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CAMPUS Two-factor authentication will soon be mandatory for students, starting Oct. 22.

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Vols set for ‘tremendous challenge’ against Mississippi State

CITY The Museum of East Tennessee History is exhibiting the background and intriguing popularity of local soft drink Mountain Dew.

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OPINIONS Columnist Emma Heins shares teens raising the bar for climate advocacy.

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SPORTS The Lady Vols soccer team is looking for its second SEC win in its game against Georgia Thursday.

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UT OIT addresses concerns over two-factor authentication BEN WINIGER Staff Writer

As the university’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) pursues its goal to increase student cyber security, some have wondered whether such efforts are worth the hassle.

One policy that’s stirred such concern is the now-mandatory move towards two-factor authentication.

The two-factor authentication system requires students, faculty and staff to confirm their identities whenever they sign into online services with their UT account. This confirmation requires either a mobile app or physical “hardware token” — all this to prevent hackers and other threats to online security from accessing student data.

According to Joel Reeves, OIT’s Chief Information Officer, the system wasn’t implemented out of any pressing need to solve security issues. Rather, the system is being implemented out of a general desire to improve data security on campus.

“There was no specific event, but when assessing IT risk, compromised accounts are at the top of the list and two-factor authentication eliminates the risk when an account is compromised,” Reeves said. “Several have had con-

cerns, but in the end most people understand that we’re doing it to protect them and the university’s data.”

This change in OIT policy will be ushered in

by Duo Two-Factor Authentication, the security organization OIT chose to represent the university.

UT requires that all students, faculty and staff be registered with the Duo Two-Factor Authentication app by Oct. 22 this year. Staff and faculty finished registering in mid-September, so only students remain.

OIT will automatically enroll unregistered students in the program once the deadline passes, making it harder for those students to access their accounts until they properly sign up.

As of Oct. 4, nearly 19,000 students (62.5% of total number) have registered with Duo. This leaves 11,374 students unregistered.

Bob Hillhouse, OIT’s Chief Information Security Officer, assured students that the system offers wider security options. Furthermore, he emphasized that Duo was the best candidate in the search for better security options.

“Students with two-factor authentication receive an additional level of protection on their accounts and personal information and are also eligible to set non-expiring NetID passwords of 12 to 16 characters,” Hillhouse said. “OIT evaluated Microsoft, Google and Duo solutions and

determined that Duo was the most seamless approach for the entire campus.”

According Hillhouse, certain “privileged” accounts have utilized Duo for over five years, without any issue.

This confidence hasn’t stopped students from raising concerns. Confirming your identity with a phone app may increase security, but what about those without a phone?

Hillhouse, Reeves and OIT have received a fair share of questions about those who have no phone to download the app, worries about how the system will affect phone data usage and concerns over the system’s use in computer testing centers.

OIT has addressed some of these issues.

The university will provide those without phones a free, physical “hardware token,” with any replacement tokens costing $10 at the VolTech store in the Student Union. The Duo app also features offline options for those concerned about phone data usage, and OIT has worked with the Language Resource Center and Student Disability Services to find authentication alternatives for online testing.

OIT acknowledges that the transition will have some growing pains. They ask that students report any issues to the OIT HelpDesk.

“OIT staff will work with everyone who contacts the HelpDesk to address their concerns,” Hillhouse said.

Website documents decades of UT photojournalism, highlights quaint Tennessee town ALEXANDRA DEMARCO Campus News Editor

The small towns that dot the landscape of much of Tennessee are often an object of scrutinization and stereotypes from the outside world. Stories of Appalachia and former coal mining towns riddled with drug abuse and a lack of diversity have stormed the popular media. However, these anecdotes often leave out the tales of the real lives of the people who have been born and raised in these towns.

One such former coal mining town is LaFollette, Tennessee. 26 years ago, Rob Heller, a photojournalism professor at UT, formed a connection with Larry Smith, the publisher of the LaFollette Press weekly paper. Heller began taking his photojournalism students out to the tiny town of LaFollette for a two-day project. Smith was an adjunct professor at UT at the time and was very enthusiastic about the project.

During the first year of the photojournalism project in 1993, students gathered in the communications building at UT early on a Friday morning and drove down to LaFollette, where they were hosted by citizens in

the town. Students spent two days getting to know LaFollette residents and capturing photographs of their everyday lives.

The initial project was a success. Heller began taking students on the trip every other year, but after Smith expressed his enthusiasm about the project, the UT trip to LaFollette became an annual event.

