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Hamilton London auditions open to public Don’t throw away your shot at a chance to be in the award-winning musical “Hamilton.” The popular musical on Broadway has now expanded to Chicago and London, the latter of which is now holding open auditions for any ethnicity as long as the actor is between the ages of 20 and 30. The musical will be seen on London’s West End where auditions are taking place. Tickets go on presale for showtimes next month prior to the musical’s opening at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre in October 2017. Rehearsals are set to begin in August next year and the auditions are seeing every part except the one of King George III, the reigning monarch during the American Revolution which the musical is set.

Local hair stylist to host Susan G. Komen benefit fashion show Aaron White, a hair stylist for Knoxville’s GEO, will be producing a fashion show to raise awareness to breast cancer, and all benefits will go to the Susan G. Komen foundation of Knoxville. There are currently no production costs associated with the benefit due to local businesses donating vital resources. White’s motivation to produce this show comes from his personal history to cancer, with both his mother and sister being diagnosed with cancer. White also claims the show is meant to empower the attendees because if you look better on the outside, you feel better on the inside. The fashion show will be taking place at 8:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at FIVE Knoxville, 430 Gay Street. It is free to the public, but donations are encouraged.

U.S. carries out airstrikes against Yemen rebels Late Wednesday, the United States guided missile destroyer USS Nitze launched Tomahawk missiles against at three radar installations in Houthi rebel-controlled areas of Yemen, located north of a strategic strait called Bab al-Mandeb. The attack came to fruition after missiles were fired from Yemen’s coast at U.S. Navy destroyer USS Mason on two separate occasions in the previous four days. The ship was able to carry out “defensive countermeasures,” ensuring the safety of the crew and minimizing any damage to the ship. According to U.S. officials, all three of the targeted radar installations were destroyed, and the missles strikes served as “limited selfdefense” strikes.

App by UT professor helps patients communicate Sean Kennedy Contributor

An app by a University of Tennessee professor is giving patients a say in their care, even if they can’t speak. Rebecca Koszalinski, a UT associate nursing professor, created an app giving hospitalized patients who cannot speak a new voice in their care. Speak for Myself (SFM) was born one day when Koszalinski was working as a clinical faculty member at a South Florida hospital when she came across a patient with cerebral palsy who was noticeably in distress, yet unable to speak a word to the hospital staff. “Unfortunately, she was sitting in her bed with the bright lights on her small frame. Because she has cerebral palsy and limited neck control, her head was lolling towards her chest,” Koszalinski said. While Koszalinski helped the patient into a more comfortable position, she realized there was a need for a better way for patients unable to communicate verbally to connect with their doctors and hospital staff. The app works by giving patients with verbal communication issues a tablet computer to contact nurses, doctors and assistants in a hospital with issues like physical pain, hunger,

fear and anxiety. It can also provide aid to patients without communication problems stemming from illnesses. Patients can be unable to speak due to medical devices used during treatment, like mechanical ventilation systems, continuous positive airway pressure, tracheostomies and other devices utilized in the medical field. Since Koszalinski arrived at UTK from Florida Atlantic University, she and her team have developed a new and improved version of the app after winning an internal grant from UT. “My team and I won a grant to update the app, per patient, nurse and family member suggestions,” Koszalinski said. “We also translated (the app) across all platforms and called it Version 2.0.” Among the updates to the app included access across platforms and devices, multiple new languages for non-English speakers and “a menu for advanced care planning.” Xueping Li, director of the Ideation Laboratory in the College of Engineering, helped Koszalinski add the new features. He recently teamed up with Koszalinski to create the newest version of SFM. “The SFM app is just another example of how the UTK College of Nursing researchers are leading the advancement of nursing science in health systems and communities through innovation and interdisciplinary research,” Li

The Speak For Myself logo • Courtesy of Speak For Myself said. “Director of trauma at UT Medical Center Dr. Brian Daley pointed out that at least threequarters of his ICU patients are not able to communicate verbally. The SFM research team and I hope to make a difference and help these patients in need.” The team plans to continue perfecting the app at the UT Medical Center, eventually branching out to other areas of the country that could use the app to give patients a non-verbal voice from their hospital beds. “We are planning to test (the app) locally and regionally here in East Tennessee, then expand the initiative nationwide,” Li said.

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Tennessee poverty rates decline, median income rises Annie Tieu

Contributor New statistics show that poverty is down and income is rising in Tennessee. The 2015 American Community Survey (ACS), released by the U.S. Census Bureau, found that poverty rates declined by 1.6 percent and median income rose by about 1.06 percent between 2014 and 2015 in Tennessee. The ACS is a statistical survey that provides information about American demographics. The survey data released was a one year estimate for areas with a population of 65,000 or greater. “The American Community Survey is a good way to see what trends are happening,” Melissa Stefanini, director of the Tennessee State Data Center, said. From 2014 to 2015, Tennessee’s median income grew from $23,189 to $24,732, while the nation’s grew from $26,757 to $27,643. Stefanini explained why there has been such a significant decline in poverty rates, which correlates with higher median income rates and higher education levels.

