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Vols respond, control Cincinnati, 45-23 Bray’s record day leads Tennessee to its first 2-0 start since 2006 season Matt Dixon Sports Editor Cincinnati’s offense stayed with Tennessee’s for a quarter.

But the Bearcats couldn’t match Tyler Bray and the Volunteers’ offense.

UT scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters en route to a 45-23 victory over Cincinnati Saturday night at Neyland Stadium in front of the 94,207 people in attendance.

“It was a real good win, and that’s a good football team,” coach Derek Dooley said.

“They had us on our heels early.”

The Bearcats (1-1) scored on their third play from scrimmage on a 65-yard touchdown run by tailback Isaiah Pead. It was the only lead they had in the game.

“I thought we were ready to play and jumped out early, but when you go on the road, you have to play with a high level of consistency,” UC coach Butch Jones said. “You can’t beat yourself.”

UT (2-0) answered with back-to-back touchdown drives. The first on a 2-yard run by tailback Marlin Lane, and the second on a 33-yard pass from Bray to Justin Hunter, to put the Vols up 14-7 midway through the opening quarter.

UC then tied the game at 14 with 6:28 left in the first quarter on a 13-yard reception by tight end Adrien Robinson from quarterback Zach Collaros.

The Bearcats wouldn’t score again until the third quarter.

In the second quarter, Bray connected with receiver Da’Rick Rogers for two touchdown passes to give the Vols a 28-14 lead at halftime.

“Bray is playing at a high level right now,” Rogers said. “His confidence is at an all-time high. You can really see it in practice. He is

playing with great poise and playing like a quarterback right now. He is really running things.”

After giving up 155 yards in the first quarter to Cincinnati, UT’s defense responded, holding the Bearcats to 396 offensive yards for the game.

“We need to get better at coming out in the first half,” sophomore defensive end Jacques Smith said. “In the second half, we definitely came out and attacked them instead of the vice versa.”

Pead finished with 155 rushing yards on 14 carries, with 105 of those coming in the first quarter. Collaros was 21-of-34 for 230 yards and two touchdowns, but ran for just one net yard, despite being known as a dual-threat quarterback.

The Vols stopped UC twice on fourth-andshorts near midfield in the second quarter and held Cincinnati to a field goal in the third quarter after Collaros drove the Bearcats down to the UT 1-yard line.

“Those were difference-makers,” Dooley said.

Bray finished 34-of-41 for 405 yards and four touchdowns, and also added the rushing score. UT finished with 531 yards of total offense. Senior tailback Tauren Poole topped the century mark, rushing for 101 yards on 21 carries.

The win gave UT its first 2-0 start since the 2006 season when the Vols opened the year with home victories over California and Air Force.

Up next will be the the first road game of the season and conference opener against the Florida Gators.

“Before we start patting ourselves on the back a little bit, let’s just feel good about the win and go see if we can keep up with these guys next week,” Dooley said.

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Zach Rogers celebrates with Justin Hunter after Rogers’ touchdown catch during a game against Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 10. Rogers and the Vols mounted a dominant air attack to best the Bearcats 45-23.

Speaker shares ‘Alice’ mythology Popular character found to be influence on today’s society Deborah Ince Staff Writer UT faculty and staff gathered in McClung Tower Thursday afternoon to attend the English Department’s first academic lecture of the year.

The lecture was presented by Professor Brian McHale of Ohio Sate University and was titled “‘Things then did not delay in turning curious’: Some Versions of Alice, 1966-2011.” A professor of humanities at Ohio State, McHale has traveled across the United States and around the world — including Germany and Singapore — delivering his presentation, which speaks about the cultural resonance of “Alice in Wonderland.”

McHale is the author of more than 50 articles and chapters in which he discusses the transformation of narratology and its influence on today’s society. McHale was also the first speaker in the English Department’s Literature and Textual Studies series.

In his presentation, McHale introduced various books, films and television shows dating back to 1966 that either alluded to the “Alice in Wonderland” story or created entirely different versions of the timeless classic. McHale also discussed the different types of personas Alice has taken on over the past 45 years and analyzed how they have influenced our interpretations of the original novel written in 1865 by Charles Lutwidge Dodson under his pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

“There has been a turn of Alice since the middle of the 1960s; it’s diversity,” McHale said. “Before 1966, versions (of ‘Alice in Wonderland’) stuck to the original version; after 1966, versions engaged with at least one previous version. Alice goes viral after 1966.”

McHale noted how in each new version of Alice, her character advances in age, and the levels of plot and narration also become more deep and more intricate. He also demonstrated how “Alice in Wonderland” has become highly marketable in the past 40 years because of its ability to transcend across a wide range of cultural levels. McHale then continued with his analysis of Alice as a symbol of post-modernism because of the types of narrative transformations she has undergone throughout the years — most of which are characteristic of post-modern traits.

“Post-modernist Alice is post-modernism in a nutshell,” McHale said.

Around 40 people attended the lecture, including Associate Professor in English Amy Elias.

“I think it was a fantastic turnout,” she said. “I’m glad to have some Alice enthusiasts, and I’m glad some came out (to attend the lecture).”

The English Department sponsors three specific Speakers Series every year, including the Literature and Textual Studies Series of which Professor McHale was a part. The Speaker Series Committee selects esteemed speakers to present each year, generally trying to choose individuals who can present lec-

tures tied to specific historical periods.

The committee selects a speaker by asking for departmental suggestions and evaluating the nominations until a final decision is reached.

“I thought it was an excellent turnout (for the lecture),” McHale said.

McHale commented on why he chose to focus so comprehensively on Alice and her story.

“I’m not sure why I chose her,” McHale said. “I think she chose me.

(The different variations and interpretations of Alice) was a side issue I noticed.”

McHale also touched upon Alice’s double receptions by both adults and children alike, noting how her story is able to transcend various levels and genres of fiction and film.

“I really enjoyed it,” Kimberly Lynch, junior in English, said after the lecture.

“I love ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ (The lecture) was fascinating, and the approach he took was unexpected. Tying together all of the different versions (of Alice) shows how prevalent she has been in culture.”

The English Deparment will continue to hold academic lectures throughout the 2011-2012 academic year. The next lectures within the Literature and Textual Studies Series will occur in the Spring Semester. This series includes guest speakers professor Joseph Roach of Yale University, professor Marjorie Levinson of the University of Michigan, and professor Richard Rambuss of Brown University.

Group discusses global issues Steele Gamble Staff Writer Global Hour, a discussion group that examines current issues around the world, meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the International House.

The group, led by Dave Lawson, coordinator with the Center for International Education, presents an opportunity to hear a variety of views about what has been going on in the world.

“We examine current issues in the world, and we don’t have experts to tell us what to think,” Lawson said. “It’s a good way to expand your own horizons.”

9/11 was the topic of discussion this week. Students examined the effects it had on themselves and the country at the time it happened, as well as the effects continued to this day.

