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Issue 47, Volume 122

Friday, March 15, 2013

Greek task force announces recommendations Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief The Fraternity and Sorority Life Task Force, born out of last fall’s butt-chugging fiasco, released their recommendations to enhance the quality of UT’s Greek life Wednesday.

Faculty, student and alumni representatives shared their support for leadership training, in-house fraternity management and protection for Good Samaritans.

“First we are just very pleased with the amount of effort and energy that a really large group of people put into this: there were alumni, faculty, students and staff, 25 people in all,” Jeff Cathey, associate dean of students, said.

“We are very optimistic some of these things can help us in facilitating a sorority and fraternity community that is really engaged in providing a positive experience for our students.”

SGA Vice President Terry Nowell highlighted the team’s focus on education and rewards to strengthen Greek life.

“We have proposals involving education of Greek members and officials, so that they are learning about their role before they go into it and not just learning on the job, which is something that has been a problem in the past,” he said.

Cathey believes this approach will receive a positive response.

“I think a lot of students who are leaders out in the organizations at times struggle with keeping some of their peers on track, frankly, and at times I think welcome a little more direction from the university. And there may be some of those who feel like that’s not what they wanted their Greek experience to be about, and maybe it’s not for them then. “ The committee recommends some of this direction come from live-in fraternity house managers.

“It’s been done in the past in both fraternities and sororities and it would be something we feel is very helpful in making sure that order is maintained,” Nowell said. “A lot of the models we have looked at do have live-in house directors, and fraternities in the past have had live-in directors like the sororities do currently … that is something that is great for the fraternities overall. “ Beyond the practices inside fraternity houses, the task force recommended reprieve for students who seek emergency medical attention for their peers.

“A Good Samaritan policy is something we feel is important and vital to the university in making sure that students don’t feel afraid to

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PIKE fraternity addresses the alcohol enema incident in Circle Park on Oct. 2, 2012. do the right thing,” Nowell said. “If you are to take someone to a hospital, (this would make) sure you are not punished by the university for any wrongdoing.”

In addition to these polices, committee members called for revamped chapter review programs and increased roundtable discussions between fraternity advisors and administrators.

“One of the most important things that I learned when I was in a fraternity thirty something years ago was how to bring about change in a group of people ... What I learned was is that if you have problems within a group,

the way to deal with it was to talk about the problem … and I learned that in my fraternity,” Tom Hale, Phi Delta Theta alum and task force member, said.

Troy Lane, UTPD chief of police, appreciated the task force’s holistic approach.

“Rather than looking at issues from just my perspective I was able to look at them from many different perspectives. ... I know it will be easier to effect change that way than it will be just through sanctioning or enforcement,” Lane said. “So I’m hopeful, I’m positive it’s going to make a difference.”

Annual research event encourages Issues Committee undergraduate participation brings anti-racist R.J. Vogt News Editor Despite the typical rigors of undergraduate education – the studying, socializing and lack of sleeping that defines many a collegiate experience – some undergraduates manage to find time to conduct undergraduate research.

A wide variety of their findings will be presented Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the “4th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium” in the Howard H. Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium, open to everyone interested.

“We don’t want undergraduate research to seem like something that only overachievers do or that it’s limited to honors

student,” Melissa Lee, a junior in College Scholars and an organizer of the event, said. “We want people to understand that undergraduate research is something that’s accessible to everyone, that anyone can do.”

About 60 students will give oral presentations on their research, offering other students a chance to see what their classmates are discovering outside a textbook’s bindings. Each presenter’s mentor has been invited, so plenty of professors will be on hand to witness their students’ work and discuss it with visitors and researchers alike.

The presentations are widely varied, as everything from the sexual dimorphism

of fossil red pandas to the philosophical notions of envy and self-respect will be covered.

The latter presentation, officially titled “Concerning Envy and Self-Respect,” will be offered by Evan Ford, a sophomore in philosophy. He’s looking forward to Saturday as a chance to see how well his research communicates with others.

“Being able to communicate what you find is very important in philosophy, and it has been really fun to try and figure out how to give a speech on a complicated argument,” Ford said, adding that it might also give him a feeling of what teaching would be like.

activist to speak Claire Dodson Staff Writer

The Issues Committee’s lecture series will host controversial psychologist Jane Elliott on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the UC Auditorium to discuss race relations in society.

Elliott is a teacher, lecturer and diversity trainer, and is the recipient of the National Mental Health Association See RESEARCH on Page 2 Award for Excellence in Education. She is most well known for her “blue eyes/ brown eyes” exercise that was inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in 1968 and has been replicated by psychologists and corporations, and at various seminars.

The study first involved splitting Elliott’s first grade class into blue eyed and brown eyed groups. Each group had a day of being the superior and the inferior group. The superior group was given extra privileges and encouragements, while the inferior group was either ignored or chastised by Elliott and the other students.

Throughout the exercise, Elliott emphasized various differences between the two types to show both groups what racism and prejudice really felt like. Much criticism and controversy came as a result of the study being published.

Alexandra Chiasson, member of the Issues Committee, is the one who proposed that Elliott come to UT. She saw Elliott and her study in a documentary during a sociology class.

