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Asst. Sports Editor On Saturday afternoon, 102,455 people will pack Neyland Stadium as the Tennessee Vols take on the Florida Gators. However, there will be a few thousand others forced to watch the game from their couches. Those people are students. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, students were able to claim a ticket to the Florida game, which is on Saturday, Sept. 24. Claiming a ticket does not guarantee a student a ticket, but it does put them in a lottery for a chance to receive tickets. A record number of students claimed a ticket in the claim stage, which was from the morning of the 14th until midnight of the 15th. On Friday, Sept. 16, students woke up to emails either confirming a ticket was in their name to purchase for $10 or to an email saying that they had unfor-

tunately been denied a ticket during the first claim period and to try again when the second claim period came around. An estimate of 4,000 students who tried to claim tickets were denied on Friday. Evan Troutman, senior in biosystems engineering, was one of those students and wants the way the system works to be changed. “A lot of upperclassmen, like myself, who have attended games loyally for four or five years aren’t able to get tickets for a game that has national title, SEC implications,” Troutman said. “Meanwhile, you have underclassmen who are able to get tickets in good seats while the upperclassmen are up in bad sections or not even able to get tickets at all.”

Troutman eventually got a ticket via the second claim opportunity, which consist of any student tickets that were not purchased during the first claim period, but is still upset that he didn’t get a ticket in the first place. In response to not receiving a ticket the first time, Troutman wrote a long email to the ticket office telling them that they need to change their policy. “Will you do us one favor?” Troutman said in his See TICKETS on Page 7

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Local Author debuts highly anticipated novel

Yahoo may have a massive data breach

Former Lady Vol’s career ends with bittersweet note

Kerri Maniscalco, born in New York but now a resident of Knoxville, had an exciting week. Her debut novel, “Stalking Jack the Ripper” went to print as the first young adult novel under James’ Patterson’s new children’s book publishing house called JIMMY Patterson. The book features a female protagonist by the name of Audrey Rose, who lives in London during the height of Jack the Ripper’s carnage across the city. Various advanced copies of the book were sent to bloggers and have garnered a lot of positive reviews and attention. Maniscalco will sign copies of her novel on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. at the local Books-A-Million on Kingston Pike.

Millions of Yahoo users may have had their personal information invaded. The search firm, according to investigations, has claims of a hacker by the name of “Peace”who attempted to sell account information on the deep web, parts that are compared to real life black markets. This includes usernames, passwords and anything else the account entails. This breach of possibly up to 200 million users is happening as Yahoo tries to sell it business to Verizon for close to five billion dollars. Current CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Meyer, would personally profit $44 million for leaving the company.

On Wednesday night, Sept. 21, Tamika Catchings’ basketball career came to a close. Catchings, 37, played for the Lady Vols between 1997 to 2001, was named the national player of the year in 2000 and won a national championship in the 1997-1998 season as a freshman. However, on Tuesday night, Sept. 20, Catchings tweeted a photo of a note found in her garage while cleaning from none other than the late Pat Summit. The note, given to Catchings when she left the Vols, read, “Great to see you ... You look terrific and I know you’re glad to be back on the court.

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Late Wednesday night, Sept. 21, Knoxville Police Department addressed recent reports of clown sightings throughout the city. On the KPD Facebook page, a statement on the “Social Media Clown Hype” acknowledged

numerous social media posts reporting clown sightings both in Knoxville and across the country. The statement also acknowledged the occurrence of false posts in which individuals “‘stage’ pictures in clown suits in an attempt to add credibility to their claims.” KPD said they will take all threats seriously and investigate all reports received regarding clown sightings. In addition, the post read that

KPD will take action against “anyone caught reporting false incidents or who is caught acting in a dangerous or threatening manner to the public or who is caught trying to disrupt the daily activities of businesses, schools or public spaces.” This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

$1.9 million settlement in Sandra Bland lawsuit Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died last summer in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in her wrongful-death lawsuit, her attorney said Thursday. Local officials in Texas insisted the agreement was not yet final, but the mother’s attorney said the deal was “absolute” and that the family’s lawsuit would be dismissed in several days. Bland, who was from the Chicago area, died in her cell days after she was pulled over by a white Texas state trooper for a minor traffic offense. Her death was ruled a suicide, and

Bland’s family later sued Waller County and the Texas Department of Public Safety. The settlement includes a requirement that the jail have a nurse or emergency medical technician on duty 24 hours a day, the family’s Chicago-based attorney, Cannon Lambert, told The Associated Press in an interview at his office. The jail must also install electronic sensors to ensure guards are checking on detainees, and the defendants agree to help push for statewide legislation in Bland’s name that would require training to ensure jail personnel are properly caring for inmates, Lambert said. Bland’s mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, said those requirements beyond the monetary settlement are what really mattered to her, and she vowed to make sure they are carried out.

