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Thursday, February 14, 2012

Issue 26, Volume 122

Rogero visits SGA, Vols handle Dores, sweep season series discusses KAT, UT relationship Dallas Abel

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Assistant News Editor Knoxville mayor Madeline Rogero appeared as a guest speaker at Student Senate on Tuesday night in the Shiloh Room of the UC. Before handing the floor over to Anne Wallace, the project manager of the Cumberland Avenue renovation project, Rogero had a message specifically for the UT students, nearly all of whom identified themselves as being from another city.

“Bloom where you are planted,” Rogero said. “Whether you want to be here after you graduate, we hope you’ll give back to our community … the more you can connect, the more you’ll want to give back.”

Rogero told students about her consistent communication with UT System President Joe DiPietro and Chancellor Jimmy Cheek but noted that her office less frequently speaks with UT students.

The mayor fielded questions from the senators on everything from safety in Fort Sanders to the new relationship between UT and Knoxville Area Transit.

With the university entering a new partnership with First Transit, which will take over the campus bus system this summer, students are no longer entitled to discounted bus passes.

“For several years the university and the city have had a partnership,” Rogero said.

“They (discounted bus fares) were a result of the arrangement we had. It’s because they were subsidized. UT made a decision to switch to a private provider.”

Rogero cited fairness between other Knoxville colleges as to why the city couldn’t foot the bill to continue allowing UT students to ride for cheap.

“One of the things that we have to do always, because we’re a public system is we want to increase ridership, but

we also have to be financially stable, so you’re always balancing that,” Rogero said. “Now that we don’t have the two million dollar business relationship with UT, we can’t afford (the bus subsidy), nor is it fair to other students for you all to get a much lower price.”

Rogero said UT could subsidize cheaper bus passes for its students as a part of its transportation services if it wanted, but said it would be up to the school to sponsor that.

She invited students to attend a Knoxville Transit Authority public meeting at 3 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the City County Building to voice their opinions.

“I’m sure at the hearing, they’ll also explain some of what I’ve told you,” Rogero said.

SGA’s City of Knoxville liaison Aaron Bush had met previously with Rogero, which helped him realize what meeting with such a diverse student group might have meant to her.

“In the past there has been a mayoral student board that was a maximum of five to eight students,” Bush said. “But this was a much more diverse crowd, and it was something that she was really, really excited about.

From her point of view, she was thrilled to be there.”

Rogero extended an invitation for students to meet with her in the mayor’s office if they desired and also stated her desire to attend future student senate meetings.

“Knoxville as a whole is wanting to hear their opinion specifically,” Bush said of the relationship between the city and UT students. “They were sought out and singled out amongst the crowd as an organization to go to and people to talk to for getting an actual feel about the students and what they were thinking on a variety of topics.”

Details of the Cumberland Avenue project will follow in an issue of The Daily Beacon next week.

The Tennessee Volunteers created their first road game winning streak Wednesday night in Nashville with a win over in-state rival Vanderbilt, 58-46.

Sophomore Jarnell Stokes continued to perform at a high level in SEC play scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. It was Stokes’ sixth straight doubledouble performance.

“I definitely think we are on a roll,” Stokes said. “I think we pushed the ball a lot more.

That’s the way our team should play. We defended well, which then (led) to offense.”

The Vols (13-10, 5-6 SEC) had the hot hand throughout the entire first half scoring 40 points and shooting 53 percent from the field. The Commodores (9-14, 3-8) were not able to handle the Vols’ high powered scoring attack.

The main contributor for the Vols was junior Trae Golden who had 11 of his 12 points in the first half. Golden returned to the starting lineup for the first time after his hamstring injury.

“I just wanted to get out to a good start, feel the team and ride off of that,” Golden said. “In the second half, I fell back and gave guys good shots by giving Jarnell and Jordan (McRae) the ball to get them going.”

After the hot start in the first half, the Volunteers cooled off only scoring six points in the first nine minutes of the second half. After a Josh Richardson basket at the 16:48 mark, Vanderbilt went on an 8-0 run over six minutes. Tennessee only finished with 18 points in the second half.

“I think in this particular case we got lazy,” head coach Cuonzo Martin said. “In a couple of other games the turnovers were in the half court of us not executing our offense.

