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Former senator speaks on Syrian conflict Hayley Brundige Staff Writer Amid mounting tensions abroad, Richard Lugar visited the Baker Center on Tuesday to give a lecture on foreign policy. A native of Indianapolis, Ind. and member of the Republican Party, Lugar served continuously as senator of Indiana from 19772013. During his years in the Senate, Lugar served as chairman of the Senate Committee for Foreign Relations two separate times. His 36-year run in the U.S. Senate ended this year when he lost the Republican primary to Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock. Lugar was invited to the Baker Center as a part of the Ashe Lecture series, named after Victor Ashe, mayor of Knoxville from 1987-2003 and United States ambassador to Poland. Formed in 2012, the series brings government leaders to UT to talk about relevant national policy issues, such as the United States’ difficult position in Syria, a topic freshman in global studies Colleen Ryan was particularly interested in. “I was really interested in hearing his perspective on the situation in Syria right now,” Ryan said. “Things are starting to really ramp up in that region.” After rebel forces claimed that 1,300 people died as a result of chemical weaponry in a recent CNN report, President Barack Obama said chemical weapon use had crossed a “red line” of acceptability. See SENATOR on Page 5
CORRECTION In the Tuesday, Aug. 27 edition of The Daily Beacon, the article titled “Alternative trip to venture overseas” stated that “Ten students have been accepted to travel overseas...” when in fact, no students have been selected for the trip. The Center for Leadership and Service is currently accepting student applications for the program. Applications will be accepted until Sept. 2. An interest session will be held today in the University Center room 220 at 6 p.m.
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Robbed at bomb-point Suspect used hoax device to hold up Credit Union R.J. Vogt Editor-in-Chief A man wearing white scrubs, a white apron and a white mask walked into the UT Federal Credit Union in the UC at approximately 11:26 a.m. Tuesday and demanded money before fleeing the scene out the Volunteer Boulevard entrance. He was last seen headed east on Cumberland Avenue. Marshall Stone, a supervisory special agent for the FBI, said the man entered the Credit Union and told the employees he had a bomb before asking for cash. “He did place a package on the counter and say that it was a bomb,” said FBI supervisory special agent Marshall Stone. “That was the means by which he demanded money.” The suspect left the package on the counter of the Credit Union, prompting UTPD to evacuate the building. The Knoxville Police Department bomb squad used a robot to examine the package. After bomb squad members cleared the package and declared it a hoax device, the UC was reopened. The UT Federal Credit Union, however, remained under investigation for the duration of the day. The FBI press release describes the suspect as a
The suspect from Tuesday’s robbery at the UT Federal Credit Union in The University Center had not been apprehended at time of publication. black male in his late 40s to early 50s, weighing between 180-190 pounds and standing around 6 feet 1 inch tall. He was wearing a black ball cap and one blue latex glove; anyone with information is asked to call the Knoxville FBI at 865-544-0751. Witnesses Speak Up “All of a sudden, there was this guy running towards the door wearing all white,” said
UC post office worker Michael Turko, senior in architecture. “He was trying to get out.” Turko, who said the UT alert perfectly described the man he saw, indicated that the evacuation process began within 30 minutes of the suspect’s escape. He did not remember if the suspect was carrying anything. Senior in mechanical engineering Kolby Hamilton also
Wide receiver corps bring youth into 2013 Gage Arnold Chief Copy Editor 54 yards. That number represents the amount of total receiving yards boasted by UT’s projected starters at the wide receiver position this fall. But after losing Justin Hunter, Cordarelle Patterson and Zach Rogers – the team’s top three statistical leaders at the position – the Vols and first-year wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni knew the learning curve would be steep for his group of newcomers. The challenge now becomes turning potential into consistency. “We’re still not seeing the consistency we would like to see out of this group, but they will get there,” Azzanni said. “Getting all this experience is huge for down the road. I think the future is bright, and it’s not going to happen overnight. They’re going to take their lumps.”
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saw the suspect’s escape. Hamilton said he was passing by the UT Credit Union when the suspect came running out. “He was wearing everything like he’d be in a hospital, like he’d been sick,” Hamilton said, referring to the suspect’s surgical mask and white apparel. “I thought he was stumbling out of the bank, and he mumbled under his breath, ‘excuse me,’ and he was coughing.”
The Band Perry set to rock in Smokies Park Gabrielle O’Neal Staff Writer
Country trio The Band Perry will kick off their “We Are Pioneers” tour at Smokies Park on Thursday. Opening for the sibling act are country singers Charlie Worsham and Kristen Kelly. “Our expectation is that it’s going to be a great night,” said Dennis Snider, venue manager and marketing director of Smokies Park. Donald Page • Tennessee Athletics The venue has hosted a Wide receiver Marquez North catches a pass during fall number of music acts in the camp at Haslam Field on Aug. 12. North, a freshman past, including the Avett from Charlotte, N.C., was announced as a starter for the Brothers, Dolly Parton and Vols season-opener against Austin Peay on Saturday. even Bob Dylan, but this is the first time The Band Perry Sophomore Alton “Pig” Devrin Young round out the has made an appearance, Howard, freshman Marquez two-deep while senior Jacob according to Snider. North and freshmen Jason Carter and sophomore Cody “We are very lucky to be Croom and Josh Smith were Blanc have also found their able to be the first town to listed on the initial fall depth names sprinkled within the host [The Band Perry] in east chart that was released spring and fall depth charts. Tennessee,” Snider said. Monday. The Band Perry hails from Juniors Vincent Dallas and See WIDE RECEIVER on Page 8 Greeneville, Tenn., and is
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Hamilton said he did not think about the incident in depth until after walking out of the bathroom a few minutes later and finding the previously crowded UC deserted. “I had no idea it was a robbery,” Hamilton said. “Then I got the UT alert, and it said an armed robbery … I just started freaking out because I’m like ‘oh my God, I almost walked into the guy.’”