“Today is a victory for all mothers across the country,” she told the AP. “It was never just about Sandy. It was about all mothers who have lost their children unjustly to police brutality, to senseless gun violence.” Waller County attorney Larry Simmons confirmed that a potential settlement had been reached but said it was not final. He also said the parties agreed in writing to keep the agreement confidential until it was complete, and the county intended “to honor this commitment.” Simmons said lawyers on both sides were “still working through a few details” and that any settlement must be approved by county commissioners. The county “vigorously” denies any fault or wrongdoing in Bland’s death, he said, “and the settlement does not involve any such admissions.”

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Second Ashe Lecture hosts Polish politician Annie Tieu Contributor A crowded room greeted Radek Sikorski, Polish politician, on Sept. 21 in the Baker Center. This is the second Ashe Lecture at the Baker Center for the fall semester, the topic of which was “U.S. Role in Today’s Europe.” Sikorski has served the Polish Government as Minister of National Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Marshal of Sejm, where he oversaw the lower house of Polish parliament. He has also published several books and was a war correspondent in Afghanistan. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board of the Bydgoszcz IndustrialTechnological Park in Poland and a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Center for European Studies. Sikorski hoped that students will see “what policy looks like from the point-ofview of someone who was making it for seven years, which is different from what you read in the textbooks.” The audience consisted of students,

ambassadors and elected officials including Tennessee State Sen. Richard Briggs and Daniel Brown, former mayor of Knoxville. Victor H. Ashe and Sikorski worked together for five years while Ashe was the Polish ambassador. They collaborated most closely over the U.S. missile defense system. “It’s really a privilege to have him be here in Knoxville and at the University of Tennessee at the Baker Center. He (Sikorski) brings a unique perspective on what’s going on in Europe today,” Ashe said. During his lecture, Sikorski highlighted transatlantic relations between the U.S. and many European countries, particularly Russia. According to Sikorski, Russia faces ideological challenges and difficulties to reform its political environment. Part of this is due to the level of inequality in Russia. According to Sikorski, about 100 people own one-third of the property and, therefore, hold significant political power and causing universal policy reform to be difficult . However, some of the challenge comes from the Russian President Vladimir Putin,

who gave up on economic modernization. “If Russia had stayed out of World War I and developed at the pace of Canada, she wouldn’t have had the Bolshevik Revolution, and she would have double the population,” Sikorski said. “So, if Russia had just emulated successful models of development, she would now be an equivalent part to the United States … Instead, today, Russia has the economy of Italy.” Sikorski also stated that it is untrue that the west rejected Russia after the Cold War; instead, the west had made many efforts to include Russia with leading world countries and in programs to help its economy. “We were hoping that Russia would sign a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU … so that (the) Russian economy could start export and grow again. And our idea was an inclusive one.” In spite of these intentions, Russia felt threatened by the idea of free trade with Europe and wanted to prevent it by force. He went on to criticize Brexit, the process through which Britain withdrew from the European Union. He expressed regret over the decision and stated that it will weaken both Europe and Britain.

“Brexit is a voluntary agreement to do what enemies of Britain have wanted to do for centuries,” Sikorski said. “And it’s not going to enhance British product.” He later compared NATO to a club and Britain to a member that has resigned yet still wants to utilize the club’s resources, a metaphor which drew laughs from the audience. He went on to emphasize the importance of unity between the U.S. and Europe. “To maintain our way of life and maintain some influence on the rule setting of the world, we need to stick together, and Europe needs to be stronger. Europe is not going to be a rival to you. Europe, if it got its act together, would relieve you from having to police the Mediterranean, for example, and let you deal with your global challenges,” Sikorski said. Alexandra Madsen, a Loudon, Tennessee resident, was invited to the lecture by Ashe. “It was fascinating. It was a fascinating lecture,” Madsen said. “He has such a good insight into what’s going on in Poland. We don’t know what’s going on in Poland, not the way he does, so it’s great to hear about that.”

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Law Professor’s Tweet Sparks Controversy Chris Salvemini Asst. News Editor On a personal Twitter account for his blog Instapundit, UT law professor Glenn Reynolds wrote “run them down” in reference to protestors blocking a highway in Charlotte, North Carolina on Wednesday night. Melanie Wilson, Dean of the College of Law, said in a statement that Reynolds’ opinion does not reflect her own or that of the university. Chancellor Jimmy Cheek later supported her statement. Reynolds is also a regular columnist at USA Today, where he writes about politics and the 2016 presidential election, among a variety of topics.

