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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Issue 24, Volume 124

Photographer urges cultural preservation Matt Reed Contributor

• Photo Courtesy of Sarah Kathryn Risen

The seniors of Delta Gamma prepare to jump in the pool at TRECS during the annual Anchor Games.

Delta Gamma makes a splash Sage Speaks Contributor Soaked sorority girls, volleyball and a male pageant. What do all of these have in common? Anchor Splash. Hosted by Delta Gamma, Anchor Splash seeks to raise money for their national philanthropy, Service for Sight, benefiting those who are blind or visually impaired.

Throughout last week, competitions were held to accumulate points for participating fraternities and sororities, eventually producing a winning fraternity and sorority. This year, the fraternity first place went to Beta Upsilon Chi, second place to Phi Sigma Kappa and the sorority first place was taken by Delta Zeta. The prize is a “megamixer” with Delta Gamma. The week of activities began with “Soak-a-DG Day,” in which Greek members splashed Delta Gamma ladies with

water bottles, water guns and water balloons. “I’ve heard crazy stories of poor chapter members getting cornered in the cafeteria by fraternity men with cups full of water,” said Natalie Procter, Delta Gamma president, “but it’s all in good fun.” On Wednesday, Delta Gamma sisterhood held a volleyball tournament on Fiji Island. “My Phi Sigma Kappa brothers are really competitive so we were definitely

really serious about trying to win,” said participant Connor Bennett, a freshman finance major. Thursday featured the Anchorman Pageant, which included a representative from each fraternity. The designated member competed in swimwear, formal wear and talent portions. Sororities designed the coolers to support the Service for Sight philanthropy. See ANCHOR SPLASH on Page 2

Lecture challenges Worley renamed starter after notions surrounding Peterman suffers hand injury David Cobb sexual orientations Sports Editor

Bradi Musil Contributor You might think you know them all: straight, gay or bisexual. But, in reality, sexuality is a spectrum, not confined to three categories alone. At Monday’s event, “Beyond Binaries: Supporting Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid and Queer Students,” a webinar and group discussion explored the growth of mono-sexual identities, leaving behind the binaries of the past. In honor of Celebrate Bisexuality Day, two researchers spoke to UT students and faculty from a conference room in Washington D.C. Saby Labor, Women and LGBT student services coordinator at Metropolitan State University, and Christina Dolan, coordinator for LGBT Student Involvement and Leadership at Washington University, led this session based on their own research at the two major universities. Both studies involved per-

sonal interviews or phone calls with students who identify themselves as part of the LGBT community, who detailed positive and negative personal experiences, as well as how they explain their personal sexuality. “I came out in the 90s, a time when it was just an L and G, and then later you added the B or the T,” said Donna Braquet, director of Outreach LGBT and Ally Resource Center at UT. “It was extremely binary. So now it’s really great to see so many college students expanding the way they think of gender and sexuality on a spectrum instead of just one or the other.” It was this rigidity Labor and Dolan found most troubling in their research. College students, in particular, found it difficult to label themselves. The majority even preferred no label at all. “Labels are for jars, not people,” Labor said, quoting one of her subjects. “We found that students generally feel that applying labels only increases their limitations and uncertainty.” See BEYOND BINARIES on Page 2

One week after losing the starting quarterback job, Justin Worley is expected to be back in the Tennessee huddle when the Vols host South Alabama Saturday at 12:21 p.m. “As of right now, Justin Worley is the starter,” UT coach Butch Jones said Monday at his weekly press conference inside Neyland Stadium. Worley replaced struggling redshirt freshman Nathan Peterman late in the first half of UT’s 31-17 loss at Florida on Saturday and played the whole second half. Jones revealed that Peterman is expected to miss at least four weeks of action after undergoing surgery on Monday for a hand injury suffered against the Gators. Unless true freshmen Riley Ferguson and Joshua Dobbs emerge quickly, the job is once again Worley’s – as it was for UT’s first three games and the second half of the Florida game. The decision to grant Peterman the start against Florida came after an evaluation of UT’s practices leading up to the game and was met with disappointment by Worley, a junior with playing experience dating back to the 2011 season. “It hurts being the starter for the first three games and knowing that I wasn’t doing enough for their liking,” Worley said, following Saturday’s game. “But once again, I knew I had to be in it mentally.” Worley completed 10 of 23 attempts for 149 yards, one touchdown and a pair of late interceptions in his duty as Peterman’s replacement on Saturday.