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headlined by Kimberly Perry with her two younger brothers Neil and Reid. This trio gained publicity after the release of their self-titled album and the release of “Better Dig Two” from their sophomore album and the now quadruple platinum song “If I Die Young.” The “We are Pioneers” tour will feature music from the band’s latest album, “Pioneer.” Band members explain this tour on their website. “People hear the word ‘pioneer’ and they think of covered wagons or astronauts on the moon,” Reid Perry said on the band’s website. “But to us the idea of a pioneer is very modern. It reflects the idea of putting one foot in front of the other when you’re unsure how to get where you’re going. “It’s about marching forward and making noise.” See THE BAND PERRY on Page 6
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After four years of separation, Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorce. On July 29, 1981, nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, a young English schoolteacher. Married in a grand ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in the presence of 2,650 guests, the couple’s romance was, for the moment, the envy of the world. Their first child, Prince William, was born in 1982, and their second, Prince Harry, in 1984. Before long, however, the fairy tale couple grew apart, an experience that was particularly painful under the ubiquitous eyes of the world’s tabloid media. Diana and Charles announced a separation in 1992, though they continued to carry out their royal duties. In August 1996, two months after Queen Elizabeth II urged the couple to divorce, the prince and princess reached a final agreement. In exchange for a generous settlement, and the right to retain her apartments at Kensington Palace and her title of “Princess of Wales,” Diana agreed to relinquish the title of “Her Royal Highness” and any future claims to the British throne. In the year following the divorce, the popular princess seemed well on her way to achieving her dream of becoming “a queen in people’s hearts,” but on August 31, 1997, she was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed in a car accident in Paris. An investigation conducted by the French police concluded that the driver, who also died in the crash, was heavily intoxicated and caused the accident while trying to escape the paparazzi photographers who consistently tailed Diana during any public outing. Prince Charles married his longtime mistress, Camilla Parker Bowles, on April 9, 2005. 1977: Pele leads Cosmos to title
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The Knoxville Police Department’s bomb squad responded to the robbery at The University Center with an Andros robot, which they used to examine the package left on the counter by the suspect. They declared it a hoax, and the UC reopened approximately two hours after the robbery.
In 1968, a group of investors founded the NASL to capitalize on the excitement generated by England’s victory in the 1966 World Cup. The league’s marquee team was the New York Cosmos, owned by famous music mogul brothers Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun. The Cosmos assembled a roster of aging international superstars to give their team and their league name recognition in the United States and respect in the international soccer community. Franz Beckenbauer from Germany, Giorgio Chinaglia from Italy and Carlos Alberto from Brazil were among the well-known players who finished their career with the Cosmos. The team signed Brazilian striker Pelé, widely considered the greatest soccer player in history, in 1975. 1990: Murdered students are discovered at the University of Florida The bodies of Tracy Paules and Manuel Taboada are discovered at the Gatorwood Apartments, near the campus of the University of Florida. Their murders came two days after the discovery that three young female students had been killed and mutilated in two separate locations near the campus. The serial killer was known for positioning his victims’ bodies in a lewd manner before he left. Authorities determined that all five murders were connected, and the Gainesville student community panicked. While the first murders spawned a massive investigation including 75 state and federal agents, Florida’s governor sent an additional 50 state troopers and investigators to assist after the bodies of Paules and Taboada were found. University of Florida officials offered all students temporary on-campus housing to those afraid for their safety. Nearby Santa Fe Community College allowed its students to return home for two weeks with no adverse affect on their grades. In the wake of the crimes, people flooded the sheriff’s office to obtain concealed weapons permit applications, while stores ran out of mace. The case was finally cracked when investigators found an abandoned campsite on the campus with a cassette recorded by the killer, admitting to the murders. Surrounding evidence eventually led police to Danny Rolling, who had been arrested in Ocala for armed robbery.
On this day in 1977, Brazilian soccer superstar Pelé leads the New York Cosmos to victory in the Soccer Bowl, the championship of the North American Soccer League (NASL). With the help of international talent on its rosters, the NASL enjoyed surprising success in the mid-to-late 1970s in the United States, a country not particularly noted for its love for soccer. The 1977 Cosmos were a star-studded ----- This Day in History is courtesy of team that, at least for a short time, put soccer on nearly equal footing with the other major History.com. American sports.
