andrew pounds Bahamas Hurricane Andrew hits the Bahamas on this day in 1992. There and in South Florida, where it arrived two days later, the storm was responsible for the deaths of 26 people and an estimated $35 billion in property damage. Hurricane Andrew was so concentrated that it resembled a tornado in its effects.

On August 15, Andrew formed near Cape Verde in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It then moved west, attaining hurricane status about 800 miles east of Miami. It was a Category 4 storm when it hit Eleutherea Island in the Bahamas, causing a 23-foot storm surge that devastated nearby Current Island.

Andrew then moved due west toward Florida. With a very small diameter, it covered distances faster than most hurricanes. South Florida is vulnerable to hurricanes--as well as being in the likely path of many storms, it is only about 20 feet above sea level.

In the early morning of August 24, Andrew came ashore at Florida City, about 20 miles south of Miami. It had winds of 140 mph with gusts up to 212 mph. Rain was not a big factor in the storm, since it was moving very quickly and had a relatively compact punch, but it was still incredibly destructive. In Kendall and Homestead, Andrew uprooted every tree and destroyed 90 percent of the towns’ homes. The Homestead Air Base was also demolished and all of Dade County lost its electricity.

There were reports of trucks being thrown through the air and steel beams flying 150 feet. The 210-ton freighter Seaward Explorer lost its anchor and was carried over the entire landmass of Elliot Key.

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1851: U.S. wins first America’s Cup On August 22, 1851, the U.S.-built schooner America bests a fleet of Britain’s finest ships in a race around England’s Isle of Wight. The ornate silver trophy won by the America was later donated to the New York Yacht Club on condition that it be forever placed in international competition. Today, the “America’s Cup” is the world’s oldest continually contested sporting trophy and represents the pinnacle of international sailing yacht competition.

The history of the yacht America began with five members of the New York Yacht Club, who decided to build a state-of-the-art schooner to compete against British ships in conjunction with England’s Great Exposition of 1851. Designed by George Steers, the 100-foot, black-hulled America had a sharp bow, a V bottom, and tall masts, making it strikingly different from the traditional yachts of the day. In June 1851, the America set sail from its shipyard on New York City’s East River, bound for England. Manned by Captain William H. Brown and a crew of 12, the America raced and overtook numerous ships during the Atlantic crossing.

After being outfitted and repainted in France, the America sailed to Cowes on the Isle of Wight to challenge the best British sailboats in their own waters. At Cowes, America welcomed all comers for a match race, but no English yacht accepted the challenge. Finally, on August 22, the America joined 14 British ships for a regatta around the Isle of Wight.

1864: International Red Cross founded The Geneva Convention of 1864 for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field is adopted by 12 nations meeting in Geneva. The agreement, advocated

by Swiss humanitarian Jean-Henri Dunant, called for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded in times of war and provided for the neutrality of medical personnel. It also proposed the use of an international emblem to mark medical personnel and supplies. In honor of Dunant’s nationality, a red cross on a white background--the Swiss flag in reverse--was chosen. In 1901, Dunant was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1881, American humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the American National Red Cross, an organization designed to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters in congruence with the International Red Cross.

This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

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The percussion room is one of many areas designated for student usage at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center. Construction of the new building was completed in July.

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BORDERS continued from Page 1 In addition to weekly events, world showcases occur periodically throughout the year. These showcases highlight a certain country and its culture for a week. This year, the four countries to be celebrated are Korea, Zimbabwe, Liberia and China.

“The best night of the week is Culture Night,” Pham said. “Students can pay $5 to eat a full, authentic meal from the country being showcased and enjoy a night of entertainment.”

Every year, the I-House has one major event.

This year, the organization is putting together an international dance competition. In November, students can sign up to compete against each other in traditional and contemporary dance categories.

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Tyler Bullich, freshman in mechanical engineering, gathers information from the Bass Fishing Club at this year’s RecFest event in TRECS on Aug. 20. Bullich, a New York native, is one of many students who gained insight into recreationbased club involvement.

RecFest ends successfully Hanna Lustig News Editor Despite an intense torrent of surprise rain, weather could not deter students from seeping into the TRECS on Tuesday afternoon for RecFest, umbrellas in hand.

The walls of the basketball court were lined with booths offering sign-ups and contact information for every sport and athletic hobby imaginable: martial arts, running, fishing, gymnastics, swimming, rugby, lacrosse and ultimate frisbee, just to name a few. On the far end of the room, a rock wall stood towering above the crowd for a climbing workshop.

Now a staple of the Welcome Week lineup, RecFest is a chance for all students, regardless of age, to check out UT’s numerous sports clubs while eating complimentary Chick-fil-A. Sean McCall, a graduate assistant for facilities at

RecSports, explained that the value of RecFest stretches far beyond simply signing up for the fencing club or trying out sailing.

“We want all of our students to be aware of the resources they have here,” McCall said.

“Everyone is paying for these fees, they have great resources: the big TRECS, the aquatic center, outdoor pools, things like that. We want everybody to know that these are available.”

One such resource is the UT’s Outdoor program. Representing UTOP at Recfest, Xan Pitzer, a junior in French and world business, listed the amazing, but often overlooked services the organization offers.

“We provide a lot of trips that students can go on,” Pitzer said.

“We also provide lessons. We have a full-service bike shop. It’s not exactly a club, it’s more like a constant program at UT and we’re just spreading awareness.”

In celebration of Welcome Week, UTOP is offering $5

events during the first month of school, including mountain biking, kayaking and caving expeditions.

Pitzer said he recognizes RecFest’s success and popularity.

“Look at this sheet,” she said, pointing at one of the sign-up sheets. “We’ve already filled up two email sheets. It seems like people are really excited about the program.”

For undecided freshmen like Sara Patterson, RecFest functions as a way to view all of her options at once and introduce herself to upperclassmen.

Hoping to continue old passions and find new pastimes, Patterson said she came to peruse the array of activities on display.

“I wanted to see the kind of sports I could get involved in and what there is to do around campus,” she said. “Just trying to figure out all the things I could do here.”

