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LGBT Commission provides student support Network of student groups plans events to reach out to variety of students on campus community builder for students and a source of information. “It has served as a symbol on campus for UT’s com-
Betsy Goldin Staff Writer The LGBT Commission met Monday to discuss what the organization has accomplished and the work the group has left to do. The role of the commission is to improve the livelihood and status of the LGBT community on campus. It is made up of faculty and students appointed by the chancellor. “People from all parts of campus are here with diverse views and diverse interests,” Lynn Sacco, chair member and associated professor of history, said. Seven years ago, when Sacco first arrived at UT, no commission for the LGBT community. Today, the community has the LGBT Commission, LGBT and Ally Resource Center, the Safe Zone program and a more active Lambda Student Union. Safe Zone is a network of faculty and students that believes every student should feel safe and comfortable on campus and in the community. Volunteers display a Safe Zone symbol to show their respect toward the LGBT community. The resource center serves as a tool for LGBT students to find and get to know each other. It acts as a
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Those kids we can help. It’s
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– Lynn Sacco, chair of LGBT Commission, on reaching out to LGBT students at UT
and feel so disenfranchised when he should feel so empowered. It is a goal of these organizations to stop the bullying on campus. Hate crimes should be reported to UT’s 946CARE hotline. Sacco said that without action, nothing will change. The commission makes it a priority to reach out to students in a culture that supports homophobia and hate crimes. The organization has worked hard to create programs that reach out to students and make them feel welcome. “The most exciting thing was seeing the web page for this commission, seeing the web pages for the Lambda Student Union, seeing the web pages for the outreach center,” Daniel Justice, treasurer of the Lambda Student Union, said. “It was a huge relief to me.” Justice said one of the biggest problems with the commissions is not getting enough active participation, because of the stigma attached. The resource center works to involve the LGBT community with all students on campus. The center will be celebrating “Coming Out Day” on Oct. 11 at the Humanities Amphitheatre. This is just one of the events the center will be hosting in the upcoming semester. The LGBT Commission will meet again Nov. 1. It is open to the public.
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mitment to diversity,” Donna Braquet, chair of the resource center, said. Students who are aware of these organizations have a way to connect with other students. “Those kids we can help,” Sacco said. “It’s the ones who don’t know that sort of fall through the cracks.” The issue of cyberbullying was discussed in light of the recent death of a Rutgers University student. Sacco said it is upsetting that a student could be so ashamed
Student volunteers in Costa Rica Donesha Aldridge Staff Writer Living up to the Volunteer name and spending five weeks abroad, helping the environment’s wildlife and volunteering in Costa Rica, Johannah Reed, junior in environmental studies, said her experience abroad in Costa Rica was like nothing else. Reed was one of 19 volunteers to attend the trip through the Global Vision International program; however, she was the only UT student to go. GVI is responsible for volunteer programs in more than 40 countries in the world. Reed was assigned to the wildlife conservation program and mainly did volunteer research in the Costa Rican rainforest. She also got a chance to work closely with others on conservation projects. Reed said she was searching for a study abroad program UT had to offer, but none of them amounted to the ideas she had in mind. “I wanted a real hands-on experience,” Reed said. “I wanted to do something that I felt really mattered, rather than just going to another country to take classes that I could take at UT just as easily.” Reed said one of her top priorities in choosing a place to study abroad was to work in an environment that she had never experienced before. However, she wanted to study abroad in a place that allowed her to work hands-on with her interests: animals and the environment. “I thought that this experience in Costa Rica would be such an educational experience that would allow me to witness wild animals in their raw, natural habitat, and I was definitely not disappointed,” Reed said. Ben Southard, peer advisor in the Programs Abroad Office and a senior majoring in international business and logistics, said most students who come to the office look for places they are mostly unfamiliar with. Southard said it is so important for students to take advantage of any study abroad opportunity that comes along, whether it is a program from UT or from somewhere else. “You’re getting that experience and having a chance to go outside of your comfort zone,” he said. “It gives you a lot of cultural understanding and knowledge outside of home. It’s important to understand that there’s a world outside of the U.S.” Southard said although many students sometimes complain about their first weeks away from home, he has never had a student come back and say he or she hated his or her time abroad. “Most students wish they were still there,” he said. “At the end, you always wish it never has to end.” Reed said she would definitely go to Costa Rica again. “Initially, I was a bit nervous traveling abroad to a country where I didn’t speak the language by myself, but as soon as I met up with the other people volunteering with GVI and went to our campsite in Tortuguero National Park, all of my reservations went away,” she said. Reed said she learned how to value all species of life in Costa Rica. “With the increase in development and technology use that is unsustainable, so much of the earth is being squandered, and many species are quickly going extinct,” she said. “I think that is our duty, to try to do as much as we can to keep this from happening. After all, this is their home too.”
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The Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole band came to UT Monday, Oct.4 to bring some French creole music to Tennessee. Stroughmatt’s music is influenced by his time living in Louisiana, giving it some Cajun and zydeco influences.
Smith keeps cool front off court Preston Peeden Staff Writer J.P. Smith is an example of contradictions. A self-described goof off the court, Smith is one of the best college tennis players in the nation, having held the No. 1 ranking for most of the months of April and May. “If you pick a line-up out with this young man, and you say ‘OK, one of these guys is the No.1 player in college tennis,’ then he'd be the last one picked,” men’s coach Sam Winterbotham said of Smith’s physical appearance on the tennis court. But that’s just Smith. Standing 6’2” and weighing 181 pounds, this Townsville, Australia native seems at first glance like a regular college student, not a fast-serving, big-match winning force on the tennis court. As an athlete, Smith’s production speaks for itself.
