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Students provide counseling to local children University program reaches out to local community to support tragedy struck children Christopher Thomas Staff Writer The Grief Outreach Initiative of the College of Education, Health, and Human Services is nothing new to the University of Tennessee.

The program, which began in October 2008, was ignited when Dean Bob Rider was reading at a Knoxville elementary school and connected with a young child whose parents had recently died. Today, the program provides both UT student mentors to children and teens suffering from grief in the Knox County area and counseling experience to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in any major or field of research.

“We have students that are willing to wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning, drive to an elementary school and do this for 30 minutes, is just ... amazing,” Mary Alice Varga, Grief Outreach graduate assistant, said.

The program begins by properly training UT students in a classroom setting, then uses a referral system to assign them to children to whom they provide a unique safe-place for the child to grow and talk about his or her emotions.

“Children that experience grief or loss often encounter a wide range of emotions, which can be overwhelming and outright confusing,” Michael Catalana, M.S., N.C.C. and graduate teacher of the program, said.

“These emotions can be expressed inappropriately and can negatively affect students’ academic performance and interpersonal functioning.”

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Varga also commented that teachers and parents often cannot find time or resources to aid the children.

“This is where our program enters — by providing these resources with a sense of comfort to the children and their families,” she said. “The mentors become friends with the children, meeting -Mary Alice Varga, with them to draw, tell stoOutreach graduate assistant ries, read

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books, play or listen.”

Students find their work to be meaningful.

“I think that knowing that you are making some sort of difference, even just making the child laugh; I did something today to help that kid,” Lauren Stephens, an undergraduate student in psychology, said.

“I have always loved working with children.

So it’s a great opportunity that I get credit, and it’s a time I give back to the community.”

Lauran is a third semester student in the program and said she enjoys the fulfillment it brings, being there to support the child child, even if it is just to listen.

Thus far, the program has served 135

children in the area with 23 new referrals for the spring semester of 2011 but has had limited promotion on campus, relying more on word-of-mouth advertising to reach UT students.

However, it remains open to all students who wish to learn more about counseling or just want to help children in the local area.

It is currently listed in the undergraduate catalogue under Councilor Education 404: Special Topics. Any person wishing to learn more about the program or get information on how to become involved should contact Dr. Tricia McClam, professor and associate head of the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, at mcclam@utk.edu.

Federal agents arrest more than 120 on organized crime charges Associated Press

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Tennessee men’s basketball players John Fields and Steven Pearl celebrate with fans after the Vols’ 67-64 victory over Vanderbilt on Jan. 1 5. UT will put its two-game winning streak on the line Saturday against UCONN. The game will be the third time this season the Vols have faced a Big East team, winning against Pittsburgh and Villanova.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 120 organized crime associates face charges including murder, extortion and narcotics trafficking in one of the largest Mafia crackdowns in FBI history, prosecutors announced Thursday.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said at a news conference Thursday in New York City that the 127 defendants include highranking members of the Gambino and Colombo crime families and the reputed former boss of organized crime in New England. All five of New York’s five major crime families were targeted.

The charges cover decades’ worth of offenses, he said, including “classic mob hits to eliminate perceived rivals,” a killing during a botched robbery and a double shooting in a barroom dispute over a spilled drink.

More than 100 of the defendants were arrested Thursday as some 800 federal agents and police officers made busts in several states. One person was arrested in Italy.

Other charges include alleged corruption among dockworkers who were forced to kick back a portion of their holiday bonuses to the crime families.

Holder called the arrests “an important step forward in our nation’s fight against organized crime.”

The crimes include two murders dating back 30 years, and another as recently as 2002. One of the defendants, among the scores arrested, is a former New

York City police officer.

Authorities say the investigation was aided by informants who recorded thousands of conversations by suspected mobsters.

Luigi Manocchio, the reputed former head of New England’s Patriarca crime family, was arrested Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the U.S. attorney’s office in Providence said.

An indictment accused him of collecting protection payments from strip club-owners. Also arrested was Thomas Iafrate, who worked as a bookkeeper for strip clubs and set aside money for Manocchio, prosecutors said.

