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Early voting available at University Center “I got an email this morning from the ‘Student@Tennessee’ account saying to come down and vote, and I was like ‘Okay, this is where I’m voting,’” she said. Stark’s enthusiasm was also shared by Holly Podgorski,
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Emily DeLanzo Managing Editor The UC offers a variety of choices: Asian food, Subway, Chick-fil-A. But now on the menu is the future of our nation. The choices are more than just lunch foods, but instead the future of entitlements, nationbuilding, environmental issues, health care and women’s rights. For registered Knox County voters, UT opened up a polling site Monday at the UC to make voting easier on students. Located in Room 227, polls opened at 10 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m. For undecided freshman Madeline Stark, Monday was her first opportunity to vote in a presidential election, and the process was much easier than she thought it would be. “It went really well, the voting,” Stark said. “It was fast, easy and I got right through. ... If it wasn’t for this, I would have been driving down a little rural road to the place where I’m registered. “It’s just so much easier. I’m actually now able to just vote, then walk to class,” she added. Stark wasn’t aware of this opportunity, however, until Monday morning when she by chance checked her email.
senior in logistics and marketing and another first-time voter in a presidential election. “This was my first, and really it was great,” Podgorski said. It was not just first-time voters who found the UC’s polling place to be convenient, but even more experienced voters found the process much easier this time around. “This was my second election (to vote) in and I am really excited,” said Rebecca Keyes, senior in economics. “This is such a great service by them coming to campus because it’s so convenient. It makes it easier for students to do and take part in. ... Even if they didn’t have this here, I would have driven out to Fort Sanders Elementary School and make this happen. But this was easier. “I think this is such a great thing. You can’t just expect everyone to be able to vote on one day, what if you’re busy?” Keyes added. For many students, the UC’s polling station afforded them the opportunity to express their voice more clearly on the state of the nation. “Voting is important because we need to make a difference in how our country is run,” Rebecca Fernandez, junior in graphic design, said. “If nobody gives their input, then how are we going to know what happens to our country, and how are we Emily DeLanzo • The Daily Beacon going to have control of that?” Voters wait in line at the UC to participate in early voting. The UC The UC’s Early Voting Site will be open today will be hosting early voting daily through Thursday from 10 a.m. through Thursday, Nov. 1, opening each day at 10 to 8 p.m. a.m. and closing at 8 p.m.
Soap box derby displays homecoming enthusiasm RJ Vogt News Editor
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Phi Delta Theta and Farmhouse race during the Soap Box Derby on Monday during the beginning of Homecoming Week.
Good outfits make good impressions Melodi Erdogan Staff Writer Resume, check. Cover letter, check. Outfit? The interviewing process for young adults is all about proving to employers that you can do a good job at their company. Although nerve-wracking, interviews and first impressions are key to whether someone gets a job and appearances often play a part. “An old saying that I’ve always heard is ‘dress for success and someday you might be successful,’” said Robert James Duncan, freshman in management. “I’m not somebody who likes to get caught up on appearances, but I feel like it’s something that is definitely important when interviewing for jobs.” Sandra Towns, a personal stylist at J.Crew in West Town Mall, said it is important make the right impression when interviewing for jobs where professional dress is required. “A first impression is huge and you don’t want to shut the door on yourself because of what you have on,” Towns said. “You want the interviewer to remember you and not your outfit.” Russ Coughenour, director of Career
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Services, said the primary focus of an interview is to create a connection between a company and a future employee, so there is no room for distractions. “You’re trying me on for size and I’m trying you on for size,” he said. “The focus of the interview is for you and I to talk in a business fashion about whether there is room for us to work together in the future.” The Career Services interviewing guide advises students to dress up for the interview even if the job’s dress code is casual. Men should wear a dark suit with conservative ties and groomed facial hair, while women should have knee-length skirts paired with blazers and minimal jewelry. Coughenour said that acceptable clothing for professional dress and going out clothes is often not that clear. “We see young women in very high spiked heels a lot, which would not really be what we would suggest you wear to a business-type environment,” he said. “Dressing to go to an interview is different than dressing up to go out on a date or out to dinner. Sometimes people don’t see the difference between the two.” See DRESS on Page 5
The two drivers slammed into each other, careening off the track and crashing into the sidewalk. A crowd of more than 200 students cheered and jeered the collision — this was not an ordinary wreck. In the case of yesterday’s “Homecoming Soap Box Derby,” student groups from all across campus came together to represent their organization and gain points for the spirit competition. Kathleen Carlson, senior in history and member of All Campus Events, stood by the finish line and commented on the excitement that the races generated. “It’s just one of the events during homecoming,” Carlson said. “Fraternities and sororities, or whatever groups are participating, can make their car and come out and race them. It’s just really fun to have a little competition and
watch.” First place in the derby won 70 points for the overall competition, with subsequent places decreasing in point value by five each. Although the aforementioned crash between Delta Tau Delta and Sigma Nu thrilled the crowd, some students pondered moving the track from the Hill to in front of the Stokely Athletic Center. Nick Cross, sophomore in mechanical engineering and the homecoming chair for Pi Kappa Phi, drove his fraternity’s boxcar. “It’s so slow ... they should put it on a faster hill,” Cross said. Monday’s race was just one of several events held throughout the week. On Sunday, “Anything Goes” was held, giving student organizations a chance to compete in various field games. Each group also created a banner, which have since been hung from the top of Neyland Stadium. See DERBYon Page 2
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Slam poet Andrea Gibson talks to students during a gender workshop hosted by the Lambda Student Union on Oct. 24.