Since arriving at UT in 2007, he has compiled a record of 112 victories in singles matches, as well as an equally impressive 110 in doubles. He has held the No. 1 overall ranking in both respects, and he is also a three-time AllAmerican, with his sights set on becoming UT’s first four-time All-American this season. Winterbotham says Smith is very driven on the court, and that’s what makes him so successful. “It’s his competitiveness,” Winterbotham said. “He just doesn’t take points off. He’s always focused for the next ball and ready to play the next ball. And he can do that for three and a half hours.” The competitive nature of tennis is what attracted Smith to the sport. “I played a variety of sports growing up, but the individualism and one-on-one competition I loved,” Smith said. Smith is much more than just tennis, though. He is, at his core, just a regular person, he said. He’s an economics major,
who points out one of his biggest goals as “staying ahead of his schoolwork.” And like most students, he does not have a clear idea of what he wants to do with his major. His favorite movies are comedies, specifically those featuring Will Ferrell or Ben Stiller. His favorite video game is Mario Kart 64, and his favorite character is Peach (something he chalks up to as always being the second player and never getting the one he wanted). His favorite color is now orange after his time on campus. His favorite bands are Blink-182, Angels and Demons, Good Charlotte and Three Days Grace. As for food, Smith keeps it simple. “Steak and chicken,” he said. When it comes to his free time, either on campus or back at home, Smith stays active in sports. He loves to play cricket and rugby recreationally and says that if he did not have tennis practice, he would probably be at the pool swimming laps. See J.P. SMITH on Page 9
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CJ McCrory, sophomore in music education, practices a routine for Enspyre Winterguard based in Knoxville, Tenn. Winterguard is an indoor color guard activity similar to color guard in a marching band.
UT students and faculty to help out in Haiti Faculty and students from UT’s College of Architecture and Design and College of Engineering will travel to Haiti over Fall Break to begin a months-long design-and-build project in Fond-des-Blancs, a town 70 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital. This is the first UT group to travel to Haiti since the January 2010 earthquake. The thousands of Port-au-Prince residents displaced from the earthquake have fled to neighboring towns and cities looking for somewhere new to call home. One such community, Fond-des-Blancs, about two hours from the capital, has seen a steady increase in population because of those migrating from Port-au-Prince and needs to improve its civic infrastructure to better serve the larger population. The UT group will work on a secondary boarding school to complement the existing elementary school and a paved road and bridge connecting the town with a major hospital. This trip to Haiti will be the first of several trips for the group, which includes two architecture faculty, two engineering faculty and several under-
graduate and graduate students in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and engineering. This initial trip will be used to survey the sites for the school and the road and gather information needed to start the project in January. Subsequent travel is planned for Winter Break, Spring Break and Summer 2011 to finish the project. The group is working with Haiti Christian Development Fund, which has been actively working in Fond-des-Blancs since 1982. Fond-desBlancs is the business hub for five communities and hundreds of habitations. The estimated population of the area is 70,000. As part of the group’s preparation for the project, the students and faculty will be reading “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” a novel by Tracy Kidder, themed around international travel and humanity. The book was chosen for the 2010-2011 Life of the Mind program, a program that encourages firstyear students to read a common book during the summer, submit a creative response and then participate in discussion groups led by faculty and staff during their first week on campus.
Kidder’s novel is the story of physician and anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer as he works to relieve the suffering of some of the poorest people in Haiti. The group also is reading a book by Rev. Jean Thomas of HCDF called “At Home with the Poor,” which is about Haiti and the work of the HCDF in Fond-des-Blancs. HCDF is a faith-based organization primarily involved in doing holistic Christian community development in rural Haiti. Its basic premise is to proclaim good news to the poor through reconciliation, relocation and redistribution. For more information about HCDF, visit http://hcdf.hcdf.biz/. Supercomputer to peer into origins of life Supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy’s ORNL lab are helping scientists unravel how nucleic acids could have contributed to the origins of life. A research team led by Jeremy Smith, who directs ORNL’s Center for Molecular Biophysics and holds a Governor’s Chair at UT, used molecular dynamics simulation to probe an organic chemical reaction, which may have been important in the evolution of ribonucleic acids, or RNA, into early life forms. Certain types of RNA, called ribozymes, are capable of both storing genetic information and catalyzing chemical reactions — two necessary features in the formation of life. The research team looked at a lab-grown ribozyme that catalyzes the Diels-Alder reaction, which has broad applications in organic chemistry.
The research team found a theoretical explanation for why the Diels-Alder ribozyme needs magnesium to function. Computational models of the ribozyme’s internal motions allowed the researchers to capture and understand the finer details of the fast-paced reaction. The static nature of conventional experimental techniques like chemical probing and X-ray analysis had not been able to reveal the dynamics of the system. Smith explained how their calculations showed that the ribozyme’s internal dynamics included an active site, or mouth, which opens and closes to control the reaction. The concentration of magnesium ions directly impacts the ribozyme’s movements. The research was published as “MagnesiumDependent Active-Site Conformational Selection in the Diels-Alderase Ribozyme” in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The research team included Tomasz Berezniak and Mai Zahran, who are Smith’s graduate students and Petra Imhof and Andres Jäschke from the University of Heidelberg. Smith’s research was supported by Laboratory Directed Research and Development program funding. The bulk of the simulations were performed on the Kraken supercomputer at the UT/ORNL National Institute for Computational Sciences, supported by a National Science Foundation Teragrid allocation, and the resulting data was analyzed on the Heidelberg Linux Cluster System at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing of the University of Heidelberg. ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. See BEACON BITS on Page 3
