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Associate Block 13 allows students to get name out into film industry Hannah Moulton dean of A nd so, it’s a transition point for them as artists students to start putting themselves out in the world. brings dedication to position The Knoxville Film Festival returns this year with an entire block, or selection, of films made by UT students. “Block 13” is the first official block at the Knoxville Film Festival to showcase solely student work. Students participating in the festival range from cinema studies majors and art majors to undeclared
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students. Twelve films will be shown at the festival, each ranging from three to 10 minutes with the entire showing expected to last an hour. The films are not restricted to one category, giving student free reign to
produce a film in any category of their choosing. Among the films, there will be documentaries, animation, fiction, experimental pieces and more. The majority of the films were showcased in the UTK Handheld Media Arts Festival.
Paul Harrill, associate professor in the School of Art and moderator of Block 13, said the films will cater to everyone in the audience. “It really runs the gambit from very experimental stuff to funny, humorous romantic comedy to a really thoughtful documentary,” Harrill said. Ellen Hyrka, a senior in 4-D studio art, put together her documentary piece, “Talking to My Mother About My Father” by herself in only a few short weeks. See FILM FEST on Page 5
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Tashika Griffith is kind of a big deal. “When I was first extended the offer to come here,” Griffith, associate dean of students, said, “I did a post on my Facebook saying, ‘I’m a really important person; I have many leather-bound books.’” An “Anchorman” fanatic and Bahamas native, Griffith has been working hard the past two months to rebrand herself as a Tennessee Volunteer. Formerly the associate dean of students at Miami University, Griffith came to UT seeking something new and unfamiliar – something outside her comfort zone. “When I talk to students about challenging themselves, it’s important for me to understand what it felt like to be challenged,” Griffith said. “In order to do that, I needed to put myself in a situation that’s different. Tennessee was different for me, is different for me.” See GRIFFITH on Page 3
Lady Vols in search of big win Jonathan Toye Contributor
The Tennessee women’s soccer team will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend with the opportunity of defeating a top-2 team for the first time in Lady Vol history. Tennessee’s history against top-2 teams in women’s soccer has been one of futility, as the Lady Vols have posted a 0-14-1 record against teams with such a ranking. The Lady Vols, however, can end this losing streak Friday night when they face the No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers at Klockner Stadium. Tennessee head women’s soccer coach Brian Pensky offered several keys in how his team can pull off the upset. “The first thing is confidence and belief in us, stepping on the field and in our hearts and guts feel like ‘OK, we can do this,’” Pensky said. “Secondly, I think the first 15-20 minutes of the game are going to be key in terms of us either continuing to build that belief or sustain that belief and sustain their pressure.”
See SOCCER on Page 8
Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Morris, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a Medal of Honor recipient, received a quilt from Lucy Bobb. Hannah Marley • The Daily Beacon
Quilts commemorate Medal of Honor recipients’ service recipients found moonshine, specialty engraved Zippo lighters and Case & Sons knives in their hotel rooms. Thursday afternoon, they received R.J. Vogt a different kind of East Tennessee Training Editor memento: personal, hand-crafted quilts. Unbeknownst to the recipients, As the Medal of Honor Convention started its official events quilters from Quick Qut Quilts in Wednesday night, the decorated Clinton, Tennessee, as well as guilds
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from across East Tennessee have been working on their gifts for the last year and a half. A quilt was specifically designed for each recipient, reflecting the quilter’s personal connection to his or her individual soldier. Kit Brown, the treasurer of the Smoky Mountains Quilters Guild, came up with the idea when she first
heard the convention could be coming to Knoxville. “They are all beautiful works of art,” she said in an interview with UT’s Medal of Honor Project. “The quilters have been very, very generous in their time and their donations of all the materials to do these.” See MEDAL OF HONOR on Page 5
New Artist-In-Resisdence adjusts to Southern living Nicole Hedger Contributor Papers of various sizes are scattered across the floor, leaving only desks and chairs uncovered. Three walls share a line of evenly spaced – though not uniformly shaped – pages, some marked with figures or forms while others feature paintings or large scrolling words. The last wall is shrouded in a large colorful cloth emblazoned with the word “Purple.” There’s a floating sense of disorganized order about the studio, a clear reflection of its tenant, UT Artist-InResidence Molly Zuckerman-
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Hartung. After being nominated for the position by her friend and former professor, Michelle Grabner, ZuckermanHartung was accepted nearly a year and a half ago. Originally from Olympia, Washington, ZuckermanHartung has spent the last ten years working in Chicago, teaching at institutes like Northwestern University and Yale University and traveling to places like Italy, Germany, Miami and New York for her art shows. Through her work, Zuckerman-Hartung strives to provoke thought and elicit discomfort. Some of her past work, for exam-
ple, criticizes capitalism and explores “constructions of ideology that seem to take over people.” “I’m really into negative, weird, bad feelings … ‘Ugly Duckling’ objects, if you will. Objects of growth and change and strangeness,” Zuckerman-Hartung said. “I know something is done when it gives me those feelings … That’s a good feeling for me. I made all this bad, shame, awkwardness, ugliness, growth, but when it’s really doing those things then it feels like it’s integrated, and it has courage about how it’s doing things.” See ZUCKERMAN-HARTUNG on Page 5
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“When you became a member of this cult ... I mean, university ... you made a choice to become a ‘Vol for Life.’” VIEWPOINTS >>pg. 4
Will you be one of the 53 percent graduating UT with student debt? NEWS >>pg. 3
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Friday, September 12, 2014 Editor-in-Chief
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DISPATCHES Yahoo admits release of private customer details On Thursday, Yahoo disclosed that, in 2008, the federal government threatened the company with fines of $250,000 per day if it did not comply with a secret court order to turn over the Internet communications of Yahoo customers. Ultimately forced to release the private communications, Yahoo described the situation in a blog post on Thursday in lieu of the approximate 1,500 pages of previously classified documents that were unsealed by the federal court. This threat signifies the ongoing conflict between Internet companies and the government for procedures regarding secret surveillance of Americans and foreigners following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Hundreds gather to remember 9/11 at Ground Zero
Evidence deemed ‘circumstantial’ in Pistorius murder trial
Marking the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, hundreds of people gathered at the World Trade Center in New York to commemorate the nearly 3,000 lives lost in 2001. As officials carried an American flag past the mourning audience, family and friends of those who died read the names of those killed in New York, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Accused of murdering Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day of last year, Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been cleared of murder charges. Judge Thokozile Masipa told the court in a written judgement that was not enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Pistorius is guilty of premeditated murder or murder and that evidence was “purely circumstantial.” However, he could still face up to 15 years in jail if he is convicted of culpable homicide. Judge Masipa is to release her full verdict today.
