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Downtown Knoxville livens with events Market Square features free movie showings, community gathers for various entertainments Wade Scofield Staff Writer For any fans of dogs, cupcakes, classic films and stationary star-viewing, a trip to Market Square on Fridays may be worth considering. On Sept. 9, the much-anticipated outdoor movie series on Market Square made its return to Rocky Top. This eighth annual running of the series kicked off with a showing of Disney’s “Hook,” starring Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams as an adult Peter Pan who journeys back to Neverland. Sponsored primarily by the Knox County Public Library, the event will run every Friday until Oct. 14. The lineup is as follows: “How to Train Your Dragon” (2009) on Sept. 16, “Lady and the Tramp” (1955) on Sept. 23, “Star Trek” (2009) on Sept. 30, “Footloose” (1984) on Oct. 7, and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009) on Oct. 14. The movies were chosen through an extensive online voting process that took place for more than two weeks. The spectrum of time and genre only adds to the diversity of the event and draws, as Market Square promotes, “people of all ages.” Pre-show activities featured pet tips and advice, according the Knox County Public Library’s website, knoxrooms.sirsi.net. The event partnered with PetSafe and Petsafe Village to host many other festivities for pets before the shows. The movies will begin playing each week on a large projector screen at 8:30 p.m., or as soon as the evening is dark

enough. “I really look forward to going,” David Best, sophomore in economics, said. “I think it’ll be a nice way to spend a Friday night after a long week of classes. And ‘Hook’ brings back some childhood memories.” One purpose of the series is to demonstrate the Library’s wide collection of movies and music. Just over half of all circulating items at Lawson McGhee Library now are audiovisual with over 454,000 CDs, DVDs and audiobooks checked out last year. Movie goers should bring their own lawn chairs or picnic blankets to enjoy the films and gaze at the stars. Free parking is available at the Market Street Garage, the Locust Street Garage, the State Street Garage and on the streets around Market Square. The Library’s movie series represents just another opportunity downtown’s Market Square represents for UT students. The family friendly park-like area consists of a gamut of restaurants and boutiques. “There are lots of fun things that happen at Market Square,” Parker Loy, sophomore in business, said. “I plan on going to at least one of the Friday movies this fall. Students should definitely take advantage of events in the Knoxville community.” The first Friday of each month, Market Square hosts various music groups, performers and gallery walks. Sponsors for this year’s movie series include PetSafe, Comcast, The Tomato Head, Downtown Knoxville, City People, Metro Pulse, B97.5 and Luner Cinemas. The cupcakes are catered by Magpies.

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Hundreds gather in Market Square to watch “Pretty in Pink” during Movies on Market Square on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. The family friendly event returns this year to Market Square and features movies every Friday starting at 6 p.m.

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Daniel Justice, senior in psychology, hands out materials about caring for mental and physical health at a booth in Hodges Library on Thursday, Sept. 8. pants and pockets. The suspect was arrested for the theft as well as public intoxication.

Saturday, Sept. 10 3:56 a.m. — UTPD officer requested to assist KPD officers in the arrest of a male subject. The suspect was arrested for aggravated burglary and public intoxication. 6:05 p.m. — Staff at the UT Bookstore notified police regarding a male subject attempting to steal merchandise from the store. The officer met the suspect at the door where it was found that the suspect had several items stuffed into his

Sunday, Sept. 11 3:21 p.m. — Suspect entered the home of a UT student and locked the door behind him, demanding money. The victim stated that after taking $30, the suspect fled the home. Officers were able to capture the suspect based on the description given by the victim and another witness. 7:57 p.m. — Officer dispatched to fraternity house in regard to a possible intoxicated male lying in the front yard. The suspect, who was not affiliated with the university, was arrested and transported to Knox County Detention Facility.

Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the University of Tennessee Police Department. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. People with names similar or identical to those listed may not be those identified in reports.

GRE revised, more demanding Jamie Cunningham Staff Writer Students wishing to attend graduate school will now have to take a harder Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with some of the biggest changes to the exam in its 62-year history included. The GRE, a standardized admissions exam required by almost all graduate programs, has approximately 700,000 annual test takers from around the world. Lee Weiss, director of graduate programs at Kaplan, said that the test has a big impact on students’ chances of getting into the graduate programs they want. “The GRE was created by Educational Testing Service (ETS) over 60 years ago and it’s a very popular exam,” Weiss said. “Graduate schools say that a good performance on the GRE is one of the most important parts of getting into graduate

school.” The revised test, which was launched on Aug. 1, 2011, makes it more challenging for test takers in a multitude of ways. The new GRE is now an hour longer than the old exam, clocking in at about four hours. Weiss believes that the added time will test the test takers’ mental stamina over long hours. “The GRE has become a lot more rigorous than it has been in the past,” Weiss said. “The fourhour test has become not only a test of reasoning but a test of endurance as well. Students will need to build up their stamina before taking the test.” The test is also more adaptive based on performance: The better a test taker performs in one section, the more difficult the next section will be. Also, the verbal section no longer includes antonym and analogy questions. It now involves in-context questions that test reasoning and vocabulary skills. See GRE CHAMGES on Page 2

