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Need Valentine’s Day plans? Get drunk on Knoxville Opera’s ‘Elixir of Love’

Tennis Vols prepare to face top-ranked foes in tournament

Author speaks on growing up as a young black man in the Deep South

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It’s harder than it looks: Students work to educate students on federal budget

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Issue 25, Volume 125

Officers provide UT misses out on chance safety bolster NCAA tourney protocol to resume with 67-58 loss refresher Steven Cook Katelyn Hadder

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Junior forward Jarnell Stokes has his shot blocked by Florida’s Chris Walker, left, and Will Yeguete, right, in the Vols’ 67-58 loss to the Gators at ThompsonBoling Arena on Tuesday.

Poets promote tolerance in slam event Noreen Premji • The Daily Beacon

“I need to report an armed robbery.” Whether it is a break in or petty theft, this is the most common emergency call the Knoxville Police Department receives from UT students. But for many students, the protocol for reporting an emergency is a mystery, despite blue light systems and two different outlets for dispatching police units. Shelby Neal, sophomore in deaf and hard of hearing education, has dealt with this dilemma directly. “When I worked a shift at Volunteer Hall’s front desk, we had a call come in about an assault between a man and a woman in the hall,” Neal said. “I immediately told the residence advisor, simply because I don’t normally work there. I assumed she would call UTPD, but KPD was called. I’m actually not quite sure who you are supposed to call for what.” Holding complete jurisdiction over the university and its campus, students should call UTPD when something directly related to UT or UT property occurs. KPD intervenes when a crime happens off-campus or when the crime moves beyond UTPD’s responsibilities, such as in cases of armed robbery or acts of violence. While they represent most common forms of crime at UT, KPD Petty Officer 2nd Class James Williams said he believes armed robberies are typically easily resolved. “Armed robberies will immediately dispatch two vehicles, depending on staff,” Williams said. “That being said, one unit will go directly to the scene to question the victim and to file a police report, while the other will begin scanning the perimeter.” Although students are encouraged to use discretion in contacting police authorities, Williams stressed the importance of immediacy in calling the police department for assistance. An immediate threat, however, is best reported via 911.

Tennessee needed to hit its shots and feed off its raucous crowd to have a chance at revenge against the thirdranked team in the country. It did. The Vols also needed the breaks to go their way come crunch time. They did not. The No. 3 Florida Gators outlasted the Tennessee Volunteers, 67-58, on Tuesday night inside Thompson-Boling Arena, staying unbeaten in SEC play and snatching what would have been a season-changing win from the desperate Vols. Jarnell Stokes led the Vols with 20 points and 11 rebounds on 7-for-11 shooting, and Jordan McRae added 17 points. But that wasn’t enough to sway a back-andforth contest in the home team’s favor. “It’s very, very frustrating,” Stokes said after the loss. “We felt like we were right there. We made plays on the defensive end but came up

short on the offensive end.” The Vols held the Gators to 36 percent (21-for-58) shooting on the night, much lower than UT’s 46 percent clip (22-for-48) against the SEC’s top defense. But Cuonzo Martin’s Vols could not hold onto the ball in opportune moments, turning it over 15 times — which Florida turned into 19 points — and eventually sealing UT’s fate. “We felt like we were ready to win the game,” Martin said. “We did everything to win the game, but you have to take care of the basketball. Against a good team, you can’t make those types of mistakes.” The Gators took control of a seesawing game quickly after the break and maintained it for virtually the entire second half as the Vols’ early shooting success went awry. But UT still mounted its comeback, going on an 8-2 run to make it 55-54 Florida with just five minutes left.

Stefan Hatfield • The Daily Beacon

Vols let another one slip away

Joshua Bennett performs poetry as part of the Striver’s Row poetry slam on Monday in the University Center Auditorium.

Hannah Moulton Contributor Jazz music flooded the UC Auditorium Monday night as students prepared for an evening of emotionally fueled poetry. The poetry slam, sponsored by the Black Cultural Programming Committee, showcased the talents of the Striver’s Row poets. The event was not exclusive to spoken word, with Strange Fruit Dance Company opening the poetry slam with a choreographed routine to “Wade in the Water.” Joshua Bennett, Alysia Harris, Miles Hodges, Jasmine Mans and Carvens Lissaint comprise the group, which was founded in 2010. The poets had previously known each other as individual performers before forming a group. Since 2010, the poets have performed for a number of well-known events, such as the Sundance Film Festival, NAACP Image Awards and Obama’s Evening of Music and Poetry at the White House. The performances at the poetry slam spoke of life, love and faith, among other topics. In recognition of Black History Month, the poetry touched upon the topic of racial discrimination. Harris spoke of what it was like to be a female of mixed heritage.

In a preface to her poem, Harris dedicated her reading to the women of her family, as well as anyone with a “complex ancestry.” “I think a lot of times we’re sort of skipped over or ignored,” Harris said. “But we know that black history happens in our homes, our kitchens, in our cars.” In a preface to one of his poems, Hodges spoke on the topic of sexism. “We have a responsibility as men to do our part if we are going to call ourselves artists to do our part to project women, to cultivate their image, in a positive manner,” Hodges said about the unjust portrayal of “non-white women in the media.” Tales of love and heartbreak were also included in the poetry. Harris spoke of a lost love, and how “everybody should get to fall in love in Paris.” Mans performed a poem from the perspective of someone finding love for the first time. The Striver’s Row poets said they hope their audience takes at least one thing from their performances. During a Q&A session at the end of the program, an attendee asked what the poets wanted to convey with their emotional, and sometimes controversial, readings. See POETRY on Page 5

SGA pushes petition in response to Campfield’s activity fees legislation Hayley Brundige Asst. Photo Editor

Hanna Lustig News Editor A campus without the TRECS, student health, the UC, guest speakers or Volapalooza – this is the future students face should Sen. Stacey Campfield’s most recent bills pass through the Tennessee legislature. Senate Bill 2493 would prohibit the use of institutional revenue, which includes student activity fees, to pay for visiting or guest speakers at public institutions in Tennessee. This motion comes on the heels of Campfield’s Jan. 15 Senate Bill 1608, which proposed the distribution of student fees in proportion to an organization’s membership.

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