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Anti-privatization protest greet UT trustees, given restricted space Heidi Hill

Assistant News Editor While the UT system’s “big wigs” met in the Hollingsworth Auditorium, another throng of voices demanded their questions be answered on UT’s Agriculture campus.

Following suit of this semester’s campus protests, approximately 15 Facilities Services employees, led by UT purchaser Tom Anderson, waited for Board of Trustees members in the minutes before all committees met in their conference room.

Since the August reveal of Gov. Haslam’s proposal to outsource management of state-owned land, namely higher education institutions like UT, many university workers have continued to protest the proposal, which is estimated to eliminate or reduce over 1,000 jobs across the Knoxville campus.

As a body that reports to the Tennessee General Assembly, Anderson and his peers said

they knew gaining visibility among the Board of Trustees would be critical in advocating for UT to “opt out” of Haslam’s proposal.

“So far, it’s been a fairly positive response, from people in their cars to the members we’ve spoken with,” Anderson said. “The most important thing for us is to make sure the people who can make changes happen are fully aware of what this plan means for us.”

While their numbers were noticeably fewer than in past protests, the exhibited resolve remained undiminished — even in light of the allotted space for pre-meeting mingling between members and the protests outside the conference room.

“In the past, we’ve passed out flyers as the trustees were going into their meeting,” Anderson recalled. “I’m not sure why they decided to keep us back this time. We don’t want to fight — we just want our voices to be heard.”

UT President Joe DiPietro did not make any official statements about an “opt out” plan during the meeting, but did reinforce his commitment to recognize the efforts of one Facilities

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No one said college would be cheap, but for 40 lucky students, it proved to be otherwise.

On Oct. 2, the Office of Financial Aid announced the recipients of the Regal Scholars program for 2015.

Each year the Regal Scholars program, which is made possible through the partnership between UT and the Regal Entertainment Group, provides $2,500 to 40 students who come from families making less than $40,000 a year.

Through the Regal Foundation, the Regal Entertainment Group, headquartered in the northern part of Knox County, invests $100,000 each year for the scholarship alone.

Scott Rabenold, vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs at UT, explained that the scholarship is more than just the money it entails.

“This scholarship is designed to ensure that financial need is not a barrier to a great education at UT,” Rabenold said.

The program requires no additional application, but is not exclusive to incoming freshman.

Instead, the Office of Financial Aid will choose 10 Knox County students from each undergraduate class who have an outstanding need for financial aid, following a requirement for all holders to write a thank you note.

For Alexander Perry, junior in public relations and a three-year recipient of the scholarship, the Regal Scholars program made going to UT a feasible possibility.

“The scholarship was the difference between me going to a bigger university and be(ing) a Vol as opposed to going to maybe a community college,” Perry said.

“Just to know that I wasn’t going to have to take out these loans and I wasn’t going to have to be in this insane amount of debt was a very big deal for me.”

The Regal Entertainment Group also held its annual reception at the Knoxville Convention Center on Oct. 2 to allow the scholarship holders and their families to meet the donors of the Regal Foundation in person — those who helped make recipients’ enrollment at UT a reality.

Perry, who met with Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles, said the interaction with donors was one of the reasons why the Regal Scholars program stands out from other financial aid and scholarship opportunities at UT. “It’s one of those things that makes me feel very grateful for the scholarship because it wasn’t like they were throwing out money and saying like, ‘Hey, we did something nice for you.’”

The Regal Entertainment Group has also contributed to UT in multiple other ways, including their support of UT Athletics Department in the creation of the Regal Soccer Stadium, the Regal Entertainment Group Plaza and the Regal Scoreboard at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

To learn more about different scholarships at UT and how to apply for financial aid, students can either visit the One Stop office in Hodges Library or visit their website.

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Jeb Bush tailgates with Vols before game Tanner Hancock News Editor

As fans were tailgating on the eve of Tennessee’s victory over Georgia, there was a very different crowd awaiting the arrival of Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush outside the Humanities and Social Science building.

Organized by the UT College Republicans through Mission: NEXT, Bush’s campaign donor program for supporters under 40, the event featured a three minute speech from the former Florida governor, followed by a meet and greet with the crowd.

Introduced by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Bush’s short speech focused less on specific issues, and more on a general message of hope aimed at his moderate conservative supporters.

“We have to have a hopeful, optimistic message, not one that’s angry, appealing to people’s angst,” Bush said, seemingly in reference to his chief Republican rival Donald Trump.

Referencing issues ranging from a “broken” tax code to the country’s need to embrace the “energy revolution,” Bush called on his supporters to show up at the primary polls next March to help ensure his place as the next president of the United States.

“I’d rather be 21 than my age, I promise you that, because this will be a time of great purpose, great abundance, but we need a leader that will fix the things that are broken in Washington.”

Bush’s arrival came one day before presidential hopeful Ben Carson’s visit to the city. Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, made an appearance at Books-A-Million Sunday night as a part of his campaign.

For those in attendance, the arrival of Jeb Bush served as an opportunity to discuss the future of the GOP in American politics.

