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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Issue 05, Volume 125

• Photo Courtesy of the Center for Leadership & Learning

UT, student leaders organize four Alternative Spring Break trips

Tia Shack, right, senior in journalism and communications, and Kaitlyn Dean, junior in psychology, plant trees as part of a green sustainability project at the Marvin Gaye Community Greening Center in Washington, D.C., for the Urban Poverty Alternative Spring Break 2013 trip.

Victoria Brown Staff Writer Vols give back, locally and abroad. This semester four alternative spring break trips, including an international trip, will facilitate community service during time away from school. Cheyenne Perry, a junior majoring in public relations and minoring in business, will serve as one of the student trip leaders. According to the Alternative Break website, student trip leaders coordinate almost all aspects of the project, including the theme, location, agenda and fundraisers. “Trip leaders for the international trip went through training during the fall semester, and all their participants were chosen in the fall because the

participants needed time to get everything together such as passports or plane ticket arrangements,” Perry said. “International participants are the only ones whose trip was revealed early, as participants usually are told where they are going shortly after the selection process.” Each alternative trip, offered both in fall and spring, focuses on a specific theme. Focus areas for the upcoming trips are environmental conservation, underrepresented homeless populations and children living in areas with poverty and high crime. The international trip, traveling to Trelawny, Jamaica, focuses on sustainable farming and youth education. Margaret Smith, a senior majoring in biochemistry and

cellular and molecular biology, is the student coordinator for the Alternative Break Program, a new position within the Center for Leadership & Service. “Since we did more trips this year than ever before – five fall, three domestic spring and one international spring – we thought it might be good to have another person dedicated solely to the program this year,” Smith said. “I just help the graduate assistant, Katherine Browna, with trip leader training, fundraising, recruitment and applications.” Smith, a two-time volunteer and former trip leader, found belonging on campus among other service-minded students. See SPRING BREAK on Page 2

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Hayley Brundige Assistant Photo Editor “Glass of the Ancient Mediterranean” and “Brightly Beaded: North American Indian Glass Beadwork,” two new art exhibits, will be open to the public Jan. 18 at McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture and will run until June. Including pieces from ancient history and the more recent past, these collections represent the development of glass production and artistic design from the third millennium B.C. to the early 20th century. “Glass of the Ancient Mediterranean,” which features 30 ancient glass pieces from Egypt and the Roman and Byzantine Empires, is on loan from the Yale University Art Gallery, home to one of the most extensive collections of ancient glass in the nation. Sara E. Cole, a Ph.D. candidate in Ancient History and graduate curatorial intern at Yale, has been working to curate a collection of 150 pieces for a YUAG exhibit that will open within the next two years. Cole will speak about the collection March 9 at McClung Museum. “Many of the glass production techniques developed in antiquity are still in use by present-day glassmakers, making these ancient objects relevant to modern viewers,” Cole said. “Glassmaking in antiquity was both a craft and an art form requiring tremendous skill and an artistic eye, and that remains true today.”

Two new exhibits on ancient glass and Native American beadwork will open at McClung Museum on Jan. 18. Moccasins, vests, toy dolls and other brightly beaded objects from Native American culture will also be on display. “Brightly Beaded: North American Indian Glass Beadwork” will feature pieces containing beads recovered archaeologically from sites in Tennessee. These beads were acquired by Native Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries through trading from glass-blowing factories in Italy, France and Czechoslovakia. “Like any other city, Knoxville had some glass production during the 1800s, and indeed many of the glass production processes used then – and even today – were developed in the ancient world,” said Catherine Shteynberg, assistant curator and web and new media coordinator for McClung Museum. “Both ancient Native Americans and the contemporary Cherokee Indians of our area created and create beadwork.” See MCCLUNG on Page 5

