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Two UT football players suspended amidst rape investigation Johnson, Williams banned from all team-related activities as police gather info on alleged rape, sexual assault Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor (@TPro_UTDB)
Two Tennessee football players are currently under investigation for an alleged rape and sexual assault that occurred at the Woodlands Apartment Complex early Sunday morning. Although the suspects
have not been named because they have yet to be charged, Tennessee did announce Monday that senior linebacker A.J. Johnson and redshirt sophomore cornerback Michael Williams have been suspended from all teamrelated activities. According to a Knoxville Police Department press release, officers and investigators responded to White Avenue to investigate a rape
had raped her, and the second who said she was sexually assaulted. Tennessee head coach Butch Jones confirmed during his weekly Monday press luncheon that the investigation did involve football players before the program announced the suspension of Johnson and Williams. “I am aware of the alleged incident that occurred over the weekend,” Jones said. “Right now, we’re in the process of gathering all the A.J. Johnson (left) and Michael Williams (right) information. Once we have and sexual assault allega- the scene, they located two all the appropriate information at approximately 2:57 19-year-old female victims, tion, we will act in a very a.m. When they arrived on one who claimed two males
Food Recovery Network seeks to reduce food waste Student-led organization to help alleviate Knoxville’s food insecurity, plans to collect leftovers from restaurants on The Strip Heidi Hill Contributor
The nearest access to fresh food is miles and miles away, and once you reach it, you can’t afford any of it. That’s what makes Knoxville a food desert. The student-led Food Recovery Network is working to change that. Now in its second year, the Food Recovery Network aims to reduce food waste and feed Knoxville’s hungry. The organization aspires to extend its influence to The Strip by collecting leftover food items and supplies from Cumberland Avenue’s restaurant merchants. A small grant from UT’s reVOLve fund will be funneled into this program to help achieve the task, eliminating the organization’s need to borrow plastic bags, gloves, disposable aluminum and food thermometers from outside sources like Aramark. But for Ryan Brown, president of FRN and senior in marketing and international business, dis-
tributing unused food only solves part of the broader problem of food insecurity. What Knoxville needs, he said, is greater accessibility to a well-stocked market. “For low-income families, a grocery store is a hard place to buy food, let alone healthy food,” Brown said. “You can go buy a twelve pack of Ramen for a couple of dollars, or a few apples or maybe a few spears of broccoli. Fruits and vegetables are really more expensive compared to things like that.” A 2011 report from the Food Research and Action Center, revealed that a lack in nutritional variety may contribute to Knoxville’s status as a “food desert,” or a region where residents must travel 10 or more miles to find a grocery store or access fresh foods. This report also states that Knoxville is ranked 17th in the top 100 metropolitan areas in the same year for “food hardship” with “nearly 21 percent of households without money to buy needed food.” These statistics did not go unnoticed by
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Paddling the ocean while dolphins play in the distance isn’t students’ usual winter break activity. However, a group of UT students will travel to Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge located off the coast of Southwest Florida this break to sea kayak, camp and observe nature. The refuge is located right next to Everglades National Park. The seven-day trip is provided by UTOP and will give students an adventurous alternative to the usual Netflix binge that occurs on winter break. The group will head
south on Dec. 14 and return on Dec. 21. Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge is 35,000 acres of land and sea and home to mangrove habitats housing several endangered species of wildlife. Despite the name, the string of islands only number in the hundreds. The usual winter temperature on the islands is in the low 70s, which will provide pleasant weather for those attending the winter break trip. Sarah O’Leary, a senior in College Scholars, went on the kayaking trip three years ago, and this year, will return as one of the trip’s leaders. UTOP has provided the trip for five years, and O’Leary said it is usually a big hit. See KAYAKING on Page 2
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Young local band shares influences, plans for touring Will Warren Staff Writer
A student works as a part of the Food Recovery Network, which aims to reduce food waste and feed the hungry. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon
Knoxville’s own food advocates. The Knoxville-Knox County Food Policy Council, as part of an intensive survey of Knox County’s agricultural and economic climate, noted in a 2011 overview that 14 percent of Americans throw away the food they purchase -- an amount equivalent to $600 for a family of four. To avoid such waste, agencies like The Salvation Army, Knoxville
Area Rescue Mission and Volunteer Ministry Center receive donations from Second Harvest after the Food Recovery Network’s collected food is loaded onto refrigerated trucks behind Thompson-Boling Arena. Donated food items must be stored in the freezer within two hours, Brown said, to avoid foodborne illness or diminished quality in the food they wish to distribute. Though Food Recovery
Network aims to eliminate such waste, Brown said that a second purpose for the newly-established organization is establishing an emphasis on education and awareness. “We’re trying to fill in the gaps, and we’re also trying to attract new members,” Brown said, “especially the ones who regularly volunteer with us.”
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UT students to visit wildlife refuge Hannah Moulton
decisive manner, which we have proven over time to do here at the University of Tennessee.” Both females were transported to UT Medical Center as part of the ongoing investigation. One of the female victims is a current University of Tennessee student, while the other — the victim of the sexual assault — is a university student from an out-of-state school who was in Knoxville visiting a friend.
