Vols running back ready to play former team Taylor White Assistant Sports Editor
Alvin Kamara has spent numerous Saturdays on the sideline at Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium. This Saturday, however, will offer a different perspective. The running back signed with the Crimson Tide in 2013 as a promising high school prospect. Injuries hampered his freshman year, though, forcing him to redshirt. He also struggled off the field, eventually transferring from the program to Hutchinson Community College. The Norcross, Georgia, native then signed to play with the Vols after his one-year junior college stint and enrolled at Tennessee in January. Although it didn’t work out for him to stay at Alabama, Kamara said he holds no ill will toward the Crimson Tide. In fact, it’s just the opposite. “It will be fun this week, just being able to see those guys,” Kamara said at a press conference on Wednesday. “I’m still good friends with a lot of those guys. We want to win, though, so we might not still be friends after the game.” The redshirt sophomore is known as levelheaded guy on and off the field, and he’s taken that same approach to practice this week, despite the fact that he will face off against his former teammates and coaches. The coaching staff has echoed that sentiment. “He hasn’t said a word about it,” offensive coordinator Mike DeBord said. “He’s Alvin. He’s a leader for us. He works hard in practice, and he just hasn’t said a word about it.” See FOOTBALL on Page 8
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CRIME LOG DISPATCH SGA survey gauges student 10/19/20 TRECS/2111 Volunteer Boulevard/1st Floor Cubbies At approximately 11:16 p.m., a UTPD officer was dispatched to Laurel Hall for a report of a theft of a wallet that occurred at TRECS earlier in the evening.
10/20/15 UTPD Impound Lot/2309 Kingston Pike/ Fence on Back Side of Lot At approximately 12:33 p.m., a UTPD officer was releasing a R.O.T.C. trailer from the impound lot when the officer noticed the fence was cut in a 4-by4 section by unknown suspects. The fence was cut between approximately 3:00 p.m. on Oct. 6 and approximately 12:33 p.m. on Oct. 20. A case card was given.
concern on issues, alcohol policy
American killed in hostage rescue mission
Tanner Hancock
One American service member was killed Thursday in the rescue operation that resulted in the extraction of about 70 ISIS hostages at an ISIS-controlled prison in Northern Iraq. The service member’s death was the first American combat death in Iraq since November 2011. The hostages, which included more than 20 members of the Iraq Security forces, local residents and several ISIS fighters accused of spying, were facing “imminent mass execution.” They were rescued by a helicopter assault that involved U.S. special operations troops as well as Kurdish and Iraq forces.
SGA is reaching out to you the only way they know how — through your Facebook feed. More specifically, UT’s Student Government Association released an all-campus survey online this Tuesday in order to garner student reactions towards various issues on campus. Only four questions long, the survey asks students to rank what they believe to be the three most pressing issues for students on campus, as well as rank their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with UT’s current dry campus alcohol policy. Greg Butcher, director of communications for SGA, said he believes the survey will act as an efficient means to collect a wide array of student opinions for SGA to act upon. Only a few days into its two-week circulation, the survey had already amassed over 4,000 student responses as of Thursday, and Butcher is confident that more are to come.
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UT simply bans (alcohol) and pretends to ignore the fact that by doing so they are just worsening the problem.” Coble Whitaker, senior in finance
“We’ll get some real, quantitative data for the senators to know exactly where they need to be focusing their time and energy,” Butcher said of the survey, which he hopes will add a level of validity to SGA’s presence at UT. With undergraduate voter turnout for the 2015 election recorded at only 3,735 students, or less than six percent of the undergraduate population, Butcher hopes the survey will help SGA better cement their role as student
representatives for the whole campus rather than just a small portion of it. “Having a high participation in this (survey) at least will say that students are behind what we’re doing,” Butcher said. Explaining the decision to single out UT’s alcohol policy on the survey, Butcher said that, unlike other issues like parking or construction, UT has a specific policy towards alcohol in place. By allowing students to read the specific Hilltopics policy beforehand, Butcher hopes the students will be better suited to make informed decisions when completing the survey. For Mariah Beane, student services director for SGA, the survey’s singling out of the alcohol policy may act as a catalyst for change to what she views as a largely unclear stance towards alcohol on campus. “I wouldn’t really consider us a dry campus ... there are instances where alcohol is allowed, it’s more just students on campus,” Beane said of UT’s policy. “I think there’s a lot of inconsistencies within the policy.” But Beane is not alone in her views towards the policy. Coble Whitaker, senior in finance, recently submitted a petition to the administration asking UT to amend its dry campus stance towards alcohol. In it, Whitaker makes the argument that by pushing drinking away from UT grounds, the college administration effectively creates a more dangerous environment wherein students are forced to drink in areas less than ideal for their safety. “Instead of being realistic and accepting the fact that college students are going to drink ... UT simply bans (alcohol) and pretends to ignore the fact that by doing so they are just worsening the problem,” Whitaker said in his petition. Drawing particular attention to the culture of drinking on campus during football games, Whitaker further argued that so long as UT chooses to enforce its policy of no drinking on campus, it must necessarily enforce it equally. “The double standard employed by the administration and alumni base is laughable,” Whitaker said. “As long as the alumni can get away with drinking on Saturdays, they couldn’t care less and you better believe the administration knows this.” Echoing that sentiment, UT College Democrats president Mitch Thompson believes that the current dry campus policy employed by UT serves more to harm the student body rather than protect it. “Students consume alcohol, and we can pretend it doesn’t happen and punish it when it does, or we can take a comprehensive approach, working with students and police forces alike.”