The I-House has also chosen two universal topics this year: world hunger and female empowerment. These themes will be discussed during the Global Issues discussions scattered across the events calendar. All are welcome to join these discussions in the International House Great Room.

“It creates less of a divide between different cultures,” Pham said of the benefits of global awareness. “When you really understand other people, it makes for less conflict and greater harmony for all.”

For more information about I-House events and programs, email ihouse@utk.edu or visit the I-House on Melrose Avenue to speak to a staff member.

Dollywood to build $300 million resort, add attractions Associated Press To see the future of Dollywood, you need to borrow the vision of its chief imaginer, Dolly Parton.

In the near future, Parton sees a resort hotel lobby with a three-story window that frames Mount LeConte — one of the tallest peaks in the Smoky Mountains. Guests will be able to book a grand suite in the hotel that the entertainer uses when she stays in the Pigeon Forge theme park that bears her name.

All of that is future tense, but not very far away. The park plans to open DreamMore Resort in 2015. It’s part of a planned $300 million expansion to take place over the next decade.

A new roller coaster, this one aimed at families, is scheduled to open in 2014.

The resort hotel has been Parton’s dream ever since she affixed her name to the theme park 28 years ago.

“The thing we’re most excited about is finally building our resort,” Parton said Friday by telephone from the park in the

Smokies foothills.

“We’re starting out with a resort that has 300 rooms,” Parton said. “Some of the rooms will accommodate up to six people in a family.”

There will be a lot of “front porch spaces” at the resort.

Parton noted that during her upbringing nearby, people tended to congregate on front porches or in the kitchen.

A fishing pond will be on the property where children can catch their first whopper and there will be fire pits where families can roast marshmallows.

People walking into the lobby will be greeted with a glass of lemonade in the summer and a cup of hot chocolate during winter months.

The total dollar investment in the next decade will exceed the company’s spending on Dollywood so far, said Craig Ross, president.

“In 10 years’ time, we will have spent more than we’ve spent since the inception back in 1986 ...” Ross said.

The plan includes multiple additional resorts as well as more rides and shows.

“It’s the bigger scope of these

attractions that we’ll be adding that’s different,” Ross said.

The first of the new attractions will be Fire Chaser Express, scheduled to open next year. It’s a ride described as exciting, but not as intense as the Wild Eagle or Dollywood’s water coaster, RiverRush.

Children of elementary school age will be able to ride it.

Research by Dollywood showed executives the resort will make a difference for many people looking to vacation in the mountains.

A survey showed 80 percent of people asked about visiting the theme park, who had not yet come, indicated having a resort on the property would be important to them.

Dollywood is putting up a new website, www.dreammoreresort.com, to help market the hotel, even as it is under construction.

Leon Downey, executive director of the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, emphasized the importance of the Dollywood expansion.

“We’re basically 100 percent tourism,” Downey said. “It’s the only industry we have.”

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College experience should redefine expectations Uncommon Sense by

Evan Ford

Another fall, another season of “Top Ten Most Useless Majors” lists.

We’ve all read them, usually from Cracked.com or Huffington Post, sarcastically rattling off the majors that seem most effective at making graduates less likely to get a job.

This is always a special time for me – as a philosophy major, I’m apparently destined to be poor, unemployed and unhappy.

These lists are entertaining and in some sense informative, but they miss the actual question: What is college for?

We all have personal answers to this question, reasons we came to college. For most of us, it offers an increased chance at a better job with better pay. Perhaps some special training to better perform at that better job.

For politicians, advisors and parents, however, college is a numbers game. They throw around phrases like “average median income” and point out that college degree-holders tend to make around 15 percent more per year throughout their lifetime than high school graduates, according to a June 2013 CNN article.

For me, I went to college because that’s what young people do. We do high school, and if we happen to do well enough and are able to pay, we do college, too. Then, after that, we do a job. We continue on in the rigid tracks of life, barreling towards two-and-a-half kids and a two-car garage.

I applied and was accepted as a civil engineer, on my way to one of the top ten most “useful” degrees. I was destined for employment and money – a happy life.

Then college happened.

You see, things are “useful” when they get you from point A to point B. A car is useful when you can drive yourself somewhere else, just like a wrench is useful when it turns a loose screw into a tight one. As far as a university education goes, we know where point A is – broke, clueless college student.

But where’s point B? If you believe your parents, politicians and those Cracked. com articles, you know exactly where point B is: middle class paradise. A nice house, with two weeks paid vacation and dental insurance. Who cares where you work, or what you do or how much you hate waking up in the morning? You made it! You’re at point B! College, when done correctly, fundamentally challenges this mindset. We all want to live a good life, and a fancy education can help us get there. But more importantly, it can help us think about what a good life is.

The belief that the only point of college is to get us further along the path towards middle class paradise is far more dangerous than just individual lives. It destines us all to live identical existences of steady income and subjugation. It infects public attitudes against whole disciplines, writing off critical thinking and social science as useless.

Take the Texas GOP. Their 2012 platform read as follows: “We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills [and] critical thinking skills… which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and parental authority.”

That’s a direct quote.

Then there’s Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, who called for a complete end to federal funding for social science research. Paul Krugman, columnist for the New York Times and Nobel Prize winner in economics, responded with sarcasm – “Because it’s surely a waste of money seeking to understand the society we’re trying to change.”

A lot of us are stuck in a rut. We graduated high school, and now we’re in college, and all we can think about is moving forward, trying to get a job. We get mad when we’re forced to stop for a second to take general education classes like “Western Civilization” and “Professional Responsibility.”

But that’s the point of those classes – to stop you from just plowing forward in that rut and instead force you to stop and look around. Those annoying classes are meant to challenge you, to make you think about where you want to go, not just to help you get there faster.

This is what education is – learning to think. This can happen in classes and out of them, on purpose or by chance. It can be scary, and it may “challenge the student’s fixed beliefs.” But it helps you figure out where point B is.

In my opinion, that’s pretty useful. It may even break the top ten.

Evan Ford is a junior in philosophy. He can be reached at eford6@utk.edu.

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‘War on Drugs’ misses mark, needs to set new sights Dean’s List by

Katie Dean In June of 1971, Richard Nixon declared America’s “War on Drugs.”

