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Fair highlights international experiences Spring 2011 Study Abroad Fair promotes different programs suited to students of all types and living abroad offers an up-close and personal experience of a different country News Editor that allows students to The Center for International Education is sponsoring a engage daily with a culture study abroad fair to expose students to the expansive different than their own.”

Jessica Hill, junior in opportunities available for them to expand their intellect public administration and overseas.

The event will feature information highlighting a diverse Spanish, was enthusiastic range of international universities and programs eager to about her own study experience. further the intellectual pursuits of UT students.

“Study abroad has Heather Grigsby, programs abroad coordinator for the Center for International Education, encourages students to opened so many doors for me in the academic and proexplore the possibilities for international education.

“The Spring 2011 Study Abroad Fair will offer students fessional world,” Hill said. the opportunity to browse just some of the many options for “There are many career study abroad programs available to them,” Grigsby said. opportunities on the interGeorge Richardson • The Daily Beacon “The fair will also give students a chance to ask questions national level. I hope to use of campus offices that support education abroad like the my experiences abroad to Charlie Fethe provides information to Emily Sterchi, center, and Erin Cagney while Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Career Services, help me find a career where working the Programs Abroad Office on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. The spring Study I work with different cul- Abroad Fair is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Health Services, Disability Services and others.” tures and different lan- the University Center Ballroom. More information about the event can be found at Attendees can interact with their peers, as well.

“Students will have the opportunity to speak with study guages.” studyabroad.utk.edu.

She offers some useful abroad alumni about their experiences, meet international students who are studying at UTK from many of our pro- advice to others interested in experiencing these different ter suited to different types of students,” Grigsby said. “In general a study abroad student should be open-minded grams, talk to faculty who are leading summer programs cultures. because he/she will definitely be going into a new and dif“Start your research early,” Hill said.

“It is important to abroad and ask general questions about the study abroad get started at least a semester or two before you plan to ferent cultural setting regardless of location or program. A process all in one room,” Grigsby said.

Tremendous benefits for a student’s future can be study abroad. The application process can be a little long so study abroad student should be open to adapt to new enviit is important to have enough time to research your ronments and ready to exercise patience and flexibility as incurred by study abroad. options, decide on a program and fill he/she adjusts to a new culture and often different teaching styles.” out all the necessary paperwork.”

Some study abroad experiences require certain qualificaThe Center for International Education aims to provide an tions for participation.

“A potential study abroad student should be currently in extremely diverse range of study good standing with the university,” Grigsby said. opportunities to fit the educational goals of as many students as possi- “Depending on the type of program of interest to the student, there are GPA requirements that are part of the applible.

“A study abroad experience can cation process for programs that range anywhere from 2.5 come in many shapes and sizes, from to 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.”

The fair will serve to concentrate the immense amount a very short experience with other UTK faculty members and/or of resources available to students interested in studying American students, to an academic abroad.

“There are programs to fit many different types of stuyear abroad experience immersed in a local university taking classes with dents’ needs and the study abroad fair events allow students local students,” Grigsby said. “If you to browse the most number of these options and get advice think you would enjoy the opportu- from the most number of individuals at once,” Grigsby said.

Extremely interested students are advised to prepare nity to travel and experience lan– Heather Grigsby on the Spring 2011 Study Abroad Fair guages, cultures and customs unlike before attending.

“It could help them to be more directed in their discusyour own, then the study abroad experience allows you to have that sions at the study abroad fair, if the students had considered opportunity while also enhancing some of the questions raised on the study abroad website at your academic experience and your http://studyabroad.utk.edu under the Getting Started sec“Many students reflecting on their experience comment resume through courses taken from an international per- tion,” Grigsby said. “All of the Programs Abroad Office that studying abroad allows them to become more self-suffistaff will be available to answer questions at the fair and cient and independent,” Grigsby said. “Studying abroad spective.”

There is a variety of experiences for students to consid- two Programs Abroad General Information tables will be allows students to also add to their UTK curriculum by er, making sure to discuss their personal preferences and present for questions about the process and next steps.” mastering a language in its country of origin or taking The Spring 2011 Study Abroad Fair will take place on courses that would not be available at home or that are expectations when making their decisions.

“There are many different types of programs that are bet- Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UC Ballroom. taught from a unique and different perspective. Studying

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abroad experience immersed in a local university taking classes with local students.

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Global issues discussed at I-House Rob Davis Staff Writer

Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

Sarah Crumley, a junior printmaking major, works on an intaglio dry-point image on Thursday, Jan. 20. Intaglio is a type of printmaking in which ink is left in grooves on the printing plate and then pressed onto the print surface.

The first Global Hour discussion of the year was held Wednesday at the International House.

The discussions have been going on for several years and cover international issues.

“We meet on a weekly basis to simply get together with other people and talk about what’s happening in the world,” David Lawson, who works at the I-House, said.

“Not to be told what is happening in the world, but to talk about it from our own perspectives.”

Discussions ranged from cultural awareness to the deaths of hundreds of birds that dropped from the sky in Arkansas and California.

The main focus of the discussion, though, was Hu Jintao’s recent visit to the U.S. “For many of you, China may become more of an issue than it is now with business and politics,” Lawson said.

During his visit, Jintao, the Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China, See GLOBAL HOUR on Page 3

announced that China did have problems with human rights that they need to work on.

A large portion of the discussion dealt with the economic ties between the U.S. and China, in particular a deal with Boeing and Wal-Mart.

