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Monday, March 10, 2014

Issue 42, Volume 125

Questions regarding TN sex ed linger post-Sex Week STOMP sweeps rhythmic awe over audience Bradi Musil

Staff Writer

Sex Week 2014 came and went, but issues regarding sex education in Tennessee linger for students of all ages.

“There seems to be this fear that if you give young people information about sex, that they will then have sex,” Tory Mills, external affairs coordinator of Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee, said during a Sex Week

lecture on March 6.

Mills spoke and opened up the room for discussion during her lecture, “Afternoon Delight: A Discussion About Politics and Policy in Tennessee.”

Written by a selected pool of Tennessee teachers, statewide curriculum standards have historically emphasized abstinence throughout elementary, middle, and high school sex education – or, rather, “Family Life Instruction.”

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in the first half and was led

by DeNesha Stallworth, who scored 12 of her game high 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting.

“Our halftime talks have been very interesting,” Warlick said. “We weren’t very good in the first half defensively at getting stops. We started with a zone and weren’t very good so we switched it up.

“We gathered ourselves at halftime.”

Conference tournament MVP Isabelle Harrison gave the Lady Vols their first lead of the game since two minutes into the start of the game.

One man’s trash is another man’s drum set.

On the opening night of touring stage production STOMP, eight performers took a packed Tennessee Theatre back to their childhood without uttering a coherent word. Their hands and feet did all the talking.

Since 1991, STOMP has been captivating audiences around the world, mixing high-energy feats of unorthodox percussion music with athletic dance routines and slapstick visual comedy.

A 90s grunge rocker lookalike, complete with bleached mohawk, swept his way across the stage with a long-handled push broom. The ordinary sweeping quickly became smacking, twirling and thumping. Soon, the two-story set that could have been lifted directly from a back alley in New York City was filled with beat-busting punks using the tips of broom handles the way a tap dancer uses his shoes.

Each act of the hour and a half that followed made music from the sounds of everyday items being pounded in enthusiastic rhythm. Metal pails became snare drums; kitchen sinks produced an unconventional melody; oil drums pounded out a base line.

A full trash bag in the hands of three percussionists became Santa’s toy bag, providing the instruments for an entire piece of music.

The drummers even played with fire, using simple lighters to mesmerize with a pulsing light show on a blacked out stage.

The genuine, abandoned laughter of a child in the audience gave voice to the giddy emotion of everyone in attendance. Watching STOMP is watching every annoying sound you got yelled at for as a kid turned into a complicated and impressive cadence.

It was a liberating thing to behold.

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Lady Vol head coach Holly Warlick holds up the net in celebration following UT’s 71-70 win over Kentucky to claim the program’s 17th SEC tournament title at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga., on Sunday.

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DULUTH, Ga., -– Despite trailing by double digits for a third straight game in the SEC tournament, the Lady Vols again clawed back in dramatic fashion, narrowly beating Kentucky, 71-70, at the Gwinnett Cetner for the programs 17th conference title on Sunday.

For second-year head coach Holly Warlick, this marked the first time she has raised the championship trophy since she was a senior point guard for Tennessee in the 1980-81 season.

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Theresa Plaisance and Texas A&M’s Courtney Walker who gave Tennessee fits. Kentucky guard Linnae Harper played that role in the championship game in the first half.

Six minutes into the contest, the sharp shooter hit her fourth-consecutive field goal to start the game that gave the Wildcats an 18-8 lead.

Warlick soon thereafter switched her defense from zone to man-to-man, which allowed them to climb back into the game. With 3:57 left in the opening period, Andraya Carter sneaked past defenders and hit a driving layup that cut the deficit to 29-28.

Kentucky shot 53.1 percent

Worley trying to be a ‘new guy’ at QB for Vols Assistant Sports Editor

UT seniors go out in style with riveting home finale

“Winning an SEC Championship is an expectation,” Warlick said after the game. “I tell these kids that it is expected. This is special because it’s my first one, but I’ve been involved in so many they all felt special.

“But this team with the sacrifices they’ve made I just love they get to experience it. They are a part of our history now.”

However, it was not an easy road to victory for the Lady Vols, who once again went up against a quality SEC opponent with hopes of upsetting the winningest team in NCAA Division-I women’s basketball.

The two previous nights in the tournament it was LSU’s

When the four men in red no-contact jerseys entered the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center for post-practice interviews on Friday evening, the storylines formed almost immediately.

Redshirt sophomore Nathan Peterman fielded questions about how he handled his dismal performance in his only 2013 start at Florida.

Sophomore Joshua Dobbs answered inquires concerning his positive weight gain, and mystery man Riley Ferguson drew throngs of reporters interested in peeling back the

relatively-unrevealed layers of the redshirt freshman signal caller.

That same type of unknown factor also existed with the fourth member of the UT quarterback race, even though he was the one who started the most games under center for Tennessee last season and helped notch the Vols’ upset victory over No. 11 South Carolina.

Perhaps that’s because it’s been nearly 20 weeks since Justin Worley last appeared in game for the Vols. Worley never returned to the field after halftime of UT’s 45-10 loss at Alabama on Oct. 25, 2013. Four days later, he had what turned out to be sea-

son-ending surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.

But since then, Worley said he’s done some “soul searching,” and claims he’s rejuvenated and healthy as spring practice commences.

“I’m a new guy,” he said.

“I’m coming out here to try my best to win the job. Just be consistent in everything I do.

“I’ve rehabbed my thumb like crazy to get it healthy in order to be in this position. … I’m assuming with all these throughout spring practice it’ll get a little sore here and there, but no pain or anything like that.”

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Tennessee senior quarterback Justin Worley runs drills during UT’s first spring football practice on Friday at Haslam Field.

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Monday, March 10, 2014 News Editor Hanna Lustig

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Assistant News Editor Emilee Lamb

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Meeting the SGA Candidates On what he calls the “mean streets of Farragut,” Kyle ‘Iceblood’ White cultivated a singular “thirst for justice” and a distaste for broken toilets – characteristics that now serve him well as a senior mechanical engineering major running for SGA office. A member of the Insert campaign, White hopes to thrust himself deep into SGA next year as its new student services director. His first reform if elected? Upgrade the job title. His favorite way of reaching out to voters? A handshake. Or a high five. Hugs, he decided, might be “kind of awkward.”

Why did you decide to run for this position?

“I think I would be a great Lord Admiral King of Student Services. I saw a movie once, and in the åmovie, one of the characters said, ‘With great power comes great responsibility.’ I’m not sure how that relates to your question, but I really like that quote.”

