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Monday, November 11, 2013
Issue 56, Volume 124
Student groups unite in meal plan protest Bradi Musil Staff Writer “Don’t force feed us.” This is the mantra coined by the Coalition Against Mandatory Meal Plans. Comprised of club representatives and everyday students, the coalition was formed in reaction to UT administration’s recent proposal to require all undergraduates to purchase a $300 minimum Dining Dollar balance. The coalition is rallying the student voice, protesting any plans of enacting this required fee. Nica Lee Ables, a sophomore in political science and executive board member of College Democrats, organized the coalition on Nov. 6. Ables called a few of her fellow classmates and club representatives together to think of a way to fight the plan. Ables said the movement garnered 500 fans within its first 12 hours, and approximately 1,100 within the first two days. “We started a Facebook page at about 1 or 2 a.m. that Wednesday night/Thursday morning,” Ables said. “We stayed up all night long in the library working on it.” The page’s popularity has continued to grow exponentially. Students post comments hourly and UT organizations have joined the page in a collaborative effort. The coalition’s immediate goal is to assemble a petition with enough student signatures to show the administration how serious UT students are about having their voice heard. “We represent such a wide variety of interests in this thing,” Tyler Latham, a founding coalitionist and sophomore in political science, said. “We’ve got people who are starting off from this end saying, ‘We are tired of what Aramark is doing. How they’re price gouging and so on, and now we are essentially paying $300 to Aramark each semester,’ to the end of people attacking UT, saying, ‘We are tired of having add on to add on to construction projects that we didn’t even have a voice in and now we are paying the price for it,’ and everywhere in between.” The coalition also hopes to have a booth set up on Pedestrian Walkway where students can physically sign the petition and become involved. “If the university does not listen to the student voice,” Ables said, “there will be growing dissatisfaction with everything the university has done.” Because the proposal is a change in university policy, it is not required that SGA be allowed to vote on it. See COALITION on Page 2
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Will Horton of The Black Cadillacs sings in front of a sold-out audience at the Bijou Theatre on Saturday. Nearly 700 fans came out for the band’s first local performance in more than a year.
The Black Cadillacs revisit Knoxville roots after a year of touring. The concert was opened by The Delta Saints, a five-member rock band from Nashville. The two-hour show was preceded by an intimate sound check party for the first 50 fans who bought tickets to the concert. “We always try to find ways that we can give back to the Knoxville community,” Ari Solomon, manager of The Black Cadillacs, said. “Unfortunately we can’t do a sound check party for all 700 people, but for the first Hayley Brundige 50 people we really wanted to say thank you.” Staff Writer The other 650 fans at the concert could purchase a special 7-inch record made available only in Knoxville. The Black Cadillacs came home Friday. “We’ve been out touring for so long that we haven’t “Don’t get us wrong, we love Nashville,” lead singer really had a chance to catch up with everyone,” Horton Will Horton said to a sold out crowd of 700 fans. “But said at the sound check party. “This gave us a chance this is home.” to see fans face-to-face and thank them personally.” Playing its first headlining show at the Bijou Lauren Green, who attended the sound check and Theatre, The Black Cadillacs returned to Knoxville
Blues-rock band wows Bijou crowd, says, ‘This is home’
the show, appreciated the opportunity to get to know the band better. “It’s special to get to see some of their new stuff first,” Green said. “We love having the opportunity to hang out with them and relax and get to know them as people and not just some band up on stage.” Green has been attending The Black Cadillac’s concerts since she saw them with her husband and two kids at Sundown at the City, a retired summer music series in Market Square, two years ago. “We love the Knoxville local music scene and we love supporting local establishments,” Green said. “My husband and I think it’s a great chance for our kids to have fun and connect with the city.” Daryn, Green’s 13-year-old son, is an avid fan of the band, claiming “Fade to Gray” as his favorite song. See BLACK CADILLACS on Page 5
Tigers zoom past Vols in UT’s third straight loss Troy Provost-Heron Assistant Sports Editor For one quarter it seemed as if the Vols were in for another Neyland Stadium nail-biter against a top-15 team. Then, within minutes, the No. 9 Auburn Tigers struck. With the Vols leading 13-6 heading into the second quarter, Auburn put together a 45-second scoring drive that lasted two plays – a 62-yard run by quarterback Nick Marshall and a 13-yard touchdown by running back Tre Mason. The next time the Tigers touched the football, defensive back Chris Davis returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, and Auburn never looked back as the Vols fell 55-23 on Saturday. Both scores were only a glimpse of what the Tigers did as the Vols allowed Auburn to burn them for big play after big play, showing a glaring weakness for UT as whole: team speed. “I think you all saw the speed differential out there,” head coach Butch Jones said. “You see it on film, but when you see it in person, for me, it’s a great measuring stick, a tool, of where we need to go with this football program, how we need to recruit, how we need to develop our players. That
exploited. “They had two explosive runners in the backfield, the quarterback and the running back, so we had to honor both,” sophomore safety Brian Randolph said. “The quarterback did a good job of carrying out the space and we just didn’t get the job done.” Stopping the run wasn’t the only consistent struggle the Vols had throughout the game however, as the special teams unit also suffered from a lack of ability to make plays in the open field. UT’s special teams allowed not only the Davis punt return, but also a 90-yard Corey Grant kickoff return touchdown and numerous other long returns. Jones was not happy with the failures of the special teams squad given how much the Vols work with the unit in practice. “Well, obviously it’s a return A.J. Hall • The Daily Beacon on your investment, but regardTennessee senior running back Rajion Neal high steps less of that, we take great pride into the end zone to cap off his 17-yard touchdown in playing special teams and run during the 55-23 loss to Auburn at Neyland it’s unacceptable,” Jones said. “A kickoff return to start the Stadium on Saturday. second half and everything is about momentum and gaining momentum, that’s unacstill doesn’t excuse what just for more than 20 yards. Combine Marshall’s per- ceptable. A punt return for a occurred.” The majority of the big plays formance with Mason’s – 117 touchdown, it’s unacceptable. the Vols allowed came from yards and three touchdowns It’s players getting off blocks Marshall, who ran for 214 on 20 carries – and it was and making a play in space.” yards and two touchdowns on apparent that Tennessee’s 14 carries, four of which went inability to stop the run was See VOLS on Page 8
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VolsTeach program granted addition to curriculum Destinee Dowdy Contributor VolsTeach is here to stay. Although the VolsTeach program has been running under experimental approval for three years, it was recently recommended for sanction by the Tennessee Department of Education. Providing science, technology, engineering and math students the opportunity to translate their skills into secondary teaching, VolsTeach offers a degree in a chosen STEM field, as well as a minor in secondary education. “We really want to expand the number of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) majors who are willing to explore and consider teaching as a career, so we developed VolsTeach as a way to do that,” said Susan Benner, Ph.D., co-director of VolsTeach and associate dean for Professional Licensure, in a phone interview on Nov. 5. See VOLSTEACH on Page 2
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Gary Owens performs a stand-up routine during the Homecoming Comedy Show on Saturday at the UC.
