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Issue 34, Volume 121

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Music festival shows Appalachian heritage Evan Ford Contributor Students walking down Pedestrian Walkway on Monday had the opportunity to experience local background music.

The UT Appalachian Heritage Festival featured student and local musicians playing music native to the region. Throughout the morning, banjos, fiddles and other acoustic instruments could be heard picking out classic bluegrass tunes. In addition, UT hosted a National Symposium on Multicultural Music, which added to the soundtrack of the students’ walk to class.

“The Appalachian Heritage Fest is a celebration of the art of the region, so we have music, we have craft fairs, storytellers,” said Heather Floden, general books manager at the UT Bookstore and creator of the festival.

“I moved here a few years ago, and kind of fell in love with the history of the area, and learned that there isn’t really a class on campus (on it),” Floden said. “I thought I’d get something started.”

This is the third year for the festival, expanding this year from one day to both Monday and Tuesday. Monday included mainly music and storytellers throughout the day, as vendors were hesitant to come out in the rain. Today, however, Pedestrian Walkway should be lined with local craft vendors and merchants, offering students everything from homemade candles to handcrafted jewelry.

“I think it’s great they have music going on around campus,” said Robert Dillingham, sophomore in business administration and musician

who stopped by on his way to class to “check out some bluegrass.” He paused under a tree to avoid the rain, enjoying a local quartet’s rendition of the classic folk song “I’ve Been All Around This World.”

In the gloomy October weather, the music seemed to brighten students’ moods. Students hurrying to class smiled as they walked by under their umbrellas and raincoats. Several stopped to listen in breaks between or after class, and were hesitant to leave.

“I love to see people stopping and chilling, even in the rain,” Dillingham said. “It’s really nice.”

Sean McCollough, who teaches musicology classes on Appalachian Music and History of Rock, was also on Pedestrian Walkway to enjoy the music and support a past student who was playing banjo in the festival. He commented that most students don’t make the connection between the university and Appalachia.

“I guess because it’s (in) a city and we often associate rural areas with Appalachia, but honestly we’re right smack dab in the middle of Appalachia,” McCollough remarked. “We’re the largest university in the southern Appalachian mountains, so I personally think it’s important to celebrate the culture of the area.”

Floden agreed, observing that a lot of people do not know the history of the region. The festival offers a way for people to stop and learn.

“We get a lot of questions at the festival,” Floden said.

Bundled up against the cold and rain yesterday, Floden was excited about today’s phase, which includes plenty of craft vendors and a favorable weather forecast.

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Nancy Jones shows a sample of wool to participants at the 2nd Annual Appalachian Heritage Festival in the UC Plaza on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011.

OUTreach utilizes flash mob for ‘Coming Out Day’ orange and white shirts and passing out small gift bags containing information about the OUTreach Center, National Coming Out Day Although National Coming Out Day is tech- and the upcoming OUTstanding 2012 seminar. nically on Thursday, UT is going to be celebrat- The bags will also contain candy.

This is not the first year that the UT LGBT ing two days early.

In order to raise awareness and appreciation community has celebrated Coming Out Day. for those in the LGBT community coming out While there was no celebratory activity last year, and publicly identifying their sexuality and/or Ford said that the center coordinated a similar gender identity, the OUTreach LGBT & Ally activity in 2010.

Ford also said that the planning and coordiResource Center will be coordinating its own “Big Orange Coming Out Day” today at 12:30 nating of the event originated in the “OUT to Lunch” Brown Bag Talks, which the center holds p.m. from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. every Wednesday.

“It’s just a day where “We got input from you can either come out students during one or celebrate people who of our ‘OUT to Lunch’ have come out,” said programs about what Jesse Ford, resource centhey wanted to do to ter director. “It’s just sort celebrate Coming Out of a visibility day.”

Day, and this was the National Coming Out most popular idea,” Day is celebrated every Ford said. year on Oct. 11. The date Ford also encourcorresponds to the date of aged anyone interestthe 1987 National March ed in helping out to do on Washington for so. Those interested Lesbian and Gay Rights, can simply show up at which had a half a million Pedestrian Walkway participants and was the at 12:30 p.m. wearing second demonstration of orange and white. that nature and magniThe flash mob is tude. expected to last about While the civil aware15 minutes. ness day will be celebrat“Everyone is weled on a national level come,” Ford said. “We Thursday, OUTreach hope people will come wanted to participate and show their supbefore the Fall Break port and celebrate began in order to maxiNational Coming Out mize awareness.

