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Issue 59, Volume 127

UT alum returns to talk Star Wars, comic books

In this photograph from the 1989 Volunteer yearbook, John Jackson Miller stands fourth from the left in the second row.

Bradi Musil Assistant News Editor (@bradi4) “One does not choose Star Wars,” John Jackson Miller said. “Star Wars chooses you.”

Miller, an American science-fiction author, comic book writer and UT graduate, will return to the university and Knoxville area today, 25 years after he left,

to discuss his upcoming Star Wars novel, “A New Dawn,” and his career as a pop culture writer.

During his time at UT working as a Daily Beacon reporter and editor, Miller said he would have never guessed he would turn out as a comic book writer and novelist.

“I didn’t really know where I would wind up, but I was doing so many important and interesting

things,” he said, recalling his first few experiences with journalism, like interviewing then-Gov. Lamar Alexander when Miller was just a beginning writer hanging out in the Daily Beacon’s office.

“I just grabbed my pad and ran upstairs,” Miller said. “That was kind of throwing me into the deep end, but I couldn’t stop after that. I took all the complicated political sto-

ries, and they resulted in some great experiences.”

In 1989, Miller interviewed Joe Biden, just a senator from Delaware at the time. Biden had just run an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1988 and was coming to UT as a guest lecturer. Miller said the Daily Beacon was the only media outlet in Knoxville interested in speaking with Biden.

“I was the only person in the room with the guy

who would go on to become the vice president, and I interviewed him for 30 minutes for the Beacon,” Miller said. “He was really great and interesting and willing to talk to a student journalist ... I’ve never forgotten that.”

Eric Smith, assistant director of student publications, was working as the adviser at the time Miller was writing for the Daily Beacon. Smith noted that

Ewing Art gallery highlights New York artists Samantha Riccardi Contributor

Five New York women are making strides and creating statements, and no, this isn’t “Sex and The City.”

Monday evening, the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture opened “Color Refined,” an art exhibit showcasing the abstract work of color, light and shapes featuring artists Rachel Beach, Siri Berg, Gabriele Evertz, Beatrice Riese and Rella StuartHunt.

Upon first entering, guests are greeted by a bright, wide-

open space and a large oil canvas piece that brings a sense of warmth to the viewer. As the first piece encountered stepping inside, it certainly catches the eye. The work is untitled, but was made in 1969 by Riese.

All pieces were created over the life spans of these artists, so dates of completion range from the early ‘90s to 2014.

Viewers have a chance to see classic pieces and new work by these prominent New York artists, who were present Monday to explain and answer questions regarding their art.

The show includes several The Ewing Gallery’s “Colors Redefined” exhibition showcases the works of five New York pieces from each artist.

See GALLERY on Page 5

women who use color in a bold way. Lauren Batson • The Daily Beacon

Vols’ run game hopes to keep up strong play Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer (@PatrickMacCoon) One of the keys to winning football games in the SEC is to run the ball and to run it effectively.

Through the first seven games of the season, the Tennessee run game averaged 94 yards per game on a mere 2.63 yards per carry and recorded a season low of zero rushing yards in a road loss to Ole Miss.

Enter Josh Dobbs.

In the last two games, the Vols’ rushing game has reached new heights with Dobbs under the gun, as the team has combined for 98 carries and 525 (5.36 ypc) yards and four touchdowns.

Not only has the new signal caller been effective with his legs – with 241 rushing yards and three Quarterback Josh Dobbs hands the ball to Jalen Hurd for a running play during touchdowns in his last two games the South Carolina game on Nov. 1. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

– but he has only been sacked once.

“With Dobbs at quarterback, it opens our offense up,” redshirt senior offensive lineman Jacob Gilliam said. “We can do a lot of things off of his skill set. He is a really dynamic player. Whether it’s handing the ball off, throwing the ball, or running it himself, he really gives you that third option to where if you need it he can get it for you.”

Dobbs quickly garnered national attention with a record setting performance in a come-from-behind win against South Carolina, in which he broke a program record for most rushing yards as a quarterback with 166 of 24 carries.

However, the spotlight hasn’t seemed to bother the sophomore quarterback, who takes things one practice at a time.

See FOOTBALL on Page 6

Miller was an excellent reporter and treated comic books like factual history.

“He always looked like he was about 12 years old,” Smith joked. “He was just one of those guys who was perpetually young.”

After graduating from UT in 1989, Miller used his reporting experience to start a career in journalism.

See MILLER on Page 3

OIT offers students free tutorial website Chris Salvemini Contributor

Whether you’re majoring in history, chemistry or philosophy, Lynda can help you.

On Nov. 3, the Office of Information Technology launched lynda.com, providing UT students and faculty with unlimited access to the website’s database of more than 300 courses and tutorial videos. These tutorials are taught by recognized industry figures and range in topics from business subjects to photography and design.

Just a week into the launch, 600 people have viewed more than 80 courses and 500 videos.

Lois Idol, the site’s administrator, explained that Lynda.com is set up to allow any student to find videos and digital lessons pertaining to any topic, whether they are learning something new or advancing previous knowledge.