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President Obama addresses nation, unveils ISIS strategy In his 14-minute national address on Sept. 10, Obama assured the nation of his intent to battle the emerging terrorist organization known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He also authorized the expansion of diplomatic and military campaigns against the organization. Through a “comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy,” American forces will “hunt down” any potential threats. In the past month, there have been more that 150 successful airstrikes in Iraq, and the new campaign will continue this strategy.
American gets blood from fellow Ebola survivor Associated Press
Eden and Hunter Laudermiln celebrate the start of the Medal of Honor Convention by waiting for the veterans in front of the Sunsphere. All photos by Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon
Mia Roach holds the American flag and waits for the veterans to walk by the Knoxville Convention Center.
Cameron Painter designs signs for the veterans Sept. 10 at the start of the Medal of Honor Convention.
An American aid worker infected with Ebola has been given blood from a fellow doctor who battled the disease, and Nebraska doctors say the man has responded well to aggressive treatment in the past week. Dr. Rick Sacra received two blood transfusions from Dr. Kent Brantly last weekend after arriving at the Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Phil Smith said Thursday. Sacra also has been given an experimental drug and other treatments. Sacra is close friends with Brantly, one of the first two Americans treated for Ebola in Atlanta last month, from their missionary work. “It really meant a lot to us that he was willing to give that donation so quickly after his own recovery,” Sacra’s wife, Debbie, said. Sacra, 51, and Brantly, 33, both arrived at the hospital in Omaha last Friday. Brantly tried to visit with Sacra over a video conference after he donated his blood to the hospital’s blood bank for testing, but Debbie Sacra said Thursday her husband doesn’t remember that encounter. The blood was reduced to plasma before the first transfusion. These blood transfusions are believed to help a patient fight off the Ebola virus because the survivor’s blood carries antibodies for the disease. More than 2,200 people have died in West Africa during the current Ebola outbreak, although Ebola hasn’t been confirmed as the cause of all those deaths. Debbie Sacra said she hopes her husband’s illness and the experience of other aid workers can lead to new treatments for Ebola before the outbreak spreads beyond West Africa. Rick Sacra, who had been
working at a hospital in Liberia with the North Carolina-based charity SIM, is also receiving an experimental drug that doctors refuse to identify. And he has received supportive care including IV fluids. Debbie Sacra said her husband seemed about 80 percent normal mentally when she talked to him Thursday. She said that was a big improvement compared to the weekend. Smith said doctors wanted to treat Sacra aggressively to give him the best chance of recovering. But he said that makes it hard to determine what is helping him improve. “We administered everything we had access to,” Smith said. The doctors treating Sacra are talking with doctors at Emory University Hospital who have treated two previous Ebola patients and are currently treating another Ebola patient. They hope to develop new treatments based on their experiences. Officials announced Thursday that Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen’s foundation is donating $9 million to help the U.S. government fight the disease in West Africa. The grant to the CDC Foundation will help establish emergency operations centers to better track and respond to Ebola. Sacra was the third American aid worker with the Ebola virus to be flown to the U.S. for treatment. A fourth American with Ebola arrived Tuesday at Emory in Atlanta. Few details have been released about that patient. But the World Health Organization said a doctor who had been working in an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone tested positive for the disease and was to be evacuated Monday in stable condition. Debbie Sacra said she knows her husband will be eager to return to West Africa “when he gets his strength back.”
