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Women’s Clinic brings ‘friendly’ setting to providing contraceptives In light of last year’s low sexual health ranking on Trojan’s annual Sexual Health Report Card, the Women’s Clinic, located on 1800 Volunteer Boulevard, understood it’s importance to the campus community.

“We are very willing to meet our student’s reproductive health needs,” said Anita Blatnik, advanced nurse prac-

titioner at the Women’s Clinic.

A branch of Student Health, the Women’s Clinic provides a variety of contraceptive resources in-house and can also prescribe virtually any contraceptive available within the community, including birth control pills, NUVA rings or IUDs. With the UT Pharmacy on campus as well as the clinic, students can often have prescriptions filled within the same day as an appointment with a UT physician.

Condoms are the only contraceptive resource on campus that is available without charge. However, condoms are only offered to students seeking other forms of contraception, and are encouraged to be used solely as a back-up.

Condoms are generally given to students at appointments.

“Condoms are part of having them here for students that are here for a visit,” Blatnik said. “(Students that) just want to talk about birth control or are not starting it that

day, but there are condoms available so they can protect themselves. ... It’s a service for students who are coming in any way for an appointment.”

Yet, Blatnik stated the center does want condoms to be readily available.

At the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health, located on 1547 West Clinch Avenue, however, Alice Mooreland, the office manager, frequently doles out free condoms to any needing male or female who requests them, no questions

asked.

“There is a jar at the front desk, and males and females may come in and grab some,” Mooreland said. “It is not sitting out, but it’s a very ‘open and friendly’ environment.”

The UT Women’s Clinic generally provides condoms by necessity.

“Our approach to that is if people can’t afford condoms, we want to make sure that that is not a barrier,” Blatnik said.

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Lucy Phillips, third from right, Sara Parker, second from right, and other members of UT’s Best Buddies chapter gather on Pedestrian Walkway to tailgate before the Tennessee-Auburn home football game on Nov. 9.

Friendship program helps students become Best Buddies Samantha Smoak Online Editor

Emilee Lamb Assistant News Editor Through simple acts of friendship, Best Buddies changes lives.

Best Buddies is an international organization founded to promote friendships between volunteers and people with disabilities. And, now, the movement has arrived at UT. Lucy Phillips, a sophomore in advertising, cofounded the UT chapter of Best Buddies last year.

“With gaining more social experiences, we have seen a significant difference in the buddies’ confidence,” Phillips said. “They are all surrounded by people that truly want them to succeed and are cheering them on in every aspect in life.”

After encountering the local chapter of Best Buddies in her hometown, Phillips, alongside fellow UT student and high school friend Sara Parker, decided to bring Best Buddies to UT.

Since its inception in 1989, the organization has grown to a world-wide network of approximately 1,700 chapters. The Best Buddies college programs strives to give students with intellectual and developmental disabilities an inclusive campus experience by initiating personal relationships between the IDD students and college volunteers.

Phillips and Parker, co-president and vice president respectively, sought advice from UT’s Future program and the Special Education Department before connecting with Megan Thomas, a freshman in special education and co-president of UT’s chapter.

Once the club began recruiting members in August, interested students were paired with a “buddy” based on the results of an online survey and an interview.

Best Buddies at UT has received an outpouring of support from students, already boasting 94 members. Ten of those members of are students with IDD. Phillips, Thomas and Parker agreed that navigating certain

aspects of the relationship can prove challenging.

“They’re adults and they do have their independence,” Parker said. “But at the same time they do rely on their parents a little bit, so it is kind of a tricky situation to make sure that everyone is aware of what is going on.”

Despite obstacles, the leaders of Best Buddies at UT have striven to form lasting friendships.

Parker, a sophomore in biomedical engineering, said she and her “buddy” have bonded over many mutual characteristics.

“We just are really similar people,” Parker said. “We have a lot of stuff in common. She talks a lot; I talk a lot. It’s been a really good dynamic.”

Phillips said she views her Best Buddies partnership as any other relationship between friends.

“She loves Selena Gomez, so that has been kind of fun for me, (to listen) to that kind of music again,” Phillips said. “We go to McAlister’s in ThompsonBoling and chat kind of like what I do with any other one of my

friends.”

Phillips said she hopes in the future the UT chapter can foster partnerships with other Knoxville groups that support those with disabilities and increase Best Buddies’ visibility in the community, shedding light on what she sees as an underrepresented student group.

While Best Buddies, as a supplement to special education, is aimed at preparing adults with IDD to enter the workforce, involvement with the organization has also acted as a training ground for its volunteer members.

Thomas expressed a desire to continue her involvement with Best Buddies though the organization’s adult programs as a special education teacher, and Parker said she hopes to one day attend medical school or work in rehab engineering, where she has seen need for improvement in the treatment of persons with special needs.

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Liv McConnell Copy Editor Writer and poet Ron Rash will speak publicly at the East Tennessee History Center tonight at 7:30 in conjunction with The Library Society of UT Knoxville and the Friends of the Knox County Library.