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Junior quarterback Justin Worley looks for an a receiver in the second half against the Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 21. “It hurts when you’re not the starter,” Jones said of Worley’s reaction to his brief benching. “But the way he managed his business, he got his opportunity. He didn’t feel sorry for himself. He went in there and he was leading.” See QUARTERBACKS on Page 6

The eyes of a well-seasoned traveler appear as deep pools of wisdom to the keen observer. Flashes of mystical Machu Picchu and pristine New Guinea permeate the retina of one such traveler. The rhythmic pulse of the American Southwest and ethereal chants from the Tibetan mountains are nearly palpable emissions. These are the eyes of Chris Rainier, a “National Geographic” photographer leading the charge to document indigenous cultures before they disappear. Sunday, Rainier delivered a presentation of his global work to a reverent audience in McClung Museum. Ranging from the mountains of Peru, across Africa to the islands of Polynesia, his work has appeared in “Time,” “Life,” “Outside,” “Smithsonian” and “National Geographic,” among others. As the lights dimmed, Rainier stood relaxed behind the podium, humbly inviting his audience to join him “on a journey around the world.” Of course, there were no objections. Rainier cut his teeth working with the famous landscape imagery of Ansel Adams as his last photo assistant, and it shows. Images of tribal elders posed against backdrops of snow-capped mountains clearly demonstrate his knack for capturing the “essence” in which these disappearing groups reside. Most notably, perhaps, is his poignant ability to transmit sacred aspects of indigenous culture through still images. His crisp black and white stills portray ancient ceremonial rituals, leaving the viewer paralyzed with a familiar sense of connectedness. These cultures, in his words, still have “one foot in the Garden of Eden.” Rainier’s mantra is that of empowering ancient tradition through modern technology. His ongoing projects include the National Geographic Enduring Voices Project, which seeks to document and preserve endangered languages around the globe. He also pioneered a support effort, aptly named All Roads Photography Program, that provides funding and guidance for traditional groups seeking to learn photography. Ultimately, Rainier explained, the goal is enabling the groups to document themselves on their own terms. “Part of that project is to provide and archive this information,” Rainier explained. “First and foremost it’s (for) them, and if they choose, they can share that information. And many of them do want to.” See RAINIER on Page 3

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 News Editor Hanna Lustig

CAMPUS NEWS BEYOND BINARIES continued from Page 1 Yet, this preference creates a dilemma for students seeking acceptance by a certain group of people. “It’s an interesting phenomenon because as much as we are wanting to get away from labels,” Braquet said. “In order to find other people to identify with, you almost have to define yourself with a group.” Surprisingly, Labor and Dolan discouraged the practice of designating someone attracted to both males and females as “bisexual.” Instead, they suggested respecting the wide array of non-monosexual identities that exist today, including fluid or pansexual persons. A common occurrence the research subjects reported was denial of non-monosexaulism, or the

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belief that these students are confused as a result of hidden heterosexual desires. Dolan also dispelled the notion that members of LGBT communities are hyper-sexual creatures, unable to choose one gender they are attracted to. “These claims are just simply not true,” Dolan said. “They’re based off of blatant assumption.” Both studies demonstrated that racially diverse students found it difficult to be involved in support groups, as those are considered a “white phenomenon.” In response, Braquet is currently considering incorporating Queer People of Color discussion groups into the LGBT community programming. “I’m definitely going to be more deliberate, as the Director of Outreach, to do things that are welcoming to queer people of color and the groups we learned about today like bisexual, pansexual, and fluid,” Braquet said. “I want to be more intentional with the programs that I do and the language to make sure all students feel welcome in the center.”

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With the price of textbooks increasing, students have the option to rent or buy for cheaper from various alternative sources such as Beat the Bookstore or Chegg. com.

High textbook prices pave way for decline in publishing Emilee Lamb Assistant News Editor

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Students watch a presentation during Beyond the Binaries on Sept. 23 that presents the hidden stories surrounding bisexual, pansexual, fluid and queer sexual identities at public four-year universities.

ANCHOR SPLASH continued from Page 1 The Anchor Games took place on Friday. Following the “water” theme, sororities competed in relay races in the pool and fraternities competed in a belly flop competition. The week concluded with the fraternity synchronized swimming dances.

“The fraternities compete in a group as they dance, make water formations and attempt to twerk both in and out of the water,” Procter said. “Most of the fraternities are able to make an anchor formation in the water... some even manage to form the Greek letters, DG. ... The guys I’ve coached have said it’s their favorite part of the week.” In addition to raising money for charity, Anchor Splash

serves as a bonding experience for students new to the Greek system. “It helps our new members get to know other organizations and for the sororities and fraternities to get to know us,” Procter said. “I have to express my gratitude for my chapter and the participating chapters on the most successful year of Anchor Splash we have ever had.”

