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Vols squeak past Belmont in NIT opener Late defense, free throws help UT advance past in-state foe, avoid early-season upset Sam Scott Staff Writer

Belmont center Mick Hedgepeth was at the free-throw Belmont guard Drew Hanlen hit a 3-pointer with three line with a chance to tie the game, but this was the clos- minutes left, while Vols center Brian Williams simultaneest Belmont (0-1) would get to tying UT (2-0). ously committed his fifth foul, fouling out. The ensuing Hedgepeth missed the shot and Tennessee guard free throws led to a five-point play for the Bruins and cut Cameron Tatum came up with the rebound and drew a the Tennessee lead to five. foul, a play that Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl dubbed With two minutes left, Tatum made the second of two “game winning.” plays that Pearl considered to be the “game-winning “Belmont is a good basketball team,” Pearl said. “I plays.” Tatum took a charge from Clark and made both thought we did a pretty good job of being in control of the resulting free throws, putting the Tennessee lead the game most of the way. Our secondback up to two possessions, after Belmont had managed half defense kept us in it.”

Belmont, of the Atlantic Sun Conference, put the first points on the board, but Tennessee took the lead early in the first half and never lost it.

For both teams, the first half was foul ridden and sloppy. Tennessee had 10 fouls in the first nine minutes. The foul troubles, coupled with an injury to starting point guard Melvin Goins, forced Tennessee to turn to its bench for much of the game.

Freshman Tobias Harris led the team with 10 points and four rebounds at the half. Preseason AllSEC guard Scotty Hopson had eight points before injuring his knee with – UT guard Cameron Tatum, on the Vols bouncing back two minutes left in the half. from a loss to Division-II Indianapolis Preseason Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year, Ian Clark, kept Belmont in the game, scoring 13 in the first half and was to cut it to three points.

2-of-4 from the 3-point line.

The Bruins cut the lead to one with a minute left, but The game-changing points, however, came from the Tennessee’s clutch free-throw shooting — which became free-throw line in a game that had no shortage of fouls. the defining edge — along with Belmont’s inability to Tennessee was 13-of-18 from the charity stripe at the make 3-pointers down the stretch, helped seal the half, giving the Vols an advantage over Belmont’s 5-of-9 Tennessee victory. free-throw shooting.

“That’s what we’ve been drilling over the past two Hopson helped the Vols jump out to a 13-point led weeks,” Tatum said of the Vols’ performance from the early in the second half, hitting the team’s first 3-pointer free-throw line. “That’s what hurt us in the Indianapolis and then driving the lane and slamming a dunk on the (exhibition) game. Everybody has been taking the oppornext possession. tunity to get into the gym and shooting free throws UT’s lead hovered in double-digits for much of the sec- before and after practice. ond half. Clark kept Belmont in the game, though, while “It paid dividends tonight.”

Tennessee never completely shut the door on the Bruins.

Hopson led the Vols with 18 points. Harris chipped in Tennessee’s lead reached its largest margin at 67–52 16 and Tatum added 14. Tatum was also 2-of-3 from the with eight minutes left in the game. That’s when Belmont three-point line, an area where Tennessee struggled the started its rally. entire night.

Tennessee would ultimately have 17 turnovers in the Clark scored 18 points to lead the Bruins. second half. Down the stretch Belmont began to capitalThe Vols outrebounded Belmont 40-24. ize on Tennessee blunders, pulling the game closer and Tennessee advanced to the second round and faced closer each possession.

Missouri State on Wednesday.

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Everybody has been taking the opportunity to get into the gym

and shooting free throws before

and after practice. It paid dividends

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

Steven Pearl attacks the basket against two Chattanooga defenders in UT’s season opener on Friday, Nov. 12. The Vols advanced past Belmont in the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament and faced Missouri State Wednesday for a chance to travel to the semifinals of the tournament at Madison Square Garden.

The Tennessee men’s basketball team survived an upset bid from in-state foe Belmont Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena 85-76.

With a minute remaining, the Vols led the Bruins 7776 in the opening round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Tip-Off tournament.

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SGA to address student questions Kyle Turner News Editor Students interested in knowing what the Student Government Association is currently working on and has done thus far for on-campus are encouraged to attend an open forum being hosted this evening.

The SGA Campus Outreach Committee is hosting the event entitled, “What’s Up With SGA?,” to open and increase the dialogue between those elected by their peers in the student government.

“This is a perfect opportunity for students to come out and see what their student body representatives have been doing since elected in the spring,” Avery Howard, Student Services director, said.

“Representatives from all aspects of SGA will be in attendance, from the Freshman Council President to myself,” Tommy Jervis, SGA president, said.

Holding true to campaign pledges, the current SGA members will be completely open to student questions regarding any aspect of campus life.

“We are trying to uphold the promises we made, by hosting this event and having students there to pose questions to executive members and senators as well as listen to what has happened throughout the summer and fall months,” Howard said.

An open and honest dialogue was a cornerstone goal of the current administration when seeking office last spring, according to various campaign members.

“Part of our FUSE policy was to be transparent throughout the student population, here at UT,” Howard said.

“Transparency among the student body is very important for one main reason: We are elected and appointed to be representatives to over 20,000 students. For us to ensure that we are being guided by what students want we need to have information out, so that constituents can voice their opinions and give us feedback.”

The forum is specifically angled at students and is encouraging feedback on issues most important to the elected body’s constituents.

“At the forum, we will be open to any questions students might have and hopefully give them an answer,” Jervis said.

“If we do not have the answer immediately, we will work to respond as fast as we can. Being open and responsive to fellow students is something we take very seriously.”

“We encourage students to ask questions to situations that are relevant to them,” Howard said. “We know some student concerns may be parking, sport ticket allocations or even advising. But we hope to find out new issues as well, so that we can address them properly and get them worked out for all students.”

The event, though aimed at students, is open to all faculty and staff.

“A lot of things we do have impacts on more than just the students and would love to explain the inner workings of the decisions made by SGA,” Jervis said. “The majority of the work done by members of the SGA is done out of the eye of the student population, and we want to help answer questions and convey how hard everyone has worked this year for all.”

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon The event, “What’s Up With SGA?” is being held tonight at 7 p.m. in the UC Shiloh room. All students, faculty and staff Big Boi raps at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum during the Homecoming concert hosted by the UT Black Cultural are encouraged to attend and ask the Executive Board mem- Programming Committee and Central Programming Council on Friday. The artist, most famously known for his bers of SGA any questions that might be on their minds. part in the group Outkast, performed “Ms. Jackson,” “B.O.B” and “Rosa Parks” among others.