The courses offered on the site are organized like playlists to make the most sense from an outside perspective. While watching a course, students also have the option of taking notes on the site that can be saved and displayed later on the user’s dashboard.

For the learner with limited time, there are also five- to 10-minute, one-shot videos that illustrate crucial points in a course. Some of the more attractive components of the website are its tutorials for software like MATLAB and the Adobe Creative Suite.

See LYNDA.COM on Page 3

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

IN SHORT

Claire Dodson @claire_ifying pdodson@vols.utk.edu

Managing Editor

Hanna Lustig @hannalustig1 hlustig@vols.utk.edu

DISPATCHES Spotify CEO responds to controversy

11 dead from botched procedures in India

Russia to expand nuclear capabilities

Pakistani laureate disparaged by home nation

On Tuesday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek responded to the recent controversy surrounding his music streaming website, addressing the argument that the company doesn’t pay their featured artists enough.

Ek was forced to confront the issue after recent developments in the music industry, like Taylor Swift removing her entire musical catalog from the site last week, Jason Aldean removing his new album and Jimmy Buffet publicly asking Ek for a raise. In his blog post, Ek made the argument that since Spotify’s establishment in 2008, the company has paid more than $2 billion in royalties to labels, publishers and collecting societies for distribution to songwriters and recording artists.

At least 11 women have died and 62 have been hospitalized as a result of sterilization surgery at a government-run mobile health clinic in India. Those who were killed and injured are among a group of more than 80 women who attended a “camp” for sterilization surgery in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The women were given 1,400 rupees to participate in the procedure, a monetary value equivalent to $23. The mass sterilization was part of the government initiative to slow population growth in a country with over 1.2 billion inhabitants, making it the second-most populous nation in the world. The sterilization program is not forced or required by India’s government, but many reproductive health activists are saying it is unethical.

Russian officials announced Tuesday the nation plans to build new nuclear reactors in Iran. According to Russian news sources, the nation will construct up to eight new reactors for the “peaceful use of atomic energy” in Iran. The announcement comes less than two weeks before the deadline for Iran’s negotiations with Western powers over its nuclear activities is set to expire. It also follows a warning from Israel that the Russian regime cannot be trusted and reassurance from U.S. officials that Iran’s nuclear capabilities will be contained. Russia said its deal with Iran includes a plan for the spent nuclear fuel to be returned to Russia for reprocessing and storage. Both Iran and Russia are under sanctions by the West.

Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Nobel laureate, has been under fire by a network of Pakistani private schools since Monday, who claim she is a disgrace to her home country’s reputation. Yousafzai, 17, has been a figure of courage of around the world since winning the Nobel Peace Prize last month along with the Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. However, The All Pakistan Private Schools Federation, representing 150,000 schools across Pakistan, declared that Monday would be “I am not Malala” day and encouraged the government to ban her memoir, “I Am Malala,” stating it offends Islam and the “ideology of Pakistan.” This public denunciation exposed how differently her fame has been received in some parts of Pakistan, but Yousafzai stated that she will continue to advocate for the rights and education of young girls around the world.

NETFLIX PICKs of the day

We’re at that time of year.We’re clinging to what remains of warm weather but slowly embracing the inevitable cold.Here,The Daily Beacon collects movies that are just like that feeling, a strange mix of joyous and melancholy.

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?

Short Term 12

A movie with some of the greatest acting ever seen, it leaves us wanting Gilbert to both stay and go.

This movie could have been too heavy, but humor and honesty blend to bring forth what life is like in a group home for both the kids and the workers.

Roman Holiday

The Breakfast Club

Oh, Audrey. As much as we want you to abandon royalty and dance with the peasant, we know it’s a tough choice to make.

The ‘80s classic is both bittersweet and heartwarming all in one, hard swing.

Obama steps into divisive debate on net neutrality Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Let’s say President Barack Obama gets his way and high-speed Internet service providers are governed by the same U.S. regulations imposed on telephone companies 80 years ago.

Depending on whom you listen to, the rules could unleash future innovation and create jobs — or stifle innovation and kill jobs. The divisive and often confusing debate has intensified now that Obama has entered the fray.

Obama’s stance is meant to protect “net neutrality,” the concept that everyone with an Internet connection should have equal access to all legal content online. The idea served as one of the Internet’s building blocks, but its fate has been in limbo since January, when a court ruling invalidated Federal Communications Commission guidelines designed to treat all online traffic equally.

The FCC has already been working on a new regulatory framework and is under no legal obligation to heed Obama’s call. Nevertheless, Obama’s opinion turns up the political heat on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and the four other commissioners who will make the final decision. The FCC isn’t under a deadline to make a decision. ___ THE ARGUMENT FOR REGULATING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AS UTILITIES Obama believes the adoption of these Depression-era rules are the best way to preserve a “free and open” Internet that gives everyone in the U.S. the same access to any website hosting legal content, including video,

music, photos, social networks, email, and maps.

Adopting these rules would empower the U.S. government to prevent powerful online service providers such as Comcast, Verizon and Time Warner Cable from controlling Internet traffic in a way that suits their own financial interests. This premise assumes the service providers, if left unchecked, will create a two-tier system that funnels Internet traffic into fast and slow lanes.