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The volunteers’ restaurant on the river Alahnah Ligon Staff Writer Seated at the edge of the Tennessee River, Calhoun’s restaurant is as much a part of gameday culture as all things orange and hating Alabama. That explains why Calhoun’s on the River experienced its greatest crowds in years over the course of this season thanks in large part to UT’s football program. Kit Housley, general manager at Calhoun’s On The River, attributes the success to the “natural” way the two groups formed a relationship over 25 years ago. “Calhoun’s has been a destination restaurant since the beginning,” Housley said. “You have the university (nearby), and it’s just a nice, natural thing.” Bart Fricks, CEO of Calhoun’s and the Copper family of restaurants, took it a step further when he claimed “Calhoun’s on the River is synonymous with UT football.” During football season, the restaurant enjoys continuous business on home game weekends, starting early Thursday afternoon and lasting through Sunday. Fricks said Calhoun’s on the River attracts more visitors from out-of-state than local UT
fans. “The funny thing about Calhoun’s on the River is that, especially during an SEC game, it becomes the visitor’s restaurant,” Fricks said.” The big time SEC schools take Calhoun’s on the River as their restaurant for that day.” The Sept. 12 home game versus the Oklahoma Sooners brought Calhoun’s one of the largest crowds Housley witnessed in his nine years with the company. The restaurant closes at 11 p.m. on regular weekends but may remain open, if business requires it, until midnight, or 1 a.m. in the case of the Oklahoma and Georgia home games. Fricks said when the restaurants are on a wait list, Calhoun’s will always vend to customers outside of the restaurant. “The restaurants will often be busy on waits,” Fricks said. “We always set up outside and sell hamburgers, beer, bottles of water, or whatever (customers) want in the parking lot.” Fricks said Calhoun’s On The River smoked almost 4,000 pounds of pork for the home game against Georgia on Oct. 10. Housley said fluctuation of business on other game-day weekends could be due to the popularity of the team traveling to UT or whether the UT football team is having a good season overall.
We’re happy to have them as guests.” Kit Housley, Calhoun’s General Manager
In order to have a successful weekend of business, Housley employs more staff on home game weekends than on other days of the week. Fricks estimates over 60 percent of employees for Calhoun’s on the River are students who may remain with Calhoun’s for a majority of their college careers. On home game weekends, these student employees must prepare for a “magnified” version of regular work days, Fricks said. “It’s a lot more food, a lot more beer, a lot more alcohol and a lot more responsibility,” Housley said. “You have to get here early and do everything really quickly. Everything is magnified.” Although the restaurant experiences up to
3,000 or 4,000 guests on home day weekends, Housley said that there have never been any serious problems with misbehaving customers. Housley specifically noted hiring security staff in the restaurant on home game weekends as a way to keep things “responsible” for the family restaurant. Another way Calhoun’s keeps things responsible on home game weekends, Housley explained, is charging visitors for parking, which also contributes to the restaurant’s business. Housley said game day regulars in the restaurant are difficult to determine with so many customers, but tailgaters parking nearby never change. “You really get to recognize all those folks who tailgate down here,” Housley said. “They’ll always come down and get their same spots that they try to have each week.” Housley also mentioned getting to know a few faces from the athletic department like UT Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Barnes. “All those guys like to come down here and eat,” Housley said. “We’re happy to have them as guests.” Other than a the regular buzz of Tennessee football, Housley said the overall environment in the restaurant on home game weekends is “hard to describe unless you’re (there).”