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BEACON BITS continued from Page 2 Flavors from several nations offered by Ready for the World Café Dishes from Spain, France and the Middle East will be on the menu at the Ready for the World Café this week at UT. The café will be open Monday through Wednesday but closed on Thursday and Friday for UT’s fall break. The menu includes grilled vegetarian paella with a basil-tomato slaw, kifta (Middle Eastern meatloaf), curried coconut chicken, snappy halibut skillet, Lyonnaise potatoes, roasted asparagus and mushrooms and strawberry bleu cheese salad. The café is an international buffet operated by students in the advanced food production and service management class, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism 445. It is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the Hermitage Room on the third floor of the UC. Diners pay $11 for the all-you-can-eat buffet or $9 for a plate of food to carry out. This semester, there are 18 students in the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism 445 course. In small groups, they take turns planning the menus, marketing the café and working in the café. ARAMARK, UT’s provider of dining services, prepares the food. Katie Frith, a senior in HRT from Nashville who works at Macaroni Grill and wants to be an event planner, and Bobby Clymens, a senior in HRT from Kingsport, are this week’s student managers. Gubernatorial candidates to debate on Thursday Gubernatorial candidates Bill Haslam and Mike McWherter will debate on Thursday, Oct. 7, at UT. Sponsored by WBIR, the News Sentinel and the University of Tennessee and its Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, the debate begins at 8 p.m. in the Cox Auditorium in AMB. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The debate is free and open to the public, but
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NEWS seating is limited and available on a first-come, firstserved basis. For media credentialing information, contact Amy Blakely at amy.blakely@tennessee.edu. Free parking will be available in Staff Lot 9 on Phillip Fulmer Way, across the street from the building. During this debate, the candidates will face questions from a panel featuring Hallerin Hilton Hill, radio talk show host on News/Talk 98.7 WOKI and television talk show host of “Anything is Possible” on WBIR-TV; Tom Humphrey, Nashville bureau chief for the Knoxville News Sentinel and author of the knoxnews.com blog, “Humphrey on the Hill;” and Jodi Rightler, a UT doctoral student in journalism and electronic media. WBIR anchors John Becker and Robin Wilhoit will emcee the debate and provide the candidates with some questions solicited from viewers. In order to ensure maximum debate time between candidates, audience members should not applaud, speak or otherwise participate in the debate by any means other than silent observation. Audience members also are advised not to wear campaign T-shirts, buttons or hats, or bring signs, campaign materials or noisemakers to show support for either candidate. Attendees failing to comply with these rules will not be permitted to enter the auditorium. Security will escort disruptive audience members out of the theater immediately. As the debate will be broadcast live on WBIR, video and flash photography will not be permitted. The debate also can be viewed on the following local channels: Comcast 9, 21 and 432; Knology 9 and 903; DirecTV 10; and campus television 9. The debate also will air on WRCB in Chattanooga, WCYB in the Tri-Cities, WTVF in Nashville, WMC in Memphis, WBBJ in Jackson and on WBIR.com. The first debate was held Sept. 14 in Cookeville; the third gubernatorial debate, on Saturday, Oct. 9, in Memphis, is being sponsored by WREG, the Memphis Commercial Appeal and MPACT Memphis. The election will take place on Nov. 2, and the two-week early voting period begins Oct. 13. McWherter, the Democratic Party nominee, is a businessman; Haslam, the Republican nominee, is the mayor of Knoxville.
Diabetes board aids student sufferers Group to raise funds, host events with other diabetes programs Alyce Howell Staff Writer A student with diabetes started the Diabetes Advocacy Board, a combination of students who have ties with people with diabetes. Emily Culvern, DAB’s co-president, has a grandmother who was diagnosed with diabetes, and it changed how her family operated. Culvern said she was introduced to the organization from the previous president, Megan Cantwell, who she knew from high school. She loved DAB’s spirit towards its goal, and it inspired her to join. “More people on campus have diabetes than what is let on, and this group is like an outreach for people our age,” Culvern said. Meredith Bond, DAB’s co-president, has met about 10 people with diabetes. Yet the person who has influenced her the most is her dad, who was diagnosed with diabetes 25 years ago. Bond said she was first introduced to DAB by UT’s weekly e-mails, and she joined the organization as a gift towards her dad. The organization has worked with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which focuses on children with diabetes. This year, DAB has also started to work with the American Diabetes Association. On Sept. 29, from noon to 4 p.m., the organization set up a table on the Pedestrian Mall, selling paper footprints and taking donations for the ADA. Those who gave donations received bracelets that said “Cure, Care and Commitment.” “A lot of groups have come to us for vol-
unteers,” Bond said. The group raised about $100 with this fundraiser. In addition to collecting money for ADA, DAB also took names for those who wanted to volunteer for the ADA’s annual walk. DAB has many upcoming fundraising programs. “We expect this year to raise a lot of money and awareness and would love everyone’s help,” said Culvern. On Oct. 16, DAB will host two programs. The first one is “Step Out,” ADA’s annual walk, which starts at 9 a.m. at World’s Fair Park. The second program is JDRF’s “Jazz to Cure the Blues.” It is hosted by WBIR anchors Robin Wilhoit and John Becker in honor of William B. Stokley. The cost is $150 per person to attend. JDRF’s goal is to raise $200,000 for the foundation. Volunteers are still needed. To register for the event, go to jdrfdreamgala.com. On Oct. 21, Zaxby’s on the Strip is having a fundraiser. From 5 to 8 p.m., it is donating 10 percent of its proceeds to DAB, which will then be donated to JDRF. Bond said if students want to help but do not have time to be a member, then the Zaxby’s fundraiser is an easy way to give to the organization. From Nov. 1 to Nov. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the organization is setting up an information booth at the Ready for the World Café to help raise awareness of diabetes. For more information about DAB, check the weekly e-mails sent by UT for meeting times and places. More Diabetes Awareness activities will take place in the spring.
