Sex trade hits close to home >>See page 4
A digression on responsibilities of friendship >>See page 6
Dirty Guvn’ah’s veterans start fresh >>See page 8
Vols prepare for emotional game at Missouri Jonathan Toye Sports Editor
Local protestors unite downtown during Trump visit Heidi Hill
Tennessee enters the game against Missouri as a nine-point favorite. That line might be deceptive, though, as it doesn’t fully capture the mood surrounding the game. Tennessee (6-4, 3-3 SEC) will enter an emotionally charged environment for its showdown against Missouri (5-5, 1-5) on Saturday (TV: ESPN 2, 7:15). Longtime Missouri coach Gary Pinkel announced on Friday that he was diagnosed with lymphoma and would resign at the end of the year. Saturday will mark his last home game as Missouri’s coach. Several Missouri players went on strike last week. Saturday’s matchup against the Vols will be the Tigers’ first home game since that incident. Add senior night to the equation, and the Tigers might be the Vols’ toughest challenge since they played at Alabama on Oct. 24. See FOOTBALL on Page 10
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(Top) SomosUno and other UT student organizations stood outside the Knoxville Convention Center for hours to protest Trump’s anti-immigration policies. (Bottom) Thousands of Tennesseans gathered downtown to listen to Donald Trump’s comments on a variety of national issues on Monday night. All photos by Justin Keyes • The Daily Beacon
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“Hey, ho, racism’s gotta go!” As thousands poured into the Knoxville Convention Center to listen to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, a group of protestors led by Knoxville’s SomosUno chanted in unison to passing pedestrians and cars on Henley Street. Earlier in the day, the group’s embedded message, “We Are One,” appeared on the face of The Rock in an effort to attract larger numbers to appear at Trump’s scheduled appearance, which held thousands of supporters as the candidate travels across the Southeast for his campaign. Julian Rodrigeuz, a graduate of Carson-Newman University, described the event as a larger collaboration between SomosUno, a organization designed around the needs of Latin American students, and similar organizations across Tennessee. But the binding factor for the gathering, he said, wasn’t the protestors’ opposition to Trump’s aggressive policies for border control, but rather support for democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders as a guarantor for Hispanic families and his message of equal opportunity. See TRUMP on Page 3
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DISPATCHES President rejects Middle East ground invasion after Paris attacks In the face of renewed pleas in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, President Barack Obama again rejected calls for a U.S. led ground invasion of Syria and Iraq at a G20 summit Monday in Anarka, Turkey. Obama, who has approved U.S. airstrikes and limited special forces operations against ISIS in those regions, maintained that the current U.S. policy of ISIS containment was the best policy for battling the terrorist organization. “It’s best that we don’t shoot first and aim later,” said the president of a proposed ground invasion. Obama cited worries that any invasion by the U.S. could lead to a prolonged and costly stay in the region, and that a more definitive plan would be necessary before action took place. “If folks want to pop off and have opinions about what they want to do, present a specific plan,” explained Obama at the summit.
Facebook owner defends use of Safety Check after Paris attacks Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the social media websites use of a safety check feature, which allowed residents residing in Paris to alert friends if they were safe from harm. Several users complained that such a feature was not utilized for Facebook users residing in either Lebanon or Beirut, both of which were victims of terrorist violence before the Paris attacks. While the safety check feature was previously only available in the wake of natural disasters, Zuckerberg explained that the decision to extend the feature to include terrorist attacks was made in light of the events in Paris and will be extended to other users across the world in the event of future terrorist violence. Facebook premiered safety check in 2014 and had only used it five times before the attacks on Friday.
If you were a superhero, what power would you have? “I would have just empathy I guess, to more of a standard than humans have it. I would be Deanna Troi but actually do things. I think that would be my main super power, and then telekinesis because that’s just cool. I would like to actually be able to actually tell what somebody is feeling.” - Krystina Long, sophomore in modern foreign language and literature (French) Alyssa White • The Daily Beacon
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Haslam asks federal government not to send Syrian refugees Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam says he is asking the federal government to suspend placement of Syrian refugees in Tennessee. In a statement released Monday, Haslam acknowledged that the federal government has the authority to place refugees but said “they have said in the past they would be open to cooperating with receiving states.” Haslam said he wanted to suspend placement of Syrian refugees in Tennessee “until states can become more of a partner in the vetting process.” Haslam also said he is asking the U.S. Department of State for the status of any Syrian refugees currently slated to come to Tennessee. Tennessee Office for Refugees State Coordinator Holly Johnson said the state has settled fewer than 50 Syrian refugees since her
office took over the process in 2008. She called Haslam’s position “a shame.” Johnson said refugees are screened more extensively than anyone else who comes into the U.S., with the process lasting between 18 and 24 months. “Terrorists aren’t coming to the U.S. as refugees,” she said. “There are much easier ways.” Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell issued a joint statement calling on Tennessee’s federal representatives to “place an immediate moratorium on refugees entering the United States, specifically Tennessee.” “The mass movement of legitimate refugees seeking asylum is heartbreaking, and our heart goes out to each and every man, woman and child who is fleeing legitimate political persecution,” the statement said. But it goes on say that, “Out of an abundance of caution, we must use any and all legal means at our disposal to stop the flow of refugees to Tennessee.”
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TRUMP continued from Page 1 “Maybe get some people across the line to agree with us, but I wanted (to raise awareness) and to dispel some of the rumors and misinformation that has been spread about Sen. Bernie Sanders,” Rodrigeuz said. For Rodriguez, Sanders’s appeals lie in his grassroots voter support from twenty-somethings and a strong social media — a factor that could make a historic victory if Sanders lands the presidency. “That proves that our message can be spread and can be seen throughout all walks of life and it doesn’t have to be a bunch of people whose parents are in support of Donald Trump,” Rodriguez said. “That’s the way they’re going to (change the) vote. Just to spread information like that.” Like Rodriguez, Alicia Faggioli, UT senior in chemistry, said the primary role of the protest was to voice fundamental concerns for the wellpublicized comments made by Trump about immigration reform and international relations with the Middle East and China. “He keeps talking about how Mexicans are illegal immigrants and are criminals,” Faggioli said. “It’s hard to believe that we have made this country our home and they made us feel like we’re not welcome, especially someone with so much power like Donald Trump.”
