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Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor Six plays. It was six plays that shifted a Volunteer matchup against an upset-poised Western Kentucky team to a blowout in UT’s favor. The Vols were able to capitalize off of seven Hilltopper turnovers and cruise to a 52-20 victory in front of 87,000 orange-clad fans inside Neyland Stadium on Saturday. The Hilltoppers received the opening kickoff and drove down the field for an opening drive field goal and after a short UT drive, it seemed as if the upset was brewing. That is, until a pass from WKU quarterback Brandon Doughty went right off of his receiver’s hands and into the waiting arms of junior cornerback Justin Coleman – who would proceed to coast into the end zone. “I mean it was just a play that created great energy and a huge momentum swing,” Coleman said. “The pick-six, it was just something that I guess you could say the football gods offered, and because those who basically work hard will gain rewards from it.” The pick-six by Coleman would jump-start an unprecedented stretch of ball-hawk-

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Cornerback Cameron Sutton celebrates with his teammates after returning an interception for a touchdown against Western Kentucky at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7. ing by the Volunteer defense as they would record five turnovers within six Western Kentucky offensive plays in the first quarter – helping the Vols jump to a 24-3 lead. The Vols scored 38 points off of the sevens turnovers they forced throughout the game, an effort that made

Jones refer to one piece of an old Tennessee football tradition after the game. “General Neyland Maxim Two: Play for and make the breaks and when one comes your way, score. I thought we were opportunistic in the first half,” Jones said. “Defensively, it was the most turnovers

since 1984. “We were opportunistic. Again, it’s a great lesson to our football team about preparing and having a great week of preparation and playing with an energy level and passion.”

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Football and physics enthusiasts alike gathered in the UC Ballroom on Saturday to attend the College of Arts and Science’s Pregame Showcase. Using Neyland Stadium as a point of reference, Saturday’s keynote speaker, Kate Jones, Ph.D, associate professor in the physics department, discussed “Star Dust and Atom Smashers” to 117 students and alumni. Theresa Lee, Ph.D, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, explained the purpose of the Pregame Showcase program. “The showcases are designed to rotate through a variety of different departments,” Lee said. “We go through all of the departments over the course of a few years and find people who are doing interesting work and are able to communicate well with the public.” Likening the nucleus to a football in the center of Neyland Stadium, Jones explained the nuances of quantum and cosmic scales. The electrons that circle this nucleus would be located at McGhee Tyson Airport on Alcoa Highway. If the Sun were a marble in the center of Neyland, Earth would be a grain of sand one yard away, the edge of the solar system would be fifty yards away and the closest star would be in Nashville. See PREGAME on Page 3

Tailgate Tennessee administers unique game day experience Rebecca Butcher Contributor On the eve of a home game, Circle Park becomes a tailgate headquarters where white tents house catered food and cable television. Welcome to Tailgate Tennessee. The company takes tailgating a little further than fold up chairs in the backyard, hosting paying customers in Circle Park every Saturday. “I think Tailgate Tennessee in this location unites campus because everything goes right by Circle Park,” said Drew Rutherford, the marketing and event manager of the company. The business began last year on Aug. 1, 30 days before the first game of the season. Rutherford detailed that athletic director Dave Hart wanted a program like this, which other SEC schools such as Alabama offer. By partnering with Terry Turner, owner of All Occasion Party Rentals, the business came together. The former UT athletics worker admitted he is pleased with how the event has grown.

“Business aside, we want to provide Tennessee fans with an aspect of our games that has been missing … there’s not a unified place where you can compare it to other campuses, such as the Grove at Ole Miss or the Quad at Alabama,” Rutherford said. “One of the best football stadiums in the country is just steps away, so if you’re going to be that close to a place like Neyland Stadium, we want to honor that and honor that tradition.” The tailgate company has received large support from the UT Athletic Department. Rutherford credits the department’s support for the smooth transition to Circle Park. Tailgate Tennessee is now sponsored by All Occasions Party Rental, which handles much of the setup and breakdown. Other partners include Vol Network, Dish Satellite Network and Buddy Craig RV’s and Motor Homes. Tailgate Tennessee’s sales and customer service are provided solely by Rutherford and Joseph Rackley. See TAILGATE on Page 5

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Organization lobbies for gender equality Jan Urbano Contributor Amid numerous problems currently plaguing the world, poverty remains one of the most insidious. For young girls and women, poverty not only entails hunger and social stigma, but also the risk of being forced into early marriage and human trafficking. On Thursday, the Tennessee chapter of She’s the First hosted an interest meeting in the UC, calling students to confront this issue directly. Advocating for the education of young girls and women in developing countries, the organi-

zation seeks to restore a degree of autonomy to the affected womens’ lives by “sponsoring” education and helping them become “the first in their families to graduate from secondary school.” The chapters of She’s the First act as a network for connecting sponsors and scholars in “mutually beneficial ways to foster mentorship, philanthropy, equality and leadership.” For Christian Sullivan, founding member and president of UT’s chapter, it is vital to look beyond obvious solutions, instead addressing the underlying economic system that perpetuates “cycles of generational

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poverty.” “What we do is raise money for girls’ education,” Sullivan said. “What that does is tackle the gender-gap in literacy in developing ... nations. It also fights the income disparity between men and women, as well as social inequality and injustices that plague these nations. We want to provide women a voice and education in areas where they need it.” Students at the interest meeting were shown two short videos embodying the group’s agenda. “We wanted to show them what it would be like to put a face to the issue – to see others being affected directly by

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problems in a wide variety of cultures and people across the world,” said Gracie McGuire, a senior in animal science and the organization’s vice-president. “This is why we are doing what we’re doing.” Though the organization is only embarking on its second semester at UT, McGuire is optimistic about the future of She’s the First. “We had as many people as we’ve ever had at a meeting,” McGuire said. “People were really on fire about the issues. Everyone was really enthusiastic.” See SHE’S THE FIRST on Page 3

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Ben Goldman, senior in management, advertises Butch Please t-shirts around campus before the Vols game against Western Kentucky on Sept. 7.