There are currently 15 Republican politicians who have declared their intention to run for president, following Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and former Texas governor Rick Perry both announcing their drop outs within weeks of each other.

With such an array of candidates to choose from, Nicola Shorten, senior in business analytics, felt Bush hit home with her on several issues, but his overall message was not one she could get behind.

“During the primaries, candidates say a lot of super super super conservative things and alienate a lot of voters, and I think he has alienated a lot of women with his talk about defunding Planned Parenthood,” Shorten said, noting Bush would ultimately “need to be more centrist” if he

ever hopes to get elected.

Conversely, Andrew Shorten, freshman in finance, described Bush as someone who “has the feel of what a president should be.”

Referencing his time as governor and political lineage, Andrew’s confidence in Bush has remained strong throughout the race.

“He’s had the experience of being next to two other presidents, so he definitely understands what the job comes with.”

As hot button issues like immigration and the defunding of Planned Parenthood spill over into Republican debate, Mckenzie Manning, sophomore in journalism, described exactly what was on the mind of the many conservatives there to see Bush.

“I just think he’s the lesser of all the other evils.”

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Board of Trustees approves new revision of Student Code of Conduct Alahnah Ligon Contributor

This past Friday, the Board of Trustees at UT met to discuss and implement policies that pertain to the university’s campuses across the state, including Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, Kingsport and Memphis.

Though the final meeting consisted of internal awards and salary regulations, trustees voted to approve a new Student Code of Conduct to replace its 40-year-old predecessor.

Student Code of Conduct Vice Chancellor for Student Life Vincent Carilli presented data to the board regarding the Student Code of Conduct including general awareness of misconduct, number of violations and total number of cases heard by both the Student Disciplinary Board and the Administrative Procedure Act process.

The elimination of a separate Greek Judicial Board under the current Code of Conduct was not discussed on Friday’s meeting, but it will remain a subject of discourse between members of the Board of Trustees.

While data revealed that the numbers of violations increased over the past three years, Carilli attributed the change to an increased awareness of misconduct to between 60 and 80 percent.

Trustee James Murphy also noted that the presented data documented few hearings held under the Administrative Procedure Act, but many of the students accused of misconduct

were heard by the Student Disciplinary Board.

“When students consider their peers, overwhelmingly they find their peers to be guilty in conduct violations,” Murphy observed.

Carilli said fewer students are likely to seek trial under administrators on the Administrative Procedure Act because they are more comfortable being heard by their peers on the Student Disciplinary Board, even though students heard by the Student Disciplinary Board are more often accused than those students seeking trial by the Administrative Procedure Act. Carilli believes this point is the primary reason why the Student Disciplinary Board is such an integral part of the system.

“I would loathe a situation in which we had a board that did not include students,” Carilli said. “I think they are that important to the process. That being said, students are the biggest critics of other students.”

Though Carilli believes students are integral to the decision-making process, he stated that faculty are still necessary to maintain a “diversity of thought” and a “consistency of perspective.”

UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek praised Carilli for his efforts in the process of approving the Student Code of Conduct.

“I think we have to commend Vince Carilli and his team that this document was presented to all the individuals it needed to be presented,” Cheek said. “We’re trying to make it better for our students. That’s the reason we got into it in the first place.”

Off-duty Memphis officer fatally shot Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An off-duty police officer died Sunday after being shot multiple times, the fourth Memphis police officer to be fatally shot in slightly more than four years, authorities said.

Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong said 31-year-old Terence Olridge was taken to the Regional Medical Center, where he later died.

Officers got a call around 1 p.m. about a shooting at a home in the Memphis suburb of Cordova, Armstrong said. A male suspect is in custody, but Armstrong didn’t say whether the person has been charged.

Armstrong said the investigation is ongoing and that “details are sketchy.” Relatives of the officer could be seen crying outside the hospital.

Police blocked the street in front of the house where the shooting happened. A plainclothes detective spoke with a neighbor and

uniformed officers also were on the scene.

Olridge joined the department in September 2014. He had a fiancee who is four months pregnant, Armstrong said.

Olridge is the fourth Memphis police officer to be fatally shot in slightly more than four years.

In August, Memphis police officer Sean Bolton was fatally shot in the line of duty.

Police have charged 29-year-old Tremaine Wilbourn, who was on probation for an armed bank robbery, with first-degree murder in Bolton’s death.

Bolton was white, and Wilbourn is black.

Officer Tim Warren was killed while responding to a shooting at a downtown Memphis hotel in July 2011. In December 2012, Officer Martoiya Lang was killed while serving a warrant.

Dozens of people took to Facebook to offer condolences and prayers for Olridge’s family.

Postings on the Blue Lives Matter Memphis page also called for support for the Memphis Police Department, which has had two officers shot to death in about 2 ½ months.

Murphy also praised the equal representation among the student population that was presented before approving the code.

“Traditionally, when you have an issue that is complicated and difficult (like the code), if about half the people are in favor and half of the people are opposed, you’re probably pretty close to where you need to be, particularly with the student body,” Murphy said.