The takedown was the result of multiple investigations. Federal probes aided by mob turncoats have decimated the families’ ranks in recent years and have resulted in lengthy prison terms for several leaders.

On Friday, a federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced John “Sonny” Franzese, 93, to eight years in prison for extorting Manhattan strip clubs and a pizzeria on Long Island.

In October, Mafia turncoat Salvatore Vitale was sentenced to time served after federal prosecutors praised his total betrayal of his own crime syndicate — and after he apologized to the families of his victims. Authorities said he had a hand in at least 11 murders, including that of a fellow gangster in the fallout from the infamous Donnie Brasco case.

The evidence provided after his arrest in 2003 helped decimate the once-fearsome Bonanno organized crime family, Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Andres said.

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George Richardson • The Daily Beacon Alyssa Sparks, freshman psychology major, and Mason McAlister, freshman biology major, share a laugh between classes on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Jan. 19

Crime Log

A UT student reported that the hang tag was stolen from his white 1999 Chevrolet SUV while it was parked in the F3 lot on Todd Helton Drive between 11 p.m. on Jan. 16 and 9 p.m. on Jan. 18.

A UT staff member reported a theft that occurred in the football facility weight room in Neyland Stadium some time between 10 a.m. on Jan. 10 and 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 11. The victim reported the value of the stolen items as $249.

At approximately 3:59 p.m., a UTPD officer observed a disturbance in the parking lot of the Pilot on Cumberland Avenue. The subject causing the disturbance, an unaffiliated Knoxville resident, was issued a misdemeanor citation for public intoxication.

— Crime Log is compiled by Robbie Hargett 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.

1977: President Carter pardons draft tinued to prosecute draft evaders after the Vietnam War ended. A total of 209,517 dodgers men were formally accused of violating On this day in 1977, U.S. President draft laws, while government officials estiJimmy Carter grants an unconditional par- mate another 360,000 were never formally don to hundreds of thousands of men who accused. If they returned home, those livevaded the draft during the Vietnam War. ing in Canada or elsewhere faced prison In total, some 100,000 young Americans sentences or forced military service. went abroad in the late 1960s and early During his 1976 presidential campaign, ’70s to avoid serving in the war. Ninety Jimmy Carter promised to pardon draft percent went to Canada, where after some dodgers as a way of putting the war and initial controversy they were eventually the bitter divisions it caused firmly in the welcomed as immigrants. Still others hid past. After winning the election, Carter inside the United States. In addition to wasted no time in making good on his Though many transplanted those who avoided the draft, a relatively word. small number — about 1,000 — of desert- Americans returned home, an estimated ers from the U.S. armed forces also headed 50,000 settled permanently in Canada, to Canada. While the Canadian govern- greatly expanding the country's arts and ment technically reserved the right to academic scenes and pushing Canadian prosecute deserters, in practice they left politics decidedly to the left. them alone, even instructing border guards — This Day in History is courtesy of hisnot to ask too many questions.

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Leap welcomed to UT business faculty The UT College of Business Administration welcomes Terry Leap as head of its Department of Management.

Leap brings almost 33 years of academic experience to UT as chair of the Department of Management at Clemson University and teaching at Clemson, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge campus) and the University of Iowa. Leap lectures annually at the University of Siegen in Germany and teaches a graduate course in employment law at UT. Leap’s research interests are in the areas of white-collar crime and deviant behavior in organizations. He is the author of “Phantom Billing, Fake Prescriptions, and the High Cost of Medical Care: Health Care Fraud and What to do About It;” “Dishonest Dollars: The Dynamics of White-Collar Crime;” and “Tenure, Discrimination, and the Courts.” He also authored “Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations” and “Personnel/Human Resource Management.”

Leap has published articles in publications like the Academy of Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Journal of Management, Industrial Relations, Human Relations and Industrial and Labor Relations Review.

Prior to joining academia, Leap served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force Medical Service Corps. He received his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Iowa and holds a master of public health degree and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has been a commercial pilot and is an FAA-certificated flight instructor.