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 • The Daily Beacon Such power, she emphasized, can be powerful when channeled into protests like the SomosUno where she is an active member, seeking to alter the perception of immigration for older generations — some of whom flipped off the protestors as they shifted between chants. “We hope to reach out to all the Latinos, especially in Knoxville, get them out to the polls and stand against people like Donald Trump,” Faggioli said. “We want to show that racism and inequality is still a thing and address (it) as an issue.” True to televised statements expressed in GOP debates, Trump prominently echoed his stance on immigration by stating that the erection of a wall between the United States and Mexican border would be the best solution, and described its scale as too fearful for any illegal immigrant to cross without risk of repercussions. “If anyone gets to the top of that wall, they’re gonna be afraid to come down — it’s a long way down,” Trump said to a roaring crowd. “We’re gonna have a door in the wall, but they’re gonna come into our country legally.” In addition to a scattering of other topics, Trump’s comments on the mass shootings in Paris that killed at least 129 civilians led to several heated minutes on gun control, prompting the candidate to promote himself as a “big, big, big Second Amendment person.” “If 20 of those people who were shot had guns — you’ve heard the stories — it would have
One saleswoman represents an independent merchandise company from Kansas City, Missouri, who has followed Trump’s visits across the United States. Justin Keyes • The Daily Beacon been a totally different story, there would have been a shoot out at the O.K. Corral,” he said. “There would have been death, but it would have been their death.” While the Manhattan tycoon remains a public spectacle, Paulie Murphy, a retired Knoxville teacher and protestor, said Trump’s “message of hate” completely contradicts the refugee story inherent to the United States’ inception as a nation. “It is against all belief in freedom that I have known and when I poured my heart and soul into this country,” Murphy said. “It is irrational
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anger against people uniting to make things right and make a better life for all of humanity.” Though her grandparents immigrated from Ireland almost a century ago, Murphy maintains that America’s historic openness for immigrant populations needs a reboot by leaders in the American legislature who may dispel the illconceived ideas preached by Trump. “It just scratches the surface because it wasn’t that long ago,” Murphy said. “Everyone is just trying to survive and raise their families and everyone in those families work so hard and they don’t get a lot of reward for it.” Though Faggioli and Murphy reported overall positive reactions from on-lookers, some witnesses at the rally saw students holding a College of Republicans banner while shouting discriminatory phrases at the protestors from across the street. SGA Communications Director Greg Butcher released a statement on the UT College Republicans Facebook page in response: “The University of Tennessee College Republicans unequivocally denounce those actions, as well as any attempt by the College Democrats to grandstand and pin this on our organization and our members because of the individual actions of some.” UT College Democrats has also called for the group to “publicly apologize for their unacceptable behavior that took place tonight.” The Daily Beacon will update this story with details as the week progresses.
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Daoism and green thinking explored in lecture Connor Barnhill Staff Writer On Tuesday, UT will host James Miller, a professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Queens in Canada, who will discuss how to solve a modern problem with traditional ideas. The lecture, entitled “China’s Green Religion? Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future,” will cover the increasing greenhouse emissions generated by China, which is now the world leader in producing the harmful gases, and discuss how certain beliefs of Daoism may provide a solution. Daoism is a religion emanating from China, with one of the principle ideas teaching the importance of living in harmony with the Dao, which translates to “way.” Miller believes that this belief is crucial in helping to understand humanity’s impact on the world through greenhouse emissions. “The belief is that we’re all alive because of the Dao, and from this view, there is no fundamental difference between the life of an animal and that of a human being,” Miller said. “We all take part in this transformation and change of the world.” In 2008, China constituted 23 percent of the over 30,000 teragrams of CO2 emissions. To put this into perspective, that means that China emitted about 9.3 trillion tons of CO2 in 2008 alone. This type of impact on the environment has never been seen before, but Miller believes that Daoism’s prominence in other parts of Chinese culture could be a good sign for the rapidly industrializing nation. “(Daoism) has many philosophical and cultural elements to it, and it has already had an impact, although many may not realize it, on several different aspects of Chinese culture like science and medicine,” Miller said. Miller does not believe, however, that the implementation of such ideas into environ-
mental policy will be easy for the Chinese. “I think that right now China is driven by an idea of modernization and is focusing on economic, scientific and technological development,” Miller said. “In doing this, they adopted the same methods used by Western nations, and so it might be hard to shake such a seemingly foolproof method.” Megan Bryson, assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at UT, helped organize and coordinate Miller’s visit and believes that UT students would benefit culturally and environmentally by being exposed to the ideas the lecture promises to deliver. “I hope that learning about the example of Daoism in China will encourage students here to think about how culture, and religion specifically, shape responses to environmental issues,” Bryson said. By focusing on the harmonious and spiritual aspects inherent in Daoist principles, Bryson believes a cleaner and more sustainbale future can be achieved in China for the benefit of the world. “Daoism offers ways of thinking about the human existence as integrated with the natural world rather than apart from it,” Bryson said. “Daoist ideas can certainly inspire people at UT and nationally to think about our relationship to the environment in a manner that isn’t androcentric.”
