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Replacing leaders, starting anew highlight Vols’ first practice Trenton Duffer Sports Editor After the Music City Bowl came to a close and former Vols Josh Malone, Derek Barnett and Josh Dobbs all met with the media one final time, the trio was asked about the state of the program going forward.

Each former Vol gave a positive answer with Barnett and Malone saying the program was in “good hands” with this year’s group. Dobbs added that last year’s leaders had instilled “our drive, our hard work (and) our work ethic” into this year’s team.

Now that Dobbs, Malone, Barnett and other playmakers are gone, that hard work isn’t being spotlighted by the national media. Multiple spring practice polls have the Vols at the very bottom of the Top 25 — if they’re even in there at all.

“In terms of our teams, we have challenged our players in three areas: details, accountability and toughness,” head coach Butch Jones said on Monday. “It’s

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really about zeroing in on the details and turning it up a notch … I think tomorrow, when you are out there during practice, you are going to see a much stronger, a much bigger and much more explosive football team.”

It isn’t something that shouldn’t be expected. After early 2016 polls had the Vols ranked high in the Top 10 (one poll even had the team ranked No. 1 in the country), a 9-4 (4-4 SEC) campaign wasn’t supposed to happen. Multiple football analysts and other media members projected the Vols to win the SEC East, challenge Alabama in the SEC Championship game and go to a New Year’s Six Bowl.

But, that wasn’t in the cards for the Vols. After beating rivals Florida and Georgia to improve to 5-0, the team dropped three straight games to Texas A&M, Alabama and South Carolina before losing the regular season finale to Vanderbilt, promptly kicking them out of the SEC East race and shuffling the Vols down to the Music City Bowl.

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DISPATCHES 1.

Apple reveals red iPhone 7

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Apple unveiled a special-edition red iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus on Tuesday, March 21, in recognition of the 10-year partnership of Apple and Red, an organization that works to fight AIDS. The phones feature a red aluminum body and come in 128GB and 256GB. They will be available for a “limited time” sale online and in stores Friday with a starting price of $749.

Apple is the world’s largest corporate donor to the Global Fund and has donated more than $130 million in partnership with Red. Apple sold a recordhigh 78.3 million iPhones this quarter.

Delivery service to now deliver Costco goods On Tuesday, March 21, the grocery store delivery service Shipt announced that it will be partnering up with Costco to deliver goods to consumers. The service will initially launch in Tampa, Florida, and is anticipated to expand to 50 markets and more than 30 million households by 2018.

Additionally, Shipt will be working with Whole Foods Market and regional grocery chains, like H-E-B and Harris Teeter. After a successful trial run, supermarket chain Meijer has also announced they will offer the service across six Midwestern states.

Newton to undergo 3. Camshoulder surgery Cam Newton, quarterback to the Carolina Panthers, will need to go under the knife for a shoulder injury this Thursday, March 23. The surgery aims to correct a torn rotator cuff Newton sustained during Week 14 of last season. While he continued to play, his workload was adjusted, and the injury was kept under close surveillance. After a brief period of rehabilitation, Newton tried to get back into training, only to experience increasing levels of pain when throwing.

He will be absent from organized team activities, but he is expected to return in time for training camp.

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No promises and no one above law, Supreme Court pick says Associated Press WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch declared Tuesday he’s made no promises to Donald Trump or anyone else about how he’ll vote on abortion or other issues and testified he’ll have no trouble as a justice holding anyone accountable, including the president who picked him.

Gorsuch also called Trump’s attacks on federal judges “disheartening” and “demoralizing.”

During the long second day of his Senate confirmation hearings, Gorsuch made two other notable statements in response to questions from members of the Judiciary Committee, and both also related to Trump, who nominated him.

Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina asked Gorsuch whether Trump had asked him to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case establishing a right to abortion, and what he would have done had Trump asked him to do so.

“Senator, I would have walked out the door,” Gorsuch replied. “That’s not what judges do.”

When Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy asked Gorsuch if a president is free to ignore laws on national security grounds, Gorsuch replied that “nobody is above the law in this country, and that includes the president of the United States.”