A flight to Russia, a jacuzzi or a new laptop. Approximately $650 each, the price for each these items is roughly equivalent to the average annual cost of college textbooks, according to the National Association of College Stores. “The assumption of that question is that textbooks are expensive, which everybody believes,” said Jim Stovall, a professor of journalism and electronic media. “And I would argue that when you consider what you get out of a textbook, if it’s good, and what has gone into that, and the information that’s there and the ideas that are there, textbooks are ... cheap.” Stovall, a textbook author himself, admits that his view is not popular. However, he stands by his assertion that textbooks are worth the higher cost. “This is not a Harry Potter novel,” Stovall said. “This is something that some academic or some set of academics probably, somewhere spent years putting together.” Others disagree, citing the industry as the underlying cause of steep prices. “There are a lot of factors that predict prices of textbooks,

but the textbook monopoly as a whole is to blame,” said Phillip Krastov, CFO of PostYourBook. com. “First, there are way too many factors in between an author writing a textbook and (a) student buying it. ”Every single group of people who touch the book mark it up to make profit.” Although Stovall argues that textbooks are priced fairly, students and businessmen like Kravstov continue to develop ways to lower the cost of college education. “PostYourBook.com was started out of frustration,” Kravstov said. “My freshman year, I paid $800 for my textbooks in the beginning of the semester from my local university bookstore.” Krastov’s company is a forum for college students all over the nation to buy and sell textbooks directly to one another, currently servicing approximately 200,000 U.S. students. “Its purpose is to eliminate the middle man, create an environment where students can easily sell from one to another for fair prices,” Kravstov said. “Sellers get more money than buy-back programs would offer them and buyers do not pay full price. Everybody wins.” Tierney McGregor, a preveterinary senior majoring in psychology, envisions a more appealing system, in which the

professor having the materials in his or her possession and “loaning” them to students in the class. “So like, if you lose the book, the teacher will keep whatever money you gave him and then, if you return it in good shape, then you can get your money back or something like that,” McGregor said. As society moves toward digital formats, many expect the textbook publishing industry will follow suit. “Well, obviously it’s moving electronically, so I think that’ll probably take over the market,” said Morgan Peck, a junior biology major. “We’re beginning to see the advent of multimedia text, particularly with Apple’s iPad,” Stovall said. “And that’s gonna change just about everything, in terms of not just what’s in textbooks and how they are produced, but how they’re marketed and sold.” Krastov, on the other hand, said he is less concerned about the demise of paper. At least, not yet. “I think publishing will be extinct in the future, but I don’t think it will happen in our lifetime,” Kravstov said. “The current generation, professors and students alike, gain certain intellectual comfort from reading a physical book then an electronic one.”

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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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Chris Rainier, left, poses with the Jeff Chapman, Ph.D, director of McClung Museum after Rainier’s lecture as part of the 50th Anniversary Lecture Series on Sept. 22. Rainier is a National Geographic photographer known most for his black and white still photographs of the natural wilderness and indigenous cultures around the the globe.

RAINIER continued from Page 1 Rainier’s observations allowed him to reflect on the importance of these efforts. “Eighty percent of indigenous languages are oral, so that knowledge is going to pass away … When an elder passes away – which, on average, is every two weeks around the world – it’s like burning down a library,” Rainier said. “So much like the biosphere, we’re watching this massive transformation of intellectual knowledge going away.” Of course, arming un-westernized indigenous peoples with technology is often a controversial matter, but Rainier sees it as the most efficient strategy for preservation. Moreover, he emphasized that it can be fused with traditional practices to augment the culture’s vitality. Indeed, by the time this story is printed, Rainier will be in a remote village in Peru, meeting with a council of tribal elders to enable and guide their ventures into the technological realm. “We aren’t the deciders here, we’re merely the facilitators when they’ve made their decision,” Rainier said. “The embracing of both doesn’t have to be a disharmonious evolution.” Many of the remaining Amazonian tribes, such as the Huaorani Indians of Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park, are on the brink of extinction, as governments open up lands to devel-

opers hungry for crude oil. Consequently, Rainier believes there’s little time to spare. “If we sit there in the loading bay of the Titanic deciding which lifeboat to use, we’re doomed,” he explained, underlining the sense of urgency felt among his peers. In short, these efforts provide tribal groups with crucial tools for which to protect their heritage. Throughout his lecture, Rainier deftly wove personal anecdotes into the landscape of his photos, bringing them to life for the audience. With verbal illustration nearly as powerful as his images, he described a scene in which an Ethiopian shaman and a Navajo elder were exchanging email, effortlessly sharing knowledge and bouncing ideas through cyberspace. Looking forward, he reflected on the importance of the next generation of young people. “Put off short-term gains for long-term goals,” Rainier said, referring to advice Ansel Adams once gave to him. “Don’t look for immediate results.” Taking this advice literally, Rainier never lost sight of his vision of working for National Geographic. It took him 20 years after leaving Adams’ studio, but he got there, soaking up the journey and all its lessons along the way. Professor of photojournalism, Rob Heller, reflected on Rainier’s visit. “National Geographic photog-