Event Info Who: James Miller What: Lecture on “China’s Green Religion” Where: McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture When: Tuesday @ 5:30
Lecture will discuss sex trafficking Whitney Brothers Contributor Every two minutes, a child is bought or sold for sex in the United States. While it ranks only second behind drug trafficking in growing crime, the reality of modern day slavery — or sex trafficking — may seem like an unheard-of offense, but it is not far from home. Kate Trudell, executive director of the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking, will deliver a lecture titled “ModernDay Slavery: A Discussion on Human Trafficking” that focuses on the current issues of sex work, slave labor and indentured labor from a local as well as a global perspective. Alongside Trudell, an FBI officer based in Knoxville and a former member of the Federal Task Force on Human Trafficking will also present her viewpoints Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium located in the Howard Baker Center. Benjamin Riggle, senior in English, was inspired to organize this event after a classroom discussion of “Oroonoko,”a slave narrative he was first exposed to in English class. As part of the discussion, Amadou Sall, professor of Africana studies, spoke to the class on the pressing issues of modern-day slavery. Following Sall’s lecture, Riggle said he and his classmates were shocked to hear about the reality of human trafficking, particularly the crime’s frequency in the Volunteer State “Here in Knoxville, we have a significant traf-
ficking problem,” Riggle said. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 21 counties reported 16 or more cases of human trafficking in 2013. Of those 21, Knox county was ranked at number three with over 100 cases. “Traffickers prey on crowds for big sporting events and take advantage of our highway system to move victims from place to place,” Riggle explained. Following Tuesday night’s lecture, there will be an involvement fair where students can learn more about the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking. Students can sign up as volunteers for various events, including a 5K Run for Their Lives event in January and a project to develop curriculum for high school and college age students to educate them about the issue. “UT students need to know about the issue for their own safety, and we hope they will want to become involved in helping victims and bringing an end to the practice,” Riggle stated. Alongside Riggle, many head staff members, resident assistants and members from the South Carrick Residence Hall Association have become thoroughly involved in this event. Sarah Primm, a resident assistant for South Carrick and fellow student organizer, also felt the need to be a part of the movement to raise awareness for human trafficking. “We have this information, and now we have to do something about it,” Primm said. “Its been amazing to have this entire event come together in such a short span of time. So many doors have been opened with all sorts of students, professors and organizations becoming involved.”
Humans of Knoxville “I feel like people tell you a lot of times that you have a lot of time to choose your major. I would say that you should come into college with an interest in mind. Of course you will come up with other things you are interested in while here from taking different classes, but just have something in mind so that you can kind of start in that direction. Just because when I got here I kind of floated all over the place and took a lot of classes that I don’t necessarily need. I wish I had known coming into it to kind of focus myself.” Laura Grace Dodd, senior in sociology Alyssa White • The Daily Beacon
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Student finds voice in all-female barbershop quartet Katey Robinson Staff Writer Hailey Myatt, senior in vocal music education, grew up singing. “In elementary school, music was my favorite class, and I started piano lessons in the third grade,” Myatt said. “Then once I got to middle school, I couldn’t wait to be in choir.” She was involved in choir all though high school but took a break during her freshman year of college. “It was the worst year of college … I realized the error of my ways and joined choir my sophomore year. That’s when I found a family and a place to call home in college,” Myatt said. Myatt praised the sense of family that she has gained at UT through the choir program and credits the incredible choral experience with spurring her decision to switch from studying public relations to vocal music education. However, Myatt’s passion for and involvement with music extends beyond UT’s choir program. When she was 15, Myatt first discovered Sweet Adelines and barbershop music. To
clarify, barbershop is a style of singing involving tight, four-part harmonies. The Barbershop Harmony Society is the all-men’s barbershop organization, while Sweet Adelines International is the all-women’s counterpart. Now, Myatt sings in a Sweet Adelines quartet called ClassRing — she found the group through Facebook. The other three girls in the group had already established themselves but were in need of a bass singer. “After they searched and hadn’t found anyone, they decided to make statuses on Facebook and reach out to the social media community of barbershoppers,” Myatt said. Several people referred Myatt to the group, and ClassRing reached out to her via Facebook message. “After messaging a few times, I decided to book a plane ticket to St. Louis and try it out. We clicked immediately — our personalities and voices — and the rest is history,” Myatt said. The quartet is long distance; its other three members live in Baltimore, Kansas City and St. Louis. The girls try to see each other once a month, but it is usually about every six weeks. This makes rehearsing a bit of a challenge. “We are all students, and plane tickets are expensive … We have bi-weekly Skype sessions
for logistics and catching up, but you can’t sing or rehearse over Skype,” said Myatt. Myatt and the ClassRing competed at a regional Sweet Adelines competition in Iowa in April 2015 and placed second, allowing them to move on to compete in the international contest this past October. At the international level, ClassRing continued to do well, competing against 47 other quartets from the U.S. and abroad. “In the semi-finals round we came in the top 10, which meant we advanced to compete in the finals round. Overall, we came in eighth place,” said Myatt. “The average time for quartets to make the top 10 is five to eight years of competing at the international level. So, for ClassRing to make the top 10 on our first time competing at International is a huge deal.” Because of their high placement, ClassRing automatically earned the right to compete at next year’s international contest, and the singers are already beginning preparations for the competition. “We have already planned every rehearsal from now until the next International. Our plan as a quartet is to continue to compete with the hope of one day winning the entire international contest,” Myatt said. “That is a huge dream of
New app takes hassle out of trips to theatre Michael Lipps Asst. Arts & Culture Editor It is a Saturday night. You are at a party, and as the night is coming to an end, a conversation begins to take place about everyone’s plans for the next day. Your friend who can never recall the names of actors or movie titles is trying to describe the plot of what he or she believes to be a must-see film. With minimal plans tomorrow and your interest somewhat peaked, it is settled – you will all go see a matinee. But what happens next is even more painful than listening to Mr. or Mrs. “I Can’t Remember the Name” try to sell you on going to see “X” movie. Now, you are tasked with the bother of hammering out all the details of your plans. Wait, who is going? What was the name of the movie again? Which theatre should we go to? What time works best for everyone? Did anyone tell Jack and Diane we are all going? If only there was an app for… wait a minute, there is an app for everything. Former Lionsgate and Amazon employees, Matthew Bakal and Ameesh Paleja wanted to make it easier for groups of people to plan an outing to the movies. Their solution entailed leaving their corporate jobs to launch their brainchild, Atom Tickets. “It basically takes all the hard work out of planning to go to the movies … It’s like, I want
to go, other people want to go, just tell me what you want to do, and then this computer will figure out basically everything we need to worry about,” Paleja said. The app itself is beautifully and functionally designed, greeting users with an intuitive wheel display on the home screen that allows for fun and easy perusing of fresh movies, A-Z in theaters and coming soon sections. Trailers, reviews, ratings, show times, theatre information and general movie and cast information are all readily available for users to explore. “You want to learn about the movie, great. You want to watch a trailer for an upcoming movie, great. You want to invite your friends, great. You want to just buy your own ticket, great. It’s all in one place,” Bakal said. There are also two more distinctive features that allow users to order and pre-pay for their concessions and rally their friends to initiate the process of getting everyone together to head to the movies. Users can also take advantage of in-app communication to further streamline the entire process. The app had initial success in its beta testing, which is something that Regal Entertainment Group has welcomed in its theatres. Not only is Regal headquartered in Knoxville and preparing to occupy its new corporate digs near the South Waterfront development, but it is also the largest theatre circuit in the United States.
