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Sorority to host fundraiser for ailing children O’Charley’s to cater event with chili, baked potatoes; Q93 to provide entertainment the money benefits first-hand. “You can’t beat a great meal for only $5 and still be able to socialNews Editor ize with fellow students,” Dix said. “‘Chili for the Children’ is The sisters of Phi Mu will host a going to be a lot of fun, with great philanthropic tailgate titled “Chili for entertainment from Q93 and delithe Children,” which will raise money cious food.” that will be donated to Children’s Many members of Phi Mu have Miracle Network Hospitals. a personal connection with the “I feel that the student body as a Children’s Miracle Network whole views sororities as simply being Hospitals or know someone who social organizations,” Rachel Dix, jundoes. ior in human resource management “Ashley Dobbs is about to be a and Phi Mu public relations chair, said. graduating senior from UT’s nurs“However, a significant part of being in ing program,” Dix said. “Ashley is a sorority is focused on philanthropy, also one of my Phi Mu sisters and especially in Phi Mu. The largest projis a survivor of leukemia. Ashley’s ects and events that we work on for Phi story of her experience in a Mu are for our philanthropy. Phi Mu Children’s Miracle Network has spent a lot of time planning this Hospital will bring anyone to philanthropy tailgate.” tears and is a perfect testament of “Chili for the Children” will take how giving a little bit of our time place Saturday, Oct. 29 from 4-7 p.m. and money, even as students, can on Fiji Island, located on Fraternity impact someone else’s life in a big Row along Volunteer Boulevard. way.” “This event is important to myself With the predicted weather and Phi Mu because it has the ability, forecast in the 50s, organizers feel through fundraising, to improve the it will be “chilly enough to eat quality of life of hundreds of children chili” and help out the communiin our area,” Lindsey Reeves, senior in ty. logistics and Phi Mu philanthropy Shelia Hannus • The Daily Beacon “Philanthropy is such a large chair, said. “We are so fortunate to work closely with East Tennessee Matthew Keany pins a bow on Madison Cox during the Turkey Tailgate at FIJI Island before a foot- part of Greek life as a whole Children’s Hospital, and there is no ball game against Ole Miss on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. This year, the sisters of Phi Mu will be host- because it is an opportunity to more worthy cause than giving back ing “Chili for the Children,” a philanthropic tailgate to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network of give back, and the causes each Hospitals. chapter supports are incredible,” to children courageously fighting a Reeves said. “Across the country, serious illness. We are wanting to have the opportunity to get to know the sisters of Phi Mu, every Phi Mu chapter does fundraising for Children’s make life better for those children, and that is what moti- as well as some children from East Tennessee Children’s Miracle Network or a hospital that benefits from CMN’s vates us.” Hospital. generous contributions. It is the one similarity all chapters In an effort to raise money for donations, students can Unlike years prior, children and families who have benepay $5 to receive a bowl of chili and a baked potato catered fited or are benefiting from the hospitals have been invited of a Greek organization share, a tie that holds us together by O’Charley’s, along with homemade desserts, and will to attend the event. Phi Mu is hoping to show exactly who across state lines and allows us to support one another.”

Kyle Turner

Bus routes for student sell quickly Andrew Lindemann Staff Writer Approximately three weeks ago, the Division of Student Life announced that it was offering bus services from the UT campus to West Tennessee for the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks for the second year in a row. The results: a flood of demand and a sellout. The program, called “UT to West Tennessee,” provides bus transportation to and from West Tennessee cities Jackson and Memphis. It charters buses from the Memphis-based bus company All Points USA. Initially, only two buses per trip were to be chartered, and all seats were filled by the third day of ticket sales. This led the Division of Student Life to add a third bus to each trip. Within three days of the third offering, Associate Dean of Students Jeff Cathey said, all seats were once again filled. “Where does it end?” Cathey said. “Again, the question arises: Can we expand it? This became bigger than we set out to manage.” According to Cathey, the immediate success of the program came as a surprise to the Division of Student Life based on the results of last year’s program. “Last year, it took two weeks to fill two buses (for the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks),” Cathey said. “We felt that students this year had ample opportunity to reserve seats. We were shocked to find that Taylor Gautier • The Daily Beacon (the seats) sold out so quickA group of UT students hand out candy to a child during Trunk or Treat in Circle Park on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The ly. I guess students don’t event, hosted by the United Residence Halls Council, drew in hundreds of local children and featured face paint- check their e-mails as much as they used to.” ing, balloon animals and a pumpkin carving contest.

Cathey said that the program is mainly intended to save parents the time and money that comes with driving back and forth between home and UT. “What really stirred up the conversation was the parents,” Cathey said. “A lot of students here don’t have cars, and are therefore challenged to find ways to get home. We don’t want students to have to stay here over the breaks — if a student can’t get home he feels stuck and becomes homesick.” Cathey said that the program also helps admissions by appealing to in-state students who live in West Tennessee. He said that the main reason why some instate students don’t choose UT is its distance from their homes. “One of the main barriers for mainly Memphis and Jackson students in choosing UT is that they think it is too far,” Cathey said. “For them, a lot of other out-ofstate schools are closer. We hope we can aid this process by giving them a safe and reliable way to get to and from home.” Chris Weaver, freshman in engineering and Memphis native, is one student who is using the service to return home for Thanksgiving. Weaver said that if it were not for the bus service, he probably would not be able to find a way home. “Round-trip, it’s much cheaper than the $1,000 ticket I paid for a flight back to Memphis,” Weaver said. “It will save me and my family over $900. In addition, a lot of my friends are going on the bus, too, which will be fun. It helps keep all of us safe from traffic and drunk drivers.”