“Tennessee’s poverty rates have declined, but they’re also declining across the nation … Basically, in Tennessee, we’re seeing job growth and the economy is growing,” Stefanini said. “There are more people in the labor force, and the number of people employed has increased.” Nashville, Clarksville and Chattanooga experienced poverty rates below the state average of 16.7 percent. Nashville’s rate was 12.7 percent, while Clarksville and Chattanooga’s rates were both 15.3 percent. Additionally, the three Tennessee cities had median incomes above the state average of $24,732. Nashville’s median income was $29,860, Clarksville’s median income was $26,334 and Memphis’ median income was $25,799. Of people above 25 years old in Nashville, 33.7 percent had a bachelor’s degree, surpassing the state average of 25.7 percent. Knoxville had 27 percent and Memphis had 27.9 percent. However, it is important to note that data in the survey for Chattanooga, Clarksville and Memphis included nearby counties in other states. There has also been more evidence for the strong job and economic growth in Tennessee that was not in the ACS. “There have been decreases in SNAP

recipients, which is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, what we used to call food stamps,” Matt Harris, an assistant professor of economics and a research faculty member for the Boyd Center for Business & Economic Research, said. “Also, we’re seeing unemployment claims in Tennessee at an alltime low.” Harris said these statistics, if applied to real-world settings, should be considered carefully. He cautions solely looking at the numbers without considering the entire income distribution. “Just because there’s been a decrease in the number of people who are classified as below the poverty line, does not mean there is a decrease in the number of people who are finding it exceedingly difficult to make ends meet.” The data is valuable for federal agencies to inform public policy officials, assess programs and distribute funds. It is also utilized by researchers for planning purposes. “What we see ... most in Tennessee is state and local agencies that use it,” Stefanini said. “They use it for planning new roads, hospitals, schools and senior services.”

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Blue Cross Blue Shield donates $1.3 million to combat opioid addiction David Harrison Contributor

Opioid abuse is a problem across the U.S. that claims a life nearly every 12 minutes and about 1,200 lives in Tennessee in 2014. In order to curb opioid addiction in Tennessee, Blue Cross Blue Shield allocated $1.3 million to the Count it! Lock it! Drop it! campaign and to advertising and education. “The main goal is to educate people of the possible dangers of these pills so that they dispose of them properly,” Dawn Abel, director of Foundation and Community Relations, said. The Count it! Lock it! Drop it! campaign provides drop boxes where people can safely dispose of unused pain medications across Tennessee. Abel explained that the addiction doesn’t normally start with people who are prescribed the medication, but it is typically when other friends or family members come across left-over pills and begin to abuse them. To stop the addiction before it ever starts, Blue Cross Blue Shield is encouraging people across Tennessee to dispose of unused pain medication before anyone begins to abuse it. “Possibly, in the early ‘90s there was an issue of under treating pain. And since then doctors and patients have grown to have the mentality that a successful treatment means that a patient’s level of pain is a zero out of 10, when in actuality that isn’t always the case,” Dr. Natalie Tate, the vice president of pharmacy at the Blue Cross Blue Shield, said. “There are some problems in which the patient is going to feel pain regardless of the treatment.” Since doctors and the patients tend to both feel that a successful treatment means there is no pain, patients will go back to the

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The addiction does not discriminate. People of all ages can find themselves addicted to pain meds, starting from children to the elderly. Many people will be surprised and wonder how this could happen to them.” Dr. Natalie Tate, Vice President of Pharmacy at the Blue Cross Blue Shield

doctor looking for more medication. “The addiction does not discriminate,” Tate said. “People of all ages can find themselves addicted to pain meds, starting from children to the elderly. Many people will be surprised and wonder how this could happen to them. You know, they’ll be well established with a successful job and still find themselves addicted to pain medication.” Drop boxes can be found in Knox County by using the website www.countitlockitdropit.org.