Student Body President Will Freeman said he hopes students will react positively to the Code’s passage.

“I think it will be interesting to see the student feedback after (its passage),” Freeman said. “I think students are going to see the improvements and benefits that come with it.”

UT President Joe DiPietro cited his satisfaction when the motion to approve the code was passed.

“These are best practices and this was a 40 year old policy that needed to be revamped and updated,” DiPietro said.

Trustee Sharon Pryse shared the momentary victory with DiPietro calling the code, which won’t likely be finalized until early next year, “a work in progress.”

“We recognize that it won’t be another 40 years before it comes back to us,” Pryse said.

The now approved Student Code of Conduct will be submitted to Tennessee’s Attorney General. Then, if accepted, the code will be filed with Tennessee’s Secretary of State for the required period until it may be in effect.

The effects of the code are expected to surface at earliest in February or as late as the

next school year.

Payment Gap, Tuition Costs Among other topics presented included DiPietro’s business model on tuition management and reducing the salary gap for UT faculty and staff across campus.

The goal of reducing the net cost of tuition and fees was at the lowest in goal achievement for DiPietro’s group of 20 objective goals for the year.

Still, DiPietro stated his office surpassed the expected goal overall.

“We had targeted that we would try to be at 32 percent level or below and we were at 83 percent of goal,” DiPietro said. “We are still under the peer average (for tuition) when it comes to all other institutions.”

Still, DiPietro expressed his frustration with the continued yearly increases in tuition during his time at UT. “If there’s something that really bothered me in the five years that I have been in this joint, it’s been high tuition increases,” DiPietro said.

“However, a lot of those funds that (students) pay go into the Student Success Center, the Living & Learning Communities, UT coaches and advisors.”

DiPietro said closing the gap of faculty pay is another way DiPietro plans to increase this funding, citing progress already made in reducing the gap by half for some employees.

“If you retain the best people, it will obviously be a direct benefit to students through the quality of instruction and the quality of living and learning environments.”

Trump builds up Southern campaign Associated Press

NORCROSS, Ga. — Donald Trump is a brash New Yorker who knows the path to the Republican presidential nomination runs through a swath of Southern states where residents pride themselves on graciousness and gentility.

He leads many state polls in the region just as he does nationally. In the last few weeks he’s hired aides in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia to go along with staff in South Carolina, which hosts the South’s first primary.

Trump and his top advisers cite the expansion as they push back against notions — fueled in part by his own remarks — that the he’s reconsidering his bid as some polls suggest his momentum has stalled.

“I love this. ... I love the country. We’re never, ever getting out of this deal,” Trump told thousands of supporters gathered Saturday in the Atlanta surburb of Norcross. “We’re going to

take it to ... the convention, and after that we’re going to beat Hillary, or whoever it is, so bad.”

Trump told reporters he’s got several television ads ready to run “if I have to.” He said he’d initially planned to spend $20 million on advertising by this point, but argued there has been no need; he pointed to free media attention and crowds like those Saturday and an August rally in Alabama that drew more than 30,000.

Indeed, political observers across the South say Trump shouldn’t be taken lightly and that the region could give him a big boost next year, even if it may not seem like a natural fit.

“He may not sound like us,” said David Mowery, an Alabama-based consultant who has worked for both Republicans and Democrats in multiple states, “but he’s saying the things that people in the Republican base — and even disaffected, frustrated voters outside that base — want to hear.”

South Carolina is accustomed to its place immediately after Iowa and New Hampshire in the nominating process. But the rest of the South is enjoying newfound attention.

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Open Chord offers ‘hip, comfortable’ musical experience to Knoxvillians Marina Waters Staff Writer

“When I first went and jammed with someone when I was a kid, my mom picked me up, and the first thing I said when I got in the car was, ‘Mom, musicians are weird.’”

Chris Cook, the manager of Open Chord, recalled this first moment of understanding as he explained his main aim for his new music venue: customer variation.

“Not necessarily weird, but a unique bunch,” Cook said.

At Knoxville’s latest all-in-one guitar shop, café and concert venue, a wide range of music is supported for this reason. From guitar, bass and drum lessons for all ages to metal concerts on the weekends, Open Chord aims to offer an array of services to a wide range of people.

Though this trifecta began as a guitar shop, it’s apparent upon entering the newly remodeled building that there’s more to Open Chord than just the instruments. As you walk in, you’re met with a stage to your left, two baristas and a café straight ahead and a seemingly never ending wall of guitars to your right.

However, from the road, the building doesn’t reveal these options.

“We’ve successfully confused a lot of Knoxville right off the bat,” Cook said. “When they drive by, they don’t know what it is.”

But with numerous shows ranging from hard rock to Beatles tribute bands and local acts, Open Chord hopes to spark interest in their music and the business as a whole.

“It’s somewhat of a unique thing because it brings together a group of people you might not normally notice are all focused on music in some way, which brings together a really unique mix,” Cook said.