“The biggest benefit from the trade with China is actually Wal-Mart,” Andreas Koschan, associate professor in electrical engineering, said. “So they are pushing and lobbying for these trade agreements. Wal-Mart became the biggest company in the United States by trading with China.”

Many cars, as well as computer parts, are now made in China. Also, most of the hardware used in cell phones in the U.S. must be imported.

Another point of discussion was China’s claim to Taiwan and Tibet.

“Taiwan is an island off the coast of China where the nationalist Chinese government escaped to when the Communists took over the mainland,” Lawson said. “Both the government of China and Taiwan consider themselves the real government of mainland China.”

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Baily Comer, a freshman architecture major, works at a drafting table in the Art and Architecture Building on Friday, Jan. 21.

Crime Log Jan. 19 A male UT student reported a theft and possible assault in Apartment Residence Hall occurring between midnight and 7 a.m. The victim reported that he was sexually offended in his apartment, and some of his possessions were stolen. The suspect was unlisted, but the offense was stated as forced fondling, and the value of the stolen items was given as $8.

A female student reported a theft in Smokey’s in the UC around 12:30 p.m.

Jan. 20 At approximately 3:17 p.m., an officer responded to a report of stolen books at Beat the Bookstore on Cumberland Avenue. The suspect is an unaffiliated

white male, but the report stated, however, that the victim is also unaffiliated with UT. The officer then discovered that the victim had an outstanding warrant, and she was arrested.

A student reported that her vehicle was vandalized while parked in the N8 parking lot near Reese Hall between 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 4 p.m. on Jan. 20. The specifics of the vehicle were not given.

A student reported a theft in her Massey Hall dorm room occurring sometime between 5 p.m. on Dec. 8 and 4 p.m. on Jan. 9. The suspect is another female student, and the value of the items stolen was reported as $193.

— 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.

1935: First canned beer goes on sale Canned beer makes its debut on this day in 1935.

In partnership with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale to faithful Krueger drinkers in Richmond, Virginia. Ninety-one percent of the drinkers approved of the canned beer, driving Krueger to give the green light to further production.

By the late 19th century, cans were instrumental in the mass distribution of foodstuffs, but it wasn’t until 1909 that the American Can Company made its first attempt to can beer. This was unsuccessful, and the American Can Company would have to wait for the end of Prohibition in the U.S. before it tried again. Finally in 1933, after two years of research, American Can developed a can that was pressurized and had a special coating to prevent the fizzy beer from chemically reacting with the tin.

The concept of canned beer proved to be a hard sell, but Krueger’s overcame its initial reservations and became the first brewer to sell canned beer in the U.S. The response was overwhelming. Within three months, over 80 percent of distributors were handling Krueger’s canned beer, and Krueger’s was

eating into the market share of the “big three” national brewers — Anheuser-Busch, Pabst and Schlitz. Competitors soon followed suit, and by the end of 1935, over 200 million cans had been produced and sold.

The purchase of cans, unlike bottles, did not require the consumer to pay a deposit. Cans were also easier to stack, more durable and took less time to chill. As a result, their popularity continued to grow throughout the 1930s, and then exploded during World War II, when U.S. brewers shipped millions of cans of beer to soldiers overseas. After the war, national brewing companies began to take advantage of the mass distribution that cans made possible, and were able to consolidate their power over the once-dominant local breweries, which could not control costs and operations as efficiently as their national counterparts.

Today, canned beer accounts for approximately half of the $20 billion U.S. beer industry. Not all of this comes from the big national brewers: Recently, there has been renewed interest in canning from microbrewers and high-end beer-sellers, who are realizing that cans guarantee purity and taste by preventing light damage and oxidation.

— This Day in History is courtesy of history.com

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UT sponsors dance troupe Pilobolus Internationally renowned dance troupe Pilobolus, known for combining modern dance with body contortions, will perform at the Bijou Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The performance is sponsored by the Cultural Attractions Committee at UT. Tickets are $5 for UT students, $20 for UT faculty and staff and $25 for the general public.

Pilobolus is based in Washington Depot, Conn., and performs for stage and television audiences all over the world. In 2007, the group performed at the 79th Academy Awards, forming silhouetted figures to represent the films nominated for that year’s best picture award.

With more than 100 works in its repertoire, Pilobolus began in a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971 and has been performing worldwide ever since. Performances originated by Pilobolus have been recreated by the Ballet National de Nancy et de Lorraine and the Ballet du Rhin, both in France; Italy’s Verona Ballet; as well as the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Ballet Arizona, Joffrey Ballet and others in the U.S. Recently, Pilobolus has begun a series of creative collaborations including new productions with Maurice Sendak, writer and illustrator of the famed children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are,” Israeli choreographers Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak, and puppeteer Basil Twist.

Pilobolus has received a number of prestigious honors, including the Berlin Critic’s Prize, the Brandeis Award, the New England Theatre Conference Prize and a Primetime

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Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in cultural programming.

The Cultural Attractions Committee aims to bring diverse music and dance programs to the UT community. Past performers have included South African performers Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman, the Vienna Boys Choir and others. For more information on the 2010-11 Cultural Attractions Series, visit http://activities.utk.edu/cpc/cac/.

