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SOLD office appoints leadership positions New students to fill Team Leader, Orientation Leader openings, among others Taylor Odle, a sophomore in psychology, had been chosen for the position of a Leadership Guide. He has been a part of SOLD for two years and has served as a Leadership Guide both years. He went through what he calls a tedious, yet fun application process.

The application process for this year included attending an interest session, completing the online application, participating in a group interview, another interview where you must “creatively introduce yourself ” with one

and gave me the opportunity to meet other UT students interested in getting involved on campus through leadership opportunities. I also thought the creative response Staff Writer was a fun and friendly way to express yourself to the SOLD staff. The third-round interview was also an A select group of students will soon be chosen to serve extremely exciting time.” a greater role on campus through opportunities provided There are many responsibilities of being a Leadership by the SOLD (Student Orientation & Leadership Guide, including attending a weekly meeting, participatDevelopment) office. ing in community service activities, developing and preWith applications recently due, students had the chance senting programs for students, and much to apply to be an Ignite Team Leader, more.

Leadership Guide, Orientation Leader or Though being a Leadership Guide is a very Transfer Orientation Assistant. Each position exciting position, that is not the only position is designed to help freshmen make the transiin the SOLD office that is exciting. tion into college smoother. They help educate Sarah Gregory, junior and a 2010 summer students and their families about all the Orientation Leader, described how much resources UT has to offer. being a leader can help someone fall even According the SOLD mission statement, more in love with UT. they accomplish everything they work for “To sum up my feelings and experiences “through our commitment to celebrating diverwith being an Orientation Leader is a rather sity, modeling social change, utilizing peerhard thing to do,” Gregory said. “I came in as leadership, and creating experiential learning one of those students who didn’t want to be opportunities.” here and quite frankly, hated the color Orientation Leaders spend two days of oriorange. However, my experiences through entation with incoming freshmen over the sumbeing an Orientation Leader have not only mer. They lead small group sessions with the led me to become a confident leader, but also students and take them to the designated locahave helped develop a strong passion for tions for each orientation event. They offer a sharing my experiences and serving others. I very warm welcome to the freshmen and try to have also developed a deep connection with help all new students start off at UT on the UT since I believe that our role as right foot.

Orientation Leaders is to influence and motiThe Ignite Team Leaders are the leaders for George Richardson • The Daily Beacon vate the upcoming class to be the future the Ignite Program that is offered to freshmen over the summer. The program is designed to Orientation Leaders show upcoming freshmen something from a program in leaders of UT.” With the application process being so give freshmen the opportunity to learn about June 2009. Leaders soon will be picked through SOLD, Student Orientation & long, Gregory offers some advice to all appliLeadership Development.

SOLD includes Orientation Leaders, Ignite Team all the activities and groups they can get Leaders and Leadership Guides. cants who have applied for this round of involved with on campus, all while meeting selections. fellow freshmen and learning leadership skills.

“My advice to any student who is currently applying is Leadership Guides are student who are available to piece of paper, a third one-on-one interview, and finally anyone on campus, any student or organization, to pro- the notification telling you whether or not you were select- to first be confident in your natural abilities, everyone has the potential to be a leader,” she said. “Second, I encourvide resources, services and information about UT. They ed.

“My experience with the application process was an age students who are applying to truly evaluate why they are also available to offer any kind of information to any group about leadership, motivation, transitioning and extremely enjoyable one,” Odle said. “I felt as though the want to apply. Think about your motivations and passions, many other helpful topics a student may need assistance online application provided me with the opportunity to and then ask if the position lines up. One thing I believe fully express my interest and reasons for applying to join the SOLD office requires from applicants is a genuine paswith. the SOLD office. The group interview was extremely fun sion and desire to serve your UT community.”

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Mayhew lecture raises questions Alex Pierce Staff Writer “I’m going to warn you, this is a talk about curricular reform … there’s no way to make it sexy,” began Dr. Louis Menard on Thursday, Oct. 13.

This was the Second Annual Anne Mayhew Distinguished Honors lecture, and the topic was “Why We Have College.”

The Harvard English professor, winner of a Pulitzer Prize in history in 2002 and author of “The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University,” spoke to a mixed group of professionally dressed students and faculty in the Toyota Auditorium at the Baker Center, following a reception in the entrance of the building.

Menard began by explaining that the key question posed by this lecture was, “Is there something every college should be teaching?”

Universities attempt to answer this question with their General Education programs.

Menard explained the two types of general education programs, Distributive and Core Model.

The main difference between the two is that the Distributive method focuses on departmental programs for general education whereas the Core Model method is strictly non-departmental.

Most colleges, UT included, follow the Distributive model.

General Education programs, however, do not completely answer the question about what every college should teach.

The root of Menard’s interest in this subject stemmed back to when a student raised his hand and asked, “Why do we have to read this book?”