As a way of spreading the word for different bands, visual artists and the venue simultaneously, Open Chord also holds Horror Rock lunches every Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the month of October.

“It’s kind of like a networking lunch to get people to come down,” Brad Luttrell, creator of Horror Rock Lunches said. “And we’ll play some cool horror punk or rock music to kinda start setting the tone for October.”

However, for those more interested in learning to play music, Open Chord also has in-house lessons for all ages.

Throughout the perimeter of the building, rooms with sliding glass windows are placed in order for the parents of Open Chord’s students to be able to watch their child learn a new instrument.

“Mom and Dad can feel comfortable cause they can see their kid in there having a lesson any time that they want,” Cook said. “It is (more

At Open Chord you will find local bands, traveling musicians and artists of all genres. They host open mic nights, blues jams, poetry slams, comedy and listening parties.

Cameo Waters • The Daily Beacon comfortable) for the students too. I mean, they don’t feel like they’re in the back stockroom of a guitar shop.”

Another perk for the parents is the café in the center of the building. From lunch to coffee, the café offers local Knoxville food and drinks such as Archer’s barbecue, Better Bagels and Golden Roast coffee.

However, parents aren’t the only ones the café serves; people stop in for lunch at Open Chord periodically alongside the occasional coffee drinker stopping in for a cappuccino or a pumpkin spice latte.

The café also is designed to welcome students looking for a study spot with free Wi-Fi. “See, that’s why I want to get the word out to the students,” Cook said. “I mean, what a great place to come and study. It’s quiet, it’s comfortable, it’s hip.”

While Open Chord’s services vary widely from study sessions to concerts, the building is designed to offer a separate setting for each of these — including bathrooms complete with a giant Jimi Hendrix on the wall.

However, much like the phrase on the back wall near the stage which reads “for the love of music,” Open Chord chiefly aims to create an atmosphere fit for all ages, all music genres and all experiences all in the name of music.

“There are some venues you go in that you feel intimidated,” Cook said. “You’re like ‘Oh I’m not hip enough to be in here,’ or you go into and you’re like ‘Oh, I should be somewhere better than this.’

“And I hope that we kind of fit right there in the middle. We’re hip, but we’re comfortable.”

Open Chord has a wide variety of musical instruments, including vintage guitars on consignment and brand new acoustics for sale.

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Green River Ordinance lights up the crowd at The Square Room Marina Waters Staff Writer

The lights went black as “I saw the light” by Hank Williams filled the room. Then sudden, blinding lights brought the old Hank tune to life as Green River Ordinance took the stage at The Square Room.

With instruments in hand, the Texas band brought new songs to light, which are to be featured on their upcoming album, “Fifteen,” along with their best-known tunes from previous albums.

Songs such as “It Ain’t Love” and “Come On” got the crowd buzzing with excitement as they

sang every word. However, new songs like the country tune “Red Fire Night,” (which lead singer Josh Jenkins described as Rocky Top’s older, less cool, but still cool brother), and the band’s most recent, rock-styled release “Maybe It’s Time” engaged the crowd just as much as Green River Ordinance’s staple songs.

And the audience weren’t the only ones engaged during the show; while most artists tune out shouts and random comments from the audience, upon hearing a comment, Jenkins would politely ask “what was that sir?” which would spontaneously lead to short conversations throughout the show.

To show their appreciation (and to just do something cool that showed off the sweet acoustic harmony of their voices), after the last song on

UT professor puts the art in architecture with lectures Courtney Anderson Contributor

For many architects, architecture is not just about constructing buildings. It’s about creating art.

For some, a building can be an experience all to itself, one that affects those who in live in it.

Anyone can be affected by this, even without an ounce of architectural knowledge.

This is the concept that interests self-taught architect and UT BarberMcMurry Professor Wendell Burnette. In his upcoming lecture for the Church Lecture series, Burnette plans to share the stories written in his works.

As part of his duties as the BarberMcMurry professor for the university, Burnette is already holding lectures every two weeks in room 109 of the Art and Architecture Building. In addition, his exhibit “Dialogues in Space” is being featured as a part of his lecture series.

Burnette is what he calls a “50 percent practice - professor appointment” with several universities in the country, in which he splits his time between teaching courses and actually practicing the craft through creating work.

Gale Fulton, chair of landscape architecture at UT, said the program looks for any architects and interior designers interested in different styles of design and architecture.

“We’re interdisciplinary,” Fulton said. “We have broad focus on contemporary design issues.”

A practitioner before lecturer, Burnette is the type of designer the Church Series likes to bring on. He has been working for 35 years and has had his own practice for almost 20 years.

Burnette grew up in Nashville and moved to Phoenix, Arizona — what he simply refers to as “the desert” — in 1980. He always had

an appreciation for nature that translated to his appreciation for the landscape in the desert.

“Tennessee opened my eyes, but the desert taught me how to see,” Burnette said.

