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WINNER Rick Barnes is now Tennessee’s new head basketball coach.

Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon

Five of Tyndall’s staff released, two to interview with Barnes >>See page 12

Barnes ‘comes home’ to head coach position Troy Provost-Heron Staff Writer

Heidi Hill Hikes the Hill in Heels >>See page 5

The three-hour drive from Hickory, North Carolina to Knoxville back in 1974 now has a little extra meaning to Rick Barnes.

Before being introduced as Tennessee’s new head basketball coach Tuesday, that trip served up memories of he and his wife, Candy, spending time together as college students before they were married.

Now, it also provides the background for his admiration for Tennessee.

“I’m honored to have the chance to stand here today as the 20th head basketball coach at the University of Tennessee,” said Barnes during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. “But I will say this, I don’t know if any of those coaches that have come before me knew the University of Tennessee like I knew it before I ever really walked back on this campus.”

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rom the bottom of my heart thank you. And from the bottom of heart, I will try my best to provide the outreach that the student body desires the most.”

- Mariah Beane, Student Services Director

>>See pages 6-7 for coverage of last night’s SGA election results

Former UT football player will not face prosecution in rape case Hayley Brundige

Cumberland Avenue Project to start construction soon >>See page 3

Volume 128 Issue 52

News Editor

Bradi Musil Assistant News Editor The Knoxville Police Department announced Wednesday that the rape investigation involving former UT football player Riyahd Jones is in the process of being closed.

“Investigators have received notification that

the victim in the Riyahd Jones investigation has decided not to prosecute,” said KPD Public Information Officer Darrel DeBusk in a statement to the Daily Beacon. “The case is in the process of being closed due to no prosecution by the •Riyhad Jones victim.”

Debusk also said that the report and file for the case are not yet available as the case is not yet officially closed.

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Jones, a former defensive back on the UT football team, was named as a suspect in an alleged rape case that was reported Feb. 5 at the Gateway at Knoxville apartment complex.

Jones was listed in the incident report, but never officially charged or arrested.

Jones joined the Tennessee program in 2013 as part of Butch Jones’ first recruiting class. He appeared in two games in 2013 and did not play in any Tennessee football games in 2014. Jones also announced via Twitter on Feb. 2 that he was transferring from UT.

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The Daily Beacon • Thursday, April 2, 2015

Bill to make Bible official state book of Tennessee advances

Around Rocky Top

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A proposal to make the Bible the official state book of Tennessee is advancing in the state House despite constitutional questions raised by the state attorney general’s office.

The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Jerry Sexton of Bean Station was advanced on a 2-1 vote by the State Government Subcommittee on Wednesday.

Rep. Bill Sanderson, the subcommittee’s chairman, said a formal legal opinion has been requested from Attorney General Herbert Slatery. But Sanderson said preliminary word is that the state’s top attorney said the measure could be constitutionally suspect.

The Tennessee Constitution says “no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishment or mode of worship.”

Similar proposals to make the Bible the state book failed in Mississippi earlier this year and in Louisiana last year.

Students hang in their enos around campus. Esther Choo • The Daily Beacon

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State Senate votes to allow handguns at TN Capitol, parks Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — People with handgun carry permits would be able to carry their weapons on the grounds of the state Capitol under a provision inserted into a guns-in-parks proposal that overwhelmingly passed the Senate on Wednesday.

The amended legislation was approved 26-7. The main goal of the bill is to strip city and county governments of the power to ban guns in parks, playgrounds and sports fields, which was the main intent of the bill.

“This is about the right to self-defense, the right to protect yourself where you are,” said Sen. John Stevens, a Huntingdon Republican and the bill’s sponsor.

Under the amendment proposed by freshman Sen. Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville, licensed handgun carry permit holders could also bring firearms into the Capitol complex, which includes Legislative Plaza and the War Memorial Plaza.

The change was not part of the version the House passed 65-21 on Monday, so the legislation now goes back to the lower chamber.

“The ball is now in the House’s court to figure out what they’re going to do,” Yarbro said.

House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville,

told reporters she hopes the chamber rejects the change to allow guns in the Capitol complex when the bill is heard as soon as Monday.

Yarbro said he brought the amendment to try to eliminate the “hypocrisy” of calling for guns to be allowed on playgrounds but not within the legislative office complex.

“If we’re going to mandate decisions for local government, we should at least apply the same standards to ourselves,” he said.

Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, said he supports allowing permit holders to be armed in the Capitol complex as long as they still have to log their IDs upon entry.

“They’ve been through the background check; they’ve been fingerprinted; they’ve paid the fee,” he said. “And if they commit a crime, they’re on record. That’s a security enhancement.”