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GRE CHANGES continued from Page 1 While the changes will make the test more challenging to students, Weiss insists it is important to keep the GRE well regarded among graduate schools. “If you think about who ETS’s clients are, they are business and graduate schools,” Weiss said. “Graduate schools were saying that the test was not a reliable indicator on whether a student would succeed in graduate school. Because of the feedback given by graduate programs, ETS decided to make changes to the GRE.” Weiss also explains that some of the changes to the GRE are a part of an ini-

tiative to make the test more comparable to the Graduate Management Admission Test or, as it is commonly known as, the GMAT. “The GRE has also been pushed as an alternative exam to business schools. So far this push has been successful — there are over 600 business schools around the world that accept the GRE as an admissions exam into their MBA program,” Weiss said. Russell Shaffer, senior communications manager at Kaplan Test Prep, notes that part of Kaplan’s mission is to inform students of the exam changes and ensure they know what to expect when they take the test. “Our job is to prepare students for this new exam and help them succeed,” Shaffer said.

9/11 victims given final resting place The Associated Press SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — The families of the 40 passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 reflected on their loved ones’ sacrifices on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, placing a wreath at the new national memorial, but they also looked to one last remembrance: a private interment ceremony Monday. That is when Somerset County Coroner Wallace Miller, a funeral director who has maintained some of the victims’ remains in three caskets in a crypt for 10 years, will turn them over for burial at the crash site. The newly christened Flight 93 National Memorial will be closed until 2 p.m. Monday so family members can conduct the service privately. The private service will be “another important piece, another final step,” in remembering the victims, “even though there seems to

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be one more final step all the time,” said Carol Dahl Heiderich, whose youngest brother, Capt. Jason Dahl, piloted the ill-fated Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville. Sandra Jamerson, 59, of Antioch, Calif., will also attend the burial because her twin sister, Wanda Green, was among the 40 passengers and crew killed when they decided to fight four hijackers for control of the plane during the terrorist attacks. Jamerson attended Saturday’s memorial dedication and the memorial service on Sunday. “Yesterday was very significant because it was an accomplishment because we’ve waited so long” for the national park, Jamerson said Sunday of the dedication of the memorial’s first phase. “Today was more personal. It’s significant to me primarily because this will be her final resting place,” she said of her sister. The family members gave Miller a standing ovation when his work was recognized during Sunday’s cere-

mony, and he choked up behind dark glasses as he read a tribute to the victims with the refrain, “We Remember Them.” Sunday’s gathering was muted and more somber than the Saturday dedication at which former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush spoke along with other national figures — until President Obama and the First Lady arrived by helicopter shortly after the memorial ceremony. The Obamas visited the Wall of Names, where 40 marble slabs were inscribed with the name of each victim of Flight 93. More than 3,000 people, more than half of them regular citizens, stayed after the ceremony and pressed together as the Obamas walked to a security barricade to shake hands and have their pictures taken. Some briefly chanted “USA! USA!” while another man shouted: “Thanks for getting bin Laden!” a reference to the death of Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan earlier this year.

Job plan meets mixed reactions The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — President Barack Obama’s latest job plan calls for $130 billion in aid to state and local governments, providing either a welcome infusion of cash for those struggling with budget gaps, government layoffs and crumbling roads or merely a temporary patch for budget holes that are likely to remain long after the federal money runs out. The perspective of governors and state lawmakers varies but often follows political affiliation, with Democrats generally praising Obama’s plan and Republicans remaining skeptical. “It’s a no-brainer: Congress should pass the bill. Now,” said California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, whose state would receive some $13 billion for construction projects and teaching and public safety jobs at a time when it has the nation’s second highest unemployment rate. Many Republican lawmakers and governors are less enthusiastic about accepting the federal money, especially if it locks in costs they will have to account for once the aid runs out. “If we’re given the flexibility to spend it as we see fit and not as they see fit, I could see some benefit,” particularly for long-delayed infrastructure projects, said Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan Silvey, a Republican. “I’m not a big fan of using onetime money for ongoing expenses. I think that’s what the state should be getting away from, not getting deeper into.” Obama’s plan has to clear a politically divided Congress, which could scuttle it entirely or enact bits and pieces of it. As envisioned by Obama, state and local governments would receive $50 billion for transportation projects, $35 billion for school, police and fire department payrolls, $30 billion to modernize public schools and community colleges, and $15 billion to refurbish vacant and foreclosed homes or businesses. It would mark the second, sizable infusion of federal cash to states in less than three years, coming just as they are burning through the last of the billions of dollars they received under the 2009 stimulus act. In many cases, states used the original stimulus money to fill in for declining tax revenue and lessen or delay spending cuts for public schools, health care programs and other services. But those budget holes remain in many states as high unemployment persists and government tax revenue remains lackluster. With another round of money, “the federal government may be able to play a critical role in helping states close their budget gaps,” said David Adkins, executive director of the Council of State Governments. But he said the prospects for receiving the money appear “very, very slim” given the focus on reducing government spending among Republicans in Congress. He said state government leaders are more interested in long-term stable federal funding for transportation projects and education programs. In New Mexico, Democratic state Sen. John Arthur Smith said provisions of the Obama