Some Democratic senators who are not on the Judiciary Committee called for a pause in the confirmation process after FBI Director James Comey said Monday that the bureau is investigating Russian meddling in last year’s election and potential ties between Trump associates and Russia.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said on Twitter that while the investigation continues, “lifetime court appointments can wait.”

Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley dismissed the idea as ridiculous.

On a day mostly devoid of drama, Gorsuch batted away Democrats’ efforts to get him to reveal his views on abortion, guns and other controversial issues, insisting he keeps “an open mind for the entire process” when he makes rulings. His comments were similar in response to questions from majority Republicans as they tried to help him highlight his neutrality in the face of Democratic attempts to link him to Trump.

The abortion question was especially pointed because Trump himself has insisted he would appoint “pro-life justices” who would vote to overturn the 1973 Roe decision.

Gorsuch likewise wouldn’t comment on litigation over Trump’s efforts to ban travel to the U.S. by people from some mainly Muslim countries. He did, however, say publicly what he had previously told senators in private about Trump’s attacks on judges who ruled

against him on that issue.

“When anyone criticizes the honesty and integrity or the motives of a federal judge, I find that disheartening, I find that demoralizing,” he said.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut Democrat, asked, “Including the president?”

“Anyone is anyone,” Gorsuch replied.

As Tuesday’s questioning wore on, senators and Gorsuch engaged in a routine wellestablished in recent confirmation hearings.

The nominee resists all requests to say how he feels about Supreme Court decisions, even as he is asked about them again and again. Such was the case with questions about rulings on campaign finance, abortion, gun rights, even a privacy ruling from 1965 that John Roberts explicitly endorsed in his confirmation hearing in 2005.

The 49-year-old Denver appeals court judge kept a smile on his face most of the day, although he seemed to show flashes of anger under questioning from some Democrats.

Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois pressed Gorsuch on claims by a former student at the University of Colorado Law School who said Gorsuch implied in a legal ethics class in April that he believes many female job applicants unfairly manipulate companies by hiding plans to begin families. She remembered him saying that many accept job offers but quickly leave with maternity benefits.

“Those are not my words and I would never have said them,” Gorsuch said.

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New Mexican restaurant provides budget-friendly flavor Jenna Butz Arts & Culture Editor SoKno Taco Cantina is situated on a corner in South Knoxville that doesn’t quite fit the Mexican restaurant’s vibe.

There is a Kenjo gas station across the street and Round Up Diner, where a homestyle meal is barely more than $5. The intersection is surrounded by modest single-family homes and churches, and the warehouse, minimalist vibe of SoKno Taco Cantina would fit better in Happy Holler or just right downtown.

Regardless of the location, though, Knoxvillians will travel for new foods, and when I went in Monday night, the parking lot was full and the outside patio was packed. My friend and I were seated quickly inside an interior that boasted plenty of tables in an open concept.

Right away, I was impressed by the cantina’s prices. Other taco spots in town can run upwards of $15+ for tacos with little or no sides, but SoKno Taco Cantina’s taco platter was $9 for two tacos with whichever meat the customer ordered, kidney beans smothered in queso, Mexican rice topped with pico de gallo, chips and salsa. My friend and I both decided on the taco platter with one chorizo and one carnitas taco each; and for a dollar more, we each added

a small side of queso to our meals.

SoKno Taco Cantina also boasts an impressive craft beer list that also had the right price.

I ordered a Bell’s Two Hearted Ale for $4.25. It would have cost closer to $7 downtown.

Our food came, and we were both amazed by how much food $10 had gotten us. I covered my beans and rice in the different hot sauce options and dove in.

For the sides, the kidney beans in queso took the cake. SoKno Taco Cantina makes their queso with a mix of melted queso and smoked gouda cheeses with chorizo, and to add it on top of some slightly refried beans was a solid move on their part. The rice didn’t stray too far from traditional preparation, the tortilla chips were typical restaurant style and the salsa was just a solid, mild red sauce.