Rebecca Jackson, a sophomore in anthropology and biology, found the discussion to be informative.

“I’d say after the initial event I didn’t think too much about what went into it,” Jackson said. “I feel like I actually learned a lot of background information from the discussion.”

Most of the students in attendance were still in elementary school at the time of the attacks. They were too young to have a thorough understanding of what had taken place, but even adults did not have a firm grasp on what to do. Lawson described the event as a “turning point in history.”

Robert Lee Wolfenbarger, senior in political science, remembers the event very well.

“It changed America,” Wolfenbarger said. “We thought we were more or less invincible, and no one would try to do that.”

Shaken from the attacks, the nation had to quickly adjust to the new era.

“We are not the economic or military power that we were in the ’50s,” Wolfenbarger said.

Brad Scott, a senior in political science, believes it brought the nation together.

“It’s made people more aware of foreign policy and our world,” Scott said. “It’s defined terrorism and what it is, and I think it’s made Americans more cautious.”

The group discussed how this increased caution has taken away from freedoms in the name of security. The Patriot Act, which became policy shortly after the attacks, has appeared to some as limiting privacy through wiretapping phone lines and negating the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 in search of actions deemed threatening.

Jackson believes she was too young at the time to notice a change in policy.

“Anything that’s changed really, I haven’t noticed,” Jackson said.

“We can’t really notice freedoms when you’re too young to realize that you have them.”

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Clayton Bennett, freshman in mechanical engineering, contemplates his next move in a game of chess on Saturday, Sept. 10. The chess game was part of the UT Parents Association’s tailgate as part of the Fall Family Weekend.

1951 — Sugar Ray Robinson wins back belt On September 12, 1951, former middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Randy Turpin to win back the belt in front of 61,370 spectators at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Robinson, a New York City native, had lost the belt to Turpin two months prior in Turpin’s native London.

By 1951, Sugar Ray Robinson was considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing history. That summer, Robinson traveled to Great Britain for a vacation and publicity tour before his scheduled July 10 bout with Turpin, in which Sugar Ray was heavily favored.

To the surprise of his fans around the world, however, the surprisingly strong Turpin battered Robinson and won the match in a 15-round decision. Afterward, Robinson requested and was granted a rematch.

Two months later on September 12, the Polo Grounds set a middleweight fight attendance record for the rematch. The crowd was filled with well-known personalities from U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur to stars of film and stage. Robinson, intent on avenging his loss, trained intensely for the rematch, refusing to once again take his opponent too lightly. From the first ring of the bell, the 31-year-old Robinson dictated the pace of the fight to his 23-year-old opponent, and won each of the first seven rounds decisively. In the eighth round, however, Robinson appeared to tire, and Turpin fought with a new intensity, hitting and hurting Robinson for the first time in the fight. In the ninth round, Turpin delivered numerous right hands to Robinson’s head, opening a cut over his left eye. Still, Robinson was able to wrest back control of the fight in the 10th, when he knocked Turpin down with a right to the jaw. When Turpin was ready to continue, Robinson, re-energized, unleashed an onslaught to his head and body. Two minutes and 52 seconds into the 10th round, referee Rudy Goldstein stopped the fight, and Robinson was showered with adulation from the adoring hometown crowd.

Robinson retired from boxing in 1965 with 110 knockouts to his credit. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1967.

1953 — Khrushchev elected Soviet leader Six months after the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev succeeds him with his election as first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Born into a Ukrainian peasant family in 1894, Khrushchev worked as a mine mechanic before joining the Soviet Communist Party in 1918. In 1929, he went to Moscow and steadily rose in the party ranks and in 1938 was made first secretary of the Ukrainian Communist

Party. He became a close associate of Joseph Stalin, the authoritative leader of the Soviet Union since 1924. In 1953, Stalin died, and Khrushchev grappled with Stalin's chosen successor, Georgy Malenkov, for the position of first secretary of the Communist Party.

Khrushchev won the power struggle, and Malenkov was made premier, a more ceremonial post. In 1955, Malenkov was replaced by Bulganin, Khrushchev’s hand-picked nominee.

In 1956, Khrushchev denounced Stalin and his totalitarian policies at the 20th Party Congress, leading to a “thaw” in the USSR that saw the release of millions of political prisoners. Almost immediately, the new atmosphere of freedom led to anti-Soviet uprisings in Poland and Hungary. Khrushchev flew to Poland and negotiated a diplomatic solution, but the Hungarian rebellion was crushed by Warsaw Pact troops and tanks.

Khrushchev’s policies were opposed by some hard-liners in the Communist Party, and in June 1957 he was nearly ousted from his position as first secretary. After a brief struggle, he secured the removal of top party members who opposed him, and in 1958 Khrushchev prepared to take on the post of premier. On March 27, 1958, the Supreme Soviet — the Soviet legislature — voted unanimously to make First Secretary Khrushchev also Soviet premier, thus formally recognizing him as the undisputed leader of the USSR. In foreign affairs, Premier Khrushchev’s stated policy was one of “peaceful coexistence” with the West. He said, “We offer the capitalist countries peaceful competition” and gave the Soviet Union an early lead in the space race by launching the first Soviet satellites and cosmonauts. A visit to the United States by Khrushchev in 1959 was hailed as a new high in U.S.-Soviet relations, but superpower relations would hit dangerous new lows in the early 1960s.

In 1960, Khrushchev walked out of a long-awaited four-powers summit in protest of U.S. spy plane activity over Russia, and in 1961 he authorized construction of the Berlin Wall as a drastic solution to the East German question. Then, in October 1962, the United States and the USSR came close to nuclear war over the USSR’s placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba. After 13 tense days, the Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end when Khrushchev agreed to withdraw the offensive weapons in exchange for a secret U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba.

The humiliating resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis, an agricultural crisis at home, and the deterioration of Soviet-Chinese relations due to Khrushchev’s moderate policies all led to growing opposition to Khrushchev in the party ranks. On October 14, 1964, Leonid Brezhnev, Khrushchev’s protégé and deputy, organized a successful coup against him, and Khrushchev abruptly stepped down as first secretary and premier. He retired to obscurity outside Moscow and lived there until his death in 1971.

— This Day in History is courtesy of History.com.

Monday, September 12, 2011

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other memoraObama, Bush gather at memorials Goggles, bilia belonging to Amelia The Associated Press

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — On a day of serenity and remembrance, President Barack Obama honored the dead of Sept. 11 with his quiet presence Sunday at the most tangible reminders of both the incredible loss and dauntless resilience of a country rebuilding a decade later.

At New York’s ground zero, Obama touched the names of the lost etched into bronze at a memorial pool created in the footprint of one of the downed World Trade Center towers.

In a field in rural Pennsylvania, he placed a wreath at the marbled Wall of Names memorializing those who crashed at Shanksville after fighting back against the hijackers and driving their plane into the ground.

