The Daily Beacon

Monday, January 28, 2013

Issue 13, Volume 122

Students gain new experiences in London Program encourages students to ‘develop global perspective’ Maya Smith Contributor When most UT students wake up in the morning, the Global Leadership Scholars have already been busy for hours.

Those students have a head start; they are currently living in London as part of the program’s signature trip.

The College of Business Administration sends the

small group of scholars to study abroad in England during the second semester of their sophomore year.

Louis Trapnell, a sophomore in GLS who is a marketing major, was attracted to the collaborative nature of the program.

“I’ve always seen the importance of being in a community that shares the same values as I do,” Trapnell said. “GLS pushes me to excel academi-

cally, in leadership and to develop a global perspective.”

The program begins in the first semester of sophomore year, as students begin to take honors pre-business courses and attend leadership seminars.

The second semester sends the scholars abroad, as the 27 UT students studying in London right now enjoy the sights and sounds of a new setting.

Studying in London gives students the opportunity to take classes in an environment different than at UT. Because there are only a small number of GLS students studying in London, they have become a close-knit group outside and inside the classroom. They are able to help each other through the rigorous courses and learn from each other.

See GLS on Page 3

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Fire ravages Brazilian nightclub Associated Press Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air while stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world’s deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.

Witnesses said a flare or firework lit by band members may have started the blaze.

Television images showed smoke pouring out of the Kiss nightclub as shirtless young men who had attended a university party joined firefighters using axes and sledgehammers to pound at windows and walls to free those trapped inside.

Guido Pedroso Melo, commander of the city’s fire department, told the O Globo newspaper that firefighters had a hard time getting inside the club because “there was a barrier of bodies blocking the

entrance.”

Teenagers sprinted from the scene desperately seeking help. Others carried injured and burned friends away in their arms.

“There was so much smoke and fire, it was complete panic, and it took a long time for people to get out, there were so many dead,” survivor Luana Santos Silva told the Globo TV network.

The fire spread so fast inside the packed club that firefighters and ambulances could do little to stop it, Silva said.

Another survivor, Michele Pereira, told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that she was near the stage when members of the band lit flares that started the conflagration.

“The band that was onstage began to use flares and, suddenly, they stopped the show and pointed them upward,” she said. “At that point, the ceiling caught fire. It was really weak, but in a matter of seconds it spread.”

Police Maj. Cleberson Braida Bastianello said by telephone that officials counted 232 bodies that had been brought for identification to a gymnasium in Santa Maria, a major university city with about 250,000 residents at the southern tip of Brazil, near the borders with Argentina and Uruguay.

An earlier count put the number of dead at 245.

Another 117 people were being treated at hospitals, he said.

Brazil President Dilma Roussef arrived to visit the injured after cutting short her trip to a Latin AmericanEuropean summit in Chile.

“It is a tragedy for all of us,” Roussef said.

Most of the dead apparently suffocated, according to Dr. Paulo Afonso Beltrame, a professor at the medical school of the Federal University of Santa Maria who went to the city’s Caridade Hospital to help victims.

Beltrame said he was told

the club had been filled far beyond its capacity during a party for students at the university’s agronomy department.

Survivors, police and firefighters gave the same account of a band member setting the ceiling’s soundproofing ablaze, he said.

“Large amounts of toxic smoke quickly filled the room, and I would say that at least 90 percent of the victims died of asphyxiation,” Beltrame told The Associated Press by telephone.

“The toxic smoke made people lose their sense of direction so they were unable to find their way to the exit.

At least 50 bodies were found inside a bathroom. Apparently they confused the bathroom door with the exit door.”

In the hospital, the doctor “saw desperate friends and relatives walking and running down the corridors looking for information,” he said, calling it “one of the saddest scenes I have ever witnessed.”

UT prepares faculty, staff for emergencies Deborah Ince Staff Writer

Samantha Smoak Copy Editor With the recent rash of active shooting incidents in the U.S., UT is taking steps to prepare university professors and faculty for the worst.

James Swart, sophomore in biosystems engineering, is pleased to hear that UT is offering such training to professors and staff.

“I think that allowing the professors and staff at UT to have training for emergency situations would be very helpful,” said Swart. “We have an entire police force for the university … (they) could pass along valuable information to the members of the faculty.”

Thursday, Corporal Cedric Roach, of UTPD’s Community Relations, unit led a class in the UC entitled “Community Response to Active Shooter.”

Held specifically for UT faculty and staff, the session focused on what to do to survive an active shooter attack.

Throughout the presentation, Roach highlighted the three main options individuals can take when faced with an active shooter crises: run, hide or fight.

Roach encouraged that, if possible, it is important to put as many obstacles between yourself and the shooter as possible so as to decrease the potential for bullet impact.

“Run should be your first option,” Roach said. “It’s not always going to be possible, but if possible … and help others escape … if you can safely get to them.”

Roach cautioned against letting those reluctant to leave slow you down.

“If they decide they want to stay that’s their decision,” he said. “If they want to stay, let them stay. You have to get to safety ... Make sure you get out safe, and then call us.”

The next option is to hide.

“Lock your door if the door locks, barricade the door,” said Roach. “They (the shooters) want to take the path of least resistance.”

Roach also encouraged people to try to get behind large objects and silence phones,

including the vibrate function.

“Also plan to be there for a while,” said Roach. “It’s going to take a while for us to clear the area … you may have to makeshift a lot of things.”

The last option is to fight.

“If you’re going to fight, this is your last resort,” he said. “Think about weapons you can improvise. One great weapon that’s in every building: fire extinguishers.

If you’re going to use these weapons, make sure you commit.”

Roach also highlighted warning signs of individuals who have the potential to become active shooters, including increased use of drugs or alcohol, unsolicited comments about firearms or violence, severe mood swings, depression or withdrawal and continual disgruntlement.

