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Obama: Shutdown will ‘throw wrench’ in economy Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ramped up pressure on Republicans Monday to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown, saying that failure to pass a short-term spending measure to keep agencies operating would “throw a wrench into the gears” of a recovering economy. Late Monday, Obama called Republican and Democratic congressional leaders but there was no breakthrough in the budget impasse. Earlier, Obama urged House Republicans to pass a short-term spending bill free of any conditions that would weaken the nation’s 3-year-old health care law. Obama spoke after the Senate rejected a House proposal to delay implementation of the health care law. House Republicans were preparing to vote on another stop-gap spending measure Monday, this one putting off a requirement that people must obtain health insurance. The White House issued a veto threat to that proposal shortly after GOP leaders announced it. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has been under pressure from conservatives to use the stopgap spending bill and subsequent legislation to raise the nation’s borrowing authority to delay or cut federal finances to the health care law as a way of stopping it in its tracks. The health care law is entering a crucial new stage on Tuesday when people begin to sign up for the insurance marketplaces set up under the law to help the uninsured. “One faction of one party in one house of Congress in one branch of government doesn’t get to shut down the entire government just to refight the results of an election,” Obama said in the White House briefing room. The spending fight is a prelude to the bigger confrontation over the nation’s credit limit, expected to hit its $16.7 trillion cap in mid-October. Obama on Monday urged Republicans not to saddle the legislation to increase the debt ceiling with measures designed to undermine the health care law. He has vowed not to negotiate over the debt ceiling, noting that a default would be worse for the economy than a partial government shutdown. On Wednesday, Obama is scheduled to meet with top Wall Street CEOs to discuss the state of the economy, including the debt ceiling. The meeting is with members of the Financial Services Forum, a trade group representing the 19 biggest financial service institutions doing business in the United States, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Citigroup. See GOVERNMENT on Page 2
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Orchestra season gets in tune Kendall Thompson Contributor “Old Friends, New Beginnings” is the title of this year’s UT orchestra season, and the reasoning was apparent with Sunday night’s performance in the Alumni Memorial Building with guest conductor Huw Edwards. With the new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, all the orchestra needed was a few timeless compositions. The two-hour concert included the works “Prelude to Die Meistersinger” by Richard Wagner, “Triumphal March” from Aida by Guiseppe Verdi and “Symphony No. 8 in G Major” by Antonin Dvorak. The use of classic works in the concert proved popular with the audience. “I liked all of the music, but the Dvorak was my favorite,” Susan Compton, mother of violinist Sarah Compton, said. While Compton had a favorite, Inna Karsheva, a junior majoring in violin performance, said she couldn’t choose between these works. “They’re all such great pieces,” Karsheva said, “and I love playing them.” James Fellenbaum, the director of orchestras, opened the concert with a few words about this season’s theme. “The new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center is a wonderful facility that we have been waiting for a long time,” Fellenbaum said. “That is the reason that I titled the season ‘Old Friends, New Beginnings.’ We certainly are having a lot of new beginnings this year.” See SYMPHONY on Page 6
Films to highlight strides in LGBT rights Jones Jenna Butz Staff Writer October is dedicated to LGBT history, and students and faculty have organized a film festival throughout the month to celebrate how far gay rights have come and to make people aware of how far they still have to go. Movies will be shown Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. in Hodges Auditorium all month except for the week of fall break. Donna Braquet, the director of OUTreach: LGBT and Ally
Resource Center, picked films that she believed would spotlight the recent issues in the media surrounding the civil movement. “I think that this year we’re going to get a lot of attendees just because LGBT issues are so much in the forefront of everyday news,” Braquet said. “The films that I’ve selected are ones that reflect the recent changes in marriage equality, ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ and the movement as a whole. “We have all these watershed moments that are happening, but there was a lot that led up to
how things are now.” With all the political activism across the country to spread the message of equality, Braquet picked a film fest for its ability to appeal to a wide audience.. “I think that films are very accessible to everyone,” Braquet said. “They’re an hour long, you can drop in and learn a tremendous amount of information. “It’s a way to bring people together to watch a common film, then have a brief discussion afterwards. A film fest is a fun way to celebrate the history.” Dustin Shetley, a junior in
public relations, said he believes the film fest is a step in the right direction toward awareness on campus. “I think the film fest is extremely important because it allows people to see films that confront the topic of sexuality and various situations that deal with sexuality that they would not normally come into contact with,” Shetley said. “Basically, it offers another perspective on life and broadens the horizons of their mind.” See FILM FEST on Page 6
Second Student Life candidate aims for Top 25 Dan Viets Contributor It’s all about the student. That is the message and common theme elicited from the second candidate for the vice chancellor for Student Life position at UT, Daniel Pugh, Ph.D. “The gateway to the American dream is still through the university,” Pugh said in his public forum. The forum was broadcast live from the Ray Mears room of the Thompson-Boling Assembly with around 65 people in attendance.