raphers are among the elite of the world and Chris Rainier’s presentation was evidence of that fact,” Heller said. “His images were remarkable and the stories behind them were fascinating as well.” UT student and visual media intern for McClung Museum, Lance Pettiford, also commented on the significance of Rainier’s visit. “As an aspiring photographer, yet as a studying anthropologist, I loved Rainier’s lecture,” Pettiford said. “His understanding of cultures and the balance he has contributed to photography is inspirational.” This understanding is evident in his perspective on opportunities and following dreams. “I’ve learned that nothing comes easy,” Rainier said. “Be an optimist. … If you’re doing it for the right reasons, all the doors will continue to open. I think – in a Buddhist sense – that’s a way to navigate the world. When there’s resistance, pay attention to what’s going on. … If you believe in what you’re doing, and it has virtue, things tend to karmically look after you, and you end up where you should be. “Maybe not where you want to be, but where you should be.” His most recent book, “Cultures on the Edge,” contains over 100 images taken from around the world. A limited number of copies are also available for purchase at the McClung Museum.

Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Aaron Carter has headlined four tours, performed on Dancing with the Stars and now – 12 years after beating Shaq – he will perform in Knoxville on Sunday. Performing songs from his triple-platinum album “Aaron’s Party” as well as other favorites and his newest single “Where Do We Begin,” Carter said this tour has received with open arms and warm regards from fans. “(My fans) have been really, really amazing,” Carter said in a phone interview. “I thank all my fans personally so much … Everyone is still here for me and they’re showing up at my shows and supporting me. Regardless of what critics say or what anybody has to say, my fans still show up.” Chelsea Sims, junior in political science and business management, said she has been a fan of Carter since she was a kid and is “thrilled” about the concert. She said that Carter bears a connection specific to her generation. “I believe that our generation is a very ‘throwback’ type of generation,” Sims said. “You never forget the words to the songs you grew up listening to day in and day out.” The fact that Carter finds so much support in his fans raises many generational questions. According to the 26-year-old Carter, the lack of technology during his rise to fame created a more personal connection with his supporters. “I think people are just a little bit more lazy (now),” Carter said. “They can access everything that they want right in front of them. That’s the thing, I come from a generation where … seeing the people was what mattered. That’s what I’m doing again. Reconnecting with everybody, the same way I did in the beginning. “(My fans) didn’t know me from social media and YouTube. That’s not how it happened with me.” Fans like Sims, who grew up with Carter, are now turning to the internet to re-experience his music. “When I heard Aaron Carter was coming to Knoxville I went to YouTube to re-watch some of his videos and it made me fall in love with his music all over again,” said Sims, a proud owner of the album “Aaron’s Party.” She said that these experiences help a person look to their future after taking a look back. “By listening to music you grew up with it often times brings back old memories and lets

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Former teen pop singer Aaron Carter will be performing from his platinum album “Aaron’s Party” along with his new single “Where Do We Begin” at NV Nightclub on Sept. 29. you reflect upon your life and where you’ve been and where you’re going,” Sims said. This holds true for Carter too. “I don’t have any expectations to be anything that I was when I was little, because I don’t want to be a 12-year-old again,” Carter said. “So that’s not my goal. I don’t want to be an innocent 12-year-old anymore. It’s not for me. “I want to be what I am now and take my experiences and relate to people. I’ve lived a lot of life.” Carter plans to tour internationally, hoping to perform in countries such as Europe, Germany, South America, Mexico and Indonesia. He hopes to continue to tour for years to come. Ultimately, Carter said there’s nothing like performing for his fans. “It makes me so happy,” Carter said. “It’s the best feeling in the world.” Tickets to see Aaron Carter at NV Nightclub are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.

