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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Issue 20, Volume 127

Real food, real soon Real Food Challenge pushes for healthier campus dining options by 2020 Heidi Hill Contributor

Campus food options are about to get real.

A national campaign sweeping schools across the country, the Real Food Challenge urges college administrators, faculty and students to re-evaluate the quality and source of food being served to the student body.

The Real Food Challenge’s goal for each participating school

is for a university president to sign the Real Food Campus Commitment -- a document that officiates a campus’s commitment to serve 20 percent real food by 2020. “‘Real food’ is defined as ethically produced food from local and community based sources,” said Carmen Black, assistant coordinator for the Real Food Challenge.

“As a national goal, we aim to shift college and university dining purchases toward local and community based, ecological

sound or humane food,” Black said. “We have this very specific definition because our students spent six years coming up with it. Only if a food fits the criteria of any one of those categories, then it counts as real food.”

The project uses a “Real Food Calculator” to track institutional purchasing of “real food” over time in order to implement a student-driven research project analyzing where campus food is raised and how much is produced within a year.

Schools can then compare findings to national standards to see how much real food makes its way into the mouths of students.

In addition to the “Real Food Calculator,” Black and Jon Berger, regional coordinator, can also analyze the invoices of items

purchased by Aramark to determine the quality and ultimate costs for each of the campus’ dining establishments.

Mary Patterson, marketing director for Volunteer Dining, said the Real Food Challenge is already making strides with Aramark to educate dining employees and administrators on the steps necessary to improve the quality of food on campus.

“We have already done some research on our own and found that some of the elements of Real Food Challenge were already in place,” Patterson said. “We’re looking forward to this movement, and are excited that students want to get involved in the process.”

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UT professor debuts film on desire, Southern life

Musical magic

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Local rapper busts wizarding rhymes, announces new release Melissa Croft Contributor

Wil Wright, stagename “LiL iFFy”, is a local musician known for his raps about Harry Potter. Melissa Croft • The Daily Beacon

Upon first walking into the Hollywood Hills, local rapper Wil Wright laid eyes on Jim Carrey.

After introducing himself, Wright watched the newly divorced comedian leave with three women. Next, Wright was approached by a businesswoman who bought him a tour bus in exchange for donning and promoting her new eyewear company.

From there, he got his start in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Wright, better known by his stage name, LiL iFFy, has released four Harry Potter themed albums since he got his start in “wizard rapping” three years ago. While fusing the language of this popular magical series with rap music may seem a bit too fantastical to work, the artist is blazing his own trail in the music industry with this unexpected style.

He describes his music’s subject matter as very “kitchen sink,” similar to the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor: a hodgepodge of surprising flavors and elements.

“Even though a lot of people think what we do is a joke, which it isn’t, it’s a funny idea. But for us, the joke kind of ends

Cinema fanatics across campus gathered in the Art and Architecture Building Monday night to watch one of UT’s own present his first full-length film.

Cinema studies professor Paul Harrill directed and wrote the full-length feature film “Something, Anything,” which follows a soft-spoken woman named Peggy Montgomery. She begins the film with everything she could want in life: a cozy job, a loving husband and a baby on the way. Everything changes, however, when tragedy strikes, causing her to seek a new life.

“I knew she was gonna have this life perfectly packaged for her,” Harrill said, “and it was gonna fall apart.”

The story has a close connection to Knoxville and UT itself. Fifty-eight locations were shot in the city, and both Harrill and the film’s producer Ashley Maynor are UT staff members.

Ben Murphy, senior in cinema studies and journalism and electronic media, said he sees reflections of both his city and Harrill in the film.

“I’ve taken multiple classes with Paul, so I kind of got to know Paul and I love how much of the film is Paul,” Murphy, said. “That is so encouraging to me to see my professor take on this daunting thing which is a feature film, which in itself is a bajillion miracles to make.”

“Something, Anything” has an intimate, personal feel. Silent shots of Peggy’s hands as she moves things, her face as she listens and her feet as she slips on her shoes to the sound of gentle piano ballads are all reflections of Harrill’s personal attachments to the film.

“This is a really personal film for me,” Harrill said.

“This comes from a really personal place.”

there,” Wright said. “For us, it’s a challenge to make it cool. To take something that sounds like a joke, that sounds shitty on paper and make it good. That for us is a real challenge.”

The idea of combining these two very different themes started out as an exercise to rid the musician of his lingering writer’s block. The idea transfigured into numerous success stories, fairy tale tours and a collection of miscellaneous, loyal fans -- unbelievable to the band as well.

“It shouldn’t mesh,” Wright said, “but it totally does.”

LiL iFFy has hit the ground running since his start, performing in New York City and reaching the Bonnaroo stage in 2013. After three years of hard work, “He-Who-MustNot-Be-Named” by many music lovers across America was sharing the same air and audience as Paul McCartney and the Wu-Tang Clan. For LiL iFFy, this opportunity was a dream come true, allowing him to cast a spell on his newfound fans.

Even after the big stage, the “Wizard Rapper” admits his favorite stops along the way were cramped, sometimes “gritty” holein-the-wall places where the nearest person is no farther than 15 feet away. He feels more connected and in his element in such environments.

See LIL’ IFFY on Page 3

Smith added to list of banged-up UT receivers Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor (@TPro_UTDB) One week after Tennessee lost Von Pearson to an ankle injury, the Volunteers took yet another hit to their receiving corps on Saturday during their contest against No. 4 Oklahoma.

Josh Smith was seen on crutches following the Vols matchup against the Sooners and second-year head coach Butch Jones announced on Tuesday

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that the sophomore wide receiver suffered a high ankle sprain and will consequently have to take time away from the playing field.

