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Thursday, September 4, 2014

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Hannah Marley Contributor The drive from The Woodlands apartment complex to campus takes about 10 minutes. Last week, Caroline Norris left her apartment at 9 a.m. and searched for parking for an hour. She was ultimately forced to park in a staff lot to make it to her 10:10 a.m. English class, putting herself at risk for a parking ticket. “It was incredibly frustrating that I paid so much for parking and am still not being guaranteed a spot,” said Norris, sophomore in business management. Norris’ story is not unique. Seeking to bring student complaints about

parking to the attention of UT administrators, sophomore in psychology Chantel Harris created a petition on MoveOn.org called “Add More UTK Commuter Parking.” As of Wednesday, the petition has acquired over 630 signatures. “It’s not just parking,” Harris said. “If you can’t find a parking spot you’re late, and when you’re late (professors) start taking off points and counting up absences. That can hurt your grade. “That doesn’t need to be happening, especially when we pay this much money (for parking permits).” This fall, University of Tennessee Parking and Transit Services turned the Lake Avenue parking garage, originally reserved for staff, commuters and non-commuters, into a solely non-commuter lot. The change was made in response to an influx of non-commuters after the opening of the Fred D. Brown Jr. Residence Hall. Additionally, this fall UT welcomed the largest class of fresh-

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-Chantel Harris men in 30 years. Although UT Parking and Transit added commuter spots to the White Avenue parking garage to balance out the numbers, student complaints about commuter parking have abounded. Becky Shields, manager of communications

and customer service at Parking and Transit Services said after noticing the “tight” situation on campus for commuter students, Parking and Transit added 180 commuter spots. See PARKING on Page 2

Create UT library ranks 24 in US, Canada to ‘exist’ Hannah Moulton

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UT has added a new title to its belt. Every year, 125 of the largest research libraries in the U.S. and Canada are ranked by the Association of Research Libraries. This year, UT’s library system ranked in the top 25, holding the 24th spot. “If I had to boil it down to one thing that it demonstrates to me, it’s the level of commitment that this university has in academics,” Dean of Libraries Steve Smith said. “If the university wasn’t investing in the library, we wouldn’t be 24th.” UT has been a member of the Association of Research Libraries since 1962 and has been surveyed each year since. From the list of 125, 68 libraries at public universities made the cut. Among SEC public universities on the list, UT is level with Texas A&M for third. Several factors are taken into account when ranking the libraries. Each year, the university reports a list of data to the Association of Research Libraries which includes how much money is spent on materials for the library, how many volumes are locat- Nicholas Rhodes • The Daily Beacon ed in the library, how big the staff is UT’s library system ranked in the top 25, holding the 24th spot this year. and how many reference questions are answered each year. This data is “These are all kind of different doing and how we’re doing things Regina Mays, an assessment plugged into a formula which gives librarian, comprises the data which ways to compare these libraries who differently.” each library an Investment Index is sent to the Association of Research are our peers and similar to us,” Mays score. said, “(So we can) see what we’re See LIBRARY on Page 2 Libraries.

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The last time Zea Askew was featured in The Daily Beacon, she wore her hair in a pin-straight, platinum blonde bob, dressed in “girly” clothes and had just won an award for the best visual art performance in her intro to 4-D class. Now, the senior in studio art with a concentration in 4-D has shaved her head, gone casual in her attire choices and come to terms with personal struggles she’s been battling. Yet, she hasn’t stopped winning the awards. In May, Askew won best performance at the UT School of Art’s Handheld Festival. There, she expanded on her “Wi-fi Princess” visual art performance. Askew tied her hands and feet with USB cables and created a joint Twitter account where the audience could tweet what they wanted to see her do. Some had her draw and write on herself. Others told her to scream, sing Taylor Swift or twerk. Creating what she calls “social media art,” Askew uses social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook to create and share her art. Preferring Snapchat, she’s used it to create short art films. Over the summer, she broke up with her boyfriend of a year and a half at the same time she was having issues with her father. Taking items of theirs, she smashed and burned them in the video she posted. “I really like Snapchat because it’s a combination of performance and video because it’s temporal and doesn’t last very long. I’ll film myself doing things, and it’ll be experimental video and performance, and just these few people can see it,” Askew said as she described her preference for the social media platform. “I really like doing that.” See ASKEW on Page 3

Running backs look to refine approach for Vols Dargan Southard Assistant Sports Editor (@dsouth16)

Samantha Smoak • The Daily Beacon Senior running back Marlin Lane carries the football in the Vols’ 38-7 victory over Utah State on Aug. 31.

