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Forum explores rail system developments High-speed rails offer cleaner, cheaper transportation; require large investment 100 mph — the Northeast Corridor, which stretches from Washington, D.C. to Boston.

The Acela’s maximum speed is 150 mph, but it only reaches that speed during two stretches of track. The average speed of America’s “high-speed” service, Clarke said, is The topic at UT’s Science Forum last Friday centered on the prospect of high-speed a mere 70 mph.

“Basically, what America did with the Acela is take a beautiful French design and rail systems in America.

The discussion was led by Dr. David Clarke, director of UT’s Center for screw it up in order to meet American standards,” Clarke said. “That seems to be our Transportation Research. Clarke, a self-proclaimed “trainiac,” has been all over the regular these days.”

Besides the Northeast Corridor and Keystone Corridor, the only electrified rail corworld to research the rail infrastructures of different countries. ridors in America, the top speed for Amtrak’s diesel-powered trains is 90 mph. Most of Clarke explained the history, specifications and advantages of high-speed rail systhese trains are long-distance, and only one train per day serves most areas along these tems. He said that a high-speed railroad, according to the International Union of rail lines. These facts, along with Railways, must have a regular operating Amtrak’s constant battle with freight speed of at least 250 kph on new tracks; companies over track right-of-way, must have no grade crossings, giving the are the reasons why rail has less than train an exclusive right-of-way; and must 1 percent of intercity travelers in the have passenger service only, with multiple United States, Clarke said. electrified tracks, extremely tight design “Our freight railroads are the best standards and stations with established in the world, and the companies public transportation connections. want them to stay that way,” Clarke High-speed trains, Clarke said, are gensaid. “Therefore, they fight tooth erally comfortable, reliable and safe, with and nail with Amtrak over track no recorded fatalities until an accident in usage. Since they own the tracks, China during the summer of 2011 claimed they don’t want to be liable for any one person’s life. He said the trains are a accidents Amtrak has or perform any much cheaper alternative to flying for pasextra maintenance due to wear sengers, especially for trips with durations caused by the faster Amtrak trains.” of two to three hours. He also said that Clarke said President Obama has electrified trains leave a tiny fraction of been the first pro-rail president in the carbon footprint left by airplanes and the past century. The Obama admincars. In these regards, America is lagging istration has allocated $8 billion far behind countries such as France, China toward high-speed rail, but this figand Germany, Clarke said.

• Photo courtesy of Babskwal ure is half of what China spent back Due to the notion that China has a very similar economy and geographic area to Passengers board the TGV V150, the world speed record-holding high-speed rail train, in in 2003; Congress has been relucthe United States, Clarke went in-depth Paris, France on Monday, June 18, 2007. High-speed rails similar to the systems in other tant to increase any allocation of about China’s rail infrastructure in order countries have been proposed for use in the U.S. due to a number of advantages over typ- funds. Clarke said that California has proposed its own high-speed to compare to what the U.S. has the capa- ical rail systems or individual modes of transportation. rail plan, funded by $12 billion in bility of doing. Clarke said China has been federal funds and $9 billion in state funds.

He said while this is a good sign, America willing to allocate funds toward high-speed rail because the travelers’ demand for it is present. China began by spending $14 billion in 2003, and this number has increased to needs to take an incremental focus to building a high-speed rail system if it ever plans a $95 billion figure in 2010. Its rail stations, he said, are very modern and clean, unlike on building one.

“America’s immediate focus should be to identify, acquire and protect right-of-way the stations in the United States.

“If I lived in China, I would most likely take the train every day,” Clarke said. for a future high-speed rail system,” Clarke said. “We should build high-speed rail sys“Impeccable service, modern equipment, very clean and up-to-date stations unlike the tems incrementally as demand and finances permit, and invest money as demand increases.” grimy facilities in America we know as train stations. It beats the heck out of flying.”

“I’ve been on a high-speed train in France,” Coley Fryar, a sophomore in pharmacy, Clarke said that Amtrak, the only intercity rail passenger service in America, has attempted to enter the realm of high-speed rail in the past decade with its French- said. “Very, very fast. You can’t tell how fast it is because it’s very quiet and you can’t designed Acela trains, but the Acela service is not high-speed by international stan- feel the momentum. If we had them in America, people would use them more often dards. These trains run in the only rail corridor in America that allows train speeds over because they’d be more accessible and easier to use.”

Andrew Lindemann Staff Writer

Students take advantage of TRECS Chelsea Jensen Staff Writer Students returned to UT nearly one month ago, and the influx of students has caused an increase in numbers at the TRECS, the Tennessee Recreational Center for Students, on Volunteer Boulevard.

With over 100 multi-operational machines, a weight room, 11 workout studios, three racquetball courts, four full-size basketball courts, more than 16 workout classes, an Olympic track, outdoors center, golf simulator, air hockey table and it’s very own Smoothie King, it’s understandable why students spend their time in the three-level facility. Not to mention membership is free with a student ID. But are the gung-ho students as dedicated to the gym as they seem, and will they maintain their healthy routines?

Nick Angel, TRECS building manager and a senior studying sports management, said the numbers will drop after the first few weeks.

“At the beginning of the semester, kids are wanting to come and to see what all is offered, and then it slacks off I guess as the year goes on because people get bogged down with classes,” Angel said.

Angel said each season is relatively consistent. Students visit on-campus workout facilities less as the fall semester progresses, but they return mainly after New Year’s and before spring break.

Tee Ezell, fitness program director at the University of Tennessee, said it’s mainly because students are “trying to keep off the holiday and winter pounds we all tend to gain from the holiday eating.”

So, how can students work toward making their gym routines more than something seasonal?

For Monique Simpson, TRECS fitness floor supervisor and a junior in psychology, the best way to keep up her workout routine Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon is to set aside 40 minutes each day for cardioEmily Thompson, junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology, meas- vascular exercise and weightlifting. ures concentrations in a lab in the Walters Life Sciences Building on Friday, Sept.

