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Hoopla to benefit UT hospital neonatal care Joe Tolbert Staff Writer The Hoopla on Market Square is a fundraiser to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NICU, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. The money raised from this event will benefit the expansion of the private rooms system found in UT Medical Center’s NICU. “UT Medical Center has the only NICU in the region offering private rooms for the care of premature and critically ill babies,” Jim Ragonese, who works with public relations operations for UT Medical Center, said. “The 58-bed nursery features 29 private rooms, including twin-bed rooms.” The private room system is the “next best thing to a mother’s womb,” Ragonese said. “The intent of the private rooms, which include carefully controlled indirect lighting and sound-dampening materials in the floor and ceilings, is to best replicate the environment that a premature baby would experience if he or she were still in the mother’s womb,” Ragonese said. “Studies have shown that minimizing noise and light can have a positive physiological effect on premature infants who need extra help to fully develop their systems. The developmental care approach at UT Medical Center provides a supportive, nurturing environment designed to improve the baby’s development.” The Hoopla benefit is an extension of a larger benefit.
“The Hoopla event was started last year as an extension to the Hoops for Preemies fundraiser,” Seth Smith, brother of the founder of the event, said. “Hoopla was started by my sister, Stacey Rivers, and her husband, Dr. Jim Rivers. We thought this would be a fun way to end the day and provide another fundraising opportunity for the NICU at UT Hospital.”
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“Because of the superb care we received at UT, we feel strongly about helping the NICU,” he said. “One out of every seven babies in Tennessee is born premature, and we are dedicated to doing all we can to prevent premature births.” Stacey Rivers, founder of Hoopla, said that this event put their family’s resources to good use. “It was a great way to use the resources our family has in music and entertainment as a way of thanking UTMC for taking such great care of my brother, his wife and my niece, Shelby, who spent 100 days in the NICU,” she said. Rivers said those who cannot attend the Hoopla event can donate in other ways. “Individuals or businesses may make a taxdeductible donation directly to the Development Office at UTMC designated to the Private Rooms in the NICU,” Rivers said. “They may also contact UTMC for other volunteer opportunities, which will support the NICU. If individuals are not able to attend Hoopla on Market Square, they may attend Hoops for Preemies at Webb School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.” UT Medical Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary of the opening of the NICU. Ragonese said the NICU cares for 700 to 800 babies a year. The Hoopla on Market Square will be held Saturday at Latitude 35 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The evening will feature food and music by The Vibraslaps.
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Smith and his family thought this was a good way to give back to UTMC after his daughter spent her first 100 days in NICU. “Although it was a difficult time, we never had a bad day at UT,” he said. “They kept us well-informed and went to great lengths meeting all of our needs. The nurses were loving and caring.” Smith said the experience made him want to give back to the NICU.
New-look Vols cruise in basketball opener The anchor for this year’s team is junior Scotty Hopson. He led the team with Sam Scott 17 points and was 3-for-4 from behind the Staff Writer 3-point line. Hopson is stepping into a UT’s 2010 basketball team took to the leadership role with confidence but needs court for the first time Tuesday in an exhi- to become a better leader going forward. “I need to do more, I definitely need to bition game against the Brevard Tornados, do more,” Hopson said. “I’m looking forcruising to a 91-42 victory. Tennessee is abundant in talent, espe- ward to getting better every day.” Hopson has big shoes to fill. Leaders cially from its freshmen. Two of those freshmen, Jordan McRae and Tobias like Wayne Chism and J.P. Prince guided Harris, started against Brevard. A third, the Vols to their first ever Elite Eight Trae Golden, got ample playing time back- appearance. Hopson said having leaders like that set an example for him. ing up point guard Melvin Goins. “JP and Wayne, and the rest of those “It was good to get out there,” coach Bruce Pearl said. “The guys were excited guys, they were great leaders for me to look up to,” Hopson said. “So just watchto play. We’ve got a lot to learn though.” Tennessee took the lead early and was ing them and how they do it and then just stepping into the never really chalgame the way I lenged by the much want to do it, my smaller Tornados approach to the squad. game, it’s been In the first half, helping me out a Harris led the Vols lot.” with 12 points and Many of the made plays inside younger players, the paint. Harris especially Harris, would finish with look up to 16 pts, 5 rebounds Hopson, who was and 2 assists. in a situation simi“Tobias was lar to Harris’ in Tobias,” Pearl said. his freshman year, “He’s just solid. being one of the He’s really unique top recruits in the as a freshman. He’s nation. such a mature kid. “I know exactly He has a nice presthe pressure on ence.” him, I’m just helpDespite being a ing him out anyMcDonald’s high way I can, just school Alltalking to him on American, Harris and off the basketisn’t concerned – Scotty Hopson, junior guard, ball court,” about what fans on helping 5-star recruit Tobias Hopson said. expect from him. Harri s adjust to the college level “He’s great. At his “I thought I age, he’s a lot played pretty well,” smarter coming Harris said. “We into the game than got the win, so that’s all that really matters. Expectations I was, but he’s a good player, and he’s aren’t something I really look into. I’m going to do a lot of good things for us.” The Vols won the game easily, and just going to go out there and play my Brevard was never a factor, but Pearl game each day.” Harris moved the ball down the court thought there were many areas that need in transition with confidence, playing the to be improved upon between now and the point-forward position, which is key to the season opener. “We’ve got a long way to go,” Pearl Tennessee offense. “Coach Pearl, when he recruited me, said. “We didn’t create enough told me about the point forward position,” turnovers.” Plenty of talent is on this Tennessee Harris said. “Tyler Smith also played (it), you know, brining the ball up the court team, which has fans on Rocky Top lookcreating for other people, that’s my game.” ing forward to the season. The task that Golden scored 11 points and 4 assists, remains before them is finding chemistry and another freshman, Jordan McRae had on the court. “There’s still a lot to be done as far as 5 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. “I thought with Trae, the pace of the chemistry is concerned,” Hopson said. game offensively is going to be fine with “We’ve got five new guys, and we’re all him,” Pearl said. “I think Trae can play a trying to gel together, four new starters little better. One of the reasons I’m saying today, and I know it’s tough on us.” The Vols have one more exhibition that is this is the first time we’ve seen our freshmen. Jordan McRae, same thing. Nov. 8 against Indianapolis before the seaJordan has played a lot better than he son tips off against UT-Chattanooga on Nov. 12. played tonight.”
