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Friday, January 10, 2014

Issue 03, Volume 125

Polar vortex causes campus-wide complications frustrating part is that as soon as we were away from the building, everyone was called back in. It was like it was all for nothing.”

Thursday’s press release stated that crews have been working since Sunday to deal with the continuing aftermath of the passing polar vortex.

In addition to university crews, an emergency cleanup contractor has been enlisted to repair the widespread issues.

Although plummeting temperatures were forecast before the weekend, Lee said she was surprised by the sudden plumbing complications caused by the weather.

“I have no idea what sort of

deserve to know what’s going on with our building.”

Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Service Dave Irvin addressed local media on Thursday to comment on the extent of the crisis, saying the current damage estimates are at $250,000.

“We’ve had 165 people working overtime, non-stop since Sunday,” Irvin said. “Many of those folks, in fact, have not gone home since Sunday. They’ve slept in the buildings they’re trying to maintain for a few hours, and then woken up and gone right back at work.”

Lady Vols use sharp shooting to breeze past Rebels, 94-70

Martin ‘50-50’ on shutting down Hubbs

Andrew Bruckse • Tennessee Athletics

The temperatures temperatu may be risin ng, but UT isn’t out of the cold ing, yyet.

Mechanical is issues associated with some of th w the coldest temperatures in year p years have emerged aacross campus, lleaving Housing Facilities to scramble F scr to clean up the mess. A u According to a Thursday UT New T News press release, sseveral academic buildings and rresidence halls were affected, aalthough the plu um plumbing and heatin ng problems ha a not necessiing have tate e the displacetated men n of classes or ment resi i residents.

Proposal could produce facelift for Pres Court

Buildings currently experiencing difficulties include: South Carrick Hall, Morrill Hall, Massey Hall, Reese Hall, Hess Hall, Volunteer Hall, Art and Architecture, Dougherty Engineering, Bailey Education Complex and Food Science and Technology.

Vol Hall resident Lindsay Lee, a senior in mathematics, was personally affected by the building’s mishap when a pipe burst early Wednesday morning triggering the hall’s fire alarm.

“As a wheelchair user, I had to get my roommate to help me get out of bed, which takes time and is massively inconvenient,” Lee said. “But probably the most

preparation was done or what could have been done,” Lee said.

“When we were rudely awoken early this morning we were all griping, ‘They should have known!’ But of course we have no idea what we are talking about.”

Katherine Cahill, another Vol Hall resident, said she believes students should be more informed on possible residential problems.

“I don’t know what’s being done now, but I believe that Volunteer Hall should have sent out an email to its residents alerting them to the issues going on and discussing what’s being done to resolve them,” Cahill said. “I know a lot of people are unhappy about the situation, and we all

Emilee Lamb Assistant News Editor

Liz Wood Contributor Housing UT students since the 1960s, the residence halls of Presidential Court may be seeing their final years.

A recent proposal has called for their complete demolition.

Previously approved plans to demolish Shelbourne and construct a new residence hall at its former site have been expanded upon and now await approval.

If approved by the State Building Commission and the university’s board of trustees, the $234 million project will modernize Presidential Court with six new residence halls and one new community and dining facility.

Dave Irwin, associate vice chancellor of Facilities Services, notes the new residence halls will be much different from anything currently on campus.

“They respond to what students have been requesting, including demands for more flexible, non-institutional, sustainable residential villages,” Irwin said.

“Renovating them would cost more than building new, and we would still be left with cold institutional high rises that do not provide what our students need, request and deserve.”

The current dorms fail to meet current building codes and lack adequate electrical and internet systems. Built when sustainability wasn’t as big of a concern, the standing residence halls will be replaced with much more efficient structures that meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver standards.

See PRES. COURT on Page 3

Staff Writer The No. 8 Lady Vols notched their first SEC home victory on Thursday night as a pair of guards led the way in the squad’s 94-70 win over Ole Miss.

Junior point guard Ariel Massengale scored a team-high 23 points, while her counterpart, Andraya Carter, had a season-high 14 points, all of which came in the first half for the sophomore guard.

Isabelle Harrison set a program record with her seventh consecutive double-double as she finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds to go along with three blocks.

“Isabelle is our rock right now,” Tennessee head coach Holly Warlick said. “She is our go-to player. She is being

a defensive stopper for us and she’s rebounding, scoring and going to the line. She is playing like a person that is possessed and on a mission.

“If we can get her mentality to the whole team we are going to be really good.”

The win stretches the Lady Vols’ (13-2, 2-1 SEC) conference win streak to two games after losing to LSU at home last Thursday.

In the early going, Massengale – the Lady Vols’ leading 3-point shooter – found her touch from behind the arc and finished the night 5-of-8 from distance.

“I tell her to take the shot that they give her and what’s good for her,” Warlick said. “She has a big role on our team and at times I think it can be a little overwhelming for her, but we shoot the ball well because we take good shots. We are making

layups because we get steals and it starts with our defensive end and rebounding. That helps us get our shooting percentage up. Ariel hit big threes when we needed them tonight.”

While Carter contributed her best effort on the offensive end this season she did not let up on the defensive end as she came up with a team-high two steals, one of which she stole off the inbounds from Ole Miss (9-7, 0-2 SEC) and put back in the basket while drawing the foul as well.

“I was happy for Draya,” Warlick said. “She had a good offensive game and had five offensive rebounds. She took shots that she was capable of making and they were good looks. She had a great game.”

In the first half, the Lady Vols hit five of their first eight 3-pointers and held a comfortable lead

Massengale hit her 28th 3-point shot of the season and fifth and final of the game with just over four minutes left to play in the game.

“I really don’t pay attention to the stat line much,” Massengale said. “I’m focused on doing whatever I have to do to help my team win.”

While only playing two minutes in the first half out of her 17 total game minutes, sophomore forward Bashaara Graves scored six points in a span of a minute and a half to put the game out of reach for the Rebels.

Freshman center Mercedes Russell started in the place of the hobbled Graves – who suffered a right ankle sprain against LSU a week ago – and contributed with seven rebounds and tied a team-high with three blocks.

See RECAP on Page 10

See HUBBS on Page 10

City officials eye observation deck renovations for Sunsphere Cortney Roark Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Knoxville’s Sunsphere has seen several changes in the past month and will see more in the weeks to come.

Visit Knoxville, in partnership with the City of Knoxville and the Public Building

Authority, will renovate the observation deck on the fourth level of the Sunsphere. This is projected to be complete by early March and will involve updating information currently on the deck for the first time since 2007.

According to Kim Bumpas, president of Visit Knoxville, the new information will tell

Knoxville’s story in today’s words. “(The Sunsphere) is a great place to showcase our destination,” Bumpas said. “Because when you’re up there you can see the entire city and county, and I think that’s a missed opportunity if it’s dated.”

The Sunsphere’s levels have gone through long periods of

vacancy and served various purposes since the initial construction for the World’s Fair in 1982, according to the World’s Fair Park website. Other than a brief period of time in 1999 and use for construction offices, the observation deck was closed until 2007. UT campus, downtown and the surrounding areas can be seen from this level.

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Steven Cook Copy Editor Standout Tennessee basketball freshman Robert Hubbs III may be shut down for the rest of the season as the team ponders surgery for his lingering left shoulder injury, head coach Cuonzo Martin said before practice Thursday.

Hubbs has missed the Vols’ last two games with the recurring issue that has plagued him since high school and has worn a restricting brace on his left shoulder all season.

“Right now, it’s still 50-50 on whether we’ll shut him down and he would have to have surgery,” Martin said.

“Then, we would move from there.”

The third-year coach said the Vols are still in the process of finding out specifics on the issue and will then discuss options with Hubbs and his family.

“I think it’s just a case of getting all of the data possible with the doctors and trainers,” Martin said, “talking to his parents and making sure Robert understands everything involved — the time out with having to have surgery — and just going from there.”