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The International lets the beat drop with Safe in Sound Festival Mary Beth McCauley Contributor

High voltage sound moved through the Safe in Sound Festival Wednesday as the bass dropped and the beat venerated through The International. Sponsored by Rockstar and PK Sound, this event is one of the largest touring festivals of its kind, with select headlining EDM artists touring 30+ cities across the country. Certain artists who participate in the festival only attend certain tour dates, so each tour stop is a little bit different. Knoxville’s show featured local DJ Ede Gee, LAXX, Terravita and Borgore. As typical of EDM shows and festivals, some attendees were dressed in colorful tulle tutus, knee-high boots covered in rainbow fur, bikini tops and glow in the dark wrist bands. Charice Cross, a student at the University of Tennessee--Chattanooga, was dressed up in similar garb as she enjoyed the festival. “I try to attend as many shows as I can,” Cross said. “My last show was the Imagine Festival in Atlanta. I was a volunteer, so I got in for free. I love the idea of giving back, plus I wanted to see my own creations and my own hard work displayed for others to see.” Megan Campbell, another attendee and Cross’ friend, said that both girls had a great time. “That festival was so much fun. We can’t wait to go back next year.” As soon as the first artist, DJ Ede Gee, began his set, the crowd was immediately feeling the music. People were dancing, raising their hands and taking Snapchat videos with their cell phones. The screens behind the stage displayed his artist logo, along with a lot of different geometric shapes and flashes of color. He didn’t speak to the crowd very much, but he did a great job of preparing the audience for LAXX.

The sound systems got louder and louder as the evening went along. LAXX started his set with a bang, immediately jumping into a fast-paced, bass-heavy track. The crowd was still growing even though the venue already seemed full, so audience members pushed themselves even closer to the front of the stage, still dancing and jumping along with the beat. LAXX’s visual effects accompanied his music perfectly, spiraling when the music was building and flashing when the beat dropped. After an hour, the two members of Terravita made their way to the stage along with LAXX, dancing along and interacting with the crowd. Terravita’s graphics were a bit darker and more realistic than those of the previous two artists; the opening presentation displayed the skulls of animals among a deep red background, which matched the darker tone of their music. The energy of the still-growing crowd soared even higher as some individuals began dancing with hula hoops and other light-up accessories. The last performer of the evening was the headliner Borgore. Borgore’s name covered the entire screen and was written a slimylooking graffiti font. The psychedelic colors made a comeback and flashed like strobe lights as the music blasted. At this point, the crowd had completely let loose. People were on each other’s shoulders, were removing items of clothing and were full on screaming at this point. Borgore encouraged them, asking the audience to “get dirty.” Many of Borgore’s songs had snippets of popular tunes in them, so the whole venue was able to sing along at some parts. Overall, this event was a huge success. This venue was perfect for this type of music event, and because Knoxville has such a huge EDM fan base, the turnout to this event was incredible. The next stop for the Safe in Sound Festival is in Tallahassee, Florida. See PHOTOSPREAD on Page 6

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The Broom Closet sweeps away common misconceptions Anu Kumar

Staff Writer The Broom Closet is UT’s primary student organization to bring together all those affiliated or interested in the spiritualities or religions of Wiccans, Pagans and Polytheists. These beliefs have been portrayed in multiple different forms through media but are often perceived as a hostile or “bad” belief system. However, this isn’t reality. The Broom Closet allows its members to openly share their beliefs as well as be surrounded by others who think similarly to them. “A friend of mine was taking a class on witchcraft in the religious studies department, and some of their classmates were the founding members,” Cayla Colclasure, senior in anthropology and the Broom Closet’s secretary, said. “I was interested as soon as I heard about it and got involved shortly thereafter.” The club only began this spring semester but has blossomed in the short time it’s been around. After gauging interest at this semester’s Student Engagement Fair, the organization is already growing. “I was really surprised at the amount of people interested in being really involved,” the Broom Closet’s president and senior in anthropology, Abigail Brennan, said. “A lot of people don’t know how to reach out to other pagans, (so) it’s nice to have a community. We don’t have churches like others.”

Paganism is slightly different from the more popular religions, such as Christianity and Judaism. The religion focuses on the respect for nature and includes the worship of different gods and goddesses. “It’s a large branch of nature religion,” Brennan said. “Some Pagans believe that Paganism is a really old religion. I like to think of it as a new religion with an old spirituality.” It’s difficult to assign an overarching definition, because there are different categories or denominations, similarly to the several sects of Christianity. However, Paganism serves as an umbrella term that can be used to describe a family of polytheistic religions or beliefs that may include the worship and/or respect for nature. One of the most popular branches of Paganism is Wicca. Brennan personally identifies as an Eclectic Wiccan. “I practice traditional Wicca practices and rituals. A lot of the gods and goddesses I worship are Celtic or Norse,” Brennan said. “I tend to stay away from Eastern deities like Krishna or Kali, (but) some pull from Native American religions.” Colclasure stressed that the common misconception of Wiccans is that they are simply “witches,” or that they are all determined to cause harm to others with magic. “Pagans are a larger group than most people realize,” Colclasure said, “but we are still a religious minority and face certain stereotypes and ignorance. “We have all sorts of members with a variety

An altar from a Mabon ritual the club performed on Sept. 21, 2016. • Courtesy of Krystina Krueger of political, social and economic backgrounds. There are also a lot of queer students and I think the majority of us are studying arts or social sciences.” Modern shows like “Supernatural” have story arcs that include having the main antagonist of the episode or arc as an idolized version of a Pagan god or goddess. “This can make it difficult for people to express their spirituality publicly or connect with other Pagans,” Colclasure said. The Broom Closet is an open space for those who identify as Pagans, polytheists or Wiccans to come together and simply be themselves.