NEWS If you could spend a semester, a summer — or even longer — studying anywhere in the world, where would you go? Students can hear more about opportunities that may be on their horizons at the campus' Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, in the UC Ballroom.

The event provides a one-stop shop for students to learn about the process of applying, the wide variety of programs and financial aid.

Sponsored by UT’s Programs Abroad Office, the fair will include semester, academic year, summer, and mini-term travel opportunities.

Students also can talk to other students who have already studied abroad, as well as with faculty who will be leading summer and mini-term programs abroad.

Approximately 850 UT Knoxville students study abroad each year in all corners of the globe. For many students, these experiences are only possible due to assistance from financial aid programs and scholarships. UT Knoxville students pay a $10 annual fee that helps fund $300,000 in study abroad scholarships each year. The UT Parents Association International Scholarships also provide assistance to students who wish to study, intern or volunteer abroad.

Study abroad is a key element of UT Knoxville’s Ready for the World program. The goal of the initiative is to transform the campus into a culture of diversity that best prepares students for working and competing in the 21st century.

VolFit challenge encourages healthy habits for campus community

Students, faculty and staff at the UT, are being challenged to stay in shape — and possibly keep a few New Year’s resolutions — thanks to a new initiative from the campus’ Student Health Services.

The VolFit Challenge is an eight-week program designed to encourage healthy lifestyles and behaviors in the campus community by promoting habits that reduce stress and minimize or prevent chronic diseases such as obesity.

The challenge officially kicked off at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, in the UC Ballroom. The kickoff event featured free health assessments to UT students, faculty and staff, exercise demonstrations and an overview of the eight-week chalStudents seek study adventures at study lenge. Tauren Poole, junior tailback on the Volunteers football team, was the guest speaker. abroad fair Each week during the eight-week challenge,

VolFit participants will take part in educational sessions and exercise challenges. Educational sessions will range from what to eat before and after exercising to healthy food shopping on campus. They will be encouraged to participate in weekly VolFit-organized exercise activities as well as activities on their own, totaling at least three workouts and 150 minutes of activity each week. Participants will track their progress using the e-Wellness Program, a Web-based weight control program developed by the UT Ag Extension Office, the outreach unit of the university’s Institute of Agriculture. Through eWellness, participants will be educated on healthy eating and will keep track of their fruit, vegetable and water consumption.

Healthy living expo offers free tickets to UT employees Healthy Living ExpoKnoxville’s Healthy Living Expo is offering free admission to UT employees for today and Saturday at the Knoxville Convention Center. This is the seventh year for the expo, which is the area’s largest health, fitness and green living event. More than 130 organizations will be represented through more than 250 interactive educational exhibits, demonstrations and presentations.

The two-day expo features something for everyone, including educational sessions, dietary discussions and workout demonstrations focusing on the needs of women, men and

The Daily Beacon • 3 seniors. There are four different categories of events: Get Active, Eat Right, Start Walking and Seminars.

Get Active sessions will focus on getting people moving. Representatives from National Fitness Center, the Knox County Health Department, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and other area resources will guide attendees through exercise demonstrations for those of all experience levels.

Eat Right sessions will cover the essentials for a healthy diet. Professionals from UT Medical Center, Earth Fare, Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm and other organizations will discuss topics including couponing for healthy meals, nutrition for a healthy weight and using organic herbs in your kitchen.

The Start Walking portion of the expo is made up of coordinated walks around the perimeter of the expo space. The highlight of Start Walking is the one-kilometer STAR Walk, benefiting East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

Beginning at 10:50 a.m. Saturday, Allison Dooley, wife of UT head football coach Derek Dooley, will lead the walk. Registration for the STAR Walk is $10. Participants may register here.

A total of eight seminars will be offered over the course of the two days. The seminars include coupon workshops, boot camp sessions

by NuStep and an lecture on how mold may affect your health.

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The Hot Spot Abortion remains controversial issue Brandi Panter Managing Editor Everyone has seen “that girl.”

She’s “that girl” you see coming out of “that clinic” when you are driving home at night after a long day at work. She looks embarrassed and scared, as though the entire world is watching her.