Freshman point guard Andraya Carter drives to the basket in the Lady Vols’ 94-70 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels on Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Carter finished the game with a career-high 14 points and six rebounds.

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The Icon Ultra Lounge, located one level above the observation deck, just completed changes as well. Although the changes of both levels are independent, Bumpas said these changes are ultimately what the Sunsphere needs.

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Beacon Flashbacks Jan. 10, 1975 In the 74th issue of the 10th volume, printed Jan. 10, 1975, The Daily Beacon reported that a zone change to adjust Cumberland Avenue was denied.

The article reads that a workshop of the Metropolitan Planning Council decided a reconstruction of “The Strip” and the area surrounding it was needed.

The proposal came to light after Cumberland Avenue merchants were to reevaluate rezoning petitions that allowed them to keep their business even without a parking area for customers. The petition was denied, but sparked the council’s interest in redeveloping the Cumberland area.

The article did not report what specifically the council plans to consider in the redevelopment of the highly popular area, but George Barnes, MPC chairman at the time, noted that UT students are encouraged to take part in studies in the use and possible reconstruction of Cumberland Avenue.

This echoes the present sentiment in the plans to reconstruct Cumberland Avenue.

Recently plans have been released to adjust the roads to one lane each way, improve pedestrian walking areas and add greenery with a median. Students have also been asked to submit thoughts and designs on the future of Cumberland Avenue.

Another article on the front page was headlined “More commuter parking permits available.” The article, written by Daily Beacon writer Rick Pullen, reported that

UT Traffic and Parking Authority decided to resume issuing commuter parking passes after the TPA examined a better way to utilize parking lot space. The issuing of

commuter passes was halted in result of surpassing the then limit of 900 passes. A plan evaluating a better use of the then commuter parking lot behind the Carousel Theatre was approved, and was to be redesigned to allow more cars to be able to park there.

The TPA also considered the new nursing building which was scheduled to be built later that spring and summer, which would reduce available parking spots by 130 spaces.

The article also reports that the TPA changed their policy on when students can appeal for traffic/parking citations; the office only took appeals three days a week, and was switching to being available for students five days a week. The article also discussed the possibility of designating two buses to commuters in the west Knoxville and Fountain City area.

Today, commuter students still struggle with parking on campus; oftentimes students complain about paying for a commuter pass, priced at $182 for both fall and spring semester, and not being able to find parking on campus.

Campus parking will decrease yet again with the recent decision to eliminate the majority of currently available street parking spots on Volunteer Boulevard.

This Beacon Flashback was compiled by Managing Editor Melodi Erdogan.

CRIME LOG Dec. 12, 2013 12:20 a.m.: Officer was dispatched to UT Drive in response to a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, officer noticed a black, four-door Nissan facing northbound on the east sidewalk of UT Drive on top of a street sign and a tree. The Nissan appeared to have impacted the curb as it was traveling.

Officer made contact with the driver and the passenger and observed them to have bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech and a smell of an alcoholic beverage about their breath and persons.

The driver was arrested for Driving under the Influence and Underage Drinking and the passenger was issued a Misdemeanor Citation for Underage Drinking.

5:21 p.m.: Officer received a call in reference to a theft. Officer met the victim at North Carrick Hall lobby. The victim reported a stolen bicycle.

Dec. 18, 2013 1:30 a.m.: A broken window was discovered on the lower level on the Precast Building’s lower level. A case report was submitted.

Jan. 5, 2014 9:43 p.m.: Officer responded to Hess Hall in reference to a person seeking a transport from the dorm to the hospital. Subject was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and transported to UT Medical Center for treatment and evaluation.

Jan. 6, 2014 3:03 a.m.: Officer was flagged down by a female who appeared to be distressed. The individual was intoxicated and was transported to the hospital

by Rural Metro. One city citation for underage consumption of alcohol was issued.

Crimelogs are compiled from records of the University of Tennessee and Knoxville Police departments. People with names similar or identical to those listed may not be those identified in reports. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.

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Demolition of Stokely, Gibbs underway NY residents sue over World Trade Center security

Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

Work has begun on the demolition of Stokely Athletics Center and Gibbs Hall.

The university is making way for a new residence hall, dining facility and parking garage on the site at the corner of Volunteer and Lake Loudoun boulevards. Plans are also in place to expand Haslam Field on the site.

The first step in taking down the buildings is to safely remove asbestos from the interior of the buildings. Abatement work has started on Stokely and Johnny Majors Drive has been closed to through traffic as part of the planned demolition. The contractor is doing preliminary demolition work on the upper floors of Gibbs. Once the asbestos abatement is complete, the buildings will be demolished and the ground prepared for the next phase of work. Demolition of both Stokely and Gibbs should be complete by summer.

The first phase calls for the building of a 1,000space parking garage along Volunteer Boulevard.

Construction is expected to finish by summer 2015. The project is estimated at $31.8

will then be built close to the current Gibbs Hall location and open to students in the summer 2016. It will have 729 single-occupancy rooms with shared living areas. The 33,000-square-foot residence hall will be open to male and female students. The hall’s dining facility will be open to all students, faculty and staff. The $94 million project will be financed through student housing fees and revenue bonds.

Expanding Haslam Field is the third phase of the project, with a completion date of 2016. Once completed, the facility will have three full-size exterior grass outdoor practice fields along with the nearby indoor fullsize practice field. This project is estimated to cost $10 million and will be funded solely by a private donor.

Built in 1958, Stokely Athletic Center closed its doors for good in December 2012. Memorabilia from its decades as home of the Volunteer men’s and women’s basketball teams is stored in other areas of camConstruction workers set up fence outside of Gibbs on pus. Gibbs Hall, which was Thursday in preparation for the demolition of Stokely built in 1963, closed to resiAthletics Center and Gibbs Hall. dents last spring. The dining hall portion of the building million and will be paid for issuance of revenue bonds. closed in December.

The new residence hall through parking fees and the Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon

Staff Report

Students walk in front of Carrick residence hall in Presidential Courtyard on Jan. 7. A construction project awaiting approval by the State Building Commission will modernize Presidential Court with six new residence halls and one new community and dining facility.

PRES. COURT continued from Page 1 And aside from improvements in infrastructure, the redesigned Presidential Court is intended to foster a deeper sense of community among students.

The new community will be laid out in a interactive village, and high rise dorms will be replaced with three- and fourstory facilities, Irwin said.

Presidential Court will have a more residential feel with better pedestrian connections to Pedestrian Walkway and Melrose Avenue. Within the residence

halls, students will have more common areas and improved security. Less furniture will be included in bedrooms so that students may incorporate their own. The layout will be more conducive to living and learning communities which group students based on shared interests and majors.

Irwin said construction will begin in spring 2014 with Shelbourne Towers’ demolition already scheduled. If the proposal gains approval, South Carrick, North Carrick, Humes, Reese, Morrill and the apartment residence halls will be demolished and replaced over the next five years. New residential halls may

be operational as soon as 2016 with several others opening their doors by 2018.

To accommodate students living on campus, construction will occur in three phases. Once Fred Brown Residence Hall is completed, it will house 700 students.

A new residence hall replacing Gibbs Hall is projected to open by 2016 and will house 700.

By the project’s completion, UT hopes to have more than 7,600 beds. With its current 7,300 students living on campus, more beds will allow for future growth.

Despite the project’s costliness, Irwin said students do not need to worry about any rise in tuition or housing costs. Housing and

dining revenue will fund construction. New outdoor spaces such as courtyards and greenways will be funded by the student beautification fee.

If the project is approved, Presidential Court will look unrecognizable by 2019. The new facilities will align with the UT’s goal to become a Top 25 research university, as improved residence halls will make UT more competitive with other institutions.

“Though the present dorms hold a lot of memories, it’s time they were updated,” said freshman business major Cole Bailey, a current resident at North Carrick.