The organization itself is very diverse, but there are some overarching commonalities between members. “We want to break down the misconceptions about paganism and what pagans (do),” Brennan said. “We also want to make sure that people who are unsure about being Pagan feel welcome.” Even if you are not formally associated with the belief and are simply curious, check out the Broom Closet for more information. You can find them on Facebook as The Broom Closet: Pagans, Witches, & Ploytheists at UTK, and on Tumblr at UTKBroomCloset.tumblr.com/

>>SAFE IN SOUND FESTIVAL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

Many groups performed at the Safe In Sound Festival in The International on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. All Photos by Mary Beth McCauley • The Daily Beacon

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It’s not ‘locker room talk,’ it’s sexual assault Reid Guthrie

Behind the Scenes

An October surprise is not uncommon during an election season. Many presidential hopefuls have faced scandals and shock in the last stretch before election day. Earlier this week, a recording and transcript of Donald Trump speaking in 2005 were both released. With some shocked and some unsurprised, the American people listened as Trump described, in detail, how to sexually assault a woman. The remarks were further scrutinized when Trump said, “And when you’re a star, they let you do it.” Hearing this man, the Republican nominee for President of the United States, make these disgusting and vile comments has opened up the wounds of many sexual assault victims. As a victim of sexual assault myself, I saw the danger in Trump’s comments. The argument that “I can do it because I am a star” can be warped to fit any category. I can do it because I am popular, a college football star, a man or an athlete. What college students need to realize when hearing these vulgar comments is that Trump has no plan to end sexual assault on college campuses. Our country has been met with a problem of epidemic proportions in regards to campus sexual assault. Many of these victims never tell anyone else and refuse to name the perpetrator.

Donald Trump’s comments are not just disrespectful to women, they are disrespectful to anyone who has ever been the victim of sexual assault. Hearing a man who is just one step from the presidency say it is alright to do these atrocious things to unsuspecting people is inhumane. In contrast, Secretary Clinton, from day one, has had a plan to end sexual assault on our college campuses. Her plan has three major parts: provide comprehensive support to survivors, ensure a fair process for all and increase prevention efforts. She believes we should offer the proper therapy and counseling to any survivor of sexual assault. Regardless of their race, sexuality or gender, these victims deserve our help and support. She will make sure that we should treat the issue of sexual assault with a fair and just process and make sure the victims, who too many times feel unheard, have a voice. Lastly, she wants to ensure that our students, not only in college but also in secondary school, have the proper education and training to avoid being assaulted or to help someone who has been assaulted. As a co-sponsor of the Violence Against Women Act and a leading voice to establish an international response to sexual assault in war-torn areas, Clinton has the needed background and the needed plan

to end sexual assault at our country’s colleges and universities. It is never enough to just write what can happen. We must be examples. As students, it is our duty to vote for someone who will stand for more than a strong economy and the popular social issues. We must vote for someone who has set forth plans on such a wide array of issues that they cannot fit in one article or, even, one special issue of the Daily Beacon. Hillary Clinton has been fighting for the underprivileged, the victims and the middle class since before most college students were born. She has the experience, she has the plans and she has the team to accomplish some of the biggest policy changes that we will see in our country’s history. We are with her because she is with us. She is with the victims of sexual assault and she has a message for anyone who has suffered this horrible act: “Don’t let anyone silence your voice. You have a right to be heard and you have a right to be believed. We’re with you.” Reid Guthrie is the head of the Hillary Clinton committee for the College Democrats and can be reached at rguthri3@vols.utk.edu. The College Democrats can be found on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/UTKCD/.