Burnette refers to architecture as an “artifact of human nature” and attributes his desire to tell well-crafted stories through architecture to his upbringing in the South. According to Burnette, it’s all about how someone “reads” a building, and that architecture is a kind of conversation between the building and the people who use it — a concept that his exhibit “Dialogues in Space” is all about. “‘Dialogues in Space’ is referring to the dialogue between the characters of the place,” Burnette said.

His lectures will focus on architecture’s ability to resonate with people. Burnette said he wants students to understand that architecture is more visceral than intellectual. He wants to be able to tap into the “soul” of a building, no matter where he practices.

“There is a universal thing people will feel,” Burnette said.

His goal for his students is to take them out of a familiar context and place them into one that is completely new to them. He wants his students to be able to look at their own backyard and think about construction.

In addition to the lectures every two weeks, Burnette will be giving a seminar on “Materia: Context as Material,” in which students will create mini-art installations inspired by their own surroundings. At the end of the semester Burnette will return for final reviews and choose one student to become his intern.

“The idea is to have as large of an impact at the College of Art and Architecture as possible,” Burnette said.

Burnette’s lecture will be held today, Oct. 12 at 5:30 p.m. in McCarty Auditorium in the Art and Architecture Building.

the set list, all five band members unplugged their instruments and headed towards the very middle of the crowd.

It was there in a circle among instruments that the connection between the band and those around them formed into something that is seldom seen. The band played surrounded by strangers who seemed more like friends by the end of the night.

The music was authentic—there were so many experiences connected to songs like “Better Love”, which is about the band’s experiences in finding religion, and the band’s most famous tune, “Endlessly” which was written for a friend’s wedding.

From the acoustic performance to the interaction between the crowd and the band, it was obvi-

ous Green River Ordinance doesn’t see a room full of people as just another room in just another city.

They genuinely love Knoxville (those guys say it every chance they get), want to meet everyone in the room and listen to what they have to say.

They are genuinely genuine — and that’s make makes a band stand out amongst the rest.

Before the Experience: 4. I knew these guys put on a good live show, but I wasn’t sure how the new music was gonna mesh (and boy did it).

During the Experience: 3.5. It was nearly everything I hoped for (I was looking for a few older songs in particular, but still great).

After the Experience: 4. I’d certainly see them again; their crowd interaction and songs alone are worth the trip.

Humans of Knoxville What is something not many people know about you?

“That I’m actually not a big fan of my dogs, but I really love my cat. I actually miss my cat the most.”

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Giving a voice to the unheard

Kimberly Bress Real World Problem Solving

“Now, what do you think the African-American perspective on this issue was?”

The classroom was dead silent. I glanced around the lecture hall, watching eyes shift anywhere but towards the expectant gaze of the professor. Seconds ticked on interminably. Was the question rhetorical?

It had to be. In this class, which is entirely made up of white students, taught by a white professor, there was no one who could speak to the “AfricanAmerican perspective.”

For the rest of the day, the professor’s question continued to provoke me. As a result of the lack of diversity in our lecture hall, our discussion was limited to either the “white perspective” or the “white interpretation of a minority perspective.” Without a multicultural sample of students, it is not possible to have an inclusive and multifaceted conversation.

Pretending to do so was to masquerade ignorance.

Returning to my apartment, I did a quick online search of UT’s demographic information for the 2014-2015 academic year. The results were far from surprising. Only 23 percent of our student body identifies as non-white. Out of the entire 21,451 undergraduates attending our institution, only 1,500 identify as African American.

Each one of the 21,451 undergraduates who attend UT have a unique academic and social experience. As a result, each student develops a distinct perspective on both the university and

the encompassing environment. Since perspective is the culmination of experience, the best way to understand someone else’s outlook is to listen to their story. With a lack of diversity on our campus, there is a lack of access to the stories (and hence the perspectives) of minority groups. However, even if our campus was more diverse and multicultural, how would we go about hearing the stories and perspectives of marginalized individuals?

In an attempt to give minority student populations a voice, universities across the nation (including Boise State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Appalachian State, the University of Miami and others) have created a sensory-based, experiential program called “The Tunnel of Oppression.” This interactive program presents contemporary issues of race, class, domestic violence, religion, body image and gender identification by walking students through a series of skits, which reenact real-world instances of discrimination. The skits address a wide variety of topics. One shows a sexual assault victim testifying against her rapist in court, while another enacts a student being rejected by his roommate after coming out as transgender. The next shows a conflict over a Black Lives Matter protest. After completing the tunnel, students are debriefed by discussing their reactions to the experience.

The goal of the “Tunnel of Oppression” program is not to induce feelings of guilt or fear in the

The homeless aren’t hopeless Thomas Carpenter The Workshop

Every student knows that Knoxville has a large homeless population. UT students are probably more cognizant of the problem than most of Knoxville’s citizens, since many of the homeless congregate around the Fort Sanders and Strip area. However, this is not the only area where our homeless population resides. Many more stay around the Broadway area north of downtown, close to the Knox Area Rescue Ministries shelter.