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out here, a little workout there,” Simpson said. “But it’s possible if you make time for it.”

Olivia Crowe, an undecided sophomore, said the best solution is to follow through with plans.

“Don’t procrastinate, just do it,” Crowe said.

Christin Maxwell, a freshman in political science and philosophy, said it’s a matter of knowing about the facilities.

“I think a lot of people don’t even know about it when they first get here,” Maxwell said.

But working out at the TRECS is not the only way to maintain a consistent and healthy routine. Ezell said it’s the student’s responsibility to utilize the resources available.

“Aside from what is offered at the (TRECS), students have another great resource, our campus,” she said. “There are challenging hills, steps and flats on campus that make for excellent cardio and toning workouts.”

A bulletin board in the TRECS displaying information about avoiding the “Freshman 15” suggested incorporating 30 minutes of exercise into one’s daily schedule by powerwalking across campus, taking the stairs or riding a bicycle to class.

It also recommended getting at least 8 hours of sleep and watching what one eats by avoiding sodas and greasy foods.

Ironically, the elliptical machines on the third level of the gym look right across the room to a large poster advertising Papa John’s Pizza.

But the pizza can wait for the late-night studying.

Instead, students can enjoy one of the 93 smoothies and a variety of protein bars offered at the TRECS’ Smoothie King while they work out.

Or, if a student is across campus, one can briskly walk the distance and enjoy a smoothie as a reward without even bringing a gym bag.

For more information about the TRECS and other on-campus recreational facilities, visit http://recsports.utk.edu.

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Madeline Brown • The Daily Beacon

Megan Nixon, senior in accounting and French, and Cory Harris, senior in hotel, restaurant and tourism, look over schedules in the Programs Abroad Office. As peer advisers in the PAO, the two inform students about their experiences studying outside of the U.S. and opportunities for living and studying in other countries.

1957 — The United States detonates a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), a 1,375 square mile research center located 65 miles north of Las Vegas.

The test, known as Rainier, was the first fully contained underground detonation and produced no radioactive fallout. A modified W-25 warhead weighing 218 pounds and measuring 25.7 inches in diameter and 17.4 inches in length was used for the test. Rainier was part of a series of 29 nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons safety tests known as Operation Plumbbob that were conducted at the NTS between May 28, 1957, and October 7, 1957.

In December 1941, the U.S. government committed to building the world's first nuclear weapon when President Franklin Roosevelt authorized $2 billion in funding for what came to be known as the Manhattan Project. The first nuclear weapon test took place on July 16, 1945, at the Trinity site near Alamogordo, New Mexico. A few weeks later, on August 6, 1945, with the U.S. at war against Japan, President Harry Truman authorized the dropping of an atomic bomb named Little Boy over Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, on August 9, a nuclear bomb called Fat Man was dropped over Nagasaki. Two hundred thousand people, according to some estimates, were killed in the attacks on the two cities and on August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allied Powers.

1957's Operation Plumbbob took place at a time when the U.S. was engaged in a Cold War and nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. In 1963, the U.S. signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty, which banned nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, underwater and outer space. A total of 928 tests took place at the Nevada Test Site between 1951 and 1992, when the U.S. conducted its last underground nuclear test. In 1996, the U.S signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits nuclear detonations in all environments.

1959 — In one of the more surreal moments in the history of the Cold War, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev explodes with anger when he learns that he cannot visit Disneyland. The incident marked the climax of Khrushchev's day in Los Angeles, one that was marked by both frivolity and tension.

Khrushchev arrived in the United States on September 15 for an extended visit and a summit meeting with President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Soviet leader indicated a desire to see Hollywood and a visit was arranged. On September 19, Khrushchev and his wife arrived in Los Angeles. The day began pleasantly enough, with a tour of the Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Hollywood. The Soviet premier was taken on to the sound stage for the movie "Can-Can" and was immediately surrounded by the cast of the film, including Shirley MacLaine and Juliet Prowse. MacLaine greeted Khrushchev in broken Russian and then attempted to engage the premier in an impromptu dance.

Khrushchev jovially begged off and then stood by while the cast members performed a number from the film. Frank Sinatra was brought in to serve as an unofficial master of ceremonies for the visit, and he later lunched with an obviously delighted Khrushchev.

-This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

Monday, September 19, 2011

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Trucker accused in regional slayings The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Long-haul trucker John Boyer’s gray beard and round face give him a grandfatherly appearance, but when he opens his mouth, he seethes with anger toward women. This hatred had murderous results, authorities said, as he picked up prostitutes around the Southeast, killed them and dumped their bodies near interstate highways. He’s accused of at least three slayings and is suspected in a fourth.

Boyer has pleaded guilty to killing a woman in North Carolina and faces murder charges in slayings in Tennessee and South Carolina. His most recent confession came last month. The similarities of the cases and the apparent lack of remorse from Boyer have investigators encouraging their counterparts along highways around the Southeast to review unsolved killings and missing person files. Even his own attorney in the North Carolina case felt uneasy around him and wondered what else he might have done.

“I think there are a lot more. There’s no telling. This guy traveled all over the country. Hopefully we’ll get more of these cases solved through DNA,” said detective Scott Smith of the Hickman County, Tenn., sheriff ’s office.

In the case Smith investigated, Boyer picked up 25-year-old prostitute Jennifer Smith in April 2005 and brought her to an abandoned parking lot just off Interstate 40. The two argued over money, and Boyer strangled the victim with the seat belt of his truck, dumped her body from the cab, and drove off, the detective said.

Her body was found in 2005 by a highway worker, but it took two years for investigators to match DNA found on her body to a sample Boyer gave after pleading guilty in North Carolina. Boyer confessed to the killing after investigators cornered him with the evidence, but he also went on a tirade against women, said Smith, who’s not related to the victim.

The investigator was chilled by the hatred toward women from a man who had never been married and lived with his mother near Augusta, Ga. A woman who answered the phone Friday at a listing for Boyer’s mother denied knowing him.

