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Student radio station receives national award Local college radio station, WUTK-FM, gains journal’s recognition for improvement Victoria Wright Staff Writer To win “Most Improved College Radio Station” is not an easy feat, but when passion is fused with hard work, the reward is worth the effort. WUTK-FM, better known as 90.3 The Rock, accepted the prestigious honor at the College Music Journal (CMJ) awards in New York City on Oct. 20. The “Most Improved College Radio Station Award” is voted on site among college radio stations nationally, making this the highest award 90.3 has received. Benny Smith, general manager and program director of the radio station, explained the moment the winner was announced. “We pretty much jumped out of our seats,” Smith said. “We were just a couple of hillbillies from UT. It wasn’t when we got up there that we thought, ‘Wow! We can actually win this thing.’” Matthew Smollon, senior in journalism and media management and WUTK music director, accompanied Smith at the show. “We didn’t remember many other parts of the ceremony because me and Benny were shaking,” Smollon said. In the basement of Andy Holt Tower, the faces of WUTK DJs remain practically anonymous to most students, unlike most college radio station DJs, who are placed in more public vicinities on a campus. Smith said it’s the station’s refusal of a generic image that truly stands out, even from under ground.

Smith explained that due to deregulation of radio ownership in the ’80s and ’90s, many were bought from local owners, and thus lost much of their originality. “Many radio stations got this cookiecutter formula and lose a lot of that local flavor,” Smith said. “They rarely have any local DJs anymore that get out in the community. I still think non-commercial radio like 90.3 still has soul. I think that’s the reason why we remain the favorite and have so much loyal listeners.” Smith also noted that the station’s community involvement has kept the station as Knoxville’s favorite for the past six years, though the road leading up to the award wasn’t an easy one. Improving business management was critical for the station’s progression. Smith said that the radio’s improvement is due to hard work from the students, and he credits the university’s financial aid. Though the station won the prestigious award, students of WUTK don’t plan on slowing down. Smollon described the everyday grind at the station in a complex, but effective analogy. “It’s a combination of balancing five plates and trying to herd kittens into a box,” Smollon said. “It’s a whole lot of people who have a lot on their plates and also trying to volunteer with something they love.” Both Smith and Smollon want students to continue keeping the station’s brand original and honest to the community. He said the station is not only beneficial for learning business skills, but also for acting as a catalyst for many careers.

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Lauren Gregg, sophomore in communications, and Nate Patton, sophomore in journalism and electronic media, DJ for their JREM 175 class on Feb. 8, 2011. WUTK was recently given the title of “Most Improved College Radio Station,” an award given out at the College Music Journal awards on Oct. 20.

Welfare system focuses on education Honors Program to exhibThe Associated Press When Carey Sommer entered foster care in California, he left his mom, his high school and his friends. Bouncing from home to home, he changed high schools nine times until the disheartened teen finally dropped out. “I just started to not really care about high school because I figured I’m just going to move anyway — why does it matter?” said Sommer, who was told it would take an extra year and a half to graduate to make up for credits he lost changing schools. Sommer, 19, is among the roughly 50 percent of the nation’s 500,000 foster kids who won’t graduate from high school, experts say. Nearly 94 percent of those that do make it through high school do not finish college, according to a 2010 study from Chapin Hall, the University of Chicago’s research arm. Some members of Congress and advo-

cates are trying to strengthen laws to ensure the child welfare system not only makes sure that foster kids are safe, but that they get a quality education. “Schools are often the most important source of focus and stability for children in foster care,” said a letter from federal agencies responsible for education and child welfare to state officials as classes were starting this fall. The letter advised officials of a 2008 law that requires the children to remain at the same school after they are placed in a new foster home. It is routinely ignored by state and local officials who say it’s impractical and too expensive. The law, however, lacks any penalties. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., proposed a bill to strengthen the measure and include education officials, in addition to their child welfare counterparts. The bill passed in committee with bipartisan support and is awaiting Senate approval. At a town hall in October, Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Mary Landrieu, DLa., who co-chair the Senate Caucus on

Foster Youth, stressed that officials should ensure that foster children succeed academically, just as any parent would make sure their child excels at school. “Many of these children are strong, resilient, smart and hard-working, but we treat them as if they’re broken, and that’s a problem. We have to give them an opportunity to be in a stronger setting,” Landrieu said. The departments of Education and Health and Human Services will meet with state officials in November to discuss practical ways to implement the law. Among the hurdles that Grassley said that officials around the country face is trying to cut through bureaucracy between two federal agencies, the state and local governments. Around the country, small-scale efforts are already taking root. Teacher Mike Jones took over his high school’s discipline program in Sacramento, Calif., and noticed foster children made up the majority of suspended and expelled students.

