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Issue 23, Volume 127

Diversity enrollment program receives second life Hayley Brundige News Editor (@hayleybrundige)

The University of Tennessee Lead Summer Institute is back in business. In early August, administrators told institute members the program that brought them to UT would no longer exist. The program conditionally admits students to the university from underrepresented high schools and was cut in order to concentrate state funding on programs that impact a larger amount of students, said Provost Susan Martin. However, on the morning of Sept. 18, top administrators announced that funding for the program would be reinstated. Students in the fivemember UTLSI Committee immediately opposed the cut, swiftly organizing a forum to inform the community about the program and its impact on their lives. Last Thursday, the committee and administrators, including Martin and Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, discussed the cut during what Martin called a “much anticipated meeting.” “Our focus was on listening and hearing their concerns,” Martin said. “I found their arguments to be very compelling, and in addition, I felt that we needed to give more reflection to our overall programming to enhance diversity at the university.” The committee’s presentation centered on one statistic: African American enrollment at UT is currently at 7 percent, less than 1 percent higher than it was 14 years ago, and down from the alltime high of about 10 percent in 2010. Rilwan Balogun, a senior in journalism and electronic media and a member of the UTLSI Committee, argued that this statistic should encourage the university to reassess its approach to diversity. Balogun said Cheek agreed that in five years, when they returned as alumni and alumnae, they should see a university that has upheld its commitment to diversity. “Once Chancellor Cheek said this, it reassured me that he actually wants to help,” Balogun said. Admitting that student recruitment and diversity at UT is a “big and complex picture,” Martin said she plans to enlist students, including the members of the UTLSI Committee, to help guide future programming decisions. “I think the key is we also want to engage the students who represent our access and diversity programs,” Martin said. “Certainly the students we met with would be wonderful to have a discussion about the bigger picture of enhancing our diverse student population at the university.” See UTLSI on Page 2

Students roam the “Red Zone Bye Week Workshop” hosted by Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee in the Baker Center on Sept. 20. • Photo courtesy of Nicky Hackenbrack

Between blurred lines UT student group hosts workshop combatting sexual assault, rape culture

Zone Bye Week Workshop” hosted by Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee, which offered a full day of panel discussions about topics like conThe Howard H. Baker Center for Public sent, rape culture and alcohol and assault. “We hope that, throughout this day, you Policy doesn’t usually see much traffic on see how you can prevent sexual assaults Saturdays, especially in the morning. However, on Sept. 20, that was not the on our campus and how you can apply case. Forty students attended the “Red this to your life,” said Nicky Hackenbrack, SEAT co-chair and senior in biological

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science. Representatives from the Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee Jill Akin and Kiley Compton prefaced the workshop with a Red Zone 101 presentation, familiarizing all attendees with a few basic concepts. After defining terms like consent and assault, they displayed a sexual assault pyramid that conveyed assault is perpetuated by attitudes, beliefs

and norms. Compton said everyday occurrences like catcalling are indicative of a larger societal problem: rape culture. Rape culture defines the way society normalizes, rationalizes and even condones rape. “It’s like saying, ‘Well one in four women get raped so carry pepper-spray.’ It’s just part of life,” Compton said. “We trivialize it and really downplay what’s happening.” See RED ZONE on Page 2

Lady Vols salvage weekend with twogame sweep Wes Tripp Staff Writer (@wes_tripp)

Natalia Jerzak, a fourth-year student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland, stands in front of one of her paintings at Gallery 1010. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

Opposites attract Polish artists debut printmaking exhibit at downtown gallery Sage Davis Contributor

Light and dark. Structured and disorderly. Jerzak and Łubinski. Gallery 1010 opened the “Polish Printmakers” art exhibit Friday night, displaying the techniques of two art students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland. On one side of the gallery hung works by Natalia Jerzak, a fourth year student at the academy. Instead of revealing her print-making pieces, however, Jerzak displayed her paintings. Her artwork mixed watercolors and acrylic paints to showcase Sebastian Łubinski shows off his main piece, “Event Horizonsimilar patterns in varying colors. Ripped,” in Gallery 1010. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon “I’m in the beginning of my artistic way,” Jerzak said. “I would like my works color: The Pink One. and for me, we are made of them. At first to be more complicated in the foreseeable “It’s a kind of self-portrait, and for me, glimpse it doesn’t look like cells, but to future.” it resembles biological cells, and we are all me it does.” Jerzak did not title any of the paintings, like that,” Jerzak said. “We are pink inside, See ART GALLERY on Page 5 but she did identify her favorite by its