The presentation also discussed the mentality of an active shooter. First, an active shooter has the desire to kill or seriously injure anyone in range, unconcerned about their safety or the threat of capture. Roach also mentioned that most active shooters commit suicide at the end of their shooting spree, having had suicidal thoughts from the outset.

Second, a shooter may have intended victims or they may have none at all, so Roach cautioned presentation attendees about taking into account the shooter’s unpredictability, as anything or anyone could set the shooter off.

Third, many times a shooter will accept all targets of opportunity, choosing to fire upon anyone who gets in their way.

Roach underlined the steps that students and faculty can take to learn more about UT’s policy regarding an active shooter crisis. If an active shooting were to occur on campus, Roach said that those involved should either call 911 or UTPD at 974-3111 after they have safely evacuated the area.

Although this presentation was geared specifically toward UT employees, Roach said UTPD officers will come speak to any organization upon their request.

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Monday, January 28, 2013 Associate Editor Preston Peeden

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Students read The Orange and White in 1949.

1855 — First train crosses the Panamanian isthmus The Panama Railway, which carried thousands of unruly miners to California via the dense jungles of Central America, dispatches its first train across the Isthmus of Panama.

Even before the United States took California from Mexico in 1848 as a spoil of war, Americans heading for the West Coast by ship often cut months off their voyage by crossing the isthmus to the Pacific through Nicaragua. When gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill early in 1848, the trickle of western emigrants across the narrow ribbon of land turned into a flood. Before 1855, sea travelers not wishing to endure the long and treacherous passage around the tip of South America would disembark on the East Coast of Nicaragua. They would then proceed by light boat up the San Juan River to Lake Nicaragua, cross the lake in larger steamers, and complete the final overland leg of the journey via carriages. They traveled on a modern road that deposited them on the West Coast, where they boarded a steamer for San Francisco.

Most of the early travelers preferred to cross the isthmus via this safe and well-planned route through Nicaragua rather than through Panama, because the latter was a dense jungle swarming with malarial mosquitoes. A glance at the map, though, showed that Panama was the narrowest barrier between the two oceans and might offer a faster crossing if properly developed. In 1847, a group of New York financiers organized the Panama Railroad Company to do just that, and in 1850, workers began laying track through Panamanian jungle roughly along the route followed by the present canal. Completed in early 1855, the first train departed from the Atlantic side for the Pacific on January 28.

A ship voyage punctuated by a brief train ride across the isthmus now became the fastest and most comfortable means of traveling to California, and tens of thousands of gold-hungry emigrants were soon racing through Panama every year. The railroad and the Californiabound emigrants proved a boon to Panama’s economy, giving rise to the prosperous new city of Colon at the Atlantic terminus, where passengers often complained about the greatly inflated prices for room and board. The Panamanians had their own complaints about the hordes of young men headed for the California gold fields, who often brought an unwelcome taste of the “Wild West” to Central America. Boredom, guns, and alcohol proved a volatile mix among the impatient travelers, and Panamanians resented the arrogant superiority and racism

many of them displayed.

1986 — Challenger Explodes At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space. McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher from New Hampshire, won a competition that earned her a place among the seven-member crew of the Challenger. She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the Challenger’s launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted off.

Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground, including Christa’s family, stared in disbelief as the shuttle exploded in a forking plume of smoke and fire. Millions more watched the wrenching tragedy unfold on live television.

There were no survivors.

In 1976, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unveiled the world’s first reusable manned spacecraft, the Enterprise. Five years later, space flights of the shuttle began when Columbia traveled into space on a 54-hour mission. Launched by two solid-rocket boosters and an external tank, only the aircraft-like shuttle entered into orbit around Earth. When the mission was completed, the shuttle fired engines to reduce speed and, after descending through the atmosphere, landed like a glider. Early shuttles took satellite equipment into space and carried out various scientific experiments. The Challenger disaster was the first major shuttle accident.

In the aftermath of the explosion, President Ronald Reagan appointed a special commission to determine what went wrong with Challenger and to develop future corrective measures.

The presidential commission was headed by former secretary of state William Rogers, and included former astronaut Neil Armstrong and former test pilot Chuck Yeager. The investigation determined that the explosion was caused by the failure of an “O-ring” seal in one of the two solid-fuel rockets. The elastic O-ring did not respond as expected because of the cold temperature at launch time, which began a chain of events that resulted in the massive explosion.

As a result of the explosion, NASA did not send astronauts into space for more than two years as it redesigned a number of features of the space shuttle.

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CAMPUS NEWS GLS continued from Page 1 Robert Graham, a sophomore member of GLS majoring in finance, said that the curriculum demands they work together.

“Each of us has different strengths,” he said.

“The courses are designed so no human can complete them with full sanity intact by the end without utilizing the entire group.”

The courses are challenging, but they also provide students with experience and knowledge that will be useful for a lifetime.

“The courses are no cupcake by any means, but are very rewarding,” Trapnell said.

Students in GLS also get the chance to experience the culture of England firsthand.

“The classes are arranged so that we have a lot of free time to experience London,” Graham said. “Class is from 9 to 11 a.m. and then 1 to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, leaving plenty of time to have snowball fights

in Russell Square, visit Buckingham Palace or take a trip to Oxford.”

Last week the students got the chance to take a weekend trip to Oxford. There they went on tours of the city and visited many business sites. Students also toured author C.S. Lewis’s home. Trapnell said that even though some students got sick from the weather, they all still had a blast.

Graham and Trapnell both agreed that their favorite part of GLS is the friendships and connections they are building with other students along with faculty. By the end of the trip, students expect to leave with 26 new friendships formed.