Janie Prathammavong • The Daily Beacon “Her experiments really Jonathan Perry speaks to students about his experience as an openly gay student in the UC Auditorium on March impacted me,” Chiasson, a 11. The next upcoming event sponsored by Multicultural Student Life will be Mahogany Soul Cafe at the Black junior in English, said. “She is a strong, scary woman and Cultural Center at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19. her experiments have done

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a lot to expose racism in America.”

Elliott is known for having a strong personality and being passionate in her views against bigotry and prejudice of all varieties. Stuttgarter Zeitung, a German newspaper that is quoted on Elliott’s website, writes of the blue eyes/ brown eyes study, “For three quarters of the time in this documentation Jane Elliott is the meanest, the lowest, the most detestful, the most hypocritical human being hell has ever spit back on earth. But she should be an example for all of us.”

Because Elliott is such a widely recognized figure in psychology and education, Lisa Dicker, chair of the Issues Committee, is excited to bring her to campus.

“Elliot’s exercise is one of the most basic studies taught in many psychology classes,” Dicker, a junior in political science said. “To have such a prominent individual speak on our campus is a wonderful opportunity.”

In deciding who comes to campus to speak, the Issues Committee suggests speakers who are then debated, discussed and ranked. The final decisions are based on cost, variety and student demand.

As a lot of students at UT are interested in psychology on some level, Chiasson thinks the event will attract a large audience and inspire dialogue on the issue of racism and prejudice.

“I hope she will talk about institutionalized racism, more subtle ways that people are racist,” Chiasson said.

“We want to hear about the impacts of race at the university level and concrete solutions we can help with. It will be very thought-provoking.”

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Friday, March 15, 2013 News Editor RJ Vogt

CAMPUS NEWS

Crime Log March 4 9:00 a.m. A victim reported the theft of his textbook from Hodges Library. The victim located the textbook at a book store and it was returned to the victim.

3:13 p.m. An officer was dispatched to the Clarence Brown Theatre to meet with a complainant, who was reporting the theft of personal property. The officer arrived at the rear loading dock of the Carousel Theatre a few minutes later and made contact with the complainant. The victim reported that their wallet and its contents were stolen from that location between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on March 1.

5:00 p.m. An officer responded to a report of an ongoing theft from the the Presidential Court Building.

Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the complainant and was made aware of a theft that had been occurring since February.

March 5 2:00 p.m. A victim reported the theft of her backpack and contents. She had left her valuables in an unsecured hallway locker.

10:00 p.m. A victim in Volunteer Hall stated that she was receiving harassing text messages from number not known to her.

March 6 9:09 a.m. An officer was dispatched to the lobby of the UTPD station to a report of a theft that occurred at Haslam Business Building. The complainant said their Vol Card was stolen.

9:09 a.m. The driver of a 2009 Mini Cooper was stopped for speeding and a registration violation. The subject was then arrested for an outstanding warrant.

2:30 p.m. An officer was

dispatched to meet with a complainant at the circulation desk inside of Hodges Library. The officer arrived at the library minutes later and was met by the complainant, who was a member of the UT Libraries Department. He reported the apparent theft of two laptop computers from his department. The computers were valued at $1,200 each.

March 7 8:50 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Reese Hall to check on the report of property damage. Upon arrival the officer met with the complainant, who advised that while driving behind Reese Hall his vehicle was struck on top by a block of ice.

March 8 4:30 a.m. An officer was notified that an individual appeared to be passed out in their vehicle in the McDonald’s drive-thru at 1720 Cumberland Ave. The officer made contact with the individual who was arrested for DUI and transported to the Knox County Detention Facility.

9:45 a.m. A victim reported the theft of an electronic book reader from the Conference Center Building.

4:30 p.m. A victim reported the theft of a license plate from the rear of his vehicle in the 11th Street Garage.

March 11 12:30 p.m. The victim reported a burglary at Jessie Harris’ fire lane. An unknown suspect or suspects broke into the victim’s company work truck and took the company property. The company will contact UTPD when the exact amount of property stolen is determined. *Compiled by David Cobb from UTPD’s official records

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RESEARCH continued from Page 1 Many college students relegate research to the world of graduate students and tenure-seeking professors, but Ford thinks it’s important to all college students for more than just the résumé boost.

“It helps us see the value of academics beyond just getting a degree and a job, and that can be really inspiring,” he said. “You can actually find new knowledge with research, even if you’re just a 20-year-old undergrad.

“A lot of people I know find out what

they really want to do with their lives after doing research.”

As the organizer of the event, Lee expressed similar thoughts. She detailed the benefits of undergraduate research, citing the development of problem-solving skills and mentor relationships as some of the most valuable aspects of her undergraduate experience.

She said she began doing research in high school at Vanderbilt University despite having no idea what she was doing.

“If I could do it then, anyone can do it,” she laughed.

Lee, who is currently researching the human brain’s circadian rhythms and the accompanying disorders, admitted

that research also holds an inherent thrill for her.

“It’s been the most important thing of my education … It’s really cool to be the first person to know a fact, even if it’s not the most interesting fact,” she said.

“It’s just important in that you’re doing research and contributing knowledge to the world.”