it award-winning documentary on high school Robert Vogt Staff Writer

On Thursday, Nov. 3, a movement to transform education is hitting UT’s campus. The Chancellor’s Honors Program will show a free screening of the award-winning documentary, “The Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture,” at 6 p.m. in the UC auditorium. The film focuses on the high-pressure lifestyle high school students face, a lifestyle that leads to stress-related illness, depression and burnout across America’s secondary education system. These problems can extend to universities, fostering mental health issues as well as the aforementioned problems. “The Race to Nowhere” has received praise from the premier news publications of the country, including The New York Times and Washington Post. The latter published an article by Valerie Strauss that called for presidential attention to the struggles presented in this film. It’s no coincidence that such an eye-popping documentary was chosen by the Chancellor’s Honors Program. “We believe these topics are of particular importance to honors and other high-achieving students and have seen in recent Michael Rivera • The Daily Beacon years an increasing amount Students march down Melrose Avenue from Presidential Courtyard for “Take Back the Night” on Oct. 27. This of students with mental event is to increase awareness of sexual abuse and domestic assault.

health issues, partly due to academic pressures,” Carey Smith, graduate student in public administration and graduate assistant for the Chancellor’s Honors and Haslam Scholars Programs, said. “As the university’s academic profile improves, so does our need to recognize the pressures placed on high-achieving students.” In addition to the screening, students will also have access to a panel immediately following the showing, staffed by faculty from the UT Counseling Center and the Department of Educational Psychology. This panel will field questions and respond to comments offered by students in attendance, as well as offer questions and comments of their own. Particularly of interest will be their collective insight on the mental, psychological and social issues facing American students today. Ryan Clark, freshman in piano performance, said he cannot wait to see the film. “After going through the Advanced Placement program, I’ve become disillusioned with that entire ‘plug and chug,’ ‘do nothing but study hard and memorize facts and formulas’ curriculum,” Clark said. “I am anxious to see an articulate response to our current model of advanced high school education.” Space is limited. To register for a ticket, visit http://rtnutknoxville.event brite.com/.

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Mark Moore, senior in special education and an RA at Massey Hall, works a bake sale to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity.

1777 — John Paul Jones sets sail On this day in 1777, the USS Ranger, with a crew of 140 men under the command of John Paul Jones, leaves Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for the naval port at Brest, France, where it will stop before heading toward the Irish Sea to begin raids on British warships. This was the first mission of its kind during the Revolutionary War. Commander Jones, remembered as one of the most daring and successful naval commanders of the American Revolution, was born in Scotland, on July 6, 1747. He became an apprentice to a merchant at 13 and soon went to sea, traveling first to the West Indies and then to North America as a young man. In Virginia at the onset of the American Revolution, Jones sided with the Patriots and received a commission as a first lieutenant in the Continental Navy on December 7, 1775. After departing Brest, Jones successfully executed raids on two forts in England’s Whitehaven Harbor, despite a disgruntled crew more interested in “gain than honor.” Jones then continued to his home territory of Kirkcudbright Bay, Scotland, where he intended to abduct the earl of Selkirk and then exchange him for American sailors held captive by Britain. Although he did not find the earl at home, Jones’ crew was able to steal all his silver, including his wife’s teapot, still containing her breakfast tea. From Scotland, Jones sailed across the Irish Sea to Carrickfergus, where the Ranger captured the HMS Drake after delivering fatal wounds to the British ship’s captain and lieutenant. In September 1779, Jones fought one of the fiercest battles in naval history when he led the USS Bonhomme Richard frigate, named for Benjamin Franklin, in an engagement with the 50gun British warship HMS Serapis. After the Bonhomme Richard was struck, it began taking on water and caught fire. When the British captain of the Serapis ordered Jones to surrender, he famously replied, “I have not yet begun to fight!” A few hours later, the captain and crew of the Serapis admitted defeat and Jones took command of the British ship. One of the greatest naval commanders in history, Jones is remembered as a “Father of the American Navy,” along with fellow Revolutionary War hero Commodore John Barry. John Paul Jones is buried in a crypt at the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, where a Marine honor guard stands at attention whenever the crypt is open to the public. 1942 — British launch Operation Supercharge On this day in 1942, General Montgomery breaks through Rommel’s defensive line at El Alamein, Egypt, forcing a retreat. It was the beginning of the end of the Axis occupation of North Africa. In July 1942, having already taken Tobruk, Gen. Erwin Rommel and his mixed German-Italian forces attempted to push through the British defensive line at El Alamein, but failed. The Brits and the Axis had reached a standstill, and both sides took time to regroup before resuming the battle. Meanwhile, Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery took control of the British 8th Army, and on October 23 launched Operation Lightfoot, a broad offensive initiated by artillery fire. Rommel’s forces had dug a five-mile-deep defensive area, replete with minefields and antitank guns. But this did not stop Montgomery, who had three armoured divisions and almost seven infantry divisions. The Axis forces were without their leader, as Rommel had taken ill and was convalescing in Austria. By the time the German general was recalled to Africa by Hitler, two days after the