The Lady Vols volleyball team ended their three-match losing streak this weekend by winning a Saturday doubleheader match inside Thompson-Boling Arena. On the final day of the “DISH Lady Vol Classic,” Tennessee first defeated Mercer 3-2, in a back-and-forth, five-set thriller: 25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-13. The Lady Vols then ran away with the nightcap, sweeping Montana State in straight sets: 25-17, 25-15, 25-23. After dropping contests to Austin Peay and Memphis on Thursday and Friday respectively, Saturday’s effort helped UT (7-7) salvage a 2-2 record in the weekend tournament. “We’ve been using some lineups we’ve never used before due to some injuries and other things,” head coach Rob Patrick said following the doubleheader sweep, “but we did a lot better job today of being comfortable playing next to somebody new.” In Saturday’s opener versus the Mercer Bears, UT freshmen Kelsey Bawcombe, Kendra Turner and Kanisha Jimenez led the way as the trio pelted Mercer with 44 of the team’s 55 kills. “In that sense the freshmen did a fantastic job of bringing energy to the match today,” Patrick said. “We haven’t had a lot of that, but we’ve needed it. They were fearless out there today and did a great job of playing the out-of-system balls and being aggressive with them.” See VOLLEYBALL on Page 6

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Dr. Amber Roessner, professor of journalism and electronic media, reads from her book “Inventing Baseball Heroes: Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson and the Sporting Press in America” at Union Ave. Books on Thursday, Sept. 18. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

In a midday session titled, “When I Can’t Consent: Alcohol, Drugs and Sexual Assault,” University of Tennessee Police Department community liaison officer Kelly Mihalik spoke about victim-blaming, by which victims of sexual violence are partially or wholly blamed for the attack. “Drinking does not cause rape, a perpetrator causes rape, but there are some tools that they use,” Mihalik said, naming alcohol as the number one date rape drug. “There’s a reason that usually women at parties drink free.” Mihalik cited that one in 12 college-aged men admit to having committed acts that qualify as rape while intoxicated. Although Mihalik typically encourages victims to report crimes to campus security or UTPD, her perspective shifted after witnessing the impact of recent safety notices. “I’ve seen what happens when we send Safety Notices out, I’ve seen what happens on Twitter and Yik Yak,” Mihalik said. “So put yourself in that survivor’s shoes, who probably has Twitter and social media reading about something that happened to them yesterday. How likely are

UTLSI continued from Page 1 Balogun said he and the other committee members look forward to greater inclusion in the program evaluation process and decisions that will improve diversity beyond the UT Lead Summer Institute. “We realized that UTLSI is great and will bring in underrepresented groups from lowincome areas,” Balogun said, “but we still have to deal with the problem of having African American enrollment at such a low rate.” Although no changes to

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people to come forward seeing what happened to someone else?” However, during the “Know Your Rights: Title IX and Campus Resources” panel, Title IX coordinator Jenny Richter said she, too, noticed a shift in attitude, noting the current national initiative encouraging college and university campuses to correctly report sexual assaults and raise assault awareness on campus. Richter credited students for pushing administration to confront these issues publicly. “I’ve never seen this many reported this quickly in my time at UT,” Richter said, referencing the Safety Notices that have been sent out this year. “And, I think that’s a good thing. . . Maybe this awareness is causing individuals to report more frequently which means that you can get some assistance to them.” The workshop also included panels about healthy dating relationships and sexual assault within the LGBTQ community. Sharvari Desai, senior in computer science, left the workshop feeling heartened. “For me, it was all just really nice to talk about,” Desai said. “It’s really important for this to exist, because, even though I go out of my way to learn about these things, there are people out there who really need to hear it.” UTLSI will be made yet, Martin said the program will undergo assessment on a yearly basis, like other programs at the university. After advocating for a program of great personal significance and winning, Balogun said his perception of administrators changed. “I don’t think they realized that students cared so much,” Balogun said. “This meeting made me realize that the student voice matters so much more than we think it does. Administrators want to hear student concerns, but students just have to do it in a respectful manner. “And we did that.”