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Weather dampens spirits, not attendance RJ Vogt News Editor As Hurricane Sandy menaces the East Coast, even Knoxville is feeling the effects of the unusual weather. Yesterday’s high was just 50 degrees, and with winds of up to 25 mph, many students were reluctant to brave the elements. “It makes me want to skip class and stay in my warm bed,” said Ashley Williams, a junior in accounting who commutes to class. “Tennessee has bipolar weather.” According to almanac.com, however, yesterday’s cold weather was relatively normal. The temperature for Oct. 29 last year was 44.7 degrees in Knoxville, and in 2008 it was 41.4 degrees, even colder. Today’s high of 47 degrees and low of 37 degrees may deter students from attending class. Even professors dread the time spent outside. “Teachers don’t want to come to class because it’s so darned cold,” said Deidre
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Sandy bears down on coast The Associated Press Here’s a by-the-numbers look at Hurricane Sandy and its expected impacts: The Hurricane — As of midafternoon Monday, sustained winds were reaching 90 mph. — It was moving northwest at 28 mph. — Winds of tropical force extend almost 500 miles from Sandy’s center. — Its central barometric pressure reached a record low for the Northeast, 940 millibars, indicating a lot of energy and wind potential. Human Response — More than 7,000 flights have been grounded. — Some 375,000 people were told to evac-
Garriott, a graduate teaching associate who teaches in the English department. Although many students might hope for chill-induced class cancellations, teachers are unlikely to cancel class. Garriott remembered the hail storm in 2010, a storm that damaged thousands of vehicles but did not deter her from having class. Students managed to make it to class, despite the hail. “I had pretty much a full house,” Garriott said. The weather may cause some students to consider skipping class, but most say they still make it through the door. Williams made it to all her classes yesterday. “If I am going to skip, it’s because of laziness, not the weather,” said Wade Scofield, junior in religious studies. Caitlin Cook, senior in English, echoed his sentiment. For Cook, the weather is hardly an issue. “It’s not even affecting anything, it’s not that cold,” she said.
uate in New York City. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has about 490,000 meals in place in the Northeast, along with more than 150,000 gallons of water. Predictions — The storm could leave 2 to 3 feet of snow in mountainous areas of West Virginia. — Storm surges in Long Island Sound and New York Harbor could reach 6 to 11 feet above ground. Between Long Island Sound and the Delmarva Peninsula, which includes parts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, surges could reach 4 to 8 feet above ground level. — Winds of gale force are expected for nearly one-third of the nation, as far west as Ohio. — Rainfall of up to a foot is expected in some places, especially west of the storm.
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The Lady Vols celebrate during a match against Kentucky on Oct. 26.