As with any city, the Knoxville homeless population is not looked at very kindly by the general populace, and in this case, UT students. I once saw a car of frat guys scream obscenities and spit at a homeless person on the sidewalk. While this certainly is not how most students approach the homeless, I’m sure most students aren’t exactly trying to reach out either. Some of us give them spare change, or some might even go further, like buy them McDonald’s if they’re hungry.

Unfortunately, the latter is probably the minority. So many of us ignore the homeless just to keep ourselves shut in our own comfortable worlds. I’m hesitant to blame students for this because I honestly think most of us are kind and caring people. It really is just easier to look away and pretend they don’t exist. I’m certainly guilty of it.

Some make the excuse that it’s probably their fault that they’re homeless. They drank too much, did drugs and/or made poor choices. While this

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may be true for a portion of the people living on the streets, the situation is actually a bit different here in Knoxville. A significant portion of our homeless population, as is the case all across our country, suffers from mental illnesses. The reason for this is because of funding cuts and the subsequent closing of the Lakeshore Mental Health Institute. The institution, which had a long history of mistreatment (http://www.wbir.com/ story/news/local/2014/07/18/lakeshore-historichospital-legacy/12849779/)), suffered budget cuts under conservative state legislatures that led to the involuntary release of mentally ill individuals who really needed to be moved to another facility. Instead they were kicked onto the streets of Knoxville, left to fend for themselves.

Organizations like the rescue mission and the city of Knoxville’s efforts to alleviate the homeless problem in Knoxville should be lauded. There is a lot of good work being done by the various organizations that are dedicated to the most underprivileged of our society. Then why is it that the problem still exists here and elsewhere? A large reason is funding. Local governments, churches and charities simply don’t have the resources to completely eradicate the problem.

Conservatives say the government should stay out of welfare and leave it up to churches and charities, but it’s more than clear that they are not up to the task. We need a massive overhaul

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participants. Instead, it strives to make them uncomfortable by challenging them to consider how complex issues of discrimination are present on their campus. While students are aware that the trauma of sexual assault and the slinging of racial slurs occurs, they feel removed from these issues when they have not personally experienced them.

By presenting real stories of oppression in a raw and unadulterated way, the tunnel aims to give minority groups the opportunity not just to share their experience, but to have others feel it. By giving marginalized groups an audible, appreciated voice, the participating institutions hope to strengthen awareness for the issues of discrimination, prejudice and bias on their campuses.

Through the event, universities are making a transformational impact on the way that their students see the world. At UT, we must take this kind of action to create a campus culture of inclusivity. We must strive to be a place where the question “What is the minority perspective?” is met not by silence, but by an educated discussion. We do not see the world as it is, but we see the world as we are. As Volunteers, we must be diverse and inclusive, so we can go out into the world and see it as such.

Kimberly Bress is a sophomore in neuroscience.

She can be reached at kbress@vols.utk.edu.

in state and federal funding to start distributing resources to the homeless. This could even be done through the aforementioned organizations, but we simply need more funding if we expect to see an end to this awful problem. As one of the richest countries** **on Earth, we should at the very least be working to solve the problems that plague the poorest citizens.

In the meantime, because I honestly don’t see state or federal funding coming anytime soon, we need to be kinder and more aware of the impoverished among us. Whether it’s their fault or not, why they’re on the street is irrelevant, and it is on us to take care of them simply because they are humans. Not because of any shared religion, creed, belief or even nationality, but simply because they are humans just like us.

I’m not asking you to drop everything and devote yourself to helping the homeless, but just be aware of them as a population and be empathetic of their situation. I think a shift in the cultural attitude towards the mentally ill and the homeless would go a long way towards achieving progressive national and state policies that pertain to these disadvantaged populations.

Until then, ask them if they’re hungry, and if they are, feed them.

Thomas Carpenter is a senior in Classics. He can be reached at ThomasCarpenter@utk.edu.

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Vols rally to overcome No. 19 Georgia in first SEC win Taylor White

Assistant Sports Editor

With a seven-point lead and less than two minutes to go in the game, No. 19 Georgia had one more chance to tie the game.

This was nothing new to Tennessee. The Vols had already blown two fourth-quarter leads in the last minute of the game this season and three leads of at least 14 points or more.

On Saturday, the seemingly predictable narrative changed. The Bulldogs had time for just one play as Greyson Lambert threw a prayer toward the end zone. Brian Randolph was there, though, knocking the ball out of play and giving Tennessee a 38-31 win over rival Georgia. “Finish,� sophomore center Coleman Thomas said. “That was the big message. We’ve let some games get away this year, but we were determined we were going to find a way to win today.�

The path to the lead wasn’t easy, however, as Georgia wide receiver Reggie Davis took a punt to the end zone late in the first half to give the Bulldogs (4-2, 2-2 SEC) a 24-3 lead, and Georgia appeared to have put the game away.

But the Vols (3-3, 1-2) rallied at the end of the half as Tennessee head coach Butch Jones elected to keep the offense on the field for fourth down on what he called a “gut decision.� Tennessee junior quarterback Josh Dobbs dropped back and threw the ball just over the out-stretched arms of two Bulldog defenders.