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Wade Rackley • The Daily Beacon

A father demonstrates a fun chemistry experiment to his daughter during Party in the Park at Circle Park on Saturday. Chemistry professor Al Hazari, top left, organized the display which introduced visitors to physical phenomena through interactive experiments.

Crime Log Nov. 14 At approximately 8 p.m., an attempted armed robbery occurred on Forest Avenue between 16th Street and James Agee Street. According to a report issued by the university, three unknown male suspects approached a UT student and asked to use his cell phone. The student complied, and one suspect made a series of calls. After the suspect completed the calls, a second suspect produced a handgun and asked for the victim’s property. However, the victim fled the scene without surrendering his property or being injured.

The armed suspect was described as a white male between 18 and 20 years old, 5-feet-7-inches, with short blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with a black design and dark baggy pants. The black handgun was of unknown make and model. Another suspect was

described as a white male around 20 years old, 5feet-7-inches, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.

The last suspect was described as a black male around 20 years old, 5-feet-7-inches, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, dark baggy pants and a red ball cap.

Nov. 15 At approximately 3:10 a.m., an unaffiliated Knoxville resident was arrested on Cumberland Avenue and 19th Street after a UTPD officer observed him jump onto the hood of a black 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser, which was driven by another unaffiliated Knoxville resident. The suspect was arrested and charged with evading arrest, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

—Compiled by Robbie Hargett

Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the Universty of Tennessee Police Department.

All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical to those listed may not be those identified in reports.

1991: Terry Waite released Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon free Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite after more than four years of captivity. Waite, looking thinner and his hair grayer, was freed along with American educator Thomas M. Sutherland after intense negotiations by the United Nations.

Waite, special envoy of the archbishop of Canterbury, had secured the release of missionaries detained in Iran after the Islamic revolution. He also extracted British hostages from Libya and even succeeded in releasing American hostages from Lebanon in 1986.

A total of 10 captives were released through Waite’s efforts before Shiite Muslims seized him during a return mission to Beirut on Jan. 20, 1987.

He was held captive for more than four years before he was finally released.

During captivity, Waite said he was frequently blindfolded, beaten and subjected to mock executions. He spent much of the time chained to a radiator, suffered from asthma and was transported in a giant refrigerator as his captors moved him about.

Waite, 52, made an impromptu, chaotic appearance before reporters in Damascus after his release to Syrian officials. He said one of his captors

expressed regret as he informed Waite he was about to be released.

“He also said to me: ‘We apologize for having captured you. We recognize that now this was a wrong thing to do, that holding hostages achieves no useful, constructive purpose,’” Waite said.

The release of Waite and Sutherland left five Western hostages left in Beirut — three Americans, including Terry Anderson, and two Germans. The Americans would be released by December 1991, the Germans in June 1992.

Some 96 foreign hostages were taken and held during the Lebanon hostage crisis between 1982 and 1992. The victims were mostly from Western countries, and mostly journalists, diplomats or teachers. Twenty-five of them were Americans. At least 10 hostages died in captivity. Some were murdered and others died from lack of adequate medical attention to illnesses.

The hostages were originally taken to serve as insurance against retaliation against Hezbollah, which was thought to be responsible for the killing of more than 300 Americans in the Marine barracks and embassy bombings in Beirut. It was widely believed that Iran and Syria also played a role in the kidnappings.

—This Day in History is courtesy of history.com

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE’S ALPHA CHAPTER OF PHI KAPPA PHI CONGRATULATES OUR NEW INITIATES COLLEGE E OFF AGRICULTURAL L SCIENCES & NATURAL L RESOURCES Philip Moore Lydia Watson Amy Yancey COLLEGE E OFF ARTS S & SCIENCES Megan Adelson Jeffrey Atherton Will Brewer Jennifer Brouner Aaron Ferber Kori Furcolowe Phillip Gainer Benjamin Heller Michael Henry Olivia Morin David Mouron Harold Roebuck Bert Ruyten Tracy Shelton Elliot Shwab Laura Tenpenny Caleb Tindell Brittany Vasquez Bryan Walker

COLLEGE E OFF BUSINESS S ADMINISTRATION Daniel Brown John Hamilton Sean Kelly Richard Lambert Patricia Rebholz Brian Roe Adam Whitt COLLEGE E OFF COMMUNICATION N & INFORMATION Taylor Griffin Jennifer Randles Kip Thorson COLLEGE E OFF EDUCATIO O N, HEALTH,, & HUMAN N SCIENCES Mary Blevins Robert Butturini Nancy Childers Lacreisha Ejike-King Lindsay McCaleb Kristen McClellan Terry Nieporte Kimberly Roeder Shay Siler

COLLEGE E OFF EN N GINEERING Charles Menke David Prenshaw Jason Terrill COLLEGE E OFF LAW Luke Archer Matthew McFarland Kristin Wagers COLLEGE E OFF NURSING Leah Gaylord Melissa Kelly Shelby Pigue COLLEGE E OFF SOCIAL WORK Kristen Anderson COLLEGE E OFF VETERINARYY MED D ICINE Erin Allen Ashley Miller Rachel Snyder MCDOW W SCHOLARSHIP P RECIPIENT Jenny Bledsoe—College of Arts & Sciences Chelsey Davis—College of Arts & Sciences Mark Walker—College of Engineering

UT is one of the founding chapters of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Over 100 years ago, UT joined with two other universities to recognize academic excellence in all departments and all colleges. Since then, hundreds of chapters across the country have joined us to celebrate the achievement of junior, senior and graduate students. Each summer, Phi Kappa Phi receives nominations from colleges across the campus with juniors that were inducted the previous Fall and Spring semesters for the McDow Scholarship. The McDow Scholarship recipient is chosen from those nominations received. These initiates have accepted membership into Phi Kappa Phi as of November 12, 2010. Congratulations!

The Initiation Ceremony will be held today, Thursday, November 18, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. in Rooms 156/157 of the Plant Biotech Building on the AG Campus

Thursday, November 18, 2010

NEWS Even with his generous gift, Arnold was never content. Instead, he challenged UT alumni to help contribute to his efforts, which has resulted in large gains to the university’s annual giving program. In 2010, 28 teacher education interns received a J. Clayton Arnold Scholarship.

UT’s Ready for the World Café offers Thanksgiving with modern twist

UT coming closer to $1-million scholarship goal Earlier this year, an anonymous donor issued a $1-million challenge to raise money to provide financial assistance to students enrolled in the teacher internship program at UT. With only a month left to go on the challenge, the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences now has raised $900,000 — bringing them within $100,000 of their goal.

A longtime supporter of the college, the donor offered to give $1 million in memory of the late J. Clayton Arnold if the college succeeds in collecting at least $1 million in contributions from other supporters by the end of 2010.