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Editor’s Note Rutgers death reaffirms equality issues
Zac Ellis Editor-in-Chief Tragedy echoed across the campus of Rutgers University last week; a tragedy that, in truth, hits home on college campuses all across the nation. Eighteen-year-old Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi committed suicide after a live Internet video was posted of Clementi having a sexual encounter with another male student in his dorm room. Clementi’s roommate, 18-year-old Dharun Ravi, and Ravi’s friend, 18-year-old Molly Wei, secretly taped Clementi after he asked for some privacy on the evening of Sept. 19. Ravi recorded the rendezvous via webcam before Tweeting about Clementi’s encounter and posting the video live on the Internet. Three days later, on Sept. 22, Clementi posted a haunting update on his Facebook page: “Jumping off the gw bridge sorry.” The first-year student — a young man whose academically gifted mind was only rivaled by his talent on the violin — ended his life later that night by plunging off New York’s George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River. Clementi’s death sparked outrage among equal-opportunity and gay activist groups on college campuses. The notion of “hate crimes” and “gay bashing” became frequently used words in the uproar. The question at hand: Would this tragedy have occurred had Clementi been taped alongside a woman, instead of a man? “Had he been in bed with a woman, this would not have happened,” Lauren Felton, a 21-year-old Rutgers student, told CBS News. “He wouldn’t have been outed via an online broadcast and his privacy would have been respected, and he might still have his life.” Though the action of posting such a video on the web has Ravi and Wei in legal trouble — transmitting sexual images without consent is a third-degree crime, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison — the main issue is the apparent motivation behind the taping itself: to out a homosexual man in a world that has yet to fully embrace such a lifestyle. In a country where “all men are created equal,” statistics show America — let alone college-aged young people — refuses to acknowledge such a sentiment. In a 2007 study by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, nine out of 10 homosexual students reportedly experienced some type of harassment in their lives. Even more staggering, a 2007 Massachusetts youth risk survey reported that homosexual students are four times more likely to commit suicide than their heterosexual counterparts. Tyler Clementi’s death cements the notion that the idea of social equality is still taken with a grain of salt in America. Especially on college campuses, where young students are molded into adults during four or more years of independence, the issue of acceptance still comes with roadblocks. Clementi certainly did not prefer his sexuality be broadcast across the web, the broadcast of a lifestyle he may or may not have outwardly professed to new friends like Ravi in a semester of college only two months old. The fear of social ramifications, or even embarrassment, among other students likely played a role in Clementi’s decision to end his life. Though some groups across college campuses, including at UT, are pushing for more gay-friendly aspects of the college life — from freshmen orientation changes to gender-neutral bathrooms — such commendable efforts are only half of the solution. These efforts may provide gay, lesbian and bisexual students with a more welcoming atmosphere for a successful college career, but if a student’s peers view such lifestyle with disdain, a welcoming feeling only lasts so long. If the social scene formed by students is not accepting to the homosexual lifestyle, the ability to feel at home away from home becomes shattered. The all-encompassing issue of social equality is far too widespread for any 600-word column to adequately address. The question of when all men will truly be created equal has yet to be answered. But no student — or individual — deserves to face the emotional distress of Tyler Clementi, the ending of an 18-yearold life with so much yet to live. No roommate or housemate or suitemate should be able to downgrade another student — whatever his or her lifestyle — on the basis of race, sexuality or any of the other aspects of individualism that makes America the societal melting pot it is. Every student deserves the chance for a worthwhile collegiate experience, and if equality is the goal of college administrations — as many, including UT, claim — then every lifestyle should be welcomed on campuses with open arms. College is the best time for America’s youth to truly find themselves. But if the collegiate experience fails to accept those of all backgrounds, what exactly is being taught? —Zac Ellis is a senior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at rellis13@utk.edu. THE DAILY BACON • Blake Tredway
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Defense lawyers wrongly painted as villains Off the Deep End by
Derek Mullins This coming weekend, I, like many, will roll the dice and trudge into a testing center to try my luck at the Law School Admission Test. Whether or not it will be an effort worth jubilation and multiple sighs of relief or something more along the lines of a trip to the gallows remains to be seen, but a certain level of achievement on this exam is a necessary stepping stone to attain the career to which I aspire. I’m sure many around campus can relate to the hurried pace to take as many practice tests and review as much advisory material as possible before taking what has the potential to be one of the most important tests one could ever take. When I haven’t been poring over page after page of various LSAT preparation materials, I’ve been thinking about the profession to which this test is a means to an end. More specifically, I’ve been thinking about a certain demographic contained in that profession: criminal defense attorneys. Criminal defense attorneys get a bum rap in this country. Most draw the ire of the public because of the fact that they even defend their clients at all, and some receive even higher levels of scrutiny because of their utilization of what are often perceived to be underhanded or immoral tactics in defending their clients. We’ve all heard the various jokes and countless stereotypes about this particular brand of lawyers being filled with soulless, spineless individuals. Supposedly, they’ll use any method necessary to secure their client’s acquittal, including lying, cheating, finding miniscule technicalities in the law or contorting the Constitution to befit the case for the acquittal and freedom of their client. Most of all, they are believed to put the paycheck that follows the case over the fate of the client they defend and the emotions and wellbeing of those who have been victimized. While there may be some examples in our nation’s legal system that fit the aforementioned stereotypes, we commonly tend to glaze over the truth. The truth, in this case, is that criminal defense attorneys are more
than the necessary evil that they are perceived to be. They are, ultimately, the white knights of the Constitution. Anyone can be charged with a crime, and many times, criminal defense attorneys are called upon to represent the most perceivably reprehensible of people. These defendants can appear to be anything from a soccer mom to a guy who’s only a few coats of face paint away from being a Batman villain. When their alleged crimes hit the media, the tales of their cases often make us recoil in disgust and may even prompt us to automatically assume their guilt. Enter the criminal defense attorney. Their job is to make sure that these individuals facing charges are receiving their constitutionally guaranteed right to a fair trial and an adequate defense. This fact is, more or less, a no-brainer, and it is usually the common sound bite delivered by the defense attorneys handling cases involving particularly heinous acts when they’re asked questions like “How can you sleep at night?” or “How can you possibly defend that psycho?” The higher truth is that defense attorneys are not just defending their clients. Whether we like it or not, they’re also defending the public. Though the tactic of contorting bits and pieces of the Constitution may seem atrocious on its face, the truth is that these defense lawyers are not just defending the rights of their clients. At the same time that they’re defending everything from jaywalkers to murder suspects, they are simultaneously, if not unknowingly, defending the rights of citizens who are not and, hopefully, never will have to be on trial for any crime. A great example of this phenomenon is the outcome of Miranda v. Arizona, which produced the Miranda warning process we’ve all seen on the endless incarnations of “Law & Order” and “CSI.” “You have the right to remain silent … ” and the words that follow are the product of defense attorneys securing the rights of their client and, ultimately, the rights of a populace that had little to nothing to do with the case. So the next time you turn on your TV and see Nancy Grace or anyone on a court-reporting show try to glorify the actions of a district attorney or prosecutor, just remember that they’re only interested in a conviction and will sometimes get one at any cost. With that, I’m back to my preparations. To my fellow LSAT-takers: Good luck. —Derek Mullins is a senior in political science. He can be reached at dmullin5@utk.edu.