Only the richest companies will be able to pay the extra tolls to ensure their online content is accessible through these fast lanes, according to this hypothesis.

“It is historically important that the Internet enhances freedom for all rather than profit for a few,” says Ed Black, president of the Computer & Communications Industry Association, a trade group that represents many technology companies, including Internet search leader Google Inc. and social networking leader Facebook Inc. And major cable-TV providers that also sell highspeed Internet service might be able to diminish the quality of service to Internetonly video services such as Netflix and Hulu that might lure away their customers.

Netflix Inc., which boasts 37 million U.S. subscribers, is leading the charge to regulate Internet service providers like utilities.

If net neutrality’s principles hadn’t been in effect for the past 20 years, proponents contend entrepreneurs would have been discouraged from developing a wide range of online services that have created millions of jobs and billions of dollars in wealth. Preserving net neutrality will put more people to work and enrich more investors under this theory.

___ THE ARGUMENT AGAINST REGULATING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AS UTILITIES If the U.S. government becomes the Internet’s traffic cop, online service providers will lose their incentive to continue investing in projects that improve their networks and expand into areas that have little or no high-speed access. This would lead to less innovation and threaten millions of jobs, according to cable and telecommunications companies spearheading the argument for little or no regulation.

Adopting Obama’s approach “would threaten millions of jobs and a diverse array of stakeholders,” warned Broadband for America, an industry trade group.

Internet service providers also argue that it would be unfair to codify regulations that would prevent them from ever recovering some of the costs for connecting to broadband hogs such as Netflix, whose service generates about one-third of U.S. online traffic during the evening hours on weekdays. Netflix already pays Comcast, Verizon and AT&T an undisclosed fee for a more direct connection to their networks, an arrangement that could become unnecessary if Obama’s recommendation is adopted by the FCC. More regulation under rules created in a dramatically different era also threatens to bog down the Internet in more government bureaucracy and meddling. The 1934 Telecommunications Act would be the foundation of net neutrality, as envisioned

by Obama, and it’s not clear how much the law would be updated. Broadband for America likened Obama’s proposal to the efforts of governments in China and Russia to gain more control over the Internet.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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‘Mic/Nite’ offers minutes in the spotlight Altaf Nanavati

lecture format that was designed to encourage lecturers to convey their message in a manner that keeps the audience interested and Twenty slides, 20 seconds engaged. Originating in each.

At “Mic/Nite,” professors will have to condense their research into just six minutes and 40 seconds.

A semi-annual event, “Mic/Nite” will be hosted by the Office of the Provost on Wednesday evening at the Relix Variety Theatre. The tradition, which was started on campus four years ago, consists of various university faculty members presenting their research using the PechaKucha method, a creative PowerPoint presen- Tokyo in 2003, this method tation model. is currently being used in For Mark DeKay, an asso- more than 200 cities around ciate professor of architec- the world. ture who presented at the Gregory Kaplan, a professpring 2014 Mic/Nite, the sor of Spanish and presenter event is an unusual chal- at the spring 2014 Mic/Nite, lenge. said he believes this lecture “As a professor, when I format offers unique opporopen my mouth there is an tunities for the presenter hour and a quarter’s words and should be utilized more that simply want to come often. out,” DeKay said. “So get“I think that, every once ting to the point in just over in a while, it is important six minutes is a great game for a researcher to look at to play.” a project as a Mic/Nite-type PechaKucha is a Japanese project,” Kaplan said. “That

is, to prepare very brief and precise methods of communicating to a broad audience with conclusions based on a wide range of evidence.”

Beauvais Lyons, Mic/ Nite coordinator and professor in the School of Art, stressed the event’s importance as a social gathering for faculty and staff to facilitate dialogue across departments.

To Lyons, Mic/ Nite is another university-sponsored event that aims to push UT in the journey to becoming a Top 25 institution and a celebration of the intellectual and academic diversity on campus. “(Mic/Nite) will provide a forum where people can share their work in a quick and dynamic way,” Lyons said.

The venue will be open to attendees for a social hour with the deans and provost from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

After Provost Susan Martin gives her welcoming speech, the presentations will commence at 6:40 p.m.

MILLER

with his comic book work, Miller also runs the leading data website for comic book sales figures, comichron. com. His website compiles data from as far back as the ‘30s and tracks the sales of comics in the country.

“The comic book industry has gone through many changes over the years and maybe transformations,” Miller said. “We like to joke that the comic book industry has nearly died three times, but it has always come back from the dead.”

Miller noted that in the last two years, the creation of the graphic novel saved the industry again, widening the demographic of comic book readers and making them marketable at almost any bookselling location.

In the month of October, data on Miller’s website showed comic book stores in America made $56 million, the largest, one-month sales figure in about 20 years.

“It’s a big deal,” Miller said. “It’s been a very good year.”

On Wednesday, Miller will be promoting his new novel and discussing his career as a comic writer and novelist at a book signing at Barnes and Noble at 7 p.m.

Miller will also be visiting his old stomping grounds: The Daily Beacon.

