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“Hey, Haslam, step off it.”

Taylor Gash • The Daily Beacon

Volume 131 Issue 16

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Campus workers fight for diversity Travis Dorman Staff Writer

“Hey, Haslam, step off it! Put people over profit!”

Hundreds of UT students, professors and campus workers protested in the Humanities Amphitheater Friday afternoon against Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal to privatize the university oversight and the Tennessee legislators’ bill to cut the diversity budget.

When the rally began, Cassie Watters, an organizer of United Campus Workers, and George Habeib, member of the UT Diversity Matters coalition, led the protesters in chants of “Tennessee is not for sale” and “UT Diversity matters.”

Representatives of various campus organizations gave speeches while protesters held

signs, signed petitions and made phone calls to local politicians to express their discontent.

Melanie Barron, graduate assistant and member of United Campus Workers who helped organize the rally, explained why she views the government’s intended changes as attacks on the university.

“Anyone who works on maintenance for buildings, cleans buildings, the people who manage those people — what (Haslam) wants to do is turn those public jobs over to a private company,” Barron said. “In order to save costs, they’re going to cut jobs, cut benefits — a lot of people are going to lose their jobs and the quality of service on our campus is really going to decline.”

Tom Anderson, a buyer for Facilities Services, also talked about Haslam’s privatization plan.

“It’s been pretty exhausting for all of us.

Especially when you have to deal with a governor that believes in backroom deals, that his

own people don’t have to comply with public information laws (and) with open meetings laws,” Anderson said.

“This attack and the attack on diversity and sustainability, these are all related. This is all the same attack. The goal is the same. It is to take access, it is to take academic integrity away from the university (and) it is to control the education that the people of this state get so they can teach people what they want to teach people.”

Barron also spoke about the importance of inclusivity, freedom of expression and equality for all — regardless of socioeconomic status, race, gender identity or sexuality.

“Our leaders envision our university as a corporation where workers are costs to be cut, where students are customers, where classrooms can only be filled with the students who can afford to fill the seats and where faculty are pressured to commodify their research and teaching,” Barron said.

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Route Talk: parking problems persist for commuters Alex Harward

Contributor

For students like freshman Nikki Zimmerman, words like “atrocious” and “unfair” aren’t unwarranted when it comes to describing UT parking.

“If you’re a non-commuting student it is pretty much impossible to get a parking spot past 9 p.m. on any given day,” Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman is not alone in her feelings toward the parking situation.

Across campus, students are still adjusting to the time restrictions, permit restrictions and game day restrictions that dictate the state of parking on campus.

UT’s Parking & Transit Services recognizes that students are growing weary, but an announcement posted late January on the parking and transit services website states, “There actually are some parking spots available in garages,” and cites the semi-annual survey of garage utilization conducted the week of Jan. 25 - Jan. 29.

The announcement reads, “rather than circle one of these garages and get frus-

trated, we recommend finding alternate lots on the periphery of campus and utilize ‘Ride the T’ to get to your destination.”

Professors are also becoming impatient with students using parking as an excuse for arriving late to class.

Molly Erickson, associate professor for Audiology and Speech Pathology, feels that class delays as a result of students walking in late interrupt the class and result in wasted time.

“Although I drive to class, I still find myself having to leave 30 or 40 minutes early just to ensure I find a (parking) spot,” Abby Fagan, senior in speech pathology, said. “And even when I do get a spot, it’s usually not that close to my classroom so I have to spend another 15 minutes or so walking there.”

Currently, there are 67 designated staff parking areas as compared to 25 commuterparking areas.

As for other designated parking areas, there are 20 for non-commuters, 9 lots for fraternity members, the sorority village lots for sorority women, 12 restricted areas and a few other miscellaneous lots.

To gain a better perspective, UT’s Parking & Transit Services has provided a ratio to

maximize the parking spaces on campus.

Commuter parking is 1.85 permits to 1 space, non-commuter parking is 1.20 permits to 1 space and faculty/staff parking is 1.20 permits to 1 space.

Students who want to utilize the parking available on campus must be registered with Parking & Transit Services and obtain a valid permit.

