Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Issue 59, Volume XX
Students to celebrate culture, sport through Mini World Cup “Sport is, per se, a universal language.” These words from Renée D’Elia-Zunino, senior lecturer in Italian studies, accurately summarize the purpose for the second annual Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures Soccer Mini World Cup: to celebrate individual cultures while bridging the gaps between them. The tournament will be held
today at 4 p.m. in the Regal Soccer Stadium. It will include eight student-led teams from UT’s foreign language offerings, with each language having its own team except for French and Arabic, which will be joined together because of logistical reasons. Last year’s inaugural tournament was organized by the UTK Italian Club and included representative teams from Italian, French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese language classes. Club officials thought the event lined up with UT’s “Ready for
the World” initiative, and thus the tournament was born. This year’s tournament is organized by Laurent Zunino, lecturer in French, and will feature a similar format, with an introductory ceremony of National Anthems as players walk onto the field and a few languages offering brief performances representative of their culture; the games will follow, with eliminations, semifinals and a final. “Sport is played and watched by people from a variety of social backgrounds,” Zunino said, “and it has a socializing
and educational effect that makes it an ideal vehicle for intercultural dialogue and social integration. “It’s not only about the sport: it’s about getting together and sharing a passion for the culture.” The teams hold tryouts to select players and then have practices to prepare for the tournament. All of this preparation work is done by students enrolled in foreign language classes at UT. Matt Warren, captain of the Portuguese team, volunteered during a class with Wanessa
Martin, Portuguese lecturer, because he said he saw a need and knew his own experience with soccer could fill it. Warren, senior in geography, has played soccer for 18 years, refereed for six and coached for three. “I love the sport of soccer,” Warren said. “ I also have a family with Portuguese background and have visited Brazil myself. I believe (the tournament) gives us a better grasp of feeling as a part of the Portuguese department and representing them.” The event also gives students a chance to participate in a sport
they might not have played since high school, organizers said. Kathryn Pepperman, freshman in Portuguese and Economics with an international business collateral, will be the goalkeeper for the Portuguese team in today’s tournament. “(The best part is) getting to put on a ‘uniform’ again,” Pepperman said. “It is an absolute honor to be able to represent an organization. I am also so excited to bond with my fellow classmates and take down the other departments.” See SOCCER on Page 3
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SGA vice president Connor Dugosh of Keny-Dugosh speaks about policy points for the Keny-Dugosh campaign during a debate on April 1.
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Of the six states Connor Dugosh has lived in (Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee), he chose the “Volunteer State” to call home. A junior in English and UT’s new Student Government Association vice president, Dugosh knows the students of UT well. Since arriving on campus, he has been a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, a UT Ambassador, an Orientation Leader, a former Student
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freshman year and says the two clicked immediately. Having met through an SGA campaign, the two never considered running for office until it was casually suggested by a group of friends. Shrugging off the suggestion at first, Dugosh became increasingly interested after looking into the SGA Constitution. “I just checked off everything, and I knew I could do vice president,” he said. “Kelsey and I were immediately drawn to these two because we were the best fit for them.” Having been a member of the Student Senate for four semesters, Dugosh feels ready to serve as president of the
senate under VP expectations. His experiences as a Freshman Council co-advisor, an Orientation Leader and ambassador have equipped him, he says, with a list of concerns for improving the freshman experience. “One problem that I have found is that I don’t feel like there is one time where we come together as a student body outside of Neyland Stadium,” he said. “We need to be providing ways to be inclusive of all students and endorse programs that not everyone is aware of and help students find a place on campus. “... They need more support in those first few months.”
See DUGOSH on Page 2
The University of Tennessee officially announced Tuesday afternoon that the Volunteers’ football season opener against Utah State has been moved to Sunday, Aug. 31, and will be televised on the SEC Network. The contest was originally slated to be played on Saturday, Aug. 30. The move to Sunday means the annual Boomsday event held in Knoxville will move to Saturday evening. “This will be a unique and exciting weekend for our city and our state,” said Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones in a university release. “With Boomsday on Saturday and our season opener on Sunday, the atmosphere and energy in Knoxville will be
unrivaled. “We’re also excited about being one of the schools featured on the first weekend of SEC Network football telecasts, and we are looking forward to this tremendous opportunity.” With the schedule change, Tennessee’s contest against Utah State will mark the seventh time the Vols have played on Sunday, the last time being the season opener on Sept. 5, 2004, when the Vols defeated UNLV, 42-17, in the only Sunday game ever to be played in Neyland Stadium. The Vols are 3-2-1 all-time in their six Sunday contests. The matchup between Tennessee and the Aggies will be one of at least six contests featured on the opening weekend of the SEC Network, which officially launches on Aug. 14. UT’s football season opener against Utah State has been moved to Sunday, Aug. 31, and will be televised on the SEC Network. Boomsday will now take place on Saturday, Aug. 30. See SCHEDULE on Page 5
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Dugosh calls attending UT the best decision of his life. Although he didn’t know much about UT before his arrival, he fondly remembers his first UT football game and singing Rocky Top at the top of his lungs surrounded by orange and the pouring rain. “The spirit here at UT is hard to match anywhere else,” Dugosh said. Keny and Dugosh have already begun designing ways to budget in scantrons for students during finals and midterm weeks free of charge. They would also like to begin the All Vol tailgate as soon as possible.
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Senate representative, and a Freshman Council co-advisor. Moving to Knoxville from Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dugosh served as vice president of his local high school. “I like the purpose of a student government,” he said. “It’s different from real government, and you can actually see an impact of handling real problems for real students.” Not a fan of big-world politics, Dugosh does not intend to pursue government after his graduation from UT. He just wants to be a voice for the students while he can. “My goal is to make students love UT more,” he said. Dugosh met Kelsey Keny, SGA’s new president, his
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