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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 News Editor
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Student debt rises with tuition hikes McCord Pagan Social Media Editor
Volunteers know what it means to give their all for Tennessee -- including their money. Fifty-three percent of University of Tennessee graduates leave with some level of student loans, according to common data statistics from the 2013-2014 academic year. The university is the second highest in public Southeastern Conference schools in that category. After this summer’s 6 percent increase of instate tuition, UT has the highest tuition rate of public SEC schools, further complicating the financial situation for students who are forced to take out college loans. The tuition increase, coming on the heels of major cuts in state funding, has obligated students and their families to shoulder more of a financial burden for their education. However, Chris Cimino, vice-chancellor of finance and administration, said by email Thursday the net tuition, the amount paid after financial aid is applied, shows UT can still be competitive. “For example, the highest quartile of family income for last year’s freshmen class on average paid only $3,160,” Cimino said. “The lowest quartile, those families with a combined family income of less than $48,000, on average received $5,800 back in excess financial aid. These are funds that may be applied to other costs of attendance.” In 2012, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found 30 percent of Americans were delinquent on student loans, while late payments on house mortgages, credit cards and automobiles had all fallen, as reported by the Pew Research Center in a May 2014 article. The New York Fed also reported that in the same
year, 39 million Americans collectively owed $988 billion in student loans, averaging about $25,000 per person. UT has stayed just under this average, as 2013-14 graduates left with $23,729 in loans, making the school the fifth-lowest public SEC university for debt accrued upon graduation. Tyler Prichard, a 2014 graduate in kinesiology, left with $35,000 in debt. However, Prichard said he is glad he chose UT because it gave him a quality education, if at a price. “I relied on loans to pay for everything, to pay for tuition and a little bit extra,” Prichard said. While losing his HOPE scholarship made him accrue more loans than most, Prichard is optimistic about paying off his loans. “Hopefully I can knock it out in five, six years,” he said. “That’s a little ambitious, but hopefully less than 10.” While it was announced this week UT fell to 50th in public universities in the country according to U.S. News and World Report, the ranking does not account for total debt accrued, or percent of students who leave with loans. “Tennessee was ranked in 2013 as seventh amongst states with the lowest amount of student debt,” Cimino said. “While we are focused on excellence and quality, we don’t lose sight of the cost of attendance and affordability.” Despite his substantial debt, Prichard left open the possibility of taking on more student loans if it means he can enter a master’s program. For now though, he is moving back to Johnson City to work retail so he can start repaying debt before the interest rate goes up. “Sometimes you have to take the job you need and not the one you want,” Prichard said.
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Around Rocky Top
Students enjoy activities at the Russian Coffeehouse on Sept. 8 at the International House. Kristen Bright • The Daily Beacon
Research journal offers students exposure Christine Vanek Contributor If you don’t publish your research, did it really happen? Pursuit, the University of Tennessee’s journal for undergraduate research, allows students to submit original research papers for publication. Edited and run by students, the journal includes papers discussing everything from Japanese folk religions to solar panels. “Through undergraduate research you apply the knowledge you learn in class,” said Louis Varriano, senior in physics and managing editor for the science and engineering section of Pursuit. “It is not like book learning. You are learning a different set of skills.” The journal started on campus in 2010 when Payal Sharma approached the Honors Program with the idea. Since then, however, the journal has evolved. “The structure you see is very similar to the initial ideas, but it has been flushed out over the past few years,” said Rebekah Page, assistant director of the Chancellor’s Honors Program and advisor for Pursuit.
GRIFFITH continued from Page 1 In fact, it was this same desire which drew Griffith to America. Hoping to study Shakespearean and African American literature, an opportunity not available in her homeland, Griffith enrolled at Florida Atlantic University. There, Griffith enjoyed enormous support from administrators, leading her to catch the student affairs “bug.” “It was kind of scary at first being away from my entire family, but administrators were the ones -- specifically in multicultural affairs -- to really bring me in the fold and adopt me as one of their own,” she said. “In undergrad, I always had so many strong influences with faculty and my administrators.” Though initially intimidated, Griffith said moving to the U.S. was the best decision
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Tashika Griffith of her life – this is where she found her husband and her career. She fondly recalls her early American experiences, like touring the U.S. with her college roommate, stopping at every McDonald’s on the way to get Big Macs. “We took a picture of ourselves in every state on the way up from Florida to Maryland at a McDonald’s with a Big Mac in our hands,” Griffith said. These days, Griffith’s time is spent a little differently. Lately, she’s been busy familiarizing herself with the student population.
“I’m just trying to meet as many students as possible, just to get a sense of what they need, what their challenges are, what they love,” Griffith said. “A lot of my weekends so far have been Welcome Week, the first football game, the second football game, family weekend.” Griffith’s goal for the year is to increase “foot traffic” in the Dean of Students Office. Her primary responsibility, after all, is to support students – not unlike the Florida Atlantic administrators who once supported her. “We have a lot of great initiatives that we are planning to get students to come in the office and see us as more than just ‘we don’t want to go there,’ or ‘am I in trouble?’ but instead say, ‘wow, they’re really here to help me through my four or five years of my time at UT,’” Griffith said. “Even if just to say ‘hi’ or ‘what’s up Dean Griffith?’ that’s what I want to see.”
“These days it is a well oiled machine.” Although Page played an active role during the journal’s early years, for the past year she said “students have been running the show.” To select which papers to include in the journal, Pursuit’s editorial board divides into smaller groups, which then review two to four research papers together. Often, students involved with Pursuit benefit greatly from the experience, even landing research opportunities of their own. One editor is now doing neuroscience research, while another spent the summer working as a code-monkey for Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Julia Ross, the editorin-chief for Pursuit and senior in economics is currently in Washington, D.C., for an
internship. Although he has yet to publish anything in the journal, Varriano has been working on a research project he hopes to publish before graduation. Marisa Moazen, the director of undergraduate research, expressed excitement about the opportunities made available to students through Pursuit. She hopes to “raise awareness” about the journal on campus as well as witness its growth in coming years. Pursuit is distributed for free at events like EUReCA and the Undergraduate Research Symposium every year. Priority deadlines for submissions are Oct. 23, 2014. Final deadlines are Jan. 6, 2015. Check out Pursuit at trace.tennessee.edu/pursuit for more information.
