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Parking citations add up UT pulls in $1.2 M from tickets, $12.6 M each year Liz Wood Contributor
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Parking on campus isn’t just a service; it’s a business. Pulling in about $12.6 million every year, the UT transit department collects about $1.2 million in revenue from parking citations alone. Although downtown Knoxville also poses challenges for drivers, UT issues twice as many tickets as the city. From February 2009 to January 2012 the university issued 175,642 tickets. Despite a larger population, the city of Knoxville issued a mere 8,996 tickets, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. These citations range from $24 to well over $200. If not paid within two weeks, those
fines increase by 50 percent. Until paid, students cannot register for classes or receive their diploma. Still, some students choose to park near campus without a permit, primarily due to cost. Parking permits run from $182 for commuters to $285 for non-commuters. Discounted permits are only available for motorcycle, sorority, fraternity and “evening” use. Sophomore psychology major Sarah Brawner parks on Terrace Avenue and has never been ticketed. “It’s a walk to class, and sometimes it’s hard to find a spot, but it’s worth it not to pay for a pass,” Brawner said. “There’s a garage right there I could be paying to park in anyway.” Many students possessing
permits find designated parking locations inconvenient. Generally located on the outskirts of campus, parking garages make pedestrian travel a way of life for UT students. With such widespread construction on campus, parking has evolved over the last years. After the demolition of the UC parking garage in March 2012, the university lost 234 parking spaces. However, as UT strives to make its campus more pedestrian friendly, plans have been made to improve parking. A new parking garage at the Stokely Athletic site will add more than 1,000 parking spaces to the university’s current 16,000. The project is expected to be completed in 2015. Until then, the current park-
ing permit to parking space ratio stands at 1:1.6. Blake Davidson, a sophomore in mechanical engineering who has experienced difficulty with parking in the past, now prefers to walk and does not plan to purchase a permit again in the future. “Living in the Fort, you don’t really need one,” Davidson said, “It’s more of a pain than it’s worth. If I lived across the bridge or down Alcoa, it might be something you need to have, but if I can walk, I will.” Lisa Swearingen, a junior nutrition major and commuter student, has used a permit for two years. Swearingen finds the arrangement of parking locations on campus illogical. See PARKING on Page 2
US Army’s cut on ROTC programs could affect UT Freshman QB’s Savannah Gilman Staff Writer They defend us. But who will defend them? The United States Army is in the process of closing Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs at 13 colleges and universities across the nation. Three programs under fire are within the state of Tennessee, East Tennessee State, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin, the most closings of any one state. The programs will be closed or realigned by the 2014-2015 school year. Cadet Olivia Oliasani, an undecided sophomore, said program shutdowns are also affecting UT’s corps, which is ranked among the top five programs in the nation. “The budget cut is affecting our program by forcing the cadets at schools close to us to come into our pro-
gram,” Oliasani said. “Also, we were not able to do our Fall FTX (Field Training) the way we normally do, because we did not have the funding for transportation and MRE’s.” As Oliasani explained, the programs being cut are under the knife due to producing too few commissioned officers each year. “So, as it is unfortunate, it simply leaves the strongest programs left, ensuring quality in the results,” Oliasani said. “Also, those cadets at those schools have the choice to integrate into our program.” Even so, Oliasani said she disagrees with cuts to ROTC programs. “I personally feel nothing should be cut from the military,” she said. “Without our military, our nation is vulnerable. With the cuts the military is facing, everything is being stretched thin.”
development helps open up playbook David Cobb Sports Editor With the UT quarterback carousel settled on true freshman Joshua Dobbs for the time being, the Vols could play more five wide receiver sets like the one they opened the game with and used intermittently in Saturday’s loss to Missouri. Butch Jones said Monday that playing so many wide receivers is partly an attempt to get the most talented 11 players on the field. But having Dobbs under center is a factor as well. “I think the next thing is trying to play to the skill set of the quarterback,” Jones said. “I think there is a number of things that went into that decision and some of the different formations that you saw, and we
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Cadet Olivia Oliasani repels down a wall during a ROTC training activity in September 2013.
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will continue to evolve with Josh as our quarterback.” Though Dobbs is expected to start when the Vols host Auburn on Saturday, another quarterback is reentering the mix this week for UT. Redshirt freshman Nathan Peterman is practicing this week after injuring his thumb during his first career start against Florida on Sept. 21. Competition is ongoing between Peterman and true freshman Riley Ferguson for the backup job. Ferguson is the lone scholarship quarterback yet to see action for the Vols in 2013, and if UT can finish the season without playing him, he could count 2013 as a redshirt season, keeping four years of eligibility. See FOOTBALL on Page 8
Zumbathon raises funds while dancing for a cause Kendall Thompson Contributor What if instead of running for a cause, you could dance for it? That is what Special Spaces did Tuesday when they held a Zumbathon in order to raise money for its organization. Special Spaces is a non-profit organization founded in July 2004 that creates dream bedrooms for children aged 0 to 21 with critical illnesses, according to their website. The company, which has at least one affiliate in each state, utilizes a board for each chap-
ter that reviews requests sent in. These requests are often sent through email by family, friends or members of the medical staff that have worked with the child. Once the request is approved, teams are sent out to interview the child in order to create the perfect space for them to relax through their illness. Since the company is nonprofit, the money for each room often comes from family, church groups or local businesses and corporations. Sometimes extra fundraising is needed. This is where projects like
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the Zumbathon come in. This event was $5 – all of which was donated to the charity – according to the UT chapter’s Facebook page. The first university affiliate offered two hours of non-stop Zumba and a free T-shirt to those who attended. “I heard about it through (a friend). She wanted to go, so I just tagged along,” said Hannah Smith, a Knoxville native. “I thought it was all really good. All three instructors each added a different element.” The dance attracted attendees of different ages and danc-
ing ability. It was headed by three certified Zumba instructors, one leading while the other two made sure everyone was getting the steps. They alternated positions as the songs changed, each showing their own style whether the tempo was fast or slow and keeping the energy up. Kelly Bekele, the chapter director, found the three instructors through ZIN, or Zumba Instructors Network. There, certified instructors are listed with contact information on the Zumba website. See ZUMBA on Page 6
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Sheila Von Mayer, left, an Anytime Fitness Zumba instructor, leads a workout during the Special Spaces Zumbathon at the UC on Nov. 4. “I like everything about Zumba; it’s just awesome,” Mayer said. “It’s always different and fun.”
