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Volume 136, Issue 19

Monday, October 22, 2018

Inside: • If you get hit by a bus, does your tuition get paid? Staff Writer Gabi Szymanowska answers one of the most pressing questions on campus on page 3.

• After 40 years, the “Halloween” star Michael Myers has returned to the big screen. Staff Writer Taylor Moore reviews the film on page 4.

• “We live in a world where political correctness is killing our right to freedom of speech.” Columnist Ali Smith discusses “how we can truly change a system” on page 5.

• The Vols lost to Alabama on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Sports Editor Blake Von Hagen breaks down how well the Vols did on page 8.

Kyle Alexander, #11, shot a t-shirt canon into the crowd at the Rocky Top Tip Off event at Thompson-Boling Arena on Oct. 19, 2018.

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Vols, Lady Vols ring in basketball season with annual Rocky Top Tip-Off Noah Taylor

Contributor

An autograph session, half court shots and a dunk contest were just a few of the festivities at Tennessee’s annual Rocky Top Tip-Off at Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday. The event rings in the upcoming basketball season for both the Vols and Lady Vols.

With the men’s and women’s seasons set to tip off in less than a month, more than 3,500 fans were on hand to get their first look at the teams.

“We’re excited about this year,” Lady Vols head coach Holly Warlick said. “These players are competitive. They work hard. We need the support and we need the fans cheering.”

After being picked to finish 13th in the SEC during the preseason a year ago, the Tennessee men’s basketball team exceeded expectations in a big way, claiming a share

of the SEC regular season championship as well as their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2014. As a result, no one is overlooking the Vols ahead of the 2018 season, and the consensus around college basketball is that this Tennessee team will be among the nation’s elite.

To reach and maintain that goal in what will be a much-improved SEC overall, head coach Rick Barnes believes some of it starts with their home court advantage.

“It’ll be here before you know it,” Barnes told the crowd in attendance from midcourt. “We have got to make this the best place in the country to play basketball.”

That sentiment is one that the players share as well, including senior guard Admiral Schofield, who was named to the preseason All-SEC second team at SEC Basketball Media Day earlier this week.

“We want to thank the fans,” Schofield said. “All of our sprints ... all of the tears we’ve shed, all of the blood we’ve shed on this floor, we

just want to thank the fans because you’ve all been on our minds.

“We want to compete for championships and that is what we are trying to build here.”

Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer was also in attendance on Friday, and he had message for the players and coaches, thanking them for their dedication on and off of the court.

“It’s great to see how hard these coaches work,” Fulmer said. “And the dedication the players put into it on a daily basis. If you could watch them practice, you would understand why we were so grateful.

“An SEC Championship for the Vols and it’s going to be a great year for the Lady Vols.”

After players from both teams were introduced, the men’s team took to the floor to receive their SEC title rings to a standing ovation. Afterward, Vols and Lady Vols players teamed up and competed in a 3-point shooting contest, which was claimed by Lady Vols’ fresh-

man guard Rae Burrell and Vols’ sophomore guard Jacob Fleschman in the final round of the competition with 11 points each.

The real crowd-pleaser was the dunk contest, which capped off the night’s festivities. Sophomore guard Yves Pons, who claimed last season’s dunk contest title, faced off against teammate Jalen Johnson.

In the end, Pons defended his title with a one-handed, betweenthe-legs slam that received perfect scores from the three judges, as well as another standing ovation from those in attendance.

With Rocky Tip-Off behind them, both teams will now prepare to begin their seasons with upcoming exhibition games before tipping off the regular season.

The Vols will face Tusculum at Thompson-Boling Arena on Oct. 31 and the Lady Vols will play host to Carson-Newman on Nov. 5. Both games are slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.

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CAMPUSNEWS

The Daily Beacon • Monday, October 22, 2018

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Dean of Students discusses plan to better diversity, inclusion on campus Bailey Fritz

Staff Writer

UT is working on expanding its diversity through a safe environment and student involvement.

Amid campus discussion about diversity and inclusion issues, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Dean of Students Shea Kidd Houze is working to create a more inclusive and accepting campus where all can feel comfortable with their own identities.