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Few bands can say they honed their craft in multiple cities, and even fewer can say they’ve written and recorded in different time zones. But “dream punk” band Best Friend, a Nashville/ Knoxville outfit, can lay claim to both titles. “It’s difficult when it comes time to record or organize shows, of course,” said Peter McCarville, lead singer and one-fourth of Best Friend. McCarville, who also plays keyboard occasionally, formed the somewhat unclassifiable outfit at Independence High School in Thompson Station, Tenn., in 2011, with his brother, David McCarville on drums and their friend, Brad King, on guitar. “Brad actually had a studio set up in his bedroom for his interests in music production, but he had never written a song,” Peter McCarville said. “I had written songs and needed a friend to produce them, so it worked out well. David happened to fill in whenever we needed him. Over time, he became a pretty good drummer, so we added him permanently.” Along the way, they added Gregory Lancaster on bass after meeting him at a Titus Andronicus show in Nashville. Though they’ve been playing together for three years, they recently released their first album, “Division,” in February. “It was our first full-length record and our first time actually printing something on CD,” Peter McCarville said. “It was a big step forward for us as a band and a big moment.” With this release, the band is starting to receive more press attention, as local music blog Knoxville Music Warehouse and Nashville-area blog No Country For New Nashville have both promoted Best Friend. See BEST FRIENDS on Page 2
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Country music icon Miranda Lambert will appear at Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. This show is the fifth stop on the second leg of Lambert’s “Certified Platinum Tour” and will include country singer-songwriter Justin Moore and former “The Voice” contestant RaeLynn as the show’s openers. Lambert’s tour will launch in Evansville, Ind.on Jan. 15 at The Ford Center and end in Worcester, Mass. on April 10. This tour will support Lambert’s fifth studio album, “Platinum” and follows her summer “Platinum Tour.” Lambert is known for her fiery and intense performances
and has received rave reviews from the Boston Globe and the Philadelphia Inquirer for her summer shows. Fans can expect to hear Lambert classics such as “Kerosene” and “Gunpowder & Lead,” but most of Lambert’s performance will be based around her latest album, “Platinum.” Lambert is the the most decorated female artist in the history of the Country Music Association Awards and is expected to draw nearly sold out crowds for each of her shows. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at the TBA box office, online at knoxvilletickets.com or by phone at (865) 656-4444. Tickets are expected to range from $34.75 to $54.75.
continued from Page 1 No experience is necessary, and the trip is designed for beginners. However, O’Leary said, those with previous experience will still have a great time. Once the group arrives at the refuge, they will make camp, practice kayaking procedures and explore whichever island they land on first. Then, the real adventures begin with the group kayaking from island to island and backcountry camping. “Backcountry camping means we don’t have any water, we don’t have any bathrooms,” O’Leary said. “We bring all of our water in, and we just do everything without facilities, so that’s a lot of fun.” The winter break sea kayaking trip usually has a full list of students attending, with some students even getting placed on a waitlist. Eight students and three group leaders attend the trip each
BEST FRIEND continued from Page 1 Along with that, several songs from “Division” have been played on UT’s college radio station, WUTK The Rock. Lush, dreamy sounds and vocals that sound otherworldly strike one’s ears as “Division” plays, and the band applies several appropriate genres, including dream pop and shoegaze, to their music on their Bandcamp page. However, Peter McCarville said he feels their style of music is not described with ease. “I feel like we may have a dream-like sound, but we’re a lot more up-tempo than a group like the Cocteau Twins or My Bloody Valentine would be,” Peter McCarville said. This belief is shared by the other band members. “It’s important for us to note our influences,” David
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O’Leary said the trip is a wonand snowshoeing all the time,” Washington said. “I really just derful experience full of glimpses want to see the Everglades and of wildlife. “I was there my freshman year get some awesome kayaking in.” of college, and we saw sea turtles and stingrays,” O’Leary said of her experience on the sea kayaking trip three years ago. “We saw dolphins, which was incredible.” ackcountry camping means we don’t Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge is home have any water, we don’t have any bathto around 200 species of fish, 189 species of bird and common rooms. We bring all of our water in, and mammals like the river otter and bottle-nosed dolphin. A few of the we just do everything without facilities, so endangered species that inhabit the refuge are the West Indian that’s a lot of fun. Manatee, the Bald Eagle and two -Sarah O’Leary different types of sea turtles. O’Leary said the trip isn’t Although Washington has strenuous kayaking the entire man in wildlife and fisheries science and a trip participant, participated in various outdoor time. Some days will include time is no stranger to outdoor activi- water activities like white-water to relax on one of the island’s ties. After she attended Ignite kayaking and raft packing, this beaches and explore the shores. For students who missed out Outdoors this past summer, will be her first time in a sea on signing up for the winter Washington began actively kayak. A sea kayak is sturdy enough break sea-kayaking trip, O’Leary searching for another adventurto handle the rough waters in the said there will be more opportuous opportunity. “I love being outdoors. I go ocean, yet gentle enough to not nities in the spring. backpacking, hiking, skiing disrupt the wildlife. year, with some years even having enough willing participants to create another trip. Delaney Washington, fresh-
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McCarville agreed, “but we feel that we have our own unique qualities.” When asked for specific influences, Peter and David McCarville paid homage to several ‘80s and ‘90s canonical groups, such as the aforementioned Cocteau Twins and My Bloody Valentine, but also The Smiths and Pavement. “We started finding these older bands that we loved, and we wanted to apply their characteristics to our music,” Peter McCarville said. “I thought Johnny Marr and Kevin Shields were excellent songwriters and musicians, and their ascending chord progressions were definitely something I wanted to try out on my own.” In terms of newer artists, Peter McCarville specifically mentioned an album that came out during his high school years that played a big part in his musical foundation. “I remember that the band Girls released their first LP,
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Country superstar Lambert coming to Knoxville next year
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titled “Album,” in 2009, and it was so big for me,” Peter McCarville reminisced. Of course, Best Friend didn’t always sound this dreamy. “When we first started, I was really into Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes, and we sounded like yet another folk group,” Peter McCarville laughed. As for the future, both
McCarvilles emphasized that new releases are on the way. “We’re hoping to press some 7” singles on vinyl next year, and we want to go on tour in the spring around the Midwest,” Peter McCarville said. Their ascending progression is something to keep track of as this year fades out and a new one begins.