Newly-hired Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement Taylor Eighmy will serve as the keynote speaker. He will begin at 12:30 p.m. as participants and attendees enjoy complementary dishes from Ephesus Mediterranean Grill.

Lee encouraged all students to come and said that no one is expected to stay the whole time.

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Amy Szczepanski, an assistant research professor in electrical engineering and computer science, and Evan Meaney, an assistant professor of art, participate in Mic/Nite, a “Pecha-Kucha Powered” social featuring UT faculty at the Relix Variety Theatre on March 13.

Women’s health panel brings new perspectives Brooke Turner Staff Writer March marks the celebration of Women’s History Month at UT as the Commission for Women hosts events all month long to educate students on issues of women’s health, equality and stereotypes, to name a few, all in hopes of getting students engaged in diverse thinking and open discussion on seemingly taboo topics.

On Wednesday afternoon, Rosalinda Thomas, the wellness coordinator at the Student Health Center on campus, hosted a panel of experts, including Dean Theresa Lee, Anita Blatnik and Azieb Kidanu, in the International House as they discussed the panel topic, “Smoking, Sleep, and Sex.” The purpose of this particular panel, Thomas said, was to get the women on campus aware of their physical, emotional and psychological health while giving them a forum where they could ask questions and become educated on less openly discussed subjects concerning women.

“I really wanted this panel to make students become aware of how important sleep is, to let them know about women’s biological health and to let them know about the dangers of smoking in women,” Thomas said.

Thomas invited women with expertise in each of the three fields to offer their insights to the women on campus.

The first to speak at the panel was Lee, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since last January. She spoke to the topic of sleep and revealed statistics to prove that college students, women and men alike, are dangerously sleep deprived. She encouraged stu-

dents to sleep, and to do it often.

“I always tell students that staying up all night to cram for a test is not going to work, because by that point they don’t really care anymore anyways and it causes them to perform worse than if they had not crammed at all,” she said.

Lee explained that the brain transfers short-term memories into long-term, permanent memories while people sleep. With significant research and credible sources, Lee claimed that sleeping is not only vital to excellent academic performance but also to physical health as a whole. The less one sleeps, the worse his or her ability to recall information becomes.

The panel took a turn when Thomas’ friend, Kidanu, public health educator for tobacco use prevention and control at the Knox County Health Department, spoke to an issue affecting both women and the general student population — hookah smoking. She shared that she had partnered with Thomas and numerous other public health efforts on campus to tackle health issues, such as hookah smoking.

Kidanu admitted that she hoped students would hear the lecture and recognize that smoking hookah could be harmful to them.

“Smoking hookah is just as bad, if not worse, than smoking cigarettes,” Kidanu explained. “The World Health Organization has released a lot of information concerning this, that said during one 45-minute session of smoking hookah at a hookah bar, you are inhaling as much tobacco into your lungs as if you had smoked four packs of cigarettes.”

Kidanu expounded that what makes smoking hookah worse than cigarette smoking is the fact that hookah users

are not only putting tobacco and nicotine into their bodies but are also exposing themselves to coal combustion, since hookah pipes are heated by coal.

Kidanu hopes that once students hear the news, they will be more concerned about their health than with participating in the trend.

The last panelist to speak was Blatnik, the women’s health nurse practitioner at Student Health Services. She encouraged students to practice healthy sexual habits as well as begin pledging to schedule yearly check-ups.

“It is recommended that women who are sexually active to have an annual exam, and after the age of 21 they need to have a pap smear as well,” Blatnik said. “Women need to be sure that they are protecting themselves against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases as well as being sure that they are protecting their fertility for the future and to educate themselves in overall general healthy habits.”

Blatnik encouraged female students to use the Student Health Center as a resource and a place to talk and ask questions about normal women’s health issues and to have access to further information.

Thomas also joined with Blatnik in encouraging students not to feel too shy, nervous or embarrassed to come into the clinic.

“Everything at the Student Health Center is completely confidential,” Thomas explained. “So what that means is that no one, including the parents, can obtain access to their medical records.

We are a caring place and we don’t put judgment on people. We are here to provide healthcare, not to place judgment, and to heal and to cure.”

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Broadway star’s debut Downtown spot offers craft beers album disappoints Molly Loftus

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Christy Cleger Staff Writer Broadway and TV star Megan Hilty released her first album, “It Happens All the Time,” on March 12, but it only does her talent justice some of the time.

Hilty stars in NBC’s hit-show “Smash” and has starred in Broadway’s “Wicked” as Glinda, among other notable Broadway roles. Her roots are undeniably in musical theater, but she wanted to delve into the “singer as singer” role instead of the “actress as singer” role.

However, “It Happens All the Time” is the furthest thing from that.

Hilty compiled a few covers that she felt best described who she was outside of the theater world with a few original tracks she chose. It seems that the album is largely about breakups. The majority of the album is decent, at best, and in no way does it display Hilty’s vocal ability. She sounds like a fleeting teeny bopper, lacking the depth it takes to achieve each song’s core.

The album kicks off with the title track and is not a good start for Hilty.

It sounds like she is trying too hard to find her voice outside of theater, but the fact is her greatest strength is musical theater.