Last May, the American Psychiatric Association made the ground-breaking decision to include video game addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This medical recognition of obsessive gaming points to a reality faced by growing numbers of young people today, with 8.5 percent of America’s youth addicted to video games, according to a study conducted by Iowa State University. Numbers like these have left many asking, when does a love of gaming cross the line from harmless pastime to fullfledged addiction? “I think there’s a difference between being a casual gamer and an addict,” said Matt Brooks, a sales associate at video game retailer Game Haven. “You have an addiction if you play more than six hours a day, ignore your spouse in order to play or let it interfere with your life in some other significant way.” It’s easy to sift out the occasional indulger from the staunch addict, Brooks said. “We’re more of a collector’s store, but it’s easy to spot the addicts who do come in here,” he said. “Usually, they’re scruffy looking and pretty unkempt. They look like they haven’t left the house in three weeks.” Brooks said he believes these people often resort to compulsive gaming as a form of escapism from the troubles of reality. “On the positive side, gaming can be a great way to escape the real world and relax your mind, like reading
COALITION continued from Page 1 Jake Baker, SGA president, has asked students email him their responses so he can appropriately represent the student body. “Students really don’t have a choice unless we do this outcry,” Latham said. “We have to show them that we want a choice. We want to know what’s going on and we want to have this choice.” The coalition states if the proposal does become policy, some students will not be able to afford another semester at the university. UT has one of the highest tuition costs in the SEC, and students, like Latham, are tired of UT’s rising fees. “You think about this price increase on top of the tuition increases we see every year, on
VOLSTEACH continued from Page 1 Students can enroll in VolsTeach as freshmen, sophomores or juniors. Each year, VolsTeach students progress through the courses and gain field-based experience. “Initially, it’s a one hour course,” said Alexis Dabney, a
a book,” he said. “However, it’s only positive if it’s temporary. Obsessive gaming is done by people who want to ignore reality completely, and usually that stems from some kind of unhappiness in their life.” Melissa Hamilton, junior in English literature, saw these traits exhibited by her “Call of Duty: Black Ops: Zombies”obsessed roommate during her sophomore year. “She had just gone through a messy break up and was pretty depressed,” Hamilton said. “Soon, all she wanted to do was play ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Zelda.’ She started skipping class so she could play more and was just glued to the controller. She ended up failing a few classes. It was bad.” Hamilton hypothesized her roommate’s sudden addiction to gaming manifested itself as a way to succeed and have control when she couldn’t in real life. “I think after her long-term relationship ended and she started doing badly in school, gaming was a way she could still find success somewhere,” Hamilton said. “It was an easy way to have control and see your positive actions immediately reap rewards when the real world got a lot harder.” Gus Webster, junior in business management and avid player of the cult soccer game FIFA, agrees playing video games only becomes detrimental when taken to extreme measures. “I think (video games) are just another form of entertainment for some people,” Webster said. “Whereas some would like to sit down and watch a movie, others will play a video game. When I think of an addict though, I think of
someone who just takes it to another level. Like buy a game and beat it all in one night for example.” Webster, whose favorite squad to play for is Bayern Munchen, has experienced first-hand the aggressive obsession displayed by those who have taken gaming to that “other level.” “There are definitely some FIFA addicts out there,” he said. “There have been many times where I’ve played somebody online and beat them, and they will send me a message cussing me out or something because I messed up their progress.” Despite these extreme examples, Webster believes there are positive, practical implications to playing FIFA. “I enjoy playing FIFA because I feel like it does relate to playing in real life by learning and understanding different ways to play the game,” he said. “I think FIFA can attract a broader audience to soccer. I have a friend who didn’t follow soccer very much, but he started playing FIFA and it made him want to follow soccer in real life.” Video games can generate similarly positive impacts, as long as their consumption is carefully moderated, Brooks said. “I think addiction to gaming can go medical, which explains why there are ‘World of Warcraft’ clinics out there specifically dedicated to curing people from WoW addiction,” Brooks said. “Some people see gaming as being such a huge component of their life that it can take over. That’s when it becomes a personality disorder.”
top of the new fees we incur every year, on top of the parking costs we see increasing every year,” Latham said. “Prices continually go up and it is exponential. It’s not set, and there have been countless times when we have been promised that prices will not increase past this certain limit and they have.” At minimum, the coalition wants to see UT disclose more information about the proposal. “We are looking for the university to release a more comprehensive statement on this plan,” Ables said. “All they have really released is a PowerPoint that they showed to SGA, and that is on PowerUT. We are looking to see more details. We want more details to know what they are really trying to do.” The coalition believes it can completely abolish the meal plan proposal if enough student support is raised.
“The way this is growing, having this kind of thing happen in just 12 hours, since I’ve been here, this is the biggest outcry in such a small period of time I’ve seen and it hasn’t stopped,” Latham said. “We haven’t plateaued yet, we keep going up and up and up like an exponential curve. It continuously gets bigger, and I don’t see it stopping.” If student protest can overturn the proposal, Latham predicts the administration will be forced to afford its students greater respect. “It’s going to show that we are students of a university, we are not employees of a business; we don’t pay a bill to receive a service,” Latham said. “We work really hard and pay money to come here and get an education to prepare us for our future. We bleed orange, and it’s about time that the administration shows us that they do too.”
third year VolsTeach student and microbiology major. “You meet once a week and you go out and teach in an elementary class.” Although VolsTeach is aimed toward secondary teachers, students begin their field-based experience in an elementary setting for a reason. “Since these are folks who have just graduated from high school themselves, we can’t really turn around in three months and
put them back in high schools in a totally different role,” Brenner said. “Putting them in elementary schools gives them the context of schooling and education and gives them a teacher they can look at and then children that they are clearly older than and taller than that they can work with and enjoy the learning process.” In their final semester, VolsTeach students complete apprentice teaching in a 7-12 grade classroom, working alongside a licensed teacher. VolsTeach students may also receive tutoring and customized advising through the program, in addition to access to the VolsTeach materials library. The library is where Molly Schaeffer, a senior math major in VolsTeach, interns. “In the library, over the summer we received a lot of new materials,” Schaeffer said, “and I feel that our library has almost doubled since we’ve gotten so much new technology and new things that the students can work with.” There are currently 10 VolsTeach students on track to do their apprentice teaching in the spring of 2014, Schaeffer said. “I’ve really enjoyed being in the program,” she said. “It’s a great way to get involved in a community on campus.”
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Student website furthers dialogue on meal plan proposal R.J. Vogt Editor-in-Chief When Jeff Maples walked into an SGA Senate meeting Tuesday night, he wanted to start a conversation concerning a potential mandatory meal plan. The Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration’s ensuing presentation offered his email address for feedback, but SGA Webmaster Greg Billings saw an opportunity for a more direct dialogue.