The money raised will provide stipends that make it easier for students to forego outside employment and focus totally on their teacher internships. Students say the internship program is important because it enables them to develop teaching and classroom management skills not possible within a shorter time frame. UT has the only teacher preparation program in the state requiring a fullyear internship of its students.

The J. Clayton Arnold Challenge is based upon the inspiration of a man whose desire was “investing in the human race.” Arnold, a rural mail carrier in Williamson County, began providing financial assistance to students studying to be teachers in 1965. While Arnold earned only $60 per month and never attended college, he was a smart man who made investments throughout his 95 years.

These investments allowed him to give UT Knoxville its first million-dollar gift.

Arnold believed by investing in the preparation of teachers his gift could influence 25 million students.

The Ready for the World Café will celebrate a modern Southern Thanksgiving the week of Nov. 15-18.

The menu includes braised short ribs, chicken soup with cornmeal sage dumplings, roasted parmesan asparagus, roasted acorn squash with wild rice stuffing, Caprese salad skewers with a balsamic vinegar reduction, Southern shrimp and grits with various toppings, carving station, assorted seasonal desserts and hot apple cider.

The café is an international buffet operated by students in the advanced food production and service management class, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism (HRT) 445. It is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the Hermitage Room on the third floor of the University Center.

Diners pay $11 for the all-you-can-eat buffet or $9 for a plate of food to carry out.

This semester, there are 18 students in the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism (HRT) 445 course. In small groups, they take turns planning the menus, marketing the café and working in the café. ARAMARK, UT’s provider of dining services, prepares the food.

This week’s student managers are Alicia Davis and Stephanie Hunley. Davis, a senior in HRT from Knoxville, is interested in small businesses, restaurants and bakeries. Hunley, a senior in nutrition from Knoxville, is interested in promoting sustainability in restaurants.

Faculty and staff invited to ‘Bully Free at Work’ workshop Valerie Cade, author of “Bully Free at Work: What You Can Do to Stop Workplace Bullying Now!,” will be at UT, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, to present two free workshops for faculty and staff. Her visit is being hosted by the Provost’s office.

The first workshop, “Bully Free at Work: Information and Inspiration to Help You Stop Workplace Bullying,” will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The second workshop, “Bully Free at Work: Information and Implementation to Help You Stop Workplace Bullying — What to Do and How to Do It,” will be held from 9:50

The Daily Beacon • 3 a.m. to noon. Both sessions will be held in the UC Auditorium.

Employees can attend either or both workshops.

Cade is considered one of North America’s top experts on workplace bullying.

She said that at least one out of six people have reported being bullied at work. One-fourth of those will suffer greatly with long?term side effects, but only 11 percent of bullying victims will go to their manager for help. Research has shown that higher education is one of the industries where workplace bullying is most likely to occur.

A Canadian management consultant and professional speaker, Cade has delivered keynotes and training sessions throughout North America, Europe, China and Russia for 15 years. Maclean’s magazine says her book is “ground breaking in terms of creating accountable corporate policy throughout North America to stop bullying in the workplace.”

Cade’s book will be available for purchase at both sessions.

UT students volunteer to explore fresh water with geography awareness week UT’s undergraduate and graduate students will visit Knox County schools to celebrate Geography Awareness Week.

This week about 30 UT students will pair together to present a lesson on fresh water in 23 area classrooms. Presentations will be offered to third-, fourth- and fifth-grade classes.

Geography Awareness Week was established in 1987 when President Ronald Reagan signed legislation that established the third week in November as Geography Awareness Week. It is sponsored by the National Geographic Society and other geographic organizations at the national, state and local level. Tennessee Geographic Alliance, a part of UT’s geography program, sponsors it locally.

Geography Awareness Week is an annual opportunity for schools to engage in fun, educational experiences that draw attention to the importance of geographic understanding. All students involved volunteered to be a part of this project.

Geomorphology, or landscape evolution, which includes looking at fresh water environments in Knoxville, is a research specialty in the geography department. These research efforts helped Barron translate her classroom activities to lesson plans for kids.

Kurt Butefish, coordinator of the Tennessee Geographic Alliance, wants to use this week to expose elementary students to college students who are majoring in geography and are excited about their major.

Cold season often burdensome Students offer advice for battling illness during winter months Alyce Howell Staff Writer While autumn is the season for cool temperatures, football and Thanksgiving, it is also a common time for colds and allergies around UT’s campus.

The normal seasonal illnesses are allergies, sinus infections, colds and respiratory problems.

Jim Boyle, Student Health Service administrator, said that when nature changes, people breathe in pollen in the air and have sinus problems.

Boyle said that the amount of illnesses this year has decreased from last year.

“This has been a normal year, not like last year with the H1N1 virus was going around,” he said. “The students by and large are in a period of health.”

Though there is not a virus like H1N1 this year, students are still prone to getting sick.

Boyle said many students’ immune systems are worn down around finals week because of lack of sleep and stress, making it easier to get sick.

To avoid getting too worn down, Boyle advised students to eat regularly, get proper rest and plan course work ahead of time.

Because students share close quarters in dorm rooms and are in close proximity to hundreds of people in classes each day, it is not always possible to avoid getting sick.

Besides making a visit to the Student Health Center, many students have their own tips to keep themselves healthy and fight off infections.

Beth Hawkins, sophomore in management, said to keep herself healthy she takes vitamins, drinks lots of water and exercises.

She also has a remedy if she feels she is getting sick.

“If I get a sore throat then I sleep with a scarf wrapped around (my throat), and it’s gone by the next day,” she said. “I also don’t go out with my hair wet and wear socks around in my room.”

Kedra Mabe, sophomore in business, said that when she has a cold, she drinks plenty of orange juice and Gatorade.

“I also sleep, exercise, and I believe that protein helps you get over a cold quicker, so I eat protein, especially peanut butter,” she said.

Katelyn Meadows, sophomore in business, said she takes daily vitamins and drinks milk every day to keep herself healthy. She also has home remedies for seasonal illnesses.

“When I have a sore throat, I gargle with salt water,” she said. “When I have a head cold, I use a humidifier. During winter times, I keep my hair wrapped up in a towel. I also try to fight through my cold by staying up and active.”

Becca Linsenbigler, senior in history, said she prefers to treat her colds at home.

“When I do feel the snuffles coming, I don’t let it get severe,” she said. “I take two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and mix it with apple juice. I take zinc and Echinacea. For a head cold, I put Vicks on the bottom of my feet and cover them with socks.”

But if home remedies do not work, there is always the normal alternative.

“If it’s been more than two days then I go to the doctor,” Linsenbigler said.

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

Maxine Thompson Davis, dean of students, talks with Beacon writer Chris Bratta on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Davis discussed her acting in what has now been adapted to the film “For Colored Girls” and her role in bringing the movie’s world premiere to the Carpetbag Theatre.