I think we got a little careless and a little lazy on some of those passes.”

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If looking for a new twist on spring break this year, UT’s Outdoor Program may be the way to go. Be warned, though: they are an adventuresome bunch.

This semester, UTOP will be offering two spring break adventure trips in order to give students an opportunity to explore the outdoors, discover potential passions and educate themselves on how to best be equipped in nature.

The first trip, costing each participant $250, will take students on a kayaking trip throughout the Southeast, where they will tour Southern Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon Appalachian creeks and rivers.

UTOP also offers an advenKnoxville mayor Madeline Rogero speaks before the Dirty Guv’nahs perform at a free concert in Market ture excursion to Colorado Square. Rogero appeared as a guest speaker at Student and Utah. For $450, students who join the trip will learn Senate on Tuesday night.

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Sophomore forward Jarnell Stokes goes up strong for a dunk during the Vanderbilt game last night. Stokes continued his strong conference play with another doubledouble by scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Vanderbilt, a 3-point shooting team, was held to 3-14 from behind the arc for the game.

Another factor in the Vols’ win was the contribution by junior Jordan McRae. McRae recorded his first double-double of his career with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

“It was my first one so I am excited about it,” he said.

“Now I set a standard for myself and now (Martin) is going to expect it to see it

more now.”

The Vols have now won back-to-back road wins for the first time this season.

“It was an impressive win for us,” McRae said. “We had the game in control the whole game.”

The Vols played solid, tough defense only recording nine personal fouls for the entire game.

“The referees were letting us play so we were up on them,”

McRae said. “We were bumping them on their cuts and if the refs are going to let us play like that. It is our style anyway.”

Attendance in historic Memorial Gym was just 12,868.

The Volunteers return to action Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. as they take on rival Kentucky Wildcats on CBS. The Wildcats’ star forward, Nerlens Noel, is out for the season with a torn ACL.

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biking and canyoning abilities.

Both trips’ fees cover food, equipment rentals, transportation and lodging.

Nick Shoemaker, an Outdoor Center staff member, said UTOP’s investment in university students makes it a worthwhile program for all.

“All our trips try to be educational. We are going to teach the how to,” Shoemaker said.

“Instruction is what separates us from the other programs.”

In other words, UTOP exists for the learner, the true student. Shoemaker explained that the goal of UTOP is to help the members progress.

“I like to see people developing as leaders in their area of expertise. Every year’s class comes in with varying experience,” he said. “Every year they get better and better.”

UTOP members are quick to point out that the instruction

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provided is not the only thing that makes the program exceptional. Katielynn Parrott, a freshman in microbiology, said her first UTOP experience was a weekend trip. Going into the program as the new kid was nerve-racking for Parrot.

“It kind of makes you nervous doing something you’re not comfortable with. I was definitely nervous going into it,” Parrott said.

The anxiety did not last long as this particular group has a way of making everyone feel welcome.

“The guys working UTOP were super helpful. Literally the entire time there was staff with me,” Parrott explained.

Shoemaker reinforced this notion of community. With one word, he described the eagerness of a UTOP trip group to make newcomers feel welcome.

“Camaraderie,” Shoemaker said. “It’s like a family.”

UTOP will have another informational meeting regarding the Adventure Spring Break trips at 6 p.m. on Feb. 27 in the Outdoor Center, located in the basement of TRECs. Additionally, spring break trips are not the only programs sponsored by UTOP. The group also offers clinics, weekend trips and weekly activities throughout the semester.

For those specifically interested in community involvement, UTOP is working to support local projects through an All-Access weekend on Feb. 22-23.

For more information on any of the UTOP services and trips, contact the Outdoor Center at 865-974-9749 or email at utop@utk.edu.

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Isabelle Harrison, Andraya Carter, Cierra Burdick and Meighan Simmons laugh during the Lady Vols game against Ole Miss on Sunday.

Author recommends multicultural life Manuela Haddad Staff Writer

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Cathy Bao Bean

What exactly do a duck and a rabbit have to do with culture? The author Cathy Bao Bean answered that question among others during her lecture at the Black Cultural Center.