“One thing UT Dining said was, ‘We really want students’ opinions on this stuff,’” Billings, a graduate student in business and computer science, said. “But they didn’t provide any plan on how to do that.” Billings decided to create the plan himself, and on Wednesday started a website, powerut.com. The site is simple; a message at the top of the webpage explains, “UT Dining has issued a proposal to change the current meal plans as well as add a mandatory meal plan for undergraduate students.”
The PowerPoint presentation Maples delivered to the Senate is embedded beneath, in addition to a bullet point description of the proposal. A comment log follows below, one that had gathered 130 comments and 1500 views in the two days following its inception. Posters can attach their post to their Twitter handle, Facebook page or Google Plus account. Alternatively, a poster can pick a name and write as a guest. Billings said he personally sent an email to Associate Dean of
Students Jeff Cathey Thursday night, asking the administration to consider using his platform to communicate with students; as of Friday afternoon, Billings said he had not heard a response. But in an interview Friday morning, Maples acknowledged the existence of the site and said it was an option. The comments reflect general outrage about mandatory meal plans, but Maples insisted the proposal is merely one option to help fund future dining improvements.
“Nothing has been cast in stone,” he said. “This plan was just one option – I didn’t mean to create this uproar.” Maples also said that the purpose of the potential change is not to fund the Student Union construction, as was implied at the Senate meeting and reported by The Daily Beacon. The goal is to begin preparing to fund the construction of a new dining hall to go into the Gibbs Residence Hall replacement sometime in the next 10 years, as well as to help update the
Presidential Courtyard Building cafeteria. For his part, Billings said he simply wants student interests represented. Although he is the SGA Webmaster, the site was created independently. “SGA is aware that I am doing it, Billings said, “but I’m not doing anything that they’re asking me to do.” Billings said he is currently programming a transparent emailing capability to the site, going live sometime in the next week.
Highness crowning caps off homecoming McCord Pagan Copy Editor History was made last week in more ways than one. Alumni who returned to campus Saturday witnessed a homecoming unlike ever before. Mary Beth Overton and Dani Rosenberg became the first double winners of the homecoming court; the Homecoming Highnesses were selected from the eight finalists, which included two men for the first time in UT history. Also breaking with tradition, Alpha Chi Omega sorority teamed up with Phi Mu, rather than a fraternity, for homecoming. Katie Bareswilt, a junior in industrial engineering, was more than happy with the result. “It was great seeing two sororities build a large float by themselves,” Bareswilt said. “All girls,
it was great.” Ashton Rummage, All Campus Events’ co-homecoming chair, said though she may be graduating, she knows she’s leaving the event in cabale hands. “There’s always stuff that we want to redo, improve upon,” Rummage said. “There’s not just one little thing, there’s a bunch of little things that we will start working on next week. I’m going to pass on the torch to someone else, and improve upon and make it bigger.” Rummage was proud of some of the minor rule changes for this year, such as allowing participating groups to start preparing floats a month early. Will Hodge, a senior in sport management, agreed this change was for the better. “We saw a lot more effort from organizations,” Hodge said. “You just saw a little bit better turnout from last year, I think everyone is
excited about Tennessee football and homecoming.” ACE is making strides to encourage more non-Greek organizations to join homecoming festivities. Hodge, a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, said this diversity will go a long way toward making a better UT. “I think it’s awesome,” he said. “I think we should get the whole campus involved … (to create a) little more unity.” Scott White, director’s chair for ACE and a senior in supply chain management, said he was glad to see the changes this year to homecoming. “It was cool to have Smokey’s Howl during the basketball game,” White said. “What I hope for that event is for the finals to turn into pep rally event. This homecoming showed me the hard work and effort that groups put on, for ACE to even have homecoming that’s really neat to see.”
Organization to hold annual leadership prep Hannah Davis Contributor UT’s chapter of the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature will join chapters from around the state in Nashville during the organization’s annual General Assembly from Nov. 14-17. As a mock legislature group mimicking the Tennessee state legislature, TISL discusses and proposes bills which address issues of state concern. Approximately 40 universities participate, each representing a district. Each participating university is allowed one senator, while the number of congressional seats varies depending on an institution’s size. UT is granted nine seats. The General Assembly is comprised of two events, a mock legislature session, where bills will be proposed, and an Appellate Moot Court Collegiate Challenge, during which participants argue the constitutionality of a particular issue. The theme for this year’s competition is “reverse discrimination.” “I’m excited about my bill,” Jessica Karsten, sophomore in public relations, said. “I am requiring driver’s education in the state of Tennessee for those
under the age of 18.” Karsten’s bill is among nine formed and written by UT legislators that will be brought to the General Assembly. Events of the General Assembly will take place in the chambers of the Tennessee Legislature. “I am looking forward to just being able to experience the capitol building and the chambers, to reenact what other legislatures do,” said Chris Schwartz, a senior in economics. Arriving in 1966 to UT, the
founders of TISL worked with students at Vanderbilt University and together spread the idea to colleges throughout the state. Jennifer Liebschwager, president of UT’s TISL chapter, said the organization’s first leaders sought to teach students to make their own change. “They (founders) just decided to give students across the state the opportunity to let their voice be heard,” Liebschwager said, “and also learn a little bit about how the state legislature works.”
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Students wearing “hill-billie” masks walk in the homecoming parade with the Wayne White-inspired float on Friday. The Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Pi Kappa Phi fraternity won first place for best large float.
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The Daily Beacon editorial staff compiled the biggest news stories from every arena in this week’s Rocky Tops & Bottoms.: Rising: Philippine death toll Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines last week, and officials cited by the BBC predicted a death toll numbering as high as 10,000. One of the most powerful storms ever recorded, the typhoon’s projected casualties would make it the deadliest natural catastrophe on record in the Philippines. The storm is on its way to Vietnam, where 600,000 have already been evacuated from coastal areas. With many bodies already decomposing, mass graves have already been implemented to deal with the large scale death. Many died from drowning and from collapsing buildings as nearly 10-foot walls of water destroyed everything in its path. Falling: Oregon Ducks Columns of The Daily Beacon are reflections of the individual columnist, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or its editorial staff.
The previously unbeaten and No. 2-ranked Ducks had their national title aspirations doused after losing to Stanford, 26-20, on Thursday. The Cardinal beat Oregon to the punch from the opening kick and held the Ducks scoreless in the first hall, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in the Ducks’ last 55 games. Although Oregon made a late run that included a recovered onside kick coupled with two late touchdowns, it wasn’t enough. The Ducks now sit on the outside look in to the national championship picture and will need a string of losses from higherranked teams to even have a shot at sneaking into the national title game. Rising: ‘Thor’s’ box office totals Overshadowing its 2011 predecessor, Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World,” claimed the No. 1 spot this weekend at the box office, according to articles from ABC News and the Wall Street Journal, bringing in more than $86 million in North America; combined with the international market, “Thor” brought the total revenue for the superhero film to $327 million in its first week in theaters. The latest installment of the Norse God of Thunder brings back Chris Hemsworth as the titular character, as well as Tom Hiddleston as his exiled brother, Loki. Falling: Joblessness The Washington Post and BBC reported late this week the U.S. economy added a strong 204,000 jobs in October, deflating worries that the two-week government shutdown would hamper growth in the private sector. While the thousands of furloughed government workers were blamed for pushing the unemployment rate up to 7.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics officially classifies 815,000 as having stopped looking for work due to lack of prospects. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, as of Oct. 22, Knox County stands below the national average with 7 percent unemployment.
