Dalton Smith is a part of two pogo sticking groups and makes prints for El Pogo Loco. Alex Phillips • The Daily Beacon
Extreme pogo sticker redefining the art of exploration Andrew Kochamba Contributor
Megan Patterson Managing Editor In the parking lot of his apartment, UT student Dalton Smith plugs in an air pump to the cigarette lighter of his car. He plugs the other end into his pogo stick – a visibly worn, yet top of the line air powered jumping machine. When the pumping is done, Smith proves his skill – jumping uncomfortably high in the air and performing a variety of stunning tricks and stunts. Smith, who celebrated his 20th birthday this month, is a philosophy major and transfer student from Columbia College in Chicago. “My passion is exploring things,” Smith said. “That bleeds into a lot of things like doing art and especially doing things like extreme pogo sticking.” On top of balancing the course load of a full-
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time student, Smith is a big part of two extreme pogo sticking groups: Xpogo and El Pogo Loco. Smith said Xpogo is “the ultimate entity of extreme pogo sticking,” and that as a hub for news, videos and competitions, Xpogo acts as “the main company that keeps the sport intact.” Through Xpogo, Smith had to opportunity to compete on America’s Got Talent, travel the world, collaborate with other groups, such as Dude Perfect, and earn his ranking as the number one extreme pogo sticker in the world at Pogopalooza, the Xpogo world championship series. Recently, however, Smith is working more and more with another group – El Pogo Loco or EPL. This creative pogo syndicate, founded in Costa Mesa, California, in the mid 2000s, has had a recent revival. El Pogo Loco shut down in 2010, but with the resurgence of extreme pogo activities, Smith teamed up with original member Bryan Pognant to restart the group under the shorter moniker of EPL. Pognant said the pair are using EPL as “a big art project to help grow the community of
ex pogo, extreme pogoing, because there’s not that much media.” Smith met Pognant at the world championship of pogo sticking years ago, but the two only paired up as business partners within the past six months. “We’re both still learning and we’re both still trying to feel out what this is supposed to be, but I think it’s going a lot better together…,” Pognant said. “He’s helping grow this, this El Pogo Loco, as much as me.” While Xpogo focuses on event planning, gigs, showcases, clinics and other performancebased affairs, EPL focuses more on art, retail and video production matters. And this emphasis of EPL has given Smith the excuse to pursue a new passion: screenprinting. Smith makes all of his screens in his bathroom and prints EPL designs on shirts, hats and jackets. “Being able to print something that seems high quality is a really appealing fantasy,” he said. “Even though there are so many clothing companies out there and everything, it’s fun to get your brand and your idea out in the world
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in tangible ways.” Smith designs and produces his art in what Pognant called their “ little home base” screenprinting lab in Knoxville. Then he gives his finished designs to Pognant, who travels the country in his van distributing the EPL brand. “I’m going to continue to travel and push our lifestyle,” Pognant said. “That’s really it more than a product … El Pogo Loco to me is a collective of amazing artists both on and off the pogo stick.” For Smith, screenprinting and pogo serve the same purpose as essential creative avenues in his life. “The actual act of taking an idea and making it into a brand, identity and tangible art is the same thing I’m doing with pogo in that I’m taking something creative that I can see in my head and changing the environment in some way,” Smith said. “Screen printing, pogo, these tangible arts are a way for me to change my environment and make it a little bit more of my own so I can feel closer to it.” You can follow EPL on Instagram @elpogoloco.
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Hubble space telescope to be replaced by new-age model The $9 billion James Webb Space Telescope is in the final stages of development. This new telescope will be Hubble’s replacement, bringing the old piece of equipment to retire after 26 years in orbit, capturing images of the cosmos. One of the final touches on the telescope includes devising a way to maintain a cool temperature for the infrared technology to function properly. After launch, each part must unfold slowly over the course of two weeks. The telescope is scheduled for launch in October 2018.