DERBY continued from Page 1 ACE committee member Kathryn Hamlin, senior in logistics, explained why
homecoming is important. Today features a 3-on-3 basketball tournament from 4 to 10 p.m., and tonight students can see their classmates compete in the preliminaries of “Smokey’s Howl,” a cheerleading competition held in Thompson-Boling Arena. The cheering begins at 6 p.m. “I think it’s one of the best ways that students give back to the university. It’s just a really great way for them to be participants in UT, showing their spirit, getting excited about it and working together,” Hamlin said. “It’s cool to see people show how excited they are and get pumped up.” The parade will be held on Friday from 4 to 5 p.m., starting at the Torchbearer at Circle Park. “Smokey’s Howl” finals are at 6 p.m. in Thompson-Boling arena. The winners of the overall competition will be announced during halftime of Saturday’s game against the Troy Trojans.
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McClung hosts Japanese flower, tea exhibit Suzuki’s arrangements, which incorporated many local elements such as lichen branches, an apparently rare commodity in Japan, and dogwood branches, were well received. “I thought it was wonderful,” said Abby Naunheimer, recent UT graduate and Weekend Program Coordinator at the museum. “In the last few
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Emiko Suzuki, certified Japanese cultural ambassador, brought authentic oriental practices to UT’s campus Sunday afternoon with a demonstration of ikebana flower arranging and a Japanese tea ceremony. The presentation, which took place in the McClung Museum, happened in collaboration with the museum’s “Zen Buddhism and the Arts of Japan” exhibit. Suzuki, who travelled to Knoxville from Asheville, N.C., where she lives and works as a professor of ikebana, began the demonstration by arranging five floral arrangements for her audience. “The object of ikebana, which means ‘the way of the flower,’ is to try to understand nature,” she explained. “It’s like being a painter — when creating, you don’t have any goals.” One aspect of Japanese flower arranging that differs greatly from the Western outlook on the art form, Suzuki said, is the importance placed on scarcity and negative space. “We are creating space, not making a big bouquet of flowers,” she informed onlookers. “If you have too many flowers, you cannot emphasize their individual beauty. We also leave a space for butterflies so they can suck the honey out of the flowers.” The lines created by the flowers is of utmost importance, as is the simplicity of the overall display. Deceptively small details of the arrangement Victoria Wright • The Daily Beacon also carry significant spiritual and symbolic weight. “We do not use even numbers in our arrangements,” she explained, Emiko Suzuki, certified Japanese cultural ambassador, snipping a fourth bud off a stem. “In our language, ‘four’ is the same pro- demonstrates ikebana flower arranging during a presnunciation as ‘death.’ Also we do not include berries in the arrangements entation on Sunday. we make for our guests because berries are (for) the end of their life. Instead we use fresh, unopened buds, so that may be good luck for the weeks with the exhibit, I’ve learned a lot about Japanese culture and seeing this live is just really fascinating. She was very engaging and made the guests.” art accessible while still showcasing the complexity of her work.”
Georgia Fisher, one of UT’s first ornamental horticulture and landscape design majors in 1977 and professional florist, was also an admirer. “I like the simplicity and the focus on the flower,” she said. “You don't need a mass of flowers for it to be beautiful. These are gorgeous pieces with an incorporation of natural, local plants that we often take for granted here.” Both the floral displays, which are typically made to be placed within a guest’s room, and the tea ceremony place a cultural emphasis on hospitality. “The main focus of the tea ceremony is helping the guest by offering the best time of drinking green tea,” said Suzuki. “It’s very simple and not like a tea party in western culture. The hosts are representing their appreciation to the guest for coming.” Suzuki, who has been studying both arts for more than 25 years and still considers herself a student, began versing herself in traditional Japanese culture after a trip to Holland as a teenager. “My father let me go to Holland as an exchange student when I was 18,” she said. “They looked at me as a Japanese culture ambassador and, even though I was born and raised in Japan, I realized I didn’t know a thing about my own heritage. After I came back from Holland, I started learning about ikebana and the Japanese tea ceremony so that I could learn more about my own roots and also identify myself.” Now a second level ikebana professor and Japanese cultural ambassador, Suzuki voiced her esteemed admiration for the museum's Zen art exhibit. “I was so impressed, it was perfect,” she enthused. “Not one millimeter was wrong. I’ve been to the Zen exhibit at the Met in New York and their tools were wrong, but here it was perfect.” “Zen Buddhism and the Arts of Japan,” which includes ink paintings and calligraphies by prominent Zen figures as well as a rock garden, will remain in the museum until Dec. 31.
