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SPEAK commences Sustainability Week Members emphasize little changes to effect greater environmental sustainability Jasmine Jensen Staff Writer Getting involved and making small changes in your daily habits can have a large impact on the environment. Common tasks such as recycling are enabled with the placement of bins in each student’s dorm room. Students Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville (SPEAK) has kicked off Sustainability Week in an effort to increase awareness on campus. “It (going green) is a step by the university to keep up with this changing era of environmental consciousness towards making the world a better place,” Justin Lawrence, an undecided freshman and SPEAK member, said. Lawrence’s motivation to get involved has also been a driving force for many other students on campus, including Maria Rosales, a senior in interdisciplinary studies. “I got involved in SPEAK because they drive most of the environmental campaigns on campus,” Rosales said. “It is a great organization where students can work to make a difference towards making UT and the community more sustainable.” Students who feel unsure of where to start in the transition of going green need only to look on campus for a host of activities aimed at promoting environmental sustainability. The students of SPEAK are reminding all students of the small things they can do to help. The mug project giveaway will be held on Oct. 12 on the Pedestrian Mall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reusable, USA-manufactured mugs will be given away and can be used at campus Volunteer Dining facilities with the offer of 99-cent coffee or soda or 15 percent off specialty coffees. According to organizers, this is a step to reduce the amount of disposable cups used on campus while offering an incentive to do so. Students can also participate in the light bulb exchange on Oct. 12. Students wishing to participate must bring incandescent bulbs down to the lobby of any residence hall and exchange them for CFL bulbs. Exchanging CFL bulbs for energy-efficient incandescent bulbs can greatly reduce the amount of energy consumed by dormitories with an easy fix. One event on Sustainability Week’s agenda that has caught the attention of some is the Coal Kills Flash Mob. The flash mob

will be held at 12:15 p.m. Thursday on the Pedestrian Mall. The students of SPEAK are demanding to move towards more clean energy and to step away from coal for good. At the sound of a blow horn in the middle of a class change, students will drop dead and shout out a fact about coal and its harmful effects. After the flash mob, those wishing to participate will carry signs and posters and march to the chancellor’s office and demand that UT clean up its act and start going green. “First, we want to use this event as a kick off to our campaign to move UT towards 100 percent clean energy,” Rosales said. “We want the chancellor, students, faculty and the community to know that students will be the driving force towards change. We want to give the chancellor a letter, request a meeting with him and over the course of the semester we will be collecting petitions.” This action is only one of many national events sponsored by the Energy Action Coalition, where students are uniting 100 actions across cities and campuses to more clean energy solutions. Aside from these activities, there is plenty students can do alone or with others to get involved and make the environment a better place to live in. Logan Nester, also an undecided freshman, said his efforts in going green included recycling and watching his water consumption. Both freshmen have decided that they could do more research to check out other resources offered to them when it comes to actively making decisions about being green. Neither of these freshman has opted to participate in the Coal Kills Flash Mob taking place Thursday, but Nester said, “I would definitely love to see it.” To conclude the week, SPEAK will be hosting a free vegetarian cookout. Veggie burgers and dogs will be provided and the cookout will be joined by Beardsley Farm and Food Not Bombs. Just by watching water consumption and using the recycling bins all over campus, students are already making a huge difference in a change that would affect all people. With always more to be done, students are encouraged to go online, do research and figure out the other efforts going on to move towards healthier living and cleaner energy usage.

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Tiffany Booker, senior in forestry, recycles her copy of The Daily Beacon in between classes on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. This month marks UT Office of Sustainability’s annual POWER Challenge, which aims to help those around the university increase their recycling and lower their impact on the environment.

Author urges female pique in football Lauren Kittrell Student Life Editor

Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon

Savanah Cacace, sophomore focusing on pre-med, prepares to set the ball for a teammate during a pickup game of volleyball on the outdoor court between Dunford, Greve and Henson Hall on Thursday, Oct. 6.