Now more than 40 years later, Attorney General Eric Holder is condemning the war and calling it a failure.

While Holder is right to label this a fail, it is not because we did not try. The past few decades have seen the creation of several anti-drug organizations and policies, such as the Department Enforcement Association, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act and even the allocation of $1.3 billion to Colombia to combat drug trafficking.

Despite – or maybe even as a result – of all this enforcement, the U.S. still has consistently overcrowded prisons and some of the highest incarceration rates in the world.

Clearly it is about time someone comes out and says what we’re all thinking: this is a joke. A war on drugs implies that the issue has an end, a winner and a loser. A war on drugs is like a war on poverty; you can fight it all you want, but it remains highly unrealistic that it will ever be totally eradicated.

Instead of spending billions of dollars on a system that simply is not working, why not take a different approach? Holder’s recent comments imply that this is his intent.

In a speech to the American Bar Association last Monday, Holder stated that the goal of the federal government is to “punish, deter and to rehabilitate, not to

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typically affiliated with wealthy abusers.

Knowing this, it should not be surprising that while African Americans make up 15 percent of American drug users, blacks account for 74 percent of defendants sentenced to prison for drug crimes. It is equally unsurprising that 80 percent of defendants sentenced for crack cocaine possession are African Americans.

This does not suggest that the creation of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act or mandatory minimums was created specifically to target African American populations. The goal of the legislation was to target powerful drug dealers in order to staunch the flow of drugs in America. Unfortunately, it has had the opposite effect. A report issued by the ACLU in 2006 shows that 73 percent of defendants sentenced for crack violations are merely users and have extremely low involvement in the actual distribution.

Holder condemns the war and these mandatory minimum sentences not out of a political agenda or ulterior motive; he condemns them because they simply do not solve the problem. They exacerbate it.

To see a powerful government official stop and recognize failure should comfort all of us. His remarks might signify the beginning of new solutions to the drug problems this country faces.

If he redirects the justice system to focus on the distributors and give them the harsher sentences, the War on Drugs may succeed after all.

Katie Dean is a junior in political science and psychology. She can be reached at xvd541@utk.edu.

A freshman’s guide to surviving life on Rocky Top Knight Errant by

Victoria Knight As a senior now at UT, I am among the eldest group of students on campus.

Some say that along with age comes wisdom, and, though I don’t feel very wise in most areas of my life, I think there are possibly a few words of wisdom I can offer to UT’s newest incoming class regarding the place I have called home for four years.

1) Get involved right away.

This is the biggest mistake that I made, and a lot of other freshmen make, too. As a freshman, I was scared to go out and join groups and activities because I assumed all of the organizations were a bunch of upperclassmen who did not want to hang out with some silly freshman.

I was definitely wrong.

Now as a member of several organizations on campus, I know that most of them are begging for freshmen to join. Plus, the earlier you get involved in one group, the easier it will be to land a leadership position in that organization later on.

These organizations are also the ones most likely to help you make friends at UT. If you join something you’re interested in, more than likely you are going to meet people with similar interests, making friendship building that much easier. Just choose a handful of commitments and really devote yourself to them – it will not be something you regret.

2) Balance, balance, balance.

Honestly, this one is still an issue for me even now, but it is going to be one of the biggest lessons if you want to be successful in college. You might already be under the impression that school is always going to come first, but you’ll quickly realize such priority is not always possible, or even something you consistently desire.

I cannot release a secret formula for trying to figure out the amount of time you should invest in each of your responsibilities; it’s just something you have to figure out on your own – usually through a little bit of trial and error. Whether you are juggling work, athletics or extracurricular activities, just make sure that you give yourself a pinch of restoration time.

Even if you have piles of homework due, sometimes a simple 30-minute hangout session amongst friends can cure your productivity struggled before they set in.

3) Time in college is short, so make the most of it.

You thought your four years in high school

went by fast?

Try college.

I feel like I looked up at the end of last semester and suddenly realized I was on the brink of graduation. College is like its own little bubble.

Once you get involved on campus and comfortable with the rhythms of daily life, you will blink and it’s going to be Christmas break. Another bat of the eyes and your sophomore year will already be upon you. It goes by in a flash.

Take advantage of this high speed ride.

Live in the little moments – look around you as you’re trudging up the Hill and admire the beauty of Ayres Hall; take some time to sunbathe with your friends in the HSS amphitheatre and even get caught up in the anticipation in the air the Friday before the first football game.

Those are the things you are going to remember when it’s all over, not the grade you made on your soon-to-be-forgotten general chemistry exam.

College is one of life’s greatest adventures.

So go get out there, and start experiencing it. Remember, all of us college seniors would probably kill to trade places with you, just so we could live it all over one more time.

Victoria Knight is a senior in microbiology. She can be reached at vknight4@utk.edu.

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merely warehouse and forget.”

After completing a summer internship in a federal courthouse, Holder’s comments resonate with me. During a 2 1/2 month span, I saw hundreds of defendants come and go. Most were charged with gun or drug violations, and an overwhelming number were Hispanic or black.

This was not your typical episode of “Law & Order.” Watching a person your age be sentenced to prison for at least 10 years is a profound experience. I saw firsthand that the War on Drugs is a losing one and that Holder is admirable for questioning the purpose of mandatory minimums.

Trying to understand why these minimums are a misguided approach can be complicated; decoding federal law is a feat that most people understandably avoid.

Many people don’t even realize the difference between crack cocaine and powder cocaine, a discernment that is central to this issue. Until 2010, laws specified a mandatory minimum sentencing guideline of 100 to 1 disparity for crack cocaine and powder cocaine, which essentially meant that the minimum sentence for 5 grams of crack (five years) was the same sentence that applied to 500 grams of powder cocaine.

When the Anti-Drug Abuse Act was passed in 1986, the goal was to target major dealers and wipe out the flow of trafficked drugs. What it did instead was decimate certain populations, specifically low-income African Americans.