launching of Lightfoot, Monty and his forces had pushed passed his defensive line and were six miles beyond the original stalemate point. Rommel gave as good as he got, using his antitank weaponry to destroy four times as many British tanks as he lost (but still leaving the Brits with 800 against Rommel’s 90). Montgomery’s drive northward was stopped-but only temporarily. On November 2, he launched Operation Supercharge, switched the direction of his attack westward, and punched through the GermanItalian line. Rommel retreated to Fukah but Hitler insisted that Rommel hold his position at El Alamein. Rommel obeyed, which was a mistake. Instead of making a stand at Fukah, he was forced to waste more time and more of his forces as the British pushed harder, forcing Rommel to retreat even farther as he attempted to escape sweeping British offensives from the south. By mid-January 1943, Rommel had been pushed through Libya into Tunisia. As Churchill would sum up: “Up to Alamein we survived. After Alamein we conquered.” 1947 — Spruce Goose flies The Hughes Flying Boat — the largest aircraft ever built — is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce, the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than 700 men to battle. Howard Hughes was a successful Hollywood movie producer when he founded the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1932. He personally tested cutting-edge aircraft of his own design and in 1937 broke the transcontinental flight-time record. In 1938, he flew around the world in a record three days, 19 hours, and 14 minutes. Following the U.S. entrance into World War II in 1941, the U.S. government commissioned the Hughes Aircraft Company to build a large flying boat capable of carrying men and materials over long distances. The concept for what would become the “Spruce Goose” was originally conceived by the industrialist Henry Kaiser, but Kaiser dropped out of the project early, leaving Hughes and his small team to make the H-4 a reality. Because of wartime restrictions on steel, Hughes decided to build his aircraft out of wood laminated with plastic and covered with fabric. Although it was constructed mainly of birch, the use of spruce (along with its white-gray color) would later earn the aircraft the nickname Spruce Goose. It had a wingspan of 320 feet and was powered by eight giant propeller engines. Development of the Spruce Goose cost a phenomenal $23 million and took so long that the war had ended by the time of its completion in 1946. The aircraft had many detractors, and Congress demanded that Hughes prove the plane airworthy. On November 2, 1947, Hughes obliged, taking the H-4 prototype out into Long Beach Harbor, CA for an unannounced flight test. Thousands of onlookers had come to watch the aircraft taxi on the water and were surprised when Hughes lifted his wooden behemoth 70 feet above the water and flew for a mile before landing. Despite its successful maiden flight, the Spruce Goose never went into production, primarily because critics alleged that its wooden framework was insufficient to support its weight during long flights. Nevertheless, Howard Hughes, who became increasingly eccentric and withdrawn after 1950, refused to neglect what he saw as his greatest achievement in the aviation field. From 1947 until his death in 1976, he kept the Spruce Goose prototype ready for flight in an enormous, climate-controlled hangar at a cost of $1 million per year. Today, the Spruce Goose is housed at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. — This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

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Thailand fights torrential flooding The Associated Press

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Jr. Pirate Smokey digs through a Halloween bucket looking for treats from a little fan during the South Carolina game on Oct. 29. Every game, Smokey shows fans different outfits and the Halloween game was no different.

FBI infiltrates Russian spy ring The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Anna Chapman wasn’t just a member of one of the largest rings of Russian sleeper agents ever rolled up by the FBI, officials say. The 29-year-old former real estate agent, who became a lingerie model and corporate spokeswoman back in Moscow, represented a new breed of Russian spies adapted to the post-Cold War world. Chapman and fellow ring member Mikhail Semenko, another young deepcover agent who worked in a D.C.-area travel agency, were technically skilled and able to work comfortably in a Western culture and did so using their own names, said C. Frank Figliuzzi, FBI assistant director for counterintelligence. They “were very tech-savvy, very intellectual,” Figliuzzi said, adding that Semenko is fluent in five languages, including Chinese. Both of the new-breed operatives used state-of-the-art wireless computer communications, including burst transmitters that sent encrypted messages by radio in a fraction of a second. Meanwhile, the older spies in the 11member ring fell back on techniques that have been used for centuries: invisible ink, handoffs of money called “brush passes,” and forged documents. Like Soviet sleeper agents before them, they worked under false identities, called legends, some of them stolen from dead people. All the veteran operatives had undergone years of intensive training in Russia to pass as ordinary Americans. But with the fall of the Iron Curtain and with open borders,

someone in Moscow seems to have realized that training may no longer be necessary. With the two different approaches, one time-tested and one state of the art, “the Russians were experimenting,” said Figliuzzi. Figliuzzi’s comments came Monday as the FBI released tapes, video and documents that offered a window into the bureau’s surveillance, which stretched over about a decade. According to a written surveillance report, an FBI agent watched Chapman buy leggings and hats at Macy’s. Later, cameras caught her roaming a department store while a Russian diplomat waited outside. A surveillance video taken the day before her arrest shows Chapman sitting in a coffee shop with an FBI agent posing as her Russian handler. Other ring members were shadowed during meetings by a Queens pay phone, in a Brooklyn park or during a stroll around New York’s Columbus Circle. The FBI says seemingly mundane pursuits often served as cover for the exchange of encrypted messages or the transfer of cash, all with the long-range goal of penetrating the highest levels of U.S. policymaking. The FBI watched the ring operate so intensively for so long, Figliuzzi said, that the bureau was able to penetrate the ring’s communications network to the point where U.S. agents were able to pose as Russian intelligence officers. “So in a sense we began to own their communications” and Chapman and Semenko came to believe that the undercover FBI agents were their Russian handlers.