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UTPD aims to keep Fort residents informed and secure Hannah Marley Staff Writer The Fort. The name is often associated with parties, occasional violence, UT students and the phrase “offcampus.” Despite the Fort Sanders neighborhood’s reputation, UTPD wants to make its presence in The Fort known to students, and pass out some safety tips to ensure that the large percentage of students living in the neighborhood don’t put themselves at risk.
This Tuesday night, UTPD, led by Sergeant Cedric Roach, along with several campus organizations will be going door-to-door asking students about crime problems and giving safety tips for the annual Fort Sanders Safety Blitz. “We get community partners together ... and we go around in a certain area of Fort Sanders where UT apartments and dorms are, or we go to any other apartment complexes in the commons and we just knock on residents doors and ask them if they have any questions about living in the Fort Sanders area,” Roach said.
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“We ask if they’re aware of any crime trends, and we give them information about being safe in the area.” Roach said that students often have very similar concerns about living in the neighborhood. “For the most part, lots of people are worried about the same issues, like theft and vagrancy, and things like that,” Roach said. Despite these concerns, Roach maintains that the majority of crimes that take place in the area are preventable. “There are a lot of misconceptions about the Fort Sanders
It was this emphasis on education that spawned the Food Recovery Network’s Food Stamp Challenge last spring where continued from Page 1 participants were challenged to spend 30 A high percentage of minimum wage dollars or less on food while shopping for jobs and a growing number of seniors in groceries. “I took the route where I spread out an “overwhelming economic crunch” also my money as much as possible,” Brown aggravates food insecurity in Knoxville, said. “I bought said Gail Root, things like Ramen programs direcand dried rice tor at Second whereas another Harvest. member of our This confirmly believe that good leadership team cern for the nutrition is a big part of being kind of focused low access to on the more healthy food healthy route, healthy, and being healthy for Knoxville’s so she bought a seniors citilot of fruits and helps people to accomplish zens, she said, vegetables. But it constitutes a what is needed to lead a pro- didn’t last her as growing effort long.” for Second ductive life. While the holiHarvest. In -Gail Root day season brings response to the colder weather, issue, the orgaRoot explained nization created a new produce garden that allocates fresh that food insecurity is an issue that affects foods specifically for East Tennessee’s over Knoxvillians year-round. “Our task for the holidays is just like any 65 demographic. other time,” Root said. “Second Harvest “I firmly believe that good nutrition is a big part of being healthy, and being has a comprehensive food rescue program, healthy helps people to accomplish what is but without the help of Food Recovery needed to lead a productive life,” Root said. Network, perfectly good food from the UT “Along with healthy food access, nutrition campus would be thrown away instead of education is at the core of being able to being used by agencies who provide it to provide good nutrition for oneself and their those in need.” For more information about UT’s Food family. If one young mother changes what Recovery Network, contact the organizashe serves her children to healthier food or serves her family food cooked in a healthier tion at frn@utk.edu, like the Facebook page manner than we have hopefully helped end or follow @foodrecoveryutk on Twitter for a cycle of poor health due to unhealthy updates.
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area,” Roach said. “Sometimes The Fort gets a bad rap, but if you do some simple things, things everyone knows to do, like don’t walk alone at night and don’t leave your stuff out for someone to come by and see, then you’re probably going to be safe from crime.” Heather Dickson, a junior in journalism and electronic media who has lived in the Fort Sanders neighborhood for two years, follows simple safety precautions of her own in order to prevent herself from running into difficult situations.