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A tiger watches its handler intensely during a performance at the circus in Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday, Oct. 21. The circus was put on by the Knoxville chapter of the Shriners, whose charitable contributions include the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

CORRECTION In the Thursday, Oct. 27 issue of The Daily Beacon, a picture was wrongly attributed and captioned. The photo in question was taken by Francis Glynn and was supposed to be captioned as “Stephen Sherwood, junior in mechanical engineering, skates past a defender during a game in the TRECS Bubble. Roller Hockey is one of dozens of sports clubs available for students to participate in through RecSports. For more information, visit recsports.utk.edu.” The Daily Beacon regrets this error.

1886 — Grover Cleveland dedicates Statue of Liberty On this day in 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The statue’s full name was “Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World.” It had been a gift from French citizens to their American friends in recognition of the two countries’ commitment to liberty and democracy and their alliance during the American Revolutionary War, which had begun 110 years earlier. The 151-foot copper statue was built in France and shipped to New York in 350 separate parts. It arrived in the city on June 17, 1886, and over the next several months was reassembled while electricians worked to

wire the torch to light up at night. As President Cleveland accepted the statue on behalf of American citizens, he declared “we will not forget that liberty here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected.” The statue quickly became a symbol of America’s humanitarianism and willingness to take in the world’s “tired, poor and huddled masses”—in the words of the poem by Emma Lazarus inscribed on the monument’s pedestal—who yearned for freedom and a better life. “Lady Liberty” was originally intended to work as a functional lighthouse and, from 1886 to 1901, the statue was operated by the United States Lighthouse Board. In 1901, the War Department took over its operation and maintenance. The statue and the island on which it stands, now known as Liberty Island, were together proclaimed a national monument by President Calvin Coolidge on October 15, 1924, and, in 1933, the National Park Service assumed oversight of the monument. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan established a commission tasked with restoring the deteriorating Lady Liberty in time for a centennial celebration in 1986. —This Day in History is courtesy of History.com

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Professor’s behavior comes to light The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — A University of Idaho professor who committed suicide after killing a graduate student he had dated previously talked about shooting students in his classroom and was targeted in a complaint alleging he was engaging in “sex orgies” with students, according to newly released documents. The slain graduate student, Katy Benoit, 22, complained to university officials in June that psychology professor Ernesto Bustamante had pointed a gun at her three times. Benoit was urged to take safety precautions and go to police. Another student evaluating Bustamante last fall complained his teaching was erratic and that he had discussed shooting students. In December, a complaint called into a university hotline accused Bustamante of having sex with students and coercing one into having sex with him and others. University officials have defended their response, saying they contacted the Moscow police immediately after Benoit came forward with her complaint. They told law enforcement that a student had been involved in a domestic violence issue but did not detail Benoit’s allegations. Bustamante denied Benoit’s allegations and told administrators that they had a friendship that had dissolved after she stole prescription pills from him. Benoit later told university officials she has “screwed up” the relationship by stealing the pills, but she was really scared after he threatened her with a gun.

Bustamante resigned his position Aug. 19 and three days later, police said he shot Benoit nearly a dozen times outside her Moscow home. Bustamante committed suicide in a hotel room shortly after shooting Benoit and was found with six guns and medications for bipolar disorder and severe anxiety, police said. Bustamante, who had been known to alternately refer to himself as a “psychopathic killer” and “the beast,” disclosed he took medication for bipolar disorder shortly after he was hired in 2007. As early as the fall of his first semester, three or four students went to psychology department chairman Ken Locke to express concerns about Bustamante’s behavior, saying he was “flirtatious” and showed favoritism to students. Benoit had met Bustamante in the fall of 2010 when she took a psychology course he was teaching, and by the end of the semester, they were dating. During student evaluations of Bustamante that fall, another student complained about the professor’s behavior. “He talked about shooting students, which was disturbing, and implied that he was (and we should be) drunk and high every other day,” said the student, who is not identified in the teaching evaluations. Benoit’s relationship with Bustamante ended in May, after he put a gun to her head a third time and told her how he would use it to kill her. That month, he also informed the chairman of his department that he was experiencing withdrawal symptoms due to a change in his medication.

Curfew imposed for Tenn. capitol The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration is imposing a nighttime curfew on the Capitol complex in response to what it calls deteriorating safety conditions surrounding anti-Wall Street protests. The Department of General Services announced Thursday that the Capitol grounds, the War Memorial Courtyard and the Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville will be closed to those without specific permission each night between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Spokeswoman Lola Potter said the policy wouldn’t be enforced until Friday, which meant Occupy Nashville protesters wouldn’t be made to disband their three-week-old encampment on Legislative Plaza until a day later than they expected. The plaza is a frequent cut-through for pedestrians and adjacent to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and War Memorial Auditorium, where nighttime events often end after the 10 p.m. curfew. Potter said the policy is not meant to affect people “strolling across the plaza” after a play or concert. “If you’re not creating a disturbance, no one’s going to bother you,” she said. Protester Albert Rankin said the group would face arrests with “no hostility whatsoever,” wanting to avoid a

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repeat of Oakland, Calif., where an Iraq war veteran suffered a fractured skull in a scuffle with police, and in Atlanta where SWAT teams arrested protesters. The written policies make no specific exemptions from the curfew, which House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner of Nashville described as an overreaction by the Republican governor. Turner noted that there was no similar response when anti-income tax protests of a decade ago escalated into a rock being thrown through the governor’s window and demonstrators pounding on the doors of legislative chambers while lawmakers were working inside. The new policy also requires groups to submit applications to conduct rallies outside of the curfew hours that will include use fees and security and liability insurance. The rules specifically ban “overnight occupancy.” Protester Scott Akers, who has also been out of work more than a year, was a truck driver for about eight years. The 42-year-old agreed corporations have too much control and said he’s ready to be arrested to show his disdain. “We’re going to stand our ground,” he said. “We’re not here because we want to just hang out. We’re here for a reason, a cause and a movement.” Haslam said at the time that he supports the right to protest, but that he agrees with removing demonstrators from government buildings if they disrupt official business.

