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Cuonzo Martin named Vols’ new hoops coach Former Missouri State coach to accept position as Tennessee’s 18th men’s head coach Matt Dixon Sports Editor The man with the task of replacing Bruce Pearl has been hired.

Tennessee announced Sunday night that Cuonzo Martin has been hired as the 18th head coach in the men’s basketball program’s history.

“Cuonzo is among the most promising young coaches in the game, and we are excited about the coaching ability, toughness and energy that he brings to our program,” men’s athletics director Mike Hamilton said in a press release. “He has a proven track record of success as a head coach at Missouri State and an assistant at Purdue as well as an outstanding career as a college basketball player. His Missouri State program improved from 11 wins to 26 in just two seasons, and they won the regularseason conference championship this year.

“Cuonzo has an inspiring personal story, and we look forward to his impact on Tennessee basketball. We welcome Cuonzo, his wife Roberta, their sons Joshua and Chase and their daughter, Addison, to the Tennessee family.”

Martin leaves Missouri State after three seasons, during which he compiled a record of 61-41 (.598). He was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year this season after guiding the Bears to a 26-9 record and the conference regular-season championship for the first time in the program’s history.

He is also a finalist for two national basketball coaching awards: the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award, given to the top mid-major coach in Division I, and the Ben Jobe Award, given to the top minor-

ity head coach in Division I. Missouri State won the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and finished the year 24-12.

The Bears compiled a home-record of 363 during Martin’s last two seasons.

Martin even coached against the Volunteers this season on Nov. 17 in the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off. Tennessee defeated Missouri State 60-56 in Knoxville to advance to the semifinals of the tournament in New York, where the Vols would eventually win the tournament.

“As long as you’re part of the program, we expect you to be ready to play,” Martin said following the loss on what the benefits of playing UT were. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a freshman and are 160 pounds and 5-(foot)-5-(inches). You’ve got to be ready to compete. We don’t recruit guys to sit on the bench and just joy ride and watch the show.

“As far as taking something away from this game, it’s what our young guys learn about the atmosphere, the level of competition, the level of toughness needed to compete. It’s like I said to the young guys before we left the gym. I asked, ‘What year is (UT freshman) Tobias Harris?’ If you can play, it doesn’t matter what year you are, where you come from, who coached you. A ballplayer is a ballplayer.”

The 39-year-old Martin graduated from Purdue University in 2000.

He spent seven seasons as an assistant coach and one season as the associate head coach at his alma mater before he was hired

by Missouri State on March 26, 2008.

Martin scored 1,666 career points during his Boilermaker career. He earned Firstteam All-Big Ten honors during his senior season, during which he averaged 18.4

points per game.

Purdue won consecutive Big Ten titles in his junior and senior years.

He hit eight 3-pointers, a Purdue record, in a 1994 NCAA Tournament game that was in ThompsonBoling Arena.

Martin was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks 57th overall in the 1995 NBA Draft.

He played professionally for four seasons, including with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Vancouver Grizzlies and in Italy.

Martin was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in November 1997 for a malignant tumor between his heart and lungs.

His cancer is now in full remission.

He has since been active in promoting and supporting cancer awareness and varies charities.

Purdue established the Cuonzo Martin Challenge Award after he was a spokesman for the inaugural Purdue University Center for Cancer Research Challenge for Cancer, which raised more than $30,000 for cancer research at Purdue.

Tennessee will hold a press conference today at 2:30 p.m. to introduce Martin.

Lady Vols rally to hold off ‘red-hot’ Ohio State Second-half surge powersUT past Ohio State, into Elite Eight chance point in the first half.

The early goings of the second half was the Meighan Simmons Show. UT’s freshman phenom smacked away an easy Ohio State layup four minutes into the half Zac Ellis before knocking down a layup and two jumpers in a Editor-in-Chief four-minute stretch to give Tennessee a 56-50 lead with DAYTON, Ohio — For the first half of basketball on 12:49 left.

Taber Spani nailed a trey to push the Lady Vols Saturday, Tennessee looked like a team in danger of losahead 69-60 — Tennessee’s ing its second-straight Sweet 16 largest lead of the game at that matchup in the NCAA Tournament. point — at 7:07.

In the second half, the Lady Vols The Buckeyes’ second-half made it clear they weren’t ready to shooting — 40 percent — was a return to Knoxville. far cry from its first-half produc“We had this feeling last year,” cention. ter Kelley Cain said, “and we didn’t “We started to take quick like it.” shots, not reversing the ball,” Despite a hot start by Ohio State, Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender top-seeded Tennessee pulled away in said of the Buckeyes’ second the second half to knock off the half. “Just settling for jump fourth-seeded Buckeyes 85-75 in shots. They started getting runs Saturday’s regional semifinal of the off our misses.”

NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio.

Ohio State coach Jim Foster The Lady Vols (33-2) face No. 2 echoed Lavender’s analysis, as seed Notre Dame at 7 p.m. Monday in UT dominated fast-break points the regional final.

17-3.