Currently, community parks, playgrounds and sports fields are among the few areas in Tennessee where local governments can ban people with handgun carry permits from being armed.

When state lawmakers first enacted the law to allow guns in state and local parks in 2009, they let communities opt out if they wished. More than 70 did.

Sponsors of the legislation say the state’s 500,000 permit holders are confused about which parks are off limits.

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OUTreach Center to host dinner dialogue Altaf Nanavati Staff Writer

Councilman Nick Della Volpe discusses the Cumberland Avenue Project during Tuesday night’s Knoxville city council meeting.

Tanner Hancock • The Daily Beacon

Cumberland Avenue Project budget receives authorization Tanner Hancock Copy Editor The much-anticipated Cumberland Avenue Project met official approval Tuesday night as the Knoxville City Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution authorizing its budget.

With Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero promising a “long and complicated project” ahead, the resolution authorized the mayor to enter into a nearly $16 million agreement with Southern Constructors Inc. to begin the restructuring of Cumberland Avenue.

The Knoxville Utilities Board will officially begin utilities work around Cumberland beginning Monday, April 6 that will last about two months.

Councilman Nick Della Volpe voiced his concerns towards the project before the resolution was passed, noting that the planned improvements may cause unwanted traffic for the area.

“I just worry that we’re putting 10 pounds of traffic in a five-pound lane,” Della Volpe

said of the project. “I have to trust in the professionals, but I must say it’s kind of a puckering moment.”

Anne Wallace, project manager for the Cumberland Avenue Project, however, spoke on behalf of the upcoming project.

Citing more than 30 years of economic decline for businesses around Cumberland Avenue, Wallace said she views the planned enhancement for the corridor, which includes the allowance of right turns onto Alcoa Highway and the improvement of traffic signals, as being integral to the overall success of the area.

“There have been literally hundreds of hours put into this project,” Wallace said.

“While we are in a challenging situation balancing a lot of competing interests … we have come to what we feel like is a very reasonable and appropriate solution for a corridor that is currently not working well.”

The street-scape phase of the Cumberland Avenue Project will begin on June 1 and will last until the end of the year. Wallace said she expects the completion date for the project to come in August of 2017.

More information on the project can be found at cumberlandconnect.com.

The OUTreach Center will host a dinner dialogue discussion tonight entitled, “Trans*: The New Frontier of Civil Rights,” at Melrose Hall.

Held monthly, these dinners foster discussion of topics like what a healthy relationship looks like and the history of the LGBTQ+ community.

Donna Braquet, director of the OUTreach Center, said she believes these open discussions amongst the LGBTQ+ community and allied students increase campus awareness of LGBTQ+ issues.

“The purpose of these is to get a diverse group of students together to talk about important issues related to the LGBTQIA ((lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual) community,” Braquet said. “Anyone who is interested in learning about these topics is welcome to attend.”

Braquet also noted that the dialogues are meant to be light and inclusive so everyone feels comfortable.

“We serve pizza and sodas to provide an informal environment for students to dis-

cuss these important and complex issues,” Braquet said.

Braquet noted that this month’s dinner dialogue topic was chosen in light of the International Transgender Day of Visibility, which was March 31.

Founded by Rachel Crandall, transgender activist in Michigan, the Transgender Day of Visibility differs from the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is held annually to commemorate the members of the transgender community who have fallen victim to hate crimes. Instead, the International Transgender Day of Visibility is meant to celebrate the achievements and progress of the transgender community who have brought awareness to problems within the population and furthered the prevention of trans-phobia and discrimination.

While the discussion will focus on the transgender community, Amanda Pitts, sophomore in physics, said she believes it will be a valuable experience for everyone who attends.

“This dialogue is not only for people who are specifically transgender,” Pitts said. “It is also for people who are told to act a certain way because of their gender.”

The dinner dialogue will start at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Melrose Hall.

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The Daily Beacon • Thursday, April 2, 2015

NEW MUSIC THURSDAYS Carrie & Lowell

Kitsugi

Sufjan Stevens

It’s strange to think that in a period where “bigger is better” — portion sizes, superhero films, budgets — we’ve forgotten intimacy.

You can never completely forget something, of course. Intimacy and the quiet is always there, waiting for its use.

Sufjan Stevens, our best working folk musician under 60 (Bob Dylan’s still alive, okay?), is a master of intricate works, accessible and not, extroverted and introverted.

“Carrie & Lowell,” a highly personal work about his mother, is the latter of both — this is not an easy-to-listen to album for anyone who pays heavy attention to lyrics, and it’s a record of deep reflection for Stevens.

