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Study abroad develops social, workplace skills New program allows students to study, intern in single international experience Kristian Smith Student Life Editor Many students have to choose between studying abroad and completing an internship during their time at UT, but a new study abroad program allows students to do both.

Led by Ed Cortez, an information science professor and director of the School of Information Sciences, the program will be held this summer from May 18 to July 16 in Madrid.

The program will consist of two complementary courses that focus on cross-cultural communication and management and leadership in the workplace.

“The host culture of Madrid, Spain is an ideal place for students to gain insight and skills about effectively working in a cross-cultural environment,” Cortez said. “They will be exposed to theories and practices around societal themes which inform and enrich the study abroad experiences.”

Students will receive six hours of credit for the course.

Cortez said the first two weeks of the eight-week program will involve intensive Spanish lessons, where students will have 40 hours of Spanish.

Students will also live with a host family for these two weeks to further immerse themselves in the culture.

Because the language classes are so intensive, students must have taken at least four semesters of Spanish to participate in the program.

“Almost 100 percent of students say they do not feel comfortable or confident with the language after three semesters,” he said. “Students will develop fluency after the eight weeks, and they will get over the fear of making a mistake in the language.”

Haley Davidson, senior in nursing, studied abroad in Spain with a different study abroad program last summer. She said studying in Spain helped her learn the language.

“I definitely learned more than I would have in a classroom,” she said.

“When I was at the airport after the trip, I found myself saying things in Spanish instead of English.”

For the next six weeks, Cortez said students will live independently in apartments and will complete an internship while taking a course in cross-cultural management. “(The course) builds, develops and documents student analytical and critical-thinking skills about cross-cultural communication, leadership and management in the workplace,” he said. “(The course) teaches tools and theories to understand practices of the workplace and cultural environment in order to compare workplaces in Spain to workplaces in the U.S. (It) integrates the classroom learning experience with the social, cultural and orga-

nizational aspects of an actual host- They will then discuss their experiences. country workplace.”

For the rest of the week, students He said the course will focus on five themes: leadership, communication, will work at their internships.

On the weekends, students will gender, multiculturalism and social

“ ” (T

he course) teaches tools and theories to

understand practices of the workplace and cultural environment in order to compare

workplaces in Spain to workplaces in the U.S.

– Ed Cortez, director of the School of Information Sciences

justice and urban challenges.

Cortez said students will spend 20 hours per week at their internship. He said students will be placed in libraries, museums and other businesses, where they will learn how to prosper in a work environment.

Cortez said students will meet for the course for about six hours each week. He said it will be either two half days or one full day of classroombased learning per week. Students will not just be learning from a book, though. Cortez said each class meeting will consist of a cultural activity where students will actually go out into Madrid to interact with others.

have the chance to go on weekend excursions to Toledo, Seville and Barcelona.

Cortez said one of the advantages that makes this program stand out from other study abroad programs is the hands-on experience students will gain.

“Students will feel comfortable taking the metros, ordering food, shopping and negotiating,” he said. “Other study abroad courses are more about the language and literature and not as hands-on.”

Cortez said these skills will be valuable in the future.

“I am Latino, and I know how

important it is to understand and be understood in the workplace,” he said.

“This course will be a kind of sensitivity training as well.”

He said this course aligns itself with UT’s Ready for the World program.

“UT is quite committed to making sure students graduate with cultural global awareness that allows them to work in a variety of national and international environments, and this course aligns itself with this objective,” he said.

Davidson said Spain was a great place to study, and she would encourage every student to study abroad.

“Each state (in Spain) has its own flavor, and there is something for everyone,” she said.

Students will need to register for Information Sciences 495: Special Topics, Cross-Cultural Leadership and Management in the Workplace as well as Information Sciences 490: Special Topics, Cross-Cultural Leadership and Management Internship.

To apply for the program, Cortez said students need to apply through the Programs Abroad Office at https://studyabroad.utk.edu/. The course can be found by clicking on the “Find a Program” tab at the top of the page and searching for programs in Madrid, Spain. The deadline for applications is Feb. 4.

For any questions about the course or its requirements, contact Ed Cortez at ecortez@utk.edu or 974-2148.

Political shakeup jolts Tunisia Associated Press

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A UT cheerleader talks to one of the Vols’ younger fans while waiting for the Lady Vols to step onto the court at Thompson-Boling Arena. Before every game, young fans form two lines in the arena to welcome the Lady Vols.

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s prime minister announced a national unity government on Monday, allowing opposition into the country's leadership for the first time in a bid to quell simmering unrest following the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amid huge street protests.

Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, a longtime ally of Ben Ali, and several top ministers retained their posts in the shakeup. Ghannouchi also announced that political prisoners would be freed, among an array of measures aimed at loosening up a political system that for decades was effectively under one-party rule.

A key question was whether the changes in the government lineup would be enough to stabilize the North African country that has been reeling amid continued unrest after Ben Ali fled fled on Friday — 23 years after he first took power.

Ghannouchi, who has been premier since 1999 and has kept his post throughout the upheaval, said the current ministers of defense, interior and foreign affairs would keep their posts.

Three opposition figures, including Nejib Chebbi, a founder of the opposition PDP party, will take up posts in the government — a breakthrough in a country that the autocratic Ben Ali led for more than two decades.

Until new presidential elections are held, the country is being run by interim president Fouad Mebazaa, former speaker of the lower house of parliament, also a veteran of Tunisia’s ruling party.

