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Thursday, September 11, 2014
UT Lead Summer Institute cut
Program for low-income students will not continue past 2014 Initiated in 2008 as a program to increase retention and graduation rates, the Lead Summer Institute allowed students from underrepresented high schools to be conditionally admitted It’s the end of an era. This August, 39 students from the to the university. During the applicaUniversity of Tennessee Lead Summer tion and interview process, students Institute were informed that they would were evaluated based on their academic achievement, status as a first generabe the program’s final class. tion college student and eligibility for
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the state Promise scholarship. The institute gave these students the opportunity to take college courses free of charge during the summer and, if they met certain benchmarks, gain entrance to the university the following semester. Emiliano Zuniga, now a senior in accounting, participated in the Lead Summer Institute in 2011. Zuniga was informed of the decision to cut the program during a group reunion with his fellow institute graduates. “Students were genuinely upset
when they found out,” Zuniga said. “It literally went into a two hour debate in the middle of our session. Students were completely outraged and they wanted answers.” A sharp decrease in state funding in recent years has forced UT administration to rethink budget structures and target programs more wisely, said Provost Susan Martin. The decision to cut Lead Summer Institute stemmed from a desire to focus on programs with broader reach. See LSI on Page 2
Project anti-art Dr. Sketchy’s combines art forms, provides perspective Hannah Zechman Contributor
It was B.Y.O.B., so he took several sips of Black Velvet. He eagerly looked around the room, knowing he was being watched. Pencils were shaking against sketchpads, but this time, he felt comfortable. This was Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, and Scottie Wheeler, a filmmaker, was the third model to sit in the hot seat. Calm and collected, he continued to sip his Black Velvet. The models at Dr. Sketchy’s are not the typical pinup girls seen on the internet. They are voluptuous, confident and permitted to pose however they wish in front of the “art monkeys.” All models were required to open with a musical or creative performance before beginning to model. That was the first lesson: visual artists and performing artists should all hang out together. Kady Robbins, lead singer of Heyday Revival, was up first. After singing an upbeat number which portrayed her sultry bellow, she assumed a 25-minute pose representing the southern gothic theme. Lulu Skidoo followed, first singing an opera in German then assumed the position for her first challenge. Modeling her homemade goat-hoof tambourine, the art monkeys had five minutes to draw her active pose with their non-dominant hand. Skidoo then took on a more challenging pose, her signature “pigeon-toed hooker.” Kady Robbins posing in a “southern gothic style” for the participants at Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sept. 9. Maddie Smolko • The Daily Beacon
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Peace Corps simplifies application, seeks student interest Hannah Marley Contributor
Amanda McRoy had no running water or electricity for two years – and she loved it. From 2009 to 2012, McRoy volunteered as a health educator for the Peace Corps in Cameroon, West Africa and Zambia, South Africa. Now she is Tennessee’s only official Peace Corps representative. “It’s made me intentional about relationships (and) made me listen when people talk,” McRoy said, reflecting on her experience. “A lot of the time, we ask, ‘how are you?’ and the answer is ‘fine,’ and we’re okay with that. It wasn’t like that in Cameroon. People really wanted to know how you were and what was going on. I hope I brought that back over with me.” While there are only 80 Tennessean Peace Corps volunteers currently in the field, 22 of which graduated from UT, recent changes to the application process will likely draw more students to apply. “The application in and of itself is much shorter,” McRoy said. “Our invitation to service is what people waited for forever and ever in the past, and that now comes as soon as three months after you apply.” The quicker confirmation is intended to give potential volunteers time to plan, prepare and reach an informed decision about their trip. Interested applicants must submit a résumé, transcript, two letters of recommendation and an essay describing why they wish to serve with the Peace Corps. The application, McRoy claimed, can be completed in 45 minutes. The streamlined application process also comes with graduate school opportunities. UT has been approved to become a member of the Fellows Program, offering financial aid to returned Peace Corps Volunteers seeking a master’s degree. “If (a returned volunteer) wanted to get their master’s in social work and nursing, they could do it right here on UT’s campus, and it’s paid for,” McRoy said. See PEACE CORPS on Page 3
Helm prepared to step into larger role for Vols Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor (@TPro_UTDB)
The Tennessee Volunteers began the season with two equally lauded freshman tight ends, both of whom earned four-star distinctions during their recruitment processes. When the Vols travel to Norman, Okla., however, they may be one short. Because he suffered a knee bruise in UT’s contest against Arkansas State, Ethan Wolf is listed as questionable heading into Saturday.