Shekinna Stricklen led UT with 20 “When we executed our points with Meighan Simmons offense and moved the basketadding 18. Samantha Prahalis paced ball, we got terrific shots,” Ohio State (24-10) with a game-high Foster said. “When you take 22 points. quick shots and you don’t make Ohio State was red hot from the them against a team that likes to field in the first half. Shooting as well get out and run, the opportunity as 77 percent at one point, the to run presents itself more Buckeyes finished the first period hitoften.” ting at a 67-percent clip to overshadSummitt said the strategy to ow UT’s 49-percent effort. Prahalis use the Lady Vols’ depth was notched 13 points in the first half on George Richardson • The Daily Beacon advantageous against a team 5-of-7 shooting.

“In the first half, we kind of played Meighan Simmons lays the ball in while a that lives and dies with its starton our heels a little bit,” Angie couple of Ohio State defenders look on on ing five.

“Obviously, Ohio State playBjorklund said. “In the second half, March 26.The Lady Vols fought back from ing six players, we typically play we got up in their grill a little bit.” a two-point halftime deficit to win 85-75.

Despite the hot hands, Ohio State They will play Notre Dame for a spot in the 13, including today,” Summitt said. “I think our depth was a was unable to break the game open Final Four on Monday at 7 p.m. real factor.” before halftime. A Brittany Johnson Bjorklund, Cain and Simmons 3-pointer with 1:17 left in the half gave the Buckeyes their largest lead of the half, 42-36. admitted to experiencing Summitt’s wrath at halftime, But Shekinna Stricklen’s jumper at the buzzer pulled but the coach said winning is worth the frustration if Tennessee continues to advance.

UT to within two, 42-40, at intermission.

“I think that’s what we have to do at times,” Summitt “We were not getting up on the three-point shots, we were not closing out,” UT coach Pat Summitt said. “But said. “You just have to go into a locker room, get a feel. that’s why you have halftime. I think we were a little The one thing about this team is they do respond. I think sometimes they enjoy us going off as coaches. conservative at that time.”

“As long as they respond and we keep winning, I can Though Ohio State shot well, Tennessee did not allow a single Ohio State offensive rebound or second- yell forever.”

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Failing nuclear plant adds to disaster Haley Hall Staff Writer On March 11, Japan was struck by one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history, as well as a massive tsunami resulting from the quake. The nation now faces a precarious state as it confronts the effects of these natural disasters.

The Japanese are challenged with widespread devastation, including the obstacle of stabilizing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This plant has gained worldwide attention because of successive complications that were sparked by an inability to cool nuclear reactors after the earthquake and tsunami.

Brian Wirth, UTK-ORNL governor’s chair for computational nuclear engineering, compared the events at Fukushima to the situation at Three Mile Island in 1979 in a press release last week.

“In both accidents, the cooling water was partially uncovered from the fuel and caused fuel damage, partial fuel melting and release of fission-product gases from the fuel,” Wirth said.

Greater levels of power and heat, however, were generated at Three Mile Island, according to Wirth.

Howard Hall, UTK-ORNL governor’s chair for nuclear security, said that Fukushima was unique from previous nuclear power plant crises.

“This is the first time we’ve had sort of a cascading failure sort of event that affects the whole plant,” he said.

However, both Wirth and Hall maintained that the problems plaguing Fukushima were less severe than those of nuclear plants at Chernobyl or Three Mile Island in the past.

“Although the buildings have visible damage, the critical safety systems of the reactor containment

structure and pressure vessel to protect the nuclear fuel and solid radioactive fission products appear intact and functioning,” Wirth said.

Both men also said that radiation from the Fukushima plant doesn’t appear to be a threat on public health at this time.

The Japanese government is currently having difficulties getting numbers out on the radiation levels surrounding the plant, because it is still dealing with the immediate crisis management necessary from the earthquake and tsunami, Hall said.

Nonetheless, “the EPA drinking water limit, for example, is higher than some of the numbers that I’ve heard thrown around,” Hall said.

Wirth and Hall further agreed that Japanese officials are doing a good job in managing the crisis at Fukushima alongside those of the nation as a whole in the wake of the effects of the earthquake and tsunami.

“The Japanese government has been proactive in taking prudent preventative measures to limit the radiation exposure to the larger population,” Wirth said.

In the wake of the difficulties facing the Fukushima plant, as in previous nuclear plant failures, many feel that reexamination of safety protocols is essential.

“This one’s something we’re going to have to take a long, hard look at, because it’s something I don’t think we had adequately planned for,” Hall said. “I think that we probably need to review our safety standards, and I know that the process is ongoing in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.”

Wirth and Hall echoed that the largest focus focus on the situation in Japan ought to rest in the loss of lives resulting from the natural disasters.

“There’s 18,000 people dead,” Hall said. “That’s a much bigger crisis than what’s going on at Fukushima Daiichi power plant.”

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Caitlin Glasgow, sophomore in communication studies, and Taylor Kearns, sophomore in public relations, take photographs for their Journalism and Electronic Media 200 course in Circle Park on March 24.

1979: Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island At 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979, the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry begins when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island fails to close. Cooling water, contaminated with radiation, drained from the open valve into adjoining buildings, and the core began to dangerously overheat.

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was built in 1974 on a sandbar on Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River, just 10 miles downstream from the state capitol in Harrisburg. In 1978, a second state-of-the-art reactor began operating on Three Mile Island, which was lauded for generating affordable and reliable energy in a time of energy crises.