Crack cocaine is the cheaper form of the drug and is more often used by low-income abusers. Powder cocaine, however, is the form of choice for higher-income users and

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International village creates cultural experience Emilee Lamb Assistant News Editor

UT students can travel the world without ever leaving campus, thanks to the International Roommate Program.

Housed in the Apartment Residence Hall, the program gives UT undergraduates the chance to share their living quarters with up to three international exchange students for no extra cost but with added advantages. “I think the American students learn a lot from their international roommates and all the international students on the floor about their culture,� said Hannon Maylee, assistant hall director at ARH and graduate coordinator of International Village.

The International Village, as it is known by some, makes up the sixth and eighth floors of ARH, housing both men and women, respectively.

Students who choose to participate in the program are given plenty of opportunities to meet and interact with fellow undergrads from around the world through the many activities that are offered to International Village residents. “We get to do big programs because we have a larger budget,� Maylee said. “So, we’ll do a camping trip and hopefully make a day trip to Atlanta.�

In addition to large trips, the event organizers and coordinators in International Village offer smaller gatherings for residents. “I love that we can do things like an ‘International Dishes’ night, and go to people’s apartments and try different food from all over the world,� Maylee said. “We work really closely

with the International House, and the I-House has incredible programs as well.�

While the International Roommate Program offers several material advantages, students seem to appreciate far more the experiential benefits of cross-cultural living. “(I’m excited) just to get to do something new, something you don’t get to do on a regular day to day basis, maybe learn to play soccer,â€? said Craig Jones, a sophomore studying political science and global studies. “I’m expecting to learn Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon how to communicate more Jan-Moritz Eilers, Kristen clearly in my language, for one thing,â€? said Jake Booth and Sai Venkatraman Brannum, a sophomore his- prepare t-shirts for a tie dye tory major. “Sometimes even activity in the International my American friends have a Village Community. hard time understanding me, so hopefully that’s going to international students enjoy takget a lot better.â€?

It’s not just UT students who ing in another culture. “The international students look forward to new experienclove to come here and live with es from the program. “Here we have a lot of time American students,� Maylee to play sports, also travel, that said. “They love to have that in Italy we don’t have,� said American culture, that’s what Lorenzo D’Angelo, an Italian they’re here for.�

The cultural immersion student studying mechanical seems to go both ways for resiengineering.

The American residents of dents of International Village.

International Village provide American students like Jones an essential link to U.S. and and Brannum report a greater Tennessee culture for their inter- appreciation for their own culture after living with someone national roommates. “I’ve been around American from across the globe. “I’ve learned a lot about other students most of the time now, here,� said Hendrick places, but I’ve also learned a Seharrenberg, a sophomore lot about Knoxville, like having from Germany majoring in to explain things to people that international business. “It was I’d never really thought about,� ... great help when it comes to Jones said. “Like, why we do all the questions we had, they things a certain way. I’ve learned could answer, and they really a lot about the U.S. as well as helped us getting to know places other countries.� around here.�

Maylee said that her impression so far has been that the

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Even amid rising tuition and an inhospitable economy, some students still think the new buses are a good use of their funds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students had said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be willing to help support a system that costs somewhat more if it provided these additional benefits,â&#x20AC;? Hairr said.

On Friday, Aug. 23, students can get rewarded for taking the bus. From 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., special buses running on both the Hill and Neyland Express routes will be holding trivia contests and handing out prizes to winning students.

For more information, visit the transit systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at http://www.ridethet.utk.edu.

Following UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current pursuit of eco-friendly initiatives, the new buses are fueled by bio-diesel, which burns cleaner than conventional gasoline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the type of fuel and the engines and emission equipment on the buses,â&#x20AC;? Hairr said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the air thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming into the bus is actually less clean than whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being emitted.â&#x20AC;?

However, those new improvements came with a price tag. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The cost of this service compared to what it would have cost with the city is probably about 30 percent more,â&#x20AC;? Hairr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is an increase in cost, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly an upgrade in the technology of the buses.â&#x20AC;?

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Thursday, August 22, 2013 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark

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Breaking the teenage dream: the time I hugged a Jonas Brother venue early and stood near the front of what girls, I think,” a blonde girl in a floor-length dress seemed like an endless line of teenage girls. All of said while tugging on her hair.

I kept looking around me and wondering if all them were around my age, all of us there to meet the band we had gushed over in middle school these girls were serious. I surely was not like that.

They wanted Kevin, Nick and Joe to rememand early high school.

Claire Dodson Every girl was dressed to the nines; their ber them, to think them unique out of the thouArts & Culture Editor makeup sweating off during the three-hour wait sands of girls there.

“This is an irrational desire,” I thought to in the 90-degree sun. Most stayed within their myself. They meet hundreds of fans everyday, This summer, I dove into several unexplored little group, my friend and I included.

I had expected an oasis of JoBro fan-girl there is no possible way to differentiate between territories: a new city, my first internship and my first time being more than a half hour away from home for an extended time.

The most surprising and overwhelming part of my summer, however, did not relate to any of aybe we wanted them to affirm our value, to these things. call us out as special, to make us feel that we too could It was a Jonas Brothers concert.

A friend and I drove to Charlotte, N.C., at be adored. Maybe this Jonas obsession was a reflection the end of July to see our beloved boy band. We of what we thought of ourselves.” had bought the tickets months ago, on the day they were released. I had been in the middle of a literature class, frantically clicking to get our second row, VIP seats.

When the order was completed, I nearly threw acceptance, but what I got was much different. all of those teenage girls.

Why did they think this really mattered? my hands in the air in celebration, catching It was less like a community of fans and more myself just in time to prevent extreme judgment like a beauty contest with each girl competitively The crying girls seemed to consider this was a pivotal moment in their lives. Somewhere in this eying the next. from my classmates and professor.

We heard girls analyzing each others outfits atmosphere of fame and beauty, they had forgotThe VIP tickets included a meet and greet.

After an incredible summer working in and discussing how to make the most lasting ten what real life was like. This was all fake, an Nashville, the day had arrived. We got to the impact on the JoBro of their choice. “What do I illusion.

I told myself this as we inched forward, my say? Should I try and be funny? Joe likes funny

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stomach tightening in anxiety the closer we got.