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‘Close’ friendships can originate online Lost in Communication by

Jan Urbano Sometimes, a real friend is someone that you may have never met face-to-face. With Twitter feeds and Facebook posts, staying in contact with past friends and current ones has never been easier. Chatting with my childhood friends from Japan and my dear cousins in the Philippines is as convenient as a few keystrokes. But what about meeting new people online? Limiting our scope of friends to only those we meet or converse with in person is, in this day and age, ignorant. The internet has given us the ability to search for new friends remotely, allowing us to interact with people we would normally never be able to communicate with – much less meet – outside of the online world. I have several good friends that I’ve met online, and though I have not met any of them in person, I trust them just as much – and sometimes more than – as friends I have here at UT. The stance that society has towards online relationships, however, is less than accepting. For many people, the concept of “online friends” is disconcerting. We hear from friends and media about the “creepers” that lurk all over the Internet, lying in wait to ambush and prey on 12-year-olds harmlessly wandering social media. We hear of the numerous cases where such relationships crossed into the real world, with sometimes lethal consequences. Though the issue of privacy is a well-known factor, I think there’s another reason that people can be uneasy with online relationships: the lack of nonverbal communication. When we talk with others, we ask them about themselves, trying to read and gauge the person they are. When we socialize online, though, it’s much more difficult – we can’t read them through the normally present sub-forms of communication. We can’t see their body language, their change in the tone of voice and their interactions with other people that we know. The discomfort and fear of meeting new people exists, both in face-to-face and online interactions. We can’t tell if we’re talking with a real person, or a façade of a person. Just like any relationship with a person in realworld circumstances, the amount of time spent and the degree of social interaction are big factors. Spending time with a person allows you to learn how he or she acts, and to determine the authenticity of what they say and what they do. Two years ago, I met several people in an Internet video chat room. Hearing about it from a friend of mine, I was curious to see what it would be like. Although it was initially awkward, I continued to chat and talk with them, learning more and more about them each time. We shared stories – good and bad – about our lives; we talked about our likes and dislikes; debated over topics philosophical and practical; we even danced together to weirdly hilarious videos. As strange it is sounds, everything we did together helped strengthen our friendship. The things we planned and did together, when combined to the effort, time and consolation we’ve given to each other, support and link us together as friends. Online friendships are not so different from the movie nights and “deep-thinking” discussions people have in real-world circumstances. Recently, I enjoyed an eight hour Skype chat with one of them, staying awake from midnight to morning with them. Knowing how happy it makes me feel talking with them has made me realize that, in the end, friends are friends, regardless of how far they may be. Distance does not determine friendships – the essence of talking and interacting with a person who is both inwardly and outwardly honest determines friendships. By that definition, you could say that my online friends are more real and trustworthy than some friends in my own city. I’m honored to know that I can rely on these “close” friends in my time of need, and vice-versa. Jan Urbano is a senior in biological sciences. He can be reached jurbano@utk.edu.

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Today’s TV is our generation’s greatest work of art The Taboo Parlor by

Chase Parker I love television. I know many of you automatically arrive at the notion of how vain and ineffectual television programming is when you hear a statement like that. But you’re wrong. After spending yet another would-be peaceful Sunday evening vice-gripping a bowl of popcorn, unable to even eat its buttery contents because I could not bare to waste my precious attention on anything other than my television screen, I had to call into question this sweeping generalization of television as some form of cultural black hole disguised as entertainment. Our generation has been berated for our entertainment dependence on television; many blaming our affinity for lowbrow entertainment on spending hours plastered to a spot in front of our respective glowing screens. Frank Lloyd Wright once said that television was simply, “chewing gum for our eyes.”

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ago. I spent actual days of my leisure time engulfed in the visceral, poignant yet still incredibly profound transformation of meek Walter White to the millennial Macbeth. No painting has ever thrown me into Westeros and made me feel so attached to characters with whom I share no modern conveniences or cultural aspects with, nor has one ever made me shed tears and lose my breath like watching the notorious “Red Wedding” episode of Game of Thrones last season. It is time to no longer hold onto the notion of TV being the great American scapegoat. The aforementioned shows are a testament to the validity of television as an art form on par with the compulsory “classics” that are pushed on us in the classroom. Put away your cultural jadedness and realize the shows we have marked on our calendar are not just obtuse jabbering accompanied with pretty lights. Stop describing TV with the pejorative. Omit idiot box, babysitter and boob-tube from your vocabulary and start seeing TV for what it really is: our era’s contribution to the greatest works of art. Chase Parker is a junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. He can be reached at sparke23@utk.edu.