After the cooling water began to drain out of the broken pressure valve on the morning of March 28, 1979, emergency cooling pumps automatically went into operation. Left alone, these safety devices would have prevented the development of a larger crisis. However, human operators in the control room misread confusing and contradictory readings and shut off the emergency water system. The reactor was also shut down, but residual heat from the fission process was still being released. By early morning, the core had heated to over 4,000 degrees, just 1,000 degrees short of meltdown. In the meltdown scenario, the core melts, and deadly radiation drifts across the countryside, fatally sickening a potentially great number of people.

As the plant operators struggled to understand what had happened, the contaminated water was releasing radioactive gases throughout the plant. The radiation levels, though not immediately life-threatening, were dangerous, and the core cooked further as the contaminated water was contained and precautions were taken to protect the operators. Shortly after 8 a.m., word of the accident leaked to the outside world. The plant’s parent company, Metropolitan Edison, downplayed the crisis and claimed that no radiation had been detected off plant grounds, but the same day inspectors detected slightly increased levels of radi-

ation nearby as a result of the contaminated water leak. Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh considered calling an evacuation.

Finally, at about 8 p.m., plant operators realized they needed to get water moving through the core again and restarted the pumps. The temperature began to drop, and pressure in the reactor was reduced. The reactor had come within less than an hour of a complete meltdown. More than half the core was destroyed or molten, but it had not broken its protective shell, and no radiation was escaping. The crisis was apparently over.

Two days later, however, on March 30, a bubble of highly flammable hydrogen gas was discovered within the reactor building. The bubble of gas was created two days before when exposed core materials reacted with super-heated steam. On March 28, some of this gas had exploded, releasing a small amount of radiation into the atmosphere. At that time, plant operators had not registered the explosion, which sounded like a ventilation door closing.

After the radiation leak was discovered on March 30, residents were advised to stay indoors.

Experts were uncertain if the hydrogen bubble would create further meltdown or possibly a giant explosion, and as a precaution Governor Thornburgh advised “pregnant women and pre-school age children to leave the area within a five-mile radius of the Three Mile Island facility until further notice.” This led to the panic the governor had hoped to avoid; within days, more than 100,000 people had fled surrounding towns.

On April 1, President Jimmy Carter arrived at Three Mile Island to inspect the plant.

Carter, a trained nuclear engineer, had helped dismantle a damaged Canadian nuclear reactor while serving in the U.S. Navy. His visit achieved its aim of calming local residents and the nation. That afternoon, experts agreed that the hydrogen bubble was not in danger of exploding. Slowly, the hydrogen was bled from the system as the reactor cooled.

— This Day in History is courtesy of history.com.

Correction: In a March 24 article about Marissa Mitchell, the photograph was in fact taken

by Joy Hill, not in courtesy of Marissa Mitchell. The Daily Beacon regrets this error.

Monday, March 28, 2011

NEWS UT to host expert panel discussion on Japan nuclear reactor accident

UT professor receives NSF’s CAREER Award Christopher Cherry, an assistant professor in the UT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), is the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for his project “Sustainability Implications of Transportation Choice in China.” The award is effective from April 1 through March 31, 2016.

The CAREER award is a foundation-wide activity that offers the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.

These activities are recognized as essential components to build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.

Cherry has been exploring behavioral and environmental issues related to electric bikes, scooters and larger electric vehicles in his research. In an article published in 2010, “Electric Two-Wheelers in China: Promise, Progress and Potential,” he discussed the growth of electrical two-wheelers that has increased substantially in the last decade.

Cherry received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the UT College of Engineering as a faculty member in 2007.

Cherry received a 2009 Faculty Environmental Leadership Award from the university for his demonstration of strong and continuing commitment to environmental stewardship on campus.

UT is hosting a panel of nuclear experts from the university, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), industry and radiological emergency response to discuss the earthquake and tsunami-caused nuclear reactor accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant near Sendai, Japan. The panel will be moderated by Professor of Nuclear Engineering and UTK-ORNL Governor’s Chair Howard Hall.

A public panel discussion will be held from 6–8 p.m. on Tuesday.

Experts will be available to the media for one-on-one interviews following the event.

The event will be held in the auditorium in the UC on the UT campus. Parking is available for a fee in the UC garage.

The event is free and open to the public.

On March 11, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck the northeast coast of Japan, followed by a roughly 10-meter tsunami that inundated the coast. Following the initial events, multiple-loss-of cooling incidents at the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant have caused an ongoing crisis. A panel of nuclear experts will discuss the events at Fukushima and field questions.

This event is sponsored by the Knoxville chapter of the American Nuclear Society and the Baker Center.

Long-term disability insurance open enrollment begins today The open enrollment period for the long-term disability (LTD) insurance plan offered through UT begins today. Recent changes have resulted not only in improved benefits but also lower in premiums for current participants and for eligible employees who wish to join the plan during the enrollment period, which ends May 2. If you are currently enrolled in the LTD insurance plan and are not changing your level of coverage, you do not need to complete any additional forms. During open enrollment, those not currently covered and those who would like to change their level of coverage may do so.

Regular full- and part-time employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least 75 percent time are eligible to enroll and should have received detailed information about the changes in the university’s LTD insurance plan from the Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential). Information meetings with Prudential, UT Human Resources, and plan representatives are scheduled statewide between Monday, March 28, and Tuesday, April 5.