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Pugh identified various improvements that could be made to support UT, but focused heavily on student encouragement and interaction. “At the end of the day we do it for the student,” Pugh said. “At the end of the day, at the heart of what we do is moving the student through that completion agenda, and supporting them in that process so they can realize their dreams like we’re realizing ours. “That’s what this is about, and that’s the opportunity that I welcome to be able to do here at the University of Tennessee.” See VICE CHANCELLOR on Page 2
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highlights progresses on ‘Positive Monday’ David Cobb Sports Editor After an unproductive offensive possession by UT in the second half of their 31-24 win over South Alabama on Saturday, boos rained down from the bleachers of Neyland Stadium. Frustrated with the performance of quarterback Justin Worley, some Vol fans expressed their displeasure with UT’s junior signal caller out loud. James Stone didn’t think about the booing when it happened, but after the game the UT center made a point of reassuring Worley. “I just told him, ‘stay positive, we’ve got your back,’” Stone explained Monday. “It’s a team and we’re brothers, so we’re going to have his back throughout anything.” The encouraging words are not exclusive to the offensive huddle, either. On what Butch Jones dubbed “Positive Monday,” the firstyear coach used his weekly press luncheon to diatribe on the good he saw in the Vols’ narrow victory over their Sun Belt foe. “I think in the world that we live in today everyone wants to focus on negativity, but let’s focus on the positives,” Jones said before rattling off a list of the good UT has done in 2013. See OFFENSE on Page 7
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CAMPUS NEWS GOVERNMENT continued from Page 1 The Forum joined 250 other business organizations in a letter to Congress on Monday calling on them to avoid a shutdown, raise the debt ceiling and then address long-term spending issues and deficits. Monday evening, Obama
VICE CHANCELLOR continued from Page 1 Pugh described how he plans to make himself accessible to students. “The individual student is what adds up to all these pieces. … If you were to go online, I tweet, I follow, I engage with the student government,” he said. “We do polls of students to try to get new inputs and try and be available and be present out there in the community, and dine with [students]. “You know, Friday night I was down at the campout going into the football game … and every football game I’m down in the student section to participate.” While his doctorate degree is from the University of Georgia, Pugh was originally a UT graduate. “I was given a great deal while I was here,” Pugh said, “and I’m in a unique position to be able to come and pay that forward to other folks and help students to become as successful as they possibly can.” Though students were Pugh’s primary focus, he did not neglect other areas needing improvement. “Divisionally we need to be congruent,” Pugh said. “We can no longer, in higher education, operate in silos. So we’ve got to have a common developmental approach in a theme that binds us together, so that one side’s not doing something independently of the other, and we can do that…
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called Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. The call with Boehner lasted nearly 10 minutes. Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said Boehner told Obama that the health care law was costing jobs. “Every department in this program needs to be a Top 5 department.” Rob Graham, a junior in finance with an international business concentration and a member of SGA, said students should receive the most emphasis from the chancellor. “I feel like they drive this campus,” Graham said. “There’s a lot of responsibility put on them.” Students, Graham said, should be the target customers of the university. “You have to … make sure that they’re at the center of every decision you’re making,” he said. “In the business world, you have to make sure that everything revolves around that core customer.” Dedicated to the Top 25 mission, Pugh said he agrees that the quality of student life is directly related to joining the ranks of the elite. “From a student life standpoint, we need to be looking at what we’re doing for Top 25,” Pugh said, “and what we can do is all geared toward the student.” Pugh is one of four candidates for the vice chancellor of Student Life position. The next candidate’s public forum will be in the Ray Mears room of the Thompson-Boling arena on Tuesday Oct. 1 at 2:30 p.m. For more information on each candidate, or to participate in an anonymous feedback survey regarding each candidate, go to http://chancellor.utk.edu/interviews/vcstudentlife/.
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Science forum investigates NASA’s Mars moon mission Jan Urbano Contributor Space: the final frontier. Last Friday, Hap McSween, Ph.D. and a UT Chancellor’s professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, held a presentation on NASA’s current goal to explore Mars’ moons. Titled “Exploring the Asteroid Vesta: NASA’s Dawn Mission,” McSween outlined details of the spacecraft’s mission at this week’s Science Forum, held in Thompson-
Boling Arena. According to NASA’s Dawn Mission website, the objective “is to characterize the conditions and processes of the solar system’s earliest epoch by investigating in detail two of the largest protoplanets remaining intact since their formations. Ceres and Vesta reside in the extensive zone between Mars and Jupiter together with many other smaller bodies, called the asteroid belt.” McSween presented a timetable chronicling important past and future dates for the spacecraft, as well as the current mission status. “The Dawn spacecraft has completed its orbital investigation of asteroid Vesta and is now en route to asteroid Ceres,” McSween said in a press release. “These are the two most massive asteroids, and their properties provide an interesting view of the diversity of planetary building blocks.” McSween provided the schematics of spacecraft, listing the different instruments on board and their purpose. During Dawn’s approach to Vesta, NASA utilized the instruments to full effect, gathering data regarding the asteroid. One particular instrument onboard the spacecraft, called the Visual and Infrared Spectrometer (VIR), maps the surface of the asteroids with a spectrometer. This allows Dawn to examine the reflected light intensity in select wavelength bands, which is used to determine chemical composition, prop-
erty and temperature. “As we approached Vesta, we had Dawn use the VIR to sample sunlight from numerous points on the surface,” McSween said Friday during his lecture. “We then compared it to the spectrum measured in the laboratory of diogenite, eucrite and howardite – three types of meteorites that we have from Vesta. We found that the average surface of VESTA appears to be made of howardite, which is made of a unique chemical composition that is characteristic of asteroids.” Another gadget, called Gamma Ray and Neutron Detector (GRaND), measures the abundances of several key rock-formation elements, including Oxygen, Aluminum and Magnesium. By analyzing how much of each element is present, rough estimates of the composition of the different regions on the asteroids can be created. The instrument, however, provided a surprise to the NASA scientists. “We used GRaND to gather data to supplement what we gathered from prior findings, but GRaND can also measure another element – hydrogen,” McSween said. “We expected to see no hydrogen on Vesta, but lo and behold, we made a map that showed areas with high amounts of hydrogen, in the form of water, and it was a big surprise. “We also found a different type of meteorite, called Carbonaceous chondrites, which contains water. This is important because it tells us about the possibility of delivery of water to our own planet
early in its history.” Students and faculty each left with new views and thoughts on the work required to pull off the Dawn mission. “I thought the presentation was excellent,” said Tom Kosidowski, a sophomore at Tusculum College. “I heard about the forum online and was curious enough to come and see what it was about. It gave a lot of amazing information about the asteroid Vesta, its mineral makeup, and composition. “I particularly like the analogy of the work required of the engineers – it’s like having to hit a hole-in-one from Knoxville to California while California was moving. It really shed some insight as to just how intelligent and brilliant these engineers working for NASA are.” Mark Littmann, the program chairman of the UT Science Forum and professor of journalism and electronic media, said he hopes the presentation will stimulate students to attend more forums and work with a renewed vigor. “It’s amazing how much progress has been made, especially in astronomy,” Littmann said. “To meet Dr. McSween and hear him present this ingenious work and new information about a world so different that we cannot imagine what it looks like – I hope it will motivate students to get more involved with the forum and plan projects as grand as this.” The UT science forum meets every Friday, in Thompson-Boling Arena Café from noon to 1 p.m.