OPINIONS

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

LettersEditor to the

Proposed parking lot detracts from UT splendor I would like to thank the Beacon for taking the time to write the article on the new planned parking facility to take the place of Staff Lot 9, which was printed on Monday, Nov. 8. This certainly seems to be a decision that would greatly affect the student life on campus, but there doesn’t seem to be much student input for the project.

Any student at the University of Tennessee knows that parking is a major problem for both faculty and students alike. However, it seems that putting a major parking garage right in the middle of campus could really create some problems, like increased traffic.

Additionally, I would hate to see the university cover Gate 21 and the new facade of Neyland Stadium, as well as the new green space behind the Claxton Complex building, with a parking garage. And what about the Vol Walk? Would the Vol Walk go right next to a parking garage? That would really take away from the majesty and splendor of the Vol Walk prior to football games.

Personally, I think Staff Lot 9 would make for a great park area. Imagine, right in the middle of campus, a large green space for students to get away. Additionally, tailgating spots could be sold off during football season, similar to that of our SEC rivals such as Ole Miss, Mississippi State and LSU. We all know parking is a hassle on campus, but I just hope the university staff is taking the time to explore all of the options and alternatives, as this could have long-term ramifications for students on campus involving one of the last open spaces available to the university within campus.

Winter season work filled, yet memorable

Nick Averwater Senior in business administration nickaverwat@gmail.com ‘Rocky Tops’ exhibits apparent bias Regarding Monday, Nov. 15’s “Rocky Tops & Bottoms”...

What kind of rubbish journalism was THAT? In your “Rising” section, you describe Al Gore as an “overall pompous blowhard.” This is supposed to be unbiased journalism?

And as for his “alleged affair”: if you kept up with the news at all, you’d know that all charges were dropped and Gore was proven innocent. Quit with the Tea-Party-like obfuscation and creation of false-realities.

Richard Weinstein Lecturer, Division of Biology rweinste@utk.edu

Tops

Rocky

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.

&Bottoms

Falling — Caffeine alcohol drinks

How many times have you noticed fellow students chugging those intense caffeinated alcohol drinks on weekends?

Thanks to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, several brands of the popular beverages may soon be a thing of the past.

The FDA told manufacturers of the well-known drinks to change their beverages — which the FDA billed as a “public health concern” — or face possible seizure at the hands of the department.

A year-long study found that the excessive amount of caffeine found in the drinks can cover up the effects of alcohol, leaving users unaware of their inebriated state. Four Loko — a popular brand of the drinks — is even known as “blackout in a can,” according to a Wednesday CNN.com story.

Some companies have announced plans to alter their drink ingredients, while many states are attempting to remove the beverages from store shelves. But college students across the nation will likely have to settle for new ways to jump-start their weekend nights, especially if caffeine is removed from the drinks entirely.

COFFEY & INK • Kelsey Roy

An A l ternate R o u te by

Leigh Dickey Welcome, ladies and gentleman, to our last Thursday of classes this year. You and I, I fear, are in the midst of tests and final projects, as we finally get around to writing those term papers we’ve known about since August.

Take heart, though: There are only six days left of classes, then a week of exams, and then we’re home free! In that spirit of hopeful expectation, here are some things we have to look forward to: 1. Drafts — Not the good kind, the ones you get from the bar. In our quaint house, one of many architectural quirks is a 1-inch gap between our bathroom window and the wall of the house. This has consistently foiled our attempts to heat the place. It also makes getting out of the shower an adventure, because there’s always the chance you’ll get frostbite. (Some of us have taken to drinking in the shower to mitigate the pain.)

2. Sorry I have to mention it again: The Increase in Our Workloads — Winter Break is tantalizingly close, yet oh so far. I think out of an innate sense of self-preservation it was only this past week that I looked at a calendar and plotted out all the work I still have due before the end of the semester. It was good I waited, because it nearly gave me a heart attack: With only a handful of class days left, I have more work due in those few days than in the past month and a half. Sweet.

3. Winter Activities — I have never been skiing, and a few of my friends are determined to take me this year. Now, to say I am unathletic is an understatement.

They want to take me skiing, I am convinced, solely in anticipation of the joy they will receive from watching me fall down constantly. About the only thing I’m looking forward to is drinking hot chocolate in front of a fire.

And lessons with a cute ski instructor.

4. Spending Time with Long-Lost Friends and Family — I hope most of you are lucky enough to go to school with a lot of your close friends. For those of you who have friends scattered throughout the country, though, enjoy the time you have with them at home this holiday season. As we graduate and start working, this may be the last time I see a lot of my friends for any extended amount of time. (Sorry this is kind of a sad

one …)

5. Acceptability of Listening to Christmas Songs — I have been listening to Christmas songs for about a month now, maybe longer. I had been doing it surreptitiously for awhile, but eventually my roommates caught me unaware, singing along to “O Holy Night” and collectively threw a hissy fit. They are of the ilk that listen to Christmas music only during the “Christmas season.”

If I may publicly defend my point of view: I, too, have an almost visceral reaction against the commercialization of the “holiday” season, which seems to last from about mid-October to mid-January, is no fun at all, and benefits only retailers and crazy people.

To this type of holiday I would relegate songs like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells,” which are fun to sing — though, I agree, not fitting for all seasons.

But let us differentiate: For some, the Christmas season is important as a time full of traditions, trees, peppermint, family and stress. For others, it is a holiday; a holy day, a time of celebration, with a supernatural significance. Now, traditions have their uses (and I love peppermint). It’s comforting and enjoyable to repeat the same routines year after year. We remind ourselves that, while many things change, many others remain the same.

But a “holiday” is meant to be a reminder to us to take the time to reflect on something specific, something which we ought really to be remembering all the time.

The songs I have been listening to since before Halloween — songs like “The Little Drummer Boy” or “We Three Kings” — are ostensibly songs belonging to the mid-winter months, to that Christian holiday of Christmas, which overlaps with the secular “Christmas season.” I don’t want to wait until December to listen to them, though, because listening to these songs reminds me of the significance of the holiday, that Christ was born in order that we might have peace on Earth and good will toward men. For me, this is something worth remembering all the time, and as a compromise will leave “Rudolph” until December.

This is my last column of the term, so: Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break, good luck on your exams, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It’s been a pleasure.

P.S. Congratulations to mi amiga Katie Barrett, the second-runner up for Miss Homecoming!

—Leigh Dickey is a senior in global studies and Latin.

She can be reached at ldickey2@utk.edu.