proposal, such as infrastructure financing for highways and aid to schools, should provide a short-term economic boost for the state. But he worries that it could create a future financial squeeze if state government needs to replace the federal money when the program ends. He said state spending had to be cut this year to help close a $200 million budget gap created when federal stimulus money ran out. “I’m one of those who would rather confront the enemy at hand right now,” Smith said. “I don’t think we’re elected to push the issue down the road.” State budget officials have only estimates of how much they would receive under the Obama proposal, which was announced Thursday to a joint session of Congress. They are waiting to learn exactly how those dollars would be disbursed and what strings, if any, would be attached. Some Republican governors already have established a precedent of rejecting portions of the federal stimulus money. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker rejected $810 million in federal funding for a high-speed rail line between Madison and Milwaukee, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich turned down $400 million for a rail project to connect Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus. Florida Gov. Gov. Rick Scott canceled a $2 billion federal grant for a high-speed train between Orlando and Tampa, citing concern that state government would be locked into years of operating subsidies. A state-by-state breakdown of the president’s plan shows that Florida could receive more than $7.5 billion for schools, roads and other projects. That money would come into a state with a 10.7 percent unemployment rate and one of the nation’s highest home foreclosure rates. But Scott spokesman Brian Burgess left open the possibility that the Florida governor could reject money under Obama’s latest plan, especially if it added to the federal debt. Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is running for president, dismissed Obama’s proposal as wasteful spending and argued that budget cuts were the only way to help the economy. “President Obama’s call for nearly a halftrillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity,” Perry said. Perry has a history of rejecting federal money that would require changes in state law. Last year he declined to accept $550 million in additional unemployment funds because it would have required Texas to adopt a more generous program. While it is not clear whether the Obama proposal would require Texas to rewrite its unemployment laws, it would extend the benefits of nearly 124,000 people in the state. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican who as a U.S. senator voted against Obama’s 2009 stimulus legislation, did not say whether Kansas would accept federal money under Obama’s latest proposal. But he said the use of one-time revenue in the earlier stimulus program created budget problems for the state when the funding expired.

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New album catchy, uninspired Ohio band showcases unique sound Patrik Svensson Staff Writer After the well-received EP “Hell and High Water” had been released, there were high hopes for an album in the same class as “Don’t You Fake It,” from 2006. The bar has been set high since the huge hits “False Pretense” and “Face Down” were released on the same record, which has resulted in the absence of a new potential single in past years. “Am I the Enemy” is the answer to this issue. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus never seems to drift away from the 3 1/2-minute span — the correct length of a song to squeeze in verse, refrain, breakdown and interlude, making it radio friendly at its very best. The album is so packed with cheesiness and catchiness that the longawaited new hit single suddenly turned into a handful. The opening track “Salvation” has all the elements in its structure that is needed to reach for the sky. The refrain is overwhelmingly powerful and opens up the potential to be a new live favorite, pushing “Face Down” and “False Pretense” to the side for a while. The usage of electronics has definitely been planted in their soil, serving as a strong base in the verse’s structure, which doesn’t necessarily give the Florida-based band a possibility to extend its fan base. It gives the impression of a step toward something new. One might speculate if the choice of leaving Virgin Records to an independent label is a factor. When reaching the middle section of this

album, the lack of up-tempo songs leaves the record in a limbo of ballads. The ending of “Dive to Deep” gave hope of an escalating tempo all over the last part of “Am I the Enemy,” but that was not the case. The snaillike tempo continues to the very end, where the powerhouse “Choke” at least gives this piece of work a worthy ending, even though the track was taken from the EP mentioned above. Despite the negative aspects of the overall structure of its third album, credit has to be given for a great attempt to create music that is catchy and ridiculously easy to digest, and for sure helps frustrated teenagers through their difficult years of searching for an identity. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is like soap; massproduced, wrapped in a cheap piece of paper and just as slippery when trying to get a grip of it. The band’s attempt to set an agenda of consciousness regarding important questions in areas such as politics and humanitarianism is weak. It falls into a void of cheesy and emotional jibber-jabber. The overall production of “Am I the Enemy” is well mixed where the dynamic between instruments and vocals lifts the record from the bottom. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus still remains under the same major label commercial sound, even though they left Virgin Records for the independent label Collective Sounds. Best song: “Choke”

