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New “smart” parking garages will add 1,000 spaces on campus >>See page 4

Boy Named Banjo on 2015 Bonnaroo lineup >>See page 5

Tennessee doubles team has bright future >>See page 10

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Couples practice dancing at Vol Tango, a community to learn Argentine Tango. • Photo Courtesy of Caroline Rempe

Tango club teaches dance as step into Argentine community Victoria Brown Staff Writer

Vol Tango, a new organization on UT’s campus, showcases the art of Argentine tango.

Founder Caroline Rempe, a PhD student in genome science and technology, said the idea of forming a tango organization came to her after she began to miss the student tango organization she was a part of as an undergraduate student.

“In particular, I missed the convenience of cheap and free lessons and practices on campus that I could easily attend after a day of classes and studying,” Rempe said. “Talking to other students and faculty at UT, I found that there was an interest in this type of group at UT, so we got together and formed Vol Tango.”

Though the student organization continues to grow Rempe said Vol Tango hopes to even-

tually hold regular events on campus, such as a tango cultural night for students or Argentine tango dance workshops with renowned instructors.

“Everyone here is very friendly, welcoming and passionate about Argentine tango,” Rempe said. “We hope that more students will take advantage of our free lessons on campus and see why we love Argentine tango.”

Peixing Liu, a PhD student in electrical engineering and vice president of Vol Tango, said the organization is a great environment for making friends and meeting new people.

“I always tell people that I love our tango people simply because of their wonderful personalities,” Liu said.

Diana Constanza Orozco, a PhD student in chemical and biomolecular engineering, said her favorite thing about Vol Tango is the people as well.

“Anyone that arrives to Vol Tango always

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feels welcome and everyone is always willing to help you and give you advice,” Orozco said.

“It’s not only a dance club. It’s a great place to make friends from different ages and get to know other cultures.”

Though Orozco has danced since she was young, she said she loves the confidence that tango dancing brings.

“Vol Tango brings me the opportunity to learn, and I would say that I’m in love with tango. It’s just a magic dance, you can express yourself to the dance and it’s great to work together with somebody to create an art expression,” Orozco said. “I just love it.”

Orozco said she would recommend Vol Tango to everyone because it is a great place to relax, have fun and meet new people. She said she came to the organization feeling a little homesick, but the other members of Vol Tango made her feel at home.

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Local atheists lobby to change “second-class citizen” status Tanner Hancock Copy Editor

Atheists, clergymen and duelists may not hold public office in Tennessee, at least according to the state’s constitution.

Adopted in 1796, Tennessee’s founding document is no stranger to outdated laws. Past provisions of the constitution outlawed both integrated schools and interracial marriages.

Similarly, Article IX of the state constitution still prohibits atheists from holding office, despite a 1961 Supreme Court ruling that effectively rendered those provisions unconstitutional.

For atheists like Todd Stiefel, chair of the national atheist advocacy group Openly Secular, the present wording of the state’s constitution represents the larger problem of discrimination against atheists occurring across the country.

“I view it as a slap in the face for anybody in the state of Tennessee,” Stiefel said, noting that he feels the unconstitutionality of the provisions is largely beside the point. “Having provisions like this codified in the state constitution tells

non-believers that your government thinks you’re a second-class citizen.”

Tennessee is one of seven states with a constitution specifically barring people without faith from holding public office. Openly Secular is currently lobbying the Tennessee state government to change the constitution’s wording, though such a measure would require a new amendment to the document — a lengthy process that can take up to five years if successful.

Despite their efforts to bring equality to atheists at a governmental level, Stiefel said he understands that much of the problem lies in society’s overwhelmingly negative view of people without religion. In America, 45 percent of people said they would vote for a qualified atheists running for office, according to Scientific American Magazine.

At a recent Christian event in Florida, Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson claimed atheists were incapable of morality, painting them as people unable to understand the concept of right and wrong.

Whether it’s condemnatory comments from a reality star or outdated wording in a government

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document, Stiefel said he views them as equally damaging to the well-being of atheists and agnostics across the country.

“This institutionalized form of discrimination

Tennessee State Senator Richard Briggs said he also does not see the need for immediate change to state’s constitution. Voicing no support for the barring of either atheists or clergymen from

“We can almost all agree that the government should treat us equally and that the government shouldn’t discriminate against us based on our religion beliefs.”

-Todd Stiefel built into the constitution perpetuates negativity that we need to educate about,” Stiefel said.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Larry Rhodes, president of the non-secular group Atheists of Knoxville, said he sees no harm in the wording of the founding document.