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UT dedicates new engineering building Samantha Smoak Online Editor The suspension bridge linking the John D. Tickle building to the engineering campus is more than just an aesthetic choice. The bridge, a staple of civil engineering, connects the current headquarters to the new facility, tethering past and future. Although students and faculty moved in the building at the beginning of the semester, the ribbon cutting and official dedication for the Tickle building will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday. Funded by John and Ann Tickle, the state of Tennessee and other UT alumni, the building provides a muchneeded upgrade for the College of Engineering. The 40th anniversary of the College of Engineering’s Diversity programs, and the 175th anniversary of the offering of engineering courses, will also be celebrated. William Dunne, associate dean of the College of Engineering, voiced his excitement towards the new infra-
structure. “The … new building primarily provides replacement space for the inadequate space, particularly in Estabrook Hall and East Stadium that CEE and ISE have been forced to use because other space was not available,” Dunne said. “The undergraduates and graduate students of both departments are now all learning and working in space purpose-built for their educational needs, as opposed to operating in spaces that were never really intended to serve the educational needs of engineering students in the 21st century.” The building features flexible classrooms that allow students to convert from standard lecture style to break out groups during the class, a high bay area that provides testing of large structural beams and asphalt materials, state of the art hydraulic, hydrology and geotech laboratories and laboratories related to industrial engineering and manufacturing. Dayakar Penumadu, head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, emphasized how the new facilities will aid the Top 25 goal.
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The John D. Tickle building provides new facilities and upgrades for the College of Engineering. Ribbon cutting and official dedication for the Tickle building will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday. “This is going to transform our program,” Penumadu said. “We finally have the right infrastructure that is needed to propel the Top 25 vision we have. The … lab facilities, coupled with the high bay area, and we also have fairly advanced computing connection … for large database type projects …
that’s going to provide us with a unique resource to tackle skill problems of importance to civil and environmental engineers.” The engineering students will benefit the most from the new building. “(There is) a … room for senior design projects, mod-
Forgotten science integral part of UT Clint Shannon Contributor As displayed by the UT football team and the Department of Anthropology at UT, human struggle is a universal reality. Four hours before kickoff, Tricia Hepner, Ph.D. and professor of anthropology, delivered Saturday’s Pregame Showcase titled, “Anthropology as a Tool for Improving the Human Condition,” providing a brief description and history of anthropology, as well as a peek into the workings of UT’s anthropology department. When people think of anthropology, Hepner said, they imagine Indiana Jones. “But in the real world, anthropologists are engaged in a range of activities and forms of research that may still seem exotic but are nonetheless really grounded in very pressing real world problems,” Hepner said. The showcase’s topic drew in a variety of attendees, including students like freshman kinesiology major Thomas Parris. “Well, I didn’t really know anything about anthropology, so I thought it would be an interesting lecture,” Parris said. Hepner then outlined a working definition for anthropology, a study that, in her opinion, is the broadest and most ambitious of the arts and sciences. “(Anthropology is) the study of humankind, the comparative study of human societies and cultures and their governance, the science of human zoology, evolution and ecology and the study
of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical things,” Hepner said. Modern anthropology is based on the thoughts and works of various 19th and early 20th century North American and European scholars who documented the world and studied methods of cultural and biological transformation. Hepner said these pioneers aimed to positively impact the world. “They viewed the world in terms of problems to be solved — puzzles to be engaged with through systemic inquiry,” Hepner said. “The point of intellectual work was not to interpret the world, but to help change it for the better.” Anthropologists, Hepner said, focus on humankind to study the interrelationships between culture, society, environment and human nature. “Not all anthropologists emphasize the public dimensions or implications of the work that they do,” Hepner said, “but because we work on broad issues related to the human condition, it is a natural fit for interfacing with issues of public concern.” Hepner’s research at UT includes a future study in Uganda. She and her team will travel to Uganda and attempt to relieve the psychosocial stress of the locals by possibly excavating mass graves, identifying bodies with DNA tests and giving the bodies a culturally proper reburial.
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Tricia Hepner, associate professor of anthropology and co-director of the university’s new Disasters, Displacement and Human Rights program, presents “Anthropology as a Tool for Improving the Human Condition” at the Pregame Showcase in the UC on Sept. 28. Through this study abroad program, students earn six hours of credit during a five week summer program. Participants attend an intensive conflict and peace building course before spending four weeks with grassroot organizations developing exposure to
post-conflict, humanitarian environments. This portion of the lecture caught Parris’ attention, and he said he was glad to know that UT takes part in projects like this. “I think it’s really cool what the university is doing in Uganda,” he said.
ern instructional laboratories for geotechnical, structural and environmental engineering and in informal work room that is located at the main entrance on the fourth floor on the bridge,” Penumadu said. “The graduate students in ISE now have access to five research laboratories on the
fifth floor that were purposebuilt for the activities rather attempting to cobble functionality out of old 1930s era rooms in the stadium that even lacked sufficient electricity.” The ribbon cutting will also include demonstrations of the capabilities with each laboratory.