While he could still play against Oklahoma, Wolf has yet to fully participate in any of Tennessee’s practices this week. The Vols, it seems, are preparing to do without the 6-foot-5-inch, 240 pounder. “We’re going to rely on Daniel Helm, he’s going to have tremendous opportunity,” head coach Butch Jones said. “Brendan Downs and Alex Ellis, those three individuals will make a three-man tight end group by committee, which is the way it’s been pretty much all year.” If Wolf is unable to play,
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though, his freshman counterpart, Helm, stands to benefit from his absence. During practice this season, he has taken the second-most snaps of any of the tight ends. But for Helm, finding the field was not easy. Although he has been listed as the Vols backup tight end alongside Alex Ellis all year, the Chatham, Ill., native had a flaw in his game that prevented him from seeing the field as often as the other tight ends. See NOTEBOOK on Page 6
Freshman tight end Daniel Helms catches a ball from a pass machine during practice Sept. 10. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon
“What if they end up becoming a giant skid mark of a person after we say ‘I do?’” VIEWPOINTS >>pg. 4
Country rock band Parmalee takes on Tennessee Valley Fair ARTS & CULTURE >>pg. 5
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Around Rocky Top
Katie Helms began playing the bagpipes six years ago after the death of one of her sons. “I needed something to distract me. I play in his honor. I believe in an afterlife, so I picked an instrument that he could hear up there.” Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon
SEC symposium to discuss factors, prevention of obesity
About 70 students gathered in a classroom in Haslam Business Building Tuesday night to discuss the recent cut of the UT Lead Summer Institute. Students used #SaveUTLSI to express their thoughts on the decision.
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More than one third of Tennessee’s population is obese, according Katie Kavanagh Gene Fitzhugh Brynn Voy to a 2013 report from the Sarah Colby Trust for America’s Health Obesity, four UT professors 21st Century Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson will present research tackling Challenge,” will take place Sept. Foundation. this problem head on. The 21-23 in Atlanta. At this year’s Southeastern conference, titled “Prevention Conference Symposium on of Obesity: Overcoming a See SYMPOSIUM on Page 3
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LSI continued from Page 1 “We know that we need to invest in programs that are targeted to help students succeed as they enter the university,” Martin said. “However, we realize that with funding that isn’t expanding very much or at all, it’s necessary to try to think about ways to serve more students.” To the five students in the UT Lead Summer Institute Committee, their involvement with the program warranted their inclusion in the decisionmaking process. “When the administration is assessing the value of a program, that assessment is incomplete without the student’s perspective,” said Rilwan Balogun, a member of the committee. “Our existence shouldn’t be simply
leveled to a line item in a budget report.” Martin said the program had been under evaluation for months and the abrupt announcement of the decision was not intentional. “We did a very poor job communicating this decision which I regret deeply,” Martin said. “We just simply didn’t have time to communicate with the constituencies that needed to be communicated with .... We take full responsibility for that.” Due to miscommunication and scheduling conflicts, students from the institute have not met with administrators to discuss the decision. Although the program will be cut, Martin explained that two similar programs will address the same need: the Volunteer Bridge Program, which allows students to transition to UT from Pellissippi State Community College in their sophomore year,
and the three week summer Math Camp. Despite these opportunities, Zuniga said he feels the Lead Summer Institute program filled a gap that will now be neglected. “If that program is removed, UT isn’t reaching that demographic of student who is on the borderline of either getting in or not getting in to the university,” Zuniga said. Even if there was enough state funding to continue the program, Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing Margie Nichols said the decision to cut the UT Lead Summer Institute might still stand. “No matter how much money you have, you have to do what is right for the greatest number of people,” Nichols said. “I don’ think it’s fair to be speculative because there are so many demands on our money every day and so many great programs that we’d love to fund but can’t.”
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Amanda McRoy, front left, and Ruben Hernandez, front right, both served with the Peace Corps and use their experience to encourage UT students to join the organization. Aalecia “Starr” Crittendon • The Daily Beacon
PEACE CORPS continued from Page 1 These incentives, along with free international travel, medical care and monthly stipends while abroad, are just a sampling of the benefits accompanying Peace Corps service. Ruben Hernandez, a former Peace Corps Country Director, thinks the value of service lies in the freedom one has to use his or her individual talents and passions for the good of the host country.