Moogfest lives up to hype BryanJarnagin Staff Writer This past weekend, Moogfest was held for its third year in a series of venues in downtown Asheville, N.C. Artists ranging from hip-hop legend, Nas, to the bass-heavy Primus, presented in 3D, took the stages by storm, showing their talent for generating electroheavy tunes paired with spectacular visuals. The two-day pre-Halloween festival was full of action, music, synchronized lights and, of course, thousands of costume-clad patrons. Moogfest is aptly named after Bob Moog, who is considered to be the “godfather” of the synthesizer. Asheville is a trendy town in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains that provides a peaceful looking setting. When the sun went down and night took over, however, the peace abruptly ended as concertgoers flooded the streets. The five concert halls were spread out evenly throughout downtown, extending from Thomas Wolfe Auditorium to Asheville’s Orange Peel, with
shows taking place simultaneously. Each location had a vast array of obscure, traditional and local beers for those who were of age. Asheville’s brewing companies were in full promotion, and newcomers got the chance to “taste the town.” Local specialty stores and service providers were present as well, setting up tents and signs throughout downtown. Promoters were happy to put samples in the hands of patrons and receive some much-needed business. Asheville’s economy received quite a boost from the swarming audiences. Students were excited to have the chance to take a mini-vacation to Asheville with the convenient scheduling of concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings. The lineup was catered for synthesizer fans of all ages, as they had the legendary Morton Subotnick and the evolution of his pioneering in the form of Shpongle, among others. The success of this year’s festival should ensure a repeat for years to come. Anyone who is a fan of outof-this world, live music should consider and remember the name “Moog.” It’s great fun.
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Views Volunteered Vote locally along with nationally As Nov. 6 inches closer, more and more conversations turn toward the topic, “Who are you voting for?” Don’t be so quick to answer, because it is not just a one-sentence answer. This election season, Knox County voters are not only casting their votes for their preferred presidential candidate, but also for the Senate, House of Representatives, and a State House seat. The ballot also includes seven county and one city charter provisions. So, who are you voting for, Armstrong or Cassady? Do you think Steck or Higdon would make better economic decisions? Many students are active in campaigning for the presidential candidate they love, but most have not even heard of the representatives who make the most direct change to the way they live. During the past two years, Representative Joe Armstrong, who represents Knox County in the Tennessee State House of Representatives, has co-sponsored seven bills dealing with education, several of which apply to UT. For example, he voted to enact the “Kristen Azevedo Act” which requires all university housing employees who have access to student rooms and apartments to undergo a background check and supply their fingerprints when applying as well. This piece of legislation prevents registered sex offenders from working in university housing. He also removed a specific type of mint from the UT bookstore last year which was packaged in a tin featuring President Obama that read, “This is change? Disappointments?” because he and a student felt they were satirizing the president and were not appropriate in a public university store. He was walking around in our bookstore making changes. You cannot get much
physically closer to campus than that. State and local representatives have a far greater effect on our day-to-day lives than legislators on a national scale and especially the president of the United States, so it would only make sense that voters understand who is running and what each candidate stands for. The first step to learning about who represents you on a state level is determining which house statewide, senate statewide, and congressional district you are in. The easiest way to do this is to visit http://www.capitol.tn.gov/districtmaps/index. html. You can simply enter in the address that you used to register to vote to find out your districts. If you are not registered in Tennessee, you can go to your home state’s capitol page and do the same. After you have figured out which districts you are in, do a quick Google search for a sample ballot from your county. Knoxville’s can be found on www.knoxcounty.org. Another difference between voting on the national and state level is that your vote actually counts for the latter. In 2010, Knox County’s State Senate Representative Stacey Campfield only won by 714 votes. Third party candidates have much greater chances of being elected in state races, so if you’re a big fan of the green or the constitutional parties you can vote for a candidate who represents what you believe in without your friends complaining that you are throwing away your vote. Be informed when you step inside the voting booth this year so you can be sure to support the candidate who will make the decisions that represent your beliefs as they vote on legislation that affects our daily lives. —Hannah Bailey is a junior in political science. She can be reached at hbailey8@utk.edu.