Darlington County, S.C., Sheriff ’s Capt. Andy Locklair immediately got the same impression when he stepped into an interview room to question Boyer about a killing in that state. The first thing Boyer said to him was: “What b---are you here about?”

Locklair confronted Boyer earlier this month about the death of 34-year-old Michelle Haggadone. Her body was found in April 2000 beneath pine straw at a parking area on Interstate 20 near Florence, about 30 miles from the truck stop where Boyer had picked her up.

Boyer immediately denied killing Haggadone, lashing out at Locklair and an investigator with him.

“He said he had slept with a lot of prostitutes and a lot of them were detectives’ daughters or prosecutors’ daughters,” Locklair said. “He just tried to get the upper hand from the start.”

The captain added: “I’m not a behavior science expert, but he has some deep, deep issues with women.”

Haggadone was strangled with a wire or cord after the two argued over the price of her services, authorities said.

Her body went unidentified for a decade, until a DNA sample from a relatives matched a sample from her body.

Investigators had no DNA evidence to go on, but Locklair and another investigator realized several aspects of the crime, like what the victim was doing and where and how she was killed, matched the earlier slayings linked to Boyer. Without physical evidence to back him into a corner, Locklair decided he would try to draw a confession by gaining Boyer’s trust. He told Boyer about his father, who also was a truck driver, then started trapping him in his lies.

Locklair’s case and the one in Tennessee will take some time to resolve.

Boyer will be taken to Tennessee to face a first-degree murder charge after his North Carolina sentence ends. He is going to face a murder charge in South Carolina, but Locklair isn’t sure when he might end up in court because of the other two cases.

Boyer is serving a sentence of up to 12 years in a North Carolina prison after pleading guilty in 2007 to second-degree murder for killing Scarlett pushed her, and she struck her head on furniture, authorities said.

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

Brittany Sheffey runs at Lambert Acrew Golf Club during the Tennessee Invitation Cross Country meet on Saturday, Sept. 17. Sheffey was able to win the event with a time of 17 mintues, 43.46 seconds in the 5000-meter race, the first victory of her career and the fifth fastest time recorded by a Lady Vol at the venue.

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GuestColumn Dismantling American ego: Part One The return to school for me is always a battle with my ego. Finding myself drowning in a flood of well-dressed and perfumed peers is disorienting to say the least. The social role which I had developed over the summer is useless when my social conditions change so dramatically, and my ego is thrown into a period of instability, maybe even bipolarism. During the manic phases — the high points of the cycle — I feel as if I’m winning the competition of beauty, intelligence, charisma, power. And during the depressive states, I feel redundant, inferior, defensive. But during both, the role of my ego is central, and I feel isolated by my own self-interest. I’ll return to this subject later.

This viscious cycle was giving me a particularly hard time last week, and I took refuge in the library.

After a brief walk through the literature shelves, I found myself at the periodicals display that looked like some Andy Warhol painting: Almost every magazine showed the same image — the twin towers in their last critical moments, a mass of black smoke and fire on some. On others, just a clear silohuette of the buildings in front of a blue sky and the horrifying figure of a jet frozen fast in the air.

Soon it would be the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, a traumatic experience for me, but for a strange reason. It has become most significant to me as the day America confiscated my American identity and then attemted to force it back on me in a state in which I refused to accept it.

Reading through the Newsweek and then later talking with some other students about the event, I was reminded of the America the months after Sept. 11. Though many Americans displayed a certain force of humanity that was not evident before the event, it soon became an America of “with us or against us.” Since the tragedy didn’t strike me as very personal as a Tennessean, this divisive attitude was the most tangible outcome for me. I thought (as an 11-year-old kid) “Of course I’m an American, but I’m not ‘an American,’ not that kind of American who would put stickers and flags all over his property or would sign his son up for whatever war the government chooses to fight next.” So, after a while, I just learned to live as a non-American, fixed up with a U.S. passport, a father with a slight New York accent, a mom from Tucson and eight years of Knox County schooling. But my American identity had been taken by those who thought they knew the proper definition of patriot.

Of course at the age of 11, you’re still your parents’

social experiment, and if it weren’t for my father’s and mother’s politics, I might never have lost my taste for Freedom fries or for all the television specials about the “heroes” of the tragedy, as if firemen and marines and Americans are the only humans who behave courageously and humanely in the middle of a panic.

But now, 10 years later, I feel I’ve established my own political identity based on more factors than my father’s breakfast discussions or after-dinner interviews. And 10 years later, as I sit in the library and read through periodicals reflecting on 9/11, I realize I still have not taken back my American identity. Whatever 9/11 brought out in our country was likely always there because it still hangs around, still keeping me distant.

This problem, if I had to describe it, is a problem of egoism which every country has, just not of the same type. Not an asounding revelation, I know.

Most Americans on every side of the political field realize this, and some are even proud of it. It’s what makes us internationally distinct — we’re the country of patriots.

But what bothers me the most is when I notice the subtle infiltration of this egoism into the worldviews of otherwise rational and open-minded people. An article in Newsweek by Andrew Sullivan the week of the anniversary gives me an excellent example of this. The author writes that the attacks were an attempt by Al-Qaeda to bait us into an ideological war, and that we took the bait. A good analysis. But Sullivan continues, “It looks obvious now. But it wasn’t then. We were seized with righteous rage, every ounce of which was justified.

But the victim of rape is not the best person to initiate the strategy to bring the rapist to justice.

And we, alas, were all we had.” This last remark is, for me, the key to understanding post-9/11 American identity.

If I had read this article as an American — not even as an American but simply as a person standing in an American library reading Newsweek — I may have overlooked this short description of a nation making decisions in a void. But I wasn’t in America when I read this (or as I write this). I was standing on the second floor of a French university library in Montpellier, where I’ve been studying as an exchange student since January. And my first reaction was, “What about France?”

— Amien Essif is a senior in English. He can be reached at aessif@utk.edu.

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Abortion protest poorly conducted D e ar Rea d e rs by

Aaron Moyer I’m sure you’re all well-informed on this topic and don’t need another psychotic liberal telling you why we should allow abortion because I just hate babies.