Ghannouchi said all nongovernmental associations that seek it would be automatically recognized, and all the restrictions on the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights would be lifted.

Many opponents of Ben Ali’s rule have taken to the streets to express their hopes that the new government would not include of any remnants of his iron-fisted regime.

Earlier Monday, security forces fired tear gas to repel angry demonstrators ahead of the announcement. In a later march, a small, peaceful gruop of youths carried signs reading “GET OUT” — under the gaze of watchful police, part of hundreds of security forces in the capital.

A union leader upset at the prospect of a government full of old guard ministers, predicted growing demonstrations to press for an end to power positions for the RCD. “It (RCD) left by the back door and is coming back through the window,” said Habib Jerjir, member of the executive bureau of the Regional Workers' Union of Tunis. “We can’t have militias in the streets and in the government.

Ghannouchi said the government would create three new state commissions to study political reform, investigate corruption and bribery, and examine abuses during the recent upheaval.

Ghannouchi didn’t refer to the prospect of new elections, which under Tunisia’s constitution must be called within 60 days. But some members of the opposition want more time, to allow the public to get know the choices in a country known for one-party rule — and possibly on the cusp of democracy.

“The RCD still holds the power,” said Hedi Guazaouni, 29.

With the potential for change after Ben Ali’s flight from the country Friday, “This is a chance not to be missed,” he said.

Hylel Belhassen, a 51-year-old insurance salesman, summing up the concerns of some, saying: “We’re afraid that the president has left, but the powers-that-be

remain. We’re afraid of being manipulated.”

The European Union said Monday it stands ready to help Tunisia become a democracy and offer economic aid.

Finance Minister Christine Lagarde of France — a former colonial overseer of Tunisia — told French radio Monday that Paris is keeping a close watch on the assets of Tunisians in French banks.

During a visit to neighboring Algeria on Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama’s top counterterrorism official John Brennan said the United States stands ready to help Tunisian government in holding “free and fair elections in the near future that reflect the true will and aspirations” of Tunisians.

Moncef Marzouki, a professor of medicine who leads the oncebanned CPR party from exile in France where he has lived for the last 20 years, told France-Info radio he would be a candidate in the presidential election.

“The question is whether there will be or won’t be free and fair elections,” said Marzouki, whose movement is of the secular left.

Whatever emerges, the new leadership will first face the challenge of restoring order. Looting, gunbattles, and score-settling have roiled the country since Friday, when a month of street protests against years of repression, corruption and a lack of jobs brought down Ben Ali. Shops in the center of Tunis remained shuttered Monday, and police were deployed in force. A semblance of normal daily life returned in other areas of the capital where shops, gas stations, pharmacies and supermarkets reopened. Many people returned to their jobs and others rushed to buy scarce stables like bread, fish and milk.

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Oak Ridge Associated Universities now accepting applications for Volkswagen Distinguished Scholars Program

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

Students wait in line for the Campout in the Summitt on Jan. 14. Students were given a tour of the locker rooms, free food and the opportunity to meet with players and coaches. These students were also given seat priority when the doors opened again at 8:30 a.m. for ESPN College GameDay.

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and early morning of Jan. 15, as one student reported that his vehicle was A student reported that his car was parked in the garage from 11:50 p.m.

A UT student reported a theft that happened at the north end of the vandalized while it was parked on the on Jan. 14 to 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 15. In TRECS basketball court sometime third level of the G11 parking garage one case, both side mirrors of a black between 6:50 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Jan. between 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 9 2009 BMW 323i were detached; they a.m. on Jan. 15. The report did not appeared to have been kicked off. All 13. of the victims were UT students. provide a description of the vehicle.

An unaffiliated Knoxville resident A student reported incidents of Jan. 16 reported that some items were stolen from his white 2001 GMC Yukon while theft and vandalism regarding his silA burglary of a motor vehicle was it was parked in the S28 parking lot ver 2008 Honda SUV. The incidents between 11 p.m. on Jan. 13 and 9:30 occurred while the vehicle was parked reported, occurring some time on the fifth level of the G11 parking between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Jan. 16 a.m. on Jan. 14. garage between 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 and on the second level of the G7 parking garage. The victim reported that the An unaffiliated Knoxville resident 10:13 a.m. on Jan. 15. value of the items stolen was $2,850. reported that his laptop was stolen At least 11 other thefts or vanfrom the second floor of Hodges Library sometime between 2 p.m. and dalisms of vehicles in the G11 parking — Crime Log is compiled by Robbie garage were reported on Jan. 15 and Hargett 3:36 p.m. on Jan. 14.

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Compiled from a media log provided to the Daily Beacon by the Universty 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.

Applications are now being accepted for the Volkswagen Distinguished Scholars Program, a research internship administered for Volkswagen Group of America by Oak Ridge Associated Universities on behalf of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Applications can be submitted online through Feb. 12, 2011.

The program is a summer internship that awards students with a paid stipend, housing allowance (where applicable), and mileage for one round trip to/from the internship site if more than 60 miles from the student’s home. It offers students the opportunity to participate in research for ten full weeks during the summer at ORNL. At the lab, scientific mentors will select projects, based on students’ interests and degree fields, for individual students.

Volkswagen may select some students for an optional internship in the second summer to participate in research projects at the new Volkswagen production facility in Chattanooga, Tenn. Current program participants will be notified at the end of their first summer regarding the following summer’s opportunities.