THIS DAY IN 1776: Congress renames the nation “United States of America” On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress formally declares the name of the new nation to be the “United States” of America. This replaced the term “United Colonies,” which had been in general use. In the Congressional declaration dated September 9, 1776, the delegates wrote, “That in all continental commissions, and other instruments, where, heretofore, the words ‘United Colonies’ have been used, the stile be altered for the future to the “United States.” A resolution by Richard Henry Lee, which had been presented to Congress on June 7 and approved on July 2, 1776, issued the resolve, “That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States….” As a result, John Adams thought July 2 would be celebrated as “the most memorable epoch in the history of America.” Instead, the day has been largely forgotten in favor of July 4, when Jefferson’s edited Declaration of Independence was adopted. That document also states, “That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES.” However, Lee began with the line, while Jefferson saved it for the middle of his closing paragraph. 1893: President’s child born in White House Frances Folsom Cleveland, the wife of President Grover Cleveland, gives birth to a daughter, Esther, in the White House.

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On June 2, 1886, in an intimate ceremony held in the Blue Room of the White House, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, the daughter of Cleveland’s late law partner and friend, Oscar Folsom. Fewer than 40 people were present to witness the 49-year-old president exchange vows with Frances, who at 21 years of age became the youngest first lady in U.S. history. As a devoted family friend, Cleveland allegedly bought “Frank” her first baby carriage. After her father’s death, he administered her estate. When Frances entered Wells College, Cleveland, then the governor of New York, asked Mrs. Folsom’s permission to correspond with the young lady. After his inauguration as president in 1885, Frances visited Cleveland at the executive mansion. Despite a 27-year difference in age, their affection turned to romance, and in 1886 the couple were married in the White House. Mrs. Cleveland, who replaced Cleveland’s sister Rose Elizabeth as White House hostess, won immediate popularity for her good looks and unaffected charm. After the president’s defeat in his 1888 reelection bid, the Clevelands lived in New York City, where their first child, Ruth, was born in 1891. In 1892, in an event unprecedented in U.S. political history, the out-of-office Cleveland was elected president again. 1863: Yankees capture Chattanooga Union General William Rosecrans completes a brilliant campaign against the army of Confederate General

Braxton Bragg when his forces capture Chattanooga, Tennessee. The capture of Chattanooga followed a campaign in which there was little fighting but much maneuvering. On June 23, Rosecrans marched his troops out of their camp in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, just south of Nashville. Bragg, who hoped his defensive line could keep Rosecrans out and protect the rich agricultural resources of south central Tennessee, had his army arrayed northwest of Tullahoma. When Rosecrans moved his army to Bragg’s right flank, the Confederates found themselves in a dangerous position and so Bragg pulled his forces further south to Tullahoma. But Rosecrans then feinted toward Chattanooga, forcing Bragg to give up Tullahoma and retreat into Chattanooga. At the cost of only 560 Yankee casualties, Rosecrans had taken south central Tennessee from Bragg. Approaching Chattanooga from the west on September 8, Union forces began crossing Lookout Mountain above the city. Again, Bragg was outmaneuvered and was forced to leave Chattanooga with only minor skirmishing. On September 9, triumphant Union troops entered the city. 1850: California becomes the 31st state in record time Though it had only been a part of the United States for less than two years, California becomes the 31st state in the union (without ever even having been a territory) on this day in 1850. This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Summer Olympics Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The International Olympic Committee went for a familiar, trusted host, selecting Tokyo for the 2020 Games and signaling that playing it safe was preferable to more risky picks like Sochi and Rio. With Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reassuring IOC members on the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 Saturday in the final round of secret voting. Madrid was eliminated earlier after an initial tie with Istanbul. Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, billed itself

as the “safe pair of hands” at a time of global political and economic turmoil — a message that clearly resonated with the IOC. With Madrid’s bid dogged by questions over Spain’s economic crisis and Istanbul handicapped by political unrest and the civil war in neighboring Syria, Tokyo offered the fewest risks. “The certainty was a crucial factor — the certainty that they could deliver,” IOC vice president Craig Reedie of Britain said. The choice of Tokyo bucked the IOC’s recent trend of taking chances on host cities — Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Games, Rio de Janeiro

for the 2016 Olympics and Pyeongchang, South Korea, for the 2018 Winter Games. Preparations for Sochi have been overshadowed by cost overruns, a record $51 billion budget, security worries and an international outcry over Russia’s anti-gay legislation. There are mounting concerns among the IOC over construction delays in Rio. The IOC’s desire for a reliable, dependable host in 2020 was a crucial factor for Tokyo. “For better or worse, we picked Sochi followed by Rio followed by Pyeongchang,” Canadian member Dick Pound said. “Maybe we need to say, ‘All right, whether it’s the most exciting city in