Staff Writer

When:Today

Where: Relix Variety Theatre

Cost: Free

continued from Page 1 He wrote for trade magazines for a period before getting his “big break” when he was hired as an editor in the comic book industry. In 2003, Miller got his first comic book assignment with Marvel Comics and began writing for the Iron Man series.

Soon, he became connected with Dark Horse Comics, the company that produces the Star Wars comics.

“A lot of this stuff is all invitation only,” he said.

“So, a lot of people want to write this stuff but they have to be able to find out how to get plugged in.”

Miller commented on how writing comics about the Star Wars series was just an extension and professional application of his own personal interests.

“I saw Star Wars the year that it came out. I was 9 years old and I had been a reader of the Star Wars comics from the very, very beginning,” he said. “I finally got to work in the same world that I had been reading comics and novels in for so many years.”

Miller said that during his time spent at the Beacon, he wrote many movie reviews and recalled spending the summer of 1989 in Knoxville seeing

the Batman movie 12 times.

“There just wasn’t a lot to do then,” he said, laughing.

Two years ago, Miller began writing prose fiction and published his first hardcover novel “Star Wars Kenobi” just last year, winning the Scribe Award for Best Tie-In Novel of 2013.

Miller said he couldn’t decide which he preferred writing, comics or novels, stating that the process is vastly different for each.

“When you’re writing a novel, you have to tell a reader everything that’s going on, you have to describe everything, you have to tell what the characters’ outfits and costumes look like, you have to describe all the settings,” Miller said. “But, I have the opportunity to get into the mind of my characters and to really tell stories that might be more complicated than I could do in a comics format, talking about the philosophy and the politics in the world that surrounds the characters.”

Miller said his new novel, “A New Dawn,” does exactly that, building on the fictional tale that started with the “Star Wars Rebels” TV series moving toward the seventh episode of the Star Wars movie series, “The Force Awakens,” dated for release in December 2015.

In addition to writing these novels and keeping up

Hayley Brundige @hayleybrundige Bradi Musil @bradi4 bmusil@vols.utk.edu

UT Athletics announced this week that all sports except women’s basketball will be re-branded as the “Tennessee Volunteers.” There have been mixed reactions to the decision.

Rebecca Nowack @Rjnowack Sadden by the news I’m hear about the #LadyVols (except for bballers) being stripped of their prestigious title/logo! #notahappyVOL

Tenessee Rugby @tnrugby Great news today from UT on branding! Rugby Vols can’t wait to get to finally and officially wear the Power T! #OneTennessee

Wes Rucker @wesrucker247 Full disclosure: I rarely understand why women think the things they think. But I imagine most would like being called LadyVols.

Tradition.

The Vol Heel @ShawnFinchum You might as well drop LadyVols from the womens basketball team as well, its only fair to the other female sports

Brent

@ChristinaTippen

Lady Vol Softball > > Tennessee Softball Just sounds better #OneTennessee

luke @Lucas_Henderson The consistent branding is smart though. Good move to further link athletics/academics.

Doug Brooks @DesertVol I asked my coworker who is a former college athlete and she hates the dropping of “Lady Vols.”

Patrick Brown @patrickbrownTFP

Why can’t all Tennessee’s women’s teams be called the Lady Vols? Would that not be easier and, you know, make sense?

LYNDA.COM continued from Page 1 Idol stated access to lynda. com was requested by UT’s Technology Advisory Board, which aims to make the most of the application of students’ technology fees.

Although the website typically costs users a monthly fee of $25 to cover the cost of trained staff and experts offering some of the educational videos found on the site, OIT signed a contract with the company to grant students free access for the next three years.

Joel Reeves, the chief information officer for OIT, explained this is just one step in the advancement of available

technology on campus.

“We reallocate funds and look to invest in different ways,” Reeves said. “We’ve paid for Lynda from our reserve fees for the first three years, so if people decide it’s a valuable tool then we’ll build into the annual budget come 2015.”

Reeves also noted that awareness is essential in changing OIT technology, stating that students are largely unfamiliar with the many tools available on campus.

“I still have students tell me they’re not aware they can install Microsoft Office,” Reeves said.

To promote awareness of Lynda, OIT is offering several articles to assist students in accessing the site and navigating its many libraries. Idol said

comprehending how to use the tool is vital to a good software launch.

Lynda.com will also be utilized by faculty and staff, who can incorporate video lessons in their lectures and offer the website as another tool for students to use for outside study.

By assigning lynda.com to students, professors can reinforce their own lessons with a second take on the information while also promoting available software on campus.

Lynda.com can be accessed through the myUTK page by clicking the “Lynda.com – Online Training” link then logging in. Type www.utk.edu in the appropriate field, and you will be automatically signed in with all features made available.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Editor-in-Chief

VIEWPOINTS

Claire Dodson @claire_ifying pdodson@vols.utk.edu

Viewpoints Editor

Kevin Ridder kridder2@vols.utk.edu

Counteracting the cost of tuition City Cents by

Jonathan Martin

Tuition increased yet again this summer.

In case you somehow missed it, the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees increased tuition prices by as much as 6 percent this year, depending on your admission date and in-state tuition status. Every year, conversation and debate regarding this issue abound.