With a difficult amendment process, which includes several votes in the legislature as well a referendum, Rhodes said he feels there is no pressing need to alter provisions already made powerless by federal rulings.

“We can make amendments all we want to and change the laws all we want to, but we cannot change the wording of the constitution itself because it’s a founding document,” Rhodes said.

Similarly viewing the provisions as “archaic,”

holding public office, Briggs said he feels governmental action would largely be a waste of time.

“If the courts have already ruled on it and have said some of those laws are null and void, we can go through all the motions you can go through on it, but it’s really just a gesture now,” Briggs said.

Regardless of the issue’s outcome, Stiefel said he hopes his work to ensure equal protection and representation for those without religion will not go unnoticed.

“Whether you’re Christian, Jew, atheist or other,” he said, “we can almost all agree that the government should treat us equally and that the government shouldn’t discriminate against us based on our religion beliefs.”

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New parking garages to feature LED technology Hannah Marley

Staff Writer

As UT faces increasing enrollment and the demolition of old residence halls, university officials in parking and transit face the question of where to put all these students — and their cars.

The answer lies in the university’s development of new “smart” parking garages that will result in more than 1,000 parking spaces added for students, faculty and staff.

These garages will also include an LED screen at the entrance, allowing drivers to see how many spots are available and where they are located in the garage.

Students will also be able to access this information through an app on their phone, making it easier to find parking quickly rather than guess which lots are full or vacant.

The garage currently under construction costs approximately $28 million, with $200,000 paying for the new “smart” technology, said Jeff Maples, senior associate Vice Chancellor of finance and administration.

The expensive price tag, however, doesn’t necessarily indicate an immediate increase in rates for parking permits.

Vice Chancellor for finance and administration Chris Cimino said funding for the current garage has already been absorbed by revenue from current parking permit sales.

However, the university is not allowed to allocate state funds for the construction of parking

garages, and will increase permit rates across all categories in the coming years to gradually pay for the cost of the new garages.

Cimino said the decision to add 3,000 total parking spaces through the new lots is the result of student opinion as well as a recent six-month capacity and enrollment study conducted by university officials.

“We looked at where is enrollment going and where are the constraints, and we know that parking is going to be an issue,” Cimino said. “That’s a problem that has to play out over the next 30 years, because that’s how long it will take to pay for one of these buildings.”

Despite the expense, Maples said the new lots are not only a necessity in light of the recent study and projected increase in enrollment, but a direct response to one of the student body’s greatest concerns.

With parking permits currently sold at $1.85 per spot for commuters and $1.25 for those oncampus, there is already a parking shortage on campus at any given time.

“Students consistently ask for more parking availability and convenience and these new garages, over time, should alleviate congestion and provide more options across the entire campus community,” Maples said.

The first of these garages is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2016. It will be located next to the new residence hall currently under construction at the corner of Volunteer Boulevard and Pat Head Summitt Street.

The other two garages will be located on the agriculture campus and Lakeview, respectively.

Ambassadors to lecture on foreign trade, policy Staff Report UT students can expect a double dose of diplomacy when U.S. Ambassador to Oman Hunaina Sultan Ahmed Al-Mughairy and U.S. Ambassador to Libya Deborah Jones speak at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy this month as part of the Ashe lecture series.

As a “strong advocate” for the U.S.Oman Trade Agreement, Al-Mughairy became an American ambassador in 2005, following her husband, Fuad Mubarak al-Hinai, who has represented Oman in the United Nations since 1998.

The 2009 agreement, according to the United States Trade Representative website, “builds on existing FTAs to promote economic reform and openness” and “generate export opportunities for U.S. goods and services providers, solidify Oman’s trade and investment liberalization, and strengthen intellectual property rights protection and enforcement.”

Such an issue is relevant to Mughairy’s field of expertise in commerce and industry as a representative of the Omani Center for Investment Promotion and

Export Development prior to her role as ambassador.

As stated in a recent TN Today news release, Mughairy’s lecture will focus on the current relationship between the United States and Oman while Jones will pull from her experience as the U.S. ambassador to Libya for a talk on the relationship between the two nations.

Jones’s prior posts encompass government positions in Argentina, Iraq, Tunisia, Syria, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates, including regional responsibilities for Eritrea, Djibouti and Sudan.

On the anniversary of the 2011 Libyan Revolution, Ambassador Jones stated in a February post in an independent Libyan newspaper: “It is time for Libyans to realize that only they can build a new Libya; only they can save their country. Those who continue to fight, those who refuse to engage in dialogue, must be sanctioned by the international community — and we are prepared to do that. Because it’s way past time to stand up and fight for Libya.”