Therefore, I’m not going to say that. Why? Because this argument has been run into the ground, beaten, buried, dug up, beaten again and then reburied.

People have been debating this in circles for decades and nothing will come of it. Republicans will never overturn it or even try to restrict it. The debate has devolved into which side can demonize the other.

Pro-lifers are portrayed as women-hating bigots and pro-choicers are portrayed as merciless baby-killers.

The debate has become nothing but pointless politicization.

Roe v. Wade happened in 1973. It’s 2011 and has been a whopping 38 years since this decision. Every single one of those glorious years has been filled with endless debate surrounding this issue, but nothing has come of it. Think about it: It’s an easy political device that stirs up the populace’s anger and gets them to vote for you. Republicans have been antiabortion for God knows how long and have done pretty much nothing in overturning or even restricting abortions. Yet, abortion is always brought up in various debates for various positions and the pro-choicers are declared to be baby-killers and therefore are spawns of Satan and other such nonsense.

How many times have you had the picture of an “aborted” fetus paraded around like it was the latest and greatest item on the market and it’s yours for only three payments of $19.99? Now, I hope you all know that those photos definitely are not actually aborted fetuses, rather they’re stillborn or faked. First trimester abortions, the most common kind, involve suction and shreds the fetus. The later abortions do in fact produce fetal parts, but do you know what they do with them? They dispose of them immediately. The reason for this is because there could be blood-borne pathogens on those tiny arms and legs. This is an OSHA regulation and so there is literally no time

for casual photography.

This is a pointless debate that is getting us nowhere.

Pro-lifers will always declare fetuses to be human beings and will parade around those pictures of stillborns. Pro-choicers will always say that it’s their body so leave them alone. Let’s move on to something that actually matters, like the fact that we’re spending almost a trillion dollars a year on a military that is about as bloated and worthless as Mr. Creosote while our healthcare is ranked 37th by the World Health Organization, and dropping steadily, or that our education system is producing a generation of failures who can’t do basic math without a calculator. The abortion debate will always be around, and it will never be resolved. The Republicans will push it to the forefront for every election to get voters out, and Democrats will be spineless and passionless about it. Roe v. Wade is not going to ever get overturned, so give it up and protest something that actually matters.

I can hear the clamors of readers crying about how if they give it up then nothing will get changed. This is true, but nothing will get changed even if you don’t quit protesting. The Republicans will still be cartoon villains and the Democrats will still be spineless cowards. The debate around abortion is one of the greatest political manipulation tools that has been conceived and the Republicans aren’t going to abandon it by fulfilling their promises. Instead, the protestors have simply turned into a crowd of sheep mindlessly bleating “baby killer” to anyone who will listen.

I am tired of seeing these disgusting photos that have little to do with the actual issue. If I were to stand on Pedestrian Mall holding posters showing the atrocities of America and the victims we have mercilessly slaughtered, I would get arrested for obscenity. The mutilated prostheses posters that these people hold are just as disgusting and obscene, yet they are allowed to turn the stomachs of students and innocents alike. I have no problem with people protesting issues they are passionate about, but at least be honest about it. Signs that say “Bush is Hitler,” “Abortion Doctors are Hitler,” “Abortion is the same as genocide because it totally is focused on a specific race or creed with the goal of total elimination” do nothing but create easy straw men for mockery.

— Aaron Moyer is a junior in philosophy. He can be reached at amoyer3@utk.edu.

Duncan dances around teacher pay Off the Deep End by

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Not too long ago, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan proposed a sizable bump in pay for primary and secondary teachers in the United States. He suggested a base starting salary of $60,000 for incoming teachers — part of an effort to get some of the best and the brightest out of the endless sea of unemployed college graduates — and a maximum potential salary of $150,000.

That’s a pretty sizable increase considering the median pay for ALL teachers is somewhere around $52,000. The idea, of course, is that giving the teachers more financial compensation will inspire them to offer a better education to their students.

Now, I can’t fault Secretary Duncan for wanting to shell out more cash to those who are forced to put up with and try to teach the prepubescents and adolescents in this society. I can think of many of my former teachers who would deserve such a sizable increase in their pay. Where I disagree with him is in his efforts to suggest a measure that would never get enacted in the majority of the country and in the faulty logic his suggestion uses.

It was nice that Duncan called for an increase in teacher pay. I’m sure the National Education Association — the largest teacher’s union in the country — will be absolutely ecstatic to read his words. It works out especially well for him, President Obama and the rest of the president’s administration because, when nothing ever comes of his suggestion, they will have the luxury of being able to pass the blame on to someone else.

The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of public school funding in this country comes from the local level, and more often than not it comes in the form of property taxes collected by city and county governments. Given the state of the economy and the downfall of the housing market in the United States, property tax revenues are going down. School districts are already having problems making payroll for their faculty at current pay rates and others cannot afford to even buy enough textbooks for all of their

students. Numerous state legislators around the country are standing around, scratching their heads, and wondering where in the world they’re going to get enough money to bridge the gaps in their budgets. How exactly are they supposed to come up with the cash for six-figure teacher salaries? Raise taxes? Yeah. Right. The Tea Ba … err … I mean Tea Party would be tossing desks and rulers into the nearest body of water in protest faster than Sarah Palin could name a Supreme Court case. O.K., that was a bad example.

The general lack of funds necessary to implement this plan is one thing, but the real failed logic behind the plan stands out even more.

There is no doubt that the working premise of this scheme is to give teachers more incentive to be better at educating their students. While the idea may sound rather good on the surface, the fact of the matter is that the logic behind it is tragically, tragically flawed.

I certainly will not try to tell you that the majority of teachers in the United States are bad at what they do. Most are quite capable of educating their students to the standards that have been set by governing bodies, and there are even some that are able to excel and inspire their students to go the extra mile. Others, however, just plain stink, and tossing a bunch of money at them is not going to make the situation any better.