Kidd Houze works daily with administrators, faculty and students to create a safe community on campus where all students can feel included. “(The works) range from orientation to Ignite to experiences in the classroom. We are not yet where we want to be and recognize there are opportunities to improve,” Kidd Houze said. “Research shows that we develop cultural competencies through sustained dialogue over time as opposed to one-time programs or workshops. Our hope is to facilitate meaningful conversations across multiple topics in the hope of increasing knowledge, awareness and skills among students, faculty and staff alike.”

While some students may feel like they are welcome at the university, with no worries about their specific identity being threatened, Kidd Houze wants to talk with students every day who want to be heard but cannot due to a feeling of marginalization.

“Feeling disconnected affects their levels of involvement, their health and wellbeing and their academic performance. As humans, all of us want to be wanted, needed and to feel important,” Kidd Houze said. “Maya Angelou said, ‘You only are free when you realize you belong no place -- you belong every place -- no place at all.’

“As a university, we have the opportunity to create an environment where all students feel confident in being who they are while also finding community and connection—a sense of belonging. To me, this is what the late Dr. Angelou meant by this profound statement.”

Jason Pan, senior in chemical engineering and chair of the SGA Diversity and Inclusion committee shared his opinion on what UT can do to help with issues regarding diversity and inclusion.

“To better the diversity at UTK, we need to create an environment that attracts diverse students and creates a community of

inclusivity that helps them feel at home and comfortable. This includes a student body and faculty that whole-heartedly supports a diversity initiative that will promote the success of students. We need a clear goal of what we want the university to be and take the necessary action for that change,” Pan said.

With the topic being fairly conceptual, setting up and enforcing policies to help make those who feel marginalized feel more welcome can be difficult. However, people like Kidd Houze are working to take practical steps to implement these ideas to create a sense of mattering and belonging.

Kidd Houze described a practical step as involving “identifying all initiatives related to diversity and inclusion on campus in order to better understand the programmatic gaps” with the Office of Multicultural Student Life being a “key department” regarding inventory and coordinating initiatives.

“Imagery and representation matter and when students see themselves in administration, faculty, staff, and the student body, they feel a greater sense of belonging,” Kidd Houze said. “I think this is a big piece of the mattering and belonging puzzle … another area of opportunity related to creating a sense of belonging is related to the first year experience.”

Some programs Kidd Houze listed as designed to help create a sense of belonging through community included orientation, Ignite, Welcome Week and First Year Studies.

In terms of impactful steps, the Student Success Summit was created as a method of conversation between Academic Affairs and Student Life. Kidd Houze was involved with the summit and expressed how glad she is to be on a campus where all members of the university can dedicate time to solving problems this campus faces.

“During the half-day summit, faculty, staff and administrators reconvened to discuss six areas in which the University could enhance the student experience. Using these six areas, participants engaged in breakout sessions and began taking steps to actualize movement in these areas,” Kidd Houze said.

“Among these (were) “mattering and belonging,” which is (a) theme that illuminates students’ need to feel connected and a sense of community provided a backdrop for participants to think about ways the University can be more supportive in our efforts to cultivate a more inclusive campus.”

Some of the ideas that were brought up at the Student Success Summit involved creating focus groups to better understand expe-

riences of marginalized students, creating a campaign around mattering and belonging, assessing existing diversity and inclusion initiatives across campus and increasing collaboration to reduce duplication of programs.

“A major takeaway was that we need students involved in the process to offer solutions to our collective concerns as it relates to mattering and belonging,” Kidd Houze said. “We all have a shared responsibility to take care of our community, and students’ voices will be a vital part of this process.”

Kidd Houze provided advice for those who are interested in learning more about these conversations as well as those who would like to be involved in solving these extensive problems.

“We have to own our story, all parts of it ... the strengths and the opportunities. I think each of us needs to do deep inner work to better understand who we are and our collective responsibilities. It’s hard work. It’s heart work” Kidd Houze said.

Kidd Houze also pointed out that changing a culture takes time and that there aren’t any quick fixes.

“We have to call people into this conversation. We have to build meaningful relationships. We have to extend grace. We have to share our concerns, and we have to identify solutions,” Kidd Houze said. “It is my hope that we can be more intentional during the first year so that students find these important connections early.”