There is a guy with her, he looks like her boyfriend, and he looks just as scared. There are protesters outside the door, just far enough away to not be trespassing. They don’t say a word, but you know they’re judging her. You don’t want to think too closely about what they were doing. It isn’t your concern. You just try not to stay too long at the stop sign, and hurry home. Maybe it is her face, or the signs with the pictures of the babies those protesters outside of “that clinic” are holding, but later that night, you’re still up thinking about it.

There is no easy way to explain it, but there is also no way to avoid it: Abortion exists.

Abortion is a word that carries with it countless associations. It may make you think of those advertisements featuring the smiling, laughing babies in various pictorials urging you to “choose life.” It may make you think of “that girl” or “those protesters.” It may hit much closer to home. No matter what your association, you cannot hear the word “abortion” and not have some type of reaction.

Before we begin, it is important to clear one little matter up: This is not a politically inclined column. Keeping with that vein, it is important to establish one item very quickly: There is no such thing as pro-life or pro-choice here. Those who are opposed to abortion are not anti-choice, much like those who favor it are not anti-life. Please get this notion out of your head for now. These terms are rhetorical political strategy used for winning elections, creating polarization and passing legislation. I’m not about that here.

Moving on, the first question we have to ask ourselves is what is an abortion, exactly, and why is it a word that gets everyone so up in arms?

To begin, there are two main types of abortions (spontaneous abortions, a third type that is excluded today, are when the body naturally aborts the fetus on its own) that are legally preformed in the U.S. These are known as medical and surgical abortions.

Medical abortions, which account for around 13 percent of all abortions preformed, take place under the circumstance of methotrexate or mifepristone being combined with prostaglandin.

Medical abortions are most effective when performed within the first 49 days of gestation, at around 92-percent effectiveness.

Surgical abortions are a bit more complex.

Within the first 12 weeks of conception, a procedure known as menstrual extraction is used to suction the fetus from the woman’s undilated cervix.

From Week 15 until Week 26, there are two types of methods used: dilation and evacuation (the cervix is dilated and the fetus is removed using a combination of suction and surgical tools) or dilation and curettage (uterine walls are scraped using a curette).

Abortions can be performed at specific women’s clinics, as commonly associated, but may also be performed by a physician in a private practice or in a hospital.

In recent statistics, abortion procedures in the U.S. increased by around 100,000 in the last year.

The question that obviously has to be asked is, first, why now? We have to ask ourselves where people are slipping through the cracks when it comes to unwanted pregnancies; is it a lack of resources, a lack of education, unaffordable birth control, social climate, the current economic climate or something else altogether? Where are we losing people, and how do we help them?

Abortion, of course, is known for being a very traumatic psychological experience in not just the case of the mother, but also for those close to her, as well as the father. On campus, we have an amazing Student Counseling Center filled with professionals who are trained and capable of helping you go through whatever crisis you are facing. The phone number is included in my signature this week. If you are struggling with the after-effects of your abortion or the abortion of someone you love, please, get help. You are not alone.

As always, I remain apolitical in my written approach and opinion. If you need to know how I feel on the subject at hand, you may contact me individually.

If you are facing an unwanted pregnancy, explore ALL of your options and make an informed, mature decision. There are people in this world who want to help you, no matter what YOU decide to do.

Also, please, be kind to each other, no matter your belief system. You don’t know the lives of those on the opposite side of the fence from you, let alone across the room, so do everyone a good service by being polite and respectful. You don’t have to agree, but you also don’t have to be cruel, either.

— Brandi Panter is a junior in history and English literature. She can be reached at bpanter1@utk.edu. The Student Counseling Center's phone number is (865) 974-2196

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Self-conception fictional need for humanity F r ac tur ed Co n c i o u s n e s s by

Brittany Vasquez

Self-perception is a funny thing. It is really hard to conceptualize, and once you do, you always think differently of yourself, the way that you interact with yourself and how you interpret what you do. This has always bothered me. I do not necessarily NOT think about myself (because I definitely do), but I especially dwell on the way I am perceived by others, so much so that is has become an annoying habit. I constantly harp on the way my friends and colleagues interpret my actions and words and then analyze their responses for hours upon end to wrestle every single meaning that could possibly be ascertained.