Students are paying more every year just to earn their degree here at UT. The obvious response that stems from any tuition increase is a question: how necessary is it? At what point will our local government give proper attention to the mound of student debt they are creating every year? These are fair concerns that deserve to be addressed, and with time, I do believe enough voices can change this process.

Nevertheless, the immediate effect of a higher tuition expense is equally as important. Namely, every moment we spend at this university becomes much more valuable. Every minute you sit in class, study for a test or do your homework is worth proportionally more than before. For those of us who are students, this should create more personal questions within us about what we are actually getting out of our time at this university. Since we are quite literally paying for the time it takes to earn a degree, getting “the most bang for your buck” is all about how we use that time.

There are several obvious ways you can properly use your time over the course of your college career such as actually going to class or even studying for tests before the very last minute. However, earning a degree isn’t just obtaining a piece of paper. Unless you happen to be a millionaire, you are spending too much money for that to be the case (If you are a millionaire, my email is below. Let’s be friends). For most of us, that degree is a necessary stepping-stone to the next phase of our careers, whether that be graduate school, an entry-level job or some form of professional internship.

Luckily, the intermediate nature of our degree isn’t a mystery to our university. The “Networking at Neyland” event held recently is a perfect example of this. It allowed students to not only hear about efficient networking skills, but also let them meet local professionals and put those skills into practice.

Similarly, the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships is an increasingly useful tool for students preparing for competitive national scholarships or fellowships. The office even has material and advice for those who are taking a gap year before progressing to more professional pursuits. While not everyone will be interested in applying for these competitive and rewarding opportunities, it’s a perfect way for others to get more value out of their time here. If nothing else, ONSF is simply a great way to find out about opportunities that many undergraduates haven’t considered or aren’t aware of.

Another overlooked offering that adds value to your tuition dollars is the opportunity to hear lectures from esteemed professionals on campus. Whether you are a physics student or an art major, there is probably more than one lecture that could benefit you during the school year. A visit to the event calendar on UT’s website reveals numerous events that are happening on campus every single day. The majority of them are free, and cover real-world material from real-world professionals. Lectures are typically only one or two hours and are usually not hard to plan your week around. For some of the smaller events, getting to shake the hands of the lecturer and introduce yourself can have a value that extends past the day you receive a diploma.

Because we live in a world where our education expense can increase multiple times, it’s important that we counteract those increases with added value.

If you haven’t mastered the discipline of attending class or studying for tests, then you should probably look there first, and maybe splash some cold water on your head. If you find those foundations easy, then use some of these other offerings.

Maybe you’ll find one day those tuition dollars bought you much more than a piece of paper.

Jonathan Martin is a junior in finance and economics. He can be reached at j92mart@gmail.com.

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.

Friendship doesn’t have to end at graduation Sacred and the City by

Merry-Reid Sheffer “Friendships don’t magically last 40 years. You have to invest in them. It’s like your savings. You don’t expect to wake up one day, old, and find a big bucket of money waiting there … My point is ... we need an emotional retirement plan. This is important making time for each other and taking trips like this. Because, as we can see here, at the end of the line, it’s just gonna be us ladies riding a bus.” (Sex and the City, Season 5, Episode 3, “Luck Be an Old Lady”) As I drive down the interstate, my best friend Alexandra points to the car with its pulsating left turn signal before us, obviously frightened that I do not see the impending danger. During the long stretches of comfortable silence that follow, I contemplate the nature of unlikely friendship between this backseat (or, should I say, passenger seat) driver and myself, a headstrong and aggressive driver. Next year, we will more than likely part ways to do wonderful, captivating

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made sense…

But I call bologna!

If he’s telling me that I’ll ever come to a time where my friends don’t pull at my heartstrings the way they do now, freaks though they are, then that’s not a time I want to live in. I can relate to Carrie’s panic in getting her friends together for one weekend and the struggle to take one all-important group photo. She’s sentimental too. I’m not so sure about the old ladies riding a bus, but hey, I’d say my crew isn’t above it, especially when you throw senility into the mix.

I like to think that Carrie and I have been thrown into this fast-paced world, traveling along as nostalgic magnets, collecting all the crap that has ever meant anything to us in the history of ever. And when learning to let go of that Christmas card your grandma sent to you in the first grade or the paper mâché chicken you made in fifth grade, we have learned that our friends are an investment not to be tossed aside. Though I may leave my undergraduate career with loans to pay off -- that grace period looking smaller each day -- at least we can bank on having robust emotional retirement plans.

Merry-Reid is a senior in english. She can be reached at msheffer@vols.utk.edu.

But first, let me take a #selfie Scarlett’s Web by

Scarlett Miles Recently, I attended what could have been my younger brother’s last high school football game. As teammates, students and family stormed the field after a much deserved win, all I could think about was how much this meant to all of the people there and how excited I was to see my brother’s reaction to the win.

It was there that I realized how many people had phones and cameras out, worried about updating their Snapchat story, finding their next Instagram post or tweeting the outcome of the game rather than immersing themselves in the gratitude, love and excitement that surrounded them and continued to grow throughout the 15-minute span in which the players and fans celebrated on the field of the opposing team.