Both lectures will be held in the Toyota Auditorium at the Baker Center on April 7 and April 21, respectively.

SEX WEEK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS MONDAY Road Head 3 p.m. HSS 205

On the Air: Sex and the Media 4 p.m. HSS 205

Symptoms of Stigma: HIV/AIDS 5 p.m. HSS 205

Your Hair Down There 6:30 UC Auditorium

TUESDAY STI Testing 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. I-House

WEDNESDAY Abstinence and Virginity 11:15 a.m. UC 225

Sexual Assault Roundtable Revenge Porn 12:30 p.m. BCC 102-104

Stimulating Studies 1-4 p.m. Hodges Mary Greer Room

Body Image Workshop 2:10 p.m. HSS 71

Sexuality and Literature 5 p.m. UC Hermitage

Religious Roundtable

Getting Wordy and Talking Dirty

7 p.m. HSS 205

8 p.m. UC Auditorium

8 p.m. UC auditorium

Sex Toys and Pleasure

12 p.m. College of Law 132

Japan and Sexuality 1:25 p.m. BCC room 102-104

Biphobia and Bierasure

THURSDAY Owner’s Guide to Your Package: Penis Edition

Creating a Healthy Sexuality

Owner’s Guide to Your Package: Vagina Edition

Ethics of Sex Work

11:10 a.m. UC Shiloh

12:40 p.m. UC Shiloh

LGBTQ+ Health

4 p.m. UC 225

2:10 p.m. UC 226

History of Beauty, Nudity and Censorship

5 p.m. HSS 203

5 p.m. McClung Museum Auditorium

Construction of Race, Gender and Sexuality 6 p.m. UC Auditorium

Sexual Fantasies 8 p.m. UC Auditorium

FRIDAY

Relationship Workshop Change and Inclusivity in Southern Churches

12:15 p.m. UC 221 1:20 p.m. UC Crest

Disability and Sex 2:30 p.m. UC Auditorium

Trans* Legal Issues 4 p.m. College of Law 132

SEAT/VolOUT Drag Show 7 p.m. UC Auditorium

6 p.m. UC Auditorium

Singing the Body Poetic

7:30 p.m. Hodges Library Auditorium

Science of Orgasm 8 p.m. UC Auditorium

For full event descriptions, go to sexweekut.org.

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Sonicbids band talks Bonnaroo debut, “easy listening” appeal Jenna Butz Arts & Culture Editor (@butzjenna) As festival season begins, bands are dreaming of their time in the spotlight.

One Tennessee band has made their dreams come true, and roots rock band Boy Named Banjo will be heading to Manchester, Tennessee, in June to play at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

A month ago, one of the band’s lead singers entered them into a March Madness style competition bracket to compete nationally against other bands for one of two spots at the summer festival. Hosted by Sonicbids, a company that helps bands find shows, Boy Named Banjo was chosen out of hundreds of bands to be one of 64 vying for a final spot.

Now, the band has made it all the way through fan voting. Boy Named Banjo and their final competitor, New York-based rock band Wild Adriatic, will both play Bonnaroo.

The last round will simply determine which one is the more popular of the two, but both are considered winners in the eyes of the competition.

“We have a really strong, loyal fan base. A lot of bands have a lot of fluff likes on Facebook where you’re like, ‘Wow, they have 5,000 likes,’ but really, they’re only getting a few comments or shares on their posts,” said drummer Sam McCullough. “No one really cares, but a lot of our fans would drive a really long way to see us, and that’s pretty cool.”

McCullough believes his band’s sound was unique to the competition, helping them in their success.

“I think it’s actually unique in the bracket,” McCullough said. “I’d say there’s one or two others that are kind of our style. We usually compare ourselves, somewhat, to The Avett Brothers. They’re a huge influence on us, so that’s a good example of what we sound like.”

The band also strives to make their songs relatable to college students — their peers and demographic.

“It’s really real. The lyrics are all about — well, we have two lead singers, so they kind

of trade off on songs that they write and sing … Basically, one guy will write a song, and he’ll sing it, the other guy will write a song, and he’ll sing it, so we have a good mix of real experiences in our lyrics for people our age,” McCullough said. “The other guy, he writes about — he’s a real outdoorsy guy — there’s a lot of stuff about going on the river. Just good, easy listening kind of music that I think a lot of people our age would like.”

Boy Named Banjo was also one of the only bands competing from Tennessee. Two of the band members are current UT students while two more attend Sewanee University with the fifth member living in Nashville.