Day with us.” “(It’s) not on the actuTara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon Coleman Garner, al Coming Out Day, unforYodi Justice, senior in psychology, cel- senior in psychology, tunately, but it’s close to it,” Ford said. “I don’t ebrates during a flash mob on Coming is one of the students think if we did a flash mob Out Day on Oct 11, 2012 to raise that plans to participate in the flash mob. on the first day of Fall awareness of LGBT issues.

“It’s an effective Break it would be very way to raise awareness,” Garner said. “It gives successful.”

OUTreach will be holding a flash mob to cel- people a sense of community. It also sends a ebrate. While a flash mob traditionally consists message that we’re not alone.”

Paige Rupe, junior in public relations, also of people gathering together and conducting what appears to be a spontaneous performance, hopes to attend the celebration.

“I think it’s really important just to have some such a choreograph dance or skit, the OUTreach sort of strong basis to get that information out,” flash mob will be a bit more subtle.

“We’re just going to keep with a visibility said Rupe. “Not just information, but the idea of theme,” Ford said. “We’re not going to have … the whole day. … And a message of equality and tolerance and acceptance. I think that’s a very any amplified music or things like that.”

Those participating will be wearing matching important thing to have, especially now.”

Justin Joo

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The Commons continue with construction on Oct. 1. Hodges Library now offers a program that displays the location of a book on a map so students can find a book faster within the Stacks.

New maps simplify library Mollie Swayne Staff Writer If you’ve ever gotten lost or frustrated in the Stacks at Hodges Library, help is at hand.

Hodges now offers StackMap, a program that displays a map highlighting the shelf on which a desired book is stored during a search in the library catalog.

David Atkins, Head of Resource Sharing and Document Delivery at Hodges, is to thank for this program. He discovered the product at an American Library Association conference over a year ago and has been working with fellow librarians and staff to introduce it at UT. StackMap has been available for more than a month and early reports show that it is used in one out of every three searches in the library catalog to find a book.

According to Atkins, the way that Hodges Library is laid out makes it “doubly difficult” for students to find books unaided.

Students have reported in surveys that they spend up to 20 to 30 minutes trying to locate a book in the Stacks.

“Just finding a book with the Library of Congress classification is not easy. And then you ... compound that fact by having hundreds and hundreds of thousands of books in shelves that aren’t really laid out that logically. You could be searching for a call number and then you realize you need to be on the totally opposite end of the floor,” Atkins

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said. “If you’ve ever been on the fourth floor in particular—that floor is huge.”

Many students can offer stories confirming the labyrinthine nature of the library.

Daysha Henderson, freshman in forestry, said she once spent 30 minutes looking for what she needed. Her trouble stemmed from confusion concerning the organization of the library. “(Finding something) is complicated, very, very complicated. It goes by numbers or something ... you have to find a letter first, but then the letters are spread out throughout the floors and then even on the floor it’s supposed to be on ... I’m not familiar with the system of how you’re supposed to find books,” Henderson said.

When Henderson learned of the new StackMap program, she was optimistic it would be helpful, but cautiously so.

“It sounds a bit helpful, yeah. At least you know what floor to be on. But, unless they’re telling you, ‘As soon as you get off the elevator or the stairs, right, left, straight, this and that,’ then it’ll still probably take ... a good 15 minutes or so to find it,” Henderson said.

Luckily for students that continue to get lost, Atkins has further plans to demystify the library. Atkins said that students will soon be able to look up books and get a map using their smartphones, not only using title, author or subject, but by call number as well. Atkins expects a usable prototype of the system sometime this week.

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Students enter Neyland Stadium during a tour on Oct. 4.

South African music discussed in Distinguished Lecture Series Josh Riggins Contributor The Distinguished Lecture Series in Musicology continued Monday with a presentation on South African music and history.

The sponsored lecturer was Dr. Sheila Woodward, associate professor of music education at Eastern Washington University. Her lecture, titled “The Transformative Role of Music in a Nation’s Rebirth: Music for a New South Africa,” was a discussion on the effect that traditional African music has on the people of South Africa and the role it played in bringing an end to apartheid in the country.

Woodward, who grew up in South Africa during apartheid, recounted the toll that segregation had on the community. In towns like Sophiatown, where people of mixed races lived, certain races were forced to leave by the government. People who refused suffered the consequences.

“They went in with bulldozers and knocked all the houses down,” said Woodward. “They were really rich cultural areas, and they came and bulldozed them down.”

Woodward went on to explain the history of South African music. The first musical instruments

were made from preexisting tools, such as the bow and arrow. Additionally, the language of the Xhosa incorporates click consonants which lend a highly percussive sound to the language, and influenced the development of rhythm in South African music.