“Be a Man” is one of her original songs about a breakup. The couple is on the tail end of their relationship, and she is waiting for the man who has been pulling away to just call it off. She wishes him luck in his new relationship, but just wants him to cut it off and not string her along. Hilty’s voice seems too restrained where it should sound strong and assertive for the purpose of the song. It sounds like a song more made for Etta James or Christina Aguilera, who wouldn’t lack the powerhouse vocals and soulful underpinnings that the song seems

to need.

“No Cure” is another original track for Hilty and probably the best one on the album. The song is very popdriven, yet bluesy. Her voice suits the song, and she flows right through it with ease. It’s about having a fear of moving on after a relationship ends, not sure whether she will ever be able to heal from the heartache.

“Walk Away” was written by Ne-Yo and Carrie Underwood. Hilty does it justice, but Underwood would have nailed it on the head. Once again, Hilty just seems too reserved where she should let her vocals loose. She certainly has the ability to do so, as she proves in “Smash” and “Wicked.”

“Safe and Sound” is a cover of the original Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars song they wrote for “The Hunger Games.” Any other time there is no question that Hilty’s vocal ability surpasses Swift’s, but for the purpose of “Safe and Sound,” Swift’s lessrefined vocals are far more appropriate. Hilty took a gritty song about loss and turned it into something too refined, in turn taking away the emotion behind Swift and The Civil Wars’ version.

Damien Rice’s “The Blower’s Daughter” is Hilty’s best cover on the album. Her voice is still less than what it could and should be, but it seems to be the one track that she really connects with and reveals true emotion.

The remainder of the album is just the same emotionless, talkingmore-than-singing, cheesy tracks. Her cover of Switchfoot’s “Dare You To Move” lacks the depth of the original version. With the exception of a few songs, Hilty’s album as a whole is a disappointment. Each song has a different sound than the one before, as if she can’t find what her personal voice is outside of a character. She wanted to try it out, but it doesn’t seem like she can.

The Casual Pint is to beer as Blue Slip Winery is to wine. The crew at the downtown location, at 421 Union Ave., believes that a good beer deserves the same appreciation as a good wine, which is reflected in the brewery’s extensive selection and atypical atmosphere.

Its original location on Brookview Centre Way is now home to the Bearden Beer Market while the Market Square location is marking a year of business this July.

The Casual Pint has experienced success thus far partly due to the aura it omits.

“We are a cleaner, quieter environment than other bars in town,” owner Nathan Robinette said.

Robinette said that his goal was to mimic the architecture of Starbucks due to its calming ambiance. He said many people have told him it’s reminiscent of a Starbucks without even knowing that was his inspiration for The Casual Pint’s interior design.

“It’s like a Starbucks with beer,” said Chris Freeborg, a part-time student at UT. Cara Courtney, a bartender, said that working there is unlike her previous jobs because it feels like less of a corporation and more like a family. An additional unique quality she revealed is how “laid back” the culture is in comparison to competing bars in Knoxville.

“You can just come in and hang out,” Courtney said.

The bar is surrounded by couches for those who want to sit back, and Robinette said it is a place to “enjoy friends and have a beer.”

Courtney and Robinette contend that The Casual Pint is a family-oriented place as much as a place to go with friends.

“After work we have the business crowd come in. A lot of folks bring their computers for meetings,” Robinette said. “Later in the evening we have more of a ‘looking for fun’ crowd.”

People of all ages are welcome at The Casual Pint, and even though many college students pay a visit, Robinette said that older students enjoy what they offer.

“The Casual Pint appeals to a variety of people.

Every class, every age, everybody loves beer,” Courtney said.

If one can’t choose from the 22 constantly rotating drafts, a patron can pick anything out of the cases of beer along the building’s perimeter. It is one of the only places in Knoxville that permits the distribution and filling of Growlers, so people can take some home. There is also a Craft Your Own 6-Pack for those who would like to take advantage of the many different beers offered without buying a homogenous pack.

“They have really good beer on tap and a variety to choose from,” said Doug Lafont, part-time student at UT. Lafont said he enjoys The Casual Pint’s proximity to Market Square and the rare ability to get draft and to-go beer in the same place.

“You can buy a beer on tap, buy a six pack and then walk home,” Lafont said.

Since food is not offered, customers can bring their own or order food to be delivered. Menus of restaurants in Market Square are provided, the strongest business affiliation being with Trio.

Robinette does not have any intention of providing food in-store. He said they have found success with their current system and want to stick to what they excel at, which is good beer.

The Casual Pint promotes beer from the local Saw Works Brewery. Customers come in and ask, “‘What’s local? What can I drink that’s local?’”said Robinette. “So we support them as much as we can.”

Workers said The Saw Works is one of their most popular beers in addition to Hap & Harry’s Lager and The Dirty South, their house brew.

Courtney’s personal favorite is the Vanilla Java Lager.

She said The Casual Pint has “one of the best selections in Knoxville.”

The passion that The Casual Pint evokes from employees and customers is simple, said Robinette.

“Good beer attracts good people.”

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Editor’s Note Paper towel signs change nothing

Blair Kuykendall Editor-in-Chief Using basic economics, policymakers hold the power to shape human behavior. By paying attention to incentives, they can use rational human desires to promote better outcomes for society. Nowhere is this more evident than in environmental initiatives.