Author of “The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual” and co-author of “The Chopsticks-Fork Principle X 2: A Bilingual Reader,” Bean visited campus Wednesday afternoon on behalf of the Office of Multicultural Student Life.

Bean conveyed her message about the importance of living an intercultural life through humor and examples from her own life. She detailed a timeline of major events in her life that were impacted by her dual culture. The memories included when she moved to the U.S. from China at a young age, when she married a Caucasian man whose culture contrasted that of her parents and when she raised her son with both Chinese and American traditions. These memories stood out in her mind as defining experiences.

“I think it’s very interesting to learn about how she raised her son with two cultures,” Alex Brown, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in college student personnel, said. Brown helped to coordinate the event.

One of Bean’s points focused on the fact that everyone is part of more than just one culture, and each culture encourages different behavior.

“If you’re not a hermit, and you’re not because you’re here, you are at least bicultural,” Bean said to the small audience. “Everybody lives in different cultures, it could be school versus home; it could be in the city versus country. ... Everybody has these different places in their

behavior … people think if you’re an American that means you’re one thing; no, you’re lots of things.”

One difference between Eastern and Western cultures that Bean highlighted was the importance of individualism.

“There’s a pressure, especially in western cultures, (to) only be oneself; no, I say you have many selves. No one should tell you you’re a hypocrite because you do it one way here and another way there,” she said. “Unless you’re living in a cave and you’re the only person talking to yourself, you’re at least bicultural.”

Bean used a simple drawing to further explain her dual-cultural theme. Depending on the perspective of its viewer, the picture shows either a duck or a rabbit; she suggested that people could not see both the duck and the rabbit at the same time. The analogy supported her original claim: people can have more than one culture, but that they cannot be part of more than one at the same time.

“The human brain can look at the same drawing and see many different things. I can be Chinese; I can be American; I can be modern; I can be traditional; you just can’t do it all at once. What you do when you’re at least bicultural is (that) you learn how to switch very fast,” Bean said. “So, short of Multiple Personality Disorder, you can be all at once, and you’re not a hypocrite.”

Although only a handful of people attended the event, Bean had them laughing at every punch line. Brown was pleased with the event.

“I really enjoyed all of her personal anecdotes, and I enjoyed how she encouraged people to look at things from multiple perspectives,” he said.

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Saturday, February 16

What: The Vagina Monologues Where: UC Ballroom When: 7 p.m.

Price: Free for students, $5 for general public Victoria’s View: The episodic play focused on female empowerment through a series of quirky, humorous,

What: Valentine’s Romance with the KSO Where: Tennessee Theatre When: 8 p.m.

Price: $50 Melodi’s View: Missed the window for a Valentine’s Day concert? You have another chance to take your

and at times painful monologues returns to UT. This is the second showing of the three-night event, and luckily it falls on the most pseudo-romantic holiday of the year: Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re a resident of single town or already booed up, this event is sure to be an entertaining way to spend a Thursday night.

cutie out for a date this Saturday to the Tennessee Theatre. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is putting together a set of well-known romantic songs and transforming them so they are suited for a full orchestra.

Songs from “Titanic” and “Gone With the Wind” will be performed, and they’re sure to make you and your cutie swoon.

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Friday, February 15 What: Railroad Earth Where: Bijou Theater When: 8 p.m.

Price: $21.50 to $25 Victoria’s View: This New Jersey jam band has an eclectic, folksy sort of sound. If you enjoy any blend of the two sounds, these guys are a good fit for you. Enjoy a chill night downtown with these Bonnaroo players.

Check them out on YouTube and judge for yourself.

What: Patterson Hood with Dylan LeBlanc Where: Bijou Theater When: 8 p.m.

Price: $25 Melodi’s View: The Bijou Theatre is the perfect place to spend Saturday night, and who better to entertain than Drive-By Truckers’ main singer, Patterson Hood? Promoting his album, “Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance,” on a national tour, Hood is sure to play a great concert influ enced by classic rock with catchy tunes, and why not also enjoy up and coming sing er-songwriter Dylan LeBlanc as well.

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Sunday, February 17 What: Evgheny Brakhman: Rachmaninoff Remembered Where: UT’s Alumni Memorial Building When: 8 p.m.