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Jamie Greig Staff Writer Sweeping through Knoxville last week was Ohio band Reverse the Curse, currently on tour in support of its new record, “Hither & Yon.” Reverse the Curse consists of Ed Starcher (vocals, guitar), Connor Johnson (bass, vocals) and Joey Regets (drums), all from Hiram, Ohio. We sat on the porch of Longbranch, staring out across to the Tin Roof, listening to the next band warming up through the faded wooden door that leads to Longbranch’s cramped playing space. “Me and Ed met as kids around third grade,” Regets said. “I got a drum set around that time and he got a guitar a few years later. In seventh grade Connor picked up the bass and we started just jamming and writing songs and learning how to play our instruments pretty much from scratch and just grew as a band like that. We played local shows around our town.” They played these local shows for years during this initial period. “After school we went to Philadelphia to record our five track EP called ‘Pabs,’ with Vince Ratti,” Regets said. Starcher explained that Vince Ratti has “worked with bands like Circa Survive, Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer (he was actually in that band), None More Black, etc.” “It was the first time we’d worked with someone who actually knew what we were about, not just recording with some guy who does jazz and classic rock,” Starcher said. After this the band toured for about a year and a half off the back of that record. Then they went back into the studio with Eric Crondstein (Less than Jake) and recorded their first full-length album, which was released in July on Paper and Plastick. Their current tour is in support of that release. This is Reverse the Curse’s first visit to Knoxville, but they are loving the experience. “To be honest it has surpassed our expectations,” Johnson said. “We really didn’t know what to expect, with the venue being jumped around. But the promoter, Stephen (Stay True Music), has done a really great job of getting great bands that fit the bill.” After this gig the band continues its tour by heading to Athens, Ga., followed by a drive down to Florida, taking in four days of shows. Then they play four shows in and around Texas, and finally finish the tour with another four gigs as they work their way back to Ohio. The band is making just enough money for gas. They don’t make much, but at least get to the next place. Once this tour is over, Starcher said, “We go back to working crappy day jobs and try to make some money.” “As far as the band goes, when we get back home, we’ll work on some new stuff,” Regets said. “And tour in between that, in support of ‘Hither & Yon.’ It’s on Paper and Plastick; you can get it at Amazon, iTunes, hard copy at paperandplastick.com.”

“You can illegally download it, too,” Johnson said. “It’s out there, if you don’t want to pay.” On that note we decided to go inside as the final act on the night’s bill began to start its set. You can tell these guys are really into what they are doing right now. They work and tour incessantly but also find the time to craft unashamedly honest, driven music that’s as powerful as it is fresh. Which brings us to the record: ‘Hither & Yon’ The album was recorded in the fall of 2010 with Eric Cronstein (Less than Jake) in Columbus, Ohio, and was released in July of this year. Post-hardcore has become stale by nature. “Whisky soaked” vocals and the accompanying Dbeat drive have become the genre’s worst enemies. Becoming a by-word for everything the music wasn’t meant to be, innovation has been lost in a myriad of similarity. Reverse the Curse adds something different by combining powerful, driving, harsh melodies with slow rhythmic breakdowns. They use hooks and time changes to swell and sway the record like waves in an incessant sea of passion, each wave crashing into whitewash and then building itself again to a crescendo of harmonies, group vocals, crashing drums and driving guitars. To define this band as post-hardcore, in the modern sense of the phrase, would be to the detriment of the truth. A much more accurate definition is that they are post-hardcore in the previous La Dispute sense, mixing indie rock sounds with a collaboration of other influences. The band has progressed from being akin to bands like Polar Bear Club’s manically punk-ish post-hardcore (as is present in their 5-track EP “Pabs”), and has matured into the modern day Brand New-esque band we hear when listening to “Hither & Yon.” There are references to “It Hates You”-era He Is Legend, adding a Southern twist in the form of the gravely, almost gutteral vocals mixed with intricate and intelligently formed subtle vocal/instrumental harmonies and time changes. Ultimately, this is progressive indie rock, in the sense that many influences mix together to create something new. Reverse the Curse takes many chances on “Hither & Yon” and possibly could have gone a little further; what they have certainly builds on itself. From the fantastically ominous riff that starts the album in “Bell, Book & Candle” to the Southern tones found throughout the album, these unexpected directions make this an album that merits praise. There are so many influences in this record. It’s for fans of punk in the vein of Hot Water Music through to avid post-hardcore fans. Recommendation: Buy this record and/or catch these guys live before they get too big for it to be “intimate” anymore.