I once read this quote by Aldous Huxley in his book “The Doors of Perception”: “To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves.” For a while, this quote has been my working definition of self-perception, and furthermore, it has served as a way to really perceive the world around me and dissect the individuals I come in contact with on a regular basis. What is so important and so gracefully highlighted by Huxley is that to truly understand yourself, you must become an outsider looking in. So how do you, I, we do this? (And this is where these ideas become murky and obscure).

Everyone spends a great deal of time concentrating on getting ready, especially when you are going to see someone you consider special — like a significant other. During this whole ordeal, you look in the mirror continuously. You do this to determine whether your hair looks good or whether your make-up is making you look too fake. Everyone does it; that is undeniable.

But is this where you are closest to really understanding how others perceive you?

To become self-aware and, perhaps, use Huxley’s proposition to achieve the full capacity of this ability, looking in the mirror would be the best and most

logical place to start. However, to really grasp selfperception, looking in the mirror is but another way that you are deceiving yourself into thinking that you really know how others interpret and scrutinize you.

Again, everyone admits to noticing something in the other sex first. “I always look at their smile. It is what sells him to me first,” and so on. This is why the mirror is not a valid indicator of who you truly are to someone else. While one person may focus on your smile, you may look in the mirror and focus on your weight. I know that this sounds a bit like a diagnosing of the continuation of poor self images, but it is not.

Because while you may focus on an imperfection, someone else may focus on a perfection that has not been apparent to you. A mirror functions as a way to convince you that while it may seem infallible, human interpretation will always play a part in not only emotional perception, but visual perception and understanding as well.

To become self-actualized and perceive yourself as others see you, you must not rely on mirrors but rather on the last part of the quote. To begin to understand others through their own lens, then can you understand yourself through their lens. It is a continual, circular process of processing, examining and interpreting not only those around you, but yourself as well. While the mirror does give you the best estimate as to some others’ analyses and critiques of you, your mind serves as a bias, even when you think you are looking your best.

In reality, you never really see yourself as you truly are. To become self-aware is possible, but to truly understand self-perception is quite literally impossible.

A mirror just reflects light and allows you to see a reflected image of yourself, but you never see yourself outside of this. To read what others write about you and your actions provides some insight to who you are, but it can never be truly unbiased. We never really see ourselves as we are, without a lens that is provided to us through the world in which we mediate and function. We will always need to use a circular process of defining and redefining to comprehend ourselves and those we interact with, just as Aldous Huxley would have desired.

— Brittany Vasquez is a junior in anthropology. She can be reached at bvasque1@utk.edu

Egos hold key to existence,identity Ac orns and Other Seeds by

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Today I propose to do your thinking for you.

I can hear the protestations now. I can see the furrowed eyebrows and the pursed lips and the occasional laughter of the men and women who have just been told that this exercise in existence (reading a news publication put together by other people) is highly offensive.

And I agree. One of our most valuable gifts is the human ego, the self, the “I” that stands apart from the masses and shouts, “I matter!” or at least from within the crowd whispers quietly, “I'm here.”

I recently read that the ego, that tiny person in your head who, among other things, helps you introduce yourself to strangers, should be viewed more correctly as a set of actions. That is, instead of a miniature you pacing back and forth, the ego is a complex system of movement, a habit.

Obviously, our egos are sets of performances in a very real sense. Whether it be for ourselves or for other people, the self is an acrobat at work seven days a week, constantly jumping and shifting and twisting through the airless chasm of the mind. The ego is what drives all of our interactions with the world, both consciously and otherwise, and is in charge of all the ways we can choose to exist.

This is why I dislike that in our vernacular the term “ego” often carries such a negative connotation, of love for oneself and a supposed disdain for others. The implication is that the ego is a bad habit to be kicked, a poisonous anchor that keeps us from joining hands with the rest of existence. To have a “big ego” is an insult, and to be “egoless” is a virtue.