Each April, the class is given a section of a weekly edition of the LaFollette Press, entitled “Eyes on LaFollette,” to fill with their photographs. Heller has editorial jurisdiction over the section, and he determines which photographs are most fitting for the paper. The project was initially a great addition to the LaFollette Press, which didn’t have a full-time photographer at the time the project began.

Today, the project still operates in many of the same ways it did at its inception. Students are still graciously hosted by LaFollette citizens during their weekend-long trip, and Heller still sorts through hundreds of photographs each year to determine which pieces are most fitting for the newspaper — Although nowadays, he’s sorting through digital pictures rather than developing rolls of film in a dark room.

Since 1993, Heller’s students have taken tens of thousands of photographs featuring life in LaFollette, and the trip encompasses

more than just students walking into LaFollette and pointing their camera at the townsfolk. The town eagerly welcomes the students, allowing them to become one with LaFollette and authentically share the community’s stories.

“Eyes on LaFollette” has touched hundreds of students’ lives and has received national and statewide attention. An exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the project was on display at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville in 2013, and the trip was featured in the New York Times’ Lens blog.

This past spring, Heller mentioned to one of his photojournalism classes that it would be great to have an online source that compiled the best photographs from the past three decades of the LaFollette trip. One of his graduate students who attended the LaFollette trip in April, Jules Morris, thought the website would be a great idea for an independent study with Heller. She then recruited Kellie Ward, another graduate student of Heller’s who attended the LaFollette trip in April and is a web designer for UT Communications, to join her on the project.

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Review: ‘Joker’ serves up as an impressive, controversial film JAKE YODER Staff Writer “Is it just me, or are things are getting crazier out there?”

One of the year’s most anticipated movies “Joker” has finally arrived. While the character of Joker has appeared in many different forms and versions over the past decade, he was never given his own movie.

The idea of comic book villains leading their own film may have sounded absurd a few years ago, but with the recent financial success of Marvel and Sony’s “Venom,” it seems like a no-brainer to give the ‘clown prince of crime’ his own feature.

“Joker” follows Arthur Fleck, a man who is mentally challenged living with his mother in Gotham City and barely getting by. While working as a clown and trying to start a standup comedy career, he finds himself continually beaten down physically and mentally, with sanity slowing being lost in the process.

“Joker” has recently been in the news for its controversial themes and message. While, admittedly, the film is framed in a way that gives off a strange, unsettling message, one could argue about what the filmmakers were really trying to say for days, so I won’t let this affect my review.

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This film is one of the best films I have seen in a while, technically speaking. The cinematography by Lawrence Sher is truly a work of art.

It feels like you could pause the movie at literally any frame and have it sold as a painting.

The film also has an outstanding score by

While it makes sense why it would spark the amount of controversy that is has, I don’t thikn that the controversy was warranted enough to really affect my enjoyment of the film.

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Hildur Guðnadóttir. The music almost always perfectly matched the feeling and mood of whatever scene it was paired with. The film’s soundtrack, however, is hit or miss. While most of the song choices work really well, a few left me scratching my head, wondering what the editor and director were thinking.

I’m honestly blown away that writer and director Todd Phillips did such a fantastic job writing and directing “Joker.”

Phillips is best known for his work on the “Hangover” franchise and other comedies such

as 2006’s “Borat.” While his last film 2016’s “War Dogs” was slightly more serious in tone than his other comedies, I was unsure if he had it in him to do a full psychological thriller. Turns out he did.

Every performance in the film was outstanding, with Joaquin Phoenix obviously stealing the show. His portrayal of mental illness and the slow dive into insanity was truly something to watch. Other actors in the film did a fine job, but the movie is really 90 percent Phoenix. Thankfully, his performance is good enough that he is able to carry the film.

The film is not perfect, however.

While it is only a little over two hours, it definitely felt like it dragged in a few scenes. Some editing choices were also a bit off-putting towards the end of the film. And, of course, there’s the issue of the film’s main message, but overall, I didn’t find it to be much of a problem.

Overall, “Joker” is an incredibly impressive film. While it makes sense why it would spark the amount of controversy that it has, I don’t think that the controversy was warranted enough to really affect my enjoyment of the film.

The film’s cinematography, score, writing and acting all come together to make a film that is definitely worth seeing. Whether or not you end up loving or hating the film, your takeaway opinion is up in the air.

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East Tennessee History museum exhibits Mountain Dew: ‘It’ll tickle yore innards!’

MORGAN PHILLIPS Contributor

The Museum of East Tennessee History is exhibiting the background and intriguing popularity of local soft drink phenomenon Mountain Dew; perhaps unsurprisingly, there’s a whole lot of “hillbilly” heritage to the citrusy soda.