What major issues do you plan to address, if elected?

“One of the things I actually intend to pursue during my time if I am elected Lord Admiral King of Student Services is (to) back up all dining dollars in solid gold. Because if you look at PODs (markets) around campus, you’ll notice that a box of Oreos is like $8. Do you know why that is? Rampant inflation. Now, if we go ahead put that on the gold standard – problem solved.”

With the funding saved by this measure, White plans to invest in other ambitious Insert projects, like nationalizing control of the pirating Vol Navy, “flattening the entire campus” to ease walking to classes and launching a UT moon base station.

What aspects of past student services directors’ terms do you think went well and what could have been done better?

“I think I saw a water fountain they built

once. … That was pretty cool.

“I’d really like to see is better oversight of the students in the Fort. So what I’m thinking is maybe we put together a student militia to patrol the Fort on the weekends, make sure no one is getting into trouble. Maybe put some cameras on street corners so we can always keep up with where people are at all points at all times. Find a way to make it so that militia can lock down the Fort in maybe, like, five minutes flat. Now, I’m not saying martial law, but we should find a way to lock down the Fort in five minutes flat. ... What if there’s a stabbing? What if there were people just running rampant through the Fort?

You gotta put a lid on it. You gotta keep them under wraps. What if they get rambunctious?

We can’t have that. Gotta protect my students.”

Why should you be elected as Student Services Director?

“They don’t call me Kyle ‘Iceblood’ White for nothing. Got iceblood in these veins. I see something, and I pursue it. That’s it. I go after that problem – taken care of.”

Beacon Correction In the Thursday, March 6, print edition of The Daily Beacon, the article headlined “Resources for sexual assault victims abound, overwhelm” reported that “Twenty-eight female UT students reported rape in 2012, according to the Knox County Health Department.” The statistic cited in the first paragraph is actually according to the East Tennessee Sexual Assault Center.

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‘Iceblood’ White: Let’s go back to the moon Hadder: Passion makes up for youth Emilee Lamb Assistant News Editor “Yeah, I’m Greek, but I’m also an SGA person, you know, I’m also a writer, I’m also a volunteer, I’m also in a major that many people probably haven’t even heard of.”

Katelyn Hadder, the student services director candidate for SGA campaign We Are UT, is a renaissance woman. A native of Virginia Beach, Va., Hadder is a sophomore in special education with hopes of specializing in deaf education.

One of the youngest candidates on this year’s ballot, she expressed that her passion for being a strong supporter of those around her is at the heart of her bid as one of the student body’s executive leaders.

Why did you decide to run for this position?

“Both students and service, as cliché as it sounds, are just really important to me. I’ve prided myself on really being involved in service organizations because it’s just something that’s so close to my heart. It’s something that I want to do, it’s something I care a lot about. Having the ability to be able to really spearhead student services programs at the university is just something that I really feel called to do, it’s something that I have a passion (for) and (am) going to be able to do and do it well.”

What major issues do you plan to address, if elected?

“The biggest thing we’re going to have to address, just because their term is coming to an end, is the student fees issue. That’s actually something our current student services director, Grant Davis, has been working very closely with. So, probably continuing in his footsteps to ensure that the goals of SGA, in regards to letting student fees be in the hands of students, is continuing to progress and move forward, and that’s something we can actually accomplish.”

Hadder also emphasized making the Vol experience a strong tradition for all students, pushing for more school spirit initiatives and increased student involvement.

What aspects of past student services directors’ terms do you think went well and what could have been done better? “(Grant Davis) has focused a lot on school spirit, which I think is great. ... What I would

SEX ED continued from Page 1 However, recent Senate Bill 3310, in place since 2012, now restricts any instruction pertaining to “gateway sexual behavior.”

“So many people now are too nervous to even have these conversations because they don’t know what they can and can’t say,” Mills said. “We don’t know what to expect and until there is a situation where it forces legislators to put more clarity in that law. ... It’s just too vague.”

David Sevier, the deputy executive director of the Tennessee State Board of Education, confirmed that the Family Life Curriculum standards are generally written by teams of 5-10 people devoted to either elementary, middle or high school curriculum standards. Curriculum standards dictate what a student should know by the end of a specific course or grade.

Although the state sets these standards, implementation is left to the discretion of the local teacher. In this transfer from

like to do is definitely continue with that with the school involvement and the school spirit and rallying people together, but I think my biggest thing is making sure that everybody that wants to be involved can be. … SGA, and student services in particular, have had kind of a cliché of being cliquey and political. ... Lots of times, I feel like it keeps us divided, it keeps us from getting everything done that we could get accomplished.”

Why should you be elected as Student Services Director?

“The biggest criticism that I’ve gotten is that I’m too young, that I’m not experienced to be able to take on the role. ... First off, I do have experience. I have just as much SGA experience as a lot of the people running and a lot of the people in the SGA family as of now, anyway.

So, I do have the experience. But one thing I want to say is, yes, I’m young, but I feel like that makes me the best candidate because I have a fresher perspective on things.

“I can more easily connect to freshman coming in and sophomores than a rising senior could, but I also am very mature for my age and I can understand the needs of the older students as well and can accommodate that. So, I think yes, I’m young, but I’m passionate and I’m ready for it. … People can keep underestimating me, but I still think at the end of the day I’m the best person for this spot.”

state to classroom, Sevier sees a disconnect.

“It’s not an indictment of the curriculum standard, but an indictment of the delivery system and the curriculum itself,” Sevier said. “That’s where it all breaks loose.”

While the Tennessee Code Annotated recommends certain points for inclusion in the standards, writers may prioritize information as they see fit.

In TCA 49-6-1304, such emphases are displayed, stating that Tennessee schools should exclusively promote abstinence as the sole means for avoiding sexual risk. The bill also prohibits any implicit or explicit messages that encourage students to experiment with non-coital sexual activity. Contraceptive devices may not be distributed, although distributing information regarding contraception is acceptable.

While there is no standard that explicitly advocates sex education based on an abstinence-only policy, Sevier said “the law certainly seems to encourage that.”

“Maybe that’s why we never got the whole ‘put the condom on the banana’ demonstration you see in the movies,”

Caroline Norris, freshman in marketing, said. “My health class didn’t discuss anything, actually. We looked at pictures of STDs and talked about how abstinence was basically the only way not to get an STD. ...

They did hand out ‘iW8’ shirts. “... Maybe these standards made sense decades ago, but they need to get with the times.”