“My best advice for navigating The Fort is to be aware at all times -- keeping your eyes off your cellphone and walking swiftly and purposefully home,” Dickson said. “I carry pepperspray and will check the rooms of my apartment with caution when I get home late, I always make sure to lock my doors and shut my windows before I go to bed.” Taking these safety precautions, Dickson said that she is confident that The Fort will continue to be her home until she graduates. “These tips have kept me safe
in The Fort, and I can see myself feeling comfortable living here for the rest of my undergrad career,” Dickson said. But should any crimes take place or any issues arise, Roach said UTPD wants students to know that even though they’re off campus, campus police is ready and available to come to their assistance. Roach added: “We just want to make sure that we reach out to the UT students living there and let them know that we’re there and make sure they’re informed and make good decisions.”
OUTreach Center provides community for Thanksgiving Tanner Hancock Copy Editor (@TannerHancock26) UT students can be thankful for a home away from home. The OUTreach Center is holding its second annual “Together We Are Family” Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. Open to the public, the event will provide UT’s LGBTQA community the chance to share food in a welcoming environment. University Dining will be providing three cooked turkeys for the event, but students are encouraged to bring their own dishes and share them with attendees. Donna Braquet, director of the OUTreach Center, created the event to give students who couldn’t go home for the holiday a chance to experience the festive atmosphere. “Some (students) are not out to their parents, and if they are, there’s tension,” Braquet said. “It also allows students who aren’t able to go back home and celebrate Thanksgiving with their own families to celebrate here with their friends and their chosen family.” Braquet said she believes that families that are not accepting of the sexual
orientation of their children are the “number one cause” of the disproportionate number of homeless LGBT youths. Up to 40 percent of homeless youths identify as LGBT individuals, a statistic largely attributed to family rejection, according to nationalhomeless.org. Braquet said she ultimately hopes that the Thanksgiving dinner as well as the support given from the people of the OUTreach Center will help to create a sense of family to those who may not have it. “The LGBT family is itself a family to each other to some extent, just because not everyone has a family that’s welcoming,” Braquet explained. Robin Lovett, a senior in Spanish and one of the student workers at the OUTreach Center, has personally experienced the misfortune many LGBT students feel around the holidays. “Going home for Thanksgiving can be pretty stressful for a lot of different reasons, and sometimes that includes sexuality,” Lovett said. “Having this means I can go to a Thanksgiving dinner in which I know that I can be my full self.” For Lovett, the warm memories associated with Thanksgiving are not
reserved simply for blood relatives, but for all members of LGBT community at UT. “With family, I think everyone kind of gets the sense that you love them no matter what,” Lovett said. “I think there’s kind of that sense in the LGBT community on campus, that no matter how you feel about a person in particular … you have a responsibility to them and to make them feel welcome on campus.” Kaedee White, sophomore in architecture and ambassador for the OUTreach Center, said she remembers her surprise at the success of the first OUTreach Thanksgiving last year. “I had never seen the center this packed; it was insane the amount of people we had in here,” White said, noting that vegetarian and vegan options will likely be provided by students mindful of dietary restrictions. While White said her family has never ostracized her because of her sexuality, she understands the importance of the Thanksgiving event for those who may not be as lucky. “It’s pretty common for many people to be kicked out, to be cast away by their blood family,” White said. “This becomes a second family and a second home.”
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She could have been my mother Gettin’ Scruffy by
R.J. Vogt
That was the thought that ran through my head when I first met Susan (a composite character sketch made up of several homeless individual’s accounts). She had tragically beautiful eyes and little hands that looked even smaller when she balled them up into fists, a habitual tic she seemed to do unknowingly. Susan was homeless when we met last week, though I hope she has found housing in the time since we talked. At the time, she was close to escaping her predicament – so much closer than the hundreds of other homeless individuals who, even now, cannot escape these cold and rainy days in November. Susan could have been my mother. She had all the conventions of a successful middle class woman: a job, a car, a house, a family, some college education. If you had told her, two years ago, that she would be sleeping in a rescue mission someday, she would have said you were crazy. But then she got a divorce. She began to hear voices. She got cancer. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia. When her father died suddenly of a heart attack, she broke down and woke up two days later in a hospital. In her distress, returning to her job proved to be too difficult. She was let go. Suddenly the job was gone and the car payments were harder to make. One day she asked her son to drop her off at her sister’s place, saying that she would stay there for a little while. It was a lie; her sister could not take care of her, and Susan knew as much. As soon as her son receded from sight, she started walking toward North Broadway. Susan began to live as a homeless person. Listening to her stories – the horror of group showers at KARM, the disappointment of having her clothes stolen, the hope her case worker gives her – was hard for me because Susan reminded me so strongly of my own mother. Her sadness hung around her like a cloak, and she wore it like my mom wears hers. Tragedy has visited my mom, too. She lost her only sister and both her parents in the span of two years, and all three deaths were unexpected and unconventional. Grief has transformed my family, bringing us closer together, and I am confident we will get through the tough times. Still, the holidays are a little less cheery than they once were. What happens to people like Susan and what happened to my mom are not the same, but in their pain and chaos, they are similar. Why, then, is Susan searching for affordable housing and my mom is still living in the suburban household I grew up in? I don’t know. Maybe it is the support group that has rallied around my mother and the absence of one in Susan’s life. Maybe it is the presence of my father, a testament to the power of a strong marriage. Maybe it’s a combination of socioeconomic factors I don’t understand. But whatever it is, it’s thin. Susan’s story proves how close we all are to homelessness. You see the men in beards and bulky backpacks smoking cigarettes on Cumberland Avenue and you think to yourself, they are different than me. They are homeless. I am not. But what you don’t consider is the story behind the smoke. The truth is, homeless people are not that different from us. We create differences in our minds to reassure ourselves that we’re safe from the world they live in, but they know the truth. We are all just a few mistakes – or catastrophes – away. R.J. Vogt is a senior in College Scholars. He can be reached at rvogt@utk.edu.