“Josh isn’t going to participate in practice this week,” Jones said. “We’ll reassess how he goes throughout the course of next week. It’s day by day. There isn’t a time frame on it. He could be ready for Georgia, but we’ll wait and see.

“We’re going to keep him off his ankle this week. We’ll really do some extensive rehabilitation and we’ll see how his body

reacts.”

Through UT’s first three contests, Smith recorded 10 catches for 135 yards and was the lone player to find the end zone in Norman, Oklahoma – a 40-yard score from senior quarterback Justin Worley.

With Smith’s status against the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs up in the air, the Vols will look toward a multitude of options at receiver to fill in for the Knoxville native if he indeed cannot play.

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Freshman wide receiver Josh Smith participates in practice on Aug. 21.

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UT satellite campus offers deep space training Hannah Marley Contributor

Imagine the surreal, weightless experience of moving through deep space… in Middle Tennessee.

Located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, the University of Tennessee Space Institute provides the opportunity for eligible students to earn a master’s degree or doctorate in a state-of-theart research institution dedicated to aerospace studies, engineering, mathematics and physics.

Founded during the Cold War in 1964, the space institute was created to help the nearby U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Complex “maintain expertise in both technical and managerial ranks,” said Robert Moore, executive director of UTSI.

UTSI has done just that, awarding more than 2,000 graduate degrees and 250 doctorate degrees, 500 of which were earned by Arnold Engineering Development Complex employees.

“We are dedicated to making scientific and technical advances,” Moore said. “Our graduates stand as a testament to our contributions to both aerospace and the defense of the country.”

Graduate students and researchers at the institute can participate in 15 areas of research, including space environment simulation, electric propulsion systems, medical device development and laser materials processing.

“We have a large vacuum chamber facility that simulates the deep space environment and tests sensors and other equipment to be used in space,” said Barbara Birdsong, administrative coordinator at UTSI. The institution also contains a pro-

pulsion facility used to test jet engines for the Department of Defense, flight simulators, 3-D printers and lasers capable of drilling 100 holes into the tip of a human hair.

UTSI is responsible for running the world’s first coal-fired flow facility, dedicated to providing electricity at a minimum cost, as well as the Flight Research Facility at the Tullahoma Regional Airport and the Center for Laser Applications.

“These diverse research activities, an attractive student-to-faculty ratio and outstanding facilities combine to offer an unusual apprenticeship experience for diligent graduate students,” wrote William Hofmeister, director of the Center for Laser Applications.

Nine of these diligent students have gone on to become NASA astronauts, including Barry Wilmore.

Wilmore will launch to the International Space Station on Sept.

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25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

While the institute’s primary focus is research, leaders of the program recognize the importance of educating and inspiring the next generation of scientists.

The institute hosts four summer camps for elementary school children through high school, including a “Materials Camp,” “Tech Camp,” “Computational Science Camp” and a “Mad Science” camp for younger kids. All the camps are designed to introduce students to potential career paths in engineering and the sciences.

Dedicated to innovation and excellence, UT Space Institute will continue to provide for the future of aerospace and applied science through internationally renowned facilities and instruction in the state of Tennessee.

For more information, visit www. utsi.edu.

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REAL FOOD continued from Page 1 Though the issue of mandatory meal plans was tabled in response to initial backlash, UT has announced its hope to enact a new meal policy by the fall of 2015, including $300 Dining Dollars for every undergraduate student.

Neil Brown, a senior in chemical engineering and co-founder of Project VEGGIE, hopes an introduction into Real Food Challenge will spark fresh conversation around real food as a feasible component for future campus dining.

“We want to make sure this topic is brought up in a way to pressure SGA, somewhat, but

also rekindles the conversation, especially since we’ve already passed our resolution and want to get things going again,” Brown said.

The Real Food Challenge’s presence at next Tuesday’s Student Government Association Senate meeting will be one of many steps toward rallying the foundational support needed to impact UT’s changing policies for on-campus dining.

“Hopefully, RFC can interject the trajectory of the mandatory meal plan and change it to where we see a potential future in which UT will make more money without [the meal plan],” Brown said.

“What I’m hoping will happen is that more people buy more meals and realize they don’t need a mandatory meal plan because

of [the influence of] Real Food Challenge.”

For Black, the true indicator of the new campaign’s success will come from unifying students from diverse backgrounds and experiences through the common cause of food.

“We are the first generation of young people to have a shorter life expectancy than our parents because of diet-related illnesses,” Black said. “So there are very real and very immediate reasons to be eating food that nourishes us,” Black said.

For more information about the Real Food Challenge, visit realfoodchallenge.org, like the page on Facebook or follow @ realfoodnow on Twitter for updates.

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Nepali student group grows, reaches out Tanner Hancock

Alex Ruegge: freshman, business marketing.

“The happiest moment of my life thus far was at Bonnaroo this past summer,” Ruegge said. “It was the last afternoon, and the sun was starting to set so the sky was really pretty with deep pinks and purples and there was a nice breeze blowing while I was watching a show, I think it was The Avett Brothers.

There was a really happy song playing, and I was just swaying and it was nice and breezy and beautiful.”

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From the Himalayas to Rocky Top, the Nepali community at the University of Tennessee is flourishing.

The University of Tennessee Nepali Student Association is a volunteer organization representing the Nepali community in Knoxville and surrounding cities. Formed in 2011, the group seeks to celebrate Nepali culture while informing the public about the group’s heritage. Nearly 25 students and more than 70 total members have found a home in the group.

“This association was established to gather our Nepalese students and other Nepalese communities in Knoxville,” said Utsala Shrestha, Nepali Student Association president.