The two possible answers to this question explain the two most popular theories of educaTia Patron • The Daily Beacon tion, Menard states. “Theory The UT Wind Ensemble performs on Oct. 13 along with concerts from the Symphonic Band and Concert Band. one” believes college to be an The next band concert will be the UT Symphony Orchestra, on Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. instrumental tool used to direct-

ly benefit the student financially in the future. “Theory one” people would answer the question “Why do we have to read this book?” with, “You’re in college, and this is what people in college do.”

“Theory two” people see college as a place to gain life experience and learn, often just for the sake of learning. Subscribers to “theory two” would likely answer, “You’re reading this book because it teaches you about life, and exposure is necessary for enlightenment.”

Dr. Grady Bogue, a believer in “theory two” and professor of department educational leadership and policy studies at UT, summed up his own views.

“At the moment, we see college as an instrument of economic development, but it is also a place where you’re supposed to discover yourself, build relationships, and learn different ways of discerning and finding truth,” Bogue said.

Iby Wellborn, a junior in psychology, attended the talk and left with a new perspective.

“It’s sad how we have to reconcile the desire to learn with actually earning a living,” Welborn said. “I feel like I’ve grappled with this myself.”

Menard closed his lecture by briefly explaining how to achieve educational reform, and what exactly to aim for. It is very important for the faculty to understand the history behind the educational system. Another salient point is that only courses the professors are fully capable of teaching should be taught.

Reform should always come from within the faculty, and there is no shame in organizing to admit that different choices must be made.

Menard stressed that the most important factor is patience, as it can take between four and six years for reform to come about.

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Wardy Watkins, a junior in psycology, picks up a Coca-Cola Zero sample from Mary Ann Jackson, a rep from Coke Zero. Coke Zero set up a stand outside Neyland on Oct. 12 to give out samples of the beverage.

1871— Victory at Yorktown Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution.

Lord Cornwallis was one of the most capable British generals of the American Revolution. In 1776, he drove General George Washington's Patriots forces out of New Jersey, and in 1780 he won a stunning victory over General Horatio Gates’ Patriot army at Camden, South Carolina. Cornwallis’ subsequent invasion of North Carolina was less successful, however, and in April 1781 he led his weary and battered troops toward the Virginia coast, where he could maintain seaborne lines of communication with the large British army of General Henry Clinton in New York City. After conducting a series of raids against towns and plantations in Virginia, Cornwallis settled in the tidewater town of Yorktown in August. The British immediately began fortifying the town and the adjacent promontory of Gloucester Point across the York River.

General George Washington instructed the Marquis de Lafayette, who was in Virginia with an American army of around 5,000 men, to block Cornwallis’ escape from Yorktown by land. In the meantime, Washington’s 2,500 troops in New York were joined by a French army of 4,000 men under the Count de Rochambeau. Washington and Rochambeau made plans to attack Cornwallis with the assistance of a large French fleet under the Count de Grasse, and on August 21 they crossed the Hudson River to march south to Yorktown. Covering 200 miles in 15 days, the allied force reached the head of Chesapeake Bay

in early September.

Meanwhile, a British fleet under Admiral Thomas Graves failed to break French naval superiority at the Battle of Virginia Capes on September 5, denying Cornwallis his expected reinforcements. Beginning September 14, de Grasse transported Washington and Rochambeau’s men down the Chesapeake to Virginia, where they joined Lafayette and completed the encirclement of Yorktown on September 28. De Grasse landed another 3,000 French troops carried by his fleet. During the first two weeks of October, the 14,000 Franco-American troops gradually overcame the fortified British positions with the aid of de Grasse’s warships. A large British fleet carrying 7,000 men set out to rescue Cornwallis, but it was too late.

On October 19, General Cornwallis surrendered 7,087 officers and men, 900 seamen, 144 cannons, 15 galleys, a frigate, and 30 transport ships. Pleading illness, he did not attend the surrender ceremony, but his second-in-command, General Charles O’Hara, carried Cornwallis’ sword to the American and French commanders. As the British and Hessian troops marched out to surrender, the British bands played the song “The World Turned Upside Down.”

Although the war persisted on the high seas and in other theaters, the Patriot victory at Yorktown effectively ended fighting in the American colonies. Peace negotiations began in 1782, and on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, formally recognizing the United States as a free and independent nation after eight years of war.

1935— Ethiopia stands alone The League of Nations votes to impose deliberately ineffectual economic sanctions against Fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia. Steps that would impede the progress of the invasion, such as banning the sale of oil to Italy and closing the Suez Canal, were not taken, out of fear of igniting hostilities in Europe.

In the first loss of Ethiopian independence in its long history, tens of thousands of Ethiopians were killed as the Italian army employed poison gas and other modern atrocities to suppress the country. By the end of 1936, the Italian conquest of Ethiopia was complete. Ethiopia's leader, Emperor Haile Selassie, went into exile but returned in 1941, when British and Ethiopian troops liberated the country. Ignoring the British occupation authorities, Selassie quickly organized his own government.