Kidd Houze encouraged students to get involved with one of the many diversity and student life leadership programs UT has to offer.

“ Imagery and representation matter and when students see themselves in administration, faculty, staff, and the student body, they feel a greater sense of belonging.

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Shea Kidd Houze, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Dean of Students

CAMPUSNEWS

Monday, October 22, 2018 • The Daily Beacon

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If you get hit by a car, do you get your tuition paid?

Gabriela Szymanowska

Senior Staff Writer

Everyone has heard or even said the joke when crossing a street on campus: “Hit me and pay my college tuition.”

While the joke refers to a rumor that isn’t taken quite seriously by many, students often think about it when crossing the street, especially when they see a car hurtling towards the crosswalk.

For decades the same rumors have circulated around different college campuses; if a student is hit by a universityowned car or bus, will they get their tuition paid?

“I’ve been out and about, and employees would ask me if it’s true because there’s (a rumor) that if a UT bus hits you on campus, would you get free tuition? ... That’s won if you walk out in front of a bus and get hit by a UT bus, but a lot of those buses aren’t even owned by UT,” Pamela Jeffreys, director of Risk Management services, said.

The myth that students will get their tuition paid for by the university if they

get hit by a university vehicle is not entirely true. For the most part, the rumor is just a rumor.

“If it was true, there would be parents pushing their children out in front of cars all day long on campus so that they could get free tuition,” Jeffreys said.

The instances when students have been hit by a car at UT have been few and rare.

According to UT’s Risk Management service, only eight people have been hit on campus at the crosswalk on Cumberland and 17th Street by Melrose since 2011. Given the amount of pedestrian and vehicle traffic every day on campus, that is not a big statistic.

Jeffreys said that even though eight people have been hit by cars, Risk Management has only received two claims from students where a car had hit them.

Although the number of students who have been hit is low, many students still find themselves uneasy on crosswalks.

“I always feel like I’m going to get hit — even when I have the pedestrian right of way,” Mackenzie Brown, freshman in music education, said.

Perhaps the most dangerous crosswalk, however, is the “cattle crossing ” near Hodge’s Library. Every day, thousands of students cross Volunteer Boulevard as cars wait patiently on either side. Jennifer Lane, claims director at Risk Management Services, pointed this out as a specific problem area.

Another recent issue at crosswalks are students walking while being distracted by their phones and earbuds in their ears. Being on the phone while walking not only slows foot traffic, but it also distracts pedestrians and drivers alike, therefore greatly increasing and contributing to the dangers of oncampus crosswalks.

As far as implementation of safety items, the campus has marked the crosswalks. Most, if not all, have a specific colored brick and design that designate them as a walkway. In addition, there are also signs and the telltale beeping and robotic “wait.” Stoplights are all over campus, and neon signs help illuminate directions for nighttime drivers.

Despite the impending doom that

many feel when crossing, the university has gone to dramatic lengths to ensure pedestrian and vehicular safety.

Risk Management covers claims from all six of UT’s campuses, and the only claims filed by students hit by a car have come from the Knoxville campus.

While the myth may not be entirely true, there are instances when a student can collect from their claim.

“You can always file a claim for anything, but in order for anyone to collect on their claim, the university has to be negligent,” Lane said.

One instance might include not putting a stop sign at an intersection where a student gets hit. However, even then, if the student wanted to file a claim against the university it would depend on whether the university or city owned the street and sidewalk where that stop sign should be.

Though few private attorneys would sue the university or the state, it would be possible to go to trial and attempt a civil lawsuit. Doing so might result in victory, or it could simply mean more bills to pay on top of tuition.

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CITYNEWS

The Daily Beacon • Monday, October 22, 2018

‘Halloween’: Modern return of a classic slasher Taylor Moore

Staff Writer

After 40 years, “Halloween” star Michael Myers has returned to the big screen to finally get revenge on Laurie Strode, the crazed killer’s longtime victim.

“Halloween” was everything I had hoped for but at the same time something fans of the film franchise, like myself, expected. Full of gory killing stunts, intense moments and the “Halloween” theme song, this movie was a nice addition to the collection of past “Halloween” movies.

The 2018 “Halloween” sequel is the twelfth movie in the series and follows Michael Myers’s escape from a bus during a transport gone wrong.