“Music in these cultures was used in many ways: to educate the people, they used it while they were working, it’s a form of mourning and celebration, transmitting history of a people. There were many ways in which music was used,” said Woodward.

Following the colonization of South Africa by Dutch and British settler, the native culture became marginalized. Struggling for freedom, South Africans used music to express ideals of equality. One scholar wrote that music was a “mirror, mediator and prophet in the South African transition from apartheid to democracy.” Throughout the period from the 1940s to 1990, when Apartheid ended, the black population of South Africa used their music as a call to action, for coping with loss, and as a method of uniting people in a common cause.

The students who attended the lecture spoke highly of Woodward and her talk.

“I never really thought that a culture’s music could have such an impact on the politics of a whole country,” Marcia Bourdelle, sophomore in music, said. “It goes to show that music can have a significant effect outside the arts.”

The lecture was an account of a people’s music and how it affected their struggle for freedom. Woodward shared a personal anecdote about the events during apartheid.

“The police were going to black and Indian schools and throwing tear gas through the windows. As they came out, they would whip them,” she said. “No matter how terrible the oppression was, the people could find strength and unity through the power of music.”

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Knoxville ghost tours expect to draw crowds in October Rob Davis Assistant Arts and Culture Editor Downtown Knoxville may be known for its restaurants and music venues, but as Halloween approaches another Knoxville attraction takes the spotlight.

Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours will ramp up the number of tours throughout the month of October.

“The peak of our season is in October,” said April Hill, who is a tour guide for the Market Square district.

The tour does not simply look for ghosts, but rather uses technology to try and locate spirits that may be present at “ground zero.”

A ground zero is a place that has been deemed to be haunted. There are thirty ground zeros in all.

The most frequent tour that is provided by the company will go on a one-mile loop through downtown Knoxville.

Participants have the opportunity to use different technology, such as EMF detectors, to find energy that is thought to be present when spirits are materializing. Once someone has had a positive reading, the guide or other participants will take a picture

in the hopes that something will be captured on film.

J-Adam Smith, the founder of Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours, explained that when spirits attempt to materialize, they draw energy from various sources.

“There is a lot (of) unprotected electrical wiring in Knoxville,” Smith said.

“That’s one of the reasons Knoxville is such a good place for paranormal research. All the unprotected wiring gives spirits a lot of different sources to draw from.”

The tour not only gives participants the opportunity to use the technology and look for spirits, but also gives them a history of the area.

The first stop on the downtown tour is near what is now the East Tennessee History Museum. During the stop, the tour guide tells the members of the group that the building used to be the customs house in Knoxville. In addition to this, it served as a courthouse and post office during the Civil War. After the guide gives the group a brief history, they then show the tour where apparitions or orbs appear.

In the instance of the old customs house, the image of a woman has appeared in the room that used to be the judge’s chamber.

The downtown tour finishes just outside of Mast General Store on the site of the great Gay Street fire.

Here, the guide presents the most compelling paranormal photo: a picture from that area where a woman can be seen wearing a nurse’s dress from the Civil War. Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours will host 14 more tours throughout the month of October, including one on Halloween. There are different options for tours including the downtown tour and a psychic tour.

Tickets must be purchased prior to the tour and can be obtained online at h t t p : / / w w w. h a u n t e d knoxville.eventbrite.com/.

Not everyone who goes on the tour is a believer in the paranormal. Some people may just want to get more information on the city of Knoxville.

“Historically, (the tour) had more value than the paranormal,” David Pinkard, Knoxville resident, said. “It was worth it for the historical aspect.”

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Rising — Cost of America’s favorite cola Back in the good old days, a refreshing ice-cold bottle of Coca-Cola would run you about a nickel, maybe a dime in your pricier districts. Flash forward to 2012, and in some of the markets around campus, Aramark is charging $1.59 for a bottle of soda. Even with inflation, that’s ridiculous. Really, it’s just downright un-American. What is an afternoon without an enjoyable caffeinated beverage to push you past the 3 p.m. doldrums?

What is a college student to do? We recommend the economical approach. Stock up on a 12-pack of your favorite carbonated delight at a local discount store, and grab one to stash in your backpack as you head out the door. Dare to take the thrifty approach to your between-class pick me-up. Let’s fight the Aramark monopoly. Silently stick it to the beverage ‘man.’

Falling — Temperatures on Rocky Top As we progress toward the middle of October, temperatures have begun their seasonal plunge.

Students are now reaching into the depths of their closets to pull out long-buried scarves, jackets and sweaters. The ever-ubiquitous Ugg boots are making their first appearances of the season.