Finding the right lesson amid the wrong ones

David Garcia

Public Scientist

One of the most troubling problems for a scientist is having a question with no correct answer. But perhaps significantly more frustrating, at least in retrospect, is finding the correct answer, but later finding out that they learned the wrong lesson. Over the decades, humanity has certainly not been wanting for world-altering discoveries. A fair number of these tend to be straight forward in their societal impacts and the lessons they teach us about our ever evolving role on this planet. Agriculture showed us that we could expand our civilizations far beyond the standard limits of a hunter-gatherer tribe, steam engines let us move heavier loads, and nuclear power allowed us to create massive amounts of energy in a concentrated area. The technologies were complex, but ultimately their effect was pretty straightforward. But not all lessons are inherently simple, nor do we always learn the correct lessons. One of the best examples I have seen of a scientific lesson gone awry comes from the unlikely place that is Rapa Nui. Easter Island, as it is commonly referred to, is well known for its massive religious stone carvings named Moai, but it is also famous for a more dubious reason. Before European explorers arrived, the Rapanui were already well on their way to a complete collapse of their society. The Rapanui were extremely dependent on the use of the trees that at first abso-

lutely covered their island. They made use of these trees as the very source of their way of life. They constituted the means to acquire not only one of their main sources of food, through canoes, but also served as served as important building material when constructing the log roads used to move their massive Moai. Despite the verdant nature of their island, as time went on, the Rapanui began to experience the massive problems that came along with deforestation. The continued use of their trees at a rate that only increased with their population eventually led the island to be nearly barren. Being unable to build roads or canoes were the least of the Rapanui’s problems. The loss of the root system, eventually led to the erosion of the top soil and the loss of large sections of their fertile land. Their population dropped in kind. Of course, the Rapanui did not simply die out. They learned to adapt, and though their numbers remained small, it was a testament to human ingenuity that the Rapanui learned to live in their less hospitable home. It is at this point the researchers ponder over the lesson of the Rapanui’s civilization. For some, this is a tale of survival. It is a tale about a group of people figuring out how to fight against great odds and ultimately surviving. I choose to take a much different approach. To me, the lesson of the Rapanui is not one of

inspiration, it is one of warning. If the Rapanui did indeed save themselves after the collapse of their forests, the lesson to draw is not that they were clever in the face of opposition, but that they were careless with the use of their natural resources. Had the Rapanui considered their ever dwindling resources, then perhaps they would have made the effort to use more sustainable practices, but this of course superimposing a very modern idea on to their culture. Instead, it is better to criticize what we think we have learned from the Rapanui. It is tempting to draw the conclusion that, given our own ever expanding problems with climate change, we will come up with solutions as quickly as the Rapanui and thus save our civilization. But the easiest lesson is not always the best one. The more difficult, but also more useful, lesson is that we should do what the Rapanui could have done, and prepare long before our ingenuity will be the ultimate decider of our fates. The toll the Rapanui paid, for a problem they likely did not see, coming was massive. However, we have the benefit of knowing their story and using it to draw our own conclusions. Both lessons in this case are technically correct, but only one of them really saves us from disaster. David Garcia is a graduate student in energy science and engineering and can be reached at dgarcia8@vols.utk.edu.

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis ready for ITAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vols look to fix inconsistency in weekend homestand Norris Eppes

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Tennessee sophomore Timo Stodder advanced to the finals of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational last weekend. He won three straight matches to reach what was the first final of his career, but on Sunday, Oct. 9, he lost to Emil Reinberg (UGA) 6-2, 7-5. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a good start,â&#x20AC;? Stodder said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got going too late in the first set. In the second set, I was actually pretty close to winning.â&#x20AC;? Stodderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singles record for the season is 8-3, the highest among a Vols tennis team thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played three tournaments in this fall season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the first tournament I was really nervous in the first round,â&#x20AC;? Stodder said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve felt more comfortable from match to match. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play any matches for two months before the first tournament, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve needed a bit of time to settle in. But now, I feel more comfortable on the court. More confident with my game style.â&#x20AC;? Head coach Sam Winterbotham praised Stodderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He made the final of the top flight, beating some skilled players,â&#x20AC;? Winterbotham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stepping up into being one of our top guys. We need those guys to step up, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing a good job of that.â&#x20AC;? Winterbotham was also pleased with Scott Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, saying that he played at a â&#x20AC;&#x153;good,

consistent level.â&#x20AC;? Jones, a freshman, won the doubles title at the Ivy Plus Invitational two weekends ago, on Sept. 23, in a team with Stodder. At the ITA All-American in Tulsa, sophomore Srdjan Jakovljevic won four matches, going 4-2 for the tournament. Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most experienced doubles team, junior Luis Valero and senior Jack Schipanski, lost in the second round of doubles tournament to a North Florida team 6-3, 6-2. Winterbotham said that the duo lost to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;really good team.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;That team went on and made the final,â&#x20AC;? Winterbotham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The one thing about Tulsa â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unforgiving. They played at a high level in their first round, beating a good doubles team. I think they felt like they could have done better. (Valero and Schipanski) definitely had a good year last year, but we expect them to better things going forward.â&#x20AC;? Winterbotham also believes that the doubles situation for the Volunteers is â&#x20AC;&#x153;in a good spot.â&#x20AC;? He sees two teams in place â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Valero and Schipanski and, then, Stodder and Jones. But the 11-year coach admitted that the Vols have yet to find their third doubles team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought Preston and Steven Karl had a good tournament at Georgia Tech,â&#x20AC;? Winterbotham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to find that third team. If we can make a third team and keep those two teams intact. That would be excitingâ&#x20AC;? The Vols will host ITA Regional Championships at the Goodfriend Tennis Center from Thursday, Oct. 20, to Monday, Oct. 24.