Tickets to Monday’s event can be purchased online at KnoxvilleTickets.com or at any Tickets Unlimited outlet. They also can be purchased at the ticket office in Thompson-Boling Arena. UT students, faculty, and staff may purchase tickets at the Central Ticket Office in the UC on campus.

Vol Court to offer entrepreneurial how-to workshops The UT Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the College of Business Administration is providing students, faculty and friends the opportunity to learn from entrepreneurs and business experts about the “nuts and bolts” of how to start a business.

The Vol Court Spring 2011 session is a seven-part series of in-depth, hands-on, one-hour workshops focused on the mechanics of starting a business. Workshop presenters are from various industries throughout Tennessee.

Vol Court sessions begin Feb. 1; the March 8 session includes a pitch competition in which the top presenting individual or team will win $500. Students attending Vol Court will be better prepared for the upcoming campus-wide Undergraduate Business Plan Competition.

Vol Court will be held for seven consecutive Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. in room 701 of Stokely Management Center. Session topics are: Feb. 1: Evaluating the Business Opportunity; Feb. 8: Developing the Business Model; Feb. 15: How to Pitch the Concept to Investors; Feb. 22: How to Choose and Set up the Business Structure; March 1: Understanding and Setting up a Financial System; March 8: Networking to Build Your Business (and pitch competition); March 22: Funding Your Business Through SBIR Grants.

Technology 2020’s Center for Entrepreneurial Growth (CEG) is partnering with the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Anderson CEI) in offering

Vol Court.

The Anderson CEI facilitates entrepreneurial knowledge creation and dissemination through research, teaching and practice. The center develops entrepreneurial talent for starting businesses or contributing to the success of existing technology-driven businesses. Experiential learning activities enhance classroom instruction, link the regional entrepreneurial community with the university, and act as a hub for crosscampus initiatives that foster the growth of entrepreneurial research and commercially viable enterprises. Through its various activities, the center contributes to regional economic growth.

For more information, visit http://www.AndersonCEI.utk.edu/.

The CEG is an entrepreneurial support organization within Technology 2020, one of the primary drivers of innovation and economic development in the East Tennessee region. The CEG helps entrepreneurs develop an execution strategy that leads to a sustainable company. In addition to its strategic planning process, the CEG develops and delivers entrepreneurial training seminars. For more information, visit http://www.tech2020.org/ceg_about.html.

Women’s health the focus of Frontiers magazine From advancements in the treatment of women’s cancers to the great increase in the number of women in the medical field, women have been the catalyst for dramatic changes in medicine over the past decade.

The winter 2011 issue of Frontiers magazine features a look at some of these changes, including the fields of gynecologic oncology and urogynecology, robotic surgery options for women and programs for weight management. Also featured are a local perspective of women in medicine, updates on promising clinical trials and an investigation of women’s health issues conducted at the UT Graduate School of Medicine.

This issue of Frontiers is available in print and online (pdf).

To request a printed copy, contact the UT Graduate School of Medicine at 865-305-9190 or click here.

Frontiers is a publication for alumni and friends. It is produced by the UT Medical Center and UT Graduate School of Medicine which form the region’s only academic medical center.

GLOBAL HOUR continued from Page 1 Although the U.S. has no claims to the land, the U.S. does have an agreement to protect Taiwan in case of an invasion by China.

“We trade with Taiwan and continue to trade with them,” Lawson said. “The U.S. is actually Taiwan’s biggest arms dealer.”

Although there is still discussion as to who controls Taiwan, the relations have been more lax than they were in the 1950s or 1960s.

Tibet, the southwest region of China, has been an area of turmoil.

Both China and Tibet have controlled the Tibetan government in the past.

“Tibet is a region that butts up against the Himalayan Mountains and has always had a unique culture,” Lawson said.

Lawson said Global Hour has been very beneficial in the past.

“I find the discussions fascinating,” he said. “To hear the different angles people take on things is eye-opening.”

Global Hour is held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the I-House.

For more information, students can visit the I-House’s Facebook page, as well as the I-House’s website at http://web.utk.edu/~ihouse/.

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

Felicia Hoehne-Felder, center, discusses material with Macy Forrest and Tyler King, both junior political science majors, on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Hoehne-Felder, a professor and reference librarian, works to help students with research projects in the Commons in Hodges Library.

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Falling — Faith in UT basketball season How many students remember the good old days? By that, we mean the days earlier this season when the Tennessee basketball team was 7-0, nipping at the heels of a top-5 ranking and proudly boasting victories over highly ranked Pittsburgh and Villanova, both away from the friendly confines of Thompson-Boling Arena.

These times of hope and potential seem far away, even though the victory over Pittsburgh took place on Dec. 11. Since then, the Vols have compiled a 5-7 record, including three straight losses to Oakland, Charlotte and USC. Several national media outlets have tagged the Vols as the most disappointing team in the nation.

Coach Bruce Pearl’s suspension in the heat of SEC play has done little to brighten the mood of UT players amid the team’s slump. With the exception of Saturday’s loss at UConn — UT’s first loss to a ranked team all season — associate head coach Tony Jones has taken the reins and kept the Vols alive in the SEC with a 2-2 conference record through Sunday.

Thanks to the fall of UT football from the nation’s elite, Vol fans have clutched longingly to a basketball program suddenly relevant once again. A 6-6 football regular season now represents promise, while a 12-7 basketball season, in many people’s minds, already represents failure. Now, fans can’t help but question whether Tennessee basketball has reached its peak and, with the newly tainted reputation of Pearl, begun its downward tumble.