Wisconsin officials OK ballot recount Wisconsin election officials announced Monday, Nov. 28, that they would conduct a recount of the state’s presidential election results, but they declined to conduct the recount by hand. The recount will begin with local election officials spearheading the efforts in hopes to complete the recount by the Dec. 13 federal deadline. Jill Stein proposed the recount, and Clinton’s campaign backed the call for a recount on Saturday, Nov. 27.
Charleston church shooter to represent self in court The federal judge presiding over Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof’s trial approved Roof’s request to represent himself in court on Monday, Nov. 28. Roof is on trial for hate crimes after he shot and killed nine African-American churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 15. Judge Richard M. Gergel of Federal District Court in Charleston advised Roof against representing himself but granted his request citing that under the Sixth Amendment Roof has the right to self-representation.
Ohio State attack leaves eleven injured, 1 dead Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio— A Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer. Police said they are investigating whether it was a terrorist attack. Eleven people were hurt, one critically. The attacker was identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan. He was born in Somalia and was a legal permanent U.S. resident, according to a U.S. official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the case and spoke on condition of anonymity. The FBI joined the investigation. The details emerged after a morning of confusion and conflicting reports, created in part by a series of tweets from the university warning that there was an “active shooter” on campus and that students should “run, hide, fight.” The warning was apparently prompted by what turned out to be police gunfire. Numerous police vehicles and ambulances converged on the 60,000-student campus, and authorities blocked off roads. Students barricaded themselves inside offices and classrooms, piling chairs and desks in front of doors, before getting the all-clear an hour and a half later. Ohio State Police Chief Craig Stone said that the assailant deliberately drove his small gray car over a curb outside an engineering classroom building and then began knifing people. A campus officer who happened to be nearby because of a gas leak arrived on the scene
and shot the driver in less than a minute, Stone said. Angshuman Kapil, a graduate student, was outside Watts Hall when the car barreled onto the sidewalk. “It just hit everybody who was in front,” he said. “After that everybody was shouting, ‘Run! Run! Run!’” Student Martin Schneider said he heard the car’s engine revving. “I thought it was an accident initially until I saw the guy come out with a knife,” Schneider said, adding that the man didn’t say anything when he got out. Most of the injured were hurt by the car, and at least two were stabbed, officials said. One had a fractured skull. Asked at a news conference whether authorities were considering the possibility it was a terrorist act, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said: “I think we have to consider that it is.” Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said that while the bloodshed is still under investigation, it “bears all of the hallmarks of a terror attack carried out by someone who may have been self-radicalized.” “Here in the United States, our most immediate threat still comes from lone attackers that are not only capable of unleashing great harm, but are also extremely difficult, and in some cases, virtually impossible to identify or interdict,” he said. Ohio State’s student newspaper, The Lantern, ran an interview in August with a student named Abdul Razak Artan, who identified himself as a Muslim and a third-year logistics
management student who had just transferred from Columbus State in the fall. He said he was looking for a place to pray openly and worried about how he would be received. “I was kind of scared with everything going on in the media. I’m a Muslim, it’s not what media portrays me to be,” he told the newspaper. “If people look at me, a Muslim praying, I don’t know what they’re going to think, what’s going to happen. But I don’t blame them. It’s the media that put that picture in their heads.” In recent months, federal law enforcement officials have raised concerns about online extremist propaganda that encourages knife and car attacks, which are easier to pull off than bombings. The Islamic State group has urged sympathizers online to carry out “lone-wolf” attacks in their home countries with whatever weapons are available to them. In September, a 20-year-old SomaliAmerican stabbed 10 people at a St. Cloud, Minnesota, shopping mall before being shot to death by an off-duty officer. Authorities said he asked some of his victims if they were Muslim. In the past few years, London and other cities abroad have also seen knife attacks blamed on extremists. Surveillance photos showed Artan in the car by himself just before the attack, but investigators were looking into whether anyone else was involved, the campus police chief said. The bloodshed came as students were returning to classes following the Thanksgiving break and Ohio State’s football victory over rival Michigan that brought more than 100,000 fans to campus on Saturday.