Rash, a native of a small town just over the Tennessee-North Carolina divide, writes primarily about a region deeply familiar to many East Tennesseans – southern Appalachia. Coming from a descendant of early Appalachian settlers who first came to the area in the mid-1700s, his collections of poems, short stories and novels showcase the trials and tribulations unique to natives of this area.

“He writes observations of life around him, whether that involves methamphetamine addicts, pov-

erty or people just generally having a very hard time historically,” said Jeff Johnson, vice chair of the Advisory Board for UT’s Library Society. “It’s relatively easy to write typical, pleasant stories about the mountains.

“But not everyone who lives there does well; there are a lot of struggles, including those involving drug abuse and addiction.”

The lecture, which is free but requires pre-registration, is coming to Knoxville as part of the Knox County Library’s Wilma Dykeman lecture series, which seeks to honor Dykeman’s contributions to environmentalism, history and the southern Appalachian people.

Rash will be introduced by Jim Stokely, son of Wilma Dykeman and president of the legacy foundation that bears her name.

“The reason we got to (choosing) Ron was through a conver-

sation I had with Jim Stokely,” Johnson said. “He said the best writer about Appalachia today is Ron Rash. This was 2-3 years ago and I hadn’t read any of his work yet, so I looked him up and was impressed after reading his novel ‘Serena.’”

Set to be released as a major motion picture starring Hollywood powerhouses Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence this spring, “Serena” follows affluent newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton who travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains mere months before the stock market crash with dreams of forging a timber empire. The novel, which was a 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist, has been acclaimed for its unsentimental portrayal of poor Appalachian life juxtaposed with ruthless capitalism.

Ron Rash, a writer and poet who focuses his work largely on Southern Appalachia, will visit the East Tennessee History Center tonight at 7:30.

Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin has been telling his team to ignore outside pressure all season long, but he went back on his word for a brief moment at the lowest point of the Vols’ season.

After UT suffered an overtime loss to Texas A&M on Feb. 22, Martin sat his team down. He displayed the most recent “Bracketology” rankings from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, showing the Vols still among the 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament field – albeit one of the last teams in.

In all likelihood, the news wasn’t too foreign for the players with today’s social media presence.

But the message was loud and clear – essentially, win and you’re in. And the Vols haven’t lost since.

“It’s a sense of relief,” Martin said of his motivational ploy. “‘OK, let’s do what we need to do. We’re right there.’ And again, if we play the way we’re capable of playing consistently, I think we’ll be fine. But I just think it was more of a case of, ‘I got you, coach. Let’s do this.’

“At some point, as each individual player and as the leaders of your team, you rally your troops and say ‘let’s make this happen.’”

As if it were any secret before, it’s out in the open now that crunch time has arrived. With the Vols traveling to face Auburn on Wednesday before hosting Missouri to close the season Saturday, failing to win out would undoubtedly leave UT with work to do heading into the SEC Tournament.

Of course, that’s nothing new for the Vols, who rode the bubble only to have it burst in each of the last two seasons.

Martin offered a simple solution to the postseason question.

“If you win, the seeding will take care of itself and there won’t be any guessing,” Martin said. “And just have some fun in playing.

You have to have fun. You can’t be pressing as a player; it’s hard to play at the level you want to if you’re pressing.”

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vide STD testing. Through a free appointment on campus, chlamydia and gonorrhea are tested jointly for a cost of $32, a test for syphilis tests cost $6 and herpes testing costs $31.

KCRH offers the same selection of tests costing $50, $20 and $25 respectively. These costs are paid in addition to an office visit fee which amounts to $62 for first-time visitors and $57 for returning patients.

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In a lecture entitled “Stay the Night: HookUp Culture,” sex and relationship expert Reid Mihalko speaks to students about hook-ups, their impact on health, and the influence of that culture through social media at the UC Auditorium on March 2.

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Jacob Clark, right, senior in College Scholars, and Bonnie Johnson, senior in anthropology, teach students about different foods that are considered aphrodisiacs during the Sex Week event entitled “My Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Yard” on March 2 in the International House.

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Students sample foods in the “My Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Yard: Aphrodisiac cooking class” event as part of Sex Week at the I-House on March 2.

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interact with people that have these disabilities, it kind of opens your eyes in ways that you know continued from Page 1 this industry can change and in ways where I can hopefully find “I think being able to see and ways that I can fix it,” Parker said. “I see where their problems are and what they struggle doing sometimes, and it is a really good experience for me because it has opened my eyes to what I can hopefully … change.”

CONTRACEPTION continued from Page 1 To receive a birth control prescription from the UT Women’s Clinic or Student Health Center, a student must first make an appointment with a physician.

This appointment will consist of an interview to discuss various options for birth control, a physical exam, and, if necessary, a pelvic exam. PAP smears start when a woman is 21, and are not always necessary when prescribing birth control, Blatnik said.