Then the president headed for a memorial at the Pentagon, where each of the 184 victims is remembered with a bench and small reflecting pool.

This was not a day centered on presidential speechmaking. Rather, Obama’s principal role was simply to be there as the nation paused to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost and ponder all that has transpired.

At a ceremony at ground zero, Obama read Psalm 46, which he chose because it speaks of perseverance through challenges.

“God is our refuge and strength,” Obama intoned, “a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear.”

On a sun-splashed New York morning, Obama and his wife, Michelle, first walked with former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, to the North Memorial Pool. All four touched the names etched in bronze and silently bowed their heads. They then turned to dispense greetings and hugs to family members of those who died.

This also was not a day for partisanship or rancor.

Bush gave Obama a quick nod of solidarity after the president’s reading. It was the first time the two presidents had seen each other since their Rose Garden appearance after the Haiti earthquake in January 2010.

The presidents and their wives stood behind bulletproof glass dur-

ing the ceremony, an indication of the tight security surrounding the day’s events. In Washington, Obama’s chief counterterrorism adviser convened a meeting in the Situation Room to review security precautions for the weekend.

Obama’s stop in Shanksville drew spontaneous applause and chants of “USA” from those at the memorial site, where each of the 40 marble slabs is inscribed with the name of someone who died in the crash.

Obama and his wife lingered at the site to pose for photos with visitors, greet children and share some quiet laughs.

“Thanks for getting bin Laden,” one man called out.

The Obamas then walked to the boulder that marks the actual crash site and stood quietly together in a field of wildflowers for a time.

“I think it’s just important that the president shows his support for the families that lost loved ones,” said Jaleel Dyson, an 18-year-old from Washington who attends college in the area and came to pay tribute to the dead.

Obama, who was a state senator from Illinois when the hijackers struck in 2001, has called on Americans this weekend to remember and serve, and to come together toward a joint future.

“Ten years later, I’d say America came through this thing in a way that was consistent with our character,” he told NBC News. “We’ve made mistakes. Some things haven’t happened as quickly as they needed to. But overall, we took the fight to al-Qaida, we preserved our values, we preserved our character.”

Obama’s only other planned public remarks Sunday were to come at a memorial concert in Washington in the evening.

His goals were to acknowledge how the country has changed, such as an increased vigilance against terrorism, and the things that have stayed the same, the values of freedom and liberty that bind the country together.

In the broadcast interview, Obama recalled going home after the attacks and rocking his baby daughter, Sasha.

“Our first reaction was, and continues to be, just heartbreak for the families involved. The other thing that we all remember is how America came together.”

Eccentric area clings to identity The Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD — The city is considering holding a Go-Go Dancer Appreciation Day this fall to honor the club “groovers” who helped establish the Sunset Strip as a hub of hipness in the 1960s, and whose successors lend an edgy energy to its gay bars today.

Go-Go day would also highlight the quirky flamboyance that for decades has been the hallmark of this small burg shoehorned into the middle of Los Angeles.

“West Hollywood has been toned down to be family friendly. That’s not what we are,” said Mayor John Duran. “I was concerned there seemed to be a sanitizing of the city. This is the sort of campy, tonguein-cheek thing we’re known for.”

With a 40 percent gay population, this densely populated enclave has been long known for its dare-to-be different lifestyle that has fostered a funky vibe of artsy boutiques and coffeehouses along leafy streets lined with quaint bungalows and aging apartment buildings.

But intense development pressure has brought a wave of gleaming condo and office towers, tony shops and big-box retailers over the last decade, leading many residents to fear that West Hollywood is falling victim to the bland metropolitan sprawl that typifies much of Los Angeles.

“Our personality is changing,” said Elyse Eisenberg, who heads the West Hollywood Heights Neighborhood Association. “The city’s been pushing out old time residents in favor of upscale residents, and destroying the quality of life. We want to see an urban village, not high rises.”

The swelling backlash has included lawsuits against the city, the formation of residents’ groups and the election of an anti-development councilman earlier this year in a race where gentrification was the hotbutton issue.

For many, the city of 35,000 stands at a crossroads to determine its future.

“It’s critical for the city to maintain and forge its own identity,” said council newcomer John D’Amico. “It’s easy to turn into another part of Beverly Hills or Los Angeles.”

That would be anathema to West Hollywood, which takes pride in its renegade history.

Formerly unincorporated, the 1.9-square-mile community was historically a place where Angelenos could let loose with lax liquor and

gambling laws. It later became a refuge for gays fleeing the heavy-handed Los Angeles Police Department and for Jews escaping the Soviet Union.

In the 1960s, a shambling stretch of Sunset Boulevard became the epicenter for the burgeoning rock music scene with venues such as the Troubadour, Roxy Theatre and Whisky a Go Go launching legendary bands including The Doors and The Byrds. The area became a hippie haven.

When the county planned to do away with rent control in unincorporated areas, seniors, gays and immigrants banded together to incorporate the city in 1984. Today, 77 percent of residents are renters who enjoy one of the strictest rent-control laws in the nation.

Local leaders cleaned up the city, whose odd boundaries look like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle. They got rid of street prostitution, buried utility lines, added landscaping and lighting, and promoted civic events such as an outlandish Halloween parade that attracts 350,000 revelers.

They also made a point of implementing liberal, if sometimes offbeat, policies — stipulating pets be called “companions” and owners “guardians” and barring gasoline-powered leaf blowers — as well as providing a generous array of social services, including taxi vouchers for seniors, free HIV testing, youth scholarships and a transgender advisory board.

Over the past dozen years, as West Hollywood has found its niche in LA’s cosmopolitan landscape, a slew of office, condo and retail projects — large and small — have gone up.

Earhart to be auctioned in California gallery The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California gallery plans to auction goggles it says were worn by famed aviator Amelia Earhart during an early plane crash.

The auction Sunday in Oakland will also feature negatives and photographs of Earhart, who disappeared while trying to circumnavigate the globe. Clars Auction Gallery, which is running the auction, said 15 of the photographs — the bulk of the lot — include shots of Earhart at a barbershop and making other preparations for the round-theworld flight, as well as the plane taking off on March 17, 1937.

That was one of two attempts Earhart made that year to circumnavigate the globe. Her plane would disappear during the second attempt a few months later. She was declared dead in 1939.

“It’s more like a day-in-the-life concept,” said Marcus Wardell, a furniture and decorative arts specialist with the gallery. “She’s getting up in the morning, packing, going to the barber’s and the plane sort of taking off.”

Those photographs were recently discovered by a California woman whose mother was a student of Earhart’s and received the photographs as a gift from the pilot, Wardell said. They were expected to fetch between $600 and $800 each.

The goggles — 1920s Luxor aviator goggles that have a cracked left lens — were brought into the gallery’s free appraisal clinic by Barbara Englehardt, a Contra Costa County resident who got them from a friend about 20 years ago.