The title of the record references his biological mother, Carrie, and his stepfather, Lowell.

Carrie left when Stevens was one-year-old, and he was only able to see her during summers in Oregon for a short period during his childhood.

There are many references to places throughout the Oregon Coast on this record, all of which mean something personal for Stevens.

Songs like “Eugene” start off as a fond memory of the city of Eugene, Oregon, then move to the highly troubling state of depression Stevens found himself in after Carrie’s death in 2012.

“Fourth of July” operates almost as a mock dialogue between Stevens and his mother on her deathbed, and the rest of the record travels through Stevens’ depression, his struggles with drug and alcohol abuse and his ability to overcome both.

Now, some negative comments: the lyrics are of strong storytelling, but the instrumentation — typically Stevens’ most spectacular aspect–suffers from being stripped down just to a guitar and occasional cameos from other instruments. This doesn’t create an atmosphere quite like “Illinois,” “Michigan,” “The Age of Adz” or even “Seven Swans.”

However, Stevens has still crafted a fine piece, one of which seems like it was necessary to be able to achieve something like an “Illinois” again.

-- Will Warren, Staff Writer

Death Cab for Cutie

WILL

WRECKS IT Postcards From Paradise Ringo Starr

The Forgotten Beatle himself (to some) has made a forgettable record yet again.

Hold on, that’s not very nice – Ringo Starr has made a record that I don’t particularly care much to return to.

Wait, that’s still not nice. Ringo Starr, never a great solo musician unlike his three Beatle pals, has made a record that … isn’t great. Let’s say that.

Yes, despite an impressive array of guest musicians (Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren and several more), Ringo reminds us on “Postcards From Paradise” that he isn’t actually very good at writing songs for himself – kind of the whole point of being a solo artist.

A lot of these almost feel like demo versions of songs that could have been cleaned up to be better. “Rory and the Hurricanes,” the lead track, needs a couple lyrical rewrites and the attempt at a chord shift around halfway through is ill advised.

So ill advised, in fact, that Ringo barely spends 15 seconds on it.

Look, I love The Beatles and I Beatle worship as much as anyone. If you have

ever called them “overrated,” you should look to repent of your sins immediately, and Paul McCartney is still carrying on a solo career that isn’t at all embarrassing.

His most recent record “New” was enjoyable and a fun recording for someone entering his 70s.

But yikes, Ringo runs out of ideas really fast. “You Bring the Party Down” sounds exactly like something Music Choice would play on the “funk music white people like” channel that I’m sure exists. Going for 90s Paul Simon on “Bridges,” the song meanders from an already weak start.

I do like a bit of “Island in the Sun” (not a cover of the Weezer song), which features a blazing lead guitar and so-stupidyou’ll-smile island drums. “Confirmation” is a sweet, kind track that was originally titled “Memphis” as it reminds him of the city.

There’s some good to be found in “Postcards From Paradise.” However, the good is so limited that it disappoints even if expectations weren’t very high.

-- Will Warren, Staff Writer

Kintsugi: the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum.

Indie emo-rock band Death Cab for Cutie translated this ancient art to its musical form in their eighth studio album, “Kintsugi.”

Before the album’s release, the band announced in August that the band’s bass player for 17 years, Chris Walla, would be leaving. Prior to that, lead vocalist Ben Gibbard finalized his divorce from actress Zooey Deschanel.

For Gibbard and the rest of Death Cab for Cutie, the four years since “Codes and Keys” has been a time of emotional trials and turmoil. Now, the band is back to show fans that they’re living with the scars and have been able to accept the beauty found in the pain.

Also like the Japanese art, Death Cab has combined different aspects of their past album, aptly the best aspects, and pieced them together to make “Kintsugi.” It’s the smooth instrumentation of “Narrow Stairs” with the lyrics of “Plans” with the darkness of “Transatlanticism.” It’s also the combination of their signature indie, emo-rock style with more experimental indie rock influences.

In song breaks, where a stereotypical rock band would break into a guitar solo, Death Cab layers seemingly unmatched guitar melodies over electronic based harmonies. At first, it doesn’t feel like it matches. Then, you realize it fits the song perfectly. Same with the moments of electric guitar feedback and heavy drumming.

The lyrics’ continuity is no different. Often, we hear Gibbard singing about instances of pain and later healing, both within songs and throughout the album.

Yet, despite the seriousness the band took in crafting this album, it has a playful element, reminding the listener that the band enjoys what they do and wanted to share that love with the fans.

It is a far better album that “Codes and Keys” and may even be (debatably) their best since “Transatlanticism.”