Sometimes, though, policymakers seem to ignore rational solutions that can work to solve problems that plague society. Instead, they employ tactics that serve only as illogical public relations stunts. The laminated signs springing up on campus paper towel dispensers are an excellent example.

These small laminated paper warnings to ‘remember where these paper towels came from’ are less valuable than the paper they are written on. Literally. A considerable amount of paper and plastic were used to create these small signs, which are useless in promoting sustainability.

On the margin, most people who have washed their hands are going to use however many towels they need to dry their hands, because there is no intrinsic cost to pulling an extra paper towel off the roll.

Ideological efforts to promote environmentally conscious behavior miss the mark.

One of the basic principles of economics applies: people respond to incentives. In short, people will conserve when they have a concrete benefit to doing so. At this stage in environmental understanding, most people will not respond to a simple reminder that paper towels come from trees. College stu-

dents have already figured that out.

Initiatives like these warnings are particularly absurd given the overwhelming amount of successful strategies that can be used to defend the environment.

To illustrate this point, look at Ireland.

The excessive use of plastic bags was remedied using simple incentive-based measures.

The Irish government did not post signs asking people to conserve; they took real action.

During the Irish economic boom, the island encountered growing problems with waste management. The environment was deteriorating, and the public harbored a growing resentment for the food service and grocery industries because of their role. In response, the government enacted a 15 cent tax on plastic bags. Public response was immediate.

Plastic bag use declined from 1.26 billion to 120,000 bags in one year, and the government raised $10 million dollars for environmental projects.

Facing a personal penalty, consumers shifted to reusable shopping bags, and the environment was much better off because of their decision. Simple actions taken to discourage undesirable environmental practices can have big payoffs for society.

Instead of wasting precious time and effort chasing environmental solutions that will not pay off in the long run, UT should remedy environmental problems by capturing incentives. I’m not saying we should charge for paper towels, but there should be more effective strategies to promote green behavior than laminated signs. Efforts like this may serve a purpose, but that purpose is limited to PR. — Blair Kuykendall is a senior in economics and College Scholars. She can be reached at bkuykend@utk.edu.

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“Research Week” spotlights innovation Chaos Theory by

Sarah Russell March is often a busy month, and the end of March is no exception. “Research Week” at UT officially begins this coming Monday, involving a wide variety of events like the “Exhibition of Undergraduate Research” and “Creative Achievement (EUReCA),” at which undergraduate students assemble posters regarding their research experiences and participate in a judged competition.

“Research Week” also includes several on-campus conferences open to undergraduate researchers. For example, the Baker Scholars host a symposium for sharing their research that takes place in the Baker Center. The “Third Annual Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Undergraduate Conference” features papers about the conference’s theme as well as on general topics related to medieval and Renaissance studies. The conference is open to students throughout the United States and Canada, promoting dialogue between undergraduate researchers across North America.

In addition, the “Fourth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium” takes place on the Saturday before the beginning of “Research Week.” This is the first year that this symposium has been open to all students across campus, and it provides the opportunity for undergraduate students in the Chancellor’s Honors Program and specialized or departmental honors programs to present their research to their peers. Each student gives a short presentation, which is then followed by a questionand-answer period.

Aside from these exhibitions and symposiums, “Research Week” also features a number of talks and seminars for undergraduate researchers on diverse topics including graduate admissions and funding, scholarship opportunities, and current issues. At a large public research university, having a week entirely dedicated to undergraduate research is notable for a number of reasons. First, it represents the importance of all levels of research

at UT, even beyond the graduate level research for which most public research universities are known.

Schools like UT make their names by the extensive research that is performed by their graduate students and faculty members that often make it into academic journals and reviews. UT, however, clearly prioritizes the contributions made by its undergraduates in the fields of research.

Undergraduates at UT often have similar opportunities as graduate students to work in fully functional labs doing original research, to perform projects with worldrenowned professors and to publish their work in academic journals alongside graduate students and faculty.

We are fortunate to attend a university that values the contributions that undergraduates make, because often the research we perform is just as groundbreaking and important as that at the graduate level.

Second, an event like “Research Week” indicates that beyond valuing undergraduate research at the intellectual level, UT also values it on a financial level enough to fund an entire week dedicated to it and to even provide cash prizes for exceptional presentations at “EUReCA.” Much has been made about UT’s financial priorities, but in the case of undergraduate research, UT’s money is very well placed.

Funding exhibitions, symposiums, and seminars is much more than a mere gesture of economic support; it is an investment in support of undergraduate research, a way to demonstrate its importance and encourage a culture of undergraduate research.

That the university is willing to support showcasing undergraduate research is a testament to its priorities, which include undergraduate research as a critical component of UT’s dedication to research as a whole.

Any undergraduate who has performed research in any department at UT should make an effort to participate in “Research Week” events, even if it is just to peruse the posters at “EUReCA” or to attend a talk or seminar. The culture of undergraduate research at UT is infectious, and undoubtedly participation in “Research Week” will continue to encourage undergraduates to engage in exciting and revolutionary research.