Tennessee law helps voting validity The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s new voter identification law allows most state and federally issued IDs to be used to vote, including work IDs issued to the faculty and staff of staterun colleges. But the student IDs issued at those same schools are specifically prohibited. That has caused some students to believe they are being targeted by the law, which takes effect in January. “I think this is intended to keep in check the main people who voted our current president in,” Christopher Martin, vice president of Tennessee Federation of College Democrats and a junior at Tennessee State University, told The Tennessean. “It’s crazy that they can use the faculty ID but we can’t use the student ID.” State Rep. Debra Maggart, R-Hendersonville, was one of the bill’s sponsors. She said allowing stu-

dents at state universities to use their IDs would be unfair to those who attend private universities. She also said she was concerned about fraud. “The main intent of the law is to make sure that people are not lying about who they are,” Maggart said. “I don’t know if anyone sells faculty IDs, but I do know they’re selling college IDs for students on the Internet.” A lot of focus has been put on educating senior citizens about the new law, but little emphasis so far has been put on educating college students, some of whom may not be aware they won’t be able to use their student IDs to vote. Meanwhile campus political activists are working to educate their fellow students about the ID requirement. Siao, a junior, said his group will be offering free rides to driver service centers next month to any Vanderbilt student who lacks a picture ID, regardless of their party affiliation.

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Take ‘Hour’ for some thrills Robby O’Daniel Recruitment Editor During the dead time of the end of the summer, at least a full month before September television premieres began, BBC’s six-part mini-series “The Hour” debuted on BBC America. While at times it feels like a campy spy thriller, a throwback to a previous decade or a mostly forgotten television genre, at its best, it’s fascinating just to watch the characters interact and stew in their situations. Obviously the excellent ensemble cast has a lot to do with that. The show stars Dominic West from “The Wire,” Romola Garai, who stole the show in the middle timeline of the movie “Atonement,” and the sarcastic wit of Ben Whishaw. The three make up the core of a fictional new BBC weekly news program called “The Hour,” which sets out to be the most important hour of television in viewers’ weeks. In the pilot, viewers are introduced to reporters Freddie Lyon (Whishaw) and Bel Rowley (Garai), who are both stuck covering sports and debutante balls for BBC newsreels when they would rather do crusading news coverage about important political events of the time. But as Freddie is covering a celebrity’s engagement, he discovers the wife-to-be is a childhood friend. This leads him down the road of her eventual death and the murder mystery of what happened. All the while, Freddie is madly in love with Bel, one of those unrequited loves that viewers are supposed to hope for with all their hearts. As the classic story goes, Bel sees Freddie as merely her best friend. Freddie wants to read more into the situation but never has the guts to take the next step. Clarence Fendley (Anton Lesser) is putting together “The Hour,” and Bel and Freddie hop aboard the staff, seeing the chance to break into important news coverage. But while Freddie has desires to be lead anchor of the program, Hector Madden (West) is the charismatic outsider who nabs the job. Hector and Bel immediately forge a romantic connection, leading Freddie into jealousy both over Hector’s work and romantic successes. The love triangle turns out to be the most compelling

part. At different times, “The Hour” comes off as different shows. Sometimes episodes delve into the spy game, with all its tropes and clichés. Most frustratingly and cheesily, clues seem to fall out of the sky for Freddie whenever he dons his spy cap. The fact that crossword puzzles bring a clue here, just as they do annoyingly in AMC’s half-baked “Rubicon” pilot, gets the most groan-worthy reaction. At other times, “The Hour” flexes its journalistic muscles. But the one-note drama of “we are journalists, and we will tell the truth at all costs” can only work so many times. And this part of the show feels so much like the crusading journalistic George Clooney film “Good Night, and Good Luck” about CBS’ Edward R. Murrow versus Joe McCarthy’s Red Scare. However, much of the arguments about integrity and freedom of speech pay off in a big way in the first season finale. “The Hour” staff ignores the government and goes through with a controversial program on the Suez crisis, complete with coverage of an anti-war rally in London and a satire. Footage of the show is intercut with reactions from government agents angrily viewing the telecast. The tension and high stakes behind this sequence make it gripping television. But what is most interesting about “The Hour” is the character interactions between the ensemble cast involving their romantic entanglements. Inevitably and predictably, Bel and Hector become romantically intertwined, but the fact that Hector is married throws a ripple in the romance. Of course, Freddie pines away for Bel, but one drunken night with fellow co-worker Lix Storm (Anna Chancellor) complicates both his work life and his romantic one. (Also, Chancellor strikes a remarkable resemblance to Kate Winslet. It is enough to make one wonder if Winslet took a supporting role in a mini-series, if only for a second.) While “The Hour” has its cheesy flights of fancy, the excellent acting and keen sense of throwback style make the show worth watching. The intriguing twist in the final moments of the finale provides an excellent segue into where the show might go from here, and it has already gotten renewed for a second season. It’s only six episodes, a mere six hours. That’s only six weeks of a regular, 22-episode American television season. It’s worth digging back through the on-demand listings and checking it out. — Robby O’Daniel is a graduate student in communications. He can be reached at rodaniel@utk.edu.

SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline

THE GREAT MASHUP • LIZ NEWNAM

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Look beyond spin on Gaddafi T he Bur den o f I n fa l i a b i l i t y by

Wiley Robinson To anyone who has celebrated the death of Muammar Gaddafi as some kind of humanitarian victory — say, with a cheery Facebook post — well, you should be kind of ashamed. In your defense, reveling in death at mere hearsay, as if we had some sort of national death religion with a barbaric god that called for blood to be spilled for his glory, seems to have become something of a tradition. Ignorance is a great source of national pride. How are we supposed to believe that Gaddafi’s government was suddenly committing systematic violence against its own people? Because it fits into our neat cultural equation about independent governments in parts of the world where human life doesn’t mean crap. Gaddafi’s government has no history of attacking its own people in its 41 years of existence. They don’t treat prisoners especially well, but neither do we. But investigation is no longer a part of journalism, and one-sided news feeds are not evidence. Why is it still not evident that NATO never initiates or coercively participates in the regime changes of countries that are not self-sufficient, rich in resources and experiencing regional political difficulties? Libya has been a self-sufficient, independent, resource rich country for 41 years. It has the highest standard of living in Africa and is (was) getting better. Gaddafi didn’t attack his own people with aircraft — America did. Using the Middle East protests earlier this Spring as an excuse for indirect NATO occupation, America employed the exact same formula of destabilization and demoralization it used during the first half of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Powerful video evidence and reports coming out of the region show overwhelmingly that the rebels we’ve been hearing about for months at the center of fighting Gaddafi forces mostly consist of paramilitary Islamic fundamentalist groups whose national origin is in question. The videos also prove that NATO and American forces are covertly on the ground in Libya fighting in conjunction with the rebels despite claims of

drone-only involvement. The Gaddafi regime was far from perfect. But in January, only a few months before NATO decided to fill the sovereign nation with the highest overall standard of living in Africa with armed religious sadists, the U.N. Human Rights Council had issued a report praising Colonel Gaddafi and Libya for an overall great human rights record. Forty-six delegations made positive comments on the state of the government. The report claimed that Libya promoted “not only political rights, but also economic, educational, social and cultural rights.” It praised the nation for “human rights training” received by its security forces. Criticism involved the criminalization of information dissemination and some forms of free speech, detaining prisoners without a legal basis, socio-economic disparity, some issues with education, health-care and over-applying the death penalty. Libya’s relationship with the West had normalized and was improving. The U.N. Development Program listed Libya as being on track to achieve development goals by 2015, despite crippling U.N. sanctions in the ’90s that slowed development in all previously growing human and economic sectors. Gaddafi did business easily with European leaders. Again, a hundred other countries could be reduced to what the media has reduced Gaddafi to a revolutionary tyrant and not have had half its track record for improvement and relative prosperity. Repression was no more severe in Libya than any other authoritarian country — many NATO allied countries, such as Saudi Arabia, are much worse. Libya was one of the developing countries in the most ill-fated parts of the world closest to breaking the barrier and joining the ranks of the first world, but we’ve plunged it back into stagnancy and chaos ... so France and Britain can play empire? Or are prosperous African nations just inherently offensive? Libya is a deeply depressing continuation of the coercive, primitive foreign policy that is responsible for a nauseating amount of barely deniable American and NATO war crimes contained in the last decade. Gaddafi’s murder was a sad day for anyone who cares about living in a diplomatic, civilized world. Or country for that matter. — Wiley Robinson is a junior in ecology and evolutionary biology. He can be reached at rrobin23@utk.edu.

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I, like almost every toddler, had enormous ambitions growing up. My career of choice changed almost every day, from an author and illustrator to an actress on Broadway or a fairy princess. Sometimes I even considered being a fashion model, although my brief stint attempting to walk in my mother’s high heels soon proved that ambition to be entirely impractical. Unfortunately, the older I got, I realized that the vast majority of my childhood dreams were impractical, or at the very least, extremely difficult to achieve. I could barely draw a discernible stick figure; I did not have nearly enough personality (or enough of a cutthroat competitive streak) to make it on Broadway; and, to my great disappointment, I simply could not make myself into a fairy or a princess. As harsh as it is to discover as a child that your dreams won’t come true, it is even harder when you are a young adult, and, unfortunately, it happens every day. The student who goes to college to be a doctor fails organic chemistry, the English literature Ph.D. spends years searching for a teaching job, or the young associate does not get promoted to partner at his law firm. Our economy is such that jobs are becoming more and more competitive and require more and more education, which makes it difficult for many hopeful young people to be gainfully employed, let alone to achieve their dreams. Although I have not yet entered the work force in my field, I nonetheless still face the looming threat that I will come out of college and graduate school with no job prospects. Teaching jobs in higher education are slim to say the least, especially in the humanities and social sciences, since those fields are often the ones targeted by budget cuts and thus must eliminate more teaching positions than some other areas, like engineering or business. And academia is certainly not the only career that is becoming more difficult to break into — almost every field is suffering under the current economic