Money and work experience – the two things most college students covet most. Mary Mahoney, assistant director of Career Services, has created an event to help students take a distinct step toward professional careers. The Spring Job and Internship Fair, free to all students, will be held on Feb. 4 in Thompson-Boling Arena from 2-6 p.m. “What we are trying to do is provide an opportunity for potential employers from across the country and here in Tennessee to come into one space and be there to talk with students internships, summer jobs or jobs after students are graduating,” Mahoney said. With more than 150 employers registered to attend the event, students will have access to a plethora of opportunities. These opportunities are meant to ease the transition from college to the working world. “I’ve got camps who want people just for the summer; I’ve got employers who are looking for students, for example, with supply chain or engineering to do an internship,” Mahoney said, “and then obviously a lot of

employers are looking for those students who will be graduating this semester.” The Spring Job and Internship Fair will provide students of all majors and degree levels the chance to speak to a variety of businesses, corporations and nonprofit organizations in one room. “There are the summer camps and businesses such as Exxon Mobil; even Dollywood is looking for interns,” Mahoney said. “There is wide variety of companies.” Mahoney said the fair is crucial for sophomores and juniors needing field experience for future careers. However, the event is not limited to upperclassmen. “Pretty much, no matter what year you are in school you want to take advantage of this opportunity,” she said. “For freshman, it’s just kind of good to go to see it because it can be intimidating.” Sara Beth Snyder, a senior in mathematics, attended a Career Services internship fair as a sophomore. “Going to the fair really got me interested in different internships,” Snyder said, “especially the Disney one.” In Mahoney’s opinion, the fair is a convenient way to help students – especially those close to entering the workforce – reach their professional goals.

Samantha Smoak • The Daily Beacon

McClung Museum Spring job fair aims to connect students, employers Madison Rasnake brings beadwork, Emilee Lamb glass exhibits to UT

More than 170 corporate employers, government agencies and non-profit organizations fill the floor within Thompson-Boling Arena for the Fall Job Fair on Sept. 24, 2013. This semester’s job and internship fair will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 2-6 p.m. on the floor of Thompson-Boling Arena. “The idea is to, one, try and get something that you pick up some experience,” Mahoney said. “You earn some money, but if you can also get an internship that relates to your major you’re getting hands-on experience that’s helping you know more about that field.” Although often students credit the fair with their job and internship placements, the event can offer more than a potential paycheck. “Even if a student doesn’t get a job out of it, it’s networking,” she said. “It’s learn-

Martin: Stokes’ struggles hurt Vols vs. A&M Steven Cook Copy Editor A quick look at the box score is all it takes to see why the Tennessee men’s basketball team struggled to score inside the paint during Texas A&M’s comeback win on Saturday. Each of Jarnell Stokes’ six points came in the game’s first 5:13. In the second half, he went 0-for-2 from the field with no points, three turnovers and just one rebound. Two early fouls knocked down his playing time in the first half, but Stokes played 17 minutes in the final period. Still, he was nothing

short of invisible offensively and on the boards. Once Stokes committed those two fouls, head coach Cuonzo Martin said, the star center was never the same. “When he gets two fouls he is always a different player,” Martin said at his weekly press conference on Monday. “I think he starts thinking about it. Of course as a player, you want to be on the floor, and now you’re hesitant to play the game the way you’re capable of playing. “You have to stay aggressive. When (Stokes) is aggressive, we’re a different team.”

Of course, Stokes changing his personal game plan wasn’t the only problem. Texas A&M’s guards constantly put pressure on the perimeter to keep the Vols from continuing their recent hot shooting from outside. That left more space than usual for UT to do what it does best — attack the post — and it didn’t take advantage. “When teams extend like that – even though Jordan (McRae) is our leading scorer – ultimately we want to pound the ball inside,” Martin said. Blow the whistle: Questionable foul calls send

“If you don’t become the object of your relationship status then you should survive in college, which is all we are trying to do.” @UTDailyBeacon www.utdailybeacon.com

ing what’s out there, what are the opportunities and making connections.” All of the employers in attendance are looking for UT students and graduates for full-time jobs and internships. Most of the businesses will begin interviewing from the day after the fair through the rest of the semester. Students planning to attend must register prior to the event and upload a resume. For registration and more information visit the Career Services website at career. utk.edu.

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Thompson-Boling Arena into pandemonium at some point in every home game. Saturday, however, was on another level. An alarming amount of the Vols’ 21 personal fouls came from moving screens in the offensive zone. As a result, five Vols had three or more fouls by the final whistle. In typical fashion, Martin waited until after breaking down game film to address his opinion on the calls. For the most part, he agreed with the fans. See LUNCHEON on Page 6

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