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Marlin Lane tried to maneuver left. Jalen Hurd attempted to scamper right. Over and over, the Volunteers’ run game did its best to penetrate the Utah State defense during Sunday’s season-opening victory over the Aggies. The end result? Nothing too positive as Tennessee mustered just a 2.8 yard per carry average on the day. And although UT head coach Butch Jones stressed he doesn’t buy into the concept because of the possible distorted figures, the second-year coach found an

alternative route for displaying his running game frustration. “I am more interested in realistic statistics, and that is run efficiency,” Jones said. “And I didn’t think we did a very good job there. We have to be able to run a little bit more. “…What is the definition of an efficient run? An efficient run is four yards or more, or if it is second-and-short or third-andshort, you get the first down. Your average rush or yards per carry could be misconstrued because you could have one 80-yard run, and then the rest you are below average. But when you look at the average, it looks good.” Either way it’s sliced, the ground game was rather ineffective. In the backfield spear-

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headed by Lane and the heralded freshman Hurd, UT’s ball-carrying duo struggled to break loose, combining for only 70 yards on 22 carries. As a team, the Vols failed to produce a run longer than nine yards all evening and racked up their lowest yard per carry average since Nov. 26, 2011, — when UT averaged 2.5 yards per rush in a 10-7 loss to Kentucky. “I’d just say hitting it and go,” Lane offered up as a solution for the ground game’s immediate improvement. “No thinking. No being hesitant. It’s just the first game, and we got that game under the belt. We are just ready for this week.” See RUNNING BACKS on Page 5

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Andrew Cole will present an uncommon theory Thursday at 4 p.m. Cole, a Princeton University professor and the author of “The Birth of Theory,” will lecture on his most recent work, “Historical Materialism in Hegel and Marx.” Marking the inaugural lecture for the Committee of Social Theory, this free event will be held in 1210 McClung Tower. In his talk, Cole will attempt to bridge the gap between two seemingly contradictory German social theorists: Wilhelm Hegel and Karl Marx. Arguing the theories of a renowned idealist and infamous materialist share common themes can be a point of great controversy for some, Cole said. “Hegel is typically taken as an exemplar of idealism, Marx of materialism,” said David Reidy, head of the philosophy department at UT. “Each has had a profound influence on modern thought.” While Hegel believed mental and cultural ideas ultimately form the foundation of social theory, Marx believed the struggle to survive forms was the basis of society. The two have often been considered by scholars to be the champions of fundamentally opposite causes. The foundation for Cole’s philosophical bridge relies on the concept known as historical materialism, which Cole called a “fancy phrase” that describes a method of assessing history that focuses on how humans satisfy their most basic material needs, like food and shelter, and organize into societies to meet these needs.

LIBRARY continued from Page 1 Mays and Smith, who have worked at UT for three years and four years respectively, are both equally impressed with the ranking. “There are thousands and thousands of libraries in North America, so even just to be a member of the Association of Research Libraries is pretty exclusive and prestigious,” Mays said. Smith and Mays have plans to move up in the ranking and make the university’s library

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Cole’s unorthodox argument relies on the relationship between Marx’s historical materialism and philosophical materialism - the notion that all things, even thought, hold material basis and matter. “I am interested in asking what makes ‘historical materialism’ a kind of philosophical materialism,” Cole said, when asked what intrigues him about the argument. “It seems strange to say, but scholars prefer to keep historical and philosophical materialism apart.” Cole plans to expound on this concept in his lecture, exploring whether the biological basis of thought is enough to unite Hegel, the idealist, and Marx, the materialist. “Examining the interplay between idealist and materialist modes in social and historical theorizing is part of coming to understand ourselves, to know what we are as individuals, polities and as a species,” Reidy said, emphasizing a level of significance that transcends the halls of academia. Harry Dahms, associate professor in the sociology department and primary organizer for the event noted this is also an opportunity to remind faculty and graduate students of the Interdisciplinary graduate certificate in Social Theory, currently available at UT. “That’s what we as students in a university should try to do,” Cole agreed. “Get out of our comfort zones and pose tough questions to ourselves and to each other, and come together to think deeply about social and economic issues at a moment when society and social media demand that we produce an instant or tweetable response.” Armed with an argument and a challenge, Cole said he intends to do just that. system the best that it can be, expressing in the next decade they’d like to see UT move to the Top 20 spot and eventually to the Top 10. Smith said he likes to think of this ranking as an equivalent to the AP’s Top 25 College Football Coaches Poll. Even though this ranking does not come with an award or medal, Smith feels the title alone is more than enough. Smith said, “For me it’s kind of a short-hand if I’m communicating with a legislator, with a donor, with a parent, with a student who says ‘How good is your library?’ I can say ‘Well, we’re 24th in the nation.’”

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For the students that may never be A Letter to Our Fellow Classmates: As many of you may or may not be aware, funding to support the continuation of the UT Lead Summer Institute program has been abruptly cut. The program is a highly unique program that has existed at the University of Tennessee since 2008. The program’s objective is to annually identify the potential of approximately 40 underprivileged students who did not initially meet the immediate requirements of admission, but who, after a rigorous screening process, were given the opportunity for conditional acceptance into the University. This conditional acceptance rests on the students’ completion of the Lead Summer Institute program, which includes passing basic freshman math and English courses during the summer prior to their freshman year. These students, who often come from low-income and minority communities, are the best and brightest in their respective hometowns of Memphis, Chattanooga, Nashville and Knoxville. However, they are simply not afforded the same educational opportunities and resources that most students are granted. Upon learning that prominent administrators, including Vice-Chancellor of Diversity Rickey Hall and Dean of Students Melissa Shivers, were not involved with the decision to remove the program’s funding, the Lead Summer Institute community felt that this decision, which affects so many, should be looked into more critically. Our initial questioning began with the two previously mentioned administrators, as well as the directors of the program, Eric Stokes and Stella Bridgman-Prince. There was great concern regarding why these persons were not just as eager to know why the funding was removed and why they were not consulted prior to the decision being made. Our assumption is that these administrators are understandably restricted in this capacity due to their positions within the university. However, we, as the student body, are not. As a result, a committee of student leaders has been formed to respectfully demand that our university reconsider this decision. As of now, the Lead Summer Institute Committee has made three respectful attempts to meet with President DiPietro, Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and ViceChancellor Rickey Hall, all of whom share the responsibility to not only hear our concerns, but properly investigate this matter and affect change. These requests have been denied. We then received an invitation, per Provost and Vice-Chancellor