Roger Hagy, the Director of Communications for the College of Law, said that administrators were meeting through the day to decide what to do about the tweet, and there is currently an investigation underway. “It’s kind of insensitive for someone in a position of power to make a statement that sort of condones harming other human beings,” Madison Mayne, sophomore in pre-professional programs, said. “I don’t necessarily agree with the riots, but the protestors, I do understand where they are coming from and I think they do have a right to protest, but maybe not in a violent way. I don’t think that was an appropriate response though.” Reynolds’s tweet came after protests against the police shooting of

Keith Lamont Scott, a black male, escalated to violence in Charlotte, North Carolina late Tuesday night. Protestors reportedly blocked a highway and threw rocks at cars. Since Reynolds’s Instapundit account was not affiliated with the university, legal action from UT is not likely, since doing so could violate free speech laws. “That’s a hard question, since it is his opinion, and it is a social media site where people can express their opinion freely. Maybe the dean should talk to him, since he is an influence on people and students, and some people see that and think, ‘oh, maybe I should think that way too,’” Megan Glaviana, junior in child and family studies, said.

Protester hits mayor with pie Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A man took a coconut cream pie from a grocery bag, grabbed Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson from behind and smacked him in the face with it at a charity event, leading the former NBA star to start swinging and then tackle the man who was left battered and facing assault charges. The pie wielder and local activist, Sean Thompson, 32, said Thursday that the mayor overreacted, sending him to the hospital for nine stitches before he went to jail. He said he was angry Johnson devoted so much political energy to an arena for the city’s basketball team and not to other needs such as education and homelessness. The mayor was greeting people eating at an outdoor charity dinner Wednesday night at Sacramento Charter High School when Thompson pulled Johnson back and shoved the pie in his face, said Johnson’s chief of staff, Crystal Strait. “There was no throwing of the pie,” said Erika Bjork, who works for a professional soccer team in Sacramento and saw the encounter

up close. “This was a direct assault. It just happened that he had a pie in his hand.” Bjork, whose boss is a major donor to Johnson, said the mayor looked shocked and swung at Thompson multiple times, but she didn’t see him land any punches. Thompson had red and blue bruises around his right eye when he spoke to The Associated Press in jail. “When I threw the pie at him, right at that moment, I shouted at him. I said, ‘You need to better represent me,’” Thompson said. He said the mayor turned and hit him at least twice “and pretty hard.” Thompson said he covered his face and started to move away but was quickly surrounded by people and kept taking hits. He couldn’t tell who delivered the blows. Thompson said he expected to be tackled by police but was caught off guard when the punches came from the mayor. He said he has no regrets but was surprised to be facing a felony, assaulting a public official. He was held on $100,000 bail and was expected to be formally charged Friday. Johnson’s signature achievement in office was getting a $550 million arena built for the Sacramento Kings, which Thompson said took

attention away from other issues. Cres Vellucci, who organizes legal support for activists at the National Lawyers Guild in Sacramento, said people in the social justice community are concerned about Thompson’s safety and Johnson’s physical response. Prosecutors will review the case, including the mayor’s reaction, after receiving the police reports, likely on Friday, district attorney spokeswoman Shelly Orio said. Vellucci wrote in an email that he met Thompson five years ago and described him as a nonviolent person who participated in some of the first Black Lives Matter protests in Sacramento in 2014 and in Occupy Sacramento rallies before that. Police and Johnson’s chief of staff said Thompson was not previously known to the mayor and his staff. In an interview with local TV stations, Thompson said he’s interacted with Johnson many times during city meetings for activists and that the mayor often appears disinterested and unengaged in community members’ concerns. Johnson is well-known for his efforts to revitalize Oak Park, a predominantly African-American neighborhood.

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Songs to blast this gameday Weekend: “Rocky Top” Osborne Bros

“Tennessee” Johnny Cash

“Sweet Tennessee” Judah & The Lion

“Copperhead Road” Steve Earle

“Back Down South” Kings of Leon

“Tennessee Whiskey” Chris Stapleton

“Tennessee Waltz” Patsy Cline

“Touchdown Tennessee” Kenny Chesney

“Down the Field” Pride of the Southland

“Tennessee”

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Penn State — No. 4 Michigan No. 12 Georgia — No. 23 Ole Miss No. 11 Wisconsin — No. 8 Michigan State No. 17 Arkansas — No. 10 Texas A&M No. 19 Florida 14 —No. 14 Tennessee 24

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Penn State — No. 4 Michigan No. 12 Georgia — No. 23 Ole Miss No. 11 Wisconsin — No. 8 Michigan State No. 17 Arkansas— No. 10 Texas A&M No. 19 Florida 10 — No. 14 Tennessee 14

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Penn State — No. 4 Michigan No. 12 Georgia — No. 23 Ole Miss No. 11 Wisconsin — No. 8 Michigan State No. 17 Arkansas — No. 10 Texas A&M No. 19 Florida 14 — No. 14 Tennessee 17

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Penn State — No. 4 Michigan No. 12 Georgia — No. 23 Ole Miss No. 11 Wisconsin — No. 8 Michigan State No. 17 Arkansas — No. 10 Texas A&M No. 19 Florida 9— No. 14 Tennessee 16

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Rob Harvey Asst. Sports Editor

