Gun violence’s effect on our community >>See page 3
Writing club creates community on campus >>See page 5
Tennis duo prepare for Nationals >>See page 6
Vols look to avoid slippery start in exhibition game Trenton Duffer
Sports Editor
Slippery Rock isn’t your average basketball team. The Lions don’t have a single freshman on the roster, but 10 of their 12 players are playing their first year at the Pennsylvania public, masters-level university. The peculiar lineup stems from Lions’ head coach Kevin Reynolds using players from junior colleges. Five of his players were on the same junior-college team last season at Marshalltown Community College in Iowa. Because of Reynolds’ odd recruiting tactics, Vols’ head coach Rick Barnes believes that the Lions are perfect for his team to face off against in an exhibition game. “We’re playing against a team that we don’t know a lot about, which is sometimes good,” Barnes said on Tuesday, Nov. 1. “If you don’t give (the team) a real thorough scouting report, that means they’re going to be on edge and react to whatever. In some ways, that can be good.” Tennessee is fresh off a private scrimmage against Davidson last Saturday, Oct. 30. Neither media nor fans were allowed to watch the scrimmage, but Barnes saw multiple changes in his team — both good and bad. “When you scrimmage a team that as well-coached and experienced like Davidson, things get exposed in areas you have to get better,” Barnes said. “For our younger guys, it shows how they’ve got to be on edge … You have to stay on edge because if you’re not, someone’s going to cut you up a little bit.” One of those younger guys mentioned is freshman forward Grant Williams. Williams said on Tuesday that it was “great” to play against a different group on Saturday. “Playing against guys you usually don’t see every day and learning how to play against different tempo and different
pact and different ability helped us a ton,” Williams said. “I feel it prepared us. Davidson is a very talented team … Playing against a veteran group like them really helped us both mentally and physically learning the game.” According to Barnes, the Vols saw great play on defense but struggled in the post. The struggles down low could be pointed to the size, or lack thereof, of the Vols’ big men. Kyle Alexander is Tennessee’s tallest player at 6-foot-10. John Fulkerson and Lew Evans are both 6-foot-7, but there’s no one else on the team that is taller than 6-foot-5. But the most obvious difference that Barnes says he saw on Saturday was the team’s play deep in the shot clock. Barnes said that at regular practices, the team usually plays with an 18 to 24-second shot clock. But against Davidson, the Vols kept the possession deeper into the clock, resulting in a few errors from the younger players. “In high school, they don’t have a clock, so some of these guys weren’t aware of it like they needed to be, so that was a learning experience for them,” Barnes said. “They’ve never had to know the shot clock situation, so that was good. “Each guy had some pretty good moments.” However, Barnes did say that his players told coaches after the scrimmage that the pace at which the teams played at was slower because of the “high pace we (the Vols) run in practice.” With a scrimmage in their pocket and Thursday being the first taste of basketball action for Vol fans this season, freshman point guard Jordan Bone says that he’s living the dream. “It makes it really exciting,” Bone said. “It’s very humbling to actually make that dream come true. It’s our first game, so we have to show people what we’re made of … We have to come ready to play.” Tennessee faces Slippery Rock in an exhibition match this Thursday night, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena.
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New website offers alternatives to class schedule stress Alexander Holcomb Contributor
A new, free website is making it easier for University of Tennessee students to plan and enroll in the classes they need. The website, coursicle.com, notifies its users when a previously filled class has an open seat and creates potential schedules for the next semester. Tara Aida, the cofounder of the site, helped build coursicle. com during her freshman year at Harvard. “We offer two main services,” Aida said. “The first is an online course search engine and planner, and it allows students to browse classes easily, save them to a weekly calendar, save multiple schedules and also
see what classes their friends are considering taking — their Facebook friends. And the second service is a notification system which allows students to sign up to receive a text message as soon as a class has an available seat.” The website — which currently has over 32,000 users — does not ask for a student’s university login information. Instead, Coursicle uses a separate source to find information on class openings. Since UT is a public university, just like many other colleges on Coursicle, course data is publicly available. “We write script that will extract that data and then allow it to show in a much nicer way with an easy to use interface,” Joe Puccio, the other co-founder of the website, said. “When I was a freshman at
UNC-Chapel Hill, I spent like seven hours trying to plan my class schedule. And then I actually got to register my classes and I got into one of the five that I needed to take. And so, that night, I actually started working on a script that would text me when one of my classes had an available seat.” Coursicle recently introduced a feature that helps students find textbooks and they have potential plans that will make the app more sociable for its users. The website is also trying to add new features to help connect students in the same class. The founders see it as a way to ensure academic success. For more information, and to register for classes, students can visit https://www. coursicle.com/utk/.