BANGKOK — As Thailand’s ailing king surveys the calamitous scene from his 16th floor hospital window, the 83-year-old monarch encounters an element that has challenged, virtually obsessed, him most of his life: water. It’s rising around him, the floodwaters sweeping through Bangkok and overflowing the banks of the Menam Chao Phraya, the River of Kings, that rushes right past Siriraj Hospital, where he has lived wheelchair-bound for the past two years. The flood, the worst in half a century, is something King Bhumibol Adulyadej has tried harder than perhaps anyone to prevent. He has sounded alarm bells — not always heeded — against overdevelopment and come up with ideas that have mitigated the damage from the immense annual surges and retreats of monsoon-spawned water. The country’s current woes — nearly 400 dead and 110,000 displaced — illustrate both the price paid for ignoring his warnings, as well as the limits of man's ability to control nature’s sometimes overwhelming force. Analysts also note that, in tackling such complex problems, no single individual can substitute for well-coordinated and planned action by expert authorities — something critics say Thailand sorely lacks. Even now, as the Thai capital and its environs fight the onrush, the world’s longest reigning monarch is offering advice on how best to channel the unprecedented buildup of water from northern highlands into the sea. But unlike times past, the constitutional but powerful monarch is unable to undertake inspections or cajole, sometimes reprimand, ineffective bureaucrats into action. Heir to a legacy of Thai kings who saw the controlling of water as a royal task, one of Bhumibol’s first development projects was a reservoir in 1963 to trap fresh water and prevent salt intrusion in the seaside resort of Hua Hin. Today, these royally initiated projects number more than 4,300, with 40 percent related to water resources. “The king’s ideas, proposals and implicit or explicit stamps of approval can be detected throughout Thai water resource management policy and practice of the last 40 years at least,” says David Blake, a water expert at England’s University of East Anglia who has studied the issue in Thailand. Although never formally schooled in the subject, the U.S.-born king exhibited an engineering and scientific bent which in the early 1990s he turned to Thailand’s vulnerable capital. “In a way he was a killjoy. This was the time

of the great Asian economic boom and yet the king was telling people about floods, bad traffic and misery,” says Dominic Faulder, senior editor of a forthcoming book on the king. “The pessimism and warnings were not what many people wanted to hear.” Faulder adds that the king was focused on trying to solve the problem, as opposed to “some of the (political) bickering and recriminations we see going on now.” The king called his most notable move the “monkey cheeks” strategy, recalling from childhood pet monkeys which would munch on bananas, then retain the food in their cheeks to swallow later. The water that yearly rushes down from the north is diverted into “cheeks” on the approaches to Bangkok, then flushed into the sea or used for irrigation. This involved construction of reservoirs as well as dikes, canals and water gates. Along with an improved drainage system in the city, it’s credited with mitigating floods in the 1990s and the past decade. “We must use the wrath of nature as our teacher,” the king said in 1990. “If we can find a way to keep floodwater in reserve and to use it when it’s needed, it will be a double boon.” However, Blake says, the plan implied that communities around Bangkok would be sacrificed to save the heart of the capital — something that is now occurring. And overzealous bureaucrats at times diverted waters into farmland rather than the reservoirs. Since then, potential reservoir sites to the west, east and north of the city have been filled in for industrial parks, housing, golf courses and the international airport. “The major cause of the flood is the fact that we built our houses on wetlands. My point is that humans have changed nature so much from what it used to be,” Bhumibol said. As early as 1971, the king warned that massive logging of the great northern forests would trigger future floods. Deforestation, which reduces the land’s ability to absorb water, is today recognized as a contributor to the flooding. Over the next two and a half decades, traveling to every corner of the country, Bhumibol set out to both harness and manage water, from draining swamps in the south to designing upland irrigation for indigenous hill tribes in the north. The king backed the construction of the country’s biggest dams, each bearing the name of a royal family member including his own, although he later acknowledged their dangers and began favoring small-scale dams and weirs. He sought to alleviate drought by seeding clouds to induce rain with chemicals fired from aircraft — a somewhat hit-and-miss effort.