to 5 p.m. Shields noted the parking situation and student complaints are being monicontinued from Page 1 tored in Parking and Transit Services, After the initial transition into the and they are currently trying to find the White Avenue parking garage, 100 staff best solution for the problem. “We care, and we want to encourage spots will be regarded as commuter parking Monday through Friday. The (students) to call us so we can handle other 80 parking spots were taken from any parking issues they have individuthe non-commuter lots GF2 and GF3. ally,” Shields said. UT administration expects to add They will now be reserved for commuters Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. roughly 1,000 commuter and staff parking spots next fall with the planned

Susan Martin, to meet with the following persons, who were “most connected to the program:” Ruth Darling - assistant provost for Student Success, Anton Reece - executive director of Student Success, Melissa Shivers - dean of students, and Eric Stokes and Stella Bridgeman-Prince - directors of the Lead Summer Institute program. None of these individuals were included in the discussions leading up to, nor the ultimate decision to, remove funding. In addition, several were unaware that the program funding had been cut until only a few days prior to the time we, the students, began asking questions. Our response to the refusal of our requested meeting and the proposal of theirs: “In response to the invitation to meet with those most connected to the program, we too agree it to be a good idea

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of this proven program of diversity goes hand in hand with the university’s quest to become a Top 25 Public Research Institute, which encompasses the requirement of diversity. The continuation of this valuable and quantifiable program is imperative to our university’s success in reaching that goal. The Lead Summer Institute Committee would also like to officially note that our decision to firmly request the Lead Summer Institute program be reinstated serves no personal benefit, as we have already completed the program, gained full admission into the university and are well on our way to graduation. We are requesting this be done so we may return to our respective communities, look our brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews, friends and associates in the eye and tell them that we fought for their chance to have the same opportunity extended to us. Therefore, in the words of activist Malala Yousafzai, “(We) speak not for (ourselves) but for those without voice…(for) their right to equality of opportunity, (and) their right to be educated.” We now ask you, our fellow classmates and friends, to join us in requesting the reinstatement of the Lead Summer Institute program. We ask you to do so because, while you may feel that this program does not directly affect you, perhaps a program that does hold direct value for you may be next on the list for funding cuts without true accountability. Our university makes very clear on the diversity website that “working with campus leaders and organizations, (they) are building a community that values critical inquiry, civil debate and discovery.” Therefore, it is our obligation and duty as students at the University of Tennessee to critically investigate this hasty decision, just as we were taught and built to do. We will not disappoint. For further discussion on this issue and to provide you with ways you can be involved, we encourage you to attend our first informational forum which will be held next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Haslam Business Building room 203. Please send all questions, comments, concerns to utlsicommittee@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter: @UTLSI and Facebook: UTLSI. #SAVEUTLSI

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for them to be included in the discussion and we are happy to extend the offer for them to be present at the requested meeting with President DiPietro, Chancellor Cheek and Vice-Chancellor Hall. We would greatly appreciate for this opportunity to be provided.” We, as a committee, believe it serves no purpose to entertain the facade that the very same people who were excluded in the initial decision could now answer the pertinent questions at hand. In other words, we respectfully declined. The Lead Summer Institute program is the only transitional program UT offers that addresses the true concerns of students with these particular challenges and backgrounds. We, as members of the committee, along with approximately 300 current students, would not be part of the intricate fabric of the UT without this program. Our very existence on this campus would not have been possible were it not for the Lead Summer Institute program’s Sincerely, extensive recruiting efforts and its transiUniversity of Tennessee Lead Summer tional bridge, which opened doors for us and ensured our success. More impor- Institute Committee tantly, our desire for the continuation

opening of the parking garage on Volunteer Boulevard, Shields said. At this year’s Commuter Appreciation Week, Shields noted she is working to ensure students are aware of alternative commuting options as well as the existence of the Parker app which helps locate vacant spots. Nehal Patel, junior in chemical engineering, said she believes change will eventually come but is concerned that the problem will not be addressed until after she graduates.

“Our education is being compromised by the parking situation,” Patel said. “Our parking pass costs almost $200, and we are still not guaranteed a parking spot.” This fall, after Parking and Transit Services sent an email to the student body warning them of the difficulties of finding spots on campus and advising students to arrive on campus early to secure a spot, Isabel Tipton, senior in theater, wrote a parody of the email on her blog.

In an interview with Tipton on Sept. 1, she called the state of UT parking “abysmal,” and noted that while staff parking lots seem to be “constantly half-full,” commuter students have to struggle to find free spots daily. For Tipton, the parking issue on campus should be a top priority. “I would have completed a parking garage before I completed more buildings,” Tipton said. “Parking is the most necessary thing on campus.”