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Around Rocky Top A woman performs a traditional Thai dance at the “Knoxville Asian Festival” in Krutch Park on Sept. 20.

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Common Core, rare success Issues Committee lecturer delivers scathing analysis of educational standards Contributor “You raised the test scores, you probably reduced the quality of learning.” Alfie Kohn, renowned author and outspoken critic of standardization, argued against Common Core State Standards during his lecture Thursday night in the University Center Auditorium. Brought to campus by the Central Programming Council’s Issues Committee, Kohn presented his concerns regarding the direction of American educational reform. “I want to argue that raising standards and accountability, while it sounds good in a sound byte on the evening news, is multiply flawed when you think about it carefully,” Kohn said. Kohn, who has followed the education reform movement since George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act, expressed concern that the drive to raise standards places pressure on administrators that trickles down to teachers and students. These pressures, he said, focus students’ attention on future evaluations, hindering their ability to concentrate on learning. Knox County Schools teacher Karen Latus asserted that the pressure caused by Common Core’s strict standards affects her colleagues’ ability to educate.

tion of improved test preparation and memorization methods, not educational enrichment. Test results, he said, are not only a bad indicator of success, but also undermine the instructor’s ability to teach effectively in the classroom. “High test scores are the last thing you want if you care about kids who think deeply and critically and creatively and love learning,” Kohn said. Latus, also a member of local advocacy group Students Parents and Educators Across Knox County, noted the imporof paying attention to t’s a competition, and tance educational reform developas well as questionwe’ve decided that if ments, ing those reforms on behalf of students and educators. everyone is success“There are a lot of things ful, that means we are that teachers can’t or won’t say out of fear of being seen sanctioning mediocrity. as unprofessional or losing their job, so we really need the community and parents -Alfie Kohn to start asking questions,” Latus said. The drive to raise standards resonated with other area said. Kohn stressed that education- educators present at the lecture. “We’ll keep changing the defial reform in the United States has begun to emphasize col- nition of ‘proficient’ if too many lective improvement on paper, kids reach it,” said Anderson rather than individual education County teacher David Williams in an email. “The truth is, we’re in reality. “Higher standards, by defi- asking teachers to make all stunition, mean that all kids will dents more successful than avernever be able to meet them,” age students were a generation Kohn said. “It’s a competition, ago. “We’re asking teachers to do and we’ve decided that if everyone is successful, that means we something that’s never been done before.” are sanctioning mediocrity.” For more information, visit Kohn argued that success in standardized testing is a reflec- alfiekohn.org or speaktn.com. “When you focus on (standards) and pursue those to the point that you’re Alfie Kohn forgetting about the people in front of you, then you’ve lost the overall reason why you do what you do,” Latus

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Hackers compete to establish tech skills Chris Salvemini Contributor The United States needs more hackers. That’s why schools, corporations and organizations across the nation are now sponsoring educational events to promote ethical hacking. On Friday night, Cisco sponsored one such event in the Min H. Kao Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Building: a capture-the-flag inspired “Hack-athon.” In this series of challenges, student teams earned points by hacking through code, analyzing packets with obscure programs and sifting through thousands of searches to find one phrase: “key{}.” The team with the highest overall score qualified for the final competition in New York City. Many students attended the event to learn more about hacking rather than compete. For others, the competition offered the chance to develop skills to use in future employment. “I’m a web developer,” said Josh Ferrell, a junior in computer science. “Right now, I’m build-

ing a website for professors, and I’m also doing some stuff with FedEx.” The competition came partly in recognition of “Cyber Security Awareness Week,” which culminates at a job fair in New York City. The fair is organized by students at the Information Systems and Internet Security Laboratory at New York University, but draws leading security companies looking for skilled new programmers, cryptographers and network managers. Companies like Google, the National Security Agency and AT&T have begun rewarding “white hat” hackers, or hackers who seek to improve security systems and protect users by finding errors in their codes. Nicole Pennington, a University of Tennessee alumna, was brought in by Cisco, her current employer, to organize the “Hack-a-thon.” During her internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pennington worked with a team to develop an automated network intrusion detection system and learn how to identify the signs of an attack. Prior to the internship, Pennington had little expe-

rience with computer security. However, her experience at Oak Ridge and subsequent computer security classes eventually landed her the job at Cisco. “(Companies) just expect you to have a really basic, solid understanding of computers and how they work,” Pennington said. Hackers give rise to new technology by deconstructing older systems and hardware, then analyzing the information within. Often, their analysis is used to improve existing programs and generate ideas for future innovation. The stereotype of the conniving computer wizard, it seems, hardly applies. “A hacker, to me, is someone who likes to take something apart and really examine the parts, and see if they can do something different with it,” Pennington said. “A specialist would be a good word.” There is no clear winner of the Capture the Flag event yet, since the competition is a one week, online national event. However, updated information will be published through the “Cyber Security Awareness Week” website: https://csaw.isis. poly.edu/.