I did not address my own nerves and was sure they were a product of something other than my impending meeting with a trio of celebrities.

What was this desire to seem important to those who were important? They were drawn like a moth to this flame of influence, fame and wealth. So much so that they were willing to spend $250 on a ticket.

The voice in my head said, “You spent that money, too, Claire.”

When our turn finally came, I had all of about 20 seconds with the brothers. Enough time to hug Joe (sigh) and pose for a picture before being rushed along so the next girl could have her turn. It wasn’t until afterward that I realized that clenched feeling in my stomach was disappointment.

Maybe we wanted them to affirm our value, to call us out as special, to make us feel that we too could be adored. Maybe this Jonas obsession was a reflection of what we thought of ourselves.

I looked down at my clothes as if seeing them for the first time.

Regardless of the reason, I had dressed up, too.

Claire Dodson is a junior in English. She can be reached at pdodson@utk.edu.

Thursday, August 22 What: Casino Night Where: University Center Down Under When: 7-10 p.m.

Price: Free Cortney’s Take: It’s the first weekend of the fall semester. With college budgets, Vegas is out of the question; however, that does not mean the casino cannot come to UT. The University Center Down Under will hold Casino Night, complete with Texas hold’em poker and blackjack tournaments, with prizes. Start your Thursday night at the tables and join Casino Night.

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What: Downlink and Foam Party w/ DJ Where: Old City Courtyard When: 6-11 p.m.

Price: $15 in advance, $20 at the door Cortney’s Take: Getting covered in foam and dancing with your friends is a good idea every weekend, but this weekend it’s time to celebrate going back to school at the official Back to School Foam Party. Rapture Productions and Carleo Entertainment present Downlink, who is influenced by everything from heavy metal to astrophysics. This bass technician is sure to be a hit, especially in the midst of foam.

Friday, August 23

What: Vol Night Long Where: HSS Amphitheatre and Pedestrian Walkway When: 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Price: Free Cortney’s Take: What’s the one thing college student’s never say no to? Free food. The first Vol Night Long of the year will have this, as well as contests and games. Following Super Art Fight, Vol Night Long is part of Welcome Week and all you need is a student ID.

Who: Yak Strangler with guests, Sin What: Video Premiere Party When: 10 p.m.

Where: The Pilot Light Price: $5 Cortney’s Take: A local band releasing not one, but two original songs plus a video has to be the start of a good night. Yak Strangler claims their “A Tight Squeeze” premiere party features a video “that will leave you so hungry you buy three hotdogs on the way back to your car.” The duo plays semi-Himalayan themed blues-metal music and will be joined by rock band, Sin.

Saturday, August 24

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What: Steve Earle and the Dukes with the Mastersons When: 8 p.m.

Where: The Bijou Theatre Price: $29.50 Claire’s Take: Steve Earle is a master storyteller and country music royalty. The musical variety apparent in his songwriting is evidence that it will be a legendary night of highly skilled craft.

C’mon, the guy has a giant beard and sings about redemption.

You won’t want to miss it.

Sunday, August 25 What: Free Play at the UC Down Under When: 3 p.m.

Where: UC Down Under Price: Free Claire’s Take: The best way to de-stress from the first week and prepare for the next is with an afternoon of free games provided by UT. This afternoon will include free bowling, billiards, table tennis and Xbox 360 play. You will also be able to sign up for fall leagues and tournaments. It’s a great way to meet people and bond over your common love of Halo.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

ARTS & CULTURE MUSIC BUILDING continued from Page 1 The previous music building, located in Dunford Hall, was built in 1964 to accommodate approximately 100 music students. The new music building holds more than 400 aspiring musicians.

“There really is no comparison at all,” Skoog said. “It had become run-down; (With) leaks everywhere, inconsistent climate control, deteriorating classrooms, studios and rehearsal spaces.

“The worst aspect of the old building, though, is that it was simply too small to meet our growing needs.”

Charlyn Hamilton, a graduate student in piano pedagogy, could not confirm the quality of the previous buildling but did allude to the scattered effect of its razing in Fall of 2010.

“I didn’t see the previous building,” Hamilton said. “But I came in the transition so we were in different buildings.”

While the new music building was being constructed, students of the school of music and band

were spread out in five separate buildings on the campus.

“The band and percussion studios were housed in HPER,” Skoog said. “The voice, opera, strings and collaborative piano areas were housed in AMB (Alumni Memorial Building). The jazz and choral areas, as well as practice rooms, were housed in Melrose Hall. The music library and large classes were housed in Humanities, and Dunford Hall was home to the administrative offices, academic offices, an ear training lab and performance studios for the piano, brass and woodwind areas.”

Since the new music building opened, music students and the Pride of the Southland Marching Band members finally have a place to call their own.

“The new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center is a facility worthy of the quality of the teaching that goes on here at UT,” Skoog said. “And our students so deserve this new facility.”

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“I was going up against four guys,” Henderson said. “I got a lot of questions about how I would take the criticism, not that I don’t have the ability to do it, just how I would take the feedback. It was definitely fair, but it was a question on people’s mind.”

When discussing the selection of drum major, Sousa said communication was open about pressure on females versus pressure on males in leadership roles, but ultimately, the faculty wants the best student leader.

For most female UT students, the average fall Saturday consists of picking out the best orange and white outfit to wear while cheering on the Vols from the student section. Jessica Henderson’s game day rituals, however, are a little different.

Henderson will lead the Pride of the Southland Marching Band onto the field, making this the second time a female drum major has been selected in 144 years of UT history.

“The pressure is unbelievable,” said Gary want to raise Sousa, director of bands.

“The tradition of the the bar. I want Pride of the Southland this band to stay Band is one of excellence and perfection and all of as perfect as it that lands on the shoulders of a 20-year-old.” is. ” The junior in envi-Jessica Henderson ronmental science from LaVergne, Tenn. said this tradition holds “a certain level of respect.”