Homeless people are not a problem, homelessness is Struggling to be Heard by
Andrea Richardson This Saturday, a group of UT students is hosting an annual 5K to raise money for Redeeming Hope Ministries, an organization which provides assistance and support to homeless people. It seems in today’s society, selfishness is seen as a right, disguised as individualism. We feel little obligation as far as empathy or concern for other people. This is especially true when referring to individuals of different cultures or belief systems and most especially true when involving those who are not as fortunate and as privileged as us. Last year, as I handed out flyers for this 5K on Pedestrian Walkway, a student said to me, “What do the homeless matter? We’re in college. That doesn’t happen here.” When we hear about homelessness, we might think of a veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, or of a person suffering from some other form of mental illness. Whatever image of a person we associate with the state of being homeless, it’s usually an “other.” We think, “This isn’t me or anyone I’m associated with; that just wouldn’t happen to
Falling: Justin Bieber’s dignity On Friday, the New York Daily News reported the Brazilian government is looking to hold Justin Bieber “legally responsible” for spray painting the former Hotel Nacional while on his world tour. Bieber posted pictures on his Instagram account of himself spray painting and says he never does so without consent from the building ’s owner. While the 19-year-old pop star had already left the country when Rio de Janeiro police went to question him, it doesn’t mean the issue has been dropped. Illegal graffiti in Brazil can be punished by up to a year in jail and a fine.
School of Sarcasm by
Kaila Curry At some point in your life, you have probably encountered a conversation with your elders that started off with the classic, “Back in my day...” anecdote. This is usually the tip-off to completely evacuate all consciousness as your Great Aunt Helen plants her bunion feet on the couch and begins her tirade on how hard her generation worked to communicate with people, play music and find speedy transportation. Although, half the stuff Aunt Helen is saying is arbitrary and you politely nod your head as she draws on, I’ve come to find one unique contrast between our generation and theirs. When my elders compare the violence they faced in school to what I’ve grown up considering “bullying,” there is a remarkable difference. I don’t know about you, but my grandma used to give me lessons on how to “sock” anyone trying to steal your lunch money. By the time I had entered kindergarten, I was constantly checking over my shoulder expecting to be “jumped” by the older kids. I soon came to find the “bullying” my
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Andrea Richardson is a sophomore in anthropology. She can be reached at aricha43@utk.edu.
elders had warned me about was irrelevant to my life. Sure, I got pushed around on the playground a few times and had a few spitballs spat into my “poofy do-do colored hair.” That was nothing compared to my grandma’s horror stories of almost being shanked on the way home from school everyday. It wasn’t until sixth grade, when I made my first Facebook profile, that I was ever truly subjected to bullying. It wasn’t the typical bullying my family had readied me for. I had been prepared to fight people face to face if needed, but no Full House episode had prepared me for the seemingly foreign world of cyber bullying. Cyber Bullying, as defined by Webster’s online dictionary, is “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (as a student) often done anonymously.” My first exposure to cyber bullying was when I received a Facebook instant message from a girl at my school. Thrilled to have someone talking to me and being new to Knoxville, I quickly opened the message, which – to my surprise – read, “ur ugly.” Up to this point I had built up a bully to be someone physically abusive rather than verbally, so it caught me off guard when this person began to attack me on Facebook day after day. Finally, I told the girl to say it to my face and to very little surprise she never did. It’s not just middle school that we are subjected to these verbal attacks. Just two weeks
ago, I received an email about one of my columns that urged me to keep my “Ingrown opinions to myself,” and then my first child was cursed to “be born still,” which was followed with a “I hope your mom gets cancer,” (I simply replied, “thanks bro”). Whether it was that subtweet last week or that sarcastic Facebook comment left on someone’s photo, at some point we have probably said something about someone on the Internet we wouldn’t dare say to his or her face. It’s an easy mistake to make, but one that deserves be worked on. It’s not as foreign as it was a few years ago with documentaries, such as Lee Hirsh’s “Bully,” and mainstream media bringing attention to the issue. However, scrolling through the hostile comments of any social media site, it is clear little progress has been made. According to Edtech magazine, “81 percent of Teens say that bullying online is easier to get away with than in person.” It’s a valid reason one in three teens have claimed to be bullied online. So, while I may have never needed to use kooky Aunt Helen’s brothel spiel against bullies, the classic “sticks and stones” advise has no expiration. Kaila Curry is a freshman in English. She can be reached at kcurry6@utk.edu.
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gives you the ability and audacity to look at Depression-era photos of homeless people and think, “Oh, this would be a super-fun theme for my wedding!” Through the lens of privilege, one might see extreme poverty as a non-issue that can be simply solved in a way that in reality only shifts the problem. Fortunately, in Knoxville, there are organizations like Redeeming Hope Ministries that aim to combat the actual issues an individual may face that can lead to a cycle of poverty and homelessness. This past summer, I interned at the Volunteer Ministry Center, an agency similar to Redeeming Hope. At the VMC, people are treated like people. Individual stories are listened to and considered. Each person has a unique life situation, and deserves for that to be acknowledged. That, I believe, is true individualism. I am very glad that strides are being made to help combat homelessness — not the people without homes — and I am very proud to be a part of a group that helps the organizations making those strides. If you wish to register for the Running With Hope 5K this Saturday, the registration page is available on Redeeming Hope’s website, redeeminghope.com.
Online bullying: easier, but just as damaging
Rising: South Knoxville businesses Last month, the Henley Street bridge reopened one lane in each direction, bringing an end to the three years of isolation felt by many South Knoxville businesses. According to an article from the Knoxville News Sentinel, the South Knoxville Alliance, a public relations front, has received a $70,000 grant to rejuvenate interest in the area, many stores are looking to bring back the customers the Tennessee River cut them off from. With ads and brochures, the community is looking to re-brand itself as “K-Town South” to identify it as a unique, yet connected area of the city.