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OPINIONS

Guest Column Lecturers deserve pre-game attention There is a secret hidden by the vast crowds inexorably marching toward Neyland Stadium; an entire undercurrent which most visitors and nearly all students miss as they count down to, “Football Time in Tennessee.” Even those students who know of its existence only rarely take the time to go and investigate what value it might have to offer. Despite the apparent indifference of the general populace, UT’s College of Arts and Sciences Pre-game Showcase should not be ignored. I must admit that prior to this year I was a member of the group aware of the existence of the pre-game showcase series, but I chose to not pay heed to the calls for attendance. I guess I didn’t think that a little learning was worth my time when there was so much orange all around. Over the past two months I have had the opportunity to be involved in helping to prepare for this year’s selection of showcase presenters. During this time I have heard stories about the roots of the Spanish language and the crusades which helped define its future. I gained a glimpse into the world of cells and molecules, and I learned of a trip to an ice cream parlor with Aaron Copeland. These brief glimpses inspired me and made me laugh, and I found that I was interested even by those speakers whose topics lay far outside my own experiences. The Pre-game Showcase lecturers represent the breadth and depth of our university, and they also provide a valuable addition to the rush of game day by showing the other side of the UT coin. Public lectures based on some of the most interesting research being performed by our professors show the true value of an education at Tennessee, and do so in a manner at least as interesting as any SportsCenter broadcast. Such a fusion of the two traditions of our university, athletics and academics, helps to highlight the power of

each individually. So many students and visitors spend time simply waiting around, perhaps wandering the campus before games. In the past I spent over an hour simply sitting in the stadium watching the stands fill. I must admit that even with all of the other students around it eventually grew tedious, and the whole time it felt like the clock moved slower and slower. Why would you want to spend time standing in line in 100-degree weather when you could be inside eating snacks and being entertained. The Pre-game Showcase occurs two hours before game time and only lasts 45 minutes, so those who love nothing more than waiting in lines can have their chance. For me, however, spending 45 minutes inside eating a brownie, drinking some lemonade and watching a world renowned pianist appear to beat up a piano in order to make it produce some fantastic music certainly beats wandering around aimlessly outside on a hot afternoon. As I mentioned earlier, I was a member of the group of students who knew of the existence of these programs but who chose to not pay them any heed. After what I have learned through having the chance to interact with all of these outstanding educators, I will not be making the same mistake again. I plan to attend all of the showcases I can, which is no easy task considering I live off campus. I encourage you to give them a chance, and I promise, you won’t be disappointed. Then, as we march toward the towering cathedral of Neyland Stadium, we will know that we have paid homage to our love of both sports and learning.

— James Humble is a senior in chemistry and Spanish. He can be reached at jhumble@utk.edu.

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Obama takes action sans rhetoric C ampbel l’s Co r n e r by

Seth Campbell The most common criticism I hear about President Obama doesn’t even come from conservatives. Most of the bellyaching comes from his fellow liberals or independents. They all want to know why he doesn’t use a little more heated rhetoric when fighting some of these political battles. Others question the progress that has been made since his inauguration. In sum, people say he gets run over by the other side of the aisle and cannot live up to his promises. I disagree with this notion entirely. He is the president of the United States and shouldn’t stoop to the levels of some of his counterparts. We all hear the dirty rhetoric out there. I remember awhile back when Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell said his main focus is to ensure President Obama will not be reelected. How insane is that? There are a number of adjectives to describe Sen. McConnell’s philosophy and none of them are decent. Why isn’t his No. 1 prerogative the citizens of Kentucky? Personally, I do not want my president making these types of remarks. Simply put, he is better than that. The examples are endless. Not too long ago, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina thought it was appropriate to shout “You lie!” at Obama during an address to congress. This is not the action of a gentleman or someone who represents thousands of South Carolinians. Regardless of one’s views, there is a time and place for objection and Rep. Wilson was entirely out of place. Both McConnell and Wilson showcased their feelings and ended up looking foolish. If Obama were to do something similar, I would condemn

him in the same fashion. Thankfully, we have a president who can control his emotions and thus avoid these embarrassing moments. The far-left is constantly ribbing the president about his calm demeanor when dealing with these Republicans. Another constant complaint is that he has not accomplished nearly what many expected. Any significant change in policies is going to be a gradual process that takes time. Our American political system was designed for everything to take time and in many cases, a lot of time. It’s important to realize that any real change will take time. At the end of the day, much has been accomplished in a few short years. The military has been significantly drawn back out of sections of the Middle East, homosexual soldiers are now allowed to serve our country openly and freely, and people have the right to see a doctor without being turned away. If we go back a couple of years, we realize these are all issues he campaigned around. Republicans had no reason to be surprised when the Affordable Health Care Act passed! He told you for years he was going to pass it and it happened. Nothing too surprising there. I am sure he hasn’t accomplished everything that he would have liked, but Obama has done quite a bit for just a short while in office. The Republicans who claim to be surprised by his actions are ignorant if they weren’t paying attention to his campaign speeches. The Democrats who think he hasn’t accomplished enough need to take a look at what has been accomplished and be thankful for the strides made. I do not need my president to come out with ignorant rhetoric to get his point across. I don’t believe America needs a leader who can’t control his emotions. President Obama is doing just fine by keeping a cool demeanor while accomplishing his agenda. — Seth Campbell is a senior in history. He can be reached at scampb42@utk.edu.

