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Issue 33, Volume 122

Students dance to benefit children’s hospital David Cobb Assistant News Editor Yes, there was a “Harlem Shake” competition.

But that wasn’t the point of Friday night’s Dance Marathon.

“Meeting the kids in the morning made it ten times better,” Paige Eubank, a sophomore in public relations, said.

“It was like, ‘okay this is why I was here all night.’”

The kids of the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital provided enough incentive for nearly 400 UT students to stay up all night Friday into Saturday morning, “shaking,” or at least dancing the whole time.

In the process, the event raised $43,409 and provided plenty of excitement for the students who stayed on their feet for the entire night inside TRECS. “I was on the morale committee, so it was my job to keep everyone’s spirits up,”

said Eubank, who was crowned the queen of Dance Marathon.

The efforts to maintain enthusiasm included live music, a disc jockey, Zumba classes, belly dancers and more.

But for Eubank it was another element of the festivities that gave the night meaning.

“They played this video for us, just this video of the kids from the hospital showing them and their treatment, just one of those inspirational things,” she said. “And that’s when it really hit me, ‘okay I’m tired and my feet hurt,’ but these kids go through this treatment and are sick all the time. So why would I not be able to do this one night for them.”

So on their feet the dancers stayed, sitting only for a couple of meals throughout the night.

Eubank’s Chi Omega sorority won the Miracle Cup, which is awarded to the group

which facilitates the most participation and donations in the event, marking the 13th year in a row the group has captured the award.

“That’s how I originally heard about it and got involved in it,” Eubank said, referencing her sorority. “But I just love it, the hospital is basically right across the street from where I live, and last year when I did it I met all the kids we were dancing for the next morning. To see the kids you’re raising this money for is a really rewarding experience and that’s why I love it.”

Event proceeds go to needy families receiving care at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

In the eyes of first-year participant Meredith Akins, an undecided freshman who was also a morale captain, the event also benefited the participants in addition to area families.

“It gives you such a new perspective of students pulling

together for a cause,” Akins said. “Seeing students encourage each other to stand up and dance all night was awesome.”

After the sun rose, a group of children from the hospital

Emilee Lamb Friday night marked the kickoff of the UT Outdoor Program’s 10th annual AllAccess Outdoor Festival, a weekend of education, friendly competition and service in the great outdoors.

Many would argue that UT sits in a utopia for outdoor recreation, and UTOP uses its outdoor festival to raise awareness of the opportunities right outside every student’s backdoor.

“The outdoor community here is growing so immensely,” Benjamin Darnell, UTOP

program director, said. “In our 10th year we really wanted to kind of focus on the community.”

The festivities began on Friday with the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival. Scores of outdoor enthusiasts gathered in the auditorium of the University Center to view films that ranged in genre from adventure documentaries to human-interest pieces.

The film festival is based in Telluride, Colo., and each year it takes some of its films on the road.

“It’s awesome that Mountainfilm came to our campus,” Matthew Guenther, fresh-

man in environmental science, said. “It was really cool to see all of the videos.”

The films shown on Friday had an air of challenge, and many in the audience were inspired to take up some new hobbies.

“I just want to ... drop out of school now,” Guenther laughed.

The excitement continued on Saturday with UTOP’s Crankin’ for Access Bouldering Competition. UT hosted individual climbers as well as climbing clubs and teams from southeastern colleges.

“We’re part of what’s called the CCS, or the Collegiate Climbing Series, so other uni-

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versities are now coming to this competition,” Darnell said.

The climbing competition was the main event of the weekend, drawing crowds of both experienced and beginning climbers.

“There are four divisions: beginner, intermediate, advanced and open, and within each division there are six people who place, three in men’s and three in women’s in each category,” Darnell said. “It’s just a day of climbing and gaining points, and whoever ends up with the most wins.”

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said. “Seeing kids who have been through so much smile and play was incredible and to know we had raised so much money to help the hospital made it all worth it.”

Students dance all night long during Dance Marathon.

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arrived, providing the dancers with a second, or maybe third or fourth wind.

“Once the kids came I think every dancer forgot that we had been up all night,” Akins

Federal Reserve president to address students Samantha Smoak Copy Editor The state of the economy is a concern to students about to enter the job market, but many may be confused as to how monetary and economic policy works in the U.S. Dennis Lockhart, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will address the UT student body tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the UC Auditorium. He will discuss the role of the Federal Reserve and general monetary policy in the United States.

Robin Lovett, a member of the Issues Committee, said the purpose of the lecture is to enhance the conversation about the economy among students on campus.

“The main goal of the Lockhart event is to bring a dialogue to campus about the national economy from a highly experienced individual,” said Lovett. “We hope that the event will allow students to (gain) a greater understanding of the economic atmosphere of the time.”

