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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Issue 29, Volume 122

New TVC Students protest fracking proposal in D.C. director wins Emmy Owen Schumacher Staff Writer

Staff Reports

“Bozo the Clown” fan.

Emmy winner. Video production specialist.

That is a very abbreviated resume for Mike Wiseman, the newest staff member at the UT School of Journalism and Electronic Media (JEM).

Wiseman helps operate The Volunteer Channel (TVC), UT’s student television station, which is now controlled by the school, and his position at the channel is a perfect fit.

“It has always been my ultimate dream to combine my love for TV with my passion for teaching, so when this opportunity came up I jumped on it. I’m extremely happy.”

Wiseman’s interest in video production originated in an unusual place.

“When I was a little boy, about 4 or 5, I saw ‘Bozo the Clown’ in Chicago,” Wiseman laughed. “I was amazed by everything happening behind the scenes. It snowballed from there.”

His mother fed his interest in video production and bought him a camera, which he used to capture band practices and short movies with his brother.

Wiseman has come a long way since his days of “Bozo the Clown” and home movies. He recently earned an Emmy for his coverage of the Gatlinburg Christmas parade, which he worked on during his time with the local NBC station, WBIR-TV. Although previously nominated for an Emmy, he never imagined winning one.

“I was in a category with so many talented people, and when they announced my name, I was totally shocked … it felt like a dream.”

Wiseman was thrilled about winning an Emmy, but recognition for his work has never been a goal.

“I don’t do what I do for accolades or awards. I do it because I love it,” Wiseman said.

Wiseman has big plans for TVC. Although he wants to stay true to the channel’s staples like “Hot Topix” and “Greek Corner,” he said he hopes to add fun programs such as Saturday morning cartoons and “The Son of Ghoul Show,” where B horror films are featured along with comedy sketches.

“I want TVC’s programming to fit the flavor of the campus,” Wiseman said. “I’m excited about being here. I’m looking forward to growing TVC and making JEM bigger and better.”

Despite frigid temperatures, members of UT’s SPEAK club marched around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday to voice their concerns about the threat of climate change.

They were not alone; more than 35,000 other demonstrators joined them in what organizers called the largest climate-change protest in U.S. history.

SPEAK, or Students Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville, is a student group that aims to bring about environmental awareness and action to UT’s campus and the Knoxville community. Traveling to the nation’s capital for Sunday’s climate rally was a way for the club to be a part of the climate change conservation movement on a

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tional methods of oil production. Many protestors fear underground contamination in areas surrounding the extraction points. High levels of water pollution have been reported.

The crowds urged President Obama, who has already delayed the proposal, to exercise his executive veto on the bill. Speakers at the event said the decision he makes will be a key part of his legacy.

Eric McAnly, co-president of SPEAK and a senior in chemistry, has attended the event each of its three years of existence. The original protest in 2011 involved fewer than 5,000 people, and McAnly noted the march’s growth.

“I thought the rally went rather well for the weather conditions and for the amount of people who were there,” said McAnly. “I think there were more people there than they ever expected.”

He drew parallels between Martin

Luther King Jr.’s march on Washington 50 years ago and the environmental march held on Sunday.

“I think it was great (of organizers) to connect that social justice issue from back in the ‘60s with what we are now facing, this injustice upon the climate,” he said. “This is really a historical moment.”

Kelsey Campbell, an undecided freshman and a member of SPEAK, was also impressed with the movement.

“I couldn’t believe the turnout and the positive, peaceful feel of the demonstration,” she said. “I hope the scale of the event will encourage people to do their own research on the Keystone pipeline and climate change instead on dismissing it as a radical cause.”

Environmental activists are cautiously hopeful and eager to hear a decision from the president. For more information about this movement visit 350.org.

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UT’s SPEAK club marches around the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

‘EcoCAR2’ brings opportunities for students RJ Vogt News Editor For most students, a free 2013 Chevy Malibu might sound like reason to celebrate; for UT’s EcoCAR2 team, however, it’s just something to dismantle in the basement of Dougherty.

As part of their senior project, the group of engineers is competing in EcoCAR2, a three-year-long advanced vehicle technology competition sponsored by the Department of Energy and General Motors.