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Tickets can also be issued for other reasons, such as blocking fire lanes or simply parking in continued from Page 1 the “wrong” lot. But Zach Wall, “You have to walk a long dis- a sophomore in chemical engitance just so you can park your neering, remains unconcerned. “As long as you read the signs, car,” Sweringer said. “I know it’s hard, but they should have you should be fine,” Wall said. “They’re not trying to trick you. planned it better.” You just have to pay attention.”
ROTC continued from Page 1 Despite displacing ROTC students, Phillip Smith – the Recruiting and Operations officer at UT – asserted that the changes are benefiting programs nationwide. “The changes that are occurring in ROTC are not so much budget driven, but rather they are part of a long range strategic plan to improve the program in many different ways,” Smith said. “These program’s cuts are shifts in demographics. They are shifting resources to expand in new areas such as Texas, California, Illinois and New York.” John McCarty, a sophomore in Spanish, said he foresees that
program downsizing will have many less obvious effects on cadets. “Less funding means less scholarships will be available for cadets, less cadets will have commission as active-duty officers and various minor changes will likely be made in terms of training and equipment availability,” McCarty said. “The army is downsizing, and thus becoming more competitive for those who would join.” However, McCarty expressed his faith that UT’s ROTC program will remain excellent. “In spite of budget cuts, the battalion will continue to thrive, I think,” he said. “We’ve got a very solid program here, and motivated cadets. I expect that we’ll continue to excel as we have.”
On Oct. 4, 1999, the 29th issue of Vol. 82 of The Daily Beacon reported on No. 6 Tennessee’s 24-0 defeat of Auburn in 1999 to improve to 3-1. The Vols would finish with a 9-2 regular season record that was capped by a Fiesta Bowl berth. Deon Grant jump-started the victory with an interception return for a touchdown on Auburn’s first offensive play as an
ESPN audience and Neyland Stadium’s 15th consecutive sellout crowd looked on. The victory was UT’s 17th straight home win. Quarterback Tee Martin surpassed 3,000 yards passing for his career with his 220-yard performance, bringing him to No. 10 on UT’s all-time passing list. Since the 1999 meeting, UT is
0-5 against Auburn, including a loss in the 2004 SEC Championship game. The Vols will try and snap the losing streak Saturday at noon when they welcome the Tigers to Neyland Stadium for homecoming. -- Compiled by Editor-in-Chief, R.J. Vogt.
WUOT to host HIV awareness broadcast Jenna Butz Staff Writer “I remember crying a little bit.” For those living with HIV/ AIDS, tears are often a common response to a diagnosis. Today, WUOT 91.9 is presenting “I’m Still Here: My HIV Life,” a special broadcast on the disease along with a live Q&A. As a disease often dismissed, the WUOT producers sought to renew HIV awareness in the Knoxville community. “Despite advances in treatment, people are still getting this disease,” said Leslie Snow, the show’s producer. “There are people in Knoxville struggling to live with it and manage their symptoms. Through our research for the show, we learned that nearly half of all new HIV infections in the United States occur in the South.” Matt Shafer Powell, the show’s executive producer, expressed his desire to use the feature as a wake-up call for the community. “An HIV diagnosis is no longer an automatic death sentence,” Powell said. “However,
the result is that Americans have been lulled into a false sense of security about it ... The truth is it’s still a difficult and potentially deadly disease that takes an emotional and physical toll on those who suffer from it. “We wanted to let our listeners know that HIV is still there, it’s still real, and people still suffer from it.” In partnership with Positively Living, a Knoxvillebased agency that provides housing and support to lowerincome people suffering from HIV/AIDS, WUOT recruited individuals willing to share their journey publicly. “We try to show what it’s like to live with HIV by weaving individual stories together,” Snow said. “There’s no narrator, just these five very personal stories blended with archival news reports about the early days of AIDS/HIV.” As the director of the UT Outreach LGBT and ALLY Resource Center, Donna Braquet works daily with the community most commonly affected by HIV. “Before it was understood, AIDS was sometimes called GRID, Gay Related Immunodeficiency,” Braquet
said. “It was considered a ‘gay disease’ or the disease of intravenous drug users and others deemed as unimportant at the time.” In Braquet’s opinion, the possibility of contracting HIV is still an issue students should consider when participating in sexual activity. “Although HIV/AIDS is not a quick death sentence like it was in the ‘80s and ‘90s, it is still a serious disease that requires expensive and ongoing treatment,” Braquet said. “My fear is that college students these days will become complacent in protecting themselves because they have never known the darkest days of AIDS.” UT provides several resources for students of all sexual orientations to stay protected. In addition to free HIV testing opportunities each semester, the OUTreach Center, S.E.E. Center and Student Health Center offer condoms and other forms of protection for sexually active students. “I think that since high schools do not provide comprehensive sexual health education, young people do not know a lot about contraceptives, condoms and other barriers, or
how to negotiate safe sex situations with a partner,” Braquet said. “My hope is that all students will take a proactive and healthy approach to sex, using protection every time and getting tested every six months.” Stretching the limits of traditional radio specials, WUOT’s feature will extend in length to 10 minutes, six more than an NPR special. In addition, a unique technique was used to invoke emotion in this feature. “It feels much more like a montage of voices and sounds than a typical feature story. There’s no narrator,” Powell said. “One person described it as a ‘carousel of sounds’ that pass before you and tell the story of what it’s like to live with HIV.” Ultimately, Snow and Powell hope the show will encourage listeners to think about the lives of those living with HIV in a new light. “I think the show allows listeners to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes,” Snow said, “to hear first-hand what it’s like to get this devastating diagnosis, share the news with family, and then find a way to carry on.”
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Homecoming award opened up to males for first time in UT history Staff Report
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Jake Baker Senior from Spring Hill Nominated by the UT Ambassadors Major: Political Science with a minor in history Fun Fact: Legal name is Jake, not Jacob. Why students should vote for him: “I think it would be cool if a guy won it this year – change things up. But there’s a lot of great candidates. Everybody that is on the court is totally deserving to be there, so there’s really no wrong decision to be made this year.”
