Coach Butch Jones and his players prepare to run the T during the game against Western Carolina. Esther Choo • The Daily Beacon
Unmarried faculty struggle to gain insurance provision Kelsey French Contributor
effective without physical linemen up-front, however, and that is something the Razorbacks have plenty of. The starting five offensive linemen average a little over 327 pounds each, headlined by behemoth right tackle Dan Skipper. The NFL prospect is 6 feet 10 inches tall, 331 pounds, but he is far from the only future NFL player in this group. This line has paved the way for 745-yards and six touchdowns on the season, but has gotten some help from a talented running back.
The June 2015 Supreme Court ruling saw a major victory for same-sex couples in the states. However, it may have caused quite the headache for unmarried, domestic couples in need of insurance. While UT has offered insurance benefits for married faculty and staff for years, only since June, when same-sex marriage was legalized in all 50 states, was this provision extended to include married LGBTQ+ faculty and staff as well. Before the ruling, many institutions and companies offered domestic partner benefits to their LGBTQ+ employees in spite of state bans on same-sex marriage. UT was not among them. Before the legalization of same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ faculty and staff couldn’t get their partners on insurance plans offered by UT, including health, dental, life, optional special accident and optional universal life insurance plans. There are also certain educational assistance plans that waive some tuition fees for university employees’ spouses and dependent children. Donna Braquet, director of the Pride Center, recalled her own struggle with the insurance system prior to the Supreme Court decision. “I’ve been with my wife for 17 years,” Braquet said. “We were married in 2014 in San Francisco because before then, there were only a few states where we could get married. We came back to Tennessee, and Tennessee didn’t recognize our marriage. So, the state of Tennessee and the university didn’t recognize us as being married so I couldn’t put her on my health insurance.”
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Vols face unique challenge in Arkansas’ offense Taylor White Assistant Sports Editor Pace has become the name of the game in college football -- more specifically, speed. With many teams opting to spread the field, and run as many plays as they can squeeze into 60 minutes of football, a smash-mouth style such as Arkansas’ has become a rarity. Tennessee has spent the first four weeks of the season planning for up-tempo offenses, where speed is a priority. That makes the Vols’
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(2-2, 0-1 SEC) Saturday matchup with the Razorbacks (1-3, 0-1) that much more challenging to prepare for. “They do a good job,” defensive coordinator John Jancek said. “The thing for us is it’s pretty foreign. Last week when we saw 12 personnel, we played nickel. This week there is no way. They’ll knock you out of the stadium if you do that, so we’ll have to play base and we’ll have some young guys in there.” Arkansas Head Coach Bret Bielema wants his offense to control the game on the ground, grinding out tough yards in the run game to produce extended drives. That philosophy isn’t
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Indian Student Association celebrates birth of peacemaker Alanah Ligon Contributor Mahatma Gandhi, the “Father of Independent India,” would have celebrated his 146th birthday today. The Indian Student Association, known by members as Manthan, is sponsoring a celebration at UT to honor the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. President of Manthan, Aditi Rambani, Ph.D. student in plant molecular genetics, envisioned the event happening this year because of the great influence Gandhi’s principles have on her life. “(Gandhi’s) teachings on honesty, non-violence and compassion impact my outlook on life the most,” Rambani said. “If he could gain freedom for a nation using these principles, I can easily achieve my personal goals using them.” Rambani hopes that these messages of hon-
esty, non-violence and compassion will inspire other UT students to live through Gandhi’s principles. “Mahatma Gandhi said, ‘My life is my message,’” Rambani stated. “So on his birth anniversary, we decided to share his life with UT students to spread his message of peace and non-violence.” At the event, Manthan will also inform attendees of the struggles India faced for independence and the role Mahatma Gandhi played in the process through his nonviolent practices. “Mahatma Gandhi led an entire nation to freedom with just two weapons: non-violence and non-cooperation,” Rambani said. Rambani maintained the history of the independence of India is still relevant to many Indian families today, and Gandhi’s message continues to inspire change. “The struggle against oppression is still real for some of us,” Rambani said. “(Gandhi’s) story gives us hope that great things can be achieved by peaceful means.”
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Vice President of Manthan, Sarvesh Iyer, graduate student studying genome science and technology, expressed the relevance and importance of Gandhi’s principles in his life. “‘An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind’ (is) one of my favorite quotes,” Iyer stated. “(Gandhi’s) quests to rid the country of a foreign rule and his methods of non-violence have been a source of inspiration for me. It is even more required in current times when mass genocide in the name of religion, power or money is even more rampant.” Although Gandhi’s principles are pertinent to past and present Indian culture, this is the first time Manthan will host an event celebrating Gandhi’s birthday. The most popular annual event supported by the Indian Student Association is the Festival of lights, or “Diwali festival” on Nov. 21. The festival celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Manthan will provide Indian food and cultural performances at the event. Most recently, Manthan participated in the
International Festival on Sept. 25 held by the International House at UT. Rambani said Manthan appreciates the support they receive from the I-House. “On campus, we make use of resources provided to us by International House,” Rambani said. “They help us adjust and manage things in the (U.S.) They also give us chances to share our culture at UT by organizing several events.” Manthan encourages all individuals regardless of race or nationality to participate in the group’s events on campus. The celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday will occur in front of Hodges Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2. If attendees post a picture on Facebook from the Manthan table with a Mahatma Gandhi quote or poster and tag @manthanIsaUTK, they will be entered for a chance to win a free T-shirt. For more information about events sponsored by Manthan, visit https://www.facebook. com/manthan.utk.
CRIME LOG 9/27/15 Carrick Hall South/1023 Francis Street At about 12:01 a.m., a UTPD officer was dispatched to South Carrick Hall in response to an odor of marijuana. The subject in the room admitted to being in possession of marijuana. A misdemeanor citation was issued to the subject for simple possession.
9/27/15 N20 Shelbourne Towers/Southeast Corner/2070 Caledonia Avenue A complainant stated she parked her vehicle in the southwest corner of the N20 parking garage at approximately 12:00 p.m. Upon returning to her vehicle the same evening, the complainant discovered that her vehicle had been broken into. The soft top had been cut and her vehicle appeared to have been rummaged through. The complainant did not notice any missing items. A case card with the UTPD officer’s name and number was given to the complainant.
9/27/15 N8 Lot near G-11 Garage/1910 Caledonia Avenue At approximately 1:11 p.m., a UTPD officer responded to a vehicle burglary at the N-8 parking garage lot on Caledonia Avenue. A victim reported several items missing from the vehicle.