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. But is documenting our memories more important than immersing ourselves in the present and making the most of an experience? What is a picture in comparison to the experience that a picture originates from? Looking back on images of memories simply can-

not bring you the joy and the excitement of the experiences that we find ourselves striving to capture through the lenses of phones and cameras.

“Wait, I have to Instagram this!”

“Hold on, I have to update my Snapchat story!”

There’s no denying that we hear these phrases or are guilty of saying them on a fairly regular basis. We are part of a generation where posting on and updating social media can turn into a top priority when something important happens in our lives. We’ve grown older and progressed alongside social media, and we’ve been “in-the-know” with every new form of sharing our experiences with hundreds of followers. Not only have we learned all the ins and outs of every new application, but we’ve also taught them to our technologically-challenged family members who haven’t quite caught up to speed yet.

Social media gives us the power to adjust and control how the people who do not know us well view us. We’re able to enhance and alter our appearance or our experiences with a simple filter and a clever caption. On our very own campus, for example, we have multiple social media accounts for all of the different organizations students can be a part of.

Social media is a huge aspect of these types of organizations in the process of obtaining new members, sharing accomplishments and spreading the word about

the organization, just to name a few.

So by no means is social media a bad thing when it comes to large organizations or communication. However, it can tend to take over our personal lives.

We get so caught up in the questions of “How am I going to share this with everyone I know? Which filter would this look best with? Wait, what caption should I put?” that we forget to truly enjoy and take gratitude in our present lives.

I’m sure you can remember a time when you stood in front of beautiful, jawdropping scenery or enjoyed a cup of coffee while you caught up on your reading.

But you couldn’t forget to update your Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat before you could allow yourself to be engrossed in the beauty of the world you’re a part of or the words you were reading.

This week, strive to let yourself truly enjoy the moments that you would normally pause to take a picture of. Let yourself find satisfaction and gratitude in the present moment rather than being distracted by when, how and where you’re going to post your next picture. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but is worrying about your next caption worth missing out on the experience you’re currently a part of?

Scarlett Miles is a sophomore in public relations. She can be reached at qrc969@ vols.utk.edu.

Dadoodlydude • Adam Hatch

Timtation Creations • Timothy Brunson

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things. Suddenly, I am saddened.

That is not to say that I believe this is the end of our friendship. This past weekend, I watched my father goof around with a group of best friends from his time at a military college. Though no longer in the starched uniforms of their cadet days, nothing stops them from pretending to lick each others’ faces when one wasn’t looking or giving bunny ears in group photos; not unlike my own friend group, I’ll concede.

I’ve been accused of being overly sentimental in wanting to stay close to my friends after undergrad. To be fair, I am. I spent a good 10 minutes in the previously stated car ride looking at the future as compared to looking at a line of headlights on a far off hill. It’s something you anticipate, and yet, after a flash of darkness, it’s blindingly close. But then, I decided that simile was far too dramatic to relate to anyone. Alas, here we are. In a recent conversation, I talked to a friend about my sudden sadness at the realization about the way things are right now; all of my best friends living within five minutes of me would never be a reality again. He assured me that it was a good thing, that we would make new friends, and it would be a sign of our progress to new and better times. And for a minute it

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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Jenna Butz @butzjenna

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Pottery sale offers gift options to students Victoria Brown Contributor Jump start your holiday season shopping.

The UT Potters Club will host their annual “UT Potters Holiday Sale� this week in the Art and Architecture Building.

Kevin Kao, president of the UT Potters Club and graduate student in ceramics, said this is the 43rd pottery sale at UT, and the organization tries to hold a sale every semester.

Kao said the sale, which includes items created by UT students, alumni and faculty, has helped support students over the years by providing scholarships, programs and other opportunities. “It’s a great opportunity to see what the ceramic students are making but also have a chance to get something great just in time for the holidays,� Kao said. “Again, proceeds help students in a variety of ways.�

Ciara Jackson, vice president of the club and junior in studio art, said the sale will feature about 20 tables of items. The fall sale, she said, usually has a larger turnout than the spring sale due to the holiday season. “A portion of every sale comes back to the students in a fund that can be distributed for events such as

Pottery pieces for UT’s Potters Club holiday sale that runs Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the first floor of UT’s Art and Architecture building. Lauren Batson • The Daily Beacon

conferences ... or for scholarships to attend schools like Arrowmont for special workshops,� Jackson said.

Jackson said the organization starts planning for the event a few months beforehand and begins advertising ideas. “As potters, we’re always sort of working towards the event, thinking of work we would like to make and sell,� Jackson said.

Jackson said everyone involved in the sale prices their own work and items, so the prices vary, but pieces can be found under $20. “There’s something really delightful about handmade ceramics that manufactured ceramics can’t live up to,� Ciara explained. “Every piece is

unique, even within a matching set.�

Jackson said the students make the work from scratch by mixing clay, glaze and firing kilns. “After all that work it can be hard letting go, but this sale allows us to see everything off to a new home where it can be appreciated on another level,� Jackson said. “Anyone looking for unique gifts with little time to go hunting should stop by between classes and have a look around. It would be hard not to find something to love or give to the ones you love.�

The event will be held Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the first floor of UT’s Art and Architecture building.