Because the university is unable to bill various private insurances, students with private insurance are generally referred to an office within the community. However, Student Health and the Women’s Clinic can accept the United Health Care Insurance offered through UT, which is commonly used by UT graduate students.

Students without private

Looking toward life after college, Phillips said she hopes to continue her involvement with Best Buddies and people with special needs in the future.

“I just have a huge heart for kids with disabilities,” Phillips said. “So I think whatever I end up doing I do want to either have that as a job focus or at least volunteering later on in life.”

Phillips said the joy she gains insurance have access to the wide variety of generic birth control brands stocked in the UT Pharmacy. A birth control pack which lasts 4 weeks is available for $15 without insurance.

Students with private insurance that already have prescriptions for birth control and do not need one written by UT physicians can have their prescriptions filled for free at the UT pharmacy, if permitted by their insurer.

Due to convenience, Blatnik confirms that students generally use the UT Pharmacy after receiving their prescription.

Most often, Blatnik sees students seeking oral contraceptives, NUVA ring and IUDs. Mooreland at KCRH also confirmed that students come in seeking birth control pills “all the time,” and that is what is most commonly asked for. Mooreland also stated she sees students using KCRH as an alternative to Student Health simply because they may feel that the university

when working with individuals with IDD is what motivates her to continue working with them.

“I truly feel like I was making a difference in someone’s life,” Phillips said. “But at the same time they are making an even bigger impact on my life.

“When you know someone really well, all you see is the person; the disability goes away.”

clinic is “too close to home.”

For many years, the reproductive health needs of the campus population were served by the Knox County Women’s Health Clinic, an entity located on campus grounds but unaffiliated with UT. “When I became director in 2000 we weren’t allowed to hire a nurse practitioner until 2007 for the first time and were able to start a Women’s Clinic,” Boyle said. “We were the only college this size that didn’t have a women’s clinic.”

After years of competing with the Women’s Clinic established in March 2007, the Family Planning Clinic was no longer a necessity on campus by 2011 and closed its doors for good.

“It’s a real gold star for us to have the Women’s Clinic,” said Jim Boyle, the director of Student Health at UT. “It has been well received by the ladies on campus, and I think we fill the niche.”

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Artists’ lecture to shed light on fine arts, graphic design Staff Writer Husband and wife artists Pamela Jorden and John Pearson will give a joint artist lecture today at 7:30 p.m. in the Art and Architecture Building’s McCarty Auditorium.

Sarah McFalls, the collections manager for the Ewing Gallery, helps plan the event each year.

“The artist lectures are given in conjunction with our Annual Student Art Competition,” McFalls said. “Each year we bring in outside jurors to read academic art history and architecture papers and select the fine art and graphic design entries that will be on exhibition.”

McFalls said the fine arts and graphic design jurors travel to campus and select the works in person. As part of their visit, they give a public lecture on their work.

This year’s juror lecturers were selected by the Visual Arts Committee. Graphic design will be displayed by Michael Hendrix, a UT graduate, while Jorden and Pearson will be the fine art jurors.

Both are artists working in Los Angeles who received their MFA from the California Institute of Art. Jorden, who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from UT, previously taught painting and drawing classes at UT for the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters. During that year, she gave a few presentations of her work to students and a graduate seminar class.

Much of her art has also been on display in galleries all around the country, ranging from New York to California.

“The UT Art Department Visual Arts Committee invited my husband John Pearson, an artist who works primarily with photography and video, and me

to jury the student exhibition,” Jorden said. “We will also give a lecture for the students and interested art community.”

Both Jorden and Pearson will each give a short presentation on their work and talk a little about their common experiences living and working in Southern California. Pearson is also an established artist, with work exhibited in the U.S. in various places such as garages, non-profits, artist collectives, museums and commercial galleries from California to Pennsylvania.

Jorden said she hopes her work will invoke emotions from viewers.

“I make abstract paintings that encourage a phenomenological experience of painterly space defined by color, mark, composition and light,” Jorden said.

Jorden’s work combines “diverse forms, patterns and colors taken from daily experience and conveyed through an idiosyn-

cratic engagement with abstraction,” according to her website.

Jorden’s recent work has reexamined, explored and referenced the color theory and visual vocabularies of early 20th century abstraction.

Much of Jorden’s new works involves geometrically structured canvases of stained raw linen, and use hot and vibrant colors, contrasting brushstrokes, and alternating matte to iridescent finishes. By combining the visual density of her surroundings with subtle optical effects, Jorden’s work suggests the changing effects of light and shifting perspectives.

McFalls said she hopes students will enjoy the artists’ lecture and take away something new about art by attending the event.

“UT students can expect to learn more about the artist or designer’s process, interest and experiences,” McFalls said.

OPINION: DeGeneres revives Oscar’s credibility as host Jessica Karsten Contributor As an avid moviegoer and lover of the film industry, I greatly look forward to watching the Oscars every year – after all, it’s Hollywood’s most important event. My excitement for Sunday night’s 86th annual Academy Awards was immense, and the night, as a whole, did not disappoint.