“We’ve taken 144 years The drum major position to build a reputation and to not only requires leadership uphold it is really awesome,” skills, but also musical abilHenderson said. “It connects ity strong enough to earn the us to past years.” respect of fellow band memThe application process of bers, Sousa said. the drum major is very exten“There are 330 members sive, much like a job applica- and a lot of them are uppertion, Sousa said. Applicants are classmen and they are very interviewed, perform the ever- demanding,” Sousa said. “As famous strut (head back, legs a leader, you can only make high) and, during the Orange so many mistakes before they and White Game, are put start to lose faith in what you through an audition process of do. leading the band in a game day “She has strong musiciansituation. ship skills, strong leadership Although Henderson skills and she can take a hit.” believes this process was fair, Henderson said no matter she said the big question was who the position went to, it how she would take the criti- comes with a level of respect cism. that people know and under-

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The Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, located at the intersection of Volunteer Boulevard and Pat Head Summitt Street, includes a multitude of amenities for students, such as the addition of 68 new Steinway pianos.

Elysium fails to live up to lofty expectations, hype McCord Pagan Copy Editor “Elysium,” a science fiction/ action film, debuted in theaters last week and has since gone on to disappoint viewers all over the world.

While quick to get started, the movie, unlike other action films, forgets to let the audience breathe after it has been introduced. It proceeds to drag the viewer along with barely a moment to relax.

While “Elysium” proves able to keep one’s attention, the viewer quickly starts to wonder if their time or money might have been better spent going to see “Grown Ups 2.”

The film is set on a futuristic Earth inhabited only by the poor who cannot afford to live on the utopian space station fittingly named Elysium.

It ruins its own chances of being a serious movie by overwhelming viewers with numerous allegories to the current inequalities in society.

Matt Damon’s acting could never be questioned, but the plot is rife with symbolism and attempts to elicit reactions from viewers that even the most liberal of the audience will want a refund upon their exit.

There is no doubt that the director, Neill Blomkamp, who came off his well-deserved “District 9” success four years ago, worked hard on the film. In

fact, it would be surprising if “Elysium” is not nominated for special effects awards, but that is one of the few things this movie does well.

The main character is Max DeCosta, played by Damon.

DeCosta attempts to journey to Elysium to help his friend, Frey, played by Brazil native Alice Braga, cure her daughter of cancer. The audience is barely given a chance to take everything in before a shooting scene erupts or a spaceship crashes.

Unlike other action films that suffer from an overabundance of pyrotechnics and lack of a meaningful dialogue, “Elysium’s” downfall comes from swinging too far in the opposite direction.

When the minister for defense, Delacourt, played by Jodie Foster, tries to contain humans from reaching Elysium, she summons the fictional version of “Homeland Security.”

While Americans need to have relevant and meaningful conversations about the state of healthcare, immigration, treatment of the poor and the actions of police, this movie is unhelpful as it oversimplifies and obscures normally complicated issues.

However, a bright spot was the acting by South Africa native Sharlto Copley in his role as Agent Kruger. The relatively clean-faced actor, made famous as Murdock in “The A-Team” undergoes a complete transformation

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Elysium, released on Aug. 9, struggled at the box office in its initial weekend, registering $30 million.

into the cold-blooded mercenary who Agent Kruger becomes on screen.

Copley, who also worked with Blomkamp as the main character in “District 9,” proves himself a versatile actor as he fights and shoots his way to disrupt Damon’s grand plans for the space station.

While “Elysium” has a good cast and will impress special effects critics, it took on too many blatant allusions to contemporary politics and fails to follow through with good timing and spacing issues.

stand, and she sees it as a position above even herself.

“I went into this knowing that you have to be completely selfless,” she said. “You have to give yourself to the band.

You’re going to be the first one to get hit with criticism. You have to know your stuff all the time.

“It’s definitely going to be rewarding knowing that on Saturday we’re going to look perfect because I knew what I was doing and I could lead them well.”

Henderson said her time with the band has been a great bonding experience, and considers her band members to be her best friends.

And with that experience has come lofty expectations.

“I hope to leave the high standard,” Henderson said.

“I want to raise the bar. I want this band to stay as perfect as it is.

“Each year we get more people, new people, new leaders and I want to leave them with the precedent that they have to rise up and take responsibility for what we’re doing and the level of excellence that we uphold.”

Upon graduating, Henderson wants to join the Peace Corps and supply water to foreign countries. She believes this job is teaching her to wait for no one, ultimately making her a stronger person.

“I don’t want to dwell on the female thing, but a lot of people say the world is a male’s world and not just for me,” Henderson said, “but I want to give other women the motivation to go after what they want.

“You never know what you can do until you try.”

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continued from Page 1 Freshman defensive end Corey Vereen might have provided Sutton with some competition to be the first stripe-less freshman if he had not suffered a sprained MCL in practice. The explosive Vereen is not expected to play in UT’s season opener against Austin Peay.

Nevertheless, he had his stripe removed on Aug. 11 in what defensive line coach Steve Stripling said was an emotional moment.

“Well, he had a big smile on his face,” Stripling said of Vereen. “And I will say this, like every other coach, I would’ve bet one hundred dollars that he would have got his stripe off first, and he would have if he hadn’t gotten injured.”

With the Vols slated to play between 13 and 17 freshmen in 2013, there’s plenty of incentive for the “big brothers” in the program to prod

along the newcomers who they’ll soon be playing aside.

“It’s put the seniors in a position where ‘hey, we’ve got to look out for these guys.’ And it’s still a work in progress,” Mahoney said.

“There’s guys that are doing a better job leading, but we can’t assume it. You’ve got to keep continuing to encourage it with the guys that are doing it. But they’re the ones who, when they see a helmet with a stripe on (it), have got to say, ‘hey, I’ve got to get after this guy.’”

The players who have shed their stripes are: cornerback Cameron Sutton, offensive lineman Dylan Wiesman, running back Justus Pickett, wide receiver Marquez North, defensive end Corey Vereen, wide receiver Jonathan Johnson, defensive lineman Jaylen Miller, quarterback Riley Ferguson and quarterback Joshua Dobbs.

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Freshman wide receiver Josh Smith stretches before practice at Haslam Field on Aug. 19. Smith is one of several Vols still working to have their stripe removed.