situation, and job prospects in most sectors today are dim. In light of the issues with employment and the economy, it is becoming increasingly difficult for students to dream big, at least on a practical level. No one likes to put their energy, money and hope into a plan that has a statically high chance of not being realized. It seems disheartening to throw yourself into a major that you love but you know would be difficult to pursue as a career; or, conversely, to choose a more lucrative job that has more opportunities but that you do not enjoy. Every year, there are several students who switched from history or literature into engineering or microbiology hoping that those career paths would yield greater job prospects, and it is extremely unfortunate that the actualities of the economy and the job market today force many students into career paths that they did not originally wish to pursue. If you’re anything like me, and I suspect many of you are, you not only have no desire to pick another major, you would probably not be very good at anything else you tried. Any attempts on my part to be an engineer or a doctor would end in utter and laughable failure. Consequently, we are left with a choice — to doggedly pursue one particular career path in the hopes that it will pay off, or to compromise. This does not necessarily mean to settle on a less exciting job or to downplay your dreams in favor of another opportunity. It means keeping your mind open for other opportunities to present themselves. If you’re bound and determined to be a writer for The New Yorker, try your hand at freelancing some articles before making that leap. If you dream of being a lawyer at a powerful law firm, consider a clerkship with a judge or becoming an associate at a smaller firm. Those jobs may not be exactly what you’ve dreamed of, but they are far more practical in today’s market. And who knows? You may end up enjoying yourself so much that you stay with it permanently. Knowing yourself and your goals well enough to consider other options as careers is a valuable attribute in today’s job market. Success will ultimately depend on your ability to be flexible and to explore. That, more than anything else, is the key to happiness in any career you choose. — Sarah Russell is a junior in history. She can be reached at srusse22@utk.edu.

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Occupy Knoxville continues local protests International movement spreads roots through Market Square demonstration Chris Flowers Staff Writer The rapidly spreading Occupy Wall Street movement will see its Knoxville branch hold further protests Saturday in Market Square. Over 200 people participated in the first Knoxville demonstration and attendance is expected to increase on Saturday. The event’s organizer, Tennessee Tech graduate student Adam Curl, explained the objective of Saturday’s protest. “This is just the first protest I have organized and I’m gearing it toward anyone who is unhappy with the status quo,” Curl said. “I want to help give them a voice. I don’t want to define specific goals right now because that will be the job of the crowd. “Our generation grew up not trusting the government, and we have never had any reason to be hopeful of the future. I think times are desperate enough that this could be our generation’s defining moment. Our country was founded on protesting and I’m afraid of what will happen if we don’t continue.” Protests in New York City have occasionally turned violent with clashes between the NYPD and protesters. Recent demonstrations in Oakland resulted in at least 102 arrests and many injuries, including an Iraq veteran who remains in critical conditions after he was struck in the head by a law enforcement projectile. “I have been in contact with the police and they know exactly what we plan on doing,” Curl said. “There will be a police presence but as long as we don’t interfere with traffic or completely block any sidewalks there should be no issues.”

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Salvador Guzman, freshman in engineering, provided a passionate voice in support of the emerging movement. “My dad was an illegal alien when he came to this country,” Guzman said. “In Mexico he had a Ph.D. in veterinary science but the degree did not transfer to the U.S. He opened a restaurant in Nashville, La Hacienda, and with hard work he has had a lot of success for many years, but business has started to go downhill recently because of the economy. I had a great upbringing and was given the opportunity to receive an education because of my dad’s hard work but this doesn’t happen for everyone. I think there is a real problem with equal opportunity in the country right now. Most politicians and CEOs got where they are through connections instead of talent.” Much of the coverage by mainstream news sources portrays Occupy Wall Street participants as primarily liberal college students, many of whom are uninformed but join the protests to be a part of the crowd. Guzman voiced his grievances with the typical news media take on the movement. “Fox News has been portraying us as dirty hippies with nothing else to do, useless people just out of college that can’t get a job,” Guzman said. “The movement was able to spread through social media where there is no corporate filter. The mainstream media tries to ignore us, but because of the Internet everyone has access to information about the movement. I decided to become involved after doing research on the Internet on what Occupy Wall Street is all about.” The relationship between corporate America and Washington is the primary target of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Protesters