Death Cab for Cutie took their latest album’s namesake seriously, using it to influence everything from the melodies to the lyrics. It’s the emo-rock we fell in love with in middle school finally growing up with us.

-- Jenna Butz, Arts & Culture Editor

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I got a few blisters, but they stand for scars Heidi Hill Copy Editor Truth be told, I love wearing high heels.

This may not be the popular opinion held by my fellow females, but when you have a petite, 5’1 frame like me, a few extra inches are a blessing.

But while I prepared to review the inaugural Hike the Hill in Heels event, I knew I had to be more practical in my fashion choice, and my low-lying shoes turned out to be that practical choice. I soon realized that wearing dark jeans and a navy T-shirt in the four o’clock sun was going to make my experience all the more uncomfortable.

And that was precisely the point.

At about 4 p.m., an array of high-heeled walkers congregated at the front of the Torchbearer Statue to start the march with infectious energy, including some glamorous displays by the heel clad men posing in prom-style pictures. As our exodus to the Hill began, I made a point to drink in the variety of marchers who had taken up this challenge intended to, quite literally, place students in the shoes of a sexual assault survivor.

This is something I had to remind myself of constantly as I weaved in and out of the clusters of high heel walkers. If I was sweaty and out-of-sorts for 20 minutes, I can only imagine how troubling it is to carry the memory of such a violent, humiliating and ultimately uncomfortable attack — an act disturbing for both body and mind.

In truth, it wasn’t about experiencing the pain for that brief period time. It was about stepping outside your own skin to understand the burden of a peer’s journey as a survivor.

Within the last month, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing a sexual assault survivor for the Daily Beacon’s most recent special issue. While she admitted the daily struggle with her personal triggers, I was encouraged when I heard how vital her family, and friends’ support had been in the early stages of recovery.

As I completed the second stretch, a small crowd of students and SGA campaigners cheering us on further proved her point.

The presence of a community can make all the difference for someone carrying that burden — or, in my case, someone with

Members of Sex Week and other Hike the Hill in Heels participants walk across the pedestrian bridge to the Hill. The event was a part of Center for Health Education & Wellness’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Katie Truppo • The Daily Beacon

blisters on their toes. Ten minutes later, our trek ended on the sunny green of Ayres Hall where event volunteers greeted us with

“ If I was sweaty and out-of-sorts for 20 minutes, I can only imagine how troubling it is to carry the memory of such a violent, humiliating and ultimately uncomfortable attack.”

orange slices and bottled water.

If Hike the Hill accomplished one thing, it is in highlighting the need for mutual, peerdrive support on campus, in what it looks like to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes.

But for all the camaraderie, there was one thing I couldn’t overlook: the lack of representation from UT’s administrators.

While I certainly applaud the volunteers, students, faculty and Center for Health Education and Wellness for the enthusiasm inherent behind the event’s inaugural pilot, resounding rhetoric from one of the “higherups” would have given Hike the Hill the gusto for widespread campus attention.

In other words, we need a stronger bedrock of support from the people whose very job entails caring for every student’s well-being.

If Vols are really going to help Vols, shouldn’t that motto echo among the highest tiers of Rocky Top? A simple mile hike can give a voice to an issue so personal and crucial to the security of the Vol community — it is a step in the right direction.

Let’s hope we can keep climbing together.

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The Daily Beacon • Thursday, April 2, 2015

Seth Watkins and Blake Tate look at the results for this year’s SGA elections.

Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon

Connect UT celebrates their campaign win at Goal Post Tavern.

Justin Keyes • The Daily Beacon

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Connect UT sweeps election Staff Report “Let’s do this together.”

Connect UT’s campaign slogan was indisputable Wednesday afternoon when all three executive candidates received overwhelming support from UT student voters.

Of 3,735 voters, 1,991 voted Will Freeman as next year’s SGA president, 2,261 for Madison Kahl as vice president and 2,288 for Mariah Beane as student services director.

“Thanks to students for going out there and turning this in the right direction,” Freeman, junior in agricultural communications, said, shortly after hearing he had been elected.

“Thanks to students for putting up with being bombarded on Pedestrian Walkway, and thanks to students for the decision that they made.”

Students running for senate under Connect UT’s campaign also won a majority of the senate seats.

Seth Watkins, the presidential candidate for the Seth, Leala, Willie campaign said that he will continue to work for the student body through other leadership positions, including codirector of the Ignite Outdoors program.

-Madison Kahl He remained optimistic for the future of leadership on UT’s campus.

“I think that everyone did a really good job this past week with campaigning,” Watkins said. “I’m really excited to see what Will, Mariah and Madison do next year. I think they’re going to do a really good job.”