“Regal has been an amazing partner for us,” Paleja said. “They’ve been forward thinking and embracing new technologies.” However, Bakal and Paleja want to step in before Regal does its job; they want to guide potential movie-goers on their journey to the theater. “The popcorn is fresh; Regal does a great job with that. The theatre is clean; Regal does a great job with that. The movie on the screen is great; the studio does a great job with that. But the whole process of getting people through that pipeline is what we want to do a little better … You just sort of cruise through that lobby and scan-in at a couple places, and you’re done,” Bakal said. And as it would turn out, Knoxville is a good city for app testing –a sentiment that has been shared before by other companies such as music app, Trebel. In speaking of how Knoxville works well for Atom, Bakal said this: “It’s a city that’s pretty sophisticated – Uber’s very popular here, so to say to someone, ‘Oh, there’s an app and you put your credit card in and you get a receipt later and everything’s really convenient,’ people get it.” Atom can be downloaded for free on Android and iOS, and is currently available for full use in Knoxville. Their current promotion grants first-time users a $5 dollar ticket to the movie of their choice.
ours.” Angela Batey, Director of Choral Activities at UT, reiterated the prestige of Myatt and ClassRing’s accomplishment. “We are delighted to have our talented music education student Hailey Myatt represent the School of Music,” Batey said. “It is unprecedented that her quartet was able to achieve this honor in their very first time at the International Competition, as it normally takes a number of years of a group working together to place this highly.” Looking beyond the ongoing excitement of competing in Sweet Adelines, Myatt hopes to one day start a career as a vocal music educator. “Right now, my ideal job would be teaching high school choir with multiple levels of choir offered. However, I could also see myself falling in love with teaching elementary music as well,” said Myatt. However, her dreams of starting a youth barbershop chorus one day remain close to her heart. “Barbershop is my all-time passion, and I will always be striving to further the education and involvement of youth as well as the education of barbershop in general,” Myatt said.
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Stand with France Jarrod Nelson Socialized
If you’ve been following this column, you know I’ve been doing a history of LGBT people in the United States for the past two weeks. That was supposed to continue this week, but barring any other interruptions, it will instead pick up where it left off next week. This is a digression. There won’t be a snappy intro today, obviously. I don’t have an analogy to set up, because I think we can all see this issue clearly. I don’t have a joke because, frankly, I can’t make it funny. I don’t even want to make it funny, which is even more rare. I also, frankly, don’t even know what I want to say. We, as a nation, owe our existence to France. Without them, we wouldn’t be here. It’s really that simple. America has two best buds, I think. One is Canada, because we have the same father who was kind of a jerk to both of us at different points, and thus we’ve got that shared experience now that we’ve grown up. They also look like our hat. The other is France. They gave us the courage to stand up to Dad, and they’re basically Canada’s step-dad. If you can follow the family analogy through all the geopolitics of the 18th century, kudos. I wrote it, and I’m having trouble. But I think France is our best bud, historically. The Iraq War ground down the relationship a little, but for most of us, our favorite food is still named after France. Freedom Fries never stuck. Most high schools teach Spanish and French, not Spanish and Czech. Canada has a mean French streak that American’s like to visit. New Orleans, when not pronounced “Nolans,” has a French character and spirit that is also distinctly American. Benjamin Franklin was really into France. That’s a double entendre. Which is a French phrase. What happened in Paris on Friday is the stuff of nightmares. It is France’s 9/11. 11/13. The news filtering in hurt like a new little pinprick with every new death, and the pressure built and built until it was almost numbing. How bad could this get? This wasn’t some isolated, mindless shooting. It was planned. Coordinated. It was an attack on innocent people by a radical Islamic faction that is organized, land owning and insane enough to twist Islam to their own apocalypseworshipping worldview. It was an act of war. ISIS wants it to be the final war. They believe that by provoking a western army to openly fight them, they will be ushering in the final battle against an Anti-Christ like figure embodied in the West. The beheadings, the insane brutality and attacks like this are all carefully targeted to provoke the exact anger and outrage that we are all feeling now. They want us to confront them and drag ourselves into another quagmire that will devolve into a guerilla war. If we show our faces
to them, they will never quit, for they believe they are literally fighting evil itself. They want us to fight them on the ground, in an army, in a war. Well, I don’t think we should fight like an army. I think we should fight like gods. Rain hellfire upon them. Rip them apart from the skies. Use unheard whispers and lighting bolts to end their little dream. But never, ever, show our face. It’s exactly what they want. And the first rule of war is to know your enemy. The tragedy and national pain of France will linger for years to come. But I hope they do not make the same mistakes we made after 9/11. Those mistakes are understandable. They are tragic. And I don’t want them to be political. I just want us all to learn from history. To know our enemy. To not lash out at Muslims and refugees and those very people fleeing from the people who hurt us so. To know to mourn, and then fight smart. I want our best buds to be okay and know that we feel their pain. Nous sommes tous français aujourd’hui. Vive la France. Jarrod Nelson is a sophomore in public relations. He can be reached at jnelso47@vols.utk. edu.
Following Friday’s attacks in Paris and Beirut, the world sat stunned, and Knoxvillians have taken to Twitter to share their support. Casey Wheeless @WVLTCasey Knoxville Mayor @madelinerogero has ordered the lights on Henley St Bridge be changed to blue, white and red in support of Paris.
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For those who have not already heard, @ mkallet (who is in Paris at the moment) is safe and is reading poetry today as planned!
Paul Fortenberry @Volquest_Paul Crushed by what’s going on in Paris. Praying for the victims and their families. Truly sickening.