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Commission for Women focus on legislation Breanna Andreu Copy Editor

TORCHBEARER NOMINATIONS The Torchbearer is the highest student honor conferred by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Torchbearers are seniors who have served their alma mater with overall excellence. It is awarded for academic achievement and outstanding commitment to others as demonstrated by the student’s various activities and significant contributions to the university and the community. Students chosen for this award embody the Volunteer spirit, displaying initiative and service in the best interest of both the university and their fellow students. Recognition as a Torchbearer reminds all students that those who bear the Torch of Enlightenment shadow themselves to give light to others.

Please encourage senior students to submit their materials at honorsbanquet.utk.edu.

Completed forms must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on February 19. Please e-mail dos@utk.edu with any questions or comments.

The Commission for Women held their monthly meeting last Thursday to discuss the proposed bills in the Tennessee state legislature that would limit certain diversity efforts, ban some topics taught in the classroom, cut diversity spending and restructure UT’s Board of Trustees.

Rickey Hall, Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, expressed concern at the meeting about the role of politics in education.

“This is really a battle for who will control the future of higher education,” Hall said.

Hall explained the impact the bills would have on the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and mentioned the divide between what people imagine the office supports and the true scope of its functions.

“People assume that it’s only about race or issues like the gender neutral pronoun topic,” Hall said. “(But) we’re working with first generation students, veterans and low income students as well.”

Hall was clear about the distinction between home and the work environment or school setting.

“Discrimination is not acceptable in these types of environments,” Hall said.

“It’s about what people deserve when they go to work or school. They deserve to feel comfortable.”

Many administrators have expressed concern with the scope of the bills and both students and staff have expressed their opposition through events like the United Campus Workers rally held this past Friday.

Mary Papke, co-chair of the Commission for Women, recommended that students take their voice straight to the legislators in addition to participating in activism.

She also recommended sending legislators emails about positive experiences with diversity awareness and inclusion efforts on campus.

“Email them, write them letters — educate them about the national conversation on diversity,” Papke said.

Papke also suggested sending legislators articles about diversity from respected national newspapers and journals to illustrate the wide spread interest.

Hillary Fouts, associate professor and co-chair of the Commission, said legislators often count the number of emails they recieve.

Hall added a final word of advice applicable to all campus organizations.

“Pushbacks always happen,” Hall said.

“It’s how you respond that’s important.”

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Gallery hosts African-American art exhibit

Jared Sebby

Copy Editor For W. James Taylor, growing up in Knoxville in the 1960s was tough.

As a young African-American man at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the now 67-year-old Taylor found himself dissatisfied with the lack of upward mobility he faced as a member of the city’s police department. He turned to art to express that emotion.

The result is “Vicissitude,” a collection of work based on the history of African-American culture from pre-colonial Africa to the modern-day United States.

“It really started with an abstract triptych I painted back in 1974, when I was in the police force here in Knoxville,” Taylor said. “I wanted to talk about black art and history but I wanted to do it in a beautiful way. So I started painting pictures and talking about times in history, and I traveled around the country doing that.”

Now he has returned to his hometown and plans to open his own gallery on Gay Street.

Taylor is one of over 40 artists taking part in the Emporium Gallery’s Arts and Culture Alliance exhibition, and one of the few studio owners in the gallery. The show highlights some of the best in regional painting, photography and sculpture — showcasing artists not just from Tennessee but even as far south as Florida.

As part of February’s First Friday event, the exhibition was opened to the public, and an awards ceremony was held to celebrate the efforts of those who made it possible.

Suzanne Cada, deputy director of the Emporium Gallery, helped orchestrate the show, which brought the work of 48 established and up-and-coming artists to Knoxville.

“The Arts and Culture Alliance is a non-profit membership service organization. We serve individuals in Knoxville, primarily visual artists,” Cada said.

According to a press statement by the Alliance, the organization serves as a “unifying voice” for the arts and culture community in Knoxville.

In addition to putting together public exhibitions, the Alliance organizes many outreach programs, like Arts in the Airport and the Public Arts Committee, which are responsible for the rotating collections that can be seen in Knoxville’s public spaces.

As part of the First Friday festivities, the gallery hosted several musical performances, including a flamenco performance by Pasion Flamenca and a jazz concert by Vance Thompson and Friends — both of which took place in the Black Box Theater.