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America: a culture literally obsessed with exaggeration The Taboo Parlor by
Chase Parker I hate the words literally and obsessed. Let me describe a scenario every Daily Beacon reader has encountered. Let’s say you and your friends are sitting around a cozy Starbucks synthetic wood table, enjoying a rousing discussion about your respective tastes in cinema. You say to your friends, “I never got around to seeing Argo, and it’s absolutely killing me. Did any of you guys happen to see it?” One of your fellow cinephiles nearly bursts from the anticipation of finally being able to make manifest their love for Ben Affleck’s 2012 historical drama screaming, “OH MY GOD I AM LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH ARGO!” He or she goes on to give you their dissertation on how Affleck completely captured the suspense and tension between Islamic and Western cultures towards the end of the 1970s. After your friend finishes that spiel, you and your friends go on about your conversations, bouncing from topic to topic, when all of you notice the fresh banana nut muffins being put behind the counter. The Affleck enthusiast immediately pipes up, “Do you smell that? I am literally obsessed with banana nut muffins!” but refrains from giving another 10 minute discourse on how artificial fruit flavoring really sets off the flavor of a bone-dry 12-hour-old muffin (as riveting as that would be). This genesis of flagrant hyperbole use is desensitizing us and narrowing the gap between how we describe the mediocre and the fantastic. I hear the gross overuse of the word “obsessed” nearly every single day of my life. My life is surrounded by Chris Traeger’s. For those of you unfamiliar with Rob Lowe’s obsessive compulsive and neurotic character on NBC’s smash hit comedy Parks and Recreation, he never fails to accentuate every hysterical sentence with some iteration of “obsessed” or “literally.” Although one single twitchy bureaucrat on one of the most successful network comedies in the past decade manages to make the incessant misapplication of “literally” and “obsessed” humorous, the mirth disappears as we figuratively beat “literally” into a bloody and frivolous pulp. No longer is “obsessed” saved for moments of being completely and intrusively consumed by an idea or image. It is flippantly used to describe someone’s fleeting interest in underwater basket weaving (or in writing clichés). It seems to me this overuse is an attempt to assert one’s commitment to their interests over someone else’s. When one person comes to you and says, “Wow, I finally got to catch some ‘Walking Dead’ on Netflix, and it is great!” If you are a longtime fan, you would feel inclined to show your superior fandom in a non-obtuse way, and coming back with a “I have been obsessed with ‘Walking Dead’ since it came out” is the perfect way to gently let your friend know that their knowledge of the undead is far inferior, and pat yourself on the back for being so devoted to your interests. The more we exaggerate and one-up one another, the less weight our words carry and the more we diminish the substance of the English language. Professors continually complain about the inability of the average student to write effectively, and most attribute it to poor education. However, I am inclined to believe that it is due to a changing culture where abbreviated writing, texts and over-sensationalized speech has stripped us of our ability to truly describe the mediocre. More tragically, it has stripped us of our ability to describe what we are truly have interest in. Choose your words wisely. Literally. Chase Parker is a junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. He can be reached at sparke23@utk.edu.
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Mass marketing dilutes the sweetness of healthy living Turn of Phrase by
Sarah Hagaman Approximately two weeks ago, I made a trip to the grocery store on a lazy Sunday afternoon. I wove through the aisles, looking at the somewhat-blasé arrays of apples, oranges and other produce items. The health food section had a lot of grain products I couldn’t pronounce. But as my cart rolled towards the other side of the side of the store, past the frozen vegetable aisle, something caught my eye. Candy. A bright, shiny, tantalizing parade of candy in colorful wrappings, surrounding me on all sides in two large aisles. Halloween had obviously arrived, and all the Halloween candy I could imagine gleamed in shiny displays. I cruised slowly down the aisle, looking at the mouthwatering selections of Kit-Kats, MilkyWays, M&M’s, Snickers, Tootsie Rolls ... the selection was endless. Yet, as I checked the date on my phone, I had to look twice. The date wasn’t Oct. 3 — or even October, for that matter. September had barely begun, but according to aisle 10, the Halloween season — prime candy season — was well underway. As I walked out of the grocery store after grudgingly purchasing carrots, frozen veg-
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tant fixture to our economy; when it comes to food, however, our cravings have a more serious implication. And, in a time when healthcare issues threaten the very functioning of our government, the importance of protecting your health is paramount. The marketing industry seems to be very effective in promoting processed, sugary foods, but ultimately, I don’t think the responsibility for America’s obesity lies solely in the advertising. Although food selection plays a role, I strongly believe that each individual has the ultimate responsibility to take care of his or her body. Everyone has a unique metabolic makeup, and two people can process foods very differently. Some people will be able to eat without restriction for their entire lives; some will have to cut back in middle age; some may use caution following puberty. As a self-professed chocolate addict, I have the urge to buy or eat chocolate almost any time I see it. But I don’t. I understand how my body works, and I don’t pretend that eating several pieces of chocolate bars or cake will not impact my health. Despite what the food industry may say, our bodies can’t be worn and discarded like last season’s sweater; this time, we only get one. I love chocolate, and I love Halloween. But shiny packaging and strategic selling, in exchange for a healthy, balanced life literally isn’t worth the price. Sarah Hagaman is a sophomore in English. She can be reached at shagama1@utk.edu.
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Jan Urbano I loathe when others dictate the choices in my life, especially without my prior knowledge. It reminds me of my high school life, when most of my decisions were arbitrarily decided by my parents. Regardless of how I argued and presented evidence for why I should spend time with my friends or go to social events, it was always their word over mine. Most of us still remember the awful feelings and memories of having to defer our decision-making to our parents and guardians, and I’m sure that we are in no hurry to go back to such a suppressed lifestyle. Today, though, as college students, we have much more independence and freedom in planning and fulfilling our decisions. We no longer need to wait for someone to tell us if we can attend parties or spend time with friends. We decide that for ourselves. Each and every person should be able to autonomously make and carry out his or her own decisions. Such an ideal is considered to be a fundamental maxim in several philosophical theories; a person should have