“In the first year you design the vehicle, and in the second year you build the vehicle,” said Katelynn Routh, the communication manager on the project.

“The third year is about refining it.”

Routh, a senior in communications and political science, said the team is currently in year two and has already begun dismantling the Malibu, which was donated by General Motors. They plan to implement the designs of last year’s team, creating a series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that will run on electricity and E85, a blend of ethanol and gasoline.

The team members change from year to year, as each class of seniors works on either design, implementation or revision. Although working on the EcoCAR2 project may not mean seeing

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more national level.

Organized by the environmental groups 350.org and Sierra Club, the march was focused specifically on demonstrators’ opposition to the proposed construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, an oil pipeline that would run from Canada to Texas and collect oil from tar sands.

Bipartisan supporters in the Senate are pushing for approval of the $5.3 billion pipeline, hoping to create more jobs for the downtrodden economy and make progress toward energy independence.

Opponents of the proposal, however, cite the risk of an oil spill from the pipeline as well as its potentially dangerous extraction methods as reasons for dismissal.

Known as “fracking,” the process of the oil’s extraction is widely thought to emit more greenhouse gases than tradi-

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it through to the final product, Routh said that the experience is an important career step.

“A big factor of it is to train these engineers,” she said. “The way that the competition is modeled is actually off of General Motors vehicle design program. (The engineers) design, build and revise the cars; that’s exactly how General Motors does it. So a lot of the engineers are hired by General Motors.”

John Utley was one of those hires after his work on the team last year.

While currently pursuing his master’s in science and mechanical engineering, he serves as the EcoCAR2 team leader and graduate research assistant.

After this summer, he will begin his work on hybrid battery applications in General Motors’ Global Battery Systems Laboratory.

Utley said that the change from year to year poses unique challenges to UT’s team.

“It is difficult having to deal with the turnover from year to year,” he said.

“Some teams aren’t structured the way that we are, but we like to limit the outsiders who just look on. So by setting it up to have the senior design group only work on it, it provides all hands on deck.”

He described a boot camp process where the new batch of seniors read

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through all the reports from the previous year during the first week of the fall semester.

“We had 600 pages worth of documentation of all the work that we did last year, on top of all the computer models and simulations that we had performed and developed,” Utley said.

“It’s a difficult process.”

Despite the difficulties, UT has performed well in similar competitions, winning the 1989 Methanol Marathon, the 1990 Methanol Challenge, the 1991 Natural Gas Challenge and the 1995 Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Challenge. Scattered among the overall victories are various 1st place finishes in specific events like dynamic handling, towing and acceleration.

“We placed 6th overall in year one of EcoCAR2. Our mechanical team’s presentation got 2nd place at the Year 1 Competition,” Utley said.

The highly competitive field features 15 universities, including Mississippi State University, The Ohio State University and Virginia Tech. The best design will win grant money and an award, as well as potentially influence future car designs. Routh said that car companies sometimes do take factors from the design and implement them in their own products.

The team works out of the basement

of the Dougherty Engineering building, which is outfitted with a vehicle lift.

They also have an offsite dynamometer off White Avenue, allowing them to simulate vehicular driving inside the lab and take measurements.

Utley predicted a completed final product by the May deadline but admitted likely obstacles.

“There will undoubtedly be some late nights and some unforeseen challenges that will pop up here and there,” he said. “We have a great group of sponsors for the competition and faculty advisers who have been through this time and time again. Having their expertise available to us really is a great advantage for our team.”

For those interested in applying for next year’s team, there is an information session this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. in Room 225 of the University Center.

Utley recommended it for engineers and business students alike.

“Eco-Cars really provides a great opportunity for all of these students to get their foot in the door of the automotive engineering field,” Utley said. “And not only for the engineers, but for the communications students and the business (students), it gives them a great, real-world environment and project with deliverables and high expectations.”

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HISTORY

1807 — Aaron Burr arrested for treason

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Aaron Burr, a former U.S. vice president, is arrested in Alabama on charges of plotting to annex Spanish territory in Louisiana and Mexico to be used toward the establishment of an independent republic.