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As the semester winds down to a grinding stop for us to celebrate (insert holiday of choice, ThanksChristmaHanukwanzaa), I am faced with an important decision — wanting to write a column about the holidays and what they mean and all that junk — or not.

Of course, in characteristic Yasha fashion, I choose not to write on that (because that wasn't predictable at all). I think that possibly the most distinctive quality about the holiday season is the idea of hope that has shaped our perception. We look forward to Thanksgiving because of this idea of family, of hope for better things to happen within our family and our friend circle. We look forward to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, whatever, because we hope to spend time with our family, hope that we got that fantastic present, a whole bunch of money (for really absolutely no reason when you think about it, because you know you haven’t earned it this past year) or that the new year will be better than the one that’s just flown by in front of your eyes — in terms of a better job, personal relationships, etc.

And if the new year and our expectations fail us, we persevere, making new resolutions, hoping that something else good will happen the next year and so on.

But what is it about the human spirit that makes us hope, when we are unsure of the future, even against all odds? What is it about us that makes us hope, perhaps in vain, sometimes expecting miracles so that we may be validated? It’s an emotion fraught with uncertainty and is not as explored as others like love, joy, anger and sadness. Some hope only when circumstances might turn in their favor. Some choose not to, trying to make their own luck, and some turn to religion as a medium for hope (or vice versa).

According to Dictionary.com, “hope” is defined as the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. Whatever your definition of hope, it is clear that very few can live without it, and the more we feel we sink, the more our hope floats.

It’s what gets refugees from war-torn countries and

victims of war crimes through their experiences and be able to live to tell the tale while dreaming of a more enriching and lesser-torn life. It’s what pushes someone to raise their siblings, working three jobs, fully exhausted, so that they might never go back to where they have been. It’s what drives someone whose family has never had anyone attend college, never dreamed of anything higher than high school to go on through college, medical school and law school, so that they might give something back.

It’s kind of random, but every time I think of hope, I think of “V for Vendetta” and what drove V to get justice, what drove Natalie Portman’s character to regain fresh strength after having come close to death many a time. They both read the same letter (sorry, spoiler alert) and come to terms with internal change, reinforcing the idea that even one person can make a difference with a little hope.

I read a book once, my Life of the Mind book freshman year, called “Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits.” The setting included various characters who meet in one random sitting from different parts of the Middle East, all escaping from religious persecution, domestic abuse, dishonor, societal pressures.

I won’t give away the plot, but each character hopes against hope, defying odds and their own perception of themselves, breaking away from the past to find a more fulfilling life — somehow, throughout all the things that I’ve learned and unlearned in the past few years in undergrad, it’s stuck to me like glue and probably always will.

The other thing that will always stick to memory is this story related to me by my positive psychology professor last week, a story about a doctor who had eavesdropped on a conversation between two other doctors, oncologists who had tested the same drugs on the same kind of patients who had advanced cancer on the same drug schedule. The drugs were named Etoposide, Platinum, Oncovin and Hydroxyurea.

One doctor, who had a 22-percent improvement in patient health, labeled his treatment “IV’s EPOH” to stand for each drug. The other doctor, who had a 70-percent improvement in patient health, labeled his treatment “IV’s HOPE,” telling his patients he was giving them hope. Needless to say, I cried a little.

I hope that this holiday season, whatever you celebrate will bring you whatever you hope for, in terms of expectations, happiness and living.

—Yasha Sadagopan is a senior in economics. She can be reached at ysadagop@utk.edu.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

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Murkowski wins Alaksa senate race Campaign becomes the first write-in election victory since Strom Thurmond in 1954 tion in the Republican Party. The National Republican Senatorial Committee threw its support and cash JUNEAU, Alaska— Sen. Lisa Murkowski on behind Miller, opting to back the candidate who Wednesday became the first Senate candidate in more received the GOP nomination. And she didn’t have many friends within the tea party than 50 years to win a write-in movement — with many of those votcampaign, emerging victorious ers seeing her as too liberal — putover her Tea Party rival followting her at odds with that faction of ing a painstaking, week-long the party as well. count of hand-written votes.

Though she plans to caucus with The victory completes a Republicans, she said she won’t be remarkable comeback for the beholden to any special interests or Republican after her humiliatparty — an initial sign that she may ing loss in the GOP primary to not try to reclaim her leadership post Joe Miller. within the GOP conference. She volHer victory became clear untarily resigned it in deciding to when Alaska election officials make her outsider run. confirmed they had only about Murkowski says she will approach 700 votes left to count, putting issues as they come to her, and vowed Murkowski in safe territory to to do what's best for Alaskans. She win re-election. Murkowski is opposed a Republican-supported flying back from Washington to moratorium on earmark requests, a Alaska on Wednesday to make hot issue on Capitol Hill following an “exciting announcement,” the tea party surge in the mid-term proclaiming in an e-mail to elections. She says a ban on earmarks supporters that the campaign won’t do much to reduce federal “made history.” spending and instead would leave Murkowski has a lead of • Photo courtesy of the U.S. Senate bureaucrats to decide spending prior10,400 votes, a total that includes 8,153 ballots in which Miller observers chal- ities.

The victory followed the tedious week-long process lenged over things like misspellings, extra words or legof ballot counters and observers scrutinizing the handibility issues. writing of thousands of ballots.

Miller told Fox News that he is not conceding the It was a process unlike any Alaska had seen, with the race, and will decide at the end of the week whether the campaign will request a recount. Miller has maintained rules for conducting the election written as the race he’ll stop fighting if the math doesn’t work in his favor. went on. That provided the crux of Miller’s federal comMiller’s loss is a major rebuke for Sarah Palin, the plaint — that the determination of votes was subjective former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential and not strictly in line with election law calling for balcandidate who backed Miller and has long had a tense lots to have the ovals filled in and either the candidate's relationship with the Murkowski family. Miller’s defeat last name or name as it appears on the declaration of means Palin couldn’t deliver in her home state for a candidacy written.

Miller observers, seeking to hold the state to that candidate she roundly endorsed. standard, objected to thousands of ballots, including The write-in bid was an effort Murkowski almost ones with a cursive letter or two, slight misspellings or didn’t undertake after her stunning loss in the August primary to Miller. She went back and forth on whether mangled lettering and some reading “Lisa Murkowski to run but ultimately decided to wage a write-in cam- Republican” or “Murkowski, Lisa.”

The longshot nature of Murkowski’s campaign paign, saying she’d been encouraged by Alaskans who wanted a reasonable alternative between the conserva- seemed to invigorate the senator and her team. Her one-time spokesman, Steve Wackowski, said he liked tive Miller and the little-known Democratic nominee.

Murkowski will return to Washington in an odd posi- nothing more than hearing it couldn't be done — that

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that only made the campaign work harder in what amounted to a massive do-over after she flubbed the primary contest.