the world or not, they will deliver.’” Tokyo had been on the defensive in the final days of the campaign because of mounting concerns over the leak of radioactive water from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. In the final presentation, Abe gave the IOC assurances that the Fukushima leak was not a threat to Tokyo and took personal responsibility for keeping the games safe. “Let me assure you the situation is under control,” Abe said. “It has never done and will never do any damage to Tokyo.” Abe gave further assurances when pressed on the issue

by Norwegian IOC member Gerhard Heiberg. “It poses no problem whatsoever,” Abe said in Japanese, adding that the contamination was limited to a small area and had been “completely blocked.” “There are no health-related problems until now, nor will there be in the future,” he said. “I make the statement to you in the most emphatic and unequivocal way.” IOC members said Abe’s answers were critical and helped dispel any doubts. “People wanted to hear it and needed to hear it,” Pound said. “And he delivered on that. I think that was a real knockout answer.” Tokyo Electric Power Co., Fukushima’s operator, has acknowledged that tons of radioactive water has been seeping into the Pacific from the plant for more than two years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami led to meltdowns at three of its reactors. Recent leaks from tanks storing radioactive water used to cool the reactors have added to fears that the amount of contaminated water is getting out of hand. Tokyo’s bid benefited from Japan’s large economy and

link to Olympic sponsors. Asia offers a huge market for the IOC. “There are a lot of commercial advantages for the IOC going to a country with the third-biggest GDP,” Australian member John Coates said. “And then compare that to the economic uncertainty facing Spain and the political unrest that Istanbul experienced a few months ago and more particularly the unrest at the Middle East at the moment. “The IOC, we’ve taken the safe bet.” Tokyo delegates in the hall screamed with joy, jumped in the air, hugged and waved small flags after Rogge opened a sealed envelope and read the words: “The International Olympic Committee has the honor of announcing that the games of the 32nd Olympiad in 2020 are awarded to the city of Tokyo.” Even though it was 5 a.m. Sunday in Japan, about 1,200 dignitaries and Olympic athletes who crowded into a convention hall in downtown Tokyo celebrated the news. Cheers of “Banzai!” filled the hall when the announcement was made.

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CAMPUS NEWS PREGAME continued from Page 1 Jones also introduced the 117 attendees to the r-process. When a star dies, a supernova explosion is triggered. This nuclear phenomenon causes an excess of free-flowing neutrons, encouraging nuclear fusion. Physics has always been close to Jones’ heart, she admitted; not only for complex theories, but also its concern for humanity’s most basic questions. “I am passionate about the origin of the elements and learning where everything came from,” she said. Scientists, Jones joked, are no more than curious chil-

dren. “At some point no one has the answer, and we have to go out and find it.” Her passion for discovery extends to teaching students. “One of the best things for me is seeing the eyes of students light up when something clicks in their head,” Jones said. Art Mitchell, a Knoxville native and retired chemical engineer from the Y-12 facility in Oak Ridge, has been to a handful of Pregame showcases. Mitchell regarded the r-process as one of the most interesting topics from the lecture. “I’ve never heard that before,” Mitchell said. “I’ve heard a lot of others, but that was new to me.”

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Such moments of discovery encompasses the purpose of the Pregame Showcase program. In Lee’s opinion, speakers do their best to relate their academic topics to attendees, hoping they’ll leave campus talking about more than penalties and touchdowns. However, the lectures are designed with the attendee in mind. “Usually the speakers know their audience is here to watch football,” she said. A Pregame Showcase is scheduled approximately two hours before kickoff of every home football game. For information on upcoming showcases, visit http://higherground.utk.edu/pregameshowcase/.

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Katherine Grzywacz-Jones, associate professor of physics and astronomy, presents “Star Dust and Atom Smashers” during the Pregame Showcase in the Carolyn P. Brown University Center Ballroom on Sept. 7.

Speaker confronts rise in plagiarism Bradi Musil Contributor Plagiarism: On campus, it is a dirty word. At the first Tennessee Science Forum of the year, Neal Stewart addressed this rising phenomenon in his lecture “Scientific Misconduct: Is it Getting Worse?” Welcoming a new guest speaker in Thompson-Boling Arena every week, the UT Science Forum invited Stewart, a professor and Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics and author of “Research Ethics for Scientists: A Companion for Students?” to discuss plagiarism in science, and the moral quandary it presents. After a student plagiarized a portion of his research, Stewart began to explore the cultural implications of this trend. “Do we live in a culture of cheating?” Stewart asked. “Is plagiarism and fabrication becoming more popular or more popularly reported?” Colette Telatko, a freshman in supply chain management,

SHE’S THE FIRST continued from Page 1 Micah Mohieddin, a senior in chemical engineering, left the meeting with a reformed perspective on charity. “It was interesting,” Mohieddin said. “The topic of educating people, in general, is a big issue, especially relating to women. They can come back to their community, teach their children and affect others’ thinking.” Due to the strong interest shown, the group plans to move forward with two specific events. “Our fundraising event usually happens in the first week of November or last week of

admitted the reality of plagiarism at UT. Telatko confirmed that she has a handful of friends who have plagiarized and walked away without consequences. “It’s pretty interesting how we don’t even realize that the work we are turning in isn’t coming from us,” Telatko said. “We rely so much on the Internet now; we don’t even consider that these are the thoughts of someone else when we’re using them in a paper.” Stewart emphasized morality as a central consideration, comparing fabrication to “cheating” in a relationship or an athlete taking steroids. Many people, Stewart noted, do not understand that recycling information, even their own work, is wrong. Research shows that scientific misconduct is on the rise, which Stewart claims could be due to the growing pressures on researchers to produce new and life-changing scientific evidence. In Stewart’s opinion, research also shows that scientists tend to plagiarize