New York and other states have actually tried to increase teacher salaries in recent years as a means to spur a rise in test scores. Such efforts have failed to show any real results. Bad and/or ineffective teachers around the country are more or less secure because of their tenured status.

Thanks to the NEA, it almost takes an act of Congress to terminate a teacher’s employment for any reason other than improper conduct with a student — though such situations seem to be on the rise as of late.

In the end, I can’t help but look at Secretary Duncan’s suggestion as anything more than a simple exercise in pandering. His shameless disregard for the facts that nothing will ever come of the proposal due to infrastructural and financial constraints and that this strategy has largely proven to be ineffective makes the truth clear: He wasn’t trying to do anything but garner NEA support and secure votes for his president.

— Derek Mullins is a senior in political science. He can be reached at dmullin5@utk.edu.

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Same-sex couples in military look forward Years of secrecy, concern to conclude with nation’s repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ The Associated Press NEW YORK — After 19 years hiding her relationship with an active-duty Army captain, Cathy Cooper is getting ready to exhale. On Tuesday, the policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell” will expire. And Cooper will dare speak her love’s name in public.

“This is life-changing,” said Cooper, choking up. “I just want to be able to breathe — knowing I can call my partner at work and have a conversation without it having to be in code.”

Much has been reported about the burdens that “don’t ask” placed on gay and lesbian service members who risked discharge under the 1993 policy if their sexual orientation became known in the ranks. There’s been less attention focused on their civilian partners, who faced distinctive, often relentless stresses of their own.

In interviews with The Associated Press, five partners recalled past challenges trying to conceal their love affairs, spoke of the joy and relief accompanying repeal, and wondered about the extent that they would be welcomed into the broader military family in the future.

Even with repeal imminent, the partners — long accustomed to secrecy — did not want to reveal the full identity of their active-duty loved ones before Tuesday.

Cooper, who works for a large private company, moved from the Midwest to northern Virginia to be near her partner’s current Army post, yet couldn’t fully explain to friends and colleagues why she moved. “It’s been really difficult — it’s really isolated us,” she said. “I became much more introverted, more evasive.”

Cooper said her partner’s Army career is thriving, though she’s had to hide a major component of her personal life.

“I don’t know any of her co-workers,” Cooper said. “She says, ‘You’re the best part of me and I have to pretend you don’t exist.’”

Looking ahead, Cooper is unsure how same-sex partners will be welcomed by the military establishment.

“Will it be, ‘Hey, come join all the family support programs?’” she wondered. “I’m not going to be so naive as to think that ... I’m just hoping the door is open.”

During the long, arduous campaign to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell,” activists and advocacy groups tended to downplay issues related to post-repeal benefits for civilian partners. “It’s not something we’ve been pushing very hard for yet, but it’s obviously going to be the next front in the ongoing battle for equality,” said Alex Nicholson, executive director of Servicemembers United.

Nicholson’s organization, which advocates on behalf of gay and lesbian military personnel, conducted a survey of same-sex partners last year to gauge their concerns. One widespread hope, he said, was the military might issue ID cards to same-sex civilian partners so they could gain access to bases, commissaries and support services on their own.

In general, same-sex partners will not get the same benefits that the Pentagon grants to heterosexual married couples to ease the costs of medical care, travel, housing and other living expenses. The Pentagon says the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act — which defines marriage as a legal union between a man and woman — precludes extending those benefits to gay couples, even if they are married legally in certain states.

Same-sex partners can be listed as the person to be notified in case a service member is killed or injured, but current regulations prevent anyone other than immediate family — not same-sex spouses — from learning the details of the death.

Some activists predict that gay couples will remain second-class citizens in the military’s eyes as long as the Defense of Marriage Act is in force. It is currently under challenge in several court cases, and the Obama administration has said it will not defend DOMA in court.

In the meantime, some activists suggest the military could allow all its personnel — gay or straight — to be eligible for subsidized off-base housing, emergency leaves and other benefits by virtue of a relationship with an unmarried partner.

serving gay, lesbian and transgender students. At that stage, Nicole was in the ROTC program, and Bostian-Kentes had to learn the intricacies of dating someone governed by “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

“I’d never had to be in the closet, but I happened to fall in love with someone in the military and had to create a closet that didn’t exist before,” she said. “We couldn’t hold hands walking down the street, couldn’t write this or that on my Facebook site — it was a huge learning curve for me.”

There was a brief scare last October, when a fellow reveler at a Halloween party posted a photo on Facebook of Ariana and Nicole embracing.

“I freaked out and called the guy who posted it and said, ‘Take it down. This could ruin her career,’” Bostian-Kentes recalled.

“The guy did take it down — but it was a terrifying two hours of my life.”

Bostian-Kentes, who co-founded an advocacy group called the Military Partners and Families Coalition, is hopeful that repeal will enable her to be an active part of the military community and its various support systems.

“It’s so much more difficult to shoulder the burden of deployment without support,” she said. “It’s exhausting, it’s scary — the continuous web of lies that’s being weaved. I can’t wait to come out of that, to come out as a military spouse.”

The repeal process has been watched closely by Catherine Crisp, a professor of social work at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, who endured “don’t ask, don’t tell” for 15 years as partner of a career Army officer, Kaye McKinzie.

McKinzie, 47, a West Point graduate, retired two years ago after being promoted to colonel, and now teaches in the University of Central Arkansas College of Business.

“I felt like I spent 15 years holding my breath,” Crisp said. “I did not realize until Kaye retired what a toll it had taken on both of us, that we lived in constant fear that became a part of who we were.”

Crisp, 46, said both she and McKinzie were dedicated to their careers, lived apart for long stretches, and often took exhausting steps to conceal their relationship.

Heather Lamb, an IBM software engineer in northern Virginia, looks ahead to the postrepeal era and hopes that eventually, samesex couples receive the same support as other military families.

How will the military handle the changes?

“I think it will be like any neighborhood or city in America,” she said. “There will be people in the military who are very open and accepting, and there will be people who will not be.”