Lovett, a sophomore in anthropology and Spanish, hopes the lecture will encourage students to enter the discussion on national issues.

“In an effort to bring a diverse representation of opinions and topics to the student body, (the) Issues Committee decided to invite Mr. Lockhart to speak on the economy …” she said.

Hannah Bailey, a junior in political science and the vicechair of the Issues Committee, agreed with Lovett.

“The Issues Committee has not brought anyone to speak about the monetary policy aspect of the nation’s economy yet this year,” said Bailey. “I hope that students can couple this learning experience with other economic practices that they may be more familiar with so that they can see both sides of the coin, so to speak, when it comes to the economy.”

Bailey hopes that students, regardless of their majors or interests, will learn something from the event.

“Even if you aren’t a business or economics major, this event will provide valuable insight into everyday matters,” she said. “We are all confused about the economy, and the only way to get a better grasp on what is going on around us is to learn to basic fundamentals of the process.”

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Monday, February 25, 2013 Associate Editor Preston Peeden ppeeden@utk.edu

Managing Editor Emily DeLanzo edelanzo@utk.edu

Tennessee governors hold civility panel throughout the entire presen- much about the current conduct has become a nega- ity during his time as a U.S. tation. supermajority in Tennessee’s tive thing for a politician to Congressman, Sundquist Each governor had their Congress and how Haslam do. recalled how he and other Not one, not two, but three own unique perspective on has publicly discussed that he “We’re in a culture where Republicans would have a Tennessee governors were the civility in politics. Sundquist, does not want the supermajor- civility is regarded as a weak- monthly meal with fellow guests of honor at the Baker being both governor of ity to be used to steamroll in ness,” Haltom posited to the Democrats, where they would Center as they discussed civil- Tennessee and a representa- GOP backed legislation. governors. eat, have cocktails and tell ity in politics on Thursday tive in the U.S. Congress, was A recurring theme throughSundquist took issue with jokes. Sundquist said that such night. able to comment not only on out the evening was attribut- those who think civility and interactions don’t happen in A massive crowd turned out the civility of local politics but ing the civility discussion back compromise are negative char- Washington anymore, and to the Howard H. Baker Jr. also on civility on the national to Baker. All three governors acteristics to have in politics he contributed that lack of Center for Public Policy to hear level. had stories of encountering and in fact believed that it was personal connection between governors Bill Haslam, Phil Bredesen’s contribution Baker during his many years a necessity for good legisla- politicians as a leading cause Bredesen and Don Sundquist came from the angle of being as a U.S. Congressman and tion. in the lack of civility and workhave a panel discussion on a Democratic governor who White House Chief of Staff “Let’s be clear, compromise ing together. how civility works in politics and how it has declined. It was the third and final part of the Tennessee Bar Association’s “Balancing Civility and Free Expression” series.

The Baker Center was packed long before the event even started at 5:30 p.m., with an estimated 330 people attending the panel, including the Center’s namesake, Sen. Howard Baker Jr., himself.

Once the Toyota Auditorium had filled up, new audience members were seated before a livestream of the event in the Rotunda and in additional rooms upstairs.

Bill Haltom, a Memphis lawyer, Tennessee alumnus and column writer, was the moderator for the event. He introduced the panel and expressed the significance of the event.

“Tonight we have an incredible panel. We’re calling it the three tenor governors, and I’m the conductor!” Haltom joked at the start of the discussion.

Such was the mood for most Parker Eidson • The Daily Beacon of the discussion between the three governors. While there Govs. Bill Haslam, Phil Bredesen and Don Sundquist talk before the panel discussion on Thurs. were moments of solemn worked with a Democratic under Ronald Reagan. is not a failure of principles, “You’re less likely to attack reflection and concern for the majority in the state One of the major issues it’s the only way to govern,” another member (of Congress) future of politics in such an Legislature during his first brought up to the panel was Sundquist said. “And some if you know his family or know uncivilized time, humor still term and then a Republican how politics, especially on the people think that compromise him socially,” Sundquist said. abounded from the gregari- majority during his second. national level, were not only is a failure of your principles, Bredesen recalled his ous crew. They all sprinkled Tennessee’s current gover- lacking civil discussion and but it’s not. It’s civility.” efforts as mayor of Nashville their own anecdotes and jokes nor, Haslam, was questioned compromise, but how such When asked about civil- to reform education and how

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those efforts were soon taken apart once he left the office because they were “Bredesen’s education reform.” The point being, Bredesen explained, was that compromise was necessary in order to create policy that would benefit everyone and have a long lasting effect.