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Although there are many public ills in the country, I would submit to the reader that one of the worst is cultural relativism. This kind of thinking hinders human growth because of the application of its philosophy. First, it is highly illogical. To say there is no absolute truth admits that there is a constant truth of non-truth. So, by saying that there cannot be truth actually creates truth. Relativity allows the population to base its entire way of thinking on a tautology, which inhibits their humanity by making them think irrationally. Second, cultural relativity breaks down the concept of good and evil. However, without any notion of evil we cannot articulate what is good or what is sacred. This means that we cannot combat what is wrong with the world. How do we describe a concentration camp? Or a serial killer? Without good and evil we cannot say that what certain people do is wrong. If truth and morality are relative, then we have no need for civil society or laws. People can do whatever they want to each other. This is normally where the leftist will try to argue that no morality matters unless the person’s actions hurt someone else. This is a double standard, though, and demonstrates the illogical position of the relativist. Either there is no truth, or there is truth. Immediately, one should ask where truth can be derived if it does exist. There are three main concepts where truth might exist: natural law, science and religion. The Roman Catholic Church has a venerable tradition of adhering to natural law and retrieving their main philosophies from such. Yet, this is incomplete for society because it is nigh impossible for everyone to agree about natural law. The Holy Mother Church would argue that the institution of marriage should only consist of one man and one woman, because in the natural world only heterosexual couples can reproduce the human race. Sex and intimacy must lead to children, or it is unnatural. The leftist will counter that by saying there exist homosexual couples in nature. Sheep, chimpanzees and other animals all have records of homosexual
relationships. Therefore, natural law is not the proper place to derive absolute truth. The second area is possibly science, since it is hardly subjective, though not free from political infighting. We know for certain that when two hydrogen atoms are combined with an oxygen atom, it creates water. There are certain arguments within the scientific community, but this is irrelevant to the debate at hand. Science may provide some sort of truth, but these truths are not applicable to morality or ethics. The fact that carbonic acid turns into water and carbon dioxide does not affect whether murder or lying is wrong. Only one more option is available, and that is religion. There exist many different religions, and the relativists argue here that one can never know which faith holds the absolute truth. I wish to submit now to the reader that Christendom, Jesus of Nazareth and the Judeo-Christian deity offer this truth that will help with the ailments of society. I proffer this thesis for several reasons. First, Christianity is the only faith grounded in historical and archaeological evidence, unlike the other great religions of the world. Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, shintoism, wiccan, voodoo, animists, etc., are all based on deities or spirits from the wayoff past. However, we know of the Conquest, Davidic dynasty, Assyrian invasions, the Exile, Maccabean Revolt and the Apostles. Christ’s miraculous nature has been attested by extra-biblical sources like Josephus and Tacitus, Roman historians. In addition, there is evidence for Christ’s death, the discovery of his empty tomb and that his followers claimed post-resurrection visitations for which they were martyred. This eliminates Islam as the alternative. This is not to say the Bible is a perfect historical text. There are problems in Genesis, Nehemiah, Daniel and others. It is just the most logical choice from which we as a society can derive absolute truth. We find truth in Jesus Christ, and he is the solution to cultural relativism and the problems from it. Once we accept Christ as the truth, we can begin to truly address problems in our country. No longer will we treat the problems as syndromes but as sin. Child abuse, divorce, poverty and other problems happen because humanity will not confront our roots that are rotted. We cannot produce good fruit, good works, unless the roots are changed. Christ offers people the chance to change those roots, and they should take it. —Treston Wheat is a senior in political science and history. He can be reached at twheat@utk.edu.
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Elizabeth Ross Staff Writer
Many colleges students today are unaware of the story of Dr. Ben Carson, world-renowned surgeon and author of the acclaimed, “Gifted Hands.” Carson overcame many obstacles during childhood and adolescence to become who he is today. Carson will visit UT through the Black Cultural Programming Committee’s Legend Lecture Series on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the UC Auditorium, followed by a book signing. In preparation for Carson’s visit, Chair Ralph Onwuzuruigbo, fifth year senior in engineering, said the committee wanted to step outside of the traditional plan to invite someone famous primarily through the media. “Education is boring compared to what young people consider as entertaining,” Onwuzuruigbo said. “It is important to showcase those passionate as Carson in education just as other famous people are showcased because of them being involved in sports or Hollywood.” Carson was born in Detroit, Mich., in 1951. At the age of 8, his parents divorced, which left his mother, Sonya, to support him and his younger brother by taking two or three jobs at a time. The family suffered financially and was reduced to poverty. As a result, Carson was plagued by a lack of self-esteem. As a child, he also had a quick and violent temper, which stemmed from his difficulty in school. Carson’s mother intervened and was determined to get her son on the right path. Although she had only a third-
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Rockers to perform at Pilot Light UT Air Force ROTC receives award Ross Stansberry Staff Writer The rock band Colour Revolt will perform at 10 p.m. Thursday at the Pilot Light. The concert is part of the band’s extensive fall tour promoting its newly released sophomore album, “The Cradle.” The show costs $8 and is 18 and over. Sean Kirkpatrick, guitarist and backup vocalist, described the live show as “sort of a little bit of everything.” “It rocks out and then gets really quiet,” Kirkpatrick said. “There’s a wide range of dynamics, I’d say.” The band’s history began with its formation in Jackson, Miss. It was here that the members started playing together, under the name Foxxe, and later Fletcher, while high school students at Jackson Academy. From there the band members moved to Oxford, Miss., to enroll at the University of Mississippi. After the release of their first fulllength, “Plunder, Beg, and Curse,” three members left the band. Kirkpatrick said it has worked out for the better. “It’s affected (the band) I think in a very positive way,” Kirkpatrick said. “All the new guys are really enjoying being a part of this group ... They’re very capable musicians.” “The Cradle” is the first album with the new members and the group’s first album with
Dualtone Records. “8 Years,” the opening track on “The Cradle,” and subsequently the band’s most popular song, addresses the issue of the eight previous years the band was around, before three of its members left, with its stop-and-go rock feel. Alternate Press described the new album, “They’re infecting their Southern and blues-affected brand of slow-cooked indie rock with bouts of restrained tension and vaguely impetuous guitars ... No matter what Colour Revolt decide to do on these tracks, each is successful.” The band’s name comes from a book by Edwin Abbott entitled “Flatland.” “Colour Revolt” refers to a time of equality when figures discover color and can no longer judge between each other. Kirkpatrick relates this concept to the band as music with an implicit message. “We just hope that the music speaks for itself ... that seems to be working so far as our artistic statement goes,” Kirkpatrick explained. Colour Revolt has played with indie rock stars Surfer Blood and electronic producer Caribou over the last year and also played at the renowned annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. “I can promise people we’ll be doing the best we can to convince people this is a good show ... we’re bringing our A game,” Kirkpatrick said with a bit of laughter in reference to the upcoming show. The Pilot Light is located at 106 E. Jackson Ave.