To be without ego is, as a human, to be without existence. Philosophers the world over have wrestled for thousands of years with the nature of existence, and there’s still no consensus; but to continue functioning we unconsciously choose to believe that we do exist, and that’s a good enough

indication for me that my self knows what it's talking about.

We also unconsciously operate under the assumption that living is desirable, and so our instinct is turned to self-preservation.

But if the ego is an entity solely devoted to protecting itself, it sure has a funny way of showing it. The hoops we jump through to help and please other people are indicative of just the opposite; my ego cares about your ego.

This makes the concepts of charity, success, love and sacrifice all the more complicated.

Knowing what to do, when to do it and why you’re doing it are important questions that shape the ego's responses to the world. More than that, the ego is concerned with responsibility, appropriateness, reactions and consequences — it’s a wonder our egos aren’t frozen into inaction with all this input. Of course they aren’t, though, and that’s what makes you and me and all of us so fantastic. Our innermost selves are constantly working on everything we need to keep ourselves and others going.

Still, it isn’t easy having an ego. As thinking beings in a world populated with other thinking beings, it’s our place to discern what is right and what is wrong. The ego is our thinking tool, our means of negotiating existence into a small enough box so that we may pick it up and put it down and maybe at some point open it to have a peek inside.

So to you who hold the keys, I ask that today be a day of reflection. I wish you would put down this newspaper. Go somewhere quiet and spend some time with your ego, your closest companion.

Reflect on the ways your life up to this point has been shaped by yourself and by others. Think of the egos you have influenced, the courses of growth and destruction, both positive and negative, that you have set others down. Think of the fragile and the mighty ego that lies somewhere between your navel and the day you were born and cherish it by making it as good and complete as you can. For others, and for yourself, I beg of you.

And yes, that’s my ego talking.

— Anna-Lise Burnette is a junior in global and Asian studies. She can be reached at kburnet7@utk.edu

Friday, January 21, 2011

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Students finish setting up a “Rouge’s Gallery” for the School of Art Graphic Design Charrette on Jan. 20. The theme for this year’s collaboration is rouge. Charrette is an intense time of creative activity, so from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Art and Architecture building, several art classes will have projects installed dealing with the theme.

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SPORTS

6 • The Daily Beacon

Friday, January 21, 2011

Three signees comprise stellar class Staff Reports Just one year removed from signing the nation’s top-rated collegiate softball recruiting class, Tennessee co-head coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly have followed up on that success by pulling in what ESPN RISE has deemed the No. 2 contingent in the country for 2011.

Composed of a trio of student-athletes, including pitcher/infielders Cheyanne Tarango and Haley Fagan as well as catcher/infielder Hannah Akamine, the Lady Vols ranked second out of a stellar group that included five Pac-10 schools, three Southeastern Conference programs and single members of both the Big 10 and Big 12.

“Karen and I are extremely happy with the athletes that comprise our 2011 recruiting class,” Lady Vol co-head coach Ralph Weekly said. “We are certain that they will be exceptional student-athletes during their time at Tennessee and will help our team become even better.”

A native of Escondido, Calif., Hannah Akamine is the third of a trio of sisters to play collegiate softball, joining her siblings former Arizona pitcher Sarah Akamine and current Penn State pitcher/utility player Lisa Akamine.

Having played at catcher, shortstop and in the outfield during her interscholastic career, she has recorded stat totals of .306 with seven RBIs as a freshman and .389 with five HRs and 20 RBIs during her sophomore campaign at Escondido H.S. She was injured during her junior season in 2010.

For her efforts during the ‘09 season, Akamine was chosen by the San Diego Hall of Champions to its 2009 Breitbard Athletic Association All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section Second Team. Having played 16-U and 18-U Gold ball for the San Diego Legacy, Akamine helped guide her squad to a pair of Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Nationals appearances (2008, 2009) with a ninth-place finish in 2009. She chose to come to Tennessee from among a list of schools that included Hawaii, Penn State and Alabama, claiming that being a Lady Vol has been her dream since she was eight years old.