Grayson Hawkins, independent presidential candidate in the Hawkins-Kiefer campaign, declined to comment.

Connect UT’s primary platform points included the implementation of a presidential roundtable, a student health committee and the increased communication and cooperation between SGA, administration and the student body.

Freeman said he feels confident in his ability to represent the student body well and is excited about jumpstart-

“I hope that I can prove to them, by the time the next elections roll around, that SGA will be different in the minds of a large part of campus.”

ing these initiatives.

Wednesday night, however, Freeman said, was a time for celebration with the other members of his campaign who were essential to the success of Connect UT. “A lot of work has gone into this for the past few months, and it’s a lot of buildup in the past few weeks, and it’s an exciting thing,” Freeman said. “A lot of people came through and helped us throughout these past weeks, throughout these past few months, so it’s really relieving to be able to celebrate with everyone who has contributed so much.”

While winning the election was a “surreal moment” for Kahl, she said she has heard and intends to respond to many of the criticisms students leveled against SGA during elections season, including the inaccessibility of SGA. “All the feedback during elections was about ‘Why care about SGA?’” Kahl said. “I hope that I can prove to them, by the time the next elections roll around, that SGA will be different in the minds of a large part of campus.”

Although voter turnout increased from last year, from 3,687 in 2014 to 3,735 in 2015, just 13.63 percent of UT’s population showed up to the polls.

Director of the SGA Election Commission Jordan Frye said that although she was nervous about voter turnout given the budget cuts and restrictions placed on campaigning this year, she was ultimately pleased with the increase.

“I feel like this season has been more successful,” Frye said. “Everything we did was a major discussion. We didn’t do things arbitrarily, and that was my goal coming into this position.”

While the voter turnout did increase, not everyone was pleased by the numbers.

“Only about 3,000 people voted, which is unacceptable,” said Leala Marlin, the vice presidential candidate from the Seth, Leala, Willie campaign. “I definitely think next year, students should take it upon themselves to get together to find a better way to promote voting because students’ voices should be heard … If people aren’t speaking up, we can’t listen to them.”

Current SGA President Kelsey Keny, nearing the end of her term as president, said that she is happy to see the same passion and drive in her replacement’s goals for the future SGA. “Someone is going to step into our shoes, do our jobs and be really excited to do it,” Keny said. “(Connect UT) has ideas they are going to bring to the table. Knowing that there was going to be so much excitement brought to these jobs again next year, I feel great … I’m excited to see how they work throughout the year.

“I’ll definitely be paying attention.”

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BREAKDOWN 3,735 VOTERS 53.3%

27, 410 enrolled students in Fall 2014

60.53% 25.24%

33.36%

17.24%

6.1%

4.2%

PRESIDENT 61.25%

VICE PRESIDENT 32.98% 5.75%

STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTOR CONNECT

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BARNES continued from Page 1 So when Barnes was fired from Texas on Sunday and the UT job remained vacant, the decision became clear. “It was unanimous,� said Candy Barnes, who graduated from Tennessee in 1975 with a degree in biology. “We still have a lot of relatives in the area, and I know that Rick has a lot more to give to this sport.�

The decision, however, was one that

could have happened 26 years ago when Barnes’ phone rang in the middle of the night while he was attending the 1989 Final Four in Seattle. “(Then-UT athletic director) Doug Dickey called and wanted to talk to me about our job,� Barnes said. “I was like ‘You’re kidding me, who is this?’ About an hour later, I did sit down with him and we talked, but at that point in time I had just left George Mason for Providence.�

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Do black lives really matter?

Hawa Henderson Real Reflections

On March 24, 2015 a 10-year-old boy by the name of Marlon Eason was shot in the head and killed In Miami, Florida.

Hours after the story broke that a 10-yearold boy was shot, a local news outlet, WSVN Channel 7 News, tweeted a picture of Marlon.

In the picture, Marlon is wearing what appear to be a white polo, a light grey hoodie and khakis, perhaps a school uniform. In the photo he is looking at the camera, his hands appear to be raised, and they are blurred out. This is the photo that WSVN-TV chose to tweet. When you see a picture that has part of it blurred out, what does it indicate? Something inappropriate; gang signs perhaps? When there is a photo of someone’s raised hand blurred out, what do you automatically assume? That they’re flipping off the camera. So here we have a photo of a child that was shot in the head, this is breaking news, and the photo that we see of him he is presumably flipping the camera off.

Here’s the best part. In the original photo, with no blurring, he’s not flipping anyone off.

His hands are just raised in front of him. You can easily find it just by googling Marlon’s name. If you go on the twitter account WSVN-TV you’ll find that the tweet in question has since been deleted.