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Who gives a shirt? School of Sarcasm by
Kaila Curry On Nov. 12, 2014, science fiction became reality when a mechanical space traveler called the Philae probe touched down on its target, a comet named 67P some 310 million miles from Earth. European Space Agency landed their robot on a comet. A comet! It’s actually amazing. Except as some of us were following the probe’s story in wonder, others in our culture instead seem more interested in the style of Matt Taylor, project scientist of the Rosetta mission. Taylor sported a shirt with images of women in lingerie that many people found sexist, “reflecting a culture still present in all too many parts of science and engineering, where women are made to feel uncomfortable.” Rose Eveleth, a tech writer at The Atlantic, tweeted, “No no women are toooootally welcome in our community, just ask the dude in this shirt.” Astrophysicist Katie Mack weighed in:
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at 84,000 mph. Rosetta will be undertaking several ‘firsts’ in space exploration. It will be the first mission to orbit and land on a comet. This makes Rosetta one of the most complex and ambitious missions ever undertaken. Several spacecrafts have crashed into comets before, but this is the first soft, or controlled, landing in history. Rosetta took off from Earth 10 years ago carrying Philae, traveling 6.4 billion miles before arriving in early August at the comet. The Philae lander separated from the orbiting Rosetta around 3:30 a.m. ET Wednesday, and landed on the comet seven hours later. “Rosetta is trying to answer the very big questions about the history of our solar system,” Matt Taylor said in the article on the ESA website. “What were the conditions like at its infancy and how did it evolve? What role did comets play in this evolution? How do comets work?” Unfortunately, who cares? Matt Taylor, our society does not thank you for your contributions to space exploration or studies of extraterrestrial soil. No, we will just remember you for that time you wore an “offensive,” tacky shirt. Kaila Curry is a sophomore in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at kcurry6@vols.utk.edu.
Taking advantage of desperation Fantasy Football Corner by
Austin Pirkle You have a team that has either clinched or is on the verge of clinching a playoff berth to your leagues’ fantasy football playoff, but could use a piece or two to put you over the top. So, what do you do? A waiver wire pickup isn’t reasonable because of your inability to choose first due to your high place in the standings. This means any additions would most likely come from trading, but you don’t want to break up the core of your team because you’ve been successful thus far in the season. This is where today’s topic comes into play. In every league, there are teams on the brink of playoff contention coming down the stretch where there is little to no room for error. This will cause owners to feel obligated to make moves with short term benefit, even though it isn’t the smartest move in the long run. This is where you can take advantage of someone’s desperation by offering a trade to help an owner for that week while receiving pieces that will improve your chances of winning it all during the playoffs. The process starts with examining
teams on the edge of playoff contention, who may have a few faults in their team. After that, you want to look through your bench at players who are producing, but may not be good enough to start on your team every week. Now, you want to package a few of these bench players and maybe one starter that fills a desperate owner’s needs. In return, you want to receive a significant upgrade at a position that would be considered a weak link on your team. This is in essence “buying low” on players, but will come at a lower price because of the timing of this type of trading. Here are a few candidates you should consider to go out and trade for in this type of scenario. Le’Veon Bell He is one of the most consistent backs in football this year. Bell is a huge part of the Steeler’s offense in both the rushing and passing game out of the backfield. Why would anyone trade? He has a bye this week, and some owners may be willing to part with him to help them in a must win situation. After the bye, there is no reason Bell would not be a top 5 running back the rest of the way. Greg Olsen Along the same reasoning for Bell is trading for Greg Olsen. He also has a bye this week. A top 5 tight end, if you can afford a week without him he will solidify your TE position if you have been struggling in that department. Antonio Brown
You might be noticing a trend. The Steeler’s wide receiver is arguably the best wide receiver in football right now, but will have a bye this Sunday. This would be your best chance to gain one of the best players in fantasy for a reasonable price if his owner has their back against the wall. Kelvin Benjamin To round out the bye week guys, this Carolina wide receiver has had a sensational rookie year and doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. For a discounted price due to the upcoming bye week, Benjamin could be a steal that wins you the league. Julius Thomas The Bronco’s tight end left the game with an ankle injury on Sunday and did not return. Barring a serious diagnosis, Thomas could be a prime candidate to trade for if he only misses a week or two. Arian Foster Foster was ruled out Sunday after failing to fully recover from his hamstring injury suffered a couple weeks ago. This is a more high risk target because of the recurrence of this injury over his career, but would come at a lower price to attain him. If he becomes healthy over the next few weeks, Foster could be a huge boost to your roster as he is one of the most productive players in the league when on the field. Austin Pirkle is a freshman in sports management. He can be reached at apirkle1@vols.utk.edu.