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Friday, September 12, 2014 Editor-in-Chief
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I’m very popular. Anyone who knows anything about me, which is pretty much everyone, knows I have a penchant for churlish and graceless women. Given my inclination — my idiot doctor calls it an addiction — it should come as no surprise I have fallen for Alexandra Chiasson, columnist for The Daily Beacon and entrepreneurial troll. I do not praise others; in fact, these lips, while plush with arrogance and fertile for self-promotion, are a dry, cracked desert for panegyrizing prose. I do not intend to praise anyone. And while my love for her becomes overwhelming, I do intend to warn you of the abusive nature of Alexandra Pee Chiasson. A seemingly unfortunate mistake, Alexandra Chiasson was likely created by a left-handed god, haplessly smudging his design of her with his persistently dragging, sweaty palm. Reading her column, I’ve delved into the effluvia and mingled with the underlying commentaries. Her messages are buffoonish, and her style is crude. She abuses reason, manipulatively molesting it. Reason, her most helpless victim, remains defenseless with no allies in the immediate. Like an aged, incontinent family dog, so Ms. Chiasson treats reason, ignoring it as it lies on a dirty pillow in pain. Her only interaction with reason being when she takes it out to defecate on something. But, alas, I am not reason’s hero; I am in love with Alexandra Chiasson. A close reading of her writing will uncover an emerging talent. She sneaks nonsense to her reader under the disguise of entertaining writing and cleverly constructed logical fallacies. Her style, best described as covert bologna, while seemingly innovative, is her clear choice to make. I mean, what successful, selfrespecting smuggler would test Customs in Dulles International? At this Top 50 academic institution, she knows her way. Like a reliable part of a well-established, well-oiled — and she is certainly well-oiled — organized crime machine, Alexandra gallantly upholds her role in the cultural destruction of reason and thought, masking her criminal actions with immature fart jokes. She is an objectively — this being painfully admitted — admirable martyr of the ignorantsia (like the Illuminati but for buttheads). Her audacity is enthralling and her subversive attitude erotic; it is for this reason I cannot speak ill of her. I hope my warning keeps you clean and clear. I am afraid, for now, I remain Stained and Confused. Jacob Clark is a graduate student in business analytics. He can be reached at jclark91@vols. utk.edu.
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Stock standings: the crosswalks could cost you Vol Street Journal by
Rob Graham The stock market has become a launching point for movies, TV shows and Ivy League graduates’ drug habits. Today, in The Vol Street Journal, we will take a look at the different markets that make up our campus and using pinpoint accurate analysis, track whether you should buy, sell or hold the “stocks” that make up your campus portfolio. BUY: The Outreach Center buying yet another rainbow flag As I’ve always said, your dedication to a cause can be directly measured by the amount of affiliated flags you own. One can see this rule played out everywhere across campus. For example, the flags atop the southern end zone of Neyland at one time represented each of the SEC schools, but these have been replaced with orange and white Tennessee flags; because sportsmanship never put points on the board (or more likely, the addition of A&M and Mizzou threw off the pattern). This is how I know the Outreach Center truly cares about the LGBTQA students at our university. A
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arts school’s shirt. You’re an affront to this school and weaken the resolve of our football team. I don’t care your dad’s uncle’s roommate went there in 1948. When you became a member of this cult … I mean, university… you made a conscious decision to trade in the errors of your past and become a “Vol for Life.” Even worse is the person who wears the shirt to a school they applied to, but weren’t accepted. I know it’s hard sometimes, but she’s just not that in to you -move on. There are like 17 new Volshops open this year, go buy something orange. SELL: Raping people Seriously. Stop. Didn’t think this was something we needed to cover. If you’ve both had too much to drink, probably safer to call it off and live to fight another day. STOCK UPDATE: Fireworks You did it loyal readership. UT Athletics heard your cry and brought back the fireworks. I hope you added it to your portfolio ahead of time in order to reap the benefits of this huge stock jump. Luckily, this was by far the gravest problem facing our university, and I’m glad we can rest easy knowing everything else is perfect here at UT and doesn’t need to be examined, tweaked or readjusted. Rob Graham is a senior in accounting. He can be reached at rgraha12@vols. utk.edu.
Wrong turns can turn into happy endings Untitled by
Grayson Hawkins As I linger in PCB with an unfinished chocolate-covered croissant sitting before me, I can’t help but realize how eye-opening my time at UT has been. Completely disregarding the drug/ alcohol abuse and the explosion of social exposure that accompanies living in close proximity to a group of friends in a dorm or Fort Sanders, I have found that the “world,” as many-a-school-teacher has cautioned, is not a happy place. There seems to be a basic deficiency in love and/or happiness. It takes less than five minutes on any news site to discover a huge number of gross wars and breakouts of anarchy in our world. Even in the United States, we have politicians calling for the ousting and mistreatment
Timtation Creation • Timothy Brunson
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less dedicated organization would have said, “I mean, we have a banner and a flag already, what should we use our next twenty bucks on?” SELL: Police officers at crosswalks The start of the school year is not complete without UTPD at the major crosswalks across campus to reinforce the paradox that once in college you are now a lawful adult, but more importantly, are an irresponsible burden to the public. Squeeze out every last bit of knowledge on proper crosswalk etiquette while you can, for there will come a fateful day when these police officers will not be standing at the crosswalks to safely guide your passage to econ, and all market indicators point to that day coming soon. If you’re driving, pay attention to the pedestrians. If you’re pedestrian-ing, pay attention to the drivers. If you’re a cyclist….why? SELL: Non-UT T-shirts on campus One of the greatest things about our campus community is the big orange spirit that surrounds us all (I swear, that’s as cheesy as I’m getting in this column). Nothing brings a tear to my eye and Rocky Top to my lips faster than seeing a sea of orange volunteers walking over the Pedestrian Bridge on a Big Orange Friday (I lied, that’s as cheesy as it’s getting). There’s only one thing that can ruin my euphoric moment: the one random guy in some green liberal
of immigrated peoples– were they themselves not immigrants just three or four generations back? For all the progress we’ve made, humankind can sure be hateful. I’ve found beacons of hope among struggling students, hopeful artists, writers and thinkers. But I’ve also reached a disappointing realization: no matter what I do with my life, there is always going to be the ever-present threat of making the wrong decision. In my attempt to become an illuminating, genuine person, I could totally mess up. It could be working the wrong job, choosing the wrong major, or even forming the wrong habit. Can you start a fire without a spark? No matter what question you ask, there is always going to be an undertone of doubt in the voice that answers. No one is perfect, and certainly no one makes the right call 100 percent of the time. Despite all the plans I make for myself, such as my inevitable trip to Europe or even my short term goal of gaining 10 pounds, there is always going to be a chance of complete failure or abandon-
ment. There is going to be a chance that I will change my mind completely, or that life will get in the way. There is always something that can be done to change whatever plan you have in motion. I’ve always been one to ignore the warnings of others, “to hell with the unbelievers” type of reasoning. However, I’ve also realized that you can’t worry about what will happen in the future. You can work toward whatever you want, for as long as you want. You can stress about the little things and take unprecedented interest in making whatever you want possible. Yes, there is a chance you will fail miserably, perhaps for reasons beyond your control. But that’s irrelevant to the man with enough drive. Because with enough drive, even a failed endeavor leads to personal growth– and possibly happiness. It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. Grayson Hawkins is a sophomore in English. He can be reached at ghawkin4@ vols.utk.edu.