The good news: The season isn’t over. A late-season run is not improbable for any team, even one with the offensive ineptitude Tennessee often exhibits. If you’re a Vol fan, keep those fingers crossed.

Rising — Signs of the apocalypse It was foretold long ago — well, at least whenever the Mayans were making their calendar and whatnot — that the world would end in 2012. While we at the Beacon are not ones to fall into silly superstitions and conspiracy theories promoted in overly dramatic productions on the History Channel, the signs really are all around us that soon the world is going to end.

You, gentle reader, may be asking yourself, “How do you know?” Well, it’s simple, really ...

For example, the Seattle Seahawks managed to be the first NFL team with a losing record to make it into the playoffs. This wasn’t all that surprising, as the NFC West was terrible, but what really defined this apocalyptic run was the fact that the Seahawks actually made it to the second round of the playoffs — knocking off last year’s Super Bowl champion, the New Orleans Saints.

The entire NFL has actually been an enormous indicator for the end of times this season.

A playoff scenario where there are no teams named the Patriots, Falcons, Eagles or Colts vying for a Super Bowl position — all knocked off by teams of a lower seed? Tom Brady isn’t going to the Super Bowl this year? Clearly there isn’t much time left for us all.

If the current state of professional sports hasn’t convinced you, look at the weather forecast.

This is Tennessee. As a state, we are generally covered by a giant bubble of global warming created by the fumes from our enormous vehicles and all of the meth lab explosions in McMinnville. However, so far this year we’ve had more snow than anyone on staff can remember. It even snowed on Christmas Day! Now, this snow phenomenon can easily be explained by global climate change and the greenhouse effect — logical and sensible — but look closer. Why Christmas Day? Clearly the universe just wants us to have one last white Christmas before the world gives up and explodes.

Other signs of the apocalypse: the popularity of “Jersey Shore,” Regis Philbin’s retirement from “Live!,” the fact that another “Mission: Impossible” movie got the green light, while no progress has been achieved on making an “Arrested Development” film, people finding “Glee” funny and the fact that it is already 2011 and no one has a flying car.

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Good questions lead to better conversation On the Or der of Th i n gs by

Justin Crisp What you leave out could reveal far more than what you include.

Whether in a history paper, a lab report or a late-night political discussion with a roommate, most of us, as students, are forced to make choices between what makes the cut and what doesn’t in terms of analysis. I admit, sometimes this can be motivated by a genuine conviction that a given factor just doesn’t affect the subject at hand enough to merit substantial examination.

More often, however, I think these choices reflect the limits of our own knowledge; I’m going to be predisposed, as a humanities major, to talk more about poetry and less about quantum physics, for example.

At least I admit this outright, though.

But what of those moments when we assume an analytic category to be irrelevant without even thinking?

“This can’t possibly have anything to do with that!” we say to ourselves, blind to the fact that the way in which we have set up our definitions of “this” and “that” have obscured the real connections between them.

I’ll be frank: when scholars give short shrift to religion, the whole academy suffers. Now, perhaps, more than ever is the study of religion imperative for understanding the contours of our world: the power struggles of global politics, the direction of American foreign policy, the shape of postmodern culture, and so forth.

But some would write off religion as an outdated construction — one which Enlightenment-types like themselves should ignore so as to bring about its extinction all the more quickly. Others figure that, since religious involvement in the (American) public square seems to have culminated in a pseudo-empire of Religious Right-types like Pat Robertson and the late Jerry Falwell, it’s best to steer clear of these forms of discourse which obviously perpetuate systemic oppression, the status quo and mind-numbing dogmatism. And from the perspective of those of us who are students, religion is either something our greatgrandparents did (and which, therefore, we should not do) or it’s just another word for social conservatism

more generally.

First of all, if these assumptions were true across the board (and, let’s be honest, they’re not), it seems to me it would be all the more important that religion as a category of analysis finds a home in all our disciplines. But really, this reductionist view of religion — as a belief-centered social construct which serves to perpetuate the status quo — is proved grievously incomplete if one looks at the vivid spectrum of lived religious experience on our campus, in our nation and in the world.

Here we are, long after the 18th century, and most folks still can’t get past the definition of religion Henry Fielding satirized in his character Parson Thwackum, who infamously states in Tom Jones, “When I mention religion, I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion, and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.”

It’s high time we scholars and students paid attention to religion’s effects of power, the ways in which it frames and influences the lives of individuals and societies in negative and positive ways. But no one’s going to get any closer to this goal if their definition of “Christian” ends with homophobia or “Muslim” with terrorism.

And I would argue matters are even worse for those whose definition of religion can’t think past a “privatized set of beliefs” — a common conceptualization which universalizes both Protestantism and capitalism.

The way Thwackum’s definition of religion essentializes far too quickly — leaving valuable key players in the dust — is so obvious it’s laughable, but folks on the left and the right still do this all the time.

Think about the way statements like, “All religion is irrational” or, “That’s not a religion; that’s a cult!” function politically as ways to marginalize or exclude. Who do they leave out and, more importantly, why?

An appeal to absolutism is a strategic maneuver to end the conversation. One should, in the face of such an appeal, ask why such a maneuver was thought to be necessary in the first place — what is it trying to hide, of what is the person afraid of, and so forth. In short, one must learn to ask better questions.

So let’s bump the conversation up a notch, shall we?