Price: Free Melodi’s View: Rachmaninoff’s last concert before he passed was on the UT campus, and 70 years after it

happened, renown concert pianist Evgheny Brakham is visiting Knoxville to perform a concert in Rachmaninoff’s remembrance. Titled “Remembering Rachmaninoff,” this concert is sure to be filled with Knoxville community members and will also be a great place to finish up some last minute homework before classes.

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What: Glossary with Cory Branan and Telegraph Canyon Where: The Well When: 9 p.m.

Price: $7 Ages 21+ Victoria’s View: Murfreesboro indie-rock band Glossary has a familiar sound and a speakeasy sort of feel.

Lovers of more fast paced music may not enjoy this band’s easygoing tunes, but for those looking for a chill show, these guys will do just that. Check them out on YouTube and get a feel for this Middle Tennessee group.

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Somewhere...Hopefully Papal decisions reflect life choices Preston Peeden Assistant Editor When I was 15, I got a job bagging groceries.

Besides the fact that I constantly stole bags of Oberto Beef Jerky, nothing about that job stuck out to me more than the fact that from the very first second I started working there I wanted to quit.

I hated the customers; my manager hated me; and I was somehow bad at a job that involved putting items in a bag (I think I broke more than eight cartons of eggs in the first month alone). Regardless, I still worked there for three years.

I didn’t stay because of the pay or the lifelong friendships I had made with my coworkers (actually it was the opposite, as I made only the minimum wage for two years and I don’t think anyone liked me that first year due to my constant flop sweat attacks). But rather, I kept working there because my dad told me, simply, “you don’t quit.” And, well, I didn’t.

I guess no one shared the same advice with Pope Benedict XVI. For those who don’t know, Pope Benedict, though I would prefer to call him by his incredibly awesome surname Ratzinger, made headlines this week by announcing that he would step down from the papacy at the end of the month. This abdication marks the first time a pontiff has stepped down since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294, and we all remember how that one turned out.

Ratzinger’s announcement has been so jarring because it creates more questions than it gives answers to, such as: who is the next pope going to be; what will the incumbent pope do

in his retirement; and ultimately, what do we call him now, Ratzinger or Benedict, or something new, like Tevin or Dakota?

For those familiar with the soon-to-be former pope’s track record, the fact that he wanted to retire is not necessarily surprising.

In fact, before his election as the successor to Saint Peter, Ratzinger on three occasions had put in requests to resign from his duties as a cardinal. On all three requests, he cited his health and a desire to write full-time as contributing factors, and ultimately, he was brought back in, due to his close friendship to the then-living Pope John Paul II. It was clear, even before his election, that he had some misgivings about the lifetime appointment the job seemed to require.

When I first read about the pope’s decision, my thoughts drifted to that first job I had and about my decision to stay on for nearly three years (well to be completely honest, my first thought was a joke about Benedict giving up his papal duties for Lent, but then I drifted to my grocery store days).

I don’t blame the pope for stepping down.

If his heart wasn’t in it, there’s no reason for him to keep on going in the position. Being the pope is a very stressful job and it’s not like they get Sundays off.

I wish I had had his bravery to step down when I was 15, and I’m sure the repercussions wouldn’t have been much worse in my position.

Ultimately, for me, I feel there is a lesson in Benedict’s actions.

He’s a reminder that if there’s something you want to do, or simply something you don’t think you can do anymore, don’t worry about the consequences. Do what you want and what you need (for both the betterment of yourself and others). Life’s too short to watch it slip away. And besides, it’s not like you’re stepping down from being the pope or anything …

— Preston Peeden is a senior in history. He can be reached at ppeeden@utk.edu.

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‘State of the Union’ never worth watching Committee of Infractions by

Greg Bearringer As a rule, I never watch the State of the Union address.

Why? Well, for one thing, all of the applause is infuriating. I am not sure why this began — as with everything else wrong with the country, I blame Dwight Eisenhower. OK, not everything is his fault, but apparently every word that dripped out of that man’s mouth must have been like gravy but with bacon, because the amount of applause skyrocketed. Ever since, Congress apparently feels obligated to stand up and cheer at even the most benign things a president says. When I am elected president, I will start with almost completely benign phrases: “The U.S.A. will forever be the United States of America.”