Christie Leigh Mueller was born in the heart of Dixie and now strives to make the SEC an important part of her professional and personal life through her writing and lifestyle. “Gridiron Belles: A Guide to Saturdays” in Dixie was written after Mueller found that her love of SEC football was not commonly found among the women of the Southeast. When her sisters in Kappa Delta failed to comprehend her passionate disappointment over a pass interference call, Mueller realized the need for an appeal to the women of the SEC. Though Mueller said she was not always interested in being a writer, her time at Rhodes College prepared her for the work she does now. “I went to school at Rhodes over in Memphis and I thought that every Southern belle understood football like I did,” Mueller said. “I thought it was one of those things we were all supposed to know and we all did know, but it turns out that’s not the case!” The idea originated after a sorority sister asked for help with her football knowledge and sparked after Mueller made a small scrapbook on SEC football for her friend. After seeing the success of her small scrapbook, she realized the potential her idea held. Mueller realized that football was considered a predominately male interest and spent many years writing and researching to end this misconception. She saw the need to change the mindset of a region through her writing. “There’s such a feminine side and such an important feminine role in football,” Mueller said. “Think about tailgating. That’s just a glorified hosting: It’s just being a hostess outside. The ideas are the same of wanting to invite people to be together and to really entertain people and make them feel welcome. That’s the ‘belle’ side of football and we enjoy it. Women are competitive and we have that fire in our gut where we really want a place to let it out. Football is a great place for that.” While growing up in the Southeast clearly influenced Mueller’s interest in SEC football, her family environment held the greatest impact on her passion. The women who instilled the idea of the feminine role in football were the women around her from her youth. “My grandfather played football, but it was really my grandmothers that taught me how to be a fan and to be supportive around the team,” Mueller said. “My grandmother taught me about seven men on the line and she

taught me pass interference and she was always calling me about new quarterbacks.” Mueller said even though she went to a school outside the SEC, she felt the pull of the SEC as she wrote. The SEC held everything that she loved about football. “Southern football has always just been fascinating,” Mueller said. “It’s always been bigger than life. That’s what I love. It’s something bigger than ourselves and it’s something where we can escape reality for one day, 12 Saturdays a year. We get to be in a different world. We get to be in the middle of SEC football, and there’s nothing better.” A business etiquette consultant, Mueller sees the importance of women in the workplace being able to have sports-related conversations. “You need to know. You need to know about football,” Mueller said. “You need to be able to have conversations, you need to be able to know what’s going on. A lot of small talk even in business down the road is about what’s going on in current events and athletics. People get involved, and for women to not know anything about football almost sets them behind in the business world once they get out into the real world.” Much like Mueller, Lindsey NeSmith, a junior in sports journalism, said women being involved in SEC sports creates a more balanced business environment. She said women taking an interest in SEC sports is necessary because it’s such an important part of Southeastern culture that cannot be left entirely to one gender. “To me it’s extremely important that woman take an interest in SEC sports,” NeSmith said. “By women taking an interest, this creates a more balanced environment, more opportunities and more variety in the sporting world. Take Pat Summitt, for example. She has changed the face of women’s basketball and has widened the horizons and success for the university. By having women interested in SEC sports, we as women expand our opportunities and create balance across the country.” Mueller already has two projects in the works. The sequel to “Gridiron Belles” will contain more personal stories from women in and around the SEC, and she will also be releasing a recipe book specifically geared towards tailgating. “The next one will be a cookbook and then there will be a sequel to this where it gets more into personal stories and the different tradition,” Mueller said. To share a personal story for Mueller’s sequel, go to gridironbelles.com or contact christie@gridironbelles.com.

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Madeline Brown • The Daily Beacon

A large group of protesters march in solidarity as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests in Market Square on Friday, Oct. 7. The movement, which started in New York and has spread to over 150 U.S. cities, hopes to put the phrase “People Before Profits” into practice.

Saturday, Oct. 8 12:14 a.m. — Driver cited for registration and insurance violations at Lake Loudon and Johnny Majors Drive. The officer’s canine alerted that further inspection of the vehicle was necessary. After searching the vehicle, the officer found a small amount of marijuana. Both individuals in the vehicle were issued misdemeanor citations. 7:21 p.m. — Officer dispatched to the G-10 parking garage where two subjects were fighting over a parking space. One of the men claimed to have been struck by the other’s vehicle while the other subject claimed that the pedestrian jumped onto his vehicle.

7:29 p.m. — Officer arrested subject for public intoxication. 7:38 p.m. — Possible fight reported in section F of Neyland Stadium. Upon arrival, officers escorted four individuals out to the hall to investigate further. 8:00 p.m. — Officer arrested subject for public intoxication and resisting arrest at gate 23 of Neyland Stadium. 8:01 p.m. — Subject arrested for public intoxication in section II of Neyland Stadium. 8:36 p.m. — Officer responded to a call in section F of Neyland Stadium. Fans were complaining that an individual was causing a disturbance and had vomited on himself and the area. 9:50 p.m. — Two officers arrested an individual in section G of Neyland Stadium for underage consumption, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. 11:29 p.m. — Vandalism reported at Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house.

Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the University of Tennessee Police Department. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical to those listed may not be those identified in reports.

1923 — Mail car explodes in train robbery Three men blow up the mail car of a Southern Pacific train carrying passengers through southern Oregon in a botched robbery attempt. Just as the train entered a tunnel, two armed men jumped the engineer. A third man appeared with a bomb that the thieves intended to use to open the mail car. However, the explosives were too powerful and the entire mail car was blown to bits, killing the clerk inside. In the ensuing chaos, the train robbers shot the train’s engineer, fireman, and brakeman, and then fled. They left behind the detonator and some clothes, but bloodhounds were unable to track them. Southern Pacific decided to bring in Edward O. Heinrich, the “The Edison of Crime Detection,” to solve the crime. He immediately asked to examine the clothes that the gang had discarded at the crime scene. Within a day, Heinrich produced a profile that led to the capture of the train robbers. Heinrich noted that what the police had thought were grease stains were actually created by pitch from fir trees, commonly found on clothing worn by lumberjacks of the region. He also found a strand of hair that helped him peg the age of one of the robbers. Heinrich also noticed that the wear and tear on the buttons of one shirt indicated that its owner was left-handed. Most important, he found a scrap of paper that turned out to be part of a mail receipt. He tracked the mail receipt, and the identities of the three men were soon known. — This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

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‘Tartuffe’ keeps Clarence Brown roaring Brittney Dougherty Staff Writer I am a serious movie buff. I watch a lot of movies — thrillers, dramas, comedies and documentaries — I like them all. I have not, however, seen very many plays. After seeing “Tartuffe” put on by the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre, I plan on changing that. I have not laughed so hard at any sort of comedic entertainment in a long, long time. The whole play, from introduction to conclusion, was hilarious and the entire theater rocked with laughter for most of it. There were even moments when the actors had to pause to let the audience calm down. Once, everyone erupted into applause and laughter that lasted at least 10 seconds. It was that funny. “Tartuffe” is a comedy by Moliere, a famous French playwright who lived in the 1600s and wrote 12 full-length comedies as well as six shorter comedies. His real name was Jean Baptiste Poquelin and he sometimes played before Louis XIV. The story follows a well-to-do family in Moliere’s time. Eric Hoffmann plays the gullible and easily angered father, Argon. The rascal hypocrite Tartuffe, played by Conrad Ricamora, comes in to take Argon’s money, home and wife. Meanwhile, Dorine the maid, played by Suzanna Ankrum, works with the rest of the family to expose Tartuffe for what he really is. Hilarity ensues. I was pleased to see that the majority of the actors are currently studying at UT. Most of

them are working on Masters of Fine Arts degrees. They have all worked with other theaters in addition to the Clarence Brown, but quite a few of them have done extensive work with the Clarence Brown Theatre in recent years. Every actor, whether a student at UT or a professional, did a fantastic job. Ankrum made use of her facial expressions to take her performance from great to superb. Although his part was smaller, Kevin Bohleber as Damis played the part of the hotheaded heir quite well. Those two are current students at UT who will someday be professionals with the ranks of Eric Hoffman and associate professor Terry Weber (Cleante). Moliere’s writing and the actors’ performances came together under the guidance of director Jim O’Connor. He put an immense amount of effort into this play and this shows in how successful it is. “My job as a director is to make sure that the words are said in such a way that they have meaning beyond just the dictionary,” O’Connor said. “I think it’s a more intense and interesting experience that we’re functioning at — the dictionary meaning of the word, the sound of the play and the visuals of the play all magnifying each other.” Both the preview and opening night of “Tartuffe” were sold out. If you’d like to see it, contact the box office at (865) 974-5161 or go to www.clarencebrowntheatre.com for tickets. Get them quickly, as they will probably go fast. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. except on Sundays when it begins at 2 p.m. Be sure to head to the Lab Theatre around the side of the building and get ready to laugh.

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Fast-paced video game dazes player Chris Flowers Staff Writer

Madeline Brown • The Daily Beacon

Demonstrators advocating against objectification of women march as part of the SlutWalk on Gay Street on Friday, Oct. 7. The SlutWalks were initially prompted by a Toronto police officer’s comment that women should avoid dressing like “sluts” to avoid being raped or victimized.