The meat of the tacos, though, was by far the star of the meal. The carnitas were juicy and tender with a great smoky flavor, while the chorizo had that great traditional flavor that’s made it a favorite in Mexican cuisine. Other meat options included blackened cod, diablo shrimp, grilled steak and chicken among a few others, and I have every intention of going back to try them. SoKno Taco Cantina’s Mexican cuisine comes under impressive prices in an Despite what worked in the meal, though, unexpected setting. Jenna Butz • The Daily Beacon what I really missed was some spice. One of the best parts about Mexican food is the spice, and say the food wasn’t good, but without queso or hood (and the college student budget), but as SoKno Taco Cantina grows, I’d hope to see a SoKno Taco Cantina could have stood to mix cilantro, it was a little bland.

Overall, the price was right for the neighbor- little more pizazz and flavor in the food. in more cumin or chile powder. That’s not to

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Record label localizes global artists Megan Patterson Managing Editor

“Gezelligheid” is a Dutch word that roughly translates to “cozy” or “welcoming.”

For Ben T.O. Smith, many things can be gezellig, including “a nice night in with close friends, a fun concert, a book, anything.” That’s why Smith chose to call his Knoxville-based record label Gezellig Records in reference to his goal of creating a welcoming label for artists worldwide.

Smith first conceived the idea for Gezellig Records while studying abroad in the Netherlands in 2013, where he was inspired by the many concerts and festivals he attended overseas. However, Smith’s passion for music began much earlier; and during his time at UT, he acted as music director for WUTK and began hosting the radio show Indie Aisle. It was through the Indie Aisle radio show that Smith first began exploring international musicians.

“There’s so much music in the world ... I’m a music fan, and I think I owe it to myself to see what’s going on in the world, not just in typical markets, U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada,” Smith said.

“They have incredible artists, but still, there’s so much more, and it hasn’t gotten boring yet.”

Although he founded his record label soon after returning to the U.S., Smith said Gezellig Records remained “on the back burner” for quite a few years.

Instead, after he graduated from UT in 2014 with a degree in journalism and electronic media, Smith continued

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working for WUTK and also became an “event engagement coordinator, promoter representative, production manager” for AC Entertainment, which he summarized as “everything to make the show happen.”

It wasn’t until June 2016 that Smith would revive Gezellig Records at the prompting of his friend Nathan Smith, known musically as DJ Hatred. Although he had sporadically DJ’d at parties throughout the Fort and downtown area for years, Nathan Smith adopted the name DJ Hatred when he branched out of hip-hop and into the house music genre.

“Really quickly, in like a week or so, I had made four or five more songs in the same vein: very fast, aggressive, loud, all from other people’s samples,” Nathan Smith said. “I was like, ‘This is different from anything I’ve ever made before.’”

Nathan and Ben Smith met while both of them were working at WUTK, so when Nathan decided to release his new tracks as an EP, he turned to Smith for help.

“I knew he had been wanting to start a record label for a while and had the idea for Gezellig for a while but hadn’t done anything,” Nathan Smith said. “That maybe, kind of, lit a fire under Ben’s ass.”

Smith refers to his release of the DJ Hatred EP as Gezellig’s “soft opening.”

In July 2016, Gezellig Records officially opened for business with the release of two more EPs. Within the next eight months, Gezellig Records released seven more albums from bands hailing anywhere from Chicago to Serbia. The release that has garnered the most attention, however, is not a single album but a

He cares about Knoxville a lot, so I think he has a really good perspective of keeping it locally rooted in a sense, but also not letting that be a trap, and not just thinking about Knoxville. I think Ben is a good, bright hope for Knoxville, because he cares about it a lot and is definitely rooted here.”

Nathan “DJ Hatred” Smith, senior in Cinema Studies

Ben T.O. Smith, founder of Gezellig Records, backstage at The Growlers show at the Mill & Mine earlier this month. Rrita Hashani • The Daily Beacon compilation.

Immediately following the 2016 presidential election, Smith decided to partner with his friend Peter McCarville to produce a benefit album for the American Civil Liberties Union. The pair solicited everything from exclusive tracks, rarities and tracks from previous albums from a variety of artists worldwide. Despite the range of the project, Smith said he didn’t expect too much to come of it.