“Basically, we gather and celebrate our culture … we maintain the new students coming from Nepal, so they don’t feel like there’s culture shock.”

Shree Pradhan, teaching assistant in economics and former president of the association, is excited about

the direction the organization is heading in, stating when he first came to UT from Kathmandu, Nepal, he recognized the need for an organization uniting people of Nepali region.

“We created it because there was a demand,” Pradhan said.

The Nepali Student Association hosts many cultural events and social events throughout the school year.

On Sept. 10, the association hosted its first community service project, a blood drive, in Hodges Library. Buddhi Pantha, a graduate student and member of the Nepali Student Association, helped organize the event in coordination with the non-profit organization Blood Donors of America.

Pantha said he was elated with the 24 donors the event received by the end of the day. By the time the event was over, organization members were turning donors away.

“We worked hard,” Pantha said. “Some of the people are so, so nice and generous … I was surprised, we were expecting around five to 10 people. Suddenly, there were a lot of people.”

The group plans to participate in the International Festival on Sept. 24 by providing traditional Nepalese food and cultural demonstrations to attending patrons.

Neelam Poudyal, former faculty adviser for the Nepali Student Association, spoke of the organization’s intent to educate the community on Nepalese traditions.

“They (Nepalese) are coming together through this association and showcasing their culture,” Proudyal said.

“They are trying to bring all Nepalese together in the community.”

The Nepali Student Association plans to hold an event celebrating one of Nepal’s most popular religious festivals, Dashain, on Sept. 27. Pradhan said that this event, like most of the association’s events, is meant to grow the organization’s size and the Nepali community in East Tennessee.

“It’s growing at a much faster rate than when we started,” Pradhan said. “It’s kind of a focal point for everyone in the society to meet together to discuss and find some kind of a home away from home.”

Constitution Day events to encourage civic engagement Bradi Musil Assistant News Editor

Today, the U.S. Constitution turns 227 years old.

To commemorate the holiday, the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy is hosting events to educate students and the community on impending amendments to the Tennessee Constitution and to encourage voter registration.

“Often times, we just see Constitution Day on a calendar and we just think, ‘Well, it’s not a holiday because we don’t get school off so whatever,’ but we just want to bring importance back to Constitution Day, making it just a fun event,” said Baker Ambassador Diana Howell, sophomore in political science. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and it really will be fun.”

On the Nov. 4 ballot, Tennesseans will be asked to vote on four amendments; this Wednesday, Baker Center events will focus on two: Amendment 1 and Amendment 2.

At 2 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium, Gov. Bill Haslam and former Gov. Phil Bredesen will examine Amendment 2 while Doug Blaze, dean of the College of Law, moderates the discussion. Constitutional Amendment No. 2 would allow the governor to appoint judges to the supreme court or any other state appellate court if confirmed by the general assembly.

Nissa Dahlin-Brown, associate director of the Baker Center, commented on the unique opportunity students

have to hear the two governors speak.

“What better way than to have democratic and republican governors to look at the issues of Amendment 2?”

Dahlin-Brown said.

At 10:30 a.m. in the Rotunda Reading Room of the Baker Center, Baker Fellow and social scientist Mary English will hold a “Baker Cafe” discussion on Amendment 1, which concerns the privacy rights of Tennessee women seeking abortion.

English will provide background on the Tennessee Constitution’s provisions regarding “right to privacy” and how it has been interpreted in application to women’s health, including abortions. She will also provide background on how amendments to the constitution are proposed and ratified, and will discuss the wording of Constitutional Amendment No. 1.

“I hope the discussion will help students understand, first, how public policies are shaped by constitutional and statutory law, and second, the role that voters will play this November regarding future access in Tennessee to abortion procedures,” English said.

All day, students will have the opportunity to register to vote. From 8-11 a.m. in Hodges Library, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Pedestrian Walkway and 2-5 p.m. at the Baker Center, Baker Ambassadors will provide voter registration forms for students. In conjunction with the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement, Diana Howell and Morgan Chance, Voter Registration Committee chairs, hope to encourage stu-

dent involvement this year in local and national elections.

“If you look back at SGA elections, something as small and as directly effective as you can get, had such a low voter turnout,” Howell said. “We just want, in general, people to focus on registering to vote.”

Students simply have to fill out the form and the Baker Center will mail them to the appropriate county.

“It’s a civic duty that everyone over the age of 18 should participate in to be able to elect our officials and have a say in who makes decisions for the community and the whole United States,” Chance said.

The Baker Center events are in accordance with a federal law set in 2004 by Sen. Robert Byrd, requiring all schools receiving federal funds to provide educational programming on the history of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17.

However, Dahlin-Brown said the events are more than just a political check mark.

“We also just want everyone to know about the constitution and understand their rights,” Nissa said.

However, she admits that the true purpose of Wednesday’s events is to encourage students to register to vote and become familiar with political elections before Nov. 4.

“People usually register to vote when there is a big, presidential election,” DahlinBrown said, “but this year we’ve got four amendments and important offices that need to be voted on … If you want to have a statement in how your government is running, then you need to vote.”

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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Jenna Butz @butzjenna

ARTS & CULTURE HARILL continued from Page 1 Over the duration of the film, the audience watches Peggy break free from her old life and the pressure of Southern values, though part of her begins to take solace in her faith.

“That’s a very Southern element to it, too,” Harrill said. “I wanted to make sure I wasn’t making a faith-based film. I wanted to tell a story that used, acknowledged religion, the role that religion and faith can play in a person’s life.”

Harrill stressed that he wanted to make a film about someone who didn’t know what she wanted, and his film isn’t meant to have all the answers.