Penn State — No. 4 Michigan No. 12 Georgia — No. 23 Ole Miss No. 11 Wisconsin — No. 8 Michigan State No. 17 Arkansas — No. 10 Texas A&M No. 19 Florida 10 — No. 14 Tennessee 17

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Penn State — No. 4 Michigan No. 12 Georgia — No. 23 Ole Miss No. 11 Wisconsin — No. 8 Michigan State No. 17 Arkansas — No. 10 Texas A&M No. 19 Florida 17 — No. 14 Tennessee 21

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Tennessee Volleyball spikes towards SEC play Tyler Wombles Staff Writer The Tennessee Volunteers volleyball team has no reason to not be confident. With nine wins and only three losses on the season thus far, head coach Rob Patrick doesn’t seem to have much fear as his team heads into SEC play Friday against Mississippi State. “I feel better (than before the preseason) just because I know what we have,” Patrick said on Wednesday, Sept. 21. “We knew what we had in the gym from our spring, and we really liked that. But we really didn’t know how the new players were going to mesh. So I’m more excited now than before the preseason on this team.” Patrick attributed much of his team’s success in the preseason to the offensive attack of the players. “I thought we did a good job competing (in the preseason),” Patrick said. “I thought we did a nice job offensively, averaging over 14 kills a set and hitting a little bit over 0.290, which is a huge number.” Freshman Tessa Grubbs has aided in the kills-per-set effort. She leads the team with 3.72 and also is first in total kills, having recorded 134 on the year. Tennessee will need to rely on more than just the performance of Grubbs to be successful Friday. They will also have to combat the attack of senior Evie Grace Singleton, who leads Mississippi State with 219 kills and 3.84 kills per set. Patrick stressed that his team will

need to be prepared to face various amounts of physicality and opponent preparation, not only against Mississippi State, but for the entire SEC slate. “One of the things that we were a little bit under the gun in previous matches, previous years, in the SEC is just the physicality at the net,” Patrick said. “We just weren’t as physical as we needed to be at the net. I thought we had good volleyball players. I thought we could match up with other teams in terms of our volleyball talent. But we really needed to get a little bit more physical, and with the new players, we’ve been able to do that.” “So when we go into the SEC, things will ramp up in two areas. Number one, the physicality will ramp up … And so now (number two), we’re playing one or two matches a weekend, and all teams are going to be very well prepared for you.” The Bulldogs are currently 8-6 on the season. They have gone 3-1 during their last four games, with wins against Florida International, Troy and Eastern Illinois. The one loss was to Portland. Patrick stated that defense is a key area of focus for his squad looking toward Mississippi State and beyond. “One of the things that we’ll have to continue to work on is our defense,” Patrick said. “We think we haven’t reached our ceiling at all. We think we have a high ceiling defensively, both digging and blocking. So that’s something that, as we go along this season in the SEC, we’re going to have to continue to improve on. “ I think if we do, we’ll have a pretty successful SEC season.”

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TICKETS continued from Page 1 email to the ticket office. “Consider changing the way that you assign seats to a way that legitimately reflects loyalty and rewards those who have ‘shown complete and constant support’ for the UT football program. At the very least, revise the policy on your website to a more accurate and honest assessment of how loyalty points and seating assignments actually work, because it is blatantly false and couldn’t be much further from the truth. Claiming that your ticket selection process is ‘based on a weighted lottery’ of loyalty points is about as true as when paranormal movies say that their plots are ‘based on a true story.’” The ticket website, bigorangetix.utk. edu, states the way that determines which students get a ticket as followed: “Once the Request Period ends, a selection/seat assignment lottery, based on loyalty points, is run to identify the students/ groups who will have the opportunity to purchase tickets during Claim Period 1 and determine the location of their seats. The more loyalty points held by a student/ group, the more opportunities for the student/group to be assigned ticket(s) during the assignment process. After the selection/seat assignment lottery is run, students who requested tickets will be notified through email as to whether or not they have been selected and are being given the opportunity to purchase the tickets they have requested.” For some students, like Troutman, this system is considered questionable and many want the university to modify it so that it goes more towards seniority, where the upperclassmen will get the majority of the tickets. “It kind of sucks that you have that point system,” Kendall Bouldin, sophomore in child and family studies, said. “It’s

really frustrating, and I know that if I was a senior and I didn’t get one I would be very very mad.” For other students, however, they feel that the system is just fine because it gives each year of students an equal chance to get a ticket and is more beneficial to those who attend more than just football games. “I think it should be a lottery because there are a lot of seniors who don’t really care that much and a lot of freshman who don’t care a lot so it’s kind of like if you want to go or not,” Isis West, freshman in anthropology, said. During the first two home games, the student section has slowly shrunk, as students tend to leave around halftime or the third quarter. For some students, the fact that these good seats are given to those students that leave early doesn’t seem fair to them. “It’s unbelievable how many of those students with great seats will still leave early, even in the midst of a close game, which sucks noise and energy right out of the stadium, and a majority of Neyland’s energy originates in the student section,” Troutman said. As for changes, some students say that they should have priority over even common fans since they go to the school and pay money to go to the university. “Students should have a priority in getting tickets because we go to UT, and we have the school pride, and so I think that if students want tickets then they should get them,” Aaron Johnson, freshman in computer science, said. “We pay a lot of money to go here, so we should be able to go to all events,” West said. “I feel like they should sell out all student tickets first before they sell them to the other fans.” So as the Vols play the Gators on Saturday and the students in the stadium scream and cheer, don’t be surprised if you don’t hear any cheering from those students sitting on their couches watching the game.