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Jake Baker once aspired to be a firefighter. Now, the senior, majoring in political science and minoring in history, holds the position of SGA president and has plans on attending law school and backpacking around Europe. Winning the election in the spring under his own name instead of a campaign alias, the Franklin, Tenn., native agreed to an email interview with The Daily Beacon. Baker discussed being a UT student, how fellow peers should utilize SGA and his personal plans for the future. The Daily Beacon: Why did you run for office? Jake Baker: I ran for office because I love being a student at UT, and I truly believe that SGA has the potential to make a difference on our campus. I have seen SGA leaders accomplish incredible things in the past and I wanted the opportunity to continue their efforts. I think that SGA was in need of some change, and I knew I would be able to bring in a fresh perspective. DB: What was it like to lead the campaign? What was difficult or rewarding about it? JB: Leading a campaign for SGA was one of the most difficult, yet rewarding things I have ever done. The experience taught me what my strengths and weaknesses are as a leader. It was challenging to keep an entire team of people organized, but it was awesome to see so many student leaders take an interest in SGA. DB: What was the most memorable moment from the campaign? JB: I will never forget the moment that Paige and I found out we won. We were at my fraternity house surrounded by our close friends, so sharing that moment with everyone was very special. It was a long, tiring week, but it was totally worth it. DB: What are your immediate long-term goals, and special projects or plans you are excited about? JB: This year we are working very hard to revamp SGA. We have worked to become a more efficient and energetic organization internally, so we can benefit more students throughout the year. We have already accomplished a few of our major campaign goals, but we hope to lobby for more off-campus restaurants that will accept Dining Dollars, as well as a Minute-Clinic concept in the Student Health Center. DB: Is there anything you want to say to our readers? JB: To all of the readers, please use SGA as a resource this year. We have a lot of direct contact with UT administrators and we would love to share your opinions. Do not hesitate to contact your representatives. We are here to serve you. DB: What’s your favorite childhood memory? JB: I grew up playing baseball, so a lot of my favorite memories happened at the ballpark. My dad helped coach, my family came to all of the games and I met a lot of my
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best friends through my little league teams. DB: What are your top two favorite things about UT? JB: I love how much the school wants students to be involved. This is definitely a community where we want everyone to have a role on our campus. I also love the tradition at UT. When people see that orange and white, they know that you are a Vol. DB: What was the very first thing you wanted to be when you grew up? JB: I wanted to be a fireman, but mostly I just wanted to be able to drive the giant truck. DB: If you could travel to any country, where would you go and why? JB: After I graduate, some friends and I are planning on backpacking through Europe for a few weeks. I would really enjoy going to Spain because I have taken a ton of Spanish classes and I have learned a lot about the culture. Follow Baker on Twitter at @jakebaker1025 and follow SGA at @UTKSGA.
“No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his moving “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington D.C. before a crowd committed to unity, equality and freedom. Today, the Black Cultural Center is working to keep these ideas alive with a few upcoming projects. Perhaps their largest event this year, the BCC will hold a Day of Dialogue on Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. Shawnboda Mead, associate director for Diversity and Multicultural Education, describes the event as a “campus-wide diversity symposium,” where everyone is welcome and honest discussion is encouraged. The event will feature speaker Art Munin, author of “Colors by Number,” a book urging the reader to combat racism. After a lecture, break-out sessions focusing on diversity and topics like race, ethnicity and sexual orientation will follow. The event will also allow time for people to discuss UT’s climate and diversity on campus. According to Keenan Phinizee, senior majoring in food science technology with a pre-pharmacy concentration, it is programs like the Day of Dialogue that strengthen the BCC community, engendering genuine friendships among
students. Phinizee remembers how much the staff and students at the BCC helped him his freshman year, and how they provided him with a “sense of family.” BCC is also continuing the cultivation of the center’s Diversity Incentive Fund, through which students or campus organizations can request money to run events that promote cultural diversity on campus. The maximum amount of money available is $500. All submitted applications go through a committee, which then awards funding. The priority deadline is Sept. 30. UT administrators have noticed the Center’s enormous success since its opening in 2002, and are actively seeking to expand its services further through private funds. The Dream to Reality Courtyard Brick Project is an example of the booming interest. Alumni, current students and organizations can pay to have their name, or a message, inscribed into a brick, while making a donation to the Black Cultural Center. The money will be used to finance various events, including tutoring programs. Mead expressed high hopes for the fundraiser, calling it an “opportunity to give back.” The Black Cultural Center, located on 1800 Melrose Ave., can be reached at 865-974-6861 or through email at multicultural@utk. edu. Multicultural Student Life can also be followed on Twitter at @MSL_UTK or liked on Facebook.
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Attaining degree more about purpose than paper In Rare Form by
Julie Mrozinski Summers are long over. They left when we learned how to drive and our parents began to make us pay for gas. We are all engaged in committing ourselves to work in one way or another during the hottest and happiest season. And since we get to see our friends throughout summer, there is no cabin fever or dire plea to escape mom’s grasp. Those luxuries are long gone. This makes going back to school less than riveting. If you are anything like me, you were not excited about syllabus day and the laundry list of books you needed to order and have read by the next class. I would like to remind you all, and mostly myself, how blessed we are to be getting an education at the University of Tennessee. According to Harvard and the Asian Development Bank, only 6.7 percent of the world has earned a college degree. Six point seven percent. To me, that equals an unfathomable amount of honor. I cannot say I was in the top 10 percent of my high school class, but we all can say we will be in the top 10 percent of the graduating class worldwide. As of last March, The New York Times stated that 30.4 percent of Americans above the age 25 received a bachelor’s degree. Even in our privileged country, the opportunity to attend college proves precious. Our privileges do not stop here though. They only begin. The amount of perspective you will gain from each class and professor at UT will forever change your outlook, exposing you to new light. The amount of struggle you will encounter completing your bazillion assignments will make you a stronger, more balanced and more will-powered individual. The amount of people that will help, guide and influence you through these changes and difficult scenarios will empower you forever. School does not just make us bigger, brighter and better; it redefines us. It attacks our roots and makes us question everything we have ever learned. For example, we are decedents of monkeys, or should I say Homo erectus, which in turn developed into Homo sapiens. This blows my mind and my Sunday school facts out of the water. Attack the age-old existentialist questions: Why are we here? Where are we going? And what can I do about that? Fortunately, college helps you answer these questions too. The answers do not directly answer them, however. In fact, the answers are only there for those who actively seek them; for students who take every class as an opportunity to recreate themselves. Students who dabble in everything they dig in class. This type of practice was something my high school English teacher, Mrs. Roberson, called “following your bliss.” She adopted this idea from Joseph Campbell, American mythologist, who said “Follow your bliss, and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” Getting your degree is less about receiving a piece a paper and more about finding your niche in life. Therefore, fellow students (and myself), quit griping. You are here to earn what less than 10 percent of the world can get. You are here to deserve what barely 30 percent of Americans receive. You are here to craft yourself. Get stoked. Julie Mrozinski is a junior in English. She can be reached at jmrozins@utk.edu.