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Orders could have little effect on pipeline protest camp Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. — Government orders for protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline to leave federal land could have little immediate effect on the encampment where scores of people have been gathered for months to oppose the $3.8 billion project. A North Dakota sheriff on Monday dismissed a deadline from the Army Corps of Engineers as a meaningless move aimed only at reducing the government’s legal responsibility for hundreds of demonstrators. The Corps “is basically kicking the can down the road, and all it is doing is taking the liability from the Corps and putting it on” the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said. The Corps said last week in a letter that all federal lands north of the Cannonball River will be closed to the public for “safety concerns” starting Dec. 5. The order includes the encampment called Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires camp. The agency cited North Dakota’s oncoming winter and increasingly contentious
clashes between protesters and police. But in a statement issued late Sunday, the Corps said it “has no plans for forcible removal.” Anyone on land north of the river, including the main protest camp, after the deadline may be prosecuted for trespassing. Gov. Jack Dalrymple called the Corps’ position “very puzzling.” “When you put out a pronouncement that people must leave your land by a certain date, I think you take on a responsibility to somehow bring that about,” Dalrymple said. “Clearly the responsibility of clearing that land now lies primarily with the Corps.” But later on Monday, Dalrymple issued his own “mandatory evacuation” for the camp “to safeguard against harsh winter conditions.” But the order didn’t specify any action to be taken against protesters who don’t comply, and state Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong later said no action would be taken to enforce it. The 1,172-mile pipeline is nearly complete except for a small section beneath a Missouri River reservoir near the encampment, which is about 50 miles south of Bismarck. Opponents, who call themselves “water protectors,” worry about potential effects
on drinking water on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation and farther downstream on the Missouri River, as well as destruction of cultural artifacts, including burial sites. They also believe the land near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers is still rightfully owned by the Standing Rock Sioux under a nearly 150-year-old treaty. County and state officials have been seeking federal law enforcement help for months and were initially buoyed by the Corps’ order for protesters to move off the
land. The agency’s later announcement that it would not forcibly evict any demonstrators dampened hopes that the issue would soon be resolved, Morton County Commission Chairman Cody Schulz said. “It’s useless for local and state law enforcement, and the order from the Corps is self-serving and amounts to them limiting their liability,” Schulz said. The sheriff said state and local officials lack jurisdiction to remove the protesters. “This is a federal problem and needs to be dealt with by them,” Kirchmeier said.
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Changes should be made to FDA drug approval process Many people believe the FDA is too strict when it comes to approving new drugs because the long trial lengths keep new, potentially life-saving medications out of the hands of patients who need them the most. However, despite the current strict standards, there is a lack of evaluation and standardization among drug trials in the FDA. Some drug trials are completed in one year, and others take up to nine years to complete. Researchers at Yale discovered that over one-third of drugs were approved with one clinical trial. When lives are on the line, however, every precaution should be taken to ensure that drugs are uniformly and appropriately tested. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval process varies from trial to trial. They vary in length and number of trials, values they are mea-
sured on and margin of success for which they are passed. It’s rather ironic that the standards for trials are not even standard from study to study. The facts provide an argument to shorten the process. FDA review times for new drugs have declined since 2009. In 2009, FDA averaged 21 months for reviewing new drugs, but in 2014, that average decreased to nine months. So far, no information shows that a shortened length leads to more errors, which leads experts to believe that it is safe to shorten the drug approval process. This shortened trial consists of fewer and smaller initial trials with extensive, additional testing conducted after the initial approval. Patient groups and drug companies have applauded these measures because they get the medication to the patients sooner. Reforming and shortening the FDA drug
regulation process would require an act of congress and is not only important for the public health of the country, but also for innovation. The current practices are in place to promote safety, but at some point these practices surpass promoting safety and hinder innovation. Based on current knowledge and previous research, the most effective policy change would be one that shortens the FDA drug approval process. This would put more drugs on the market faster and give patients access to the drugs they need. To make the needed change in the FDA drug approval process, congress must see community and scientific support before they vote to make a change. Morgan Hartgrove is a senior in college scholars. She can be reached at mhartgro@ vols.utk.edu.