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2005 Youtube was created.

2006 Hannah Montana debuted.

2007 The seventh Harry Potter book was released.

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Obama was elected for the first time.

Breaking The Streak: Vols looki Trenton Duffer Sports Editor

Has anyone ever seen a duck pull a truck? According to Florida cornerback Quincy Wilson, that’s all there is to the Gators beating the Vols this weekend. “Ducks don’t pull trucks,” Wilson said. “Nobody has ever seen a duck pull a truck. Florida Gators are going to win. Simple as that.” Whether you back the ducks or the trucks in that situation, it doesn’t take a genius to notice that Tennessee hasn’t beaten Florida in quite some time. And the Gators know that. From the offseason to now, members of Florida’s team have been jawing at the Vols, reminding Tennessee that it’s been 11 long years since the score was swayed in the Vols’ favor. Jalen Tabor has been one of the most vocal members of Florida’s social media outbursts, calling out the Vols’ players and the nationwide popularity for Tennessee to win the SEC East. Head coach Butch Jones has been hearing all the comments, but he’s left them at the wayside and says he doesn’t think he has to bring them up to his team. “In today’s world of social media, I don’t have to blow that up. I don’t have to do anything about that,” Jones said on Wednesday in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. “To me, that doesn’t mean anything when you play the game on Saturday.” Tennessee hasn’t beaten Florida since 2004 — the year Facebook was launched. During that game, Erik Ainge threw for 192 yards with three touchdowns and a pick. Gerald Riggs Jr. ran the ball 15 times for 63 yards, and James Wilhoit kicked the gamewinning 50-yard field goal as time expired. But since then, the series has been all Gators. Florida has won by a combined score of 319-179 over their 11-year winning streak. The ugliest Vol loss came in 2007 when Tim Tebow carved up the Vols for 360 yards of total offense and four touchdowns

— two through the air and two on the ground. A 59-20 Vol loss was the result of Tebow’s success. But all this is the past, according to Jones, and his players are going for more of a “professional approach of playing winning football on Saturday.” “Every game is critical, and we understand that this game means a lot to a lot of people and this is why you come to the University of Tennessee to play in a rivalry game like this,” Jones said. “But every game is critical when you have dreams, goals and aspirations like we do.

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“I don’t get caught up in (if) this is the biggest game ever and all that because we have a lot of games to play and that kind of takes you off your consistency and your course of preparing your football team.” Florida, however, still remains a powerhouse, even if things are a bit different this year. The Gators’ defense is one of the best defenses in all of college football. The Gators currently lead the country in average yards allowed (129.7 per game), average points allowed per game (4.7) and sacks (16). Not to mention the fact that Florida and Oregon State are the only two schools in the FBS that have yet to allow a passing touchdown. Add all of that to the fact that Florida recently shutout the North Texas Mean Green and held them to only 53 total yards and the Vols will have a daunting problem facing them this weekend. But the Vols will have a little more firepower on their offensive line this week. Chance Hall is returning from injury and