Mills agreed that abstinence based instruction, particularly in southern schools, can lead to imposed moral values and the use of shame or fear as tactics to scare students away from sex.

“My job is to give stats,” Mills said, “not impose values.”

A National Campaign to End Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy study found that comprehensive sex education programs yield 40 percent delayed sexual initiation and reduced the number of sexual partners, or increased condom or contraceptive use, 30 percent reduced the frequency of sex, including a return to abstinence and 60 percent reduced unprotected sex.

“The more they tell us,” Norris said, “the less we have to find out for ourselves.”

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THE DAILY BEACON • 3 Arts & Culture Editor Claire Dodson

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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Cortney Roark

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Drag show reveals ‘infectious’ energy Liv McConnell Copy Editor

“VaCeline Dion.” Two professional drag queens, Anastasia Alexander of The Carousel fame and Jessica Jay of Club XYZ, lent their expertise for guest performances.

Waves of audience members grasping fistfuls of dollar bills flanked the stage in order to “tip” their favorite professional and amateur performers. All proceeds go toward Lambda’s future programming.

Jordan Achs, junior in journalism and electronic media and copy editor for The Daily Beacon who played “Gay-Z” to Chris Simmons’ “Beyonslay,” called the audience’s reaction to numbers like SNL’s “3-Way (The Golden Rule)” and a dramatic rendition of “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now,” performed by SEAT’s own Jacob Clark, “fantastic.”

“The energy in the auditorium was infectious,” Achs said.

“The sheer number of people was unbelievable, and the crowd was wonderful.”

The supportive atmosphere created by the crowd helped bolster Achs’ confidence level going into her debut drag performance, an impulsive move driven by Simmons’ need for a partner.

“I loved being on stage, and being dressed like a man didn’t bother me,” she said. “It was part of the fun of the show, as was going out to dance and sing and laugh with my friends. It’s an experience I won’t forget.”

For Rader, the experience afforded by the show is one she hopes will help eliminate the divisive misconceptions held by society about gender.

“Sex Week’s main mission is to open up the dialogue about gender and sex and relationships, and the drag show applies because anyone can display their gender any way they feel most comfortable,” Rader said. “Drag is about changing gender and playing around with it.

“Through drag, students can learn more about the gender binary that exists.”

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Nearly 600 students gathered in the UC Auditorium on Thursday night for a glimpse into gender-bending fun in the form of “Lip Sync for Your Life,” a drag show co-hosted by Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee and the Lambda Student Union.

Held in conjunction with Sex Week, the show was the most well-attended of its predecessors as well as the “most popular” event of SEAT’s week long programming, Brianna Rader, senior in College Scholars and SEAT co-founder, said.

“It’s more than just a normal entertainment event,” Rader said. “I don’t think a lot of students have exposure to drag and they’re curious, so a lot of people come out to see it.”

Student curiosity about drag appears to be a growing phenomenon based on the attendance

records of UT-hosted performances during the last few years, Rader said.

“When I was a sophomore, there was very, very low attendance (for the event),” she said.

“Probably 30 people were in the audience. And then last year, we partnered up with Lambda and probably had 400 people come.”

Forced to turn away a substantial number of students once the maximum capacity for this year’s show had been reached, Rader equated the popularity of drag shows for some students to the excitement surrounding UT athletics for others.

“I really think that for a lot of students at UT, this is their equivalent of going to a football game,” she said. “I think it was a really great opportunity to bond with other students who were so excited to be there.”

The drag extravaganza was comprised of more than 20 acts representing a variety of genders and sporting stage names such as “Beyonslay,” “Anita Dick” and

Cereus Bright guitarist and vocalist Tyler Anthony performs during a show at The Square Room on Friday.

Cereus Bright illuminated at Square Room Jenna Butz Staff Writer The homecoming before the tour.

Cereus Bright, a local modern folk band, returned to The Square Room Saturday night along with Charlotte southern folk-rock band Time Sawyer.

Opening the night, Time Sawyer introduced Knoxville to its distinctively country lyrics with the band’s version of folk mixed with subdued southern rock.

Brient Kittrell, freshman in accounting, heard of the show through a friend. While he had not listened to either band much before, he admitted he was as surprised with the quality of Time Sawyer’s set as he was interested in seeing Cereus Bright for the first time.

“As far as Time Sawyer goes, I actually thought they were pretty good, but I wasn’t expecting to,” Kittrell said. “I looked up their stuff before coming, and I was listening to it and wasn’t really feeling it. I debated not coming on time for them, but I actually decided I liked it because they sound a lot better live because of the beats. I mean, everybody does, but I think I liked them because of their beats.”

In regards to Cereus Bright, Kittrell said he was expecting a dramatic twist on the modern folk genre where the band has found their calling.

Referring to what he had lis-

tened to previously, Kittrell was already a fan.

“I like how calm they are,” Kittrell said. “They kind of start out calm, then they build up.

And I like bands that have that kind of dramatic-ness where it starts out slows then builds up to a climax. I really like that.

“Also, I like how Knoxvillebased they are. They play here a lot.”

However, there was no such thing as a calm set for Cereus Bright Saturday. Instead, even intimate, emotional moments were filled with a passion for the music they were playing.

Starting with the hook of “Goldmine,” girls erupted into yells, and boys immediately began to groove. The dapperly dressed band broke into wide grins, knowing they were home.

Tyler Anthony, Cereus Bright’s vocalist, was ecstatic from the start. After the first few songs, he told the crowd, “This is really, really spectacular. . . Y’all are looking good. Y’all are feeling good,” in response to the giant sing-a-long and dance party that rocked The Square Room.

Having met mandolinist Evan Ford in high school, Mary Julia Tunnell, senior in art education, heard of Cereus Bright around two years ago. While a fan of folk, Tunnell said she was interested in the distinct musical elements the band would present on stage.

“I really like folksy music, so I really like that aspect of them,” Tunnell said. “But, I also think

they have their very own unique voice though. They’re like a folk band, but they’re unique.”

While the entire set captivated an audience, the biggest moment came towards the end of the show. Playing “Stella” was a call for an already dancing crowd to go even further. It was this song that led to an unending applause that left Anthony flustered and Ford in complete awe of the support from their hometown.

Luke Bowers, Cereus Bright’s drummer, noted that specific song and the deafening applause that followed as his favorite moments of the night.

“I would probably say the song ‘Stella.’ That’s a song that we’ve put a lot of work into, and we really like that one,” Bowers said. “It’s really good to hear everyone’s support for that sound. People really enjoyed it.”