The Daily Beacon • 3 Knoxville-area employees may take advantage of information sessions in the UC Auditorium on Monday and Tuesday, April 4 and 5.

Monday’s session will be from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Tuesday’s session will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

For more information on UT’s LTD insurance plan, or if you need plan information, call UT HR at 946-8847 or 1-888-444-8847.

Additional information is available here.

Government, industry leaders to discuss sustainable business and tourism UT’s Center for Sustainable Business and Tourism and Center for Business and Economic Research will host two events that showcase sustainable business, environment and communities on Tuesday and Thursday.

On Tuesday, commissioners from state government will participate in a panel discussion on sustainable transportation and tourism and attracting green businesses to Tennessee.

Panelists include John Schroer, Tennessee commissioner of transportation; Susan Whitaker, Tennessee commissioner of tourist development; and Paul LaGrange, assistant commissioner of the Business Development Division of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The event will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the UC Shiloh Room.

Susan Martin, UT provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, will welcome guests and participants. Bill Fox, professor of economics and director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, will lead the panel discussion.

On Thursday a panel featuring regional industry leaders will focus on structuring and operating sustainable businesses. Panelists will include Steve McMillen, vice president of talent management for the Tennessee Valley Authority; Hugh Morrow Jr., president of Ruby Falls LLC; and J. Scott Silver, vice president of human resources for Standard Textile. The event will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the UC Shiloh Room.

Sarah Gardial, UT vice provost for faculty affairs, will welcome guests and participants at the Thursday event. The panel discussion will be led by Rachel Chen, director of the Center for Sustainable Business and Tourism and associate professor in the Department of Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Center for Sustainable Business and Tourism at 865-974-0505 or email rchen@utk.edu.

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Ainsley Ayres, senior in psychology, enjoys the weather by studying outside Starbucks at the UC on Tuesday, March 8.

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OPINIONS

GuestColumn SPARK to use varied experience for students Hello VOLS! Courtney Vick, Max Gearin and Quintavias King here, and we are the three candidates for the Student Government Association SPARK campaign. There is definitely a lot of energy in our campaign, and we invite you to join us on our mission to energize your SGA. We, along with our exec team, senate squad and a myriad of other dedicated individuals, have been working on this campaign for more than a semester, and we are excited that campaign season is almost here.

We’d like to take this chance to give you a little bit more information about ourselves so you have the opportunity to get to know your candidates. As a group, we are involved in many different aspects of campus. This is positive for our campaign, because we are able to understand the needs of a wide array of students. Courtney, our presidential candidate, is involved in SGA, SAA, Panhellenic Council, Delta Gamma, TVC, TeamVols and Mortar Board. In SGA, she has served on several Student Services Committees and as a part of the Student Senate. Our vice presidential candidate Max serves as a senator for Fraternity Park, is an active member of his fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega, and takes part in many activities on campus. In addition to running for Student Services Director, Quintavius is involved in POSE, Minority Achievement Program, SAA and Me4UT. We believe in order to effectively lead the student body as SGA executives, we must be able to relate to the diverse population that makes up our student body, and collectively, we know we can connect with many students.

Our goal, as a campaign, is to make students’ voices heard. We want every individual at the university to feel comfortable speaking to SGA and knowing that their concerns are being addressed. As SPARK, we have three main areas we are focusing on: Power Academic Life, Charge Campus Life and Ignite University Outreach.

For Power Academic Life, we have several goals to help make the academic paths of students here at the university better and to see graduation rates improve. We would like to standardize general education requirements across all colleges in order to make transitions between colleges and majors easier. We also want to make DARS reports easier to understand for students and more interactive to accommodate varying choices and combinations of majors. We want to create a program where students would have the option to purchase their class books through a standardized e-book. We want the UTK homepage to be updated more frequently to showcase our university. We will continue to promote the extension of the HOPE scholarship for summer terms.

For Charge Campus Life, the three of us will work to ensure that there are more bus options for students living in Fort Sanders. A policy point we are especially proud of is that we need more recycling bins in the Fort area. We want to improve upon Dining Services’ hours and meal options, to work closely with OIT on the UT mobile application, to have the Hodges Library Volunteer Boulevard entrance accessible by swipe cards after hours and to house TRECS overflow in HPER. For Ignite University Outreach, we are working to create a website where students can check the progress of capital projects on campus and create an e-portfolio system for students to use as a sort of resume for Hire-A-Vol. We also want to promote a program where upperclassmen would be prepared for applying and transitioning to graduate school. Additionally we will work to bridge the gap between administration and study body to ensure that every type of student is being represented, even all the way to the capital in Nashville.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to tell you about ourselves and about what the SPARK campaign wants to accomplish. We’d love to have your support during campaign week, and remember, voting takes place on April 5 and 6, so make sure you cast your vote for SPARK. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter or our website, www.sparkut.com.

— This column is part one of two campaign columns for the week. SGA campaign week begins on Wednesday.

— Courtney Vick is a junior in journalism and electronic media. She can be reached at cvick2@utk.edu.

— Max Gearin is a junior in economics. He can be reached at mgearin@utk.edu.

— Quintavias King is a junior in accounting. He can be reached at qking@utk.edu.