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Editor’s Note Little Wang Yueyue terrifies Beijing Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief What could possibly stand between China and international dominance? Perhaps a toddler. Wang Yue was run over twice in a crowded Foshan market. Her little life lay disregarded by 18 pedestrians, each of whom glanced her direction, then left her in a pool of her own blood. The little girl was still alive and moving when a scrap-collector finally tended to her. She died a week later. The video surveillance tape that captured these events is truly disturbing. I watched it for the purposes of this editorial, but I would not recommend viewing it. Obviously the accident itself is horrific, but the callous indifference reflected in the faces of passersby is most chilling. When their eyes turn directly at the 2-year old, it’s almost as if she’s invisible. No one can overlook Wang Yue now. Her story has gone international, and people from all over the world have been shocked at its cruelty. Chinese centralized media outlets have broken precedent and fiercely critiqued their state. The magazine “Caixin” blamed the lack of a sense of “righteousness and justice” on political oppression. China’s central government is calling for reform, but not to benefit societal mores. Beijing is focused on one thing: expanding what Hu Jintao has dubbed “cultural soft power.” The term itself was introduced by an American intellectual, Joseph Nye, who declared it a component of national strength. China has acknowledged that it lacks this strength, or “cultural morality power” that nations like America espouse. Expansion of this type of influence was the topic of a recent amassing of 300 Communist Party members in Beijing. The Party passed a resolution declaring success in raising “moral and ideological qualities” of the nation. The Communist Party is extremely wise to recognize a perceived element of detachment in its

population. I say perceived element because by and large my experiences with the Chinese people have led me to view their society as both warm and welcoming. The apparent apathy is certainly not intrinsic to the generally congenial citizens. Some of the suggestions that the attitudes of the Chinese people have been shaped by ongoing political repression are viable. The China Youth Daily, a publication of the state, published a recent poll with 88 percent of respondents blaming indifferent attitudes for the death of Wang Yue. Another 71 percent of Chinese thought it likely that passersby were afraid they would incur liability in aid. As part of The Party’s response, the broadcast ministry said satellite television providers were ordered to increase morality-based programming and cut down on other “overly entertaining” programs. A national campaign educating college students on the value of civil service has also been launched. Critics have blamed the tight link between party service and community service for a downswing in good Samaritans. Some Chinese feel that the private civilian groups have been so overshadowed by the government that civilians are hesitant to take initiative within their communities. Regardless of the cause of this phenomenon, the Chinese government should be focused on expanding civic engagement and charitable involvement. This is not the time to brainstorm on optimizing power. Instead of focusing on what this tragedy does to their international reputation, leaders should be more focused on the toll their oppression has taken on their citizens. When rights are systematically curtailed, does moral responsibility fade as well? As a people, the Chinese are far from coldhearted, but this accident should be a wake-up call to Communist Beijing. The Chinese deserve the freedom to uphold positive human rights within their society. China must scale down its constricting regulations before it chokes off all semblance of human dignity. — Blair Kuykendall is a junior in the College Scholars Program. She can be reached at bkukend@utk.edu.

SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline

THE GREAT MASHUP • Liz Newnam

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Standards for heroes keep evolving Ac orns and Other Seeds by

Anna-Lise Burnette If you went to a small-town grade school like I did, you may have watched film strips, short cartoons and hard-edged VHS tapes in your library and attended social studies classes that were aimed at expanding your knowledge of American history. That’s what they told us, at least, when we watched movies like “Tall Tale” and “American Legends” during the sleepy early afternoon hours of my childhood. From a young age, John Henry, Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed and others helped shape my understanding of what it means to be an American. (It has something to do with sustainable agriculture and self-sacrificing work ethic, I think.) And even though at the time it was a little bit confounding, I enjoyed the catchy songs and the positive attitude. I don’t know if my elementary school or yours still shows cartoons like these or not, so I can’t say for a fact that the generation born just after the turnof-the-century knows how apples came to be grown throughout North America. But that’s O.K., because instead of having pioneer heroes who bravely fought the wilderness, the natives and the dastardly modern age, today’s kids have even better, contemporary legends to revere. Example? Steve Jobs. Amid the recent flurry of his resignation, death and hot-off-the-press biography, it seems that a whole host of people see Jobs as an American icon for the ages, an exemplar of national ingenuity. Even despite the often terrible reputation he made for himself (words like “taskmaster,” “jerk” and other unprintables have floated around for years), people obviously have no trouble clinging to the charisma and vision he is credited with bringing to his business ventures. It seems that this is how legends are made. Of the more than 300 million results Google finds for “Steve Jobs,” who knows how many are negative or critical — but fortunately for Jobs and his legacy, the number or even existence of such opinions is virtually irrelevant (and yes, that was a pun). In the relatively