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UTPD public forum answers questions about operation Connor Barnhill Contributor
High school students came to UT campus to celebrate Engineers Day, the annual event of engineering. Justin Keyes • The Daily Beacon
Big orange and blue lights are friendlier than you may think. UT Police Chief Troy Lane hosted “Coffee with a Cop” this Thursday at the John C. Hodges Library by answering questions from students about homelessness, response to crime on and off campus and, most recently, the changes made to the UTPD phone alert system. Parker Cantrell, senior in communications studies, attended the event and vocalized his concerns for the homeless population in and around UT campus. His concern is not for himself, as it is his last semester here, but rather for his little sister, who is a freshman this year. “My problem is that I’ve seen cops who have driven past a homeless person who is openly accosting a student on the Strip for not giving money,” Cantrell said. “I really think it all goes back to convenience, and that the cops don’t want to necessarily deal with that because of the paperwork involved.” Lane agrees with Cantrell that the problem needs to be resolved in a manner appropriate for everyone, but also states that there’s not much he or UTPD can do about it. “The Strip isn’t part of UT campus and therefore it’s out of our jurisdiction,” Lane says. “If there’s a problem on campus, we can resolve the issue, but the Strip and the Fort is Knoxville Police Department’s jurisdiction.” Cantrell, however, said there might be solutions UTPD and KPD haven’t considered, namely student involvement to reduce criminal activity in and around campus. “It may not be ‘officially’ campus territory, but the perception of many students is that it is, and I believe that perception is reality,” Cantrell said. “So I think, because it’s so close,
there could be some joint effort to fix some of the problems in the strip and the Fort.” Lane also answered questions on the changes to the UTPD alert system, following last Saturday’s weekend burglary on the 17th Street Deli. Under the Clery Act, a bill that mandates how UTPD responds to crimes on campus, any incidents where officers take immediate action should be followed by an immediate alert. At UT, this is known as the “UT Alert System,” or the text that students receive on their phone. Lane recalls, as do older students at UT, the problems with the alert system’s early development. “A few years ago, UT defined the crimes that they considered ‘Clery crimes’ and deserve a UT alert,” Lane said. “But the problem was that we were sending one or two a week, and it caused people to really stop paying attention to them.” Lane said UTPD analyzed the bill more thoroughly to narrow the scope of “Clery crimes,” so that UT alerts could be reserved for important messages and enhance their significance when sent out. UTPD also made a website where students can view the new criteria for a “Clery crime” and the area in which UTPD is responsible for responding to crimes. The Clery Act, as Lane explained, also states that UT needs to send out a “timely warning” to students if a string of crimes like burglary or theft occurs on campus. This warning, known as a “safety notice” at UT, is the email students will receive if UTPD is investigating several incidents that either occurred within a short period of time or are believed to be connected. “Because they’re an email, they don’t deal with crimes as they happen,” Lane said, “(so safety notices) can provide a lot more information to the students and allow them to be more informed of what’s going on.”
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Big Ears festival announces impressive 2016 lineup Michael Lipps Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Formidable — that is the word Rolling Stone used to describe the lineup for the 2016 Big Ears Festival. The festival began in 2009 and has certainly impressed its patrons ever since. With the 2016 festival about five months away, the lineup was announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. It has garnished a good deal of excitement with names like Yo La Tengo, Angel Olsen, Andrew Bird and Kamasi Washington, whose saxophone work was featured on Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly.” The Daily Beacon caught up with Big Ears founder and curator, Ashley Capps, to discuss the excitement surrounding the upcoming festival. Daily Beacon: The Big Ears festival website says the festival is “Declared ‘one of the country’s most audacious musical experiments’ by Vice and ‘the classiest, most diverse festival in the country’ by Rolling Stone.” What factors do you think contribute to these impressions of the festival?” Ashley Capps: We are very honored and
humbled by the extraordinary response to Big Ears, and it’s inspiring to see that it resonates so strongly with people. I think there are several reasons. One is simple: the festival hosts performances by artists — young and old — who have had a profound and powerful impact on our culture during the past 50 years or so. While they may not be “household” names for many, they are some of the influential and highly regarded artists of our time. Big Ears is also programmed a bit differently than many musical festivals. Instead of being centered around a particular genre — in other words, like a country festival, or a bluegrass festival, or a rock festival, or a jazz festival — Big Ears is programmed more like a film festival or an art festival, bringing together great artists of all kinds and giving them the platform to present great work. There are themes that are woven through the weekend, but the overall programming is more like weaving a tapestry of different interlocking patterns as opposed to building a box that puts similar things in while leaving everything else out. I also think the experience is very nurturing. Being in Downtown Knoxville, seeing these great artists perform in fabulous venues that each offer a unique experience like the