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Halloween dance goes for record at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Academy Ballroom on Kingston Pike. “Every ‘Thrill the World’ event uses the same choreography, which is based on Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ music video,” Interested individuals now have the chance to break a world Ness said. Students can also visit YouTube to receive step-by-step record and learn a dance befitting a zombie. “‘Thrill the World’ is an organization created by Ines instructions from the group’s founder, Markeljevic. The actual event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 5-10 Markeljevic,” Lauren Ness, event coordinator of Knoxville’s p.m. at the Academy Ballroom. “Thrill the World,” said. “She dreamed of inspiring the world to Registration opens at 5 p.m. followed by zombie face paintdance and help people live an active lifestyle. Zombies all over the world come together to honor the genius of Michael ing, a refresher dance, a costume contest at 8 p.m., a final pracJackson, dance, raise funds for charity, celebrate Halloween and tice and receiving of the rules, and the actual “Thriller” dance attempt to break the world record for the largest number of peo- worldwide will be held at 10 p.m. sharp. Those participle dancing ‘Thriller’ at the pating in the same time with the Record event are asked to Holder’s Republic.” donate $5, all of To make it into Record which will go to Holder’s Republic, differRelay for Life held ent than Guinness World by the Knoxville Records, participants all Chapter of the over will take part in the American Cancer six-minute dance of Society. “Thriller” simultaneously “Thrill the around the world. World” Knoxville “Preparation and countChapter was ing down worldwide is part founded in 2009 of the fun, but the feeling of by two University being connected to others of Tennessee stuand dancing together as dents, event manone is what we are really all agers Lacey about,” Ness said. Hubbs and Many students around Gabi Caballero • The Daily Beacon B r i t t a n y campus feel that learning the dance will not only be Zombies parade through Market Square as part of the Zombie Walk Heathman, after fun but also appeal to being on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. This year, zombies around the world will partaking in a attempt to set a world record by simultaneously dancing to Michael “Thriller” world a part of a larger goal. record-break “I would love to learn Jackson’s “Thriller.” attempt in the ‘Thriller’ dance complete with my zombie gear,” Shelby Maxwell, senior in audiolo- Atlanta, Ga., Ness said. This event was first hosted on UT’s campus in 2009 on the gy, said. “I have always wanted to learn the dance in its entirety, and being part of a world record-setting goal would be some- Pedestrian Mall. Last year it was moved to Market Square to coincide with the Knoxville Zombie Walk. thing to remember.” Those who learn the dance will also have future opportuniThose participating will have the option of receiving complementary basic zombie outfitting such as face paint. Organizers ties to show off their new moves. “We will be conducting flash ‘Thriller’ mobs around the are looking to convey the feel and aesthetic of Michael Jackson’s Knoxville area for those people that either know the ‘Thriller’ original dance scene of “Thriller.” For those unfamiliar with the dance or looking to brush up dance, have attended the dance lessons in the Knoxville area or on their skills, free dance lessons will be offered Friday evening have attended the actual ‘Thrill the World’ event,” Ness said. “I love watching the flash mobs on the Internet,” Maxwell said. “Now I can look forward to being a part of one.” For more information about the event, potential attendees can visit www.facebook.com/ThrilltheWorldKnoxville.

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Staff Reports 1. Nicki Minaj — This costume allows for not only a wide variation of outfit choices, but also for someone to release their inner crazy person. 2. Lady Gaga — See Nicki Minaj for more information. 3. “Jersey Shore” characters — All that is needed for guys are copious amounts of hair gel and spray tanning. The same goes for girls, but with the addition of a Bump-it. 4. Disney Princesses — Thinking back on your childhood, wear your favorite Disney princesses’ outfit as you go out and about, and feel like royalty for a day. 5. Promiscuous (insert job occupation) — Be it a police officer, nurse, or even secretary. Any occupation can lend itself to a costume with only a little bit of effort and a large amount of self-confidence. 6. Occupy Wall Street Protester — Hipster clothing is a must, too bad the Urban Outfitter store left last weekend. Get your gear and go out and protest the top one percent. 7. Mario Characters — Pick anyone of these Nintendo favorites and go out and have a ball. For guys, Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi seem to be the easiest, with the only real requirement being a mustache and overalls. For girls, Peach, Daisy and the androgynous Toad are all options. 8. “Legends of the Hidden Temple” Characters — While shirts are easily available online, it is important to be aware of the proper way to assemble the Silver Monkey and also how to avoid the dreaded Temple Guards. 9. Injured UT Football Player — You can wrap your foot, hand, knee, the body part in question does not matter. Luckily for all Vol fans who plan on undertaking this costume, the multitude of injuries to the team have left many options available. 10. Charlie Sheen — Anyone can be television’s favorite crazy person/drug addict, all that is needed is a nice flop sweat, powdered sugar around your nose and a short-sleeved Hawaiian button-down shirt. It is recommended, however, that if you want to undertake this costume, you might need to get tiger blood transfusions. Costumes that missed the cut: Bruce Pearl as a grill master, ghost/zombie Amy Whinehouse, and the classic bed sheet with eye-holes cut out.

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Beacon suggests tips for enjoyable Halloween List covers everything from fundamental movies, music, to local urban legends Staff Report With the Halloween holiday fast approaching, we at The Daily Beacon feel compelled to create a quick list of tips to help make sure this Halloween is a good time for everyone. The importance of a good costume What you wear or who you dress as is one of the most important aspects of this holiday. Not only can it set the tone for an evening of trick-or-treating, but it can also help make a splash at any Halloween-themed event that you attend. Popular ideas include classics such as “Where’s Waldo?” or Carmen San Diego, and also new ideas like the Occupy Wall Street protester or “Jersey Shore” cast member. It is not necessarily the theme of your costume that matters, but rather your conviction to the role and your enthusiasm for free candy that counts. Halloween essentials Living on campus lessens the opportunity for many of us to experience the childhood favorite activity of trick-ortreating, but it does not make it impossible. If you are a freshman, go from door-to-door badgering your hallmates for free food. If you are older than this, then hit the Strip in your Halloween duds and see what you can find. To truly have a good Halloween (or in this case a good weekend before Halloween) you need several key items: candy (preferably snack-sized treats, with an office poll showing Reese’s cups as a favorite), at least one Jack-o-lantern, candy receptacle, and — most importantly — an abundance of self-confidence. This last item can turn even the cheesiest of costumes into a good time.