During these transitional weeks of fall, opt for light layers that make it easy to stay comfortable no matter what the day brings. Grab a long cardigan or light hoodie for the cooler morning hours. For an extra shield against the cold weather, we recommend picking up a piping hot cup of coffee or tea for your longer treks to class. It’s sure to keep your hands warm and your insides toasty.

Rising — Extreme political opinions As the election draws near, students channel their inner Ann Coulter to anyone who will listen.

These opinions stretch beyond the typical left and right to the point of obsession. This polarization

of our political landscape is never a unique process to individuals, but rather it is something that every aspect of our nation gets caught up in. As the election draws closer by the day, the poles to which our nation divides itself become farther and farther away from each other. And what’s left in the middle completely ignored? The betterment of our nation.

Regardless of who you vote in a few weeks, research and educate yourself on the candidates’ opinions.

The only thing worse than that obnoxious extremist is an uninformed, loud idiot.

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‘Correct’ beliefs often ambiguous

Falling — Staff interest in “Jersey Shore” The once awesomely guidoed-out MTV hit was a bastion for awful TV and even more memorable moments of stupidity. For four years, the alcoholfueled adventures of Snookie, JWow, Pauly-D, Vinny and the rest stood on the verge of being both sad and hilarious at the same time. Ultimately, “Jersey Shore” seemed too awful to be real-life.

And, unfortunately, the show has finally fallen back to earth, as now — instead of the air of hedonism that permeated every second of the show’s previous season — it’s burgeoning on actual reality. Instead of a house full of dysfunctional people with no concept of shame, we’re now treated to nearlythirty-something, juiced out alcoholics, ill-prepared pregnant women and former drug addicts. “Jersey Shore” has finally started to reflect the realities of its consequences, and with that the spark is gone.

Rising — Pumpkin-and apple-flavored anything Put some pumpkin spice on beer, coffee or just about anything, and you’ve got a profitable product.

Dunkin Donuts, Blue Moon and the cafeterias have started throwing pumpkin puree in everything, and no one has complained yet. The overwhelming scent of various artificial flavors makes anything delectable and provides a false sense of autumn.

The seasons ain’t changed until Starbucks breaks out the pumpkin spice lattes, y’all.

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Lo s t in Co m m u n i ca t i o n by

Jan Urbano

From the very moment we are born, we are instilled with the ideals and beliefs of the environment that we are in. Usually, our parents teach us these values, and live our lives knowing these values.

However, as we get older, we are introduced to the beliefs of others, and these may run contradictory to what we are initially taught. As a result, we are told to resist these “outside” influences—sometimes they say it’s for our own good, sometimes it’s out of ignorance due to the parents. Regardless of the reason, though, we become aware of the outside world. Sooner or later, we experience the conflict between the ideals that we are taught to follow and the ideals that others try to implant into us, sometimes without us knowing explicitly what these ideals are. At that point, the question is: When should you follow your own beliefs, and when should you follow new beliefs?

When I refer to the conflict between the ideals of an individual and the ideals of another person or group, I am stating that there is a sliding scale between beliefs shown in how a person acts. For example, most people would agree that there is a clear difference in the ideals of a traditional, cautious person versus a nonconforming, adventurous person.

Although it is true that sometimes people may share some ideals in common, overall there is a general “ideal” that a person’s sub-ideals average to. It’s also common sense that people tend to identify with others who share ideals and the sub-ideals that make up his or her “common identity”—as the well-known phrase goes, “Birds of a feather flock together.” The more ideals or beliefs you share with another person, the easier it is for you to also change yourself to their beliefs, as every person has dispositions to ideals that are more or less traditional or open-minded. The smaller the degree of difference between what you believe and what someone else believes, the easier it is for you to change in relation to their beliefs.

Sometimes, however, people might have big changes in what they believe, even if it may make them feel uncomfortable. How? Peer pressure.

We’ve all heard about peer pressure. Many times, it is used in a negative connotation. If a person who had never drank alcohol, for example, was invited by close friends to a party and “peer pressured” by them to imbibe several shots of vodka, some people might say that the peer pressure negatively influenced the person. On the other hand, however, others might say that it could be a valuable learning lesson for him, allowing him to gain valuable insight into how much he can tolerate while being protected by his friends, while making new connections and friends. Was this change in ideals justified from not just society’s view, but also the person’s?

My answer to this is to change his distrusting demeanor to a more kind and friendly one. It would be easier for him to bond and make relationships with others, allowing him to get extra help and learn more knowledge from others, which would help fulfill his ideal of learning. After all, it’s impossible to be successful in life without some help from others, much less simply surviving from day to day. It would also make his life happier and more enjoyable from experiences with others, both good and bad.