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As many of my close friends and family know, when it comes to football, I am not the number one fan. I happened to have grown up in a family that enjoyed spending its Saturdays huddled around the television set watching the big game — ironically, cheering for one of Tennessee’s biggest rivals in the SEC. As a child, I never found football to be entertaining or exciting. To me, they were always just a bunch of strong guys tackling each other. I did enjoy wearing the cheerleading outfit my mother bought me, and eating all the greasy food that overflowed the table. Now, as a college student, my perception of the sport has not changed. Although embarrassed to admit it, I go to the game to enjoy the tailgating. My favorite part about fall Saturdays on campus is the thrill of dressing cute, eating a vast amount of food and socializing with my friends. Even though I do not find the sport entertaining, I still feel it is an important part of our culture. I admire the players and their hard work; always determined to make their fellow students proud to be a Tennessee Vol. And I am in awe of any fan who has as much passion and school pride to remain seated through a football game while a massive thunderstorm blows through the city. Just because football is not my favorite spectator sport does not mean I have no respect for the game and the fans. Football has earned its spot in the American culture much like apple pie is considered our national food. Tailgating is my favorite part of the overall game day for many reasons. First, everyone seems to have an aura of excitement and anticipation around him or her. There is also a charge of pride that surrounds the campus on game day. Yet, the positive emotions that surround the tailgate become fragile once the crowd enters the stadium. The feelings of happiness and excitement can quickly turn to sadness and anger depending on

the outcome of the game. The tailgating camaraderie is bound by our hope-filled wishes of victory. Another reason why I attend the tailgates is for the thrill of creating team-spirited outfits. Dressing up for a football game has always been a Southern trait that makes us unique among the nation. While Midwesterners wear sweatshirts and jeans to a football game, we Southerners wear sports jackets and dresses. Game day could be viewed as a mini fashion show around campus. It seems that everyone wants to show off their school pride by wearing their Sunday’s best. Orange might not be my favorite color on the spectrum, but I am always happy to wear the color to the game. I have fun finding ways to incorporate the color into my choice of apparel. Since the bold orange is such a difficult color to find in clothing stores, there is a feeling of accomplishment once one finds that perfect outfit. Football and food always manage to coincide with each other. Attending a college game day will not be the only time one finds greasy food scattered around a campus. Throughout the nation, Americans make hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken wings and cheese dips to eat while they cheer on their teams through a television or at the stadium. Tailgating traditions of barbecuing or ordering takeout all have the same effect. We break bread together in the spirit of supporting our team and connecting with the family and friends with whom we share the experience. While the food and the outfits make the day more enjoyable, it is the people who make game day special and memorable. For years, Americans have used football as a way to gather together with friends and family. That is why my favorite part of game day is the friendliness and acceptance by all the fans. The whole campus comes together as one every Saturday to share the same bond. No matter the differences, we can all relate with one another on game day because we are Tennessee Volunteers. When the Pride of the Southland Band comes out and forms the “T” at Neyland Stadium we will all be cheering on our team. — Samantha Trueheart is a sophomore in communications. She can be reached struehea@utk.edu.

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New action movie misses mark Album shows singer’s depth, talent Brittney Dougherty Staff Writer People enjoy action movies. They like to watch explosions, car chases and epic fistfights between muscle-bound villains and heroes. Much of America enjoys this. They like to watch epic fistfights, especially if there is a sexy woman in skintight clothes involved. Director Olivier Megaton took this desire to watch powerful and beautiful women beat up criminals and made a movie to satisfy it. In “Colombiana,” Cataleya (Zoe Saldana) watches as her parents and many in her community are gunned down in her home in Colombia. After a fastpaced parkour chase, she makes it to Chicago. There, she asks her uncle (Cliff Curtis) to teach her how to kill people so she can avenge her family. She trains and becomes a skilled serial killer with more than 20 victims. Her goal is to attract the attention of her father’s killers so she can find and kill them. The movie is certainly satisfying in terms of brutal deaths, gunpower and explosions. The sniper rifle Saldana carries around and eventually uses toward the end is well worth the wait. The way she drives a truck onto a car and crushes it like an aluminum can is another moment of thrilling action in this movie. The promotional hype portrayed the movie as a Jason Statham flick with a girl in his place. You go into the movie thinking about how awesome all the fight scenes will be and what nifty ninja moves Saldana is going to perform on her many victims.