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The Vols volleyball team has been lacking something this year and, according to head coach Rob Patrick, that one thing is consistency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t (have inconsistency) in the SEC,â&#x20AC;? Patrick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our offense has been doing a really nice job for the most part, but defensively we have been making some errors. Whether its positioning, or not getting the blocks we need to, setting up our blocks in the right spots, that type of stuff.â&#x20AC;? The Vols are coming off of a tough loss to No. 25 Kentucky, where they were swept in the series 3-0. Erica Treiber, one of the captains of the Volunteer volleyball team, discussed what they learned while facing Kentucky and what they needed to focus on in future matches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we learned that we need to be able to work hard and come back and compete. It was a tough loss, and we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play as well as we thought we would.â&#x20AC;? Treiber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Specifically, our serving, passing and blocking, so more of our defensive side, our mentality â&#x20AC;Ś We just need to get the job done and make less errors. So more the mental side.â&#x20AC;? The Vols (11-7, 1-4 SEC) will get a chance to right the ship this Friday night against Ole Miss and Sunday afternoon against Arkansas, with both matches being in Thompson-Boling

Arena. Both Ole Miss (12-6, 1-4) and Arkansas (3-14, 1-4) are tied with Tennessee for the No. 9 spot in the SEC standings. A win over Ole Miss would give the Vols an edge in SEC standings, despite both teams having equal overall records of 12-7. Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s junior middle blocker Taylor Alexander and sophomore right side hitter Kathryn Cather currently rank fifth and sixth in the SEC in hitting percentage with .360 and .359, respectively. Meanwhile, Arkansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; poor record is based mainly on the fact that it has already faced off against four teams ranked in the top 25, including No. 4 Kansas and No. 1 Nebraska. But Arkansas has had its struggles, ranking last in the SEC in kills, assists and hitting percentage as well as ranking 12th in service aces and 11th in digs. Nonetheless, Patrick said that his team has to stop committing so many unforced errors if they hope to have success in the conference this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just making too many errors on balls that we need to keep in, whether its serving, taking good swings at balls, that type of stuff,â&#x20AC;? Patrick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned that we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make these types of errors and be successful in the SEC.â&#x20AC;? The Vols will face Ole Miss Friday night, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. and Arkansas Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16, at 1:30 p.m. Both games will be at home and will be televised on SEC Network+.

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SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Friday, October 14, 2016

2016

FOOTBALL

PICK ‘EMS

FIRST PLACE

Lauren Ratliff Design Editor

North Carolina — No. 16 Miami No. 12 Ole Miss — No. 22 Arkansas Missouri — No. 18 Florida No. 2 Ohio State — No. 8 Wisconsin No. 1 Alabama 30 — No. 9 Tennessee 31

Total Record: 25-6

SECOND PLACE

Trenton Duffer Sports Editor

North Carolina — No. 16 Miami No. 12 Ole Miss — No. 22 Arkansas Missouri — No. 18 Florida No. 2 Ohio State — No. 8 Wisconsin No. 1 Alabama 34 — No. 9 Tennessee 29

3 North Carolina — **No. 16 Miami** **No. 12 Ole Miss** — No. 22 Arkansas Missouri — **No. 18 Florida** No. 2 Ohio

State — **No. 8 Wisconsin ** **No. 1 Alabama 34**— No. 9 Tennessee 21

Total Record: 24-7

THIRD PLACE

Hannah Moulton Copy Chief

North Carolina — No. 16 Miami No. 12 Ole Miss — No. 22 Arkansas Missouri — No. 18 Florida No. 2 Ohio State — No. 8 Wisconsin No. 1 Alabama 34— No. 9 Tennessee 21

Total Record: 23-8

FOURTH PLACE

Bradi Musil Editor-in-Chief

North Carolina — No. 16 Miami No. 12 Ole Miss — No. 22 Arkansas Missouri — No. 18 Florida No. 2 Ohio State — No. 8 Wisconsin No. 1 Alabama 34 — No. 9 Tennessee 21