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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Jenna Butz @butzjenna
ARTS & CULTURE continued from Page 1 Although it premiered at the UTK Handheld Media Arts Festival, the Knoxville Film Festival will be Hyrka’s first “full-blown� festival experience. “That was great fun and a huge honor in itself,� Hyrka said,� but I’m so excited and scared to watch it on the big screen.� Hyrka’s documentary will feature abstract views of a conversation between Hyrka and her mother about her parents’ relationship. “For the most part her responses weren’t totally radical, but there were a few things she talked about that surprised me,� Hyrka said. “You’ll just have to watch it to find out.� Micah Russell, a junior in cinema studies, will show his film
MEDAL OF HONOR continued from Page 1 The women spent multiple hours a day for months at a time on their quilts. JoAnn Finchum, a Knoxvillian who quilted for Clarence Eugene Sasser, said she chose to do the quilt for him because he served in Vietnam, much like many of her friends. “When you quilt something for that long, when you’re making it for a person – you kind of talk to the person,� she laughed. “So when I was making it or having trouble, I would say, ‘Clarence, I hope you appreciate this.’� Brown said they would have tissues ready for the quilters and recipients when they finally met in front of their quilts, and several reunions did become teary-eyed Thursday afternoon. The recipients streamed out of a luncheon in the UT Convention Center and into a hallway lined with their quilts. Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Morris
about a man struggling with loss and the cycles of addiction which won best narrative short at the UTK Handheld Media Arts Festival. Russell spent two weeks working on his film, pulling countless all-nighters and was satisfied with the finished product. He hadn’t planned on much of a future for his film “Liftoff,� despite his satisfaction with his project. “I originally didn’t have a lot of hopes for this film. I had already finished it as part of an assignment and moved on,� Russell said. “I have been fortunate that it has found some sort of life outside of school in regards to the festival, and now I hope this can just get my name out there and give me experience in this part of the film industry.� Noticing the strong films produced by students last year, Harrill arranged Block 13 after approaching inside connec-
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tions within the Knoxville Film Festival. Harrill wanted to get the students’ names out in the world of film. “To me, the thing that’s really exciting about the screening is that a lot of these students ‌ it’s their first opportunity to screen their work in a really public way,â€? Harrill said. “And so, it’s a transition point for them as artists to start putting themselves out in the world.â€? Harrill said due to the wide variety of films featured in Block 13, the audience should stick around for each showing. “If you don’t like something, wait a couple minutes because you’re probably going to like the next one,â€? Harrill said. Block 13 will begin showing films Saturday, Sept. 13 at 2:15 p.m. in Theater 3 at the Regal Downtown West Cinema 8. After the screenings, there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers.
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met his quilter, Lucy Bobb. Her quilt depicts a bald eagle enclosed in laurel leaves and imposed on the American flag. “I was happy when I first saw it,� Morris said, standing proudly in front of his quilt. “It fits me well.� Bobb, who said she has a nephew joining the Marines, said she chose the flag theme after watching a video interview of Morris and noting he always flew a flag outside his house.
Brown said she was pleased with the project’s grand reveal, but she also expressed skepticism the project would ever really end. “After this project is over, and the next person gets a medal,� she said, “I guarantee you at least one of my quilters will send me an email and go, ‘Are we gonna do one for him?’� Written in partnership with the Medal of Honor Project.