us.” Unconsciously, that stream of thought may continue or end with, “I’m too good for that.” However, homelessness is something that can happen to you no matter what your ethnicity, race, religion or economic background is. Wealth is transient and circumstances are unpredictable and uncontrollable. We would do well to remember this. Of course, many people do not. In our society, homelessness can strip a person of his or her humanity. Homeless people are often seen as an annoyance to be swatted away, rather than as complex individuals who may face a variety of disparate situations. In Columbia, N.C., officials plan to ban its downtown homeless population the same way they might ban littering or public smoking. “They will be offered three options: Go to the city’s riverfront shelter (which will eventually be moved further from downtown; one councilman suggested a location 15 miles away), get out of town altogether or go to jail.” The unfortunately widespread concept of treating the less fortunate as a monolithic mass is problematic and steeped in privilege. It’s scarily easy for a council like the one in Columbia to sit comfortably in an air-conditioned room – esteemed as valued members of the community – to place a ban on a group of people. Privilege actually plays a huge role in the issue of poverty and homelessness. Through privilege, people have managed to romanticize the state of being poor or homeless. It
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Monday, November 11, 2013
THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson
ARTS & CULTURE Gungor defies genre, Students from across Southeast gives energetic show ‘stomp the yard’ for Homecoming at the Square Room pdodson@utk.edu
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Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor Michael Gungor, frontman of musical collective Gungor, admitted in an interview with The Daily Beacon he does not believe in genre. This belief manifested itself in the genre-defying ‘80s pop, folk-rock, disco fever, slow funk groove Gungor brought to The Square Room stage Saturday night. Opener K.S. Rhoads hinted at the diversity to come with his own unique performance that included acoustic ballads, beat boxing and rap. As a one man band on the road, Rhoads used looping pedals to create the effect of a four piece with his soulful, genuine music. “My goal in life is to be present,� Rhoads said. “The human experience is wonder, and the pain and questions are part of living life to the fullest.� When Gungor took the stage, the audience was energized and ready to be blown away. The intro music sounded like that of a circus, a telling symbol of the musical Cirque Du Soleil that was to come. With varied instrumentation, intense light which reflected stylistic changes and the vocal sincerity that Gungor has become known for, the act had The Square Room audience feeling the music right along with them. For many, including David Platillero, senior in electrical engineering and computer science, Gungor surpassed expectation. “I was impressed by the level of talent,� Platillero said. “They have a good live sound and good light show. I loved the classical guitar and the creative way they used their instruments.� Gungor had four people on
BLACK CADILLACS continued from Page 1 Phillip Anderson, bass guitarist for The Black Cadillacs, admitted returning to Knoxville after so long came with its anxieties. “We haven’t played a show in town at all this year because we’ve been touring around every weekend,� Anderson said. “There’s a little pressure because it’s our one show, our big to-do.� But the intimacy of the hometown crowd made for an energetic show. “In Knoxville, we know our crowd and our crowd knows us,� Anderson said. “Everyone likes to get wild
the stage, including his wife Lisa Gungor, bassist and keyboardist John Arndt and drummer Terence Clark. Each member played multiple instruments throughout the show to create an almost cinematic sound, complete with longer instrumental interludes scattered throughout the show. While the first half of the show was an energy-fueled rock show with dubstep undertones, the group evolved into more subdued songs throughout the hour and a half set. This culminated in their encore, which consisted of just Michael Gungor playing their hit “Beautiful Things� on acoustic guitar with much audience participation. After the show, attendees buzzed with excitement and praise for the group. Ashley Rutherford, a graduate student in nursing, had listened to Gungor before, but had never seen them live or listened to their recently released record “I Am Mountain.� “I was really surprised and impressed at how different they sounded,� Rutherford said. “I was astounded at the amount of talent and diversity in their music. At one point, they dropped the beat, and it was so unexpected.� The group’s love for music and honest expression was evident throughout the show, which Rhoads said is a reflection of Gungor’s personal character. “They’re like my family,� Rhoads said. “Gungor is one of the kindest bands I’ve ever opened for. They treat me like a member of their own band, which is something openers don’t get very often.� Gungor’s new album “I Am Mountain� is currently available on iTunes. and have a good time and make a lot of noise.� The lively crowd sang along to fan favorites like “Find My Own Way�, “Something to Shake� and “Run, Run.� Fans drew close to the stage, with one eager fan throwing her black bra toward the band. About half of the set list consisted of new material, like “Radio Silence� and “Truth,� both of which are listed on the band’s new 7-inch record. For Anderson, the larger stage at the Bijou allotted the band more artistic freedom. “Probably the most exciting thing about this show is the production,� Anderson said. “We never get a chance
Victoria Brown Staff Writer
“The Purgeâ€? became a reality this past weekend at Stomp Fest. Stomping the yard for the title was all that was on the mind of some this weekend as UT held its 14th Annual Southeastern Stomp Fest at the Civic Auditorium in Knoxville. This year’s theme, “The Purge,â€? was based off of the popular movie with the same title. Each participating organization worked to kill off the competition in order to claim the title as the best steppers on campus. Stomp Fest, a stepping competition in which primarily African-American Greek organizations compete for a title based around the group’s stepping skills, is held each year during homecoming weekend. The event is sponsored and hosted by the Black Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon Cultural Programming MTSU’s Delta Sigma Theta sorority performs during Committee and the the 14th Annual UT Homecoming Stomp Fest at the Office of Multicultural Knoxville Civic Auditorium on Saturday. Student Life on campus. Stomp Fest gives Greek gates at the Black Cultural said. Organizations from This year’s show feathe National Panhellenic Center and the step show. Vanessa Ingram, sopho- tured performances from Council a chance to showcase their skills, perform more in logistics, is part Greeks at UT, with a few and compete for their com- of the BCPC and helped to performances from out-ofstate Greek organizations. munity, family and friends. organize the event. There were also perfor“BCPC is the organizaThe BCPC spends the mances by UT modeling tion that brings all the year planning most homecoming events, such as the Greeks together and puts organization P.O.S.E and annual comedy show, tail- on Stomp Fest,â€? Ingram dance organization, Allure.
The host for this year’s Stomp Fest was Robert Powell III, a comedian who has appeared on Shaquille O’Neal’s Comedy Show All-Star tour. He is currently an opening act on tour with comedian Gary Owen, known from his role in the movie “Think Like A Man,� who performed this past weekend at UT’s comedy show. Special guest performances were given by MTSU’s Delta Sigma Theta sorority, as well as Kentucky’s Iota Phi Theta fraternity. “I think Stomp Fest went very well,� Ingram said. “It was well organized and entertaining.� As a signature event for homecoming, the step show brings a large crowd, full of both undergraduate and alumni students, as well as family and friends from all around Tennessee. For freshman Daria Anthony from MTSU, visiting Knoxville was an enjoyable experience. “I thought the step show was really good,� Anthony said. “Things flowed really well and the host was hilarious. I would definitely come back and attend another year.� Delta Sigma Theta took the first place title as the night came to an end, but UT’s Greek organizations still placed highly.
to use a full stage so it’s great to be able to find the lighting that we want, set up props and create the stage layout that we like.� Giving the band room to roam, the large stage was decorated with old television sets, which Horton jokingly declared were on sale. “Honestly, we’re our own biggest critics,� Anderson said. “We’re constantly writing, but we try to never play music we don’t think is ready. “Our fans are able to help us figure out what works and what doesn’t, and they did that tonight.� To learn more about the band and look for upcoming shows, visit http://blackcadillacs.com/ or like The Black Cadillacs on Facebook.