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“I don’t care what scientists wear. But a shirt featuring women in lingerie isn’t appropriate for a broadcast if you care about women in science.” As did New York blogger, James DiGioia: “Technology advances while society remains decidedly retrograde.” In other news, Kim Kardashian has been parading her ass around the Internet, and no, I’m not talking about Kanye West. It is mystifying that when a women sells her body image to the world it’s “empowering,” and when a man wears a shirt that a woman designed, it is “objectifying.” It seems there are people who genuinely get a kick out of being offended. Just to remind you, we are talking about a shirt with some ladies in lingerie firing guns, not forced marriages for girls under twelve years old. Taylor was reduced to tears when he made a public apology for wearing this “offensive shirt.” Which makes me wonder if Neil Armstrong would have been forced to apologize in today’s society for not saying, “This is one small step for man AND woman.” Perhaps rocket scientists should apologize because, women are toooootally oppressed by those rockets that oddly resemble male genitalia. Now, let me bring you back to the fact that a rocket landed on a comet traveling
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB
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Asst. Sports Editor Dargan Southard @dsouth16 msoutha1@vols.utk.edu
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UT tennis player Karl, 20, passes away
Vols hoping to have North back healthy for ‘stretch run’
Staff Reports (@UTKBeaconSports) The Tennessee athletic department announced on Monday that sophomore mens tennis player Sean Karl has passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. Karl died Sunday in Knoxville after a two-year battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare type of tissue and bone cancer that predominately attacks adolescents and young adults. “We all loved Sean,� Tennessee head coach Sam Winterbotham said. “He impacted us all in such an amazing way. His outlook on life and his infectious positivity made people around him better. He is without doubt the toughest person I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. “We are all hurting right now, but we are all left with the knowledge that Sean helped us become better people. We miss him.� A month before National Signing Day in 2012, Karl was diagnosed with cancer after experiencing back pain at a tennis tournament in October. He won three consecutive Tennessee Class AAA state singles titles for Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn., and was ranked No. 1 in the country at age 16 and was the sixth-ranked player in his entire national signing class. Karl signed with Tennessee on November 15, 2012, and after months of radiation, chemotherapy and prayers, Karl was
Sophomore Marquez North looks onto the field during the Alabama game on Oct. 25. Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon
Dargan Southard Assistant Sports Editor (@dsouth16) In the last eight quarters plus an overtime period, the offensive numbers couldn’t be much gaudier. Ninety-five points; 63 first downs; more than 1,100 total yards — 598 of which have come through the air. But there is one additional statistic worth noting in the breakdown of Tennessee’s recent success. It’s zero — as in the number of catches from Preseason All-SEC selection Marquez North in UT’s wins against South Carolina and Kentucky. “Marquez had dinged his shoulder up a little bit earlier in the week,â€? head coach Butch Jones said at Monday’s press luncheon. “We had the luxury — the game (against the Wildcats) afforded us to pick our spots with him. â€œâ€Ś Could he have played more? Absolutely, but it was just one of those situations where we were at the stage of the game where we didn’t want to risk anything.â€? Despite starting at wide
receiver in victories over the Gamecocks and Wildcats, North has spent the better part of two weeks donning a green nocontact jersey in practice, giving way to fellow pass catchers Alton “Pig� Howard, Von Pearson and Jason Croom in the process. But while UT’s offense has hardly missed a beat without their Freshmen All-SEC wide receiver snagging passes, Jones certainly doesn’t want to make North’s absence any longer than it has to be. The 6-foot-4, 221pound sophomore is currently second on the team in receiving yards (320) and co-leads the Vols with four touchdowns through the air. “We’re going to try to get him back and be as healthy as you can possibly be for this stretch run,� Jones said, “so we weren’t going to risk anything.� Gotta lay my Mack down: After having Marlin Lane fall awkwardly on his left leg during the Vols’ win over Kentucky, it was confirmed on Sunday’s episode of “The Butch Jones Show� that starting center Mack Crowder suffered a high-ankle sprain and was still having his left knee evaluated. On Monday, Jones updated the latter of the two. “A little bit with his knee,
(Mack has) a knee sprain,� Jones said. “Right now I would say he is probably questionable for the game. We will see how he progresses throughout the course of the week.� Should Crowder miss Saturday’s game against Missouri, Jones confirmed that his immediate replacement would be reserve lineman Dylan Weisman, who checked in at center after Crowder hobbled off. Even so, Jones added that UT has “a number of options� at the center position and could lean on a plethora of offensive lineman to help fill any necessary voids. “We’ve had a lot of individuals take repetitions at center,� Jones said. “Marcus Jackson will be available. Coleman Thomas played center in high school. He’s been gaining reps at center as well. Again, during the work week or bye week, we actually played Coleman at center as well.� The Todd return: With starting safety Brian Randolph suspended for the first half of Saturday’s game against Missouri, Jones shined light on who would be his immediate fillin. “Todd Kelly Jr. will take his place,� Jones said. “I think he did some good things (versus
Kentucky). He was forced into a challenging situation. T.K. prepares every week as though he is the starter. He’s very cerebral so I thought he did really good things.� In UT’s win over Kentucky, Randolph was ejected early in the third quarter following a helmetto-helmet on Wildcats quarterback Patrick Towles. The action warranted a targeting penalty, which results in an immediate ejection and a first-half suspension of the next game if the penalty occurs in the second half of the current contest. “It’s unfortunate,� Jones said. “Brian wasn’t being malicious. He was playing with great effort running to the football, quarterback slides, he had already left his feet so he was actually going low. We teach them in the quarterback slides and he hits him above the shoulder. But you know, it is the rule. It is a point of contention and a point of emphasis. You will have to sit out for the first half.� Following Randolph’s ejection, Kelly Jr., who started two games earlier in the season but has played sparingly in recent weeks, finished with one tackle in the win over Kentucky.