McCullough admitted the distance makes practice difficult, but they don’t want miles to stop them.

“Honestly, we don’t get the chance to (practice) very often,” McCullough said. “We try to play as many shows as possible. We have pretty much every weekend booked up through the end of the semester, we’ve got all summer.

So really, while we’re at school, we try to play enough shows where it is our ‘practice time.’

Obviously we’re playing a show, so it’s not the same, but we play enough together to get a good feel for everything.”

Now, the band is dreaming of meeting Roots rock band Boy Named Banjo will perform at the 2015 Bonnaroo Music & the likes of Mumford & Sons and Billy Joel. Arts Festival. • Photo Courtesy of Boy Named Banjo McCullough knows that playing Bonnaroo is the next step in helping Boy Named Banjo.

“I just got out of class, it’s a business and music class, we had a guest speaker, and one of the first things he said — he’s one of the biggest names in the music industry, music business — he said out of college, he played a show at Bonnaroo and within those two days, he got a manager, a booking agent and a publishing deal,” McCullough said. “I told him about what I was trying to do, and he was like, ‘Man, good luck, and it’ll change your life if you guys win this’.”

In the end, Boy Named Banjo sees this opportunity as a step closer to their dreams.

“Really, we’re just a bunch of college guys that love to play music, but we’d really love to pursue this as a career,” McCullough said.

“This would be a great stepping stone.”

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Why conservatives are wrong about Planned Parenthood

Thomas Carpenter The Workshop

Happy Sex Week, Vols!

I wanted this week’s column to reflect the spirit of this most hallowed occasion, but most everything that there is to say about Sex Week has already been said. If you are a first year or a newlyminted Beacon connoisseur, let me share with you some of my favorite opinion columns from years past that deal with the subject of Sex Week.

There’s Amy Prosise’s “Why I as a Christian Support Sex Week,” Wade Scofield’s “Why Greek Life Should Support Sex Week” and Evan Ford’s “Sex Week: Let’s Talk About it” among a multitude of others.

I would also encourage you to attend some of Sex Week’s events this week. The full schedule can be found at sexweekut.org.

P l a n n e d Parenthood is important for many of the same reasons that Sex Week is important. There is a gaping hole in our state’s, and our country’s approach to sex education.

In Tennessee, not only is abstinenceonly education the norm, especially in rural county high schools, but there is also misinformation being provided to high schoolers.

In Indiana, Scott County is actually facing an HIV outbreak due to state funding cuts to health care programs that Planned Parenthood centers, the only HIV testing centers at the time, needed to operate. These funding cuts were led by the GOP majority in the state legislature, and now the governor is scrambling to create pop up clinics to deal with the rising threat.

Not only is Planned Parenthood one of the most important resources in each state for STD treatment and prevention, but it is also a key resource for education. Planned Parenthood, as well as other resources like Sex Week, offer an alternative

to abstinence only education. Abstinence only education has been shown time and time again to be completely ineffective in decreasing rates of STIs and pregnancy, as exemplified by the whole Fraser High School debacle in Memphis where 90 students, or 11 percent of the student body, were pregnant.

It is abundantly clear that conservatives are wrong about sex education, and their vehement attempts to shut down those who wish to improve the situation of inadequate sexual education and treatment will prove fatal for the areas of our country that are unfortunate subjects to their reckless governance.

The hypocrisy and sheer stupidity of our lawmakers, especially in Tennessee, is shameful and now physically harming American citizens.

For some reason, conservatives have felt the need to crusade their own personal and religiouslyinspired beliefs and force feed it down the throats of the American public. It should not be acceptable to any citizen of this country to allow our government to dictate our personal relationships when they are of no one else’s concern.

So please, Republicans, step away from initiatives like Planned Parenthood and Sex Week. You’ve done nothing but hurt the American public and to what gain?

Your pastor says you’re not spending an eternity in Hell like the gays and druggies? Well, good on you.

I’m glad you feel better about yourself.

“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’”

- Matthew 25:40

“The hypocrisy and sheer stupidity of our lawmakers, especially in Tennessee, is shameful and now physically harming American citizens.”

Thomas Carpenter is a junior in classics. He can be reached at ThomasCarpenter@utk.edu and tweeted @tfcarpenter.

Sex Week 2015 is here and The Daily Beacon has picked out a few sexy jams inspired by the week of sex education.