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‘Mind over matter’ proves misleading Crossing Cues by
Melissa Lee If you grew up an unattractive nerd like I did, it is easy to dismiss your physical presence. You learn quickly that you are more the books you read than the food you eat. You take refuge in your thinking, and you come to view your body as cumbersome – a thing that is weighing you down and keeping you from your better, real self. You start to resent it. As a society, we are both obsessed with and afraid of the body. We glorify the supermodel and worship the athlete. The bodies we admire are the impossible ones – the ones that seem to have, at least for the moment, defied mortality. This admiration of the inaccessible is rooted in fear, but we are not just afraid of the body for its impermanence. We are afraid of it for its animal existence and the way it ties us to our food, water and procreation. The body, we think, is brute. It is base. We shame it, and in doing so, we make it powerful. There are entire religions based on transcendence; our
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Luminosity games, we have only found one way to improve brain functioning – physical, bodily exercise. Consider, too, the failure of artificial intelligence to produce anything remotely close to a thinking being. Despite our many technological advances, we have still been unable to create robots capable of achieving human-level competence on even simple tasks when armed with only abstract reasoning. Now consider the much more successful approach many computer scientists are taking to solve this problem – creating an embodied cognition and off-loading their cognitive work into the automaticity of robot limbs and sense organs. That is, letting the bodies do some of the thinking – just as humans seem to do. It is a mistake to think that mind has any superiority to matter, because it is a mistake to think that mind is any different from matter. This is not just an argument for loving your body. That, I think, misses the point. When we dismiss our bodies, when we shame our skin, we are not making ourselves any less animal. We are simply making ourselves less. Melissa Lee is a senior in College Scholars. She can be reached at mlee48@ utk.edu.
Proactive approach necessary in data privacy issues What the World by
Rebecca Buther Sent emails, “private” phone calls and tweets are a part of our culture. Everyone is using all forms of media these days, and it has been made clear that those messages are no longer privy to you and the receiver. The National Surveillance Agency monitors large stores of raw internet data, later retrieving them if needed. According to reports from “The Guardian,” a court order against the Verizon Business Service was filed in secret to obtain – on a daily basis – telephone records from their clients. This includes call records in their systems from abroad. But the public would have not known any of this had it not been for several leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. You have probably heard a lot about this man, but perhaps you did not realize he met with “Guardian” journalists in a Hong Kong hotel to share his information. When I first heard Snowden described as a whistleblower, I immediately had flashes of Russell Crowe in strained conversations with Al Pacino. But apart from my recollection from “The Insider,” I had yet to hear
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yearnings to live beyond our flesh. It is no wonder so many of us have problems with self-esteem. If you grew up an unattractive nerd like I did, it is easy to make the same mistake as the rest of society – to think that you can put mind over matter and dismiss your body as irrelevant. This is not the case because all of this is dependent on a mind-brain dichotomy that does not functionally exist. It would not be fair of me to say materialism – the idea that all that exists is matter or energy – has been scientifically proven because science operates from this assumption of materialism. It is hard, after all, to draw a conclusion from an experiment if you believe that there are immaterial variables present that may be confounding your results. However, unless you are prepared to dismiss almost all neuroscientific and biological findings, I think it is safe to say that almost all evidence we have gathered from the past three centuries have pointed to a mind that is brain. More than that, it has increasingly pointed to a brain that is body. Consider, for example, the failure of socalled “brain training” programs focused on increasing cognitive function through mental exercises. Of all the classical music playlists, crossword puzzles and
anything about one in real life. In this real-world example of whistleblowers – flights to Russia and asylum requests – I could not help but feel like I was watching a movie plot roll out before me on the news. Unlike “The Insider,” however, it is really happening. As I researched more, I learned about a program called Prism, a computer system that the NSA uses in large-scale data collection of people’s communication records. In this program, there are no individual warrants to pull data. It is rather easy to get our information. Prism is utilized by tech giants such as Apple, Yahoo and Microsoft, and also allows each group to possess access to nonAmericans’ online information. However, all of this metadata, as it is referred to, does not contain content. To obtain the content of phone calls, a request to individuals suspected of criminal intent must be processed. What does NSA think about all of this? I was curious as well. On the NSA website, it states that “continuous and selective revelations of specific techniques and tools used by NSA to pursue legitimate foreign intelligence targets is detrimental…” They go on to list the United States and its allies. While the agency’s purpose is not in dispute, its practices raise questions. Should the NSA really have rights to emails? Imagine if all policemen had a registered tag that viewed every item in your car. It
would not matter if the driver was suspected of carrying illegal firearms or not. But in the event that a firearm did appear in a car, the police could lawfully obtain a warrant for search and seizure. Much the same way, the NSA masscollects information, whether individuals are suspected or not. I would rather be treated as innocent until proven guilty, a radical notion that our founding fathers fought and died for (check the Constitution for more information). I will not hound you about the rights to privacy that we have in this great nation of America, but sometimes it does seem like we need a little reminder. Americans, especially us younger ones, need to watch closely how intimate we become with the government. While the internet and its descendants are a beautiful way to stay connected to those around the world, it is crucial to stay proactive in data privacy issues. The technological generation that we are, this affects us the greatest. We should concern ourselves not only with the layers of technology we have grown up with, but also how private that area of our lives should be. Stay alert, stay knowledgeable and stay fresh. The feds are watching. Rebecca Butcher is a junior in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at rbutcher@utk.edu.
