Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Issue 30, Volume 122
Winning streak continues for Vols Matt Gray Staff Writer The red-hot Volunteers, behind a career day from Jordan McRae, extended their win streak to four games with an 82-72 win over the Louisiana State University Tigers (15-9, 6-7 SEC) on Tuesday night. Tennessee (15-10, 7-6 SEC), coming off Saturday’s 30-point win over Kentucky, was led by McRae’s career-high 34 points. Head coach Cuonzo Martin said he liked the way McRae didn’t force up any shots and took what the defense gave him. “I thought he did a good job scoring the basketball. The way (LSU) plays is they space you out, give you opportunities to make plays,” Martin said. “But one thing about those guys is when they get down 10 or 15, they are still in the ball game. We felt like the backside of their press was the opportunity for us to score, and Jordan did a great job.” Junior guard Trae Golden, who has played with McRae since they were in
middle school and chipped in 20 points of his own, said it was hard not to just sit back and watch him take over the game. “I’ve played with Jordan since we were 12 or 13 years-old, so I kind of know when he gets in this mode, so I just give him the ball,” Golden said. “Coach Martin was getting mad at me. I was just standing there at half court because I knew he was going to make a play.” Golden has been a big reason why the Vols are on their current four-game winning streak, averaging 18.7 points per game since coming back from a hamstring injury he suffered on January 29th. Golden missed two games, forcing McRae to pitch in minutes at the point guard position. McRae said he’s glad that Golden is back and that he doesn’t have to bring the ball up the court anymore. “Trae is really the floor general on our team,” McRae said. “He makes plays for everybody else, and when Trae is playing like this and Jarnell (Stokes) is playing how he is, it lets me get my shots up.”
McRae isn’t the only Vol getting his shots up and hitting them. Over the past two games, Tennessee is 15-20 from beyond the arc. Coach Martin gives credit to Stokes’ improved play, freeing up shooters to fire up the three. “This is the team we thought we could be offensively, but I think it started when Jarnell ‘identified’ himself as the go-to guy,” Martin said. “When he made his presence known around the rim being aggressive, looking for the ball, everything falls in line. ... We have to go through Jarnell in order to have success and I think that’s the reason we are doing what we are doing.” The Vols are still on the outside looking in when it comes to the NCAA Tournament, but more wins like this one could help Tennessee’s resume. Martin said he still has confidence in his team to keep competing. “I think we are playing good basketball, Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon but there is still progress to be made,” Martin said. “Hopefully we’ll continue to Junior guard Jordan McRae goes up for a dunk against LSU in Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 19. score the ball and compete.”
Tenn. governors to speak at UT Lecturers discuss Justin Joo Staff Writer Not one, but three Tennessee governors past and present will be visiting UT to give a lecture on civility. Governors Bill Haslam, Phil Bredesen and Don Sundquist will have a panel discussion on “Balancing Civility & Free Expression ... For Effective Governance” at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium. The discussion will be the third and final part of the “Balancing Civility & Free Expression” initiative, which has seen two other presentations on civility across the state. The Tennessee Bar Association has been the primary organizer for each event. For Thursday’s panel, TBA was responsible for coordinating with the gov-
ernors and working with the Baker Center to set up the location. Nissa Dahlin-Brown, the Baker Center’s associate director, said that the location of the Baker Center was chosen because Senator Howard Baker’s political career was a prime example of civility in politics. “It made perfect sense to have it here at the Baker Center because of Sen. Baker’s own record and reputation as someone who exemplifies civility in his own work,” Dahlin-Brown said. Dahlin-Brown said that the Baker Center is prepared for a large crowd to attend the event. She said that they are ready to have sound in the Rotunda and open up additional class space to provide more room in case the Toyota Auditorium is not enough. The panel of governors will be moder-
ated by Bill Haltom, a Memphis attorney and UT alumnus. Haltom will ask the governors a variety of questions on their opinion on civility in politics, how they dealt with controversy as governors, and what they might have learned from those situations when they didn’t agree with a fellow politician. The governors are also expected to relate their discussion on civility back to Baker’s career. For Dahlin-Brown and the Baker Center, this discussion will be particularly relevant given the apparent deadlock and bickering in politics seen on the national level. Dahlin-Brown hopes that the governors will be able to show how good governance can only come from civil discussion and debate.
local impacts of ‘Obamacare’
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Dr. Mark Browne and Jim VanderSteeg of Covenant Health will discuss the effects of the controversial ‘Obamacare’ legislation in Tennessee at 7 p.m. in the Baker Center on Feb. 20.
David Cobb Assistant News Editor On President Barack Obama’s website, healthcare is listed at No. 6 on the issues page. But at 7 p.m. in the Baker Center, it will be the No. 1 topic of discussion as Dr. Mark Browne and Jim VanderSteeg of Covenant Health present a lecture and discussion titled “Healthcare in America: Today and Tomorrow.” In light of the recent passing of Obama’s Affordable Care Act, the event will provide attendees with a chance to catch up on the ever-evolving trends and issues that are affecting the healthcare field. “The reason why we’re doing this is because of what’s going on in the federal government, the state government, and elsewhere. Healthcare is changing at a rate so fast, that many of us cannot keep up with it,” said Bruce Wheeler, the interim director of the Chancellor’s Honors program, which is hosting the event. “While we’re interested in having pre-healthcare people come to this to get an idea of • Photo courtesy of Rebecca Drobis what’s coming up in healthGovernor Bill Haslam introduces speakers during the NGA Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26. Haslam care, the clients themselves, will be joined by former Tennessee governors Phil Bredesen and Don Sundquist on the topic “Balancing Civility being all our students and and Free Expression” at 5:30 p.m. in the Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium on Feb. 21.
faculty should be interested in this as well.” Browne is the chief medical officer for Covenant Health and actively practices medicine, while VanderSteeg works as the executive vice president of hospital operations for the company, meaning that the duo will be offering information from two separate areas within the healthcare industry. “We’ll have a better overall perspective of what the current healthcare legislation means,” said Sylvia Turner, assistant director of the honor’s program, “because we’ll have two perspectives, one from a more business minded end, and one from an actual medical caregiver.” Following the lecture, a Q-and-A will occur between the speakers and the audience. “This topic itself lends itself to a very rich dialogue in terms of what’s happening in healthcare,” Turner said. “I want everyone to come out with questions,” she said, “and be prepared for a very engaging lecture and hopefully discussion.” Light refreshments will be served prior to the event at 6 p.m. in the Rotunda of the Baker Center. See HEALTH CARE on Page 2