“It would do a lot to improve UT.”

Associated Press NEW YORK — After the Sept. 11 attacks, the World Trade Center site lay in ruins, the financial district around it languishing in dust and debris. Slowly, over the years, residential buildings, businesses and restaurants were rebuilt — or built anew — with the encouragement of city officials.

Now, the population has more than tripled, and residents find themselves trying to balance their everyday lives with the security the city says is needed for an area that could attract possible attackers. It’s also home to a major tourist attraction, the 9/11 memorial.

Residents asked a judge Thursday to stop a massive barrier system that would ring the 16-acre trade center site as part of what they call the “fortresslike” security planned for their neighborhood. The $40 million plan that also includes guard booths and gates would block them in, they say in a lawsuit against the city, the NYPD and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the trade center.

“We didn’t sign up to live in a gated community, with credentials needed to go home,” says Mary Perillo, a lead plaintiff in the lawsuit who’s lived for years in a 12-story brownstone dating to the 1800s.

The renewal of the World Trade Center neighborhood spans a dozen years of efforts by the administration of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg to infuse lower Manhattan with new life and developer money after the attacks drove thousands of people out.

In the 1.5-square-mile area that includes both Wall Street and the trade center, the residential population has more than tripled since 2000 to roughly 65,000, said Catherine Hughes, chairwoman of the area’s community board.

And lawyers for the community groups, who brought illustra-

tions of the plan to Thursday’s hearing, say the security system goes too far in disrupting neighborhood life. They worry it will choke off the local community, that shops will dry up and home values will plummet amid major traffic jams and limited access.

“The checkpoints would create congestion in the narrow streets here, and pollution from tourist buses,” said Deborah Petti, who moved in 2012 into the building where Perillo also lives, a block from the trade center site.

But the tourist attractions are exactly what makes the security plans necessary, city attorney Amy McCamphill argued Thursday: The new trade center includes a world-class transit hub, as well as the Sept. 11 memorial and rising skyscrapers peaking in 1 World Trade Center, replacing the fallen twin towers.

“This is the plan for public safety for one of the most sensitive sites in the country,” McCamphill said, adding that the system will make a minimal footprint in the area. The police department stands by the security plan, as does the city.

Residents’ attorney Albert K. Butzel acknowledged his clients “know what terrorism means because they were exposed directly to it, they know and accept there has to be some type of security.”

Only several hundred people live in buildings that fall within the barriers. The restaurants and hotels within the area have been operating smoothly for years in proximity of existing heavy security.

State Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chan said she wants to visit the site before making any decision.

Construction of the security system will take years to complete. According to the NYPD, it could include static barriers, plus sally ports — booths controlling two operable barriers where each vehicle is screened for possible materials that could be used in a terrorist attack.

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Marijuana legalization could correct systemic racial injustice 50 Shades of Wade by

Wade Scofield Last week, New York Times columnist David Brooks published a column about his previous marijuana use and why he no longer smokes. In short, Brooks writes off the experience of marijuana for two reasons: on account of his developing “higher pleasures” like camping, science or literature and an argument that smoking is not something about which to be proud.

Most explicitly, Brooks laments Colorado and Washington’s recent law changes and opines that marijuana usage should be barred because “they are also nurturing a moral ecology in which it is a bit harder to be the sort of person most of us want to be.”

Not only does Brooks rashly misuse the power of his pen at perhaps the world’s most revered source of journalism in a personal essay of self-righteousness and moral crusade, he more importantly completely ignores the real underlying issue of marijuana legalization: race and class.

Maybe it’s hard to blame Brooks, a white, suburban graduate of the University of Chicago, for failing to understand that by and large, white youths in more upscale neighborhoods rarely face marijuana arrests and even citations.

Maybe his discourse about the habits of high school “potheads” – at least at wealthy, high-achieving high schools – has some merit and even a touch of sadness to it.

But it is disgustingly naive of him, an educated, assumedly well-informed journalist, not to even consider in this narcissistic diary entry the effects of marijuana criminalization on poor and minority youths in our nation.

A 2013 ACLU study found that more than half of all drug arrests in the U.S. are marijuana arrests. And though several studies show that marijuana use between white and black Americans is nearly even, blacks are arrested for marijuana possession more than whites by nearly a factor of four. This is not even to mention the justice disparity between mandatory minimums for powder and crack cocaine.

And it’s not just race: you’re 150 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana in Brooklyn than in Manhattan. Not because there’s a higher percentage of weed smoking people in Brooklyn, but because law enforcement disproportionately target poorer neighborhoods for crime and violate privacy with stop-and-frisk policies. The same goes for similar communities across the country.

On top of that, in a time where our prisons are overcrowded and the for-profit prison system looks to throw more and more Americans behind bars (we lead the world in this category), more people in 2011 were arrested for marijuana than for violent crimes. According to the ACLU report, enforcing marijuana laws cost taxpayers about $3.6 billion every year, an absurd number for policies that unfairly target minorities and push the impoverished even deeper into the well.

What’s more, according to a report by the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics, “in most cases, a felony marijuana conviction – for example, growing marijuana – triggers the same collateral sanctions as those triggered by a conviction for murder, rape or kidnapping. In many cases, the collateral sanctions for a marijuana-related conviction actually exceed those for a violent crime.”

In other words, a record for someone with a felony marijuana conviction trying to get a job or buy a house et al., can be more hindering than one with a murder conviction.

Forget that there is proof that decriminalization can actually reduce drug use (thanks, Portugal) and youth crime rates (California). Forget that decriminalization would regulate the marijuana industry and produce a monster sum of tax revenue. Forget that it is possible that the decreased price in marijuana could not only decimate youth crime rates but also place poor and minority youths into more mainstream part-time jobs.

Finally, forget that decriminalization and removal of collateral sanctions could save the professional life of an adult who, as a teenager, was arrested outside his own house after being frisked by a police officer because he had his hoodie up.

Brooks forgot all of it. He’s lost in a supremacist dream that imagines marijuana laws won’t be ignored, especially by poor and underprivileged minority youths. Forget a moral ecology making it harder to be “the sort of person most of us want to be.” Brooks should first discard his moral elitism and recognize an America where an economic ecology has surely rendered it harder for some people to be as successful as himself.

Today’s Overheard at UT: “We should legislate men’s health to combat the War on Women.”

Wade Scofield is a senior in religious studies and Latin.

He can be reached at wade@utk.edu.

Columns of The Daily Beacon are reflections of the individual columnist, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or its editorial staff.

Rise up, embrace your workout resolution and prosper Working Out Happiness by

Andrew Fleming So, it’s 2014 and you’ve pledged to go to the gym eight days a week and eat around 200 calories a day.

The only problem is, you ate your 200 in leftover pizza breakfasts (first pizza breakfast, then a nap, then second pizza breakfast), and you forgot to go to the gym for the last seven of those days. You have lost weight since New Year’s, but only if you take your shoes off before you get on the scale. You start going to the gym a little less because you don’t want to over-train, and it’s annoying to work out when there’s a polar vortex outside.

You revert back to 18 beers a Saturday instead of your 12-beer resolution because that 12-pack was weak and light beers just aren’t your thing. They’re not my thing either.

Wait, so what happened? The goals that were so vividly written in your new planner/ journal/diary/2014 Workout Log are already slipping from your soon-to-be-frail grip. What happened to the triple-figure bench press? Or the thrice-a-week yoga with that cool instructor at the TREC? What happened to your

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selves see the same ankles they once had in their youth. Inside every overweight person is a fit human being waiting to be chiseled out.

Don’t be upset that you have more marble to start with.

Defeat every soul-crushing bit of negativity that’s lingering in your head. Make a grocery list before you go to the store. Realize that your new cells are created from the only input you give them – your diet. Realize that you’re a track star in the making. You’re one week away from losing the first few pounds. The hundred miles you want to run starts with tying your shoes.