Earhart was wearing them during a 1921 plane crash, Wardell said.

The collection also includes autographed photos and negatives of Earhart.

“Normally, you get one or two items at a time,” Wardell said. “You don’t get such a large collection.”

The goggles were estimated to fetch between $20,000 and $40,000. Wardell said goggles Earhart wore during her flight across the Atlantic Ocean went for more than $140,000 two years ago.

“I had no clue how valuable they were,” Englehardt said in an interview Saturday. “They were just valuable to me. I cherished them for a long time.”

Englehardt said her friend bought the goggles at an antique gun show although she did not know for how much.

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Monday, September 12, 2011

OPINIONS

Guest Column Catering to China’s millennials If you believe there is little need to understand the mindset of China’s millennial generation, consider the following statement from a report by consulting firm McKinsey & Company: By 2015, China will account for over 20 percent of the global luxury market, overtaking Japan as the world’s largest luxury market.

China’s youth is leading consumption, and this trend is likely to endure as China’s economy continues to grow. As a result of economic growth, Chinese millennials have more money to spend and fewer reasons to save. In addition, China’s increased exposure to globalization and modernization is bound to prod the Chinese millennials to push the political envelope.

This means that understanding the mindset of the current young-adult Chinese generation is vital to future Sino-U.S. Relations and the world economy at large.

As a member of the American millennial generation, I wonder what my generation’s future relations with China will be like. What motivates me as an American business student may be very different from what motivates a Chinese business student. And understanding these motivations, policies and relative outlooks for the future seems just as important to me as the policy and trade statistics covered in the news today.

The Chinese millennial generation, also known as the post-’80s generation, is made up of about 240 million citizens born between 1980 and 1989, a time of tremendous economic growth, social change and technological advancement. In addition, this Chinese generation is the first to come of age since the one-child policy was introduced. Filial piety, one of the highest virtues in Confucianism, teaches children to pay reverence to their parents, but there has been a surprising role reversal: Now, Chinese parents are banking everything on their children. Because Chinese millennials are “only” children, they are constantly supported by both grandparents and parents to ensure that the child, whom the family’s entire economic success depends on, will be able to provide for them in the near future. Obviously, this expectation places a tremendous burden on the young generation. In addition to providing for their families, these millennials also feel the need to hold jobs that justify their family’s support and the millennials’ high expectations for careers in an increasingly wealthy economy.

As enrollment in higher level education has drastically increased because of rising wealth and state spending, nearly a quarter of the 2010 Chinese college graduates were reported as unemployed. Perhaps the large

number of unemployed Chinese graduates is a result of the new graduates’ unsatisfied ambition. And understanding the Chinese millennials’ refusal to take lower-skilled jobs in high demand allows us to appreciate the Chinese labor shortage, an issue that will become progressively important as the United States continues to outsource manufacturing to China.

Despite the pressure placed on them to succeed, the Chinese millennials remain optimistic for the future.

They have not experienced the economic problems, famine, political instability and lack of education that their parents faced in the Mao era. Chinese millennials are globally connected and participate in the international economy more than any previous Chinese generation. According to a report in January 2010 by the China Internet Network Information Center, China has 384 million web users, almost a third of China’s entire population. The millennials have spoken, and social networking and e-commerce are the speech.

Even if the United States’ economic influence is declining, our cultural influence is still abounding.

Economic success has flushed money into the pockets of the young Chinese, and as they see the other 240 million Chinese millennials around them, they seek a way to differentiate themselves from their peers.

American branding is increasingly popular in China, and learning how to cater to the Chinese millennials’ demand to differentiate themselves may just be the competitive advantage that the United States needs.

To make the case for American branding even stronger, the World Wide Web adds another couple hundred million peers to the Chinese millennials’ awareness.

If the U.S. could recognize what the future 240 million Chinese consumers value, then we could increase exports to China and decrease the U.S. trade deficit.

We need to adopt business models that are centered on the next Chinese generation’s demands. In turn, more effective economic and political policy in regard to China should emerge. American companies should seek online marketing strategies or other less conventional strategies and produce products and designs that clearly differ from Chinese brands. Also, the American and Chinese leaders of today need to pave the way for a strong understanding between our millennial generations. We are the consumers and leaders of the not-so-distant tomorrow.

— Caleb Williford is a junior in logistics and Chinese.

He can be reached at willifordc@gmail.com.

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Critically evaluate 9/11 reflections Off the Deep End by

Derek Mullins If Alan Jackson can do it, it can’t be that hard…

“Where were you when the world looked back at when the world stopped turning that September day?

Teaching a class full of hungover undergrads or working at some sleazy bar or café?”

O.K., so I need to work on the lyrics. Regardless of my lack of song-writing prowess, I have only been able to shake my head with disgust as television network after television network, website after website, and periodical after periodical have brandished story after story and special after special about the attacks of Sept.

11, 2001 under the guise of “remembrance.”

Nonsense.

I can only reason that there is something in the human condition that seems to predispose us to recollection and sentimentality. In this instance, one could argue for and certainly agree with the idea that the tragedy that occurred on that Tuesday morning is one worthy of contemplation, that the lives of those lost are certainly worth mourning, and the way in which the those of us who were young at the time of the attacks had our worldviews prematurely changed over the course of 24 hours is certainly worthy of analysis. The way in which the American media has used, morphed and shaped yesterday’s anniversary to benefit its selfish gains and agendas is nothing short of sick, disgusting and deplorable.

Every time I have turned on the TV since the beginning of August, I have seen advertisements for specials and “documentaries” run again and again on all kinds of networks. Interviews with politicians, timeline retrospectives and insights into what happened to the people who we saw in video and photographic clips 10 years ago have all been pimped as a way to “remember the tragedy.” Similarly, websites and print media have all either been devoting a significant portion of their space to similar stories or — in the case of many news and current event magazines — they have promised to issue premium-priced “special editions” of their publication to help make sure “we never forget.”

Much like they did in the aftermath of the tragedy itself, these corporations have done nothing but try to rekindle interest in an event that made billions of dollars for the news and political media industries. Then again, it kind of makes sense. After all, national attention and interest wavered on that one chick from Florida who supposedly whacked her kid, the majority of the American public has largely tuned out of the political happenings in the lead-up to the 2012 elections, and there isn’t a mysterious illness with an animal-related name that they can currently brandish in their efforts to terrify the living daylights out of us and frighten us into watching their programming, viewing their websites or reading their periodicals.

Look, I am not saying that you should not have taken time out to remember the events of that day in any way, shape, fashion or form. I certainly have caught myself remembering what it was like to leave Ms. Hodges’ second-period reading class to take a video back to the library only to spend the rest of the school day in that library watching as the adult world and all of its grim realities slammed me in the face. What I am saying is that I hope that you did not take time out to sit in front of a television screen and watch as Anderson Cooper, Shepard Smith or George Snuffaluffagus either interviewed a politician who was miles away from danger or exploited the pain of those who either went through the events or lost someone because of the actions of terrorists.