The main reason I will probably never watch the State of the Union address again (unless I am invited) is simply because it’s very rarely worth the time. The president says many things people expect him to say, people react incredulously and little real effect is ever derived from the content. It is the spectacle that matters, not the substance, of what is said. In fact, if elected president I will do everything in my power to say increasingly ridiculous things: “Over the next four years, I advise Congress to extract Rhode Island from its natural place and move it off the coast of Canada that it might act as a support for a new bridge to Alaska.”

Of course, this would only be year one in office. Year two, I would give a State of the Union address every Monday.

Constitutionally, I would be bound to “from time to time give to Congress Information of the State of the Union and recommend

to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient (Article 2, Section 3). ...” Year three, I would revert to the way most presidents have given their addresses: in writing. You see, Washington and Adams were the only presidents to give it in person until Woodrow Wilson. The rest of them merely sent a report to the members of Congress; I am only assuming none of them rose and clapped after reading each syllable.

Year four, I would do the same thing, but instead of an exhaustive report, I would send this same note to congressmen and senators every day: “Please be advised that I am terribly bored in the White House, and with our country in dear peril, I request that you send me some bills to rectify both issues.”

If the president actually did revert to sending Congress a report detailing the condition of the country with a list of recommendations, people would say that he’s out of touch with the people or that he was a no-nonsense president. Either would be hogwash. Giving a speech that is usually not very grounded in reality and is never really effective does not make someone more people friendly. Giving a report in lieu of a speech does not indicate earnestness.

What I would like to see is a State of the Union where the president gave a succinct review of the major issues facing the country and gave curt, well reasoned conclusions as to what should be done about those issues.

Unfortunately, that’s not the way democracy works. Looking authoritative and receiving praise is rewarded; telling everyone to stop clapping would probably just seem awkward. So you will have to wait till 2025 to hear President Bearringer step up to the mic and say the magic words: “Please hold your applause until the end.”

— Greg Bearringer is a graduate student in history. He may be reached at gbearrin@ utk.edu.

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Native Southerners certainly know that there are very pervasive and harmful stereotypes directed toward them on a regular basis. Southerners are often depicted in the media as backward, uneducated, racist, sexist, homophobic lunatics. Southern stereotypes are entrenched in American history, but they are made worse by the tiny minority of Southerners who really are backward, uneducated, racist, sexist, homophobic lunatics.

One such lunatic is our very own Stacey Campfield.

When most people think of Stacey Campfield, they think of his pioneering “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which banned teachers from discussing homosexuality at school.

This landmark piece of legislation, which didn’t even make it to the House floor, is what made Campfield a national symbol of ridicule by those with common sense. But did you know that he has advocated other alienating legislation?

In 2007, Campfield sponsored a bill that mandated the issuing of death certificates for aborted fetuses. He claimed he wanted people to know how many abortions were being performed in Tennessee, information which is already reported to the Office of Vital Records. I have a feeling there were really other more condescending and shaming reasons for this bill.

In 2008, Campfield sponsored a bill requiring public colleges in Tennessee to allow their full-time employees to carry their handguns on campus. The Tennessee Board of Regent opposed the bill, along with a very strong majority of faculty and students here at UT. Campfield was elected to the state sen-

ate in 2010 where he tried his “Don’t Say Gay” bill yet again. Recently he submitted a modified version which allows teachers to answer children’s private questions but then requires the teachers to tell the child’s parents. Because gay kids certainly don’t have it hard enough as it is in grade school. ...

One of Campfield’s most recent bills would drastically reduce food assistance from families whose children are doing poorly in school. Starvation is a great motivation to study, after all.

Listed here is only the insanity that has been officially submitted for legislation. Not surprisingly, Campfield is also a bigot outside the state congress. He demanded to be allowed onto the Black Caucus because, you know, reverse racism. He stated that AIDS was created when a man copulated with a monkey and that it is nearly impossible to contract via heterosexual intercourse. He supported Todd “legitimate rape” Akin. The list never ends.

People like Stacey Campfield are the reason why the South still so often has a bad reputation among Americans and even the rest of the world.