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All-Campus Theatre brings comic strip under the spotlight in ‘Dog sees God’ Amanda Cleveland Contributor The famous Peanut gang has grown up and will experience the world of high school in All Campus Theatre’s first production this fall. “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,� directed by Matthew Ralph, will take place at the Clarence Brown Lab Theatre this weekend. “I believe the play is primarily a discussion of self, the ways in which we protect ourselves by inventing personas in order to fit in or cover up our true nature, and the damage which can come of this,� said Leo LaCamera, senior majoring in theatre. The Peanuts comic strip, written and illustrated by Charles Schulz, has influenced children, adults and pop culture alike. Mention of the Peanuts gang resurfaces countless memories: “The Great Pumpkin� Halloween special, Charlie Brown’s ceaseless attempts to kick a football, Lucy draped over Beethoven’s piano and a little Christmas tree weighted down by a single ornament. Although the Peanuts are often associated with childhood, this stage version is for
adults. Characters of the Peanuts gang are now in high school, and life is increasingly complicated. “Dog Sees God� handles mature subjects including drug use, questions of identity and violence. “How I describe it to my friends is that it is a satire of a typical young adult film,� Brock Ward, junior in college scholars, said. “You’ve got your stereotypes, you’ve got your dirty humor and you’ve got your venomous youths. “Don’t come in expecting Hamlet, come in expecting a play written by the man who wrote the script for ‘Easy A.’� CB, the high school Charlie Brown, opens the play with big questions sparked by his dog’s death, such as whether there is an afterlife. The play follows the well-known characters’ developing relationships and realistic struggles. Ward, who plays Beethoven (Schroeder), believes that the personality developments made his character relatable. “I think every artsy kid can identify with Beethoven,� Ward said. “It’s kind of our rite of passage that at some point in our lives we have had our head shoved in a locker. The thing about Beethoven is that he is not one adjective, just like all of us. “He might be a homosexual, but he is also a pianist, a thinker, a realist, an artist,
a loner, a fighter, an innocent, a smart aleck, a nostalgic, a friend and so many more. It is impossible to use one word to describe a human being.� Van, originally Linus, is played by LaCamera. He says he was also able to connect to his character, who was always the philosophical one in the original Peanuts. “My character often plays the clown, taking matters seriously which aren’t and vice versa,� LaCamera said. “This is a sort of defense mechanism whereby he can avoid serious conversations, making his own opinions seem trivial. I have taken this road many times and it is one of the many ways in which I identify with Van.� Ward said that viewers need to redefine what they think about the Peanuts gang when they see “Dog Sees God.� “My favorite thing about ‘Dog Sees God’ is how unapologetic it is,� Ward said. “Be warned, it is extremely vulgar, but there is a beauty in the roughness.� “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead� will be performed at the Clarence Brown Lab Theatre at 8 p.m. on Aug. 29-31 and on Sept. 1 at 2:30 p.m. Student tickets are $5, and non-student tickets are $8. Tickets are available at the door.
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PROG-ROCK continued from Page 5 Burgess elaborated on the reasons behind the show’s success, referring to the lack of competitiveness within the group of like-minded musicians and a genuine desire to progress with the other bands. Fellow guitarist David Webb expanded on where exactly this growing group of talent came from, and – while neither Webb nor Burgess was quite ready to label this the “prog scene” – they could not deny the rise in virtuosos playing in the area. Webb identified distinctions in every band, ranging from Maps’ own brand of technical Indie rock to Cerulia’s metal-oriented progressive sound. In between, one can find elements of ambient post-rock in Mobility Chief and a massive spectrum of experimentation via Tabula Rasa. “It’s not so much ‘prog-rock’ as it is the ideology behind breaking genre barriers,” Webb said. “It’s using the whole broad spectrum of sound with different time signatures and harmonic structures. Its making music you wouldn’t normally hear.”
When asked to identify the source or genesis of the trend, Burgess quickly referred to Tabula Rasa (who is dubbed “progressive music kings” on the event’s Facebook page) as a “big brother band,” but claimed all of the bands arrived from different backgrounds. According to Tabula Rasa’s Facebook biography, a goal they keep in mind when creating their music is “musical disintegration.” “Music of all styles holds equal importance and does not deserve to be excluded from one another,” reads the biography. “Varied parts are created and blended in hopes that the resulting sum transcends genre, becoming an entity in and of itself.” After the event, Tabula Rasa posted on Facebook about the success of the night. “We are truly honored to have been a part of ProgKNOXis last night,” the post from the band’s Facebook stated. “After a year off, seeing the great things happening within Knoxville’s music community and being welcomed back with open arms made last night a memorable one.”
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The purpose of the HvZ Club is to organize and run large-scale games on the UT campus. The next mini-game is scheduled for Sept. 14.