“It’s a job that allows you to leverage your interests and skills with the community’s needs,” Hernandez said. “It will probably be the most liberating job you have in that regard.” Still, students often express concern regarding safety provisions while serving abroad. Although Hernandez said such concern is valid, he mentioned the “significant strides” the Peace Corps has made in approaching dangerous situations by stationing safety coordinators in each country. Nonetheless, Hernandez stresses one must “accept the fact that it’s going to be riskier to live in Ecuador than it would be to live here in
Haslam failed to sign 79 bills in required time Associated Press Mistakes in Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s office caused 79 bills to become law without his signature and another 67 measures to be backdated to meet constitutional deadlines. The governor must either sign or veto bills within 10 days, excluding Sundays, of receiving them from the Legislature, or they become law without his signature. Haslam’s top legal adviser, Herbert Slatery in a memo dated May 13 — nearly a month after the end of the legislative session — said “it would be misleading to the public to leave this clerical error uncorrected.” Slatery, who is among six finalists for an eight-year term as Tennessee attorney general, said that a review of internal documents and interviews confirmed that Haslam had approved the 67 bills within the 10 days, but
that a staffer had incorrectly dated the signature on the day the measures were filed with the secretary of state. Those bills were recalled from Secretary of State Tre Hargett to correct their signature dates, and an “addendum” on the effective date of the other 79 bills was added to clarify that Haslam’s signature had come after their effective date. Haslam spokesman David Smith said Tuesday that some of the confusion stemmed from Good Friday wrongly being counted as a state holiday. “It was a technical mistake that didn’t have an impact on the outcome of any legislation and was quickly corrected,” Smith said in an email Tuesday. Among the bills that mistakenly became law without Haslam’s signature was a measure to punish pregnant women who abuse narcotics and harm their babies as a result. Haslam’s office announced on April 29 —
a day after the 10-day deadline — that he had signed the bill despite calls from health and women’s organizations to veto the measure. Tennessee became the first state to enact such a law, according to the National Advocates for Pregnant Women. Haslam in his first term has vetoed only three bills and has been sparing in sending a message about bills by purposefully allowing them to become law without his signature. For example, Haslam in 2012 cited constitutional concerns in his decisions not to sign a bill that sought to limit the percentage of foreign employees allowed to work at charter schools. Advocates had decried the measure as anti-Muslim, and the state attorney general’s office later issued a legal opinion that the measure ran afoul of the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Knoxville.” For McRoy, however, the lasting benefits of service which lie in lessons learned and connections formed in the host community make the trip well worth the danger. She talks to her host family regularly and intends to return to Cameroon after completing her master’s in speech pathology. “It’s an experience that changes you and makes you want to change the world,” McRoy said, emphasizing how the Peace Corps gave her life a sense of purpose. “(You) feel like you’re doing something that’s different and that makes a difference.” For more information on the Peace Corps and the application process, contact Amanda McRoy at peacecorps@tennessee.edu.
Representatives from UT and 13 other SEC institutions will present ideas and research about the environmental factors of obesity, recent technological advances and methods for curbing childhood obesity. Through presentations and smaller discussion groups, participants of the symposium will work to identify problems and brainstorm new ideas for preventative measures. “We lead the country in so many of those issues that are associated with obesity,” said Katie Kavanagh, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and one of the four professors presenting.“So, why is that the case? We would all like to know.” Although this year marks the second annual conference, Brynn Voy, associate professor in the Department of Animal Science, will be attending for the first time. “There is going to be some cutting edge discussion,” Voy said. “Public education hasn’t done what we hoped. Despite our best efforts to educate people about effective dieting, if you polled students, most would be able to tell you what foods are good for you or are not, yet despite all our public awareness, it’s still an issue.” Voy hopes to spark conversation with her research on the role fat tissue plays in regulating an individual’s metabolism, potentially leading him or her to obesity. With her background in maternal and child nutrition, Kavanagh plans to discuss the impact of birth weight on children and adults. “Babies who grow more rapidly, from birth, tend to have a higher risk to become overweight children and later on overweight adults,” Kavanagh said. Sarah Colby, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Gene Fitzhugh, will also present their research. Colby, principal investigator for the state of Tennessee, will explore the effectiveness of community-based participatory intervention. Her research focuses on social factors relating to childhood obesity, like cooking skills and balanced family meal times. Fitzhugh, director of the UT Center for Physical Activity and Health, will break down how the environment influences physical activity and weight. Above all, the conference affords academics with common goals a chance to network and collaborate – a positive sign for the future of medicine. “After all,” Voy said, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” For more information on the SEC Symposium, visit http://www.sec-symposium.com.