People like Stacey Campfield see that the world is changing and are terrified. We are moving away from societal acceptance of automatic white, male, heterosexual dominance, so a small minority of white, male, heterosexuals feel so threatened they have to fight back with hate.

I don’t know what happened to Stacey Campfield in his childhood to make him fear and hate others so much, but I am genuinely sorry for it. To make it all that much worse, Campfield isn’t even from here. New York, please, you can take him back.

— Lindsay Lee is a junior majoring in mathematics. She can be reached at llee26@ utk.edu.

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Lit magazine reading rises from ashes after postponement Preston Peeden

Associate Editor UT showed its artsy side Tuesday as the “Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine� held its fall reading at the UC. Intimately nestled in the Hermitage Room, the event was an opportunity not only for the staff and contributors to show off the final product of their first semester labors, but it also offered these burgeoning writers the chance to strut their stuff for the assembled group. “Tonight was meant to be a celebration and an honor for the published authors for the fall edition of ‘Phoenix,’�

Editor-in-Chief Hannah Bloomfield, a senior in English who hosted the event, said. “It was meant to showcase their work and really show the student body that these are credible, talented authors and artists and that we wanted to hold a reading to showcase them.�

Full disclosure: Bloomfield is a copy editor for The Daily Beacon.

Originally scheduled for Jan. 17, the reading was pushed back due to inclement weather. This delay, however, did not hinder the number of

people there nor the enthusiasm of those in attendance. “I feel like we still had a good turnout,â€? Bloomfield said. â€œâ€Ś Still, I feel the readings were top quality and enjoyable.â€?

Bloomfield was not the only one who had a good time at the reading. “It was fun,� said Michael Herrell, a senior in English, who read his poem “Carolina Nectar� at the event. “I didn’t know how the content would go over, but it seemed to go well.�

Along with Herrell’s poem, three other pieces of work were read, including Genny Petschulat’s poem “Bom Dia, Flor Do Dia,� Miranda Jones’ short story, “In a Hand Basket,� and Rachael MacLean’s short story, “Never Be Nighttime,� which told the story of a mother and daughter struggling to live in a Talibancontrolled Kabul, Afghanistan.

For MacLean, a freshman in English, the night was uniquely special because this was her first published work. “The ‘Phoenix’ really seemed like a good place to get published and to get a little publicity around campus.�

MacLean said. “This was a great opportunity, and I felt it

went well.�

Ultimately, Tuesday night represented the “Phoenix� closing one chapter and beginning a new one for the spring. “This was a breath of fresh air,� Bloomfield said. “This was the final event for this fall edition. And I feel like it became a living thing. It’s now finally able to be on its own with its independence.

And now we’ve already started work on the next edition.�

The magazine accepts student and faculty produced fiction, poetry, art, performance art and original music. It has a rolling deadline for submissions to its spring edition, but there is a strong suggestion for work to be turned in online through phoenix@utk.edu by Feb. 25. For any questions on submissions, contact the staff through the previous address.

In the context of the night, however, Bloomfield expressed the uniqueness of the “Phoenix� on campus, which is now in its 54th year of publication. “Every ‘Phoenix’ is a little bit different,� Bloomfield said. “Every ‘Phoenix’ is kind of its own thing. And we can start on a new creative journey for the next ‘Phoenix.’�

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Contributor Bullet for My Valentine’s fourth album, “Temper Temper,� was released in the U.S. on Tuesday, just a day after its debut in the band’s homeland, the U.K. The album taps into the darker side of human emotions. The compilation of tracks express a feeling of bitter sadness, not just anger as the title might lead you to believe. Lead singer Matthew Tuck’s lyrics are elevated to another level due to his bandmates’ impressive skills; it’s a killer combination of drum beats and shredding on the guitar.

The musicians start strong, setting the tone for their singer in “Truth Hurts,� a track depicting the pain of the truth and the things one might do to cope. The beginning lyrics, “One more drink, one more pill/Just one more lie to make me feel/Like I have something left to give/‘Cause without it I’m just giving in,� speaks volumes on the powerless feeling brought on by the ugly truth, but there’s something missing.