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Computer science major finds solace in creating rap music Hannah Moulton Copy Editor (@Hannah_Moulton)

Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon Zea Askew is a senior in studio art with a concentration in 4-D.

ASKEW continued from Page 1 It’s this accessibility that her friend Colby Sirbaugh, junior in advertising, believes makes Askew’s art a natural extension of herself. “She doesn’t make her art to impress people,” Sirbaugh said. “She does it for herself, and I think because of these things she’s able to gain a lot of appreciation for her art from the audience, and they find it easier to relate to and understand.” Over the summer, Askew has confronted concerns of her own mental and physical health. After hitting her “bottom,” Askew began seeking treatment for her depression, anxiety, an eating disorder and a substance abuse problem as well as coming out as gay on her social media platforms. Now sober and in treatment for her eating disorder, Askew has withdrawn from her classes for the semester to look after herself.

However, she plans to come back to UT in either the spring or summer to graduate before heading to a larger art school for her graduate studies. “This is just how I exist, I guess,” Askew explained, gazing out the window. “It sucks, but it’s a necessary sucky. It’s definitely way better than where I was, but it’s still… you have to keep working at it everyday.” With the semester off though, Askew isn’t leaving her art behind. At next weekend’s Knoxville Film Festival, she will show a short film of hers along with others created by UT students. Entitled “Red,” her film chronicles a young girl seeking to regain her freedom following a breakup. She still uses her contrasting imagery, juxtaposing the girly with the grotesque and violent. The film sees her friend, Erica McBride, tearing up tarot cards featuring lovers and posing in a Lolita-esque fashion with candy and a knife. Askew used bright colors similar to the cinematography of

the movie “Spring Breakers” in her three minute film. She created the art piece as an assignment for her intro to video art class which has led to Askew entertaining the idea of pursuing creating films later in life. While she admits to formerly pursuing a “hyper-feminine” persona and avoiding feminism, she is now exploring the masculine side of herself and embracing feminism. “I feel like the more she creates, the more she learns about herself,” Sirbaugh said. “It’s not about good expression; it’s about free expression.” With her time off, Askew is confined to the technology of an iPhone to craft her art. However, using her social media and appearance as her canvas, she is not deterred. “It’s just how I know to reach people, and I know they’ll see it,” Askew expressed. “I feel like everything I do is art.”

Dirty Guv’nahs stay true to Knoxville Kendall Thompson Contributor

After dropping a chart topping new album and touring the country, the Dirty Guv’nahs are coming home. The band will be playing at the Bijou Theatre this Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. to kick off their ‘Chasing Forever’ tour. This six-piece band includes Cozmo Holloway on guitar, Keven Hyfantis on piano, organ and harmony vocals, Justin Hoskins on bass, Aaron Hoskins on drums, Michael Jenkins as songwriter and rhythm guitar player and James Trimble as songwriter and vocalist. Together, they form a collaboration of rock ‘n’ roll, country and blues influenced by classic artists such as the Rolling Stones, The Beatles and a few unexpected modern artists. “This may be surprising, but I actually really like Adele,” Trimble said. “There are a lot of modern artists that have influenced us.” These musicians don’t only share a passion for music – their blood runs orange. All of the band members met during their time at UT as well as through the Knoxville music scene. Although they studied different subjects and some members were in graduate school while others were still undergraduates, music united the group and helped them book their first gig at Preservation Pub in Market Square. Since then, the Dirty Guv’nahs have released four albums, including a self-titled debut album in 2009, a sophomore album titled “Youth Is In Our Blood” in 2010 and “Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies” in 2012, according to their website. Their newest album, titled “Hearts of Fire,” dropped in March and was met with success. The 11-track work debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, and 75 percent of their spring tour of the same name sold out not long afterwards. The Dirty Guv’nahs have also earned their stripes in performance by playing along a diverse group of big names; they’ve opened for Wilco, The Black Crowes, Train, Zac Brown Band and NEEDTOBREATHE over the years. They’ve also been featured on five network television programs and have appeared at Bonnaroo, Wakarusa and SXSW. They even graced the Knoxville stage during UT’s Volapalooza last spring. But no matter how far away their music may take them, Knoxville is still home. “We will always come back to Knoxville,”

Kristen Bright • The Daily Beacon James Trimble, lead singer of the Knoxville native band, The Dirty Guv’nahs, performs on stage. The band will play at the Bijou Theatre this Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. Trimble said. “We are huge sports fans, and we love the downtown area. Everyone’s like, ‘When are you going to move to Nashville or New York or one of those big music cities?’ But Knoxville has a great music scene.” Trimble also noted Knoxville’s convenient location makes traveling to gigs in other cities relatively easy. “If you have a gig in New York, you can drive up in a night and come back the next day,” he said. “If you have a gig in Chicago, you can get there in a day if you really need to.” To show the scruffy city their love, the Dirty Guv’nahs try to play one or two shows in Knoxville per year. However, they avoid performing more often than that – a strategy which only builds anticipation for locals. “The reason we only play one or two shows in Knoxville a year is that we try to make the show really high energy and exciting,” Trimble said. “We did two this year because we sold so many tickets, we wanted to make sure people could come see the show.”