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aching for you, Paris; you are in my prayers
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Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Paris and Mayor @Anne_Hidalgo. • Image Courtesy of Jean Jullien
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Killer whales deserve more than a life of show business
Emily Moore Day to Day
On Monday, Nov. 9, SeaWorld released a statement saying that they would be phasing out their killer whale show. Now normally I don’t write about issues such as this, but this happens to be a matter I have been following for a few years. This is a huge deal considering the abuse and inhumane environment these intelligent animals have faced being held captive for years on end. For the uninformed, I suggest you start by watching the 2013 documentary “Blackfish.” In this documentary, several former SeaWorld trainers came forward and described their experience with these whales and the extent of the mistreatment both they and the whales endured during their time there. They were lied to by SeaWorld about the deaths of previous trainers, the behavioral issues of a certain whale by the name of Tilikum and the overall health of the orcas. They admitted their knowledge about orcas in the wild was slim, and most of the facts they fed the audience were given to them by SeaWorld, which ended up being completely wrong. For instance, one of the facts was that “orcas live longer in captivity then they do in the wild.” In their natural habitat, it has been recently discovered that male orcas can live up to 50-60 years and females up to 100 years. SeaWorld, however, has informed the public that males live approximately 19 years and females 30 years. What SeaWorld seems to blatantly ignore for their convenience is the high intelligence of these whales.
It has been recently discovered that they feel things exactly as we do. They develop bonds with the trainers, they have their own language and they feel everything from stress to love to anger. So, when a young calf was captured in the wild, the pod (its family) sat just outside of the nets as a crew worked on transporting the calf, refusing to leave and communicating back and forth. John Crowe, a diver who was working with the crew that captured the calf, explained it in the documentary “Blackfish”: “It was like kidnapping a little kid away from its mother … I can’t think of anything worse than that.” By the end of the hunt, three whales from the pod had died. Not from the direct hands of humans, but from the utter stress and torment of having one of their own ripped away from them. After this event, SeaWorld was told never to go to Washington to capture whales again. Without a second thought, they moved their hunting grounds to Iceland. When I first heard about the abusive nature of SeaWorld, I did not fully understand the extent of the horrendous acts that were taking place until I listened to the trainers talk about their firsthand experiences. Dawn Brancheau, a trainer who worked at SeaWorld for 15 years, was killed by the whale Tilikum when he dragged her in by her pony tail and drowned her. SeaWorld blamed Brancheau, saying a flaw in her training was the cause of her death. However, other professional trainers who watched the video of Brancheau’s death stressed that she did absolutely
Let’s make campus food great again
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Franco D’Aprile Two Treehuggers with an Ax
Franco: I wish I could get a good salad instead of having to eat the pizza in PCB. Erica: Then lettuce do something about that. Food is something we all have in common. Food is community and culture. Food is bonding and sharing. Food is what brings nostalgia from our childhoods rushing back to us. Food is, quite literally, life. For some of us, food is what we turn to when we get not-so-great news (a pint of ice cream and a spoon). It’s what we splurge on for birthdays or other special occasions. It’s what we turn to when we go a little crazy on a Friday night—versatile for both celebration and recovery. So it makes sense for food justice and nutrition to be one of the most important issues we can discuss. Proponents of food justice believe that all humans have a right to healthy, culturally appropriate, accessible food. On the global scale, the movement for food sovereignty is an important manifestation in the journey for justice, while in America it is typically a more locally based issue. Either way, people should be able to control what they consume and, to a degree, where it comes from. We need food for all the reasons we’ve mentioned above, but as students who are restricted by studying, out of class activities and just plain old life, we often have to make bad nutritional choices. Not because we want to eat food that’s bad for us, but because sometimes it’s all that’s available. If you have three hours before a test and you have to eat
lunch, you’re more likely to get a quick fried chicken sandwich than lose 15 minutes walking to an organic sandwich cafe. How many of you have walked into PCB and slopped something onto a tray with no idea what it was? How often do you take a bite of a POD Market apple and think to yourself, “Wow, this is so crisp and fresh and seasonally appropriate, without a single trace of pesticides.” Calorically speaking, campus dining gets the job done. But there is so much work left to do. Many believe it’s in the hands of the consumer. They believe that if the consumer wants better options, they should make the extra effort to go and get them. Why should it be extra effort? Shouldn’t those options be there if the consumer wants them? We believe that if the better option is present, available and convenient, most students will pick it. It’s what students not only want but also need and deserve. Fortunately, the food movement on campus is rapidly gaining steam and has been doing so for a few years now. Most notably, since 2013, the Real Food Challenge has been an anchor, a foundation upon which we have rooted our passions and built our demands. This coalition, which emerged out of the Student Government Association, has recently made a resurgence, and it’s time for you to get involved. Erica’s Environment & Sustainability Committee oversees the challenge, and they recently published
nothing wrong and provoked the whale in no way. The stress and frustration these captive whales feel cause them to act out, usually in an aggressive manner, as explained thoroughly in the documentary. Yet if the public knew their killer whale was an actual killer, SeaWorld would lose a huge chunk of its audience. To save their asses, the statement released about Brancheau’s death claimed it was a mistake on her part that was the cause for Tilikum’s actions. The underlying evil of a business simply to keep their ratings up and money coming in is absolutely atrocious. Though the details remain vague about what exactly SeaWorld intends for its whales, especially for those born in captivity, it was a joyous occasion to hear the whales would finally be getting the treatment and care they deserve. “Blackfish” is a sure way to open your eyes and hearts to the abuse we inflict upon the whales but also to get you to think about all of the other intelligent animals held in captivity in parks all over the world. With the success of “Blackfish” in bringing these great whales to justice, who is to say we cannot pull together and raise awareness to save all of the abused and endangered species we humans have put in that situation in the first place? Emily Moore is a sophomore in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at emoore52@ vols.utk.edu .
an open letter to Aramark expressing student sentiment and the overarching desire for 20 percent “real” food by the year 2020, in addition to increased transparency and cafeteria-based education on sustainable and nutritious food systems. They also work closely with faculty, staff and administrators to make sure the student voice is heard. Picking up with the momentum from where the Don’t Force Feed Us campaign in response to mandatory meal plans left off, the Real Food Challenge is committed to making this dream of good food on campus a reality. We have to pay for the food, and we have to eat it. We are adults and we should not be subjected to eating creepy cafeteria food (children shouldn’t be either, but that’s another matter). We should be happy with what we put in our bodies, not feel guilty about it or get nauseated by the smell of grease in PCB. If you agree that real food is a necessity for the campus community, the first thing you should do is take five seconds to sign the open letter here: http:// goo.gl/forms/jJrYt1I16l. The next step is to get more involved in the Real Food Challenge on campus in pursuit of a just and sustainable food system. Let’s make UT great again. Franco D’Aprile is a senior in political science and sustainability, and Erica Davis is a senior in environmental sociology. They can be reached at fradapr@vols.utk.eduand spz839@vols.utk.edu, respectively.