Cereus Bright ended their set with “Cereus Bright,” the

song that explains the meaning behind the band’s name.

However, an enticed audience was not done. Instead, cries for an encore called the band back out for a cover of The Band’s “The Weight,” which let Bowers along with the string section to each lend their voices for a verse.

To Bowers, the night defined a clear support system within the Knoxville music scene to back Cereus Bright throughout its upcoming tour.

“I think since we’re going on the road here pretty soon, it’s good to see that Knoxville has a lot of support for us,” Bowers said. “We had 300 sales for the tickets. It shows that we’ve got a good home base. It’s kind of nice that before we go out and play a lot of crowds that don’t know who we are, it’s nice to look back at Knoxville and see that we have a home base.”

STOMP continued from Page 1 The performers of STOMP moved across the stage with the control of ballet dancers but the personality of street performers, each artist giving the meticulously choreographed routine a raw enthusiasm.

The dance and movements were as much a part of the performance as the percussion, one act resembling an African tribal dance casting wild shadows on the walls of the ornately decorated theater and bringing the people in the cushioned seats right into the

action.

Harkening back to elementary school games of call and response, the performers took the beat off the stage by giving the audience a role to play: a clap for a clap.

The rhythmic mimicry unquestioningly performed by young and old would have made any kindergarten teacher proud.

After a standing ovation, the show concluded as the mohawked performer swept his way off-stage while the audience faithfully continued snapping in time to his beat.

Perhaps we’d all be more willing to do our chores if we swept the floor like STOMP.

This week in Arts & Culture: Itineraries for one-day road trips to Nashville, Asheville, Chattanooga and Lexington.

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Monday, March 10, 2014 Editor-in-Chief R.J. Vogt

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To the Editor: I have been thinking about state Sen. Stacy Campfield’s “opt in” proposal for the use of student fees and have concluded that he has an idea that has broader applicability. Therefore, I suggest that the legislature pass a bill requiring all voters in Tennessee to “opt in” to the payment of the salaries and per diem expenses of their state representatives and senators.

The compensation of each legislator would be based on the fraction of voters in his or her district who opt in. For example, if only 50 percent of the people in Campfield’s district were to opt in, he would receive only 50 percent of the compensation set by the legislature.

We could even go further and ask a nonpartisan organization to poll the voters in every district about every piece of legislation introduced.

The legislators would be required to cast their votes based on those polls.

The votes would be fractional. If, say, only 50 percent of the people in Campfield’s district favored his opt in proposal, he would be required to cast half a vote in favor and half against.

Come to think of it, with this system, we wouldn’t need the legislators at all. Although that might improve Tennessee state government, we would have to look elsewhere for comedy.

Jeffrey Kovac is a professor of chemistry and the director of College Scholars. He can be reached at jkovac@utk.edu.

Columns of The Daily Beacon are reflections of the individual columnist, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or its editorial staff.

Pope Francis a breath of fresh air for the world Arizona’s racial School profiling bill demands of Sarcasm our response, resistance by

Kaila Curry

The police state of America is the current status of our decaying country, a country where big businesses are what matters.

Only a truly misled country would see its state pass the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070) and violate our Constitution, Bill of Rights and human rights. But Arizona did pass SB1070 – in order to “combat illegals.”

This law allows local police officials the ability to legally harass any individual whom the police officer deems not American enough. It begs the question – what does a “real” American look like? The law affects not just the Hispanic population but also Asians, Arabs, Caucasians and any other individuals the officers deem to be “reasonably suspicious.”

What should frighten you is that this law promotes and justifies racial profiling.

It is a common misconception that undocumented individuals take a toll on the state’s economy. But this common fallacy is fed largely by the faulty information that biased media reports. The federal government provides Social Security, Food Stamps, Medicaid and TANF – all of which are assistance programs that assist vulnerable populations and families.

However, what is not emphasized is that these services are prohibited to undocumented workers, negating the argument that illegals receive free state assistance. The only benefits given by local and state governments to aliens are emergency medical services, education and protection of the law to all individual regardless of status in this country.

It must also be addressed that undocumented workers pay payroll taxes, such as Social Security, which are deducted by their employers. It is reported in the study of “The High Cost of Cheap Labor: Illegal Immigration and the Federal Budget,” that the U.S. immigration population contributed $15.1 billion in income and payroll taxes. It is also reported by “Five Myths About Immigration” that 66 percent of undocumented immigrants were docked for Social Security by their employer; another 62 percent deducted income tax as well.

Beyond taxes, these workers contribute man hours. Arizona and other states – including Alabama, Georgia, Indiana and South Carolina – have passed copycat laws and have suffered deep economic crises in the business realm and agricultural sector.

According to “Why Undocumented Workers Are Good for the Economy,” a column by Alfonso Serrano in Time magazine, in the first year after passing the bill, Arizona had estimated a loss of $253 million in economic output, $9.4 million in tax revenues and 2,761 jobs.

In a list from the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning research center, Alabama’s agricultural sector, which normally brings in $5.5 billion of revenue, has taken a loss of $1.6 billion in the tomato sector alone due to rotting produce left unpicked. In Georgia, the new law forced an estimated 30 percent of documented and undocumented workers to flee the state.

Furthermore, these facts don’t include the losses of pecan, cotton or peanut crops. It must also be noted that this new law further burdens a thin law enforcement force which are now tasked in enforcing a nebulous regulation.

A nation that was founded – and continues to depend – upon immigrants cannot just turn a blind eye to the hand that feeds it. But our failure as a country does not begin with our government – it begins with the people.

Our founding fathers viewed the government as the greatest threat to the people, so they took safeguards against them. We the people elect public officials to work for us, not against us.

It is our collective fault for allowing racial profiling to become law, and only we the people can rectify it. We must demand that SB 1070 be repealed and begin moving towards immigration reform; all elected government officials that stand by and do nothing must be held accountable.

We have grown stagnant, comfortable and weak, allowing the few to tyrannize the majority. But do not grow weary, do not lose hope and fill your hearts with despair.

Though empires may lose their supremacy and kings may lose their crowns, freedom and liberty shall never lose their value.

Eduardo Teran is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in social work. He can be reached at eteran@utk.edu.

Admit it – Pope Francis is awesome.

The historic day he was announced will forever be engraved in my memory, much like 9/11 and the killing of Osama bin Laden. At my Catholic high school, we were herded like cattle into the library where a projector was live streaming the election.

We watched together with bated breath for the election of a new pope, with all eyes fixed on the tiny chimney perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for a sign of either black or white smoke.