“Tell a story about a woman

LIL IFFY continued from Page 1 Despite being named the “Greatest Wizard Rapper Alive,” by mtvU, LiL iFFy doesn’t let the fame get to him. For him, the best part about the job is being successful at what he loves while seeing his music influence people’s lives.

“I love money and the idea of making money with music, but nothing compares to (it),” Wright said. “It’s rewarding to me. It’s not a comedy. I’m pretty serious about what we do.”

A former UT student and Knoxville native, LiL iFFy has a strong civic identity and sense of belonging to the community. He studied music composition at UT and takes great pride in his hometown, having established strong roots in the city and rocking UT orange ensembles with an 865 necklace.

“I love Knoxville. I love everything about it,” Wright said. “I can’t imagine what another place could offer me that Knoxville can’t. I’m permanently hooked. I’ve passed up so many big opportuni-

who has this thing happen to her, and the way she responds is by not knowing what she wants,” Harrill said. “She only knows she wants something different. There’s a necessary aimlessness to how she finds herself, how she finds what she wants.”

Harrill hopes his film will teach his students to take a leap of faith and commit themselves to their own projects by finding a subject important to them and making a movie about it.

Many students are already feeling the film bug and were excited to have a UT professor’s film shown on campus.

“You get to see what present-day, modern filmmakers are doing. I wish we had more films screened here that are making the festival-circuit so to speak.” Murphy said. “I personally would love to see more festival movies.” ties to leave. I know I’m not going to leave.”

And his hometown is equally as enthusiastic about having the Harry Potter fanatic rapping in their town.

“People show up. They go nuts. They are consistently enthusiastic, loyal and interactive with us,” Wright gushed. “That’s what makes it easy to fearlessly go down the rabbit hole like we have.”

Since playing Bonnaroo and releasing his latest album, “Wand Out,” in 2013, the rapper has said little about whether fans can expect a new album.

But now, LiL iFFy is ready to exclusively announce to the Daily Beacon that he and his band have just finished recording a fourth and final Harry Potter-less album. The album is set to release Jan. 1, 2015.

LiL iFFy feels his albums have gradually started to move away from the wizarding theme, and this final chapter is more a blend of his real life experiences. It’s a far cry from the wizard related puns that marked his first album, but LiL iFFy knows it’s time to say “Avada Kedavra” to the literary aid that lent so much success to the group.

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Multi-talented author shares first novel

B.J. Leggett reads from his book during the first of the fall’s “Writers in the Library” events Sept. 15.

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Nicole Hedger Contributor B.J. Leggett, author and UT professor emeritus, breaks the rules of genre.

He kicked off the first of this season’s “Writers in the Library” series Monday night by reading from his most recent novel ,“Prosperity.”

“Prosperity” follows the events of recently retired police lieutenant Robert O’Brian as he returns to his childhood home of Prosperity in the mountains of East Tennessee following an injury in a drug raid. Upon returning to Prosperity with the intent of writing his second book, O’Brian becomes involved with the investigation of the death of a high school friend.

Although this novel falls under the murder-mystery genre, Leggett is hesitant to define it as such.

“I’ve always said it’s a mystery novel or sometimes I say it’s a detective novel, but I’m always a little uneasy with that answer,”

Leggett explained as he introduced his book.

“These are called ‘genre novels’ for a very good reason, and that is that they follow a formula and they have a convention with rules. I’m not sure ‘Prosperity’ is a true mystery novel or a true detective novel because it doesn’t always follow the rules for that particular genre.”

Leggett’s break from the conventional “genre novel” rules is perhaps one of the things that make his novels so intriguing.

As Michael Knight, fellow author and UT professor, said in his introduction to the evening, Leggett’s novel is more than an everyday whodunit.

“A crime has been committed and the reader is obliged to ask that most pleasing and dramatic question associated with the genre, ‘Who done it?’” Knight said. “But what separates Bob’s books from others of the kind is the shrewd way he employs the elements of mystery as a kind of structural underpinning to keep the reader turning pages while he investigates what I would call subtler and more meaningful concerns.”

Consignment sale benefits wallets, wardrobes Victoria Brown Contributor

Spruce up your fall wardrobe without breaking the bank.

The St atemint Consignment Sale is Knoxville’s first “upscale” consignment event for adults and will take place Sept. 18 through Sept. 20 at the Jubilee Banquet Facility.

The consignment sale was started by Sarah McAffry in the spring of 2014, and this fall’s event will be the second time the sale is held.

McAffry hopes the sale will become an annual event and plans on continuing to have the sale twice a year, once every spring and fall.

“It is an opportunity for the stylish people in Knoxville that have closets full of amazing stuff they are not wearing, either because it doesn’t fit or they just don’t like it anymore,” McAffry said. “It’s a way for them to sell those items and a way for shoppers to get current trends at great prices.”

McAffry said the first sale had people lined up outside the door, and that it was exciting to see how many people in the Knoxville area were interested in consignment sales.

“We had a steady group of shoppers the whole time, and the consigners were happy with their checks at the end of the day,” McAffry said. “So, it was a really great event.”

Sarah accredits her religious beliefs to what she feels was the God-led start of the consignment sale.

When:September 18 - 20 Time:10 - 8 Thurs.and Fri, 9 - 3 and half price Sat. Where:Jubilee Unsold items from the consignment sale are donated to local foster care ministries and churches around Knoxville, with 10 percent of the sale’s proceeds given to The Restoration House of East Tennessee to provide assistance for single mothers.