My time with Polish developer Flying Wild Hog’s new PC-only shooter, “Hard Reset,” was defined by confusion. I have never been one to skip through cut scenes in video games, even in games with the lamest of stories, but “Hard Reset” tempted me like no game ever has. The story is told in sparsely animated comic book panels in between levels, and features some of the worst dialogue and voice acting I have heard since the original “Resident Evil.” The plot has something to do with a war between humans and robots, but despite my best efforts, I could make no sense of it. I even re-watched some of the terrible cut scenes thinking that I must have missed something, but they made no more sense the second time around. The confusion produced by the gameplay is more forgivable, as it comes from the sheer insanity of the action. There are often so many enemies and so many explosions on the screen at once that attempting to comprehend what is in front of you becomes impossible. Holding down the trigger and praying you hit a robot is your only hope. Taking cover is not an option — the game doesn’t even have a crouch button. Constant motion is the only way to avoid damage, but trying to navigate the narrow corridors of the game while blasting away at enemies and dodging rockets can prove frustrating. The gameplay style is similar to the “Serious Sam” series, but the wide open environments of “Serious Sam” allowed the player to focus on the enemies. Half of the challenge of “Hard Reset” comes from avoiding getting stuck in a corner during a fire-fight. The enemy robots are primary of the charge straight at you and smack you variety, so when backed into a corner you are quickly surrounded and beaten. The feeling of being overwhelmed and unable

to escape in a video game is always frustrating, but it is especially so in “Hard Reset.” Many of the enemies explode upon death, making escape after being surrounded unlikely. Taking damage from an unknown source is another irritating feeling in a video game, one that is nearly constant in “Hard Reset.” The copious amount of enemies on screen of course contributes to this, but the environment also plays a huge part. The game world features more explosive barrels per square foot than Sassy Ann’s has hipsters. The barrels obviously help with dispensing enemies, but will harm you if you accidentally shoot one while too close. In the game’s hectic action it can be difficult to quickly distinguish the glowing red barrels from the glowing red enemies, so this happens constantly. Contributing to the need of constant motion is the game’s health and ammo system. The typical recharging health system of modern shooters is dropped in favor of ’90s-style health pickups. Enemies always drop health or ammo upon death, and incoming damage and outgoing bullets are so frequent that running through the fields of downed robots is vital to survival. There are only two guns in the game — one shoots bullets and the other shoots electricity, but each one can morph into five distinct guns. Essentially what this means is that there are 10 guns but only two different ammo types, a welcome simplification. Less than four hours after I began “Hard Reset” it was over. I enjoyed most of my time with it, but even with its short length it was beginning to wear thin by the end. At the discounted asking price of $30, “Hard Reset” warrants a mild recommendation for those with nostalgia for the shooters of a generation ago, but those who started playing shooters during the “Call of Duty” and “Halo” era will likely find it to be frustrating and shallow.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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Recycling efforts essential, not enough Welcome to the 21st Century, Knoxville! Finally, city planners and local government are making strides to decrease waste by increasing recycling opportunities. It’s about time. “Recycling changes promise convenience,” the lead story in the Oct. 7, 2011, issue of The Daily Beacon, written by Ali Griffin, focuses on the change from residents lugging their recyclables to area drop-off centers to a pickup program where residents get a recycling cart that the city, free of charge, picks up, thereby decreasing pollutants associated with driving. But is this enough? The city’s program does not apply to all residents of Knoxville, only homeowners. Look around, dear readers. How many apartment complexes are there in the neighborhoods around the university? And how many people reside in each of those apartments? We’re talking about the Commons, Quarry Trail, Highland Terrace and a dozen more. About three months ago, I e-mailed recycling@cityofknoxville.org and asked how an apartment dweller could participate in the program. The response said that most apartment and condominium complexes are

not eligible for the program. The reply also stated that residents of downtown would notice the appearance of more recycling containers in October. Have you noticed more recycling containers downtown? And why don’t apartment and condo complexes participate? Why do worthwhile government programs always seem to go halfway? At Maplehurst Apartments, I observed, residents toss all of their trash into the complex’s two large dumpsters. Cardboard boxes, furniture, electronics, plastics, paper, metal and refuse all get thrown into the dumpsters. Nothing is recycled except for food and aluminum cans the indigents and mendicants pick out on Sunday mornings. Let’s congratulate Knoxville for moving in the right direction with its recycling program. But let’s not forget that when 30 percent of Knoxvillians recycle, it also means that 70 percent do not. All businesses, including apartment complexes, must make recycling an integral part of their operations. — Brian J. Matthews is self-described as a concerned member of the Knoxville community.