Host Ellen DeGeneres displayed her typical, loveable humor poking fun at the various nominated actors and actresses without going overthe-top. This contrast with Seth MacFarlane’s controversial hosting at last year’s awards was exactly what the Academy needed to regain its credibility in that aspect.

DeGeneres’ superstar “selfie” with actors including Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Brad Pitt added a relatable element to the awards, as it portrayed these actors as ordinary, fun people.

Her quick change into a full Glinda get-up was hysterical, and serving pizza to the crowd was completely unanticipated.

The most notable musical performances included P!nk’s rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” and the much-anticipated performance of “Let it Go” by Idina Menzel.

Many people were disappointed with the decision to have P!nk perform the tribute to Judy Garland and “The Wizard of Oz;” however, I was impressed with her wide vocal range and the overall power behind her voice.

Menzel’s Broadway training was evident in her impressive performance of the Oscarwinning song from “Frozen.”

The film “Gravity” swept the technical awards, including best cinematography, sound editing and visual effects. This came as no surprise as the visually extraordinary outer space setting was extremely pleasing to the eye. Personally, I enjoyed the film and appreciate the high level of difficulty this type of film presents to its editors.

The film was awarded seven Oscars in total, including best directing by Alfonso Cuarón.

I was correct in assuming Lupita Nyong’o would take home the award for best supporting actress for her tear-jerking performance in “12 Years a Slave;” however, I was not anticipating Cate Blanchett winning best leading actress. When put in a category with Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock and the underrated Amy Adams, it is difficult to be content with that decision.

The biggest “snub” of the Oscars would have to be “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

The film was both captivating and hilarious, and it expressed important lessons in regards to high-living, drugs and greed. I hoped it would be awarded for best adapted screenplay, director, leading actor and picture. A large number of people joke about the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio has never won an Oscar, with countless memes and GIFs on the Internet poking fun at it. However, it severely disappointed me when he did not receive the award Sunday night.

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Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres poses for a selfie during the Academy Awards on Sunday with stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie and others in a photo that generated a record-breaking number of retweets – 3 million and counting as of Monday night – on Twitter.

I assumed Matthew McConaughey would win for “Dallas Buyers Club,” so it was not a complete shock when the best leading actor award was announced. I am not denying the fact that McConaughey is an amazing actor, but I believe DiCaprio has consistently given Oscar-worthy performances throughout his career and has yet to be recognized for his accomplishments in the film industry.

Overall, the Academy Awards held intense competition this year, with compelling films and performances by some of Hollywood’s greatest actors and actresses. This past year has been remarkable for the film industry, including some of the most entertaining films I have ever seen.

In the end, I correctly guessed 17 out of 24 categories on my Oscar ballot, so I view that as my personal, minuscule victory of the evening.

Jessica Karsten is a junior in public relations. She can be reached at jkarsten@utk.edu.

“It was a great book that gave me nightmares,” said Megan Venable, manager within UT’s Office of the Dean. “The ending came out of nowhere, and the images were very visceral.”

One of the work’s highlights, in Venable’s opinion, was the glimpse it offered into seldom-documented aspects of regional history.

“It’s set in the Smokies before they were incorporated into a national park,” she said, “and it was very interesting to read about places I’ve visited and seen myself as they were during this time period. Serena and her husband are pretty rich and bent on basically cutting down everything that stands up.

“The book offered an

interesting perspective on who were the oppressed and who were the stakeholders in that time. It was a perspective I hadn’t thought of before.”

This very talent of Rash – to illuminate little-known swatches of the region’s fabric – is why Johnson is most excited to hear him speak.

“Students should come to be exposed to the creative mind of a great writer whose perspective on our area, Appalachia, is wholly unique,” he said.

Rash will discuss this perspective on Southern life, as well as those contained within his multiple other award-winning works, for his audience tonight. Book sales and signings will follow the lecture.

To register, visit knoxfriends.org.

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Study abroad before it’s too late Turn of Phrase by

Sarah Hagaman I scoured the contents of my overstuffed wallet and searched in vain for a quarter.

My idea – to buy a Coke at a convenience store on campus – had seemed simple enough, yet as I tried to ignore the prying eyes of the people waiting behind me, I felt my embarrassment grow. After a few more moments of awkwardly digging through old receipts and gift cards, my fingers found a large metal disc, and I triumphantly pulled out the coin and handed it to the lady with relief.

She stared at the money for a moment, and then looked up at me with a less-than-amused expression. “We don’t take British money on campus,” she said frostily.

Only a few weeks earlier, in what feels like another life, I had spent the second half of my summer semester studying abroad in England, at the University of Cambridge.

Throughout my freshman year of college, I’d always vaguely imagined myself studying abroad in some global location for part of my college career, but I frankly hadn’t made any concrete plans. One afternoon, several friends dragged me along to an information session about a summer program; I listened passively to details about the trip. Maybe someday in the distant future; until then, my impending Spanish exam was the extent of my international exposure.