In November 1800, in an election conducted before presidential and vice-presidential candidates shared a single ticket, Thomas Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, defeated Federalist incumbent John Adams with 73 electoral votes each. The tie vote then went to the House to be decided, and Federalist Alexander Hamilton was instrumental in breaking the deadlock in Jefferson’s favor. Burr, because he finished second, became vice president.

During the next few years, President Jefferson grew apart from his vice president and did not support Burr’s renomination to a second term in 1804. A faction of the Federalists, who had found their fortunes drastically diminished after the ascendance of Jefferson, sought to enlist the disgruntled Burr into their party. However, Alexander Hamilton opposed such a move and was quoted by a New York newspaper saying that he “looked upon Mr. Burr to be a dangerous man, and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government.” The article also referred to occasions when Hamilton had expressed an even “more despicable opinion of Burr.” Burr demanded an apology, Hamilton refused, so Burr challenged his old political antagonist to a duel.

On July 11, 1804, the pair met at a remote spot in Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton, whose son was killed in a duel three years earlier, deliberately fired into the air, but Burr fired with intent to kill. Hamilton, fatally wounded, died in New York City the next day.

The questionable circumstances of Hamilton’s death effectively brought Burr’s political career to an end.

Fleeing to Virginia, he traveled to New Orleans after finishing his term as vice president and met with U.S. General James Wilkinson, who was an agent for the Spanish.

The exact nature of what the two plotted is unknown, but speculation ranges from the establishment of an independent republic in the American Southwest to the seizure of territory in Spanish America for the same purpose.

In the fall of 1806, Burr led a group of well-armed colonists toward New Orleans, prompting an immediate investigation by U.S. authorities. General Wilkinson, in an effort to save himself, turned against Burr and sent dispatches to Washington accusing Burr of treason. On February 19, 1807, Burr was arrested in Alabama for treason and sent to Richmond, Virginia, to be tried in a U.S. circuit court.

1847 — Donner Party rescued On this day in 1847, the first rescuers reach surviving members of the Donner Party, a group of California-bound emigrants stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

In the summer of 1846, in the midst of a Western-bound fever sweeping the United States, 89 people--including 31 members of the Donner and Reed families--set out in a wagon train from Springfield, Illinois. After arriving at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, the emigrants decided to avoid the usual route and try a new trail recently blazed by California promoter Lansford Hastings, the so-called “Hastings Cutoff.” After electing George Donner as their captain, the party departed Fort Bridger in mid-July. The shortcut was nothing of the sort: It set the Donner Party back nearly three weeks and cost them much-needed supplies.

After suffering great hardships in the Wasatch Mountains, the Great Salt Lake Desert and along the Humboldt River, they finally reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains in early October.

Despite the lateness of the season, the emigrants continued to press on, and on October 28 they camped at Truckee Lake, located in the high mountains 21 kilometers northwest of Lake Tahoe. Overnight, an early winter storm blanketed the ground with snow, blocking the mountain pass and trapping the Donner Party.

Most of the group stayed near the lake--now known as Donner Lake--while the Donner family and others made camp six miles away at Alder Creek. Building makeshift tents out of their wagons and killing their oxen for food, they hoped for a thaw that never came. Fifteen of the stronger emigrants, later known as the Forlorn Hope, set out west on snowshoes for Sutter’s Fort near San Francisco on December 16. Three weeks later, after harsh weather and lack of supplies killed several of the expedition and forced the others to resort to cannibalism, seven survivors reached a Native American village.

News of the stranded Donner Party traveled fast to Sutter’s Fort, and a rescue party set out on January 31. Arriving at Donner Lake 20 days later, they found the camp completely snowbound and the surviving emigrants delirious with relief at their arrival. Rescuers fed the starving group as well as they could and then began evacuating them. Three more rescue parties arrived to help, but the return to Sutter’s Fort proved equally harrowing, and the last survivors didn’t reach safety until late April. Of the 89 original members of the Donner Party, only 45 reached California.

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Rachmaninoff honored at anniversary concert Miles Carter

Contributor Seventy years ago, Sergei Rachmaninoff performed his last concert on the UT campus in what is now the Alumni Memorial Building.