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that. That’s sort of how I learn, that’s how we all learn, from interacting with or pushing back at our environment.� Currently in the process of moving from Chicago to New York, Zuckerman-Hartung is working at UT during her time between cities. The transition has put Zuckerman-Hartung in a slight funk, leaving her feeling “unsure.� Yet, still exuding an aura of confidence, Zuckerman-Hartung plans to use this uncertainty to fuel her work. “I feel really tentative now,� Zuckerman-Hartung said. “I feel like I’ve just been hitting, in the last year or two, my full strength as an artist, so it’s funny. It’s classic for me, sort of how I’ve lived my whole life. Just when I start feeling in charge of something, I take the rug out from under myself and put myself in new unsureness. I think that’s how I learn and how I grow.� And, just maybe, Knoxville is the perfect place for that growth. “I think so clearly here. It’s quiet, except for the football fans when they go by the window,� Zuckerman-Hartung said, laughing. “But in general there’s so much more space in my head, which feels really amazing. I’m really enjoying the landscape. I just think it’s crazy beautiful here.�
continued from Page 1 Right now, Zuckerman-Hartung’s inspiration is the color purple. “One thing I’ve set for myself is that I’m working on purple and all of the ways I can think about purple and trying to arrive at purple rather than start with purple,� Zuckerman-Hartung said. “It’s often a color that doesn’t come forward. When you’re looking at a landscape you might not notice the purples because it has the shortest wavelength. Red comes out to meet the eye and purple kind of recedes.� When she’s not working in her studio or contemplating purple, she’s trying to adjust to Tennessee and settle into her role as a teacher. Upon arriving in Knoxville, she was taken aback by culture shock. Zuckerman-Hartung knew nothing about Tennessee, having never spent much time in the South. “I’m from the Pacific Northwest. Could we be any more different?� Zuckerman-Hartung said. “I’m trying to be open minded about differences, but I kind of feel like I’m chaffing at them, but I like
Judah & the Lion album redundant, repetitive Jenna Butz Arts & Culture Editor (@butzjenna)
Is imitation really the sincerest form of flattery? Nashville Americana-folk band Judah & the Lion sure seem to think so. By the sound of their third full-length album, “Kids These Days,� released Tuesday, it appears the band was looking to compliment fellow folk bands. However, the similarities are overused at this point. The album is nearly twice as long as their last two and reflects the sounds of other popular folk and Americana bands. The album has reflections of Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Lumineers and most noticeably, Knoxville modern folk band Cereus Bright. Their last album, “Sweet Tennessee,� held grit that the band has abandoned for this record. The grit set them apart and gave them an edge to define their sound, and the loss of that sound has made them generic. Despite the copycat technique though, this is a well-structured and executed album. The lyrics are well-written and relatable. Judah & the Lion have perfected this pop meets modern folk sound through their hours of repetition. For those who have never heard of the afore mentioned artists, “Kids These Days� is a great representation of mainstream folk. The songs are catchy and relat-
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Shepard headlines playmaking options for Knight, OU Dargan Southard Assistant Sports Editor (@dsouh16)
Oklahoma junior wide receiver Sterling Shepard tracks the football in the air during the Sooners’ 52-7 victory over Tulsa on Sept. 6. Christopher Michie • The Oklahoma Daily
Who To Watch For Offense Pass Yds
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All it took was one play. On Oklahoma’s first offensive call during last week’s blowout win versus Tulsa, Sooners wide receiver Sterling Shepard sprinted in motion, corralled the easy flip from quarterback Trevor Knight and took off. The result? A 54-yard gain which spring boarded the junior to a riveting performance against the in-state foe. Amid the 45-point drubbing of the Golden Hurricane, Shepard hauled in eight catches for a career-high 177 yards and a fourthquarter touchdown. “Shepard is a go-to guy,” Tennessee defensive coordinator John Jancek said. “They do a lot of things with him, get the ball in his hands a lot of ways.” Although Shepard set or tied a personal best in a pair of categories last Saturday, the Oklahoma City native is no stranger to highend offensive production. In each of his first two seasons as a Sooner pass catcher, Shepard racked up at least 45 catches and 600 receiving yards, propelling OU to a 21-5 overall record in that time frame. His first year on the Norman, Oklahoma, campus was particularly noteworthy. Despite starting just four games, Shepard garnered a Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year Honorable Mention as his catch (45) and yardage (621) totals respectively ranked third and fourth alltime among OU freshmen. “Speed, elusiveness, can go up and high point the ball, play the ball in the air, can make people
miss, complete wide out,” Volunteers head coach Butch Jones offered up Monday as Shepard descriptors. “He’s not just a deep-ball individual. They can throw him a five-yard hitch, and a five-yard hitch turns into a 55-yard touchdown … I’ve been very impressed, blocks on the perimeter, complete football player.” For the player Jones says “can do it all,” Shepard’s versatility has shone through in abundance for Bob Stoops and the No. 4 Sooners. During the pair of blowout wins over Louisiana Tech and Tulsa, the 5-foot-10, 195pound junior has lined up on the perimeter as well as in the slot position — all while manning OU’s punt return duties for the first time in his collegiate career. “It makes him a lot of fun to coach because he’s very competitive, but I just think he’s added more tools in his tool kit,” Sooners co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell told reporters. “He’s doing different things. He’s playing in the slot. He’s playing outside. He’s returning punts. He’s just doing more. “As you become a bigger part of the offense, there’s more responsibility, and he’s taken that on.” But even with Shepard’s significant increase in offensive relevancy this season, the process hasn’t been entirely hiccup-free. The third-year wide receiver is still adjusting on the fly to a more integral role. “I grabbed him a few weeks ago,” Norvell said. “He was kind of dragging at practice, and I said, ‘wait a minute. You want all this action, you got a lot of work to do.’ There’s an added bit of conditioning he has to take on, and he’s got more responsibility to handle more that we’re asking him to do.”