In early July, I ironically found myself sitting on a train bound for Cambridge for a study abroad in the United Kingdom.

Many students at the University of Tennessee seem to like the idea of spending time abroad, yet get somehow stuck between the idea and reality.

At the University of Tennessee, a terribly small 4-5 percent of students decide to study abroad. For contrast, the University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina send out roughly 26 percent of their students to foreign countries.

Some private schools, such as Pepperdine University and the University of Notre Dame, send as many as 60-80 percent of their students to foreign countries.

For most of us, college is the stepping stone to a world of adulthood and work. Many, if not all, of us will go on to professional careers across the U.S.; many will raise families. But unless one’s job allows for global relations or intensive international travel, the opportunity to live or travel to foreign countries simply vanishes. A boss or 3-year old child will not understand one’s sudden desire to climb the Himalayas or carouse the streets of Paris.

Studying abroad offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for pre-professional young adults to explore the corners of the globe.

I’m a huge proponent of the wonderful campus we call home here on Rocky Top – the experience of living in our university’s vibrant community has been one of the most rewarding aspects of college. Many would agree that Tennessee’s campus environment has an invigorating variety of organizations and activities to offer. Many students who attend our university come from cities around our state, and most of us consider America our homeland.

However, if our campus is a drop of water, then the world is the ocean. In England, I was exposed to a different world of people. My understanding of everyday life was completely and utterly redefined. During my time at Cambridge, I realized that coffee and chocolate in Europe really is much better; I quickly understood that oversized T-shirts were not a part of British fashion taste. I discovered that “fried toast” is a common breakfast food. Little by little, the streets of Cambridge became cozily familiar.

I gradually adjusted to the shorter doorframes, and after a few missteps, I gradually accepted that the British truly drive on the left side of the road.

Studying abroad is not being pushed solely to make Tennessee look more elite, or to amplify our Top 25 goal.

Although these things are important, the personal growth and change that comes from studying abroad cannot be underestimated. I learned arguably more in a short span of weeks abroad than I learned in months in America.

I made incredible friends during those weeks, and got the ability to study under a brilliant professor and graduate student – opportunities that I would not give up or alter for anything.

Do not miss this opportunity, because it will likely not come again. Leave Knoxville, and don’t look back.

But take plenty of pictures, and see you next semester.

Sarah Hagaman is a sophomore in English. She can be reached shagama1@utk.edu.

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Boxing Weekend, without headliner, still worth it in the end Cullenary Arts by

Cullen Hamelin Right in the core of your midterm cramming and classwork peak of the semester, your phone rings.

It’s not Mom or Dad; it’s not your boss or some telemarketer; it’s your friend from out of town filled with eagerness in his or her voice and a wallet full of money.

“Of course you can stay here! This weekend is going to be awesome!” you shout with naïve innocence in your voice, pushing back the mountain of papers and tests you should be studying for. And as your academic schedule is squeezed into a bag and pushed in your closet, your only focus is the obligation to show your friends that you know how to have a good time.

You wish schoolwork was the only pie slice of your life being consumed by this monstrous event, but anyone who has been to more than one tournament knows your wallet’s emptiness skyrockets like the price of hair gel and tanning oil in New Jersey after the premiere of Jersey Shore. So you muster up some Craigslist sales or maybe get desperate enough to donate plasma, eating Ramen and drinking tap water for

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pushing on every side with the intensity of moms at Disneyworld with strollers, you maybe find a sliver of light to see through.

Regardless, being sight impaired in no way stops you or anyone else’s desire to yell until your voice box short-circuits.

There is no stopping the barbaric yelling of profane statements that would make George Carlin’s “seven dirty words” look as elementary as the alphabet. Get back on that fun bus ride and let’s go see Waka Flocka and Tech-N9ne.

Psyche! No concert for you! Regardless of whose fault this year’s big boxing after party concert is for not happening, we were all teased into a failure that had more hype than Insomnia Cookies.

But we all had fun. Through the obscene packing of human beings like sardines, through the late nights, and through the impending doom of our academic and financial status, we all made memories that we will keep forever. Boxing is a tradition that identifies our school and gives glory to all those who had the relentless determination and work ethic to train so hard for so long.

Brush the mustard stains and peanut remains off your worn out clothes, and take some Advil. Tennesseans don’t whine about the high cost of having fun; we thrive in it.

Cullen Hamelin is a junior in chemistry.

He can be reached chamelin@utk.edu.

Crowd-playing of Pokemon illustrates resiliency, teamwork Lost in

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Jan Urbano Earlier last week, news broke that the Twitch stream, TwitchPlaysPokemon, had successful beaten Pokemon Red. Right now, you’re probably thinking: “What’s so important about this?”

For those of you who don’t know what Twitch is, in its own words from the twitch. tv website: “Twitch is the world’s largest video platform and community for gamers. More than 45 million gamers gather every month on Twitch to broadcast, watch and chat about gaming.