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Bicycles as a symbol of everything Life Under the Microscope by

Kenna Rewcastle

I’m obsessed with my bicycle. I bought my old-school, Panasonic 10-speed bike (made in Japan at a time when that screamed quality) from a Craigslist seller and promptly spent a lot more money on new tires, brake pads and many other fixes. Now I ride Franklin (or Franklin-san, as my dad respectfully calls him) everywhere, slicing my commuting times to class and beyond by up to 75 percent. Bringing my own corner of cycling culture back from the bike lanes of Copenhagen after my semester abroad may seem like an act of nostalgia to some, but I think it’s more than that. Producing bicycles and persuading entire populations of people to integrate them into their culture is a team effort, spanning many disciplines of study. A team of engineers somewhere designed the bike’s frame, gears and brakes, and tied all of those together. They’re responsible for the bikes flawless function, with a little help from the chemists that perfected the non-corrosive chain-lubricants and grease that make Franklin-san ride smoothly and silently even thirty years after his construction. At some point, the bike’s bare bones structure was handed over to a design team who thought a sleek, blue color would bring the whole bike together. Franklin’s previous owner complimented the yellow tones in the bike’s Panasonic faceplate by wrapping the handlebars in yellow tape. An expert in global studies, or perhaps geography, might be interested in tracing the origin of the bike’s parts to where it was assembled in Japan, and then where and how the bike was used around the world for the next 30 years. Sociologists might like to study what made groups of people choose cycling as a mode of transportation in the first place. Why did the Netherlands and Denmark become famous as the bike capitals of the world, while most American cyclists risk their necks every day by cycling to work in a country built for cars? What drives those brazen few to take that risk and choose bike pedals over gas pedals? Maybe the political scientists, historians and economists could answer some of those questions. What laws are in place to protect cyclists? What investments, in terms of bike lanes and bicycle racks, has the local government made to make biking easier? Historically, what budget cuts have caused plans for bike-infrastructure improvement to fall by the wayside? Did construction or extension of the interstate system suffocate a struggling biking culture that existed before the car-craze? As an environmental scientist and ecologist, I’m interested in the answers to all of these questions. A culture of cyclists is a healthier culture. Daily cycling clearly combats obesity, but it also benefits the cyclist’s respiratory health and may allow him or her to work out some of that mental anxiety with just a few cranks of the pedals across the pavement. Trading in my car for my bike reduces my carbon footprint. By shrinking my radius of travel, I choose to support local businesses by going to the small coffee shops, farmer’s markets and familyowned restaurants in the downtown area. Franklin-san and I make all kinds of statements, you see. Our presence goes far beyond proving that Knoxville’s infamous hills are traversable. I also think the number of cyclists around UT is growing, as evidenced by the constantly full bike-racks around campus. What does that indicate about our culture? Analyze the bike-craze from your own discipline, and get back to me with your findings. Cycling encompasses a multitude of ideas and ways of thinking, which is probably reason No. 724 why my two-wheeled friend and I are inseparable. Kenna Rewcastle is a senior in college scholars. She can be reached at kenerewc@vols.utk.edu.

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A stately hall rises: Ayers through the years Brick-By-Brick by

Tor Vorhees Ayres Hall, the pinnacle of our university, was once but a magnificent thought in university president Brown Ayres’ mind. President Ayres served the University of Tennessee from 1904 until his death in 1919, and Ayres Hall was subsequently named for him and his service. Ayres accomplished great things throughout his presidency, but much of what he achieved was based on the strong foundation laid by the previous university president -Charles Dabney. Dabney became president in 1887 and held the position until 1904. Throughout his presidency, Dabney transformed what was then a small agricultural, science and engineering focused institute into a multidisciplinary academy that, for the first time, gained nationwide notoriety. During Dabney’s tenure, the number of faculty present at the university doubled and total enrollment tripled. As a sign of the university’s newfound capabilities, Dabney began extensive renovations on the existing campus structures, increasing the total worth