Correction: In the Oct. 7, 2011, issue of The Daily Beacon, the article “Fraternities assist training program” contained a factual error. The story referenced five fraternities helping the Knoxville Area Rescue Ministires, or KARM, but only listed four: Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Nu and Lambda Chi Alpha. Delta Tau Delta and their efforts were accidentally omitted from the list. The Daily Beacon regrets this error. SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline

THE GREAT MASH-UP • Liz Newnam

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Challenging libertarian thought C ampbel l’s Co r n e r by

Seth Campbell There seems to be a new fad in the political world. Many people, both young and old, are beginning to identify themselves as part of the Libertarian Party. I am definitely open to any ideas that challenge the notion of always electing a Democrat or a Republican, but the Libertarian Party seems to be nothing more than a trick. The mindset of a Libertarian is centered on the idea of limited government. Does this sound familiar? It is exactly what the Republican Party screams at every campaign stop. While I respect the minor differences between the two parties, both share the aspect of limited government and both have no intentions of fulfilling this pledge. I’m sure as soon as a Republican or Libertarian is elected, they will enjoy the size and power of our federal government. Many people who affiliate with the Libertarian ideals seem to be nothing more than rigidly in line with the Republican Party. With the GOP becoming increasingly conservative without room for moderates, the line between Libertarians and Republicans is quickly diminishing. Do we have room in this country for two Republican Parties? I’ll go out on a limb and say that one is far enough. The philosophy that Libertarians cling to is that our current government is simply too powerful. They think the federal government is entirely too involved in our lives. Ironically, many of these Libertarians I interact with attend a public university. Moreover, many of them accept the lottery scholarship and many other state-sponsored government funds. Picking and choosing what government functions are O.K. isn’t very virtuous. Attending a public university, accepting government money and then

complaining about the Welfare system doesn’t make a lick of sense. Government cheese is government cheese. Our current president doesn’t overstep the line more than any other president — especially the previous. There has been much ado concerning the trailblazing health care legislation. People claim the government cannot and should not mandate us to buy health care. Does anyone remember The Patriot Act or No Child Left Behind? Both of these are about as much of a stretch as health care. It seems as if everyone forgot about these acts and the constitutional boundaries they stretched. Why did America start to become concerned with U.S. Constitution as soon as President Obama took office? As soon as he was elected, this wave of Libertarianism swept the nation and demanded the government stay out of their lives. I am simply wondering why they weren’t concerned with some previous administration’s constitutional tight-rope walking. The idea of Libertarianism is not realistic; it is nothing more than idealism. As much as some people want it, it just isn’t plausible. People want the government out of their lives until they realize their lives would be drastically affected without the presence of the government. They provide a shallow argument for why government should stay out of their life and leave them alone. Are we as self-centered as to ask our country to leave us alone? You sure don’t hear our servicemen and servicewomen asking the country and the government to leave them alone. Living in the greatest country in the world comes with some responsibilities. If one truly wants a life with no interaction with government, I challenge this person to purchase a private island and establish their own personal anarchy. Until then, accept some responsibilities that come with living in the United States. — Seth Campbell is a senior in history. He can be reached at scampb42@utk.edu.

Avoiding peril of allergens Bus y N ot h i n gs by Samantha Trueheart

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As the leaves begin to change into florescent and vibrant shades of orange, yellow and red around Knoxville, many UT students begin to notice their allergies suffer. In fact, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America titled Knoxville, Tenn., as the worst city to live in if one suffers from allergies this fall. Knoxville was chosen as the number one allergy capital this year based on various accounts. AAFA measures each city’s pollen count, use of allergy medications by patients and the availability of allergists to treat the condition. AAFA said that nearly 40 million Americans suffer from fall and spring related allergies. Many students might not notice they are allergic to the various grasses, pollens and molds that are common in this area. When suffering from allergies, many experience the same symptoms associated with the common cold. Thus, some might come to the conclusion that they are sick, rather than just suffering from severe allergies. The AAFA explains that the common fall allergy symptoms include: runny nose and congestion, itchy and watery eyes, violent sneezing and even coughing or wheezing for people who have allergic asthma. Because Knoxville contains such a high pollen count, students might find this fall to be particularly troublesome for the sinuses. But, there are ways in which we can control our environment so we can feel healthy during these next few months. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do to fight off the allergens that affect us outside. Many professionals suggest sufferers find refuge in their homes and indoor areas during days of high pollen. Some experts advise working out later in the day rather than in the morning. Washing one’s hands after going outside, taking shoes off and using climate