Unrivaled closeness can be found among siblings Turn of Phrase by

Sarah Hagaman Some things in life, we get to choose. In college, we select our friends, our romantic interests and even our professors. But some people we do not choose — they are chosen for us. They did not come in a catalog. I didn’t order them at the counter, or pick them up at the front desk. We weren’t introduced, or in the same circle of friends. Nobody sent them to the front door, or stuffed them in the mailbox. And in the early years of my life, I desperately didn’t want them. These things are my brothers. One older, one younger, and me – right smack in the middle. I can distinctly remember my deepest childhood wish to have a sister. She and I could play with dolls (not trucks) and with dollhouses (not pirate ships). As I got older, this dream began to grow more distant; to exacerbate the issue, my cousins — on both sides of the family — turned out to be all boys. The ratio of boys to girls in my extended family breaks down to a solid 10:1. To think back on the times when I did

everything possible to resist my brothers, I can hardly believe how much has changed in roughly 12 years. In a 2006 Time Magazine article titled “The New Science of Siblings,” writer Jeffrey Kluger investigated the psychology of brothers and sisters. Kluger, who delivered UT’s annual Hill Lecture in March, wrote that “our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales.” Only an exquisitely small number of people will ever see you in all your shades of personality and states of being. Siblings are potentially the ones who can see you through almost every phase of life, from age 6 to 60. Of course, the road to building such deep ties isn’t exactly paved with hugs and smiles. My mom had a very unique way of handling our spats, which regularly occurred. She would listen to our accusations, our infuriated outbursts, and then do something we all hated: she sent all three of us to the laundry room, to sit in the thick of an argument until we had worked out a solution to whatever troubled us. Until then, we had to stay. I believe these forced reconciliations next to a washer and dryer made an enormous difference in our cohesiveness, and psychologists seem to agree. As the article confers, “Indeed, siblings

who battled a lot as kids may become closer as adults–and more emotionally skilled too, often clearly recalling what their long-ago fights were about and the lessons they took from them.” As I sit in front of some morning ESPN, typing away in my nail polish, some traces of growing up alongside my brothers have emerged. My older brother has always helped me to challenge myself. I distinctly remember one morning watching a captioned episode of Pokémon with him. An avid fan of the show, I begged my brother to read the words to me; he refused. I decided to learn how to read shortly after, out of sheer spite. My younger brother can find me sobbing and still manage to make me smile, despite my best effort to refuse comfort. They gave me “Saving Private Ryan.” I gave them “Miss Congeniality.” They gave me basketball in the driveway. I gave them the concept of color-coordination. Very few people in life will ever get close enough to see straight into your soul. Some, we get to choose. The ones I didn’t choose, however, have become the ones that see the most. Sarah Hagaman is a sophomore in English. She can be reached at shagama1@ utk.edu.

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Performers show off their talent at the 34th annual Greek Fest at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church on Sept. 22.

34th annual Greek Fest a hit again Savannah Lucas Contributor This weekend, many Knoxvillians greeted autumn with a cry of “Opa!� The 34th annual Greek Fest was held this past weekend at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church. Each fall, residents of Knoxville and surrounding areas gather at the festival to become Greek for a day. Along with the wide selection of authentic dishes and pastries, guests can also enjoy live music and traditional Greek dancing. Tina Vamvakias, a church member, said that the amount of effort that goes into the planning and execution of the event is incredible. “It takes months to plan, I would say the planning starts six months ahead of time,� Vamvakias said. “Everybody loves Greek Fest. It grows every year. People come from all over for this, and especially for the pastries. A lot of people come solely for the pastries.� Greek Fest, which aims to bring slices of Greek culture, also celebrates the host church and their iconography, mosaics and stained glass windows through church

tours. For some, the experience is as realistic as visiting the country itself. “I have attended 12 Greek Fests, and I have seen that people really enjoy themselves,� said Marvin McCulloth, a volunteer from the church. “This is like a fall day in Greece. Opa! It’s a party.� Frank Tsakeres, a man of Greek heritage, finds connections to his family life and culture through Saint George and Greek Fest. “If you’ve ever seen ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ that was my family; I’m a first generation,� Tsakeres said. “We’ve been to Santorini, to Romanos and to a bunch of different islands, and this is sort of like a little piece of the heritage right here in Knoxville.� Penny Kemp, a Knoxville resident, finds Greek Fest to be an exciting Knoxville event with a great cultural perspective. “When I first moved to Knoxville about four years ago, I went to Greek Fest and loved it,� Kemp said. “I’ve been ever since. “It’s original and authentic and they have such a real culture. It’s nice to see that they’ve preserved it.�

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Many youth and children participate in Greek Fest by volunteering and dancing traditional Greek dances. Kemp said that her favorite part about the event is seeing young people embrace their culture. “Most young people are only into the fads and the new stuff,� Kemp said. “It’s nice to see the youth perform old traditional dances that have been passed down through the generations.� Perhaps the most heralded portion of the festival, however, is the bevy of food options available. Vamvakias said that the authentic Greek cuisine is her favorite part of the festival. “My thing is the food, because I am of Greek heritage, so that always warms my heart,� Vamvakias said. “I love the lamb and the pastichio, which is kind of a Greek lasagna, and then of course all the pastries. “If you’ve never had Greek food, you have to try it. Once you try it, you will always come back.� For those not able to join this year’s festivities, the 35th annual Greek Fest will be held at the church next fall. For more information, visit greekfesttn.com.