Fast-forward to Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, when worldclass Russian pianist Evgeny Brakhman visited the same location on the same day to honor Rachmaninoff and his last concert by performing his pieces in the Cox Auditorium.

The Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series partnered with the School of Music and the College of Arts and Sciences for this completely free event.

“We had great sponsors,” Jeffrey Pappas, director of the School of Music, said. “This is a partnership that the School of Music is creating with other community entities and we’re thrilled to have all that support from our community this evening.”

Students and many people from the Knoxville community attended. Many of those in attendance were standing in the back or sitting on the walking rails just to get their share of the magical event.

Among the audience was Harrison Hilt, sophomore in civil engineering, who said he decided to take advantage of the free concert.

“I had never heard of Rachmaninoff or been to a classical music performance before, but I was familiar with some classical music works,” Hilt said.

Brakhman, performing on his favorite piano model, a Steinway & Sons, played solo piano pieces written by Rachmaninoff, who in between pieces he declared as one of his favorite composers. Pappas, who also helped organize the event, said he was overjoyed by the entire experience.

“It was a major concert. We had a wonderful turnout and we’re very thrilled about that.

I think we commemorated an anniversary here very nicely,” Pappas said.

Brakhman followed his final performance of “Preludes” with two encores, both of which were his own compositions.

Hilt said his favorite part of the night was the encores.

“When he came back on, you could really see Brakhman’s personality coming to the forefront. He was out there having

fun and enjoying himself,” Hilt said. “Performers don’t always show their true colors while they’re on stage. I thought it was really cool that he was able to go out and have fun on stage and not be so professional.”

Pappas said that his least favorite part of the event was that it had to end.

“I’d be hard-pressed to find something I didn’t like. I could sit here all night. That’s probably the thing I didn’t like: that it had to end,” Pappas said.

Conversely, Hilt said his only complaint of the night was the overall length of the performance.

“Overall, his performance was very impressive. However, two hours of piano music was a bit much for someone like me, who is not an avid classical music listener,” Hilt said.

Pappas said that the best part of the event was the intensity of the spirit of the evening.

“To have 900-plus people show up for an event on a Sunday night to hear music of Sergei Rachmaninoff by a Russian pianist in the same hall where Rachmaninoff performed his last concert, I think the essence of the spirit is very, Sergei Rachmaninoff plays the piano. very special,” he said.

‘Beautiful Creatures’ shows power of love Rebecca Butcher Staff Writer A coming-of-age story embedded with supernatural elements and a heart-wrenching romance are all parts of the new film, “Beautiful Creatures.”

The film is based off the first novel in the New York Times best selling young adult series “Caster Chronicles,” written

by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

The film follows southerners Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich) and Lena Duchannes (Alice Englert) who find one another in the sleepy town of Gatlin, N.C. The romance factor begins early, because even before the two meet, they have been dreaming about one another for months.

Ethan is a junior at the local high school. He’s charming, witty and takes an interest in reading the books on the church’s banned books list, reading “SlaughterhouseFive” at the beginning of the

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film. Having lived in Gatlin his entire life, Ethan yearns to escape as soon as he can. When asked where he’s applying to college, he replies with “everywhere a thousand miles from here.” Once he meets Lena, a strange new girl in town that he realizes is the one he’s been dreaming about, that changes drastically.

The story’s main character, Lena, enters Gatlin with a chip on her shoulder, to say the least. Her family already has a reputation for witchcraft and stirs up fear within the community. Before she can even utter her name in class, someone else does for her. Lena informs Ethan that some families have money and prestige, while hers has powers. Instead of the insensitive title of “witch,” she refers to herself as a caster, the title used for the supernatural in the book series.

Following with the comingof-age theme, once she hits her 16th birthday her true character will manifest itself in a type of magical awakening. With the

entire movie centered on her possible turn to evil, a few gender issues are brought to light.

Lena’s uncle, with whom she is living, informs her that only women are slaves to this turning and subject to their “true” selves while men are not. Lena tries desperately to avoid this, as she comes from a long line of casters who have turned bad.

But don’t be fooled by the abnormalities of the Duchannes family. They are just like every other family with problems.

Any degree of normalcy that Lena can obtain are cherished, and she does the very best she can as Ethan’s girlfriend.