Tennessee and Bijou Theatres, The Square Room, The Standard — all within walking distance of one another and restaurants and shops, and experiencing the festival in a town that still retains much of its historic character. It’s something both artists and audiences love. DB: The 2016 lineup was recently released. What kind of feedback have you been getting from fans so far, and have you heard any excitement from any of the artists? AC: The response has been amazing really. The best response we’ve ever had. And, yes, many of the artists are excited as well about being a part of a festival with some of the others on the bill. There are several shows, like Laurie Anderson and Philip Glass’ collaboration or the performance of Outside the Dream Syndicate, which people will likely not get to see anywhere this year outside of Big Ears. But fans and artists alike are also responding to the breadth and depth of the programming, and their reactions inspire us too. DB: Film seems to be an art form that is becoming increasingly popular. Can you talk about how film ties into the festival and what is to be expected for 2016? AC: One of the guiding principles behind Big Ears is to explore ways in which music interfaces and interacts with other art forms,
and, of course, film is a place where this happens regularly. We’re still working on details for the film component this year, but it will continue to be an important facet to the festival. DB: As you look back and reflect on a time when the festival was just an idea, how do you measure the success of it after the past few years? AC: The degree to which both artists and audiences have embraced Big Ears and its concept is how I measure its success. The audiences grow every year, and artists are coming to us more and more wanting to be a part of the festival and present special projects. That’s very exciting and gratifying to me personally. And now we have invitations to bring the concept to other cities, as well. We have no immediate plans to do that, but there are some intriguing opportunities coming our way. We’ll see. In the meantime, growing Big Ears and letting it continue to evolve in Downtown Knoxville is first and foremost in our minds. Tickets for the festival go on sale Friday at noon. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://bigearsfestival.com/ tickets/.
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Local neighborhood holds art festival with international flair Megan Patterson Arts & Culture Editor
Ever wonder what it’s like to stroll through a German art district? This weekend, the neighborhood of 4th and Gill will provide the opportunity to do that right here in Knoxville. For the second year, ARToberfest is giving a platform to the artistic side of Knoxville, with a flair of German heritage. Laurie Meschke, chair of ARToberfest planning committee, came up with the idea when she was asked to develop a large fundraiser as part of her role on the 4th and Gill neighborhood association. Meschke grew up in Minnesota with a strong German heritage, and said she has been strongly influenced by the artistic atmosphere in 4th and Gill since she moved to the area. “I just put the two elements that I knew and appreciated here together and we got ARToberfest,” Meschke said. “The purpose of this event is to make 4th and Gill not only a historic neighborhood but also an artful neighborhood.” On their inaugural year, ARToberfest had 600 attendees. This year Meschke said she expects that number to double. “We’re definitely growing,” Meschke said. “Last year we had 35 art vendors. This year we have over 50 who will be selling their creative wares.” Jerry Moll, director of art vendors for ARToberfest, has lived at 4th and Gill as an artist for more than seven years. During this time, Moll said he has seen the change and growth of Knoxville’s artistic community, contributing a large majority of this change to having a right amount of progressive people in the city at the right time. “I think the arts scene and just the general liveliness of the city has gotten better every
single year,” Moll said. For Moll, 4th and Gill always seemed to have an intrinsic artistic atmosphere, from its multiple private studios to the community center that hosts the public art gallery, the Birdhouse. “We have a lot of arts and a really interesting, diverse history over here in 4th and Gill,” Moll said. “I think just the fact that we are having this festival here reflects the kind of creative force we have at 4th and Gill and the Old North neighborhood.” This year in addition to art displays, there will be multiple interactive demonstrations, including ceramics, metals, face-painting, puppetry and an appearance from the UT printmaking club. Outside of just expanded artistic vendors, ARToberfest will also feature a wider range of food and entertainment this year. Last year’s German cuisine was limited to bratwurts and sauerkraut, but this year homemade pretzels will be added to the lineup as well as both beer and wine for adult beverages. For underage attendees, Crafty Bastards Brewery is providing its signature root beer and ginger ale recipes. Also on the itinerary are a geocaching activity, a chalk walk competition and an appearance of the art bikes. Local musicians will be on hand to play traditional German polka music on two stages across the event space. And for football fans, the UT game against Alabama will be playing on the big screen in the beer hall. According to Meschke, the greatest proof of ARToberfest’s growing popularity lies in the variety of its volunteers, over half of which are not 4th and Gill residents. Meschke hopes to continue ARToberfest in the coming years and to expand its open, artistic atmosphere into Knoxville life year round. “We really want this to grow out to be an event that really stresses how important art is,” Meschke said. “It’s a part of why we give 10% of our profits to ARTreach, a non-profit
that sponsors art activities for kids who would otherwise be unable to afford it.” Tickets are $10 online at http://artoberfestknox.com, but if they are bought at K Brew,
Three Rivers Market or any of the Bliss locations, the purchaser will receive a free drink coupon as well.