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For the first time in UT history, the homecoming candidates now include men. After the revision, the rules now bring Tennessee in line with schools like Missouri and Florida, which include a possible male and female winner. The change also brings UT into the 21st century with language that invites all sectors of campus into the fray. “We want to always attract the groups that have always participated in our events, because we’re obviously glad to have them, but we also want to make sure we invite and attract all other groups to participate,” said Scott White, All Campus Events director’s chairperson. “It is really awesome that we have the SGA vice president and president on the court this year,” White added, “but it’d be cool to have ... the treasurer of the baking club or the editor for ‘The Tangerine.’ Who knows.” The winners for homecoming will instead be the two candidates earning the most votes. “We’re crowning Homecoming Highnesses, not the typical king and the queen. They can identify as being either Homecoming Highness or Homecoming King or Homecoming Queen, depending on however they identify themselves,” White said. “So, it’s very possible that two girls win. It’s very possible that both of the guys win. It’s however the voting turns out.” This year the two men on the court, Jake Darlington and Jake Baker, are • UT held its first Homecoming game on November 11, 1916, beating Vanderbilt 10-6.
• UT has had a Homecoming every year since 1925, with one exception. In1943, students sacrificed the tradition to donate their Homecoming funds to the Red Cross and purchase war bonds.
both excited to be the first males represented on the court. Darlington, a senior representing the Baptist Collegiate Ministry, is glad to see regulations permanently move homecoming away from pageantry. “I think it is moving towards the overall character of a person, rather than strictly a ‘beauty contest,’” Darlington said. “Not saying it was, they were all very qualified, smart women, but when you include guys, it takes away that stigma of it being simply a pageant,” Darlington continued. “It now becomes an honor for an individual on the UT spirit and life.” Few other schools have undergone such a change. In 2004, a gay man at Vanderbilt University won homecoming queen, creating controversy when he was crowned wearing drag. As a result, the school eliminated the court altogether. For those excluded in the past, the revision solidifies a place among the homecoming festivities. “I think it’s a great thing. You get to meet other people. It’s not just the Greeks knowing who they are; it is more, ‘Hey, we all have something to bring to the table.’ It’s about inclusivity,” said Travis Wilson, a junior in global studies with a minor in classics. “I think it’s really important because I know some people on campus feel marginalized by the Greeks. It’s very divided.” Laura Burgin, senior in business analytics and French and president of Impact, represents one of the few non-Greek organizations involved
with homecoming activities this year. Also a homecoming court candidate, Burgin is similarly glad for ACE’s inclusive amendment. “I think it is great there are so many student leaders on campus, and a lot of them are guys. I think anytime there is a change of tradition, it just takes a little time for everyone to adjust,” Burgin said. “I was nominated by Impact, which is a student philanthropy organization. I am running because it’s a new organization and I want people to hear about it … I think the more people see the name … the more recognition we can get, and the more interested people will be in giving back to UT.” Ellie Baldwin, a junior in supply chain management and assistant for homecoming court in ACE, said no negative reactions have come from Greek organizations, which typically dominate the event. Baldwin recalled only a few questions regarding how the finalists would be chosen. “They’re just wondering why we didn’t just do five-and-five … Nothing negative, just something that needs to be explained, but that is how it is with everything.” White is encouraging every corner of campus to participate and hopes all groups feel they have a place at the table. “A lot of people think that ACE is just the Greek thing, but really, we are All Campus Events,” he said. “We want everyone to participate in our events, not just the Greek organizations, but organizations like the Chill and Grill Club, or Impact and SAA.”
• UT celebrated its first Homecoming Queen in 1950.
• In 1985, UT crowned its first African American Homecoming queen, Shannon Whittington.
• UT’s last Homecoming loss came at the hands of Wyoming in 2008.
• In 1970, Daily Beacon columnist Vince Staten began a write-in protest against the domination of Homecoming Week by Greek organizations. He was photographed with a bag over his head and won the election with 2,500 votes but the Homecoming Advisory Board refused to crown him queen.
• Photo courtesy of Jake Darlington
Jake Darlington Senior from Knoxville Nominated by Baptist Collegiate Ministry Major: Business analytics and marketing, concentration in marketing Fun fact: “I am the oldest of 8 kids.” Why students should vote for him: I have been committed to UT before I even got to high school – yay for living in Knoxville – and this university has meant so much to me in shaping the direction I have taken my life. Because of this, I try to be intentional in providing guidance, both spiritual and educational, in my leadership capacity at the BCM to students – especially freshmen – who might feel lost at college. I love helping students create a sense of community on UT’s campus, further helping strengthen and build this university.
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Rising: National security Syria has destroyed or rendered inoperable all chemical weapon production. But the Middle-Eastern nation’s 1,000 metric tons of chemical weapons may have to be destroyed somewhere else; Syria proposed that their weapons be destroyed in another country. Understandably, Norway said no when Syria asked if they could destroy chemical weapons on its territory. No other country has volunteered. Falling: Eyes In a study conducted by the journal Sex Roles, men and women were found to look at the female body more than the female face. Using eye tracking technology, the 29 women and 36 men participants were evaluated as they eyed photographs of 10 different women. Bigger hips and breasts garnered more attention. Sarah Gervais, the study’s lead author, attributed the wandering eyes to evolution. Men may be drawn to more shapely women for childbearing, and women might just be checking out the competition. Rising: Google Glass tickets The futuristic new eyewear from Google, Google Glass has captured the tech world’s attention with its integrated approach to daily life. A California driver took the approach too far, however, when she received a traffic ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving. Cecilia Abadie was originally pulled over for speeding, and the officer issued a second citation for driving with a monitor visible to the driver. According to CNN, traffic laws across the country could be similarly applied to Google Glass. In East Tennessee, highway patrol officers have already begun riding the streets in large trucks in order to gain a better visual on potential texting drivers. As Google Glass grows in popularity, Knoxvillians may need to be looking up and out of their periphery for incoming citations. Falling: New York’s right to privacy A federal appeals court blocked an order that would have required independent monitoring of the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program. The program, which has raised questions about racial profiling, was issued a set of changes by District Judge Shira Scheindlin in August; the appellate court not only overturned her ruling but also removed her from the case. As New York City elected its governor Tuesday, New Yorkers debated the fairness of the policy. According to the Washington Post, Democrat Bill de Blasio led in the polls as of 5:30 p.m. Tuesday; the self-proclaimed “progressive” can be expected to address the issue early in his time as governor. Rising: Voter apathy in Knoxville Tuesday, five seats on the Knoxville City Council were up for grabs. Only two races were contested, and the live blog on www.knoxnews.com showed generally empty voting booths. The UT area representative, Nick Pavlis in District 1, is running unopposed, joining Duane Grieve and Brenda Palmer as guaranteed winners. But incumbent Nick Della Volpe is defending his chair against Rick Staples in Knoxville’s 4th District, a crime-ridden area that Staples has pledged to clean up. In the 6th District, Daniel Brown – a former interim mayor – is expected to quell a meager uprising from Pete Drew, a former state lawmaker. Most importantly, the Daily Beacon could only confirm that three students voted in the UC. Falling: Night As Daylight Savings Time drew to a close Sunday, students everywhere began to prepare for nightfall at a much earlier time. Tuesday, sunset began at 5:35 p.m. Although many students took advantage of the picturesque skyline, garnering likes on Instagram photos and Twitter pictures, many more students remained in the library. The Daily Beacon hopes to analyze UTPD crime reports more directly during the month of November to determine if the quickening nightfall affects crime rates.