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Monday, November 11, 2013 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson
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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark
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English society challenges UT to write 50,000 words in a day Victoria Brown Staff Writer Every November, thousands of people attempt to write a novel in one month. On Tuesday, UT students and staff will have the opportunity to help write a novel in one day. Sigma Tau Delta, UT’s chapter of the International English honor society, is participating in National Novel Writing Month, inviting participants to come out and enjoy the “exquisite corpse,” which is a form of communal collage writing. All of campus will be able to take part in writing down their favorite book or quotes. The event will take place Tuesday, Nov. 12 in the Humanities Plaza from noon until 4 p.m. Sigma Tau Delta is hoping to accumulate enough quotes to create a short story or novel. National Novel Writing Month, often referred to as NaNoWriMo, takes place each November. It challenges those interested in writing a novel to do so in a month’s time. NaNoWriMo is an annual novel writing project that brings together pro and amateur writers from all over the world, according to its website. Every year, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000word novel by 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30. Dylan Platz, senior in English with a double concentration in technical com-
munications and creative writing, is the president of UT’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta and worked hard to give the event a presence on campus this year. “National Novel Writing Month is open to anyone willing to try and write a novel of 50,000 words, but for students – or anyone in academia really – November is a really difficult month to do so,” Platz said. “So Sigma Tau Delta wants to make it a group effort. And maybe we’ll get enough students to participate and make it worthwhile.” Part of Platz’s vision for the honor society is to increase the organization’s presence on campus. “Over the years, Sigma Tau Delta hasn’t been very active on campus,” Platz said. “When I joined as a sophomore, I questioned why we never did anything, so I put myself up for an officer position. I was Treasurer and really tried to work with the president to get things going – to no avail. But this year, I’m president, so we’re going to have a presence. “I figured National Novel Writing Month offered a perfect time to host an event, seeing as how we’re the international English honor society.” Vice President of Sigma Tau Delta Caitlin Shu, a senior in English, is looking forward to the event. “We decided to participate because we wanted to bring awareness to NaNoWriMo and find something fun that
the whole campus can take part in,” Shu said. “When I was a freshman, I participated in NaNoWriMo by myself and it was a lot of fun. It was also a lot of work, but definitely rewarding.” NaNoWriMo is a great beginning for those looking for a challenge that requires drive, patience and dedication. “Right now, my goal is to put Sigma Tau Delta out there while exposing people to things they may never have known about,” Platz said. “I’d love to inspire people to go ahead and attack their ideas and imprison them as words on pages of paper, but it’s a really difficult task to write 50,000 words in a month, let alone for students who are having to study for tests and complete projects.” Platz said since it is NaNoWriMo, he has begun organizing his thought for his own novel he hopes to one day write, though he hasn’t taken the 50,000-word challenge just yet. “I have a few ideas I’d like to work on, but I’ve never really just sat down and hammered them out,” he said. “My goal is to breach a couple thousand words in the month, that way I can work on it more over Christmas break and next semester; I’d like to have it finished by the time I graduate.” For more information on NaNoWriMo, or to join UT’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, attend the “exquisite corpse” event Tuesday.
Parker Eidson • The Daily Beacon
Tyler Hubbard, left, and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line sing to fans in the Knoxville Civic Center on Saturday. FGL attempted to endear itself to fans by showing an appreciation of Knoxville history and culture.
Florida Georgia Line rocks Civic Auditorium Cortney Roark
Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Florida Georgia Line gave its audience more than a simple, “We love you Knoxville!” at their concert Friday. As the crowd anxiously waited for the duo to appear, Civic Auditorium lights faded to darkness and Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” began, synchronized with lights hanging from the stage. Guitar wails could then be heard, followed by the voices of Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, sending the crowd into a roar of cheers and applause as the curtain dropped to “It’z Just What We Do.” It was when this year’s CMA Vocal Duo of the Year played “Here’s to the Good Times” that it was evident time was spent creating a personal feel for Knoxville. “It is such a huge honor to be where we’re at today,” FGL said in a clip before the song. “So tonight we have a lot to be thankful for, and there’s no place we’d rather be than right here in Knoxville, Tenn. Our best friends in the world, cups raised, saying ‘Here’s to the Good Times.’” The performance of this song was accompanied by a video of Kelley and Hubbard making memories throughout their life, as well as moments
with their fans. Towards the end of this video, Pat Summit took the screen followed by shots of Peyton Manning in UT uniform. “When they showed Peyton and Pat I was that much more excited about being at the concert,” Wray Nicholson, sophomore in accounting, said. “If you really want to appeal to the people of Knoxville, you need to acknowledge Tennessee sports and that’s what they did. “If they do that for every city they go to they can almost guarantee they’ll be around for a long time.” FGL’s latest No. 1 single, “Round Here” was the highlight of the night for Nicholson, who has been a fan since the release of the band’s album “Here’s to the Good Times.” “Round Here,” with the words, “That Fireball Whisky whispers temptation in my ear / It’s a feelin’ alright Saturday night and that’s how we do it round here,” was finished off with none other than the sharing of a bottle of Fireball Whisky on stage. “Tomorrow is never promised,” the band said just before “Round Here” was encored. “It’s kinda cool, because it makes it our responsibility to live it up tonight. To make sure this is a night you’ll never forget.” The mic was then held out for the entirety of the chorus
of the encore for the crowd to take the stage. This type of interaction caused Alexis Fluty, sophomore in accounting, to confirm FGL as a down-toearth band. “Florida Georgia Line knows how to make the crowd fall in love with them,” Fluty said. “Their songs make you want to sit around a fire and have a beer. They really target a huge range of fans, which not all artists can accomplish.” Throughout the concert, Kelley and Hubbard were constantly interacting with the crowd. A selfie was taken with a fan’s phone and they offered another concert-goer the chance to sing on stage. Variety was added to the show as openers Colt Ford and Tyler Farr joined FGL to sing a compilation of “Thrift Shop,” “Gold Digger” and “It’s Getting Hot in Here,” which was a highlight for Jamie Rhodes, who said tickets were sold out 15 minutes after going on sale. She said the best part of the concert was the encore, which included the No. 1 single and CMA’s Single of the Year “Cruise” to end the concert. FGL performed a version of the song, which included all of the original lyrics, plus the lyrics added by Nelly in the crossover version of “Cruise” as confetti filled the air and FGL took its final bow.