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‘70s under an order from the fire marshal. Luckily, university administration did not take the same stance Brown Ayres’ had nearly a century before. Administration concluded that the historical significance of Ayres Hall was too great to sacrifice, and passed up a new structure for a complete restoration of the stately hall. In the early 2000s, the university began Ayres Hall’s $14 million renovation. As project manager Lori Wilson said at the time, the hall’s interiors were undergoing a “selective demolition” that involved the removal of all but the exterior walls and structural supports. So what of the original Ayres remains? According to Wilson, the interior doors, some of the original flooring, light fixtures, the center staircase, some of the handrails, and some of the transoms are all original while the exterior of the building remains largely unchanged. Through the renovation, Ayres Hall became a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified building, placing itself among some of the most energy efficient buildings in the country. Ultimately, the Ayres Hall renovation made the historic hall available to future university students, securing its place as the face of the University of Tennessee for years to come. Tor Voorhees is a junior in mechanical engineering. He can be reached at vvoorhe1@ vols.utk.edu.

Who should we really blame for tuition increases? The Workshop by

Thomas Carpenter I have been involved with SGA since the second half of my freshman year. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to figure out what issues matter most to students. Is it parking, dining options or athletics? While all of these are certainly important to the student body, the issue that always gets people riled up -- whether they’re an engineering student, trombone player or sorority girl -- is tuition. It climbs every year at an unstoppable rate, and this makes students angry no matter who they are. Some students are paying for college themselves by taking out loans, while others are getting help from their parents. Either way, an increase in tuition always puts more stress on students, who have a lot on their plates already. In just the past four years, tuition at UT has gone up 34 percent for in-state students compared to the national average of 13 percent for public four-year institutions. When students first learn their tuition is going up, it is reasonable to understand why

they would blame the administration. I mean, Jimmy Cheek is already the butt of a lot of jokes, so why not blame him and the rest of the upper administration for our financial woes? Well, you shouldn’t, and not because our university is handling fees in the most effective way possible (because they’re not). You shouldn’t blame Jimmy Cheek or Joe DiPietro because it’s really not their fault. The reason our tuition rates go up is not because Jimmy Cheek gave himself a raise or even due to the new construction on campus. The real reason your tuition has gone up is because our state legislature and Gov. Bill Haslam have repeatedly refused to increase the amount of our state budget (even in a state of surplus) allocated to higher education. In fact, that amount has actually decreased about 10.5 percent from 2012, according to BallotPedia.org. It is widely known that when governments make cuts, education is often the first sacrificial lamb. But in Tennessee, we’ve held a budget surplus for three consecutive years, according to BallotPedia.org’s budget reports. So, why are we not seeing our state allocations increasing, or at least stabilizing? Why is it that the governor feels the need to create an entirely new program (Tennessee Promise) directed at high school graduates attending two-year schools, instead of focusing on institutions that have an established reputation of success?

This isn’t the first time Gov. Haslam has failed the UT student body, though students (cough, cough maybe even the student Board of Trustees representative, cough) do not need to just roll over and take it. Get mad, register to vote, talk to your friends and get your money back! The Tennessee Legislature is screwing over every single student of a public institution of higher learning, and they don’t even know it. There are interest groups and lobbyists for every issue you could possibly think of, but who is actually advocating for you? The answer, surprisingly, is your administration. Your UT administration, no matter how evil you think they may be, is constantly fighting for you in both Nashville and Washington. I don’t want you to walk away from this column thinking that I’m saying the UT administration is all that great. They’re okay, but it is important to understand who’s to blame for issues such as this one. Politics in college are not just for the College Republicans and Democrats, but for everyone. So, become informed and contact your representative about why you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your future income for an all-too-necessary education. Thomas Carpenter is a junior in classics. He can be reached at tcarpe11@vols.utk.edu.