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Who are you? Halloween brings existential crisis In Rare Forum by
Julie Mrozinski Halloween has been haunting me. While it feels like the transformative holiday was moons ago, I still have a question ringing in my ear. “Who are you?” This inquiry is only fun when we can confidently answers this question, eloquently coupled with further details about how we so adequately resemble our costume. It was an answer we handled with great care — knowing the answer days in advance. Now, without my concrete answers – ‘20s flapper girl, Daphne from Scooby Doo and Hindu Deity, Vasana – who am I? Although this question is daunting, it’s comforting to know that I’m not the only one who has felt obliged to interrogate the self. This question, along with similar others such as “What is life?,” “What is my true essence/ identity?” and “What does being alive mean?” are classified as existential questions.
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to choose,” emphasizing the need to ask the big question, “Who am I?” He thought humans often tried to escape their freedom by clinging to some unquestionable fact, such as religion; he called this pattern “bad faith.” If you have found yourself in a similar post-traumatic-Halloween-existential-crisis, feel free to continue your research into the minds of Sartre and Camus. They both wrote plenty of fiction and philosophy to indulge in between classes. I can personally recommend two works, one from each. Sartre’s play, “No Exit” is short and eerie, where three strangers find themselves in a room they cannot leave. The quote, “People are hell,” comes from this work. Camus wrote a more extensive novel, “The Plague,” that studies the effects of our absurd world and the questions his characters must ask when a plague hits town. If you weren’t having an existential crisis before reading this, I hope you are now. Let’s all be collectively alone in this endeavor to find out who we are, where we are going and what exactly all this means in the first place. Julie Mrozinski is a junior in English. She can be reached at jmrozins@utk. edu.
Integration should be a priority this homecoming What the World by
Rebecca Butcher Homecoming 2013 is officially here. While some of us are focused on the football game against the Auburn Tigers this Saturday, others will not even think about football rivalries. The other half of students are more interested in the ensuing tailgates and homecoming bashes. What you may or may not have noticed is the divide between a great deal of students. In case you didn’t already know, there are two different homecomings this weekend: parties full of white students and parties attended primarily by AfricanAmericans and other minority students. First, let me admit to my own ignorance to some major homecoming events outside of my own circle. I regularly attend the Black Cultural Programming Committee’s Stomp Show and Comedy Show; this will be my third year in attendance. Imagine my immense surprise to find that other students have never even heard of these events and haven’t had the opportunity to enjoy them. The same is true for minority students
who have no clue what the larger part of campus holds to celebrate our UT homecoming. One student honestly had no idea about the majority black events happening this weekend. Now, there are exceptions for those who participate in a variety of diverse events on campus. But by and large, most students don’t have a clue what the other half of campus is doing to celebrate. Interacting with students of all backgrounds is utterly crucial to the college experience. Of course we all have our inclinations toward different groups; we love spending time with our friends. They are the ones who understand us. But exclusively maintaining friendships with people who share all of our personal qualities and even racial identity can hinder our education. Once we enter the real world, it won’t be just us and our friends. Our future will instead be filled with co-workers of many backgrounds, and the company parties will probably not reflect our currently divided college experience. A larger collaboration on campus that makes sure all events are known to everyone should become available. We ought to have knowledge of other homecoming events around campus. On this 560-acre campus, the temptation to carve out a niche and stick with what’s familiar is strong. But if homecom-
ing is an event intended to bring us all together, what better way to welcome home alumni than show them a cohesive and integrated student body? At the very least, we should know of each others’ celebrations. I challenge anyone reading this to enjoy homecoming collectively with the rest of the student body, even those you never talk to. Stop by a party or event you don’t normally attend – you may just find a pleasant surprise in the people you meet. Whether at a tailgate, step show or comedy show, everyone should release their habits of conformity and enjoy simply being a Vol. With a more diverse homecoming we can be a more collectively well-rounded body of students. I know I’ll be at a variety of events this year, attending a few more than my usual routine. If you take this challenge with me, share with someone your experience and see what happens. You’ll have a memorable week and a more comfortable home to come back to in the future. Instead of a “black” homecoming and a “white” homecoming, we could collaborate somewhere in the “smokey” gray middle. Rebecca Butcher is a junior in journalism & electronic media. She can be reached at rbutcher@utk.edu.