more frequently the older they get and the longer they work in the field. Plagiarism then stems from more than mere laziness, sometimes growing out of the “publish or perish” mentality. “The competition for grants right now is fierce,” Stewart said. “People think, ‘maybe my paper will be taken more seriously if I put his name on it.’” Mindful of the threat of legal action, Stewart maintained that the best remedy is education and awareness. Accidental plagiarism can occur, but the underlying motives distinguish unintentional from purposeful misuse. “The intent should never be to deceive,” Stewart said. The next Science Forum lecture is at the ThompsonBoling Arena Café on Friday, Sept. 13, at noon. The topic will be the UT Solar House, presented by Amy Howard and James Rose. For more information about upcoming lectures or Quest, visit http:// scienceforum.utk.edu/.

October,” Sullivan said. “(One is) called ‘National Tie-Dye Cupcake Bakeoff Week’ – our organization has a nationwide bake-off competition – and the funds from it all go towards educating the young girls and women.” Another event, called “Girl Rising,” focuses on raising awareness about the problems faced by young girls and women in developing countries. “We’ll have several signs on Pedestrian Walkway, as well as several dry-erase boards,” McGuire said. “When people pass by, they can write their opinion on what they think about women and education, as well as talk to us about what we do and what they can

do to help.” She’s the First is open to students of all backgrounds, male or female. Diversity is central to the organization’s founding principles. “It’s not just a women’s issue, because the ripple effect from educating women benefits all, from the community to entire economies and countries,” McGuire said. “This is an issue that requires everyone’s help to solve.” More information can be found at their main site, shesthefirst.org, Facebook page, http://facebook.com/stf.utk/ info, and Flickr, http://flickr. com/people/91384067@ N06/. She’s the First can also be followed on Twitter at @ STF_UTK.

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U.S. blurs the line between appreciation and appropriation Struggling to be Heard by

Andrea Richardson Elvis Presley was the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, right? He introduced the accentuated backbeat – something that had never been present before – to mainstream American music. But where are the crowns for Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino and Sam Cooke? These black artists who made innumerable contributions to the development of American music are largely forgotten by Americans today. The King himself acknowledged these heavy influences of black culture on his music many times throughout his life. However, he still receives more credit than he is due. Sociologists have labeled the adoption of one culture’s elements by members of a different cultural group “cultural appropriation.” At surface value, it seems benign; but examining the phenomenon within the scope of Western society – and its history of imperialism and white cultural dominance – exposes cultural appropriation’s many faults. Often, the appropriated element is unpopular or seen as worthless until a white person, in his or her adaptation of it, “legitimizes” it. Did you really think Elvis Presley was the first to rock his hips like that? Fast forward from Elvis Presley to Robin Thicke. Anyone in the U.S. who owns a car or stereo has probably heard his song “Blurred Lines” at some point this summer. It has been deemed Billboard Top 40’s “Song of the Summer” and has received several award nominations. Thicke, as well as cohorts T.I. and Pharrell, has capitalized enormously. In fact, Thicke has gained so much fame from this song that he felt the need to secure his success by preemptively filing a lawsuit against the family of the late Marvin Gaye. Gaye’s family has alleged that “Blurred Lines” sounds too similar to the R&B legend’s classic song “Got To Give It Up,” and Thicke made the first move in solidifying the bottom line for his hit. Artists often find influence in the work of others, but gaining popularity for someone else’s style blurs the line between appreciation and appropriation. Thicke’s behavior might have rubbed off at the VMA’s on Miley Cyrus, who reportedly asked songwriting brothers Timothy and Theron Thomas to write “something that just feels black.” In her quest to completely dissociate from her Hannah Montana days, Cyrus has decided to adopt the “ghetto” aspect of black culture. She is part of a growing number of our generation who want to be ghetto, fulfilling this wish by twerking, wearing hip-hop inspired clothes and using stereotypical black slang. All the while, they usually never know – or care – about what it would truly mean to live in a ghetto. I have focused on the white appropriation of black culture in music, but these are obviously not the only examples. Other contemporary artists who have done their fair share of appropriating include, but are not limited to, the bindi-wearing Gwen Stefani and the burqa-donning Lady Gaga. One might say that minorities in the U.S. adopt “white” culture, and this is certainly true. Let us examine this alternative form of cultural appropriation in the context of Western imperialism. The natives of conquered countries were forced to abandon their culture and heritage to instead adopt the norms of Western society. That still happens today. In order to fit in, many minorities feel pressured into “acting white,” because in America, whiteness is the default. Personally, I feel like I’ve been slapped in the face when people wish to adorn some “exotic” element of my heritage, and society deems it acceptable – yet I cannot be taken seriously in the mainstream unless I leave my African-American culture at the door. Tamara Winfrey Harris said it best in her blog, “What Tami Said.” “It matters who is doing the appropriating. If a dominant culture fancies some random element (a mode of dress, a manner of speaking, a style of music) of my culture interesting or exotic, but otherwise disdains my being and seeks to marginalize me, it is surely an insult.” I am not attacking anyone who appreciates different cultures. On the contrary, I feel that we all can and should learn about and appreciate cultural differences in order to foster unity, understanding and empathy for all humans. I am simply saying we should all operate with respect and a historical awareness when we wish to “borrow” other peoples’ cultures. Andrea Richardson is a sophomore in anthropology. She can be reached at aricha43@utk.edu.