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Brian Williams blocks a shot against Brevard on Nov. 3. Williams is one of six seniors on the Vols squad. Last season, he averaged 6.4 rebounds per game and 5.6 points per game.
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Alpha Omicron Pi performs at the UT men’s basketball opener against Brevard. Its theme were songs from Queen. The annual UT Lip Sync contest is meant for freshman sorority pledges to bond. The theme this year was “VH1 Greatest of All Time.”
Crime Log Nov. 1 A UT student reported a disturbance in Hodges Library around 9:45 p.m. The known suspect was a 36-year-old, white male with lightbrown hair and blue eyes. He was not affiliated with UT. Nov. 2 A UT student reported that her laptop was stolen from the south end of the fifth level of Hodges Library around 2:50 p.m. The unknown suspect was described as a white male between the ages of 19 and 22, 5-foot-8 with sandy hair and brown eyes. The suspect was wearing blue jeans and a black jacket, and he was carrying a black backpack.
The unknown suspect was described as a white male wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt. A UT student reported that his bicycle was stolen from the front of Gibbs Hall while it was parked there from 11 a.m. on Nov. 1 to 8 a.m. on Nov. 2. Around 7:10 p.m., a UTPD officer arrested a UT student when the officer observed a white 1986 Ford truck run a red light at 22nd Street and Cumberland Avenue. The student driving the truck was arrested and charged with driving on a revoked license, disregarding a red light and failure to provide proof of insurance.
I-House to host international fall festival
The I-House will celebrate its first international fall festival this year on Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Thompson-Boling Arena. This festival will showcase more cultures and countries from all over the world than the spring A UT student reported that his bicycle was international festival. stolen from the bicycle rack behind the UT The festival will feature food, music, crafts and College of Law while it was chained there from cultural displays. A UT student reported that a cash amount of 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Throughout the event there will also be live $80 was stolen from his wallet while it was in his — Compiled by Robbie Hargett. dorm room in North Carrick Hall around 5 a.m. entertainment performances. Admission to the festival is free. Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the Universty of Tennessee Police Department. All For more information, call the I-House at 865persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical 974-4453. to those listed may not be those identified in reports.
UT to host research conference UT is hosting the eighth A n n u a l TLSAMP Research Conference this year. The Te n n e s s e e Louis Stokes
Alliance for Minority Participation Program (TLSAMP) consists of six Tennessee universities: Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University, University of Memphis, Vanderbilt University and Le Moyne Owen College. TLSAMP is designed to increase the enrollment and graduation rate of underrepresented ethnic minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by providing a quality learning environment that prepares students for graduate level study. The conference is an opportunity for students from these schools to showcase their STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) research area as well as gain valuable presentation skills. The conference includes an opening reception, poster presentation, oral presentations, graduate workshops, a networking mixer and closing dinner. On Friday, the event will be held at the UC from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. A networking reception was held Thursday evening at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. For additional information, please contact the Office of Diversity Programs at 865-974-1931 or www.engr.utk.edu/diversity. Knoxville to host America Recycles Day progams Knoxville’s Solid Waste Section is helping sponsor America Recycles Day (ARD) in Knoxville for the City of Knoxville and Knox County residents. America Recycles Day in Knoxville will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday at the Earth Fare store on 40 N. Forest Park Blvd., just off Kingston Pike in Bearden. The theme for this year’s event is “Protect Your ID and the Earth!” Residents will be able to bring in old or unwanted documents to be confidentially shredded and recycled by Smith & Hammaker, a local office records management company. There is no limit to how many documents residents can bring, and this may include items such as old tax documents, billing statements, receipts or any other paper document that needs secure disposal. All documents will be securely transported to Smith & Hammaker’s shredding facility. Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union will be on hand to provide free information on how long old documents should be kept and when it is appropriate to dispose of them. Other events happening at Earth Fare for “Protect Your ID and the Earth” include: used vegetable oil collection for recycling into biodiesel by Clean Energy Biofuels, battery recycling by the Knoxville Recycling Coalition and a used mercury thermometer exchange for a digital one by the City Solid Waste Office. Residents can also take the ARD pledge to recycle during the coming year to be registered to win one of 10 Can Crushers to be given away by the Knox County Solid Waste Office. See BEACON BITSon Page 3
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UT Chancellor’s Honors to sponsor Masquerade Ball benefiting youth
SGA Campus Chest takes donations Alyce Howell Staff Writer
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The Chancellor’s Honors Program will host its fourth Masquerade Ball Saturday at 8 p.m. The proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley. The ball had a large turnout last year, with more than 380 UT students and guests attending.