However, I haven’t answered the actual question— when should you change, and when should you resist the influence of others? Honestly, I don’t have a concrete answer. The question is completely subjective, so there’s no real right or wrong answer.

Saying you should change your beliefs or ideals because it will “improve” your life and make it “better” may not be wrong, but it’s also not right—it sounds too ambiguous. This is what I think, I say to myself, since it is in accordance with my beliefs. However, every time I hear people “changing” themselves for the better, every time I make a decision that I normally would not have made had I been alone, every time I tell others my ideals, I am intrigued and haunted by this question: Is it really “me” thinking, or is it that society or a group has “peer pressured” me into stating what is acceptable only to them?

— Jan Urbano is a junior in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology. He can be reached at jurbano@utk.edu.

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It is my sincere hope that this column reaches our Board of Directors and our chancellors.

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and Agriculture Chancellor Larry Arrington recently made a decision that was simultaneously a blow to UT’s effort to become a Top 25 university and to equal civil rights. In response to a request from faculty made in April, the two chancellors rejected the possibility of offering the same benefits to same sex couples as married couples: “We hope you understand that in our positions as leaders of an agency of the State of Tennessee, it is incumbent upon us to act consistently with the public policy of our state.” It is incumbent upon us to act consistently with the public policy of our state. The statement is maddeningly vague and fails to specifically address which law these chancellors have chosen to hide behind, rather than make a difficult decision that would benefit our faculty members. I have never been ashamed to call myself a Volunteer, and I will display my diploma with pride, but chancellors Cheek and Arrington have blemished my alma mater, and that cannot be undone until they choose to support equal rights for all employees, not just heterosexual employees.

For a university that has put so much effort into becoming a Top 25 institution, this statement is remarkably counterproductive. UT can never expect to compete with Ivy League institutions, prestigious public institutions such as UNC or UC Berkeley, or even fellow SEC schools for the best professors if we continue to openly favor one group of people over another.

Neither the state laws of Florida or Georgia recognize same sex marriages, yet both

universities chose to disregard these discriminatory legal practices. As leaders of our state’s flagship institution of higher education, Cheek and Arrington have a moral and professional responsibility to lead our university in a manner that serves as an example to the rest of the state, not hide behind outdated legal practices.

Laws are created by humans, infallible and subjective humans, and are subject to the same prejudices and flaws that we, the general public, are. Laws, therefore, can fall victim to the same biases as the people who created them, and can evolve over time. History is at the same time cyclical and linear: new issues arise constantly that appear to be “progressing” to a certain point, yet seemingly each new human rights issue can find opposition in the biases and prejudices of humans. Before gay marriage rights, citizens fought for the right of African-American citizens to live in an unsegregated society. Before the end of segregation, citizens fought for the right of women to participate in the political process. Our society has seen this struggle before, only now it has a different exterior. Segregation, denial of voting rights, even bans on interracial marriages used to be “the public policy of our state,” yet that did not stop individuals from fighting to correct these injustices. The same will come to pass with same sex marriages and the benefits received from marriage.

As chancellors of a flagship research institution in a state that lags behind many other states in college education, Cheek and Arrington cannot continue to support laws and public policy that so blatantly discriminate against those who do not fit the traditional definition of “normal.”

History will prove that they have chosen the wrong side, and we can only hope that these men will make the brave choice to stand up to discriminatory public policy and support equal rights for all UT employees.

— Ron Walters is a senior in English literature, French, and global studies. He can be reached at rwalter5@utk.edu.

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Woods, Peter Tosh still impress Brandon Swinford Contributor Every week we will review albums that sound great on vinyl.

They are judged by our ears, minds and quality, as subjective as that is. We collaborate with disk jockies at WUTK to ensure that our opinions are informed.

Woods - “Sun and Shade” Everyone is fending off the sudden Ice Age that seems to have descended on the first day of fall this year, which is coincidentally what the band Woods is perfect for. A Brooklyn-based trio known for their purist “all analog everything” sound and ethereal vocals whispered through Blue condenser microphones, they invoke a kind of musical reality where Woods are forest spirits coming to tell you what the fuss of being alive is all about.

Deciding which album to review was a tough choice because their less produced effort, “At Rear House,” is phenomenal and has too many songs that never get out of your head, such as “Be Still,” “Hunover” and “Picking up the Pieces.” However, “Sun and Shade” was chosen because it was the first Woods album the reviewer bought cold, having never listened to any of it. After listening to all of their albums, it seems that the reason “Sun and Shade” is so good is because one can go in listening to it cold and be so blown away. “Who Do I Think I Am,” “Pushing Onlys” and “Say Goodbye” will quickly become some of any listener’s favorite songs, by any band.