Some immune-boosting cancer drugs may pose rare heart risks Associated Press Doctors have found a disturbing downside to some powerful new drugs that harness the immune system to fight cancer: In rare cases, they may cause potentially fatal heart damage, especially when used together. “The problem is, no one has this on their radar,” so patients are not routinely checked for it, said Dr. Javid Moslehi, head of a Vanderbilt University clinic specializing in heart risks from cancer therapies. He led a report Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine describing two patients who died of heart trouble two weeks after receiving their first doses of two BristolMyers Squibb drugs, Opdivo and Yervoy, for the deadly skin cancer melanoma. Two similar drugs also are on the market, and the study leaders believe they might pose heart risks, too.
“My sense is that this is a class effect, not limited to one drug,” Moslehi said. The risks do not negate the huge benefits of these relatively new types of drugs, doctors stress. Called checkpoint inhibitors, they have transformed treatment of several types of cancer by helping the immune system see and attack tumors. In rare cases, the immune system seems to attack not only the tumor but also the heart and other muscles, causing dangerous inflammation and heart rhythm problems. Patients need to be told of the risks, monitored closely and treated quickly with medicines to quell the immune response if trouble develops. Besides melanoma, the Opdivo-Yervoy combination is used to treat some lung cancers, though at different doses. Other checkpoint inhibitors include Genentech’s Tecentriq, for bladder cancer, and Merck & Co.’s Keytruda, which former President Jimmy Carter received for melanoma that spread to his brain. Many
more are in testing. There have been occasional, previous reports of heart troubles with these drugs. After the two recent deaths, doctors asked Bristol-Myers to check patient safety records on Opdivo and Yervoy. As of April, 18 cases of serious heart inflammation were found among 20,594 patients receiving either or both drugs, a rate of 0.09 percent. It was more severe and more common among people on both drugs, affecting 0.27 percent of those patients. Bristol-Myers scientists helped write the journal report, and some other authors consult for the company. Studies have shown that the drug combination gives a stronger anti-cancer effect than either drug alone, but “we’ve known this is a double-edged sword” because of the risk of over-stimulating the immune system, said Dr. Jeffrey Sosman of Northwestern University in Chicago, who treated the two patients who died.