SEXUAL ASSAULT continued from Page 1 That victim has decided not to prosecute at this time and has returned to Florida. Officers obtained a search warrant and searched the apartment at The Woodlands Sunday night as part of the investigation. The investigation is ongoing, and an incident report has not been completed at this time.
Sean Karl cleared to play tennis and join the team in Knoxville before the 2013-14 season. During the 2013 fall tournament season, Karl logged five victories. His first came in his debut at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, two months after being cleared to return fulltime to tennis. The next week, he logged two victories at the SEC Fall Classic. His final tournament came in Knoxville on his home courts at the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, where he won a pair of matches to reach the Round of 16. But in November 2013, the cancer had returned, forcing Karl to miss the entirety of the Vols’ 2014 fall season. “Our hearts are heavy today with the news of Sean Karl’s passing,� Athletic Director Dave Hart said. “Our entire department have Sean’s family, friends and teammates in our thoughts and prayers as we remember the lives he has touched in such a positive manner.� Johnson, an All-SEC linebacker from Gainesville, Ga., has started all 10 games and leads the Vols in tackles this season. On Saturday, Johnson became the first Vol to record three consecutive 100-tackle seasons since Andy Spiva (1974-76). Meanwhile, Williams, a native of Laurel, Md., started five games this year at cornerback but recently lost his first-team role to freshman Emmanuel Moseley, who started this past Saturday against Kentucky.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron @TPro_UTDB
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tprovost@vols.utk.edu
Asst. Sports Editor Dargan Southard @dsouth16 msoutha1@vols.utk.edu
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Massengale’s return sparks Lady Vols in blowout win over ORU Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer (@PatrickMacCoon)
With two additions to the lineup, the No. 4 Lady Vols put forth an impressive defensive showing in a 91-39 win over Oral Roberts on Monday night in Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee forced 30 turnovers, and the returns of Ariel Massengale and Andraya Carter helped Tennessee on both the offensive and defensive end. Massengale scored a game-high 21 points, and Carter contributed with eight points, four assists and six steals. Both players came off the bench after they returned from one-game suspensions for missing classes. “It was great to see Ariel Massengale and Andraya Carter back,” head coach Holly Warlick said. “They are just adding depth and strength to our lineup. I was pleased with how we played on the offensive end.” The Lady Vols were aggressive on the defensive side of the game early and jumped out to a 10-0 lead three and a half minutes into the game after Nia Moore hit a driving layup assisted by Jordan Reynolds. Oral Roberts center Vicky McIntyre scored twice in the paint in the span of a minute to bring the score to 12-4, but the Golden Eagles would fall susceptible to the Tennessee press on defense. After averaging 1.6 steals per contest last season, Carter quickly topped that total with steals on back-to-back
plays. After her second steal off an inbounds pass, she found Reynolds, who then dished out another of her seven assists to Kortney Dunbar. Massengale hit her lone 3-pointer of the game with 8:49 left to play in first half to put her team ahead, 28-8. The Lady Vols began the game 4-of-5 from behind the arc. “I had been excited all day long for the game,” Massengale said. “I couldn’t sleep last night. I felt nervous before the game, and I never get that way. I felt like it was my first time playing out in this arena.” This was the first game back for the senior point guard since she suffered a season-ending concussion against Florida on Jan. 23 of last season. “It was amazing,” she said. “I was just glad to be back out there with my teammates and be doing something I love. This is my senior year and I just want to leave a legacy with this program.” Nia Moore was aggressive on the offensive end in the first half and scored eight points in a 16-4 UT run to end the first half. Even though she was matched up with an opposing center that was four inches taller than her, she finished with 20 points (9-of-15 FG) nine rebounds and a game-high four blocks. “She has been so consistent,” Warlick said. “She went against somebody bigger than her, and she still had 20 points, which I love to see. We kept telling Nia her time was coming, and when we redshirted Mercedes (Russell), we said ‘your time is here.’ She has taken full advantage of it.”