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Learn to value friendships highly Lo s t in Co m m u n i ca t i o n by
Jan Urbano
Every day, we interact and communicate with other people in some shape or form. From the moment when we wake up and head to class or work and say “Good morning!” to the moment when we end our nights heading to bed or pulling all-nighters and say “Good Night!,” we talk, laugh, study, party, and sleep together. The last one might sound somewhat edgy, but all of them are true — we are social creatures, and we always have been. As social creatures, we develop relationships with each other. Naturally, some people might treat others as enemies if the interactions between them are very hostile and negative. On the other hand, if the experiences between two people are positive and warm, then they become acquaintances and possibly friends. For those who do become friends, more time and effort is put into maintaining those relationships. In order for you to forge strong, supportive relationships, how much time and effort should you put into them? In a sense, what are the criteria for making friends? Friends are some of the most treasured things you can have in your life. I don’t think I should have to go over the reasons why you should have friends, but some benefits include better emotional, mental, and physical support; a greater ability to regard one’s life with more value and purpose; and even health benefits, depending on what kind of friends you have. Some people, unfortunately, make friends only as a method for fulfilling their desires. After fulfilling such immoral and despicable desires, they discard the friendship, ready to do the same to another unsuspecting person. An example would be a person who only wants to have a one-night stand with an attractive or handsome individual, and in order to accomplish that, they pose as a “friend” toward the target person. I hear about these problems through friends. In response to this, I ask a
question: What is the price for a relationship? It sounds like an easy question to answer. “I would never give up my relationship with my best friend,” most people would say. However, this can be a lot more complicated. For example, such a question could be worded as “What would you give up to create a relationship between you and this person?” or “What is this person worth to you?” If a person you cared about completely forgot his or her life interaction with you, would you try to re-establish the relationship again? Would you attempt it again, knowing it might fail, and it would require a lot of time and effort to re-create your friendship? Or, would you forgo it, and create a relationship with someone else? The prior example of a person satisfying his or her desires at the cost of a relationship tests you the same way, in the sense of pitting your personal desires versus your relationship with the person you care about. Ignoring the person who had forgotten about you would be equivalent to fulfilling your personal desires at the cost of the relationship, while still trying to re-kindle the relationship would be equivalent to putting the relationship at the forefront of your priorities, even above your own person goals. However, some people would say that it’s all right to ignore the person and find another relationship — after all, it would be too much effort to recreate it. You might have better luck going with another person, since success might not be guaranteed. To those who say that — you never really cared enough about that person at all. You only get what you put into a relationship; putting little to nothing into it results in you getting the same out of it. For those only trying to make friends with others just to have one-night stands — shame on you. You poison the purpose of what a friendship should be — a connection between two people who value each other as human beings who deserve respect and honor. Sure, this might be a college campus, but that doesn’t make it any better. That just shows that you approve the status quo and can’t think for yourself. If you don’t view another person as a being that deserves honesty, support and respect, you need to reevaluate your views on life. — Jan Urbano is a junior in biochemistry and molecular biology. He can be reached at jurbano@utk.edu.
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Far too often our generation is expected to grow up too quickly, find that perfect job too soon, and settle down and find that white picket fence before we are truly ready. Today’s column will not attempt to justify those too lazy to set off on their own, nor is it a singular declaration supporting any one decision on how to live one’s life. Rather, I hope it to be an encouragement to profit from our fleeting youth and the unique opportunities waiting for us during this uniquely transformative period in our life. Today, vast arrays of societal changes have rendered many traditional paths for young adults outdated, and indeed the current global environment demands a variety of different approaches. Perhaps most indicative of the current environment is that there simply are not as many jobs available for recent grads, and it seems that even the available ones require more than just a bachelor’s degree. As more and more students enroll in universities, graduate school has become the new dividing mark between the highly prepared and the adequately prepared. Many students however, myself included, are not exactly eager to commit to two more years of intensive schooling after 17 or 18 consecutive years in the classroom. So, with few job opportunities available, and a desire to avoid burning oneself out prematurely in grad school, what are we to do? Some would like to pass us off as lazy, entitled, or a generation unwilling to work hard to succeed. These accusations, however, could not be farther from the truth — we have merely been shaped by the environment we grew up in. While it is true that many recent college grads have moved back in with their
parents, or are unable to find jobs, it has nothing to with a lack of desire. Perhaps it is a widespread realization that the structure of our current social system is no longer capable of supporting our ambitions and goals. Perhaps more members of that all-important 18-34 year old demographic are choosing to live lives unencumbered by obligations and responsibilities that can just as easily be adopted later in life. Or finally, perhaps, our generation is merely experiencing the same societal change that every generation must process and experience for themselves. I certainly cannot speak for everyone, and maybe you are reading this column thinking I am either insane or criminally irresponsible, but our youth is a beautiful gift, and we should not squander it by fulfilling the expectations of others, nor in assuming responsibilities that can certainly be delayed. Call me indulgent or immature, but I see nothing wrong with waiting for graduate school, marriage or children, until I have satisfied my youthful restlessness. Our world, while becoming smaller due to advances in transportation and communications, is full of stunning landscapes, fascinating cultures, and supremely entertaining people just waiting to be encountered. Unfortunately, our lifetimes are too short to experience everything our world has to offer, but it seems a tragedy to waste our lives encumbered by responsibilities that, while certainly reasonable or even expected in the past, have been rendered optional. We all have that one dream we deem impossible for whatever reason, and sadly, sometimes life gets in the way of living. However, we should all at least entertain an attempt to fulfill our wildest dreams, particularly in our youth; we may never again have the chance, and no one desires a life full of regrets, missed opportunities or unrealized passions. — Ron Walters is a senior in English literature, French and global studies. He can be reached at rwalter5@utk.edu.