History wasn’t on their side: Nothing of this scale had been pulled off in Alaska, and had rarely been accomplished elsewhere. The last Senate candidate to win as a write-in was Strom Thurmond in 1954.

But Murkowski wasn't the typical write-in candidate: She enjoyed widespread name recognition as Alaska’s senior senator and daughter of a local political dynasty, and had a $1 million-plus bank account.

She also showed a fire she’d lacked during the primary, when she referred to Miller as “my opponent” and fell victim to aggressive last-minute attack ads by the Tea Party Express.

This time, she pounced on Miller’s every misstep.

While she still stressed her seniority and her willingness to be a voice for all Alaskans, her speeches sounded more like rallies than lectures, generally ending in her leading a raucous chorus of supporters in spelling her name: “M-U-R, K-O-W, S-K-I.” “She just had a fire in her belly to do this not for herself but for the large number of people, literally hundreds, who begged her to do this,” said John Tracy, who worked on her ad team.

Miller didn’t do himself any favors after his upset of Murkowski in the August primary. Court documents were released showing Miller was suspended as a government employee for using work computers for partisan political work and lying about it. In other miscues, his security detail handcuffed a journalist asking questions at a town hall meeting, and it was revealed his family received many government handouts that he railed against as a tea party candidate.

Murkowski, 53, was appointed to the Senate seat long held by her father when he became governor in 2002; she won the seat in her own right two years later, in a narrow win over Democrat Tony Knowles, and her father was ousted in the 2006 gubernatorial primary by Palin, contributing to the icy relationship between the two families.

The win comes a day before what would have been Sen. Ted Stevens’ 87th birthday. Stevens, a legend in Alaska for bringing home billions in federal aid and projects during his 40 years in the Senate, was one of Murkowski's biggest supporters, and a mentor. He died in a plane crash two weeks before the primary.

Murkowski invoked his legacy during her write-in campaign as something she wanted to carry on.

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Native Fort Sanders band to play show Prince William engaged Will Abrams Staff Writer When residing in a college town, it isn’t too difficult to find aspiring musicians in the local bars and clubs. Often times, these acts are singer-songwriters, heavy metal bands or, as can be the case in the South, aspiring country singers.

Musicians who don’t fit easily into one of these categories can be few and far between. That’s what makes bands like Shortwave Society so interesting. “(Our music) is sort of a mixture of all the different elements,” Jason Day, pianist and arranger for the band, said. “We just try to stay out of the way and see what (the music) wants to become on its own.”

Formed only in the past few years, the band members started playing together in Fort Sanders before the idea of tours and albums ever came about. Day, who holds a master's in jazz studies from UT, guitarist/vocalist Grant Geren and percussionist Curtis Geren practiced music together before adding violinist Sarah Hurd and cellist Alexia

Pantanizopoulis to the band.

“All of us play professionally, so it was just another gig there for a while, and then it started to get serious,” Day said.

Shortwave Society combines orchestral music with an electronic sound, all

“Voyeur,” earlier this year.

“Some of the (songs) that ended up on ‘Voyeur’ we had actually started a long time ago but … they were never ready for primetime,” Day said. “Once we hooked up with (Knoxville engineer Scott Minor), the album revealed itself.”

Over the course of the year, the band has spent most of its time touring to promote the latest album. As if driving across the country and playing several nights out of the week wasn’t stressful enough, the band faced a new obstacle recently when its van was stolen, along with almost all of the group’s equipment.

“We’re kind of try• Photo courtesy of Shelly O’Barr ing to restart, while drawing influences from jazz because a lot of our show revolves musicians and The Beach Boys. With around the use of technology,” Day said. this unique proposal, the group has “So now we are in a phase of trying to taken its time to develop its music and figure out … what the next move is from discover what its sound really is. here.”

“The more we’ve done it, I feel like Despite facing such a major setback, now we have a sound,” Day said. the band is pressing onward through any According to the group's website, it means necessary to keep the music flowseeks to “unearth and perform the com- ing. While this mainly involves borrowmon thread between all that is musical.” ing equipment from friends, Shortwave For a band that uses instruments on a Society has also seen a helping hand wide spectrum, from a cello to a coming from its fans.

MacBook, such a goal isn’t too hard to “We’ve had an amazing outpouring of imagine. support on Facebook and … people When putting together albums, donating to our PayPal account,” Day shows, and compositions, the band said. “Seeing the support of your fans works together to create an environment and your friends in a time where you that is most beneficial for the music as really need it, I can’t say enough about well as each other. it.” “(The band) is a business as well as a Although recovering from its recent musical group, but we try to make room losses is high on the group’s priority list, for … each other's personalities,” Day the band hopes to be back in the studio said. soon to provide more material for their After initially releasing an EP consist- growing fan base. Shortwave Society ing of five tracks in 2009, the band put will perform with Stephaniesid at Pilot out its largest set of recordings, Light tonight.

Fiancée Middleton to don late Princess Diana’s ring Associated Press

LONDON — The college romance that seemed to wilt under the pressure of adulthood and the glare of the paparazzi has blossomed at last. Prince William is finally engaged to his longtime girlfriend and will give Britain its biggest royal wedding since Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer almost 30 years ago.

Royal officials announced Tuesday that William will marry Kate Middleton next spring or summer in London, ending years of rumored splits, reconciliations and will-they, won’t-they speculation.

William is second in line to the British throne after Charles, his father.

Kate and William’s first child would move ahead of his younger brother Prince Harry to become third in line to the throne.

William proposed during a vacation in Kenya last month, and gave Middleton the engagement ring once worn by his late mother Diana, an oval blue sapphire surrounded by diamonds from the jeweler Garrard.

“This was my way of making sure that my mother didn’t miss out on today,” William said as the couple posed for photographers in the state apartments at St. James’ Palace.

William wore a navy suit, Middleton a simple blue dress.

“Blimey,” he said as the couple faced a torrent of camera flashes.

Middleton acknowledged that being queen was “a daunting prospect,” and declined to say whether the prince had proposed on bended knee.

Clarence House said that while William’s bride-to-be is commonly known as Kate, her official name is Catherine Elizabeth — the style used by her close family. She will be named Queen Catherine if William, as expected, eventually takes the British throne.

Many in Britain welcomed the royal engagement as a rare piece of good news in a time of economic uncertainty and cutbacks — a time much like 1981, when millions watched Charles and Diana’s fairy-tale wedding. Their marriage eventually ended in divorce — but no one was dwelling on that detail Tuesday.

William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and her husband Prince Philip “are absolutely delighted for them both,” Buckingham Palace said. Prince Charles said he was “absolutely thrilled,” and his wife, Camilla, duchess of Cornwall, said her stepson’s engagement was “the most brilliant news.”