Last year’s ARToberfest, on Oct. 19, 2014, was filled with art, music and other performance. ARToberfest 2015 will be held on Oct. 24 from 2-9 p.m. • File Photo
Open Streets event to come to Central Street Megan Patterson Arts & Culture Editor This Sunday, Central Street will be closed from its intersection with Willow Street in the Old City down to where it meets Oklahoma Avenue in Happy Holler. Don’t worry — it’s not for more construction. Open Streets is an event that has gained popularity nationwide as a way to promote socializing and other outdoor activities on normally unfriendly pedestrian city streets. This October, Bike Walk Knoxville decided to bring the trend to Central Street and partnered with the City of
Knoxville and Mayor Madeline Rogero to make it happen. Kelley Segars, principal transportation planner with the Metropolitan Planning Commission, organized this weekend’s Open Streets event. According to Segars, the event will feature “all kinds of free games and activities and demo classes for people to try” along the length of the road. “It’s just a good thing to show people that streets can be places and not just ways for us to get from point A to point B,” Segars said. Food trucks and other vendors are some of the main attractions that Bike Walk Knoxville brought in for the event to supplement the stationary storefronts along the path. Annie Briere’s
“Poutine Mobile” will be on the street with a unique dish to offer. When Briere bought her truck about a year ago and relocated to Tennessee from Montreal, she brought a little bit of Canada to the South with her. Briere’s truck serves poutine, or what Briere calls the “French Canadian version of the loaded fry.” “It’s French fries, cheese, and poutine sauce, our original sauce of a light brown gravy, and it can come with meat toppings, vegetables, all sorts of things, so you can go crazy,” Briere said. “It’s really comfort food.” Open Streets will be a change in location from Poutine Mobile’s normal weekend site off of Papermill, but Briere is excited for this change
of pace. “As far as I can tell on social media so far it’s going to be very popular,” Briere said. “There are a huge number of people that I know who have already asked me if I’m going to be there because they’re going to be there.” However, Poutine Mobile is only one of the multiple vendors who will guide attendees down Central Street this Sunday alongside musical guests and groups of various activity classes. “It’s going to be a full three hours, so I’m sure everyone is going to find something fun to do,” Briere said. Open Streets will be on Central Street from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25.
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Let’s foster creativity, not ignore it
Sarah Hagaman Turn of Phrase
Bright splotches of paint smattered the garage floor, vivid shades of blue, green, red and gold smudged the spongy canvas. The little girl I watched this summer leaned over the picture with a determined face, her hands dripping with seafoam green acrylic paint. She had spent the past two hours finger-painting either a flower or a self-portrait with laser intensity. Suddenly, her soft voice broke the silence. “Miss Sarah, why aren’t you painting?” I blinked to attention, and lazily put a cap on an abandoned paint bottle. “Ummm ... I’m too tired right now,” I hemmed, failing to find a good response. “Well, you should,” she prompted enthusiastically. “It’s so relaxing.” My real first thought? I’m too old to finger-paint. But something inside me cringed; painting and imaginative things used to make up most of my time. Some imaginative ability, I couldn’t help but notice, had been lost in the time between my childhood and my current collegiate self. And according to Sir Ken Robinson, something we consider necessary to our development in life may neglect our most vital skill: creativity. Sir Ken Robinson, in his famous speech “Do schools kill creativity?” defines creativity as “… the process of having original ideas that have value.” Children, according to the famous speaker, are naturally born with the ability to their capacities for innovation. “And my contention is all kids have tremendous talents. And we squander them, pretty ruthlessly. So I want to talk about education and I want to talk about creativity. My contention is that
creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.” Children are born creative, and this creativity possesses an enormous key to the future — but our education systems perhaps undermine the cultivation of this creativity that proves so valuable to the future of business, society and culture. Creative skills expressed by painting, acting, creative writing or dance could perhaps shape a critical component of our future business, but the current education system currently fails to cultivate the vital creative qualities that will drive the new economic wave of the 21st century. “Ideas are the currency of the 21st century,” speaker Carmine Gallo said. This currency of innovative creativity, though seemingly reserved to creative schemers like Apples’ Steve Jobs, does not have to be reserved for the select few. Cultivating creativity in schools could enhance the shift away from old industrialization values that have defined past models of education. One article from CNN contends that the old values for education were “... rooted in the values and demands of industrialism: they are linear, mechanistic and focused on conformity and standardization. Nowadays, they’re buttressed by major commercial interests in mass testing and by the indiscriminate use of prescription drugs that keep students’ minds from wandering to things they naturally find more interesting.” Yet the new currency of ideas will have a major effect on the future of business and culture alike. Education systems possess enormous power to further strengthen and free the incredible human