Furthermore, if you have any more interest left after the sensory overload the media would have liked you to indulge in this weekend (unless you, like all other sane people observed the national religion that is football) and don’t mind having yet another person play on your heart strings and abuse your sentimentality for his own selfish reasons, I have but one request for you. At some point, please take some time and stop to think about just what it was that the United States did to compel those fundamentalists to exhibit such extreme violence and act with such indifference to human life. Especially for those of you who were young at the time of the attacks, please take the time to realize that the actions undertaken in our name by our government can sometimes have the most outrageous of repercussions.

Now, where’d I put those lyrics? Maybe a rap song would work better…

— Derek Mullins is a senior in political science. He can be reached at dmullin5@utk.edu.

Dangers lurk in crossing street D e ar Rea d e rs by

Aaron Moyer

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I almost got run over this evening. I was walking home from the Film Committee’s showing of “The Blind Side” in the UC auditorium and crossing the street in front of the library. Being a good, law-abiding citizen, I crossed along the crosswalk after checking both ways. On my left a car was just starting to turn and on my right a car had just crossed under the traffic light, plenty of time for me to cross without slowing either side down if I hurried. I crossed almost exactly halfway across and paused for a second because I heard the whine of an engine that is accelerating hard. I looked to my right and saw none other than the black compact car that had crossed under the traffic lights mere moments ago accelerating as hard as possible.

This pause saved my life because right at that moment the driver sped past without any form of acknowledgment. All I could do was hold my hands out in confusion at how extraordinarily stupid this person was. This is hardly the first time I have almost been hit and it is always because the driver is too impatient to wait a small handful of seconds for me to pass.

Crosswalks exist so people can cross the street without fear of being hit. If there is a person on the crosswalk, you stop. You do not try to beat them. There is no reason why a couple of seconds of your time is worth risking another person’s life. This is not a complicated science: If a person and a car do battle, the car is going to win. This is a college campus, there are going to be people crossing the street, not always at the crosswalks, and they are not always going to be attentive.

There is a reason why cars are one of the most dangerous modes of transportation. Impatient drivers use every chance they get to shave a couple of seconds off of their trip, disregarding the safety of themselves and the others around them. Driving has become secondary to the

necessities of life such as using a cell phone or browsing the Internet. Shaving and other tasks best left for the restroom have migrated from in front of a sink to the front seat of a car. After a fun night out with the friends, many people choose to drive home even though they cannot even walk straight.

Here is an easy solution to prevent all of this from happening while you are driving. Wake up a couple of minutes earlier and shave in the restroom like the rest of society. There is absolutely nothing that is so vitally important that you have to make a phone call about it right then and there in the middle of the highway. If it is a serious emergency, do the sane and intelligent thing and pull over so you can give it your full attention. If you cannot see or even walk straight, there is no way you will be able to drive straight. Quit being stupid and inattentive while you are driving. It is not a game and you are putting many people’s lives, not just your own, at risk.

I know some claim that they are not among these careless drivers but you are. Simply by putting the act of driving to the side so you can perform some mundane task shows the world that you do not care about yourself and the others around you. I am tired of fearing for my life every time I walk across a crosswalk just because I am not sure whether the drivers actually will stop.

I fulfill my end of the agreement by checking both ways before crossing; why is it impossible for drivers to fulfill theirs?

I know that the pedestrians are not always considerate when crossing the street, but even so the driver has to wait for them. If you are crossing the street, be courteous and try to hurry.

If you are driving be courteous and do not kill the crosser. That is all there is to it, simple courtesy.

Instead of being angry and impatient, relax a little while you wait. There is nothing you can do about it so why risk your life and theirs? Common courtesy and patience are all that is needed and everybody’s lives will be better. The driver will not go to jail for vehicular manslaughter and the crosser will not be dead.

— Aaron Moyer is a junior in philosophy. He can be reached at amoyer3@utk.edu.

Monday, September 12, 2011

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Texans return to scorched area The Associated Press BASTROP, Texas — The number of homes destroyed by a Texas wildfire has risen to 1,554 and is expected to further increase as firefighters enter more areas where the blaze has been extinguished, officials said Sunday.

Seventeen people remain unaccounted for.

Bastrop County officials joined by Democratic U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett sought to provide new information to hundreds of residents evacuated from their homes a week ago when blustering wind whipped up by Tropical Storm Lee swept across parched, droughtstricken Texas, helping to spark more than 190 wildfires statewide. The worst of the fires has consumed more than 34,000 acres in this area 30 miles southeast of Austin.

While sharing the bad news that the tally of destroyed homes will increase, officials also told some 100 residents who gathered at a news conference on Sunday that people would begin going back into the scorched areas on Monday.

A detailed plan will allow residents to slowly enter the evacuated areas over the coming week as firefighters and emergency responders ensure the land has properly cooled, hotspots are extinguished and the blaze is contained.

Tensions and frustrations boiled over at a similar gathering on Saturday when residents demanded to be allowed to return to their neighborhoods to see what remains of their homes and attempt to salvage a few belongings. Many people were given only minutes to evacuate as the raging blaze surrounded homes and neighborhoods. Some had time to only gather a few important belongings. Others left with only the clothes on their back.

Still, Bastrop County Sheriff Terry Pickering said there was

no immediate concern for the lives of the 17 people who remain unaccounted for.

“They could have been on vacation,” he said.

George Helmke, 77, a retired Delta airlines gate agent, is scheduled to return to his home on Thursday. A police roadblock some 150 yards from his home is preventing him from accessing his property even though there is no fire damage.

“It’s almost inhumane and I’m very frustrated,” Helmke said. “They’ve had us out eight days already.”

The fire has prevented him from taking heart and esophagus medication he has in his house.

“These are expensive medication. I tell these folks that, but they just sort of brush you off,” Helmke said.

The federal government on Friday declared Texas a disaster area, paving the way for individuals to get financial aid.

Doggett said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will incur 75 percent of the costs of fighting the fires, and families will be eligible for up to $30,000 to pay for expenses not covered by insurance policies, such as hotel bills, temporary housing and even construction costs.

“The $30,000 can only go so far toward the expenses that some of you have,” Doggett said. “But I think it can be a lot of assistance.”

On Monday, schools will open for the first time since the Bastrop blaze erupted. So many people are living in the town’s Super 8, Best Western and Holiday Inn that school buses will stop at all three.

County emergency management director Mike Fisher said the Bastrop blaze is now 50 percent contained.

“We’re gaining every hour every shift,” Fisher said.

The monster blaze that has done the most damage to Joy Hill • The Daily Beacon Bastrop resulted when two Henna Vazirani, junior in food science and technology, studies in the North Commons of Hodges Library on fires joined a week ago.