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Why I’m waiting for marriage Stained and Confused
by Alexandra Chiasson
I’ve tricked you. Perhaps you decided to read today’s installment of “Stained and Confused” because you have made an informed choice to remain abstinent until your wedding night and thought you might share this article on your Facebook page to make your grandma proud. Maybe you are on the opposite side of the spectrum and don’t really like your grandmother. Either way, words are confusing, aren’t they? I have no interest in discussing the merits of refraining from sex until the honeymoon. Rather, I’m going to explain why I’m just sitting around, waiting for marriage, instead of actively trying to earn my “MRS degree.” Some of you might have seen the mildly touching news story about a couple of really old lesbians— I’m talking like 90-somethings—who got married after a decades-long relationship the other day. These women have the right idea; they waited a really long time for marriage. This is probably because they are lesbians, and a lot of people don’t really want lesbians to put a ring on it, but I would like to think it’s also slightly because they are like me: unwilling to settle too soon. I have never perceived marriage to be of any sort of imminent importance. I’m not really the wifey type (I’m really more of the hubby type, but that’s another conversation). My friends always talk about their relatives’ inquiries into their love lives and potential life partners (read: “When are you going to find yourself a nice boyfriend who will impregnate you?”), but I’ve never had that experience. Perhaps my family just knows better. The idea of settling down with another person for the rest of my life kind of horrifies me. What if they end up becoming a giant skid mark of a person after we say “I do?” Or what if they have a weird mid-life crisis and want to move off the grid or go vegan? I’m just not prepared for a persistent brown stain on my life or that level of eco-consciousness. These are things you simply can’t predict, and divorce is painful, expensive and terribly inconvenient. I’m also really worried my life will become that classic Jewel breakup song about getting up at 6 a.m. and eating pancakes. Coupled with my ability to sift through the undesirables are my concerns about paying for the wedding I want to have. It is my understanding that traditionally, because I am a woman, my father will offer my betrothed and their family a dowry. In today’s day and age, this really just means he is supposed to pay for the dry chicken and limp salad everyone eats at the reception. The idea of dry chicken — and my parents paying for it — disgusts me. I refuse to ask my mother and father to fund a party where all of my friends get trashed in a garden, which is basically what I want my reception to be. And I want my wedding to be the soiree of the year, so unless I marry someone famous (which, if I’m being honest, is a real possibility), someone at my level of popularity can’t fund this operation on peanuts. Basically, I am waiting for at least a decade to settle down because a) I’m irresponsible and anxious, and b) I’m not rich yet. I won’t advise others against getting married right out of college, though I might suggest poking around to see if the other person might develop an obnoxious desire to live their life unplugged and without running water in a tiny house. As for me, I’m holding off for as long as possible, though maybe not as long as those 90-year-old lesbians. Alexandra Chiasson is a senior in English. She can be reached at achiasso@vols.utk.edu.