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The Dirty Guv’nahs band members begin new project Ana Tantaris Contributor
At the end of The Dirty Guv’nahs’ run, members Cozmo Holloway and Kevin Hyfantis decided that they wanted to continue their musical journey and start a new project: Electric Darling. In the beginning, Holloway (guitar) and Hyfantis (guitar/vocals) were not sure if they wanted to only write and pitch music, or if they wanted to pursue something further. But when they found powerhouse vocals in Electric Darling’s lead, Yasameen Hoffman-Shahin, they decided to take the project to the next level. Before the three-piece outfit was a full band, other former members of The Dirty Guv’nah’s asked the musicians to open their farewell tour. Soon after, the now six-piece rock and roll band became Electric Darling with the addition
of Matt Nelson (bass), Luke Bowers (drums/ vocals) and Aaron Mastin (keys/vocals). “From February to now has pretty much been the life of the band,� Holloway explained. “We just kind of hustled this thing together, and from there we started rehearsing in June and put together an opening set and played pretty much our first six or seven shows to sold out crowds.� The kickstart Electric Darling earned by opening for the farewell tour of a well-known band like The Dirty Guv’nahs not only gave them the opportunity for exposure, but also guaranteed that people would actually get there early and listen to the opening set. “That got us in front of a lot of people, and it was more than that though. The crowd paid attention because it was former members of the Guv’s embarking on a new journey, so we weren’t viewed as a background music opening band. People really paid attention, and they liked it,� Holloway said. “That’s pretty good for starting out.�
The soulful rock group is currently working on solidifying their sound and creating more material as well as building the foundation of their project before expanding to the regional areas. “Before you record your first album, you want to be able to have an idea of what you are because you want every album you put out to have an impact, and in order to do that, everything has to have meaning to it,� Holloway said. “And you don’t really have that unless you define what you are as a band.� With the evolution of country music and the increasing popularity of solo deejays, Holloway emphasized the importance of having the whole band work as one. “The way we play, the way we perform, the way we think, it’s us, and I really want this band to be a band – I don’t want it to be a front person and whoever, because I’m not interested in that,� Holloway said. “Everybody plays a certain way, and everybody contributes to that sound
and that is our sound; we’re not just a revolving door or musicians and a stagnant front person or three people. We’re really focusing on being a band, a force.� Electric Darling’s main goal is to make an impact on their listeners as they expand their fanbase and to resonate with them on a real level. “That’s important to me, man, using that stage for something bigger – something that’ll kind of break down the walls and kind of sink in. That’s what I’m interested in; it growing to something like that and being something real,� Holloway said. “That’s what gives you longevity.� This past summer, Electric Darling leaked some songs on SoundCloud, with more to come as they continue on their journey. While working on finalizing the details of the band that was put together so quickly, the band is writing and continuing to get exposure. Electric Darling will play at Scruffy City Hall Saturday, Dec. 5.
Ten year wait over for Star Wars: Battlefront video game Chase Biefeldt Contributor Since the release of Star Wars: Battlefront II on Sept. 21, 2004, gamers were eventually forced to leave the beloved classic behind due to its aging platform. For nearly a decade, Star Wars fans were desperate for the announcement of Star Wars: Battlefront III. It was not until June 9, 2014 in Electronic Arts’s E3 press conference that hope was reinstalled in the gaming universe with a teaser trailer of Star Wars: Battlefront. EA’s teaser gripped players with interest but left them hanging until their next press conference in the summer of 2015, where a full length gameplay demo on the Battle of Hoth was pre-
sented. A co-op survival mode set in Tatooine was also displayed post-conference. From Oct. 8-13, 2015, players were finally able to try out the game themselves with EA’s release of the Star Wars: Battlefront beta. The beta included exactly what was presented at E3 2015 but with an additional map. Freshmen Dustin Hill and Kyle Price were among the many players that tested the game out in October. They discussed what they believe are the strengths and weaknesses of the upcoming game. “EA is really trying to make their game applicable to a wider audience so that anyone can just hop in and get that Star Wars feel,� Hill said. However, for veteran players like Hill, there are many specific things the franchise is bringing
out that should excite long-time fans. “The heroes are amazing. In the beta, only Luke (Skywalker) and Darth Vader were available to play, so I can’t wait to see if icons such as Jango and Boba Fett appear,� Hill said. “Maybe favorites like Mace Windu, the Emperor or young Anakin will be playable.� Regarding other game aspects, Hill remains slightly more critical. “The map portrayals are accurate, but to say a negative, the Empire is a little overpowered,� Hill said. “If you’re a rebel fan, you might want to be a little skeptical about that.� Price explains what he believes is drawing gamers to Battlefront. “A lot of kids like me grew up playing the original Battlefront. It was our favorite game,
because what little kid doesn’t like Star Wars,� Price said. “It’s going to be nostalgic for all of us when we play the game.� Price went on to interpret why public opinion held so much negativity after the release of the beta. “People are a little upset how Battlefront looked in the beta, because it didn’t feel exactly like the original,� Price said. “EA is trying to make it their own way. They don’t want to merely remodel an old game, which disappoints some people, but the beta was just a snip of the entire game. It could be way different than what anyone expects.� EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront is set to release Tuesday, Nov. 17 and will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