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The UT Air Force ROTC conducts field exercises at Circle Park last spring. The cadets were broken into different groups to perform drills that simulated possible defenses against warfare tactics. The Air Force ROTC program was recently awarded the High Flight Award for the Southeast region.
Rob Davis Staff Writer The Air Force ROTC program at UT has been honored with the High Flight Award, which is presented to a detachment showing notable improvements within a two-year period. The measurement period for the award occurred from period from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2010. UT’s detachment won the award for the Southeast region, which includes several SEC schools. “Several different factors are taken into consideration in order to win this award,” Capt. James Carbone said. “Some of the different factors that are measured are recruitment and retention of cadets, education and cadet activities.” These achievements include having three cadets win Society of American Military Engineer Awards and having 21 recruits commissioned for the spring, which was a 250 percent increase from 2008. By winning this award, the detachment is now eligible for the Right of Line Award. The Right of Line Award is presented to the best AFROTC program in the country. The award will be handed out during the Commanders’ Conference in November. The UT detachment will be going up against programs from Duke, Tennessee State and Clemson, among others. In addition to the recent award received by Detachment 800, the cadets recently went on a whitewater rafting excursion. “The trip, while it was a fun getaway for the cadets, was also a good opportunity to teach lessons in leadership, as well as encourage bonding,”
Carbone said. “Many of the cadets were able to participate in developing their leadership abilities through either leading the raft or giving directions. For example, Cadet Plott received some good experience in leadership, as well as responsibility, by organizing the trip.” About halfway to their destination, the detachment got out of the bus and participated in a team building exercise by simulating getting a boat across a river. “Several underclassmen were chosen to lead their boats,” Cadet James Plott, a junior in political science, said. “These underclassmen were in charge of keeping accountability of everybody in their boat, keeping everybody in their boat safe and ensuring that their boat navigated successfully down the river.” About halfway through the rafting, the detachment pulled its rafts ashore and participated in a group leadership exercise. Several underclassmen cadets were again chosen to lead their boats in completing a logic problem, which was carried out quickly and with proficiency. After the group leadership exercise, the cadets went back to the chilly water and continued their adventure. The second part of the trip was a little longer and included some rapids that were a little more strenuous; nevertheless, each boat reached the end of the river safely. The experienced gained by the cadets throughout this trip will prove valuable when they are considered for the Right of Line Award, Carbone said. “Our whitewater rafting excursion was not only valuable for teaching leadership to some of the younger cadets; it also helped the detachment build a closer bond,” Carbone said.
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Anna Nicole Smith trial continues Associated Press Attorneys in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial are set with final arguments aimed at swaying jurors who will deliberate on an array of charges against two doctors and the deceased model’s former boyfriend. At issue is whether the former reality TV star was given excessive prescription drugs, whether the defendants faked prescriptions for her, and whether she was an addict or a woman in pain seeking relief. Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose delivers her arguments first Monday, laying out the case against Howard K. Stern and Doctors Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich who are accused of conspiring to give Smith excessive prescription drugs while knowing she was an addict. Superior Court Judge Robert Perry has been highly critical of the prosecution’s presentation during eight weeks of testimony and Rose is expected to argue for a day or longer in a bid to win convictions. The three are not charged in Smith’s 2007 overdose death, which was ruled accidental. But earlier indications that the judge would dismiss many of the charges fizzled when he announced last week he would dismiss only two counts against Stern and part of one count against Stern and Kapoor but would let the bulk of the 11 charges stand. “I think there are weaknesses in the prosecution’s case,” Perry said. “But my inclination is to let it go to the jury.” Three defense attorneys, Steve Sadow for Stern, Brad Brunon for Eroshevich and Ellyn Garafalo for Kapoor are expected to plead for the doctors and Stern to be acquitted claiming that they cared deeply for Smith and were trying to help her with legitimate medical concerns. In eight weeks of testimony, the prosecution has presented a long list of prescriptions for drugs including opiates and sedatives for Smith. They claim the amounts were excessive, that many were obtained in false names and that they fed Smith’s alleged addiction. The defense has challenged witnesses on claims of addiction and has tried to undermined the credibility of those who alleged that Smith and Eroshevich were personally administering drugs to Smith in the months after the death of her son Daniel, which sent her into depression. Attorneys have spent hours with the judge debating legal instructions for the jury which may help them sort out definitions of addiction and falsifying prescriptions. The judge dismissed two charges against Stern of obtaining drugs for her by fraud and deceit, including use of false names. He also dismissed part of a conspiracy count against Stern and Kapoor, ruling there was insufficient proof that the two men conspired to obtain controlled drugs through fraud and deceit. Perry raised the unusual prospect that if he does not agree with jury convictions, he has the option to change the verdicts or order a new trial. He said he has done this in other cases. Stern’s lawyer, Sadow, has expressed alarm at that prospect, saying, “Once it’s post-verdict, the whole scenario changes. My client would lose his license. The doctors would lose their licenses.” The judge said he had to be “mindful that certain issues are left for the jury, unless there is a total absence of evidence to support it.” The case is expected to go to the jury Wednesday or Thursday. The defendants face possible unspecified fines and prison sentences.