“There is no possible way to get through three years of honors classes, thesis work and internship hunting without a group that can keep you laughing along the way,” Graham said. “I had high expectations for the program going in, and GLS has met if not exceeded every hope I’ve had.”

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Assistant News Editor David Cobb dcobb3@utk.edu

Around Rocky Top

Egypt enters state of emergency The Associated Press Egypt’s president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of change.

Angry and almost screaming, Mohammed Morsi vowed in a televised address on Sunday night that he would not hesitate to take even more action to stem the latest eruption of violence across much of the country. But at the same time, he sought to reassure Egyptians that his latest moves would not plunge the country back into authoritarianism.

“There is no going back on freedom, democracy and the supremacy of the law,” he said.

The worst violence this weekend was in the Mediterranean coastal city of Port Said, where seven people were killed on Sunday, pushing the toll for two days of clashes to at least 44.

The unrest was sparked on Saturday by a court conviction and death sentence for 21 defendants involved in a mass soccer riot in the city’s main stadium on Feb. 1, 2012 that left 74 dead.

Most of those sentenced to death were local soccer fans from Port Said, deepening a sense of persecution that Port Said’s residents have felt since the stadium disaster, the worst soccer violence ever in Egypt.

At least another 11 died on Friday elsewhere in the country during rallies marking the second anniversary of the anti-Mubarak uprising. Protesters used the occasion to renounce Morsi and his Islamic fundamentalist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, which emerged as the country’s most dominant political force after Mubarak’s ouster.

The curfew and state of emergency, both in force for 30 days, affect the provinces of Port Said, Ismailiya and Suez. The curfew takes effect Monday from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day.

Morsi, in office since June, also invited the nation’s political forces to a dialogue starting Monday to resolve the country’s latest crisis. A statement issued later by his office said that among those invited were the country’s top reform leader, Nobel Peace Laureate Mohammed ElBaradei, former Arab League chief Amr Moussa and Hamdeen Sabahi, a leftist politician who finished third in last year’s presidential race.

The three are leaders of the National Salvation Front, an umbrella for the main opposition parties.

Khaled Dawoud, the Front’s spokesman, said Morsi’s invitation was meaningless unless he clearly states what is on the agenda. That, he added, must include amending a disputed constitution hurriedly drafted by the president’s Islamist allies and rejected by the opposition.

He also faulted the president for not acknowledging his political responsibility for the latest bout of political violence.

“It is all too little too late,” he told The Associated Press.

In many ways, Morsi’s decree and his call for a dialogue betrayed his despair in the face of wave after wave of political unrest, violence and man-made disasters that, at times, made the country look like it was about to come unglued.

A relative unknown until his Muslim Brotherhood nominated him to run for president last year, Morsi is widely criticized for having offered no vision for the country’s future after nearly 30 years of dictatorship under Mubarak and no coherent policy to tackle seemingly endless problems, from a free falling economy and deeply entrenched social injustices to surging crime and chaos on the streets.

Reform of the judiciary and the police, hated under the old regime for brutality, are also key demands of Morsi’s critics.

Morsi did not say what he plans to do to stem the violence in other parts of the country outside those three provinces, but he did say he had instructed the police to deal “firmly Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon and forcefully” with individuals attacking state institutions, using firearms to “terrorize” citi- UT alumnus Erin Read speaks about diversity on campus at Pedestrian Walkway on zens or blocking roads and railway lines.

Thursday.

There were also clashes Sunday in Cairo and several cities in the Nile Delta region, including the industrial city of Mahallah.

Egypt’s current crisis is the second to hit the country since November, when Morsi issued decrees, since rescinded, that gave him nearly unlimited powers and placed him above any oversight, including by the judiciary.

The latest eruption of political violence has deepened the malaise as Morsi struggles to get a grip on enormous social and economic problems and the increasingly dangerous fault lines that divide this nation of 85 million.

In an ominous sign, a one-time jihadist group on Sunday blamed the secular opposition for the violence and threatened to set up vigilante militias to defend the government it supports.

Addressing a news conference, Tareq elZomr of the once-jihadist Gamaa Islamiya, said: “If security forces don’t achieve security, it will be the right of the Egyptian people and we at the forefront to set up popular committees to protect private and public property and counter the aggression on innocent citizens.”

His threat was accompanied by his charge that the opposition was responsible for the deadly violence of the past few days, setting the stage for possible bloody clashes between protesters and Islamist militiamen. The opposition denies the charge.

In Port Said on Sunday, tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets for a mass funeral for most of the 37 people who died on Saturday. They chanted slogans against Morsi.

“We are now dead against Morsi,” said Port Said activist Amira Alfy. “We will not rest now until he goes and we will not take part in the next parliamentary elections. Port Said has risen and will not allow even a semblance of normalcy to come back,” she said.

The violence flared only a month after a prolonged crisis — punctuated by deadly violence — over the new constitution. Ten died in that round of unrest and hundreds were injured.

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Monday, January 28, 2013 Editor-in-Chief Blair Kuykendall

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Defining feminism and its importances There are feminists among you. They are in your classes, you pass them on Pedestrian Walkway, and they sit next to you in the dining hall. They’re not lurking in the shadows, wearing suits, waiting to attack. They’re not standing in the middle of Pedestrian Walkway burning their bras. They don’t have a distinct look or brand. Two of them are writing this newspaper column. You may identify as a feminist already. You may be a feminist and not even know it. You may not be a feminist but have more in common with the ideology than you think. Or, you may disagree with everything that will ever be written in this column.

The problems that feminism tries to address are complicated. Here in this column, we will discuss those problems and offer the resolutions we see to them. One of the many great things about the feminist movement is the diversity of opinion and perspective it encourages. The two of us can only offer our limited perspectives. People of other sexual orientations or socioeconomic classes, for example, may face problems that feminism should address but that we personally do not even know exist. We don’t claim to be infallible, and some of the questions we raise may not have right answers at all. There are frequently conflicting perspectives even within feminism. But a crucial first step to solving these problems is discussing them. That is precisely what this space is for: to begin conversations and offer avenues for dialogue with the hopeful result of positive change.