1982— John Z. DeLorean is arrested in $24 million cocaine deal On October 19, 1982, the automaker John Z. DeLorean is arrested and charged with conspiracy to obtain and distribute 55 pounds of cocaine. DeLorean was acquitted of the drug charges in August 1984, but his legal woes were only beginning. He soon went on trial for fraud and over the next two decades was forced to pay millions of dollars to creditors and lawyers. Nevertheless, DeLorean occupies an important place in automotive history: Thanks to its starring role in the 1985 film “Back to the Future,” his gullwing sports car is one of the most famous cars in the world.

DeLorean grew up in Detroit and began to work for Chrysler while he was still in college. His career was a promising one: He worked his way up the corporate ladder at General Motors, where he is credited with designing the GTO and the Firebird, and became a vice-president in 1972, but he left the company just a year later to pursue his own business interests. In 1978, he started the DeLorean Motor Company in Northern Ireland — the British government, along with investors like Johnny Carson and Sammy Davis, Jr., paid the bulk of his start-up costs — to build his dream car: the DMC-12, a sports car that was like nothing anyone had ever seen before. Its stainless-steel body was unpainted; its doors opened up, not out; it had a 130-hp Renault engine and could go from zero to 60 mph in eight seconds.

But not many people actually bought a DeLorean car. They were much too expensive: Each one cost $25,000, compared with $10,000 for the average car and $18,000 for a souped-up Corvette. The company’s financial trouble, DeLorean’s attorneys argued, was the reason the FBI had been able to entrap him in the $24 million drug deal — the authorities knew he would do anything to save his business.

DeLorean was already mired in legal problems by the time director Steven Spielberg chose a DMC–12 to serve as Marty McFly's time machine in “Back to the Future.” Spielberg had originally planned to use an old refrigerator instead of a car, but had changed his mind at the last minute. (The director liked the DeLorean's futuristic look, but more than that he was worried that young fans of the movie might accidentally get stuck in refrigerators and freezers while playing make-believe.) While the DeLorean’s instant celebrity did not do much to revive its creator’s fortunes, it granted him a permanent footnote in pop-culture history.

— This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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Todd steps down after gun faux pas The Associated Press FRANKLIN, Tenn. — State Rep. Curry Todd, a lead proponent of a new state law allowing permit holders to carry handguns in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, resigned a key House committee chairmanship Monday days after his arrest on drunken driving and gun charges.

Todd stepped down as chairman of the House State and Local Government Committee, which handles a range of proposals affecting cities and counties, including most alcohol bills.

The Collierville Republican said in a statement that he informed House Speaker Beth Harwell he was stepping aside “until this matter is resolved.”

“The Committee’s work is an important aspect of the General Assembly and I do not want my actions to distract from that,” said Todd.

Harwell, R-Nashville, said in a phone interview that she welcomed Todd’s decision.

“I’m proud that Rep. Todd has done the admirable thing, which is resigning from this position,” she said.

Harwell said she does not expect Todd to resign from the Legislature altogether.

While the speaker said she is keen to find out how the case against Todd is resolved, she said she will appoint a permanent replacement on the panel because she can’t allow the legal proceedings to “impede the Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon process of the General Assembly.”

Erica Gross, junior in biology, cheers on the Vols in their game against LSU on Oct. “There will have to be someone appoint15. While fans were leaving before the game was over, a majority of the student ed as chairman, because Curry has stepped section stayed till the end of the game.

down from the chairmanship,” she said.

Todd, a retired Memphis police officer, was arrested during a Nashville traffic stop Oct. 11 after failing a roadside sobriety test and refusing to take a breath test. A loaded .38-caliber gun was found in a holster stuffed between the driver’s seat and center console.

Todd, who holds a state handgun carry permit, was charged with possession of a gun while under the influence and drunken driving. It is unclear where he was coming from when his SUV was pulled over for traveling 60 mph in a 40 mph zone near Vanderbilt and Belmont universities.

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said after a speech in Franklin told reporters he had spoken to Todd at a charity golf tournament hosted by Harwell and Democratic Rep. Gary Odom of Nashville earlier Monday.

“I just asked him how he was doing ... He said, ‘I realize I made a bad mistake and I’m sorry,’” Haslam said.

The governor said he was concerned about the circumstances surrounding Todd's arrest, but would defer to House leadership about his fate as a chairman.

“It was a big mistake from Rep. Todd that could have had dangerous consequences, and I think he’s aware of that as well,” Haslam said.

“Drinking and driving is wrong under any circumstances,” the governor added.

“Now obviously having a weapon in the car makes it worse.”

Harwell had put off a decision on Todd’s chairmanship until she returned from an out-of-state college tour with her daughter last week.

Spouses of canidates learn new roles on trail The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ann Romney is a smiling presence at her husband’s side. Gloria Cain doesn’t campaign at all. And Anita Perry raised eyebrows with her claim that her husband had been “brutalized” for his faith.