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Zenobia Dobson speaks on gun violence in communities Isabella King
Contributor After her son was killed protecting friends from a drive-by shooting, Zenobia Dobson spoke to the University of Tennessee in the latest Charles H. Miller lecture hosted by the UT College of Law and the UT Legal Clinic. Zenobia Dobson created the Zaevion Dobson Memorial Foundation in memory of her son. The foundation’s mission is to provide safe places, such as recreation centers and libraries, for youth to gather. “Zaevion, he saved two lives,” Dobson said. “Brave, strong young man, heart of gold. He stood up for what was right, and (the foundation) is about standing up and taking action for what is right.” The core of Dobson’s speech revolved around the foundation’s cause and importance in different communities. “It advocates for children in the neighborhood,” she said. “It’s a strong need for our youth right now. My son, he lost his life because of really nothing to do with the neighborhood … We would like to see education, for one. A library, computers, tutors, recreation and friendships, most of all. Because that’s important.” The death of her son wasn’t Dobson’s first encounter with gun violence. She explained it was present in her childhood neighborhood when a little girl was killed because of it. Dobson encouraged people to vote if they want action against gun violence. “Keep up with the legislators about what’s
really going on. They’re the only ones who really can change it … There needs to be more action taken within our government system,” she said. Esther Roberts, a visiting faculty member at the legal clinic, said she holds Dobson in high esteem. Roberts said that Dobson’s speech likely inspired students to make a positive impact in their community and that she was impressed with her ability to speak to the attendees. “In a word, Zenobia Dobson is authentic,” Roberts said. “Ms. Dobson’s courage, sincerity and nobility of spirit are immediately apparent to anyone who meets her. She is a woman of great faith and conviction.” Dobson said that she hopes no other parent needs to feel the same way and that there is a need to ensure children can grow up without being afraid of gun violence. “There are other Zaevions,” Dobson said. “There are other children who have visions and dreams, as he did, and I just see their future. I see greatness in their futures. I have another son; he strives really hard, just like Zaevion did. They share the same dreams, because they’re brothers.” Dobson and the youngest of her three sons, Zach, still live in Lonsdale, in Knoxville. It is the same neighborhood where the shooting occurred. Despite the tragedy associated with that area, Dobson isn’t going anywhere. “I’m not gonna leave right now. There’s work to be done in my neighborhood,” she said. “I’m going to be okay. Just as long as I trust what God has, I’m gonna be okay. I’m gonna stay there and fight for the children of my neighborhood.”
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McClung Museum digitizing collections for public access Kelly Alley
Contributor History has been left in the past at the McClung Museum as collections of the historical items are being digitized for a new online search tool. The tool allows students and faculty to easily search through collections to improve the research process. Semi-complete collections have been digitized and include ancient Roman objects, historic photographs, antique maps and drawings. “It’s only under 1,500 objects. We have over 27,000 objects in our collections,” Catherine Shteynberg, curator and head of web and media at the museum, said. “We will slowly be digitizing more and more of those collections to go online.” Shteynberg explained that clicking on a collection brings up all records of that collection and clicking on the creator of the piece will bring up all their work in the database. The search tool is powered by PastPerfect, a collections management software. This allows the museum to update and publish collections and for users to see if an object is on exhibit or in storage. Users can then make an appointment to view the item. “I have noticed an increasing use of these collections among both students
and faculty,” Shannon Perry, the registrar and collections manager at the museum, said. She suggested it could be due to the new system. The museum welcomes input from both students and faculty about what collections they would like to see online. “We also have millions of archaeological objects and tens-of-thousands of malacology, or mussel specimens, here at the museum, but they aren’t part of this digital database,” Shteynberg said. Although these collections are not online right now, Shteynberg said it is something the museum is working on. The remaining 27,000 pieces projected to be digitized in the next few years. “The process may be slow, as some things need more work than others,” Perry said. The museum needs to do more research and get better photographs of some objects before they can be put online. Although the search tool is aimed at helping students and faculty, anyone in the general public can use the tool. “Museums typically have one to five percent of their collections on view at any one time. So, online collections are a really important way to give the public access to what treasures the museum has,” Shteynberg said. For more information or to use the search, visit http://mcclungmuseum. pastperfectonline.com/.