Total Record: 22-8

FIFTH PLACE

Rob Harvey Asst. Sports Editor

North Carolina — No. 16 Miami No. 12 Ole Miss — No. 22 Arkansas Missouri — No. 18 Florida No. 2 Ohio State — No. 8 Wisconsin No. 1 Alabama 31 — No. 9 Tennessee 35

DEAD STINKIN’ LAST

Total Record: 20-11

Megan Patterson Managing Editor

North Carolina — No. 16 Miami No. 12 Ole Miss — No. 22 Arkansas Missouri — No. 18 Florida No. 2 Ohio State — No. 8 Wisconsin No. 1 Alabama 31 — No. 9 Tennessee 28

Total Record: 19-12

SPORTS

Friday, October 14, 2016 • The Daily Beacon

CROSS COUNTRY

Taking the “grit” to the Crimson Classic Tyler Wombles Staff Writer

The Tennessee Vols football team is not the only university athletic program that has been getting ready to face the Alabama Crimson Tide this week. The cross country program will travel to Tuscaloosa to compete in the Crimson Classic on Friday, Oct. 14. Beth Alford-Sullivan, director of track and field and cross country, stressed the impact that the timing of the events has had on her squad’s mindset. “We were thrilled that it worked out,” Alford-Sullivan said. “We’ll go down and run at the Alabama course. It’s a big invitational, so Alabama will be in the meet, but there’s many other teams too. But we get back in time Friday night and be able to be at the game on Saturday. So it’s the best of both worlds.” Alford-Sullivan stated that the never-quit attitude of Butch Jones’s squad has been a focal point of her team’s outlook this season. “We’ve been using the grit of this football team to translate over to the grit that it takes to run cross country,” Alford-Sullivan said. “I just have been so impressed with Team 120 that a lot of what I see on a Saturday’s game, I’m trying to bring back to our practices and our team meetings and things like that. “And the examples that the team put together this past weekend is just even more motivation to get ready and race again this weekend.” In order to find success at the Crimson Classic, Alford-Sullivan will have to focus on her standout players, not Jones’. She has several to choose from, though, one of whom is junior Nick Brey. Brey made his Tennessee debut on Oct. 1 at the Greater Louisville Classic, finishing 112th in the 8K race with a time of 25:31.64. Brey ran for Marquette his freshman year before transferring to Tennessee, and now

Megan Murray • Courtesy of Tennessee Athletics Alford-Sullivan says that he has “stepped right in” on the team. “He has done a great job,” Alford-Sullivan said. “He came off the first meet in a good position. He ran as our No. 5 guy and packed up with our other guys. So we’re pretty impressed with his progress so far and look forward to seeing him race again.” Another is true freshman Megan Murray, who was the team’s No. 1 runner in the Greater Louisville Classic. Murray attended West High School here in Knoxville. AlfordSullivan said that she’s pleased with Murray, who has handled her debut on the track well this season. “As a freshman, making your debut is always a little nerve wracking, but she handled herself really, really well,” Alford-Sullivan said. “She was pleased with her debut. We were pleased with it. I think as this Friday we go down to Alabama, she’ll run her first full 6K. “So this will be her first time running a 6,000-meter race. My guess is she’ll have another college debut, as they say, on Friday.” Several other SEC teams will also be competing in the Crimson Classic, including Mississippi, Auburn, Kentucky and Georgia. It will be Tennessee’s fourth event of the year.

SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Friday, October 14, 2016

Knowing the Opponent: Alabama Crimson Tide Trenton Duffer and Tyler Waldrep

Sports Editor and Sports Editor at The Crimson White

This is the first week of Knowing the Opponent, The Daily Beacon’s newest series. Each week, The Daily Beacon will contact the sports editor of the Vols upcoming opponents’ student paper. This week, sports editor Trenton Duffer contacted Tyler Waldrep, the sports editor at The Crimson White at the University of Alabama, to talk about this week’s matchup between the Vols and the Crimson Tide.

Trenton Duffer:

What is Alabama feeling this week after that impressive win over Arkansas?

Tyler Waldrep:

To be honest, they’re feeling disappointed. You say impressive, but for Saban and his team, they weren’t happy with the way they finished the game. The secondary was disappointed to get over 400 passing yards, and Arkansas was actually in a position to make that game an 11-point swing late and Minkah Fitzpatrick interceptions did a lot to keep Alabama ahead of the Razorbacks. The game definitely was in a situation where it could still be up for grabs if it wasn’t for his interception. The secondary is preparing for this game as sort of a redemption-type feel. The defensive players, even some of the linebackers, they need to prevent some of those busted coverages that they had. Saban said that the team was beat in man coverage, zone coverage, you name it. They blew a lot of schemes they were running and it caused Arkansas to have a lot of success in the second half of that game.