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These questions are the foundation for a philosophy known as existentialism. The main subject in existential thinking is the individual: one’s own thinking process, actions and feelings. During the years following World War II, when self-reflective thoughts about life and death became abundant, the movement grew in popularity. Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus are considered to be the founders of existentialism, influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche and Soren Kierkegaard. Fundamentally, there is no single existential view on any topic. Its etymology proves to give the most accurate definition: a combination of the root words ‘existence’ and ‘essence.’ Underlying themes of existential philosophy concentrate on human freedom, authenticity and experiences like dread and anxiety; the theory puts pressure on the individual to give meaning to their life outside of what society and religion decide. Sartre put his doctrine into three words – “existence precedes essence.” Only after you decided who you are and what your essence is can you truly live. Sartre also argued that, “A person is free to choose his or her own destiny and that the one thing we cannot do is fail
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Twitter goes public: should you invest? Associated Press It can help overthrow dictators. But can it make money? Protesters famously used Twitter to organize during the Arab Spring three years ago. President Barack Obama announced his 2012 re-election victory using the short messaging service. Lady Gaga tweets. So does the pope. But for all its power and reach, Twitter gushes losses — $65 million in the third quarter, nearly three times more than it lost a year ago. As Wall Street analysts size up Twitter ahead of its first public stock sale this week, more than a few are expressing concern about the company’s lack of profits. Those misgivings are echoed by average investors. Some 47 percent of Americans believe Twitter won’t be a good investment, according to a recent AP-CNBC poll. Of course, a company’s pre-IPO losses are no indication its stock will do poorly. Amazon.com had big losses before it went public 16 years ago and still occasionally posts them. Yet its stock is up more than 18,000 percent since the IPO. Even so, future Twitter shareholders poring over the company’s more than 200page IPO document are being asked to take a leap of faith. The document never makes clear when the company will sell enough ads to stanch the red ink and deliver sustainable profits. What’s Twitter’s sales pitch to potential investors? “They’re taking you to the edge of a swamp and saying, ‘Someday, this is going to be paradise,’� says Anthony Catanach, a professor of accounting at Villanova University. Pessimists who have gazed at that swamp believe Twitter is going public too soon but can’t resist exploiting a market in which investors are eager to look past losses as stock prices soar to record highs. Optimists refuse to believe a company that has turned itself into a worldwide water cooler in just seven
years can’t make big money — at least someday. “Twitter is in its infancy, and it’s a site a lot more people will go to,� says Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. “They’ll figure out how to sell advertising.� Many money managers seem to agree. In a reflection of high demand from them for the stock, Twitter on Monday said it expected to sell stock for as much as $25 per share in the IPO, up from its previous estimate of $20. To the optimists, Twitter’s losses are expected, even welcome, as the company spends hundreds of millions of dollars to attract users and build an ad business. Twitter, those who are bullish about the company point out, is allowing TV advertisers to grab the attention of people who are using Twitter to engage in running commentary on the shows they’re watching. When the lights went out during the Super Bowl in February, for instance, Oreomaker Mondelez tweeted a picture of the cookie with the caption, “You can still dunk in the dark.� People re-tweeted the ad 15,000 in a few hours. Another example: Earlier this month, moments after New England quarterback Tom Brady was intercepted in a big game, the NFL sent its Twitter followers a video replay, preceded by an eightsecond Verizon ad. Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst at research firm eMarketer, sees plenty more opportunity for Twitter to shake up the ad world. She says Twitter is an ideal medium for targeting people with ads while they’re away from home because it’s mostly accessed by smartphones and other mobile devices. Williamson muses about a future in which you tweet that you’re hungry for a particular snack, and Twitter, using the location service on your device, sends you a coupon and directs you to a store nearby. Unfortunately, that’s not all that potential Twitter investors are left to muse over after studying the company’s IPO
document. What companies are its biggest advertisers? The document doesn’t say. When does it hope to make profits? It’s not clear. What we do know from the document raises questions about whether Twitter’s race to grow quickly is faltering. Twitter had 232 million users in September, up 6 percent from June. The number of people using Twitter had been growing at double-digit rates last year. Another problem: Those 232 million users are just one-fifth of the 1.19 billion monthly users on Facebook, a big rival for social-media ad dollars. Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group, says investors shouldn’t be put off by Facebook comparisons. He says Twitter is a “niche� business, but one with potentially a bright future selling ads. He reckons the company is worth maybe $29 per share. But even bulls like Wieser say Twitter is a gamble. Twitter is less developed than most companies going public, he says, and is therefore an investment perhaps better suited for a venture capitalist than a public investor. “They have to invent the ad products. They have to evangelize to marketers,� he says. “They have to get advertisers to cut checks.� As with any company in the early stages of building its business, investors should expect plenty of hiccups, and in surprising places. Take Twitter’s supposed strength — all those users accessing it via smartphones. Skeptics say that because of the small screen, Twitter could easily alienate users as it tries to squeeze in more tweets from advertisers. One thing Twitter pessimists can’t deny about the IPO: The timing seems perfect. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index is up 30 percent in 2013, and the stocks of plenty of unprofitable companies have soared. “People get very excited about social media,� says Villanova’s Catanach. “The passionate user-base wants to invest.�
World’s only collage curator lectures on Picasso, Facebook Corinne Smith Contributor Curator of the only gallery in the world devoted to collage, Pavel Zoubok, talked to UT students about his interpretation of the growth of collage and what it really means in his lecture “Collage Culture: From Picasso to Facebook� on Monday in the Art and Architecture Building. Collage has a long history, but, according to Zoubok, collage as an art form took off during the 20th century. “It’s the child of standardized production, consumer culture and the age of mechanical reproduction,� Zoubok said. “It’s the foundation of much of what we regard as modern in literature, film, music and in architecture.� Richard Ensor, senior in sculpture, said he enjoyed Zoubok’s focus on the historical aspects of collage. “Moving beyond preconceived notions of what collage is, he talked about its histories in scrapbooking, crafts and then he talked about it in terms of higher art,� Ensor said. Zoubok showed how Victorian scrapbooks made by aristocratic women passing the time are early works of collage art, and that – partly because of their portable feature – collage was an art form more available to women. “It was the thing you could do on the kitchen table, the thing you could do without having a whole studio,� Zoubok said. Part of this history, according to Zoubok, is the ability for collage to maintain “bonafide gender equality.� “This is an artform that was historically available to women at a time when women either had less access to a studio or even less access to claim the identity of artist,� Zoubok said. Zoubok explained that collage is found in many areas of
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New York artist Pavel Zoubok, right, speaks about the art of collage at UT’s Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture on Monday. life. Even social media, such as Facebook, has become a collage. “Your Facebook page is in essence an autobiographical collage,â€? Zoubok said. “What do we put on our Facebook page? We put images that are found images, we put our own images ‌ we put quotes, we put our own writing.â€? He discussed the personal side of collage and how the scale of the work can affect the impact it can make. “People often think of collage as being a pretty intimate affair by and large,â€? Zoubok said. “I think one of the hardest things to do in a collage is work in a large scale. How do you keep that sense of intimacy, the connection to the materials, the visual coherence of the work?â€? Stephanie Bullock, sophomore in graphic design, said she was looking forward to viewing the gallery and experiencing the sense of intimacy for herself. “Now we get to go to the gallery and interpret them for what we see, because he was talking about how collages can be very personal,â€? Bullock said. Zoubok has been running his gallery for more than 16 years, and he began around the time
when the Internet was just beginning to take off. Through the years he has been able to watch the movement progress in a more digitally-based world. “The gallery mirrored this shift from the analog to the digital generation ‌ what I realized was that I was commenting on this transformation,â€? Zoubok said. Zoubok ended his lecture by posing the question of how, in today’s world with all of the emerging technologies, to “take them and get that sense of the artist’s participation in the work.â€? “Something to think about is that along with all of this technology‌â€? Zoubok said. “There’s also a kind of isolation and a flatness that goes with all of these tools, and I think that some of what I believe is a reaction is that ‌ the more mediated our daily lives become, the more I see artists making work and doing work that is all about the handmade.â€? To experience collage, visit the Ewing Gallery’s Remix: Selections from the International Center for Collage, which holds many of the works discussed in Zoubok’s lecture. It will be on display in the Art and Architecture Building until Dec. 8.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson
ARTS & CULTURE ZUMBA continued from Page 1 “I just looked for people in Knoxville and people with phone numbers. They were all so nice. They said, ‘Oh, your cause is so amazing. We really want to help,’” Bekele said of the three experienced Zumba teachers. Olivia Spears, one of the instructors who has been teaching for five years, explained that she hasn’t been teaching classes lately due to her busy schedule. However, she is always open to charity events. “I’m available for Zumbathons and fundraisers,” Spears said. “I’ll dance for any cause, as long as it’s a good cause. I’m glad that I got the opportunity to meet everyone here. This is just such a special event.” Matt Cikovic • The Daily Beacon More information, including how to volunteer, how to donate and pictures of finished products, Rachel Bleedner, a senior in social work, can be found on Special Space’s website. dances at the Special Spaces Zumbathon Upcoming events and news specific to the UT event at the UC on Monday. chapter can be found on its Facebook page.