control can help alleviate allergens. Some may need to take drastic action and use a high efficiency particular air filter. Not only do the pollen and other various allergens affect Knoxville inhabitants during the spring and fall seasons, but people may suffer from indoor allergies as well. AAFA states that these allergens can be caused by dust mites, animal dander, pollen and sometimes even from cockroaches. Try to keep your dorm, apartment or home clean from the many allergens affecting you during the fall months. Keep dust mites out by washing carpets, bedding and stuffed animals frequently. Vacuuming once a week will also help keep the air clean. If a student lives in an off-campus house or apartment, they might have the freedom to own an animal with fur or feathers. Although they might be cute, their dander causes some to suffer from allergies. The AAFA advises sufferers to keep their animals away from their bed and bedroom in order to relieve irritants while sleeping. Allergies can sap energy from certain sensitive sufferers. Some will need to consult their physician in order to obtain medication and further instructions to alleviate chronic complaints. There are eye drops for watery eyes and other over-the-counter medications that can relieve symptoms. Becoming educated may be the strongest strategy against these annoying particles that can cause great misery. By making sure they clean their homes from allergens, sufferers will be relieving a great amount of stress put on the body during these next few months. Students must be alert and ready to learn during the semester in order to do well in school, and allergies have the chance to get in the way. Although Knoxville is titled as the worst city to live in for allergy sufferers, there are ways to control the allergens in the home. Reduce as much as possible the common threats such as dust, mold and outside irritants, and students will find their overall health will improve. — Samantha Trueheart is a sophomore in communications. She can be reached at struehea@utk.edu.

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‘Gears of War 3’ drops ball on narrative Wiley Robinson Staff Writer Another decade spanning, high budget game trilogy has finally come to a close. “Gears of War,” that genre-defining third-person shooter, has come to its “epic” conclusion. “Gears of War 3” has been acclaimed by IGN.com that it “knows what it is: a badass simulator.” General observations like this are never bad ways to start a review; the reviewer has the entire review to explain whether this fact is ultimately a virtue of the series or whether it detracts from the experience. Few games these days, with very few exceptions, could actually be said to go through an identity crisis (Duke Nukem being perhaps the most recent and tragic example). But Gears, even among its most conservative, static contemporaries, stands out; Gears certainly knows what it is. Technically speaking, we’re lucky for a minute camera angle adjustment. Narratively speaking, we’re lucky if developers decide to tell us what’s going on. In GoW 3, it’s been about 15 years since the mysterious and brutishly genocidal race of reptilian humanoids, collectively called the Locust, has popped out of the ground and begun trying to extinguish humanity for apparently no reason (called E-day). Humanity, represented by the COG (Coalition of Governments) responds to an attack it is altogether unready for (having just ended a world war with itself) by ultimately obliterating its large metropolitan centers and most of its population with weapons of mass destruction. We learn at the end of GoW 2 that the Locusts’ motives are actually rather interesting: The subterranean liquid fuel that was once touted as the savior of humanity is actually a parasitic organism that has been infecting and attacking the Locust with hordes of its own people, who can only escape inevitable extinction by trying to colonize the surface. The Locust become even more three-dimensional in the third game as the politics behind the war of annihilation are revealed. Now, I picked up the first GoW when it came out so many years ago, and it was the most story-shallow game I think I’ve ever played. I consider the above a pretty cool sci-fi back story, but it really is difficult to glean even that complete a plot line being halfway through the third game. The perspective, like so many games (“Halo Reach”) is almost entirely tactical, myopic to a larger context that might give your actions meaning other than an excuse to disembowel things with chainsaws mounted at the end of machine guns. But being a third of the way through GoW 3, I thought back to the first two games (after a refresher course, sadly — Gears of War’s plot contingency has been anything but memorable) and realized that knowing absolutely nothing about the enemy