The exhibit traces the beverage from its roots to its peak of popularity. Local East Tennesseans Barney and Ally Hartman created the drink in Knoxville in 1946. When production moved to Johnson City in 1954, the drink increased its popularity.

An important impact of the exhibit is simply in its showcase of a local success story. The soda’s popularity reached such success that its original plant on Magnolia Avenue will soon be the location of a Tennessee historical marker. Adam Alfrey, senior curator at the East Tennessee History Center, expressed how this played a large factor in nspiring the exhibit.

“The purpose for the exhibit is really tied into the placement of the Tennessee historical marker at the location of the plant on Magnolia. That’s one of the reasons we wanted to celebrate, to explore this unique local beverage’s history that wasn’t turned into a national phenomenon,” Alfrey said.

East Tennessee State’s Reece Museum, located in Johnson City, recently had a similar exhibit on

display. Alfrey touched on Johnson City’s extensive role in the beverage’s history, expressing that it was a nice addition to have both of the soda’s home cities celebrating its history at once.

It was after the move to Johnson City that Mountain Dew began to truly embody the idea of the hillbilly. Though the term hillbilly typically has negative connotations behind it, Rebecca P’Simer, curator of collections for the museum, says the soda’s branding should actually stir positive appeal.

“Maybe the hillbilly type image is something people are turned off by at first, but [Mountain Dew] kind of celebrates that in a way. It’s got some local ties not only to Knoxville, but also to East Tennessee in general,” P’Simer said.

The story of Mountain Dew could not be told without examining its success in relation to East Tennessee facets such as moonshining and the hillbilly profile. The exhibit extensively does so, showcasing over 200 artifacts highlighting the sugary concoction’s story, as well as moonshining and hillbilly artifacts. Also on display are the first set of Mountain Dew bottles ever produced, a must-see for superfans of the soda.

Inspiration for the museum’s fun feature came from a variety of sources. P’Simer said that an integral part of that inspiration was the need to shed light on the soda’s local collaborative history, as well as celebrate the image that brought it success.

“We felt that there were so many stories to be told around this one popular soft drink that many

people just weren’t aware of. For example, the success of the beverage was due to the many hands that helped create and enhance the flavoring, the marketing and the overall brand,” P’Simer said.

The aforementioned marketing and branding of the soda depended heavily on the portrayal of the hillbilly image. In addition to its Appalachian foundation, the soda company also began printing that imagery onto its bottles. P’Simer scrutinized the effect of this branding on the beverage’s early

Maybe the hillbilly type image is something people are turned off by at first, but (Mountain Dew) kind of celebrate that in a way.

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and continued success.

“We see how the hillbilly image was powerful in media during this time, and how the Hartman Beverage Company adapted that image as well, beginning with the original ‘joke label.’ Today we look back and see how marketing of the drink changed with the popularity of the times,” P’Simer said.

The Appalachian ties to the sugary soda weren’t just for image and sales; it’s evident that Mountain Dew is authentically East Tennessee. In another local connection, the soda’s alluring name actually corresponds to its striking similarity to moonshine, another Tennessee creation, when mixed with liquor.

Though Mountain Dew may not be the drink to grab when looking for a health boost, it definitely has a sturdy dose of local culture and history. A visit to the exhibit may leave guests with a new curiosity about the sugary soda and it’s home, as well as leave locals with a new pride and appreciation for that hillbilly image that’s so often tied to Appalachia.

P’Simer shared her thoughts on why she feels the exhibit should be a celebration of East Tennessee heritage.

“I think not only it lets people realize Mountain Dew is from Knoxville originally … It’s a really neat tie to realize the family started it here. It’s a nice Knoxville pride thing,” P’Simer said.

The beverage’s unique history will be on display until Jan. 20 at the Museum of East Tennessee History at 601 South Gay Street. The East Tennessee Historical Society partnered with PepsiCo Knoxville to bring the vibrant history of Mountain Dew to the museum.

Museum tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free for guests 16 and under. All admission is free on Sundays.

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Enviro-mental: Teenagers are saving the world and here’s how

EMMA HEINS Columnist

I have been shocked the past few weeks. On any given week, I am struggling to get people to talk about climate change and its effects. People don’t want to talk about it because it is quite frankly terrifying, and I get that. That doesn’t mean I don’t try.

But the past few weeks have been different.

Every time I get online, do you know what I’ve seen?

Greta Thunberg.

If you somehow haven’t seen anything about her, she’s a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden. She began her rise to social media fame and international renown when she organized a climate strike at her school. She didn’t go to school for several weeks, and she sat outside of the Rikstag (the Swedish version of parliament) for three weeks during school hours because she wanted to convince legislators that they need to be reducing national carbon emissions to be in accordance with the Paris Climate agreement.