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Dental Armageddon: Part Three Market offers goods, relationships Olivia Cooper Staff Writer (To read parts one and two, visit http://utdailybeacon.com/staff/profiles/olivi a-cooper/) As the two were rivals in a preArmageddon town, Harriet had no warm feelings toward Spencer, especially after he went door-to-door days after news broke that Earth would soon be no more. He offered free dental exams right then and there.

“You know why he did it, don’t you?”

Harriet would complain to her secretary, Mrs. Marshall, who did nothing but play solitaire.

“He wants to teach me a lesson,” Harriet said. “He thinks it’s a game.” Mrs. Marshall put a king over an ace and kept flipping cards. Harriet emerged from her office and took a seat by her dutiful secretary. She saw the calendar was full of marked-off names and open spaces. Mrs. Marshall paid her no mind.

“People want to hold on to a sense of normalcy now, not door-to-door dentists,” Harriet mumbled, staring down the hall.

BZZT went the “Operation” game in the break room, and an exasperated Natalie groaned.

“Is that why you still charge people?”

Mrs. Marshall asked, reshuffling the deck.

Harriet frowned. She had charged people the same amount she always had, even now in the face of total destruction. What Harriet was keeping from everyone was what she had discovered weeks before scientists released their findings. Inside of her left arm grew a mass on her bone that doctors wanted to remove to determine whether it was malignant or benign.

However, the day before the procedure, everyone heard about the meteor, and Harriet was a no-show for surgery.

Harriet rubbed her arm and sighed. “I charge so people won’t think of the inevitable, even if the inevitable is as big as the moon,” she said. She retreated to her office, leaving Mrs. Marshall to her game.

In the break room, Natalie and Stacy huddled over the “Operation” table armed with plastic tweezers. Natalie slowly reached into the man’s arm, keeping her hand steady and holding her breath. Across from her, Stacy had his hands on the table and was watching

the tweezers with intense concentration.

Natalie’s fingers pinched together, and she let a smile flicker. She got it. Stacy smirked and shook the table. BZZT went the game, and Natalie threw the tweezers at Stacy.

“Not funny. We agreed not to do that,” she told him.

“It’s the funny bone! I had to,” Stacy managed between laughs. “And your face was just so close to it too. It was hilarious.”

Natalie pushed the table away and stormed into the hall.

“Natalie! Get back here!” Stacy yelled.

“I’m putting it back where it was. You can try again!”

The bell jingled and the door slammed as Natalie emerged outside. The office was tucked away at the end of a road, behind a row of fast food restaurants and a pawn shop. All were empty with the windows broken. A few had messages spraypainted across the front. Even though all the families with children had evacuated, Natalie insisted on wearing her cartoon scrubs just in case a child might come by. Today was “The Flintstones.” She sighed at the prospect of a life without “The Flintstones,” then pulled her cigarettes out of her front pocket. As she was struggling to get her lighter to work, she heard a drone in the distance, beyond the row of restaurants.

An orange Ford Mustang crowned the hill and swerved into the turn lane. Natalie was mesmerized to see a car other than the usual ones on the road. The Mustang’s tires squealed as the brakes were dragging them to stop, and the car made a left down the road and pulled into a parking spot right in front of her. Natalie immediately threw her cigarette down and crushed it with her foot.

“How are you today, sir?” she asked and walked toward him.

A man who looked like he was in his mid30s hopped over the car door and took off his sunglasses. His eyes were puffy and swollen with stitches. His chin was covered in bandages, and his hair was thinning around his forehead.

“The world is ending. My wife left me for our plastic surgeon, and I just chipped a tooth,” he told her with a smile.

“We can fix the tooth for you,” Natalie replied.

Claire Dodson Staff Writer It is located in Farragut. It is huge. It is filled with many different types of stores — and customers. And although it runs parallel, it is not the Turkey Creek Shopping Center.

It is the Turkey Creek Public Market.

The market, which opened five weeks ago, has become a little community offering “fresh, local produce and gourmet foods as well as antiques and unusual finds,” according to the website.

“It has a little bit of everything,” customer Angela Graham said. “I can spend hours just wandering around.”

Indeed, the Public Market attracts a different type of customer than its corporate counterpart.

The busy, but not hurried, atmosphere draws in those who crave a more personal buyer-seller interaction, those who want to talk with the people who sell them the products.

This idea works both ways. Many sellers set up shop in the market for reasons other than monetary gain, preferring relationships to purely business contact.

“This is why I opened the booth in the first place,” Planet Xchange owner Beth Boline said. “I wanted to reconnect with the customers.”

The personalization of the market is evident upon first glance: customers mingling with vendors, people actually making the goods they are about to sell, the easygoing, yet eclectic atmosphere.

And “eclectic” is the word to describe the market, which houses specialty shops for just about everything one might need: antiques, quilts, DVDs and video games, even a shop devoted to epic collectables (Frodo figurines for just $5). A traditional outdoor farmer’s market that sells fresh fruits, vegetables and beef jerky accompanies the indoor

market.

“I think they went for mostly local shops,” Boline said. “Those that are hip, cool, different, yet have good quality.

“It’s the only place you can find a hunting knife, a cupcake and a belt all in the same place.”

While profits are not the main focus of the market, having a booth there helps local businesses become more accessible. This is especially important for downtown and Old City shops that tend to be further away.

“I get to expose my cupcakes to another market,” Magpies Cupcakes owner Peggy Hambright said. “For some, it’s a much more convenient location.”

Hambright is not the only one to bring local food to the market. Many Knoxville mainstays like Denton’s and Cities Cupcakes find a second home there.

Another aspect of the traditional farmer’s market is pricing. While the prices at booths like Planet Xchange and Magpies are the same as their home stores, negotiations and bargaining are more common than in corporate franchises.

Prices for other goods at the market vary; while complete Egyptian Cotton sheet sets can be found for a mere $20 (at Target they are about $50), fresh ground chuck is almost $5 per pound (usually averages around $3). As with all stores, there are steals and bargains to be had at the market, but only if one knows where to look.

Overall, the market provides an interesting alternative to the hurried atmosphere of Turkey Creek. It increases the buyer to seller relationship while offering good deals.

On the other hand, not everything can be found at the market at reasonable prices.

The Turkey Creek Public Market is open Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The official grand opening is on Saturday, Sept. 24.

Ex-soldier serves through music The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The minute country star Craig Morgan returns from entertaining U.S. troops in the Middle East, he wants to go back — not to perform but to serve.

“Once a soldier, always a soldier,” Morgan told The Associated Press in a recent interview.

Before he launched a successful music career, he spent 10 years active duty in the Army and continued his service for nine years in the Reserves. He was stationed in Panama from 198990 and was part of the military operation that removed dictator Manuel Noriega from power.

— Olivia Cooper is a senior in creative The terrorist attack on Sept. 11 struck a parwriting. She can be reached at ticular nerve with Morgan. Since 9/11, he has ocooper@utk.edu. made nine trips overseas to entertain U.S. troops

and hosted more than a dozen events at military bases stateside.