Monday, November 11, 2013
THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Sports Editor David Cobb
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Slimmer Stokes: UT forward drops weight, stays hungry for 2013-14 Steven Cook Copy Editor When the 2012-13 season concluded, Tennessee junior forward Jarnell Stokes faced a tough decision. Should he declare for the NBA draft, or return to a potentially dangerous Volunteer squad in 2013-14? Stokes saw the way this team was assembling, and suddenly, coming back was the obvious choice. “That was my mindset: we can be a top team this year in the NCAA,” Stokes said. “That is something I haven’t been able to do in previous years.” On paper, the Memphis native boasted a NBA resume. He led the SEC with 16 doubledoubles his sophomore year and posted the best offensive rebounding season in Tennessee history. The burly forward averaged 12.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game last season, garnering second team All-SEC honors — the same achievement he earned this preseason. But after breaking down his performances from last year on tape, Stokes saw plenty to
work on in his junior season. “I watch film from last year, and I just feel embarrassed,” Stokes said. “Because I played so slow. I played standing up.” “You know, I wasn’t in a stance or anything at no point in the game. I was too tired to talk, too tired to give screens. So I definitely wanted to make sure I lose that weight and be ready to play and ready to lead.” The weight Stokes spoke of isn’t just a few pounds. It was 15 — going on 20 — pounds he’s trimmed from his stocky frame. “I was about 273, 274, and right now I’m at like 258,” Stokes added. “(Strength coach Nicodemus Christopher) wants me at 260, but I feel like I want to lose 3 or 4 more pounds and I’ll probably do that playing at this speed.” When Stokes announced his return to UT in April, he noted criticism of his shooting skills as his biggest improvement to make. But heading into 201314, that’s not all he’s working on. “I just wanted to increase my motor,” Stokes said. “That’s something I haven’t had in previous years. I feel like I still
need to work on a lot more stuff. I need to get in better shape.” In UT’s Saturday exhibition opener against Florida Southern — his first appearance at the slimmed down weight — Stokes looked noticeably more agile and athletic. He showed an added burst of quickness en route to 27 points and 10 rebounds on 11-for-13 shooting, even putting in one of those elusive mid-range jumpers. Running a high-low post game with fifth-year senior Jeronne Maymon, who returns this season after missing all of last year with a knee injury, will help Stokes to add even more experience and expertise to his game. “I might have been too young just to really study his game freshman year,” Stokes said of his freshman season, the last he played with Maymon. Given that Stokes enrolled early and played his first season as a Vol during what should have been his senior year of high school, Maymon has noticed a night-and-day transformation from his fellow post presence. “Jarnell has gotten really
good at catching the ball and being patient, picking and choosing his spots, where to post in and everything like that,” Maymon said. “His maturity level has really skyrocketed over the years, and it’s going to be really good for us.” The improvements across the board for Stokes, Maymon and the Vols are undeniable. But even more undeniable is UT’s NCAA Tournament drought, which third-year head coach Cuonzo Martin has come within inches of quenching in his first two seasons. From players to coaches to Vol faithful, the confidence levels have soared in Knoxville surrounding the Tennessee hoops program. But Stokes often reminds himself of the work that is left to be done. “Guys are very confident right now, but I choose not to be confident,” Stokes said. “The biggest thing about us is we’re hungry. (We are) a bunch of guys who haven’t truly felt the meaning of being a part of a NCAA Tournament run. We don’t know how it feels to sit in the room on Selection Sunday with the cameras in our face.” “There’s a lot of hunger going on in this room.”
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Days Left • Jarnell Stokes and Ariel Massengale’s jersey numbers. • The streak of games last year from Feb. 19 to March 6 in which Jordan McRae scored more than 20 points. • Robert Hubbs III’s ranking by Rivals for shooting guards in the 2013 recruiting class. • The career-high for Meighan Simmons in steals set on Feb. 21, 2013 vs. Auburn. • The career-high for Josh Richardson in assists set against South Carolina on Feb. 10, 2013. • The number of victories the Vols had with a margin of victory of more than 15 points last season. • The number of years assistant coach Kyra Elzy played as a Lady Vol. Elzy became the first UT player to earn her master’s degree while still playing during her time at Tennessee from 1996-2001.
Lady Vols start slow, close strong in season-opening win over MTSU Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer MURFREESBORO – For the second year in the row, the No. 4 Lady Vols were put to the test by an in-state opponent in their season opener. This time though, they came out victorious in a 67-57 road win against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Friday at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro. Tennessee (1-0) overcame severe foul trouble and a large first half deficit on its way to the comeback victory. Despite the fact that her team was whistled for 34 fouls, including six players with four or more, head coach Holly Warlick left impressed with the poise her team displayed down the stretch. “I thought for the most part we didn’t dwell on the mistakes we made in the first half,” Warlick said. “I wrote on the board in halftime the team with the most second chance points is going to win. They didn’t let the slow start bother them. We’re proud of them. Our starters played with a lot of fouls and we got out of there and finished the game.” The Lady Vols struggled to score in the first half, shooting just below 30 percent from the field. “Any road trip for us is difficult and you’re a little concerned when you go
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Tennessee sophomore forward Jasmine Jones drives to the basket in a game against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Friday. The Lady Vols knocked off MTSU 67-57.
into halftime down by 12,” Warlick said. “We are going to have to learn to come out early and play well in both halves. I thought tonight was a hostile environment for us.” However, the second half was a different story. Despite trailing by a dozen points, Tennessee was sparked by the play of sophomore point guard Andraya
Carter on both sides of the ball in the second half. Not only did Carter deny the passing lanes for the Blue Raiders that were open in the first, she led her team on a 14-0 run to start the second half and also came up with a big block and two 3-pointers. With 8:18 left in the game, Carter drained her second long range shot of
the night off a Jasmine Jones assist. From that point on, the Lady Vols maintained control. “I thought Andraya came in and set the tone defensively for us,” Warlick said. “She got our team feeling good about our defense. Her pressure was huge for us and we got rolling. She gave us the energy we needed.” Down the stretch for the Lady Vols,
the second biggest crowd ever inside the Murphy Center – 11,227 fans – didn’t seem to faze them. Isabelle Harrison and Mercedes Russell, the two Lady Vol centers, provided a big boost on the offensive end in the second half as they combined for 16 of their 24 combined points. “We came out hard in the second half and did what we had to do,” said Harrison, who led Tennessee scorers with 13 points. “We knew that the team that came out in the first half wasn’t us and we put that past us.” Russell recorded 11 points to go along with seven rebounds and three blocks in her first game as a Lady Vol. “They were keying on her in the first half and she played like a freshman the first half,” Warlick said. “She came in the second half a lot more relaxed. It was a different second half for us.” Senior forward Ebony Rowe led all scorers with 21 points and 16 rebounds for MTSU. Tennessee will enter a second straight tough road test Monday night when it travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take on No. 12 North Carolina. “We started out with a great opponent in MTSU and it’s going to be a fight for us and they showed how it is going to be all season,” Carter said. “We have one of the toughest schedules and starting out with one like tonight is going to help us the rest of the season.”
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Smith’s pick-six a lone bright spot in UT’s dismal defensive effort Dargan Southard Copy Editor Fourteen seasons ago, in Tennessee’s last win over Auburn, former Volunteer safety Deon Grant instantly ignited Neyland Stadium as he picked off the Tigers’ first offensive play and raced 19 yards to the end zone for a first quarter score. The defensive touchdown helped UT upend Tommy Tuberville’s squad 24-0 on the way to nine wins and a Fiesta Bowl berth. One year earlier, it was defensive end Shaun Ellis’s 90-yard interception return for a touchdown that lifted the Volunteers to a 17-9 victory over Auburn en route to an undefeated season and the school’s sixth national championship.