Welcome to the politics of truth.

— Justin Crisp is senior in English and religious studies. He can be reached at jcrisp1@me.com

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Less than 50 minutes southeast of Neyland Stadium lies one of the most spectacular places in the entire world. Though I don’t doubt you have heard of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it has come to my attention that few have actually come to know this portion of the Appalachian range.

Before you interject, I suppose I should qualify my claim: There remains a genuine difference between knowing the Smokies and knowing the Smokies. I’m not talking about a stroll through Gatlinburg, a drive along the (newly paved) Cades Cove Loop Road, or a car camping experience with the family back in grade school.

Don’t get me wrong, all of these activities hold their merits, except for maybe a stroll through the chief tourist trap of the South — everything that is, was, or will ever be Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge. It could just be me, but I haven’t quite grasped the connection between our Appalachian heritage and the need for a pancake house and an oriental knife store every quarter-mile. But this is besides the point.

I draw up these excursions to the Smokies in an effort to show that they don’t even scratch the surface of what one can come to know of these ancient mountains. I don’t mean to come off as elitist, for I think you should make it to the Smokies in any capacity possible. I simply hold these hard-nosed conceptions of truly getting to know the Smokies because I think everyone can benefit from what many don’t realize is in the backyard of Big Orange Country.

Thus, as I mentioned earlier, coming to know the Smokies means truly taking advantage of this natural paradise. It means pulling up those bootstraps (quite literally) and making a trek through the backcountry of ancient Appalachia — a land that resembles what life was once like everywhere in this country. No paved trails, no flat screens, no Facebook and only your closest friends.

To many of you, this probably sounds absolutely horrible. Why give up modern pleasures to place yourself in seemingly “harsh”

and potentially “uncomfortable” situations, by your own accord? To find the answer, you must rethink what is fun, enjoyable, rewarding or enriching by our modern terms.

I gladly partake in the modern college lifestyle (well, mostly) as much as the next guy, but I believe there is something to be said about exploring things that some may deem more “primitive.” A lot of people will tell you that camping, hiking, backpacking, etc. are not for everyone, that only hippies and the “outdoorsy” folk enjoy it … but what does that even mean?

I argue that making your way out to the Smokies and getting to know these mountains is something that everyone can grab a hold of. I don’t mean hiking or camping every weekend, but I do mean visiting the mountains more than once per year.

Regardless of background or interests, I have never met anyone, not a single person, who could deny the sheer, breathtaking beauty atop an Appalachian peak on a clear day. For some people, making it to those peaks is harder than for others, but that’s kind of the whole idea. The value that we humans derive from outdoor adventures is more than just a pleasure-driven journey.

These treks are valuable because they are snapshots of the entire human experience.

Making your way to a mountain peak is about lows and highs. It’s about trying new things, seeing new sights, pushing yourself to the limit and coming closer to failure than you ever have before, for only then can you truly enjoy the summit to its fullest.

Knoxville has a lot to offer, but there is something about the ancient Appalachians that allows you to find yourself — something that you can’t get by partying every weekend. And coming to find yourself is a peak above all the rest.

Through my column this semester, I will give examples of wonderful places to hike and camp in the Smokies. I will share my experiences in the park and explore the rest of Appalachia to my best ability. I believe students at UT don’t fully realize what Appalachia has to offer.

The point of my column, in a nutshell, is to remind ourselves to make the most of our lives — of the entire human experience. In the words of Henry David Thoreau, “Living is so dear … I (want) to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.”

— Eric Dixon is a sophomore in philosophy. He can be reached at edixon4@utk.edu.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Reality show shocks Islamic culture

Royal wedding stimulates exotic bets

Associated Press ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani actress castigated for appearing to cuddle with an Indian actor on a reality show lashed out at a Muslim cleric who had criticized her during a widely watched television exchange this week.

The unusual outburst, punctuated by tears, came at a sensitive time in a country where Islamic fundamentalism is spreading and liberals are increasingly afraid to express their views.

“What is your problem with me? You tell me your problem!” an angry Veena Malik asked the Muslim scholar, who accused her of insulting Islam.

Earlier this month, a liberal Pakistani governor was shot dead for opposing the country’s harsh laws against blasphemy.

In the aftermath, his killer was cheered as a hero among many in the public, shocking the country’s small liberal establishment.

Malik, 26, participated recently on Bigg Boss, an Indian version of “Big Brother.” Clips of the show on the Internet include ones in which she appears cozy with Indian actor Ashmit Patel. Those scenes, and her involvement with a show in Pakistan’s archrival India, prompted criticism online and on the air.

“You have insulted Pakistan and Islam,” Mufti Abdul Qawi accused her on the Express TV channel talk show via a television link. The exchange first aired Friday and then again Saturday.

A furious Malik shot back, saying Qawi targeted her because she is a woman, reminding him that the Quran admonishes men not to stare at a woman’s beauty beyond a first glance, and telling him there were bigger problems in Pakistan, including the alleged rape of children at mosques.

During the exchange, Qawi admitted he had not seen the clips of the show but had heard about it from others.

“What does your Islam say, mufti sir?” the actress asked.

“You issue edicts on the basis of hearsay.”

Malik said she had read the Quran and she knew what lines not to cross as a Muslim as well as an entertainer in South Asia. She pointed out that she never kissed Patel, for instance.

“I am a Muslim woman, and I know my limits,” she said.