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The cost of looking decent Inside and Out by
Katie Grugin First impressions are important. This cliché can be seen in a particularly vibrant light at the start of the school year. After a few short days of class, a student can come off as a bright-eyed, eager intelligent young person prepared for an exciting semester of learning. Alternatively, this same student could come off as bleary-eyed, exhausted, sloppy and unkempt, ready for a semester of late nights and messy homework. Ignoring all merit-based judgements, the thin line between excellent students and terrible students can often come down to personal appearance. This is why, in its quest to become a top 25 public research university, the university should put some of its efforts into becoming a top 25 best-dressed university. After all, as we are quickly learning from the campus beautification projects which caused the recent hikes in our tuition, appearance is everything. To flesh out this argument as something valid, rather than just me wishing I could afford a trip to the mall right now, let’s look at some costs of living. Books are not the
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Next, add on a little extra if you want to look nice for that business presentation at the end of the week, because let’s be honest, the tie makes the man. Dress for the job you want, not the one you have, right? Too bad all I have in my closet right now are my waitressing t-shirts and some incredibly well-worn high-low dresses from Forever 21 which probably had holes in them when they were purchased on sale two years ago. Unfortunately for the average Joe, there is often an unconscious advantage that comes with those who are naturally well-dressed. And by naturally well-dressed, I mean those who are fortunate enough to be able to buy clothes when they want to. There is nothing inherently bad about that. I am happy for their good fortune. Celebrating with those people is oftentimes a way to get a free dinner, drinks or a trip to Europe over the summer for practically nothing. In order to provide students with a platform for the best competition they can muster, however, I think UT should implement a wardrobe stipend for each student who walks through its hallowed halls. This would make UT look highly impressive to wealthy alumni and high school juniors on college tours alike. If nothing else, perhaps some of us could actually afford to buy a little orange from the Vol Shop. Katie Grugin is a senior in religious studies and psychology. She can be reached at kgrugin@vols.utk.edu.
The Fort has a history worth appreciating Seven Doctors Say
by Jonathan Burkhalter One night, I had been sipping on a bottle of gin and felt the need to get some fresh air and a look at the stars. I was living on 15th and Highland, close to where former resident James Agee’s house used to stand. Over the next two hours, I wandered the dark streets of the Fort. As I walked past the rainbow row, my head began spinning with wanderlust for the neighborhood. Quietly treading down Forest Avenue, ideas of what confederate soldiers looked like on this very spot slipped through my mind. Antique homes whose former masters had been the uppermost class of Knoxville during the turn of the 20th century still glow in their lustrous charm, as if they know their purpose is to be more than just a home; they are art. I stood in a clearing on Laurel which overlooked the city in the valley below, described best by Agee in “A Death in the Family.” As I looked out over the whole city, Sunsphere and all, I realized there is something innately beautiful about our scruffy little city. Born in me that night was the appreciation for this city and the Fort Sanders neigh-
borhood which inspired me to write about it in the first place. Your life changes when you start to like the place you live. The Fort Sanders Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is unique on the list because it has many different areas of significance. The official overarching significance according to the register includes “literature, architecture and military.” These sound cut, dry and mostly boring; yet, there is more to unpack. Most people already know about the Battle of Fort Sanders which has engraved its military significance in the area. If you live in an old home in the fort, there is a good chance your front porch was used as a hospital (for example, the large green house on the first few blocks of Clinch). If you are familiar with Forest Avenue, try to imagine pickets of Confederate soldiers setting up camp near 17th Street, waiting to attack the Union near the Hill. It’s refreshing to wonder while you wander at night. But perhaps a battlefield wasn’t its best calling. Perhaps instead, it was meant for beauty. Art. Things which may seem in stark contrast to the Fort as we know it. Around 50 years after the end of the civil war, two feet landed on 15th and Highland that would change Knoxville’s literary scope forever; a person so influential, 15th Street was changed to his namesake. James Agee is that somebody. He lived in Fort Sanders around the same
time many of our homes were built and wrote about it in his famous work, “A Death in the Family.” Reading his description of the Fort from 60 years ago is truly remarkable. He writes about the way the valley coughs from the clearings that look out over the city, which still hold the same mystique and beauty today. It is amazing how the beauty of the Fort has captured minds far before our stay. You don’t have to read his work to know there are truly remarkable buildings in the neighborhood. Laurel Theater with its high stained glass windows, Laurel Terrace which used to be home to a candy maker and the unfortunately dilapidated Pickle Mansion to name a few. These mansions were the hot place to be for the wealthy in Knoxville, and the flair of beauty still holds up through our late night antics. Have a drink and go look outside at the world around us. Hopefully, you’ll find the mysterious force that still pulses through our community, calling all to be silent for a moment and watch what the world can do. I believe if the majority of the Fort’s residents today gave tribute to what has gone before, we can clean the glass and solo cups off of our streets and begin taking small initiatives to have a remarkably beautiful community. Jonathan Burkhalter is a senior in history. He can be reached at jburkhal@vols. utk.edu.