“Twitch’s video platform is the backbone of both live and on-demand distribution for leading video game broadcasters including casual gamers, pro players, tournaments, leagues, developers and gaming media organizations.”

On the TwitchPlaysPokemon channel, users are treated to gameplay from an old classic: Pokemon Red. However, what makes this particular channel different from others is that people don’t have to solely watch – they can participate in the game as well. In actuality, Twitch users control the gameplay. What used to be a game that was controlled by only one person at a time is now open to the control of hundreds, even tens of thousands of people.

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the optimism that waits.

Then it finally comes. The early weekend greatly accepts your sacrifices and shoves you in a bus filled with awkwardly lapped-up fraternity members and giggling first-timers (high schoolers) yelling profanity at innocent bystanders. Chanting and singing various songs and pre-war battle cries, you arrive what seems like an hour later, hoping no one pukes on you. Shoved through double doors like herded cattle, you finally get to spend $40-60 on a band you could have whipped up in two minutes with printer paper.

I can only imagine what the police have to go through on this night, when the cumulative BAC is most likely higher than the cumulative GPA of the enthusiastic crowd.

With that in mind, the police are toughest during Boxing Weekend, handing out citations for everything from well-deserved drunk disturbances to any sarcastic inflection of a “yes sir” that they don’t find worthy – I actually witnessed a pledge brother of mine get kicked out for saying yes sir “sarcastically.” If you can throw the attention off yourself and survive to make it to your group of friends, you can enjoy the boxing you have been waiting for.

Unless you have a spare pair of walking stilts, a pogo stick or the height of an NBA basketball player, you were not seeing any fights unless you were on your tippy toes.

Accompanied by flocks of girls and guys

The game has been calibrated to integrate the user chat into commands in the game.

By writing particular words in the chatbox – “up,” “down,” “A,” even “start” – the system translates them into inputs from the beloved Gameboy system and fulfills them in the game.

In addition, the stream has two modes: Anarchy and Democracy. In the anarchy mode, any commands typed in by users in the textbox are performed in order of when they are received. In the democracy mode, users vote on what commands will be performed.

It only takes a simple majority to go from democracy to anarchy, but a supermajority is needed for the opposite to happen. These two modes allow users to alternate between fast, albeit chaotic progress, or painstakingly slow, yet careful headway, depending on the situation.

Watching the stream is far from entertaining as news outlets have reported – you’ll sooner find yourself falling asleep watching Ash (or Red, if you prefer) spin manically in circles, irrationally stopping here and there, checking the inventory screen for what seems to be hours. There’s no doubt that the simultaneous control by tens of thousands of users makes the game extremely tedious – but at the same time, not only have they advanced through the game, but they’ve miraculously managed to defeat the elite four (including Gary), beating the game.

There’s something to be said about this success. This isn’t something trivial – it’s hard to grasp the logistical aspect of something of this scope, requiring much patience and perseverance for all those involved. Everyone could’ve easily screwed the game up, taking

much longer to finish the game, but in the end, there were more people who wanted to help than troll. As a result, beginning on Feb. 12 and ending last Friday, Feb. 29, the game was finally beaten; the total play time was around 390 hours, according to CNET. The popularity of the channel has gotten to the point that a new subculture has arisen, the leader being the Helix God (remember the helix fossil?), a savior (Pidgeot), and an all-terrain vehicle (Venomoth) being just a few parts of this entertaining Internet phenomenon.

Right at this moment, the channel has started over, with the next game another classic: Pokemon Crystal. Just over 81,000 people are watching the stream, with a total of nearly 39 million total views. Players have just reached the first gym; it remains to be seen how people will deal with the inclusion of the Johto and Kanto regions into the gameplay.

For many of us who grew up with Pokemon, it was no doubt a milestone in our lives. The early versions set a precedent for other games to come, eternally memorialized within our childhood memories. Once again, these treasured games have come back, now as part of another milestone in our lives, just in a different manner.

They are now a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, illustrating how people can work together to achieve a goal, regardless of how difficult it may be.

Note: The link to the channel is http:// www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon.

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

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Carter thrives in unexpected leadership role for Lady Vols Patrick MacCoon Staff Writer When the leader of a team goes down, certain players have the opportunity to step up and rise to the occasion when their number is called upon.

That is precisely what redshirt freshman point guard Andraya Carter has done for the No. 6 Lady Vols since starting point guard Ariel Massengale has been sidelined after a collision with another player on Jan. 23 against Florida.

In Tennessee’s last 10 games of the SEC regular season, Carter has handled the starting responsibilities and served a key role in the team’s 9-1 finish, during which it has only given up 60.3 points per game. “I have gotten more comfortable just playing more games and being in that role,�

Carter said. “My teammates have been so great. They have all been behind me this whole time since I got into the starting lineup. It’s hard for me not to be confident when I have them behind me.�

The former Buford H.S. (Ga.) standout started the first five games of her rookie season last year before redshirting due to a shoulder injury; however, she’s been even better the second time around.