The consignment sale is intended to benefit anyone shopping on a budget and those hoping to find a good deal. While items are discounted, McAffry explained that consignment sales are somewhat different from thrift shopping, as the items are more upscale and checked for condition before being put up for sale.

The name “Statemint” is based off of the fact that the event only accepts mint items.

“Guests can expect to find incredible brands like J. Crew, Lilly Pulitzer and also bargain brands, as well as items from Marshalls and Target,” McAffry said. “But everything is in really great

condition, and it’s a fun way to sort of boost your wardrobe right as we are getting into the fall season.”

The event will also have formal gowns, shoes and accessories in addition to clothes. Most prices are between 50 to 60 percent off retail value, while most items will range from $8 to $15 in price.

Ashleigh Siggers, a founding member of the Statemint Consignment Sale, said the mix of affordability and quality are the biggest draws.

“It’s a great way to get some nicer things instead of having to go somewhere and spend a lot of money,” Siggers said.

Thursday and Friday the sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a half-off sale. For more information visit http://www.statemintconsignment.com/.

A master writer with many hidden talents, the key to Leggett’s success is subtlety.

He taught at UT for more than 40 years, held the title of Distinguished Professor of Humanities and is the author of several studies of modern poetry, so it was a surprise to many when he released his novel.

“It turns out that while Bob was garnering all this love and respect, while he was earning all this esteem, he was secretly holed up in his study writing novels,” Knight said.

“The first of which is kind of a ‘dirty little secret’ even now for all of us.”

Other audience members originally knew him for his watercolor paintings, so the discovery that Leggett was a writer came as a shock to some.

“I didn’t know he was a writer. I just thought he was a painter, but my wife got a copy of ‘Prosperity’ and that’s how we got into it,” said Norman Swain, an avid fan of Leggett. “He’s a great artist. To me, he’s such a talent to be able to write the way he does and be able to express himself with watercolor. He’s tremendous.”

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Leaving the library: the Knoxville advantage City Cents by

Jonathan Martin

It happens every semester.

Students, fueled by a unique mixture of responsibility and panic, flock to Hodges Library to study for arguably the most complained about time of the year – finals week. Those who have made frequent trips to the library throughout the semester will find that their favorite room in the Commons South is now filled with a group of kids who haven’t set foot in Hodges since the last flash rave happened in the lobby.

Amid the chaos of new faces, some of which are obviously still learning the difference between “quiet floor” and “group-study floor,” I often wonder why anyone would come within 100 yards of this place.

Walking six laps around the library looking for a place to sit only served to drain what little energy I had during the last week of classes. If I did happen to find an open carrel, it always paled in comparison to the rooms in Commons South.

Even in September, when there is plenty of room to be found at the library, the endless walls of books can begin to run together, turning valuable shelves of knowledge into a personal prison. I find the temptation to socialize with friends leads me to forget the fact that I am procrastinating from doing my homework.

Eventually, this line of thinking beat out the natural instinct that the library was the best place to sit for hours-on-end loaded down by my textbooks and my laptop. So, one semester, I decided to make a change.

In the search for a new home, I found that I was not alone. Plenty of people, obviously smarter than me, had shunned the library crowd months ago and exchanged the 6-story venue for much quieter, cozier options. The Golden Roast, Old City Java, Remedy Coffee -- these were the kind of places I began to develop a penchant for. Here, I could sit in a secluded atmosphere with coffee and Wi-Fi to motivate me.

Here, I could forgo my headphones, previously used to block out all distractions, and study to the sound of the coffee shop’s melodic, predetermined music playing overhead.

These times revealed to me another benefit of attending a university that is so manifestly intertwined with a downtown environment. The city of Knoxville, with its coffee shops and parks, gives us the ability to be autonomous in choosing where to prepare for our classes. Those of us who cannot efficiently study on our living room couch or at our kitchen table do not have to resort to a life spent at the library.

My personal venues of choice are unquestionably based on the presence of free internet and hot coffee, but even those places do not encompass all of our options. In warmer weather, some might prefer a short trip to Krutch Park or other outdoor options.

So far, I have been describing the atmospheric value of alternative study venues within our city in a romanticized way. However, anyone who has spent hours flipping through PowerPoints or struggling with writer’s block knows this appeal is as practical as it is aesthetic. Sometimes a change of scenery is a simple way to get your mind refocused and motivated for another three hours of work.

Anyone who sees me attempt to write anything of value in Hodges would realize this fact. The number of times I get up to take a thoughtful walk through the lobby sometimes feels congruent with the number of sentences I actually form on paper.

Nowadays, you are equally likely to find me at alternate locations as you are to find me at Hodges.

Even during the library’s proverbial off-season, when students are seemingly content to study at home, I will stop short of the uphill walk from Lake Avenue to Melrose and enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of The Golden Roast.

Besides, that room in the Commons South wasn’t all that great to begin with.

Jonathan Martin is a junior in finance. He can be reached at j92mart@gmail.com.

Columns of The Daily Beacon are reflections of the individual columnist, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or its editorial staff.

I can’t even Scarlett’s Web by

Scarlett Miles As college students we find ourselves on a campus where there is constantly something going on. The minute one thing ends, another begins.

But we can do it all, right? We’re in college. We’re invincible.

From classes, to social events, to late nights at the library, I think it’s safe to say that we tend to run ourselves down every once and a while.

I hate to break it to you, but you’re not invincible.

You can’t attend every social event.

You can’t pull all-nighters all week long.

No matter the amount of Red Bulls and coffee you consume, you actually do need sleep (not just during class either).

It shouldn’t take a trip to the hospital and a case of pneumonia to wake us up and tell us we need to take time to rest, like it did for me.