(Reminder: President Trump announced the US would be pulling out of that agreement altogether at the earliest opportunity possible, which is in 2020.)

Since then, Thunberg has sailed across the Atlantic in a carbon-neutral boat, spoken at the UN Climate Action Summit and will be speaking in Chile later in the year.

Personally, I love this. People are talking about climate change more than ever before, and two weeks ago, climate strikes were hosted all over the world.

But is Greta Thunberg the first teenager to ever speak out about climate change? Absolutely not.

There are people in middle and high school all over the world that have been fighting for climate justice in their own communities that might not have the resources to pay for a carbon-neutral boat or the income and access in their commu-

nity to be able to completely cut out eating meat, which ultimately highlights that being completely sustainable isn’t a real option for a lot of people.

And Greta Thunberg is white and from Scandinavia, the region of the world most well-known for its high standard of living. As much as she advocates for climate remediation, she does not and will not understand the effects of climate change as much as people in the global south and marginalized groups in the global north. People of color and people with a low socio-economic status more than deserve a place in the conversation, they require it.

Since most of us know about Greta Thunberg already, I want to give you all a few examples of amazing, world-changing teenagers of color that are raising the bar for climate advocacy: Autumn Peltier (age 15) – When Autumn was only 14 years old, she was named the Chief Water Officer for the Anishinabek First Nation, located in northeastern Ontario in Canada. As young as eight years old, Peltier was going on community visits to areas that were under boil advisories because the water wasn’t safe to drink. She has spoken to the UN, met with the Canadian prime minister and was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize.

Ridhima Pandey (age 11) – As a nine-yearold, Ridhima filed a petition against the national government of India, claiming the government

neglected to enforce environmental laws and subjected Indian citizens to the effects of climate change. For two years, she and a team of lawyers did research and filed evidence about it. In January, the case was dismissed, but she believes the case was not given enough consideration. While most kids are in about the sixth grade, she is preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court System of India.

Amariyanna Copeny (age 11) – Known as “Miss Flint,” Amariyanna is most well-known for writing a letter to president Obama when she was just eight years old about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan (don’t forget, they still don’t have clean water). At age nine, she spoke at the “Stand Up to Trump” rally in front of the White House.

She is responsible for over $27,000 in fundraising for kids in Flint to help with school supplies, clean water and medical bills. She’s far from done with that fight, so keep an eye out for her.

Emma Heins is a senior majoring in Environmental Studies. She can be reached at eheins@vols.utk.edu.

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Tennessee looking for second SEC win of season against Georgia NOAH BRUNSON Staff Writer The Lady Vols are looking for more.

After picking up their first SEC win of the year on Sunday, Tennessee (7-4-1) will host the Georgia Bulldogs (5-5-2) on Thursday night in Knoxville.

Georgia has had one of the most prolific offenses in the SEC thus far. They average 14.5 shots per game and 1.67 goals per game. They are 1-2-1 in conference this year.

They are led by freshman forward Chloe Chapman. Chapman has scored five goals this season, and two games with multiple goals. Junior forward Regan Glisson also has three goals on the year, and at least one shot on goal in every game but one.

Tennessee and Georgia share some characteristics. Both teams feature a well-rounded roster. Georgia has had 11 different players score a goal this year; Tennessee has had 10.

The Lady Vols come into the match with 21 goals and 13.9 shots per game. They average 1.75 goals per game. The Volunteers found their first SEC win against Kentucky last Sunday.

They are led by MA Vignola, who has six goals in the year. Vignola is one of the few resident seniors on the Lady Vols team. She has also totaled 15 points, 41 shots and 20 shots on goal,

all team highs.

Georgia, like Tennessee, has only been able to find one conference win thus far. They found their lone SEC win against Missouri, after scoring five goals in route to an impressive 5-1 win.

“They had a massive win last weekend at Missouri,” head coach Brian Pensky said. “I think they won a lot of challenges. They were very physical I think against Vanderbilt, and they’re going to be a physical team.”

The Lady Vols have also been a very physical team this year. Coach Pensky highlighted senior midfielder Katie Cousins as one of the most physical on the team.

“We have to take that next step,” Pensky said. “Katie Cousins, even though she’s only five feet tall, she’s a big part. She’s one of the best players in the air, probably one of the best players in the air in this league.”

Cousins is also dealing with a small injury that has limited her minutes per game. She saw about 35 to 40 minutes against Kentucky, including a close shot just left of the goal.