As local rapper Sam Day sat in his friend’s basement listening to music with his closest friends around him, he experienced something “religious.” “Realizing that music communicates something to you, not necessarily through active lyrics or melody, but supernatural rhythmic, you feel something from hearing these notes, and it’s kind of that unspoken thing,” Day said. Day, a sixth year student in computer science, has had a deep connection to music since he was a child. He began writing songs when he was four, and growing up in Nashville, the musical influence was everywhere; however, Day didn’t take the traditional country music route Nashville is known for. Instead, Day found his interests lay in punk rock and dubstep, and eventually found his true calling with rap. Day listened to rap music from high school onward but didn’t begin to actively rap until four years ago. He said he settled on rap music, because it allows him to express himself. “I don’t try to write music to a particular style,” Day said. “I just kind of write whatever happens to connect with me, and it just happens to be rap.” He finds a lot of his inspiration in current rappers like J Dilla as well as classic musicians like Stevie Wonder. “A lot of my childhood memories I remember listening to Stevie Wonder,” Day said. “Since I’ve gotten older I’ve realized he’s a really amazing songwriter. I’ll listen to anything as long as it sounds good and makes me feel happy.” Day stresses his current music comes from personal experiences “obfuscated by random lyrics.” For Day’s first conscious decision in his beginning stages of rapping, he realized he didn’t want to be rapping about something he was not involved with or had no personal experience with. “It’s not a biography, it’s not all factual, but I want to at least convey the essence of what I feel,” Day said. When he first arrived in Knoxville, Day attempted to find his footing in the academic world. He switched from a double major in history and computer science to

only history and finally settled on computer science. Music still took priority in his life during his transition between majors though. Day then decided to get involved with the local Knoxville music scene. “A lot of my focus wasn’t necessarily on, like, making a name for myself or anything, I just wanted to be good,” Day said. “I started to get better by realizing that I wouldn’t get any better without working with people around me.” Day luckily had friends who were already connected with people in the local scene. Soon he was introduced to J-Bush and DJ Wiggs who formed the Good Guy Collective, which Day is now a member of. With the Good Guy Collective, Day found the support he needed to become a more confident and experienced musician. “It was kind of that personal connection, like ‘Oh, I can hang out with these people and we have a shared love of music,’” Day said. Day began making and producing beats for other musicians in high school and through college up until last year. For other rappers, he said, he had helped produce and engineer around 30 to 40 mix tapes and built a computer specifically for producing music which also features a synthesizing device, which he calls “a shotgun piece of equipment.” “(Building the computer) was basically like a Lego project,” Day said. “A Lego project that if you screw up its hundreds of dollars out of your pocket, so there’s a little bit of stakes.” Day currently has a mix tape out, which he released Aug. 22, but is already working on producing another one. On his first mixtape, he collaborated with artists from Nashville and is hoping to bring them back and add some local Knoxville rappers. “I kind of want to work with every musician in Knoxville,” Day said. “I think that’d just be cool, you know?” In addition to producing a second mix tape, Day is also attempting to perform some shows in Knoxville, and he hopes to have a prosperous career in music after he receives his degree. “What I want to do next with music is make more music,” Day said, “and if I could get money to be able to make more music as opposed to have to do a job and then go home and be drained and have to make music, then that’s the ideal.”

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Stained and Confused <3’s the Vols Stained and Confused by Alexandra Chiasson

I might make some folks a little upset in today’s column, so I would like to preemptively apologize for any panties (or boxers?) that end up in a wad. My parents taught me that saying I “don’t care” for something is more polite than saying I “despise” or “hate” or “detest” something, so that is the phraseology I have chosen to adopt for the purpose of this discussion. Politeness is not typically a virtue I go out of my way to embody, but given the potentially inflammatory nature of what I plan to say; I figure being a little polite might ease the blow. I don’t care for football. If I’m being entirely honest, I don’t really understand the sport. Throughout my childhood and adolescence, frustrated adults—mostly men—have tried to explain the nuances of touchdowns and end zones and yard lines and such. I always tried to listen, but all I ever saw was a bunch of large dudes in hot pants colliding with each other in a slightly homoerotic way. But as much as I like to analyze what I call “homoathleticism,” and although I love to subversively objectify men, these redeeming qualities are not enough to rescue “watching football” from joining the top of my list of undesirable activities, which also includes “having blood drawn” and “reading Nicholas Sparks novels.” After I started attending the University of Tennessee, football was in my face more than ever. When the season starts, my Facebook news feed becomes a veritable toilet filled with SEC trash talkers, photos of game day attire, play-by-play commentary and the bitter ramblings of people who hate football more than I do. It seems as though I can never flush all these turds. I can’t go anywhere on Saturdays unless the destination is within walking distance, and I have to answer to the chastising of ruthless kinfolk who love to inquire whether or not I am attending the “ball game.” When I hear the phrase “ball game” I do not, under any circumstances, think about football. I don’t think about sports at all, actually. However, because I am a senior and the time for me to purchase football tickets at a discounted rate is running out and I hate to miss out on a party, I have decided to stop being a curmudgeon. Instead, I’m going to make a concerted effort to tone down my disdain and attend football-related activities. From what I’ve heard, these activities include getting wasted and yelling, so I think I can handle it. Going to “ball games” might also be a good excuse to dust off the old white sundress which probably shouldn’t be worn after Labor Day. Or before it, really. Perhaps I’m abandoning my integrity as an anti-football troll, but at least I get to drink whiskey in a white dress and look at some tight athletic butts, which realistically could be good practice for when I get married. I’ll put in an order for some Stained and Confused <3’s the Vols buttons. Alexandra Chiasson is a senior in English. She can be reached at achiasso@ vols.utk.edu.