And it was definitely a wake up call. I just CAN’T do everything there is to do.

None of us can. Our bodies are not made to run non-stop, and we shouldn’t treat them like they are.

There’s a quote by Clinton Kelly that

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participate in -- how would we do the things we love without our bodies? How would we travel the world or play sports or write? The list is endless. It wouldn’t be possible! None of it would be possible without the very bodies that we run down every week.

Sure, we notice our bodies -- they don’t escape our criticism. We take note every day of how we wish we were skinnier or taller or tanner. We easily notice the imperfections and the physical aspects of our bodies.

How often do you take note of how your body has served you all these years?

How often do you appreciate it for the words it allows you to speak, the places it allows you to go and all the things it has allowed you to do throughout your life?

So this week, be grateful for your body. Have so much love for it every day, and treat it well, because it makes it possible to do the things that you love.

It makes it possible for you to live this beautiful life that you have created for yourself.

No one expects you to do everything your own way. We weren’t created to be invincible.

Scarlett Miles is a freshman in communication studies. She can be reached at qrc969@vols.utk.edu.

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Sacred and the City by

Merry-Reid Sheffer “Big: Look, I need your advice. You three know her better than anyone. You’re the loves of her life. And a guy is just lucky to come in fourth. But I do love her. And if you think I have the slightest chance, I’ll be on the next plane to Paris. I’ll roam the streets until I find her. I’ll do anything. But if you think that she really is happy, well, I wouldn’t want to wreck that for her. And I’ll be history.”

Miranda: “Go get our girl.” [”Sex and the City” Season 6, Episode 19, “An American Girl in Paris, Part Une”] My friends and I had a hard time watching this episode on our weekend review of the material. Not because we cried at the scene when the girls had to say goodbye to their fearsome foursome rituals as Carrie prepares to move to Paris, France, but because the episode seemed abnormally cheesy for SATC’s writers. And I usually love cheese!

All cheese aside, I’d say there was really

only one part of this episode that was truly realistic: Miranda’s facial expressions. It’s a toss-up with all the meaningfully placed close-ups on her face, whether Miranda’s feelings about Big (who has popped up AGAIN … that guy, I tell ya) are negative or if she suffers from an exaggerated case of RBF. What is RBF, you ask? Well, my sweet, little readers, RBF is simply Resting Bitch Face. We all know friends, family members and famous cats that suffer from RBF, but sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s really going on. Take my best friend Carter* for example -- every significant other I bring around questions whether or not Carter hates them. I find myself constantly explaining that, no, Carter does not hate you. Rather, he is a victim of this facially malicious syndrome. But clearly, though Miranda may suffer from RBF in any given episode, her face is doing something different here.

Unlike my friend, she legitimately dislikes her best friend’s love interest. And yet this does not stop her from urging this love interest to go win Carrie back. Obviously, we say, it’s just to draw her back to New York. But past all of the hatred and selfish interest in this endeavor, what’s in those

sidelong glances that makes Miranda such an amazing friend to Carrie?

One friend’s stud is another friend’s dud, and if you’re like me, it’s hard to keep your mouth shut on the issue. We want to tell our friends the truth -- that person is gross and not good enough for you. Cut them loose and walk away. I mean, honestly, they’re awful and why would your friend even dare to taint your presence with their filth? Here’s the kicker: what’s best for your friend is not always what’s best for you.

I like to think that Miranda’s frustrated looks convey more than meets the eye.

There is a certain time to protect your friends and warn them of what you see.

There is no certain time to offer support to your friends. This continues long after you’ve given your opinion and they’ve ignored it, right up until they realize you were right. We make this important sacrifice right alongside Miranda, and for the time being, our only consolation prize is a silent, vindictive scowl towards the camera. *He’ll be mentioned in less harmful stories in this column … we’ll just change his name now for good measure.

Merry-Reid is a senior in english. She can be reached at msheffer@vols.utk.edu.

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says, “I realized this week that I just cannot do it all. So I will choose to do what I can, fabulously.”

How right he is.

Every week our planners and schedules are packed with things to do, events to attend and assignments to finish, but we have to accept the fact that wearing ourselves out trying to do everything just isn’t healthy. Running ourselves to the point of exhaustion and getting ill isn’t helping us do more the next week.

We are going to have days where we have to pick some things over others.

Some days we will have to choose to do less, fabulously.

Some people are good at this and some people are not. Personally, I’m terrible about thinking I can do anything and everything.

So, my advice to you, and myself, is to take time this week to let yourself rest.

Give your body a break.

Think about how much your body does for you. How often are you grateful for it? It’s something that tends to slip our minds. We take our bodies for granted until they’re out of commission.

If you’ve broken a bone or been so sick you couldn’t move, those are the types of moments when you realize how much your body truly does for you.

It’s so amazing when you think about it. Everything that we’re able to do, everywhere we go, the activities we

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Chris Brown’s “X� can’t live up to hype

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Chris Brown After many delays, Chris Brown’s sixth studio album, “X,� has finally arrived.

Last year, Brown gave fans a taste of his new album with its first single, “Fine China.� With its release in April 2013,the song became an immediate chart topper. The album’s following singles, “Don’t Think They Know,� featuring Aaliyah, and “Love More,� featuring Nicki Minaj, drove the anticipation higher and higher. Finally, Brown gave us one last chart-topping hit with “Loyal,� featuring Tyga and Lil Wayne, this summer before relieving our anticipation by releasing “X.�

When Brown announced the record through a tweet, he told fans it would be his last album. Appropriately, eager fans were expected to be blown away.

But was “X� worth the wait?

Honestly, “X� is a letdown. With such hyped anticipation, fans are right to be disappointed by the record.