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etables and zero candy, I thought about the presentation I’d just seen. We live in a consumer culture — there’s no mystery to the fact that purchasing items for our needs, large and small, is an integral part of the American, capitalistic lifestyle. But for many Americans, the indulgence of sugar that normally occurs on one holiday night has become a daily occurrence. Put very simply, a massive problem is sweeping across our nation — a sugar-coated epidemic that causes citizens’ diseases and illnesses and immeasurably harms overall wellbeing. Statistics show that Americans over the age of 20 are largely overweight and obese; in fact, only about 31 percent of adults maintain a weight within a healthy range, according to data from the National Institute of Health in Washington, D.C. The data also shows 37 percent of Americans are obese, and another 6 percent are morbidly so. The prevalence is alarming and attempts to attract our nation towards more exercise and celery don’t seem to be terribly convincing. Yet, in some ways, the system of selling power can effectively coerce buyers into believing that indulgent choices will make them happier, and more satisfied. “Unwrap a Smile.” “Treat Yourself Today.” “Open Happiness.” “No One Can Eat Just One.” These advertisements, from Hershey’s, Dove Chocolates, Coca-Cola, and Lay’s — major corporate food companies in America — present a persuasive emotional appeal. Our economic market is designed to make us feel the need for more. Our purchases, necessary and unnecessary, make up an impor-
control on the choices they make in life, and people should respect such autonomy accordingly. However, when should one interrupt another’s autonomy and make decisions for him or her instead? Suppose you and a friend attend a party after a stressful week of midterms. Both of you take in several shots and bottles of beer, enough to get both of you inebriated. Your friend, desiring to have more fun, wants to head to another party with a group of suspicious party-goers you don’t know. Although you are aware your friend wants to have fun, you are worried that he or she has already hit the limit, and you will be unable to keep your friend safe. At points like these, you or someone else may need to intervene and temporarily take another person’s autonomy away. Regardless of what you would do, your decision depends on what you perceive as being the best outcome for your friend. Your perception, however, may be at odds with what your friend realistically desires. You want to protect your friend, but you also want to make sure you aren’t infringing on your friend’s ability to decide for him or herself. Such a case brings up a thought-provoking question: When does your “respect” for someone’s autonomy become wrong? I have several friends who drink often and partake in copious amounts of dangerous drugs. I know of the numerous and harmful
effects of these substances. I want to stop them from doing such poisonous activities and make them realize the errors of their lifestyles. However, I also know that they are now adults and have the capacity to live their lives however they so choose. Lecturing them about how they aren’t acting “right” would give off the impression that I do not respect their autonomy and independent thinking. Issues such as these are difficult to resolve; there are no black and white answers, only gray ones. In my case, I would have tried to get my friend away from such dubious individuals, on the basis that he or she, from my perspective, was not able to make clear and logical decisions. I am not saying that what I did was the universally “right” action; instead, I’m saying that it was right based on my viewpoint. Another person could’ve done the opposite, and the outcome could’ve been something less tragic than what I might have imagined. When it comes to respecting a person’s autonomy, you can partition off having too much and too little for someone. It’s trying to define the right amount of respect and when to intervene where the problem lies. Jan Urbano is a senior in biological sciences. He can be reached at jurbano@utk. edu.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson
ARTS & CULTURE
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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark
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Students encouraged to find peace at Yoga Fest
Breaking Bad gives viewers one final fix Spencer Hall Contributor Warning: this includes lots of spoilers. In true Walter White fashion, Breaking Bad went out on its own terms with a finale that did anything but fade to black. People are always ready to deem something “the greatest of all time.� In the case of a great television series, viewers often over-exaggerate the significance of the show because it is still fresh in their minds. The audience develops an attachment to these characters on a weekly basis but ultimately moves on to other programs soon after to begin the process all over again. Only in very rare instances does a show come along in which viewers start to question bigger issues, such as morality, often times uncertain why they are rooting for such despicably flawed protagonists. After five seasons of heartwrenching drama and suspense, Breaking Bad has taken its rightful place in the conversation as one of the greatest shows of all time. While The Sopranos showed America what cable television was capable of, Breaking Bad mastered it. Each and every episode of the show is an hour-long work of art. The cinematography and attention to detail is unrivaled in all of television. Right up to the very end, every single detail on the show was of extreme importance to the overall plot and never went unnoticed.
A major theme of Breaking Bad was differentiating between what is morally right and wrong. Walter White was the embodiment of this concept. When faced with a life-threatening illness, he went to extremes in order to help out his family. To Walt, no matter how despicable his acts may have been, he would always tell himself that it was for his wife and kids, regardless of whether he truly believed it or not. As the final episodes of Breaking Bad drew to a close, fans spent countless hours obsessing over what the outcome of Walter White’s actions would be, and what would happen to his former partner Jesse Pinkman. Over the last eight weeks, it was nearly impossible to go anywhere without hearing about Breaking Bad. Thanks to streaming services like Netflix, people were able to catch up on the series and take part in the conversation, boosting the show’s popularity to new heights. The show that struggled to find an audience in its first season was now every news sites’ top story Monday morning. “Felina,� Breaking Bad’s final episode, premiered Sunday night. For a show that was finally at its peak in popularity, fans weren’t quite ready to let it go. The show had become such a mainstay of popular culture that its ending was sure to leave viewers with a feeling of emptiness come Sunday night at 9 p.m.
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Vince Gilligan promised all season that the finale would be satisfying, and he is a man of his word. “Felinaâ€? tied up any loose ends that still remained. Walt found a way to get the money back to his family, he said his final goodbyes to Skylar and Holly and finally admitted that everything he did was for his own satisfaction. Walt also got revenge on Uncle Jack and the rest of the Neo-Nazis with the help from one last MacGyver-esque death trap, involving some bullets and car keys. As for that ricin cigarette that’s been lying around since season four, let’s just say sales for Stevia won’t be going up any time soon. And Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad’s most unfortunate character, finally gets revenge on Todd with a hands-on encounter ĂĄ la Crazy 8. Jesse gets to live happily ever after, thanks to his partner-turned archenemy Walt White who freed him from his figurative and literal shackles. Unfortunately for Walt, the inevitable ending for a man with terminal cancer finally arrived, albeit in a randomness that some would call hard to stomach. Wounded, Walt dies in the one place he’s always felt at home, a science lab. While it may be sad not seeing this iconic show on our television screens every Sunday night, it was great while it lasted. As Bryan Cranston, who played Walter White, has said, “Anything really worthwhile is perishable.â€?