The current exhibit will run until Feb. 26.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Information on upcoming exhibits and hours of operation can be found at www.theemporiumcenter.com.

2016 CHANCELLOR’S CITATION AWARD CATEGORIES You are invited to help the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, recognize deserving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the campus by nominating persons of extraordinary accomplishment for awards. Truly extraordinary service or accomplishment is the standard of selection for Chancellor’s Citations, and there is no limit on the number of persons who may be honored.

Note: Undergraduate students nominated for the various citation categories should have senior standing.

Extraordinary Academic Achievement Given to undergraduate students for academic achievement. Persons wishing to nominate students for this award should submit a nomination packet to the academic dean of the college in which the student is enrolled by February 22.

To be considered, the packet must be reviewed and approved by the appropriate academic dean. The academic college must forward all approved nominations by March 7.

Extraordinary Campus Leadership and Service Given to graduate and undergraduate students for contributions to the university community through leadership and service. Persons wishing to nominate students for this award should submit a nomination packet to the Office of the Dean of Students by February 26, for review by a selection committee composed of students and professional staff. For more information, contact Danny Glassman, associate dean of students, at dglass@utk.edu.

Extraordinary Community Service Given to faculty, staff, student organizations, and students. The recipient of this award exemplifies extraordinary community service to the UT community and beyond. This individual goes out of his or her way to contribute through volunteering, community service projects, and other projects outside the realm of his or her regular duties. Persons wishing to nominate students or student organizations for this award should submit a nomination packet to the Office of the Dean of Students. For more information, contact Danny Glassman, associate dean of students, at dglass@utk.edu. Faculty and staff nominations should be submitted to Jonathan Ramsey at jramse17@utk.edu or 230 Conference Center Building. The deadline for submission is February 26.

Charles R. Burchett Extraordinary Contributions to Campus Life Given to student organizations for outstanding or innovative contributions to the university community. Persons wishing to nominate organizations for this award should submit a nomination packet to the Office of the Dean of Students

by February 26, for review by a selection committee composed of students and staff. For more information, contact Danny Glassman, associate dean of students, at dglass@utk.edu.

Extraordinary Professional Promise Given to undergraduate students for professional promise and to graduate students for professional promise in teaching, research, or other contributions.

Persons wishing to nominate students for this award should submit a nomination packet to the academic dean of the college in which the student is enrolled by February 22. To be considered, nominations must be reviewed and approved by the appropriate academic dean. The academic college must forward all approved nominations no later than March 7.

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Nominations may be downloaded online at honorsbanquet.utk.edu.

All members of the university community (faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends) are invited to submit nominations.

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Italian food, Valentine’s Day is still a good combination JoAnna Brooker Contributor

As Valentine’s Day approaches, finding somewhere to eat that’s both private (i.e. not crowded) and delicious is a difficult task.

However for those who are coupled off, look no further than Savelli’s Italian Restaurant.

Savelli’s is a family owned and run restaurant that has been in business since 1993. It’s a small establishment, located off of Sutherland but with surprisingly extensive parking.

The google description of Savelli’s described it as serving “hearty portions of traditional Italian eats in a cozy space.” Unfortunately, “cozy space” can also include a very cramped doorway. This tight entry space can also lead to confusion, as evidenced by the hostess who approached the doorway and gestured to both myself and the man behind me.

“Party of two?”

“No, just one,” I said.

And so I was sent to a small table in the back, where she discreetly had the other menu and wine glass removed.

Looking around, I could see that the restaurant was already elaborately decorated for the coming holiday, with sparkling hearts hanging

from the ceiling beams and red roses in wine bottles set on each table.

The setting was decidedly romantic and private with white linen partitions separating the smaller tables. I was surrounded by couples and groups of couples. With Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin crooning in my ear, I perused the menu.

My heart said fettuccine alfredo, but my wallet said spaghetti and meatballs. The presentation was beautiful, but the spaghetti was run of the mill. I wasn’t sure how to cope with having more meatball than pasta, and the sauce was underwhelming. However, my food was brought out very quickly, and many other dishes caught my eye that seemed potentially more appetizing, such as the pizza I saw a couple sharing a few tables over.