Once Myers flees the institution, the serial killer returns to Haddonfield, Illinois, to confront his sister, Laurie, who narrowly escaped from his killing spree over 40 years ago. The only difference is this time, she’s ready.

This movie connects directly to the

first, rather than acknowledging the ten movies in between, and brings the story full circle.

In the latest “Halloween,” viewers meet Laurie’s granddaughter, who longs for a relationship with her grandmother. Until Myers escapes, Laurie is seen as a nutcase. Then, the audience realizes the dramatic irony, which was that Laurie was rightfully preparing for Myers’s return all along.

The flow of the movie basically matches that of the past sequels. The movie introduces Myers in the mental hospital, he escapes and goes on his killing spree of innocent victims.

Nonetheless, it is just as exciting to see during this Halloween season.

Jamie Lee Curtis returns to play Laurie Strode once again and gives an amazing performance. As a seasoned actress, Curtis portrays her character in a way that brings suspense in the same way that Myers does. Her face-off with Myers keeps audience members on the edge of their seat.

After four decades, it’s the reunion the world was waiting on.

Nick Castle, who plays Myers, reprises his role in the scariest of ways. Without saying a word, he still puts a striking fear in the hearts of the audience. As expected, Myers commits murder in a way that only he could: in a disgusting fashion that’s very hard to look at.

The ending is probably the best part of the film. Without giving away most of the details, the suspense builds up throughout the entire film until Myers and Strode have their first encounter after years of preparation.

After the showdown, viewers are still left wondering if Myers would return again since he may have possibly lived. If producers choose to again revive Myers, there would have to be something that hypes the audience up more than the overdue match-up between brother and sister.

Overall, “Halloween” offers good performances, decent drama in between the suspense and a nice ending to the “Halloween” saga — possibly.

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Princesses, wizards attend annual Halloween Cartoon Club Revival Kurt Welch

Staff Writer

Princesses, skeletons, wizards, a taco and more came to the Tennessee Theatre Saturday to watch classic Warner Brothers cartoons and trickor-treat early in anticipation for Halloween.

The Tennessee Theatre’s fourth annual Costumes and Classic Cartoons Open House provided an opportunity for Knoxvillians to experience the theater in its original capacity as a movie house.

“We just wanted to revive the tradition of Saturday morning cartoons here,” Becky Hancock, executive director of the Tennessee Theatre, said.

The event was created to allow children to experience the cartoon clubs their parents or grandparents might have enjoyed.

“It’s a chance for children, dressed up in their costumes, to come and experience the Tennessee Theatre,” Tim Burns, technical director of the Tennessee Theatre, said. “(It’s) kind

of a ‘tip of the hat’ back to the children programmings such as the ‘Popeye Club’ and then later the ‘Chipmunk Club’ that (were) here during the summers.”

The event was scheduled six to eight months prior for a Saturday close to Halloween. Children received candy, provided by the General Mast Store, at ‘trick-or-treat’ stations set up throughout the theater.

“Every year the Mast employees will come and they work the trick-or-treat stations and they dress up,” Hancock said. “This year they’re dressed up as book characters.”

Characters this year included Curious George, the Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Bo-Peep.

Royal Magic Events, a children’s entertainment group, provided facepainting for children for the fourth year in a row.

“We like to give (the children) options about what colors and types of glitter they can get to make it kind of customizable,” Hannah Gillette, a Royal Magic Event employee said.

“My favorite part would have to be when they see their face in the mirror

and their face lights up.”

Classic Warner Brothers cartoons played on a large screen lowered from above the main stage in the theater. “(The cartoons) range from the early 1960s, and the oldest one we have is from 1935,” Hancock said. “(The oldest) actually predates Bugs Bunny.”

During breaks, children and parents alike filled the room with applause as the Tennessee Theatre house organist Bill Snyder played renditions of classic Halloween movie themes and songs.

The first cartoon club, the Popeye Club, was established for children’s entertainment during the 1930s in summer when schools were closed and leisure time was abundant. After the Popeye Club dissolved in the 1950s, a new club formed shortly after.

“The Chipmunk Club was here from 1961 until the theater closed as a regular movie house in 1977,” Burns said.