The Safety and Environment Education Center is calling all yogi masters and novices alike to dispel midterm stress, receive free instruction and even possibly create a national record this Thursday at Yoga Fest. “The goal of this event is to help students learn to alleviate stress while increasing fitness and overall health,� said Laura Bryant, grant and program coordinator for the S.E.E. Center. “We are aiming to set a campus record for the largest number of students practicing yoga at one time, as well as teach students how to invest in themselves, engage in the practice of yoga and reduce and manage their stress through controlled breathing and relaxation techniques.� Yoga Fest, UT’s first-ever event of its kind, will be held in conjunction with the annual campus event “Unwind Before You Unravel,� which promotes healthy behaviors and stress relief. Instructors Mona Clough of Real Hot Yoga and Shanti of Yoga with Shanti will be present to lead the 50-minute session beginning at 3 p.m. on the Humanities Plaza lawn. Bryant said learning to practice yoga will yield healthful results and strategies that UT students, especially, can beneficially apply in their lives. “Stress is always a concern for students,� she said. “Sixty-nine percent of UT students reported having tremendous or more than average stress, according to the 2012 Annual Health and Wellness Survey. Yoga Fest is a way to introduce just one of the many ways students, faculty and staff can work to reduce their
stress and stay healthy.� Shannon Rosedale, a S.E.E. Center graduate assistant in social work, said she believes the event is an ideal opportunity for beginners to come try out their Eagle and Cat poses obligation-free with the assistance of an instructor. “It will be a great chance for a free session if you’ve never tried it out before,� Rosedale said. “There will be a lot of people there so you there’s no need to feel nervous about being singled out. And it’s a good opportunity to do it outdoors, which is always a unique experience.� The S.E.E. Center, which has been planning the event since March, also organized some added incentives for attending beyond an increased physical and mental wellness in a largely overworked student body. At the conclusion of the practice, Bryant said, the center will raffle off prizes from Lululemon Athletica, Real Hot Yoga, Hot90 Bikram Yoga and The Practice. The total value of the prizes will be more than $1,000, and the first 150 students who arrive at Yoga Fest will receive a free Yoga Fest T-shirt. Bryant, who has been practicing yoga for seven years, said she stresses the importance of incorporating a unifying mind and body practice like yoga into students’ often chaotic weeks. “Yoga provides me with a space in which I can find peace, mental clarity and strength,� she said. “Its a way that I can become more aware of myself, my actions and my presence. We want students to get excited about yoga, healthy habits and ways to alleviate stress that are fun and be done in community with others.� Check-in begins at 2:30 p.m. Mats or towels are encouraged, though not mandatory.
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6 • THE DAILY BEACON
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson
ARTS & CULTURE
pdodson@utk.edu
Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark
croark4@utk.edu
Deja vu: JT wows listeners again with ‘Part 2’ Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor Just a few months after the release of his last LP, Justin Timberlake proves again that he is the embodiment of effortless cool. And that he can do whatever he wants. “The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2,” released Monday, acts as a definite brother to part one on a purely musical level, continuing much of the predecessor’s tendency toward soul, Michael Jackson-esque pop, and single-defying songs more than seven minutes long. Part one came with an aura of mystery surrounding Timberlake and the style of music he would bring to the table after such a long musical hiatus. Fans were ecstatic, buying 986,000 albums in the first week and enjoying the smooth blend of retro style with hip-hop and hints of jazz that Timberlake humbly set free into the music world in March. Now about seven months later, the enigmatic Timberlake has been stripped away to a certain degree, and this album must stand on merit alone. However, summer 2013 proved lucky in setting up an environment for “Part 2” as consumers, inundated with Robin Thicke’s crass comeons and Kanye’s arrogant god complex, will welcome Timberlake’s ever-refreshing softness and subtle seduction. One of the criticisms from part one was its lack of diversity among the album’s 10 tracks. The same cannot be said for part two, at least, after the first few tracks. While the first few songs on “Part 2” are forgettable tracks that could easily have been slipped onto “Part 1” with similar effect, the third song, “Cabaret” starts to hint that listeners may be in for a new side of Timberlake. These hints increase after single “Take Back the Night” as the pace quickens and the percus-
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sion and brass-fueled parts of Timberlake’s style begin to kick in. Then, without much warning, we get “Drink You Away,” one of the album’s most surprising tracks. This bluesy classic rock throwback is simultaneously weird and perfect. It is a testament to how much Timberlake has mastered the musical craft that he can pull this off. Part of this success comes from how it functions to pull the listener out of the funk-haze Timberlake has created and to force them to pay attention, just in time for the best parts of the album. One of Timberlake’s biggest strengths is the way he makes longer tracks that could almost be broken up into two shorter ones but ultimately are bonded together by a larger lyrical theme. “Amnesia,” a 7 minute long track, starts off much like “Pusher Love Girl” from “Part 1” with the heavy string instrumentation. Timberlake croons with an honest, sad vulnerability: “Amnesia, every memory fades away till it’s gone / Where did you go / Amnesia, everything and nothing.”
and composers whose music they play represent old friends. According to the schedule in continued from Page 1 their program, more of these The Haslam Music Center old friends include Tchaikovsky, includes a 400 seat recital hall, Mozart, Dvorak, Vaughnmusic library, 45 practice rooms Williams and Wagner. The most and a recording and mixing lab, notable, perhaps, is Tchaikovsky, according to the school’s web- whose famous ballet “The Nutcracker” will be played by site. Fellenbaum went on to add the Chamber Orchestra. “Half of the orchestra will be that despite the changes in faces or facilities, returning students playing the complete Nutcracker
with the Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association, helping them celebrate their 50th anniversary,” Fellenbaum said. Karsheva will be one of the violinists performing in the show. “I’m very excited about it, I’ve never had the chance to play ‘The Nutcracker,’” Karsheva said. The season contains not only works by well-known compos-
About a minute and a half from the end, however, the music lightens into what can only be described as a film score moment. The notes go higher, blended with light strings and Timberlake’s lovely melodies, creating this almost cinematic scene that leads him into some of the best vocal and lyrical moments on the album. With “Only When I Walk Away,” is a diverse track in which Timberlake reminds the audience that he’s not done with the electric guitar-driven style present on “Drink.” This song is produced well, with the vocal and sound effect layering that builds to a climax right before the album’s last track. At 11 minutes and 32 seconds long, “Not a Bad Thing” is a surprising end to the already musically diverse “Part 2.” If “Blue Ocean Floor,” the ending track on “Part 1,” channels the experimentation of artists like Sigur Ros, “Not a Bad Thing” channels early 2000s acoustic pop. Except, of course, Timberlake makes it cool. The weirdly relaxed tune is really a divergence from the rest of the album musically, but it works. It’s romantic and heartfelt and happy, and reminds us that yes, Timberlake was a part of *NSYNC, no matter how far he has come since. The mid-song split for this track takes the song in an even more acoustically-driven direction as Timberlake softly sings that if he had a pair of wings, he would pick you up and take you away from here. Timberlake’s tender openness in these last few lines brings this album to an, albeit unexpected, closure-filled ending. Looking at both “Part 1” and “Part 2” as one large musical body, it’s easy to call Timberlake’s 2013 effort a masterpiece. Listeners are courted along as Timberlake feeds us his suave blend of funk beats and vulnerability. It is a mix that is brilliant and layered and not so confident in its goodness, a mix that is like great literature – it only gets better the more you take it in. As Timberlake assures the listener, “It’s not such a bad thing to fall in love with me.”