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Country rock band brings good times to Tenn. Valley Fair Marina Waters Contributor
Neon lights from the Ferris wheel beckon in the distance, while the aroma of fresh funnel cakes and popcorn fills the night air. It starts with a bonecracking beat followed by a ripping guitar solo that grabs the crowd’s attention. The Tennessee Valley Fair is the only place that houses this sort of concoction, and that’s exactly what country rockers, Parmalee, were here for. An up-and-coming country band, Parmalee took over the Chilhowee Park stage Tuesday night. In a music industry full of “first name last name bands� and numerous solo artists, Parmalee has got something others don’t, including a band name with a history. Lead singer, Matt Thomas, sat down with The Daily Beacon to discuss a number of topics — including the story of his band entitled “Parmalee.� “The reason we call it Parmalee is because we had our rehearsal barn out in Parmele, (North Carolina),� Thomas explained. “We
would leave the college town and go out here and rehearse. And that kind of became our refuge.� Though their beloved small town refuge is roughly nine hours from their new home in Nashville, Tennessee, Parmalee is serving as a country rock refuge in the music industry. “I’d say we’re definitely on the country side of a rock band,� Thomas said. “We’re from the South — the southern, country thing’s already there. We love rock ‘n roll, good country music, pop and soul music. But we’re kind of the country side of a rock band.� The band first hit the country music scene with rockin’ country party anthem, “Musta Had A Good Time,� which charted for 20 weeks on Billboard’s “Hot Country Songs.� The song displays a hypnotic, rockin’ riff with a side of country twang and Southerninspired lyrics, and it also illustrates the sort of good times Parmalee is used to having. “It’s all from actual events. We like to have a good time and we all live in the house together, and we used to in college. We’d always have parties over there and you always
continued from Page 1 Finally, it was time for challenge number two – sketching Wheeler while he sat reading a self-written short story about galactic babies who eat faces. The challenge was to portray “Man Discovering Fire� in whichever way chosen. After the challenge was over, Wheeler hunched over a table and eagerly stared at a lighter for his final pose, giving the sketch artists a different perspective on “creating fire.� At the end of each pose, the models chose the piece which spoke to them the loudest. The art monkey and model then took a loving picture together. “I like the idea of just coming in and doing your own thing,� Wheeler said. “I’ve got a comedy writer’s body, but yet I’m still modeling.� Here, people are invited to do three things: drink, draw, debauchery. And that is exactly what happened. Virginia Adams, HBIC and the “Company� part of Paulk and Company, knew she had to have Dr. Sketchy’s AntiArt School in her building. “All the projects that I do are all very mixed multimedia,� Adams said. “So, Dr. Sketchy’s was totally up my alley to begin with. It is about bringing art to the community and making it accessible. The talent tonight that performed were Knoxvillians...I hope that one day Dr. Sketchy’s has to be happening at Thompson Boling Arena.� Dr. Sketchy’s has been expanding cultural divides for about two years, slowly growing and spreading the word about funky, fun art. Headmistress Nipsy Tussle, couldn’t be happier about this change in Knoxville. “Knoxville is growing culturally in leaps and bounds,� Nipsy said. “The more weird things we do, the better we are as a city.� So what lessons can be learned at Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School? You do not have to be an artist to create art. If you feel like trying something weird, do it. And, above all, life is too short not to name yourself Nipsy Tussle or write a short story about face-eating galactic babies. “This school is teaching others about the freedom that art has for people,� Caden Montgomery, Bonedust Designs owner and fellow art monkey, said. “I absolutely love it. No doubt, 100 percent, Grade A, thumbs up.� If you decide to get freaky at Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, come prepared. Oh, and B.Y.O.B.
Matt Thomas, Parmalee’s lead singer, performing at the Tennessee Valley State Fair on Sept. 9. Nicholas Rhodes • The Daily Beacon wake up and there’s somebody on the couch you don’t know, and somebody’s done donuts out in the front yard,â€? Thomas said. “Growing up and in high school we’d have a party out in the middle of a field and pull some siding off a barn and make a fire and my buddy drove his truck into the creek.