In the first half, Tennessee (2-0) held Oral Roberts (0-2) to 15-of-60 shooting from the field and forced 19 turnovers. “We have been working on the defensive end 75 percent of the time,” Warlick said. “What you are seeing is a result of the work they’ve put in and the buy-in they have to what we teach them in practice.” Despite being outrebounded at halftime, the Lady Vols won the battle on the boards, 25-14, in the second half and finished with more than 90 points for the second straight game. Massengale scored 14 points in the second half on 6-of-8 shooting. She finished with 23 minutes of playing time in her first game action in nearly 10 months. “Through her concussion, I think it gave her body time to rest,” Warlick said. “I thought she worked hard this summer and has worked extremely hard in practice. She’s been a great leader for our freshman and Jordan and Andraya. I’m glad she’s back.” McIntyre finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Lady Golden Eagles. Lady Vol forward Bashaara Graves put forth her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Tennessee shot 38-of-77 from the floor and through two games they have scored 188 points, which is the second most the program has totaled in its first two contests of any season. Junior forward Cierra Burdick will return to the lineup for the Lady Vols this Friday at home in a contest against Winthrop (1-1) from the Big South Conference.
Senior point guard Ariel Massengale scored 21 points in 23 minutes off the bench in UT’s victory against Oral Roberts on Monday. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon
Reynolds turns up defense in blowout win coast-to-coast before finishing at the rim. That was the story of the first half as the Lady Vols scored 28 points off of 19 Golden Eagle As the game turned: With turnovers on their way to a 46-17 13 seconds left in the first half, halftime lead. Tennessee center Nia Moore “We just wanted to be aggresintercepted a pass from Oral sive and force turnovers,” freshRoberts’ Jordan Doyle, taking it man guard Jaime Nared said. “We did a great job of pushing the pressure up and making it uncomfortable for them to bring the ball down the floor. I think everyone did well flipping around and being active on defense, which caused turnovers.” Tennessee’s full court defense gave Oral Roberts trouble all night long as the Lady Vols recorded 21 total steals, many of them coming as a result of the constant pressure and trapping they applied to the smaller Golden Eagle guards. “I think Nia’s length is so effective for them at the top of the press,” Oral Roberts coach Misti Cussen said. “Their length is one of the things we prepared with our scout team. You can’t just simply bring the ball up the floor and throw it over. There’s length and jumping and fingers going to the ceiling.” Oral Roberts ended the game with 30 turnovers leading to 41 points for Tennessee as the Lady Vols defeated Oral Robets 91-39 on Monday night. Hot topic: The Lady Vols love to play a fast paced game, and Monday night the tempo was exactly where Head Coach Holly Warlick wanted it to be. Tennessee’s point guards did
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a good job of pushing the ball up the floor, leading to 22 assists on the night to go along with 27 fast break points. “I loved tonight,” Warlick said. “I think we’re in great shape, I think Coach Taylor has done a great job of getting them physically ready in the weight room. Our practices have been really up and down and competitive, and I think that’s showing right now.” Tennessee’s press was another key that allowed it to control the tempo. Even when the Lady Vols didn’t get a turnover, many times they were able to force Oral Roberts into taking a rushed shot, and then capitalize on the other end. As good as Tennessee was pushing the tempo today, the Lady Vols were only able to play eight players due to suspension and injuries, meaning the tempo could improve even more when they are back to full strength. “Every single day in practice we’re running,” senior guard Ariel Massengale said. “We don’t look at it as punishment, we look at it as getting in shape because we want to play a running game. We don’t have all our numbers yet, so just wait until we get out team back, and we’re gonna be unstoppable.” Spotlight: A big reason Tennessee was so successful in pushing the ball is the ability of sophomore guard Jordan Reynolds to run the offense. Reynolds only scored five points for the Lady Vols Monday night but ran the offense very well. She dished out seven assists
and didn’t have a single turnover in 26 minutes of play. “I think Jordan Reynolds played aggressive,” Warlick said. “She didn’t have a turnover. She’s pushing the ball up the floor, and she’s putting pressure on the defense, and that’s what I love.” One way the Portland, Ore. native was able to facilitate the offense was with her defense. Reynolds recorded seven steals in Tennessee’s full court press, and many of them led to baskets on the offensive end. The 5-foot-11 guard is known as one of the better distributors on the team, and a no-look bounce pass in transition to fellow Oregon native Jaime Nared brought the crowd to its feet early in the first half. “I think you to have to expect that from Jordan,” Nared said. “She’s just such a great passer. When the ball comes, you better catch it. I think she’s just a great passer.” The other guys: Vicky McIntyre was tough to stop inside, and many times she was able to grab a rebound without leaving the ground. The 6-foot-7 center had 10 points to go along with 13 rebounds and two blocks. Outside the box score: Tennessee has now won its first two games by a total of 97 points, making this the second largest margin of victory over the first two games of the season in program history. UTDAILYBEACON.COM Read more at utdailybeacon.com