“Pony” Ginuwine

“Like a Virgin” Madonna

“Get Ur Freak On” Missy Elliott

“What’s Your Fantasy” Ludacris

“SexyBack” Justin Timberlake

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California has one year of water left

Kenna Rewcastle Life Under the Microscope

‘Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink’ might become the new municipal slogan for Los Angeles and the rest of dry Southern California situated next to an ocean of undrinkable water.

Mankind’s hubris has reared its ugly head once again as politicians and engineers insist that rerouting more rivers and inserting a straw into the ocean will allow the region to continue watering its lawns and irrigated crops in the midst of severe drought.

This form of ‘water management’ is entirely unsustainable, and Southern California’s demand for this essential ingredient for life in the desert is turning water into a nonrenewable resource. The hard facts are in, and all attempts to sweep this harsh reality under the rug will be unsuccessful: NASA scientists have announced that California has approximately 12 months of groundwater left.

Jared Diamond, the author of a book called “Collapse” that analyzes the common causal denominator in failed civilizations, would begin a discussion on the California water crisis by examining where the decision-making process went wrong for California’s leaders. I’ll note that the fact that his ‘roadmap to failure’ can be applied to the nation’s most populous state is and very well should be quite alarming. By and large, California’s decision makers failed to act to solve the water crisis decades ago when time and

resources would’ve been more favorable for a successful outcome.

In 1908, a younger Los Angeles was already growing beyond its local water resources. Instead of putting efforts into designing a sustainable city that could survive in the future on available water resources, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was built to reroute an entire river from the Owens River Valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Los Angeles in an open channel. Agriculture in the Owens River Valley literally dried up overnight, but the city’s fountains were flowing and its lawns were greener than ever before. In 1965, a second aqueduct was constructed because engineers discovered that some of the Owens River was escaping Los Angeles’ straw, and honestly, who would allow this precious resource to flow into a man-made desert? Southern California was allocated more water from the Colorado River basin after the construction of the Hoover Dam, and the state’s groundwater, which is recharged at too slow of a rate to even be considered in plans to alleviate water-stress in the region, continues to be tapped to satisfy the city’s thirst.

What did the state do when this four-year drought first began? California leaders declared a state of emergency and pushed voluntary water rationing measurements. In short, those that could have acted

Old roots lead to new beginnings

Tor Voorhees Brick by Brick

The University of Tennessee began life as Blount College in 1794. At the time, the college occupied an unremarkable two-story log cabin structure in downtown Knoxville on the corner of present day Gay Street and Clinch Avenue. Blount College survived solely on tuition and fees and received no state support. Needless to say, the college floundered in its early years. In 1806, the college was given a grant of public lands from the state and the institution was subsequently renamed East Tennessee College.

While at the time this seemed like an uptick in university proceedings, the college actually closed following the death of its president only three years later.

The young university found rebirth in 1820 when several progressive individuals again saw the necessity of an institution near the bustling urban center of Knoxville. After quickly outgrowing the single building the original Blount College had called home, the college trustees began searching for a new campus that could foster a proper university. After rejecting a site near Parkridge for its remoteness, college leaders turned their attention to a 40-acre tract of land known as Barbara Hill.

And so the University of Tennessee as we know it began its life. After abandoning its humble beginnings, the college quickly grew into the major academic center it remains to this day. But what ever happened to that original complex?

The original building, which amounted to little more than a log cabin, rested on the lot currently

occupied by the famous Burwell Building. Few of you have probably heard of this particular building, but its most prominent occupant is surely known to all.

The Burwell Building was built in 1907. At 166 feet in height, it was at the time the tallest building in the Knoxville area and remained so until 1912. In 1928, an annex was added to the building and immediately occupied by the now famous Tennessee Theater.

The theater officially opened on October 1, 1928, and had room for roughly 2,000 attendees. Called Knoxville’s Grand Entertainment Palace, the theater was one of the first public buildings in Knoxville to have air conditioning and was designed by Chicago architects Anker S. Graven and Arthur Guy Mayger.

The theater also featured a Wurlitzer organ built by the eminent Rudolph Wurlitzer Company in New York that, at the time, cost over $50,000.

During the mid 1950s, the Tennessee Theater experienced a boom in business, later serving as a host for several cinematic world premieres. The success of the theater did not last, however, and after many subsequent owners the theater closed for regular business in 1977, only to be irregularly opened and closed for the next several years.

Luckily, a massive renovation project was proposed in 2001 by The Historic Tennessee Theater Foundation to fully restore the aging Tennessee Theater to its former glory.

