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Short bench isn’t slowing Vandy down – will “a tougher breed” have problems in Nashville?

Opinion: Why sitcoms make us laugh and cry season after season

Comedian opens up about upcoming show at SideSplitters

ARTS & CULTURE >>pg. 3

SPORTS >>pg. 6

ARTS & CULTURE >>pg. 5

Ready for the voyage: UT graduates prepare to row the Pacific Ocean

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

NEWS >>pg. 2

Issue 20, Volume 125

Three wounded in Ft. Sanders shooting Police Department issued a UT Alert at 8:25 p.m. describing the shooter as a “black male accompanied by three other black males, all wearing dark hooded sweatKnoxville police shirts.” are investigating Aside from those a shooting that We kind of ducked on the listed in the alert, occurred Tuesday night at an apart- ground because we didn’t know KPD did not reveal any more specifics ment complex in how close they were. There regarding potential the Fort Sanders neighborhood that was someone out on the ledge, suspects. Currently, DeBusk left three victims pressed against the railing laid said police are workwounded. against his back and from there ing to obtain a search Officers respondwarrant to investied to the shooting they took two people down on gate the apartment at the Highland stretchers.” where the shooting Terrace apartment complex on -Chandler Rasnake, occurred. “It’s still very the corner of 13th junior in business early,” DeBusk said, Street and Highland “and we’re still tryAvenue at 8:11 p.m. and found two victims, one male ing to gather together exactly what and one female, shot more than one everyone saw.” Based on information collected by time inside one of the apartments, according to KPD spokesman Darrell KPD, DeBusk indicated the shooting was not a “random event.” DeBusk. “We have developed some inforA few moments later, Knoxville police located another male victim mation, at this point,” DeBusk said, at 21st Street and Highland Avenue “that would indicate that the victim suffering from at least one gunshot and suspects know each other.” Chandler Rasnake, a junior in busiwound. DeBusk said all three were trans- ness, was visiting a friend’s apartported to the University of Tennessee ment in the Highland Terrance comMedical Center and are expected to plex when he heard “10 or so” gun shots and peeked outside. survive their injuries. “At first (the shots) sounded a The University of Tennessee

Hayley Brunduge • The Daily Beacon

Student reports hearing gunshots from apartment complex’s top floor Gage Arnold

Copy Chief

Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor For two consecutive games, the Lady Vols were in desperate need of an offensive spark coming out of the locker room to start the second half. Both times, Cierra Burdick answered the call. The junior forward scored 16 points – 10 of which came in the second half – against Arkansas on Jan. 30 and oneupped herself in the Lady Vols’ second half comeback against Alabama. Burdick poured in 14 of her career-high 21 points in the decisive half and was the key factor in Tennessee’s win streak increasing to four. The present couldn’t be any more different than the past for the Charlotte, N.C., native who struggled mightily for the Lady Vols to begin the season. “I thought I started to gradually progress as far as hitting shots starting at Texas, and then I kind of had that breakthrough moment against Arkansas,” said Burdick on when she felt that her game was starting to turn around. “I think I just realized that I love this game and I want to have fun doing it and for a while at the beginning of the season I wasn’t having fun. See LADY VOLS on Page 6

little more muffled, and we thought they were like fireworks,” Rasnake said. “They were all really fast, like really close together, and then the last couple ones were louder. “We kind of ducked on the ground because we didn’t know how close

they were. There was someone out on the ledge, pressed against the railing laid against his back and from there they took two people down on stretchers. “They were both talking, one was a girl and one was a guy and they

were both conscious.” Nick Looney, a senior in political science who recently moved into the apartment complex, said he knew of at least three domestic disturbances in the Highland Terrace complex since Jan. 7.