You might be wondering why this caught my eye, or why I’m even writing about this. It’s not that significant, right? Another black kid in an inner city neighborhood got shot. Basic, right?

Considering the fact that young black males are

dying at a disproportional rate here in the United States, no it’s not that surprising. You might be asking yourself some questions. If Marlon wasn’t flipping off the camera, why would they blur out his hands? Why would they even tweet that particular picture to begin with?

Here’s the answer. When you criminalize black people, it makes it easier to disregard their lives.

It’s about criminalization of character. It’s the same reason that after Trayvon Martin’s death we were bombarded with pictures of him flipping off a camera or wearing a hoodie. It’s the same reason that the image we saw of Martese Johnson, the University of Virginia honors student beaten by police, was his mug shot.

They couldn’t find any incriminating photos of him. When you write black people off as thugs, or troublemakers, it makes their murders that much easier to rationalize and write off.

Then you have people who wonder why the #BlackLivesMatter movement needs to exist. It’s small, almost unnoticeable, micro-aggressions like these that tie in everything that I have been writing about for the past semester. We will never truly feel that black lives matter, until these things no longer go unnoticed, and by nonblacks specifically.

Ultimately it’s up to us to make sure this doesn’t happen in the future.

“It’s not that significant, right?

Another black kid in an inner city neighborhood got shot. Basic, right?

Considering the fact that young black males are dying at a disproportional rate here in the United States, no it’s not that surprising.”

Hawa Henderson is a senior in microbiology.

She can be reached at hhender7@vols.utk.edu.

Four signs everyone’s got spring fever

Alexandra Chiasson Stained and Confused

After a long, hard winter like the one we experienced this year, it comes as no surprise that everyone is simply ecstatic the sun is finally shining, the birds are chirping and the bees are buzzing. Spring fever, that wonderful boost of energy and horniness prompted by warmer temperatures, has gone viral on Rocky Top and I’ve got solid evidence.

1. “Autumn will you marry me?” was painted on the Rock.

This is probably an unfair assumption, but my assumption nonetheless: if you propose to someone by painting something on the Rock, you’re probably waiting for marriage. And thus have probably got a couple of year’s worth of spring fever symptoms incubating. Congrats on the engagement, Autumn and Mystery Rock Artist.

But remember: marriage may remove the cause but not the symptom.

2. I saw a couple kissing in the Cool Beans parking lot. And it was 5 p.m.

It’s really too early in the day for bar parking lot shenanigans — unless, of course, you’ve got spring fever! Go home, you’re not even drunk, Cool Beans lovers. Skyrockets are in flight and you just want that afternoon delight.

3. Sex Week ran out of condoms and had to buy more.

With Sex Week fast approaching (April 6-12), Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee has been tabling on Pedestrian Walkway all week. Rumor has it, their seemingly endless supply of free condoms — seriously, they seem to regenerate like violated treasure in Gringotts Wizarding Bank — has finally run dry. “People were grabbing handfuls at a time,” co-chair Nickie Hackenbrack said. “Everybody’s gettin’ it these days.”

4. I gave up my vibrator for Lent and

failed.

Okay, I didn’t actually give it up for Lent. It broke and due to budgetary concerns, I decided to buy a bottle of wine instead of replacing it.

This trend in humor behavior is sure to continue until it gets too hot to engage with other humans without developing a bond. An adhesive bond, that is, due to sweating. So, fellow Vols, enjoy the springtime breezes while they last and keep grabbing those condoms.

Alexandra Chiasson is a senior in English.

She can be reached at achiasso@vols.utk.edu.

“Rumor has it, their seemingly endless supply of free condoms — seriously, they seem to regenerate like violated treasure in Gringotts Wizarding Bank — has finally run dry.”

SPORTS

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SOFTBALL

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Lady Vols hope to limit Auburn’s offensive firepower Trenton Duffer Staff Writer

Freshman Meghan Gregg takes the bat during the game against North Dakota State on March 7.

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Shipman thriving as assistant coach Lucas Hunter Contributor In her four years as a Lady Vol, Madison Shipman has collected enough recognitions to fill a shelf: 2014 SEC Player of the Year, winner of the Senior CLASS Award and the Honda Sports Award for softball and threetime member of the All-SEC First-Team.

In addition to the accolades, she was also the rock that her Lady Vol teammates leaned on from a 2011 victory against Michigan State in her freshman season to her final game against Oklahoma in 2014.

The next season, she isn’t a player any more, she is an assistant coach. No longer is she standing in the box anticipating the next pitch; now she stands at first base during games and helps run the daily practices with girls she was teammates with only a year ago.