When the white smoke finally came billowing out of the chimney (signifying the new pope had been elected), cheers echoed throughout the hallways. I knew that he would be different as soon as the news announced he had taken the name Francis – the first pope to ever choose this name after St. Francis of Assisi.

I did not, however, anticipate how different Pope Francis would be. The change between Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI is almost comparable to the change between tween and teen Miley Cyrus.

Pope Francis came in like a wrecking ball and he has not stopped the much needed reconstruction process.

Editor-in-Chief: R.J. Vogt Managing Editor: Melodi Erdogan Chief Copy Editor: Gage Arnold News Editor: Hanna Lustig Asst. News Editor: Emilee Lamb Sports Editor: Troy Provost-Heron Asst. Sports Editor: Dargan Southard Arts & Culture Editor: Claire Dodson Asst. Arts & Culture Editor: Cortney Roark Online Editor: Samantha Smoak

appropriate for Christians, he has changed the tone of one of the world’s most influential organizations.

Pope Francis even enlightened people with his view on homosexuals. The fact that Pope Francis is clarifying that we should not condemn gays, just the act, is the best he could do in his position for homosexuals.

Perhaps it is not the most I would like done about the issue, but I understand the position Francis is in and even the statements he has been making lately have made some Catholics uneasy. I do not by any means think that Pope Francis is nearly as “liberal” as the media has been portraying, but he is definitely a refreshing change to some traditions of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis’s views have paid off as more churches throughout the world have reported larger turnouts at Sunday masses and even an increase in new members. Even other religions have respect for Francis.

Pope Francis celebrated the end of Ramadan this year by reaching out to Muslims. “I want to send a hello to Muslims around the world,” he said. “I hope that Christians and Muslims engage in mutual respect, especially through the education of new generations.”

Like I said, Pope Francis one cool pope and a strong role model for all. I look forward to more to come from this ever humble saint-in-the-making.

Kaila Curry is a freshman in English.

She can be reached at kcurry6@utk.edu.

Black actress’ portrayal of ‘Annie’ causes dissent Struggling to be Heard by

Andrea Richardson So, if you didn’t already know, there’s a remake of the Broadway musical “Annie” in the making. Except, instead of being set during the Great Depression, it will be set in modern-day New York.

Additionally, Quvenzhané Wallis, a 10-year-old black girl, is playing Annie. And Jamie Foxx is playing Daddy Warbucks, redubbed as “Benjamin Stacks.”

And this is where we cue the “I’m not racist, but…” comments. It’s about as bad as you would expect — like that Cheerios commercial all over again, but much worse.

There’s been much contention about the color of Little Orphan Annie’s skin, and it seems to have many people shaking in their boots. I wish I could say I’m even a little surprised.

The same explosion of racist resentment occurred when Michael B. Jordan was chosen to play The Human Torch in The “Fantastic Four;” when Idris Elba

played Heimdall in “Thor;” when Samuel L. Jackson was Nick Fury in “Iron Man.” I could go on — there was even a negative reaction when a black actress portrayed Rue from “The Hunger Games,” even when Rue had explicitly been described as black in the book.

You can’t make this stuff up.

I always find this type of reception simultaneously hilarious and terrifying: it’s perfectly fine when white actors in a film portray actual, non-imaginary people of color; but, God forbid a non-white person play a traditionally white fictional character. Oh, the humanity.

In the world of Hollywood where the vast majority of dynamic characters are white and male, women and people of color are expected to simply take what they can get.

When a person of color calls out whitewashing or a lack of representation in casting, their attitude will likely be seen as “oversensitive.” But make a traditionally white character not white and everyone’s up in arms.

I’ve navigated the tweets and comments sections so you don’t have to. The curious phrasing “Ghetto Annie” has been bandied about. Also, apparently black girls aren’t ever called “Annie.”

Hold on, I need to call my mama so I can tell that her she broke the rules.

The general sentiment is that making Annie black makes her less innocent and less a character that others can relate to.

A slew of racial slurs and insults have been hurled at Wallis — who, I remind you, is a 10-year-old girl, which is about as innocent as it gets.

So, what gives? Is it really a question of “tradition” or “accuracy?”

If anything, this rendition of Annie is far more realistic for today’s time — a disproportionate number of orphans in today’s foster care system are black.

I think it says a lot if people find it impossible to stomach a rendition of Annie in which all of the characters are not white.

People can sympathize with aliens, vampires, sociopathic detectives and cannibals — but not a black Annie. Nope. Can’t have that.

But seriously — if we had to put up with a white Cleopatra, then you guys can deal with a black Annie.

Turnabout is fair play.

Andrea Richardson is a sophomore in anthropology. She can be reached at aricha43@utk.edu.

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Non Sequitur • Wiley

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From the moment the pope began his papacy, he sparked the media’s interest by refusing to wear the signature red shoes designed by Prada, preferring to ride in a used car opposed to the “pope mobile,” and choosing to live in the guest house instead of the designated papal apartment.

Even when his hometown of Buenos Aires constructed a statue in honor of him, he politely asked them to take it down.

According to the Huffington Post, a “knowledgeable source” confirmed that the pope was sneaking into the city at night disguised as a regular priest and ministering to the homeless.

Not only is he humble, but he is not afraid to let his sense of humor show through. At an Italian charity that uses humor to help sick children, Pope Francis happily joined in the merriment by donning a clown nose.

That’s got to be a papal first, right? He confessed to stealing rosary beads at mass, and recent news reports stated that Pope Francis made a rare error in the Italian language while delivering the Sunday blessing at St. Peter’s Square – a slight mispronunciation led to him inadvertently dropping the “F-bomb.”

Beyond his humility and humor, however, it has been his leadership that has been most beneficial to his church. Pope Francis released an “Apostolic Exhortation” that laid out poverty and economic inequality as two of the main concerns of this papacy.

By lessening the focus on social issues and heightening the awareness of issues more

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Vols grooving as Big Dance looms

Steven Cook Copy Editor

Seniors Jordan McRae, left, and Jeronne Maymon celebrate UT’s 72-45 Senior Day win over Missouri at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday.

Senior Day a slam dunk for UT seniors Dargan Southard Assistant Sports Editor Like he had drawn it up himself with the marker and clipboard, Jordan McRae orchestrated the play perfectly.

With the Vols’ 72-45 win over Missouri entering its final stages late in the second half, Tennessee’s decorated senior guard had one last opportunity to entertain the home crowd before checking out for good on Senior Day. “I just told Darius (Thompson) the play before, ‘If you get the rebound, I’m out of there,’� McRae said.