The advent of repeal emboldened Lamb to propose earlier this month to her partner of six years, an Air Force officer named Adrianna.

No wedding date is set, but Lamb, 35, is excited in part because marriage — impossible under “don't ask, don't tell” — offers a more secure future for their son, Jacob, who she gave birth to in April.

Adrianna took leave from her post near Washington, D.C., to be present for Jacob’s birth, Lamb said, but “don’t ask, don’t tell” nonetheless took its toll.

“Most people at work share the news of a birth,” Lamb said. “When Adrianna went back, she couldn’t get congratulations. It was one of the sad things — she had to keep quiet about it.”

For Ariana Bostian-Kentes, repeal comes at an already emotional time. Her partner of nearly five years, an Army medical supply officer named Nicole, has just started a 12month deployment in Afghanistan with the 1st Armored Division from Fort Bliss, Texas.

Before repeal became certain, Nicole was leaning toward leaving the military after the deployment, Bostian-Kentes said. Now, there’s more of a chance she’ll stay in the service, and the two are discussing the possibility of marrying after Nicole returns to the U.S. “She might go back in, since she won’t have to hide her private life,” Bostian-Kentes said. “Before, it was let’s get out as soon as we can, and not have to lie to our family and friends.”

The two women, both 28, met in 2006 while on a rugby team at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where BostianKentes now works at the university’s center

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Dental Armageddon : Part Four Olivia Cooper Staff Writer The man covered in stitches, bandages and a chipped tooth stepped away from his Mustang and held the door open for Natalie. She thanked him and told him to take a seat. Harriet poked her head out of her office door.

“Who is that, Natalie?” Harriet asked.

Natalie shrugged.

“It’s not a kid, so I don’t have to deal with him,” Natalie replied. “Any openings today, Mrs. Marshall?”

Mrs. Marshall looked up, took a pencil, scratched out a name on the calendar and went back to her card game.

“Our 11 a.m. was a no-show,” Mrs. Marshall said, putting a pile of spades to the side.

Natalie went down the hallway. Moments later, she returned with Stacy, and Stacy told the man to follow him. Before the man went back, he slapped a credit card on the counter.

“I want everything charged to this,” he said. “It might say Cynthia, but my name is Larry, Larry Hammond. And it is a pleasure to meet y’all.”

He smiled. The chipped tooth was evident and made him look like a gopher.

“Stacy will see to you, Larry, and I will be in there in a moment,” Harriet said with a smile.

Larry nodded and went down the hall. Soon, the rubber brush whirred to life, and the women gathered around the computer.

“Cynthia Hammond,” Harriet read off the card. “HA-M-M-O…” “I know how to spell,” Mrs. Marshall interrupted.

“I’ve been a secretary long enough.”

The browser was white as it brought back results, of which there were more than 17 million. The top five included a website with a brief biography: “wife of Larry Hammond, who has made his success as owner and preacher at God’s Fellowship Baptist Church.”

“Preacher’s wife got tired of preacher’s loving,” Natalie said and laughed. Mrs. Marshall frowned, and Harriet stared at a picture of the two on their wedding day.

“Whatever,” Natalie said. “That was funny. He runs a megachurch anyway. It has a freakin’ gift shop, and the collection plates look more like cauldrons.” She stepped outside.

“They look happy there,” Harriet said. “Wonder what would make them split?”

“He had real hair then,” Mrs. Marshall said.

“AAAAHHH!” Larry yelled. Harriet sighed and rushed down the hall.

Stacy paced, as Larry rubbed the side of his mouth.

A dribble of blood leaked out of the corner of Larry’s mouth.

“He wanted something to numb his mouth, so I gave him the shot,” Stacy stammered. “And he moved. And the needle dragged across the roof of his mouth. But I told him. I…” Harriet ushered Stacy out the door. She returned and grabbed something from a drawer.

“Open wide,” she said.

“For what,” he said and nearly gagged from Harriet’s pile of cotton balls.

Harriet finally got a good look at him. He was bedecked in expensive clothes, fashionable leather shoes, a Rolex watch and a belt buckle that was a huge Texas longhorn. The Israelites had their golden calves, and the Hammonds have their Texas longhorns, she thought.

“Are you Larry Hammond the preacher?” Harriet asked. He nodded.

“Is your church still open right now?” she asked. He shook his head.

“Is it out of money?” she asked.

He laughed and pulled his keys from his pocket, picking one out. He spit out the cotton balls and stood.

“Let me just say, this is not for my apartment or my car,” he said. “The Bible says it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. So I aim to use up my savings before Armageddon comes.”

He tore off his bib. Harriet stared as he crossed the room and left, whistling and jingling his keys along the way.

Harriet took off her coat and grabbed her purse from her office.

“I’ll be back tomorrow,” she told her secretary. “I’m leaving early.” Mrs. Marshall didn’t look up.

Larry’s car left skid marks down the small road, and she heard it in the distance as a small hum. She got into her own car and drove off.

She hit traffic right where she expected to. At that point, people were getting out of their cars and walking to the building. Harriet did the same and waited her turn in line. She took a seat outside and waited hours until a small blonde girl with a clipboard walked in and called Harriet’s name. Harriet stood.

“Spencer will see you now,” she told Harriet.

(To read parts 1-3, visit http://utdailybeacon.com/staff/profiles/olivia-cooper/) — Olivia Cooper is a senior in creative writing. She can be reached at ocooper@utk.edu.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Family remembers air show pilot The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The pilot of a post-World War II plane that crashed during an air show in West Virginia was a decorated Air Force pilot and instructor, a successful businessman and a passionate pilot who stressed safety first and foremost, friends and family said Sunday.

Federal aviation officials investigating the crash that killed John “Jack” Mangan of Concord, N.C., said they expect to have a preliminary finding within days into the cause of the crash Saturday during a show by the T-28 Warbird Aerobatic Formation Demonstration Team.

Mangan, 54, was killed when his T-28 crashed and burst into flames before hundreds of stunned spectators at the Martinsburg air show.