Men’s ensemble wow Knoxville crowd Megan Lange Contributor The song ended with a moment of silence as the sound dissipated into the air, and then the audience erupted into thunderous applause. This was no ordinary concert – Grammy award winning men’s choral ensemble Chanticleer had taken the stage. San Francisco-based Chanticleer, made up of 13 men from across the U.S., bewitched its audience as the group performed on Monday night at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. Performing the group’s “She Said/He Said” concert series to a full-capacity crowd, song selections covered a variety of musical styles, ranging from Mendelssohn to Joni Mitchell to Gotye. This ensemble, however, did not just come to Knoxville to perform. Earlier Monday afternoon, Chanticleer led a choral workshop with the Powell High School Singers. UT student Austin Williams, a senior in English, was in attendance and was impressed by the ensemble’s interactions with workshop attendees.
“Chanticleer surprised me by criticizing rather gently,” Williams said. “Their bedside manner, so to speak, was just as refined and professional as their actual singing.” With music appealing to a diverse range of generations, the audience was filled with people of every age. In particular, students from Farragut, Powell and West High school were in attendance. Matt Parks, first-year graduate student in choral conducting, said he found Chanticleer’s sound to be phenomenal. “Chanticleer always delivers a clean, meaningful performance,” Parks said. “You could feel the audience holding their breath, and even letting it out together right at the end of each piece. “It felt like singers and audience had all joined for the same purpose.” During the second half of Monday’s show, Chanticleer member Brian Hinman – a Farragut High School graduate and former student at the UT School of Music – spoke briefly to the audience about the importance of supporting young people in the musical arts. “We did a workshop with students from Powell High School
today, and I hope that you will seek this music in those places – it’s places like that where we got our start,” Hinman said. “It’s great to help students with what they’re doing and be inspired by them.” It was clear the sentiment was reciprocated when several students who had worked with Chanticleer earlier in the day came to the concert, including a group of four young men who remained post-show to sing a piece to the ensemble. Williams explained why Chanticleer held such a draw for young performers. “Listening to them back in high school showed me that choral singing could be truly awesome,” Williams said. “Their individual excellence results in the outstanding group effort that is Chanticleer.” As the concert drew to an end, the audience was reluctant to let Chanticleer leave, bringing the group back for an rousing encore of gospel tunes and vocal improvisation. “I was stunned to hear how well 12 men can match their voices to provide a tapestry of tones,” Parks said. “It was like listening to a kaleidoscope.”
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Knoxville bands hit local venues thanks to website startup Hayley Brundige Staff Writer Four local bands and one local venue. The Square Room will make this happen every month starting tonight. The Square Room Showcase will feature Crab Apple Lane, An Atlas to Follow, The Porter Fox and The Royal Buzz. Kent Oglesby, who started a website to promote local music called Knoxville Music Warehouse, chose Crab Apple Lane as the first band on the showcase after he heard them play at Preservation Pub. “After Crab Apple Lane agreed to play at the showcase,” Oglesby said, “I wanted to get three other bands that had not the exact same sound, but complementing styles so that if people like this band, they will also like the others.” Knoxville Music Warehouse, a name inspired by Oglesby’s day job at an actual warehouse, was created to compile local music, events and concerts in one site. “Good music comes in and out of this city,” the site claims. “We keep it here under one roof.” “I’ve loved music my whole life, and local music was something I kept trying to get more and more into, but there weren’t really the resources available,” Oglesby said. “I felt like it should be
easier to be able to find out what bands are in town and see what shows are going on.” The website includes a comprehensive event calendar, featured artists, photos and links to new local music. An intimate downtown music venue, The Square Room provides a stage for local musicians to learn and play in front of an audience that wants to listen. Tyler Anthony, member of the Knoxville band Cereus Bright, said his journey as a musician would have been different if a platform like The Square Room Showcase had been available. “In our journey as the band Cereus Bright, there were some moments that were hard in Knoxville,” Anthony said. “We would play in a coffee shop and if we wanted to expand and play for more people, the only other place available was at a bar. It wasn’t really conducive to our kind of music or the kind of crowd we were always looking for.” Anthony said he hopes the monthly showcase will make it easier for musicians to continue the learning process and transition to bigger shows. “For some bands that aren’t quite there yet, playing a headlining show at the Square Room might be too big of a step,” Anthony said. “Hopefully, this local music night will be a bit more attain-
able and act as a stepping stone to some of those kinds of shows in the future.” Oglesby was surprised by a comment online claiming the only notable musicians in Knoxville were the Black Cadillacs. On the contrary, indie, bluegrass, rock, folk and a little-known hip-hop scene are all represented by talented Knoxville musicians, Oglesby said. “It is shocking how much musical talent there is here in Knoxville and so many people are just unaware of it,” Oglesby said. “We actually have a great music scene, and a lot of new, emerging bands are so good, but they just don’t have the same kind of avenues for people to follow.” For Anthony, showcasing the talents of all types of Knoxville musicians on a regular basis is the ultimate goal. “It just feels very natural,” Anthony said. “The hope is that people in the city and at UT will begin to anticipate it every month and come out to support it even if they don’t know the groups. These bands are all really good, and when you hear them, you’ll be blown away. You’ll get the feeling that these bands need to be performing for more people.” The first Square Room Showcase is tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $5.