— Sarah Russell is a senior in history. She can be reached at srusse22@utk.edu.

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Human nature simply cannot be understood in isolation from the rest of nature.

We are animals not only in body but also in mind.

This idea may prove hard to swallow. We are so convinced that humans are the only intelligent life on earth that we search for other intelligent beings in distant galaxies. We also never seem to run out of claims about what sets us apart, even though scientific progress forces us to adjust these claims ever closer to our cousins. But it is the rare claim of human uniqueness that holds up for more than a decade.

To explain human behavior as a “mere” product of evolution, however, is often seen as insulting and a threat to morality, as if such a view would absolve us from the obligation to lead virtuous lives. The geneticist Francis Collins saw the “moral law” as proof that God exists. Conversely, I have heard people echo Dostoevsky’s Ivan Karamazov, exclaiming that “If there is no God, I am free to rape my neighbor!”

Human morality must be quite a bit older than religion and civilization. It may, in fact, be older than humanity itself. Other primates live in highly structured cooperative groups in which rules and inhibitions apply and mutual aid is a daily occurrence.

Human morality could not exist without empathy and reciprocity, tendencies that have been found in our fellow primates.

In human-chimp interactions, holding out food would not lure the beast; the only way would be for the holder to sit down and sob, as if she were in pain. The young ape would rush down from the roof to put his arm around her. The empathy of our closest evolutionary relatives exceeds sometimes even their desire for bananas.

Perhaps helping others is self-rewarding in the same way that humans feel good doing good. In other studies, primates have happily performed a task for cucumber slices until they see others being rewarded with grapes, which taste much better to chimps. They became agitated, throw down their cucumbers, and go on strike. A perfectly fine vegetable has become unpalatable! I think of their reac-

tion whenever I hear criticism of the extravagant bonuses on Wall Street.

Humans with language invented a mechanism for nearly unlimited cultural evolution. New ideas and behaviors can spread rapidly through learning, teaching, and imitation. Cultural evolution allows swift innovation and is responsible for the dramatic changes that have occurred on this planet in the last few millennia.

Direct reciprocity is based on repeated interactions between the same two individuals: my behavior toward you depends on what you have done to me. Indirect reciprocity is based on repeated interactions in a group: my behavior toward you also depends on what you have done to others.

Cooperation among humans is related to altruistic behavior. Loving others and trying to help them are important aspects of human nature.

Cooperation is needed for construction.

Whenever evolution moves to higher levels of organization, cooperation is involved. The emergence of multi-cellular organisms, for example, requires cooperation among cells. And human language would not have evolved without sustained cooperation among potential speakers and hearers.

But the “search process” has to operate within a given space of possibilities. This “search space” ultimately determines what can evolve. For example, evolution can find intelligent life, if it is part of the search space, but it cannot construct the possibility of intelligent life.

Many people find it depressing that some of our noblest impulses are reducible to genetic self-interest -- and, worse, that this self-interest can subtly corrupt our moral evaluations and our conduct. As it happens, the fact that they find this depressing is itself explicable in Darwinian terms. Natural selection has inclined us to present ourselves as publicspirited and even selfless, and in the service of that goal we are inclined to convince ourselves that we really are public-spirited and even selfless.

But this points to the sense in which the Darwinian explanation of human nature is not depressing. If we are naturally inclined to overestimate our goodness, then a theory that exposes us to a truer view of ourselves has the potential to inspire self-improvement. What should depress us is how much time we spend deluding ourselves about our goodness, not the fact that we now have a chance to escape delusion and make amends.

— Wiley Robinson is a senior in ecology and evolutionary biology. He can be reached at rrobin23@ utk.edu.

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Lady Vols try to regroup for upcoming NCAA Tournament Lauren Kittrell Sports Editor The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is just around the corner as the games begin on March 23.

For the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, that means eight days and less than 200 hours to prepare for, arguably, the most important event of their year. The team has proven itself resilient time and time again, suffering disappointing losses and injuries throughout the season.

Last week the Lady Vols fell to Texas A&M in the Women’s SEC Tournament semifinals, but head coach Holly Warlick said the disappointment didn’t have any lasting effects. She believes the team’s confidence level is where it needs to be. “I think this team has always been positive and they think they can win every game, which I like,� Warlick said. “I think they understand that we have to go back to work and get some practice time in and get better at certain things, but I think I feel good about going into the tournament.�

Warlick didn’t think the loss demanded more strenuous or longer practice sessions.

Instead she felt the team, lacking necessary depth due to injuries, needed some time off to regroup and repair. “We’re just trying to heal right now,� she said. “We’re doing a lot of individual things primarily on the defensive end and then we’ll start our team concept stuff on Saturday and

work with our team.�

While conditioning is important for the upbeat tempo the Lady Vols set during game time, Warlick said this was no time to push the team. She said there is a time and place for tough practices, but this week is a time for more focused individual work. “I wanted us to stay in shape, but there was no way we could come back and have a three hour full blown practice because we’re just banged up right now,� Warlick said. “I think it was important for us to get some time off and heal and get some rehab in and then focus on individual needs that we thought we needed to address.�

Selection Monday takes place on March 18, when players and coaches will huddle around the TV, anxiously awaiting their official seed for the tournament. Warlick said she believes the team will be marked as a No. 3 seed.