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of the University of Tennessee by nearly 10 times its value prior to the renovations. Following Dabney’s presidency, Ayres saw the need to continue the ambitious building renewal that Dabney had begun. Ayres’ plan, however, reached far beyond what Dabney had envisioned. Ayres imagined a collegiate complex built on the hill that would replace the three aging structures that had been part of the university since its relocation in 1826. The structures to be demolished included West College, Old College and East College, but excluded their sister building South College. Interestingly, South College still stands today and is currently the oldest building on campus. Ayres drew up plans for a collegiate, gothic inspired complex and initiated the razing of the three buildings that can be viewed as the foundational structures of our university. President Ayres passed away before construction on the new complex could be completed. Ayres Hall was ultimately finished in 1921 and became the new face of a maturing institution. The large, academic building housed many diverse disciplines and was a university icon throughout the 1900s. Beginning in the ‘90s, the true age of Ayres Hall began to show as the building struggled to keep up with the rest of the university. The aged Ayres Hall lacked a modern electrical system, any form of central air-conditioning, elevators for disabled individuals to access the upper floors and the fourth floor had been closed since the

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Monday, September 22, 2014

THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Jenna Butz @butzjenna

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‘Maze Runner’ film proves annoying, not entertaining Unnecessarily dramatic music attempts to compensate for the poor acting. The film appears to do nothing right. To And so another lame, dys- be fair, it’s the first film of “The topian book becomes another Maze Runner� trilogy, so prodisappointing film. ducers are likely saving money “The Maze Runner� follows Thomas -- played by Dylan O’Brien --, the newest member of a remote, makeshift village called the Glade as he and the other “Gladers� discover how to navigate and escape the maze that surrounds them Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Will Poulter and their mysterious home. While director Wes Ball can’t be blamed for author Director: Wes Ball James Dashner’s simplistic and unoriginal storyline, he is partly at fault for not Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi including in the film what the book lacked: intrigue. Rating: PG-13 Geared toward a younger audience, the film may capture teenagers’ attention, but the fascination will end almost immediately for anyone until the franchise gains a fan old enough to get into the the- base. Still, there was no excuse ater on their own. for including actors incapable The film relies too heavily of delivering serious lines withon the mystery of the maze to out eliciting laughter from the keep the audience enthralled. audience. Mild interest quickly becomes If it weren’t for Thomas annoyance as the Gladers fail to Brodie-Sangster, who playes discover anything about their the Glade leader Newt, the film strange, new environment. The could have passed for a comedy. entire film seems to be leading He delivers his lines, as actors up to an answer, but instead are expected to, with conviction provides only an incredibly long and authenticity. Amazingly, exposition for the trilogy of films when he spoke, the audience to come. was silent.

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Scott Avett, lead singer and banjo player of the band The Avett Brothers, serenades the audience at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum on Sept. 19. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

Play that folky music The Avett Brothers bring family feel to Knoxville crowd

and interacting with his adoring Arts & Culture Editor (@butzjenna) fans even from afar. Together they create a dynamic duo, baring their souls to the audience Despite the 34,000 square while encouraging them to have feet that make up the Knoxville the night of their lives. Civic Auditorium & Coliseum, The Avett Brothers played an intimate, yet passionate performance for Knoxville fans Friday night. Scott and Seth Avett, accompanied by their string and percussion sections, performed songs spanning 12 years of their folk career. Fans sang every word and cheered throughout every song. From the young men in the front row having a spiritual rebirth to the older couples in the back slow -Seth Avett dancing, Knoxville confirmed their love for the traditional folk band. Feeding off each other and As the band performed, it sent one clear message to the audi- their bandmates, the two led ence -- the brothers are together, us through the highs and lows yet separate. Seth, with his lanky of their emotions. We rose with body, long, sleek braids and them for the energetic “Kick fancy footwork, danced while he Drum Heart� and fell with played his guitar with an over- them for the pleading “Morning whelming passion. Then there’s Song.� Everything they felt, we Scott: a firecracker filled with an felt. In such a large space, the unbending energy that kept him Avett Brothers pulled us in and running circles around the stage made us touch each sensation

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that ran through their bones. The Avett Brothers took the stage without an opener, but it was clear the audience wouldn’t have cared for one anyway. All they needed were the honest, wholehearted lyrics of the folk duo. “There’s a lot of love in the room tonight, y’all,� Seth Avett told the audience after a few songs. “I can feel it.� And it was apparent that he could. Scott and Seth Avett were not afraid to accept the adoration their fans happily thrust upon them while sharing their own love in return—grabbing signs made for them and bringing them on stage, Scott wore a fan’s hat for a moment to take a selfie on another fan’s phone. They are a band that, despite their musical giant status, is never more than a few feet from crowd that admires them. The Avett Brothers have been down a long road. From 2002’s “Country Was� to opening for Elton John at Bonnaroo in 2014. From playing backyard shows at record shops to headlining across the country. Yet, they are still themselves. At this point in their career, there is no longer anyone to compare to the duo. They are simply, undeniably The Avett Brothers.