“I just think it’s really important as a matter of governance to make sure that you have a broad enough platform for the major things so that they’ve got some legs and they can stay … and have the time they need to solve the big problems,” Bredesen said.

Haslam agreed that civility and compromise are necessary for good governance, and he believed that doing so made for “a better process” when drafting legislation.

Haslam also contributed the rise in incivility and lack of bipartisanship, both among politicians and voters, to the amount of media outlets that are available. Haslam believed that people tend to choose where they get their information and only choose sources they want to hear rather than news that they may disagree with, thus solidifying the divide.

“Now we can all choose where we get our information from so specifically,” Haslam said. “So you can say ‘oh I’m only going to watch Fox News or I’m only going to watch MSNBC or whatever.’ … You can specifically choose the filter you want (and that) changes things.”

But the one thing that all three governors agreed on was that while national politics in Washington, D.C., might be very contentious and stalemated, Tennessee politics has always been civil, and its politicians have always tried to work together.

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Around Rocky Top

UTOP continued from Page 1 The competition, which involved 130 climbers, was held at the Vol Wall in HPER. A calculating energy flowed through the room as climbers strained and stretched, many times falling back to the mats below.

The team of people that run the bouldering wall spent the week leading up to the competition setting brand new problems for com-

LOCKHART continued from Page 1 To become the Atlanta Fed’s 14th president, Lockhart worked his way up the financial sector.

After earning a B.A. in political science and economics from Stanford University and a M.A. in international economics from

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Sarah Compton performs a junior recital on Tues. in AMB.

peting climbers.

“We have about 80 to 90 new boulder problems,” Darnell said.

“This is kind of our pride and joy.

It gives our setters a chance to get out there and show their stuff, and they’re proud of that.”

The festival concluded Sunday with a day dedicated to service in the outdoor recreation areas in and around Knoxville. Teams dispersed to two locations, lending their hand to several different projects.

“Honestly, I like the work day

the most,” Darnell said. “You see all these students out there working and they see the difference that they’re making, so it’s pretty cool.”

In addition to lending labor, UTOP is donating the proceeds from the festival to help fund two Knoxville area outdoor recreation groups. Both the Appalachian Mountain Biking Club and the East Tennessee Climber’s Coalition are receiving funds to help the volunteers in those organizations keep the great outdoors accessible.

John Hopkins, he held various domestic and international positions with the likes of Citicorp/ Citibank, Heller Financial, Zephyr Management and the advisory committee of the U.S. ExportImport Bank.

The Fed of Atlanta is one of 12 regional reserve banks in the United States that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the

Federal Reserve System. The Atlanta bank works with the other regional reserve banks to help formulate monetary policy, supervise and regulate banks and bank holding companies, and provide payment services to financial institutions and the federal government.

The event is free and open to the public. A student ID is required for entrance for UT students.

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Monday, February 25, 2013 Editor-in-Chief Blair Kuykendall

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Views Volunteered Appearance should not define worth It’s a stereotype that all women want to look beautiful. Our culture often mocks women for this obsession, considering it shallow or silly.

The media jokingly portrays women as being fanatical regarding clothing, hair, and makeup. We laugh at our roommates who take an hour to get ready for class in the morning.

Ironically, however, this same culture is what requires women to look beautiful in the first place.

For a long time, women were primarily valued for their appearance. Since women rarely worked outside the home and had little political power, their chief work was getting married and having children, which meant being as attractive to men as possible. A woman’s only real opportunity to raise her status in society was through her physical appearance. A man’s status was also defined by the appearance of the woman he had on his arm. To some extent this is still so. During the national championship football game, Alabama’s quarterback, A.J. McCarron, was appreciated for his performance in the game, but a huge amount of attention was also given to him purely for his ability to secure former Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb, as his girlfriend. The media portrayed him as a successful athlete partially based on his ability to be connected with a beautiful woman. Katherine Webb, in the process, was only highlighted and defined by her looks.

This means that the time and effort women put into looking their best is not as superficial or meaningless as people often claim, but is work that has real consequences. In contemporary feminism, this type of work is called “affective labor.” Historically, when social expectations of women were too entrenched to be easily challenged, a woman’s only rational option was to focus on what she knew could get her ahead. Today, women are still

held to a higher standard of beauty than are men, even in the workplace. For this reason, women who focus on their appearance are often not superficial at all, but just acutely aware of what is expected of them if they want to succeed. Instead of criticizing women for focusing on their appearance, we should criticize the society that holds this double standard. Women are being asked to do more work: their jobs and the extra affective labor necessary to meet beauty standards.

Wanting to look good is not a bad thing.