The cleric seemed unable to respond to her flood of words.

Malik’s fierce outburst sparked a barrage of comments on Twitter. While some writers said they didn’t agree with her and one called her a “porn star,” others said she was brave for standing up to the Pakistani clerical establishment, especially when such an act can mean personal danger.

Wrote one supporter: “The only way to talk to these bloody clerics is to talk down to them. Veena Malik did just that, and how. Good for her!”

LONDON— Two of the favorite pastimes in Britain — royal-watching and betting — are morphing into one raucous market centered on the royal wedding.

Prince William and Kate Middleton aren’t even married yet — that will take place April 29 — but some Britons are already betting they will end up getting divorced.

The odds are unlikely, the topic is disrespectful but when two people disagree on a subject, it’s time to lay some money down.

“There’s a real tradition of betting on what the royals will do next,” said Darren Haines, a spokesman for bookmaker Paddy Power. “The U.K. has a strange fascination with the royals.”

One of the most popular wagers for the past several years has been on if, when and where Kate and Will would marry. After news of their engagement broke in November, the when — as in, what month — brought in 30,000 pounds ($48,000) worth of bets for Ladbrokes, spokesman Alex Donohue said. The where — now confirmed as Westminster Abbey — drew about 15,000 pounds ($24,000) worth of wagers for the betting firm.

With those questions answered, bookmakers are looking to capitalize on the royal wedding mania by adding novelty bets before more details emerge. The market is small now, but expected to swell as the big day draws near.

Middleton will arrive at her wedding ceremony by car and leave by carriage, so she won’t have to worry about the current odds of a Tube strike on her wedding day. Will she

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Most bookmakers are running a variation of the divorce question, with almost certain odds that the couple will make it to their 10th anniversary.

London retiree Lisa Barret thinks that’s an “awful idea” for a market.

“You don’t gamble on something like someone’s marriage,” the 55year-old said while out shopping for groceries in London.

Bookmakers beg to differ and are eagerly considering suggestions for additions to the “wedding special” options as April 29 approaches. It might seem that nothing is off limits yet even bookmakers draw the line somewhere — rejecting wagering on the likelihood of a terrorist act on the day of the ceremony.

“We don’t look to bet on anything that’s distasteful so we refused that request,” Haines explained. “This is all about fun.”

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Betting on the couple’s honeymoon destination closed down at William Hill on Jan. 10 after an attempted wager of 5,000 pounds ($8,000) in favor of Kenya by a new account raised red flags.

“Nobody would risk 5,000 pounds unless they knew already that they were definitely going to go to Kenya,” Adams said. “Whether it was someone from Kenya ... a (real) estate agent ... who knows? We were uncomfortable to bet on it.”

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Monday, January 24, 2011

SPORTS

Stricklen leads Lady Vols past USC South Carolina stole the ball from Simmons and scored a fast-break layup to bring the Gamecocks back within five.

The Lady Vols were not fazed and closed the game with a Katie Cawrse 7-0 run as senior Angie Bjorklund sunk a 3-pointer to run Staff Writer out the clock.

In addition to Simmons, redshirt junior Kelley Cain was The No. 5 Lady Vols continued their domination over South Carolina with a 71-56 win Thursday at Colonial Life able to dominate the floor defensively with a season-high six blocked shots as well as shooting 5-of-7 from the floor, Arena in Columbia.

Tennessee was led by Shekinna Stricklen, who logged a finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Tennessee also shot 56 percent from beyond the 3-point game-high 18 points and 16 arc, a season best rebounds in 38 minutes. The win for the team. did not come easily, however, as While Tennessee the Gamecocks’ scrappy defense came away with the created 23 turnovers and at times win, it was clear to had the Lady Vols looking far less Summitt that Dawn than the dominant team in the Staley’s Gamecocks game. put up a fight.

Coach Pat Summitt had reportSummitt seemed to edly fallen ill early in the day and think that the run was unable to join the team until at the end of the it boarded the bus from the hotel first half was the to the game. It seemed that this critical point in the might have affected the Lady Vols, game. as Tennessee came out unfocused “That was an at the start, committing six important turn for turnovers and falling behind 12-4 us,” Summitt said. in the first five minutes. Unlike “Just to be able to last year, when Tennessee fell go in and get a little behind 13-0 to a charged-up bit of space, not as Gamecocks team, the Lady Vols much as we hoped. responded with an 11-0 run to But obviously to go take their first lead at the 9:22 in and score those mark. points wasn’t easy.

Although South Carolina conSouth Carolina tinued to play tough defense for played really tough. the remainder of the first half, This was a great Tennessee took advantage of a SEC matchup for couple of 3-pointers, including us.” one at the buzzer by Angie “I thought South Bjorklund to take a 33-26 lead in Carolina did a good at halftime. job,” Summitt said, As the second half got under “and then I thought way, Tennessee was able to extend we had loose hanits lead to double digits thanks to dles and maybe a layup by freshman Meighan tried to do a little Simmons three minutes in.

Simmons, who came into the Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon too much.”

The victory game as the Lady Vols’ leading Glory Johnson drives into the paint against Vanderbilt on brings Tennessee’s scorer, had gone scoreless in the first half, but managed to put up 16 Saturday, Jan. 15. Johnson recorded her fifth double- record to 6-0 in double of the season Sunday against Auburn, scoring 16 the SEC and keeps points in the second half.