What is feminism?

Women’s experiences and men’s experiences deserve to be given equal weight. That seems like such an obvious truth, but in practice it is often neglected. Feminism is simply the movement that strives to keep women’s experiences from being devalued. Obviously, this simple statement becomes complicated very quickly.

People within feminism disagree over whether these differences in experience are societal,

biological or some combination. There is even more disagreement over the best way to work for greater equality. This equality doesn’t just apply to men and women, but to all persons: issues of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and class are all feminist issues, because they all are forms of oppression of perspective and societal influence. Feminism that does not account for these other forms of oppression is not feminism at all.

What is a feminist?

Feminists are of all genders, sexual orientations, religions, ethnicities and any other differentiating factor you can think of think of to describe the population. Basically, feminists adhere to the values addressed above and strive for equality of all persons and the acknowledgment of all perspectives in society.

The most important quality of being a feminist is having an open mind.

How does feminism apply to my life?

Feminist issues are all around you, whether you know it or not. Wage equality and response to and prevention of sexual assault are obviously feminist issues. However, feminism addresses everything from foreign policy to economic progress to the entertainment industry as well. In a society as stratified as ours, every societal issue necessarily has a feminist component.

Why is feminism important?

Feminism seeks to express the perspectives of groups whose opinions are often oppressed.

For instance, how many powerful female leaders were mentioned in your history classes and how many philosophers of color have you studied? Exactly. This is why feminism is important: for pointing out these problems and seeking to solve them. In this column, we will try to do some of both.

— Lisa Dicker is a junior in political science and Asian studies. Kathleen Connely is a senior in philosophy.

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Important CHP director decision forthcoming Go & Go by

Julia Ross Ask anyone around UT and he or she will tell you that it is an exciting time here on Rocky Top. Across campus, students complain about the nonstop construction, and across UT’s new websites the university touts the increasingly impressive statistics of incoming classes, important research projects and exciting new programs for students. Though great students, great research and great opportunities have been a hallmark of UT for some time, many of us feel that the next few years are a particularly important time for the university.

We are very publicly reaching toward this Top 25 goal, and the stakes for success seem incredibly high. The recent influx of new deans and department heads campus-wide adds to this spirit of optimism and excitement that has managed to brighten campus even through the miserable weather of the semester so far. The next new addition will be a new director for the Chancellor’s Honors and Haslam Scholars Program (CHP).

The students of the CHP are interested in the outcome of this search. Responding to this interest, Provost Susan Martin and the search committee have offered many opportunities for interested students to get to know the top candidates, to engage them in interview sessions and to hear their vision for the future of the CHP. The visions offered by these candidates are extremely important as the rise of UT in both rankings and prestige must be correlated with the development of the program that guides the academic and extracurricular activities of its honors students.

The CHP was very fortunate to be lead by Dr. Steven Dandaneau from 2006-2012 and to have had the guidance of Interim Director, Dr. Bruce Wheeler, for the 2012-2013 academic

year. Students feel that their legacy of sincere interest in student life and unwavering belief in the potential of all UT students to be agents of positive change has left rather large shoes for a new director to fill.

Members of the Haslam Scholars Program wrote a letter to Provost Martin and the search committee outlining some of the qualities that they believed the most qualified candidate for the position would possess. The new Director needs to have a magnetic and charismatic personality, similar to that of his or her predecessor, which will draw in fantastic students during the recruitment process.

They seek someone who has a strong academic background, because they believe that they will be better able to network with faculty across campus, to understand the significance of research, internship and fellowship opportunities, and to build an honors curriculum that students and faculty alike find interesting, valuable, and relevant. They seek a director who will be a tireless advocate for the students of the CHP. This person must not only have very high expectations for the student body but also be constantly seeking more resources for their benefit. They must deeply believe in the potential of CHP students and therefore be constantly looking for opportunities for them to work for the benefit of the greater Knoxville community, the state of Tennessee and beyond.

The continued growth and success of the CHP depends largely on the ability for the new director to fulfill the above qualifications. The students have been very pleased with the quality of the candidates which the search committee has offered and they recognize the massive amounts of time and energy Provost Martin and the search committee have put forth in this effort. Two candidates will be visiting in the upcoming week. Students and faculty will have the opportunity to meet with them in the UC Crest Room from 2:15– 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.

—Julia Ross is a senior in microbiology and political science. She may be reached at jross26@utk.edu.

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Much of the rhetoric found in the opinion columns of the Beacon since you returned from break has been heavily focused on the need for gun control or regulation of some sort and how we need to take a much closer look at the future we are confronted with as a country.

I, for one, am proud of my fellow columnists for not being afraid to voice their opinions.

This debate is one that has been raging quietly under the surface, hidden away at empty tables and at funerals of many people who have been lost too young. Sadly, it took another huge massacre, one of intensely innocent victims, to get us to open our mouths and speak loudly about it again.

My personal opinion is difficult for me to put into words. In high school, I was the captain of my high school’s air rifle team for two years. I helped lead my team to a national championship my senior year, and many of my proudest memories come from my time on the team. Before the tryouts, I had never handled a firearm of any kind. I also had not been raised around guns or in a culture where guns are accepted in homes.

My mother had concerns about me joining my team and what it would mean for my safety, but I reassured her everything would be just fine, as the rifles fire something much softer than a BB gun – a lead pellet that collapses into a circle on contact with a solid surface. My time on that team built the foundation for my own gun control beliefs.