SCRAMBLED EGGS • Alex Cline

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Education should foster practicality Pol itics o f Tr u t h by

Justin Crisp I have a challenge for you: Aim to make your education practical, not profitable.

I should probably begin by making clear that which I am not urging. I am not arguing that you shouldn’t make money after you graduate. If you get a job that offers you a six-figure salary, more power to you (and, please, use your power for good). But this shouldn’t be your primary goal. A six-figure salary is not a good enough reason to choose a career; it’s an even worse reason to choose a major.

I’d urge you to find a way to study that about which you are most passionate. Once this is accomplished, your school work will seem less and less like drudgery and more like making a difference in something you care about. Find a way, to invoke Cornel West, to connect the life of the mind with the struggle for justice.

If what you’re studying doesn’t make a difference on the ground, in real political struggles that reflect the inherent dignity of every human being, please — for all our sakes — reconsider.

By this, I don’t mean to reproduce the well-worn argument every English major has had with his or her parents during that first Thanksgiving dinner postdeclaration. I mean, rather, that you should reframe what you’re studying, thinking about it in the context of making a change for something you believe in. I’m fairly sure that this is a sensibility that transcends exact disciplines. It doesn’t matter if you’re studying economics or 18th-century British literature or business marketing or the history of the French Revolution.

What matters is that you’re connecting your work, your papers, your conversations, your projects, your presentations to the real, dirty, political work of living in community with other human beings.

Because if you’re studying economics, you can help the rest of us better understand what’s going on in this era of globalization. Teaching us humanities folks why purchasing power parity is meaningful is important; humanities folks should listen. Likewise, if you’re

studying 18th-century British literature, you can help the rest of us better understand the origins of our capitalist society, how our idea of “human subjectivity” developed historically, what the Enlightenment does and doesn’t mean. Teaching the economics folks how capitalism has affected our societies by pointing out how power — economic and otherwise — affects cultural material, including literature, is important; economics folks should listen.

At the honors symposium this past weekend, I was impressed by the need for us students to build bridges between our various disciplines. Here was an amazing cross-section of the student body, each person presenting original undergraduate research to his or her fellow students. I can only hope that interdisciplinary cooperation toward admirable political goals grows from the weekend’s presentations. And at the very least, the symposium organizers — Jenny Bledsoe and Nathan Sanders foremost among them — and the Chancellor’s Honors Program deserve our thanks for such an event. It is a valuable first step toward helping undergraduates take ownership of their educations, and I can only hope that similar programs continue to gather institutional support in the future.

The moral of the story? Get out there. Find something you’re interested in. Find something about which you’re passionate and find a way to apply what you’re studying to it. It’s not a matter of making money off of your education. Higher education is not supposed to be about getting a better-paying job when you graduate; if you’re studying something you hate, you’re not doing yourself or the world any favors. Higher education is supposed to be about spending time learning how to best understand and, by extension, to best transform the world into the place it ought to be. Our university is a public institution, one that owes its lifeblood to the people, and it’s not our professors’ fault if we don’t live up to our obligations. Our professors are here to help us build our own critical toolbox. It’s not their fault if we don’t put it to use. It’s our own.

So take ownership of your education. Connect your work to something that’s happening on the ground.

Get involved in an extracurricular organization in which you can apply your intellectual work. Wake up. Stop doing homework, and start changing the world.

— Justin Crisp is a senior in English and religious studies. He can be reached at jcrisp1@utk.edu.

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We often associate the notion of isolation with the outdoor experience. Indeed, much of the appeal of making your way into the wild regards escaping the disruption of peace that society seems to excite.

In my article last week I highlighted the necessity of delving into nature as a means to shake off the stress of civilization, to find inner peace and to keep your mind open and your psyche healthy.

These advantages are obviously a result of the seclusion and isolation that nature affords.

Being in the wild provides infinite privacy, and it allows freedom from such an overwhelming flow of information that is prevalent in today’s technological societies. While the seclusion of nature is essential to these assets, I believe it is important to acknowledge that isolation from civilization does not demand a lack of social experience.

By this, I mean that the majority of my most meaningful friendships have been cultivated on the trail. Delving into the wild does not require a lack of interaction with humans. Instead, I would argue that the opposite is true. Often, I find that the conversations I have on the trail are of much deeper meaning and value than those on a random Friday night. Those thoughts that are shared on the trail are typically of much greater substance than those exchanged in passing conversations.

I’m not saying that a substantial or meaningful exchange of ideas is not possible while in society.

This is certainly not the case. Rather, I argue that there is something about nature that is particularly conducive to a truly valuable exchange of feelings and ideas. If you’ve ever spent any significant time in the wild, then I am confident you will concur that one quickly finds oneself struck with a deep sense of wonder about the world. In the wild, it is typical for question after question to make its away into the mind of the hiker or backpacker.

This, obviously, makes for significant and

substantial dialogue as you pick the minds of your trail mates.

Thus I believe that experiences on the trail can be some of the most social possible. Though you may be secluded from civilization, being in the wild actually puts you closer to those with whom you are sharing the experience. Rather than going out to eat or seeing a movie on the weekend, hiking affords you the opportunity to actually get to know someone.