9/28/15 Reese Hall/1910 Caledonia Avenue At approximately 12:29 a.m., a UTPD officer was dispatched to 1910 Caledonia Avenue on a report of an odor of marijuana. One subject was issued a misdemeanor citation.
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Humans of Knoxville
How would you define the word passion? “Passion is when you get to the deepest most inner most part of who you are. Underneath the thoughts, underneath your feelings, underneath your will, it’s basically what you love most. It’s something that you love so much that your thoughts find it reasonable, your feelings find it lovable and your will finds it do-able. It’s what you love more than anything in the whole world. It determines everything you do.” - Wes Garnes, UT Alumni Alyssa White • The Daily Beacon
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INSURANCE continued from Page 1 Braquet said finally being able to add her wife to her university insurance plan after the Supreme Court decision was a “huge deal.” “We were never afforded the same benefits that other UT employees were,” Braquet said. “It’s not only that I finally feel like we’re being treated fairly, but from a practical standpoint, it’s a huge weight lifted, knowing that I can provide for her with my benefits.” Now that marriage is legal for everyone, however, no reason remains for most companies to provide benefits to unmarried, domestic partners. Faculty Senate passed a motion two years ago in favor of a universal sick leave and bereavement policy for all unmarried partners, but there has yet to be any action on the motion. This is the only benefit that would apply to unmarried couples at UT. Faculty Senate President Bruce MacLennan said the senate currently does not have a position on the matter of benefits for unmarried couples. “I think the senate is in favor for benefits for all domestic partners including same-
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sex,” MacLennan said. “Exactly how that would work is not clear.” MacLennan explained that many Faculty Senate members view the matter differently. “Since the Supreme Court decision, the position of some of the senate members is ‘don’t worry anymore, you can just get married.’ Some on Faculty Senate don’t think that’s a reasonable answer,” MacLennan said. “They believe that whether someone is married should be independent of whether you get benefits or not.” Mary Lucal, assistant vice chancellor of Human Resources, said if the university doesn’t create a welcoming environment by providing benefits for its wide variety of employees, it won’t attract a variety of faculty and staff members. “It is critical, from a human resources perspective, to be able to competitively recruit stellar faculty and staff,” Lucal said. Braquet said there is still heavy debate surrounding the issue of providing benefits for unmarried couples. “Whether or not benefits should be tied through marriage is a whole other philosophical idea,” Braquet said. “Overwhelmingly in the country, that’s just the way that it is. “At least now marriage is an option for us.”
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Preliminary hemp crop harvests underwhelming Connor Barnhill Contributor
Ask a friend if marijuana is legal in Tennessee, and you’ll probably get a laugh. Ask the same question about hemp, and you might be pleasantly surprised, at least until you realize what exactly hemp is. Hemp, scientifically named *cannabis sativa*, is a cousin of marijuana and is differentiated from the plant because of its lower levels of THC, the chemical responsible for producing the “high” associated with smoking marijuana. The Drug Enforcement Agency of Tennessee classifies hemp as a substance containing less than .3% THC, a percentage that does not produce any psychoactive effects if burned or ingested. While marijuana is utilized mostly for its THC content and bud production, hemp is grown primarily for its fiber and grain and was also used in the twentieth century to make rope until it was made illegal in the 1930s. Under the Agricultural Act of 2014, Tennessee’s agricultural pilot program was born and the state’s hemp production with it. Though still on a limited basis, the pro-
While marijuana is utilized mostly for its THC content and bud production, hemp is grown primarily for its fiber and grain.” Connor Barnhill, Contributor
gram allows state farmers to grow hemp and other experimental crops under the Tennessee Department of Agriculture or an institution of higher learning like UT. For Dean of Research at the College of Agriculture Bill Brown, the crop’s usefulness is multifaceted since its fibers can produce paper products and hemp’s oil is used in
cosmetic products. “Being a yearly crop, it’s a renewable alternative to using fibers from trees and grows much faster than a tree,” Brown said. But for those attempting to grow hemp in the Volunteer state, the application process to join the pilot program is painstakingly detailed. Brown underwent the process last year when registering two research sites at UT. “The (application) goes through the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and you have to answer questions about where the plot is going to be and what you intend to produce the crop for,” he said. “Later, you must provide a sample of the crop so that they can examine the THC content and affirm that it’s legal.” According to bylines set by the Tennessee Agriculture Department, hemp farmers must pay $250 fee to grow the crop as well as an extra two dollars for every acre of land used. Other independent farmers signed on to be part of the program, some registering over 200 acres for the crop’s production. However, the crop yield has been less than ideal, leaving some farmers confused and skeptical. Eric Walker, an extension tobacco specialist at UT’s Department of Plant Sciences, is one of the researchers analyzing why the crop did so poorly. “Initially, we were just trying to see which variety yielded the best in this area,” Walker said. “Because of a delay with the seeds, we decided to switch the focus to an herbicide screening as there aren’t really any herbicides on the market specifically for hemp.” There were several complications with the shipment of seeds to the researchers. Because hemp is so new to the country, all the seeds had to be imported from Canada, where it has been legal for some time. Because of its genetic ties to marijuana, there were statewide mix-ups in supplying farmers their hemp seeds. And when the farmers finally did receive their seeds, they had to plant later than normal, causing an unfortunate delay that affected crop yield. As one who worked closely with the department’s pilot program, Walker doesn’t blame anyone for the delay, but said he believes some misfortune is to be expected when working with anything experimental. “There were some who blamed the Tennessee Agriculture Department, but that isn’t true,” Walker said. “They’ve been working tirelessly since last year to develop the rules and regulations and provide everyone the seeds they asked for.” Currently, Walker’s research and that of all the farmers participating in the pilot program is yielding important information,
namely identiying the lack of an herbicide that kills weeds without harming the hemp crop. In short, this means farmers must work harder to protect their hemp crops as they compete with the weeds for nutrition and water, causing entire acres of hemp to die out in some areas of the state. Despite these setbacks, Walker remains optimistic that introducing hemp as a crop will positively impact Tennessee’s economy. “Since 1958 — the last year that hemp was produced in the U.S. — the varieties and yield for major cash crops like corn, cotton and soybeans have improved drastically,” Walker said. “Hemp will require years of research, marketing and effort before it is at those same levels.” In 2013, the University of Kentucky published a study analyzing the cost of producing hemp and its by-products in addition to the global market for hemp production to provide an estimate on the profitability of hemp. When hemp fiber and seed are in optimal yield, the net returns per acre are comparable to that of corn and soybean. Still, the major problem facing hemp is just getting the crop to survive. With farmers and researchers like Walker all over the state contributing to the pool of data, a solution may be closer than originally thought. “We might not know all the answers five years from now, but hopefully as we keep answering them one by one, it will let us know whether or not hemp is a viable, sustainable crop,” Walker said.