While I do not see why anyone outside of the military should have access to semi-automatic rifles (SAR), let alone ammunition that has the capacity to kill 26 people in a matter of minutes with minimal pulls of the trigger and

no reloading time (which would allow for apprehension of the shooter), I also do not see anything wrong with the age-old tradition of hunting and the use of guns, such as my old pal the air rifle, for game.

Shooting as a sport requires concentration, physical awareness and an almost meditative state. It is not violent; it can be fun. It’s simply target shooting, much like throwing a bowling ball at a row of pins, kicking the soccer ball into the net, or the basketball going through the hoop. So, how do we secure this sport and this tradition? It’s quite simple: make it more safe. Make the process more safe and more selective.

No, you do not need to be around weapons if you have suicidal tendencies or if you have an aggressive personality. Changing the culture of America to see that your rights are not going to be hindered by preventing the future market of SARs is so incredibly important.

That’s just the beginning, however. If we truly want to do something about our violent culture, we need to take steps to fix how we approach mental health in the U.S. In an article on WND.com, David Kupelian wrote an article on January 6th and examined multiple mass shootings in the last century and how imperative the role of mental illness was in each incident. Yes, the process will be complicated, time consuming and some people will feel as though their privacy has been “invaded” if they are asked if they own a firearm, but at what point do we say enough is enough? When is one less life lost not worth trying something new? Our country didn’t turn into a self-annihilating society during the last assault weapons ban. It’s far past time that we give something new along those lines a worthwhile try. For more information on the Kupelian article, please visit: http://www.wnd. com/2013/01/the-giant-gaping-hole-in-sandyhook-reporting/.

— Kayla Graham is a senior in English.

She can be reached at kgraham7@utk.edu

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Presidential photo Play relates to those with mental disorders Matthew Miller display educates students, community Staff Writer

Thomas Cox Staff Writer For the past two weeks, an exhibit entitled “The American President� has been on display in the rotunda of the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy.

The exhibit showcased the Associated Press photos of the President of the United States throughout the decades, the earliest photo being one of President Lincoln meeting with military officers in the field.

The exhibit itself was a series of display stands arranged in a circle. On each stand was a series of pictures, usually preceded by a description of what these photos had in common, and below the photos were details on the context behind each photo.

The topics of the display stands were numerous, ranging from elections to war to scandals to assassinations. One photo was of Bill Clinton, the 42nd president, as he walked to the podium to make a statement on the Monica Lewinsky fiasco. Clinton looks solemn, his head looking down in thought and his face troubled.

He would go on to announce his apology to America. On the next display stand, we see Bill Clinton again, nearly a decade earlier and only a candidate for the presidency, playing his signature saxophone on the Arsenio Hall show.

In another photo, President Lyndon B. Johnson sits at his desk with his collar open, tie undone and hand on his head.

He is deep in contemplation writing a speech. The photo is raw, and it appears president hadn’t even noticed the photo-

journalist’s presence. Johnson would announce in the speech he was writing that he would not be seeking the presidential nomination from the Democratic Party because of the controversy surrounding his presidency. Johnson looks like a defeated man, someone who didn’t want to make the announcement he knew he had to make. He was also gravely worried about his health, unsure if he would even survive another four years as president. In the end, the Democrats lost the election to Republic candidate Richard Nixon.

Some of the more striking photos are taken before major events in history, at a time when no one knew what the future would hold. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president, issues his famous command of “Full victory, nothing else� to the paratroopers that would be the first into Nazi-occupied France for Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day. His entire demeanor is serious, and it is clear on the faces of the paratroopers that they understand how much rests of their shoulders. His fame from being Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe would lead him to be elected president in 1953.

In an earlier picture, an AP photojournalist quickly got onto the ground and shot a photo between the feet of a Secret Service member of John F. Kennedy walking and talking with Eisenhower about the recent Bay of Pigs invasion, a failed attempt at invading Cuba. The photo would win the photojournalist, Paul Vathis, a Pulitzer Prize.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 26.2 percent of people (57.7 million people) in the U.S. suffer from mental disorders.

Brock Ward, sophomore and college scholar studying Theatre as Therapy, suffers from borderline personality disorder. But, instead of trying to ignore the problem, he decided to write a play called “Homebound: A Play For Nobody.� “I wanted something in my own language that could express what it felt like to be diagnosed with a mental disorder,� Ward said.

With the support of his friends and All Campus Theatre, or ACT, Ward will hold a play reading of “Homebound� at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 in the Clarence

“There weren’t as many uplifting parts to the first draft,�

McKinley Merritt, a sophomore studying educational interpreting with a minor in theatre, said.

Merritt is playing the part of Nobody, the protagonist.

The play started out as a one-act play, but after about six months of revisions, it has turned into a 90 minute play with two acts.

Brock has created his own major through the college scholars in the hopes of helping people that suffer from similar disorders.

This play is a huge step in that direction. “I’ve learned a lot about depression from a first hand point of view,� Merritt said. “It’s a lot different to be someone that is dealing with it than it is to see someone go through it, especially having a character that is representing it.�

Brown Theatre Lab Theatre, off of Pedestrian Walkway. “This is a staged play reading,� Ward said. “But it will have action, music and lighting. It’s not just going to be people sitting around with books.�

The play is an identity play about a girl named Nobody, who thinks that she is nothing, and her struggle to become somebody. Each of the characters have to earn their names to become people. “The play is really about selfdiscovery,� Ward said. “And I hope that in Nobody’s journey to find herself, the audience finds that as well.�

Back in June, Ward wrote the first draft of Homebound in two weeks, using all of his down time to write. After the first draft was completed, he sent it to friends and teachers to read and help revise it.

This understanding is exactly what Ward was looking for when he decided to try to help people suffering from the same condition, and he plans to write more plays like it in the future.