Pipleine company could face fines; protesters pepper-sprayed Associated Press CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting dozens with pepper spray as they waded through waist-deep water in an attempt to reach property owned by the pipeline’s developer. The confrontation came hours after North Dakota regulators criticized the pipeline company for not immediately reporting the discovery of American Indian artifacts and a day after President Barack Obama raised the possibility of future reroutes to alleviate tribal concerns. Public Service Commission Chairwoman Julie Fedorchak said she was “extremely disappointed” that Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners waited 10 days before reporting last month’s discovery of stone cairns and other
artifacts. The panel could decide to levy fines of up to $200,000, Fedorchak said, though she said such a high amount would be unlikely. After an inspection, company consultants decided to divert the construction by about 50 feet, even though they determined there was a “low likelihood” any additional artifacts were buried nearby. The State Historic Preservation Office did concur with the company’s plan on how to proceed after the artifacts were found. Although that change was relatively minor, Obama said it was possible the Army Corps of Engineers could eventually examine much larger ones that would reroute the pipeline in southern North Dakota to alleviate tribal concerns. He made the remarks during an interview Tuesday with the online news outlet NowThis. On Wednesday afternoon, protesters tried to build a wooden pedestrian bridge across a creek to enter the property, then attempted to
swim or boat across when officers dismantled the bridge, Morton County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Donnell Hushka said. Two arrests were reported. Volunteer medics treated some of the protesters for hypothermia during the confrontation near the mouth of the Cannonball River. About 140 people were arrested on the property last week in a law enforcement operation that cleared the encampment. The potential for damage to American Indian sites and artifacts has been a flashpoint in a months-long protest over the pipeline, which is intended to carry crude from western North Dakota almost 1,200 miles to a shipping point in Patoka, Illinois. The Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation lies near the pipeline route, have led a protest over that issue and the pipeline’s potential hazard to drinking water. Tribal officials said in September they had identified cultural artifacts on private land
along the route. After that finding, North Dakota’s chief archaeologist, Paul Picha, inspected the area and said no sign of artifacts or human remains had been found. Picha said he was notified in a timely manner of the most recent discovery in a new area but didn’t report it to the commission because he thought the pipeline company would. Both Picha and Fedorchak said the site itself was properly handled, with Energy Transfer Partners moving the pipeline route to avoid the artifacts. “We reviewed the information, wrote a letter of correspondence ... saying we agreed with the avoidance plan,” Picha said. He also noted that the rerouting isn’t unusual. During development of the project, “there were multiple reroutes of the pipeline corridor for various reasons — cultural, environmental, landowner concerns — 140, 150 reroutes,” he said.
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Burning it down just to watch the flames “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” That’s some good stuff right there. Even people that hate the constitution tend to enjoy that part. It’s the part that says it’s okay to hate the constitution or love the constitution. It’s the part that lets people like me get by in this country even though my ass is firmly in bed on Sunday morning, often writing a column. I’m even thinking of naming my wonderful mattress pad “civic duty”. This paper got into a bit of kerfuffle over the last week. Perhaps you heard about “They’re Not All Like That.” Perhaps you read it. Perhaps you saw it’s poorly sourced argument about how most Muslims and refugees are terrorists. Perhaps you, too, noticed that it was written in a style even Elmer Fudd would say had “readability problems.” Perhaps it filled you with great fire and furious retribution. Perhaps you saw the response and perhaps you saw the printed justification on why this paper published it. Count yourselves lucky on that. Rarely do institutions
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feel the need to justify themselves. This paper said in its response that it is first and foremost a platform, a stage, for all the players to come and act upon. I get to act on it every week and turn in a performance I would describe as frustratingly consistent. About the only people they probably would not let on the stage are the ones that plan on burning it down. Ashes and cinder don’t make for good currency. I think it’s safe to say though, that that letter started a fire, and that people have been treating the First Amendment like it is a bucket of water, trying to throw it over the decision to publish and put out the flames. Perhaps it is not, though. The first amendment isn’t like water. It does not give cover, and it does not put out the flames of controversy. The first amendment is like gasoline. Fumes permeate everything. It’s an accelerant that spreads through the air. It gives life to fires, makes them hungrier. Think about an argument on Facebook you’ve had, a place where speech is unlimited and you can’t be made to back down due to volume, exhaustion, or the fact that the person you’re arguing with has tear drop tattoos all the way down to the swastika tattoo on his neck. It’s laissez-faire speech. And
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it never ends. Our country is designed that way. It’s built on that kindling in the hope that the fire warms up people who need it instead of burns down the houses of those already downtrodden. This makes sense It’s necessary. We use fire in our homes all the time. It cooks and heats us up. But there’s also a fire department. Perhaps I fundamentally disagree on the role of a newspaper. I’m not angry at this paper. After all, here I am on this stage. It clearly has value. If you’re reading this, it means that the ideology is at the very least consistent and sincerely held, whether you agree with it or not, and that is something to be commended. But I think papers and the media need to be more like fire departments. When something is clearly out of control, when something is clearly wrong, when something is burning just because someone likes to watch flames, I feel like it is the duty of those in a position of power to do something about it. Because if someone is allowed to just burn the stage down, soon enough no one is going to want to play. Jarrod Nelson is a senior in public relations and can be reached at jnelso47@vols.utk.edu.