My server was excellent, though she did not linger, which is understandable. Servers do not linger in restaurants for lovers. After eating, I left my money on the table and left as discreetly as I had come.

All in all, Savelli’s seems like the perfect location for lovers this holiday season. The prices are slightly expensive, but the plates are definitely shareable. I’d advise making a reservation sooner rather than later. Savelli’s is cash or check only, and any alcohol is BYOB.

Savelli’s Italian Restaurant is located on 3055 Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville.

All photos by JoAnna Brooker • The Daily Beacon This article is the first in a column series called “Date Night Dining,” which will review dining locations for Valentine’s Day based on specific themes including romance, Galentine’s Day, bromance and flying solo.

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until the Valentines’s Day issue of The Daily Beacon.

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Marijuana Misconceptions

Thomas Carpenter

The Workshop

What is a college newspaper opinion column without at least one article devoted to the legalization of marijuana? Not a worthwhile one, I say.

There is no reason for the cannabis plant (also known as marijuana, weed, pot, dope or grass) to be illegal in any capacity. Its history as an illegal drug is a direct result of corrupt politics dating back before the Nixon administration, who declared the failed “war on drugs” that has cost our country over one trillion dollars since its inception in 1971.

Over the last four decades, we have filled our prisons to their capacity, destroying poor communities in the process, because of a moral war on drugs — drugs that we don’t know enough about due to the restriction of access to research funding for Schedule I narcotics like marijuana. Schedule I is the highest level of five categories of drugs based on their adverse effects and likelihood of abuse. That means that the federal government thinks that cocaine and meth are less dangerous than pot. This is despite old and new research that says cannabis is not only non-addictive and harmless but actually has quite a few health benefits. Even the Tennessee state legislature, one of the most conservative governing bodies in the country, recognized the health benefits of cannabis when they legalized the use of CBD oil, one of many byproducts of the cannabis plant, in 2015.

Now is the time to take the big step of decriminalizing this plant God put on His green earth for us to use. Why have we as a society decided that we should criminalize the use of specific drugs? People who are

high on drugs could be dangerous to other people and themselves, but what should we do with them when we catch them using harmful drugs? For the past half century, our country has decided that we should lock people up for decades, removing them from society and then throwing them back in with little chance at a prosperous life. Addiction is not a crime. Addiction is a disease, a mental illness. At one point in time, this is how we treated the rest of the mentally ill population, but then we realized how inhumane that was. How is drug addiction any different? Because our society has stigmatized drug use to the point where anyone who tries them is a criminal, we have given up any chance at rehabilitating millions of Americans who could be contributing to society.

Almost half — 49 percent actually — of the entire American population has tried marijuana at least once in their lives. The fact that our government has decided to tell us that cannabis is more dangerous than other drugs has backfired massively, especially with the advent of the Internet and the unprecedented spread of information that came with it. This has and will eventually lead to people asking the question, “What else is my government lying to me about?”

One of the major misconceptions about smoking marijuana is that it causes lung cancer and does so at higher rates than tobacco. This could not be further from the truth. In 2013, Dr. Donald Tashkin, a researcher at UCLA, concluded that not only is smoking marijuana less harmful than tobacco, there actually is no evidence to suggest that it causes lung cancer at all.

“You don’t even have a dog in the fight,” I yelled, straining over the cheering, chattering and crinkling of plastic cups. “Why do you care so much?”

The commentators’ voices faded into the tune of a nonsensical beer commercial as my friend reached across me for a blue and orange cupcake.

“I don’t know.” he said, mumbling behind a mouthful of icing. “It’s just fun — the competition, you know?

Football makes people excited.”

The conversation cut off abruptly as the game popped back up onto the screen. All eyes were focused on the TV, watching as the players toed the yard line in preparation for the impending snap. A close-up of Peyton Manning’s face graced the screen, eliciting a round of “Go Vols” from the back of the room. As Panthers and Broncos collided in an uneventful play, I returned to my interrupted train of thought.