Following a Tiger miss, he got the chance he had perfectly predicted.

Thompson snatched the defensive rebound and flung the ball to a wide open McRae, who in transition threw down an emphatic reverse jam — his final field goal of his illustrious home career. “It just happened exactly how I just told him,� McRae said. “I was planning to do something, but with (the Tigers’ Jabari Brown) running that fast behind me, that’s all I could get done.�

The play was more than a sufficient exit, and his fellow seniors agreed. Jerrone Maymon was the first to greet McRae as the two celebrated under the basket with a nifty personalized handshake — each donning an enormous smile.

A TV timeout ensued, and the UT bench erupted, his teammates pouring onto the court in a congratulatory fashion.

The first to greet him though?

Fellow seniors Antonio

Barton and D’Montre Edwards, who both engulfed the Midway, Ga., native with celebratory hugs. “Well the thing I talked to the guys about is just ride the waves of (Senior Day),� UT head coach Cuonzo Martin said. “The emotions — it’s Senior Night — it is what it is, you can’t control that. But try to maintain a level of focus, relentless focus, and just let that energy drive you.�

And it did.

McRae scored only 11 points, but six of those came in the game’s first 3 1/2 minutes, helping the Vols (20-11, 11-7 SEC) pounce on Missouri (2110, 9-9) early and cruise to the 72-45 Senior Day win.

His first field goal of the afternoon — a two-handed dunk that ignited the 18,519 in attendance — came the same way his last basket did.

And in McRae’s mind, there couldn’t have been a better exit strategy. “Going out on a dunk,�

McRae said, “you know — that’s the way you got to go out.�

For Barton, his final goodbye was headlined by a thirdstraight shooting clinic as he continued his torrid stretch from deep, pouring in a teamhigh 16 points with four 3-pointers. “It was just overwhelming,�

Barton said. “To come out and get a win, see the fans clap for you on Senior Night, just to be here in this organization is wonderful right now.�

The man who transferred from Memphis before the start of the season said wearing orange on Senior Day wasn’t in his wildest dreams.

“You told me this three years ago, I would never thought I’d be here seeing that,� Barton said. “This was my rival school, but everything happens for a reason and I’m glad it happened.�

In Maymon’s case, the afternoon served as a metaphorical slideshow, mentally recapping his UT career that’s taken a variety of paths — both positive and negative. “It was kind of like a reel going off in my head,� said Maymon, who scored only four points but tied a team-high with 10 rebounds. “All the good times and bad times I have had in Tennessee uniform. “It was just a really good time.�

Even Edwards, who hasn’t played much all season and was initially ruled out for Saturday’s contest with a knee injury, toughed it out in the final minutes and made a surprise late game appearance.

In the days leading up to Saturday’s contest, all four played down the emotional aspects that came with Senior Day, choosing to promote the game’s monumental impact on the Vols’ season rather than each other’s career.

Afterwards, though, with the 27-point drubbing at their backs, the responses to various Senior Day inquires carried a different tone. “What coach was talking about before the game was ‘ride the wave,’â€? Maymon said. “Let the emotions flow. ‌ We went out there and we started the game like we finished it.â€?

Added Barton: “It means a lot. Just to see the support and it being my first year here. I love every moment of it.�

The desperate Tennessee Volunteers didn’t have to look outside of their own huddle to help shape the repair project for their forgotten season.

Consistency has been the obvious problem for UT all season, failing to win more than two straight games in SEC play until the final week of the season.

From November to mid-February, one couldn’t tell which team would show up on any given night.

After Feb. 22 — a second loss this season to Texas A&M and the third defeat in four games — many had written the Vols off.

One more loss would have sent the season spiraling downward at an uncontrollable speed.

But at the helm of that sinking ship? Cuonzo Martin — the Vols’ third-year head coach whose injection of a steady, work-driven culture has allowed Tennessee to remain one of the highlights in an otherwise dim SEC and stay in the hunt for a NCAA tournament bid this season.

In years one and two, that culture allowed the Vols to overcome early-season disappointments and put together late-season surges toward the Big Dance that fell just short.

In year three, though, things have gotten a bit complicated.

Players can’t go on Twitter without coming into direct contact with unhappy fans.

Practically all of the ire surrounding Martin as a coach is coming from within Knoxville, where a ridiculous coaching change petition draws more online traffic than anything surrounding the

actual Vols’ season.

No matter how it’s sugarcoated and no matter how many times the players shoot down the distractions publicly, these are 18-to-22-year-olds. When things are said about them, or about people they come into everyday contact with, they listen.

That had UT’s team keeping a keen eye on Martin — just to see if all this unprecedented pressure would change in any way the coach that has kept on his course since arriving on Rocky Top. And what they saw was a coach that gave them no reason to believe that the noise would change their fate. They just had to buy in. “Coach Martin, he stayed the same throughout the whole thing,� Vols guard Antonio Barton said on Saturday. “He didn’t let any of that jeopardize him or make him come to practice acting a certain way. “He remained the same the whole time and he preached to us that we’re going to pick it up.

And that’s what we’re doing.�

With their season bursting into flames all around them and experts writing off their NCAA tournament chances, the Vols simply took to their coach. They went to work every day, battled and got better.

Four games later, the Vols are one of the hottest teams in the country after demolishing their final three opponents by at least 27 points each.

While UT senior guard Jordan McRae was tight-lipped following the Texas A&M loss and simply wrote off the distractions as non-existent, he elaborated on it after Saturday’s win over Missouri. As far as he’s concerned, the team’s performance this season has everything to do with the players. “That’s the thing — we don’t pay attention to any of that stuff,�

McRae said of the outside criticism after Saturday’s win. “At the end of the day, Coach Martin, he coaches. The players play.

“He’s been giving us the same blueprint all year. And now as players, we’re going out and doing it. Coach Martin, he’s doing everything he can do for us. But at the end of the day, we have to go out there and guard and defend.�

Two days after Texas A&M, job security and the crucial ending of the season was the subject for Martin’s Feb. 24 presser. And for a man who overcame NonHodgkin Lymphoma, a form of cancer affecting the lymph nodes and immune system, the notion of being on the hot seat had Martin smiling from ear to ear.

Two weeks later, the Vols are strolling into the SEC tournament looking destined for a spot in what would be Martin’s first NCAA tournament as a coach. “This is what I envisioned defensively — when you buy in and sell yourself to the team, you can defend at a high level,�

Martin said Saturday.