ART GALLERY continued from Page 1 For Jerzak, painting is an escape when life moves too fast and a technique to clear her mind. “I paint, and it calms me down and helps me breath. Clears my mind, and (I’m) able to live normally,â€? Jerzak said. “I have a feeling in myself when too much is going on, and I need to close the door and sit and paint and go crazy.â€? On the opposite wall were prints by student Sebastian Ĺ ubinski. In contrast to his classmate’s colorful hues, Ĺ ubinski’s work demonstrated a bold, abstract style with many shades of black

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Lead actor, Dylan O’Brien serves his sole purpose: to attract women to the book’s male-dominated fan base. Unfortunately, he lacks the presence needed for a male lead. He has a bad case of the “‘Twilight’ stare� – the substitution of supposedly deep and meaningful eye contact between characters when an actor can’t properly express their intended emotion. Partly due to the lack of character development, the bond between the audience and the cast was never made. There was no overwhelming hatred of the “bad guy� or love for the “good guy.� It wasn’t as though the characters never displayed strong emotions– they were simply never able to connect with the audience, leaving viewers feeling impartial. It seems these actors will soon gain fame despite their lack of talent, as this “Lord of the Flies� meets “The Hunger Games� film catches the eye of the recently popular, dystopian movie fans. After much anticipation, “The Maze Runner� leaves audiences waiting for a conclusion that, unfortunately, will never come. Note: Cliffhangers only work if the audience is already interested in what happens to the characters. Here, the mystery doesn’t continue – only the annoyance does.

the right emotion and the right composition and the right subject. It’s definitely a process.â€? “Event Horizon-Rippedâ€? is Ĺ ubinski’s favorite piece, and it quickly became a fan favorite at the exhibit. “I think that their art is very powerful,â€? said Eva Cady, a graphic designer from Powell, Tennessee. “I can tell that Sebastian put a lot of emotion into it.â€? The emotion the artists put into their work affected the viewers, too. Elysia Mann, a graduate student in printmaking, felt the works were juxtaposed in an interesting manner. “I think it’s really interesting,â€? Mann said, “that two very different styles seem to have such good conversation with each other.â€?

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Monday, September 22, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB

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VOLLEYBALL

WOMEN’S GOLF

Lady Vols hope to stay on track in Golfweek Challenge

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Trenton Duffer After playing well in the “Cougar Classic,” the Lady Vols golf team looks to stay strong in the Golfweek Challenge, which begins today in Vail, Colorado. In a “Cougar Classic” field that included defending national champion Duke and powerhouse teams UCLA and Arkansas, Tennessee mustered a seventh-place finish. Anna Newell led the way for the Lady Vols in last week’s tournament, finishing tied for 11th. This was the second highest finish among freshmen at the event. “She’s been a great junior player,” head coach Judi Pavon said. “We’ve been just waiting and waiting for her to get here because we knew she’d have a nice impact on our team and our program. I think that she’ll be a great player in college golf… She could definitely be an AllAmerican multiple times.” Newell was pleased with the tournament outcome, but the UT freshman stressed the need to improve her putting and ironshots during the season. “I had a lot of three-putts from long distances,” Newell said. “I put myself in that position with some poor iron shots, so I can work on those to get closer to the hole and be more confident with my swings.” The “Golfweek Challenge” will take place at the top-ranked Tom Fazio golf course in Colorado. Pavon hasn’t seen the 6,262-yard, par-72 course since 2010, but she remembers it well, stating that the course is “at a high altitude” and will likely “play shorter.” The course has four par-5’s, three par3’s and 11 par-4’s. Pavon will be taking the same