Why Vinyl: Woods is another one of those we-produce-everything-ourselves bands, and considering they record everything

with microphones usually used for harmonicas, it gives their music this airy, spaced out sound that reminds me of wandering through the mountains in Washington State.

Listen if: You suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, Operational Defiant Disorder, or a myriad of other complications that make you wish you could lay in bed and listen to good music.

Peter Tosh - “Mystic Man” “I’m a mystic man, such a mystic man/I man don’t/I don’t sniff them cocaine” In case anyone wasn’t aware, Peter Tosh’s mystical qualities evolve from him doing a plethora of mystical things, which he outlines in detail in his songs. Some of these mystical things involve not eating animals, drinking champagne or injecting heroin or morphine. Big ups, Peter Tosh, your mysticism has landed you on this vinyl review. One of the reasons Peter Tosh was selected for this edition was because this album is exemplar of how many different genres reggae can fit into. There’s funk, blues, ballad rock songs and straight bubbling organs all going on throughout the record, so if “Mystic Man” is anything, it’s definitely not boring. It also has all the roots-Babylon-gonna-fall lyrics while not being afraid to venture out of the roots music mold. It probably doesn’t need to be said that Peter Tosh doesn’t care at all when it comes to experimenting. Plus, “Buk-In-Hamm Palace” rocks.

Why Vinyl: Reggae as a genre has produced almost more vinyl than any other genre, because CDs seem to have not caught on in Jamaica for a while. Owning a reggae vinyl is an essential addition to any vinyl collection.

Listen if: You anticipate the coming of the Ireator in the near future, or refer to Haile Selassie as His Imperial Majesty.

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Unique, talented Bird shines in concert Preston Peeden Associate Editor In an era of music where it seems as if anyone is one good (overly-produced, radio-friendly) song away from becoming a Top 40 sensation, fewer and fewer performers can be labeled as truly talented musicians. But when Andrew Bird walked off the Historic Tennessee Theatre’s stage Thursday Oct. 4, there was little doubt in anyone’s mind that they had just witnessed a genuine and unique talent.

Bird, a classically-trained and Northwestern University-educated violinist, is known for his technical skills, which highlight not only his musical training, but also his impressively innate ear for what constitutes good music.

“The show was awesome,” said Ben Smith, senior in graphic design. “I’ve seen him twice, the first time at Bonnaroo. But this time was so much better. It completely blew me away.”

Opening with “Hole in the Ocean Floor,” a track from his

new album “Break It Yourself,” and “Why?,” Bird immediately set to work picking, bowing and whistling, all the while keeping those in attendance standing on his every word and refrain.

Listening to Bird is reminiscent of a Phil Spector-esque “Wall of Sound,” but unlike many of Spector’s creations, in which the music is at times purposely overwhelming to the listener so as to cover any deficiencies of the performer, Bird’s wave of noise is different. For him, this cornucopia of sound only stands to illuminate the talent of Bird. His sounds don’t overpower the audience, but rather highlight the deftness of his harmonies, layering and constant loop pedaling.

“The thing that stuck out to me the most was that he did almost everything himself. He did have that backing band, but he would go and record a whistle or a riff, then play it on loop and build upon it,” Trey Pence, senior in journalism and electronic media, said. “Everything was a grand scheme to a song.

It was so methodically thought up.”

It was Bird’s “methodical” nature that Pence felt was the key to his uniqueness.

“I think Andrew Bird is incredibly unique,” Pence said. “ ...

No one does what he does on his scale.”

One such example of his layering technique was his performance of “A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left,” which combines looped sections of Bird’s violin, guitar and whistling skills, all the while accompanied by a spinning gramophone and attached sock monkey on stage.

Overall, Bird mixed up the distribution of his 21 song set list, with the majority of his time spent playing fan-favorites while also mixing in a healthy dose of his newer releases.

“I was really impressed by the new stuff,” Smith said. “‘Eyeoneye’ was my favorite song off of there... I’m just a big fan of how his new stuff sounds.”

For Bird and the audience, Thursday’s performance provided an intimate environment, where both the audience and the performer were invested in the show.

“He’s got a really great stage presence ... and he just seemed more at home at the Tennessee, where the environment was specific for him and his show,” Smith said. “... Everyone was there for him; it was more specific for him and it showed.”

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell lkittre1@utk.edu

Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Vols, Dooley prepared for Bulldogs after bye week Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor Tennessee is up for their third SEC challenge in Mississippi State.