On Wednesday, Jan. 30, Ward will propose “Homebound� to ACT and hopefully get it produced as one of the plays ACT will be putting on this semester.

After this semester, Ward hopes that he will have a polished final draft of the play, and he will try to get it published. Once published, he will try to get his play produced in the surrounding area of Knoxville or Chattanooga.

This play isn’t just for people suffering from mental disorders.

Ward wants to educate everyone about the struggles of more than a fourth of people in the U.S., and “Homebound: A Play For Nobody� is the first step.

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Monday, January 28, 2013

ARTS & CULTURE

Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Melodi Erdogan

merdogan@utk.edu

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Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon

Ethiopian and Eritrean students perform during Ethiopia Culture Night on Thursday.

PRESIDENT continued from Page 5 Another photo shows The Big Three of WWII, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, sitting together having a laugh. They were meeting to discuss plans for how to take down Hitler and Nazi Germany, as well as various other plans

for WWII. This was the first of their meetings, and a little over two years later the Second World War would come to an end.

Almost immediately afterwards, the Soviet Union and the United States, the two world superpowers formed by the war, would begin a nearly five decade long Cold War. Walking through the exhibit was like walking through history.

American history is so closely tied to the president and, in the case of history after the mid1800s, to the photojournalists brave enough to try and capture him in his most pivotal moments, as well as when he is enjoying himself and in moments of tragedy. Few can do it better, and no one has done it longer, than the photojournalists at the Associated Press.

Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon

Movie script leaked to WikiLeaks The Associated Press If you’re making a movie about WikiLeaks, this is the kind of thing you probably see coming.

Julian Assange says he has obtained a leaked copy of the script for “The Fifth Estate,” a DreamWorks film about the maverick computer expert and his famed secret-busting site.

In a speech before the Oxford Union debating society earlier this week, Assange said his unauthorized sneak peek has left him convinced the film is a hit piece.

“It is a mass propaganda attack against WikiLeaks, the organization (and) the character of my staff,” he said, adding that the movie — the opening scenes of which Assange described as taking place in Tehran and Cairo — also hyped Western fears over the Islamic Republic’s disputed atomic energy program.

“It is not just an attack against us, it is an attack against Iran.

It fans the flames of an attack

against Iran,” he said.

A DreamWorks spokeswoman declined to comment on Assange’s claims.

In a telephone interview late Friday, Assange said that the film’s plot revolves around a fictional mole in Iran’s nuclear program who discovers that the country has nearly finished building an atom bomb and will soon be in a position to load it onto ballistic missiles. The film has the informant fleeing to Iraq when WikiLeaks publishes his name among its massive trove of classified material.

Assange says the whole story is “a lie built on a lie,” claiming that the U.S. intelligence community generally believes that Iran stopped comprehensive secret work on developing nuclear arms in 2003, and that, in any case, the world had yet to see evidence of a case in which WikiLeaks had exposed a CIA informant.

“They tried to frame Iran as having an active nuclear weapons program. Then they try to frame WikiLeaks as the reason why that’s not known to the public now,” Assange said, comparing the movie to Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” another film whose artistic liberties with recent history have drawn allegations of political bias.

Assange declined to say where he got the script, although he hinted that he had been supplied with several copies of it over time. He also declined to say whether the script would be posted to the WikiLeaks website, saying only that “we are examining options closely.”

“The Fifth Estate” stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Assange and Daniel Bruhl as Daniel Domscheit-Berg, an early Assange ally who eventually fell out with WikiLeaks.

The film is due for release in November, and in a statement earlier this week director Bill Condon was quoted as saying that those behind the movie want “to explore the complexities and challenges of transparency in the information age” and “enliven and enrich the conversations WikiLeaks has already provoked.”

Assange made his comments to the Oxford Union on Wednesday via videolink from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has been holed up for more than six months in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden as part of a long-running sex crimes case.

Monday, January 28, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

SPORTS

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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Baseball begins spring training Staff Reports Icy weather on Friday forced the Vols to push the start of spring practice back a day, but they hit the field with focus and determination when they finally got the chance to do so on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The first day of spring practice always comes with a sense of excitement and optimism, and those feelings were certainly present throughout the entire UT program, with Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano leading the charge.

“It is exciting,” Serrano said. “I think everyone was anxious, especially after yesterday’s weather conditions

and having to move it back, but it was the smartest thing to do. It was exciting to come out, be around the whole team again and I thought we accomplished some things.

The weather broke for us a little bit and it was actually a pretty nice day. We got some good work in today.”

The Vols were able to install a number of situational defensive plays before holding a seven-inning scrimmage on Saturday. Serrano was pleased with the team’s focus and workmanlike attitude, but was quick to point out that they must continue to put forth that effort every day to reach the goals that they have set for the program.

“It is a pretty focused group

and a group that continues to show consistency in focus,” Serrano said. “What I relayed to them is that that was today.

We accomplished what we wanted to today, but tomorrow is another challenge and so on and so forth.

“I can’t emphasize it enough. I don’t know what the results will be because we are inexperienced in many areas, but the focus and the drive and the determination of this team is exactly what we want.” Serrano continued.

“The potential is there. It is just, when is that potential going to come out? There are a lot of good things going on in this program right now without us ever throwing a competitive pitch against

another opponent.”

Tennessee’s most experienced pitcher and likely Friday night starter Zack Godley got the afternoon scrimmage started on a strong note, firing three shutout innings to open the contest, which his team eventually won, 2-1, on a solo home run by freshman David Houser in the bottom of the seventh inning.

“Zack Godley set the tone and that is what he is going to do a lot for us this year, hopefully,” Serrano said.

“Being the senior, being the elder statesman on the staff, he is going to have to show them how it is done. He did that today. He started for the home team and went three very solid innings.”