His system is not an easy one to buy into. It takes extra attentiveness toward defensive principles and becoming an expert on fundamentals, all while consistently battling no matter how things are going on offense.

It’s also not always a fun one to watch for the vast majority of UT fans who don’t particularly love defensive-minded basketball and low shooting percentages.

But people around Knoxville, and around the country, are beginning to see over these last four games just what the finished product could look like if Martin is able to get his team to buy into it for 40 full minutes.

It remains to be seen if this season will end as another disappointment or not. But one thing is certain — Martin isn’t changing his tune, and the players are dancing to it better than they ever have.

The only question now isn’t whether Martin’s style works, but whether the players can continue emulating it at a high level.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor DULUTH, Ga. – As the game turned: With time running out, the Tennessee Lady Volunteers needed somebody to step up as they trailed the Kentucky Wildcats, 59-56.

It was their freshman point guard who answered the call.

With 4:17 remaining on the clock, Jordan Reynolds corralled a rebound following a Janee Thompson miss and went the length of the court and capitalized on a transition layup, drawing a foul in the process.

“I just wanted to push the tempo for my team,” said Reynolds of her and-one. “We were moving kind of sluggish in the beginning and I just wanted to go on a run because we were down and we needed any kind of spark.

“It just so happened it was a three-point play and I was just glad that it was me. I was very prideful in that.”

After her free throw to tie it up, the Portland, Ore., native continued to trade punches with the Wildcats as she hit a pull-up jumper to knot it up at 61 and assisted the Isabelle Harrison basket that tied the game at 63.

Her final points of the day, however, may have been the biggest of the night as she drained another jump shot to push the Lady Vol lead up to four with 51 seconds remaining.

With the freshman doing more than enough, Tennessee’s lone senior, Meighan Simmons, called her own number to clinch the Lady Vols’ 17th SEC championship, scoring UT’s final four points – as well as forcing a crucial Kentucky turnover – in its 71-70 victory.

Hot topic: The road to their fourth SEC title in five years wasn’t an easy one for the Lady Vols.

FOOTBALL continued from Page 1 Before checking out in the loss against the Tide, Worley’s first season under center was an adventurous one. He quarterbacked the Vols to four victories and a near upset of then-No. 6 Georgia, but drew much criticism from fans in other instances, specifically after a lackluster 142-yard performance against Western Kentucky and a uninspiring, three-interception showing versus South Alabama.

“You always reflect back on the season,” Worley said. “‘What could I have done here? What could I have done there?’ Knowing that we probably weren’t as successful as we could’ve been last year with the team we had.”

But after the seesawing ride through his junior campaign, both Worley and head coach Butch Jones are making it a point early on that another upand-down showing must be avoided. “(Coach Jones) stresses consistency and performance,” Worley said, “and I think that’s

At some point in all three contests, Tennessee found themselves down double digits but clawed back to claim victory.

And while head coach Holly Warlick stated she would obviously rather be leading by double digits early in ballgames, she said she was proud of her team’s resiliency and its ability to stay together through adversity.

“We try to make practices as hard as we can,” Warlick said.

“We talk a lot in our timeouts about the drills we have run and stops that we need to get, and we just keep going back to things we have already worked on, and I think they pull from that.

“They are competitive – and everybody is – but they’ve got a little bond here and a trust for each other that is really strong and it’s a tribute to them for stepping up and not caring who gets the credit or who makes the play. “(All that matters is) did you make a play and did you win.”

Spotlight: Junior forward Cierra Burdick and Harrison were honored following their victory over the Wildcats as two members of the All-Tournament team.

Burdick, who averaged 8.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, stood stunned at the end of the awards table as her name was called and she was handed her trophy.

“I was shocked,” Burdick said.

“I had no idea. I just wanted to come out here and play as hard as I could for my team.

My coaches always tell me to be the emotional leader. I have so much passion for this game, and I love playing with the people I play with. “... For me to get that award, I was shocked, but I was grateful and thankful.”

Harrison didn’t just leave Duluth, Ga., as an AllTournament player, she left as the tournament player, taking home the Tournament MVP

award.

“My freshman year, I really didn’t play much, and last year I was out, so I didn’t play again,” Harrison said, “so this year I just wanted to go in with a different mindset and just do whatever it took to get this win.”

That different mindset must’ve paid off, as the junior center averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds per game in the tournament while shooting 59.1 percent from the field.

The other guys: Kentucky’s DeNesha Stallworth scored a game-high 21 points and added five rebounds.

Linnae Harper and Stallworth were named to the All-Tournament Team, joining Harrison, Burdick and Texas A&M’s Courtney Walker.

Outside the box score: With 1:45 remaining in the game, Simmons stepped to the free throw line and drained both attempts giving her 2,000 career points, making her the fifth Lady Vol in history to reach that milestone.

Say something: Andraya Carter when asked about winning the SEC title so close to her hometown of Flowery Branch, Ga.: “It’s just awesome. I have so many friends and family here – and old teachers and coaches – and they are just so supportive.

With the support I had from my team and the support I had from my community, it’s just an awesome feeling.”

By the numbers 31.8: After allowing the Wildcats to shoot 53.1 percent in the first half, the Lady Vols held Kentucky to just 31.8 (7-of-22) percent in the closing period.

4: In its three contests over the weekend, Tennessee only made four 3-point field goals.

35: In the first half, the Lady Vols and the Wildcats combined to shoot four free throws, a far cry from the 35 the two teams attempted in the second half.

one thing I need to take from his messages. Not being up-anddown with errant throws and leading the offense and things like that. That’s one thing I want to work on.

“All I’m trying to do is get better each and every day, focus on the little things that I can improve on, take it day-by-day and be consistent.”

Sound Bites Along with Ferguson, three other Vols made their media debuts over the weekend. True freshmen are generally unavailable throughout the season, so this weekend’s spring practices marked the first time four UT players talked to reporters since arriving in Knoxville.

Ferguson on last year’s injury: “It might just be from overpressing, like when I’m dropping and pressing off of it to throw, because it’s my right leg.

I think that’s the main thing. It got to a point where it was just really sore. I didn’t know what was going on, so I said something to them, they took me to get an MRI and I had a stress fracture in my fibula.”

Marquez North broke down some of his offseason routines:

“Really, I just hit the jugs every day. I actually get one hands in everyday too. I hit at least 20 one hands during the offseason.”

Corey Vereen on the importance of technique on the defensive line: “I take an immense amount of pride (in it). It’s your craft.

It’s what you’re doing. You came here to get a degree and play football, so every day I come in here focused on those things.