Big Ears releases lineup, prepares ticket sales Staff Report

Big Ears, the experimental music festival produced by AC Entertainment, will return to Knoxville in 2015 from March 27 to March 29.

This year’s artists range from the classical to the completely avantgarde with international acts coming to town to share their creativity with music lovers.

Kronos Quartet, Big Ears artists-in-residence, will headline the festival and collaborate with other artists throughout the weekend, such as electronic pop icon Laurie

Anderson on their collaboration album, “Landfall,� as well as Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and returning Big Ears performer The National’s guitarist and composer Bryce Dessner.

Renowned composers Terry Riley, Harold Budd and Max Richter are also on the weekend’s bill to showcase their modernized takes on classical music.

For fans of the heavy side, experimental rock legends Swans will be in attendance to deliver their style of amplified, overwhelming noise.

Electronic fans will also be satisfied with the festival’s more contemporary offerings including experimental girl group tUnE-yArDs, electronic up-and-comer Jamie xx

and the Sam Smith-esque Perfume Genius.

Also drawing from the city’s Appalachian roots, Big Ears will have performances by folk artist Sam Amidon and founding member of Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens.

As the festival celebrates creative ventures across artistic mediums, music will be mixed with film and visual art. Fans will also have the opportunity to attend artist discussions and secret shows.

Weekend passes go on sale Friday at noon for a limited, introductory price of $153.50 and will go up in price once those sell out. Single day passes may become available closer to the festival.

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Her work consisted of several canvases involving Japanese-woodblock prints.

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Patrons of the event were offered food and drinks at the end of the artwork line.

With soft jazz playing in the background and the slight buzz of art enthusiasts commentating and discussing, the event generated an evening of art appreciation.

Ewing Gallery will continue to show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Color Refinedâ&#x20AC;? through Dec. 12.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB

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Dempsey shows Volunteer talent on volleyball court Trenton Duffer Staff Writer (@trenton_duffer)

Two years ago, Lexi Dempsey was setter at the University of Portland.

After playing for the Pilots for one year, Dempsey decided to pack up and move 38 hours east to the hustle and bustle of Knoxville.

Today, Dempsey is positioning herself not only to help the Lady Vols volleyball team pick up victories, but to break a few records while she’s here.

Dempsey hails from Palm Springs, California, where she played high school volleyball and won team MVP in 2010 and 2011 for her high school. Dempsey plays setter for the Lady Vols now and said she loves calling Knoxville her home.

“It was kind of a culture shock at first, but I get used to it more and more every day,” the junior said.

The former 951 Elite player says her biggest inspiration is her mother, who played volleyball in college from 1991 to 1994. Her mother played at Creighton University before playing for Dominican University of California, where she earned conference MVP one year.

“To see her support me throughout my entire career, and athletics and academics, is probably my biggest motivator,” Dempsey said.

Dempsey’s freshman year of college was played at the University of Portland in Oregon. Her career began blossoming at Portland, as Dempsey finished second on the team with 403 assists.

After finishing her year at Portland, Dempsey decided it was time for a change of scenery.

“Throughout high school and recruiting, UT was my first choice,” Dempsey said. “I wanted to go somewhere far from home. Looking at everything UT has done athletically, especially with women, it seemed like an amazing place to be.”

After watching Dempsey play in a few club matches, head coach Rob Patrick knew how special of a player she was.

“I was excited to see that she was open about coming to Tennessee,” Patrick said. “She was someone who could play in the front row and set and put up a nice block for a setter, so I was excited about

having her come to Tennessee.”

Through one year at Tennessee, Dempsey’s setting career took off. Last year, she had a total of 976 assists and 16 double-doubles, which ranked third in the SEC. Dempsey picked up doubledigit assists in every one of the team’s matches last year, with her highest being 51 against ETSU. That 51 assist mark is still Dempsey’s career best.

“She’s probably been one of our most improved players easily from last year,” Patrick said. “We run a different system than they did at Portland, so her first year was learning all that. But this year, she’s really taken off in her consistency, her leadership, defense, blocking and all phases of the game. She’s really made a difference in how we play as a team.”

“Her attitude (at practice) is great.

She does whatever needs to be done, and she asks the right questions … She’s really a coach’s dream in terms of being able to work with her, and I really enjoy coaching her.”

This year, Dempsey’s play has expanded tremendously. Her kill total of 130 this year will more than likely surpass her total of 131 last year. She’s projected to finish with 894 assists.

Dempsey’s extraordinary play is breaking a few records at the University of Tennessee as well. Dempsey is currently eighth all-time on the career assists total for Tennessee with 1,730 assists. She is currently behind Kelsey Mahoney’s total of 1,857. The Palm Springs native is also seventh all-time in assists per set with 8.48.

“Lexi brings a huge impact to the team,” freshman Kendra Turner said.

“She’s like the heart of the team. She’s the setter, and without setting, I don’t think there’s nothing else to it.”

Although Dempsey isn’t from Tennessee, she still has the heart and determination of a Volunteer. With only one year left before she graduates, Dempsey feels she knows what it means to be a Tennessee Vol. “Upholding the standard that people have set before you is really cool,” Dempsey said. “You’re playing for something bigger than yourself ... Just the little things that Tennessee has that nowhere else has. The care and concern for women’s sports here is absolutely amazing.”