Haslam’s ‘Promise’ could affect UT financed through a substantial depletion of the Tennessee Lottery Fund, leaving $110 million in the fund to ensure R.J. Vogt continuation of the HOPE and Editor-in-Chief other scholarships. Despite this loss, Haslam In his fourth annual State of the State address on Monday maintained that residual funds night, Gov. Bill Haslam will remain at a “healthy” size. unveiled the “Tennessee The first-term governor noted Promise,” a program that will that he is currently asking offer two free years of com- nonprofits and private corpomunity college or technical rations to cover administraschool to all of Tennessee’s tive costs of the program. “Net cost to the state, zero,” graduating high school Haslam said. “Net impact on seniors. Haslam’s “Promise” will be our future, priceless.”

McCord Pagan Copy Editor

Katie High, the vice president of Academic Affairs and Student Success for the UT system, said the “Tennessee Promise” program would have a “big, big” effect on nontraditional students, though she admitted that only time will tell the impact on incoming class sizes and average ACT scores. “I think, at the Knoxville campus, you might see a small change,” High said. “But we may see a larger change at UT-Chattanooga or Martin. But we may not.”

High said it is important to understand that the “Promise” money will be “our last dollar spent.” Students will only receive the money after consideration of their other financial aid, including federal money such as the Pell Grant and academic scholarships. For many of the students targeted by Haslam’s program, the price of four years at UT may not be much greater than the free cost of two years at a community college. See ADDRESS on Page 2

Yoga helps students unwind from school stress Jenna Butz

Noreen Premji • The Daily Beacon

Burdick back on track for Lady Vols

Two Knoxville Police Department officers examine the crime scene outside of the Highland Terrace Apartment Complex on the corner of 13th Street and Highland Avenue.

Staff Writer From last semester’s Yoga-athon to Earth Bound Trading Company’s growing line of meditation enhancers, yoga – a popular exercise based on meditation, flexibility and strength – is everywhere. UT is no exception to this trend. TRECS offers at least one yoga class nearly every day, and specialized studios are popping up all around Knoxville. Taylor Drake, freshman in geology, tries to work some form of meditation or yoga into her schedule around four times a week. After working on a more health-conscious lifestyle three years ago, she decided to try yoga based on the benefits she heard came with the exercise. After trying it with a friend, she said she was hooked.

Students participate in Yoga Fest, a new program put on by the Safety, Environment and Education Center, in the Humanities Plaza on Oct. 2, 2013.

“Yoga has helped me tremendously with that and is a huge reason why I continue to do it.” Minta Chaiprasongsuk, a graduate student in plant sciences, was working in Thailand when she first discovered yoga. Often involved in sports, she realized that even after a tiring workout, she would be unable to sleep due to stress. After trying yoga, she realized she slept significantly better, a reason she decided to continue on with the exercise. She also noticed her instructor looked miraculously young for her, and upon further research, discovered yoga improves blood flow, causing skin to retain elasticity and vitality. It was then she says she fell in love with yoga. “I could not help myself,” Chaiprasongsuk said. “I kept going back to the class.”

Now, she even seeks to prac- offers. tice outdoors, further adding to “I used to suffer from extreme the element of relaxation yoga anxiety and stress,” Drake said. See YOGA on Page 3

Residents, faculty not fazed by Andy Holt’s asbestos Tanner Hancock Contributor

Don’t lick the walls. For the students of Apartment Residence Hall, commonly known as “Andy Holt,” living amid asbestos and lead paint is simply part of the college experience. Constructed in 1973, ARH stands as a memorial to outdated and potentially hazardous building practices. Throughout the building, walls are laced with lead paint. In other areas allegedly beyond student reach, the walls are lined with asbestos; a notorious substance known to cause several serious lung conditions. During housing registration on move-in day, residents are warned of these documented hazards and asked to sign an acknowledgement of these risks. Although sophomore engineering major and ARH resident Tor Vorhees does not perceive any immediate danger to his well-being, he expressed no desire to live in a “decrepit” building marked by “poor engineering practices” for an extended period. See ASBESTOS on Page 2

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“A cute black lab is the most popular gal on my street, so be a pup – we are interested in people who are interested in us.” OPINIONS >>pg. 4

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