Vols 2014 football schedule finalized Staff Report

Though the Vols have not yet begun their 2013 football campaign, their schedule for the 2014 season was announced Wednesday.

The announcement was made shortly after the Southeastern Conference released its 2014 slate.

The Vols will open league play at Georgia on Sept. 27, the first time the Bulldogs have served as UT’s SEC opener since 1995. UT opened SEC play vs. Georgia in four consecutive seasons from 1992-95.

For the first time since 2001, Florida will not be the first conference game on the Tennessee schedule. The Gators will serve as UT’s conference home opener the following week, on Oct. 4, the latest meeting on the calendar between Florida and Tennessee since a rescheduled game on Dec. 1, 2001 at Florida. The game was originally scheduled for Sept. 15 that year, but was moved to the season-ending contest after the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Prior to that 2001 meeting, the last time the Gators and Vols played outside of September was 1995.

Additionally, Tennessee will end the regular season with an opponent other than Kentucky for the first time since Florida in 2001, as the Vols will travel to Nashville for a Nov. 29 game at Vanderbilt. Tennessee is ending the season with the

Commodores for the first time since a 28-26 Tennessee win at Nashville’s LP Field (then known as Adelphia Coliseum) on Nov. 25, 2000.

The Vols ended the season against the Commodores in 25 consecutive seasons from 1976-2000.

Other SEC home games include Alabama on Oct. 25, Kentucky on Nov. 15 and Missouri on Nov. 22, while Tennessee will travel to Ole Miss on Oct. 18 for the first time since 2009 and South Carolina on Nov. 1.

The 2014 schedule has 14 playing weekends, giving the Vols two open weeks: Sept. 20 and Nov. 8.

On the non-conference portion of the schedule, the Vols are adding some new opponents. They play Utah State (Aug. 30) for the first time in program history, as well as playing their first regular-season matchup against Oklahoma on Sept. 13 (The Vols and Sooners have played each other in the Orange Bowl twice). The trip to Norman will be the Vols’ first trip to the state of Oklahoma in the program’s 122-year history.

The Vols will also host Arkansas State on Sept. 6, a team they beat 48-27 in 2007 at Neyland Stadium.

The final non-conference game in 2014 for UT will be in Knoxville, an Oct. 11 contest against UT-Chattanooga. The instate matchup is the 42nd meeting in series history and the first since 1966.

2014 FOOTBALL CALENDAR

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Friday, Aug. 30 — Utah State @ Home

Friday, Sept. 6 — Arkansas State @ Home Friday, Sept. 13 — Oklahoma @ Norman, Okla.

Friday, Sept. 27 — Georgia @Athen, Ga. Friday, Oct. 4 — Florida @ Home Friday, Oct. 11 — Chattanooga @ Home Friday, Oct. 18 — Ole Miss @ Oxford, Miss.

Friday, Oct. 25 — Alabama @ Home Friday, Nov. 1 — South Carolina @ Columbia, SC Friday, Nov. 15 — Kentucky @ Home Friday, Nov. 22 — Missouri @ Home Friday, Nov. 29 — Vanderbilt @ Nashville, Tenn.

Tidbits from around the SEC Ex-Vandy players plead not guilty; SEC ponders future scheduling process Associated Press NASHVILLE — Four former Vanderbilt football players have pleaded not guilty to raping an unconscious woman at a campus dormitory.

Cory Batey, 19 of Nashville, Tenn.; Brandon Banks, 19, of Brandywine, Md.; Jaborian “Tip” McKenzie, 19, of Woodville, Miss.; and Brandon Vandenburg, 20, of Indio, Calif., pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Vandenburg also is

charged with one count of tampering with evidence and one count of unlawful photography.

All waived their appearances so attorneys entered their pleas Wednesday. A date for discussions has been scheduled for Sept. 19.

A current player also pleaded not guilty to being an accessory after the fact.

An attorney entered receiver Chris Boyd’s plea in a separate courtroom. The Commodores’ second-leading receiver in 2012 was suspended from the team after

his indictment last week.

Campus officials learned about the June 23 incident when they checked surveillance video for another matter and alerted Vanderbilt police June 25. Campus police called Metro Nashville Police’s sex crimes unit June 26.

The four were indicted Aug. 9 on what police called “compelling, unsettling evidence” for allegedly raping the unconscious woman inside Vandenburg’s room at Gillette House dormitory.

Boyd, 21, was indicted

Aug. 16 on a felony count of being an accessory after the fact, and police say Boyd took part in an attempted cover-up advising one of the defendants how to cover up the crime. Vanderbilt suspended Boyd, who caught 50 passes for 774 yards and five touchdowns last season, the same day.

Vanderbilt dismissed Batey, Banks, McKenzie and Vandenburg on June 29 and also barred them from the campus pending the investigation. None of the four played a snap for the Commodores last season, though Vandenburg was expected to play immediately as one of the top junior college tight ends nationally coming out of Xavier College Prep.

The Commodores host Mississippi on Aug. 29 to open the season and travel to Knoxville to face UT on Nov. 23.

SEC evaluating future scheduling methods The SEC’s leadership is reviewing the scheduling process and changes could be made by 2016.

“The SEC Presidents and Chancellors have committed to a review of football scheduling to be completed in time for preparation of the 2016 schedule,” SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said in a release. “The objective of this review is to develop a scheduling format for the 2016 season and beyond, which will be in the best interests of the conference.”

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Barton joins Vols

Martin talks newcomers, postseason aspirations Steven Cook Copy Editor

because you don’t know the situation, you don’t know how teams will defend you, but I think he’ll be ready and excited to go.