The project was estimated to ultimately cost close to 30 million dollars and began in June 2003. After the inclusion of new carpets, draperies, lighting

to avoid such a catastrophe sat back and watched less snow fall on California’s northern mountains, watched the groundwater reservoir drain more quickly each year, watched the flow of imported water from Los Angeles’ aquifers slow to a trickle, and prayed.

Those prayers were made with undoubtedly good intentions, but my grandmother, a devout and eternally pragmatic Catholic, has always said that “God only helps those that help themselves.”

It’s time for California lawmakers to get off of their knees and have honest and hard discussions with the public. Los Angeles’ citizens are not benefiting from the ruse that everything will be okay and that a solution is on the horizon.

Water rationing laws should be enacted immediately, mandating a lifestyle that reflects life in a desert instead of one lived in an oasis fed by gurgling streams of cool water where rain is more familiar.

Let California’s actions serve as a “what not to do” example for those leaders dealing with water crises prevalent in countless other regions.

Here, prayer is only valuable as a tool to bring Californians together to plan for a viable, drier future.

Kenna Rewcastle is a senior in College Scholars.

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

“After abandoning its

humble beginnings, the college quickly grew into the major academic center it remains to this day. But what ever happened to that original complex?”

fixtures and the historically accurate restoration of all paintings and plaster furnishings, the Tennessee Theater again opened its doors only two years later.

Knoxville’s Grand Entertainment Palace was back.

Tor Voorhees is a junior in mechanical engineering. He can be contacted at vvoorhe1@vols.utk.edu

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VOL TANGO continued from Page 1 Dr. Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, associate professor of entomology and plant pathology and group’s faculty advisor is a member who also loves sharing Argentine tango with others. He said it is rewarding to see students learn and become more interested in the music and dance of Argentine tango. “Most people that come to Vol Tango are first surprised that Argentine tango does

not have much in common with the tango stereotypes they have received,� JuratFuentes said.

Jurat-Fuentes said Argentine tango is a social dance that helps promote self-awareness, self-confidence, communication skills while expanding a participant’s social circle. “I think it is a wonderful activity for anyone, especially students, because it involves physical activity and brings so many personal and social benefits,� Jurat-Fuentes said. “There is a global Argentine tango community, so even after you leave UT, you

can still enjoy tango while traveling or with the local community where you reside.�

Jurat-Fuentes said some people are a bit cautious of coming to a tango class because they think they are poor dancers or don’t have enough musical ability or experience. “Once they come, most of these people greatly enjoy it and return to learn more,�

Jurat-Fuentes said. “Nobody was born knowing how to dance, and the mission of Vol Tango is to promote the learning and enjoyment of Argentine tango.�

Liu said every newcomer feels welcome

at Vol Tango as instructors work to catch them up as quickly as possible.

Attending a practice session for Vol Tango requires no prior experience of the Argentine tango, but is for those passionate about dance and willing to learn more. “No experience or partner needed, casual dress code, no dance shoes required, free dance lessons. What excuses can you have for not coming?� Liu said.

Vol Tango meets every Monday night from 7-9 p.m. in the Hollingsworth Auditorium.

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Get Fuzzy • Darby Conley

NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD • Will Shortz

Timtation Creation • Timothy Brunson

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TENNIS

Reese, Libietis form a doubles team to remember Matthew Ferendez Contributor

Before 2014, the last time a Tennessee doubles team hoisted a national championship trophy was 1980.

But doubles partners Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese made sure the doubles national championship drought didn’t last any longer.

Reese, a senior from Kennesaw, Georgia, was recruited to Tennessee after receiving a ranking as the No. 2 player in his home state in addition to a listing as the No. 21 player in the country.

He was a sought after recruit after a successful career at North Cobb High School. He had several different schools looking to bring him in when he broke his wrist his junior year.

“I started emailing a lot of coaches,” Reese said. “I emailed most of the schools in the SEC, most of the PAC 12 schools, a couple of big 12 schools, and Sam (Winterbotham) was the only one to respond out of about 15 schools.

Following this response, Reese had many interactions with Vols head coach Sam Winterbotham and assistant coach Chris Woodruff.

“In July of your senior year, you can start receiving calls, and he called me on the first day,” Reese said. “From then on it was either every week either him or Chris called me. That hit home for me and I really felt like I belonged here.”

Libietis, originally from Sigulda, Latvia, also had a strong doubles career in juniors and in other circuits, and was ranked a career best combined with junior ranking of No. 82.

The tennis player also played in several junior events, and most notably in 2011, and this past year made several appearances for Latvia in the Davis Cup. Unlike Reese, Libietis came to the university in 2011 with the goal to enter professional tennis.