near future, no one will care that Jobs was known for and made no secret of his draconian policies and “petulant” disposition. His name will remain positively connected to Apple until the day the company tanks and Wikipedia gets shut down — and provided we don’t find ourselves living in a postnuclear holocaust devoid of technology, this connection will be relevant. That is the consequence of the age we live in. Does that mean we’ve necessarily resigned ourselves to having only moguls of technology in our future hallowed halls? That I’m not so sure about. But consider this for a moment: There may not be much space left in this crowded America for the men and women who “roughed it” in centuries past. The war heroes and cowboys and eccentric inventors that have long been characters in the American psyche seem to be going the way of dead presidents, eventually fading into the stained pages of outdated textbooks. What relevance will any of these folk and national heroes have for the children who don’t quite exist yet? Instead of finding inspiration in tamers and conquerors, it seems to me that people my age and younger are often most interested in emulating musicians or innovators, with the draw usually being either fame or gross fortune. I’m not saying that “tamers and conquerors” are worthy or more worthy of our esteem, and I don’t intend to disparage anyone’s dreams of success. But there’s an obvious movement away from the valorization of vanquishers (and here I mean vanquishers of evil, of named enemies, of wild Nature and humankind’s physical limitations) and toward the elevation of achievement. Our new heroes then, I would expect, will be more and more like the late Mr. Jobs — they’ll be known for their sleek designs and re-designs, their catchy slogans and their uncanny powers of diversion. This division isn’t intended to be a see-saw with “Better” sitting on one side and “Worse” sitting on the other. Instead, it’s important to evaluate who our heroes are and why someone decided they were important in the context of our place in space and time. But perhaps it is more important to consider at what point man becomes myth — because no matter what, we can rest assured that our idols will be remembered as perfect in almost every way. — Anna-Lise Burnette is a senior in interdisciplinary studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu.

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The foundation of the Christian faith rests on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because of this, enemies of Christianity have been trying to disprove the fact of the resurrection since it happened. This is something no one will ever be able to accomplish because it did happen. For the next couple of weeks, I’m going to provide some logic and evidence that support the resurrection. The first question that must be answered before anyone can argue that the resurrection did not happen is why so many people said it did. The answer people give is simply illogical: They claim that the apostles and early Christians repeated it to preserve a lie. That argument makes no sense whatsoever. Most of the apostles of Jesus and many early Christians were killed for their faith even when they were given the chance to recant and live. Why would so many people die to preserve a lie? Their deaths were not easy ones. The death penalty didn’t earn anyone lethal injection. Instead people were sawn in two, boiled alive, crucified, beheaded, flayed or suffered many other painful deaths. People wouldn’t willingly be flayed like a dead fish when all they had to do to avoid such a fate was to say, “No, Jesus didn’t rise from the dead,” unless he did, in fact, rise from the dead. The apostles’ deaths are not simply recorded in the Bible but also in historical manuscripts written by the leading historians of the time: Hippolytus, Eusebius and Clemens Alexandrinus. James’ martyrdom is recorded in Acts 12:2 and also by Roman historians Clemens Alexandrinus and Eusebius. He was beheaded by Herod Agrippa. The apostle Peter was crucified upside down. Peter himself requested to be hanged upside down because he did not consider himself worthy to die in the same manner as the Lord. Peter’s death and his request are also recorded by Eusebius. Hippolytus recounts that the apostle Andrew, the brother of Peter, was hanged in an olive tree. The apostle Thomas — sometimes referred to as doubting Thomas because when the other

apostles told him that they had seen Jesus after he rose from the dead, Thomas said, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe” (John 20:25 ESV) — was burned alive. The apostle Philip was crucified. The apostle Matthew, writer of the Gospel of Matthew, was beheaded. James the Lesser, who was appointed to lead the church in Jerusalem, was taken to the roof of the Jewish temple where he was given the chance to recant. When he didn’t, he was thrown from the roof. Simon the Zealot proclaimed the gospel in many cities and territories until he was finally crucified in Syria. Judas Thaddeus (not Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus) preached in Mesopotamia and was beaten to death. The Apostle Matthias is probably the least known apostle. He was chosen by the remaining 11 apostles to replace Judas Iscariot after he betrayed Jesus. He was stoned while hanging on a cross. The Apostle Paul was not a member of the original 12 apostles. He saw Christ on his way to Damascus and thus became an apostle. Paul wrote most of the books of the New Testament. He wrote many of his letters while he was in prison. Paul suffered painful persecution throughout his ministry. He was eventually killed by the Roman Emperor Nero, who beheaded him in Rome. The Apostle John was the only apostle to die of natural causes. Instead of being executed, John was exiled on the island of Patmos, where he wrote the book of Revelation. All these men and countless others died because of their belief in Jesus Christ as the resurrected Lord. Their deaths were not simple or easy. The apostles were tortured and tormented before they were killed in the most violent and painful ways imaginable. People don’t allow themselves to be killed for the sake of a lie, especially by such painful methods of death. The apostles, however, accepted their deaths. They never took the chance to recant and live. They chose to die for the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. — Chelsea Tolliver is an undecided junior. She can be reached at ctollive@utk.edu.