Eligible applicants must be undergraduate juniors/seniors or graduate students (who have not yet finished coursework), with a GPA of 3.5 or above, who are U.S. citizens majoring in a field of interest to Volkswagen and who are attending one of the following universities: Fisk University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University, the University of Memphis, or the University of Tennessee in either Knoxville or Chattanooga.

Participants are selected based on application materials, major discipline, academic excellence, motivation and enthusiasm for automotive-related science and technology. The program is open to any eligible student studying a science, technology, engineering or math discipline with an interest in the automotive industry. Examples of research projects interns would be assigned to include low-cost carbon fiber, battery storage, biofuels, engines and emissions, intelligent transportation systems and sustainable manufacturing.

The Volkswagen Distinguished Scholars Program is part of the Volkswagen Group of America’s “Partners in Education” program, which is a five-year, $5.28 million dollar initiative for educational enrichment and workforce training in Tennessee.

Although the number of internships varies each year, it is anticipated that 10 internships will be hosted this term. However, the number of second-summer internships will be based on a mutual agreement between Volkswagen and the student. The names of selected participants will be announced by March 31, 2010.

Visit http://www.orau.org/volkswagen/ for more information.

UT professor leads in creating supercomputers East Tennessee is home to Jaguar and Kraken, two of the fastest supercomputers in the world. These high-performance systems help solve the world’s most challenging problems by running simulations of what might happen in the real world.

Jack Dongarra, distinguished professor of electrical engineering and computer science at UT knows the power of these computers well. He puts together the much anticipated biannual top-500 list, which ranks the 500 fastest supercomputers in the world.

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continued from Page 3 Dani Jones, a junior in political science, hones her bowling skills during Friday Frenzy a the UC Down Under. Every Friday, the Down Under hosts unlimited bowling and free-shoe rental for a discounted price.

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UT Medical Center changes benefit employees

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Prior to Jan. 1, 2011, University Health Systems (through the UT Medical Center in Knoxville) provided a benefit to UT employees in the form of a full waiver after insurance of residual hospital charges, if the employees, their spouses and eligible dependents were participants in the state of Tennessee medical insurance program. As a result of recent changes in the state of Tennessee’s medical insurance plans, University Health Systems has notified the university of changes to this benefit.

Effective Jan. 1, 2011, only UT employees and non-Medicare-eligible retirees, spouses and their dependents insured under the state of Tennessee health insurance

Speed is integral to making supercomputers “super.” Right now, their speed is measured in petaflops per second or petaflops/s. A petaflop is 10 to the 15th calculations per second. Jaguar is currently the second-fastest computer in the world, operating at 2 petaflop/s.

To put that in perspective, you would need three Neyland stadiums, each full of 100,000 people with interconnected laptops working simultaneously on a single computation to equal the power of Jaguar.

But that power’s not enough.

Today, full simulations can’t be completed for many types of problems.

Science needs more power, more speed and more memory, or else scientific advancements will taper off.

Supercomputers need to be taken to the next level. This level is called exascale.

Partnership PPO plan will continue to receive this full write-off of the residual hospital charges.

All other employees and nonMedicare-eligible retirees and their dependents who chose the standard

PPO plan or who do not participate in the state of Tennessee plans will have a limited 25-percent discount waiver of residual hospital charges.

For more information, call the Payroll Office at 865-974-5251.

Hundreds of stranded tourists were still being evacuated from the country, and foreign airlines gradually resumed the flights that were halted when Tunisian airspace closed amid the upheaval.

Over the weekend, police arrested dozens of people, including the top presidential security chief, as tensions appeared to mount between Tunisians buoyant over Ben Ali’s ouster and loyalists in danger of losing many perks.

Ex-presidential security chief Ali Seriati and his deputy were charged with a plot against state security, aggressive acts and for “provoking disorder, murder and pillaging,” the TAP state news agency reported.

Fierce gunbattles broke out between the two groups around the presidential palace Sunday in Carthage on the Mediterranean shore, north of Tunis and near the Interior Ministry in the capital.

The protests began last month after an educated but jobless 26-year-old set himself on fire when police confiscated the fruits and vegetables he was selling without a permit. His desperate act — from which he later died — hit a nerve, sparked copycat suicides and focused anger against the regime into a widespread revolt.

Reports of self-immollations surfaced in Egypt, Mauritania and Algeria on Monday, in apparent imitation of the Tunisian events.

The downfall of the 74-year-old Ben Ali, who had taken power in a bloodless coup in 1987, served as a warning to other autocratic leaders in the Arab world. His Mediterranean nation, an ally in the U.S. fight against terrorism and a popular tourist destination known for its wide beaches, deserts and ancient ruins, had seemed more stable than many in the region.

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Editor’s Note New medium merits cautious approach Zac Ellis Editor-in-Chief

Zac Ellis Editor’s Note The continual development of technology is no secret to anyone. Advancements in modern science transcend boundaries and truly make possible aspects of society otherwise considered improbable and irrational.

There even come times when such advancements surpass our own understanding of our own technology. In those cases, the question often arises: What do we do now?

Many within the media industry are facing this very dilemma. The culprit is the brandspanking-new medium known as the tablet.

From Kindles to iPads, these handy little devices are bringing your favorite publications — from newspapers to magazines — into digital form.