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“Prisoners,� a thriller released Sept. 20, does not sit well with the palate. Yes, it was suspenseful and intense. Yes, it was slightly frightening, but excluding that, it was more or less 153 minutes of watching Hugh Jackman torture a mentally handicapped man. The R-rated film is a crime drama/ thriller about a man who will do anything to locate his daughter and her friend who go missing on a moments notice. Pressed for time and feeling like the police are not putting forth their best efforts, Keller Dover (Jackman) takes matters into his own hands. After Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) is forced to release Alex Jones (Paul Dano), Dover kidnaps him and through intense physical and psychological abuse, attempts to get him to talk. Here’s the problem: it is clear from the moment Jones is introduced that he is not fully in charge of his mental capacities. Yes, there are points of supposed lucidity where Jones shows extreme cruelty, such as when he attempts to strangle his aunt’s dog. While these scenes are clearly supposed to lessen sympathy for Jones, they do not create an understanding for Dover’s actions. The attempted characterization fails to cast Dover as the average-dadturned-hero and Jones as the psychotic madman who purposefully withholds useful information. Instead, Dover seems overtly cruel to a man who cannot form a complete sentence. Compared to other films such as Taken and Flightplan, the lengths that Dover was willing to go to were extreme. Yes, Liam Neeson killed multiple antagonists and Jodie Foster blew up a plane, but neither of the two resorted to systematic, long term brutality on a single person. Though much of the violence is not even shown onscreen – the audience only hears the sounds of Jones’ screams and sees his swollen face – there is enough cruelty to be a turn off. When Dover rigs a sensory-deprivation chamber in an old shower, he douses Jones alternately with freezing or scalding water. When Dover turns the tap, the sound of Jones’ screams are enough to stop any heart. Altogether, the movie is just too real-

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Sports Editor David Cobb

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Assistant Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron tprovost@utk.edu

Maggitt out for South Alabama, Lady Vols find positives from weekend tourney faces possibility of redshirting Greg Raucoules

continues to progress, a lot of it will depend on his wishes and his family’s wishes as well.” Senior Dontavis Sapp, who has Eighty-six tackles, 10.5 of which recorded 21 total tackles this season, were for a loss, 2.5 sacks and three will continue to man the weakside lineforced fumbles. backer position in Maggitt’s absence. And most importantly, a key vocal leader on the defense. Safety blanket Those are Curt Maggitt’s 2012 numWhile Maggitt may not come back bers and attributes, but they more from his ACL injury, one Vol who has visibly represent what the Vols are come back from his and played solid is missing on the field without Maggitt, sophomore safety Brian Randolph. who is recovering from an ACL tear “I haven’t seen really much effects that he suffered in UT’s 51-48 loss to with the knee,” Jones said. “Brian Missouri last year. Randolph is an individual, when we For four weeks there has been a talk about consistency and perforquestion as to whether or not the mance, you know what you’re getting junior linebacker would make his seawith Brian everyday.” son debut, and this week is no differRandolph has recorded two interent. ceptions this season – both coming At Butch Jones’ Monday press conagainst Western Kentucky – and had a ference the question was asked again, game-high 11 tackles against Florida. only this time the head coach gave a more definitive answer than weeks Freshman on fire prior. Devaun Swafford probably couldn’t “I don’t think (he’ll play),” Jones dream of a better moment than the said. “I think Curt is going to be week one he had in his first career start for to week on how he progresses. He’s the Vols. coming off of two surgeries and he’s With 9:23 remaining in the first really trying. He’s still out there but quarter the nickel cornerback stepped right now I don’t want to come in here in front of a Jeff Driskel pass and proand lead everyone on. Every week I tell ceeded to take the interception return you I think he’s ready. I’d rather expect 62 yards to the house to kick off the the worst and if it happens, it happens. scoring in Saturday’s contest against Right now I wouldn’t count on him Florida. playing.” “Well, Devaun is a great story.” As the season continues on, the Jones said. “Again, he’s a walk-on who’s thoughts of a possible redshirt for done a tremendous job and when we the defensive leader have surfaced, were evaluating Malik Foreman, there something that Jones did not rule out was another individual who kept makon Monday. ing plays on the film. So we kept asking “We’ll see where we’re at in the about him and you know part of being season,” Jones said. “If this season a successful football program at this

level is having a very successful walkon program and with the limitation in scholarships, you need walk-ons to have roles in your program. “He’s an individual who’s doing a tremendous job for us, again he’s learning through fire – the good, the bad – but he’s extremely competitive. He takes coaching and he’s very athletic. As the season progresses (we) fully expect him to get better and progress as well.”