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Depth key for Vols in 2013 8 represents... Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor Jarnell Stokes, Jeronne Maymon, Jordan McRae and Robert Hubbs. If you have been part of a Tennessee basketball conversation and its upcoming season, these have been the names that you have heard the most about. Even with those headline names, the characteristic this team is most proud of is the depth in talent from the stars to role players. “I think going into year three, we have top-to-bottom talent,” head coach Cuonzo Martin. “Guys that can play the game. We have young guys who are very talented, experienced guys who are very talented. You have guys who have been in the trenches and guys who have played in big games. “So now it’s just a matter of gelling that talent together and finding minutes for guys. We have to make sure these guys are able to play together.” The depth is a welcomed sight as the team suffered from a lack of quality backups in Martin’s two seasons in Knoxville, but the gift of having so much talent can be a curse in terms of finding minutes for everyone deserving of playing time. “I think the toughest part as a coach is when you have multiple guys that you really
have to find roles for,” Martin said. “We have to really embrace and accept our roles. That’s why we talk a lot about family and togetherness, because what happens is once you start getting to this point and into the season, somebody has to accept their role in order for our team to be successful.” S ophomore Armani Moore, who Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon scored six points in the Vols exhibition Armani Moore shoots while the Florida Southern’s Stephen game against Florida Turner defends the hoop on Nov. 2. Southern, bounced five points. offseason. around last season Edwards has also been the Derek Reese can potenand played numerous positions due to his ability to be tially step into the role of a beneficiary of some praise knockdown perimeter shoot- from Martin in terms of a defensive stopper. This season, however, er and also has the ability to building team chemistry. “One thing about the Kennesaw, Ga., native be more of a defender and is focusing on adding more rebounder than McBee with D’Montre is that he is a team player,” Martin said. offense to his defensive- his length. “I feel like I can fill that “He took advantage of the heavy game. “We have a lot of depth role as a shooter, but I still minutes that were presented on the team, so there could want to do other things,” to him.” The talent level for this be one role that I just have Reese said. “I want to be to stick to and just con- able to defend, and really I team is something that tinue to add to that same just want to be as versatile Martin believes can get this role,” Moore said. “Most as I can so whatever I can do team over the hump and into importantly, I feel like this to help the team, that’s what the NCAA Tournament for the first time in two years. year, I’m going to be more I want to do.” “You can work hard and Senior guard D’Montre offensively minded, but at the same time continue to Edwards could also be in compete and be in games play defense and rebound play for some minutes as he and be tough, but you have has shown some flashes to to have the talent and perthe ball.” The Vols will also look to be a streaky scorer – even sonnel to try and win it in fill the void of some serious though he didn’t have the the end,” Martin said. “I contributors off the bench best of nights in Saturday’s think we have the talent to as Skyler McBee and Kenny scrimmage, finishing the do that.” Hall both graduated in the night shooting 2 for 5 for
Simmons vows to be ‘different’ during final season as Lady Vol Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer Over the course of Meighan Simmons’ career as a Lady Vol, she has been known as a dynamic scorer, but as she enters her final season as the team’s lone senior, the flashy 5-foot-9 guard has improved vastly in a different part of her game. While the reigning SEC Co-Player of the Year is expected to lead UT’s scoring attack once again after averaging a career-high 16.8 points per game in her junior campaign, Simmons believes she can contribute in even greater ways on the defensive side of the ball. “My offensive game is a gift that I have always had since I first played basketball growing up with my four brothers,” said Simmons, who has scored 1,487 points in her career. “I wanted to add to my game, and this offseason my defense has really stepped up and is better than ever. “There’s going to be a completely different Meighan that people see this year.” In the preseason, the greatest emphasis stressed to the team has been on defense, and second-year head coach Holly Warlick is impressed with what she has seen of Simmons’ progression in that area. “She has worked really hard on the defensive end,” Warlick said. “She has made defense her priority. She is a scorer by nature, but we are trying to make sure she understands the complete game. She continues to make great strides and is a leader by example for this team.” The Cibolo, Texas native finished last season second on the team with 1.4 steals per game. However, she wants to bring her tenacity and fastpaced play to every aspect of her game on the hardwood. “It’s not just going to be the defensive end where I want to bring lots of energy,” Simmons said. “It’s going to
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Tennessee senior guard Meighan Simmons pulls up for a jump shot during a game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Memorial Coliseum on March 3. be on offense, rebounding and defending on in-bound plays. Being here for three years, I’ve become a seasoned player and believe my game has come full circle.” With this season being Simmons last at Tennessee, the sharp-shooting guard is not just focused on expanding her game, but on the big picture as well. That is to help her team compete for a national championship as they grind for the program’s heavily coveted ninth championship. “I really think this year has all the makings to be great,” she said. “I feel like every year, we’ve gotten closer to the NCAA Final Four, and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be there this year in Nashville. I’m working twice as hard to make sure that I help my teammates as a senior to get where we want to be. We want to prove to everybody that we can win it all.” Despite being the lone senior on the team, Simmons doesn’t feel any extra pressure from her teammates or coaches to do more than she is expected to. Though only featuring 10 players, UT’s roster is packed with potency at both point guard and in the paint. “It’s an amazing feeling to have the depth we do and to
be healthy going into the season,” Simmons said. “It helps me understand that we are all one and a team. We are going to be able to do a lot of great things this year.” While she expects her greatest memories to come in her final season as a Lady Vol, which will tip-off Friday on the road against Middle Tennessee, she is taking the process one day at a time. “The feeling that it’s my last year here hasn’t hit me as hard as I thought it would have by now,” she said. “It won’t truly hit me until we reach the SEC tournament, because I know that will be the last one for me. I want to make sure I’m grateful for every experience I have as a Lady Vol and just being on the court.” By the time her career at Tennessee is finished, Simmons hopes to not only bring the program its ninth national championship, but to leave a strong legacy as well. “I want to be remembered as one of those passionate, caring, unselfish basketball players,” she said. “A Lady Vol basketball player who represented herself, her family, Pat Summitt, Holly Warlick, all the assistant coaches, and the University of Tennessee to the best of my ability.”
• The number of upperclassman on the men’s basketball team • The career high in three pointers made for Meighan Simmons which was set back on Dec. 1, 2012 vs. Lamar • Simmons’ career high in rebounds (Louisville, Nov. 12, 2010) • The career high for Jordan McRae in three pointers made set back on March 2, 2013 vs. Georgia • The number of National Championships the Lady Vols have won • The number of SEC home games the Lady Vols have this season • The career high for Ariel Massengale in field goals in a game set on Jan. 5, 2012 vs. Georgia
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SPORTS FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 “It’s hard for Riley. He’s a competitive young man, and he wants to be out there,” Jones said. “Just like we speak about every week, it’s whatever individual has had the best week of practice.” Running back blues Marlin Lane led UT running backs in yards against Missouri in his third game back from an injury suffered in UT’s game against South Alabama on Sept. 28. Fellow back Rajion Neal ran the ball eight times to Lane’s six but did not register a rushing attempt in the second half.