She comments more than a few times that she wants to partake in normal dating activities such as awkward dates. But when much of the world’s fate lays in one’s hands, normalcy is no

easy feat.

The fact that love conquers all is reiterated again and again throughout the film. Although Ethan has no powers and is merely a human, he is able to protect Lena in a way no one else can. It seems a bit far-fetched that love alone can have such a powerful affect.

But looking back at other wellknown fantasy novels or movies, it is only fitting. In “Harry Potter,” it is love that defeats Voldemort and strengthens the scarred boy. In a similar way it is love that beats back the flames of evil that are within Lena.

Lena chooses to ignore any wickedness that might be calling her, and in order to survive and avoid the darkness she faces the conflict of surrendering what’s most dear to her.

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UT drops ball with Adidas sponsorship Dear Editor, I am writing out of concern for the workers that produce UT apparel. Although a small amount of our apparel is currently sourced from Alta Gracia, a living wage, sweatshopfree clothing brand, the vast majority of UT apparel is sourced from Adidas, which is currently recognized as one of the worst companies in the garment industry.

Two years ago, the PT Kizone factory in Indonesia shut down abruptly after its owner fled the country, failing to pay 2,800 workers at least $3.3 million in legally mandated severance — nearly a year’s wages. In response, Nike and its buying agent, Green Textile, paid the workers partial severance of $1.5 million, an act that was no doubt influenced by universities taking action just two years earlier to hold the brand accountable for severance violations in Honduras. The Dallas Cowboys have also paid $50,000.

To date, Adidas is the only brand that has chosen to deny all responsibility at PT Kizone, refusing to pay even a penny of the $1.8 million in severance the workers are still owed.

Adidas has instead chosen to mislead students and administrators by citing false claims as well as a series of other extraneous actions it

is taking. More than two thirds of PT Kizone workers are still unemployed, and many have had to sell all their belongings, pull their children out of school and can barely afford more than two meals a day.

In response, six universities (Cornell, Oberlin, the University of Washington, Rutgers, Georgetown and the College of William and Mary) have all chosen to sever or refuse to renew their contracts with Adidas.

However, there has yet to be any real action from our administration against the brand, even though we have one of the largest Adidas contracts in the United States. Every time the UT logo is printed on Adidas clothing, the Volunteer spirit is corrupted and used to sell clothing that has been produced without compensation for the people who sewed it.

Our very tuition dollars are being used to support egregious exploitation. The UT Knoxville administration should confront Adidas about this blatant violation of worker’s rights and, in the event that Adidas still refuses to pay these severance wages, cut ties with the unethical business altogether.

— Robert Naylor is a sophomore in global studies. He can be reached at pjb396@utk.

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Learn from history to improve future Lost in Communication by

Jan Urbano The word “history” brings up different connotations. One might find that it brings up memories of a younger time, when life was filled with more fun and games and less anxiety and work. Another person may remember times of sadness and depression, marked with isolation and hate. Still another might think back even further and imagine the times described in massive historical archives and encyclopedias, when life was often marked with bloodshed, cruelty, diseases and pain.

An infinite amount of events, groundbreaking and trivial, occurred before our entrance into this world. Looking back on history, whether it spans millennia or a decade, there always seems to be a strange pattern of events that are similar to each other or seem to be connected. Take for example the strange coincidence of the pope’s resignation and a lightning strike hitting the Vatican, or the meteor striking Russia earlier this week on the same day as Galileo’s birthday. Although the aforementioned are weak examples of the pattern of historical coincidence, there are other examples of strange historical correlations.

In one of my history classes, I was tasked with reading a book describing Alexander the Great’s expansion from the Mediterranean all the way through India. The book did a fine job of making history actually interesting to people who don’t normally delve deep into history.

The interesting part, however, were the connections it established between the past, and recent and current events. A big part of the book illustrated the trouble that Alexander the Great had in stabilizing the region known as Bactria, which include land that would eventually be present day Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Although Alexander had little difficulty in conquering the area, he had much more difficulty in keeping the area under control. The fact that the region had people resisting and performing guerrilla warfare long before the

British, Russians and even Americans invaded the region brings up doubts about the current American occupation and presence. It begs the question: what if the region had never been cruelly invaded by world powers and had its economic foundation destroyed? The legality and ethics of the American invasion and occupation are a different question – the question instead is whether the occupation will be successful and bestow the region with overall positive effects, instead of causing another cycle of violence and death that has occurred countless times in the past.

