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Issue 46, Volume 121

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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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