imagination. Labeling creative endeavors as useless or economically unimportant ignores the enormous value of creativity in the future. Of course, some people have the interdisciplinary skills to perform various academic disciplines. However, some people do not adhere to the “normal” measures of intelligence that structure the education system and the economy. Technological training and practical skill sets have a huge place in education. The hierarchy of studies, however, often squelches creativity and arts, and studies have shown that arts programs continue to diminish in schools. I fear my education hasn’t cultivated my full creative potential, as I have not been challenged to explore my imaginative passion: creative writing. Maybe it’s in the fact that you, your best friend or the kid sitting next to you in calculus knows how to dance, act, draw or generate creative solutions that could change the world — and these talents may never be discovered. Creativity has a place in education. Children are born with incredible creativity, but without cultivation of our imagination and artistic skills, we lose one of our most valuable assets in education. Technical skills have their use, but go stagnant without imaginative innovation. When practicality joins with imagination and creative application, the messy finger-paint may eventually become a masterpiece. Sarah Hagaman is a senior in English. She can be reached at shagama1@vols.utk.edu.
Federal government continues to befuddle, even in space
Grayson Hawkins The Space Sapiential
Space and Russia, Putin and Elon, the satellite manufacturing industry but not the federal government. These are some of my favorite things; however, a sense of danger lurks in their connections and interactions. Join me in this edition of the Space Sapiential as I discuss Putin’s extraterrestrial aggression and how the U.S. federal government is, unsurprisingly, ruining an entire industry in our nation. PUTIN IS AT IT AGAIN, FOLKS, AND THIS TIME IN SPACE. His weapons: Kosmos-2499, Kosmos-2504 and Luch/Olymp, three Russian military satellites that have been the source of much alarm and speculation by the U.S. Department of Defense and many-a-worried U.S. satellite operators. This latest scare-from-Russia came to Intelsat, who operates one of the world’s largest fleet of commercial satellites. The Russian military satellite Luch/ Olymp, about which very little is known, maneuvered directly between two of Intelsat’s satellites in geosynchronous orbit. “This is not normal behavior, and we’re concerned,” the president of Intelsat General said in an Oct. 8 interview with SpaceNews. “We absolutely need responsible operators. Space is a domain that has to be protected.”
All three of these Russian military satellites have been confirmed to have maneuvering capabilities that are “consistent with, but not necessarily indicative of, an on-orbit anti-satellite weapon,” again according to SpaceNews and their source in the U.S. Air Force in the Oct. 9 article “Russian Satellite Maneuvers, Silence Worry Intelsat.” This event is being hailed as the first incident between a foreign military and a commercial satellite. Who said space was free from the influence of short-sighted, selfinterested government officials? Just to further my point, let’s look at how another group of short-sighted, self-interested government officials are ruining an entire industry in the United States, otherwise known as the United States Federal Government. The Import-Export Bank probably does not affect you in any way, but it is paramount to the success and growth of the U.S. satellite industry. A quick Wikipedia search explains the “Ex-Im Bank” and its main function well: “… the bank finances and insures foreign purchases of United States goods for customers unable or unwilling to accept credit risk.” So, when a foreign company or government wants to purchase a satellite from a U.S. company,
the only way of insuring the purchase is through the Export-Import Bank. Without the Ex-Im Bank, companies like Boeing would run the risk of spending millions of dollars on production of a satellite just to have the purchaser default on the payments, an unacceptable risk in today’s space industry. One would think that such an important federal entity would remain in operation indefinitely — think again. On June 30, Republicans in Congress allowed the bank’s authorization to expire and has yet to reauthorize it. Companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital Sciences, Space X, SSL and others have all lost millions of dollars in sales, and thus jobs, since the Ex-Im Bank’s lapse in authorization — you can read up on the entire situation at SpaceNews. At least 59 other nations have export finance agencies, according to USA Today and the National Association of Manufacturers, which really brings us back to the age-old question: What in the world is Congress thinking? Grayson Hawkins is a junior in mechanical engineering. He can be reached at ghawkin4@vols. utk.edu.