Since starting SEC play, Tennessee has faced multiple injuries. Senior Salera Jordan and junior Wrenne French are out for the season with torn ACLs, and freshman Alicia Donley is out for multiple weeks with torn ligaments in her ankle. Coach Pensky did not rule out an eventual return.

Despite the heavy number of injuries to their

#7 MA Vignola for the Tennessee Volunteers playing against SE Louisiana on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Photo by Connor Morss / Daily Beacon offense, Tennessee’s defense has been a bright spot for them this season. Freshman goalkeeper Lindsey Romig had a career-high eight saves against Alabama, and continues to shine when her team needs her the most.

Senior defender Maya Neal has also been a cornerstone of the defense. She brought a shovel to practice after their loss to Alabama with a simple message: “Bury the Past.”

“Definitely the monkey coming off our

back,” Neal said of her team’s first SEC win.

“Win by win; we have to start 0-0 again next game.”

Tennessee looked like its former selves again in their win over Kentucky, with 13 total shots and forcing a shutout. They will look to keep their momentum rolling into Thursday’s matchup with Georgia, as they host the Bulldogs in Regal Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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Tennessee and Mississippi State have taken similar trajectories this season.

It is true that three of the Bulldogs’ losses are not the caliber of some of the Vols’ losses, but there is no denying that both teams have seemingly taken a step back from where they were a year ago.

Both teams are coming in with second year head coaches. Mississippi State’s Joe Moorehead won eight games last season, Pruitt just five, but there was warranted optimism for the two programs before the season began.

On Saturday, something will have to give.

Tennessee is coming off of a 43-14 loss to No. 3 Georgia. It was nothing to celebrate, to be sure, but there were a few positive takeaways that made the Vols immediate future a little brighter.

For Mississippi State, their last outing was just as bad, but without the modicum of positivity. The Bulldogs were blasted by No. 12 Auburn, 56-23, but are coming to Knoxville off of a bye week.

For Jeremy Pruitt, the biggest concern he has for Mississippi State is their offense, which has averaged nearly 400 yards per game thus far.

“Looking at Mississippi State, I’m looking at their two-deep on offense,” Pruitt said Monday. “I think every starter they have, depending on who they have at quarterback, is a fourth or fifth year guy. It’s an experienced football team, a mature football team offensively.”

For most of the season, the Bulldogs’ offense has featured two quarterbacks in Tommy Stevens and Garrett Shrader. Stevens was a transfer from Penn State, where Moorehead was the offensive coordinator before landing in Starkville in 2018.

According to Pruitt, Tennessee’s defense will have to prepare for two quarterbacks that can use both their arms and legs to make plays.

“What is the difference with (Shrader) and (Stevens) in the game,” Pruitt said. “I don’t see a whole lot. With Shrader, it looks like the running part with (Nick) Fitzgerald who was there before.

Shrader can throw the football-you see how the game is called.

“As you go back and look at their body of work, (Stevens) is running the football just as much, too. I think that’s who they are, so I don’t see a lot of differences.”

Kylin Hill is also a big threat out of the backfield for Mississippi State. The junior running back has accounted for 596 yards on the ground and leads the SEC in yards after contact with 544.

Gaining yards after contact is an area where Georgia hurt the Vols last Saturday. The Bulldogs ran for nearly 250 yards, most of which came after an orange jersey or two ricocheted off of them.

Pruitt hopes to get that fixed before facing another talented backfield as well as two mobile quarterbacks.

“Defensively (against Georgia) way too many yards after contact,” Pruitt said. “We’ve got to be able to generate pass rush. They created some tight windows and covers, and made some throws and catches, but we’ve got to find a way to create negative plays.”

Tennessee found a little life on the offensive side of the ball against Georgia with true freshman quarterback Brian Maurer making his first start.

Maurer passed for 259 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the game, but turned the ball over twice with an interception and a fumble.

Mississippi State’s defense makes a living off of creating turnovers, so much so that they’ve created at least one turnover in 21-straight games, which is the longest active streak in college football.

That is something Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney and the Vols offense will have to be mindful of with a true freshman likely starting under center for the second straight week.

“Defensively, (Mississippi State) has some really good returning players,” Pruitt said. “Last year they had one of the best defenses in all of college football. They create negative plays by bringing pressure and put the offense a little bit on their heels. It’ll be a tremendous challenge for us.”

The first meeting between Mississippi State and Tennessee in seven years will kickoff at 12 p.m. Eastern at Neyland Stadium on Saturday and will be nationally televised on the SEC Network.

Marquez Callaway, #1, prepares to throw the football during the UT vs. Georgia game on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 in Neyland Stadium.

Nathan Lick / The Daily Beacon