The problem is, the effect of these tablets on the media industry is still very much unknown. Will tablets turn into a lucrative revenue source, a sigh of relief as print media seemingly sticks one foot in the grave? Or will an iPad serve as nothing but an elaborate tease, the untapped potential of a device largely catering to an uninterested audience?

So many questions, so few answers. Still, for fear of falling behind, worldwide publications like Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine have hopped on the tablet bandwagon by converging onto the iPad. Tech-savvy readers need not hold their breaths; the magazines look just as beautiful, if not more so, in digital form.

But hidden beneath the beauty of an iPad photo slideshow is the extra work each publication puts into those time-consuming electronic versions. In an economic climate forcing skeleton-thin editorial staffs, these tablets essentially represent more work with less manpower.

What publishers want to see is a return on investment; if money is shelled out for a tablet version of a massive publication, will consumers return that money to publishers in the form of a purchase? Very little information indicates a positive correlation, making magazine bigwigs question why they’re doing what they’re doing.

There appear to be two schools of thought in the apparent demise of print media. On one side, consumers well-affiliated with the immediacy of the 24-hour news cycle and the immeasurable effects of the Internet opt for digital, online-only news. “Leave the newspaper at home,” they say, “I’ll read it later on the web.”

Unfortunately for print media, advertisers have noticed these wayward consumers.

On the other hand, “old-school” readers wouldn’t trade the feeling of a magazine in their hands for anything. These are the loyal consumers who still pick up a newspaper in the driveway each morning, and these customers have advertisers barely clinging to print publications. Still, the digital age will undoubtedly last longer than these people will.

Tablet publications appear to cater to those saturated in the electronic world. But will a consumer prefer an iPad magazine over the print edition? Will publishers see significant revenue from publications converged onto an entirely unproven and undefined medium?

Media moguls are continually scratching their heads over these very questions.

In Steven Spielberg’s 1995 film, “Jurassic Park,” brilliant mathematician Ian Malcolm questioned the actions of millionaire entrepreneur John Hammond, who used his pocketbook and his ego to construct a privately owned theme park filled with living, breathing, killing dinosaurs.

Inquiring as to Hammond’s reasoning behind his creation, Malcolm asked, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.”

Malcolm may as well have been talking to magazine publishers, many of whom pushed their publications aboard the iPad without understanding the necessity, or use, of such convergence. The technology was new and hyped, so media monsters felt the tablet would be the next big thing, though there was no definite indication that it would be.

Technology is a friend to media: such cooperation has helped one flourish with help of the other. But for those who opt to sacrifice time, money and effort at the expense of an unproven commodity, perhaps tapping the breaks and slowing down may be the best course of action.

— Zac Ellis is a senior in journalism and electronic media. He can be reached at rellis13@utk.edu. Follow him on Twitter @ZacEllis.

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Roll call has no place in college system T he Pen is Mightier by

Sean Mahoney When I first began my stint at the University of Tennessee, I was overjoyed at the thought that I was responsible for myself. For the first time I was not monitored by teachers or parents and it was up to me to get to class and study. This was exciting because the small nitpicky rules of high school got pretty annoying after four years. And for the most part, college has lived up to the hype, and the freedoms were definitely welcomed. However, one thing seems to have carried over from the high school world into the university environment that is troubling.

For some reason, many college professors have adopted the grammar-school practice of taking roll in every class meeting to make sure their students are all present and accounted for. Over the years, and during this semester in particular, I have been in classes where teachers and professors have taken roll or checked attendance in some manner to keep a tab on each student. Is it me, or does this notion of monitoring students so closely completely contradict the whole idea of college?

Call me crazy, but I thought that our admittance to the university meant that we were responsible for our own attendance to class. Do not get me wrong, going to class is the most crucial way in which to succeed, but if a student is capable of making an A in a class without ever attending, then I do not see the problem. They should not be punished for a professor’s inability to make lectures crucial enough to the overall grade in the class.

This is basically the root of the problem. Yes, many students will choose not to go to class even if the material discussed in class is crucial, but many times, students elect not to go to class when there really is no benefit for them. If a professor just reads off a PowerPoint that is posted online or if he or

she elects to speak on a topic irrelevant to the class then students may consider it a waste of time. And during a period where time management can be so important, losing an hour or two of the day can really hurt.

Maybe I am just old-fashioned, or a little naïve, but I imagined college courses to be structured differently. To me, a standard class consisted of a teacher delivering the material, usually in the form of a lecture, to those in attendance and if any one student was not present, he or she missed out.

Later, when the information came up on a test, they had nothing to study. This system seems to work for a number of courses on campus, but many professors seem to think it necessary to stick with the grade school practice of using the roll sheet.

Rather than beginning lecture when class is supposed to start, they elect to waste valuable class time to see who is present and who is not. And then, when more than two or three classes have been missed by a particular student, points are deducted from his or her final grade at the end of the semester. I could be wrong, but shouldn’t professors concern themselves more with teaching the source material effectively rather than with punishing students that can pass their class without ever attending? If such teachers were to concentrate on better organizing their classes and making lectures more crucial, perhaps less people would decline to attend.

In the end, attendance is the responsibility of the individual student. That much is clear. Going to class is obviously the most important step in obtaining the information and learning. Therefore, when you do not go, you do not learn, and when you do not learn, you do not excel. Those are the consequences. There is no need for further punishment. If a teacher feels the need to reward a student for his or her excellent attendance and effort then that is one thing, but punishing a student who excels without attending is another. After all, if a student can learn the material and complete the assignments or pass the tests without ever attending the class, who is really to blame?