However, after the co-curators released the album on the night of Jan. 19, 2017, Smith went straight to bed, thinking nothing would come of it.

“While I was sleeping, I woke up to a text from Peter saying, ‘Dude, it’s on Pitchfork,’ and I was like, ‘No, it’s not. That’s so stupid,’” Smith said. “I checked, and it was front page.”

Smith said the main publicity for the album came from the inclusion of the track “Crow” by Mount Eerie. This track would later be released as part of the artist’s latest album, and McCarville and Smith’s ACLU album served as an announcement of this fact.

“I’m very grateful for that, that he allowed us to essentially premiere one of his songs on our tape,” Smith said.

The benefit album, titled “Is There Another Language?” sold out as a cas-

sette within 16 hours and boasts over 140 purchases online. Smith said proceeds going to the ACLU have already exceeded $1,500, and the compilation was so successful that they are already planning part two for next January.

“It’s kind of weird to say, but I feel like I’m riding on the coattails of something I’ve already done,” Smith said. “Let’s see if I can continue this momentum a bit.”

Although he still continues his “day job” for AC Entertainment and WUTK, Smith said he hopes Gezellig will continue to grow and eventually branch into a multimedia production label. But regardless of what happens, Smith said his mission remains the same: giving international or little known artists a platform.

“He cares about Knoxville a lot, so I think he has a really good perspective of keeping it locally rooted in a sense, but also not letting that be a trap and not just thinking about Knoxville,” Nathan Smith said. “I think Ben is a good, bright hope for Knoxville, because he cares about it a lot and is definitely rooted here.

“This is his home, but he has a broader perspective and thinks about things in a more inclusive and forward-thinking kind of way.”

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Vols’ bats looking to make noise against thundering herd Staff Report After being swept by the No. 7 Gamecocks over the weekend, the Vols (12-5, 0-3) will look to weather the storm against the Thundering Herd on Wednesday night.

Marshall (10-7, 2-1) comes into the contest the winner of nine of its last 11 after a slow start to the season.

Originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, the game was moved to Wednesday due to scheduling conflicts.

One of the main concerns for the Thundering Herd is pitching. Their pitching staff has a team earned run average of 5.11. In comparison, Tennessee’s team ERA is at 3.51 for the season.

With a struggling pitching staff coming to town, the Tennessee hitters should be licking their chops.

After a season-high 18 runs against Austin Peay, the Vols’ offense struggled to get things going against South Carolina.

Over the weekend series, the team totaled just seven runs.

The bats of Jeff Moberg, Andre Lipcius and Jordan Rodgers will need to be strong to get the offense back on track. Moberg is having a career year, hitting .417 while hav-

SPRING PRACTICE continued from Page 1 However, this isn’t a team that focuses on the past — only toward a bright beginning with spring practices starting on Tuesday.

“It felt good to get back out here,” senior defensive back Emmanuel Moseley said after practice. “We’re working hard in the weight room. It’s good to get back out here and play with the guys.”

This season’s team will have a far different makeup than last year’s. Not only will the team need a new starting quarterback, but a pass rusher, a lockdown secondary member and a legitimate running threat is also on the Vols’ laundry list of demands.

As Jones said at Monday’s opening press conference, the Vols don’t have a depth chart yet. Competition is fierce at every position.

“We’re judging every spring practice on the things we talked about in the press conference,” Jones said on Tuesday. “Details, accountability and toughness. I really liked this team’s approach starting yesterday. I like their mindset. I like their approach to practices. It was a little sloppy, but that’s to be expected from the first practice.”

ing already blasted five home runs. Rodgers has reached base safely in all 16 games he has played in this season, while Lipcius has also reached base in each of the first 17 games of his collegiate career.

Those three players have been the team’s consistent hitters, but the lineup around them will have to step up against Marshall to generate multiple runs. Marshall has given up as many as 20 runs this season.

While the bats will look to get back on track for the Vols, the pitching staff will attempt to improve as well. In its last series against the Gamecocks, the team’s pitching was strong in spurts but not for a complete game.