Chart. So they’re all true events.� However, “Carolina,� as it Following their first single, the band found success with is so affectionately referred to, the number one hit “Feels means much more to Thomas. Like Carolina,� a multi-week UTDAILYBEACON.COM No. 1 hit on country radio as well as the longest climbRead more about Paring single by a duo or group malee’s performance in the 24-year history of the online. Billboard Country Airway
JhenĂŠ Aiko bares soul with debut album Victoria Brown
Aiko’s debut album includes 12 songs, with two additional on the deluxe version. Blending R&B and JhenĂŠ Aiko hip-hop with traditional pop melodies, the songs feature recurring themes of love, heartbreak and loss – all stemming from events in Aiko’s personal life. past few years. Aiko is best known Known for her soothing voice and for her appearances on Big Sean’s slow musical melodies, Aiko’s lyrics “Bewareâ€? and Drake’s “From Time.â€? often question how she could have She also opened for Drake on his changed a situation or done better “Would You Like a Tour?â€? tour in somehow. October 2013, shortly before her EP The album’s first single is “To Love was released. & Die,â€? and it is one of the more up
Souled Out
Staff Writer
JhenĂŠ Aiko sailed into the hearts of many this week with the release of her debut album “Souled Out.â€? Aiko’s highly anticipated album was finally released Tuesday, Sept. 9 after a number of production setbacks during the past few years. The 26-year-old hails from Los Angeles and has been garnering up a fan base quickly and quietly over the
tempo, hip-hop influenced songs on the album. From there, Aiko grows more heartfelt in “Promises,� a song for the brother she lost to brain cancer a few years ago. You won’t hear this album blaring at parties, but it would be perfect for cruising in the car or chilling out at home. Aiko’s debut album is worth checking out if you’re interested in peaceful tracks to play after a breakup or while doing some homework.
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Thursday, September 11, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB
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Kicking battle ‘ongoing’ as OU matchup inches closer Staff Writer
Aaron Medley and George Bullock were neck-and-neck for the role of Tennessee’s place kicker during fall practice, and while the freshman Medley started the first two games for the Vols, the competition is far from over. Medley has looked uncomfortable at times this year, and special teams coach Mark Elder insisted the kicking job may still be up for grabs. “Competition is always ongoing here at Tennessee,” Elder said. “With everything that we’re doing, there is always going to be competition. The guy that is performing the best is gonna be the one that is gonna be out there.” Medley has been inconsistent on his few field goal attempts, making 3-of-5 kicks so far, but he has managed to connect on all nine of his PAT attempts this season. As with everything in football, technique is critical to the kicking game, making a breakdown in form the key ingredient in Medley’s missed field goals. “He pushed the ball a little bit,” Elder said. “His plant foot
NOTEBOOK continued from Page 1 “Coming in, Daniel was a guy that was really a wide receiver in high school – and a linebacker,” tight ends coach Mark Elder said. “He really demonstrated physicality, but he wasn’t really doing a whole lot of blocking. “He’s steady been increasing his ability to block and being a true ‘Y’ tight end and that’s where I think he’s made the biggest stride.” The 6-foot-4-inch, 240 pounder, however, learned the hard way what it takes to play at a physical, SEC level.
was open a little bit too much, and that forced him to push the ball as opposed to being able to bring his hip through and connect properly.” During Tennessee’s opening win over Utah State, Medley suffered an ankle injury, allowing Bullock to claim the kickoff duties in last week’s game with Arkansas State. Bullock was solid during his 2014 debut, kicking off seven times with a total of two touchbacks. Staying consistent, however, will be important for the Knoxville native going forward. “He had one outstanding kick,” Elder said. “Two others that were where we would like for them to be, and then one that really wasn’t a good kick at all as far as ball placement is concerned. He just has to be consistent.” Darr stepping up: Talent has never been an issue for punter Matt Darr, but at times, consistency has. Two games into his senior season, Darr is finally kicking at a level the coaching staff Darr has punted the ball 14 times so far this year, with an average of just below 40 yards, including two punts over 50 yards, and two that were downed inside the 20-yard line.
“He’s doing a really good job,” Elder said. “He’s certainly more consistent that he’s been in previous years. The last two at the end of the game last week, were really the best couple punts he’s had. He’s really just been much more consistent than what he had shown up to this year.” A homecoming of sorts: Norman, Okla., is familiar place for Tennessee’s defensive backs coach Willie Martinez. Martinez spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons coaching the Sooners secondary, helping OU to a 23-5 record as well as the 2010 Big 12 championship. While this a business trip for Martinez, the secondary coach is looking forward to spending a little time catching up with old friends. “There are going to be a lot of mixed emotions,” Martinez said. “We made a lot of good friends there, my wife and I and our children. Not that we’re going back to see those friends, but we will see some and obviously there are a lot of great memories there. With two seasons of coachFreshman punt kicker Aaron Medley kicks during practice Sept. 10. ing in OU’s raucous Memorial Stadium under his belt, Martinez Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon offered some sound advice to “A lot of energy,” Martinez come in there with the mindset ing what we have to do, because players about what to expect said. “We’re going to have to of being very focused, and execut- they are going to be ready.” from the Sooner faithful.