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UT collaborates on future of additive manufacturing Heidi Hill Assistant News Editor
Malibu Barbie has a working kitchen and pool house in her three-story mansion, but she probably doesn’t have a 3-D printed SUV sitting her garage. Thanks to the Big Area Additive Manufacturing Machine (BAAM) laboratory at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, architects and engineers from UT, ORNL and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) developed the first “energy integrated space” known as Project AMIE — Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy. After nine months of work, the final product, unveiled last Wednesday on ORNL campus, showcased how the dual pieces of a 3-D printed house and car could transfer energy between their components. Considering AMIE’s energy-efficient panels, geometric design and material durability, this “integrated energy system,” at first glance, appears to align more with Marty McFly’s “Back to the Future” adventures than the daily life of a Knoxville suburban
family. “We’ve got kind of a long history for building these smart structures, but this is the fastest we’ve ever seen a project of this scope completed,” James Rose, professor of architecture at UT, said. Rose, alongside a team of graduate and undergraduate students, helped develop the pod-like home’s finer details by perfecting connecting beams needed to stabilize the structure. “These students created a proposal for a mobile visitor center, which is ultimately what AIME became, so their research was looking into the kinds of shapes and materials they could use when they printed plastic,” Rose said. “This is a brand new material, and very few times in history do we invent a new material.” Since BAAM can only replicate curves, the project presented a challenge to create the home’s beams and archways without 90-degree angles or horizontal shapes. This requirement, Rose said, resulted in the team’s reliance on nature-inspired form to create an overall design. In UT’s downtown architecture studio, the Fab Lab, Rose and his team of stu-
dents studied shell spirals, dragon fly wings, human bones and the precise folds of origami in addition to color and light modulation for AIME’s overall aesthetic. Built-in cavities for electrical wires, water piping and insulation were also analyzed by the four groups of student researchers at the Fab Lab, all geared toward creating a living space both energy efficient and visually pleasing. “Even though none of these projects are exactly what AIME turned out to be, you can look at AIME and see where a lot of those ideas got build into it,” Rose said. Anthony Traylor, graduate student in architecture, was one such student who parlayed his background in architectural engineering at Murray State University for AIME’s debut as the prototype. “We mainly focused on the finer details, on how exactly this thing would go together, and we had help from the architects over at SOM, especially during the assembly phase,” Traylor said. Once the project was unveiled at ORNL, Traylor said he and his peers were enthralled while walking through the corridors of the home, picking out the small details they had
studied for months. “This is a really interesting space and I think it’s a space that most architects who walk through the house will say, ‘OK, this is step one.’ Now we need to have to find step two, and ways to make 3-D printing more accessible to the masses. “That’s what I got out of walking through that home.” Both Rose and Traylor confirmed that the prototype will become the model for AMIE 2.0 as a similar project with sights shifted to mobilizing 3-D printed buildings to urban environments and disaster relief scenarios. While Rose predicts the mass market for 3-D structures is a few decades away, his students’ ability to take a “shotgun approach” to a large scale project heightens their knowledge and creativity within the field. “I told that group last semester (that) they were the foremost experts in additive manufacturing a building — because no one had done it,” Rose said. “Maybe additive manufacturing won’t hit the the mass market for another 10 to 15 years, but when it does, these guys will have a head start because they were there at its birth.”
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2015 FOOTBALL PICK ‘EMS FIRST PLACE Jenna Butz Editor-in-Chief
Arkansas 28 - Tennessee 32 No. 13 Alabama - No. 8 Georgia No. 6 Notre Dame - No. 12 Clemson No. 21 Mississippi State - No. 14 Texas A&M No. 23 West Virginia - No. 15 Oklahoma
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SECOND PLACE TTaylor White Asst. Sports Editor
Arkansas 17 - Tennessee 24 No. 13 Alabama - No. 8 Georgia No. 6 Notre Dame - No. 12 Clemson No. 21 Mississippi State - No. 14 Texas A&M No. 23 West Virginia - No. 15 Oklahoma
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THIRD PLACE Hayley Brundige Multimedia Editor Hayle
Arkansas 21 - Tennessee 28 No. 13 Alabama - No. 8 Georgia No. 6 Notre Dame - No. 12 Clemson No. 21 Mississippi State - No. 14 Texas A&M No. 23 West Virginia - No. 15 Oklahoma
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FOURTH PLACE Esther Choo Photo Editor
Arkansas 21 - Tennessee 28 No. 13 Alabama - No. 8 Georgia No. 6 Notre Dame - No. 12 Clemson No. 21 Mississippi State - No. 14 Texas A&M No. 23 West Virginia - No. 15 Oklahoma
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FIFTH PLACE Jonathan Toye Sports Editor
Arkansas 20 - Tennessee 24 No. 13 Alabama - No. 8 Georgia No. 6 Notre Dame - No. 12 Clemson No. 21 Mississippi State - No. 14 Texas A&M No. 23 West Virginia - No. 15 Oklahoma
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SIXTH PLACE Troy Provost-Heron Sports Columnist
Arkansas 14 - Tennessee 17 No. 13 Alabama - No. 8 Georgia No. 6 Notre Dame - No. 12 Clemson No. 21 Mississippi State - No. 14 Texas A&M No. 23 West Virginia - No. 15 Oklahoma
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Sophomore tight end Ethan Wolf attempts to run through a tackle made by a Western Carolina player. Esther Choo • The Daily Beacon
FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 Alex Collins was one of two 1,000-yard rushers for the Razorbacks last season, but with a pre-season injury holding Jonathan Williams out for the season, Collins has been the workhorse of the offense. Collins has carried the ball 86 times for 527 yards and four touchdowns, and his physicality makes him a perfect fit for the offense Arkansas wants to run. “He’s got my vote,” defensive line coach Steve Stripling said. “He’s one physical man. I’ve seen him de-cleat two or three guys on chip blocks, just knocking them off their feet … His speed is not break away, but his initial quickness and his feel for the play is great. If you’re in the way, he’s running over you.” Where the Razorbacks have improved this year is in the passing game. Brandon Allen is in his third year as Arkansas starting quarterback, showing steady improvement each season. The senior has thrown for 1,141 yards and seven touchdowns in four games this year, while throwing three interceptions. Injuries have hurt the passing game, though, as starting receivers Keon Hatcher and Jared Cornelius have both been out for an extended period of time, on top of the seasonending injury to Williams. The play of tight end Hunter Henry, who Head Coach Butch Jones referred to as “the premier tight end in college football,” has helped make up for the those injuries, though. Henry has 17 receptions for 206 yards on the season. “It’s going to be very physical,” Jones said. “But they do a great job with throwing the football with bubbles, quick screens, screens, cross-country routes, downfield, four verticals; they have everything in their system and they have players that execute it. They’ve just fallen a little short, but