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In contrast, something we might want but definitely donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need is to act on our violent impulses as done in the title track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Temper Temper.â&#x20AC;?

Unlike â&#x20AC;&#x153;Truth Hurts,â&#x20AC;? the message here is a burning desire to be reckless; it seems that a sense of power would be gained with the loss of control, balancing things out. It begins with a warning, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This time youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d better bite your tongue/ Think twice before you open that mouth,â&#x20AC;? while the chorus chimes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Temper temper, time to explode/ Feels good when I lose control/Temper temper, time to explode/Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s empty, time to reload.â&#x20AC;? Everyone has a breaking point, and it is clear it has been reached in this song.

Again, in â&#x20AC;&#x153;P.O.W.,â&#x20AC;? a breaking point is reached, but there is a sense of submission, not rebellion. In this song, power is willingly given up in an attempt for salvation. With the verse, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make, make, make it your way/All I wanna do is live another day/Make, make, make it your way/All I wanna do is live another day/(Live another day),â&#x20AC;? the idea of submission for survival is clear.

Paired with lyrics like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Claw myself from six feet under/ No, no more/Am I stuck here like a prisoner of war/I will breathe once more,â&#x20AC;? this song communicates that even if one

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must give in, one must never give up.

On the album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;P.O.Wâ&#x20AC;? is followed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dirty Little Secret,â&#x20AC;? which seems to be a prequel as it discusses a scenario he longs to escape, perhaps feeling like a prisoner to demands he can no longer meet. He tells of a loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret side exposed, the vicious, careless side. She keeps taking when he has nothing left to give, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another taste is what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for!/Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing left so you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take anymore!/Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve turned me up and smacked me on the floor!/ Straight for the throat/Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like an animal!â&#x20AC;?

Because of its heavy emotions, this album may be better suited for those of us who will be wallowing in their sorrows on this coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday, but it is relatable to anyone struggling to make it through angst. Whether you are unhappily single or just feeling alone, plug in the headphones and understand there are others in your company; take comfort in that feeling.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t throw a tantrum, just check out â&#x20AC;&#x153;Temper Temper,â&#x20AC;? now available on iTunes, Amazon, Walmart.com as well as other places. Curious but not convinced? Indulge in some chocolates as you sample the album on YouTube (free stuff and chocolate makes everything better.)

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Thursday, February 14, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Around Rocky Top

Lady Vols prep for in-state rival Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

Kamiko Williams prepares to pass the ball against Ole Miss on Sunday.

Lady Vol’s focus turns, offense key Lauren Kittrell

Sports Editor The Lady Vol softball team is currently 5-0 for the season, returning undefeated from the Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah.

The team’s sixth game against Oklahoma State was canceled Sunday due to below freezing wind chills. Despite the weather, the team put up high numbers with some heavy hitting, something co-head coach Karen Weekly said they had been working on in practice.

“There’s a lot of keys to hitting with power. We’ve been working on that as a team and I think we did some things in the middle of the tournament out there to generate some power,” Weekly said.

Part of that power hitting starts with the pitch. As the team heads to Florida for the

USF four-team tournament in Tampa, Weekly said she wants to see power generated from a good at bat.

“We have to have a good at bat, you have to get the right pitch and you have to be ready to take your cut when you get the right pitch,” Weekly said.

“This weekend we’re gonna try to put the same kind of swings on the ball, but we’re gonna face some really good pitching down in Florida.”

Senior pitcher Ivy Renfroe said she felt the team’s recent experience in Utah helped them prepare for the rest of the season. She said she’s hoping the team will continued to attack and be aggressive both offensively and defensively.

“I just think we learned that we need to play together and come out and attack. ...” Renfroe said. “I think we learned we can play together.”

Weekly said the team’s offense will be the focus of the

season.

“We have a lineup that strengthens us offensively and we have a lineup that strengthens us defensively, but we talk about it all the time that the SEC, the teams that are winning the most in the SEC have strong pitching and strong offense,” she said. “We might give up a little bit here and there defensively to get those big sticks in the order.”

That said, the team will be moving to a four-pitcher system in Ivy Renfroe, Ellen Renfroe, Erin Gabriel and Cheyanne Tarango. Weekly said each individual will be expected to play their part.