Last Meeting Jan.1, 1968 in Miami, Fla. Sooners, 26-24 - Tennessee kicker Karl Kremser missed the game-winning field goal wih seven seconds remaining
Friday, September 12, 2014
THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB
SPORTS Recruiting Update
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TENNESSEE Jones, Vols look to secure upset victory over OU Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor (@TPro_UTDB)
Nathanael Rutherford Staff Writer (@Mr_Rutherford) The Vols’ 2015 class took a big blow earlier this week, when offensive lineman Drew Richmond, the No. 1 overall prospect in the state of Tennessee, committed to Ole Miss on Tuesday morning. The 6-foot-5, 320-pound offensive tackle out of Memphis, Tennessee, cited Ole Miss’s standout offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil as a big reason he chose the Rebels, expressing his eagerness to become his understudy. Health Updates: Three-star offensive/defensive lineman commit Chance Hall will miss his entire senior season after tearing his ACL per his head coach, Burt Torrance. Hall was reportedly injured during his team’s preseason scrimmage Aug. 21. Despite the injury, Hall still plans to enroll at UT in January and join the team for the spring semester. Five-star defensive tackle Kahlil McKenzie, the jewel of Tennessee’s 2015 class, underwent surgery a week ago to repair an undisclosed injury. He is expected to be sidelined for at least a month. McKenzie is currently ineligible to play his senior season after his transfer from De La Salle High School to Clayton Valley Charter High School this summer was determined to have been “athletically motivated.” McKenzie and his father, former Vol Reggie McKenzie, are currently in the process of appealing the decision.
The memory was fresh in his mind. “My first year at Cincinnati we played them and it was a great football game,” Tennessee head coach Butch Jones said. “We lost at the end. Coach Martinez was the secondary coach and we had about a seventy-yard touchdown pass and our receiver was going in the end zone and they’re DB came from about thirty-yards behind and textbook secured the tackle, ripped the ball out, and that was a game changing play. That 31-29 near-upset that the Bearcats dropped against the Oklahoma Sooners on Sept. 25, 2010 may still linger in Jones’ memory bank, but come Saturday, his Tennessee Volunteers will have a chance to avenge that heartbreaking loss when they travel to Norman, Okla. Travel, however, is the key word. With 22 freshman having currently played for the Vols throughout their first two contests of the season, this matchup denotes the first collegiate road game for a sizeable amount of UT’s roster – 45 percent of the team played their first snap in the orange and white just two weeks ago against Utah State. “It is all about creating a mindset,” Jones said. “The game is still going to be played on the green grass, between the white lines. It comes down to fundamentals, it comes down to execution, it comes down to toughness and it is a great challenge. It is being able to block out the clutter and distractions that road games bring
about. “I think a third of our football team will be flying for the first time, ever. So there is another thing. Control the controllables. That is the thing that matters with this football team.” Possessing the ball will matter as well. Last week against Tulsa, the Sooners forced the Golden Hurricanes to commit four turnovers – the same number the Jones-led Bearcats had in that 2010 defeat. Tennessee has only committed one turnover through two games and will look toward their senior quarterback, Justin Worley, to continue to do his part taking care of the football. “I like the way he’s playing football right now,” offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian said. “He’s been very decisive and very assertive with the football and he’s making quick decisions. His rhythm has been good. He’s taking command. He needs to continue to play his best football as he’s been doing.” A victory would push the Vols record to 3-0, a feat that has not occurred since 2004. It would also represent the program’s first road win over a ranked non-conference opponent since Nov. 8, 2003 when UT defeated the then-No. 6 Miami (FL) Hurricanes, 10-6. “Being 3-0 now would be incredible,“ Worley said. “Going on the road to Norman, playing the No. 4 team in the nation and getting that third win would be huge to us and huge to kind of set this program back on the right track.” The Vols kick off against Oklahoma at 8 p.m. EST and the game will be nationally televised on ABC.
Senior Justin Worley drops back in the pocket during the Vols’ 34-19 victory over Arkansas State on Aug. 31. Hayley Pennessi • The Daily Beacon
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8 • THE DAILY BEACON
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F O O T B A L L Lady Vols seek to continue building
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Tennessee 14 - No. 4 Oklahoma 38 No. 6 Georgia - No. 24 S. Carolina No. 21 Louisville - Virginia No. 12 UCLA - Texas UCF - No. 20 Missouri
Last Week: 4-1
SECOND PLACE
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Tennessee 16 - No. 4 Oklahoma 35 No. 6 Georgia - No. 24 S. Carolina No. 21 Louisville - Virginia No. 12 UCLA - Texas UCF - No. 20 Missouri
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Last Week: 4-1
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after Cardinal Kickoff performance Trenton Duffer Contributor After an impressive Cardinal Kickoff, the Lady Vols’ golf team looks to continue their early success into the 12th annual Cougar Classic in Charleston, South Carolina. After finishing ninth in the Cougar Classic tournament the past two years, the Lady Vols will be eyeing a strong finish. Head coach Judi Pavon is already praising her team heading into the tournament. “This is an interesting group,” Pavon said. “We don’t have a clear-cut No. 1 player. … This week, we are travel-
ing with five girls who are all playing good. Any one of them could be our No.1 player this week.” Pavon will be taking senior AJ Newell, freshman Anna Newell, sophomore Hannah Pietila, sophomore Lucia Polo and freshman Blakesly Warren, who all played in last week’s Cardinal Kickoff with the exception of Polo. AJ Newell is coming off a fourth place finish at six over par in the tournament, while her sister Anna Newell and Hannah Pietila were tied for sixth. Warren finished her collegiate debut tied for 12th in the tournament. The Lady Vols’ skills will be put to the test in this year’s Cougar Classic, with Pavon call-
ing it “the best field it’s ever been.” Ten top-25 teams are competing this year, including last year’s national champion, Duke, who is averaging a score of 70.89 coming into the tournament. No. 2 powerhouse UCLA and No. 7 Arkansas will also be testing the Lady Vols’ grit in the tournament. As of Aug. 26, golfweekrankings.com had the Lady Vols’ ranked 52nd in the country, one better than fellow-tournament competitor, Georgia. “We are a way better team (than last year),” Pavon said. “We’re hoping that we can prove we have great players on the team early this year … There are a lot of good teams
in this field. We weren’t ranked in the preseason top 30, but I think we are a team that’s that good.” The course won’t be anything new to most of the players competing. AJ Newell has seen this course four times, while Polo and Pietila will be returning from last year. Coach Pavon has seen the course 10-11 times and thinks the course suits her team well. “They’re long hitters, and I think it’s a good course for long hitters,” Pavon said. “I look for them to play well this week.” The Cougar Classic tournament will be held Sept. 14 to Sept. 16.