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ing for right formula for Florida while Appleby was at Purdue. Florida hasn’t allowed access to their practices this week, and Bob Shoop said on Wednesday that the offense may have some tricks up their sleeve this weekend with Appleby’s mobility a bit higher than Del Rio’s. “He’s (Appleby) a good runner, he’s big, he’s strong,” Shoop said. “We’ve watched some Purdue film on him, and we’ve gotten a little bit of a scouting report from people we know on him. We know his strengths and his weaknesses, and that’s the chess match there. Trying to find out how Coach (Jim) McElwain will try to use those strengths.” Appleby will have targets to throw to on Saturday. Wide receiver Antonio Calloway, who was questionable earlier in the week, was upgraded to probable Wednesday evening. Calloway caught the go-ahead touchdown for the Gators in the final moments of last year’s 28-27 Florida victory. Cornerback Cameron Sutton won’t be able to provide aide guarding Calloway, either. Coach Jones announced on Monday Butch Jones, head coach that Sutton fractured his ankle and will be out for an “extended period of time.” Justin Martin and Emmanuel Moseley executed on a play, so I wouldn’t put all are currently the two cornerbacks listed as the blame on the O-line and everything starters for the Vols. Despite adversity, Jones believes in his like that.” Despite all of the strength of Florida’s players and thinks that the team can be defense, their offense seems a bit lacklus- victorious on Saturday. “We’ve suffered some adversity, and ter, especially now with a new quarterback some of it we’ve created for ourselves, at the helm. Luke Del Rio, who injured his knee but I think that’s healthy because our on a late hit last week against North football team could’ve quit in some adverse Texas, won’t be starting for the Gators situations and they’ve never blinked,” Jones on Saturday. In his place will be transfer said. “Our team has a tremendous amount of confidence, and they expect to win. They Austin Appleby. Appleby played in 16 games and started expect to win every time they go out on the 11 of them in his four years at Purdue football field.” Tennessee-Florida kicks off Saturday University. His numbers while he was a Boilermaker aren’t eye-popping — 2,777 afternoon at 3:30 p.m. and will broadcast yards, 19 touchdown passes, 19 intercep- on WVLT. For fans attending the game, Tennessee tions and a completion percentage of 55.3 announced earlier this week that the game percent. Butch Jones actually recruited Appleby will be a Checker Neyland event. You can while he was coaching at Cincinnati, and find out whether to wear white or orange at John Shoop, brother of Vols defensive coor- https://checkerneyland.com/. Simply enter dinator Bob Shoop, was Appleby’s offen- your section, row and seat. sive coordinator and quarterback coach will may even start over Coleman Thomas as right tackle on Saturday. Hall made a speedy recovery from his arthroscopic knee surgery he had last month. Offensive coordinator Mike DeBord says that he’s glad to have the 6-foot-4, 318pound Hall back on the team, but that he doesn’t feel the offensive line has been a “total bust” this season — despite all the scrutiny they’ve faced. “We’ve been inconsistent … but it may not be a lineman,” DeBord said. “It may just be another position where one guy doesn’t get executed what we need to have

ered some adversity, of it we’ve created for but I think that’s healthy am could’ve quit in some hey’ve never blinked.”

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UT cooking class shares taste of India Andrew Kochamba Contributor

The monotony of my dining options can be a downer sometimes. I can only eat so much PCB and Panda Express before the sadness kicks in. Yesterday, my mom sent me a picture of a home-cooked meal, and I almost started crying. So, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace, I decided to indulge in some international delicacies and take a UT Culinary Institute noncredit cooking class: The Best of Indian Cuisine. When I walked into the visitor’s center, I was handed an apron. As someone who has little to no cooking experience, this made my heart feel fuzzy. It was like when my mom let me push the cart in the grocery store as a little kid and let me believe, “I can be a part of this.” After picking up a recipe packet, I sat down in a room full of adults. Moments later, our charming instructors walked out from the kitchen to introduce themselves — Chef Terri Geiser and Madhu Dhar, a

research assistant professor in large animal clinical sciences. The program is Geiser’s, but, for the night, Dhar would be our main teacher and guide. “I’m not a chef, I’m a scientist,” Dhar said. She then went through the packet full of “experiments” with us. The ambitious Dhar had five recipes planned for the evening — all foods I didn’t even know existed. As we made our way into the kitchen, I felt like I was on MasterChef. I could tell right away that these classes were a well-oiled machine. In the interest of time, trays were already prepared for each of the recipes — complete with cups of pre-measured, pre-chopped and pre-diced ingredients. Our first dish was definitely a warm-up dish. Using yogurt, cucumber and some spices, we made a cucumber mint raita. It was some simple whisking, but right away I was happy to see how hands-on the experience would be. We then moved on to a dish titled, “Chicken With Onions.” Instead of adding a curry powder that’s common in modern Indian food in America, we went above

The UT Culinary Institute hosted a class on cooking Indian cuisine on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. Andrew Kochamba • The Daily Beacon and beyond — combining fresh spices with the chicken instead. With ingredients like tomatoes, serrano chiles, coriander, cilantro and gram masala (an Indian spice mixture), we let the chicken simmer in a paste of sorts for around 20 minutes. At this point, the smells of the kitchen where a whirlwind in my nose. It was beautiful and distracting. Quickly, we shifted to dessert — an Indian custard with fruit salad. Apples, oranges, pineapple, dates, mangoes, banana, cherries and cashews were all mixed up with a light custard sauce, much thinner than its American counterpart. Next up: a fried treat called vegetable pakora. The main components were onions and chilis — then spices were added for flavor and an egg to make it stick together. You mix all of this with a batter of flour, chickpea powder and water. It was runnier than I imagined, but you take a small ball of that and dunk it in some vegetable oil until it solidifies and turns a golden yellow.