“I think all four are gonna be key for us. They may not all four start different games, but all four are gonna have a place in different games,” Weekly said. “You may see a game where all four girls get in the game, that may happen down the road.

The Tennessee Lady Volunteers (19-5, 10-1 SEC) look to keep their two-game winning streak against the Vanderbilt Commodores (15-8, 5-5 SEC).

The Lady Vols are coming off of a 97-68 victory against the Ole Miss Rebels on Feb. 10 in which they were able to shoot a seasonbest 59.4 percent from the field. While they did shoot the ball well, senior forward Taber Spani said that the team isn’t satisfied.

“A lot of it had to do with us being able to get up and down the floor,” Spani said.

“We moved very fast and very quick. That always helps when you’re shooting high percentage shotslayups and jumpers. We’re excited about that, but we also had 19 turnovers and they scored 20 points off of our turnovers. We’re not satisfied. We’re excited to go out with this win, but hopefully we’ll get our legs back before we play Vandy ... we have a lot of work to do.”

The Commodores, one of two in-state rivals, are no strangers to the Lady Vols.

Earlier this year, the Lady Vols were able to defeat the Commodores, 83-75, on the road Jan. 24.

“They are a team that never quits,” senior guard Kamiko Williams said.

“They’ve always been that way but I think now that they’ve gotten more experience with (Christina) Foggie and (Jasmine) Lister they’ve gotten more confident and it shows, so just coming in we know what to expect and we just got to bring it.”

The Lady Vols have battled injuries all season long, but they will have an entire week off before facing Vanderbilt, which

should give the team some much needed time to heal.

“This was a great week to have off,” head coach Holly Warlick said. “We’re healing. Kamiko’s ankle is getting better. Cierra (Burdick) is getting in a little bit better shape. Izzy (Harrison) is continuing to rehab and progress. We needed a break. I think Taber was banged up a little bit so it was some good rest for us.”

The Lady Vol offense seems to gain more confidence with each passing game, even playing even better at home, averaging 84.1 points per game inside Thompson-Boling Arena.

“We are so versatile, that is what I love about us,” Warlick said. “We can post a Taber or Cierra and they can come in and hit the high post shot and shoot the three, ... then Bashaara (Graves) can step out, so there is a lot of versatility that we have. For the most part, I think they understand what is a good shot and a bad shot. We don’t take a lot of bad shots.

They are very skilled offensive players.”

The Vanderbilt game on Sunday will be the annual “Live Pink, Bleed Orange” breast cancer awareness game for the Lady Vols.

This year’s game will have more of a meaning for Warlick as her sister, Marion Serrill, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Our Vanderbilt game this weekend is our ‘Live Pink, Bleed Orange’ game, and it has taken on a totally different meaning for myself,” Warlick said. “My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer this fall and had a double mastectomy, so as my efforts have been to find a cure for everyone it got really personal this fall so it has a huge meaning for me on Sunday.”

We’ve prepared each of them for that, to go in and go one time through the batting order and if that’s one it takes to give a team four different looks, that’s what we’ll do,” she said.

“At the same time, they each four have to be doing their job,” Weekly continued. “The number one thing for us is to get in there and throw strikes.

We don’t want to get behind on hitters and we don’t want to walk batters. As long as each of them is getting in there and attacking batters and throwing strikes and staying ahead in the count and just in attack mode at all times, they’re each gonna play big roles for us.”

Ivy Renfroe said the additions to their pitching rotation are welcomed by she and her sister.

“Me and Ellen love having other pitchers pitch too. It gives us a break. We love having them with us,” Ivy Renfroe said. “It’s an advantage for us in a good way. You don’t get worn down, you get to rest for a game or so.”

For now, the team will be focusing on one game at a time.

“As a team we’re right where we want to be and just continuing playing one game at a time during the season,” Ivy Renfroe said. “You can get overloaded with winning the world series and all that stuff but one game at a time for sure.”

But that’s not where their focus stops.

“I think for us, especially for this season we’re really looking for the national championship at the end,” she said. “I know Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon it’s far away, but it goes by fast. The motivation, I think, Taber Spani spots up for a quick jumper from the wing is there.” during the Ole Miss game on Sunday.