Don’t be overwhelmed by the task at hand.

Rejoice in the youth and health your body is capable of. Sweat. Then sweat more. Then sweat more. Sweat until your skin is saltier than the Dead Sea, and your body odor wakes the Great East Tennessee Black Bear inside you. Stay in the creepy, organic corner of Kroger where Hostess products shrivel up and die sugar-coated deaths. You are, in this moment, both the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you will ever be. It will never be easier than right now. It will never be more convenient than right now.

Go forth. Run far. Lift heavy things.

Andrew Fleming is a junior in neuroscience. He can be reached at aflemin8@utk. edu.

Maintaining friendships requires more than Facebook likes Staying Current by

Marianela D’Aprile Once, I had a friend I thought I’d keep forever.

We laughed at the same things, played the same sports, listened to the same music.

We’d stay up late into the night staring at the glow-in-the-dark stars half-stuck to her bumpy ceiling, talking about things I don’t remember anymore but that I’m sure were cute and youthful and important at the time.

Eventually, the fervor of our friendship began to dwindle. Mutual interests were no longer mutual, and we had to try hard to think of things to talk about, even in the brief moments before soccer practice.

Looking back, it was obvious that we were both holding onto the seemingly unbreakable bond we’d once had. It was an admirable effort, and it continued to be for a while. I used to see her occasionally; we’d go to dinner and a movie and give each other surface-level updates about our lives, crack a joke or two, reminisce briefly and go our separate ways.

These meetings were the last few breaths of our friendship: forced, terse, always yearning to be a second longer.

Watching this friendship slowly disintegrate as my friend and I both tried to salvage

what few scraps of it we could grasp made me realize that friendships require constant, directed effort. They make us pull from the best parts of ourselves, to be selfless and generous and give to a relationship — one that always, invariably, gives back.

Friendship and its benefits, although their roots might be hard to pinpoint, have long been a subject of discussion among authors and philosophers. What does a relationship with another person give us that makes us feel so full? And what do we have to give back in order to preserve that?

Thoreau said that “Friendship (sic) is the fruit which the year should bear; it lends its fragrance to the flowers, and it is in vain if we get only a large crop of apples without it.”

Aristotle claimed that “friends hold a mirror up to each other; through that mirror they can see each other in ways that would not otherwise be accessible to them, and it is this mirroring that helps them improve themselves as persons.” But despite the deliberation by great minds on the subject, friendships today seem to hold a special kind of importance solely in our childhood, only to become sidelined later in life when romantic relationships and careers take center stage.

If we don’t take special care to mindfully preserve and contribute to friendships, we end up keeping up with each other on a surface level. We look in on our friends through the glossy veneer of Facebook; we grow stressed from these unfulfilling interactions and even feel more lonely than connected

— even though we have our entire circle of friends seemingly available at the click of a button.

Facebook gives us a false sense of who others are, lets us assume how someone is doing based on a photo or a status or a link they shared, without us ever exchanging a word with that person. We lose what it was that made friendship in our childhood so special — simply playing with someone else.

Maybe that’s the trick. As we get older and our priorities shift, maybe we should try to make our friendships mimic what they were before we knew how to lie and how to be jealous, before we had a sense of what was ours and how others saw us. Compassion and empathy are natural human instincts, but we learn to let go of them as we “grow up” and put our own interests before those of others.

We end up cultivating friendships that only work as long as there’s no give and take; as long as we feel we are friends with someone who is exactly like we are; as long as talking to each other feels like talking to ourselves.

So, even though we can’t expect friendships to unfold as effortlessly as they did when we were kids, maybe we can learn to love as fully as we did back then, to give to someone else with an open heart and to never forget those late-night conversations under the light of glow-in-the-dark plastic.

Marianela D’Aprile is a fourth-year student in architecture. She can be reached at mdaprile@utk.edu.

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goal of being the manliest Zumba participant the world has ever seen?

Maybe it was just rough moving back into the cold cinderblock cells of Morrill Hall, forced to live above a kitchen that serves all-you-can-eat pizza and french fries that you can top with an assortment of delicious ice creams and fried rice. Maybe you’re just taking the road of the Great East Tennessee Black Bear, putting off all diet and exercise for when you wake up and remember you have to go outside again.

Or maybe it’s just you.

The most important question to ask yourself is why you made goals in the first place. It shouldn’t be because the earth has assumed a similar place in orbit that it had 365 days ago.

The New Year is irrelevant. The position of the earth in space is irrelevant. The only thing that is relevant is you, body included.

Let’s get to work.

Going to the gym should be a joyous occasion fit for the blowing of trumpets and the shortest of shorts. The gym is the gathering of everyone on campus/in town/with a gym membership who looked at the mirror and decided that they wanted to better themselves. If you aren’t in shape, going to the gym is not shameful, or embarrassing – it’s putting on a name tag that says, “I care about myself.”

The Schwarzeneggers by the free weights aren’t judging your skinny ankles. They them-

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Scientist lectures on expanding capabilities of supercomputers Copy Editor For centuries, the scientific process has remained the same: find the issue, propose a hypothesis and perform an experiment to test the claim. But with the rise of supercomputers, this method has become increasingly irrelevant.

On Wednesday, Dimitri Kusnezov, Ph.D and chief scientist for the National Nuclear Security Agency, spoke at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy about the great capabilities of supercomputers and the immense simulations that were once thought impossible.

Moreover, with faster and more accurate results available, policymakers can now confidently execute decisions that previously relied on gut feeling, he said.

In one example, Kusnezov recalled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown in early

March 2011. In the midst of the confusion, U.S. leaders wavered over whether or not to order the evacuation of American citizens from Japan. These officials possessed no method for determining which way the contaminated gas would travel. “The initial estimate was from the simulations that were done, were that Tokyo was not at risk, and we did not have to worry about that,�

Kusnezov said.

While Kusnezov maintained respect for classic means of scientific investigation, he emphasized the necessity of adaptability in disaster situations. “It’s not easy to do these kinds of scientific problems through the conventional way of peer review,� he said. “You can’t pull together a team of your best people in the middle of the night, and say ‘why don’t you work together and figure this out in

an hour.’�

After the Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated upon its re-entry in February 2003, the national science labs worked to find out what went wrong. In July of that year, after much experimentation, scientists announced that a piece of foam had hit part of a corroded wing, leaving damage that would spell the end of the astronauts.

Through computer simulations however, other researchers arrived at the same conclusion – four months earlier.

While Dr. Kusnezov takes pride in the work he has done, he acknowledges that such work is possible only through public investment, requiring patience and commitment beyond short-term goals. “Science is long-term, you don’t always see what the benefits are immediately, and you have to accept that,� Kusnezov said. “You need

people with enough time, the luxury of time, to think about the challenges this country has. “If you constrain them to solve, deliver stuff day in and day out, they never have time to think outside of the box. ‌ You have to give people the time to think freely, give them time to be scientists and engineers and explore ideas, because those are the kind of people we need in this country.â€?

Taylor Eighmy, the vice-chancellor for research and engagement who helped bring Kusnezov to campus, was surprised by the lecture’s relevance. “I was dumbfounded by the applications of computational simulation in solving really important problems to society,� Eighmy said. “I know about this a fair amount, but the examples he used were very illuminating as to the depth and breadth of simulation as a solution provider; it’s pretty profound.�

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Student-led organizations, Facilities Services partner to help clean up campus venues Samantha Smoak Online Editor With a great stadium comes great responsibility.

Facilities Services is experimenting with a more economic way of cleaning up the messes left behind by thousands of enthusiastic fans at UT athletic events.

After the TennesseeVanderbilt game on Nov. 23, approximately 80 students, belonging to seven different student organizations, pitched in to help clean up Neyland Stadium.