Although no one in the room had any kind of tangible stake in the outcome of tonight’s game, their clenched fists and wild celebrations indicated otherwise. The Super Bowl — being played thousands of miles away for a crystal trophy that none of us will ever touch — has very little relevance to our everyday lives.

With no dog in the fight, what makes us care?

Science has tried its hand at explaining the relationship between sports fans and their teams by studying spectatorship. The simple act of observing a sports contest can induce changes in brain chemistry, influencing models of social dominance, kinesthetic empathy and mirror neurons. A study performed at Providence College in Rhode Island found that fish who observe

a fight between two other fish produce higher levels of testosterone in their urine.

Slightly more relevant than studies on fish excreta is the University of Utah’s investigation of testosterone levels in World Cup fans. After watching a match, hormone levels increased in the fans of winning teams, while they decreased in the fans of losing teams. These changes in testosterone are often linked to the spike in crime rates and large scale riots that can follow a massive sports victory. For example, riots by Broncos fans after their victory in Super Bowl XXXIII are regarded as one of the most damaging instances of sports rioting in football history.

Although convincing, testosterone and the justifying neuroscience of mirror neurons cannot totally explain our emotional love affair with sports. How can we understand a fan’s loyal commitment to their team, even in a losing situation? With 32 teams in the NFL, a football fan knows that their squad has a very small chance of making it to the Super Bowl, much less winning it. With the exception of the Miami Dolphin’s perfect season in 1972, every team experiences at least one loss on their quest for Super Bowl victory. Hence, disappointment and heartbreak are an inevitable aspect of being a sports fan — especially in the case of the Broncos, who have lost a record of five Super Bowls.

The commitment to fandom in the face of inevitable disappointment is explained by behavioral scientist Stephen Rosslyn as a “social prosthetic system.”

Because only one team can emerge as the Super Bowl

Fish urine and sports fanatics

Kimberly Bress

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If the goal of the war on drugs was to remove illegal drugs from the street, then it has failed miserably for over 40 years. In fact, overdoses from legal prescription drugs have actually risen in recent years.

Another thing that makes legalizing cannabis so appealing is the abundance of new medical benefits of using the drug or many of its byproducts — some of which are non-intoxicating. These include massive improvements in relieving seizures, easing nausea, reducing vomiting, killing cancer cells and other malignant tumors and even helping with mental illnesses like PTSD, anxiety and depression. Imagine what we will find out when we can actually put federal research money towards cannabis research.

It’s a good thing that our country is moving in the right direction. Several states have already legalized recreational cannabis and dozens more have legalized medical marijuana. Still, much more needs to be done.

We need to stop putting citizens in jail for consuming a plant that does not hurt them or anyone else. We also need to build a regulatory program for cannabis so we can take advantage of the millions (perhaps billions) of dollars it would bring in annual tax revenue — money that winds up in the hands of the drug dealers — and instead put that money back into our education system like Colorado has done.

Thomas Carpenter is a senior in Classics. He can be reached at ThomasCarpenter@utk.edu

champion, there is an element of risk and reward in the game. As fans watch from the comfort of their couches, they are given access to the adrenaline rush of a good play and the disappointment of a fumbled ball without having to expend any effort. The value of sports is that it allows fans to experience a breadth of powerful human emotions—anticipation, disbelief, frustration and elation— without actually having to take a risk. In other words, we like sports because they are nonessential, because they allow us to be swept away by feeling without suffering any personal consequence.

Returning to my place in the middle of a rambunctious Super Bowl party, the emotionally charged nature of sports was glaringly obvious. However, as the game unfolded in front of me and my jersey-clad friends, I came to recognize that my initial critique of their enthusiasm was wrong. The team and the tournament are just a front for what truly matters about sports: a passionate fan’s emotional investment. It is this experience which inspires the orange that we wear and the school anthems that we sing. It is this feeling which has created the football culture in which our university is so immersed. At the end of the game, it is not about having a dog in the fight but cheering for the fight in the dog.

Especially if that dog is Smokey.

Kimberly Bress is a sophomore in neuroscience. She can be reached at kbress@vols.utk.edu

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NEW MUSIC MONDAYS Charles Kelley – “The Driver�

Anticipation: 3.5/5 Lady Antebellum is known for great music, so the first solo album from this band member certainly strikes some interest.