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sional football players.” Listed as dual backups behind Worley on this week’s depth chart are Ferguson and Dobbs. Neither has seen collegiate game action. Dobbs did not accompany the team to Florida, and although Ferguson did make the trip, Jones said the decision was made because of travel limitations within the SEC. “Absolutely no indication of who’s

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continued from Page 1 The Rock Hill, S.C. native is 3-3 as a starter in his career. He started three games during the 2011 season in place of an injured Tyler Bray. Jones reiterated that UT’s quarterbacks need to avoid “catastrophic

plays” by citing an attempt from Worley to throw the ball out of bounds against the Gators that wound up as an interception. But overall, Jones said he was pleased with the response of his junior signal caller. “There’s a lot on that young man’s plate,” Jones said. “I think we forget that these are still 17- to 22-year-old student athletes. These aren’t profes-

Third down troubles Amidst all the quarterback talk, the Vols defensive performance flew under the radar. It was a game of ups and downs for the defensive unit as they held the Gators to only 167 yards passing but also were gashed on the outside by Mack Brown, Tyler Murphy and Matt Jones, allowing 215 total rushing yards. The biggest problem for the defense was its inability to stop Florida from converting on third down, as the Gators picked up a first down on 10 of their 18 attempts. “I know for me, I saw the film yesterday, and I feel like on third down, we were really close to getting to the quarterback or even just getting in his way,” senior defensive end Marlon Walls said. “I think that as a defensive line, we need to learn how to finish the play as opposed to getting there and slowing down a little bit. “Those little plays, we can really impact them by getting in his way, throwing our hands up in front of his face. As a D-line, that’s something we need to get better at on third down, just penetrating the quarterback.”

Contributor The Lady Vols volleyball team fought through early inconsistencies over the weekend to end the Tennessee Invitational with a 3-1 win over Coastal Carolina on Sunday night. “Overall we did not perform as well as we wanted to and we know that,” said head Coach Rob Patrick, whose team finished the tournament 1-3. Tennessee began the weekend with a 3-0 loss against Georgia Tech. “We just made too many errors,” Patrick said. He was correct. An abundance of errors showed in the score line and the stats sheet, as the team recorded a hitting percentage of just .06 percent. The team returned to ThompsonBoling Arena on Saturday morning looking to get back on track against Jacksonville State. Senior libero Ellen Mullins recorded a school record 37 digs in the match, but the Vols were unable to hold on to a two set lead and fell 3-2. Freshman Raina Hembry also tallied a career best 21 kills. Entering the final match of the weekend, Tennessee was eager to end a five-match losing streak. The urgency from the Lady Vols was clear as UT put forth a strong performance en route to a 3-1 win. Both Patrick and Mullins commended the team’s ability to bounce back after a tough loss earlier in the day. ahead of each other,” Jones said. Dobbs switched his commitment from Arizona State late to sign with the Vols in April. Ferguson, meanwhile, remained committed to UT through the coaching switch from Derek Dooley to Jones. Saturday’s game against Sun Belt Conference opponent South Alabama is UT’s last against a non-conference opponent on the year. The Vols then

“We played a very good Coastal Carolina team who has a lot of experience has a lot of physical ability and we were able to play more consistently than we have in the last few matches,” Patrick said. “This weekend, up and down, very inconsistent, but I think we finally had a breakthrough tonight in this match,” Mullins said. “(We) finally played together as a team and had some more urgency. (I’m) really, really proud of how we came back in between this morning and tonight’s match.” The win over Coastal Carolina also marked a bit of history for Patrick, marking his 350th all-time win in his 16-year career at UT. The two-time National Coach of the Year acknowledged the accomplishment by singing the praises of the players he’s coached over the years. “Every time there is a milestone, however, the thing that always comes back to me are the players,” Patrick said. “The players that have played here, the sacrifices that they made. I’m so proud of the ladies that have worn the Tennessee jersey, it’s really a tribute to them.” The event marked the conclusion of non-conference play before the Lady Vols kick off SEC volleyball this Sunday against South Carolina. “We still have a lot of work to do,” Mullins said. Added Mullins: “Just minimizing our errors is something that we’ve been working on and working on and just having that maintaining of focus.”

play three straight games against top15 opponents. “We have to do a great job of getting them ready to play mentally and then physically as well,” Jones said of the freshmen quarterbacks. Added Jones: “Just like anything in our program they are going to have to earn their spot.”

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