As a first year head coach of a team predominately made of freshmen, Warlick said she was satisfied with the lower seeding. “(In August) we hadn’t even seen them on the court,�

Warlick said of her 2012-2013 team. “They looked good on paper, but we hadn’t seen them at all together and they really gelled and got better and the freshmen have stepped up, the sophomores have been great leaders, our seniors have been great leaders, so it’s kind of all come together in a positive way for us.�

While younger teammates may not realize the impor-

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They feel what any senior feels. They have to come and bring it and (each) play their best ... game.â&#x20AC;?

As it comes down the the final moments of the season, seniors Taber Spani and Kamiko Williams donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how many games they have until their last, but Spani knows they just have to take it one game at a time if they want their careers to last as long as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NCAA championships are why you play,â&#x20AC;? Spani said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have up to six games. But we got to take it one at a time. Honestly, I think the biggest part of our season is still left to come.â&#x20AC;?

For now, the team will focus on an area that proved weak during the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SEC Tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next three days, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna do all defensive stuff on the court,â&#x20AC;? Warlick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All defensive individual instruction and trying to get us better individually on the defensive end.â&#x20AC;?

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Tennis hopes to continue streak against USC Tony Elias Staff Writer Tennessee Volunteers tennis coach Sam Winterbotham has never lost a match to South Carolina.

As this is his seventh season with the Vols, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an impressive statistic.

That said, he has already seen enough opportunities thrown away this season to know that nothing is certain. With two winnable SEC matches put down as losses, Winterbotham is less than pleased. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coaches are pissed off,â&#x20AC;? he said of himself and his staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coaches feel we threw an opportunity against Ole Miss away (and) we threw an opportunity against Georgia away. The coaches are pissed off expecting a fantastic performance. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find out what the players feel on Friday.â&#x20AC;?

The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Ole Miss on Sunday was devastating, but Winterbotham noticed a few moments when the team competed exceptionally, particularly earlier that week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They competed like champions,â&#x20AC;? Winterbotham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done that on occasion in the past. They beat Illinois twice like a championship team should do. Then they played UNC, qualified for the national indoors, played like a championship team.â&#x20AC;?

Despite Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth and its setback against the Ole Miss Rebel Black Bears, the Vols (14-5, 1-2 SEC) climbed to sixth in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ITA national rankings, but not everybody has the ITAs on

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Libietis, Hunter Reese and Brandon Fickey will be in those one, two and three positions again as the Vols will take that balance into Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match against the No. 32 Gamecocks (11-5, 1-1 SEC).

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Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first home game in over two months has made the players excited to be back on their own courts.

Libietis has lead Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;best balanceâ&#x20AC;? through the season. The UT sophomore put Tennessee on the board against Ole Miss by defeating Nik Scholtz (6-4, 1-6, 6-3); it was his 12th win of his last 13 matches in the No. 1 position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Ole Miss match we came out strong and fought hard in doubles, but we backed off a little in singles in some places,â&#x20AC;? Libietis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a disappointing loss, but now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to playing at home against South Carolina.â&#x20AC;?

South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thiago Pinheiro and Tsvetan Mihov will be looking to add another upset to South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning streak. Mihov helped South Carolina draw first blood against Florida with his two-set sweep over Bob van Overbeek (7-6 (5), 6-4) on Court No. 1.

Pinheiroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (15-4) rally to beat Michael Alford (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) in their match triggered South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comeback win over the Gators.

While the Vols have shown glimpses of championshipcaliber action this season, Winterbotham still notices one thing in his young lineup that may take some time growing in to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems right now we have an inconsistency with that where they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite get it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a process.

This teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still very young, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ranked sixth in the country.â&#x20AC;?

their minds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not really thinking about the ranking right now,â&#x20AC;?

Mikelis Libietis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just know that now every team is out to beat us now because they want to beat the sixthranked team in the country.â&#x20AC;?

The coaching staff is sticking with the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous lineup in order to give itself the best chance against South Carolina. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now we feel that gives us the best balance in that one, two and three (position),â&#x20AC;? Winterbotham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to say that in the future we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go back to another team, but right now it certainly seems to be the best balance weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had all year.â&#x20AC;?

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Friday, March 15, 2013 Sports Editor Lauren Kittrell

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Assistant Sports Editor Austin Bornheim abornhei@utk.edu

Vols handle Mississippi State, 69-53 Austin Bornheim Assistant Sports Editor Tennessee and Mississippi State met on the Bridgestone Arena floor for the second round of the SEC Tournament — the first of the tournament for the Vols — in Nashville, Tenn., but it wasn’t much of a game as the Vols outplayed Mississippi State, 69-53.

“I thought we did a good job out of the gate making plays,” Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin said.

The Bulldogs (11-22) took a very early 4-0 lead, but it was all Vols for the remaining 38 minutes.

On the strength of 10 Jordan McRae first-half points and a bevy of buckets from others on the UT roster, the Volunteers (20-11) were able to build their lead to as many as 19 in the opening stanza.

“It was good being able to get out in transition, which is what we like to do, and just force turnovers and get in transition to make plays,” Trae Golden said.