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Soccer team hosts important SEC matchups in final home weekend Trenton Duffer Copy Editor Tennessee seniors, Susan Ferguson, Gabby Santorio and Julie Eckel, have never beaten Kentucky. They will, however, get a chance to beat the Wildcats on Sunday when they are honored on the Vols’ Senior Night. With these three being part of the first group that Head Coach Brian Pensky coached here at UT, the fourth-year coach admits that he feels a special connection with this group of girls. “Obviously, they’re an important part of our team this year — a group that’s only given away 11 goals in 15 games,â€? Pensky said at his weekly press conference on Thursday. “It becomes our job to try and send them off in the right way ‌ Their leadership throughout the team, both on and off the field, has been fantastic.â€? Sending these seniors off the right way, as Pensky mentioned, will not be an easy task, as No. 13 Ole Miss and Kentucky both visit Knoxville over the weekend. The Rebels (11-3-2, 5-3-0 SEC) started off the year under the radar after dropping two matches to Kentucky and Florida by a combined score of 8-3. Since their Sept. 18 loss against Florida,
FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 The Crimson Tide’s loss has been Tennessee’s gain, as Kamara has become a focal point of the Tennessee offense. Sophomore Jalen Hurd has gotten the bulk of the carries, but the Vols have been able to use the speedy back in more than just the run game. Kamara has rushed for 255 yards and three
however, Ole Miss has gone 6-1 with their only loss coming to Missouri. Last week, the Rebels enjoyed two 2-0 shutouts over then-No. 10 South Carolina on Friday and current No. 10 Auburn on Sunday. That was the first time in Ole Miss history that the team had beaten top-10 teams in back-to-back games. The Rebels’ offense is one of the better offenses the Vols will face this year. Netting 34 goals in 16 games, an average of 2.12 per game, Ole Miss ranks fourth in the SEC in goals scored this season. Pensky will look for his team to “tip the scales� against the Rebels on Friday. “We gotta put them on their heels,� Pensky said. “Our defending, our marking. We gotta get back to being great ... Sometimes the best defending is attacking.� Kentucky will roll into Knoxville on Sunday to be the Vols’ final home opponent of the year. The Wildcats are mirror opposites of Ole Miss. Where the Rebels are an attacking, offensive team, Kentucky (9-4-3, 3-3-2 SEC) lures opponents in before slamming the door with their lockdown defense and sturdy goalkeeping. The Wildcats have allowed only 14 goals this season but have stumbled offensively in the past three games. Kentucky hasn’t scored a goal in
nearly 352 minutes played, with their last goal coming against Florida on Oct. 2. Redshirt senior goalkeeper Julie Eckel is excited to finally try and beat Kentucky on Sunday in her final game at Regal Stadium. “I’m just really excited. It’s another game we need to win to move forth with our season, but it’s just going to be a really special day,� Eckel said. “(Ole Miss and Kentucky are) both ahead of us in SEC and national standings. Both of the games are really important and could really help us in our season.� The Vols (7-3-5, 3-3-2 SEC) and the Wildcats are currently tied for eighth place in the SEC standings with 11 points each. Ole Miss has 15 points and is currently tied with Auburn and Texas A&M for fourth. The Vols have the opportunity to pick up a combined six points over the weekend when Ole Miss visits on Friday at 7 p.m. Kentucky will come to Regal Stadium Sunday at 5 p.m. Sunday will also be senior night.
touchdowns, while catching 15 passes for two more scores. He’s also made an impact on special teams, returning punts for the first time in his career. He’s averaging more than 16 yards per return, including a 50-yard touchdown against Western Carolina. “Right off the bat we found out he had a skill set for it,� Head Coach Butch Jones said. “He earned our trust with the way he practiced and performed. When he got in the game he was very
productive. We have great confidence in him, and our players have great confidence in him.� Kamara was one of four running backs to sign with Alabama in 2013, with one of the others being Altee Tenpenny. The North Little Rock, Arkansas native transferred from the program after his freshman year. Tenpenny was killed in a single car crash in Mississippi on Tuesday, and Kamara became emotional at the press conference recalling his relationship with his former teammate.