Vols pull off upset on Senior Day Staff Reports The Tennessee swimming and diving squads upset the No. 2 Georgia women and No. 12 Georgia men in a thrilling Senior Day at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.

The Lady Vols ousted previously undefeated Georgia 161-139 while the Vols earned their team win by a similar score, 161.5-132.5, in the final home combined dual meet of the regular season.

“Georgia is a fantastic program with great tradition, and for us to be able to go toe to toe with them it means a lot,” Tennessee head coach Matt Kredich said. “It’s also a tribute to our seniors and the leaders on our team who just led the way today. The team that showed up for us is the team we’ve had all year long blossoming into what we were today.”

Saturday’s victory was historic for the Lady Vols, marking the team’s first win over Georgia since Nov. 3, 1989.

The 11th-ranked Lady Vols stayed unbeaten with a 7-0 (2-0 SEC) record.

In the win, some Lady Vols put forth characteristically solid performances and others stepped up their efforts even more to give UT the winning edge.

Junior Lindsay Gendron beat out Olympic medalist Allison Schmitt on her way to winning the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events.

Senior Kelsey Floyd swept the 100 and 200 butterfly events to stay perfect this year in those events while Molly Hannis kept up her season-long winning streak in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.

Freshman Faith Johnson con-

tinued her steady improvement by winning the 50 and 100 freestyle races.

For the UT men, the win was a complete turnaround from its loss on the road against Virginia Tech. The Vols (4-3, 2-0) put forth a strong effort in every race, including 1-2-3-4 finishes in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle races.

The Vols boasted a trio of two-event winners: junior Samuel Rairden in the 100 and 200 freestyle faces, freshman Sean Lehane in the 100 and 200 backstroke and senior Brent Sterling in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard competitions.

Senior Ed Walsh pitched in on his final home racing day by swimming under 20 seconds on his way to winning the 50 freestyle, then finishing behind Rairden to take second in the 100 freestyle.

The seven of Tennessee’s seniors — Floyd, Brooke Watson, Caroline Simmons and Jodie McGroarty for the women and Walsh, Sterling and Jordan Mauney for the men — all contributed points toward the Rocky Top sweep.

“The way we swam today is the vision that I carry of this team,” Kredich said. “As coaches, we have to see them for what they are capable of doing and then guide them towards that. Today, the coaches didn’t have to do too much guiding. The team really took over.

“The way we performed today was certainly not a surprise at all. It sure was great to see though.”

The Lady Vols have one more race at home, a dual meet Wednesday against Vanderbilt at 5 p.m.

Admission is free.

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Molly Hannis competes in the 200m breast stroke during the Orange and White Intersquad Meet on Oct. 12.

Stokes finds his game Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor Jarnell Stokes will be the first to say that it has been a struggle at times this season.

With such lofty expectations going into his sophomore season following a breakout freshman campaign, he is trying to stay positive moving through the SEC schedule and as he tries to find his game.

“It’s been frustrating at times and it’s been a battle,” Stokes said. “But all of the guys in the locker room have stuck it out and stayed focused.”

Consistency is key for Stokes who has had a tendency to follow a big game with a lackluster performance the next time on the floor. Stokes finished the game in Oxford, Miss., with just six points and four rebounds after an 18-point, 11-rebound showing at home against Mississippi State.

“I didn’t really play my game at Ole Miss,” said Stokes. “I got in foul trouble early and really (had) to back off because I didn’t want to foul out.”

But it appears as of late that the Tennessee post is starting to hit his stride, even with the down performance against the Rebels.

Saturday afternoon, Stokes’ 15-point and 18-rebound performance helped lead the Vols (10-8, 2-4 SEC) to an important win over Alabama.

Beyond just the numbers, the effectiveness of the big man against the Crimson Tide freed up opportunities for other Volunteers to score down the stretch.

Jordan McRae – who had just two first half points – finished with a team-high 17.

“We didn’t do a whole lot different in the second half,” McRae said. “They were playing their zone really high in the first half and we were able

to get the ball into the post to Jarnell (Stokes) and Kenny (Hall). We were getting a lot down there so in the second half they dropped their zone down to try and stop it which freed up some outside shots and some driving lanes.”

Stokes repeatedly faced double and triple teams, and on one occasion had four Alabama players collapsing around him.

“I’m a player that likes to read the defense then pick and choose my times to attack,” Stokes said. “I enjoy passing too. I think I got away from that at some points during the season trying to force my offense.”

During Tennessee’s fourgame losing streak, Stokes averaged nine points and eight rebounds with games of six and four points, but head coach Cuonzo Martin believes he is starting to come out of his slump.

“It’s been a struggle,” Martin said. “I think more mentally than anything. He’s been in games but he’s such a competitive player. You want to be successful. You have all of the accolades from a statistical standpoint. You finally feel like you’re playing the way you’re capable of playing.

It’s good to see. I’m so happy for him.”

Stokes still has much to prove, and the Vols are still just 2-4 in the conference, but players and coaches are excited about where the team is heading.

“We started 2-4 last year and we finished second (in the SEC),” Stokes said. “It’s a different season but we know what we can do, so we have lots of confidence we can get it done.”

“Mental prep continues … but they’ve been putting the work in, and when you start seeing results it pushes you on,” Martin said.

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Monday, January 28, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

SPORTS

lkittre1@utk.edu

Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Vols score win Summitt to be honored at game over Alabama Lauren Kittrell

Sports Editor

Anthony Elias Staff Writer

Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor It was an important game for Tennessee to stay alive in the SEC race, and the Vols answered the call.

Jarnell Stokes had 15 points and 18 rebounds to the lead the Vols to a 54-53 win over Alabama.

“I played good,” Stokes said.

“It is very hard at Tennessee right now, just as far as the ways we have lost, we gave up a lot of games. A lot of calls didn’t go our way. We went into every game expecting to win.”