An in-state product from Cornersville, Tenn., Haley Fagan has been a two-sport standout in both softball and basketball at Cornersville H.S. The 6-0 right-handed pitcher/first baseman helped lead her high school program to back-to-back third-place finishes at both the 2008 and 2009 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class A State Girls’ Softball Tournaments as well as consecutive TSSAA Sectional and Region 6-A titles (2008 & 2009) and three straight District 11A championships (2008, 2009, 2010).

Fagan, who owns 29 career pitching wins and an earned run average of 1.25, picked up numerous honors following her junior campaign in 2010, including selections to the Middle Tennessee Softball Coaches Association All-Mid State First Team and nods as both TSSAA All-District 11-A and as the District 11-A Most Valuable Player. As a member of Tennessee Fury Gold, Fagan participated in both the ASA Gold and ESPN RISE Premier High School Division National Tournaments in 2010.

Previously in Gold action, she helped Team Worth to the 2009 ASA 16-U National Tournament and to a national championship victory at the 2009 American Fastpitch Association Nationals. She has been equally honored on the hardwood, being chosen as 2009 & 2010 TSSAA All-District 11-A and All-Region 6-A while helping Cornersville to consecutive District 11-A basketball crowns in 2009 and 2010. She helped her squad to the 2009 TSSAA Region 6-A and Sectional titles on the way to Murfreesboro, Tenn., and to the first Tennessee State Class A

Girls’ Basketball Tournament appearance in her school’s history.

She was also a U-16 Tennessee State basketball runner-up and participated in the AAU Nationals in Orlando, Fla., with the Moore County AAU in 2009.

A highly decorated player out Anaheim Hills, Calif., Cheyanne Tarango ventures to Tennessee with an impressive list of accolades in tow. Most recently, she joined current Lady Vol freshman Madison Shipman as a member of the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team that posted a perfect 90 mark on the way to a gold medal finish at the III Pan American Championship in Bogota, Colombia, over Aug. 6-15, 2010.

During the U.S. squad’s dominant run, Tarango scored a pair of runs, knocked in three RBIs and recorded the win from the circle by firing three innings of three-hit pitching work with a trio of K’s as the Red, White & Blue drilled Mexico, 15-3 (6 inn.), in pool play. A 2010 ESPN RISE Third Team AllAmerican, 2010 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) High School First Team All-West Region selection and one of the 2010 “Top Five Softball Players in Orange County,” at Canyon H.S., Tarango has also been tabbed as All-State, All-CIF, All-Orange County and All-Century League following all three years of her high school career (2008, 2009, 2010).

As a junior in 2010, Tarango hit .413 at the dish with five HRs and 17 RBIs while posting a 20-7-1 mark from the circle with a 0.70 ERA and 219 Ks. She hit .366 with seven HRs and 22 RBIs as a sophomore in 2009 with a 24-8 pitching mark, a 1.08 ERA and 234 strikeouts. During her rookie season at Canyon, Tarango went 22-8 from the circle with a 1.57 ERA and 290 Ks, while tallying a .357 average with four big flies and 21 RBIs. She was honored as the Century League Most Valuable Player (one of two such selections in her career - 2009 & 2010) in helping lead her high school squad to the 2009 league title and was named event MVP as Canyon registered a perfect 5-0 record on the way to the 2008 Cypress Tournament Championship. She also picked up three consecutive all-tournament nods at both the Nike Fast to First and Michele Carew Classics.

In her most recent Gold action, playing the last two summers with the Worth Firecrackers, Tarango was a part of back-to-back Fireworks Colorado 18-U Gold & Canada Cup 18-U Gold titlists while helping her squad to a third-place finish at the 2009 ASA Gold Nationals. She picked Tennessee from a list of schools that included California, UCLA and Notre Dame.

Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

Brian Williams applauds a call against Vanderbilt on Jan. 15.

Williams played the hero against Georgia on Jan. 18, hitting a buzzer-beater to give the Vols a 59-57 win. Tennessee takes on University of Connecticut Saturday at 2 p.m. on CBS.