Historically people believed that, since affective labor is associated with women and women are less capable than men, affective labor must be less useful. In reality, however, affective labor is inherently valuable. When a person puts effort into his or her appearance, they demonstrate to people around them that they care about what they are doing. There is no injustice in looking good out of personal preference, or even in society deciding that looking good is a good thing. The real injustice is that this type of labor - the labor of looking good -- is expected more from women than it is from men.

Women have long been hyper sexualized and valued only for their appearance. It is fine to appreciate someone’s effort in appearance, but it is not okay to derive her sole value from appearance. Nor is it right to value someone’s worth or accomplishments based on the physical appearance of his girlfriend, wife, etc. Most of all, it is certainly unfair that this happens more frequently to women than men.

— Lisa Dicker, a junior in political science, and Kathleen Connelly, a senior in philosophy, co-authored this article. They can be reached at ldicker@utk.edu and kconel3@ utk.edu.

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Julia Ross Are you “Ready for the World”? This slogan, like “Big Orange, Big Ideas,” is one way that our university is attempting to empower its students to reach our full potential. Ready for the World, according to its website, is “an ambitious plan to help students gain the international and intercultural knowledge they need to succeed in today’s world.”

It has many components, from international and intercultural programming at the I-House on Melrose to grants for student organizations that promote diversity of ideas, culture and skills across campus. I hope that this is not the first time you have heard of Ready for the World. Likely, you heard about it freshman year when you did the Life of the Mind required reading. Have you heard about it since then? You probably haven’t, unless you are an honors student.

Members of the Chancellor’s Honors Program are required to fulfill a Ready for the World requirement by going abroad, volunteering in a cross cultural setting, or finishing a foreign language major or minor. Funding is provided, both through the university and through the Chancellor’s Honors Program to support students as they work towards this requirement. My question is, why isn’t this a requirement for everyone?

Today, it is trendy to celebrate diversity and equality on campuses. Though this trend may have been building for the last thirty years, it continues to be an important topic for both university administration and student government campaigns to address in their policy platforms. The Ready for the World initiative could produce deep and lasting progress for our great university, if only it were given more of a spotlight. I don’t mean a web page or flashy branding but rather due attention in every conversation about the

future plans of students and the development of the Knoxville community.

If administered properly, a requirement to go abroad, complete a significant servicelearning project, major or minor in a foreign language, or complete research on an intercultural topic would end the plague of apathy that has paralyzed our campus. This would force and hopefully inspire every student to focus on their responsibility to get involved in their community either by participating in local community service and research or by going abroad and bringing an experience back to the community at home. It would make all of us more competitive for national scholarships and fellowships and more attractive to graduate schools and future employers. It would change our perception of our hometowns by placing them in the context of a great and diverse world. It would make us into the kind of student body that any Top 25 university would be delighted to call their own.

Like all requirements, there should be an appeals process for students who have significant time commitments to their families, are serving in ROTC, are veterans, or are on academic probation. Expanding Ready for the World would require a significant fundraising drive to accumulate the financial resources needed to properly support students in this endeavor.

But imagine if we did pull it off. If every single student was required to get a taste of a piece of the world which they would never have seen otherwise in order to call themselves UT alumni. Better yet, what if we the students led this drive to find the funding and build the administrative infrastructure to make this a reality at our university. If we want to see deep and lasting change, if we want to see real progress, if we want to see our university’s administration buying into our potential to be agents of positive change in the world, let’s show them how.

— Julia Ross is a sophomore majoring in microbiology and political science. She may be reached at jross26@utk.edu.

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Kayla Graham What are you getting out of college? Are you learning cool stuff in class? Are you one of the lucky ones who are going to graduate and have some solid “job title” to conduct job searches for? That’s awesome. I have a question for you: what are you really getting out of college? There is a lot more going on around you than just what goes on in class.

For one, there’s this thing called society and at some point in college, you will be confronted with the fact that you either have to figure out how to become a part of it or if you want to be a hermit for the rest of your life. I have nothing against hermits, personally, and if you really enjoy living your days in a mud hut somewhere in Appalachia, more power to you. Congratulations on producing a smaller carbon footprint than the rest of us. If you are one of those other people who will eventually have to work around other people or do something crazy such as actively participate in the world around you, college gives you a chance to figure out how you are supposed to act in a variety of situations.

In classes, you learn how to learn. You discover the best ways to understand material on different topics. Each professor presents you with a new challenge of learning how to work with them and understand them as an individual instructor. You also learn how to learn with your classmates. Which classes do you speak up in and which ones are you play-

ing Ruzzle behind your laptop screen? For most students, each class during the day will present a new topic, new material, and new opportunities to gain some new knowledge.