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Photographer displays work in UC Chris Bratta Staff Writer A picture is worth a thousand words, so to review the new exhibit in the UC in just one article would not do these photographs any justice. Caroline Allison’s exhibit, “A Common Place,” is now ready for eyes desiring her clear and colorful digital photography. Her information card states that she aims to “examine our relationship to landscape, cultural myth and the commonplace,” while “confronting our romanticized views surrounding the American landscape.” Allison’s main successes are the clarity of the photographs and the vast color spectrum found throughout the entire collection. Every single poster-sized print of Allison’s collection allows the viewer to see the photograph in its entirety. That being said, there is not a lot of room for interpretation. There are no camera tricks. There are no hidden or missing parts. The unknown is
removed. They are simply captured moments of immense beauty. Although the 14 photographs contain no titles or explanations, one specific photo deserves explanation: Upon entering and moving toward the exhibit from the front of the UC, there is a gradient that would stop most in their tracks. From darker blue to lighter blue to white, this photograph provides the viewer with a position even with the clouds. Although this image has one small cloud as its central object, it provides an amazing natural gradient, which shows off the blue color spectrum. Other natural explorations of colors are found in a photograph of a light-blue, metal building with a white door and green grass, as well as a photograph of a wooden tree house. These photographs really brought green into sight. The natural differences found in the natural part of these photos, like the grass or the leaves, really made the unnatural colors, like paint, pop out of the photographs.
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‘Let Me In’ returns vampires to horror roots Will Abrams Staff Writer Vampires have been popular over the last few years. Not just any bloodsuckers, but the neutered, fuzzy type have received commercial success (The “Twilight” film series sits at roughly $1.8 billion worldwide) in recent years that can only be rivaled by the “Harry Potter” franchise. While films that show a more realistic view of the mythical creatures (“30 Days of Night”) comparatively pick up the box office scraps, American audiences have settled into thinking of vampires as teenage boys who never tan and use too much hair gel. Coming along to save vampires from an eternity of girl-love, “Let Me In” restores the group as dominant hunters who are extremely dangerous. The film is a stripped-down American version of the Swedish hit, “Let the Right One In,” which wowed audiences on just about every continent back in 2008. Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) lives in a run-down neighborhood of an unimportant town in New Mexico with his religious mother. When he’s not busy being beaten by the local bully, he sits alone in the courtyard of his apartment complex. At least, he did before Abby (Chloe Moretz) moved in next door. The more time the two spend together, the closer Owen comes to realizing that Abby may not be an average 12-year-old. The first thing that one could say about the film is that it is very dark, both figuratively and literally. Naturally, the film is about vampires and the audience doesn’t want to see an immortal hiding under the covers for 12 hours. At the same time, much of the film’s story is graphic in nature. There are brutal attacks each time Abby needs to feed, and she doesn’t have a tooth for wild animals. Buckets of blood (literally) and tattered limbs are often the result of her homicidal tendencies. Even when Abby isn’t on the screen, there are some pretty disturbing things going on with Owen. Viewers see him regularly practicing with his knife in a way that resembles most guys in cell block D. Also, his tormentors at school are pretty good at what they do, often causing some cringe-worthy scenes. The friendship/romance between the two young actors is really what makes the film interesting. For people who dislike the Edward/Bella nonsense of “Twilight,” perhaps this film provides a better look into what that kind of relationship would look like.
While the kids do well with a somewhat limiting script, Richard Jenkins is shockingly good (or maybe not-so-shockingly, considering he almost always knocks it out of the park) with his few scenes. As Abby’s caretaker, Jenkins only has a handful of lines, but he gives one of the year’s best supporting acting performances thus far. Where the film will draw most of its criticism is when it is compared to its predecessor. “Let the Right One In” is different in many of its subplots and a little more subtle than the American version, but the two can certainly coexist. “Let Me In” provides a much-needed adrenaline shot to revive the sub-horror genre and ushers in the Halloween season of 2010 with vitality. 3 out of 5 stars
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COMMON PLACE continued from Page 7 Another photograph with amazingly bold colors resembles something one would see at the Gatsbys’ house. This photograph contains a silver-painted, baby grand piano in front of a white wall. This image is completed with a vibrant, royal-blue carpet and gold lighting fixtures and trim. This photograph definitely stands out among the rest of the artwork in Allison’s collection. T h e m a i n i s s u e s w i t h h e r a r t wo rk l i e s w i t h i n t wo p h o t o g ra p h s , t h e f i rs t of which has no clear focus. This p h o t o h a s , b y f a r, s o m e o f t h e m o s t Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon b e a u t i f u l c o l o rs o f f a l l , b u t b e h i n d Caroline Allison’s exhibit “A Common Place” hangs on the walls in the UC for stu- t h e l e ave s i s a l a n d e d s p a c e s h u tt l e , dents to enjoy. Her photographs have been showcased in “The 50 States Project,” t h e P at h f i n d e r. T h ro u g h o u t h e r which features a photographer from every state with commonly themed photo- e n t i re c o l l e c t i o n , A l l i s o n d o e s n o t graphs.
c a p t u re o ra n ge a n y b e tt e r t h a n i n t h i s p h o t o ; h oweve r, t h e l a c k o f fo c u s c a n d r i ve t h e v i ewe r away. T h e s e c o n d p i c t u re w i t h i s s u e s c o n t a i n t s f o u r c h a i rs a n d a c h a l k b o a rd . I t i s ve r y d u l l , b l a n d , l a c ks c o l o r a n d s h o u l d n’t b e i n t h e s a m e ga l l e r y a s t h e o t h e r p h o t o g ra p h s . A l l i s o n’s a r t wo rk d e c o rat i n g t h e wa l l s o f t h e UC m i g h t b e t i t l e d a s “A Common Place,” but she certainly c a p t u re s m o re t h a n t h at . T h e m a j o r i t y o f t h i s ga l l e r y c a n b e v i ewe d o n her website, w w w. c a ro l i n e a l l i s o n . c o m , b u t e ve r y o n e s h o u l d s t o p b y a n d t a ke a l o o k , eve n i t i s j u s t f o r a l i tt l e w h i l e . T h e p h o t o g ra p h s o n h e r web s i t e a re n o c o m p a r i s o n t o t h e e n l a rg e d a n d b r i g h t l y c o l o re d p h o t o g ra p h s t h at c a n b e v i ewe d o n l y s t e p s away f ro m c l a s s es.