In her last 10 contests, where she has logged 31 minutes per game compared to 21.8 minutes in the first 19 games of the season, she has averaged 8.1 points per game to go along with 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals. “It’s been all about having fun out there,� she said. “When I’m not thinking about

it and just trust myself and my teammates, I think I play really well.�

While she has often been referred to as a “defensive stopper� by head coach Holly Warlick and teammates, Carter has elevated her game on offense since her duties have been shifted to running the point a majority of the time.

In her recent stretch as starter she has shot .491 from the field (28-of-57 FG) and went 10-of-21 from 3-point range. “I have gotten more confidence in my offense just working in the gym extra and working with my coaches and watching film,� she said. “It wasn’t something that I really did or really focused on too much.�

The Lady Vols probability of winning takes a large shift upward when the 5-foot-9 energetic guard hits from long range; UT is 16-1 this season when Carter hits at least one shot from behind the arc. “I like being an offensive threat and being able to knock down shots,� Carter said. “I think it helps my team. So just being an all-around player is something I’ve been working on and having confidence on that end.�

While her offense has taken another step forward this season, her main focus is to still keep the same high level of intensity on the court and be a stopper on defense. “I think defense is something that I can bring every night, so I really try to focus on that,� Carter said. “It’s something that you can control and it’s kind of like an effort and a heart thing. So I do try to focus on that and using that to propel everything else.�

As the Lady Vols head into the SEC Tournament, Carter will most likely continue to be called upon even if Massengale is able to return as the team would slowly work the junior back into the rotation. “Andraya is a team player and she has learned a lot from Ariel,� Warlick said. “She has taken what she’s taught her and what she’s seen and putting it to work. “Andraya is a smart player.

When she is confident and works her way out of some things her mental frame is really good.�

One thing Carter believes has carried her team this season, which finished 24-5 in the regular season and second in SEC play with a 14-2 record, is the Lady Vols’ family-like relationships. “If Jordan (Reynolds) has to step up, if Cierra (Burdick) has to step up, I’m going to be right there instilling confidence just the way they have in me having to step up with Ariel being out,� Carter said. “Just being a family, that’s what we do. We all do it so naturally and it’s not even anything that we have to think about. That’s the good thing about being here.�

She and her team will continue their pursuit of the program’s ninth national championship as they have a double bye in the SEC Tournament and will play the winner of the LSU-Alabama game this Friday at 6 p.m. in Duluth, Ga. “A good friend of mine told me that confidence is repetition and I’ve really been sticking with that,� Carter said. “Knowing my role and the game plan has all helped and I just have to keep it going.�

Tennessee guard Andraya Carter shoots over South Carolina's Tina Roy during the Lady Vols' 73-61 win over the No. 4 Gamecocks on Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

LUNCHEON continued from Page 1 McRae ‘banged up’ against Vandy UT senior guard and leading scorer Jordan McRae was hampered by an unspecified injury during Saturday’s win against Vandy, Martin said. “I don’t want to say specifically, but he was a little banged up,� Martin said.

In rare fashion, McRae wasn’t one of the featured players in the Vols’ 76-38 win over the Commodores. He finished with just nine points on 2-of-5 shooting and played only 22 minutes.

Martin took notice of him playing a bit passive with the injury, but reiterated nothing changes for him as a player —

the Vols still need his scoring outbursts. “He’s a guy that is built to score,� Martin said. “I saw him pass up a couple of shots and thought, ‘Oh, what’s wrong with him?’ But he’s a guy that has to score the ball for us.

You want him scoring and you want him aggressive. “But he’ll be fine.�

Looking forward While hope springs eternal for the future of UT’s football program, Martin’s team is more in the here-and-now phase with McRae, Jeronne Maymon, Antonio Barton and potentially Jarnell Stokes leaving after the season.

But the recruiting grind is around the clock for college coaches. And to no surprise, the former Purdue standout Martin is bringing his mental-

ity as a player to the forefront when recruiting. “You have to be a guy who loves to work on his game to get better — a guy who hates to lose,� Martin said of the high school players he is targeting. “There has to be a level of hate in you that says, ‘I don’t want to lose. I want to be the best. I’ll spend hours and hours in the gym.’ “For me, (former Purdue) coach (Gene) Keady had to tell me to make sure I went to class, because I was spending so much time in the gym. I felt like that was my passion. That was my life. And of course you want guys to get it done in the classroom, but you want guys that love to work on their game all the time. There’s no such thing as an off day until you retire.�

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron

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BASEBALL Dargan Southard Assistant Sports Editor With a double-digit win streak in hand following a third consecutive weekend sweep, Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano spent the moments after Sunday’s 9-4 victory over Quinnipiac discussing everything from towering home runs to detailed pitching mechanics.

He also stressed the dangers that come with accepting complacency.

“We can’t win enough to ever get bored,” the third-year head coach said on Sunday.