The wives — and one husband — of the 2012 presidential contenders are still learning to manage the unforgiving scrutiny that comes with their role. A spouse can be a priceless asset, validating and humanizing the candidate in voters’ eyes. But an absent spouse can raise questions, and a provocative comment from a spouse can wound the candidate or pull him or her off message at a critical juncture.

That’s what happened to Texas Gov. Rick Perry after his wife spoke to voters at North Greenville University in South Carolina a day before Perry was to unveil his energy policy. Intense and weepy at times, Anita Perry said her husband had come under withering assault in part because of his evangelical Christian faith.

“It’s been a rough month,” she said in remarks recorded by NBC News. “We have been brutalized and beaten up and chewed up in the press. We are being brutalized by our opponents and our own party. So much of that is, I think they look at him — because of his faith.”

Rick Perry defended his wife when pressed on whether he agreed with her assertion. But it was unquestionably a distraction for Perry, who had tried to restore his focus on the economy after a month of bad debate performances and slipping poll numbers.

“We look at the spouse to give us some clue as to the character of the candidate,” said Myra Gutin, a Rider University communications professor who studies first ladies. “He or she has to be circumspect, to avoid controversy as much as possible. But it’s very hard for spouses to watch their significant other go through a hard time, so they sometimes speak out about it.”

Emotional outbursts have bedeviled many candidates’ spouses over the years.

Former President Bill Clinton's finger-wagging bursts of anger drew plenty of attention when he campaigned for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primary campaign against Barack Obama. And Obama’s wife, Michelle, came under withering criticism that year when she told a campaign audience, “for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country.”

The outcry over Michelle Obama’s comment led to an emergency retooling of her image. As first lady, she’s become a popular figure by focusing on relatively safe issues like childhood obesity, military families and harvesting a garden on the White House lawn.

Among the GOP candidates’ spouses, Ann Romney, wife of GOP front-runner Mitt Romney, has so far managed to avoid any noticeable missteps in part because she’s been through a presidential campaign before. She’s said she feels more relaxed than she did during her husband's 2008 race, and she projects confi-

dence when she introduces him at campaign events.

“If they don’t pick Mitt, that’s their stupid mistake, not mine,” she often says to laughs.

Ann Romney is often credited with softening the former Massachusetts governor’s stiff image, describing him as a devoted father and husband who has stood by her during treatment for multiple sclerosis and breast cancer.

Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, has been a near constant presence in New Hampshire, where her husband has focused his entire campaign effort. She’s become a regular at local restaurants around the state capital, Concord, even when cameras aren't rolling.

She approached a group of reporters at an event last week, saying “people are crying out for” her husband’s candidacy even though he’s languished in low single digits in most polls.

“He’d rather lose than be inauthentic,” she said.

While Ann Romney and Mary Kaye Huntsman have been ubiquitous on the trail, Gloria Cain, wife of pizza magnate Herman Cain, has been nearly invisible. With recent polls showing him surging into a virtual tie with Romney, Cain has faced questions about his wife’s absence.

“My wife and I, we have a family life, and she is maintaining the calmness and the tranquility of that family life,” Cain said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.”

Cain told The Associated Press that his wife “is a lot more introverted than I am” but said he expects she’ll make an appearance with him around Thanksgiving.

“Campaigns can be grueling, and I like my wife,” he said Saturday. “I want to keep her alive so she can hold that Bible

when they swear me in as president.”

Carol Paul, Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s wife, in also an infrequent campaigner.

The absence of a spouse can be problematic for a presidential front-runner. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean learned that in 2004 when he was competing for the Democratic nomination and his wife, Judith Steinberg Dean, refused to leave her medical practice to campaign with him. She eventually did so but only after his campaign faltered in Iowa, the first nominating contest.

Struggling to gain traction, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has cast his marriage to his wife, Karen, as central to his candidacy, in which he has sought to highlight conservative social issues. The two have seven children, including a daughter born with severe birth defects. Another son died shortly after birth.

Introducing his wife at a conservative gathering earlier this month, Santorum suggested candidates should be judged on their spouses.

“When you look at someone to determine whether they’d be the right person for public office, look at who they lay down with at night and what they believe in,” Santorum told the Values Voter summit.

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Friday, June 3, 2011

OPINIONS

LettersEditor to the

Students weigh graduate option Blair Kuykendal Editor-in-Chief Does anyone just get their bachelor’s degree anymore?

Across America, college students have been increasingly pressured to continue their education past the undergraduate level. This trend has gone viral in recent years, with fears of a contracted jobs market.

Economists would argue that increases in human capital are perhaps the most critical factor in safeguarding a nation’s economic future. But is such widespread investment in higher education actually paying off? Superior degrees may be imperative for certain professions, but largely unnecessary in others.