The gratification, dark side of social media
Peter Cates For Pete’s Sake
It’s morning. You’re waking up after a night out with friends and you turn on your phone. You open Instagram to mindlessly scroll through other people’s pictures while your brain wakes up enough to convince yourself to get out of bed. Once the app opens a small red text bubble pops up at the bottom of the screen with a heart followed by the number 73, and suddenly you remember your post from midnight at the bar where you got to show just how much fun you were having out with your friends to all of your followers. Despite the fact that your followers only saw it for one second as they also mindlessly scrolled through their phones in bed and mustered the energy to double-tap your picture with their thumb, it’s gratifying. It’s gratifying to share a piece of your life with the people around you and get affirmed for it. Original content is even more fulfilling; whether it’s that witty tweet or the piece of art you made, when you’re the creator, the affirmation means even more. And in those ways, I think social media is a great tool — you can share the things you do and make and say with your friends and they can let you know they appreciate those things. But like most good things, there’s a dark
side. The problem is the platform gets misused to increase gratification, and that means publishing the content that gets the most attention, whether or not it’s thoughtful or valid or even factual. In that context, there is an ingrained sense of self-importance that you somehow have a right to say whatever you want because your voice matters (see, look how many likes it got). Furthermore, when someone demeans your post, you have the simple option to unfollow them. Your bubble tightens until you’re just left with people who approve of what you post. The danger is that you lose accountability. Who cares if your facts are right or if your news source is reputable because at the end of the day (presidential candidate I disagree with) is a bad person anyway, and therefore it’s okay to degrade them whether or not it’s true. And honestly if a few people treat social media that way and surround themselves with people who care more about their point than facts, it’s no big deal, right? Maybe if it was isolated, but that seemingly meaningless online activity begins to establish itself in our daily lives — it affects how we treat truth, who we talk to, how we communicate
and how we vote. And we feel important for doing it. Take Jalen Hurd’s decision to transfer, for instance. You suddenly have hordes of Vol fans who don’t have all of the information, who don’t know Hurd’s personal life or motives, who might not even know very much about football, vehemently shaming someone who is probably making a strategic career move. They share because they are convinced that everyone around them cares about their opinion because of the inflated sense of self-importance that a social media community created. And as this continues, it distills into meaningless soundbites that are unconcerned with facts or quality and just care about attention. We have to start being aware of the contexts in which we share our opinions. If we aren’t careful, those opinions will devolve into hearsay and brashness, and the divisions we feel in our communities, in our country and in our world will just continue to deepen. Peter Cates is a junior in rhetoric and writing and can be reached at pcates4@vols. utk.edu.