Tennessee would finish the half leading by 16 over MSU, but the Bulldogs still had bite left. Mississippi State — who shot an abysmal 25.9 percent in the first half — came out firing in the second, draining six of its first 10 shots, and the Bulldogs were far from finished.

“I’m just proud of the way

our guys came out after a poor first half and kept on battling till the end,” Mississippi State head coach Rick Ray said.

With Tennessee able to keep Mississippi State comfortably away by 13 points for the majority of the second half, MSU used a 9-1 run to climb back within nine points of the Vols with 4:43 remaining.

But just as quickly as the Bulldogs struck, the Volunteers retaliated.

A McRae layup and a Jarnell Stokes putback on a missed free throw pushed Tennessee’s lead back over 10 where it would stay.

“We just have to develop that killer instinct that when we’re up by 15 (we have) to get it up to 25,” Stokes said. “I thought we went out and competed but didn’t defend at a high level (in the second half).”

“I thought we were passive in some areas, but we were able to win and that’s the most important thing,” Martin said.

McRae paced the Vols with 17, with three other teammates joining him in double figures — Golden (15), Jarnell Stokes (10) and Quinton Chievous, who had a career-high 10 points.

“Trae was able to get out and make plays, facilitating the ball to our shooters, and Jarnell was able to get position on they guys in the pain,” Martin said.

The win gives Tennessee

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Trae Golden goes for a layup against Mississippi State during the 2013 SEC Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on March 14. Golden scored in double-figures for the 18th time this season.

20 for the season and sets up a Friday afternoon showdown with No. 4 seed Alabama.

Both teams are thought to be on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament, and a win Friday could be the final statement either team could need to solidify their résumé. But Golden doesn’t want to think

of it that way.

“We’re here in the SEC Tournament and our goal is to win the tournament,” he said.

“If we take care of business it will take care of itself.”

Friday’s game is set for a 3:30 p.m. EST tipoff and will air on ESPNU.

Five-star recruit commits to UT Beacon Staff Reports

For once, Tennessee football made headlines on ESPN for a good reason.

Following four years of losing coaches, games and high-end recruits, head coach Butch Jones and his staff were able to create positive momentum with yesterday’s commitment from blue chip athlete Jalen Hurd.

Hurd, who looks the part at 6 feet 3

Vols put on pads, coaching staff evaluates

inches and 220 pounds, is rated by nearly every recruiting service as one of the top prospects in next year’s class.

The senior from Beech High School in Hendersonville, Tenn., set the TSSAA single-season record for rushing yards last season with 3,357 while also racking up 43 touchdowns.

Hurd is the third member of the fledgling 2014 class from the state of Tennessee, which signals a stronger com-

mitment to keeping talent in Jones’ backyard, something which plagued former head coach Derek Dooley throughout his tenure.

Hurd primarily plays running back, but concerns over his height and speed might lead to a position change out wide during his time at Rocky Top. According to 247sports.com, Tennessee’s class for next fall is ranked as the seventh-best in the country.

For the first time since their 37-17 victory over Kentucky on Nov. 24, which ended the 2012 football season, the Tennessee Volunteers put on pads in the third of 15 spring practices.

For Tennessee defensive coordinator John Jancek, the first practice in pads revealed how much work the Vols have to do.

“I think we’re a poor tackling defense right now,” said Jancek. “I see poor fundamentals when it comes to tackling. There’s a lot of things that we got to get cleaned up in terms of tackling. Guys going to their knees and falling down, you can’t play championship defense when you’re doing those things.”

One of the main goals of the new coaching staff for this Tennessee team is to get them playing and practicing at a fast pace. The hurry-up pace of practice on Thursday caused the Vols to make mistakes.

“With the fast tempo, we’d like the communication to be a lot better,” linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen said.

“They’ll get better as we keep getting more reps. There’s guys who are getting used to the fast tempo and trying to get out all the calls. Some guys were getting it, a lot of guys weren’t, so we’ve got to do a better job of communication.”

With former linebacker

Curt Maggitt switching to the Leo position, which is a pass-rushing defensive end/ linebacker hybrid, the Vols return only one linebacker who played a significant role on last year’s team. Rising junior A.J. Johnson, who led the SEC with 138 total tackles last year, will be taking on that role once again. The Vols are in the process of finding players who can step in and play well with Johnson at the linebacker position.

“Brent Brewer I think is going to be able to help us, (Dontavis) Sapp will be able to help us,” said Thigpen.

“Again, with all these guys, (it’s a) new system, a new defense, they ran the 3-4 and all the sudden they’re 4-3. It’s their first day and they’ll get better as time goes on ... .

“I love Brent at linebacker.

I think it gives us another dimension, it gives us more speed on the field.”

A critical part of spring practice under the Vols’ new coaching staff is figuring out which players fit best into what the coaching staff is trying to accomplish. Every rep is critical for the coaching staff in finding which players can perform up to the staff’s expectations.

“We’re going to have to make some decisions here as we go along so that we’re getting the right guys reps,” Jancek said. “I don’t want to be repping a guy just to rep a guy. I want to make sure that we’re getting the guys that have to get the reps those reps.”