For the last two years, Recycling Manager Jay Price and Assistant Director of Building Services Gordon Nelson have been attending the Conference of Collegiate Sustainability for Athletics, where they quickly discovered a dirty truth: UT pays more to have a stadium cleaned than any other college in the U.S. In fact, other colleges and universities use student groups for stadium cleanup, allowing those who participate to earn funding for organization trips.

Jake Darlington, president of UT’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry, said the opportunity poses opportunities for student groups, large and small. “I definitely think it opens another door for us to pursue missions funding,�

Darlington said, a senior in business analytics. “However, I see this especially benefiting smaller organizations, such as social clubs and service organizations, with less accessible methods of fundraising.�

Nelson, too, endorses the

potential financial benefits, in addition to environmental perks. Having students groups clean up venues after events will also aid UT Recycling’s goal, which aims to create a zero-waste football stadium by 2015. “We had dual opportunities,� Nelson said. “We had the opportunities to give back to the community and once we started asking questions it was told to us that there are very little opportunities for students to earn money around the UT campus, so we would give students and student groups the opportunities to earn money and we are obviously able to offer savings to the athletic department.�

Although the Vanderbilt game cleanup served only as a test run, students were able to clean approximately 60 percent of the stadium, Nelson said. “It was the right thing to do,� he said. “It was a tremendous opportunity. ... I think we could have used more students. Obviously it was 22 degrees on the morning we did it and we were there at 6 a.m. and we could of waited until later – and probably should have, because we had to have students move to the sunny side of the field.�

Though Price recalls the students as initially overwhelmed by the task, he and Nelson stated the overall feedback from participating students has been positive. “There was a lot of energy with the students,� Nelson said. “Students thought it was great. We had some very

successful student groups that showed a lot of fervor of wanting to do it again and again. And really the feedback ... was ‘when can we do it again?’ ... It was very well received.�

But promoting personal responsibility among event attendees could prove a challenge to implementing the model permanently. “My group kept talking about how people should throw their own trash away,� said Vivian Swayne, an undecided sophomore, who participated during the Nov. 23 clean up. “No one should have to sift through the end- Volunteers of UT Recycling collect trash and recyclables as part of Game Day less remnants of a game in Recycling after the Tennessee-Geogia game at Neyland Stadium on Oct. 5. A record Neyland. ... Respect was breaking 13.43 tons of recyclables was collected that day. something we talked about, too. Do people respect the venue? Respect their school?

I certainly respect whoever UT has clean up after the next game.�

Still a new system, Nelson plans to hold smaller events to work out the kinks of coordinating the cleanups. “We’re trying to get our feet wet in a smaller venue now and go through the baseball season, and then the track season,� Nelson said. “And then perhaps do a concert at Thompson-Boling.

And I really wouldn’t look to go back to football until the 2015 season.�

Students also have an opportunity to work as a student manager, responsible for coordinating the students at the cleanups.

Those interested in applying can contact Gordon Nelson at gnelson5@utk.edu.

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Market Square 5K to benefit victims of human trafficking Zoe Yim Contributor

by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime.

Mary Catherine Ownby, a sophomore in English, said she believes the issue merits national attention in addition to its international notoriety.

“It’s an important issue because it’s people being taken advantage of that don’t have a voice for themselves – even outside of the country but more

importantly in the country,” Ownby said. “It’s happening in our backyards and we don’t know about it.”

In the U.S. alone, 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked annually, according to a U.S. Department of State study in 2011. Eighty-five Tennessee counties reported at least one case of human trafficking in 2011. Four of those coun-

ties reported more than 100 cases. Ninety-four children are trafficked in Tennessee every month.

Daniel Choi, a senior in supply chain management and a 5K volunteer, helped hand out fliers on UT’s campus in November and December.

“It’s important because it could happen anywhere, it could happen to anybody,” Choi said.

“It’s sick. It’s such cruelty. We put people into slavery. We want to move the human race forward and stop these things from happening.”

The race benefits Freedom 4/24, an organization based in Virginia working to raise awareness about trafficking.

Registration is available at online at Freedom 4/24’s website.

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The current price of human life is approximately $90, according to modern abolitionist and researcher Kevin Bales.

As a $32 billion global industry, human trafficking – the sale of human life for sex or labor – represents the second largest

and fastest growing crime on earth after drug trafficking.

Runners, walkers, activists and sponsors will gather at Knoxville’s Historic Market Square for the city’s first Run for Their Lives 5K event on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 9 a.m. Falling on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the race seeks to honor the estimated 2.4 million victims worldwide, as counted

In Case You Missed It: At approximately 4:45 Thursday morning, the Volunteer Residence Hall fire alarms sounded.

The unexpected fire drill woke the entire population of residents, dumping the disgruntled students outside in the cold. It was 29 degrees outside at the time of the alarm.

Perhaps predictably, Vol Hall residents weren’t too pleased.

Johnathan Sawyers, a Facilities Services worker in the athletic department, cleans the floors inside Neyland Stadium Thursday after several pipes burst and left puddles of standing water.

ICED PIPES continued from Page 1 In order to make sure academic buildings were ready for the first day of classes on Wednesday, Irvin said maintenance workers were stationed at critical points around campus to decrease response time to sudden problems.

In addition, some Greek housing facilities are dealing with plumbing and electrical mishaps. A pipe burst in the Kappa Kappa Gamma house, causing water damage in at least three

rooms of the building. Members of fraternities Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Alpha Epsilon are being offered housing due to electrical issues caused by the cold weather.

Irvin stated the majority of damage was found in campus sporting facilities, where many plumbing and sprinkler systems are exposed to the elements.

Neyland Stadium, in particular, suffered damage to fire suppression sprinkler systems, causing damage in both press boxes.

This is the first time in 25 years UT has dealt with mechanical issues on this scale associated with freezing tem-

peratures. In Irvin’s opinion, Facilities Services prepared for the deep freeze to the best of its abilities.

“Certainly after any major event, you sort of do a postevent analysis,” Irvin said “We’re certainly going to be doing that next week, and we’ll be sitting down with our colleagues in athletics and housing to see not only what could we do differently, but what might we do going forward and how do make some corrections.”

Irvin said UT hopes to have order restored by Monday, Jan. 13.

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Liv McConnell Staff Writer The ladies of Knoxville’s ever-burgeoning music scene are out to prove that female musicians rocking out is the rule, not the exception.

Despite there being statistically fewer gals than gents in the industry, people like Elizabeth Whitehead of Dude Fuckin Whatever and The Gone Bads believe Knoxville holds great potential as a breeding ground for a new era of women in bands.

“There is a gender disparity among Knoxville musicians, but I think it reflects disparities that exist throughout society and that definitely exist in the larger music industry,” Whitehead said.

She said she believes one of the factors contributing to this numerical gap could be the variant ways boys and girls are socially conditioned.

“In general, men are socialized to speak out, be loud, express their opinions, and women are socialized that their opinions and feelings aren’t always valid or as worthy,” she said. “There are higher stakes for women who take an outspoken, public stance. Whether it’s sexist comments online, dismissal of women’s experiences or knowledge or patronizing responses, those things happen every day and translate into music scenes and accessibility for women in playing music.”

Knoxville, however, is unique for its pre-existing support of women on stage, Whitehead said.

“I think we have a much more equal scene than most places, and the ratio of women to men playing music is pretty high,” she said. “Many nights at the Pilot Light, there is at least one female musician in three out of four bands playing.

And among local musicians, I feel we are respected, encouraged and appreciated for the music we play, not because of or in spite of our gender.”

This being said, sexism still does occur. Alaina Smith, vocalist for Marina Orchestra, said she encounters it most often in the form of being mistaken for someone with, rather than in, the band.

“Sometimes people will be like, ‘Oh, so your boyfriend’s in this band?’” Smith said.

“I have to go, ‘No, I am.

That’s me. I’m in the band.’