“You could get in for two empty potato chip (bag) wrappers.”

The Chipmunk Club offered giveaways, live entertainment, a cartoon and a “child-oriented movie” on

e just want“W ed to revive the

tradition of Saturday morning cartoons here.

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Becky Hancock, executive director of the Tennessee Theatre

Wednesday mornings throughout the summer, Burns said.

Hancock said she expected about 1000 people to attend Costumes and Classic Cartoons.

“We’re the (official) state theatre of Tennessee and we’re open for everybody to enjoy,” Hancock said. “That’s part of what we love to do as a nonprofit: to share this theater with everyone and (allow people) to create special memories with (their) loved ones.”

OPINIONS

Monday, October 22, 2018 • The Daily Beacon

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Getting Out There : How we can truly change a system

Mustafa Ali-Smith Columnist

We live in a world where political correctness is killing our right to freedom of speech. Our current state conforms to black and white limitations of systems of power and oppression that constrict our ability to discuss the grey areas of political correctness. Social issues have become polarized to be one or the other, leaving those grey areas untampered.

I thought about these very statements for a while before I started to form this article. How was I going to define today’s systems? What was my scope going to be? I decided to be honest no matter the outcome.

My goal here is not to please anyone, but to challenge the status quo so we can effectively organize and change the current systems.

Today, we face several challenges ranging from systems of oppression and privilege, to systems of exclusion and educational circumstances. The problems of these systems are that they run deep and are widely rooted, so much that you may think that it is impossible to change them. For those who do believe this narrative, you are wrong.

I was recently approached with the question, “How do you (effectively) change something that is so systematic?” A few months ago, I wouldn’t have had a true answer for this. My cliché response would have been to educate and be active in the community.

Upon my recent experiences and campus news, a spark went off in my head about what is actually going on and how we can work to change these systems that oppress minority communities. To clarify, when I speak of minority communities, I do not refer to AfricanAmericans, but all people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, gender and everything in between.

So where does change start? Changing a system begins with understanding the power dynamics of the system itself.

For the sake of this article, I will keep it brief about power. That might be an article for a later time.

Power comes in all shapes and sizes ranging from violence and wealth to written law and social norms. You must be able to identify the forms of power in order to address them.

Furthermore, you must be able to identify who calls the shots. Who is the person, group, etc. that makes the decisions and its rules? The “who decides” question is one of most important questions you must ask. It drives direction of who you’ll be organizing against. The rules define the narrative and what the agenda is presumed. The thing about rules that many people might not consider is that they can be changed.

We move to organizing. Organizing should not be difficult. To demonstrate this, I give you a small excerpt from “Rules for Radicals,” a book written by community organizer Saul Alinskey. He imagined a conversation between an organizer and a resident in the community: “Organizer: Do you live over there in that slummy building? Answer: Yeah. What about it?” The organizer continues to suggest that the resident should demand that the building be repaired and if not, the resident should not pay rent. The resident countered by saying that he would just get thrown out because other people were waiting to live there.

“Hmmm. What if nobody in that building paid their rent?” Answer: Well, they’d start to throw … Hey, you know, they’d have trouble throwing everybody out, wouldn’t they?”

You should have seen a transformation in the tone of the resident. The three-dot ellipsis indicated when the spark in the resident started and he realized the potential of collective activism and organizing. The resident later asks that the organizer meets a few of his friends to talk about this. The resident has become an activist, joining the beginning steps in organizing to ultimately change a system.

I give this example because its relevance is important to past circumstances of the university — times when we successfully organized and times when we didn’t.

We were successful in March of 2016 when the #UTDiversityMatters movement and activists organized the University of Tennessee Basketball walkout. We redefined the narrative and provided an alternative — What if UT Diversity Mattered?

How did we do so? We walked out in numbers, leaving the area once occupied vacant, symbolizing that diversity was no longer present at the university. This was all strategic.

We were not successful in September of 2018 with the recent appointment of Randy Boyd (for all individuals in opposition of his appointment). Broadcasted on social media were intentions of class walkouts. A few from a class here

and there participated - most didn’t.

See the difference?