Senior goalkeeper Julie Eckel shows off her skills at the 2015 Tennessee Soccer Meet and Greet on August 7. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon/Tennessee Athletics “We came in the same class as running backs,â€? Kamara said. “We were in the same meeting room. Me and Altee kind of went through the same things at Alabama. He ended up transferring, and I transferred. I got nothing but love for Altee. “What’s so sad is that I talked to Altee yesterday. Just to wake up and get that news, it’s heartbreaking. I know those guys (at Alabama) are hurting, but it hurts me a lot. I know he’s resting easy now.â€?
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The Daily Beacon • Friday, October 23, 2015
SPORTS
Vols prepare for Alabama’s quick offense, smothering defense Taylor White Assistant Sports Editor When defensive coordinators watch film of Alabama (6-1, 3-1 SEC), one player stands out above the rest: the 6-foot-3-inch, 242-pound running back Derrick Henry. The junior has rushed for 927 yards and 12 touchdowns through seven games this season and ran for 236 yards and two scores in last week’s win over Texas A&M, and this week it is Tennessee (3-3, 1-2) that has been given the task of slowing him down. “He’s a big running back with big stiff arm capabilities,” Tennessee Defensive Line Coach Steve Stripling said on Tuesday. “We don’t want to allow him to gain steam. He’s one of those guys where if he picks up speed, he gets really hard to bring down. We have to get to him early.” Henry has been a workhorse for the Crimson Tide, carrying the ball 152 times in the season. Alabama relies on him to ignite its offense. Jacob Coker has struggled at times from the quarterback position, splitting time with Cooper Bateman early in the year, but has started to come into his own over the last few games. He’s thrown for 1,376 yards and 11 touchdowns, but
has battled spurts of inconsistencys as he has thrown six interceptions on the year. Where he surprises some people, though, is with his ability to make plays with his legs. Coker has rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on the season. “He’s surprisingly mobile,” Stripling said. “I think if you watch him against Texas A&M, he’s starting to gain a little confidence. You do have to respect that … He’s a big man.” Alabama head coach Nick Saban is known for his smothering defenses, but this has been arguably his best group since taking over the Crimson Tide. Alabama is holding opponents to fewer than 300 yards per game, while forcing 16 turnovers on the season. Ball security is always critical, but when playing a team as fast as Alabama, it becomes that much more important to hold on to the football. “It’s not really something you think about when you play, you just go out there and play,” junior quarterback Josh Dobbs said of avoiding turnovers. “You know the scheme and what the defense is trying to do. “If you understand your scheme on offense and you don’t try to force the ball in there, then you will take care of the football. We have to continue to do that moving forward.”
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Vols to play ‘confident’ Ole Miss David Bradford Contributor
Both the Tennessee and the Ole Miss volleyball teams are looking to capitalize off of huge victories from this past Sunday. For the Vols, Friday’s road contest with the Rebels will be their first match since their comeback victory against South Carolina. Head coach Rob Patrick knows Ole Miss enters this game fresh off of a huge victory. “They just beat Arkansas this past weekend which is a big win for them,” Patrick said. “They’re gonna come in with a lot of confidence.” The Vols (18-5, 4-4) are led by senior setter Lexi Dempsey, who has 862 assists so far this season, surpassing her total from last year and keeping her on pace to set a career high. Additionally, the Vols have a number of talented young players. Sophomore Kanisha Jimenez leads the team in kills, with 245. Freshman Erica Treiber leads the team in blocks, with 90, and hitting percentage, at .348. On the other side, the Rebels (17-5, 3-4)
pose numerous challenges. “They’re really athletic,” Patrick said. “Their middle hitters are really athletic. They have a lot of experience on the court.” Ole Miss is led by seniors Nakeyta Clair and Ty Laporte, who led the team in kills with 254 and 200 respectively. Both players have been extremely efficient all season, with Clair having a hitting percentage of .402, while Laporte narrowly trails at .398. “For me, it seems like they’ve been there for ten years,” Patrick said on the experience the middle hitter for Ole Miss posses. “There isn’t anything they’re going to see that will fluster them.” With a victory, the Rebels would overtake the Vols in the SEC standings, making this game a critical one for both teams. While the Vols have been nearly unbeatable at home this season (8-1), they haven’t found the same success on the road (3-4). The Rebels are 10-2 at home this season and in four SEC road games. The Vols have only won once on the road, at a late September contest against Georgia. “It’s going be tough,” Patrick said. “They’re playing at home with a ton of confidence.”
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