Sarah Murphree Staff Writer The Chancellor’s Honors Program will hold its fourthannual Masquerade Ball Saturday. Each year the Honors Program hosts two events to help raise money for various organizations. The Masquerade Ball is held in the fall, and a different event takes place each spring. All proceeds from the ball go toward a local charity. In the spring, all proceeds go toward a charity in Africa. This year, the money from the ball will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley. According to Jasmine Au, cochair of the Honors Events Committee, well-known charities are a great way to attract more people, because “people know exactly where their money is going.” Last year, the Masquerade Ball raised $2,000 and sold almost 400 tickets. The committee is hoping to draw in even more people this year. “We had to upgrade some
BEACON BITS continued from Page 2 In addition, Alcoa will be giving away 22-gallon recycling bins while they last and Choose to Reuse, a graduate student advocacy group from the Department of Public Health at UT, will be presenting educational materials on the environmental and financial costs of plastic bag use in Knox County. They will also distribute free reusable shopping bags while supplies last. “Protect Your ID and the Earth” is sponsored by the City of Knoxville and Knox County Solid Waste Offices, Keep Knoxville Beautiful, the Knoxville Recycling Coalition, Waste Connections, Alcoa, Make Big Orange Go Green, Waste Connections, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union, Knology, Clean Energy Biofuels, UT Public Health Graduate Program, Keep Blount Beautiful, Smith & Hammaker, Ijams Nature Center, WBIR-TV Channel 10 and Earth Fare. UT Libraries honors life of Horace Kephart UT Libraries will host an event focusing on the life of Horace Kephart, a figure instrumental to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Monday. The event also will celebrate the acquisition by the UT Libraries of a significant collection of letters, photographs, newspaper clippings and other records of Kephart’s life. Materials from the collection will be on display in the libraries’ Special Collections. No other individual in the history of the Great Smoky Mountains is more the stuff of lore and legend than Kephart (1862-1931), a librarian who left behind his wife and six children, the directorship of the St. Louis Mercantile Library, and his standing in both social and professional communities, to venture into the wilderness of the Smoky Mountains where he spent the remainder of his life. Kephart was a moving force in the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a role which was commemorated by having a Smokies peak named in his honor. Kephart also was the author of an enduring classic about the people of the region, “Our Southern Highlanders: A
things this year, because the turnout was bigger than we expected last year,” Au said. The event will have free food and drinks all night. Texas Roadhouse, Chick-fil-A, Dominos and Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina will sponsor the food. The ball will take place under a heated tent with entertainment provided by D.J. Jason Lovely. Tickets are $5 per person, $8 per couple and $10 at the door. Tickets will be sold on the Pedestrian Mall Friday. “You only pay five dollars for a good cause, a great time and free food all night,” Chelsea Knotts, secretary of the Honors Events Committee, said. The dress is semi-formal. Students wear everything from suits to cocktail dresses and prom dresses. Students are encouraged to wear masks too. Masks will be sold for $1. Although the event is hosted by the Honors Program, all students are encouraged to come to the ball. The ball will take place from 8 p.m. to midnight in Circle Park. Narrative of Adventure in the Southern Appalachians and a Study of Life Among the Mountaineers.” The controversy surrounding Kephart’s life will shape the Libraries’ program on Nov. 8. His life will be examined by three authors with different perspectives: Janet McCue is a librarian at Cornell University and a Kephart scholar. McCue and George Ellison co-authored the introduction to an upcoming reissue of Kephart’s book “Camping and Woodcraft.” George Ellison has written several books on the natural history of Southern Appalachia as well as the introductions to three of Kephart’s works, including a recently published posthumous “lost” novel. He writes the “Nature Journal” column for the Asheville Citizen-Times. Jim Casada is a former history professor, an avid outdoorsman, and the author of numerous books on conservation, hunting, fishing and cooking wild game. His most recent book is “Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: An Insider’s Guide to a Pursuit of Passion.”