— Sean Mahoney is a junior in history. He can be reached at smahone1@utk.edu

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I can't believe that January is almost half gone already — in fact, it’s the 17th today, the Monday in which I am furiously writing my column for this week (as usual). Sadly, I did not even remember that it was Martin Luther King Jr. Day until I glanced down at my planner. My bad for my history fail, considering how instrumental King was and still is to American/world history.

I have always been told that my race and my gender didn’t matter in life — that it did not matter where I had been, it just mattered where I was going and what I was going to do to get there. Perhaps in the sense of looking forward, and never looking back, that’s true. However, it does matter. It matters that I am a minority female, and that my personality is judged less by its content than by the color of my skin. It matters that when people look at me, especially at work, they make a guessing game out of my race, and I get irritated and lie and say that I’m adopted, because it’s really none of their business, and it makes them feel more awkward, which I’m perfectly okay with (I mean seriously people, does it really matter to you if I’m a Patel or a Garcia? Would it change your life, end world hunger or promote world peace? No, and it gets old and offensive after the first 32 times.) It matters because people assume that because my skin contains more melanin than the average American, I cannot speak English, and that I am illegal, with a low intelligence, on public assistance — an opinion that I resent with all the fire in my soul. In fact, I’ve observed that the higher the melanin concentration in a person, the more they are judged, and the more their race is judged, even in today’s world, and negating the work that Dr. King did for equality.

Throughout history, people have been judged and persecuted for their skin color, their belief systems and their lifestyles, lowered to a class based on mental blocks — from ancient history and global slavery to the Holocaust and the rights that were hard won by Dr. King only 50ish years ago. To me,

the fact that the latter is relatively recent is slightly sad, but amazing, that one man found support and sympathy, revolutionizing the concept of equality.

While he called for certain measures that were instrumental to the rights of African Americans and those who were oppressed, it remains to be seen as to whether some people still adopt the same mentality of freedom that the majority is accustomed to today. For example, every time someone uses a word that is offensive regarding a race or a group/lifestyle/gender, he or she is increasing the believability of that stereotype. It doesn’t matter if it is used as a joke, or in passing, because more harm is done when the flippancy and the indiscretion are equally obvious. While I recognize that everyone is entitled to their beliefs about anything and everything, I also recognize that some are not morally right and/or acceptable in the realms of polite society, each time marginalizing an individual or a group and undermining the abilities and character of that same individual/group.

In short, it does matter. It is important to look back on the past and realize how far we’ve come as a society, learn from our mistakes and be able to stop judging each other for things we cannot help.

It matters, because even if you are not part of a group that has been persecuted now or in the past, you would be unable to be involved with or be friends with members of that group if it weren’t for the efforts of Dr. King. It matters, because every time you say something offensive about someone else about something they cannot help, whether or not you’ve been in their shoes, you are increasing the notion that they are inferior in some way. It counts, because when you're at your job, and you happen to be (insert race or marginalized subgroup here) and there is an unhappy customer/client who has a chip on his or her shoulder and pulls out the race card as to why he or she is unhappy with your service, you tend to doubt your ability to perform as well as you normally would, assigning error to something you can't help and shouldn’t have to apologize for. Perhaps Dr. King summarized it best when he spoke that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” heralding a new future where people of different colors, backgrounds, abilities, views and lifestyles could perhaps live together harmoniously like a United Colors of Benetton ad.

— Yasha Sadagopan is a senior in economics. She can be reached at ysadagop@utk.edu.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Albums score with lyrics, sound Artists reviewed include Kanye West, Broken Social Scene Brian Conlon Staff Writer Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs” Although Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler is credited with saying that this album neither criticizes nor exalts suburban life, one struggles to find a favorable impression of the suburbs either lyrically or musically. This is not to say that “The Suburbs” dredges along angrily or broodingly. Instead these children of 1980s’ suburbia pull influence from the musical styles of their childhood to brilliantly craft a beautiful work of anthemic nostalgia.

Beach House – “Teen Dream” Not to be confused with Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” Beach House’s “Teen Dream” is a richly textured and reverbladen progression of dreamy, yet incredibly hooky, songs. Victoria Legrand’s deeply smooth voice pierces the elegantly simple guitar, organ, drum machine and live drums creating an ethereal and engaging album.

Best Coast – “Crazy For You” If the Beach Boys replaced their guitars for a fuzzed out baritone guitar and the Wilson brothers for Bethany Cosentino, they would essentially be noise pop group Best Coast with “Crazy For You” being their “Pet Sounds.”

Indeed, this album is a summery compilation of earnest love songs.

Broken Social Scene – “Forgiveness Rock Record”

Technically its first album in five years, Broken Social Scene returns with an album that fully captures the immense vigor of its guitar-driven live performances. Because of the numerous members of and contributors to Broken Social Scene, each song places different amounts of emphasis on each member, giving “Forgiveness Rock Record” the variety of a mixed tape with the conceptual unity of an album.

Kanye West – “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” It is no secret that Kanye West has been the subject of many acts of controversy and strife over the past few years.

However, West’s new album takes these actions and the subsequent media attention and produces one of his best records yet. With the help of a posse of other hip-hop artists, West explores the implications of fame and its consequences.