And they go, ‘Oooh.’ Which I guess goes to show that there are more men than women on the stage, typically speaking.

“To their credit, no one’s ever meant it in a mean way, but you’re probably never going to see a guy being asked, ‘Oh, you’re the band boyfriend?’”

Sexism is far less likely to occur within the confines of

Eyes on Knoxville Hannah Cather • The Daily Beacon

Female musician presence now rising among Knoxville bands

K Brew, a small coffee shop located on North Broadway, offers specialty biscotti with its artisan coffee.

Maggie Brannon, guitarist for the band Daddy Don’t, plays with an all-female trio that includes Laura Rogers on drums and Elizabeth Whitehead on guitar. the band itself, Smith said.

As one of two female vocalists in Marina Orchestra, an eclectic party band ensemble with a loyal local following, she is accustomed to performing with as many as 11 musicians on stage.

“The bands that I’m in are majority males, but my being female has never been a topic of conversation,” she said. “There’s never been a ‘no girls allowed’ kind of feel to the band. We all hang out, we all talk, and it’s pretty easy.”

Rachel Gurley, Marina’s other female member, agrees.

“The guys in the band are pretty good about being in touch with their feminine side in general,” Gurley said. “They’re all pretty open-minded.”

Although the singer (and clarinetist, guitarist and keyboardist) has always naturally formed friendships with men, several of her close female friends also happen to be staples of Knoxville’s music scene.

“Most of my girl friends are in bands,” she said.

“There’s CC McBride of Headface and Charice Starr and Maggie Brannon of Daddy Don’t, among others.

A bunch of my girl musician friends recently did a cover of The Go-Go’s and it was so fun to watch all of my favorite girl musicians in Knoxville in one band. It felt really empowering.”

Whitehead, who describes a musician’s sense of empowerment as stemming from “having an outlet to be loud, scream, flail around and say what you need to say,” added to the list of Knoxville’s musical mavens.

“There’s Abby Wintker of Three Man Band; Susan Bauer Lee of TimLee3; Jessica Pittman of Birthday Girl; Emily Robinson of Argentinum Astrum and Blaine Band; Joan Monaco of Smoking Nurse; Jen Rock and the Crybabies; The Pinklets, who are three girls under the age of 13 who write their own songs and play their own instruments; and many more,” she said.

“We’ve kind of taken over, to be honest.”

Whitehead praises the tightly knit community of mutual support and respect

these women have cultivated.

“There is no competition, no cattiness, no shadiness,” she said. “The ladies in this town are a group of amazing, smart, talented, multidimensional go-getters.

Those who don’t play music still love music and always come out to shows.

“Knoxville has amazing women, and we all contribute to and maintain an amazing local creative community.”

For Whitehead, the importance of extending that sense of community and creating a similar support system amongst the city’s fledgling female musicians couldn’t be more vital.

It was for this reason she started Knoxville Girls Rock Camp, a series of workshops bringing together girls aged three to 15 to help bolster their love of performing and writing music.

“The camp started a few years ago in response to the lack of access and visibility for women in music, the sexualization of female musicians, and the dismissive attitudes toward music made by women,” Whitehead said.

“We help them to pick up an instrument or microphone, overcome their inhibitions, and express their thoughts and viewpoints.

These are skills that can empower young women, and being in band together creates female bonds that are important in building each other up instead of tearing each other down.”

Whitehead said she believes that helping young girls and women change how they are perceived as musicians brings society one step closer to eliminating misogyny once and for all.

“I see the music industry as just one aspect of a society that still sexualizes women rather than appreciates our intellect, that silences our voices or belittles our opinions rather than hearing our valid thoughts and experiences, and that denies women access to traditionally male-dominated fields,” Whitehead said.

“So by changing the music scene, hopefully we’re changing that dynamic in some way.”

K Brew serves fresh, unique coffee choices Hannah Cather Staff Writer Knoxville’s newest coffee shop does things a little differently. Sitting at the corner of Broadway and Glenwood Avenue, K Brew offers all the classics with a few twists.

When a coffee drinker enters a coffee shop, they already have an idea of what they will order. With K Brew’s multitude of brewing contraptions and a rotating coffee roaster schedule, they may have to reconsider.

Aside from the classic semigigantic espresso machine, there is a shelf lined with modestly-sized glass contraptions.

Looking like they belong in a science lab, the machines each produce coffee in a distinct way.

“We’ve got a lot of brewing methods that aren’t featured at other coffee shops,” Josh Beard, K Brew’s head barista, said.

“You can get really fancy with the cona. Since there is no direct heat on the grounds, it is the smoothest cup of coffee you can possibly get.”

Some will stick with their preferred French press, but there are still decisions to be made.

K Brew offers two types of caffeinated coffee on a daily basis, one of which is “Costa Rica

San Rafael.” When January concludes, K Brew will exchange the coffees for a new roast.

“We try to get people to try new brew methods as well as new coffees,” Beard said.

There is also a specific espresso roast, and they keep a decaffeinated coffee on hand, just in case. Maintaining a multiple roaster model can be difficult. There were only 24 reported multiple roaster cafes in America in 2012.

After Pierce LaMacchia, owner and founder of K Brew, took a coffee tour of the West Coast with his little brother in 2008, he realized how much effort goes into a great cup of coffee.

“We got a taste of third wave coffee, which consists of a dedication the origin of the bean, an intense focus on the flavor profile of the coffee and a scientific approach to the brewing methods,” LaMacchia said.

That inspirational trip combined with 12 years in food service and a love for coffee and hospitality was the formula LaMacchia used to create the petite corner cafe.

K Brew’s space isn’t extensive. With enough room to house the coffee bar and six bar stools stationed by the two

large paned windows, the cafe is quaint and cozy, creating a warm atmosphere.

“It kinda forces people to be close to one another – a little uncomfortable, but in a good way,” Beard said. “Even from across the room, you hear people’s conversations, and you can’t help but join in.”

It’s the delicious coffee and the intimate atmosphere that keeps Hunter Wright, and others, coming back.

“I like to meet people,” Wright said. “That’s why I’m here, in public, rather than locked up in an office.”

With the cafe situated at a busy intersection, there are plenty of people coming through the shop. Thousands of cars drive down Broadway, and people walk by every day.

Two and a half months after opening, K Brew’s attempts at serving the community a great cup of coffee is still its No. 1 goal.

“Coffee is like a stereotypical high-schooler: fickle and full of potential,” LaMacchia said.

“Acing the right ingredient proportions, grind, drip rate and water profile is a great feelings.

“It’s what we strive for every day.”

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Friday, January 10, 2014 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark

For the first time since 2007, renovations are being made to the observation deck on the fourth level of the Sunsphere. City officials expect renovations to be completed by early March 2014.

SUNSPHERE continued from Page 1 “I don’t know back in 1982 whatever the long term vision of the Sunsphere was, but … it is a structure that sits in the heart of our downtown that people see the minute they drive in and it should be celebrated like that,” Bumpas said. “I think that the restaurant/ night life that can be created there in addition for someone to be able to go up there and explore is huge. It’s taking the Sunsphere to places it should be.”

The change in concept of

the Icon Ultra Lounge makes it a restaurant and bar, instead of the previous bar and night club, according to Icon manager Dan Tremaine. The hours were changed to fit the new atmosphere. Icon was previously open until 3 a.m. on weekends and now closes at midnight.

Icon also focuses more on food since the change. The menu is centered around local product and everything is made in house.

“Unfortunately, it’s only our floor and the observation deck that are open to the public,” Tremaine said. “You’re trying to attract a general population. You

want everyday people to come and enjoy dinner and watch the sunset.”

Bumpas sees the Sunsphere as a “satellite visitor’s center” and hoped to capture the story of Knoxville with these renovations.

“It’s part of our history and it’s a rich part of our history,” Bumpas said. “We need to tell our visitors that this is a place to go to learn about Knoxville and see all of Knoxville.