You will also probably be forced to learn how to deal with money. Some afternoon, you’ll find yourself scratching your head, looking at your bank statement, and really wishing you had saved just a tiny bit more of any money anyone has given you, ever. If you are one of the lucky ones who get some kind of stipend from your parents each month, I really hope you have learned how to budget it out. For the majority of us, we aren’t going to land awesome jobs right out of college. The way it works out, many of us will get a job with a salary that appears to be awesome, but it will be in a big city, and when you compare it to the salary it would be in Knoxville, it will be below poverty level. That’s just the way the cookie crumbles.

That brings me to my final point. The whole college experience gives you this opportunity to learn what it is like to be an adult, and for the most part, there’s this huge safety net you can fall into when you trip up. Learn now, because after college, many people are a lot less forgiving. That late bill won’t be brushed aside as easily. Your parents will probably be a lot less likely to keep shelling out cash when you don’t have class.

There are jobs out there. Some of them aren’t great. Some of them are really terrible. The point is that a job is a job. If you have one now, talk to your employers. See if you can make a game plan for after graduation. Make your own opportunities.

— Kayla Graham is a senior in English literature. She can be reached at kgraham7@ utk.edu.

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THE DAILY BEACON • 5 Arts & Culture Editor Victoria Wright

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Tea house provides unique experience Jessica Carr

Staff Writer With over fifty blends of premium teas and an ever-changing menu filled with tasty sandwiches and delicious desserts, the restaurant Tea at the Gallery, located at 4501 Kingston Pike, is only a short drive from campus and offers tea and more. This tea room also serves as a clothing boutique and tea shop, but its main highlight is the sultry tea and the elegant food at decent prices.

The location of the tea room is convenient, but not impressive at first glance, as the building is connected to other buildings in a shopping center off to the side of Kingston Pike. However, once getting inside the tea room, the decor is chic and quaint and employees are helpful and kind.

The ambiance that radiated from the tea room was calm and relaxed. Dainty tables, petite cups with saucers and little potted plants adorned each table while tea was served in original, unique pots that only added more character to the service.

Tea rooms are often stereotyped as a place for rich old women to gossip about each other or where British women wear fancy hats, but Tea at the Gallery is actually far from that. The tea room is usually busy with college students studying and older women talking; it is a place for all generations to sit, talk and enjoy a pot of tea.

The menu has dishes that can appeal to anyone’s palette, from chicken salad sandwiches to caesar salads to a classic tomato soup, and their special dishes change every few months. Their tea selec-

tion is the best in the city, from quirky picks like a chocolate black tea, to seasonal teas like February’s Valentine’s tea. They have fan favorites such as Earl Grey and English breakfast as well, and all their teas are loose-leaf and are also sold separately in tins.

Having had lots of experiences with tea rooms in the past, it’s common to leave one and still feel hungry for more food. Many of these restaurants often served those miniature tea sandwiches, which for anyone with a decent appetite always felt like they were a snack of some sort. When eating at Tea at the Gallery, no customer will leave still hungry. If the menu choices don’t impress, opt for a classic, such as the grilled cheese with pesto and tomato sandwich.

The panini-esque sandwich is savory, salty and utterly delicious.

Pair this sandwich with their French onion soup and any tongue will be sent to tea room heaven.

Finishing each bite with a sip of soothing tea is really the cherry on top of the tea cake. The meal, at a mere $12, definitely doesn’t put too much strain on the wallet.

The tea room has many good qualities that make it stand out among other restaurants and locations around Knoxville, although its major disadvantage is its hours of service. They are only open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., which doesn’t provide much convenience in terms of time. However, their food and service urges college customers to skip a class and enjoy a quiet, delicious lunch.

Tea lovers looking for inexpensive yet decadent food, Tea at the Gallery is the place for you.

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Classic play premieres, pleases audience Samantha Coley Staff Writer Though the crowd was predominantly young, the sentiments were the same as an audience watching the performance of a theater classic. “A Raisin in the Sun� premiered at the Clarence Brown Theatre on Thursday night.

The play is set in Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s. In the first scene, the actors capture the audience on stage and the story that unfolds. The story begins with a family, the widowed Lena Younger, her two children, daughter-in-law and grandson as

Lena tries to decide what to do with the insurance check she will receive from her husband’s death.

Lena wishes to buy a new house for her family to move them into a better living situation and a better life. However, her son, Walter, wishes to use the money to buy a business to make the family rich. As the family searches for the fantastical American Dream, the relationships between them are tried.

Renae Hall, sophomore in human resource management, said she enjoyed the performance. “I loved the play. I really enjoyed the meaning behind it, and I also thought that the fact

that all of the cast was from out of town added a new twist to the play,� Hall said.