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An SGA fundraiser worked to donate thousands of dollars to Knoxville community charities. SGA’s Volunteer Services Committee helped organi ze a studentgiving component of Campus Chest, a university-wide fundraiser that focuses attention on the health and social service needs of Knoxville and unites efforts in providing assistance to those who are less fortunate. Campus Chest benefits many Knoxville-area charities, and those who donate can choose to contribute to any organization supported by Campus Chest. To meet the total goal, each participating group was given a separate, smaller goal to be added to the total. “The campaign goal for 2010-2011 is $580,000, with the studentgiving goal comprising $6,000 of this,” Margaret Ross, director of SGA’s student services volunteer committee, said. Avery Howard, student services director of SGA, said the recorded total for Campus Chest was $462,581.70, with one more report to come in. “The money (from SGA) is going to the United Way and also to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation,” Howard said. Dinner and Dessert Night on the Strip, also called percentage night, was the idea the Volunteer Services Committee came up with for the student-giving component of Campus Chest. Moe’s Southwest Grill donated 10 percent of its sales to United
Way, and 3 Spoons Yogurt donated 25 percent of its proceeds to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Oct. 20. 3 Spoons also participated in another percentage night on Oct. 24. Ross said the management at both restaurants was helpful and willing to donate. He also said the percentage nights raised $200 at Moe’s Southwest Grill and $146 from the two percentage nights at 3 Spoons. “This event was very successful, and we are very thankful to everyone who came out to help support UT Campus Chest through these events,” Ross said. To raise more money for Campus Chest, SGA made connections with other organizations on campus. Tommy Jervis, SGA president, helped connect the Volunteer Services Committee with the Inter-Fraternity and Panhellenic councils to raise a total of $30,000 for Habitat for Humanity. Ryan Sowell, president of Interfraternity Council, donated $15,000. Micah Johnson, president of Panhellenic Council, donated the other $15,000. SGA’s fundraisers, with the help of UT students and the Volunteer Services Committee, raised $30,346, which far surpassed the original student goal of $6,000. “I am very thankful to Tommy Jervis, Ryan Sowell, Micah Johnson, Avery Howard, my co-directors Lauren Strickler and Aubrey Mann and the rest of the volunteer services committee for all of their efforts and donations to the UT Campus Chest Campaign,” Ross said. Any students or student organizations who want to be a part of Campus Chest next year should contact Margaret Ross at mross18@utk.edu.
Flu Clinic offers flu shots for charity allergic to eggs, and students who had a fever or had contracted Guillain-Barré syndrome were advised against getting the vaccine. Nursing students were on hand to help disperse vaccines to Nurses and nursing students whichever students wanted to were on hand in the UC Ballroom receive the shots. for the annual Flu Clinic Tuesday. “It’s great practice for nursing The clinic was held from 10:30 students,” Hannah Wilson, junior a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and cost students in nursing, said. “We give about and faculty $20 for a flu shot. All three each and then switch out.” the proceeds benefited Knoxville After students received the News Sentinel Empty Stocking shots, they were asked to wait at Fund. least 10 minutes to see if they had “The Empty Stocking Fund benany adverse reactions such as an efits needy children in the allergic reaction. Knoxville area by providing them “We received the shots a little with gifts, as well as food for their Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon late, so I believe a lot of students families,” Charlie Barnett, area docMeredith Leeper, employee of the engineering already received them through tor, said. “We think that the proceeds will (help) 6,000 to 9,000 finance department, prepares for a flu shot Nov. 2. Walgreens or through their norThe shot this year was a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, as mal physician,” Wilson said. kids in the Knoxville area.” Two types of vaccines for the Influenza, or the flu, is a conta- well as the normal flu. flue are available, but the only one gious disease, which has the highest rate of infection among children. Symptoms for the disease include available at the clinic was the inactivated vaccine or the one that is injected into the muscle. A high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine is fever, sore throat, cough, chills, fatigue and muscle ache. “Other than getting the vaccine, the best advice to protect against available for people 65 years of age or older, and it is recommended the flu is to move to the top of a mountain where there are no other that they receive the vaccine. “It’s important that people get vaccinated for the flu,” Barnett said. people,” Barnett said. “The flu is highly contagious. To prevent the spread of germs, it is best to do simple things, like wash your hands “This season isn’t predicted to be particularly terrible, but if enough people get sick and not many people get vaccinated, it could be a disfrequently.” Students were asked to sign a waiver form which asked if they were aster.”