Shipman readily shared her experience transitioning from a player to coach.

“It was hard at first, that’s for sure, I kind of had to talk to them and separate myself a little bit,” Shipman said, “because I want to be looked at as a coach, but I’m always there for them as a friend.”

Her relationship with the players is the calling card of Shipman’s coaching, reaching out to the girls in a way that co-head coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly cannot.

Annie Aldrete was last year’s Division I Co-Freshman of the Year and Shipman’s teammate, and perhaps the next in the long line of great Lady Vols just like Shipman. Aldrete said

Shipman’s experience as a former teammate allows her to connect to the current players as a coach.

“I think it’s really cool, some of us played with her last year — some of us three years because she just graduated — and it’s cool to just see the player’s perspective because none of our coaches obviously have played with us so we wouldn’t really know how they played or anything.”

However, in her four years at UT, the players weren’t the only ones who fostered a respect towards Shipman. Both Ralph and Karen Weekly recognized Shipman’s potential to coach.

“I knew it when she was a player because she was like a coach on the field, she’s always been more mature than her peers, and that made it very easy for her to step into a coaching role and establish that professional line of separation from player to coach,” Karen Weekly said.

Thankfully for Shipman, she had the perfect situation to promote her growth as a coach when the USSSA Pride selected her number two overall in the 2014 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Draft. She began her pro career as the Rookie of the Year.

Her interaction with her teammates helped facilitate the transition from player to coach.

“The whole pro season during the summer I got to learn from my some of my teammates who are coaches, so I was like playing with a bunch of coaches,” Shipman said. “I got a bunch of tips from them, learned some tips on slapping, which I never did but some of

my teammates in the pro league did, so just picking up stuff whenever I can.”

Shipman doesn’t reserve learning for when she’s playing professional softball. Karen Weekly said she constantly asks questions to become a better coach when she’s directing from her customary spot next to first base.

Despite a will to learn and the ease of relating to current players, Shipman’s finest quality might be her intuition.

“She’s a go-getter just like she was when she played, so it’s a cool experience to be coached by her rather than just play with her,” Aldrete said.

“The thing I really like about Maddi is she takes initiative,” Weekly added.

“She doesn’t wait to be told what to do she just jumps right in when she sees something that needs to be done, asks a ton of questions, wants to learn more and more about the coaching side of things, and she’s been a real blessing to us.”

Shipman said her love of softball and the Lady Vols has had peaks and valleys, one of these peaks was making it to the College World Series. Coaching has presented a new path into success and helping others.

“I get excited when I’m trying to teach someone and they finally get it,” Shipman said. “That light bulb moment goes on and I think that’s really rewarding, it’s like hitting the game winning home run for me.”

In her former coach’s words, Shipman is destined for success as a coach — wherever that may be – just like she has experienced success as a player.

Last Monday, Meghan Gregg appeared on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays list with her outstanding catch in the top of the fourth that helped keep Georgia scoreless. The Lady Vols won the game, 1-0, clinching a sweep of the No. 7 ranked Bulldogs.

“It’s pretty cool to have something like that happen,” co-head coach Karen Weekly said.

“We know we have to rely on defense. It’s a big part of what we do.”

Now, defense and pitching are crucial as Tennessee (26-7, 6-3 SEC) prepares for a road trip to Auburn to take on the No. 7 ranked Tigers.

The Lady Vols have enjoyed beating the Tigers (35-4, 8-1 SEC) over the past few years, as Tennessee has won nine straight against their SEC West foe. However, a new wind is blowing through Auburn with Clint Myers taking the helm as the Tigers’ coach last year.

The Lady Vols have yet to face Myers during his time at Auburn, but the Bismarck, North Dakota native already has two championship rings from his time at Arizona State in 2008 and 2011.

Myers is already molding the Tigers into what could be a championship caliber team.

Auburn is fourth in the nation in batting average and first in team home runs. Two of Auburn’s players, Emily Carosone and Jade Rhodes, have already hit 15 home runs each. Meanwhile, Tiffany Howard is fourth in the nation in individual batting average, even though Howard has zero home runs.

“They’re gonna get their hits, and we’ve gotta score with them,” Weekly said. “You’re not gonna shut out a team like Auburn, but, when the outs come your way, you need to make the outs and limit the big innings … We can win games (by) putting the ball in play, pitching to contact, and letting our defense make plays.”

The Lady Vols will be looking to put an end to Auburn’s, 20-0, home record this year when they make the trip. The first contest will be Thursday at 7 p.m., followed by an outing on Friday at 7 p.m. The series will conclude on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The first two games will be broadcast on the SEC Network +, while the Saturday’s game will be on the main SEC Network channel.