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In UT’s prior two contests against South Carolina and Alabama, Neal racked up twice the number of carries as Lane. Saturday’s contest was the most even distribution of carries for the duo since UT’s loss at Oregon on Sept. 14. “You’ll see his role continue to increase,” Jones said of Lane. “Now he’s back to 100 percent health-wise. The thing we need from him is burst at the second level and really finishing runs.” Smith has “best hands on team” Freshman wide receiver Josh Smith dropped a possible touchdown pass in the second quarter Saturday and without mentioning his name, Jones cited the play as a momentum swinger. But when asked to address
Smith specifically, Jones offered high praise. “Josh, I’ll tell you right now, has the best hands on our football team,” Jones said. “He’s extremely competitive. He brings it every day in practice. He’s extremely difficult and hard on himself, which we want; that’s a mark of a great competitor. The Christian Academy of Knoxville product is fifth on the team in catches with 12 for 182 yards. He remained listed as a co-starter on the depth chart released Monday. “It just so happened that his mistake was magnified because he was in the open field and it was a touchdown,” Jones said. “I believe in Josh Smith. He’s going to be fine.”
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Bernard King says he dealt with racism off the court that included clashes with police while starring for Tennessee in the 1970s. In an ESPN “30 for 30” documentary airing Tuesday, King said that former Volunteers coach Ray Mears warned him that he’d heard some local officers would “do anything to get him.” King, the first former Tennessee player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, cites one incident in which he says an officer hit him in the head with the butt of his gun while responding to a loitering report. The documentary, titled “Bernie and Ernie,” focuses on the friendship of King and former Tennessee teammate Ernie Grunfeld. King played for Tennessee from 1974-77 after arriving from Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. He said he had never talked about the racism he encountered during his college years with anyone but his family before discussing the issue in the film.
“The basic reason is relatively simple,” King said in a telephone interview. “I’m 56 years old. I’ve never talked about anything that was private. Everything was always related to the game and my impact on the game of basketball and what I thought about that. I never revealed anything from the private side. I just felt compelled at this time in my life to talk about those things because for many years you carry that around. It was very important for me to share that.” The 14-year NBA veteran, who now lives in Atlanta, stressed that he has “no bitterness whatsoever” toward his alma mater. “I wish the university and the basketball team all the success in the world,” King said. “I would recommend that any athlete on the basketball side or football side or any sport, I would recommend the University of Tennessee for them. I don’t harbor any bitterness. You can’t go through life like that. It eats you up.” Tennessee honored King in a 2007 ceremony in which he became the first men’s basketball player to have his jersey retired
by the school. King said that represented the first time he’d been back on campus in 30 years. He came back to Tennessee the following year when the Vols held a similar ceremony for Grunfeld. King has since returned to Knoxville to attend “a number of games,” to fulfill some business obligations and to have meals with former Vols coach Bruce Pearl. King also said he spoke with current Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin a few weeks ago and hopes to get together with him soon. “I think it’s great,” Martin said. “You’re talking about a legendary guy. Not only just that he’s a Hall of Fame basketball player, a great basketball player, but he’s a guy who’s done it at a high level at this university. So now these guys can identify one of the greatest that ever played the game, he actually played at the school that I attend. ... He’s a guy who scored, he played with a level of toughness, he played injured, he competed at a high level.”
Mobile QBs have become Tennessee’s achilles’ heel Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word “contain” is defined as keeping something within limits. For the Vols, the word “contain” doesn’t seem to exist. Throughout the season, quarterbacks have torched the Tennessee defense, escaping the pocket and doing whatever they want with the football to their heart’s content. Whether running or passing, it hasn’t mattered. If you can get out of the pocket you’re going to have some success versus the Vols. Maty Mauk’s 114 yard rushing performance – not to mention the copious amounts of times he escaped the pocket to buy himself some time to throw the ball down the field – in last Saturday’s beat down by Missouri was just the latest piece of evidence. The problem surfaced when Tyler Murphy filled in for Jeff Driskel during the Florida game and proceeded to live outside the hashes, rushing for 84 yards on 10 carries and picking apart every cornerback on the UT roster as he scrambled around. South Alabama’s Ross Metheny officially made everybody flag the lack of containment as an issue for the Vols as his two rushing touchdowns almost allowed the
Jags to hand Tennessee their most embarrassing defeat since losing to Wyoming in 2008. In the Vols’ most recent victory over South Carolina, Gamecocks’ quarterback Connor Shaw kept his team close throughout the day as he scrambled and picked up clutch first downs with his legs consistently on third downs. Not to mention the Vols would probably be 5-4 right now had they not allowed Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray to break off a 57-yard run right through the heart of the defense. And the job of stopping opposing quarterbacks doesn’t get any easier this week when Nick Marshall and his Auburn offense come to town. The junior signal caller is the main reason why Auburn is shocking so many people this season. The Tigers are currently second in the SEC West after being picked to finish fifth in the preseason poll. Cam Newt... err, Marshall, has been a nightmare for opposing defenses, racking up 1,266 yards through the air and 520 yards on the ground, averaging a robust 5.8 yards per carry. Add running back Tre Mason into the mix, and the duo combines to form a potent zone read attack. If they haven’t been doing it yet, the Vols’ defensive coaches need to break out
their dictionaries and start preaching the word containment to their linebackers and defensive ends, because if they don’t get it together, it’s will be another long Saturday in Neyland Stadium for the orange and white. Upset of the Week Last week: Tennessee over Missouri This week: Pittsburgh over No. 23 Notre Dame, 21-20 Out of all the rivalries in college football, has there been a closer rivalry than the one between Pitt and Notre Dame over the past few years? While the Panthers haven’t picked up a win against the Irish in the last three seasons – even though they were one bologna pass interference call away from keeping Notre Dame out of the national title picture last year – every game has had Touchdown Jesus biting his nails, as Pittsburgh has lost by a combined 12 points in the three matchups since 2010. The fourth time is the charm for the Tom Savage-led Panthers who have been in almost every game this season and should be starving for revenge against Brian Kelly and the Irish. Troy Provost-Heron is a sophomore in journalism & electronic media. He can be reached tprovost@utk.edu and followed on Twitter @ TPro_UTDB.