Halloween safety If you are going out, make sure to travel at least in pairs. And when out, watch your drinks, and your candy. There is no need to get hurt or be put into a bad situation on what should be a fun night for all. Halloween movies and music No Halloween is complete without at least one monster movie/horror movie marathon. Office favorites include: any Godzilla movie, “Predator,” “Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood,” any “Halloween” in the original series (excluding the third and “Halloween Resurrection”), “Love Actually” (that’s just a good movie in general), “The Blair Witch Project,” “Night of the Living Dead” and “The Exorcist.” As for music, “The Monster Mash” is a must, but also included on our Beacon playlist are “Halloween Parts 1 and 2” by the Misfits, “In the House, In a Heartbeat” by John Murphy and also the classic “Halloween Theme Song” by John Carpenter. Urban legends Popular local legends include: the ghosts haunting Lakeshore Asylum, the Bell Witch, the Bakers Peters Jazz Club and of course the resident spirit of UT, Sophie of Strong Hall, who according to legend wanders the halls of the residence area ensuring the moral sanctity of all of her female occupants. While Strong Hall is no longer open to students as a living area, there is no definitive answer as to whether or not she will still roam about the building. Halloween dance moves Favorite dances include the dance to “The Time Warp” from “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” The Bernie (based on the popular movie “Weekend at Bernie’s”), and the “Thriller” dance. For all those who are dancing challenged, try to emulate your favorite horror movie charac-

ter, such as Norman Bates from “Psycho.” Halloween candies Here is a list of unacceptable candies to give out: candy corn, Smarties, Necco wafers, apples (especially for the fear of razor blades), Nerds, Pop Rocks, Warheads and anything that is sugar-free (it really does defeat the purpose of even trick-or-treating). Halloween party locations The best part of UT’s campus is the abundance of places to have a good time. The Strip offers a number of places for both under-age and 21 years and up students. As for the majority of party locations, Beacon sources lead us to believe that Fort Sanders will be the epicenter of most festivities. If neither place works for you, try to find a neighborhood to trick-or-treat in. Halloween fun facts Halloween roots can be traced back to either two different Roman feast days — the first being the feast of Pomona, a festival dedicated to the goddess of fruits and seeds, and the other being Parentalia, which is the festival of the dead — or a Celtic festival, Samhain. Samhain celebrated the summer’s end and the gatherings that took place with it. The etymology of Halloween comes from the Old English for “All Hallow’s Even,” as the holiday falls the day after All Hollow’s Day. Wearing costumes on the day did not become the norm until the late 19th century, where it became prominent among many people in Scotland. It was also common in Ireland and Scotland to carve turnips on Halloween as a way of remembering souls in purgatory, but immigrants to North America soon began using the larger, more common and easier-to-carve pumpkins — though carving pumpkins was originally associated with harvest time in general.

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Vols face Gamecocks, Worley under center Clay Seal Assistant Sports Editor Only in the SEC can playing the nation’s No. 14 team be considered a break in the schedule. Tennessee hopes to get its first SEC win this year as it hosts South Carolina Saturday night in Neyland Stadium. “We’re going against the SEC East champs and they stroked us there last year,” UT coach Derek Dooley said. “They have had a couple of personnel issues as well, but it hasn’t really affected them too much because they have found a way to win.” South Carolina (6-1, 4-1 SEC) won 3824 last year at Williams-Brice Stadium on its way to the school’s first SEC East title. The Vols (3-4, 0-4) have lost three straight and four of their last five, similarly to last year when they started 2-6 before winning four straight to get to a bowl game. “It’s definitely frustrating. This is not where we wanted to be at 3-4,” senior linebacker Austin Johnson said. “We’ve still got a long season. We can turn it around, make a good bowl game and have some more wins in the SEC. I just think we have to keep our minds on this game, not really think about these other losses.” Tennessee is playing a top-20 opponent for the third consecutive week for the first time since 1994. They lost to No. 1 LSU 38-7 two weeks ago and lost 37-6 to No. 2 Alabama last week. The Vols will start a true freshman quarterback in consecutive seasons as Justin Worley replaces senior Matt Simms. Worley, the Rock Hill, S.C., native played in

the fourth quarter in the 37-6 loss to Alabama, but didn’t even attempt a pass as a fumble, and bad field position limited options. He enrolled in classes in January and participated in spring workouts. Worley was the No. 2 quarterback once Tyler Bray was sidelined with a broken thumb against Georgia Oct. 8. Dooley announced Worley as the starter Monday. “He did what he’s done the last couple of weeks,” Dooley said. “He’s been a different guy ever since Tyler went down, just mentally. You can tell he’s into it. There was no difference there, which is good. He’s throwing the ball well. He’s managing the plays well and running the offense. He just has to prepare well this week, go out and do the best he can.” Tauren Poole will have an even bigger role to play now that Tennessee is starting a freshman quarterback against the SEC’s top-rated pass defense. Poole has upped his game in the past two weeks, rushing for the most an individual has against LSU (70 yards) and Alabama (67) this season. He’s averaging four yards a carry, totaling 462 yards this season. However, Tennessee still claims the nation’s sixth-worst run game, which is going against a defense that allows 144 ground yards a game and just six rushing touchdowns. The series with South Carolina has been a washout since 2005, with each team winning three games. Before that, Tennessee won 12 straight and 19 of 23. The home team has won the past four matches. Tennessee’s last victory against a ranked opponent was against then-No. 21 South • Photo courtesy of Patrick Murphy-Racey/UTADPHOTO Carolina in 2009. The Vols won 31-13 at Justin Worley keys in on a defender during a game against Alabama on Saturday, Neyland on Oct. 31 wearing black jerseys Oct. 22. Worley has stepped up his game both physically and mentally in the week for Halloween. leading up to his first collegiate start, facing South Carolina this weekend at home.