Hall also shared her favorite aspect of the play. “My favorite part of the play was when Walter finally became a man at the end of the play, which was when he decided he was not going to sell the house back to the organization,� Hall said.

Hall said she believes everyone should come out and see this production. “It’s fantastic, I love it. It is for all ages and races,� Hall said. “Even though it is a touchy subject among people, it has an amazing lesson that everyone needs to

learn because it can be applied to everyone.�

Robin Conklin, marketing director for the Clarence Brown Theatre, said the production team and actors have been working on the play for quite some time. “We have been working on this play in some form -- planning meetings, set and costume building, and rehearsing -- for about six months,� Conklin said.

Conklin said the theater held the play in reflection of Black History Month and the play being a classic in American theatre.

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Monday, February 25, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

SPORTS

lkittre1@utk.edu

Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Homers lift No. 20 Arizona State over Diamond Vols Dargan Southard Staff Writer The starting pitching was good. The freshman mistakes weren’t extremely costly. The offense had its moments.

Yet when the weekend concluded, it was Arizona State (4-2) who walked away with a 2-1 series victory, outlasting Tennessee (2-5) 5-1 Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium behind another strong pitching performance and two timely home runs.

“It’s frustrating after two series to have to continue to tell the team that we’re going to be okay,” head coach Dave Serrano said. “I’m a firm believer that there comes a time when we need to take that (next) step, and we just may not be there yet. As much as everyone in that locker room doesn’t want to believe that, we may still be some steps away.”

While impressive Sun Devil mound work highlighted Games 1 and 3 — both Tennessee losses — the Orange and White discovered some offensive consistency in Saturday’s contest, banging out ten hits en route to an 11-2 victory.

Sophomore leadoff hitter Will Maddox headlined the production, garnering a .364 average with 3

runs scored and 2 RBIs for the weekend. In addition to the success at the plate, the Gainesville, Ga., native turned in more than sufficient work defensively at third base throughout the series.

“I just need to find a way to get on base because I know we have good hitters behind us,” Maddox said after Saturday’s win. “(We) just need to find ways to score runs, and that’s what we did tonight.

“We strive off of good defense and our pitchers throwing strikes and giving us plays,” Maddox added after Sunday’s loss. “We did a good job of (making defensive plays) today.”

While the Tennessee offense actually outscored Arizona State 12-11 on the weekend, it was the Sun Devil bats that made all the difference at just the right times.

Sophomore outfielder Trever Allen provided the crucial blow in Game 1 with a threerun homer in the fifth off Tennessee starter Zack Godley. The blast was all Arizona State right hander Trevor Williams needed, limiting Serrano’s squad to just three hits and seven base runners on the night for his first win of the season.

In the series finale, Allen was at it again, cranking a two-run homer in fourth off Volunteer starter Andy Cox that provided the difference in the game. Sun Devil junior James McDonald produced his own two-run blast an inning later, giving Arizona State starter Ryan Kellogg more than enough support for his second win of the year.

See BASEBALL RECAP on Page 7

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

Sophomore Will Maddox tags out an Arizona State player during the series game on Saturday.

Lady Vols rally, beat Arkansas 60-54 Staff Reports Down by as many as 11 early in the second half, No. 11/10 Tennessee rallied for a 60-54 win at Bud Walton Arena on Sunday afternoon. The win keeps the Lady Vols in sole possession of first place in the SEC with a 13-1 league mark to go with a 22-5 overall record.

Meighan Simmons led Tennessee with a game-high 18 points, while grabbing seven rebounds. The Lady Vols have won five games in a row heading into their final two regu-

lar-season games against the teams pushing for the perch in the SEC: Kentucky and Texas A&M, as each stands at 11-2 in the league. Both teams are in action on Sunday, but have not completed their games.

It was the fourth time this season Tennessee rallied from a halftime deficit and was their second-largest overall comeback. UT trailed by as many as 12 vs. MTSU on Nov. 28, 2012, but rallied to win in overtime, 88-81.

Taber Spani netted 14 while Bashaara Graves tallied 11

and grabbed a game-best nine rebounds.

Arkansas (17-10, 5-9 SEC) was led by Quistelle Williams, who had 15 points.

Tennessee used a 10-0 run early in the second half to rally from a 36-33 deficit with 15:35 left to take a 43-36 lead on a Spani 3-pointers with 12:48 remaining. The Lady Vols never trailed after that point.

Arkansas continued to battle and keep the game within striking distance but were unable to pull off the upset.

The Razorbacks cut the mar-

gin to one at 51-50 on a Sarah Watkins jumper with 3:32 left in the second half.

A big bucket as the shot clock was winding down by Spani with 43 seconds left on the clock put the Lady Vols ahead, 56-50.