Betsy DeVos, education in the Trumpian Age
Hancen Sale As It Stands
Donald Trump has made some unnerving cabinet appointments thus far. His chief policy advisor is a con-artist who disguises hate and bigotry as “white nationalism;” his attorney general has dodged accusations of racism throughout his entire career; and his CIA director is known as a hawkish advocate for war and pegging terrorism as “Islam’s fight against Christianity.” Indeed, these appointments are a threat to American democracy — but I believe America is much smarter than what these individuals have to offer. Their ideology is so remarkably vicious that it is doubtful a progressive America would ever accept them as our status quo. However, I do fear for our nation’s future: the young Americans who will now be led by Betsy DeVos. The expected appointment of DeVos as education secretary is perhaps what should scare elder Americans the most. Trump garnered much of the low-income vote precisely due to the failing of the public school systems. Yes, the American educational system is failing, but DeVos hardly seems like a prudent solution. Consider this: DeVos is a fierce opponent to the public school system and has a substantive record for steering public funds away from them. With that philosophy leading the Department of Education, we will likely see an even greater decline in public education. While a proposed $20 billion finances
a Trumpian “school choice” initiative, millions of low-income and at-risk students will continue in the public school system — this time left with much less than they had before. DeVos’s intensive focus on the school voucher system will enable a select few, but it will fail young Americans at large. Attacking poverty through education is not giving a few tickets out and leaving the rest stuck in the system; it is about creating a thriving public school system which benefits all. However, it is not just the intensive focus on charter and private schools which make the soon-to-be secretary so dangerous. It is the way a Betsy DeVos-run Department of Education would operate. DeVos was instrumental in previous educational reform in Detroit. Today, the reform in Detroit is considered, even by charter school advocates, as one of the biggest school reform disasters in recent years. The Detroit charter school system, run by DeVos, has seen no gains compared to traditional public schools and remains one of the lowest performing school systems in America. This poor performance is perhaps because these schools were hammered with standardized testing and lacked innovative reform. Instead, these schools operate on for-profit entities and their privatization removed all
accountability. The free-market economy may be essential to the American story. but a free-market education system is anything but desirable. DeVos champions the idea that charter schools are the key to American education reform. Indeed, charter schools are invaluable when they prioritize specific trades, invest in emotional well-being and champion creativity. There is a real opportunity for charter schools to be an American success. Republicans and Democrats, however, are unwilling to spend the capital it would take — a successful, privatized education system would oust the military as America’s biggest spender. Nothing suggests her nation-wide system would succeed. So, I am scared for our future. I am scared of the declining public school system. I am scared that our youth would not be educated so as to denounce bigotry. At a turning point in history, now is a perfect time to invest in the future of our public school system. DeVos is alarmingly incapable and unwilling to do that. Hancen Sale is a freshman in business management and can be reached at hsale@ vols.utk.edu.
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A Christmas tradition returns to Knoxville: Fantasy of Trees Eric Bailes Staff Writer
Over Thanksgiving break, Christmas stumbled into Knoxville with the arrival of Fantasy of Trees at the Knoxville Convention Center. For 32 years, the Fantasy of Trees has promised memories and fun for the entire family as a five-day event full of activities, performances and displays, including hundreds of locally designed trees, wreaths and centerpieces. Mike Hanley, who has attended event for six years with his family, said one of the things he likes most about coming to the Fantasy of Trees are the trees themselves. “We enjoy the creativity of the people of Knoxville,” Hanley said. Other than the trees from which the event gets its name, there were plenty of other Christmas-related items and activities to be found. A gingerbread village, children’s activity stations, holiday shops and a performance stage filled the convention center. Santa Claus even made an appearance. While the theme and activities of the event change each year, Erica Estep, public relations manager at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, said there are some things they just cannot change. “We keep the traditional favorites that people always want to enjoy at the Fantasy of Trees,” Estep said. Volunteers and staff at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital started the holiday event back in 1985 as a way to give back to the community. And since 1985, it has brought visitors from not just Knoxville but from around the nation. Proceeds from the event are used to purchase much needed equipment for patients at the hospital. This year, the money will be put towards updating equipment in the hospital’s Anesthesia Department.