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LCD Soundsystem leader James Murphy has created yet another incredibly produced string of lengthy, simple, electronic tracks. These dance-friendly songs are, if nothing else, fun and catchy.

Sleigh Bells – “Treats” Short but not necessarily sweet, Sleigh Bells blasts through “Treats” in just more than half an hour. The duo uses simple, pulsing beats along with crunchy distorted guitar.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

SPORTS

Smith, Conkic fall in finals of SEC Indoors Preston Peeden Staff Writer Over the holiday weekend, members of the Tennessee men’s tennis team took part in the SEC Coaches Indoor Championships.

This tournament, in contrast to the season-ending SEC Tournament, is a more individualcentered event, as opposed to a team-based one.

The story of the tournament was not the day off from classes, but instead was the play of senior doubles partners John-Patrick Smith and Boris Conkic. This doubles pairing, though seldom used, has proven to be a force on the court. Going into the tournament, Conkic and Smith had a perfect record together, including winning the ITA All-American tournament in the fall of 2009.

The duo’s first real test of the tournament came in the semifinals, where they were forced to come back from a 1-2 deficit to win against the 11th-ranked pairing of Alexandre Lacroix and Nassim Slilam, who were also the tournament’s top seed. Behind the force of Smith’s service game, he and Conkic were able to pull out an 8-6 win to advance to the final round.

However, the partners’ perfect record ended Monday in their match against the second-seeded Georgia team of Javier Garrapiz and Hernus Pieters.

From the beginning, Conkic appeared to have issues with his serve, which he commented on after the match.

“Today, I was struggling with my serve,” Conkic said. “And I think that was the main problem.”

The match was close early, but the Bulldogs were able to jump out to a seemingly insurmountable 6-3 lead. Garrapiz and Pieters held off a late two-game surge by the Vols, and were able to win the doubles title 8-5. It was the first loss of the Conkic-Smith tandem, and left their record together standing at 9-1.

The Vols, however, were not down on themselves after the match, stating that many of the issues they faced came from a lack of experience together.

“We haven’t really practiced much together,” Smith said. But he was quick to point out that this match was something of a learning experience for the two, and that the errors made today can be avoided only “with drilling and practice, so we’ll be fine.”

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John-Patrick Smith and Boris Conkic celebrate after a round in the finals of the SEC Coaches Indoor Championships on Jan. 17. The two had held a perfect doubles record with each other until losing 8-5 in the final round to the second-seeded Georgia duo of Javier Garrapiz and Hernus Pieters.

Hopson leads Vols past Vandy Jason Hall Staff Writer Scotty Hopson played a major role in the Tennessee men’s basketball team’s comeback against Vanderbilt on Saturday.

In 32 minutes of action, Hopson scored 16 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. The majority of his points coming in the second half following a disappointing first half that saw the shooting guard shoot 1-of-8 from the field.

The team thrives off his success and struggles when he struggles.

UT faced a 17-point deficit in the first half, which was cut to 10 at halftime. The shooting struggles of Hopson, as well as others, were answered in the second half as the junior guard scored 14 of his 16 points, while shooting 7-of-12 from the field.

Hopson and his teammates were optimistic about the challenge they faced at halftime.

“I don’t think guys panicked,” Hopson said. “It’s hard going to the next play. That’s obviously what you’ve got to do, but it’s hard. Guys just made an effort and made it apparent that we we’re going to get to the rim relentlessly. We did that and it created offensive rebounds and easy buckets for us.”

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Scotty Hopson shoots over the Vanderbilt defense on Jan. 15. Hopson scored only two points in the first half of Saturday’s game but finished with a total of 16, leading the Vols to a 67-64 comeback win over the Commodores.

Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings was impressed by Hopson’s play on Saturday.

“He just made some plays,” Stallings said. “There were times we broke down or somebody got caught in transition where he really had no resistance.

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SPORTS

Baugh looking past injuries

continued from Page 6 As for their singles matches in the rest of the tournament, Smith made it to the semifinals in singles, losing to the University of Kentucky’s Eric Quigley, the top-seeded player, 6-3, 7-5.

Conkic, the defending singles champion, was upset in the opening match to Georgia’s Ignacio Taboada. He would go on to rebound from this unexpected loss in the consolation draw by winning three consecutive matches before being ousted in the semifinals.

“The tournament went better and better each day,” Conkic said.

Other Vols participating in the tournament were Jarryd Chaplin, Bryan Swartz, Taylor Patrick, Ed Jones — all four of whom lost in the opening round of the main draw — Matteo Fago — who made it to the quarterfinals of the consolation draw — and Tennys Sandgren — who won his first two matches before losing to the second-seeded Lacroix.

Going forward for the Vols, the performances in this tournament speak to a strong spring season. Several players performed better than expected, and those who did not played better as the tournament went on.

“We’re just looking to hopefully tone down a bit and get some rest tomorrow,” Smith said.

“We play on Friday, so hopefully we get some good solid short work in … The biggest thing is being rested up, because when our bodies are rested and our minds are rested we normally play well, so it is no big problem.”

HOPSON continued from Page 6 Coming out of high school in Hopkinsville, Ky., Hopson was a McDonald’s High School All-American, a third-team selection on USA Today’s All-USA boys team and the Associated Press’ Kentucky Boys High School Player of the Year in 2008.

As a senior, he averaged 24.3 points per game, 11.3 rebounds per game, 3 blocks, and 3 assists. Rivals.com named him the No. 2 shooting guard out of high school.