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Lamar LP gets personal Chris Cable Staff Writer This past week rapper Kendrick Lamar released his album “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.” His album discusses difficult topics like racial profiling and gang affiliation. It’s sure to be a solid hit for fans of rap and the album certainly rings true to the original intent of rap music. The first single, “Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter,” describes Lamar’s young appetite for sex, which takes away any logical reasoning in this incident. He thinks of nothing but getting to Sherane in an intimate way. However, by the end of the song Lamar drives up to see two individuals in black hoodies, possibly gang members or relatives of Sherane. Undoubtedly, his lack of reasoning led him into trouble. Hard issues like this are the untiring theme of the entire album, accompanied by hard beats and personal stories. Lamar does not give in to the mainstream style of rap/pop beats and lyrics. “Good Kid” and “M.A.A.D City” are separate songs detailing crime in different aspects. “Good Kid” focuses on gang violence and drugs, as evident in lyrics such as “And you ask, ‘lift up your shirt’/Cause you wonder if a tattoo/of affiliation can make it a pleasure to put me through/Gang files, but that don't matter because the matter is racial profile.” Lamar highlights the heartless actions of both gangster and Compton police officers. In “M.A.A.D City,” Lamar spills the details of his childhood neighborhood, describing gun war in comparison to
Pakistan, and the constant animosity that the area created. “M.A.A.D” has two meanings: first, it stands for “my angry adolescents divided,” and second “my angel on angel dust.” Those different meanings provide significant relevance when used in context. There is no ambiguity about what Lamar is detailing in “The Art of Peer Pressure.” Lamar was not one to do drugs, but he describes smoking a “blunt” that was laced with angel dust in his song. It’s pretty self-explanatory and is very personal, not unlike the entire album. Stylistically, Lamar infiltrates a jazzy sound in the beginning that portrays an easy-going feel, but he suddenly speeds the beat up and turns to a more serious note. The last track on the album, appropriately titled “Compton,” features Dr. Dre. The song is catchy and is a “come see if you can make it on my side of town” type of vibe. Once again Lamar is speaking about the intense atmosphere of Compton (for those who are unaware, Compton is an area in Los Angeles). Dr. Dre throws in his two cents saying he will stand by his city until he dies and upgrades to heaven. Personally, I wouldn’t have picked up this album off the shelf, but it really captured my interest once I figured out that each song was a chapter in the life of the artist himself. Also, the beat sucked me in after a few songs. I got the feeling he was laying everything out on the table for his fans, while bringing to light the injustices that occur. Honestly, you will either love it or hate it; there’s no in-between.