Throughout all of this, our instructors darted through the kitchen, offering encouragement to my less than professional methods and excellent advice to fix them. It was an environment of joyful learning for experienced and inexperienced chefs alike. Finally, we moved onto homemade pita bread. With flour, oil, water and a rolling pin, Dhar worked magic in a demonstration. My pitas weren’t as round, but they were still functional. Without any oil, we let them heat and cook in a pan on the stove, flipping and pressing them like pancakes. Before I knew it, it was time to eat. Our creations were undeniably scrumptious — tangy, flavorful and pure. Cooking isn’t only a science, I learned — it’s an art. Like any type of art, it feels good to make and I’m glad I kept my recipe packet. You can visit the UT Culinary website for more information on non-credit cooking courses.

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‘Blair Witch’ sequel breaks off from original Nathan Smith Staff Writer

Since February of this year, I’ve reviewed 21 films for The Daily Beacon. Of those 21, half have been tied to existing movies, whether they’re sequels, prequels or reboots. With most of these later installments in existing franchises, I come out of the theater asking myself a question: “Why?� Why does this film exist? And, more often than not, who really wants to see it? Adam Wingard’s “Blair Witch,� the sequel to the 1999 found footage film that captured the popular imagination and launched an entire subgenre of horror movies, provides much more justification for its own existence than most of the films I see, but it still left a few interrogatives dancing around in my head. “The Blair Witch Project,� directed by Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, came out more than 17 years ago in the summer of 1999. Audiences were captivated by the barebones film, which made back its $60,000 budget almost 4,100 times over. But more often than not they were disappointed, and, because of that disappointment, the original Blair Witch film doesn’t hold up for many modern viewers. Despite its status as one of the scariest films of all time, “The Blair Witch Project� is low on what you might actually refer to as “scares;�

what it relies on most is the knowledge that what you’re seeing very well could be real. And, for the most part, “The Blair Witch Project� was “real.� Its nameless actors were sent into the woods and expected to improvise with only the faintest idea of what they were doing. As could only be expected, they got lost, so many of the film’s most anxiety-inducing scenes came out of real frustration. During the night, filmmakers and crew made strange noises in the woods to further upset the already frazzled cast. “The Blair Witch Project� is perhaps most important today as a trendsetter. Not only did it launch the still active found-footage subgenre, it also revolutionized movie publicity, utilizing one of the earliest viral marketing campaigns. Despite the existence of “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2,� a mostly-maligned cash-in sequel, contemporary audiences largely moved on from the Blair Witch phenomenon, which makes the existence of this sequel all the more perplexing. In the director’s chair is Wingard, the young director behind 2011’s “You’re Next� and the superb thriller “The Guest.� Wingard’s sequel looks much more slick and professional than the original. While “The Blair Witch Project� relied only on the suggestion and implication of horror, “Blair Witch� doesn’t shy away from more conventional scares and graphic imagery. Gone are the 16mm film and videotape of the original; in their place are drone-powered GoPros, earbud cameras and DSLRs, with a little bit of video thrown in for old-timey flavor.

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“Blair Witchâ€? • Courtesy of IMDb happens, except it’s the most terrified and claustrophobic I’ve been in a movie theater in a long time. Despite the questions and uncertainties that always come along with sequels, “Blair Witchâ€? makes the case for itself. It could not be more different from its predecessor, which strove its hardest to capture some semblance of reality. What interests Wingard most isn’t uncertainty or atmosphere, but straight-up horror. And, luckily for viewers, horror is something he seems to have a talent for.

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Policymaker’s toolkit, syringe exchange programs Lucas Stewart Addicted

Last week, I covered some of the pros and cons of prescription drug monitoring programs. We saw that they reduce inappropriate opioid prescribing and use. However, as the pill supply dwindles, the supply and use of illicit heroin increases. In turn, rates of heroin overdose deaths can skyrocket. So, what are policymakers to do? If this substitution effect is going to occur, how can officials still reduce opioid-related fatalities? In various parts of the United States, some officials are beginning to utilize syringe exchange programs (SEPs), and thus far, the effects are quite positive. Currently, about 200 U.S. cities have SEPs in place. The fundamental aim of today’s programs is fairly simple: addicts exchange used needles for sterile supplies to reduce the spread of infectious diseases like HIV or Hepatitis B and C. However, many programs are going beyond the fundamentals to offer additional preventative healthcare services (e.g., STD or pregnancy screening), along with showing current users how to administer naloxone — an opioid overdose antidote. These programs have gained traction as officials have realized that they cannot simply arrest their way out of the opioid problem. And recently, Congress lifted a nearly 30-year ban on federal funding for these establishments. Additionally, the implementation of these programs has increased as evidence shows that they