“It’s wicked,” said the duchess, who had just attended an event at the theater where the musical “Wicked” is playing.

Middleton’s parents, Carole and Michael, welcomed the prince to their family.

“We all think he’s wonderful, we're extremely fond of him,” Michael Middleton said. “They make a lovely couple.”

Prime Minister David Cameron wished the couple “great joy in their life together,” and said when he announced the news during a Cabinet meeting it was greeted by cheers and “a great banging of the table.”

Cameron, who said he had camped out on the street the night before Charles and Diana's wedding procession, predicted this royal wedding would be a “great moment for national celebration” that would unite Britain.

Charles’ Clarence House office said he was “delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton.” It used Twitter as well as a news release.

Few were surprised. Their engagement was the safest bet in Britain, an event so certain that bookies had stopped taking bets on a 2011 wedding. The date avoids London’s Summer Olympics and the queen’s Diamond Jubilee, both being held in 2012.

“Kate has been waiting for so long, I expected her to find someone else,” said London tour guide Gabrielle Sullo, 53. “The media had called her ‘Waitey Katie,’ so it’s about time that she stopping waiting.”

No venue has been announced yet. For pomp, the ceremony is likely to fall between the extraordinary spectacle of the wedding of Charles and Diana in St. Paul’s Cathedral and Charles’ subdued second marriage to Camilla at Windsor Guildhall in 2005.

Patrick Jephson, Diana’s former secretary, said her son’s nuptials would be “a master class” in wedding planning.

The formal engagement is likely to turn the poised, brunette Middleton — already depicted approvingly in the fashion pages — into a global icon. With her confident good looks and long brown hair, Middleton has already become one of the most photographed women in Britain.

The palace will be hoping that she combines Diana’s glamour and charm with a more commonsense approach to life. At 28, Middleton is considerably older than Diana was when she wed at 20 and has had greater life experiences and longer training in dealing with the media.

“She seems quite competent," said approving 22-year-old student Sarah Madden, "and seems to be just as wonderful as Diana."

William and Harry have spent a lifetime in the spotlight, with their drunken nights out and female friends the subject of constant tabloid gossip. William, who turned 28 in June, once told an interviewer he wouldn’t marry “until I’m at least 28 or maybe 30.” But since joining the military, both have kept a lower profile.

Middleton met William at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

They shared a house along with other students in the seaside university town, where William initially studied art history before switching to geography.

In 2002, William paid 200 pounds to sit in the front row at a charity fashion show where Middleton was modeling in a daring outfit. They are thought to have started dating the next year.

St. Andrews congratulated the couple Tuesday, pointing out that the school has a reputation as “Britain’s top matchmaking university.”

A wealthy commoner rather than an aristocrat, Middleton is the daughter of self-made millionaires. Her father worked for an airline and her mother was a flight attendant before they started a mail-order business specializing in children’s parties, run from their house in southern England.

She attended Marlborough College, an elite private school, where she played tennis and field hockey, before studying art history at St. Andrews. After graduating in 2005, Middleton worked as a buyer for the fashion chain Jigsaw. She is now employed by her family’s partyplanning business.

The couple’s relationship became public with a joint photo on a Swiss skiing holiday in 2004. Middleton then became a media darling — especially after both graduated, which ended a British media agreement to leave William alone while he was at university.

Middleton was there when William was commissioned as a British Army officer after graduating from Sandhurst military college in 2006.

She was photographed attending public events, going to work, even getting a parking ticket — a level of attention that evoked the romance of William’s parents.

But William was determined that Middleton would not suffer the same media hounding endured by his mother, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997. He appealed through his office for the media to leave her alone.

In 2007, Middleton filed a harassment complaint against a British newspaper. She accepted an apology and admission of error from the Daily Mirror.

At the time, an engagement was so expected that the retail chain Woolworths even commissioned mugs, plates and other Wills-and-Kate memorabilia. The chain has since gone out of business.

Yet only weeks later in 2007, media reported — and Clarence House did not deny — that the couple had broken up. Newspapers pored over the apparent end of the relationship in long stories sourced to anonymous "friends."

Soon, however, the same newspapers were reporting that the pair had rekindled their romance. They were photographed leaving a London nightclub together, and Middleton was snapped on a stag hunting expedition at the royal family’s Balmoral estate in Scotland alongside Charles.

“They need to pay for this event entirely themselves and not try to use it as some sort of PR exercise for the monarchy,” Smith said.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

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Pastor speaks out against Facebook Associated Press NEPTUNE, N.J. — Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook.

That’s the edict from a New Jersey pastor who feels the two often go together.

The Rev. Cedric Miller said 20 couples among the 1,100 members of his Living Word Christian Fellowship Church have run into marital trouble over the last six months after a spouse connected with an ex-flame over Facebook.

Because of the problems, he is ordering about 50 married church officials to delete their accounts with the social networking site or resign from their leadership positions. He had previously asked married congregants to share their login information with their spouses and now plans to suggest that they give up Facebook altogether.

“I’ve been in extended counseling with couples with marital problems because of Facebook for the last year and a half,” he said.

“What happens is someone from yesterday surfaces, it leads to conversations and there have been physical meet-ups. The temptation is just too great.”

Miller is married and has a Facebook account that he uses to keep in touch with six children, but he will heed his own advice and cancel his account this weekend.

On Sunday, he plans to “strongly suggest” that all married people to stop using Facebook, lest they endanger their marriage.

“The advice will go to the entire church,” he said. “They’ll hear what I’m asking of my church leadership. I won’t mandate it for the entire congregation, but I hope people will follow my advice.”

Miller said he has spoken from the pulpit before about the dangers of Facebook, asking married couples to give each other their passwords to the site.

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Bruce Pearl reacts to a call from officials at the baketball game on Tuesday. In the 85-76 win against the Belmont Bruins, officials handed out 59 fouls, one of the largest totals in NCAA history.

“Some did. Others got scared and deleted their accounts right away. And some felt it was none of my business and continued on,” he said.

Miller said he has gotten a mostly positive response so far among the leaders subject to his edict, which was first reported by the Asbury Park Press.

Pat Dawson, a minister at the church, uses her Facebook account to see photos of her relatives. She is unmarried and therefore not required to delete her account, but she agrees with Miller about the dangers such sites can create.

“I know he feels very strongly about this,” she said. “It can be a useful tool, but it also can cause great problems in a relationship. If your spouse won’t give you his or her password, you've got a problem.”

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says 81 percent of its members have used or been faced with evidence plucked from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking sites in divorce cases over the last five years.