ing and despair, including adults trying to protect children — stirring. Equally revealing is the last stage, a top secret, luxurious island haven were the COG political and scientific elite enjoyed peace while the rest of the world was destroying itself — now littered with bodies. But the intercom still regularly reminds you what a small percentage of the population was actually saved, evoking appropriate feelings of indignation. Despite its routine high scores based on high production value, IGN.com was right about Gears knowing itself. Regardless of the constant hinting and ample opportunity for great storytelling alongside fast-paced action, GoW 3 goes so far as to deliberately prevent any kind of interesting plot twist of any kind whatsoever. If these decisions aren’t due to blatant trollery, then this game’s story directors deserve to be drug from their dinner tables and horse whipped. All of the game’s biggest questions — like who the human Locust queen is, the origin of the Locust, the details of her deal with Marcus’s dad to destroy the parasite but not the Locust with it — are all cruelly brought up by the characters in conversation and then artificially dropped and forgotten about. It goes so far that after the Locust queen is defeated, defenseless, and starts into a tell-all confession, Marcus stabs her to death. This is a deliberate mockery of the narrative power of video games, and Epic should be reviled for it. Gameplay-wise, your AI companions offer just as lazy a cooperative dynamic as ever — they’re decoys whose only purpose is to spread out waves of enemies to facilitate the illusion of scale, almost never dying outright and offering a constant stream of indirect fire. By contrast, playing with a friend and multiple potential sources of direct fire is far easier, but the covering and flanking gameplay is as fun as ever on higher difficulties. Multiplayer offers a lot of old school gametype variety, and they’re all very creative and satisfying — far more polished than GoW 2. Perhaps most balancing is the inclusion of the Retro Lancer’s bayonet • Image courtesy of thebitbag.com charge, which effectively ends the hegemony of the shotgun in death match. destruction of both the spreading army of infected and the Destructible cover and small refinements here and there like Locust early-ish in the game, the player is breathlessly pushed heightened agility and faster sprint also make the gameplay from one place to another literally trying to salvage the fuel less dominated by camping. Horde gets a tower defense elethey need to get to the final stage. Yes, logistics are important ment, but the enemy waves could be more varied. All in all, to an interactive story, but there’s a dumb overemphasis on it great improvements. Does it excuse Epic from being afraid of that could have easily been replaced by more substantial ele- making a cohesive, satisfying story when they’re given all the ingredients for one, but purposely don’t as if to spit in the face ments. The environments themselves do a fair job of revealing of quality and innovation mandated by their experience and some much-needed back story. One of the most atmospheric capital? Nope. This game is weak sauce. places in the game is one of the COG cities that’s been obliterated with a Hammer of Dawn laser satellite. The only remnants of its population are ash figures in various states of fleeyou were fighting indeed represented how little humanity knew up to that point. Regardless of whether I was giving developer Epic too much credit for a hypothetical narrative device, Gears of War 3 does sprinkle comparatively more story goodness on than the other two games combined. Things start making sense. You slowly realize why you’re doing what you’re doing, and why you’re fighting exploding glowing versions of the beasts in the first game. (They’re infected.) It gives you the opportunity to enjoy the aesthetics of your surroundings, which, in GoW 3, having been pushed off the mainland of your shattered nation, are the richest and most varied yet. Yet however varied the environs in GoW 3, Epic does not rise to meet the narrative crescendo of the long build up from the first two games. Given a final goal of finding Marcus Fenix’s dad (who’s now alive) who holds the key to the

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Vols moving on with Simms in place of Bray Clay Seal Assistant Sports Editor With quarterback Tyler Bray officially out for at least four weeks with a fractured thumb, Tennessee turns to a familiar face under center in senior Matt Simms when it hosts top-ranked LSU on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Simms replaced Bray after he hit his thumb on a defensive lineman’s helmet while passing against Georgia late in the fourth quarter. Simms completed 4-of-6 passes for 39 yards and rushed for UT’s only touchdown. Bray has the seventh best quarterback rating in the country with 1,328 yards and 14 touchdowns against two picks. “It’s a big loss,” center James Stone said, “but we’re just going to be able to support Tyler, but still look forward and be able to support Matt when he comes in, transitions in and be able to take the team as we go in and get ready to play this week.” Although he has only attempted eight passes in three games this year, Simms was the starter in UT’s 2-6 start last season, completing 58 percent of his passes for 1,406 yards with just five interceptions before Bray took over for the last five games. He was constantly under pressure last year with an extremely young offensive line, which only had three combined starts heading into the season. Simms was sacked 25 times and hit/hurried many more. “Matt has been great and I’m proud of Matt to this point,” UT coach Derek Dooley said. “Of course we all know how disappointed he was last year when we made the switch (to Bray) and it’s tough to go out there and watch the other guy light it up, which is what Tyler did. Of course, then it is the talk of ‘is he coming back or is he