At first, Brown captures our attention with the title track, combining his smooth voice with a brooding melody

Arturo Cano: husband, father, public service employee, full time student.

Cano served five years in prison for drug charges. After he was released, he wanted to give back to the community because of “all the bad� he put in it. �This is the best way I know to honor the city,� Cano said.

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Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fortune,â&#x20AC;? was more pop-infused than the R&B style that is common in his music.

While Brown returned to his roots with â&#x20AC;&#x153;X,â&#x20AC;? the experimentation of electronic musical styles leaves us with little more than absent-minded head bobs.

Ten of the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12 songs feature other artists, including Rick Ross and Usher on â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Flame,â&#x20AC;? R. Kelly in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drown in Itâ&#x20AC;? and Kendrick Lamar in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Autumn Leaves.â&#x20AC;? R. Kelly outsings Brown while Lamar outshines him with his usual killer, show-stopping verses.

Many of the tracks had potential to be hits, but Brown just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pull it together for his final album.

At least you can pretend to be listening to an R&B album with bad Chris Brown cameos.

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Kyle Serrano throws a pitch during a game against ETSU on April 1, 2014.

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Assistant Sports Editor (@dsouth16) It’s safe to assume that Dave Serrano’s initial fall agenda didn’t include an injury update on a key component of his 2015 pitching staff.

But on Tuesday, the fourthyear Tennessee head baseball coach issued a promising report on his sophomore hurler and son Kyle Serrano, who suffered a fractured left ankle on July 27 after an all-terrain vehicle rolled over on him.

“Kyle’s recovered completely,” Dave Serrano said. “He’s out of the boot now. He’s actually throwing off flat ground. He won’t be released to throw off the mound for probably a couple of weeks, but I don’t think he’ll miss a day of fall ball once we get going on Sept. 29.”

The injury, which occurred while Kyle Serrano was playing summer ball in Alaska for the Matsu Miners, caused three broken bones in his left foot but didn’t require any type of reconstructive surgery.

Even so, the 19-year-old Serrano said there was a bit of a shock factor with the crash, admitting it took him a moment

FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 “We’re putting in a lot of work with these young guys,” wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni said. “We got some options, we have a lot of guys. That’s the reason everyone’s played every position throughout two-a-days. We’ll move pieces around if we have to and we’ll put a good product out there, I promise. We got some guys who are really coming along and doing a good job.”

And while Azzanni mentioned Johnathon Johnson and Vic Wharton as players who may be asked to step up, the primary benefactor of Smith’s absence seems to be highly-touted freshman Josh Malone.

to realize the severity of what had just transpired.

“At the time when it flipped and landed on my foot, I kind of got up right away,” Kyle Serrano said. “I had like a lot of adrenaline, and it wasn’t really until the next morning that I thought ‘okay there’s something wrong with my foot’ because I couldn’t walk and it was pretty swollen.”

“I thought it would be a lot worse when he got off the plane in Atlanta, and I saw him walking off with two boots and crutches,” Dave Serrano said. “But he was very lucky the damage to the bones in the body were not that bad.”

For the elder Serrano, who’s once again pulling double duty as coach and father, there was no hesitation as to which of the two hats to wear in the midst of his son’s troubling situation.

“When I took that phone call, I wasn’t his coach at that moment — I was his dad,” Dave Serrano said. “When I first heard that an ATV-like machine had rolled over on top of him, I didn’t know what to think. I actually thought he was in a car, but it was boys out being boys and they rolled the thing.

“Just lucky it landed on his legs where those things can

Malone had two catches for 23 yards against the Sooners and currently has the highest output of any receiver outside of Marquez North, Alton “Pig” Howard, Smith and Pearson – the only four receivers to start for the Vols this season.

“Josh (Malone) has gotten progressively better every week and that’s what you hope for with a freshman,” Azzanni said. “He looks like a different guy than he did game one, which is really nice to see. He had a really good day of practice today, so he’s coming along. I’m really pleased with his progress.”

And Malone’s play is not the only thing that has elevated. His maturity has as well.

“Malone was the first one out at practice today,” Azzani added.

“His habits are getting better.

His work ethic in practice is getting better. His energy is getting

be replaced. Who knows what would’ve happened had it landed anywhere else on his body.”

Before the injury, Kyle Serrano — one of three current UT players who spent the summer months in the Alaska Baseball League — was thriving for the Palmer, Alaska, Miners.

In only seven appearances, the 6-foot-2, 205-pounder racked up 35 strikeouts, while tossing 23 2/3 innings — good for second among all ABL hurlers.

And coming off an up-anddown freshman season — he went 3-3 with a 4.55 ERA but did end his inaugural campaign with four scoreless innings against eventual College World Series champion Vanderbilt — the Knoxville native felt monumental progress was still achieved despite this summer’s frightening accident.

“I definitely matured a lot out there,” Kyle Serrano said. “I think I learned a lot about myself.

I wouldn’t say I had the type of summer that I wanted to overall pitching wise, but it goes further than that. I think I learned a lot about myself and the way I need to pitch and what I need to bring into the fall and what’s going to carry over to the spring this year.”

better and because of that his fundamentals are getting better because there is a sense of urgency there.

“He is starting to – hopefully – see that all that stuff translates … It’s fun to watch. He can be as good as he wants to be and I’ve said that from day one.”

Away from the diamond: The sidelines of Haslam Field were a bit more crowded than they usually are during Tuesday’s practice.

In addition to the couple dozen reporters usually in attendance as the Vols practice, was the Tennessee baseball team.

To begin practice, Jones announced through the speakers, “Coach Serrano, you and your guys come over here and see how a real team opens practice.”