See a pattern here? Trailing by 14 as halftime approached in Saturday’s matchup versus that same SEC West opponent, Jacques Smith did his best to continue the trend. On third-and-4 from the Tiger 23-yard line, Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall spun around in the pocket and rolled right, looking to set up a quick screen to tailback Tre Mason. The pass was a low laser, and with blockers set up in front, the play looked to be yet another huge gain, a sight that was all too common Saturday afternoon. Only Smith thought otherwise. “Jacques Smith made a great play,” head coach Butch Jones said. “He was dropping in coverage in a fire zone and did a great job.”
VOLS continued from Page 1 One of the few bright spots for the Vols was senior running back Rajion Neal who bounced back from an 8-yard performance against Missouri to rack up 124 yards on 20 carries for his fourth 100-yard game of the season. “I think we just got back to running the ball and back into the style of football that we are used to. Just believing and trusting in the guys up front,” Neal said. “That’s really all it was this week. Believing in those guys and giving them a chance to move some piles and let the backs get downhill and work a little bit.” The loss extends Tennessee’s losing steak to three – albeit all three were against top10 teams – and the while the program’s goal of making it to a bowl game is still alive, Neal said that this one hurts because of how hard the team has worked in recent weeks. “I feel that we are still mentally tough, but we are also hurting a little bit from these losses,” Neal said. “I think that the work that we put in, we feel like we deserve more. It hurts more when you work hard at it, and you have really given what you can to go out and get a win.”
The Ooltewah, Tenn., native, who missed two games earlier this year with a thumb injury, snagged the Marshall liner and rumbled 18 yards for a defensive touchdown. “I went to go out, the running back flashed across my eyes and that confirmed that I knew what was happening,” Smith said. “A slip screen and the quarterback made it a bad throw.” Smith credited his quick instincts and adequate film study. “It was just a read that I saw on film,” Smith said. “(The quarterback) gave me the key, and I knew the play was happening immediately.” The pick-six cut the deficit to seven, but a Marshall score on the ensuing possession pushed the Tiger lead back to double
digits for the rest of the game. • Free Dobby In Joshua Dobbs’ first home start, the true freshman signal caller threw for a mediocre 128 yards on 16 completions with an interception. “I felt a little bit more comfortable,” Dobbs said. “Every rep is crucial. As the season has progressed, things are becoming more natural. I feel like I am learning well.” Similar to his career debut a week ago at Missouri, Dobbs found some running room in the opposing secondary, scampering for 50 yards on just 10 carries, highlighted by a first quarter designed run up the middle that netted 32 yards. “Run game is a big part of our offense,” Dobbs said. “The offensive line did a great job
of controlling the line of scrimmage.” • ‘I’m a bruiser’ Rajion Neal has many titles. Volunteer running back. Senior team captain. Press conference entertainer. But assistant coach hitman? Robert Gillespie may think so. After Neal’s second quarter touchdown run, one that included a multitude of broken tackles and a patented high step as he entered the checkerboards, everyone on the Volunteer sideline seemed to be in an endless state of jubilation and chaos. Except the Volunteers’ running back coach, who apparently injured himself severely in a celebration with the senior tailback. “I’m still not sure what happened,” Neal said. “I am still asking questions about that.
(Gillespie) won’t tell me, because he told me that I needed to focus on the game. So I am not sure, but I am going to find out. “I’m a bruiser.” Gillespie was seen with crutches on the sideline and a severe limp leaving the press box post-game. Jones, who also didn’t quite know the details of the situation, attributed the celebration-gonewrong to Gillespie’s strong connection with his players. “I think it’s a coach who loves his players, and we get excited,” Jones said. “Rajion Neal made a great play, and it’s not the first time that it’s happened. But again, Robert puts a lot of effort and energy into coaching those backs, and if anything, it shows how much we care about our players.”
Auburn magic doesn’t run out in rout of Vols Steven Cook Copy Editor Noticeably soft spoken and eerily lethargic, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn’s personality contrasts significantly from the football savior he’s quickly becoming known as on the plains of eastern Alabama. One year removed from a 3-9 season that sent Gene Chizik packing, the Tigers’ hopes have quickly shifted from rebuilding to aspirations of an SEC — and maybe national — championship. Sporting a 9-1 record and controlling his own destiny for a trip to Atlanta, nobody could blame Malzahn for breathing a sigh of relief and pinching himself at the season his Tigers are having. But that was never in the cards for the collected 48-year-old. “I didn’t let my mind go there,” Malzahn said. “We just took it one game at a time. I told our guys that as long as we improve each practice and each game, we (would) see what happens.” What happened Saturday may have been Auburn’s most impres-
sive performance yet in 2013. The Tigers’ SEC-best rushing attack racked up 454 yards on the ground in a 55-23 rout of Tennessee at Neyland Stadium. Auburn attempted just seven passes. But with the effectiveness the Tigers found on the ground, few passes were even deemed necessary. In typical Malzahn fashion, he summed up his unbalanced playcalling in the most blatantly honest — yet humble — way possible. “When you’re running the football, just keep doing it,” he said. “That’s kind of who we’re developing into. “I still believe we can throw the football. There’s no doubt in my mind that we can, but when you don’t have to, there’s a pretty good feeling when you can line up and run the football at will.” Junior quarterback Nick Marshall’s efficiency with his feet made the Auburn passing game irrelevant. He finished with a season-high 214 yards rushing on 14 carries, including two touchdowns against the Vols.
However, one of his seven passes found the hands of UT defensive end Jacques Smith, who returned it for a touchdown to trim Auburn’s lead to 27-20 just before halftime. Instead of letting the mishap become a turning point in the game, Marshall turned it into a positive. Two plays later, he went untouched into the end zone for a 38-yard score. The Tigers led by 14 heading into half and never looked back. After the untimely pick-six, Malzahn didn’t notice anything different from his quarterback. Like his head coach, not much rattles Marshall. “He didn’t say much,” Malzahn said. “He was just even keel, he just said ‘Let’s go to the next drive, to the next play. It’s over with.’ “That’s one of Nick’s strengths. He doesn’t get too high or too low.” Marshall attributes the quiet confidence to his head coach. “Coach Malzahn tells me, ‘Whenever adversity hits, just keep a high chin, a high head,’” Marshall said. “So that’s what I did. I just ran off the field and worried about the
next play.” Though the first-year coach didn’t look too far down the road entering the season, he admitted to curiosity — at the very least — as to how far the Tigers would rebound from one of the worst seasons in school history. “I was curious, just like our team was, (about) how we’d do and how we’d improve,” Malzahn said. “They found a way and they bought into what we asked them to do and I’m proud of them for that.” Two of Auburn’s biggest games still remain — home affairs against Georgia and No. 1 Alabama. Malzahn’s miracle of an inaugural season could be brought somewhat back down to Earth before December hits. All the more reason why the Tigers should take in Saturday’s win over the Vols. “I just told them to enjoy it,” Malzahn said. “I mean, it was a big win. This is a tough place to play. I was very concerned about this one. “We’ll start worrying about next week, tomorrow. They’ve earned it.”