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five Lady Vols she took to the “Cougar Classic” in the order that they finished: Anna Newell, AJ Newell, Lucia Polo, Blakesly Warren and Hannah Pietila. “I felt like they all performed well-enough to keep their spots,” Pavon said. “It was a good team finish for us, so I want to keep them together.” Returning to the field is backto-back “Golfweek Challenge” champion Pepperdine University. Along with the Waves, other top teams include Denver, Campbell, Texas and TCU, all of whom are ranked higher than the Lady Vols. “It’s a really varied field because they invite one team from as many conferences as they can,” Pavon said. “There’s a lot of teams we probably won’t play again until regionals, so it will be a good look at a bunch of different people.” Tournament play lasts through Wednesday, and the Lady Vols will be paired with players from Georgetown and Nebraska. Today’s tee times include Warren at 10:45 a.m., Pietila at 10:54 a.m., Polo at 11:03 a.m., AJ Newell at 11:12 a.m. and Anna Newell at 11:21 a.m.

Three Lady Vols also netted double-doubles in the match. To go along with her teamleading 17 kills, Bawcombe also scooped up 15 digs. Junior Lexi Dempsey had 44 assists along with 15 digs, and Kanisha Jimenez turned in a 10-kill, 13-dig performance as well. The victory over Mercer became UT’s first home win of the season, after the losses to Austin Peay and Memphis opened the tournament. Following two matches in two days, the Lady Vols have settled into a consistent lineup, which Patrick credits to his team’s improved play this weekend. “I thought there was a lot of carryover from the good things we did on Friday,” Patrick said. “We started to settle down in a lineup. This is probably the 12th different lineup we’ve used, and we’ve used it for three matches in a row for the first time. It’s starting to come together, and people are starting to understand their roles. People are starting to get comfortable in the different positions that they’re playing.”

Bawcombe added, “We’re getting more organized. You get more used to the people that are surrounding you on the court. We do have a lot of depth, so that’s great. It’s been tough recently because we have so many people to put in to find some rhythm and consistency.” Bawcombe, who finished the doubleheader with 28 total kills, was also named to the All-Tournament Team. “She took some incredible swings and did some great things in all six rotations,” Patrick said. “That’s something that I was really happy about. She did a fantastic job blocking all weekend. In all phases of the game, she really had an impact on the game.” Despite the lofty accolade, Bawcombe was quick to credit her teammates when asked what the honor meant to her. “Lexi (Dempsey) did a great job this weekend, and our defense did a great job this weekend,” Bawcombe said. “I wouldn’t have been able to get those swings if those people hadn’t have been there for me.” The Lady Vols return to action on Sept. 26 with the start of SEC play, beginning with an 8 p.m. match at Arkansas.

Junior Lexi Dempsey serves the ball during a game against Austin Peay on Sept. 18. Samantha Smoak • The Daily Beacon/Tennessee Athletics

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Lady Vols rebound with shutout of ETSU Staff Report (@UTKBeaconSports)

Despite facing the nation’s highest scoring team, East Tennessee State, the Tennessee soccer team came away with a 3-0 road win over the Buccaneers on Sunday night inside ETSU’s Summers-Taylor Stadium. Entering Sunday, the Buccaneers (8-2) were averaging an impressive 4.38 goals per

game, but it was the Lady Vols (5-4) who cracked the scoreboard early. UT sophomore Amy Neal banged one home in the 15th minute to give the Lady Vols an early 1-0 advantage. Neal, however, wasn’t finished on the offensive end, playing a hand in UT’s second goal of the evening. Neal picked up the assist on Gabby Santorio’s first goal of the season, which arrived in the 36th minute and handed head coach Brian Pensky’s squad a 2-0 halftime lead. From there, UT maintained its two-score advantage for most

of the second half, holding the Buccaneers’ offense at bay by limiting ETSU to just 11 total shots. The Lady Vols, however, eventually added some insurance to their lead. In the 77th minute, junior Susan Ferguson knocked home her first goal of the year with an assist from senior Cheyenne Spade. Ferguson’s late boot brought the scoring to a close at 3-0. Lady Vols goalkeeper Jamie Simmons helped keep ETSU scoreless for the first time this season as she racked up four

saves in the win. UT’s shutout victory comes only three days after the Lady Vols were shutout themselves. On Thursday, the Lady Vols fell 3-0 against Texas A&M to open the SEC slate. On Friday, Pensky’s squad will look to pull even in conference play as the Lady Vols host Alabama, beginning at 7 p.m. inside Regal Stadium. The matchup versus the Crimson Tide will be UT’s first home game since Sept. 7, when the Lady Vols beat Tulsa 1-0.

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