“They had a really good history of tennis players going pro afterwards and that was my goal, to improve my game and then go pro after,” Libietis said. “For me, it was a really easy decision when I saw that Tennessee wanted me to come over here. The coaches are great, and the team was good.”

Once on the same team, the pair was placed on opposing doubles teams, practicing against each other, but without any intention of placing them together.

“Brandon (Fickey) was actually playing with Mikelis and I was playing with Ed Jones at the time,” Reese said. “We were practicing doubles against one another and Brandon got hit with an overhead on his finger and we had to stop practice. They didn’t know if he was going to play so we switched him and put Mikelis and I together.

“We were top ten our freshmen year and it

Seniors Hunter Reese and Mikelis Libietis play against Georgia Tech last season. • File Photo just so happened it all worked out.”

The duo was created after that point. They were together for the rest of their freshman year, where in the spring they made their way into the national spotlight after being ranked No. 7 in the country, becoming the only all freshman team in school history to receive a top ten national ranking.

The team continued with this momentum into regionals, a tournament the duo won. They had hit their stride and stayed that way for the rest of their freshman seasons.

However, during their sophomore season, they were split up for a period of time. This is the only time other than the start of freshman year that the two didn’t play together.

“They don’t always like that at first, and they definitely questioned ‘Do we like playing with each other?,’”Winterbotham said. “But they certainly persevered through that and the results made it clear to everyone that this was a good team.”

The two joined backed together for their sophomore spring season where they broke through the top rankings again, gaining the No. 1 spot.

As the fourth team in school history to reach the top ranking, the spot was one they held for the reminder of that season and most of the next two seasons.

“I’d say the first time, I didn’t really know if we deserved it,” Reese said. “I was super excited,

but a little bit nervous, and I think that the biggest change from then to now, or even from then to the beginning of last year, (was) when I kind of felt like Mikelis and I were the best and we kind of deserved the ranking.”

Their sophomore season ended after they lost in the second round of the NCAA doubles tournament.

The following season, things remained the same as the Vols pair held the No. 1 spot. They held a 36-5 doubles record, which inevitably lead to the payoff the pair had strived for.

After defeating Ohio State’s duo Peter Kobelt and Kevin Metka 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 in the NCAA Championship in Athens, Georgia, the pair snatched the first national championship in doubles UT had won in 34 years.

“During the match, I felt zero pressure,” Libietis said. “I was so locked in, and I was so confident. The emotions and everything was just unbelievable. I even remember the point we won. I didn’t know what I was going to do when we win but it just happened and you look back at those videos and pictures and you’re like ‘Oh my God.’ It was crazy.”

The jubilation of the players reverberated throughout the team. Many players took the trip to the individual NCAA championships in order to watch them compete for the ultimate prize.

“We played a good point, end up winning, and then it’s just sheer happiness, or I don’t know what the word is, excitement,” Reese said.

“It was just such a rush of emotion. To be able to share that with Mikelis, our coaches, and our team that was down there. It was just something you can’t describe.”

As their senior seasons wind down, they prepare to be in prime position to make another deep run into the NCAA tournament repeat that could catapult them into UT history.

While this is the ultimate goal for the team, it is not necessarily what the duo is focusing on.

“We have to have the mentality of just, what Woody (Chris Woodruff) calls ‘blue collar work’” Reese said. “You just put your head down and work.”

Regardless of the season’s turnout, the pair’s impact on program’s progress cannot be overlooked.

With Libietis at 98 career singles wins, Reese at 89, or combined at 92 career doubles victories, both players have excelled in their chosen sport.

But for Winterbotham, both athletes have succeeded not only on the court, but in life as well.

“Mikelis and Hunter have a bright future in tennis and after tennis,” Winterbotham said.

“I’m hopeful and excited for their future and I’m very proud of them. I’m really proud that they have represented Tennessee and will continue to represent Tennessee as they go out and play and become successful in the court, and in a profession after tennis is over.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Barnes hire signals higher expectations for Tennessee basketball Nathanael Rutherford Staff Writer

When athletic director Dave Hart made the decision to fire former head basketball coach Donnie Tyndall due to NCAA violations, the Vols and Hart found themselves in familiar waters. The newest coaching search would be Hart’s fifth such search across major Vols athletics in four years.

Despite his quick turn around, Hart has been criticized for his hires since taking over in 2011. After less than 12 months on the job, Donnie Tyndall was fired after an NCAA investigation revealed he committed academic and financial violations while coaching at Southern Mississippi prior to his hire at UT. The Vols were forced to start over once more while analysts and fans assumed they would look at the mid-major level to find a new head coach. Considering their previous four hires were from teams not in Power Five conferences, these assumptions were justified.

