Thursday, March 13, 2014
Issue 45, Volume 125
Spring Break
•Day Trip guides to Knoxville, Chattanooga •Last-minute ideas
Cortney Roark • The Daily Beacon
Breathe a sigh of relief - Spring Break is here. Whether you want to stay in Knoxville or venture into the outside world, the Beacon’s got you covered. Be safe, take risks and remember, adventure is out there.
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Students find pride drinking local beer Tanner Hancock Contributor
One of these men will represent you as Vice President of SGA NEWS >>pg. 3
then you can’t really go out there and perform like you want to.” Not every projected offensive lineman is a returning one, however, as early enrollees Coleman Thomas and Dontavius Blair are getting reps at right and left tackle, respectively.
The votes are in: college students love beer. Across UT’s campus and the city of Knoxville, beer culture is not only alive, but growing rapidly. Saw Works Brewing Company, a newly-founded local microbrewery, embodies this trend. Or, rather, a renewed commitment “both to making great handcrafted beers and to working in a local, sustainable manner.” The brewery was founded in 2010, but adopted its current name in 2012. In an effort to “stay true to our Knoxville roots,” Saw Works Brewing Company produces beer that is not only locally and environmentally sustainable, but also tasty. Ryan Buckner, sophomore in geology, said the opportunity to buy quality, local beer is a privilege. “Anytime I can get a local beer, it’s usually what I try to order,” Buckner said as he enjoyed a glass of Saw Works Beer at the local Sunspot bar on the Strip. “Generally, I think it’s better than Bud Light or Coors Light.” The enthusiasm for beer doesn’t stop at the local breweries. Tennessee students are also eager to participate. For Cory Smith, senior in physics, the love of beer extends beyond the occasional run to Pilot. He frequently concocts a personal home brew in his kitchen. Smith described the intricate, biochemical brewing, involving a cooling process, hops and flavoring addition then an aging period lasting up to four weeks.
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See MICROBREW on Page 2
Jacob Tilley, guitar, and Sameer Gadhia, piano and vocals, perform as indie rock band Young the Giant at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday.
Young the Giant overreaches at Ryman show Trim your beard and curl your mustache - It’s for a good cause ARTS & CULTURE >>pg. 5
The Vols ‘looking at bigger picture’ in attempt to right SEC tourney woes SPORTS >>pg. 7
Claire Dodson Arts & Culture Editor NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The crowd’s reaction to Young the Giant’s emergence on the stage was the first indicator of the disconnect that came to define the group’s entire sold-out performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium Tuesday night. The night started off nicely enough, with opener Vance Joy performing with his Australian accent-tinged singer-songwriter style and comedic anecdotes. In short, Joy was everything an opener should be. Then YTG took the stage. The usually-seated Ryman crowd split into seated and standing and never came to a consensus on which position the
type of show requested of the group. Fans weren’t sure whether to yell, bob their heads in cool acknowledgement or adopt frontman Sameer Gadhia’s unabashedly weird dance moves. To be fair to the crowd, YTG’s Jan. 21 release “Mind Over Matter” is a little confusing. It is more connected and cinematic than the group’s debut eponymous album, but it lacks the fun, easily consumable indie rock that led YTG to success. The band’s Nashville audience consisted mostly of high school and college-aged hipsters, who seemed unable to really immerse themselves in what YTG was trying to create. And it was an immersive show, with dizzying lighting and illusion-based backgrounds as the backdrop for Gadhia’s
atmospheric wails. He sang from two different mics, both seemingly designed to disguise his lyrics in a muddle of indistinguishable sound. This was intentional, according to Gadhia, who said on stage that they were aiming to add a “dreamlike quality to the show.” Around five songs in (mostly from “Mind Over Matter”), however, a member of the crowd shouted, “Play your last album!” People around him cheered in agreement. Gadhia later obliged with crowd favorite “Cough Syrup,” which arguably is YTG’s most successful commercial hit and has been covered on shows like “The Voice” and “Glee.” See YOUNG THE GIANT on Page 5
Vols searching for solidarity along O-line All five of Tennessee’s starters in the trenches last season – Antonio Richardson, Ja’Wuan James, Alex Bullard, Among all the question James Stone and Zach Fulton marks for this Tennessee – either graduated or are Volunteer football team as declared for the NFL Draft, they progress through spring leaving a glaring hole on the practice, the biggest is the offensive side of the ball. restructuring of the offensive But while replacing such a line. solid line won’t be easy, the
Troy Provost-Heron Sports Editor
returning lineman believe there won’t be that much of a drop-off heading into the 2014 season. “That’s what we have been looking for, for three years now,” redshirt junior Kyler Kerbyson said after Tuesday’s practice. “We thought we were just as good as those guys, and if you don’t have that mindset,
“You balance each other out in harmonious hum: traditionalist vs. modernist, Ice Man vs. Wonder Woman, calm vs. electric, beer vs. wine.” @DailyBeacon www.utdailybeacon.com
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