The Thundering Herd hitters aren’t scary, but the offense does produce runs. Their team batting average is only .252, but they have scored 100 runs in their 17 games. In comparison, Tennessee has scored 111 runs in their 17 games, but with a much higher team batting average of .308.

The pitching staff is getting deeper, with more pitchers starting to make appearances. Just last week alone, 11 pitchers took the mound for the Vols.

The starting pitcher tomorrow night for the Vols is Daniel Vasquez. Vasquez has appeared in six games this season with a 2.61 ERA and a 2-0 record.

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Jordan Rodgers, #7, during the game against South Carolina at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on March 18, 2017. Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon This game will be a little different for Vasquez, because it will be his first start of the season. Vasquez, a sophomore, started four games last year. His season-long for innings pitched this season is 2.1, while last

I like their mindset. I like their approach to practices. It was a little sloppy, but that’s to be expected from the first practice.”

Looking for Leaders: All four of Tennessee’s captains last year are now gone.

Dobbs, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Cam Sutton and Alvin Kamara are all expected to be drafted in April’s NFL Draft, so the Vols are currently in the process of finding leaders to replace those captains.

But Jones isn’t looking just for simple replacements. He knows that replacing last year’s leaders won’t be a walk in the park.

“You never really know (leaders) until you get out here,” Jones said. “I like what I saw from leadership today. Those individuals (leaders), you just don’t replace … If this football team continues to stay eager and coach each other like I saw today, we’re going to continue to improve and get better and better.”

Redshirt freshman quarterback Jarrett

Butch Jones, head coach Guarantano is one player who benefitted from the learnings of his mentor. After Tuesday’s practice, Guarantano said that Dobbs “was the best quarterback for that job” of teaching the rookie gunslinger the ropes.

“Josh helped me out more than anyone could have possibly,” Guarantano said. “I was able to watch all the ups and downs of the season and how he reacted to things. He had a great season last year, able to throw the ball well and run the ball well. I think that all those types of things helped me prepare for the upcoming season.”

New coaches galore: The newest additions to the Tennessee coaching staff also saw the practice field for the first time on Tuesday.

Jones admitted that while he’s coaching his players, he’s also coaching the staff itself.

season he pitched a career-long 5 innings in a start against Cincinnati.

The game will be at Lindsey-Nelson Stadium tomorrow night, March 22, at 6 p.m.

“I’m excited to get back and meet as a staff and say, ‘Okay, tell me your guys’ thoughts on day one,’” Jones said. “I was kind of a quiet coach today. I sat back and I took notes … What I see is that (the coaching staff) have built great relationships with our players already from a trust factor.”

New defensive backs coach Charlton Warren is an offseason signing that has stood out due in part to Warren’s military background.

Moseley said having Warren around “brings energy” and that his focus has been on players’ eyes when they run down the field.

“He brings a lot of details. I really like him,” Moseley said. “Just having good eyes, I think that’s what messed us up last year. I think we’re doing a better job of going over that now and getting better at it.”

Position Change: To conclude Tuesday’s practice, Jones announced a position change on his defense.

Junior Austin Smith, who was a linebacker in 2015 and moved to defensive line in 2016, has moved back to the linebacker position.

In 2015, Smith started one game in place of the injured Curt Maggitt and played in all 13 games of that season as a linebacker.

Smith didn’t, however, play in any games last season as a defensive lineman.

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SOFTBALL

Vols struggle offensively at Arkansas, look to heat things up in midweek game Staff Report

The Tennessee softball team dropped from No. 14 to No. 19 in the ESPN.com/ USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 rankings and from No. 15 to No. 20 in the USA Today/ NFCA Coaches rankings after losing two of three games to Arkansas last weekend.

Tennessee improved to 22-5 overall and 3-3 against SEC opponents with Sunday’s 5-1 win against No. 25 Arkansas (21-6, 2-4 SEC) at Bogle Park, but offensive struggles led to losses in the first two games of the series.

The Volunteers started off with a one-run deficit after sophomore Matty Moss was placed in the game’s first inning to get out of a bases-loaded, no-outs situation created by freshman Caylan Arnold. Arnold gave up a leadoff walk, then a single and hit Nicole Schroeder to load the bases and bring Moss in. The first batter Moss faced reached on a fielder’s choice, allowing Shelby Hiers to score the Razorbacks’ only run of the game.