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FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 “Whenever you go on the road in the SEC, you are pretty much expecting a challenge,” senior safety Brian Randolph said Monday at the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. “I don’t know much for them, but I know they are going to give us their best shot regardless of the situation.” The situation at Missouri is worth mentioning. Missouri students began protesting in September, saying that university officials weren’t doing anything to combat racism on campus. Missouri student Jonathan Butler went on a hunger strike. Several Missouri players participated in the protest, announcing on Nov. 7 that they would not practice or play until Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned and Butler’s hunger strike ended. Pinkel quickly supported his players’ decision. Two days later, Wolfe resigned. Predictably, reporters asked Tennessee players for their opinions on the recent events at Missouri. Junior quarterback Josh Dobbs said he was aware of the situation at Missouri, but suggested that it had nothing to do with the game on Saturday. “We are pretty isolated when we go on the road,” Dobbs said. “There are obviously things
we can’t control, so we just focus on what we can control. We are aware of the situation, but we are also focused on what we have to do here to have a productive season. We are just focused on what we can control going into the game. “I don’t know much about the details. I am really focused on what I need to do here to prepare myself on Saturday.” Randolph admitted that he doesn’t know much about the protests, but later indicated that his experience at Tennessee could differ from that of Missouri players. “We are all good here, we are a big family,” Randolph said. “We are all orange. That’s the only color we see around here, for the most part. I can’t speak for everybody. But I never had a problem here.” Players were also asked about Pinkel. Did they expect Missouri players to be on an emotional high in his last game? How does the game plan change when a coach retires? The Vols provided cliché answers. Dobbs said the game plan doesn’t change. Junior linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin said the atmosphere at Missouri wouldn’t faze the Vols, as no atmosphere compares to the one at Neyland Stadium. Saturday should be interesting. One thing is certain: The Vols will be the enemies, the adversaries who could spoil Pinkel’s going-away party. Tennessee players, however, acted on Monday like it’s just another SEC game on the road. “It’s always fun on the road,” Dobbs said.
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Junior quarterback Josh Dobbs passes the ball during the game against the North Texas Mean Green. Taylor Gash • The Daily Beacon
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Vols falter to Georgia Tech, 69-67 Troy Provost-Heron Training Editor
Senior guard Kevin Punter dribbles the ball during the game against Alabama-Huntsville. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon/ Tennessee Athletics
Vols crash boards in loss to Georgia Tech Taylor White Assistant Sports Editor ATLANTA — Hot topic: After Tennessee’s season opening win over UNC Asheville, coach Rick Barnes challenged his team to rebound the ball better. The Vols answered that challenge against Georgia Tech on Monday night. Despite losing to the Yellow Jackets 69-67, Tennessee won the battle on the boards, outrebounding a much more physical Georgia Tech team 53-47. “We know that we’re a small team,” senior forward Armani Moore said. “We’re going to have to go to the glass… I feel like there are certain parts of our game that we have to keep working on though, and rebounding is one of them.” Georgia Tech held a size advantage down low, as three of their starters were 6-foot-5 or taller. Senior Derek Reese was the only Vols starter taller than 6-foot-4. The Vols (1-1) crashed the boards particularly hard on the offensive end, pulling down 24 offensive rebounds that led to 16 second chance points. It wasn’t just the bigs that were pulling down rebounds, as Tennessee’s guards accounted for 19 of the team’s 53 total rebounds. Sophomore Detrick Mostella led the charge for the Vols guards with six rebounds, two of which came on the offensive end of the floor. Neither junior Robert Hubbs nor senior Kevin Punter were able to pull down a rebound against UNC Asheville, something Barnes was quick to point out after the game. The two took the criticism to heart, as Hubbs had five rebounds and Punter added four against the Yellow Jackets (2-0). “That’s what we talked about,” Barnes said of the offensive rebounds. “We know that this is a program that prides itself on that. We came in and we won the battle on the boards and we out-scored them in the paint.” Spotlight: For the second consecutive game,
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Tennessee used a spark off the bench to get the offense going. Against the Yellow Jackets that spark was Detrick Mostella. The sophomore scored nine points, eight of which came in the first half. He was 2-of-4 from three-point range and led the team in rebounding at the break. Mostella started the Vols’ exhibition game against Alabama-Huntsville, but lost that spot to Hubbs in the season-opener. He failed to score against UNC Asheville, but responded when his team needed him to step up against the Yellow Jackets. “We have some other guys that I think we can start to see them getting better,” Barnes said. “They’re starting to do some things and understand their role.” The other guys: Georgia Tech relied on forward Nick Jacobs for scoring throughout the night. He scored 12 points in the Yellow Jackets’ season-opening win over Cornell, and it didn’t take him long to pass that total against Tennessee. He finished the game with 23 points on 9-of15 shooting, but did most of his damage before the break. He had 17 points and missed just three shots in the first half, using his quickness to provide a matchup problem for Tennessee’s big men. He also added nine rebounds. Outside the box score: Tennessee has now lost ten consecutive non-conference road games to division one teams, dating back to 2009. Its last such win came on Dec. 31, 2009 as the Vols beat Memphis on the road. By the numbers: 9: Tennessee had just nine assists on 27 made field goals, while turning the ball over 16 times 44: The Vols out-scored their opponent in the paint for the second consecutive game, as Tennessee had 44 points down low to Georgia Tech’s 36, despite the Yellow Jacket’s size advantage. 12: Georgia Tech blocked 12 Tennessee shots throughout the game, while the Vols blocked just four Yellow Jacket shots.