Some people say that the Taliban, although cruel and ruthless, has allowed for efficient organization and law in the region, thereby stabilizing it. The volatility of the region, however, is one that is hard to control and accurately take action against. The violence and wars that have occurred in the area and even the peaceful intentions of Islam have not been to keep the area safe for very long. Who is to say that any approach, whether it be immoral or not, will even succeed?

I will admit, though, that I am not in any way a history major. However, I see patterns.

The old adage, “History tends to repeat itself,” can be more eloquently said by Mark Twain: “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” History is fascinating in the sense that it tells of the state of lives of people that lived on this world before us. That being said, it helps that we learn from their passing, or else we will fall into the failures and traps they eventually succumbed to. In reference to the current American occupation of Afghanistan and Pakistan, we need to be able to learn from the mistakes that have happened.

Although we may have more advanced technologies today, human nature does not change so much that our kind cannot distinguish itself throughout different times, and by believing that we are superior today, we set ourselves for failure later on. We must approach the future with enough foresight that we have gleaned from our past and others’ in order to keep making progress.

— Jan Urbano is a junior in biological sciences. He can be reached at jurbano@utk.edu.

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Perhaps more than any other time in human history, we are approaching a remarkable age of potential human achievement — if we could only eliminate our contemptuous self-importance and our self-righteous differences. The past century has seen a stunning explosion of technological progression. In a little over sixty years humanity went from its first rickety, barely sustainable flight to landing a man on the moon and safely returning him to a world of instantaneous communication where in our pockets we hold computing devices more powerful than any computer used to achieve the great technological advancements of the mid-20th century.

We live in a world with the capital and innovative minds necessary to eliminate the crushing scourges of humanity such as diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS, the crushing grinder of extreme poverty and the potential reversal of the effects of global climate change. Yet, we spend money on gourmet organic premium dog food and billions of dollars on tax breaks to vast transnational corporations (I know tax breaks are technically not spending money, but let’s just look at tax breaks as lost potential income). It is this convergence of technology, capital, and human ingenuity that presents such an exciting opportunity to end global absolute poverty in our lifetime.

In his 2005 book, “The End of Poverty,” economist Jeffrey Sachs argues that the global community can end extreme poverty by the year 2025. While the book is a bit dated, it still provides a remarkable plan to end the absolute poverty that afflicts over one billion people. In it, he uses an example of military expenditures by the United States in 2005

as proof that the capital possessed by the developing world is more than sufficient to combat absolute poverty – of an estimated $500 billion spent on military expenditures by the United States in 2005, the amount spent on poverty reduction programs in the developing world during the same year totaled $16 billion – a mere 0.15 percent of the US’s total income. Surely one of the world’s greatest economies can spare a tad bit more on global poverty reduction.

Many people ask why it is the United States’ responsibility to help the world’s poor – I would argue it is because of this marvelous concept called social responsibility. If we want to claim the title of the world’s greatest nation, of a nation that serves as an example to all other nations, it is a stunning act of hypocrisy to outspend almost the entire world on defense spending and toss mere crumbs to development aid programs.

Many Americans still believe in the idea of “American exceptionalism,” but claims to exceptionalism require a solid moral foundation based on continual practices of assisting less fortunate nations. There is absolutely nothing exceptional in espousing the praises of the free-market economy and telling developing nations to open themselves to international competition, while at the same time engaging in unfair practices of massive subsidization and outspending by a considerable margin the entire world in matters of military expenditures.

Our generation in particular has been presented an incredible opportunity to leave a remarkable gift to posterity, to those who follow in our footsteps – the elimination of absolute poverty, and the laying of foundations for an increasingly just and fair global society – if we could only just realize our potential, and stop wasting it.

— Ron Walters is a senior in English literature, French and global studies. He can be reached at rwalter5@utk.edu.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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Women’s tennis downs Buckeyes Staff Reports The No. 25 UT women’s tennis team improved to 2-0 at home with a resounding 6-1 victory over No. 55 Ohio State Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.