The difference here is collective organizing and activism. Though diversity at the University of Tennessee is still demanding with many systematic barriers still in place for marginalized students, we are changing the narrative. We have begun to describe what the new normal could be through our values. More and more students are speaking up about diversity, equity, discrimination and everything in between. The agenda is changing.

I am by no means the know-it-all or omniscient of organizing activism and changing systems. What I do know is that we are the co-creators of our prisons. Author Eric Liu describes a time when he saw a billboard that read, “You aren’t stuck in traffic, you are traffic.” We shouldn’t get upset at the system or marginalization. We are those things. We have authored them, but we can always rewrite the narrative.

When I say we authored them, it’s important to understand that we have the option of choice. Even when you don’t make a choice, a

choice is being made. When we find ourselves constrained to a system of marginalization, the choice is to be complacent or to advocate against the system. Within both actions, we contribute to the result.

So, let’s think about this differently.

We are the co-authors of our freedom.

We must start to think about power differently and its intersectionality into systems. It’s about time we start to put power back into the people’s hands, but more importantly, we should recognize that any of us can wield power to change our current systems.

It’s not just for the mighty or the organizational “leaders.” This message goes to everyone reading and those who are not – it is you who can be the tipping point in organizing change.

Mustafa Ali-Smith is a senior pursuing a degree in Public Administration with a dual minor in Leadership Studies & Political Science. He can be reached at malismit@vols.utk.edu.

Columns and letters of The Daily Beacon are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or the Beacon’s editorial staff.

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SPORTS // CITYNEWS

The Daily Beacon • Monday, October 22, 2018

FOOTBALL

Notebook: Vols’ loss to Alabama shows program still has long way to go Blake Von Hagen

Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle caught four passes for 117 yards and a touchdown. Jerry Jeudy added five catches for 72 yards and a touchdown of his own.

“They got a great quarterback, they got Fresh-off an upset win at then No. 21 great receivers,” Tennessee defensive back Auburn, who earned a 31-16 win at Ole Miss Baylen Buchanan said. “His (Tagovailoa) on Saturday, Tennessee (3-4, 1-3 SEC) looked release is probably one of the fastest I have to use that momentum in a meeting with No. ever seen with the RPO’s.”

1 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC).

Vols still have long way to go The Vols were unable to do that, as the Crimson Tide took a 58-21 contest at Neyland Tennessee earned an impressive road win Stadium on Saturday. over a ranked SEC opponent last week, as the Here are some notes on Alabama’s blowout Vols took a 30-24 contest against then No. victory over Tennessee: 21 Auburn.

This week, reality reared its ugly head, Crimson Tide are who we thought they letting Tennessee know that it still has a were long way to go. No. 1 Alabama thoroughly There is a reason the Crimson Tide are outclassed the Vols, beating them in every odds-on favorites to win the College Football phase of the game.

Playoff National Championship this season.

While the Crimson Tide might be better There is a reason their quarterback, Tua than every team in the country, Tennessee Tagovailoa, is the odds-on favorite to win the still has a long road ahead of it. The Vols will Heisman Trophy this season. need to improve vastly in the first few seasons There is a reason Alabama has won every under Pruitt if they are to compete with the game by more than 20 points this season.

SEC’s best.

On Saturday, the No. 1 team in the counChryst fills void in Guarantano’s try showcased its abilities, jumping out to a 28-0 first quarter lead and winding up with a absence 37-point win at Neyland Stadium.

Already dealing with multiple injuries, “They have a really good football team,” including the loss of starting linebacker Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt said. Jonathan Kongbo for the remainder of the “These guys can line up and run the ball and season, things got worse for the Vols on probably not throw a pass today and score Saturday.

58 points.”

In the second quarter, sophomore quarterTagovailoa finished the game 19-of-29 for back Jarrett Guarantano went out of the game 306 yards and four touchdowns, despite rest- when he took a hit from Alabama linebacker ing for the majority of the second half. His Mack Wilson after throwing a completion. passer rating was 199.7.

Pruitt said Guarantano will be back.

Sports Editor

Tyler Byrd, #10, celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Alabama on Oct. 20, 2018 at Neyland Stadium. Stu Boyd / The Daily Beacon “Jarrett got hit I don’t know how many times,” Pruitt said. “Probably every time he threw the football.”