After this weekend’s series, the Lady Vols will return home for a doubleheader on Tuesday against Eastern Kentucky beginning at 5 p.m.

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Track and field athletes ready to return to outdoor track Shane Switzer Contributor

Five members of former head coach Donnie Tyndall’s staff were released Tuesday. Esther Choo • The Daily Beacon

Five members of Tyndall’s staff released Jonathan Toye Sports Editor When Rich Barnes accepted the Tennessee head basketball coach position, he also found a new home.

For five individuals, however, his hiring signaled the need to search for new jobs.

Tennessee spokesman Tom Satkowiak confirmed to The Daily Beacon via email on Wednesday that five members of former head coach Donnie Tyndall’s staff had been released Tuesday, March 31. Barnes will not retain assistant coach Beau Braden, strength and conditioning coach Todd Moyer, director of basketball operations Justin Phelps, director of player development J.T Burton and video coordinator Ty Proffitt on his new staff.

All five members were hired by Tyndall,

who was fired by athletic director Dave Hart on Friday. Hart said he believed Tyndall would face Level I and Level II NCAA violations.

Barnes is at least considering keeping some of the members of Tyndall’s former staff, however. Satkowiak also confirmed that the new head coach plans to interview Tyndall’s assistant coaches Al Pinkins and Chris Shumate.

In his introductory press conference, Barnes said he will bring members of his former assistants to Tennessee to form part of his new staff. Chris Ogden, one of his former assistants at Texas, tweeted the lyrics to Rocky Top on Tuesday and changed his cover photo on his twitter profile to a photo of Thompson-Boling Arena.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Barnes has not finalized his staff and is the only person listed in basketball staff in the directory on utsports. com.

The Tennessee Track and Field team will travel to Florida and Stanford this weekend for their third and fourth track meets of the year. Both meets start April 3 and will conclude on the following day.

Tennessee will send distance runners redshirt sophomore Chelsea Blaase and redshirt junior Austin Whitelaw to Stanford. Director of Track and Field and cross country Beth Alford-Sullivan will lead the two athletes.

Blaase, an indoor All-American, who set the school record in the 10,000 meter last year at Stanford and Sullivan, said she is in a much better place this year and has a chance to break her own record. The meet at Stanford is considered to be one of the best distance venues in the country.

“Stanford has built a phenomenal distance carnival out there,” Alford-Sullivan said.

“They have a full invitational, in fact, it has a high school component as well, but the 3,000 meter steeplechase, the 5,000 and 10,000 have for the last 20 years produced just phenomenal performances. You can’t beat Mother Nature in Palo Alto, California. The sun goes down, the wind goes down and the temperature is perfect and then you bring in great competition and great things happen.”

Eleven athletes will be sent to Florida highlighted by SEC Men’s Freshman Runner of the Year Christian Coleman. Coleman, who also earned first team indoor All-American honors in the 60 meters, will run in the 100 and 200 meters.

“He has had a good training cycle since the indoor NCAAs (indoor national championships),” Alford-Sullivan said. “Practices have been great, they have been looking fit, he

looks very, very sharp.”

Alford-Sullivan said the 60 meters Coleman ran during the indoor season was new to him and he will be happy to be back in the 100 and 200 meters. She also acknowledged that Coleman had to adjust to the banked track used for the indoor season, adding that he will be more comfortable outdoors with the half-oval track. Sullivan said she is looking forward to Coleman getting his freshman outdoor season underway and seeing what he can do.

It will mostly be runners going to Florida, however, there will be some field athletes making the trip. Redshirt sophomore javelin thrower Maria Jimenez will open her outdoor season at Florida. Joining her will be junior jumper Wesley Edwards, freshman jumper Cidae’a Woods and sophomore jumper Brielyn Rogers.

Going from the indoor track to the outdoor track gives the athletes a sense of normalcy.

“The comfort level of the student-athlete is about the outdoor track,” Alford-Sullivan said. “That’s what they have come through the ranks running the outdoor season, not all athletes have had exposure to indoor so the transition back to outdoor is a level of comfort for them. There is the tradition events as well.

The 100 versus the 60, the open 4 x 1 and 4 x 4 relays are much more of the tradition events outdoors. There is a lot of comfort as they go back into it and also our sport is just really defined by outdoor track and field.”

Following the events at Florida and Stanford this weekend, Tennessee will stay in Knoxville for the Tennessee Relays. The Tennessee Relays will be a three-day track meet starting Thursday, April 9.

Thursday will feature the Heptathlon and Decathlon. The track events will get under way on Friday and Saturday.