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Writing Club builds community based on words Mary Beth McCauley Staff Writer
Writing is a major mode of expression for many people, but not everyone has a place where they can share their work and receive honest advice and feedback. However, there is a place at the University of Tennessee where writers of all genres and styles can come together for support, critiques and friendships. The UTK Creative Writing Club, established about five years ago, is a workshop based club where writers can submit their work and discuss it openly with the group. It provides a relaxed and judgment-free environment so club members can share their writing freely with other writers and receive honest and supportive feedback. The club is also open to people who are just interested in reading other people’s works; submissions are not necessary. “The Creative Writing Club is as much a club about writing as it is about making a community for all writers from all walks of life,” club president Roman Major-Gorum said. “Here one can make new friends, build upon one’s writing skills and discuss or share experiences and pieces of creative writing.” The club is a great motivator for indi-
viduals who may enjoy writing, but don’t always dedicate enough time to it. “The writing club was a good way for me to get into writing seriously,” Devin Earheart, the previous president of the Creative Writing Club, said. “Before I joined I kept my writing mostly to myself; but after workshopping in the club, I became more confident in my ability to put myself out there as a writer.” Though this is a writing club, it is not limited to just English majors. The club has a variety of members with majors like architecture, psychology, engineering and anthropology. “Anyone can be a writer no matter what their major is, and anyone is welcome into the club,” Major-Gorum said. In addition to sharing and reading each other’s works, the club participates in a number of other events and workshops. This year, the club teamed up with the Phoenix, UT’s literary arts magazine, and threw a Masquerade party to celebrate Halloween. The club also has a new event in the works: a lake house retreat in Atlanta, Georgia, where members can hold creative writing workshops, do writing exercises together and enjoy themselves. When it comes to publishing, the club works with the Phoenix to publish works
The members of the UTK Creative Writing Club participate in a roundtable discussion about a story written by one of its members. Alex Phillips • The Daily Beacon as well as help members find ways into the publishing process. “No matter the reason, this is the place to come and meet people who also share a love and joy for all things creative writing,” Major-Gorum said. The UTK Creative Writing Club has created a safe and welcoming place for writers of all experience levels and writing styles. “I’ve been a member for four years
now, and the club has always been a nourishing place for writers to expand their ability to create,” Earheart said. The club typically meets in HSS 68 on Wednesdays and in HSS 64 on Thursdays from 6 p.m. through 8 p.m. For more information, you can contact the president Roman Major-Gorum at rmajorgo@vols.utk.edu or find the club on Facebook at UTK Creative Writing Student Organization.
Review: “Trolls” is a big-hearted sensory overload Associated Press It’s somewhat fitting that the new DreamWorks Animation feature “Trolls “ is coming out right after Halloween. The movie is a sugary sweet confection of sights and sounds that will surely leave a fair share of adults with an aching stomach and bleeding ears from sensory overload. But, it’s not for them, is it? Sure, it’s their childhood toys that are being riffed on, but beyond the dazzlingly grotesque renderings of the 1970s rec room look — all carpets and felt and mustard yellows — “Trolls” is not a nostalgia play. It’s for the kids, and fairly young ones too, who will no doubt be swept up by the neon, the sterilized cover songs of pop music past and present, and the goofy, big-hearted humor. Even the parents will find loads of charm from that last one. The script is quite clever, but it
is too easily overshadowed by everything else that’s going on (which is a lot). The governing theory behind “Trolls” seems to have been to crank it up to eleven at every turn. That fits with the mantra of the Trolls themselves, which is hyper positivity (and I do mean hyper). They sing and dance and hug every hour and celebrate with joyous abandon. There’s even a Troll in full body sparkles who sings only in auto-tune — an example of how the jokes can go way too far into just plain annoying territory. Thankfully, it’s grounded with some truly fantastic vocal talent led by Anna Kendrick (Princess Poppy), whose impeccable comedic timing and silky speaking and singing are perfectly used. I just wish they would have stuck with more original songs, saving the known pop tunes for comedic effect only. Sonically speaking, “Trolls” is hitting a little too close to that abysmal George Lucas mess “Strange Magic.” The story itself is an odd one. The
Trolls have some distant neighbors called Bergens — grotesque-looking monsters suffering from chronic depression who decided long ago that the only way to be happy is to eat Trolls. Yes, EAT the Trolls, like their own personal supply of Prozac. For some reason, they only do this once a year on Trollstice. But that all ended 20-some years ago when the Troll King Peppy (Jeffrey Tambor) heroically staged a massive escape mission, saving his subjects from death by Bergen. Cut to the present day and the Trolls are happy and celebratory as ever, but their party gets a little too rowdy and, well, an exiled Bergen (Christine Baranski) spots them and captures a few to weasel her way back into the good graces of the people of Bergen Town. The dreary ugliness of Bergen Town and its inhabitants actually has a bit of a Jim Henson-vibe, reminding older audiences of a time when children’s productions were still allowed to be insanely weird and even a little creepy. But it stops at