He had flown with the demonstration team for five years.

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator was on the scene Sunday and was expected to conduct a briefing later in the day. The investigator did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press.

A preliminary accident report was expected within 3-5 working days, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA was assisting the NTSB by checking Mangan’s pilot records, medical certification and any documents related to the T-28.

The Journal of Martinsburg reported the aircraft lost control during a sixplane stunt formation and then crashed on a runway near hangers at the airfield.

No one was injured when the aircraft wobbled and crashed, authorities said. Many in the crowd embraced each other and wept after seeing the air-

craft appear to disintegrate in a fireball.

Sean Mangan, 27, said his father instructed him to fly and he always stressed attention to detail, preparation and safety.

“He was the best pilot I know,” Sean Mangan said of his father. “Flying was his passion. He was a great pilot and a wonderful parent and husband.”

Mangan, a retired Air Force officer who graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, left a wife, Kathy, and two other children. He was the president of RMG, a Kingsport, Tenn., company with a chain of more than 80 fast-food restaurants in Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

“Jack was a beloved leader in our company, and his untimely passing is a blow to us all,” RMG said in a statement on its website.

As an Air Force fighter pilot, Mangan flew F-4s and F-15s and was an instructor and mission commander in the U.S. during Operation Desert Storm, said Rick Rountree, a spokesman for RMG. He received three meritorious service medals and was fighter pilot of the year in 1984, he said.

The North American T-28 Trojan that he flew in the air show was a basic trainer that was used by the U.S Navy, including for carrier operation, according to The Boeing Co.’s website. Its first flight was in 1949 and it was designed to transition pilots to jet aircraft.

“This was his hobby, to fly these T-28s,” Rountree said.

“He loved doing it, and he actually flew a lot in his job.”

Mangan and RMG also supported The Patriot Foundation, created to provide support to the families of soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg.

Monday, September 19, 2011

UT falters, Hunter out for season Matt Dixon Sports Editor

Sophomore center James Stone had multiple low snaps when UT ran from shotgun formations.

Stone, who’s naturally left-handed, worked all off-season to snap right-handed. He said Florida’s defensive line, which Dooley said was the most talented in the country, wasn’t the reason for the poor snaps; he let it get into his head, causing him to think too much.

“I wasn’t getting it back there fast enough,” Stone said.

“I wasn’t finishing my snaps full. I kind of got in a hurry and got rushed a little bit.”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Justin Hunter entered Saturday’s game as the leading receiver in the SEC. Through two games, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound athletic freak had 16 receptions for 302 yards and two touchdowns.

But on UT’s fourth offensive play in the Volunteers’ 3323 loss to Florida, Hunter’s season ended with an ACL tear after hauling in Tough Bray a Tyler Bray pass for 12 yards and a One of the first down. knocks on Bray is Trying to cut to how he will hold up the middle of the for a full season field, Hunter fell to against physical the ground and SEC defenses. immediately Despite being grabbed his left sacked only three knee. times, Bray was Hunter’s injury pressured all day allowed the Gators by the Gators and to double-team impressed teamDa’Rick Rogers, the mates with his Vols’ only other toughness. dependable wide“Bray showed out. incredible tough“As a play-maker, ness,” Da’Rick it shouldn’t matter,” Rogers said. “I Rogers said. “I mean, the way he should just make was getting hit and plays.” had pressure today, Rogers finished I’m surprised he with five receptions can still walk.” for 62 yards and a touchdown. Tight Notes and such end Mychael Rivera added five catches UT’s captains for a career-high 71 • Photo courtesy of Wade Rackley/UTADPHOTO for the game were yards and his first Derek Dooley talks with Justin Hunter as he comes off the field followsenior linebacker touchdown as a Vol. ing a play during a game against Florida on Saturday, Sept. 17. Hunter The biggest will be out for the season after a knee injury, and the Vols went on to Daryl Vereen, senior cornerback Art benefactor of lose 33-23 to the Gators.

Evans and sophoHunter’s absence more right tackle was freshman DeAnthony Arnett, who hauled in a gamehigh eight passes for 59 yards. Arnett didn’t catch any Ja’Wuan James.

Evans started for the first time this season. He started passes in UT’s first two games of the season. six games last year before being suspended for the team’s “It was good to get him out there,” Dooley said. “He’s last six games. going to have to play a lot now. He got eight catches, a Sophomore defensive end Marlon Walls made his first bunch of little short stuff. He’s going to have to grow up. career start on Saturday. Senior Ben Martin started the Vincent Dallas is going to have to grow up.” first two games of the year Dallas and sophomore Matt Milton each recorded their but battled a left knee first career receptions. Junior Zach Rogers added two injury all week. catches for 34 yards and tailbacks Tauren Poole and Florida extended its Marlin Lane combined for three catches for 32 yards and record winning-streak over a touchdown.

Tennessee to seven games and improved to 22-19 allRunning game woes continue time against the Vols.

The Vols’ ground attack was an area of concern entering the game, and its non-existence made UT’s offense virtually one-dimensional.

Tennessee finished with -9 rushing yards, and got just 18 yards from senior tailback Tauren Poole, his lowest total as a starter.

“There was no running game so there’s no real use in talking about it,” Poole said.

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Hope still on horizon for Vols Clay Seal Assistant Sports Editor

You proudly predicted Tennessee would beat Florida by two touchdowns in The Swamp and end the six-game losing streak to the Gators.

You got giddy envisioning Tyler Bray in New York City calmly accepting the Heisman Trophy after throwing for 4,500 yards and 50 touchdowns.

You almost felt embarrassed, but still confident, for thinking that Tennessee had a really good shot at winning its first SEC East title since 2007.

You got a little ahead of yourself.

The past few years in Tennessee football have been interesting to say the least.

They’re without a doubt different than fans are used to, mostly for undesirable reasons.

Before 2005, the Vols hadn’t had a losing season since 1988.

They only had a total of eight losing seasons since joining the SEC in 1933. They only had 10 different head coaches.