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OPINIONS
The Hot Spot Substance abuse keeps self, others at risk
Brandi Panter Managing Editor To me, DUI has always seemed like a senseless crime that shouldn’t exist. “Why would you ever purposefully drive a car while intoxicated? You’re putting yourself and everyone else on the road that you encounter in potentially lethal scenarios just by getting behind the wheel drunk,” is often a lament that I have had with those around me about the nature of the crime. So, as this is a health and wellness column, I decided to dedicate this weekend to alcohol abuse and the nature of alcohol consumption and recreational drug use in college. The first question to ask is, what does it mean to be “drunk?” If you base your assumptions from a legal standard, it means anything over a .08 blood alcohol level. If you base your assumptions not from numbers but rather from feelings, drunk is the point in which your alcohol consumption has clouded your judgment and impaired your natural ability to make decisions and cognate information. Drug use is a hair trickier to define, mostly because there isn’t one type of drug upon which to base your standards. Marijuana is often cited as the most popular drug of choice for the collegiate set (low cost, non-lethal, non-addictive but habit forming), but it falls along a list of things, including cocaine, prescription pills, ecstasy, LSD and others. This column isn’t dedicated to teaching you about drugs, though. If you have any questions about that, e-mail me and I’ll make sure you get the appropriate information about drugs and their particular symptoms. Instead this column is dedicated to addressing what the effects of drinking and drug use are on you, the student and the participant in young society. The first question to ask yourself is, why are you drinking or using drugs? What is your goal when you set out to have a drink or get high? Are you doing it for relaxation, fun, to fit in, to be drunk, for emotional reasons, etc.? When analyzing the nature of your alcohol consumption, it is important to consider why you are drinking, what you are drinking and how much you intend to drink. Do you find yourself getting intoxicated alone, drinking or using drugs to be able to have a good time, drinking or abusing drugs to cope with your daily
stresses… if so, perhaps you need to step away from the bottle and reflect on your choices more closely. Another thing to consider is how your alcohol consumption and recreational drug use impacts those around you. If you are intoxicated, not to be some fear-mongering teetotaler (because, yes, I am of age and I do enjoy alcohol regularly in social situations) you are putting yourself at risk. Excessive drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning, impair your judgment, make you vulnerable to physical danger and create memory loss, among other scenarios. You’ve probably heard all of this before. You probably already know that alcohol can be dangerous, but that it depends on how you address your alcohol consumption. You probably already know that drinking excessively can create all sorts of lifelong health problems, lead to uncomfortable social situations and put you at risk for physical danger. You know that underage drinking is a crime, and selling to minors is a very serious offense. You already know that drugs are illegal and can ruin lives and destroy families. It isn’t about what you know and what you don’t know. It’s about how you address the nature of how it impacts you and your studies. You probably came to college to learn a bit, live a lot and have some fun. There is nothing wrong with that goal. What is important to understand is when having fun has become the center focus of your life, when you aren’t able to have fun sober, when you find yourself getting into dangerous situations to deal with everyday struggles… it’s time to step back and ask yourself where your priorities really are. If you find yourself or someone you know fitting the above symptoms, (drinking alone, drinking to the point of blackout every time you drink, drinking or drugs to be able to cope with stress, falling behind in school due to drinking or drugs, losing relationships due to substance abuse, etc.) there is help out there. We have a wonderful Student Health Center and Student Counseling Center here on campus who exist just to help you or someone you know live through an illness, and substance abuse is an illness. Next week, the fantastic Dr. Spencer Gregg is guest writing in my place to address strep throat and how to prevent it. On that note, I bid you adieu and wish my wonderful father a very happy eight-year anniversary of sobriety! Love you Dad! — Brandi Panter is a junior in political science and history. She can be reached at bpanter1@utk.edu.
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Vegetarians highlight bad food philosophy On the R o ad . . . a n d t h e Ta b l e by
Jonathan Grayson I simply don’t get vegetarianism. I never have, and I most likely never will. Since the start of the semester, I have tried to avoid writing about the subject, but I can no longer keep my feelings bottled inside of me. As someone who loves every aspect of nearly every food, I struggle with the idea of vegetarianism. In my mind, it is the self-deprivation of one of the most enjoyable aspects of living. So much of Southern culture is centered on the enjoyment of eating meat. Ever since I can remember, I have eaten every kind of meat put in front of me. Foods like pork belly, beef short rib and veal shank (I’m going to hear about this one …) have become essential to my well-being. Vegetarianism is not about the love of vegetables but rather the dislike of meat. It would be similar to pulling for UT, not because you love the Vols, but because you hate Florida. There is something wrong with this. As much as it pains me to admit it, I have some respect for lifelong vegetarians. There is a lot to be said for remaining committed to a cause for more than half of your life. My roommate’s girlfriend — a foodie in her own right — is a devout vegetarian. She has told me time and again that she was raised on a meatless diet, and the thought of eating meat is not something she has ever considered. She has also never attempted to convert me to vegetarianism, for she knows better. On the flip side, I would never try to force my meat-eating ways upon her. Along with the lifelong vegetarians, I can also glean some respect for the textural vegetarians. These are the people who opt not to eat meat because its texture is unappetizing. Though not as valid as the lifelong vegetarians, these people do have a reasonable argument for their meatless diets. Selective vegetarians are the worst. So often I hear people say, “I am a vegetarian. The only meats I eat are chicken and seafood.” Guess what? If you eat chicken and seafood, but not pork and beef, it doesn’t make
you a vegetarian — it makes you a picky eater. Three summers ago, while I was backpacking in Alaska, a girl on my trip refused to eat tuna, because she claimed to be a vegetarian. She ridiculed me for eating “innocent fishies.” The next meal, I watched her scarf down an entire bag of pepperoni. When I asked her why her vegetarianism allowed her to eat processed sausage, but not canned fish, she glared back at me with no response. I took this as a victory for the not-so-picky eaters of the world. So you ask yourself, “Why so hard on the vegetarians, Jonathan?” My harsh feelings toward vegetarians don’t come from the people who cannot stand meat, but rather the people who crave the taste of meat but choose not to eat it for social reasons. This column is about the pleasure food brings us. Though eating food is one of the essential functions of living, it is also essential to enjoying life. You wouldn’t spend $50 on a plate of seared sea scallops and roasted duck breast if you didn’t absolutely love the feeling and flavor of that crispy skin crackling into the fatty duck breast with every bite. Food has the power to transform people and cultures. Removing one of the essential aspects of this power — meat — would take away from the entire experience of eating. I understand that I have almost no shot at converting lifelong vegetarians to meat eaters, but that is not my goal. My goal is to convince all of the people on the fence about eating meat that meat consumption is, indeed, a good thing, as long as it makes one happy. I have never been one for prudence in the kitchen. If it tastes good, eat it. Several times in my life, I have found myself being ostracized by vegetarians for eating foods like veal and fois gras. It is no one’s place but your own to decide what tastes good and what is “right” to eat. I would never tell a vegetarian that they couldn’t eat squash because I don’t like the color yellow. All I ask is that I be left alone when eating the foods I want to eat. In a society of strong social pressures, we should be able to enjoy food without someone judging our every move. There are few places in this world where you can be your true self, and the kitchen table needs to remain one of them. — Jonathan Grayson is a senior in advertising. He can be reached at jgrayso3@utk.edu.