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Should grinding still be acceptable? School of Sarcasm by

Kaila Curry I don’t want to hurt no body but (baby) there is something I must confess… I do see something wrong with a little bump and grind. Grinding, the most popular dance in the U.S. and Canada, started in clubs before moving to high school and now middle school dances. As defined by the Websters dictionary grinding is to: crush, pulverize by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces. Sound appealing? Somehow it must appeal to some of us, because it has become perhaps the only dance our generation knows how to do. Forget ballet lessons girls – if you can do a partial toe touch you’re in. Have you ever taken a step back while at a club, or even a school dance, to observe how utterly ridiculous grinding looks? Not to mention the fact that, oftentimes, the grinder has only just met the grindee before bending over and pushing back. Talk about things moving too fast. We all know chivalry is dead, however, I don’t think it would be too much to ask

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model Hannah Montana is now the poster child of grinding. I understand the common mentality that considers grinding to be harmless, and after reading a passage from Psychiatrist Eileen Kennedy-Moore’s “Psychology Today,” I cannot help but disagree. As she argues, “Even though you won’t get pregnant or sexually transmitted diseases, sexuality is about more than bodies; it’s about feelings, and identity, and values, and, often, it’s about another human being.” Confusing the values of sexuality in the naive minds of our youth is far from harmless; it is the very definition of harmful. I’m not saying we all need to take a lesson in waltzing or begin dancing the Charleston, but what if we invented a dance that permitted and even required facial visibility? It would be easier than taking quick glimpses of the grunting humper behind in an attempt to discern if he is even remotely attractive. Maybe grinding is culturally acceptable, but do we as a culture really want to accept blatant dry humping? I encourage you to test out my little experiment next time you hit the clubs. See if you can get a couple people to slur about how they wish they could dance like you. Kaila Curry is a freshman in English. She can be reached kcurry6@utk.edu.

Involvement, education key to maximizing college experience Uphill Both Ways by

Nate Talbot Why are you in college? A lot of you are probably thinking, “I do not know.” A lot of you have never even thought about it. I know I did not consider the question until engineering was smacking me around like spikeball on Pedestrian. If you don’t know why you are in college, try answering this question: What do you want out of college? I only know what I want: to meet a lot of people and choose my favorites among them to be my friends for the rest of my life; to get a piece of paper that will trick some company into thinking I’m actually capable, and to grow as a person as much as possible through lots of new experiences. During the five years I’ve spent in college, I have learned something about the first of these goals –meeting a lot of people and making friends requires understanding that losers exist. I adamantly believe that you can learn something from everyone, but a lot of these boneheads provide examples of what not to do. Finding people you can kick it with is easy; I have known thousands of them

in my life. The few that are worth keeping around are harder to select, and they will come from unexpected places. Since college is the most social time in a majority of people’s lives, take advantage of the chance to meet lots of people while you still can. As for that elusive – at least for me – slip of cardstock, your degree is of critical importance to the life you want after you graduate. Do you want to go to graduate school? Do you want to get a job? Do you want to move back in with your parents? With the right GPA, UT offers degrees that will lead to all three of those options. And for those of you who think a college degree will guarantee a job offer the day after graduation, think again. Understand that if you want a stable job with a decent salary, you need the degree to match. Otherwise, you might find yourself forced to choose between attending graduate school and moving back home with Mom and Dad to work a job rather than pursue a passion. You can go to Career Services and get statistics on what UT grads with your degree have done following graduation. If only a small percent got a job, and the average salary is less that you would like, you have a decision to make. If you find your major is less than likely to get you a job with a livable wage, you are

well within your rights to pursue the degree anyway. However, I won’t pity you when you discover the real meaning of the phrase “the economy is bad right now.” Go do some research if you want your idea of a good job immediately after graduating. Don’t just pick a major and see what happens – it’s one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. Lastly, college is the time to do things. After people graduate, they tend to stop doing things. Not because of age or maturity, but just because of reality. While in college, you can take the summer to study abroad. You can just leave for two or three months, and legitimately sacrifice nothing other than maybe a few Taco Tuesdays or Wine Wednesdays with your friends. This does not really happen much after graduation. You will get two weeks paid vacation per year – not enough time to do something incredible. Besides the classic study abroad option, you could ride a bike across the country, take an internship, do a huge service trip, backpack the Appalachian Trail or even follow One Direction on tour. Take advantage of the flexibility that college offers. Go do things. Nate Talbot is a sixth-year senior in mechanical engineering. He can be reached at ntalbot1@utk.edu.