TD:

Tennessee has played so good in the second half this season. They’ve come back and won in just about every game this season and almost beat Texas A&M. Has Nick Saban concerned in that category?

TW:

Nick has sort of talked about this game the same way he’s talked about all games. He’s emphasized the need to play for 60 minutes, but that’s also something he emphasizes for the team each week. If I had to guess, I would say yeah, there is more of an emphasis on finishing and coming out strong into the second half and not letting Tennessee turn this into a game the way

it has so many games this year. The players have definitely taken note of Tennessee’s ability to just come out of nowhere in the second half of games and come from behind. They’re certainly well aware of what Tennessee’s done this year, and I’d say the team’s approaching it as if the second half that they need to play just as hard as the first half, no matter what the score is.

TD:

Jalen Hurts is a great young quarterback for you guys. What kind of challenges is he going to give to Tennessee’s defense?

TW:

Jalen has the ability to hurt teams with his legs and the passing game. Alabama’s last two quarterbacks Blake Sims and Jake Coker weren’t afraid to run the ball, but neither of them were asked or chose to do it as much as Jalen has. None of them has the athleticism he has or the talent he has to hurt them with both. I think that he’ll hurt Tennessee the most with the short to medium passing game. Jalen has been asked to air it out downfield a lot. Obviously, if Tennessee shuts down the screen passes and the short passes, you’d think Alabama would shift their attack. Ya know, air the ball out a little more downfield. But if Tennessee allows them to, I think they’re going to stick to the short to medium passes. He’ll have some designed runs, some runs where he doesn’t see a pass open so he decides to carry it himself. If Tennessee doesn’t respect his ability to run the ball, he’ll have a big day.

TD:

Do you think that Tennessee’s going to have a harder time stopping Alabama’s running attack or Hurts’ passing attack?

TW: That’s

a good question. You know what, I think it depends a lot on which Alabama we see. The team has consistently moved the ball against several teams this year, but the way they’ve chosen to do is different. Western Kentucky, the team doesn’t move the ball on the ground very much and is forced to pass it. Then we have games like last week where the team comes and basically runs nothing but runs for the first one and a half, two drives and completely moves the field. A fumble kinda ruins that for the team, but they drove the field with essentially a few plays in just running the ball. The team also had success doing that against Kentucky. I would say it depends a lot on the play calling. I would expect Alabama to play pretty balanced

Josh Dobbs, #11, avoids the Alabama defense on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. • File Photo in this one. If anything, I would expect them to be more passing early on and if Tennessee comes out and falls behind like they have in a lot of other games, I’d expect Alabama to take advantage with some runs in the second half and sorta pick those up.

TD:

Both teams have sort of a tag-team running back combo. Alabama has Bo Scarborough and Damien Harris and Tennessee has Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara. Which of these duos has more yards at the end of the day on Saturday?

TW:

First of all, freshman running back Joshua Jacobs is sort of taking over that second role for Alabama. Last week, Bo got a carry and punched it in for a touchdown and appeared to be the second string guy, but Joshua Jacobs went down with an injury early in the game. That allowed Bo to get a few more chances. But they like Bo and I think he’ll get some chances in this game. If I’m gonna mention two running backs for Alabama, I’m gonna say Joshua Jacobs and Damien Harris. I think that Damien Harris and Joshua Jacobs have more yards on Saturday, and I think that has a lot to do with Alabama’s defense. Tennessee is going to have to work if they want to run the ball or even if they want to pass at all to their running backs. They’re gonna have to work against Alabama’s defense. Traditionally, Alabama’s

weakness is running to the outside, screen passes to running backs could be a little more successful. That doesn’t seem to have as much success this year as it has other years. Alabama’s linebackers and some of their defensive linemen are faster and more athletic. They’re able to get to the outside quicker this year. I think that may have surprised a couple of times early in the season when they tried those plays and didn’t have as much success as they expected. There’s been very few running backs the past couple of years that have had success running straight into the heart of Alabama’s defense. I would be surprised if Tennessee’s starting backs got more yards just because of the matchup they have to overcome.

TD:

Final question, what’s your prediction for the game on Saturday?

TW:

I think Alabama wins the game 45-31. I think Tennessee takes an early lead in this game. I know that’s a bold prediction. At some point, Alabama gets rolling and overtakes Tennessee and Tennessee just won’t be able to stay with them. I don’t think Alabama is going to blow them out or anything like they did against Arkansas, but we’ll see. The Vols kick off against the Crimson Tide this Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

“I would be surprised if Tennessee’s starting backs got more yards just because of the matchup they have to overcome.” -Tyler Waldrep, The Crimson White