Serrano’s team was then treated to an up close viewing of UT’s “Circle of Life” drill.

For Tennessee swimmers David Heron and Molly Hannis, the opportunity to represent their country in the sport they love is nothing new. The two were named to the 2014-2015 USA Swimming National Team roster for the second time in their careers last Wednesday.

Their selection to the team, however, is an accomplishment they don’t take for granted.

“It was awesome to see David make it on there in the open water swim,” Hannis said. “I’m really glad the two of us were able to do that and hopefully next year we’ll have even more people make the team.”

Heron, a redshirt freshman long-distance swimmer who first found his love for swimming at the age of 7, was able to reclaim a spot on the distance squad this summer with a top-five finish in the 10k event at the USA Swimming “Open Water National Championships & Pan Pacific Championship Trials.”

His fifth place finish time of 1:51.31 in his home state at Castaic Lake, California, was just enough, as the top-six finishers earned spots on the men’s national team 50-man roster.

“I’ve made the national team before, but then I fell off of it and

it was my goal to make it again,” Heron said. “I’m really happy to make it because now I get to go to the World Cup meets. Most of all I love representing the United States.”

Hannis, a fellow Californian and three-time All-American swimmer, found her way on to the roster with a top-four finish in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine, California.

The Lady Vol swimmer has totaled nine SEC medals in her career, along with two NCAA Championships.

“I made it last year in the 100meter breaststroke and this year it’s the 200 breaststroke,” Hannis said. “Kind of mixing it up this year. I’m really excited to be able to represent our country again.”

In the past week, she has also been offered the opportunity to compete at the World University Games next summer in South Korea.

The selection of the two Tennessee swimmers makes the program one of only seven NCAA programs to send multiple swimmers to the national team roster.

“Having two swimmers make the team shows that we know what we are doing here,” Heron said. “We can produce very good swimmers. There’s not that many universities that have multiple national team members

on it.”

Hannis believes that her coaches have been pivotal in helping her succeed at the college level, and she is glad to know that men’s and women’s head coach Matt Kredich and associate coach Tyler Fenwick will represent UT on the roster as well.

Their selections make UT one of only three programs in the country to have multiple coaches represented on the national team.

“They’re in there day in and day out with us, so I wasn’t shocked to see them on the roster,” Hannis said. “They have worked so hard and we attribute much of our success to them as well.”

While the four members of the swim team will spend a good amount of time training and preparing to compete and coach for Team USA, they are also invested in their upcoming season with the Vols.

“The ultimate goal is to always win a national championship and the SEC championship,” she said. “I think we are going to have a really great team.

We have a lot of potential and room to grow.”

Nonetheless, the two studentathletes are excited to be on a roster that includes the likes of Olympic champions Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin.

VOLLEYBALL

Overseas hit Puerto Rico native Jimenez making immediate impact for the Lady Vols

Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer At the age of five, Kanisha Jimenez first started playing volleyball in her hometown of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and enjoyed the sport as one of her hobbies.

In her junior year of high school as a standout player for the Academia Discipulos de Cristo, she committed to Tennessee to play volleyball.

Now, one of 29 current student-athletes at UT to be born outside of the United States, the 18-year-old considers the sport one of her passions and has a love for donning the orange and white.

“I always knew I wanted to study here (America) and come play the sport I love,” Jimenez said. “Tennessee was my first visit and my only one. I fell in love when I first came here and I knew this is where I wanted to be. I’m so proud to be a Lady Vol.” For 17-year head coach Rob Patrick, girls like Jimenez are the ones he feels the Lady Vol program is built around.

Despite coming into offseason workouts this summer later than most of her teammates, she quickly made up for the time she missed and has brought an energy to the court that those

around her have noticed.

“I love when people love being at Tennessee,” Patrick said about the 6-foot-1 outside hitter. “Those are the people that we love recruiting. Here’s a person that is giving her all for Tennessee and you can tell. You can tell every practice and every match. When you have players like that in your program, good things will happen.”

With the Lady Vols’ volleyball season 10 games into the making, Jimenez has provided an instant impact on the court as she has started in eight games and ranks in the top-five on the team in aces (11), digs (107), blocks (24), kills (45) and assists (12).

“One of my strengths is my all-around game,” Jimenez said.

“I like to do everything that can help my team. It doesn’t matter if I’m not hitting good today. I have to do something else like block, dig or serve.”

In just her second start of her career, she recorded her first double-double with 11 kills and 20 digs in a tournament win over Cleveland State.

“I was very surprised to have that type of success early into the season,” Jimenez said. “Being in the lineup in the first few games was very shocking, but at the same time it is what I’ve worked hard for. I’m working hard to have a good performance with my team.”

What has impressed her head coach the most this season is how well she understands the game.

“She has a really high volleyball IQ,” Patrick said. “She always puts herself and the team in really good spots. There’s something we call bettering the ball, so when it’s a random ball that comes over she’s always making that ball better for the next contact.”

While her transition to playing Division-I volleyball came with relative ease, Jimenez still has been able to learn and improve her game from the help of teammates.

“All of my teammates have helped me a lot,” Jimenez said.

“Jamie Lea is always helping me in the front row along with Ashley (Mariani) and the girls in the back row. The coaching staff is always helping me and giving their support as well. I’m doing things that I’ve never done in my life and I like that because it’s the greatest challenge for me.”

The adjustment to living in America has also been a transition that the Lady Vol freshman has handled well, a testament to her teammates.

“What I love about being here the most is the team bonding with my girls and all the friends that I have right now,” Jimenez said. “We are together all the time and we have each other’s backs. I love this team.”