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for the guy to at least request the girl to dance. It seems the protocol is: the female flaunts her “money maker” to the males. A brave dominant male will then approach the female from behind and begin the grinding process: ahh, nature. Strange as this may sound, consider the classic image of social dance, when the guy would hold the girl arms-length apart, occasionally twirling between elaborate footsteps. Now it’s weird to even face the guy. If you do face the guy, you will begin the process of frontal grinding, which humorously enough, is actually frowned upon in our culture because of its “sleaziness.” Last Monday I went to Rumorz and engaged in a little experiment. I danced with a guy, face-to-face at arms length, and I had him twirl me. At first, he was confused. But he soon began to catch on and even dipped me a few times. A small audience peered at us from their grinding and I heard a girl slur to her boyfriend, “Why can’t we dance like that?” It was funny to think that we were a spectacle to see, considering almost everyone in the club was dry humping one another. The band playing even made a comment about how they had never seen people, “get their freak on,” to slow country music. Middle school students are getting their freak on before they have even had their first kiss, not a surprise when their role

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and then modified it to accommodate changes in plot circumstance. The play within the play, “Nothing On,â€? calls for Noises off, laughter on. an unusually great amount of The Clarence Brown entrances and exits, and the Theatre’s production of “Noises cast handled them with impecOff,â€? Michael Frayn’s delightcable timing — unless the script fully chaotic farce, had audience called for an actor to purposemembers struggling to catch fully miss a cue because he was their breath between shrieks of too busy bludgeoning his coamusement. star with a prickly cactus. The play itself is someThe success or failure of what of a play within a play this demanding script relies that follows a theatre troupe heavily upon whether or not through the course of its the cast can deliver their own show, “Nothing On.â€? lines with perfect comedic As the audience watches timing, and this particular the troupe’s show unfold ensemble did not disappoint. from the final rehearsal The costuming and set before opening night to the design — spearheaded last leg of the show’s run, by Marianne Custer and they receive a glimpse of Christopher Pickart — the human side of theatre – allowed the actors to further including cast relationships, immerse themselves into jealousy, anger, heartbreak their characters without worand the occasional plate of rying about external factors sardines. affecting the duo’s perforCalvin MacLean, promance. ducing artistic director of MacLean concluded that “Noises Offâ€? and head of the the production achieves its UT Theatre Department, cathartic objective and leaves said he believes the show’s the audience feeling better farcical nature lends itself about their own hectic lives. well to audiences. “It’s pretty darn funny,â€? “Farce is about outlandMacLean said. “At the end, ish situations and it makes • Photo Courtesy of Clarence Brown Theater everybody has a great time, people look their silliest – at everybody feels good about their most ridiculous – and we laugh at most of the things contribute to the progress of being alive and about how wonthey do to get themselves in the plot while intensifying the derful performance in the theater is, and it makes us feel a and out of trouble,â€? MacLean humor. Erin Breeding, a regular at little better able to handle chaos said. “It’s a good belly laugh at the expense of somebody else the Clarence Brown Theatre, in our own lives.â€? “Noises Offâ€? will be at the — a fictional character — and said she enjoyed the show and Clarence Brown Theatre for it makes us a little relieved that its humor. “I thought it got progressive- the next two weeks. For show our lives are not quite so ridicutimes, tickets and for more ly funnier,â€? Breeding said. lous or quite so difficult.â€? The cast developed the information visit http://clarenceTo fully grasp the hilarity of the pandemonium going dynamic between characters browntheatre.com. on backstage, it helps to have experienced the madness firsthand. Although there is a target toward people of the theatre, the general audience can also appreciate the comicality in the chaos. “Noises Offâ€? features a variety of characters, all with their unique quirks and ticks that

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TAILGATE continued from Page 1 Rackley, a senior in supply chain management and business analytics, said the idea behind the venture is to make it easier for game attendees to enjoy their tailgate without the hassle of having to setup for everything. “We offer security to watch the belongings of tent users the night before,� Rackley said. Mostly families and company groups choose to rent tents

for the games, but student groups are welcome to utilize the services as well. The company offers two tent sizes, cable TV with live coverage of the game and catering from Chick-fil-a, Calhoun’s, Papa John’s and McAlister’s. “The response that we’ve gotten in this location is way more than we could have imagined,� Rutherford said. “We’re in a position to triple the business that we did last year and really make this a special place for game days.� The company will set itself

apart by decorating with chandeliers among other ornamentation this fall. “We sold out for Georgia and Auburn a month ago but we are able to wrangle some more space to set up a few more,� Rutherford said. “I think the campus saw a need for it and we were fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time.� For more information on Tailgate Tennessee, visit the website at http://tailgatetennessee.com or through email at info@tailgatetennessee.com for business inquiries.

Artist integrates broken skateboards into exhibits Melodi Erdogan Managing Editor Unconventional art in an unconventional venue with an unconventional crowd. Artist and skateboarder Trey McReynolds exhibited his first collection of artwork strictly made out of used and broken skateboards paired with their various materials at the Paulk & Co. concrete fabricator construction store among artists and skateboarders alike. The exhibit participated in First Friday September and had performances by aerial artist The Flying Jolie, Statiflow and belly dancer Chloe Moon. The event, formally advertised as “Hurry Up and Break Skateboard Art Party and Carnival,� also provided ramps and obstacles for visiting skateboarders in a parking lot adjacent to the venue. “There is not many people out there who are doing exactly what I’m doing,� McReynolds said. “There are people that do sculptures out of them, paint on the bottom of them, but no one really cuts them into the designs that I do.� McReynolds, who has been an avid fan of skateboarding since the early ‘70s, created around 20 pieces for this exhibit. The pieces ranged in size, but each one was solely created by materials used to create skateboards. “A lot of kids just throw away their old boards when they break, and some kids collect them and hang them on the wall, but I always thought there was more use out of it than ride it and throw it in the trashcan,� McReynolds said. “A lot of them have cool drawings on the bottom so I wanted to reuse that instead of just throwing it away.� Julie Seen of the Flying Jolie performed silk aerials in the small exhibit space later in the night, and McReynolds mixed music as a DJ. “I think it’d be really cool to show my work and make it an art event to be able to