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Missing the point of academic conversation in the South Inside and Out by

Katie Grugin There is a particular viewpoint that trends across the South. It is a way of seeing the world which comes from residing in a very Protestant area of the country, filled with denominations that regard personal testimony as one of the most meaningful demonstrations of a spiritual relationship with a Heavenly Father. This creates a tendency to value personal experience and opinion more than academic conversation. I cannot count the number of times I have been told by well-meaning acquaintances that I must “watch out for what they teach up at that secular school. They will feed you public school deceptions and make you doubt your faith (or whatever religion they assumed I was affiliated with).” Whenever this happens, I just smile and nod, because that particular argument is one which leaves no room for conversation. Students as young as Vacation Bible School 4-year-olds tend to be taught the importance of their personal experience. Generally, it is expressed most publically as a personal tes-

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through them; it becomes severely limiting. For instance, when trying to understand the plight of medieval peasants. Or more generally, any situation in which I am discussing someone who is not me, and from whom I could learn if I remembered learning for the sake of academic conversation and education is worthwhile. Yes, person in the corner of the classroom who chooses week one of class to express what intense conversion experience led you to an understanding of what is going on in the life of the historical figure we just read about, I am calling you out. I will admit, it is useful to be able to connect classroom knowledge with real life experience. However, the minute the conversation becomes about personal conversion experiences or family problems, the focus is taken off of the subject matter, and the other students in the course are losing time for what they are actually there for. In reality, the warnings about the dangers of an education are not even a little bit relevant. When it comes to academic conversation, it’s not about sticking to what I already know -- it is about everything I could understand if I let myself learn it. Katie Grugin is a senior in religious studies and psychology. She can be reached at kgrugin@vols.utk.edu.

Improving Knoxville begins with citizens who care Seven Doctors Say

by Jonathan Burkhalter I want to paint a vision for you: the University of Tennessee, tucked nicely away between a beautiful river and a vibrant city. After an afternoon class, you could fish in a clean river or walk down to the strip for some coffee and read on the patio of a café (and I don’t mean McCafe). Afterwards, maybe you meet a few friends at a neighborhood bar or restaurant just a few blocks away from the university. At the end of the night, you hop on a bus to your home in an inner-city area, where you sleep soundly beneath a sturdy ceiling in a non-flea-infested apartment. Imagine all of this as a fluid city where there’s always something going on. However, the hard truth is Knoxville is blighted with pockets of wasted space, empty buildings and wayside housing projects. All of this can change for the better if we ask more of our city, a city that is willing and already trying to start this process due to the bountiful economic and social benefits. As you may know, the project on the Strip is underway, with construction scheduled to begin in December. To check up on the plans for the project (and to see a few quaint pictures), you can look up www.cityofknoxville.org/cumber-

land/whatis.pdf If you look through the document, you will see the city is asking for feedback and ideas. This is a huge chance for us, the student body who will be the Strip’s main travelers, to make it into something more enjoyable. Imagine bakeries, cafes, restaurants, shops and quality housing being options only a block away. In short, a place which doesn’t seem like a wasteland stitched together after a nuclear fallout. Plus, this revamped area will, if all goes to plan, be well-tied to downtown through better traffic patterns, friendly bus routes and taller buildings. This is a worthwhile project our city is doing to create a larger and more attractive city, so write in and give your opinions. If our city knows we are excited about supporting this project, then they will be excited to make it the best it can be for all of us. Even if you are about to graduate and are never going to see Knoxville again, imagine how your college experience would have been had there been more to do and experience within a five minute walk from campus. The city has also implemented a program called the Rental Rehabilitation Program, in “response to the local need for standard rental housing that is affordable to the low income tenant.” Considering many of us live or at least spend time in the Fort Sanders area where beautiful houses are becoming more deteriorated than ever, this program could be of incredible use to the students of UT. This most important point of the program is not intended for the common student. The program is aimed at low income families needing

long-term housing. However, the program does make another point to stabilize and revamp inner-city neighborhoods by “correcting substandard rental housing conditions within the community.” This sounds exactly like Fort Sanders. We can put pressure on our landlords to take advantage of these options so our porches aren’t falling off or our living rooms flooding with sewage leaks while sprouting mold. Landlords should be interested in this -- it is money for them to make the repairs they are going to have to make, except they can actually repair our homes rather than patch them up to last another five years. You can view the specifics of the program at www.cityofknoxville.org/development/ currentdocs/Rental_Rehab_Desc.pdf. These are two things already underway which our city wants to include us in. Take part, whether it be writing to the heads of the Cumberland Corridor Project, your landlords, or (if you’re feeling extra ambitious) even retailers and restaurants who might be interested in moving into the newly renovated strip. By not taking part, the social repairs can sometimes fade to the background and take years to complete, or lose the potential they once aspired to be. If we act together as a community by taking five minutes in our day to write to our leaders, we can change our city to how we dream it to be. Jonathan Burkhalter is a senior in history. He can be reached at jburkhal@vols.utk.edu.