Simmons regrouped after her and hauling in 13 rebounds, helping lead the Lady Vols to it at the top of the conference. The slow start and found a little bit of a 73-53 rout of the Tigers.

Lady Vols are 18-2 fire with the help of her teammates.

“First half, I didn’t come out like I expected to,” overall with their only losses coming against No. 2 Baylor Simmons said. “I just came out a little bit slow. It must and No. 16 Georgetown.

The win also marked Tennessee’s 39th straight against have been that my mind wasn’t there.

“Second half, my teammates were just encouraging and South Carolina. The Lady Vols last lost to the Gamecocks telling me, ‘Hey, we need you to pick up your game and in 1980, when associate head coach Holly Warlick was speed the tempo up a little bit.’ After a while, I made the leading the team at point guard.

Simmons summed up the win after the game. adjustment, started getting my teammates involved, and I “It was just everybody coming together and just saying think that’s when more opportunities started to show up.”

With the five-minute mark in sight, Markeshia Grant of no matter what, we just have to go out there and play hard,” she said.

Vols swim team sets pace for upcoming SEC Championships with two victories Gentry Smith Staff Writer With 2011 just beginning, the UT men’s swimming and diving team has been successfully rounding out a strong regular season.

Although the SEC Championships are looming, the Vols did not look beyond a daunting meet Saturday as they kept their focus while hosting SEC East rival Georgia and a competitive Indiana team.

Tennessee hosted the two highly ranked opponents in the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. The 10th-ranked Vols knocked off the 11thranked Bulldogs 168-132 and gave the 12th-ranked Hoosiers the same treatment with a 176.5-123.5 win.

The Vols continued their hot streak in the new year — earlier in 2011 the Vols hosted a strong Virginia squad and raced to victory then, as well. The Vols took the lead early and did not look back.

Coach John Trembley spoke to the Vols’ recent success with poise.

“Last time we squeaked out a win against a very good Virginia team, this time we came out on top of Indiana and Georgia,” Trembley said. “We had a very strong meet. This was a very good win for us heading into our last dual meet of the year down at Florida.”

The victories on Saturday came from a strong top-tobottom performance by the entire team. The Vols swam to seven first-place finishes on Saturday, with three individual first-place efforts, two relay wins and first in the 1and 3-meter diving events.

UT’s 200-yard medley

relay and 400-yard free relay were crucial first-place finishes, and Ryan Harrison, Mattias Kahlin and Michael DeRocco accounted for three first-place finishes.

Ryan Helms and Michael Wright were the Vols’ divers taking first place on Saturday.

Mattias Kahlin’s win came in the 100 breaststroke. This was noteworthy for the team, but it was also his first career win in his four-year tenure with the Vols. When speaking about his win, Kahlin kept the team’s goals in perspective as well.

“It feels good to get my first win in four years at home,” Kahlin said. “We have a good thing going on and just a few weeks until SECs. We have to keep it going.”

With hopes of capturing an elusive SEC Championship, the Vols will need to continue their strong team efforts.

The first-place finishes were key, but both Brad Craig and Anders Storvik claimed two second-place finishes apiece. Storvik displayed focus and selflessness after recounting his successful day.

“I feel like I got a little bit of rest, and it really paid off today,” Storvik said. “This win really lifts our guys up.

We have a good mindset going down to Florida next weekend and then into SECs.” The Vols travel to Gainesville, Fla., to swim against the Gators in their last dual meet of the year this weekend. They will be determined to set the tone for the SEC Championships that will be held in Gainesville in the second week of February.

Monday, January 24, 2011

SPORTS

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J.J. Clark pleased after Hokie Invitational meet

Preston Peeden Staff Writer In every sport, the most coaches can ask of their athletes is to try their best.

This weekend at the Hokie Invitational at Virginia Tech’s Rector Field House, UT Director of Track and Field J.J. Clark got just that from his team.

In combined men’s and women’s events, the Vols tallied four event wins, 17 other topfive finishes and 33 personal bests against a tough field, including South Carolina of the SEC, a handful of schools from George Richardson • The Daily Beacon the ACC and many unattached Members of the men’s and women’s swimming teams cheer on teammates on Satuday, Jan. 22. The men toppled both Georgia, 168-132, professional runners. and Indiana, 176.5-123.5, while the women, despite setting three pool records, were unable to defeat Georgia, falling 177-123.

Vols The story for the men’s team at the invitational came from three runners who turned in solid performances: Peter Sigilai, Joe Franklin and Dentarius Locke.

Sigilai made his season debut by taking first place in the 800-meter with an impressive run of 1:53.60. Sigilai held off a late challenge from 2008 U.S. Olympic 400-meter hurdles bronze medalist Bershawn Jackson.

Continuing the Vol’s success in the middle distances, junior Joe Franklin ran two events. He took 13th in the mile and first in the 1,000-meter. In fact, Franklin’s 1,000-meter, which came in at a time of 2:26.88 (fifth-best all-time for UT), was singled out after the meet by coaches as one of the best moments of the weekend.

“Joe’s thousand was really good,” Clark said. “So I was really surprised, not completely though. It was nice to see a 1,000 like that, just to show how far he has come a long way.”

Franklin, however, was not completely pleased with his performances, focusing on his mile instead of speaking on his triumph in the 1,000.

“I definitely expected more out of myself,” he said. “Even though I don’t run it that often, I always go into every race thinking, ‘I’m going to be able to compete and do well.’ I didn’t do that. That 1,000 on the second day did make me feel better, though.”