Zombie-based club infects UT Hayley Brundige Staff Writer
Samantha Smoak Online Editor Imagine the world were overrun with zombies. For students and members of the UT Humans vs. Zombies club, this train of thought has been their central focus from the beginning. Gaining traction at universities, military bases and camps around the world, HvZ is currently played at almost 650 universities on six continents. An intensified version of tag, HvZ is the safest way to experience a zombie apocalypse. Each semester, HvZ organizes two week-long games and two shorter, one-day events. “Everyone starts as a human, except a small group of original zombies,” said Adam Howard, president of the HvZ club. “The goal for the human team is to go the whole week without getting tagged and the goal for the zombies is to tag as many humans as possible.” Armed with Nerf Blasters and socks, humans attempt to “stun” the enemy hoard. Howard, junior in engineering, said many of the club members get intense about the game. “The survivalist types aren’t quite crazy,” he said. “But they are really into the game, given the sheer amount of money they spend on Nerf weaponry.” HvZ is a game that will appeal to students who have a competitive and adventurous side, according to Katherine Cahill, senior in English who joined HvZ last spring. “You get that rush of adrenaline that you wouldn’t normally get when walking from class to class,” Cahill said. “It’s just a chance to do something different. It’s kind of breaking social norms in a way, which is liberating.” The group uses the Internet to conduct missions, work out strategies and communicate within teams. Players on the zombie team log each “kill” they make on the HvZ website. Humans can use the message boards to organize and plot against their undead rivals. HvZ moderators, called “mods” for short, regulate the game and handle the club’s administrative tasks. The mods do their best to make sure participants get the most out of the game. “The way we make sure the humans don’t just hide in their rooms or something is by planning missions,” Howard said. “A mission is typically some kind of activity that the mod team comes up with, like finding a certain amount of an item we’ve hidden around campus. We try to come up with things that are unique and original.”
There is no set time commitment for members of HvZ. Participants are encouraged to take an active role in the game and go on the nightly missions, but the level of involvement is ultimately their choice. “It just depends on what you have time for and are willing to commit to,” Cahill said. “You can decide to spend more time outside between classes trying to tag people if you’re a zombie or you can hold yourself up in your room and survive, but you’re not really having any fun that way.” Since the founding of the club in 2011, the group’s demographic has diversified greatly. “When we started, our demographic was basically made up of just male freshman engineers like me,” Howard said. “But over time, it’s branched out a lot. Now we have people from ROTC, architecture students and art majors. And now about 30 to 40 percent of our members are female.” Zombies are increasingly seen in popular culture, exhibited by the commercial success of television shows like “The Walking Dead.” “Zombie culture has been around since the early 20th century and it’s been escalating ever since,” said Michael Miceli, junior in linguistics, who joined HvZ after hearing about the game from a friend at University of Maryland. “Video games like ‘Call of Duty’ and books like ‘World War Z’ have really made zombies more widespread and popular.” While some are enthusiastic about the rise of the zombie, others are just happy to see certain imaginary creatures driven out of mainstream culture. “I think the whole zombie trend is kind of annoying,” said Russell Fulcher, freshman in forestry. “But, really, anything is better than vampires. And running around with Nerf guns sounds about as good as it gets, so I’d be open to playing Humans vs. Zombies.” Like many UT students, Fulcher had never heard of the relatively new HvZ group. The club is easy to join and the game is free to play. The only requirement is attendance at a registration meeting. “There are registration meetings that you have to go to because we have to cover safety briefings, university rules and the guidelines of how to play,” Howard said. “But if you happen to be walking around and see someone with a strip of green tied around their arm or head, just go talk to them. I will sign you up for the game right there on the spot and maybe even give you a spare Nerf gun.” The first one-day mini-game for this semester is scheduled for Sept. 14. Students interested in participating in the week-long event that will occur Sept. 17-21 can attend a registration meeting on Sept. 16.
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The Band Perry will play at the Smokies Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 29.
THE BAND PERRY continued from Page 1 The group has had a sold-out tour and has received multiple awards from the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association and Country Music Television. Smokies Park is located in Sevierville, Tenn., close to their hometown. “They’re from my hometown,” said Maria Martinez, sophomore in language and world business. “They are always on the radio stations and advertised all around town.” The Band Perry makes frequent appearances in Greeneville. Martinez said she met The Band Perry when they came to a restaurant where she worked. “I’ve actually been their server twice,” Martinez said. “They put on a concert on Main Street in Greeneville, and their press conference was at the restaurant I work at. And I’ve seen them around town from time to time. “They’re pretty down to earth and love
to interact with the community.” The album “Pioneer” was made with music that would travel through large arenas, as found on their website. “Playing the new songs has given our live show a new burst of energy and the crown feels it, too,” Neil Perry said when describing the tour online. “They’re as excited to have new music as we are.” Opening act Charlie Worsham will be performing songs from his newly released “Rubberband” album. He has toured with country music stars such as Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert. Additional opening act Kristen Kelly debuted her first song “Ex-Old Man” in 2012 and joined Brad Paisley’s Virtual Reality Tour the same year. Tickets are $35, and $20 for UT students. To purchase tickets with the student discount, visit www.mystadiumevents. com, click The Band Perry’s photo and click “UT Students.”
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Former quarterback Tyler Bray looks for an open reciever downfield during the game between the University of Tennesse Volunteers and the Kentucky Wildcats on November 24, 2012 at Neyland Stadium.