During: 3/5 There is a clear difference here. More classic rock and soul, less country.

Reflection: 3/5 Kelley is off to a great start here. “Lonely Girl� might be stuck in my head forever, and “Leaving Nashville� is such a show stopper.

Success kept the country music trio Lady Antebellum constantly touring and recording albums for the past eight years, but this Friday, front man Charles Kelley officially kicked off his solo career with the release of his debut album, “The Driver.�

Though you may be familiar with Kelley’s raspy crooning from the Lady Antebellum days, you’ve never heard him like this before. Throughout tunes like “Lonely Girl� and “Dancing Around It,� Kelley tries out a funky, smooth soul style that lands him closer to the current style of pop country artists Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett.

But Kelley also threads a classic rock sound on the hard hitting album opener “Your Love� and “Round in Circles� which is a track that is most similar to his work done on previous Lady Antebellum records.

Though the band claimed to only be taking a break from their trio act, it leads one to wonder if these new music influences Kelley embraces were a direction Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum didn’t have an interest in recording.

However, Kelley’s days of collaboration are far from over. “The Driver� features a duet with twangy, country queen Miranda Lambert on “I Wish You Were Here� that beautifully blends Kelley and Lambert’s voices. There’s also a cover of Tom Petty’s 1985 tune “Southern Accents� featuring Stevie Nicks on the piano ballad.

However, the true highlight of this album is found in the closing track “Leaving Nashville.�

The somber yet hopeful music-city themed tune describes the harsh realities of the music industry through lyrics like “One day, you’re the king, and the next, you’re not/ It’s handshakes and whiskey shots, boy/ And throwing up in parking lots all by yourself/ But I ain’t never leaving Nashville/ I ain’t never leaving Nashville.�

The song ends the album with the most heart of any track on the record and with a possible underlying promise that the country star is here to give this solo artist thing a try — and that he “ain’t never leaving Nashville�.

Wiz Khalifa—“Khalifa�

Anticipation: 3/5 With so much buzz around this rapper’s name, it’s worth looking into, right?

During: 2/5 Wow, this guy likes weed. But “Cowboy� and “Elevated� offer something more.

Reflection: 1.5/5 This album isn’t a standout and could have been improved with some variety — lyrically and melodically.

Wiz Khalifa still really loves weed — and it shows on his sixth studio album, “Khalifa�.

Rappers such as Snoop Dogg (or Snoop Lion?

Here’s hoping that’s some sort of joke) and Lil Wayne have made pot a part of their person, but if it’s possible to rely too heavily on this theme, Khalifa has certainly reached that point.

Though it was somewhat original during the days of “Kush & OJ,� it’s nearly the only theme on the new album. There is hardly a track on the album without weed references, but there is at times the additional, classic hip-hop theme of wealth, as seen on the album opener “BTS� and “Celebrate� (which touches on fancy cars, women and weed, of course).

However, “Elevated� offers an R&B sound with a refreshing vocal chorus among Khalifa’s straight-forward rapping. Then there’s “Cowboy� that features more of a story about a man who pays the price for his wayward ways — but of course girls and marijuana are obnoxiously repeated themes throughout the track.

Meanwhile, “Call Waiting� is an easy listen, which really sets it apart from the monotonous tracks on the record. Not only is the theme different from the same old explicit subjects, but the sound is a bit funkier and offers the most vocals of any song on “Khalifa.�

The highly-anticipated song “Bake Sale,� featuring Travi$ Scott and Khalifa’s favorite green cooking ingredient, is also on the record. There really isn’t much else to the song other than weed. But if that’s your jam, then this album will certainly be your jam.

-Marina Waters, Staff Writer

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Appalachian ancestry takes the stage Katrina Roberts

Creative Director Typically, the words “ballet” and “Appalachia” aren’t used in the same sentence but the two came together beautifully in Lisa Hall McKee’s “In the Shadow of Pine Mountain” on Saturday night at the Bijou Theatre.

Performed by GO! Contemporary Dance Works, a group of dancers no older than seniors in high school, the show captured the roots of the Appalachian people all the way back to their ancestors in Ireland and Scotland. The Knoxville Banjo Orchestra, comprised of three banjo-plucking members, set the tone for the show as the audience filled the seats for a nearly sold out crowd.