“Once we get the renovations done we want to tell the story of ‘this is the place you can go.’ That is a relevant message for people that live here and visit.”

Rhythm N’ Blooms to show off Knoxville’s Americana culture Jenna Butz Staff Writer This year, April showers bring The Black Lillies, Brett Dennen, Shovels & Rope and the best roots music has to offer.

This year’s Rhythm N’ Blooms Festival will take place April 4-6 as produced

by Dogwood Arts in partnership with Attack Monkey Productions and presented

by Samuel Adams. Music and art will be located throughout the Old City on Friday and Saturday and in the Knoxville Botanical Gardens Sunday.

Six years ago, Dogwood Arts sought to integrate a musical element to the Dogwood Arts Festival. This resulted in changing the original festival’s first weekend to Rhythm N’ Blooms, and the next year, seeking to transform the festival into a stand-alone, ticketed event. Chyna Brackeen, president of Attack Monkey Productions and co-producer of Rhythm N’ Blooms, was brought in to handle all artist bookings and create a vision for the festival each year.

Once considered an Americana festival, Rhythm N’ Blooms adopted the term “roots” to present the diversity in their lineup. From The Wild Feathers’ southern rock to Cereus Bright’s take on traditional folk music, genres from every corner of the country will be showcased.

“Americana means something different depending where you are in the country,” Brackeen said. “Some people think of it as just strictly bluegrass, but if you go to New Orleans, they consider jazz as Americana. We’re using the term ‘roots’ now to be more inclusive.”

In her search for the right acts, Brackeen keeps an ever expanding list of musicians she would like to book for the festival.

“We want to show that our local musicians can stand toeto-toe with bigger, national acts,” Brackeen said. “Outside of here, Knoxville isn’t really thought to have a great music scene, but it does, and we want to showcase it as a music destination.”

This year, the majority of the festival will take place in the Old City. Formerly bouncing across the city from the Tennessee and Bijou Theatres to Barley’s, Brackeen sought to play up the atmosphere sometimes neglected in “The Village.”

“Knoxville has a ton of great venues all within a few blocks

of each other,” Brackeen said.

“This year, we moved the festival entirely to the Old City because people really liked the vibe there last year. Market Square and Gay Street have been getting all this love lately, which is great, but it’s time for the Old City to get a chance.”

By putting artists in smaller venues such as Barley’s, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, Remedy Coffee and the Standard, Benny Smith, WUTK general manager and a committee member for Rhythm N’ Blooms, said he believes this allows for more intimate performances and discovery of new music that develops a relationship between the artist and fans that will bring them back to Knoxville.

Rhythms N’ Blooms

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• Who: The Black Lillies, Brett Dennen, Shovel & Rope • Where: Old City & Knoxville Botanical Garden • When: April 4-6

“It lets people get up close and personal with the acts,” Smith said. “If you go somewhere early to get close to a later band you want to see, then that gives you an opportunity to hear music you’ve never heard before and hopefully end up really liking. Then, that hopefully creates a fan base in Knoxville that will bring the artist back.”

While not quite at the size of larger festivals in the region such as Forecastle or Bonnaroo, Rhythm N’ Blooms gives Knoxville residents a chance to access acts that play at other festivals for a smaller price.

“I look at it as more similar to Rhythm N’ Roots in Bristol,” Smith said. “It’s cool because you don’t have to travel to Louisville or Manchester to go see these acts. Instead, they’re five or 10 miles away, so it puts the festival almost in attendees’ backyard.”

While a local favorite, more than half of Rhythm N’ Blooms’ attendees are from outside the area, a trend Brackeen said she hopes will continue.

“It has the potential to put

us on the map as a musical machine,” Brackeen said.

“When I moved here 15 years ago, the last word I would have used to describe Knoxville was cool, and now people are seeing that it really is.”

The festival has also worked to introduce other changes.

Whiskey and moonshine have been added to the usual wine and beer menu and trolleys will be available to transport people from various parking locations across the city. In addition to the artist-led music workshops, this year will also see yoga and rock climbing clinics along with a group bike ride led by cellist Ben Sollee on the Urban Wilderness trails totaling 42 miles.

Rhythm N’ Blooms takes place the opening weekend of the Dogwood Arts Festival which Erin Solcum, the marketing manager for Dogwood Arts, said means art is still an important component of the festival despite the addition of musical acts in recent years.

“Our Americana roots music festival spotlights storied songwriters and rich performances from jazz to world-class bluegrass to indie – and everything in between,” Solcum said.

“We’re working together with the hundreds of artists, venues, vendors, volunteers, sponsors and logistical teams to promote and celebrate our region’s arts, culture and breathtaking natural beauty to not only our residents, but also our visitors.”

Along with art found along the festival grounds, there are also five other art exhibit openings happening throughout Knoxville at the same time.

Last year kicked off the first Knox County Schools Guitar Design Contest, which was received with great popularity and will be returning again this year.

“We’re also working with many local artists, design firms, architects and visionaries who are helping us transform historic Jackson Avenue and Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum with art installations, signature looks, entrances and warmth,” Solcum said.

Always looking toward making the festival bigger and better each year, Brackeen listed Jack White, Willie Nelson and The Black Keys as dream acts to play Rhythm N’ Blooms at some point. And Smith?

“Personally, I’d want the Stones,” Smith joked. “But if we could get an act like Mumford & Sons or The Avett Brothers to come, then I would know the festival had made it big.”

Jason Aldean announces 50-date MLB stadium tour Associated Press The country star is partnering with Major League Baseball to launch a 50-date tour this spring that will include stops at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The “Burn It Down Tour” will kick off May 1 in Roanoke, Va. “For me, it doesn’t seem like that long ago we were playing little clubs,” the 36-year-old said in an interview Thursday at the MLB offices in New York City. “So, to go from playing small bars and clubs that weren’t even sold out to now going in and selling out these stadiums ... to me, it’s pretty overwhelming sometimes, but I love it.”

Aldean, who will also play arenas on the tour, will visit stadiums in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.

More shows will be announced at a later date.

The stadium stage isn’t new for Aldean: He played Fenway Park in Boston and the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium last year.

“When you play a stadium, you attack it the way you attack any other show. You still want to give people the best show you can give them,” he said.

Aldean, who released his debut in 2005, is riding high off the success of 2010’s triple platinum “My Kinda Party” and 2012’s platinum “Night Train.”

“Night Train,” his fifth album, is nominated for best country album at the Grammy Awards on Jan. 26. The record will battle efforts from Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and newcomer Kasey Musgraves.

“You look at all the other artists that could have been (nominated) and you’re one of a handful — especially me for an album (award) because that’s something that I put a lot of time into,” he said. “If we win it, we do, if we don’t, we don’t. That’s one thing I’ve tried not to worry about over the years.”

He said if he does win the prize, he’ll take it on the road for his stadium tour.

Florida Georgia Line, the country duo that had one of last year’s top songs with the Nelly-assisted remix of “Cruise,” will join Aldean on the road.

Tyler Farr will also open for Aldean, and Miranda Lambert will play select dates.

“She puts on a great show. I was always like, ‘If I was a female act, that’s what I would do,’” Aldean said. “She just tears it up.”

Friday, January 10, 2014

THE DAILY BEACON • 9 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron

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Vols hope to stay hot against Aggies in SEC home opener Steven Cook Copy Editor Tennessee’s first ever SEC meeting with Texas A&M produced the longest game in program history – a four-overtime, 93-85 victory in College Station last season.

This time around, the Vols are hoping to wrap up the win in regulation.

The Aggies will visit ThompsonBoling Arena on Saturday for a 6 p.m. tipoff in the second SEC game of the season for each squad and UT’s home conference opener.

“I don’t want this next game with them to be four overtimes,” said Jordan McRae, who played a whopping 56 minutes in last year’s thriller.