As the Vols prepare to head to Starkville, Miss. on Saturday, head coach Derek Dooley is focusing on what the Bulldogs bring to the field and how he can stop that on game day.

“They exercise a lot of patience in their game and we need to do the same thing,” Dooley said. “Their defense is built around four senior, really good players. One up front, one at linebacker and two at the perimeter, and that experience shows up. They are good players and they form the nucleus of their defense. Then they have a back who if you go out there and reach at him, fly or jump at him and don’t bring your hat and feet to the party, he is going to make you hurt. He broke a lot of tackles against Auburn and had some big plays.”

One of the biggest challenges in Dooley’s mind is Mississippi State’s starting quarterback Tyler Russell.

“He manages the game really well and philosophically with what they do on offense, it plays into his hands,” Dooley said. “They don’t put him in a lot of positions to make bad decisions and then he just waits for somebody to have a breakdown and they hit a big play. He is a good, accurate thrower, he manages the game really well and they are running the ball good.”

Secondly, Dooley is focusing on the team’s mentality going into an away game after two hard losses to SEC teams.

“They have never really been uptight

or nervous but there comes a point where we are learning these lessons each week, let’s convert them into some wins,” Dooley said. “We all know we need to do that. This is a good opportunity on the road against a good football team that has a lot of swagger right now.

They are 7-0 in their last seven games. I don’t care who you play, that is hard to do.”

Dooley said that the game’s 9 p.m.

EST kickoff shouldn’t have an effect on the game. He said they have a routine that the team does each time.

“There is a little routine you do based on kickoff and we’ll stick to that,” Dooley said. “The kick time is a big deal for the fans to me, but (not) for the players and the coaches. You should be ready, there is no excuse for not being ready. I think it is tough for the fans. I’ve expressed that concern since July. We have like eight teams play after 7 p.m. in the league."

Senior defensive back Prentiss Waggner said he’s focusing on the team’s strong points. He said that their defense is solid.

“I’m really impressed. You can tell those guys have been in the system a long time,” Waggner said. “They are a core group of receivers and their quarterback, you can tell they have put years down working together, so they’re a wellrounded offense.”

Junior wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson said he’s looking forward to the challenge.

“But we don’t look at that, we just go out there and do what we know we can Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon do,” Patterson said. “We know we are Prentiss Waggner takes down a player from N.C. State on Aug. 31. going to do some good things.”

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Bulldogs look to continue winning streak Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor After a 27-14 win over Kentucky on Saturday, the Mississippi State Bulldogs sit at 5-0 for only the fourth time in school history and the first time since 1999.

“They have won seven in a row (dating back to last season), they know how to win and they are playing with a lot of confidence,” head coach Derek Dooley said.

Junior quarterback Tyler Russell has led the way for the Bulldog offensive attack so far this year, throwing for 1,091 yards and 10 touchdowns against just one interception. In two SEC games this year Russell has thrown for 491 yards and five touchdowns.

“I think he is playing pretty solid,” Bulldog head coach Dan Mullen said.

“He might not put up the massive numbers that other people put up, but I think the most important record he has gong for him right now is he is 50.”

Also on the offensive side of the ball, running back LaDarius Perkins sprung to life against the Wildcats, amassing 110 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown.

The Bulldogs will look to exploit the Volunteers’ run defense and gash the Vols for big gains on the ground, as Florida and Georgia have done already this season. The Volunteers have given up seven running plays of 25 yards or more this season.

“The offense put the ball in the player’s hand, like LaDarius Perkins

and those backs, and their quarterback manages the game for them,” said Waggner. “I’m really impressed.

You can tell those guys have been in the system a long time.”

On the defensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs have been very opportunistic when it comes to turnovers.

Mississippi State has forced 15 fumbles and nine interceptions on the year. The Bulldogs boast a plus-11 turnover margin.

The Bulldog secondary is a group of upperclassmen who are anchored by corner back Johnthan Banks. Banks has 15 career interceptions, three of which have come this season.

The corner opposite Banks is Darius Slay. Slay has been a starter since he came to Mississippi State from Itawamba Community College in Fulton. The senior corner also has three picks on the year.

“Those are the guys that we rely upon, they are our strength of our team,” said Mullen. “They bring a leadership and experience on the backend they are going to have to step up.”

The duo of Banks and Slay will likely be matched up against the combination of Justin Hunter and Cordarrelle Patterson.

“It’s going to be a challenge for our guys,” Mullen said. “I think they are the two best receivers we have played so far this year and on top (of) that the best passing quarterback we have seen this season. That combination is certainly going to be a challenge for us.”

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Kickers friends through it all ring unforeseeable circumstances, would never step foot on the field during a game.