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Artist and Skateboarder Trey McReynolds presents “Hurry Up and Break Skateboard Art� where he exhibits his first collection of artwork made out of broken skateboards during First Friday on Sept. 6. celebrate local performance art,� Seen said before her performance. Invited by McReynolds, Seen said that showing art among music and other forms of performance create “something for all the senses.� “I think they complement each other to make this whole ambiance and scene,� she said. “It’s just an extension of all the art; to actually have a show makes it more of an event.� McReynolds originally had experience taking old skateboards and creating them into new, useable skateboards. He said he once took 158 broken skateboards and made it into a 48 foot skateboard. “I thought it would be funny to take the skateboard trucks off my board and put them on a big, wide board and make something, alternative weird skateboard,� McReynolds said. “Then I started making weirder boards and over the decades I was making all kinds of stuff. “I’ve done all that, making boards that were ride-able. But I was onto wall hangings, something that was different from what I had done before but was still incorporating the broken boards.� Justin Paulk, owner of Paulk & Co., said the event “just kind of happened.� “This is my first First Friday event, I’ve done a lot of par-

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Monday, September 9, 2013 Sports Editor David Cobb

SPORTS FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 Offensively, the Vols were not at their peak, especially in the first half. Quarterback Justin Worley went 3-for-9 and passed for only 35 yards and felt he didn’t struggle, but instead that the offense failed to kick-start due to the short fields they were given. “We had a couple drops that hurt,” Worley said. “(And) we couldn’t get in a rhythm just based on the number of plays that we had. We had nine or so plays in the first quarter. Not getting in a rhythm never helps, but I don’t think I struggled.” Worley did improve, however, in the second half, finishing the day 11-19 for 142 yards, paired with a touchdown and an interception. “I think going into halftime you make adjustments based on what you’re seeing and things like that,” Worley said. “I think Coach Jake did a great job of taking what the defense was giving him and really coming up with

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a great second-half game plan.” The offense got a muchneeded boost from their rushing attack in the second half as the group rushed for 191 yards in the half alone after only recording 49 yards in the first two quarters of play. Junior running back Marlin Lane led the team with 97 yards, 75 of which came in the second half, and senior Rajion Neal punched in three rushing scores to go along with his 74 yards. “I think we got into a rhythm,” Neal said about the difference in the rushing attack between the two halves. “We put some drives together, gave the O-Line a little more rhythm. With me, it was getting more reads and things like that. “In this league, you have to be able to run the ball. That’s something that Coach Jones wants to do and preaches to us to do. We felt it was coming and we were ready for the challenge.” The Vols will travel to Eugene, Ore. to face off against the No. 2 ranked Oregon Ducks next Saturday inside Autzen Stadium at 3:30 p.m. EST.

Lady Vols cruise past Flyers, 2-0 Taylor White Contributor Coming off two hard-fought victories in the past week, the Lady Vols soccer team took the field Friday night at Regal Stadium with the hope of winning their third straight game, and kick-starting another successful weekend. The team followed suit with that plan. Despite three key players missing from the starting lineup, the Lady Vols managed to defeat the Dayton Flyers, 2-0, and extend their winning streak to three. Tennessee struck early, with senior forward Caroline Brown taking advantage of a well-played cross from reigning National Player of the Week Hannah Wilkinson 14 minutes into the game. “I think it was helpful (Dayton) had a high back line,” Wilkinson said. “One of my strengths is to be able to get in behind the back line, especially with a team like ours that can recognize a high line.” The Lady Vols struck again in the 35th minute when Wilkinson – assisted by junior midfielder Tori Bailey – was able to finish a one-on-one with Dayton keeper Elizabeth James for her fourth goal in the past three games.

Tennessee’s young players provided key minutes all evening. “Katie Lenz was out with the ankle, Cheyenne Spade with a little bit of an illness, CC Cobb with a little bit of an illness,” head coach Brian Pensky said. “Our first three off the bench were three freshman who had to give us some key minutes. “We just have to be a versatile team,” Pensky said. “We started two or three players in spots today that they have not even trained for us in those spots yet in their career.” Friday’s win marked goalie junior goalkeeper Julie Eckel’s second straight shutout as she recorded six saves in the the victory. “Julie doesn’t give stuff away,” Pensky said. “She really makes all the saves she is supposed to make cleanly, and then she can make plenty of spectacular saves as well.” With just one weekend of non-conference play remaining before its SEC schedule begins, Tennessee is hoping to build off the momentum it has created on its early season win-streak. “I think winning helps, it helps our confidence,” Wilkinson said. “We have a word that we go by called ‘relentless’ and as long as we live by that I think we will be successful.” Coach Pensky is also pleased

Grading the Vols vs. W. Kentucky Daily Beacon Sports Editor David Cobb and Copy Editor Dargan Southard covered the UT-Western Kentucky matchup and assessed grades based on Saturday’s performance.