“For me as an entertainer now, it’s very weird,” said Morgan. “I come home after a trip overseas to Iraq or Afghanistan, and every time I come home, my wife says, ‘Why don’t you just go back in and quit your pouting?’ because I have such a weird feeling going back as an entertainer, having served for so long. It’s just really weird to be on this side of the fence.”

At the same time, Morgan is also grateful for his successful music career, because he has been able to support veterans and military families in a way that he could never do as a soldier.

Morgan was awarded the 2006 USO Merit Award for his support of the military. He is known for hits such as “That’s What I Love About Sunday,” “Redneck Yacht Club,” and “Bonfire.”

Monday, September 12, 2011

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Volleyball wins Hokie Invitational Titans drop opener the way with 10.

“DeeDee has been doing a lot of things really well for Staff Writer us this year,” Patrick said. “She played a full game for us and that really helped us control the net.”

The Tennessee volleyball squad ventured from home for Entering the Saturday night match, both Tennessee and the second weekend in a row as they traveled to Virginia Tech were 2-0 on the weekend. The Hokie Blacksburg, Va. to participate in the Hokie Invitational. Invitational title was on the line as the two teams took the The tournament, which also featured Seton Hall, court inside Cassell Coliseum.

American and Virginia Tech, marked the end of the Lady The Lady Vols struggled early against the tournament Vols’ non-conference schedule. hosts, dropping the first set 25-20. In the second set, the Looking to build upon a 4-2 record, UT opened the Lady Vols faced the possibility of falling behind by two weekend against Big East foe Seton Hall on Friday night. games as they lost five of the first six points. However, as Wasting no the set wore on, time, the Lady UT was able to Vols jumped out keep pace with to an 18-11 lead the Hokies. against the With Tennessee Pirates in the leading 22-21, opening game.

R o b i n s o n It was at this earned three point that Seton kills in a row to Hall coach Kris propel the Lady Zeiter called for Vols to a 25-21 a timeout. Out victory in the of the timeout, set.

Zeiter’s squad With the ran off seven match tied at consecutive one, the Lady points to even Vols were able the game at 18to pull away, 18. However, thanks in part to UT responded, junior Leslie and sophomore Cikra, who K e l s e y recorded five of R o b i n s o n her 12 kills on recorded kills consecutive on three of the points in the game’s final third set. four points to Leading the give the Lady match 2-1, UT Vols a 25-22 was able to conwin. trol the fourth Tennessee set and take the proceeded to H o k i e take the followInvitational ing two sets title. The final and record its point came on a second threekill by game sweep of Robinson.

Michael Rivera • The Daily Beacon the season Robinson, (25-22, 25-17, Nikki Brice jumps up to serve the ball during a match against Maryland on the team cap25-15).

Saturday, Aug. 27. The Lady Vols had a dominant performance on the road, tain, was also The Lady going 3-0 at the Virginia Tech Invitational this past weekend. named MVP of Vols were led the Lady Vol

by Robinson and Shealyn Kolosky, who recorded 11 and 10 Classic earlier this season. She finished the weekend with kills, respectively.

43 kills.

“I was proud of our players for not making unforced “The biggest thing I’ve learned about being a leader … errors … as the match went along I think that just wore is just to be as consistent down Seton Hall,” UT coach Rob Patrick said. as possible,” Robinson After the victory against Seton Hall, the Lady Vols said. “I’ve had to be in this turned their focus to American, a Patriot League squad role (before) and it’s someentering the match against UT with a 4-4 record. thing I love, I love knowing The two teams traded points early in the first game of the ball is coming to me.” the Saturday morning matchup before the Lady Vols pulled The Lady Vols (7-2) will away to win the first set 25-14. From this point the UT face Georgia on Friday at 7 squad never looked back as it proceeded to take the follow- p.m. at Thompson-Boling ing two sets and secure its second sweep of the weekend Arena, followed by a (25-14, 25-13, 25-16).

Sunday matchup against A balanced Lady Vols attack saw four players earn eight Florida at 1:30 p.m. or more kills, including junior DeeDee Harrison who led

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to Jacksonville The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Chris Johnson was a nonfactor.

Jacksonville’s revamped defense shut him down and was the difference in the season opener.

Maurice Jones-Drew scored in his return from knee surgery, and Jacksonville used a flawless start and some clutch plays late to edge Tennessee 16-14 in the season opener Sunday.

Johnson, who joined the team a little more than a week ago following a holdout, ran nine times for 24 yards and caught six passes for 25 yards.

Jacksonville dominated most of the first three quarters, but Tennessee made it close with a pair of second-half touchdown passes from Matt Hasselbeck to Kenny Britt.

The Jaguars converted a key third down on the ensuing drive. Mike Thomas made a leaping grab on Luke McCown’s pass over the middle for a 26yard gain. Jacksonville took time off the clock, then pinned Tennessee deep with a 44-yard punt downed at the 3-yard line.

The Titans still had a shot, but Dwight Lowery intercepted Hasselbeck’s deep pass.

The difference was Jacksonville’s retooled defense, which forced seven punts, corralled Johnson and pressured Hasselbeck.

The Jaguars committed $112 million to acquire linebackers Paul Posluszny and Clint Session, safety Dawan Landry, nickel cornerback Drew Coleman and defensive end Matt Roth. And they got an immediate return on their investment.

Roth sacked Hasselbeck on the first play and forced a threeand-out. Jacksonville seized the momentum from there, putting together an 11-play drive that ended with Jones-Drew running untouched on a 21-yard score. It

was a perfect start for the Jaguars, especially after such an awkward week that included the stunning release of veteran quarterback David Garrard.

Jones-Drew had several chances to essentially put the game away in the third period, but he was stuffed on three runs near the goal line. The Jaguars settled for a field goal and a 130 advantage.

Tennessee sliced into the lead with a fluky score on the ensuing play. As Leger Douzable crunched Hasselbeck from behind, he somehow got rid of the ball and lobbed a pass to Britt near the sideline. Britt eluded several defenders, including linebacker Clint Session who seemed to have him in his sights, and went 80 yards for the score.

Josh Scobee’s 45-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter made it 16-7 for some cushion down the stretch.

But the Titans kept coming.

Hasselbeck hooked up with Britt again with 3:34 remaining.

On third-and-goal from the 2, Britt hauled in Hasselbeck’s fade pass over Rashean Mathis’ outstretched arms and got both feet down in the corner of the end zone. Officials reviewed the play and determined it was a good catch.

Jacksonville pinned Tennessee deep with the punt, but Hasselbeck got the team near midfield before Lowery intercepted the deep ball intended for Britt. The Jaguars traded for Lowery during final roster cuts.

Making his Titans debut, Hasselbeck completed 21 of 34 passes for 263 yards. He had a few passes dropped, but avoided any major errors until the final play.

McCown, chosen the starter five days ago, was asked to do less for the run-centric Jaguars.