There is a little less of that and a lot more extras that aren’t necessary in action movies. Love stories, mind games, police searches and family drama, just to name a few. If a movie is advertised as an action-packed film, the other elements of the movie need to be latent or incredibly good. Sadly, “Colombiana” has rather a lot of focus on Cateleya’s life outside of her job taking down criminals. It also is not up to par. The relationships with her uncle and the artist she drops in on at night could have been interesting. The emotions were there but throughout the movie I kept thinking, “Something is missing here.” The film has moments that are impressive, however. Saldana is a tiny woman and in other movies has portrayed more fragile characters. However, in “Colombiana,” her character oozed power. Throughout the movie, there were times when she had this complete control over everything else. Examples include when she commanded her friend’s vicious dogs and displayed her sniping skills to get information from the CIA. Sometimes, she seemed less like a hero avenging herself and more like a gangster. The typical protagonist in movies like this one only uses violence against villains and abhors needless killing. Saldana’s character does not have that hang-up. She threatens anyone in her way and uses the same amount of force as the men who killed her family. It makes the character less likeable but at least that means there is more action. If you like action flicks, go see the movie. You can ignore the sappy parts or use those moments to refill your drink.

given to his listeners over the years seem to lean on a steadier career as a solo artist. The break-up from Hot Water Music in 2005 sent him away on a prosperous adventure worldwide along with his trusty acoustic guitar. Although Hot Water Music has put the pieces of the puzzle back together again with a new album around the corner, Ragan continuously produces his own material in the same pace as before. Compared to his debut and second album, the level, rock ‘n’ roll-oozing guitar strumming and the presence of a set of drums has gradually been over-voiced and totally erased by the fiddle, which in several tracks shines so bright that one can speculate if upcoming albums will turn into pure bluegrass. However, it is soothing and brings a cozy feeling, especially here in the South. This is where “Come Around” stands out from the rest in the track listing. The simplicity, both lyrically and musically, is staggering, beautiful and so easy to digest, though not like a cookie baked in the MTV factory. It is absolutely outstanding. Influences that are clearly shown are of course from his time with Hot Water Music, which has to be hard to escape from, but also from the legendary Bruce Springsteen. “Nothing Left to Prove” kicks off this record in the sky like a squirrel scared by a firecracker, its familiar guitar strumming a good example. It gives a sense of The Boss’ darker records, such as “The Ghost of Tom Joad” and “Nebraska,” and also a strong connection to songs

Patrik Svensson Staff Writer Greg Graffin from Bad Religion, Mike Ness from Social Distortion and Lars Fredriksen from Rancid — each of these punk icons has taken a different path in their musical career by pursuing a solo career. Chuck Ragan, lead singer in one of the most influential posthardcore bands, Hot Water Music, from Gainesville, Fla., has, since 2007, released two records soaked with American folk rock, as both “Feast or Famine” and “Golden Country” received outstanding reviews. With that in mind and a head held high, Ragan released yet another record under the label Side One Dummy Records. I sense a more solid, and perhaps even more weathered, Ragan on this album. The vibes that his work has

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Bridget Daunias, junior in studio art, smokes hookah in the Humanities Amphitheatre on Monday, Sept. 12.

in his older repertoire, such as “For Goodness Sake.” “Nomad by Fate,” on the other hand, was the first song to make a huge impression. The outstanding fiddle takes a lot of space along with a constantly pumping upright bass. One can’t help to draw yet another parallel to one of his previous golden tracks, “Let it Rain,” where his rough, desperate voice mows the lawn like no machine could ever do. Imagination is “key” in the music of Ragan’s recent work. One is taken by the hand on a breathtaking journey that involves love, regret, hope and escapism. There is also a sense of rebellion, where his strong voice puts the message on a pedestal so high that would rip Sid Vicious’ leather jacket to pieces. “Covering Ground” is a long-awaited relief that Chuck Ragan is alive and well. After having released two records, he has not only secured his position as one of the most reckoned musicians stepping out of the punk scene, but also strengthened the American folk rock scene by functioning as a channel between genres. The album is, on the other hand, not a step in another direction, but a sign that a winning concept is worth keeping. Ragan delivers, once again, a fantastic full-length album packed with powerful folk rock leaving no one untouched by his rough, desperate voice. Oh, Chuck Ragan. Through the message of your music, you make me want one thing out of life that I know I will never have: simplicity.