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As an editorial columnist, one must be very willing to wait and to watch. Being a good editorial columnist means you have to grasp at the heart of some relevant or timely matter and make it accessible — through the print medium only — to the audience. Most of you are not newspaper writers, but you’ve likely had to deal with the same sorts of issues that columnists voluntarily put themselves through every week, and this makes us kin. What binds us, apart from our genetics, is the problem of inspiration. What makes inspiration such a tricky concept is that it requires you to wholly place your faith in the unknown — that is, you have to be willing to sit still, and quietly, and patiently wait for an idea to fall down from the sky and hit you on the head. It is difficult, in light of this, to be a genius (of any sort and in any field) without a good deal of luck and a measure more patience. Some would argue with this, I realize. Thomas Edison is attributed with saying that success and genius are very little inspiration and overwhelmingly perspiration. But I’ve never heard an Edison quote that addressed from where that 1 percent of inspiration is supposed to come. What this implies is that the inspiration necessary to succeed (at anything creative) is not something we can conjure up at will, no matter how much we may “work at it.” How to proceed after finding this out is another matter. You can always despair, I suppose, but it won’t help you any. Rather, the best way to go about searching for inspiration is simply to believe that some will come to you. The world has an excellent track record as far as ideas are concerned, and many of them have even been good ideas. However, I’m not condoning idleness. In order to best make use of the wait, we must actively engage ourselves (and others, so long as you aren’t
concerned with intellectual property rights suits down the road) in active mental dialogue. Call it daydreaming if you will, but this sort of leisurely brainstorming is exactly what we need in this world of split-second decisions. As adults, we lose much of our capability to indulge in this sort of relaxed mental atmosphere because of the “maturity” that defines so much of the grown-up world. I consider this a shame, that we as an age group, or any age group as a category, should be practicing only this sort of “respectable” thinking. Of course, daydreaming can’t be our only vessel, but too much there is an emphasis on results. While results are great, the process can be just as valuable and beneficial; when results are needed fast, often quality is sacrificed for conciseness. In the quest for inspiration, we can’t be too hasty, and we can’t be too picky. Those unknown variables that morph a terrible or middling idea into a fantastic one can’t be cherry-picked from a list of potential outcomes — the thing is, we just don’t know what will happen next. Oscar Wilde said, “Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” Since our experience makes inspiration possible, I think it is also safe to say that our mistakes facilitate our inspirations. With a wealth of life behind us, we know what works and what doesn’t, and we know what we’ve seen and felt and what we haven’t. The rich background we have, just by dint of being alive, makes inspiration all the more likely to visit us when we need it to. But really, at the heart of it all, I’m calling on each of you to have faith in the emergence of something you may or may not ever receive an adequate amount of. In the face of deadlines, sometimes an inspired work is left abandoned in favor of a staid but reliable one. Sometimes that’s unavoidable. But if you have the chance to sit it out, try to wait until that one perfect, inspired idea lights inside your head and starts to sing. Those “aha!” moments are so satisfying when they occur, but they’ll only happen if there’s a place for them to grow that’s quiet and inviting. — Anna-Lise Burnette is a junior in global and Asian studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu.
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Coffeehouse Night to offer music, fun UT students interested in letting their peers get to know their music, like Public Display of Music. Variety in the small The Campus Entertainment Board, group of artists will make for a diverse, CEB, and the Central Program Council, musical night, which all audiences can CPC, will host the Fall Coffeehouse Night enjoy. Furthermore, while this event is a good on Friday, the first of the semesterly cofchance for students to have an entertainfeehouse events this year. The tradition of the Coffeehouse ing and stress-free night, the Coffeehouse Nights allows students to come together, is also an opportunity for aspiring artists listen as fellow students perform music to showcase their music or any other talent. The students who and enjoy wish to perform will find t h e m that the Coffeehouse is a selves. perfect, non-intimidatThis event ing way to let their encourages music and talents be an intimate known. setting in “When I was at the midst of ETSU, my first on-stage UT’s large performance came at the campus. Acoustic Coffee House,” T h e Blackwell said in an acoustic interview with music envi– Brian Stevens, CEB Chair, on Friday’s HometownS evier.com. ronment, Coffeehouse Night “… I played a set of my the free early original songs and food, and of got a great response. course, the The rest is history.” coffee, sets All students who are up a place interested in appearing at the where students can leave their troubles at Coffeehouse are encouraged to apply for the door and immerse themselves in the the next Coffeehouse Night. Just contact entertainment. “This event has a relaxed atmosphere, the CEB, and the process will begin from where students can listen to music and there. “All students are allowed to apply, and unwind after a stressful week,” Brian then the entries are narrowed down from Stevens, CEB’s Committee Chairperson, there,” Stevens said. “Expect the next said. “In one word, Coffeehouse Nights Coffeehouse midway into next semester.” are chill.” The Fall Coffeehouse Night is a free Brad Blackwell, one of the seven finalists of UT’s Got Talent, is the headlining event, and it will begin at 7 p.m. on Nov. artist for the Coffeehouse, singing from 5 in the UC Ballroom. Come enjoy live his new album, “Blue Sky.” The other per- music, food and a relaxing night before formances for the Coffeehouse will be by the impending final exams.