Free throws sealed the game in the final minutes as Ariel Massengale and Spani each made a pair in the final 25 seconds.

The Razorbacks outscored Tennessee 19-5 over the final 10 minutes of the first half to hold a 28-19 lead at halftime.

Tennessee had built a 14-7 lead midway through the half, but turnovers (13) and poor shooting (26.9 percent) let to the Lady Vols falling behind.

Tennessee leads the alltime series with Arkansas, 24-2 including a 12-1 mark in Fayetteville. The win for the Lady Vols gained a measure of revenge as Arkansas upset UT last season, 72-71 in Knoxville on Feb. 23, 2012.

Tennessee closes its home regular-season schedule Thursday as No. 10 Texas A&M comes to ThompsonBoling Arena for a 7 p.m. tipoff. The Aggies are one game behind Tennessee in the SEC standings at 11-2.

Monday, February 25, 2013

THE DAILY BEACON • 7 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

SPORTS

lkittre1@utk.edu

Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

BASEBALL RECAP continued from Page 6 “When I look back, probably the difference in this series was that seven of the eleven runs came on three different swings,” Serrano said. “The three-run home run Friday night that I thought was a good

pitch by Zack Godley, and two two-run home runs today that I thought Andy Cox spotted up right where he was supposed to, and they put a good swing on it.”

“We played better teams this year to start off with, which is going to make it better in the long run,” Maddox added.

“We’ve had some tough losses,

but it’s going to make us better in the future.”

Despite the disappointing results, Serrano sees plenty of positive signs that emerged with this young squad, especially with the pitching staff.

Freshman reliever Drake Owenby fired four shutout frames in Saturday’s victory, headlining a bullpen that only

allowed one run in 12 2/3 innings of work. In addition, no starting pitcher allowed more than four runs, a position where Serrano hopes some consistency begins to develop.

“We’ve got a lot of talented players,” Serrano said. “Who does well in practice and performs when they get the opportunity, we’ve got to stick with

Learning to fight oneself to wear underneath my other belt, hoping to keep my suit from falling down in an interview. I noticed that sitting began to hurt; I’d lost my posterior’s natural padding.

Seven pounds ago I discovered the sauna in the HPER, a small room of awkward conversations and unbearable heat. I fought through them both.

Thirty-six hours before weigh-in, RJ Vogt I stopped drinking water and eating.

News Editor I went to the sauna and ignored the dryness in my mouth. A lunch On Christmas Eve, I weighed 188 meeting the day before weigh-in was pounds: an average, healthy 6-foot-1 my low point; as the waiter cleared college kid. On Saturday, 37 pounds later, I weighed 151 pounds: a skinny, lean 6-foot-1 fighter.

As far as time goes, it’s weighed on me.

Thirty-seven pounds ago, I started thinking about competing in Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s boxing tournament. My dad told me no way; I didn’t even bother asking Mom. I celebrated New Year’s Eve with a couple of close friends and, though I didn’t realize it at the time, what were to be my last beers.

About 34 pounds ago, I decided to do boxing anyway, seeking a challenge along with glory and respect.

Mom’s still pretty sore about it. I ate what was to be my last grain product, the bun of a McChicken, 34 pounds ago, and aside from a little cheating on my birthday – 24 pounds ago – I began following the Paleo diet, only fruits, nuts, meats and greens. I missed bread, but I lived.

For the last 28 pounds, I trained nearly every day, getting up at 6:30 a.m. to run, lift and hit the bag. At night, I and the other seven Pong boxers went to a small gym on Sutherland Avenue called Pinnacle Mixed Martial Arts. I couldn’t throw or take a punch when I started, but I learned; the taking of punches teaches their throwing.

Twenty-four pounds ago I got my first shiner, a little heart-shaped bruise beneath my right eye. The song “Thrift Shop” was playing when I earned it; I still wince at that saxophone hook.

I bought my own gloves 20 pounds ago and learned how to tie hand-wraps. With coffee and some vitamins, I could get through the day on 1200 calories, although I did develop a perverse habit of watching Food Network while doing abs.

During the winter holidays — 37 pounds ago — running two miles left me winded, and the mere idea of jumping rope for 5 minutes sounded miserable. Over the last 20 pounds, I ran 3.1 miles every other day and jumped rope for at least 15 minutes daily.

I started having trouble sleeping about 15 pounds ago. All I could think about was February 28, and fighting. I’d think about fighting until drifting off to hazy fighting dreams.

And nightmares, too.

Twelve pounds ago, during training, I heard somebody’s nose snap behind me. Another Pong was trying valiantly to stem the blood flowing from his nose, but I heard it break. By the next day, with swelling and purple shadows under his eyes, he was a grotesque Avatar. He was done.