they’re very, very talented.” Defensively, the Razorbacks have not lived up to expectations, and injuries aren’t something this group can fall back on. Arkansas is giving up a little over 23 points per game, and while the run defense has been stout, the secondary has had its problems. The Razorbacks are giving up 264-yards per game through the air, and the pass happy offense of Texas Tech torched them for 48- yards and 35 points through the air. This looks to be an interesting match-up, however, as the Tennessee passing game has been non-existent for much of the year. With long-sustained drive, Arkansas is able to limit the amount of possessions the opposing team has, making each drive critical for Tennessee’s offense. “One of our points that we’re emphasizing this week is to make every possession count,” tight end Ethan Wolf said. “We can’t settle for field goals because ultimately they’re gonna take some possessions away … We have to make every play count, and we can’t have any negative yard plays.” A match-up that once looked to be a battle of rising stars, Tennessee’s game with Arkansas has lost some of its luster just four weeks into the season. Both teams started the year ranked in the top 25, but wasted no time falling out of the poll. The Vols dropped out after a home loss to Oklahoma, while the Razorbacks have lost three of their first four games, including a home loss to Toledo. While both teams are in need of a win to keep their conference and bowl game hopes alive, some have called this a must-win game. In a way, Jones agrees with the comments. “I do, I consider every game a must-win when you’re in this conference and when you’re competing every game we play is a must-win,” Jones said. “That’s the approach that we take just like, this is the most important game because it’s the next game, but the way I approach every game is a must-win and that is why every game is critical.”
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Vols hope to slow Georgia’s momentum on Friday Trenton Duffer Copy Editor While the Vols were in Nashville battling Vanderbilt on Sunday afternoon, the Georgia Bulldogs were on their home turf playing against then No.4 Texas A&M. Georgia only had one win at the time. Combine that with the Bulldogs’ seven losses, and the Aggies were thinking they were going to roll into Athens and easily pick up their 10th win. This wasn’t the case. The Bulldogs clamped down on the Aggies early and captured a 2-1 victory over Texas A&M, their first victory over a top-five opponent since 2009. And now, that same Georgia team is head-
ing to Knoxville. “They have one of the most challenging schedules,” Head Coach Brian Pensky said at his weekly presser on Wednesday. “They come in here with a record of 2-7-1, so people look at that and think that Georgia’s no good … but I would say they have a top 10 strength of schedule.” The fourth-year coach’s words hold merit — of the seven losses by the Bulldogs this year, four have been by one goal, with two of those four being to opponents who are currently ranked (No. 15 Texas Tech and No. 7 Clemson). While Georgia stunned the now No. 16 Aggies on Sunday and lost a tough 2-1 matchup against Arkansas on Friday, the Vols were saddled with two ties over the weekend against the likes of Mississippi State and Vanderbilt — their first tie ever against
Mississippi State and their fourth tie against Vanderbilt. The one key factor that Georgia has over Tennessee at the moment is momentum. “Remember the Feeling” is a saying that Georgia players now wear on their sleeves, a constant reminder of the adrenaline rush the team received as they defeated the highlyranked Aggies. Much of that adrenaline could carry over to Friday’s matchup against the Vols. “All of the sudden, a team without life and without an identity will come in here ready to play,” Pensky said. “They have three points, and they’re going to come in here thinking, ‘okay, we have three, and Tennessee has five. If we win that game, we jump ahead of Tennessee, and we’re in a good spot,’ so they’re going to come in firing.” However, the Bulldogs have struggled on
offense this season, as they rank dead last in the SEC in goals scored and total shots. Georgia was actually the final team in the SEC to crack 100 total shots on Friday against Arkansas, as they were 36 shots back from the next-to-last Mississippi State Bulldogs heading into Friday’s matchup against the Razorbacks. However, Pensky doesn’t want his team heading into the weekend thinking they’ll roll to an easy victory. “Our possessions have got to be good,” Pensky said. “We got to be dangerous in our team defending and not letting them get a rhythm like we allowed Auburn to the last time we were on this field.” Tennessee will host Georgia this Friday at 7 p.m. at Regal Stadium. The first 650 fans to enter the stadium will get a free UT soccer calendar.
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Baseball team ‘reevaluates’ as fall practice kicks off Shane Switzer Staff Writer Head baseball coach Dave Serrano spoke with reporters on Thursday as fall baseball practice got underway. Serrano said he and his coaching staff are using this early part of practice to just let the players play ball and evaluate each player. Echoing statements he made last week, Serrano emphasized developing players individually, which in turn will make the team better. The emphasis early will be on skill work — breaking down swings and defensive techniques and improving routes in the outfield. Serrano believes improving in those areas will make his players better in the long run. In addition to new freshman coming in and getting their first workouts with the Vols, two new coaches are also working to get the season started. Both, however, have an edge. Larry Simcox, who coached at UT previously for 17 seasons, returns to Tennessee to be the hitting and infield coach. Blake Forsythe, a former UT player, returns as an undergraduate assistant coach working with the catchers. “When (Forsythe) is out here he’s got a real bounce to his step,” Serrano said. “He is working exclusively with our catchers. I’m very impressed with the young man, he is very fun to be around, but has a lot of baseball
knowledge. Which doesn’t surprise me, with the position he played. “A lot of times catchers, because they are the quarterback of everything, have a lot of knowledge. I’m very happy to have him back, and I know our guys are too.” With the departure of shortstop A.J. Simcox and Nick Senzel getting work at third base, the middle of the infield for Tennessee is wide open. Serrano wants to use the fall and winter workouts to find his middle infielders, saying that the players will establish who will earn the spots up the middle. Right now, Serrano doesn’t know this team’s identity yet because they are still comfortable. He said right now they are playing against each other and haven’t faced adversity. They haven’t faced a road game against an SEC opponent yet. After four seasons where Tennessee has gone 101-110, Serrano admitted changes had to be made. “I need to evolve as a coach, I need to make some changes,” Serrano said. “I can sit here and be stubborn and say ‘no the system works, we’re going to continue to install the system’ or I could decide to make change for the better.” Junior Nick Senzel squats on third base during the game against Grand Canyon Tennessee had high expectations for last in the past spring. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon season but failed to reach them, finishing with a disappointing 24-26 (11-18 SEC) record. “I love being here at the University of goal is each and everyday when I wake up and Serrano said that during the middle of last Tennessee, I want to be here for a long time that’s what my commitment is to my coaches year he started to reevaluate the program and but I know you have to win,” Serrano said. and players — that I create a setting that can himself. “You have to be successful and that’s what my be successful day in and day out.”