Including 2005, there have been three losing seasons since, one bowl win and three coaches.

Last year was the first time in a very, very long time you had to go into the season accepting the fact that Tennessee wasn’t going to beat Florida, Georgia or Alabama, or even get to a winning record.

For a program that was the nation’s winningest of the past 75 years less than a decade ago, things are very different right now. It’s been rough.

It’s only understandable that with the first legitimate glimmer of hope on the horizon, you’d reach, even if it was a little too far, and hold on for dear life. And now you’re feeling foolish and disappointed.

Don’t.

Yes, you found out the Vols still have some work to do after the 33-23 loss to the No. 16 Gators. Tyler Bray made a few mistakes that you hoped he had left back in 2010. Tauren Poole only averaged two yards a carry for a total of 18.

But there were also some good takeaways.

Tennessee’s biggest question mark, the defense, stepped up against the best team it’s seen this season, holding Florida to 4-of-13 efficiency on third downs. Take away Chris Rainey’s 83-yard touchdown that came off a 3-yard checkdown pass, and the Gators had 264 yards in the air.

After Justin Hunter, Tennessee’s leading receiver and one of college football’s best athletes, went out in the opening drive with an ACL tear and did not return, tight end Mychal Rivera stepped up for a career-high 71 yards and a touchdown. The offense put up 23 points on a Florida defense that had only allowed a field goal in the previous two games.

For a lot of the Vols, it was their first trip to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, one of the tougher places to play in college sports. Still, they competed, even after going down 30-7 with eight minutes left in the third quarter. No one would have been shocked if they had thrown in the towel and said, “Maybe next year,” but they didn’t.

So while you’re bummed that the Volunteer glory of the past didn’t return like you hoped, and now that you have the bye week to mull on the loss, take solace in the fact that your faith wasn’t completely misplaced. Know that good things are happening with this program.

No matter what anyone tells you, it’s better to be optimistic than not, especially when you have a front-row ticket to watch the sun rise on that horizon.

8 • The Daily Beacon

THESPORTSPAGE

Monday, September 19, 2011

Vols drop seventh straight to No. 16 Gators Without running game, Hunter, Tennessee suffers first loss of season, 33-23 Matt Dixon Sports Editor GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Derek Dooley worried how Tennessee would respond when it got its first scars.

The Volunteers certainly left Gainesville, Fla. with their fair share.

Florida’s speedy tailbacks and talented defensive line bruised UT to a 33-23 victory Saturday afternoon in front of 90,774 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

“I told the team if you are going to compete for championships, you are going to get scars on you,” Dooley said. “I’ve been saying this all season. We didn’t have any scars on us and today we got plenty of them.”

The biggest scar that could linger the rest of the season is the injury to sophomore receiver Justin Hunter, who suffered a torn ACL on UT’s opening drive. Hunter will undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season.

“It’s tough losing one of your go-to guys as a quarterback,” UT’s Tyler Bray said. “But we still had a whole three quarters to come back and make plays, which we failed to do.”

When Hunter went down, the Vols (2-1, 0-1 SEC) were already trailing 7-0. Florida (3-0, 1-0) took the opening kickoff and marched 80 yards in nine plays for a touchdown when quarterback John Brantley found a wide-open Trey Burton in the end zone on a 3rd-and-goal play from the UT 1yard line.

The Vols’ first possession ended when Michael Palardy missed a 37-yard field goal.

Florida added a field goal on its next drive to take a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter.

After UT’s next drive faltered, Florida’s Chris Rainey blocked a Palardy punt to give the Gators the ball inside UT’s 15-yard line.

The Vols’ defense held firm, but UF was able to tack on another field goal to extend its lead to 13-0. The Gators would eventually lead 16-0 before UT got on the scoreboard.

Helped by two pass inference penalties against Florida, Bray led the Vols on a sixplay, 89-yard drive to cut UF’s lead to 16-7

with 1:43 left in the second quarter.

UT caught the Gators blitzing and Bray found an uncovered Marlin Lane out of the backfield on the 8-yard touchdown pass.

The Vols hoped to carry that momentum into the second half, but it quickly swung back in favor of the home team after one offensive play.

After Lane returned the kick-off to the UT 28-yard line, Bray was picked off by Florida’s Josh Evans at the UT 42.

“I thought I got it over him. Even Da’Rick said he thought I got it over him,” Bray said.

“The guy just made a great play.”

The Gators would drive 42 yards in 7 plays to make the score 23-7. After a UT punt and a negative rushing play, Brantley dumped the ball off to Chris Rainey in the flat, and the 5-foot-9, 174-pound speedster outraced UT’s defense 83 yards for a touchdown to put UF up 30-7 with 8:08 left in the third quarter.

“They drop it down and Rainey looks like he’s in the Olympics and everybody’s chasing him,” Dooley said.

Rainey finished with 233 all-purpose yards, including 108 rushing and 104 receiving. Brantley was 14-of-23 for 213 yards and two touchdowns.

Tennessee would make the score 30-13 after Bray connected with Da’Rick Rogers for a 12-yard touchdown strike late in the third quarter.

Palardy added a field goal early in the fourth quarter to bring the Vols within two scores at 30-16.

Florida’s Caleb Sturgis kicked his fourth field goal of the game with 7:19 left to put the Gators up 33-16.

Bray’s third touchdown came on an 18yard pass to tight end Mychal Rivera to end the scoring for the game.

Bray finished 26-of-48 for 288 yards and three touchdowns and two interceptions, including one to Florida’s Matt Elam at the UF 17-yard line with 1:49 remaining that essentially ended UT’s hopes for a comeback.

“You can’t win every game, every year,” Rogers said. “But football’s a game of adversity. We’ve just got to fight hard and work hard and come back strong.”

• Photo courtesy of Wade Rackley/UTADPHOTO

Tyler Bray releases a pass just before being hit during a game against Florida on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Vols were unable to keep the success of their first two games going in to The Swamp, falling 33-23 to the Gators.