When most people ponder hiking or camping they don’t normally conceive a good time with friends as a defining characteristic. I argue, however, that you are likely to have some of your most memorable experiences while in the woods with your friends. The isolation that most think undermines human interaction and conversation is the precise catalyst that produces meaningful experiences with friends.

I recall one of the most grueling backpacking trips I have ever experienced as highlighting this fact. Last summer a group I was in made its way from the Fontana Lake area of the Smokies up to Clingman’s Dome — the highest point in the state of Tennessee. Not only were we gaining thousands of feet of elevation in only a few days, we were doing so in July.

As you can imagine, the trek was a demanding one, and I had dragged along one of my closest friends. He was an inexperienced backpacker, but he undoubtedly fared well considering the conditions. We experienced a number of tribulations on the trail, including sprained ankles and a serious case of dehydration. Yet I value my shared experiences with that friend, B.T. Peake, to the utmost extent. I don’t believe either of us will ever forget that trip, and, while the trek may have been extremely difficult, the memories are certainly fond ones.

In essence, I don’t believe there is any other trip or activity that could have brought my friend and me so close. This is why I continue to make my way into the woods with my two typical hiking buddies on almost a weekly basis. Instead of partying on a Saturday night, I would rather have meaningful interaction with both my environment and my friends.

— Eric Dixon is a sophomore in philosophy. He can be reached at edixon4@utk.edu.

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Film festival to highlight extreme sports Brittney Dougherty Staff Writer Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is hosting the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, an annual film festival that began in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

The University of Alberta founded the Banff Centre in 1933. It began with one course in drama but has quickly expanded to become a well-respected place of learning.

“The Banff Centre is a leader in development and promotion of creative work in the arts, sciences, business and the environment,” the Banff Centre website states.

In 1976, the Banff Centre started holding the Banff Mountain Film Festival in November. In 1986, it started taking the films on the road. This is the second year Blue Ridge Mountain Sports has hosted the

festival in Knoxville.

Ryan Baxter, manager at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, said he hopes to expose people to new things and to “demystify action sports.”

“There are a lot of really cool activities out there across a wide variety of disciplines, and somewhere in there you can find something interesting to you,” he said.

The festival usually has about 30 different films, but the tour only includes a portion of these. Seven or eight films will be shown at the event at the Bijou Theatre.

Baxter said the films explore a wide variety of subjects.

“There’s a ski film, a bike film, a climbing film, a fly-fishing film and shorts that are travel specific,” Baxter said.

The films at the Alberta festival cover an even wider range. The group’s website lists all the films that are included in the world tour for hosts to choose from. A five-minute

comedic film follows a man walking from Beijing to Urumqi, China. The distance traveled is made apparent by the abundant growth of the man’s beard.

Films about culture and humanitarianism are also shown. One film details Greg Mortenson’s work in Afghanistan to build schools. Others are about various extreme sports. One short film is made up of footage from a man’s ascents into the Alps.

The only proceeds from the show that Blue Ridge Mountain Sports will use is to fund the venue. All other funds go straight to the Friends of the Smokies.

“They provide volunteer and financial support to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park,” Baxter said. “The more tickets we sell, the more we money we can give them.”

Baxter said Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is trying to become more involved in the Knoxville community with events like this

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“We want to be recognized as somebody that wants to do more than just straight retail,” he said.

Seana Strain, the coordinator for the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, said the audience is what makes the festival fun.

“Typically, the audience is a great community of outdoor lovers and adventurers,” Strain said. “They relate to the stories and locations in the films. The best audiences cheer, gasp, applaud and really get involved in the films. During the intermission, lots of adventure talk takes place in the lobby.”

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Idol judges risk save on Abrams Associated Press

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The UT School of Art’s artist in residence, Ezra Johnson, speaks Thursday about his work with paintings and animation.

Johnson is currently teaching in the art department.

LOS ANGELES — Casey Abrams wasn't squeezed out of “American Idol.”

The fiery 20-year-old film camp counselor from Idyllwild, Calif., who stomped through Marvin Gaye's “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” on Wednesday, was revealed to have received the fewest viewer votes on Thursday, but the judges unanimously decided to save Abrams in the middle of his last-chance performance of Ray Charles’ “I Don't Need No Doctor."

“We know who you are, Casey,” interrupted Randy Jackson. “We don't need to hear you sing anymore.”

Abrams was visibly shaken after the judges announced they were using their one-time-only power to keep him in the competition.

Producers introduced two seasons ago the ability to overturn viewers' votes before the top five finalists are selected. Rescuing the quirky singer this week means two contestants will be booted next week.

“God, I can't believe it,” said Abrams, who battled ulcerative colitis in the hospital two weeks ago.

Abrams, a dynamic musician who played such instruments as the melodica and upright bass during his earlier auditions, had been deemed a front-runner. He impressed the panel during the first round of finals with Joe Cocker's rendition of “With a Little Help From My Friends,” but faltered last week with his screechy take of Nirvana's “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

“No more antics,” advised Jennifer Lopez after Thursday's bail-out.

Thia Megia, the breathy 16-year-old high school stu-

dent from Mountain House, Calif., who sizzled with Martha and the Vandellas’ “Heatwave,” and Stefano Langone, the soaring 21year-old singer from Kent, Wash., who crooned Lionel Ritchie's “Hello,” joined Abrams as the bottom three vote-getters. It was the first time at the bottom for Langone and Abrams.