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when it comes to playing sports, Smith listed two memories. The first was last year’s victory over Georgia on Senior Day, where he received a standing ovation. The second was Tennessee’s repeat last year as champions of the SEC Tournament, against Florida, despite constantly shifting from indoor to outdoor courts. Smith listed last year’s birth of Winterbotham’s daughter as his favorite personal moment. “Coach is a great guy,”
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SPORTS Smith said, “and seeing him so happy, it was just something the whole team liked.” Smith is full of contradictions. His teammates wonder aloud whether he can walk and chew gum at the same time but also marvel at his agility, power and precision in his game. Going forward on the court, Smith plans to work hard to get the Vols back to the NCAA Championship match this season. And as for him off the court, Winterbotham summed it up, saying, “That’s just J.P.”
Vols eye Georgia as dangerous team
Aaron Murray. Murray was one of the question marks offensively going into the year for the Dawgs, but the redshirt freshman has performed well, comTypically, the Tennessee-Georgia football game pleting 80-of-132 passes (60.6 percent) for 1,100 is a match-up between two of the top teams in the yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions. Georgia’s offensive line was expected to be SEC. However, this season is not a typical season for one of the best in the country but has struggled, paving the way for only 137 rushing yards per either the Vols or Bulldogs. For the first time since 1906, both schools sport game,10th best in the SEC. Though Mark Richt’s team has struggled early a losing record, and both are winless in conference play. Tennessee (2-3, 0-2 SEC) enters the sixth in the season, the Vols know the Bulldogs will be game of the season for both teams after suffering a motivated to get a win after losing four straight heartbreaking 16-14 loss to LSU last week. Georgia since their season-opening win over Louisiana(1-4, 0-3 SEC) travels back home after a disappoint- Lafayette. “Georgia is no doubt a powerhouse,” Reveiz said. ing 29-27 loss at Colorado. “It’s a proud, talented program with great coach- “They’ve got a great team, and they’ve got great es,” UT coach Derek Dooley said at his weekly players still. Nothing has changed in that aspect. Monday press conference. “We’re expecting them Their win column just isn’t as big, and neither is at their best, and that’s probably what they’ll show. ours, so it’s one of those things. It’s GeorgiaThey’ll show their best. That’s what most good pro- Tennessee, and I know they are going to be playing great, and they are going to be ready as we are too. grams do. So it’s still going to be a “We better be battle no matter what.” prepared for Much like last Georgia’s best, week’s game against because that’s LSU, Dooley will be what we’re going playing a school he has to get. If we aren’t ties to. Dooley’s father, at our best, we’ll Vince, coached the get run out of the Bulldogs from 1964 to stadium.” 1988, winning six SEC Getting run – Senior Linebacker Nick Reveiz, titles and the 1980 out of Sanford on Georgia’s lackluster season national champiStadium is someonship. thing the Vols After coaching, haven’t had happen to them in recent memory. UT has won four of Vince Dooley served as the school’s athletic directhe last six meetings in the series, including last tor. Derek Dooley was born in Athens but tried to year’s convincing 45-19 victory in Knoxville. The downplay his return to his hometown. “A lot of people are trying to make something out Vols have also won two of the last three games of this,” Dooley said. “I left Athens when I was 18. played “Between the Hedges” in Athens. One of the main areas of concern for Tennessee I know I’m not old, but that was a long time ago. I’ve will be Georgia’s All-American receiver, A.J. Green, worn a lot of colors since that time. I’ve coached who was suspended for the first four games of the there already as an opponent. I’ve played there as an season by the NCAA for selling one of his game jer- opponent. There won’t be any nostalgia. Probably more at LSU than there would be at Georgia. It’s a seys to someone the NCAA deemed an agent. “They’ve got probably the best player in college very different place than when I grew up. “The Athens that I knew and the Georgia that I football playing receiver,” Dooley said. “You saw just his presence his first game back. The guy’s knew was (with) my dad coaching as a kid. And that’s it. When he stopped coaching and when I unbelievable.” In the game against the Buffalos, Green had went to college, that ended.” Though the coaches have changed over the seven receptions for 119 yards and two touchyears, the Tennessee-Georgia game is still an downs. “One game back and he’s made the play of the intense rivalry, especially since both teams often File Photo • The Daily Beacon season so far,” UT senior middle linebacker Nick have recruiting battles in the offseason. John-Patrick Smith, or J.P. Prince is a senior from Townsville, Australia. He was a Reveiz said. “How he catches the ball and how he Saturday’s meeting will be the 39th meeting all2010 NCAA Double’s Finalist, 2010 SEC Player of the Year and 2010 SEC goes up for the ball, he’s just a great competitor. You time between the border-state schools. Kickoff is Tournament Most Valuable Player. His career singles record is 110-31 with his dou- can’t replicate a guy like that.” scheduled for 12:21 EDT on the SEC Network. ble’s almost exact with 110-31. Throwing the ball to Green will be quarterback As for his time on campus, when he’s not up at 5 a.m. for an early morning work-out, Smith likes to either go to UT sporting events or hang out in his apartment and watch Seinfeld. The athlete he would most like to meet is Brett Favre, citing his production and love of the game, and as for his inspirations, Smith looks to his coaches, family and friends. As for his best experience
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Wednesday, Oct. 6 — Men’s Tennis ITA DNovo All-American Championships Tulsa, Okla. All Day
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1. Tennessee at Georgia 2. No. 8 Auburn at Kentucky 3. No. Arizona vs Oregon State 4. No. Arkansas at Texas A&M 5. No. LSU at No. 14 Florida 6. No. Miami (FL) at No. 23 Florida State 7. No. 16 Stanford vs USC 8. No. 17 Michigan State at No. 18 Michigan 9. Clemson at North Carolina Game of the week: No. 1 Alabama at No. 19 South Carolina
Women’s Tennis ITA All-American Qualifying Draw Pacific Palisades, Calif. All Day
Friday, Oct. 8 — Women’s Swimming Orange and White Meet Knoxville 3:30 p.m. Women’s Volleyball Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 9— Football Georgia Athens, Ga. 12:21 p.m.
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“We’ve got to clean the slate and start over, refocus and handle what happened last week by learning from it. By not accepting it, by not saying it’s OK or not complaining.” – Derek Dooley on what it will take to overcome the loss to LSU and win against Georgia this Saturday
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