In addition to ticket sales, proceeds were raised through activity booths. These ranged from arts and crafts, like making small wreaths and keepsake ornaments, to rides, like the 30-horse carousel. Each day of the festival showcased different talents from the Knoxville area with performers dancing, twirling, playing instruments or singing in their own holiday style. Lois Barto, a music teacher at the school and leader of Junior Praise, said the choir has been performing at the Fantasy of Trees for at least fifteen years. The group performed songs like “Joy to the World,” “Cold in my Nose” and others. “I tried to do a variety of songs, from carols to a fun song to celebration of Christmas, secular and sacred,” Barto said. After a day of activities, attendees of the Fantasy of Trees received a small candy cane from volunteers on their way out the door. These holiday candies have been handed out since the festival began more than 30 years ago and have become an anticipated tradition. Betty Harrington, who has volunteered at the event for 27 years, recalled when the festival ran out of candy canes last year on the last day of the event. “People were so terribly disappointed, because it is just a traditional thing,” Harrington said. “People could buy tons of them, but it’s just the fact that you get one at the Fantasy.” For the past 20 years, Neil Crosby has been a photographer at the Fantasy of Trees, and he said that over the years he has seen kids grow up, have kids and then bring their own kids back to do the same thing they did as children. Crosby believes this sense of generational tradition is the reason the Fantasy of Trees has attracted more than one and a half million visitors over the last 30 years and continues to grow. “It’s part of Knoxville. It’s a big part,” Crosby said. “We have thousands of people come every single day, and it’s amazing.”
The Fantasy of Trees was located in the Knoxville Convention Center from Nov. 23–27, 2016. Both photos by Eric Bailes • The Daily Beacon
‘Arrival’ delivers rich, provocative sci-fi storylines Andrew Kochamba Contributor
The director of “Arrival,” Denis Villeneuve, is known for making movies that resonate: visceral works of art that bounce around in your brain for days after viewing them. Villeneuve’s past works, including “Prisoners” (2013) and “Sicario” (2015), have this quality, and his newest sci-fi thriller does too. “Arrival,” clocking in at 116 minutes, tells the story of Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams), a linguist who is called in by the U.S. army in an attempt to communicate with the inhabitants of an alien ship
that lands in Montana — one of 12 extraterrestrial ships appearing all across the Earth. I can’t say much more than that without ruining the suspense. But, the aliens are not what you’re expecting, and you won’t be disappointed. Also, don’t watch the trailer. This is a great one to go in totally blind. Throughout my movie watching experiences, I’ve noticed the strength of a movie depends, for a large part, on the tone of the movie staying in sync with the protagonist. When the look and feel of the movie work together to show what makes the protagonist tick, the end product is satisfying nearly every time. That’s the case for “Arrival.” The movie is just as intellectual,
mysterious, complex and somber as its leading player. As much as the topic of the movie is extraterrestrial, the story is grounded in humanity. The themes of globalism, cooperation and communication weave through the narrative and shine in long reaction shots and vivid Terrence Malickesque sequences. The film also confidently walks the tightrope of not being too vague but also trusting the intelligence of the audience. Although the film’s plot is not extremely difficult to understand, it definitely had me scratching my head to piece some stuff together. The simultaneous clarity and complexity of the narrative made me
question my own merit as a storyteller. I can only hope that creative science fiction movies will continue to be made amongst the endless stream of reboots and sequels we seemed to have signed ourselves up for. “Arrival” is classified as a science fiction movie about the human condition and many point to thematic similarities with 2014’s “Interstellar,” but “Arrival” has a story that is just as innovative and provocative. Its inventive narrative structure and sharp pangs of emotion have solidified “Arrival” as one of my favorite movies of the year and one of my favorite sci-fi movies ever. And right now, we could all benefit from its message of unity.
