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Issue 37, Volume 125

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Fitz and The Tantrums to headline this year’s Volapalooza Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor Fitz and The Tantrums, a Californiabased indie rock band, will be headlining this year’s Volapalooza with special guests The Dirty Guv’nahs and The Delta Saints. The event will be held at ThompsonBoling Arena on Friday, April 25, the last day of classes for UT. The lineup was released Friday night at Campus Entertainment Board’s Vol Night Long: The Royal Treatment.

The reveal included a live acoustic set from Knoxville roots band The Dirty Guv’nahs, who also attended UT and said they are excited to play an event they attended as undergraduates. “I actually did go to Volapalooza when Ben Folds was there,” James Trimble, lead singer, said. “It’s really cool to be a part of it. I went to undergrad here, grad school here and then we left and became a band. This will be our largest venue yet.” Also playing at Bonnaroo this year, Fitz and The Tantrums, said being the

headliner is definitely a plus. “We didn’t know who the headliner was and we got even more excited when we found out who it was,” Cozmo Holloway of The Dirty Guv’nahs said. “It was an extended Christmas present.” Students at VNL had a variety of reactions to the lineup reveal, ranging from pumped to disappointed. “I’m really excited for Fitz and The Tantrums,” Helen Holzapfel, freshman in child and family studies, said. “I think the thing is, the lineup really is

underground music, a lot of it isn’t popular. But I think a lot of them would be surprised. I think if you’re a fan of music, you’ll have a great time at this concert, whether you like the band or not, or whether you know the band or not.” Blake Roller, junior in journalism and electronic media and political science, said he wished UT would bring in more well-known bands. “This is the third year I’ve not known any of these performers,” Roller said. “I wish we had bigger performers

that all students know. ETSU gets people like Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood and then we get people I’ve never heard of.” Volapalooza, funded by student fees, is a part of the Central Programming Council and is planned by the Volapalooza Event Planners, a committee with a maximum of 21 students. Anna Walsh, committee chair, said she aims to create an event with large appeal and high-quality acts. See VOLAPALOOZA on Page 5

SEE Senior Day ‘statement’ Matthew DeMaria • The Daily Beacon

INSIDE

Ace Miller Tourney: 13 champs get belts, SAE wins frat competition NEWS >>pg. 2

ARTS & CULTURE >>pg. 5

Vols take back state, build momentum in emphatic win over Vandy

Senior Meighan Simmons, center, grins with her teammates during the Senior Day presentation before UT’s game against the No. 4 South Carolina Gamecocks at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday. The Vols beat the Gamecocks, 73-61.

Lady Vols finish season strong with 73-61 win over No. 4 South Carolina Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor As she stepped onto centercourt, Meighan Simmons was greeted by a standing ovation from the 14,072 Tennessee fans who came to honor the Cibolo, Texas, native on her Senior Day. At that moment, Simmons was the star, with every pair of eyes in Thompson-Boling Arena on her. Once the Lady Vols controlled the opening tip, however, Isabelle

Harrison stole the show. The junior center fired the opening blow and never looked back as her dominating performance surged No. 10 Tennessee past the No. 4 South Carolina Gamecocks, 73-61. “I thought we played smart and got the ball inside,” UT head coach Holly Warlick said. “Isabelle Harrison was just outstanding – and so was Bashaara (Graves). I thought we took good shots and we got them the ball.” Harrison set the tone early

by scoring the first six points of the ballgame, and 10 of the Lady Vols’ first 12 points. The Nashville, Tenn., native finished with a game-high 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting and corralled 15 rebounds, surpassing Candace Parker for second place all-time for most doubledoubles by a junior in UT history with her 15th such performance. “She is very mobile and she’s pretty deceptive,” South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley said about Harrison. “I thought she

Melodi Erdogan Managing Editor

SPORTS >>pg. 7

Simmons’ Senior Day performance puts final touches on illustrious Volunteer career SPORTS >>pg. 8

played with a certain will to win and if you don’t come to match that, you are going to have a tough night, and that is what happened to our bigs and our team overall.” For Harrison, that will to win was due to her trying to give Simmons, who scored 16 points, a perfect send-off. “I was really focused on this game, one, because I wanted to play hard for Meighan – it being her senior night – and we had to protect our house,” Harrison

said. “That was on our scouting report before the game. I think we did a good job of that.” The battle between the two top 10 opponents was a physical one, as both teams attacked the rim and combined to score 80 points in the paint. To keep up with South Carolina’s intensity, Tennessee turned to pressuring the ball at half-court, choosing to play the press instead of its typical zone defense. See GAME RECAP on Page 8

Knoxville Fashion Week Outdoor Program provides students features new, edgy styles Hayley Brundige • The Daily Beacon

Andrew Ripp! Judah & the Lion! Catch up on the acts you missed

Winter is coming. Or at least it was at Knoxville Fashion Week’s Grand Finale Runway Show. For her collection for this year’s event, Alexis Montclaire, lead fabricator of Shattered Stitch Cosplay took inspiration from HBO’s hit television series “Game of Thrones,” based off the book series of the same name. “There is so much ornate fashion work that goes on for that show’s costuming department – there was absolutely no shortage of inspiration to be had,” Chattanooga resident Montclaire said. “There’s just not enough hours in the day sometimes to pay homage to something as amazing as the visuals from ‘Game of Thrones’ with the proper respect to all the talented hands that work on their costuming.” See FASHION WEEK on Page 3

The fourth annual Knoxville Fashion Week took place from Feb. 26 to March 1. This year’s Grand Finale event was held at the Holiday Inn at World’s Fair Park.

journey to stars Kevin Ridder Copy Editor The Knoxville night sky is breathtaking. Or, it would be, if people could see it. Due to light pollution, much of the grandeur is not visible. Thus, the University of Tennessee Outdoor Program began holding stargazing hikes twice a semester last year. Julianna Burchett, junior in environmental science and one of the trip leaders for the stargazing hike, said these are some of the most popular activities offered by UTOP. “Our first stargazing hike was a year ago, started by one of our trip leaders who worked with NASA,” Burchett said. “These are

definitely one of our most popular trips; we had six people on our waiting list for this trip.” Nine students and two trip leaders were on the trip, with everybody filtering into the UTOP office in TRECS around 6 p.m. Making sure everybody had all of the required paperwork filled out and had paid the $5 fee, the trip leaders handed out headlamps and sleeping pads to lay on. Once everyone had arrived, all of the students piled into a red UT van and started the drive. Soon, everybody in the van was conversing and laughing with one another, exchanging stories and experiences from their hometowns. See STARGAZING on Page 2

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