It happens; life moves on. The rest of us kept losing weight. We kept fighting.

Ten pounds ago, I could not recognize the man in the mirror. He had sunken cheeks and no neck, just a wiry expanse of skin linking a jaw to some shoulders. Unable to fill my pants, I developed a rubber band belt

away my table-mate’s unfinished taco salad, I almost grabbed some of the leftovers with my bare hands.

Along with the shells of my fraternity brothers, some of them fresh from sweating off their last few pounds, I went to Golden Gloves Arena at 2 p.m on Saturday to weigh in. We stepped to the scales, all of us at least 20 pounds lighter than just seven weeks earlier. We all met our goals, gorging ourselves on chili and Gatorade immediately afterward.

Though not everyone lost weight — and some lost more than I — those who did tasted victory. We’d won the

first fight, against ourselves.

I think that’s why we lose the weight. It’s partly to get into a low weight class and fight opponents naturally smaller than ourselves, but the losing also gives us the diligence and hunger to win. Whether we wear that belt on Saturday night, we learn how to fight, to conquer our own bodies.

It only took me 37 pounds and 61 days, but I learned how to fight myself.

— R.J. Vogt is a sophomore in College Scholars. He can be reached at rvogt@utk.edu.

that, and go with that for a while.

I don’t think we’re that far off,” Serrano added. “We lost the series bottom line, but we’re not that far off from where I believe we are going to be very soon.”

The amount of people rooting for this team’s success is nonetheless overwhelming as

Sunday’s finale put the final stamp on a record-setting attendance weekend. The Volunteers drew the most fans in a home opening series ever as the three day total of 6,508 surpassed the old record of 6,111 set in 2011.

Tennessee is back in action on Tuesday as they take on ETSU at 3 p.m. at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

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SPORTS Jones talks Twitter, recruiting And Jones has already to offer those willing to buy in.

“When you look at the pas- begun using social media to sion and tradition that sur- tap into the fervent Tennessee rounds our program, since fan base. The head coach fre1927 we’re the all-time win- quently retweets fans, former ningest football program in the UT players, and local businesscountry,” he noted. “You look es and restaurants.

“They’re what make this at the traditions that are only unique to us, those are mes- place special,” Jones said.

Austin Bornheim sages we have to continue to “They’re a part of what I call the football family.” get out there and get across.”

Assistant Sports Editor The other members of that Jones, who has just under 68,000 followers on Twitter, family are the recruits, and Sitting across from the has seen first-hand the magni- using social media to build head of the Volunteer football tude of social media and the relationships with recruits is program — Butch Jones — impact it has today. a big part of what Jones does. my phone lightly vibrates in “Part of recruiting and When the former Cincinnati my pocket. Minutes after the coach took the vacancy at everything is staying up with interview is complete, I look Tennessee, Jones saw his fol- the times and it’s here to stay,” at my phone and see that I had lower count boom with legions he said. “It’s part of our fabric gained a new Twitter follower. of Tennessee faithful who now in society ... If you are not It was only fitting that it wanted to connect with their up on it, you’re going to get was a notification from the new ball coach. It was due passed by.”

Twitter world due As much as to the social mediausing social media heavy nature of the as a tool to go on conversation with the offensive and Jones. pitch Tennessee Followers, mento prospective tions, hashtags athletes, it’s also a and retweets have way for the coachembedded theming staff to evaluate selves into the recruits. makeup of today’s “Absolutely, that society. A new world (a recruit’s Twitter of social media has account) is one of blossomed in the the things we look last decade and is at,” he said. “To continuously evolvme, that shows a ing. Jones might be lot about their 45 years old but he character.” understands this He hopes to fact. He also knows continue to build he has a program Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon the relationships to sell and sees the Butch Jones talks about how he utilizes social — with fans, letterpotential this new men and prospecform of personal media with his team on Feb. 19. tive student athbranding provides. letes alike — via “I believe it’s to such a spike that Jones’ social media. been a great avenue to be able account was suspended for a “You are developing trust to reach out to, what you had time, attracting suspicion that over time so Twitter is great, talked about, our passionate his was a fake account.

Facebook and all of those are fan base, our student body, but “It was crazy, but it defines great resources to have,” he also to our recruits as well,” who we are,” he said with a said.

Jones stated. “I think that any- smile. “The passion, the excite— Austin Bornheim is time you have an opportunity ment, the want to be involved a senior in journalism. He to sell Tennessee football I’m in what is going on inside our can be reached at abornhei@ excited to do it.” football program; it’s great and utk.edu and on Twitter @ And Jones feels he has a lot makes it exciting.”

ABornheim.

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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

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