The show was split into two separate acts, one in the distant past in Ireland and Scotland and the other set in the more familiar Appalachian mountains. When the lights went down and the curtains rose, the performers transported us to Ireland in the 1600s.

The first act traversed the beauty and emotional history of Ireland expertly, regardless of the dancers’ young age. The first dance was a classical ballet with flowing fabrics and

high-energy choreography. The next several dances followed suit, each increasing in energy and driving the show forward. Then the Scots arrived, and the performance shifted to a heavier, more aggressive tone as they moved into northern Ireland.

The third and final scene of the first act was dark and deeply evocative. Dancers clad in red and black robes moved across the stage, fighting the Scots and forcing them to sign oaths to the King of England. A history degree wasn’t necessary to follow the events and recognize the damage done.

The scene was deeply emotional, with dancers writhing on the floor in a portrayal of the despair of the Irish potato famine. It was uncomfortable to watch, but only because the emotion was so visible in the faces of the dancers. It felt like watching a vivid struggle that I had not been invited to see.

After intermission, the show switched to the mountains of Appalachia, where the story flowed in a similar way. The first several dances featured Appalachian men and women in all their mountainous glory.

Moonshine flowed and heels clicked, but then the revenuers arrived. From there, the second half took a darker turn. One scene in particular focused on the coal mines of West

Virginia and the hardships that plagued miners and their families, featuring one dance where the only lighting was head lamps.

The lighting became as much a part of the show as the dancers and was expertly synchronized.

The final scene of the show focused on the spiritual aspect of the mountains.

The revival scene was moving, as Alison Krauss warbled in the background and bodies moved toward their spiritual healing.

The last dance brought the two worlds together, as Scottish ancestors glided across the stage, interacting with their Appalachian descendants. The ancestors were played by the eight seniors of the company, who will be graduating from high school in a few months.

This was one of the most emotional parts of the performance, but also one of the most eye-opening. Throughout every dance and step, there was an air of professionalism and dedication that many don’t associate with high school students. I forgot several times that I was watching people four years younger than me perform with the air of seasoned dancers.

Every dance told a story, and every dancer brought the long and proud history of the Appalachian mountains to life.

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Humans of Knoxville

“I volunteer at the Children’s Hospital a lot, and I do hospital stuff a lot. I really enjoy being around kids. They bring a smile to my face even when I can’t find a reason to smile.”

- Blake Scalf, junior in microbiology Alyssa White • The Daily Beacon

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remains despite official team Vols tennis falls in rematch to Wake Forest Wrestling ing tournaments such as the Classic City Cherie Smith

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Contributor Despite better play this time around, the Tennessee men’s tennis team couldn’t obtain revenge in its rematch against Wake Forest on Sunday losing 7-0.

The Vols started off strong in doubles with the team of sophmore Luis Valero and junior Jack Schipanski scoring a 6-4 victory at the No. 1 position against the team that had beaten them before.

“The only thing we did different this time was that we were able to close it out,” Valero said. “We had the same position as last match, Up 5-3, I was serving and last time we didn’t run the plays we should’ve and this time we did it. That was it.”

However, the Demon Deacons came out firing in the number two and three positions tallying 6-0 and 6-4 victories to win the doubles point.

“We were back on serve at two doubles,” coach Sam Winterbotham said. “We were up at 1. We had the doubles point again, but we just played too fast at the end and allowed them to sneak it. We’ve just got to take it.”

In singles, Wake Forest won all six first sets, though in three of the sets they had to come from behind. The Vols obtained some momentum in the second sets, where freshman Srdjan Jakovljevic and sophomore Igor Smelyanski each won, forcing two third sets. However, Schipanski,

Valero and freshmen Timo Stodder and Preston Touliatos dropped each of their second sets, which clinched the match for the Deacons. Jakovljevic and Smelyanski would each drop tiebreakers in their third sets.

“We have a very good team, but we keep getting in their own way early in matches,” Winterbotham said. “We’re pressing too early and doing things we know not to do. It’s just a case of handling emotions better at the start of matches. When we start getting out of our way and playing how we can play, we can play with anybody.”