“Dude, you know they're going to save you,” Langone whispered to Abrams after the results.

Before Abrams’ salvation, the top 11 finalists donned formal wear for a group rendition of “Ain't No Mountain High Enough.” They were also joined by Stevie Wonder for “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours.”

Wonder surprised “Idol” judge Steven Tyler by launching into “Happy Birthday,” and the finalists presented the Aerosmith frontman with a birthday cake.

“Idol” host Ryan Seacrest faked out pro-wrestling fans James Durbin, the 22-yearold rocker of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Paul McDonald, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter of Nashville, Tenn., by revealing they were “not safe” then introducing prowrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who proclaimed the duo really were safe and tossed Seacrest into the audience.

The other remaining finalists this season, the show's 10th, are Naima Adedapo, 26, of Milwaukee; Lauren Alaina, 16, of Rossville, Ga.; Jacob Lusk, 23, of Compton, Calif.; Scotty McCreery, 17, of Garner, N.C.; Haley Reinhart, 20, of Wheeling, Ill., Pia Toscano, 22, of Howard Beach, N.Y. The singers will return to the “Idol” stage Wednesday before a pair will be eliminated next Thursday.

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SPORTS

Vols tennis bests LSU, remains perfect in SEC Staff Reports Different players have led the secondranked Tennessee Volunteers on different days.

On Saturday, it was the top of the lineup’s turn to keep the Vols squarely in the hunt for a consecutive Southeastern Conference title.

Senior John-Patrick Smith and sophomores Tennys Sandgren and Rhyne Williams all delivered straight-set victories to lift the Vols to a 4-3 victory over LSU at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium.

With the Vols leading 3-1, Williams retained his composure throughout a second-set tiebreaker to beat Neal Skupski 6-4, 7-6 (4) on court 2 to clinch the team victory.

“I feel sometimes I’m redundant saying this, but every time you travel on the road in the SEC, it’s just so tough,” Tennessee head coach Sam Winterbotham said. “I can’t understate that, the importance going into a hostile environment against a really good team that needs a win and being able to take Wade Rackley • The Daily Beacon

Senior John-Patrick Smith returns a serve against Wake Forest on Feb. 27. Smith helped lead the Vols past LSU in a 4-3 victory this past weekend.

Healthy Fisher propels Predators’ win Associated Press NASHVILLE — Mike Fisher made it clear that he’s healthy again.

Fisher, slowed by a nagging upper-body injury, and David Legwand each scored twice to help the Nashville Predators win their sixth straight game, 4-2 over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

“Fisher has been banged up for a long time,” coach Barry Trotz said. “He is finally getting healthier and you can see it in his play. He let it out of the bag that he is healthy now.

“He has gotten through it. He doesn’t complain. He goes out and plays every game. He has played when other guys probably wouldn’t have played.”

Fisher, who has 17 goals for the season, played his first game for Nashville on Feb. 12 after being after being acquired from Ottawa. He scored what had been his only goal for the Predators Feb. 17 against Vancouver.

“It felt good to get a couple,” Fisher said. “That was a pretty big monkey to get off of my back. It has been a tough slide here for me lately. Obviously, the win is the most important thing, but it felt good to help out.”

While Fisher felt good to be back on the stat sheet assistant captain Ryan Suter stressed that that Fisher’s game is more than how many goals he can score.

“Everyone thinks he is just an offensive guru, but if he can just keep chipping in and helping out by playing good on both ends of

the ice like he has been that is great,” Suter said. “When he scores it is just a bonus for us.”

Trotz agreed with that assessment — and added that he was glad to see Fisher find the net again.

“Mike does so many other good things,” Trotz said. “He was snake-bit and frustrated that he wasn’t scoring. He had been a little bit dry here. It is probably a big weight off of his back.”

Alex Goligoski and Brendan Morrow scored for Dallas.

Fisher gave the Predators a 32 lead at 9:57 of the second period. Suter’s shot was blocked by goalie Kari Lehtonen. Fisher backhanded the rebound from the space between the left circle and the crease to beat Lehtonen to his stick side. Legwand closed out the scoring with an emptynetter that was also a short-handed goal with 4 seconds left.

The Predators spent the last 2 minutes of the game on the penalty kill after Suter was called for hooking. Shane O’Brien blocked Jamie Benn’s pointblank shot with 8 seconds left on the power play to help seal the win.

“That was huge,” Rinne said.

“That would have been a onetimer from the middle. Shane sacrificed his body. It is hard to say if it would have been in or not, but it would have been an extremely dangerous shot.”

Goligoski opened the scoring on a power play at 8:49 of the first. Loui Eriksson passed the puck from the left circle to Goligoski, who took a wrist shot from low in the right circle that beat Pekka Rinne.

that victory back to Knoxville.”

The Vols (16-2, 6-0 SEC) remained perfect in conference just past the halfway point in the SEC schedule with the win and stayed tied for first in the standings with 11th-ranked Georgia, which defeated Arkansas on Saturday.

After the Vols took the doubles point, Smith put the Vols up 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Olivier Borsos on court 1.