“There was one play where I came around and got tattooed by Curt Maggitt,” Helm said. “That kind of woke me up. But it was a good wake-up call, and now every time I get hit I’m like, ‘Oh yeah. It’s not high school anymore.’ It’s good. I’m always able to pop back up and go after it again.” While Helm has embraced the opportunity to play against the No. 4 Sooners, he is also hoping he won’t have to face Memorial Stadium’s hostile environment alone. “All of us expect to get more just because we don’t know where he is right now,” Helm said. “We hope he can play. I definitely hope he can play, because I don’t want to be the only freshman tight
end there, but I’m not going to prepare any differently. “I have prepared to play a lot every week because we were rotating a lot. It’s just a little more intense this week.” Helm made great improvements throughout the Vols’ fall camp and during the first two weeks of the season– all of which were for one simple reason. “I got better because I had to,” Helm said. “I had to adjust to it and I had to get better, otherwise I wouldn’t see the field. I don’t quite know what it’s going to take this week, with it being our first game against a high, major conference team but I know they’re good. We respect them and I’m just going to give it my all.”
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Simmons thriving in goal for Lady Vols goalkeeper.” the coaching staff’s reason for Pensky recruited Simmons giving the junior transfer the because he needed another goal- start. keeper after Hannah Steadman So far, Simmons has not distransferred in the spring. It appointed. Through five games, There is a wide array of responsibilities and pressures only took one visit to convince Simmons has allowed only that accompany being a starting Simmons that Tennessee was three goals while accumulating 11 saves. goalkeeper at a major program. the right place for her. “I decided I wanted to take It is imperative to the Lady Imagine dealing with those Vols’ success that Simmons pressures while also continues to perform at a trying to get back into high level. A goalkeeper shape after missing who allows easy goals an entire preseason. deflates a team’s morale. Now imagine that A great goalkeeper, missed preseason was though, can keep her team spent recovering from in games against superiarthroscopic knee suror teams. A save from a gery. goalkeeper can change the This was reality for course of a game. Tennessee starting goalAccording to Pensky, keeper Jamie Simmons. Simmons had one of those After three-year saves against Western starter Julie Eckel went Kentucky last Friday. down with an injury, “At Western Kentucky Simmons, a junior last week, we are up 1-0 transfer from UNC under pressure late in the Greensboro, was named -Jamie Simmons first half, and she makes a the Lady Vols starting spectacular save, a back to goalkeeper at the beginbar save where she jumps ning of the season. and tips it over the bar,” Despite making her he said. “They have a great first start as a Lady Vol in difficult circumstances, the goalkeeper position to a crowd out there and that game Tennessee head women’s soc- different school just for some goes 1-1 before the half, who cer coach Brian Pensky was personal reasons,” Simmons knows what happens in the secimpressed by Simmons perfor- said. “When I started looking ond half in that game. So Jaime mance as the new Tennessee I wanted to go to a great soccer in her short time has already program, a great school aca- made keep-us-in-the-game, goalkeeper. “I think she has done well so demically. So I came here. I keep-us-ahead-of-the-game kind far, especially for a goalkeeper had a couple of visits to some of saves.” In the midst of making game without any preseason,” said other schools, but I came here Pensky. “She had arthroscopic and loved it. Decided, no I changing saves, Simmons consurgery on her knee around don’t (want to take visits to tinues to strive towards becomJuly 30, so her first practice other schools). It was all about ing a better goalkeeper. “Personal goal is to just keep was about five days before the Tennessee at that point on.” Pensky named Simmons the playing, try to stay healthy, get Milwaukee game. So she was not as fit as she could be or as starter goalkeeper over fresh- better every single day individusharp as she could be, but she man Alexis Smith before the ally in practice and games,” she still has done very well. Bottom Milwaukee game, citing her said. line is she is an experienced “résumé” and “experience” as
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