The Lady Vols (2-4) improved to 16-1 all-time against the Buckeyes (4-3) with the win. “This match was good for the team,� co-head coach Mike Patrick said. “They fought hard today and battled at every position. It was good to see the experienced players playing like they should and the younger players fighting.�

For the second time this season, and the second time against a Big Ten school, the Lady Vols captured the doubles point. The nation’s third-ranked team of Brynn Boren and Kata Szekely was the first to finish taking an 8-2 win from Kara Cecil and Noelle Malley. The win was the 25th of the season for the duo and their fifth straight in dual match action.

Capturing the doubles point were Sarah Toti and Mimi Fotopoulos with an 8-2 win over Fida Manashirova and Kelsey Dieters. The win marked Toti’s first victory since returning from her ACL tear and was a big one to put the Lady Vols up 1-0 early.

Szekely gave the Lady Vols a 2-0 lead earning a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles. The No. 34 ranked senior dropped the first three games of the

match, but rallied off six straight games for the first set win. She triumphed in 12 of the final 14 games of the match to come away with the win.

It was the Lady Vol freshmen who sealed the victory as Tiffany Tavares battled to a 7-5, 6-2 win over Noelle Malley to earn the third point of the match, while her classmate Mimi Fotopoulos rolled to a 6-3, 6-0 win over her opponent Grainne O’Neill just minutes later to seal the win.

Adding to the total was sophomore Caitlyn Williams who finished out her 6-3, 7-5 win with a huge forehand down the line and past Gabby Steele to give the Lady Vols a 5-0 edge in the match.

Fellow sophomore Joanna Henderson tallied the sixth point of the match for the Lady Vols coming from behind in the second set tie-break to earn a 6-4, 7-6 (8) victory over No. 93 Manashirova, and her firstever win over a ranked opponent in her UT career.

Ohio State earned its lone point of the day as No. 52 Kelsey Dieters came back in a third set tiebreak besting No. 18 Brynn Boren 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10) to squelch the shutout bid.

The Lady Vols will have the upcoming weekend off and will return to action with SEC play beginning on March 2 when the Georgia Bulldogs come to Knoxville for a noon meeting with Tennessee.

Parker Eidson • The Daily Beacon

Sarah Toti returns a shot during the Lady Vols’ match against the Buckeyes on Sunday.

Vols make strides toward potential Lauren Kittrell

because he can move, he can play, he’s used to that,� Martin said. “At the end of the day Tennessee basketball is you have to be able to defend enjoying a little success -- at us on the other end. It’s putting bodies on guys, it’s keepleast, short term success.

The Vols (14-10, 6-6, ing pressure on the ball.�

Martin said he prefers a fastSEC) have won their last three games, and head coach paced team, but along with Cuonzo Martin said the team’s that comes the responsibility progress has been good to see of playing smart and keeping after really working in practice plays within the boundaries. to get the team to where it He’s said that he has seen the team making a turn in the needs to be. “As a coaching staff, you right direction. “You have to make good go back to the drawing board and figure out the best case decisions when you run. You scenario for the team to be can’t just all of a sudden run down the court and turn the successful,� Martin said.

With a few out of town wins ball over,� Martin said. “You under their belt, Martin said have to be able to make decithe team has improved in play- sions with the basketball and if you have three or four guys ing to their full potential. “We’re not at the level we that can handle the ball in need to be, but we’re making transition and actually make a decision, that’s a tough team progress,� Martin said.

One change the team to defend.�

The coach said that the worked through was moving senior forward Kenny Hall to a three game winning streak has brought the team to a new new position. “Kenny’s still good at the level of confidence as well. “It’s amazing what conpower forward position, but he’s better at a center position fidence can do for you. It’s Sports Editor

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Martin said. “You have to compete, you have to work hard. You have to take care of yourself. You have to play.