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Lady Vols turnover second straight loss Tyler Wombles Staff Writer
Despite double-double performances from both Mercedes Russell and Jaime Nared, the Lady Vols were unable to move past Virginia Tech on Sunday, Nov. 27, falling to the Hokies 67-63 at Cassell Coliseum. The loss, which is the Lady Vols’ second in a row, puts the team at 3-2 on the young season. “They beat us,� head coach Holly Warlick said. “They had a lot to do with the 21 turnovers. I’m not going to take anything away from them. They played hard and got the win and did what they needed to do. “So my hat’s off to them.� Those 21 turnovers were the most the No. 17 Lady Vols had for a single game this season and deflated Tennessee’s attempts to cut through Virginia Tech’s advantage. “You turn the ball over 21 times, and they have 21 points off turnovers,� Warlick said. “That’s 21 times we didn’t have the opportunity (to) at least throw the ball up
It’s pretty simple to me. You can’t turn the ball over 21 times and expect to win the basketball game.� Holly Warlick, head coach
and it may go in and 21 points they got off our turnovers. “It’s pretty simple to me. You can’t turn the ball over 21 times and expect to win the basketball game.� Junior Diamond DeShields echoed Warlick’s sentiment on the effect of those turnovers. “As a team, we’re just not valuing the basketball,� DeShields said. “And that’s about it. Just got to take better care of it.� Tennessee cut a 13-point Hokie lead to three with 1:17 remaining in the game, but were unsuccessful in fully closing the gap. Two free-throws by Tech’s Chanette Hicks with under a minute left sealed the deal for the Hokies. A bright spot of the contest for the Lady Vols were the double-doubles by Russell and Nared. Russell scored 17
points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Nared put up 11 points while snagging 10 boards. “Our takeaway from this is just to stay together, learn from it,� DeShields said. “And, so long as we improve from this and bounce back, then I think we’re on track to being the team we want to be.� Chanette Hicks led the Hokies (6-0) with 24 points while Regan Magarity had 16 and Sidney Cook had 14. The Virginia Tech trio accounted for 54 of the Hokies’ 67 points. The Lady Vols will return home for only their second game in Thompson-Boling Arena this year, as Tennessee State comes to Knoxville on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be streamed on SEC Network+ and WatchESPN.
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STR8TS No. 862
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
SPORTS
Men’s basketball slated for Bahamas tournament Staff Report
Tennessee will participate in another tropical tournament next season. It was announced on Sunday, Nov. 27, that the Volunteer men’s basketball team will participate in the eight-team field at the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. The Battle 4 Atlantis tournament will take place over the 2017 Thanksgiving holiday and will include 12 games played at the Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas. The top team announced is the 2015-16 national champion Villanova. Other teams playing in the Battle 4 Atlantis consists of Arizona, North Carolina State, Purdue, Southern Methodist, Northern Iowa and Western Kentucky. Tennessee currently holds an all-time record advantage over three of those teams – Arizona, SMU and Western Kentucky. Purdue, NC State and Villanova all own the all-time advantage over the Vols with NC State holding the most impressive lead at 7-3. The Vols have never played Northern Iowa. The Vols participated in the 2013 Battle
4 Atlantis tournament. UT basketball’s thenhead coach Cuonzo Martin helped lead the Vols to a 2-1 record in that tournament, with the Vols beating Xavier and Wake Forest after dropping the opening game against UTEP. Martin’s squad finished fifth in the tournament that year. This year, the Vols participated in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational in the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii. After dropping their first match 74-62 to No. 16 Wisconsin, the Vols fell 69-65 to No. 13 Oregon in the second round. Tennessee finished off the tournament with a 95-81 win over Chaminade after Robert Hubbs III dropped 28 points. Four other Vols – Detrick Mostella (16), Shembari Phillips (12), Jordan Bowden (11) and Grant Williams (10) – finished with double-digits in the win. Now sitting at 2-3, the Vols have back-toback home games to start out the month of December. Head coach Rick Barnes and company will take on Georgia Tech on Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. and Presbyterian on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. The Vols will also travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Dec. 11 to take on the No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels.
Robert Hubbs III, #3, goes up for a lay-up against Appalachian State on Nov. 15, 2016. Madison Nickell • The Daily Beacon