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Dear Awesome Tennessee Volunteers, I am an alum of the University of Oklahoma that attended the UT/OU football game in early September. I came away from Knoxville thrilled by your campus, your people, your hospitality and, quite frankly, your team. My one word of advice is ‘patience.’ Be patient. You have talented, innovative young coaches and an incredible venue. It will all come together! Be patient! Michael McCormick, M.D OU ‘73,’77,’96
UT is writing checks it cannot cash McCord Pagan Adding Context
The document is filled with jargon, but the meaning is clear: UT must become a top 20 research university and needs a way to pay for it. Unfortunately, the General Assembly is unlikely to spend more on higher education, leaving the school with big goals but no way to pay for them. Year of publication: 1980. Since 2010, there has been much discussion of UT’s goal of becoming one of the best public research universities in the country. What has not been discussed is that we as a university have tried this before. More than 30 years ago, then-Chancellor Jack E. Reese announced a bold plan for our university: become a top 30 public research university by 1986, and Top 20 by the end of the decade. The plan also called for a new, central library, more enrollment in night classes and an increase in the amount of financial aid available to students. The plan was meant to overhaul campus and prepare it for the future. UT signed off, even though it was aware of challenges. The lack of money was a major issue. With increased state support unlikely and realizing the difficulty of raising tuition even further than it had already, UT warned itself that state budget cuts were possible. “… there is a real possibility that some activities might be deemed marginal and terminated altogether,” according to the 1980 report. In 1989, with the state of Tennessee facing a severe budget crisis, UT’s budget was impounded halfway through the year, forcing it to lay off staff and cut programs, so it could return funds to the state. Today, UT is working on a similar plan on becoming a Top 25 public research university, with similar caveats. While UT has made progress since it started down the path to Top 25, more work remains — in particular, paying faculty a competitive salary to attract top researchers, and finding a way to fund the university with no sign of increased funding from the state. The decreased support from the state is “one of UT’s most pressing challenges over the next five years,” according to Vol Vision, which charts UT’s Top 25 goals for the next five years. However, UT is not expecting any renewed help from
the state. In planning the next five-year stage of the Journey to the Top 25, there is a call for finding a new source of revenue for UT, one distinct from state support and further tuition increases. “UT will need to explore new alternatives for revenue and better engage the campus community in resource stewardship,” according to the document. This is not to say that Top 25 is doomed or that we have not, or cannot, make substantial progress in becoming a better university. But it is time we identify the lack of state funding that is keeping us from these goals. UT isn’t ignoring these issues though. At the June 2014 meeting of the Board of Trustees, UT System President Joe DiPietro called for a coalition of support to lobby the General Assembly to further fund education in Tennessee. Citing the flip in UT’s funding model from a state-supported enterprise to a university largely paid for by students and their families, DiPietro called for renewed support for higher education. Facing our fiscal realities, UT has two choices: either accept the state government will not give us the money we need and set more realistic goals (top 45 isn’t too bad), or tell the state that if it wants a high-performing flagship university, then it must finally provide the funds to pay for it. We must take seriously this call by DiPietro, and not allow an ineffective state to drag our Top 25 goals out forever. There is a reason that the Journey to the Top 25 is being measured in five-year increments instead of having identifiable goals, such as Top 30 by 2025. But if we are serious about becoming a better school, then we must take seriously the challenges before us. While demanding more money from the state is difficult, especially when certain state legislators try to cut money for items such as diversity programs, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. The journey to the Top 25 is just that, a journey. The path may not always be clear or easy, but we should by no means allow the state to tell us where we can, and cannot, go. McCord Pagan is a fifth-year senior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at mcccpaga@vols. utk.edu (mailto:mcccpaga@vols.utk.edu).
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If you’re walking your chocolate Pomsky rescue pup Max down Cumberland Avenue while eating a Luna bar, here are some tunes to get you where you’re going.
“Mr. Sandman” The Chordettes
“My Girl”
The Temptations
“Walking on Sunshine” Katrina & The Waves
“Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” James Brown
“Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
“Highway to Hell” ACDC
“These Boots Were Made for Walkin’”
Nancy Sinatra
“Who Let the Dogs Out” Baha Men
“Changes” David Bowie
“Under Pressure” Queen
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We should use gender neutral pronouns because they’re important
Sarah Hagaman Turn of Phrase
Miss Hagaman or Ms. Hagaman? Either one works well, thanks. In 1901, an anonymous American made an interesting observation in the local newspaper: “There is a void in the English language which, with some diffidence, we undertake to fill.” The writer referred to women’s titles at the time: Miss and Mrs. No title existed, however, for a woman apart from her marital status — unlike men, who collectively fall under “Mr.” But by the 1970s, the more neutral designation of “Ms.” received popular acceptance, and integrated into the everyday American speech. I’ve never known a world without “Ms.” But as college begins to segue into young adulthood, I’ve found myself instinctively checking the “Ms.” box without hesitation. “Miss” doesn’t have the wrong connotation; it suits me for some situations. But I prefer “Ms.” on my official applications. The prefix denotes professionalism. I find marital status utterly irrelevant to career-oriented endeavors. Yet with the recent issues surrounding language and gender-neutrality on Tennessee’s campus, identity and language have risen to the fore of societal discussion once again. But this time, the discussion focuses on neutrality of gender through a series of pronouns (such as ze, xe, hir, zir and xym). The pronouns that were suggested by UT’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion website have captured public and media attention. As the UTK community has reacted — both posi-
tively and negatively — the university disappointingly rescinded support for the web post. I would like to argue that, regardless of one’s stance or belief, the debate does have enormous implications. Gender-neutral pronouns matter because language matters. The words we say directly influence how we see the world and people around us. A comprehensive 2011 article by Lera Boroditsky, Stanford linguist, postulates that “ ... changing how people talk changes how they think. Teaching people new color words, for instance, changes their ability to discriminate colors. And teaching people a new way about talking about time gives them a new way of thinking about it.” In the discussion of gender, incorporating neutrality would, in fact, change how we think and view people who do not ascribe to the binary. To me, gender-neutral pronouns create an opportunity to see people as unique individuals, not as convenient categories or labels. Regardless of where one stands, however, the fact remains: language shapes our thoughts, and thoughts shape our language. Not all languages directly reflect gender. The Finnish language, for example, does not use gendered pronouns; one comprehensive study found that Finnish children acknowledge a gender identity one year later, on average, than children who speak a highly gendered language. As conversations about gender and sexuality continue to shape societal dialogue, the English language