VFL Report: last year’s stars adjusting to NFL competition Dargan Southard Staff Writer At Monday’s noon press conference, Tennessee head coach Butch Jones announced junior quarterback Justin Worley had won the starting job for Saturday’s home opener against Austin Peay. Around fifteen hours earlier, a former UT quarterback found out his role for the 2013 season; one that appears to include a spot on an NFL roster. ESPN.com writer Bill Williamson reported Sunday evening on his AFC West Blog that Tyler Bray had in all likelihood secured his spot as the Kansas City Chiefs’ third-string quarterback, beating out former Iowa Hawkeye
Ricky Stanzi. Despite throwing for over 3,500 yards and 34 touchdowns in his final year in Knoxville, the Kingsburg, Calif., native went undrafted in April before signing with Kansas City only hours after the draft’s conclusion. Bray, however, is only one of many former Volunteers continuing to impress as NFL rookies. Current Minnesota Vikings receiver Cordarrelle Patterson hasn’t missed a beat since being selected 29th overall in the 2013 NFL Draft, wowing coaches and teammates with his unprecedented athleticism and versatility, all while donning a smile the size of Neyland Stadium. In his NFL debut against
the Houston Texans on Aug. 9, Patterson grabbed the opening kickoff, sprinted up the right sideline and rumbled 50 yards before being tripped up by Texans kicker Randy Bullock. “For him to do what he did tonight, that is going to help his confidence,” head coach Leslie Frazier told The Associated Press of Patterson’s performance. Through Minnesota’s first three preseason games, Patterson leads the team in catches and is second in both receiving and kick return yards; a trend the Vikings hope continues as he looks to replace all-purpose star Percy Harvin. For former teammate Justin Hunter, though, the transition
to the pros has been much rockier. The Tennessee Titans’ second round pick was bothered by a nagging hamstring injury, causing him to miss a majority of offseason practices and workouts. Nevertheless, Hunter’s position coach, Shawn Jefferson, commented that the first-year receiver did not display enough toughness and could have easily pushed through the pain. In addition, the 6-foot-4, 200-pounder continues to hear comments about his softness and tendency to avoid contact over the middle, something Hunter wants to put an end to. See VFL FOOTBALL on Page 8
The Lady Vols have announced their schedule for the 2013-2014 basketball season. Head coach Holly Warlick made the announcement shortly after the SEC revealed the league’s slate of games for the season. The biggest date on the schedule is a home matchup against the LSU Lady Tigers on Jan. 2, and the reason is not just the fact that it is the first SEC matchup of the season. On that night, former Lady Vol Candace Parker will have her number retired. Parker averaged 19.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in her career here at UT to go along with her back-toback national championships in 2006 and 2007. She also won the John R. Wooden Player of the Year, the State Farm Player of the Year and the SEC Player of the Year in 2007. The St. Louis native now plays for the Los Angeles Sparks, where she has won a Rookie of the Year Award and an MVP in the same year (2008), making her the first ever WNBA player to do so. “Candace just exemplifies what it means to be a Lady Vol,” Warlick said. “She plays hard, she’s won championships, she’s won awards, she’s a great role model, she has her degree and she loves this program. She’s what a Lady Vol should be.” As for the current Lady Vols, they will pop the top on the 2013-14 slate in Murfreesboro on Nov. 8 against Middle Tennessee, which the Lady Vols needed overtime to defeat last season, 88-81. A road trip to Chapel Hill comes next, as UT faces a talent-laden North Carolina squad in a contest that is slated to be televised on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 11 as part of the 24-hour “ESPN Tip-Off Marathon.” The defending SEC champion Lady Vols, who were 27-8 in 2012-13 and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight, will play 18 regular-season games vs. teams that saw postseason action a year ago. That group includes 11 teams that made the NCAA Tournament and five that played in the Women’s National Invitation
Tournament. Warlick’s squad, which enters the campaign ranked No. 3 in Charlie Creme’s espnW 2013-14 preseason top 25, already has four games being televised by the ESPN family of networks, including a pair of “Big Monday” home tilts versus Notre Dame and Vanderbilt and an “ESPN Sunday” showdown versus Kentucky. The rest of the TV schedule and remaining start times will be announced at a later date. The schedule also features a trip to the Bahamas for the Junkanoo Jam at Freeport/ Lucaya on Grand Bahama Island over Thanksgiving. This is UT’s first international travel since going to the Virgin Islands in 2010-11. The Lady Vols, who went 14-2 in conference play a year ago, will welcome LSU (Jan. 2), Ole Miss (Jan. 9), Florida (Jan. 23), Arkansas (Jan. 30), Vanderbilt (Feb. 10, 9 p.m., “Big Monday”), Kentucky (Feb. 16, 1 p.m., “ESPN Sunday”), Auburn (Feb. 20) and South Carolina (March 2) to Thompson-Boling Arena. UK, USC, VU and LSU all were NCAA participants in 2012-13, while AU, ARK and UF competed in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. Tennessee, of course, will have a road trip to Vanderbilt (Jan. 12), its permanent opponent. The Lady Vols also will travel to LSU (Feb. 27) and Ole Miss (Feb. 6), their two random opponents this season. Other SEC road trips include Georgia (Jan. 5), Mississippi State (Jan. 16), Texas A&M (Jan. 26), Alabama (Feb. 2) and Missouri (Feb. 23). UGA and A&M were NCAA teams last season, while Missouri played in the WNIT. Postseason play will begin in Duluth, Ga., where Tennessee will try to win its fourth SEC Tournament title in seven seasons on March 5-9 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. While Tennessee has its focus squarely on making the NCAA Final Four in Nashville on April 6 and April 8, the available paths to Bridgestone Arena have not been revealed. The NCAA will announce the sites for the first and second rounds and Regionals no later than Oct. 1.