Moss pitched six scoreless innings with six strikeouts to pick up her 12th win of the season.

Tennessee’s bats took a while to heat up throughout the weekend, and Sunday’s game was no exception. While Moss was holding off the Razorbacks’ offense, the Vols were unable to score until the fifth inning when Aubrey Leach and Brooke Vines drove in three runs off of RBI singles at the top of

the order to give Tennessee a 3-1 lead. The Vols picked up another pair of runs in the seventh inning thanks to wild pitches from Arkansas’ Grace Moll to win the game 5-1.

Arkansas took a four-run lead early on Friday off of a grand slam by A.J. Belans in the bottom of the third. Tennessee answered with two runs in the top of the fourth with an RBI single by freshman Taylor Rowland, but the Vols were ultimately unable to take the lead and fell 4-3.

The Vols were shutout until the seventh inning on Saturday when Savannah Huffstetler brought Chelsea Seggern in with an RBI groundout, but Tennessee was unable to hold onto the lead. Arnold walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the seventh, then gave up a single and walked another to load the bases. Arkansas’ Autumn Russell singled to left to drive in the game tying run, then Tori Cooper singled up the middle to give the Razorbacks the 2-1 walk-off win.

The Volunteers were slated to take on No. 4/5 Auburn in the Mid-State Classic in Columbia, Tennessee, last Tuesday, but the game was canceled due to cold weather.

Tennessee returns to Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Wednesday night, March 22, to take on North Carolina. The Tar Heels are coming off of a 13-4 loss to Virginia Tech after winning their last eight consecutive games. UNC is third in the ACC with a 24-6 overall record and 5-1 against conference opponents. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on the SEC Network.

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The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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Intellectual diversity office becomes possibility for UT Sarah Plemmons Staff Writer

On March 1, Tennessee legislatures voted to create an intellectual diversity office to provide UT students experience with different backgrounds.

Intellectual diversity is a concept used in learning environments to expose students to all possible backgrounds and viewpoints, including political, racial, socioeconomic, etc.

The General Assembly defunded the Office for Diversity and Inclusion in 2016. This year, Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) recommended the intellectual diversity office and proposed that $450,000 be moved from the Senate Education Committee’s budget to pay for the new office.

Legislators said the idea behind defunding the diversity office was not for it to return in a year but to change it more to their liking. Senators suggested implementing an intellectual diversity office would allow conservative students who feel uncomfortable voicing their opinions to express their values

The idea of supporting intellectual diversity is really great; and as a conservative on a college campus, I do feel like my views aren’t heard as much.”

more openly.

“The idea of supporting intellectual diversity is really great; and as a conservative on a college campus, I do feel like my views aren’t heard as much,” College Republicans President Greg Butcher said.

However, there are some who worry the office is another blow to diversity on campus.

“The purpose of this office is to give a ‘voice’ to conservative students who

Greg Butcher, College Republicans President

feel stigmatized, when in reality there is a population of minority students on campus who are legitimately being marginalized and stigmatized,” Audrey Parker, a Pride Center ambassador, said. “And the state legislature just doesn’t seem to understand that.”

Along with concerns over the motives behind the new diversity office are issues of its implementation.

UT President Joe DiPietro asked Tennessee lawmakers to allow the uni-

versity administration to consider other options, but the bill creating the intellectual diversity office passed unanimously. After meeting to vote on the office, DiPietro stated in an interview with The Tennessean that the people closest to the university should be the ones making decisions about its offices.

While DiPietro declined to comment, Gina Stafford, assistant vice president and director of communications for the university, said that although the office was still a proposal, there are already mechanisms in place to facilitate free speech.

“We don’t believe the university has an issue with free exchange of viewpoints from all along the spectrum,” Stafford said. “A mechanism is in place for students from any campus or institute to report free speech concerns, and it can be found on the website for the UT System Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success.”

If students have further questions or concerns or want to report a biasbased incident, more information can be found at bias.utk.edu.