The Vols will have a long break before returning to action on Feb. 27 in a doubleheader against Georgia Tech and Tennessee Tech. During this break the Vols will continue to practice with the same intensity as always and hope to gain experience for this young team.

“Practice is the same regardless of what’s going on,” Winterbotham said. “We are trying to get better everyday. We want practices to be very competitive... and their focus to be great. If we have that then these next two weeks will be great.”

“We have a pretty young team,” Valero said.

“We are getting more experience. It’s just the beginning of the season and we still have the SEC’s. We are going to have good practices these next weeks and I believe we are going to have a great end to the season. We’re going to work it out.”

Contributor

Tennessee might have officially cut wrestling in 1984 but students’ interest in the sport never vanished.

In 1998, those students received a lifeline.

That year signaled the start of the Tennessee wresting club, giving wrestling enthusiasts a chance to continue their passion.

“I found out about the wrestling team in high school and saw it as an option to continue my wrestling career,” Drew Welch, sophomore in mechanical engineering, said.

Wrestling, along with other club sports and intramural teams at Tennessee, offers students an avenue to stay in shape, the chance to continue their athletics pursuits and the opportunity to forge friendships with others who share similar interests.

The club also gives students an avenue to stay in shape in college.

“The tournament atmosphere is pretty laid back generally,” Tanner Reynolds, team captain, said. “We try not to take ourselves too seriously as far out as getting with the team and practicing.”

However, the laid-back environment doesn’t prevent students from working hard to accomplish the goals they want to achieve.

UT will be competing in some upcom-

Championship in Athens, Georgia this weekend, the Mid-Atlantic Conference Championships on Feb. 27 and the Nationals during March for wrestlers that qualify.

If the team can show how competitive they can be, it can perhaps lead to the sport being considered on varsity level once again.

The Tennessee wrestling team was cut for a variety of reasons but the biggest was that the team wasn’t drawing enough revenue.

“Some people say it was Title IX, but wrestling in general has never been a money maker,” wrestling coach Marcus Burgin said.

“But it’s not an expensive sport.”

Burgin, however, didn’t rule out the possibility that wrestling could return to Tennessee as an official sport.

“It’s going to be a combination of support of the community and growth from this team,” Burgin said. “If you get enough support, it can completely self-fund.”

The only SEC school that has a varsity wrestling team in the D1 division is Missouri, but it technically plays under the MAC in this instance. Support from the other SEC members will have to grow for wrestling to become popularized and televised. Unfortunately, many D1 schools have been dropping their wrestling programs, with opportunities and scholarships lost for potential student-athletes.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

No. 12 Texas A&M women beat No. 23 Tennessee 76-71 in OT Associated Press

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Courtney Walker scored 29 points, including 10 in overtime, and No. 12 Texas A&M bounced back from two straight losses to beat No. 23 Tennessee 76-71 on Sunday.

After a sloppy first half, which ended with the Aggies on top 30-29, the third quarter was owned by Tennessee, which shot 60 percent to open a 51-40 lead. A&M made just two of 17 shots.

That is when Walker and the Aggies roared back, outscoring Tennessee 21 to 10 in the final period, which was capped by a game-tying field goal from Khaalia Hillsman with five seconds remaining.

Tennessee opened overtime with a free throw before Walker scored four points and Chelsea Jennings made two free throws for a 67-62 lead with 2:57 left.

Twice the Volunteers closed within one and each time Walker answered and the Aggies went 7 of 8 from the line in the last 1:34.

Hillsman added 14 points for the Aggies (16-7, 6-3 SEC).

Jordan Reynolds led the Lady Vols (14-9, 5-5) with 16 points.

Humans of Knoxville “I am really thankful for my family. I had a really hard time freshman year like feeling motivated and happy about things, and they were always there to pick me up and take care of me. Despite the fact that I was sad and upset about going to college they were just great about it like really helpful. And I am really thankful for my friends because they have been really understanding with that frustration of not finding a major and confused about what I want to do, and they have been really sweet about it.” -Margaret McCall, junior looking into audiology Alyssa White • The Daily Beacon