New book connects ‘98 season, childhood experiences Nathanael Rutherford Staff Writer (@Mr_Rutherford) Most Vol fans look back at the year 1998 with fond memories of a season full of compelling stories, lucky victories and iconic moments that culminated in a perfect 13-0 season and a National Championship. Yet at the time, fans viewed the ‘98 season with skepticism.

“I remember thinking everybody here was kinda down because Peyton was gone,” said John Norwood, a University of Tennessee alumnus and author of “Rebuilding Year,” a novel centered around a boy whose parents divorced before the 1998 season. “Fans thought ‘If you can’t win the National Championship with Peyton Manning, how are you going to do it with this Tee Martin guy?’

“The fans didn’t think they would be able to do anything, and they thought it was going to be a rebuilding year.”

Norwood was raised in Greenville, South Carolina, and grew up a Georgia fan. But once he moved to Knoxville, he instantly became a Vol fan, maintaining

FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 “It’s definitely a tough game and it changes every week, so you can’t get complacent,” Dobbs said. “So with Coach Jones pushing me it keeps me from getting complacent and keeps me on my toes to have to be the quarterback the rest of the season.”

This weekend the Vols will go up against a Kentucky defense that’s allowed an average of 199.7 rushing yards per game, which will give offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian lots of options to work with.

“Having Dobbs out there has opened up everything for coach Bajakian,” Gilliam said. “He’s done a great job putting us in the right situations, blocks and routes. Everything he’s doing on offense right now is really meshing with the players.”

Freshman running back Jalen Hurd has also seen success in the last two outings with 37 rushes for 184 yards and 13

that he “bleeds orange now.” Norwood noted the city of Knoxville had a different atmosphere during the 1998 season than it has in the last decade.

“The whole city was as up as it’s been down the past few seasons,” he said. “When they were winning that year, everybody got along because everybody got around that team.”

It wasn’t until years later after he graduated from UT and was writing screenplays in Southern California that he first got the idea for “Rebuilding Year.”

“I had this idea of a kid whose parents were splitting up just before the season, and his sister goes off to college, and it’s really torn his family apart,” Norwood said. “The story fits thematically with the football season because it looks like things are only going to get worse, not better.”

Charlie, the story’s protagonist, is taken to UT games every weekend by his father after he purchases season tickets in order to bond with his son.

After the third chapter, every chapter is a game in that season, and both Charlie’s and the Vols’ stories interweave.

Norwood’s novel has garnered sig-

nificant attention in the Knoxville area, as he has appeared on local sports talk radio shows hosted by Jayson Swain, Tony Basilio and Dave Hooker. He’s even made an appearance on the local news station WVLT. “The support from Tennessee has been remarkable,” Norwood said. “I’ve been rooting for the Vols my whole adult life, and now I feel like they’re rooting for me.”

While the current Tennessee team is far from the ‘98 team, Norwood sees potential in current head coach Butch Jones and envisions an upward climb coming. He “believes in the process” and thinks Jones and his team will take their first step this season and make a bowl game.

John Norwood went from hating his job in Hollywood to writing “something he truly wanted to write” in “Rebuilding Year.” He currently has a sequel in the prewriting stages, but he intends to enjoy the success of his first novel as much as he can.

“It’s just been a whole lot of fun,” Norwood said. “I love writing and I love Tennessee football. It’s really made me feel more a part of the university and the culture.”

receptions for 85 yards and a score.

One of the key differences in the run game that the hopeful 1,000-yard rusher has seen is in its communication.

“We are communicating great,” Hurd said, who is 402 rushing yards away from reaching his goal of 1,000. “The offensive line has been doing a great job of helping me out, and Dobbs adds another element to that.”

With an improved offensive line and the weapons in the backfield of Dobbs and Hurd, the Vols will look to continue to bring an up-tempo approach on offense this week and have success running the football.

“Tempo is how our offense lives,” Gilliam said. “It’s how we breath and everything we do should be based off tempo and wearing guys down. That’s something that we really have the focus on.”

Defensive line pride: After finishing the final three drives of the South Carolina game with three sacks and a quarterback hurry, the Vols will look to bring the pressure against Kentucky dual-threat quarterback Patrick Towles.

Led by redshirt junior Curt Maggitt (six sacks) and freshman Derek Barnett (seven sacks), the Vols have accounted for the fourth most sacks in the conference with 24.

In 2013, the team only had 18 sacks as a team.

“It’s a mixture of new bodies and techniques they are teaching us,” Williams said. “Derek Barnett came out of nowhere and Curt Maggitt is back doing great things. It’s our whole mindset of getting after it on takeoffs and we are more aggressive.”

Three-game playoff: In the first year of the new College Football Playoff system, the Vols’ head coach has told his team to approach its last three games with a playoff mindset. While two wins would make the team bowl eligible, it is striving to win all three.

“All of our last three games are in the state of Tennessee, and we feel like we are playing all three games at home,” Williams said. “Our bodies are feeling fresh after our bye week, and we are in a way better position than we were last year.”