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Nick Reveiz, senior linebacker, brings down LSU’s Deangelo Peterson in Death Valley on Oct. 2. Reveiz had 11 total tackles against LSU. His total tackle count stands at 127.
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How UT will win Tennessee enters the match-up as the decisive favorite over Memphis. For the Vols, they will need to come out and attack the Tigers’ defense that ranks 119 out of 120 FBS teams in total defense. With freshman quarterback Tyler Bray making his first career start, expect a big day through the air for the Vols. Look for senior wide receiver Denarius Moore to have another big game as he matches up against the Memphis secondary well. The player that can take the most pressure off of Bray is running back Tauren Poole. Poole is coming off his worst game of the season against South Carolina, where he said he didn’t see the field well and trust his instincts. Freshman James Stone is expected to start at center for UT. Stone is left-handed, and his awkward snap has kept him off the field the last few games. The Vols will need Stone and Bray to have clean hand-offs and not put the offense in long down and distances. Defensively, the Vols will need to get pressure on Memphis quarterback Cannon Smith. The defensive line and blitzing linebackers have gotten more pressure on opposing quarterbacks in the past two games and will need to do the same so the Tigers can’t attack a banged-up Vols secondary. Tennessee is nearly three-touchdown favorites for a reason. Memphis is one of the worst teams in the FBS. If the offensive line can give Bray time to throw and Poole holes to run through, the Vols should be able to have one of their best offensive days of the year.
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Tennessee looking for elusive win and used it to show that he’s ready to compete. Starting with a few bad plays, Bray has kept his head in the game and continued to impress his coaches, but offensive coordinator Jim Chaney said With Tennessee just 2-6 overall and 0-5 in the SEC, the season that both quarterbacks are equally prepared to play. “They’re doing good,” Chaney said. “They’re competing hard, is coming to a dreary close, but the team still has hope as it enters and it will be interesting to see them play on Saturday. I think Memphis Saturday. The Tigers aren’t exactly putting pressure on the Vols with their everything is like status quo, just seems like we keep right on movlackadaisical performance this season, but the Vols face plenty of ing in the offense, so we’ll see what happens.” The team as a whole is preparing and working hard, regardless challenges of their own. The quarterback situation has been back of whom they’re competing against, working on getting ready for and forth this year, but coaches have officially decided to start true whatever challenges may arise. freshman Tyler Bray, and quarterback “It’s just about practicing,” Chaney coach Darin Hinshaw felt that he was said. “Practicing what you’re going to do ready for the task. over and over again and putting the right “I do know that Tyler has done a players in the right positions so they feel a good job and worked hard,” Hinshaw little more comfortable.” said. “So has Matt. Matt’s worked The team will face challenges this really hard and put a lot of time in. weekend, but with the new quarterback Whoever is in there has got to persituation and with the efforts of the coachform and play hard, and the team’s ing staff and team, Chaney hoped to see got to be behind whoever’s in there.” results. With wide receiver Gerald Jones The quarterback situation would coming back from a broken right hand, his seem to be a problem, with competieffect on the team is evident. tion between two players on the same “You could see how much we missed team, but the coaches believed that him when he wasn’t on the field,” Chaney this will spur the quarterbacks to persaid. “Him coming back opens up a lot of form to the best of their abilities. plays for us. He’s wise, he’s a good player, Hinshaw said that, though Bray will he’s been around a long time, he knows be starting this game, both athletes how to play the game (and) he’s helping need to be ready to play and try their George Richardson• The Daily Beacon these young kids as they grow into their hardest. “Competition, I think, is always Denarius Moore outruns a UT-Martin spots. We’re real pleased with Gerald.” The game Saturday will be a time for good,” Hinshaw said. “Competing player on Sept. 4. Moore had six recepthe team to regroup and prove itself to tions for 228 yards and a touchdown and going out there and working hard is always something that you want. If Saturday against South Carolina, which is their fans. Coach Derek Dooley said the the competition is good and both of the highest receiving total in the SEC this Memphis team it faces this Saturday is the best it’s had since 2001, but he believes them again, talking to them about, season. the Vols are capable of a stellar perform‘You’re one snap away from being in there, and you’ve got to be mentally ready to play, whether it’s ance this weekend. “Looking forward, the biggest thing we have to do is improve before the game or whether it’s during the game,’ so that’s what I’ve our stamina — physically, emotionally, intellectually,” Dooley said. been talking to them about, and both of them are ready to play.” While junior transfer Matt Simms has been starting for the “The deeper the game goes, continue to trust in your technique, majority of the season, Bray has gotten some quality playing time keep competing and not let anything break down.”