The Daily Beacon’s Steven Cook spoke SC: A big factor in his development will with Tennessee men’s basketball head be Jordan (McRae), a player who many coach Cuonzo Martin about the upcoming people believed to be the SEC Player of season on July 30. the Year last year. What do you think his ceiling is this year and what should Vol Steven Cook: To start off, there were a fans expect from him? lot of positives to take from last season but some areas to improve as well. What are CM: Just improving upon what he finthe biggest areas that you’ve been telling ished last season. The biggest thing he your team to work on from a skill stand- can be doing is minimizing turnovers, not point this offseason? necessarily getting assists up because he does pass the ball and make good deciCuonzo Martin: Like you said, there’s sions. Minimizing turnovers is the biggest always improvements still on both ends of key to his game offensively. Getting to the the floor. We talk a lot about just improv- free throw line, getting his percentage up ing skill offensively, but I think there’s to 85-90 percent because he has the abilijust as much an individual can take from ties to do that. On the defensive side of improving his defensive skill as well. It’s the ball, get out on the passing lines and foot speed, it’s foot movement, it’s boxing get more steals because he has the length out and technique in certain areas, but also and athleticism to do that. That’s another improving some of (their) toughness to be way for him to create opportunities for aggressive defensively. So you can always him to score. improve on that end as well.

As a team, we’re working on improving SC: Vol fans have to go way back to our free throw percentage across the board remember Jeronne Maymon. Last year, as a team. Not just one or two guys, but you played it safe by keeping him out with team free throw shooting and minimizing his bad knee. Should he be 100 percent the turnovers. Try to keep the turnovers from day one or is this (injury) just someunder 10, and try to get the free throw thing that he’ll be dealing with early on in shooting above 75 percent as a team. the season?

SC: One talked about player is Robert Hubbs, the incoming freshman; a lot of Vol fans think he’s going to be an immediate impact player. What do you envision his role being next year? Do you think Vol fans should expect him to break out with a huge freshman year or ease into the program?

CM: I expect him to be a very talented guy and a major piece to what we do as a team, but as far as how much he scores or how many shots he takes a game, that has everything to do with Robert and the system, so to speak. It’s not necessarily ‘okay, I need you to take this many shots in the game.’ In a game, you take what the defense gives you. Staying in attack mode, being aggressive in game situations, being assertive, those are things, rebounding the basketball, maybe he can make three-point shots, so all those areas just being aggressive. But it’s hard to put a number on a guy

Senior guard could fill void left by departed PG Golden

CM: It looks like he’ll be 100 percent from day one. He’s looking good, he’s in every workout and is a part of every practice. He looks normal to me. But with any injury, I know for myself in college, I thought I played 100 percent, I thought I looked like it, but it’s always rehab, it’s always rehab, ice, that’s just a way of life.

As long as he plays the game it’ll be a way of life for him, just like when I played in college. It was a part of my lifestyle, there’s nothing wrong with that. So that will be a part of who he is as a basketball player to be at the level he needs to be at.

SC: Will Jarnell (Stokes) being down there (with Maymon) – being a lot older than he was when they first played together help him in that regard and complement him in the post as far as what we saw when Jarnell was just a freshman and

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Head coach Cuonzo Martin looks on as his team drops a close game against Kentucky on Jan. 15.

a newcomer?

CM: I think it’ll help both of them a great deal. This will probably be the first time that they’ve had a summer time together into the fall, because when Jarnell came in as a freshman, he came in right in December so they had to learn on the fly in game situations. Then you go on to this past summer, when Jeronne had the injury, they didn’t get a lot of reps together. This has been the first time going into the fall that they’ve been able to play on the floor together and it’s been fun.

SC: Now in your third year, you’ve come so close to the Big Dance both years, but this year just seems like the year with your talent. What trends must your team get into this year if you want to have real championship aspirations?

CM: Just getting off to a good start mainly in the preseason. That’s probably been a thing that has slowed us up for the NCAA Tournament in the last two years so you want to get off to a good start in preseason games and we’re going to get off to a good start in preseason and go from there.

The Tennessee men’s basketball program welcomed point guard Antonio Barton to Knoxville this week.

Barton is enrolled in fall classes at UT and will play for the Volunteers as a senior this season.

A native of Baltimore, Md., Barton graduated from the University of Memphis earlier this month, earning his degree in just three years. He had been enrolled at UM since the 201011 academic year.

In three seasons on the hardwood with the Tigers, Barton appeared in 95 games (31 starts) and averaged 21.4 minutes and 6.9 points per game while shooting .417 from 3-point range.

Barton studied Sport and Leisure Management at Memphis and is enrolled in graduate level Sports Psychology classes at Tennessee.

“We’re excited to have Antonio on board,” UT coach Cuonzo Martin said in a release.

“He’s a very talented young man. He makes shots, he can make plays at the rim and he can really facilitate the offense.

I like the way he defends. I’m ecstatic to welcome him to the program.”

Barton owns a plus-1.3 career assist/turnover ratio and has never shot worse than 40 percent from beyond the 3-point arc in a season. He ranks second on Memphis’ career list for 3-point field-goal percentage (.417).

“I’m excited to be a Vol,” the 6-2, 178-pound Barton said. “I look at this situation as a fresh start for me. I think I can bring a lot of experience, leadership and toughness to the table, and I look forward to building a brotherhood with my new team-

mates.”

Ironically, two of Barton’s best collegiate performances came against the Vols.

At the 2011 Maui Invitational, Barton shot 8-for-11 from the field – including going 4-for-5 from long range – during an impressive 21-point, six-rebound effort. His jumper with 1:14 left in the second overtime proved to be the game-winning basket.

Less than two months later, Barton scored 19 points on 5-of7 shooting – while again making four of five 3-point tries – when the Vols and Tigers met at the FedEx Forum.

His arrival comes at a good time for UT after the twoyear starting point guard Trae Golden announced in May that he would be transferring.

Golden will complete his eligibility at Georgia Tech.

Barton is not the first men’s basketball player to transfer from Memphis to UT. Guard Scooter McFadgon suited up for the Vols from 2003-05 after playing his first two collegiate seasons with the Tigers.

In McFadgon’s two seasons on Rocky Top, he appeared in 54 games (52 starts), averaged 16.0 points, shot .359 from 3-point range and was an AllSEC second-team selection in 2004. That year, he led the team and ranked fourth in the SEC with 17.6 ppg.

Barton’s older brother by 11 months, Will Barton, completed his rookie year with the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers this past season.

In 2008-09, the Bartons led Lake Clifton High School to a 28-0 record and the Maryland 3A state championship. Antonio Barton then attended Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Mass., as a senior before enrolling at Memphis.

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