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VOLLEYBALL
Senior defender Allie Sirna pushes the ball up the pitch in the Lady Vols’ 1-0 victory over Tulsa on Sept. 7. Andrew Bruckse • Tennessee Athletics Doniak. Carlyn Baldwin alone can’t shut down Morgan Brian. We are going to need great indicontinued from Page 1 vidual defending, but (we also need) covering and not allowing The undefeated, 5-0, Virginia great services and Jaime making Cavaliers have dominated their some good plays.” opponents so far this season, Even though Virginia has outscoring teams 18-1. The a dangerous offensive attack, Cavaliers rank 11th nationally in Sirna discussed the importance average goals per game, 3.6, and of Tennessee developing its own have recorded four shutouts and “The effort was there,” Patrick grinded. Those are my kinds of offensive attack. have only allowed one goal. said. “That’s what I was happy teams. We’re starting to get an “I think that the most imporVirginia has an impressive about. It’s not like it’s lack of identity that we’re just going to tant thing for us going into this arsenal of great players such effort or lack of execution. When grind you and come up with game is actually not just being as first team All-Americans you’re tired, you just break down; the ball.” defensive,” Sirna said, “we have Morgan Brian and Makenzy Freshman Iesha Bryant hopes your techniques break down a to make sure we impose our Doniak. Brian was named player bit more. I was really surprised the team will learn from its early own offensive strategy as well.” of the year in multiple soccer some of the breakdowns we had. season struggles. Sirna also emphasized that publications last season, and “I think this is something Part of it was just being tired. the Lady Vols will have to do a Doniak tied Virginia’s singleThe other part is when you put that we definitely need,” Bryant good job of keeping possession season goal record with 20. stress on freshmen that are play- said. “We don’t want to take this if they want to win, noting that Virginia also has many other ing for the first time that’s what season and turn it into last seagiving the ball away will help dangerous players, including happens. It’s just an experience son because last season it wasn’t Virginia have more opportunijunior Brittany Ratcliffe, who too good, and we just want to thing.” ties to score. leads the team with four goals, The Tuesday win, the team’s make something positive out of A win against Virginia would and sophomore Alexis Shaffer, first true road victory this season, this. We just need a quick turn not only be a signature win for who has added three goals this ended a four-game losing streak around.” the season, but also the biggest season. In other words, Virginia The Lady Vols will kick off and gave the Lady Vols a 3-4 regular season win in Tennessee will have talent across the their play in the Coastal Carolina record on the season. women’s soccer history. field on Friday when they play Sophomore Jamie Lea led the Tournament at 9 a.m. against Senior Forward Hannah Tennessee. team with 14 kills, while junior Kennesaw State. The second Wilkinson is excited and confi“I think we definitely have Lexi Dempsey helped the team game of their Friday doubleheaddent about her team’s opportuto respect their whole team,” er is against Loyola Maryland with a season-high 42 assists. nity to get a huge win. Tennessee senior defender Allie “I liked the way we won at 5 p.m., and Patrick’s squad “We are going out there with Sirna said. “They are ranked tonight,” Patrick said. “We went will finish off the tournament a winning mentality of course No. 2, and they are there for a into an opponent’s gym that had against Coastal Carolina at 1 like any game,” Wilkinson said. reason.” unbelievable support, and we just p.m. Saturday. “We are just going to give our In order to shut down all, and I think a win will be Virginia’s great players, coach fantastic for us.” Pensky stressed the team will The Lady Vols contest need to play well together as against Virginia starts at 5:30 a unit. p.m. UT also has a match ver“It’s got to be a collective sus the Richmond Spiders on effort,” Pensky said. “Gabby Sunday at noon. Santorio can’t alone shut down
Lady Vols look to build up winning streak in Coastal Carolina Tournament Wes Tripp Staff Writer (@wes_tripp)
Inconsistency and inexperience has plagued the Tennessee Lady Volunteer volleyball team continuously this season– until Tuesday night, of course, when the Lady Vols went on the road and defeated Evansville, 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21). “I was very happy with our overall performance,” head coach Rob Patrick said. “We played a lot of players in this match, and they did a good job of playing through a loud and energetic environment. We made some unforced errors, but I really liked the way we fought back tonight. We kept grinding and grinding and didn’t give up, and it showed.” The Lady Vols will strive to continue their winning ways this weekend as they head to South Carolina to play in the
Coastal Carolina Tournament. Tennessee will face off against Kennesaw State (4-3), Loyola Maryland (1-6) and the host, Coastal Carolina (4-2). Patrick praised all three teams for their organization. “They have some really experienced coaches,” Patrick said. “When you play teams that are going to be organized, you really have to be able to play the game. It’s actually easier to play a more physical team that isn’t organized than it is to play a less physical team that’s very organized. “That’s why I like these matches. That’s why I scheduled them because I knew we’re going to be young and part of my thinking is that we’re going to have to be very organized when we play these teams.” Addressing early season struggles, Patrick blamed unforced errors on fatigue and lack of experience.
SOCCER