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Spurrier, USC move on without Lattimore Matt Dixon Sports Editor Steve Spurrier is no stranger to Tennessee and Neyland Stadium. On Saturday, it’ll be his 12th time bringing a team to Knoxville to face the Volunteers and his fourth trip with South Carolina. “It’s always exciting for our guys to go up to Rocky Top and play the Tennessee Vols,” Spurrier said. “A team with tremendous tradition and history of football. It’s back in my home state of East Tennessee. It’s always a thrill to go in that stadium and compete in the game.” Despite Carolina’s top-15 ranking and the disparity in the team’s records, Spurrier said he expects a hard-fought game that won’t be decided until the fourth quarter. “They’ve played some good halves against the top teams in the country but haven’t been able to finish those games, but we know they’ll be ready for us,” he said. “We’re the type of team that hasn’t clobbered anyone much. It will be a down-to-the-wire ball game similar to Mississippi State and our other games that have been close.” For the first time all year, Carolina will be without its workhorse tailback Marcus Lattimore, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against Mississippi State on Oct. 15. The sophomore accounted for 1,000 total yards and 11 touchdowns through South Carolina’s first seven games. It will also be only the second career start on the road for sophomore quarterback Connor Shaw, who became the full-time starter after Stephen Garcia was dismissed from the program on Oct. 11. On the year, Shaw is 50-of-78 for 495 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions.

Without both Lattimore and Garcia for the first time, the Gamecocks’ offense will look different Saturday night against the Vols. “You play according to how they play defense and get the ball out of your hand quickly,” Spurrier said. “(Shaw’s) got to think quickly and know where all his receivers are. He’s getting better at that, and I think he has a chance to get better as he continues playing.” The receiver he’ll look to most is junior Alshon Jeffery, a 6-foot-4, 229-pound future NFL wide-out, who has 30 receptions for 451 yards and five touchdowns. “He’s a great player,” UT coach Derek Dooley said. “If you don’t believe it, just go play one-on-one with him and let them throw a jump ball. He’s a different kind of guy because he’s so big. He’s got great ball skills down the field, and if you find yourself in a one-on-one matchup he can just body you up and it gets tough.” The Gamecocks’ defense will look to make it tough for UT quarterback Justin Worley, making his first career start. “This kid’s a winner, there’s no question about that,” Spurrier said of the true freshman. “Our defensive line has to play well. We need constant pressure on him and hands in his face. Tennessee hasn’t been a good running team, although they have to run. We have to stop the run first and stop the pass like all good defenses do.” Defensively for Carolina, it begins up front with its line led by defensive ends Melvin Ingram, Devin Taylor and Jadeveon Clowney. “They are very active and disruptive. They’re hard to block,” Dooley said. “Their defense has created, I think, 24 turnovers and • Photo courtesy of Al Kooistra they really have a way of disrupting offenses. When you have a D-line like that, it gives you South Carolina wide receiver Alshon Jeffery runs a route during a game against Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. The Vols’ secondary hopes to shut down a chance.” Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. EST on ESPN2. Jeffery, who last year helped the Gamecocks to a 38-24 win over UT.

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NCAA approves four major changes The Associated Press

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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA is giving college sports a whole new look. On Thursday, the Division I Board of Directors approved a package of sweeping reforms that gives conferences the option of adding more money to scholarship offers, schools the opportunity to award scholarships for multiple years, imposes tougher academic standards on recruits and changes the summer basketball recruiting model. It was one of the busiest board meetings in history, and it was all by design. Just 2 1/2 months after NCAA President Mark Emmert told school leaders that they could not wait to clean up college sports, university presidents passed four landmark measures. Conferences will now vote on whether to add $2,000 in spending money to scholarship offers. Previously, scholarships covered the costs of tuition, room and board, books and fees. But Emmert came out earlier this week in favor of increasing the allowable money, which the NCAA calls full cost-of-attendance. BCS leagues are expected to quickly approve the changes, but it’s unclear how many other conferences can afford it. All additional funding in men’s sports would have to be matched equally in women’s sports because of Title IX rules. Individual schools also will have the option of awarding scholarships on a multiple-year basis or keeping the current model, which is done year-by-year. Critics contend the move is long overdue. “The coach can cancel those (annual scholarships) for any reason, and the reason usually is they find a prettier girl to bring to the dance,” said Ohio University professor David Ridpath, past president of The Drake Group, an NCAA watchdog. “If you’re Frank Beamer or Nick Saban, they make a lot of money and they should

be able to coach that kid up. I will tell you this from personal experience, it happens all the time. The way it’s set up, the kids have no recourse. You just have to notify them by July 30th every year.” The board also decided to phase in the new Academic Progress Rate cutline over four years. In August, presidents approved increasing the cutline from the current 900 to 930. Schools that fail to meet the benchmark will be ineligible for postseason play. On Thursday, the board approved a measure to use 900 starting in 2012-13. The cutline will increase to 930 in the fourth year. It also adopted a measure to include the rule in bowl licensing agreements, meaning it would apply to the 120-member Football Bowl Subdivision — the only sport the NCAA for which does not sanction a postseason tourney. In addition, the board agreed to increase eligibility requirements for incoming freshmen and junior college transfers. Both groups needed a 2.0 GPA to be eligible. Now, high school grads will need to maintain a 2.3 GPA in the 16 core courses and take 10 of those core classes before their senior year. Junior college players will have to maintain a 2.5 GPA and the NCAA will limit the number of physical education credits that will count toward eligibility. The board also adopted a new summer basketball recruiting model. Under the new measure, coaches would get four evaluation days in April and 12 in July. Previously, April was a dead period and coaches had 20 evaluation days in July. Coaches also will be permitted more contact with their own players during the summer and will benefit by the elimination of a text messaging ban. Jim Haney, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, said coaches support the changes. “Oh yes, I think the feedback from our coaches has been very positive,” he said. “I do see some challenges to evaluate in April, and it does reduce what can be done in July."”

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