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Memphis hoping to upset rival UT “Well, I think we have to take more shots down the field, which means that when the opportunity presents itself, we have Preston Peeden to make the play.” Porter said. “But, we also have to protect the Staff Writer quarterback and things of that nature.” With the proximity of both The University of Memphis Tigers will schools in mind, Tennessee look to defend their home turf Saturday coach Derek Dooley recogagainst their in-state rivals, as the nized the obvious motivation Tennessee Volunteers come to town. the Tigers must have. For both teams, this game will have “I expect them to play their serious ramifications, as Memphis (1-7, 0best, because they have a lot 5) and Tennessee (2-6, 0-5) are looking to of Tennessee guys on the right their ships and end their seasons on team,” Dooley said. “I know a high note. Also, this game will serve as they’ll be ready to go.” a means to end a long losing streak, with A key for Memphis the Tigers standing at five consecutive Saturday will be its ability to losses, and the Vols not far behind at four. stop Tennessee from starting Overall, this series between the Vols off at a fast pace, something and the Tigers has been a lopsided affair, the Vols have done all season with the Vols winning the last six long. matchups, and Memphis’ last, and only, “The thing we must do is win in the series coming in 1996. The put ourselves in position to be length of this streak is something that able to respond and match Tigers sophomore defensive lineman their intensity and high level Dontari Poe knows. of execution early in the “The last time we beat Tennessee was game,” Porter said. “They’ve 1996, and I was 6 years old then,” Poe done a great job throughout said. “So it would be great to get a win the year of starting fast, and now, when we’re having a season that we • Photo courtesy of Joe Murphy Photography that’s something we have to expected not to have. But this could kind Gregory Ray, Memphis running back, has run make sure we neutralize or of change it around.” Last week, the Tigers were defeated by for 497 yards this season. UT plays at match, and we’ve been working very hard to put ourselves the University of Houston in a game that Memphis at 8 p.m. EDT. in a position to do that.” saw the Tigers’ defense give up 56 points Regardless of streaks and losing records, the game is an and 651 yards, 403 of which were passing. But last week was not without bright spots, as senior run- important stepping stone for two rivals looking for some latening back Gregory Ray carried the ball for 176 yards and a season momentum. “When you talk about Tennessee, I think this week speaks touchdown. The ground game is something that coach Larry for itself,” Porter said. Porter hopes will help open up the rest of the stagnant Tiger Kick-off is at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS College Sports. offense, as he plans to utilize the passing game more.
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How Memphis Will Win Pressure, pressure, pressure the young quarterback. This is the one and only thing that should be written on the defensive whiteboard inside the University of Memphis locker room Saturday. The Tiger defense has already proven it can’t stop the passing game, or the run for that matter, and rank second to last in pass defense and third to last in points against (41.5 per game) in the FBS. The only way the Memphis defense has a chance to stop the normally sputtering Volunteer offense is by making quarterback Tyler Bray make mistakes. The freshman is making his first start at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Saturday and has already shown flashes of brilliance against bigger, faster defenses. One thing that many people may not know about Memphis is that it possesses the second-leading tackler in the nation in linebacker Jamon Hughes. Hughes, a transfer from Mississippi State, is averaging 12.29 tackles per game. Against Southern Miss., Hughes registered 21 stops, the second highest of any Tiger ever. The Tigers must utilize him in some way to slow down the rushing attack of Vol running back Tauren Poole. On offense, any production is key. The offensive line has been poor against C-USA opponents and has been a large reason the nation’s 96thranked passing attack, which averages only about 172 yards per game. The running attack, led by Gregory Ray, is picking up thanks to a 176yard performance against Houston, but mistakes and fumbles must be eliminated to have a chance. Stadium noise will not be a factor under the lights to help Memphis this Saturday. In fact, Rocky Top may be the loudest thing that rings through the Liberty Bowl. The Tigers must practice what their coaches have been preaching, which is cutting out the mental mistakes and turnovers, in order to even think about upsetting the Vols this weekend.
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1. Tennessee at Memphis 2. No. 1 Oregon vs Washington 3. No. 4 Boise State vs Hawaii 4. No. 6 Alabama at No. 10 LSU 5. No. 8 Oklahoma at Texas A&M 6. No. 13 Stanford vs No. 15 Arizona 7. No. 17 Oklahoma State vs No. 21 Baylor 8. No. 18 Arkansas at No. 19 South Carolina 9. No. 24 Florida State vs North Carolina Game of the week: No. 3 TCU at No. 5 Utah
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“If I see three fumbled snaps in warmups, I might say, ‘Boys, we’re going to wait one more week.’ But he’s going to be a really good center, and I don’t want to wait until March.” — UT coach Derek Dooley on freshman James Stone starting at center against Memphis
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