ATLANTA — Tennessee had come out after halftime as well as it could have. The Vols built a nine-point lead in the first five minutes, 29 seconds of the second half, but their play that followed ultimately led to a 69-67 defeat at the hands of Georgia Tech inside McCamish Pavilion on Monday. “I don’t think we were disciplined at all on the offensive end when we had control of the game,” first-year UT coach Rick Barnes said. “We got too loose with the ball and had silly turnovers and guys were doing things that we haven’t seen as a staff.” Tennessee (1-1) trailed the Yellow Jackets (2-0) 40-38 at the break, but the Vols quickly turned the game in their favor. The two teams alternated a pair of baskets before senior guard Kevin Punter tied the game for the sixth time of the contest. Senior forward Armani Moore followed that with an and-one to give the Vols a 47-44 lead on their next possession. After a three-point shot from senior Devon Baulkman and three consecutive points from Punter, the Vols found themselves on an 11-2 run that forced Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory to call a timeout. Over the next 4:12, Georgia Tech reeled off a 15-2 run of its own to turn a nine-point deficit into a 58-55 lead. “We responded in the middle of the second half when we were down,” Gregory said. “I thought that was a great response and then we made some plays down the stretch.” Seconds later, Punter, who scored nine points on 4-of-11 shooting, exited the game with a cramp and the Vols’ offense stalled even more. In the 9:40 span that Punter was absent, the Vols managed to score five points on 2-of-7 shooting while also committing two turnovers.
“When Kevin went out, that’s when it fell apart,” Barnes said. “He’s a guy that was pushing tempo, and we had the tempo where we wanted it, but when he is not in there, we don’t flow.” The offensive struggles were due in large part to the play of Moore, who recorded a team-high 17 points, but shot just 5-of-20 from the floor and had six of UT’s 16 turnovers. “There were times tonight were I felt I had to go make a play, and sometimes I ended up turning the ball over,” Moore said. “But I’m not going to beat myself up about it because I know my team needs me. “It’s not going to stop me from being aggressive and attacking the rim. I feel like I made some crucial turnovers tonight, but if I keep on working I feel like the next game will have a better outcome.” But Moore was able to draw the Vols within two when he hit a three with 1:52 remaining. It was the last shot either team would hit. With 38 seconds left, junior guard Robert Hubbs, who scored 13 points, drove to the basket, but was blocked by Marcus Georges-Hunt. After letting the shot clock dwindle down, Georgia Tech guard Adam Smith missed a three and the Vols had one last chance to tie or win the game. After a timeout with six seconds left, Moore received the inbounds pass and strolled to the three-point line before giving the ball up to Baulkman, who missed a desperation three. “It was a play we run to either get Kevin streaking through the middle and if not, we want Armani to bring it,” Barnes said. “He just didn’t bring it and I’m not sure why he didn’t.” Barnes said that watching this game on film will make the Vols “sick” that they lost, but Punter and Moore’s off games made him pause a little. “We had a chance to win this game and we let it get away from us,” Barnes said. “… But I guess when your two best players didn’t have a great night and you’re right there, that should be encouraging to us.”
Sophomore Detrick Mostella shoots the ball against a Charger during the UAH game. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon/ Tennessee Athletics
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Large Team Division, cont.
Small Team Division 1st place Anything Goes and Bed Races: Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Sigma Rho 1st place Tower of Cans: Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Sigma Rho 2nd place Tower of Cans: Mortar Board 1st place Small Banner: International House 2nd place Small Banner: Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Sigma Rho
Students, faculty, and staff from over 40 campus organizations and departments competed in various activities and programs for Homecoming 2015. The University of Tennessee is happy to present the winners of this year’s competition!
1st place Overall: Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Sigma Rho
Residence Hall Division 1st place Lobby Display: Clement 2nd place Lobby Display: Brown 3rd place Lobby Display: North Carrick 1st place Anything Goes: North Carrick 2nd place Anything Goes: Clement 3rd place Anything Goes: Brown 1st place Tower of Cans: North Carrick 2nd place Tower of Cans: Brown 3rd place Tower of Cans: Clement 1st place Small Banner: North Carrick 2nd place Small Banner: Clement 1st place overall: North Carrick Hall 2nd place overall: Clement Hall 3rd place overall: Brown Hall Winners of the first ever Homecoming Office Decorating Contest: 1st place: Haslam College of BusinessDean’s Office, Financial Information Office & Development 2nd place: TIE between Student Union Events Services and Office of Disability Services 3rd place: Office of the Dean of Students
Large Team Division 1st place Anything Goes: Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Rho 2nd place Anything Goes: Delta Delta Delta and Sigma Chi 3rd place Anything Goes: Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Tau Delta 1st place Tower of Cans: Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Rho 2nd place Tower of Cans: Delta Gamma and Sigma Nu 3rd place Tower of Cans: Sigma Kappa and Phi Gamma Delta 1st place Small Banner: Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Tau Delta 1st place Large Banner: Sigma Kappa and Phi Gamma Delta 2nd place Large Banner: Kappa Delta and Kappa Sigma 3rd place Large Banner: Chi Omega and Alpha Omicron Pi 1st place Smokey’s Howl: Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Rho 2nd place Smokey’s Howl: Alpha Delta Pi and Beta Upsilon Chi 3rd place Smokey’s Howl: Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Tau Delta 1st place Bed Races: Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Rho 2nd place Bed Races: Kappa Delta and Kappa Sigma 3rd place Bed Races: Alpha Delta Pi and Beta Upsilon Chi
1st place Small loat: Kappa Delta and Kappa Sigma 2nd place Small Float: FarmHouse and Sigma Phi Lambda 3rd place Small Float: Sigma Kappa and Phi Gamma Delta 1st place Large Float: Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Rho 2nd place Large Float: Delta Gamma and Sigma Nu 3rd place Large Float: Alpha Delta Pi and Beta Upsilon Chi 1st place Lawn Display: Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Rho 2nd place Lawn Display: Kappa Delta and Kappa Sigma 3rd place Lawn Display: TIE- Chi Omega and Alpha Omicron Pi and Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta Overall Winners of Homecoming 2015 Large Team Division:
1st place: Alpha Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Rho 2nd place: Kappa Delta and Kappa Sigma 3rd place: Chi Omega and Alpha Omicron Pi
16th Annual Southeastern Stompfest Winner: 1st – Phi Beta Sigma (Tennessee State University) 2nd – Sigma Gamma Rho (Troy University) 3rd – Omega Psi Phi (Tennessee State University) Viewer’s Choice – Sigma Gamma Rho (Troy University)
Mr. & Miss Freshman Pageant Winners: Mustafa Ali-Smith and Dominique Barron
Congratulations to all student groups, offices, and organizations that participated in Homecoming 2015, Mean Green Meets Rocky Top: Let the Games Begin!