The ball found redshirt sophomore wide receiver Josh Smith, who then took off untouched to the end zone.

On the ensuing kick-off, Georgia running back Sony Michel lost the football, and Tennessee freshman running back John Kelly recovered the fumble, giving the Vols a chance to get back in the game. Dobbs ended the drive by hitting redshirt sophomore running back Alvin Kamara in the flat, cutting the deficit to just a touchdown at the half. “This was a true testament of will,� Jones said. “The way we ended the first half gave us some momentum moving forward, but our hard work has been validated a little bit in finally winning a game like this.�

The Vols picked up right where they left off after the break on their way to scoring 28 unanswered points to tie the game. In the second half, it was Dobbs’ legs that sparked the offense.

The junior had 430 total yards, with 118 of those coming on the ground. He ran for 74 yards and two touchdowns in the second half; as Jones said he “willed the offense to score at times.� A one-yard run and another touchdown pass to Kamara capped off Tennessee’s 28-0 run and gave the Vols their first lead of the night. “It’s a big part of the game plan,� sophomore running back Jalen Hurd said of Dobbs’ running ability. “And Dobbs is our quarterback and for him to run the ball like he did tonight and like he always has ... It’s a huge part of our offense. You know it goes through him.�

Georgia didn’t fade away after falling behind, however, as Lambert led the Bulldogs to the end zone on the first play of the fourth quarter. Davis blew past his defender, and the quarterback hit him in stride to tie the game.

Tennessee’s offense stalled on the next pos- Senior defensive back Brian Randolph high-fives head coach Butch Jones as he comes off the field from the Tennessee-Georgia game.

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FOOTBALL continued from Page 8 session, but the defense picked up the slack, forcing a three-and-out and handing the ball back to Dobbs.

The junior then took to the air, throwing two completions for 58 yards, before capping the drive with what turned out to be a gamewinning five-yard touchdown run.

“It’s awesome, just having that trust of my teammates.” Dobbs said. “I trust these guys with everything on and off the field. I love my teammates. I’ll do anything for them. I tell them that all the time. We did a great job of having each other’s back — offense, defense, and special teams.”

The Bulldogs had a chance to tie the game, as Lambert dropped back to throw on the second to last drive of the game. Davis once again beat his defender down the sideline, and Lambert once again hit him in stride. This time, however, the ball fell through Davis’ hands, squandering Georgia’s best chance of tying the game.

Tennessee had 519 total yards, and that was without three of its starting offensive linemen. Redshirt sophomore right tackle Brett

Kendrick missed the game due to injury, and Coleman Thomas and redshirt senior center Mack Crowder both went down in the first half and did not return.

This left the burden of protecting the quarterback on Jack Jones and Chance Hall, two true freshmen. The duo played for the better part of three quarters and noticeably improved as the game went on.

“I can’t imagine what was going through their minds to be thrown in and hold their own against really good guys,” senior lineman Kyler Kerbyson said. “I just tried to keep them positive, and whatever happens, just snap and clear, and be able to bounce back.”

After a disappointing start to the year, Tennessee was looking for a big win to change the direction of the season, and while the Vols maintain a “one game at a time” mantra, some of the players admitted the importance of the win after the game.

“Yeah, it give us confidence as a team, it lets us know we’re good,” Kerbyson said. “It just felt like everything was slipping away in those three losses. But this one really changes your mindset as a player and lets you know you’re a really good team and you guys mesh really well.

“So this was definitely huge for us.”

GRADING THE VOLS Daily Beacon Assistant Sports Editor Taylor White covered the UT-Arkansas matchup and assessed grades based on Saturday’s performance.

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Hurd didn’t have a lot of room to run on Saturday, but the Running Backs Jalen sophomore made the most of what he did have, running for 80 yards.

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B+ Linebackers Junior Josh Dobbs had five touchdowns against the Georgia Bulldogs on Oct. 10 at Neyland Stadium.

Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon/Tennessee Athletics

Are there some throws that Josh Dobbs would like to have back?

Yes, but this game isn’t close without Dobbs’ ability to make plays with his legs. The junior posted his best passing performance of the season, throwing for 312 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for 118 tough yards and two scores on top of that. It’s tough to give him anything but an A here.

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Hurd and Alvin Kamara both made plays in the passing game, with Kamara catching two touchdowns. Hurd did have a costly fumble on the goal line that led to a 96-yard Georgia touchdown, but he was met as soon as he touched the ball on the play.

This was the most productive day this group has had all year, but there is still room for improvement. There were several dropped passes, including a couple in the end zone, but overall the unit was able to make big plays. Josh Smith came up with a tough catch on fourth down that ended up being a 39-yard score, and Josh Malone posted a career high 60 yards to lead all wide-outs.

This group was banged up going into the game, and it then lost two starters once the game began. This led to two true freshmen starting on the right side of the line, and the duo handled being thrown into an SEC game much better than expected. The run blocking was spotty for most of the night, but pass protection was not. Dobbs was sacked just once, and had a clean pocket for much of the game.