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David Cobb Sports Editor “Opportunistic” is the word Tennessee coach Butch Jones used to describe one of the wackiest sequences in recent UT football history. Time after time on Saturday the ball found its way from the arms of a Western Kentucky player to the arms of a Tennessee player, almost as if it was preordained. And it very well may have been. “It was just something that I guess you could say the football gods offered,” junior cornerback Justin Coleman said of his interception return for a touchdown which was the first of five straight turnovers by WKU in the first quarter. In Tennessee’s 52-20 win over the Hilltoppers, bad karma, bad luck or angry football gods were nowhere to be found. Those things were busy terrorizing Florida in a 21-16 loss to Miami. The Gators committed five turnovers in that game. They also plagued Lane Kiffin as USC lost at home 10-7 to an

Rajion Neal and Marlin Lane responded well after Jones demanded earlier in the week that the two focus on running north and south. Lane led the Volunteers in rushing on Saturday with 97 yards and a touchdown while Neal added 74 yards and three scores. The consistency of the running game was crucial as Tennessee struggled to find success through the air. Dargan Southard Josh Smith showed reliability, hauling in three catches for 36 yards in just his second game as a Vol. Sophomore Johnathon Johnson – seeing action in place of the injured Devrin Young – hauled in a 37-yard catch in the second half. Marquez North made an impressive play late in the first quarter on an underthrown pass, but a drop by Jason Croom and lack of consistency from this group keeps it from earning a better grade. - DC

A direct factor to the productive running game, UT’s offensive line was a cornerstone of the Vols 32-point victory. The burly men upfront opened hole after hole for both Neal and Lane and only allowed one sack of Worley. - DS

Jordan Williams showed ability to pressure the quarterback from his defensive end slot where he has seen more action because of an injury to Jacques Smith. He racked up four tackles and 1.5 sacks on Saturday. Aside from a 47-yard run by Antonio Andrews, this unit did its part in bottling up the Hilltoppers. - DC Dontavis Sapp’s strip and fumble recovery was a thing of beauty as the high-energy play led to a Vols field goal. Senior Brent Brewer also got in on the action with a forced fumble and a nice diving interception. However, many times, the linebackers — including A.J. Johnson — appeared lost in pass coverage, which led to several huge plays. Curt Maggitt’s likely return next week will be a boost to the athleticism of this group. - DS

Five interceptions by four players in this unit against WKU was the difference in the game. The secondary was not flawless, but the effort put forth verified that UT’s defense is on the path to recovery from an abysmal 2012 season. - DC

While Michael Palardy did pin WKU on its own 2-yard line with a first quarter punt and hit his lone field goal, his second quarter blocked punt resurrected Western Kentucky’s momentum. The failed boot gave WKU a first-and-goal opportunity, which was eventually cashed in for a touchdown. Vincent Dallas was a bright spot on special teams as he settled in nicely at kick returner, replacing the injured Devrin Young. - DS

Week Two GPA: The Vols earn a 3.05 for their performance against Western Kentucky. Season GPA: By Daily Beacon grading standards, the Vols sit at 3.21 for the season. with the intensity he has seen from his team in the past two weeks. “You can’t get a shutout if you don’t compete, and we compete for every first and second ball,” Pensky said. “Our competitiveness the last couple weekends has been pretty good so far. “Last weekend had two games that were just fights and scrapping and competitiveness, and tonight had plenty of that too.” The Lady Vols closed their weekend with a 2-0 win at Mercer on Sunday to improve to 5-1 on the year.

Football gods find favor with Vols against WKU unranked Washington State. Meanwhile, at Neyland Stadium – where Florida abruptly ended UT’s momentum in 2012 and where Kiffin left the Vols high and dry after one season – “opportunistic” was back in style as if it were the Phillip Fulmer era. In 2004 when James Wilhoit recovered from a missed PAT to drill a 51-yard field goal with 13 seconds left to beat the Gators, that was opportunistic. Another example: In 1998 when Clint Stoerner stumbled and fumbled, giving UT the chance it needed to score and keep its National Championship hopes afloat. Even in 2005 when the Vols struggled to a 5-7 record, they were on the “opportunistic” end with a come from behind win led by reserve quarterback Rick Clausen on an emotional night in LSU’s Tiger Stadium. Those are just a few glimpses of the heroics UT has missed out on in recent years that could make a return if opportunistic decides to hang around. Not to say there haven’t been moments of glory for UT since Fulmer’s tenure, but they have generally been followed by debacles like a fluke loss to North Carolina in the 2010 Music City Bowl or a horrendous defeat at the hands of Kentucky in 2011. The problem now is sustaining the opportunistic. An aver-

Western Kentucky’s abundance of turnovers was both a blessing and a curse for UT quarterback Justin Worley. UT’s longest first half scoring drive was 22 yards and Worley’s underwhelming stat line reflected that at halftime. Though the offense showed more potency in the second half, Worley’s performance failed to impress. - David Cobb

age UT offense could turn the ball over as many times at No. 2 Oregon as Western Kentucky did against the Vols. Does UT revert to its recent ways and subject itself to the mercy of those football gods at that point? Or does it play with the shortmemory, “snap and clear” mentality that Butch Jones preaches? Realistically, UT’s chances against Oregon are slim. Trust me. I’m writing a “Why UT will win” piece for Oregon’s student paper this week and have thought about it from every possible angle. In a desperate attempt for ideas, I tweeted for help yesterday. Though it was a satirical response, one fan offered the divine intervention bit like Coleman did. “We live in the Bible Belt and Oregon is the most secular region in country,” he tweeted. “God is on our side.” It won’t help against Oregon, but whatever it was that caused Western Kentucky to commit seven turnovers against UT should be enough to – for lack of a better term – put the fear of the football gods into Florida. David Cobb is junior in journalism & electronic media. He can be reached at dcobb3@ utk.edu, in the office at (865) 974-0646 or on Twitter at @ DavidWCobb.

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