However, redshirt senior Keller Chryst stepped up in Guarantano’s absence.

After entering the game in the second quarter, Chryst finished the first half by completing 5-of-7 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns. He completed a 10-yard pass to sophomore running back Ty Chandler for the first score and a 20-yard pass to junior wide receiver Tyler Byrd for the second tally.

“He (Guarantano) definitely stepped in and did his part,” Buchanan said. “That’s what you’re supposed to do when your number is called on. So I feel like he came in there and he played well.”

Chryst was 9-for-15 for 164 yards and two touchdowns in the game.

Next up Tennessee travels to South Carolina for a meeting with the Gamecocks next Saturday.

South Carolina has won the last two games between the two sides. The Vols need to win three out of their next five games to become bowl-eligible.

The game is set to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET from Willams-Brice Stadium.

“I think we can win out,” defensive lineman Kyle Phillips said. “That’s what we plan on doing. So we just gotta keep on working each and every day and we will get what we want. We will get the results we are looking for. We can still end up with a good season.”

Knoxville Horror Film Festival showcases frightening films for all Jake Yoder

Contributor Monsters and madness came to Knoxville with the tenth annual Knoxville Horror Film Festival.

The festival was started in 2009 by film fans William Mahaffey and Nick Huinker as a short film festival in the Old City. The first year featured just one evening of short films.

This year, the festival was revived and presented more movies for Knoxville horror fanatics.

“That went really well, so we decided to make it an annual thing,” Mahaffey said. “We added a feature the next year, moved to a bigger venue, slowly started adding features, we added a filmmaking competition, and now we’re at about 15 features. I can’t even remember how many shorts we have this year, but

there are over 50 films altogether.”

The festival was held at Regal Cinema’s Downtown West theater and at the newly opened Central Cinema.

The three-day festival had something for every horror fan - new and old alike. For fans of classic horror, the festival featured 4k remasters of 1979’s “Zombie” and 1981’s “Maniac.” For fans seeking new favorites, there were showings of films such as “Anna and the Apocalypse”, “The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot” and “The Field Guide to Evil.”

Before each feature film, a number of short films from around the country were shown, ranging anywhere from 2-15 minutes in length. In all, there were around 50 films shown, a new record for the festival.

This year, the festival featured its first ever world premiere, a film titled “Sadistic

Intentions.” The screening was followed by a Q & A with the director Eric Pennycoff. “(Seeing my film on the big screen for the first time) was awesome. Theaters are such a rare experience anymore, as most movies sort of live and exist on video on demand or on someone’s headphone or computer, so it was great to see it with an audience. It was awesome to see it with great sound and a good image,” Pennycoff said.

The festival also hosted its annual short filmmaking competition, the Grindhouse Grind-out. Each year, teams are each given different “sploitation” categories and are given 6 days and 66 minutes to create a short film from their categories. The films are then all screened to a crowd and the winners chosen.

The film festival also featured a few after parties late at night for attendees. Central Cinema hosted a punk rock after-party and a

Karaokepocalypse party Saturday night with karaoke.

Blumhouse Production’s horror podcast “Shock Waves” came to the festival to host a live podcast on Sunday featuring a few people involved in the films that were screened over the weekend. The internet variety show “The Eyeslasher” also had a presence on Sunday showing their Halloween special which they described as “the film equivalent of an acid trip down the Halloween aisle at Party City.”

Attendees were not disappointed by the line-up of films at Knoxville Horror Film Festival. The audience cheered and applauded during and after each movie. The enthusiasm of fans has allowed the festival to grow over the years from a small film festival to a full weekend that brings new and unique scares into the lives of horror fans in Knoxville each year.

PUZZLES&GAMES

Monday, October 22, 2018 • The Daily Beacon

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SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Monday, October 22, 2018

Football grades: Tennessee vs No. 1 Alabama Will Backus

Asst. Sports Editor

No. 1 Alabama defeated Tennessee 58-21 on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

Here are some position grades from the Vols’ loss: Quarterback

Grade: B

During the last few games, sophomore quarterback Jarrett Guarantano has been the only quarterback to grade on Tennessee’s roster.

On Saturday, Guarantano was knocked out of the game in the second quarter after taking a hit from Alabama’s Mack Wilson. During his shortened playing time, Guarantano was 5-for-10 passing with 63 yards.