But the play to be remembered was his last-second stop of Trevor Lacey in the final seconds.

“Coach (Martin) definitely called it,” Stokes said. “He knew exactly what play they were going to run. They ran it two times and he scored both times. I just want to thank Coach for giving me confidence to switch on that.”

Cuonzo Martin gave credit to the rowdy crowd of 18,791 for helping his team in the second half.

“Tremendous crowd,” Martin said. “I thought they did a good job really staying after it. Very impressive. I think that’s one of the things that got us over the hump. I think that speaks volumes about (UT) fans, fans across the state.”

That didn’t stop the Tide early, who shot 50 percent in the first half.

Trevor Releford’s 7-of-11 afternoon was critical, and his 3-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc stopped multiple UT runs at taking the lead.

Down the stretch, the combination of Jordan McRae’s outside shooting and the inside presence of Stokes was enough to not only bring the Vols back, but also pull

the upset.

McRae’s three-pointer cut Alabama’s lead to 46-42 with 5:48 remaining, then the junior hit a fadeaway jump shot at the top of the key, giving the Vols a lead at 52-50 with under a minute to play.

“He’s a good player,” Alabama head coach Anthony Grant said of McRae. “He’s an awfully good scorer for them. We knew that he was going to be aggressive in the first half, I think he was 1-6 in the first half and came out very aggressive in the second half and did a good job for his team.”

Tennessee came out playing fast-paced basketball, but Alabama was able to slow down the Vols and force them to take contested shots, allowing the Tide’s fast-break offense to take control in the first half.

It didn’t help matters that the Vols’ 3-point shooting was cold in the first half; UT was 0-of-5 to start the game.

Once UT was able to slow the game down and send the ball in to McRae and Stokes, momentum shifted the other way.

Tennessee outscored the Tide 17-5 in second-chance points and dominated the paint 36-24.

“I wanted to be more aggressive going towards the boards,” Stokes said. “If I didn’t get the ball I was going to have to steal and make my impact on the board. I think that is something I haven’t been doing this year, as far as making an impact on the board.”

Both coaching staff’s participated in the NABC Coaches vs.

Cancer Suits and Sneakers.

Martin was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1997, but was able to battle through the disease.

“I try not to think about it, but it’s something you just have to deal with,” Martin said.

The No. 9 Tennessee Lady Vols are back in town.

After an 83-75 win over Vanderbilt on Thursday night, the team is back in ThompsonBoling Arena Monday night to face No. 2 Notre Dame.

Lady Vols head coach emeritus Pat Summitt will be honored with a banner bearing her name hung above The Summitt court in the arena.

UT Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Dave Hart announced that the ceremony would be held prior to Monday’s game.

“We are thrilled to honor Pat and her outstanding career,” Hart said. “She is a legend who transcends women’s basketball. This banner will serve as yet another reminder of the impact Coach Summitt has at our university and throughout the country. Her integrity, class and competitiveness continue to inspire the world of sports and, now, the fight to beat Alzheimer’s.”

Summitt ended her career with 1,098-208 (.840) wins, making her the NCAA’s alltime winningest basketball coach in the men’s or women’s game. Her banner will be hung alongside five players she coached (like current head coach Holly Warlick, No. 22, Feb. 18, 1980) as well as UT men’s coach Ray Mears, Vol Network broadcasting legend John Ward and three former Vols.

“It will be quite an honor to join those with a banner already hanging in the rafters at Thompson-Boling Arena,” Summitt said. “I appreciate the honor and feel very blessed to have been able to spend my entire career at (UT). I will be forever grateful for the opportunities afforded me by such a great institution.”

Summitt coached her

Lady Vols to an NCAArecord eight NCAA National Championships. She competed in all 31 NCAA Tournaments, led her team to 18 NCAA Final Fours and five runner-up finishes to accompany the eight title game victories.

Summitt won 16 SEC regular-season crowns and 16 postseason tournament titles. Thirty-three seasons of SEC play led Summitt’s Lady Vols to a 317-44 record (.878) during the regular season and 69-17 (.802) during the postseason.

Her list of achievements is beyond count.

Summitt announced a diagnosis of early-onset dementia, a type of Alzheimer’s, on Aug. 23, 2011, and stepped down from her head coaching position on April 18, 2012. After the announcement, Summitt was announced head coach emeritus and Holly Warlick stepped into Summitt’s enormous shoes.

As Warlick calculates the challenges facing her team, she looks forward to Summitt’s banner ceremony.

“You’re talking about someone who built this program and whose name is still a part of this program,” Warlick said.

“I think it’s gonna be emotional for all of us, especially Pat. It’s well deserved and I’m excited that they’re taking the time to do it and honoring a great basketball coach and a great friend.”

But the night doesn’t stop there. There’s still a game to be played.

“We’re excited to play the number two team in the country,” Warlick said.

With a top ten ranking, the Lady Vols still feel they have something to prove. The primarily freshman team will have a challenge that Warlick looks at as an opportunity to accomplish something great.

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Bashaara Graves goes for the rebound against Alabama on Jan. 20.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to possibly make a statement and just show where we are,” Warlick said. “Notre Dame is playing really well, they’ve played a pretty tough schedule like us so I think it’s gonna be a great basketball game.”

Coming into the year, Warlick wasn’t sure what to expect. She had never coached a Lady Vols game and she was working with a team made up of primarily freshmen and sophomores.

“I knew what we had, I just

didn’t understand or know what we could do as a whole and I’m proud of it,” Warlick said. “We are only going to get better and better. We haven’t reached our full potential.”

“I never wanted to use us being young as an excuse this year. We have players.

We hand picked these young ladies and we knew what we were getting.”

Warlick hopes to see the team playing to their full potential for the 7 p.m. tipoff.

The game will air on ESPN2.