Although Hopson has been a starter since his freshman year, and was the second-leading scorer on UT’s most successful NCAA tournament team last season, many fans questioned whether Hopson had truly lived up to the hype.

Many critics questioned Hopson’s consistency as his points per game and shooting percentage would vary depending on the competition. Also, the 2010-11 season would be the first year in which Hopson was given the reigns as UT’s go-to guy. Now it seems as though Hopson has been given the reigns by coach Bruce Pearl and associate head coach Tony Jones to lead the Volunteers this season and be the go-to guy.

Hopson’s most impressive outing thus far was against then-No. 3 Pittsburgh, a game in which he scored 27 points en route to UT's 83-76 victory. He has been the top scorer in nine of UT’s 17 games, and the Vols are 7-2 when Hopson is the top scorer.

He leads the Vols in scoring with 16.5 points per game and a total of 280 points this season, while averaging a team-high 29.2 minutes per game. Hopson has proven to his doubters that this is his year, and he is a leader on a team that has faced so much adversity even before the season began.

Kevin Huebschman Chief Copy Editor Pat Summitt’s Tennessee basketball team has been a picture of consistency for the last three years. Although the starting lineup has changed somewhat in that time, the team has lost only two players — one to graduation, one to transfer — since the Lady Vols’ 2008 national championship season.

Throughout the years of this seemingly unfazed roster, though, Vicki Baugh has served as an unwitting reminder that even the most durable teams must face their share of challenges.

Baugh entered the college arena in 2007, along with then-fellow freshmen Angie Bjorklund and Sydney Smallbone. And for a while, the Sacramento, Calif. native looked as though she would fit in perfectly. She played in all 38 of the Lady Vols’ games that year, reaching double-digit marks in both scoring and rebounding several times, en route to Tennessee’s eighth national championship.

The national championship game wasn’t a moment of happiness for Baugh, though. She tore her left ACL in that victory over Stanford and underwent surgery to repair it.

Baugh was able to recover quickly, returning to the 2008 squad, and entered the starting lineup for the first time during the Lady Vols’ Nov. 21 game against Chattanooga, and she played a significant role through the first half of the season.

It was clear, though, that Baugh’s knee would become the bane of her career. She tore her ACL for a second time in December 2008, something that caused her considerable stress.

“I had a breakdown, I admit it,” Baugh said, recalling her reaction after trainer Jenny Moshak broke the news. “It’s very hard coming back from (an ACL tear), and knowing I have to go through it again? I was pretty out of it.”

This time, the injury was so severe that the coaching staff elected to use a medical redshirt on Baugh for her junior year. Despite the redshirt, disaster struck Baugh again when she tore the meniscus in the same knee in January, forcing her to start the long process of rehabilitation over again.

“Every year, it’s a little something,” she joked.

But the injuries haven’t been a laughing matter for Baugh — far from it, in fact. They’ve been a source of huge frustration for her, as she’s forced to sit on the sidelines for games and practices and watch as the highly touted squad she was once a part of continue to grow and meld as a team — without her.

Despite this, Baugh, a senior in psychology who will be pursuing her master’s degree over the next two years, says that the injuries have not negatively impacted her growth.

“It does affect me, but I’m not going to say it affects me negatively,” she said. “… I am planning on coaching in the future, so I get to see it from their standpoint.

“Not being able to play, all I can do is watch, all I can do is help (the team) by being a leader off the court at the moment, so I think it's going to help me in the future, and I think it’s a positive aspect to when I coach, hopefully.”

Although Baugh hopes to one day watch her teams from the sidelines voluntarily, her days on the court are far from over. She’s played in ten games so far this season, and while she says her chemistry with the team is lacking, she believes she will be back to full strength by the postseason, which she says is the only time that matters.

Summitt agrees, saying it’s all about being smart with Baugh right now. The coach wants to remain overly cautious with Baugh to make sure she can get back to full health this year.

“A healthy Vickie Baugh will really change what this team could be all about,” Summitt said. “I mean, she brings a lot of great things.”

Plus, Baugh kind of likes the idea of being a secret weapon.

“I’m not playing the basketball I used to play right now,” she said. “And if teams are scouting, and they see me right now, they’re not going to be expecting me to have the game I'm going to have (in the future).”

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Vicki Baugh battles two DePaul defenders during their 2008 matchup.

During her Lady Vol career, Baugh has dealt with numerous setbacks because of major knee injuries.

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Williams’ buzzer-beater gives Vols second straight SEC win Associated Press

Bjorklund embracing senior year Lauren Kittrell Staff Writer Senior forward/guard Angie Bjorklund has almost finished her final year with the Lady Vols, but she is still enjoying college life and a chance to finish strong.

Tennessee won the women’s NCAA national championship during Bjorklund’s freshman year, and Bjorklund has gone on to enjoy a successful career as a Lady Vol. Coach Pat Summitt discussed Bjorklund’s abilities after a recent game and praised her ability to shoot.

“When she’s on, she’s Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon one of the best shooters Senior Angie Bjorklund takes a shot against Vanderbilt on Jan. 15. Bjorklund is that we've ever had in this graduating with a degree in psychology and hopes to continue with basketball program,” Summitt said. after her career at UT. “From the LSU game, I watched tape with her and Taber (Spani) and Kamiko know everyone and getting comfortable on the court (Williams). She was rushing things. She’s starting to with everyone and playing with them all. Also just defiunderstand that she has to work hard. We have to set nitely Pat Summitt, playing for her. I’ve always wanted screens for her. She can’t just catch and shoot because to since I was little, so that’s been a dream.”