We’re even closer to Mars this week
Grayson Hawkins The Space Sapiential
Public interest in putting humans on Mars has gained more momentum this week after a round of several important announcements by different players in the frontier of space exploration. Oh, and also Matt Damon. NASA has officially found evidence of flowing water on Mars; not in such magnitude as the Tennessee River, but still a consistent seasonal movement of water. NASA had published the teaser “NASA to Announce Mars Mystery Solved” on Monday before releasing their full report on Sept. 29 about new findings from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera and CRISM spectrometer. The orbiter is one of five active satellites orbiting the fourth planet, but let’s not get over-excited about this announcement. It found water on Mars in 2006 too. The Daily Dot article “The five best times NASA found water on Mars” maps out the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s rich history of announcing water on Mars, beginning with Mariner 9 in 1971. CEO of The Planetary Society, Bill Nye, explained how this finding “increases the likelihood that there’s something alive on Mars” on The Planetary Society’s Sept. 29 podcast. He also went on to say that if humans were sent to Mars, they could lead that search for life at a speed far beyond the capabilities of unmanned probes or rovers. It’s an interesting coincidence that the nonprofit organization also released
an executive summary of a three-day panel of space policy veterans as a part of their Humans Orbiting Mars campaign. The panel was chaired by two huge figures in the space and space technology community, Scott Hubbard, former Director of NASA’s Ames Research Center, and John Logsdon, space historian and founder of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University. Key points to Hubbard and Logsdon’s executive summary of the panel include ending/privatizing the International Space Station, ultimately putting humans in Martian orbit by 2033 and on Martian soil by the late 2030s, and (most importantly to politicians and naysayers) it all involves no increase to NASA’s current annual budget (only that it be corrected for inflation). The executive summary, titled “Humans Orbiting Mars: A Critical Step toward the Red Planet,” was published to be a sensible approach to funding NASA’s way to Mars. That’s just a very professional way of stating that Congress will never put any more than the current 0.5 percent of the national budget into NASA and the frontier of space, thus creating the need for such panels of experts to convene just to figure out how to fund what should be a much simpler task. To further this point, both Joe Cassady, executive director for space at industry giant Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Chris Carberry, CEO and co-founder of Explore Mars Inc., bleakly say that NASA’s funding
will likely change. In my opinion, such a change would have positive results; the use of gender-neutral languages has enormous potential to broaden our cognitive understanding of others. “Her” or “she” fits my personal preference. I’m comfortable with those terms. Yet my individual experience has limitations, and if someone prefers the use of gender-neutral terms, I am happy to comply. Waves of changing the language around the country have already begun; the University of North Carolina newspaper recently changed its approach to inclusivity by eliminating gendered words from their publication. Other universities with policies or discussions of gender-neutral language include Harvard University, MIT, Cornell and Boston University, among others. This month, lawmakers and UT president Joe DiPietro will meet to discuss gender-neutral pronouns at the university. Language and its uses offer an extraordinary function to the human brain. I believe this function to be among our most extraordinary cognitive abilities, but we must recognize the enormous power of language to shape our thoughts and actions. Our words can prove destructive, divisive and misleading. But when used thoughtfully, and in the interest of others, language can lead us closer to something the Stanford study found particularly amazing: the ability to “understand the very essence of what makes us human.” Sarah Hagaman is a senior in English. She can be reached at shagama1@vols.utk.edu
“won’t get another ‘Kennedy moment’” in their editorial (also released Sept. 29) for SpaceNews, “Stay the Course To Mars.” Both Cassady and Carberry still have a positive outlook on our current path to Mars, this is explained at the end of their column along with a comment about Matt Damon’s newly-released film, “The Martian:” “There is a fascination for Mars in the public imagination, as evidenced by increasing amounts of media attention it receives. Nobody is saying a film like ‘The Martian’ will get us to Mars, but this particular movie is a great opportunity to stimulate a discussion of why we should accelerate our goal of landing on Mars and how we can create a sustainable program so that human missions to Mars are no longer just in the realm of science fiction.” Which brings me to my final point: “The Martian.” Go. See. This. Movie. It is an amazing and accurateish story that will make author Andy Weir’s career and score Matt Damon another Academy Award. It released Oct. 2 (aka today) and does an amazing job of portraying mankind’s current level of space technology. I will be at the 6:30 p.m. showing downtown if you wanna come, and no, I don’t watch the 3D version of any movie ever. Grayson Hawkins is a junior in mechanical engineering. He can be reached at ghawkin4@vols.utk. edu
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The Bowery to host eclectic concert Jesse Bellew Contributor Tonight in the Old City, The Bowery Stage will be hosting a rocker with a southern twang. Despite the Bowery’s previous reputation as a dubstep and electronic club, rock artist Jonathan Tyler, previously associated with indie rock band Northern Lights, will be Friday’s headlining performer. Tyler’s performance came about due to a management change about six months ago when Jay Campbell took over with a new vision for the club. “Dubstep is everywhere. With live music there’s still a lot of competition, but the room is set up better for live music,” Campbell said. “We’ve got a great stage with great sound. It’s probably the best sound in the old city as far as what the music sounds like to the ear.” This is why Campbell brought Jonathan
Tyler to The Bowery. Tyler and his band’s rock ‘n’ roll sound with a hint of southernsomething works well for live shows. Tyler is from Alabama, and his band is based out of Dallas; however, that doesn’t define their crowd. Tyler found it hard to categorize his fan base. “Its really eclectic. It’s all over the map, man,” Tyler said. “There’s people for dancing; there’s people from the Texas music scene, country and rock ‘n’ roll fans. I don’t think there’s one way to describe them.” After splitting from his previous record label last year, Tyler recently released his second and newest album called “Holy Smoke.” “I had just gotten off a record label and it was sort of a perfect time,” Tyler said. “We’re making a transition from a big label, and now we’re at a point where we can control our genre. The label pushes you to be one way. But, I wanted to change the perception and the way our band was being
marketed.” The Bowery is expecting 82-100 people for tonight’s show. The performance is 18 and up, and the doors open at 8 p.m. with the show starting at 9. Tickets are $7 in advance and $12 at the door.