He was also sacked three times and hurried on almost every play, so it’s tough to bash his performance. Redshirt senior Keller Chryst relieved Guarantano in the second quarter.

Chryst completed 9-of-15 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns against one of the nation’s stingiest defenses. For that, he deserves some credit, even if some of the throws were against the Crimson Tide’s second-string.

Running Backs

Grade: C-

Offensive Line

Grade: F

Jeremy Pruitt talked about it after the game: the Tennessee offensive line was outclassed against Alabama.

The Crimson Tide’s defensive line was in the Vols’ backfield the entire game, disrupting everything Tennessee tried to do on offense. It was certainly not the first time that has happened for Tennessee this season.

If the Vols are going to win the rest of their games, as senior defensive lineman Kyle Phillips said he believes they can do, the offensive line play will have to see major improvement.

Defensive Line

Will Ignont #23, during the game against Alabama on Oct. 20, 2018 at Neyland Stadium.

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Grade: D-

When a team gives up 58 points, the most in the history of the rivalry, it is tough to give any defensive position group a passing grade.

The defensive line was led by Emmit Gooden, who had five tackles. Deandre Johnson, Shy Tuttle and Kyle Phillips each had just two tackles.

Alabama is known for its passing attack, but the Crimson Tide also averaged 5.2 yards per carry on Saturday. Tennessee’s defensive line did not record a sack in the contest.

The one bright spot was a pick-six for Phillips, who broke multiple tackles on the way to the end zone.

As was the case against Auburn last week, Tennessee’s running backs struggled to make anything happen on Saturday.

Tim Jordan led the Vols with 50 yards on 14 carries, including an 11-yard run where he broke multiple tackles. Sophomore Ty Chandler added 21 yards, but it took him nine touches to get there.

Chandler did have three catches for 39 yards out of the backfield.

After accounting for negative yardage, Grade: D Tennessee ran the ball 30 times for just 31 Linebacker yards. Even with a weak offensive line going up against a stout defensive front, the Vols Quart’e Sapp headlined this group with have to be better in the run game. eight tackles, and Daniel Bituli added eight of his own.

Overall, the linebackers were able to stop Wide Receiver Grade: B+ a few runs that went through the defensive & Tight End line, but they could not create much of a disturbance in the passing game. The lineJauan Jennings continues to show why he backers got caught up in blocks and did not is a fan favorite. Against Alabama, Jennings create the impact that Tennessee needed had six catches for 102 yards. them to make.

Josh Palmer had one grab for 30 yards, Brandon Johnson added one for 27 yards Grade: F and Tyler Byrd had a 20-yard touchdown Secondary reception. Tennessee’s wide receivers did not drop many passes on Saturday, but Alabama has the No. 1 passing attack in the Crimson Tide’s pass rush limited their college football and they showcased it on opportunities.

Jauan Jennings, #15, runs the ball after catching a pass during the game against Alabama on Oct. 20, 2018 at Neyland Stadium. Stu Boyd / The Daily Beacon

Saturday.

Behind their star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the Crimson Tide passed for over 300 yards and added four touchdowns, despite attempting fewer than 35 passes. It was a bad matchup for a young Tennessee secondary, and there is not much to note on the positivity side of things.

Alabama essentially stopped throwing the ball after the first half.

Special Teams

Grade: D

The special teams unit has been one of Tennessee’s strengths so far this season.

On Saturday, the Crimson Tide was able to force this unit into several bad decisions.

Ty Chandler made an illegal fair catch to open the second half, setting Tennessee’s offense back even more.

Brent Cimaglia, who has been solid in the kicking game all season, missed a field goal against Alabama. Punter Joe Doyle was solid as usual, outside of one shanked punt.

Coaching

Grade: D-

It is hard to put a ton of stock in coaching when a team is simply outmatched by a wide margin.

However, Pruitt and his staff were unable to do much of anything against Nick Saban’s team. Chandler’s mistake to open the second half is a bad look for a team that had just re-hashed things in the locker room.

Pruitt’s halftime message about recruiting players who will not let that kind of game happen in the future was an interesting touch from the Vols’ first-year head coach.