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

McClung thriving in new home Contributor

Ruth Tedrick • Tennessee Athletics Freshman running back Jalen Hurd celebrates after scoring his first career touchdown in the Vols’ 38-7 victory over Utah State on Aug. 31.

RUNNING BACKS continued from Page 1 That opportunity comes against Sun Belt foe Arkansas State — a team who allowed nearly 180 rushing yards per game in 2013 but held Montana State to less than two yards per carry in Saturday’s season opener. Even so, Jones is somewhat encouraged that a handful of those mid-range gains will morph into back-breaking dashes as the season progress. “When you look at it, so much of your run game is all 11 individuals working together as one,� Jones said. “There were about eight incidences where we ran the football, and we were one block away (from a big play). “A lot of times it’s your backside cutoffs, your lineman not being on the proper landmark of the defender. Everything is moving. It’s going to where they’re gonna be. It’s the discipline, staying low with pad level. It’s not just the offensive

line. It may be the tight end on a combination block. It may be the back not making his proper read. It may be the quarterback keeping it. There were a lot of single breakdowns. We are working to get that corrected.� The Vols’ backfield did generate a pair of rushing touchdowns, but each score came with a bit of an asterisk. On the first, UT had to dip into the wide receiving corps as Pig Howard’s end around gave the Vols its first rushing touchdown of the season. The latter ground score arrived in garbage time as Lane punched one in with UT already comfortably ahead by three scores early in the fourth quarter. “I feel like we didn’t rush like we wanted to,� Lane said. “We didn’t get the runs that we wanted. I think we were just a little hesitant in that defense — (Utah State) shifting from an even (defense) to a bear (defense) while we were reading (the coverage). “I just feel like we’ve got a lot of stuff to learn back there at the running back position.�

A soccer player who possesses a natural talent for scoring goals and making athletic plays on the field is a special gift for a soccer team. A player who displays superior talent on the field and inspires her teammates with her work ethic off the field is a rare treasure. According to Tennessee head coach Brian Pensky, the Lady Volunteer soccer team has this rare jewel of a soccer player who embodies leadership on and off the soccer field. Her name is Anna McClung. Pensky recruited McClung in 2010 while he was the coach at Maryland when she was only a sophomore in high school. When he heard the news that she was transferring from Florida State, he was determined not to fail the second time in recruiting her to his team. “I was told in early December that she would potentially be looking around and wanting to transfer,� the third-year head coach said. “As soon I heard that, I started jumping on all the different people that are connected to Anna and her life and seeing if we could make this work.� Pensky was not the only head soccer coach who heavily recruited the sophomore forward. In fact, there probably were very few coaches in the nation who did not want to see McClung play in their team’s uniform. McClung was a highly-touted recruit, being named Gatorade Player of the Year two times during her time at Gate City High School, and was ranked as the No. 3 player in the nation entering college according to Top Drawer Soccer. While others may feel overwhelmed with being given all

these high accolades and having to deal with all the high expectations that accompany them, McClung remains primarily focused on meeting her own high expectations. “I don’t know that I think about (others expectations) so much as I have high expectations for myself,� McClung said. “I expect a lot out of myself in order to help our

Fortunately for McClung, she has not had to undergo the same hardships here at UT and has seamlessly gelled with her teammates. “I was really worried about (getting along with teammates), especially with not being able to meet them before,� McClung said. “But I lived in the dorms, so I got to know them and everyone was

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team be the best that we can.� McClung transferred from Florida State because it wasn’t the right fit for her. Since Florida State played in the national championship game, her season didn’t end until Dec. 1, giving herself three weeks to take her finals and search for a new school. The Gate City, Va., native cited the Tennessee coaching staff as the chief reason for her decision to transfer to Tennessee. “I didn’t have the opportunity to meet with the team when I was on my visit because it was right during break, but the coaches took me out and I got to spend some time with them and they were exactly what I was looking for,� she said. The stress, however, was the toughest part of her transition from Florida State to Tennessee. Since she was not happy at Florida State, she hoped that she would have a better experience at her next college.

just so welcoming. We would go out to dinners and we did a lot of things together.� And while her play on the left side of UT’s front line has grabbed the attention of fans and opposing coaches, it has McClung’s effort off the field that drew the highest praise from her coach. “Off the field, she is helping us continue to build our foundation of wanting to be great,� Pensky said. McClung hopes to continue playing soccer when her college career is over. Whether she plays in the U.S. or overseas, McClung just hopes to continue playing the sport she loves. While her future remains uncertain, McClung has no regrets for her past decisions, especially her decision to play soccer at Tennessee. “I just love this team so much,� McClung said. “I am so happy here and everyday I am very thankful I made this decision to come here.�

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VOLLEYBALL

Lady Vols search for consistency heading into weekend tourney Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer

Last weekend in the Appalachian State Invitational, the Lady Vols rolled out six underclassmen in their starting lineup. Despite their lack of experience, the team came away with wins over Tennessee Tech and Cleveland State before losing their last match to Appalachian State. While Tennessee head coach Rob Patrick would have liked a sweep in the invitational, the weekend still yielded many positives for a team with only three upperclassmen throughout the rest of the season. “We wanted to get a lot of people playing time,” Patrick said of the Lady Vols season opening tournament on the road. “Overall I was pleased. We played three and four freshman at a time on the court and they stayed organized for the most part. We are a little bit ahead in our passing and there’s some other areas we have to continue on and get more consistent with.” With senior middle blocker Shealyn Kolosky not operating at 100 percent, freshman Iesha Bryant put forth a strong effort over the weekend and was named to the All-Tournament team with sophomore libero Bridgette Villano. Bryant finished with 16 kills and a team high 17 blocks over the weekend. “Iesha had a really nice first weekend,” Patrick said. “We were really happy with how she performed. That’s why we really emphasize being a team player. Shealyn was out for a little while, so Iesha got the opportunity to play and she took full advantage

of that.” The 6-foot-1-inch middle blocker from Carthage, Texas put forth nine blocks in the one of her strongest efforts in a 3-1 match win over Cleveland State on Saturday. “She did a fantastic job of blocking and brining a lot of energy to the court,” the 17-year head coach said. “I was really pleased with how she performed, especially as inexperienced she is in terms of even how many club matches she’s played.” Bryant and outside hitter Kanisha Jimenez were the only two freshmen to start in all three matches. “I was really happy that she was able to adapt to the college game as quickly as she has,” Patrick said. “She played as consistent as she could. Realistically, she is going to have up and down and matches and she’s going to have to play through that. I’m really excited about what she is going to be able to do at the University of Tennessee.” One area of the game the Lady Vols continue to work on in practice and hope to see better percentages on are its attack. In each game of the tournament their attack percentage went down: 0.242 (Tennessee Tech), 0.171 (Cleveland State), 0.147 (Appalachian State). “When you have freshman on the court that’s what you are going to be battling the whole year is consistency,” Patrick said. “We are going to have one freshman who one day hits 0.270 and then the next match hits 0.170. That’s just part of being a freshman and learning how to become more consistent.” Tennessee will look to continue and build on their consistency out on the court this weekend, as they will partake in the Iowa State Challenge.

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Vols still evaluating left tackle position as Arkansas State nears Troy Provost-Heron

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With redshirt senior Jacob Gilliam out for the season with a torn ACL, the search for the Tennessee Volunteers’ new left tackle is underway. Redshirt freshman Brett Kendrick and junior college transfer Dontavius Blair each got first team reps at left tackle during Wednesday’s practice and both have taken strides towards earning the job. The announcement of who will be protecting senior quarterback Justin Worley’s blindside is expected to be a game-time decision. “We’re still going through the practices and evaluating the film and see exactly where we are at come Saturday,” offensive line coach Don Mahoney said. “We’re going to practice the next two days and get a good gauge of where we are at with things. It’s been a good healthy battle. “It’s one where the guys have to understand the importance of practice and I think we are taking strides in that as a team, but it has gotten even greater with the situation that’s happened. Somebody is going to have to rise and step up and answer the challenge.” The competition, however, is not just between the two other left tackles on the roster. Redshirt junior Kyler Kerbyson, who started at right tackle for the Vols against Utah State, also got reps at left tackle during UT’s practice at Haslam Field. Kerbyson’s departure from

the right side of the offensive line, though, would still leave the Vols looking for a starter along the trenches. If the right tackle position were to become vacated, freshman Coleman Thomas would seemingly have the edge due to him playing there throughout fall camp. “That’s still something we need to talk about,” Mahoney said, “but that’s about where things are going, but we don’t know yet, we still have two more days to look at things.” Thomas was originally part of the left tackle competition, but an unwillingness to start sliding young players around into different roles was the cause for Kerbyson being slotted into the position battle instead. “I’ve never been one to be a big fan of moving freshman around too much positionwise,” Mahoney said. “I think that puts too much on their plate at a young age, possibly letting their mind tie up their feet. We’re more inclined to move an older guy that has an understanding – that can be a little more flexible – and that’s Kyler’s strong suit. “He’s physically strong, he’s athletic, but he’s very smart, largely in part because he’s going into his second year of the terminology and those kinds of things.” Regardless of all the movement along the offensive line, the Vols offense has not waivered because of the belief they have in the way they prepare each week. “The good thing is the way we practice, our starters and our backups all get a bunch of reps – close to equal numbers,” offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian said. “Those guys are coming in with a lot of reps under their belt

Donald Page • Tennessee Athletics Redshirt junior offensive lineman Kyler Kerbyson gets out of his stance in the Vols’ 38-7 win over Utah State on Aug. 31 . in practice, but now they just have to get used to playing when the lights are on.” Darr returns: After missing Tuesday’s practice due to a rolled ankle he suffered late in the fourth quarter against Utah State, redshirt senior punter Matt Darr was a full participant during Wednesday’s practice and looks good to go for Saturday’s contest against Arkansas State. “Matt is progressing well,” special teams coach Mark Elder said. “We don’t think there is going to be any issues. He just rolled up a bit, but he’s fine.” In his return, Darr worked out the kinks of his perfor-

mance against the, something that Elder believes is integral in the success of the punting unit moving forward. “His ball placement needs to be a little better,” Elder said. “He had one short one, the hangtime wasn’t bad, but we need the ball placement. That’s an important part of things … The coverage unit doesn’t see the ball until it gets down the field, they are running to where it’s expecting to be. And if I’m expecting it to be on a certain field and it’s 20 yards left of that, that’s a problem because you don’t figure it out until it’s a little too late.”

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