This group struggled to get the quarterback for much of the game, as Derek Barnett picked up the lone sack for the Vols, but the line did its job in the run game. The defensive tackles were able to win their matchups for much of the game, limiting the amount of space in the middle, and forcing the Bulldogs’ running backs to bounce most of their runs outside.

There were still way too many missed tackles, and that’s something that Tennessee is going to have to limit going forward.

Georgia running back Sony Michel is quick on his feet, but the Vols defense made him look a lot better than he is for much of the night.

Pass coverage also continues to be an issue, but the linebackers were better than they have been for much of the year in that respect.

Georgia quarterback Greyson Lambert threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns. The secondary, however, dropped several interceptions. The receivers were able to beat the corners deep, but Georgia receiver Reggie Davis dropped a wide-open touchdown pass that would have tied the game. The secondary though, did keep Georgia from scoring at the end of the game.

Trevor Daniel continues his great punting, booming a 56-yard ball that bounced at the five and took a hard left, going out of bounds inside the one yard line with under two minutes to go in the game.

Cam Sutton also had a 23-yard punt return, and Evan Berry had a 46 yard kick-off return. Aaron Medley was one-of-one on field goals as well. The only hiccup was a big one, however, as Reggie Davis recorded a 70 yard punt return touchdown to put the Bulldogs up 24-3.

This gives Tennessee a 2.99 GPA for the game.

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FOOTBALL

Dobbs wills Vols to gutsy victory against Georgia Jonathan Toye

Sports Editor CBS commentator Gary Danielson said on “The Paul Finebaum Show” that Josh Dobbs had been the most disappointing quarterback in the SEC. It is hugely ironic then that Danielson witnessed in person Dobbs’ best game of his career.

Tennessee redshirt sophomore wide receiver Josh Smith called his quarterback resilient, but spectacular is perhaps a more suitable adjective to describe Dobbs’ performance on Saturday. Dobbs passed for a career-high 312 yards and rushed for another 125 in Tennessee’s 38-31 win against No. 19 Georgia in Neyland Stadium. The junior quarterback also accounted for all five of Tennessee’s touchdowns, passing for three and running for two.

With 5:48 remaining in the game, Dobbs shrugged off three tackles to score the fiveyard, game-winning touchdown.

“Josh willed our offense to score points,”

Tennessee head coach Butch Jones said. “He made the throws when he had to, made the plays with the legs and got us in the right places at the line of scrimmage ... (He had) a very, very gutsy performance. He made plays when we had to.”

The gutsy performance followed a week of intense criticism of the passing game.

Tennessee fans and national media questioned Dobbs’ accuracy. Some fans took the criticism a step further and demanded Jones hand the quarterback reins to freshman backup Quinten Dormady.

While it may be fair to question Dobbs’ accuracy as a passer, no one can doubt his effort.

A microcosm of Dobbs’ effort in the win was when he chased Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd 99 yards after Floyd recovered Jalen Hurd’s fumble at the goal line and almost tackled Floyd before he reached the end zone. A much larger illustration of Dobbs’ will to win was when he rallied Tennessee from a 24-3 deficit. Whenever Tennessee needed Dobbs to make a play, he made one — either with his arm or his legs.

“We knew he was a good athlete and we

knew he was a big, tough kid,” Georgia head coach Mark Richt said of Dobbs. “He played inspired ball tonight I thought. He really became a tackle breaker, maybe more so than I would have expected.

“We had a harder time, when we got to him, just getting him on the ground. You figure if you get to a QB like that, you can get him on the ground. There were times he just broke tackles and kept going. The yards after contact that you think about for a tailback, he was doing that. He played a whale of a game.”

Things looked bleak midway through the second quarter. When Georgia took a 24-3 lead with 3:27 until halftime, Dobbs had only completed 9 of 18 passes for 110 yards, and the problems that had plagued Tennessee’s passing game all season began to emerge: dropped passes, inaccurate throws and the lack of deep passing threat.

Dobbs, however, converted two fourth downs on the next drive. His 39-yard touchdown strike to Smith on fourth-and-eight sliced Georgia’s lead to 24-10.

That conversion jumpstarted the offense, as Tennessee scored touchdowns on four of

its next six possessions. Dobbs accounted for seven plays that gained over 20 yards on those six drives.

“Before every drive, (Dobbs) reminded us, ‘they can’t stop us, we are a really good football team, we can do this. We can win this game,’” redshirt senior left tackle Kyler Kerbyson said. “It kept everybody’s spirits alive and positive, which is huge for a quarterback. He really was the CEO out there tonight.”

Kerbyson wasn’t the only player complimentary of Dobbs. Smith, linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin and running backs Hurd and Alvin Kamara all had positive words for their quarterback.

And it was those same players that motivated Dobbs to give the performance he gave against Georgia.

“It’s awesome, having that trust of my teammates,” Dobbs said. “I trust these guys with everything on and off the field. I love my teammates. I’ll do anything for them. I tell them that all the time. We did a great job of having each other’s back — offense, defense and special teams.”

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