ers, but also features concertos and arias from the winners of the annual UT Concerto Competition. These will be played at the CMS Conference and Severinsen Compostition Concert. “Doc Severnisen has sponsored a composition contest that is going on nationally and internationally,” Fellenbaum said. “There were at last count over one hundred orchestra and wind
FILM FEST continued from Page 1 The first movie, “Milk,” will premiere tonight at 7 p.m. It stars Sean Penn as he depicts Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to office in San Francisco in 1977. He was also one of the first to work toward gay rights. While “Milk” is a feature film, many of the others throughout the month are documentaries focusing on many recent issues, such as marriage equality, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the AIDS crisis of the 80s and how LGBT characters have been portrayed in movies. “Another short one is called ‘When I Knew,’ and it’s ... a 30 minute film of when people first knew they were LGBT,” Braquet said. “Right after that, we’re going to have a student panel, and students are going to talk about that moment where they first knew that they were gay and what it’s like to be out on UT’s campus.” Shetley said he hopes the film fest will provide students with an opportunity to be more open to the LGBT community after viewing the films and talking with other students. “I hope that it will spread a message of truth, tolerance and acceptance across the campus,” Shetley said. “So many different aspects of sexuality are stigmatized with negative connotations, and it is a great thing to be able to see a different side of the situation than just the bad ones.” Braquet also said she hopes to emphasize the connection between the LGBT movement and other civil rights movements. “I think that bringing light to LGBT history month, it’s everyone’s history,” Braquet said. “It’s not just gay people’s history, this is American history. “In order for us to really know how much progress has been made in this civil rights issue, we kind of have to look back to see how things were.”
ensemble scores submitted for consideration.” The winners and the pieces to be played will be announced and performed in February. The performance will feature renowned trumpeters Vince DiMartino and Allen Vizzuti, according to the contest’s website. Those not participating in the chamber orchestra will move on to perform with the UT Opera Theater in “Il Barbiere
di Siviglia” by Rossini and “Cosi fan tutte” by Mozart. Admission for the Orchestra is free unless otherwise posted. The cost for entrance to the Opera Theater is $5 for students. More information and a full concert schedule can be found on the Orchestra Program’s website, or the School of Music concert line at 865-974-5678.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Sports Editor David Cobb
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Assistant Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron tprovost@utk.edu
Around Rocky Top
OFFENSE continued from Page 1 The first thing he named was Rajion Neal’s performance on Saturday. The UT senior ran for 169 yards, the most of any UT running back in a game since 2009. Heading into Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. game with No. 6 Georgia, a quarterback switch is unlikely given that Worley’s replacement would be a true freshman with no game experience. But Jones is pleased with what he has seen from UT’s running game, and Neal may shoulder an even greater load against the Bulldogs as backfield mate Marlin Lane remains day-to-day because of a “lower extremity injury.” “Can’t say enough about Rajion Neal,” Jones said. “He stepped it up when he needed to step it up. When we needed him, he stepped
it up and he played his best game to date.” Georgia ranks sixth in the SEC in rushing defense, but the Bulldogs played three top10 opponents in their first four games. At 3-1, they have been tested, with their only loss coming against No. 3 Clemson in the season’s opening week. Jones emphasized the importance of Neal turning in another big day if the Vols are to stand a chance against their second SEC opponent of the year. “He’s showed some bursts and acceleration,” Jones said. “He made individuals miss. Obviously moving forward against a talented Georgia defense, we’re going to need his durability and we’re going to need some play making ability.” As for the possibility that it’s anyone other than Worley handing Neal the ball, Jones remained
adamant about the process that freshmen quarterbacks Riley Ferguson and Joshua Dobbs must go through before being ready for live-game action. “As much as everyone wants to see them,” Jones said, “it’s my job and it’s my responsibility to them, to their parents and to our football program to not put them in, if given that luxury, until they’re ready.” Redshirt freshman Nathan Peterman started in UT’s SEC opener – a 31-17 loss to Florida – but struggled and broke his throwing hand in the process. Worley played the second half against the Gators and started against South Alabama like he did in the first three games of the year. “We know what he goes through,” Stone said of Worley. “It’s not all him. This offense is a unit. When something bad happens it falls on all of us.”
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A member of the UT Men’s Rugby team grabs a loose ball during practice at Fulton’s Bottom on Sept. 19. Tennessee will host an open match against Georgia on Saturday in Knoxville.
Crimson Tide rolls over Lady Vols, 4-2 Staff Report After Alabama scored three times in the first half, UT freshman Amy Neal scored goals in the 54th and 63rd minutes, but Tennessee’s second-half rally fell short in a 4-2 loss to the Crimson Tide on Sunday. Tennessee fell to 6-3-2 and 1-1-1 in SEC play. Alabama is now 4-6-0 and 2-1-0 in conference play. Alabama took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute when Molly Atherton shook a defender in the box and scored on a shot to the near post. After the Crimson Tide’s score, Tennessee came storming back the other way with several attacks over the next few minutes. In the ninth minute, Hannah Wilkinson had a shot from the top of the box go just over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Wilkinson placed a through ball into the box to Tori Bailey, who fired a shot in that Alabama keeper Emily Rusk tapped away with her foot. Alabama’s lead grew to 2-0 in the 29th minute after a
foul was called in the box on UT. Allie Sirna and a Crimson Tide attacker were battling for the ball on the far right side of the box when the foul was called on Sirna. Laura Lee Smith converted the penalty kick to push the Crimson Tide’s lead to 2-0. In the 31st minute, Alabama went up 3-0 when Pia Rijsdijk scored on a breakaway. Katie Bourgeois had the assist. At the half, Alabama had an 8-5 edge on shots and 3-2 edge on corner kicks. Tennessee was aggressive coming out of the break. Wilkinson had a shot go wide left in the 49th minute, and Caroline Brown had a shot go wide right on the ground in the 51st minute. Neal got Tennessee on the scoreboard in the 54th minute. After an Alabama foul outside the right side of the box, C.C. Cobb sent in a nice ball, and Neal rushed in to punch in the score from about five yards out. The score was Neal’s first of her Tennessee career. Neal struck again in the 63rd minute punching in a
ball from Bailey from the left side of the box to bring UT to within 3-2. In the 70th minute, Alabama became the first Tennessee opponent to score in the second half when Kendall Khanna sent one in on a tight angle to the right post. UT continued to fight for the final 20 minutes as Wilkinson fired shots in the 73rd and 76th minutes, and Bailey had a shot blocked in the box at the 75th-minute mark. Tennessee outshot the Crimson Tide, 15-10, including 10 shots to UA’s two in the second half. UT also had a 5-4 edge on corner kicks. Eckel made two saves and fell to 6-2-2 with the loss. Wilkinson led the team with five shots while Neal and Bailey had two apiece. The loss to Alabama capped a weekend road trip for the Lady Vols. UT battled LSU to a 1-1 tie in Baton Rouge, La. on Friday night. UT hosts SEC foes Ole Miss and South Carolina on Friday and Sunday this weekend at Regal Soccer Stadium.