An article published by the Wall Street Journal last week offers a surprising perspective on the benefits of an MBA. Many corporations have shifted their hiring focus away from MBA. recipients, opting for younger candidates who have experience only on an undergraduate level.

The counterintuitive preference can be largely linked to the recent evolution of America’s corporate sector. As businesses have learned to function on leaner budgets with fewer employees, they are looking for a different type of new hire. Firms facing leaner operating schemes are looking to get the biggest bang for their buck. In the professional market, the undergraduate may be advantaged over a master’s candidate for the first time in several years.

The most obvious benefit of hiring an employee without a masters degree is the reduced salary liability. While lower overhead is extremely important, employers are also citing some reasons outside of extra cost that makes undergraduates a more attractive option.

Some firms have simply discovered that undergraduate candidates are as capable as their graduate counterparts. As the reasoning goes, why pay more for the same results?

Businesses are attracted to “malleability.” That is, firms have recognized the importance of shaping employees to meet particular needs.

Undergraduates are much more easily adopted into firm culture than are MBAs with broader experience outside of the workplace. Younger applicants are getting more attention from firms in both the financial and business sectors, often at the expense of their MBA counterparts.

This trend, however, is likely an interesting quirk of economic recovery. Undergraduate students are not likely to opt out of an MBA. if the time and resources are available to them.

The recent 9.9 percent drop in applications to full-time MBA programs is likely attributable to the inability of students to invest more money in education, and less likely associated with a belief that the degree would be of little value.

Applying for a job after only four years of college may sound like an attractive option, but savings on the cost of education now will likely spell career limitations in the future. Firms may be anxious to hire malleable undergraduate students now, but most firms require MBAs for upper management, regardless of talent already in house.

It is important to remember that there will be job opportunities for both hard-working graduate and undergraduate students. Seniors should not be pressured by parents, professors or society at large to enter a rigorous graduate curriculum if they aren’t truly committed. The costs of graduate education include not only tuition, but also the opportunity costs of salary forgone. If you are pursuing a graduate degree, be sure to take full advantage of the privilege.

— Blair Kuykendall is a junior in the College Scholars Program. She can be reached at bkuykend@utk.edu.

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Redeeming Hope sponsors 5K Ac orns and Other Seeds by

Anna-Lise Rurnette Even though I’ve been attending planning meetings for almost a year now, it’s only recently that I’ve truly begun to think about the mission of the Running With Hope 5K next month. Amidst the flurry of gigantic lists, harried e-mails and nervous glances, the real reason the event is being organized has been swept under the rug in favor of getting things finished. And so I wonder — how many of you out there know what’s being done and why?

Not everyone agrees to what extent we should help those who are less fortunate than ourselves, but almost everyone believes that we should have compassion for the needy. In this country, our (still) plentiful first world nation, there’s often a resistance to give to our neighbors because there’s some sort of stigma attached to it; as a population we find it easy to give to Haiti but not as easy to give to those who many consider to have equal opportunity.

Whether all Americans really have equal opportunity and equal access to basic needs is a question that is hotly contested. What isn’t contested, however, is that we have widening inequality in health and wealth. Poverty and homelessness is no small problem in the United States — according to numbers from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, there are anywhere between 1.6 and 3.5 million Americans who are in transitional housing or use emergency shelters on some sort of “regular” basis.

Depending on how much time you spend off campus, you may or may not realize that homelessness is a big problem in Knoxville, too.

For many of these people, escaping the cycle of poverty and homelessness is difficult as an individual — hence the creation of organizations that distribute free meals or offer a place to sleep for the night. These groups serve an important

function by providing the needy and homeless with goods and services they would have a hard time obtaining on their own. Most Americans, no matter their personal politics, can see the value of these organizations and their mission.

But if you’re like Eddie Young, the director of newcomer Redeeming Hope Ministries, the idea that we can “cure” homelessness and poverty by distributing canned food seems hopelessly inadequate. Based out of the Fort Sanders neighborhood, Redeeming Hope doesn’t seem to be waiting around hoping the much-maligned 10Year Plan will solve all the problems of Knoxville’s disenfranchised; instead, Redeeming Hope seeks to do what it can right now, right in our backyard.

Volunteers (no pun intended) lead art, cooking and nutrition sessions, and others help produce the Amplifier, our city’s first street paper.

Redeeming Hope is interested in empowerment through voting in local elections, food justice, maintenance of physical health and supporting artistic expression — in short, “holistic transformation” for impoverished Knoxvillians.

The Running With Hope 5K and Fun Run that will be held on Nov. 12 is designed to help support Redeeming Hope’s diverse programs.

In matters of social responsibility, sure, we’re free to pick and choose what we want to throw ourselves behind — but helping people you share the sidewalk with seems like a really sensible thing to me. If you believe, as the people at Redeeming Hope do, that access to food, housing and support are basic rights of humanity, show your support by signing up for the race or volunteering your time.