Though basketball takes up a lot of her time, everybody knows that she’s the best shooter on our Bjorklund enjoys whatever free time she has to spend team. She has to work harder and come off screens. She time with her teammates and friends. From hiking in the needs a little space.”

Smoky Mountains, to going to the movies, to going to Basketball is something that has been a very imporPigeon Forge or Gatlinburg with friends, Bjorklund has tant part of Bjorklund’s life for many years and is one enjoyed several hobbies during her career in Knoxville. she would like to keep. After UT, Bjorklund would like “I like to go to the movies with teammates and to continue playing basketball and then go on to coach friends,” she said. “I really like hiking. A couple times I at the college level.

“I’m majoring in psychology,” Bjorklund said. “I’ve got my teammates to come out hiking with me. I really always wanted to coach, be a college coach, so it was like the outdoors, especially during the summer and kind of between communications and psychology. I then also just hanging out during the season with teamtalked to my coach and she said those both were great. mates. Sometimes when I need a change, just going out I took a psychology class and loved it. I’m interested in to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg is a lot of fun, just to that topic and then at the same time, it will help with kinda get away and enjoy the outdoors.”

As the year comes to a close, Bjorklund realizes that my career.” her time with the Lady Vols Though this is what Bjorklund would like to do with is short and feels the her life, she knows she will have to wait and see what opportunities will come her way. Her coaching goals urgency to end strong. don’t rest on any one team, but on any opportunity she With this in mind, she is hoping to invest more in might have to coach at a collegiate level.

“I want to continue to try and play for a few years the game and in her teamafter college if I have the opportunity and then just go mates than she ever has from there,” said Bjorklund. “I’m open to any opportuni- before.

“It’s the last year,” ties, wherever I have the chance to coach, that would be Bjorklund said. “I’ve been a dream.” getting in the gym more Along with the championship in 2007, Bjorklund than I ever have. I’ve been enjoyed the friendships she made with her teammates and the opportunity to work with Summitt. The memo- trying to pour into my ries and lessons she has learned as a member of the teammates as much as I Lady Vols will continue on throughout her professional can.

“It’s the last few months career. so I think just leaving it all “We’ve built this team up from when I was a sophoout there and just working more,” Bjorklund said. “It’s just been fun getting to as hard as I can.”

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Brian Williams is no longer a starter for Tennessee.

He sure knows how to finish, though.

Now coming off the bench, Williams hit the biggest shot of his life in improbable fashion, somehow managing to put back a buzzer-beater as he was falling down to give Tennessee a 59-57 victory over Georgia on Tuesday night.

“Like Kobe,” Williams said, beaming. “The one-footed fadeaway.”

He wasn't nearly as graceful as Kobe Bryant, winding up on his backside as the shot went in. Then he took off for the locker room, dragging along several teammates.

“I just wanted to go to the locker room so the fans wouldn't kill me,” Williams quipped.

He wasn't quite done yet, returning to the court while the officials checked the replay to confirm the ball left his hand before time ran out.

It did, leaving the sellout crowd too stunned to do anything while Tennessee whooped it up again on the way to the locker room — this time for good.

Playing without suspended coach Bruce Pearl, the Volunteers (126, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) pulled out the wild win after Tobias Harris badly missed a 3-pointer from the corner.

With overtime looming and the clock nearly at zero, Williams went up for the rebound as Georgia's Chris Barnes attempted to box out, muscled the ball away and put it back in.

“I've hit only one game-winner in my whole life, and that's when I was a child,” Williams said. “I'm just glad it was good.”

Then, he screamed, “That's gotta be a SportsCenter Top 10!”

Georgia (13-4, 2-2) lost at home for the first time this season, stumbling after a 22-point win at Mississippi last weekend.

“That was a difficult loss,” coach Mark Fox said. “Tennessee made more plays than we did. They made one more, for sure. There are going to be a lot of battles in this league.”

Harris and Scotty Hopson led Tennessee with 15 points apiece, while Williams added 10. The win was especially sweet for the senior center, who was serving a nine-game suspension last season for a New Year's Day arrest when the Vols took a 15-point loss in Athens.

“They destroyed us in every aspect in that game,” Williams recalled, wincing at the memory.

This season, he started 14 of the first 15 games, then was replaced in the lineup by another senior, John Fields. Instead of pouting, Williams seems to be relishing his new role. With the game on the line, he was the one on the court.

“All the credit goes to Brian,” said associate head coach Tony Jones, filling in while his boss watched the game on television back in Knoxville. “He sees what his role is. He's coming off the bench now.

He's on the second unit. ... He obviously relished that role tonight.”

The game was tight all the way, the margin never more than seven points for either team. There were 11 lead changes and nine ties.

Tennessee played its fourth SEC game without Pearl, who is halfway through the league-imposed suspension he received for lying to NCAA investigators during an ongoing probe into recruiting.

The suspension only applies to SEC games, so Pearl will be back on the bench for Saturday's contest at Connecticut. Then he'll sit out four more league games to complete his punishment.

Georgia had slipped out of The Associated Press rankings after a one-week stay, its first appearance in the poll since 2003. Now, the Bulldogs have lost two of three since upsetting Kentucky to open league play.