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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Issue 35

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Health center relocation affects parking Matt Miller Staff Writer

Obama tries to draw more support from Democrats WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama embraced a handful of Republican health care ideas Tuesday to lure Democratic votes as he prepared to spell out his final package for a sharply divided House and Senate. Obama said he might include four GOP-sponsored ideas in his plan, even though virtually no one in Congress or the White House thinks it will procure a single Republican vote. The move is aimed instead at wavering Democrats, especially in the House. Some of them might find it easier to vote for the health care package if they can tell constituents it had bipartisan elements that Republicans should have supported. In remarks at the White House on Wednesday, the president will describe the final elements of his proposal and then ask Congress to enact it, aides said. He is expected to leave no doubt that, barring an unexpected change in Republican tactics, he wants Congress to pass the legislation using budget reconciliation rules, which prohibit Senate filibusters. Clinton brings phones, promises to Chile SANTIAGO, Chile— U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a small dent in Chile’s growing needs following a massive earthquake, handing over 25 satellite phones Tuesday while promising more in the country’s capital. “We stand ready to help in any way that the government of Chile asks us to. We want to help Chile who has done so much to help others,” Clinton said during a brief visit to Chile that took her nowhere near areas with heavy damage. She spent most of her time at an undamaged area of the airport. Clinton toured an area of the airport where tea, flour and other supplies were being loaded into boxes for shipment to parts of the country where supplies are short. Meeting with the country’s president-elect, Clinton said she is sure Chile is handling the disaster well. She said there has been no discussion of sending U.S. troops to help distribute aid or keep order, as was done in Haiti following the far more deadly earthquake there in January. — The Associated Press

Construction began Monday on the new Student Health Center at the corner of Volunteer Boulevard and Pat Head Summitt Street, the former site of The Rock. The construction includes closures of the Staff 23 lot and two fraternity lots, F10 and F11. It will partially affect F9, off of Fraternity Park Dr., but this lot will be reopened after the building’s completion. Brian Browning, senior associate vice chancellor for finance and administration, believes inconveniences to parking and traffic will be minor. “For the most part, there will not be any road closures,”

Browning said. “In the event that there are, they will let us know well in advance, and they will only be a few days at the most. It won’t be anything like the renovation of Neyland Stadium as far as road closures.” Effective immediately, employees who normally park in the closed lot may use other Staff 23 spaces or Staff 28 spaces located on Andy Holt Avenue. New signs will be installed to allow Staff 23 permits in these spaces. Some street spots will be closed as well, possibly making it difficult to find parking on fraternity row. The 109,242 square-foot health center will be built near the old site of The Rock, which was moved across the street last July for the new facility.

Browning said the building should be finished in less than 18 months. The center’s staff will then “quickly” move its services to the new building. Jim Boyle, administrator of Student Health Services, said the administration “is very excited” about the new facility for several reasons. “We don’t have the space in this building to provide the services that we have the ability to provide,” Boyle said. A major benefit of the new building’s space will be the ability to better secure student privacy. “We are just kind of toe-to-toe in here,” Boyle said. “We are really looking forward to being able to enhance student confidentiality.” The projected cost of the build-

ing itself is around $13 million, but that could easily change. “It’s hard to tell exactly right now how much it will cost,” Boyle said. “Of course, there will be many other costs when we actually begin to move into the new building.” Other upgrades will take place with the move, including new treatment divisions and significant electronic improvements. “We are hoping to eventually go with electronic record systems,” Boyle said. “Students will also be able to schedule appointments electronically to the health center.” The Student Health Center offers many services to students, and all clinicians are provided under the portion of the Programs and Services Fee designated from each semester’s tuition.

Tia Patron • The Daily Beacon

After UT officials moved The Rock across the street this past summer, the new Student Health Center had a new home, simply awaiting for construction crews to break ground. Construction, however, will impact several staff and student parking lots. UT faculty and staff who currently use these spaces will soon relocate. UT officials said there will be minimal road closers that will effect daily UT traffic.

Tennis squads split road matches

Vols, Lady Vols wrap up SEC Championships at Arkansas Terrence Boone Staff Writer

Andy Westbrook • The Daily Beacon

Caitlin Whoriskey returns the ball in a match earlier this season. The Lady Vols dropped their match against Notre Dame on Sunday 5-2 in South Bend.

Kevin Huebschman Staff Writer Both UT tennis teams closed out their nonconference schedules over the weekend, though the two finished on different notes. Men In its final match before conference play, the No. 2 men’s team traveled to No. 20 Wake Forest, where they defeated

the Demon Deacons 4-3. Davey Sandgren and JohnPatrick Smith from the No. 1 position and Boris Conkic and Rhyne Williams from No. 2 won the doubles points to aid the Vols (11-1). Their control slipped quickly, though, as Wake Forest (62) opened singles play, defeating Conkic at the No. 2 spot, Williams at No. 3 and Tennys Sandgren at No. 4 in straight sets.

It was a familiar start for the team, senior Matt Brewer said. “We won the doubles point in both matches,” Brewer said. “But the difference between Wake Forest and Virginia was, Virginia, we went out and competed poorly, didn’t play well … But, Wake Forest, we were able to regain our composure and fight through that a little bit.” See TENNIS on Page 6

This past weekend, the men’s and women’s track teams took to the oval for the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., and came away with some impressive performances. The Lady Vols received standout performances from seniors Phoebe Wright and Jackie Areson, while the men were paced by senior Evander Wells in the sprints. With a fourth place finish on the women’s side and some personal bests by the men despite their 10th place finish, UT director of track and field J.J. Clark noted the adjustments the team needed to make going forward. “We put some key performances down at this meet, but it just wasn’t enough,” he said. “We’re going to have to get help all around the board. You need all cylinders firing to win in this conference, and that’s what I expect to have. We’ll just have to go back to the drawing board and figure out how to come out on top of this thing again.” Wright won the 800 meters in come-from-behind fashion, passing teammate Chanelle Price with 300 meters left in the race,

with a time of 2:01.47, good enough for the No. 1 time in the nation this season. Wright’s time trails surpassed only that of former Lady Vol Nicole Cook, who posted a collegiate indoor record of 2:00.75. Nevertheless, Clark was pleased with Wright’s performance. “Phoebe came here, answered the bell and ran a PR (personal record) at a big meet,” he said. “She had the fastest time coming in, so it was no surprise that she ran fast. It’s still gratifying to see her do that. It also was a PR for Chanelle and is one of the fastest times in SEC history and number two in the country behind Phoebe this year.” Areson was the champion at 5,000 meters, pacing herself behind Rebecca Love of Florida and kicking it in at the end to win in a school-record time of 15:53.54, third best in the nation. Areson said she wanted to save her energy and run a smart race tactically. “I felt really good during the race, and I wanted to stay patient. I tried to run as conservatively as possible, because I still had the DMR (distance medley relay) coming up,” she said. See TRACK on Page 6

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