Because even though I do believe that we should be interested and involved in helping the needy in an international context (and yes, goodness knows many millions of people have harder lives than we can imagine), sometimes it feels good to see the results of your efforts first-hand. If you feel the same way, lend a hand to help make Knoxville a better home for all of its citizens.

— Anna-Lise Burnette is a senior in interdisciplinary studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu.

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It is truly heart-breaking when people misinterpret a verse or verses in the Bible to such a degree that it hurts their faith or keeps someone from having faith in the first place.

People have been using the Bible to argue for almost every topic imaginable — things that are completely against the Bible when read correctly. The misinterpretation of the Bible is something that has been downright painful for me. Given that and the fact that my pastor talked about it this morning, I’ve decided to relay some information to those who read this column. If you want to hear more about it, that is great! Fellowship church has a podcast where you can find the talk, but here’s a small portion of that information.

Lots of people claim, and lots more believe, that prayers will always be granted if people ask them in true faith. Sadly, they support that idea partially by twisting and misinterpreting verses in the Bible.

One of many verses that people twist in this way is James 1:6, which reads, “but let him ask in faith, with no doubting for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” (ESV) The first word in that verse makes it clear that looking at the previous verse is absolutely necessary.

However, those who argue for the “name it, claim it” view of prayer prefer not to do that.

First of all, James, the writer of the book, did not insert numbers into his text. Those were added later to make it easier to find portions of scripture. Unfortunately, those numbers are sometimes located poorly. This is one such case. James 1:5 reads: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will

be given him.” This passage of scripture is speaking specifically about wisdom. It does not say, “if anyone wants a brand new car, ask God for one and, if you really believe He’ll give you one, He will,” nor should it be interpreted that way because that is not what God said.

Matthew 7:7-8 are two other verses that are twisted in the manner that James 1:6 is.

Matthew 7:7-8 reads, “Ask, and it will be given you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”

Those verses are far too often twisted and interpreted to say that you’ll always get what you want. That is not what it says.

Picture a parent telling a child he can’t have something he wants because it’s ultimately dangerous. Matthew 7:9-11 says, “Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask?”

These verses promise that God will grant His children what is good for them, not what they want. What we want and what is good for us are often different things.

In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” This cup that he asks to pass from him is death on the cross. God the Father answered, “No.” Jesus had to bare the cross in order to save the ones who believe in God’s grace and salvation. That “no” was painful, but for our ultimate good.

God’s greatest will is His glory, and He answers prayers the way that is ultimately good. Be His answer yes or no, His answer is good — no matter what we think.

— Chelsea Tolliver is an undecided junior.

She can be reached at ctollive@utk.edu.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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People fighting crime raise concerns The Associated Press SEATTLE — Fabio Heuring was standing outside a Seattle nightclub with a friend on a Saturday night, smoking cigarettes, when a man bolting from a bouncer ran into them. Enraged, the man ripped off his shirt in the middle of the street and prepared to give Heuring’s buddy a beating.

Just then, in swooped a bizarre sight: a self-proclaimed superhero in a black mask and matching muscle-suit. He doused the aggressor with pepper spray, much to Heuring’s shocked relief.

A couple hours later, though, using those tactics on another group of clubgoers would land the superhero — Benjamin Fodor, better known as Phoenix Jones — in jail for investigation of assault, sending pangs of anxiety through the small, eccentric and mostly anonymous community of masked crime-fighters across the U.S. The comic book-inspired patrolling of city streets by “real life super-heroes” has been getting more popular in recent years, thanks largely to mainstream attention in movies like last year’s “Kick-Ass” and the recent HBO documentary “Superheroes.” And as the ranks of the masked, caped and sometimes bullet-proof-vested avengers swell, many fret that even well-intentioned vigilantes risk hurting themselves, the public and the movement if they're as aggressive as Jones.

Some have gone so far as to propose a sanctioning body to ensure that high super-hero standards are maintained.

“The movement has grown majorly,” said Edward Stinson, a writer from Boca Raton, Fla., who advises reallife superheroes on a Website devoted to the cause. “What I tell these guys is, ‘You’re no longer in the shadows. You’re in a new era. ... Build trust. Set standards. Make the real-life superheroes work to earn that title and take some kind of oath.’”

It’s not clear how many costumed vigilantes there are in the U.S. The website www.reallifesuperheroes.org lists 660 members around the world. They range from members of the New York Initiative in New York City and the Shadow Corp in Saginaw, Mich., to a character named Nightbow who says he has patrolled the streets of Carlisle, England, for three years.

Some take on their fictional identities while doing charity work.

Fodor, 23, is the most prominent face of the Rain City Superhero Movement, a collection of vigilantes who appeared in Seattle over past year. Early on Oct. 9, about two hours after he saved Heuring and his buddy, he charged a group of people leaving a downtown nightclub as a videographer trailed him.