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LSU success binds Dooley, Muschamp merly a graduate assistant, as the defensive coordinator for two years. He then went to Texas to assume the same position under Clay Seal Mack Brown for three seasons before leaving his coach-in-waiting Assistant Sports Editor opportunity to lead Florida. “We stayed in touch and we talked quite a bit when he was at Nick Saban isn’t the only friend Derek Dooley has in the SEC Texas and I was at Louisiana Tech and even last year we stayed in coaching ranks. touch,” Dooley said. “We are good friends and professional comDooley will face off against another friend in Will Muschamp petitors. He is going to want to whip me pretty good and I’m going when the Vols travel to Gainsville to play Florida on Saturday. to want to whip him pretty good — that’s how it goes.” Muschamp and Dooley coached together under Saban at LSU Bray was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his and with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins from 2001-2005. At LSU, heroics Saturday against Cincinnati, which included throwing for Dooley stayed on the offensive side, handling anything from tight 405 yards and ends to running four touchdowns backs, while on 34-for-41 Muschamp was passing. He is the defensive the first Vol to coordinator and receive the linebackers honor since coach. Jo n at h a n Muschamp Crompton in played for 2009. Georgia from “He has cer1991-’94 while tainly played two Dooley’s father, very good footVince, was the ball games. That Bulldogs athletic is the starting director. Vince point,” Dooley Dooley was the said. “I think sechead coach at ondly that goes Georgia from with that he has 1964-’88. put a big invest“Will is a ment in trying to Georgia guy like be good. You see me,” Dooley said. it on the practice “We had a lot of field, you see it mutual friends in the time he’s even before he putting in outand I became side of practice. friends, and of When you are course our first investing and time working committing together was in yourself to being 2001 at LSU and George Richardson • The Daily Beacon good and you are we had a lot of Derek Dooley claps on his Vols during pre-game warm-up drills before a game playing good success there the against Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 10. Dooley will face his former colleague, then you have the four years we Florida coach Will Muschamp, as the Volunteers travel to the Swamp to take ability to affect were there on the Gators. others in a positogether. I was tive way.” there in 2000, he wasn’t there with us in 2000 — we brought him Bray garnered three SEC Freshman of the Week honors last seaon in 2001. We had a good run there and went to the Dolphins son. together. Mychal Rivera, who had a career-high six catches for 54 yards “Like any assistant coaches, we were both coming up through Saturday, boasted about Bray’s play so far. the ranks as young coaches at that time so we had a lot in common “(The passing game) is dangerous because we’ve got Tyler and developed a relationship.” Bray,” he said. “He’s awesome. Anybody they put out there, he’s Muschamp left Miami to return to Auburn, where he was forgoing to sling the ball really well.”

Men’s golf clinches second in tourney Dallas Abel Staff Writer The Tennessee men’s golf team started off the year with a second-place finish at the Carpet Capital Collegiate tournament in Rock Face, Ga. The Volunteers posted a final team score of 856, eight-under-par. One of the players who stood out on the final day of play was Marshall Talkington. Marshall shot the best final round for the Vols on Sunday with a 69, and finished the weekend tied for 25th with a three-over-par 219. Marshall, a sophomore at UT, started the week with a tough break in the first round, double bogeying the 18th hole to finish four over at 76. Then, he came out Saturday and shot his career round of 74, which he followed up on Sunday by shooting even lower. “The course stayed the same during all three rounds,” Talkington said. “You can score on it, but bad shots can penalize you quick. It’s an overall tricky course.” The Vols did not get the win, losing to Auburn by five strokes, but they made huge strides for the season, beating five ranked opponents including No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Georgia Tech, No. 15 Georgia, No. 16 Clemson and No. 17 LSU. Even though Tennessee was not ranked at the beginning of the season, they accumulated votes. “They should be encouraged,” UT coach Jim Kelson said. “They played well. They played solid. But they thought they left just enough shots out there where they could have made it a little bit closer.” Tennessee started off the tournament in seventh place after round one. Danny Keddie and Garrick Porteous each shot even-par 72 during the first round, while the rest of the team backed them up, shooting five-over, making Tennessee’s

score 293. Adding to that score was Jay Vandeventer with a one-over-par 73, Talkington notching a 76, and Renwick’s 78. Day two showed promise for the Volunteers when the team shot a seven-under-par 281. Garrick Porteous carried the team with a four-under-par 68 which moved him to a tie for third place individually. Jay Vandeventer tied his career-low round with a 69. The Vols matched their low round record from last year after Keddie shot a 71 and Darren Renwick finished with a 73. The day ended with the Vols tied for second with Chattanooga and Clemson. The final day, the Vols were led by Talkington and Vandeventer. Vandeventer finished the tournament seventh, his best finish as a Volunteer. Porteous had the best finish for the Vols coming in third place individually, shooting five-overpar 211 for the weekend. Danny Keddie finished at 14th and notched his fifth top-15 performance in just nine matches, while Renwick placed 42nd for the Volunteers. “I have worked on all aspects of my golf game, but the mental aspect was big for me,” Talkington said. “Coach Kelson has really helped me along in the psychology aspect of my game.” The second-place finish begins the year off better than last when the Vols finished eighth in this tournament. “It’s nice to get off to a good start because it’s always really important, especially after our start last year,” Kelson said. The best finish in all four fall tournaments in 2010 was fifth place. The Volunteers have some time off before they jump back into tournament play at the beginning of October when they travel to Durham, N.C., for the Rod Meyers Invitational.