This week, the Daily Beacon saw UT Police ticketing students for jaywalking. Students took to Twitter to express their concern. John Skellingbone • Photo Courtesy of Jonathan Tyler
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PSA: I just got ticketed for jaywalking on #UTK campus. I told him I had to pee really bad but that wasn’t an excuse
Emancipator Ensemble to stop by Knoxville
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Copy Editor When three years are spent on an album, expectations are high all around. As for Emancipator, his newest album released last week, “Seven Seas,” is the result of such a stretch — a full length, long-awaited release. Emancipator, along with a violin/mandolin player, drummer and bassist, are together known as the Emancipator Ensemble. The Ensemble began a tour across the U.S. in celebration of their record’s release and have a stop tonight, Oct. 2, at The International. Jed Barton, junior in business, said he is excited to hear Emancipator live now that he is coming to Knoxville. Barton enjoys the universality of Emancipator’s music, whether working out, relaxing or studying. “It isn’t aimed at such a narrow audience, but rather it’s relevant to anyone ready to give a listen,” Barton said. The vocals of Madelyn Grant, an up-andcoming artist, are featured on the album “Seven Seas” as well. Grant detailed her musical journey thus far, recalling that the internet has been her most useful tool. Grant said her ongoing passion for music and attending live events was what inspired her to initially reach out to musician FKJ. “In the case of FKJ, I just messaged him on
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his music Facebook, and I was like, ‘Hey I’m in love with your music … I’d love to collaborate with you,’” Grant said. Grant included a demo she had recorded
It isn’t aimed at such a narrow audience, but rather it’s relevant to anyone ready to give a listen. Jed Barton, junior in business
using garage band with the message, and to her surprise, FKJ responded that he would love to work with her. “That’s where it all began really,” she said. “Trying to be gutsy and reaching out to people.”
Grant continued reaching out to electronicinfused artists like FKJ and ODESZA, then eventually tried her luck with Emancipator. For her collaboration with Emancipator, Grant admitted to working on it for almost four months. “Once I thought I had something perfect, I would listen to it over and over and over again just to make sure that it was exactly the way that I thought it should be,” Grant said. The months of work paid off, however, as Emancipator gave Grant an enormous amount of credit on the release. “He really liked it, and ended up making it the title track for the album. That was kind of mind-boggling in it’s own,” Grant said. “I never even saw this happening. Most of the time I don’t even meet (the artists) until I perform (the song) live or see them at a show, so it’s very surreal.” For six dates of Emancipator Ensemble’s nationwide tour — Boston, Philly, New York, Grand Rapids, San Francisco and Los Angeles — Grant will be joining to perform in her longest string of shows yet. “It’s a dream come true, to be completely honest,” Grant said. “What artist doesn’t want to go on tour, especially with one their favorite artists?” Emancipator Ensemble will go on at 9 p.m. tonight at The International. The venue is 18 and up and tickets are $17 online at internationalknox.com.
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I could have gotten several hundred jaywalking citations on campus by this point
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LITERALLY ONLY AT UT WILL YOU GET A TICKET FOR JAYWALKING!!!! NOTHIN BUT SOME B-----T
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The Salvage Shop will be hosting the fourth annual Salvage Show. This silent auction will occur on Friday Oct. 2. All photos by Justin Keyes • The Daily Beacon
Local salvage shop to host fourth annual salvage show Katherine Fuller Contributor
At 619 North Broadway Avenue, there’s a little tucked-away shop that’s doing big things. The Salvage Shop is hosting its fourth annual Salvage Show, a silent auction benefiting Knox Heritage. Knox Heritage works to preserve Knoxville’s history through various programs and fundraising efforts, one of their largest collaborations being the shop. The Salvage Shop takes donations from anyone willing to bring in architectural salvage. Any materials from construction projects along with various antiques are welcome. This is an effort to protect these items from their typical
descent to the landfill. The shop sells doors, windows, light fixtures and anything else that can be saved from homes and buildings that don’t need them anymore or removed them during renovation or remodeling. Several local artists incorporate donated salvage into their work and sell their products in the store as well. Salvage Coordinator Beth Meadows hopes that the Salvage Show will help to broaden the scope of First Fridays in Knoxville by extending it to the Salvage Shop and to bring more of an artistic crowd into Knox Heritage. “It started out as a way to find people who could take a lot of the items that we couldn’t sell and turn them into something new,” Meadows
said. “It’s a fundraiser, but it’s also a way to promote those artists and designers.” Meadows is an artist who landed at Knox Heritage in 2008 and has been working with them ever since. In addition to managing the shop, she has multiple pieces in the auction and others that are for sale on a daily basis. When asked about her own work in the show, Meadows commented, “I’ve just always been interested in merging creativity with salvage and just trying to find more ways to save salvage.” Brian Pittman, associate with McCarty Holsaple McCarty Inc., has been a large supporter of the Salvage Show for the last four years. When he’s not working, Pittman spends his free time sitting on the board for Knox
Heritage. He has had a hand in restoring some of Knoxville’s oldest historic homes and has watched them return to life. When he’s not saving houses, he is creating free hand drawings of cathedrals. Typically drawing on paper, Pittman occasionally will choose a different medium including the stair tread you will find in the Salvage Show. “I believe I’ve given them something every year,” Pittman said regarding the auction. “I make sure Knox Heritage always has something. (Art) is a lot of fun; it allows me to relax and just enjoy the process, and help people out.” You can check out the Salvage Show on North Broadway today, Oct. 2. The show opens at 5:00 p.m. and bidding ends at 8:30 p.m.
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There’s no place like home Native Knoxville band returns for free show Courtney Anderson Contributor Americana band The Black Lillies, are coming home this Friday to celebrate the release of their fourth studio album, “Hard to Please.� After years of touring and more than 1,000 shows over a span of six years, the Knoxville band has been all across the country, but their rare hometown performance is enough to celebrate on its own. Rarely does Knoxville get to experience the group’s big sound in its own backyard, along with a free album release show. Frontman Cruz Contreras admitted he’s excited about going back to the group’s roots to perform. “There’s no place better than Market Square,� Contreras said. “It’s where we hang out when we’re home.� Contreras said The Black Lillies don’t get to live in Knoxville nearly as much as he’d want, and they certainly don’t get to play enough. Aside from time spent penning songs for “Hard to Please� when they were snowed in while in Knoxville, the time the band spends in town is limited. Out of the last performances they’ve played here, most of them have taken place at the Bijou Theater. This free performance is a way to connect with and thank their local fans, friends and family. “Everything we’re working at is going towards this release party,� Contreras said. “We’re giving our best effort to performing at home.