“Winning feels too good. “(This team) has a lot of ability, but we still have room to grow.”

That next opportunity for additional improvement comes quicker than usual. The

Volunteers (10-0) welcome in La Salle (1-9) for a two-game midweek series beginning this evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch for both tonight and Wednesday’s game are slated for 6 p.m. “(We’re) not looking past La Salle,” Serrano said. “They’re the next road block in our way.”

For the second time in as many weeks, the Vols garnered national attention in the college baseball rankings following a impressive weekend performance. On Monday, UT moved up nine spots in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll to No. 19 and also entered the USA Today Sports top 25 at No. 21.

“I feel like we have a lot of confidence right now,” sophomore Christin Stewart said on Sunday. “Our morale’s up

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Martin, Marks returning to mound for Vols against La Salle

Sophomore Christin Stewart rounds third base after his first-inning home run during the Vols' 9-4 win over Quinnipiac on Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

— (we) just love coming out here and being with each other every day on the field and just having success with each other.”

The La Salle series will feature two Vols pitchers return-

ing from shoulder stiffness in first-year southpaw Hunter Martin — Tuesday’s starter — (0-0, 0.00 ERA) and junior righty Bret Marks (0-0, 0.00) — who is scheduled to make his UT debut on Wednesday.

Marin tossed three scoreless innings and surrendered just one hit in Tennessee’s seasonopening win over Purdue, but the Murfreesboro, Tenn., freshman hasn’t pitched since then.

Marks is a junior college transfer who spent his first two years at Wallace State Community College, located in Hanceville, Ala. In his sophomore season, the Roswell, Ga., native was selected as the 2013 Alabama Community College Conference North Player of the Year after an 8-4 season that included a sub-2.00 ERA. In 2012, Marks was named the ACCC Pitcher of the Year his freshman season, after posting an 11-5 record and a 1.74 ERA. That season he led the conference in wins, saves, strikeouts and ERA and was selected by the New York

Yankees in the 22nd round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft following his freshman campaign.

Serrano said both Martin and Marks will be slowly eased back in and each will throw only two or three innings in their respective starts.

Those outings will come against a La Salle squad that enters Knoxville on a threegame losing streak following a weekend sweep at the hands of Western Carolina. The Explorers lost a wild, offensiveheavy affair on Sunday, falling to the Catamounts, 20-10.

For the season, shortstop Kevin Baron is the Explorers’ top hitter (.341 average) to go along with a team-high 14 hits and six runs scored. In addition, juniors Ryan Welling and Mark Williams co-lead La Salle in RBI with five apiece.

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Doubles letdown costs Vols against Georgia ago, the Tennessee men’s tennis team hoped to rebound from Contributor their disappointing performance After only going 1-2 at in Houston, Texas, against the Intercollegiate Tennis the defending SEC champion Association Nationals two weeks Georgia Bulldogs last Sunday at Barksdale Stadium.

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The Vols’ chances of starting off strong in SEC play looked promising at first.

Juniors Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese won their doubles match on court one, and the other two Vols’ doubles teams threatened to do the same on courts two and three.

The Bulldogs, however, had other plans.

The Georgia doubles teams came from behind to force a tiebreaker on courts two and three and ended up winning both matches, stealing the doubles point from UT. Losing the doubles point ultimately proved to be the Vols’ doom as Georgia then dominated the singles matches, winning on courts one, five and six and

clinching a 4-0 victory.

While Georgia may have swept Tennessee on Sunday, the match was closer than the score indicated, with the doubles point tipping the outcome into Georgia’s favor.

“There was a huge opportunity that went begging by not winning that doubles point,” Tennessee senior Jarryd Chaplin said, “not for the fact that it was one point, (but) it was the momentum that comes with winning that doubles point.”

His teammate Reese agreed with him regarding the importance of the doubles point.

“Even if we just get one of those tie-breakers, that gives us the doubles point, puts us 1-0 up, (and) it’s a whole different

mindset in the locker room,” Reese said. “It goes from defense to offense, just a 180 flip.”

The loss to Georgia was especially painful to Reese, a Georgia native.

“There is not a team that I would rather beat,” Reese said.

“If we went 0-and however many matches we play and won against Georgia, I would be pretty ecstatic after that match. So yeah, it sucks losing to Georgia.”

The Vols do not have any time to brood over the loss, however, as they face a busy schedule this week. They host nonconference foe Georgia Tech today and then return to conference play against Mississippi and Mississippi State on Friday and Sunday.

Chaplin – Tennessee’s senior team leader – said he hopes he doesn’t have to say much to motivate his teammates for the upcoming matches.

“I hope that I don’t have to say too much,” Chaplin said.

“I hope it hurts enough for changes to be made after today because that whole match was an opportunity that went missing. I would be very happy if I don’t have to say too much.

“It all starts with practice tomorrow morning and how the guys respond to that and on Tuesday I hope there is more collective effort. Even if the doubles point doesn’t go our way, it can’t affect the outcome of the match too much.”