Sandgren followed with his 14th consecutive win, beating Stefan Szacinski 6-3, 6-1 on court 3 to put the Vols up 3-0.

Freshman Jarryd Chaplin, who was inserted in the singles lineup at the No. 6 position, dropped a 6-3, 7-6 match to Julien Gauthier as Williams’ match was winding down on court 2.

Williams served for the match at 5-4 in the second set but was broken by Skupski.

With the home crowd backing Skupski, Williams did not waver afterwards as the match lapsed into a tiebreaker two games later, winning 6-4, 7-6 (4).

After the match was clinched, seniors Matteo Fago and Boris Conkic lost in tiebreakers on courts 4 and 5.

Winterbotham remains upbeat “I still feel that the best is yet to come,” coach Sam Winterbotham said. “We’re not yet firing on all cylinders. I’ve been saying that for awhile. I’m seeing glimpses of where we’re finally coming together. We keep trying, we keep competing and fortunately, in the SEC, we continue to win.”

In doubles, Conkic and Smith got the Vols off to a fast start. The nation’s No. 1 pairing collected their fifth victory over a top-15 team this season, defeating 12thranked Skupski and Sebastian Carlsson 8-3.

Sandgren and Wiliams clinched the doubles point with an 8-6 win over Szacinski and Roger Anderson on court 2.

The Vols hit the road again next weekend for a pair of key matches against Mississippi State and Mississippi.

To Note: John-Patrick Smith and Boris Conkic improved to 17-1 this season in doubles, including 4-0 in SEC play. They have won 13 consecutive matches. ... Smith won his seventh consecutive match at the No. 1 position and is 5-0 in the SEC ... Sandgren is now 16-0 in his career in SEC dual matches.

He has a 26-4 record as a sophomore ... The Vols have won their last 17 SEC matches.

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Monday, March 28, 2011

Vols swimming takes 12th place at NCAAs Diver Michael Wright receives All-America honors as team improves five spots from 2010 Preston Peeden Staff Writer Coon skin caps. Though usually the mark of a Davy Crockett impersonator, these caps for the Tennessee men’s swimming and diving team are a mark of hard work and exceptional team unity in a single season. This past weekend, the Vols put their caps on the line by taking to the water for the 2011 NCAA Championship Meet, held in Minneapolis, Minn.

The men were following on the heels of the Lady Vols’ 12th-place finish the week before. Competition opened on Thursday, with the Vols scoring high in the diving events and the relays.

Senior captain Michael Wright continued to perform like he has all season, at a high level. Wright, who was participating in the first NCAA finals of his career, finished seventh overall with 383.8 points in the 1-meter competition. That finish was good enough to net his first All-American honors. Junior Ryan Helms was the next closest Vol at 13th.

“Mike did a great job at his first NCAA meet,” diving coach Dave Parrington said.

“He struggled a little in prelims, but he made the finals and did a great job there.”

“It felt amazing to make my first finals,” Wright said. “And I was just happy I was able to start out strong.”

As for the swimmers, the only Vols in the finals in swimming events were relay teams, as the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400 medley relay both scored points for the Vols by finishing 12th and 10th respectively. By the end of the first day, the Vols had jumped out to a good start, standing in 12th place.

“Mike provided a lot of momentum to the swimmers,” coach John Trembley said. “And it really carried over into the next day … I think the longer the meet went on, and with more performances like that, the more the guys enjoyed the water.”

Once competition on Friday concluded,

the Vols were left standing with six AllAmericans, notables in this group being the performances of the 200 medley relay, which finished eighth, Ryan Harrison in the 200 freestyle and Brad Craig in the 100 breaststroke, both of whom finished 10th.

“Brad was awesome,” Trembley said. “He just swam great. He went his best time in the 100-yard breaststroke, and he went up against some really tough West Coast schools in that event.”

By Saturday, the Vols had been competing for three straight days and were trying to close out what had been almost an entire school-year-long season. Despite this, several Vols left the pool Saturday with top finishes.

On the platform diving event, not usually a strong suit for the Vols, Helms finished a career-best 14th with 337.2 points.

In the swimming events, the Vols’ efforts were highlighted by Craig, who finished 14th in the 200 breaststroke and 13th in the 400 free relay, along with Harrison, Samuel Rairden, Ricky Henahan — who had recently come back from a near career-ending vascular problem — and senior co-captain Mike DeRocco.

“Henahan had seen three neurologists, and it was just a miraculous performance on his part to be out there,” Trembley said of Henahan’s recovery. “And you know, I got a little teared up a bit when DeRocco went out there and swim such a good last race. It was emotional but in such a good way.”

“Mike really gave it all for Tennessee,” Wright said of the relay. “And so did Ricky, he came back from a couple weeks off and he went out and fought the good fight.”

The Vols finished 12th overall, five spots better than last year. This improvement was something Trembley attributed to the teams newfound strength and camaraderie.

“Last year we had sand kicked in our face,” he said. “These guys put all the work in, and they were a great team. They weren’t perfect, but they worked hard and had great resolve. In the end, they were together.”

Tara Sripunvoraskul • The Daily Beacon

Senior Michael Wright prepares for a dive on Jan. 23. Wright finished seventh overall at his first NCAA finals appearance over the weekend. The Vols finished 12th, an improvement from their 17th-place finish in 2010.