From the shaky camera work, it appeared there may have been some kind of disturbance in the group. Fodor insists he was breaking up a fight when he hit the crowd with pepper spray; the people who got sprayed told police there had been no fight. He was briefly booked into jail for investigation of assault, but prosecutors haven’t charged him yet. He appeared in court last week while wearing his superhero costume under a button-down shirt.

“Recently there have been increased reports of citizens being pepper sprayed by (Fodor) and his group,” the police report noted. “Although (Fodor) has been advised to

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observe and report incidents to 911, he continues to try to resolve things on his own.”

Fodor remained unapologetic after the court appearance, saying he’s just like anyone else except that “I decided to make a difference and stop crime in my neighborhood.” He invited members of the public to join him on patrol Saturday night.

Heuring, a 27-year-old shuttle driver from Auburn, is a fan.

“Without a question, there was a fight going to happen,” he said. “It could have ended ugly had he not come in. He used good judgment in our case. He saw who was instigating it and who he needed to defend.”

But many in the vigilante community point to Fodor’s arrest as a watershed moment: As more people — often, young people — fashion themselves into superheroes, they risk finding themselves in similar situations where they wind up hurting innocent members of the public or being shot, stabbed or beaten themselves. Such negative attention could doom the movement, they say.

Stinson, who is 40 and says he has a military background, said that if the movement is to continue to grow, it needs to do a better job policing itself. He envisions a nonprofit organization that would have departments devoted to fundraising and building community trust and alliances. He also thinks there should be tactical superhero training — including how to take control of a volatile situation and defuse it.

Filmmaker Michael Barnett followed 50 real-life crime fighters for 15 months for his documentary “Superheroes.”

Many have great intentions, he said, but that doesn’t mean their methods are proper.

“The police by in large appreciate an extra set of eyes, but they really, really want these guys to do it according to the law,” Barnett said.

Masked crusaders began appearing in the 1970s with San Diego’s Captain Sticky, who used his Superman-like costume to fight for rental car rip-offs and tenant rights, Barnett said. They spread throughout the country in the 1980s and 1990s, and became more popular thanks to the faster communications and online support communities of the Internet.

Barnett said he met plumbers, teachers, cashiers and firefighters who leave their day jobs behind every night in the name of security. Their weapons include pepper spray, stun guns and batons. Relatively few have any combat training or any formal knowledge of how to use their arsenal, he said.

That concerns the professional crime-fighters.

“If people want to dress up and walk around, knock yourself out,” said Seattle police spokesman Mark Jamieson.

“Our concern is when you insert yourself into these situations without knowing the facts, it’s just not a smart thing to do. If you think a situation warrants calling 911, call 911.”

Not all of the vigilantes take a confrontational approach.

A 53-year-old man in Mountain View, Calif., who calls himself “The Eye,” keeps a low-enough profile that officers there have never booked anyone arrested with his help.

“The only reason I know him is because he’s my neighbor,” said police spokeswoman Liz Wylie. “He’s a neighborhood watch block captain, a very good one at that.”

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According to the play’s official website, the St. Martins Theatre has a performance every Monday to Saturday evening with matinees on Tuesday and Saturday.

The play takes place in the English countryside in 1952. A young couple welcomes guests to their new guesthouse, Monkswell Manor. As the guests arrive, it becomes apparent that they are all quite strange. A creepy latecomer and imposing policeman arrive later in the evening. They all learn that a woman was murdered earlier that day and that the murderer was planning on coming to Monkswell Manor to kill again.

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I enjoyed watching the play immensely. It is well written, the actors did a good job and obviously received good direction. I was happy to hear a variety of accents that were not overly fake.

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The way he delivered his lines combined comedy with creepiness and mystery that gave his character depth and kept the audience rolling with laughter.

Another oddball character, Christopher Wren, played by Jacob Baker, kept us laughing and interested as well. Baker portrayed a confused and strange young man. The way he spoke, lightly and with a questioning tone, made his character childlike and curious but also mysterious and creepy.

All of the actors portrayed their characters quite well.

Watching Tony Mendez and Rebecca Drone as Mr. and Mrs. Ralston was like watching a real couple interact. Steve Trigg portrayed Major Metcalf as a mysterious army retiree with a temper. Bonny Pendleton did a great job as Mrs. Boyle, the wretched woman who complains without respite.

Director Windie Wilson and all eight actors worked together to put on a successful rendition of Christie’s “The Mousetrap.” It is easy to tell that they all worked quite hard to live up to the play’s lofty reputation. It made me laugh and had me guessing about who the murderer may be. I enjoyed the play and suggest that people head to Theatre Knoxville Downtown, which is on Gay Street across from where Regas used to be, to watch it too.

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Titans hope to extend lead in AFC South The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is back from its bye all alone the top of the AFC South. There is still a lot of football to be played and the Titans know the halfgame lead over Houston could flip Sunday when they host the Texans.

Coach Mike Munchak joked Monday that it would be nice to take off Sunday too and pick up another halfgame in the division without playing.