Then, the unthinkable happened. Palardy, the starting The extra point attempt is up and it clangs off the kicker at the time, injured his leg in a Thursday practice. upright. The kick is no good. A raucous Neyland Stadium Backup Chip Rhome then pulled a muscle during pregame warm-ups. The well-publicized story then goes as such: becomes noticeably quiet as the kick tumbles to the turf.

Junior kicker Derrick Brodus said a missed extra point Brodus is escorted by police from his couch, where he was during the Florida game a few week ago was just one of taking a nap prior to watching the game, to kick in the homecoming game against Middle Tennessee State those things.

“It was definitely huge, it felt like that was one of the University on Nov. 5, 2011.

Palardy retained his starting job for the remainder of turning points in the game to be honest,” said Brodus. “It happened. There’s nothing I can do about it, I just have to the 2011-2012 season, though the coaching staff was proud of the way Brodus stepped up when his number was called. move on and forget about it.”

“We weren’t sure if he was going to mentally be preNo statistic exists for bad snaps and bad holds and kickers, like Brodus, who take the heat for missed extra points. pared to kick in a game in Neyland Stadium on such short notice, but he did a “I missed an extra point good job,” head coach (against NC State),” said Derek Dooley said folMichael Palardy, with whom lowing the MTSU game Brodus competes for the startlast season. ing position, “and on the scorePalardy earned the card it says that I missed the starting position at the extra point, and at the end of beginning of this seathe day, that’s what everybody son, but was benched in looks at.” favor of Brodus after Brodus, wearing a brightly missing two extra colored hat, khaki cargo shorts points and a field goal in and a blue polo V-neck, the first two games of described himself as “chill.” the season. The change Palardy wore a gray Tennessee in kickers has not come football shirt with gray Dri-Fit between the two. shorts. Brodus said Palardy is “If it wasn’t for “way better at (interviews).”

(Palardy), I probably Brodus said that kicking is wouldn’t be in the spot hard for him and Palardy I’m in right now,” said immediately began mocking Brodus. “Me and him him. The rest of the room both work together to laughed as the well-spoken and get better, and it’s just personable Palardy continued looking out for each to poke good-natured fun at other. We both want Brodus for his communication each other to do well, skills, or lack thereof. and I feel like it’s not “We all act like idiots, him one of those things more than anyone,” Palardy where we just want it said. for ourselves.”

Brodus was kicked off the “This is the tightest Alcoa High football team as a knit group of specialists high school junior after missthat I’ve ever been ing a game to showcase his Allaround, and I love it,” State soccer skills. He played said Palardy. “It’s the soccer all four years of high A.J. Hall • The Daily Beacon spirit of competition; school and received All-State Derrick Brodus kicks during the Georgia game on Sept. everybody’s coming in honors his final two. every single day to take “(My coach) made me 29. your spot. I don’t care decide if I wanted to play football or go travel, and I decided to travel and go play in soc- what position you are, that’s the beauty of sports.”

Brodus’s number was called again and this time it was cer tournaments instead,” said Brodus. “Soccer was really my life to be honest. We would go out of state every week- against rival Florida in arguably the biggest game at end we would fly to Florida, fly to Texas, drive to Tennessee under Dooley.

Brodus didn’t attempt a field goal against the Gators, Arkansas. (My parents) put a lot of time and money into it.

They supported me in everything I did so I felt like it was and was 2-for-3 on extra points.

The following week against Akron, Brodus tied the the least I could do.”

With his focus on soccer, Brodus thought he would record for most points in a game by a UT kicker and never kick a football again. Brodus enjoyed soccer more received Lou Groza Star of the Week honors.

In response, Brodus tweeted, “Honored to share a though, and decided that was what he wanted to pursue.

However, since there is no men’s soccer team at record with some of UT’s greatest kickers. Humbled by the Tennessee, Brodus decided opportunity to break barriers. Thankful, but not satisfied.”

“It’s been pretty wild,” said Brodus. “There are a lot of to walk on the football people that said, once I quit football in high school, that I team.

He was buried deep on could never do it again, especially at the collegiate level.

“It feels good to say I proved them wrong.” the depth chart and, bar-

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THIRD PLACE Emily Delanzo Managing Editor Tennessee 27 - Mississippi State 23 Stanford - Notre Dame Texas A&M - La Tech Texas - Oklahoma South Carolina 31 - LSU 24

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FOURTH PLACE Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor Tennessee 26 - Mississippi State 24 Stanford - Notre Dame Texas A&M - La Tech Texas - Oklahoma South Carolina 31 - LSU 24

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