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Senior running back Rajion Neal breaks a tackle en route to 53-yard scamper against South Alabama at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 28.
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Greg Raucoules Contributor A young Lady Vols volleyball team played South Carolina in its SEC opener on Sunday and showed its everpresent youth-laden squad. Tennessee played well in stretches, but a more consistent Gamecocks squad eventually outlasted the Lady Vols in four sets, 25-18, 17-25, 25-20, 25-23. “It’s kind of been a theme for us with our young team right now,” UT coach Rob Patrick said. “We kind of break down a bit on our side of the net.” A well-organized South Carolina squad came out and gave the Lady Vols all they could handle. South Carolina relied heavily on outsider hitter Juliette Thevenin in the match and saw great results. The 6-2 Belgian gave the Vols all they could handle with 57 total attacks, the most of either team. The inexperience that hindered the Lady Vols (8-7) in non-conference continues to show as they attempt to build valuable experience. “I definitely think we’re still young, but it’s still a lot of excitement coming out and playing,” Freshman outside hitter Jamie Lea said. “Of course we all need to mature more and get better on the court.” Players like Jamie Lea, Raina Hembry and Ashley Mariani, all freshmen, did their part at the net by contributing a combined 30 kills. First-year starting setter Lexi Dempsey orchestrated the attack and posted 42 assists. It’s these young players that are slowly earning the respect of Patrick and the more experienced players on the team. “We just have to get in there and continue to teach them, but I also saw some good things,” Patrick said. “They’re trying to get better and that’s all you can ask right now.” Senior libero Ellen Mullins also spoke praise of her young teammates after the loss. “They played well,” Mullins said. “It’s a team sport and they’re very young; we
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Freshman outside hitter Jamie Lea goes for the kill against South Carolina at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sept. 29. have a lot of work to do. Obviously, we want to win. They can get a lot better. Everyone can.” Mullins once again anchored the defense against the Gamecocks. The Nashville, Tenn., native recorded a match-high 26 digs as she continues to climb the all-time leaderboard for most digs in Tennessee history. Many team members described this game as a necessary step in a maturation process. The Lady Vols continue the process as they travel to Georgia
this weekend for their first road match since early September. “We’ve been playing on the road pretty well,” Patrick said. “We went down to Chattanooga, we went to Cincinnati and we did some good things there, won some matches. We keep everything as same as you can whether were at home or on road.” The Lady Vols return to Knoxville next Saturday as they take on one of the newest members of the SEC in Missouri.
In total, 14 true freshmen played for UT in some aspect of Saturday’s game against South Alabama. While some contributed more than others in the Vols’ 31-24 narrow escape of the Jaguars in Neyland Stadium, one that was instrumental to UT’s victory was cornerback Cam Sutton. “They went after him and he knows that,” head coach Butch Jones said at Monday’s press conference. “Being a freshman, you’re going to get challenged and what I think you see in Cam Sutton is a high level of consistency.” Since UT’s opener against Austin Peay, Sutton has been listed as a starter for the Vols. Jones said Sutton registered 78 reps on Saturday. “Every single day he’s the same person,” Jones said. “He’s never too high, he’s never low. You know the way his total approach to practice and to the games, he’s mature beyond his age and he’s an individual who has earned the right to play, but he’s also an individual who is playing out of necessity and he’s taking the most of his opportunity.” The Jonesboro, Ga., native recorded seven tackles and three pass break ups against South Alabama, two of which were in the end zone. A similar performance will be asked of Sutton when UT takes on the No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs and their aerial attack. “This week he’s going to be challenged and this is where Georgia is going to hurt you,” Jones said. “They’re very, very skilled and when you have a quarterback like that we understand he’s going to be challenged this week just like (cornerback Justin) Coleman is as well but we’re extremely, extremely proud
of Cam.” In terms of Saturday’s upcoming game, senior offensive lineman James Stone believes the Vols defense can stop the Bulldogs offense. “I have a tremendous amount of faith in our defense, but I do feel like, as an offense, we are going to have to score and be more effective,” Stone said. “We have to be more effective down in the red zone, and when we have the ball and sustaining drives.” Depth Depletion A major problem for the Vols defense is starting to surface due to a lack of depth. A.J. Johnson took 83 snaps at linebacker on Saturday while fellow linebacker Dontavis Snap played 82 snaps at linebacker and another 12 on special teams. “We have too many individuals playing way too many reps,” Jones said. “Both our starting corners were in the high 70s in the terms of repetitions on Saturday. And again, throughout the course of a long season that can’t happen.” While help to the linebacking corps is partly dependent on if Curt Maggitt returns from injury, the secondary is close to getting some bodies back in its rotation. Cornerbacks Michael F. Williams and Riyahd Jones returned to practice last week after early season injuries, but did not play on Saturday as the pair regains their conditioning. Freshman cornerback Malik Foreman did not play Saturday but remains listed behind junior Justin Coleman on the depth chart this week. “Each individual progresses at different paces,” Jones said. “I love Malik. He’s competitive, he’s working hard to get better each and every week, but right now he needs to have a good week of preparation and I know he’s looking forward to that.”