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Volunteers focus on winning ‘second season’ Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor
Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer Tennessee ran through the gauntlet of SEC play over the last five weeks. The beating ended with a heart wrenching 38-35 loss to South Carolina on Saturday. The Volunteers are winless through October for the second time in the past three seasons. Head coach Derek Dooley said the defense needs to improve at what they’re doing. “There is just no excuse, we should be playing better than we are,” Dooley said. However, all is not lost and the Vols are confident that this year will end differently from the last. “I’m pretty sure (a collapse) is not going to happen this season,” senior linebacker Herman Lathers said. “We have a real close bunch. The players believe in the coach and the coaches believe in the players. We know what we’re doing wrong and what we need to correct. We’re going out to perform to the best of our ability and (we’re) trying to get better every day.” Lathers displayed his leadership in full force on Saturday. The linebacker managed a game high 15 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a game changing interception which gave the Vols a chance to win the game. However, his effort wasn’t enough to beat the No. 17 Gamecocks. “We did a lot of things well but we gave up too many big plays and that’s what really hurt us,” he said. “We just have to eliminate big plays and we will be fine.” On the positive side, Tennessee’s offense stopped the Gamecocks’ defensive line, giving
Tyler Bray plenty of time in the pocket. The only misstep came on the Jadeveon Clowney strip-sack of Bray with less than two minutes left in the game. The O-line has allowed an SEC low four quarterback sacks and have established a physical presence in the running game. “I think this (line) is the best we’ve ever had,” senior offensive lineman Dallas Thomas said. “It’s because of the chemistry we have. Sometimes we don’t even have to make calls on the line, we just go out and block.” Dooley said he thought the offense had an impressive performance against a great defense. “Nobody has put those kind of yards on them, I don’t know if they have done it in a long time,” Dooley said. “To come out and beat them 21-10 in the second half is a great feat, but it wasn’t good enough. At the end of the day we had 20 yards to go and we didn’t get it done. It is a team loss, but there were some really good performances, especially on offense.” Despite losing all five of their SEC games so far, in which their opponents had a combined record of 36-5, the Vols have a relatively easier schedule in conference play for the rest of the season. The Vols’ remaining conference matchups are against Missouri, Vanderbilt and Kentucky. The three teams have a combined 9-16 overall record and a 3-13 conference record. Regardless, the Vols have a prime opportunity to finish out the season on a winning streak and make it to a bowl game. Dooley said that’s not something he wants to focus on at this time. “You guys heard me talk a little bit about a ‘second season’ and I think it is all pretty clear that the legacy of this team and the character of this team is going to be defined by how we compete (in) these last four games,” said Dooley. “It is important to know that it’s not four games because we can’t go 4-0 without going 1-0.
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Herman Lathers stops Florida wide reciever Quinton Dunbar on Sept. 15. “We have to get a win and we haven’t done that in a while. We are playing a team that is averaging 460 yards a game. We are playing a team that lost to Mississippi State by six points and they put up over 500 yards of offense on them, so if we think we are going to roll the ball out there and get a ‘W,’ we are really fooling ourselves.” Lathers said he thinks each game is “winnable.” “We just have to go out and execute one week at a time,” Lathers said. “We know we have a bowl game to play for and we (seniors) are trying to motivate this team and encourage each other.” The team is hoping to put their recent losses in the past and show fans what it means to
win a game. “There’s a saying that goes ‘everybody remembers what you do in November,’” he said. “We just want to win these games in November and give ourselves a chance. We have to keep growing. This team is a million miles from where it was last year.” Dooley knows morale will play a major part in each game. He said the good news is that the team is in good spirits. “That doesn’t mean they are happy about the result, but they are the way they have been all season,” he said. “They have a lot of good character on it and those guys want to go out there. We can still accomplish some goals, but we can’t do it if we don't go out and play well on Saturday.”
Kane battles through adversity, years of recovery Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor
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Derek Dooley poses with his family during his introduction press confrence on Jan. 15, 2010.
Dooley rumor in perspective Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor Will they or won’t they? It’s no secret that Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley’s job is on the line. The secret is if and when, and the clock is ticking. Dooley isn’t just on the hot seat, he’s a hot topic. My job of late has been trolling Twitter feeds and refuting all the Jon Gruden rumors currently circulating the globe. Not that I have any inside information, I just have an “innocent until proven guilty” approach to the coaching position at UT. There are too many ifs, buts and whens associated with his job to have any clarity on what may or may not take place. Now 0-5 in the SEC (note those five are some of the best teams in the country), secure wouldn’t be a good adjective to describe the coach’s job. Between fans calling for his head, donors chomping at the bit and a flimsy Dave Hart at the helm, Dooley’s future is uncertain. But, if he makes it through the week, he has a chance to survive the turmoil. He has a chance to have a 40 season end, which should boost his resume. That’s IF he makes it through the week and IF he pulls the team together in enough time to win out. But hope floats. The Vols’ recent bout with No. 17 South Carolina was full of positives, despite the ultimate 38-35 loss. The offensive line only allowed one sack against one of the best defenses in the country, while the defense held the Gamecocks to only 10 points in the second half. Too bad there was a first half. Pros and cons abound in an overview of the Volunteers’ recent past, with arguments on both sides, but one thing remains certain. There’s a strong call for Dooley’s job. I question the wisdom of this, but my voice clearly hasn’t been heard.