Technique wise, even though it might not be the day that you feel good, you’ve got to lock in and do what you need to do.”

Cameron Sutton on being tabbed as just a three-star recruit coming out of high school.

“I pretty much don’t worry about those things — all the numbers and all that. You don’t play the game on the Internet.

You’ve got to step between those white lines, and that’s what it’s all about.”

Up Next This week is rather busy as the Vols practice Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening.

After that, though, UT doesn’t practice again until March 27 due to Spring Break.

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UT embraces comeback role en route to tourney title

Freshman guard Jordan Reynolds drives to the basket against Kentucky during the Lady Vols’ 71-70 win over the Wildcats in the SEC tournament final at the Arena at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga., on Sunday.

RECAP continued from Page 1 After getting fouled hard and falling to the floor, the first-team All-SEC center answered back by knocking down two free throws to put Tennessee on top 52-51 with 8:35 left to play.

“The most important thing we did today was stick together,” Harrison said. “There wasn’t a moment on the court when we were all quiet.

“I think the aggressiveness that we have played with has really helped us.”

Despite falling down by as much as five points with time winding down in the game, UT battled to the finish.

With senior guard Meighan Simmons at the line for two up 69-67 with 11 seconds left, one of her teammates knew the Lady Vols they had the game won.

In the last two minutes of the

game, the lone senior, who now has three SEC championships to show for in her career, scored six points and came up with a pivotal steal to help win the game with seven seconds left.

“There was 11 seconds left in the game and we all huddled together,” junior forward Cierra Burdick said. “There was no room for any space. It was all 11 of us all four coaches. I just remember thinking in my head this is what it is all about. Since I’ve been here I’ve never been on a closer team.

“We all stood together as one and I knew that’s when we were going to win the game.”

Kentucky’s Jennifer O’Neil went to the line for three with 0.3 seconds left in the game with her team down by four, but the junior hit all three free throws and the Lady Vols ran the time out with the ball in Andraya Carter’s hands.

The came the celebration.

Lady Vol players and coaches went into jubilation with a crowd that felt like a home to most Tennessee players.

“This is probably my top moment as of right now, but the NCAAs are going to be even higher,” said Simmons, who scored a game-high 17 points for the Lady Vols in the victory.

“To finish out all these games and fight through adversity was a good test for us going into the NCAA tournament.”

The NCAA tournament will begin on March 22 with the Lady Vols playing their first two games on their home court at Thompson-Boling Arena. The selection show that will determine UT’s seeding, however, will take place on March 17 at 7 p.m.

“I don’t think we could have any greater fans than we have,” Simmons said. “I have enjoyed playing for them for four years through this incredible journey.”

SOFTBALL

Lady Vols strong in TN Tournament Taylor White Contributor After a slight bump in the road on Saturday, the No. 3 Tennessee softball team bounced back strong on Sunday to close out the Tennessee Tournament with a 4-1 record.

The Lady Vols played a doubleheader Sunday afternoon, beating Georgia Southern (16-7) 2-0 in the opener and taking out College of Charleston (15-8) 3-0 in the second game.

After scoring only two runs on five hits in Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Western Kentucky, Tennessee (21-2) improved its hitting on Sunday, but co-head coach Ralph Weekly said he was not satisfied with his team’s performance at the plate.

“I thought we hit the ball fairly well,” co-head coach Ralph Weekly said. “I’m not pleased with the way we hit the ball. We played a doubleheader and got 11 hits, and we should have gotten several more.

“The big thing that concerned me today was we left a lot of runners on base.”

Tennessee was able to defeat Georgia Southern despite being out-hit 5-2. Shortstop Madison Shipman was the only Lady Vol to record a hit in the first game, going 2-for-3 with a single and a double.

Eagle’s pitcher Sarah Purvis pitched six innings of two-hit ball, allowing just two earned runs with seven strikeouts.

Purvis did issue six walks, which eventually led to one of the two UT runs. “(Purvis) is a very good

pitcher,” Weekly said. “She really wanted to beat us. When you have that number three on your back, everybody comes in and throws their best pitcher at you.”

Senior outfielder Mellissa Davin drove in the first UT run, scoring Alley Perkins with a sacrifice fly in the third inning.

Catcher Hannah Akamine then added some insurance in the fifth, driving in Shipman from third with another sacrifice fly.

Ellen Renfroe (12-0) continued her dominance in the circle, tossing seven scoreless innings for her seventh shutout of the year.

Tennessee got on the board early in the second game against the College of Charleston as Megan Geer broke out of her mini slump with a base hit to left field that scored Haley Tobler.

Shipman then made Lady Vol history when she put the first pitch of the third over the left field wall.

The homer tied the UT record for consecutive games with a hit as she hit safely in her 20th straight game.

“I’m seeing the ball really well,” Shipman said. “I try not to think about that too much, I don’t wanna jinx it. I’m just seeing the ball and hitting the ball.”

Saturday was the one hiccup of the weekend as Western Kentucky (15-7-1) pitcher Emily Rousseau threw a complete game five hitter, striking out 10 Lady Vols en route to a 3-2 Hilltopper win.

The Hilltoppers jumped on UT early as Kelsey Maddox drove in two runs in the third with a bases loaded double, and

Amanda Thomas drove in some much needed insurance with a single off the wall in the fifth.

Tennessee tried to mount a late rally behind a two-run homerun from junior first baseman Cheyanne Tarango in the bottom of the sixth, but that was as close as the Lady Vols would get.

“We just have to stay confident,” Tarango said on Saturday.

“Just because we lost doesn’t mean we’re not good. We all know that we’re good, and we know that we have big bats so we just need to stay within ourselves.”

Friday night, the Lady Vols opened the Tennessee Tournament by sweeping a doubleheader. They defeated Holy Cross (1-7) 5-0 in the first game and squeaked by Campbell 1-0 in the nightcap.

Tennessee took control of the first game when Overstreet hit a three-run bomb over the center field wall to score the first runs of the game. Aldrete then scored on a passed ball in the sixth, and freshman third baseman Taylor Koenig drove in Davin for the final run of the game.

The second game of the night was a little more dramatic, with Tennessee winning on a walk off throwing error from Campbell (13-12) shortstop Ericka Nesbitt.

Renfroe was untouchable in the circle, allowing only two hits in seven shutout innings. She also struck out 12 Campbell batters on the game.

“Ellen was remarkable,” cohead coach Karen Weekly said Friday. “I thought that was one the most masterful performances Ellen has had.”