But Hart had other plans.

Instead of looking at teams like Dayton, Buffalo or Murray State, Hart went to the Lone Star State and hired a coach with more

than 600 career wins.

On Tuesday afternoon, Hart announced Rick Barnes would be Tennessee’s newest head basketball coach. Barnes had been the head coach of the Texas Longhorns for the last 17 seasons, winning more than 69 percent of his 582 games.

While the timing of Barnes’s departure from Texas and the opening at Tennessee may be viewed as a lucky coincidence for the university, Hart still sent a message with the hiring of Barnes: The Vols aren’t settling for “hope” any longer.

And Barnes is certainly a proven winner.

With a total 29 seasons as head coach at George Mason University, Providence College, Clemson University and University of Texas at Austin, Barnes has made more NCAA Tournaments (22) than UT has made in the program’s history (20).

As Texas’ head coach, Barnes has made it to as many Sweet Sixteens as Tennessee has as a program, and he’s made it to three Elite Eights and even a Final Four in 2003. The Vols have only made it as far as the Elite Eight once.

Since Barnes began his coaching career in 1987, he has more wins in his 29 seasons (604) than Tennessee has in that same time

“I relate ‘rebuilding’ to saying ‘we can’t win right now.’ Our goal every year will be to get in that tournament and play for it.”

-Rick Barnes period (510) with 8 different coaches.

Though Barnes may be on the verge of turning 61, he is the type of head coach Hart wants at the helm after the Tyndall debacle — a leader to stabilize a program that has seen three different head coaches in three consecutive seasons.

While analysts and fans alike don’t expect much success from Barnes’s first team, the

newest Tennessee head coach refuses to lower his own expectations.

In an interview with the Knoxville News Sentinel, Barnes said reaching the NCAA Tournament is the goal this season and every other season.

“I relate ‘rebuilding’ to saying ‘we can’t win right now,’” he said. “Our goal every year will be to get in that tournament and play for it.”

In six seasons under Bruce Pearl, the Vols made the NCAA Tournament six times in six seasons. The post-Bruce Pearl era, however, has been less kind. The Vols have only made the tournament once in four seasons since they made it to the Sweet Sixteen during Cuonzo Martin’s last season as head coach in 2014.

Yet, under Barnes, the Vols have set their sights higher.

In addition to missing only one NCAA tournament out of 17 seasons while at Texas, Barnes even took Providence and Clemson to the tournament six of his 10 seasons as head coach.

With the facilities and fan base of an uppertier college basketball program in hand, Hart has now added a proven head coach to complete the ensemble.

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Sophomore Nathaniel Maggio up at bat during the game against Grand Canyon on March 8. Hayley Pennesi • The Daily Beacon

Vols win first SEC series of the year Staff Reports OXFORD, Miss. -- The Tennessee Volunteers claimed their first series win of the season in SEC play, battling to take a 4-2 victory in the series finale against Ole Miss on Sunday at Oxford-University Stadium.

Tennessee improves to 14-14 with the win and is now 4-8 in SEC competition this year as Ole Miss (16-16) moves to 5-7 in conference play.

Left-hander Drake Owenby (2-3) dealt 8.0 strong innings in his Sunday start for the Volunteers, allowing just two runs on four hits while striking out six batters to earn the win.

For the third game in a row, junior Christin Stewart put the Volunteers on the boards with an RBI-single to right field. Second baseman Nick Senzel, who drew a leadoff walk to begin the Sunday contest, scored from second on the base hit to make it a 1-0

Tennessee lead.

The Vols came back and plated two more runs in the second when Senzel roped a two-RBI single to left field and scored third baseman Jared Pruett (2-for-4, RBI) and designated hitter Nathaniel Maggio (1-for-3).

Ole Miss pushed one run across in the third to make it a 3-1 ballgame. The Vols battled back again in the sixth as Stewart reached first via leadoff walk and moved to third on a base hit by Maggio. With two outs, Pruett then ripped an RBI-single into right-center field to score Stewart to give Tennessee a 4-1 advantage.

The Rebels threatened again in the seventh, loading the bases and scoring one run to narrow Tennessee’s lead to 4-2. But Owenby kept dealing to record back-to-back strikeouts with runners in scoring position to get out of the inning.

In the ninth, closer Andrew Lee retired his three batters faced to preserve the lead and give UT the win, striking out two of his three batters faced.

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