the visuals. Even the awkward Bergen scullery maid Bridget (Zooey Deschanel) has a perfectly crisp pop voice when she bursts into Lionel Richie’s “Hello.” Why didn’t she go full character actress in song? It’s just another one of the ways in which “Trolls” mashes up past and present in a way that doesn’t quite coalesce. In any event, Poppy and the rare negative troll Branch (Justin Timberlake) take it on themselves to go try to save the captured Trolls. They have a fun enough buddy comedy chemistry together, though Timberlake is not as adept at voice acting as Kendrick is. And ultimately, the “get happy” moral of the story, while trite compared to something like “Inside Out,” is sufficiently sweet enough for its audience. Did you expect more from a piece of candy? “Trolls,” a 20th Century Fox release, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for “some mild rude humor.” Running time: 92 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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Valero, Schipanski dominate tennis doubles Taylor Crombie Contributor
Most collegiate tennis players are lucky to keep the same doubles partner from match to match. But junior Luis Valero and senior Jack Schipanski have had the privilege of playing together since the 2014 spring season. The main reason the duo has been able to maintain that kind of consistency is simple: they have dominated the court together from the very beginning. Valero and Schipanski now have a career 27-13 record, two doubles titles and were ranked fifth in the nation in the Oracle ITA Rankings at the beginning of the fall season. Their most recent title earned them a spot in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. The topseeded Valero and Schipanski defeated Kentucky’s Beck Pennington and Enzo Wallart 3-6, 6-4, (10-4) on Oct. 24 to win the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship at home and qualify for Nationals. For head coach Sam Winterbotham, Valero and Schipanski qualifying for Nationals was no surprise. “I think the expectation this year was for us to get there,� Winterbotham said. “I’m very proud of them because they’re great guys; and they’re trying as hard as they can, but they kind of expected to be in that tournament.� The National Indoor Championship begins on Nov. 3 in New York City at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. Although this will be Schipanski’s first ever trip
to New York, it will be the second time Valero has competed at the Billie Jean Tennis Center. Prior to his freshman year at Tennessee, Valero competed in the 2014 US Open Junior Championship. “I think we’re ready,� Valero said. “I think we’re playing the best we have ever played, so we feel confident right now and we’re just going to go and enjoy.� This will be the third time the two have competed in a national tournament. They reached the second round in both the NCAA Championship in the spring and the ITA All-American Championships this fall. They were defeated by the NCAA champions Mackenzie McDonald and Martin Redlicki of UCLA and North Florida’s Jack Findel-Hawkins and Lasse Muscheites, who made it to the final round of the All-American Championships. Facing tough opponents like that has prepared Valero and Schipanski for the kind of competition they will see in New York. “The first one we were obviously a bit nervous,� Schipanski said. “We were a little bit better going into the AllAmericans and I think this time should be better again. I think we’ve played against a lot of good teams over the last couple of years, so that gives us a lot of confidence.� For Schipanski, the key to success for this weekend is keeping their energy up and continuing to execute. “At these tournaments, every team comes out ready to play,� Schipanski said. “You have to be ready from the first point of the first match. When we do that, we tend to do alright.�
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The Daily Beacon • Thursday, November 3, 2016
FOOTBALL
High fives, chest bumps could right Vols’ season Cody Underwood Contributor
Despite all the drama surrounding Tennessee football right now, head coach Butch Jones and company seem to be optimistic about the future and getting back on track. So much so that Coach Jones was citing Wall Street Journal studies in his Wednesday press conference. The study that Jones mentioned on Wednesday was published on June 9, 2011 and was in direct correlation with the 2011 NBA Finals. The study reads that the Dallas Mavericks, the representative of the Western Conference in that year’s Finals series, had an advantage over the Miami Heat because of “physical contact between teammates.” The study continues by saying that the “touchy-feely index,” the chart ABC used to tally how many times teammates high-fived, chest bumped, hugged or butt slapped, showed the Mavericks participating in 250 of these “incidents” in the first three games of the Finals. The Heat, however, only had 134 such events. The Mavericks went on to win the series 4-2, and Jones mentioned how those high fives and chest bumps may translate into more chemistry and more wins for the Vols. “That’s what our program is built off
of,” Jones said. “We went back and talked about that a little bit. It’s just going out and having fun, having confidence, execute, acting, going back to our style of play.” Building success brick by brick: When asked about the success level of the program and whether it was above or below that of what he thought it would be, Jones was a bit bewildered. However, in perfect Butch Jones fashion, he answered with a few words of inspiration. “The road to success is always under construction,” Jones said. “It takes a while to build a successful program that can stand the test of time, that is consistent.” Redshirt senior LaTroy Lewis is ready to move on from the drama that the team has faced over the month of October – including a three-game losing streak, a fall from the Associated Press Top 25, two transfers from Preston Williams and Jalen Hurd and the dismissal of Danny O’Brien. “We’re preparing as usual,” Lewis said. “Everyone’s excited. It’s a new week to play ball.” While there was acknowledgement of how far the team has come since his arrival, Jones doesn’t want to stop getting better.” “Are we where we wanted to be? No,” Jones said. “Obviously, we’re looking to win every single football game, but let’s not forget that we have come a long way.”