In the sprints, redshirt freshman Dentarius Locke continued his career’s strong start. In only his second meet, Locke placed second in the 60-meter at a personal best 6.70 seconds and fourth in the 300-meter at a time of 33.96 seconds. Clark was not surprised by his young runner’s performance.

“He’s made a good transition (to college track),” Clark said.

“And he’s a great competitor; he’s going to do well. We look forward to good things from this guy.”

Lady Vols The Lady Vols, like the Vols, had a weekend of personal bests and firsts.

The two high marks for the women came from Chanelle Price and Jackie Areson. Price took first in the 800-meter — an event that the women swept first through sixth — with a time of 2:07.93. And Areson’s mile time of 4:44.33 wasn’t just good enough to win the event, it stands as the second-fastest time run in the NCAA so far.

“Jackie came close to a personal best, and that’s always very good.” Clark said.

“Chanelle ran wire-to-wire in the 800. She’s a former champion, so I wasn’t surprised.”

Price was pleased with the Lady Vols’ overall performance.

“We had a lot of the younger girls step up,” Price said, “such as Kianna Ruff, who went 1:32 in the 600. She got third overall, but she was the first collegiate runner, the two in front of her were professionals ... We just had a lot of standouts, so we’re moving in the right direction. It’s only the second meet.

As long as we keep moving forward and working hard, it looks like we will have a good showing up at nationals.”

Other performers of note were Elizabeth Tiller, who took fourth place in the 5000-meter with a time of 18:46:46, and Aslynn Halvorson, who took fourth in the shot put with a throw of 48-6.

Clark was pleased with the runs of both squads.

“We had 33 personal bests,” he said, “and that’s the direction we want to go in. We want to continue getting better as the weeks go on.”

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Monday, January 24, 2011

Pearl’s return yields no victory against UConn Matt Dixon Sports Editor The return of Bruce Pearl to the bench didn’t help the Tennessee men’s basketball team Saturday at Connecticut.

The Volunteers (12-7, 2-2 SEC) couldn’t find consistent scoring in the second half, falling to the eighth-ranked Huskies (16-2, 4-2 Big East) 72-61.

“We’re disappointed,” Pearl said. “We have to play really well to beat UConn at UConn. We did some good things, but turning the ball over was key. Some of that was UConn, some of that was us.”

Melvin Goins led the Vols with 15 points.

The senior point guard also added six rebounds and five assists.

“Melvin Goins played terrific for Tennessee,” Pearl said. “He played great defense. He shot the ball well. He competed.”

Junior guard Scotty Hopson had 13 points, but didn’t have his best game, especially on the defensive end of the court.

“It’s hard for Tennessee to beat UConn on the road when Scotty Hopson, one of our best players, doesn’t play well,” Pearl said.

Huskies’ coach Jim Calhoun said the game plan was to not let Hopson beat them, which Hopson did to the Vols’ two other Big East opponents, Villanova and Pittsburgh.

“We wanted to keep Hopson, who’s a future pro, in check,” Calhoun said.

Calhoun believed the key to the game was containing the Vols’ freshman forward Tobias Harris.

“The biggest thing is we didn’t want Tobias, who’s just a terrific player, to be able to put the ball on the deck and go past (us),” Calhoun said.

Harris scored 10 points, but wasn’t as involved in the Vols’ offense as he usually is.

“We probably didn’t put it into Tobias’ hands enough," Pearl said.

Defensively, the Vols held the nation’s No. 2 scorer nine points below his season average. UConn guard Kemba Walker scored 16

points and was held scoreless for the game’s first 15 minutes.

“I think Bruce (Pearl) did a great job of making sure there were always two people around whenever Kemba touched the ball,” Calhoun said.

UT limited Walker to just 6-of-17 shooting from the field, including 1-of-5 from 3point range.

Still, Walker managed to score eight points in the final 5:23 of the first half, including a three to end the half, giving UConn a 32-31 lead at the break.

“I thought Walker was terrific,” Pearl said. “He got the other guys involved. I thought there were times we left shooters without purpose.”

Three other Huskies scored in double-figures besides Walker.

“UConn’s playing better when those other guys play like this,” Pearl said. “It makes them a harder cover. It will open up the lane a little bit more on the inside.”

The Huskies were extremely efficient from beyond the arc. Freshman guard Roscoe Smith shot a career-high 4-of-5 from 3-point range and scored 12 points.

“UConn averages six 3-pointers a game, they made nine,” Pearl said. “They beat us on the offensive boards. That’s where we lost the basketball game.”

Pearl announced after the game that freshman guard Jordan McRae was suspended indefinitely for violation of team conduct rules.

“Jordan has exhibited some behavior recently that is unacceptable and a distraction to the team,” Pearl said. “We’ll deal with this issue in-house, and my hope is that Jordan will use this as a learning and maturation opportunity.

“Jordan has coaches and teammates who all love and support him. We all want him to be an important member of the Tennessee basketball family. But that is a privilege, and he knows what’s expected of him.”

McRae traveled with the team to Connecticut, but was not with the team at the arena on Saturday.

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

Bruce Pearl reacts to a replay after a questionable call by officials on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Despite Pearl’s return to the court for a non-conference game against Connecticut, the Vols were unable to pull out an upset, falling 72-61 to the Huskies.