These guys understand what they want to do and how to be successful and continue to work hard, but also remember how they got to this point.�

With that, Martin is confident the Vols can pull off a win. “If we play the way we’re capable of playing, we’ll be fine,� he said. “Everything else will take care of itself.�

That said, March is around the corner. Martin said the NCAA tournament is in their minds, but it’s not their main focus. “We talk about the NCAA tournament ... but I don’t say, ‘let’s win this many games in a row,’� Martin said. “The most important thing is this next game that we play.�

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the same team. we haven’t changed anything outside of tweaks here and there, but the system’s still the same,� he said. “You have to give guys a level of confidence,� he continued. “You can’t beat guys up and make them feel uncomfortable, make practice where they hate coming to practice, that’s part of it. You lost some games and you learn from them. I think our problems were things we could correct.

It’s not a case where we were outmanned and the other team was that much better.�

Junior guard Jordan McRae said it is just a matter of remembering that they could make the changes they wanted to see. “We just kept reminding ourselves that theres a chance to turn things around,� McRae said. “We’ve been there before and there’s always a chance to turn things around.�

He added that the streak will mean a continued ability for the team to play at their full potential and that the gauge of

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Vols look to build confidence Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer The Tennessee Volunteers (14-10, 6-6 SEC) will look to follow up on their domination of No. 25 Kentucky on Tuesday when the Louisiana State Tigers (15-8, 6-6) roll into town.

The Vols are feeling confident after the Kentucky victory, some might say they’re too confident, but head coach Cuonzo Martin doesn’t believe that is the case.

“I don’t worry about it,” Martin said.

“When you win ball games, I like to have that type of issue if you’re winning. These guys understand. They want to be successful, and they know the things we have to do to be successful.”

With only six games left in the regular season, the Vols are starting to heat up as they are currently on a three game winning streak following a really slow and inconsistent start to the season.

“We just kept reminding ourselves that there is a chance of turning it around,” junior guard Jordan McRae said. “We just reflected on last year, knowing that we’ve

been there before and there is always a chance to turn things around.”

The Vols find themselves on the outside looking in when it comes to the NCAA Tournament which is a similar situation to the one they faced last year.

“We’re definitely trying to get into the tournament,” senior forward Kenny Hall said. “That’s a goal for us, but all we can do is take it one game at a time. I don’t think it’s too late for us, but we need to handle these next few games and do what we have to do in the SEC Tournament.”

Last season the Vols were able to defeat the Tigers in Baton Rouge in a overtime thriller, 74-69. Junior guard Trae Golden believes that LSU will come into Knoxville looking for payback.

“I expect LSU to come in here hungry,” Golden said. “We understand they are a great team, so we’re gonna make sure we are ready to play. We can’t overlook LSU.” The offense for the Vols, which averages 64.7 points per game, has really turned it on lately, scoring 40 points in the first half of the Vanderbilt game and 88 against Kentucky. This production, which is due in

Probable Starters Tennessee G Trae Golden G Amani Moore G Josh Richardson G Jordan McRae F Jarnell Stokes

LSU G Andre Stringer G Anthony Hickey G Malik Morgan F Johnny O’Bryant III C Andrew Del Piero

Last Meeting: February 29, 2012 in Baton Rouge, La. - Vols 74-69 OT

part to the increased tempo of the offense, is going to be necessary against a defensively tough SEC opponent in LSU. “It’s just a relentless push of the ball,” Golden said. “It doesn’t matter who gets it, whether it’s me, Jordan, or Josh (Richardson), we just try to push the ball and I think that has really helped us out a lot. We’re just trying to push the tempo and run and Jarnell (Stokes) is very athletic so he can out run his guy most times, so that’s what we are trying to do.”

The Vols were able to shoot a perfect 5-for-5 from three in Saturday’s contest against Kentucky. If they are able to continue to find the range from outside, senior guard Skylar McBee believes that they should be able to spread the floor and open the paint for sophomore forward Jarnell Stokes.

“Teams are doubling Jarnell down low and I think when we are shooting it well it just spaces the floor more and it makes it harder for teams to double team him,” McBee said.

The game will tip-off from ThompsonBoling Arena at 7 p.m.

How They Matchup UT 64.7 61.5 0.436 0.296 +5.6 10.5 4.0 4.0 -2.0

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Vincent Walker • The Daily Beacon

Forward Jarnell Stokes shoots over Kentucky defenders Feb. 16. Stokes had nine points and nine rebounds during the game.