LaTroy Lewis, #4, and the Vols Defense take down a member of the Appalachian State offense on Sept. 1, 2016. Alex Phillips • The Daily Beacon Injury Updates: Both Cam Sutton and Alvin Kamara have been working on getting back to the team and have been working on getting healthy again. Both players were said to be taking part in drills indoors during practice, and Jones called their progress “remarkable” on Wednesday. Both players are slated to be out this week, but Jones said that Kamara is “questionable” for the Kentucky game at
this time. Jones added that Sutton could be back “in a couple of weeks.” Coach Jones announced Micah Abernathy was day-to-day after hurting his hamstring. Evan Berry, who had to get stitches above his eye when he was cleated on Saturday, should be ready to go this Saturday against Tennessee Tech.
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Men’s golf, Jack Smith on par with championship wins Staff Report
The men’s golf team are champions. After three stellar rounds, the Vols won their first tournament title of the 2016 through 2017 season on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the East Bay Deli Classic in Kiawah, South Carolina. After finding themselves in third place after two rounds, the Vols staged an impressive final round comeback, shooting a two-under-par 286 to win the tournament for a combined 867 (+3) over 54 holes. Senior Jack Smith placed second in individual competition. Highlighted by
a first round 68 and followed by a 72 and 71 in the second and third rounds, the Knoxville native shot -5 (211) over 54 holes. While his performance was the lynchpin in leading the Tennessee men’s golf team to its 46th all-time tournament win, his teammates followed close behind on the individual leaderboard. Juan Carlos Serrano Guevara placed T8 at even par (216) for the tournament, while Hunter Wolcott finished T13 at +2 (218). Brayden Garrison and Lorenzo Scalise finished T69 with +15 against par (231). Competing as an individual, Rhys Nevin-Wharton placed T69 at +15 (231) as well.
The Vols started the tournament strongly, playing at the par-72, 6,911yard Turtle Point Golf Course. They shot for a combined three-under-par 285 to lead the 22-team field after one round. However, the team dropped to third place on Monday after shooting 296 in the second round. They ended the day nine strokes behind the first-place Augusta team. The Vols were especially consistent on par 3’s. They had the second-best average on these holes (3.07) for the tournament behind Augusta (2.97 avg.). The team shot the fifth-highest number of pars on the tournament (167). Augusta again lead the field in making 179 pars over three rounds.
The key to Tennessee’s victory was their ability to out-shoot opposing teams in birdies. As a team, the Vols made the second-highest number of birdies for the tournament with 46. That is only one birdie behind Jacksonville State, who scored the most in the tournament (47). The second place Augusta team made 39 over the three rounds. In team competition, Augusta placed second 871 (+7) followed by the College of Charleston in third place with 877 (+13). Andrew Novak of Wofford College shot 209 (-7) to win the individual title. This tournament ends the Vols fall season. The next tournament for the team will be the Sea Best Invitational beginning on Feb. 6, 2017.