It’s easy to spout something off on Twitter, Facebook or some online chat room. It’s easy to call for a man’s job and criticize his leadership when you’re not looking at him face-to-face. When all you see is a poster on a billboard or a painting on a rock, you don’t see the man. And Dooley is a man. He’s human, and he has a heart. Fans watch his press conferences, fans watch him pace the field on game day and fans watch him as a public figure, but fans forget that he has a mom and a dad, a wife and family who see and hear everything those same fans say about the man they love. I glimpsed an intimate family moment after the team’s loss to South Carolina on Saturday, and I’ll never get that picture out of my mind. Dooley had just suffered a disappointing and potentially career-altering loss. He had just walked through the tunnel to the chant of “Dooley, you’re fired.” He had just spoken with a broken-hearted team and he had just held a press conference for nosy journalists like me. His response was to go out and sit down on the pavement with his wife and son. He put his arm around his boy and gave his wife a reassuring nod. It was tragically beautiful. I know that’s no excuse to keep a coach on staff, but at that moment, I realized something that I’d forgotten. I’d forgotten that every word I write, whether Dooley reads it or not, affects someone. It might be his wife, his family, his parents or his players. I realized that Dooley hasn’t broken any regulations. He hasn’t given the university a bad name or spoken unprofessionally about anyone involved in the program. He’s committed no crime. Fans would do well to remember the positives as well as the negatives and post facts, not just opinions. Tennessee fans might want to reconsider their hate for a man who has pulled their team through adversity, who came (along with his family) when Lane Kiffin left and who won’t leave unless he’s pushed out.
“It’s been five years of frustration.” Kelsey Kane summed up her college experience in six words. The fifth year senior suffered from Compartment syndrome, a physical condition involving pressure buildup within one’s muscles, throughout much of her collegiate career. For Kane, that meant temporarily giving up running, something she loves most in the world. A distance runner for Tennessee’s track and field division, Kane had been running since her sophomore year of high school. Having to stop training and let her body heal was one of the most difficult seasons of her life. “I missed running, but I missed being with my team the most,” Kane said. “It was hard to see my team travel and have success and not be around them and not be able to support them as much.” She said not being able to celebrate with her team’s success was one of the lowest points for her, but the experience has not left her short. She said the injury left her with the ability to help others going through similar difficulties. “It has made me a better leader,” she said. Kane’s parents helped her through that difficult season, just as she now works to help her teammates. Kane said an injury takes an emotional toll on any athlete and her parents were a unique asset for her in her darkest moments.
“I stayed at home for a long time and they helped me out a lot,” Kane said. “Being athletes, they knew how hard it was for me not to be able to walk, let alone run.” Kane said her parents led her through some decision making as well. “It was helpful having them as coaches, knowing some of the steps to take and know who to call for therapy,” she said. Kane’s mother, Missy (Alston) Kane Bemiller, is a Lady Vol Hall of Famer, 1984 U.S. Olympic distance runner and coach of the university’s 1990 SEC Cross Country Championship team. Her dad, Jim Bemiller was a former men’s vault coach at UT who coached 2004 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Tim Mack among others. Track and field coach J.J. Clark said he’s known both of Kane’s parents for quite some time and sees them as great role models in her life. “She’s very blessed to have a family like that,” Clark said. Kane’s parents weren’t the only people involved in her years of recovery. Clark said he wasn’t sure she would ever be able to run again. “That was very hard, very painful and, at points, very emotional early on,” Clark said. “She was in a lot of pain, to the point where I didn’t know if she would be able to run again.” But Kane managed to come back and said that this season has been her best yet, both statistically and physically. And the season isn’t over yet. “I know how much I’ve had to overcome to get here,” Kane said. “I’m not gonna give up now.”