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WIDE RECEIVER continued from Page 1 The three underclassmen starters will be tasked with replacing 151 receptions, 2,352 yards and 21 touchdowns worth of production from last season. Howard, a Orlando, Fla. native, was slowed early last season due to a lingering foot injury that required surgery during the summer of 2012. “Last season I was probably 85 to 90 percent before Akron and I didn’t have the speed that I have now,” Howard said. “I’ve gotten a lot stronger in my lower body and my foot is 100 percent healed. I’ve got the offense down pat, I’m good mentally and physically and I’m just ready to go.” The diminutive 5-foot-8 185-pound slot receiver managed to come on strong in the second half of the season, notching a 16-yard touchdown catch against Missouri. Howard followed up his late-season breakout with a strong spring and fall camp and has positioned himself as the “go-to” wide receiver on offense. “I know who can get 20 yard plays when they need to, but they haven’t been able to do that consistently yet,” Azzanni said. “I think Pig is a guy that can do it. He hasn’t
done it consistently but I think he’s on his way.” However, Howard is not the only underclassmen to receive a considerable amount of hype this fall. North also fits that mold. A 4-star recruit in the Rivals.com rankings, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound wideout has commanded praise and respect from teammates and coaches since he stepped on the practice field this fall. “He’s a very coachable man and he’s a very prideful young man,” Azzanni said of the Charlotte, N.C. native. “That’s why he’ll be a good player here. I can’t tell you when it’s going to happen, when the light is going to flash on, but he’s willing and I’m recruiting guys like that.” The next step, according to Azzanni, as the Vols inch towards Saturday’s 6 p.m. season opener against Austin Peay, is to promote competition during the season and develop the group’s youth, Wade Rackley • UT Athletics molding it into a strength. “The formula for success Vols’ basketball head coach Cuonzo Martin discusses Antonio Barton and other topics in a press conference on isn’t hard,” Mike Bajakian, Monday, Aug. 26 inside Neyland Stadium. offensive coordinator, said. “It’s to figure out who does something with the ball in the hands and to find a way to get them the ball.”
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Former wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson jukes past defenders during a game between Tennessee and the Kentucky Wildcats at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 24, 2012.
VFL FOOTBALL continued from Page 7 “It makes me mad because I am not soft,” Hunter told The Tennessean earlier this month. “Hearing that, it makes me want to go harder to prove people wrong.” The former Volunteer – expected to be the Titans third receiving option behind Kenny Britt and Nate Washington because of an injury to 2012 first-round pick Kendall Wright — has turned
things around as of late, snagging his first career touchdown reception against the Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 24. Other UT NFL rookies making splashes across the league include Oakland Raiders tight end Mychal Rivera, New York Jets wideout Zach Rogers and New England Patriots fullback Ben Bartholomew.
Assistant Sports Editor When former Volunteer point guard Trae Golden transferred to Georgia Tech this summer, a weak spot was created in a team hoping to contend for an SEC Championship in the 201314 season. With Golden’s departure, the Vols were left with two incoming freshman point guards, Darius Thompson and Travon Landry, as well as walk-on Brandon Lopez, who played in 17 games last year, averaging 5.8 minutes per game. When UT released Landry’s national letter of intent on May 4, the team’s uphill battle at the point guard position got even steeper. That’s when head coach Cuonzo Martin and his staff got to work. Three weeks later, the Vols landed Memphis point guard Antonio Barton, who chose to transfer for his final season of eligibility after graduating early. Barton, who averaged 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his three seasons at
Memphis, will give the Vols some much needed experience at the position, and in Martin’s eyes, he will also bring some more toughness to a team where physicality is a cornerstone. “He’s a guy that has a tremendous level of toughness, and he competes at high level,” Martin said. “...Antonio had an injury his junior season, so he kind of got defaulted out of the starting lineup and the rotation because of the injury, but he did a great job of keeping his composure and not complaining or making excuses and when I talked to (Memphis) coach (Josh) Pastner, that’s one of the things he said about the kid was that he brings his hard hat everyday and that’s the thing that impressed me about him. “Plus, he beat us up quite a bit, so you want a guy like that, you don’t want to play a guy like that.” Barton tagged UT for 19 points in a 69-51 Tiger victory on Jan. 4, 2012. For somebody who will be playing with Barton on a gameto-game basis, redshirt senior forward Jeronne Maymon is excited to get on the court with him and thinks he will be an asset to the
Vols on both sides of the ball. “He’s aggressive on both ends, so I think that’s really going to help us,” Maymon said. “We have a floor general who is going to set the tone early on their point guard, and I think that is really going to help us and how we go about things. I like Antonio’s game and I like what he brings to the University of Tennessee.” Although Barton has been a part of the Tigers squad for the past three years, Martin said that the guys have done a seamless job of easing Barton in as a member of the team. “These guys did a really good job of communicating with him throughout the summer,” Martin said. “They talked to each other so they built great relationships so his transition was a lot easier, but the first time I talked to him he talked about these guys and their production and what he could bring to the table, so that transition was easy.” While the Barton acquisition was the big news of the summer for the Vols, he will not be asked to shoulder the point guard load alone. Thompson, though just a
freshman, has been the target of some high praise from Martin who raves about his instinct and knowledge of the game. “He is a guy that is 6-foot-4 and can make passes,” Martin said. “He has a tremendous IQ for the game, a great feel for the game, he has a pace to his game and keeps a high level of composure. I think he’ll be fun to watch, the kid knows how to play basketball.” Lopez will also be in the running for minutes at the point guard position. Despite being the third option, he has become a mentor for the young point guard. “He’s a guy who has really helped Darius Thompson this summer with his ball pressure, getting up in them and being aggressive, and that helped Darius’s game and he needed that, and Lopez gave it to him.” Martin said. The Vols will get to test their point guard play in the seasonopener against sophomore point guard Semaj Christon, who averaged 4.6 assists per game in his freshman year for Xavier. The Vols will take the Musketeers on Nov. 12 in Cincinnati, Ohio.