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Game boasts multiplayer mode Warm Halloween traditions upheld Chris Flowers Staff Writer While the dirty console peasants play their gimped version of “Battlefield 3” with inferior visuals, texture pop-in and a 24player cap in multiplayer, we of the glorious PC gaming master race are experiencing one of the best multiplayer shooters to be released this generation. I must emphasis that it is one of the best multiplayer shooters this generation, because if you’re coming to “Battlefield 3” looking for an engaging single-player, there is none to be found. The single-player mode of “Battlefield 3” takes the lighthearted, characterfocused narrative of the “Bad Company” series and throws it out the window. It seems at every turn the design lead said, “No, make it more like ‘Call of Duty!’” The game even has the exact same narrative framing as “Call of Duty: Black Ops.” It opens with your rogue American soldier under interrogation by the U.S., then has you play through his memories of previous missions as he explains them to his interrogators. The action is exactly what you would expect to find in any modern military shooter as you mow down hundreds of terrorists with your AI-controlled squad, with a few factors separating it somewhat from the norm. Obviously with its expansive environments where a shot from a quarter of a mile isn’t unheard of, the engagements in the multiplayer of the “Battlefield” series have always taken place at a greater distance on average than the “Call of Duty” series. This gives the multiplayer matches their famous sense of scale and a much higher immersion factor as it is one of the only games where battles feel like real war. Single-player encounters also take place at a greater average distance, but in the extremely linear campaign where most battles take place in narrow urban streets, this only slows down the action and adds frustration. The only real gameplay addition from “Call of Duty” is quick time events, which are frequent and irritating. Requiring me to press the spacebar 10 times to drag my downed comrade to safety adds nothing to my immersion; it’s just annoying. The only real reason I have to recommend the single-player mode is as a graphical showpiece, because there are some moments that are absolutely stun-

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ning if you have the rig to run this monster at full specs. Six cooperative missions, independent of the single-player, were added to make “Battlefield 3” a fully-featured retail product, but it really just feels like a last minute tack-on. The missions must be played in order even though there is little story, and the second one requires one player to pilot a helicopter while the other serves as gunner. This should prevent most players from seeing more than half of the co-op. As anyone who has played a “Battlefield” game knows, the flying vehicles are notoriously difficult to control, and forcing a player to pilot a helicopter through an entire mission is boring and frustrating. So far in this gallon of Neapolitan two of the three flavors were underwhelming, but the third is so mind-meltingly delicious that the other two are quickly forgotten. The multiplayer of “Battlefield 3” is unmatched among other shooters of this generation. The classes have been simplified and tweaked from previous entries to the medic-like assault, ammo-dispensing support, vehicle-focused engineer and sniper-toting recon. New weapons and gadgets are earned independently from upgrades to vehicles and guns, and progression overall is significantly slower from “Bad Company 2.” I had every piece of equipment unlocked in “Bad Company 2” in around two months, but I don’t expect to accomplish that in “Battlefield 3” for a very long time, if ever. The game modes of deathmatch, conquest and rush are the same as they were in “Bad Company 2,” but with larger, and for the most part, better-designed maps. This is especially true with rush maps, as each portion of the map feels distinct and presents its own challenges and the match progresses deeper into the defenders’ territory. One highlight for me is an offensive spawn point perched atop a cliff where you leap down upon the enemy base, attempting to land on a strategically important roof while deploying your parachute as late as possible so no sniper can pick you off as you drift down. The matches better sustain action than in previous games where half your time was spent running or waiting on a vehicle spawn, but there is still significant downtime. My recommendation for “Battlefield 3” is an easy one to explain. Do you want to shoot dudes online? If so, no other game does this better than “Battlefield 3.”

Staff Writer All weekend long the Fort has been crowded with people. There are devils, fairies, Charlie Browns and pirates walking the streets. They dart in front of cars, yell greetings from one porch to another and do the drunken stumble to get from one party to the next. This is what Halloween is all about for college students. They dress up then drink and dance and try to forget about classes, internships and jobs. My friends and I are no exception; in fact, this year we’ve done more than just have a Halloween party. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a Halloween icon. The sexy science fiction film has been shown on and around Halloween for decades now. This year, a fabulous group of people, including some of my friends, has been performing in a shadow cast with the film. They performed on Saturday night at Maryville College. Before the show, some friends and I played a 30-minute set. The whole event was a great experience. A lot of the cast and those of us in the band spent the four hours before TRHPS actually started meandering around the Clayton Arts Center. We moved from sound check with free drinks from the bar that tasted like Jolly Ranchers to the cast’s dressing rooms for swigs of whiskey while everyone added glitter to themselves to the loading docks for cigarettes and our own bottles of rum. We made new friends and rediscovered old ones as we all danced together in the foyer to songs like “Hey Ya” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” We all looked great in our corsets, face paint and costumes, so many compliments were exchanged. Our dancing and singing was infectious and as the time wore on more and more people got up to join us on the dance floor. Eventually, it was time for us to play, then we stayed to watch the show, during which I tried to teach some of my friends the callbacks and when to throw which props. When it was over, we took the party back