About one in five adults uses Facebook for flirting, according to a 2008 report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. And a do-it-yourself divorce site in the United Kingdom, Divorce-Online, reported late last year that the word “Facebook” was appearing in about one in five of the petitions it was handling.

Miller says there are legitimate uses for Facebook, which is why he started an account a few years ago.

“People use it as an opportunity to invite others to social gatherings, to share Scripture or talk about what went on at church,” he said. “Those are all positive, worthwhile things. But the downside is just too great.”

Facebook did not immediately respond to a before-hours interview request left at its California offices.

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THESPORTSPAGE

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Freshman Harris living up to hype just tells me to stay focused.”

While Harris strives for excellence on the court, away from the game he is just a Staff Writer regular college freshman. His favorite Freshman forward Tobias Harris enters movie is “Hoop Dreams,” and as for televithis college season as one of the most sion shows, he prefers “The Fresh Prince hyped recruits, not only in the SEC, but of Bel-Air.” When it comes to books, his also in the history of the Tennessee profavorite is “The Alchemist.” His favorite gram.

He comes to UT with an impressive music artist is Jay-Z. The NBA team that resume, including a five-star rating by he roots for is the Los Angeles Lakers and says that when nearly every he watches one recruiting of their games service, a his eyes are Gatorade glued to star Player of the Kobe Bryant.

Year award in When the state of Harris is not at New York and practice, he a McDonald’s likes to spend All-American. time in the But one label gym, working that is not on getting r e a d i l y stronger. And applied to when he is Harris is that back at home of a regular in New York, guy. he said his On the favorite thing court, in to do is to be games or pracaround his tice, Harris is family. He also one of the lists his family more vocal as an inspirap l a y e r s . tion for him, However, this singling out is not the his father espestory for him Ian Harmon • The Daily Beacon cially. away from basTobias Harris throws down over Belmont defendHarris is a ketball. ers on Tuesday. Harris contributed 16 points and “I’m just a hauled in seven rebounds to help the Vols to a native of Dix humble and victory over Belmont in the first round of the NIT Hills, N.Y., and says that he quiet kid who Season Tip-Off tournament. came so far likes to keep south to UT working and because of coach Bruce Pearl and the fact be the best that I can be,” Harris said. that they both share a drive to win.

This unassuming demeanor away from And like most freshman, Harris does basketball is something that junior guard not yet know what he wants to major in, Scotty Hopson also sees in Harris.

“He’s just like any 18- or 19-year-old, but his favorite course so far is sociology.

Harris feels a lot of pressure to have the he’s a cool dude to be around,” Hopson same success in college basketball as he said. “I think two words to describe him did in high school. In fact, his own teamare humble and hungry.” mates expect the same of him. Hopson in Harris enters this season with a lot of particular believes he has the potential to pressure to perform in the talent-laden Vols roster. In his first collegiate game, he make not only the All-SEC Freshman notched 18 points to go along with five team, but also the Freshmen All-American rebounds and one assist. Harris does not team as well.

But Harris will continue to deal with back down on dealing with the pressures expectations the same way he has so far. of his own success but instead accepts and He plans to work as hard as anybody to be works towards making good on his potenthe best.

And with him playing the focal tial. “point-forward” position for the Vols — a “I just got to stay in the gym and keep working,” Harris said. “I can’t let that get positioned manned recently by the likes of J.P. Smith, Tyler Smith and Dane to my head and get to me.”

One outlet for Harris has been Hopson, Bradshaw — his ability to perform at his who was in a similar situation three years previous level will greatly impact the ago, when he came to UT with nearly the team’s success.

“For Tobias, the sky is the limit,” same list of accomplishments.

Hopson said. “If he’s progressing, he’ll do “It’s definitely helped to have someone more than well.” to talk to,” Harris said of Hopson. “He

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Hunter becoming deep-threat Vol Denarius Moore and Gerald Jones, Hunter has stepped up to the challenge. He has confidence in his abilities to compete in this division and Staff Writer feels that he can stay ahead of his defenders “If I get that first step on the defender, I don’t Wide receiver Justin Hunter has proven himself an asset to the Tennessee football team this think he’s going to be able to catch me,” Hunter said. season.

Far from being intimidated by his elders, This was especially apparent in the Vols’ 52Hunter appreciates the assistance of older play14 victory over Ole Miss on Saturday.

The true freshman from Virginia Beach, Va., ers like Jones and Moore. Hunter said they’re has found a way to shine as he gets open and helping grow as a player.

“I feel confident around them, because they’re finds the ball. His abilities have earned the UT quarterbacks’ confidence when they throw the helping me learn the game,” Hunter said. “Just like any old guy would.” ball.

After the win against Ole Miss Saturday, “He’s been great,” freshman Tyler Bray said.

“He’s a guy who can jump out of this building Hunter was encouraged by the team’s performcomplex (Neyland-Thompson Sports ance. Hunter said that the win showed how everything goes well when the team contributes Complex).”

In return, Hunter has assurance in his quar- as a whole.

“The win felt terbacks, which good for us makes for an excelbecause everylent relationship. thing went our With both Bray and way,” Hunter Hunter starting as said. “Everybody true freshmen, it has was contributing created a bond that to what we were can potentially last doing on the for the next several field.” years.

Far from over“I feel like I have thinking his role, confidence in both of Hunter said he them, as long as they had few thoughts get the ball off and running through they do what they his mind as he got to do,” Hunter caught his second said. touchdown of the Along with footday. ball, Hunter has per“I just saw the formed in the junior ball in the air, and portion of the USA I felt like it was O u t d o o r my turn to score Championships and again, because it hopes to compete on was only one man the UT track-andcoverage.” field team under the Hunter said. guidance of trackHis performand-field coach ance on Saturday Jerome Romain. He — three recepis the nation’s No. 3 tions for 114 Matt Garner• The Daily Beacon long jumper and No. 7 high jumper in his Justin Hunter streaks away on the Vols’ open- yards and two age group, which ing play from scrimmage against Ole Miss on touchdown — helps him on the grid- Saturday. The 80-yard opening reception boosted his confidence in his abiliiron. helped Hunter to 114 yards and a pair of ty to assist the “I enjoy track touchdowns in the game, as the Vols domi- team. more, because that’s “I think my what I’ve been nated the Rebels, 52-14. performance was doing,” Hunter said.

“That’s where my heart is, but football is what I the best I had all this year,” Hunter said. “First, it was the longest touchdown I’d ever had in my think I’m better at.”

With a receiver lineup that includes seniors career, and I was able to help the team out.”

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Nikki Fowler, 55, and Leah Hinkey, 6, combine to block a shot from an LSU player in a match on Friday. Despite a loss to LSU on Friday, the Lady Vols were able to turn things around, sweeping Arkansas on Senior Day for the final home game of the season.