Contreras said they’re ready to show off their evolved sound. The Black Lillies went through a series of changes at the beginning of the year: Tom Pryor and Robert “Bobby Dix� Richards left the group, and Grammy-award winning producer Ryan Hewitt, Band of Horses bassist Bill Reynolds, pedal steel player Matt Smith and guitarist Daniel Donato were brought in to help create the new studio album. It was the first time the group was using an outside producer in their six years of creating and performing. The group has also gone from a five-piece live lineup to a six-piece, adding artists Sam Quinn of the everybodyfields, Mike Seal of Jeff Sipe Trio and Larkin Poe and Jonathan Keeney of Robinella. Contreras said they’re hoping to continue to please their fan base by keeping their music fresh and not overly produced or “over-hyped,� in an effort to keep their fans interested while still remaining successful. And success isn’t new to the country-rock outfit. The group has performed at the Grand Ole Opry more times than any other independent artist. Their last album, “Runaway Freeway Blues,� was on more than a dozen “Best Of� lists, and spent three weeks in the Top 5 of Americana Music Charts. Contreras wants to build on that success as much as possible. “Hopefully each record is a stepping stone,� Contreras said. “At a certain point, I tell myself that you just have to stay alive and keep doing it.� This free show is one way the Black Lillies plan to keep their momentum going. The Electric Darling and Margo and the Pricetags will join the Black Lillies for the performance, adding to the modern country vibe of the evening. Anagha Uppal, junior in college scholars, plans on being there to hang out with friends and support Knoxville’s downtown life.
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“Hard to Pleaseâ€? is the newest release from Knoxville band The Black Lillies. • Photo Courtesy of The Black Lillies “I think Knoxville has one of the best smalltown music scenes in the country,â€? Uppal said. “Downtown and Market Square are attractive places to see music, especially for free.â€? Scruffy City Hall has joined with Attack Monkey Productions to offer VIP packages that include access to the official after party, reserved VIP seating and a poster signed by The Black Lillies. There is also an “All Stages Accessâ€?
pass that includes admission to Preservation Pub and Scruffy City Hall, and the ability to drink in Market Square. VIP packages cost $50, and all stages access is $10. Both packages can be purchased at scruffycity.com. The show will open at 5 p.m. at the Market Square stage. General admission is free.
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1 Area between an upper and lower deck 2 A long time in Barcelona 3 Experienced lacrimation 4 Reassuring words for a fallen tot 5 Sportscaster Dick 6 They’re filled for a production 7 Fermi, for one 8 Muscle mag subject 9 Comic strip character surnamed DeGroot 10 “Trains and Winter Rains” singer, 2008 11 Like ziggurats and some mesas
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Humans of Knoxville
“What’s good, Katie?” - Sierra Rimmer, junior in public relations Katherine Overton • The Daily Beacon
ARTS&CULTURE What do you remember of 9/11? “My teachers made us sit in a room and watch the news coverage of it. I was only five years old, and it was really traumatizing for me at the time because I knew something really bad was happening. All the adults were panicking, but I still couldn’t conceptualize the real magnitude of it. The older I got the more I realized I watched that live because my teachers made me. I guess they wanted us to know because it was so important and we were so far removed from it.” - Aimeé Kiefer, junior in Sociology Alyssa White • The Daily Beacon
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WUTK sheds light on radio journalists Jenna Butz Editor-in-Chief
WUTK 90.3 the Rock will host special programming all day Friday to raise awareness about college radio and encourage more listeners to tune-in. Programming starts at 7 a.m., and includes interviews with local bands Blond Bones and the Black Lillies as well as other live in-studio interviews, performances, giveaways and ways for listeners to pledge their support for the independent radio station. This year, WUTK is also rebranding and unveiling a new website. Station Manager and Program Director Benny Smith hopes the day “helps to increases (its) visibility and strengthen (its) brand” in addition to raising funds that keep the station’s day-to-day operations going and letting their students gain experience running a large on-air event. “Whether it is soliciting donations on air, being part of our live interviews and band performances, promoting the day’s activities, meeting the WUTK alumni who come in to help us celebrate the day, on and on, the students are getting valuable practical experience,” Smith
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once you get in the door, and you have people said. WUTK first started in 1982 as a way for UT there who will go ‘to bat’ for you.” Outside of working with the station, Smith journalism students to gain on-air experience. Smith said that, as the station has grown since is also proud of the underground musical acts then and his arrival as manager in 2004, they “do listeners are turned on to. that better now, more than ever.” “Students get Currently, the station supports stuturned on to artdents across majors, allowing them ists they have to work in music, marketing and never heard, sales, among other career fields. sometimes challenging their The self-supported radio station approach to puts students in professional roles, music, which helping them gain real world expeallows them to rience for the career paths ahead of explore artists them. Some students’ experience and different assists them in starting part-time genres of music jobs at other area stations before they may have they graduate. never heard Chance Collins, senior in jourof before they nalism and electronic media, first arrived at UT,” started with WUTK this summer Smith said. when it was required for one of his “That is part classes. He found his niche though, of what attendand plans to continue with the Benny Smith, Station Manager and ing college is all station under his radio name, DJ Program Director about, as far as 1-Chance. furthering your“I instantly fell in love with working at the station, and becoming a deejay,” self academically, socially, politically and even Collins said. “… The possibilities are endless musically. That’s where WUTK comes into
That is part of what attending college is all about, as far as furthering yourself academically, socially, politically and even musically.”
play, as it challenges students’ musical tastes, and allows them to expand, enjoying new music they have never heard before.” The station calls itself “local music’s best friend,” a title Smith is proud to uphold. This comes from both their in and out of station programs. Local music is scheduled into the programming every day, and an entire show, titled “Locals Only,” is dedicated to promoting Knoxville’s music scene Tuesday nights from 8-10 p.m. While it eagerly supports the local music scene in the station, it also hosts, promotes and sponsors local events that often feature local artists. “I have been very involved in our local scene for over twenty years, and it is as exciting now, as it has ever been,” Smith said. “We take great pride being right in the middle of that excitement, and we are the scene’s biggest and loudest cheerleaders.” WUTK doesn’t just add to the local scene; its staff thinks it impacts UT’s campus the most. “I believe a college radio station adds identity and swag to campus,” Collins said. “WUTK 90.3 plays many genres; we do not stay complacent with just one. We truly have something for every listener. The specialty shows and their many personalities really showcase how diverse our student body is.”
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