“It’s early. We all know that, but you would rather what’s happening happen and we still know what we have to do this weekend starting with the Texans playing two division games in a row,” Munchak said. “We lost our first one so this game is huge for us to come out and play well against a division opponent at home.”

The Titans (3-2) opened the season with a 16-14 loss to Jacksonville in the division. Now they host Houston (3-3) to start a three-game homestand that also features Indianapolis (0-6), and Sunday’s winner takes a big step ahead in the AFC South.

Houston hosts Tennessee in the regular season finale on Jan. 1, and Munchak said his team understands what’s at stake in the division.

“And it won’t take much for us to understand the importance of these games and how important it is for us to play well and what we can accomplish if we do win these games,” Munchak said.

Receiver Nate Washington said the Titans know what an opportunity they have before them, and nobody in Tennessee is turning down what the Texans gave them with a 29-14 loss to Baltimore.

“It’s an opportunity for us to run away with something they have given us,” Washington said. “I think we’ve earned it, but at the same time with a bye week you can’t deny it was given to us. And we’re going to take it every week and try to keep it away from everybody else.

“That’s what we’re going to try to hold onto this lead that we have and making sure we’re doing good things every week.”

The Titans returned Monday from five straight days off and practiced on the run game and third downs.

The Titans rank last in the NFL in rushing offense, and the defense is struggling getting off the field on third downs. So Munchak said they worked on fundamentals and on the running the ball better. Chris Johnson, who missed the preseason before signing his $53 million extension, has just 250 yards rushing so far.

Munchak said they studied several shots of the same play so everyone could see what the other was doing.

“Some guys may sit there and say, ‘Well, I thought it was the running back. No, it’s the O-line. No, it’s the tight end,’ so I think you all realize that it’s a team effort to be ranked where we are.

It’s all of us, from coaching to the play calling to the execution, all of that is part of it when you are dead last. We know that, we are not happy about it, and it’s up to us to do something about it,” Munchak said.

Fullback Ahmard Hall said they looked at every run to see what was going wrong.

“We’ve just got to execute.

All 11 guys have to be on the same sheet of music. You can’t have one guy doing one thing and 10 other guys doing another. Everybody has to be on the same sheet of music. It’s not a one-person thing. It’s not CJ. It’s not me. It’s not (left tackle) Mike Roos or Country (right tackle David Stewart),” Hall said.

“It’s everybody.”

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Simms’ presence improves run game in LSU loss Clay Seal Assistant Sports When Matt Simms started his first game of the season against LSU, there was a clear difference in Tennessee’s offense.

But it didn’t have anything to do with Simms’ arm.

With Simms in, the Vols rushed for positive yardage (111) against an SEC opponent for the first time this year.

“Matt helps you in the run game. It’s one of his strengths by trying to get you in good looks,” said UT coach Derek Dooley. “He gives you a better schematic advantage. He has an ability to recognize fronts and know what to run and where to run it. When you are a good running team, that is what you

have to do. You can’t just call a play and hope it works. You have to be able to count it, so he helps us in that.”

Against Florida, the Vols rushed for negative-9 yards. Against Georgia, they had negative-20 yards.

Tauren Poole was the biggest beneficiary of Simms’ ability to read defenses and call successful plays. He rushed for 70 yards on 19 carries against the Tigers, which is 52 yards more than he did in the other two SEC games this year.

“I just think Matt has a great feel for the game,” said Poole. “You can see it on Saturdays. He definitely expects a lot of himself, and he expects us to get in the right calls. He knows a lot. We can see it in practice. We see it in games.

“It helps me a lot because he IDs the Mike (middle linebacker), and a lot of

it has to do with who I’m blocking, what am I seeing, how am I getting out on the route, who am I reading in the run game. It helps me a lot, and I’m just happy to have him back there.”

Still, though, the Vols’ 89 ground yards a game ranks 114th out of 120 schools in the nation.

Poole credited the offensive line and full backs for stepping up their physicality and knowing their assignments, which was exactly what they have been striving for in practice recently.

“I think we did a lot better of a job identifying linebackers,” said fullback Ben Bartholomew. “And the O-line worked a lot all last week on getting the run game better. We were just a lot more physical this week and I think we’re going to continue to press being more physical and just exploding off the ball.”

Simms went just 6-for-20 for 128 yards and two interceptions against LSU, and he won’t get an easy game to help him ease back into the starting role against No. 2 Alabama, which is allowing just seven points a game.

Tennessee’s run game knows it has to step up.

“We have to capitalize on making big plays on as many plays as we can,” said Poole.

Stone/Bullard flip Alex Bullard, who started six games at left guard for the Vols, will switch places with center James Stone against Alabama this week.

“If (the coaches) didn’t believe it gave us a better shot to win, I doubt they would be (making the change),” Bullard said. “We just have to trust them and we are rolling with it. I felt good today.”