He was 17 of 24 for 175 yards, and fumbled away a snap.

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Lady Vols continue hot streak over Charlotte Will Stokes Staff Writer The Tennessee Lady Vols soccer team again proved to be an offensive powerhouse in the SEC in a 5-0 romping of the Charlotte 49ers. They also added 22 shots as they remain in first in the SEC in shots and goals with 104 shots and 16 goals.

The game against Charlotte started the Lady Vols’ four-game homestand over the next four weeks. UT came into its match-up against the 49ers with a 5-1 overall record and No. 19 ranking in the ESPN poll. They were also recently ranked No. 14 in the SoccerTimes.com poll.

“I haven’t talked about the polls once,” coach Angela Kelly said. “The pressure is what we place on them and the demand we give in training every day. We have made a conservative effort not to project forward.”

In front of a crowd of 1,445 people, Tennessee wasted no time in scoring as forward Caroline Brown started her busy night by scoring her fifth goal of the season off an over-the-top ball from midfielder Kylie Bono, less than two minutes into the game. She dribbled the ball to the goal line and passed one by the goalkeeper. By the end of the night, Brown tacked on one more goal, giving her 14 points on the season and the best start in the SEC. “I don’t have any personal goals right now,”

the sophomore striker said, “but I’m just going to keep working hard and see what comes from that.”

Brown also revealed that despite stellar performances like she had Friday night, her work doesn’t stop here.

“I always feel I can improve,” she said. “I could have had a third goal or another assist.”

The Lady Vols were persistent in their pressure as forward Amy Harrison scored the second goal only a few minutes later from the assists of Emily Dowd and Kylie Bono, giving the Lady Vols a quick 2-0 start.

Brown said UT came into its game determined and ready to take on the visiting 49ers.

“We always plan to come out hard. You never plan to come out soft,” Brown said. “We are always pressuring the first 15 minutes of a game, which is one of the most important parts of the game, and it clearly showed off.”

When the Lady Vols finished the match, they managed to outshoot their opponents 2210 (11-4 on goal). Their defense was a brick wall, as the 49ers had a hard time throughout the game getting the ball into their offensive third of the field.

The second half got exciting in the 67th minute as Dowd scored from 10 yards out, from midfielder Chelsea Hatcher’s assist, to put Tennessee up 4-0. Midfielder Lexi Krause Marigrace Angelo • The Daily Beacon scored late in the 78th minute, capping the Emily Dowd drills a shot past Charlotte goalkeeper Alex Kubrick during a match on night’s goals.

Tennessee’s next game comes at home Friday, Sept. 9. Dowd helped lead the Lady Vols to a 5-0 victory over the 49ers, advancing the team to 6-1 for the season.

Friday against Coastal Carolina at 7 p.m.

Sophomores leading Vols’ passing game “That’s important every game, sustaining drives,” said Dooley. “You can screw the game up in those fourth quarters, but we converted Assistant Sports Editor some third downs.”

UT had 34 total first downs.

Even though Tyler Bray, Justin Hunter and Cincinnati was 5-of-12 on third Da’Rick Rogers were part of a slew downs, and was stopped on 4th-and-1, of broken offensive records in a 45two different times.

23 win over Cincinnati on Saturday, Injury report none of them gave it a second Senior defensive end Ben Martin left thought. the game in the second quarter with a The three players produced four right ankle injury and did not return to of Tennessee’s six touchdowns. Bray the game. There were no post-game was 34-for-41 with 405 yards, includupdates on his condition. Martin has ing 256 yards between Rogers (100) already suffered ruptured Achilles tenand Hunter (156). dons in both legs, and missed all of last Even though they made it look season. easy, that’s not how Rogers would Fullback competition describe it.

Redshirt junior Ben Bartholomew got “I would call it routine,” he said. his first career start over Channing “In practice we play with a fast Fugate at fullback in just his eighth game tempo, a high-paced offense. If you played at UT. Bartholomew had an 8really just play like you play in pracyard reception. Dooley said it’s been an tice — hard — you’ll win the game.” open competition between the two of With the departure of receivers them because coaches haven’t been Denarius Moore, Gerald Jones and impressed with Fugate’s play so far this Luke Stocker, the three sophomores season. have taken bigger roles with the "The coaches told me that it was going teams. to be a competition and we are going to “I’ve never had three of them like put you in with the ones to see what you this, this young,” said UT coach George Richardson • The Daily Beacon can do,” Bartholomew I performed this Derek Dooley.

Bray beat his previous career-high Da’Rick Rogers celebrates after losing his helmet during an amazing touchdown catch against week and I got the start."

Lenoir remembers 9/11 of 354 passing yards against Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 10. Tyler Bray threw for a career-high 405 yards as the Vols’ receivPatrick Lenoir, former UT offensive Kentucky last season on his way to ing corps settled into stride in the second game of the year. tackle (1988-91) led Tennessee through breaking two Peyton Manning’s the “T” Saturday carrying an American record of seven straight games with at least Hunter and Rogers became the first players 22:37. They went 10-of-17 against Montana. flag in honor of the victims of the 9/11 terrortwo touchdown passes. Bray’s 82.9 completion Tennessee had three drives of at least 10 ist attacks. Lenoir’s brother Rob died in the percentage also broke Manning’s 1997 school to have at least 10 receptions in a game since Kelly Washington had 11 in 2001. It was the plays in the second half.

World Trade Center attack in New York City. record 77.5 percentage.

He also joins Manning as the only other first time in UT history that there were two quarterback to throw for over 400 yards in a 100-yard receivers in consecutive games.

Rogers’ touchdown reception where he got game. sandwiched between to UC defenders after Bray said he respects the history of those records, but is more concerned with the victo- Bray bulleted the pass in was ranked No. 7 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays on Saturday. ry.

Rogers and Hunter had almost 60 percent of “We just go out there and do what we do,” said Bray. “When we’re out there having fun, Bray’s completions, but Dooley is just fine with just playing backyard football, we’re a great that.

“We’re going to build the team around (cerfootball team.”

Bray threw eight passes before his first tain) guys,” said Dooley. “This isn’t socialism. incompletion on the Vols’ third drive. His 282 The guys that can do it get to do it, and if you yards in the first half tied him at fourth on UT’s can’t do it as good as him, you ain’t going to do it.” all time list for passing in one half.

Tennessee did spread the ball out more than “He looks very different than what he did last year at this time,” said Dooley. “That’s a last week against Montana, with seven players tribute to him, but this is two games, and this recording receptions. Tight end Mychal Rivera set career highs in yards (54) and receptions

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is a long season. We have to get ready for next week because these suckers are good.”

Those suckers are the Florida Gators.

Tennessee visits “The Swamp” this week for its first SEC match.

(six).

Third down’s a charm The Vols converted 10-of-13 third down’s Saturday, including seven in the second half on their way to dominating possession, 37:23 to