transferring?’ I told Matt we were going to need him this year. Most of the time you need your two. I was hoping we wouldn’t but we need him and that’s why he’s here. “He brings a lot of leadership ability. He has been in the fire before. He has a real good command of the offense and he has prepared every week like he is a starter. This is his time and we will see how he does.” Simms was 12-of-23 for 121 yards at then No. 12 LSU when Tennessee lost 16-14. The Vols appeared to have handed the Tigers their first loss of the season on a goal-line stand, but Tennessee had 13 players on the field and had to redo the down, giving LSU one last shot to win the game, which they took advantage of. “We’re pretty confident with Matt, he does fairly well at practice,” Stone said. “He was able to get a lot of experience last year. We’ve all played with him before, so it’s not going to be as big of a deal.” Even with the injuries piling up for the Vols, Dooley said they have to just move forward. “Nobody’s going to feel sorry for Tennessee, and nobody’s going to feel sorry for me, and that’s fine,” he said. Added defensive tackle Malik Jackson: “From my experience, you’ve just got to move on. The train never stops as far as football season.” Poole injury Derek Dooley said running back Tauren Poole is day-to-day with a hamstring injury. Poole left the Georgia game in the second quarter and did not return. 7:15 Alabama kickoff Tennessee’s game against No. 2 Alabama on Oct. 22 is set for 7:15 p.m. at Bryant-Denny Stadium on either ESPN or ESPN2, depending on scores of this Saturday’s games.

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Tyler Bray hurls a pass towards a receiver down field during a game against Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 8. Bray broke his thumb on his throwing hand during a play in the game, putting him out for at least four weeks and bringing Matt Simms back into the starting position under center for the Vols.

Volleyball remains unbeaten in SEC David Cobb Staff Writer The Tennessee Lady Vols volleyball squad continued its dominance over SEC competition with a pair of wins against western division opponents Alabama and Ole Miss this weekend. With the victories, No. 18 Tennessee improved to 15-2 (8-0 SEC) and remained unbeaten at home on the year. Led by outside hitters Kelsey Robinson and Leslie Cikra, the Lady Vols were able to overpower Alabama (9-10, 2-6 SEC) in three sets (25-23, 25-22, 25-15) as a crowd of 1,999 watched from inside ThompsonBoling Arena on Friday. “We have to be road warriors, but there is nothing like playing in front of a crowd like this,” Cikra said. Cikra, a junior, contributed 13 kills, while Robinson, a sophomore, led the way both offensively and defensively for the Lady Vols with 15 kills and 13 digs. The UT squad was challenged early however by the Crimson Tide, a team lacking its most potent offensive weapon, Kayla Fitterer. Robinson, who was second in the SEC in kills behind Fitterer before Friday’s match, was surprised with Alabama coach Ed Allen’s decision to sit his star player. “It was a little bit of a surprise not to see her playing, but we were able to adjust our game plan to who was out there,” Robinson said. UT coach Rob Patrick cited youth as one reason why his team struggled early against Alabama.

“We played hard,” Patrick said. “We just didn’t play as smart as we had in other matches this year. That will happen with a young team. They are still learning to make adjustments quickly.” Patrick’s squad was challenged once again on Sunday as Ole Miss forced the Lady Vols to come from behind to win in five sets (25-22, 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13). “I picked Ole Miss first or second in the SEC West this year,” Patrick said of the Rebels (5-11, 1-7). “There is a lot of experience on that team, and a lot of athleticism. To be honest, I don’t know how they don’t have more wins in the SEC.” Robinson paced the Lady Vols, as a crowd of 1,094 watched her earn 20 kills and 20 digs in the victory. “They dug balls and made plays,” Robinson said. “They were in control the whole time, which made it really difficult to make a run. We were missing serves, and we couldn’t get momentum.” Cikra, who chipped in 16 kills, expressed little surprise with Ole Miss, as the Rebels nearly pulled off the upset. “Everybody is coming for us,” Cikra said. “It’s something we have to take one game at a time. Everybody is going to try and play their best match and take out (SEC) number one Tennessee. We just have to know that everyone is gunning for us and is going bring their best game that they have. “Today Ole Miss played a really great match. They played some great defense

that we hadn’t seen before, they passed really well, and we were really fortunate to come out with the win tonight.” The win for the Lady Vols was their 10th in a row, and as UT continues to climb in the national polls, Patrick believes his squad has not yet realized its whole potential. “I don’t know what the ceiling is for this team,” Patrick said. “Right now there are a lot of things we have not even implemented offensively and defensively. So it’s kind of exciting to continue as we practice and go through the season to add things to our team.” The next test for the Tennessee team will come on Wednesday night as it travels to Lexington, Ky., to face Kentucky (16-3, 7-1 SEC). The match will be televised nationally on ESPNU.