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Lady Vols ‘pleased’ with opener Lathers returns to practice field The Tennessee defense prevented CarsonNewman from cutting into the deficit as it forced 34 Staff Writer Lady Eagle turnovers by utilizing a 1-2-2 full-court The No. 3-ranked UT women’s basketball squad pressure defense for much of the game. Manning, who also led the team in steals with opened its 2011-2012 season with an exhibition matchup against NCAA Div. II opponent Carson- five, commented on the pressure defense. “I think overall we did a pretty good job of Newman on Tuesday night. The Lady Vols jumped out to a 48-15 halftime extending our pressure,” Manning said. “It worked really well for us. We got a lot of turnovers out of it, lead, en route to a 105-40 victory. and it gave us a lot more UT head coach Pat opportunities offensively. Summitt was pleased with I definitely liked it. I liked the effort from the Lady the aggressiveness. I Vols. liked how it set the tone “I thought we did some from the start.” good things tonight,” Fifth-year senior cenSummitt said. “It’s always ter Vicki Baugh helped good when you get to play the Lady Vols to a 65-30 everyone. Exhibition rebounding edge by postgames are great to get the ing a double-double with kinks out and to get some 10 points and 14 game footage you can use rebounds in what she in teaching. Our players hopes will be her first will learn a lot from watchinjury-free campaign ing the tape tomorrow. since the 2008-2009 sea“Across the board, I son. was pleased with the way “It was great,” Baugh we played.” said. “It’s good to be on Offensively the Lady the floor this time, buildVols were led by senior ing that chemistry with forward Alicia Manning my team, not having to who posted 15 of her 23 Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon miss any practices. Not points in the first half. “Alicia Manning was Vicki Baugh rises above Carson- only do I look (good), outstanding,” associate Newman defenders during the first but I feel good. I feel like head coach Holly Warlick game of the season, in an exhibition I did my freshman year said. “Any time you go 10- on Monday, Nov. 1, 2011. Baugh and prior to my injuries.” Carson-Newman, 14, have 23 points, seven five other teammates reached dourebounds, you’re doing ble-figures as the Lady Vols went on which wore “Back Pat” something special. I to a 105-40 routing of the Lady shirts during pre-game warm ups in honor of thought she had a really Eagles. Summitt, was led offengood game tonight.” sively with 11 points All 10 Lady Vols who played saw at least 15 minutes of action and six from sophomore forward Shannon Depew. The Lady Vols will play their second and final players registered double-digit point totals. Junior guard Kamiko Williams, who is continuing her exhibition game of the season next Tuesday as they rehabilitation of an injured knee, was the lone Lady host the 2011 NAIA national champions, Union University. Vol not to see action.

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Matt Dixon Sports Editor For the first time this season, Herman Lathers practiced Tuesday morning for the Volunteers. Wearing a green non-contact jersey, the junior linebacker saw his first live action since breaking a bone in his foot in the summer. He was also sidelined all of spring practice rehabbing from off-season shoulder surgery. “Herman got some good scout team work today,” UT coach Derek Dooley said. “I wouldn’t say he’s full-blow ready to go but it was good to see him get his pads on and take a couple of hits. We’re just kind of monitoring day by day. He’s not close to 100 percent. We don’t want to get too excited.” Heading into the year, Lathers was expected to be a leader for Tennessee’s defense, but his return, even in a limited role, was a boost for the Vols, who are currently in a four-game losing streak. “Everyone’s spirits are up,” senior defensive tackle Malik Jackson said. “We’re working hard and coach Dooley says we’ve got four more games and it can change our whole season. We’re going to go out and have one-game seasons and try and win them.” Hunter talks Another player sidelined with an injury is sophomore receiver Justin Hunter, who is out for the rest of the year after tearing the ACL in his left knee against Florida on Sept. 17. Hunter is “a little ahead of the game” in terms of his recovery and expects to be back on the field in the middle of March, in time for the Vols’ spring practice. “I’m ready for him to get off the crutches,” Dooley said. “That will make me feel better when he’s walking around, but every indication I’m getting is that he’s recovering well.

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The Lady Vols Rowing team prepares to take their racing boat out of the Tennessee River on Oct. 30 after a practice. Their next event is in Chattanooga at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

He’s staying around the team. He brings good energy around the guys. That’s important.” While Hunter has been a positive influence on his teammates, he admits it’s been difficult for him to see the team struggle, especially on offense. “It’s real hard, just sitting on the sidelines and watching,” Hunter said. “Sometimes I don’t even want to go to the games because I know if I can’t help them, it’s not my way to do it. I just try to lift them up as best I can and help them out.” Young’s role growing Freshman Devrin Young has provided a spark for the Vols in the return game, and with the offense struggling in recent games, the Knoxville native could see more touches on offense. “I just see myself being used how a small guy gets used in an offense,” Young said. “Just (my) speed and getting to the perimeter. Coach Dooley talks about our role and you get what you earn, so I’m just working hard and hopefully I can increase my role.” The issue for coaches is getting Young acclimated to the college game. Young missed all of fall camp and the first two weeks of the season after breaking his collarbone in early August. “What was tricky about Devrin was I didn’t really see him do anything until the week of the Florida game in practice,” Dooley said. “He looked what we thought he was going to look like when we signed him that week and I just wanted him to get two weeks of practice before we put him out in a game. Of course, the first time he touched it, I said, ‘That’s what we were wanting.’ He’s gotten better each week. But he’s also going to be like this a little bit because he’s learning how to prepare.”