generate significant savings from reduced healthcare costs. A 2005 study from the CDC found that it cost between $4,000 and $12,000 to prevent HIV infection using SEPs. In contrast, the cost of treating an individual with HIV amounts to $190,000 (in 1997 dollars). Thus, the lifetime savings generated from SEPs are enormous. Over the past five years, state legislatures nationwide have also increased access to naloxone and passed drug overdose immunity, or “Good Samaritan” laws. Naloxone’s effects only last for about 20 to 90 minutes, so it is important that persons still seek medical attention even after its been administered. The immunity laws that have been put in place help to ensure that persons pursue this medical follow-up. The impact of these measures combined with an increased number of needle exchanges has been a reduction in overdose deaths for many cities. In July 2014, Tennessee passed its own Good Samaritan law which provided prescribers and those administering naloxone with civil immunity. As a result, access to and usage of naloxone has improved. However, political and social contention still surrounds SEPs. Critics believe exchanges enable drug users to continue their “habit.” This has made it exceptionally difficult to open exchanges throughout Tennessee. According to 2014 data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Tennessee has only one SEP. To my knowledge, operating an SEP in the state is still illegal as needles are considered “drug paraphernalia.” As a result, this needle exchange — known as Street Works in Nashville — operates underground at their own risk. While it’s encouraging to see the former punitive approach to drug policy diminishing throughout the state, I strongly believe that legalization of SEPs should occur. In addition, this past semester, members of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) at UTK put forth a proposal for developing an SEP in Nashville. The evi-

A 2005 study from the CDC found that it cost between $4,000 and $12,000 to prevent HIV infection using SEPs. In contrast, the cost of treating an individual with HIV amounts to $190,000 (in 1997 dollars).”

dence is clear that these programs produce savings and reduce the tragic loss of human life. They do not, as critics believe, increase or sustain drug usage — addicts will seek out any needle they can find, so why not allow for safe usage? Additionally, SEPs could include a “path to recovery” component to assist users in seeking out help. Policymakers and activists must continue pushing for the implementation of SEPs to reduce addiction and fatal overdoses. Lucas Stewart is a senior in economics and can be reached at ftj251@vols.utk.edu (mailto:ftj251@ vols.utk.edu).

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Nuclear weapons, the threat they pose This year’s presidential election has sparked new fears of nuclear war for Americans as Donald Trump threatens a willingness to use nuclear weapons as president. According to a recent YouGov poll, only 27% of Americans trust Donald Trump with nuclear weapons. The Republican candidate has shown that he feels comfortable, maybe even compelled, to use these weapons if in office. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough

reported that Trump asked three times in an hour long policy-brief, “if we have nuclear weapons, why can’t we use them?” If a presidential nominee does not understand the severity of using nuclear weapons and the reasons why we cannot simply “just use them,” he is in no position to have his fingers on the nuclear “red button.” Trump’s statements remind us that we not only

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have a responsibility to choose a candidate that will keep us out of nuclear war, but also demand our next commander-in- chief take steps to make our own nuclear red button “less red.” I urge voters to take a stand, so we can finally put an end to the threat of nuclear warfare – a war that no one can win. Emily Massengill, senior in political science

An Open Letter to the IFC Community Three years ago, I made one of the best decisions of my collegiate career in joining an IFC fraternity. Looking back, I know I never really had a full idea of why I wanted to participate in rush and join a fraternity; I’m not so sure any of us did. While many of us invariably spoke at rush of the brotherhood, social aspects and networking, we really had no idea of what it meant to be a true fraternity man. Now how can the rest of our campus know what that means unless we are the ones to show them? When we joined our fraternities, we became a part of something so much larger than ourselves. We took oaths to uphold our values to be men of excellence, men of principle and men of honor. We committed to hold ourselves to a higher standard, to leave a positive legacy behind and to bear the torch and serve as leaders on our campus and throughout our communities. The University of Tennessee IFC community has proven so much of this to be true. Each year, our fraternities raise tens of thousands of dollars for an extensive list of philanthropies ranging from JDRF to Muscular Dystrophy to the Fisher House Foundation. We hold countless programs to actively educate our members on sexual assault prevention, professional development, alcohol safety and many other topics. We partner with other organizations on and off campus to promote various causes and create positive change.

We cannot let the media, the recurring online articles and the few that make poor decisions be the face and representation of our community. It’s time we take ownership for our organizations and our council. ”

Because this is true, we cannot continue on being idle as we expect others to tell our story for us. We cannot let the media, the recurring online articles and the few that make poor decisions be the face and representation of our community. It’s time we take ownership for our organizations and our council. Far too often, we are letting the senseless actions of the few outweigh and cloud the positive, meritable actions of the many leaders within our community. So, what’s next? It’s time we take sexual assault prevention seriously and become leaders on our campus in championing bystander intervention. We must prioritize improving our academic status on campus and rise above the All Undergraduate GPA and perform equally as well as our fellow Greek councils. We need to make a better commitment to diversity, service and leadership across our campus and in the community. We’ve come to a time when we must constantly justify our reasons to go Greek; let’s create positive, social change, have fun and leave behind the appropriate legacy our community deserves and needs to affirm our presence on college campuses. I now know why I joined an IFC fraternity, and I hope you do too. It’s time we show everyone else. Carson Hollingsworth, SGA President

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