“I’m getting a little older. I don’t think I have the energy for that anymore.”

Both teams are looking to improve to 2-0 in conference play and sport identical 10-4 records. But bad November losses to Missouri State and SMU have pushed the

Aggies back to 162nd in ESPN’s RPI rating, while the Vols sit at No. 48.

Texas A&M started its conference slate with a 69-53 home win over Arkansas on Wednesday.

“They are a talented team,” UT head coach Cuonzo Martin said.

“They have had some ups and downs, but they have a flow going right now. They had a big win against Arkansas and scored the ball very well.”

While Texas A&M’s scoring caught Martin’s eye, he has also come off impressed with his opponent’s defense. The Aggies rank second in the SEC, giving up 60.1 points per game – one spot ahead of the Vols. “(The Aggies) are one of the better defensive teams in our league,” Martin said, “so we have to do a great job of keeping our spacing, moving the ball, pounding the ball inside, crashing the class, and trying to score in transition. When a team does such a good job with half-court

How they match up Texas A&M

Senior guard Jordan McRae rises up over Tusculum College’s Darius Carter for a jump shot in the Vols’ 98-51 victory over the Pioneers at ThompsonBoling Arena on Jan. 4.

defense, you want to try to get baskets in transition.”

The Vols somewhat salvaged another unimpressive non-conference slate with dominating performances against Morehead State, Virginia and Tusculum. They won each by an average of more than 32 points per game.

That momentum – built in response of a crushing home loss to North Carolina State on Dec. 18 – carried into UT’s conference opener.

The Vols dismantled LSU, 68-50 on the road Tuesday to start SEC play.

Winning on the road early in the SEC season hasn’t been a strong point of this team in recent seasons, so getting off to a strong start was much coveted for McRae and the Vols.

“It definitely feels good to get that first road win out of the way, rather than it come later this month or in February,” McRae said.

“We were allowed to laugh and talk on the plane this time.”

Who to watch for

Tennessee

69.6

Scoring Offense

76.1

60.1

Scoring Defense

61.9

.451

Field Goal %

.306

PPG RPG APG FG% #14 F Kourtney Roberson

10.7 7.9

.456

#21 G Alex Caruso

9.1

3-Point %

.368

#12 G Fabyon Harris

7.8

+2.6

Rebound Margin

+8.7

13.4

Assists Per Game

13.3

5.6

Blocks Per Game

5.2

6.7

Steals Per Game

5.6

+0.8

Turnover Margin

+2.4

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.607

3.6

4.9

.469

2.3

2.2

.457

Last Meeting Feb. 23, 2013, in College Staiton, Texas Vols 93-85 (4 OT)

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Friday, January 10, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron

SPORTS Peter Murray Contributor Junior point guard Ariel Massengale continued her strong offensive efforts Thursday night, pouring in a team-high 23 points and a career-high seven rebounds.

“Just tried to go out there and play hard and get after it,” said Massengale. “Whatever it takes for this team to win, I’m willing to do.”

Massengale’s hot hand comes in the wake of a careerhigh 28 points against Georgia on Sunday. The consecutive 20-point games are the first time in Massengale’s career that she achieved that feat.

Massengale’s play was not lost on Ole Miss head coach Matt Insell.

“I think Massengale is the key to Tennessee’s success,” Insell said. “They will go as far as she will take them. She has taken her game to the next level. Her work ethic is something that separates her and allows her to take it to the next level. As long as she keeps playing like this, they have a good chance to go to Nashville.

factory, voicing her frustration following the game.

“We played two hours harder in practice than we did tonight in the game,” Warlick said. “If they don’t defend somebody they’re coming out. If they don’t rebound, they’re coming out.

If they don’t box out they’re coming out. I don’t care if it’s a revolving door. The only way I can get my point across is to sit them on the bench. If I’m not satisfied with what’s going on, then I’m going to pull you.”

Andraya Carter also voiced the coach’s frustration in her team after the game.

“Coach Warlick wasn’t too happy,” said Carter. “She just expects us to play with a ton of energy.”

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HUBBS continued from Page 1 Martin believes the freshman will miss his third straight game on Saturday as Texas A&M visits Thompson-Boling Arena but has not officially ruled Hubbs out. Specifics on Hubbs’ injury have been few and far between, but Martin explained how it has flared up at random moments.

“It will continue to happen,” Martin said of Hubbs’ pain. “It could happen two days from now, it could happen in two weeks. The pain

could last for 30 minutes or it could last for two days.”

Hubbs was the Vols’ sixth man throughout the opening third of the season and averages 18.3 minutes in 12 games. But he is shooting just over 30 percent from the field and has seen his playing time dip more and more in close games.

Martin openly pondered both sides of the current situation Hubbs is facing, seeming to indicate that surgery was inevitable — whether it’s in the coming weeks or at the end of the season.

“What’s the best situation for Robert Hubbs?” Martin

asked. “Do you shut him down now so he has a chance to rehab and get ready in the summer time, or do you prolong this thing to April or May? Then you’re talking about five months (of recovery), and who knows when he’ll be back on the floor.”

Having the injury fixed for good before 2014-15 would be a weight off the Vols’ shoulders. UT will lose at least three starters, so Hubbs will undoubtedly be needed to help alleviate the pain of those absences.

Martin also conceded that his team’s deep roster this year helps with Hubbs facing

possible surgery, but did not shy away from emphasizing his importance.

“You’re talking about a very talented player and a guy who you count on for production,” Martin said. “Even though he hasn’t played as well as he’s capable of playing, he is a guy who brings a lot to the table.

“But the most important thing in talking with Robert, for me as a coach, is Robert’s safety, and then, obviously, Tennessee basketball (second). We just have to do what’s best for the young man, and I think if that’s the best thing, then we need to do it.”

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Massengale shines against Ole Miss

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Lady Vols welcome five millionth fan Thursday night’s tilt against Ole Miss was a historic night for the University of Tennessee as Thompson-Boling Arena welcomed its five millionth fan to a Lady Vols basketball game.

The lucky winner was Amanda Humphrey, who won the tickets through a twitter trivia question provided by the Lady Vols’ twitter account @LadyVol_Hoops.

Heated Holly UTDAILYBEACON.COM Despite the 24-point victory, See more online at head coach Holly Warlick felt utdailybeacon.com. the team’s effort was unsatis-

RECAP continued from Page 1 Tennessee had 10 blocks on the night as a team.

“I really like blocking shots,” Harrison said. “It brings energy to our team and sometimes when our guards don’t pick up fast enough I can make that extra effort to get back and help them catch up to whoever they have. I was glad I was there to be a defensive player tonight.”

The usually turnover prone Lady Vols only had 11 giveaways on the night to the liking of many, Warlick included.

“That’s something we are going to need to stay consistent on we’ve been turning it over too much the past couple of games,” Warlick said.

“Turnovers are going to be important when we go on the road to face Vanderbilt.”

Tennessee will next hit the road to take on Vanderbilt this Sunday at Memorial Gymnasium with the tip off time set for 5 p.m.

Freshman guard Robert Hubbs III drives to the basket in the Vols’ 87-52 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers on Dec. 30, 2013 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Hubbs may be forced to sit out the remainder of the season due to a left shoulder injury. Hubbs is averaging five points per game in the 12 games he has played this season.

Student pep rally planned for Texas A&M game Staff Report In preparation for the men’s basketball SEC home opener, the Tennessee athletic department, along with student

group UNITE, will host a pep rally for UT students Friday evening at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The event, which is scheduled to run from 9 p.m. to midnight, precedes Saturday’s

contest against Texas A&M (6 p.m. ET, FOX Sports Net) and will offer door prizes, locker room tours, free food and a number of other promotions.

Students who stay for the

entire three hours will receive a wristband that allows early admission into Saturday’s game. Coke Zero will also provide eight students with front-row seats.